Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Functionally the whole city was proposed as a ‘ one - use zone’ for offices and business premises , but secondary uses such as shops , public buildings , light industry and warehouses could be admitted according to detailed location and access . There was an emphasis on precinct development , notably around St Paul 's Cathedral , and the city churches . A Declaratory Order covering 270 acres was proposed with a view to designating extensively war - damaged land , subject to compulsory purchase ; this was required for essential improvements to be carried out over the next 15 years . The Minister subsequently approved the Order for all but 40 of the acres applied for . It is impossible to do full justice to the elegance and sensitivity of this volume which contained the final report .
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: no)
How about a free concert , Morrissey ? Whatever the reasons for your action , you know it would earn goodwill — IM SHEILAS TAKE A BOW Due to the pre - UK release — ha ha — of ' Your Arsenal ' , much is forgiven concerning that dreaded disappearance from Australia last year ( He does n't just do it here then — IM ) , but a snappy return trip would not go astray in the hearts of the young distraught fans , please please please … I know it 's gon na happen someday .
Idiom: good riddance (used idiomatically: yes)
Vanessa and Hazel watched the ignition of the F61 's mighty furnace engines with a mixture of relief and trepidation . Hazel cheered . ' Good riddance ! ' Vanessa sighed . ' But the Doctor 's in there . '
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
If those scenes evoke screen drama , others are closer to radio — particularly a very funny sex scene which takes place entirely in the dark . The two actors make a good contrast . Eddie is an overgrown schoolboy with a penchant for pulling fleshy faces . Crystal is worldly but willing to take a risk . Eddie gets the best lines , perhaps because he has the most lines .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's all I ever wanted to do in boxing after I 'd learned the craft and now I want to make a little bit more’ . Gimenez should have fought Eubank last year but was bypassed and instead , the tragedy of Eubank v Michael Watson II was enacted . Gimenez , who went the distance before losing to a 36-year - old Roberto Duran in 1987 is relishing his chance to make up for lost time . ‘ Eubank has never fought anyone of stature so it 's a straight forward fight for me , thanks for the chance and I fully intend to take it with both hands,’ he said boldly . He added : ‘ Colin McMillan is the best boxer in Britain , Nigel Benn is the hardest puncher and Paul Hodkinson is the best fighter .
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
I have complete absence of remorse in this saturation of pleasure . I 'm not frightened by this , but I am faintly guilty about not feeling guilty . Up with the lark and wanting to get out of town , I have to keep the lid on my impatience . I can not afford for Evan to come by , see and be seen . I feel very sad about leaving Evan , but harsh though it may be , I do n't want an adolescent tomcat to cloud what relationship I still have with Lucker .
Idiom: hit the bottle (used idiomatically: yes)
' So what are you going to do next , chief ? ' ' Well , the way I see it , Barry , we have two options . The first is that I sit here , hit this bottle of Old Bedwetter and fall into flashbacks of lost loves and hard times past . ' ' Not too keen , chief . And the second ? '
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Barry , assistant manager at Perry 's brasserie in Beaumont Street , was forced to drive back to the bar in his own car and ordered to open the safe . The thief then bound his feet , wrists and mouth with tape and left him face down on the office floor before making off with the money in Barry 's car . Barry waited to hear the car drive off before he shuffled to a desk , pulled a telephone to the floor and managed to dial 999 with his hands behind his back . His call was traced and half an hour later police rescued him from his traumatic experience . Yesterday Barry was back at work but said he had considered giving up his job and moving house following the horrific incident .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Most importantly , he is responsible for the business side of the election and for the oversight and eventual declaration of expenses . There are strict limits on the expenditure which can be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate and a successful candidate who is discovered to have exceeded the limits may find himself unseated . Section 75 of the 1983 Act prohibits expenditure ‘ with a view to promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at an election’ on items such as meetings , circulars or other promotional activities by any person other than the candidate or his agent . The broadcasting authorities , which have in the past been accused of falling foul of the ancestors of this provision by reason of granting undue exposure to one particularly well - known candidate ( see Grieve v Douglas - Home [ 1965]SLT 186 ) , are now exempt ( 1983 Act , s.75(1)1 , but the press otherwise , even such a reputable journal as The Times , remains bound ( see R v Tronoh Mines and The Times publishing Co [ 1952]1 All ER 697 ) . Much of the obscurity surrounding this provision has been removed by the House of Lords in DPP v Luft [ 1976]1 A11 ER 569 , concerning the prosecution of members of an ‘ anti - fascist’ committee for incurring expenditure on the publication and distribution of literature attacking National Front candidates .
