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do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | In a nutshell : young country bumpkin black cop is drafted in to defuse the tension on a London estate and discovers who 's really doing the dirty work . | In a nutshell : young country bumpkin black cop is drafted in to defuse the tension on a London estate and discovers who 's really doing the unpleasant or challenging tasks . | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O | On your knees , doing the dirty work , Sally-Anne ? | On your knees , doing the unpleasant or challenging tasks , Sally-Anne ? | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | BRINGING CUNNING PEOPLE IN TO DO THE DIRTY WORK | BRINGING CUNNING PEOPLE IN TO do the unpleasant or challenging tasks | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | The point is , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that he had spent his life seeking her out , yet left his feet to do the dirty work . | The point is , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that he had spent his life seeking her out , yet left his feet to do the unpleasant or challenging tasks . | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O | Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming . | Her unnecessary decision to do the most unpleasant and most challenging tasks in the place struck them as alarming . | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Gravity did the dirty work . | Gravity did the unpleasant task . | null |
do [pron] dirty work | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | Before stepping unrepentantly down ( in 1989 ) , he entrenched himself as commander of the army for six further years , intending thus to protect the criminals who had done the dirty work while he was president . | Before stepping unrepentantly down ( in 1989 ) , he entrenched himself as commander of the army for six further years , intending thus to protect the criminals who had done the unpleasant or challenging task while he was president . | null |
do [pron] trick | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | We stopped the boat and drifted for a while , and the birds relaxed and moved back towards Bound Skerry the rock in a long line which did the trick ! | We stopped the boat and drifted for a while , and the birds relaxed and moved back towards Bound Skerry the rock in a long line which served the purpose well ! | null |
do [pron] trick | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O | The 13-goal marksman 's chances of being fit have improved since he started the treatment and his manager Ron Atkinson said : If he does make it and this machine has done the trick I will gladly pay out Pounds 25,000 myself to buy one . | The 13-goal marksman 's chances of being fit have improved since he started the treatment and his manager Ron Atkinson said : If he does make it and this machine has served the purpose well I will gladly pay out Pounds 25,000 myself to buy one . | null |
do [pron] trick | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | The tools have to be looked after which means , in particular , preventing them from rusting ( a thin smearing of oil does the trick ) ; tools with cutting edges should be kept sharp with their blades protected against damage . | The tools have to be looked after which means , in particular , preventing them from rusting ( a thin smearing of oil serves the purpose well ) ; tools with cutting edges should be kept sharp with their blades protected against damage . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O | Stuart , 24 , a student at Newcastle Polytechnic , resigned from Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers in November , accusing the club of dragging its feet in moves towards a possible merger with Mandale AC . | Stuart , 24 , a student at Newcastle Polytechnic , resigned from Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers in November , accusing the club of moving slowly and reluctantly in moves towards a possible merger with Mandale AC . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | Far from taking municipal institutions as a platform for broader political participation , they dragged their feet even about using these bodies to improve urban facilities . | Far from taking municipal institutions as a platform for broader political participation , they moved slowly and reluctantly even about using these bodies to improve urban facilities . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | In extreme cases , unjustified delay can render a dismissal unfair even in a case where a similar penalty would have been legitimate had management not dragged its feet . | In extreme cases , unjustified delay can render a dismissal unfair even in a case where a similar penalty would have been legitimate had management not moved slowly and reluctantly . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Even those known to be dragging their feet due to political resistance have admitted that the Support Force was constructive . | Even those known to be moving slowly and reluctantly due to political resistance have admitted that the Support Force was constructive . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | The accuser , a certain William Borden , was a dedicated propagandist for strategic air power that is , the H-bomb , over which Oppenheimer dragged his feet . | The accuser , a certain William Borden , was a dedicated propagandist for strategic air power that is , the H-bomb , over which Oppenheimer moved slowly and reluctantly . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O | Counties such as Lincolnshire , Kent and Buckinghamshire can be expected to drag their feet over comprehensive reforms , as they did 20 years ago . | Counties such as Lincolnshire , Kent and Buckinghamshire can be expected to move slowly and reluctantly over comprehensive reforms , as they did 20 years ago . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | So it was not after all , the pressure from the farmers , or the cost , or the private discussions with the fertiliser manufacturers which had motivated the UK to drag its feet over nitrates , but a uniquely shrewd insight into the better interests of public health . | So it was not after all , the pressure from the farmers , or the cost , or the private discussions with the fertiliser manufacturers which had motivated the UK to move slowly and reluctantly over nitrates , but a uniquely shrewd insight into the better interests of public health . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | The Turkish manoeuvres which culminated in what seemed to be the disaster of Sinope had the object of making Nicholas look aggressive , but if the sultan hoped to increase the determination of Britain and France to put Russia in her place , he found that Britain , at least , dragged her feet . | The Turkish manoeuvres which culminated in what seemed to be the disaster of Sinope had the object of making Nicholas look aggressive , but if the sultan hoped to increase the determination of Britain and France to put Russia in her place , he found that Britain , at least , moved slowly and reluctantly . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | Partly , I was not doing the work because I thought my tutor had decided I was a poof but , more importantly , I was dragging my feet because I was not keen on the work itself . | Partly , I was not doing the work because I thought my tutor had decided I was a poof but , more importantly , I was moving slowly and reluctantly because I was not keen on the work itself . | null |
drag [pron] feet | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | And do not drag your feet . | And do not move slowly and reluctantly . | null |
draw fire | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | It is equally safe to wager that some of her actions will bring her into conflict with the competition directorate in Brussels , while her community policy plans will draw fire from Britain and Germany . | It is equally safe to wager that some of her actions will bring her into conflict with the competition directorate in Brussels , while her community policy plans will attract criticism from Britain and Germany . | null |
draw fire | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | One claim guaranteed to draw fire from Kylie is that she missed out on a childhood because of showbiz . | One claim guaranteed to attract criticism from Kylie is that she missed out on a childhood because of showbiz . | null |
draw fire | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | Many are already sceptical of MIPS ' independence , following its proposed acquisition by Silicon Graphics , and now it 's drawing fire from all quarters , not least from shareholder DEC . | Many are already sceptical of MIPS ' independence , following its proposed acquisition by Silicon Graphics , and now it 's attracting criticism from all quarters , not least from shareholder DEC . | null |
draw fire | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | It was well received in the horticultural press , but drew fire from the advocates of formal gardening , especially ( Sir ) Reginald Blomfield [ q.v. ] in his The Formal Garden in England ( 1892 ) . | It was well received in the horticultural press , but attracted criticism from the advocates of formal gardening , especially ( Sir ) Reginald Blomfield [ q.v. ] in his The Formal Garden in England ( 1892 ) . | null |
draw in [pron] horns | 1 | O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O | Indeed , Russia seemed to be drawing in her horns on the eastern edge of her dominions . | Indeed , Russia seemed to be retreating on the eastern edge of her dominions . | null |
draw in [pron] horns | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | It was somewhat of a disappointment to her vengeful mind to consider that he might have taken yesterday 's omen to heart , and prudently drawn in his horns , resigning his pretensions on her rather than venture even token opposition to the fiat of the prince and his governor . | It was somewhat of a disappointment to her vengeful mind to consider that he might have taken yesterday 's omen to heart , and prudently retreated , resigning his pretensions on her rather than venture even token opposition to the fiat of the prince and his governor . | null |
draw in [pron] horns | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Not only in Europe , but also in Afghanistan , Africa and East Asia , the Soviet Empire now drew in its horns . | Not only in Europe , but also in Afghanistan , Africa and East Asia , the Soviet Empire now retreated . | null |
draw in [pron] horns | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Far from drawing in his horns and going on the defensive , he continued to seek out and exploit opportunities for further expansion . | Far from retreating and going on the defensive , he continued to seek out and exploit opportunities for further expansion . | null |
draw in [pron] horns | 1 | O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | While the credit- driven Anglo economies draw in their horns the savings and investment driven economies of Japan and West Germany are reaping their rewards . | While the credit- driven Anglo economies retreating the savings and investment driven economies of Japan and West Germany are reaping their rewards . | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | I 'm here because I drew the short straw when Jan Killeen was dishing out people to chair particular interest groups in preparation for this work , and I drew the job of chairing the group on private care issues . | I 'm here because I was unluckily picked when Jan Killeen was dishing out people to chair particular interest groups in preparation for this work , and I drew the job of chairing the group on private care issues . | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O | Nick Simmons , manager of the AA Roadwatch nerve centre at Stanmore , Middlesex , hastily pointed out yesterday that those who drew the short straw for Christmas duty could just as easily have been men . | Nick Simmons , manager of the AA Roadwatch nerve centre at Stanmore , Middlesex , hastily pointed out yesterday that those who were unluckily picked for Christmas duty could just as easily have been men . | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O | Now , we have got quite a long list , colleagues , of , er , members of the European Parliament and members of Parliament who will be with us during the course of the week for for short stays er Euro European MPs first , er Linden , Cheshire West secretary of the European P L P Steven , Durham , deputy leader of the Eu... | Now , we have got quite a long list , colleagues , of , er , members of the European Parliament and members of Parliament who will be with us during the course of the week for for short stays er Euro European MPs first , er