stag n.— «The young gunner from an artillery unit drafted in to the province as makeshift infantrymen was on sentry duty—”stag” in army parlance—in a sandbagged sangar when the first IRA rounds whistled in, fired from tubes welded to the back of a...
leave everything on the field v. phr.— «First he held forth at length the press conference for long stretches, then spent three solid hours that evening at the CBS party at the Rose Bowl, glad-handing critics on the stadium turf and talking a mile...
RBS n.— «The advantage to being an RBS, or Real Bearded Santa as it’s called in the industry, was clear. The men looked like, well, they looked like the real deal.» —“Jolly bunch goes extra mile for job” by Rosalind Bentley Atlanta Journal...
half mile of hell n.— «He competed in the pony chuckwagon and chariot races that are a staple of small town rodeos.…The race itself, around an oval field—affectionately known as the “half mile of hell”—is just as fast and still dangerous.» —“A...
road pricing n.— «Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has proposed charging drivers the equivalent of up to two dollars, 30 cents for every mile traveled on the nation’s most congested highways. “Road pricing,” as it’s called, would involve...
pirata n.— «Using a taxi pirata—illegal taxi—is out of the question. The 10-mile ride would cost her more than her daily earnings of $50.» —“For Working Poor, Rides Are a Lifeline” by Richard Marosi Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2003. (source: Double...
