In their scenes together, as they jerk abruptly between rage and sorrow, contempt and affection, these Macbeths bring to mind Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown," turning her face from side to side and repeating, "She's my sister, she's my daughter".
Ms. Austin's tentative scat singing here and there abruptly jerked into virtuosic focus with a full-blast treatment of "Oh! Lady Be Good!" offered as a tribute to Fitzgerald.
Not long after arranging our throws, the float is abruptly jerked forward, and just like that, we're off.
For 16 counts, we lead with the left foot, until she abruptly jerks to the right.
Jerking the trigger abruptly will throw off your aim, so you need to squeeze the trigger as if you were giving the gun that extra pressure in a business handshake.
To master this trick, just move your body in one direction, abruptly stop, jerking your body into that position -- this is called "locking" your body into a new pose.
Closing your eyes at the moment of firing or jerking the shotgun up by pulling the trigger abruptly is a common mistake when you're just starting out.
Rather than gliding through his dining room with a hand out to welcome customers, Mr. Gutenbrunner tends to march through, jerking his head as he inspects the scene, and abruptly approaching tables with a stern, "Hello," followed by silence.
Flick your thumb forward and simultaneously jerk the knife down toward the ground, stopping the downward motion very abruptly, like a cracking a whip.
