Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
She had been married at Henry III 's instigation to Henry , son of Richard of Cornwall , in 1269 . Widowed in 1271 , Constance 's claim was supported by her father , and she laid charges of forcible dispossession from Bigorre against Edward I and his seneschal , Jean de Grilly . She claimed that she had surrendered possession of Bigorre to Edward I in England by word of mouth , but without prejudice to her rights . But her rights had indeed been prejudiced by the manner in which Grilly had behaved , claiming that the comté was to be surrendered unconditionally , and acting in a high - handed manner during the ceremony in which the keys of the comital aula , or hall , at Tarbes were handed over . Constance had clearly come to hate Jean de Grilly , whom she described as ‘ so openly contrary and suspect to her , favouring her enemies’ , that she refused to stand judgement before him unless he was accompanied by the bishop of Aire and abbot of St Maurin in the Agenais .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Biological Diversity Convention . One of the two binding treaties agreed at the summit , this required states to take steps to preserve ecologically valuable areas and species . In the long term , it envisaged the compilation of a list of globally protected areas . The convention laid down provisions for Third World states to benefit from technology transfer and financial aid to help them preserve key areas , and , most controversially , it provided for compensation payments to Third World states in return for extraction of genetic resources ( seen as referring in particular to the exploitation of the gene bank of tropical forests by biotechnology companies ) . It stated that " the first beneficiaries of the conservation and sustainable use of wild plant and animal species should be the rural communities and indigenous people whose traditional knowledge and respect for these resources has preserved them for centuries " .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
And no criticism of the drugs or medical regime because they 're too frightened . J.S. And grateful to have the treatment . What you 're dealing with , if you 're involved in any sort of ' against - the - grain ' work on something like cancer , is the stereotyped notion of knowledge . you 're up against the power relationship that each patient is caught up in with their consultant . And they say ' my consultant ' .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
1 The girl had chosen to take her seat in the one spot from which the opening of the inner door would afford her brief glimpses into the prince 's audience - chamber . She sat erect in her black , sombre and motionless on the bench against the tapestried wall . Thomas Prestbury , abbot of Shrewsbury , had given over his entire lodging to the prince 's party , since there were ladies among them , and the castle , tightly - garrisoned and well - supplied as a vital base against the rebellious Welsh , had little comfort to offer the Lady Percy and her women . For his own part , the prince would cheerfully have bedded down in the cramped military quarters he normally used on his periodical visits , but he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests , and the greater space and grace of the abbot 's apartments made approach to his own person easier , and brought more petitioners in search of his favour , which at once satisfied his thirsty sense of duty , and wore him out into childish sleepiness by nightfall .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
How can I configure Panda 2014 to ask before moving the files to quarantine ? In the main panel of the antivirus , click where it says " Analyze " , then click on the button saying " Settings " which is in the upper right corner . Go to the " Actions " tab and change the select box for : " Ask for action to be performed " .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Sources extremely close to the development of IBM Corp 's network repository claim that its is close to production status and an IBM announcement is imminent . It is widely known that the new repository will run on AIX and OS/2 , but it may surprise many that the thing is also up under OS/400 as well as on Ultrix , HP - UX and Solaris and that IBM has funded development work internally for it to appear on these non - IBM versions . Meanwhile , as was already thought , previous work on MVS Repository has been scrapped and the mainframe software is being rewritten from scratch so it can integrate with the networked repository . Few , however , expect that the development effort will survive the next round of cuts . Pick an expected release date in the next ten years .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
We attempt nothing in this school , and even if I 've bitten off more than we can chew here , it 's better to try —’ ‘ And fall flat on your face?’ ‘ You 're jumping to conclusions.’ ‘ If you 'd handpicked them , you idiot — but that crew ! Does the head know?’
Idiom: chop and change (used idiomatically: yes)
1 You need to be consistent within a single interaction . Chopping and changing your behaviour within a short space of time is likely to confuse and be unhelpful . 2 You need to be open about the way you have chosen to behave .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
After their dubious role in Love Thy Neighbour at Tottenham the previous week — which is now the subject of FA investigation — Arsenal must have known it would be another trying day , even before kick - off . For a start , was it coincidence or conspiracy that the match sponsors were Kick ? And on the subject of conspiracies , what future does Swedish winger Anders Limpar have at Highbury if a 20-year - old from up the Piccadilly Line at Wood Green is now ahead of him in the pecking order ? When asked why Limpar had n't even made the bench , manager George Graham replied tersely : ‘ Because he was n't selected.’ In his place , Mark Flatts showed sufficient application and skill to suggest Limpar may have a long wait to get his place back .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
The Financial Hurricane Hits Latin ~ America LOS ~ ANGELES – A few weeks ago , the world was on the edge of disaster . Fortunately , the decisive actions taken by the advanced countries ' monetary authorities – including provision of unprecedented amounts of liquidity – prevented a complete financial meltdown . The world has avoided the " Argentinization " of the international financial system .
