answer back »
To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
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bigger fish to fry »
A much more pressing issue to attend to.
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blame Canada »
A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.
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can of worms »
A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.
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come out »
To be published, be issued.
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elephant in the room »
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
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fudge the issue »
Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.
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get it »
To possess a preferred outlook on a given issue or issues.
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have an axe to grind »
To have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.
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hot button »
A central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice.
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licence to print money »
The authority to print money, usually given to a central bank exclusively as the issuer of currency.
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on opposite sides of the barricades »
Of starkly different, opposite views on an issue.
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parting shot »
An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.
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patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels »
The appeal to patriotism is often used to distract the public from real issues.
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play the race card »
To assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.
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