penny in the fusebox
Meanings
noun
- An improvised repair made with no regard for safety.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see penny, in, the, fusebox.
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Etymology
By metaphorical extension from the literal sense, a makeshift to close a circuit when no replacement fuse is at hand; unsafe, inadvisable, and disdained by others in any circumstance except a rare one like wartime heroism.
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