Sentences with phrase «thumb in»

You may notice I also painted my wreath hangar to blend in with my door because it stuck out like a sore thumb in its original color and drove me crazy every time I walked up to the front door!

Anyone else's TV a sore thumb in the room.

He is the green - thumb in our family.

I, too, have a piano I would NEVER get rid of but I really am unhappy with how it sticks out like a sore thumb in my house.

I am the biggest black thumb in all the land, so I opted for some INdoor window boxes [HERE] filled with faux succulents, all from Hobby Lobby!

The pink - hued fireplace seemed to stick out like a sore thumb in the room and made everything else around it feel dated.

@Jahan Habib The rule of thumb in the financial world, that I've observed, is that when you're offering to move a good amount of $ to a company, they are eager to help you do so as quickly as possible.

And there's a rule of thumb in the real estate business: if you supply the food and drink, real estate agents will follow you anywhere.

ANd I'm white, blonde, with a red convertible and stick out like a sore thumb in that area.

As the mother carries Jackson into the center in a carrier, he examines his hands and puts his thumb in his mouth.

The last thing you want to do is stand out like a sore thumb in a flamboyant shade of red when everyone else is dressed in grays and blacks.

A rule of thumb in resume writing is to «show, don't tell!»

The rule of the thumb in tips on resume writing 2018 is two - page resume for applicants who have a been working for a while and a page for the newly graduated ones.

The general rule of thumb in today's modern job market is that if it isn't relevant to your profession or the position you're applying for, exclude them.

In a world where we're increasingly hoping for very thin bezels on our devices, the large bezels around the display of the Z2 Tablet could be disappointing for some, but, in this case, they really help with the handling of the tablet, allowing for an easier grip by letting you rest your thumb in this space without hitting the screen.

Supposedly the battery can last for three to four days on just one charge — which probably feels like a thumb in Apple's eye.

That is a rule of thumb in business, which is good news for the Bitcoin price.

Put your fingers / thumb in all different positions; also ensure that your finger or thumb touches the metal ring of the scanner.

You'll absolutely miss it every time you have to thumb in a PIN code.

The stylized «n» button below the display is a bit awkward to press with the thumb in portrait mode; not a big deal since the interface is designed to use mostly on - screen buttons and navigation tools.

(At Policygenius, we actually recommend this needs - based approach to estimating how much life insurance you should buy, but it's important to keep the industry's common rule of thumb in mind for the purposes of this article.)

A basic rule of thumb in this case for expectant parents is to choose a health insurance policy with a higher premium and lower deductible.

A basic rule of thumb in such a situation would be what happens after the prisoner escapes / becomes lost; if they submit themselves to the nearest law officer available there could be grounds to consider the situation unintentional / self - preservation; if they do not do it then it is the same as a regular escape.

It is a rule of thumb in employment law that anyone can be fired and the only issue is a question is how much it costs.

That doesn't mean that on - page factors aren't important — as an example, well designed title tags are very important — but a good rule of thumb in my books is that SEO should never trump exposing your firm brand or alter your marketing copy.

Keep this rule of thumb in mind when deciding what is news.

«The unusual up and down in SSTs in the 1940s stood out like a sore thumb in the past,» says Susan Solomon, a senior scientist at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, Colorado, and co-chair of the IPCC working group on the physical basis of climate change.

The administration's only goal was to delay for a while, and stick one more thumb in the eye of Big Oil's enemies.

But that stood out like a sore thumb in seconds of skimming.

The bizarre handiwork is the creation of Martin Creed, who rolled it into a ball, plonked his thumb in it and stuck it on the wall.

The only real rule of thumb in the multiplayer is that of common sense; desert your teammates and run obliviously out in to the open, and you'll find yourself dying and dying and dying some more.

Players will be able to flex their green thumb in three different game modes.

Torches must be lit and Daniel must remain in light lest his sanity meter plummet, causing you to collapse to the cold stone floor, sucking your thumb in a puddle of your own lukewarm urine.

After Miitomo came Super Mario Run, which was experimental by Nintendo in an entirely different way: its free - to - start, effectively try - before - you - buy approach standing out like a sore thumb in a market long acclimatised to freemium.

Don't have an exit strategy and you too can end up sucking your thumb in a dark corner of an even darker house.

A virtual thumbstick on the left side of the screen controls your movement, while tracking your thumb in the lower right corner of the screen controls the camera.

Fight the other thumb in a Rock, Paper, Scissors styled game.

Fight the other thumb in a Rock, Paper, Scissors styled...

Yeah, if there was but two things I'd change about Gen 1, it'd be Jynx's colouring, and gender / differences would've existed [so the Nidoran line wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb in the present AKA we'd have had 150 pokemon in all, including Mew].

(See below if you're curious — it sticks out like a sore thumb in the list!).

The rule of thumb in China is that no one tips anyone.

A good rule of thumb in this legal area is that entities opposing breed - specific legislation will throw anything to see if it sticks.

Normally our esophagus, which is the muscular tube used for swallowing, is very small and empty when we are not eating — no larger than a human thumb in diameter.

Prevention is always the best rule of thumb in not allowing your Golden to become overweight in the first place.

It's not the traditional wire cage that sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of your living room.

However, be sure to keep that rule of thumb in mind.

«Light and lean» is the general rule of thumb in feeding your Great Dane.

A good rule of thumb in the beginning is to walk two or three steps.

Most of these traps also feature fun designs that won't stick out like a sore thumb in your home or place of business.

Seeing as many of us consider our dogs to be our children, a good rule of thumb in determining a food's puppy palatability is this: would a Kindergartner eat it?