Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't do it . This year 75,000 people have lost their homes through mortgage arrears . TRAP TWO : Running up big bills on credit cards means you 'll have trouble paying off the full debt when the statement arives . In most cases you have up to 56 days interest-free credit but if you miss the deadline , you 'll have to pay high interest rates of up to 30 per cent . One advantage of using Barclaycard , American Express or some of the Gold cards is that they offer ‘ purchase protection ’ .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
I swear it , by all the gods.’ Caroline smiled as Nicolo 's arms closed around her . The gods of the Caesars had done themselves proud .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
The rate is 5 % of turnover for products , the average in the industry . We devote $ 300 m of research and development expenditure exclusively to the systems division , which has annual revenues of $ 2,360 m : that corresponds to an respectable level of 12%.’ On the thorny issue of when the company can be expected to return to profit , Passera said that the target was to break even in 1994 , and that that would require the company to break even at the operating level this year . ‘ We are on the right track.’ According to Passera , the personal computer division is budgeted to make a profit this year .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The inflated snobbery of purchasing a ritual traditionally reserved for those of a higher social rank did not appear until the very end of the eighteenth century ; conversely , it was a dissatisfied middle class which , towards the close of the nineteenth century , ushered in a less complicated and confusing street procession . The trade also regulated on the matter of pall - bearers ; usually six in number . In general , the rule of thumb was that one 's peers were seconded to perform the role . A married man 's pall was expected to be supported by his married friends ; if single then bachelor colleagues would perform the duty ; likewise for spinsters — but not so for children ( except in certain rural areas ) , married women or widows , when the responsibility was delegated either to adult male relatives of the deceased or the undertaker 's own men . In the country it was the custom for the estate workers or tenants to act as both coffin- and pall - bearers , this was a necessity as the local builder often doubled up as undertaker and would not have had so many men at his command as the full - time town undertaker .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
He was careful to exchange addresses and telephone numbers and , if he had not been so short of funds , would have suggested buying her a drink at the Ritz , outside which they were both standing . During the few minutes they chatted , apart from mentioning he was divorced , he did not bring up Liza 's name . Neither , to his disappointment , did the blunt and usually outspoken Eleanor who had guessed , correctly , that Freddie was playing for time , hoping for news of his old flame . Afterwards , he felt it had been as if each of them had been waiting for the other to touch on a delicate subject . What Eleanor did tell him however , was that she was about to go on holiday but that she hoped he would come to a meal in her flat when she returned .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
5 . Hungry buyers European settlers got the best of both worlds . Not only did they steal land , labour and raw materials from native peoples : they sold European goods to them as well . In North America and Canada , they swapped iron pots , tools and guns with Indians for furs and food .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's a game called Ghouls ' N ' Ghosts on US Gold 's Kixx label — is this the artifact you seek ? •Glad you like the magazine , Stuart , and I hope our counsel is of help . IT 'S IN THE CAN Dear Sir / Madam ( make your mind up — Ed ) I purchased Issue 87 of ZZAP 64 on 10/8/92 .
Idiom: get wind of (used idiomatically: yes)
Murder , I should think.’ Everything goes smoothly , the syndicate collecting their financial reward , until one day a man appears in the gallery where the first exhibition was held claiming to be Hopkin . This is the picture - faker Grisby Flatpattern who , having got wind of the syndicate , has begun producing his own Hopkin pictures . Flatpattern bargains with the syndicate , agreeing to continue in his role as Hopkin in return for half the profits . So things proceed until Flatpattern ( as Hopkin ) becomes lionised and his social life begins to get out of hand .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Armagh Language Centre , based at the local College of Further Education , has come up with two courses in European Studies and English Language . Spokesman Paul Smith explained that students could work at their own pace and return their work to the centre for correction , annotation and comment . Hospital gets to grips with treatments A shot in the arm for cancer patients THERE has been a dramatic four - fold increase in the number of patients being treated by chemotherapy at Belvoir Park Hospital , Ulster 's regional cancer unit .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
Prost 's observations need to be weighed against his mounting paranoia as Senna continually proves to be the faster of the two but , when you see only one member of the McLaren - Honda management standing by Prost 's car on the grid in Spain while five key people fussed around Senna , Prost 's fears would appear to have substance . Equally , when Prost won the Portuguese Grand Prix a week ago , he received but a cursory welcome home from the McLaren pit when compared with the reception given to Senna 's victory in Jerez . But , to be fair , the McLaren directors had other matters on their mind in Portugal as they moped Senna 's fevered brow and cursed Mansell 's unwelcome intrusion into a family affair . FISA , the governing body , went some way towards assuaging Senna 's grief by banning Mansell from Sunday 's race even though the court of appeal is not due to sit until Thursday . Jean - Marie Balestre , the president of FISA , has pointed out that the regulations permit an immediate ban regardless of any appeal and there would appear to be no further argument on that point .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the time that brought decay and death . It dominated the world of man and was represented by the celestial firmament . Presumably under Babylonian influence , the life - span of time of the long dominion was set at 12,000 years , the number twelve corresponding to the twelve signs of the zodiac . This cosmic ' year ' was divided into four periods , each of 3,000 years , Zarathustra 's life occurring at the beginning of the final period . The whole reason for the existence of finite time appears to have been to bring about that conflict of good and evil which eventually leads to the triumph of the former .
