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Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Hence he envisages that for every sphere of public- or private - sector activity there should be established some arena of potentially destabilising and broadly - based conflict over the use of that power . Perhaps the most novel aspect of this proposal is its recognition of a category of destabilisation rights , to be enforced by ambitious forms of injunctive relief , which would afford an opportunity for individuals and interests to challenge and disrupt established institutions or forms of social practice which had achieved immunity from conventional legal and political measures of control . Rather more modestly , but perhaps more realistically , some British public lawyers are now also beginning to explore alternative institutional forms to the traditional English representative model of politics , with a view to involving broader constituencies in the decision - making process ( Lewis and Harden , 1982 ) . One of the devices thought to have the best potential for ensuring participation in policy - making is the American administrative law initiative of ‘ hybrid rule - making’ . This has the advantage over our conventional representative institutions of being based on a new model of decision - making , one which seeks to ensure adequate consideration of all competing interests , including even poorly organised ones .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Following his election as President of the Council for National Parks , Chris Bonington called for all the national parks to be set up as separate authorities as soon as possible , in line with the Government 's manifesto promise . Bonington said he also hoped to see closer co - operation and understanding between the national park authorities and the farmers , tourist operators and everyone else who lives and works in the parks . ‘ As leaders in environmentally friendly practices , the parks have a vital role to play in showing the way in which fostering the well being of communities and conservation of our natural heritage can go hand in hand.’ HARD TO PLEASE The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) must feel they are in a no - win situation .
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
When the fishkeeping bug really takes hold of the family , I suspect another tank for Angels and a few other larger fish will find its way into the house . Above : Home again , and it 's time to assemble all the equipment we bought into a living picture . Odds and ends After leaving Fintastic , a visit to a local DIY store turned up some floor protectors for the aquarium stand to rest on , protecting the polished wood flooring . Some mains flex and a plug were also needed to connect the cable tidy to the nearby wall socket , and a hook from which to suspend the air pump .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're probably really looking forward to winter now they know that . They 'll be pitching out their Agas all over the country . There 'll be over - sixties’ clubs planning wild parties on the money they 're going to save.’ He folded the newspaper carefully , but not tight enough to make a log . ‘ They get it from my Auntie Ethel,’ he said .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The latter are the cheaper sort and are moulded in a tough weather - resistant plastic and have a roughish , undulating finish to simulate natural rock . While being inexpensive and readily transportable , they do have the disadvantage of flexibility which can cause problems during installation . Fibreglass pools are obviously entirely rigid and free - standing , and present no such difficulties during construction , but one must be very careful over the choice of design , for most are made by fibreglass manufacturers with little understanding of plant life and it is often the case that reeds , rushes and irises are expected to become established on a marginal shelf no more than 8 cm ( 3 in ) wide , while the deeper areas of the pool will not have a sufficiently flat floor to place a single waterlily basket . There are many different shapes and sizes to choose from and most can be obtained in a choice of colours , so it is wise to obtain a selection of catalogues from specialists and weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of each type before making what will undoubtedly be a sizeable investment . As in most walks of life , you generally get what you pay for and a higher - priced product will generally be of higher quality .
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: no)
So we 're quite happy with that price . Erm the two litre size now like I say once again we 're having erm problems with getting erm an economical er cost for the bottle of this so our price is actually slightly higher than the other market price . Once again the market price erm for this size is from fifty three pence for own brand sizes up to about eighty pence for up sorry eighty two pence for erm the top quality products . Unfortunately we 're gon na have to market ours at about eighty two pence , but we feel this is quite reasonable considering that the vast the biggest sales of this two litre size would be from the milk floats and would delivered to the door . So we feel that 's quite reasonable .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
Someone murdered him.’ He reminded her of her concern when she had heard her father had gone out to lunch the day he died , and he put it to her that she had guessed whom he had met . Cautiously she admitted it but said in the same breath that it was of no consequence because her father had died for political reasons . Wickham said : ‘ Miss MacQuillan , there 's no evidence so far to support that . The death threats he received in London do n't point to it , but if you have any other reason for believing that theory I must ask you to reveal it so that it can be properly investigated.’
