The illuminated diagram is arranged upright, at eye level, in which position it can be seen clearly from the desks of the traffic regulator and station announcer (who also commands a good view of the station platforms).

The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak.

I dropped a perfume bottle on the floor and now the house smells like a tart's handbag.

I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.