have-yacht n.— «Yacht is seen as another luxury after big houses and big-brand cars, with new words even coined for the City of London—the “have-yacht” and “have-nots.”» —“ Yacht sales to mirror UK...
family photo n.— «A family photo of EU heads of state and government is usual for any of the union’s special summits. But one had been deemed so difficult for the Lisbon version of the special council in that Austria’s 14 EU partners have...
black whistle n.— «Yang Zuwu, general manager of the Premier League side Beijing Hyundai, said that “faked matches, black whistles, betting on games and other ugly phenomena” were increasing, the Xinhua news agency reported on...
vacation diplomacy n.— «Xinhua news agency today carries a commentary titled, “What are the taiwan authorities up to while going in for ‘sports diplomacy’?,” which reads as follows: Over the past few years, the taiwan...
vacation diplomacy n.— «The Chinese spokesman accused Taiwan authorities of using “transit diplomacy” and “vacation diplomacy” as a way to create “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan,”...