Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
What was the use in struggling ? Better to surrender quietly to that hell of pain , to slide into it , to crumble and fold like burning straw , to merge and coalesce and become one with it , until , phoenix - like , she floated away on the other side , whole and free . When her mother came and sat beside her , twisting her fingers nervously and pulling on and off her gloves , lifting and laying down her basket in agitation , Lily rallied a little . Her father , a neat , spare man , sat on the bed and stroked her hand and said very little beyond the commonplace , putting all his affection and concern into that quiet gesture . He scrutinised her face anxiously as she listened to her mother , and when her eyes turned languidly towards him , he smiled and stroked her hand more earnestly .
Idiom: at a loss for words (used idiomatically: yes)
He just stood there , a moment of shocked surprise as we got out of the Toyota . ‘ Yes?’ He seemed at a loss for words , and Ward made no attempt to help him . Then he was smiling , coming towards us with the charm turned on . ‘ What can I do for you?’
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
EMERGENCY REPAIRS Can you trust your skill as a handyman to see you through in an emergency ? If you have any doubts about your ability to fix a burst pipe , a storm - damaged roof , or a boiler that does on the blink , it may be worth signing up for Homercare , the new 24-hour emergency repair and assistance service from Europ Assistance . It covers emergency repairs to the boiler , central heating system , locks , doors , windows , plumbing ( including drains ) , roof , and gas and electricity supplies . When disaster strikes , you call Europ Assistance , who will contact one of its contractors and send him to your home , usually within two hours .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
Images of Roman and the time they had made love swam before her closed eyes . He had been everything she had ever imagined the man she loved would be . Somehow in the days they had spent together he had twined himself within her heart and soul so completely that there was no denying he was there to stay . If she had nurtured any hope of forgetting him one day in the future his lovemaking had banished that hope forever . Even if she never saw him again , even if he married Dana , she was his for the rest of her life .
Idiom: hit the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
The most ambitious of tham was Digital Productions , installing a mighty Cray XMP supercomputer to take care of the number crunching . About 20 minutes ' worth of space - age special effects were created for the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter . Whereas the Star Wars films had already hit the mark with computer - controlled model shots of space ships , DP took things a stage further by building the entire star fleet in the Cray 's memory . Scenes using the ships were then animated and shot at high resolution on to 35 mm film . Although the film was finished , the cost finally pulled Digital Productions under — together with other Hollywood hopefuls — in the big US computer animation crash of 1986 .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: no)
When Rodrigo heard this it pleased him well , and he said to the King that he would do his bidding in this , and in all other things which he might command ; and the King thanked him much . And he sent for the Bishop of Valencia , and took their vows and made them plight themselves each to the other according as the law directs . And when they were espoused the King did them great honour , and gave them many noble gifts , and added to Rodrigo 's lands more than he had till then possessed : and he loved him greatly in his heart , because he saw that he was obedient to his commands , and for all that he had heard him say . So Rodrigo departed from the King , and took his spouse with him to the house of his mother , and gave her to his mother 's keeping . And forthwith he made a vow in her hands that he would never accompany with her , neither in the desert nor in the inhabited place , till he had won five battles in the field .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
And later exported to Ireland for service on the three - foot gauge CDJR which was entirely steam operated until 1907 . Powered by a six - cylinder Manchester Gardner 6LW diesel engine , these economical units are historically important . That 's because they played such a very big part in preserving the viability of small railways with scattered populations like the County Donegal … the sort of fascinating little operation that investors would have to think twice about before investing just one rail - spike in . Seating 43 passengers , the power unit , driving through a mechanical five - speed gearbox , was at the front , with the coach body hinged to the power unit . It drove two four wheeled bogies .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
On October 25th , behind closed doors , the Central ~ Committee of the Petrograd Soviet discussed the formation of a special Military ~ Committee to decide the whole question .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe it lasted half an hour , that sleep , it could n't have been longer because there was still no daylight when I was woken , although he did n't mean to wake me . I was on my side , facing away from the door , the covers had been drawn from me . I turned my head and , partially blinded by my chaos of hair , saw Leon was kneeling naked at my back . His hands covered his face until he brought them into fists in front of him , in the way he often did , then he opened his arms along the length of me ; his palms warm , close , without touching , cruised first my shoulder , then the weight of my breast under my hair , my hip , my stomach . This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ' I love you , I love you , I love you , ' believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
