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Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
Competition was very tough and we did n't manage to win but it was a very good week . Voice over Now all the effort goes into preparing for the next one … although the RAF 's team is calling it a day . They reckon they 've had enough and theywant to leave it to the younger ones.0 Football , and Swindon Town 's captain may be joining Tottenham Hotspur .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: yes)
This ' Race Recovery Special ' does n't have to apply just to London ; if you 're planning another marathon elsewhere , you should find it invaluable . So , when you next pack your kit bag , do n't forget this copy of RUNNING Magazine . Owen Anderson kicks off by telling you the physical changes that occur when you run 26.2 miles . He also offers the latest advice on how soon you should start training again . Now you 've crossed Westminster bridge and achieved your goal , we outline the best possible way to recover .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
' Sheer bloody suicide , ' he said slowly in his deep thick Cockney . I felt that he and I had something in common . After we had been locked in I spent the evening making preparations with Malleson 's help : sewing on buttons , dubbining my boots , making a pillow case into a rucksack and staring at a map with unreal names on it like Danzig and Berlin . One of Jack 's ' tame ' Germans came round about nine o'clock to exchange wireless parts for his weekly ration of Red Cross coffee . He had a nice face and I had got used to him .
Idiom: separate the sheep from the goats (used idiomatically: yes)
Not all industrial situations are retrievable , or winnable . Once a certain amount of market position has been lost , retrieval is very difficult indeed , and usually is only possible through some outstanding technical or production achievement . Running down , or , as the current euphemism has it , rationalizing a business , while keeping the enthusiasm , loyalty and commitment of one 's people , and fighting back in the marketplace , is one of the most difficult of industrial situations , and certainly separates the sheep from the goats in a management sense . All too often it is this harsh environment which actually develops some of the best management , and it is noteworthy within our own company , how many of the leaders of the company have come from businesses which have had more than their fair share of struggle and adversity . I am , however , not totally convinced that those who have learnt their craft is such ‘ bad weather’ conditions make , necessarily , the best aggressive ‘ fair weather sailors’ .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
No that 's right . Yeah . And and these are the things that they will , one or two of the things , they 'll use any excuse under the sun , but these are the things if you do n't point them out to them . Er first of all you will tell them that we want a contract . Yeah .
Idiom: throw a wobbly (used idiomatically: yes)
There was an uncompromising set to Rose 's mouth as she said , ' That 's up to her . ' ' All clear , ' said Melissa when she rejoined Dora . ' At least she is n't going to throw another wobbly the second she sets eyes on you … but she 's not going to like the idea of leaving tomorrow . ' ' You told her ? ' Dora 's expression was accusing .
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
We 're in regular touch with Oxfordshire trading standards and they take samples at random . We 've never had a problem like this before . This one slipped through the net . We have to tighten up to make sure this never happoens again Voice over
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
It was perhaps this , more than the policy of Empire Free Trade per se , which lay behind their actions . Such a challenge could not go unheeded , particularly as it departed from the usual array of Parliamentary or constitutional procedures . The affair came to a head in a series of by - elections in the early 1930s in which the press barons gave their support to Empire Crusade candidates in their fight against the official Conservative central office candidates . By supporting their own candidates , they were challenging Baldwin 's authority and leadership even though he had been given a vote of confidence by the Party in 1931 . In the St George , Westminster , by - election in March 1931 the Empire Crusade candidacy seemed to exacerbate the divisions in the Conservative party which the press proprietors had initiated .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
A soldier , held back by one of the officers , wrenched himself loose and held up his hand .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
Use of plant I think really , was n't it ? One of the things . Er er it was where break even points were . And what level of attendance was required to actually break even on a performance . And I do n't wish to know if we 've failed to break even on one occasion or whatever but the thing is how often are we failing to break even .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: no)
On the contrary , he has pressed for a centralised federation in which Serbia would presumably play a dominant role . Last month he and his Socialist Party ( the renamed Communists ) won both the presidential and the parliamentary elections ; the victories were convincing , despite evidence of vote - rigging . Some people in Serbia suspect that Slobo , an impulsive man , might one day decide to go it alone . With Kosovo and Vojvodina under his belt and Montenegro to come ( perhaps after a referendum there leading to that republic 's formal incorporation into Serbia ) , he could have a respectable country to run . But not just yet .
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
They pulled off the seemingly impossible by defeating the French , the Americans and the Chinese . They might even do it again , this time by rebuilding Vietnam 's economy without in the process being forced to relinquish the Communist Party 's grip on power . The party 's efforts to save its skin will be tested on June 17th , when its delayed seventh congress is due to start . The congress , which will last between seven and ten days , is supposed to chart Vietnam 's future to the year 2000 and beyond . The party has learnt from past mistakes .
