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Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Mallard said he was also unhappy with the way the MoD had handled the matter after their son 's death . ' They 've cut us off completely . We have n't heard a thing from them . That makes me very angry . ' Mr Mallard said he hoped their claim would open up the matter once more .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
In Britain 1984 turned out to be the year of the coalminers ' strike and Frankie Goes to Hollywood . Repeating images — the miners ' stolid anger , Frankie 's smirking leatherware ; juxtaposed stereotypes — pickets as hooligans , gays lounging promiscuously in the night . If pop is a sign of its times , then Frankie 's social message during the key political struggle of the 1980s was decidedly oblique . Frankie were a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures . Their first two releases were million sellers , ' Two Tribes ' went straight into the charts at number 1 and was the inescapable sound of the summer ; ' Relax'(in all its remixed varieties ) was a permanent hit , the most successful twelve - inch ever .
Idiom: cut the crap (used idiomatically: no)
' Asking what about me ? ' ' Who you is , where you 're at . ' ' Cut the street crap . Who and why ? ' ' Well , the why 's not known .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
NICs — payment methods The Contributions Agency has issued a proposal suggesting that self - employed and non - employed National Insurance contributors pay their fees via bills issued at the end of each quarter . The present system of paying weekly through sticking stamps on NI cards would be abolished , and depending on the results of consultation , which will continue until the end of the year , the Agency is hopeful that payment via banks , certain building societies , the Post Office and Girobank will be possible . Advantages would include quicker recording of contributions , more accurate NI records of those involved , and an increase in the prompt payment of contributions , thereby reducing the substantial costs presently incurred when pursuing payments outstanding after the year end . The Agency would continue to encourage monthly direct debit payments from non - employed and self - employed contributors ( excluding share fishermen ) .
Idiom: kicking and screaming (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , you 'll see,’ he replied grimly . ‘ You 'll see.’ She glared at him , muttered dark threats and struggled with the desire to kick and scream like a spoiled child . And then she saw where he was taking her and her heart sank . The fountain .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Bear in mind that you 're a guest here and should behave accordingly .
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
Kenneth impressed them where I had failed , and our room was upgraded to a suite as soon as he laid the lardy accent on them . The suite was superb : two bathrooms , kitchenette and bar , lounge , dining area and bedroom . The bed was comfortable and so large you had to shout sweet nothings . We settled down to nine channels of T.V. and a tour of the room - service menu , ordering things we 'd only read about — pastrami on rye ; blue - jack cheese ; sourdough bread and grits and black - eyed beans . After a bath and an early night to stave off jet - lag , we awoke refreshed and ready for the mammoth breakfast of fresh berries and juice , buttered muffins , hash browns , bacon and eggs — sunny side up , of course— coffee for me and English breakfast tea for Kenneth .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
He gloried in looking a veteran flyer ; the survivor of untold numbers of daring sorties . He was also very handsome and he knew it . He would come exuberantly into the office after ops with his crew tagging along behind him , to tell us that our weather forecast had been spot on , it had all been a piece of cake , bombs went down — Wham!— right on the target , no trouble at all , good show ! , and here they were back on the old tarmac , cheating death again , etc . After which he would announce , ‘ Just going next door to ring up my Popsie!’ , and into the Signals Office he would disappear to ring up his fiancée , a Wren Officer stationed at Portsmouth . This of course was strictly against the rules , but such as Flt Lt Eaton - Clark did not bother about little things like that .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
If this is how her work is to be read , then we are of course back with all the problems of the kairos approach : why has history been what it has been and given what history has been what may be said of God 's intention in relation to women ? There is however one vital difference between Ruether and the kairos approach as I described it . Ruether does not think in terms of a God who is transcendent above history and acts as an agent in history ; and this we might say lets her off the hook as far as the theodicy question is concerned . But in that this is the case , has not another problem appeared ? Has she in fact any concept of God at all , or simply a ‘ transcendent life principle’ ? 27 What is that other than simply a human conception ?
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
It was even more important to do this quickly , because they had no food and they had lost the horses . Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . ‘ I think we 're here,’ said Floy , after a moment , indicating a spot on the map . ‘ D'you see the mountains and the Wolfwood ? And this must be the road.’
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
( See Chapter 10 . ) CONTROLLING YOUR APPETITE Certain factors switch the appetite on and off . If it is too readily switched off , we become underweight , and if it is too readily switched on , we become overweight . It is still not year fully understood how the appetite is controlled .
