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Idiom: not cricket (used idiomatically: no)
The clubs will now each get a £ 500,000 payment after League chief executive Rick Parry yesterday signed the five - year contract . League secretary Mike Foster said : ‘ There 's been a little bit of manoeuvring — but there has never been any doubt that it was going to be signed.’ Just not cricket LORD 'S — the home of cricket — could be about to open its doors to baseball . The US Major League want to stage an exhibition and the TCCB will consider the plan .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
It contains pages and pages of difficult , surplus and repetitive language . The layman who reads this document is left with little or no idea of what he is undertaking . It may be , of course , that the intention is to numb his senses before he gets to the umpteenth and penultimate clause which requires him to foot the bill for the monstrosity . Such leases are generally either very badly converted English leases or else in the form of stale Scottish styles , unchanged by time or circumstance . A draft lease recently shown to the writer required the tenants to decorate the outside of a modern factory in the following terms :
Idiom: throw a wobbly (used idiomatically: yes)
Did you go to I have n't had time . This girl this morning she threw a wobbly . Well what happened ? I was doing something all I heard was the sound of this chair .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Newton is on the up and up by Adrian Holloway EDDIE NEWTON , the rising Chelsea star who had his jaw smashed in a racist attack just six months ago , is determined to break Manchester United hearts at Stamford Bridge today . The young midfielder was an unknown Chelsea reserve when a gang set upon him as he played in a park five-a-side in West London last summer . But Newton , 21 , is now a major factor in fourth-placed Chelsea 's emergence as genuine title contenders .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
REWARDING ROUGE et NOIR This series of re - issues from EMI France comes attractively packaged in two - CD sets , all of which are extremely generously filled and very reasonably priced . The emphasis is on French repertoire and the general standard of both performance and recording is extraordinarily high : disappointments are few and far between , and come mainly in non - French music . Some of these sets have been available through specialist dealers before , others are new . Now EMI is making the whole series available to the UK and at budget price ( ie . two CDs for the price of one full - price CD ! ) : a very shrewd decision .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
We do n't tend to go up to people and say , I like you , okay ? Very much , okay ? Imagine yourself in a night club . D do you go to night clubs ? I m a okay , suppose you 're at a night club and suppose that you really like somebody you 've been dancing with .
Idiom: weak at the knees (used idiomatically: yes)
She felt certain then that whether Naylor called her back to the new extension to tell her to deny that she was engaged to him or not , she would without fail , before five o'clock that day , be summoned to account for Travis 's unexpected easy acceptance of her getting engaged to someone else . When five o'clock came , however , and not one word had she heard from Naylor , Leith , with something akin to relief , realised that she had been mistaken . She left her office at about five forty - five , saw Naylor 's Jaguar in the car park and went weak at the knees about him for a few seconds , then she determinedly got into her own car and drove home . While making herself a light meal , though , she found she could n't stop dreaming about him . He 'd been so gentle that morning when he must have seen he had hurt her feelings , and she felt good inside that she had seen the more gentle , considerate side of him .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Batty a 2.75M signing , has also flourished since his move , showing a skilful side to go with his tigerish tackling . ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! ) ‘ HERE AT BLACKBURN THEY LIKE TO PLAY THE BALL THROUGH THE MIDFIELD . IT 'S ONLY WHEN YOU COME TO A CLUB LIKE THIS THAT YOU APPRECIATE WHAT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT ’ The capitals and ! ! are mine for emphasis but i 'm sure everybody gets the drift of the article .
Idiom: make a mountain out of a molehill (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'll take it all the way to the Senate if I have to.’ ‘ Look , do you really think that the Senate of the University of London is going to care two hoots about a footling little first - year lecture ? You 're making a mountain out of a molehill , Dorothy . All that 's happened is I decided I was going to give the Bernini lecture this year . If you 've got some new material on him that you want to share with us , I 'm more than happy to arrange another lecture for you later in the term , but frankly , as you 've apparently given the same lecture on him for the past ten years , I can hardly be accused of interfering with academic freedom , can I?’
