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Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr Glasser argues that unconditional acceptance is an illusion simply because we have to interact with other people who are just like ourselves and who share the same primary needs . Therefore there are inevitable limitations and conditions when we attempt to gain unconditional acceptance from other people . The false sensation of unconditional acceptance may come , however , when the sufferers from addictive disease are under the influence of alcohol so that the state of mind produced by mood - altering substances or behaviour is indistinguishable from the unconditional acceptance that they seek . This positive reinforcement of feelings in association with specific substances or behaviour becomes the basis for subsequent addiction . Dr Glasser himself believes that this specific susceptibility of the state of mind to mood - altering substances or behaviour in the sufferer from alcoholism may be genetically determined .
Idiom: every man jack (used idiomatically: yes)
Even sad wankers like you,’ he informs us before launching into ‘ Karaoke Queen’and posing his way through the three - minute Buzzcock guitar pile - ups and singalongs of ‘ Indeed You Aaaagh’ , and ‘ I 'm In Luff’(its not really how you spell the song titles , it 's the way he tells ‘ em ) . If ‘ Two Pints Of Wazzer’ and ‘ Clean As Clark’are dull , overdone and in danger of slipping into pantomime rather than humorous satire , they are but mere red herrings before the frenzied energy and monstrous drum rolls of ‘ Japanese Girls’and ‘ Later F — Off ’ . ‘ Trouble Fish’ , with its strutting Stray Cat bass riff , sees the student body collapsing on to their bums , feet airborne for the traditional anti - gravity dance bit : char hit ‘ Veronica’ , where Niall gets to show off his ability on the mouth organ , sets every man - jack scruffy co - ed in the house moshing like fury , which they continue to do through the Tim Curry vocals of ‘ Teenage Vampire’ and the rollicking romps of ‘ Stupid Kid’ , ‘ I Am I Said’and ‘ No More Nonsense From Sidney’ . God - like , Niall flings himself on to his adoring audience , sinks beneath the waves and is eventually restored to the stage in time for the anti - rap encore of ‘ Where 's Me Jumper’ . Seduced by their own success , the Sultans stay on to wring one more blast of good clean fun out of‘Are You Experienced’ and finally leave .
Idiom: cross swords (used idiomatically: yes)
He is the second casualty of Labour 's current round of re - selections . But in the case of the St Helens South MP , Mr Gerry Bermingham , the national executive committee has ordered the ballot to be re - run . The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . His political career began in 1958 , when he joined the Young Conservatives . A year later he switched to Labour , and within six years he had won a seat on Hounslow borough council .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
5.4 State organization Relatively detailed Marxist accounts of state institutions operate have emerged only in the post - war period , and are associated chiefly with the growth of Western neo - Marxisms — new forms of expressing Marx and Engels ' ideas , distinguished chiefly by their willingness to engage ‘ bourgeois’ social science directly in debate . While orthodox Marxist — Leninism of the Comintern period offered no serious accounts of liberal democratic practices and institutions , neo - Marxists have tried to come to terms with phenomena which classical Marxists did not anticipate , especially the advent of some form of mixed economy and the growth of an extended welfare state in every advanced capitalist society . Previous Marxist descriptions of the democratic state as a nakedly repressive apparatus attuned only to the behests of capitalists sat unsatisfactorily with the apparent emergence of government planning and ‘ caring capitalism’ , at least in the period from the early 1950s to the late 1970s . The emergence of new - right governments in the 1980s has called in question the previous welfare consensus , and apparently signalled a drive towards the ‘ recommodification’ of areas of social life previously handled by public policy decision .
