Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
' This monitors the level of current passing through the circuit at any given time . The number one will automatically light up as soon as we activate the circuit and the current increases gradually as the numbers get progressively higher . One to five light up in green , six to eight in amber , nine and ten in red . I think the colours are self - explanatory . The winner is the one who can out - bluff his opponent and keep his hand on the pad the longest .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
More recently , the regime proudly unveiled a modern , high - tech uranium - enrichment facility . According to the American scientist who was invited to see it , the facility , in contrast to the regime ’s aging plutonium technology , appeared to be state - of - the - art , thus reinforcing the suspicion that North ~ Korea has no genuine interest whatsoever in fulfilling its nuclear - disarmament responsibilities . When asked why they failed to include this facility in their declaration of nuclear programs , North ~ Korean officials responded cheerfully – and absurdly – that it had been built from scratch only after the collapse of the nuclear negotiations in 2008 . The North ~ Koreans lied in writing not only to the United ~ States , which it has done repeatedly in the past , but also to China , Russia , Japan , and South ~ Korea . The Chinese have urged the US and others to restart the nuclear talks , but they know that it is North ~ Korean perfidy that has jeopardized the process .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
While the city administration of New York Mayor David Dinkins has viewed museums and performing arts funding as an opportunity to promote cultural diversity , the city 's government has largely ignored the arts as a sector for economic development . At the core of this debate is the precariousness of state arts funding throughout the United States , and the threat of reductions in public funding at a time when cutting the government 's colossal budget deficit is a national priority . When legislators look where cuts can be made , arts budgets are often the first to come under scrutiny . In New York City the focus is on the approximately $ 171 million budget of New York City 's Department of Cultural Affairs , distributed annually to museums and other institutions . Cuts to that budget when the Dinkins administration took power forced the Met to impose a hiring freeze and close some galleries .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Was Elinor perhaps going to try and top her as well ? Never mind . In a very short space of time she would have her feet under the table and those huge jaws would be munching their way into the breast . And then the doorbell rang . CHAPTER NINE
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
This must have happened about the middle of the fifth century . When Xerxes invaded , Herodotus has nothing to say about resistance by Macedon , and this is one of the strongest arguments for thinking they medised . In the 470s Alexander gave refuge to Themistokles when he was on the run to Persia , a tangibly anti - Athenian act . Alexander was probably right to think , as he evidently did , that he would be better off if Persia rather than Athens ruled the Aegean : within a decade of the establishment of the Delian League , Athens began the expansion in the north , and the attempt to settle Amphipolis , on the River Strymon , which at certain times in the next century and a half dominated her foreign policy to the exclusion of all else ( Thuc . iv.102 ; Σ Aischin . ii.31 ) . In perhaps 478 Alexander had captured the so - called Nine Ways near Amphipolis , perhaps in anticipation of the Athenian conquest of Eion , also near the mouth of the Strymon ( p. 32 ) .
Idiom: drop someone a line (used idiomatically: no)
Saints , though , always had the extra power in the pack , and the pace behind to test Rovers ' spirited defence . Following the first of his four goals in the 10th minute , Lyon raced on to skipper Shane Cooper 's long pass from the base of the scrum to put Kiwi Test centre Jarrod McCracken over for the opening try in the 22nd minute . Lyon converted brilliantly from the touch line before hooker Gus O'Donnell added a drop goal to give Saints a narrow 9-8 half time lead . Second Division leaders Rovers roared into action on the resumption , subjecting the Saints defence to a 10-minute period of intense pressure on their try line , but to no avail . A controversial try on the hour from Saints winger Anthony Sullivan , who raced on to O'Donnell 's drop goal attempt and touched down beneath the posts , turned the game .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
At Baker Street , tiles showing a profile with a deerstalker hat and a curvaceous pipe : Sherlock Holmes , who lived in Baker Street . At Leicester Square , reels of film - there are many cinemas showing films on the streets above us . At Finsbury Park a great big hot air balloon : er , a bit of a poser , this one , unless you know that Finsbury Park was the site of the first hot air balloon flight . Tottenham Court Road , dots and squiggles . Designed by Eduardo Paolozzi .
