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fullfull1 /fʊl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 
WORD ORIGINfull1
Origin:
Old EnglishEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Full details of the travel arrangements will be published as soon as possible.
- full sleeves
- a full bottle of milk
- a full box of cereal
- A black necklace hung down over her full breasts.
- After decades of nearly full employment, about 3000 local residents lost their jobs when the factory closed.
- All the parking spaces were full.
- Cheddar cheese ages well to produce a full, rich aroma.
- Connors made a full confession to the police.
- David wants a full report of the accident first thing in the morning.
- He sat on the witness stand for four full days.
- I've had a full week. I'm looking forward to staying home tonight.
- Joanna's full red lips were fixed in an inviting smile.
- Please write your full name and address at the top of the form.
- Salcido gave a full confession to the police.
- Sidney got married in full army uniform.
- The atlas contains full statistical descriptions of each country.
- The buses were full of people going to work.
- The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.
- The restaurant was already full when we got there.
- Baseball attendance is much less likely to be a full day event.
- But despite that, Gloucestershire County Council still can't find another school that will accept him as a full time student.
- Helsinki was full of pious declarations about the inviolability of borders and non-interference in internal affairs.
- She wanted a full report on the boy.
- The room is full of smoke: nicotine has become the ambient atmosphere.
- To pave the way, Roosevelt promoted Stilwell to full general.
- Your tank has certainly reached its limits now, and some of the fish have yet to reach their full potential.
THESAURUS
containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left: · The train was nearly full.· The cupboard was full of clothes.· He spilled a full cup of coffee on the carpet.
full of something – use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · The envelopes were filled with cash.
completely full of something – use this about a container when lots of things have been put into it, often in an untidy way: · The case was stuffed full of clothes.
completely full of people – use this about a room, train etc: · a packed restaurant· The courtroom will be packed with journalists.
extremely full of something: · Her wardrobe was bursting with coats and shoes.· a small garden bursting with fruit and flowers
so full that you cannot fit anyone or anything else in – often used when you think there are too many people or things: · In summer, the hotels are crammed with tourists.· The resort’s crammed beaches are uncomfortable in summer.
full of people, animals etc that are all moving around: · The rivers are teeming with fish.
used about a container that is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · an overflowing bathtub· The drawers were overflowing with magazines.
used about a vehicle or a ship which has too many people or things in it: · an overloaded fishing boat· The trucks are often grossly overloaded (=far too overloaded).
Longman Language Activatorfull if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors.
full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails.
completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives.
a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage
something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject.
British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes.
British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons.
so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants.
if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine.
to become full to gradually become full: · About half an hour before the performance, the theatre starts to fill up.· The drought has ended at last, and the reservoirs are filling up again.
to become full: · They opened the doors and the hall quickly filled.fill with: · Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
to make something full to put enough of something into a container to make it full: · Mix the spinach and cheese and use it to fill the pasta shells.fill something with something: · We stood at the counter, filling our bowls with salad.· He had a notebook that he had filled with stories and poems.
to fill a container that already has a small amount of something in it: · The waiter filled up everyone's glasses.fill something up with something: · If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up.fill up something with something: · I filled up the sandbox with some more sand.
to quickly fill something such as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly: stuff something into something: · She hurriedly stuffed some things into an overnight bag and left.stuff something with something: · We had to stuff envelopes with letters and information packs.
to push too many things into a container or space, so that they are all pressed together: cram/jam something into something: · I crammed all my clothes into the suitcase and called a taxi.· Too many houses are crammed into too small an area.· Fifty-five children were jammed into a classroom designed to hold thirty.
also load up to fill a vehicle with goods, furniture etc: · Loading the van was hard work.· This giant machine can load up a 10-ton truck every few minutes.load something into something: · A woman was loading groceries into her car.load something with something: · Two men were loading up a truck with boxes of melons.
to make something full again after part of what is in it has been used to fill something again, after what was inside it has been used: · If you bring your empty bottles back to the store, we can refill them.· Can I refill anyone's glass?refill something with something: · The tank was emptied, cleaned, and refilled with fresh water.
formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food: · In an emergency, water can be pumped from the well to replenish the irrigation canals.· Shortages of food and poor transportation mean that the stores are not able to replenish their shelves as often as they would like to.
especially British to fill a glass, cup etc that is half full or nearly empty: top something up: · "More wine anyone?" "Yes, please, could you top mine up?"top something up with something: · Pour a little brandy over the sugar and top it up with champagne.
when a place is full of animals, people etc be full of people, animals, insects etc all moving around: · The small stretch of water was teeming with wildfowl.· Times Square was teeming with theater-goers.· The tragedy is that this whole region remains teeming with desperately poor people.
to be very full of animals, people, insects etc, all moving around very quickly or busily - use this especially when you think this is unpleasant in some way: · At this time of year the town is usually crawling with tourists.· The campsite was filthy and swarming with flies.· Our hotel room was crawling with bugs and roaches.
to be full of a lot of people standing or sitting very close together: · Japanese trains may be jammed, but at least they are punctual.be jammed with: · The room was jammed with fans trying to get his autograph.
a busy time · I'm going to bed. We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.· When you are in the police force, the night shift is always busiest.· Restaurant managers often employ temporary staff at busy times of the year.
: full day/morning/week etc a day, morning etc in which you have arranged to do a lot of things: · Tomorrow will be a very full day. You have several clients to see and two meetings in the afternoon.
a time or situation that is hectic is extremely busy and you are always rushing and often excited or worried: · It was really hectic at work today.· He'd just returned from a hectic 10-day trip to New York.· I know you have a hectic schedule, but could you pick something up for me on your way home?
British spoken say this when you are very busy and have no time to relax, especially because a lot of things are happening: · It's all go around here this morning. Ten new orders, all marked "URGENT'.
a busy person having a lot of things you should do: · She's very busy -- it's her daughter's wedding next week.· Angela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice.· Not now Stephen, I'm busy.busy doing something: · Critics say the mayor is too busy campaigning to do his job properly.busy with: · She was busy with business matters so we decided not to burden her with our problems.keep somebody busy: · He's retired now, but his work for the youth club keeps him busy.
to have to do a lot of things, and need to hurry or work hard: · I'm sorry I can't talk -- I have a lot to do before my wife gets home.an awful lot to do (=used to emphasize you have a lot to do): · Let's get started. We have an awful lot to do and not much time to do it.
British have a lot going on American to be busy, especially because you have arranged to do a lot of things during a short period: · He says he'll try and see you as soon as possible, but he has a lot going on this afternoon.· We've got so much on at work I couldn't possibly go on holiday now.
especially British, spoken to be very busy and always in a hurry, because you have a lot of things to do: · It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.· All the sales assistants are run off their feet. The shop ought to take on more staff.
especially spoken to be extremely busy because you have a lot of work to do in your job: · I'm sorry I can't talk to you now -- I'm up to my neck in paperwork.· Teachers nowadays are up to their ears in administration and don't have much time for teaching.
to be very busy, especially because other people are making you work hard, or because you have to do something by a particular time: · Jerry says he's under a lot of pressure at the moment from his boss.work under pressure: · Some people don't work well under pressure.
especially British to be extremely busy and hardly able to deal with all the work you have to do: · Don't expect any help from them -- they're snowed under at the moment.be snowed under with: · Since the hurricane, builders and roofers have been snowed under with work.
spoken to be very busy for a period of time, especially when this makes you tired: · I've been on the go all week -- I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend now.· She's always on the go. I don't know how she does it.
to be busy because you have to deal with a lot of different jobs or problems, so that you do not have time to do anything else: · I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.have your hands full with: · You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.have your hands full doing something: · The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.
examining, considering, or including every detail or part · Police made a complete search of the area.· A complete safety check was performed on the aircraft prior to takeoff.· This is a complete list of educational publishers in Britain.
a thorough search, examination, check etc includes everything that can be included: · Congress is demanding a thorough investigation.· Have you had a thorough medical check-up within the last year?· His assessment of the situation was quite thorough.thorough understanding: · The position requires a thorough understanding of web page design software.
including all the necessary facts, or a lot of details: · The atlas contains full statistical descriptions of each country.· Full details of the travel arrangements will be published as soon as possible.· David wants a full report of the accident first thing in the morning.
very thorough, especially because it is important that nothing is left out and that every possible problem is dealt with: · The factory was given a comprehensive safety inspection three months ago.· This is the largest and most comprehensive study ever made of the city's public transportation system.
so complete that not even the smallest detail or possibility is missed: · As a result of exhaustive inquiries the police are at last able to issue a description of the murderer.· The list shown here is by no means exhaustive.
an in-depth study, discussion, report etc is thorough and complete and considers all details: · See chapter 6 for an in-depth discussion of this topic.· The study is based on in-depth interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,500 US households.
with all its parts included and nothing missing use this to say that something includes all the parts it should have, with nothing missing: · Scientists have unearthed a complete dinosaur skeleton in Montana.complete set: · When my grandmother died, I inherited a complete set of Dresden china.the complete works of somebody (=everything that an author has written): · We gave Vicki the complete works of Shakespeare.
complete: · Please write your full name and address at the top of the form.· Sidney got married in full army uniform.· Connors made a full confession to the police.the full story: · We're not being told the full story here.
complete, especially when this is very good, impressive, or unusual: · I drank a whole bottle of wine by myself.· After spending years piecing together fragments, we now have the whole original manuscript.
if something is written, described, explained etc in full , everything necessary is included and nothing is left out; if you pay an amount of money in full , you pay the full amount: · The text of the president's speech will be published in full in tomorrow's papers.· The bill had been stamped "Paid in Full'.· Taped testimony will be heard in full at the opening of the trial.
if something is read, performed, seen etc in its entirety , the whole of it is read etc, especially when it is something very big or complicated: · Bach's great masterpiece, the Mass in B minor, was never performed in its entirety during his lifetime.
to be complete with the parts that should be there: · It's an old set, but you'll find it's all there -- the dice, cards, everything.· You can count it if you want to, but it's all there.
when you have eaten enough or too much food to have eaten enough food, so that you do not want any more: · "Would you like some dessert?" "No thanks, I've had enough."· Leave the rest if you've had enough.
spoken if you are full , you have eaten so much food that you cannot eat any more: · "Would you like some more pie?" "No thanks, I'm full."
you say I couldn't eat another thing when you have eaten a lot, especially because you enjoyed the food, and are very full: · The apple pie is delicious, but I won't have another slice - I couldn't eat another thing.
having eaten so much that your stomach feels very full and uncomfortable: · I feel really bloated. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.bloated with: · He fell onto the sofa, his stomach bloated with food.
if you do something on a full stomach , you do it soon after eating a meal, when you are still feeling full: · It isn't wise to go swimming on a full stomach.
happy and energetic cheerful and active: · She was a lively and adventurous girl - not one for a quiet life.· As a speaker, he was articulate, lively, and funny.
a woman or girl who is vivacious has a lot of energy and a happy and attractive manner: · Laura was an all-American type -- cute, blonde, vivacious.· He married a vivacious girl called Sarah who he met at university.
full of interest and energy, especially when talking to someone: · Mike tends to be more animated in the presence of women.become animated: · As the evening went on she became quite animated, talking and laughing with the other girls.
to feel happy and lively, and to show this by the way you behave: · Stephen was a normal boy of seven, full of life and fun.· Before the accident he had been a cheerful, confident man, full of life.
informal to feel happy, energetic, and eager, and to show this by the way you behave: · I wish I was one of those people who are full of beans first thing in the morning.· You'd never think she'd been ill -- she came bouncing in this morning, full of beans.
to feel full of energy, happy, and free: · After the divorce she felt really alive for the first time in her life.· I only feel truly alive when I'm outside, in the open air.
very active and full of energy very active and able to work hard or do an activity for a long time: · If you're feeling energetic, we could go out for a run.· My mother was a bustling, energetic woman.· The club has the support of an energetic and enthusiastic management committee.
to have a lot of energy and be ready to work hard and do a lot of things: · William raced up the stairs, full of energy and excitement.· You have to be bursting with energy and health to do the top jobs, so they usually go to younger men.
always doing things: · She may be over 80, but she's still very active!· Aaron seemed like a normal active baby until he was about ten months old.
very energetic, determined to succeed, and full of new ideas: · She is clearly a dynamic young woman with big ambitions.· What this country needs is dynamic and inspiring leadership!
