pull someone’s leg:戏耍某人,尤指使其相信某个虚假的东西为真。电影《女间谍》中,两名特工骗Rick Ford(杰森·斯坦森),使其相信换脸仪(face-off machine)是真实存在的。上司(Allison Janney)无奈地对Rick Ford表示:I’m pretty sure they were pulling your leg.我确信他俩是在恶搞你。 Bust someone’s ba...
18. Upper Southern & South Atlantic US An amount that can be carried or transported in one load: a turn of firewood; a turn of corn.Phrasal Verbs: turn away 1. To send away; dismiss: turned away the clerk. 2. To repel: The poor location of the house turned away prospective buyers...
A circle of firewood and this victim of Georgia’s extra-legal justice system were then doused with kerosene and lit a-fire. Hose’s only words during this final torture, according to the Constitution: “Oh my God! Oh, Jesus!” It’s hard to imagine such community-wide, daylight savagery...
Build a firewood holderProvides information on building a temporary storage frame for firewood. Measurements of the framework; Reason for buying wood by the cord and not by the rick; Factors to consider in buying items needed for ...
It was around 10:30 pm when he decided to go outside and take in some more wood so that he could burn it in his fireplace uearing only long johns, slippers and a shirt.He had taken the short, 15-foot walk to the firewood shed thousands of times before, but this time his poor ...
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then toss the log at Chief Gunderson when she confronts him. “I remember this vividly because I’m a country boy. I said, ‘I can’t push it down with my hand, unless I’m a moron.’ So I took a piece of firewood. Then I said, ‘I can ...
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Firewood. Some businesses choose to split the timber into firewood, then deliver it to clients. Other business stockpile it and market the firewood to the general public.Biofuel. In certain areas of the nation, tree waste is stockpiled then moved to some Biofuel Plant to be converted into ...
around and make the carving your own. Sometimes, it helps to set the carving aside and return to it later, and in the worst case, if you feel it can’t be corrected, toss it in the firewood box and start over. Remember, it’s not the world’s end; it’s just a piece of wood...