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
The individual service user and his family have one named contact , one phone number to call for information , help and support . 4 . There is one person responsible for ensuring that the individual does not ‘ slip through the net’ or drift away from the service , a factor which is particularly important in mental health services . 5 . Care managers can become advocates and supporters for their clients .
Idiom: sit on the fence (used idiomatically: yes)
His becoming a British subject put his Spanish goods at risk , and Oliver Cromwell himself took extraordinary precautions to ensure that they could be spirited out of the country and sent to England . Like other Marranos in London , Carvajal prayed at the Catholic chapel of the Spanish ambassador , while simultaneously playing a leading role in the secret Jewish community , which met at the clandestine synagogue at Creechurch Lane . Although he sat on the fence with the rest of London 's Jews during the noisy campaign of Rabbi Manasseh ben Israel [ q.v.]of Amsterdam to secure a public readmission of the Jews to England , eventually he was forced to show his hand . Spain 's war with England in February 1656 put the Spanish subjects in the Jewish community at risk , and when the goods and ships of a fellow Marrano Antonio Rodrigues Robles were seized as belonging to an enemy alien , Carvajal finally joined with Manasseh ben Israel and five others on 24 March 1656 in petitioning the Protector for a formal statement permitting Jewish residence . In doing this , Carvajal and his colleagues finally threw off the disguise of Roman Catholicism , which by then must have worn very thin .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Her heart was beating fast . She was not going to have to invent an excuse to ring Veronica after all . ‘ The phone 's been out of order all week , and the man who came to mend it has broken a lamp I was very fond of.’ ‘ Are n't they the giddy limit!’ , Veronica sympathized .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Er , I 've seen other papers where there is a hint that we might be looking for a contribution , er , out of the general budget , er , of that difference , that two hundred and fifty thousand . We 're talking a lot of money here and I wonder whether we 're a little bit erm , over - optimistic that the five hundred thousand is going to be adequate . Chair , I think have to make a point at this stage , although as I said earlier , we have n't got a complete picture yet . We are estimating as best we can , these figures will change , and indeed they are changing as we try to move towards a more detailed purchasing plan with the health authority , to take in the changes , they may go up , they may go down . That 's certainly the best estimate at the moment .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
The programme of privatization involved the sale of the national airline , telecommunications company and shipping line to local and foreign investors . Industry Minister Taj El - Sir Mustafa said that this would be undertaken with the assistance of World Bank experts . To counteract the increased budget deficit Hamdi undertook to raise import and export duties by 30 per cent and make cuts of 10 per cent in the recurrent budget and 60 per cent in the redevelopment budget . Most controversially he announced sweeping cuts in commodity subsidies which he said were unavoidable as government subsidies on wheat and petrol had previously amounted to £ S1,000 million and £ S7,700 million respectively , which simply could not be sustained . He announced increases in wages and pensions to offset the price rises .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
Why should a potential person have the rights of a person ? ( Singer 1979 : 120 ) This is a good argument for it should warn us that there are degrees of potential not all of which are automatic claims to fame . ( This realisation seems completely to disarm McCloskey ( 1975 : 415 ) , for example . ) This is well illustrated in Singer 's own context of the abortion debate .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
I think , you know , a woman living alone , Mhm . in this day and age , erm , is sort of erm , not a good thing , to sort of , advertise your name in a phone directory . Mhm , and you do n't find that that gives you any difficulty at all , er with people who genuinely want to find your number ? Er , well , erm , they could sort of do it , erm , I mean , when I leave er , a place that , house that I used to live in , I leave a forwarding address but no , I make sure , with the people that erm , take over the house , but they do n't actually give out my phone number .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Price rises were similar whether the illegal trade was detected by a stock exchange — which looks out for unusually large price jumps — or by tip - offs from jilted mistresses and the like , who probably do not . How does the market recognise that someone is trading on inside information ? One clue is high trading volume : around 1 % of a firm 's equity changed hands on an average inside - dealing day , compared with a more typical 0.2 % . Although the insider dealer himself contributes only around a tenth of that volume , he gives a clear enough signal to arbitrageurs in the market , reckons the study . But volume alone is not enough .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
