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Idiom: have an eye for (used idiomatically: yes)
Still , as she made her way up the narrow staircase to the agency office at five minutes to ten , it was hard to contain her excitement . Modelling at Adorno 's would be steady work ; it would pay well and , even after the agency took its cut , she 'd have money left over . And the designers at Adorno 's had an eye for fashion . There 'd be so much to learn about fabric , about draping … The receptionist looked up as Caroline pushed the door open .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: yes)
He eagled the 10th with a drive , four iron and five foot putt , and also birdied the 12th , 13th , 17th and 18th . Coceres , playing with Seve Ballesteros , began three shots behind overnight leader David Gilford and , like Lane , shot 66 . The little - known Argentinian went to the turn in a three under par 33 , and , again like Lane , eagled the 10th with a drive , four iron and a 15 foot putt , and birdied the par five 18th after a magnificent three iron over the water . Coceres outscored Ballesteros , who could only manage a level par 72 , and said that though the Spanish maestro was one of his trate on his own game . Gilford played disappointingly after a bright start .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They deserve a chance and I had no qualms about putting them in this quality field . ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well . It would be lovely if we could produce another top local rider and these three boys could fit the bill . Thursday will be an ideal starting point for them.’ Clouting , a former St Albans School , Ipswich pupil , has the benefit of lucrative sponsorship from Suffolk farmer Tim Woodward .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
For this you turn sharp right off the road from Saint - Jean to Saint - Palais , about half - way between those two towns . The Col d'Osquich is lucky you might think to be called . a col , because it is no more than I , 200 feet high , but from it in fact you can see a great distance to both north and south , over the low hills and wide , cultivated valleys in the direction of Orthez and Pau , or into the forests and middling mountains towards the frontier . Mauléon - Licharre is a historical town , but without very much history that you can actually see . It was the chief town of the ancient viscounty of Soule , both a seat and a strong point , and as such had a stormy time during the protracted wars hereabouts with the English occupiers and during the religious wars of the sixteenth century between Catholics and Protestants .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
If Rubens , Leonardo and Rembrandt are Russell Platt 's own artistic heroes most of the others are musicians , composers and even music critics . Vaughan Williams , Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius all take their place , alongside George Bernard - Shaw a painting that the National Portrait Gallery might well like to know about for its pending festivities . For good measure , we also have the tennis star Suzanne Lenglen and the aviatrix Amy Johnson . Finally , there is a whole sequence of paintings of folk gathered around a table , in teaparty fashion , and all executed in a curiously ' faux - naif ' sort of way . As the other side of Russell 's artistic coin , it is intriguing to come across so many interesting and unexpected ' truisms ' or Plattitudes .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: no)
anyone out there working as executives for Snickers , Coca-Cola , Sun or something — a couple of tickets for each of Norway 's games ( and Ireland-Italy ) would be most welcome ! ! naah — thought so ; - ) i called the norw . FA yesterday and it looks like me getting tickets from them is the same chance like the famous snowball in hell — i might settle for a new video player instead — in fact i still have got almost all of WC'90 on video — pictures from — all — games — and complete games from the 1/8 finals and onwards — including the England-Kamerun game which is quite a favorite . I guess i have to start watching these games again sometime soon — have nt seen them for years — i could relive the period — watching the games and sending out match reports to rec.sport.soccer the day after — 4 years after the events took place — sort of a madmans project i guess … but could have been — really — fun if i had the time ( ie no work & no wife/kid … ) fa(s)t-halvard
Idiom: keep body and soul together (used idiomatically: yes)
And if it was n't profitable it might n't be welcoming , either . Not that he was inclined to blame its inhabitants for that . Struggling peasants they 'd be for the most part , trying to keep body and soul together in difficult times . It would n't be their fault that there was n't enough to go round . They had always had it hard .
Idiom: recharge your batteries (used idiomatically: yes)
There you are . If your a little numb , cynical , or apathetic it 's probably a healthy sign . It simply means you 're in the process of recharging your batteries and reassessing your priorities . Well Anna - Marie is there something you want to tell us ? I 'm Cancer .
