Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
The Free French group , however , had been making excellent progress and were well on the way to becoming operational . Back in Cairo , Stirling found headquarters sunk in despondency , having lost all the gains they had made in December . As the next moonless period was in early March , there was some time for reorganization , and with the Eighth Army dug in defensively along the Gazala line there was no major offensive in the offing . It was therefore decided to mount a series of raids on the airfields in the Benghazi area . Stirling also had a pet project up his sleeve .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: no)
They should be considered now , for possible future implementation . 2.9 Internal communication We communicate with each other through a variety of methods — by the staff newsletter ; by Office Notices ( which may be of three types — mandatory , advisory , and informative ) ; by internal memos and notes ; committee minutes , and by word of mouth . a ) Committee Minutes .
Idiom: blow hot and cold (used idiomatically: yes)
You know , when you go straight there , and sometimes you get it , it 's not constructive , you know , but if I 'm getting jumped on , I tend to perhaps jump , jump down on the people below me . Yes . Yes , so sometimes it has a tendency to seem like you 're blowing hot and cold . It 's like a kick the cat syndrome , is n't it . yes , it 's sort of like oh , what 's his facial expression , oh right , everybody 's head down , here he comes .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
The Big Glass as Cheshire Cat . That is only another way of saying Frozen Hurricane , he wrote . Sense that this is now or never time , he wrote . And yet , if I fail , it is only a failure . Only ? he wrote .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: yes)
The Rhodian aristocratic merchants among whom he lived had hierarchy , but not extravagance . Posidonius enjoyed describing those strictly hierarchical banquets of the Celts in which people challenged each other to mortal duels on fine points of honour , such as the best piece of meat . He contemplated with relish large retinues of clients singing the praises of their patrons . Permanent clientship was a good thing . It gave the Celts delightful chieftains , such as Lovernius who entertained hugely : " And when at length he fixed a day for the ending of the feast , a Celtic poet who arrived too late met Lovernius and composed a song magnifying his greatness and lamenting his own late arrival .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
Sue Heal MACAULEY Culkin 's Kevin may be a dab hand with a booby trap but when it comes down to straightforward , grimy - faced scallywaggery , there are a couple of Irish lads in Into The West who could give him a run for his money . Snotty - nosed , wild - haired traveller 's children Ossie , played by Ciaran Fitzgerald , and Tito ( Ruaidhri Conroy ) run riot through the peeling tenements of Dublin , begging on the streets and spitting at campfires . They are outright scoundrels with winning ways who manage to lift a tale of almost unremitting whimsy into a far grittier realm than its script allows . Written by Jim ( My Left Foot ) Sheridan , directed by Mike Newell and starring Gabriel Byrne and his real - life wife Ellen Barkin , Into The West 's sterling credentials do not wholly transfer to screen .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
Several simple measures can be taken to eliminate this type of problem should it arise . These include using raised temperatures during cycling , adjusting the magnesium concentration ( which partly determines the ease of hybridisation ) , and various other easy tricks to destabilise partially mismatched primers . On balance , these considerations do not usually constitute a serious problem , and any teething troubles can usually be overcome quickly by minor and obvious adjustment to reaction conditions . Why has the reaction had such a major impact ? southern blotting
Idiom: drop like flies (used idiomatically: yes)
And it only affects certain things . Names are worst . You can drop them around me like flies and my response will be ' Who ? ' Not the greatest asset in this business . Sometimes I am a real power pack of efficiency ; then I hit a bad patch .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Well mum gets It does help you a bit . Although all that does is help the B B C cos they they 're getting interest on the money . That 's right . You should put it in your building society and then draw it out and get a few bob on it .
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Jonathan Smyth and Callum McLeod added second - half goals as Civil Service ran out 3 - 1 winners . It was not such a good day for Waverley , Edinburgh 's third side in the last eight . They were beaten 2 - 1 by Pender at Uddingston , where goals from Ian McWhinney and John Brotherton put Pender in the driving seat before Dave Jackson notched a last - minute consolation . The final tie between Hazlehead and Touche Ross was a story of squandered penalties . Richard Freeland and Morgan Hay both failed to find the target for their sides , but Freeland at least had the satisfaction of scoring the only goal for Touche Ross 13 minutes from time following a penalty corner .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Then we went off to . Why were you late ? Because we got lost . Oh ! So you did n't take those photographs .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Call the police , Malcolm,’ she smirks , and she gleams like she 's played an ace . ‘ Move and I 'll squash you,’ I warn him , and we all stand still and listen to her breathing . I try to think of something smart to say to hide the fact that I 'm beaten , and finally come out with a pathetic ‘ I could n't stay in this stink without puking on the carpet . I 'll be back.’ I shut the door behind me , because I do n't want to hear it crash as I walk down the path .
