son stroke n.— «Even before summer has arrived, Hyderabad cricket is suffering from a peculiar “son stroke.” Certainly, it’s not a crime to see one’s son play cricket at any level. But, what happens is when it comes to picking...
Tom Dick adj.— «“That performance was good from us. We felt we did enough to win the game and were in a good position. We were disappointed to lose a goal to a set-piece in the end but it was only three points at stake, that’s all you get...
dashboarding v.— «Consisting of a customizable key performance indicator (KPI) portal with digital dashboarding capabilities, a set of integrated analytics, and the power of the NCR’s Teradata warehouse, the WorldMART Enterprise Edition...
oil-spotted v.— «Many tours impose bus fines. If you’re late for the bus call, management will fine you. But on Pink’s tour, we had something called “oil-spotted.” What it means is, if you’re more than five minutes late for...
red light syndrome n.— «We had to ensure that each member of the band didn’t just fall into the normal “red-light syndrome,” concentrating on their visual performance only when the nearest camera cue light was on—because...
bumper n.— «The Konzertstuck for four horns, which will preface the BBC SSO’s performance of Manfred, also looks like being allowed to speak for itself. When, some years ago, the work was presented by another Scottish orchestra, the...