Idiom: follow your nose (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's a path goes down a slope . Yeah . You follow your nose down to the bottom of there . Then you turn , well you just follow the path .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
The knocking stopped and Isabel Lavender , who had turned the key in her door , went back to trying on the old , brown skirt . She had discarded it several years ago , as being much fuller than she really liked , but everything came into its own , she reflected , for every article purchased she took pride in finding an eventual use . On the landing outside , Kathleen Lavender turned the corner of her apron anxiously between her hands . ‘ It is the butcher,’ she said , ‘ I have to know what you will want . You asked me to consult you , not to buy at my own discretion , as before .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
First , at the Public Records Office , I inspected the submarine captain 's report of proceedings of the Patrol in question . It seemed that there were two incidents , and he had made no attempt to gloss over either . The first , which Stephen had not mentioned , concerned a small ship flying the Nazi flag . ' Surfaced and sank the enemy with gunfire , using both Lewis guns to destroy the boats and personnel . ' The second , concerning the Alpine soldiers , took place five days later : ' Submarine cast off and with the Lewis gun accounted for the soldiers in the rubber raft ' [ my italics ] .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
This election exemplifies the ‘ nevertheless’ principle . The SNP has made all the running . It is the only party on a roll . Nevertheless , Labour will still win at least two thirds of Scotland 's 72 seats . Labour has been a most ineffective Opposition .
Idiom: keep your head (used idiomatically: no)
Usually the problem is quite minor , but anything particularly painful or persistent should always be checked . Anyway , enjoy your day ashore . Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . Best to give the tablets a chance to do their stuff,’ she advised . ‘ Will do.’
Idiom: pump iron (used idiomatically: yes)
They wake , they row ; not to the morning bells , but a different kind of heavy metal . Training for the University boat race must be one of the most backbreaking , brain blowing experiences in sport . They pump iron for hours every morning . They push themselves to the edge of exhaustion . Why ?
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
It is a beautiful and lively little Austrian town with a fine waterfront , and the Vorarlberg at its back is an area of delightfully unspoiled woods , picturesque villages , clearly marked footpaths and gushing rivers and waterfalls . It is easily reached by car , train or boat . Bregenz has another claim to fame : during July and August it is the home of the celebrated Bregenz Festival , where opera becomes aquatic . The performances are given on a floating stage in the lake , and the audience is accommodated in an open - air auditorium on the shore . International singers take part , and the orchestra is usually the Vienna Symphony .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
For Abelard , then , the cross was an act of love which , though past , still has immense capacity to create . Listen to him writing to Héloïse about the power of the story of love : Put yourself in the position of one of the bystanders on the path of Christ 's passion : Are you not moved to tears of remorse by the only Begotten Son of God , who for you and all mankind , in his innocence , was seized , dragged along , blindfolded , mocked , spat upon , crowned with thorns , finally hanged between thieves on the cross ? … Keep him in mind . Look at him going to be crucified for your sake .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Nice to see you.’ Storey moved off in the general direction of young Lindy . I moved off to the PGA caravan to have words with Sally about our tentative arrangement for dinner at her flat . I entered the spacious caravan and was about to ask for Sally when Oliver Moreton , the tournament director , appeared at an inner doorway . ‘ What do you want?’ he asked stiffly .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Delightful little birds perhaps 40 cm tall , they have long , pale yellow head - plumes which give them a rather ‘ punk’ appearance . But if you are tempted to laugh , remember they also have a strong beak which can deliver a serious nip . Rockhoppers nearly always nest in colonies up on the tops of cliffs , sometimes 30 metres above the sea , which , on the face of it , seems a daft place for a bird which can not fly ! We humans , however , are not given the power to look into the mind of a penguin and must only accept that this is the best way to ensure survival of the species . Rockhoppers usually come ashore in the evenings and it is well worth a special trip to watch the performance .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
A stone archway in the seaward wall spanned a tall ironwork gate . Straight across from the house lay the broch islet . Now , with the tide low , the causeway connecting the islet with Moila 's mainland was high and dry , running across at the narrowest point of the channel . It consisted of natural slabs of flattish stone which at some time in the past had been levelled by wedges , and ‘ helped’ in places by concrete , to form a crossing - place . But time and tide and neglect had eaten away at the structure so that even at low tide , with the slabs fully exposed , crossing would be tricky .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Inside , the nave vaults are octagonal domical shape and the central dome is carried on pseudo - pendentives rather like squinches . On the south - east side of the cathedral is a fine porch ( porche du For ) of Transitional design with the same polychrome decoration and interesting capitals . On the north side is an exceptional cloister in black and white stone with walls above the arcade decorated in lozenge mosaic patterns in red , black and white . The capitals are mainly foliated and are varied ( 277 ) . The cathedral , which was begun in the eleventh century , shows clearly its Moorish influence throughout in its zebra striped patterns , lozenge and diamond inlay and cusped arches .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Joy Francis reports The image of an elderly person being physically abused by a relative in their own home is powerful and disturbing . It is hard to disregard the problem in light of the 1992 OPCS national research findings that up to 400,000 elderly people may be suffering from this type of abuse , and the stress in the community care legislation on maintaining elderly people in their own homes . But the absence of conclusive evidence on the extend and nature of the problem has unfortunately led to a mixed government response . In addition to Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley 's well publicised and controversial statement that elder abuse was not a ‘ major problem’ is the worrying view from junior health minister Tim Yeo who said last year : ‘ In a very small number of cases the carer can not cope and responds with violence.’
