Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: down and dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
The point is to be yourself . The idea of mass - marketing individualism may be paradoxical , but it is not new . Even so , few companies have embraced it with the down - and - dirty relish of Converse — another spot features a girl getting the brand 's logo tatooed on her bottom . Old - fashioned and low - tech ( made of canvas , in fact ) , All Stars are well suited to this funky formula . In the early part of the 1980s footwear - as - fashion boom , the brand carved out a niche among those who value retro style over ' high performance ' or sneaker - status .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
One big star , Billy Ray Cyrus , was invented by the marketing men last year and has been playing more or less bubblegum pop . Surprisingly , perhaps , these acts have blurred the label without much affecting country 's main thrust . By the same token , though , the new acts have not done much to bridge the gap between pop and country , either . Some names have certainly made the leap : a top record in the current light - rock charts belongs to a country band called Restless Heart . And the country and light - rock categories are moving closer .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
To my left I saw the long purple curtains twitch in the window and for a moment I thought it was her just making sure I 'd gone . But then they twitched again and I looked down to see , just above the sill , the curls and bright blue eyes of a snub - nosed child . I crouched down so that we were eyeballing each other and began to pull funny faces , the sort of expressions you do in traffic jams when you do n't think anyone 's watching . The kid began to laugh and steam up the window - pane , then started slapping the glass with a tiny hand leaving greasy fingerprints . After about two minutes of this , I heard the door open .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
When they had finished , Rachaela got up and walked to one of the windows . She drew back the curtain with her hand and looked both ways along the deserted street . ‘ When you 're out and about,’ Rachaela said , ‘ you know you must n't talk to anyone . I remember Emma telling you about that . It still matters.’
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: no)
‘ And if I place no value on your respect?’ His lip curled , as if he had known all along what her answer would be . ‘ That 's par for the course , honey . You sure as hell put no value on your own self - respect.’ He 'd gone too far .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
The Isle of Man Coastal Path or Raad ny Foillan ( Way of the Gull ) is a route that does n't get half the publicity it deserves . It 's easy to follow , hugging the coastline and waymarked with white gull signs . It takes you across lonely beaches and over wild cliff - tops . If you 're not camping there are plenty of b&bs in the coastal towns . Many people choose to start the walk going south from Douglas , the island 's capital .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Drunk certainly , thank God — too drunk to suffer anything but minor guilt pangs , extremely muted and infrequent . Excited , — perhaps , but more contented , happy to let his hand range soft across her breasts or rest on the inside of her thigh , protected by the trousers she had deliberately worn . She liked the taste of his mouth , the feel of his tongue caressing hers , but she did not feel threatened by the thought that she might be expected to ' go all the way ' like some poor teenager on a heavy date . She would n't have minded screwing him - she thought she would have liked to — but it would not be an issue . She looked at the back of Jessica 's head , tucked sideways onto Rory 's shoulder as he drove , and she smiled .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
If there were other copies of the photographs , there was no doubt that Bill Sweet was blackmailing Steen . Steen had assumed from Jacqui 's message to Nigel that she was involved too . Charles was relieved that the information put her in the clear ; she had been telling the truth . All he had to do now was what she had asked — get to see Steen , give him the photographs and explain that Jacqui was nothing to do with Bill Sweet . If Sweet himself continued his blackmail , that was n't Charles ' concern .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes ? er we have to get the give and take blend just right , so it sounded like a coffee ! And the conversation was really funny . They 're nice Ruth , where did you get those ?
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
It is mainly this aspect of the equations which will be discussed below . More detail and many older references can be found in Sparrow{35}. Finally , and even as I write , new and deeper understandings of the Lorenz system are in the offing{12}. Though excessive concentration on these equations can be criticised ( since they are not , in many ways , typical of chaotic systems ) , it remains true that examples of nearly all the types of chaotic behaviour seen in other three - dimensional dissipative systems of differential equations can be found , for some parameter values , in the Lorenz system . The immense amount of detailed experimental and theoretical work done on the equations often allows these new developments to be seen in a fuller context than is possible with newer and less well understood systems .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Male speaker The doctor said I probably had a viral infection and the bed was too soft . If you 're thinking you 're having a heart attack , I can assure you , you 're not . Female speaker He was in a state of collapse .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: yes)
He was made redundant at the end of last year but before going out of the door for the final time , he had been offered a job as employee communications manager with Eastern Electricity in Ipswich . ‘ It 's a very challenging environment,’ he says . ‘ Utilities such as electricity have a boring image but scratch the surface and it 's fascinating . ‘ I 'm now going through what I experienced at Rosyth , except that Eastern Electricity had been privatised three years before I joined whereas the dockyard was contractorised only a month before.’ He seems to be coping amazingly well with the dual demands of a new .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
If they do n't get it , they can very quickly lose motivation . The best of course will hang in there and tough it out . To mind comes Ian Hunter of my own club Northampton . He is at a significant stage in his development , but has had an excellent domestic season and also performed well for England ' B ' . Will he get the chance to step up ?
