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Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Head down,’ he warned Gomez as the boom swung . Then he was on to the cabin top and releasing the main halyard . The sail came down on the run . Trent gathered it and wrapped it with ties to the boom before going forward to raise the storm jib . Broadside to the wind , Golden Girl was already drifting clear of the heavier motor yacht .
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: yes)
East Germany lets 7,000 take the train west : More refugees join queue to escape through Prague and Warsaw embassies after cave - in by Berlin From PATRICIA CLOUGH in Bonn and EDWARD LUCAS in Prague AS SOME 7,000 exhausted but happy East Germans arrived in West Germany on special trains early yesterday , hundreds who missed the trains joined the queue to go west at embassies in Prague and Warsaw . In Prague last night , more than 200 were allowed into the West German embassy after spending the day on the pavement outside . Most arrived in the morning , some only minutes after Czechoslovak police sealed off the building .
Idiom: six of the best (used idiomatically: yes)
They are due at the Ulster Hall on September 28 and at the Rialto in Londonderry on September 30 and Little Brown Jug , In the Mood and Moonlight Serenade will be ringing out once more . Six of the best NAME six of the best films ever made . Yes , it 's a hard task , but Odyssey Video have tackled it and the result will be released next week . The half - dozen ?
Idiom: all hell broke loose (used idiomatically: yes)
The noise was immense . What is the purpose of it all ? A sparrow hawk appeared — and all hell broke loose ! And another . Birds of prey must be attracted from miles away by the spectacular aerobatics .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
He never explained his reasons ; but obedience to his consecration oath of fidelity to the church of Canterbury would have been one reason , and the desire for absolute stability in gifts to the saints another . These were timeless things , and he would not acquiesce in their alteration . In this same category , but with an even more urgent insistence , he placed the irreversibility of monastic commitment , even when it fell short of a formal vow . It is easy now to see that the problem of papal authority was the one problem of outstanding importance among many minor questions raised in these letters . But this was not clear to contemporaries .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
They no longer want the sort of world in which women gave painful birth to nine or 10 children in the hope of managing to rear three or four to adulthood . They also want the chance to use their minds and energies in a wider sphere than just the home . Women are not , by and large , of an ‘ either - or’ persuasion . They want to be able to do more than one thing with their lives — and they 're rather good at it . Fertility control is one of the ways in which a woman may achieve her hopes .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
In other words if you , you 've been a teacher and you 're working in a school , you tend to talk about the things about your school that different from other schools , not about the things about your school that are the same , and that go on in all the other schools as well . And yet , from a , any visitor from a , another country or another planet would notice much more the things were the same , than the things were different . So parents tend not to hear about the things that really go on a lot of the time in nearly all schools and they do hear a bit about the things that are a little bit different , so they can get quite a distorted picture of , of what 's going on . In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example . And we found that many parents were inclined to believe these kinds of reports , and yet this just was n't true if one saw what was going on in the schools .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
Sweet heaven , what was happening to her ? She knew what this man was , knew he was capable of raiding hearts just as easily as nightclubs , yet here she was all but melting away because he 'd touched her ! She had to get a grip on her ridiculous emotions , had to keep reminding herself that it was only the club he wanted . Rory would be nothing more to him than a pleasant extra thrown in for good measure . Steeling herself , she tilted her chin to give him an aloof , autocratic stare .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
I think that 's awful do n't you ? I I do , I do Mollie ! But , we 're doing the right thing for I the wrong reason .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Amanullah 's pursuit of his two most cherished objectives , to modernize his country in the shortest possible time and to make it independent of Britain , soon brought him into headlong conflict with Humphrys , whose previous eighteen years in India , mostly among the tribes across the frontier from Afghanistan , had not prepared him to deal with a ruler of such independence of mind . In addition , Humphrys seems to have had some difficulty in adjusting to the fact that Afghanistan was no longer a dependency of British India . Matters came to a head in the summer of 1928 after Amanullah 's return from an eight - month visit to Europe . He immediately announced a wide - ranging programme of social and political reforms , which appears to have aroused the wrath of the tribes . In late autumn Kabul was besieged by rebel forces , and Amanullah was eventually forced to abdicate .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
' Are they fer me ? ' he asked . ' Well , they ent fer me , ' answered Tom shortly . The assistant put them in a paper bag and Tom handed them to him . They stepped off the pavement outside and crossed over to another group of shops that curved around the square . Two men were building a warden 's post with sandbags by a shop selling corsets and combinations .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: no)
One recalls Peter Medawar 's opening line ( ’ Arthur Koestler is a very clever , knowledgeable and inventive man , and The Act of Creation is very clever too’ ) largely for the blast that followed . But Koestler 's replies have invariably upstaged the most erudite critics . And , despite appearances it is questionable whether he always wanted to prove his case to the hilt . Far better , surely , to be remembered as one who scorned a wealth of speculations which were constructive and exciting . I like to compare him with a footballing genius , putting through passes others are too slow to take , and making moves that would be brilliant if only the rules were different .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they?’ What Brundle does do well is enthuse , but then I suppose that 's his car salesman training back home . He says they have a few pounds to trim off the engine but that will be achieved by Imola . And he is personally trim and fit . ‘ Last time I was this fit I was captaining the under-16s at King 's Lynn Grammar School.’
