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W.O.S.B.
W.O.S.B. n. also with pronunc. 
/ˈwɒzbɪ/ War Office Selection Board.
/ˈwɒzbɪ/ War Office Selection Board.ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > War Office > department, board, etc.
ordnance1485
military chest1745
War Cabinet1916
W.O.S.B.1945
War Ag1949
1945 Jrnl. Royal Army Med. Corps 84 75 W.O.S.B.'s which followed the pattern of the experimental Board.
1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 268/1 The need for skilful selection of officers..led to the WOSB or War Office Selection Board.
1982 S. Raven Shadows on Grass (1983) v. 95 I was summoned to a W.O.S.B...which would finally determine whether I was fit to be trained for a Commission.
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- to leap to be or do something
- to leap to horse
- to leap upon
- to learn a person a thing or two
- to learn a thing or two
- to learn at one's mother's knee
- to learn by example
- to learn by heart, by rote
- to learn fashions
- to learn from example
- to learn one's lesson
- to learn out
- to learn the fashions
- to learn the ropes
- to learn the use of the globes
- to leave a bug in a person's ear
- to leave a mark
- to leave a marks
- to leave a matter at a loose end
- to leave a person alone
- to leave a person be
- to leave a person cold
- to leave a person flat
- to leave a person hanging
- to leave a person on ice