Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
Both of us caused Mother no end of anxiety and trouble . We were the cause of dissension at home , the culprits involved in street brawls , the local tough - guys . Yet never did we instigate a fracas ; provocation always came from the other fellows , for various reasons ; maybe they did n't like Jews , or as often happened , they simply threw a challenge in order to test our ability to rule the roost . Some have said Jews were clever with money , but useless as fighters . How little they knew .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Wickham was finding Frank Shildon very useful although his thanks embarrassed the man , because Shildon did not fit the stereotype of people anxious to display their knowledge . Many police inquiries brought one or two of those to the fore and mostly their motive was the uncomplicated one of gaining praise and attention . Occasionally they were compulsive attention - seekers who had little to tell and invented where truth fell short . But Shildon had a tidy card - index mind that produced substantiating evidence for what he said . His replies to Wickham 's questions were direct and his information reliable .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Benny Bethsaida 's famous filthy spectacles ! when I snatch them off , he rubs the omega imprinted on his nose , and sees a shaken brolly fill the door with palm trees scattering sunlight …
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Can we just stick to what we 're here to discuss ? Go on , Dimitri.’ Sorge was annoyed with himself , irritated that he had allowed the Intelligence man to get under his skin . ‘ Of course,’ he smiled back . ‘ Now … ah , yes … we used the Lucy Ring .
Idiom: fall in line (used idiomatically: yes)
The Hawk gains or discards height so freely he suddenly becomes an almost invisible spot , light grey above the grey sea . I follow him down , lose him in a small cloud , recover visual contact , and stay just above him as he begins to circle . When 420 knots shows on the airspeed indicator , I fall in line astern of him . Through the gunsight he fills 15 mils on the pipper . His range is between 250 and 350 yards .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The first two have a simple sigil etched on the glass which indicate the racial type ( a character of the relevant race can identify these easily ) . These are ingredients for various summoning spells . If you are using the pregenerated player characters , then Erszebet Lauschenberg will receive a sign from Verena that one of the jars has the heart of the High Priestess which she seeks . four bell jars , each containing a preserved Human brain . Two are preserved in clear liquid ; these are brains from Good clerics , used for the Dispel Greater Daemon spell .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
They started talking with animation , like almost everyone else in the car . There was no cool period here of waiting for the ice to break . Any ice left after the previous day 's racing had been broken conclusively in the scenes out in the station , and the party had already gelled and was in full swing . Emil beckoned me towards the kitchen end , and I went up there into the small lobby with a serving counter , a space that made a needed gap between the hot glittering galley and the actual dining area . The lobby led on the left to the kitchen and on the right to the corridor to the rest of the train , along which desultory passengers were appearing , swaying gently now to the movement of gathering speed .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
At last the bus stopped . Tony could see a river and an old bridge . A small road ran across the bridge , through the fields and over a hill . ' Come on , Tony , ' said his mother . They got out of the bus and walked two kilometres in the hot sun .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: no)
By 1950 or so , the ocean freighter was dying , if not already dead . All that was wrong , however , was an incongruity between the industry 's assumptions and its realities . The real costs did not come from doing work ( that is , being at sea ) but from not doing work ( that is , sitting idle in port ) . Once managers understood where costs truly lay , the innovations were obvious : the roll - on and roll - off ship and the container ship . These solutions , which involved old technology , simply applied to the ocean freighter what railroads and truckers had been using for 30 years .
Idiom: carrot and stick (used idiomatically: yes)
If you would like a business to help you with a charity appeal , the ‘ carrot’ of good publicity may get them to do so . The ‘ stick’ of going to a rival company who would use the publicity can act as another pressure . The carrot and stick approach is to do with reward and punishment , incentives and pressures . Physical attributes : some people use their bodies to get power . The body builder , wrestler , aerobics queen and Madonna use their bodies to control the responses of others : to arouse feelings of fear , jealousy , admiration and desire in others .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
He had been in the Parachute Regiment for twenty years and had served in Borneo , the Oman , Northern Ireland and the South Atlantic . I would go drinking with him at lunchtimes during the week , listening to his stories of combat and debauchery in distant corners of the world . After hours , we went to a bar in Knightsbridge , where one afternoon I met a fifty - five - year - old Italian woman who was wearing white leather flared trousers . I undressed her in her South Kensington hotel room and fucked her , only retreating to the safety of the street outside when she asked me to stay the night so that she could pretend to be my mother . Having been awarded my red beret , I went on to RAF Brize Norton where I completed seven parachute jumps and was awarded my ' wings ' .
