rain iron v. phr.— «Though surrounded by sandbags piled 5 feet high, they offer little safety from a direct hit by a rocket or mortar, which are lobbed over the wire nightly. “Raining iron,” the soldiers call it, and smile...
pucker v.— «“No matter how many times you do it, you still pucker once you get over the wire,” says one of the helicopter’s pilots, Chief Warrant Officer Lance Duensing.» —“The Doctors of War” by Bob Drury Men’s...
dust-off n.— «Everything I do in there just gives me that much more confidence on a dust-off.…It’s the same for every medic I work with.» —“The Doctors of War” by Bob Drury Men’s Health Jan. 30, 2006...
butter and eggs n.— «Participants in gambling pools are now using figures for daily butter and egg receipts in the Chicago market.» —“Bank’s Black Blotters Block Bold Bad Men” Chicago Tribune Nov. 19, 1933. (source:...
school night n.— «“Can I buy you a drink after work?” asked Oliver. “No, I have plans,” said Craig. “And tonight’s a school night, for you, anyway. I’ll meet you after work tomorrow—then we can get really shitfaced...
high-marking n.— «Did a practice called “high-marking” cause the avalanche that killed two Iowa men? Witnesses say the men were competing to see who could drive their snowmobile farthest up a hillside near Rocky Mountain...