ale post »
A maypole.
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answer on a postcard »
To give a brief answer or opinion.
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baby blues »
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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bury the lead »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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bury the lede »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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deaf as a doorpost »
Stone deaf.
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fencepost problem »
In computer programming, a problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.
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four poster »
bed
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from pillar to post »
To another; hither and thither, to and fro.
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garbage in, garbage out »
(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"
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keep somebody posted »
To inform or to keep somebody up to date.
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last post »
military bugle call
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long finger »
A state of postponement or procrastination.
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manoeuvre the apostles »
To rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.
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move the goal posts »
To unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.
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