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Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
He was also interested in phrenology and conducted a male voice choir . In earlier life he had been in Canada and it is certain that at least some youthful potential emigrants to Canada were inspired by his accounts of life there . When the Primary School opened there were 46 on the roll . It was obvious that further space was needed for Sunday School work and by 1911 an extension , 17′ x 30′ was planned at the back of the church . It was completed in 1912 and Mr Harry Wright senior remembers it being built .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
18 . GIVE up skiing . You have a one in six chance of coming a cropper on the slopes — which is trebled if you are under the influence of tranquillisers . 19 . TO really give up smoking .
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh ! Our bank 's gon na go out of space ! The British , Bri , British bank are gon na take a dive ! They will ! If you got any money in the bank , get it out !
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
After his death , the local paper carried a simple headline in Welsh , ‘ Mae Taid wedi mynd ’ — Grandfather 's gone . That was the measure of affection and esteem in which he was held . Which is why , for this On the Rock , I climbed Eastern Terrace alone in the rain , and with every bright flower glowing out through the dismal weather in that majestic place , as I struggled to identify it , in my memory Evan was there behind me , as he always will be now , nodding with that peculiar wise grace of his , smiling , showing the way , ‘ … as when our days were a joy , and our paths through flowers . ’ Left : Snowdon from Penllyn , with Clogwyn Du'r Arddu prominent . Below : Thrift was one of the surprises which greeted Thomas Johnson when he visited the Devil 's Kitchen in 1639 .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
An inquiry yesterday found Margaret Grieveson guilty of professional misjudgement . But bosses at the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre reinstated her , saying : ' No one person can be considered accountable . ' Ciggie lands gran in dock GRAN Sheila Hartley landed in court yesterday — for lighting up on the bus while on her way to work . Sheila , 56 , was given an absolute discharge at Blyth , Northumberland , after admitting breaking a smoking ban .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
This interpretation emasculates the remedy against third parties almost completely . The emphasis is on restoration of things in specie and physical things . This narrow interpretation may be ingenious but in my judgment it flies in the face of the ordinary meaning of the language and of the purpose of the statute . That is particularly so if one bears in mind that the transactions in question are financial agreements , and that the manifest aim of section 6(2 ) is to restore the parties in financial terms to the status quo ante . For my part I am satisfied that there exists a jurisdiction to make orders under section 6(2 ) against the solicitors , if they were knowingly concerned in the alleged contraventions .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Subject : Newcastle new favourites for second ! On saturday night on Manc of the day it said that leeds were still at 3–1 … I suppose a lot depends on the next few games though Sean From :
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
The police were also hard pressed by criticism and ridicule in 1856 . For example , that they were diligently enforcing bye - laws about where costermongers’ barrows could be parked , while ducking their responsibilities to deal with ruffians and robbers . Or that London bobbies were too often to be found whispering sweet nothings to kitchen maids , and tucking into pastries in servants ' quarters on foggy nights , when they should have been out walking the beat . Perhaps the strangest think of all about the garotting panic of 1862 was that in the haste to describe the awful contours of the ‘ new’ crime , the equally ‘ unprecedented’alarms of 1856 were almost entirely forgotten , although the same complaints and accusations had been well rehearsed . Mr Punch , for example , had already invented the spiked steel collar and the other improbable trappings of his anti - garotting campaign ; and even the solemn judgements of The Times ( 10 November 1856 ) had been tempted from the paths of seriousness :
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Kennedy 's in tune with a hit PETER Kennedy 's tongue - in - cheek shot at his latest creation , ‘ The Widow or Bust’ , has come off with a bang at the Arts Theatre this week . Regrettably , last night 's audience was a meagre one , but what they got was impressive , to say the least . No one can challenge Peter Kennedy for lack of courage . Frankly , few societies would have tackled even the choreography of this week 's presentation , not to speak of the rest .
