Sentences with phrase «n't stick at something»

It saddens me when parents get annoyed when kids don't stick at something.

Not exact matches

For example, if you can make top - notch cinnamon rolls, then stick with that instead of trying to bake something that you're not as skilled at.

Not only will it shine through, but it's much more effective than throwing something at the wall and hoping it sticks.

«The Superfood Side is not something you would expect to see at a fast food restaurant, and we're thrilled to kick off 2016 with something that can help people stick to their New Year's resolutions to eat healthfully,» said David Farmer, vice president of menu strategy and development for Chick - fil - A in a statement.

I applaud people who have chosen that path and stick to it, and I must say I find it intensely tedious to listen to those cynical «vegan - bashers» who think they are amusing as they snark away at vegans without having any idea why they are even doing so, other than being threatened by something they don't understand, or by some vague aversion they have to any spiritual - sounding practice or «liberal - hippie - sounding» philosophy.

I am a firm believer in NOT ordering salads at restaurants; I like to reserve my dollars for something that will stick to my stomach.

I can't see Wenger risking any of our star players on that surface, Which makes this game more likely to be a giant killing with the reserves that he will put out for this game and the Sutton management know this too, which is why they stuck to playing this tie at their ground instead of moving it elsewhere (Crystal palace) that must tell you something?

This lunacy has its roots in something from the East Bay called oh - fuck - you, and I've learned not to poke a stick at it.

But IIRC Sancho was good friends with Aubameyang so the «throw something at the wall and see if it sticks» approach probably says «Well, he's friends with Aubameyang who forced a move and had a lot of behavior issues, wasn't very professional, so, probably gonna do the same»

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

i'd like Diego Simeone as our next coach... but he's building something special there so he won't leave lol... we stuck with the prof, master of late subs for another 2 years at least... well thats if he doesn't renew it lol

If she does this, you will need to reintroduce the bottle to the baby, which will be frustrating at first; just sticking it in her mouth won't work since she is now used to something quite different.

While listening to our challenges Indra said something that stuck to me (in fact enough that there will be separate blog post speaking about this point at length)... she said something to the effect that you don't get to be a trailblazer without paying some price.

So in the case of this movie, well this movie winds up doing is actually asking a question, and the question it asks is what price do we pay for having all this wonderful technology that we are, you know, using — and you know, I love my computer, I love using e-mail and, you know, [Facebook and] Twitter and all these innovations, [they're] fantastic; and yet you can easily find yourself stuck into this and actually you're spending hours a day staring at a computer screen — and [yet] every moment that you spend doing that is a moment you are not with your family, with your friends, going out for a walk, doing something real in a real world.

Whatever the cause — dwindling attention spans, underfunded schools, something to do with the Internet — the fact is these days that if a Top Thinker wakes up one morning aghast at man's inhumanity to man, he's probably going to dash off a 300 - word op - ed and e-mail it to The New York Times, or better still, just stick it up on his blog, typos and all, not cancel his appointments for the next seven years so he can bang out War and Peace in a shed.

Yet the problem is, I don't think many common reasons for «sticking with» something are valid anymore — at least not in today's world.

From something as simple as camping in the woods to a week - long stay at the beach, getting away from regular work and routine as well as getting quality family time together can't be beat... with one sticking point, until now...

«A lot of people get stuck in all - or - nothing thinking, believing that if they can't spend an hour doing something, then there's no point in doing it at all,» she says.

If you are sticking to your exercise program and it is geared to your specific goals but you are still not seeing any changes maybe you need to look at your meal planning and nutrition to see if something on that side is sabotaging all your hard work.

So I just made these and as well they are really bitter and really bland even after adding in 1/4 cup of maple syrup... I see it's either love or hate... and while i think it's a good recipe it doesn't have that decadent sweet tooth fix... they are not at all sweet or rich... but ive noticed this about other recipes as well to the people that complained and need something rich and sweet I'd suggest sticking with raw vegan brownies over cooked paleo brownies the recipe itself isn't bad it's just not suited for all taste buds... however I learned about date paste from here and best thing ever!

Unfortunately because the internal voice hasn't caught on to modern day living and is still stuck in earlier evolutionary times it doesn't realize that taking a risk or failing at something doesn't mean that a big sabre toothed tiger is about to eat you.

Ben: Well, I'm down there on the floor usually when you're working at abdaptors and your abductors if you have, you know, a house or neighbors can see him through the living room whether you don't wan na close the curtains «cause it does look like you're kinda doing something perverted to a foam roller but that's same company that makes the rumble roller which is the foam roller that has the ridges on it, they also make one called the beasty ball which is basically like this little, it's like a crossball that has ridges kinda sticking out of it and that one is also really good but I'll take like my beasty ball and my foam roller and go and do slightly illegal things with them on a living room floor.

We might not always be that great at sticking to this self - imposed limit when we come across something that we truly love, but we try to control ourselves, as we like to feel that we are getting value for our money.

