介绍:
1) Kangaroo court
-Stacey complained that the University only had a kangaroo court dealing with sexual assault, because the university wanted to uphold its reputation and attract future female students.
-Many Black Americans say that the White police officers who have shot them only go to a kangaroo court.
-William DuPont Vanderbilt Rockefeller was not concerned when he got caught for robbing a store, because his wealthy father would make sure that he faced only a kangaroo court.
Definition: A kangaroo court is a trail that has the appearance of a fair and just trail, even though the verdict has in reality already been decided before the trail begun.'
Etymology: Many origins, one is that it refers to the pouch of a kangaroo, and that the court is in someone's pocket.
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 Mar 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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