borrow legs v. phr.— «Opposition demonstrators, comprising students, market women, the employed and the unemployed youths besieged the Government House with sticks in hand, smashed doors and windows and anything that was on their way...
high-speed overnight n.— «If you do not have at least 8 hours off between duty periods then it’s not rest, it’s duty, so you’d stay on duty all night long (even if you happen to go to a hotel for a few of those hours). This is referred to...
stand-up overnight n.— «Sickler said he typically flies four or five legs a day, frequently works 12-hour days and spends four or five days every week in a hotel. He said a quarter of his shifts are what the airline industry calls...
weasel n.— «All heavy equipment experts, the men will supervise the disposition of bulldozers and “weasels” used in battling through to isolated ranchers and livestock.» —“Thirteen Belvoir Officers Off for Blizzard...
Katrina pox n.— «There was talk of what people called Katrina pox,…but it appears that was simply caused by sand flea bites. There’s no epidemic.» —“‘Big Easy’ duty not too tough for Benning unit” by Mick...
beep n.— «Now he lumbers toward the back of the batting cage to watch Rascals infielder Justin McKinley take his cuts off the ballclub’s manager, Randy Martz, a former Cubs hurler who does double duty during batting practice (or...