Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: give something a miss (used idiomatically: yes)
Designed by Carlo Chiti , later to build some explosively temperamental F1 engines for Alfa Romeo , the ATS cars made their debut at the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix . They qualified 17th and 20th and were both out of the race within 15 laps . The same thing happened in Holland and ATS gave the next three races a miss to try to fix the problems . At Monza Phil Hill finished seventh , seven laps behind the winner . And that was the highlight .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm in total agreement . G.W. Fashions’ current lines are far from stylish . That 's why I need some new blood in the design department . Someone with new ideas who can update our collections.’ ‘ But you ca n't mean me !
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
She might have stumbled on to some big - time drug smugglers for example.’ Russell did not answer immediately . His eyes — matt like those of a dead fish on the slab — flickered up to the bone china model of a Suffolk Punch above their heads , the bright colours making the creature appear unearthly . ‘ It 's funny . But when I heard about the murder I wondered just the same thing.’
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Well it must be one heck of a me er noises . You ca n't hear a thing in there . Mm . No .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
It is very difficult to introduce a single specimen into an established tank , especially with a tank that contains adults , but it can be achieved with a little care . One of two possible methods is to divide off one end of the tank using a clear divider and install the new fish into the smaller section , after a few days when the other occupants of the tank have accepted the newcomer then remove the divider and let all of the fish mix . The second is to remove all of the fish , totally rearrange the rockwork and then put them back into the tank , including the new one and they should then soon settle down and establish the pecking order , which should also include the newcomer . Companions You can also include other species of fish in the community tank , that is non - cichlids .
Idiom: sleep like a log (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . We 're very well organized . I slept like a log last night . Did you I wondered whether Oh really .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: no)
It was , however , no surprise that this dog was never used to any extent by top breeders , which shows that sometimes there is very little connection between great show dogs and great producers . This certainly did not apply to the next great dog of influence on the British show scene : Ch . Pendley Goldfinch , who was born on 27 September 1980 and bred by Joanne Yates . He won ten CCs and nine Reserve CCs Working Group and was Best of Breed at Crufts in 1984 . Although he was only to win a third of the tickets that Rudi had won , this dog was used extensively by successful breeders , which is the true test of a great dog .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , he ca n't stand the water Now that 's yours , now I 've lost me ah it 's probably in me bag , yeah do n't worry about it , it 's probably in a bag , let mummy oh yes there it is , come to mummy Do you want it on him
Idiom: thin as a rake (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've been his doctor for many years , nearly all his life , I suppose . I 've seen him like this before , before you were born , when he cracked his ankle the week before the final trial . He went as thin as a rake , and deathly pale then for a couple of weeks . You 'd have thought the end had come . But it had n't .
Idiom: keep the wolf from the door (used idiomatically: yes)
Similarly:(10 ) I only offered her legal advice will , under one natural interpretation , refer to advice on legal matters ; and it will continue to do so even if in some rare case it is given under circumstances that mean it is offered illegally itself , for example if it makes use of secret information stolen from a government which prohibits unauthorized possession or transmission of secret government information ; on the other hand , as a phrase of English , it can perfectly well bear the other interpretation under which it means advice which is itself legal , in the sense that it is legally given , in which case it may concern any subject under the sun . Indeed , it is only matters of contingent fact which ensure that the phrase royal hatmaker cited in ( 7 ) will not be seen as ambiguous in this way . If a member of , say , the Hohenzollerns decided to keep the wolf from the door by taking up this particular trade , then royal here clearly would be true of the hatmaker ; i.e. the property ROYAL would apply to the E present to the mind of the speaker describing such an individual . These ambiguous examples are particularly useful for bringing out the difference between the two types of interpretation . In the one set of cases , the adjective is used not merely as a subordinate element in qualification but also to apply a property directly to the entity designated by the noun , the head word of the phrase ; in the other the adjective mentions the same property but it is merely , in some way , to be associated with that entity ; it is certainly intended to assist in entity - identification — and that is why it is there — but as a property it actually belongs to someone or something else .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
The Low Earners : Glamorgan , Gloucestershire , Leicestershire , Northamptonshire and Sussex . THESE counties are characterised by below average revenue and the need to generate more income . Accordingly some have radical developments recently completed , on hand or in the pipeline , and others wish they had . They rely proportionately more than most on TCCB distributions for their revenue . All have some money , though in the case of Glamorgan it is disappearing fast .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Then the hardy ‘ theme venue crawler’ could literally fall into nearby Bertie 's . From there it is only the briefest of staggers to Route 66 or Blackett 's , in Bondgate , for a final beer before hitting the clubs . As with most things which appeal to the vagaries of youthful fashion today 's hit rapidly becomes old hat . And yet Darlington council continues to receive planning applications from companies eager to break into the market . Unless some controls are imposed the centre of Darlington is threatened with becoming a total exclusion zone for anyone over the age of 35 .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Hello everyone . Oh shut up . Oh this is really getting on my nerves . Well leave him then . You do n't need to say anything to him , just
