Boot camp

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Boot camp

Meaning: A training program designed to provide an inexperienced person basic knowledge, usually military.

Example: At most restaurants, bussing tables acts as a sort of boot camp for would be waiters.

Origin: During the Spanish-American War sailors wore leggings called boots. The term "boot" came to mean a Navy (or Marine) recruit. These recruits trained in "boot" camps.