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: no)
The unemployed 18 year - old had turned to prostitution and was seen soliciting in the Chapeltown area of Leeds on July 9 , 1991 . A farmer found her naked body 10 days later in a field beside the A1 near Grantham , Lincs . She had been struck on the back of the head and strangled , said Mr Wakerley . There was no sexual motive she was the innocent victim of Sams ' campaign to commit the perfect crime , he alleged . Miss Slater was lured to a property in Turnberry Road , Birmingham , she thought she was showing to a bona fide customer .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
One problem was Beeny 's insistence on clearing EVERY ball down the right toward Strachan . Speed neveer saw the ball . Half time came and the fans artound me were a bit pissed off because a ) Leeds were n't actually playing all that well and b ) Rocky was nowhere to be seen ( ironic when you consider it was his picture on the front of the program along with an interview where he said Wilko came to him & said ‘ you 're in the team , just go do it’— or something like that- ) . Then came half two . It started pretty much the same as the first …
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
( Rap ) She 's getting No More Black , her . You 've got bugger all bar black , Barbra . Black 's dead drab an’ all . Ah'd never have
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They sell me my flat , then decide to demolish the place,’ Mr McKenna said yesterday . ‘ I 'll have to see how much the council offer.’ Thief makes a meal of it A BURGLAR cooked himself a hearty meal after breaking into a fish and chip shop . He also played the video game machine and sank cans of drink in the Lemon Plaice , Axminster , Devon .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Gouache is the medium Mary uses for her work , it is akin to watercolour but always provides the essential opaque quality . Colour matching is not a real problem , heraldry has distinct tinctures laid down and these are adhered to , although Mary has had the occasional viewer saying that the badge was never that colour ! In that case , it is their memory and not the College of Arms that is off the mark ! Personal service histories are not the only possibility . Mary has recently finished a huge work for the Imperial War Museum ( IWM ) at Duxford charting the history of the airfield with the badges of all units — other than those transiting — RAF and USAAF — faithfully produced .
Idiom: out of the loop (used idiomatically: no)
This is what I used to say so I was n't scared of flying . There has been one crash at Crowfield , it was on Anglia News . A red biplane from Crowfield had taken off and gone into a loop when he came out of the loop he could n't pull the plane level and he crashed into a field . He escaped with a broken leg and pulled himself from the wreckage before Crowfield emergency services arrived from the club . Being with a flying club enables you to get information on special air rally days .
Idiom: out on a limb (used idiomatically: yes)
War : Sukarno 's Fascist Leanings He grew ever bolder in what he wrote . The occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany in 1940 left the Indies isolated , out on a limb . However , the Dutch authorities made no move to conciliate national feelings . A question in the Volksraad about the Atlantic Charter was answered evasively .
Idiom: in your dreams (used idiomatically: no)
you do n't know that I know and Sarah goes to me I think he 's quite flattered , and I went in your dreams okay why they 're stronger and why they 're light
Idiom: sick as a parrot (used idiomatically: yes)
Nigel , of Acklam , Middlesbrough , is also asking candidates to support increased spending on ground development , one controlling body for the game and a national training scheme for stewards . He also wants Bovril designated as the national football drink . ‘ I 'm sick as a parrot not to be standing,’ said Nigel . MICHAEL Hopper topped a great night for North - East boxing when he thumped out a tremendous win in the ABA English semi - finals at Bletchley . The Spennymoor super heavyweight forced the referee to step in after Hopper had pounded the more fancied Craig Parsons of Brighton into three standing counts in the second round .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Was I therefore wrong to hope ? I know too what will become of us when we are both dead . Posterity will jump to conclusions : that is its nature . People will take Gustave 's side . They will understand me too quickly ; they will turn my own generosity against me and despise me for the lovers I took ; and they will cast me as the woman who briefly threatened to interfere with the writing of the books which they have enjoyed reading .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
The model , of course , looks just like the young Audrey Hepburn . After she has paraded up and down with Gianfranco Ferré , current king of Dior , pointing out various details on his work , we look at the sketches and ask to see dress number 59 . There are behind - the - scenes flurries as the sheet - covered frock is brought out of storage — by ladies dressed in white coats and white gloves so that the masterpiece is n't stained — and the model changes to give us another twirl . ' It 's beautiful ! ' purrs Sandra . ' Is it comfortable ? '
Idiom: hit and miss (used idiomatically: no)
The essentially political nature of this issue is rarely addressed publicly and explicitly , but sooner or later a decision will have to be made over whether or not those in possession of the rural landscape should be forced to cede some of their control . In the meantime , the rationalization of agriculture continues . The resolution of the many conflicts between farmers and environmentalists remains a hit - and - miss affair . A tactful environmental lobby , a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results . But for how long ?
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's the individual who finds out how to paint . The opportunity you have as a student to do a lot of work is good though . JB : I painted mostly in my own time , and it 's been like that all along . So I think a little more discipline and direction would have been helpful . MH : Well it is initially , but in the long run your progress is just as valid .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Here 's the good news : there 's work . And here comes the bad news : there 's work , but it 's ever more often under the table .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
He produced newspaper cuttings proving that BB came to Nefta but I am not convinced that she stayed in the Hotel de la Liberté , whose plumbing leaves everything to be desired . But little would be surprising in Nefta . It is on the edge of the Chott el - Jerid , a saline depression in the Sahara once part of the Mediterranean . From late morning onward the combination of sunlight , heat and the reflective properties of its salt surface throws up a host of mirages . Seen from the hills above the town the Chott becomes not an arid wasteland but a phantom sea , piercingly blue .
