Used sarcastically to draw attention to a motive or agenda.

(US) A cooked dish made by standing a prepared chicken upright on a partially filled can of beer and cooking it slowly in a barbecue or oven, so that the beer evaporates and permeates the meat.

(historical) A can (often with a spout and handle) filled with hot water, used to warm a room, to keep one's feet warm, or to supply water for such things as shaving, washing, etc.

A pseudo-telephone constructed from two tin cans (or paper cups, etc.) attached at the ends with string.

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question whose answer is an emphatic yes.

A person, place, thing, or situation can be very different from how it seems or appears to be at first glance.

plural of tin can telephone

The tactics or strategies of an adversary can be also be used against him or her.

(idiomatic, slang, vulgar, US) A good-humored threat of physical harm.

Begins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.