Idiom: hit and miss (used idiomatically: yes)
Estimates from the USA suggest that one third of CFC 12 used in air conditioning is lost because of leakage . To date , manufacturers and retailers have done very little about organising safe disposal of fridges and air conditioning systems at the end of their useful lives . Some local authorities are arranging for pick - ups , but it is still a very hit and miss affair . ICI of Britain and Du Pont of America are developing a chlorine - free replacement for CFC 12 in air conditioners and refrigerators . ICI is due to open a manufacturing plant in Runcorn in 1991 , and Du Pont is building a plant in Texas to produce the new alternative in 1991 .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'll nip you and then make a run for it.’ Pulling his tail is also a major performance . John 's wife Clare has to stand outside the stable on a crate with Milton 's tail over the top of the stable door and pull it from there , while John has him twitched at the front end . ‘ Otherwise he 'd kick you from here to Barnsley , ’ says Penny . All in all Milton keeps the Whitaker establishment on its toes .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
A public relations company is entertaining its clients . There 's an old saying that there 's not such thing as a free lunch , but this is about as close as you can get . No money changes hands here . But there 's still a bill to be settle . Thank you very much Sir , did you enjoy your meal ?
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Hits are broken on the show and bands that have n't yet got a record deal are often booked to appear As a result of heavy plugging on The Hitman And Her , Virgin gave Sandra 's Everlasting Love a UK release , but as soon as it went top 40 the programme dropped it , claiming it was not about pop hits . Nowadays The Hitman And Her is filmed ' as live ' , which means there 's all the panic and concentration of a live show , but they do n't actually broadcast it until the following week , as a safeguard against major disasters . The first three shows last September really were filmed live , and the temperature in the first club reached 152 ° F scrambling the digital equipments programming , so that Matt Bianco found themselves miming to a completely different tune . ' We were riding on the seat of our pants , ' Pete remembers .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I 'll get a lo well well then you 'll have to set up again with your controls . that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen . I used to sit there What , without having it sort of with an aerial ?
Idiom: count sheep (used idiomatically: yes)
The Midland launches banking by telephone By MARTIN BAKER INSOMNIACS bored with counting sheep can now organise their financial affairs at any time of the day or night , seven days a week with the launch of Firstdirect , Midland Bank 's telephone banking service . Customers can call Firstdirect at any time of the day or night at local call rates and be immediately connected to a banking representative who will carry out instructions on the computer . The range of services offered includes cheque and savings accounts , personal loans , mortgages , insurance , bill payment and travel services .
Idiom: not on your life (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'll wrap this blanket around us . ' He pulled the blanket from underneath himself and draped it over his shoulders . ' Not on your life , ' she muttered through trembling teeth . ' Come here before you catch a cold , you stubborn little minx . ' ' You do n't catch colds from being cold , ' she informed him .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
Those long years in junior command had given him an intimacy with the poilu denied to most of the other French chiefs , and because of his low rank in 1914 he knew — unlike Haig and Joffre — very well what wounded men looked like . In his rapid rise to stardom he still retained a measure of the paternalism of the good C.O. He knew how much apparently little things mattered to the fighting soldier . Neglect of them could throw him into a searing rage ; as when he discovered that a rest camp for troops out of the line had been placed within sound of the guns . ' What an idiot ! ' cried Pétain , on learning at Verdun that a battalion commander , having received the order of alert just as the rations arrived , had ordered his men to depart forthwith on empty stomachs ; ' He does n't deserve to be a corporal . ' Like a Napoleon or a Montgomery , in fact like any truly great captain , Pétain enhanced his magnetic influence over rank - and - file by frequent surprise visits to the front , presenting medals in person immediately after an attack , enquiring about the wounded .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
Tom had a lot on his mind , so he was n't paying enough attention to his driving .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: no)
Microcomputers and information skills by Sandra G Davison " The heart and soul of a resource collection is not material at all : it lies in the structure of thought it exhibits , in the creative association it provokes and in the opportunities it provides for training the young learner in how to learn and think . " Introduction In recent years there have been changes in educational emphasis in schools .
Idiom: throw in the towel (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm flying it,’ he husked back . For Dirty Harry , read Flirty Harry . Clint may be the wrong side of 60 but the cowboy superstar is not about to throw in the towel with the ladies just yet . He looks offended when I tell him he is perceived as a man 's man . THE kind of man who lumbers about like an injured bear : the quintessential tough guy — strong , silent and self - con - tained .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
Now 26 , she spent many years after college hitchhiking around the world , drifting through the punk scene in San Francisco to demonstrations in Dallas , squats in Amsterdam and the women 's peace camp in Cosmo , Italy , before a British producer recognised her itinerant musical talent and signed her up with the bestselling Texas Campfire Tapes LP . Is Shocked still a wanderer ? ‘ I 've put it on the back burner , but have never given up the long - term goal of going round the world by sailboat . When you hear about these floating islands of garbage in the Pacific , it makes it a little less appealing , but it feels like the sea is the only wilderness left . Once you lose sight of land , you may as well be in space.’