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
David Hume begins the section of A Treatise of Human Nature on personal identity with the sentence : ‘ There are some philosophers , who imagine we are every moment intimately conscious of what we call our SELF ; that we feel its existence and its continuance in existence ; and are certain , beyond the evidence of a demonstration , both of its perfect identity and simplicity’ . One of the philosophers he may have had in mind is Joseph Butler . In his dissertation , Of Personal Identity , Butler says that ‘ by reflecting upon that , which is my self now , and that , which was my self twenty years ago , I discern they are not two , but one and the same self’ . This presupposes that a person ( a ) is now conscious of the self he is now;(b ) is now conscious of the self he was at some time in the past ; and ( c ) can discern the identity of the self he is now and the self he was at some time in the past . To do the last is presumably , in Hume 's words , to feel his self 's ‘ continuance in existence’ .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
After watching video evidence , Graham is satisfied Wright threw a punch at Tottenham 's David Howells and I understand Arsenal are ready to take severe disciplinary action — but only if the FA do not act . Yesterday , the FA also studied film of Saturday 's ill-tempered north London derby and will issue their findings within the next 24 hours once they have received referee Alf Buksh 's report . Four years ago another Gunner , midfielder Paul Davis , was banned for nine games after a similar off-the-ball incident involving Southampton 's Glenn Cockerill — also captured by television cameras . Fiery Wright , consistently in trouble this season , has insisted to Graham that he did n't throw a punch , but the Arsenal manager said:Graham said last night : ‘ I have now spoken to Ian and he insists he did not throw a punch .
Idiom: pass the buck (used idiomatically: yes)
Argan 's writings are the testimony of a great conceptual writer , the founder of a metaphysics of criticism which fights art and celebrates it with the force of theory . London English Heritage passes the conservation buck England 's chief custodian of historic monuments and sites tries to shed functions to cope with £ 50 million funding shortfall The letters pages of the newspapers , the House of Lords and the radio all resounded last month with shocked criticism of the new strategy of English Heritage , the country 's leading conservation body , published in the report Managing England 's Heritage .
Idiom: tread the boards (used idiomatically: yes)
ARMY bomb disposal experts defused a blast bomb in Dungannon yesterday . The device was thrown at an army patrol in Shambles Lane , but failed to explode . Spirit treads the boards NEWTOWN ABBEY drama festival opens tomorrow night at the Courtyard , Ballyearl , with Bangor Drama Club 's production of ‘ Blithe Spirit’ . The programme continues at the same venue throughout the week with the curtain up each evening at 8 pm and 7.30pm on Saturday .
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We price our products to be successful’ . Afterwards , Michels told Unigram that SCO had still to commit itself to either Unix V.4 or OSF Unix for its future releases . ‘ The OSF technology is up in the air at the moment . But in an effort to beat OSF , Unix System Labs set SVR4 off on a three source tree path — multi - processing , graphics and security . We ca n't use it , we have those things in one product .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
For those reasons , he declined . Jo was even more direct and straightforward . She is ranked sufficiently highly to have gone straight into the main draw , but made it clear that the Games were inconvenient for her schedule this years , as she had a lot of points to defend in tournaments . These tournaments were also not being played on clay , and she obviously felt that participation in the Olympics would damage her chances on the tournament circuit , where failure to defend her points would mean that she might drop out of the top 100 in world rankings . There is no doubt that the reasons given by both players made very good practical sense .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Rose Patterson who was 28 and from Luton and 26 year old Dee Miller from Romford in Essex were part of the four girl Bristol based group called the DIVAS . Both women were killed on the M4 near Swindon in the early hours of saturday morning on their way back from a show . Their hired Vauxhall Astra which was travelling thirty miles an hour crashed into the back of an army convoy and caught fire . Soldiers and police tried to help but could n't save the singers . Sgt Roger Giles from Wiltshire Police says the car burst imto flames .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
At the next three GPs ( Belgium , France and Britain ) he crashed his pricey NSR . What had gone wrong ? ‘ The crash at Spa after Assen was just one of those things — a front wheel slide in the wet . But the other two were my fault for changing the bike . We changed the front brake master cylinder and spoiled the feel of the brake : if I tried to keep braking as I went into a corner , the front wheel would lock up and I would crash .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
He describes the despair , the petty irritations and the way his family learned to accept his blindness . Arrow , £ 3.99 . A moving and painfully honest account of a mother 's struggle to come to terms with the death of her baby . The royalties go to Birthright ; let 's hope they find a way to prevent tragic cot deaths . Heinemann , £ 10.99 .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
The possessor of what is unquestionably the world 's largest and finest collection of contemporary art , Saatchi has sold before — but never , according to the rumours , on anything like this scale . During the past six months , hardly a week has gone by without yet another whisper about a sale from Saatchi 's collection . Major works by Anselm Kiefer previously thought to be in Saatchi 's possession were , it was said , changing hands for prices in excess of $ 1 m ; Saatchi was rumoured to be selling equally major pictures from his unrivalled holdings of works by Georg Baselitz , Francesco Clemente , Julian Schnabel and others . Saatchi , the most spectacular collector of recent times and probably the most active collector in British history ( with the exception of King Charles I ) , had bought their work in greater bulk and more intelligently than any other individual or institution . Now , as one New York dealer put it a week ago , ‘ the word is that he 's cashing in.’