: tireless worker/campaigner etc someone who keeps on working hard for a long time without getting tired: · Martin was a very popular teacher and a tireless worker for the school.· She has been a tireless peace campaigner for many years.
someone who is hyperactive is too active and often nervous, so that they are unable to relax or work calmly: · Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.· The City is full of hyperactive executives who never stop rushing around.
very energetic and noisy in a way that annoys other people - used especially about children: · Dan's a nice boy, but rather boisterous.· A large, boisterous crowd poured into the bar, singing and shouting noisily.
enthusiastic behaving in a way that shows how much you like, enjoy, or approve of something: · A small but enthusiastic crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.· Several enthusiastic young teachers have just started working at the school.enthusiastic about: · He's still really enthusiastic about his new job.
especially British very enthusiastic about an activity or job: · She hasn't much experience but she's very keen.keen on: · There are plenty of after-school opportunities for people who are keen on athletics.keen on doing something: · My parents have always been keen on travelling, whenever they get the chance.a keen golfer/photographer/gardener etc: · Chris is a keen photographer - he's won several competitions.keen to do something: · Gabby was obviously anxious to do well, and Jane was keen to help her.
wanting very much to do, get, or see something soon: · A crowd of eager fans were waiting outside the hotel.eager to do something: · She hurried home from college, eager to hear Tom's news.eager for: · Simon was an ambitious man, eager for power and prestige.
to be very enthusiastic about an idea or plan, and talk about it with great excitement: · We've discussed the idea and she seems to be full of enthusiasm.be full of enthusiasm for: · Roger was full of enthusiasm for Tony's plan.
to be enthusiastic about something that is going to happen: · It was a great opportunity, and I began to get really excited about it.· Astronomers are very excited about a comet that will pass close to Earth later this month.
to be extremely enthusiastic and excited about something that you are going to do, so that you cannot wait to begin: · Come on, hurry up. The kids are raring to go.· It's going to be a tough game, but the whole team's ready and raring to go.
extremely enthusiastic about something such as a political or religious idea which you believe in very strongly, and behaving in a way that shows this: a zealous believer/opponent/supporter etc: · Only the most zealous supporters of Thatcherism were in favour of the tax.zealous in doing something: · Some of the officers were more zealous than others in enforcing the disciplinary code.
to talk about something in an enthusiastic way written · "You should have seen the match. It was so exciting," Gerry enthused.enthuse about/over · She was enthusing over my English essay, which I didn't think was very good.
British informal to talk a lot about something because you feel enthusiastic about it: · She's really pleased with her new job - she was full of it when I saw her last night.
a part of the body that is fat · Sally hates going swimming -- she thinks her legs are too fat.· The colonel rubbed his fat stomach, reaching for something from the table to put into his mouth. · My stomach's much fatter than yours.
pleasantly fat: · The doctor's wife had a plump face and a small mouth.· Paula had silver bracelets on her plump arms.
fat and round in an attractive way: · The baby reached out with its chubby little fingers.· Mark's cheeks were slightly chubby.
small and fat, especially in an amusing way: · His pudgy little fingers were covered in chocolate.· Elsie had a large body and a podgy face.
covered in soft loose fat in a way that looks unattractive: · Her body was getting old and flabby.· John's flabby white thighs wobbled as he walked across the beach.
fat and round in an attractive way: · Joanna's full red lips were fixed in an inviting smile.· A black necklace hung down over her full breasts.
ways of saying that something is happening · She looked out of the window to see what was happening.· Property prices continue to rise and we still don't understand exactly why it's happening.what's happening? · The room began to shake and we stared at each other in terror. "What's happening?'' asked Robert.
if something is going on it is happening, especially if it makes you feel worried or annoyed: · It was obvious from the way they kept looking at each other that there was something going on.what's going on?: · "What's going on at the town hall?'' asked my mother. "There's a huge crowd of people there.''
formal if an arranged event, game, or operation is in progress , it has started and has not finished yet: · By the time we got to the stadium, the match was already in progress.· There must be no noise in the school while examinations are in progress.· An emergency relief operation is already in progress in Southern Sudan.
to be happening now or to be going to happen: · The summer sales are on next week.· People have to learn to economize when there is a war on.· The presidential election was on when we arrived in the States.
if an organized activity or an event such as a party is in full swing , it has already been happening for some time and people are taking part in a very active way: · By 10 o'clock the party was in full swing and everyone was dancing.· Barcelona was full of visitors, and preparations for the Olympic Games were in full swing.
if a plan or a system is in operation , it is being used and is working: · Over 20 training programmes are in operation, with almost 2000 trainees.
words for describing something that has lots of holes in it · Parker's socks were so full of holes that his toes peeked through.· The roof was full of holes, all of which sprouted grass and moss.
full of a great many small holes, especially in a surface: · The old table was riddled with holes.· The ship returned from the war-zone riddled with bullet holes.
having a lot of small holes arranged in a regular pattern that has been made by a machine for a particular purpose: · They put the insect into a tin with a perforated lid.· Tear along the perforated line and return the bottom part of the form.
a substance such as rock or soil or a surface that is porous allows liquid or gas to pass through it: · If a garage has a porous floor, it can become extremely damp.· Plants in containers made of porous material, must be watered more often than those in plastic pots.
a leaky roof, pipe etc is damaged so that it has a hole or holes in it that water comes through: · The house had a leaky roof.· There was a pool of water in the corner where water was dripping from a leaky pipe.
good at thinking of new ideas good at using your imagination to think of new ideas or to produce new things: · Tarantino is one of Hollywood's most creative directors.· We need someone creative and enthusiastic to take this project forward.creative abilities/faculties: · Children should be allowed to develop their creative as well as their academic abilities.
use this about someone who is very good at thinking of new and unusual ways of doing things: · He was one of the most original and imaginative writers of his time.· Marr had a brilliant inventive mind.· the most inventive sculptor since Picasso
informal to have a lot of new ideas and to want to tell people all about them: · Ron was full of ideas and seemed very enthusiastic about the show.· I don't know what's the matter. She's usually so bright and full of clever ideas.
containing a lot of something if something is full of people or things, there are a lot of them in it: · In summer the town is full of tourists.· Her essay was full of mistakes.be chock full of something (=be completely full of something): · The pamphlet is chock full of advice for people travelling abroad.
something that is high in fat, sugar, salt etc contains a lot of fat, sugar etc: high in: · The cereal is high in fiber and contains plenty of vitamin B.high-fat/-sugar/-cholesterol etc: · I try to eat a low-fat, high-protein diet.high metal/calcium/oxygen etc content: · The high oxygen content of Earth's atmosphere makes life here possible.
something that is rich in a useful or valuable substance such as oil or iron, contains a lot of oil, iron etc: rich in: · Spinach is rich in iron and very good for you.· The land in this area is rich in minerals and ideal for growing crops.oil-rich/copper-rich/diamond-rich etc: · Numerous companies sprang up employing thousands to work the oil-rich fields of Texas.
to praise someone or something a lot · The press were full of praise for the whole production.· Ramsey, who hosts a Christian radio show, is full of praise for the two new congressmen.
to praise someone very highly and very frequently: · Craig adored Jane and would sing her praises to anyone who would listen.· Feminists have long sung the praises of writers such as Germaine Greer and Simone de Beauvoir.
informal to talk or write about something, saying how wonderful you think it is: · Critics are raving about the new show.· I bought some of that Colombian coffee you used to rave about.
to praise someone and their achievements very highly, in order to make them seem more important than they really are: · The emperor's achievements were glorified in numerous poems.· The book is a vain attempt to glorify the name of one of the worst dictators in modern history.
to say things that show you admire someone or approve of what they have done: · It's nice to receive a letter heaping praise on someone for a job well done, for a change.· She is modest and generous, lavishing praise on the musicians she has worked with.
too proud someone who is conceited or big-headed is too proud of their own achievements or abilities, in a way that annoys other people: · You're the most conceited, selfish person I've ever met!· I know this sounds big-headed, but I've always been good at French.
someone who is arrogant behaves as if their opinions are more important than other people's, and thinks that they are always right: · You are a rude and arrogant young man.· his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions
someone who is vain thinks they are very good-looking, special, or intelligent: · She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure.· I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails.
quietly pleased with yourself in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man.· If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me?smug about: · I felt very smug about not wasting paper.
someone who is self-satisfied thinks that they are very clever, very successful etc, often without good reason, and shows this in an annoying way: · Doyle's self-satisfied smile irritated Haworth.· He was in his early 40s and had the self-satisfied air of someone who has achieved fame and success.· What makes a second-rate actress like Jean so self-satisfied, so over-confident?
spoken to be always talking about your abilities and achievements and never show any interest in those of other people: · She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.· He was too full of himself to care about anyone else.
feeling unreasonably proud of yourself, especially because you think you have done something clever: · I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling inordinately pleased with myself.· After deceiving us all like that, she went away, no doubt very pleased with herself.
also fancy yourself British spoken informal use this when you think someone is too proud of their abilities or appearance: · You think you're it, don't you? Well you're not!· Like most young professional footballers, he really fancied himself.
to start behaving as if you are very important as a result of something, for example a success or being praised by someone: · It's not surprising that young rock bands let success go to their heads.· I know you did well, but don't let it go to your head -- the hardest part's still to come.
British /too big for your britches American informal to start thinking you are more important than you really are, especially because you have been successful in something: · Bonaparte wasn't all that bad. He was just a soldier who got too big for his boots.
when something happens in a place where everyone can see if someone does something, especially something unpleasant or shocking, in full view of a group of people, they do it in a place where people can see it clearly: · The muggers stole his mobile and wallet in full view of a crowd of shoppers.· He made an obscene gesture in full view of TV cameras.
if something happens in front of someone, it happens where they can see it, especially when it is shocking or unpleasant: · The man was shot in front of his wife and three children.· The waitress complained that her employer had humiliated her in front of customers.right in front of somebody (=use this to emphasize how shocking something is): · Mom grabbed my arm and scolded me, right in front of all my friends.
if something surprising or shocking happens before your eyes , it happens very close to you, so that you can see it clearly: · Before our very eyes, he produced $50,000 out of his suitcase and offered to buy the house.right before your eyes: · When you see someone murdered right before your eyes, you don't forget it easily.
if a crime or something shocking happens in broad daylight , it happens during the day in a public place where people can see it: · He gunned down a man in broad daylight and got away.· A woman was attacked in broad daylight, right in front of our office.
to stand with your back straight · Stand up straight with your back against the wall.· The pain in his stomach was so severe that he could no longer stand up straight.
also stand at attention if someone such as a soldier or a police officer stands to attention , they stand with their backs straight, their arms straight down by their sides, and their feet close together: · The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.· We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave.
to stand up as straight as you can because you are angry with someone or are determined to make them listen to you: · I drew myself up to my full height and informed him that the President had sent me down here personally.· Trembling inside, I stepped out of the car and pulled myself up to my full height to face my adversary.
to stand up after bending down low: · She bent over the body, and when she straightened up there were tears in her eyes.· If you're lifting something heavy, be careful not to hurt your back when you straighten up.
WORD SETSanorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
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Ted’s workshop was crammed full of old engines. McQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water. Please write your full name and address on the form. The Health Centre offers a full range of services. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. The BBC promised a full investigation. I don’t think he’s telling us the full story (=everything he knows about the matter). rising prosperity and full employment The charity helps disabled children reach their full potential. Few customers take full advantage of off-peak fares. Parker was driving at full speed when he hit the wall. The roses were now in full bloom. Lucy was a happy child, always full of life. He was full of praise for the work of the unit. We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. Before her illness, Rose enjoyed a full life. Only full members have the right to vote. clothes for the fuller figure Now you can enjoy Nescafé's fuller flavour in a decaffeinated form. She ran full tilt into his arms. Ed believes in living life to the full.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. Children under 14 travel half-fare. scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. The jug was still half full. These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes. Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous. She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. The building’s nowhere near finished. Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign. The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). a broad spectrum of environmental groups boxes stuffed full of papers He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna. If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). I work part-time in a library. The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Ted’s workshop was crammed full of old engines. McQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water. British English informal (=completely full) The filing cabinet was full to bursting.
The filing cabinet was full to bursting. Please write your full name and address on the form. The Health Centre offers a full range of services. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. The BBC promised a full investigation. I don’t think he’s telling us the full story (=everything he knows about the matter). rising prosperity and full employment The charity helps disabled children reach their full potential. Few customers take full advantage of off-peak fares. Parker was driving at full speed when he hit the wall. The roses were now in full bloom. Lucy was a happy child, always full of life. He was full of praise for the work of the unit. We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. Before her illness, Rose enjoyed a full life. Only full members have the right to vote. clothes for the fuller figure Now you can enjoy Nescafé's fuller flavour in a decaffeinated form. She ran full tilt into his arms. Ed believes in living life to the full.· It is not possible to give a full account of what we discussed.
· They need the full address, including the postcode.
· I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
· The organization took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times.
full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) also on high alert (=completely ready to deal with a dangerous situation) All our border points are on full alert.
All our border points are on full alert.· She was full of ambition when she joined the company.
Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month.· His face was suddenly filled with anger.
· The prime minister made a full apology in the House of Commons.
(=that uses all the available soldiers and weapons)· German troops launched a full-scale attack on the city.
· He gave the task his undivided attention.
· The manager has full authority to make decisions.
· They will have the full benefit of our facilities.
I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
(=completely full) The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
The cup was filled to the brim with coffee. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. (=all the members)· There was a meeting of the full cabinet.
· Sports reporting tends to be full of clichés.
· Their fighters had full command of the air over Pearl Harbor.
· Such therapies demand full commitment from the patient.
(=fully covering the loss, damage etc)· Full compensation is only paid very rarely.
Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. (=in which you admit everything)· The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.
· The team are full of confidence.
(=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.
(=including all the details of something)· No decision will be made until there has been full consultation with farmers.
· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.
· There are also part-time courses for mature students.
(=with all the details)· Both channels are giving the election full coverage.