Linden , Cheshire West secretary of the European P L P Steven , Durham , deputy leader of the Eu... | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr drawn the short straw indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we will see about that but I do know that I have the ... | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr been unluckily picked indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we will see about that but I do know that I have the ... | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O | Someone has to draw the short straw , says Big Stan , 60 . | Someone has to be unluckily picked , says Big Stan , 60 . | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O | I prayed the weather would be on our side ; sometimes you can draw the wrong straw with the weather and you 're finished . | I prayed the weather would be on our side ; sometimes you can be unlucky with the weather and you 're finished . | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | TV Choice : Art draws the short straw | TV Choice : Art is being unluckily picked | null |
draw [pron] shortest straw | 1 | O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | As the lucky person who drew the shortest straw to be editor of the first edition of the revamped CIBLINGS , it comes down to me to think of something to fill the vast amount of space which is the front page . | As the lucky person who was unluckily picked to be editor of the first edition of the revamped CIBLINGS , it comes down to me to think of something to fill the vast amount of space which is the front page . | null |
drink like [pron] fish | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Simon was drinking like a fish ; he was not getting on with Mary at all ; he was working too much , and they said he was worried as he was about to switch Parties . | Simon was drinking alcohol excessively ; he was not getting on with Mary at all ; he was working too much , and they said he was worried as he was about to switch Parties . | null |
drink like [pron] fish | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | He drinks like a fish ! | He drinks alcohol excessively ! | null |
drink like [pron] fish | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Then he started to pull himself together , returned to Hollywood and stayed sober except for Sundays , when he would lock himself away and drink like a fish . | Then he started to pull himself together , returned to Hollywood and stayed sober except for Sundays , when he would lock himself away and drink alcohol excessively . | null |
drink like [pron] fish | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | He could drink like a fish and I could not understand his coarse speech . | He could drink alcohol excessively and I could not understand his coarse speech . | null |
drink like [pron] fish | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Mrs Wedderburn had been the piano accompanist , a reed of a woman who wore wire-framed spectacles and reputedly drank like a fish . | Mrs Wedderburn had been the piano accompanist , a reed of a woman who wore wire-framed spectacles and reputedly drank alcohol excessively . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Expect North Korea to drive a hard bargain . | Expect North Korea to be a skillful and unyielding negotiator . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | It gave her great satisfaction that after a couple of months she proved as expert as Ferdinando , learning rapidly how to drive a hard bargain . | It gave her great satisfaction that after a couple of months she proved as expert as Ferdinando , learning rapidly how to be a skillful and unyielding negotiator . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | You drive a hard bargain , but I will go along with that . | You are a skillful and unyielding negotiator , but I will go along with that . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | M. Chaillot attempted to drive a hard bargain . | M. Chaillot attempted to be a skillful and unyielding negotiator . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | However , magazines will drive a hard bargain arid if you are to enjoy the advantages of full page coverage you will have to offer a very good discount , guarantee stocks and pay a handling fee . | However , magazines will exact as much as possible for a transaction arid if you are to enjoy the advantages of full page coverage you will have to offer a very good discount , guarantee stocks and pay a handling fee . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | The return of a Tory Government with a workable majority of 21 has denied the Ulster Unionists the balance of power and the chance to drive a hard bargain with a minority administration , and they will now buckle down to what will be tough negotiations over the next few months . | The return of a Tory Government with a workable majority of 21 has denied the Ulster Unionists the balance of power and the chance to be a skillful and unyielding negotiator with a minority administration , and they will now buckle down to what will be tough negotiations over the next few months . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Do not become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain . | Do not become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to exact as much as possible from a transaction . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Will you take me to see the badger 's sett soon ? said Oliver , driving a hard bargain . | Will you take me to see the badger 's sett soon ? said Oliver , being a skillful and unyielding negotiator . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | Driving a hard bargain | being a skillful and unyielding negotiator | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O | We have driven a hard bargain it 's not a question of charity ! | We have exacted as much as possible from a transaction it 's not a question of charity ! | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Monsieur Mitterand has already said that he 's going to seek to drive a harder bargain with Britain over fishing limits even than President Giscard was trying to do , and I think our negotiators must expect a rather tough time as far as fisheries are concerned . | Monsieur Mitterand has already said that he 's going to seek to be a skillful and unyielding negotiator with Britain over fishing limits even than President Giscard was trying to do , and I think our negotiators must expect a rather tough time as far as fisheries are concerned . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | He 's worried that if Zekel knows he has a Porsche , the Jew will drive a harder bargain and the haggling between them which is already prolonged will become interminable . | He 's worried that if Zekel knows he has a Porsche , the Jew will be a skillful and unyielding negotiator and the haggling between them which is already prolonged will become interminable . | null |
