baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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bankers' hours »
The period between 10am and 3pm.
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caucus race »
A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
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company »
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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developments »
Plural form of development.
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get off »
To stop using a piece of equipment.
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grease payment »
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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hothouse »
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
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in the making »
In development; in the process of being made.
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it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings »
There are more developments yet to come.
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jump the shark »
To undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.
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lubrication payment »
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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muck about »
To do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.
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one step forward, two steps back »
A situation in which progress is more than offset by adverse developments.
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