over the transom

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Meaning: (idiomatic,of a work submitted forpublication)Unsolicited.All theover-the-transomarticles are handled by our interns.Only one piece that came inover the transomappears in this issue.; (idiomatic,law,government)Meeting a deadline by delivery after the day of the deadline but before opening of business the following business day.They worked into the night and sent an associate to make anover-the-transomfiling.

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