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: yes)
and erm B and Q or wha any of those retail shops may be er that box that they see on a on an estate now but er it is a huge organization . Almost the opposite to of er what I 'm looking at er coming from er being employed by larger companies to basically working for myself . Well erm take it from me that I 've worked for for major American corporates and one major British corporate and er there is still something that you may miss all right . This is a little bit of advice . But I went erm self employed back in eighty eight .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
But such summaries will inevitably remain speculative since we have only one source in the New Testament for determining the content of the early preaching to people who were not Christians , and that is the sermons in Acts . And it remains a matter of debate to what extent Luke is exercising editorial privilege in his accounts of the apostolic preaching . Furthermore , as I have tried to show in my book Evangelism in the Early Church , there was considerable flexibility in the way the gospel was preached to different audiences in different circumstances , coupled with great unity in presenting men with the person of Jesus , the offer of forgiveness through his death on the cross , the promise of the Holy Spirit , and the challenge to repent and believe and be baptised . Such , in essence , was the Word that the Holy Spirit could confidently be expected to take home to the hearts of the hearers . He still does .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I do n't mind where I go , but I prefer opening , and the main thing is that you know where you are . ’ Atherton then had a dig for the Pakistani fast bowlers , who made his life so uncomfortable in the summer . ‘ There 's only one side in the world who can make the old ball swing , and it is n't the Indians ! At least that should n't be a problem . ’ Chairman of selectors Ted Dexter was at Lilleshall to run his eye over final preparations and said : ‘ We have had one of the most successful years at international level that we have enjoyed in recent times , but the coming tour represents quite a different challenge to the ones our players have had before . ’
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: no)
Matilda said , ' Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it . Be outrageous . Go the whole hog . Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it 's unbelievable . No parent is going to believe this pigtail story , not in a million years .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
They equalised after half an hour and also went close on more than one occasion . In the second half , Haslemere put the Merrow defence under pressure and scored what proved to be the winning goal after 20 minutes . Darren Brine , who had a fine game , had a good run down the left and when the ball was worked into the midfield , ‘ Click ’ Clarke was on hand to hammer it home . Haslemere had to endure some more scares , with ‘ keeper Paul Jones having to pull off one particularly good one-handed save from a header . In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Or fight from a place where they can only reach you one at a time , like a doorway or narrow staircase . Avoid being boxed into a corner , and always fight with a strong sun behind you . Like the constable in the story , use any cover to keep your attacker at bay : cars , pillars , and tables all fit the bill . Let 's say you are in a room with a big table in the middle of it ; and your attacker is standing near the only exit . The table is too heavy to move , so you ca n't ram him into the wall with it , and there are no other weapons around .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
Stand - up comics , standing up . And that 's it . A legacy larger than Manning 's money belt , this show would stink on ice , ideologically , if you saw it today — and you can ; none of The Comedians have updated their acts since . 1972 Colditz NOT A vintage year .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
Drama I was very determined that drama activities would play a central role in the English curriculum , and I found my Working Group were unanimous in supporting this approach . In the primary school , drama is most successful when it emerges as a natural development from children 's play . Successful learning often takes place when young children enjoy themselves in role - playing , which can make an important contribution to their oral and aural experience . Drama activity should continue to play a vital role in all pupils ' secondary school experience .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
Today for an instance , yes ? Today you are out ! Today you are out to lunch!’ There was a young woman waiting for Ellie and Madame as they stepped out of the elevator , which now only they occupied , on the very top floor . Ellie wondered to herself what new department she was being taken to now .
Idiom: jump through hoops (used idiomatically: yes)
SIR Teddy Taylor , the redoubtable leader of the Euro - rebels , denounced Hurd 's statement as the end of democracy . It is a tendentious point , since the convention is that treaties are always signed by the executive . But many MPs are now questioning why , if the Government could ratify this treaty without Parliament 's consent , they are being made to jump through the hoops of parliamentary procedures which could be completed in a day . There are even bits in the one - page bill which do not need to be brought into British law as a result of the treaty . The Government can expect sustained flak on the wider constitutional issue now that this can of worms has been opened up .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
I ) . CARE The annual celebration of the ' World day of the Sick ' , therefore , has the manifest purpose of making the People of God and , as a consequence , the many Catholic health care institutions and civil society itself , more aware of the necessity of ensuring the best possible care for the infirm ; of helping the sick person to make the most of suffering , on the human level , but most of all on the supernatural one ; of especially helping the dioceses , Christian communities and religious families to be involved in the health care of apostolate ; of enhancing the ever more valuable commitment of volunteers ; or reminding people of the importance of the spiritual and moral training of health care workers , and last of all of creating a better understanding of the importance of religious care for the sick among diocesan and religious priests , as well as among those who live and work at the side of the person in pain . SUFFERING Since it was on 11th February in 1984 that I published the Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris on the Christian meaning of human suffering , I believe it is significant that the same day is set for the celebration of the ' World Day of the Sick ' .
