Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
Subject : Re : Tables Here is the table pr Jan 14 : By the way , it would be interesting if anyone of you in the Leeds area could give some info about the reserves ( and juniors ) once in a while ( new players , spectacular goals , hat - tricks , comebacks from injuries etc … ) From : Date : Fri , 14 Jan 1994 13:23:55 GMT
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no question of his following in his father 's august footsteps . The two took pains to avoid each other . ' All he asks of me,'George would say,'is that I do n't land on his carpet . ' I knew George quite well in those days . We worked in the same section for a year or two .
Idiom: stick to your guns (used idiomatically: yes)
Over the past six months or so you appear to have taken a leaf out of the Aquarian book and aired your grievances in such a manner that you now face the possibility of a complete break from the past , which in turn would alter so much you have built up and established over the years . Therefore , your main aim and concern this September ought to be to make amends and rebuild bridges . But it would seem that you are determined to stick to your guns and , if anything , become even more forceful , direct and outspoken . If this is the case , then obviously the lunar eclipse which took place on August 6th has brought a phase or cycle in your life to a close . You certainly appear to be experiencing dramatic alterations in the working pattern of your life and the Full Moon on September 5th may well bring about another major change or sizeable upheaval .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Then Richard Atherley 's shot was sliced by a defender into his own net . However , Hale pulled one back on the stroke of half-time . A rather ordinary second half was brought to life when Lee Clement chipped the ball in direct from a free-kick for Haslemere 's third goal . U/10 MANOR COLTS ‘ A ’ 3 , LISS 0
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
He ends up alone in New York . But Kevin still has his Dad 's bag — and credit card — and he checks in at the ritzy Plaza Hotel before embarking on an hilarious , hair - raising adventure when he runs into the same villains — Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern — who he fought off when he was Home Alone . If you believe our young fans the secret of the film 's success — it broke box office records in the US by grossing £ 25 million in its first five days — is that it shows a mere kid getting the better of two witless adults . ‘ It 's like Tom and Jerry,’ said 10-year - old Katie O'Connor . ‘ Kevin is like Jerry and the two villains are like Tom .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
We make it impossible to use , when in fact that voice might greatly strengthen our writing . Also , if we turn away uncritically from a voice - we hate or fear , then we are turning away from a source of conflict — and conflict is one of the writer 's richest foods . If you can hold your feelings and examine them , force yourself to hear the voice and ask why it produces the response that it does , you are beginning to get the better of it , to break the fearful silence that surrounds it and , incidentally , to add another voice to your writing repertoire . Take this case , for example . One afternoon while I was in the USA , I received four obscene telephone calls .
Idiom: no dice (used idiomatically: no)
Consequently women 's education was seen as unimportant , and whilst her brothers were tutored and sent to Oxford , the merchant 's or Lord of the Manor 's daughter would learn to read , to write and do household accounts and still-room skills , as well as plain sewing and embroidery . Women were still seen as a valuable commodity , to be passed from father to husband , and at the accession of James I , any property a woman might hold would immediately become her husbands on marriage . There was no form of contraception and many women would spend their entire adult lives pregnant and would probably die in child-birth . A woman would quite likely have ten or twelve children , several miscarriages and still-births only to see about half her children die from common childhood ailments . Women were very definitely second-class citizens .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Kev . Yes . You got another picture ? one for the character name and a extra one point or something for , if you can the other one yeah . If you get the character name one point
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
They can be reproduced with similar effect in French and Arabic . The French and Arabic translators of the above extract are therefore able to follow the same method of thematic development by placing the temporal adjuncts in theme position . This document has not been translated into Dutch , but I imagine that , had it been , extracts such as the one quoted above would have presented the Dutch translator with a problem ( bearing in mind that the above is only a short extract and that a similar pattern of thematic development runs throughout the Foreword ) . On the one hand , placing all the above temporal adjuncts in theme position would be highly marked in Dutch ; on the other hand , changing the thematic structure of the original may disrupt the natural development of the text — unless the translator finds a thematic element other than time which can provide a consistent point of orientation . Fronting of object or complement
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
To create a heading , select the heading tool , draw a line and write your text directly onto the screen . Once you 've stuck your shapes and text on the page you can rotate and repeat they to your heart 's content . To change their properties you click on the right mouse button . This brings up a dialogue box , where you type in the necessary alterations . However , this process is a bit clumsy .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
This large church is northern , and Gothic . Perhaps we should blame the English for this , because it started to be built early in the thirteenth century , when Bayonne was ours , and the English royal arms of the day are apparently to be found , alongside those of France , emblazoned on some of the keystones of the very high vaulting in the nave . In the last century , the cathedral was made more northern still , when a second tower was added to the one which already existed , and two spires for good measure . The best of the decoration is certainly the stained glass in some of the side - chapels . But better still is the delightful Gothic cloister which opens on the southern side of the nave , an asylum all the more praiseworthy for opening on the far side on to the street , and with an admirable fig tree standing in one corner to remind you that , northern Gothic or no , you are in the south .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
The other envelope , however , was a different kettle of fish . This one was big and smart and official looking . It had the words PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL printed in the top left - hand comer . The tall boy 's name and address were typed on . Dead centre .