Idiom: cut from the same cloth (used idiomatically: yes)
However , no political process has created a smooth path toward such an ending . Thus , the stalemate between the two nations really concerns only Cubans who have time to contemplate lofty political questions . These individuals read newspapers fabricated in the offices of the Communist ~ Party ; view only two television channels , both cut from the same cloth ; and listen to radios that play the same worn - out speeches . Cuba provides no free flow of information and its citizens receive and read only pure propaganda . While the public is suspicious of government proclamations , it has no means to be heard .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
I second this motion . Thank you . We accept motion three four three with some qualifications as it begs the question actually how do we refine anti - trade union laws ? We have long sought parliamentary protection against the common law and have already accepted some state interference in our rulebooks . We have , for example , welcomed laws that allows us to merge and accept transfers of engagements from other trade unions and also laws allowing political expenditure .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: no)
Not his first name , his surname : In future make your questions clear , ferret features . The answer is : rear as in diarrhoea . Other famous Reas : Rear window ; bring up the rear ; Anneka Rice . The list is bottomless , no doubt , but what about his humble origins ? His father was a North - East ice cream trader .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah that one . Okay and we can get about fifty there can we ? Erm Three squares to the centimetre and we 've got twenty five yeah so we 'll get erm we 'll get fifty on fifty squares so twenty five engines to fit along that space of fifty . One every centimetre Mm .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Still to come on Central News … the patients who say pressure is good for them . Is this the relief that MS sufferers have been looking for ? Plus : Morse rides again … a chance to follow in his footsteps . And a shortage of sheep shearers … young hopefuls are called to the Baa So Swindon have a new man to lead them into the Premier League .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
They get their kicks from their social life . It is also questionable whether all types of organisations lend themselves to empowerment . Empowerment mainly seems to be taking hold in modern engineering and computer firms where dealing with state - of - the - art technology is a way of life and the job content is reasonably high . In such organisations the emphasis is on skilling up . There is little evidence to suggest , however , that the concept of empowerment is being embraced by professional organisations such as accountancy practices , where entrenched working methods are less amenable to flexibility .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
It is this quality that makes it a commitment type of love which is discerning but not discriminating or demanding . It is , however , more than a commitment of our best efforts — it is a commitment to what is best for the object of that love . This means it is committed to doing exactly the right thing . Doing the best or the right thing is central to the definition of agape love , because it allows us to see that love is not some sugar - plum notion — it is an investment in the future as well . ' There are times when we may not find each other attractive . '
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
Be a big surprise . I 'll do the Christmas shopping , always have done . I 'll do you proud , just you wait and see.’ They were practically cheering as they raced across the scabby grass down to the mill . Good old Jackie !
Idiom: pure and simple (used idiomatically: yes)
Queuing for the bring and buy . But this is a bit more upmarket than your usual jumble sale , with authors Lady Antonia Fraser and Margaret Drabble among the bargain hunters . It 's Oxfam 's latest fund - raising wheeze ; recycling , pure and simple , when you 've read a book , pass it on . Writers like novelist and children 's author Susan Hill from Beckley near Oxford bring their own signed books to be auctioned later . Meanwhile children bring outgrown favourites … hoping , like the writers to step up Oxfam 's sales of second hand books .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
Most work was very modest , keeping the right trees and plants growing well and excluding the others — in other words , weeding . It is this tradition which I suspect has been handed down over the generations in particular families , but which is dying out . Our particular role may be to take over consciously and with some degree of awareness that which was formerly done on a more instinctive level . And we had better do it quickly , because the trees and clumps are rapidly disappearing through the ravages of storms and neglect . There may have been a body of people , in medieval or even later times , who , either quite consciously or otherwise , planted clumps or individual trees in the ' right ' spots .
Idiom: all the rage (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Brookner,’ interrupted the other . ‘ That 's it,’ the first speaker agreed . ‘ She said it was all the rage at her school , and she 'd got an A minus for her essay on it . It was all about a woman who goes on holiday to a hotel in Switzerland . I 've never read anything so dreary - I gave up half - way.’
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
She always knew what to do . I take out the photos of me and Marie and look at them . They 've got bent from being in my pocket — there 's a crease right across Marie 's forehead . I sort of iron it out flat on my knee and look close . I remember when me and Marie took those pictures .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
Mangy cats , and dogs with lice , nosed and fought among it . Half the people there were drunk ; the rest were well on the way . Fires were lighted everywhere against the cold , and bands of ruffians were bursting out of the Panshanger woods carrying ripped - off branches and uprooted saplings . As their carriage went by , Nora smiling , Sarah aghast , Flynn came riding over . He gave a huge wink .
