10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIRTFRONT»
Discover the use of
shirtfront in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shirtfront and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chekhov and His Times (c)
An ex- waiter is particularly proud of his cheap paper shirtfront — all that remains
of his former life of bow tie and tails. One of the inhabitants of the shelter decides
to pull a trick on the former waiter, finds the shirtfront, and rips it in two. The old ...
Cynthia Carlile, Cynthia Carlile Sharon McKee Andreĭ Mikhaĭlovich Turkov, Sharon McKee
... kept pushing your shirtfront more tightly into your waistband and my dear little
being so like every other at that moment you never understood I loved you for
your genius but loved you more when you tucked your shirtfront into your
waistband ...
3
Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Miss Pyke, of course, was still worried about Dr. Threep's shirtfront, and
determined on getting enlightenment. Harriet hoped that Wimsey would
recognise her curiosity for whatit was: not skittishness, but theembarrassing
appetite for exact ...
4
African Voices in the African American Heritage
Here, however, the shirtfront with buttons has become an open chest, revealing
spine and ribs — clearly a body of the dead.28 In contemporary Haiti, Baron
Samedi continues. He is depicted on a sequined flag (Plate 2), where he is
identified ...
5
The Constant Gardener: A Novel
... shirtfront and the collar of his jacket, because he knew—she warned him—that
if he undressed he would not be able to dress himself again. His shirtfront was
filthy, his jacket was smeared with vomit but he managed to mop them fairly clean
.
6
The Routledge Drama Anthology and Sourcebook: From Modernism ...
He sits down by the table and takes out a notebook and pencil. He calculates
something out loud. This continues in dumb mime until kristin enters dressedfor
church. She holds a shirtfront and a white tie in her hand. kristin: I've slept like a
log.
Maggie B. Gale, John F. Deeney, 2012
7
Folly and Glory: A Novel
Soon his shirtfront was drenched. “I am set afire!” he cried, just as Lord
Berrybender entered the kitchen, hungry, as he always was, after a brisk ride. “
Hoping for a bit of something—a hen perhaps—something to last me till
dinnertime,” he said.
He yanked Harding's legs around the center console and grabbed his shirtfront
with both hands, pulling with all the strength he could muster, until Harding was
positioned in the seat. He then leaned his friend's head out the door, pried open ...
He fought the urge to grab the doctor's shirtfront and shake an answer from him.
As if he could. “Which means?” “Which means I must speak to Viola and see if
she has more pillows I can use to prop you up a bit. If you give me your word you
...
She sniffed into his shirtfront and blurted out the truth. “She's gone.” “Gone where
?” “I don't know! She just...took off.” She had to let go of his shirt. Had to face him.
Had to face, too, the consequences of her misguided attempts to protect her ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIRTFRONT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shirtfront is used in the context of the following news items.
The PM who wanted to shirtfront Putin has vanished
On Friday, July 18, 2014, Tony Abbott awoke to what should have been one of the finest days of his prime ministership. A week earlier he had hosted Japan's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Glenn Lazarus threatens to shirtfront PM over coal seam gas
The former State of Origin and Australian Rugby League star also said he would “shirtfront” the Prime Minister as well as listing a series of illegal rugby league ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
'I will shirt-front Tony Abbott over coal seam gas spread': Senator …
Queensland senator Glenn Lazarus has told hundreds of protesters in Brisbane he will shirtfront Prime Minister Tony Abbott to get his attention at the spread of ... «Brisbane Times, May 15»
Lithuania backs the shirtfront on Russia
Melbourne: Tiny Lithuania, with a population 1 million fewer than Melbourne's, is muscling up to the mighty Russian superpower over the war in Ukraine and is ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
Teenager escapes Brisbane house fire1:29
Mr Robertson, a QC and former UN appeals judge, said it was time for Australia to “shirtfront” those in Egypt who he said were holding Greste hostage. «NEWS.com.au, Jan 15»
Shirtfront to vape: words of the year around the world
"Look, I'm going to shirtfront Mr. Putin ... you bet you are, you bet I am," said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ahead of October's G20 summit. The word ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
Shirtfront: What Abbott threatened to do to Putin becomes word of …
The Australian National Dictionary Center has named “shirtfront” the word of the year. The term gained popularity when the country's Prime Minister Tony Abbott ... «RT, Dec 14»
'Shirtfront' wins Australian National Dictionary Centre's word of the …
When Prime Minister Tony Abbott pledged to "shirtfront" Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit over the MH17 tragedy, it set the scene for an epic ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
Australian dictionary expands definition of 'to shirtfront'
Tony Abbot's threat to "shirt front" Vladimir Putin may have not done much for Australia-Russian relations, but it may have had a lasting impact on the English ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
PM Narendra Modi's 'Shirtfront' Joke and Other Big Quotes in …
Mr Modi, 64, injected some humour into his speech, using the term "shirtfront" to tease his host while also talking cricket. His 25-minute extempore speech was ... «NDTV, Nov 14»
