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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Pivoting to a plug

"Trump is “much more resilient” than his opponents allow, said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, before pivoting to a plug for his new book, Understanding Trump." (The Guardian.)

What does the expression "pivoting to a plug" mean in the sentence above?

  

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"Before pivoting to a plug for his new book" = "before changing the topic of conversation to an advertisement for his new book."

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"pivot" is a political code word for "changing the subject to something you are more comfortable with or is more acceptable"

A "plug" is an endorsement or advertisement to buy something.

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