TB Idiom, Proverb

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fastball

a baseball pitched at top speed (other pitches: slider, sinker, changeup, etc.) Judd

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political football

a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.

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rustbucket

a car that is very rusty, beater Can you fix my rustbucket? Can you repair the rusty fenders?

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suffer a setback

lose a game, fail a test, become injured or ill Italy's soccer team suffered a setback losing to Ireland.

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TB

Tuberculosis For various reasons the number of TB cases has been increasing around the world recently.

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TBA

To Be Announced - used when something will be announced later I looked in the television guide to see what the 7:00 movie would be but it only said TBA.

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wheatbelt

wheat-producing area, breadbasket Farmers in the wheatbelt pray for rain for their crops.

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deuce odims and darks on the cutback

fourty-eight hours ago

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Carpetbagger

A carpetbagger is an opportunist without any scruples or ethics, or a politican who wants to represent a place they have no connection with.

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Football's a game of two halves

(UK) If something's a game of two halves, it means that it's possible for someone's fortunes or luck to change and the person who's winning could end up a loser.

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In a heartbeat

If something happens very quickly or immediately, it happens in a heartbeat.

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In the catbird seat

(USA) If someone is in the catbird seat, they are in an advantageous or superior position.

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cutback

n. An act of decreasing monetary sources. The cutback in military spending has caused many bases to be closed.

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heartbreaker

n. One with numerous admirers of the opposite sex; one with whom others fall in love readily. Tom, who has four girls in love with him at college, has developed the reputation of being a heartbreaker.

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meatball

n., slang A dull, boring, slow-witted, or uninteresting person. You'll never get an interesting story out of that meatball stop inviting him.

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outback

n. 1. The remote and uncultivated wilderness areas of Australia or New Zealand, with very few inhabitants. Mike and Barbara roughed it in the Australian outback for nearly two years. 2. Any remote, sparsely populated region. Tom's old ranch in Texas is next to an arid outback.

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potboiler

n. A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. "Reading a cheap potboiler helps me go to sleep," the professor wryly remarked.

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setback

n. A disadvantage; a delay. We suffered a major setback when my wife lost her job.

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catbird seat

catbird seat
A situation of advantage or superiority, as in His promotion put Charles in the catbird seat. This term is thought to allude to that noisy bird's habitual high perch. It was popularized in the 1940s by sportscaster Red Barber.