on the rocks

Noon, the burning sun shines on the rocks, as if to have it roasted of a general.

THE SUN had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat.

His service record suffered, his marriage went on the rocks and he ended up beating his wife and children.

Eg. By the time I've paid all the bills I owe, I shall be on the rocks.

Greek Mythology One of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured mariners to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island.

Appalled by what he had done, Bob rushed to the parapet and flung himself on the rocks below, where the sea claimed him immediately.

"Don't slam down shots, but sipping whisky or vodka on the rocks means avoiding a whole lot of sugar, " she said.

Wayne: [Comes back from the bar with two drinks] Gin and tonic for you, and scotch on the rocks for me.

He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks.

We were all very lucky - the ship smashed on the rocks when we arrived here.

The boat stranded on the rocks and the boatman had to sustain himself with live fish before rescue came.

Last week, We got in a fight. We were on the rocks for a bit.

She said her marriage would go on the rocks soon.

"On the rocks" , as you probably know, means with ice, while "straight up" or "up" means neat and without ice.

The company has been on the rocks since the internet bubble was exploded.

Whether on the rocks, straight up or mixed in with your favorite cocktail, vodka has a reputation for being the life of the party.

The stricken tanker began to break up on the rocks.

to be on the rocks = a relationship that is in difficulty: "Once she moved out, it was clear their marriage was on the rocks. "

its alabaster bones cast up in shadow on the rocks behind it.

Walking on the rocks is not as easy as it looks, especially when it takes as long as 40 minutes. The two kids are much swifter than us.

Roaches move in to continue the attack on the rocks as the Terrans move out over the choke point with reapers and marines.

The waves dashed on the rocks as if in anger.

Our banks are on the rocks because their executives looted them and their boards let them get away with it.

He fell from the bridge and dashed his brains out on the rocks below.

You can note that in TOW Russ, Monica orders a scotch on the rocks with a twist, which we later learn is her favourite drink.

Anyone diving from it to the pool would have to make an almost perfect dive or be splattered on the rocks.

The affection shown between the couple should put a stop to rumours that the couple's relationship is on the rocks.

Relations between the two countries appear to be on the rocks .

One day a man and a little girl were walking on the rocks at water's edge.

The company has been on the rocks for two years.

Eg. The company is on the rocks now and quite some employees are thinking of moving to other firms.

Coming into the room for the first time, Tanya looked out of the window and saw a pair of seals sunning themselves on the rocks.

Half vodka half sweet and sour and a dash of cranberry juice for color. On the rocks is better.

There are only a limited number of tests that scientists can run on the rocks, and their results remain murky.

I proudly carried the bottle to move forward, careless step on a piece of moss on the rocks.

He'd eat after he' d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.

The boat was smashed to pieces on the rocks.

I knew then that she really had wanted to hit me back on the rocks.

Five years and two children later, the marriage was on the rocks, with the husband away working in East Asia.

The fire, and the roses on the rocks, and the blue and yellow flowers, and look what I have brought you!

Warm sunlight on me, I stood on the rocks, combing the beautiful feathers, singing a happy song.

The flatworms have flattened bodies and look more like chewing gum as they forage for food on the rocks.

The beasts in the forests, and the great birds that build their nests on the rocks were strong; but men were weak.

The prisoner flung himself on the rocks below, where the fierce waves claimed him immediately.

The boat was smashed on the rocks.

If you fought with your sweetheart last night, does that mean that your relationship is on the rocks?

"These proposals could easily run aground on the rocks of political infighting, " warns Clemente.

In the U. S. for our brand, about 50% is consumed in margaritas, and the other 50% is consumed on the rocks or straight.

Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz enjoy love on the rocks at a seaside villa Mexico .

But hikers in this empty desert land sometimes find very old native American pictures, painted on the rocks.

Jesus as you throw me on the rocks.

My response: "Is the ship of clarity to founder on the rocks of insufficient attention to detail? "

The storm stranded the ship on the rocks.

And thus as an attempt that came to grief on the rocks of clark kerr's eternal verities.

A businessman enters a tavern, sits down at the bar, and orders a double martini on the rocks.

The sailors who hear her forget to steer, and the current of river hurls their boats on the rocks and dashes them to pieces.

With only her intent of getting a U. S. permanent residency, Miss Chen's loveless marriage to an American is on the rocks.

The public finances are in a mess, the pound is devalued and the economy is on the rocks.

The ship was breaking up on the rocks.

Eg. Their marriage has been on the rocks for a couple of months.

We stuck hard and fast on the rocks in the middle of the river, and lay there four days.

In the rays of the setting sun we sat on the rocks in the stream, washing clothes.

I feel like a whisky on the rocks.

Well, let me have a Suntory Old Whisky on the rocks, please.

Givve me a cup of brandy with sode water on the rocks.

I'd be waiting at our table with a Scotch on the rocks.

That would be whisky on the rocks.

Six months after the wedding, their marriage was on the rocks.

The ship was broke up on the rocks.