Idiom: a pretty penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Alan Major on ‘ sails’ and ‘ swords’ . DIVING HOLIDAYS Chris Howes spends a pretty penny , with no regrets . CARTOON ‘ Fool at the Pool’ Ivor Bend meets Sally down at the club .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Boat sport quiet but big cod starting to show . Best so far a 30 lb 8 oz fish from the boat Lady Gail . Ogmore to Barry beach sport hit rock bottom . Two club contests at Boveton Beach produced nothing and just a few codling from the whole stretch of beach . Better chance of fish at Barry Docks where flounder and pouting taken on light tackle .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
Jordan ( 1987 ) defined a continuum of skills with negotiation as the central skill . Counselling in situations of emotional importance was at one end , and bargaining and advocacy over scarce resources was at the other . Ford ( 1988 ) by contrast believes that the insights of counselling are needed all along the way . One needs to be sensitive to the pressures on those with whom one is negotiating . Most people respond better to a positive co - operative position than to a confrontational stance .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
SAXON : ' The Best Of Saxon'(EMI ) no doubt very short compilation of the best from these former contemporaries of Iron Maiden and Del Leppard back in the days of the late ' 70s New Wave of British Heavy Metal — out now FRANK SINATRA : ' The Reprise Years'(Reprise ) ol' rheumy eyes is back with a collection of his finest croons , on the label he founded , including ' I 've Got You Under My Skin ' , ' Strangers In The Night ' and , of course , ' My Way ' — out now VARIOUS : ' Night And Day — The Cole Porter Songbook'(Polydor ) with the renewed interest following ' Red Hot And Blue ' , along comes a superb collection of this classic English gent 's epic songs by a host of jazz greats , including Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday — out now THE VASELINES : ' Dum - Dum'(Avalanche ) seminal debut from these slippery customers , now remixed and remastered — out now ' Wakey wakey ! '
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: yes)
Commercial tools and technologies manager Nancy Colwell is masterminding the operation from Sun 's Mountain View , California headquarters . Colwell is cultivating stronger links with the database companies — particularly Sybase and Oracle , with Oracle heavily involved in Sun 's own internal downsizing effort and with 4GL and CASE companies . Unlike HP , which has so far made the biggest splash enticing the mainframe software vendors to port their applications to its platforms , Sun is less likely to pay up - front for the porting work , preferring to spend the money on joint marketing . NOW CHORUS WINS SANTA CRUZ The Santa Cruz Operation Inc may not have rushed out to embrace Unix SVR4 but it 's certainly creeping around it Indian - style .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
She was suddenly burning with the fire of a new task . She had forgotten about the obstacle of her immediate family . When she returned to New York , she bumped against them with a vengeance . She would have told Jacob about her new purpose , but she knew he would see it as another sign of her raving , a sign of some new imbalance , and would try to search for causes , try to talk her out of it . In any case , she hated him , hated him for never making love to her any more .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
Uncertainty And that will be a welcome step forward for the troubled City boss , whose dealings have been restricted in recent weeks by the uncertainty surrounding the Deva Stadium club . Chairman Ray Crofts announced yesterday that there would be no change in the running of the club for the foreseeable future , despite recent speculation on new owners . Barrow said : ‘ We have only nine signed professionals at the moment so we had to make a start somewhere for the future . ‘ Lee and Ian have shown they have what it takes to earn first - year professional terms and I 'm delighted they 've agreed to join us .
