I think I have the terms right. Listening to Admiral Stavridis on Morning Joe I noted his extensive use of these. I always thought expressions like “the wheels are coming off the stage coach/covered wagon”, drawn from Western movies and “stay in your own lane” from race car driving or just driving were colorful. Here’s a number Stavridis used just today:
“hits the radar horizon”
“a game changer”
“condominium between Putin and Xi”
“strings crossing” as in the movie Ghost Busters
“get inside your turning circle”
“drop a plumb line”
“apples & hubcaps” (vs apples and oranges)
“bend China but don’t break it”
“genie out of the bottle”
A couple are old and common and several clearly come out of his naval background.
Steve the economist mentioned the “sugar high” for the market of some of Trump’s moves.
Pat’s Polemics
On-going brilliance