Idiom: as the crow flies (used idiomatically: yes)
Johnson disliked the riding he had experienced on Skye , complaining of its ‘ unsocial’ nature , owing to the usual narrowness of the way which never permitted two abreast ; and , he said , ‘ you can not indulge in meditation by yourself , because you must be always attending to the steps which your horse takes’ . Greshornish lies at the end of a long narrow road connecting with the A850 ; a calm and green place with blue , long waters , and a profusion of rabbits on the lawns of the hotel . From there they rode to Dunvegan , either more or less as the crow flies by a drovers ' trail , or coming down from Greshornish to join what is now the A850 , at a point about half - way between Portree and their destination , Dunvegan Castle . Johnson 's cold , still in its first phase — three days coming , three days staying , three days going — was getting worse . He did not have a good journey from Greshornish ; the ground proved so soft that he frequently had to dismount and walk .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
The doctor emphasized that the patient only had a few days to live .
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: yes)
He emerged in sixth spot and fought his way back to fourth at the finish . Up front Lawrence Martin kept his cool , and his inherited lead under intense pressure from Lawrence Knox and Raymond Pyper . Knox made a desperate bid to get in front at the last corner but Martin held his line and emerged the winner . With only seven Peugeot 205 's on the grid , the much - hoped - for ' saloonatic ' battle was a bit sparsely populated . However those who were present did their best to entertain and possibly tried a little too hard in some cases .
Idiom: tread on someone's toes (used idiomatically: yes)
She was n't sure about the ' and so on ' , but there did n't seem to be any way out of it without being churlish . ' Um — perhaps just a quick one … ' ' Am I treading on anyone 's toes ? ' ' Toes ? ' ' Yes , toes .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
He himself had not ceased to ‘ press for its review by the full Cabinet’ , pressure which eventually brought about his downfall . There had not been anything to match the Westland affair as an example of competitive leaking since the ‘ display of histrionic talents’ , as Edmund Dell put it , 64 which accompanied Callaghan 's Cabinets on the terms of a loan from the International Monetary Fund . By resigning and going public , Heseltine stimulated a crescendo of complaint about the Thatcher style of Cabinet government . Sir Ian Gilmour , sacked from the Cabinet in September 1981 , was on both main television news bulletins on 10 January , telling viewers that being a good listener was not one of Mrs Thatcher 's virtues , and that there had been ‘ a downgrading of Cabinet government’ ; Cabinet meetings were something to be got through , not the place where views were to be aired and decisions reached . For Dr David Owen , Leader of the Social Democratic Party , the whole Westland affair was ‘ damning evidence of a total contempt for democratic Cabinet government’ .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've never known anyone less likely to panic than Hilda . And the fire was only in its early stages by then , remember . She grabs her handbag and rushes along the landing , and she falls — so hard , they say , that she has a nasty long wound on the back of her head . Can you imagine it — a light little body like Hilda?’ Helen sat up in bed beside him and thought .
Idiom: sweep the board (used idiomatically: yes)
DAY OF DESTINY : ROEL REWRITES THE RULES Unix System V Release 4.2 — now the official name for Destiny — the desktop version of Unix from Unix System Laboratories Inc — finally saw the light of day at a full - dress industry event in San Francisco last week . What emerged , aside from the technology , which has been widely previewed ( summary inside ) , was a seminal move by USL president Roel Pieper to unify the industry around a desktop Unix to challenge Microsoft Corp NT — threatening to sweep the boards when it finally arrives . As such , it was an impressive effort , marred only by the glaring absence of Sun Microsystems Inc ( about to launch its own competitive SVR4 Solaris operating system this Tuesday ) , and the Santa Cruz Operation Inc , whose leadership position is severely threatened by Destiny 's imminent arrival . IBM Corp was also absent , while Hewlett - Packard Co contributed only a lukewarm endorsement , with no precise commitment to implement the technology .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
And , in our globally integrated world , the slowdown in Europe will exacerbate the slowdown in the US , and vice ~ versa . With the US able to borrow at record - low interest rates , and with the promise of high returns on public investments after a decade of neglect , it is clear what it should do . A large - scale public - investment program would stimulate employment in the short term , and growth in the long term , leading in the end to a lower national debt .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
In came all the young men and women employed in the business . In came the housemaid , with her cousin , the baker . In came the cook , with her brother 's particular friend , the milkman .
Idiom: on tenterhooks (used idiomatically: yes)
So you dye it yellow and then you dye it blue and it goes that green . We are planting four acres of woad in order to have a blue bed for next year cos there is n't enough woad is is is in rather short supply so we have to grow our own . So these are hangings erm hung on tenterhooks directly hammered straight into the wall . No rails or anything like that . The tenterhooks that are hooks used for stretching or tentering the cloth in the process of making it .
