Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
It had overlooked the fact , however , that the Americans tend to be more generous when pouring drinks and like to add large ice cubes to their favourite tipple . The British - made glasses were simply too small to accommodate American tastes . Conversely , Habitat flew in the face of expert opinion when it introduced pack - flat furniture on to the American market . The pack - flat furniture had been invented recognising that younger people had become more mobile and often did not have the time to wait around at home for furniture deliveries . The pack - flat furniture was easy to transport and could be assembled at home .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
In these circumstances the leader of the Conservative Party naturally enjoyed a general influence in the Government greater than normally belongs to anyone other than the Prime Minister . But it would be a mistake to believe that from the beginning Baldwin exercised all the power and merely allowed MacDonald to sit in impotent glory in 10 Downing Street . On ministerial appointments for instance , while he made MacDonald change his intentions in a number of cases , he did not do so without occasional complaint front the Prime Minister , and continuing give and take between the two leaders . Any National Labour figure ( they had great scarcity value ) was absolutely safe in his office . Sankey ( the Lord Chancellor ) and J. H. Thomas survived longer than would have been likely had they been Conservatives .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
No fewer than ten cold calls each month , all cold call reports must be filed within seven working days of a visit , and a minimum of eighty calls to be made per month to existing customers . Mm ? Oh I see , I am laying down precise quotas so my staff can see at once if things are n't up to scratch . Right . Ah , but sales is easy .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Denying responsibility . Ego is desperate to deny and avoid responsibility . Whatever goes wrong in our lives , it will point the finger at others — our parents , our boss , our partner or ex - partner , our children , God , fate , the government … . It is always someone else 's fault . If someone is angry with you , Ego says they 're bad - tempered and unreasonable .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
Female duller . And domesticated . Male wears the trousers . Shows who 's boss . As it should be … ’
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
' Stop at the first one ? ' he repeated disbelievingly . ' Do you think they 're going to have a sign out , telling us which side they 're on ? ' ' There must be a village somewhere , ' she insisted , tying a final knot and stepping back . Her foot nudged the discarded arrow and , unthinkingly , she bent to pick it up . ' Where are we anyway ? '
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
An Orc Warlord riding a war boar accompanied by the Battle Standard Bearer also riding a war boar can both accompany your Boar Boyz core unit , assuming you have one . If you have taken the sensible option of a Boar Boyz Boss this gives you a formidable front line with eight Orc and three Boar attacks concentrated into three models , not to mention the effect of magic weapons or the war boars ' charge . This is a good option for those who like to get stuck in . Of course , if the enemy lands a magic attack or a war machine hit on top of this lot you 're in trouble , but you can avoid this with careful protective magic and a bit of luck . The other option for a Warlord is to put him on a wyvern or other big monster , but this is n't recommended .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
The second half brought more misery . An early goal from Chris Lightfoot secured victory for the visitors … Two more strikes from David Pugh and then Lightfoot again just added insult to injury . Swindon Manager John Gorman said’ he feels like a boxer who keeps getting knocked down’ . Town are certainly on the ropes .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
The sole question in issue was whether there had been an appropriation . It was held in the Court of Appeal that there had been . As to this Lord Roskill said , at p. 333 : ' That was not , of course , a label switching case , but it is a plain case of appropriation effected by the combination of the acts of removing the goods from the shelf and of concealing them in the shopping bag . Reg . v. McPherson is to my mind clearly correctly decided as are all the cases which have followed it . It is wholly consistent with the principles which I have endeavoured to state in this speech . '
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
Tallis was shocked for a moment , and remained quite still . A terrible thought had flashed through her mind . There was a fast and furious movement in the woods , the sound of a horse stretched to exhaustion , the slap of leather against flank and the dull sound of hooves on blood - soaked turf . Tallis ran from the treeline . Her steed trotted after her .
