Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Those are important questions and I hope that the hon . Member for Sedgefield will deal with them specifically . Mr. Janman I certainly do not doubt the sincerity of the right hon . Gentleman 's remarks , but throughout modern economic history , when any Government have sought to misdirect national resources in a manner that goes completely against the grain of the marketplace , has not the result of such a regional policy been exactly the opposite to what the right hon . Gentleman has sought to achieve ? There is no better example than the fact that every Labour Government since the war have increased unemployment . Mr. Foot
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
BONG ! THERE GOES ANOTHER NEWS AT TEN MARRIAGE TV couples find heartbreak behind the scenes TV editor runs off with ‘ Wildcat’ Jackie ALEC LOM
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
Mrs Tibbs was , beyond all dispute , the most tidy , fidgety , thrifty little personage that ever inhaled the smoke of London : and the house of Mrs Tibbs was , decidedly , the neatest in all Great Coram Street . The area and the area steps , and the street - door and the street - door steps , and the brass handle , and the door - plate , and the knocker , and the fanlight , were all as clean and bright as indefatigable whitewashing , and hearthstoning , and scrubbing and rubbing could make them . The wonder was , that the brass door - plate , with the interesting inscription ‘ MRS TIBBS’ , had never caught fire from constant friction , so perseveringly was it polished . There were neat - safe - looking blinds in the parlour windows , blue and gold curtains in the drawing - room , and spring - roller blinds , such as Mrs Tibbs was wo nt in the pride of her heart to boast , ‘ all the way up’ . The bell - lamp in the passage looked as clear as a soap - bubble ; you could see yourself in all the tables , and French - polish yourself on any one of the chairs .
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
' I 've been forbidden to divulge , ' she said . Had she been alone she would have told him . It was n't right for a man in his position to be kept in the dark . The waiting was not prolonged . After no more than five minutes Bunny announced they could begin .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: no)
Some European scientists have critcized the decision of the US Food and Drug Administration , under heavy pressure from AIDS activists , to endorse the widespread use of AZT in pre - symptomatic AIDS patients on the basis of early results from four US studies showing the drug 's apparent effectiveness . The European critics feel that the results of the latest trials justify their initial scepticism about some of the early claims made as a result of the US studies . But he argues that the benefits were ‘ too small and too short - term for us to know what they meant in the long - term’ . The results of the Concorde trial came as ‘ a considerable shock’ , he says , particularly to those who had been expecting some positive outcome , however small . In the United States , senior health administrators stressed that their advice to doctors and researchers to continue working with AZT in the immediate wake of the Concorde results did not imply any criticism of the european study .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
DAVID OGILVY / Historic Aircraft Association Voice over Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday . The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames . Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead . David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s . He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce . Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : Female speaker He was an experienced pilot who loved flying .
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: no)
It inspired the sports headline of the year : ’ Swedes 2 , Turnips 1 . ’ Scotland could n't manage more than a tweak of the giants ' noses , but showed that there 's still such a thing as going down with honour . It was appreciated by fans who sang ‘ Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life ’ while their team was being knocked out by Germany . Mockery Monica Seles , the only person from the former Yugoslavia whose name does n't evoke instant sympathy , was reduced to blessed silence when losing to Steffi Graf in the Wimbledon ladies ' final .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
Pay - out Today 's draw in Geneva , which splits the eight survivors into two groups of four , guarantees Rangers another six matches in the tournament . Rangers are already assured of a near half million pound pay - out from UEFA for reaching the last eight and , with around £ 200,000 at stake for each point earned from now on , a maximum of £ 2.4 m is also up for grabs . Doomed — by ten minutes ' madness LIVERPOOL paid the price for Moscow madness when they were dumped out of the European Cup Winners Cup on Wednesday .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
He had now been through , albeit superficially , the Walter Machin papers . So far as he knew , everything that had been transcribed had been lodged with Jackson 's , in copy . If that was so , it was difficult to believe that anyone started the fire with a view to destroying some secret in the papers . It was too late for that , and nothing discreditable had leapt out from Greg 's perusal . The clue to the crime , if crime there was , must be in the human beings themselves , and in their relationships with each other .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You were a community , and you all looked after your own.’ ‘ Barbs is n't one of mine,’ said Constance . ‘ She is n't one of yours neither , when you come to think of it . She 's American.’ ‘ So only family counts,’ said Scarlet .