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course I did n't notice what colour it was . What colour would it be ? But it was running away , fast and furious , that 's for sure.’ Suddenly , she pushed her face over the table towards him . Her huge breasts , so much at odds with the thin face and the bony arms , were pushed into great half moons by the table edge .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
With the global population expected to reach nine ~ billion people by 2050 – a significant proportion of whom will reside in developing or underdeveloped countries – the international community must improve access to education , health ~ care , and employment opportunities worldwide . Meanwhile , the prospect of a rise in global temperature of more than 2 ° C ( 3.6 ° F ) over pre - industrial levels by the end of this century ( which would trigger global ~ warming 's most damaging effects ) calls for higher investment in sustainable urbanization , climate - smart agriculture , and social safety nets . Both factors challenge us to define , in the longer term , more sustainable patterns of production and consumption . Governments , civil society , and the private sector must rise to the challenge , cooperating to find and implement creative solutions . But , first , they must anticipate the associated financing requirements , which will soon surpass the current capacities of governments and international donors , and take action now to activate new , reliable sources of financing .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
As for the ' totally different ' recording mentioned by Prothero , that seems to have vanished ; but a third version was definitely recorded by Gladstone at a later date , and sent to Edison : Dear Mr. Edison , I am profoundly indebted to you for , not the entertainment only , but the instruction and the marvels of one of the most remarkable evenings which it has been my privilege to enjoy . The request that you have done me the honour to make , to receive the record of my voice , is one that I cheerfully comply with so far as lies in my power ; though I lament to say that the voice which I transmit to you is only the relic of an organ the employment of which has been overstrained . Yet I offer to you as much as I possess , and so much as old age has left me , with the utmost satisfaction , as being at least a testimony to the instruction and delight that I have received from your marvellous invention . As to the future consequences : it is impossible to anticipate them .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
It always amazes me build things like that Yeah . So how does that come off the wall , the wooden ? It 's held on , it 's gon na take some doing actually . What the wooden part ?
Idiom: know the score (used idiomatically: yes)
Two more titles were decided this week . 720 Stars won the Division Two handicap league with the line - up of Vincent McCaffrey , Paul Ramsey , Alan Healy , Ciaran O'Hara , and Hughie Brady ( Jun ) , while strand player Willie Hamilton lifted the North - West Junior billiards Division Two title by defeating Leo McCauley . Hand it to Richards , he knows the score GORDON Richards would n't be in the least surprised if On The Other Hand were to win the National . The Penrith trainer , who always answers a question by asking another question told me ‘ Has he not got the class to win it ?
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah and then Herbert and Alison wo n't be long . Where did we go on a Sunday and we passed there ? And we , all them motorbikes was on er the edge . Yeah . That 's where it is , aye .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
If we assumed that Wetherby came across him unexpectedly on the premises , and turned away to give the alarm , how does that fit with the cheese and the bloodstains ? The alternative is a cold - blooded murder as we described before . I suppose it 's not completely out of the question , but there 's no indication of how he got in . They left the kitchen with its awful occupant , and returned to the library . ‘ Right , Will,’ said Montgomery .
Idiom: get someone's goat (used idiomatically: yes)
Dolly said his jokes still were n't very funny . No joke , he said , upset neighbours could get very ratty . He went out for an evening walk , and that really got Dolly 's goat . When he came back she said she 'd go out herself tomorrow , and if he tried to stop her she 'd smash up all his crockery . She also said she 'd poison all the food in his larder , only the larder was locked .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir Ralph 's kinsman paled , the arrogance draining from his face . ' I lost the buckle yesterday . ' ' Were you on the ice ? ' Sir Fulke suddenly smiled . ' Yes , I was .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Hmm . I have a feeling I ' m going to get lost whichever road I take .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: yes)
If his dad 's insane , Vern 's probably fairly insane himself . He 'll infect me with his madness like he 's infected me with his bloody dreams . So , I 'll go back to Mum and Dad , will I , and be a good little obedient Bean — baked to a turn , just how they like me ? Yah . Through the trees I could see a man pushing a barrow along the drive .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
President Samuel Doe appeared close to being ousted by Charles Taylor 's rebel army , the National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL ) , when the NPFL took control of large sections of the capital , Monrovia , in mid - July . However , as Doe 's Cabinet and military chiefs deserted him and fled abroad , Doe tenaciously clung on to power , besieged in the executive mansion with his Israeli - trained presidential guard . The 200-strong rebel army which had in December 1989 infiltrated from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire was now thought to number some 5,000 men and boys , a small proportion of whom had reportedly received training in Libya and Burkina . Meanwhile the regular Army had been reduced , largely by desertion , to 1,000 men ( from about 6,000 ) . The NPFL 's advance had enabled it to secure control of the port of Buchanan , 100 km south - east of Monrovia , after fierce fighting on May 23 .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
IRA terrorists coolly drove a bomb packed with 1,000lbs of explosives through rush - hour traffic and into the heart of London last night . It was timed to explode just 30 minutes later but because of a blunder the detonator failed to explode — the capital 's second lucky escape in just 16 days . The terrorists dumped the Ford Transit van with its deadly cargo on double yellow lines off Tottenham Court Road , just 100 yards from the Dominion Theatre where a performance was in full - swing . They then made two coded telephone warnings to Scotland Yard at 8 pm claiming there were four bombs planted in a one - mile radius of the West End which were set to explode at about 8.30pm . One police source said last night : ‘ They gave us 30 minutes to find four separate devices in a huge area like that .
