Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.
Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.
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That rope has to be coiled.
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Through the haze I had a vague vision of Holmes in his dressing-gown coiled up in an armchair with his black clay pipe between his lips.
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In the kitchen a kettle was singing on the fire, and a large black cat lay coiled up in the basket.
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After he had watered the garden, he coiled the hose and put it into the shed.