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
But this can not fully explain the slowdown . Europe and Japan still lagged far behind in the late sixties and seventies . In 1970 productivity in European manufacturing seems to have been around or perhaps a little over one - half of the US level , while in Japan it was only about 40 per cent of the US level . Moreover , catching up can not explain the slowdown in US productivity which occurred outside the manufacturing sector and which can only partly be explained by the less intense expansion once the excess capacity of the early 1960s had been used up . Productivity growth does not depend solely on equipment — whether or not new , high - productivity machines replace old , low - productivity ones .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
Alas , it failed as dismally as the League of Nations failed in the l930 's . Let us revisit what the issue was and still is : in the heart of Europe – and in a country burdened by the political ideologies which gave rise to Hitler , himself an Austrian – Jörg Haider and his party revived the political discourse of xenophobia , racism and visceral anti - foreign sentiment . It is true that democracies always find it difficult to balance their commitment to human ~ rights with their commitment to free speech : it is a delicate path to tread , and there is no easy answer on a legal and constitutional level . Yet the issue is not legal or constitutional – it is political . To preserve democracy and human ~ rights , democratic parties have realized that the most effective ways to confront racist and xenophobic parties is to marginalize and exclude them – to treat them as beyond the pale as potential partners for government .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
' We are not dumping at present but we wish to keep our options open . And for some low levels of radioactive waste , it is the only option . ' Turning the league tables IN compiling its own comparison table of schools within the region , the Daily Post has followed the lead of many education experts in not publishing raw examination results , pitting one school against another . Instead , the table , right , lists results in order of school size a form suggested by many of our respondents .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
The authorities considered these cases suitable for civil , not criminal , legal proceedings . There were also cases which had nothing to do with cattle . P. W. Conolly , when District Judge at Negombo , wrote that ' when parties quarrel and assault each other , it is no uncommon thing for the person who has got the best of the struggle to have an animal brought to the spot , and a charge of cattle stealing is preferred against the unfortunate man who has been assaulted . ' To bring false charges against one 's enemy , backed up by witnesses , was to cause him great inconvenience and expense . Still other cases resulted from trespass .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
Just then he had another preoccupation , and he left the compilation and editing of the issue to Sebastian and Tina Jorgensen , and to the new arrival from Australia , Jim Anderson . That the core of the issue was hedonism was unsurprising , it was a key credo of the paper . It always had the problem that , no matter what it dealt with , the copy came out in the blacks and greys of its newspaper format . Oz , with its use of colour , could somehow , at the time , get away with an approach to sexuality which was condemned in retrospect — and occasionally then — but which somehow retained an innocence . Across the Atlantic things were different .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
I understand that advertisements in the ' property ' or ' holiday'pages do not bring much of a response , and the best results are achieved by separate advertisements in an editorial page . We need to investigate this thoroughly . Word of mouth is regarded as the best kind of advertising . It has been found elsewhere that once a development has become established , the second 50 per cent of all the time periods is largely sold through existing owners recommending the development to their friends . One successful American developer sold practically all his second phase units in this way before he actually put them onto the market .
Idiom: spin a yarn (used idiomatically: no)
One of the rest rooms at BMK , discovered by the ' Glenpatrick News ' as an impeccable source of information , advice and suggestion . Taking a break are ( from left ) Tom Frew , Allan Morrison , Bill Kirkwood , Tom Adams and Willie Shaw . It may be a contradiction in textile terms but these weavers spin a good yarn . STODDARD AND BMK DESIGNERS IN JOINT ART EXHIBITION DESIGNERS from both companies got together and half a joint exhibition of paintings in the Dick Institute , Kilmarnock which ran from 20th March-10th April , 1993 .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've got Latin homework to do . " That did it . I ran off round to Marie 's and we shared out the Cadbury 's bar and then we went and played ball against Julie 's house . Marie was n't as good as Julie , though . She was a rotten catch .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
But the family 's goods were already loaded . They were eager to be on their way . Their car had hardly turned the corner when the mob arrived and smashed the house to pieces . January , 1979 , brought a different kind of disaster . A cyclone came across India , over the north of the island and down the eastern side , causing complete devastation .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
She was used , but not reconciled , to such indignities . She gathered up Wordsworth and the string bag . She could hear Mrs Owen being castigated for not having turned right and left , instead of left and right , to Haematology , seeing as it was her first time . They spoke as one speaks to distracted children or incapable old people , who do not look or listen . " My back hurts , " said Mrs Owen , " And I — " She was hurried away slowly to Haematology .
