ghost n.— «What was meant to be a day meeting the Iraqi people in one of Baghdad’s eastern neighborhoods abruptly turned into a long day of what the soldiers now refer to as “chasing the ghosts of small arms fire.” The troops...
customer of size n.— «“Since 1980, Southwest Airlines has encourages customers of size to purchase a second seat, if required. Our suggestion,” quoting the airline, “for the greatest advantage to the customer of size is to...
lean forward v. phr.— «It seems to me that the government should lean forward and it shouldn’t wait until these plots become operational. It should move in at the aspirational stage, and apparently that’s what the FBI did here...
air bridge n.— «An “air bridge” is the term for planes that would move in swiftly and ferry people out in quick succession.» —“U.S. plans ‘air bridge’ out of Lebanon, officials say” in Washington, D.C...