Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
We as an organization must be ready to accept the sterling work carried out by our , er R H S Os with the very limited resources at their disposal and particular thanks must go to those R H S Os who find themselves dual - roled as education and political officers . One way forward can be found in sections five and six of the report with section six providing enough material to devote the whole forum to on just its own . It is good that this union has taken the trouble to prepare this report with so much E C legislation in the pipeline . The matters that have been highlighted in this report are as relevant now as those which necessitated the formings of the nineteen seventy eight and nineteen ninety congress resolutions . We ask that you support this report .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
So there is no conflict between the non - proportional cross - section data and the proportional long - run data . Short - run time - series data To explain the non - proportionality of annual time - series data , such as that in Table 3 , Duesenberry suggests that aggregate consumption depends not just on current income , but also on the highest level of income previously attained . To illustrate this , consider Fig . 8 . As national income rises , consumption rises along the long - run consumption line LC .
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
But that was in Lincolnshire , where we were living at the time . Then suddenly we had to leave for London , so I suppose the call - up people did n't know where I was . I waited and waited , and my mother told me to leave well alone , that the war would get on very nicely without my efforts . W - e - ell … ’ She paused .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
But consider this , ‘ Time really flies when you 're enjoying yourself’ ? This is because alcohol negates the effects of the drug . Ever found time flying when you 're taking a bath or drinking a cup of tea ? Aha ! And let me mention this .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I owe much of that to Anna — and to you.’ ‘ Anna I can understand , she 's an example to everyone - but why me?’ ‘ You gave me lots of reasons to get out and about . To realise that a crippled leg does n't make me some sort of oddity . I 'll always be grateful to you for doing that , Seb.’
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: no)
The lucid , pitiless voice of the communist narrator stands in sharp contrast to the amorphous , non - reflective consciousness of the central protagonist . Antoine 's failure to analyse his actions in anything other than a purely technical sense is explained primarily by the tempo of his life dictated by an excessive work load that leaves no time for leisure , for reflection , for self - scrutiny : Amidst the din of the machines , in his narrow sphere of activity , Antoine had no time to go through human motions other than the motions of his work . Like so many men his life was ruled by demands and decisions connected with his work ; he was absorbed by his profession … For fourteen or fifteen years no man could have been less conscious of himself and of his own life , less informed about the world than Antoine Bloye .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Frankfurt : Accepting an interest rate rise today as a foregone conclusion , the market continued to improve . The DAX index gained 10.87 points to 1,613.27 . Zurich : Selected blue chips saw high turnover as shares firmed across the board . The all - share index , at 1,178.8 , was up 11.3 . Milan : The market edged up following several days of losses , but the underlying tone remained weak .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
After winning a third trainer 's title in the 1983–84 season he left Yorkshire and took over as private trainer to Robert Sangster at Manton . He transformed the famous estate into one of the most modern training complexes in the world , but in November 1986 it was announced that Sangster and Dickinson were to part company , and the trainer took his skills to the USA . Bregawn 's temperament got the better of him the following season , and on his racecourse appearances he displayed increasing sourness . He was fitted in blinkers for the 1984 Gold Cup but behaved mulishly , twice trying to pull himself up before finishing a distant sixth to Burrough Hill Lad . Thereafter his behaviour deteriorated further .
Idiom: put someone in mind of (used idiomatically: yes)
She does n't know what 's hit her . ' Roland did not want to hear another long speech from Blackadder about Beatrice Nest 's long - delayed edition of Ellen Ash . There was a note that came into Blackadder 's voice when he got onto the subject of Beatrice , a jarring , snarling note , that put Roland in mind of hounds baying . ( He had never heard hounds baying except on the television . ) The idea of Cropper produced a furtive , conspiratorial look in the scholar .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
These insects complete their deception by jumping backwards when attacked . The other method , used by certain butterflies , is similar to that found in the deflection - displaying fish . Paired eye - spots on the rear wing - tips give the impression of faces watching . Specimens of these butterflies are often found with bite - marks in the region of these false eyes , showing that bird predators really are attracted to this part of the body , allowing the insects to fly off to safety with no more damage than a few frayed edges . This type of butterfly eye - spot should not be confused with the much larger eyes that occur on some species — eye - spots that are suddenly flashed at the enemy as it draws close .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
I know the rules by ~ heart , but I ' m not so good playing .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
The first thing I feel is cold ; it seeps into my skin , soaks my limbs . Crilly drags the electric heater into the sitting - room . We huddle together on the brown carpet , between the beige and brown walls . The sickness of morning is already upon us , unaccustomed as we are to being up so early . I suggest we have a burn .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
At the Congress itself , there was a strong fight , and Lenin 's resolution affirming the traditional position was opposed by 16 ( with 18 abstaining ) but with 56 in favour . Piatakov 's resolution was defeated by 48 to 11 , with 19 abstentions . The size of the combined opposition and abstentions indicated how far Lenin 's arguments had won the day , just before the Bolsheviks were to be put to the test of power . Over a third of the vote was not convinced that ‘ To deny the right to secede is to help Tsarism and to indulge the Russian muzhik 's nationalism.’ There were other grounds on which to support the right of self - determination .
