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sound truck

[sound truck] {n. phr.} A truck equipped with loudspeakers. * /During the senatorial campaign, the streets of the big city were full of sound trucks blaring out messages./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

run-in

[run-in] {n.} 1. A traffic accident. * /My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck./ 2. A violent quarrel. * /John had a nasty run-in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[for example] or [for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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