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Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
The Conservative Conference : Conference quotes By COLIN BROWN , Political Correspondent ‘ As Londoners , desperately worried about the present route of the Channel tunnel , what do we say to those who think the Talis alternative is beneficial?’— Chris Fraser , Peckham ‘ Out of the huge crowd of demonstrators , a woman ran out and thrust a baby in my arms — then she vanished’— Kenneth Clarke , Secretary of State for Health ‘ Polluted rivers , filthy streets , bodies bedded - down in doorways are no advertisement for a prosperous or caring society’-Michael Heseltine ‘ We know that God has endowed her with that great quality of not fidgeting when it is necessary to come to grips with prickly nettles … Mrs Thatcher epitomises that something extra in womanhood . Mrs Thatcher enhances the meaning of womanhood’— Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi , Chief Minister of the KwaZulu
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
[ No , that 's a lie ! My chaplain 's right , I was petrified . Now you talk to any coward , a real coward like myself , and he 'll tell you there 's a point where fear becomes so great it actually turns into courage , not out of anger or fury but that marvellous innate desire to save your own skin . On that London road I reached such a point . ] Two assailants were pressing Agrippa whilst the other three had apparently forgotten me and were intent on bringing my master down .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes , it said something . Sacco heard it , ' said his partner , Nooty Kiddies Klothes . She was a plump young nome who wore trousers and was good at engineering and had actually volunteered to be a guard instead of staying at home learning how to cook ; things were really changing in the quarry . ' I heard it say something , ' said Sacco helpfully , in case the point had n't sunk in . ' That 's right , ' said Nooty .
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: yes)
Micheal Donovan , handrail , Fyshwick ACT . Patch Nugent , air to fakie , mini ramp , tucked somewhere in someone 's backyard in some town , some state . TOP : Oh lordy , what a fine pool , let 's take a dive and swim . Not quite — the Bowl in Woden , ACT is a super example of post modern day victorian architecture . Lovely .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
John Morton lived out his life in Darvel , always respected by the people of the Irvine Valley . Three hundred years later he is remembered as an honourable man , an epithet to be prized above the highest awards attainable . The story of the blacksmith 's involvement in the Battle of Drumclog can not be substantiated by any written record of the battle but it has been handed down through many generations of people in the Irvine Valley and spoken of with pride . ( See Chapter 36 ) . THE CHRISTIAN CARRIER
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
and put your heel down and it clips up the back , it was like Yeah clamp from the middle , and erm , I used to carry like down the thing and I just got really out of control , went all over the place , like skis up in the air and one of them came off and the thing , actually , ripped off er , bottom of my boot . Like this metal plate in the skis Oh , I see .
Idiom: chickens come home to roost (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a wonderful scheme for thirty years , it 's got lots and lots of money , but we never seem to put any in . For thirty years onwards it 's a dreadful scheme . I mean unfortunately the authority in days gone by has benefited from the scheme in the sense that the extra , extra money in service in truth , the revenue was there , erm , the chickens have come home to roost in the sense that it 's , the tables have turned the other way , and I mean , gone are the days where , when we 're least worried out that impact that , that , that much more of our er , of our budget . The financial advisers of those days were probably the people who taught the ones who have been professional schemes . Okay
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: no)
‘ It 's called Textiles nowadays , ’ muttered Maggie furiously , knowing that this was irrelevant . Maggie knew that many of her school-friends admired Phoebe ; they thought she was rather splendid , especially since they had all got into ecology , but this did not help Maggie . It was not enough that Phoebe should turn up looking like a manual worker — ( 'But , for God 's sake , Maggie , I am a manual worker' ) — and wearing a button on her overalls which said ‘ This facility is under threat from rate-capping , ’ which made boys on buses make obscene jokes ; she also had to take on the maths teacher . The maths teacher had been , Maggie knew , contemptuous and rude and sexist , but Maggie felt that Phoebe should have put up with it for her sake . Phoebe was selfish .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Bye now . All right that 'll do for now . I could come home from work have some dinner and change and go straight out to the hospital part of all this week . Oh it 's all go is n't it ? Ow !
