| 单词 | wet blanket |
| 例句 | The air was dank and musty—like the smell of wet blankets—and the massive stone walls were slimy to the touch. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Sweat beaded on my forehead as that pressure from earlier in the day smothered me like a wet blanket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had to wrap his hands in the wet blanket to keep them from burning as he held the kettle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Oh, darling, don’t be a horrible wet blanket,” Mrs. X said to him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The very air seemed to weigh him down, like a warm wet blanket across his head and shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You know what I meant, you wet blanket.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Rains let up for now, but with wet clothes and wet blankets, it’s almost better if it keeps on coming Better than the wind picking up and chilling our bones. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Despite a raging world war, in 1944, my mother was sent to finishing school in Königsberg, until that August when she escaped Britain's fiery bombing of the city under a wet blanket. My grandfather was a Nazi. Our family's story of complicity shows where the road to extremism leads 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s difficult to toss these thoughts around one’s head while screeching “Call Me Maybe” in front of a hundred drunk strangers, but being something of a wet blanket, I managed it. Boston bombing: We would have been standing right there 2013-04-30T00:00:00Z With the internet now a dominant social force, Tenner is ready with his wet blanket. What Silicon Valley Could Use More Of: Inefficiency 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z It sounds rather difficult — like a happy dream, wrapped in a wet blanket. Possessed: The Designer Prabal Gurung and His Feathered Headdress 2012-02-03T17:39:41Z You may think Stewart is a liberal wet blanket or O'Reilly a conservative blowhard, but together they make magic. Jon Stewart's greatest 'Daily Show' interviews 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Trying to function while taking Seroquel was like walking around with a heavy, wet blanket draped over me. “A few weeks after I graduated, I tried to jump in front of a train”: My bipolar disorder nightmare 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Lorena tries to snap him out of it by saying what we're all thinking – "You are such a wet blanket" – but she finally lets him leave her when he threatens to stake himself. True Blood: season two, episode seven 2010-04-09T22:10:00Z Mr. English is aware that the website will be viewed by some bar professionals not as a boon, but as a wet blanket. Before You Sip That Cocktail, a Few Safety Warnings 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z When his first wife failed to satisfy him, he married a second, Jane, and when she proved a wet blanket he turned to other women, with her consent. A Man of Parts by David Lodge ? review 2011-04-10T02:30:01Z Seattle may have woken up under a wet blanket of snow this morning, but summer concert announcement season is officially upon us. ZooTunes announces roots-rocking 2022 lineup coming to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z There are also repercussions for Bobby after his assault on Mitch, and wet blanket Christopher spends the episode trying to deal with Rebecca's bombshell. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z I don’t want to be a wet blanket, but I’m tired of answering with a chirpy “fine,” when everything is not fine. Just So We’re Clear: I’m Also Paying the Bill 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z By mid-morning on Thursday, the sun was shining hard enough to dry wet blankets and the residents of the Jungle began surfacing, letting each other know they were still alive. Apple’s desolate neighbor: Inside Silicon Valley’s largest shantytown 2013-12-17T13:15:00Z Donna, far from the practical-minded wet blanket she appeared in the first early episodes, was a trained musician who could hear the song in code. Review: Halt and Catch Fire Works the Bugs Out in Version 2.0 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Now I believe him, but I’d add that it’s not a joyful religion, not a terrifying or awe-inspiring one, but a wet blanket of piety that replaces passions with palliatives, and mysteries with nostrums. What the Seven “Star Wars” Films Reveal About George Lucas 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on it; the concept is great, and we have to put the plants back in the ground,” Tallamy said. Tiny forests with big benefits 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “The reality is the anti-carbon agenda is the wet blanket on our economy. The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.” Climate change question roils debate stage: ‘Being childish is not helpful to the American people’ 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z That advice threatens to throw a wet blanket on L.A.’s hot labor summer, which has seen a series of walkouts and labor actions in the hospitality and entertainment industries. L.A. politicians are joining picket lines. The city attorney wants them to stay away 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z If there’s one thing this cold, wet blanket of fog has taught me, though, it’s the importance of patience and acceptance. Opinion: The California sun finally emerged to greet the summer solstice. Don't get used to it 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Appearing at an industry conference on Wednesday, the GOP lawmaker urged Congress not to adopt a “wet blanket” of regulation in the wake of the FTX crisis. Congress took millions from FTX. Now lawmakers face a crypto reckoning. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Huddled together under a wet blanket, Tree and Birdie didn’t know the house was on fire until the basement filled with smoke. She Was Killed by the Police. Why Were Her Bones in a Museum? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z But California tax policy could throw a wet blanket over the party. Californians, your forgiven student loans may come with a tax bill. Here are the details 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Whatever it took to get through a wet blanket of a day in the Wells Fargo Championship. Jason Day handles rain, expands lead at Wells Fargo 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z As much as I like the tall-grass perfume of Picoso’s tortillas, I find that their thickness can, on occasion, serve as a wet blanket, smothering fillings that the kitchen has so meticulously prepared. Review | Taqueria Picoso offers superb Mexican street food from a fine-dining chef 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Inflation is throwing a wet blanket on everything we do, everything we buy, not just at the pump. High gas prices are 'blood boiling.' How Californians are being squeezed — or not 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Investors fear rising oil prices could supercharge inflation, eating away at consumer budgets and corporate balance sheets while tossing a wet blanket over the economy. Dow slides nearly 800 points as oil hits $120 a barrel while Russia conflict rattles investors 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Rain showers danced across Southern California on Monday morning, throwing a wet blanket on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Rain showers dampen MLK Day holiday in Southern California 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “They have lifted the wet blanket of the strong lockdown, and people are getting lockdown fatigue.” New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z A guy with a wet blanket over his shoulders, hair completely caked with ashes, said stupefied, “They were jumping out of the buildings.” Perspective | Beneath 9/11’s terrible smoke, a flash of gold 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z “It feels like you are wearing a wet blanket just on your back every day and you can’t get it off. Everywhere you go, it’s on you.” A Black officer died by suicide, leaving anguished videos. Another officer recognized his pain. 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z “Everybody will be going about their business. I’m sure there will be some people having fun. It just puts a huge damper. It’s like a wet blanket on everything.” The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party has met a sobering reality: A pandemic 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z We celebrate October with beer and harvest festivals, at least that’s what we do when a pandemic hasn’t tossed a wet blanket on our fun. Editorial Roundup: 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The shooting that killed two demonstrators and wounded another "seemed to throw a wet blanket over things," Tobin said. Mike Tobin describes seeing rioters ‘pre-party in the parking lot’ before 'big show of destruction' 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z A wet blanket may not be much fun at a party, but if your britches were on fire, it would sure be appealing! Mourners flock to Floyd memorial 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The public health experts at those briefings who advise hitting necessary benchmarks or building test-and-tracing infrastructure get slandered — by Trump allies, no less — as wet blankets or even deep-state subversives. Opinion | The White House is presenting the Fyre Festival of pandemic responses 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be worse than a wet blanket. It’s going to be a significant head wind to the recovery,” said Michael Farr, founder of Farr, Miller and Washington, an investment firm. With Fed’s encouragement, corporations accelerate debt binge in hopes of riding out pandemic 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Children shiver through the nights, bundled in wet blankets that never fully dry. In Greece, migrants wait in bread lines while tourists dine on grilled octopus 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z I felt like a wet blanket, continually challenging the other doctors’ enthusiasm. Dying in the Neurosurgical I.C.U. