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Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
It is an attractive idea but one difficult to prove ; in any case many of the greatest successes of the bivalves have been in life habits that the brachiopods never adopted burrowing and swimming free for example ) . Brachiopods fall into two major classes ; the more primitive have shells composed of calcium phosphate plus organic material and hinge development is imperfect — hence their name , inarticulate brachiopods . Inarticulates can be recognized on the rock from their shiny lustre . Lingula is one of the best known genera . Inarticulates were numerous in the Cambrian and Ordovician periods .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Vogue , March 1960 The Markets of France : Martigues One of the meals we all enjoyed most during our journeyings round the markets of France last summer was a lunch in the end - of - the - world little town of Salin - de - Giraud on the edge of the Camargue . After a pretentious dinner and a bad night — it is rare , I find , to get through even a fortnight 's motoring trip in France without at least one such disaster — spent in a highly unlikely establishment disguised as a cluster of Camargue guardian huts , we left before breakfast and spent a healing morning lost in the remaining lonely stretches of this once completely wild , mysterious , melancholy , half - land , half - water , Rhone estuary country . Much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed , roads and bridges have been built , and huge rice fields have been planted .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: yes)
Some time later , I was persuaded to try for a spot in the formidable writer 's Waterloo that is the NME Subs ' Room . On the first day I pass the acid Fitzgerald test . Spookily enough , I had come full circle : I was back working for Alan Lewis , the man who 'd given me my first music press job — as his secretary at Sounds , back in ( gulp ) 1977 . Then I laughed at the first of Danny Kelly 's many amusing jokes , met The World 's Greatest Rock Photographer , realised there was no NME clique , and knew I 'd found my spiritual home . STEVE LAMACQ 1988
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
No . She just feels she wanted the time to do it in her time . calling the tune . As long as you do n't do it too often . Do n't do it too often just call the tune without justifying it .
Idiom: pay the piper (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It goes without saying , sirrah!’ ‘ Forgot a lot o ' things , did old Blackberry!’ observed Forest , addressing Richard as if he were of a sudden a force to be reckoned with . ‘ Forgot ' oo paid the piper , I dare say ! Even forgot ' oo was King of England at times — would ye credit that , me lord?’ ‘ Be assured , sirrah , that the constable was never guilty of that mistake in my hearing,’ Edward said quietly — before Richard could muster a retort .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We precipitated the 13 October thing’ , stated the occupiers , ‘ because we dispute the fact that It belongs to , or is owned by , anyone , or any small group of people.’ From the Pacific coast to the Thames , movements which had started without financial backing , and without thinking about money , found that the possibility of cash could crash against fragile structures . By the time It had gone through its trauma Jann Wenner and Mick Jagger had pulled the plug on the London Rolling Stone . Its move from Maddox Street to Hanover Square had not been a happy one . Large spacious offices dominated by a Chesterfield reputedly used by the Rolling Stones singer and Marianne Faithful for amorous interludes attracted the traditional crowd of hangers - on , plus the few who came into work .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
( This rule has , as we shall see , been altered by the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 ; see p. 138 . ) Maritime Law divided the loss , at first equally , but now , under the Maritime Conventions Acts 1911 , in proportion , as far as possible , to the degree of fault . The Admiralty had from the first a ‘ prize’ jurisdiction , i.e. a jurisdiction to determine all questions as to the ownership of ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent . The leading principles of prize law were settled by Lord Stowell during the Napoleonic wars ; and they were the basis of the prize law which was applied in the 1914–18 and 1939–45 wars . The modern Courts
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
BUT DARLING BUD STAR DOESN'T NOTICE RICK SKY THE party 's over , it 's time to call it a day — but Catherine Zeta Jones was having such a perfick time she just did n't notice . And in the end the organisers had to tell TV 's Darling Buds Of May star to go home or there would be no one left to party with . Catherine , stunning in an off - the - shoulder black dress , was at a launch bash for the album Spartacus , which features her new single For All Time .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
You will have seen how alarmed we are by the plans to meet a vast increase in aggregates demand . This will accelerate environmental damage and cause misery to many communities across Wales . It flies in the face of commitments made at the Earth Summit to reduce consumption . We believe it is vital that the Secretary of State is persuaded to revise his plans . The powerful aggregates industry is already leaning on him hard to prevent him from doing so .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Generally speaking , as one proceeds from total poverty throughout the world over most of recorded history , increasing wealth has increased demand for animal produce . Let us digress slightly to talk about efficiency in agriculture , comparing fairly modern production of wheat , which is a very efficient crop in the USA , with production of wheat from bullock - power in India . The first thing to say is that this is one of those things that can disappoint us . Bullock power to produce wheat is very inefficient . Not only does it not produce much wheat , as we well know , but , in fact , it is not creating as much energy output as energy input going in to the system .
