10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAW STUMPS»
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draw stumps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
draw stumps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... draw the line at something/doing something refuse to do or to tolerate
something I don 't mind meeting him, but I draw the line at going out with him.
draw stumps (in cricket) mark the end of play They had to draw stumps by five in
the evening ...
2
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... Make him harmless * If you want to live a peaceful life, you will have to draw
your enemy's teeth Draw stumps: End a game of cricket by removing the wickets *
The umpire drew stumps at the end of the day's play Draw tears/applause, etc.
3
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... Museum She even manages to persuade Gillian not to cheat . . . although
Gillian draws the line at not screaming when she loses. draw the longbow: see
LONGBOw. draw the short straw: see STRAW. draw stumps cease doing
something.
money, and seem to think I'll just roll over and go to prison........there's no one with
the nowse to draw stumps. You see........ try this question – did I sign the cheques
?” “Ho-ho......no......they won't draw stumps ......... and if you didn't draw the ...
5
Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
8flNRT; set out, compile, formulate MfWlRd ^RT, R^Rd TOT, RT5JRT ^TRT;
3JTTT (of a vehicle) come to a stop (^I^t 3TTR 3RR^ ^RT I To draw stumps, to
end the day in cricket (*<ic: H TsRT ^RT I To draw tears/applause etc., to be the
cause of ...
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
1995 Kate AtkinsonBehind the Scenes at the Museum She even manages to
persuade Gillian not to cheat ... although Gillian draws the line at not screaming
when she loses. draw the short straw:seeSTRAW. draw stumps cease doing ...
7
The South African Dictionary of Sport
... (2) by the bowler - to keep the back foot in contact with the ground as he
delivers the ball, drawing it along the surface beyond the bowling crease draw a
match which ends with neither side winning, or to end a match this way draw
stumps to ...
8
Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole: Part 1: Kwéyòl - English, ...
to draw stumps (cricket), tiwé se pitcher-la le jwé-a fini; draw a breath, pwan
lespiwasion; to draw blood, blése (an moun); to draw a game, fini an jwé san pies
pati ganyen; he was not to be drawn, i pa pemet mwen pou twape' pies
enfomasion; ...
Jones E. Mondesir, Lawrence D. Carrington, 1992
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The Chambers Dictionary
... draw someone's attention to see under attention: draw stumps to end play in
cricket by removing the wickets; draw the cloth, board or table (archaic) to clear
up after a meal: draw the line to fix a limit: to find finally and positively
unacceptable; ...
10
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Draw stumps Stop doing something.* Draw the line Establish what constitutes the
limits of acceptable behaviour.* Draw the short straw (1) Be selected to do
something unpleasant that would not be done voluntarily. (2) Be unlucky" Draw
their ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAW STUMPS»
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draw stumps is used in the context of the following news items.
Kidsgrove League cricket: Pugh and Vickers take centre stage in …
Kidsgrove dug deep in reply and managed to draw stumps on 81-4, with Ethan Brown unbeaten on 48. Knypersley claimed maximum points ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
Eddie Lynam hoping for July Cup glory with Anthem Alexander
The trainer conceded it looks like he will have to draw stumps on getting a run into his other high class three-year-old filly Agnes Stewart this ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Kidsgrove League: Hope and Colclough hit centuries in …
Tate Rutter made 20 at the top of the Woore reply, but a steady stream of wickets eventually saw the visitors draw stumps on 111-8. «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 15»
Michael Owen: Now I feel a part of the racing fraternity
“If his form deteriorates, if he takes one lame step, if the vet says there's an issue or risk, then we'll draw stumps immediately and let him start his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Cricket is all out at top school
PE staff are set to draw stumps for the last time at the end of this month. Morrison's, founded in 1860, has a roll of about 530 children and its. «The Times, Jun 15»
Zawraq out of Epsom Derby
Zawraq engaged in promising light exercise on Wednesday, further fuelling the optimism, but connections were forced to draw stumps after the ... «Winner Sports, Jun 15»
Irish chasing star Sizing Europe retired
As a result the trainer and the horse's owners, Ann and Alan Potts, decided it was time to draw stumps on a marvellous career. "There's been ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
Kidsgrove League Cricket: Gabriel Wild and William Godfrey hit …
Sebastian Hopwood (33) and Dean Bamsey (24) led the Audley reply, but they needed to hang on at the end to draw stumps on 137-8. «Stoke Sentinel, May 15»
Proud club Whittington CC forced to draw stumps after 157 years
WITH the 2015 season now in full swing, the saddest sight for any cricket aficionado from the Oswestry area must be to drive past Whittington ... «Border Counties Advertizer, May 15»
Relive West Indies-England day three
How many should they be ahead by the time they draw stumps tonight? Posted at 20:12. There was a time that an England batsman in the West Indies was there ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
