Tag: gaffe
Hot mic
Word of the Day: Hot mic By now, I’m guessing you’ve heard about President Biden’s hot mic incident from last week. Yeah, a reporter yelled a question about inflation at him, and Biden muttered “…dumb son of a bi***…” under his breath. Well, as we saw, Biden didn’t answer the question; he didn’t like the…
Walk it back
WotD: Walk it back I’ve never really paid attention to the legs of Japanese politicians, but I imagine they are muscular and as big as tree trunks. Why? Well, every time a Japanese politician comments, they have to walk it back the next day. When you walk something back, you try to take back, explain…
Take centre stage
Idiom: Take centre stage There’s much enjoyment to be found if you are an avid reader of daily news. You may think it’s the same every day, but it isn’t. Sure, some topics take centre stage for a few days or weeks, but they soon disappear like a nine days’ wonder, and something else pops…
Gaffe
WotD: Gaffe If you have ever experienced social awkwardness, you can understand how it feels to make a public gaffe. A gaffe is something you say or do which is socially inappropriate. It’s a social mistake that offends people. One stereotypical example would be asking a woman when her baby is due because you think she’s pregnant, only…
Shoot yourself in the foot
Idiom: Shoot yourself in the foot If you shoot yourself in the foot, you make things unnecessarily difficult for yourself by saying or doing something you shouldn’t. Politicians do this all the time. The current president of the United States shoots himself in the foot daily. If you read his Twitter account, you will see…
