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being handed the cranial drill

To be given the sole responsibility of an important task or mission. Usually, this applies to situations where an experienced master of their craft passes on the mantle to a rookie with little to no prior experience. This rookie is often attributed to be "built different".
Doctors rushed to get this very important patient to the operating table as quickly as possible. The top neurosurgeon at NYU Langone informed the others that the graduate student will be joining them. The others who collectively represented 200 years of experience, panicked as they argued that this wasn’t a place and time for a rookie to shadow them. “Oh, he won’t be shadowing us”, as the student was being handed the cranial drill.
by Hotwhip8 September 8, 2020
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It's not that crucial

A phrase created by me meaning it "is really that important?" or "nobody really cares."
Person 1: Oh man I got a 100 on my test today!

Person 2: It's not that crucial.
by kaylacrucial January 28, 2009
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crackalantern

Did you see that crackalantern on the street? He had one tooth left.
by fjelderstadt June 28, 2005
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corporate-speak or PC phrase to describe someone who's got their head stuck squarely up their ass.
Not sure what's going on with Joe today - he's acting like a real jerk. Maybe he's suffering from cranial rectal proximity syndrome
by Annakaleia September 30, 2011
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crackalackn

A way of saying "what on earth is keeping you so ridiculously jobless & idly and prying"
A status on social media account "whats crackalackn you"
by Vazzmatazz August 3, 2017
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Cranial Rectitus

A severe medical condition caused by excessive arrogance and ignorance resulting in one's head becoming lodged into their anal rectal region.
My customer was yelling and belittling me . I determined he suffered from Cranial Rectitus.
by K-Krunk November 5, 2017
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