wooden language(т.е. демагогические высказывания, пространные речи, двусмысленности; дословный перевод французского выражения la langue de bois VLZ_58)
connect with the public("[Hague] has made the cardinal English error of rising too far too fast. And he hasn't connected with the public as someone they can relate to or even like." (Andrew Sullivan. The NY Times Magazine) ART Vancouver)