10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME OFF WORST»
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come off worst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
come off worst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
Cruz, Et Al. COME INTO PLAY COME INTO PLAY COME INTO STYLE COME
INTO THE WORLD COME NATURAL TO COME NEAR DOING COME OF COME
OF AGE COME OFF WORST COME OFF COME OFF IT COME OFF WITH
FLYING ...
2
Hitting the nail on the head: 3000 Redensarten deutsch-englisch
(Shakespeare: Hamlet) kiirzer • den Kiirzeren ziehen to come off worst (coll), to
come off second best (coll) In the televised debate with the opposition candidate,
the Government speaker came off worst. lachen • nichts zu lachen haben to have
...
3
2000 Redewendungen Deutsch–Englisch
(Shakespeare: Hamlet) kürzer - den Kürzeren ziehen to come off worst (coll), to
come off second best (coll) In the televised debate with the opposition candidate,
the Government speaker came ojf worst. lachen - Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am ...
4
Power Without the Glory (3rd Ed)
'Like Clint Eastwood who's come off worst after a fight with six baddies.' 'But Clint
Eastwood never loses, Carol.' 'Okay, you look like one of the baddies who's come
off worst after a thrashing from Clint Eastwood.' 'Thanks, I feel better already,' ...
5
Philip Larkin: A Concordance to the Poetry of Philip Larkin
... is left to come, Where only salesmen and relations come Rain-bearing night-
winds come: then When the lights come on at four Come To Sunny Prestatyn So
that you come off worst? Or come to help her find Innate assumptions come from?
6
On Troilus and Cressida. (Progr., Städt. Realsch. zu Bromberg).
Laurentius Böning. come off worst of all other persons Shakspere has caricatured
in this drama. — One of the most, if not interesting, at least, remarkable parts, that
we did not yet speak of, we find performed by Thersites, the outlines of whose ...
7
German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Nachsehen: das Nachsehen haben to be Ieft empty-handed, to come off worst,
not to get a look-in coll Alle haben an dem Handel großartig verdient, außer
Günther, er hat diesmal das Nachsehen gehabt. — Dafür sind wir das letzte Mal ...
8
The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations (RLE ...
The fibres industry continued to come off worst of all and a number of factors
combined to worsen the situation for the division, the worst of which was a
massive 30 per cent fall in consumption (Financial Times, 1980a). Continual
losses by the ...
9
Land of the Long Wild Road
The panniers had come off worst. All the fastenings which attached the bags to
the metal frame on the bike had been torn out and one of the broad straps which
cross the seat and hold the panniers together had been wrenched off by the ...
Bob Gardner, Bob Goddard, 2004
... can attack with outdated weapons if we like, but we won't because we'd be
sure to come off worst. "The East can't break the deadlock in any way at all. We
can break the deadlock, but only by trying to switch off the machine; however, we
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME OFF WORST»
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Novak Djokovic gatecrashes women's quarter-final day after being …
Azarenka has come off worst in the majority of her meetings with the 20-time Grand Slam winner, having won just three of their previous 19 ... «AllSportsNews, Jul 15»
The 'minor' taxes that net £60bn for the Treasury
“The Chancellor won't miss this opportunity for hefty revenue-raising in the Budget and the mass affluent will doubtless come off worst,” Ms ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Tigers prove their mettle to blunt Sheffield steel in first leg semi-final …
Birks appeared to come off worst with a suspected broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder. The news for Glasgow No.1 Morris appeared more positive as he ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jun 15»
PM at 2015 Global Security Forum
Tyranny, fascism, hatred – they have always come off worst when confronted by our determination to defend our values and our way of life. «StarAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Snaith's Post Haste
The Alec Laird-trained Aurum Pot may have come off worst of the false alarm, and went about 400m before being pulled up by his rider – while ... «Sporting Post, Jun 15»
Children of celibacy: What happens when priests' vows are too hard …
Almost inevitably, it is the children – and often their mothers – who come off worst, with the children not told the identity of their fathers. «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
Why are fewer people swimming?
"We need to balance these competing demands and make sure the casual swimmer doesn't come off worst, as they represent a huge market ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Cry my beloved Delhi: The capital is polluted and so are its people
If there was an index to rate a city on the basis of its manners Delhi would consistently come off worst. I've witnessed more courtesy in the ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
The Dash-And-Dabang Case
... most officers prefer to go for investigation work, given the scope of corruption there,” says Pradhan, who says victims come off worst. «Outlook, May 15»
Venus Williams v Victoria Azarenka WTA Madrid first round preview …
Up until that moment, Azarenka had come off worst in the four meetings, and it looked as through her unbeaten run in Doha was coming to an ... «Livetennis.com, May 15»