Who goes to orchestral concerts , who goes to opera , to ballet , to the cinema ? Are the people different in their social characteristics and if so why ? Eventually , as the generalizations are built up ( and in this field of research there is still a long way to go ) a ‘ theory’ of social aspects of theatre can be built which will be based on social empirical foundations rather than shaky speculation or sweeping generalizations . So theory is extremely useful in summarizing findings , linking them together , putting forward uniformities of social behaviour and then enabling the research worker to move a step further forward with new , relevant studies which will themselves contribute directly to the furtherance of theory . This process of being stimulated by theory to carry out further research , and research contributing to the building - up of theory , is essentially what scientists call a ‘ feedback mechanism’ .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
Entitled ‘ Down Memory Line’ , it concentrates on the life of Stationmaster Norman Down who looked after Binegar from 1944 until the closure of the line in 1966 . Telling first of how Norman started on the S&D at Cole in 1924 , it includes a humorous account of what life was like in Control during the war years in London before he returned to his Somerset roots at Binegar . It shows what was involved in the running of a small yet busy rural station , the variety of incidents that Norman had to deal with as well as the people under his span of control . In the final sad years of the S&D , it vividly shows how the Western Region inexorably killed off the line and how Norman and his station staff were at the forefront of the fight to save the route . It is illustrated with , among others , photos from Ivo Peters ' albums , some previously unpublished .
Idiom: move the goalposts (used idiomatically: no)
Fund - raising took on a new meaning and a massive mail - out was undertaken to companies , councils , tourist boards , charitable trusts etc . No stone was left unturned . During the summer NAM successfully renegotiated a new fifty year lease on their site — no point truing to cement their future with a display hall if someone was going to move not just the goalposts but the pitch . Newark and Sherwood District Council showed their faith with a substantial grant towards the project . Turf was first cut on November 2 , 1989 .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
However Bridge restrictions at Dovey Junction were reinforced and the train terminated at Machynlleth . Passengers were compensated by an additional Machynlleth to Talerddig service . Your author forgot all about the steam service and has tied a knot in his tie already for the September retreat . One reason given for the termination at Machynlleth was the risk of setting fire to the wooden Dovey Bridge ! Weather wise the early part of the season was good , but August has been poor with a lot of rain .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no man dressed in black wearing an elaborate black ~ mask
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
ICI saw turnover fall 3 per cent to £ 12900 m over the year . ‘ 1991s figures can not be viewed as satisfactory’ said Sir Denys , ‘ but it was a solid performance … ’ . He added that while ICI 's vigorous reshaping programme last year helped the company weather the storm slightly better than some of its rivals , the recession still remains its greatest problem . ICI 's results looked worse still after taking into account its restructuring and disposals ; indicating that underlying profits were down almost 30 per cent . Ronnie Hampel , chief operating officer , said ICI was over half - way through its reshaping plan .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
What has happened to your firm and the rest of the Big Six , that they should be training accountants and then turning them away ? Have they — good heavens — got their sums wrong ? It is true that the recession has been putting their customers out of business , but accountants will always be kept busy picking up the pieces , or explaining in long reports why other accountancy firms got it wrong and are liable for a fortune in damages . I think the trouble is elephantiasis . The big firms swelled up and joined up and spent their money on rubber plants for the office and new offices for the rubber plants — and , most of all , on themselves .
Idiom: hold the ring (used idiomatically: yes)
They present the case for the Crown . Counsel for the defence presents the case for the accused . The judge is there to hold the ring impartially and to direct the jury on the law . These simple propositions are truisms , but their importance and the dangers of departing from them are highlighted by this appeal , which we allowed on 13 March 1992 . We now give our reasons .
Idiom: go overboard (used idiomatically: no)
" But he can swim , " Harry objected . " Did n't you go back for " un ? Did n't you see him go overboard ? " They hung their heads . Behind them , the women gutting fish had stopped working .
