"I think that gave it a bit of a boot".
One bit of the booting came from an elderly ex-Communist, Ion Iliescu, who was Romania's president until 1996, and won 37% of the vote this time.
It's much more stylish to stick with the American sportswear side of the decade: polo necks, a bit of camel, boots, suede bag.
"There's been a bit of a Chaplin boot camp, with tightrope and roller-skating and violin lessons," Mr. McClure said, in a tone more of exhilaration than complaint.
And, today, another one of EvoNexus' startups is officially announcing itself to the world with a platform relaunch, new iOS apps, and a bit of funding to boot.
In terms of what it's looking for in its teams, Highland will give preference to initiatives centered around "a breakthrough idea that is scalable," specifically for large, addressable markets — and it's a bonus if your business or product is already showing some momentum and a little bit of traction to boot.
Somehow in his quest to lick a little bit of May's boot he manages to call her the "old girl" with a "beak", compares her to a "carthorse" and says her speech was the first time "Mrs May was not boring".
I bet that Google Now is a bit of a bossy boots.
Those 40 developers will get full, unobfuscated access to Famo.us' source code, technical support from the folks who built the framework itself, and a bit of office space to boot.
When their curiosity was sated they receded back into the deep, and us to a bit of sandy beach, muck boots splashing lightly in the icy water.
