at best

adv : under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the

money" [syn: {at the best}] [ant: {at worst}]

rat belt

A cable tie, especially the sawtoothed, self-locking plastic

kind that you can remove only by cutting (as opposed to a

random twist of wire or a twist tie or one of those humongous

metal clip frobs). Small cable ties are "mouse belts".

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