fairy ring n.— «For a minute there we thought some radical new accompaniment might break the spell of this fairy ring of cloned presentations. » —“Cholesterol People, Beware” by Leo Schofield Sydney Morning...
wheels up adj.— «But the minute the last leader’s white-topped helicopter took off at the crack of dawn Friday—went “wheels up,” in the parlance of law enforcement officers—coastal Georgians rushed to resume normal summertime...
stir cake n.— «“I went and got a shave and cut and came home, kicked it for a minute. About 5 o’clock, I was stirring cake”—a street term for selling drugs, authorities said.» —“New drug sweep nets at least 57″ by H...
roadblock n.— «The Minnesota Music Man and his newest label affiliation, Columbia Records, has hooked up with five Viacom music properties that will conduct what’s known in broadcast parlance as a roadblock. MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1 and VH1...