Idioms and Expressions: List 3

While the technologies may be bare bones, their impact is far-reaching. Forbes (Dec 20, 2013)

On paper, Close is of a similar pedigree to Katharine Hepburn: an, educated, East Coast blue blood from a wealthy, well-connected family. The Guardian (Nov 6, 2015)

They lived for each other, body and soul. Night

When we were almost next, the little girl in front of us got cold feet about going down the tall slide, so she turned around to let us pass. Auggie & Me

I was prepared for his wrath, but the cold shoulder stings more. Love, Hate & Other Filters

“You need to accept it. It may sound callous, cold-blooded, but you will never see Jermaine again. At least, not in this life.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet

But she was upset by the idea of killing the rabbit in cold blood. Watership Down: A Novel

He made a half-hearted attempt to catch up, then slowed down, turned and made off in the opposite direction. 1984

He was still neck and neck with the other kid. Patina

Maybe it wouldn’t hurt if she were a little more like Zane, a pain in the neck who didn’t care what anybody thought of him. A Tangle of Knots

So in the words of worrying moms everywhere, "Eat, eat! You're skin and bones!" Golf Digest (Mar 19, 2019)

He will play a yellow-bellied chicken farmer who is forced to corral his courage when an outlaw terrorises his town. The Guardian (Mar 19, 2013)

The few how-was-this-written jam sessions we get are fairly bland: That irresistibly self-aggrandizing anthem “We Will Rock You” is explained away with some mealymouthed blather about audience participation. Los Angeles Times (Oct 29, 2018)

After all, they were not designed to be seen at first hand, but through a lens, on a screen. The Guardian (Oct 12, 2012)

Anatole speaks French and English both, and single-handedly runs the school all by himself. The Poisonwood Bible

He was regarded as thick-skinned and insensitive—even cruel. East of Eden

It’s hard to imagine anyone, thin-skinned or not, objecting to this. New York Times (Jun 16, 2011)

“I experienced a lot of secondhand embarrassment, which I think is worse than firsthand embarrassment,” she said. Washington Post (Dec 23, 2020)

Once you’ve visually adjusted to the eye-popping scenery, your eyes pop once more. Forbes (Apr 2, 2013)

Their remarks are cut down to the briefest of sound bites, delivering specific bits of information that drive the movie ahead. The New Yorker (Aug 29, 2019)