handbrake

British

/ ˈhændˌbreɪk /

noun

a brake operated by a hand lever
the lever that operates the handbrake

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She said his story changed and he claimed Kimberley was in the car and pulled the handbrake, causing it to crash.

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England had not so much left the handbrake on as lost the keys to a car locked in the garage.

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"They are operating with the handbrake on because of legacy issues which impact the Premier League PSR rules, but I do think Uefa rules are the main issue," he said.

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But in October this year the Church's leaders performed what one of their critics describes as "a handbrake turn".

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It is a handbrake turn after Baby Reindeer, but Gunning says the script was "beautiful" and she wanted to be involved "in the special charity".

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