Idiom: ride the rails (used idiomatically: yes)
Steam and Stroll The finest way to see the Railway is by leaving the train ! Buy an all inclusive Steam and Stroll ticket to ride the rails and walk the trails from various stations with our guide . On Wednesdays in July and August , steam to Levisham for 10.48 and a 3 mile walk with a pub stop , or Newtondale for 14.43 ( 15.14 green days ) and a different three miles — although your ticket is valid for both if you wish ! Make for Goathland ( with your packed lunch ) on August Fridays at 12 noon and a stroll with youngsters in mind ( 2 miles ) .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
The other part will reflect the cost of materials and labour used in producing the product and will therefore be , to a first approximation , linearly related to production volume . The estimated income from the new product is , again to a first approximation , linearly related to the number of units invoiced . The profit and loss estimate for the new product can thus be represented by Figure 2.3 , the break - even analysis diagram . The variable costs start from zero , since labour and material are not consumed until production starts , and in the simple model rise linearly with volume . The total production cost is the sum of these two quantities , giving the line so marked .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Their eyes locked , Ruth 's cold and hostile , Fernando 's dark and totally impenetrable . ‘ What has he got that I could n't give you?’ he asked in a dull tone that chilled Ruth more than if he had bawled at her . Ruth 's toes curled under the table . If only he knew that no man could give her what he had — thirteen frantic days of excitement and sensuality that would be with her for the rest of her life . She licked her very dry lips and refused to succumb to the temptation of another drink .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
Six paratroopers accused of running amok in the mainly republican town of Coalisland , Co Tyrone , after an IRA bomb badly injured a colleague were yesterday cleared of all charges . But magistrate Maurice McHugh bound over five of the soldiers to keep the peace for 18 months because he felt they were not entirely innocent . Storm steals show from star trio THE combined might of Hollywood 's top tough guys Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis last night found one enemy they had no chance against — the British climate . When the muscular trio arrived to launch their Planet Hollywood burger bar — a glitzy showbiz restaurant in London 's Piccadilly Circus — the heavens opened , to a lively accompaniment of thunder and lightning .
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
For Travis called at Leith 's and Sebastian 's flat a few nights later —‘Just passing and thought I 'd pop in,’ so he said , which fooled nobody . It happened that on that same night Leith had invited Rosemary to supper . To Leith 's way of thinking , it was hardly polite to ask Travis to leave — especially when , by dint of having a small portion herself , she could manage to stretch the food to another plate . Leith was afterwards about to refuse Rosemary 's offer to do the washing - up . Then , ‘ I 'll dry,’ Travis volunteered swiftly before she could open her mouth .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Because of limited resources , efforts were initially to be concentrated on a particular site . This would have to be convenient for London , where most of the participants lived , and , in view of the unorthodox nature of the enterprise , preferably in private ownership . The Rollright stone circle in the Cotswolds fitted the bill perfectly . it was a 100 ft ( 30 m ) diameter circle , with stones , made of limestone , up to 7 ft ( 2 m ) tall . In addition to the circle , there was the King Stone standing stone and the Whispering Knights , a dolmen in close proximity .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you ! In reply , I take the liberty of raising the question whether we have really become more moral .
Idiom: old as the hills (used idiomatically: yes)
But it is also reminiscent of Cobham Park ( Fig . 12b ) , which had been his first glimpse as a child of the distant houses of the great . Sir Leicester Dedlock retains many of the characteristics of a great eighteenth - century landowner . He assumes that his family is not only as old as the hills , but rather more structural , and that nature , although on the whole a good idea —‘a little low , perhaps , when not enclosed with a park - fence’— is none the less‘dependent for its execution on your great county families’ . He is a gentleman of complete integrity , ‘ disdainful of all littleness and meanness’ , to whom honour has more importance than life itself . When Harold Skimpole declares to him that ‘ The owners of such places as Chesney Wold … are public benefactors … good enough to maintain a number of delightful objects for the admiration and pleasure of us poor men’ , Sir Leicester receives the compliment as no more than his due .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
And now for three suggested remedies : Fuller education about polymers . Polymers tend to be left late in chemical education , since for example the synthesis of PVC is on paper much more complicated than that of vinyl chloride . But mastering any chemical theory first without practical experience can leave the student in a state where he or she knows so much about the sodium atom that he can no longer appreciate the silvery metal that behaves so spectacularly on the bench . And it would be both cheaper and safer to let secondary pupils play with polyethylene , polypropylene and PET , rather than sodium ; they can worry about the formula and synthesis of these materials later .
Idiom: when the chips are down (used idiomatically: yes)
These defeats only heighten the fact that victory today is vital . A week is a long time in football , seven days in fact , but somehow a reversal of February 's 11–0 defeat at the hands of today 's opponents would prove that Lazarus does n't have the last word in comebacks , and we are still a team to be reckoned with . As you know , when the chips are down Leslie Bence comes out fighting . At great personal cost to myself I have recruited the much sought - after Felton Rovers reserve keeper , Igor Pushov . Igor is on loan to us today for 37 minutes and , should he keep a clean sheet , I will have no hesitation in offering him a full contract and the captain 's job .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
This gain was included in the profit and loss account as an extraordinary item , Bonelli said , ‘ so as not to cloud the true operating position’ of the company . No net debt As a result , Sema now has no net debt , is cash positive to the tune of £ 5 m , and has increased shareholders funds by 46 % to £ 83.8 m . Some 571 staff went with the sale of Sofres , bringing Sema 's total headcount to 6,920 worldwide . The disposal also meant that the UK is now the group 's single largest market , generating 41 % of revenues ahead of France 's 37 % .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Daddy 's note book . Daddy 's note book ooh I should n't lose that ! Has that come out of his pocket ? It 's probably got in it all his train numbers . What ?
