If it gave one flop that way, it would slide down the hole straight back into the water; and between me and the fish stood our cross old Shropshire ram.
But somehow, Mrs. Bob continued to flop the broken wing, and to elude them.
And you meet with some measure of reward, for after a somewhat prolonged duel, he begins to flop about on the surface, and to show unmistakable signs of having had enough of it.
That effort, happily counteracted, has beaten him; he soon begins to flop upon the surface and show evident signs of surrendering.
He stopped panting a moment to give my hand a dutiful lick, then flung himself flop on the leaves to drown all other sounds with his noisy panting.
The editor did not hear theflop of the mare's feet nor the sound of the wheels, so deep was his reverie, till the vehicle was nearly opposite him.
When the flop, flop of her hoofs had died out, the journalist realized that the day was silent no longer; it was verging into evening.
We go through all the scenery on that side 'n' Edwin Booth does a flop when he hits the brick wall at the end of the stage.
The colt does a flop 'n' I see the Elephant rear 'n' stamp him a couple a times before the assistant drives him off with the bull whip.
He starts fur the boy, but he turns kind-a greeny white 'n' does a flop on the track.
If you were rassling for the right you could flop me.
If we get cold feet, or think we'd flop the thing, we promise to tell you.
And if it's from the brand of coffee they serve in there I'm afraid I'm going to be an awful flop before I even get started.
One swift scrutinizing stare and then the man's head would flop down on his folded arms again, or sag chin down on his chest and roll from side to side like a toy balloon in a gentle breeze.
That was when car fenders were bolted to the running board at one end and the other end of the fender was allowed to vibrate and flop up and down--especially on rough roads, and there were no smooth ones.
They were much smaller and lighter, and therefore they didn't flop and bend and break.
For an instant they saw the head and the fore-part of the body lift, and then flop prone again.
I saw you flop out six Doppers--one after the other.
The smell of grease paint, like the flop of a cold, wet hand to her face, smote her with a familiarity out of all proportion to her limited experience in the theater.
She was naughty; and liked to flop her head about for the soft throw of her hair.
Forbid it as we shouldn't all flop (if it was anyways conwenient) to get 'em out o' this here dismal risk!
If you must go flopping yourself down, flop in favour of your husband and child, and not in opposition to 'em.
Cuscus held on by his long prehensile tail; but Macco pulled and pulled, and down the animal came with a flop to the ground.
Once more in the kitchen began the flop of the churn, once more rose the wail of the song.
From the kitchen window above his head came the flop-flop of a churn, accompanied by the wailing song of Aunt Cindy, the cook.
There are two little boxes exactly alike for Flop and Towzer, and a rather larger one for Maggie.
Jack, charging down ruthlessly on to the little girls, sending Maggie to the right-about andFlop to the left.
I have such a lot of fairies all my own, and I wanted Flop to have some, and she wouldn't.
Dollies and doodies; Towzer and Flop dot just the same," she said with delight to nurse when they reached their own domain.
I used to have a good flop now and then when I lived there, but since I’ve been with you boys, it’s been a night and day job.
We’ll give Jimmie a chance to get up one of his square meals, and then all flop in this nice soft grass and wake up when we hear the sun going down.
The boys below began to flop their arms and throw up their coats.
Whether or not the boy understood it was impossible to say; but all at once he began to flop his arms up and down, quacking and honking in imitation of wild fowl.
