interview without coffee

interview without coffee
 n.— «The meeting between Geoff Hoon and Samantha, the widow of Sergeant Steve Roberts, shot after he had handed back his body armour in Iraq, will be something of an interview without coffee—military jargon for a commander’s dressing-down of a subordinate.» —“Troops face an unacceptable level of risk” by Robert Fox Evening Standard (U.K.) Jan. 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)