Idiom: clear the decks (used idiomatically: no)
No reigning champions are left in the championships , although Olympic qualification needs barred several from entering . English qualifiers for Gateshead : Light fly : Darren Fifield ( Henley ) , Mike Woodcock ( Royal Navy ) , fly : Steve Parry ( Sunderland Lambton St ) , Mick Horobin ( St Pancras ) ; bantam : Pat Mullins ( London ) , Mike Aldis ( Crawley ) ; feather : Alan Temple ( Hartlepool Welfare ) , Marlon Ward ( Newco - Repton ) ; light : Dean Amory ( Midlands ) , Andy Green ( Phil Thomas School of Boxing , Middlesbrough ) ; light welter : Adrian Stone ( Western Counties ) , Darren McCarrick ( Boarshaw ) ; welter : Paul Burns ( Gemini ) , Mark Santini ( Birmingham ) ; light middle : Glen Catley ( Western Counties ) , Dean Francis ( Basingstoke ) ; middle : Eric Noi ( Moss Side , Manchester ) , Lee Woolcock ( Eastern Counties ) ; light heavy : Kelly Oliver ( Lincoln ) , Paul Rogers ( Swindon ) ; heavy : Scott Welch ( Hove ) , Chris Henry ( London ) ; super - heavy : Donovan Holness ( St Pancras ) , Mike Hopper ( Spennymoor ) . KEVIN Keegan has started clearing the decks at Newcastle . Keegan has paid up the contracts of Billy Askew , David Keavney , Archie Gourlay , David Robinson and Anth Cole as the first step in a Geordie clear - out . Gourlay has gone to Motherwell , Robinson to Reading and young defender Cole to Middlesbrough .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
" Left again . Do you see what I mean ? What you 're really finding out is the truth - telling status of the person you re getting the information from , so that Quiss half listened to all this as he watched , suspiciously , the same cableway of cutlery and cups squeak and rattle its way overhead , you can find out two things … no , wait a minute , come to think of It you 're finding … hmm . Let me think about this . " Quiss looked at the black stoves , the strange faces cast in hot metal the giant vats of liquid .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Native peoples who depend on the forests for their livelihoods , and animal species like the Siberian tiger , have suffered . The spruce , fir , pine , larch , oak and birch trees cut down will taken centuries to replace because growth is slow on the permafrost . Environmentalists claim that the Russian authorities , desperate for foreign investment , are turning a blind eye to the logging companies ' many breaches of the country 's nature protection laws European 22 - 25 October Conservation : Land Africa soil loss benefits others
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Why did n't he phone the police?’ ‘ He said he was going to . He actually picked up Angy 's phone … it was off the hook and covered in blood as if she 'd tried to use it to call for help . Then he got scared . Angy had been stabbed in the throat and that 's exactly what he 'd done to her portrait … he was afraid that would all come out and everyone would think he 'd done it.’
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
THIS WEEK Britain pulls plug on PWR safety research THE BRITISH government has decided to pull the plug on a European investigation into what happens when a pressurised - water reactor goes badly wrong . Ministers have taken the decision despite warnings from some civil servants that their failure to fund research into nuclear safety could backfire on them at the Sizewell public inquiry now under way in Suffolk . Ministers say the project is too costly and will call for the project , known as Super - SARA , to be abandoned at a meeting of EEC research ministers next month .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
And when the rangers are out on the patrol they are constantly looking around to see what has been happening around them as the seasons change and what work needs to be done . The rangers ' knowledge of the areas is extensive and they can identify most of the wildlife in the area — indeed if they see a new plant or insect which they do not recognise they normally check through their reference library when they get back to base to find out what it is . The rangers are always happy to answer queries or give advice about the best walks and trails to follow when you are out and about so please feel free to approach them and ask for their help . The Countryside Ranger service runs a very popular educational programme . Last year 2,000 children visited the countryside rangers .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: no)
In North Yorkshire and Leicestershire , where a greater number were involved in management or teaching , this limiting factor was identified by many . The only other limitation to the farm was the efficiency / safety factor . This tied in with the time factor where the pressure to get things done at the end of the day could lead to dangerous short cuts and a consequent drop in efficiency . Formal Training for Off - Farm Job Just under one - third of part - time farmers had some formal training , with North Yorkshire providing the largest proportion .
