Sentences with phrase «sack of flour»

I could just see thousands of these people buying paper sacks of flour and sticking them in their basement for no apparent reason or future usage.

«It was 100 - pound sacks of flour, bulk nuts, dried fruits and catering to bakeries and restaurants, as well as some other smaller independent grocery stores,» recalls Jack Wright Jr., CEO, co-owner with his brother Kevin and son of the founder.

From the point where the road ends, people mount sacks of flour, vegetables and other groceries on their mules.

Home caused me more stress — in addition to the usual work - related stress — which I carried around like yet another sack of flour; one more thing to worry about, one more set of relationships to manage, another set of people that may or may not understand me as much as I understand them.

You think you can just toss him away like a sack of flour?

Toby sits between the sacks of flour and potatoes and keeps me company?»

Food and drink themselves can be cozy: a frothy mug of beer is more cozy than a alchemical potion; items that can be shared or suggest plenty (a slice of cake, a bunch of grapes, sacks of flour) reinforce a sense of sharing, abundance, and generosity

They both prove to be pretty uninteresting, with the friendly Angara being the worst offenders; your in - built AI instantly translates their language into a random assortment of emotionless vaguely foreign accents, with most Angarans having a rather goofy appearance and the personality of a sack of flour.

It's impossible to avoid discussions about the crisis in which Europe is mired, and one is taken back to the roots of old exchange values (one goat for two sacks of flour, a car for a painting, diamonds for love).

That's okay, as it generally takes an awful lot of sifting to get through the sack of flour.

A jumble of assorted packaging — cereal boxes; sacks of flour and sugar; plastic bags of dried beans and pasta — makes it impossible to use your cabinets efficiently.