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Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Pons was also concerned that Jones had enlisted the aid of Doug Bennion , chair of the Brigham Young University chemical engineering department and a leading electrochemist . Pons says this was as a result of seeing his and Fleischmann 's work , whereas Jones insists that the DOE suggested it . Pons said ‘ I had no idea when Jones was going public.’ I asked Fleischmann why there was so much concern . I summarised the conflict as follows .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty - Nine SHE HAD BEEN keeping quiet . Tunney and Daine squared up to each other like the black - hat and white - hat cowboys . Only the white hat did n't have a chance to pull his six - shooter . There was a symmetry she found appealing to the scene .
Idiom: stand on ceremony (used idiomatically: yes)
It was as well that she had not been because Marguerite looked most sceptical . ' If he had wanted to find you he would have come himself , ' she said with a wry look . ' Alain does not stand much on ceremony . He is , as I said , not exactly overjoyed at this moment . ' Neither was Marguerite later .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It was a real killer — you lose all your contacts and I knew it would be desperately difficult to come back,’ he says . ‘ I deliberately cut myself off from racing as much as possible while my injuries healed , and ended up managing a village pub near Lambourn.’ Salvation , finally , appeared out of the blue one night in the shape of up - and - coming young trainer Nigel Twiston - Davies . ‘ I was at a disco on crutches when Nigel asked me about my plans — and casually said I could ride for him whenever I was free . That offer gave me a lifeline .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: no)
' Very expensive , ' Adam said . ' But you want more outlets for KITS and you want them in the best and most expensive locations . ' ' So the reason to go public is to finance expansion ? ' ' Not only that . We 'll also be more respectable and creditworthy . '
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
I suppose she was doing so much she did n't have time to write . ‘ This was her school project , ’ he explains , picking up a long computer print-out . ‘ It 's all about having a lung and heart transplant . She was really proud that no one else could write about that . ’ Sandra says : ‘ In our hearts we knew Kelly would n't live until Christmas .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I have , but it makes no difference — they 'd be furious if they knew about Travis . Which is why I 'm ringing,’ Rosemary revealed , and confessed , ‘ I have n't let myself face how lonely I was for the sound of his voice . It was marvellous when he rang , but since I ca n't have him ringing here again , I told him , in a moment of my feelings getting the better of me , that if he does have any message for me he could contact you , and you 'd pass it on . Would you?’ Rosemary asked .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , of course Tower Hamlets is a unitary authority and Oxford County and Oxford City is not . Tower Hamlets found that they could not decentralize Social Services , for example , because of the statutory requirement to have a Social Services Committee , but everything else they 've erm within the overall Council policy , which is decided by all the Councillors , they 've decentralized a great deal of the powers down to these local groups of Councillors , and where the Labour control the areas they control these local Councils , and where the Liberal Democrats control them they control them , and I think it 's working very well . There were an awful lot of teething troubles in the first year or so , but it is working very well . The other thing , I think , erm I do appreciate that Phyllis has got a terrible problem running the Council with the constraints imposed on her by Central Government , and by and large I think they do it very well , as I have said . But there are certain things , as I have suggested and other people have suggested , on which we have n't got a response from the group , the Labour Group , when we have made these suggestions , and I would be more open , I think , to suggestions and ideas from other groups than the Labour Party are at the moment .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
( He was not to know that Charles Olson , after next to no apprenticeship at all , would recklessly try to emulate him . ) But in any case , the best proof of the pudding is in the eating — by which I mean that any one who has tried to help young poets over the years , whether in Britain or America , knows that Ford 's and the imagists ' precepts about diction are what most of them most need to learn — no novelty , after all , since they can learn the same lessons from the preface to Lyrical Ballads , if they choose to . What they learn in such a case is , of course , only a rule of thumb ; for if criticism sometimes has to be prescriptive , its prescriptions are never applicable except ‘ by and large ’ . Rules of thumb are the only rules there are , in the atelier . But experience has taught me that this is the rule of thumb that can be most profitably proposed and acted upon .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
but because exactly but because of that they 're playing the ball through the Forest er midfield and they are looking a lot better side . This is the best I 've seen them play for a long time Leicester They 're playing Forest type football They 're playing very well .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
The position of the West Gate could still be seen . Through it the legions of Claudius and Nero had set off on their march along Watling Street nearly two thousand years ago . This vantage - point commanded a view of the low - lying coastland from which the sea had retreated in the seventeenth century . Three famous golf links lay below Patrick as he stood there in the last of the daylight — Royal Cinque Ports , Royal St. George 's and Prince 's . He could just make out the greens , the fairways and the dunes through which the three dozen surviving professionals would toil tomorrow in search of their own Golden Fleece .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
