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Idiom: sure as eggs is eggs (used idiomatically: yes)
AT 11 am today ( not withstanding the weather ) , Essex 's favourite son will shuffle down those famous steps at Lord 's , shoulders drooped and rolling , to launch the English cricket season . He might have the likely lads behind him : Pringle from Kenya , Foster from Colchester , Waugh from Sydney and various waifs and strays that Essex Man has housed ; or he may be ready to bat . If a pup from the England A team should over - pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 . Nobody has been more appropriately cast : almost single - handedly Graham Gooch has rejuvenated English cricket . He has given it continuity and confidence , matching perspiration with performance .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Then , distressed sovereigns that had already lost market access – Greece and Ireland – were bailed out by the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund and the European ~ Union . But no one will bail out these super - sovereigns if the sovereigns prove to be insolvent . Thus , the current strategy of kicking the can down the road will soon reach its limits , and a different plan will be needed to save the eurozone . The first institutional reform takes the form of a larger envelope of official resources , which would mean a quasi - fiscal union . Official resources currently are sufficient to bail out Greece , Ireland , and Portugal , but not to prevent a self - fulfilling run on the short - term sovereign and financial liabilities of Spain and other potentially distressed eurozone members .
Idiom: count your blessings (used idiomatically: yes)
EMI have issued their first 12-inch 78rpm disc in over 30 years . It follows the success of the film Hear my song which features the recordings of Josef Locke made during the 1940s and 1950s . The 78 includes Hear my song , Charmaine , Count your blessings and Goodbye from The White Horse Inn . OBITUARIES OLIVIER MESSIAEN has died at the age of 83 .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
The sun . The sun . Our star is too bright for us to see stars from further away . Do you know why we can see them at night and not at day time . Why is the sun bright during the day time ?
Idiom: on the take (used idiomatically: yes)
Can you take some bloods for chemistry , and we 'll start her on streptokinase . Maybe that 'll hold her . Who 's on take today ? ' ' Jesus Marumba . I 'll call him down . '
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
' After the trick of the engagement Constanza wanted to break it off then and there whatever her own feelings . They rushed out into Regent 's Park — out of earshot — and Simon told her , yes of course he was forcing her hand , it was blackmail : he did love her so , she was the right one for him and he 'd take her tomorrow on five hundred pounds , if someone would lend them to him , and he did rather fancy himself as a married man at twenty - one . ' On my mother 's money ? ' ' That 's my bit of luck — the trust fund thrown in as well as your extraordinary mama . Darling , sweet Constanza , let 's do it , let 's do it now , we are going to have a jolly life you and I , let 's cock a snook at the world and the mess it 's in . '
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
He knows what budget he has got , when the record will be released and how … It 's got little to do with art.’ Jay comes from a different end of the spectrum to Dave Ambrose , but the two both like to talk nuts and bolts . ‘ A good A&R man,’ Ambrose argues , ‘ should not be a ‘ muso’because that leads to musical snobbery . A musical snob can miss the fact that people may actually want to buy a certain kind of thing.’
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
' But most significantly , both ran at times when there was a mood of stagnation and disunity in America . ' Both pitched themselves as being about change , the future rather than the status quo and the past , ' says Dr King . The words , ' Let 's get this country moving again , ' and ' We stand on the edge of a New Frontier,'were actually spoken by Kennedy , while 32 years later Bill Clinton promised to ' lift up the American people,'and of , ' a victory of hope over fear … instead of four more tired old years , four new years . ' The sentiments are the same , they embody a new , noble America which will arise from the ashes of the recession . Clinton 's intention to include a Republican in his Cabinet also mirrors Kennedy , who made Douglas Dillon , a typical Republican , his Treasury Secretary .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
The nearest thing to a Zemsky sobor summoned by Peter 's successors was Catherine II 's Legislative Commission ( 1766–68 ) . It helped make the government conscious of some of the preoccupations of nobility and townsmen , but when its proceedings were interrupted by the Turkish War , Catherine allowed the experiment to lapse . Nor did any of the projects for constitutional constraints upon the Tsar 's discretion bear fruit . The only major attempt to impose terms on the Crown was made in 1730 , when Peter 's daughter Anne was offered the throne . The Supreme Privy Council , established during the reign of Peter 's widow Catherine I ( 1725–27 ) , sought to establish the right to participation in , and an effective veto over , all major policy decisions .