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a nuisance . Of course they could cancel Burleigh 's participation . Not having a swimming pool , the boys merely had occasional periods at the Town Baths , and were unlikely to make any great splash in the swimming championships . On the other hand , they did have Willis , whose father was keen on swimming , and influential , and who had a fair chance in the 100 yards freestyle . No — it would look bad to cancel .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
Do you want me to show you what they look like ? Erm well look , let 's get rid of these We had this one you see put together and it looked quite nice , it all in reds You gon na try and put them in there ? Well I try
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
They all at top They 're not genuine are they ? they all at top , you can get it up easy enough can ya ? Well I had a go at it and it , well knowing Yeah , yeah
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
We outclassed them in every department except one , goal - scoring , as their three to our none all too clearly showed . Many , like myself , thought we were unlucky to be the victims of Sidcombe 's third victory of the season . At least it stood us in good stead for Tuesday night 's game at Scrimley Arsenal , where we came away with a very creditable 2–4 defeat . Once again Royston Marley proved his class by netting both our goals with deflections off his deadly bottom . The amount of running he put in was quite remarkable when you remember that , on his doctor 's advice , his knees were strapped together .
Idiom: in cold blood (used idiomatically: yes)
He began to rake the shadows , furious he could not set a light ; his eyes were keener underwater than in this dark , all shapes around him were phantoms edged in blue in the starlight , but he saw no bundle among the sleeping men that could be Sycorax , no body that was Ariel 's . He thought of the cabin up the creek to which his sister had withdrawn at his urging , and he turned to find the track , willing himself to control his horror , to keep moving nimbly and stealthily as if he did not feel unstrung . It did not come to his mind to murder any of them ; it was not his way , or the way he had been raised , to take life in cold blood , without a formal challenge or warning , without the necessary ritual preparation for combat and maybe death . If someone had suggested he should have killed them then , where they lay , and avert all the trouble that was to come , Dulé would have been astonished that such a cowardly procedure could be proposed , let alone seriously entertained . To attack in self - defence , as Ariel had done , was a warrior 's response , justified in the heat of the battle .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
She says that she screamed for help — another two minutes and the twins would have died because of all the smoke and flames . There 's praise tonight for the way the twins father quickly got the children clear of the smoke and flames : He says that getting the children out quickly was a priority — fires in houses tend to spread very fast and he did the right thing . The couple and their children have been rehoused by the local council — they say that they are definately going to fit smoke alarms to their new home . A notorious Australian criminal is behind bars again eight weeks after walking out of an open prison .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
well no its your view , although ninety one of the women here said no and er , if I had a vote I 'd , I 'd probably say no because I 'm absolutely convinced I would use it if I had it and er , and well , well , one can be abrupt at times and the that could lead to other things , we 've kind of veered of the , one of the subjects that we were er , we did get onto which was how the police and the courts er handle er well victims and indeed criminals , I wonder if I might conflate erm both those groups into one question , its a very broad question , but I wonder if you think by and large the police do a good job , erm button one for yes and button two for no , erm and the majority here say yes , seventy seventy people say yes the , the police do a good job and since we 've talked about the courts do you think the courts do a good job by and large ? , we 've been talking specifically about erm some of the more bizarre erm statements that have come from the bench , particularly in with reference to crimes erm , that have treated against women , well now , seventy nine say no , so the police comes thumbs up , but the courts are way down , now not surprisingly there are n't many representatives from the courts er amongst this hundred because er there were n't all that many er available , what , what do you think of , twenty one of you said yes , of the twenty one who said yes are you surprised that the great majority of this hundred women are so unimpressed by , by the courts system , who said yes and would you like to defend your answer ? , yes Er , I must declare an , an interest because I am a , a court lawyer , but I think that a lot of people say no because of the media pres , presentation , you only hear bad stories , they do n't hear the good , good stories about the attempts to make the courts more efficient and I think that on the whole and with the circumstances that the courts have to deal with they do a very good job .
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: yes)
The continental inheritance served too many useful purposes to the abandoned , and claims to territory abroad had important implications for the dynastic and matrimonial policies of the ruling house . The demands made upon England , in money and manpower , for the defence of the Angevin inheritance are well known and have been intensively studied . But the line could never have been held in south - west France without the active collaboration and support of its inhabitants . Firstly , the Angevin government in Aquitaine commanded the support of the most prosperous and populated towns . Bordeaux was described as a ' commune , by John in 1206 and it clearly possessed many rights of self - government .
