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finger trouble

finger trouble  n.— «Finger trouble on the control panel is my big worry. Unlike the passive taps where I can (and do) get the wrong connection on the sniffer, such a mistake on an active patch panel could disrupt a live connection...

leave (something) on the table

leave (something) on the table  v. phr.— «He admitted he does have bad dreams occasionally about an estimator’s most dreaded mistake—“leaving something on the table”—in layman’s terms, forgetting to include a figure in a final estimate...

ringxiety

ringxiety  n.— «What they are hearing is a barely discernable sound—perhaps chimes, a faint trill or an electronic bleat—that they mistake for the ringtone of their cellphone, which isn’t ringing. This audio illusion—called phantom phone...

fauxcellarm

fauxcellarm  n.— «What they are hearing is a barely discernable sound—perhaps chimes, a faint trill or an electronic bleat—that they mistake for the ringtone of their cellphone, which isn’t ringing. This audio illusion—called phantom phone...

déjà fubar

déjà fubar  n.— «Déjà fubar |˜dā zh ä ˈfoō˜bär | noun…That sinking feeling that you’ve made this very same mistake before. Maybe even many times before.» —“Déjà fubar” by Andy Hunt Andy’s Blog Oct...

voodoo poll

voodoo poll  n.— «“Voodoo polls” is a term coined by Sir Bob Worcester to refer to phone-in, click-on or “press-the-red-button” polls, the sort of thing you see on Sky News, the AOL homepage or in the tabloid press. These...

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