Got it? Yes. To be “rich by default” is to be rich without having to work for it. Now, that’s because a royal family, such as ...

“In the saddle” is similar to “in the driver’s seat”, the latter referring to the seat on which a driver of an automobile ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...

In our example here, “never in-your-face” means the exact opposite, i.e. never offensive.