Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
The financial meltdown of 2008 , which soon metamorphosed into the deepest Western economic recession since the 1930s , added fuel to the fire , as policymakers hunkered down in a non - transparent crisis - management mode , condoning massive state intervention in the economy and socialization of private - sector losses on a previously unprecedented scale . The resulting fiscal austerity plunged many below the poverty line and accelerated economic inequality , while many private institutions , having caused the 2008 bust , recovered on the public dime . Adding insult to injury , in Greece and Italy , two of the hardest - hit countries , financial markets effectively deposed elected , if imperfect , governments . The hapless former Greek prime ~ minister , George Papandreou , had to resign last year after daring to suggest a referendum to decide the economic future of his fellow citizens . ( Ironically , the upcoming election will de ~ facto serve as the referendum that Papandreou suggested in October 2011 . )
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: yes)
Thomas Conlon , . Bus praise I WOULD like to sing the praises of the United Bus Company . I travel very early in the morning from Crook to Ferryhill , changing at Bishop Auckland . The connection time was very tight and there were some weeks when I rarely caught the 7 o'clock bus to Ferryhill and had to wait for the 7.15am bus which takes a longer route and delayed my arrival even more .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
She had to conquer everything to satisfy herself.’ He did not object to fulfilling her ‘ romantic notions about this and that’ if it meant searching for a butter churn and separator but he drew the line at finding her a hacking pony . ‘ Apart from the damage it would do to the ground I knew it would have to be ridden every day and then if it bolted or got stuck in the mud it would be my responsibility.’ She listened to his advice and bought instead a Welsh pony with the vague idea of attaching it to a trap and doing the shopping in it . That , too , proved impractical but Dai was impressed by the way Laura managed , without any fuss , to get most things done the way she wanted .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Gather and group Collections of small objects should always be gathered together and arranged in a group rather than being thinly spread around the house . Very small things like pebbles , marbles , polished beach stones , old buttons and so on , can be put into large glass goblets or jars and displayed on window ledges ( against the light ) or on shelves . Slightly larger objects , however different and unrelated , should be grouped so that they have something in common like colour or national origin . Or if they 're placed significantly with larger things , the impact and interest of the contrast will give harmony to the group .
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
That felt was in the window last week for twelve and six and … and leghorns are always expensive . And then there 's the yards of ribbon to go round it . ' ' Take it or leave it . Take it or leave it . ' Miss Rene went before her out of the storeroom , her hand waving in the air , and the other two sisters took it up chanting merrily : ' Take it or leave it .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
C. SETTLEMENT Cost and delay are just two of the factors which persuade the great majority of those in dispute to effect a compromise and settle their differences without trial . The then Lord Chief Justice in 1980 commented that , If it were not that a high proportion of cases are compromised long before they reach court the administration of justice would soon grind to a halt ; the courts would be overwhelmed by the volume of work.’ Indeed Jacob values settlements sufficiently to suggest that a power , or perhaps even a duty , should be imposed on the court to promote a settlement or compromise between the parties . 1 .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
so I 'll leave it out and it 'll melt , Bobby and I stick it in the microwave , pass us my cup of tea that 's out of order jelly like that oh it 's terrible it 's not on like that
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
With a high sense not only of justice but of dramatic effect he informed the judge that the only courses open to him were ' either to resign your post , or inflict on me the severest penalty if you believe that the system and law you are assisting to administer are good for the people ' . The young judge rose to the occasion . Admitting that it was ' impossible to ignore the fact ' that the defendant was ' in a different category from any person I have ever tried or am likely to have to try'and was acknowledged to be ' a man of high ideals and of noble and even saintly life ' , he took Gandhi gravely to task for his failure to anticipate that violence would be the ' inevitable consequence'of his acts . Asserting , what was palpably untrue , that ' There are probably few people in India who do not sincerely regret that you should have made it impossible for any government to leave you at liberty ' , he handed down a sentence of six years ' simple imprisonment , pointing out — the crowning touch - that the sentence was the same as that given to the nationalist hero Bal Gangadhar Tilak , twelve years before . In a final speech , Gandhi acknowledged the compliment and praised the judge 's courtesy .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
They took 4½ hours to beat Chris Palmer , John Thurlbeck and John Leeman from the Co Durham club , Stanley , 19–11 . The previous day they had been on the green 5¼ hours to out - bowl Paddington . Such long stints on the carpet are due to the consistency of leading players , whose skill is such they cancel each other out . With 18 bowls delivered on each of 18 ends , this is pronounced in triples . In this game strong - arm tactics were deployed by both sides to kill five ends and force replays .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
