Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
' Security is Mortals ' Chiefest Enemy ' About the middle of the play , Hecate speaks this line having told the witches not to interfere with Macbeth 's destiny . She is inferring that when mortals feel secure , and sound in their knowledge of others , then that is the time for them to be unsure of most , because if anything is going to happen , it will happen then . When people are confident in themselves , and trusting of others , then they should be worried . There are various examples of it in the play .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
She was mildly irritated , well aware of what Tracey was up to . Her reticence about certain areas of her private life irked him , and he occasionally found an excuse to ring early in the hope of catching her unawares . Resisting the temptation to call his bluff by pretending someone was with her , she asked how he had got on in Glasgow . ‘ Wild goose chase,’ he said grumpily . It appeared she had touched a raw nerve .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
For both indices , they found significant positive correlation between the daily measures of volatility based on options prices and on the actual daily price relatives . This indicates that , using an alternative measure of volatility , the positive relationship between maturity and volatility remained , and the second measure of volatility also resulted in contradiction of the Samuelson hypothesis . Chamberlain ( 1989 ) used daily data on the high and low prices of the FT - SE 100 index futures contracts ending between March 1985 and March 1986 . Volatility was defined as the variance of the natural logarithm of the daily closing prices , Var ( ln ΔF t ) , and estimated using Parkinson 's equation . Unlike previous studies , Chamberlain did not pool the observations for the separate contracts on each commodity .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
My dad , an actor ? He has n't got the guts . The boredom , the sheer yuk of it swept over me as I pushed my way out of the sick smell of the phone box . I was flaming hot and soaked with sweat . The fresh air hit me .
Idiom: hold the fort (used idiomatically: yes)
He lacked the confidence that has come in the last three or four years to make decisions and stick to them . He was also crying out for an efficient office . After Edward Adeane 's departure , David Roycroft , who was a career diplomat from the Foreign Office , had held the fort until a successor could be found , but the whole set - up had always been curiously amateurish . The right hand never knew what the left was doing . People got through to the Prince who should not have , and those who should have did n't .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The Government reiterated that the vast majority of local government staff would transfer to one of the new councils on existing pay and conditions , but the proposals put the future prosperity of the Lothians in doubt . They will undermine all the planning which has ensured that the integration of the city and the rest of the region was the basis of Lothian 's economic success . ' In taking the heart out of the Lothians , the Government is also severely prejudicing the ability of Edinburgh to compete on the European and world stage ' , said the Convenor of Lothian Regional Council , Eric Milligan . ' Over recent years hugely successful efforts have been made to promote Edinburgh and the Lothians in Europe . The proposals will seriously undermine Edinburgh 's position in Europe ' , he added .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
Laura was amused . ‘ It 's nice to find the Church hoisted by its own petard for once . Time they had a General Medical Council keeping tabs on them , like the rest of us . So , they 've hired you for thirty pence a mile to do their roadwork for them . I like thirty , it has a history , I seem to remember .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
Whatever worries the LG family may have had were dispelled when Megan polled only 300 votes short of half the total cast . At the Commons at 27 , the first Welsh woman MP joined her father , her brother Gwilym , newly elected for Pembroke , and a relative , Major Goronwy Owen , MP for Caernarfonshire , in a unique family group , LG becoming the first MP to have a son and daughter in the Commons simultaneously . The rest is history . Megan held the seat until defeated in 1951 . Since the war a Liberal , Labour ( now Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos ) , a Conservative ( the unfortunate Keith Best ) and now Plaid Cymru member , Ieuan Wyn Jones , have sat for Anglesey .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: yes)
Normally I would have sounded like a tongue - tied half - wit , but that evening my response appeared to hint at the inexpressible depths and nuances of my infinitely complex relationship with the city , together with a gentle rebuke to a question which was either fatuous or unanswerable . The Oxford manner , in short , the knack of which consists wholly in getting away with it . I could have got away with murder that Saturday night , although under the present circumstances I had better add that I made no attempt to do so . What I did get away with was arguably worse than murder , and revealed for the first time something of what I was letting myself in for by getting involved with Karen Parsons . One might even argue that if that elusive mantle of desirability had n't happened to fall on my shoulders on that of all evenings …
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: no)
Letter from Goldberg , he wrote , but no point in replying . Further letter from Goldberg . Yesterday he rang the bell for a long time but no point in opening the door . Xenakis in town again but made no effort to see him . Note from Moira F. urging me to get in touch .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
In working towards the growth of a total quality culture it seeks to impact on all aspects of Scottish life , encompassing corporate responsibility and individual quality awareness both of which it believes are fundamental to long - term Scottish success . ' Total Quality Management has to be the management style of the future , ' explains . ' quality does not mean expense and luxury : it means reliability and service , and satisfying agreed requirements — it is the key to operating on a world - class level . ' These founding companies , the names of which are listed opposite , already had a reputation for quality products and quality customer service and , as such , recognise the benefits of a quality culture . They were also prepared to work together , sharing expertise and developing resources and techniques for continuous improvement , not for individual company gain but for the greater benefit of Scotland .