· Greg’s full of crap (=often says things that are completely wrong).
· The cup was full of hot tea.
formal (=detailed)· Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
· The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.
(=spending every weekday in a school or college)· Children must stay in full-time education until the age of 16.
(=the whole effect)· We won’t know the full effect of the tax changes until the end of the financial year.
(=showing or feeling strong emotions, especially sadness)· When she spoke, Nellie’s voice was full of emotion.
· We now have 110 full-time employees.
· Mike is in full-time employment, but his wife is not working.
(=have a lot of energy)· I felt happy and full of energy.· The stage was bursting with energy.
(=very enthusiastic)· He entered politics full of enthusiasm, but that gradually disappeared.
· Women have not yet achieved full equality with men.
· They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.
· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.
· When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.
· The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.
(=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)
Children under 14 travel half-fare.· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.
· The beef is tender and full of flavour.
scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. (=one that covers all problems)· A full guarantee comes with every purchase.
The jug was still half full.· People’s faces were full of hate.
· She told me, in a voice full of hatred and contempt, that I meant nothing to her.
These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes.· His voice sounded full of hope.
Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. (also be bursting with ideas) (=have a lot of ideas)· The children were enthusiastic and full of ideas.
· Her stories are full of imagination.
· South Wales felt the full impact of the recession.
(=all the different effects)· The full implications of the decision will become clear over the next few weeks.
· The country gained complete independence from Britain in the 1960s.
· A full inspection of the site is due to be conducted.
(=very detailed)· There are comprehensive instructions for completing and filing the new tax form.· Full instructions accompany the smoke alarm.
· He had a part-time job at the pet shop.
· I was full of joy at the thought of seeing her again.
He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous.· The camera looks down the full length of the street.
(=complete responsibility)· The driver of the other car accepted full liability for the accident.
(=one that is not temporary and has no restrictions)· They offer insurance cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence.
She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· The full list of winners is on page seven.
The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. (=a complete meal)· I’m not hungry enough to eat a full meal.
(=one who has all the possible rights of a member)· At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the club.
(=with all the rights that are allowed to members)· Poland was eager to gain full membership in the European Union.
(=makes you remember things that happened there)· My old home is full of unhappy memories.
(=often playing tricks on people or causing trouble)· I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.
· The article was full of mistakes.
(=have a lot of mistakes)· The report was full of mistakes.
(=with a completely round shape)· A full moon hung low in the sky.
(=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
(=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.
(=use that name when you speak to them)· Everyone called him by his first name.
The building’s nowhere near finished. (=be feeling that good things will happen)· The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .
· The article went on for a full page.
(=the whole range of something)
(=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc)· At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.
· They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
· By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.
· His heart was filled with pity for them.
· a part-time post as a university lecturer
· We continuously seek to develop people to their full potential.
(=praise them a lot)· Captain Jones was full of praise for his men.
· The store stocks a full range of groceries.
· She was severely injured but made a full recovery.
Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign.· A full report will be prepared for the next committee meeting.
· The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.
The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). (=a serious riot, not only a little fighting)· The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot.
· He acknowledged that the full scale of the problem was not known.
· You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue).
(=the largest size that something can have)· Is this violin full size?
a broad spectrum of environmental groups (=running, driving etc as fast as possible)· He ran past us at full speed.
· The school has over 100 full-time staff.
(=full of food)· A lot of these children don't know what it is like to have a full stomach.
· I did not know the full story.
· It takes time to get your full strength back after you have been ill.
boxes stuffed full of papers· That view deserves the full support of all farmers.
· Investors should have been told the whole truth.
· The degree gives students a thorough understanding of issues relating to housing.
He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna.· He took the money in full view of everyone.
(=every day in a week)· I can’t believe we’ve been here a whole week already.
If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). (=with a pleasantly strong taste)· full-bodied red wines such as claret
I work part-time in a library.· Are you available for full-time work?
· The bureau has only two full-time workers.
The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.· Add in the slower pitches ad lower bounce and Hick was able to take full advantage.· And the program takes full advantage of Windows 95.· This means that students can take full advantage of the Faculty's wide range of academic and material resources.· In many cases, a business may not be generating enough profit to take full advantage of these tax benefits.· And Strudwick intends to take full advantage by bringing in some tough Aussies during their off-season.· This was also the first generation to take full advantage of the decentralized workplaces made possible by information technology.· Drivers do not take full advantage of a vehicle's improved performance.· There are coaches who can use this disparity to full advantage, without dire recruiting consequences.
· Or offer to pay what you think is fair - not the full amount.· We recommended funding for the full amount of their request for acquisition, which was $ 212, 500.· The first woman spent the lot, the second spent half and banked the rest and the third invested the full amount.· Except Medicare, which pays the full amount.· Again, the full amount was taken from the account over the following days.· He says he found Scott had underbid one item by about $ 8, although it charged SunTran the full amount.· In other areas, social services will collect and pay the owner the full amount of money due.· In other words the tax is not spread over previous transactions, but is charged on the full amount of the sale.
· The few communications which do receive full attention normally achieve this through a combination of chance, inside information and relentless harrassment.· The cooking period may require full attention, as in stirring, basting, or turning, or it may not.· So it will be some time before he can turn his full attention to his hobby-horse Britain's motorway service station crisis.· Comrade leaders at all levels, you must give it your full attention.· No history of the arts can be written without full attention to both.· Cooper had turned full attention to his son, who maneuvered the tall porch steps, one at a time.· Second, the teacher is constantly interrupted by other children and can not give full attention to the reader.· The Merrimac, in company with the one-gun steamers Raleigh and Beaufort, now turned her full attention to the grounded Congress.
· Realizing this will gradually help you to gain confidence to go deeper and deeper into relaxation and experience full benefit from it.· Ray was seldom inclined to be succinct, and he gave his interrogators the full benefit of his thinking.· On top of the recovery in demand, Forte stands to gain the full benefit of cost reductions of £40m made last year.· The full benefits will come through during the next few years.· But unlike their counterparts at Nissan and Toyota, none enjoys the full benefits of trade union membership.· When technological spillovers exist, firms find it difficult to appropriate the full benefits of their research activities.· It also notes that applications will have to be recompiled to get full benefit from the chip.· We regret that people in wheelchairs would not be able to gain full benefit from the visit.
· The full board arrangement is very good value.· The full board will take up the matter Monday, and passage is expected.· The price includes two game drives and full board accommodation at Voi and Ngulia Lodges.· Cost for a course including full board and lodging is £175.· At present, the full board meets every other month.· University residence: accommodation is in individual rooms including full board.· First, however, the full board must give the go-ahead.
· They are apparently quite relaxed about living next to railway stations, provided they are not used to their full capacity.· The whole system requires several people to operate it if it is to be used to its full capacity.· But the eight solar panels were not working to full capacity.· Already there are sawmills that can not operate at full capacity because of wood shortages.· They live in unsaturated habitats where harsh, unpredictable conditions keep populations from reaching full capacity.· Enterprises have sacked workers and are running at much less than their full capacity.· By early 1977, Tarrytown was back at full capacity with a work force of nearly 3, 800 workers.
· So we have come full circle.· Thus the research has come full circle.· This brings the event almost full circle.· Now, however, it seems, the wheel has turned full circle.· The neo-colonial wheel has almost come full circle.· A manufacturer of sun care products has just issued a report showing that the view on tanning has come full circle.· Sadly events have turned full circle and those who defended the university then must do so again.
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· These divide and re-divide, each new cell carrying its full complement of chromosomes.· These have a full complement of hot peppers, lime and lemon grass, as well as rich coconut milk or coconut itself.· It should house the full complement of technical guides, manuals and publications.· Little Honoria had clearly been determined on her full complement of playmates.· It supports a full complement of networking, interface, development and database environments.· A nearly full complement of 673 passengers cast off from the city dock this day, dark with continuous rain.· Managers with a full complement of volunteers and adequate space, however, fare no better.· In the old days it had carried a full complement of aides, courtiers, ministers, secretaries and bodyguards.
· In the other he remained in full control of events and in full possession of his rightful authority.· Nearly three-quarters of female owners have full control of their businesses, compared with only half of male owners.· For full control and communications, you need to open your windows from scripts.· The Republicans may not have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate but they had full control of the media.· Clearly we do not have full control over feelings.· Monopoly or the full control of supply, and hence of price, by a single firm was the ultimate security.· The Beeb, meanwhile, says it can take full control in the event of no co-operation.· But Quakers regained full control and could have added more.
· If you don't qualify for a voucher you will have to pay the full cost of the glasses yourself.· However, not all packages cover the full cost.· If the Government were likely to meet the full cost, the proposal would be unnecessary.· Moreover, countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs, including environmental costs.· The full cost of this window was £14 5s 2d which was paid for by subscription.· In a more general study researching the full costs of accidents at work during 1991/92 some startling figures were revealed.· We may never learn the full cost.
· Hoffman was under great pressure to work fast and took measurements over two full days.· Many children have difficulty adjusting to a full day away from home.· So it's back inside the building, for almost two full days of theory.· The president met that demand with his announcement Tuesday, the first full day of his second term.· It was felt Multavia warranted a full day.· He looked haggard and could no longer go through a full day of work without showing fatigue.
· A full description is given on page 45.· A full description of what happened after that is never provided.· Our existing nutritional labelling gives a full description of sugar, fat and fibre content.· See separate entry for full description.· A full description of the meanings and uses of the status flag is given in the User's Guide.· See our supplement, free with this issue, for a full description of the superb Severe line up it.· On each resort page, you will find a photograph and a full description of each of our properties.· A fuller description of the process of data integration is presented by Flowerdew and Green in Chapter 4.
· The temporary replacement car will be made available only when full details of the loss or damage are notified to General Accident.· When full details of the draw were finally dispatched it emerged that Readers Digest had a considerable involvement.· Thus if the confidential information was published in full detail then the initial recipient would not have a head start.· Please refer to the individual hotel descriptions for full details.· Don't miss tomorrow's Echo for full details.· Please turn to the individual Club pages for full details of programmes and facilities available for children.
· The party was looking at full employment and a committee reported on the question in January 1944.· In other words, the type of full employment that he envisages is not realistic.· The consensus on full employment lasted as long as measures to achieve full employment involved only marginal changes to society.· Why was full employment a political imperative between 1944 and 1975?· In Whitehall there was a falling-off of interest in full employment.· Since that period government has retreated from the promise of full employment.· Now consider Fig. 15 which illustrates a full employment equilibrium position.
· The full extent of its difficulties is not generally known.· These collective liberties were slow to develop to their full extent.· They don't yet know the full extent of the pollution.· The barest of financial help was the full extent of Charles's aid.· The clamour reached a crescendo last year when the full extent of the problems relating to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund emerged.· By dawn the gale had abated, and the daylight showed the full extent of the damage.· The full extent of the attack must be discovered in order to assess its severity.· The exercise programme should not, however, be the full extent of coronary rehabilitation.
· The full force of that old gaze.· The Tulsa humiliation was barely a week old and Harrick-bashing was in full force on the airwaves and in the papers.· It was easier to follow in the darkness, but exposed them to the full force of the wind and rain.· Short of bankruptcy, business creditors can go after debtors with the full force of the law.· The clutch has also been strengthened and a full Force exhaust system in titanium is added.· Yet now I wanted to feel it outside, to embrace the full force of the storm.· As soon as possible afterwards, the existing legal obligations on landlords in regard to repair and maintenance should be put into full force again.· He must identify with the victim such that his brutality hits him full force.
· Sensing that he had the attention of the warriors the flagellant pulled himself up to his full height.· At his full height, Varney was a head taller than Ezra.· Amin, at his full height, looked down at me closely.· The porch is a semicircle of giant Ionic columns running the full height of the house.· Again Varney stood to full height.· Here there is a fine series of grooves that run virtually the full height of the cliff.
· The atmosphere was tense and all realised it was heads down for a full house.· In December, the full House killed the royalty limit but adopted a ban on advances for future book contracts.· Tick them off as they appear - until you can call Diamond full house.· The Becketts have a full house and then some.· There has been a woman governor-general before, but not in this kind of full house.· The next week, we had a full house at the lunch.· Of those, reprimand is the mildest, but it must be debated and voted on by the full House.
· There has got to be a full investigation.· A full investigation was to take place.· These are issues which require fuller investigation.· We must complete full investigations prior to commencing remedial repairs.· A Home Office pathologist and forensic science team are at the scene, carrying out a full investigation.· A full investigation of title is time consuming and should be started as early in the negotiation process as possible.· Councillors have now called for a full investigation before any action is taken.· These were issued by Innocent's officials without a full investigation of the facts.
· With Nicky's full knowledge and consent.· And a considerable number of economists, though not always in full knowledge of the implications, have conceded the point.· Early astronomers did not have telescopes to assist their observations, but nevertheless they had a full knowledge of the skies.· From this it would appear that a party can be considered to have waived his rights without full knowledge of the facts.· It is said that prior to birth the angels instruct the child in full knowledge of life and the universe.· Topic-neutral knowledge is weaker than, and hence is entailed by, full knowledge, though it does not entail it.· In the full knowledge that is the case, we can either choose to ride or we can jump off.· The purchaser would thereby be deemed to have full knowledge of all disputes.