Idiom: pie in the sky (used idiomatically: yes)
Although the adrenalin may flow , you owe it to yourself not to become carried away . Over the years , a few huge , widely reported pay - offs have given rise to the impression among more gullible members of the newspaper - reading public that six - figure golden handshakes are the norm for the departing business executive . Do not be deceived into throwing away a decent offer in pursuit of pie in the sky . Tax implications of termination payments Before you fix on a settlement figure , you need to consider how much tax you will have to pay on any agreed sum and whether the tax burden can somehow be reduced .
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
' Is that , ' she asked icily , ' meant to console me ? ' The Squat withered somewhat . When it fell to his lot to cut her free from the coils of the hydra , had his poignant fixation received a body - blow — or a boost ? For a while , did she seem almost within his reach ? And was she now an absolute stranger again ?
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
His underground hideout is protected by all manner of nasties whose sole reason for living is to tear Jeremy limb from limb or , failing that , pinch his film ! Needless to say , Jeremy has to keep returning to the darkroom for more film throughout the game . As the only exits are through the roof , he must rise to the occasion — find a key that controls the fans that lie directly underneath them , and float up on a jet of fresh air ! To complete the game you need to photograph all 16 inventions , each of which takes over 20 shots ! Mammoth task , or what ?
Idiom: chicken feed (used idiomatically: no)
According to one of the skippers , each hunting trip cost on average over US$ 130 more than the crew received for the catch — the fishermen were simply carrying on a proud and noble tradition , even though it cost them money . The reporters then visited the government - owned processing plant at Trabzon , the only factory in Turkey still handling dolphins . Here the carcasses were skinned , the oil extracted from the bodies , and the meat turned into meal to be used as chicken - feed . The manager proved to be very co - operative , and Thornton and Higgs were shown the machines which processed the dolphin meat into round slabs of meal , and a huge open vat of dolphin oil . At the end of the factory tour they saw in a large room more than a thousand dolphins , some piled four or five high .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
to test and tune in the water Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … Derek says … they've broken a few boats in testing … they've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right music the new craft looks good and sails good … but what will the boating world make of it …
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
I was a student in the ' 60s , a time of social upheaval and questioning , and - - on a personal level - - an awakening sense of idealism . The war in Vietnam was raging , the Civil ~ Rights ~ movement was under way and pictures had a powerful influence on me . Our political and military leaders were telling us one thing and photographers were telling us another .
Idiom: break the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Only with the plantation of Scottish settlers to Ulster did any profound cultural division grow up in Ireland which remained ideologically Catholic and Gaelic . Scotland , in contrast , was already self - divided at the time of the Treaty of Union with two mutually hostile cultures in place — Gaelic and Lowland . Irish resistance never quite died away , while Culloden and the Clearances between them broke the back of Scottish Gaelic life . Burns became a cult figure because he was on the winning side , but appeared late enough on the scene to be able to sentimentalise the vanquished , thereby creating the illusion at least of being a national poet . Imre Szász commented : ‘ We have the same kind of cult with Petöfi .
Idiom: run out of gas (used idiomatically: yes)
By Tony Roche THE Australian Rolls Royce that purred out of Twickenham 12 months ago , the World Cup secured in its boot , chugs into Cardiff Arms Park tomorrow badly in need of a two - year service . The once ‘ Wonderful Wallabies’ are weary of touring , depleted by injuries and running out of gas . Wales welcome their arch - humiliators with open jaws , the scent of an overdue kill growing in nostrils that are flaring again under the inspirational coaching of Alan Davies . It was Bob Dwyer 's quality machine that mowed down a pathetic Wales 18 months ago , a staggering 63–6 blitzing in Brisbane .
Idiom: throw down the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
It represents 25 per cent of Mexico 's current reserve base . The Chicontepec oil is onshore and close to infrastructure , but it is dogged with very low productivity sands , and covers such a large area that accurate prediction of the sweet spots is the only way to reduce an onerous number of wells . The gauntlet is being thrown down by Pemex to the international community . The joint BPXM - Pemex team has set about the task ahead of them by cataloguing a mass of seismic , well and production data , much of it dating back to the 1930s . The team is now breaking the basin apart , attempting to apply modern techniques , and posing new questions .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
Henry came into Finch 's flat one day and refused the usual catechism about what he had said to the analyst . ‘ You talk as if your dreams were , I do n't know , pieces of new music,’ Henry said . ‘ Sometimes you think you 've done all right but often you say they do n't hold water or they wo n't stand up . A man 's allowed to have second - rate dreams if he feels like it . The dream you were lamming into yesterday was a perfectly good dream , the doctor said .
