1) AMNY: "Barack's Vice" (front Page)
"talk is cheap" and "easier said than done" both mean that doing something is harder than saying you will do it
to fall off the wagon: to relapse, to backslide, to start a bad habit again
goose bumps: bumps that appear on our skin when we are either cold or nervous
demeanor: outward manner, appearance
to be grilled: to be asked difficult questions repeatedly
butt: 1) the end of something, 2) abbreviation for buttocks (medical word for the more crude "ass")
refrain: stop
to be rattled: to be disturbed, to become agitated
cold turkey: to quit an addiction completely at one time, to simply and 100 percent stop doing something
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binge drinking: to drink excessive amounts at one time, often in a short time
double whammy: a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
coined: when a new word is made it is coined. EX: Young people recently coined the word drunkorexia for drinking at night without eating
vehi'cular accidents: accidents that involve ve'hicles like cars
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