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I felt that it was going really well out there and I was enjoying it . The Reds were well on top and I am sure that if I had lasted the game I would have given the selectors something to think about . Derek White is a very good player and I respect him , but at the end of the day he 's only human’ , he said . It is the type of attitude you would expect from a man who cites Buck Shelford as his role model and who learned his trade in the best of all academies . McIntosh moved from the midfield to the back row when he went to st .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
By the same token , back payments of income support were to be limited only to a three - year period starting in April 1988 . In other words , the effect would have been that , even where official DSS error was proven and admitted in the case of those receiving supplementary benefit prior to 1988 , no back payment to rectify the error would have been made . So , whatever else followed in the wretched little saga that I am about to describe , it is crystal clear that , right from the outset , the real object behind the Government 's manoeuvrings was the cutting back — indeed , the large - scale elimination — of people 's entitlement to back payments of benefits where there had been official error . The Minister for Social Security and Disabled People ( Mr. Nicholas Scott ) You are wrong
Idiom: hit the jackpot (used idiomatically: yes)
Pachinko is a £ 3.8bn - a - year industry which has a Svengali - like hold over a quarter of the adult population . Some admit they like it because the noise of hundreds of machines helps numb the mind after a hard day at work . It numbed the mind of one woman so much recently that she left her baby to suffocate inside her car while hoping to hit the jackpot , a bucketful of balls , which can be exchanged for jars of coffee or pairs of tights . It also has connections with the Yakuza , Japan 's equivalent of the Mafia . Most of the country 's 15,000 parlours are run by Japan 's Korean minority , who have been denied the right to Japanese citizenship .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: no)
The reason is grounded in the most basic issue of corporate finance . Should a firm raise its money from its shareholders or by borrowing ? On the face of it , the answer might well be debt . Debt is cheaper than equity , since investors take on less risk when buying it . So to lower the cost of capital and raise the firm 's value , should you not fill your boots with it , at least until you get so close to bankruptcy that shareholders and creditors start to demand higher returns to balance the risk ?
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a quiet time and I would sit these fellows down for half an hour and take them through what they were doing . They were then prepared to help me . I was green at my job and some of them had been around twenty - five to thirty years doing this sort of work . I learned an awful lot from them . Pearce is convinced the experience of those early years had important universal lessons of which any young graduate entering industry today ought to take heed .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Today 's quarry owner has to take account of the environmental issues his predecessor could safely ignore . The boundaries for the Snowdonia National Park run round the edge of Penrhyn , which covers six square miles . Quarries down the road at Ffestiniog are within the National Park , and expansion plans must be carefully thought out . Geoff Drake , managing director at Penrhyn , said : ‘ We are aware of our responsibilities , and tipping is now below ground level to avoid creating an eyesore . The quarry has been here 200 years and is part of the landscape , rather than a blot on it.’
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
She had become a golf fan when she had learned of my job and took a highly personal interest in Jack 's performances . He , too , had become part of her vicarious family , and she sent him regular messages of encouragement . ‘ Now then , Chris , you take it easy and have an early night . You look very tired and I 'm not surprised,’ she said . A few reassurances later and she was on her way to do battle at the bridge table .
Idiom: by no stretch of the imagination (used idiomatically: yes)
What personal records there may be of more general ‘ social life’ have the limitations that their authors are rarely ‘ ordinary’people . Recollections of high - born people are far more common than those of the low - born . The series of books by Osbert Sitwell on his life are quite fascinating , but by no stretch of the imagination can the Sitwells be equated with ‘ ordinary’ people — indeed , it is their eccentricities which fascinate . But the bulk of our population lives working- , or pretty humdrum , middle - class lives and the lack of documentation of these is often noticeable . Perhaps one of the best autobiographies ( although written in the third person ) is Flora Thompson 's Lark Rise to Candleford ( 1945 ) , followed by her later ( and not , in my opinion , as good)Still Glides the Stream ( 1948 ) .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
Whatever I do , I seem to hurt someone . I 've had a talk with … .’ She hesitated , wondering whether to name the person , but decided on the spur of the moment against it . Dad would only blame them for what she was doing . ‘ Well , with a friend .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
For a moment she did n't answer him ; then , supporting herself on her elbows in the seat of the chair , she said , ‘ The answer is , yes and no.’ ‘ Is it Dawson?’ ‘ Again you could say the answer is yes and no . Oh , he is , I suppose , the usual run as husbands go , but Charles … ’ She now bent forward towards him and said under her breath , ‘ I 've been married five years , Charles , and I 've been five times pregnant .
