car bomb
v.— «Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels referred to it as having “car bombed” the Legislature. He and others described it as a pre-meditated, malicious effort to derail Republican plans to move the state forward.» —“City Hall’s new restrooms convenient, fully hands-off” by Peter Ciancone Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.) Mar. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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