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's just total . More and more these days — and often the bigger the production , the more it 's true — film adaptions tend to be literal . The Handmaid 's Tale is director Volker Schlondorff 's first American feature , and he 's done it by the book . Offred 's meanderings are glued back into chronological order , which puts the flimsiest part of the book right at the beginning . Even with a powerful cast , including Natasha Richardson and Elizabeth McGovern , the women simply look stupid for letting themselves be herded into indoctrination camps .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: no)
Bird watchers and most other people are delighted that the Golden Eagle , a native of these parts , is now beginning ( with some difficulty ) to nest and breed in the mountains . Green gave an interesting account of how this fine bird suffered at the hands of the sheep farmers who had lost lambs and so had to destroy it . Men , he said , used to approach the nest 60 yards down on a rope , and holding a piked stick in one hand to protect themselves from the parent birds ' attacks , with the other hand seize the eggs or chicks , the latter was a valued object and the former they could sell for 5/ each . He told some gory stories of eagles carrying off dogs and lambs , of their being shot and maimed . This was in Borrowdale .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , King fought his way through a mob of well-wishers eager to shake his hand or receive a nod of acknowledgement . He and Tyson were the undisputed stars of the celebrity-filled arena . Now , shut out of the heavyweight division since Tyson 's fall from grace , mired in lawsuits and under investigation by several state boxing commissions , the taxman and the FBI , Don King has had to lay off staff and is struggling to keep his empire from crumbling . But who would deliver King the full count ? Even his old rival , Bob Arum , is not willing to discount him just yet .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
He heard her sigh deeply , the way she always did when he let her down in some way . The two dogs were whining softly in the back of their throats and sniffing the air as if distressed . Their food was boiling in a pan on the back burner of the gas - stove in the alcove by the pantry door . The smell of the steaming meat tormented them until their mouths slavered and their eyes rolled . It bubbled and spat through a layer of brown scum that stained the outside of the pan , but it smelt good , almost as good as the dinners Frankie sometimes had at school .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The outcome will set a precedent with far - reaching implications for the whole restitution process . If judgment goes in favour of the National Gallery , the entire network of Czech and Slovak galleries and museums will breath a massive sigh of relief and receive a much needed morale - booster . If Kramar 's family win the day , it will shatter the confidence of an already beleaguered art world and herald a fresh wave of restitution claims . The chances are that the paintings will go straight onto the market . All things considered , it 's hardly surprising that the Czech delegation to ‘ Galleries and Private Collectors’ , expressed fears about an impending mass sell - off and export of art , and made calls for legislation regarding art and commerce .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: no)
Pardon me . When she come out after them . Once David got off off the wall There y'are they made the best discovery .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
I was in Styal prison over Christmas once and it was dead depressing . They gave us a lollipop , off the screws , one each . I think they were just taking the piss . It 's worse for the lasses with kids at Christmas . There 's more fights then , everyone loses their tempers .
Idiom: mind over matter (used idiomatically: yes)
You only need practice says the Queen . I can believe six impossible things before breakfast ! And you know , the sad thing is there are an awful lot of Chri faith , that mu that that comes under the realm , to my way of thinking , of mind over matter , that 's the power of positive thinking , that is not biblical faith . I can believe God will do this , therefore , because I believe it , then God has got to do it ! You ca n't bribe God like that !