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Why throw a wet blanket on the party? LOVERRO: Actually, the Nationals can afford both Rendon and Strasburg 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z During the panel discussion, McCain threw a wet blanket on the "cast of characters" from the impeachment hearings in what she predicted would have a minimal impact on the 2020 election. Meghan McCain rips Joy Behar, media, saying they're 'naive' if they think hearings will bring down Trump 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Trust Tom Toles to throw a wet blanket on the Nationals’ glorious 2019 World Series victory. Opinion | Couldn’t Tom Toles just have been happy about the Nats? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z The news of the salary-cap snag at least temporarily throws a wet blanket over news of the Davis deal, and could eventually suffocate its promise altogether. After Anthony Davis trade, can Lakers GM Rob Pelinka be trusted to fill roster? 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Gaetz's plan also aims to modernize the electric grid, which he says currently “functions as a wet blanket over American innovation.” GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz unveils 'Green Real Deal,' as conservative answer to AOC pet project 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Thanks to the wet blankets, the firefighters said, the air in their home looked clean. Preventable deaths? The story of Grenfell Tower flat 113 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z She placed a wet blanket on the kids and huddled over them, but that was no match for the Carr fire. As fires get faster and hotter, evacuation orders can't keep up — with deadly results 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The female grey horn shark, known as Miss Helen, was grabbed from the open pool in San Antonio aquarium by two men and a woman, then wrapped in a wet blanket. Shark abducted in pram from Texas aquarium is returned 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z On Saturday, the shark was grabbed from an open pool by two men and a woman, then wrapped in a wet blanket and put in the bucket with a bleach solution. Kidnapped Helen the shark 'recovering' 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Two firefighters and at least four civilians were killed, including two young children and their great-grandmother who perished while huddled under a wet blanket. Calmer winds bring hope in battle against deadly California blaze 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z They found the children’s bodies under a wet blanket. Carr Fire death toll climbs to six as crews ‘gain some ground’ against massive blaze 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z A Redding woman tried to save her two great-grandchildren by covering them with a wet blanket as the Carr fire swept through her home, her family said Saturday. She desperately put wet blanket over great-grandchildren as home burned. All three died. 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The Swedes’ approach to this match threw a wet blanket over whatever possibility the occasion might have otherwise presented. England Takes Another Step Toward Bringing ‘It’ Home 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The humidity was oppressive, the gray a wet blanket. Perspective | Where you live has a bigger impact on happiness and health than you might imagine 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In the shade of the trees, the air felt like a wet blanket, and mosquitoes homed in on open flesh. A Lynching’s Long Shadow 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Can you be more of a wet blanket than these people? Sister Jean had a huge press conference and a bunch of idiots are mad about it - Golf Digest 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “She was hovered over them both with a wet blanket,” she wrote. She desperately put wet blanket over great-grandchildren as home burned. All three died. 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z “There's no question that President Clinton's across-the-board tax increases on labor, capital and energy will throw a wet blanket over the recovery and depress the economy's long-run potential to grow.” 6 of Larry Kudlow’s Not-So-on-the-Money Predictions 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z He said in 1993 that President Bill Clinton’s “across-the-board tax increases on labor, capital and energy will throw a wet blanket over the recovery and depress the economy’s long-run potential to grow.” In Larry Kudlow, Trump Finds His Economic Evangelist 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “When I expressed my discomfort, Daylin suggested I just didn’t get the joke, labeled me a prude and characterized me to my colleagues as the campaign’s wet blanket,” she said. Gov. says senator should resign over misconduct allegations 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Just when you're all warm and cozy, the wet blankets swoop in to ruin all the fun. Sister Jean had a huge press conference and a bunch of idiots are mad about it - Golf Digest 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z I know what the wet blankets are going to say. Time to face it: Tennis has a way cooler postseason than golf - Golf Digest 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Anyone who asks such questions, or raises an eyebrow at the lowball estimates cooked up by the Sanders camp, gets branded a wet blanket, a heartless technocrat, a corporate shill or worse. Opinion | Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The notoriously no-fun NFL took brief leave of its usual wet blanket operations by issuing a surprising decree on touchdown celebrations. The NFL is lightening up on touchdown celebrations, which means you can now do this - Golf Digest 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “Usually on sitcoms, the mom comes into the room and it's a wet blanket, and it's just butting heads, and that's really good for story conflict, sure,” Carlock says. NBC's 'Great News' is the mother of all workplace comedies featuring a mother 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z “Sorry to be a wet blanket,” she said. The Ballad of the Murderous Poet: A Bob Dylan Tale 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Clinton’s conclusion was an appeal to empathy: “I think we should all be really understanding of that and should try to do the best we cannot to be, you know, a wet blanket on idealism.” Bernie Sanders defends Clinton over leaked comments on his supporters 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Who would want to be a wet blanket at such moveable feasts? Will Texas become another brick in the Democrats’ blue wall? 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Within the app, they can designate certain people as “ghosted,” and the bot will activate, parsing their incoming texts and spewing out lexical wet blankets. This New Text Bot Will Do Your Ghosting for You 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z That was my clue that I was being a wet blanket so I took the pill,” she said. 'More than vindication': Victoria Valentino on seeing Bill Cosby go to trial 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Regarding the May 11 Metro article “Under an incessant wet blanket”: C’mon, Washington — appreciate the rain while we have it 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z These are relatively common ideas on the right now, but at the time Ryan’s proposal was a political wet blanket. Donald Trump and Paul Ryan could not be further apart 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z His youngest daughter, age 1, lies beneath wet blankets, coughing inside their soggy tent. A Journey Across Greece, a Bankrupt Land at Risk of Becoming a Refugee Prison 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The air inside was musty with the smell of wet blankets and bodies as Abdo made his pitch. Hundreds of Desperate Refugees Were Detained by Macedonia 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Be a wet blanket by cutting festival days down from four to three and imposing a curfew. Bangkok slaps curfew on world's biggest water fight amid drought 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z What this new law does is throw a wet blanket over any kind of information put forth by officials about ballot measures. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z “At the moment that my brother was celebrating an impressive victory and my mom and dad were there, my loss was kind of a wet blanket on them,” Mr. Bush said. Lessons, and Parallels, in Jeb Bush’s Failed Run for Governor 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Recent findings from a large project I am involved with, however, throw a bit of a wet blanket on that argument. In Search of the Key to Closing Achievement Gaps 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z I don’t necessarily like to be the wet blanket, but this has not been funded. Diversion backers, opponents react to federal funding bill 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z On Monday night it was raining and the refugees burned anything they could find including wet blanket to keep themselves warm. Refugee crisis: Hungary uses teargas and water cannon at Serbia border – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I can’t see one. Champions League 2015-16: Guardian writers make their predictions 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Teddy Bridgewater flings a pass wide by Aaron Lynch, a giant human, swamps the wide man like a giant wet blanket with arms. Jarryd Hayne's debut as seen in Australia: a fumble, flags and breaks – as it happened 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Of course, you don’t want to be a wet blanket at the tailgate party. Game-Day Style for Grown-Ups 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z “Next, we need to rein in the federal government’s out-of-control regulations that are like a wet blanket on the economy.” Walker, Kasich and the GOP’s Midwest bracket 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z On Monday night it was raining and the refugees burned anything they could find including wet blanket to keep themselves warm. Refugee crisis: Hungary uses teargas and water cannon at Serbia border – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Next, we need to rein in the federal government’s out-of-control regulations that are like a wet blanket on the economy. Read Full Text of Gov. Scott Walker's Campaign Launch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Except the fire and brimstone is smothered by a wet blanket of horrific writing. Jeb Bush’s culture war fever dreams: Fast women, no-fault divorce & more new revelations from his ersatz “Book of Virtues” 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Then I threw a wet blanket on the proceedings. These Americans Are Rich -- Should We Celebrate? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Regardless, "range anxiety" is the boogeyman used more than any other to throw a wet blanket on the EV industry. How will Tesla 'end range anxiety' on the Model S? 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z "I hope they put a wet blanket on it and everything settles down," he said. Scenes from Ferguson the day after two police officers are shot 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Well, at the risk of being a wet blanket, I’ll ask you to count me among the skeptics. The right’s inequality ruse: What GOP’s faux-concern for needy Americans really shows 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Given that the tournament is generally a chaotically fun free-for-all, the news was seen as a decidedly cold wet blanket. 15 other things the PGA Tour fun police might try to ban at the Phoenix Open: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z In fact, his indictment was specific: the combination of “Obamacare,” higher taxes, Dodd-Frank, and federal regulations were a “wet blanket,” holding the country back. McConnell wants credit for economic turnaround 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Remember, as far as GOP lawmakers are concerned, President Obama’s agenda of health care reform, burdensome regulations, and the Affordable Care Act are crushing the domestic economy, stifling the job market like a “wet blanket.” A closer look at the best year for jobs since 1999 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z “Obamacare,” GOP lawmakers like to argue, “is a wet blanket imposed upon job creators.” Health care fight pits GOP against its private-sector allies 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Hate to be a wet blanket old boy...but privacy is actually a right, absolute or otherwise. Top British Spy Warns of Terrorists’ Use of Social Media 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “This administration has thrown a wet blanket over the economy with its focus on spending, borrowing, taxing and regulating, and those things clearly haven’t worked,” Mr. McConnell said. In Illinois Speech, Obama Trumpets Economic Successes 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Science journalists are throwing a wet blanket on the premise of the new movie, “Lucy” — that we humans only use 10 percent of our brains, leaving vast expanses of cortex untapped. Myth that we use only 10 percent of brain is 100 percent bunk 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z So the fact is, we need to get around the table and redo this tax system, which I think is one of the real wet blankets on our economy. 10 Questions for Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z If there aren’t as many shredders at work and the leaves remain in place, uneaten, they are covered by other leaves, “like being trapped under a wet blanket,” as Dr. Welsh put it. Salamander’s Hefty Role in the Forest 2014-04-07T20:21:11Z One is a drinker, another is a wet blanket, another is afraid of commitment. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti’ in New Brunswick 2014-03-21T22:46:46Z "We were the wet blanket, but a security blanket all the same." U.N. envoys on a red London bus in New York? Too risky police say 2013-06-04T23:46:04Z Domestic manufacturing looks like it increased again in March, though there are some wet blankets. Small Business News Ticker: The Tax Wars Are On 2013-04-02T17:20:07Z It also throws the uncertainty wet blanket on the industrial world that is the main hope for job recovery. Innovation Won't Win Climate Fight 2013-02-25T09:45:00Z The problem, he said, is the uncertainty around taxes, policy and fiscal cliff is “a huge wet blanket” on an otherwise improving economy. Jamie Dimon speaks: The financial gospel according to JPMorgan Chase CEO 2012-10-10T22:21:54Z Morse went on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio today and told a story that might just throw a wet blanket on all of the fun. Michael Morse says Stephen Strasburg Hot Stuff incident didn?t happen 2012-05-16T22:30:40Z Unsettled weather is almost sure to follow unless this wet blanket is itself dissipated and the mercury takes its customary tumble before morning. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z In the situation itself there is nothing to write about, it so constantly repeats itself until the absolute monotony of the days settles down upon the nerves, depressing one's spirit like a wet blanket. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Lacking adequate energy for joining in them, he has at best but a tepid interest in the amusements of his children; and he is called a wet blanket by his friends. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z The water-laden air wrapped round us like a warm, wet blanket. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z In hot weather cover the cans, when moved in a waggon, with a clean wet blanket or canvas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The gunner then put wet blankets on the bulk head of the powder-room, and so saved it from destruction. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z "George," they said afterwards, "was a wet blanket on the party." The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z US financial regulators do not oppose Basel 2.5, but it clashes with the Dodd-Frank act, America’s big wet blanket of a financial reform. Bank capital: Half-cocked Basel 2012-01-05T16:00:48Z Some years after the affair on the Plank road, General Hancock said to me,— “You rolled me up like a wet blanket, and it was some hours before I could reorganize for battle.” From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z "Our debt hangs over the economy and hangs over the American people like a wet blanket." Big U.S. deficit-reduction bill needed: Boehner 2011-12-14T16:07:30Z In spite of this, they went on until nightfall, when it was difficult to make a fire, and after a reduced supper found a little humid warmth in their wet blankets. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Professor Sherman's cold compress, applied to the Butler cult, caused much suffering in some regions, where it was said to be more than a cooling bandage—in fact, a wet blanket. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z In spite of a leaking tent and wet blankets, the whole four of us turned in singing “End of a Perfect Day” and “Old Green River.” Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z I’m sure we don’t want him here, he is always a wet blanket, and upsets mother about something or other every day. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z I felt better at dinner, but back here again I’m wrapped in a wet blanket. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z There are many who are fruitful in objections, but barren in actions;—rich in wet blankets, but poor in anything like Christian fire. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Whisky and soda is all very well, but it will not warm wet blankets. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z He did not dance, but he had not at all the air of a wet blanket; on the contrary, his face wore a quite lively smile. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Subsequent experience enabled me to sleep in wet blankets, or in no blankets at all, just as well as in the best bed; but at this time it was impossible. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z They spread their wet blankets and clothing on the rocks, and they found enough drift-wood to make a fire, but all were so hungry that they did not wait for the fire before eating. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z “Don’t be a wet blanket, Stephen,” said Martin. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z "Unemployment is worse, housing is worse, the debt is worse, and he's done all that by throwing a big wet blanket over the economy with his regulatory, tax and healthcare policies," he said. Obama to call for urgent steps on economy 2011-09-08T05:15:52Z To her surprise he took her literally, and, muttering something about ‘sorry to be a wet blanket,’ wheeled about abruptly and left the room. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z Over the horse's hind-quarters a large wet blanket or hide is laid to protect it from the sparks or coals that might fall out of the pan. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z A hard-working man has little time to be grouchy and to throw wet blankets over the good that others are trying to do. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Placing it against the garage she had scaled it like a monkey, carrying under one arm a wet blanket the weight of which she was too excited to notice. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The delight of the birdskin shirt gave place to the chill of a wet blanket. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It was a decidedly wet blanket on all their high hopes. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z The eventful day was now closing in, and everyone was glad to wrap himself in his wet blanket and to forget hunger and thirst for a while in sleep. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Strothers found him in the Hophra House bar, and the line of talk he turned loose would have set a wet blanket afire. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Bring pails of 208 water, all of you,” she called to the Gypsies, “and the rest of the wet blankets.” The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z I hate to be a wet blanket*, but can I point something out about the reports that Spotify has 70,000 paid customers in the US one week after launch? Spotify: 70,000 paid US subscribers in a week? Okay. But... 2011-07-22T20:40:42Z “I hate to be a wet blanket, but does anyone else worry about the bad decisions that might be made...” The Truth About 2011's New Drug Approvals 2011-07-18T15:23:33Z She hated to be a wet blanket—a skeleton at the feast. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z The words threw a wet blanket on Winnie’s proposal, but there was a flickering smile about Adelaide’s lips which showed that she was bent upon mischief, a rare thing for Adelaide. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z What an extraordinary creature poor Sarah is! touched, certainly; and such a wet blanket!' Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z "Now water and wet blankets," and away she ran to the bath-room, and filling a pail, dashed the water over the burning wood. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z "Look here, Sam, don't be a wet blanket!" cried Tom, catching his younger brother by the shoulder and whirling him around. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z One reason is the urgency of the problem: $4 a gallon gasoline is killing our economy, throwing a big wet blanket over it. The only solution is to find more and use less. Lamar Alexander Uses Gas Prices To Drive Republicans To Electric Cars 2011-05-20T13:16:35Z Imagine being a wet blanket to a man all his life! Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Well, not to be a wet blanket, but the M's weren't exactly a juggernaut offensively. Justin Smoak reflects on a play in which his much-vaunted defense finally rose to forefront for Mariners 2011-04-13T06:28:06Z Over both a sort of wet blanket has fallen. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z How much potential goodness and greatness would become actual but for the wet blanket of sullen silence! How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z The rain continued falling, and we spread our wet blankets on the ground. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z They were grimy and dishevelled, and the upper part of their persons seemed to be enveloped in folds of wet blanket. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The return journey was very different for the whole party from the morning one, the others finding her very much of a wet blanket. Sarah's First Start in Life. 2011-01-26T03:00:24.470Z That flag—beautiful though it was—must have been a terrible wet blanket upon the schemes of these two Yankee skippers. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Not that you're in the least like a wet blanket, darling. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z "You don't want a buffer that creates a wet blanket." Bank group tries to burst the next bubble 2010-12-17T01:14:00Z There came an incoherent growl out of the folds of wet blanket. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z A fellow Datong University graduate, Yuan Lei, threw the first wet blanket over the exuberance of Ms. Liu, Mr. Li and three friends not long after their July arrival in Beijing. China?s Army of Graduates Is Struggling 2010-12-12T00:40:00Z We have to be careful not to throw a wet blanket over the only movement some kids get these days. In Basketball, Danger of Head Trauma 2010-09-14T10:51:00Z The engineers try to view themselves as enablers rather than wet blankets. How Google Got its New Look 2010-05-05T16:43:00Z Mr. Stone, himself, was not present; but one of Heavy’s young aunts had come down to oversee the party, and she was no wet blanket upon the fun. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway My first act in port was to tie a rope around my wet blankets and lower them into the water. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The little, creeping flames, starting everywhere, seemed personal enemies, and he beat upon them with wet blankets, and stamped upon them and croaked curses at them. The Land of Strong Men I am neither a Pecksniff nor a pedant, a dotard nor a wet blanket; in your company, I feel as young as the youngest among you. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced Why was it always she who had to bring the wet blanket of harsh common sense to dampen her mother's and sister's debonair trust in a smiling Providence? Nancy of Paradise Cottage Got thoroughly drenched and slept in wet blankets and on the wet ground, but it is all the same for soldiers. An Artilleryman's Diary She buried her head in the wet blankets, and shivered with cold. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. At the doors a taupe-colored dusk and a cold November rain closed round her like a wet blanket. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole It ain’t much trouble to use a running iron through a wet blanket and change a brand like that when you know how, and the Gridiron Circle gang shore enough knew how. The Orphan Perhaps I had better go away and leave you to yourselves, since I am such a wet blanket,” sniffed Philippa into her pocket-handkerchief. The Daughters of a Genius Moved our wet blankets in one of them and spread on the wet ground. An Artilleryman's Diary She was only a “wet blanket” in the house, and an intolerable burden—she could see that. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Jim hoped that she wouldn’t prove a “wet blanket” and was provoked with Dorothy’s impulsive invitation; deciding to warn her against any more such as soon as he could get her alone. Dorothy on a House Boat “Be quiet, you wet blanket,” retorted the girl. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley You are a perfect wet blanket, Philippa—always sitting on us, and depreciating what we do. The Daughters of a Genius Laid down at night in wet blankets and aching bones. An Artilleryman's Diary What an old wet blanket you are, Fanning. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt But Gerald declared that a wet blanket was the only one with which he had any concern after this cruel treatment, and retired weeping bitterly, wiping his eyes with a long coat-tail. Hildegarde's Harvest Swiftly the wet blankets were spread and doused anew. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Minola was, if anything, made additionally sad by the thought that it was not in her power to share their feelings, and the fear that she might seem a wet blanket sometimes on their happiness. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. All of a sudden the fog fell on the whole group of ships like a thick wet blanket, before they could make the harbor. