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Idiom: go native (used idiomatically: yes)
It was quite unheard of for the White House to be so intimately involved in the appointment process so far down the administrative hierarchy . Elaborate precautions were also taken to guard against the danger of senior members of the administration becoming , in Reagan 's own words , ‘ captives of the bureaus or special interests in the departments they are supposed to direct’ . Richard Nixon had been plagued by the phenomenon of political appointees ‘ going native’ , a process that began immediately with career civil servants initiating their newly appointed political superiors into the mores , values , policy preferences and interest group connections of the department . In part to prevent such developments , the Reaganites established transition task forces comprised mainly of conservative ideologues who were commiss - ioned to scrutinize and prepare detailed reports on the workings of agencies and departments . When these investigations were concluded , the task forces briefed cabinet members on their responsibilities , suggested where funding cuts might be made and which bureaus might be closed while also advising on the hiring , firing and movement of personnel .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Drug abuse wrecks lives and families ! So is it here to stay or could we , all of us , do without drugs ? We all take drugs in some form or another , some are legal , you can buy them over the counter or your G P may prescribe , those are illegal , but still widely available and used at a price . What we 're looking at in this half hour is why and how we use drugs and what we might change . And let 's start with a question , do you take prescribed , or illegal drugs ?
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
This is the story saved only by the unreadiness of the ‘ Journey to Cathay’ serial scheduled to follow it . At last , after much debate , go - ahead has been finally , if somewhat reluctantly , given . Nevertheless , uppermost in the minds of Verity Lambert and David Whitaker , as they read through their copies of the camera script , must be thoughts of how heads could roll if this story ultimately fails to make the grade . Down on the studio floor the mood can be likened to the kind of calm that precedes a storm . Where earlier in the day had prevailed an exercise in organised pandemonium — the sawing of wood for an extra set buttress , the clanking of lights being swung into position , and everywhere the ringing cacophony of cross conversation — now there is almost a deafening silence , broken only by the odd apologetic cough as the minutes tick towards 8.30 .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
For years he had been close friends with Kevin McCarthy and his wife . But as Monty 's physical and mental state were gradually ravaged by drink and drugs , even the McCarthys barred him from their home . Under the influence Clift was transformed from an articulate and relaxed friend into a repugnant oaf . Many of his other friends also disowned him . One close friend who remained loyal to him was Jack Larson who played Jimmy Olsen in the TV series Superman .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ How far?’ ‘ To just past Spargo 's ; I could n't raise the nerve to catch him up and speak to him . All of a sudden it seemed to be the wrong time and the wrong way to go about it , what with it being the day of the old man 's funeral and everything … I decided after all it would be better to go and see him in the shop like you said —’ ‘ If you got as far as Spargo 's you must have seen him go under the scaffolding.’
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
When US President Barack ~ Obama appointed former Senator George ~ Mitchell as his special envoy for Middle ~ East peace negotiations , Mitchell ’s mandate was to achieve within two years not only an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians , but also overall peace between the Jewish state and the whole Arab world . But , after 15 months on the job , and innumerable visits to the region , all Mitchell has to show for his efforts is an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian ~ Authority to start indirect “ proximity talks ” – which it is hoped will lead to direct talks in due course . When one bears in mind that both sides have been negotiating directly for 15 years , Mitchell ’s achievement appears even more minuscule . Under such circumstances , calling Mitchell ’s work up to now a failure is the only polite – and realistic – thing to do . It is as easy to blame Israeli Prime ~ Minister Binyamin ~ Netanyahu ’s intransigence – his enforcement of the Gaza blockade , for example – as it is to point out that the Palestinian ~ Authority does not control Hamas - ruled Gaza , with its 1.2~million inhabitants , leaving it in no position to speak authoritatively for Palestinians .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
In the almost total absence of information there can be no interest in systematizing procedures in the manner of the Victoria Centre . Similarly other features such as the Behaviour Modification System are considered to be of little value . Roger has also dismissed the use of ‘ contracts’ : ‘ as if you can hope to put relationships down on paper’ . In interviewing pupils and parents Roger is not constrained by the need to ensure that ‘ acceptance’ of a place is conditional upon a future wish to leave . The formal and contractual element between the staff and the pupil is not present ; conditions are laid down , but verbally and not on paper .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Mortgage rates fall below 5 % TWO of Britain 's top building societies have slashed their mortgage rates to below 5 % in an attempt to clear their backlog of repossessed homes . Halifax Building Society , the nation 's biggest mortgage lender , and Bradford & Bingley are offering new buyers of repossessed homes a rock - bottom mortgage rate of 4.99 % . This represents a massive 2 % cut on previous rates and compares with the existing average mortgage rate of 8.5 % and fixed rates of between 7.2 % and 7.75 % . The National Association of Estate Agents is concerned about price rigging of repossessed homes .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
Over the course of each working year WASL received all sorts of unique pieces of research . These and dissertations , extended essays and historical papers are all part of the general information we receive . The organisation is exploring ways in which this type of information can be made more available so watch this space for further developments . We will be printing a new cumulative index to help research into back issues of Women 's Art and some educational ‘ fact packs’ . WASL continues positively to seek funds to develop and maintain all aspects of the organisation .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
It employs about 1,800 , 1,300 in the UK , and also operates in continental Europe and the Pacific Rim . It has been profitable on annual turnover of about £ 180 m — $ 270 m — over the past few years . Flotation is still not out of the picture , with 1994 being forecast as the big year . Three major new products , based on rapid application development environments , are on the cards , comprising a payroll and personnel system ; an international banking system , and an object - oriented fourth generation language . They are aimed at customers migrating from IBM Corp mainframes to client - server environments .