Idiom: before you can say Jack Robinson (used idiomatically: yes)
You would think he had better things to do with his time . Keep an eye on her . If she is not watched like a hawk she will be in trouble of some sort before you can say Jack Robinson.’ News of the Conservative Party conference at Brighton took up the greater part of Wednesday 's ‘ The World at One’ . James Naughtie 's North British voice , heavy with East of Scotland rectitude — a characteristic he shared with both John Smith and Gordon Brown — warned his listeners that the road ahead for the Tories was a rocky one .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He walked through the school garden . The door of the school was open ! He felt in his pocket for the key it was not there ! ‘ Oh dear!’ thought Mr Gordon . ‘ I forgot to lock the door .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
The decline of the BF , which ended in such inglorious circumstances in the bankruptcy court , was due to several factors . The organization lacked coherent leadership and purpose and was little more than a patriotic group with a foreign - sounding name . Although developed as a mass movement , it had no leadership cult , and despite William Joyce 's scar , confrontation with socialists was small beer compared with the castor oil politics of Italy in the 1920s . Its importance for the development of fascism in Britain has to be seen in terms of the administration and discipline which the group who left to join Mosley in 1931 supplied to the BUF . Nesta Webster and the conspiracy theory
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
So vote for me.’ And they had , over and over again , so many times that no one except me seemed to remember that things had ever been different . I felt like Rip Van Winkle , an anachronistic laughing - stock , a freak . Failure was no longer acceptable , particularly in someone with my advantages . I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: no)
The speed of sound in water is roughly four times as great as it is in air . On the other hand , water is not much different for taste and smell , and much worse for vision . Except at its surface , the sea is dark and shadowy , and underwater creatures are thought to rely mainly on black and white pigmentation for their vision . Off shallow coasts , 90 per cent of white light is absorbed at 10 metres ( 33 feet ) depth , and only one per cent of white light penetrates below 40 metres ( 130 feet ) . At depths of greater than 430 metres ( 1400 feet ) , the sea is pitch black .
Idiom: at a loose end (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe one evening we could all go out together — you , Aubrey , Dunbar , Madeleine and me . I could bring along Bertie Alcott too . He 's at a loose end and I 'd be enormously proud to introduce you . You 'd like him.’ ‘ I 'm sure I would if he 's a friend of yours , Harry , but I think it 's not such a good idea for you to include me with Aubrey and Madeleine .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And how are you keeping?’ I said quickly . ‘ I mean , you must be sleeping rough . Are n't you catching cold or something?’ ‘ I 'm not sleeping.’
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
' Why do n't you speak to him ? ' Algy said , sitting on a low tapestry footstool by her mother 's chair and putting her forefinger on Lady Grubb 's big garnet ring as if she were pressing a doorbell , staring up at the implacable old head and thinking of nothing but of how to get her to look at one of the two people in the room . ' He 's going to die , ' said Lady Grubb , eyes fixed on the carpet . ' He 'll die first and he knows it . Then I 'll be on my own .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
His idleness is involuntary ; he dreams of actions he ca n't perform . Because in the cage ‘ he does not possess what he needs to become productive … ’ . This was spelling things out with a vengeance . He ended with one of his most beautiful and profound utterances : ‘ Do you know what frees one from this captivity ? It is every deep , serious affection .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
No federal case By CHAIM BERMANT WASHINGTON ( AP)— President Bush , making light of surgery to remove a cyst from his right middle finger , said it was no ‘ federal case’ and promised to show off his scar afterward . In the hot seat By CHAIM BERMANT
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
contribution rule . That is what our new clause 17 would do . I commend it to Ministers , but , bearing in mind our debates in Committee , I confess that I do not do so with any great hope that they will see sense for once and will accept this sensible recommendation . Dame Elaine Kellett - Bowman ( Lancaster ) I welcome the Secretary of State 's intention to fill in the student gap , but I am bound to say that I can see no logical reason for attempting to collect the 20 per cent .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
