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Worked up like that?

Please explain “worked up” in this: He was furious. I’ve never seen him worked up like that, shouting at me in front of people. I was, like, two minutes late. Two minutes, okay?

Hot under the collar?

Please explain “hot under the collar” in this sentence: He gets hot under the collar discussing politics sometimes, especially when he tries to make a point with people who can’t take a different view.

All over the place?

Please explain “all over the place” in this sentence: Oil prices have been all over the place since the war started.

Open question?

Please explain “open question” in this: How Trump’s war with Iran ends is an open question.

Under the weather?

Please explain “under the weather” in this: “My voice is under the weather.”

You name it?

Please explain “you name it” in this: In the past eight years, the three of us have visited all the major cities in the country, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, you name it.

Fast track?

Please explain “fast track” in this: Women have sought business degrees to get on the fast track at big corporations.

Needle to thread?

Please explain “tricky needle to thread” in this: How to deal with a lazy co-worker who’s also your friend? That’s a tricky needle to thread.

Silent treatment?

Weigh in?

Please explain “weigh in” in this sentence: Do voters get a chance to weigh in on the issue?

Call balls and strikes?

Please explain “call balls and strikes” in this sentence: I’m glad I’m at an outlet like MS NOW that wants us to call balls and strikes and say what we find.

Belly up?

Please explain “belly up” in this sentence: More than 700 U.S. companies went belly up in 2025.

Thanks, but no thanks?

Please explain “thanks, but no thanks” in this headline (Greenlanders say no to Trump, Politico.eu, March 12, 2025): Greenland had a message for Donald Trump as islanders went to the polls this week: thanks, but no thanks.

Knock them out for a loop?

Please explain this sentence: Trump said, “We can knock them out for a loop.”

Bully pulpit

Please explain “The impact of Trump and his bully’s pulpit”.

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