laugh like a drain v. phr.— «My dad was a huge Peter Sellers fan. If you’re in for two minutes, you’re in for two hours at my house. And it was always a nice truce. Because my dad was from Liverpool—he didn’t have a bad temper, but he was...
one-finger peace sign n.— «Last year, as he and 500 others walked across the country on the Great Peace March, onlookers—”Some with a smile, some displaying the one-finger “peace sign’” as one marcher put it—yelled:...
shotgun v.— «Tully shows how the spider network of many agencies and 16,000 persons has shotgunned the world with surveillance units and intercept nets.» —“Eavesdropping on Super Spies” by Keith S. Felton Los Angeles...
shotgunning v.— «Recruiters and overworked personnel administrators advise against blindly sending resumes to companies. They recommend doing your homework to determine what you can offer the company. And find out exactly whom to contact...
understander n.— «With his great physical strength and unerring sense of balance, Most developed a reputation as a champion “understander”—the term for the bottom man of the human pyramids for which Muscle Beach was famous...
wobbler n.— «Section 273.5 cases are considered “wobblers” in law enforcement jargon, meaning charges can be filed either as misdemeanors or felonies. The decision is left to the arresting officer, detective supervisor and...