Sentences with phrase «leg up the ladder»

Not exact matches

As someone who worked with animals my whole life before becoming a stay at home mommy, and, yes, treated my cats and dogs like my children, when I actually HAD children, the four legged in the house became, * gasp * «pets», yes, still part of the family, just not as highly up on the ladder as the kiddos.

My 9th grade boy sat there with his Dr. Seuss pajama bottom clad legs propped up against the ladder of his loft bed ladder, popping bubble wrap... pondered the question.

I was introduced to the Bulgarian split - squat (which really hurts all muscles on both legs), the matrix (you can feel the lactic acid like never before,) the speed ladder (leaves you gasping for air) and sprinted up several hundred steps carrying weights for good measure.

He put them through a rigorous exercise program, strapping weights to their hind legs and repeatedly prodding them up a three - foot - high ladder.

Squash (Acorn, Butternut, Delicata)-- train the vines up the four legs of a ladder or hoop trellis (huge space saver!)

With your uni careers team, your pals and your parents advising you what to look for, how can you tell the difference between any old grad job and a leg up your career ladder?

After measuring the size of the grease filter and making a note to pick up the correct size later that day, I fetched my three - legged ladder from the garage and leaned it up against the exterior wall of my townhouse, to climb up and get an assessment of the situation.

Although government guidelines call for spending no more than 30 percent of your income on housing, more than 20 million people pay as much as 50 percent, making it virtually impossible for them to get a leg up on the home ownership ladder, much less afford the necessities of life.

Beyond help with a down payment, getting a leg up onto the property ladder is becoming a common arrangement, Blomquist points out.