Embalm, v. To cheat vegetation by locking up the gases upon which it feeds. By embalming their dead and thereby deranging the natural balance between animal and vegetable life, the Egyptians made their once fertile and populous country barren and incapable of supporting more than a meagre crew. The modern metallic burial casket is a step in the same direction, and many a dead man who ought now to be ornamenting his neighbor's lawn as a tree, or enriching his table as a bunch of radishes, is doomed to a long inutility. We shall get him after awhile if we are spared, but in the meantime the violet and the rose are languishing for a nibble at his glutaeus maximus.
Quotes about nibble (13 Quotes)
When it was hit, I knew it was going to be trouble. I saw it leave the infield, I knew it was gone. So it was one of those things, especially on a 0-2 count, you want something that is he going to nibble at and not really get a hold of.
A lot of companies will be doing the voice-over IP song and dance. And maybe this year more people will nibble, given that it's a good business continuity tool.
At last you get in-but you hear a step:
The ogre, Life, comes into the room,
(He was waiting and heard the clang of the spring)
To watch you nibble the wondrous cheese,
And stare with his burning eyes at you,
And scowl and laugh, and mock and curse you,
Running up and down in the trap,
Until your misery bores him.
I was trying to nibble a little bit because I didn't feel I needed to give in to these guys to get them to swing at something. That put me in a jam.
You need to nibble around the edges with these guys and we did make quality pitches when we had to, with runners on base.
Where he resembles Howe is that he goes right after guys. He throws hard and throws strikes. He attacks the zone and surprises right-handed hitters who wait for him to nibble. He's fun to watch.
I eat Swiss cheese. But I only nibble on it. I make the holes bigger. I eat it from the inside out.
Imports and transplants have eaten Detroit's lunch and are beginning to nibble at its dinner as well.
I'd have to see some significant production cuts and some pain from the producers before I would even take a nibble at it.
The difference is throwing less strikes, ... I'm not getting ahead. When you're ahead it's easier to nibble. The knee is fine. The velocity is up there. It's more mental than anything.
They have been devastated for quite a while, so if you see bargain hunters stepping in here, it's a little bit positive. The sentiment on the street is still negative (toward lumber issues), but the aggressive accounts will probably nibble here a little bit.
37th over England 122-4 (Pietersen 34, Flintoff 4) Some customary looseness from Lee, whose radar deserts him as he sends down four byes. Meanwhile England are content to nibble and nurdle more easy singles than Maguluf High Street keeps the score ticking over. We have the cricket on TV at work, and I am currently being given tactics advice by a lady who was taught the rules yesterday by her boyfriend, ... Hold me back.