Idiom: brass monkey (used idiomatically: yes)
No it is n't . Give me that thing , it must be wrong . Why does n't it have a mark on it for absolute brass monkeys ? I sit disconsolate in the snow . This place is n't beautiful , it 's miserable — bloody cold , bloody windy and no I do n't want any bloody smoked reindeer .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: no)
Gale 's Application [ 1991 ] , discussed above confirms this as the correct approach . Whilst a patent will be refused for a computer program simpliciter ( or any of the other exceptions in section 1(2 ) for that matter ) it will be allowed if the purpose of the program is to bring about some practical effect and it is that effect which is the subject matter of the patent application . The subject matter should make a technical contribution to the state of the art . It has been argued that a special , hybrid type of right should be introduced for computer programs ; something between a patent and copyright . Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
OLD HAT VIEWS ON ABSEILING I write concerning the letter from John Cleare headed ‘ Abseiling Fears’ in the August issue of Outdoor Action . I really am fed up with other people 's old hat views about abseiling . As a sport it 's safer than a lot of other outdoor sports , including rock climbing . For rock climbers abseiling is often seen as a necessary evil , only because belays are often flimsy and safety ropes never used .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ NO!’ ‘ Then you 've chosen . Tiptoe , tie her hands behind her back.’ She struggled , but the delicate little hands were very strong . She felt Jackie Tiptoe 's breath on her cheek and heard his whisper , ‘ Do n't fight , do n't think , make yourself into a machine , it 's the only way.’
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
" Bigwig , " he said,"why do n't you swim over now , and then go out into the field and have a look round ? The wood may not stretch very far one way or the other . You could see from there ; and then we might know which would be the best way to go . " " Oh well , " said Bigwig rather grudgingly,"I suppose there 's some sense in that . I 'll swim the embleer river as many times as you like .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Eventually we drop down onto a steaming red earth track which cleaves a disappearing seam through dark green ribbons of corn . Suddenly a white gate looms up in front . Evan switches the roof spots on full beam . Two sleepy - looking horses blink feebly . Others wander slowly into the ring of light with a little more awareness .
Idiom: let the cat out of the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
We should do erm I could do the custard pudding I could do the dessert and you could do the savoury . Alright and what are you going to do for dessert ? He 's just let let the cat out of the bag there did n't you ? Do a pudding or we could do erm custard . Oh I do n't know
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
He walked he wo n't walk past you wo n't walk past you he 'll walk back . If you 're hoovering . If you 're hoovering he 'll go all the way round to try Yeah to try and keep away from
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: no)
The Eurocurrency market is a wholesale market ; it had its origins in holdings of US dollars outside the US in the sixties at a time when the US authorities were placing restrictions on capital exports . It has since grown to include dealing in all the major currencies , and become particularly important when oil price rises created huge world surpluses and deficits . London became the dominant Eurocurrency centre because the dollar was the dominant currency , and because it was strategically located half way between New York and Tokyo so that dealing could continue round the clock . The major participants are banks , who use the market ( a ) for short - term interbank lending and borrowing,(b ) to spread maturity transformation,(c ) to match the currency composition of assets and liabilities and ( d ) for global liquidity transformation between branches . However , the market is also extensively used by companies , and by governmental and international organizations .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Men like Pericles controlled policy not through any power vested in them but only so long as they could persuade the people . The problem was that the will of the people could vary from week to week , from speaker to speaker , making consistency almost impossible . When the Assembly felt itself pulled in too many directions at once , an ostracism did the trick . If the issue of a hung parliament arises in the future , we should be asked if we want to hold an ostracism . If not , the hung parliament stays .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
These principles remain important because of the narrow scope and possible inapplicability of ss.61 and 62 of the FSA , which may only be invoked in the context of investment business and on condition that a rule against insider dealing has been adopted by the SIB , an SRO , or an RPB . Thus the common law must still be considered in order to gain the broader perspective of the law as it currently stands . The position with regard to face - to - face transactions is considered first , before going on to look at the position in relation to impersonal stock market deals . 1 . Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Would you like to read your scenario ? The scenario is : Your council is about to launch a full - scale project aimed at recycling their extent range of materials including glass , paper , plastic , metals and textiles . Local consultation 's taken place with a view to establishing a series of centres throughout Yardley Street where members of the public can bring materials for recycling , and you have made appropriate for the materials to be collected and dealt with . What you now need is some really good publicity to get the scheme off to a start . So would you like to just read what you 've written there so that , because I do n't think everyone can see , and I think this is
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
No longer did a sixth former of limited means need to win a scholarship to go on to higher education : admission secured a grant from the Local Authority . All this meant that for the first time all pupils were aiming for " A " levels , and could be helped and encouraged by discussing careers and progress with their masters and parents . Behind the scenes 1962 saw the reorganisation of university applications through a central clearinghouse — UCCA — and this required a confidential report of each candidate . It had been the custom since Gilkes 's day for masters to meet monthly to discuss the boys ' progress , and now a simple record card contained all the necessary information , supplemented from time to time as necessary , and formed the basis of this report . While internal forces were causing the expansion of the School , external forces were once again working to contract it .
