drum up support to get support, interest, attention etc from people by making an effort 〔支持などを〕獲得する；宣伝して回る；〔事業などを〕起こす ->He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. #lakiENG

plug away to keep working hard at something コツコツ励む［努力する・働く・勉強する］->If you keep plugging away at it, your English will improve. #lakiENG

trot out to give opinions, excuses, reasons etc that you have used too many times and that do not seem sincere 〔古臭い話・言い訳などを〕持ち出す、口にする ->Steve trotted out the same old excuses. #lakiENG

have a hand in to influence or be involved in something 〔活動・企画など〕に参加する；〔悪事〕に関与［加担］する ->He had a hand in both goals. #lakiENG

breeding ground a place or situation where something bad or harmful develops 繁殖地、飼育場；〔悪の〕温床 ->Overcrowded slums are breeding grounds for crime. #lakiENG

snap up to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap; to eagerly take an opportunity to employ someone 〔すぐに〕購入する；〔機会などを〕逃さない、飛びつく ->He so impressed the interviewing panel that they snapped him up immediately. #lakiENG

chock-full of completely full ぎっしり詰まった、たっぷり入った *chock=a block of wood or metal that you put in front of the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from moving 車輪止めブロック、タイヤストッパー #lakiENG

*olive branch an offer or gesture of conciliation or goodwill; a symbol of peace 仲直り［和解・和平・休戦］の申し出、和平提案 #lakiENG

extend/offer/hold out an olive branch to do or say something in order to show that you want to end an argument with someone 和平［和議］を申し出る #lakiENG

romp to a victory/win to win a race, competition, election etc very easily 〈俗〉楽勝する、〔思わぬ〕大勝をする #lakiENG

in disarray the state of being untidy or not organized 混乱して、無秩序状態で；乱れた服装で *throw something into disarray/fall into disarray ->The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray. #lakiENG

stellar performance 輝かしい業績 *extremely good ->stellar growth, stellar performance, stellar player #lakiENG

on the GOP ticket < ticket a list of candidates for nomination or election; SLATE 〔政党の〕公認候補者一覧［リスト］->He ran for governor on the Republican ticket. #lakiENG

Cadmean victory a victory obtained only at great or ruinous cost to the victor 多大の犠牲を払った勝利 #lakiENG

Pyrrhic victory a victory in which the person who wins suffers so much that the victory was hardly worth winning 犠牲が多くて引き合わない勝利（割に合わない、得るものが少ない） #lakiENG

be tapped out having spent all your money 金欠［一文なし］である -> After paying our daughter's college tuition, we're tapped out. #lakiENG

catch and kill 大手メディアがセクハラ被害者などに使う手法で、接触して証言を得る(catch)が記事にはせず、逆に被害者を攻撃して示談に持ち込む(kill) surreptitious technique employed by newspapers and media outlets to prevent an individual from publicly revealing information. #lakiENG

in line with if something changes in line with something else, it changes in the same way and at the same rate as it ～と一致［合致］して；〔規則・慣習など〕に従って -> Pensions will be increased in line with inflation. #lakiENG

run roughshod over to behave in a way that ignores other people's feelings or opinions. 〔他人の感情・意見などを〕完全に無視する；〔人などを〕手荒く扱う ※英国では ride を使う ->They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure. #lakiENG

get on your feet 「独り立ちする」 *get to your feet 「立ち上がる (to stand up after you have been sitting)」 #lakiENG

squander her credibility 信用を失う、信用を失墜させる *squanderの原義はwaste, spend *squander a chance/an opportunity: to fail to use a chance to become successful or to achieve something #lakiENG

外食恐怖症 deipnophobia は「会食恐怖症」が和訳だが、まだ同義扱いされているため、fear of eating out, phobia about eating out などと言うしかない。逆にdeipnophobia は feels anxious while dining in public という定義があるので「外食恐怖症」も当てはまる。#lakiENG

健康寿命 healthy life span, healthy life expectancy 検索するとWikipediaが「healthy life years」となっているのが出てくる #lakiENG

「人間ドック」の定訳はないっぽい。それと同義になる健康診断を表現するものとして、comprehensive medical examination/ complete medical checkup/ full check-up などがある #lakiENG

slim to none a very small or nonexistent chance of something happening; almost none 可能性はほとんどない ->What are their chances of winning? - Slim to none. The chances of winning this lottery are slim to none. #lakiENG

strongarm methods/tactics the use of force or violence, especially when this is not necessary 腕ずくの、強引な *strong-armも可 #lakiENG

a fraction of a very small amount of something; a part of a whole number in mathematics, such as ½ or ¾ わずかな、何分の1かの、ほんの一部の -> I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price. #lakiENG

*get ahead of oneself: to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared 先走りする #lakiENG

over one's skis/out over one's skis Acting or speaking prematurely; to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared 先走る -> Markets may have gotten over their skis in thinking that inflation is dead. #lakiENG

quiescent not developing or doing anything, especially when this is only a temporary state 〔一時的に〕休止［静止］している、不活発な；《生物》休眠の(inert, inactive) #lakiENG