The only way to discover what on earth this means is probably to fork out £ 60 for the ten - week course or £ 48 for the eight - week course . Choosing the latter will presumably give you a lesser understanding of empathy . The French aims to pass on enough ‘ to prevent getting lost in the Metro or starving to death in a cafe’ while the Environment will look at national and local industries and their emissions . To tackle any of these it may be advisable to go on the Look After Yourself classes . These aim to teach a sense of positive personal well - being .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: no)
' Well , get on with it , ' said Tommy , ' before the bleedin ' woman changes her mind . ' Charlie slipped off his stool and out of a side door without looking back . He only hoped that no one was watching him , as he almost ran down the unlit passage and out of the back door . He stood alone in the corner of the yard feeling more than a little stupid as he stamped up and down to keep warm . A shiver went through him and he began to wish he were back in the bar .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
In the light of these observations , the act of living with a prostitute takes on another meaning . Relationships were perhaps being tested and found wanting . Hopefully he would be led to others which were more fruitful in the long run . By ensuring rejection in this way he was also ensuring that he would not be enslaved by anyone else 's methods of work . His attitude to others and towards mixing with them was rooted in an ambiguity that was fertile for his art but disastrous in his dealings with people .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
The model behaves so much like the real thing that the Berkeley scientists believe they can predict what would happen to the building during an earthquake . The best way to mimic an earthquake is to place a building on a shaking table which subjects its Foundations to the same force as the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake . Electro hydraulic jacks under the table produce the movement . But to build a shaking table that can support a real seven - storey building would cost more than $ 100 million . The building itself , and the instruments that it would need , would come to another $ 2.5 million .
Idiom: neither here nor there (used idiomatically: yes)
" I 'm not a philosopher , I 'm a policeman . When you have an unidentified body and a missing man it 's straightforward police work to put them together and see if they fit . In this case they do n't , but that 's neither here nor there . It was my job to go into it , and I simply did my job . If you have any more ideas , Colonel , I 'll go into them , too . "
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Happily , however , it 's one you can easily avoid by talking to BSB today . When you do , we 'll explain how our advanced S.M.A.T.V. system means that just one master antenna ( only 60 cm in diameter ) will supply five new quality TV channels to any number of separate dwellings within one building . How the whole process is cheaper and easier than your probably imagine , and with our state of the art equipment there 'll be no danger of having to replace it in years to come . We 'll explain why BSB are three little letters that spell peace of mind . BSB 5 CHANNEL TV
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
We ca n't go on leveraging for ever . ' ' No , ' said Miranda , remembering that Angus had warned her about this . ' But wo n't it be expensive to go public ? ' ' Very expensive , ' Adam said . ' But you want more outlets for KITS and you want them in the best and most expensive locations . '
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
We can not stress enough how much the grant from the Sports Council depends on the present 3000 + members being increased . The meeting , with the Grant Aid Panel revolved around getting all those who participate in classes beckoning members and extending our training into new areas . This , thanks to the trainers and N.D.O. , is all in the pipeline , with Taster Days and leaflets distributed to get a new training course off to a good start in Cambridge , this September . YOU can do you part to help this project by making known to class members when and where the course is and PLEASE do hold membership drives in your classes , many of you have had excellent results in the past , although we know that others do find it very difficult to ‘ sell’ membership , but you can still ‘ whip up’some enthusiasm if you try . HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Jazz started to talk Punjabi , waving his hands about . Nutty stared out of the window pretending she did not belong . Anything to get closer to home … stalling tactics … ' Fares , please ! ' The conductor was tapping sharply on his ticket machine with a coin .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Verdicts Performance * * * * Ease of use * * * * * ( configured ) * * * ( installation ) Value for money * * * * For Easy to use once set up and running Against Can be complicated to get up and running efficiently . Can use horrendous amounts of RAM . Professional CAD software is notoriously expensive and difficult to learn .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Rifkind blandly states that Labour is to blame . They would lay thousands off , he says . The propaganda of Josef Goebbels is old hat . He was a cornball when compared to the svelte politicians of today . They do n't just bend the truth , they simply reverse it .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's so many different things changed today as well , it 's impossible really to erm keep up with it now today I would think . Would you say it 's better ? Going back to the agents up in the town , the boatmen to get information about a ship coming in they would have to go up to the town They would have to go up to the town , yes and find out ?
