It was a coup de etat.
A coup de etat.
The Russians used it against Napoelon in Moscow. Many of Napoleons men died and over half got sick from the harsh Russian cold.
scorch earth policy
Discharge
There are a number of them. Probably the most common term for an expression which is worn out and over-used is clich
A billigan is a slang term for a do over in golf. It similar to the term mulligan used in golf. This term was used quite often with President Bill Clinton.
Probably a nautical term used when hauling a rope, originally quoted as 'hand over hand'
A maiden wicket is a term used when a bowler bowls his full quota of 6 balls in the over and does not concede any run and also manages to take a wicket. If the over does not concede any runs it is called a maiden over.
Redundant is a term used in electronics to indicate that for reliability purposed a similar circuit is built in to take over the function if the primary circuit fail. therefore redundant
Anxiety
A palaeoeconomy is a term used for the way economy has adapted over time.
The term used when a prosecuter decides to drop a case is referred to as a nolle prosequi