Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone knew how stupid and dangerous that was . She looked silently at her empty house . Now there was nothing in her home — only a brown envelope in a hole in the wall . 9 Where to go ? Karen tried to think .
Idiom: up to no good (used idiomatically: yes)
Flavia was infatuated enough to be taking this as a compliment . ‘ What is she doing here ? Wherever she appears , she 's up to no good.’ Again more mildly , she added , ‘ I wish I could forbid you to go on seeing her.’ Flavia said , ‘ But you ca n't .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: no)
This service is free if you go to a justice of the peace ) . CAN I CLAIM EXPENSES ? You can not claim from your husband or wife any out of pocket expenses you may incur under the simplified procedure . WHAT WILL I HAVE TO DO ? If you qualify and wish to apply for a divorce : send for an application form using the tear - off part of this leaflet , but keep the remainder of the leaflet : it may be of help to you later
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
For , after all , he had done nothing to bring on such an astonishing reaction , for behaving as though he were trying to rape her … Rape her … ! He was suddenly a doctor before all else , remembering other women he had seen , and tried to examine , victims of a brutal assault , who had been unable to bear a man near them , let alone a man attempting to make love to them , and a score of odd things about her behaviour , hardly noticed at the time , fell into place . ‘ McAllister,’ he said hoarsely , falling on his knees beside her , trying not to touch her , for that might bring on her violent struggles again . ‘ Tell me what 's wrong ; I promise not to hurt you,’ he repeated .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
We finally reached the top — to discover that the party behind had used some of our gear at a belay . We had to wait for all three of them to finish before getting it back . As the sky faded to orange over the sea of felltops , it became clear that not only was Rib and Slab out of the question but we would be struggling to get back to Wasdale before nightfall . Well , is it me ? Am I some sort of climbing Jonah , the victim of misfortune and circumstance ?
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
It not only introduced the musical hybrid that dominated Nicolette 's work , but also boasted a rare lyrical thoughtfulness . ' I always take myself as a starting point when it comes to songs , going on to explore situations in a manner that is very sound - oriented , ' she says , rather vaguely . But considered in the context of the two years spent in Paris jazz clubs , exploring a musical genre that has often relied on experimental vocal contributions , it all begins to make sense . Her sound was further developed by two follow - up singles in 1991 , ' Waking Up ' , which stormed clubs , and ' O Si Nene ' , a complex six - minute track sung partly in Ibo , one of the native languages of Nigeria . With these intriguing and utterly uncategorisable singles behind her , Shut Up And Dance 's only female artist was tipped to bring another set of accolades for the hardcore / ragga - oriented label with her debut album .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'll get some more information about that . Okay . Because they can be seen to be playing ball and yet benefit . You know what I mean ? Mm .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
MONEY SMITH — HOME & BUSINESS ACCOUNTING FOR WINDOWS Money Smith is ideal for those who want more than cheque book program but who do n't want to foot the bill for a multi - module accounting system . It 's great for keeping tabs on where your money is coming from and going to and for tracking investments . Money Smith is packed with features , including an integrated financial calculator , investment tracking , budgeting , cheque printing , account category grouping , international currency support and automatic recurring transactions . Most of the functions you need are easy to get at via the toolbar at the top of the screen , including Open , Save and Print commands .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: yes)
' I do n't want to stay here any longer . I must get back to the hospital … ' ' They have my car phone number . If anything happens they 'll ring . We 're ten minutes ' drive away at most . '
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
Morgan , Marx , and Engels were therefore right in stressing the corporate , non-individualistic aspect of gens . This was the evidence which Marx and Engels required in order to show that society has not always been based on private property held by isolated nuclear families . This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time . Unfortunately both Marx and Engels , in their enthusiasm for this confirmation of their theory , also took over from Morgan 's work on the gens several totally unsupportable assumptions which are in fact quite unnecessary for what they were trying to argue . The first point that one would want to make in criticism of the gens theory is that , even if descent groups such as the Iroquois gens appear as undifferentiated communities from the point of view of an outsider , this is not so from the point of view of the member of a gens .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
As it happens , the telephone does not appear to be working . The ‘ untalented , uneducated and ill - disposed louts’ I described above in rather intemperate language before taking my walk will make much of the ‘ coincidence’(as they will put it , with heavy irony , drawing out each syllable like bubble - gum ) that Miller also appears to share the outward marks of my own alleged ill - health . This is a serious point , and I sat on the bridge thinking about how to settle it once and for all . Readers with even rudimentary medical knowledge will be aware that swollen joints , clenching hands and itching or scaling skin are among the baleful symptoms of advanced psoriatic arthropophy . There is a misunderstanding abroad that I also suffer from this unpleasant ailment .
