kitchen sink quarter n.— «Most of the banks will write off in the third and fourth quarter just about everything they can write off—what I call kitchen sink quarters.…But 2008 should be a pretty good year.» —“Moving parts in banking system...
sink estate n.— «Today, as the dust settles on six years of building works, major changes are apparent. Milton Court has been a proving ground of a potent policy idea—the erasure and re-invention of council-run housing property. The “sink estate”...
three-jack n. in golf, taking three putts to sink the ball in a hole. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hair on it v. phr.— «TOO HAIRY. Perhaps the biggest potential woe in a WorldCom asset deal: A new owner would still be liable for any fines levied by the government. And a large fine or indictment of senior management or the company as a whole...
marine snow n.— «The discarded mucus houses are one of the components of what scientists call “marine snow,” remains of dead organisms that sink down to the seabed. Marine snow is an important part of the marine vertical carbon flux.» —“What is on...
dead-ender n.— «Another reason to act soon is that many people will not want to sink much money into a sytem that may be a dead-ender.» —“Re: Only idiots jump Bass Ackwards” by Mike Zulauf Usenet: comp.sys.next.misc Oct. 16, 1997. (source: Double...