1 Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450 degrees. 2  Toss potatoes with oil, salt and pepper. 3  Arrange, cut side down, on a large lipped cookie sheet or jellyroll pan. 4  Roast until tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes (check after 20 minutes). 5  Transfer to a serving dish.
The downbeat is the first beat of the bar, i.e. number 1. The upbeat is the last beat in the previous bar which immediately precedes, and hence anticipates, the downbeat. Both terms correspond to the direction taken by the hand of a conductor.
deadbeat noun [C]. âº a âperson who is not âwilling to âwork, does not âbehave in a âresponsible way, and does not âfit into âordinary âsociety: He's a âreal deadbeat who's never had a âproper âjob. [as form of address] Come off it, deadbeat, you're never going to get âanywhere.y Kate Woodford, As part of our occasional series on idioms used in or in relation to business, we look today at the important area of making projects happen â getting projects started, making progress with those projects and, as sometimes happens, failing to make progress.