hotel reporting n.— «ABC’s Peter Jennings called it “hotel reporting.” We got it from China last June when many Western journalists, their freedom of movement severely restricted in Beijing, were forced to observe the...
chalk n.— «The evening before the flight I was informed, joy of joys, that I would be the movement commander for one plane load of soldiers (in military parlance a “chalk”).» —“Out Of Washington” by...
Wal-Martization n.— «In a process that has been coined “Wal-Martization,” the $359 billion retail behemoth is driving down wages and benefits in the retail industry and beyond as competitors scramble to imitate its business...
shut in n.— «The most important deal ever consummated in the history of the oil business was brought to a head at a late hour last night.…The great shut-down movement was completed in every detail, and the shut-down or shut-in will...
on (one’s) bicycle adj. in boxing, constantly moving around a ring (to avoid an opponent). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
386 generation n.— «The so-called “386-generation” members who had once led the movement for democracy are now in several government positions.» —“The Long-Lost Civilian Revolution” by Kim Gi-hyeon in...