pork barrel

the funding of projects that a localized to a specific area but with the costs spread across all taxpayers

Pork barrel spending is an 800 pound gorilla. Many politicians say they will stop it but don't.

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nest

He worked hard to insure that he had a nest of his own.

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a blockage of something (from the severe road traffic stalling situation)

The gridlock in Web traffic is due to the worm's payload.

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something popular or successful, usually a movie

The movie was an unexpected blockbuster.

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the era of gaming where computers used 8-bit methods of producing the game programing and 8-bit systems were the most up to date

The 8-bit era was during the late 1980s and introduced better animation to games.

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The one cold snap we had before winter came at an inconvenient time.

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a very irresponsible person who is likely to cause destruction

How did such a loose cannon get into a position of authority?

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