Idiom: blaze a trail (used idiomatically: yes)
wrestle with ambiguity and uncertainty ( rule making is always a messier , more uncertain process than rule following ) enthusiastically communicate a vision to people ( vision is seeing the cathedral while you 're mixing the cement ) bounce back when things go wrong and find new pathways , blaze new trails . A leader can only achieve results through other people and in doing so needs to draw on a range of different styles such as Directive ( see page 53),Consultative ( see page 38),Collaborative ( see page 32 ) , and Delegation ( see page 49 ) . The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances .
Idiom: break the ice (used idiomatically: yes)
And it is an irony which has not been lost on him . ‘ I may not be able to say very much to the mother and her kids , but I sympathise with them so much because of what my own family went through,’ he says . ‘ And I think they realise how I feel and this has broken the ice.’ Although Bob 's command of Serbo - Croat is non - existent and he is only at the early stages of learning Russian the Causevics ' second language — he has enlisted the help of a friend , native Yugoslav Maria Delahunty , to act as an interpreter . Members of the family are still reluctant to reveal the full horrors they endured in their homeland .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: no)
At the Phoenix Trevor Nunn directs The Baker 's Wife : an American musical by Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein based on the famous Marcel Pagnol comedy . Alun Armstrong plays the baker , Sharon Lee Hill his wife . Cheek by Jowl come to the Almeida with Lady Betty : the story of Ireland 's first hangwoman written and directed by Declan Donnellan with music by Paddy Cuneen and Sally Dexter in the lead . Nigel Planer appears in the jokey I , An Actor at Hampstead Theatre . The Young Vic Studio presents Dario Fo 's Ca n't Pay ?
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
Nell ran to the wall telephone , and pushed the digit for engine room . The small light beneath the receiver rests showed that the line was working . Worried , Delaney followed , searching her face , fearing the tell - tale signs of toxicity . On impulse , and against his better judgment , he pulled off his own mask . Nell repeatedly pressed the button , shouted across at Lawton , who was now using the spy port .
Idiom: the die is cast (used idiomatically: yes)
Material things they had in plenty , and though they had moved to cheaper housing she could not actually remember feeling that they had moved down the social ladder at all . The houses and the district had never looked any cheaper . In any case , the die was cast , she had made up her mind . Tomorrow she would telephone this Frenchman . She would telephone in her lunch - break .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Full - back , Paul Bodin is back after injury and striker , Dave Mitchell , drops back into the defence to cover for Colin Calderwood , who 's suspended . And just to prove that Swindon are in good form , how 's this for a keep fit routine — the Hoddle hoki - koki . Hereford United next and what they would do for a cup run … come to think of it what they would do for a win … on Saturday United lost out again in the third division … two - one at Cardiff City Voice over There 's not that much wrong with Hereford that a win would n't put right .
Idiom: never say die (used idiomatically: yes)
Martin Pipe weighed in with his usual daily double , Royal Wonder and Vagog , both ridden by Peter Scudamore , but fortune certainly smiled on them in the Coral Golden Hurdle Qualifier . Vagog was struggling in fourth place at the last where Lady Westown , going the best , fell and brought down Parlezvousfrancais . This left Ambegate in front but he weakened up the hill and never - say - die Scudamore forced Vagog up in the last few strides . At Cheltenham this afternoon , CRUISING ALTITUDE ( 1.20 ) should be more at home on the ground than the champion hurdler Beech Road in the Bula Hurdle , while his Newbury victim , MORLEY STREET ( 2.30 ) looks good in the Mercury Communications hurdle . David Elsworth has changed his mind about running BARNBROOK AGAIN ( 1.55 ) in the A.F. Budge Gold Cup and even with 12st , this high class chaser should be hard to beat .
