jack-up n.— «Leader Don Brash has moved a no-confidence motion in Ms Wilson, but insisted every opportunity presented by the Government for it to formally debate this in Parliament was “a jack-up,” and a ruse by the Government...
rark up v. phr.— «National was pretty rarked up by the time the helicopter issue came up. It had already found four ways to stymie the debate it has been seeking on Ms Wilson’s refusal to put Mr Field’s conduct before the privileges...
tugger n.— «Mr. Mark responded by cupping his hand and sort of waggling it up and down, in the internationally recognised gesture often referred to as “the tugger.”» —“All at sea on a wave of vulgarity” by Jane...