bust on someone v. phr.— «“Lepore hit a liner to center for the second out,” Christian said. “When he passed by me, he ’All over you, all over you.’ That really pumped me up. I mean, I like it when people bust on me, but...
trouble tree n.— «Just as we were getting to our mains—fried catfish with cornbread and a sort-of creole slaw—a “trouble tree” came over to our table. That’s it above: two sidecars and two Adelaide swizzles. Now, I was already...
B-train n.— «According to the police summary of facts, at 6.57pm on October 8 Harrison was driving a fully laden truck and two articulated trailers—commonly known as a B-train—and was travelling west on SH29, Tauriko, towards the Kaimai...
tinnie n.— «After a further search of the vehicle police found 12 tinnies of cannabis. Tinnie is a term for cannabis in tinfoil to be sold.» —“Routine alcohol ban check turns into major drug find” Bay of Plenty...
garriage n.— «If the homosexual population was arguing for a defined union of their own, they’d have far more success. Almost nobody is going to argue that gays have no right to form their own union called, say…“Garriage.” And then...
orphan drug n.— «Some of the most successful blockbuster drugs in the world treat diseases that most people have never heard of. They’re called orphan drugs, and the government doles out big tax breaks to companies that deliver them. Even...