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(to take the biscuit) to be very surprising (US: take the cake) a piece of wood used in joinery to join two larger pieces together type of quick bread served with savory foods (UK: similar to a savoury scone, or similar in consistency to a croissant) blinder (n.) excellent performance in a game or race (slang) "e.g. he played a blinder"
Also defined: surface diving; plunge diving. Some birds dive into the water for food. Two diving strategies are differentiated: surface diving birds dive from the surface of the water and swim actively underwater; and plunge diving birds dive from the air into the water. Plunge diving birds may use the momentum from the plunge to propel ...
Instead of writing that someone took the plunge, state their action matter-of-factly. In general, if a literal reading of a phrase makes no sense given the context, the sentence needs rewording. Some idioms are common only in certain parts of the world, and many readers are not native speakers of English; articles should not presume familiarity ...
Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface. [1] Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock. [1] Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. [1] Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. [1]
Preparing to plunge. According to the 1920 Official Swimming Guide of the American Swimming Association, the plunge for distance "is a dive from a stationary take-off which is free from spring from a height of 18 inches above the water. Upon reaching the water the plunger glides face downward for a period of 60 seconds without imparting any ...
Hand of cards during a game. The following is a glossary of terms used in card games.Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to bridge, hearts, poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary pac
The Saved by the Bell alum took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday, June 25 to share that she was doing a cold plunge in honor of a friend's birthday. While rocking a black swimsuit and sunglasses ...
Unlike push-up bras, plunge bras are not generally as heavily padded, as many women with larger breasts wear them. Push-up: A fashion bra that creates the appearance of increased cleavage. Uses angled cups containing padding that pushes the breasts inward and upward, toward the center of the chest. A push-up bra is usually a demi-cup bra.