Phrase · Travel & transport
the permit-expiry ambush
noun phrase
/thuh-per-mit-ek-spy-ree-am-bush/
Definition
A cruel, perfectly timed coincidence between a council permit renewal date and increased enforcement activity.
In use
“I got hit with the permit-expiry ambush, ticket on the windscreen an hour after it lapsed.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-per-mit-ek-spy-ree-am-bush/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Travel & transport
History
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