family photo
n.— «The Foreign Office immediately rang the mobiles of Kim Darroch, the Foreign Office head of news, and Alistair Campbell, Blair’s press secretary. The politicians were just heading off for an EU family photo session. Blair took the news calmly but, a naturally suspicious character, he refused to celebrate.» —“Why Milosevic blinked first” by Patrick Wintour, Ian Traynor, Ed Vulliamy Observer (United Kingdom) June 6, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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