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no names, no pack drill

no names, no pack drill phrase: not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.

Phrase

no names, no pack drill

  1. Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.
    • No way. I told you at the start. No names, no fucking pack-drill.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 290

Origin of no names, no pack drill

Of military origin; see drill (“military exercise”).

Questions about no names, no pack drill

What does no names, no pack drill mean?
No names, no pack drill means not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.
What part of speech is no names, no pack drill?
No names, no pack drill is a phrase.

Words near no names, no pack drill in the dictionary

  1. no more Mr Nice Guy
  2. no more Mr. Nice Guy
  3. no more no less
  4. no mores
  5. no más
  6. no names, no pack drill
  7. no need
  8. no news is good news
  9. no no
  10. no nos
  11. no notes

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