Idiom: gather dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Rach Ghost was the same mind was n't it ? Aye but they 've got it now , there 's about eight copies out on the , all on the shelf gathering dust . is the best , the least expensive is n't it ? Yeah .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
She owed him nothing.’ ‘ That,’ said Rose Alderley flatly , ‘ is a matter of opinion.’ Theda turned her head and noted the set look in the other 's face . Yes , Rose knew it all ! With deliberation , she said , ‘ It is a pity I can not judge for myself.’
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
wishes , labours for love . My sad descendants who had no place in the sun , hope brought you to mid - winter , never to spring
Idiom: pull your weight (used idiomatically: yes)
The scenery was grim , the food was unappetising , fashion was all but non - existent ( he did buy a Burberry raincoat — his ‘ famous blue raincoat’— which he adorned till someone relieved him of it in New York 20 years later ) , the arts were struggling , almost moribund , despite the explosive qualities of Kingsley Amis , John Osborne , Colin Wilson , and Alan Sillitoe ; and the weather was atrocious . His friend Morton , who had recently been studying art and sculpture in London , mentioned his parents ' old friends , the Pullmans , who had a place in Hampstead . To this Leonard went , and there he stayed for several months , playing his part in the Pullman household under the terse agreement : ‘ If you stay , you 'll pull your weight , like the rest of us’ ; ensconced in a lively family atmosphere for the first time in years . Apart from organising his domestic life , Stella Pullman was a disciplinarian in the old British landlady tradition ( her husband was a former RAF pilot who now flew for BOAC ) . She organised his professional life : she demanded to know his daily quota of work ( three pages a day ) and ensured he kept to it — on pain of leaving should he fail !
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
The long room was dark , but a tiny light behind the bar showed the bartender which shot - glass held a full measure . I took a seat at the bar and a girl with sequin nipples nearly trod on my hand . The music ended and the girl took a bow and disappeared behind some plastic curtains . The barman said , ‘ S'it gonbee?’ and I ordered a Jack Daniels . There were two girls near the juke - box but neither was Signe .
Idiom: go to the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Where desktop publishing begins to score , even over its close cousin corporate electronic publishing , CEPS as it is known , is in its ability to integrate with current personal computer systems . Whilst Apple were undoubtedly the first to successfully market a desktop publishing system , it was Xerox who invented it , the business world tends to run on PC - type systems rather than Macintoshes . Early PC - based software was both expensive and fairly awful ; Studio Software , who produced the first desktop publishing program for the PC recently went to the wall as a direct result of being unable to keep up with the new leaders . Any desktop publishing package worth considering should be able to read files from a wide range of word processors , data bases , spreadsheets and graphics packages in their native format . That is to say that a word in bold in your word processor file should still be bold when it gets onto the page , even though it has changed from being monospaced typescript to a real typeface and may be in a different size altogether .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: no)
Crying women had always annoyed him , and he briefly wondered why McAllister 's tears should affect him so differently . She was crying with an almost fierce abandon . One might have thought her heart was broken . ' McAllister , ' he said gently . ' Why did you do it ? '
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
All sorts of subjects . Okay . Which of the statements on card nine , best describe how you organize you s own stamp collection ? Number two . Okay .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
For many , this proposal has underscored a change in investors ’ behavior . But what , exactly , has changed ? SWFs have been around for years . Among the first countries to invest their considerable state - owned funds were Kuwait , the United ~ Arab ~ Emirates , Norway , and Singapore . They invested , and still invest , their budgetary surpluses worldwide in government bonds and state - owned enterprises .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Council tenants will get a better deal under Labour , claimed the party 's candidate for Langbaurgh yesterday . Dr Ashok Kumar was joined by Labour housing spokesman George Howarth on a visit to a community refurbishment scheme on the Hornsea Estate , Hemlington . ‘ We shall see tenants’ rights extended under a Labour Governement and a greater involvement by tenants in the running of their estates,’said Dr Kumar . ‘ We will build a partnership with tenants so that they can be represented on housing committees and housing association management committees and have greater influence over repairs and services and the local management of their own estates.’ STOCKTON NORTH :
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: yes)
And this is really about your erm your lifestyle , your pre preferred lifestyle . How much planning you actually like to have in your life . Now the erm judging people want everything to be , well they prefer to have everything cut and dried , sorted out , closed off , decided . They do n't like ambiguity or loose ends . At all .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
The Stuff We 'd heard all the warnings ; knew its nicknames . It arrived in our town by word of mouth and crackled like wildfire through the grapevine of gab and gossip .
