Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote by his own MPs (Members of Parliament).
Neil and Sian look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.
Key words and phrases
Partygate
the scandal around Covid lockdown parties in the British government
- Partygate threatens to end Johnson’s political career.
dead man walking
describes a person whose current situation is going to end
- After ten defeats in a row, the football manager was a dead man walking.
draw a line under
stop talking about something and move on
- The company wanted to draw a line under the financial scandal and move on.
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Neil and Sian look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.
Key words and phrases
Partygate
the scandal around Covid lockdown parties in the British government
- Partygate threatens to end Johnson’s political career.
dead man walking
describes a person whose current situation is going to end
- After ten defeats in a row, the football manager was a dead man walking.
draw a line under
stop talking about something and move on
- The company wanted to draw a line under the financial scandal and move on.
#learnenglish #newsreview #partygate #PMQs #borisjohnson #vocabulary
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