You seem to be sure that, when it comes to allusions, the film is to borrow Jody's phrase mealy-mouthed, and not just reasonably ambiguous. From Wordnik.com. [On Violence and Restraint in The Dark Knight] Reference
It would not necessarily foster the kind of mealy-mouth bipartisanship that some of you are concerned about. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Bloomberg: "There is a partisanship that has paralyzed our country."] Reference
He might have added, that the top is usually the least nutritious, or "mealy" part of the potato, which would make the loss still less. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines] Reference
I think it's also apropos to the kind of mealy-mouthed, less than zero sum gain kind of politics that rules America these days in general. From Wordnik.com. [Less Than Zero] Reference
Morris, who is normally kind of mealy-mouthed, verbally eviscerated Alan Colmes, bathed in his blood, and wore his entrails like a necktie. From Wordnik.com. [The Sundries Shack] Reference
Boil mealy potatoes very soft, peel and mash them. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
He probably would like juicy potatoes and mealy oranges. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865] Reference
"If you mealy-mouth around, you're not effective," he says. From Wordnik.com. [The New Billionaire To See] Reference
Farinose: dotted with many single, flour-like spots: mealy. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
"Spit it out, sonny, an 'don't make sich a mealy mouth of it!". From Wordnik.com. [Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes] Reference
Farinaceous: mealy: applied to powdery looking wings and surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
A very healthy variety, mealy, well flavored, and quite productive. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
They will not be mealy if they lie soaking in the water without boiling. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Potatoes, big and mealy, one and a half lb. Sugar, five and a half ounces. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
On his hands and knees he scurried across the mealy floor to the goat stall. From Wordnik.com. [The White Feather Hex] Reference
She had no thought of letting us eat eggs not cooked till the yolk was mealy. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Prepare a certain quantity of boiled potatoes, the mealy kind being preferred. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
It is not that his conservatism makes him invisible, but that he is so mealy-mouthed. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Wolff: Gay Marriage: What Do We Really Mean?] Reference
Those worried that the tough-love doctor has become a mealy-mouthed New Ager needn't fear. From Wordnik.com. [The Little One Said 'Roll Over'] Reference
In years past I despaired of local cantaloupes -- always finding them tasteless and mealy. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Mercer County, NJ] Reference
Boil Carolina or mealy Irish potatoes, till very soft -- when peeled, mash and strain them. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Limp string beans and mealy fruit will seem like relics-and that's just what they should be. From Wordnik.com. [BEANS 'N' GREENS GO GLAMOROUS] Reference
The young pods are of medium quality; but the seeds, green or dry, are mealy and well flavored. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
The inside texture of this vegetable is more moist and not so mealy as that of the Irish potato. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables] Reference
But the mealy-mouthed lingo concealed other jealousies and resentments that have long been latent. From Wordnik.com. [A World Is Born] Reference
After the potatoes are cooked, get rid of all possible moisture, that they may be white and mealy. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
But deep in the heart of a bland, mealy-mouthed potato lurked cruel designs upon my fair reputation. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864] Reference
I found the mealy structure -- or instead thereof flakiness -- to prevail most in the Athenæum, next in the. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880.] Reference
"They might think it a voracious tale if I did," he answered, dropping some more butter into his mealy potato. From Wordnik.com. [The Master-Knot of Human Fate] Reference
My father hunches over the dashboard, clutching the wheel with his mealy hands, his fingers coated with road dust. From Wordnik.com. [Beached] Reference
"Here, put these taters in your basket; maybe your mother would like 'em with the meat, they boil nice and mealy.". From Wordnik.com. [Little Pollie Or a Bunch of Violets] Reference
The bursting skin of the taro revealed the rich mealy interior, and eloquently proclaimed its readiness to be eaten. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
(Soundbite of music) CHRISTGAU: She can be strong, but basically she's nice; not insipid, not mealy-mouthed just nice. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Nash: 'Nice' Done Right] Reference
Alexander has already called Bush's rhetoric "mealy-mouthed," and sneered at the notion of a GOP "tea party" next year. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Your Back] Reference
I staggered out of this shameless, interminable movie feeling as if I'd been force-fed a ton of mealy, artificially sweetened baby food. From Wordnik.com. [Have Yourself A Movie Little Xmas] Reference
Boil and mash fine 4 large mealy potatoes; add 1 egg, a piece of butter size of an egg, a teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful celery salt. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
And as a final delicacy, the campers, who had commenced with dessert and salad, finished off with two very delicious mealy potatoes apiece. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
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