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Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps the most substantial change in resource allocation since the Obair Report is the IDB 's support for Montupet at Dunmurry which has been explicitly represented by government as bringing jobs to West Belfast . It is not clear that Montupet jobs will go to the unemployed of West Belfast . Our efforts to meet the company have so far been unsuccessful , but as far as we understand from the AEU ( which has a single union agreement with Montupet ) , there are no special mechanisms to target recruitment and training on the unemployed and it is worth bearing in mind that the code of practice of the new Fair Employment Act puts the idea of the merit principle above that of equality of outcome or the achievement of social justice . This is discussed in Obair 's second Briefing Paper . Nor have we seen any indications that Montupet will establish a workplace creche which might improve the chances of some women getting jobs on the shop - floor .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
This has become very sick . Erm his idea of satire actually is erm , if I hear satire , it 's another one of those slippery things , you know where does begin ? And where does comedy end ? Where does irony come into it ?
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
We can not see the official tests showing which cars cause least pollution or have the best safety features . Ministers refuse to publish the list of environmentally sensitive areas which RAF pilots are told to avoid during low flying exercises . The penalties handed down by police disciplinary hearings are secret . The Iraqgate affair demonstrates how secrecy lets Government get away with dangerous dishonesty . Ministers relaxed the guidelines on the exports of arms equipment to Iraq , but kept the new policy secret , to avoid criticism .
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: yes)
The over zealous activities of a few PR advisers who succumb to this should not be allowed to damn the profession as a whole , he said . Brian Arlow along with Alan Burnside Communications , recently won the prestigious Northern Ireland IDB International News bureau account . U-20 title goes west FERMANAGH FE College defeated Castlereagh to retain their title in the final of the Further Education U20 League yesterday at Portadown FE College . Castlereagh captain Lisa Bell led her team to a 3–2 lead after the first quarter but Fermanagh , coached by former Irish Olympic canoeist Ann Cairns , pulled level to 5-all at half time .
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
What 're you gon na get her ? Dunno . You got her boots . Yeah . What else ?
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: no)
Men offered a diplomatic post could not be blamed , as one writer put it , for " choosing rather to fix themselves near to the person of the Prince ; because the recompences for that service are much greater , and much more frequent , and because those that are absent are commonly forgotten , which makes them look upon an embassy as a sort of an honourable exile " . Almost at the same moment an English observer put it more succinctly : " Foreign service may sometimes provide a good stirrup but never a good saddle " . In England and the Dutch republic difficulties of this kind were particularly acute : one result of this was a tendency from the 1660s onwards to give influential figures in Dutch public life , as an inducement to accept a mission abroad , the highest diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary , even if the mission in question were a run - of - the - mill one . Even so , important posts in Dutch diplomacy had sometimes to be filled by second - rate men or go unfilled for long periods . In England , also , complaints of the difficulty of finding capable diplomats can be heard until far into the eighteenth century ; and many agreed to serve only to put the government under a moral obligation to find some acceptable post for them at home on their return .
Idiom: all hell broke loose (used idiomatically: yes)
Things you did n't know you did n't know Graeme Donald IN 1751 the Julian calendar was abandoned by the Chesterfield Act which instituted the Gregorian calendar , but all hell broke loose . To facilitate the change over , 11 days were dropped — the 2nd of September being followed by the 14th — to realign with the solar year . This caused the peasantry to revolt in the belief they were being robbed of 11 days wages and that they would die that much sooner .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
Despite the fact that relief trailers were provided for the homeless they remained empty due to the lack of available land on which to site them , yet the government refused to take over corporate land even for humanitarian purposes . From this disaster a coalition of community groups throughout the region was formed , calling itself the Appalachian Alliance , and with these groups placing questions of land ownership high on their agenda for discussion , the issues were raised to a new sense of awareness . In Appalachia , as in other areas of the world which we are increasingly becoming aware of , there has been a growing pressure for small - scale hill farmers to diversify their income with non - agricultural work , or else to sell out and move due to the increasing financial burden of trying to make ends meet . In addition there has been a growth in the promotion of tourism , which with its low pay , seasonal employment , and upwardly spiralling speculative investments , has also brought pressure upon people to leave the land . ‘ To a great degree , the reason for the contrast of wealth amongst poverty lies in the ownership and use of the land .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
MAGIC MOMENT CAPENHURST foreman John Albino found himself facing the cameras and some tough questions recently . It was n't anything to do with the nuclear industry , but a session on the TV game show Every Second Counts hosted by Paul Daniels [ pictured right ] . John and wife Pam had written off to appear on the programme only to discover there were 10,000 applicants . Even so they made it through to take part in the fast - moving challenge of wits with ' Mr Magic ' himself .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
We just could n't get quite at them could we , like you know , two one , they go three one , three two , they go four two , you know , like you think ‘ oh if you just could have’ , you know . Maybe we just had a little bit of pressure , but that 's good players , they punish you do n't they , top players ? Martin Foyle what , out of the side for so long — bit of a gamble to bring him back in ; he did you proud . Yes he Foyly , he 's got a heart as big as a lion and he 'll always do that , Foyly , whether he 's been injured or not , for you , and I 'm pleased he got the goals . erm People who get the goals get the headlines do n't they erm so I 'm pleased for him erm John Durning now is missing for two games erm he misses erm Oldham and Swindon , so that 's pleasing to have Foyly back .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I presume you had a reason for that very colourful outburst?’ she said lightly , far too busy to look up . ‘ What 's the problem?’ ‘ Several spring to mind,’ he growled in a tone loaded with meaning . ‘ But at that particular moment I was cursing the VHF set . The blasted thing 's on the blink again .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
Mary took the iron off the shelf , unwrapped the electrical cord , plugged in the iron and chose a heat setting .
