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Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR BLACKSTAFF PRESS BOOKS JOHN WATERS Jiving AT THE CROSSROADS A journey to the heartland of today 's Ireland , Jiving at the Crossroads cuts to the core of the unresolved struggles that haunt the Irish psyche — between the past and the present , between the urban and the rural — creating a unique insight into the dilemmas faced by a whole generation born since de Valera 's vision of comely lads and lasses dancing at the crossroads . Combining a poignant exploration of his relationship with his father with a sharply critical account of the Dublin political media , John Waters captures the change in recent Irish society . And as he tells the story of one Irish politician who was emblematic of the past — Fianna Fáil TD Sean Doherty — he strips away the layers of fiction and delusion underpinning both Doherty and his critics to touch the pulse of an Ireland distorted by the rhetoric of the newsroom and debating chamber .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I phoned her an hour ago , and Grandfather . Everyone sends their love , and Mum says you 've got to come straight home because she wo n't really believe it till she sees you,’ his brother enlarged . ‘ I 've also taken the liberty of informing your family , Paige . I thought you 'd want them to know as soon as possible.’ ‘ That was very kind of you , thank you,’ she said gratefully .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Stirling would have to do without up - to - the - minute intelligence of the target area . The whole patrol drove to a position within about sixty miles of Bouerat , and there the raiding party all piled on to one truck which was to be driven close to the port by Hunter himself . Sixteen SAS and SBS members and four men of the LRDG managed to squeeze on board with the fragile canoe wedged between them . They set off quite cheerily , but when they were within a few miles of the tarmac coast road , the truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch . With a loud splintering crack the canoe broke , ending all hopes of damaging enemy shipping .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Fox set down the glass , nodded . ‘ Another Sevell.’ Someone , a professional contact from the look of him , caught her eye . Deliberately she looked away . She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
As an actor , lang is at her best when her passion is given space to soar . With her love scene , as with her love songs , she has that rare ability to enrapture . At other times her minimalist approach seems vaguely stilted , and even her immensely watchable face ca n't carry the day . However , this is her first film role . And , because Adlon , like Allen , writes multiple movies around his female stars , chances are it wo n't be lang 's last .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Tom nearly had a heart ~ attack when he saw Mary standing on the edge of the roof .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
Terry Clarke . a comment about that . erm yes , erm it 's very sad that there are people , and something should be done about it , but if you were to have a society , a perfect society , where there was no need for people to sleep out rough , or to sleep rough , you would still find some people who would sleep rough . Yes , but On the assumption that not everyone 's choosing it
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: no)
In this , said A. Hanoverian in A Letter to the House of Peers on the Present Bill depending in Parliament relative to the Prince of Wales 's Debts ( 1795 ) , they were mistaken . With their bill the House of Commons had just burdened the people of Britain with a near million of debt contracted by the Prince of Wales . Only a maniac , he said , would think that the wretched pittance of the industrious poor should be wrung out of their pockets to pay for the follies and profligate expenses of anyone . No measure had raised such general indignation . Every peasant knew what it was to pay what he spent ; every peasant comprehended the character of a prodigal .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
So , time and time again , when you actually look at it , when you actually look at this position that we find ourselves in , there is n't an easy receipt to be made that can be used that actually provided what the business is about . Alright it you wanna call it a business the business is about provide social housing to answer housing need in this town . I do n't actually really believe at the end of the day that that is something you that is rightly called business . It is a service , we are engaged in providing a housing service to answer housing need . What we plead with the government all the time is allow us a regime , a financial regime , that is reasonable and stable in order to do that .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The vision of a ruinous partitioning of the inheritance among a community of contentious heirs immediately comes to mind .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the problems is the initial guarantee often looks attractive but only lasts for a short time . After that the return is often slashed . And although there is usually another promise about interest rates , in the long run it usually means very little . It will say that the return will always be so many points above the society 's basic share rate but that is always low . ‘ For those who like term shares , the best deals at the moment are from Stroud & Swindon where you get 10 per cent gross fixed until January on £ 5,000 or more,’ says Willis .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE OFFICE You might be fit for work , but is your office ? Offices can be refreshing , stimulating places to work , or they can add greatly to the tiredness you will feel at the end of a working day . Colleagues apart , the surroundings are very important . Here are a few items for a checklist .
