Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: nine times out of ten (used idiomatically: yes)
yeah with a cushion . You know , nine times out of ten you do n't even get round to take the tables and the chairs out the way , just fucking fall over them erm fucking indoor murder ball , the seat , cushion and stuff like that , its fucking well out of order piss up games oh that 's right I think we played in , I think we played , you know that British bull dog thing ? , we managed to clear all the fucking the nappy chair this and the chairs out the way , we were playing this British bull dog sort of thing and the only thing , the only , the only difference was when you got caught , got , everybody was fucking giving you a few thumps in the arm , for good measure like , and we played about four of this and every time this cocky little son of a bitch did n't get caught , he was always the last person , so we fucking said , we said , me and this other guy 's that are in our troop and that er , we said right we 'll get him , so when , when everybody sort of go for it right just after the one person in the middle , said fucking just get this guy and fucking pin him down and do something to him right , we did n't , I think we said we 'd just get him , yeah that 's a good idea , so he 's gone right go and his mate he 's fucking took off two steps and there 's eight of us fucking dived on top of him , what the fucking , he 's struggling , get off you cunt so we pinned him down and at first we was just going to de - bag him in front of the women , we 've taken his boots off and his trousers and that and shave his bollocks , yeah the whole fucking yeah , it was like an audience , all that they sort of gathered up the chairs and the tables fuck have his bollocks shaved . Well out of order , the thing is if that 'd been , if that 'd been another troop trying to do it to him , there would of been , there would of been shit
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: yes)
Or , he added privately , when the little Indian gentleman who was the only one who could access the records on the computer returned from sick leave . ‘ A sound move , Inspector.’ Tallboy was n't sure how to judge his superior 's tone but he needed a fillip to his esteem right now so he looked on the bright side . ‘ Thank you , sir.’ ‘ And now,’ said the Superintendent carefully , ‘ I 'd like you to get out your notebook , and make a list of the things I want you to do .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Standards are at an early stage of development and will be the focus of the newly formed Administration Lead Body 's work . The SVQs in Business Administration at Levels I and II are expected to have a wide appeal for employers and candidates alike and will probably be of particular interest to Youth Training ( YT ) and Employment Training ( ET ) trainees involved in office work . It should be borne in mind , however , that the modules which constitute the award are merely an indication of the expected level of competence to be demonstrated by office workers who hold a qualification at Level I and II . Not all modules incorporate Lead Body standards , but in order to achieve the required competences there will be occasions when other modules will be needed to develop the necessary skills . For example , although Text Processing 5 is named as the module which forms part of the SVQ in Business Administration ( Secretarial ) at Level II , in the case of trainees without previous experience , the normal route to Text Processing 5 would be as follows :
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Back at the start of March there 'd been a shake . I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well - known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . The consequence , for me at least , was that I reckoned that the earthquake account for 1992 had , so to speak , been settled , and that we were in the clear for a year or so . It rained for a few days after that shake of early March . Dirt and trees slipped down the cliff face the far side of the river , and all day long our remote valley echoed with the crunch and grind of bulldozers and their cautionary whistles , as they backed up to take another bite out of the shale piled up along the edge of the road .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Data for computer science by Chris Reynolds THE past couple of years has seen an explosion in the number of computing books on the shelves of even the most humble book shop . Publishers are rushing to get on the microcomputer bandwagon . Few of these books , however , have any relevance to teaching undergraduate computer science as they normally restrict themselves to a single language on a single make of computer .
