(finance) A ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting...

(idiomatic) to understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine what would be appropriate or inappropriate to say or do

plural of flame

(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. / (intransitive, slang) to abscond.