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Brimming with Beer

The acquisitions hand Mengniu a rich vat of brands that China's middle class covets

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Mengniu Dairy gulps down two Australian milk producers

The Chinese giant seeks scale and know-how to meet its country’s growing thirst for milk

"Dad took the art to the dealers. He was bored with retirement: he liked the excitement."

'I wasn’t cock-a-hoop that I’d fooled the experts': Britain's master forger tells all

Shaun Greenhalgh has turned his hand to everyone from Leonardo da Vinci to Lowry. He’s been to prison, but has never revealed the whole picture. Until…

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Lin, an Asian-American (rare in the NBA) who played college hoops at Harvard (even rarer in the NBA), was cut from two teams before landing with the Knicks this year. When injuries to starters gave Lin a chance to play more, he blossomed into a star in just a few games, setting off an episode of "Lin-Sanity" that swept New York and swept up many Asian fans. 


Was there really a time when beer flowed through the streets of London? Yes. But it wasn't necessarily a good thing. In the 19th century, beer fermented for months at a time in huge vats that rested on the roof of the Horse Shoe Brewery on Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street. On October 17, 1814, the iron hoops supporting the largest vat — which held some 600,000 liters (160,000 gallons) of porter — collapsed under the weight. The vat burst and all the beer came gushing out, causing the vats nearby to explode as well. More than a million liters (265,000 gallons) of beer knocked down the 25-foot (7.6-meter) brick wall of the brewery and flooded the surrounding streets. Roofs collapsed and houses toppled. Nine people died, mostly due to drowning or from fatal injuries from passing timber. One man died of alcohol poisoning, after drinking too much of the beverage. Neighborhood residents rushed out with mugs, pots and buckets to collect the free beer. Though a lawsuit was brought against the brewery, the London Beer Flood was ruled an act of God and the brewery was not held legally responsible.

vat

[名]1 （液体貯蔵用の）大おけ, 大タンク；《化学》建染(たてぞめ)剤；建染染料タンク.2 皮なめし用のおけ, 製紙用おけ.3 塩田.━━[動]（〜・ted, 〜・ting）(他)…を大おけに...

hoop[hoop]

• 発音記号[húːp]

[名]

1 （金属・木などの）輪, （おけなどの）たが；輪状の物（輪回し遊びの輪など）.

2 （スカートを広げる）輪骨, 張り骨.

3 《クローケー》柱門；《バスケット》リング.

go ［jump］ through the hoops

((略式))試練を受ける.

jump through a hoop

((話))どんな命令にも従う.

put a person through the hoops

((略式))〈人に〉苦労させる.

roll one's hoop

((俗))自分のことにはげむ.

shoot hoops

（即席のコートで）草バスケットボールをする.

━━[動](他)…を金輪で締める；…に輪をかける.

cock-a-hoop

ADJECTIVE

• predicative Extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success.
• Origin

Mid 17th century: from the phrase set cock a hoop, of unknown origin, apparently denoting the action of turning on the tap and allowing liquor to flow (prior to a drinking session).

Cock-a-hoop

Meaning

In a state of exuberant elation.

Origin

First, a health warning. If you are hoping to find a straightforward explanation of the origin of the term 'cock-a-hoop' here you will be disappointed. The expression has one of the most Byzantine etymologies of all the phrases in English. If you aren't daunted by that caveat, read on...