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Can’t shoot straight?

If someone can't shoot straight with sth. they say, then they don't know what they're talking about.

Having a ball?

People said they had a ball when they meant to say they had a good, exciting time.

Job lock?

Job lock refers to the situation where you are stuck with your current job.

Crash diet?

That’s essentially what “going on a crash diet straight afterwards” means really.

Basket case

In other words, Thatcherism prevented the teetering British economy from total collapse.

Group think

Group think, literally, is what the group as a whole thinks instead of what each individual member of that group thinks.

Chinese whispers?

It came out of the blue as the singer was preparing for his final concert tour.

Angel investing?

In other words, he’s been investing in technology start-ups as a venture capitalist.

Final hurrah?

In short, last hurrah, or final hurrah (which is the slightly less popular) represents a person’s last great performance or activity.

Nothing short of Solomonic?

Please explain this sentence: The judge’s decision is nothing short of Solomonic.

Fits and starts

“Fits and starts” is descriptive of an activity which is “intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions”

A rough and tumble career

Don’t often see a journalist’s career described as rough and tumble, but it is certainly appropriate. Makes a lot of sense to me, at least.

Vicious cycle

A vicious cycle works this way: One bad thing leads to another, which makes the original situation worse.

Through the revolving door?

You bet, but let me explain. First, the revolving door.

Keep his counsel?

Keeping one’s counsel is a British idiom, the full term being “keep one’s own counsel”.

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