介绍:
1) Lame Duck
-The company's President has announced his retirement making him a lame duck.
-The Chief Executive's subordinates all hated him making him a lame duck.
-The newly elected official is so old he can be little more than a lame duck.
Definition:
An official who no longer has any power, because the successor has been named. Or an ineffective business
Etymology:
Derived when Abraham Lincoln saw damaged ships that floated at a tilted angle, and thought they looked like lame ducks. Later used for political officials without power to make change
2) Hit the Jackpot
-The McGregors hit the jackpot when they discovered their house was built on top of an oilfield
-Ralph hit the jackpot when he found an ancient coin on the ground
-Gary hit the jackpot on the slot machines
Definition: Win something mainly through luck
Etymology:
In casinos when people played poker there would be a pot of money, In this older version of poker, people had to pass if they did not carry at least one jack. Eventually the pot became the jackpot.
3) Make a Beeline
-Rory made a beeline to sit next to the girl he liked
-John had a weak bladder and made a beeline to the toilet
-After the exhausting hike Mark made a beeline to the drink stand.
Definition: To deliberately go to something
Etymology: Derived from the idea that a bee travels in a direct path to its hive
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