Idiom: at a loose end (used idiomatically: yes)
She watched him go , noting at the same time that Rourke 's companion was no longer in evidence . A fact that seemed to have soured him , judging from his grim expression . ' At a loose end , Deveraugh ? ' she queried disdainfully as he followed her out of the tent . ' You know he 's married , do n't you ? ' he asked , his tone brusque . ' Is that significant ? '
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We 'll get you fury’ at death joyrider FRANK CORLESS SCREAMING relatives were dragged from court yesterday after a joyrider who killed two children was attacked in the dock . A cigarette lighter hurled from the public gallery struck teenager Christopher Lewin on the forehead and victim 's aunt Pat Thompson shouted : ‘ Kill him.’ After Lewin , 19 , received a 7 1/2-year sentence , another woman screamed : ‘ We will be waiting for you.’
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
Right : Halo - Bea spotlights from GE Thorn can be used to enhance pictures and ornaments . The bulbs swivel and tilt to give a dramatic lighting effect Next , unscrew the old socket faceplate , ease the cables inside out of the mounting box , and disconnect the cable cores from the terminals . If the box is surface - mounted , unscrew it . If it 's flush and you 're surface - mounting your new socket , leave it where it is .
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
The model secretary . Well , that 's not ' ow I remember ' er . ' ard little bitch she was , take my word for it . ' ard as nails an ' cunning as a vixen . As for Mr Dysart finding ' er indispensable , well that 's not my recollection .
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: yes)
It can not really be called page makeup but it 's probably more useful for the businessman than any page makeup program . Up till now we have only considered the potential uses of the various desktop publishing products but it is important to look at what can be done with the things that they produce . Text and graphics produced on a 300 dots per inch page printer is visibly not such good quality as that produced by a typesetting system . However , for many items it is both perfectly adequate and extremely cost effective . If the end result is eventually going to be thrown away ; memos , reports , flyers , price lists and so on , then page printer output is probably more than adequate .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
SANDY CLARK / MANAGER , HEARTS ; 3:35 Airdrie and Falkirk clashed in the First Division 's match of the day last Saturday , the home side going ahead through a scrambled goal by Andy Smith in the twenty sixth minute , and it looked like that was going to be enough for two points . But Falkirk fought back , and were rewarded with four minutes to go , when Neil Duffy pounced on a loose ball in the box to beat John Martin and rescue a point . But with Clydebank losing to Morton , Airdrie have moved a point clear at the top of the table with Falkirk occupying third spot . Clydebank are the only side in the top three at home tomorrow , they meet Dumbarton , while Airdrie are at Hamilton and Falkirk travel to Stirling Albion .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
He says , ‘ I 'll fix bloody Sweeney.’ He does the worst thing he could have done . He sees Sweeney in broad daylight in a pub on Gerrard Street , ‘ I want you out here , Sweeney.’ All the tram - cars and traffic was held up while Basil battered him all over Byrom Street . Put him in hospital for two months .
Idiom: better late than never (used idiomatically: yes)
I think there 's no issue in his patch that he might want to talk about . But he 's made national headlines local and every other headlines that comes about regarding this issue of the merger . But I think in seconding this motion I think it 's a way forward and I think it 's better late than never I think what it talks about that we would not be here today Mr Chairman if this would have been agreed by what was put by the officers two and half years ago . It talks about one budget covering for the two centres and it also talks about two heads of centres which is more practicable and more rational than any other s situation that would have been if the merger decision would have stayed . There has never been an argument put by anyone to convince myself or people who have protested against the merger , a rational argument has never been put against what people have said that the merger is a rational way forward .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Very.’ ‘ You helped him across to his chamber?’ ‘ Well , again , yes and no . Master Colebrooke assisted me . I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way.’
