death by PowerPoint
n.— «iller said he had to sit through an induction process before he was allowed to go. “I went to an auditorium from 7 to 7. The soldiers call it death by Power Point lecture. You learn about first aid, bomb recognition and Islamic sensitivity, stuff like that.”» —“War artist flies solo” by Patrick Watson Courier Mail (Brisbane, Australia) Apr. 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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