2 QUOTES WITH «COME UNSTUCK»
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come unstuck.
I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.
If you go too soon, you can come unstuck with 50m left when the guys are going past you.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME UNSTUCK»
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come unstuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
come unstuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Made to Stick: Why some ideas take hold and others
come unstuck
'This book is a gift to anyone who needs to get a message across and make it stick' - New Statesman
Dan Heath, Chip Heath, 2008
Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. I got that line from a book, too. But
this one, I'll tell you: Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. It's a great book
about the stupidity of war and the stupidity of people which I guess is a
redundancy.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
2 to fail ♢ A year later, the local chemical industry began to come unglued. come
unstuck to start to fail after some progress had been achieved ♢ His plans for the
company came unstuck when there wasn't enough money to buy new machinery
...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1912–. J.GARDNER The British Airways Trident unstuck from the cold stressed-
concrete (1977). noun 2 The moment of take-off. 1926–. unstuck adjective 1 to
come unstuck to come to grief, to fail. 1911–. LISTENER This is where the theory
...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and ...
See Chart 2. The four stages of grammaticalization of an active intransitive (S A)
prefixed verb are illustrated with -dhala 'come unstuck, peel, be scratched' (
underlined). (15) Diya-tupe-mia-pidana di-dhala. 3SG:NF:bark-DIM:PL-0NLY-
REM.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
come to rest come unstuck □ The vase came to pieces in his hand. come to rest
ndalon □ The car skidded off the road and came to rest afoot or two from
somebody's front door. come to sb's aid/assistance/help vij ne ndihme te' □
Firemen ...
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Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary: ...
... come unstuck, peel off; ((esparadra' po)) to come unstuck; no se me despega
ni un minuto he won't leave my side for a minute E (distanciarse, separarse) ((
pers0na)) wse DE algn to distance oneself FROM sb despegue m (de avión)
takeoff; ...
Carol Styles Carvajal, Jane Horwood, Nicholas Rollin, 2004
The house has come unstuck from the ground! And he, waking reluctantly, will
pile abuse on her till it fairly bows her head. And she not letting up for an instant,
Come see, come sayforyourselfifI lie. But Zog sleeps. He pulls the ragged covers
...
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Compact Oxford Russian Dictionary
... VIIIIb pf (of > pacKnéVlBa'rb) II (KOH6epm) to unstick a (adnruiu) to stick, paste
(in various places) paCKflélVlTbCfl, ibcb, VlllJbCfl pi (of > paCKfléVlBaTbCfl) “to
come unstuck (fig., infml, 0 nJIaiiax) to fall through, to come unstuck (fig., infml, ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Since before 1923. come unstuck (or undone) to experience failure or disaster; to
go amiss, as in the plan came unstuck at this point. Since around 1914. come up
smelling of violets (or roses) to emerge from trouble unscathed, and perhaps ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME UNSTUCK»
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come unstuck is used in the context of the following news items.
Bill Shorten grilled about workplace deals and campaign donations …
If you approach the job as delegator in chief, you can easily come unstuck. The art of politics is being across the fine print but elevating your ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
There's still more to come from Dublin - McManamon
Of course, such a one-sided start to the Championship has long been fingered as to why Dublin might come unstuck when August rolls around. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Blin tells victorious France to keep focused - News - UEFA.com
The lack of such composure nearly saw Patrick Gonfalone's men come unstuck in Katerini. Despite being reduced to ten men following the ... «UEFA.com, Jul 15»
Burundi and Rwanda At 53 - What Sets the Conjoined Twins Apart
For Burundi, the carefully negotiated transition and nascent democracy has simply come unstuck at the seams. Nkurunziza has cracked down ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Everton still hope to land Angelo Ogbonna despite West Ham interest
“I've seen a lot of people leave Everton, thinking they're potentially going on to bigger and better things, and come unstuck so it's nice that Luke ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
The lessons from failing twice
... Argentina has battled through to the decisive stages of both the World Cup and Copa América only to come unstuck at the final hurdle. «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
Did Jimmy Barry-Murphy pick up tips from my column?
They look like they could come unstuck next weekend as I fancy Clare and Limerick to emerge from the qualifiers. Elsewhere, Dublin did what ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Everton captain Phil Jagielka delighted by Luke Garbutt contract …
"I've seen a lot of people leave Everton, thinking they're potentially going on to bigger and better things, and come unstuck so it's nice that Luke ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
Family holiday in Greece? Here's what you need to know
What happens if we come unstuck and run out of money or can't use our cards? Somebody back at home can transfer money into the country ... «MadeForMums, Jul 15»
Australia's easy win in final Ashes tune-up
And ten Doeschate has seen plenty of tweakers come unstuck on pitches far more lively than the “flat deck” produced by Essex for the tour ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
