suck rubber
v. phr.— «Someone who didn’t have to suit up in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear and “suck rubber” thought up that requirement.» —“Letters: Cracks in awards system” by James J. Weller in Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. Air Force Times May 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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