Idiom: spend a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Last summer in Leeds she had seen the burlesque Little Jack Sheppard , when the Gaiety 's new manager , George Edwardes , sent it on tour . She had loved Nellie Farren as Jack — but it was Sylvia Grey she admired the most … From the theatrical magazines on which she spent every spare penny , she learned all that she could about her . Sylvia had been asked to arrange Sir Henry Irving 's dances for The Dancing Girl . So pleased had Irving been that , in congratulation , he had shaken her foot …
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's an astronomical device then , yes I see . And er this th has to be thirty one degrees to the level , so that er you follow the stars as they travel around the sky , because they 're always highest in the south and like the sun and the moon they 're always highest when they 're due south . So this is the same idea and if there 's a star Something that I did see a wee while ago , I saw a f a light very close down to the horizon and I said I 've never seen a star so bright way down there . So I looked through this device and er found what the reading it gave , so I went to my map and I found that that 's where Mars should have been . So I ass assumed that this was Mars .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
Suddenly I get all lost . I ca n't remember how I got in . I sort of start running now to find a way out quick , but this wire fence goes all the way down to the wall at the other end and I ca n't find no door in it . I wish it was n't so dark . It 's all confusing .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
Before leaving Mr Rees 's favourite subject , it is worth recalling what took place at the MALG Conference earlier this year . Two workshops there considered the CCAUK 's case for ‘ pro rata to instalments’ , and the point was well taken , especially where debtors had a mixture of short and long - term debt and/or weekly and monthly instalments . Indeed , one representative of a finance house pointed out that there was a benefit in allowing the short - term debts to be cleared first ; it gave the debtor a light at the end of the tunnel , an achievable goal to aim at . There was not serious opposition reported , in either workshop , to the CCAUK 's case . Extortionate bargains
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
I started to feel sick . So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was . And I was getting tired , I 'd had no idea how much hauling one of those things around the sky would take it out of you , and then I was coming ‘ down’ , ‘ down’ fast . I did n't , know how to land , I had to grab some height . DID YOU ?
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
He had n't seen anyone carry on like this since going to watch the World Wrestling Federation with Gilbert Lewis , the man next door 's nephew , who had had a major seizure at the sight of a man called Hulk Hogan and had written to Robert afterwards to say that he ‘ had never expected to see anything like that in real life’ . Perhaps Islam had developed differently in Wimbledon than in other parts of the world . Perhaps long exposure to tennis , bad public transport , English weather and the sight of miserable middle - aged people walking their dogs had driven this particular breakaway section of a breakaway section of the Nizari Ismailis right round the bend . After a while they seemed to get bored with kicking their legs in the air . They wanted more .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Robert Goldblatt , a US marine biologist , spent a month observing on a Japanese drift-net vessel fishing for skipjack tuna in the seas around Yap , in the federated States of Micronesia . During that time , 24 sets killed 97 dolphins , 11 small whales , and 10 turtles . The whales that could be brought on board were filleted and the meat frozen , but the dolphins were thrown away . The catch of skipjack from the month 's fishing was a mere 900 fish , weighing on average about 4 kg ( 9 lb ) each . The quantity of whales and dolphins caught far outweighed the tuna .
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: yes)
He laughed loudly . Oliver said : ‘ Look , you do n't want to treat a thing like this too lightly . You were knocked out cold , and a head wound coupled with alcohol can be serious.’ ‘ Yes,’ said Cobalt and took another gulp . ‘ Oh yes , I 've covered inquests in my time , too.’
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Staff groups may be for one school only , or , as in the example above , meet across feeder schools ( whose staffs may otherwise still work in splendid isolation from each other ) to great mutual benefit . Any such group may be working with one consultant only . The consultant may , on the other hand , be able to suggest to the head teacher that an invitation be extended to other support staff with such specialist qualifications , from within the school or the school services , to act as co - consultants , with a view to developing their own consultative skills . A co - consultant already in touch with the school as part of his traditional remit may in this way be able to extend it through remaining in regular group consultative contact long after the initiating consultant 's commitment has ended — and may of course himself become an initiating consultant with his other schools . Schools have welcomed such arrangements with open arms .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
How deeply she 'd slept she did n't appreciate until she woke to the remote hoot of river traffic , and the sound of a pigeon cooing rhythmically just outside the window . Through the haze of sleep , vague details of last night began drifting into her mind . When the full , incriminating replay had reformed in her memory , she opened her eyes , shivered and stretched , reaching out to feel Guy 's reassuring shape beside her . The bed was empty . Virginia lay for a few more seconds , biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh , lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her .