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North But, of course, nothing can remove the wet blanket which has fallen over us all—nothing but the finding of this jewel. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories In that little stretch of gully just the other side of the Narrows they came upon this sneak brandin’ two of our beeves through a piece of wet blanket. The Coming of the Law Water could not reach it, but wet blankets, spread above, would hold it for a while, and others stuffed in the open spaces at the foundation wall would choke it below. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade They seized him and his burden, and overpowered him in wet blankets and water. The Monster and Other Stories "Well,"—with a feeble attempt at humour—"I'd rather be a comfort than a wet blanket." The Plow-Woman So far of Respectability: what the Covenanters used to call “rank conformity”: the deadliest gag and wet blanket that can be laid on men. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) I am alone in the house, all the world being gone to church; and even in here at the side of the fire, the air clings about one like a wet blanket. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) "Well, be watchful and ready for anything, for here comes the wet blanket to cover us," observed Jack. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida We who had been dull and apathetic a moment before, shivering in our wet blankets, were glowing and exultant now. Alaska Days with John Muir It was anti-climax, and a wet blanket over the fervid eloquence of the two lawyers. The Missourian There was no use being a wet blanket, so with a laugh I said: "To adventure and romance!—Mater, if they're still on earth I'll bring them home to you!" Wings of the Wind The letter fell like a wet blanket upon Josè, chilling him to the marrow, for it revived with cruel poignancy the fact that he was still a servant of Rome. Carmen Ariza The wet blanket must be changed as it cools—the object of treatment being to warm the surface of the body and to determine as much blood to the skin as possible. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle In all that General Grant has done in the way of omission, nothing approaches the inactivity which has wrung my heart, as wet blankets are twisted in the strong hands of a washerwoman. Phemie Frost's Experiences He sat silent for the most part, unconsciously throwing a wet blanket over both speakers, and sometimes sending Walcott away in a state of almost irrepressible irritation. Name and Fame A Novel His grim, angular presence descended upon the joyous gathering like a wet blanket; and the young people subsided into silence until Leslie, rising to the occasion, went to the piano and started them all singing. Cloudy Jewel No one can teach as well under disapprobation as he can where he feels that his hands are free; and so in some places supervision may act as a wet blanket. Rural Life and the Rural School Miss Reynolds was no wet blanket on the fun, either, and she was as good a skater as Tom himself. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery They wrung out the wet blankets and clothes, and hung them up by the fire to dry. Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Simon had ordered de Puys to supervise the building of slanting wooden screens above the battlements to be covered with wet blankets to protect the roof from fire arrows. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Yet those whom the common people call, in their picturesque language, wet blankets, spoil-sports, or kill-joys, are not necessarily hostile to the gaiety of the rest. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Even Marie Antoinette herself, thought Queen Selina bitterly, had never had to bear being called a wet blanket! In Brief Authority "Here, lad," sang out Job, as he put the single iron shot in at the muzzle, "take one o' the wet blankets out o' yon tub an' stand by to fight sparks." The Black Buccaneer They decided that it would not do to start with wet blankets, since they could not dry them in the boat. Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly She threw a wet blanket over her narrative of the Iggulden family, and ignored any murmurs that came from beneath it. Somehow Good She has large ideas, fierce passions, an excellent political sense—and all these must be cooled by the wet blanket of a very ordinary domesticity. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar A wet blanket of disappointment on this head dampens any other satisfaction that the merits of the play might otherwise afford. Famous Women: George Sand Well, you are not encouraging me; you are flopping on me like a wet blanket. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Here we outspanned and soon had our wet blankets, clothes, and other articles spread out on the veldt drying. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition I guess I have been about as much of a wet blanket as I could be, but I'm going to try my very hardest to make things easy for father and mother. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life The most vainglorious of the daughters of France was destined to extinguish with the wet blanket of vile prose the brilliancy of a long and romantic career. Political Women, Vol. 2 I'm afraid I'm being a wet blanket thrown over your big bust of a celebration, Captain. Medal of Honor They were both relieved by the withdrawal of the girl, Hennessey because he wanted to talk business, Pinckney because her presence had affected him like a wet blanket. The Ghost Girl The foreman in particular was a wet blanket to his chances. Crooked Trails and Straight Although the senior was a particularly silent girl, she had a pleasant smile and was no wet blanket upon the enjoyment of the dinner. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers When the stones about it are hot, wrap them in wet blankets and lay them in the tent. The Windy Hill I must be a terrible wet blanket when my ghost rises, Claire. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter The plan recommended by the Parisian firemen is, for a man to wrap himself up in a wet blanket, and thus pass swiftly through the flames. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction “Don't be a wet blanket,” said Old Hundred, crossly. Penguin Persons & Peppermints At least, she did not serve as a wet blanket upon Jennie Stone. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers “What did Ingle talk about, or find to talk about, while you two were hanging around him like a wet blanket?” inquired Le, who often amused himself at Wynnette’s expense. Her Mother's Secret It is like a wet blanket," Godfrey said; "it is thirty or forty degrees colder than it was a minute back. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Having uttered these very lugubrious words, and almost succeeded in throwing a wet blanket over the party, he sat down. The Bertrams There’s a bit of wet blanket, but the ice has gone. Brandon of the Engineers Most gallantly did they battle, Mrs. Marsden and Mrs. Frank, to lift the wet blanket from the group and relieve the strain. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters “Now, don’t be a wet blanket and throw cold water on my plans,” said Patty, a little mixed in her metaphor, but smiling placidly at her stepmother. Patty's Success "And Mr. Manson—he was a wet blanket, wasn't he?" The Rapids There are many such plans for calling students together to instil interest in various things that prove “wet blankets” when put into operation, but radio, as 56 elsewhere, had taken the school by storm. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Breaking up with some damp efforts at the earlier enthusiasm, the people complained that they were like men who had come for a jig and were sent home in a wet blanket. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 She knew she was a wet blanket—not the life and soul of the meeting, as was generally the case. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School It is a wet blanket on a joyous life; it is a sort of penance provided by Providence to make a college boy forget that he's glad he's alive. At Good Old Siwash I've been an arrant coward and a doubting Thomas and a wet blanket all through the expedition. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 I remember feeling as though a wet blanket had been thrown over me. The Monitor and the Merrimac Both sides of the story "Don't be a wet blanket, blame it!" begged Hill. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California She imagined the first flake hissing on the fire, and more flakes, and more and more, until there was no smoke to veil the god, only a thick wet blanket for his burial. Moor Fires The fact of his penury had been like a wet blanket upon him all day. The Man Who Lost Himself “He is a kind of a wet blanket,” observed Percy. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp We rose to our feet, every two comrades wringing their wet blankets, and placing them on their knapsacks. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading "One isn't in the world to be a wet blanket," said Sally. Lady Betty Across the Water What a charming man So-and-so is, but what a wet blanket he is to himself and everybody from the common failing. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler “Don’t show any interest—throw a wet blanket over everything as if they wanted to discourage me—I’m not sure that they’re not tryin’ to block me.” The Fighting Shepherdess “Oh, say, Martha! don’t put a wet blanket on things that way,” whispered her brother. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine The city is hot and humid, as though it were washing-day above, and the sun's rays intercepted by wet blankets. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. I have been a wet blanket on this party long enough. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Remember those dense fogs, like wet blankets, which so continually rise in those calm regions to the south of us; they are caused by vapours rising from the sea, and leaving its salt behind. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The flame of Eloquent's enthusiasm was fanned at school, only to be quenched at home by the wet blanket of his father's disapproval. The Ffolliots of Redmarley She wouldn't spoil his happiness with the wet blanket of her own misery. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden His defeat was a wet blanket upon many of the leading spirits of the Convention and their followers. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 She couldn't be a wet blanket; neither, however, could she force herself to express any gratification. Elsie Marley, Honey With wet blankets, and buckets of water, they began to fight the flames. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 I run that wet blanket around the stacks as fast as I could several times. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History "Shall I?" asked Mrs. Stewart with a smile which acted like a wet blanket upon poor Peggy. Peggy Stewart at School I fortified myself by the opinions of John Q. Adams, but what I said fell like a wet blanket on the audience. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. There were damp fogs, which wrapped him round like a wet blanket, and rough winds, which nearly took him off his feet. Christie's Old Organ Or, "Home, Sweet Home" Of course what I have to consider is the chance—putting it at the merest chance—of Bardi's own wet blanket! The Outcry I fear I am a born wet blanket But the idea is good. The Mark Of Cain This last was very necessary as on the journey we have little time to spare from eating and sleeping while on shore; and many a time have I, in consequence, slept in a wet blanket. Hudson Bay But Hester and her father were each overwhelmed, more or less, by a wet blanket at that time, and, strange to say, their wet blankets happened to be their best friends. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story From the first they had resigned themselves to their fate, and wrapping their wet blankets round them sat down, side by side, wisely to endure the evils that they could not cure. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Yes, reader, we can vouch for the truth of this, having more than once slept damp and soundly in a wet blanket. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Away to the right the lights of the amusement park on Hanlan's Point had gone out long ago, before the fog settled down like a wet blanket. Every Man for Himself You do noting but shower down blessing and wet blanket.” Mr. Midshipman Easy “I don’t want to throw a wet blanket over Sir Charles’s kindly suggested trip,” she said, “but I certainly will not go.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris “Bring wet blankets, wet bedding—anything by which we may smother the flames!” In the Eastern Seas Victor condescended not to reply, but lay down under the partial shelter of the tree, rolled himself up in his wet blanket, and went to sleep. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Flames were bursting forth, but wet blankets were thrown on them. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “Yes,” replied Jack, “so it is; but I say, Gascoigne, what’s the best thing to do?—when the chimney’s on fire on shore, they put a wet blanket over it.” Mr. Midshipman Easy “You are so fond of playing wet blanket to all my plans.” Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel Once more he and his companions descended with wet blankets in their arms. In the Eastern Seas There was another tremendous cheer at this, and then Dellow threw a wet blanket over all. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig The mists and vapours floated among the trees and lay like warm, wet blankets upon their faces. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond “No; and I am acting like a wet blanket to you,” he said, with a sad smile. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Really, Cecil, you are the champion wet blanket of your age. The Independence of Claire I chuckled immensely over the idea of the relict of the gin distiller settling down like a wet blanket on the connubial couch of the curate! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. A wetter "wet blanket" it has never been my fortune to encounter. Seen and Unseen At length she permitted the people around her to fling wet blankets over the house, by which it was protected from the sparks. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. There are some wet blanket personalities who stifle us. Sermons on Biblical Characters "And to think I was a wet blanket, too," murmured Anne, patting one of Grace's hands. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College Anne was about to leap to the floor when Grace and Tom Gray dashed in with an armful apiece of wet blankets. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Dear Barton, Clawed hold of by a bad cold am I—a London cold—where the atmosphere clings to you, like a wet blanket. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Joe sharpened one end of each sapling and forced them into the ground back of the log, and on the saplings she stretched one of the wet blankets. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods "You wretched old wet blanket!" exclaimed Jack, gaily, "of course it will." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series I told him that the corpse had never been a wet blanket; it wasn't his nature; and I felt sure he wouldn't like the thought. The Adventures of Harry Revel Thus a wet blanket was most audaciously thrown upon the Woman's Rights' Reform, which was fain to arrest its progress in Wimbledon for a while. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems But Tommy, the resourceful, learned that he could get warm by the simple process of wrapping himself up in wet blankets and steaming as he would in a Turkish bath,—with himself as the heater. On the Fringe of the Great Fight Its head was covered by the wet blanket and it was not snoring any longer. The Tale of Mr. Tod "My dear old wet blanket," returned Jack, "I got you into this mess, and I'll get you out of it." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Mrs. Ridge was a rather wet blanket, to be sure, but Grandma was a timid old lady who did not like travelling in the dark. One Woman's Life The safe is then wrapped in wet blankets, to smother the noise of the explosion. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Chillingly the wet blanket descended on their fervid joy, and they looked at each other in consternation. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain The magazines were opened, and hung about with wet blankets to prevent sparks from entering. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Meanwhile, the storm increased, the rain driving at an angle of 45°, and in sheets that flapped smotheringly about him like wet blankets, and threatened to swamp his boat without assistance from the waves. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems "Keep still, you old wet blanket," cried Mollie. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run A faint ripple of grateful relaxation ran round the circle and presently it was clear that in taking himself off Captain Baster had lifted a wet blanket of quite uncommon thickness from the party. The Terrible Twins Some people feel drawn towards wet blankets, and others have a leaning towards pokers. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers They were quick and active, intensely patriotic, alert for all the news, a "scoop" for them was the blood of life, and the censorship came like a wet blanket. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Then on we rushed, along that wavering frontier of flame, neck to neck, dragging the wet blanket along its orange-tinted crest, flattening it down and wiping it out as we went. The Prairie Wife It is that wet blanket of a viscount made me ill. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter This is a dark world to many people," says a suggestive modern writer, "a world of chills, a world of fogs, a world of wet blankets. Cheerfulness as a Life Power Soon the men were lying not only under wet blankets, but actually in two or three inches of water on the undrained decks. With Our Soldiers in France She was the wet blanket upon his enthusiasm and chilled him to the marrow when he failed to go forward upon her traditional track. The Vitalized School Last night I dreamt it was burnt up in a prairie-fire and woke up screaming for wet blankets. The Prairie Wife "Up there, with wet blankets, while I get out the hose!" cried Mr. Brown, as he saw at a glance what the danger was. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 Keep this up for an hour if possible, and then the patient is gradually uncovered, sponged under a blanket with alcohol and water and the wet blankets removed. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The ride was made amidst a silence that proved to be a wet blanket to all my attempts to be jovial, and light-hearted and devil-may-care. The Blood Ship Her generous 12nature was able to withstand the most assiduous efforts of some of her teachers to quench the flames of life that glowed in the pages of books, with the wet blanket of erudition. The Vitalized School Charlie has been working with wet blankets to keep our roof from catching. A Little Florida Lady "And I wish I was in my grave," added Patty, looking like a martyr in a wet blanket. Hetty Wesley Change the hot wet blankets as often as necessary. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada I laid a hand on her wet blankets. Montlivet You shall also lay by your tubs of water certain wet blankets, to cast upon and cloak any fire. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Such a girl is a "wet blanket," she is a cloud steal-in across the sun on a glorious morning. The Girl and Her Religion "Of all the wet blankets—" began Hetty, but was interrupted by the ringing of a bell in the corner above her bed. Hetty Wesley Having unsaddled their animals and turned them out to graze, they wrapped themselves up in their wet blankets and laid down to sleep. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself He hated tea, buttered muffins, marmalade, jam, toast, cricket, box hedges three hundred years old, ruins, and the checkless baggage system, the wet blankets called newspapers. The Voice in the Fog He had no desire to act as a wet blanket on such an auspicious occasion as this, his own troubles notwithstanding. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "Papa, what a disagreeable wet blanket you are, to be sure!" Ishmael Or, In the Depths Packing our wet blankets together, we set out for the three Medicine Hills, through whose defiles our course lay; the snow was deep in the narrow valleys, making travelling slower and more laborious than before. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America It would be a shame to throw a wet blanket on the girl's attempt to enjoy her triumph in her own way. The Real Adventure The gratings were fastened down and covered over with wet blankets and hammocks. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 And they were proud of his company, which to others would have proved somewhat of a wet blanket. Pearl of Pearl Island Yes, a regular wet blanket had awaited his return from Italia's classic shores. Idle Hour Stories Don't be afraid of me; I'm no wet blanket. The Younger Set But, whether because their example had been a warning, or because he had suffered a "change, into something new and strange," the Boy was no longer a wet blanket. The Princess Passes Practically no gas passes through a wet blanket, and the protection depends on getting a good joint at the sides and bottom of a doorway, so as to stop all draughts. Military Instructors Manual Xavier could or would never see the close resemblance of intervals to wet blankets, extinguishers, palls and hostile critics. The Lion's Share To-night at dinner she must not be what she knew she had been the night before, a wet blanket upon all the talk. His Family And I thought one wet blanket in the house was enough. Helmet of Navarre The green-eyed monster again cast the cloak of moroseness over him--swathed him in the inevitable wet blanket, as it were. Nedra It was as if religious societies had become wet blankets to suppress any approach to a hearty expression of religious faith. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth I'd just stuck my toe in the stirrup, when down comes the fog like a wet blanket on everything. The Happy Family The mess regard him as a wet blanket, and his men don't care about him, though he's a capital officer. Elizabeth's Campaign No useless play-bill put forth a puff, How splendid the public had found it, But it lay like a piece that had been called "stuff," With a very wet blanket around it. A History of Pantomime Laying her tenderly upon the floor, I hastily wrapped wet blankets around her, and, dashing water over myself, I staggered across the car to the window again. Zarlah the Martian Meanwhile the fog came in like a wet blanket. In the Footprints of the Padres The awakened crowd was drifting away, goodness knows where, trailing their wet blankets. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Yes, I'm a wet blanket, I am; a first-rate man at a funeral! The Teeth of the Tiger About an hour before daylight, the storm having lulled, the failing boulders coming down with less frequency, all hands sank down on their wet blankets one by one, and dropped off to sleep. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch Freeing Zarlah from the wet blankets I had wrapped around her during the intense heat, I gazed anxiously down upon the beautiful, unconscious face. Zarlah the Martian Right now, I can see old Nat leading you in under a wet blanket, and your colors dragging. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings He could throw a wet blanket two hundred yards in any gathering. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations A leak in his cabin roof—quite consistent with his careless, improvident habits—had roused him at 4 A.M., with a flooded "bunk" and wet blankets. Frontier Stories But, Allie, you shouldn't be a wet blanket to a fellow! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 I've slept under wet blankets with him, and watched him kindle a fire in the snow, too often not to know what he's made of. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories It seemed as if a wet blanket were drawn between the sun and the earth. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 You were such a wet blanket on our youthful spirits. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters For the deadliest of all wet blankets give me a middle-aged man who has been most of a visionary in his youth. Studies in Literature "I am—er—a wet blanket?" demanded the nervous passenger. Bob the Castaway It was so bright he could see the rain-mist, scarcely heavier than a dense, slowly descending fog, a wet blanket of vapor moistening the earth. The Alaskan The clouds which have been gathering on the summits, breeding snow and rain, have descended from the heights and enveloped Gastein as in a wet blanket. Without Dogma If all of those who participated were not in perfect sympathy with the spirit of the mad whim, they at least did not deport themselves after the fashion of wet blankets. The Man from Brodney's It reminds us of an attempt to cover the sun with a wet blanket. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 "Well, he's a wet blanket, if ever there was one!" declared Mr. Carr, in deep disgust. Bob the Castaway Paula's notion of getting March to come up and tune her piano was not damped at all by the wet blanket of Mary's objection to it. Mary Wollaston I was disappointed, and in consternation; and if I had not known how entirely it was Birch's fault that everybody was ducked and everybody now had a wet blanket, I should have felt personally foolish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 A wet blanket was thrown on the encouragement of the Kingstonians by their inferiority at weight-lifting. The Dozen from Lakerim To wet blanket the enthusiasm with which they seek our sanctuary the instant school is over, surely would not be good administration. Library Work with Children Somehow, a canopy of wet blanket seems to descend upon the company, and Lady Tippins was never known to turn so very greedy or so very cross. Our Mutual Friend His great experience and standing threw a wet blanket on my hopes. Edison, His Life and Inventions I punished myself for another's fault and my own inexperience by assuming the wet blankets as my share at the next carry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Also are there subtler means, grading in skill from the re-branding through a wet blanket, through the crafty refashioning of a brand to the various methods of separating the cow from her unbranded calf. Arizona Nights He threw off the wet blanket and got up cramped and half frozen. Desert Gold The season of typhoons and rainstorms and hurricanes, and they would have sent the men off without anything to sleep on but the wet ground and a wet blanket. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis So far of Respectability; what the Covenanters used to call ‘rank conformity’: the deadliest gag and wet blanket that can be laid on men. Lay Morals They beat out the sparks with wet blankets, and chopped, and squirted that tankful of water, and behaved like heroes. Dear Enemy Poor Indiana receives a very wet blanket on a cold winter's night. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings The day dawned one of those imperturbable blues that hang over that latitude of the country like a hot wet blanket steaming down. Star-Dust Then by degrees his eyes grew heavy, and when he sank down in his wet blankets sleep came to him. Vane of the Timberlands You are not accustomed to sleeping in such wet blankets. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin The name seemed to fall like a wet blanket on the high spirits of the crowd. In the Midst of Alarms The November fogs seemed to have followed them across the Channel, and Paris remained enveloped in a wet blanket which dimmed and hid its usually brilliant features. What Katy Did Next To blazes, you know, with all wet blankets! L'Assommoir In spite of this, they struggled on until nightfall, when with difficulty they made a fire and, after a reduced supper, found a little humid warmth in their wet blankets. Vane of the Timberlands "I always did seem to throw a wet blanket on Ben Halleck." A Modern Instance Why under the sun do you always try to throw a wet blanket over everything? Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Don't you be a wet blanket," cried two or three of the girls, "if Alexia is. Five Little Peppers Grown Up This premature attack, at Blackburn's Ford, by Tyler, against orders, having failed, throws a wet blanket upon the martial spirit of McDowell's Army. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3 His entrance was rather a wet blanket on the other visitors, who, seeing their hero thus armed, thought there might be danger, and were about to flee. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction A very serious man may be an object of veneration; but he is a constant rebuke to the weaknesses of our common humanity,--a wet blanket upon frivolous festivities. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders But that was perhaps unnecessary; and we shall not throw a “wet blanket” upon the matter by further alluding to it. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston You both look like thunder-clouds, or wet blankets, or something disagreeable. The Powers and Maxine Yet here and there were gloom, and drab, wet blankets, trying to make smoulder those raging fires of joy. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement Well, I'd rather be a wet blanket," retorted Billie desperately, "than to plan for a lot of fun and then be disappointed. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners "Yes," replied Jack, "so it is; but I say, Gascoigne, what's the best thing to do?—when the chimney's on fire on shore, they put a wet blanket over it." Mr. Midshipman Easy Other spits were turned by a small boy shielded from the heat by a wet blanket, or by dogs on a treadmill, or by a long handle. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Then, as the contending fire burned onward, some little tongues of flame crept back toward the spot where the cattle had been left These were "swatted" with the wet blankets as fast as seen. Cowboy Dave Leary and another officer and I tried to share one wet blanket. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement And I don't want to be a wet blanket, either. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners The large stock seemed to hang as a wet blanket, but as a fact most of it was concentrated in three strong hands. The Romance and Tragedy "Here, wrap this about you, and jump!" cried Herbert, passing the wet blanket to his chum, and taking the dry one from him. The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck Mrs. Madison says she takes no interest in politics," he added, "and fears to be a wet blanket on the conversation. Senator North In spite of all scenic wet blankets we tried hard to be gay, and no one but myself would acknowledge that we found the lonely grandeur of our "rink" too much for us. Station Amusements in New Zealand Poor Mackinnon, as he afterwards laughingly pleaded, what could he do under the cold douche of such a wet blanket? Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria The point of this tirade is that morality puts a wet blanket over human powers; it is a bourgeois ideal, saving men, indeed, from pain, but also robbing life of its picturesqueness and glory. Problems of Conduct And I owe my wet blanket to you, so we're even. The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck Yes, I have; when we played bridge I sat around like an old wet blanket. Patty's Suitors Somehow or other she managed to upset every plan, throw cold water on every pleasure, and acted as a general wet blanket on all the doings of Patty and Mona. Patty's Butterfly Days Mr. Bildad Gorcas, whose death has cast a wet blanket of gloom over our community, was a man comparatively unknown, but his life furnishes an instructive lesson to fast livers. The Fiend's Delight A third well-wisher quenched their ardor like a wet blanket, by reading reports of sundry labor reforms in foreign parts; most interesting, but made entirely futile by differences of climate, needs, and customs. Work: a Story of Experience It was what Jotham called a sour morning for work, and the horses, shivering and stamping under their wet blankets, seemed to like it as little as the men. Ethan Frome Under Mr. Elmer's direction the men covered the walls and roof of the house, which had already caught fire in several places, with wet blankets and carpets, and poured buckets of water over them. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida And there is also an art of throwing a wet blanket upon sympathy at the very moment it might arise, the result being that the situation, though a serious one, is not taken seriously. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Like a wet blanket came the order to halt. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Volunteers under Lane's direction made the householders stretch wet blankets over the roofs and eaves. Letters of Franklin K. Lane Perhaps she mightn't turn out quite such a wet blanket as the rest; though, from experience, he couldn't connect any pleasure with relatives' visits: they were nasty pills that had to be swallowed. Australia Felix He was then unimaginably awkward, incapable of unbending, a wet blanket socially. The Mirrors of Washington She is not a cheerful person and has been a wet blanket all her life. Rilla of Ingleside "Up there with wet blankets, while I get out the hose!" cried Mr. Brown, as he saw at a glance what the danger was. Under the Lilacs Though it was early in the game to be a wet blanket, I found myself gasping. The Firefly of France The air with which he heard his new client out was of a non-committal kind; and Mahony, having talked his first heat off, grew chilled by the wet blanket of Ocock's silence. Australia Felix I have rolled myself in wet blankets in mid-winter when suffering from a severe cold, and have come forth perfectly recovered. The Prospector He walked behind the wagonette all the way, crying softly, like a child, and never taking his eyes from the little shape under the soaking wet blanket. Such Is Life But by that time, probably, the wet blanket had effectually extinguished the glow. The Blazed Trail Men were scarce at that hour in that locality, but there was a good contingent of small shopkeepers and gentlemen-of-steady-leisure, who were on the roof pouring-water over wet blankets and comforters and carpets. Marm Lisa Antidote to the universal mania, Barkington had this one wet blanket; an unpopular institution; but far more salutary than a damp sheet especially in time of Bubble. Hard Cash A leak in his cabin roof,—quite consistent with his careless, improvident habits,—had roused him at 4 A. M., with a flooded "bunk" and wet blankets. Found at Blazing Star The machine politicians and the great corporations found that their cunning plan to stifle with the wet blanket of that depressing office the fires of his moral earnestness and pugnacious honesty had overreached itself. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times He threw the wet blanket of doubt over warm young enthusiasms because his mind worked with a certain deliberateness which did not at once permit him to see the practicability of the scheme. The Blazed Trail Mr. Welch, one quartermaster, and four or five soldiers, went aloft with wet blankets, and succeeded in extinguishing it, but not until the yard and mast were nearly burnt through. Roundabout Papers He saw that he had cast a wet blanket over the company, and judged it better to take his leave. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald As soon as he was secure, I spread out my sopping wet blankets in the first space I could find. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it I am a wet blanket to you, and yet I cannot help myself. The Prime Minister No more wet blankets and riding herd in snowstorms, and bacon and cold coffee, and blowouts once in six months for me. Strictly business: more stories of the four million Indeed it was evident, as Tom sent the Lucifer around in a sharp turn, that the fire had been largely smothered by the gas that now lay over it like a wet blanket. Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters, or, Battling with Flames from the Air Half-decayed wood is good; spongy, moist, unpleasant stuff, a vegetable wet blanket. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things But he went over, put the woman up behind him, wrapped the baby an' his hoss's haid in a wet blanket, an' rode away. Light of the Western Stars A wet blanket of so terrible a size was in itself pernicious to the Cabinet, and heartrending to the poor Duke. The Prime Minister The man who had laid aside a wet blanket was bare now to the waist, and Henry could see the powerful muscles play on chest and shoulders as he moved. The Scouts of the Valley |
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