Idiom: go for broke (used idiomatically: yes)
Midfielder David Hillier admitted : ‘ It 's going to be difficult — it will be their Cup final — but we have learned our lesson . ‘ We shall be treating them like a Premier League side . ’ Going for broke Interview by Graham Otway EMBUREY is back in the England fold , on top of his game but on the bottom shelf at the bank .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Ace did n't like heights . But she reckoned that was only natural . Falling off a tall building is , after all , much more dangerous than falling off a low wall . So crawling along a girder that was swaying gently under the dome of a gigantic space station induced a level of fear that Ace thought she could handle . It was the idea of falling into a sea of brains that turned over her insides .
Idiom: keep up appearances (used idiomatically: yes)
But just how far short is anyone 's guess — and a guess that few are prepared to make . Even a parliamentary question received such an ambiguous answer that deputies were little the wiser after the government 's reply . But for the moment it seems that Chevenement is fighting to keep up appearances of big budget increases while losing at least a little ground to other ministries in that fight for limited funds . Scepticism over official figures comes from both ends of the political spectrum . ‘ It 's difficult to say just how much spending will fall short of target,’ says Henry Bordes - Pages .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Thousands of homes and businesses were cut off by two fires at exchanges in Liverpool and Sheffield last month depriving them of all telephone services , including emergency 999 calls . Alfie Kane , BT 's director of network operations , said : ‘ Crippling the 999 phone service in this way may sooner or later lead to the death of innocent people who can not gain access to emergency services , and it is in everyone 's interest that these people are caught.’ Engineers are still working around the clock to restore services at the Woodhouse exchange in Sheffield following a fire on October 25 , which affected 13,000 customers . A blaze at the Wavertree exchange in Liverpool a week earlier hit 13,500 homes and businesses . It took eight days to restore normal service in the area .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
Rob Phone , Mr and Mrs National Holidays , and the journalist they met on the train have all gone their separate ways now , but perhaps a little enriched , a little relaxed , by a modicum of light , meaningless conversation . People coming and going . People whom you would never meet if you could do the old coats - on - the - seat trick . Or be buried in The Times when the fateful question is asked . Maybe British Rail should start to reserve seats according to what sort of conversation you would like to have .
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: no)
The pink ones going down , the blue ones going down . . Does it look better the other way up does it ? . Do n't you ?
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: no)
Luxmoore J. ordered rectification as against the daughter but , having concluded that the non est factum plea failed , he dismissed the rectification claim against the chargees . He said , at p. 673 : ' I am satisfied that there are no grounds on which I can say that these charges are bad , but with regard to the equity of redemption I am satisfied on the evidence that what Mrs. Wardman did was at the request of and in reliance on her daughter , and under her influence . … It follows that the conveyance to Mrs. Bergin can have no effect as against Mrs. Wardman , and she is still entitled to the equity of redemption in the property . … With regard to the charges register , there is no ground for interfering with it and directing any rectification .
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: no)
This was the reason behind their most recent Rembrandt purchase , in 1985 , of the 1634 oval portrait of the rather dull ‘ Haesje Jacobsdr . van Cleyburg’ , bought from Herman Shickman for DFl.10 million . The museum still lacked , as curator Jan Piet Filedt Kok said , a three - quarter length male portrait from the 1630s . The 1633 ‘ Uyttenbogaert’ fits that bill with the additional advantages of being both a representation of an important figure in Dutch religious history ( although the Rijksmuseum already has a portrait of him by Rembrandt 's contemporary Jacob Backer ) and universally accepted as authentic by the members of the Rembrandt Research Project , some of whom are Rijksmuseum curators . The one problem about the purchase is the picture 's poor physical condition . During the nineteenth century , the picture was brutally wax - lined , crushing Rembrandt 's rich highlighting and rendering its surface dead and linoleum - like .
Idiom: turn the screw (used idiomatically: yes)
On one type the switch - off is automatic when water ceases to flow and the proportioner must be re - set before more chemical can be drawn again . With the other type switch on and off is non - automatic . Both types are adjustable and can be calibrated to give the desired strength of solution by turning a small screw set in the housing next to the discharge orifice or by a hexagonal key slotted into a screw at the back of the device . Uptake of chemical varies with viscosity and if the product is changed a proportioner may need recalibration . Dirt and scale deposited on the venturi throat can affect accuracy .
Idiom: all the rage (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm , no I , I , I was gon na tell you what I thought it was and I 've forgotten have n't I ? Erm all the rage Mm , you 're very good , yes very good , that 's excellent Yeah
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
Never before has Europe 's largest book retailer bought so many copies of one book , but it 's confident the gamble will pay dividends . Because of the row over serialisation rights , security has been tight . Smith 's copies have spent the last six days under lock and key at its Dunstable depot . There was a break - in , but the books were hidden and none stolen . At Smith 's Regent Street branch in Swindon , publication day sales were going well .