Idiom: cuckoo in the nest (used idiomatically: yes)
The bigger question is who is cracking it . Letting the boy out of the box Margaret Forster had exclusive access to a huge cache of intimate letters for her revealing new biography of Daphne du Maurier . She talks to Penny Fox ‘ She felt like a cuckoo in the nest . Daphne felt that if she had n't been a girl , she would have been happy’‘The letters show beyond doubt that Daphne had an affair with the American actress Gertrude Lawrence ' MARGARET Forster completed what she thought was the final draft of her biography of Daphne du Maurier in April 1992 and had dispatched it to the publisher .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
In a public display of Cabinet loyalty , Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , and John Major , Chancellor of the Exchequer , signed Mrs Thatcher 's nomination papers and the Prime Minister again made clear that she would be prepared to fight through three ballots if necessary . As the closing date for nominations approached , a remarkable hothouse atmosphere prevailed at Westminster , fuelled by the intense media scrutiny and the active canvassing now being carried out by both sides . With further government setbacks in by - elections in Bradford and Bootle on 8 November , there was a strong feeling that Heseltine 's reputation would be irreparably damaged if he did not stand : it was now or never . Canvassing on his behalf appears to have indicated , however , that many MPs would remain loyal to the Prime Minister in a first ballot , switching only in a second when , of course , there might be additional candidates . Heseltine aides feared most what , in the event , actually happened : that he would play the stalking horse role — forcing the resignation of Mrs Thatcher but ultimately losing to a third candidate .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
An explanation which makes eminent sense to everyone is to blame the victims of the crisis for the crisis . ( Braithwaite 1981 ) While rejecting the mechanistic connection of Quinney and Jankovic , one can argue that in times of economic crisis , typified by rising levels of unemployment , imprisonment does serve an important social control function as a constant reminder to those not in work of the consequences of stepping out of line . This approach , however , is open to charges of functionalism and presumes a conspiracy between judiciary and government . Evidence for an association between unemployment and imprisonment has , however , been presented in , various studies from different countries ( Braithwaite 1980 ; Inverarity and Grattet 1987 ; Inverarity and McCarthy 1988 ; Montgomery 1985 ; Laffargue and Godefroy 1987 ) and has been most strongly supported by time series data analysed using some variant of least squares regression .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Stephen 's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award in the Care in Crisis competition run by the Red Cross , and the respect of his mother . Another winner is sixty - five year old Kenneth Arnold from Quedgeley in Gloucestershire . When he saw a car crash then catch fire outside his house , he ran out and managed to pull both driver and passenger free . The rewards for Stephen and Kenneth 's bravery , gifts and the chance to meet the Princess of Wales . But they say their real reward is knowing they 've helped to save lives .
Idiom: dead meat (used idiomatically: no)
You lay the pattern down whatever you 're dealing with , and you follow it through . You know , I always feel desperate , and I apologized to that family , but it has to be done ’ ( FN 5/1/87 , p. 2 ) . It is part of this recipe knowledge to remain emotionally detached and consider it as just another incident or another death , and to treat the dead body , for example , ‘ as a piece of meat ’ : a phrase used several times by policemen and women . If she could look at meat hanging in a butcher 's , the fieldworker was told when she was accompanying policemen to a postmortem , she could look at dead bodies . The tendency to render horrific incidents of this sort into funny tales or ‘ atrocity stories ’ ( Dingwall 1977 ) , told ritualistically within the occupational culture of the station , is a further attempt to strip them of their emotional hold .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
A 15-YEAR - OLD girl died and four other people were injured yesterday in a head - on car crash near Halber - ton , Devon . KIDNAP SEX ORDEAL A SCHOOLGIRL was subjected to a terrifying three - hour sex ordeal after a being kidnapped in broad daylight at gunpoint , police said yesterday . The 16 year - old victim was walking in West Thurrock , Essex . A man is helping police inquiries .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
These results are perfectly consistent with observations [ 13]indicating that the mutant RNA polymerases did respond to CRP activation at the gal promoter ( and more generally at type II promoters ) , but not at the lac promoter ( at type I promoters ) . Upstream promoter regions are not recognized by the truncated RNA polymerases in contrast to the wild - type enzyme Since the activation of transcription by CRP ( a kinetic process ) and the occurrence of positive interactions between the two proteins in the open complex ( an equilibrium process ) go hand in hand , we have studied in greater detail the structure of those open complexes ( at lac wild - type and at lac UV5 ) where deletions of the α-subunit affect positive cooperativity . At the lac wild - type promoter , RNA polymerase does not correctly position itself in the absence of CRP [ 14,42 ] . By contrast , the presence of CRP allows occupancy of the lac P1 promoter , giving an extensive protection against DNAaseI cleavage from -80 to + 20 interrupted by some hypersensitive bands [ 14,22,23 ] .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: no)
Tibetan ? Continental ? you name it’ And they were n't kidding . Every day , whatever the time , whatever the weather , up came a piping hot meal , savoury snacks , cakes and a good brew . The next day was hard . It started badly when a woman in the group found a tick burrowed deeply into her leg , needing a painful pull with tweezers to extract it .