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: no)
The rabid dog was not from here and no one knew a dog like it — big and black , with white on its chest and ears , and raw sores around the nose and eyes . But yesterday it was seen in Chaura and in Chhuma , running through the outskirts of the villages : and the day before , a dog like that had chased a sheep in Pere , and clutched it by the neck , shaking it from one side to the other until it died of shock . Everyone knew the tales of rabid dogs : how they suddenly went wild and uncontrollable , spinning round in circles , and rampaging through a village scattering chickens , or baying at the moon and running with the jackals . And everyone knew of the people they 'd bitten , like the man who went mad — wandering round the village in search of water , complaining of aching limbs and an unquenchable thirst — and whose body was found , months later , washed up in the river at Lāmri . The men at the headman 's house decided , on behalf of the village , that every dog that had been out in the night , possibly taking part in the fight and helping bring down the rabid dog , would have to be killed : and all bitches on heat , whether they 'd been inside or out , must also be killed .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
OKI MICROSYSTEMS i860 WORKSTATION DIVISION BITES THE DUST Okidata Microsystems Division , the Japanese giant 's fledgling flight into the US workstation business , crashed and burned last week , taking the remnants of the Mass860 consortium — the Intel Corp i860 RISC supporters club — with it . The Japanese are being made to suffer what is for them a serious loss of face in having to pull the plug on the fifteen - month - old Massachusetts - based operation set up to build and sell Intel i860 boxes under a five - year commitment to the project . Intel itself decommitted from the chip , its own maiden voyage into RISC , several months ago , and will doubtless come in for its share of the blame . However , Oki 's decision was made to staunch the flow of red ink gushing from the unit , estimated by insiders at around $ 9 m for the year ended last month .
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
The mandarin classes , you see , have very strict morals . When an Annamese girl gets married , her husband spreads a square of snowy white silk on the bed on the first night of their honeymoon . If she fails this test he 's allowed to send her packing and make a public announcement saying why . " So how do all you French sex maniacs manage to preserve your sanity then ? " " Ah , " said Paul , raising a didactic finger .
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: yes)
But his ball missed the hole . ‘ The next thing I knew the boys were arranging my stag night,’ says the 39-year - old heating engineer , from Slough , Berkshire . Meanwhile , his girlfriend of 17 years , Jenette , was delighted when Brian popped the question . But she was less than pleased when the truth finally came out . ‘ I gave him hell,’ says the 34-year - old supermarket supervisor .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I clutched a drink and a grubby piece of paper . My ‘ speech’ was written on it . Chris had insisted that if he was going to go out there , then so was I. I 'd been searching for a way out all night , but nothing convincing came to mind . All around me voices were saying , ‘ Good luck’ , as I walked on to the stage , but I was much too nervous to do anything but nod , grimly . Chris took the microphone and launched in .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
It must be observed in the first place that , as Community law stands at present , competence to determine the conditions for the registration of vessels is vested in the member states . As far as fishing vessels in particular are concerned , the court held in Pesca Valentia Ltd. v. Minister for Fisheries and Forestry ( Case 223/86)[1988]E.C.R. 83 , 107 , para . 13 that the provisions of Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 101/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down a common structural policy for the fishing industry ( Official Journal 1976 No . L 20 , p. 19 ) referred to fishing vessels ‘ flying the flag’ of a member state or ‘ registered’there , but left those terms to be defined in the legislation of the member states . 14 . Nevertheless , powers which are retained by the member states must be exercised consistently with Community law : see most recently Hellenic Republic v. Commission of the European Communities ( Case 57/86)[1988]E.C.R. 2855 , 2872 , para . 9 , and Commission of the European Communities v. Hellenic Republic ( Case 127/87)[1988]E.C.R. 3333 , 3348 , para . 7 .
Idiom: small potatoes (used idiomatically: yes)
6 eggs 1 small onion 3 small potatoes , boiled and sliced 4 tomatoes 1 small tin of peas
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
She looked at the clock . Just under four hours , to phone in the money and let her off the hook . Let Alice off the hook . She had n't told Alice , that she was on the hook . There were now two gangs of Perks , each ten or twelve strong .
Idiom: turn tail (used idiomatically: yes)
She turned to look towards the shore , relieved when she saw the Sea - Fret making good headway back to Brides Haven , then a flock of screaming gulls startled her into resuming her climb , and soon she was on the Neck and starting the last , steep push towards the plateau . As the path flattened out to lead across the close turf to the house Leonora 's feet slowed . At the sight of windows lit against the gathering gloom she had a sudden desire to turn tail and run , to take refuge below in the Angharad . Which , she told herself trenchantly , was nonsense . She 'd come this far to say her piece and say it she would , come hell or high water .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1937 New York City 's non - commercial radio station W2XBF was one ofthe first to be granted a fax broadcasting licence by the Federal Communications Commission . By the end of 1940 there were around 40 US commercial radio stations broadcasting experimental fax newspapers . Alter the war , The Miami Herald invested heavily in the system , at one point transmitting five editions daily , but the advent of television soon made the concept redundant and fax reverted , once and for all , to its previous role as a utilitarian communications medium . Less interesting developments followed . The first machines that could be connected to the public telephone networks were introduced in the 1950s , and at this point today 's enthusiasm for fax might have been expected to appear .
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
Ayres of Old Market , Bristol , was jailed for 15 months yesterday . The judge told him : ‘ Drink does not give you permission to cause mayhem.’ The attack came after steel erector Mr Fox and his mum complained when the pitbull ran amok in the pub , Bristol Crown Court heard . After the case , Mr Fox said : ‘ I 'm glad he 's gone to prison , he deserves it for what he did . Justice has been done .
