drink or drown night n.— «Thursday Night Drink or Drown Night. 1 Price Covers It All: *Admission * Disco Dancing. All Draft Beer or Mix you can Drink.» —in advert. Color Country Spectrum (Saint George, Utah) Dec. 18...
woo-woo adj.— «Not to get too woo-woo about symbolism, but the boiler broke down at Gresham City Hall on Thursday, providing an appropriately chilly atmosphere as interim City Manager Rob Fussell prepared his budget message...
backdoor draft n. extension of military enlistments through stop-loss orders, which force personnel to involuntarily extend their tours of duty. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
backdoor draft n.— «That’s a draft…a backdoor draft. That’s compulsory military service…against the individual’s will.» —“Uncle Sam still wants them” by Bettijane Levine Orlando...
put in blue v. in the United Nations, to settle on the draft of a resolution before it is presented for a vote. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
put in blue v.— «We are very close to an agreement on the Iraq resolution. A draft resolution is being put in blue for a probable vote by the Security Council tomorrow.» —“U.S. envoy to UN says Iraq vote likely Friday” by...