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In baseball, a rundown, informally known as a pickle, the hotbox, or goose chase is a situation that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases, also known as no-man's land, and is in jeopardy of being tagged out.
"The absence of any sharp new angle, any strong new drive in Mr. Roosevelt's messages reflected the fact that he and his Cabinet (only Messrs. Hull, Murphy, Woodring, Edison and Ickes were at hand) had been caught off-base with the rest of the world by the Hitler-Stalin deal, the sudden push for Poland".
Pickling of bombs was used against tree lines, enemy bunker lines, or as a blocking screen when a wide area needed to be attacked. A "pickle switch" was the nickname for the bomb-release switch located on the control stick of a fighter-bomber aircraft. Clark, Gregory R. (1990). "Pickling (Bomb Release Switch, Pickle Switch)".
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While the name Keep Away is self-explanatory, the origin of some of the other titles are less clear. Monkey in the Middle is likely to have arisen because the middle player jumps and waves his arms around like a monkey. The names Piggy in the Middle and Pickle in a Dish are of unknown derivation. "Pickle in the middle" derives from the game of ...
Should you be avoiding the expression “caught red-handed?” Thursday’s episode of “Atlanta” on FX posed the question, where does that phrase actually come from?
Piccalilli, or mustard pickle, is a British [1] interpretation of South Asian pickles, a relish [2] [3] of chopped and pickled vegetables and spices. [4] Regional recipes vary considerably. Etymology
Pickles the piglet made a daring escape from his new owner's car, sparking a frenzied pig pursuit in the town of Sebastopol. A piglet on the lam. An escaped mini pig leads police in California ...