APAD: Hit a home run

最西边的岛上
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"Hit a home run" is an idiom directly refers to the baseball term, where a home run is a hit that allows the batter to score a run by circling all four bases.

In everyday language, It is used to describe a situation where someone has achieved a remarkable or impressive success, often surpassing expectations.

Examples:
- "The company's new product launch really hit a home run with customers."
- "I think he hit a home run with his latest article; he made his point very persuasively."

- From Google (with editing)
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"Come on, chop-chop, we're late!".  

It was 8:40pm, Saturday before last, we were on our way to an advance polling station.  Although the official voting day for Canadian federal election was April 28th, we hate the long lineup on the voting day so much that we always vote in advance.

The official results were out yesterday.  Surprise surprise, the Liberal party didn't hit a home run, but made it to 3rd base: they won 168 seats in House of Commons, just 4 seats short from a majority government.

By looking at the CBC projection polling chart below, you will know what the surprise was.  

BTW, I didn't vote because I like any particular political party, I voted for Canada.  By the election results, I think many Canadians felt and voted the same way.

Cheers!

ps. for those who might be interrested, here is wiki page explaining House of Commons Canada : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada

 

 

永远老李
如此巨大的逆转真是比较少见。从报道看,美国两党各有百分之四十多的基本盘,选举结果由百分之十几的摇摆人员决定

可加拿大似乎差距悬殊。很有意思的是,床铺的第51个州的荒诞言论,让加拿大人民如此反感,助力原本已不再受欢迎的自由党再次胜出。床铺 well and truly made Canadian Liberial great again. 

最西边的岛上
94! 另外自由党小土豆在大选前下台了,新党魁卡尼脑袋很灵被尊重 ;-)有意思的是:保守党党魁PP在自己占据多年的选区
最西边的岛上
被击败了,好惨:-)Maybe all should send a “Thank U” card 2 Trump ;-)
永远老李
哈哈
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7grizzly
Thanks to Trump :-) Hope they focus on the right things this
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7grizzly
time.
最西边的岛上
yes. This is the 4thTerm 4 LIB, hope Carney can really lead!
永远老李
床铺还是有些号召力的,据说欧洲的匈牙利和南美的阿根廷也选出了当地的床铺,法国好像也差一点
最西边的岛上
新加坡和澳大利亚的大选也马上要开始了(5月3日),we will see 。。。
硅谷居士
Thanks! Carney is a very smart guy.
硅谷居士
He turned the election into a referendum on Trump.
硅谷居士
Carney should call Tump to thank him for the assist.
最西边的岛上
Yep, Carney is sharp and impressive. See his words:

in his victory speech:

I began with humility, but Canadians are ambitious. And now, more than ever, it is a time for ambition. It is a time to be bold to meet this crisis with overwhelming positive force of a united Canada. We are going to build, build baby, build.

Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over. The system of open global trade anchored by the United States, a system that Canada has relied on since the Second World War, a system that well not perfect has helped deliver prosperity for a country for decades, is over. 

But it’s also our new reality.

We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves and above all we have to take care of each other.

When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations. And it will be with our full knowledge that we have many, many other options than the United States to build prosperity for all Canadians.

最西边的岛上
I think Trump did call Carney to congratulate ;-)))
永远老李
希望那俩国家也搞俩床铺出来。保证该国天天有新闻,日子过得不乏味
永远老李
Trump says" You owe me. You'll never make it without me"

$10,000 bill

最西边的岛上
:-)Politics is 4 of drama & Truth is stranger than fiction
永远老李
有一次在晚间戏剧节目里听到一个笑话,一个美国的政客在外边偷偷出轨然后回家强词夺理骗他老婆

The host told the audiance" Don't try that at home. You are not good enough at it. Those lies were told by American politicans. They are professionals"

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7grizzly
用力过猛, it could backfire like in Canada.
最西边的岛上
"I am not a crook.- 我不是騙子-Richard Nixon“ -美英毒舌政客金句Top100,老哈利
最西边的岛上
Trump’s style: Lay it on with a trowel over&over (he called
最西边的岛上
us as a 51th state 30 times? What a strange dream!)