English Study Group

10.27-11.02

Blowing whistle on dirty money 'wrecked my life'.
Blow the whistle on: reveal a wrongdoing to the public or authority.
whistle blower: the person who reveals the wrongdoing.
Founder may pull plug on private research funder.
pull plug on: to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue.
storm in a teacup: a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important.

blow things out of portion: to overreact to things.

Two foreign suspects will be tried in absentia.
in absentia: while not present at the event being referred to.
Some anecdotes were culled from Greek and Roman history. cull: select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
over the hill: old and past one's best.
off the top of my head: without careful thought or investigation.
The government's latest proposals are a dog's dinner.
a dog's dinner: a situation, event, or piece of work that is chaotic, badly organized, or very untidy.
Out of left field is American slang meaning "unexpected", "odd" or "strange", for an event.
Way out in left field means crazy, for a person.
hot potato: a controversial issue or situation which is awkward to deal with.
Stop being a goose.: Stop being silly.
a bit on the side: a sexual relationship with someone who is not married to you, or the person you have the relationship with.
bail up someone: to force (one) to surrender.
I’m bent on coming first so I’m going to study hard every day.

Does content curation by Facebook introduce ideological bias?
Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest, usually with the intention of adding value.