· I swung my boots up on to the bed and stretched out full length.· Zips: the two-way zip is well protected inside with a baffle and has anti-snag webbing along its full length.· Fairbrother, on 18, was bowled by a quicker full length ball from Warnaweera.· Tilda lay down full length on a baulk of timber.· Anthea turned out the light and stretched full length on the bed.· Harvey was lounging full length across the sheepskin seats that followed the wall around the corner.· Hastily Mike pulled at Adam, until he lay full length on the rug.· Cushioned benches sketched the full length on either side.
· She had lived a very full life.· Perhaps if my parents had not died so early, I might have been able to live a full life.· I would so like to see Alida lead a fuller life, less anxious and restrained.· Quite simply because men must shale Parenting if women are to lead full lives.· TRESemmé's 4+4 Exothermic perm guarantees a strong wave formulation which means the curl structure lasts the full life of the perm.· Such openings can lead to a fuller life if the athlete surrenders to what is happening.· Some companies advertise kit, knowing that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad.· But Karnaugh was exceptionally motivated, despite having what should be an exceptionally full life.
· A player must serve a minimum of 12 consecutive months before becoming a full member.· Even if she manages to get through her first probationary year, life is not an easy ride for full members either.· It became a republic for a second time in 1968 and a full member of the Commonwealth in 1985.· We are full members of both bodies.· On the last Sunday in May 1943 were received as full members.· To become a full member, Britain would need to introduce several technical measures.· The Berlin members were not full members in that they did not have voting powers.· The tantalising apple just above their heads is acceptance as a full member of the western world.
· The annual subscription would increase from overseas to the full membership rate. referred to the capital needed to set it up.· But it also reserves the right to do so by insisting on full membership for them, which includes nuclear deterrence.· As we also noticed in chapter 3, we can not predict the full membership of the set on phonological grounds.· Or did it do the best it could from an ultraconservative group of selections given by the full membership?· At that stage, the pressures for full membership are bound to mount at home and overseas.· After I had published a dozen pieces, I could apply for full membership.· Between 30 and 50 percent of constituency management committees voluntarily consulted their full membership before casting their votes.· Behind, the full membership of the United States Intelligence Board applauded in approval.
· Already the moon was up, a full moon bathing everything in a pale blue light.· Tours departs throughout the year on full moon weekends.· It is a beautiful night, a full moon and a few bright stars against the black sky over the Heath.· Jurors returned to Pythian Road under a full moon Thursday night.· Prime times for endings and beginnings will be around the full moons of March 8 and November 16 and the eclipses.· The full moon last night was so bright I could almost read by it.· The full moons and the eclipses will seek out the best and worst in your love life.· It surprised her to see a nearly full moon, a stack of fast-moving clouds passing northward.
· An identity bracelet was put on her wrist with her full name and hospital record number written on it.· You know what my full name is?· For companies you need their full name, country of registration and registration number.· Include your full name and address, and request that your name be removed from their mailing list.· Madonna, whose full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, has resisted testifying in this case for some time.· My full name is Fenton Robert Marshall.· Please include your full name, town, county, and day and evening phone numbers.
· It was cool, it was warm, it was a place of midnight in the fullest part of the day.· We must play our full part.· You should still play a full part in Arrange definite times and a workable routine.· Differing skill levels are accommodated through a handicapping system so everyone can play a full part.· I still dreamed of food and the convivial, outdoor feast, but I no longer took full part in the proceedings.· Action is needed at international level and we will play our full part.
· The full potential of DRAs has, however, hardly yet been recognised.· But as you grow in confidence, and experience, you will be able to realize your full potential.· Regular cleaning and servicing will then keep the instrument performing to its full potential.· This system exploited good land to its full potential.· In this way, individuals can develop their full potential and contribute to their own well-being and that of others.· It was therefore left to Lear to realise the full potential of lithography, and to revolutionise bird illustration in the process.· However, this is essential to continuing success, as is the development and harnessing of the full potential of all employees.· More economic patterns of resource allocation will result as underlying comparative advantages are allowed to exert their full potential.
· Twentieth Century Fox executive Tom Sherak estimated the return would have been £25 million-plus if all tickets had been full price.· Finally he gave in and paid her full price for the remaining three.· Bond traders will not be willing to pay full price for a bond that has a low interest rate.· If I go to the market to buy a dozen eggs I pay the full price there and then.· Wright exacted the full price for rejection when he scored twice in Boro's recent 4-1 hammering of Leeds.· I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.· They was rubbish, and they was full price.
· AlterNet service also sells a full range of equipment used for the Internet connections: modems, routers, and terminal servers.· All the above yarns will be available from your local Spectrum stockist together with a full range of supporting pattern leaflets and books.· The firm provides a full range of audit, accounting, taxation and consulting services.· There are a full range of excellent hotels and guest houses throughout the county.· A full range of material is available from shrubs and whips to specimen trees.· With certain safeguards for patients who, for example, may require liver transplants in Philadelphia full range fundholding seems a realistic possibility.· Given the School's rapid rate of growth, more part-time tutors are needed across the full range of management activities.
· The underlying improvement in operating performance and the restructuring implemented in 1992 have set us on the path to full recovery.· Another prize prospect, Class A pitcher Domingo Guzman, has tendinitis but is expected to make a full recovery.· She was severely injured but made a full recovery.· Whatever, let's hope she makes a full recovery.· The doctors told me they had high hopes that in a year you'd have made a full recovery.· She's still undergoing treatment and hasn't yet made a full recovery.· Doctors give him an 80-percent to 90-percent chance for a full recovery.· Julian then made a full recovery and lived for another forty years.
· Yes, we accept full responsibility for the quality of the holidays we provide.· My insisting that you own full responsibility has absolutely nothing to do with gender at all.· He must take full responsibility for making sure his requirements are met.· I accept full responsibility for the jury verdict.· You must also take full responsibility for your choice of components and their suitability for the job.· When I turned twenty, I decided to take full responsibility for myself.· Direct selling requires the firm to take full responsibility for establishing contact with potential customers.· The Independent Labour Party was thus forced to accept full responsibility for continuing the dispute.
· The arena was almost full and it had all the makings of a full scale rumble.· A full scale riot was building.· The full scale of destruction remains unclear.· But I wasn't into heroin on a full scale for a few years after that.· The Dukes halted the full scale destruction of the Forest, although only fragments remain today.· It is the first-ever full scale play to be presented in the 140 year history of St George's Hall.· Gold was found there and a full scale conservation row broke out as mining exploration started.· A full scale sample, to be representative, may mean carrying out many interviews over a geographically dispersed area.
· On the emergence of the adult the wing is inflated to its full size by blood-pressure and the cuticle hardens.· They do not drop off when they reach full size.· The component layout and full size copper foil master pattern is shown in Fig 5.· This was approximately one fifth full size, but was a working mock-up rather than a true scale model.· Complete circuit diagram for the Quick Prom interface Fig. 4. printed circuit board component layout and full size copper foil master pattern.· Using at least two full sizes tighter than main tension, knit the number of rows given in pattern for rib.· Nicola dropped her arms and the shirt cuffs fell over her knuckles; it was a full size too big.· The Safety Centre features full size mock-ups of nearly every danger a child could face including house fires and high speed trains.
· Now, the economy is running at full speed.· They came at full speed, the leading man aiming to Sharpe's left, the other pulling to his right.· She barreled down the runway, sprinting full speed.· Switching the fan overhead to full speed, Rachel unpacked, put everything in her heated wardrobe.· It headed directly towards us at full speed behind a great white foaming bow-wave.· Somehow she had hit him when he was running at full speed and almost out of range.· But Williams appears to have recovered and is prepared to enter the second half at full speed.
· He didn't ask any questions full stop.· As we steamed past the mouth of an estuary, the ship came to almost a full stop in the water.· The words had been spoken with the finality of a full stop.· The full stop before Politically does a number of things simultaneously.· Her life had simply come to a full stop.· She gulped wine and set her glass down firm as a full stop.· They have come to a full stop.· He damned them all, saying the right answer was political; full stop.
· The palaeontologist is like a detective trying to reconstruct a full story from a few fragmentary clues.· But there was no use brooding on it: the full story would never be known now.· We still do not know the full story of Brixton; therefore, we do not know the truth.· The full story of the dismissals was told to Fong by Margerine.· Read the full story in the January issue of eve.· That is why some reporters will go to greater lengths to look good than to get the full story.· They eventually lost that game although the 3-1 scoreline doesn't tell the full story of bad luck and missed chances.· He appears a rather humble man; but he expends considerable effort telling his full story.
· His companion had returned to full strength.· The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, founded by Kaljuste in 1993, numbers 37 at full strength.· Welshpool are at full strength for the third division derby at unchanged Montgomery.· The concrete has to cure to achieve its full strength, and the foundation has to be attached to the footing.· This low alcohol version is as light and approachable as the full strength variety and is ideal for parties.· Neither team was close to full strength.· United have just about shaken off the flu bug and are back to more or less full strength.· The shift was ended, the sun was not yet up, though it was daylight, full strength and gray.
· Roddy Neill, the Clydesdale Bank's business sector manager, said the improvements had the bank's full support.· President Ford agreed, and the Security Council came back in full support of Argus.· Too early a Western commitment of full support could be dangerous.· But in 2 1 / 2 years, she has only received full support of roughly $ 400 a month twice.· The first received full support of the trade union, the second did not.· We see this as a national event of great importance and we are lending it our full support.· Promotional groups will only be effective when they can deliver the full support of their clientele.· Ministers also continue to express full support for protective designations, especially the green belt26.
· The campaign has already been in full swing for several months, even though it has not officially started.· Behind us, the party was in full swing.· I was on campus when the food riots hit full swing.· These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.· The trouble with playing from this distance, however, is that you do not require a full swing.· Her training regimen, which is now in full swing for Boston, involves a daily run of 5 to 8 miles.· From around 50 yards out you will not need to produce a full swing.· They know who loves them, and their career is in full swing.
· For the last month 30 police officers have been working on the case full time.· Robert McDaniel does it full time for a Time-Warner subsidiary.· Or was astute enough to realise that what worked for a few hours a week might not work full time.· I wanted to write full time, and to live in a town where I would meet more women.· On taking up the secondment full time at MOPs, the external manifestations of the quality initiative were less obvious.· After a year she began working full time in this field.· Voice over 16 officers are still working on the case full time.
· Only a life history approach can allow us to follow these threads to a fuller understanding of each person's singular present.· Co-direction ensures that administrative decisions are made with the full understanding of the implications for all participants.· It provides a basis of fuller understanding of allusion, implication and inference.· We are presenting a view only that educational effects can not be interpreted without a full understanding of sign language.· A full understanding of differences in model properties requires detailed analysis of particular model equations or groups of equations.· She acquiesced with a full understanding of his reserve, and with no lessening in her dedication to his pleasure.· So, now that we know what both of these terms entail, I can continue with your full understanding.· So gradually a fuller understanding of the actions of the remedies is obtained enabling them to be used with greater accuracy.
· It must also make full use of all sources of energy.· During these play bouts the kitten's imagination is put to full use.· He says that they can make full use of the science labs and workshops.· Make full use of mirrors and reflecting surfaces.· The vitamin B complex enables the body to make full use of the food consumed.· This may be because they are not working full-time or are not doing jobs which make full use of their abilities.· Maxwell Davies has written for him a 20-minute piece which makes full use of these strengths.· Farthing made full use of his stamina, taking the lead early.
· He spent the interval in full view of the enemy, drinking tea.· I was visible for a sweep of sixty degrees and anyone entering the courtyard would get a full view.· Thought they could stand up in full view in a club crammed with people, execute the man.· We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.· In my full view the judge went out, opened the gate and beckoned to him politely to enter and seek refuge.· The audacious ones stood in full view when she mounted the surrounding steps to a white marble sarcophagus.· In full view, the new father feels exhilarated, says Gottlieb.
· They are not required to repeat the full year.· For the full year, the company expects revenue to have risen about 16 %.· One extra week's notice has to be given in respect of each full year of employment up to 12 years.· An estimate for the full year will be released tomorrow.· City analysts are forecasting that its contribution could be as much as £80m for the full year.· Obayashi expects to earn 30 billion yen for the full year through March 1996, a drop of 23. 4 percent.· Savings in a full year could reach £1 million if momentum is maintained.· Interim figures due Thursday are on course for a 7% rise to £195.3m with analysts likely to be upgrading full year predictions.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be in full cryPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► crammed with/crammed full of something► draw yourself up (to your full height)► on full beam► full-length skirt/dress/coat etc► the full monty► somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full► the full monty► be full of piss and vinegar► part-timer/full-timer
1no space containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left: - He was too full of himself to care about anyone else.
- She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.
- Tim is just so full of himself.
- Modern-day sportswriting is full of itself.
- They think Vassar students are full of themselves, elite, and excessively liberal.
- Black cats are full of it, while pale animals have less.
- His head was full of it.
- I thought she was full of shit, but what the hell?
- Television is full of it about election time.
- The very donkey boys were full of it.
- Usually her hands are full of it.
- At full price the set demands as much.
