介绍:
1)The kicker
-One Direction need a new member. He has to be in his early or mid-twenties and be able to sing. But here's the kicker, he also needs to be a minority.
-Brian wanted a pretty girlfriend just like any guy his age. But here is the kicker, she cannot be a smoker.
-Although Kenneth said that he could climb the wall, the kicker is that it is 30 meters high
Definition: An unexpected situation or detail.
Etymology: likely comes from poker. The kicker is a card used to break ties in hands of the same rank.
2) Go through motion
-Wendy is supposed to be cleaning the house, but it seems like she is just going through the motions.
-The comedian lost his audience the moment he seem to just go through the motion
-Alice isn't doing her best. She is just going through the motions
Definition: To do something in a mechanical manner indicative of a lack of interest or involvement.
3) Half-cocked
-The SWAT team was heavily criticized for going in half-cocked to save the hostages
-Dennis went half-cocked and broke a news story without getting sufficient information
-Lawrence climbed a mountain half-cocked and had to make an early descent.
Definition: ill-prepared
Etymology: half-cock position in old guns is used either for loading a firearm, or, as a safety-mechanism, or for both reasons
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