Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I said — or rather shouted — the following : I can imagine , when we have set up the institutions and signed in principle to the treaty , the Whips coming up to me and saying , ‘ Look here , Spicer , you are talking about this opt - out as if it were a real option . Have you gone completely out of your mind ? We have set up the institutions and everybody is joining them . The whole thing is in place .
Idiom: curry favour (used idiomatically: yes)
Amazing . Amazing . He 's out officially currying favour ha ? good Of course they are .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Before , first time , but this time he has n't . No . But ehm , they just do n't know what it was , it 's just one of those things that could of happened , they taken . What have a look at them or . Yeah his got to do another stress test and have more level .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
The 1989 Ryder Cup caddie master had been hit on the knee by a full - blooded Neal Briggs iron and was being carted off to hospital . Lancing , who surprised themselves and everyone else by making their first appearance in the Halford Hewitt Cup final against the winners , Shrewsbury , last April , will raise a few more eyebrows if they do half as well this time . Their likely opponents in the second round are Charterhouse , if they get the better of Highgate today , writes Ted Barrett . Charterhouse have won this massive foursomes festival — including 10-man teams of old boys from 64 public schools — three times in the 1980s over the Royal Cinque Ports and Royal St George 's . Shrewsbury have a good draw , with time to settle before a possible meeting with Harrow .
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Texas is doing increasing and profitable business where it keeps a certain percentage of its dynamic memory chip production uncommitted until the last 90 days prior to release in order to fulfill the requirements of customers that are ' sole source ' commitments and ' fab - less IC companies ' . Rhines expects the Japanese consumer market to strengthen later this year , thus benefiting Texas , and he also expects more political pressure for increased market access . Regarding the possible replacement of Texas by Fujitsu Ltd as Sun Microsystems Inc 's manufacturing partner for the MicroSparc , Rhines said ' Fujitsu ( a good customer of Texas 's ) also need their place in the Sun ' . He predicted that the Sparc market could only benefit from the presence of a set of viable suppliers of Sparc chips — LSI Logic Corp and Cypress Semiconductor Corp having demonstrated ' less of a clear roadmap for the future ' . Expressing an opinion about the coming Windows NT - on - Pentium versus Unix - on - RISC war , Rhines thought that the Pentium , coming in with lower performance , still in pre - production volumes two years later than RISC processors , could never hope to catch up with RISC .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's half term is n't it ? You tell her ! This is the first time I think we 've sat down and done bugger all for ages ! Mm . That 's alright Sally , I believe you !
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
you had to belt the players so hard that you ended up with small bruises all over your hand from where their heads indented . Also , I lost the green tape that went round the edge so the ball used to shoot off at speed . Still , I always had my Blue Peter bar football game to fall back on ( made of doweling and clothes pegs with a ping-pong ball ) . Great days . Stu
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: no)
It 's scientifically proven that foods can make certain susceptible children very ill , and this can manifest itself in various ways , but one of the most common ways is that children behave badly ; they become aggressive and disturbed . It 's very likely to turn some of these children themselves into sort of er mutant monsters , er some of them behave extraordinarily badly , and yet they 're very sweet children when they 're eating the right diet . A major supermarket has just unveiled four new Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle pizzas and Dr Mumby says the way the foodmakers have jumped in on the Turtle band - wagon is wrong . I object . I think it 's not , I think it 's very immoral to , to tie in these sort of junk foods or poor nutritious substances with something that 's very popular among children at the moment .
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't remember the last time I enjoyed myself as much . Or laughed so hard . They had a comic on the bill who had me in stitches.’ ‘ How were the twins?’ Laura asked .
