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Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
I learned that the Manitoba Racing Commission had moreover by midafternoon given each of them not only a champagne reception and a splendid lunch but also , as a memento , a framed group photograph of all the owners on the trip . They were living their memories , I thought , here and now . Television cameras all over the place recorded everything both for news items that evening and for the two - hour Support Canadian Racing programme which posters everywhere announced was being made for a gala showing coast to coast after the triple had been completed in Vancouver . The Winnipeg runners went out on to the track to bugle fanfares and cheers from the stands and were pony - escorted to the starting gate . Mercer Lorrimore 's colours , red and white like the rosette he had pinned on gamely For the Sake of Canadian Racing , could be seen entering the outermost stall .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
On the issue of abandoning the guaranteed communist monopoly Gorbachev announced : " The party in a society undergoing renewal can exist and play its role as vanguard only as a democratically recognized force . This means that its status should not be imposed through constitutional endorsement . " He continued : " The CPSU , it goes without saying , intends to struggle for the status of ruling party . But it will do so strictly within the framework of the democratic process by giving up any legal and political advantages , presenting its programme and defending it in discussions,[and]co - operating with other social and political forces … "
Idiom: kiss of life (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ In the end I was acting mum to six orphaned baby hedgehogs — getting up to feed them every three hours , which is n't much fun . Still , it was great to see them go back into the wild when they were old enough.’ As well as acting as a surrogate mum to the hedgehogs , Christine has also given physiotherapy to tortoises and given the kiss of life to a pet rabbit , which everyone thought had gone to the great hutch in the sky . ‘ The rabbit had developed pneumonia . I blew over its mouth and nose to revive it even though my tears were rolling onto its face .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's just like it still surprises audiences . You still get the girls red at the front.’ When you 've been having a few beers , and clowning around having a bit of a larf , and then you go onstage and sing earnest , sensitive songs full of emotion and heartbreak and loneliness , do you ever feel like fakes ? Tom : ‘ We do n't really put on a big theatrical performance , so you do n't look at it that way , you just try and sing it in tune . I think we have always been aware of the contrast , though .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
These people would not be trained in law ; they would represent the interests , the social groupings and the nature of the community in which they would serve . They would , in fact , be local people , able to look at local problems with local knowledge , and deciding on that basis , individual treatment in the best interests of the child . It was important too , that these lay people should be from all walks of life , from different age and social groups , and comprise an even mixture of both sexes . Kilbrandon said these lay people would form a panel within each local authority area . The size of the full Panel would vary with the size of the authority .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
But it is certain the collaboration with BBC Enterprises offers a formidable cocktail . Add to Minder and Van der Valk the likes of Dad 's Army and Edge of Darkness and it is clear BSkyB 's Sky One will have some rethinking to do . Nor is the Thames / BBC project likely to be beset by the teething troubles which plagued the pioneer satellite broadcasters . The new channel will use the tried - and - tested Astra satellite , and is promised an initial penetration ( thanks to BSkyB 's efforts in the main ) of three million cable and satellite homes in the UK . By the end of the century the channel 's household penetration is expected to have reached about 11 million .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
When Jesus receives news that Lazarus is ill , Thomas urges everyone back to the sick man 's home in Bethany , ‘ that we may die with him’ . Apart from this , Thomas neither says nor does anything of note until after the Crucifixion . Then — in a passage of John 's Gospel which is probably a later interpolation — he initially queries whether Jesus has indeed been resurrected in the flesh . If one looks to sources other than the canonical scriptures , Thomas 's role assumes larger proportions . According to Eusebius , the Church historian writing in the fourth century , Thomas migrated north - eastwards , evangelising among the Parthians — the ‘ barbarian’ people who occupied the region from the Tigris - Euphrates basin up through what is modern - day Iran .
Idiom: get wind of (used idiomatically: yes)
It was temporary , things were about to change , his prospects were improving . Tersteeg , his ex - employer and for long a friend of the family , wrote him a disapproving letter . He had got wind of a rumour that Vincent planned to sponge off his rich relatives and he hoped it was n't true . This kind of gossip and these misunderstandings only served to bring home to him how grateful he should be to Theo , who was now a believer and supported him willingly . Writing to his mother and father , he said he wanted to explain that it was n't extravagance that had led him to buy not one coat but two , and two pairs of trousers .