Idiom: take someone to the cleaners (used idiomatically: yes)
TONY UNDERWOOD scored six tries on the wing for Leicester in their record 100–0 club match win against Liverpool St Helens at Welford Road on Saturday . This total passed Leicester 's previous highest win , 95–6 against Birmingham five seasons ago , while the 19 tries raised their previous best by four . However , Underwood 's achievement fell short of the seven tries by Alistair Smallwood , who took Manchester to the cleaners in 1922 . Saracens , the only obstacle between Bath and the League One championship on April 25 , confirmed themselves as London 's highest placed club with a convincing 27–9 win over a lively London Irish side at Southgate . Gloucester beat Bristol 29–15 after both sides decided to throw the ball around in the sun at Kingsholm .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: no)
GLOUCESTER trainer Nigel Twiston - Davies took six horses up to Perth , and five of them have won — including four out of four yesterday . Emily 's Star , Sweet Duke , Grange Blake , and Petosku combined to reward Twiston - Davies’ new Scottish fan club with a handsome 454 - 1 accumulator . Celtic Prince had won the day before , and only Twist ' N ' Scu ( eighth in a bumper ) failed to do the business SURREY CHEATS FINED £ 1,000 Cricket 's rocked by another ball - tampering scandal
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
Though there are no shots of such obvious tourist traps as the Taj Mahal , I liked the way in which she equated the Jain temple at Ranakpur with the Hindu temple and its sculpture at Khajuraho . Most moving of all though was the shot of the Suttee ( tomb ) Stones at Rajasthan . For good measure , some of these ideas have been worked up into watercolour paintings . James Duncan McGairy Watercolours and Drawings Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum , Redcar ( until April 26 ) EACH year Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum in Redcar seeks out an artist who can fill the 12 monthly pages of the annual Langbaurgh calendar . Though perhaps not quite so avidly sought after as its Pirelli or even Ilford counterpart , these nonetheless prove to be extremely popular with local folk who send them to their far - flung nearest and dearest .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
That dreadful , flowered thing of Gran 's . It 's under the bath.’ When Emmie came back , Alice said , ‘ Can I have Mo in bed with me ? Just for a little?’ ‘ I thought you could n't stand him.’
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
At that moment Myeloski lurched to the left to avoid a heavy truck that swung out in front of him . Duncan said nothing , but remembered the words of a friend who used to have a Lada and Skoda dealership in Putney . ‘ Every time I sell one of those things I 'm committing a crime against humanity,’ he had told him . Duncan decided at that moment that if things got really bad he would blitz the Russian with some of the Skoda and Lada jokes that were popular in the West . They came into Moscow , past the vast Aeroflot Hotel which is still the main watering - hole for tourists .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
It is often also the retaliation , not the provocation , that receives the punishment and the attention . To single out Wales is entirely without justification and certainly the strong Welsh teams of the Seventies were sinned against on many occasions . The names of Price ( twice ) and J.P.R. Williams immediately come to mind , having to leave the field after receiving serious injury at the hands of international opponents . Mr Duggan is quite alone in his view that , to use his word , ‘ most’ of Welsh players who did received the harshest punishments meted out by any R.F.U. — if you have any doubts ask Messrs Wheel and Moseley . Finally , what I remember best about the Seventies were the close matches that Wales were involved in — e.g. 19–18 in 1971 at Murrayfield , where the result was in doubt until the final minutes .
Idiom: dog eat dog (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone knows about the editors in Pamella 's life . Andrew Neil of the Sunday Times ( the one she did it with ) : Donald Trelford of the Observer ( the one she did n't do it with ) and Peregrine Worsthorne , former editor of The Sunday Telegraph ( the one who criticised the one she did it with , and who was sued for his criticisms , and lost ) . Dog often eats dog , in Fleet Street , but not usually with such Rottweiler slaverings and over so many column inches . Andrew Neil is very litigious for an editor ( ' Randy Andy Gets a Grandy ' , you may remember , as The Sun put it in January ) , so although Pamella told me lots of … interesting things about him , I 'd better tread carefully . She did tell me that when she first saw him , he reminded her of her grandfather back in New Delhi .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Hirst , who scored in his second appearance on the 1991 tour of Australasia , has not played for the senior side since that Wembley game . Although Ian Wright will be included and is likely to get another chance , Taylor has yet to be convinced he is the right man to play alongside the Blackburn striker . A Hirst return , of course , would push Nigel Clough further out of the picture , while Parker 's return offers further options in defence , particularly at right - back where Lee Dixon is under pressure . In addition , while Tony Adams played well against Norway , Keown 's availability will be welcomed as he was one of the few successes in the European Champion - ships . The last of Parker 's 17 caps came in an orthodox central defensive role in the defeat by Germany in September last year .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: no)
One of his most enterprising productions was Little Mary Sunshine in 1962 . Happy and novel and thoroughly charming , it gave several talented artists their first big chance , going on to bigger , if hardly better things . None was so sweet ( without being cloying ) as that burst of theatrical sunshine at the Comedy Theatre in the West End during a fatal summer heatwave which put paid to the show 's box office takings as well as Warren 's plucky managerial debut . His tenacious belief in the venture by keeping it running cost him heavy personal financial loss and his ‘ nursing’ of this satire on operetta that has rarely been equalledis largely forgotten ( but not by me ) . Peter Cotes Warren Tute born February 22 , 1914 ; died November 26 , 1989 .