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: yes)
No I 've , things have changed since then . Yes ? Er , nobody 's mentioned the religious bias yet , and I do n't know how strong it is in Edinburgh , but in , in Glasgow it is and if people are religiously biased they are ve , very often biased a about other things and I da , I think people should adopt an attitude of live and let live ! If women Mhm .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
He has this lovely pixie body and whips off complicated tap routines in the Astaire and Gene Kelly styles — amazing . He 's so good that I 've ended up basing all my choreography around him . ' In the show , Crawford did a song - and - dance impersonation of Fred Astaire up a lighted stairway . He felt that his experience in the film Hello , Dolly ! had given him the confidence to do Billy , and he remained grateful to Gene Kelly , who had helped him so much during the picture 's making . Before rehearsals started , he got himself in trim by running every day , knowing that he would have to be ultra - fit for each night 's three - hour performance , appearing on stage for almost every minute of it .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Second seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain claimed a place in the semi - finals when Natalia Zvereva of Belarus retired through illness after losing the first three games in eight minutes . ' I never waited so long to play a match and I only played three games . Eight hours is a long time to wait to play three games , ' said Sanchez , last year 's runner - up to Monica Seles . In the other quarter - final , 12th - seeded Czech Helena Sukova held off Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria 6–4 6–7 6–3 to return to reach the semi - finals for the first time since 1987 . ' I am very happy , ' said Sukova , the losing finalist in 1986 .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
In some areas of the world , e.g. West Africa , it is helpful to file words not only alphabetically but also according to major word classes , because nouns and verbs have different phonological structures . Then if , for example , you want a list of verbs for a drill or for analysis purposes , you simply pull out the verb section of your file . it is also helpful to note down on the card idiomatic phrases using the lexical item in question , or illustrative sentences to show its range of meaning . If you are starting work on a language for which no phonological analysis has previously been done , it is obvious that you will be transcribing words with phonetic script . To start with you will try to note every phonetic variation but gradually your transcription will become " broader " , that is , you will realise or find out by systematic analysis that , for example , all the voiceless alveolar stops on the language are aspirated and therefore there is no need to keep writing [ th]every time,[t]is enough .
Idiom: clean house (used idiomatically: no)
I remember incidents like these , I think , because I was about seven , the age at which children start to notice social detail and social distinction , but also more particularly because the long lesson in hatred for my father had begun , and the early stages were in the traditional mode , to be found in the opening chapters of Sons and Lovers and Lawrence 's description of the inculcated dislike of Mr Morrell , of female loathing for coarse male habits . The newspaper on the table is problematic for me because it was problematic for my mother , a symbol of all she 'd hoped to escape and all she 'd landed herself in . ( It was at this time , I think , that she told me that her own mother , means - tested in the late twenties , had won the sympathy of the relieving officer , who ignored the presence of the saleable piano because she kept a clean house , with a cloth on the table . ) Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . But we had to choose , early on , which side we belonged to , and children have to come down on the side that brings the food home and gets it on the table .
Idiom: at a snail's pace (used idiomatically: yes)
In a typically British way , we have failed to take the credit that is due to us for that achievement , which had its origins in the Kangaroo group of Members of the European Parliament founded by the late Basil de Ferranti specifically to break down the trade barriers that existed in Europe at a time when none of the other major Community partners wanted to know anything about it . They rested secure behind their trade barriers , and it was above all a British initiative that led to the creation of the single European market . After advancing at a snail 's pace for many years , we suddenly find ourselves invited to participate in a Gadarene rush towards economic and political union . I have always believed in the cause of European unity . It was the issue that first brought me into active politics as long ago as 1964 .