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Theresa Smith , how will we change it ? Well I 'd like to go back to the sorts of things that Barbara Bryant has been talking about . If you talk to women in the sort of project where she 's working , I think you do get a very strong picture of people who have very little confidence in themselves and certainly think that education is not for them , and if you then look at projects like second chance for women , there 's a range of access projects , particularly for for people who want to get back into education when they think that they 've had precious little chance to get anything out of education when they were at school themselves . The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . It 's that sort of change that I think is extremely significant , and I think it happens for women very much at that stage , when they have been through those sorts of experiences themselves , so one way in which I think that we can change things is — and help people to change things for themselves — is very much to support and develop those kinds of second change erm access , returning to education , returning to work , type projects as very much part of mainstream education and employment , and I would like to see a much greater range of those sorts of projects available for people and erm a lot more government resources into supporting that kind of provision .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Well now I 've been clearing my mind on the role of the Chief Constable a and of the Police Committee . What is for sure on the basis of a judgment made in nineteen sixty - eight when my Noble friend Lord Callaghan of Cardiff er was Home Secretary , it was made quite clear that no Minister of the Crown can tell a Chief Constable , can tell him he must or mee no or must not keep observation on this place or that . I wonder whether that has been carried out to the letter on one or two occasions in the last ten years . He must or must not prosecute this man or that , nor can any police authority tell him so , the responsibility is on him , he is answerable to the law alone . So whatever else My Lords , these appointees might they 're going to do , it will not be telling the Chief Constable what to do .
Idiom: better the devil you know (used idiomatically: yes)
You do intend to make love to me while Maria Luisa is away . It 's why you are n't unduly worried that she 's away with Steve . You know Steve and better the devil you know than the one you do n't —’ ‘ And while the cat is away the mouse will play —’ ‘ Shut up , Fernando!’
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
A man and a woman are driving down the road in an open - air vehicle
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
so we 'll pop round when Erm he 's had two I 've been smoking on and off like a chimney and then packing it up I broke
Idiom: no holds barred (used idiomatically: yes)
I can not recall the number of occasions I shuffled back in regulation sex cinema garb to see Daughters of Darkness , the lesbian vampire movie that starred Delphine Seyrig as Countess Erzsébet Bàthory and Andrea Rau as her lover Ilona . In those days I lived with my parents and when the film resurfaced at a local cinema I convinced them to spend an evening feasting their eyes on those sanguinary sapphics . My father had purchased a box of Maltesers , the chocolates with the less fattening centre , to sustain him through this no holds barred erotic horror film . With my mother we settled down in the back row . My father quickly fell asleep .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
It is impossible to tell which is earth and which is sky , though eastward what looks like a whiter than usual cloud must surely be snow on the fells of Furness . Nearer , a blur of smoke and mist is simmering up from the snow , among all the spikiness of spire and steeple , chimney - stack and telegraph pole , the pinnacles of chapels and ventilators of schools . The houses of Old Odborough are already lighting up for the evening , but it is not yet dark enough to see the lights farther away . Miss Snoot will be glad when it is dark . She hates Odborough and does not want to see more of it than need be .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Our daughter wanted me ( Dave ) to preach at the funeral because she said , ‘ I do n't want my brother 's death to have been a total loss . I want his mates to hear the gospel and besides that Billy would not want a sad funeral , so I think you should preach , Dad.’ I had to come to grips with a lot of things in a hurry . I had to come to grips with how my understanding of the sovereignty of God applied in that situation . Was God out to lunch when this happened ?