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
That day in 1958 the Northern Echo also reported that municipal busmen had turned down an extra five bob a week on their £ 8 15s , that Cliff Jones Britain 's most expensive footballer at £ 35,000 had broken a leg and carried a front page headline about the Royal family . ‘ Princess Margaret winks at urchin.’ Without recourse to newspaper files , however , Dickie 's memory is somewhat wide of the mark . Neither Bolus , Sharpe nor Harry Bell played and H D Bird hit 108 before being bowled by Don Hardy . Jack Watson 's figures 0–52 from 16 overs do suggest it was n't one of his better days , however .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: no)
It was becoming too much . ' There are so many things we miss just the way we talked and the things we talked about in the NorthEast . ' A miner 's son , he was born in Haswell workmen 's club , educated at Wellfield Grammar School and Oxford University and in 1963 became Easington area education officer on £ 2,000 a week . Recently re - appointed vice - chairman of the Teesside Development Corporation , he still does exercises each day but has stopped bike riding ' after nearly getting killed a couple of times in London . ' In the 1987 campaign he played a key role at Labour headquarters .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
This will show the Configuration screen of the Widget . Select " Notifications " . An icon will be created in the work area , and it will give you access to the notification history .
Idiom: slip of the tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
Ashore the troops were commanded by Colonel John Durnford - Slater , the Commanding Officer of 3 Commando , who did most of the detailed planning for the raiding force which was made up from the entire 3 Commando , reinforced by two Troops from ‘ No.2’ with additional Royal Engineers from ‘ No.6’ , Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC ) personnel from ‘ No.4’ , intelligence officers from the War Office , and a Press Unit . Photographers from this Unit were to take some of the finest action shots of the war . Troop commanders and the men were briefed from a model with each house 's position shown and other fine details except place names , so avoiding the possibility of literally fatal slips of the tongue . Once aboard two LSIs , the raiders carried out successful rehearsals at Scapa Flow ( north Scotland ) , despite the navy 's understandable challenge to the carrier ships ' small craft bobbing about in the night . On Christmas Eve these two LSIs , HMS Prince Leopold and HMS Prince Charles , sailed for Shetland with a screen of four destroyers , taking a rough pounding in force 8 to 9 gales that put 14 feet of water in the forward part of Prince Charles .
Idiom: champ at the bit (used idiomatically: yes)
' None so far ; in fact he seems quite a lot brighter this morning . ' Jill 's smile was genuine this time . ' In fact he 's champing at the bit . He wants to get ashore , and who can blame him ? No one gets stuck in a hospital bed from choice , least of all on holiday . '
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: no)
And yet , the astonishing fact is that the H.T. that we know and take for granted today is not much more than a hundred years old , generally accepted as having originated in 1867 with the variety called ' La France ' . It is quite certain that the poets Shakespeare , Keats , Byron and Wordsworth never saw a Hybrid Tea rose . Even the early varieties developed in the time of Browning and Tennyson were nothing like the splendours of today , and one wonders what the genius of their poetic expressions would have made of the ethereal glow in the half light of ' Super Star'(see page 129 ) , the exquisite shape and deepest of all crimson - black red of ' Charles Mallerin ' or a hundred and one other modern marvels . As we have said , the ancestry of the modern H.T. is a genealogical maze — not to say minefield — and although tracing parentage is an absorbing passion for some , going to that extent is not the purpose here . The point to bear in mind is that all that glisters is not gold , and there has been a price to pay for all the splendour .