Idiom: from the horse's mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
' Rob … I 've decided to leave Woodline . You might as well hear it straight from the horse 's mouth . ' Rob whistled . ' Luke 's not going to like that one bit , ' he said slowly , his blue eyes puzzled .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: yes)
The shambles of this year 's National was a pathetic failure of organisation and planning . Blaming the humble ‘ foot - soldier’ is not good enough . It is the racing industry 's ‘ generals’ who must carry the can . TAYLOR FACES GAZZA STORM ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor could be facing a showdown with Paul Gascoigne after his ‘ refuelling’ comments about his star midfielder .
Idiom: burst someone's bubble (used idiomatically: yes)
I could n't , I was in such a turmoil . I knew Steve did n't know about the baby . When he arrived back last night he was so happy about his love and wanting to marry Maria Luisa I could n't burst his bubble so soon . When we arrived I could n't come into the house because I knew … thought I knew what was coming . When I saw Maria Luisa 's distress at the window I thought it was all over for him and … and when you opened the door looking so terrible yourself I thought you had told her you would n't give her custody of the baby .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
They moved last year into their 180-year - old converted barn in 12 acres near Launceston ( Peter Aldam negotiated a third off the six - figure asking price ) . Their business , a factory making patio doors for the trade , was initially based in Newton Abbot because of economical site and labour costs ; now Peter Aldam looks forward to a mere 30-minute commute there along the soon - to - be finished A30 extension . He and his 14-year - old son David have joined St Mellion golf club , and the whole family intends to use the nearby equestrian centre . They love walking the dogs on Bude beach , 30 minutes ' drive away . These two families are typical of present day ' relocatees ' into the West Country in their individuality .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Birmingham City 's chairman Samesh Kumar is to be voted off the club 's board of directors at an extraordinary general meeting next month . Kumar has retained his position at St Andrew 's despite the club being put up for sale last month after his business empire went into receivership . The Receiver , Leonard Curtis and Partners , control the Kumar 's 84 per cent stake in the club and will be able to vote Kumar and his two broters , Ramesh and Bimal , off the club 's board at the EGM on January 25 . The Kumars ' have so far refused to relinquish their posts , But Birmingham secretary Alan Jones said : ‘ We have been instructed by the receiver to call an EGM with the resolution that the Kumar brothers be removed from their office as directors.’
Idiom: beat the meat (used idiomatically: yes)
he smiles like a modest quattrocento Christ . The Ice Cream Man ' So again Kingfishers , when they catch a fish , always beat it until it is killed ; and in the Zoological Gardens they always beat the raw meat , with which they are sometimes fed , before devouring it ' — Charles Darwin : The Expression of the Emotions in Man & Animals A silver comma clenched between his teeth , he filled the pause of childhood with adventure —
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
By the same token this infinity belongs also to what in the scientific sense ' really is ' . A fortiori , there is infinity involved in ' universal ' validity for ' everyone ' , as the subject of whatever rational foundations are to be secured ; nor is this any longer everyone in the finite sense the term has in prescientific life .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Is that what it is ? Mm , yes ! Night and day . Mum ! What 's that you 've got ?
Idiom: not a pretty sight (used idiomatically: yes)
But I was n't looking for anything in it . I 'd thought there might be a bit of rope or some such in the vestry . Not a pretty sight . Dead or alive , ' she added . ' Why would anyone want to kill Hereward , do you suppose ? '
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
So if we make a list of what we 've got when you have a video night , if you or , or somebody else has the video list , you can say , well if you bring them back That 's right and we , Brian had the club slides which he very kindly handed over to us when he , he , he felt it became difficult for him to cope with it erm cos his dad 's not well . We have the club slides in our house so that you know really whoever takes over organizing the meeting should really have those and they 're all sorted out in order so it 's just a case of diving in the bag and looking for whatever you want , ever the I always try to bring some fish to look at , to the the scr to the screen erm some of the fish that were on show on the table for that particular sh er in erm table show because I think it shows interest and to learn more about the fish and it 's always nice when somebody else knows a lot more about the particular species than you do , and i is able to tell you quirks and fancies that they have . So I always try to do that but I , I , again I find that it 's very erm very tiring and it 's very , gets very can get very involved with it , so I would like us , I 'd like you to think of the idea of a social secretary to help with the raffles and organizing what 's going on at the meetings please . Erm and that 's about all I have to say , Mr Chairman .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
She tried to catch up with the machine , but she did n't want to attract any undue attention from the IMC troopers , and the thing seemed determined to ignore her . Christ , she thought savagely , a person could starve to death whilst that thing forces sticky buns on dieters and ham rolls on vegetarians ! Finally , she grabbed hold of the dispenser 's cooling fin whilst it was waving a krill doughnut around in a vain attempt to attract custom , pulled it close and , in a casual and unremarkable manner , moved her hand down to the dispenser 's access plate and ran her fingers around the seam until she felt a magnetic bolt buzzing beneath her fingers . The Doctor was standing on one hand now , and juggling five different balls whilst singing a medley of songs by Abba . Under cover of the racket he was making , and the laughter of his audience , Bernice quickly removed the first four bolts .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
You will discover , especially with the better players , that particular drills are valuable in ironing out their weaknesses . The best way to go about proper practice is to find yourself a partner of similar standard , who is equally keen to improve , and spend hours sweating and toiling on the practice court . There are many sensible ways for players of all levels to work on their game with a series of drills and exercises . The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . Quality of practice , rather than quantity , is what really matters .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: no)
apart from most of those right erm I 'd like to be able to present something in front of me which prompts me a bit better than I do at the moment I tend to get lost in what 's in front of me . right , right so that 's that 's partly to do with you your preparation is n't it but it 's if I put the word script yeah
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
To her bewilderment , though , she suddenly experienced a most compelling feeling of not wanting to leave Mariánské Láznë next Tuesday ! When Fabia went to bed that night she felt as glum as she had when she had got up . The only bright spot on the horizon as far as she could see was that Barney must have turned the corner and be getting better . Apart from that , everything was the same as it had been — plus . For , now she had telephoned England , it had been brought home to her that she had a couple of choices to worry about .