Idiom: belt and braces (used idiomatically: no)
In the old days , with casein , it used to be said of some of the aircraft in the tropics that they were held together by the assembly brads . In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth . Where glues are concerned , I , personally , would not scorn to wear both a belt and braces . Laminated wood and plywood One of the troubles with wood has always been getting it in the right sizes and making sure that it is free from hidden defects .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
This backward movement in both time and space is brought to a climax in the final line . Distal elements are huddled into a final phrase which includes the distal demonstrative " this ' , the past tense verb " came " , and " return " , which is semantically opposed to " came " . As the poem progresses , we might assume that contextual or latent discourse referents are less likely to be introduced , for we read and interpret in the light of what has gone before — of previous elements in the utterance . This is partly evident in my initial example of the " backward - looking " function of the deictic element ' shin " d " ( line 2 ) , but lyric poetry is also a genre where such referents are continually introduced . I have stressed that we construct a context from the deixis of the text ( a context being the set of possibilities which exist in the universe of discourse and situation of utterance for the interpretation of the utterance ) ; but the initial elements of the utterance must be more dense in terms of pragmatic activity .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
We always tried to get some payment to them before a term started Mm . erm , it never , with reorganization it was a bit of a problem because erm I well remembers too just after reorganization the County Treasurers took all the telephones off the hook , so there was no communication between our department and theirs . So you could n't tell whether their , whether a student 's cheque had gone out or not Oh dear
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
Then she got engaged , but er Valerie thought that would settle her down Yeah which was wrong , Valerie was over the moon really that she got engaged to this fellow , but he was much older than er Michelle and I , and er he did n't want to settle down No so the engagement was broken off and then after that she sort of she went to live in a flat , she left home and went to live in a flat and she 's been up and down
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
RRP : £ 329.00 No left - handers available . MAKING TRACKS This month 's Making Tracks goes behind the closed doors of the record industry for an intriguing glimpse inside the minds of the A&R men and women of the business , those people on whose whim your musical career could stand or fall … By Marc Nohr . THE GATEKEEPERS The Mysteries of A&R
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
Butch Reynolds completed a triumphant return to international competition by capturing the 400 m gold in 45.26 , the fifth fastest indoor time ever . Reynolds , sidelined for 2 years by a disputed doping suspension , made the most of his first appearance back on the world 's stage as he caught Nigerian , Sunday Bada , coming around the final curve . Barnsley 's John Mayock , who had been fancied possibly to go one better in Toronto than his silver in last year 's European Indoor Championships , ran out of steam as the pace hotted up in the 3,000 m final , and could only finish sixth , in 7:54.41 , some four seconds behind Italian winner , Gennaro Di Napoli . Steve Smith , the 19-year - old Liverpool high jumper , smashed his British and Commonwealth indoor record with 2.37 m , but it was only enough to earn him the bronze . Smith 's brave effort ensured Britain 's 26-strong team finished the championships with two golds , two silver and one bronze — easily their best performance in any world indoor championship .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Locus Computing Europe has signed Swiss distributor Credal AG , Zurich , to market its products in Europe . + 41 1741 1115 . Rank Xerox Ltd has chosen France for its second European research laboratory ( the first is in Cambridge ) , for which Italy , Germany and Spain were also in the running . The lab , to cost $ 20 m over four years , will be in Grenoble and will employ about 150 researchers working on advanced computer methods of retrieving and translating documents into different languages . The French government will pay about 10 % of the cost in the first two years .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
What emerged from this astonishing machine was Eric , wearing a wonderful sheepskin coat and boots . He had known where I was because he had received all my letters , although I had n't received any of his . ( They all arrived together at Fontanellato the following week , after getting stuck in some military censor 's office . ) By pure chance , while walking up a street in London , Eric had met a friend who had invited him into White 's Club for a drink . There , at the bar , he had been introduced to one of the heads of M.I.9 who , when he heard that Eric wanted to get back to Italy and could speak more Italian than most people who had been on the run , immediately offered to make him a member of the Allied Screening Commission .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
They soon learned that an internally consistent paper with logical relationships to what had gone before stood a better chance of acceptance than something which was right but new : civil servants after all knew little about the industry and had little basis on which to judge proposals except consistency with what had gone before . But gradually a mutual respect , based on agreed boundaries for each other 's territory and mutual usefulness , built up . At Citrine 's suggestion Murray attended the majority of the meetings between the Central Authority and the Area Board chairmen , and he was able to convey government thinking to them informally , while sometimes receiving information ‘ off the record’ and relaying signals back to Whitehall . As usually happens , the ‘ sponsorship role’ of the Electricity Division led to Murray becoming not so much a controller of the industry as an honest broker between the BEA and the Whitehall machine in general . Being closer to the industry 's own thinking , for example , the Electricity Division was soon pressing within Whitehall for higher capital investment allocations for electricity both against the other fuel divisions in the Ministry and against the Treasury .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
I said all right , £ 50 , and he had it tied to the roof of their car before they could make a run for it . Now we have nothing to sit on . But there 's a stain on our carpet which will join the store of indelible memories left by the sofa . JUNE IN THE GARDEN LET THOSE ROSES GROW ON YOU !
