She came up with an off the wall plan to turn the abandoned mall into an urban farm.

As the squall hit, the captain barked an order and the helmsman answered the helm, veering the ship away from the reefs.

She assured me she was on the level when discussing the company's finances.

The project team decided to integrate a commercial off-the-shelf database solution rather than build one from scratch.

You can argue about which movie is better until the cows come home, but it won't change my mind.

We managed to furnish the apartment on the cheap, but the furniture started falling apart within a month.

When I asked about the missing report, he continued to beat about the bush instead of giving a straight answer.

The before the mast sailors endured the damp forecastle and hard work with quiet resilience.

After the storm, he staggered into the kitchen looking every bit the wreck of the Hesperus, his hair matted and his coat dripping with seawater.

On the whole, the conference was a success despite a few technical issues.