Idiom: speak your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's about ten times better,’ Bodo said bluntly and cheerfully , swigging his glassful and accepting another . ‘ Aha ! I see that you are not afraid to speak your mind,’ Karl said . ‘ I do like that in a man — openness and frankness . I 've always found it paid , in the Army and in business .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Mhm . Funny cos there are n't many places left that do that now are there ? Oh no we do n't make it from scratch , we just do the you know the m main machining Oh I see you just run 'em up ? Yes , that 's right make
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
As the recording ended , Maurice rose , walked slowly across to the hi - fi and switched it off . Charlotte saw him glance out through the window and clench his teeth before turning back to face Ursula . He had bought some time for himself by refusing to answer any questions till he had heard the tape . But now time had run out . ' There 's no way they could have known there was another letter . '
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: yes)
Nor anybody else . If you 're saying you 're buying the butter solely for me , then I just want me solely to eat it . Cos I 'm not carrying the can . I needed butter as well . Brian , you 're not to eat it .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
To replace one bad tax with another solves no problems whatever . Mr. Donald Dewar ( Glasgow , Garscadden ) I am perhaps out of line with some of my hon . Friends in that I quite enjoyed the speech made by the Secretary of State for the Environment , who opened the debate for the Government . Personally , I have no objection to a little bit of Punch and Judy politics and to some knockabout stuff : it is all good fun . I have to say , however that , in the end — and this applies particularly to the right hon . Gentleman 's peroration — I thought that he was rather ridiculous .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh no erm , oh the yes , I said it was all Let us make our way there , we 'd get lost Who ? No go and have a look see what it 's like
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
So we had to show something technical ; we 're jugglers , we do n't talk , we do n't dance ... In the end we had to do some tricks which we had learnt before . We 're trying to find a way through .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: no)
‘ You ca n't behave like that ! Why , I 'll go to the police … ’ ‘ You do that and I 'll pursue your father through the courts for every last penny Eddie owed me.’ Somehow she did n't doubt him , and collapsed in defeat . ‘ All right , you win … ’
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
However I could not become a sperm donor ( Letters NI 189 ) , especially if this would mean I would never know my child or the woman who bore it . My father was always very distant with me — so that when he died I felt I hardly knew him . It took me years to come to terms with this . Knowing the effect this had on me I could never conceal myself from a child of mine . However if any woman reading this is looking for marriage and parenthood , I would certainly be interested in corresponding with her .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Other licencees for the product include Data General Corp , Dansk Data Elektronik A / S , Digital Equipment Corp and ICL Plc . WORDPERFECT TO GO PUBLIC , BUYS INTO REFERENCE SOFTWARE WordPerfect Corp , one of the biggest and most successful computer companies still privately held , will lose its virginity early this year when it files to go public on the Big Board of the New York Exchange , US PC Week reports . The initial public offering of 10 m shares , about a quarter of the enlarged equity , is expected to be priced in the range of $ 18 to $ 20 , raising between $ 150 m and $ 250 m — some $ 100 m for executives and up to $ 150 m in new money for the company . Separately , Wordperfect bought a controlling interest in Reference Software International Inc , San Francisco , a developer and marketer of software writing tools and electronic reference works .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Let her,’ chuckled another . Several others joined in the laughter . One of the men at the head of the table brought his hand down hard on the table - top and the sound ceased . ‘ Enough of this . We need the book and we need it quickly .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: no)
and yet she 's saying I 'm gon na make this a feature , I 'm having erm an archway over my Aga and erm , I mean she 's got a new carpet you know She 's had hope that she er think should be eleven quid a week on carpet , she had an old carpet She paying eleven pound a week for that house in yeah , she pays eleven , eleven pound a week then ?
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
Bite back at bad behaviour My very well - behaved dog was sitting by my side in the building society when a young mother with a very boisterous son came in . He was running riot , switching off lights and knocking things over . Then in a loud voice his mother told him not to touch my dog as it would probably bite him . Exasperated , I told her that given his behaviour , it was far more likely that her son would bite my dog !