Idiom: close call (used idiomatically: yes)
With 15 minutes to go , they won a penalty . What do you think ? If you are a Swindon fan , you 're bias of course , but it was a close call . No argument about the kick . Alan Kimble slammed that home to make it Cambridge 1 ; Swindon 0 .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Shamir under pressure The current round of peace negotiations aimed at arranging elections among Palestinians in the occupied territories had started in May 1989 [ see p. 36670 ] . The process had ground to a halt by early 1990 [ see p. 37199 ] , largely as a result of Likud 's hesitancy to proceed with a first - stage meeting of Egyptian , Israeli and United States officials without first receiving certain US " guarantees " ( the first - stage meeting was supposed to discuss a second - stage Israeli - Palestinian meeting in Cairo on the proposed elections ) . Pressure on Itzhak Shamir , the Israeli Prime Minister and Likud leader , to make a definite decision on the US - backed peace formula began mounting in late February . The Labour Party 's executive committee stressed after a Feb. 22 meeting that the government had to make a clear decision on the formula within two to three weeks , otherwise it would be forced to end the coalition .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Preferably in Switzerland , Austria or London . Come on , get writing to Mark now ! ARE YOU WALKING ON THIN ICE ? I know I am . Discuss your problem with Larry the Lamb or Sin the Bad .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Badly , he decided . A meeting of unlike minds . Nevertheless , Jackson had managed to convey the essence of this tall , eccentric doctor in his report , enough to make Montgomery very curious to meet him in the flesh . ‘ I 'll come straight to the point,’ he said . ‘ You were driving your Daimler on the A614 — southbound — at two a.m. yesterday morning .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's how newcomer Owen McMahon plans it anyway after a ‘ first night’ here that deserved a bigger crowd . The match making , to quote Freddie Gilroy , was quite superb for a small - budget bill . Like Denny , Eamon McAuley came in from the cold last night for a good win ( pts 6 ) over Manchester visitor Russell Davidson . It was n't the McAuley of old , probably because of ring rust and a badly bruised right hand , and the sooner he gets another contest the better he 'll like it . There were boos for Pat Loughran ( Eamon 's brother ) in a points win over Londoner Felix Kelly , but cheers galore , Gilford style , for lightweight prospect Bernard McComiskey .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
However , the two men he approached to arrange the murder were undercover detectives and Taylor and his daughter were arrested . Taylor and Smith , 42 , of Dousland , Devon , both admitted conspiring to murder her husband . Smith sat sobbing and shaking in the dock with a prison officer between her and her father as the case was heard . Mr Henry Blacksell , prosecuting , told the court the Crown accepted Smith knew nothing of the events in 1982 when , as the jury found , her father had murdered her mother . The hearing was told Smith was psychologically terrorised by her husband .
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: no)
At the end of the last war , the Allied Forces did not say to Germany : ‘ War is over , let's forget it all . We all made mistakes . Build your country and let's live in peace again . ’ No , you can not do things like that . Awful crimes had been committed by a civilized nation because Nazism had put to death over nine million people .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
The answers are on page 7 . the two clouds Once upon a time there was a white cloud which drifted all by itself in the clear blue sky . It was very lonely and longed for a friend to play with . One day , another cloud appeared .
Idiom: mend fences (used idiomatically: yes)
Their book caused a storm in America last year , mainly because of inflammatory passages suggesting Japan might sell technology to the Russians to spite the United States . The book prospered in Japan — more than 1 m copies have been sold — but Mr Morita regrets his part in the venture . He has withdrawn his chapters from an authorised English translation due later this year , and is about to spend a month in America mending fences . It is a considerable sacrifice : last month Mr Ishihara sold the world rights to Simon & Schuster for $ 275,000 — even though without Mr Morita 's parts the book will be slim . Mr Ishihara does himself no harm by playing the renegade .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
They were sparring again , she realised . Though nothing had altered , somehow the fall had shattered the ice that had temporarily walled her up . ‘ And when I 'm so fragile,’ she added for good measure . He snorted . ‘ You might look fragile , but … ’
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: yes)
Jack the lad is jolly and jovial . Life is good . Every day of every week he becomes richer by more money than he made in his first ten Sixties films put together and then some . But the Sixties gave him a background to emerge from ; in fact , he wrote part of the script for the age and it never left him ; he did n't allow it to leave him . ‘ He is more hip than any man I know,’ says film executive Mark Canton , who helped to make Jack as rich as he is today , by persuading him to play The Joker in Batman .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Ow!’ Pete saw stars . Something enormous hit him on the nose . The next moment a head showed above water a yard or two from the boat . ‘ Shiver my timbers!’ said an angry voice .