Idiom: dry as dust (used idiomatically: yes)
The mouth yawned open . Canines and incisors were long sharp fangs , the canines hollow like hypodermic syringes carved of ivory . The man croaked a few hardly comprehensible syllables . His tongue had not been cut out — it loomed thick and purple behind those savage teeth and the thick whiskers of severed whip — however his throat was dry as dust . Juron squirted his water canteen into that arid gob again and again . The man stretched his head forward , teeth wide now , as if impelled to fasten those upon the Sergeant 's gauntlet and pierce right through to bite ; but he desisted .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir : The contents of Sarah Helm 's article ‘ Immigration checks to be made on trains ’ ( 25 September ) are extremely worrying . During the recent European Community elections the representatives of EC governments promoted the ideal of a border-free Europe by 1992 . Now , it would appear from this article , that this ideal is shattered and a two-tiered Europe is on the cards . One for those who travel by aircraft and one for those who travel by train between London and Paris . The presence of immigration officials and police on board trains is comparable to the scenes of 1930s America where migrant labourers were turned back at state boundaries .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Runcorn is the major supplier of Guinness ' Take Home Trade products and the presentations were organised to bring Runcorn employees closer to the market place and its customers . And the employees pronounced them a success and a valuable source of information about the take home trade . The presentations , which included showings of the latest Man with the Guinness TV and cinema ad campaign , came as the ideas generated by employees at the Take Home Trade conference began to bear fruit . The Take Home Trade Process Flow Team has been quick to investigate ideas generated by employees who attended the Park Royal event . More than 250 ideas emerged from the presentation , and each one has been looked at for possibilities .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
Sanger 's Circus arrived to give a command performance for the estate workers , and an elephant escaped and demolished the station gates . Queen Victoria had first used the railway in 1842 to travel from Slough to Paddington and thereafter she became a regular railway traveller . Royal patronage put the seal of approval on the new form and the companies went to particular pains to arrange the Queen 's journeys . George P. Neele , line superintendent of the London and North - Western Railway , devoted three long and detailed chapters of his memoirs to describing the organization of the royal progresses . Special timetables and special trains , cleared lines and cleared platforms , official receptions , all had to be readied and accommodated .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
I got out and sat beside Florence in the back . The rain was coming down more heavily now ; the car splashed through pools on the uneven road . Left and right we turned under the sick orange of the streetlights , then stopped . ' Careful , do n't switch off , ' I said to Mr Thabane the cousin . He got out and knocked at a window .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
He secretly helped just about everyone in the town.’ Ivan gave cash to local sports organisations — including £ 100,000 to Minehead FC — as well as schools and the disabled . Jim added : ‘ He had a heart of pure gold.’ A spokeswoman at the Kleeneze HQ in Bristol , said : ‘ Mr Leech was a very popular figure . We had no idea he was so wealthy.’
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
I reminded him about the putter and took possession of it in the car park . I followed Jack 's Mercedes a short way along the side roads and he then headed due south while I shot down the motorway towards home . I could n't wait to get to grips with the famous putter and was duly grateful that the Friday afternoon traffic was reasonably light , with fewer than usual kamikaze lorry drivers about . As soon as I got into my flat I looked at the Supersight club with great care . Jefferson had obviously set out to design the ultimate high - tech putter and had , to a great extent , succeeded .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
He was one of the first in the battered political hierarchy to head for Moscow voluntarily for negotiations with Brezhnev . From that moment on , the Kremlin saw him as a ‘ realistic’ politician — in other words , as one who urged the people to accept the invasion . On the first anniversary of that invasion , when thousands of Czechoslovak demonstrators were dispersed on Mr Husak 's orders by the police with military support , he was awarded the Order of Lenin , the highest honour the Russians could give him , and his acceptance of it sealed his fate once and for all Within two years of becoming party leader he purged all but 26 of the central committee members who had been in office before the invasion . When President Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in Moscow in early 1985 , Mr Husak became one of the disoriented old men of Eastern Europe , and when Mr Gorbachev reached Prague , in the spring of 1987 , Mr Husak looked out of his depth . The writing on the wall for Mr Husak became apparent in the adulation which ordinary Czechoslovak citizens showed for Mr Gorbachev , and in the pages of the Soviet Communist Party newspaper , Pravda , where a series of articles harshly critical of Mr Husak 's patron , Leonid Brezhnev , began to appear .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
A bookshop should be a familiar place , somewhere where one goes for the sheer love of books , for the smell and feel of them , for the companionship of others who share the joy of touching , holding , reading and learning . In the supermarket booksellers with their dizzying displays , their pyramids of bestsellers , one is intimidated , constantly lost in the wealth of glittering titles , bemused by a request answered by a computer which indicates the number of copies held of the title one has asked for , the price , position on the shelf , shelf position in the shop . Tills ring , green lights flash , and buying books becomes as simple and as uninvolving as buying a packet of envelopes . John Sandoe 's is not like this at all . I well remember starting out to learn how to cook , after 60 years of inertia , and asking ‘ Lady’ for help .