Idiom: up hill and down dale (used idiomatically: yes)
How 's your grandmother 's leg?’ ‘ That 's going on all right , sir , though she do n't like to admit it . She was cursing poor old Reverend Marr up hill and down dale but I do n't reckon even grandma wanted him dead,’ said the lad with relish . He was indeed young . The hall in which the manservant greeted them was theatrically lit from the Regency gothic windows of stained glass which threw the early evening sun in coloured patterns on to the black and white marbled floor .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
Bushes had been used as toilets , and there was evidence of drug abuse . Joan Smith 's house backs onto the common — she 's glad to see the back of them . She says they used her orchard as a toilet , and their property was invaded night and day . As the hippies had all but gone the police and the RSPCA pounced on a lorry , inside was a horse which had been badly injured in a road accident . He says that they mounted an undercover operation to get to the horse — it 's in such a bad way it may have to be put down .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
It says it is impossible to new the ma , renew them again to repentance , since they again crucify to themselves the son of God and to put him to open shame . This surely , whatever else it means , this , for this scripture here surely means that those people who had the opportunity of accepting Christ , of responding to him , but who have rejected him , they are in exactly the same position as Pontius Pilate . Before you and I can ever point a finger to Pilate , what have you done , what have I done with Jesus that is called Christ ? In rejecting him we share that same guilt , that Pilate had . Well let 's just consider for a moments then this morning , in in some of the ways in which we can be like Pilate the first thing I see here is that Pilate rejected the Lord Jesus Christ although he had tremendous opportunities of doing otherwise .
Idiom: sit on the fence (used idiomatically: yes)
He would not risk all he had so far - gained by advocating a theory as controversial as Darwin 's . If he could see the sense behind Darwin 's arguments , it is unlikely that his subscribers would ; and it was for their tastes that he catered . It was far safer politically and economically to sit on the scientific fence . Gould got what he considered to be the best out of Darwin and the Beagle : he had published a number of scientific papers on the exciting discoveries and new species contained in Darwin 's collection , and he had produced another important illustrated work . He would reap the glory without incurring the criticism .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: no)
Knowing that Simonica is still in the orphanage is literally tearing her apart . ‘ The orphanage is a hateful place,’ she said . ‘ It really breaks my heart to think of Simonica having to stay there . We love her so much and want to give her a lovely home . If we ca n't find Simonica 's mum we must prove that we made very effort to .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
It was a great joke while it lasted , but now a humble three-piece band from Seattle has rendered the whole joke redundant . That band is Nirvana , and if you 're one of the 12 million owners of their last album , Nevermind , you 'll know that their radical reworking of what was heavy metal into what is now grunge has completely destroyed the old image of the moronic metal band . Nirvana have a new album out on Monday — and so too does teen heart-throb American rapper Marky Mark . Compare them both and you realise that what we should be parodying in 1993 is rap . The book could be called Yo , It 's Spinal Rap , and I — Jamie James — will happily write it .