In September 1231 , for example , John le Malemort , a smith , was sent to make quarrels at St Briavels castle , and the warden of the Forest of Dean was ordered to supply him with ' wood for making the shafts , charcoal and iron for the heads , and lard for greasing them ' . In 1255 the warden was commanded to pay the smith 25 marks a year out of the revenues of his bailiwick for 25,000 quarrels , which he was to keep safely for the king 's use . Wardens had a general responsibility for keeping the king 's peace within his bailiwick , and in times of rebellion or disturbance he was naturally an important buttress of royal authority . On occasion he took measures for the safety of the king 's subjects travelling through the forest . In July 1231 Henry III wrote to Gilbert Basset , warden of the forests of Chippenham and Melksham :
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm real chuffed with myself for thinking of that . That was a real grown - up thing to do . There 's a woman just up the road so I hop off the wall and run after her . My legs are a bit wobbly and I nearly fall over . I steady myself against the wall .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: no)
Karen Rake of Aylesbury finished fourth in both the 100 and 200 and now has to go the Welsh Nationals next month to try to qualify for the Europeans … Winning in Europe already … are gold medallist rowers Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent … from Henley … they won the coxless pairs at the French International Championships … they missed out on a certain double when they had to scratch from the Paris International regatta due to an illness to Pinsent . The British Triathlon Sprint Championship at Aylesbury was won by Steve Burton … his time to swim 750 metres … cycle 20 kilometres and then run for five kilometres was just 58 minutes and 26 seconds … The funeral has taken place of a student who died in a mysterious barn fire nine months ago .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
In addition , you 'll find this exercise is good for your alternate plucking and for building up both your left and right hand techniques . Finally , let 's look at the harmonic minor scale harmonised in seventh chords … This example is pretty hard to learn by heart and the fingering is n't easy either , so be patient , and take it slowly . Try to memorise the harmony that these two exercises create : that is , in triads , the minor , diminished , augmented , minor , major , major and diminished ; and in seventh chords the minor , the major 7th , the minor 7b5 , the major 7♯5 , the minor 7 , the dominant 7 , the major 7 and the diminished 7 . The best thing would be for you to write out all the harmonies , in every key , making sure that you put in all the correct sharps and flats .
Idiom: break the bank (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes , say Thomas Johansson and colleagues in the Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University . Johansson arrives at this positive conclusion by using a new kind of energy analysis , which compares the costs and benefits , both economic and environmental , of the ways a society can meet its energy needs . And the new method of analysis shows that developing countries such as India , as well as rich countries like Sweden , can meet their people 's needs for energy without breaking the bank or destroying the environment . Cost , and the fair comparison of costs , is critical . No energy planner will ever convince a government to change its sources of energy or invest in energy efficiency without a cost estimate , and preferably one that quantifies the cost of protecting the environment in a way that electorates can understand .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
It must have been most pleasant by day . At night it was magical . He indicated a swing - seat , but with a shake of her head she refused to sit , preferring to stand and go straight into the attack . ‘ Do you always have to use this much persuasion to show off the courtyard?’ Smiling mirthlessly , he admitted , ‘ Despite your romantic soul , you are my most reluctant guest so far.’
Idiom: smell blood (used idiomatically: yes)
" Thank you . " I followed her in and she closed the door . There was a smell inside that made all my senses rear up like a horse that smells blood . It was dirt , and stale perfume , and something else . I breathed through my mouth , but I still got the feeling of it .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
Forrester would definately been a better choice to partner Deane in this match . The conditions were appaling in the first half . A definate leveller , coupled with Leeds apparent unwillingness to play balls behind their backs ON THE GROUND meant that any through balls bounced too far , out of touch or to the keeper . For them , they played it on the ground , and so their forwards could get to the ball … or pressure the defence for a back pass , or a throw in . Another point …
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
If you 've been contemplating the unthinkable just because Lemmings did n't look like it was going to make it to the C64 , think again ! This little joined - up screenshot map has been assembled from a pre - production level of Lemmings on a Commodore 64 , and we reckon it already looks good enough to release . But why take just our word for it ? Negotiations are underway which , if all goes well , will result in one full , playable level of C64 Lemmings appearing on next month 's Megatapes . Of course , we 'll be called COMMODORE FORCE by then , so make sure you do n't miss out , wo n't you ?
