sin-bin room n.— «Ms Hewitt’s plans for licensed premises to provide “sin-bin” rooms in which employees or customers can smoke if they wish…are still on the table. Several ministers raised questions at yesterday’s...
smoking carriage n.— «Ms Hewitt’s plans for licensed premises to provide “sin-bin” rooms in which employees or customers can smoke if they wish…are still on the table. Several ministers raised questions at yesterday’s...
top hatting n.— «The film, which played a part in all three men pleading guilty, showed “top hatting”—dropping chips on to a gaming table a split second after the roulette ball has dropped—in slow motion. The deception relies...
talent bucket n.— «The minutes reveal that some of the 700 detectives will be placed in a “bucket” of talent and handpicked to work in special “strike forces” according to their rank and skill. “The organised...
rice bowl n.— «The composition of QDR architects is likely to produce another rubber-stamp picture of where spending priorities should remain, thus protecting the iron rice bowls of tactical air supremacy aircraft, carriers and subs...
perfumed princes n.pl.— «Critics regard Petraeus as one of a type they call “perfumed princes,” a derisive term for officers who have advanced from one staff job to another, essentially working as efficient courtiers to the...