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Selling out?

When a politician says in an election campaign “I’m not selling out”, he is promising his voters that he’s not going to betray them.

King’s ransom?

A king’s ransom means an unusually large amount of money.

Pole position?

Ronaldo being in pole position is a metaphor implying that currently he is in front of the competition.

Riding the pine?

Riding the pine is a sports term for someone sitting on the bench instead of playing.

She wears every thought and emotion on her sleeve

To say that she wears her thoughts and emotions on her sleeve is to say she shows her thoughts and emotions easily.

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?

观摩美国大选电视辩论 学辩论英语

不关心美国大选，也不看电视辩论？没关系！可英语还是要学的。

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.

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