Idiom: go to the wall (used idiomatically: no)
And so will more than a million of today 's pupils . Mirror Comment — Page 2 WRITING ON THE WALL : Teachers are going back to basics to encourage pupils to learn English DAILY MIRROR SHOCK ISSUE ‘ HIS LEGS ARE THINNER THAN THE WALKING STICK HE CARRIES .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
The salad bowls are great to look at , and great to use — they are such a good size compared with the silly little one we 've been crushing lettuce and tomato into for far too long . And the candlestick is beautiful — dare I say we 've been lusting after just such a one for ages , and now we can enjoy your gift . Craig was able to say his thanks in church while I was languishing in bed with tonsillitis . So let me add mine — thank you very very much . Being in the creche was a lot of fun for all our family .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Marie relaxed . No wonder he had seemed a bit on edge . It must have been a shock , her turning up out of the blue like that . ‘ I had to find you,’ she said , by way of explanation . ‘ So what 's on your mind , then?’ asked Simon .
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
A deep sleep to refresh her mind and to enable her to think more clearly — especially about her own emotions . Later , although savouring the warmth of the electric blanket , she lay frowning in the darkness . Why , she asked herself , was she allowing this magnetic package of male virility to get under her skin , especially when she hardly knew him ? Was it only Friday when she 'd first set eyes on those features that appealed to her so strongly ? And was it only yesterday when she 'd worked beside him at the barbecue while becoming vitally conscious of the attraction that made her feel drawn towards him ?
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: yes)
what getting up at six every morning ? yes and listen they might being shouted at running nine miles with three tonne of stuff you 'll never use on your back yeah they might that pretending to use a gun
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
And this started a stampede amongst the rest of the herd and as I advanced down the field with them all in close pursuit I somehow managed to clear a four stranded barbed wire fence like an Olympic champion . So be warned . Like human families the animal and the bird life have a order of seniority or what they call the pecking order and usually the more dominant member of the clan is the oldest . And at Mucklehouse we have Brigadier Sydney the gander and everybody else is kept firmly in place . But like most families while father appears to be the boss more often than not it 's mother who usually has the last word .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
I enrolled for ' Art for Beginners ' and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . I have tried various media since then , and , being a very quick painter , I found pastel too my liking . Being able to pick up a colour and press it on coloured paper was all very exciting . I used pure watercolour at the beginning and although I loved its luminosity , I found that as I usually paint in short stabs rather than broad washes , the thinking time that pure watercolour demands was not ideal for me . I found that by adding white I could achieve my desired effect .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
inner suffering purifies , makes clean , a catharsis . monks must know . the way of the cross and the way of the needle lead to the same crossroads . at the crossroads by hampstead tube station i lay down in my heart and wept … Dougal frowned . A bizarre interpretation occurred to him .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
From the first album on The Smiths matured from semi - suicidal to sensitive , with their much needed plausible pop - marketable yet meaningful approach , which is rare enough these days . The most appealing aspect of The Smiths is their charisma — working class street boys made good but still retain an aura of mystery . The Smiths have never really conformed to the pop ideal , being larger than life but twice as monotonous , although some would disagree . They have a cult status which remains something of an enigma — particularly in the North - west where they stand for all that is dreary and depressing . ‘ Coronation Street and The Smiths go hand in hand in the same way that you could couple Frankie with Brookside — two necessary focal points of each city , at least for those south of the ship canal and the Mersey .
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
The general trend towards central control , together with the introduction of LMS , which delegates to governors many of the management powers which have traditionally been the responsibility of the local authority , have conspired significantly to alter the role of the local education authority . Local government : Schools Most people think that local government is still run by ill - mannered bureaucrats who would not survive a minute in the rough and tumble of commerce . Local government is seen as slow , wasteful , obstructive . incompetent and lazy .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
Cos I think there 's more women drive now than ever they used to Yeah Oh yeah and of course you 've got to be a bit careful as well when you hear all these things on the motorway Oh and whatnot , have n't you ?
Idiom: break the ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Harold MacMichael , who was Civil Secretary in the Sudan , was , I am sure , a brilliant player ; he was also long - suffering . Once he did protest , " Why on earth did you trump my ace ? " Those games certainly helped to break the ice . From Aden we crossed to Jibuti in HMS Effingham , flagship of the East Indies Squadron , and Admiral Fullerton joined our party with his Flag Lieutenant and another officer . At Jibuti we were met by Sir Sidney Barton , British Minister from Addis Ababa , by Sir Stewart Symes from Aden and Sir Harold Kittermaster from British Somaliland , and we travelled together in a special train to Addis Ababa .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't you wish to make a flight in a hot ~ air ~ balloon ?
