replacement smoker n.— «[The tobacco industry] calls teenagers “replacement smokers.”…The kids want to get the message out that they aren’t going to be “replacement smokers.” They aren’t going to fill those shoes...
pen down strike n. a labor protest in which workers are present at their jobs but do no work. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pen down strike n.— «Pen down strike—In this protest workers come to the office but do nothing.» —“In India, There’s A Demonstration For Any Occasion” by Michael T. Kaufman in New Delhi, India New York...
back door victory n.— «Still more fiendish is the strategy of “playing dead,” again supposedly being employed by the Conservatives. According to a series of pundits, Conservative leader Michael Howard has avoided saying...
play dead v. phr.— «Still more fiendish is the strategy of “playing dead,” again supposedly being employed by the Conservatives. According to a series of pundits, Conservative leader Michael Howard has avoided saying directly...
Fedders house n.— «Last year, a group took to the streets to protest the loss of their homes to condominiums and co-ops—buildings they have labeled “Fedders houses” after the air-conditioning units that protrude from the...