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Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
The greatest holiday in the Soviet calendar , November 7 , is the day on which the country is supposed to celebrate its revolutionary leap into a higher form of society — socialism . But early yesterday , several thousand people with different ideas assembled at the Dynamo Metro station , and began marching towards Red Square , where officials were putting the finishing touches to preparations for the usual annual parade . At a crossroads three miles from the square that for centuries has represented the heart of imperial Russia , the independent marchers were told by police that Red Square was out of bounds . A few hundred hotheads urged their comrades to break the police roadblock and march on the Kremlin , but were dissuaded by their leaders . Instead , the demonstrators marched along a route agreed with the authorities to the Olympic Stadium , across the north of the city .
Idiom: through thick and thin (used idiomatically: yes)
He hoped there would be a carnival atmosphere . Keegan accepted Newcastle would be looked upon as the weaker side but hoped it would be the springboard to success . ‘ People say Newcastle fans have stood by the club through thick and thin . It is more like thin and thin . ‘ But we hope to reward those fans .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
that was over - enthusing , and after a chaser for medicinal purposes he did me the honour of revealing his sources . Later , in the men 's room of The Coach and Horses he revealed the extent
Idiom: oil and water (used idiomatically: yes)
Thomas Johansen continued : ‘ Enhanced oil recovery is also obtainable by improving the wells and by exploiting the area around and between the wells . ‘ This forms the basis of the RUTH programme , where research is being undertaken into surfactants , gel , microbiological methods , combined water / gas injection and foam injection . ‘ BP supports , among other things , the research on gel injection into the reservoir as the substance forms artificial barriers so that we can guide the flow of oil and water more easily . Our intention is to carry out a field test with gel in 1994–95 , with Gyda being one of the candidates . It 's an exciting prospect !
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
The films are simple , unpretentious and amusing . In Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep ( 1922 ) , for example , the energetic heroine suddenly comes into money , with which she spreads happiness to her neighbours and enjoys the high life , thereby offering audiences an opportunity for vicarious wish - fulfilment . The film is not particularly well constructed , and the subplot featuring Squibs ' sister 's desperate life in Paris with a murderer on the run is poorly connected to the scenes of rejoicing back home , but the central character 's vitality carries the story . However , Pearson 's lack of interest in the methods of play construction led him towards even more unfocused ways of organizing his films , aiming for a sort of primitive naturalism —‘nothing more than the capture of things seen , life in the living , and by selection and arrangement , the flow of the human tale.’ He described his 1924 film Reveille , an episodic account of how a group of humble people had been affected by the war , as ‘ a scrapbook of pictures of life caught in the living , no hero , no villain , no plot , no tying up of loose threads.’
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
But poetry and music were not the only things that he wrote at this time . His prose - poetry had tumbled into full prose , and he was now engaged on his first novel , under the title of Beauty At Close Quarters . Sadly , for it was a lively , largely autobiographical piece , it would never see the light of day . It went through several mutations , but he failed to convince his publisher of its commercial viability . He was also keeping notebooks Coleridge - like and in the time - honoured fashion these fed his later work , notably his novels and Death Of A Lady 's Man in particular .
Idiom: jump the gun (used idiomatically: yes)
Once we 're married , she 'll be leaving the company . Janice plans to stay at home and devote herself to looking after me and Kirsty.’ ‘ Do n't jump the gun!’ He was being just a bit too sure of himself . ‘ You have n't been awarded custody yet!’
Idiom: drop like flies (used idiomatically: yes)
Living Dead and Terminator slippers — people had been queuing for them for God 's sake — were being returned unused to the shops and credit notes cashed in for balls of wool and packets of scraperboard . The Crag - U - Likes were virtually empty these days . Members of the research and development department , put under the massive strain of trying to turn production over from rock slippers to ‘ rubber craft’(not proving all that popular according to market research anyway ) were dropping like flies . There had been resignations , defections , even suicides . Bolt Head had a clear choice : either boldly soldier on facing financial disaster or …
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
The tale of Sarah Palin ’s daughter , Bristol , has also been spun as a tale of an admirable single mother and a loser father . When they split up , the story line cast the heroic young mother against what was often depicted as the beer - drinking , immature dad . Even Jennifer Aniston , whom Brad ~ Pitt left because she did not want kids , now sighs in interviews , as she nears 42 , that she has stopped waiting for Prince Charming , and that she , too , could be ready to adopt and go it alone .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
Conflict of interest is something that potentially faces all the people involved in running the Association . Last year , in fact , I abstained on a couple of issues voted on at Council . As regards Editing for Industry , I am satisfied the management structure and the people involved ensure that it is far and above board — I would not wish to be associated with anything that damaged my reputation or that of the Association . Following this correspondence , if more wish to become involved in running the Association , that is great news ; after all , it is your Association . It takes energy , commitment and enthusiasm above and beyond the call of work duties .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
But the public took to this comedy of two sisters going it alone while their husbands are in prison , and now it is watched by an estimated 12 m viewers . In this week 's episode , the first of a new series , Sharon creates her own ‘ big bang’ in Chigwell , making her and sister Tracey homeless . Late one night she forgets to turn off the gas after heating up some left - over mutton vindaloo , and a loud explosion rocks the mansion as Tracey 's beautiful designer kitchen goes up in smoke . Of course , it is next - door - neighbour Dorien who comes to the rescue , inviting the girls to stay with her . But it is no selfless move by the man - eating Dorien — having the girls is preferable to having her mother - in - law stay with her .
