with “red money” associated with the Republican Party: Urban areas subsidize rural areas, and the rural parts of Amer- ica are more red than blue. Hence the claim of blue money flowing into red pockets. 2. (also: old money) said of the in- herited wealth of people who have been rich for many gener- ations: We wonder why she isn’t planning on donating all of her earnings from the tape to charity, since she clearly doesn’t need the “blue money .” Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the verbal phrase blue one’s money—(sl.) spend one’s money quickly and recklessly: Men in cotton shirts and corduroys met there to “blue” their money on fiery colonial rum. blue sky • sky blue blue sky —(also: blue skies) 1. said of impractical or unfeasible plans and ideas: The rocket was dismissed as just another blue- sky project when the concept was unveiled. 2. (U.S. stock mar- ket) is used of fake or worthless bonds and stocks: They were what I would term “blue sky and hot air” securities. sky blue —a deep somewhat purplish blue color: The flag on one side of the building was sky blue ; the one on the other side was the somewhat darker shade… board school • boarding school board school —(UK hist.) free elementary school run by local education authority and supported by a parliamentary grant: What guarantee is there that they would not turn the school into a “provided” or Board School ? boarding school—a school where some or all of the pupils live during term time: At the Hanover boarding school the young girls flocked around her and listened to her gentle voice telling tales from Dickens. boarding home • boarding house boarding home—1. a home for foster children: Jacqueline was placed in a boarding home and then adopted by a couple from Plymouth. 2. a private house that provides board and lodging: Two women take up residence at a boarding home that had previously been an all-male residence. boarding house— = boarding home 2: She had some skill in the matter of keeping a boarding house and her future might indeed lie in that direction. boat man • bumboat man boat man —1. a man who lends out small boats or rows one for pay: There he found a solitary boatman , whom he hailed, and was soon seated in his kayak. 2. a water-bug (Notonecta glauca), whose body resembles a boat: The boatman dives under the water, occasionally coming to the surface for a sup- ply of air. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase boat person—(pl. boat people) a refugee who attempts to flee his country by putting out to sea in a small boat: There’s nothing wrong with being a boat person . The boat saved my life. bumboat man —(pl. bumboat people) a person in a boat sell- ing small merchandise to ships lying at a distance from the shore: A bumboat man sold him a dodgy camera without film on his first trip through the Suez Canal. boat people • river people boat people —refugees who attempt to flee their country by putting out to sea in a small boat: Most people were never aware that a great number of the boat people died on the ocean. river people —(Austral.) the Barkindji (an Aboriginal nation) who lived along the Darling River in western New South Wales: The riverboat trade began around 1853, at which time the lifestyles of the river people were disturbed irreversibly. Boat Race, the • boat race Boat Race, the—(UK) the annual race between the rowing crews of Oxford and Cambridge Universities: The event which most excited children’s loyalties was the Boat Race . boat race—a race between rowing-boats: We are sorry to state that the proposed boat race will not take place. boat-train • liner train boat-train —a passenger train timed to meet a boat: There was a domestic agency called Universal Aunts doing things that real aunts ought to be doing, like meeting small boys from India at the boat train . liner train —an express goods train between industrial cen- ters and seaports: If Beeching’s figures are accepted at their face value, the cost of carrying goods by liner trains will be much less than by heavy lorries. boathouse • houseboat boathouse —a small building or shed at the edge of a river or lake, in which boats are kept: Canoes and kayaks are pop- ular on the lake and can also be rented from the boathouse . houseboat—1. (U.S. also: float home) a boat roofed over and fitted up as a house for living in: Living in a houseboat has its charm. The tranquility and view is unequivocal. 2. (U.S. din- ers) banana split (an ice cream–based dessert served with sliced bananas): They learn to say “mats” for pancakes, and “house - boat ” for banana split, for instance, in their diner adventure. body English • body language body English—an attempt to control the movement of an object by contorting the body without touching the object: Todd and Leszek demonstrate the intensity, concentration, and body English that are required to push a radio controlled sailboat. body language—communication by facial expression and gestures rather than by spoken language: When we have a hunch that somebody is telling lies, for instance, what we really mean is that their body language and their spoken words do not agree. body shop • body shopper body shop —1. a shop or garage where the bodies of automo- tive vehicles are repaired: After a car accident, I had my car repaired at a body shop my insurance company referred me to. 2. (Body Shop) a UK based skin and body care company: A talk was given by a Body Shop representative about the pres- sures put on women in order for cosmetic companies to sell their anti-aging products. 3. (sl.) an employment agency: Known as “body shops ,” some of these middlemen are at the heart of many of the charges of visa fraud. They recruit work- ers overseas and arrange for their visas. body shopper —(sl.) a contractor in a Third World country who recruits local programmers for U.S. companies: Program- mers undercut by foreign body shoppers are waging a cam- paign to get immigration authorities to stop issuing short- term visas to foreign programmers. body work • body worker body work —1. certain physical therapies like jogging, aero- bics, etc.: Take thirty minutes out your day to do body work ; it can be walking, Yoga, aerobics, whatever you enjoy. 2. work on the metal shell of a motor vehicle: I bought my Mustang from a guy who did body work for a living, so it has had quite a bit of work done to it. body worker—(U.S. euph.) an erotic masseur; a prostitute: In the same manner that some prostitutes refer to themselves as escorts … many erotic masseurs refer to themselves as body workers . – 53 – body work