Idiom: bounce off the walls (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: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
The rationale behind Laura 's views was that her heart was in Wales , or , more specifically , in the factory in Wales , and this obliged her to do everything within her power to maintain that factory at full capacity . Six thousand miles away , Jill and Peter felt they too had made an investment of their time and the company 's money and pleaded with Bernard for a little longer to educate the American customer . ‘ We knew it could work but we needed a better location and a lot of word of mouth.’ Bernard advanced $ 30,000 ‘ to do or die with’ and , early in 1976 , Peter bravely used half of this to open a second shop on Union Street , a prime commercial location in the centre of San Francisco . He went down to the docks to buy a lorryload of timber going cheaply , had the building sandblasted and refitted , and insisted on some adjustment of the merchandise to suit the customer profile .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: yes)
Right . All right ? Every sales consultant has his or her own unique number . Right . So does every assignment .
Idiom: toe the line (used idiomatically: yes)
We consider we have done enough , ' the parish representative eventually told the inquiry . A door - to - door poll in Cannington itself showed a virtually equal number for and against Hinkley C ; a similar result was found in neighbouring Nether Stowey . Both were villages with large numbers of Hinkley workers and which , a few years before , could have been relied on to toe the company line . One example , however , came to symbolize the shift which a growing awareness of the nuclear issue had brought to this part of Somerset . This was the saga of the village of Combwich .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
the idea has now blossomed into a successful mail order business with customers from both the UK and overseas . For catalogue and current price list please send a large SAE to Orkney Angora , . Out and About If you are in the Manchester area and looking for something to do , the City Art Gallery in Mosley Street might be well worth a visit . Exhibitions of a variety of paintings and decorative art collections are a regular feature , with an on - going programme to suit all tastes .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: no)
With a sudden access of cold doubt Louisa Agnew recognized that , beyond the narrow world of her books , of neither suffering nor joy had she any great understanding . Emilia Frere passed three nights in the bedroom at the Hall before Tom Horrocks professed himself satisfied that all danger was passed and she might return to the Rectory . At first— perhaps under the soothing influence of laudanum — ; she had seemed grateful for , even to enjoy , the attention she received . Soon , however , she confessed to finding Mrs Tillotson a fusspot and Alice a tiresome chatterbox . She would receive visits only from her husband and Louisa .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
Whether he becomes King or not is looking more and more like an academic question . There 's nothing worse to come but just a different perspective which will probably put this whole thing into a new light.’ Gilbey hit the headlines when he was taped having an intimate phone conversation with Diana . During the 23-minute chat he called her by her pet name ‘ Squidgy’ , told her he loved her and asked her to blow kisses down the phone to him . Three years before Diana had dismissed her bodyguard so she could spend an evening with Gilbey at his Kensington flat .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
… I mourn'd , and yet shall mourn with ever - returning spring . have been taken over with a vengeance and put into the anthropological perspective which in the poem Eliot has applied to so much past literature . Life is painful throughout , with only the briefest moments of relief — the hyacinth garden , the fishmen at Magnus Martyr , boating — all of which only lead back into the cycle of further ( often sexual ) pain . The ‘ Shantih’ at the poem 's end may be simply a way of stopping , a ‘ formal ending’ ; or it may be comparable to the exhausted collapse after the destruction at the end of ‘ Gerontion’(Eliot considered ‘ Gerontion’as preface to The Waste Land ) .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Cut around the tile to be removed to separate it from its neighbours 2 Use a hot air gun or a hair dryer to soften the vinyl 3 A nozzle on the gun will localise the heat while you lift the damaged tile .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
In conclusion , our epidemiological surveys have allowed an aerial view of heroin use in an English community . We have taken snap - shots through time and from sufficient height to gain a panoramic view which shows that meaningful patterns are at work . We know what is happening , on the surface at least , with some certainty , although only time will tell whether our forecasts will prove correct . We also know that socio - economic variables play a potentially vital role in the patterns of drug use . In short , we know what is happening but not why .