Idiom: spin a yarn (used idiomatically: no)
v. Veitch that if there is a combination of persons whose purpose is to cause damage to the plaintiff , that purpose may render unlawful acts which would otherwise be lawful . The production of Harris Tweed is an industry of the Isle of Lewis . Originally the yarn for the cloth was hand - spun from wool by the crofters of Lewis and was wholly produced in the Isle . By 1930 , handspinning of wool had become commercially impracticable and thenceforth many weavers in Lewis imported yarn from the mainland . Five mill owners in Lewis nevertheless spun yarn woven by the crofters .
Idiom: get it in the neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr No : is he your idea of a hands on employer ? Oddjob from Goldfinger : who 'd want his job ? James Bond gets it in the neck from Korean goon Oddjob Auric Goldfinger : a firm but fair boss Our ad to recruit henchman
Idiom: nine times out of ten (used idiomatically: yes)
It said Marble Arch was good erm but because you ca n't park here it gave a that you could do like three or four loads load your car up , come back , load your car up Mm . where in Marble Arch , nine times out of ten you 've got ta get round the back to pick it up Yep yep and who and so
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Manescu had noticed a network of aerials , wires and dishes mounted on the roof . They reminded him of a Distant Early Warning System . ' What is this place officially ? ' he asked as the buggy turned a corner into a vast garage . Manescu estimated they must by now be three levels below the surface of the earth . ' The most advanced Meteorological Institute in the world .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
In particular , there re - appears the stark contrast , which the common law rule also generated , between the position of workers , the business of whose employer is transferred by a purchase of the shares in the employing company and who are indeed sold with the business , and that of workers whose employer transfers the business itself . If ownership of a majority of the shares of the employing company , whether the employer is a holding company or only one of a number of subsidiaries in a group of companies , falls into new hands , the employees of that company come under the control of the new owners of the company , whether they consent to that development or not . True , in formal terms the identity of the employer has not changed , but in the organisational terms stressed by the Court in Rask and in terms of the sorts of objections to the new controllers that the employees in Katsikas had in mind , the formal answer goes very little distance to meet the substance of their points . If compulsion is not to be the order of the day where the business itself is transferred , can it be accepted when the transfer is of the company which owns the business ? These points were made a long time ago by Kahn - Freund in ( 1940–1 ) 4 MLR 221 , but have never been satisfactorily answered .
Idiom: in cold blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Cathery reflected all Wilson 's sentiments on the treatment of Germans when the war was over in an election address to the people of Bootle , where he was a parliamentary candidate . " I shall stand first and foremost for the exercise of a complete and thorough boycott of the Germans as the cruellest slaughterers of innocent lives on the high seas that the world has ever known . Seamen have been attacked in cold blood ; women and children compelled to cross the seas have been foully murdered without warning or provocation . The seamen are therefore determined that they will have nothing to do with Germans of any description until the Germans have made full reparation for the cruel murders committed and the lives lost on the high seas from submarine action " . The seamen , like others , had discovered that war may start as a crusade , but inevitably ends as a business .
