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At its usual cruising speed (at least with me aboard) of 22-25 mph or so, the Fujin SL-II was as docile as the proverbial kitten.

No , not at all . . . I'm loving it . I feel we are in need of a bit of a kick up the proverbial! ! Keep going please . . .

For some time the personal planets have been encouraging you move out of the proverbial goldfish bowl into the wide blue ocean.

Maughan, his light brown hair brushed into a neat bouffant, stared wide-eyed at the crowd like the proverbial deer caught in the headlights.

If he merely puts his savings in a stocking, like the proverbial French peasant, it is obvious that they do not give employment.

I'm too far down the proverbial rabbit hole to be able to turn back, so part of me knows this is a permanent shift of some sort.

Perhaps investors are like the proverbial frogs in the frying pan and do not notice long, slow changes around them.

She, like all of the men and women in her department, had been through the proverbial ringer.

Like the proverbial cat that finally grows bored of the mouse because it stops wriggling, they may have decided to look elsewhere.

Then the government was like the proverbial rabbit trapped in the headlights of the "market uber alles" thinking in place since the 1970s.

So signs of danger abound, but like the proverbial slow-boiling frog, we seem unable to rouse ourselves.

One of the Proverbial Wallets physically shrinks when your bank balance is low in an effort to discourage your from spending.

without purpose and goals - definitely directed thought - you are like the proverbial "ship without a rudder. "

The Proverbial Wallet gives us that financial sense at the point of purchase by un-abstracting virtual assets.

Take the proverbial sword of Light and Truth and cut away that which seeks to bind you and diminish your trust.

Or, like the proverbial dead cat, are Asian tigers on a merely temporary upward trajectory?

Hence the proverbial expression "to let the cat out of the bag" means, in a figurative sense, to give away a secret.

But those events are not necessarily seasonal, making them less likely than water to be the proverbial smoking gun.

careless of the consequences; the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow; crushing the blooms with regardless tread.

It also keeps them motivated and moving forward by keeping the proverbial carrot out in front.

Gates is a nerd's nerd and the world's richest man, as likely to enter heaven as the proverbial camel squeezing through the needle's eye.

Don't talk about your part-time business to other employees around the proverbial water-cooler.

Theories about foraging say that animals should stick with the proverbial bird in the hand, especially when it comes to food.

South Tyneside Council, like the proverbial donkey, won't budge.

If you're not tracking your entire web site and tweaking it on a regular basis, you're throwing money down the proverbial drain.

He was looking at Mrs. Anthony, as unabashed . as the proverbial cat looking at a king.

The Obama White House is rolling out the proverbial red carpet for Mr. Hu.

When it comes to developing a meaningful relationship, the home worker may feel that they're behind the proverbial eight ball.

Small caps often lead the broader market at turning points. China and small caps could be the proverbial canaries in the coalmine.

Not only were they worse than statistical models, they could barely eke out a tie with the proverbial dart-throwing chimps.

You're right if you said up the proverbial creek without a paddle.

You feel like the proverbial "rat race" is grinding you down.

Hop back on the proverbial wagon for a spell, especially if you've OD'd on those days of wine and roses.

The manufacturing-led dynamic that has driven the 30-year export- and investment-led miracle is in danger of hitting the proverbial wall.

I view China's policy shift as a well-played step toward the proverbial soft landing.

Out of the proverbial CPAN box, AppConfig can do extra processing but you have to decide the order in which it will happen.

After a period of sexual inactivity, you and your partner can getback on the proverbial horse.

But in recent days the proverbial "cats and dogs" have been joined by tadpoles, fish and the occasional frog.

This preserves the original architectural vision and stops the proverbial too many cooks from spoiling the broth.

This command creates the proverbial view and controller part of Model-View-Controller (MVC).

Like for the proverbial sausage, one is better off not knowing how it was done.

Our contract testing roles include the proverbial playtesters, focus testers, beta testers and user test specialists.

The first clue comes in the proverbial wisdom that every real estate agent knows: location, location, location.

But the proverbial girl next door is now on probation in Idaho.

Despite these grim facts, there is light at the end of the proverbial unemployment tunnel.

The proverbial 6061-T6 grade aluminum is now the industry standard for aluminum frame composition.

Women love the raw, hunky, masculinity associated with the proverbial bad boy.

Sometimes all you need in order to lift yourself out of the proverbial dumps is a plan of attack.

When his time came, Kemmler went to the chair obligingly, like the proverbial lamb to the slaughter.

That moon rock gave me a whole different perspective on history and the proverbial long run.

It's no secret that the proverbial canary in the climate change mine is the Arctic.

The Turkish prime minister became the most popular leader in the proverbial Arab street.

They are the proverbial moral compass that always points true north.

So I encourage you to face the proverbial mountains in your life.

In fact, you even relegate font sizes to the proverbial dust heap, and use percentages.

In such an environment, rate cuts are an example of pushing on the proverbial string.

A re-arranger of the proverbial bookshelf.

So why not just bite the proverbial bullet and nationalize them?

Has China enjoyed the proverbial free lunch?

There are many ways to skin the proverbial cat for starting processes at boot time.

So often we judge the proverbial book by its cover and we judge people by their appearance.

With 13 games remaining Arsenal have the proverbial mountain to climb if they are to bring the title back to North London.

I'm afraid I have been pulling the proverbial wool over your eyes.

Everyone says she has a heart of gold. She is the proverbial good woman.

But the early-bird social networking sites in Japan and Korea didn't catch the proverbial 'worm' outside their home countries.

He seems to have 9 lives, like the proverbial CAT

Wisdom sayings of the proverbial kind

Waste Time at the Proverbial Water-cooler

I know, for example, that statistically I will kick the proverbial bucket at around 75 years old.

The Park As the Proverbial Candy Shop