1.have a purchase on 紧握,紧抓
Identity politics has a purchase on people who would self-identify as left or right.
身份政治已经牢牢抓住了那些自认为是左派或右派的人 。
2.line one's pocket 中饱私囊
He doesn't care about creating some digital utopia—he's just trying to line his own pockets.
他根本就不在乎创造什么数字乌托邦……他一心只想充实自己的腰包 。
3.bend over backward to 竭尽全力做某事
Did you bend over backward to bring the president different views?
在向总统传达不同意见时,你是否做到了不遗余力?
4.be made whole 恢复健康/元气等
God wants you to be made whole in every area of your life: spirit, soul, body, financially.
上帝希望你生活的方方面面都能恢复元气,无论是精神上,心灵上,身体上还是经济上 。
adj. 怀疑的