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
I kept one eagle eye out for wardens and policemen with nothing better to do than harass taxi - drivers , but I did n't have to wait long . After about five minutes , the rear doors of the Transit opened and a guy hopped down . He scanned the street as he looked up , but true to form , he did n't pay Armstrong the compliment of a second glance . He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off - duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him . He was the one who had asked Werewolf if he played in a band , and the one I 'd seen being ticked off by Cawthorne .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
The deep silence was disturbed only by an occasional flurry of wind echoing strangely around unseen rock faces — the giant sighs of a sleeping mountain . After investigating the gaunt , rather eerie ruins of the old observatory it was too dark for further exploration and I retired to the Lochaber Club refuge hut for supper . I was on my way down at three o'clock in the strange light of an ominous red dawn , back through a sleeping Fort William and on board for breakfast , weary but elated with my stolen night on the roof of Britain . As we sailed away down Loch Linnhe , Ben Nevis was shrouded in heavy cloud , the wind was piping up and the rain fell steadily . The weather signs in the sky of the previous evening had foretold correctly but the Ben had been kind to me on my first ascent .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Now two experts totally reject the ‘ karate ’ theory . In a special report for Wallace 's lawyers , senior Home Office pathologist Professor Bernard Knight , of the University of Wales , writes : ‘ I have never seen a fracture of the anterior fossa of the skull due to a blow on the nose … I find it almost impossible to accept that such an injury … could have occurred without extensive bruising and swelling of the nose and probably fracture or disruption of structures within the nose and associated tissues . ’ Lewis 's nose suffered no such damage .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , the club does have a certain reputation for frankness in sexual matters , sir . Presumably that was why permission was given to the young lady to pose suggestively within the club 's portals.’ As the Colonel began to swell up with rage , Pooley caught Milton ' s eye and shot him a warning glance . Milton reined himself in from giving any further vent to his attack of mischievousness . ‘ I can see you did n't approve , sir,’ he said in a soothing voice .
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
How much further would Fen decide to travel ? Robbie was ready for a rest and some food , and she groaned inwardly at the thought that Fen would undoubtedly expect her to prepare a meal before she could eat and sink into her bunk . ‘ We 'll call it a day shortly,’ he said , almost as though he read her thoughts . ‘ It 'll soon be too dark to navigate.’ Beyond the final lock , the canal joined a river , opening up into a very wide stretch of water , bounded by pleasant meadows and with scores of mooring places , most of them occupied .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus the best monetary policy is one that steers clear of both undervaluation and overvaluation so as to balance the interests of consumers and producers for the good of the economy as a whole .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
Nicaragua still produces its own coffee . And the reason why there are n't any others is because I do n't think there 's , there 's any other processing equipment . I do n't know what Oxfam does for Africa . The there . There is erm so there is processing equipment .
Idiom: out on a limb (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ As strong as that?’ said Garvin . ‘ I can relax it a bit , provided you 've got the general idea . If he 's done anything really wicked I do n't think HMG would be prepared to go out on a limb on his behalf . There are , after all , other possible candidates . But if it 's only mildly wicked we would feel it a pity to be too legalistic.’
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
Until the teacher appeared , the children were running amok in the classroom .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: yes)
If the jump address is also implied we have the " increment count and skip " instruction described earlier . Index register manipulation In many loops , the set of instructions manipulates successive elements from a vector in successive iterations . An index register normally holds the offset of the current element within the vector , and needs suitable modification between iterations of the loop . A group of instructions is therefore needed to perform a suitable range of manipulations on the index register or registers .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
She had her own sources of information . ' About Mrs Brocklebank , I do n't think I can do much there . About Peter Fleming , I saw him walking down Romney Road as I came here . ' She had a motorcycle herself on which she sped down the roads . ' And that 's his usual way home .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Somebody did , I learnt later in the day and so did Viscount Lewisham , president of MCC . Journalists woke him up in his bed with the news and , as I suspected , all hell broke loose . The Australian Board has added insult to injury . Not only had they sent a tactless cable but , seeing it was 2 am in England , decided to save money by sending it at reduced rates to be delivered when the MCC office opened at 9 am . Viscount Lewisham was thus being asked to comment on a distasteful message from the colonies about seven hours before he would receive it .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
But the Manchester derby is no scene for false optimism . Talent City have won twice on the trot away from home — scoring six goals in the process — and have talent that could flatten the party like a ton of bricks . Mike Sheron did not cost £1.2 million and he does n't speak French but no-one in the Premier League has made swifter progress this season . The 20-year-old from St Helens scored five goals in four games to put City back on course and the two at Goodison were among the best seen anywhere this year. , both the products of nerveless execution .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
In conclusion most of it is commonsense ( water changes etc ) and luck . But most of all I put it down to having lots of plants,(plastic or real ) for cover . Hopefully when I get a new tank set up , I will have more success in numbers by going by the book .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Because , you know ! It was embarrassing in the first place . It was a long way down this road , I was right . Yeah . Cos it 's gon na be a bit of squash innit , for us ?