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: no)
Just to add to the enjoyment , the hospitality at Urchfont is second to none , the food being quite scrumptious ! I heard a lovely tale this week . One of the ladies taking part in the ' Patterning Course ' was making a Fair Isle garment and knitted the front and back in pattern and then decided she would knit the sleeves in stocking stitch . I asked if she had made a separate tension swatch for the stocking stitch , to which she replied yes and that although she used stitch size 7 for the Fair Isle and 5.2 for the stocking stitch , it had matched exactly ( ? ) . I queried this , but was told quite firmly that there was no difference in the measurements of them both .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously he had remembered me . I made straight for the curtains , and he went by me without noticing . He walked past Claire 's room and turned the corner . He was Looking for me . When he was out of sight I pushed the curtains aside and ran downstairs .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
Sensible of the fact that maths is not a popular subject among children in general there is often an attempt to show how the ‘ everyday’ can be viewed mathematically . However , the ‘ everyday’ , according to these texts , is a world of football , cricket , men driving cars and traditional boys ' hobbies whether the topic is statistics , measurement or velocity . The world of maths is male and this is reinforced in several books by the number of questions which revolve around men and boys doing things susceptible to mathematical calculation . Occasional gestures towards the girls being included in maths are made , typically , via a girl sipping tea or standing decoratively posed in a mini skirt in a phone booth . The School Mathematics Project books are more abstract than many , depending less on pictures .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
From the campaign , there are no more worthy candidates for MBEs than those SWP members who put on rowdy demos wherever Major appeared ( the suspicion of collusion still lingers ) ; The Duchess of York , too , deserves an honour ( if that is constitutionally permissible ) for staging a mid - campaign diversion on the day the unemployment figures came out . Genuine honours for political services ought to go to Robert Atkins , the Tory MP with whom Major hatched his leadership strategy during a barge holiday in 1986 ; Alan Duncan , who let his Westminster house be used for the Major leadership campaign ; Sarah Hogg , head of the Downing Street policy unit , who thought up the Citizen 's Charter ; Bernard Perkins , leader of the Conservative group on Lambeth Council in 1968 , who gave Major the vice chairmanship of the housing committee , Jean Lucas , formerly Tory agent in south London , and one of Major 's early political mentors — and last , but not least , Barbara Laguerre , who deprived Major of a job as a bus conductor , by getting it herself . Shoreditch can reveal that Neil Kinnock wo n't need to ‘ pick up the phone’ to Paddy Ashdown on the day after the election : the two men have made arrangements to meet in the flesh . The pretext is the ‘ earth summit rally’ to be held at the Central Hall , Westminster , on Friday evening . Jean Lambert of the Green Party and Des Wilson will also be there .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Speaking in a House of Commons debate on the Report of the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment in 1955 , Chuter Ede declared that his time as Home Secretary had not persuaded him either way of the arguments for or against deterrence . The case of Timothy Evans , however , who had been hanged in 1950 after conviction for murder partly on the evidence of John Christie , also convicted and executed for murder three years later , had convinced him that mistakes could occur . As Home Secretary , it was Ede who had written on Evans ' papers when considering whether there were any circumstances to justify a reprieve : ' The Law must take its course ' . In the light of the facts which emerged subsequently , he believed that Evans ' execution was not justified and that a mistake had been made . In the following year , Ede moved an amended Commons motion :
Idiom: down in the mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Matt 's pretty fit from all those outdoor movies where they put olive oil on his pectorals ( though not as fit as he ought to be ) and the two of us gave the crew a bit of a hard time , said union rules did n't apply in the Jungle , and so on . They certainly did n't want to get left behind ! Fish Sparks , who 's been a bit down in the mouth since we rumbled his story , thought it was terrifically funny to start calling the Indians things like Sitting Bull and Tonto , but of course they did n't understand and anyway the rest of us sort of froze him out . It just was n't funny , anyway . They 're incredible , these Indians .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Already the names of 60 children have been registered . Recently the group received a cash boost from Canada . They are to share in a grant of around £ 12,500 donated by the Ireland Fund in Canada to help new integrated projects get off the ground . ARIES ( Mar 21/Apr 20 ) The last thing you need Saturday is to be surrounded by a load of Job 's Comforters telling you their troubles and explaining how hard and harsh life can be .
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's been cut again , as a result of your Government 's policies , so the technology and the support that we need to go into Europe to win in Europe to help industry is being strangled once again by your Government . So if we look at the positive effects of Europe . If we look at regional Governments across Europe that do n't have to go cap in hand every time to some deadbeat in White Hall , right , they go straight to Europe and they network across Europe and they exchange ideas and things happen . The single market needs the Social Charter , the Labour Group backs the Social p Charter , the Labour Group is ready for 1993 and the sooner you lot get out of the way and let us get on with it , the better . So I 'm actually glad that this is one that you 're actually prepared to discuss .