Idiom: pull someone's leg (used idiomatically: yes)
He seemed to find something inordinately funny . ‘ You should just see your face,’ he said when the paroxysm had passed . ‘ It 's all right , Robbie , I was pulling your leg . You so obviously expected there to be a price to pay , I could n't resist —’ ‘ Oh !
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
The winner this month is Michael Knight of London . Board splits Full marks to Business for analysing the performance of Top 1000 companies in which the roles of chairman and chief executive are combined ( Inside Business , May ) . It is further evidence that the issue of whether top roles should be split is complex , and that prevailing wisdom , which favours splitting the roles , should be challenged — something Rick Greenbury had the courage to do on his appointment as chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer . Split roles can encompass an infinite variety of divisions of authority from an - all powerful chairman to an all - powerful chief executive , while the middle ground carries the risks of confused roles , blurred leadership and personality clashes .
Idiom: touch and go (used idiomatically: yes)
The operation was really touch and go there for awhile but the doctor thinks he 'll pull through .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
The same could be said for many a flat in many English provincial cities . I am making a comparison not between Scotland and London but between London and most of the rest of the country . As I have said , London prices are out of line with those that prevail elsewhere . The answer does not lie in saying that London has some advantages that other parts of the country do not enjoy . Surely we should treat the entire country fairly when introducing a local taxation system .
Idiom: a penny for your thoughts (used idiomatically: yes)
In her opinion , her love for her husband was not diminished at all just because another man could raise her to sexual satisfaction in a devastating fulfilment which was lacking in Stephen 's love - making . Sometimes she admitted to herself that she hated Davis , but his passion was like a drug which she was unable to resist . ' Penny for your thoughts , ' teased Stephen , coming to put his arms round her waist . ' I was just thinking how much I love you , ' she answered truthfully , stretching up to kiss him . They decided that Victoria would accompany them to the funeral , but that Hilary , who was a delicate child , should not be exposed to the January chill .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
Question eight D. Question nine A. And question ten , you should have the word Preventable and words to the effect Should not have been in that position and not have assumed that the other driver was going to do what he eventually did do . Words to that effect . .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Once again there are many names to choose from but it is at this point that the design of the Amstrad PC starts to interfere . Because of the restrictions placed on adding high resolution display cards or monitors much of the product on sale or announced for PCs will not operate . Limiting oneself to just the products that run on the standard graphics card , be it colour or monochrome , reduces the options to a mere handful . Two programs which are virtually guaranteed to work are Fontasy and Fleet Street Editor which is the same as Clickart Personal Publisher to all intents and purposes . While the latter is much more of a page makeup program than Fontasy they both produce roughly the same results at the end of the day .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I still do n't understand how you could do such a thing,’ Michael complained . ‘ With your emotional experience . Especially as my promotion could go by the board.’ Susan did not answer . She looked away from him , out of the car window , seeing nothing .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Are we to rehearse in costume?’ she asked half apprehensively , thinking of the white chiffon and her own white flesh showing through like milk in white glass . ‘ What , you think I should feather myself?’ He looked like the petrol - soaked wreck of a swan come to grief in a polluted river . His trousers and shirt ( an old - fashioned shirt of striped flannel which should have had a collar but did not ) were motleyed with all sorts of paint and a welter of dirt and sweat . His bare feet were warty with dirt .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Alyssia was left holding the telephone receiver , hearing the dull dialling tone . She replaced it with a frustrated sigh . So she had jumped to a few incorrect conclusions about Piers . But the thought did n't make her any happier . She still did n't like him , she still did n't want to have him around , and now , from what her father had said , she had n't got much option .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But now,’ he said cheerfully , ‘ all that 's in the past . Ma and Luke are relieved to see that I 'm settling down at last . And they both think the world of Heather . She 's right for me . And at last I 've learned that , too.’
