crew

Related to crew: CREW network

crew cut

A very short hairstyle typically for men. Its name is thought to come from its initial popularity among rowers. The coach makes us all get crew cuts at the start of the season because long hair isn't allowed on the team.
See also: crew, cut

crew up

1. To join other people as the crew of a ship or plane. Having no other real job opportunities, I decided to crew up on a cargo ship hauling goods to and from Southeast Asia. She's crewing up with some of the most experienced astronauts in the world for their next space expedition.
2. To gather together as a group in order to accomplish some specific task, especially to commit a crime. We're crewing up for a bank heist soon. You in?
See also: crew, up

skeleton crew

The bare minimum amount of employees necessary to keep an office, business, service, etc., running at a basic level. We can't have a restaurant that is completely closed during the slow season, so we keep a skeleton crew on board to serve the few customers who decide to come in. The rigs will have a skeleton crew keeping them running until the company finishes handing over its business to the new owners.
See also: crew, skeleton
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crew cut

A closely cropped haircut, usually for a male, as in The boys all think crew cuts are cooler in summer. This term presumably originated in the navy ( crew referring to a ship's crew), where such a haircut was mandatory. [c. 1940]
See also: crew, cut
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a skeleton ˈcrew/ˈstaff/ˈservice

the minimum number of staff necessary to run an organization or service: At weekends we have a skeleton staff to deal with emergencies.
See also: crew, service, skeleton, staff
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • crew cut
  • mop-top
  • any (one) worth (one's) salt
  • keel over
  • mullet
  • young man
  • walk it off
  • walk off
  • play it safe
  • play safe
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LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed pleasure over the safe recovery of pilots and crew of helicopter of Punjab government from Logar, Afghanistan.
CM expresses pleasure over safe recovery of helicopter crew
IBS Software, a leading IT solutions provider to the global aviation industry, has inked a deal with Lufthansa for replacing the airline's legacy Unisys based Crew Management applications with iFlight Crew, a state-of-the-art airline crew management solution by IBS.
IBS Software inks 10-year contract with Lufthansa
This month, Emirates celebrates a milestone in its employee history, with its cabin crew team now crossing 20,000 staff.
Emirates boasts 20,000 strong cabin crew
The state carrier is all set to charm the passengers with the new dress of cabin crew -- the theme of the attire ostensibly being " spring".
Crew grounds AI's spring uniform
Emirates Airline had its busiest year for cabin crew training with more than 33,000 attendees on various courses in 2014.
Emirates enjoys busiest year for cabin crew training