- Besides, the playing time is hardly generous for an issue retailing at full price.
- Bond traders will not be willing to pay full price for a bond that has a low interest rate.
- Finally he gave in and paid her full price for the remaining three.
- I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.
- If the guest took up the booking, the deposit was part payment of the full price.
- They was rubbish, and they was full price.
- At 11am they were already taking files out of their headquarters, in full view of the villagers.
- He spent the interval in full view of the enemy, drinking tea.
- It would be about two and a half miles downstream but in full view of the Falls.
- Several, standing on the balcony in full view of the crowd, taunted their enemies below.
- The long, hard battle for the nomination, fought in full view of the television cameras, was exciting to watch.
- The Martins, told to give their tape to McDermott, did so in full view of witnesses.
- We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.
- We made our way to the lighthouse, in full view of the temple, and dropped anchors.
- Barcelona was full of visitors, and preparations for the Olympic Games were in full swing.
- By 10 o'clock the party was in full swing and everyone was dancing.
- The college football season is now in full swing.
- Behind us, the party was in full swing.
- Inaugural activities were in full swing Saturday despite the cold.
- These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
- They know who loves them, and their career is in full swing.
- In the meantime, the three cruise lines are moving full speed ahead with major expansion plans.
- And, full speed ahead ... the business sideline that's helping farmers rake in the cash.
- He talks full steam ahead for another five minutes.
- It's full steam ahead as investors get appetite for perks on a plate.
- Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans.
- And at that moment, the air-conditioning goes off, and the heat is turned up full blast.
- At Ninety-sixth Street they ascended together into the full blast of Broadway.
- But the team, with their sirens and blue lights on full blast, raced on unaware of their own emergency.
- By then, Second Brother had gone inside and turned the radio up full blast.
- Even Reeves's younger brother, under the full blast of a howitzer shell, had stood a better chance.
- He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.
- She made herself a high tea, put the gas fire on full blast and sat with a tray in front of the television.
- They're certainly not over-fond of me, probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter.
- For old-style feel playing, I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting, even on full tilt.
- He just felt as if he'd run full tilt into a brick wall.
- He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.
- Martin moved after it, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until he was running full tilt after the intruder.
- Meanwhile, production amidst all the changes continues at full tilt.
- Milan is usually still, the wind rarely sweeping full tilt across the Plain.
- She was right at the end when, without warning, she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
- An additional 35 million read only at a level which is less than equal to the full survival needs of our society.
- At any stage of life, to live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness.
- Eating sensibly is vitally important for health, and good health will help you enjoy life to the full.
- Money was needed to build the factories and provide the machinery to exploit these resources to the fullest extent.
- My father Arthur was secretary of the Southern Division for a number of years and is still enjoying life to the full.
- So, use it to the full and explore all those spots you could never reach from the bank.
- There was no danger now, he could enjoy it to the full.
- We believe in providing people with the opportunity to utilise their talents to the full.
- A manufacturer of sun care products has just issued a report showing that the view on tanning has come full circle.
- Now his fortunes are poised to turn full circle again.
- Now the pattern has turned full circle.
- Only a classic endures, and sooner or later the fashion comes full circle.
- The neo-colonial wheel has almost come full circle.
- The wheel has turned full circle in the past 25 years.
- Thus the research has come full circle.
- Today, society has evolved and the wheel has come full circle.
- Boston's streets are full of history.
- Dan's garage is full of half-finished projects.
- They sent us some brochures full of information about the park.
- We were full of admiration for Kim's ability to choose the right thing to say.
- Boxing lore is full of unhappy endings, and the same can be said of Toole's stories.
- Mushrooms: large open cup mushrooms are full of flavour.
- Rather than joyous abandon, I am full of thought.
- The place is full of New York-type boys.
- The place was full of antiques, exhibited rather than used.
- The place was full of screaming babies and smeary trays and spilled ketchup.
- The Republicans in Congress may be full of energy and ideas.
- This would be bad enough if California prisons were full of nothing but Charles Mansons.
- I wish I was one of those people who are full of beans first thing in the morning.
- You'd never think she'd been ill -- she came bouncing in this morning, full of beans.
- Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans.
- The heating was on full blast, but it was still freezing.
- And at that moment, the air-conditioning goes off, and the heat is turned up full blast.
- At Ninety-sixth Street they ascended together into the full blast of Broadway.
- But the team, with their sirens and blue lights on full blast, raced on unaware of their own emergency.
- By then, Second Brother had gone inside and turned the radio up full blast.
- Even Reeves's younger brother, under the full blast of a howitzer shell, had stood a better chance.
- He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.
- She made herself a high tea, put the gas fire on full blast and sat with a tray in front of the television.
- They're certainly not over-fond of me, probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter.
- And what is this place with its pretty porticoes and geometric gardens in full bloom?
- Her hair spread on the pillow and the flame-tree in bloom in the garden outside.
- His right arm, the one on the handle, was completely submerged in blooms.
- Mustard in bloom, mustard in art, mustard in food, even a mustard competition.
- Saguaros in bloom, the glare of a horned owl and javelinas rooting for a bite to eat.
- The flowers in bloom upon the graves at the Cemetery were shot away.
- The village is also to enter the Tidy Britain and Britain in Bloom contests.
- But in blossoming, Jessie unknowingly tears open a decades-old secret that could cost her her life.
- He looks out of his window and sees amidst his winter garden one tree in full blossom.
- Peach and cherry trees are out in blossom, and we've seen quite a few birds.
- She was an autumn flower in blossom.
- After the experiments of the 1960s, education has come full circle in its methods of teaching reading.
- A manufacturer of sun care products has just issued a report showing that the view on tanning has come full circle.
- Cross the Bahnhof bridge, and you will have come full circle back to the starting point.
- In a way, we've almost come full circle back to what I was trained to do, which is teaching.
- Only a classic endures, and sooner or later the fashion comes full circle.
- So we have come full circle.
- The neo-colonial wheel has almost come full circle.
- Thus the research has come full circle.
- Today, society has evolved and the wheel has come full circle.
- Description: The leaves are slightly smaller than those of M. crenata, and deeper in colour.
- It is not uncommon to find old goldfish that are pale lemon or even white in colour.
- It shimmers and alters in colour depending on our thoughts, emotions and physical state.
- Pale in colour and mild in taste, it is quite different from late-season lamb.
- The lacquered table, using the same veneers, had been slightly disappointing in colour.
- The photos, especially those in colour, give a fair taste of what's in store.
- The pupil is very large and only a portion of the iris is present, so the eye appears dark in colour.
- The substitute scroll is smaller, and the bark is noticeably lighter in colour.
- Along the way pilots take photographs of certain landmarks to prove they've gone the distance.
- But since the State is unwilling to go the distance alone, rest assured his answer will be no.
- Either can go the distance, but one is ever-so-much more delightful.
- For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement.
- Physically the Decimax should go the distance, too.
- Steve Kemp and I became involved in a marathon match which went the full distance.
- Together, they go the distance.
- Just over the aisle it's the seaside, complete with botanist, David Bellamy in full flow.
- Dropping the robe off her shoulders, Anne turned to a full-length mirror.
- He put his handkerchief in his pocket, and looked into the full-length mirror on the back of the guest room door.
- If a full-length mirror rests on the floor with the top tilting away from you it can make you look taller.
- On a platform nearby, another man jumps rope before a full-length mirror while a fourth pounds a speed bag.
- She caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror behind the wardrobe door and gave a disgusted snort.
- She grimaced a little as she caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror.
- She stared at herself for some time in the full-length mirror of the attic bedroom.
- How to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?
- But looking after the wear and tear was a full-time job.
- But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.
- C.-it was a full-time job and there was no choice in the matter.
- It really was a full-time job.
- It was a full-time job and if the husband was gone, it was a major loss.
- Job hunting is a full-time job.
- Managing diversity will be a full-time job for anyone with a niche in the interlinked economy.
- Now it really is a full-time job.
- If Tapie was a fish he'd be stuffed to the gills this issue!
- It's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills.
- Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.
- I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.
- The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.
- You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.
- And Brooks would have his hands full.
- And you can bet we have our hands full.
- I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.
- So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.
- So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.
- Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.
- The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them.
- You guys have your hands full.
- After they have been examined, they will be buried with full military honours at one of the war graves.
- Cody was subsequently given a funeral with full military honours by the Aldershot garrison.
- He was buried with full military honours in Manchester.
- Memories of a man coming home for burial, with full military honours ... Such a very long time ago.
- The real leg was buried in the field of battle-with full military honours.
- The service was conducted with full military honours, ending in shots being fired over Paul's coffin.
- They are reburied with full military honours in the region's Commonwealth war graves.
- A faint scar ran the length of his left cheek.
- I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.
- I would have to walk the length of the shed to reach him.
- Next door, the living room is large and beautifully proportioned, running the length of the house.
- The loft ran the length of the house from front to back, and it was lit by two unshaded forty-watt bulbs.
- Then Red runs the length of the court, grabs a pass, drives to the basket and sinks one.
- A church that only looks to itself will never be living life to the full.
- At the new house, he lived life to the full.
- It affects us directly - a balanced diet means we have the necessary energy to carry on living life to the full.
- To live life to the full involves awareness of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self.
- Tony was treated like an adult, and he got to live life to the full.
- Wants to live life to the full.
- You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
- You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
- His poetry beautifully expresses the full measure of his joy.
- The United States will continue to furnish you and your people with the fullest measure of support in this bitter fight.
- The love was returned in full measure.
- Fortunately, there are many Web sites packed full of copyright-free graphics and other components.
- Ragu's also packed full of other good things, like herbs and spices.
- They're packed full of Vitamin C to keep your eyes fresh and revitalised.
- This beautiful little fishing town is packed full of narrow winding cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses.
- This final line-up was packed full of skilled musicians, each of whom had his own musical statement to make.
- Zest also includes a 16 page motivation section packed full of ideas about how to get in great shape.
- He ran full pelt down the street with a brick in his hand.
- She was still going full pelt when Parkwood came into view.
- He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
- We got all the furniture for half price.
- At full price the set demands as much.
- First, he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price.
- I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.
- If the guest took up the booking, the deposit was part payment of the full price.
- Most men's and women's clothing half price.
- On Sundays from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., admission is half price.
- They was rubbish, and they was full price.
- Visalia bought a swimming pool at half price because its employees were unencumbered by line item budgets.
- The doctor had him pumped full of pain killers.
- It pumps me so full of adrenalin that I pace in and out of duty-free shops, toilets, coffee shops, anything.
- Suit's pumped me full of painkillers, but nothing else.
- They pumped her full of drugs.
- Despite giving full rein to Laura's inner struggles and torments, Fuentes is far more interested in the grand scale.
- So, goes the conspiracy, the Foreign Office can now give free rein to its instinctive Arabism.
- The result has been that recent chancellors have been able to give free rein to their tax-reforming ambitions.
- You'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it.
- She's still full of the joys of spring.
- Ahead, her father was riding alongside the hounds, at full stretch.
- All the services for mental health seemed to be at full stretch already, he said.
- Even so, their defence was at full stretch with the pace and movement of Saha and Hayles.
- I was already at full stretch.
- Jim Magilton, who has our vote as man of the match, had the champions at full stretch.
- Last night, emergency services were still at full stretch and a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged.
- The men of Plataia were helping Athens, whose manpower was at full stretch, to man her great fleet.
- Then she swiped me right across the nose, claws at full stretch.
- Behind us, the party was in full swing.
- Inaugural activities were in full swing Saturday despite the cold.
- These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
- They know who loves them, and their career is in full swing.
- That night Jay dreamed in glorious technicolour with full Dolby stereo.
- A Tory campaign machine on full throttle generally encountered sour looks and sullen stares.
- Activists are going full throttle, too, leafleting homes, speaking out at public meetings.
- As the boat is reversing steadily, Grant gives it full throttle forward.
- Between six-day-a-week early morning practices and a string of visits by high school recruits, Jody is at full throttle.
- Mike Holmgren is coming home the way anyone would like to do it, a winner, career at full throttle.
- Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck.
- The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.
- With mainsail set and at full throttle we steamed for home.
- Our factories are running at full tilt.
- For old-style feel playing, I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting, even on full tilt.
- He just felt as if he'd run full tilt into a brick wall.
- He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.
- Martin moved after it, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until he was running full tilt after the intruder.
- Meanwhile, production amidst all the changes continues at full tilt.
- Milan is usually still, the wind rarely sweeping full tilt across the Plain.
- She was right at the end when, without warning, she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
- I know perfectly well that metastases are not just a characteristic of malignant cells, spreading from organ to organ.
- In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad, and we know perfectly well what we mean.
- Oh, I glory in inconsistencies, as you know full well.
- Ought we to think less of Johnson for agreeing because he knew full well that he could influence Boswell?
- She knew perfectly well he didn't trust her.
- The public know full well that the Labour party taxes and spends, taxes and spends.
- You know perfectly well I can't.
- You know perfectly well that women get depressed at - at certain times.
- Even the view from the big window that runs the width of her office is unadorned.
- It ran the width of the ship and was full of machinery.
- She led them on to a small covered terrace running the full width of the house.