Idiom: below par (used idiomatically: yes)
It is ‘ in the mind' This is partially true . Many of the symptoms of jet-lag relate to how we feel , but such an explanation does not explain why we should feel below par , and seems less acceptable when one would expect the mind to be concentrated on enjoying oneself on holiday or performing at one 's peak on business or at athletics , for instance . Moreover , the abnormal timing of bowel habits , of hunger and , particularly , of temperature , performance , and hormone rhythms is difficult to explain in these psychosomatic terms . Certainly , expecting that you will suffer from jet-lag hardly helps and this becomes an argument for adopting a positive attitude to the difficulties and knowing that they can be minimized by following the advice we give later .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: no)
Saint Gobain took a substantial share in Olivetti to try to cement a tie between Cii - Honeywell Bull and the big Italian multinational . Olivetti has so far refused to play ball , effectively pocketing Saint Gobain 's money which could have gone to its own computer company . As well as not making top grade in IT industry , France seems to have fallen short of ambitions in using the technology . The lukewarm reception among the public for the electronic telephone directory is but one example of how the French people are not always ready to react according to the government 's plans . The country is behind Britain in using microcomputers .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
The short Irish tour which followed proved to be a major turning point in the career of the band . According to Marr , ‘ Two of the gigs were great , one of them wasn't.’ Hardly an in depth account of what actually went on behind the scenes . For on their return from Ireland , Andy Rourke was sacked . Marr
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
At the same time he was puzzled by her silence , after such friendliness . Was she thinking as he was ? Was each of them waiting for the other to make the next move ? Ten more days were to pass before the longed for interruption to Huy 's humdrum existence occurred . For some time now he had not been aware of being followed , and he knew , too , that no one had searched his house in his absence .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Or they could fork to the right , up Once Hill , past the rectory and on to the steep , narrow road that wound over the downs to Badstoneleigh , off which the entrance gates of Sea House opened . They were considering this choice when they were abruptly aware of Commander Abigail . He made his way down the narrow road , huddled like a crab within his familiar brown overcoat . But his step was not his familiar jaunty one , nor did he carry his rolled - up towel and swimming - trunks . He moved as the elderly people from the bus moved , but without their caution because a red Post Office van had to swerve to avoid him .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: no)
And er th the fire was getting that bad that I mean the smoke was blowing directly across the platform at that stage . And er take a couple of steps away from the corner you could n't see your a thing , so we were more or less stuck where we where . We could go downstairs to the sixty eight foot level was er er fog horn and lighting system for in the fog It 's a Navaid system they call it . And er that was a platform down there . And off that there was a big knotted rope which c was thrown down .
