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Definitions by The Return of Light joker

house-cleaning 

a reorganization of a business, government entity, or organization, especially with presumed intention of dismissing dishonest or incompetent officials/employees
They talk about a house-cleaning, yet they barely took any action.

pressure cooker 

a place or situation of high personal stress (from a cooking vessel that does not allow air or water to escape below a certain pressure)
They found themselves in more of a pressure cooker than they expected.

laundry list 

a bill, especially a long one, of items to obtain, do, or not do
That laundry list that he forgot was no guide to ethical politics.

buzzworthy 

This wannabe statesman is not buzzworthy. He is purely an attention whore.

run interference 

The older girl ran interference for their daughter while she set up the prank on their back porch. (example of run interference)
1. a patch or fix in a computer program, especially a clumsy one

2. to fix a computer program
The way things work with that system is a kludge.
a fraternity or sorority with a Greek letter name
They pretended they were Greek with the intention of getting drunk.