Sentences with phrase «bruised egos in»

So there will be a fair few bruised egos in that dressing room before Saturday's hugely significant fixture with struggling Wolves, significant for the simple fact Man City go to Chelsea on the Monday, meaning there's every chance of the trailing pack − United especially − reducing the arrears on the long - time leaders.

However, for books like Ladbrokes, they are happy to accept a bruised ego in exchange for a massive profit.

Not exact matches

And although his ego might've been bruised in the process, Couling did manage to par the hole — despite the obvious physical and emotional distress he faced.

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So, in his world being male is a handicap that needs accommodation under the ADA (in the US, at any rate) to ensure fragile egos aren't bruised by anyone of the wrong biological configuration.

Many of her friends» daughters had also returned home from a broken marriage with a child or two that they dumped on their parents while they were out «catting around» in a futile tragic attempt to heal their bruised egos and Mother was quite thankful that I spent my after work hours in my room reading my bible.

It is very easy to give or receive an «ego bruise» in a marriage relationship by a rejecting word, lack of thoughtfulness (as in forgetting a birthday or an anniversary), or the attack of «putting the other down.»

This season Abramovich didn't put up bucket loads of cash which probably created a shift in power towards the squad, Mourhinho had his ego bruised by the physio issue and what people thought of his behaviour, and he found out that doing the unmentionable and dumping on your players in public doesn't go down well.

Wenger persists with under performing players in hope of instilling confidence or avoid bruising egos and it's affecting the squad.

With this in mind, Pardew would be wise to start the duo on the bench, as he could have himself a couple of bruised egos.

For those with heart conditions, bruised egos, low self - esteem, and / or are currently in a workplace which frowns upon screaming obscenities at the computer monitor followed by smashing your keyboard across your cubicle you may want to read this another time.

By then, the egos of men had taken over, the parties went to war, sparing no arsenal in their possession until someone got terminally bruised.

«A three - way agreement was reached in that good faith, and if politics or a bruised ego undid that work in favor of the status quo, New York City's children and parents lost out, and that is sad.»

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP in the weeks and months after the divorce comes through Bruised egos may well be typical during the post-divorce phase, but keep in mind that thousands of singles go through divorce every year — so go easy on yourself.

The jobless men in» «The Full Monty» (the title is Brit slang for» «showing all») have nothing to fall back on and have egos easily bruised.

Students may say things in an attempt to bruise your ego or question your teaching abilities.

Adopting a «head in the sand» posture toward unflattering or ego - bruising data is what causes many investors (big and small) to suffer needless losses in the market.

Take it from a divorce lawyer in Brooklyn — spouses whose egos have been bruised by infidelity are a prime example.

This is a far cry from the fair and balanced approach Western jurisprudence brings to the forum of adjudication in settling issues surrounding the bruising of ego or the assassination of characters.

One client in particular, a vice president of online marketing, was a tough case when it came to his bruised ego.

In the fragile crucible that is early marriage, sparks can fly, egos get bruised and feelings hurt, sometimes effortlessly.

Many real estate professionals have said comments in negotiations among all parties have turned nasty, and egos are getting bruised.