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Like the War Minister , Reitern at the Ministry of Finances accelerated the introduction of changes which had been in the air since 1855 . A committed member of the circle of reformers which centred on the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich , he spent four years in the second half of the 1850s investigating the financial procedures of various west European countries and the United States . Before he returned home , another economist with experience of foreign practices , V. A. Tatarinov , set in train the changes which came to a head in 1862 . Tatarinov argued that all ministries and other governmental institutions should be obliged to produce detailed estimates for the year ahead at the time they submitted their annual accounts . In this way the centre could compare past and future .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
E. F. BRADFORD Castleton , N. Yorks Letter to the Editor : What are ‘ glitterfests’ for ? SIR — Just what thought - processes are assumed to make the floating voter more inclined to support party leaders whom he has seen flanked by what the newspapers call ‘ glitterati’— celebrities , that is , of stage , screen , pop concerts , running , jumping and playing ball games ? He is supposed , presumably , to think one of the following : If Mr Major consorts with glamorous personalities such as Bill Wyman , Elaine Page and Fatima Whitbread , he must , despite all evidence to the contrary , be glamorous , too , and therefore deserves my vote .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: no)
Earlier , Tanjug 's correspondent reported from Bucharest that armoured vehicles ran over students , while police turned automatic gunfire on crowds chanting ' Down with Ceausescu ' and ' Down with the killers'during demonstrations that erupted at the government - organised rally in support of President Ceausescu . Tanjug said police fired rockets from helicopters into the crowd and police sprayed automatic weapons fire into the demonstrators ' shooting at everything that moved ' . Twenty youths were killed running to help two people who had been crushed by armoured vehicles on Student Square , said the agency . ' The command rang out : ' Aim ! Fire ! '
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
I JUST CAN'T COPE I love my two sons , aged three and 21 months , but I 'm finding it difficult to cope with them . Life seems to have gone downhill since the younger one was born . I 've had various health problems , especially extreme tiredness , and there are days when I want to do nothing except cry and cry . I have to drag myself out of bed each day , and I ca n't get up the energy to do any housework .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Then the gong sounded for tea , which somehow had to be endured , the shrimps shelled , the bread buttered , the milk and tea poured into the cups , Victoria 's cake to be cut into fingers so that she could eat it all up . In the witch - ball , they all sat , monstrously swollen , eating at a warped white table that stretched forever . Melanie kept her eyes on the witch - ball so as not to have to look at Uncle Philip . The next day was Christmas Eve but it was no different to any other day except that the shop was very , very busy . It was crowded all through the day and Melanie and Aunt Margaret tottered on burning feet by the time they turned the sign on the door round to read ' closed ' .
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone assumes that students know how to make and use their notes , and yet time and time again a piece of work does not receive the grade it deserves because crucial material or ideas have been left out ; often this is information which the lecturer gave out in classes but which the student did not note down . Making good notes in lectures or from books is an important art and a useful skill . It will stand you in good stead throughout your life because effective note - taking is as important in business as it is to study . Why make notes ? Notes are important for the following reasons :
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
That 's true , yeah it 's all worked itself out has n't it really . I took the two videos off the shelf and re - boxed them and as soon as Oh yeah come back I 'll put on the shelf .
Idiom: hack it (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't like any burgers in there but I love it ! Yeah , get MacDonalds . I was being bossy last night just could n't hack it . What d'ya think ? What ?
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm his driver.’ Maybe it was only a coincidence but , as soon as Jed pronounced the name of his employer , the cigar fell from Sir Charles 's fingers . It bounced on the carpet , shedding chunks of red - hot ash . ‘ God - DAMN.’ Sir Charles spread his legs and stooped .
Idiom: make heavy weather of (used idiomatically: yes)
We talked for a while in English , grateful for the ease of communication . At that moment her Arabic was even poorer than mine , for she was new to the household , but on my next visit she would be rattling away in this throaty language and I would be struggling as usual . Why is it that Eastern peoples acquire languages so easily while we in the West make such heavy weather of it ? Padding out as silently as she came , she left me to the early morning quiet . Stretching my feet to the end of my bed I felt the tightening of the sheets .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: no)
A computer program ( like a dictionary ) is a tool that may be repeatedly in use . Even so , the idea that the only versions of the tool available for sale should be more elaborate ( and expensive ) than many users need is a restraint of trade . In the long run , it may even hurt the owners of the copyright by making illicit copying seem more acceptable . If software programs were covered by patent rather than copyright legislation , there would be ways round these difficulties . The owner of a patent does not have the unfettered right to make an invention available only on onerous terms .