Idiom: put down roots (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can tell you that the transformation from Easington to here is quite dramatic , in fact you can use the word traumatic,’ he says . ‘ Every ounce of my body is Co Durham and we miss it very much indeed . We will not be putting down roots.’ Though his new house has been named Durham Cottage , with fond memories of home , a friend tells us that Lord Dormand still Jack to most people is finding it hard to adjust . ‘ It does n't sound Jack at all,’ he says .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It was a great feeling … the icing on the cake.’ Don , unfortunately , did not fare so well . Having lost in the last group match against Australia 6–0 and punctured an eardrum to boot , he admits he felt depressed . ‘ When you sit down afterwards and look at all the training you 've done and all the sacrifices you 've made and you do n't get a medal it 's pretty shattering.’ But both he and Adrian Stead , Grant Thornton 's Flying Dutchman Class yachtsman , said the Olympic experience was fantastic .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
They might have made an effort to get the right costumes . Parti - coloured hose with cap and bells were not worn until the Middle Ages , and , fetching though Jilly 's wimple is , she 's going to get caught up in the blackberry bushes before the day is out . I must have a word with them . ' Hello , Mike ! Yoohoo ! '
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
This custom has been handed down from generation to generation .
Idiom: party animal (used idiomatically: yes)
During his teens and twenties , Tom was a party animal , but he now lives a sedate life with his wife Mary , and children .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
Although there was no visible difference in china , we felt it was cleaner because the water was far hotter than the hand could bear . Because the dishes were dried in hot air , it was much more hygienic than using a tea towel or leaving the dishes to drip dry . The kitchen was also easier to tidy up as there were no dishes heaped on the draining board . RUNNING COSTS Although the price of a dishwasher may seem expensive , the costs of actually running the machine can work out to be far less than for washing - up by hand .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The other mums are always talking about what their children eat and most of them seem as just as confused as I am.’ Looking after three young children , being involved in various groups as well as doing part - time evening work means that Faith depends on food that 's quick and convenient to prepare . ‘ I simply have n't got time to spend hours slaving over a hot stove — I 'd rather be out playing with the children or getting out and about , but I do try to make sure we eat well.’ Having a family of three also means the Reeds do n't have a lot of spare cash . ‘ The grocery bill is around £ 50 a week and that includes everything .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It was dreadful ; the girl was beside herself . I listened to her and the sisters and then I went and picked up Orlando from school . I said quite out of the blue , ‘ How would you like a baby?’ He said , ‘ That 'd be fun . A girl would be good.’
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Jay fell silent , slapped child who does n't know why . ‘ It 's OK,’ said Lucy . ‘ It 's just one of those things . It 's OK.’ You wo n't touch me , you have n't done a thing for this goddam exhibition you were so all fired up about , and it 's OK ?
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
But Sir Alan , Flag Officer at Plymouth 's naval base , denies going too fast and says that the commodore 's yacht was not moored properly . AIR THEY GO OVER ATLANTIC TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans - atlantic hot - air balloon race . Don Cameron , 53 , from Bristol , and BBC producer Rob Bayly are competing against four other teams — all flying identical 90-foot helium balloons . The balloons , which set off from Maine on the US East Coast , were moving last night towards Newfoundland .
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
Earlier this year , the Ince based agricultural chemical firm , warned that jobs were under threat if the European Commission did not take action to prevent cheap Russian fertilisers being dumped onto the UK market , making competition virtually impossible . Yesterday , the EC announced that Kemira and the other British fertiliser manufacturers had won their case against the Russians . Although Kemira is not completely home and dry , the EC will find it virtually impossible not to find a solution to the problems it has recognised . ‘ We understand they have found in favour of us and the other UK producers,’ said a spokesman for Kemira . ‘ Russian and Lithuania have been dumping cheap products on the UK market , and our understanding is that the Commission has now found that they have caused material damage to the UK industry .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And the trapping of having to go on radio stations and saying , ‘ Hi , how are ya doin'?’ and all that sort of press … ’moans Ian . ‘ Sounds absolutely f — ing terrible!’ says an £ 80 per week toilet cleaner reading the NME in Scunthorpe . I mean , do me a favour , it 's better than working is n't it ? You 're getting paid enough , are n't you , f — ing hell ! It 's spiritually damaging , is that what you 're saying ?