Idiom: ruffle someone's feathers (used idiomatically: yes)
' The will was made about a year ago and this is what it amounts to : ' The shop premises and stock and all assets pertaining to the business together with the contents of my studio excepting only my tube of Winsor blue to my niece and dear friend Cathy Carne ' . ' Shrimpton looked up . ' You can imagine how that ruffled Beryl 's feathers ! For a moment I thought she was going the same way as her father . Then , £ 10,000 to Anna , £ 5,000 to Mike Treloar , and £ 1,000 to Alan Tate —'the son of my friend Gifford Tate together with my tube of Winsor blue ' — '
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
" The bank will act on it — there can be no doubt about that . And , also speaking personally , I agree with your view . But , as I think Sir Geoffrey Gillington explained , there are other matters concerning the Ingard empire which we have n't yet got to the bottom of . I 'll have a word with Sir Geoffrey this morning . I 'd like , if I may , to report your provisional findings , and to ask him to delay action on them for a week .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
QT INSURANCE Everyone who has paid their PAF will receive a copy of the Certificate of Insurance issued by Perkins Slade . However , if you need a copy of the full policy ( 12 pages of small print ! ) please ask for one . YEAR OF SPORT : We were offered a free half - hour demonstration spot at the Ideal Home Exhibition which was organised at very short notice .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: no)
The remains of a type of bake oven were unearthed , as well as another large oven , the function of which remains a mystery . This fed directly into the large 40 foot high chimney that formerly graced the mill and of which the lower dressed masonry section remains . It transpired that the foundations of the chimney were inadequate , with the result that the entire structure sank some ten inches , taking floors and arches with it ! It seems likely that the masonry of the chimney 's lower section came from either a demolished house or another mill , as the quality of workmanship is of a higher standard than would have been strictly necessary . The upper section was brick .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
See those paintings at the back , I reckon we should of had one of them Why do n't you phone in and pretend it 's yours ? No , we 'll , we 'll take that one in off the wall , right A nice little table , you 'd think somebody would recognise that would n't you ? Yeah
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
B. BREACH OF WARRANTY The Vendor objects to the indemnity basis of calculating damages . The Purchaser should rely on the normal contractual measure of damages to compensate for any breach of Warranties — ie the difference between what the Business would have been worth had the warranty been true and what it is actually worth in the light of the breach . The indemnity basis is a completely artificial measure of damages which has no relevance to the effect of the breach on the value of the Assets . It is difficult to assess market value particularly in relation to goodwill ; much time can be spent in arguing about the measure of damages when the parties ought to simply concentrate on establishing whether or not the breach occurred .
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
If their vanity in pursuit of the prize should carry them away , they will be suitably chastised in the words of Psalm 124 : ‘ Except the Lord shall build the house , they labour in vain that build it.’ That text is not aimed at architects or socialist town councils , but at all of us . It challenges us to express our dreams in buildings which will stand the test of time , for they are the gravestones of our generation . Service with stupidity , not a smile THEY are everywhere .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , we want to see our members , the U K employees , having the same opportunity to join the project on the same terms as people from the rest of Europe and that 's very appropriate this time when everybody 's talking about Europe , we think . Do you think that 's going to happen . Um , I think it 's still going to be a hard fight , but I think today we 've shown the authority that we mean business . You 're listening to the Fox Report . But press officer for Jet , John Maple , who belongs to the same union as Mr Keeping , says that there are statutory reasons why this morning 's protest may have been in vain .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Because they are optional , however , they can not provide the safeguards once hoped for , and individual data users are able to register their activities in their own way . So insistent were the Data Protection Committee that the public sector constituted the greater threat that they recommended wholesale registration of all public sector users but only piecemeal or phased registration of private sector users . In the event the Act required simultaneous , across - the - board registration of both sectors , placing an unnecessary strain on the private sector , and ensuring the greatest possible public hostility to the legislation , and the greatest possible strain on the Registrar 's Office . The Report of the Data Protection Committee was published late in 1978 , a bad time for political initiatives : within a few months the new Conservative Government was in office and contenting itself with a fresh and laborious round of further consultations — there seemed little likelihood of anything being done until , in 1981 , the Council of Europe , as part of its concern with human rights , opened its ‘ Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Data Processing’ for signature by States which had appropriate legislation enacted . Before long there were sufficient signatories for the eventual ratification and implementation of the Convention to become certain , and the prospect loomed of Britain becoming isolated as a somewhat dubious off - shore ‘ data haven’ .
