Be me
Be yourself
Example
Asked what his advice was when they spoke, the politician said: “Be me.”
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Be bust
Be bust
Be broken
Examples
Brand is bust!
The brand is bust and broken.
And last year, when Silicon Valley Bank was about to go bust, the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, came to its customers’ rescue.
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DEI
DEI
diversity, equity and inclusion
Example
Caterpillar makes policy changes in yet another corporate DEI rollback. Caterpillar’s DEI rollback follows similar moves at Molson Coors, Lowe’s, John Deere, Ford and Tractor Supply.
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namby-pamby or namby pamby
namby-pamby or namby pamby
Weak, silly, or emotional
Examples
She thinks we’re a bunch of namby-pamby liberals.
Namby pamby parenthood these days!
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Hefty
hefty
Large in amount, size, force, etc.
Examples
Her salary will go up by a hefty 13 percent.
a hefty book containing a lot of information
The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point Wednesday, moving ahead with its first rate cut in four years and cheering markets that expected an emphatic move amid a softening jobs picture.
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Turn the tables on someone
turn the tables on someone
to do something to change a situation so that you gain on advantage over someone or cause them problems, following a time when they had the advantages or caused problems for you
Examples
The only question is whether the President can use his extraordinary political skills to turn the tables on his opponents.
The plaintiff’s lawyer turned the tables this morning by producing some strong new evidence.
She turned tables on him, claiming he’d be ‘a great running mate’.
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Be nudged
Be nudged
be persuaded through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
Examples
We look forward to being nudged even further on these issues.
Britons are being “nudged” to take advantage of high interest rate savings accounts before likely cut from the Bank of England later this year.
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Wooden
Wooden
Without spirit ; stiff; dull, stupid; lacking ease or flexibility;
slow to comprehend; awkward
Examples
She gave a wooden smile to the camera.
A wooden performance.
Who have we here presenting, —sorry a bit wooden so far!
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Chump
chump
a foolish or stupid person
Examples
What a chump he was to quit his job.
Who is the condescendingly rambling chump in the stripy pyjamas tops?
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Not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in edgewise
To be unable to speak or make one’s opinion known due to one or more people dominating the conversation.
Examples
The third-tier candidate couldn’t get a word in edgewise at the debate.
I can never get a word in edgewise when Mary comes to the book club—she just never stops talking.
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