Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Albert 's voice came from a distance : ' You 'll need a good white shirt with it , and a tie … . ' Mr Albert considered ties . ' One in a quiet red , I think . And plain black shoes . ' Hank did not hear .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
Farcical , is n't it ? ' There was another lengthy silence . ' Full marks for courage , ' he said at last . ' That must have cost you a great deal , Caroline . ' ' To apologise , you mean ? '
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
Children were collected from home by special bus and places were available on demand . The Beacon had been in existence for many years and in the past had catered for up to thirty children with a wide range of disabilities and needs . By 1983 it had half that number on roll . Since 1983 numbers at the Beacon continued to fall as it was increasingly seen as a resource for children with severe and multiple disabilities . In addition the Elfreda Rathbone organisation , a voluntary organisation helping people with learning disabilities , ran a free day nursery in the borough for a small number of children with learning difficulties .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
One - one - five Squadron is proud of its long service — well most of it . One of its team accidently dropped the very first bomb on Nazi Germany . The rest is history . And there 's the incredible story of one man , Sergeant Nick Alkemade , whose plane was hit over Germany . Male speaker
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Who?’ asked Lili casually , lighting a cigarette and shading the lighter flame with her hand . ‘ I could have sworn that was Syl,’ said my mother . ‘ He looked straight at me and went straight out again.’ ‘ He works somewhere round here,’ said Lili . ‘ Perhaps it was him.’
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ This is a straight commercial exercise,’ he said , ‘ We believe we can turn around this business . The argument should not be confused by talk of revenge.’ But there is a certain piquancy in Kingfisher now trying to turn the tables on a company from whose clutches its escaped by a whisker only three years ago . In 1986 , Dixons was the darling of the City . It was cashing in a spectacular consumer boom .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
The immaturity of my attitude will do no harm at the moment , for the very significant reason that I have no dependents . I like to think my husband would be devastated by my untimely demise , but I know that he would not be left short of cash to buy black ties and Kleenex . However , for people with children , making a will means a lot more than coming to terms with you - know - what . Parenthood brings an overwhelming sense of responsibility , and most parents have , at some time , been terrified by the sheer , aching vulnerability of their offspring . It must be the nightmare question nagging every maternal or paternal mind : if , heaven forbid , something happened to us , who would look after our babies ?
Idiom: raise the roof (used idiomatically: yes)
The Old Library , of which the long Room forms the main part , was built between 1712 and 1732 . The Long Room truly deserves its name , being 209 feet , nearly 65 metres , in length . Originally it had a flat plaster ceiling , but by the 1850s the bookcases on this lower level had become completely full , and in 1859 the roof of the building was raised and the barrel - vaulted ceiling and gallery bookcases which you now see were constructed . The Room , which is no longer used as a place for readers to study in , houses some 200,000 of the Library 's oldest books . The Book of Kells
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
Philip had always dreaded that , morning sessions . Even with goggles , the chlorine in the water made his eyes red . They 'd take the mickey out of him at school for that . ‘ I do n't want to move to Thirkett,’ said Philip . ‘ There 'd be no more gallivanting with nutcases like Mrs Wright,’ said his Dad and went out .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: no)
The food to which Agnes Diggory led her had been welcome , however , and she had chosen to consume it in the friendly housekeeper 's little pantry next to the kitchen , rather than risk encountering Miss Merchiston once again tonight . But next morning , she had woken determined to make the best of it . The house had seemed less threatening in the cold light of day , and it became obvious that a pretty establishment had been rendered hideous by neglect . The wood panelling was thick with grime , and everywhere there was a film of dust . Windows were kept closed , and their murky panes — added to the rampant ivy — kept out the light , leaving shadowed corners that would unnerve the stoutest heart .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
There I knew that ! I thought they 've got the carton , so I went all the way through the carton , they were all nice and everything . So Just six of them
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
My experience of such things is the simpler , the better , but your discretion , your needs and the fatness of your wallet will probably guide your decision here . That said , should you purchase an Abacus with your TriAxis you 'll get it for £ 325 . On powering up , the front panel breaks out into a mini light show , each window blazing out its particular setting in red , except for the program number window which reads out in green for easy identification on stage . Additionally , the aforementioned bank of LEDs indicates which mode is selected , whether or not the TriAxis 's effects loop is engaged and which of the preamp 's outboard switches is activated . Outboard switches ?
Idiom: rub someone the wrong way (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's . Yes , but why ? You know , they sort of really rub people up the wrong way . They will refrain . Well let 's look at the problem in a different way then .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
A lack of clarity in policy has already been identified as one explanation for discretion . But equally when the relationship , within a system of rules , between means and ends is far from evident , then implementers may be more disposed to break rules , and their supervisors may be disinclined to enforce them . A lack of clarity about policy goals and conflict about values , as already suggested , often go hand in hand . Burton Clark has written of ‘ precarious values’ . Policies may have among their goals objectives that lack support in the community .
