how two topsy-turvy weeks upended trump's 2024 campaign

cement

(v) to make something stronger such as an agreement or friendship stronger

→ the university’s exchange scheme has cemented its link with many other academic institutions.

coalesce

(v) if two or more things coalesce, they come/grow together then form one thing/system

topsy-turvy

(1) physical objects that are disorganized or situations where things are not as they should be

(2) situation is topsy-turvy, things are chaotic or not function normally

upend

(v) lam dao lon

parallel

(n) something very similar to sth else, or a similarity between two things

→ it would be easy to draw a parallel between the …

sagging/saggy

hanging / dropping down to a lower level

→ faced a sagging poll numbers

fever pitch

(n) a state of strong emotion

→ reach fevr pitch

partisan

strongly supporting a person, principle or political party, often without considering/ judging the matter carefully

undercut the call for

weaken/diminish support

disparage

(v) to criticize something or someone in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, or her.

→ be disparaged as

grapple with sb

to hold onto someone and fight with them

→ two officers grappled with the gunman.

culminate with/in sth

if an event or series of events culminates in sth, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point

→ my argument with the boss got worse and worse, and it culminated in my resignation.

spout

(v) to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people

→

in a state of flux

in continuous change

→

whirlwind

(a) a whirlwind event happens very fast, and often unexpectedly

→ a whirlwind tourist/tour

dejected

(a) = down in the dumps

lackluster

(a) without energy and effort

→ the US number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance

bow out

to leave a job or stop doing an activity, usually after a long time

→ she’ll be bowing out at the end of the month, after holding the tv show for eight years.

canvass

(v) to try to get political support or votes, esp. by visiting all the houses in an area

→ I’ve been out canvassing for the labour party every evening this week.

complacency

-n- a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder

felony

-n- an example of serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison

→ a felony charge

dismal

(a) sad and without hope

→ a dismal expression

graze

(v) if an object grazes sth, it touches it surface lightly when it passes it

→ the aircraft’s landing gear grazed the treetops as it landed.

thrust

(v) to push suddenly and strongly

→ she thrust the money into his hand.

be incumbent on/upon someone to do sth

to be necessary for sb to do sth:

→ she felt it was incumbent upon her to raise the subject at their meeting

circumvent

(v) to avoid sth, esp. cleverly or illegally

→ ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations

make inroads with

to start to have a direct and noticeable effect on sth

→ make inroads/an inroad into: the government is definitely making inroads into