Demean oneself
to lower oneself in status or character; degrade oneself
Examples
to demean oneself by taking a bribe
… he might have been observed to demean himself as a person with nothing to do …
I wouldn’t demean myself to watch he had not done for years same old rubbish.
Sum something or somebody up
To give a summary of the most typical qualities of a person or a thing
Examples
For me, her paintings sum up the restless spirit of human beings.
That country the land of the brave— pretty sure that summed up the presidential candidate.
catastrophic flooding
The term “catastrophic flooding” is generally used to describe the occurrence of exceptional or rare high magnitude floods.
Example
Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina late last month, bringing catastrophic flooding from the storm’s historic rainfall in the North Carolina mountains.
Pick a side/ pick sides/ choose sides
to support one person or cause and not the other
Example
I’m here today to tell you that it’s time to pick a side,
Parrot
to repeat something said by someone else without thought or understanding
Example
She just parrots anything he says.
How much longer can he keep on parroting his predecessor’s the 10 years of failed policies that had left him the black hole of debts?
Fly standby
Flying standby means waiting at the airport without a confirmed booking for an empty seat to become available on a flight
Example
She told Fox News Digital that she flew to Doha, Qatar, for a layover and was hoping to fly standby to Chicago that day.
Flip around
To turn around
Example
“Within a matter of moments my day had flipped completely around, and I was filled with extreme gratitude,” she said.
Voice concerns about /over
Raise questions about
Example
Employees are increasingly voicing concerns about the manager’s apparent lack of support for his CEO.
Reign supreme
To be the best or most influential thing in a particular area or era
Example
As a director, he still reigns supreme.
Many are concerned about the boxing icon and his chances of reigning supreme given the massive 31-year age gap between the pair.
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