take-out-the-trash day
n.— «Let’s cut the guy some slack that his great escape was announced on a Friday afternoon. (Known in government as “take-out-the-trash day” when particularly smelly news is dumped on reporters heading to the bar, and hopefully lost in the weekend shuffle.)» —“‘Unrelated’ ICBC resignation unbelievable” by Michael Smyth The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Apr. 6, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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