Sentences with phrase «hoi polloi in»

Phantom Thread's high - end fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock, who custom - makes dresses for royalty and hoi polloi in London circa 1950s, is as much a model of obsessive - compulsive mania as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007); this master - dressmaker works in softer and more pliant materials than the wildcat oilman, but is similarly uncompromising about his process and results.

Not exact matches

Some may scoff, but to the well - heeled traveller with the right connections, membership to a club like the Soho provides a port - of - call in most major cities — a plush haven where one can entertain a client away from the prying eyes of the hoi polloi or, in some cases, crash for a few days on nothing more than your own recognizance.

That absurdity is replicated in states too, where the governors also fancy themselves as strongmen, before whom other party hoi polloi, including even elected collectives as the House of Assembly, must bow and worship!

For instance, in a wealthy enclave where rich people have ranches or mansions to get away from the hoi polloi, there may be high property values but not much in the way of sales to tax.

Likewise, the rules governing naming of surface features of the planets and their satellites — as spelled out in Appendix 6 of the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — pointedly exclude hoi polloi.

still hoi polloi who untaped in an efficient efficientsolution

«I do think the concept of exclusive, invite - only, hard - to - get - into, wait - in lines — it's very New York,» says Bradford, 30, whose company weeds out the hoi polloi from the hoity - toity.

deny the hoi polloi the finer things in life, including a health care system that would make Dr. McCoy green with envy.

One night, however, Charlie, with a head full of The Beatles» psychedelia, allegedly spurs his «family» to start a race war by murdering some of the hoi polloi and splashing racially - charged epithets on the walls in virgin blood.

It might have a clean storefront similar to its neighbors, but Aether's curb is often awash in dirt - spattered adventure bikes and road - worn sports cars — rides owned by the Hollywood elite and the hoi polloi alike.

This year I was back in general admission with the hoi polloi and I honestly had an equally good time on both occasions, for slightly different reasons.

They're no fools, so they didn't let any of us hoi polloi drive the car, but they did let us sit in the passenger seat and go for a ride with one of Monticello's instructors behind the wheel.

Yes, the bulk of Rover's present - day clientele differs vastly from the hoi - polloi who scooped up the first utilitarian models that came off Land Rover's assembly line back in 1970.

The audience — both the gentry seated in tiered rows around the amphitheatre and hoi polloi (myself among them) standing behind to peer through the arches of the pergola - seemed alike to...

The audience — both the gentry seated in tiered rows around the amphitheatre and hoi polloi (myself among them) standing behind to peer through the arches of the pergola - seemed alike to quiver with pleasant shock.

In Ireland or the UK, the most likely inhabitants of a trailer would actually be farm animals... Also, in more innocent times, mobile home parks — technically, trailer parks — were (most ironically) quite posh get - aways by the sea, while the hoi polloi were confined to teeming caravan parkIn Ireland or the UK, the most likely inhabitants of a trailer would actually be farm animals... Also, in more innocent times, mobile home parks — technically, trailer parks — were (most ironically) quite posh get - aways by the sea, while the hoi polloi were confined to teeming caravan parkin more innocent times, mobile home parks — technically, trailer parks — were (most ironically) quite posh get - aways by the sea, while the hoi polloi were confined to teeming caravan parks.

Nowdays we, hoi polloi of restricted wealth, can not buy happiness even though it appears for sale at far lower prices in bigbox stores in malls of our choice.

Well, Martin indignantly explained that since he is working to make the sort of trips that he so craves for himself way too expensive for the hoi polloi to afford, then it was O. K. for Martin, with his expectations of an income twice that of the average Brit family, to enjoy his little carbon - spew junkets in good conscience.

It's the really wealthy who turned up the energy use tap onto full and not the hoi polloi suburbanite living a normal existence in the real world.

I think I can still spell it out in those simple terms should any of the Greenbelt hoi polloi require such edification.