Idiom: thick as thieves (used idiomatically: yes)
The present Chief Constable 's very keen on causes like that . I 'd line up a Brief if I were you.’ ‘ Her husband 's a solicitor,’ I said , which was n't strictly true but he was in the legal profession , and they 're all as thick as thieves as far as I 'm concerned . ( Rule of life No . 24 : If you ever find yourself needing a solicitor , it 's too late . ) I looked at my watch .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
BOXER Frank Bruno said he would ‘ pull no punches’ in his campaign to help underprivileged young people when he joined more than 400 youngsters being given a new chance in life by the Prince 's Trust at a special promotion in Ayr yesterday . Hell hath no fury THE wife of a senior council official saw red when she spotted her husband 's car outside the home of a woman , police said yesterday . The 28year - old blonde jumped into his Hregistered Mercedes and rammed it into the front doors of Gosport town hall in Hampshire . Court fight to help part - time staff fails
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
It was easy to see why they go on so much about them . ' How green was my valley ' takes on a new meaning when you see it . You drive along a narrow , twisting road half - way up a mountain of rocks and boulders , supporting nothing but scrub and heather plus a few of the tougher and more foolhardy breed of sheep , round a bend and then , suddenly , you look down and there is the valley , with its winding river , fertile fields , a village tucked away at one end , and a verdancy that knocks you for six with its lushness . We had come not only to Wales but , according to the guide - books , to ' the heart of Welsh - speaking Wales ' . Would we be understood ?
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Though politicians often claim that the authority the law claims for itself is justified , there has hardly been any political theorist in recent times who has shared this view . It is , however , often claimed that there is a qualified obligation to obey the law , based on the authority of governments in just regimes , for so long as they remain just . Such a qualified endorsement of the authority of the law falls short of acknowledging the authority the law claims for itself in two respects . First it denies it the right to impose certain obligations , denies that some laws if enacted will be binding . Thus , for example , they may deny that any government has authority to deprive people of their fundamental human rights .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
You did go round the houses on that that was n't to get the point Yeah . yeah , so you know , get stuck in there . Er and I think that 's all I have to say . All in all very good , lots of good aspects there but again be aware of erm you learn the C C Q
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Instead , she will hand over her sons to their nanny and detectives on Christmas Eve , for delivery , with their presents , to Sandringham . The boys will probably rejoin her on Boxing Day at Althorp Manor , Northants , stately home of her brother , Earl Spencer . A source close to the princess said last night that her refusal to attend the family get - together was her boldest show of defiance so far , to prove her independence once and for all . ‘ This was a heartbreaking decision for the princess to make,’ said the source . ‘ Now that her marriage has finally split , there are only two things that she cares about in life : her sons and her charity work .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: no)
Speed is important to prevent the parasitised birds from catching sight of the intruder and becoming aware of the deception , for then they may desert the nest altogether . The cuckoo has no time to settle low in the nest and her egg often falls a little distance . It does not break even if it lands directly on other eggs because its shell is twice as thick as those of the host bird . The cuckoo is able to produce an egg at such short notice because she has retained it in her body for up to twenty - four hours after it has been encased in shell and is ready for laying . She is therefore able to expel it just as soon as the chance arises .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
No more were found until 1961 when a party from the Soviet Union discovered two fragments of a broken nickel - iron meteorite lying in a glacial moraine near Lazarev Base . A year later , US geologists found on a moraine in the Thiel Mountains two portions of a rare type of stony - iron meteorite , called a pallasite , consisting of individual crystals of olivine,(Mg , Fe ) 2SiO4 , scattered through a matrix of metal . In 1964 another US team found an iron meteorite lying on bare rock in the Neptune Mountains . All these were chance discoveries by scientists engaged in other pursuits . Three of the meteorites were found on rocky terrain where they may have fallen directly or been deposited by melted ice .