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
He set aside ACAS 's report , saying that the threats of industrial strife should have been ignored . But the House of Lords ( Lord Scarman delivering the main opinion ) reversed the Court of Appeal and upheld the report . Similarly , in Engineers ' and Managers ' Association v. ACAS ( 1980 ) the House of Lords by a majority held that ACAS had not acted unreasonably in postponing its statutory enquiries for the time being because another union was also seeking recognition and the plaintiff Association was also suing the Trades Union Congress . Lord Scarman said : ‘ ACAS has to form its view as to what is best for the promotion of industrial relations and the extension of collective bargaining . The Court of Appeal erred in substituting its judgment for that of ACAS.’
Idiom: collect dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Being practical people they all realise it 's going to be a while before DCE becomes reality . Armed with input from the outside , Sun now has a prototype of this non - major revision in hand . Considering that NFS version 3 , which was a major re - do , is sitting on a shelf somewhere collecting dust because it failed to garner popular support , there will probably be some reluctance to call this puppy by the same name . JAPANESE ‘ ACE’ FORMED Last Wednesday saw the formation of what is effectively a Japanese version of the now defunct ACE Advanced Computing Environment consortium .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Then it will be garnished and served — it will truly be a Pavarotti of a taste . Does the night stop there — not at all . Now it is time to writhe and gyrate to the sounds on the turntable and get lost with the D.J. back in time ; until the early hours — the Disco in other words . Hits from the 60s , 70s and 80s will pour out one after the other to uncontrollable delight .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
The cold and dishevelled hunger strikers gave speeches and ‘ many people wept as they spoke’(Nathan 1985 : 216 ) which further stirred up emotions . Pledges of support came from other institutions of higher education and there were reports of demonstrations and boycotts elsewhere . As the crisis came to a head , however , the hunger strikers were persuaded to call off their action before anyone became seriously ill by promises of further investigations into their allegations of ‘ undemocratic’ practices at the college . The eventual outcome was not favourable to the students who had taken politics into their own hands and tried to realise democratic practices at the local level . Taking the Gengshen Reforms as a sign that political reform was acceptable , they had tried to conduct campaigns along the lines of those in the western world , of which they had some limited knowledge .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
More appealing . After all his empty - headed bimbos , he found he liked having a woman around him who demanded a bit of respect . In fairness to the young girls who had come and gone over the years , he had deliberately picked well - stacked , dimwitted types whose only claim to fame was the fact that they were a good lay . He had not wanted to have to trouble himself making conversation . What on earth did a man on the wrong side of forty have to say to an eighteen year old ?
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
There were OBEs to ITN war correspondent Paul Davies and cameraman Nigel Thomson , husband of newsreader Carol Barnes . Reporter Davies , 40 , said : ‘ The press is currently taking a lot of criticism but these awards show it is also being recognised that a difficult job is being done.’ BBC reporter Kate Adie had more important things on her mind yesterday than mere honours . She was not available to comment on her OBE . I ai n't nothing like a dame
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Todd was 75th on Tour in driving distance , and that 's about as good as it gets . He was 128th in driving accuracy , 180th in sand saves , 192nd , which is to say dead last , in sub - par holes ( percentage of eagles and birdies ) , 191st ( or second - to - last ) in scoring average , dead last in both putting on the few greens he hit in regulation and in total putts ( which means that when he missed a green , he seldom got it up and down ) , and dead last again in shooting birdies on par-3s , par-4s and par-5s . For those keeping score , that 's rock bottom in 6 of 10 categories . And it gets worse . Of the 25 tournaments Todd played , he missed the cut in 23 .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
No doubt it had considerable influence upon the book but Peter Green , author of the definitive ‘ Kenneth Grahame — a Biography’ , believes the Fowey River to be the true setting of the tale . Friends whom Grahame made at Fowey and kept up with for life , the Purves family of Philadelphia , all believed in Fowey as the setting and the opening chapter as being inspired by a gentle row up to Golant one golden Summer in the early years of the century . They attributed the idea of ‘ Wayfarers All’ to a walk over the hills towards the West of Fowey , St. Catherine 's Castle and beyond . It is not surprising that a few years later , in 1911 , Grahame was to introduce ‘ Mouse’ to his beloved Cornwall — and especially Fowey — before the boy began school . This , perhaps , was the end of the idyll .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: no)
Chinatown child , you 're a Chinatown child , cursed by the temple your father defiled . Chinatown Blues , jasmine and lotus , the sad … Susan shuddered , bounced her mind off an imaginary brick wall and caught it . She closed her eyes and concentrated for a second , shaking the blues from her thoughts . The temple was brightly lit .