Idiom: set the wheels in motion (used idiomatically: yes)
She had never met anyone like him before . Pondering these matters , she went through to the front room to clear up the mess . With the sale of the manor off her mind , Jane set the wheels in motion to find somewhere small to live , and treated herself to many walks with the dogs — more carefree , perhaps , than she had ever been . She felt a certain poignancy though . She wanted to fix this countryside , in all its detail , in her mind 's eye and never lose it .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Radio Forth will be hooked into this information which will appear on its computer screens . Then it can be relayed to listeners.’ Clarence on Radio Forth will run in tandem with a series of adverts promoting the service . The package is scheduled to start in August . Business as usual
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
( Bayley and Loizos , 1969:278 ) They had no desire to progress beyond their barricades : ' Their whole rationale was that they were fighting a defensive battle for the protection of their community against arbitrary attack'(ibid . ) . On 14 August , as sympathetic rioting flared up in other Ulster towns and cities , notably the Falls area of Belfast , the B Specials were brought in to replace the RUC on the edge of the Bogside . However , in the early evening , British troops moved into Derry , and negotiations between the British commander and representatives of the Bogside Defence Association resulted in the withdrawal of B Specials . The Catholics were euphoric at this outcome :
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
4 I continue to divide the shapes up into smaller and smaller shapes . Some parts of the painting , such as the area around the clock tower are nearly finished at this stage . I paint in the rest of the window shapes . At this stage I still have n't introduced the writing on the theatre .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
This high profile contract included the establishment of the Sheffield Education Business Partnership with a brief to encourage the setting up of a programme of coherent Education / Business links across the curriculum of schools and colleges . The approach used by Sheffield was particularly helpful , in that it established credibility for partnership at the highest level , with a supportive framework for development . Hinde House was one of ten comprehensive schools approached in the first year with a view to the launching of a school / industry partnership . As far as our school was concerned the timing of this initiative was a perfect match with our stage of development . If this had not been the case , we would have had serious reservations about participation .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
First , by the time that they were writing , Consumer Co - operation with its own production arm had been firmly established and was growing strongly . It could be seen therefore as its own safeguard provided by the people against a particular form of exploitation of the people ; and hence as something to be excepted on pragmatic grounds from the general case for nationalisation or municipalisation . Second , within the Consumer Movement , the long - standing question whether its producer capacity should be developed as independent industrial co - operatives and hence under the control of the people working in them , or whether it should be treated as incidental to the consumer co - operatives and accountable to them , had , as we have seen , been decided once and for all in favour of the latter alternative . How , then , are we now to see the Webbs ' appraisal of Owen ? First , as a criticism of the sheer impracticability of the grandiose project Owen had in 1833 put to the Grand Moral Union of the Productive Classes and which still survived in the objectives though not in the activities of its even shorter - lived successor , the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union , the Webbs ' case succeeds .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
Against the far wall , shielded from the worst of the rain , were five bodies neatly laid out . The body in the middle was that of Florence 's Bheki . He still wore the grey flannel trousers , white shirt and maroon pullover of his school , but his feet were bare . His eyes were open and staring , his mouth open too . The rain had been beating on him for hours , on him and his comrades , not only here but wherever they had been when they met their deaths ; their clothes , their very hair , had a flattened , dead look .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the zipper bags on the stage was stuffed with French francs . I had no idea how much there was in there , but I reckoned it was probably what I was owed by the Scamp family plus a few expenses . I knew Malpass would have had no more than a fleeting glimpse of them , but just to be sure , I went behind the bar and found an empty crisp box . I tipped about half of the cash into the box and then took a couple of shirts from the second bag and laid them on top of the remaining cash . I was clumsy and had to pick up a couple of notes from the floor and wipe the bags where I 'd touched them with a handkerchief .
Idiom: by the back door (used idiomatically: yes)
Had n't he said that to express it would be just empty words ? Love was too complicated an emotion for him ; it required too much staying power . Fighting back the sting of bitter tears , Lissa straightened her clothes , and left the office by a back door . She did not want to face either of them — the pain of her own betrayal went too deep for that , and she wanted only to be left alone , to deal with her heartache as best she could . There were times , Lissa reflected , when she might have preferred a more mundane job , where her thoughts could wander unhindered along different by - ways .