Idiom: go to the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah wants to be a success , it did , it takes the subsidy away from something that it , either it is successful in itself and it no , no longer needs to be subsidized or something that they want to see go to the wall , if they want to see something going to the wall , it Yeah , but it belongs to the association I do n't know exactly the
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
By intensifying and controlling his livestock and introducing arable crops , the farmer must plan carefully to ensure that the natural cycle of return continues to operate evenly over the whole of his land . Cereal - growing or hay- and silage - making in the same field year after year will obviously rob that field of humus and structure , especially if heavy - yielding crops are grown with chemical fertilizers . By the same token , permanent grassland that is overgrazed by growing youngstock or milch cows and never cut will become deficient in phosphorus and calcium and may lose structure from poaching . In such cases the addition of organic matter , slag , or lime will be essential if the farming system is to be maintained without a drastic drop in fertility and production — or the breakdown of soil structure which ultimately leads to the same thing . Lime ( to keep the pH near 6 and replace the calcium sold off in milk ) and basic slag ( to replace the phosphorus and other elements exported in animal bones ) can be applied by contractor relatively cheaply to all but the steepest fields .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
Until I can repay the dowry , I have set aside apartments in my household , where my kinswoman may keep her own establishment however she may dispose . Her keep shall be a charge upon my estate , and for company she shall be assured of the society of my own wife , her close kin and most attentive servant and friend . I can not offer more , nor with better will . ' ' It would appear , ' said the prince mildly , ' a fair offer . What say you , madam ? '
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
She glanced at the Bishop . He was gazing judiciously at his finger nails with the air of a man content to leave the opening moves to his subordinate . She looked towards the Archdeacon and recognised the signs of someone about to take the plunge . He took the bull by the horns . ‘ Are you saying , Inspector,’ the Archdeacon asked , ‘ that Mr Marr was murdered?’
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
Eight take away one is ? Seven . So which one 's the odd one out ? That 's it . Okay .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: no)
‘ We 're building here and looking at buying , ’ added Keegan . ‘ Other clubs should know that we want to buy their players , not sell to them . ’ Clark and Howey signed three-year contracts last month and Keegan said : ‘ We sat down with the two lads and their fathers and worked out a deal that was right for them . ‘ There were no agents involved , they do n't need agents . They know I 'm a players ' manager and will look after them .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
And if it came to court she would make a plea that he be given the care of his daughter until she became of age . The morning following Andrew 's futile suicide attempt , Peggy had gone into his room and , looking down on to his drawn and sickly countenance , she had asked quite quietly , ‘ Shall I phone Rosie and tell her that you 're indisposed and are unlikely to pay your usual Friday night visit?’ She had thought for a moment that he was going to have a heart attack from shock , but , recovering himself , he had said , ‘ Well , now you know , what are you going to do about it?’ to which she had answered simply , ‘ Divorce,’and walked out . When Mrs Funnell had visited him , she had upbraided him firmly for his deception and he , in his most plaintive voice , had said , ‘ I 'm a man , and it was either taking a decent woman or resorting to casual encounters . I took a way out that I thought was best.’
Idiom: hold your horses (used idiomatically: yes)
He laid a fast hand on the woman 's wrist and twisted her arm . ' Gotcher ! ' ' Hold your horses , ' said Joe , ' the lady 's with me . ' The man , burly , and with a flat cap on his head , said , ' That she ai n't , mister , and I ai n't lettin ' go of ' er . Shove off . '
Idiom: cut the mustard (used idiomatically: yes)
The 900 Carlsson is supposed to get you excited like this . It is part , along with the 9000 Carlsson and the CD Carlsson , of Saab 's first sports / performance range , named in honour of Swedish rally driver Erik Carlsson . Somehow ‘ Carlsson’ does n't quite cut the mustard like Porsche 's ‘ Carrera’ , but these are the first of the company 's production - line cars to have a name — like BMWs , they have always had numbers — and as the man at Saab said , at least you can pronounce it . Michael Stewart 's first comment on the interior was that it felt like being in an aircraft cockpit . An obvious angle , perhaps , on a car whose maker sells itself as ‘ The Aircraft Manufacturer’ , but Michael Stewart knows his cockpits : ‘ I used to fly a lot , mainly Cessnas , and this is very like a small aircraft dashboard’ .