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , the modest economic recovery that should benefit many countries in 2013 seems to be eluding Italy . According to the IMF , the economy will remain in recession next year , and , though the rate of contraction will be less severe than in 2012 ( -0.7 % in 2013 , compared to - 2.3 % this year ) , the unemployment rate is expected to rise further , from 10.6 % to 11.1 % . More needs to be done in order to support economic growth in the short term , improve the country ’s fiscal position in the medium term , and implement the structural reforms needed to make the Italian economy more robust and internationally competitive in the long term .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
Go south descending over rocky terrain at first to reach a track heading south - west along a ridge to reach Craig Llugwy spur ( 678 632 ) . Continue west to the summit of Carnedd Dafydd . From here head south - west over a stony plateau , descending slightly to a large cairn . Follow grass ridge to the summit of Pen yr Ole Wen . Go east descending a spur on a well used track , with little rock steps to reach the track at Afon Lloer .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Arnie did n't think that big was beautiful he believed small was secure - and Crocus had to be secure ; the blowback potential was massive . Natch if the operation had gotten the go - code , that List would only have been part of it . The big push would be diplomatic propaganda screwing the pound sterling on the money markets … mugging the Mother of Parliaments would 've been quite a job.’ He smiled lopsidedly . —‘Only now your Crocus List is trying it all on its ownsome.’
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
He had pledged it to the fans , but once again could n't deliver . Dumped It was the biggest body - blow the club had taken since they were dumped into the Second Division 20 years ago . Ferguson then said he would buy the title for the fans he had so badly let down . But he has n't .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
He then fainted for a few seconds . The treatment was discontinued but about five minutes later he suddenly remembered the reason for his unusual reaction . As a child he had played a game with some of his friends where one child would stand behind another and put his hands round the other 's chest . The child in front would then take a deep breath and the one behind would tighten his arms on his chest , causing him to faint . This ploy had been completely forgotten by the patient until released along with the tension in the neck muscles by the cervical reintegration .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: no)
To cauterise the cancers that create division . The future can not come into being until the past is dead . Chung Kuo can not live until the world of petty nation states , of factions and religions , is dead and buried beneath the ice . Let us have no pity then . Our choice is made .
Idiom: over my dead body (used idiomatically: yes)
Gilfoyle was said to have told his wife that Sandra was going to move into their Wirral home . The court heard that Paula , 33 , told him : ' Oh no she is not . Over my dead body . ' The jury heard how in January last year , Paula had confided in a friend about her husband 's relationship . She told Susan Coltman the friendship had started while Paula was living with her parents and Gilfoyle was staying at their new home in Grafton Drive , Upton , as it was being renovated .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
First come , first served . For more details , telephone 0532 - 462453 . Day Out : Going for the gut reaction : James Rampton visits an exhibition serving Food For Thought By JAMES RAMPTON WHAT with that handful of hardline Northamptonshire nuns blockading the door to their allegedly infected chicken coop , food is still Flavour of the Month with the media .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
LONDON . With financial help from the J. Paul Getty Trust , the Warburg Institute has put the Census of Antique Art and Architecture known to the Renaissance onto a computerised video database . The Census , which until ten years ago existed only on index cards and photographs in the Warburg 's Photographic Collection , seems to have had its origins in a project allocated by Fritz Saxl to Alfred Scharf who had come to London as a refugee from Vienna around 1935 . Its purpose was to provide art historians with examples of antique sculpture that were definitely known to Renaissance artists such as Donatello and Ghiberti and influenced their work . The raw material came from such sources as Renaissance sketchbooks , engravings and travel guides and was originally limited to Antique works of art known between 1400 and the conquest of Rome by Charles V in 1527 .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
FROM OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENT A LONG line of pharaohs , pashas , kings and presidents has ignored public opinion in Egypt . President Husni Mubarak would be unwise to follow suit . Egypt 's problems are chronic . It has too many people — 58 m today , growing to 72 m by the year 2000 — on too little arable land .
