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101against the clock — If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it …
102against the grain — If doing something goes against the grain, you re unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice …
103against the stream — ► against (or with) the stream against (or with) the prevailing view or tendency. Main Entry: ↑stream …
104against the wool — Against the texture of the wool, the wrong way • • • Main Entry: ↑wool …
105against a backcloth of something — mainly journalism phrase in a particular situation All these events must be considered against the backcloth of a religious conflict. Thesaurus: words used to describe situations and circumstanceshyponym general words for situations and… …
106against the run of play — british phrase if a team wins or scores against the run of play, they win or score when it seemed that the other team was more likely to do this Thesaurus: words used to describe competitive situationshyponym to defeat someone in a game,… …
107Against the Dying of the Light — is a documentary film about the work of the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. Consisting of interviews with Welsh directors, actors and public figures about the significance that film (particularly amateur film) has played in their… …
108Against Androtion — was a speech composed by Demosthenes in which he accused Androtion of making an illegal proposal. The accusation was successful and Androtion was punished with banishment. External links * [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi… …
109Against Timocrates — was a speech given by Demosthenes in which he attacked a law introduced by Timocrates. Demosthenes claimed that this law would deprive Athens of a great deal of money.External links* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi… …
110Against Idleness And Mischief — is a poem in Divine Songs for Children , by Isaac Watts, and is one of his best known poems. As the title suggests, it is an exhortation to work hard.Text:How doth the little busy bee:Improve each shining hour,:And gather honey all the day:From… …
