Off chance?
Please explain this sentence, particularly “off chance”: There’s an off chance of a shower later Saturday, with a somewhat better chance happening early Sunday.
Hard up?
Please explain this sentence: Why do young people feel so hard up?
Raising hell?
Please explain “raised hell” in this headline: Binge-drinking brother who ‘raised hell’ in Plymouth pub avoids jail.
Dust up?
Please explain this comment on the war of tariffs between the United States and Canada: Canada can’t win a dust up with Trump.
On the stump?
Please explain this sentence, especially “on the stump” (what stump?): Trump is seventy-seven and often rambling and shouty on the stump.
People person?
Please explain “people person” in this: Peter described himself as a people person and that helped him get the job.
Deep in the weeds?
Please explain “deep in the weeds” in this: I have no idea when I can leave. Right now, we’re all deep in the weeds.
Bone head?
Please explain “bone head” in this: “He makes bone head decisions, as all players do sometimes.”
Rainy day?
Please explain this passage, particularly “rainy day”: The savings rate increased, rising to a one-year high of 4.9% from 4.3% in March, suggesting that consumers may be preparing for a rainy day ahead.
Roll call vote?
What is “roll call vote”?
Out of pocket?
Please explain this passage, particularly “out of pocket”: We spent 12 days in Hong Kong staying at five-star hotels. The trip was worth thousands, but I only spent $250 out of pocket.
In deep water?
Please explain “in deep water” in this sentence: A significant portion of these individuals are in deep water financially, with their lifestyle funded more by credit than cash flow.
Sweet tooth?
Please explain “sweet tooth” in this sentence: Statista Consumer Insights reveals that Brits have the biggest sweet tooth among 21 nations surveyed
Itsy-bitsy?
Please explain “itsy-bitsy”, as in “itsy-bitsy bikini”.
End run?
Please explain “end run” in this sentence: John Dean, former White House counsel for the Nixon administration, weighed in on President Trump contemplating a third term, saying the president “likes constitutional end runs.”