plural of public office

(government) A position or occupation established by law or by the act of a government body, for the purpose of exercising the authority of the government in the service of the public.

one who holds public office; an official or employee of the government.

plural of beast of burden

(idiomatic) To give elbow room or leeway (for something to happen).

plural of bird of prey

(transitive) To remove something by a scraping action.

Alternative form of none of your beeswax

A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.

(modal) Actually.