Idiom: reinvent the wheel (used idiomatically: yes)
In short , you will he required to apply the principles of thinking on a regular and systematic basis . Of course , thinking and learning are necessarily intertwined . Thinking requires prior knowledge and learning — it makes little sense to reinvent the wheel — but too much emphasis on learning what has been the case can inhibit the growth of thinking about how to do things in unusual and interesting ways . Business courses place an importance on creative thought because it is new ideas which keep a business ahead of its competition . Often problems seem intractable because the same solutions are tried time and time again without success , whereas what is needed is a new approach and fresh thinking .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
But you do n't touch me , you do n't even come near me . And if you start to talk about me giving up and coming home with you , it ends right there . ' ' Agreed , ' Joe said , and held up his hands as if to say , See , no deception … would I lie to you ? Lucy , still wary , watched him for a moment longer . After what had happened last time , he 'd need to earn her trust before he could assume it .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Their one saving grace was the FA Cup coverage … usually showing the goals from EVERY FA cup match . But now they ca nt even do that . I m getting extremely pissed off having my TV Licence money spent on Scum hype — and then not to be shown the goals . I m sure if they could manage to go to some obscure town on the borders of scotland last round , they could manage to ‘ waste’ 10 seconds on Leeds . Bet your f*cking life , if we had lost they d have shown extensive ‘ highlights’ .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
My God , Rebecque , the bloody French are north of Charleroi ! I sent Dornberg a message hours ago ! ' The words hung in the hot still air of the stairwell . It was Rebecque 's turn to stare silently . ' Sweet God , ' he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: no)
A player not playing the current game is allowed only to look in one hand .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
Many believe that it lies under the church of San Vincenzo in Prato , even though there is no historical record of the church before the year 806 . San Vincenzo in Prato is the only Milanese example of a Pre - Romanesque church which preserves the early Christian plan of Roman basilicas . Despite this claim to fame the church has been subjected to several indignities , having been deconsecrated and used as a barracks and a chemical store before being reopened for worship in 1899 . Externally , the church is a simple and dignified brick structure , its lack of decoration suggesting a very early constructional date . Inside , the roof is of an equally early design .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We needed money if the company was going to have any future,’ says Ramsay . The scheme offers the company the chance of a four - fold rise in audiences for a two - fold increase in money . Stockton Borough Council is expected to give the green light to the Forum move at the end of this week . Ramsay will be recruiting staff for the bigger company . At present it 's run by just him and one part - timer .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
2 . An increasing amount of share trading , particularly in international shares , was bypassing the floor of the Stock Exchange . Participants were dealing directly with one another and most transactions , particularly in Eurobonds , took place on over - the - counter markets maintained by the major banks in London . 3 . Institutional investors complained of high percentage fees levied on transactions .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I feel guilty for leaving sometimes.’ Tony kissed her nose . ‘ You did the right thing , poppet . Come on — it 's three o'clock in the morning . Let 's go.’
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Life can dazzle with its sensuality , its colour , its sheer abundance of choice . And in the end it offers not one way , as the ideologue or the mystic would claim , but rather an acceptance that diversity is forever a fact of life . Instead of choosing one road or another , like Hercules at the crossroads — sin or virtue , company or solitude , capitalism or collectivism — as ancient religions and modern dogmas have sometimes demanded , it invites one rather to settle into a questioning and critical acceptance of things as they are . Most reality , after all , is beyond understanding . ‘ What puzzles me , , someone remarks of her new kittens at the close of Under the Net , ‘ is why those two should be pure Siamese and the other ones quite different , instead of their all being half tabby and half Siamese.’