You ca n't just leave it up to the police , or to someone else — and ignoring it wo n't make it go away . To stop crime effectively , we all need to get involved whether it 's at work , at home , at school or in your leisure time . Playing your part can be as simple as being a good neighbour — keeping an eye on a neighbour 's house while they 're away ; or even just letting the Police know if you see someone acting suspiciously around cars or property . Read the following suggestions on how you can help stop crime in your community — then get involved ! PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Resealing with white mastic in the joint will stop water ingress at this point . The window runners are replaced by finding the screws which hold the channel down and unscrewing them . This is usually easier said than done as they rust and are difficult to find . Re - fit new channel and re - drill and screw into frame . The rear channels are held in a similar way , but the shiny rail on which the window locks run needs removing as this holds the channel in as well .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
But what a revelation it turned out to be . It was thoroughly well laid out , with fact - sheets for the kids — including free pencils — exhibits dating from the earliest times to the present day and the entrance was through a mock graphite mine . We gave them full marks for originality . The Phillips Family Brighton Sussex Llamas ' collective
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Looking at the artwork for the UV Exposure Timer , it will be seen that all mains parts are at one end of the board , with 240V connections via screw terminals for safety . The mains - voltage tracks need to be of adequate thickness . As a rule of thumb , the author designs these mains - voltage tracks in 2.5 mm wide section ( which is good for up to 5 Amps of 1.5 mm to 2 mm minimum where possible . Extreme care is needed not to space the tracks so closely together that any high voltages flash over between tracks can occur . The primary and secondary windings of the transformer have been interlinked as shown in the circuit diagram , such that the twin 120V primary windings are in series , making the transformer suitable for domestic 240V mains operation .
Idiom: an old flame (used idiomatically: yes)
AUGUST 6 Diana and Charles take William and Harry on a Greek Islands cruise . A row follows after Diana finds Charles talking on the phone to old flame Camilla Parker Bowles . Days later it is revealed a tape of a phone call between Diana and her friend James Gilbey exists in which Gilbey calls the Princess ' Squidgy ' and expresses his love for her . SEPTEMBER 7
Idiom: power behind the throne (used idiomatically: no)
When the piece of meat dropped from the fork everyone at the table exploded into laughter except the Colonel , who said , ' Nessy ! behave yourself . ' ' You be quiet , Hughie . Grace has been the power behind your throne for years . Time you were away playing toy soldiers , who do you think looked after this house and the estate ? And women all over the country are doing the same , and , all over the world . '
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
But changes in how local government gets its finance , with only 15 per cent available to be raised locally , represents a massive shift towards centralisation . This is contrary to Thatcher 's beliefs about locally accountable services and the power of the local ballot box . Lord Williams of Elvel quoted the ACC chairperson , who described the new system thus : ‘ The man who pays the piper calls the tune . The government are paying up all the money . They are saying we have an absolute right to say what should happen.’
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
If you like , the whole sequence could be shot from their point of view . THE PARTY By this stage , you could be feeling that you are quite an old hand at Christmas video making ; if so , recording the party should be child 's play in every sense . Shoot the party games sequence with a mobile camera and in available light if you can . The circumstances will dictate how much you can make of it from the standpoint of good video .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: no)
My health , I am feeling strong and looking confident on the outside , so you must try and feel it on the inside oh dear the planets are on your side this week for love , needless to say oh best on the nineteenth money , finance has become a little shaky as Saturn the planet of restriction approaches to Venus on the twenty sixth , this is not a time for speculation . Health , living generally , are enjoying good health , however those of you who are born in earlier to re - think your diet and the end of September as well I should think
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: no)
She did not think the masks were nice toys for young children . At last the boy counted out sixpences and pennies onto the counter and picked up his final selection , an elephant mask with moulded plastic tusks of extreme sharpness and a foam - rubber trunk you could raise or lower by pulling a string . It had the face of an elephant in rut , Melanie thought . She invited him to cover it up with a paper bag but he snapped the band round the back of his head and ran off into the street , an elephant ramping above the collar of his jersey , his new trunk bobbing . Smiling , Aunt Margaret put the money away in a drawer which was the till .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Turner concentrated on his own task . It was not his responsibility to deal with terrorist opposition . He knew that the police had come under fire when he heard a burst from a sub - machine gun . The sounds had come from a hundred yards east of the dell . The battle did not last long , bursts of automatic fire interspersed with the sharp purposeful cracks of single shots .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
The gas had percolated into the hotel basement from a fractured welded joint in an intermediate pressure main situated below street level and belonging to the defendants , a public utility company . The fracture was caused during the construction of a storm sewer , involving underground work beneath the defendants ' mains , by a third party . The Privy Council accepted that the defences of act of God and act of third party prevent a plaintiff from succeeding in a claim based on the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher but held the defendants liable for negligence . The risk involved in the defendants ' operations was so great that a high degree of care was expected of them . They knew of the construction of the sewer , and they ought to have appreciated the possibility of damage to their mains and taken appropriate action to prevent or rectify it .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
The hardwoods ; Oak , Walnut and Cherry , are fully seasoned and we guarantee them against warping and splitting for 5 years . No rain forest products are used . The finish is up to you , whether you clock is in kit form or assembled and polished , you can choose from traditional polished finishes and colours , or lacquer finish in black or white , or even limed in pastel colours . We can provide any special veneers or inlays you may require — the choice is yours . The movements and dials are made in brass and come with a range of extras .