Idiom: behind the curve (used idiomatically: yes)
Even if there is no consensus on what a solution might be , ca n’t they meet and thrash out a plan that goes beyond their repeated half - measures ? It is only because of the European ~ Central ~ Bank ’s bold decision to lend long term to banks that we have seen some respite recently , or ~ so their argument goes . Politicians , in contrast , are failing Europe by being forever behind the curve . Why do they find it so hard to lead ? One answer that can be easily dismissed is that politicians simply do n’t understand the gravity of the situation .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: no)
But in practice Dennis was too repressed to actually go through with it . Even his drinking had to be packaged as an aesthetic experience . ‘ Good green fruit on the nose . Young and vibrant . Soft round buttery fruit in the mouth , trailing off a little on the finish , verychardonnay .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
They enjoy being at home together : she attends keep - fit classes and meets her former colleagues for coffee once a fortnight , while Tom spends more time on gardening and playing whist . Because he also enjoys snooker , four years ago Marjorie took up the game , so that they could play together . Tom then decided to join a club which admits women ( not all of them do ) and snooker has become a shared interest . They also belong to an enjoying retirement group run by Network , a local community organisation , which arranges outings , debates , and lectures in response to members ' ideas . Although money is not plentiful , Marjorie and Tom are finding retirement great fun .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
It is as much as you can do to read the job advertisements in the Times Educational Supplement , let alone the leader . Or people can feel hyped up , restless and agitated ; or in a kind of listless , uninterested state that feels dead and dispirited . Certain kinds of illness and illness - proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . Finally , in the physical list there are various kinds of aches and pains : headaches , migraines , neck and shoulder pains , back aches , perhaps the recurrence of old injuries . Then there are behavioural and social aspects of ‘ The Stress Syndrome’ .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Group A , purchasing an outfit against your partner 's wishes . Now , as near as possible you can do that . You can go into a shop and start purchasing this item not knowing your partner is there and the partner suddenly appears and then the confrontation starts bearing in mind you are not speaking . This is mime .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus it was with a certain amount of relief that I acceded to our editor 's request to look at FloorPlan Plus,(FP from hereon ) which promises to make this kind of thing much easier to sort out . Drawing on experience FP is a greatly simplified CAD package that comes complete with libraries of symbols to make the drawing of rooms and their associated bits and bobs that much easier . It provides lots of building materials - type stuff of American origin that are of only limited use over here , but since it is meant only to be a very basic application , better suited to a visualisation rather than a concrete architectural drawing ( forgive the pun , by the way ) , this hardly matters . The user interface is very Windows like , but the whole thing runs under DOS .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: no)
Financial assistance and good advice was sought from the local Belfast Action Team in the Lower Falls / Lower Shankill area who willingly and readily helped the organisation to find its feet . The first method of tackling the problem was to open a Job Club in Lower Clonard Street . A Job Club is a three week course for unemployed people where they learn techniques of job hunting , curriculum vitae preparation , and interview techniques , and are supplied with free stamps and free telephone calls during their time in the Job Club . Seventy per cent of our Job Club members achieve employment . There are now four Job Clubs organised by Worknet in West Belfast , our original in Lower Clonard Street , one located beside our headquarters in Divis Street , one in Turf Lodge and the one mentioned above in Andersonstown Road .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Pants soaked with blood . He wanted his car fixed . A funny priority … but come to think of it , no , it 's not a funny priority : who wants to die in Smegma ? Day 23 ) Small world . The camp where we stay is owned by the mechanic 's sister .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
" I believe it was one Arthur Pascoe , ma'am . Being as he was my mother 's father , like . But I never set eyes on him , me . " " And the other ? Your father 's father ? "
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
Well you spent your first four years in Malton . Your formative years . And then they all went down the drain when you came to Nottingham . Ha ! Well you moved here .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
His job would be to identify targets and signal them to the formations by firing coloured Very lights . The columns would be about forty yards apart and would fire outwards . The night before the raid , Stirling decided on a practice run . In the middle of the desert miles behind enemy lines , the columns of jeeps drove around in the darkness concentrating on holding formation . In the front in Stirling 's jeep , Johnny Cooper fired off the Very lights , causing the whole formation to wheel right or left , and then they opened fire .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: no)
Oh yeah he did I 've got two of them , three of them Wait , change hands , swap all your cards with the player of your choice Oh bloody hell You might as well swap with me I 've got the most
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
There , Muffat recalls , he had heard , some while earlier , several of Corelli 's concertos played by a great number of instrumental players . But though Muffat entered into details concerning continuo grouping he does not tell us precisely how many musicians were involved in the performances . Greater light is shed on this aspect by the account books of Corelli 's patrons , Pamphili and Ottoboni which list all the musicians employed by their respective households . Using the list as a basis , the two directors Chiara Banchini and Jesper Christensen have fielded an orchestra of 16 violins , five violas , six cellos , five basses , four archlutes , a chitarrone , harpsichord and organ . This is more than twice the size of Trevor Pinnock 's English Concert ( Archiv ) , for example , and substantially larger than Sigiswald Kuijken 's Petite Bande ( Deutsche Harmonia Mundi ) .