Idiom: down at heel (used idiomatically: yes)
Filling stations , rest rooms , or any other signs of roadside life can be 50 or more bleak kilometres apart . Then , just as I 'd half a mind to twiddle with the radio in case Marlene Dietrich was still on , there would be another lurch of the Tardis - like mood and I 'd come upon a garishly - lit motel , freshly shipped across from the West , or else be smartly overtaken by a monstrous new Mercedes doing 200 kph or more with effortless abandon , at least until the next plunge into potholes and waterlogged scree . Central Leipzig presented a similarly surreal mixture of eager aspirations and a down - at - heel recent past . Shiny new BMWs were lined up for sale on the forecourt of what I took to be a condemned block of woefully austere flats , with a dilapidated factory next door . I was carved up by a let - me - through Porsche , with a chap at the wheel chatting into his Deutsche Telekom mobile phone , and then caught up with the car again a few kilometres further on , where it had slithered on the wet cobbles and collided with an antique tram .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . He jumped in the van and left her there . Shortly after midnight , as Joey drove his new car through Metairie , a suburb of New Orleans , he saw police lights and a wreck . He raced to the scene and found the van , its interior sprayed with blood . Seth had ploughed into the back of another van , earning himself a broken nose and twenty - five stitches in his face .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
Her incessant chatter was mainly of feminism , she referred pointedly to her ‘ walk Person ’ , yet when her typewriter went wrong , she bleated : ‘ Is there a man around ? , She was incapable of taking any action without seeking justification from her compliant husband . But she ruled the roost : ‘ I do n't like the heat . Poor Brian can never have the holiday he wants . I am awful , are n't I!’
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
The other was dedicated at the long abandoned RAF Skitten , near Wick , to the men lost on Operation Freshman . This was an attempt to sabotage a heavy water plant in Norway vital to German atomic bomb development . The writer takes modest satisfaction that his comments in Action Stations 7 , the Scottish airfields volume , about the lack of a memorial struck a chord with a survivor of Freshman . The operation , a gallant failure , was mounted from Skitten by troops in two Horsa gliders towed by Halifaxes . I have made a few similar remarks in my new book about glaring omissions in the chronicle of memorials .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
Is there any kind of conflict which upsets you more than others ? Can you think of reasons in others which account for the way you react as you do ? Some people say certain responses in others make them see red and they are guaranteed to be upset , even though for the sake of peace they may repress their anger or hurt . Do you have any reactions like that ? Can you work out why ?
Idiom: on the take (used idiomatically: no)
The deal provokes further speculation that Rowland is preparing the way for a successor to take over the group he has led for 30 years . Lonrho 's chief is expected to be left with about 7% of the company , which employs 137,000 people in international interests including publishing , car-dealing , mining and farming . Depending on the take-up of the £181m rights issue , Bock will own between 9% and 19% of the group . His holding could rise eventually to 25% . In a letter to shareholders Rowland said : ‘ Believe me , it is only my age which occasions this . ’
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's why Americans spurn soccer for their own ( wonderful but still local ) game . The same is true of motor racing . By and large , despite the many attempts made to persuade Americans that FI is the top of motor sport , the Yanks remain unconvinced . Long Beach , which succeeded Watkins Glen as an American F1 venue , eventually gave up the world formula for the more local Cart . Detroit , which remains on the calendar , often seems much more a social event than a real race .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
He turned from her now , shaking his head , saying , ‘ I 'm … I 'm sorry but … but I must do it.’ He had his back to her and he stood waiting for another outburst , but when neither answer nor movement came to him he turned his head slowly and looked at her over his shoulder . She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . Her exit caused him more concern than if she had made it in the blaze of anger similar to that with which she had first confronted him .
Idiom: bells and whistles (used idiomatically: yes)
SVR4.2 and UnixWare have their own extensions , and other Unix providers have added other functionality for particular CPU architectures and application areas . Even though most now provide base conformance to Unix SVR4 , to get the best out of an application , independent software vendors provide tailored versions of an application targeted for different operating systems environments . The problem is that the additional functionality provided by Unix vendors — the bells and whistles which differentiate and position their products in the market — all require further APIs , rendering different Unix implementations incompatible in certain areas . Watkins ' fear is that if UI extends the Unix RoadMap to include conformance with SVR4.2 — technology which UI helped conceive and encouraged USL to develop — SunSoft would have to implement a bunch of APIs which are inconsistent with its own operating system releases to maintain RoadMap conformance . ‘ If the world and UI goes to SVR4.2 as the basis of the RoadMap , then Sun will have to consider its position very carefully,’ says Watkins .
Idiom: cry wolf (used idiomatically: yes)
Good morning , erm , do I need to switch something on , oh , it 's working now . Good morning , I must say , I I stand before you today somewhat nervous , because erm , this is , this is my first to you as Treasurer , but this will be a slightly different speech from one 's that I have given in previous years . Treasurers suffer the erm , the occupational hazard that they always , to some extent , have to cry wolf . They have to advise caution in the use of finance . They have to judge quite carefully the extent to which they should er , advise the caution , because if they advise too much caution , then erm , er people will er , restrain themselves and then perhaps if things are n't really bad , no longer believe the Treasurer .