Idiom: stay the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
When I told him , his scoffing could be heard miles away . ‘ That horse,’ he said , ‘ could never win . He can not stay the distance and his breathing is now difficult.’ Wigg went on to list various other imperfections from which the poor animal was suffering . So vivid was his description that I suggested the only kindness would be to put the nag down before the race .
Idiom: brownie point (used idiomatically: yes)
The Combine linked far - left activists and militants in Ford plants right across the country and , in theory , throughout the world . In the early Liverpool days of Big Flame the comrades had been obsessed with the potential of Ford workers as leaders of the British revolution , and had put great effort into organizing and recruiting at the local Halewood plant . And although ‘ workerism’ was on the wane by the time Hayling turned up on the Langley personnel officer 's doorstep , he earned many brownie points among the comrades by becoming a ‘ genuine’member of the proletariat . By day Hayling would help organize the workers at Langley , and in the evenings he would throw himself into pressure - group work . He helped set up the Troops Out movement which campaigned for withdrawal of the British army from Northern Ireland .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
I would like some soup — cream of mushroom soup.’ ‘ You have clean sheets . Soup is out of the question.’ ‘ I am very fond of soup.’ ‘ I have made a shepherd 's pie and there are fresh runner beans .
Idiom: under a cloud (used idiomatically: yes)
Truly!’ she added as the shadow on his face continued to darken and his head to droop . ‘ She wo n't be the only one who still has their doubts,’ he muttered , pushing his plate away . ‘ We 're all under a cloud until they find the real killer … me , Doug , Rodney Shergold.’ ‘ I have n't seen Doug since the day you … since Thursday of last week.’ Just in time , she remembered to avoid the direct reference .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
His commuter companions were impressed by this sudden fame , and Dad told me delightedly how they pointed him out to each other on Platform Two . To be recognized for some achievement in life lifted Dad immensely ; before Eva he had begun to see himself as a failure and his life as a dismal thing . But the office , where he was an unelevated lazy Indian who had run away from his wife and children , there was disapproval from the clerks he worked with : there was mockery behind his back and in front of his face . On the picture in the newspaper a bubble was drawn protruding from his mouth saying , ‘ Dark mystery of life solved by dark charlatan — at taxpayers’ expense.’ Dad talked about leaving his job .
Idiom: for the hell of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The front of the jeep was as clean as if it had just come off the boat from Japan . There was no sign that it had ever had a front cow - catcher roll bar fitted . I took a couple of pictures anyway , not knowing what possible good they would do , then kicked the Shogun in the driver 's door just for the hell of it . Petty , but pleasurable . Then I heard the slap - slap - slap of rubber - soled feet coming across the yard and did what any ice - cool undercover dude would do ; I went into freeze - frame , rabbit - in - headlight shock .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Later , although savouring the warmth of the electric blanket , she lay frowning in the darkness . Why , she asked herself , was she allowing this magnetic package of male virility to get under her skin , especially when she hardly knew him ? Was it only Friday when she 'd first set eyes on those features that appealed to her so strongly ? And was it only yesterday when she 'd worked beside him at the barbecue while becoming vitally conscious of the attraction that made her feel drawn towards him ? It was unfortunate that Aunt Bertha had seen fit to phone so soon .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's next . First of all we slide the top and the bottom of the mast together , lining up the red dots and then we touch the halyard . The end of the halyard goes through the end goes through the end fitting and then we tie a little stopper knot in the end , then we bring the other end of the halyard down and make it up tight on this crease at the bottom of the mast . That holds the two halves of the mast together Yes .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
There are letters , drawings , contemporary photographs , eye witness accounts . You see Modigliani among other artists who were also friends of my father . Some of them were to become famous , like Brancusi , Gleizes , le Fauconnier , but most are now completely forgotten , such as Drouard , Doucet , Centore , Coustillier , Guiraud - Riviere and so on because they were nearly all killed in World War I. In my book I show some of their works because they were Modigliani 's everyday companions . My father 's clinic was on the rue Pigalle in Montmartre . Not far from there , at 7 rue Delta , he had hired a pavilion due for demolition for these artists ( it has long since gone and been replaced by a house ) .