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He would n't leave and I did n't want him to . For years I was trying to get him to go part time but he always put it off . ‘ He thought the world of the shop , I could n't have told him to retire because it meant everything to him . The staff were very fond of him , they thought he was marvellous.’ His funeral takes place at Darlington crematorium today .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Vos explains Abbey National 's rationale : ' We simply wanted to assist those customers who had to take out larger loans and therefore had higher repayments . ' The result was the introduction of the larger loan discounts for loans over £ 60,000 and £ 100,000 respectively . Unlike many similar discounts which sprang up after Abbey National had made its move , this one is for an indefinite period . And this discount is offered in conjunction with a first - time buyers ' discount if the borrower qualifies for both . In fact , Abbey National was voted as offering the Best First- time Buyers ' Product on the basis of the good value of this good facility .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Similarly , there was a lack of reaction to the Hume - Adams joint declaration , which was significant . ‘ They jointly commit themselves to Ireland 's national right to self - determination on the whole island . That blots the Unionists right out of the picture . If it means anything else , Hume was making a fool of Adams . Unionists should ask both partners to the declaration to say jointly what it means.’
Idiom: catch someone napping (used idiomatically: yes)
No . 9 had long since gone to bed , so I crept up the stairs as quietly as I could . I did put the landing light on , though , as I 'd been ambushed in the dark on those stairs before , barely escaping with my life . But Springsteen would n't catch me napping again . There was a note from Lisabeth Sellotaped to my door telling me that Frank had phoned and that Salome was ‘ comfortable’ which was heaps better than ‘ stable’ , and he 'd talked about her being moved to town . Oh , and Frank wanted to see me about the car .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Agnew 's Gentile da Fabriano sleeper may fetch over £ 1 million Italian museum in the running Sold for £ 110,000 at Phillips in 1991 with an attribution to the workshop of Ugolino di Nerio and an estimate of less than £ 20,000 , Gentile da Fabriano 's ‘ Crucifixion’ is now on sale at Agnew 's . The attribution was made by Everett Fahy of the Metropolitan and the 64 x 40.5 cm panel has been included in Andrea de Marchi 's recent catalogue raisonné of the artist 's work .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
For example , as tax avoidance schemes are dreamt up by corporate accountants and lawyers or financial entrepreneurs , so the law attempts to encapsulate them by making that specific tax avoidance scheme illegal . But of course , given the superior cunning of these corporate gentlemen , they are always able to discover another scheme , and still another scheme , and so on . Until a tax avoidance clause is incorporated into law which would require corporate officials to establish the legality of any avoidance scheme , there will always be a wide - open prairie of opportunity for gouging back profits from the exchequer , leaving ordinary tax - payers to ‘ foot the bill’ . Criminal laws against corporate behaviour again facilitate crime because they focus purely on the regulation broken and not on the consequences of that broken regulation . Thus the company responsible for the hoist accident at Littlebrook Dee power station were not prosecuted for the fact that five men died , but for the fact that the machinery was not properly maintained or inspected .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Jagged blue lightning stabbed through one of the ragged gaps and found the only thing in the office block that was moving . A piercing bolt of blue fire hit Rohmer between the shoulder blades , flinging him across the office in a shower of sparks . He collided with a hessian screen , and sprawled on the carpet . ‘ … changed?’ he gasped . His back was hideously burned and smouldering , the long black coat split up its length to the collar .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
What is allowed is sentimentality in drunken songs of nationality and ideal love . Mawkish videos are legitimate triggers for a show of feeling . Many of the men in prison have poured their frustrated tenderness onto small children , and this is one reason why offenders against children receive such short shrift . In prisons which offer art or creative writing classes , inmates will pour out their frustrated feelings in painting or poetry . This kind of activity is seen as marginal to the work of the prison instead of as a central opportunity to reawaken feelings and capacities which have been stunted .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Er , I know it 's twice what we normally pay , cos it was a hundred pound . Yeah . But on reflection , a quick little sub - committee meeting at the end of Christmas Day he said well we 've paid it now , but we are in fact , in hand Yes . Yeah .