I know they are fashionable at the moment, but they just aren't made for my 30 - something curvy thighs;) I'm sticking to dark colors too!

I went on several walks with Reagan, Zara and our neighbors (6.5 miles so far) • I was a complete #bossbabe at work this week • I made time for my family (i.e. the epic snowball fight of 2017) • I put my phone away before I went to bed and read • Even with a crazy work schedule, I stuck with my blog schedule and successfully published two posts this week (something I did not do in 2016) •

Sure, there are gratuitous murders by the bucketload, more deus ex machina's than you can shake a stick at and the whole black egg thing is a little too close to the 2001 - A-Space-Odyssey-bone, i.e the monoliths,,, not the mention the falling pink stars,,, which may be a metaphor for something,,, perhaps the disgracing of gay celebrities,,, I've no idea.

Spade has, of course, gone on to a great television career, but there was just something about the two of them together that could make even the most stuck up, «I'm just not a fan of fart jokes» person laugh at anything they did.

While Sanderson assumes the position of the film's lead villain from the moment he steps on screen, at one point, Kemp talks about sticking it to Lotterman, something that doesn't really have any grounds, or at least from the audience's perspective.

You can't just cut the information into bite - size chunks and toss them at the online learner, hoping that something sticks.

One of the problems I keep seeing with big publishing is you guys stick to current models and don't look at down the road or how something could help smaller bookstores (think a POD in an indie bookstore) or with books that aren't ordered as frequently.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

And if you can't tell somebody «what, exactly», then how is this advice anything more than a suggestion to keep throwing stuff at a wall until something sticks?

At least BB users doesn't have to stick something up its phone's ass to download apps or charge fro juice every 30 min.

The best piece of advice I have had recently is that you can't be in the right place at the right time unless you stick at something (this was from someone who others were heralding as an overnight success, after she'd been quietly working away for 15 years).

I'd advise anyone to just get stuck in and have confidence, better to fail and learn something than not to try at all.

Stick to your shopping list and walk away — for at least 10 minutes — when you suddenly feel compelled to buy something that's not on your list.

«Then, something comes up, they get stuck with something they can't afford, and they're back at square one again.»

For foods that could put you at risk for cancer or other issues, even if the research is not fully conclusive, you may find the peace of mind you get from sticking to the organic aisle is something you can't put a price tag on.

Something I should look at, or will I again find myself regretting not sticking to the CSR card because of the 3x travel and dining bonus with very lucrative and flexible redemption opportunities?

, I leave him with a variety of toys to play with & chew on made of various materials, (cloth, rope, nylabones, rubber bones & rings, kongs etc etc etc.) he is taken out 3 times a day, he has approx. 30 mins am, 30 mins at lunch time & about 45 mins pm so he gets a decent amount of exercise, he also gets a cows ear when I leave for work in the morning & a tripe stick when my parents leave at lunchtime & yet he still chews like anything, I can't leave him in a crate as he literally screams all the time he's in it, I'm not sure if this is due to something from his past life as all I know is that he came from the streets of Romania where dogs are treated like dirt.

They can stock items like clickers — at least two or three types — treat bags that the owner wears to hold the training treats, target sticks, really good harnesses that help teach the dog to walk properly, flat collars, clicker training books, click sticks, clicker leashes, small healthy treats, halters, puzzle toys, food - or treat - release toys for playtime when the dog isn't training but needs something to keep him busy in the house.

At some point I realized that not everyone had a family that loved to travel, but it's always been something that stuck with me.

Thanks Jodi — age appropriate properties really can make or break an experience — something a lot of people don't really consider, though you don't want to be stuck somewhere uncomfortable even if it was offered at a cheaper price.

There is something extraordinary about those who arrive in Gili Trawangan and dive at Dive Central Gili, they choose to stay with us longer than they imagined, postpone boats and departures to stay on this little island like no other, the paradise beach life and ocean steals our hearts and more often than not we stick around for a while.

The important thing is: unlike other websites that throw all credit cards in one pile at you hoping that something will stick — I won't post it here if I wouldn't apply for the card.

If you're working away on something and you want me to have a look at it, or get clarity or are stuck, you don't wait until our next chat.

The reason for this is because you can not move around a corner while still being in cover as you have to release from being in it to move around a fence or a building, so you get stuck at times in corners when you want to move around a low wall or quickly move around something as you reload to get out of the sight of an enemy that is fast approaching you.

The monthly PS Plus games can be something of a mixed bag at times - one month you'll get a bundle of games that you can't wait to get stuck into, another month you're delivered a right old load of tosh.

This is something that Oculus Rift isn't supplying, and at the moment we don't know just how much the controllers will be, unless you stick to the Xbox One controller which is hardly appropriate for Virtual Reality.

This first game has a charm the following games don't, because there's something about that first impression that sticks with you a little better, and many of the best ideas were hit on at the very beginning.