Idiom: keep your fingers crossed (used idiomatically: yes)
' They were very dangerous to have . People went to jail and now you have one . Keep your fingers crossed for us . ' While I am sure we are all keeping our fingers crossed for the fledgling states of Eastern Europe , it is exceptionally hard to see how a group of dissidents could draw inspiration from the lyrics of Lou Reed . Did Reed 's I Wanna Be Black raise their spirits when all seemed lost ?
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: no)
The proliferation of gullies and coastal indentations gives increased humidity on a local scale . The extreme oceanicity of the climate of the Western Isles has a profound effect on vegetation , so that montane plants grow at much lower altitudes than in more continental areas . In the Western and Northern Isles and on the north-west mainland of Scotland , it is not uncommon to find montane plants growing at or near sea level , though this phenomenon is probably better demonstrated in NW Sutherland and Shetland than in the Western Isles . Species exhibiting altitudinal descent in the Outer Hebrides include Arctostaphylos uva-ursi , Polygonum viviparum , Oxyria digyna , Salix herbacea , Saxifraga oppositifolia , Sedum rosea , and Silene acaulis ( Currie 1979 ) . The combination of high precipitation , water surpluses , large number of wet days and low insolation experienced in highly oceanic areas is thought to increase the rate of growth and the competitive abilities of bryophytes , notably Sphagnum species , hypnoid mosses and Racomitrium ( Poore & McVean 1957 ) , all of which are very conspicuous in plant communities in the Western Isles .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: no)
No one can please all the people around them , partly because they will never know what is expected of them . The obverse of hurt is love , and the start of all love is loving ourselves . I have said before how much that seemed to fly in the face of my own upbringing , but I am now slowly getting there . To know that I , as a person , am thoroughly good , intelligent and desirable , and that being so it is only logical that I should love myself passionately and unconditionally is quite a leap . And yet after all , it is perfectly logical .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
Simon Trump THE parents of twin girls who died in a barn fire yesterday condemned the decision to clear their boyfriend of killing them . Distraught Vicky and Stephen Harper were in court to see 21-year - old David Harper — who dated both sisters — walk free . The couple were too distressed to talk about daughters Becky and Emma , but issued a statement . ‘ We have waited 22 months for justice to be done and are appalled at the verdict,’ it read .
Idiom: thanks for nothing (used idiomatically: yes)
Anyway , I 'm sure poor Mildred here ca n't wait a moment longer . ' Ethel spoke the words of the spell , and at once Mildred was standing before them . ' Thanks for nothing , Ethel Hallow , ' she said , rubbing her arms and legs . ' Gosh , it feels really odd to be this big again . Oh Maud , it was so awful in the potion lab , I really thought I 'd had it . '
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
In the name of short - term expediency , too little was done to sack corrupt governors and police , or to counter involvement by high - level officials in the narcotics trade . Whatever the causes , official corruption is creating a situation in which many Afghans fear the rapaciousness of the government nearly as much as they dislike the Taliban , which can now credibly claim the ability to provide security and swift justice in the areas they control , albeit at a very high price . All things being equal , Afghans would prefer security under any regime other than the Taliban .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
When we stepped on board we found the boat largely occupied by sheep , always very smelly companions in a steamer . Having secured seats on the saloon deck we went to look about us , and saw another large flock of sheep being driven down the quay towards our steamer . It was interesting to watch the getting of them on board . Two of the drovers took a strip of white cotton about 20 yards long and held it across the top of the quay , and it did for a fence . No sheep offered to pass it .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
— True Brit BRITISH Bulldog , alias Davey Boy Smith , flew the flag with passion when he bulldozed his way to win the golden belt of champions at the world SummerSlam wrestling spectacular . What I liked best was his pride in his Union Jack shorts . It 's good to see such national pride .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes . ' Erika smiled across the floor at the odious Herman Guttenbruk . ' And I think that someone would like to dance it with me , ' she said , as Herman , lured by the smile , came across and with a ludicrous bow , asked Erika if she would do him the honour of the dance , Erika graciously accepting , to her delight leaving Fritz looking disconsolate and unhappy . ' I much prefer this music , ' Herman said , doing an awkward shuffle . ' Pop music is degenerate .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
The emperor himself could not stop it now . His scowl vanished ; he shrugged extravagantly and smiled . Then he climbed back into the saddle and rode off on his grey : a small , sallow man in the red , green and white uniform of the chasseurs of the Guard . A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade . Around his shoulders the famous cloak , the redingote gris .
