Sentences with phrase «stick in the eye»

Ever feel like you're stuck in the eye of a hurricane?

Don't be fooled by thinking you're still all right (a 73 percent gain is better than a stick in the eye).

After those five seconds have passed, however, it becomes painfully obvious that my efforts at «fruit inspection» or «doctrinal correctness» are being seriously hampered by the massive log stuck in my eye.

In telling the parable of the vineyard, Jesus is doing what the opera scene does to its audience — offering a stick in the eye.

Many see the project as a deliberate act of aggression, a stick in the eye of America.

Then there was the most recent stick in the eye: forcing on Dinapoli a pilot public financing program — only for his race — that would make the comptroller give back more than two - thirds of his campaign money or suffer a P.R. hit.

To have a NOP as a minority major - party) leader strikes establishment pols as a contradiction in terms, if not a stick in the eye.

«Why put a stick in their eye?

Body Worlds is a stick in the eye of the willfully blind.

Ever feel like you're stuck in the eye of a hurricane?

This could be a big stick in the eye to a lot of your readers.

Not exactly dollar - for - dollar, but it's better than a sharp stick in the eye!

Silver status isn't that hard to come by, and it doesn't offer the richer benefits of Gold and Diamond status, but it's way better than a stick in the eye if you are staying...

I got something stuck in my eye during Metal Gear Solid 4, I wept for Duck in The Walking Dead (still high fivin» you, bro), and I bawled like a baby when I thought I lost Argo in Shadow of the Colossus.

The title opens with our protagonist seemingly stuck in the eye of a vicious storm, off - course and completely merciless to the punishing waves of an unforgiving ocean.

It feels more like a stick in the eye than an actual test of thinking or any other skill.

Remember that moment at the end of Journey when you suddenly got something stuck in your eye and had to leave the room?

Not exact matches

'' @CaseyCagle would sacrifice thousands of jobs, endanger our state's economy, & stick a finger in the eye of a huge employer in our state just to satisfy his buddies at the NRA,» Mantha tweeted.

The typical performance review system doesn't work because you're demotivating half your population, poking them in the eye with a sharp stick.»

Even if you only sort of tap dance to work that is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

You can literally stick a fork in your own eye in public, and so long as your check clears, no one will even bat an eye.

I can point out the contradictions, but that is usually when the Earth person sticks their fingers in their ears and closes their eyes, and starts yelling» I can't hear you»

Hoping to die and being willing to stick a needle in one's eye indicated that one was willing to suffer excruciating physical pain if one's promise lacked...

«Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.»

Unlike religion, whose perpetrators stick their fingers in their ears, close their eyes, and say «Nyah nyah nyah» over and over, hoping the big bad logic, facts, reason, and science go away so you can live your lives believing in a fairy tale.

He is playing with a toy that has been made out of two sticks tied together in the form of a cross, while his mother looks beyond him, her eyes fixed pensively on that cross.

But that would be a major diversion, i'll stick to the bare essentials: in your eyes, where is the choice in Jesus declaring some «whitewashed tombs», in Jesus returning with a sword and in having blood rise up to the bridle, in Jesus promising that He will demand some to depart from Him?

Christian joy doesn't mean that we are sticking our heads in the sand and saying, «it's fine, we're fine, everything's fine» while running past the gutters of broken dreams and weeping people, eyes averted.

In order to have a» simple eye», Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, told his Jewish audience: «No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the otheIn order to have a» simple eye», Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, told his Jewish audience: «No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the othein the Sermon on the Mount, told his Jewish audience: «No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the other.

How many times have you looked at a recipe and thought it looked great only to discover that the list of ingredients was a mile long and would cause even an Iron Chef to roll their eyes and stick a frozen pizza in the oven?

Because I've tasted the other side, the one where you take that milk in your fridge that you needed to use up anyway, the sugar that's already in your pantry, a bit of salt, the smallest snippet of vanilla bean and maybe a cinnamon stick, if you so desire, and boil them together until it smells like the heavens exhaled in your kitchen and the mixture becomes the most complexly flavored thick copper caramel with a deliciousness will bring tears to your eyes.

Because I need to lose weight for health purposes, I will be sautéing the onions, ginger, carrots in water, which works fine if you keep an eye on them and add more water as necessary to prevent sticking.

Transfer dipped truffles to a wax - paper lined cookie sheet and decorate by sticking in the pretzel legs and pressing on the jelly bean eyes.

If you feel like you want to add some decoration to the crackers, add some holes to the middle with the pointy end of a chop stick before baking — this give them that «cracker» look and also some variety in terms of eye appeal as well.

Many recipes in the book caught our eye, but this ribollita recipe stuck out to both of us.

I don't know exactly how long I leave them in, but I'm thinking it's probably 12 hours or longer but I just keep an eye on them and take them out when they are no longer soft in the middle and come off the tray without sticking.

Further, The Sun report that Luke Shaw will also be sticking around in Manchester, as he eyes signing a new long - term contract with the Red Devils.

Iowa Wild goalie Johan Gustafsson had a freak incident happen when a puck got stuck in one of the eye holes...

However given that age isn't on Cech's side and that he is in the latter end of his career, there is no doubt that the Gunners are keeping their eyes peeled for potential candidate to replace Cech between the sticks.

The Detroit native posted the following to his Instagram: «You can see the pain in my eyes, I still manage to keep quiet and stick to my grind.»

Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw was the only one with the eye on the puck and knew he couldn't high - stick the puck in.

Yes it does mean we stick with the club in good and bad times, and we are all still here willing the club to the competitive level it deserves to be at and frankly, it should aspire to be at, but it does not mean closing your eyes and support Wenger ahead of the club.

But, just to my eye test, I would say that in their own zone the Pens» reaction times have been quicker, sticks have been more active, and heads have been more swivel - y than in the regular season.

Great work rate, got stuck in and eye for a pass.

I say it often i only knew and became an Arsenal supporter because of him and the french players contingent in his time.It pain me to see how ineffective he became and all of you who wish him to stay, he will just lower himself more and more in the eyes of the supporters until they hate him., why because he can not compete no more with the best coachs out there., don t tell me they have better team no one force him to stick with the Arteta, Flamini, Merteskr, wilshere, giroud and co..

My dearest wish is that he steps up and delivers in a more in - your - face manner this year and sticks one in the eye of all the media hacks queuing up with their «told you so (s)».

There was a scary moment late in this period when Mikko Rantanen took a stick up near the eye.

What is happening with Ozil is too scary for me to contemplate let alone talk about so Im sticking my fingers in my ears and closing my eyes until things change.

Before him, the club at times seemed stuck in a feedback loop of self - delusion over how to return themselves back to the top and deal with the fall out from their loss of access to the Champions League, at least to the eyes of some external observers.

They may as well stick their fingers in their ears, shut their eyes tight, and say «La la la la la — I can't hear you!»