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah well you bought it though did n't you ? So , you 'd just say oh I did n't know it was erm false you just say Oh yeah I , I I , I really think that you can just go and buy driving licences over the counter just like that . Yeah . You should just say , just sort of pretend
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm , and they will earn commission on that . Now , for more important brokers , what tends to happen is , er the Direct Marketing Manager , my boss will go out and meet these brokers , and er , effectively cost him the earth , erm . All things being equal we could probably turn one of these things around , which is basically preparing all the literature , briefing the systems people and getting it all printed up and everything in about six weeks . But we 've er , other projects and er , things going on , we are dealing with like , anything up to sixteen weeks ahead of it . And of course , as I say , it costs us the earth .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
PAUL McGRATH is lining up the ultimate act of revenge against former boss Alex Ferguson — by snatching the title away from the Manchester United manager . The classy Irish defender can already picture the season building to a climax with Aston Villa and United slugging it out for the Championship . And his perfect ending would be for Villa to become the first winners of the Premier League and break United 's hearts for the second successive season in a title run-in . McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’ The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The lump sum of damages should be assessed on the basis that it would be invested with the aim of obtaining some capital appreciation to offset the probable rise in the cost of living . 2.48 It can thus be seen from their lordships ' views in Taylor v O'Connor [ 1971]AC 115 that there is no judicial unanimity when damages come to be assessed under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 . Although the basic rules are always applied , the figures that are eventually arrived at depend to a considerable degree on the rule - of - thumb approach adopted by the judiciary .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: no)
Yes Moderator . She 'd always say she 'd just put coal in the fire . Next year I 'll report to the general assembly erm , if all things are equal , that the Board will by then have set up a scheme to allow care workers to go out from our erm residential establishments into the community to extend the kind of professional service that we 're able to give in our establishments to people who live in the community . That 's something that will need to be financed and it 's something which the Board will need to find the money to do . Will the assembly accept it ?
Idiom: slippery slope (used idiomatically: yes)
No supermarket opening is complete without you snipping the ribbon . But it 's all downhill from here … The slippery slope 1 You appear on Wogan to promote your new ‘ gentle giant’ image .
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
There was just a tiny blot on her happiness , and that was the knowledge that one day this man would want to settle down , and when he did she felt sure he would choose the companion of his last four years , the pretty Victoria . As they walked on , he started to talk about her future contract , and as he did so he put his arm about her shoulders and held her close . Shelley reflected that they must look less like a doctor and a nurse discussing their clinic rota , and a lot more like a couple in love murmuring sweet nothings . ‘ So is a ten - year agreement too much to ask?’ he was saying . ‘ I 'm quite agreeable to that , as long as the wording is such that if we find each other horrendously incompatible after each year there 's a let - out clause.’
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
' Sit where you are , Bill , ' said the blind man . ' I ca n't see , but I can hear a finger move . Hold out your right hand . ' I watched him put something in the captain 's hand . ' And now that 's done , ' said the blind man , and he quickly went out of the inn .
Idiom: young blood (used idiomatically: no)
DC 12;OCS 49 . I. iv , ‘ Revisits thus the glimpses of the moon’,BH 10 . I. v , ‘ freeze thy young blood’,DS 7 . ‘ Like quills upon the fretful porpentine’,DC 41 . ‘ Perturbed spirit’,PP 8 .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
The kidnappers are on the run with the record ransom of DM 30~million .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
The adult usually has wings and can reproduce . It feeds in order to supply itself with energy , but it does not grow . Male and female adults mate , the females lay eggs , and the cycle begins all over again . The other main type of life - cycle is followed by insects such as the aphids , grasshoppers , dragonflies and mayflies . The eggs of these insects hatch to give a nymph ( sometimes called a larva ) , which looks similar to the adult , but is smaller , has no wings , can not reproduce , and is often slightly different in its bodily proportions and has different markings .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
' What does globe - trotting mean ? ' said Masklin . ' Well , globe means ball , and trotting is a sort of slow running , ' said Grimma . ' So he runs slowly on a ball . Globe - trotting . ' ' This is a message from Arnold Bros , ' said Gurder ponderously .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
Cumbria threatened to fall apart when they lost their hooker , Derek Dougan , just before the interval , as Lancashire 's Mark Hesketh finished off a surge by Shaun Gallagher , initiated by the lively Dewi Morris , to give Lancashire a 9 - 0 lead at the break . Within moments of the restart , Simon Langford burst through the remnants of the Cumbrian midfield , Nigel Heslop getting the try . Bob Kimmins heaved open the floodgates and Mike Fielden , Hesketh with a second , Brendan Hanavan , Allan Wyllie and Charles Cusani allowed Lancashire to pour through unopposed . Three more conversions by Strett completed the rout . Rugby League : Enduring gifts of a gilded wing : Paul Wilson reports on an unlikely ‘ superman’ of rugby league whose longevity has become legendary
Idiom: within an ace of (used idiomatically: yes)
But I was the one who was being ruthless . Confronted with Dolle I felt myself becoming a punk mafia dude . I came within an ace of slapping her around . She was all soft and loose and self - indulgent . I told her she had to be hard , tight , self - critical .