In the event Boyd's World Cup was a
damp squib. He got into trouble initially with team officials for not wearing a sponsor's T- shirt and then he played a total 55 minutes as a substitute in all three matches.
A Government spokesman admitted: "It has turned out to be something of a
damp squib. Even though people have demanded tighter bail laws, they don't seem very interested in going to the polls."
THE much heralded boycott at St James' Park on Sunday was a very
damp squib.
AFTER months of contemplation and all the hue and cry against the corrupt practices of previous ruling parties, the government's rhetoric of 'Naya Pakistan' seems to be a
damp squib.
SIR DAVE BRAILSFORD insisted protests against Team Ineos had been a
damp squib on a rainy Tour de Yorkshire opener.
Martin Lewis, founder of MONEYSAVINGEXPERT.com, said the price cap "will now feel like a
damp squib to most people".
Once PakistanA's unpredictable batting crumbled, WednesdayA's match turned into a
damp squib for a near-capacity crowd comprising of Indian and Pakistani expats living in the United Arab Emirates.
Summary: London [United Kingdom], Aug 13 (ANI): The much talked about Referendum 2020, designed and conceived by Pakistan, turned out to be a
damp squib as it failed to draw an anti-India support.
nibble 'no scorer' at 30/1 (188bet), and cheer for a
damp squib.
"It was a
damp squib, proposing that Europeans obtain the status of 'third-country nationals' in the UK, with fewer rights than British citizens are offered throughout the EU."
After a roaring start to July, with its hottest ever day on July 1 of 36.7C at Heathrow, much of the rest of the month was a
damp squib.
This does not stop Scottish MPs, like Gordon Brown, and the SNP objecting to the Tory
damp squib English votes for English laws.
And after it was agreed by the council's Cabinet today , it will now go to the full council on February 12 - despite one councillor, Steve Kay, calling it a "total
damp squib."
AFTER Black Friday, Cyber Monday and panic Saturday, the poor old Boxing Day sales are a bit of a
damp squib.
The keenly anticipated meeting with Russell Brand on BBC Question Time turned out to be a
damp squib because, despite ranting on and reading from notes, Russell Brand had nothing constructive to say.