Sentences with phrase «of old maid»

What is it like to carry around the identity of an old maid or spinster?

Public - sector solutions to resolve the Europe's debt crisis from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the ECB are «merely bodies exchanging cards in a game of old maid,» Gross added.

If, like me, you're a fan of the old maids (the half - popped kernals) at the bottom of a bag of popcorn, then you're in for a real treat.

Gambolling Ghosts - Norwegian folklore records a happier belief that the Aurora were caused by the spirits of old maids dancing and waving in the sky and in Scotland, with the arrival of Viking settlers, they became known as «The Merry Dancers» who sometimes frolicked and sometimes fought.

Not exact matches

So after a confusing succession of events in which Abraham had sex with his wife's maid (with his wife's permission, of course) and had a kid through her and this produced a ton of family strife and Abraham was nervous God's promise would not be fulfilled, Abraham and Sarah (though both nearing one hundred years old) had a kid name Isaac because God promised that this would happen.

, «If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days... But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks...», «And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.»

Of Witness for the Prosecution he said, «Wasn't the old maid housekeeper terrific in that one!»

As we consciously opt out or creatively reimagine marriage one loving couple at a time, we'll be able to shift societal expectations wholesale, freeing younger generations from some of the antiquated assumptions we've faced (that women always want to get married and men always shy away from commitment, that gender parity somehow disempowers men, that turning 30 makes an unmarried woman into an old maid).»

Older children would co-sleep with siblings, with a member of the extended family or, for the upper classes, with a servant or nurse - maid.

It won't win by a Labour equivalent of warm beer and old maids bicycling.»

Today the best popcorn pops twice as big as the popcorn of 50 years ago and leaves as little as one - fourth as many unpopped kernels, called old maids.

The Dress I went to Lovely Bride in Old City with my mom and maid - of - honour sister for an Anna Campbell trunk show — only expecting to browse and try on a few different silhouettes.

She wrote: In days of old, when maids were cold, they used to cover up their knees.

My maternal grandmother once wrote in my diary the following exerpt: «In days of old, when maids were cold, they used to cover up their knees.

Any lady who is single at the age of 23 is called «old maid».

Carey Mulligan plays Laura, a refined city - bred woman from Memphis who risks the stigma of remaining an old maid at 31.

As Leontine Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a little over-the-top with the old maid routine but still well suited for the role of the mad scientist type.

Lucia is a repressed old maid who flinches from even the thought of sex, but even so, weird Sheriff Tippett (Lyle Lovett) takes a fancy to her.

This striking black comedy from Chile delves into the life of a 41 - year - old maid for a wealthy Chilean family, cleverly revealing both her own inner life and some home - truths from this modern - day caste system.Raquel (Saavedra)...

Relieved of her maid of honor duties after being dumped by the best man, Eloise (Kendrick) decides to attend her oldest friend's wedding anyway and finds herself seated among random strangers in the back of the ballroom.

Relieved of her maid of honor duties after being dumped by the best man, Eloise (Kendrick) decides to attend her oldest friend's wedding... [Read More]

He handcuffs the man to the bed so the maid can find him in the morning and takes the girl back to the red light district of Old Town.

There are jarring moments: The maid's unexplained tears, the handyman's running in the middle of the night, the old woman with the hat - wearing young black man and the emphasis of the «white» diction used by all the above.

They've served, for example, as the quintessential naive boy - scout and provincial maid in their early films and as older, more tortured versions of the same in the chapters that bookend Krzysztof Kieslowski's Trois couleurs trilogy, whose ironic casting suggests a blueprint for Haneke.

Nuanced applies as well to Macdonald's body of work, whether as a bereft parent in Child, a woman threatened by a hired killer in No Country for Old Men, a gangster's wife in Boardwalk Empire or, yes, even the naive maid she played in «Gosford Park.»

Anna Kendrick stars as Eloise, who has been demoted from maid of honor to the rejects» table at her oldest friend's wedding after the best man dumps her via text before the wedding.

All are outstanding, and Altman marshals them brilliantly, but that practised film - stealer Maggie Smith, as the catty, pot - stirring old maid of the family, gets all the best put - downs and delivers them with relish.

The film focuses on Lina's relationship with Siham, her stern aunt's 18 - year - old Syrian maid, on whom she develops a crush and who introduces her to the world of the opposite sex while using her as a means to abscond for clandestine dates.

Barry (Tony Goldwyn) is the boss, an obviously mercenary snake who dresses his selfishness up in doublespeak about «the good of the team,» while a variety of supporting characters serve to furnish the various stereotypes that are often required of this sort of narrative (wacky gay guy, stoner, quietly desperate old maid, and so on).

When the queen asks Georgiana, a distant relative of George V, to attend the wedding of a royal cousin and old schoolmate, Princess Maria Theresa, in Romania, the impoverished 22 - year - old must scramble to come up with a maid to maintain appearances.

Set in 1954, The Dry Grass of August is about a 13 - year - old girl who travels to Florida with her family and Mary, their black maid.

The maid retrieved a bottle of Old Tom and a couple of crystal sherry glasses from a side table.

Complimentary offers for Superior and Grand apartment and Pool Villas include 30 min Jacuzzi, evening maid service, pool towels (upon arrival), en suite amenities, a bottle of wine (upon arrival), Coffee, Tea and Sugar (upon arrival), DVD Library, late check - out upon availability and for children 4 - 12 years old that are on HB, complimentary limited all inclusive board basis.

The Villa is reminiscent of Old World Mexico with all the comforts of a five star hotel with newly remodeled kitchen and bath, marble floors, linens, maid service, on call spa services, Satellite TV, Internet access.

And the people you can develop relationships include an old politician, a Tarot - card reader, a sexy gothic doctor, and one of your teachers, who is also a part - time maid (yes, that kind of maid).

A man, dressed in a grey suit, sits on the edge of an unmade bed, his cuff and jacket being fussed over by two women — perhaps a maid and his wife, or his wife and older daughter.

One of the most sensational matters to come to the Women's Court involved an 18 - year - old maid.

As we consciously opt out or creatively reimagine marriage one loving couple at a time, we'll be able to shift societal expectations wholesale, freeing younger generations from some of the antiquated assumptions we've faced (that women always want to get married and men always shy away from commitment, that gender parity somehow disempowers men, that turning 30 makes an unmarried woman into an old maid).»

There's an old joke about maids who «don't do windows,» but you don't have that option if your windows are in need of a good washing.

A common sight in old Singapore were the celibate maids — women who took a vow of celibacy so they «could commit to serving their master.»

When our second oldest daughter was married in March, her older sister, who was her maid of honor, shared this quote at the end of her toast at the reception.