instinct for the jugular

instinct for the jugular
полит жарг
"мертвая хватка"
Способность политика найти у противника слабое место и нанести решающий удар. Фраза введена в политический лексикон массачусетским сенатором Р. Чойтом [Choate, Rufus] (1799-1859) как характеристика Дж. К. Адамса [Adams, John Quincy]

English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2013.

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