The nurse knelt beside him and gently asked, 'where does it hurt' before examining the wound.

When the lights went out and the streets emptied, she whispered is it safe here before stepping into the alley.

When the invaders reached the coast, the villagers decided to let them have it with everything they had.

Don't put it about that she missed the meeting; it wasn't her fault.

When the debate gets too noisy, the coach puts a sock in it and the team falls silent.

By putting a sock in it, she hoped to stop the endless chattering.

The startup's marketing stunt was so crazy it might just work, catching everyone's attention and driving sales through the roof.

Faced with a suspicious contract clause, she shrugged and said, 'if it looks like a duck,' meaning we should assume it's problematic until proven otherwise.

When the factory closed and the town suffered, my grandmother would sigh and say, 'it's an ill wind that blows no good,' meaning that misfortune rarely benefits anyone.

She finally did it after months of practice.