Idiom: come out in the wash (used idiomatically: yes)
Former Tottenham defender Paul Miller , now a financial consultant , is heading the group attempting a £1 million buy-out and talks were ‘ at an advanced stage ’ last night . Miller admitted : ‘ Barry has done a magnificent job and in the interests of the team we would want someone of his calibre back in charge as soon as possible . ’ Angry Fry vowed to take Barnet to an industrial tribunal for unfair dismissal — promising that the story of his stormy relationship with Flashman would ‘ all come out in the wash . ’ As a symbol of his undying affinity to Barnet , Fry promised to watch this Saturday 's match at Halifax from the terraces — despite Flashman banning him from the club . Other acts of defiance are planned against Flashman .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
DEWI Morris is one of 14 Lions playing their first match of the New Zealand tour , against North Harbour in Auckland tomorrow , un Doctor rapped I FEEL I must respond to the May 14 letter from R Hagan regarding transferring babies in - utero over a distance of 1,000 miles in Western Australia . When working in Canada , I occasionally transferred babies in - utero by jet plane over distances of around 800 miles safely and here in Downpatrick we transfer babies in - utero to Belfast when required and transfer them safely . However , all of these cases are obstetrically assessed by a Consultant Obstetrician , whether in Canada , or Downpatrick , so as to minimise the potential dangers of transfer .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
But , when there was a conflict , WTO rules prevailed , because they conferred enforceable rights that extended to all WTO members , whereas PTA - defined rights extended only to the PTA ’s few members . So , while powerful , “ hegemonic ” countries like the US managed to impose their own rules on weaker partners in the PTAs that they helped to proliferate , big emerging economies like India , Brazil , China , and South ~ Africa insisted on rejecting such demands when made as part of multilateral trade rounds like Doha . Now , however , with the era of multilateral trade rounds and system - wide rules behind us , the PTAs are the only game in town , and the templates established by the hegemonic powers in unequal trade treaties with economically weaker countries will increasingly carry the day . In fact , such templates now extend beyond conventional trade issues ( for example , agricultural protection ) to vast numbers of areas unrelated to trade , including labor standards , environmental rules , policies on expropriation , and the ability to impose capital - account controls in financial crises . The US - led public - relations blitzkrieg of euphemism has already begun , with US Assistant Trade Representative Wendy ~ Cutler describing the latest PTA , the Trans - Pacific ~ Partnership , as a “ high standard ” agreement .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: no)
As we have just seen , in a population of nice strategies they will all look and behave I exactly like one another : they will all COOPERATE all the time . So any other nice strategy , like the totally saintly Always Cooperate , although admittedly it will not enjoy a positive selective advantage over Tit for Tat , can nevertheless drift into the population without being noticed . So technically Tit for Tat is not an ESS . You might think that since the world stays just as nice , we could as well regard Tit for Tat as an ESS . But alas , look what happens next .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over These bones are more than six hundred years old . They were found as workmen dug foundations for a new county court being built in Gloucester docks . It used to be the site of an old church , and has already been previously excavated . That dig yielded five hundred skeletons .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
It also , in those days was mileage for the tyres was paid on the number of miles run per tyre , so at the end of the month you could record , you knew what tyres were on a certain bus , you knew of how many miles that bus had done , so you recorded that particular tyre on that bus had run so many miles and it was that that we paid for our tyres that way . I think it was round about a ha'penny a mile in those days . How many days it was out of service and this that and the other and erm they used to send us an invoice on the mileage run because at the same time we knew what tyres were on the bus we had to inform them of any tyre changes and they kept records the same as us . So you did n't actually buy the tyres then you were sort of an overseer No we did n't buy tyres , no they were tyre mileage rates and erm mileage was the , tyres were paid for on the mileage run .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Supreme National Council Breakdown of first SNC meeting over issue of chair The first meeting of the SNC opened in the disused Cambodian embassy in Bangkok on Sept. 17 , but after two days the talks had ground to a halt , the main stumbling block being the appointment of a SNC chair . During the meeting the NGC members pressed for the appointment of Prince Sihanouk as SNC chair and " 13th member " , an option which was unacceptable to the SOC delegates who claimed that this would provide the NGC with a " seven to six " advantage . For their part the NGC members disagreed with a SOC proposal that Hun Sen should be appointed as SNC Vice - Chair and head of a Cambodian delegation to the UN General Assembly .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Konstadinos Stavridis , 43 , was arrested after the Aegean Sea , carrying nearly 80,000 tons of crude oil , ran aground on rocks near La Coruna . The judge demanded to know why Stavridis tried to enter the port without a local pilot on board . As firemen finally brought the tanker blaze under control , the captain was asked why he tried to dock his ship in fog , rain and seas whipped up by a force nine gale . Normally , the pilot would have been on board before the ship ran aground 100 yards off the Tower of Hercules navigation light . The weather was so bad he could not attempt to join the tanker .