Generally occurs at the end of the school semester and the beginning of exam week. You ask your professor/teacher what to study for the Final Exam. They tell you what isn't going to be on the Final Exam or, they tell you what isn't going to emphasized in great detail. Contrary to what they told you, they end up putting that AND ONLY THAT on the final, thereby causing you to fail for the semester resulting in you having to repeat the course next semester.
Kid: She told me it wasn't on the test. I didn't study it... She put it on the test. I failed it.
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 peecalculus.