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: no)
Ah ! That Orion 's got a lovely big boot Astra it is . has n't it ?
Idiom: rub someone up the wrong way (used idiomatically: yes)
He admired his father - in - law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . ‘ Yes , so do I,’ she answered . ‘ Even though Father always manages to rub me up the wrong way . Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work.’ She looked at Stephen lovingly !
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm there had been one or two occasions where we have to be the management if you like , and say , No I 'm sorry , that is what we are doing . Erm we 've had enough discussion , we now need to go that way . But those occasions are very few and far between now . , where does the material come from for ? For the the engines themselves ?
Idiom: a hair's breadth (used idiomatically: yes)
The boy pulled himself together so hastily that his limbs got in the way , and his wood violin was within a hair 's breadth of falling into the fire .
Idiom: raise the roof (used idiomatically: yes)
Accordingly I was at a front row table for the show when the lights went down . We were entertained first by a pair of talented young men playing two grand pianos . Then came Ella Shields , as dapper as ever , and the applause nearly raised the roof . I think she spotted me , in spite of the glare of the footlights for when I called at her dressing room back - stage after the show she did not seem surprised to see me . We had dinner at a good restaurant round the corner and then I took her to Sammy 's Bowery Follies , a popular nostalgic show in lower Manhatten .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Put the wine , stock and salt in a wide pan , add the potatoes ( cut side down ) and bring to the boil . Cover and cook over gentle to moderate heat for 30–35 minutes or until the centres are tender but the potatoes still hold their shape . Scatter the mangetouts over the top and cook for a further 1½ — 2 minutes or until brilliant green . Drain , reserving any liquid , and keep warm in a heated serving dish until the sauce is made . As the potatoes cook , soak the dried mushrooms in the hand- hot water for 10 minutes until they swell and soften .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Nigel was shown out with Karen muttering ‘ Well!’ behind him . He realized , then , that a little professional criticism was all that was needed to finish their relationship . It usually does the trick with anyone who loves their job . He reckoned he had done her a service , smashing her dog . Her place looked in better taste already .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: no)
Yes , we are the Tourist Boards , the National Tourist Boards which include Scotland and Ireland ( northern Ireland ) and Wales have combined together , and we are going to combine together to produce a high profile advertising and marketing campaign to encourage millions of holidaymakers to make nineteen ninety one the summer to explore Britain erm and in a concentrated peak period from the twenty third of March to the twenty eighth of April over eighty five per cent of the U K 's adult population will be continuously exposed to the message ' Britain 's Great ' , and I think they will hear it on radio , they will see it on T V , there will large colour supplements and four page advertisements in every popular national newspaper from the Sunday Times to the Sun . What we have , of course , is a great product erm , let 's ask our people to explore Britain this year . It 's got to be their best choice erm it is closer to home , with no worries about overseas travel erm plus the backing of every major Tourist Board means they 're guaranteed quality . They 've got inspected and graded accommodation . They 've got activities .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Returning from a break in Wales , we found annual nettles , chickweed and seedling thistles had made a major takeover bid for the plot ; a bit of a blow , but not entirely unexpected . Weedy horrors Weeds are opportunists , quick to stake a claim for any vacant patch of ground they find . Some , like chickweed and poppies , have seeds that lie dormant in the soil for long periods until the right conditions trigger them to life . Up until the trip to Gwent , any weeds had been kept in check well within my 60 minutes a week .