Idiom: bite the bullet (used idiomatically: yes)
The president accused Clinton of planning the biggest tax increases seen in US history . He taunted him as a ‘ waffler’ during the Gulf War . ‘ While I bit the bullet , he bit his nails,’ sneered Bush . But last night Bill Clinton hit back branding Bush a ‘ fearmonger’ who is ‘ untrustworthy’ . He said : ‘ George Bush took credit for every victory around the world , but refused to take responsibility for any problem here at home.’
Idiom: right up your street (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh I know I 'll like it . Be . You 'll like Echo and the Bunnymen , that 'll be right up your street . Very psychedelic these days . Oh shit .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
We could see right through your crafty but loose Propaganda . You fancy you 're smart and you know plenty about our fine country — THATS JUST IT ! You know bugger all - Perhaps Appleton you 'd like to know what s in store for you British IMPERIALISTS — Hah ! Do n't wait for it Appleton if you want to save your insipid self from being punctured or badly handled all you can Do for the Better of our ESTEEMED BURMA is GET OUT ! MALDOM !
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus today 's customer often finds that he is hiring or buying the goods , not from the dealer , but from a remote and powerful finance company . This is a classic example of a weak party ( the customer ) contracting with a strong one ( the finance company ) . Finance companies , by adopting a ‘ take it or leave it’ attitude used to insist on inserting terms that were very onerous for the customer — terms to the effect that all implied conditions and warranties were excluded ; that in the event of the customer 's payments falling into arrears the finance company could repossess the goods ; that in order to repossess the goods the company 's agents could trespass upon the customer 's premises ; that in the event of the customer terminating the agreement he should pay a large sum of money to the finance company , etc . The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 largely prevent these abuses , but it is true that , in so far as those Acts allow them to , finance companies still insist on the terms being as beneficial to themselves as possible . The usual process by which the contract is made is as follows .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
But there was no choice — if we had stayed , or if only the civilian population had remained behind , the army would not have hesitated to massacre everyone . As it was , when we eventually returned , we found everything had been destroyed — houses , crops , animals . It was like starting from scratch all over again . Ana , Mexico City , June 1983 Women Combatants
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
Finally it bursts out in a different form in its third stage of development . Here it is most true to itself . Weak all along in terms of commitment , doubt now shows its colours and acts true to form by refusing to shoulder any responsibility for the unreality it has caused . It shifts the blame to belief . This is the moment when bad theology enters , not — notice this carefully — as a reason for doubt but as a rationale for the doubting which has already been going on .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
The following table , based on an analysis of ten movements taken quite at random from the works of Mozart , Beethoven , Mendelssohn , Berlioz , Wagner , and Tchaikovsky , may be of interest in this connexion : Of course it would be the height of absurdity to lay down a rule that these proportions should even approximately be aimed at in every orchestral movement . It goes without saying that everything depends on the nature of the piece of music to be scored . Cases in which prolonged antiphonal use of wind and strings is suitable will , however , be rare , as such treatment tends , naturally , to produce a sense of discontinuity . One can not repeat too often that good scoring is the result of intelligent listening , and the student is strongly advised to cultivate his orchestral ear by following with the score .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
From time to time she would glance back into the room , her eyes coming to rest on the casually seated figure of Tsu Ma . He was a broad - shouldered ? handsome man . Riding , she had noticed how straight he held himself in the saddle , how unruffled he had been when leading his horse across a fast - flowing stream , how easily he brought his mount to jump a wall ; as though he were part of the animal he rode . And yet he was immaculate , his hair groomed and beaded with rubies ; his tunic an achingly sweet shade of pink that was almost white , edged with black ; his trousers of a blue that reminded her of the summer skies of her youth . She had seen how tightly his thighs had gripped the flanks of the roan horse ; how commanding he had seemed .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
One possibility is that the first team to fill their container is the winner . Another way is to give five points to the team which finishes first and ten to the team which fills up more of the bottle in a single round . The game is played again until one team reaches twenty five points . 57 I went shopping The children sit on chairs or on the floor in two or more lines .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
It is good for old men to talk straight ; talk straight on both sides and take care of one another . It is not us we talk for , it is for our children who come after us . Lawyer moved his lodge into the centre of the commissioners ' camp and , under his influence , the chiefs seemed ready to sign . Their decision was delayed by the arrival of the formidable war chief of the Asotin band , Old Looking Glass , seventy winters old , at the head of a line of warriors . Brandishing a scalp freshly taken in Blackfoot country , he admonished the Nez Perce headmen :
