land mine
nounDefinitions
A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
- He said conversations are dressed up in language about the educational value or inherent beauty of the remains — what he called a clear ploy to divert attention from the ethical land mine that is owning a piece of a deceased person.
A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which…
A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
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A pile of uncollected dog poop left in a space (like a sidewalk, park, or common lawn)…
A pile of uncollected dog poop left in a space (like a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) that someone might accidentally step in.
- Our streets and sidewalks have been overrun with trash, and the dog feces landmines that pedestrians have to navigate are an added element having deleterious effects on our health and well-being ...
- ... if ten dogs a day visit a park, and their owners don't pick up their poop, each week that's 70 landmines ...
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