let rip, basket of deplorables, balance and blend

Joe Biden let rip.

“The appeal to populism and nationalism is a siren song, a way for charlatans to aggrandise their power, raise themselves up, break down those mechanisms that were designed, whether in our constitution or internationally, to limit the abuse of power, and destabilise the world."



'We're walking down a dark path': Biden hammers Trump in scathing speech
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（譯按：希拉蕊·柯林頓說川普的支持者有一半「集卑劣者之大成」（basket of deplorables）：「種族主義者、性別歧視者、仇外者、伊斯蘭恐懼症者」。）---

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此競選名言，WIKIPEDIA有專門項目介紹：
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_of_deplorables

.....After Clinton's loss, some journalists and political analysts questioned whether the speech played a role in the outcome of the election.

解釋：
During campaign fundraisers in August, Clinton reportedly explained her divide and conquer approach to courting Republican voters by putting Trump supporters into two "baskets"—one being everyday Republicans which she would target, and the other being the "alt-right" crowd.[6] During an interview on Israel's Channel 2 on September 8, 2016, Clinton said "you can take Trump supporters and put them in two big baskets. There are what I would call the deplorables—you know, the racists and the haters, and the people who are drawn because they think somehow he's going to restore an America that no longer exists."[7]





“Blend” has two meanings: (1) merging the sounds of two different instruments (like oboe and clarinet) in such a way that they produce a sound more interesting than the sum of their parts, and (2) the combination of sounds from many instruments into a single, homogenous sound so that no one player or section dominates. 

let rip

phrase of rip

informal

1. 1.

   do something vigorously or without restraint.

   
   

   "the brass sections let rip with sheer gusto"

basket

ˈbɑːskɪt/

noun

noun: basket; plural noun: baskets

1. 1.

   a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

   
   

   "a shopping basket"

   synonyms:

   receptacle, container, holder, vessel, box, case; More

   • a facility on a website that records items selected by a customer for purchase until the transaction is completed.

     noun: shopping basket; plural noun: shopping baskets

     
     

     "click on the order button to add a title to your basket"
   • a structure suspended from a hot-air balloon for carrying the crew, equipment, and ballast.
   • FINANCE

     a group or range of currencies or investments.

     
     

     "a basket of ten currencies"
2. 2.

   BASKETBALL

   a net fixed on a hoop used as the goal.

   • a goal scored.
3. 3.

   BRITISHinformal

   euphemism for bastard (sense 2 of the noun).

   
   

   "you silly basket"

Origin

Figurative and literary usage[edit]

The phrase "to hell in a handbasket" means to rapidly deteriorate. The origin of this use is unclear. "Basket" is sometimes used as an adjective towards a person who is born out of wedlock.^[2] This occurs more commonly in British English. "Basket" also refers to a bulge in a man's crotch.^[2]