rub shoulders with
informal
to meet and talk with (someone) in a friendly way
The awards dinner gave me the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of today’s greatest American poets.
These conferences always have a meet-and-greet portion so you get a chance to rub shoulders with the heads of the tech industry.
In fact some people are pleased not to rub shoulders with others. They always behave with the utmost propriety.
draw bridge or drawbridge
a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.
Examples
“It was sort of like one of those scenes where the drawbridge comes up and the dungeon door closes,” Relin recalled.
From The Daily Beast
The lunatics had pulled up the draw bridge. So scary what was happening then.
Out of one’s depth or beyond one’s depth:
Outside one’s understanding or competence, This expression alludes to being in water so deep that one might sink. as in
He was out of his depth in that advanced calculus class.
The conductor realized that playing the fugue at the right tempo was beyond their depth.
It is very clear that the party are totally out of their depth in dealing with internal and external affairs.
Pussycat
one that is weak, compliant, or amiable:
A pussycat interviewer sometimes is a sign of being weak. Stop being so polite.
Manners, most notably, was not pleased with the plot and felt pussycats are not scary.
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Show biz or showbiz
Show business
Example
She is just typical of lefty show biz types who cannot keep their noses out of politics.
The 20th century was rough for ladies with showbiz aspirations.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is the psychological experience of feeling like a fake or a phony despite any genuine success that you have achieved. It can show up in the context of work, relationships, friendships, or just overall. It’s a very common and frustrating phenomenon because it holds us back from the self-confidence we’ve earned and deserve to feel.
Example
You must have imposter syndrome, appearing to know little and spout the same old contra arguments about any subject.
Out of the same pot
Having the same origin or root or of the same type
Example
Wouldn’t it be nice to know who is behind and pushing all this diversity and inclusion, gender, migrants, etc.? It really feels that it is coming out of the same pot?
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Face-off or faceoff
a meeting between two opposing people, group, or sports teams that involves strong argument or competition:
France has a tradition of heated televised face-offs between presidential candidates.
The annual fall face-off between these traditional rivals is a big event for both football-mad colleges
Tonight’s face-off was the first televised debate of the 2024 election cycle .
Be grilled on or about
to be asked a lot of questions for a long time on or about something
Ex.
He was being grilled on controversial COVID-era nursing-home policies.
The mayor was grilled by journalists on her far-left policies.
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