[out in force] {adv. phr.} Present in very large numbers; en masse. * /On the Fourth of July the police cars are out in force in the Chicago area./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

force

[force] See: [IN FORCE], [JOIN FORCES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

force play

[force play] or [force-out] {n.} A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

railroad

[railroad] {v.} To force through; push through by force. * /The bill was railroaded through the state legislature due to the influence of some very wealthy sponsors./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Chinese proverb

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, the child does.

to foul one's own nest

[to foul one's own nest] {v. phr.} To compromise unintentionally one's own interests by sharing private information […]

slap-head

[slap-head] {n.} {adj.} A bald man.

Generica

[Generica] Fast food joints, strip malls, sub-divisions as in "we were so lost in generica that I couldn't remember what city […]

[GJ] "Good job", often sarcastic

from rags to riches

[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches […]

off the wall

[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; […]

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