A stigma of shame

(China, politics) A leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials that came to prominence during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

plural of secret of Polichinelle

Excessively polite.

(transitive, idiomatic) To regard or treat as inferior.

plural of tug of war

(obsolete) for old times' sake

Alternative form of for old times' sake

Alternative form of for old times' sake

(idiomatic) An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.