per piece manning n.— «In fire safety circles, “per piece manning” is the term for the approach that the union and mayor have endorsed in negotiations to settle a contract that expired last July. McKay explained how “per piece manning” would change...
biological passport n.—Gloss: a continuous record of a professional bicyclist’s drug tests. «In an effort to rescue the sport’s prestige, the International Cycling Union plans to institute what is known as a “biological passport.” Cyclists will be...
balloon levy n.— «A balloon levy is a term used to describe the practice of requesting more money than we reasonably expect to receive.…This is done because the equalized assessed value of the district is unknown, but the levy needs to be filed by...
Halloo and ahoy! If you missed last weekend's episode of A Way with Words, it's now up on the web site: We had a good time as we talked with callers about: --the meaning and origin of "snarky" --"last-stich effort" vs...
A husband and wife ask for wisdom about a long-running dispute: Is it last-stitch effort or last-ditch effort? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Last-Ditch Effort” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Scott from San...
left of boom
n.— «“Left of boom“—U.S. military’s effort to disrupt insurgent cells before they can build and plant bombs.» —“Glossary” Washington Post Sept. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
