big red truck
n.— «“I figured it was just a matter of time before somebody came running out of the big red truck with a box full of plates,” said crew chief Todd Parrott, using the garage area parlance for NASCAR’s headquarters.» —“Going back for another plate” by Mark McCarter Huntsville Times (Alabama) Oct. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue. But does this milestone mean you’re actually fluent? And a couple’s dispute over the word regret: Say you wish you’d been able...
Lisa calls from Huntsville, Alabama, to say that whenever Lisa was looking sharp in an attractive dress, one “tight enough to show that you’re a woman and loose enough to show that you’re a lady,” her mother would compliment...