Idiom: fun and games (used idiomatically: no)
One of Europe 's largest Water Leisure Complexes , with a Fun Pool and Big Wave Sessions , exciting Water Flume rides and Bubble Pool . For the dedicated swimmer — a 33 m Competition Pool , separate Diving and Training Pools . Away from the water there is a shop , continental Piazza with Cafeteria and Bars , a supervised children 's soft play area and organised fun and games during weekends and school holidays . 26 PEVENSEY CASTLE
Idiom: go off the boil (used idiomatically: yes)
Then it seemed weak . Like accepting things . I knew as soon as I wrote it down I 'd go off the boil . But now I think it needs writing down . Recording .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
Others claim they want to fine - tune the timing the real challenge , so as to enhance the prospects of Chris Patten as an eventual leader . It is all deeply confusing to those accustomed to reporting leadership contests in the Labour Party . Socialists stab each other in the chest in broad daylight . IAN Gow , the Conservative member for Eastbourne , is famed for three things : a doglike devotion to the Prime Minister , a deadpan sense of humour , and his quixotic resignation as housing minister because he disapproved of the Anglo - Irish Agreement . He has not hitherto displayed an compendious knowledge of 19th Century philosophy .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
I assure the Secretary of State that the people in my constituency are no longer impressed by congratulations on their resistance to terrorism . They want positive , active measures to bring these devils to justice . My people feel that the right hon . Gentleman would have been better employed if he had rushed to comfort the bereaved rather than carry out a song - and - dance act among people in Dublin , or even watch a rugby match . That is the opinion of the people I represent . However , the right hon . Gentleman has shown that he is indeed a right honourable gentleman , and for that he deserves great credit .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
He was talking about trade links between Britain and Korea . But nobody else in Seoul cared about trade links when they could focus all their attention on the crumbling marriage of the warring Waleses . Behind the scenes , British diplomats in Seoul , Korea were furious at the way last night 's meeting was handled . For bungling Korean officials hung the Union Flag upside down— a symbol of distress . One guest at the presidential banquet said wryly : ' It was strangely appropriate .
Idiom: by leaps and bounds (used idiomatically: yes)
Between 1725 and 1762 , scores of once - powerful imperial favourites , courtiers , viziers , royal lovers , politicians , patricians and plotters fell foul of this or that faction or clique in St Petersburg and found themselves temporarily or permanently imprisoned or exiled beyond the Urals , still alive but incapable of joining in the political intrigues of the capital . Paradoxically , however , as well as becoming the classical place of banishment , Siberia was also fast developing into a haven and a land of freedom and opportunity for the steadily increasing numbers of refugees fleeing from the oppressive social , economic and political policies of St Petersburg . If the flow of compulsory exiles to Siberia decreased during the reign of Peter the Great , so did the rate of voluntary fugitives from central European Russia increase by leaps and bounds . And there seems little reason to doubt the conclusions of a number of pre - revolutionary and Soviet historians that the enhanced rate of peasant flight to Siberia in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries was the direct result of the increasing burdens of the serf - owning economy and of Peter 's oppressive fiscal policies , military recruitment , foreign wars and religious persecution . Between 1678 and 1710 , for instance , the peasant population of Siberia , counted in number of households ( dvory ) , increased by almost 50 per cent , while that of Moscow province alone declined by 27 per cent .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
In Britain the idea of openly partisan broadcasting was pioneered by the Scottish Nationalists ' clandestine and illegal Radio Free Scotland in the 1960s and more recently by Southern Sound , who used a discarded former commercial radio band to set up their entirely open and legal Conference Radio FM to cover the 1990 Conservative Party Conference from an unashamedly pro - Conservative viewpoint . Supporters of the Public Service Ideal will be disappointed by our finding that television news is biased towards the incumbent government , and alarmed by our evidence that the tabloid press has such a powerful influence over its readers at election time . For them , the solution to the problem of pro - government bias is simple : the broadcasters should treat government and governing party as one and the same , and give it the same coverage as the main opposition party . The problem of an influential tabloid press heavily biased towards one particular party is more difficult . One solution would be to extend regulation to the press to ensure the same kind of impartiality as on television .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no gainsaying the fact that London - born Eleanor Bowen has come a long way since her last exhibition at the Durham Art Gallery some eight years ago . Six Local Art Societies , Art Gallery in the Town Centre , Queensway , Billingham ( until March 14 ) IT seems to me that the ink was barely dry on my last little piece which suggested that Darlington Society of Arts seemed content to restrict itself to one exhibition per year when , all of a sudden , came news that Darlington , the CAS and Hartlepool Art Club were to join forces respectively the Hambleton , Leven and Yarm art societies to put on a joint show of their work at Billingham . All and sundry seem to be involved . Inevitably certain names will already be familiar Stephen Crwother , Walter F Parker and Tom McAndrew from the Hartlepool club and the Jeans , Botwright and Carmichael together with John Garter and Glynn Porteous from Cleveland and Edna Downs and Gina Morton from Darlington itself . Landscapes abound and there seems to be a particularly strong focus on equine subjects .
