doomed to failure. 2. done in, very tired; exhausted. usage: Usage guides occasionally object to done

it is. (P. G. Wodehouse, Luck of Botkins , 1935) The phrase is occasionally used by policemen or

of overblown verbiage is played mostly for laughs, while the characters occasionally lead with shorter, baser

stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

in its original condition, complete and unimpaired: a package delivered intact. usage: Occasionally there are objections to

bills as sisters, came forth and sang a duet that is heard occasionally at concerts given under

or to be guided by their own interpretations of Scripture, and, occasionally (to please

and heavy feeling in his stomach like a lump of lead —Vicki Baum Her mild

with me to prolong my stay, but their hospitable and cheerful dispositions lead them too much into

2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. indiscretion noun 1. folly , foolishness , recklessness , imprudence , rashness , tactlessness , gaucherie Occasionally they paid for

taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical

is strata : Several strata of settlement were discovered in the evacuation. Occasionally strata occurs as a

note of ironic understatement. · Negation of too by can't may sometimes lead to ambiguities

View in context But here in the hills, where loose rock occasionally strewed the way

cause for; bring about. Idioms: on occasion, once in a while; occasionally; periodically. [1350–1400; Middle

a time when this key task was mainly carried, heroically, by one book review editor who occasionally posted a list

been well documented in the eastern Beaufort Sea (e.g., Richardson (1)) but only occasionally observed in other

khorēgos, khorāgos : khoros , chorus ; see gher- in Indo-European roots + agein , to lead ; see ag- in

Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 deer (dɪər) n., pl. deer, ( occasionally ) deers. 1. any ruminant

any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads Based

for an indefinite period is one of them. View in context Occasionally, some youth among them

kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" Based on WordNet 3

doomed to failure. 2. done in, very tired; exhausted. usage: Usage guides occasionally object to done

difficult. This meaning dates from the late 19th century and, though still occasionally encountered, has been largely

second to arson, theft, or murder; and, though the rule was occasionally carried too far for

as that it's now midnight! View in context The stout lady occasionally turned her head squarely

ways to go. This usage is considered nonstandard by most editors, though it appears occasionally in less

to come forward" (Fanny Burney). b. To elicit or detect through surprise: "She occasionally surprised a look

Sabrina, Shindy Huang as Aria, and Yuki Kato as Alissa, as the lead quintet. Viu collaborates with

and heavy feeling in his stomach like a lump of lead —Vicki Baum Her mild

specifically to the mirage of a great city that appears occasionally in the

of this term dates from the early part of this century. have lead in one

that one is progressing toward a more angelic nature. The expression is occasionally extended to mean

innocent man was framed by the police" entrap , frame , set up cozen , deceive , delude , lead on - be false to

nickname as an apt description of the life he tried to lead, stripped of all

be a derivative of chiff chark and bottle washer , found occasionally as a listing

dint of talking over her shoulder to the girls and occasionally passing a sop

1. To move about in excited, often angry haste. 2. To lead a wild

to come forward" (Fanny Burney). b. To elicit or detect through surprise: "She occasionally surprised a look

down a slope, gathers momentum as it goes —Cornell Woolrich Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run

down a slope, gathers momentum as it goes —Cornell Woolrich Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run

Friedrich View in context In some States the Specimens are occasionally fed and suffered

to new thesaurus Noun 1. recreational drug - a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is

take off, a. to remove: Take off your coat. b. to lead away. c. to

fight. (Joshua 10:24-25) A similar phrase is have under one’s thumb . lead by the nose

of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make

swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band

is voiced by Sir Francis Bacon. Laws and institutions … like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound

includes the endpoints, but an open interval does not 8. at intervals a. occasionally or intermittently b. with

be a derivative of chiff chark and bottle washer , found occasionally as a listing

in its original condition, complete and unimpaired: a package delivered intact. usage: Occasionally there are objections to

and heavy feeling in his stomach like a lump of lead —Vicki Baum Her mild

fight. (Joshua 10:24-25) A similar phrase is have under one’s thumb . lead by the nose

context It was of about the bigness of a lead pencil and thinking

ways to go. This usage is considered nonstandard by most editors, though it appears occasionally in less

and Blood Vessels Boston lettuce bouncing Bess bouncing Bet References in classic literature ? Occasionally, and very

down a slope, gathers momentum as it goes —Cornell Woolrich Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run

s Open jinx . Irishman Shane Lowry and American JB Holmes share the lead going into the

in neutron beta decay . A precise measurement of a can lead to a

afield - off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield

of parts of phrases, words, syllables, rhymes, alliterations, et cetera) favoring reflections that lead to alphabetical

eating his morning meal of curds and oat cake as he went, occasionally pausing to add

ways to go. This usage is considered nonstandard by most editors, though it appears occasionally in less

which blood is pumped into the aorta and the arteries that lead to the

Mentioned in ? iterative reiteratedly repetitious repetitive References in periodicals archive ? Reiterative recalls lead the FDA

bring a delighted smile, though he also enjoyed the freedom of occasionally differing from an Apocryphal

sold. After being purchased, the pigs were sealed in a sack. Occasionally, an unscrupulous merchant would

the prison dormitory and informed of the many infractions that may lead to 'a

the discipline of home economics. Richards , Keith Born 1943. British rock musician who, as lead guitarist for the