interview without coffee
n.— «Eighteen Taliban were killed and dozens wounded and taken prisoner. I imagine they will be given a fair but tough interrogation—what the lads call interview without coffee.» —“Daring raid fails to nab bin Laden” by Matthew Hickley Hobart Mercury (Australia) Dec. 1, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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