Idiom: lay down the law (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Pleasure,’ said Joe , and crossed to his bedroom . Entering , he was immediately attacked by Dolly . If the Victorian era was over , the example set by Queen Victoria during her long reign was still fresh in the mind , and all women who had the right amount of sense and spirit knew that attack was the best form of defence when dealing with men who liked to lay down the law . ‘ D'you mind tellin ' me what you 've been up to all day?’ demanded Dolly . ‘ I just go out for a bit , just for an hour or two , and when I come back you ai n't even got the kettle on .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
There were an estimated 150,000 - 200,000 Soviet troops in Latvia , 90,000 in Lithuania , and 40,000 in Estonia . In a decree issued on Sept. 21 Soviet President Gorbachev freed citizens of the Baltic states from their Soviet military obligations . The Estonian parliament voted on Sept. 3 , 1991 , to re - establish the Estonian army , with mandatory military service ; the Latvian parliament followed suit on Sept. 10 . EUROPE BELGIUM
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Akers forces rare defeat on Wilson STEPHEN AKERS recorded a surprise victory over Ian Wilson , the European silver medallist , in the 1,500-metre freestyle at the fifth Edinburgh International Swimming Meet last night , writes Anita Lonsbrough . In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . He finished in 15min 35.93sec — 2.32sec outside his target time . Wilson , one of four British swimmers pre - selected for Barcelona , admitted afterwards that he was ‘ disappointed’ .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
I also like Sheffield Wednesday 's Chris Bart-Williams — he 'd do a great job . ‘ We also need a defender to replace Steve Bould , who 's getting on . Portmouth 's Andy Awford fits the bill . ‘ And we have n't been helped by all the bookings . However , I still think we can win the Championship .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh God . Does he ring you up ? Off and on . No he used to but He was so wicked
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
An add - on graphical user interface is available . The firm has also signed its first European distributor for Esix , UK firm Custom Business Systems Ltd , London , and will cut other deals in France , Germany , Scandinavia , Italy and Greece . Two support and maintenance offices will be up and running on the continent by the end of year . + 1 612 339 2521 or + 44 71 323 2297 . NIPPON DEC TEAMS WITH ASCII
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , you need to be something of a jack of all trades and passably good at most of them . The margins for error on a smallholding are extremely narrow ; only a skilled and diligent husbandman can hope to succeed . It is therefore prudent for a newcomer to spend considerable time and effort acquiring the skills before taking the plunge by buying a farm . Before you can begin to achieve overall competence you must master the ‘ language’ to a point where you can think , and even dream in a new vernacular . The vernacular of any way of life can only be absorbed ‘ through the skin’ by immersing oneself in its people ; and to this end you would be foolish not to spend at least a year ( preferably two ) working on mixed farms in the district in which you hope to settle , making friends and winning the respect of the countrymen who will be your neighbours .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
So one day , I got a newspaper , I rolled it up and I walloped her like mad . And when my father came home he said , ‘ Your sister 's crying , have you touched her?’ I said , ‘ Never touched her , never laid a finger on her . I have to confess that I walloped her with a newspaper but I did n't touch her.’ DENNIS TAYLOR
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Plainly Gorbachev is hoping to achieve several different things by these radical plans . First he wants to wind down Russia 's huge military spending in favour of diverting resources to create a competitive domestic economy where private enterprise will compete with state industries . That is easier said than done . At the moment Russia 's economy is quite incapable of producing the goods that ordinary people want and falling oil revenues preclude any large - scale purchases of foreign expertise . As a result Gorbachev is in danger of raising people 's expectations beyond anything that can be achieved .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
She never ever referred to what had happened on the beach . I often think of poor Mrs Carrow now . None of us really knew for certain what had gone wrong , although , well , you could n't help putting two and two together . She suffered from a lot of guilt , I reckon , in more ways than one.’ Edna , the name of this … man .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Although the hero met his death within the first 30 pages of the trilogy , the vast and mysterious intricacies of his ‘ Seldon Plan’ still amazed the reader after 700 . Just before his own death Asimov completed Forward the Foundation , a new novel about Seldon 's last years . In spite of his success , Asimov steered clear of literary pomposity . When asked about the ‘ meaning’ of his Foundation cycle , he was apt to burst into a song which he had adapted from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera , Patience : ‘ Success is not a mystery , just brush up on your history , and borrow day by day/ Take an Empire that was Roman , and you 'll find it is at home in/ All the starry Milky Way.’ Asimov advised aspiring writers to take their models from history and the classics .
Idiom: not give a fig (used idiomatically: yes)
In politics , that means they adore Dennis Healey , once chancellor of the exchequer , and Norman Tebbit , once industry secretary . In sport , on April 27th , Brian Clough showed his membership of the pantheon of verbal Rottweilers when his retirement as manager of Nottingham Forest football club made the front page of every British daily paper , including the Financial Times . ' Cloughie ' will be missed by many people who do n't give a fig for the great soccer his teams have played . Yes , he is arrogant , addressing players , directors and interviewers alike as ' young man ' , whatever their age . Authoritarian , too : he was sacked as manager of Leeds United , then Britain 's best team , after just 44 days because the players could not bear his unorthodox methods .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
A well - known columnist on a liberal newspaper — short and fat and pompous , the inspector knew from seeing him interviewed on television , and presumably an ‘ influential friend’ of Christine Mills — was demanding details of the latest developments in the Mills case . He had hinted darkly of rumours of police incompetence and attempts to smother establishment scandal . Blanche told the press officer to invite him round for an ‘ off the record’ briefing . If he accepted , Blanche would be able to cross examine him but if , as she suspected , he proffered an accuse and refused , the chief inspector could ignore any threat . Meanwhile she decided to hold Spittals at bay by investigating the dead man 's link with the Polish community in London .