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: no)
The army wanted to get out of the trees . The army wanted to slake its thirst and , rightly , was not prepared to believe their Earl when he quoted the number of ale - casks destroyed in the fire . A group of men who had come with Leofnoth found a broached cask and began to drag it out of the rear of the wood , and Siward had three of them hanged . He noticed that someone had moved the few horses they had managed to round up , and sent two men to find out where they had been taken . A shout from the front of the wood called him back to the edge of the field , where men were watching a group of the enemy busy with spades on the high ground to his left , near the wood where they stationed the Normans .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Cruzcampo has enjoyed some important successes in 1992 , with its pavilion at Expo being the most popular with over one million visitors . A new advertising campaign for Cruzcampo beer is already producing results , and Kaliber Sin was launched in Spain in July , with initial sales exceeding expectations . The outlook for the Spanish beer market and for the Cruzcampo group in the long term remains positive . Elsewhere in continental Europe , our development plans are reaping dividends with total volumes up by 16 per cent . Towards the end of 1992 Draught Guinness was launched in Sweden , representing a significant breakthrough for the import of foreign draught beers .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
It was to hot for practising anyway and despite our limited preparations we won both matches in St Thomas and Tortoal quite comfortably . The spinners — Maru , Cook and Donelan — did most of the damage , and in Tortola we were guided to victory by the calm authority of Fordham who steered us through potentially troubled waters . We were the first British team ever to play in St Thomas and Tortoal ; in Anguilla we made history again because we played the first ever ‘ first - class’ in England but it certainly will in Anguilla ! Before the match we all looked quizzically at the pitch . It was grassless , shiny as though polished , and solid .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
Such a strategy would , as in the case of the Baptist Union , include church planting , it would include training leaders for the task , and it would include setting some immediate goals such as those above . Such a vision is not too deeply buried among the treasures of the Book of Common Prayer . Those coming into leadership are told in no uncertain terms what their task is to be . Everyone who is made a priest is set the following ‘ weighty Office and Charge’ at his Ordination Service : … to seek for Christ 's sheep that are dispersed abroad , and for his children who are in the midst of this naughty world , that they may be saved through Christ for ever .
Idiom: do someone's head in (used idiomatically: yes)
gon na be black down to there ? Yeah . But I 'm doing his head in white . What the back of his head ? No that 's gon na be
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
Other voices , however , dismissed such concerns by pointing out that the Novell is a software company with a benign reputation and the neutrality of running on anyone 's platform . If it comes to pass , Sun , which wishes it had done the deal with Novell , and presumably The Santa Cruz Operation — though see page 4 — wo n't be happy . Hopefully Bill Gates will have a few restless nights too . X / OPEN SHIPS XPG4 TEST SUITE , READIES SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT API As expected ( UX No 385 ) standards body X / Open Group Co Ltd , based in Reading , Berkshire , is now shipping its VSX4 test suite .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: yes)
She gave him a basilisk gaze and he tried to dispose of his long legs around the legs of the Sheraton chair . Later on — days , he thought glumly — they moved into the dining room , which was an equally august and unmerciful place . The sherry in the clear soup put him out entirely . When he woke up his hair was in the soup and his head on the rim of the plate , and his hostess had left the table . ' We 'd better go , ' someone said .
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: no)
For many years , Garrison 's position at the centre of a region of outstanding natural beauty made it a mecca for visitors from home and abroad . People came year after year to stay in the two local hotels , the Lake and the Melvin , and to enjoy the fishing and the scenery . But then came the ‘ troubles’ and a series of body blows from which the village is now only beginning to recover . In 1972 , the Melvin Hotel was destroyed by a terrorist bomb . Seven years later , it lost its second main tourist accommodation when the Lake was burned down in an accidental fire .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
5 : Also , the French government 's Directorate for Safety has just expressed grave concern at the recent discovery of radioactive leaks in 50pc of the steel - nickel domes of its PWRs . This fault has also occurred in German and Swiss PWRs and might be present in PWRs in Sweden , Spain and the Netherlands . 6 : According to the House of Commons Energy Committee , the price of PWR - generated electricity will be 6.5p per unit ( even with interest on borrowed money during construction omitted ) , two to three times the cost of fossil - fuel generation . 7 : Nirex , the body appointed by the Government to find an underground repository ( dump ) for intermediate level nuclear waste had admitted it has not solved the problems associated with the migration of radionuclides into the biosphere . 8 : As for high level wastes , no - one has demonstrated ( can they ? ) how these wastes can be safely isolated and guarded for the necessary one million years — a geological time span reaching out to our 40,000th generation …
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
The security forces opened fire , killing two and injuring dozens , and then closed down the dormitories . But Abdulrakhim Pulatov , the head of Birlik , says that President Islam Karimov is trying to use slightly more subtle forms of repression to avoid deterring the growing army of businessmen and politicians from abroad . ' The students were given free tickets to go to their home towns , ' he said . ' It was a cunning way of putting off the problem . But it will come back to haunt Karimov . '