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
It is striking that there was this shift from principle to aesthetic response as the war progressed . It might be that it was the incessant closeness to blood , death and suffering that brought out these sentiments in men who had , on the whole , been raised in an education system that rejected such responses as feminine and unmasculine , and that promoted an abstract conception of justice and a stern morality of obedience to rules . If so , it could be that the impact of that experience parallels in a sharpened and intensified form the impact on women of the experience of child - bearing — a potent , personal experience that , however sanitised , brings a woman face - to - face with these three realities . Again , as in the previous case , if this aesthetic response is accepted as especially characteristic of women 's moral awareness , it can be argued that it is an important element to incorporate in any full account of the moral . It should be encompassed within , rather than competing against , any universal conception of morality .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
Where we believed their ideas would not work , we have put forward our own alternatives . Those can be found throughout this treaty . As with all international negotiations , there has been give and take between all 12 member states . But the process was one in which Britain has played a leading role , and the result is one in which we can clearly see the imprint of our views . This is a treaty which safeguards and advances our national interests .
Idiom: in your dreams (used idiomatically: no)
For example , and I 'm not saying this is , this is so , but it 's not unusual in that kind of dream if it 's recurring in the present , to find that really it 's about the present and not about the past . So it seems to be about school anxiety and exam anxieties and so , but those are very common kinds of dreams , but , but very often when you you find they 're actually about the present , they 're about some recurrent anxiety or conflict in the present which is masquerading as if it were in the past because your associations of what 's going on are connected with the past er one way or another . I mean , for example , I mean I 'm not saying this is an association but you might find in your dream , if you look to say I 'm back at school , then your association would be but I am at school now , the London School of Economics , do you see what I mean ? Th th that kind of thing can easily happen , so school now , I E L S E , is represented as the school you went to when you were a kid . I mean , th that 's a typical kind of association , that , that it 's a link , you can see the link is in the word , but the effect is to , is to misdirect your attention .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But you 'd better go and check the car , or they 'll have it stripped.’ ‘ First I 'd like to introduce you — ‘ ‘ Just check the car,’ Estabrook said , taking some satisfaction in the thought of sending Chant back across the no - man 's land between here and the perimeter . ‘ I can introduce myself.’ ‘ As you like.’
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
SHARE & BOND ISSUES Bell Atlantic Corp 's Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania issued $ 225 m of 7.375 % debentures due March 15 2033 and callable after 10 years , at $ 99.047 % , through First Boston Corp as the lead manager . Boca Research Inc , doing graphics , communications , memory and other boards for personal computers in Boca Raton , Florida has gone public with an initial offer of 3 m shares , 1.25 m of them new , at $ 10 a share . It plans to use the $ 12 m or so net proceeds to expand manufacturing operations and for possible strategic acquisitions . Hambrecht & Quist Inc and Raymond James & Associates Inc were underwriters .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
tend to put forward lots of ideas develop other people 's ideas so that they are improved are careful not to jump to conclusions too quickly enjoy analysing situations and weighing up alternatives like to anticipate probable difficulties and be prepared for them
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
In this connection it is significant that the main 1979 survey showed that , if people themselves have not decided to start with which type of credit arrangement they were going to use ( in their most recent major credit transaction ) the most common source of suggestion for them was someone in the shop . And the salesman or agent was cited as the most common source of information about the terms of their credit agreement — more than twice as often , for example , as the contract itself . The importance of this is that word - of - mouth information from shop assistants , salesmen and agents seems more influential for consumers than what is written into credit notices and contracts — but of course much less easy to regulate .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
I have a Dell Latitude D620 laptop , but it 's getting slow . If I change the hard ~ drive for a new one , would it be like new ? If you reinstall everything from scratch , yes , it will be like new .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
He has ruled autocratically ever since , helped by handouts and guidance from France , and with French soldiers in the background . His economic failure has been less forgivable than Mr Traoré 's : Benin is more fertile and has a better - educated population than Mali . But in the manner of his going Mr Kérékou wins hands down . He organised a presidential election in the first round of which , on March 10th , he was beaten into second place by his prime minister , Nicéphore Soglo . Neither man won an outright majority .