Example sentences of "be [adv prt] at the [adj] end " in BNC.
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1 | These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |
2 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
3 | It was her first appearance in a Willy Russell play so she was in at the deep end . |
4 | He reckoned the boy had doubled the price for his ice cream because he was up at the smart end of town , not plying his usual pitch at the bottom of the Acropolis . |
5 | Now he was back at the sharp end . |