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: no)
As Vitor drove up into the mountains , the little boy remained bright - eyed and wide - awake . He was , it seemed , determined not to miss a single minute of their day out . As they walked uphill from the spa , beneath the shade of chestnut trees and beside a crystal - clear stream , Thomas did not flag . Nor when , a couple of hours later , they travelled back south towards the coast and took a detour into Silves . Once a medieval city of magnificent palaces , gardens and bazaars , Silves was now a provincial backwater ; with only a Moorish fortress and twelfth - century cathedral to remind visitors of its former greatness .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's why we 'd come , after all . The line I had designs upon looked unlikely . Obvious cracks soared to the left and right , reminiscent of Fairhead in Antrim , but I craved subtlety after the brutal corner we 'd just climbed . ‘ Watch me , Graham , ’ I insisted , as I tried the move for the third time . He laughed , because I was still to get off the ground .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Koresh zeroed in on this and tried to bring it closer to where we are to make it more real so it was uppermost in the minds of all his followers . When Koresh himself came to Britain banned from New Bold he had to hold meetings in peoples homes . God in the flesh , do you know who I am ? God in the flesh . New Bold college could n't prevent its students from going along and some young Seventh Day Adventists were predisposed to be receptive .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
The corridor had been thankfully empty . Crossing to the dressing - table , she sat down , staring at her reflection glumly . However much it hurt , she had done the right thing . Without trust , they had nothing . He 'd come to see that .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
All individuals with unilateral lesions are assessed for the presence of aphasia , or 2 . Only individuals with lesions in the so - called language areas are considered , or 3 . The relative frequency of left and right sided lesions among the total aphasic population is calculated . A logical problem arises with all three methods . It is that if speech can be bilaterally represented , then damage to the speech areas of one side could conceivably occur without any ensuing aphasia .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: no)
This is good news for Silverlight , part of Courtaulds Performance Films , which employs 20 people at a plant in Burr Ridge , Illinois . The company makes special kinds of fluorescent lighting fixtures and fixture inserts guaranteed to save running costs . Full marks TOUGH toy - approved paint Japlac is top of the class when it comes to protecting a touring educational exhibition for children . The product from International Paint 's Retail Division in the UK has been used to coat display boards and other structures used in the Daearth Project in Wales .
Idiom: spit it out (used idiomatically: no)
He could still remember the taste of that blue icing . Nobody 's mother ever got it right . You always had to spit it out and shove it down the back of some chair . Later , when it grew dark , a fleet of ships would set sail for the ocean cemeteries , and the remembrance service would be held . Lying awake in his room , he 'd imagine the boats rocking and the priest 's voice pushed and pulled by the wind .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
You may be able to claim constructive dismissal even if the incident which directly leads to your departure is minor , if it can be regarded as the last straw . If there has been a history of such problems , an industrial tribunal may accept that eventually you became entitled to say ‘ enough is enough’ and leave . Unscrupulous employers are not allowed to squeeze out unwanted executives by indulging in a sustained course of conduct which nevertheless falls short at any particular time of a clear breach of contract . The general rule , however , is that for you to be justified in ending the relationship , the breach of contract must in itself be serious . A single trivial occurrence does not entitle you to claim that you had been constructively dismissed .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
How can that be right ? " " Well , I 'd say they 've copied a good idea from the squirrels and that makes them better rabbits . " " Do you suppose the man , whoever he is , puts the roots out there because he has a kind heart ? What 's he up to ? " " He 's just throwing away rubbish .