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a week is a long time in politicsIn politics, a lot of change can happen in a short space of time.Rate it:

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palace politicsThe relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.Rate it:

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hic rhodus, hic salta(politics) Prove what you can do, here and now.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.Rate it:

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down-to-earthPractical; realistic; pragmatic.Rate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam aguntthe aristocracy (as a party in politics).Rate it:

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ab aliquo in re publica dissentireto hold different views in politics.Rate it:

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accedere, se conferre ad rem publicamto devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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desk jockeyOne who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.Rate it:

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Down to EarthRealistic; Sensible; PracticalRate it:

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feel in one's bonesTo sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.Rate it:

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feet on the groundIn a manner characteristic of a practical person; sensibly.Rate it:

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hard-nosedguided by practical experience and observation rather than by theoryRate it:

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horsetradeto negotiate informally, especially when bargaining or reciprocal concessions are included, frequently regarding politicsRate it:

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in re publica or in rebus publicis versarito take part in politics.Rate it:

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in rebus atque in usu versatum esseto have had practical experience.Rate it:

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in the abstractWith reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.Rate it:

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ivory towerA sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.Rate it:

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philosophia, quae in actione versaturpractical philosophy.Rate it:

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play hardballTo act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.Rate it:

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put into practiceTo take a theory and make it a practical reality.Rate it:

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rei publicae deesse (opp. adesse)to take no part in politics.Rate it:

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rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)to devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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studio ad rem publicam ferrito throw oneself heart and soul into politics.Rate it:

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to all intents and purposesFor every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.Rate it:

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winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.Rate it:

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