cram down
n.— «if a debtor owned a car for which the loan was worth more than the car itself, the court was allowed to do what’s called a “cram down”—or matching the debt to the car’s value.» —“Just Creeping Along” by Andy Meek Memphis Daily News (Tennessee) Jan. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Alisa from Memphis, Tennessee, shares a story about her mother emerging from sedation after a significant head injury. Her mom’s first words were Let’s get down to brass tacks. The phrase means “Let’s get to the point” or “Let’s get down to...
Ophelia in Johnson City, Tennessee, wonders about the exclamation her great-grandmother often used when something surprised her: Cat bristle! That may be her own version of a minced oath, although it fits with the idea of how a cat’s tail might look...