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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.

Flood the zone

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.

High society

Please explain this sentence, with “high-society” in particular: The editor was not born into high society, but somehow broke into New York’s.

Fast and furious?

Please explain “fast and furious” in this sentence: And the growth has been fast and furious, buoyed by the robust growth of the banking sector, rapid digitization, changing customer preferences, and increasing support of investors and regulators.

Bare your soul?

Please explain this sentence, with “bare your soul” in particular: Is this a good time to bare your soul to Him?

Big time

Please explain “big time” in this sentence: All good investors know cost matters, big time.

Knock it off

Please explain this sentence: Just knock it off, would y’all?

Heavy lifting

Please explain “heavy lifting” in this passage (Way too many parents are filling out job applications for their grown children, Yahoo.com, March 20, 2019): “We’ve forgotten this very important fact: you have to remember that one day you will be dead and gone,” Julie Lythcott-Haims, a former Stanford University dean and the author of How to Raise an Adult, told Quartz at Work last year. “When we over-help and become the person who does the heavy lifting and thinking in our kids’ lives, they will be totally lost and abandoned when we no longer can.”

Here’s the rub

Sit this one out?

Please explain “sit this one out” in this: A word of caution: these jokes are not for the faint of heart, so if you’re easily offended, you might want to sit this one out.

Swing states

Understanding what “swing states” means is, in fact, quintessential to understanding the American election, but let me explain.

Let off the hook?

In a bad place?

Please explain “in a bad place”, as in this sentence: Failing to make the team, I was in a bad place about who I am and what I can do. I feel like I’m in a better place now.

Feel like missing out? 感觉错过了什么

Missing out指因未参与或未经历而错过某事物或某个机会。

The election is in the bag? 胜券在握

In the bag意思是稳操胜券。

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