Idiom: hit the ceiling (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What 's the point?’ said the landlord , who for some reason had come in the last few weeks to regard the Mrs Machins as in an obscure way a rival show to himself . ‘ You 're not their bloody nursemaid . Why should you go clucking around them like a mother hen , just because they both hit the ceiling?’ He 's getting above himself , thought Greg . But he stayed put by the bar .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
The tomb of St Cyril , patron saint of slaves , has been found near the altar and the saint 's ninth - century funeral monument reconstructed , while the wall decoration of the third - century Roman church has also been uncovered . Regarding the lower levels , it now seems that the first - century building was an elaborate Roman house richly decorated with stuccoes and fresco , the remains of which have been published for the first time . The famous mithraeum was not built from scratch but was adapted from a grotto / nymphaeum , the remains of which are still attached to the present structure to a height of twelve metres . Recently a startling discovery was made on the level of the main church . Hidden for centuries under plaster , the architrave of the main doorway is now revealed to be a monumental inscription from the time of the Emperor Trajan , which must have come from either the Roman baths or the imperial mint , both of which are nearby .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: no)
our magnetic , that we got up here Hooray ! and put it on it , and it just scratched the surface , and that Kick it ! was it , bang !
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
The firing has ceased as we get to our feet , the Germans stand up , their hands above their heads leaving the wounded Officer on the ground . The German soldiers look afraid ; I believe they think we are going to shoot them . The wounded Commando on the ground , obviously in great pain , is an incentive for us to kill them . I looked up at the French NCO , he steps forward and orders two Germans to pick up their Officer and the other two to pick up and carry the wounded Commando . The French Commando has been wounded in the thigh , the bullet passing in one side and out the other .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Robert Rauschenberg ( whose newest work , ' Bicycloids ' , ' Urban Bourbons ' and ' Eco - Echo'is at Knoedler from 8 May to 4 June ) would , in his salad days , make ' combines'out of whatever junk came to hand during an evening 's walk in the streets . The search goes on . Fred Tomacelli , who was in the notorious ' Fever ' show at Exit Art some months ago , makes abstract paintings using over - the - counter drugs as materials ( at the new Jack Tilton space on Greene Street , all this month ) , while Peter Hopkins ( at American Fine Arts from 15 May to 5 June ) soaks fabrics in ' effluents'('the outflow of a sewer ' , according to Webster 's ) and glues them to canvas in an effort to re - think earth art . Body de - construction — it 's a hot art opportunity these days — is a natural for unusual materials . Jennie R. Nichols , at Germans van Eck until 22 May , weaves human hair into huge mat - like wall hangings .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
This problem is most prevalent during prolonged periods of hot , dry weather . The best way of avoiding this problem is to ensure that there is a safe distance between the trees and buildings . A good rule - of - thumb to remember is that this distance should be at least the height of the tree when it is fully matured . This ' safe ' distance will obviously vary according to the different tree species . When planting new trees in your garden , make sure that you know what the mature heights are likely to be .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
If the galls normally have only one insect inside each , count how many adults you have collected altogether . Is this number equal to the number of galls ? If not , it probably means that some of the larvae have become victims of certain flies that lay eggs inside them . The larvae of such flies are parasites that feed on and finally kill the larva or pupa of the gall insect . If you notice several exit holes in the galls but have found no adults , it is possible that the larvae have crawled down into the compost or soil before becoming pupae .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
but he had the raffle off of er Did he?probably knocked that off No , he 'd have a job to knock it off , it was left to er the word real thing yeah I know . I put the washing out but it is n't dried
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
Then come down . We have to discuss something important.’ As I went upstairs I thought how much I hated being shoved around all over the place . Do this , do that , go here , go there . I would be leaving home pretty soon , I knew that .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
There are two Byrd anniversaries for us to celebrate in 1993 . One is of Byrd 's birth 450 years ago . The other , on the face of it , gives less cause for revelling , since it takes us back a mere 70 years and is effectively an anniversary of an anniversary . But of the two jubilees it is the one that gives us more to ponder . It marks a turning - point in the modern revival of Byrd 's music .
