6,000-mile screwdriver
n.— «Well, we don’t know yet. I mean, that is—and again, we’re not going to apply the 6,000-mile screwdriver on that.» —“Lt. Gen. Mike Mcduffie Holds Defense Department Briefing On Refugees” by Mike McDuffie Political Transcripts by Federal Document Clearing House May 28, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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