Idiom: blaze a trail (used idiomatically: yes)
Gregori Martin , of Malta 's Sliema Wanderers , was suspended from UEFA competitions until 1995 for assaulting the referee in a tie against Nentori Tirana . The acceptable face of striking was seen in the League of Ireland yesterday , when Galway ( ' We 're going to Derry to attack ' ) kept their word — and lost 9 - 1 . Football : Mehew blazes own trail : Guy Hodgson finds the blase blending with the blatant at Twerton Park By GUY HODGSON THE WHIFF of intrigue was in the air at Twerton Park .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Art and government We want your power : we do n't like you : we 've been ripped off The British , U.S. and Dutch arts - funding bodies all at a crossroads London Is this the end of the arm 's length policy for arts funding ?
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: no)
It just has to be unpicked , wound into balls , reknitted and resteamed . One of the members went one better by telling us she had made a shadow pleated skirt which , by mistake , was put into the ‘ whites’ wash and finished up a quarter of its original size , ruined beyond restoration — so everyone though . However , our intrepid knitter resteamed it ( In - Tec method ) and , lo and behold , it stretched to its original length and looked as good as new . Recently I had a frustrated ' phone call from a club member . ‘ Why , oh why , do I get mispatterning on the second side of my jumper ?
Idiom: bring the house down (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Being Alex the showman he tries to pot a straight yellow one - handed and misses . So I go to the table and pot yellow one - handed , green , brown , blue , pink and black — all one - handed . You can imagine how that brought the house down . ‘ Over the years hundreds of people have come up to me and said how they remember that night for my one - handed pots . ‘ Over the years too the story has grown and at least one fan seems to recall that I potted every ball in the final frame one - handed!’
Idiom: run the gamut (used idiomatically: yes)
One survey of the nature of the vaginal discharge in gonorrhoea demonstrated the wide spectrum covered . The most common description ‘ white’ which occurred in 25 per cent of cases . Next came ‘ green’ and ‘ yellow’ , 15 per cent each , and there then followed a host of pastel shades and textures running the gamut of ‘ grey’to ‘ gruesome’and ‘ florid’to ‘ foul’ . One in eight women with uncomplicated gonorrhoea will notice a degree of dysuria . This discomfort on passing urine can be related directly to the gonococcal infection , but again like the vaginal discharge , there are no distinguishing features to give clues that the gonococcus is responsible .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Despite being confined to her bed in the hospital in New York , Liz had been an absolute tower of strength over Laura 's sudden departure from London . It had been her cousin 's whole - hearted approval — and her joy at the thought of her children returning to the old family home — that had given Laura the courage to leave her mother - in - law 's house in Knightsbridge . Only two days after meeting Julie by the Serpentine in Hyde Park matters had come very quickly to a head . Because , while she could just about put up with the attitude of Lady Wyndham towards herself , there was no way she was prepared to let the beastly old woman be unkind to the children . And seeing Lady Wyndham viciously slapping poor Sophie around the face when the little girl — after eating too much ice - cream — had been sick all over the priceless Aubusson carpet in the drawing - room had finally decided the matter , as far as Laura was concerned .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's what the bosses of master brewer Guinness did a few years ago . Chairman Sir Anthony Tennant rightly predicted that many of us would be too hard up to stand a round of drinks in the pub anymore — but that we 'd still fancy a cheap tipple at home . So he put the black magic in a can — and Guinness recently sold its 100 millionth tin . The move means booze sales are still rising . But sky - high interest bills kept the lid on profits , up just one per cent to £ 353 million in the six months to July .
Idiom: flash in the pan (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . ‘ The locals were gobsmacked when us lot trooped in!’ Like Walker , Gould is adamant that his team 's form is n't just a flash in the pan . ‘ I know what a lot of people are thinking . They sneer and think it wo n't last,’ he said .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
' Is there a problem ? ' a voice from behind Angelica says , and she turns in surprise . She has n't heard Alina walking across the terrace , and has n't even been expecting her for another half - hour . Alina stands there , her hands in her overcoat pockets , hair tied back and ready for business . She 's been with them now for just over a month , and Angelica has never known a worker like her . ' You can bet there 's a problem , ' she says .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
But this is not the only way to deal with an attack . Dramatic results are obtained when you go forwards to meet the opponent just as he attacks . If you have a healthy respect for your opponent , you will thrust forwards on a diagonal line that takes you out of his centre - line , before twisting to face him square - on . Thus the advance is made a split second after discerning the opponent 's attack . However , those of a more robust spirit will thrust directly into the opponent 's attack , staking all on a combination block and counter .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: no)
The exhibition will not only show life in Bentley during the past 150 years , but also that of Froyle , concentrating on the development of both village schools , culminating in their merger in 1986 . Head teacher of Bentley School , Philip Callaway , told the Herald that during the week , the children 's topic work would also be looking at changes in everyday life over the 150 years . ‘ Hopefully we will be able to make history come alive for the children,’ Mr. Callaway said , adding that the school would still be grateful for as many old photographs and bits and pieces of memorabilia as possible . ‘ We would also like former pupils of the school , both locally and from more distant parts , to visit us during the celebrations , he said . Bentley School was built 150 years ago on half an acre of land given by Bishop Sumner of Winchester but its history prior to 1882 is almost non - existent since the log books for the early years have long since been lost .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet what good had running done ? Alone in Aberdeen she 'd thought about him night and day , had longed with all her heart to be in his arms just once more , had cried herself to sleep night after night only to have her dreams filled with visions of him . She 'd been convinced all along that eventually she must lose him , that Marianne was right — some other attraction must inevitably draw him away . She had n't changed her mind about that — a man such as Dane would always attract beautiful women , and Shannon could never hope to compete . But would the pain of losing him be any the less simply because she 'd managed to hold him at bay ?