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: yes)
Congress will debate the resolution in full today , with several opportunities remaining for hardliners to scupper a deal which representatives of both sides spent several hours haggling over . As it stands , it obliges the government to fulfil parliament 's resolution on Saturday , the one that caused the crisis , granting subsidies to many areas of the economy , something Mr Gaidar has called ruinous . It also spoke , however , of ' due account of prevailing economic and social conditions ' — a get - out clause that ministers said would give them free rein while saving the face of parliament . Significantly , it does not give a deadline for Mr Yeltsin to present a new law on the government , ending his emergency powers . The President asked for Dec 1 .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
But Mabbutt predicts the change is more likely to hamper entertaining football . ' It think it 's a law that will encourage the long - ball teams like Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday , ' he said . ' It is an invitation to hoof the ball forward rather than use the goalkeeper to play the ball from the back , as Tottenham prefer to do . ' And FA director of refereeing Ken Ridden yesterday warned that referees would not tolerate any ' trickery ' . He said : ' If a player flicks up the ball and tries to head it to his goalkeeper , or flicks it up for someone else to knock back , he 'll be booked for ungentlemanly conduct . '
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Know yourself : know your own body and mind ; know what your real needs are . To listen to many authorities on nutrition , you might think that eating is an exact science . Having analysed the calorific value of every type of food under the sun , they then try to organise your entire life around their rigid schedules telling you exactly what to eat and what to avoid . The truth is that eating is not an exact science and never will be . How many people consciously buy food each week in an organised , scientific way ?
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Made of fine violet chiffon , with a floaty , ankle - length skirt , it had a low - cut bodice and narrow shoe - string straps which were deliciously feminine but impossible to wear with a bra . The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . Even the faint breeze held an exotic heat , like hot air blown from a fire , sporadically flicking the fluted hem of her dress against her bare legs , lifting strands of blonde hair from her neck and temples . ‘ Well , I 'm in a respectable dress,’ she countered coolly . ‘ And the Buskett Gardens are a long way from the back streets of Valletta.’
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
By that time Woosnam had advanced from his overnight position of three under par , after a first round of 69 , to seven under , one behind Craig Parry , of Australia . Woosnam had had three birdies in his first five holes and the only shot he dropped in going out in 34 was to take five at the ninth , where he drove into the trees . A big move was also made by Fred Couples , America 's leading money - winner this season , when he went out in 32 and then made further birdies at the 10th and 13th . However , a six at the 14th brought him back level with Woosnam . Meanwhile , both Severiano Ballesteros and Jose - Maria Olazabal had bucked their ideas up .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
You 've down - sized , restructured , looked at amalgamations and generally sought a new role , just like the E E F , just like industry . A bonanza in fact for management consultants and accountants . Er , speaking of accountants , I must tell you that one of the perks of my job is to be able to get out and about in the real world , to real companies , meeting real people . And a couple of weeks ago I was at a chemical engineering company where the managing director told me that they were now using accountants for their safety experiments instead of rats . Erm , you mi you might share my surprise when I heard that .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
This is essential if high levels are used , and the excess can not be ducted out of the room . Ozone increases redox potential ( ORP ) but steady levels are important . Therefore a sensing unit is employed to turn the ozone on and off . Automatic redox control units are expensive , and not of much use to the average hobbyist . Most world authorities ( Thiel , Wilkens , Moe ) agree that carbonate hardness is best between 15 and 20 ° KH , however , many people have success at 7 ° .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of Orion 's new unknown authors are quite exceptional , and with the amalgamation with Chapmans , whose paperback list will start to reappear as Orion from September , it does not need to buy as much padding for the sake of publishing as Pocket might . Both will have B format quality lists , Touchstone for Pocket and Phoenix for Orion . But the most exciting , important and , in the long run , sensible thing to happen in the paperback business this year is the amalgamation of Fontana and Grafton in August , to become HarperCollins Paperbacks . In 1994 we can expect a ‘ superlead’ , well promoted and planned , every month of the year . At one stroke they will become the biggest mass - market paperback publishers after Penguin .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , you 're too clever by half . How did you guess I 'd got a secret plan?’ Half a mile away , in another bedroom , Mabel Judge opened her eyes to find her husband looming over her , silhouetted against the landing light . ‘ What time do you call this?’ she asked . ‘ Wherever have you been?’
