(~s)
People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a ~ when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. (AM INFORMAL)
The new runway is a billion-dollar ~.
N-COUNT disapproval
(~s)
People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a ~ when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. (AM INFORMAL)
The new runway is a billion-dollar ~.
N-COUNT disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012