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Idiom: have an eye for (used idiomatically: no)
He also made an appearance in ' EastEnders ' on October 13 , 1987 . Gunsmoke action JAMES Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon , keeping a tight rein on law and order in the give a new generation of viewers the chance to see the classic 1960s Emmy award - winning Western adventure series Gunsmoke ( BBC-2 , 6.50pm ) . The action takes place in tough Dodge City , Kansas during the 1880s , and centres on the lives and experiences of five people : Matt Dillon , the dauntless and fearless United States Marshal ; Kitty Russell , proprietress of the Longbranch Saloon , a woman with a heart of gold who has eyes only for Dillon ; Chester Goode , Matt 's deputy ; Doc Galen Adams , the kindly , dedicated physician ; and Festus Haggen , Matt 's unkempt , hillbilly deputy . In this opening episode , Marshal Matt Dillon tracks down and tragically kills Ray Gilcher , an outlaw but a man who was once a friend . Filled with remorse , Dillon decides it 's time to resign his post and he turns in his badge to a new marshal , Clint Tucker .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
The van 's interior was as stuffy as breath . One tiny window up high showed that it was light outside . Surely they would n't make them go the whole distance in the dark ? Marcus shifted from one numb buttock to the other . The other man had been chain - smoking since the doors closed , his rich cough gurgling between pulls on the cigarette .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
By Tim Satchell ACTRESS Fiona Mollison , currently filming the two - part Lynda La Plante thriller , Seekers — to be shown on ITV in the New Year — will step behind the camera and turn producer for her next project . With recent parts in On The Up , starring Dennis Waterman , and the Secret Agent , with David Suchet , Miss Mollison , 36 , tells me she has bought the option on a book with a view to producing a TV film from it . ‘ I adore the book although foolishly , there 's no acting part in it for me . Unfortunately I ca n't tell you any more about it yet.’
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
By defining our problem more clearly we help ourselves in deciding what we are going to do about it . The initial hypothesis suggested above about baptism being more a social than a religious ceremony is so general and broad that it obviously can not be tested without being broken down into its constituent parts . So , to get to grips with this problem we now have to break down our general hypothesis into a number of smaller ones which can be put to the test . We may find that some of the ideas we want to test are very difficult ones ; certainly , in using this particular example of baptism , we are not taking the easiest idea ever put forward . In the breaking - down process we find a number of ideas suggesting themselves .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Did anyone see?’ Automatically she looked around , too . And there , over the tops of the trees that grew on falling ground to their north , there on the other side of the valley was one of the liveliest country houses she had ever seen . As big as a cathedral it stood , in red Midland brick and warm Oxford limestone , with the noon sun full upon it . The woodland , marching up the hill , vanished before it but reached an arm around to the west , fringing the road , and then ran behind it to the north , forming a long backdrop to the palm house and the terraces .
Idiom: one over the eight (used idiomatically: no)
What about the idea that these er wasps might be drunk ? Yes , well these , all wasps of course , er tend to er hit the fruit juice at this time of the year , and that fruit juice is very often fermenting , and you get a particularly er waspish reaction , er naturally , when er somebody goes to pick up a fallen apple or windfall pear , and they pick up a handful of wasp , inadvertently , and I think this year , particularly with a shortage of water , more wasps of all species have been driven to attack fruit , er and are feeding on the er fruit juice , much of which is fermenting . And so you get these , these somewhat stupefied er or one over the eight wasps rolling around , er and er you know , not , not being terribly active , but that , that is the time at which of course people do tend to tread on them or pick them up and get stung . It does seem that there are a lot of wasps around this September ; there are always wasps around at this time of year , but er are , do you have any evidence that er there 's even more than usual ? Yes we have , er I mean , the er there are wasps years recorded way back from Gilbert White 's time ; there have been certain , wasp years , but in terms of people wanting action against wasps nests , er our own pest control branches throughout the country , er did a telephone survey ten days ago , and er in many parts , they range from er forty percent increase to eighty percent increase to one hundred percent increase in some parts of the country ; this season compared with last season .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The process of scrutiny and amendment which had begun in the usual way in a Standing Committee upstairs , was interrupted when the Bill was returned unexpectedly to the floor of the House . With an overall majority of only three , the entire legislative programme of the session was jeopardized by the extra demands on the Parliamentary timetable . The day was saved by the Government 's willingness for the House to meet , exceptionally , in the mornings until the Committee Stage of the Bill had been completed . In the event , no more than a single amendment was made in the Commons . It was a highly significant one .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Yankie Doodle went to town riding on a pony . Stuck a feather in his hat and called it Macaroni . Yankie Doodle went to town riding on a pony . Stuck a feather in his hat Yankie Doodle went to town riding on a pony .
