On the loose/crack the whip

วันนี้มีสำนวนจากข่าวสองชิ้นมาเสนอ คำแรกมาจากข่าวต่างประเทศ ที่อังกฤษมีการเปิดเผยข้อมูลเกี่ยวผู้ก่อการร้ายว่า
Hundreds of terrorists on the loose in UK

Terrorists on the loose หมาย ความว่าอะไร อ่านเนื้อข่าวต่อก็ไม่ช่วยสักเท่าไร เพราะยังใช้คำเดิมอยู่

Nearly 200 trained al-Qaeda terrorists are on the loose in Britain, the former head of London's Metropolitan Police said yesterday, in an alarming twist to a heated debate over controversial new anti-terrorist legislation. ก็เลยต้องอ่านต่อไปอีก

Writing in the News of the World newspaper, Sir John Stevens -- who as Britain's most senior police officer had unique access to top-secret intelligence -- said there were "at least 100 Osama bin Laden-trained terrorists" in the country.

ทีนี้ก็พอจะเข้าใจได้ว่า to be on the loose คือ someone who is on the loose is free because they have escaped from a person or place

The country's most wanted drug trafficker is still on the loose.

ข่าวที่สองเกี่ยวกับการท่องเที่ยว TAT's Juthamas cracks the whip
Offices instructed to drum up more custom by expanding the promos

สำนวน to crack the whip หรือ a fair crack of the whip หมายความว่า to be allowed a reasonable opportunity to show how good someone is at doing something

Of all the people in the same class, Montree was more successful than the others because he worked for a boss who gave him a fair crack of the whip.

ดังนั้นข้อความในหัวข้อข่าว TAT's Juthamas cracks the whip จึงหมายความว่า Juthamas (who heads Tourism Authority of Thailand) was given an opportunity to show her ability.

อีกสำนวนหนึ่ง คือ to drum up ซึ่งหมายถึง to do things that attract and win people's support
All candidates tried everything to drum up their voters in the last week before election day.

นอกจากนี้เราจะเห็น คำว่า promos ซึ่งก็ หมายถึง promotional events หรือ กิจกรรมส่งเสริมการขาย ถ้าอ่านเนื้อข่าวเพิ่มเติมจะเข้าใจมากขึ้น
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) overseas offices, along with TAT overseas marketing agents, have been told to drive up visitor numbers to Thailand by introducing more promotional events.

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH "ON THE LOOSE", "A FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP" OR "DRUM UP"

1. I will not get anywhere in my career as long as my boss does not bother giving me ... .
2. Manee, the only female candidate for the village headman position, used her social works to ... support from villagers.
3. People just do not feel safe knowing that the serial killer is still ... .
4. I have come this far because my father gave me ... .
5. More people will be killed since the terrorists are still ... .

Highlight this line to discover answer: 1. a fair crack of the whip, 2. drum up, 3. on the loose, 4. a fair crack of the whip, 5. on the loose