Idiom: dog eat dog (used idiomatically: yes)
I there is a small difference of course , the C E C did say it , but there is dif different negotiating procedures as you 're , you are aware but Mike and I are talking about that and I 'm sure we can overcome it . Have no doubt in your mind about that because we did not take one of our representatives to negotiate with the guard force to enhance your and their membership that is not the ball game I 'm not playing it and we wo n't do that and you can rest assured we will pursue it to Bridlington if need be . The apprentices who are there under an apprentice contract unfortunately secure employment for the period that you 're contracted to after that , you are in the situation of dog eat dog , dare , dare I say . What we are endeavouring to and the company has not as yet went out and dispersed of apprentices willy - nilly . Hopefully we can retain that particular situation .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus she was always forced to eat her evening meals out of TV - dinner - trays in front of the dreaded box . She always had to stay alone on weekday afternoons , and whenever she was told to shut up , she had to shut up . Her safety - valve , the thing that prevented her from going round the bend , was the fun of devising and dishing out these splendid punishments , and the lovely thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . The father in particular became less cocky and unbearable for several days after receiving a dose of Matilda 's magic medicine . The parrot - in - the - chimney affair quite definitely cooled both parents down a lot and for over a week they were comparatively civil to their small daughter .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Knew it!’ snapped Duvall … and leaned down to take the monster by the throat and throttle the life out of it . In the next instant , Jimmy had shoulder - charged him from behind . Both men hurtled on over the top of Barbara in a tangle of limbs , crashing to the office floor . Jimmy was still on top , still conscious of not wanting any flesh contact with the floor . He aimed a blow at the back of Duvall 's head .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
The common law saving provision will apply and it is possible to infer from s62(2 ) of SGA 1979 , that the ordinary principles of contract formation are therefore applicable here . Presumably , this will also apply by analogy to other supply scenarios , even though the major statutes regulating the supply of goods ( SOGIT 1973 , CCA 1974 , SGSA 1982 , and the Consumer Protection Act 1987 ) are entirely silent on the matter . The modern position regarding the formalities attendant with the SGA 1979 is encapsulated in s4(1 ) of the Act which states : 4–(1 ) Subject to this and any other Act , a contract of sale may be made in writing ( either with or without seal ) , or by word of mouth , or partly in writing and partly by word of mouth , or may be implied from the conduct of the parties . It follows that nearly all contracts of sale and supply can be made by word of mouth , subject to the normal common law rules of contract formation . 1 Formation
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
As reconditioned they had new B.T - H. 509c motors and line switch attachments fitted to the controllers so that they could be used interlocked with air brakes . Air brakes were fitted to all ten cars in July 1927 , this time acting on the wheels only . In that condition No . 47 was renumbered 22 and painted in the red and ivory livery and classified ‘ B/1’ . In 1928 , following the success of the new L.C.C. type cars , it was decided to fit top covers to these cars .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no reason at all why an organization should not be serving a range of markets with a range of products as long as this is deliberate and not accidental . This , as an essential part of preparing a strategy of quality assurance , emphasizes for Handy and Aitken ( 1986:45—6 ) the point : assumptions about the way things should be run and organised have a major effect on the way people see themselves , the way they behave , think and react . Even if the assumptions are unwitting or unconscious and have been around as long as the scenery , they are still potent . Anyone who is charged with running classes , sections of schools or whole schools needs to be aware of what those assumptions are and of their effects . This definition of the importance of a unity of view in management and of the importance of sharing interest and concern allows the significance of the classroom and of the small - scale , almost invisible base of experience of the individual teacher to take its place alongside larger aspects of policy and of governmental requirement in the total framework of a school 's management .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
Part of understanding action from within , then , is understanding the rules which are operative . The neatest image is perhaps that of playing a game like chess . To know what is happening when a small bit of wood is shifted , one must grasp the rules of chess and so grasp what move has been made . It is possible to argue that there is , in principle , nothing more to understand , because the ' subjective meaning ' of an action consists in conformity to the governing rules . For example , Peter Winch comes at least close to maintaining not only that there can be no action outside some governing public rules but also that a full account of the rules obeyed also yields a full account of the action done .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
He died under house arrest in Salamanca , uncompromising to the end . It was Unamuno who wrote : ' Only in solitude do we find ourselves ; and in finding ourselves , we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude . ' This was an idea that appealed strongly to me , though Unamuno had not been thinking of some of the ' brothers in solitude ' — the outcasts from social and sexual ' normality ' — who were the brothers that first sprang to my mind on reading that sentence in Corsham . But I was one with the solitaries of the spirit , too : with St Teresa and St John of the Cross as well as with humbler dissidents like Jordi and one or two other men of the working class I had known in Spain , the young bank clerk I had met in Cordoba the previous spring , among the orange and lilac blossom of Las Tendillas , where we walked and whispered , hardly daring to look at one another , and separating at the sight of police . My own solitude was as nothing compared with their constantly patrolled loneliness , without hope of escape .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Collect your weapons and defeat the evil legions and set your home land free . Journey on … Okay , the plot of defeat the evil baddies ' may not be new but the release of a high quality platform game on the PC is . I guess this shows the Segas and Nintendos that they are n't alone when it comes to producing fast arcade platform games . Obviously the idea of killing everything in sight is a little primitive and shows the storyline up to be a little on the shallow side , but hey , it 's light relief from the hectic world outside .