Idiom: put the cart before the horse (used idiomatically: yes)
Puerta ( NI ) . - ( ES ) Madam President , I agree with those colleagues who have made it clear how the Council - which is absent today , even though it was certainly present this morning in the Committee on Foreign Affairs - ` has put the cart before the horse ' , as they say .
Idiom: my foot! (used idiomatically: yes)
Ah ! Oh no ! My little foot ! I have n't the foggiest idea , but it 's bloody cold ! Ow !
Idiom: pick someone's brain (used idiomatically: yes)
One spoke sign language fluently and was sometimes used as an interpreter . Most of the disabled professionals believed that they had more knowledge of disability than their colleagues . A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated : ‘ They [ patients]want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get . They 're very interested to find out how you coped.’ He found that he was able to identify the causes of patients ' problems , especially the small , less obvious ones which other prosthetists might miss or regard as trivial .
Idiom: give something a miss (used idiomatically: yes)
' Well , ' said Tuppe . ' What did you make of Molly ? ' ' I think I 'll give her muesli a miss . ' ' So , ' Tuppe sat on the portmanteau , kicking his heels . ' What do you propose we do next ? '
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Someone 's mispending de cash Children will burn de place to ash History 's being made me people hav paid An children grow up in a flash , An innocent woman is dead , shot sleeping in her bed
Idiom: Hobson's choice (used idiomatically: yes)
But fresh controversy arose after the Scottish Office said discussions with industry indicated that the tolls would , at most , be no more than ferry fares — currently £ 3.80 for a car . The £ 18 m project , including a government offer to pay for approach roads , will be discussed this month by the Highland Regional Council which must decide whether a private toll bridge is better than no bridge at all . Alexander Russell , the council 's convener , said : ‘ It 's a Hobson 's choice’ . But Duncan Grant , councillor for South West Ross which includes Kyle of Lochalsh , said : ‘ The Government should be forced to change its mind . I do n't accept there is no public money .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
How do I insert a picture into an Excel cell ? Select the cell where you want to insert the picture . In Insert tab , there is a button called Picture in the Illustrations group , click on the Picture button .
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
Like it was meant to look an accident . Hit and run . The police would go through the motions , but they would n't make a meal of it . It was n't murder , the police would say , just an accident . A misdemeanour has been committed but the offender has not been caught .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Unquestioning acceptance of a greater government role in taming markets would , in short , give way to asking whether that role can sometimes be part of the problem . The left has had an easy task in dominating the debate , partly because the intellectual right 's attempt to place all the blame for the crisis on government is thoroughly implausible . It is far more defensible and correct to argue that everyone – bankers , households , regulators , and politicians – contributed to ( and took credit for ) the boom while it lasted , only to point fingers at one ~ another when it collapsed . But bankers ' political tin ear in the aftermath of the crisis – first taking public bailouts and then paying themselves huge bonuses as if nothing had changed – ensured that they got the lion 's share of the blame , with everyone else willing to pose as their unwitting victims . As a result , the public - policy response has been dominated by " the bankers did it " narrative .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
And in two weeks ' time , just before their Wembley date , they play San Marino again , so they will be World Cup Group Two leaders with three victories before England have even begun their campaign . Another defeat , or even a draw for Taylor , will leave him with so much work to do to close the gap . Taylor has been guilty before of overlooking the impact Gazza can have on a game . He left him out of the match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin two years ago . It was a decision that left one Irish player saying : ' Can we have him for just 20 minutes ?
