A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular you don't find it, but something falls out at the back that is often more interesting. From LearnThat.org. [Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), Scottish playwright, author of Peter Pan from Peter Pan, To the Five -- A Dedication, 1902.]
Wow, comics in the silverware drawer is a new one. From Wordnik.com. [Send Us Your Shelf Porn! | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
My trunk story drawer is pretty empty as things go. From Wordnik.com. [November 2006] Reference
It's definitely one for the med/long term drawer now. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I'm all for reviving the use of the word drawer for this. From Wordnik.com. [Draughtsman] Reference
"I notice that the drawer is very full," said Laura, quietly. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of Central High on the Stage: or, The Play That Took the Prize] Reference
It now hides in drawer somewhere ... feeling absolutely useless. From Wordnik.com. [Useless Things] Reference
"That drawer is very full, Mr. Sharp," she said, composedly enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of Central High on the Stage: or, The Play That Took the Prize] Reference
All my impulse tv season buys are sitting in drawer collecting dust. From Wordnik.com. [I’m Addicted to Buying TV Shows on DVD | the TV addict] Reference
Similarly, the drawer is easily cleaned by a hose or in a laundry tub. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1008] Reference
Once you do, I don’t really care what you label the drawer you file them. From Wordnik.com. [Not A Post Racism Society: Boys and Apologies « Lean Left] Reference
·An alarm will let you know with an audible beeping if a drawer is left open. From Wordnik.com. [Refrigerated Drawers for the Bedroom | Impact Lab] Reference
I always hated the word drawer which I suppose is a weird thing to hate, a word. From Wordnik.com. [Draughtsman] Reference
The whole drawer is perfect Please let me know when this concept becomes a reality. From Wordnik.com. [Take Out – Furniture with Portable Valises] Reference
A drawer is a solution more than a problem for me. From Wordnik.com. [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference
Until I was going to mount the last drawer, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Magni - IKEA 1-0] Reference
The drawer was a jumble of old T-shirts and mismatched socks. From Wordnik.com. [I is for Innocent]
The drawer was a charnel-house of gloves and mittens and veils. From Wordnik.com. [Penguin Persons & Peppermints] Reference
In a corner of the drawer was a squat black bottle and a tumbler. From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Primitive] Reference
The drawer was a couple of feet wide, maybe eighteen inches deep. From Wordnik.com. [Echo Burning]
Even tho there is a treasury IOU in the file drawer aka trust fund. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Inside the drawer was a most nondescript collection of useless articles. From Wordnik.com. [The Poisoned Pen] Reference
That empty tape player in the drawer was the only thing that caught my eye. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Waters] Reference
When the master knaue calling the drawer, demanded if there dwelt neere at hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Third and Last Part of Conny-Catching. (1592) With the new deuised knauish arte of Foole-taking] Reference
I’m sure the only tool in this guy’s drawer is “tax cuts for the rich”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fed Chair Nominee Says The Way To Recover From Katrina Is Extending Tax Cuts] Reference
That copy he had in his drawer was the one they used, thinking it was a new song. '. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Here, this drawer is arranged now. From Wordnik.com. [What Katy Did: A Story] Reference
Your spice drawer is so cool!. From Wordnik.com. [Some Kitchen Photos & Some Inadvertantly Gooey Peppermint Brownies] Reference
Your spice drawer is so awesome. From Wordnik.com. [Some Kitchen Photos & Some Inadvertantly Gooey Peppermint Brownies] Reference
The graphic of the bed drawer is just hilarious. From Wordnik.com. [Shannon Matthews « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Simply because the word "drawer" is already in use for something else. From Wordnik.com. [Draughtsman] Reference
Creativity often diminishes after it's labeled and slotted into a proper "drawer". From Wordnik.com. ["Steampunk" Anthology, Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer] Reference
The coin drawer was empty. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Copper Tears]
What gets published and what gets put in the so-called "drawer". From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
But the keys are in Susanna’s desk drawer, which isn’t locked.”. From Wordnik.com. [A Monstrous Regiment of Women]
The top section will show the 15 item slots in a single 'drawer' of the furniture. From Wordnik.com. [IGN Complete] Reference
That copy he had in his drawer was the one they used, thinking it was a new song. ". From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
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