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The principal is caught in a double bind because whether she expels the student or lets him off, she still gets blamed.

His sister had been bound to secrecy.; We are bound to the original contract.

I was sitting in the garden when suddenly my neighbour's head bobbed up from behind the hedge.

She'd made some overseas investments as a hedge against rising inflation in this country.

We've got permission, but it's hedged about/around with strict conditions.; Congressmen were warned against hedging their support for the missile program.

Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.; Officials continued to hedge on exactly when the program would begin.

These formulas are devised to tell the bank what kind of hedges to purchase to provide the best possible protection of its assets.; We don't tend to hedge at all - in either stock or bond funds.

a hedge against sth: In recent years, investors have also bought gold as a hedge against US dollar weakness.

Some business leaders hedged their bets by donating money to both parties.; They're hedging their bets and keeping up contacts with both companies.

The weather forecasters were hedging their bets, saying the storm might come into land or go out to sea.

hedge fund investors/managers; Managers of the first hedge funds invented ways to make money no matter which way the stock market was moving.

an investment fund that trades large amounts of shares, currencies, etc. to take advantage of both rising and falling prices, for example by shorting (= borrowing shares, etc., selling them, and buying them back at a lower price)

The currency hedge had been intended to protect the company against a sharp rise in the value of the pound against the euro.

According to one analyst, the era of the classic macro hedge fund is drawing to a close.

You stupid mare!

I had a real mare trying to get the printer working again.

Ann was at the party with her brood.

He brooded over the insult.; I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day.

Incubation lasts 10 to 15 days and the altricial chicks are brooded for about 5 to 6 days after hatching.

A sulphurous cloud broods over the ground; vapors float; the air curls round anti round in dizzying waves; wreaths of smoke entwine us.

Clark said biologists will do another steelhead count this week, which may determine if there are enough wild fish in the river to allow the hatchery to catch brood stock.

Crop dusters dip and dive and fly just above the ground, leaving signatures in chemicals over fields and orchards.

also - A chalkboard eraser

There are many ways of tackling this problem.

also - to catch and knock down someone who is running, esp. in the game of football

also - an act of knocking someone down, or a football player who is supposed to do this

fishing tackle

(also wedding tackle)

I tackled him about his careless work.; I was determined to tackle my boss on the way I had been treated.

a device for raising objects off the ground, consisting of one or more small wheels with a rope or chain going around them, connected to a high part of a building

Quebec is at the mouth of the St Lawrence River.; We looked down into the mouth of the volcano.

The opening of a bottle or jar is also called a mouth.

It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words.; "Can we go?" mouthed Mary.

I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing apologies.

Stop bad-mouthing him all the time.

I think we all felt he'd been treated very unfairly and it left a bad taste in our mouths.

also - a habit of using a lot of rude language

When did he become such a potty mouth?; She can't help it. She has a potty mouth.

She must have been potty to sell that car so cheaply.; I'd go potty if I had to work here all the time.

He's potty about old cars.

Don't forget to sit Jamie on the potty before you take him to the zoo.

a small toilet used by children when they are being trained to use a toilet

The noise from our next-door neighbours is driving us potty.

By what age are children usually potty-trained?

a smart-mouthed little brat; She is working-classblue-collar, smart-mouthed, and mischievous.

She's behaving like a spoilt brat.

a child who behaves badly or one you do not like

Beef and veal are usual in halal and kosher bratwurst, which never include pork for religious reasons.

Look at those mouthwatering desserts.; Also - make sb's mouth water; The smell of that bacon cooking is making my mouth water.

Meaning of mouthwatering in English mouthwatering adjective UK /ˈmaʊθˌwɔː. tə. rɪŋ/ US /ˈmaʊθˌwɑː. t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/ Mouthwatering food looks as if it will taste good

Low wages mean a hand-to-mouth existence for many people.

also - live (from) hand to mouth - My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we lived from hand to mouth.

We get most of our work through word-of-mouth recommendations.; word-of-mouth publicity; by/through word of mouth: We get most of our clients by word of mouth.; word-of-mouth advertising/recommendation; in speech but not in writing

the process of telling people you know about a particular product or service, usually because you think it is good and want to encourage them to try it; All the orders were given by word of mouth so that no written evidence could be discovered later.

Clark was mouthing off in the locker room after we lost, and he started a fight.

mouth off (about sth) - to express your opinions too loudly and publicly - I had to listen to Michael mouthing off about the government all through lunch.

They've got three kids and her husband just lost his job - the last thing they need is another mouth to feed.

He says he's going to complain to the manager, but he's all mouth.

The pie crust just melts in your mouth.

She had elocution lessons as a child and as a result now speaks with a plum in her mouth.

to talk loudly and boastfully about yourself or your opinions - He'd been shooting his mouth off saying he could sing, when of course, he couldn't.

to talk publicly about something which is secret; to annoy people by talking too much about how good you are - They’ve been shooting their mouths off about how they’re going to beat us.

zazwyczaj pieniądze - He's got gobs of money.

We're getting input from gobs of sources.

a gob of butter; verb - To gather into a lump.; Bangs can be secured with a light layer of hair spray or a gob of hair wax.

Also - A lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance; ALso - a small piece or lump of something; Gobs of an inflammable gel are thrown into the pond and continue to burn.

He′s always stuffing his gob with fast food.; Oi, you, shut your gob!; She's got such a gob on her – she′s always gossiping about someone or other.

He spat a big ball of gob on to the pavement.

Verb - to spit, especially to spit phlegm

a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.

waste material produced in coal mining, consisting of clay, shale, etc.

Another: waste or barren material.

I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister.

He was sitting in front of the TV shovelling down a pizza.

I know it's true, because I got it straight from the horse's mouth – Katie told me herself.

this metaphoric expression alleges that one is literally so cool that butter inside the mouth would not melt.; Be overly coy or demure; be insincere;

The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, he or she really is untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).

My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter.

If your heart is in your mouth, you feel very excited, worried, or frightened.

"What a rude and obnoxious man!" "You took the words right out of my mouth!"

The company claims to care about the environment, but it should put its money where its mouth is.; If you are really interested in helping the homeless you should put your money where your mouth is.

e discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something; She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work.c

someone will be laughing on the other side of their face - someone will be laughing on the other side of their face

"It's OK, Mommy. I know you're just upset because you're tired." B: "Thank you, sweetheart. Out of the mouths of babes."

We watched the cow suckling her calves.; The puppies went back to their mother to suckle.

to suck at the breast or udder.; To take milk from (the mother, a breast, or a teat): a baby suckling its mother's breast.

often roasted, in various cuisines. It is usually prepared for special occasions and gatherings.