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
I know that in the past the proportions of votes within the Council were also adjusted , but now that the Union 's areas of policy have been extended in the wake of the Treaty ~ of ~ Maastricht , it does not go without saying that the Member States want to relinquish more sovereignty in these areas - all the more so since the Treaty ~ of ~ Maastricht has made it clear that there is great trepidation among our citizens regarding any further centralization of authority .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Arlott took another gulp and walked out of regular broadcasting forever . His decision to retire to Alderney with his third wife , Pat , was never easy . The family had spent warm and happy holidays in the 1950s on the sea - girt rock , 1½ miles by 3½. A fortress over the centuries , now it beckoned him with a fine house , The Vines , where once the German commandant had surveyed the desolated scene . At the last Arlott could not bring himself to sign the contract .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The ‘ adherents of the bloodline’ would have constituted a relatively small circle of probably aristocratic or patrician caste , members of Jesus 's own family and families related to it . For them , the primary concern would have been dynastic legitimacy — the installation on the throne of Israel of her rightful king and , when that failed , perpetuation of the royal bloodline intact . The ‘ adherents of the message’ would have been considerably more numerous , constituting the ‘ rank and file’of the movement . Their priorities would have been quite different — more mundane , more limited in scope , more pragmatic . They would have responded primarily to Jesus 's message , which by its very nature , elicited emotions of , simultaneously , fear and hope .
Idiom: live wire (used idiomatically: yes)
STREET LIGHTS Broken street lights make our streets dark , causing even the shortest journeys to be more worrying . REMEMBER — Live electrical wires can kill . If you see exposed wires on street lights , call CLARENCE immediately and we will make this repair a top priority . TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Idiom: foam at the mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
FRANK CORLESS FRIGHTENED decorator Philip Mounsa was kept prisoner by two snarling rottweilers after being accused of botching a job , a court heard yesterday . Angry Brian Reatus , 44 , allegedly foamed at the mouth as he pinned him to the wall . Then he dragged in the two devil dogs and left them guarding the door so Mr Mounsa could n't leave , Liverpool Crown Court was told . ' They were huge and vicious , ' said prosecutor Elizabeth Cliff .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
The stripe on a ribbon cable traditionally marks pin 1 . Remove any floppy disks from the drive(s ) and turn on the machine . A machine that refuses to boot indicates incorrect power supply connections or sometimes a reversed IDE hard disk ribbon cable . If both floppy drive lights are lit then one floppy connector is reversed . If the machine does n't try to access the A : drive , i.e. the light stays off , either the BIOS has been instructed , in the set - up , not to seek the A : drive , or both floppy drive connectors are the wrong way round .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Data East USA Inc have announced a joint venture with Intel to bring DVI to arcade games while UK games firm , ACE Coin , have already launched a low cost DVI platform for the coin - op games market . In some areas , particularly training and point of sale , it looks as if DVI applications may compete head to head with interactive videodisc . Currently , however , DVI quality falls short of the quality of analogue video available from videodiscs and looks poor compared to broadcast quality television . However , DVI is evolving rapidly . It is only a matter of time before RTV reaches the current quality of PLV .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Tea and sympathy : Russian president Boris Yeltsin stirs a cup of tea as he studies a copy of his speech before last night 's television address to the nation Offer by Milosevic after breakthrough in peace talks AT THE first - ever face - to - face peace talks between Bosnia 's warring parties , Muslim and Croat leaders yesterday signed a package to end the war in the country . The breakthrough came as the United Nations commander in Bosnia , Gen Philippe Morillon , of France , said he had secured a pledge of help from Serbia 's president , Slobodan Milosevic . However , hopes were dealt a blow as Bosnian Serbs looked poised to overrun two besieged Muslim strongholds in eastern Bosnia .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
She had n't known Mark very well , but she had been there for Robyn when he had died , seen the agony that her friend had gone through . ‘ Oh , Robyn , this must have been an awful shock — and you were with Luke at the time ? So did he know all along , then , that you are — were,—’ she corrected swiftly , ‘ Mark 's sister ? Is that what you 're saying?’ ‘ No.’
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
Colour and design are all important ; plants , clear colours ( but not strong primary ones ) and lots of white ( paint , walls , floor or accessories ) help to achieve this healthy non - fussy look . FROM TRAD TO HI - TECH Eastern fantasy runs riot with fabric decorations in either plain or delicately patterned style . Tented ceilings , fabric - covered walls , floor - length cloths and extravagant combinations of curtains and blinds at the window give a luxurious exotic feeling . Use lining fabrics for economy , trimmed with pattern border or edged with braid .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
I do not wish to argue that stabbing the patient should not be homicide . But this obliges me to explain why different criminal law consequences follow compliance with the same request made in different ways . To say that the patient can not demand to be stabbed because he can not suspend the operation of the criminal law and absolve the other of liability begs the question , depending as it does on a determination of what the criminal law is . I do not wish to argue that one is an act of killing and the other an omission to treat , or that there is active , as opposed to passive , conduct . I find such arguments distinctly unsatisfying .
