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Gamut of emotions?

My comments:If you run the gamut of emotions, you experience every kind of emotion there is.

Alcohol tax hike cuts two ways

If a government raises alcohol tax in order to raise revenue, for example, it will succeed – to some extent.

Don’t buy in to everything you read

Please explain “buy in” and this sentence: Don’t always buy in to all that you read in the paper.

Terry Davis came out swinging

Upon checking the story, I understand that Coca-cola is accused of charging Australian consumers too much for its bubbly sugar water.

The gloves are off?

First of all, the gloves in “the gloves are off” refer to gloves that boxers wear in a match.

Head start?

Here, the speaker believes “he” would have been successful even if he was not given the head start he’d got in life.

Gut reaction?

Gut response was so quick and spontaneous that it must not have come after careful thought.

Hot seat?

Life in the so called hot seat is not comfortable.

Off color?

If a joke is described as off color, it often means that it's a rude joke, a joke that's embarrassing to hear.

Tighter ship?

Running a tight ship means keeping a close eye on the crew to ensure nobody goes out of control.

Jumped the shark?

People make trick or stunt in order to maintain their prominent status prior, which invariably fails and the person begins to decline in popularity.

Against all odds

Against all odds means against all expectations.

If you play your cards right

By playing our cards right, we are doing the right things, making no stupid mistakes.

Tried and true

It is a cliché that describes something, a method or advice, that's not only true but has been repeatedly proven to be true.

Time to connect the dots

It refers to the ability to piece together individual items of information in order to form a full view of a situation.

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