Idiom: slow but sure (used idiomatically: yes)
Leicestershire felt the full force of Buckinghamshire 's keeness in the field when Winston benjamin was run out … a real mix up … which did n't go down too well with Mr. benjamin the batsman … just to prove it was no fluke Bucks went and did it again moments later when they ran out Nixon … Leicestershire finished on 289 for 9 … quite a total for Buckinghamshire to chase in sixty overs , , their start was slow but sure … Oxfordshire have had the toughest task of all against the championship leaders Glamorgan at swansea … they got some early wickets but then came up against a chap called Richards … Viv Richards … for most people one of the greatest batsmen of all time … he 's getting older but on his day is still a wonder … today sadly for oxfordshire was his day … he made 162 not out … and smashed the ball all around and out of the ground …
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: no)
' supervisory officers were virtually confined to their office or foot after midnight on the night shift when they had used up their allocation . Some detectives were restricted to 18 miles per day with their main custody suite located some 12 miles away from their base . ' That of course means that the police pay for petrol out of their own pockets and that is an absolute disgrace . There was a row over a kettle in the communications room at Alfreton in Amber Valley , to which my hon . Friend the Member for Amber Valley drew attention . The electric kettle broke down and will not work unless somebody stands beside it holding in the knob .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
Attacks on the Area Boards from the press and the Conservatives also strengthened the instinct to develop a defence of their position through consistency . The Central Authority 's ambition to standardise was also based on the role accorded to it by statute ‘ … to co - ordinate the distribution of electricity by Area Boards and to exercise a general control over the policy of those Boards’ . Citrine sometimes threatened a directive as his ultimate bargaining counter , but Area Board chairmen could call his bluff and he usually preferred to search for collective agreement . In some areas , the Central Authority 's status , despite its statutory powers , was weak because of its own lack of experience and knowledge . The chairmen could not help but note , for example , that on tariff policy the headquarters staff were less expert than the former regulatory body , the Electricity Commissioners .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Golden memories of a golden moment . When Richard Burnell made a little sporting history . In 1948 down on the River Thames in his home town of Henley he was preparing to race in an Olympic final . Male speaker
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: no)
' Of course , it 's not just the paintwork . Everything was built to a slightly higher specification then . They had n't learned to cut quite so many corners . It 's worth remembering , Bob , if you ever buy a car . ' Dyson swung left into a main road , looking over his shoulder to watch out for traffic from the right , and drove over the edge of the kerb .
Idiom: good riddance (used idiomatically: yes)
Putting aside his choice of partner , the lady who publicly declared her support for the barbaric practice of ‘ necklacing’ those who step out of line , there is his friendship with Col Gaddafi , who is said to have paid the bill for the ANC leader 's recent tour of North Africa , as well as contributing $ 135,000 to Mrs Mandela 's defence . DENNIS COWARD Burnsall , North Yorks Goodbye and good riddance to the propaganda parade Television coverage of the election campaign has been so much oil on shallow water . Now , NOEL MALCOLM is looking forward to a shift in the agenda — back to real news BY NOEL MALCOLM
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
With rumours circulating that the club is in danger of folding after a century of existence following the destruction of their Normanby Road headquarters , press officer Les Crossman said : ‘ We are adamant that the club will keep going , even though we have no money . ‘ It is an achievement to play games at the moment , as we are literally living from hand to mouth . ‘ The lads still at the club are coming from all over the place to turn out for us , and are happy just to play the game . ‘ We 're grateful to Guisborough for allowing us to share their ground , but our fixtures are coinciding with theirs and we have to rearrange some of them.’ The predicament has led South Bank to propose an amendment to league rules , which technically forbid ground sharing .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
Griffiths died earlier this year , aged 62 . Minder 's executive producer John Hambley said : ‘ The dictionary entry is a wonderful tribute to Leon 's skill with words.’ George Cole is over the moon . ‘ He loves the idea,’ said Mr Hambley . SHADY : Arfur
Idiom: free rein (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you for your suggestion . Kicking the ball up field and ‘ hoping for the best’ , as you put it , is fundamental to my strategy this season and a change in policy now would only disrupt the well - oiled machine I have created . The winger belongs to football 's more flamboyant age , when players were given free rein on the field and the managers ' instructions were nothing more than , ‘ Get out there and earn your ten bob.’ Today a player is simply a pawn , part of a highly organised unit working to a manager 's predetermined set of tactics . In our case , this is kick and rush .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
We have eight firms involved in hi - tech and data processing industries showing positive signs of wishing to come to Cowal and set up manufacturing bases . But the land has to be available first . We must pull out all the stops and shift the red tape.’ Artist finds her public after 20 years AN ARTIST whose talents lay unused for 20 years headed an exhibition by five women at the weekend .
