Grasping at straws?

2014-08-22 11:34

It is used to describe anyone who is so desperate that he will do anything to salvage a hopeless situation.

Character assassination?

2014-08-19 11:55

By character assassination, they destroys a person’s reputation and image so that the public will never believe a word from him/her.

Sharks were his pet project?

2014-08-15 11:06

Pet project is one’s favorite project, something in which one indulges and gets the most kicks out of.

They have no legs to stand on?

2014-08-12 13:32

If someone or something doesn’t have a leg to stand on, they stand little chance of winning or being successful.

Lion’s den?

2014-08-08 11:20

If you place yourself in the lion’s den, you put yourself at great risk and danger.

Totem pole?

2014-08-05 10:50

If someone says they’re the low man on the totem pole or any project, they mean to say they’re the common man.

Cash cow?

2014-07-29 10:59

You don’t want to kill or hurt your cash cow because you want it to continue to bring in an income on a daily basis.

A dose of his own medicine

2014-07-25 10:54

It means they’re receiving the bad treatment they’ve been giving others.

Kicking the can down the road?

2014-07-22 10:42

“Kicking the can down the road” means avoiding doing their job now and putting it off till later.

Larger scheme of things?

2014-07-18 11:07

Somehow the human endeavor is often futile and thankless in the grand scheme of things.

Food chain?

2014-07-15 10:33

Food chain can be used as a metaphor points to your particular position in the social hierarchy.

Follow the money?

2014-07-11 10:24

If you follow where all the money goes and to whom, you’ll find the root of all problems in politics today.

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