Knock-knock joke, act as the power behind the throne, Ozawa has power and numbers in the party

act as the power behind the throne, Ozawa has power and numbers in the party

Although the appointment had been expected, newspapers speculated that Ozawa would act as the power behind the throne and some voters were concerned.

"I am a bit worried," said 41-year-old banker Shintaro Yamaoka. "Ozawa has power and numbers in the party. I wonder if Hatoyama will be able to carry out his own intentions."

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Knock Knock

Knock knock. Who's there? Nobel. Nobel who? Nobel, so I knocked.
Okay, so it's a bad joke. Aren't most knock-knock jokes bad? Isn't that the point? Knock-knock jokes are considered to be one of the lowest forms of humor. Here are some more examples of how low it can go.
Knock knock. Who's there? Jewel. Jewel who? Jewel know when you open the door.
Knock knock. Who's there? Spell. Spell who? W-H-O.
Knock knock. Who's there? Norm. Norm who? Normally these jokes are funnier.
Knock knock. Who's there? Dewey. Dewey who? Dewey have to keep telling these dumb jokes?
It's National Knock-Knock Day. Drive someone crazy with a knock-knock joke.
Knock knock. Who's there? Tank. Tank who? You're welcome.

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"Knock knock. Who's there? Dozen. Dozen who? Dozen anyone ever answer this door?" — Knock-knock joke

goodie, goody-goody, rebel, goody two-shoes

Employers Avoid Axing Oldies but Goodies

Hard-pressed companies forced to make layoffs tend to cut younger workers while retaining those over 55

Now, I am not a goody-two-shoes when it comes to this. When I was sent to a military school at the age of 14, I soon learned to sprinkle my discourse with an occasional "bleep." But then, and ever since, not in mixed company … and only when, like the icing on the cake, not the main ingredient but the judicious enhancer of the flavor.


goodie
n. - 好人, 好孩子, 正面人物, 好

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主人公, いい人
int. - すてき

Joan was a goody-goody and I was a rebel.
( 當時姊姊) Joan 性喜討好人，而我則富叛逆性

A prudish, self-righteous individual, a goody-goody. For example, Phyllis was a real goody two-shoes, tattling on her friends to the teacher. This expression alludes to the main character of a nursery tale, The History of Goody Two-Shoes (1765), who was so pleased when receiving a second shoe that she kept saying "Two shoes." The goody in the story is short for goodwife but means "goody-goody" in the idiom.

goody-goody Hide phonetics
noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
someone who behaves in a way intended to please people in authority

rebel Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force, or a person who shows their disagreement with the ideas of people in authority or of society by behaving differently:
The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.
He was a bit of a rebel when he was a teenager and dyed his hair pink and had his nose pierced.

rebel Hide phonetics
verb [I] -ll-
1 to fight against the government or to refuse to obey rules, etc:
The people rebelled against the harsh new government.
Jacob rebelled against his parents' plans for him and left school at the age of 16.

2 to react against a feeling, action, plan, etc:
My poor sick stomach rebelled at the idea of any more food.

rebellion Hide phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] violent action organized by a group of people who are trying to change the political system in their country:
The government has brutally crushed the rebellion.

2 [C] action against those in authority or against the rules or against normal and accepted ways of behaving:
a backbench rebellion against the new foreign policy
her teenage rebellion

rebellious Hide phonetics
adjective
1 If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan to change the system, often using force:
rebellious groups of southern tribespeople

2 If someone is rebellious, they are difficult to control and do not behave in the way they are expected to:
Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.