Idiom: down at heel (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , back to work , and sharp!’ ‘ Toff indeed,’ they heard Biff mutter as they filed past into the mill . ‘ She 'll be scrawny and down at heel , I bet . A poor relation.’ Sam dragged his feet , hoping to pick up information .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
I ' m not a good beachcomber . I only pick up pieces of broken glass where others collect coins and things .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
A new breed of men had emerged from the vague grey ranks of the judiciary to stamp themselves on the nation 's consciousness : the glamorous investigating magistrates and Public Prosecutors who were to be seen on the news every evening leading the fight against political violence and organized crime . Now all their colleagues craved stardom too , and almost overnight the once faceless bureaucrats had blossomed out in trendy clothes and bushy beards , and an anonymous letter was enough to get them as excited as any schoolboy . Since Bartocci had been at pains to emphasize that his comments were ‘ off the record’ , Zen could of course simply ignore them . But that would be rash . There were an infinite number of ways in which the investigating magistrate could compromise or embarrass a police officer , whereas having the judiciary on your side was an invaluable asset .
Idiom: break the bank (used idiomatically: yes)
And his secret for success ? ‘ We try to give our customers a combination of good food and good atmosphere.’ The 13th edition of Just a Bite guide lists 900 of the best places in which to eat without breaking the bank . Of Jodie 's it does note that parking might be a problem but stresses it 's worth the walk to find bar food of refreshing quality offering both variety and value . Andrew Eliel , left , presents the award to Jodie 's manager , Sandra Maggs , and Peter Stobart
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The excitement was too much for my two sisters who had been left to look after me . Off they went to the corner of the street to see if they could see anything . I was left in bed trying not to show how scared I was — shivering and wondering how long it would be before our own house caught fire , as from my window I could see the flames from the burning laundry , less than three hundred yards away . I also wondered — I was only seven — if the fire had anything to do with Alf Norris and I looking into the boiler room the day before ! By daylight the fire was almost under control .
Idiom: marriage of convenience (used idiomatically: yes)
When two people are forced into a marriage of convenience , they will be an unhappy , bickering couple until the very end .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
Having subdued the count , Louis toured the castles , to remind castellans of the long - forgotten doctrine that fortifications were the monopoly of public authorities . But while reasserting the old , he also broke new ground in the claim that he was rightful lord over all men in the area who had hitherto had no lord . And for good measure , he entered into an important pariage agreement with Cluny and the bishop and chapter of Mâcon , that resulted in the creation of a royal enclave within the county . From this nucleus , royal territory was in the future to expand to the point at which , in 1239 , the whole county could be annexed to the royal demesne . In an area of weak lordship , Louis was prepared to capitalize on a simple right of protection to claim an old public obligation , a new feudal lordship , and a new territorial stake .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
The microcomputer is the result of further breakthroughs in computer design and the most advanced microcomputers , some costing under £ 2 , OOO , can now perform as well as some minicomputers . Microcomputers are now common in homes as well as in schools and one uncomfortable fact facing school librarians and teachers is that pupils have a much greater technical knowledge of microcomputers than they have . In order to maintain the authority of the teacher or librarian and to make pupils aware that microcomputers do not exist merely for playing games but have a wider range of educational applications , it is important for the librarian or teacher to have basic knowledge of microcomputers . Types of microcomputer Microcomputers range in price and in quality from £ 100 to £ 3000 .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
Deeply as she sympathized with the woman 's condition she saw no reason why the husband should be made its victim . She was troubled by the contrast between Edwin Frere , ice - dancer , and this submissive comforter . Yet even as she felt humiliated on his behalf she recognized that she too had been drawn into complicity with Emilia 's will . Where had the woman learned such stratagems ? Like father , like daughter , she guessed — but then had she not herself devoted her days to a father 's needs ?
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
But apart from embarrassing the English pack with a pushover try , Scotland had no counter to the pace or defensive strength of England 's backs . Tries by Underwood and Morris were backed - up by Webb 's boot as the English pack bolstered by Richards , came back in the second - half for a record victory . in the eye of the storm , England prop Jason Leonard gets to grips with debutant scrum - half Andy Nicol as England begin to take control after a shaky opening half . Halliday settles the score WHAT on earth did Scotland do with that ball in the first half ?
Idiom: packed like sardines (used idiomatically: yes)
The intense blue sunshade strip at the top of the vast front windscreen gave a false impression of the day . It was actually rather grey and windy outside . Packed like sardines , the motley crowd of tourists , me included , masochist that I am , could not land on Staffa . We circled several times in the over - laden boat . One of the two crew , the braver , told us it was on account of the work being done on the new landing stage that access was impossible .
