If you do something in the nick of time, you do it just in time.
'We arrived at the railway station just in the nick of time.'
It's the last possible moment to do something before it's too late.
There's a classic Hitchcock film of the same name with a racy 1995 remake featuring Johhny Depp. It's quite a nail-biter; here's the beginning.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Wooden Spoon
A spoon made of wood seems quite a useful kitchen utensil but how could you win the wooden spoon and why wouldn't you want to?
That's because getting the wooden spoon is the prize you get for coming last.
The tradition started at Cambridge University where the student getting the lowest grade was awarded the ignominious prize.
These days, it's more synonymous in sport for coming bottom of a league table or last in a race.
Here's an example:
That's because getting the wooden spoon is the prize you get for coming last.
The tradition started at Cambridge University where the student getting the lowest grade was awarded the ignominious prize.
These days, it's more synonymous in sport for coming bottom of a league table or last in a race.
Here's an example:
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