Idiom: go begging (used idiomatically: no)
For the first time ever he realised how he missed the woman when he did not see her . Every morning at Mass he sought her smiling eyes as if she alone understood his loneliness and felt for him . Athelstan shook himself , dressed , and went along to the kitchen to beg from a startled maid a bowl of hot water , a clean napkin and some salt with which to scrub his teeth . After his ablutions , finding the house still quiet , he left and went back down Cheapside to the church of St Mary Le Bow . The bells were clanging in the high tower which soared up to a steel blue sky .
Idiom: long time no see (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Brendan?’ Martha says . ‘ Martha,’ Brendan says , his voice rich and warm , ‘ long time , no see .’ ( 12 ) ‘ Down there,’ Dwayne says .
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
The Doctor set down his beaker . ‘ Well , Adjudicator . Are you ready for the moment of truth?’ Bishop nodded . ‘ Neural net,’ he said quietly .
Idiom: put the cart before the horse (used idiomatically: yes)
As currently employed , the tests for adverse possession — actual and intended exclusive occupation of land — are an adequate litmus test to distinguish between the trespasser and the adverse possessor despite the pressures on the law from homelessness . However , the so - called Street v Mountford test fails to cope with the demands placed upon it by its own social context . Exclusive possession as a concept for identifying tenancies does not drive a coach and horses through the Rent Acts but rather puts the cart before the horse : a phrase used to describe the collective rights of the tenant is inappropriate as a test of whether a tenancy has in fact been created . However , the common thread running through these two areas arouses interest . They have occupied much of the time of the higher courts but are on the margins of land law , which traditionally focuses on the market - place and the importance of documentation as the root of title .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps Wilkinson should hold the kind of crisis meeting that Thorn insists is the cause of Palace 's new-found belief . The defender said : ‘ When we lost 5-0 at Liverpool a couple of weeks ago we all got together and had a heart-to-heart . We sorted a few things out then and now we have turned the corner . ’ A delighted Coppell agreed : ‘ Inevitably when you lose a game like that people point fingers and aportion blame . But everyone here now realises what it means to be in the Premier League .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: no)
Pompey 's great Knight Portsmouth 2 , Cesena 0 KEEPER Alan Knight pulled off a string of excellent saves as Pompey made a flying start to the international stage of the Anglo - Italian Cup last night . Pompey caught their Italian visitors cold after 16 minutes at chilly Fratton Park with Paul Walsh 's second goal of the season . Left back Ray Daniel 's cross was expertly controlled by Alan McCloughlin and he fed Walsh , who had all the time he needed to coolly slot in the ball .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not a good day for the more established pairings . The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round - robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . In the early hours of yesterday morning they were beaten in four sets by Patrick McEnroe and Jim Grabb , and then some 13 hours later they fell 6 - 3 , 7 - 6 , 7 - 6 to the Australians Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzman , who as a result qualified for the semi - finals . The Australians ' red group counterparts , McEnroe and Grabb , also reached the last four when they brushed aside their fellow Americans Jim Courier and Pete Sampras 6 - 2 , 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 . Snooker Mountjoy deepens Thorne 's gloom .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
Each a master from one of the schools , they had obviously totally disagreed on some decision . ' Good for Blagg , ' Maxim added thoughtfully . ' Giving them the slip . ' ' He also did it without use of grievous bodily harm . ' ' I meant in spotting them at all .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
It took Ray years to discover the mix of speedwork and mile repetitions he needed for improving his race times . What he would have really profited from at the beginning , he believes , was a coach and it was only some time after he joined the Vets movement that he found the next best thing , encouragement and advice from a distinguished Vet member of Cambridge Harriers , David Coward . During the past three years he had knocked as much as 40 seconds off his five - mile mark . When it comes to racing he has a lifestyle problem . He works at weekends as a hospital porter , and finds it necessary to take a week off to compete in a national or international event .