- The room she entered ran the width of the house, with windows at both ends.
The train was completely full. Don’t talk with your mouth full. The class is full, but you can register for next term.full of The kitchen was full of smoke.be crammed/stuffed/packed etc full of something Ted’s workshop was crammed full of old engines.half-full/three-quarters full etc McQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water.full (up) to bursting British English informal (=completely full) The filing cabinet was full to bursting.RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that a place is packed when it is full of people:· The trains are always packed in the rush hour. 2including everything [only before noun] complete and including all parts or details: Please write your full name and address on the form. The Health Centre offers a full range of services. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. The BBC promised a full investigation. I don’t think he’s telling us the full story (=everything he knows about the matter).3highest amount/level [only before noun] the greatest amount or highest level of something that is possible SYN maximum: rising prosperity and full employment The charity helps disabled children reach their full potential. Few customers take full advantage of off-peak fares. Parker was driving at full speed when he hit the wall.in full leaf/bloom The roses were now in full bloom.4having a lot of something be full of something a)to contain many things of the same kind: a garden full of flowers His essay was full of mistakes. The music papers were full of gossip about the band. Life’s full of surprises, isn’t it? b)to feel, express, or show a lot of a particular emotion or qualityfull of excitement/energy/hope etc Lucy was a happy child, always full of life. He was full of praise for the work of the unit. c)to talk or think a lot about a particular thing: She was full of plans for the wedding.5food (also full up British English) [not before noun] having eaten so much food that you cannot eat any more: No more, thanks. I’m full.6emphasis [only before noun] used to emphasize an amount, quantity, or ratethree/six etc full days/years/pages etc We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes.7busy busy and involving lots of different activities: Before her illness, Rose enjoyed a full life. Go to bed. You’ve a full day tomorrow.8rank having or giving all the rights, duties etc that belong to a particular rank or positionfull professor/member/colonel etc Only full members have the right to vote. a full driving licence9be full of yourself to have a high opinion of yourself – used to show disapproval: My first impression was that he was a bit full of himself.10be full of crap/shit/it not polite a rude expression used to say that someone often says things that are wrong or stupid: · Don’t listen to Jerry. He’s full of it.11clothes made using a lot of material and fitting loosely: a dress with a full skirt12body large and rounded in an attractive wayfull figure/face/breasts etc clothes for the fuller figure13taste having a strong satisfying taste: Now you can enjoy Nescafé's fuller flavour in a decaffeinated form. → full-bodied14sound pleasantly loud and deep: the rich full sound of the cello15full price not a reduced price: If you’re over 14, you have to pay full price.16in full view of somebody so that all the people in a place can see, especially when this is embarrassing or shocking: The argument happened on stage in full view of the audience.17be in full swing if an event or process is in full swing, it has reached its highest level of activity: By 8.30, the party was in full swing.18full speed/steam ahead doing something with as much energy and effort as possible: With last season’s misery behind them, it’s full steam ahead for the Bears.19be full of beans to be excited and have lots of energy20(at) full blast informal as strongly, loudly, or quickly as possible: The heater was on full blast but I was still cold. a car stereo playing Wagner at full blast21(at) full tilt/pelt moving as fast as possible: She ran full tilt into his arms.22be in full cry if a group of people are in full cry, they are criticizing someone very strongly: Anyone who’s seen the world’s press in full cry can understand how Diana felt.23to the full (also to the fullest American English) in the best or most complete way: Ed believes in living life to the full.24come/go/turn full circle to be in the same situation in which you began, even though there have been changes during the time in between: Fashion has come full circle and denim is back. → fully, → have your hands full at hand1(29), → draw yourself up to your full height at draw upTHESAURUSfull containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left: · The train was nearly full.· The cupboard was full of clothes.· He spilled a full cup of coffee on the carpet.filled with something full of something – use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · The envelopes were filled with cash.stuffed full of something completely full of something – use this about a container when lots of things have been put into it, often in an untidy way: · The case was stuffed full of clothes.packed completely full of people – use this about a room, train etc: · a packed restaurant· The courtroom will be packed with journalists.bursting (with something) extremely full of something: · Her wardrobe was bursting with coats and shoes.· a small garden bursting with fruit and flowerscrammed so full that you cannot fit anyone or anything else in – often used when you think there are too many people or things: · In summer, the hotels are crammed with tourists.· The resort’s crammed beaches are uncomfortable in summer.teeming (with something) /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ full of people, animals etc that are all moving around: · The rivers are teeming with fish.overflowing used about a container that is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · an overflowing bathtub· The drawers were overflowing with magazines.overloaded used about a vehicle or a ship which has too many people or things in it: · an overloaded fishing boat· The trucks are often grossly overloaded (=far too overloaded).full1 adjectivefull2 nounfull3 adverb
fullfull2 noun Longman Language Activatorfull
if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors.
full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails.
completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives.
a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage
something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject.
British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes.
British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons.
so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants.
if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine.
to become full to gradually become full: · About half an hour before the performance, the theatre starts to fill up.· The drought has ended at last, and the reservoirs are filling up again.
to become full: · They opened the doors and the hall quickly filled.fill with: · Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
to make something full to put enough of something into a container to make it full: · Mix the spinach and cheese and use it to fill the pasta shells.fill something with something: · We stood at the counter, filling our bowls with salad.· He had a notebook that he had filled with stories and poems.
to fill a container that already has a small amount of something in it: · The waiter filled up everyone's glasses.fill something up with something: · If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up.fill up something with something: · I filled up the sandbox with some more sand.
to quickly fill something such as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly: stuff something into something: · She hurriedly stuffed some things into an overnight bag and left.stuff something with something: · We had to stuff envelopes with letters and information packs.
to push too many things into a container or space, so that they are all pressed together: cram/jam something into something: · I crammed all my clothes into the suitcase and called a taxi.· Too many houses are crammed into too small an area.· Fifty-five children were jammed into a classroom designed to hold thirty.
also load up to fill a vehicle with goods, furniture etc: · Loading the van was hard work.· This giant machine can load up a 10-ton truck every few minutes.load something into something: · A woman was loading groceries into her car.load something with something: · Two men were loading up a truck with boxes of melons.
to make something full again after part of what is in it has been used to fill something again, after what was inside it has been used: · If you bring your empty bottles back to the store, we can refill them.· Can I refill anyone's glass?refill something with something: · The tank was emptied, cleaned, and refilled with fresh water.
formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food: · In an emergency, water can be pumped from the well to replenish the irrigation canals.· Shortages of food and poor transportation mean that the stores are not able to replenish their shelves as often as they would like to.
especially British to fill a glass, cup etc that is half full or nearly empty: top something up: · "More wine anyone?" "Yes, please, could you top mine up?"top something up with something: · Pour a little brandy over the sugar and top it up with champagne.
when a place is full of animals, people etc be full of people, animals, insects etc all moving around: · The small stretch of water was teeming with wildfowl.· Times Square was teeming with theater-goers.· The tragedy is that this whole region remains teeming with desperately poor people.
to be very full of animals, people, insects etc, all moving around very quickly or busily - use this especially when you think this is unpleasant in some way: · At this time of year the town is usually crawling with tourists.· The campsite was filthy and swarming with flies.· Our hotel room was crawling with bugs and roaches.
to be full of a lot of people standing or sitting very close together: · Japanese trains may be jammed, but at least they are punctual.be jammed with: · The room was jammed with fans trying to get his autograph.
with all its parts included and nothing missing use this to say that something includes all the parts it should have, with nothing missing: · Scientists have unearthed a complete dinosaur skeleton in Montana.complete set: · When my grandmother died, I inherited a complete set of Dresden china.the complete works of somebody (=everything that an author has written): · We gave Vicki the complete works of Shakespeare.
complete: · Please write your full name and address at the top of the form.· Sidney got married in full army uniform.· Connors made a full confession to the police.the full story: · We're not being told the full story here.
complete, especially when this is very good, impressive, or unusual: · I drank a whole bottle of wine by myself.· After spending years piecing together fragments, we now have the whole original manuscript.
if something is written, described, explained etc in full , everything necessary is included and nothing is left out; if you pay an amount of money in full , you pay the full amount: · The text of the president's speech will be published in full in tomorrow's papers.· The bill had been stamped "Paid in Full'.· Taped testimony will be heard in full at the opening of the trial.
if something is read, performed, seen etc in its entirety , the whole of it is read etc, especially when it is something very big or complicated: · Bach's great masterpiece, the Mass in B minor, was never performed in its entirety during his lifetime.
to be complete with the parts that should be there: · It's an old set, but you'll find it's all there -- the dice, cards, everything.· You can count it if you want to, but it's all there.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The debt must be paid in full.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. Children under 14 travel half-fare. scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. The jug was still half full. These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes. Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous. She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. The building’s nowhere near finished. Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign. The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). a broad spectrum of environmental groups boxes stuffed full of papers He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna. If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). I work part-time in a library. The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
The debt must be paid in full.· It is not possible to give a full account of what we discussed.
· They need the full address, including the postcode.
· I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
· The organization took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times.
full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) also on high alert (=completely ready to deal with a dangerous situation) All our border points are on full alert.
All our border points are on full alert.· She was full of ambition when she joined the company.
Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month.· His face was suddenly filled with anger.
· The prime minister made a full apology in the House of Commons.
(=that uses all the available soldiers and weapons)· German troops launched a full-scale attack on the city.
· He gave the task his undivided attention.
· The manager has full authority to make decisions.
· They will have the full benefit of our facilities.
I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
(=completely full) The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
The cup was filled to the brim with coffee. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. (=all the members)· There was a meeting of the full cabinet.
· Sports reporting tends to be full of clichés.
· Their fighters had full command of the air over Pearl Harbor.
· Such therapies demand full commitment from the patient.
(=fully covering the loss, damage etc)· Full compensation is only paid very rarely.
Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. (=in which you admit everything)· The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.
· The team are full of confidence.
(=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.
(=including all the details of something)· No decision will be made until there has been full consultation with farmers.
· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.
· There are also part-time courses for mature students.
(=with all the details)· Both channels are giving the election full coverage.
· Greg’s full of crap (=often says things that are completely wrong).
· The cup was full of hot tea.
formal (=detailed)· Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
· The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.
(=spending every weekday in a school or college)· Children must stay in full-time education until the age of 16.
(=the whole effect)· We won’t know the full effect of the tax changes until the end of the financial year.
(=showing or feeling strong emotions, especially sadness)· When she spoke, Nellie’s voice was full of emotion.
· We now have 110 full-time employees.
· Mike is in full-time employment, but his wife is not working.
(=have a lot of energy)· I felt happy and full of energy.· The stage was bursting with energy.
(=very enthusiastic)· He entered politics full of enthusiasm, but that gradually disappeared.
· Women have not yet achieved full equality with men.
· They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.
· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.
· When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.
· The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.
(=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)
Children under 14 travel half-fare.· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.
· The beef is tender and full of flavour.
scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. (=one that covers all problems)· A full guarantee comes with every purchase.
The jug was still half full.· People’s faces were full of hate.
· She told me, in a voice full of hatred and contempt, that I meant nothing to her.
These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes.· His voice sounded full of hope.
Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. (also be bursting with ideas) (=have a lot of ideas)· The children were enthusiastic and full of ideas.
· Her stories are full of imagination.
· South Wales felt the full impact of the recession.
(=all the different effects)· The full implications of the decision will become clear over the next few weeks.
· The country gained complete independence from Britain in the 1960s.
· A full inspection of the site is due to be conducted.
(=very detailed)· There are comprehensive instructions for completing and filing the new tax form.· Full instructions accompany the smoke alarm.
· He had a part-time job at the pet shop.
· I was full of joy at the thought of seeing her again.
He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous.· The camera looks down the full length of the street.
(=complete responsibility)· The driver of the other car accepted full liability for the accident.
(=one that is not temporary and has no restrictions)· They offer insurance cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence.
She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· The full list of winners is on page seven.
The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. (=a complete meal)· I’m not hungry enough to eat a full meal.
(=one who has all the possible rights of a member)· At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the club.
(=with all the rights that are allowed to members)· Poland was eager to gain full membership in the European Union.
(=makes you remember things that happened there)· My old home is full of unhappy memories.
(=often playing tricks on people or causing trouble)· I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.
· The article was full of mistakes.
(=have a lot of mistakes)· The report was full of mistakes.
(=with a completely round shape)· A full moon hung low in the sky.
(=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
(=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.
(=use that name when you speak to them)· Everyone called him by his first name.
The building’s nowhere near finished. (=be feeling that good things will happen)· The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .
· The article went on for a full page.
(=the whole range of something)
(=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc)· At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.
· They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
· By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.
· His heart was filled with pity for them.
· a part-time post as a university lecturer
· We continuously seek to develop people to their full potential.
(=praise them a lot)· Captain Jones was full of praise for his men.
· The store stocks a full range of groceries.
· She was severely injured but made a full recovery.
Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign.· A full report will be prepared for the next committee meeting.
· The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.
The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). (=a serious riot, not only a little fighting)· The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot.
· He acknowledged that the full scale of the problem was not known.
· You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue).
