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have one’s hazards on

have one’s hazards on  v. phr.— «Last column’s treatise on baseball pants pockets prompted some good responses, many of them chiding Uni Watch for not mentioning that having an inside-out pocket is often referred to as “leaving your...

duck

duck  n.— «As of this week there should be five of the big yellow CL-215 water-skimming air tankers, or “ducks” as they are commonly called, based at the Slave Lake.» —“Fire hazard extreme: be careful!” Lakeside...

alligator hide

alligator hide  n.— «Sometimes, the tire fragments cause accidents. Damage to vehicles resulting from contact with flying “alligator hides”—or as a result of swerving to avoid them—is a common hazard of freeway driving...

irritable desk syndrome

irritable desk syndrome  n.— «They even coined a new term for this hazard that today’s uber modern work culture has churned out—Irritable Desk Syndrome. Researchers say the syndrome is the after—effect of a cluttered desk, poor posture and...

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