Idiom: meat and potatoes (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , it hasn't,’ my father shouted , ‘ and I 'm hungry.’ The King left the kitchen and began to look for the food . Ten minutes later he saw a woman who was carrying three plates of meat and potatoes . ‘ What happened to you?’ my father said . ‘ Why did n't you bring us our dinner?’
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't know . Dad , you 're reading between the lines . Because it 's dad says he works Redruth Cos he , he reads between the lines ! He 'd just gone down there because er . Well I 've tried it occasionally .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
Right , okay , and it gives you sort of three boxes to put things in there , okay ? Great . So you get your full marks from that . Few more things Mm Nitrogen okay it 's fairly important because of production of ammonia and nitric acid and basis for the chemi chemical industry .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
He would have preferred a special health - service pay factor , but had to settle for an above - average offer to the nurses , who most certainly were the priority group , having fallen badly behind over the previous ten years . On 8 March 1982 we provided an extra £ 82 million ( mostly from the Government 's contingency reserve ) and made an offer to the nurses and some other professional groups of 6.4 per cent . The offer made them a special case but by the same token was condemned by other groups such as the ancillary workers , who protested that they were offered only 4 per cent . A popular health - service argument was that every one of the million or so staff should get exactly the same percentage increase in pay — as though the recruitment and retention position was the same for all . Arrayed against me I had both the TUC - affiliated unions and the Royal College of Nursing , the professional organization representing the nurses .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
At one year old he was the ideal age for breeding and although he 'd never been with another bird before , his first mate produced eggs within two months . As the incubation period can be anything from twenty - eight to thirty - six days , with twenty - nine to thirty - two being the norm , Barny must have worked out what was required of him pretty quickly . A barn owl usually lays an egg a day or every other day until there is a clutch of four to six . So a week or so may elapse between the first and the last eggs hatching . Breeders can increase production by taking an egg away and putting it in an incubator to hatch .
Idiom: blow hot and cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Trade union post mortems are not always notable for their unanimity . The leaders of the unions on strike reacted in different ways . Gosling and Tillett appear to have wanted to limit the strike to London , though on tactics the latter blew , hot and cold . Gosling was inclined to be philosophical at the strike 's failure , simply regarding it as " a fiasco which showed with brutal clearness how weak our young organisation still was " . Tillett was , predictably , less resigned , accusing Wilson and Sexton , who had also been unwilling to commit his Liverpool Dockers to the strike , of a " failure to respect authority or discipline " .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
They 've got quite a nice it 's not a large house but it 's a good size lounge and dining room and kitchen . The bathroom is downstairs but there are three bedrooms so it 's quite a decent size for them . But the base of the bed is still in the dining room , they ca n't get it up up the stairs although i although it folds up , you know , it 's it 's standing like this in in the dining room . The cat er likes it there , it goes and sits on the top of it . You 're not cooking are you ?
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: yes)
He would always kick it back into play whereas Lukic , more often than not , would kick it into touch . The midfield looked strong and tackled hard despite the absence of Batty . deane still looks out of sorts though , but Wallace is back to his old ways and was continually running at the defenders . As the half progressed Leeds became more dominant . Cov 's attacks were generally snuffed out with a solid offiside trap , and in the event of that not working , Fairclough being on hand to snuff out any breakthroughs .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
The navigation computer pings like a ready microwave . Grant cuts the engine right back to idle . Lines , bait and poles are taken out of storage boxes . Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up . I suggest wiring them up and trailing them overboard to thaw .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: no)
Play rolling games : if you have n't got a ball , an orange or a roll of tape will do . Posting things , then finding them again is an obsession for babies . Make a post box out of a cardboard box , a shoe box with a lid , or a baby wipe container . He 'll enjoy posting clothes into the washing machine , too , but always supervise this game and check the machine before switching it on . Kitchen - roll tubes make great telescopes and megaphones .