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
What do they mean when they say they come from The Forest Of Dean ? Are they Jonathan - Kinging all - year round campers or something ? MC Hammer is obviously on the money when he claims that Vanilla Ice stole his act . That 's why Vanilla Ice is shite . Our wonderful readers , all over
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
What people are frightened of is buying a property , finding the tenant goes bankrupt and leaves them with the running costs.’ The malaise in sentiment has hit the stock market . John Atkins at broker UBS Phillips & Drew says : ‘ The decline in property shares since November 1988 relative to the All Share Index has been around 60 per cent . That makes it the worst slide since the All Share indices started in 1962 . Over 30 years property shares have lost 44 per cent of their value relative to the All Share Index.’
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: no)
So Indians take vicarious pleasure in the triumphs of " mainstream " pictures with an Indian connection – the seven Oscars won by Richard Attenborough 's Gandhi in 1983 , for instance , or the success of The Sixth Sense , written and directed by a Philadelphian of Indian descent , Manoj Night Shyamalan . This year , the country 's attention has been riveted by the surprise Oscar winning best picture , Slumdog ~ Millionaire – set in India , with Indian characters , Indian actors and Indian themes – which was nominated in ten categories . Indeed , for the first time , Indian citizens won for best song and for A .~ R .~ Rahman 's musical score . Movies made by Westerners about India have rarely been worth writing home about , ranging as they ' ve done from the ignorant racism of Steven ~ Spielberg 's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to David Lean 's well - intentioned but cringe - inducing Passage to India , with Alec ~ Guinness warbling away in brown - face . But most Indians regard Slumdog ~ Millionaire as an exception .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
His student visa is only valid as long as he 's enrolled at a school , so we went to Clive and tried to get him expelled . You can imagine the response.’ ’‘The Oxford International Language College is a non - ideological , non - denominational , profit - making organization dedicated to bring together people from many different cultures and walks of life . Nation shall speak peace unto nation , and I shall grab a piece of the action . Any member of staff who feels unable to live up to this high ideal is at perfect liberty to hand in his or her resignation .
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Doctors forecast that only half the people who stopped smoking will still be off cigarettes in a year . But even that would be a success . Research has shown that each year , only one smoker in 100 is able to kick the habit without some kind of help . More than a hundred children who survived the Chernobyl nuclear disaster seven years ago have been experiencing life in rural England . For some , the visit is a welcome break from medical treatment they 're receiving for radiation sickness .
Idiom: add fuel to the fire (used idiomatically: yes)
His Cheltenham Gold Cup victory in 1989 ( see pages 66–9 ) had unleashed a wave of public adulation unparalleled in racing history . His manure was not sold ( as Red Rum 's had been ) , nor had his exploits been celebrated in song ( as was the case with Arkle , Red Rum and Dawn Run ) , but his fans were not sold short : there were books ( three ) , video tapes ( two ) , countless portraits , a white rocking horse called ‘ Dessie’ , sculptures and figurines ( some of which actually bore a resemblance to the horse ) , an official fan club , and even a recorded phone message on which Desert Orchid 's part - owner Richard Burridge would update worshippers on the well - being of their idol . When it was announced that he would be entered in the Grand National a fierce debate raged about whether the nation 's best - loved horse should take part in such a dangerous event : the letters columns of the sporting press argued the pros and cons for weeks , a national newspaper ran an opinion poll ( in which the voters came down very heavily against his participation ) , and the publication of the weights for the race ( Desert Orchid twelve stone two pounds ) added fuel to the fire . Eventually it was announced that he would not run — not in 1990 , at least— and the fuss subsided , but Desert Orchid was clearly more than a national favourite . He was now a national issue .
Idiom: scream blue murder (used idiomatically: yes)
But then again , how is the individual management to know if it happens to be one of those which ought to acknowledge a responsibility to maintain or lower prices , or whether it is one of the lucky ones which can be let off that responsibility ? This brings us to the second proposition , which was evidently begotten of inability to answer that difficult , because inherently unanswerable , question . Let us go , says the second proposition , and find somebody else , some wise man who will be able to answer the unanswerable , who can tell us which are the sheep who can properly raise their prices , and which the goats who ought to keep their prices stable or lower them ; and then , when he tells us , we will all go and scream blue murder at the goats and make them thoroughly ashamed and sorry for themselves . This is the meaning of the proposition that ‘ another way to curb prices would be to establish a body ( probably a prices commission ) to examine particular prices and report upon them publicly ’ . Anyone who has got as far as saying this , has already thrown the first proposition overboard , because if it is ‘ the responsibility of management to do everything possible to keep prices stable or reduce prices ’ , then we would not need a commission to tell us that managements which raise prices are falling down on their responsibility .
