front up v. phr.— «After his third loss on the trot, the second defeat conceded after having a significant lead, Jones was, to use an Australianism, “fronting up” to the stick he knew he and his team were bound to cop...
journalists’ colony n.— «There are other ways of managing the media without using the “risk to national security” approach. The government of India adopts a carrot and stick tactic. The carrot can include subsidised housing in...
hell to breakfast adj.— «From hell to breakfast. An expression denoting great length, or completeness, or duration. “I’ll stick to this business from hell to breakfast.” Note also: “Till the cows come home.” The...
arm-chair pilot n.— «One sure way to tell the real thing from an arm-chair pilot…put the stick in his hand and give him a job to do.» —in advert. for Chesterfield cigarettes Clearfield Progress (Pa.) Aug. 10...
sacking out n.— «One of the main tools to getting the horse used to human touch is a technique called sacking-out. “It comes from an old term where they used to take a gunny-sack and rub it all over the horse,” he said...
cutie n.— «Crawley is a cutie, a side-to-side boxer who will stick and move, just like Anthony Fletcher, a southpaw, who holds the only win over Bramble.» —“Tossup Fight For Lightweight Title Tomorrow” by Jack...