Sentences with phrase «plopping down»

«He's an extremely accomplished musician,» she says, «and no studio visit was ever complete without his plopping down at the piano and serenading you with some beautiful piece.»

The «better» and «best» scenarios can be achieved by plopping down $ 449 (about # 297, AU$ 637, though official pricing outside of the US has yet to be announced) on a mid-range Steam Machine from Alienware, or up to $ 4,999 (about # 3311, AU$ 7093) on a high - end model pieced together by boutique PC manufacturers, like Gigabyte, Falcon Northwest, Origin and Digital Storm.

Across the game's modes, you're tasked with plopping down a base and defending it against waves of armed and armored goblins.

Yeah, we didn't either, but it's a super old anime MMO that Gameforge is resurrecting and plopping down on Steam, apparently at some point in September.

You'll be doing this through four acts (each named after the movie's acts) by plopping down thugs and family members who'll shake down businesses and exert their influence over the city.

Now, obviously, it's not such a good idea to turn into a boat when you're driving through the streets of Manhattan at 95 miles an hour (in itself, a fantasy that's fun to live out)... but needless to say, flying off the road, heading to the water, plopping down into it as a speedboat, hitting a jump and transforming into a car just as you get to the road again is exhilarating in an obvious way.

Some dogs may be slow to lie down, carefully lowering themselves part way then plopping down onto the floor.

Now she's gotten into the habit of just plopping down and rolling on her back when she wants attention or a nice belly rub.

«I enjoy her little wrinkled monkey face plopping down at my feet when I am at my desk or reading,» Miriam adds.

Now we're not plopping down $ 50k on ten different investments, but they have opened the door for us to some less risky but still much - better - than - most - people - can - do sorts of investments that are doing quite well for us.

But those aren't the only people plopping down good money for a virtually free resource.

With these interest rates, think about getting a small unsecured low interest personal loan rather than plopping down your credit card.

I'll give Samsung the benefit of doubt here, but take my experience into consideration before plopping down a minimum of $ 500 for this thing.

But I'm not sure how feasible that is, and I'm definitely not plopping down $ 500 on the chance that it is.

Sadly, they don't have a stupidity test prior to plopping down funny money for a C7.

In The Adventures of Robin Hood, directed by Michael Curtiz (and, to a lesser extent, William Keighley), we see Flynn's Robin stride into the malevolent Prince John's massive banquet hall, plopping down a (very illegally) poached royal deer in front of the interim king.

Days of plopping myself down in a rocking chair on a pension firm in the past, and these days, many elderly ladies enjoy excitement of physical exercises, sports and productive leisure.

It's already been so interesting that I'm not wasting nearly as much time plopping down and watching a show.

And instead of plopping down the $ 150 to $ 160 that Hunter boots typically cost, customers can pick up a pair at Target for between $ 20 to $ 40.

Plopping down a fresh bouquet of tulips in a sink full of dirty dishes unfortunately won't give you the spring satisfaction you are craving!

There's something sooooo therapeutic about plopping down in front of the TV and painting my own nails.

It is just a few steps up and to the left of the back door which is handy for loading groceries right in and plopping them down on the island.

If you struggle to read, then plopping down with a book is ill - advised as it will prompt frustration and not aid sleep.

Plopping yourself down in front of a television with a tablet at night is not going to magically make you better.

After all, when you are squatting, climbing stairs, running, or plopping down on the couch, your thighs don't just move forward and backward.

Getting there means a quick drive over the Golden Gate Bridge, and when you arrive you can choose from plopping down a blanket to bliss out in sensory overload or putting one foot in front of the other on the 5 miles of winding paths, friendly for hikers, bikers, and horse riders of all levels.

Bodie spent the evening moving slowly, struggling with depth perception — he stared at his bed before plopping down on the floor next to it — and acting disoriented.

SpaceX has been quietly working with NASA and non-NASA landing site specialists to plot locales for plopping down its spacecraft.

Some of the best times I've had as a mom are those simple times just plopping down on the rug with my baby and playing the afternoon away.

I'm not entirely sure, but running into a compete stranger's house and plopping down on the couch is probably frowned upon.

Admittedly, plopping down in a soft chair on a Sunday morning, after having deposited the kids in a room where someone will care for them, then listening to some songs and someone talking to us (which we will not remember a few hours later) is easy.

But plopping down $ 10 at your local theater on a worthy film, particularly for a nominated project this time of year, has more power than you realize.

Fifteen people wearing flipflops, baggy trousers and tanktops are plopping down on some beanbags in the grass.

For the first time in history you, too, can now forgo plopping down upwards of $ 100,000 to buy an Airstream and instead spend about $ 4,000 to $ 10,000 — length of trip and trailer depending — to rent one and temporarily live this dream.

Sun plops down at the conference table, wearing a hoodie over top of a bright blue T - shirt emblazoned with the name of his company, Revlo.

Most gamers, when they plop down on the couch for a play session, expect to devote some time to their game and to be immersed in it.

And it mimics many of the functions of the smartphone, giving potential buyers little reason to plop down $ 250 on top of the $ 500 gadget already in their pocket.

But after tumbling through the atmosphere, Baumgartner deployed his parachute and safely plopped down onto the New Mexican desert.

You can't avoid it when you slip behind the wheel or plop down in the passenger seat, so it automatically reinforces Tesla's branding.

You can't just take an idea, plop it down and say, «OK, this is it.»

As the room fills up, there's a scramble for seats: Managers and sales reps plop down beside first - shift machine operators coming off nine hours of work and second - shift people who've come in early, still yawning.

So when you squeeze in 20 pages of The Lost Symbol on your laptop in the morning, and later that day open the Kobo application on your BlackBerry, Kobo automatically plops you down on page 21.

«Oftentimes in the workplace we get this expectation plopped down in front of us, «Here go do this,» without having the manager or business owner really looking at it from the other person's perspective,» Baren says.

He plops down at a wooden table where his wife and two kids are seated as the last of the open house attendees exit the building.

When we get home we plop down on the couch with a bag of potato chips and forget about the unpleasant truth of someone eating pud pies to stay off hunger pains.

And what's going on is that the culture around us — including work that is draining, food that's easily available, and television shows made as attractive as some of the best minds in our country can make them — encourages us to plop down in front of the TV and spend two hours there.

I was a freshly minted product of seminary, plopped down by the bishop into a forlorn little church in rural Georgia.

I plopped down on the couch, tore open the package, and beheld... the incredible work of art titled «Every Last Crumb» by my friend, Brittany Angell.

Of all the wonderful bloggy cookbooks coming out right now, Yours is the only one I feel compelled to plop down my money for!

Use this versatile salsa as a dip for tortilla chips or plop it down onto any dish that needs flavor assistance — from eggs to taco salads to wraps to fish.