Due to the lack of communication, their relationship is on the rocks.

The storm cast the little rowboat on the rocks.

Moss on the rocks in the sea of foreplay, the green drips.

I sometimes shuttle in the forest, but when climbing, standing on the rocks.

The billows of the Atlantic dash high on the rocks during a storm.

Britain is on the rocks economically and its self-confidence is shot.

The ship broke up on the rocks.

The scandal with Lewinsky put President Clinton on the rocks .

Hard drinks are alcoholic, like Whiskey, Vodka, etc. They are served on the rocks or straight.

The Prime Minister blames the people smugglers for the vessel carrying about 100 refugees that smashed up on the rocks of Christmas Island.

At the restaurant, she ordered orange juice on the rocks.

The storm cast the little boat on the rocks.

That couple getting their wedding photos done on the rocks!

When you sit on the rocks, you will feel rocks rock your head, because you will feel you are in this rock kingdom.

Bourbon on the rocks " is Bourbon whiskey on ice cubes. "

So every glass of water, no matter what its temperature, comes on the rocks.

Amanda: Just get me something on the rocks . I need to cool down. It's hot in here with all these people.

Can somebody get me another bourbon and soda on the rocks?

The ship stuck fast on the rocks and we couldn't get it afloat again.

scotch . old parr , on the rocks . and coffee.

FROM A HIGH ANGLE we see the trooper as a tiny dot on the rocks below.

Give me a whisky on the rocks, please.

So now that the euro project is on the rocks, what lessons should we draw?

Suddenly there is a storm at sea, sailing tempestuous waves on the rocks and sank.

Give me a double whisky on the rocks.

You said it. Love buit on the sand will soon be on the rocks.

Mary's marriage was on the rocks.

After 6-hour walk, the soldiers were exhausted. They fell asleep with their clothes. We also lied on the rocks.

I saw those ships smash on the rocks.

Release the button and you ship will roll on the rocks.

The boys were climbing about on the rocks.

It'll be painful to walk bare foot on the rocks, won't it?

What happens if you drop your book on the rocks?

He always drinks whiskey on the rocks.

Without you, we'll flounder on the rocks.

Three billion years ago, the moon was too far away to have a dramatic effect on the rocks of the Earth, but the moon did affect the oceans.

The dash of the waves on the rocks.

I would like Scotch whisky on the rocks.

I'll ask for whiskey on the rocks. How about you?

Give me a scotch on the rocks.

A boat was smashed to shivers on the rocks.

Can I borrow next month's rent? I'm on the rocks.

We don't mean on the rocks, or with whiskey.

Eg. Financially, you are on the rocks then?

Yes, sir. Straight or on the rocks?

In the storm our ship drove on the rocks.

The rill is jingling on the rocks.

A company that is on the rocks can only think of survival.

All right. I hope their marriage won't be on the rocks.

There are limpets on the rocks. They look like snails.

The stone company will be on the rocks.

People usually have whisky on the rocks, because the ice cubes help to make the taste smoother.

But 14 years on, its love affair with America is on the rocks.

At 9 am the Polair helicopter crew reported a body on the rocks at cliff bottom.

many a ship has been wrecked on the rocks.

Our ship broke up on the rocks.

And up there on the rocks there are ever so many roses! Oh! now they are turning grey!

Their love was built on the sand, that is why their marriage has landed on the rocks.

I saw a snake on the rocks.

Bartender, give me another vodka on the rocks.

Yes, plesae. A martini on the rocks.

Their marriage is on the rocks.

Rod and Dean's marriage is on the rocks.

As far as I know, the company is on the rocks.

This marriage is on the rocks.

It's said that their marriage is on the rocks.

I'll have a margarita, on the rocks, please.

I'd like it on the rocks.

Do you pour a little something on the rocks?

My marriage is on the rocks.

My business is on the rocks.

I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.

Did you hear that Mary's marriage is on the rocks?

Scotch on the rocks and my friend here will have a Manhattan. Put it on my tab. Here now this is a real drink!

Give me whisky on the rocks.

Would you like to have cocktail or whisky on the rocks?

One Chivas Regal Royal Salute. And how would you like your Scotch, straight or on the rocks?

NO00, I'll have a Scotch on the rocks.

Dashan: Could I have a scotch on the rocks?

Will you have the whisky straight up or on the rocks?

Would you like your whisky straight or on the rocks?

Would you like coke on the rocks or straight up?

Eg. Financially, are you on the rocks ?

Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?

Would you like your whisky on the rocks?

He fell OVER the cliff edge and dashed out his brains on the rocks below

On the rocks In a state of difficulty, destruction, or ruin

He pees on the rocks when he was surfing

On the rocks of a sunken isle

evidences of glacial action on the rocks

To sit on the rocks in the moonlight, while the great ships are;

Seaside Villa on the rocks

The action of wind on the rocks

struck on the rocks and sighed Opus 40 stoned

Ancient Art on the Rocks

The Tree in Blossom on the Rocks

The marriage is on the rocks