Idiom: prodigal son (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet at least it was all a bit of a relief , was n't it ? For the man was Eddie Stratton ! Clearly there could be little point in interviewing Stratton then and there ; and already a solicitous ( if censorious ) Shirley Brown on one side , and a business - like ( if unsmiling ) Howard Brown on the other , were guiding the prodigal son to the guest - lift . No ! Stratton could wait .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
It said that it simply could n't foresee the day when revenues from licensing ANDF , to its principal members for starters , would start to pay for the cost of development . ‘ It was n't a technical hurdle , it was the marketing dynamics.’ OSF will go public with its ANDF decision after member and board meetings in Munich this week . There , OSF will layout ‘ open road’ plans for each of its technologies , thought to include much re - focusing of its efforts . Rumours were circulating last week that even OSF/1 , its nominal raison d'etre , would be given short shrift in those re - prioritisations .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's gone into a slightly different area — very much his own . I 've got a lot of respect for the boy ! ‘ But I 'm not convinced that Genesis are doing stuff which is breaking new ground so much now . But you ca n't blame them : they 've got this huge sort of industry around them . That 's the thing about becoming incredibly successful — it 's less easy to experiment.’
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Pallister was a raw youngster among strangers in strange surroundings . He was against professionals who were older and fitter . ‘ I told Gary I would keep tabs on him . But I could see from the look in his eyes that he did not believe me . Yet I felt there was something in his game to work on.’
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
The Kurdish Parliamentary Party ( HEP ) , closely linked to the Kurdish workers ' Party ( PKK ) , elected Ahmet Turk as its new leader at a congress on Sept. 19 - 20 . Serious clashes in south - east Following the wrecking of the town of Sirnak in August [ see pp . 39067 - 68 ] , the normally pro - government Turkish Daily News called for an investigation into claims that the army had run amok . Journalists were refused entry to the towns of Curkurca and Dargecit where the pro - Kurdish newspaper Yeni Ulke accused the army of carrying out similar operations . Turkish forces mounted a large - scale security operation in the south - eastern Cudi mountain region from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 , after 500 PKK guerrillas attacked a border post on Aug. 30 near Semdinli close to the Turkish borders with Iran and Iraq .
Idiom: cold comfort (used idiomatically: no)
Tickets for the show , priced £ 18 or £ 8 , are available from Annabelle Oakley , 1 Broughton Place , Edinburgh , EH1 3RL ( tel : 031 - 557 1718 ) , or on the door . Ice - fishermen follow an independent line on the Dnepr All kinds of people enjoy the cold comforts of ice - fishing , and some may even catch a salmon , James Meek discovers in Kiev WHAT 's worse than standing on the ice in the middle of a river when the temperature is below freezing ? I 'll tell you : standing on the ice in the middle of a river when the temperature is above freezing .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
There were piles of them in the smithy anyway . that had been through the fire and they were taken out and you know whoever . And h Well , no , they were put on the wagons actually . Which were built in the wagon shops . And erm
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A good A&R man,’ Ambrose argues , ‘ should not be a ‘ muso’because that leads to musical snobbery . A musical snob can miss the fact that people may actually want to buy a certain kind of thing.’ You mean miss out on the money ? ‘ Yes , that too.’ Thus speaks a man who has made his reputation in the pop genre .
Idiom: bring the house down (used idiomatically: yes)
And er when this chap got up to speak he said , Tuck , conference elected . l And brought the house down . And er someone else who was on the large side , also stood up and they all giggled at him , and he said he 'd had enough of this fattist language . But he took it all in good part .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
yeah , so Ivan said to me , he said er he said well I do I suppose you have noticed he said but whenever she comes down here he said the whole line stops I said I quite agree I said well let 's be honest about it if he 's knocking out the meat he , it 's got ta stop cos he stops Jonathan ! he stops talking to , stops to talk to her I said and obviously if the meat is n't coming out the box , the meat is n't coming out of the box ! Well that 's right . Well that is right innit ?
