head of steam
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheadandsteam
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head
noun
uk/hed/us/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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steam
noun[U]
uk/stiːm/us/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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(Definition ofheadandsteamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Rhythmic repetition builds up a powerfulheadofsteam, its onward rush cut off when the lyrical earlier material returns.
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That day will come quicker the moreheadofsteamwe get behind it now.
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This has a considerableheadofsteambehind it.
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I believe that it is included in order to round the statement off and that there is no greatheadofsteambehind it.
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So on all those counts theheadofsteambuilding up on this issue is powerful and important, and society must take account of it.
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We want a safety valve which can emit if necessary a piercing whistle when theheadofsteambuilds up too high.
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They did this to build up aheadofsteambehind their application, and they failed.
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This does not indicate exactly aheadofsteambehind the provision.
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The total expenditure under theheadofsteamtackle, horses, and horse-trained implements was £319,269.
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They started later, but they are now getting up aheadofsteam.
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It was not surprising, therefore, that during those six or seven months a campaign against the tax built up a substantialheadofsteam.
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But where is the "headofsteam"; where is the real energy behind trying to do something?
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A greatheadofsteamwould be required before one was in a position to hold such a referendum.
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There are two organisations which are largely responsible for building up a massiveheadofsteambehind the demand for nursery education.
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Aheadofsteamhas been building up over some months.
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It reminds me of the man who stokes up his engine to get a tremendousheadofsteamand then only blows the whistle.
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My guess is that one running story above all others generated a politicalheadofsteamfor the enactment of a privacy law.
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They may be useful as safety valves for controlling theheadofsteam, but they will not have it themselves.
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It looked as though we were building up aheadofsteam, but there was continual delay and equivocation.
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Also, he got up a considerableheadofsteamwith great ability.
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