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
It must be remembered that in both types of Free Range Units , the standard of management must be extremely high , higher than for battery units . So if one is considering Free Range Egg production , knowledge and attention to detail at all times is vital . It goes without saying that accurate records must be kept , supplemented with graphs designed to show trends and thus provide early warning . SETTING UP If for example , one envisages a flock of say 1,000 laying birds , it is very important to carry out market research to find whether the immediate area can and is willing to purchase your whole production .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
She was wearing a severe school uniform , olive green , from an expensive private school . It looked ironic , satiric , suggestive on her small frame . Flora Piercy was wearing black velvet trousers , and a large white cable - knit sweater . Her eyelids were painted blue with a blue greasy paste called eye - shadow . Alix bought some the next day , on her free half day in Cambridge before she took the Bletchley route to her Oxford interview ( for she was a clever girl , Alix ) — but she never dared to apply it , save in the privacy of her own room , until she went to Cambridge herself as a bona fide student the following autumn .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Not that one cared too much about the feelings of pompous , over - bearing Rodney Shergold but there was Eleanor to consider . She was suffering enough as it was . ‘ Any developments ? or does that murder take a back seat now they 've got a new one to think about?’ ‘ It certainly has n't taken a back seat and there have been developments , but I 'd better not tell you what they are until the details are officially released.’ Melissa pushed the last chair into place and glanced round the room .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: no)
THIS ‘ MOSTLY instrumental’ band from Boston , Mass , have managed to wire together a record that can without hesitation be branded a unique adventure . If the early experiments of Pere Ubu and Eno - era Roxy Music excite ; if the guitar gutsiness of such acoustic masters as John Fahey , Leo Kottke and Robbie Basho interests ; if space rock ritual music or Stockhausen 's concentrated short - wave radio twiddlings tease the imagination — then Cul De Sac have something they 'd like you to tune into . ‘ Ecim’ is a towering tidal rush of fresh ideas run riot . A gorgeous , eerie swell of all - American guitar music that Cul De Sac have decided , in their wisdom , to smother in a thick electronic brine . It is this mixture of natural and mechanical sound that makes ‘ Ecim’ so absorbing , where the feeling that one half will overcome the other keeps the excitement captured here at a fever pitch .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The Group was formed on the initiative of Financial Public Relations Ltd and is chaired by ex - MP Sir Robin Chichester - Clark of head - hunters The Welbeck Group . According to Financial PR , the clearing banks have been approached and ‘ the reaction was positive’ . Its major business area will be reviewing the ‘ appropriateness’ of bank charges with a view to having them reduced . The Group concedes that many client will be afraid of upsetting their relationship with their bank . The Chief Executive , John Sillett , former Trade Finance Director and Corporate Banking Area Manager for the Midland Bank , said that the Group would encroach on accountants ' territory up to a point but claimed to have an ‘ inside track’ .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
But when we talked about ' The House ' — that was what we called it , there was never a name — we could imagine that just at the top of the stairs would be the Great Kitchen with its rows of gleaming copper pans hung up next to pheasants and hams and bunches of strange herbs — and through the kitchen window we 'd be able to see the long lawns of the garden where stone lions crouched with their heads between their paws and real peacocks screeched up at peacock shapes clipped out of hedges … ' But father did n't approve of the game , and if ever he came in when we were playing it , we 'd stop at once and pretend to be talking about something else . ' You 'll turn the child 's head , ' he used to say , ' filling it up with all that nonsense . ' He did n't like her teaching me to read either . I suppose it was because he could n't .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
As a rule , I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
But it would be folly to repeat the mistake , made with Iraq , of allowing foreign - policy merit to blot out oppression at home . Mr Hussein was embraced by the West in the 1980s because he was trying to contain the mad mullahs across the border ; all else was ignored . President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani 's moderation in foreign policy seems to have carried the day in Iran ; hardliners are vociferous in parliament and elsewhere ( the Islamic Republic allows more debate than the shah ever countenanced ) , but they are out of power . Yet Iran is still a darkly repressive regime . Amnesty International , in a report last December , said that nothing at home had changed ‘ to alleviate gross violations of human rights’ .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
No . Mum They 're probably on the top shelf in the cupboard . On my birthday Yeah there they are
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Lysette , who bared all for Playboy in 1988 , has won acclaim for her role in Husbands and Wives . But only last year she used to spend hours weeping on the floor of her flat because she thought her career was n't getting anywhere . She 'd made the move to Hollywood with her Dutch artist husband Luc Leestemaker in the hope of breaking into the movie big - time . But all she 'd had were roles in forgettable TV shows and minor movies . Then she met Woody at a New York exhibition of Luc 's paintings — and he asked her to audition for Husbands and Wives .