Idiom: till the cows come home (used idiomatically: yes)
THOSE great racey bits of music sent the crowd away happy from ‘ The White Horse Inn’ with Fortwilliam Musical Society at the Arts Theatre last night . Surely this is a show where the music reigns supreme . Somehow , you can sing ‘ Goodbye’ till the cows come home , and it comes up as fresh as ever every time . Indeed Michael Blair did it full justice several times last night and who says Josef Locke was n't standing in the wings giving it an envied ear … Last night 's presentation of this very old and very , very popular musical provided a lot of notice and much needed financial assistance for the superb Glenveagh Special Care School in south Belfast .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
The system is simple : 1 . A green light on the board indicates that the room is vacant and has been serviced and cleaned . 2 . A red light on the board indicates that the room is ‘ on change’ .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
The third policy development in 1987 was the emergence of a curious body , English Estates , as an important government agency in urban regeneration . English Estates had been in existence for some years , but its traditional role had been factory building and commercial development on green field sites with 5,000 factories and offices on 508 estates . In 1987 it began to turn its attention to the inner urban areas , with the idea of opening small factories , workshops and offices in the hope that private industry would then follow suit . As the third example shows , the government continued to pin its hope upon private sector industrial and commercial investment in the inner cities , the Prime Minister and her colleagues constantly urging industry and the financial institutions to do more . Among the first to respond to these urgings was an organisation known as Business in the Community , led by Sir Hector Laing of United Biscuits .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless the following year attacks continued . Shortly after Iraq had bombed a steel plant near Ahwaz and the nuclear construction site at Bushehr , Iran shelled Basrah . Tit - for - tat actions followed , including a missile attack on Baghdad . In June President Saddam announced proposals for a further and unilateral two - week halt to attacks on cities , hoping Iran might be tempted to discuss an overall settlement of the conflict , complete with a cease - fire , the withdrawal of both armies , an exchange of prisoners , negotiations towards a peace treaty , the resumption of normal relations and non - interference in one another 's affairs . Iran had no intention of being drawn into peace talks unless its preconditions were accepted .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
We would rather talk about art or literature . A friend of mine , should he find himself in a gay sex shop . will readily leaf through the glossy magazines , but he always puts them back on the shelf and leaves empty - handed . To buy one would be an admission of guilt . We know we should find porn utterly repellent but we can not help finding it endlessly fascinating .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of Ralph 's ancestors.’ ‘ Did they do something interesting then ? Struck me as a dull lot by and large . On the wrong side in the Civil War , profiteering from the Napoleonic Wars , dutifully sending two sons to get butchered in Flanders . Mindless gentry — with a single decent exception .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
I like this one too . I know erm it 's got loads of punch . It 's got er , impact , it 's , it appeared relatively small so you know , to erm it 's a fact of life that small prints have a , a lot more to do to keep up with big ones , they have to more impact . I mean , they can er be lost a bit if they 're a bit small . But , I , I 'm not , you know , because thi but compared with the one that we 've just looked at this is small , but it 's still got plenty of impact .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
In this Marx has been proved by subsequent anthropology to be quite right , and many anthropologists would argue that the attribution of the profit motive to people who do not have it has been the greatest hindrance to an understanding of pre-capitalist societies . Marx 's recognition of the specificity of motives under capitalism should have alerted us to this problem . Marx 's and Engels 's views about slavery should also be modified in the light of more recent work . These views were very strongly influenced by the case of Greece and Rome . Like most of their contemporaries , Marx and Engels assumed that there was something inevitable about the concurrence of slavery and a particular type of economy or technology .
Idiom: alive and kicking (used idiomatically: yes)
It was as if her body was carrying her along , matter over mind , in fact , instead of the other way about . She could not exactly deny the existence of what she thought of as the stranger within . For one thing , it was now very much alive and kicking , a sensation which she found both distressing and uncomfortable . In her heart of hearts Celia knew that she had n't really come to terms with her condition at all , but she could n't say so point - blank to Alison . ‘ More or less,’ she lied , before adding , ‘ although I wish to God I were more like you.’
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm sorry . It 's not every day I survive a plane crash!’ She tried to make light of it and failed . Tears of reaction to him and the whole situation flooded her eyes . ‘ Oh , damn!’
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
For many children , spending money was a Saturday penny and a Wednesday halfpenny . A sweet shop then was a veritable Aladdin 's Cave for children , for most sweets were sold loose . On the shelves would be row upon row of glass bottles , full of gaily - coloured sweets : winter mixture , bull 's - eyes , barley sugar sticks , lollipops and many kinds of toffees . It must have been very hard in those days for parents with a large family and a very low income to clothe their children . I remember Christmas Eve 1930 , when we went as we always did on that day to the High Street to look at the lighted shops , seeing a little girl in a tattered dress and with bare feet , her nose pressed at the toy - shop window .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of the smokers were aware of his campaign against passive smoking — the kind that gave him cancer in smoke - tarred clubs . He knows he has sounded off again . And he returns to that one angry , unsigned letter . ' If my enthusiasm for fighting cancer and its causes offended anyone , I am sorry , ' he says . ' But I shall remain enthusiastic — for the sake anyone following in my footsteps . '
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
Wading through this , apace : a man taller than any of the artisans . He wore a pastel - hued cloak and cockaded purple hat quite out of keeping with his surroundings . He attracted whistles and jeers and minor missiles , such as nuts and bolts . Meh'Lindi 's rented , streetwise duo guaranteed her much more anonymity ; as to her motives , they exhibited no interest whatever . Jaq had willed a spy - fly to home on the man , whose face he recognized from the Tarot card .
