Local lore has it that the train was taking the treasure -- most of it gold jewelry and fixtures seized from Eastern European Jews and melted into ingots -- to German territory farther west to prevent its falling into the hands of the Soviet troops who would overrun the area within weeks.
Double-hatting . This is a relatively new piece of Eurospeak used to describe a person or institution which performs two roles. The EUâs recently created army units will, for example, serve both NATO and the Union under a double command structure.
A double entendre is usually a phrase which has one obvious, straightforward meaning and a second meaning which is usually ironic and often risque (e.g.pertaining to sexual organs, bodily functions etc.) In Twelfth Night the double entendres come from the mouths of characters like Maria and Sir Toby: