When a person’s style of managing people is described as “slash and burn”, he doesn’t care about how people feel.
You look over your shoulder for any sign of threat or danger.
The low-hanging fruit are, needless to say, the easiest and pick.
“Hot cakes” is an American idiom, representing a commodity that’s popular and easy to sell.
To save the day means to prevent sth. bad from happening or to prevent sth. bad from getting even worse.
A willingness to meet with your opponent half way simply means that you're very willing to negotiate and make compromises.
Repealing Obamacare is a nonstarter?
If someone's proposal is deemed a nonstarter, it is not very good.
If someone's words step on our toes, they can hurt our feelings real bad.
Crying wolf has become synonymous with anyone raising a false alarm, especially to attract attention.