When you order a pair of J’s (13 black and greens to be exact) and it was originally supposed to be a 3-5 business dayshipping order, but the shoe store shows love and over nights them....
You tell me! Use a search engine and it is everywhere, however I don't find it in any dictionary. Somewhere between expedient and expeditious expect soon to find expedious!
The political, protective and legal authorities need to deal with these concerns more expediously.
..we can offer the foreign entrepreneur, executive or investor support for the opening of a U.S. company or branch office, and assistance in applying for visas to enable such person to oversee his business or be otherwise employed in the U.S. as expediously as possible.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.