casa destroyer
n.— «Castro insistió en que la vivienda donde estaban los mareros no es “casa destroyer,” como afirman los policías, sino que es alquilada por la iglesia.» —“Detienen a 19 pandilleros en rehabilitación” by David Marroquín La Prensa Gráfica (El Salvador) Mar. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Book recommendations, including a collection of short stories inspired by dictionaries, and a techno-thriller for teens. Or, how about novels with an upbeat message? Publishers call this genre up lit. Plus, a clergyman ponders an arresting phrase in...
How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms blue and orange arrived in English via French, so why didn’t we also adapt the French for black and white? • Not every example of writing goes in one direction across the page...