In the particular case in question , the complainant 's father had not been offered a bed by the health authority , although he was assessed as needing nursing care . He entered a nursing home , and subsequently his resources ran down and his daughter was threatened with being sued by the nursing home for outstanding fees . The Commissioner referred to the letter to Age Concern England in 1988 , from Nicholas Scott ( now Minister for Social Security and Disabled People ) which stated , ‘ In the last analysis , where a person in a home can no longer meet his fees but still requires nursing home or residential home care it will fall to the NHS or local authority as appropriate to provide that care if it is not otherwise available to the person’ . The Commissioner states in his report : ‘ Because it seemed to me that the Minister 's letter implied that the NHS had an absolute duty to provide care for the complainant 's father once it became clear that he could no longer meet the nursing home fees , I asked the DoH for clarification of the legal position and invited their general views.’ The Chief Executive replied that the health authority had a duty to provide care without charge if :
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
In television and cinema , there have been dramatisations ( albeit glossy and uncontroversial ) of the Siege of Masada and the dispute between Peter and Paul . More significantly , Karen Armstrong , a former nun , challenged established Christian tradition in an intelligent , well researched and lucidly presented series on Saint Paul , entitled The First Christian . As we have already noted , David Rolfe did likewise in his widely publicised series Jesus : the Evidence , which was followed by a book bearing the same title . And in The Sea of Faith , Don Cupitt , Lecturer in Divinity and Dean of Emmanuel College , Cambridge , presented perhaps the most penetrating television study yet undertaken of Christianity today — a study containing statements far more contentious than those of the Bishop of Durham . We would not presume to claim that The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail in itself necessarily influenced any of these works .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
He had already learned his lesson by painful experience ; the burn - like swelling on his left calf still throbbed occasionally to remind him of the morning a week ago when he had drawn on his trousers carelessly , to discover that a scorpion had spent the night nestling in one of the legs . In his shaving mirror he saw a face burned a deep brown by two weeks of fierce tropical sunshine . His blue eyes were bright and clear and the frequent pump of adrenaline through his veins as he tracked and shot for fourteen successive days had left his senses sharpened , on a high edge of alertness . He felt fit and hardened by the spartan life of the jungle camp and he contemplated exercising the skills of stealth and lightning - sharp reaction again for one last day with a fierce relish . As he finished shaving he found he was grinning broadly at his reflection in the mirror ; in that jungle dawn he knew he was as happy as he had ever been in his life .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
After a hectic day on the circuit his owner would watch as Noddy returned to the pits , his face showing the strain of a life lived in the fast lane . Once indoors the dog would collapse in front of the fire , there , perhaps , to dream of the day when he 'd swap his flea collar for a laurel wreath , and his water bowl for a magnum of champagne with which to shower his adoring fans ! Things , however , came to a head one day when a veterinary surgeon on his rounds , in a regulation Volvo estate , was alarmed to see Noddy tearing towards him on the wrong side of the road , in hot pursuit of a Transit van . The vet was forced into an unscheduled arrival at 50 miles - an - hour into a nearby farm - yard , much to the surprise of a herd of Jerseys ambling their way to the milking parlour ! Realising his dog was in desperate need of a 12,000 mile service and some sort of treatment for his obsession with the automobile , Noddy 's owner sought the help of Peter Neville .
Idiom: stick your neck out (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Lewis!’ His lack of fraternal feeling shocked me more than his suggestion . ‘ You stuck your neck out for him , anyway.’ ‘ Sometimes I hate him,’ he said with undoubted truth , and wheeled away as if he had said enough . Glasses in hand , the chattering groups mixed and mingled , broke and re - formed , greeted each other with glad cries as if they had n't seen each other for years , not just that afternoon .
Idiom: in the driver's seat (used idiomatically: yes)
He might have been waiting for someone . She walked rapidly back to the hotel and collected her car from the parking area , then drove back and parked a few cars ' lengths from the boatyard . She could see that Luke was still motionless in the driver 's seat . The sky was slate - grey and a cool breeze came off the sea . A perfect day for fishing , but Luke had n't been able to find Tom Carey at the usual places .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
People who need intensive care in a secure environment Mental health services must be able to cope with individuals whose mental disorder is so severe that the person creates serious disturbance or threat to others . ‘ Raving madness’ is rare , but severe episodes of manic disorder , acute schizophrenia and other delusional states are sometimes accompanied by hours or days of fluctuating distress , excitement , agitation or violent outbursts which require very close nursing supervision round the clock and very careful monitoring of medication . Many general hospital units find seriously disturbed people impossible to manage in an open ward ; other patients are frightened and the whole ward may be disrupted . Moreover , the individuals themselves who are suffering these severe episodes need security and containment as well as space to move about , to feel unfettered and to retain some privacy .