Idiom: full whack (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe whoever was telling me was making a Well when you look at how busy a programme they 've got . You ca n't , it 's difficult to believe why they do n't charge full whack . I mean it was very interesting in the Crown last night because apparently they , they normally have some rhythm and blues and soul and things like that on a Thursday . And erm the youngsters were n't objecting to their music .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah Right Aye she , just , she got some more pink wool Monday when we went to town , er like like an Do you yeah like angora stuff
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
oh I Here , here there , here , here they , they , a lot of them say , I do n't know if you are the odd one out I mean there are No I quite agree , I also agree with the lady who said that one of the important things is that you like the person , I well speaking from experience , I started out liking somebody mm , mm
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: no)
There are 15 contractors appointed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) each responsible for selling their own air time as prime time or other time . All , except Channel 4 , have their own studios and derive their revenues from selling time and selling programmes . There are currently nearly 50 commercial radio stations where time can be bought , and radio appears to be steadily gaining in popularity and has certainly become increasingly creative , entertaining and often very relevant to the area it serves . Cinema advertising is booked through two main contractors , Pearl and Dean and Rank Screen Advertising . It is an admirable medium for hitting a young audience right on target .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
The Treasures of Childhood by Iona and Robert Opie and Brian Alderson is published by Pavilion at £ 20 . If you want to support the appeal for the Opie toy collection , send a donation to Hugo Branner at 26 Norham Road , Oxford OX2 6SF . Clockwise from top left An early 20th - century papier - maché lion which growls at the tug of a metal ring ; a late 19th - century version of Happy Families ; tin soldiers perpetually fighting the Battle of Waterloo ; a heads - and - bodies - and - tails book in which the metamorphoses are part of a story ; a cottager 's doll from a village antiques shop ; a fish pond in which the lines are baited with a magnet ; a zoetrope , which reveals a series of moving images as the drum revolves ; a tin man c.1910 who raises his hat when you pull his string . MEET THE EXPERTS AT THE FINE ART & ANTIQUES FAIR , OLYMPIA Join us for Country Living 's first special event at The Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia on Wednesday 12 June .
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What if she comes out here?’ ‘ She and greasy Guy are doing an inventory on the wines.’ The garden wall and the towering backs of the High Street tenements were catching the sun . It was almost warm : Edinburgh was having its two weeks of summer . It would be mid - June soon .
Idiom: first off (used idiomatically: yes)
Malpass stubbed out his cigarette . ' Let me tell you why . First off , you drive a cab but you 're not a licensed Hackney Carriage . ' Well , I park in Hackney , but it probably does n't count . ' And we can make life very difficult for you .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
Those bad old days are gone for good . She raised her eyes to Nettie , her composure equal to Jake 's now . ‘ Do n't worry , Nettie , I 'll do the honours.’ She reached for the teapot and poured without a tremor . ‘ Thanks,’ she smiled , as the woman turned to leave .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
Wendt , a noted hardcore fan way back in the days when Nirvana were still a mod band , has been presenting the acts on Saturday Night Live for some years . But Spunk , produced by Initial in conjunction with Go ! Discs , may never actually see the light of day . It 's just one of six programmes commissioned by Channel 4 to fill a slot for ' an original new music programme ' . Censor - taunting MADONNA has got into bed with the censor besieged Time - Warner .
Idiom: keep your head (used idiomatically: yes)
These may be simple moves , but they increase your chances of surviving the day intact — maybe with a few bruises , cuts and even broken bits , but still intact . Those of you who are keen to learn how to fall over without hurting yourself ( usually ) should again find a good judo class ( see page 121 ) . If you do n't have the time or inclination , remember one thing : when you fall or are pushed onto your back , front or side , always keep your head raised as you hit the ground . One good bash on the head and you 're finished before you 've even started , so falling with your head raised is worth practising as well . Defence Against an Armed Attacker
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
Not much chance of this particular member of this particular tribe watching British telly the same night Fish Sparks was . And not much chance of Fishy learning enough of the local lingo to set up a sting like this . So we just had to accept he was right all along ! Boy did he have the last laugh . Monday .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
These compliments encourage me to continue . However , there 's still a long way to go .
