For the charity's anniversary, they auctioned off gifts that keep on giving, like lifetime memberships and scholarship funds.

Every spring, the knob-thatchers climbed the cottage eaves to repair the ornamental domes.

When I suggested the proposal, he dismissed it by saying that old dog won't hunt.

The landscapers rented de-thatchers to remove the built-up thatch from the sports field before the rainy season.

After three hours of debate, let's leave it at that for now.

Even after he apologized, I couldn't forget how he had betrayed me, and as my mother warned, he that mischief hatches, mischief catches.

He did the job the way that his mentor taught him.

When he claimed he'd finish the project overnight, I just laughed and said, 'that dog don't run.'

The villagers harvested bundles of thatching grass to repair the cottage roof before the rainy season.

After chartering a small sailboat, we anchored off Little Thatch and spent the day snorkeling in its clear waters.