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: yes)
I concluded that there might be some good after all in the Common Market . Monymusk is the fishing centre for the Don . The Grant Arms Hotel , run by Colin Hart , offers excellent salmon and trout fishing opportunities , comfortable accommodation and first - class advice on the fly of the moment ; and which fingers to cross . I am careful about fingers when fishing the Don , particularly Ann 's . We once spent an afternoon on our favourite Don beat , between Slatestone and Holly Bush Pot , by splendid Paradise Wood .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
In the Russian case there is a lack of information about what electronic information was created during the Soviet period . No structure is in place for gathering the data , no co - operation currently exists between government officials , no information exists to assist with access , and there are no statutory bodies or even adequate laws to protect machine - readable records from loss . For the history of the Soviet people during the last twenty or so years machine - readable data files are crucial and Moissenko argues contemporary historians need to come to grips with them now . It would be foolhardy to believe that the Soviet case is unique . All over Eastern Europe similar cases could be found , and a similar state of affairs probably holds sway elsewhere .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
The distribution of fuel in the various tanks and the fuel source of each individual engine must be traced . Plate 10 Measuring the extension of an operating jack on the crash site high in the Alps to establish the configuration of the aircraft on impact . It goes without saying that while all this is going on the engineering investigator will be on the look - out for any indication of a pre - crash failure or fracture of any part of the structure or aircraft components since , although the wreckage will inevitably include very many broken units and pieces of structure , any serious defect that was present before the aircraft struck the ground is likely to be significant , if not fundamental , to the cause of the accident . Such failures , whether they are the result of over - stressing , metal fatigue , stress corrosion , bending , tension , torsion , compression or chemical corrosion are identifiable to the experienced and alert investigator . He will at a very early stage have taken steps to preserve evidence , possibly by photographic and other means , of an ephemeral or fleeting nature such as ice ( if he is lucky the temperature on the ground since the crash could still be below freezing ) , or fuel leaking away from a damaged tank or fuel filter , or soot deposits indicative of fire in the air which could be washed away by rain or other disturbance .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
The tailbacks are now beginning to ease I 'm told by Thames Valley Police , due to the accident being cleared away from the carriageway at the moment . Not so , such good news on the M twenty - five in Buckinghamshire , clockwise between junction fifteen and sixteen , the M four / M forty interchange ; still fairly heavy traffic there at the moment . And at Kidlington on the A four two three , Langford Lane 's junction with Banbury Road sees temporary traffic lights for resurfacing prior to the traffic lights being installed at that junction ; some fairly long delays there at the moment . At Reading road in Shiplake , the A four one five five , there are some temporary traffic lights there holding er the , your journey up this evening , for road realignment work and er there are some delays there as I say at the moment . The M forty not running too badly at the moment , although between junction two and junction seven there are a fair few roadworks which could hold you up throughout your journey .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I hope it gives other kids like me a chance — they deserve it.’ Gregory 's father Ralph , who the boy claims is an alcoholic who abused him , did not contest the action and says his son will be better off with foster parents . Betting 's no sin in my book , Squire ! DON MACKAY RACING tipster The Squire defied the Pope 's ban on betting yesterday and prepared his weekly column — for the Catholic church 's newspaper .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Below her the muttering sunflowers continued their ghostly and invisible movement . Suddenly , the track fell away sharply , in front of her feet , and she felt before she saw the expanded horizon . She had looked up ; and like the sunflowers she was facing right into the heart of the brightness which preceded the sun . The eastern mountains looked black and shapely , silhouetted against that great apricot-coloured fire . She had been on the very edge of the steep hills which surround the basin in which Orvieto sits ; and the basin itself was alive and moving , swirling with smoke , with smoky white mists which filled it almost to the brim .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: no)
We estimate that , in 1991 - 92 about 400,000 self - employed people will earn above the upper profit limit of £ 20 , 280 . Mr. Beaumont - Dark Bearing in mind the Opposition 's unalloyed joy at the thought of an increase in national insurance contributions for people who earn more than that , is it time that the Opposition came clean on their plans for the self - employed , who are the engine of the power house for this country ? Does my hon . Friend agree that any extra tax on the self - employed without benefits in return would damage the country 's chances of growth , and would help it in no way whatsoever ? Mr. Jack