Idiom: everything but the kitchen sink (used idiomatically: yes)
CONCLUSION I 've spent nearly a week playing around with the Korg A2 and I feel I have n't done more than scratch the surface . I 've played through it , recorded with it , connected it up to almost everything but the kitchen sink and every time it 's delivered either the sound I wanted or something very close . I see now why Ms Batten and Mr Randall use one ! For a first call session player the A2 can be expanded to one of the most comprehensive sound libraries a guitarist can buy .
Idiom: show the flag (used idiomatically: no)
But they remained second - class citizens as the Service restocked itself with young men of the right background from Oxford and Cambridge . After all , with the sunset of Empire and most departmental requests becoming for economic intelligence , you need trained minds who understood international banking , surely George could see that ? So the Resistance - trained amateurs were gradually shunted to filing jobs or forgotten overseas stations where they needed do nothing but show an invisible flag and curl a lip at the way the CIA did the real work . George asked : ' Did she say anything about her job ? ' ' Oh no .
Idiom: get up someone's nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Er no I mean , them over there Mm mm . oh but they really get up my nose!just wanna do is phone me up , you know I I sa oh had a row with , do n't say anything like about quarter to four time and I said to her , well I 'll be quite honest I said er there 's sixty pound a week or seventy pound a week I get more than you I said I have never heard a load of moaning pratts in all my life ! I said you overtime you 're moaning cos you got ta do , oh yeah we 're always Yeah .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
That 's the point . If you suspect that your teenager is using drugs , the most important thing to remember as the waves of panic close over your head is this — experimentation does n't always lead to addiction , but if your child does become addicted , recovery is possible . The tell - tale signs of drug use are mainly to do with behaviour ; sudden mood swings , poor concentration , disturbed sleep patterns , apathy , loss of memory and , if the addiction is an expensive one , stealing and lying . Weight loss is common , as are the obvious physical signs of needle track marks ( and wearing long sleeves to hide them ) , and the perpetually sore , running nose of someone who has a sniffing habit . If it turns out that your teenager is using drugs and has problems , you have something very painful to face .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
Wages in the work camps were at first one franc per day ; this was increased to 1.80 francs per day in 1942 for refugees who had already lived in camps for a longer period . Half of the amount was transferred to a blocked account .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points . It was Bolder again before half time , making a tremendous save to deny a Simpson shot and then three minutes before half time , his best save of the game ; somehow he kicked kneed Nogan 's shot away from five yards after more good work by United down the left side . Well Charlton had to improve in the second half , and they did ; they got more men into mid - field , and United began to run out of a little bit of steam . Five minutes into the half , Charlton 's corner of the game and Robert Lee volleyed the ball high over the crossbar . Four minutes later Carl Leven 's header went over the bar with a cross coming in from the left , Charlton going in confidence , although United had the chances to put the game well beyond their reach .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
As I recall , they took him out in a refrigerator once , but the usual method with the hostages was to wrap them in blankets or carpet , strapped up with grey plumber 's tape , cover them in sheets , then wheel them out in the middle of the night and stuff them in a van or the boot of a car for the journey . Before , during and after each move , the signals would really fly between us and Washington . We had to keep tabs on Waite at all times . Not so with John McCarthy . The Brits ' attitude was , well , he was a journalist .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
7/JG 26 and elements of III / JG 27 escorted four He111s of II / KG 26 over the island at midday , this formation being intercepted by ‘ C’ Flight Hurricane IIs from Hal Far . Flg . Off . Westmacott , although under fire from the Messerschmitts , attacked one Heinkel and shot it up . The bomber dropped from formation with smoke pouring from it and disappeared slowly out to sea . Westmacott could not follow as he was under attack by the Bf109s , but the Controller later reported that the bomber 's ‘ plot’ had disappeared from the radar screen halfway to Sicily , and Westmacott was awarded a probable .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
I took another one and then just sat there , warming my hands on the mug and staring at the coffee . The young man had broken the spell . I was now better able to concentrate and better able to take stock . Travelling on would be impossible . Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe after a few thousand years of marmot for breakfast , dinner and tea they fancied a change . Maybe they had a sense of adventure . Maybe they knew this was their big moment , their chance to make history . Or maybe they had no choice . Maybe , as William strongly suspected , this first communion between the rat and the marmot had not been without violence and rattus rattus , being the little fucker he was , had savagely copulated with the small , pretty , squirrel - like creature — and then torn her throat out .