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Every choice we make is a trade-off

Please explain this sentence, with “trade-off” in particular: Every choice we make is a trade-off.

Please explain this sentence, with “dirty word” in particular: For many young people, “hard work” has become a dirty word.

Please explain “the business end of things”.

Please explain this sentence, with “bend your ear” in particular: He’ll bend your ear talking about politics, I warn you.

Please explain this quote, with “gold digger” in particular: “Samantha is trying to warn Joey about gold diggers while she is the gold digger he should be worried about.”

Please explain this sentence, with “get his ear” in particular: Will there be somebody who can get his ear and convince him not to do this?

No questions asked

Please explain this message, with “no questions asked” in particular: “If you have it please return it no questions asked.”

Right off the bat?

Please explain this sentence, with “right off the bat” in particular: “And right off the bat, let’s debunk a common myth: Larger vehicles are safer than smaller ones.”

Right on the money

Please explain this sentence, with “right on the money” in particular: Bill Clinton’s campaign was right on the money when it coined the famous “It’s the economy, stupid” phrase in 1992.

Please explain this sentence, with “home and dry” in particular: We will not be home and dry until the votes have been counted.

Dead and buried?

Please explain this sentence, with “dead and buried” in particular: The $2 billion merger deal failed, but it is too early to declare it dead and buried.

Please explain this, with “are you game” in particular: “We’re cycling to the Western Hills on Saturday. Are you game to join us?”

Please explain this sentence, with “open and shut” in particular: The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-and-shut solution.

Not a walk in the park?

Please explain this sentence, with “not a walk in the park” in particular: Life, sometimes you’re really not a walk in the park.

Please explain this passage, with “flood the zone” in particular: The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with s***. To put it less profanely, he recommended achieving policy goals by generating a mass of low-quality news stories, controversies and arguments, which would distract reporters intent on separating fact from fiction.

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