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's got a job in a factory . He 's saving three pounds a week and putting it in the post office at hoe . He writes every week without fail . Do you remember how you were on to me to write to him ? No need for that anymore …
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Organize Stress undermines efficiency and increases the level of demand by making people disorganized . Time spent in taking stock is time well spent , even in the middle of a hectic day . One very common technique that people use is making lists of things to be done , and physically crossing them off as and when they are completed . One embellishment to list - making which I have found keeps my spirits up is to include in the list ( a ) one or two things I have done already;(b ) a few things that are easy and unproblematic;(c ) the item ‘ Make List’ .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
' What d'yer mean , who sent me ? ' Joe was remembering how he thought he heard someone behind him when he was carrying Dolly through Newington Butts . It occurred to him now that Blackbeard had got on his tracks in the fog . It was in keeping with the determination of the man , and he 'd probably only held off because those bobbies had to be somewhere in the vicinity . But he 'd made sure he knew where the quarry lived .
Idiom: have kittens (used idiomatically: yes)
Connery is a pony - tailed scientist Dr Robert Campbell who , aided by an elaborate rope and harness system , is collecting a rare plant which , he has discovered , contains a substance that can combat cancer . The trouble is that he ca n't recreate the formula , so he is pretty teed off by the time his fund manager Dr Crane ( Lorraine Bracco ) turns up to find out what 's going on . It gets very predictable from here , folks , as the grumpy Crane — a leading biologist who nevertheless has kittens at the sight of a snake — and dour old Campbell trade verbal punches and then simmering , sensual looks as they scamper about the jungle trying to rediscover the magic mix . They have to hurry — a giant highway is due to be driven through their neck of the woods at any moment . Full marks to those behind Medicine Man for highlighting the very real threat to the rainforest .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
Try to telephone the complainant if you can . Even go and visit the person . This will work wonders in terms of future sales . If customer complaints do n't come your way , go down to the Customer Relations Department and chat to the people there . Find out what the customers really think about your products and services .
Idiom: get on like a house on fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Just made , and all raw from their genesis . I 'm a little worried by it : I mean , this fastidiousness is so out of character . The delicacy of the situation , with their parents and often their grandparents there and everything ( as in a thwarted erotic dream ) , would hardly explain the lack of visual stimulation ; and I get on like a house on fire with the girls in the officers ' bordello . No , I think it must have something to do with my wife . The overwhelming majority of the women , the children and the elderly we process with gas and fire .
Idiom: snug as a bug in a rug (used idiomatically: yes)
Never mind , we 'll have it clean by the time the pie 's ready . ' Carrie was still sweeping when her father returned . ' You do n't have to worry about those sheep , Seb , they 're as snug as bugs in a rug out there , but I 've given them some more hay , just in case . This snow will have cost you a small fortune in wasted hay by the time it thaws , but it was the right thing to do , it 's saved your stock . ' Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ' Now , let 's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , that 's right . Switches inside . There 's a a motor been on here , it was on to ring the school bells . That 's like a a sort of electrically driven timer . Yes , that 's what it is , and in the grammar school they had biology wanted to have plants growing in the dark but provide a light for them .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Catchers : left and right of Base ; especially watch out for the figure toppling over backwards !
Idiom: smell blood (used idiomatically: yes)
The next few years he spent in travel and ( dread words ) in commerce , drinking in the wonderful perplexities that Europe , after India and Scotland , threw at him . As early as 1933 , when he was nineteen , he watched in joy and fascination as Germany burst into a new era , and Russia fed her revolution on the flesh of her own children . Everywhere he went he smelled fresh blood , and was exhilarated . Not in England , though . As the decade rushed on , as he saw or read about slaughter in Abyssinia , beatings and murder in Hungary , Romania , Albania , racial violence in the Memel , Carpatho - Ukraine , Slovakia , fascist killing in Italy , Germany and Spain , communist in the east , Edward Carrington grew more and more amazed , then horrified , by the country that he supposed his own .
Idiom: no questions asked (used idiomatically: yes)
THIS BUSINESS WITH the yellow cabs , it surely looks like an unimprovable deal . They 're always there when you need one , even in the rain or when the theatres are closing . They pay you up front , no questions asked . They always know where you 're going . They 're great .