Idiom: touch and go (used idiomatically: no)
When you round out the aircraft floats for a long way and flies very nose down . It has to be held off until the stick reaches the full aft position , just like a taildragger , and then it will sink quickly onto the main undercarriage first . Touch and goes proved fairly simple ; power on , flaps up produced almost spontaneous response with a short ground roll . The basic aircraft comes with no flaps and these are offered as an extra . Judging by the amount of float and unreliable side slip we experienced , I would say that flaps are essential , not an option .
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
It could be chopped out of the calendar today ( Thursday ) by the FISA World Council meeting which goes ahead in Paris this afternoon . A spokesman for FISA said yesterday : ‘ This is a very important issue and at the moment the French Federation can not give guarantees to safeguard the cars — so the race may have to be cancelled . ’ Do n't run the gauntlet Graham Otway VETERANS of England 's last strife-torn Test series in India eight years ago have warned of the dangers and sacrifices that will have to be faced if Lord 's insist on going ahead with an 11-week tour at the end of this month .
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
A paper suggested that , in keeping with the selection of the management team , Mickey Mouse should be adopted as the official mascot . Nice men all but surely not the management for South Africa 's first major tour since 1981 . Another body blow to South African morale was the decision by Jannie Breedt not to make himself available for the tour . He has played in Sicily for the past few years and has decided to renew his contract . While South Africa tour , Breedt will be playing and coaching Italy .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah Renaults I get a very good discount . Who gives you that then , Somervilles No no , I get it up . somewhere like that . They 're a main discounters .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over This is the only way 82 year old Harold Martyn can get about . But thieves almost put paid to his invalid car , by stealing the battery and then trying to smash the car when they could n't get it started . In the same week , they also got into his ground floor flat twice and stole his cheque book and card . He says he was about to go out , so left his doors open .
Idiom: plain sailing (used idiomatically: yes)
If he is there , if there is a God , can he not do something ? Why ca n't he help me ? As I said , life is not all plain sailing , there are troubles , there are storms and some of them are very fierce and some of them would cause us to , to wonder if there is an escape . Now that does n't matter whether we 're Christians or not Christians , that is the course of life , that happens to every one of us . Becoming a Christian is not the solution and the answer and the th the grand elixir , it solves all of life 's problems , it takes away all the difficulties .
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
simply THE BEST Twelve months ago in my last Christmas contribution I anticipated a difficult 1991 and that has proved to be the case . Nevertheless , we can look back on the year with pride and feel confident that our achievements stand us in good stead for 1992 . Our sales team achieved its budgeted contract sales requirement and in Roland Huggett ( and possibly one other ? ) a Chief Prize winner . With expansion being the sales keynote for 1992 then even better performances lie ahead .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
John Hayward had , in fact , first suggested in 1935 that they should set up house together , but Eliot chose not to do so . He was then staying with Father Cheetham and , since Vivien was still in pursuit of him , he preferred the relative anonymity and seclusion of his status as a " guest " . The two men knew each other much better now but , on the face of it , despite their joint passion for Sherlock Holmes and Eliot 's reliance upon Hayward 's editorial skills ( not only did he inspect the poetry , but he also removed social malapropisms from the drama ) , they were an oddly matched pair . Hayward was gregarious , a great attender of dinners and parties , but he could also be a caustic and gossipy creature given to telling salacious stories . He was a man whose sexual energies had been forced inwards through his crippling disease , and had taken the form of mental passion which found relief in meticulous scholarship and mild prurience .
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: yes)
Sail trips , maximum driving power from your route . Boat balance , keep the hull flat for maximum speed . Before and after trip keep the hull level , do n't make waves . Daggerboard position , get the right compromise between drive and drag course wave good , the shortest or fastest distance between two points . Sail trim is n't simply a question of pulling everything in and forgetting about it as the sail works at its maximum at any one angle to the wind .
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
Among the other young guests were Alexander Soskin , Mark Emerson , Alexander Adam , and Andrea Campbell . The young men were turned out and the girls looked very pretty , some of them in microscopic skirts ! The only sadness was that they all appeared to smoke like chimneys . The air was so thick with smoke that one could barely breathe ! Why do parents not try harder to stop their children being so silly ?