Idiom: banana republic (used idiomatically: yes)
Now many Indians see no future for them in Fiji and there is a mass exodus . For the majority of Fijian citizens who can not emigrate , there seems little alternative in the short term to growing unemployment and hunger . Fiji 's decline is abetted by its newly - acquired reputation as a ‘ banana republic’ following the two coups last year when the military leader Colonel Rambuka refused to allow the democratically - elected government to take office . The worsening unemployment , poverty and despair have fostered the fascist ‘ Taukei’ movement which was behind last year 's coups and is currently shaping the country 's political future . SECRET FILTERS
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
He subsequently became director of the Marseilles museums and head of the Inspection Générale des Musées de Province ( provincial museums inspectorate ) . We asked him to explain the significance of ‘ Manifeste’ . Germain Viatte : This is an opportunity to stand back and take stock . Until now , the museum has exhibited only 900 of the 32,000 works it actually owns , though 17,000 of these are drawings , videos and photographs which do not really qualify for permanent showing . We felt we should make these resources better known and reinforce the contemporary vocation of the Pompidou Centre .
Idiom: break ranks (used idiomatically: yes)
Although the party failed to gain a seat , Mr Green said it would not deter the Labour group from running again in local polls . He said : ‘ The majority of people have voted on strictly tribal lines , for the SDLP and Sinn Fein on the one hand , and for the DUP and Official Unionists on the other . ‘ But the performance of the Labour candidates indicates that , if a viable alternative political force presents itself , a sufficient number of people may be prepared to break ranks and vote in a way which does not tend to propel our communities into deadly conflict with each other.’ Mr Green added : ‘ It is clear that the middle ground in Derry favours the ideas put forward by Labour . Also , the transfers to and from Labour were spread right across the political spectrum , demonstrating that people of every persuasion find merit in what the Labour candidates stood for .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
BEVERLEY : 2.30 Passion Sunday , 3.00 Sit Alkul , 3.30 No Submission , 4.00 Bay Queen , 4.30 Native Mission , 5.00 Abergele . Traders campaign for shop parking A PETITION calling for motorists to be given round - the - clock access to a town 's main shopping street is being well supported by the public , say traders . The petition is being organised by Stowmarket Traders ' Association , which is concerned about the effect on traders ' business of a pedestrian priority scheme introduced last August . It also calls for a rigid speed limit to be imposed on motorists and for short - term parking bays to be made available .
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We 've had a lot of positive feedback from the people of the Borough and even a letter of thanks — something which is almost unheard of in our business!’ When you 're 15 and working in an office for the first time it is a new world and a big challenge — especially when all your colleagues are speaking a foreign language . But German exchange students Bjorn Dittrich and Nina Roth rose to the occasion admirably on their recent placement at Wimpey Homes Witham . The two students come from Witham 's twin town , Waldbrol , and were in Britain on an exchange scheme organised by the local Rickstones School . ‘ Bjorn and Nina worked in our engineering and architects departments,’ explains Wimpey Homes architectural assistant , Homa Cherry,’Obviously there is a limit to the amount that can be achieved in two weeks but both were willing to help wherever needed and coped tremendously well with speaking English.’
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Lindsey could hear the deafening thud of her own heartbeat as a sensation of relief swept over her . It lasted as long as it took to bring her breathing back under control . Niall might be free as far as the law was concerned , but he had been the injured party , the one left to pick up the pieces when the woman he must have loved walked out . It was n't very likely that he was going to want to get involved again , was it ? CHAPTER FIVE
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
It could also be a useful was of spotting the disease early — when chances of containing it are best . Surgeons in the US , Europe and Japan have been removing tumours with powerful carbon dioxide lasers since the early 1970s . A laser ' knife ' has many advantages over the scalpel — it can make a much finer cut , and causes less bleeding . There is also less risk of infection . But lasers have snags : even with optical fibres , lasers can not reach every part of the body .
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: yes)
The Base Data Don Bradbury 2000 words — July 1992 Moving the Furniture How many times have hard - working men arrived home from work only to find that the house is upside down , furniture completely re - arranged and their favourite chair completely out of kilter with the best view of the TV ? David Dorn checks out a package that might prevent that from ever happening again ! Apart from re - arranging the furniture — which can be a bad enough job in itself — visualising an extension or addition to any building can be very difficult .