drive [pron] hard bargain | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Driving the hard bargain : Pay-as-you-drive would solve little and penalise motorists cruelly , Kenneth Faircloth argues | Being sever in negotiating a transaction : Pay-as-you-drive would solve little and penalise motorists cruelly , Kenneth Faircloth argues | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | she could not understand how , she said oh she said and , and a couple of channels that used to drive her up the wall . | she could not understand how , she said oh she said and , and a couple of channels that used to frustrate her . | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O | Drives you up the wall If your rent is that high . | frustrates you If your rent is that high . | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O | If I was her , it would drive me up the wall . | If I was her , it would frustrate me . | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | Driving us to the wall | frustrating us | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Oh , Jesus , she 's driving us up the wall . | Oh , Jesus , she 's frustrating us . | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I have got all them houses in the first bit have not I ? | I hate doing that , frustrates me the first bit cos I have got all them houses in the first bit have not I ? | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Nearly drove me up the wall ! | Nearly frustrated me to the point of exasperation ! | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | DRIVING THEM UP THE WALL | frustrating us | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Poor Mrs got two lots of children and they were driving her up the wall ! | Poor Mrs got two lots of children and they were frustrating her to the point of exasperation ! | null |
drive [pron] up [pron] wall | 1 | B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM | Drives me up the wall | frustrates me to the point of exasperation | null |
drop [pron] bombshell | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Ever since Kirov had dropped his bombshell , Vologsky had reeled from the shock , his brain free-wheeling in a limbo which offered no thread of reality to latch on to . | Ever since Kirov had made his unexpected announcement , Vologsky had reeled from the shock , his brain free-wheeling in a limbo which offered no thread of reality to latch on to . | null |
drop [pron] bombshell | 1 | O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | It must have occurred to you before you dropped your bombshell that it would distract Simon , Vitor said , starting to pace up and down the confined space like an enraged tiger trapped in a too small cage . | It must have occurred to you before you made your unexpected announcement that it would distract Simon , Vitor said , starting to pace up and down the confined space like an enraged tiger trapped in a too small cage . | null |
drop [pron] bombshell | 1 | O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | The silver-tongued fox saunters up to our singer and drops his bombshell . | The silver-tongued fox saunters up to our singer and makes his unexpected announcement . | null |
drop [pron] bombshell | 1 | O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Jake smiled sadistically as he prepared to drop his bombshell . | Jake smiled sadistically as he prepared to make him unexpected announcement . | null |
drop [pron] bombshell | 1 | O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | It was then that the Queen dropped her bombshell . | It was then that the Queen made her unexpected announcement . | null |
drop [pron] subject | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Exactly , he confirmed , so repressively that she was forced to drop the subject . | Exactly , he confirmed , so repressively that she was forced to stop discussing the topic at once . | null |
drop [pron] subject | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O | Now can we drop the subject ? | Now can we stop discussing the topic at once ? | null |
drop [pron] subject | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | I did ask if they 'd had a nice meal , but Lisabeth just harrumphed so I dropped the subject and told them instead that I was going to meet Duncan and collect Salome 's car . | I did ask if they 'd had a nice meal , but Lisabeth just harrumphed so I stopped discussing the topic at once and told them instead that I was going to meet Duncan and collect Salome 's car . | null |
drop [pron] subject | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and stopped discussing the topic at once . | null |
drop [pron] subject | 1 | O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | To her relief , Julius dropped the subject . | To her relief , Julius stopped discussing the topic at once . | null |
rabbit hole | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | No doubt other Caldwells , too , inhabited every shade , every trunk , rabbit hole and rut of Sleet . | No doubt other Caldwells , too , inhabited every shade , every trunk , chaotic situation and rut of Sleet . | null |
