Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

With orders from President Obama to act in such a situation, they opened fire, killing three Somalis.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him.

VOA: special.2010.08.29

Ethan Holtzman says his band attempts to shine a light on this fact to help make sure such a situation never happens again.

VOA: special.2011.05.06

Instead,he tried to describe a situation so well that the reader would understand the emotion in it.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

That is,he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

We could get into a situation here of a moral hazard by rewarding bad behavior.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no expereince, who is new to a situation.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Finally, when a situation changes completely, we say that is a whole new ballgame.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

Budgets have shrunk, a situation that only worsened with the recent recession.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

This means that a situation does not affect or concern me.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

In some cases, colors describe a situation.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

"What we don't want is a situation where parents are taking all the right steps at home, and then their kids undo all that work when they go to school with salty,fatty foods in the school cafeteria."

VOA: special.2010.06.07