After paying the taxi fare, I smiled and said, "keep the change."

In the final period, the team played kitty bar the door to protect their one-goal lead.

They managed to pull from the fire the old family album before the flames consumed the attic.

Every November, Australians gather around the television to watch the race that stops a nation, celebrating the Melbourne Cup with hats and cheers.

Researchers from the Kingdom of the Netherlands presented new conservation plans for the Caribbean islands during the conference.

Whenever I listen to my teenage cousins complain about responsibilities, I think youth is wasted on the young.

The novelist likened the village to 'pigs in the parlour', an allegory for a backward rural society.

During the board meeting, the elephant in the corner — our declining sales — made everyone avoid eye contact.

When the ranch hands prodded the frightened mule, it began to kick against the pricks and threw them off.

My sister's up the kyte and already picking out names.