rabbit hole | 1 | O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | Do not drop down any more rabbit holes , will you ? | Do not drop down any more problematic situations , will you ? | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | Desperately Leith racked her brains , but there was nothing she could tell him , only the truth . | Desperately Leith struggled to think of something , but there was nothing she could tell him , only the truth . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O | And they thought barnacles turned into geese , I said , racking my brains for ancient nonsense . | And they thought barnacles turned into geese , I said , struggling to think for ancient nonsense . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O | She racked her brain , trying to remember once more . | She struggled to recall , trying to remember once more . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | I delayed switching the computer off while I racked my brain trying to think of some way of saving them , but there was none . | I delayed switching the computer off while I struggled to think of something trying to think of some way of saving them , but there was none . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | He racked his brains till he finished teaching , and he racked them while he tried to sleep , but nothing presented itself . | He struggled to think till he finished teaching , and he racked them while he tried to sleep , but nothing presented itself . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O | I racked my brains I could not get one yesterday | I struggled to recall I could not get one yesterday | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | There was a silence in the room as we all simultaneously racked our brains for a missing disease . | There was a silence in the room as we all simultaneously struggled to recall for a missing disease . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O | " Three men attacked Joe and we have been racking our brains trying to figure out a motive . | " Three men attacked Joe and we have been struggled to think trying to figure out a motive . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | As he racks his brains to discover the purpose of some otherwise unintelligible artefact , the prehistorian turns hopefully to ethnographic parallels from living cultures . | As he struggles to think of something to discover the purpose of some otherwise unintelligible artefact , the prehistorian turns hopefully to ethnographic parallels from living cultures . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O | When you , when you think that they 're racking their brains and it | When you , when you think that they 're struggling to think of something and it | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | They had no level of communication at all , and a bus ride with him was an ordeal rather than a pleasure , for she had to rack her brains to reply to his remarks about the weather , the town 's football teams , the cinema , his headmaster , and so forth , but nevertheless when he wrote her a note saying : | They had no level of communication at all , and a bus ride with him was an ordeal rather than a pleasure , for she had to struggle to think of something to reply to his remarks about the weather , the town 's football teams , the cinema , his headmaster , and so forth , but nevertheless when he wrote her a note saying ... | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O | I had to rack my brains to remember a worse one . | I had to struggle to recall to remember a worse one . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O | She was obviously ( it seemed to Sam ) racking her brains to think of something . | She was obviously ( it seemed to Sam ) struggling to think of something . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O | I have been racking my brain to remember what Sue Puffett used to be called . | I have been struggling to remember what Sue Puffett used to be called . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | FOR TWO DAYS I WENT ABOUT RACKING MY BRAINS FOR A PLOT OF ANY SORT ; ON THE SECOND NIGHT I DREAMED THE SCENE AT THE WINK ) W , AND A SCENE AFTERWARD SPLIT IN TWO , IN WHICH HYDEPURSUED FOR SOME CRIME , TOOK THE POWDER AND UNDERWENT THE CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS PURSUERS . | FOR TWO DAYS I WENT ABOUT struggling to recall FOR A PLOT OF ANY SORT ; ON THE SECOND NIGHT I DREAMED THE SCENE AT THE WINK ) W , AND A SCENE AFTERWARD SPLIT IN TWO , IN WHICH HYDEPURSUED FOR SOME CRIME , TOOK THE POWDER AND UNDERWENT THE CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS PURSUERS . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O | He paused to rack his brains . | He paused to struggle to think of something . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O | I just wanted I was trying to rack my brain to see when er we have had real regard to this policy | I just wanted I was trying to struggle to recall to see when er we have had real regard to this policy | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O | Her hair was put up with rhinestone forget-me-nots instead of diamant ones and when her friend Mr Lewis says : might I divest you of your plastic mac ? the whole process shut down for an hour or so whilst six fairly literate people racked their brains for a mac substitute . | Her hair was put up with rhinestone forget-me-nots instead of diamant ones and when her friend Mr Lewis says : might I divest you of your plastic mac ? the whole process shut down for an hour or so whilst six fairly literate people struggled to think of something for a mac substitute . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | But most of the mealtime was spent with her either backing away from his leading philandering comments , or racking her brain to think of some comments or questions of her own other than those that so easily sprang to mind , but which all centred around his employer . | But most of the mealtime was spent with her either backing away from his leading philandering comments , or struggling to think of some comments or questions of her own other than those that so easily sprang to mind , but which all centred around his employer . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . | This is the time of year when we all struggle to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | After the success of their hilarious debut Rack Your Brains , Round The Hat Rack return with a new physical comedy highlighting their stylish and visual wit . | After the success of their hilarious debut struggle to recall or think of something , Round The Hat Rack return with a new physical comedy highlighting their stylish and visual wit . | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O | She 's got to rack her brain through er | She 's got to struggle to think through er | null |
rack [pron] brain | 1 | O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-IDIOM I-IDIOM I-IDIOM O O O O O O O | I 'm not immediately aware of anything else , but members , please rack your brains as we go through , Diana ? | I 'm not immediately aware of anything else , but members , please strain to remember as we go through , Diana ? | null |
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