Sentences with phrase «skelter down»

We glide past a long - abandoned beaver lodge, its sticks cut at a distinctive angle and spilling helter - skelter down the riverbank into the bourbon - colored water.

Not exact matches

Helter - skelter possessions slowed down and resulted in quality looks.

I was right to say that they did not make much difference to the public realm, but wrong not to add that the helter - skelter sale of public assets to private purchasers, often at knock - down prices, strengthened Mammon's grip on the public culture as well as lining the pockets of extravagantly rewarded accountants, management consultants and former nationalized industry heads.

«Many Conservatives have become increasingly concerned that in the governments helter skelter pursuit of the referendum, they have been jettisoning or watering down key elements of their legislative programme.

No matter how chill and no worries attitude you may have, living in the modern helter skelter world wears down even the most easy - going person.

A fascinating and visually impressive intellectual helter - skelter ride, but the lack of narrative coherence lets down its promising sci - fi concepts and satire.

The most punishing aspect of «Cutthroat Island» is that it just wears down the viewer with a helter - skelter, needlessly overblown quality.

From the Tate's helter skelters to upside - down goggles and mushroom - munching reindeer, Carsten Höller is the most exciting of artists.

Carsten Höller invited people to hurtle down his helter - skelters while Olafur Eliasson encouraged visitors to lie down and enjoy fake mist and sunshine.

This sensibility produced works such as Self - Portrait (2001), inspired by Louise Bourgeois's towers at Tate Modern (2000) and Tatlin's model for the Monument to the Third International (1919 - 20), in a metaphor of her up - and - down life with an autobiographical helter - skelter.