介绍:
1) Push the envelope
-Rachel pushed the envelope of her new car by driving it 110 miles per hour
-Keith pushed the envelope of his scuba tank by diving deeper than it allowed
-Jake pushed the envelope of his body's endurance by climbing Mt. Everest
Definition: go beyond safe zone
Etymology:
From 1960's aviation, where envelope referred to space where safety was guaranteed. To go beyond that was to push the envelope
2) Stick to your guns
-Gary stuck to his guns and supported his innocent friend in a murder trial
-Zach stuck to his guns and asked Katherine out until she said yes.
-Melanie stuck to her guns and stayed at the company.
Definition: persistent
Etymology:
Comes from American pioneers who defended their right to bear arms
3) Hot seat
-Alice put the employee she thought was stealing from the office into the hot seat
-James was put into the hot seat when police received information he owned illegal guns
-The President was put into the hot seat when journalists asked how he would end childhood hunger
Definition: being interrogated
Etymology: Comes from a torture device that had a hot seat that forced people to speak the truth