Idiom: within living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . It is extremely probable that it was one of the many plants brought over to Britain by the Roman occupationary army to remind the legionaries , while they shivered in the damp foggy cold , of the warmth and dryness they had left behind at home . " Who 'll buy my lavender ? " is a street - cry within living memory , and bunches of lavender are still occasionally sold from door to door in English villages and country districts . In England , lavender was grown commercially until the last war in Surrey and in Kent ; now it is only grown in Norfolk , near Norwich . In North America , it grows best in warm dry regions .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Taking stock All this takes time and a great deal of patience and application . It means taking stock of what is important in your life . It means taking practical decisions about the use of time . Those who put their work or other considerations before their family life often live to regret it .
Idiom: burn the candle at both ends (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I told you that I formed the impression that Mrs Yeo was not secure in her husband 's affections,’ Davidson said , primly . McLeish grinned at him and told Catherine to organize Penelope Huntley , hoping he had struck the right brisk note . He was not reassured by hearing Bruce Davidson in the passage cheerily observing to Catherine that she was looking a bittie pale ; was it just the London air , or had she been burning the candle at both ends ? He let a dignified minute pass before going out himself , collecting Catherine , and dispatching Bruce to supervise the house - to - house interviews in Malplaquet Terrace , to see if anyone could be found who had seen the blue BMW arrive or caught sight of its driver . McLeish stopped at the door of the interview room and looked in through the spy - hole , wanting to get some feel for the evidently hostile and , by all accounts , neurotic Penelope Huntley .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
Even with the advantages of other income sources , studios depend on a few hits to pay for a large number of duds . A decent portfolio of 15 films costs over $ 400 m a year to produce . The films may not be released until the following year and probably will not break even ( including interest costs ) until three years after that . ‘ It would take at least $ 1 billion to start a studio from scratch’ , reckons one mogul who adds that ‘ even then it would need a lot of luck.’ Conversely , the same rules stack the odds against small production firms .
Idiom: toe the line (used idiomatically: yes)
Working for Malcolm and Vivienne was like being in the army . You felt as if you 'd signed the Official Secrets Act . There were all these agit prop politics that you had to toe the line about . Fuck it , I often thought , it 's only a fucking Saturday job . Towards the end of my career in retailing , when we were gigging as a band , I was late quite a few times .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Henry Maine published his classic Ancient Law in 1861 . He sought to show that legal conceptions are the product of historical development ; but in particular he indicated how law functions as a framework within which we move . Thus the Romans were not allowed to sell their ancestral real property , and yet houses and land regularly changed hands through a system of legal fictions and collusive actions . Law was not absolute . In the same way , the laws of thermodynamics laid down a framework within which engines and refrigerators operate .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , unlike most current CDs , a hard disc is a read / write medium and could be easily updated . For example , a network of hard disc multimedia kiosks each delivering highly current product information could be refreshed daily by point - to - multipoint broadcasts of data from a satellite . In this way , magnetic media could offer a digital multimedia solution which is functional , timely , cost - effective and available ' off - the - shelf ' today . 6 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS : ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE The consumer market excites boundless excitement in the multimedia industry and so far has merely been the source of disappointments .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
Nor can you hope for a reference . What could I say of you?’ ‘ You could say that I had worked my fingers to the bone for you!’ Ruth cried out . ‘ That I have cared for your son and loved him as if he were my own.’
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course there had been no intention of boarding Caroline — Phil better than most of our officers , knew the score . Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one ! I seemed to miss out on all the fun in those days , my spells afloat were few and far between , while ashore at Felixstowe I was very busy as trade in that port was building up rapidly . However , everything comes to he who waits patiently , as the saying goes . My big break on the cutters came in 1968 when the new Valiant , sister ship to the Vigilant was delivered from Richard Dunstons at Thorne , in the Humber , and Phil Andrews asked me to sail with him as No . 1 .
Idiom: power behind the throne (used idiomatically: yes)
Sources say there were only really four companies behind COSE : Unix System Labs , Hewlett - Packard , IBM and Sun . Beyond that , says the source , SCO had to fight to get in and the Open Software Foundation was not a party to the negotiations . The power behind the throne , though it does n't want it to appear that way , was Novell Inc. Although some wags were touting COSE as ACE II last week — see front page — the six principle actors describe their effort as neither a consortium , an initiative , a development company or a replacement for anything . And they 're setting no prices .