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
11 . In order to resolve that dispute the High Court of Justice , Queen 's Bench Division , referred the following questions to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling : ' ( 1 ) Does Community law affect the conditions under which a member state lays down rules for determining which vessels are entitled to register in that state , to fly its flag and carry its nationality ? ' ( 2 ) In the light of the provisions and principles of Community law and in particular(but without limitation ) the principle of non - discrimination on grounds of nationality , the right of establishment and the requirement of proportionality , is a member state entitled to stipulate that in order to be registered in and entitled to fly the flag of that member state , a fishing vessel:(a ) must have its legal title vested as to 100 per cent . in citizens of that member state , resident and domiciled therein , or vested in a company at least 75 per cent .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , what do Can you tell us what you think it would , what you think would happen ? Let 's have it in black and white , are you saying that the Council Tax should go up by many , many pounds ? Hundreds of pounds?it 's such an important issue , we ought to have it out in the open , and let 's tell the taxpayers what these people say It relates to lots of policy areas
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: no)
She was leaning forward . I was on a tricky bend , the road falling away sharply and badly in need of a grader . I could n't turn my head , but I could smell her , feel her breath on the back of my neck . ‘ Stop the car!’ Her voice was shrill .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The goal was just the shock needed to get Town moving and they were back in the match just four minutes later … goal poacher Steve White who scored a hat - trick last saturday was there again to make it one all … Southend could and should have won it near the end when once again the Town defence got itself in a tangle … Fraser Digby was trying to save the day when he gave away a penalty … But he won in the end … a brilliant save from the kick kept Southend out … gave Swindon a point and took them back upto fourth in the first division A fund - raiser planning to tour Europe in a Reliant Robin has been told that the feat wo n't earn him a place in the record books — because he 's one wheel short .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
' That 's not in keeping with our aspirations and we have dispensed with the services of Ian Porterfield . ' Bates took the decision on Sunday and then contacted former Chelsea defender Webb . Porterfield , who was sacked by Aberdeen in 1988 after two years in charge , went to work yesterday morning unaware of the behind - the - scenes activity and took a full training session before learning that his 20-month reign was over . ' We have parted on amicable terms and wished each other all the best , ' added Bates . Regarding Webb , who quit Southend last season , Bates said : ' He takes over immediately , initially on a three - month appointment until the end of the season .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
It had not seemed like that at the time . But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick , then let her think it . It would keep Dick out of the picture . During the whole of Christmas Day Ruth lay on her back in bed . In the morning she heard people coming to church , and she wondered about Dick .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
What 's Troubling India ? CAMBRIDGE – India 's recent fall from macroeconomic grace is a lamentable turn of events . After many years of outperformance , GDP growth has slowed sharply . Annual output will most likely rise by less than 5 % this year , down from 6.8 % in 2011 and 10.1 % in 2010 .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
But he insisted : ‘ Taken together , the National Curriculum and testing are helping open schools to public scrutiny and improve standards.’ Harrow topped the league table with 89 per cent of its pupils reaching or bettering the required standard . Cleveland was bottom of the 107 authorities with just 67 per cent of children making the grade . Its education chairman Keith Legg said the tables were ‘ a totally distorted picture of primary education standards in the country as a whole . ‘ It is simply wrong for the Government to suggest that on the basis of these raw figures it 's possible to make valid comparisons.’
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
But while the present Federal Republic would remain firmly anchored in Nato , East Germany would remain within the Warsaw Pact . Although Nato and Warsaw Pact forces would be cut back under the terms of the Conventional Force Agreement now under negotiation in Vienna , each alliance would retain a military presence in its part of the German confederation . This ‘ one nation / two alliances’ model , it is argued , would buy time for the world to become adjusted to a re - unified Germany , and to decide whether Nato and the Warsaw Pact still served any useful purposes . It would show whether the US and the Soviet Union really had a role to play in Europe and it would be up to Germans themselves to work out their international posture . Most pundits , so far at least , rule out the prospect of a neutral unified Germany , if only because the Federal Republic is too deeply rooted in the West to distance itself from its allies .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Next , pack the nose with cotton wool or gauze and make sure that you inform the referee in subsequent fights that you sustained this injury . Do not fight in further rounds if your nose is broken — unless , that is , you do n't mind losing your looks ! As well as being painful , a further bang on a broken nose can greatly increase disfigurement . Head injuries The final injury I want to talk about is brain damage caused by a hard blow to the head .
Idiom: play fast and loose (used idiomatically: yes)
The spokesman for the Opposition , the then Mr. Norman St. John - Stevas , had one in 1974 . The then Secretary of State , Mr. Mark Carlisle , had another in 1980 , but both sank without trace . The idea of a parents charter is not new ; what is new is the brazenness with which the Government play fast and loose , spending taxpayers ' money on party political propaganda . While teachers are underpaid , schools are crying out for repair and children for books , Ministers ' standard answer is to say,’ You ca n't solve problems by throwing money at them.’ However , when it comes to the central problem faced by the Secretary of State and his colleagues — that of being re - elected — their only solution is to throw money at it , providing that it is not their money or that of their supporters but taxpayers ' money .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Shocked ‘ At the time I did n't want to leave Forest , ’ he said . ‘ I was shocked when Scot Gemmill was brought in for me at the start of last season because it came out of the blue . But good luck to the lad . ‘ He 's done well for himself , and as things have turned out , I got a great move to a club that are really flying at the moment .