Their years were not just years which the locust ate; they were years which the woodworm ate, because of their neglect of older property during that time.
However, the application of such measures when the economy is in decline and demand is virtually non-existent is like attending to the woodworm when the house is on fire.
Does the estate agent state in the particulars that the wealth of period features already houses woodworm or does he say that that is nothing to do with him?
Their case is founded on false assumptions and their arguments are riddled with muddle and confusion—rather like a lump of old timber gnawed away by woodworm and covered with fungus.
Giving minor concessions to small businesses in this economic climate is like attending to the woodworm when the house is on fire.
The other reason for taking off the roof was that there was a certain amount of woodworm in it.
Tests have shown that these to be as effective in controlling woodworm as the more common chemicals while remaining relatively harmless to bats.
At the start of the latest restoration this icon was in rather poor condition: the oil paint was peeling off and it was heavily infected by woodworm.