Idiom: pick up the tab (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'll pay your travel costs . Right . To we 'll pick up all your tab but er we 'll pay this separately . Mhm . Just need you to sign
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
He has only seen one defeat at the ground . ‘ Much of the talk of our record at the ground tends to be irrelevant,’ he said . ‘ It goes without saying that it will be a very difficult job but much in the manner of playing any away international.’ Scotland captain Gavin Hastings — as talk of his likely Lions leadership reaches a crescendo — also sought to keep matters in perspective . ‘ We have perhaps exceeded most people 's expectations by the way we have played this season , yet we are very conscious that we still have one more game to go,’ he reasoned .
Idiom: chapter and verse (used idiomatically: yes)
I just wondered where you were off to next.’ ‘ Oh.’ Trust the colonel to give him chapter and verse . And they said women gossiped ! ‘ I 'm not quite sure , Rome , I think ; the agency are thinking of starting up cultural tours — Rome , Athens , that sort of thing .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
( Although pendant lights are perfect in some situations , like a rise - and - fall fitting over a dining table . ) You can achieve much softer and more interesting effects by using different types of light carefully positioned around a room . Uplighters will bounce light off walls and ceilings will highlight plants ; recessed downlighters give pools of light ( especially useful in kitchens ) ; spotlights ' wash ' walls or highlight features such as pictures ; concealed lighting inside display cabinets or hidden behind cornices and pelmets is effective ; plus an array of table , standard and desk lamps . Particularly effective are the different types of low - voltage lights now available . Some of these include the necessary transformer in the fitting , but others require a separate transformer and some heavy - duty wiring .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
I ran through the kitchen . The dish was on the edge of the table . I knocked it off as I ran past . It was an accident . I 'm sorry .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of thus music was written in a hurry — no less than four works ( K168–71 ) were composed in the single month of August 1773 — and in any case the style is hardly personal , nor is the quality striking . Indeed , the late Hans Keller declared in The Mozart Companion ( London : 1956 ) that ' on the whole , Mozart 's early quartets are quite abominable … why play them at all and thus insult Mozart 's genius ? ' Though we need not go along all the way with this characteristically provocative view ( and even Keller found ' a few playable exceptions ' ) , I confess to wondering whether this is not one of those issues motivated less by musical need than by the pious opportunism of which we saw so much in the bicentenary year . The five quartets on the first CD ( K155–9 ) are in three movements , the others in four . The players of this Hungarian ensemble , formed in 1985 , use period instruments tuned to A=421 , nearly a semitone down on modern concert pitch .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Union reform From CHARLES RICHARDS in Maan CANBERRA ( Reuter)— Australia 's conservative opposition , led by Andrew Peacock , announced plans to curb trade unions , sell state assets and cut taxes , with a view to the general election a year ahead . Indians to go Foreign News Page 8
Idiom: more's the pity (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Would you call yourself an homme de lettres?’ ‘ He laughed and said that nobody under ninety called himself that nowadays . I said , more 's the pity and that I had seen the term both in the Petit Larousse Moderne and the Figaro Littéraire . ‘ Michel laughed again and said , ‘ Well , we do have a great many men of ninety . All the same do n't believe everything you read , ma fille .’
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Notwithstanding that the transfer is not lodged for registration or registration is refused , the beneficial interest in the shares will , it seems , pass from the seller to the buyer at the latest at stage ( 2 ) and , indeed will do so at stage ( 1 ) if the agreement is one which the courts would order to be specifically enforced . The seller then becomes a trustee for the buyer and must account to him for any dividends he receives and vote in accordance with his instructions ( or appoint him as his proxy ) . This , however , begs several questions . The first arises because at stage ( 2 ) delivery of the documents may not necessarily be matched by payment of the full price ; the agreement may have provided for payment by instalments and the seller will then retain a lien on the shares as an unpaid seller . This will not prevent an equitable interest passing to the buyer but the court will not grant specific performance unless the seller 's lien can be fully protected and until paid in full he is entitled to vote the shares as he thinks will best protect his interest .