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Basil is constantly spiteful and abusive to guests, and liable to pick up a tail-end of a situation (often panicking when things go wrong) and turn it into a farcical misunderstanding. Basil is known for his tight-fisted attitude to the hotel's expenses, employing completely incompetent builder O'Reilly in "The Builders" simply because he was ...
Economic antisemitism is antisemitism that uses stereotypes and canards that are based on negative perceptions or assertions of the economic status, occupations or economic behaviour of Jews, at times leading to various governmental policies, regulations, taxes and laws that target or which disproportionately impact the economic status, occupations or behaviour of Jews.
The student told investigators she was “disgusted” by his behavior because she saw Biski as a “father figure.” Biski gave the girl lavish gifts and messaged her nearly 700 times, according ...
The finger gesture or "middle finger" is a gesture consisting of a fist with the middle finger extended, optionally extending the thumb as well. It is equivalent to the phrase "fuck you" due to its resemblance to the penis. [14] It is thousands of years old, being referred to in Ancient Roman literature as the digitus infamis or digitus impudicus.
The tenor of the film oscillates between tight-fisted noir and chamber drama, but the theme is always the same: cultural and romantic unrest. ... Fuller's feat is giving the film's nonstop interrogations, meetings and confrontations profound racial and political meaning." [6]
The second series of Inside No. 9 aired from 26 March 2015 to 29 April 2015, [2] [3] and in October the BBC confirmed a third series. [4] Further information, including hints at settings and confirmed performers, was released in January 2016, around which time the series was filmed.
Kulak (/ ˈ k uː l æ k / KOO-lak; Russian: кула́к, romanized: kulák, IPA: ⓘ; plural: кулаки́, kulakí, 'fist' or 'tight-fisted'), also kurkul (Ukrainian: куркуль) or golchomag (Azerbaijani: qolçomaq, plural: qolçomaqlar), was the term which was used to describe Petite bourgeoisie who owned over 3 ha (8 acres) of land towards the end of the Russian Empire.
Mara's master is tight-fisted when it comes to feeding his slaves, so she augments her diet by sneaking away from her work and stealing bread in the marketplace. One such visit occurs right under Sheftu's nose, during which Mara reveals herself to be both exceptionally clever and, once her master has caught her, fluent in Babylonian.