You seem to think you're a bit of a Jack the lad, don't you?

When combined with dialogue we get a kind of melodeclamation, and then both dialogue and music are faced with the demands generally presented to melodeclamation, that is to say, coincidence of rhythm, and their artistic symbiosis,[…]

The renovations for our house are rocking along nicely.

My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a jerrymander.