Rat rate?
If your life involves a lot of competition and a hectic schedule, you’re in a rat race.
Come out?
The question we’re interested in is why “coming out” stands for people revealing their homosexual status, or secrets.
Charm offensive?
What does it mean when they say someone goes on a “charm offensive”?
Head and shoulders?
Bobby Jindal's tax plan is head and shoulders better than Donald Trump's. Why “head and shoulders”?
Beg to differ?
Beg to differ literally means we beg your pardon; we want to express a different opinion.
A card-carrying member?
If someone is described as a card carrying member of a certain political party he is considered as a devoted member.
Benefit of the doubt
“I didn't believe him but I still gave him the benefit of the doubt.” What does “benefit of the doubt” mean exactly?
Blind faith
You have total trust and confidence in someone or something without evidence or reason.
Stuff happens
"Stuff happens" is a saying you use when something bad happens and for no particular good reason.
Cheat sheet?
A cheat sheet is a note you prepare for a test, a television interview, etc, that helps you get the facts right.
Blow by blow?
Blow by blow, therefore, means hit after hit, one strike after another.
Like attracts like?
Essentially it means if you think positive thoughts you will get positive results.
Zombie company?
The so-called zombies are kept alive by the government due to stability or other concerns.
Trickle-down economics?
Trickle-down economics is the economic theory that if you help people at the top, their investment into new businesses eventually will benefit people on the bottom ladders of the economy.
New normal?
The new normal describes any new changes in society, especially in the economy and politics.