Let’s begin: 1. Acid Test: Meaning - Acid test proves the effectiveness of something. Example - I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master will assess our solo performances. 2. Cut the ground from under feet : Meaning - When you cut the ground from under someone’s feet‚ you do something which weakens their position. Example - When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI‚ they cut the ground from under the opponent’s feet. 3. Chase your tail: Meaning - Spending
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HANGINGVERTICALLY FROM THE HAWSEPIPE‚ WITH THE FLUKES TURNEDINTO THE SHIPS SIDE. IN THIS POSITION IT WILL NOT STOWCORRECTLY IN THE HAWSE PIPE. 3)ANCHOR BUOY:A BUOY USED TO INDICATE THE POSITION OF THESHIPS ANCHOR WHEN ON THE BOTTOM. 4)ANCHOR COMING HOME:WHEN THE ANCHOR IS BEING DRAWNTOWARDS THE SHIP IN THE OPERATION OF HEAVING AWAY‚ BYMEANS OF THE WINDLASS OR THE CABLE HOLDER/CAPSTAN‚ THEANCHOR IS SAID TO BE COMING HOME. INSTEAD OF THE SHIP BEINGDRAWN TOWARDS THE ANCHOR‚ THE REVERSE IS HAPPENING. 5)ANCHOR
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open with your lips apart‚ or gently touching.... Feel your throat relaxing.... relax your cheeks‚ nose‚ and eyes.... Feel your eyelids becoming very heavy.... and very relaxed.... more and more relaxed.... enjoy the feeling of relaxation you are experiencing. Now turn your attention to your neck.... allow a feeling of relaxation to begin at the top of your neck‚ and flow downward... Feel the relaxation as your shoulders become relaxed and loose.... Let your shoulders gently sink downward.... as
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tale of a sea voyage recounted by a Mariner to a wedding guest he encounters just as the wedding is about to commence. The unwilling wedding guest is mesmerized by the Mariner and the recitation of the story recalling the storm‚ fog‚ drought‚ ghost ship‚ spirits‚ angels‚ dead bodies‚ and the Albatross. Coleridge’s tale has the Mariner journeying through pride‚ suffering‚ the supernatural‚ transformation‚ redemption‚ and salvation. The Mariner’s pride prompted the rejection of salvation in the form
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Peddling America’s Pastime In 1919 a gambling scandal forever tarnished the credibility of baseball. I myself‚ am a huge fan of baseball at any level‚ however‚ the scandals that surround the sport undeniably cast a black cloud over America’s pastime. Like fried chicken and apple pie‚ baseball is woven into the fabric that is the United States of America. Baseball goes back a long way‚ all the way to Civil War‚ and even before. During the Civil War baseball was used to break up the monotony of fighting
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Ratmir Sardarov BUS 306.02 Second World War‚ American society and Advertising If you are going to try to go to war‚ or to prepare for war‚ in a capitalist country‚ you have got to let business make money out of the process or business won’t work Henry L. Stimson Thesis: World War II like nothing else had a profound impact on the United States. Introduction The World War II period is a great example how government can organize various private and public interests to persuade consumers to
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My fingers idly pick at the loose string on the sleeve of my robe‚ letting a small section of the sloppy hem come undone. I hurriedly tuck it back into place‚ hoping that nobody will notice. Moment later‚ the doors on the other side of the room open‚ slamming against the walls as they
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The Lusitania The British ocean liner‚ Lusitania‚ amazed the world with its intricate design and incredibly far voyages. The technology implemented into the passenger ship had never been used on a public ship before. Unfortunately‚ during WWI the Lusitania was shot and sunk by German forces. On the bright side‚ the survivors had a lasting impact on their home country’s view of the war. The sinking of the Lusitania sparked many views against the Germans‚ which ultimately led to America joining the
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night‚ an aerial battle occurs above the island‚ and a casualty of the battle floats down with his opened parachute‚ ultimately coming to rest on the mountaintop. Breezes occasionally inflate the parachute‚ making the body appear to sit up and then sink forward again. This sight panics the boys as they mistake the dead body for the beast they fear. In a reaction to this panic‚ Jack forms a splinter group that is eventually joined by all but a few of the boys. The boys who join Jack are enticed by
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such as landslides and earthquakes on the ocean floor. This releases a large amount of methane from the local area. This has been suggested as a possible explanation for the Bermuda Triangle - an area of ocean in the South Atlantic where dozens of ships and planes have disappeared without trace. The theory goes that landslides release the methane‚ which explodes on contact with‚ for example‚ a plane ’s engines. This shows how dangerous even small bursts can be. It would take a bigger event than
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