... yeah, I think it might be "cold him off the campaign trail". To cold some off means to make someone cool down from what he/she was zealous/overenthusiastic about, to throw cold water on someone's blanket. The idea fits the context.
See, I am no fan of Trump's. I may do a dictation practice on news concerning him or two, that's when such stories happen to come my way, but I'll definitely not bother to seek out anything about this man.
I say we let go of this one. There are a lot more stories out there that are more interesting and better worth the time.
See, I am no fan of Trump's. I may do a dictati ...
I may do a dictation practice on news concerning him or two when such stories happen to come my way, but I'll definitely not bother to seek out anything about this man.
By "... dictation practice on news concerning him", I meant my "Trump's leaving the hospital" pieces. They came my way. I didn't bother to seek them out for practice.
Just in case this may be the explanation you were looking for.
pan 发表于 2020-10-10 21:12
By "... dictation practice on news concerning him", I meant my "Trump's leaving the hospital" pieces ...
I understand what you want to say alright(you have said what you mean to say perfectly). I meant to suggest that there might be a small grammatical mistake.
in spoken English, it is quite alright, but not so in written English,which should stick to the straight and narrow, so to speak. better err on the side of pedantry, hehe.