Idiom: all the rage (used idiomatically: yes)
And in the fullness of Time the seed S grew into a beautiful Tree , which is what T stands for . And the birds of the air sang in its branches and made nests ; and the insects of the earth swarmed upon it or tunnelled into its leaves , or stems , or fruit , as is their wo nt . And the insects were not disturbed because organic farming was then all the rage and Keton - Etone - Methyl - Tri - Di - Meta - post - Oxy - Chlorane had been banned , with the result that the tree gave rise to more apples ; out of the downtrodden and digested came beauty and increase , and fruits of the earth , and all sorts of parable lessons which children are taught at their mothers’ knee in sweet little story - books . And so far we 've got a happy ending . And U is untrue , which is what this story is .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
He knew his son was all mouth and trousers but fair is fair , and family is family . In any case , I fitted the bill , me being the type who 'd still suck his thumb if dropped head first
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
The peacock butterfly normally rests with its wings pressed tightly together . Their visible undersides are camouflaged , but if the camouflage fails to work and the butterfly is attacked it then immediately opens its wings flat , revealing two conspicuous pairs of eye - spots . Many moths , like the eyed hawkmoth , have a dramatic pair of eye - spots on their hind wings . They rest with their wings flat , but with the front wings covering their rear ones . Their front wings give them the protection of camouflage but they can be pulled forward rapidly when the moths are attacked , to flash the startling false eyes .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
I got up and you know I swear I turned into Firmin for a moment and I said , ‘ Listen , Our Lady of Communications , I shall write and you will transmit as many fucking letters per day as I happen to feel like writing.’ Well Firmin would n't have said fuck of course , but his tone was there . Sort of austere and pissed off with anything less than perfection in the world . Oh well , better go and say sorry , otherwise he 'll throw them all away . — love C
Idiom: hope against hope (used idiomatically: yes)
Night is for sleeping , not working . About half an hour before the return of the aircraft on operational nights we would wake up the duty Met Officer , who was usually snoozing in the ante - room , so that he could mug up on the weather situation before the first of the returning crews came in . One after another the aircraft came back and we would count them , hoping against hope that they would all return . Nearly always one at least was missing , and that meant that seven men we all knew had got the chop . We saw so many of these bomber boys pass before us — we got to know them slightly and then they were gone .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Bill Clinton was 90 minutes late giving his victory address but , after 13 long months of campaigning , who was counting ? As the ecstatic President - elect , his deputy Al Gore and their wives Hillary and Tipper approached the podium , Clinton seemed to hesitate , overcome with emotion . Hillary whispered in his ear and took his speech out of her pocket . With a nod she sent him forward to accept his accolades . His voice trembling and his eyes watering , he spoke of the ' bright new beginning ' .
Idiom: take no prisoners (used idiomatically: yes)
Galway will obviously be keen to shake Kilkenny out of their stride in the early stages — just as they did to Tipperary , indeed . They may find this rather more awkward though given the abrasive edge which Kilkenny possess . John Power is prepared to run through a wall ; Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners . Certainly , Galway will find it hard but in Ger McInerney , Michael Coleman , Joe Rabbitte and Joe Cooney they have players capable of exerting a strong influence on the game . Rabbitte and Cooney , along with Michael ‘ Hopper’ McGrath , will carry the main attacking threat but they know that they must avail of all their chances .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A good idea , Polly . I 'll do the same meself.’ A few minutes earlier Ruth would have welcomed the idea of everyone going off to sleep ( not that Sean showed any sign of doing so ) as an opportunity for her to indulge in her own thoughts , but the fits of uninhibited laughter had restored her to something nearer to normality , and at last she was present with her companions in mind as well as in the flesh . Not that she could entirely stop thinking about Joss Barnet . Whatever happened , whatever was done or said , he was there in the corner of her mind .
Idiom: turn a trick (used idiomatically: no)
Reviewing , counting or exposing turned over tricks by any player terminates the game , according to rules 4.1.3 to 4.1.6 ( also see 4.4.3 ) .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
Inside you?’ She shakes her head from side to side , her loose lip - flesh wobbling . ‘ Could n't get it up me . He tried hard enough . He shoved my shirt in my mouth first , so I would n't make a noise.’