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Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
To those looking to the future , he had shown what could be done . He had also , however , as Churchill perceived , conceded to Gandhi and the Congress movement a degree of recognition of their importance which in the long run could do the British no good . Gandhi 's great achievement , when all was said and done , was to get the British to pay attention to him , and he did this , first by appealing to their weakness , in threatening the loss of the collaboration on which they depended , and second by appealing to their vanity . He challenged them in a way which in the end they were unable to resist answering on its own terms , countering charisma with charisma . Irwin succeeded in establishing his own , but not in destroying that of Gandhi , which acquired a greater effulgence every time — eight in all — he trudged down Lutyens ' great new processional way , opened with brilliant festivity just a week or so ago , carrying only a manila folder and his ever - present staff , to meet the lord of all the world that most of his fellow Indians knew .
Idiom: dead wood (used idiomatically: no)
The redundancies were , the company says , incurred largely by its manufacturing operations , which it is currently scaling down and moving out to a smaller site in Alabama . Feeling the pinch , Computone also revealed that it has abandoned four of its add - on products from its flagship Intelliport and distributed cluster control line . ‘ We 're just getting rid of some dead wood,’ explained a Computone official . Over in the Specialix camp , founder and vice president of research , John Pettitt , has left to start up his own business — but not , Specialix claims , as a competitor . Pettitt was responsible for co - developing the firm 's pilot I / O controller .
Idiom: birds of a feather (used idiomatically: no)
He deserves his reputation for radicalism — he has the softness of a cerebral bop guitarist like Jim Hall but coupled with the sudden fire of Jimmy Hendrix . The all - American band consists of Bill Frisell ( guitar ) , Wayne Horowitz ( keyboards , bass ) and Joey Barron ( drums ) . BIRDS OF A FEATHER … SHEILA JORDAN — one of the best kept secrets in jazz , sings without a net . She 's got everything — superb musicianship ; a unique sound ; a sensitive , deeply emotional approach to lyrics ; boundless , fearless creativity .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
You are invited to send a representative to cover the quiet area construction between 9 am and 5 pm on 23 and 24 April . The tea party will be at 2 pm , at Bere Alston County Primary . BRITISH GAS ON THE BALL WITH GIRLS ' SOCCER Soccer coaching for girls in Bristol has been given a boost from British Gas South Western . The company is donating £ 500 from the British Gas South Western Community Relations Fund for the provision of girls soccer skills tuition at Hartcliffe School .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
PISCES : Feb 20 to Mar 20 As a romantic you will be glad to hear that today is a great time for making moves in this area . Try to get out and about whenever possible , making new friends and contacts . This evening is a time for partying and meeting new people away from your home base . Starline number 0891 332 765 776 .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
CAMBRIDGE – Spend in haste ; repent at leisure . With minds concentrated by fears of another 1930 's - style Great Depression , America 's political leaders developed , virtually overnight , a $ 700~billion bailout plan to resuscitate the country 's rapidly deflating financial sector . But , just as stunningly , rank - and - file members of the US House of Representatives have rejected it – at ~ least for now . Perhaps they were right to be skeptical . The plan 's central conceit is that government ingenuity can disentangle the trillion - dollar " sub - prime " mortgage loan market , even though Wall ~ Street 's own rocket scientists have utterly failed to do so .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
He stayed for lunch , and then at about two o'clock Bill and Faye arrived , the latter walking from the car to the house but going straight to the bedroom to lie down . She did n't protest about the new , more strictly controlled bed - rest , and went about her preparations in a quiet , businesslike way . ‘ I 'd better do a blood glucose straight away,’ she said as soon as she was lying in bed , with the adjustable part tilted to a gentle angle . Belinda wheeled the trolley over and helped Faye by passing her the lancet and reading the reagent strip for her . The glucose level was normal for the time of day , and everyone was pleased .
Idiom: no sweat (used idiomatically: yes)
Big fucking deal , we thought , we 'd been robbing them blind for months . Drink enough of it , you can juggle with snakes , no sweat . Some nights , me and Sarah went down to the ocean with a few flasks and a groundsheet and we 'd have it off three or four times in a night
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Not a thing ! Er , he were in all day yesterday and , then he disappeared this morning . I went to town , come back and he 'd gone . So I do n't know . So well , there 'll be somebody before weekend !
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Altogether , the female cuckoo has a great deal of spying to do . Timing can be almost as important as selection of the right host species . Almost all cuckoo hosts , like the reed warbler , lay one egg each day until their clutch of around five eggs is complete . The best time for the cuckoo to lay its egg is after the hosts have started laying and before they have finished . Ian Wyllie found that , of 90 reed warbler nests that had cuckoo eggs in them , 86 ( 95 per cent ) were parasitised during egg - laying and only four after the clutch was complete .