Idiom: pure and simple (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty years of Arthur , her doggedly dull hypochondriac husband , have taken their toll and , in the mood for a dramatic gesture , she books a room in the ghastly hotel where they spent their wedding night with the intention of committing suicide . When she changes her mind and decides to call a family confab instead , hotel manager Chuck Wilmot , fresh from his last assertiveness training course , ca n't believe his luck . His motives are profit pure and simple , and here at last is an opportunity to sell the establishment 's conference facilities : maybe he should move out of honeymoon accommodation , a stagnating sector , and exploit the growth potential of the ‘ marital disharmony’ market . Through a series of flashbacks , Judith 's past is gradually explored , and you begin to take her suicidal tendencies seriously . Her relationship with her father , a pushy parent intent on moulding his daughter into a prodigious pianist , is perceptively drawn , as is her self - destructive decision to cut herself off from music after her marriage , where the only outlets for her frustration are manic housework and an unsatisfying affair .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
The contractual position was considered in Saphena Computing v Allied Collection Agencies ( 1989 ) . A contract for writing some programs was terminated whilst there were still errors in the programs . The Court of Appeal accepted that software was not a commodity that was handed over once and for all and that it would usually require testing and further modification . It would not , therefore , be a breach of contract to deliver software that might , initially , have a defect in it . Usually , the supplier would have a right and a duty to correct the errors within a reasonable time .
Idiom: keep your head (used idiomatically: no)
Head up Luke ! Ooh mum mum Keep your head up ! Do n't need it on ! Oh look , how can I do this hair .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
Davies may have seen a close tussle between his two scrum halfs , but elsewhere in this gripping battle there was no question the Scarlets were the ones left blushing . Current Wales centre Scott Gibbs demolished the claims of his rival Neil Boobyer with three crunching tackles that saw the Llanelli youngster retreat into his shell . And among the forwards , Swansea 's back row of skipper Stuart Davies , Alan Reynolds and Ian Davies ruled the roost , with Reynolds in particular showing he deserves immediate elevation into the international arena . In a tense , but action - packed encounter that thrilled a British club record crowd of 14,000 , Swansea 's match - winner proved to be a wing rejected by Wales three seasons ago . Mark Titley 's try , on the stroke of half - time , was the killer blow .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
Many local authorities have moved ahead and are putting many of their services out to competitive tender . They are already investigating the scope for putting some more services — management services , computer services and the collection of moneys — out to the private sector . In compulsory competitive tendering the Government are merely bringing up the rear and ensuring that local authorities that have not yet taken advantage of those techniques are brought up to the level of the best . How the House will have valued yet another statement from the hon . Member for Dagenham , this one to the effect that he would do something only in extremis . On this occasion , he said that if he were Secretary of State he would introduce compulsory competitive tendering only in extremis .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: no)
Stupid bitch ! The next thing'll be , he 'll do for one of them , then she 'll find out where she stands.’ ‘ Odd , when you come to think of it’— he handed her a full wine glass of gin —‘but they say he 's like he is because his father and mother were religious . When he was a lad they used to tie him up in the cellar , starve him for days and read the Bible to him as food for his soul . So since his old fella died and he could n't take it out on him , he 's taken it out on his young missis and the young ‘ uns.’
Idiom: pass muster (used idiomatically: yes)
She glanced in the long mirror and , apparently satisfied , opened an oak chest and took out a drab fustian cloak of the type customarily worn by maidservants of the lower order , the which she had borrowed earlier from the servants ' quarters on a pretext . She fastened the rough cords with practised hands which remembered that which their owner had all but forgotten — thus concealing the blue brocade gown — and pulled the hood over her head . Critically surveying her reflection , she told herself she would pass muster . She looked drab , ordinary , anonymous — a woman garbed like a host of others . But then her face caught her attention — that was not ordinary .
Idiom: know the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Wait a minute I 'll just get this done then I 'll make you another . Sitting here I 'm thinking oh , someone 's bound to ring while I 'm sitting here and want to hire something . I know the ropes . Did n't they ? No .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
But now you ca once I read all the leaflets now you 're crystal clear ? Aye , I 'm crystal clear . Right .
Idiom: cop a plea (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No one believed me , Cardiff . Least of all you . Thought I was copping a plea on … diminished responsibility . Trying to get out of a prosecution and into a cosy mental home.’ ‘ And your accomplices got away — never to be seen again.’