Idiom: put your cards on the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Right . Before we actually Put your cards on the table . For our part we wanted to know what they wanted , first . So that was a deliberate strategy , in fact , they did it early anyway .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And it has proved that the man on the street is not suffering compassion fatigue . ‘ The only people who are are the politicians whose job it is to sort this crisis out.’ Patrick McManus , of Concern Worldwide , said : ‘ Your report was spot - on and the pictures said the rest . ‘ It is only by turning the spotlight on the suffering that we can hope to end it.’ The impact was just as great on our readers .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
It must be made clear that the Labour party is not to blame for the poll tax which the Government introduced . The nation should be told about the chaos , poverty and hardship that the Government have created in deprived areas throughout the country . I am not too worried about the new council tax because I doubt whether it will see the light of day . Will the nation vote the Government back in ? They will be voted out and it will be a long time before we have a Conservative Government in Britain again .
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
Tories were swept from power during last year 's local government elections . They have been replaced by a Labour leadership keen to blame many of their problems at the Government 's door . Councillors have found themselves at loggerheads with the Government on a number of occasions , most recently over the grant allocation for the 1992/93 financial year . Unemployment is sure to play its part . Darlington has the highest jobless figure in County Durham .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Peripherals customers get ingenious off - the - shelf shrink - wrapped HP SupportPack service package Hewlett - Packard Co has launched something it calls ‘ service - in - a - box’ for its peripherals product customers . The HP SupportPack is a three - year support package available through authorised resellers worldwide and designed to keep customers ' business operations up and running with assurance of next - day product replacement directly from Hewlett - Packard . Physically , it is a shrink - wrapped package about the size of a music CD package that the user buys off the shelf , and it was pioneered here in the UK , in France and Australia before being introduced in the US . Inside the package are instructions for one - time product registration , the registration card , and a non - removable label for the product under coverage .
Idiom: make a go of (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh I seem to remember something like that . Erm and the car just broke up in half and that was , that had been er welded but like the police are saying as well as soon as they sort of get wise to what they 're doing and they find a way to er you know , get on to them , they devised something else . And the people doing it in these garages erm , you know like respraying and doing all the welding and everything , really he said some of the things they were doing if they did it legally they 'd make a good go of it Mm . they were that good at what they were doing .
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: yes)
The point is brazen : the Croat and Serb statelets of Bosnia would then be free to ‘ share sovereignty’ with Croatia and Serbia . The Muslim one would be shrunken and isolated . Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction , allowing the world to save face . In reality , Croats and Serbs would have succeeded in carving up Bosnia between them . The Serbs in particular are nice judges of how far the outside world will go to stop them .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: no)
Whether consumed in the form of beer , wine or spirits , alcoholic beverages give pleasure to many millions . The first written reference to drinking from around 5000 BC list beer as part of the daily wages of temple workers in Mesopotamia . There are also many references to drinking in the Old Testament —‘There is joy for the heart and soul in wine without excess’(Ecclesiastes ) . Alcoholic beverages frequently played a ceremonial and religious role and were also consumed on social occasions , mainly with a meal . So why is there so much concern about drinking nowadays ?
Idiom: go spare (used idiomatically: yes)
and then on top of that he took the battery off Pat 's car and it fell over in the front so all the acid burnt the carpet ! Come back dinner time and they were saying well no you see you ca n't just a borrow a car to go to dinner in , yeah that 'll be alright man and I had n't even been in it since Roy bought it back ! Absolutely went spare you know ! Sent memos all round , you know and he called me in the office that day , to say I 'm really disappointed in you , I said , what do you mean ? He said well I give you that Avenger estate he said cos I thought you were building your house , that 'll be handy for you you know yeah you did and you let me down badly !
Idiom: cramp someone's style (used idiomatically: yes)
Container gardening New Series Do n't let convention cramp your style when it comes to container gardening . Rather , allow your imagination to run wild , be creative and enjoy yourself Brim full of flowers , pots tubs and hanging baskets have their own special magic , says John Kelly
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over So despite fighting fire and recession , the Wise tradition continues because the public want their cake and eat it . And for the family business with such humble beginnings the expansion is just the icing on the cake . Good evening . ANNE DAWSON
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
It has been remarked that Spondylus shells resemble ivory and it is perhaps significant that ivory pegs with expanded terminals , possibly used for securing garments , were found together with shell ornaments in the Rhenish Flomborn cemetery . Figure 3 The occurrence of the Aegean mussel Spondylus gaederopus in Neolithic central Europe . In one important respect Neolithic farming communities broke new ground . They were the first to extend the realm of the precious to include substances of mineral origin . In the case of jade its aesthetic qualities only became apparent when the stone was polished .