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
There is another unfairness in the system . I have found that employers who are registered with the CITB feel that it is unfair if other companies which have set up just down the road do not appear to be on the board 's records . What steps have been taken by the CITB to ensure a maximum register of employers and that none slips through the net ? As all hon . Members who have spoken have said , training is exceptionally important in the construction industry . Another relevant factor is the sense of unfairness and the feeling that some employers seem to get off free .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Pardon ? Why were times bad for the dock in nineteen thirty two ? Well that 's one of those things , like it is today you see , unemployment and new trade coming in and all the rest of that . Why was n't the trade coming in ? People did n't want it , were n't the money about , investments I suppose .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: no)
I do , yeah , Have you got a couple of settings on yours is it a high and a low ? Well I 've just got high and low that 's all . But I mean it 'll give you er a wattage er , whatever it is Yeah
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
It was such a tonic to see her . I 'd forgotten what a joy it is to have a girl - friend . Almost before we 'd begun to really talk , visiting time was over and they were ringing the bell for everyone to leave . " Do n't worry , I 'll be hot - footing back tomorrow for the next instalment — that is , if you want me to . " " Oh , please !
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ This is ridiculous and unfair . With the fatigue level involved here someone could get severely injured’ stormed Manuel Cabral , the manager of Portugal . Away from the pitch there were other voices of dissent , not least that of Gulf manager Bob Driver describing the hotel which accommodated all the teams : ‘ There are no TVs or radios functioning in the rooms , the swimming pools are out of order , and the tennis courts ca n't be used . ‘ We 're 45 minutes from town , so , after training there 's not a great deal on the agenda . The boys are not best pleased — which is a pity because for most of them this is the highlight of their rugby - playing lives .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ To me?’ The Duke leered more than ever . ‘ Well — Donald asked me to ask you — would you do the honours?’ ‘ Ach , come on , man , what does he mean?’ ‘ Just that .
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
You are my inspiration … ‘ Here is Mr Bailey 's version : ‘ Oh Marjie , we always read your column Marjie , For Forty years , you 're our favourite Agony Aunt , You 've given thousands good advice , that 's what we want , Oh Marjie , long may your column greet our eyes each waking day , Count your job a task well done , now go out and have some fun . Cheers Marjie , that 's what the people say , Oh Marjie , how many memories have you Marjie , Some sad , some glad , some more that made you real mad , But all in all , what an interesting career you 've had , Oh Marjie keep healthy , happy and without fail writing too For without your good advice , life is a little less nice Marjie , the very best to you.’ Win a six - pack of Mel 's movies MIX and Max with Mel and you could be on to a video winner as we give away more than £ 2,500worth of Gibson tapes .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
The therapist 's objective at the end of the assessment period is to be able to make an approximate formulation of what is going on , and to suggest a provisional treatment plan . From the client 's point of view the assessment provides an opportunity to express their difficulties in a structured manner , and make links between specific problems and various areas of their life , both past and present . At the end of the assessment the client will be reassured that the problem is understandable , and that there is , ‘ light at the end of the tunnel’ , in terms of a provisional treatment plan . The ability to carry out a good assessment requires the combination of a number of personal skills , and the active use of a large body of knowledge . The skilled interviewer has to establish a fine balance between being receptive — allowing the client to relax and talk freely — and being in control — so that the client is guided into talking about fruitful areas , and also that the interview is closed on time .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Owls ' eyesight is good in dim light but not so good in total darkness ; it is their acute hearing and the accuracy with which they can pinpoint sounds that make them such successful hunters . Dawn 's nervousness while she was attached to my hand lasted for quite a while and there was nothing I could do about it other than reassure her . I just had to be patient , it was one of those things . The bird has to get used to its surroundings gradually . Slowly but surely , however , she started to appear happier with the new arrangement .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
Her impressive portfolio ranges from greetings cards to fashion PR . Since 1985 , she has concentrated on children 's book illustrations . Apart from some early designs for greetings cards , the animal theme in Boyd 's work did n't come to the fore until Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book to accompany Spike Milligan 's verse . Floored Masterpieces with Worse Verse was published in 1985 . The illustrations she produced for the book were based on copies of old master paintings .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Tracy , of Derwent Street , Darlington , yesterday recovering from her ordeal , said she was walking by herself to the video shop when she heard the car racing up the alley . She said : ' He sped out and hit the wall . The car bounced off the wall and came toward me . I tried to move out of the way but the car kept following me . ' I was knocked to my knees and landed behind the car .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
International football , like the European club scene , is a major source of cash as well as prestige for the Scottish game . Yet the status accorded to the national team is grudging . There were even mutterings last week that the Germany match should be scrapped because of the catalogue of games on the domestic front . Quite rightly , Andy Roxburgh , the Scotland coach , rounded on those who point the finger of blame at the national team for the present glut of fixtures . He said that everyone knew that clubs were involved in too many matches but no - one did much about rectifying the situation .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
For men to model themselves on Ulysses rather than Hercules . And women ? Perhaps they can be let off the hook , be allowed their complexity . Pam Gems London W2 THERE 'S no shit from Tony Parsons , he knows he 's a sack of scum .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
At the moment it is confined to people who have more sheep on their claim than quota.’ ANM expected to sell most of its quota by private treaty — with an occasional auction to check that prices were being pitched accurately . ‘ But we want all the complications down in black and white before we switch on the green light,’ said Mr Wright . Quota bargaining likely FARMERS who regularly lease out milk quota could get even higher prices from dairy companies after the milk board system is dissolved .
