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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
The noun bread and butter means a way of making a living. For example, for a creative writer, her ideas are her bread and butter.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
So, bread-and-butter political issues deal with our ability to provide for the needs of ourselves and our families. Next, let’s talk about green politics
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
These political issues deal with caring for the natural environment.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
Green politics can cover ideas such as environmental sustainability recycling and threats to wildlife.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
The natural world is central to green politics. Identity politics is more personal.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
This term means that a person’s political views are formed by their experiences and understanding of themselves.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
Things like gender age, social and economic position, and religious belief can inform identity politics.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
Finally, we come to gotcha politics This type of politics is centered on damaging opponents through public accusations of wrongdoing or misbehavior.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
Gotcha politics often involves investigation into the private lives, past and present, of politicians in search of negative information.
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‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
In gotcha politics, “Gotcha” is short for “I got you,” meaning, “I caught you!” And that's the end of this Words and Their Stories
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
English.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
On today’s show, we will be talking about an animal that is as impressive and beautiful as it is useful -- the horse.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
Today’s expression is straight from the horse’s mouth
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
“Straight from the horse’s mouth” is about the way we get information and with this expression that means directly.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
When we hear something from the source, we can say we heard it first-hand It is coming from a primary source.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
So, if you hear something from the horse's mouth you hear it from the person who has direct personal knowledge of the information.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
For example, a co-worker of mine, Andrew, likes to play the piano. But don’t take my word for it, let’s hear it straight from the horse's mouth.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
Thanks, Andrew! The opposite of this expression would be through the grapevine
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
That is a very indirect way to get information. Now, let’s talk about origin
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
Experts are not sure how this expression started. However, there are two common explanations.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
One traditional explanation is about buying horses. Before buying a horse, a possible buyer would look into the horse’s mouth.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
This is because you can tell a bit about a horse’s health and age from its gums and teeth. Another explanation involves horse racing.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
At the horse races, people talk about which horses will win and which ones will lose.
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'Straight from the Horse's Mouth'
The most valuable opinions are from the people who know the horses the best the riders and trainers.
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