Sentences with phrase «to swat away»

So when precocious 10 - year - old contestant Chaitanya Chopra (Rohan Chand) tries to befriend him, Guy swats him away like an annoying gnat, eventually giving in to the incredibly persistent loner when he learns that his father has left him (and his hotel minibar) alone for the weekend.

Any distinction between director or producer is quickly swatted away by Tsangari.

He decided to fire back at his detractors, virtually swatting them away with burn after burn in the most effective Twitter takedown I've seen in a while.

«No,» she replies while swatting away spiders.

Even when he did not swat away shots, he altered shots and discouraged Weston Ranch from entering the paint.

Obama also quickly swatted away criticism that her campaign is one driven by vanity, social pressures or misperceptions about weight, beauty and fitness.

But Mangano defended his record, swatting away criticism that his administration had been anything less than a complete success.

that can swat away graphical demands in a blink.

Anyways, earlier this week I ventured up to the Northern Beaches to watch one of DD's first games of the season and spent a lovely 90 minutes swatting away mozzies and drinking cider while he kicked around the oval.

Anyways, earlier this week I ventured up to the Northern Beaches to watch one of DD's first games of the season and spent a lovely 90 minutes swatting away mozzies and drinking cider -LSB-...]

He coasted in the Democratic primary against Geraldine Ferraro and Mark Green, then swatted away Mr. D'Amato, winning election by 10 points.

Each dope wields unique weaponry (normal bullets, homing boomerangs, or a spinning laser blade good for swatting away projectiles).

And in May 2017, Israeli newspaper Haaretz showed Melania swatting away the president's hand during their visit to Tel Aviv.

Per The Washington Post: «For Stormy Daniels, swatting away Twitter trolls is a work of art.»

Speaking at a conference at Harvard Business School, SoftBank Managing Director Deep Nishar swatted away any talk about such a deal, saying he «can't comment on those things.»

Yes, Hindu thinkers such as the first Hindu missionary to America Swami Vivekananda have argued against caste, and the Indian Constitution outlawed caste - based discrimination, but the caste system, both ancient and religious, will not be swatted away so easily by either reformers or legislators.

Swatting them away seems unlikely as their carapace is as strong as iron, plus they travel in swarms that are louder than a herd of stampeding horses.

Romney is thus able to swat away attacks that are either vague (Obamacare was based on Romneycare) or narrow (both have insurance purchase mandates so boo.)

There's a bunch of pathetic little gnats out there trying to get under his skin and he just took a second to swat them away because even though they are ultimately meaningless they can be annoying.

«When I see Manchester United without Paul Pogba I see a team which goes from one who can swat away teams by three or four goals to one that's workmanlike,» Neville told Sky Sports.

Noah, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner, could be swatting away guests at his 7,500 - square foot house.

It's Mesut Ozil and Arsene Wenger were talking about, both have had to swat away similar type queries about a lack of defensive capability.

However, having comfortably seen off the Blaugrana in the quarter - finals, as well as swatting away Monaco in the semis, Juve look unstoppable on their mission to claim a first Champions League title in 21 years.

Chelsea 2 West Bromwich Albion 0Chelsea's title charge shows no signs of abating, with West Brom the latest side swatted away by Jose Mourinho's men.

A Swansea City fan's journey from abject horror to relief while young Alfie Mawson swatted away a 90th minute Romelu Lukaku cross from precariously close to his own goal line.

Michael Meacher (lab, fading fast) asks about capital gains tax, and is promptly swatted away.

12:12 - Cameron swats away a question on Iran.

Cox spent several months in 2013 and 2014 trying to swat away Trump's nagging flirtation with a gubernatorial run, which excited upstaters — including Paladino.

De Blasio usually swatted away the barbs and returned to his carefully crafted talking points about his equity agenda and the reasons that Quinn, the early frontrunner, should not be mayor.

When more senior Democrats threatened her chances, Schumer swatted them away and pushed the White House to protect her.

Year after year, Mr. Rangel swatted away challengers or simply didn't have any.

Gibson swatted away Eldridge's challenge by a crushing 29 - point margin.

I will have to take their word for it, but I can't quite get out of my mind an image of all those geniuses, deftly swatting away mosquitoes and flies while being run over by trucks and trains whose approach in the background they didn't notice.

Even after Galactus took away some of his power, Tyrant was still able to swat away several Heralds of Galactus, including the Silver Surfer, at the same time.

While her security guard swatted away camera phones craning for grainy evidence of Le Streep, the actress made small talk with her Florence Foster Jenkins husband, Hugh Grant, (also nominated for a Golden Globe) and the statuesque blonde on his arm.

, some of it useful, some of it annoying... like a gnat circling your face that you can't quite swat away.

The inevitable Kindle Fire question emerged on Apple's earnings conference call and Cook largely swatted it away.

Over at the Moda Center, the NBA Portland Trail Blazers continue to swat away opponents to remain in playoff contention.

It's got overgrown beasts just beating the hell out of some skyscrapers, while also trying to swat away helicopters and stomp on tanks.

The tail can be used offensively to swat other drivers as they are passed, or defensively to swat away incoming projectiles.

«I would say [there are] nefarious designs behind people trying to attack me with lies, falsehoods,» he told the paper, swatting away allegations that his India - based climate institute, TERI, has benefited from decisions made by the IPCC, which he also chairs.

The Q1 release will most probably swat away any bugs found on the software update during its beta testing period.

When it comes to personal branding, swat away SWOT and let your brand SOAR!

I have to swat away black widow webs everytime we play outside.

When I approached people in the food courts in the city markets, they would swat me away like a fly.

Labour Members, both from the frontbench, and through the Shadow Minister, Liam Byrne, issued a number of attacks on the Coalition's record, some more based upon reality than others, which Mr Grayling was able to swat away with relative ease.

She tags miserably along after an irritated Konstantin while swatting away her un-swattable suitor (Michael Zegen), a dull but dependable teacher.