Idiom: many moons ago (used idiomatically: yes)
Waxing the skis helps them to slide better and some slopes have a lubrication system which further reduces friction . Most slopes are outside but I went to the 30 metre slope at Calshot Activities Centre at Calshot Spit in the Solent . My downhill skiing was a little rusty to say the least , but a few too many moons ago I 'd just about cracked parallel turns , and I felt in need of a brush up . It 's important to get good instruction on dry slopes so that you do n't get into bad habits before you start on the real stuff . Instructors should be qualified as English Ski Council Artificial Slope Ski Instructors or have qualifications from BASI ( the British Association of Ski Instructors ) .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Defries 's urgent voice brought Bernice back to the immediate problem . They had reached a junction . The corridor they had travelled along had turned an abrupt corner and then ended at a blank , curved wall . Smaller corridors ran to the left and right , curving away from the junction alongside the wall . ' We must be at the edge of the centre of the station , ' Bernice said to Ace and Defries .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: no)
Sexual abuse may not be the abuse that took place . Emotional abuse may be the underlying trauma ( and this often comes with a fear of being physically harmed ) . As an adult survivor of both types of abuse and a professional dealing with others coming to terms with their abuse , I know . I am delighted to see people like Campling dealing with this subject with such caring . Bronchospasm during disulfiram - ethanol test reaction
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Young Jonadab , too , was now betrothed . He spent most of his spare time up at Skiplam , where the girl he courted was the only child of a wealthy farmer . ' ' E 's got ' is feet under a good table , ' his father often chuckled . Annie looked down the table to where her son George sat next to his wife . She frowned to see that the seat at the other side was occupied by his sister - in - law , Sarah Butler .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: yes)
Small , squashed , snub , stout . She had known him for many years . One would have thought that the principle of people living in glass houses not throwing stones would have warned Ivan off a career as a journalist , gossip , and so - called satirist , but it did not seem to occur to him that he was asking for trouble of a kind that she knew would cause him the most intimate anguish : but in fact , so appalling were Ivan 's features and physique that comment on them was rare , even his worst enemies ( and he had hundreds ) not considering them fair game . Comment on his dreadful behaviour , by contrast , flourished . Maybe , she idly wondered , as she drew a red biro daisy by the Metropole Hotel , maybe he chooses to be so offensive verbally in order to divert attention from his appearance ?
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Molly looked at him , anxious to discover what he was trying to conceal . ‘ I mean , I do n't know anything about your education.’ ‘ Kicked out of Oundle before I had a chance to get to grips with the first line of the Aeneid , if you want to know the truth . Anyway , you can tell this fellow 's educated . And women !
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
on site . So You 've gone all that way for nothing ? Well , we delivered the goods . Oh !
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: yes)
' And what about all the shortages ? It 's enough to turn one grey . ' Only that morning she had stood , she , Kitty Bainbridge , had actually stood in a queue for nail polish , and when it came to her turn there was no more left . ' I 'm sorry , modom , do n't blame me for the shortages . There is a war on , you know , ' the common little bitch had said with relish .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
Government both borrowed and taxed to finance them . It borrowed so heavily that the greater part of its peacetime revenue was mortgaged to service and repay its debt . Financing the industrial revolution was small beer compared with the cost of waging war . In 1785 it cost £ 63,174 to build the 100-gun ship Victory . That was five times greater than the fixed capital value of Ambrose Crawley 's celebrated iron works — one of the industrial wonders of the age .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Also , and perhaps to a greater extent , a man is what he has smelt : later in the novel Raskolnikov gives the police - station smell as the reason for the suspicious circumstance of his fainting , which is neither the whole truth nor a straight lie but the blending of the guilty man with the Poison of the city . Crime and Punishment 's Petersburg does not produce the murderer with the inevitability shown by the ‘ abstract’ city in the novel immediately preceding it , where the underground man ‘ was bound to appear in our midst’ . The draft letter to Katkov merely claims that crimes like this fictional one can be found in the newspapers , and that the fictional murderer has come under the influence of certain half - baked ideas which happen to be in the air at the time . Here , despite life following art with Danilov 's double murder , we have an ordinary modest contingent naturalism , and in this area the novel bears out the letter to Katkov . Inevitability , at once psychological and religious , enters ( so the letter goes on ) after the crime has been committed , in the shape of ‘ the truth of God and the law of nature’ which compel Raskolnikov first to be exiled from the humanity he has outraged , and then to confess and accept the public consequences of confession as the only way to become a man among men again .