Idiom: go to the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ People do n't want to spend £ 25 on a meal.’ The average spend in his restaurant is £ 10 to £ 20 . Asked to explain why his chain should be doing so well when so many others are going to the wall , Mr Myers points to stringent management . ‘ It 's easy to think up a good idea for a restaurant . Sit down for half an hour and anybody can do it .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ This is the place sure enough,’ said Corporal Riley as they walked over to the Bar . ‘ Americans,’ said Isa , slipping behind the tea - urn to moisten her eye - brows with her fingers . ‘ Can I help youse boys,’ she smiled archly , the hand with the wedding - ring firmly in her pocket . ‘ Sure can , lady … how about a beer?’ ‘ Make that two,’ said Riley .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Questionnaire I am pleased to have the chance to complete the enclosed questionnaire and let you know what I think of the NatWest bank and why I am less than satisfied with the service received . Because of the peculiar restricted hours that banks open I am unable to visit the branch where the account is held and any over - the - counter transactions — usually only 2 per year — have to be made at another branch . I am also unable to telephone the bank manager during working hours . Until 1991 the Parish Council had a reasonably good arrangement with the NatWest bank with a small current account being topped up as necessary from an interest - earning deposit account , an arrangement made several years ago when I first became Parish Council clerk .
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: no)
[ PAMELA , embarrassed , runs out . ] [ LADY DAVERS enters . ] LADY DAVERS : Brother , dearest , have you determined as yet to let Pamela come and live with me ? My mother was fond of her and I shall be every whit as fond . Besides , it does not become a girl to live with a master who has no lady for her to wait upon .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a safe lie because the man never spoke . Eleanor would think he was in a cancer ward and be impressed by his bravery and pity him . Part of him longed to tell her the true tale , though , sending up the dour moralistic headmaster and the schoolgirl 's screams at the sight of a perfectly natural part of his body . Eleanor had once joked that it was sexist that men were called criminals for flashing , while women were treated under the Mental Health Act . Come to think of it , he was almost being treated as a woman .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
Later it was sold . He did n't tell him why . These days the property itself had no value unless you happened to have a farm over the hill . A second means of access would be possible if the cottage were gutted . The geological nature of the land precluded access from any other part of his property .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Although they sat up later than their normal bedtime , neither could find any explanation . George was insistent that Tamar must be ignorant of the man 's presence . ‘ There 'll be men working there that she never sets eyes on,’ he declared . ‘ You ca n't imagine how big it is and how many men Stephen employs.’ Elizabeth was silent .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
One boy , a friend of Mark 's called Kenny , who was living in a hostel in Croydon , was housed on the 13th floor of a frequently vandalised tower block in Camberwell . He was only a few miles away but for him it might as well have been a million miles . Cut off from the only social contact and emotional support he had known , he went downhill and ended up being arrested for stealing . Mark himself has had two attempts at living independently . He is intelligent and articulate , and bitter at the way the years he spent in care have handicapped his chances : ‘ I went into care when my family broke up .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
And I just play . It depends what I feel like playing , because I 've got into the blues lately and I 'm learning all these licks I should have learned ten , fifteen years ago ! The trouble was I started wanting to play straight - ahead rock and heavy metal and so I left the traditional blues stuff on the back burner . But now I 'm finally getting to that burner.’ But the early metal bands drew very heavily upon the blues influence …
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah everybody starts off as a sergeant . And er you do you do probation for three months in in which time you 're vetted thoroughly . And if your if your vetting does n't come up to scratch , then you can be terminated , it 's in your contract . And er I 've been with them ever since , just come up to two year period . I 've enjoyed it quite a lot .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
The warning message of " Success " marks the end of the authentication . You can now access the Internet . To allow access to wireless connections click on the Wi - Fi button .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
But at the time of the killing , Mrs McGuffog 's husband Alan was in a shed 60 yards away , splitting logs . ' I had my two dogs with me and on hindsight one of them was trying to tell me something , ' he said . ' But I did n't hear a thing . ' Their daughter Helen , 8 , who was ill in bed at the time , also heard nothing . A pony in the same field was unharmed .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
' What is it ? What 's wrong ? ' By the same token he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze before releasing it . ' The pilot does n't know . It could be dirt in the fuel line .