Idiom: at a canter (used idiomatically: yes)
Inter - Continental Cup hockey in Poland : Results 9th to 12th place play - offs ( second series ) : Ireland 2 ( R Madeley , J Kirkwood ) France 1 ( O Camus ) ; Cuba 1 ( J Ojeda ) Poland 0 Jimmy Kirkwood Cees Koppelaar Crues win at a canter OMAGH TOWN 0 CRUSADERS 3 OMAGH TOWN 'S cross border midweek raid for Bohemians pair Lee King and Joe Lawless , and Limerick 's Noel King , failed to impress unbeaten Crusaders at St Julian 's Road . True to recent form Omagh conceded a first - half goal , and late in the game two more , as the Crues won a match which rarely rose above the mediocre .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It is the most absurd caricature to suggest that those with the biggest cheque book will get over the strengthened quality threshold,’ he said . He defended the Government 's decision that its rules on cross - media ownership should not apply to Mr Rupert Murdoch 's Sky Television . It was not for the Government to pull the plug on a venture which was running and had cost Mr Murdoch ‘ vast amounts of money’ . Broadcasting market , page 10 Leader comment , page 22 Forum ups the ante as Czech PM quits .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
He spent a total of four and a half months in custody for a crime he did not commit . ‘ He has maintained his innocence throughout and has been fully vindicated by a jury who took only an hour and a half to find him not guilty . ‘ Mr Nichol would now like a period of peace and quiet with his family in order to take stock of his life.’ Mr Turner said Mr Nichol was not surprised the police did not intend to re - open the case . ‘ The prosecution has been misconceived throughout and this is just part and parcel of that.’
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
But , now we were talking about it , I felt this great weight on me . as if we would never have the time to say all the things we needed to say to each other . as if we just did n't have the words for them . You know ? ' Well , ' I said , in the end , ' you 'd better bugger off .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
BUSINESS NEWS The Loe Down Iain Loe Walker on the ropes as bankers lose patience ARE we now into the final scene of the long - running Brent Walker City Saga ? By the time this column is read the curtain may have fallen on the empire created by George Walker , finally defeated by a £ 1.5bn debt burden .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Oliver poured glasses for himself and Rain . Cobalt was ready for a refill . Rain caught Oliver ' s eye . She said to Cobalt : ‘ How 's the head?’ ‘ The wound is fine .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Martin beat him when Australia took away Pakistan 's world team title last month , and again in the US Open final on Saturday . Skiing : Park City creates a fantasy on the carpet John Samuel reports from Utah on an artificial but nonetheless entrancing start to the World Cup season . ‘ THIS is the place,’ said Brigham Young as his wandering , persecuted tribe of Mormons finally set eyes on the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch mountains rising in fairyland fantasy before the rising sun . Today , America 's Thanksgiving Day , it is certainly the place to be for the world 's best technical and all - round skiers . Never before has a main World Cup season opened so early .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Ecstatic , comfortable , sexy , abandoned , intimate . Joyce sits up in the bed beside me . I prop two pillows behind her back and she relaxes into them . Her face breaks into a wide grin , ‘ You 're just so nice.’
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
— Sit down again for a minute . Here , on my bed . I ca n't see your face when you sit in that comer,’ said Bella . ‘ — You thought the world of that Simon , did n't you?— I know just what it 's like . Mine was good - looking as well . And charming ?
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
The Pitch are on the pitch , they think it 's all over … LOOKS FAMILIAL Great singles are two - a - penny around NME towers nowadays . Fantastic , popmungously great 45s , however , are rarer than a disco - dancing dodo . Enter ‘ Cope’ /‘Bloom’ , a seven - inch double whammy A - side of such unnerving pop prowess it refuses to leave the turntable .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
The only question I have regarding the DeskJet Portable concerns battery life . Surprisingly , both the Portable and the Kodak were supplied without a battery , so I could n't test them . In a nutshell , be sure of your requirements before choosing a printer . It boils down to whether you think the extra features and quality are worth the extra money . THE EPSON STYLUS 800 — A DIFFERENT KIND OF INKJET
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
Oxford crammed the midfield and brought keeper Paul Reece in for his first game of the season … he was made to work overtime as newly promoted Bolton chased their first league win … The United attack never got a look in … Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … At the Manor today it 's been all quiet … the postman has delivered more applications … the board will meet either Friday or Saturday to draw up a shortlist … In the meantime you can pick the man you want to be the new manager in our special competition …
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
The remaining strategies are designed to decrease the overload and pressure themselves . As you will have noticed , the strategies we have reviewed have been operating back along the stress cycle ( as shown in Figure 1 on page 70 ) at points nearer and nearer the source . If you imagine stress as being in ' hot water ' then there are roughly three stages in its creation . First the tap is turned on ( demand rises ) ; then the water gets hot ( injunctions activated ) ; finally stress occurs ( withdrawal , anger and tension arise ) . Our coping strategies have been listed in reverse order .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Incisive ' And after what happened to Bath , I think the whole country must be rejoicing ! ' But he warned Quins must play better to go all the way . ' We have to be a bit more incisive out wide but at least after our poor start to the League season we seem to be getting it together at last . ' From the moment Glenister pounced on the ball in the fifth minute for his first try as the Blackheath scrum were shunted over their own line , the writing was on the wall .