Idiom: make hay (used idiomatically: yes)
Hill farmers are primarily stockmen who delight more in animals than in machinery , buildings , or cash crops . Their main preoccupation is providing winter keep for their breeding stock from steep , wet , acid soils , which are expensive and dangerous to work with modern machinery . Small wonder , then , that they confine their field - work to spreading lime and slag , making hay , and reseeding the odd pasture via a short rotation of feed oats , rape , and turnips . For gathering , shearing , dipping , and sometimes haymaking , hill farmers still work a system of ‘ help your neighbour’ in which several come together on predetermined dates to do these important jobs quickly and efficiently . Many hill farmers are smallholders with part - time jobs elsewhere .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
It has regular people doing their own thing . Voice over In daylight at dawn , it was time to leave the palace and head south on the long trek to Bombay . These have to be the worst roads in the world . There 's a crash every 17 kilometres .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
Connors stores were hit last year in the bombing campaigns which destroyed Dungannon and Lurgan town centres . More recently Smiths Chemists in Ballyclare , owned by Connors , was the target of a petrol bomb attack , which caused extensive damage . Hitting the headlines again , Connors was one of the many businesses affected in the Bangor and Portadown bombs this year . However , as was the case in Newtownards , repairs began immediately and stores continued trading throughout . Marketing manager Nigel Graham explained : ' We feel that we are a community chemist so business must continue as quickly as possible .
Idiom: get stuck into (used idiomatically: yes)
God wants to help you do that , but you must play your part . This book has given you quite a bit of practical advice — things to actually DO . But you ca n't do everything all at once , so start with just one thing — maybe your attitude to teachers , or your willingness to speak up for Jesus : whatever is a problem for you at the moment — and get stuck into sorting that one thing out . After a period of time you 'll feel that things have improved a bit in that area ( we hope ! ) , so flick through the book again and start trying to work at another area . If you 're normal you wo n't have enjoyed this book much ( ! ) — but apart from that you will also continue to get things wrong occasionally .
Idiom: show the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Latterly that takes me there quite often enough for a member of the Church of England , let alone an atheist . I suppose you have a family pew in your local?’ ‘ Well , when I 'm at home one has to show the flag.’ Pooley had adopted the embarrassed tone he reserved for all conversations about the family estate . ‘ I have an alternative suggestion,’ said Milton .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Revolt between the Aral and Caspian seas occasioned the building of the Trans - Caspian in the 1880s , but the young George Nathaniel Curzon saw in it a much more sinister imperial plan . Perhaps , he thought , they hoped to link it up to a Euphrates Valley railway , which would make Baghdad a Russian southern capital . Otherwise , by securing railway concessions in Persia , the Russians could reach the Gulf and at one and the same time create their longed - for warm - water port and turn the western flank of the British in India . Again they might contemplate connecting their Central Asian line to Herat and Kandahar and on to Quetta , thereby creating a through route from Calais to Calcutta . Curzon had little need to spell out to his contemporaries the commercial and strategic dangers of such a scheme .
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: yes)
the Committee for the Safety of Medicines . The part - time members of the CSM are almost all reported to be advisers , consultants or in receipt of research grants from the drug barons . ‘ They work hand in glove with the pharmaceutical industry and with the government,’ one ex - insider told me . It is perhaps not a surprising liaison , considering that the British drug industry is one of the superstar contributors to our balance of payment figures . In 1990 , £ 1,000 million flowed into government coffers from medicinal and pharmaceutical products , compared with the oil industry 's £ 1,223 million .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: yes)
He did n't , nor did he return a second Journal call . Is nobody minding the shop at IBM Corp these days ? Last Wednesday 's heavy New York papers , the Times and the Wall Street Journal , devoted acres of newsprint to the disastrous turn taken in the tide of IBM Corp 's affairs — but alongside , IBM still ran a chirpy RS/6000 ad with a picture of computer - generated bubbles , with a blurb entitled The Computer That Made This Picture is Also Making History . The text includes the message that IBM spends $ 6,000 m a year on research and development — now cut to $ 5,000 m — but the image of John Akers in the bubbles had mysteriously disappeared . And the ad 's caption ?
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
It is an ideal mechanism for limiting expenditure to the amounts and to the items voted in the appropriations . 2 It provides flexibility when across - the - board cuts have to be made for macroeconomic purposes . 3 It is a fairly uncomplicated system that avoids any conflicts about objectives and the methods of achieving them , particularly when budget preparation follows a tight timetable .