Tone deaf?
When people are accused of being tone deaf, they're said to be insensitive in one way or another, lacking empathy.
Hot button remarks?
Things like "hot button issues" mean issues that are emotionally charged, that make people angry and riled up.
Dog whistle politics
Dog whistle politics essentially refers to a form of politician’s rant that’s aimed at a particular audience.
Local democracy bites the dust
When local democracy is described as biting the dust, it means the democracy is all but dead at the local level.
Stop on a dime?
To say a person can stop and turn on a dime, it means he is really nimble and agile.
Social fabric?
Social fabric refers to the basic structures of society, especially people-to-people relationships.
Con artist?
Con artists have elevated their con game to an art form.
Hit the hay?
“Hit the hay” is an American idiom for going to bed, going to sleep.
In the doghouse?
Whenever we say someone finds themselves in the doghouse, we mean to point out that they’re fallen out of favor.
Donald Trump is “a…birther and bully”
Birther is a word referring to a person who doubts the birthplace of President Barack Obama.
On a wing and a prayer
“On a wing and a prayer” originally referred not to a bird but an airplane with a wing injured.
Peer review
Peer review is the expert opinion of the people who share your profession or interest.
In the nosebleeds
High up in the stands. That's what “nosebleeds” means.
Close to the bone
If someone says something that is close to the bone, then the message is spot-on, accurate and to the point
Children are not cookie cutters
When someone says children are not cookie cutters, meaning they are not the same – each cute and lovely, though, in their own way.