Idiom: take the bull by the horns (used idiomatically: yes)
Rose reflected , and changed the subject . ' Now if you 'd tell me what happened at the dinner . ' ' Slight discussion took place , Inspector , ' Oliver said , taking the bull by its humiliating horns , ' on the matter of the Prince of Wales 's casting vote . ' ' But you still expected Sir Thomas to win ? He would have no reason for suicide ? '
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
Tim Hancock knocked 45 and Gloucestershire finished on 274 for 9 … At Marlow … Buckinghamshire are playing Leicestershire … just the day for a game of cup cricket … just the day for the local people to come out and see if their team could knock down one of the high and mighty … Leicestershire batted first … Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score …
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I assure you , Sir John,’ Mowbray rasped , ‘ we can hardly find our way around the Tower in the full light of day , never mind on a freezing winter 's night.’ ‘ But you know what this means , do n't you?’ Athelstan accused , picking up the piece of yellow parchment . ‘ By heaven , we do not!’ Fitzormonde replied .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Constance felt let down but , more , she was overcome with indignant self - pity as she slowly cycled back along the drive that linked the Hall to the main road . The heavy boughs and dark leaves of the copper beech that spread over the drive perfectly suited her mood of despair . Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . Just before she reached them she found a felled tree . Sitting down on it , she buried her head in her hands and burst into tears .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Ethnicity , to use modern terminology , occupied more of the tsar 's attention than diplomacy . Many reasons may be adduced for the Polish uprising of November 1830 : the Russians ' two - year hunt for " Polish Decembrists " ; the tsar 's reluctance to be separately crowned as King of Poland ; the refusal of St Petersburg to attach to the " Congress Kingdom " of Poland the provinces to the east which had once been part of the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth ; the emergence of Polish literary figures who " understood romanticism as embodying a patriotic call to restore the old republic within its old frontiers " ; the decline of the Polish economy ; the inspiration of the events of 1830 in France and Belgium ; and the arrest , just before the rising , of a number of militant soldiers and students . In the light of this long list of grievances , it was remarkable how slowly the rising took hold . If the Viceroy , the Grand Duke Konstantin , had been firm , he could probably have prevented the Poles ' discontent from escalating . He abandoned Warsaw to the rebels , however , whereupon they convened a Diet .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Bless you , Peggy . Of course I wo n't go climbing hills,’ Beth assured her with a light peck on the cheek to show that she was not annoyed at the girl 's being so forward . With that , Beth and her son went hand in hand out of the house and down the street , the boy 's constant chatter filtering back to the watching maid and causing her to smile . ‘ Have a good time!’ she called out , over the hustle and bustle of passing carriages . Beth 's smile in return gladdened the girl .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
She says , ‘ I doubt if that 's a present . Were you thinking of staying the night?’ ‘ It is a present,’ I say , and I fish in the bag for a bottle of Marks & Spencer Chablis . ‘ Thanks.’ she says .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
THE POLITICS The French Connection When the Ellis Park anthem episode jeopardised the Wallaby tour , the diplomacy of ARFU president JOE FRENCH saved the day . For the Australia media corps who covered the recent Wallaby tour of South Africa , the everlasting memory of Australian Rugby Football Union president Joe French will be his conducting an impromptu 11.00 pm press conference followed by another at 2.30 am in his hotel room dressed in a pair of shorts and a singlet . The media corps were not dressed much better as they tossed on whatever was nearest after being woken from a deep sleep .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
According to the government the main criteria for the new blood posts were ‘ the age structure and recruiting prospects in the departments concerned’ and ‘ the likely contribution of the posts to research and scholarship’ . The University Grants Committee and the research councils worked together on the selection job . Meanwhile , the Royal Society has received more than 500 applications from scientists for its own 30 ‘ elite’ new blood fellowships . Committees for four subject groups will sift the applications and suggest short lists to the Royal Society 's Council , which should make the final decisions in May or June . No more fame for defamers
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
She held the young man 's prick — and he had a long and a thick one … ) It has been noted also that a particular salacious title for a fabliau , irrespective of the nature of the fabliau 's contents , may have been the secret of the contemporary success of some , as measured by the number of extant manuscript copies . We may note Le Chevalier qui fist parler les cons ( seven manuscript copies ) , Cele qui se fist foutre sur la fosse de son mari , " The woman who got fucked on the tomb of her husband " ( six copies ) , Cele qui fu foutue et desfoutue ( six copies ) , La Damoiselle qui ne pooit oïr parler de foutre , " The maid who could not bear hearing talk of fucking " ( five copies ) , La Coille noire , " The black balls " ( six copies ) or La Dame escoillee , " The woman who had her balls cut off " ( six copies ) . Only the innocently entitled Auburee , still a thoroughly sexual tale , exceeds all of these with eight manuscript copies . Of the remaining 120 fabliaux recognized in the Nouveau Recueil Complet des Fabliaux , more than half exist in a single copy , and fewer than twenty of the more innocently titled fabliaux exist in four or more manuscript copies .
Idiom: babe in arms (used idiomatically: yes)
Devi Lal 's tip - top . There then followed a curious little pantomime , apparently also dictated by tradition . The bride 's younger sister , herself no babe - in - arms , confronted the terrified groom and demanded an offering before he and his party would be admitted to the house . Though the groom looked as if he longed to get the whole thing over and done with , he obeyed the dictates of tradition and refused . ' Before you come in , first you must pay , ' repeated the bride 's sister .
Idiom: famous last words (used idiomatically: yes)
Ray FRAZIER CHORUS , bless ‘ em , have become something of an industry joke . Permanently placed at Number 55 in the not - quite - so - top 100 , they are destined to be remembered as yet another band Virgin failed to encourage into the charts ( famous last words part 136 ) . This , of course , has nothing to do with the featherlight pop of the Brighton trio . Judging a band by its chart position is clearly stupid , but Tim Freeman & Co 's lack of commercial success has led to panic button A&R - ing in the form of the dance remix .