making a big fuss over someone or something who doesn’t necessarily deserve it.
fawning
an informal way of describing a heart attack; the writer uses this word as an exaggeration of her panic.
coronary
the tall, vertical pole that supports the sail and rigging to a ship.
mast
a radio or transmitter that emits a guidance signal.
beacon
a group of people who do not make good decisions.
ship of fools
a small open boat carried as a lifeboat on a larger boat.
dinghy
______________________________ a rule based on experience; this idiom comes from the late 1600s, when workers knew their trades so well that they didn’t need to use rulers; they could measure by using their thumbs.
rule of thumb
in the editorial, it means “experiencing a large amount of something,” such as phone calls or praise.
flooded
a collection of a large number of things
panoply
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