oil spot strateg y—(Military) a tactic to secure an area to be used as a launch site for campaigns to other areas:
- The oil spot strategy is translated from the French tache d’huile, calling up the image of a stain that spreads out from a tiny spot.
oil-spot someone—(Bus tours) accidentally leave behind a member of a touring company, road show, etc.:
- Failing to leave a sign of your temporary absence (from the bus) puts you at risk of being “oil-spotted.”