Idiom: name names (used idiomatically: yes)
' I tore them up and destroyed the lot , ' she said . For the same reason , she wo n't allow his diaries to be published . Not only do they include unkind and unflattering things about other people in the theatrical profession , they bear witness to their writer 's sexual habits and name name names . ' I wo n't allow those to go out , ' she told me again and again . If , however , her main dislike of Ken 's sexual behaviour was the way it coloured his career , then she has perhaps cause for concern .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Until the age of 40 or 50 , men are far more at risk of heart disease than women . This is thought to be the protective effect of oestrogen , which lowers the level of the ‘ bad’ cholesterol ( low - density lipoprotein ) and raises the level of the ‘ good’(high - density lipoprotein ) . But after the menopause , a woman 's risk of having a heart attack or stroke increases . According to Rosemary Roe of the National Osteoporosis Society , oestrogen therapy can also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by as much as a third . There is a further plus point : at an age when the major arteries of the body are narrowing , HRT is thought to widen them and so allow blood to flow more freely .
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
All the finest qualities of a Purcell Quartet performance are also represented in these performances — the warmth of the violin playing , the attentiveness of the cello and the professionalism of the continuo ; the marvellously judged tempos , undertaken with a rare blend of decisiveness and delicacy ; but , above all , their cheerful , unfettered collective spirit ( on occasions such as the Op . 2 No . 8 Tempo di Gavotta , delightfully flirtatious ) which suits Corelli 's music so well . This recording is the product of thinking musicians aware that , in spite of the recent recorded outpouring of these celebrated trio sonatas , there is still much to be discovered about them . Whether by dint of their boundless imagination or their unquestioned musical integrity , the Purcell Quartet continues to win the admiration of listeners . J.A.S. DEBUSSY .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
As a result of this practice , Swiss border guards who until then had viewed customs inspections , not passport control , as their " primary task " , became more and more involved in actual police work which consisted of " recognizing suspicious persons at first glance " .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: no)
He gave a tight smile . ‘ I must admit that I had n't expected such a prompt response to my advertisement . By rights , Kate — my partner 's secretary — should have been sitting at a desk in the foyer doing the initial vetting , but you beat us to it ; you were very quick off the mark . A point in your favour , actually . By tomorrow the place will really have a look of ‘ business as usual’ , and —’
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Our vision of the new Europe is of a federal community , where power is exercised at the lowest level consistent with good government . For us , federalism means decentralisation : passing powers down more than passing them up . The creation of Scottish , Welsh and English regional Parliaments therefore goes hand in hand with the promotion of more European cooperation and partnership , ensuring access to power for individuals and their communities right across Europe . Building a citizens ' Europe January 1993 will bring the single market .
Idiom: fit as a fiddle (used idiomatically: yes)
A 70-YEAR - OLD man and his former comrades will perform a parachute jump to mark the 50th anniversary of their wartime drop into the ‘ killing fields’ of Arnhem . Len Wright , who narrowly escaped death during the battle , made famous in the film , A Bridge Too Far , has not made a parachute jump for nearly 40 years . However , despite suffering a minor heart attack 15 years ago , Len from Fressingfield , Suffolk , said he felt as ‘ fit as a fiddle’ and intended to make next year 's drop . The final decision will be made by military doctors before the event , expected to raise thousands of pounds in sponsorship for needy families of ex members of the airborne forces . About 80 daredevils , most in their 70s and 80s , plan to live up to their reputation for unparalleled courage .
Idiom: dog eat dog (used idiomatically: yes)
Who stands to benefit from a growing reservoir of divided unprotected workers ? And where is tax - dodging and myopic self - interest leading us ? Some say straight to where most countries in the Third World stand today , with their dog - eat - dog labour relations and ever - widening divide between rich and poor . But attitudes towards underground or informal work have been changing in developing countries too . On the face of it , this could only be a good thing .