He bid three spades.
go two spades, three no trumps, etc
Only perfect defense could set four spades.
"He is a hypocrite, in spades."
Okay, so that's diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs.
We brought some spades, pails and saplings with us.
Well, these are all clubs, these are all spades and these are all hearts.
Why didn't you jump to three spades at the opening bidding?
Shops in the seaside towns sold buckets, spades, postcards, candyfloss1, toffeeapples2, sticks of rock3, and fish and chips.
So as soon as the old man died, they began to work with their spades and ploughs.
The "winter of discontent" saw hospitals picketed, rubbish piled in the streets and, most famously, Liverpudlian gravediggers downing spades.
Beautiful and unspoiled, it was difficult to farm. The Scots subdued the environment with simple spades and strong arms.
Fabio Capello has done wonders for England's tactical development and self confidence, but Lippi also has those qualities in spades. Al.
The weeds in the beach are very high and dense, and they can't be excavated with spades. They dig and dig with their hands.
The period from the Qin to the early Eastern Han dynasty saw a transition in Chinese agricultural production from farming with hoes and spades into farming with ploughs.
"and make all its vessels, the baskets for taking away the dust of the fire, the spades and basins and meat-hooks and fire-trays, of brass."
Roadwork is all done with spades, heavy woodcutting with hand-axes - and all work is to meet specified quotas or food was immediately reduced.
"and brass was used for all the vessels of the altar, the baskets and the spades, the basins and the meat-hooks and the fire-trays; all the vessels he made of brass"
The nominal investment of time it takes to learn pays off in spades for the rest of your life. After all, how would your life be different if you were able to read an extra book each week?
One of the classic studies in the field of psychology showed fake playing cards to users to see how they responded (a red 5 of spades, for example). Here is what the authors conclude.
We have to bet this turn because we can't let spades draw, and we need value from worse A's, but now that he raises, we can rule out worse A's and draws.
You had that in spades last month on February 27-28 (possibly felt in the days leading to that weekend) when Jupiter had its one and only meeting with the Sun.
"Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places."
