"no names, no pack drill" meaning in All languages combined

See no names, no pack drill on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Etymology: Of military origin; see drill (“military exercise”). Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} no names, no pack drill
  1. Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.
    Sense id: en-no_names,_no_pack_drill-en-phrase-dRvWTVq0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      },
      "expansion": "no names, no pack drill",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 290:",
          "text": "No way. I told you at the start. No names, no fucking pack-drill.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble."
      ],
      "id": "en-no_names,_no_pack_drill-en-phrase-dRvWTVq0",
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "miscreant",
          "miscreant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "no names, no pack drill"
}

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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 290:",
          "text": "No way. I told you at the start. No names, no fucking pack-drill.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble."
      ],
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