Agenda. Have/hold the whip hand. Estate. Puncture. Beds in sheds

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Agenda

noun [ C ] UK /ə ˈ dʒ en. də / US /ə ˈ dʒ en. də /

a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:

There were several important items on the agenda.

The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.

(C2) a list of aims or possible future achievements:

Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).

The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).

Education was placed firmly on the political agenda in the prime minister's weekend speech.

a secret aim or reason for doing something:

She felt that some of the group had an agenda.

There's no hidden agenda - I'm just trying to help.

Have/hold the whip hand

to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation:

During the last decade the right wing of the party has held the whip hand.

Estate

noun [ C ] US /ɪ ˈ steɪ t/

a large, privately owned area of land in the country, often with a large house

law A person’s estate is everything the person owns when he or she dies. (F/Law)

Br An estate is a group of houses or factories built in a planned way.

Puncture

noun [ C ] UK /ˈ pʌ ŋ k. tʃ ə r/ US /ˈ pʌ ŋ k. tʃ ɚ /

a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre:

My bike has had two punctures in the last three weeks.

I (= my car tyre) had a puncture when I was driving back from work.

She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.

Beds in sheds

they refer to substandard and usually illegal housing in the United Kingdom, particularly in Greater London. It is characterised by garden sheds being converted into living accommodation for private rent.

Following the prevalence of " beds in sheds", Newham Council introduced compulsory licensing for residential landlords.

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