April 🐥🌼

a closet alcoholic/smoker Dole portrayed the president in campaign speeches as a "closet liberal".

Two weeks before my exams I closeted myself in my room with my books and I didn't speak to anyone. The president has been closeted with (= having a private meeting with) his advisers for several hours.

As we came into the arena, we were jostled by fans pushing their way towards the stage. Photographers jostled and shoved to get a better view of the royal couple.

She topped her speech off with words of thanks.

I feel like splurging (out) on a new dress. I can happily splurge 3,000 pounds in one day.

mottled skin

in collusion with It is thought that they worked in collusion with the terrorist network.

Oh, stop grouching!

These special fabrics wick moisture from athletes' skin to keep them comfortable.

We left the party and I wanted to call it a night, but Martha invited people back for coffee. After two encores, the band finally called it a night and left the stage.

He got my goat and then boldly asked me for a favour

Lye was the main ingredient in homemade soap of the era. Olives are often cured with lye to make them less bitter. The cinders falling into the water made a lye.

We were shouting for an encore. They did a few old hits as/for an encore.

It saves space and becomes convenient with practice, though short, stabby feel is quite unpleasant. Tipping into overt horror is a mistake made just the once, in a stabby sequence of home invasion.

He was demoted at work.

She has taken the conn of the ship.

He has a femur fracture.

Some students merely rehash what they've heard in lectures. We could simply rehash the published facts - but that would be dull.

This suggestion merits further discussion.

Most vacuum cleaners work entirely by suction.

The two sides will square off at a meeting on Wednesday. The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.

after the overlong stressful day I couldn't resist a thought to pamper myself with a chocolate bar.

The film "White Christmas" is a perennial favourite. We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.

signs of incipient public frustration

Give me a minute and I'll rustle something up for supper.

Deer and squirrels are among the denizens of the forest.

He bowed in front of the altar, crossing himself. Don't be cross with me — it's not my fault. My Dad gets cross with me if I leave the kitchen in a mess. After waiting for almost an hour I started to get a bit cross.

The old woman walked along the street muttering imprecations.

You get a good view of the New York skyline from the Statue of Liberty. I can see a ship emerging from under the skyline.

In practice, that means living a decade off the grid.

She scooped the children up and ran with them to safety. I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.

a long-standing agreement. a long-standing rule

Then there is an issue of positive but unwarranted information. And given his past, perhaps the preparation was not unwarranted. All of this in here was an unwarranted demand on his very important time.

As a born performer, she loves the excitement and she loves the adulation.