Sentences with phrase «with bruised egos»

Thank you for keeping it real and reminding those of us with bruised egos to step away and remember to go enjoy life with the people under our noses, not the ones we wish would follow our every word.

Leos would again end up with bruised egos since the interpretation would be so you are saying I am FAT?!?!?!; Scorpios would react the same way because they will never stand for insults; Libras are obsessed with beauty and being told that they are getting so large would be distressing; Virgos would drive themselves crazy analyzing whether they are getting too large or not, and be stressed out as a result.

Throbbing with the bruised ego of its subject (still fighting his lost battles), it's a rare example of warts - and - all enshrinement coupled with critical insight.

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Many of her friends» daughters had also returned home from a broken marriage with a child or two that they dumped on their parents while they were out «catting around» in a futile tragic attempt to heal their bruised egos and Mother was quite thankful that I spent my after work hours in my room reading my bible.

David Johnson, I imagine you with black and blue bruises from head to toe from tripping over that big CARNAL ego every day.

Wenger persists with under performing players in hope of instilling confidence or avoid bruising egos and it's affecting the squad.

So there will be a fair few bruised egos in that dressing room before Saturday's hugely significant fixture with struggling Wolves, significant for the simple fact Man City go to Chelsea on the Monday, meaning there's every chance of the trailing pack − United especially − reducing the arrears on the long - time leaders.

With this in mind, Pardew would be wise to start the duo on the bench, as he could have himself a couple of bruised egos.

For those with heart conditions, bruised egos, low self - esteem, and / or are currently in a workplace which frowns upon screaming obscenities at the computer monitor followed by smashing your keyboard across your cubicle you may want to read this another time.

Yeah, you might have crappy coordination, and you could even end up with bruised shins (and a bruised ego) to start out.

What you do come home with is an empty wallet, blisters on your feet, and bruised ego.

You are still nursing a fragile ego with bruised feelings and don't want the headache of a dating relationship.

Teitel, ExEl's faculty director, urged the leaders to be open with each other, even if it meant bruising a high - ranking ego or two.

Fortunately, both vehicles were unscathed with likely only one ego bruised and a couple pairs of trousers a bit soiled.

Fortunately, it would appear that the driver escaped uninjured (with the possible exception of a bruised ego) and it doesn't look like the prototype suffered any major damage.

Considering how poorly trained the volunteers were — most of whom are readers and have zero idea of author politics or the indie / trad battle of bruised egos — I'm not surprised if a) one or two volunteers got the designation wrong and / or b) the overheard conversations had zero to do with the book signing and were instead «why does your name badge say that / what do you write / do you have a book out?»

The modest successes I've experienced with fiction on the web, like having a short story picked up for a printed Zine or adopted onto a genre site, have worked wonders for my bruised fiction ego.

I've never left the room with a frayed nerve, or a bruised ego.