(=the largest size that something can have)· Is this violin full size?
a broad spectrum of environmental groups (=running, driving etc as fast as possible)· He ran past us at full speed.
· The school has over 100 full-time staff.
(=full of food)· A lot of these children don't know what it is like to have a full stomach.
· I did not know the full story.
· It takes time to get your full strength back after you have been ill.
boxes stuffed full of papers· That view deserves the full support of all farmers.
· Investors should have been told the whole truth.
· The degree gives students a thorough understanding of issues relating to housing.
He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna.· He took the money in full view of everyone.
(=every day in a week)· I can’t believe we’ve been here a whole week already.
If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). (=with a pleasantly strong taste)· full-bodied red wines such as claret
I work part-time in a library.· Are you available for full-time work?
· The bureau has only two full-time workers.
The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.· It appeared that she was set to live out a life full of honors and devoted to the causes that interested her.· But for eighteen years she had lived in a house full of touches from the other side.· In San Salvador he had lived in a house full of family where there was always some one to pay attention to him.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► crammed with/crammed full of something► draw yourself up (to your full height)► on full beam► full-length skirt/dress/coat etc► the full monty► somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full► the full monty► be full of piss and vinegar► part-timer/full-timer
in full including the whole of something: - Taped testimony will be heard in full at the opening of the trial.
- The balance must be paid in full each month.
- The bill had been stamped "Paid in Full'.
- The text of the president's speech will be published in full in tomorrow's papers.
- I wish I was one of those people who are full of beans first thing in the morning.
- You'd never think she'd been ill -- she came bouncing in this morning, full of beans.
- Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans.
- The heating was on full blast, but it was still freezing.
- And at that moment, the air-conditioning goes off, and the heat is turned up full blast.
- At Ninety-sixth Street they ascended together into the full blast of Broadway.
- But the team, with their sirens and blue lights on full blast, raced on unaware of their own emergency.
- By then, Second Brother had gone inside and turned the radio up full blast.
- Even Reeves's younger brother, under the full blast of a howitzer shell, had stood a better chance.
- He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.
- She made herself a high tea, put the gas fire on full blast and sat with a tray in front of the television.
- They're certainly not over-fond of me, probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter.
- And what is this place with its pretty porticoes and geometric gardens in full bloom?
- Her hair spread on the pillow and the flame-tree in bloom in the garden outside.
- His right arm, the one on the handle, was completely submerged in blooms.
- Mustard in bloom, mustard in art, mustard in food, even a mustard competition.
- Saguaros in bloom, the glare of a horned owl and javelinas rooting for a bite to eat.
- The flowers in bloom upon the graves at the Cemetery were shot away.
- The village is also to enter the Tidy Britain and Britain in Bloom contests.
- But in blossoming, Jessie unknowingly tears open a decades-old secret that could cost her her life.
- He looks out of his window and sees amidst his winter garden one tree in full blossom.
- Peach and cherry trees are out in blossom, and we've seen quite a few birds.
- She was an autumn flower in blossom.
- After the experiments of the 1960s, education has come full circle in its methods of teaching reading.
- A manufacturer of sun care products has just issued a report showing that the view on tanning has come full circle.
- Cross the Bahnhof bridge, and you will have come full circle back to the starting point.
- In a way, we've almost come full circle back to what I was trained to do, which is teaching.
- Only a classic endures, and sooner or later the fashion comes full circle.
- So we have come full circle.
- The neo-colonial wheel has almost come full circle.
- Thus the research has come full circle.
- Today, society has evolved and the wheel has come full circle.
- Description: The leaves are slightly smaller than those of M. crenata, and deeper in colour.
- It is not uncommon to find old goldfish that are pale lemon or even white in colour.
- It shimmers and alters in colour depending on our thoughts, emotions and physical state.
- Pale in colour and mild in taste, it is quite different from late-season lamb.
- The lacquered table, using the same veneers, had been slightly disappointing in colour.
- The photos, especially those in colour, give a fair taste of what's in store.
- The pupil is very large and only a portion of the iris is present, so the eye appears dark in colour.
- The substitute scroll is smaller, and the bark is noticeably lighter in colour.
- Along the way pilots take photographs of certain landmarks to prove they've gone the distance.
- But since the State is unwilling to go the distance alone, rest assured his answer will be no.
- Either can go the distance, but one is ever-so-much more delightful.
- For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement.
- Physically the Decimax should go the distance, too.
- Steve Kemp and I became involved in a marathon match which went the full distance.
- Together, they go the distance.
- Just over the aisle it's the seaside, complete with botanist, David Bellamy in full flow.
- Dropping the robe off her shoulders, Anne turned to a full-length mirror.
- He put his handkerchief in his pocket, and looked into the full-length mirror on the back of the guest room door.
- If a full-length mirror rests on the floor with the top tilting away from you it can make you look taller.
- On a platform nearby, another man jumps rope before a full-length mirror while a fourth pounds a speed bag.
- She caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror behind the wardrobe door and gave a disgusted snort.
- She grimaced a little as she caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror.
- She stared at herself for some time in the full-length mirror of the attic bedroom.
- How to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?
- But looking after the wear and tear was a full-time job.
- But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.
- C.-it was a full-time job and there was no choice in the matter.
- It really was a full-time job.
- It was a full-time job and if the husband was gone, it was a major loss.
- Job hunting is a full-time job.
- Managing diversity will be a full-time job for anyone with a niche in the interlinked economy.
- Now it really is a full-time job.
- If Tapie was a fish he'd be stuffed to the gills this issue!
- It's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills.
- Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.
- I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.
- The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.
- You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.
- And Brooks would have his hands full.
- And you can bet we have our hands full.
- I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.
- So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.
- So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.
- Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.
- The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them.
- You guys have your hands full.
- After they have been examined, they will be buried with full military honours at one of the war graves.
- Cody was subsequently given a funeral with full military honours by the Aldershot garrison.
- He was buried with full military honours in Manchester.
- Memories of a man coming home for burial, with full military honours ... Such a very long time ago.
- The real leg was buried in the field of battle-with full military honours.
- The service was conducted with full military honours, ending in shots being fired over Paul's coffin.
- They are reburied with full military honours in the region's Commonwealth war graves.
- A faint scar ran the length of his left cheek.
- I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.
- I would have to walk the length of the shed to reach him.
- Next door, the living room is large and beautifully proportioned, running the length of the house.
- The loft ran the length of the house from front to back, and it was lit by two unshaded forty-watt bulbs.
- Then Red runs the length of the court, grabs a pass, drives to the basket and sinks one.
- A church that only looks to itself will never be living life to the full.
- At the new house, he lived life to the full.
- It affects us directly - a balanced diet means we have the necessary energy to carry on living life to the full.
- To live life to the full involves awareness of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self.
- Tony was treated like an adult, and he got to live life to the full.
- Wants to live life to the full.
- You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
- You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
- His poetry beautifully expresses the full measure of his joy.
- The United States will continue to furnish you and your people with the fullest measure of support in this bitter fight.
- The love was returned in full measure.
- Fortunately, there are many Web sites packed full of copyright-free graphics and other components.
- Ragu's also packed full of other good things, like herbs and spices.
- They're packed full of Vitamin C to keep your eyes fresh and revitalised.
- This beautiful little fishing town is packed full of narrow winding cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses.
- This final line-up was packed full of skilled musicians, each of whom had his own musical statement to make.
- Zest also includes a 16 page motivation section packed full of ideas about how to get in great shape.
- He ran full pelt down the street with a brick in his hand.
- She was still going full pelt when Parkwood came into view.
- He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
- We got all the furniture for half price.
- At full price the set demands as much.
- First, he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price.
- I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.
- If the guest took up the booking, the deposit was part payment of the full price.
- Most men's and women's clothing half price.
- On Sundays from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., admission is half price.
- They was rubbish, and they was full price.
- Visalia bought a swimming pool at half price because its employees were unencumbered by line item budgets.
- The doctor had him pumped full of pain killers.
- It pumps me so full of adrenalin that I pace in and out of duty-free shops, toilets, coffee shops, anything.
- Suit's pumped me full of painkillers, but nothing else.
- They pumped her full of drugs.
- Despite giving full rein to Laura's inner struggles and torments, Fuentes is far more interested in the grand scale.
- So, goes the conspiracy, the Foreign Office can now give free rein to its instinctive Arabism.
- The result has been that recent chancellors have been able to give free rein to their tax-reforming ambitions.
- You'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it.
- She's still full of the joys of spring.
- Ahead, her father was riding alongside the hounds, at full stretch.
- All the services for mental health seemed to be at full stretch already, he said.
- Even so, their defence was at full stretch with the pace and movement of Saha and Hayles.
- I was already at full stretch.
- Jim Magilton, who has our vote as man of the match, had the champions at full stretch.
- Last night, emergency services were still at full stretch and a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged.
- The men of Plataia were helping Athens, whose manpower was at full stretch, to man her great fleet.
- Then she swiped me right across the nose, claws at full stretch.
- Behind us, the party was in full swing.
- Inaugural activities were in full swing Saturday despite the cold.
- These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
- They know who loves them, and their career is in full swing.
- That night Jay dreamed in glorious technicolour with full Dolby stereo.
- A Tory campaign machine on full throttle generally encountered sour looks and sullen stares.
- Activists are going full throttle, too, leafleting homes, speaking out at public meetings.
- As the boat is reversing steadily, Grant gives it full throttle forward.
- Between six-day-a-week early morning practices and a string of visits by high school recruits, Jody is at full throttle.
- Mike Holmgren is coming home the way anyone would like to do it, a winner, career at full throttle.
- Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck.
- The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.
- With mainsail set and at full throttle we steamed for home.
- Our factories are running at full tilt.
- For old-style feel playing, I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting, even on full tilt.
- He just felt as if he'd run full tilt into a brick wall.
- He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.
- Martin moved after it, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until he was running full tilt after the intruder.
- Meanwhile, production amidst all the changes continues at full tilt.
- Milan is usually still, the wind rarely sweeping full tilt across the Plain.
- She was right at the end when, without warning, she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
- I know perfectly well that metastases are not just a characteristic of malignant cells, spreading from organ to organ.
- In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad, and we know perfectly well what we mean.
- Oh, I glory in inconsistencies, as you know full well.
- Ought we to think less of Johnson for agreeing because he knew full well that he could influence Boswell?
- She knew perfectly well he didn't trust her.
- The public know full well that the Labour party taxes and spends, taxes and spends.
- You know perfectly well I can't.
- You know perfectly well that women get depressed at - at certain times.
- Even the view from the big window that runs the width of her office is unadorned.
- It ran the width of the ship and was full of machinery.
- She led them on to a small covered terrace running the full width of the house.
- The room she entered ran the width of the house, with windows at both ends.
The debt must be paid in full. His statement on the handling of prisoners is worth quoting in full.full1 adjectivefull2 nounfull3 adverb
fullfull3 adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Schatz pledged that the parents would be fully informed of the inquiry's findings.
- The airline says the complaints will be fully investigated.
- Oh, I glory in inconsistencies, as you know full well.
- They know full well that Joe Biden and other newly empowered Democrats share their doubts on missile defence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. Children under 14 travel half-fare. scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. The jug was still half full. These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes. Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous. She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. The building’s nowhere near finished. Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign. The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). a broad spectrum of environmental groups boxes stuffed full of papers He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna. If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). I work part-time in a library. The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.
· It is not possible to give a full account of what we discussed.
· They need the full address, including the postcode.
· I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
· The organization took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times.
full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) also on high alert (=completely ready to deal with a dangerous situation) All our border points are on full alert.
All our border points are on full alert.· She was full of ambition when she joined the company.
Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month.· His face was suddenly filled with anger.
· The prime minister made a full apology in the House of Commons.
(=that uses all the available soldiers and weapons)· German troops launched a full-scale attack on the city.
· He gave the task his undivided attention.
· The manager has full authority to make decisions.
· They will have the full benefit of our facilities.
I had the gas fire going full blast. The radio was on at full blast. (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
(=completely full) The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
The cup was filled to the brim with coffee. The car took the full brunt of the explosion. (=all the members)· There was a meeting of the full cabinet.
· Sports reporting tends to be full of clichés.
· Their fighters had full command of the air over Pearl Harbor.
· Such therapies demand full commitment from the patient.
(=fully covering the loss, damage etc)· Full compensation is only paid very rarely.
Each new cell will carry its full complement of chromosomes. (=in which you admit everything)· The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.
· The team are full of confidence.
(=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.
(=including all the details of something)· No decision will be made until there has been full consultation with farmers.
· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.
· There are also part-time courses for mature students.
(=with all the details)· Both channels are giving the election full coverage.
· Greg’s full of crap (=often says things that are completely wrong).
· The cup was full of hot tea.
formal (=detailed)· Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
· The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.
(=spending every weekday in a school or college)· Children must stay in full-time education until the age of 16.
(=the whole effect)· We won’t know the full effect of the tax changes until the end of the financial year.
(=showing or feeling strong emotions, especially sadness)· When she spoke, Nellie’s voice was full of emotion.
· We now have 110 full-time employees.
· Mike is in full-time employment, but his wife is not working.
(=have a lot of energy)· I felt happy and full of energy.· The stage was bursting with energy.