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , the sea can be a dull subject when not seen as the setting for human activity and emotion . In this sense , Mr Raban 's vessel is undermanned . It is known that the sea is cruel , but it is also humourless , so few laughs are prompted by this book and after some glum pages it is easy to crave even the schoolboy humour of Stephen Leacock 's skit , Soaked in Seaweed . An exception to this solemnity comes when Mr Raban breaks his own rule and allows stowaways on board . What a relief then to read Charles Dickens 's description of the miseries of feeling seasick without actually being sick .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
You ai n't no fun any more.’ She wished she could confide in Ella , but it was far too risky and she knew she would feel worse if anyone in the house knew about the baby . She was lucky she 'd been able to keep it a secret all along . ‘ I 'm just tired,’ she said . ‘ There was never enough to eat.’
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Go on,’ said Melissa quietly . ‘ If you can remember that , you can remember the others if you try.’ ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye,’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’’ Doug Wilson , no doubt , thought Melissa , and young Godfrey Mellish who had been so firmly put in his place by Barney . ‘ There were two of women in her class .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The cupboard was just deep enough to hold him sitting cross - legged , his head concealed in the pinstriped folds of Francie 's second - best suit , which hung on a hanger . There were also some ghostly white shirts there . On a shelf at the top of the cupboard were piled paintings of all shapes and sizes . Finn 's hand , with a cigarette in it , poked out of the folds of clothing and tapped ash onto the floor . He said nothing .
Idiom: take a shine to (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The cult of the dominating hairdresser is at last on its way out’ twinkle toes Whether it 's boots or shoes , slip - ons or sandals , you 're bound to take a shine to the latest in leather . It 'd be patently absurd to ignore them ! happiness is …
Idiom: when the chips are down (used idiomatically: yes)
' There has been no real determination in their opposition since the London demonstration of 1991 , and that was led by Ayrshire farmers . If the Scottish NFU had only half the fight of the Ayrshire farmers we would really see some action . ' George Foulkes : ' when chips are down they chicken out ' Mat - making advised to increase grassland profits GRASSLAND farmers are being advised to take up mat making to increase profits and cut pollution .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
I did n't like the look of it at all this morning . The police and picnickers converged upon the river . Peter and Nona were not the only people planning to eat in the open air , because a coachload of school - children together with four teachers , all carrying packed lunches , had arrived to visit the Cutty Sark and then Gypsy Moth in its dry dock . ' Lot of people about . Too many . '
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
Because a humanist marriage is not legally recognised in Britain , Jayne and Dave went through a civil ceremony first . What they did not do is cohabit in advance of the wedding , which could well be a good thing if we choose to take seriously a recent report which says cohabitees who subsequently marry are 60 % more likely to divorce than those who marry without first living together . At about the same time as Jayne and Dave were tying the knot , creative director Nadia Marks was limbering up for the 20th anniversary of her wedding to writer husband Graham , whom she met at art school . As far as modern marriages go , 20 years is quite an achievement . And it gives those of us with a history of less stable relationships a certain amount of hope for the future !
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
Comfortable easy drive . An hour and ten minutes to Gibraltar To , from Marbella to Gibraltar and it 's places that you can stop all along the way Porta Bonosa s just er the other side of Marbella which is erm marina
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
A 0.8% increase in distribution to industrial customers offset a fall in demand from domestic and commercial customers . Its supply business , to customers outside its geographical area , showed an increased loss of £18.3m but a profit is expected in the full year . Non-core businesses including its retailing arm was back in the black with profits of £1.7m . Last month Yorkshire announced plans to merge its retailing business with East Midland Electricity to create a chain of more than 100 shops . Analysts are looking for full-year profits approaching £160m , after the important second half .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
The new concert hall has state - of - the - art acoustics .
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
Overcoming these rivalries , which would be pretty were they not so debilitating , has proved harder than talking about them . We have had big clubs v small clubs , east Wales v west Wales , above all at the moment the big clubs against the union , all of them undermining the fabric of the national game , everyone seeming to be suspicious of everyone else . But do n't take my word for it ; this is not a figment of the journalistic imagination . Graham Tregidon became WRU president at the annual general meeting in June and one of the first things he did was go into print in the next issue of the union 's newsletter to plead unity . ‘ We Must Stand United!’ blared the headline .