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
Fatherly , distinguished men scoffing at the hero 's genius in smoke - filled clubs , plotting his come - uppance , but ultimately being swept away by the rollercoaster force of his obsessive talent . Early successes are built upon , as different audiences are superimposed , each clapping a little louder than the last , a crescendo rising . The young composer called out of his electronic cocoon after a performance and taking his bows with the other musicians , a rare grin on his sweating face . A devoted woman , her face a blur , clapping from the wings . And throughout it all the music , first heard as an eerie sketch inside the hero 's head , skeletally indistinct and bone china fragile .
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
Noreen cried . Maria jumped up and down , and even Fred , standing in the prompt corner , applauded and threw his hat into the air . He indicated that Maria should take a bow . Noreen pushed her forward . Maria went gladly .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Karriers produced a similar coupling and did good business through this with many transport firms . The complete unit or coupling was manufactured within the works from design to smithing , machining , assembly to the fitting on the vehicles . Many were the types of trailer bodies manufactured for these motor tugs to haul : special flats , cattle trucks , high and low sided types , open and covered , sliding roofed etc . In the first instance the trailers were converted in true Wolverton style from horse - drawn vehicles , but with the exception of the experimental models , there was nothing primitive about the conversion . These trailers were fitted with pneumatic type wheels and proper cable - operated brakes in drums .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ About wide enough to thrust a bayonet through , I reckon,’ he added . After another two - hour session on the now freezing parade ground they were released for supper . ‘ More bloody stale bread and cheese,’ said Tommy morosely , but Charlie was far too hungry to complain as he scooped up every last crumb with a wet finger . For the second night running he collapsed on his bed . ‘ Enjoyed our first day serving King and country , ‘ ave we?’ asked the duty corporal of his charges , when at twenty - one hundred hours he turned down the gas lights in the barrack room .
Idiom: beside yourself (used idiomatically: no)
The many routes to a healthier diet will be described later in the book . You can then choose whichever routes you think will be best suited to your own particular life - style . Should you cook for others beside yourself , they too will benefit from the new food regime . Exercise change If you are going to improve your fitness you will almost certainly need to increase your exercise level .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
CIVIL LIABILITY : Is There a Remedy ? The purpose of this section is to examine the civil remedies available to persons who trade with insiders and to consider how effective these remedies are in deterring insider dealing , especially within financial conglomerates . It is helpful to bear in mind that the persons affected by insider dealing who may seek civil remedies are : companies in whose shares insider dealing has taken place ; shareholders of those companies ; or outsiders who trade with insiders . Since the CSA 1985 makes no direct provision for civil remedies we must first look to the common law and then to the recent advent of statute law in the area , as laid down in the Financial Services Act 1986 ( FSA ) by virtue of s.61 and s.62 . Civil Liability at Common Law
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
sending their mail to erm Body Shop er , they 'd been grooming their nails because they 've heard that the Body shops , in the paper the other day erm are paying ten pounds per nail if your nail 's an inch long , you know , so you cut this talon off if it 's an inch long and they had loads and loads of them sent in envelopes or people just ringing up and asking can we send our nail , ten pound a nail and they said , where the rumour started from these people had heard that because they do n't do erm experiments on animals any more they 're using nails to do experiments , the nail polish and that well I was saying for experiments and that , do n't you thing , just listen to what I 'm telling you was in the paper ! And er , so they sa put an announcement in the paper to say do n't keep sending these nails to us cos they go straight in the bin , we 've got no use for them ! They do n't know where it 's come from , they have never have done and they never will . Well we we , you know if you cut your nail you cut the top off , even if it 's
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
True , they have lost only one seat , but they almost lost Mr Bruce and his predecessor as Scottish leader , Sir Russell Johnston . The vote fell by 6.2 per cent , and the party has lost all momentum . The election will take the heat off the constitutional issue , at least for the time being . The Conservatives will , however , be very wrong if they think that the whole constitutional thing can be forgotten . They have talked during the election of improving the Union , and Mr Lang hinted yesterday that they would now seek some sort of consensus .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
She whispered , ' What 's happening ? ' and he said , ' A kind of cattle auction , it seems . ' He sounded calmly disgusted . He gave Carrie her suitcase , then marched to the end of the hall , sat down on his own , and took a book out of his pocket . Carrie wished she could do that . Sit down and read as if nothing else mattered .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
Even though times are tough , Nicholson sees invention and initiative proliferating . ‘ For the true entrepreneur , you know , money is not the driving force . It 's just a method of keeping tabs on where you are and how you 're doing . The real ballgame is getting it right , building something up . ‘ And the genuine entrepreneur,’ he smiles , ‘ is the one who will bend all the rules when the question is survival.’