Idiom: on thin ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Mackie , who has the full backing of his firm , is pleading not guilty to the charge . He is the first investment analyst to be charged with insider dealing , and as a result his trial will be seen as something of a test case in the City , especially as legislation is currently going through Parliament to extend the scope of insider dealing . If , as planned , the new legislation catches any information that may affect prospects that has not already been made public , analysts could find themselves treading on thin ice . Almost any conversation with a company would probably put the analysts in possession of inside information . Mr Mackie is only the second person to stand trial in Scotland charged with insider dealing .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: no)
The woman is aged 20–25 , 5 ft 6ins tall , wearing a blue shellsuit . Anyone with information contact Middlesbrough 301739 . A NEWSLETTER for taxi - drivers hit the road this week . Over 700 copies of ‘ Cab Trade’ have gone to firms and drivers in Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh . The Middlesbrough Council publication aims to keep cabbies informed of council policy and changes in legislation .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
THE secret of Norwich 's rise to the top can be revealed at last— it 's brain power ! The clever Canaries may not be brimming with university honours but assistant manager John Deehan revealed : ‘ We have got a set of very intelligent players — and it would be naive of myself and the manager not to take their advice.’ Norwich 's victory opened up a four- point lead at the top of the table with their fifth win on the trot . The decisive goal in the dying seconds of the first half was a beauty . Mark Robins bamboozled two defenders to whip in a cross which make - shift striker Rob Newman headed past England keeper Chris Woods .
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
No indication has yet been given of the price of the G40 , but it will need to retail for less than £ 11,000 to keep the GTi in touch . Profile reveals that new Polo owes much to old car ; driving position good , as is rear entry with low lip ; GT engine gives 75bhp Switchgear is much improved ; G40 engine packs 113bhp punch THIS WEEK SPORT WSPC
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
( Remember that after allowing for drift , the wind angle will be changed and a slight adjustment may be necessary in assessing the new wind angle ) . Estimation of G / S timing The following are proportions of the total wind on the nose or tail with each 10 ° wind angle . This information is useful if you want to plot wind effect etc , on holding and let - down patterns . For practical purposes the diameter of the Rate 1 can be considered as being 0.1 nm for each 10 kt of speed .
Idiom: muddy the waters (used idiomatically: yes)
Even extortion has gone off the boil . There is n't the money left in Deptford to extort . The Richardson 's ran forays into other parts of London , muddying other people 's water , but it was not appreciated . It could be why his brother went swimming in a sack . Here in Deptford , the Richardson 's moved inevitably into drugs .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: no)
In the burgh of Inverkeithing the effect would have been disastrous had not Captain Robert Cunningham 's money been lavishly dispensed among the councillors and magistrates , for as was to be expected , it had not been in Cunningham 's power to convince anyone in the town that he was under the protection of the Duke of Argyll . To nobody 's surprise Colonel George Haldane secured his election for the Dunfermline district of burghs in 1754 , in spite of the enmity of the Duke of Argyll , and it must be conceded that the colonel 's ability to remove office holders made a substantial contribution to his victory . On the other hand , Colonel Haldane did not succeed in winning the vote of the burgh of Inverkeithing itself , a failure which may perhaps be linked to the lasting hostility of the burgesses occasioned by his own quick temper two years earlier , for in 1752 he had given Provost John Cunningham a black eye when he had encountered the chief magistrate on the steps of the tolbooth , an error of judgement which served to undo much of the Haldane party 's work in that town , and indeed ran the colonel some risk of being mobbed . A political interest , however , as Colonel Haldane demonstrated could overcome the opposition of powerful politicians , and the chief casualties were often the little people , like the unfortunate John Main , caught in the battle of interests . But for government officials stationed in the royal burghs neutrality was rarely a viable option , for all of these posts were patronage appointments obtained through political interest , and their retention demanded the continuing friendship of a politician .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
She introduced them all . Harry and George bowed silently , their gazes fixed at some point rigidly below Michael Swinton 's chin . ‘ You have come in the nick of time,’ Alexandra told him . ‘ I was being persuaded to act in some amateur theatricals.’ ‘ Against your will?’
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: no)
The tour to New Zealand is an intimidating affair by any criteria , with Canterbury , Auckland and the All Blacks on successive Saturdays . But , even if the All Blacks are subconsciously tempted to relegate the Irish to an after - thought , it might not make a bit of difference . Throughout the past Five Nations series it was said that Ireland had reached rock - bottom , particularly against Wales and Scotland , and the only way they could go was up . But in that horrendous final game with France in Paris they revealed that they could , after all , manage to plumb even greater depths of ineptitude . The old adage that the Irish are at their most dangerous when they are at their lowest ebb has been consigned to the dustbin as a forgotten tradition .