bag skate n.— «A legendary sign of trouble when players arrive for practice is that there are no pucks out. That means it’s a “bag skate,” a vigorous, sprint-heavy, all-skating workout that is often punishment. The exact...
spinning n.— «Handing out chunky pieces of a hot IPO has led to trouble in other markets. Several years ago, U.S. regulators cracked down on a practice known as spinning, in which investment banks steered hot IPO shares to preferred...
lane-flushing n.— «The first priority is the mission of the department, which is to keep the wrong people and the wrong items out of the country. On that, they can never compromise. Speeding the interview process is strictly taboo, Perry...
hubby-sitter n.— «The singer has hired a male nanny to keep Kevin Federline out of trouble with girls, booze and bar fights. In America, they call him a “hubby-sitter.” In Britain we’ve got another name for it. Sneak...
steady ticket n.— «I worked day labor for quite some time before I realized how “tied” you end up being to that dead-end…I mean, you get paid every day, but if you wanna keep getting paid, you gotta come back every day...
pervert row n.— «The foursome had seats near each other, by the runway, the place the dancers affectionately refer to as “pervert row.”» —“Sure, you can buy love; you can buy trouble, too” by Ricky...