Nixon in China | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,politics)Suggesting the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.2015March 14, Steven Mufson, “Is Obama’s Iran overture like Nixon’s opening to China?”, inThe Washington Post‎[1]:“People have tried to duplicateNixon in Chinaover and over again, including Iran,” Mann said. He cites the ill-fated 1986 journey by President Ronald Reagan’s national security adviser Robert “Bud” McFarlane, who traveled to Tehran carrying a Bible with a handwritten verse from Reagan and a key-shaped cake as a goodwill gesture for Iranian leaders.

Examples:

EN: His tickets to Nixon in China.
ES: Sus entradas para Nixon en China.
EN: Ex--except for Nixon in China, of course.
ES: Excepto... Ir a "Nixon en China", por supuesto.
EN: I just got $1,000-a-head tickets to Nixon in China.
ES: Acabo de conseguir unas entradas de mil dólares para "Nixon in China".
EN: It's like Nixon in China all over again.
ES: Es como Nixon y China otra vez.
EN: "Nixon in China" or "Einstein on the Beach"
HI: रेगिस्तान में इंडो-यूरोपियन या "चीनी स्टीम रिंक"
EN: The old "Nixon in China" scenario.
TE: Previous articleఇటలీలో నితిన్ 'రంగ్ దే'. .

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