The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCREWLIKE
Etymology
Adjective
screwlike (comparative more screwlike, superlative most screwlike)
Resembling a screw (mechanical fastener) or some aspect of one.
Source: Wiktionary
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BOOK
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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