If our bowler can take a wicket in the next over, we might defend this low total.

The knights rode out cap-a-pie, their armor gleaming in the morning sun.

During the semifinal, a sudden corps-a-corps occurred, the two fencers colliding with blades and bodies as the referee moved in to separate them.

My grandfather kept a faded photograph of the six bob a day tourist he had befriended before the regiment sailed for Europe.

Overtime hours are paid at time and a half, so working late this week will increase your paycheck significantly.

When the bus broke down, we had to thumb a lift to the next town.

By negotiating the merger, she had to walk a tightrope between satisfying shareholders and preserving company culture.

He didn't give a tinker's damn about the weather forecast, so he left without an umbrella.

Her behavior at the party was queer as a clockwork orange, making everyone stare.

Don't expect him to apologize — he'll never in a month of Sundays admit he was wrong.