Idiom: keen as mustard (used idiomatically: yes)
His chemistry is intriguing from this point of view . Here was a second double life — that of a scientist who was also an artist , a chemist who was also an alchemist , a businessman who was also a magician . He was as keen as mustard , and as Doctor Faustus . The Periodic Table reveals that the ancient magic of transmutation and alembics persisted in Levi 's laboratory . The book has fumes , stinks , bangs and fiascos .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
My mum remem go on then , my mum remembers long ago when she makes snow men in the snow and pulled a face at Mrs Jones long ago when she makes snow men in the snow and pulled a face at Mrs Jones and then the rest is but I know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , the rest is the same as you 've just done , OK ? Door , knock
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We must adapt,’ he went on , ‘ and become one with the UK while remaining ourselves . This is the message conveyed to you by the Independent Islamic Wimbledon Day Boys’ School!’ As he spoke , various boys in various kinds of nation costume trooped from the left and right of the stage ; at the same moment , from beneath the stage , Mahmud started to poke a second flag up through the floorboards . It was , Robert noted with a mixture of horror and relief , the Union jack . Some members of the audience applauded it .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
The reasoning which led to the discovery of the antimalarial pyrimethamine was applied equally fruitfully 15 years later , to the drug trimethoprim , which was as specific for certain bacteria as pyrimethamine was for malaria parasites . All the drugs mentioned represent an astonishing range of achievements . History is still being made with antiviral agents from the same laboratories . All this arose from the wise and fortunate decision to study the biosynthesis of nucleic acids . As Hitchings himself has pointed out , ' we were uncommitted with respect to specific disease targets , but we were bound to follow wherever our thoughts and antimetabolites led us ' .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
They are narrow and have a parochial view They are interested in the financial health of the company but They do not understand how they are harming earnings in the long run . They are interested in people but They do not pay enough attention to the development of the company .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The joyrider that we interviewed , he was fairly upset and he wished that he 'd never done it in the first place . I went to climb into the car , through the windscreen . And then the car caught fire The parents did n't have any sympathy for people that joyrided , and they could n't understand why they did it . The last time I spoke to Daniel was on the evening of the accident .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: yes)
INTRODUCTION Our adaptation of Pamela is the latest in a long , international line of stage versions , most of which took even greater liberties with the original than we did . We were particularly interested in Pamela 's relationship with Mr. B- ( whom we call Belville , as in Giffard 's 1741 adaptation , which featured the up and coming David Garrick , still working under the soubriquet " A Gentleman " ) , the effect it has on the people around them and the pressures put on the relationship by those people . We drew from the four books ( two double volumes ) and took the occasional snippet from our fellow adaptors .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Next time , I 'd do the job properly . Take whisky with it , that helps.’ Left alone Andrew Jones closed his eyes and turned his head to the side . He felt terrible . He felt ill .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
All my life I 've had brothers breathing down my neck , watching my every move , checking on who I 'm going out with and what time I 'm getting home . If I ever got talking to some man in a pub , it was more than his life was worth . My brothers'd be watching his every move , just hoping he 'd put a foot wrong so they could jump in and scrag him . It was n't so much my virtue they were worried about as their own standing in the community . They 're very medieval , my brothers .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Richard Smith Work Research Unit Department of Employment Not so Super Your piece on Super - SARA ( This Week , 27 January , p 215 ) is very wide of the mark . The issue is not whether the UK should back nuclear safety research at Ispra ( those of us in the field in the UK are all in favour of that ) , but whether the majority of the resources ( and even an increase in the planned budget ) should be concentrated on a single project which can not possibly give results until late 1986 . Many technical experts in this country do not believe this to be sensible and know that similar views exist amongst their European colleagues .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
I was badly frightened and my whole body was trembling . ' You see , ' he continued , smiling unpleasantly , ' I travel with a young man , a friend of mine , who roasts boys ' hearts and eats them . He 'll find you , wherever you are , and he 'll have your heart . So bring the file and the food to that wooden shelter over there , early tomorrow morning , if you want to keep your heart , that is . Remember , you promised ! '
Idiom: six of the best (used idiomatically: no)
Past pleasures NOSTALGIA time is nearly here again as the British Glen Miller Orchestra prepare for a return visit to the province . They are due at the Ulster Hall on September 28 and at the Rialto in Londonderry on September 30 and Little Brown Jug , In the Mood and Moonlight Serenade will be ringing out once more . Six of the best NAME six of the best films ever made . Yes , it 's a hard task , but Odyssey Video have tackled it and the result will be released next week .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
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