Idiom: on the stump (used idiomatically: yes)
When Mr Major ran for party leader , the terrier - like figure of Mrs Shephard joined his campaign team early on , rounded up his support and delivered him a victory which he was swift to reward with the post of Minister of State in the Treasury . Last year , she became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party . On the stump in the Tory marginals during the election campaign , her enthusiasm and self - deprecating humour —'No one knows who I am . I 'm not a famous face . Why should they ? ' — enchanted party workers .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
The identity badge and pass issued to Coleman in 1987 when he taught a course in audio and video surveillance at the National Intelligence Academy in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Coleman 's DIA spy kit . Consisting of off - the - shelf commercial equipment that anyone might buy , it included the Sony video camera that was still signed out to him at the time of his arrest by the FBI in 1990 on a trumped - up passport charge . Two of Coleman 's DIA - issue tape recorders and ‘ bugs’ . The Sony voice - activated machine was used to record the conversation with DEA attaché Micheal Hurley seven months before Lockerbie in which Coleman warned him of the ‘ disaster waiting to happen’ .
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
It has indeed been a brilliant season for the Ward Park club , with Alex Lightbody returning from the British Isles championships in Worthing in July with the singles title under his belt . Meanwhile , Carrickfergus , winners of the CIS Irish Senior Cup last weekend against Old Bleach , came unstuck yesterday in their bid to grab the runners - up spot in the senior division , which has already been won by Bangor . The Carrick men could only manage two and a half points from their top of the table clash with Lisnagarvey ( 85–79 ) , but they still could be in with a chance when they meet Gilnahirk next week . Incidentally Irish international lead Martin McHugh skipped in the game yesterday and earned a 17–17 draw with fellow Irish international John McCloughlin .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
BATTLE , PERLMAN , ST LUKE 'S ORCHESTRA / NELSON With superstars Kathleen Battle and Itzhak Perlman lined up to give us just over an hour of Bach arias , one has to accept that almost whatever one says , artists of this calibre act upon collectors like the proverbial honeypot to the bee . I could however moan on about the likelihood of anyone ever wanting to listen to this collection straight through at one sitting , or that Miss Battle could have done rather more in the way of characterising each aria ( and her diction is also hardly crystal clear ) . I could almost bemoan the fact that the two greatest Bach obligato violin parts ( those contained in the St. Matthew Passion ) , are not included ; but then I can hardly blame Miss Battle for not being contralto or bass ( shame though ) ! What is beyond disputes is that Battle produces the kind of seamless , creamy sound , and faultless intonation that recalls the girlish purity of Gundula Janowitz at the very height of her powers , and Perlman turns on all his customary warmth and charm from which even his relatively close positioning can not detract .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The amendment is very simple , members will have read it already before it gets flagged on on the wall . It is the alternative recommendation that we put forward to housing committee last week . The background of the the the subject is , as far as I can work out , that the council main approaches to two housing associations with a view to obtaining their erm ideas on how a scheme to transfer void properties to the housing associations would work . This erm approach would have enabled the council to obtain some capital receipts under the terms of the chancellor 's Autumn statement . The report that was put to committee by the the officers have arguments which I feel are fatuous , fallacious , erroneous and at best equivocal .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Cuntonas rating is also fair enough . He scores a few goals , AND he s now their pen taker . That s why Bodins rating is nt rock bottom … hes Swindons pen taker ( so their highest scorer:- ) ) . It all makes much more sense if you look at the ratings that way . Mark
Idiom: true blue (used idiomatically: no)
Fighting plan AN APPLICATION to extend the Garth Caravan Park at Machynlleth to include 10 static holiday caravans is being opposed by Montgomeryshire planners following a site inspection . True - blue breeders ! THERE was a good entry for the recent Belgian Blue calf competition , jointly sponsored by Oldacre Feeds of Wrexham and the North West Belgian Blue Club , and staged at Oswestry Smithfield . Winner of the heifer calf prize was David Morgan of Cefn Twlch , New Mills , Newtown while the bull calf award went to John Edwards of Llyswen , Guilsfield .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Both countries lost the second world war . Both responded by embracing democratic consensus so wholeheartedly that opposition became synonymous with either irresponsibility or extremism . The result was a system in which the government never changed hands , but instead was carried out by those who could be trusted to look after the affairs of state . Now , it turns out , they could n't be : in both Italy and Japan , the guardians of democracy have been shown to be enmeshed in corruption . Italy is putting its house in order .