Idiom: cramp someone's style (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's not fair to him . And , until you 've told him , you wo n't feel free.’ Craftily she added , ‘ It might cramp your style where this Michele Diomede is concerned.’ If only you knew ! Luce thought , suddenly ashamed that in Michele 's arms she had n't even remembered Paul 's existence .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Because what the government have done , is they 've taken two , two steps , they 've created a really , a joint regional office of government at civil service level , and they now have a single regional director who is in charge of all the departments at , at the . Now , that actually has chan is starting to change the nature of the way that government are control , seeking to control the services . And I , maybe I 'm , I may be wrong on this , but it does seem to me that it is potentially a step down the road , in the longer term to the development of regional members . Er , let 's , they are , seem to be setting up the s the administrative structures for regional government , without any democratic regional government taking part in the process . The second thing of course is , that they are coordinating the erm , through , through the single regeneration agency , and the , and the single regeneration budget , the way in which they handle their monies , which , which go into economic development type activities .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
These may reveal a new German prickliness . But , so far , government officials involved in negotiating the 1992 directives can not point to instances of the Germans becoming more obstructive . Indeed , West German officials in Brussels find that the prospect of German unity can make it easier to extract concessions from Bonn : the words ‘ but minister , this will be taken as a sign of German nationalism’ work wonders . The one exception is that the opening of the inter - German frontier has complicated the campaign for the frontier - free movement of people within the EC , because it has become impossible to say where the EC 's secure external frontier is . Yet , even without this complication , people - movement was already one of the most difficult parts of 1992 .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
From the 1920s sports reporting and photography was accepted as a crucial and specialized component of popular journalism . Significantly , the Athletic News , which had provided splendid weekly coverage , fell from its 170,000 circulation and disappeared as an independent title in 1931 . The daily national press took up the cause of sport with a vengeance . Taking their lead from the ‘ gee - whizzers’ of American journalism , a more colourful , gossipy style of writing took over from the rather self - consciously poetic late Victorian style with its ‘ hapless custodians’and ‘ leather spheroids’ . There was more team speculation and more dressing - room chat , especially in the popular Sunday papers , whose circulation rose enormously between the wars .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
This failed and actually caught more than a single 18 mm bottom bait . I was staggered they managed to get such a large mouthful in a relatively small mouth ! ABOVE : Ben Weaver hooked this 19 lb 2 oz specimen in the nick of time — a few moments later gale force winds made fishing impossible . Ben , 13 , from Sheffield , and his father Alan made an early start to bait up a north Nottinghamshire lake with fish flavoured boilies and Ben landed the common on a size 8 hook hair rig . BELOW : England international sea angler Mick Toomer ended his hunt for a 30 lb plus pike with this terrific 30 lb 6 oz specimen from a home counties lake .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
To find out whether it really is important to you.’ ‘ What we 're offering you,’ the Hare - woman said — and her voice was almost gentle —‘is a choice between knowing who other people think you are and knowing who you really are , inside yourself . You can have one of those things before you die . But not both.’ Suddenly Jinny was furiously , recklessly angry .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
The crux lay in crossing a high and dangerous glaciated pass called the Saser La. In 1986 , Peter Hillary — son of the famous Sir Edmund — became the first foreign tourist to repeat this route since that great mountaineer and explorer Eric Shipton , 40 years previously , on his way to take up a consular appointment in the Chinese outpost of Kashgar . We would be the next to follow in the great man 's footsteps . RIGID CLASS SYSTEM Our expedition was the brainchild of a small , rotund , Bombay businessman with a penchant for climbing in the outermost reaches of the Himalayas .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Get up and drive to work . Breath foul , stomach distended , indistinguishable from cat really . No one notices , or if they do , they notice behind my back . ‘ In my lunchbreak I give an interview re Re : Joyce to a gentleman of the Street of Shame . It was a fiasco .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Cardiff had supervised the clearance of the office block , noting wryly that it seemed easier to clear everyone out than it had been to get his original team established . The noises … the screaming … had unnerved everyone . Pearce had given the necessary instructions to a depressed , disillusioned and just plain pissed - off police cordon outside that the ' block ' had to be maintained . Two men would remain ' on shift ' , to be relieved by two others when all of the team had returned through this furious storm to Central Headquarters . The two men already there had been on duty now for two hours .