Successful Preachers

He rolled up his sleeves and went to work./ [Roman collar]{n.} The high, plain, white collar worn by priests and clergymen. /The man with the Roman collar is the new Episcopalian preacher./ /Many Protestant churches do not require their ministers to wear Roman collars./ [Rome] See: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME. [Rome wasnt built in a day] Great things are not accomplished overnight; great deeds take a long time.A proverb. /A takes a long time to write a successful novel, but dont worry; Rome wasnt built in a day, as the saying goes./ [roof] See: HIT THE CEILING or HIT THE ROOF, RAISE THE ROOF. [rooftop] See: SHOUT PROM THE HOUSE- TOPS or SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS. [room] See: CONTROL ROOM, POWDER ROOM, UTILITY ROOM. [room and board]{n. phr.} A room for rent with meals included. /A room alone in that country costs only $10 a day, but room and board together run $22 a day./ [room clerk] or [desk clerk] {n.} A person who is responsible for assigning rooms and providing service to guests in hotels, motels, inns, etc. /At first-class hotels, room clerks are trained to be at the service of every guest./ /Sometimes resort hotels in the mountains hire college students as room clerks during the summer./ [room to] See: LIVE IN. [room service]{n.} Service provided to hotel guests in their rooms ...»