grow teeth v. phr. in golf, (said of a course or hole) to become difficult; generally, to increase in importance or effect. Editorial Note: The Oxford English Dictionary has a sense under tooth “pl. denoting the ability to compel or enforce...
fibrofog n.— «“Fibrofog” is the term used to describe the memory loss, difficulties using language and difficulty learning that can occur.» —“Pain without end Fibromyalgia is like the flu, ‘but it doesn’t stop’” by...
stick the landing v. phr.— «There was a little difficulty there—up around a “10” in difficulty.…But I stuck the landing.» —“Prankster takes over Camp Leo” by Mark Bradley Atlanta Journal...
backcast v.— «Extinct rhinos, horses and zebras were inconsistent with predictions about adult sex ratios, which underscores the inherent difficulty in backcasting historic patterns to some monomorphic taxa.» —“Back-casting sociality...
paper airplane n.— «The jetliner makers are just “throwing paper airplanes at each other,” Wolfgang H. Demisch, aerospace analyst at Morgan Stanley, said last week. He suggested that none of the proposed aircraft may reach the...
sandbox n.— «Despite the proud family tradition, Edmonds, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, had difficulty accepting Matthew’s deployment to the “sand box,” as he calls Iraq.» —“War reopens old wounds for...