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £ 107,000 . But within three years all that had gone as well . My wife Suzie and I spent some of the cash having an extension put on our house in Willesden and it was also around that time that our children started at private school . We had always said if they had the chance of a private eduction they should have it . I wanted the girls to have an opportunity that I never had as a child .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Angela worked in the shop before she left school , delivering papers and when she left school she joined us fulltime . ‘ She was a lovely wee girl and never missed a day . The customers thought the world of her . She was popular and very well known.’ Distressed relatives : The scene at the house in Coronation Road , Carrickfergus Angela Curran : ‘ Popular girl’ By Martin Hill and Nigel Gould
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
There were only three abundant harvests between 1793 and 1818 and fourteen which were deficient to some degree including some which were extraordinarily bad . The crises of 1795–6 and 1800–1 have been described as " famines " , while that of 1813 was also severe . There is no doubt either that despite the fact that wartime needs generally produced a slight upward trend in money wages , the usual earnings of rural labourers in the South and East , especially when periods of unemployment are taken into account , fell short of need . It has been pointed out by Dr Baugh that if rising levels of poor - relief expenditure are expressed in per capita terms and related to wheat prices , the real level of poor - relief spending was fairly constant from the early 1790s to 1814 . He concludes that high relief was essentially a response to high food prices rather than to perception of a chronic employment problem .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: no)
Since many of the evangelicals shared Billy Graham 's opinions and valued his methods and saw the good which he did , his article stirred wrath among them and fear about the Bishop of Durham becoming the Archbishop of York . For this purpose Archbishop Fisher acted in his capacity as the Queen , s commissioner . He ruled the objection out of order . He said that the only questions under discussion were whether Ramsey was Ramsey and whether he had been legally elected . Since no one could imagine that in these circumstances or in any other circumstances anyone could successfully impersonate Ramsey , the ritual was a piece of legal nothing which allowed a Protestant agitator the chance of publicity which might help his own cause but must also help Ramsey .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Depending on their response , we will be ready to impose new sanctions.’ Unless Serbia obeys the ultimatum its phone lines will be severed , borders shut and it will be shunned ‘ for years to come’ . As Serbia yesterday voted on a new president , incumbent Slobodan Milosevic , accused of war crimes by Mr Eagleburger , was neck and neck with the prime minister of what is left of Yugoslavia , Milan Panic . Indifferent proposal DEMI MOORE claims that filming sex scenes with Cheers star Woody Harrelson was like holding a woman 's hand .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
like a peacock flashing wide its hundred eyes , or a boy 's voice flinging top G to the roof of an empty church , or a bottle of French perfume knocked off the shelf , spilling into the steamy bath , I wanted you . After the wine , the flowers I brought you drowned
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
STYLE FILE As you decorate , keep a file or notebook of your curtain and upholstery fabrics , paint colours and swatches of flooring . Try to place them on the same page so you can see they all work together . If the skirting is painted in a different colour to the walls , do n't forget to stick a smaller sample of the skirting colour next to the wall colour so you have an idea of how well they work together . If you 've had your sofa or curtains for a while and have thrown away any spare material , take a snip from the inside of a seat cushion or from the inside hem of a pair of curtains to stick in your book .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I was about to be found out,’ Fabia inserted . ‘ I was about to be even more demented,’ Ven corrected . ‘ In my work it 's second nature for me to double check all factual research . I then remembered Lubor 's mention of having your business card on his desk.’ ‘ Oh , dear .