DC Идиома

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coldcock

punch without warning, jump Buddy coldcocked the pitcher - hit him when he wasn't looking.

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rodchester

single armrest between two airplane seats The woman beside me rested her arm on the rodchester.

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wildcat strike

a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people walked off the job.

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hardcore

true to what you claim

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Hell in a handcart

If something is going to hell in a handcart, it is getting worse and worse, with no hope of stopping the decline.

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redcap

n. A porter at an airport or at a railroad station. Mr. Smith works as a redcap at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

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wildcat strike|strike|wildcat

n., informal A strike not ordered by a labor union; a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers. The garbage collectors have gone on a wildcat strike, but the union is going to stop it.

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golden handcuffs

golden handcuffs
Financial benefits that an employee will lose upon resigning, as in The company's presented all the middle managers with golden handcuffs, so they can't afford to leave. This slangy business expression dates from the 1970s.