单词 | spin control |
释义 | spin controlnounSlang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event. Origin of spin controlFirst recorded in 1985–90 Words nearby spin controlspin angular momentum, spinate, spin a yarn, spin bowler, spin casting, spin control, spindle, spindleage, spindle cell, spindle cell carcinoma, spindle cell lipoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with spin controlspin control Manipulation of news, especially political news, as in The White House press secretary is a master of spin control. This idiom uses spin in the sense of “interpretation,” that is, how something will be interpreted by the public (also see put a spin on). [c. 1980] Also see spin doctor. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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