Sentences with phrase «proverbial stick»

It would dip the carrot we have dangling on the end of our proverbial stick into the dirt and then take a chunk out of it.

The situation has rapidly deteriorated in recent months between the governor and the Senecas, in whose eye Cuomo poked a proverbial stick over the weekend via a story leaked to The Buffalo News about the administration's desire to create a non-Indian run casino in downtown Niagara Falls.

One minute you're Craig David, beating off pop princesses with the proverbial stick.

Thanks to the Internet, singles have more choices when it comes to dating that they can shake the proverbial stick at.

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Despite both Microsoft and Nintendo's willingness to play nice when it comes to cross-play multiplayer, Sony's proving to be the proverbial stick in the mud.

Of course, it was also horribly flawed, since you can't keep up the charade forever, but it went a long way toward buying the company enough time for the big players to cash in some stock options before the company began bleeding like the proverbial stuck pig.

The answer, of course, is never good, but the type of claim impacts who ends up holding the short end of the proverbial stick.

I remain the rabbit to the airship pass» carrot, dangling precariously at the end of the proverbial stick.

You can also find new color schemes and music tapes while you plunder the world for materials, which serves as a solid carrot on the proverbial stick.

The answer, of course, is never good, but the type of claim impacts who ends up holding the short end of the proverbial stick.