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.

Please explain this sentence: He also likes music and, at the gut level, I feel like we’re a match. My comments: The speaker likes him. And sharing the same interest (in music) makes her feel hopeful ...

In other words, this is a big debacle, a complete failure. Fail, as in failure. Literally, this is a big failure, incredibly big in terms of, well, bigness. I know that sounds, like, illiterate, but ...