complete knockdown n.— «Still, said J.D. Powers’ Dunne, Chinese carmakers might not encounter the same challenges penetrating the U.S. market from Tijuana that Honda and Toyota did in the 1980s when they had no local supplier base. These...
bins n.pl.— «This chance encounter brought birds to his attention, the scales fell from his eyes, and he began to take notice of them, and the peculiar, underground fraternity (and sorority) who stalk them with bins (birding shorthand for...
pass-by meeting n.— «“The exchange, such as it was, was limited and was on Iraq…. It was a pass-by meeting,” he told Reuters, using the term for a brief informal encounter.» —“Senior U.S., Iranian officials meet at Iraq...
revolving bastard n.— «I have had a fine encounter with Pappy Selznick. I wrote you about the requirement that I send publicity to Birdwell. Well, Birdwell is the revolving bastard if there ever was one. (The Revolving Bastard, in case...
bullet sponge n.— «I believe George does not want to humanize his cannon fodder, or bullet sponges, as the soldiers call themselves.» —“Close Encounters of the Bush Kind” by Cindy Sheehan Thepeoplesvoice.org Oct...
medigap n.— «People also should plan for the routine health costs they’ll encounter every month, including premiums for supplemental insurance, often called “medigap.” The most popular plans cost an average of $155 a month...