(=very enthusiastic)· He entered politics full of enthusiasm, but that gradually disappeared.
· Women have not yet achieved full equality with men.
· They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.
· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.
· When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.
· The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.
(=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)
Children under 14 travel half-fare.· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.
· The beef is tender and full of flavour.
scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash. She works full-time and has two kids. The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing. They’re looking for full-time staff at the library. We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study. (=one that covers all problems)· A full guarantee comes with every purchase.
The jug was still half full.· People’s faces were full of hate.
· She told me, in a voice full of hatred and contempt, that I meant nothing to her.
These socks are full of holes. The theory is full of holes.· His voice sounded full of hope.
Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. (also be bursting with ideas) (=have a lot of ideas)· The children were enthusiastic and full of ideas.
· Her stories are full of imagination.
· South Wales felt the full impact of the recession.
(=all the different effects)· The full implications of the decision will become clear over the next few weeks.
· The country gained complete independence from Britain in the 1960s.
· A full inspection of the site is due to be conducted.
(=very detailed)· There are comprehensive instructions for completing and filing the new tax form.· Full instructions accompany the smoke alarm.
· He had a part-time job at the pet shop.
· I was full of joy at the thought of seeing her again.
He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous.· The camera looks down the full length of the street.
(=complete responsibility)· The driver of the other car accepted full liability for the accident.
(=one that is not temporary and has no restrictions)· They offer insurance cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence.
She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips). (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· The full list of winners is on page seven.
The plane was carrying a full load of fuel. (=a complete meal)· I’m not hungry enough to eat a full meal.
(=one who has all the possible rights of a member)· At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the club.
(=with all the rights that are allowed to members)· Poland was eager to gain full membership in the European Union.
(=makes you remember things that happened there)· My old home is full of unhappy memories.
(=often playing tricks on people or causing trouble)· I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.
· The article was full of mistakes.
(=have a lot of mistakes)· The report was full of mistakes.
(=with a completely round shape)· A full moon hung low in the sky.
(=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
(=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.
(=use that name when you speak to them)· Everyone called him by his first name.
The building’s nowhere near finished. (=be feeling that good things will happen)· The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .
· The article went on for a full page.
(=the whole range of something)
(=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc)· At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.
· They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
· By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.
· His heart was filled with pity for them.
· a part-time post as a university lecturer
· We continuously seek to develop people to their full potential.
(=praise them a lot)· Captain Jones was full of praise for his men.
· The store stocks a full range of groceries.
· She was severely injured but made a full recovery.
Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. a pipe band in full regalia (=wearing all their traditional clothes, decorations etc) Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign.· A full report will be prepared for the next committee meeting.
· The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.
The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast). (=a serious riot, not only a little fighting)· The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot.
· He acknowledged that the full scale of the problem was not known.
· You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue).
(=the largest size that something can have)· Is this violin full size?
a broad spectrum of environmental groups (=running, driving etc as fast as possible)· He ran past us at full speed.
· The school has over 100 full-time staff.
(=full of food)· A lot of these children don't know what it is like to have a full stomach.
· I did not know the full story.
· It takes time to get your full strength back after you have been ill.
boxes stuffed full of papers· That view deserves the full support of all farmers.
· Investors should have been told the whole truth.
· The degree gives students a thorough understanding of issues relating to housing.
He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna.· He took the money in full view of everyone.
(=every day in a week)· I can’t believe we’ve been here a whole week already.
If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). (=with a pleasantly strong taste)· full-bodied red wines such as claret
I work part-time in a library.· Are you available for full-time work?
· The bureau has only two full-time workers.
The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► crammed with/crammed full of something► draw yourself up (to your full height)► on full beam► full-length skirt/dress/coat etc► the full monty► somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full► the full monty► be full of piss and vinegar► part-timer/full-timer
directlyfull on/in- I wish I was one of those people who are full of beans first thing in the morning.
- You'd never think she'd been ill -- she came bouncing in this morning, full of beans.
- Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans.
- The heating was on full blast, but it was still freezing.
- And at that moment, the air-conditioning goes off, and the heat is turned up full blast.
- At Ninety-sixth Street they ascended together into the full blast of Broadway.
- But the team, with their sirens and blue lights on full blast, raced on unaware of their own emergency.
- By then, Second Brother had gone inside and turned the radio up full blast.
- Even Reeves's younger brother, under the full blast of a howitzer shell, had stood a better chance.
- He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.
- She made herself a high tea, put the gas fire on full blast and sat with a tray in front of the television.
- They're certainly not over-fond of me, probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter.
- And what is this place with its pretty porticoes and geometric gardens in full bloom?
- Her hair spread on the pillow and the flame-tree in bloom in the garden outside.
- His right arm, the one on the handle, was completely submerged in blooms.
- Mustard in bloom, mustard in art, mustard in food, even a mustard competition.
- Saguaros in bloom, the glare of a horned owl and javelinas rooting for a bite to eat.
- The flowers in bloom upon the graves at the Cemetery were shot away.
- The village is also to enter the Tidy Britain and Britain in Bloom contests.
- But in blossoming, Jessie unknowingly tears open a decades-old secret that could cost her her life.
- He looks out of his window and sees amidst his winter garden one tree in full blossom.
- Peach and cherry trees are out in blossom, and we've seen quite a few birds.
- She was an autumn flower in blossom.
- After the experiments of the 1960s, education has come full circle in its methods of teaching reading.
- A manufacturer of sun care products has just issued a report showing that the view on tanning has come full circle.
- Cross the Bahnhof bridge, and you will have come full circle back to the starting point.
- In a way, we've almost come full circle back to what I was trained to do, which is teaching.
- Only a classic endures, and sooner or later the fashion comes full circle.
- So we have come full circle.
- The neo-colonial wheel has almost come full circle.
- Thus the research has come full circle.
- Today, society has evolved and the wheel has come full circle.
- Description: The leaves are slightly smaller than those of M. crenata, and deeper in colour.
- It is not uncommon to find old goldfish that are pale lemon or even white in colour.
- It shimmers and alters in colour depending on our thoughts, emotions and physical state.
- Pale in colour and mild in taste, it is quite different from late-season lamb.
- The lacquered table, using the same veneers, had been slightly disappointing in colour.
- The photos, especially those in colour, give a fair taste of what's in store.
- The pupil is very large and only a portion of the iris is present, so the eye appears dark in colour.
- The substitute scroll is smaller, and the bark is noticeably lighter in colour.
- Along the way pilots take photographs of certain landmarks to prove they've gone the distance.
- But since the State is unwilling to go the distance alone, rest assured his answer will be no.
- Either can go the distance, but one is ever-so-much more delightful.
- For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement.
- Physically the Decimax should go the distance, too.
- Steve Kemp and I became involved in a marathon match which went the full distance.
- Together, they go the distance.
- Just over the aisle it's the seaside, complete with botanist, David Bellamy in full flow.
- Dropping the robe off her shoulders, Anne turned to a full-length mirror.
- He put his handkerchief in his pocket, and looked into the full-length mirror on the back of the guest room door.
- If a full-length mirror rests on the floor with the top tilting away from you it can make you look taller.
- On a platform nearby, another man jumps rope before a full-length mirror while a fourth pounds a speed bag.
- She caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror behind the wardrobe door and gave a disgusted snort.
- She grimaced a little as she caught sight of her own reflection in the full-length mirror.
- She stared at herself for some time in the full-length mirror of the attic bedroom.
- How to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?
- But looking after the wear and tear was a full-time job.
- But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.
- C.-it was a full-time job and there was no choice in the matter.
- It really was a full-time job.
- It was a full-time job and if the husband was gone, it was a major loss.
- Job hunting is a full-time job.
- Managing diversity will be a full-time job for anyone with a niche in the interlinked economy.
- Now it really is a full-time job.
- If Tapie was a fish he'd be stuffed to the gills this issue!
- It's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills.
- Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.
- I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.
- The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.
- You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.
- And Brooks would have his hands full.
- And you can bet we have our hands full.
- I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.
- So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.
- So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.
- Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.
- The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them.
- You guys have your hands full.
- After they have been examined, they will be buried with full military honours at one of the war graves.
- Cody was subsequently given a funeral with full military honours by the Aldershot garrison.
- He was buried with full military honours in Manchester.
- Memories of a man coming home for burial, with full military honours ... Such a very long time ago.
- The real leg was buried in the field of battle-with full military honours.
- The service was conducted with full military honours, ending in shots being fired over Paul's coffin.
- They are reburied with full military honours in the region's Commonwealth war graves.
- A faint scar ran the length of his left cheek.
- I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.
- I would have to walk the length of the shed to reach him.
- Next door, the living room is large and beautifully proportioned, running the length of the house.
- The loft ran the length of the house from front to back, and it was lit by two unshaded forty-watt bulbs.
- Then Red runs the length of the court, grabs a pass, drives to the basket and sinks one.
- A church that only looks to itself will never be living life to the full.
- At the new house, he lived life to the full.
- It affects us directly - a balanced diet means we have the necessary energy to carry on living life to the full.
- To live life to the full involves awareness of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self.
- Tony was treated like an adult, and he got to live life to the full.
- Wants to live life to the full.
- You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
- You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
- His poetry beautifully expresses the full measure of his joy.
- The United States will continue to furnish you and your people with the fullest measure of support in this bitter fight.
- The love was returned in full measure.
- Fortunately, there are many Web sites packed full of copyright-free graphics and other components.
- Ragu's also packed full of other good things, like herbs and spices.
- They're packed full of Vitamin C to keep your eyes fresh and revitalised.
- This beautiful little fishing town is packed full of narrow winding cobbled streets and colourful terraced houses.
- This final line-up was packed full of skilled musicians, each of whom had his own musical statement to make.
- Zest also includes a 16 page motivation section packed full of ideas about how to get in great shape.
- He ran full pelt down the street with a brick in his hand.
- She was still going full pelt when Parkwood came into view.
- He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
- We got all the furniture for half price.
- At full price the set demands as much.
- First, he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price.
- I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.
- If the guest took up the booking, the deposit was part payment of the full price.
- Most men's and women's clothing half price.
- On Sundays from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., admission is half price.
- They was rubbish, and they was full price.
- Visalia bought a swimming pool at half price because its employees were unencumbered by line item budgets.
- The doctor had him pumped full of pain killers.
- It pumps me so full of adrenalin that I pace in and out of duty-free shops, toilets, coffee shops, anything.
- Suit's pumped me full of painkillers, but nothing else.
- They pumped her full of drugs.
- Despite giving full rein to Laura's inner struggles and torments, Fuentes is far more interested in the grand scale.
- So, goes the conspiracy, the Foreign Office can now give free rein to its instinctive Arabism.
- The result has been that recent chancellors have been able to give free rein to their tax-reforming ambitions.
- You'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it.
- She's still full of the joys of spring.
- Ahead, her father was riding alongside the hounds, at full stretch.
- All the services for mental health seemed to be at full stretch already, he said.
- Even so, their defence was at full stretch with the pace and movement of Saha and Hayles.
- I was already at full stretch.
- Jim Magilton, who has our vote as man of the match, had the champions at full stretch.
- Last night, emergency services were still at full stretch and a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged.
- The men of Plataia were helping Athens, whose manpower was at full stretch, to man her great fleet.
- Then she swiped me right across the nose, claws at full stretch.
- Behind us, the party was in full swing.
- Inaugural activities were in full swing Saturday despite the cold.
- These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
- They know who loves them, and their career is in full swing.
- That night Jay dreamed in glorious technicolour with full Dolby stereo.
- A Tory campaign machine on full throttle generally encountered sour looks and sullen stares.
- Activists are going full throttle, too, leafleting homes, speaking out at public meetings.
- As the boat is reversing steadily, Grant gives it full throttle forward.
- Between six-day-a-week early morning practices and a string of visits by high school recruits, Jody is at full throttle.
- Mike Holmgren is coming home the way anyone would like to do it, a winner, career at full throttle.
- Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck.
- The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.
- With mainsail set and at full throttle we steamed for home.
- Our factories are running at full tilt.
- For old-style feel playing, I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting, even on full tilt.
- He just felt as if he'd run full tilt into a brick wall.
- He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.
- Martin moved after it, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until he was running full tilt after the intruder.
- Meanwhile, production amidst all the changes continues at full tilt.
- Milan is usually still, the wind rarely sweeping full tilt across the Plain.
- She was right at the end when, without warning, she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
- I know perfectly well that metastases are not just a characteristic of malignant cells, spreading from organ to organ.
- In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad, and we know perfectly well what we mean.
- Oh, I glory in inconsistencies, as you know full well.
- Ought we to think less of Johnson for agreeing because he knew full well that he could influence Boswell?
- She knew perfectly well he didn't trust her.
- The public know full well that the Labour party taxes and spends, taxes and spends.
- You know perfectly well I can't.
- You know perfectly well that women get depressed at - at certain times.
- Even the view from the big window that runs the width of her office is unadorned.
- It ran the width of the ship and was full of machinery.
- She led them on to a small covered terrace running the full width of the house.
- The room she entered ran the width of the house, with windows at both ends.
She looked him full in the face as she spoke.