This administration and the special
interests who control it lock, stock,
and barrel after barrel, have performed this same sleight of hand on issue after issue.
* lock, stock, and barrel: everything;
all of the components of a thing
ex> The F.B.I. confiscated everything
in the warehouse, lock, stock, and barrel.
* sleight of hand: a trick in which the
hands or fingers secretly manipulate an object
ex> Through sleight of hand,
the thief stole the lady’s watch.
The last eight years demonstate that the
special interests who have come to control the Republican Party are so powerful
that serving them and serving the national well-being are now irreconcilable choices.
* irreconcilable: incompatible;
conflicting
ex> Our disagreement is not irreconcilable
– we can work something out.
Note> The concept of “irreconcilable differences” provides
possible grounds for divorce in a number of jurisdictions.
We can carry Barack Obama’s message of
hope and change to every family in America. And pledge that we will be there
for Barack Obama – not only in the heat of this election but in the aftermath
as we put his agenda to work for our
country.
* put someone/something to work: to
implement something or someone
ex> As soon as I got to my parents’
house, my father put me to work cleaning up the garage.
ex> The security company put their
program to work to protect their client’s computers.
After they wrecked our economy, it is time for a change. After they abandoned
the search for the terrorists who attacked us and redeployed the troops to
invade a nation that did not attack us, it’s time for a change.
* wreck: to make a mess of something;
destroy
ex> It’s amazing how quickly
10-year-old boys can wreck a clean house.
1. Everything, lock, stock, and barrel, should be cleared before we fumigate.
답글삭제2. The magician used sleight of hand and make the cards disappear.
3. The couple's irreconcilable difference led to their divorce.
4. The company put their new strategy to work on Jan. 1.
5. Whenever John is around, he wrecks everything.