Idiom: curry favour (used idiomatically: no)
Bonnie Prince Charlie had a price of thirty thousand pounds on his head when he was being ferried hither and yon across many isles and sea - lochs of the Hebrides , and yet , and yet — the people of the west , such as Flora Macdonald and Malcolm Macleod of Raasay , risked their lives for a man they must have known in their hearts was a lost cause . Where Johnson exercised great prudence in his remarks , both in his own text and in his letters to Mrs Thrale , Boswell took a different line ; having concluded his great notation of Flora Macdonald 's exciting tale , Boswell summarised that for all the Highlanders ' dedication to the Stuart Cause , he ' found every where among them a high opinion of the virtues of the King now upon the throne , and an honest disposition to be faithful subjects to his majesty … ' Were he not so useful and entertaining on his main subject , Boswell might easily call all his facts into question by such a blatant lie , so blatantly told to curry Establishment favour in London . Did he sincerely hope to persuade his readers that the Gaels of the west of Scotland uncritically adored George III ? Moving down the open field at Kingsburgh , a view of the sea - loch comes into view , wide and bright , the view from her window every morning until Flora Macdonald and her husband left to try and increase their fortunes in America .
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no time for Celtic to lick their wounds . On Saturday they face League leaders Rangers , who are four points ahead of them with a game in hand . ‘ There has been much talk that Rangers have the title sewn up but we still have 58 points to play for and that makes it ludicrously premature to suggest that the destination of the title is cut and dried,’ said Brady . Turner support WOLVES manager Graham Turner has received a vote of confidence from club chairman Jonathan Hayward following the club 's dismal run of seven matches without a win .
Idiom: err on the side of (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps most importantly , it would seem that we have no grounds for believing that the meaning of a word , when viewed in this fashion , is finitely describable — without severe circumscription it is an unpromising candidate for formalisation , or representation in terms of logical or quasi - mathematical formulae . However , our conception of word - meaning has the advantage of being intuitively plausible : its scope coincides well with the pre - theoretical notion of word - meaning that anyone with a practical interest in meaning — a lexicographer , translator , or language teacher , or even a novelist or poet — is likely to have . Unwieldy it may be in certain respects , but it is surely better for a model of meaning destined to serve a descriptive as opposed to a theoretical study to err on the side of generosity of scope , rather than on the side of austerity . While the contextual method is well - suited to the exploration of the infinite subtlety and particularity of word - meanings , it is nonetheless more particularly the aim of this book to seek out and highlight anything which lends itself to generalisation , even of a limited sort , any tendency towards structure , system and recurrence , in the domain of word - meaning . 2
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of one of my women 's courses I attended , a consciousness - raising group was formed . There were about six of us and we were eager to talk about — for the first time — the reality of our lives as women . It sounds passé now , but it was breaking new ground for all of us ; putting into words the taboos in our lives — sex , sexuality , relating to men — and the bonus , our new found enjoyment of each other 's company without men . I was still at the time in a relationship with a man I had lived with for four years and was emotionally dependent on , in more ways than one given my immigrant status in this country . But we were moving in different directions and it had been clear for some while that we stayed together out of habit .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
A first rule in any mystery is to check the facts . This is as true in any detective novel as it is in scientific research or investigative journalism , and in supposing that the test - tube fusion idea had been overlooked for half a century we are already repeating a media ‘ factoid’ that is incorrect . Good ideas rarely come out of the blue ; search carefully and you will often find that someone else has anticipated your inspiration or at least , thought of something similar to it . Such was the case with the idea that hydrogen fusion might occur at moderate temperatures within solid materials . This was first thought of not by Fleischmann and Pons nor by Palmer and Jones , but had been anticipated in Europe , India and the Soviet Union up to 50 years earlier .
Idiom: off the beaten track (used idiomatically: yes)
Evelyn smiled , something she rarely did in Newman 's experience of her , brief though it might be . ‘ I can see you know Walberswick … ’ ‘ It 's well off the beaten track,’ he continued . ‘ I 'll drive you up there tonight . You have a key to her cottage?’
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Their skin was a mouldy grey , while gravity had gathered their uncirculating blood at the lowest points — under the chin , the undersides of the limbs , and around the area of the lower ribs , buttocks and kidneys . Trickles of earth , ridden with worms and insects , fell from their hair and rolled out of slack mouths which formed ' O 's of suffering . Those who advanced under the rifle fire of the Marines who had remained in position did not fall . They did n't even bleed . Charred - edged holes appeared in their skin , while behind them little dry chunks of flesh fell into the powdery dust that covered the ground .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
He who seeketh horse or wife without flaws , may forsake his work and bear in mind that bed and stable forever empty he will keep .