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: no)
The other two were a lurcher and a terrier . These were both essentially rabbiting dogs but the terrier really served a dual purpose thanks to a commitment to ground vermin . The terrier , a Jack Russell , was always a hunting animal , working rough ground and even going to ground in those situations where it could safely get down into a fox earth or a drainpipe . I prefer a broken coated terrier . Jack Russell terriers are mostly white with variable colour markings .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
He was also expanding his social thought in general considerations on how ‘ the word ‘ civilisation’ comes to mean more and more : because it means all the things that we have gained , and want to keep and also all the good things that we have lost , and want to regain ' . Such thoughts were not purely abstract , but directed towards Eliot 's own values and to London . In his wish for a healthy city he was becoming more and more aware of rural virtues and leaning towards the sort of suspect organicism which would be developed with a vengeance by Leavis . Defending the family as the centre of human life and the village as the basic social unit Eliot expresses his preference for London over other cities since it remains characteristically made up of a collection of villages whose borders touch , each maintaining its own local character . But he worries grimly about ‘ what sort of organic city can be left …
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Hartmut , a friend from Trinity College , Bristol , a gifted personal evangelist and now a curate , was ringing to see if we would go and work with him in a small commuter suburb of Upminster in Essex . In fact , neither of us wanted to go to Cranham — which we thought would be within sniffing distance of the Dartford Tunnel and all that was drab and deadly about south - east England . I was working on a street theatre mission in Bristol when the call came , getting in at 1.00 am after doing gospel presentations in the clubs and discotheques at night . I remember one particularly seedy dive called the Dugout which we left with our clothes reeking of marijuana and our ears ringing with reggae but our hearts full of joy for the privilege of gaining a hearing for Christ . I suppose we thought , to our shame , that commuter land would be hard to live with after the beauty and breadth of Bristol .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: no)
THE Anglo - Italian Cup is under threat just weeks into its revival after exploding into a volcano of red cards and bad feeling . Seven players have been dismissed in the latest intercontinental group stages and last night the organising committee of four officials each from Italy and England , chaired by Bristol City 's Leslie Kew , held a crisis meeting in Pisa . They studied referees ' reports and may recommend pulling the plug again after the final at Wembley on March 27 . Football League spokesman Ian Cotton admitted : ‘ The competition will be looked at at the end of the season.’ An FA representative added : ‘ The Anglo - Italian Cup is purely the domain of the Football League but if serious matters are referred to us , there will be an investigation.’
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
Wife to an elderly duke , he could have added , and his third wife at that ; it did occur to him fleetingly that she , perhaps , had something to gain , a brief recapture of life and youth before it was too late . ‘ So what is it he hopes to get out of it?’ ‘ True enough he 's seen her but once,’ Hotspur said gently , ‘ and by the same token he must have liked well what he saw , for he 's been in correspondence with her ever since he was crowned . And but that he had many things to occupy his mind , and she no less , I think something would have come of it before now.’ It was hard to urge forbearance and sympathy with the father on the son , all the more in face of that bitter resentment that was all for poor Mary Bohun , mother of six young children and dead at twenty - four .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
And erm it was our turn to feed them before we went to the farm every morning you see . So get in the old shed and then we got a load of swedes , we put it in rack and we come out like chips , chips of raw swede , and then sugar beet pulp , which had come back from the factory . That 's right , and erm mix it all together in one big sheet and cut all the corners , and throw it over your shoulder and go and feed these cattle , and they had these circular feed ducks Cribs Cribs that 's right , you 've got it !
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . It will be reviving memories of summers past by transmitting ball - by - ball coverage of the Refuge Assurance Sunday League . In previous years this was how the BBC treated the competition , but gradually , with its revamped Sunday Grandstand , cricket took a back seat to free - fall dominoes and the like . This appeared to please neither public nor sponsor . Now Sky , with promised aggressive coverage , can put it back on an equal footing with the other competitions , although a more compelling argument for reviving the Sunday afternoon walk in the country it is hard to imagine .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
In this context , “ resolution ” means that a bank ’s managers are fired , shareholders are wiped out , and unsecured creditors can suffer losses . Essentially , this is a form of bankruptcy , but with more administrative discretion ( and presumably more protection for depositors ) than would be possible in a court - supervised process . Applying this process to large banks and to financial institutions that are not formally banks – and that do not have insured retail deposits – sounds fine on paper . But in practice there is an insurmountable difficulty with this approach . Think about the critical moment of decision – when a megabank , like JP Morgan Chase ( with a balance sheet of roughly $ 2~trillion ) , may be on the brink of failure .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
At the symposium , ' Are You Prepared for IT ? ' , hosted by Zenith Data Systems , Gates spoke out on object programming , saying he thought the concept was just another hype that extends far beyond the reality available today — having said that , he said to look out for Microsoft 's Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 ' during 1993 ' , saying he was all for any technology that will enable the economical re - use of parts of programs . NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICES TO GO PUBLIC : ACQUIRES PERSONAL GRAPHICS DIVISION OF SPECTRAGRAPHICS CORP Mountain View , California - based X - Window System terminal specialist Network Computing Devices Inc has made its first acquisition and has filed to go public with an initial offer of 2.5 m shares at between $ 12 and $ 14 a share . The acquisition is Spectragraphics Corp 's GSS Personal Graphics Division , which supplies software that enables MS - DOS personal computers to perform X terminal functions . Network Computing paid $ 4.5 m for the business ; Spectragraphics acquired the business — then called Graphic Software Systems Inc , in June 1990 for up to $ 12 m .