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hully-gully

hully-gully  adj.— «It was a lot safer, too, because the scores were planned, not hully-gully where you might run into any kind of surprise. Indeed, Diesel was sent to San Quentin after he tried to rob a Sacramento poker room in his own...

white-label

white-label  adj.— «There are three RBC locations providing a total of at least six machines. Oddly enough, there’s a white-label machine there too…wouldn’t surprise me if RBC owned it.» —“Re: ATM Convenience...

scaffolding

scaffolding  n.— «Another emerging trend in coursework is the use by pupils in their coursework of structures handed down by their teachers, a practice known as “scaffolding”. Moderators said that they had seen some very...

over-hang

over-hang  n.— «It is a surprise to many people that in the coming three years, there is a very good possibility that there might be more than 120 MPs in Parliament. A Parliamentary “over-hang,” as it is called, is caused by...

land of fruits and nuts

land of fruits and nuts  n.— «Last year, San Francisco 49ers came out of the land of fruits and nuts to surprise almost everyone and become NFL champions.» —“NFC West holds surprises Falcons should soar; 49ers must dig...

forgotten arm

forgotten arm  n.— «While boxing informs “The Forgotten Arm”—the title refers to an obscure term for a surprise punch—she’s not about to draw comparisons between music and boxing, unscrupulous management practices inherent to...

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