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Rabbits avoid close woodland , where the ground is shady , damp and grassless and they feel menaced by the undergrowth . Hazel did not care for the look of the trees . Still , he thought , Holly would no doubt think twice before following them into a place like that , and to keep beside the brook might well prove safer than wandering about the fields in one direction and another , with the risk of finding themselves , in the end , back at the warren . He decided to go straight into the wood without consulting Bigwig , and to trust that the rest would follow . " If we do n't run into any trouble and the brook takes us through the wood , " he thought,"we really shall be clear of the warren and then we can look for somewhere to rest for a bit .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
There were four cases altogether — two others bore the initials ‘ R.S. ’ Even so , Diana and Lord Charles insisted on examining the contents . The cases were laid on the ground . Diana and Charles stooped down to search through the clothes . After everything had been checked Diana ordered the contents to be transferred to plastic dustbin liners .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
' You said yourself it was impossible . If one of them had escaped from Whitely we 'd have known about it , but three of the cunts ? Do me a favour . ' This time he did reach for a cigarette and light it up . Silence .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: no)
In 50 years as a vets ' surgery The Grange has had to tend to many waif birds and animals brought for treatment . At present an owl who can not fly and a rare river bird are enjoying four - star treatment at the surgery . The Water Rail is a rare bird which usually makes its home near water . The one living at the hospital was found in a poor condition on the Aycliffe Industrial Estate . It is hoped to released the bird back into the wild when it is fully recovered .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , parties , clubs , nothing that you would know about , since you 're three hundred years older than me.’ There was the vaguest notion of a smile on his lips , and she tightened her mouth . ‘ I get the picture,’ he said . ‘ Oh , do you?’ Alyssia stopped in her tracks , her hands on her hips .
Idiom: up to no good (used idiomatically: yes)
And Charlie , as her lover , bears more than a passing resemblance to yesterday 's hero , James Dean . But as ever the focus is on Kylie . Lola gets up to no good with her handsome boyfriend , but it 's a basic boy meets girl story of how the pair defiantly take on the world . There are some steamy bed scene , which may be too hot for most of Kylie 's young fans to see , but it could turn a whole new audience on to her charms . ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
No Scottish club have more talented young players than Aberdeen . Gary Smith , who missed the Celtic game because of a leg injury , will regain his place at McDiarmid Park where Jess , Scott Booth and Stephen Wright will all be looking to capitalise on their good showings for Scotland 's senior and under-21 sides . Paul Mason is also available again and , on a ground where they 've come to grief in the past , Aberdeen have been reminded by Willie Miller that only their best will be good enough against St Johnstone . With young players of the calibre of Phil O'Donnell , Motherwell have always been unlikely candidates for the drop . Today they meet Falkirk , who have conceded 66 league goals so far , and they will be glad to welcome back veteran Joe McLaughlin after an absence of 19 games .
Idiom: give someone grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Did n't we have a black guy who played for a few season in the second division with Revie before the real glory years . I ca n't remember his name though ! Sounds like someone is giving you grief ? Hurling insults is some peoples way of showing they care . if they did n't then why would they bother then ?
Idiom: grasp the nettle (used idiomatically: yes)
In May 1960 the EEC began to look at ways of liberalising the movement of capital , and the following year issued the first regulations governing the existence of cartels . Again in 1960 , the EEC had begun to look at the problem of discrimination in transport , and in 1961 a Monetary Committee was established , as well as one charged with examining trade cycle policy . The one area where nothing seemed to have occurred was in setting up a Social Fund , since the Six had even begun to grasp the nettle of a common agricultural policy , agreeing in January 1962 to introduce common target prices for the most important farm products and a levy on agricultural imports into the EEC . The seemingly positive advances on the economic front re - emphasised the fact that the Treaty of Rome had skirted around the question of political cooperation . Economic progress helped spur new thinking on the political direction of the EEC , especially as the Commission , under the forceful presidency of Walter Hallstein , had exceeded the expectations of many in terms of the activist role it had pursued .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
You 'd have thought modems would be quicker on the parallel port , but no ; the serial port was originally developed as a telecommunications device . NEXT MONTH Recent news pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses , including some well - known names . But what does all this mean for ordinary users ? In next month 's Buyer 's Guide I 'll be looking at the pros and cons of third party maintenance contracts and insurance for your PC .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
. Later . Yeah . Effectively what we 've got here is the mechanism whereby the client requirements are sent to the people who are actually going to do the job on the drawing board . It 's an internal type of contract . If there are any problems then we should be able to say to ourselves , well let 's go and have look at the project quality plan , what 's that tell us ?
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
he 's not had one yeah write to him as well disgusting , as if you do n't , you do n't need that sort of aggravation from a teacher stirring up trouble like that making the kids making him a laughing stock , he does not need that , its just not on is it ? , and as he says I 'm sure she does it on purpose . She 'll deny it though I do n't care