Idiom: stay the course (used idiomatically: yes)
In all fairness I saw some beautiful work from other members of the class , so obviously there was some virtue in the course , but not for me . I have , however , experienced ‘ design’ from the other side , as it were . I was working for a yarn firm who had just gone into the marketing of coned yarns — unfortunately they did not stay the course . The system started with a designer who drew the garment , noting details of trimming , colour and suchlike . then a pattern writer created a ‘ workable’ pattern from the drawing .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . ‘ The others?’ He was eager to do the right thing . Culley shook his head . ‘ I would n't want to spoil your fun .
Idiom: bite the dust (used idiomatically: yes)
The Stardent factor , however , is never far behind it . For a start , 80 % of its staff come from the former graphics system builder , which was itself born of a marriage made in hell between bitter rivals Ardent Computer Inc and Stellar Computer Corp back in 1989 . Rights to Stardent 's Intel Corp 80860 RISC - based Vistra desktop were snapped up by Oki Electric Industry Co for its own use — an effort which subsequently bit the dust ( UX No 384 ) . Meanwhile Kubota Corp — majority shareholder in Stardent and now a 30 % stakeholder in AVS Inc — is left with Stardent 's MIPS R3000-based Titan series of high - end graphics workstations . AVS supports the remaining Stardent / AVS installations , but admits it is n't making much money there .
Idiom: she'll be right (used idiomatically: no)
The interior was like a dingier station on the Northern Line , complete with peeling , dripping walls . Outside , the Flying Carrot , as this airline 's cargo planes are affectionately known to the handlers at Heathrow , has peeling orange and green livery . She 'll be all right when she 's finished , said one . Finished what ? The first leg of the first occasion I had flown horses from Heathrow was made bearable by a bottle of whisky and a regular itinerant groom .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
For me , I think the last paragraph in my paper in the Speaker of the week before last [ ‘ Shadows of the Hills’]was pretty good ; but it ought to be in verse . It is a sort of Addendum to Wordsworth 's ‘ Ode’— but very erratic and only half true . He was still writing verses but , according to Hooton 's notes , he abandoned them at the end of this year under the influence of Pater . In these letters to Harry he frequently mentions his excessive response to beauty in men , women , and children . He had discussed it often with Helen and both had agreed that such frankness was a necessary act of truth - telling between them .
Idiom: in the fast lane (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Whilst Magistrates wo n't look at the motor … they will look at the means of the driver … and the madness of the offence . The aim … to hit the high speeding , high earners just as much as the less well off , who still enjoy life in the fast lane . An investigation is underway into a fire which caused thousands of pounds of damage to a plastics factory . Families living near by were warned to stay indoors because of toxic smoke .
Idiom: water under the bridge (used idiomatically: yes)
So much has happened since then.’ ‘ That 's why I thought it might be worth suggesting . After all , it 's water under the bridge now , surely?’ ‘ I do n't know … . I 'll have to think about that.’
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Teeth are useless here and these important parts of the body can not be kept in perfect condition with only clawless feet to groom them . A second problem faces the de - clawed cat , when it tries to climb . Climbing is second nature to all small felines and it is virtually impossible for a cat to switch off its urge to climb , even if it is punished for doing so . And punished it certainly will be if it attempts to climb after having its claws removed , for it will no longer have any grip in its feet . Out of doors , if it is being chased by a rival cat , a dog , or some human enemy , it will try , as always , to scamper up a wall or a tree , using its non - existent claws to cling to the surfaces as it leaps upwards .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
So all we 've got to do now is to untie everything and go sailing . Now that you 've learnt to sail on your own , the next step is to sail with other people . That probably means buy a boat and joining a club . If you are of a competitive nature , most clubs provide the opportunity for you to start racing and there 's no faster way into a pretty good technique than by sailing against more experienced people . If you have no intention of racing , every sailing club offers a safer and supervised area to continue your sailing .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean has it gone up recently ? Faulty workmanship ? Not as a general rule . I mean faulty faulty workmanship , you 're talking really about garages and service work . There is always arguments as far as service work is concerned erm yes , I mean we do hear of complaints erm and obviously if it 's one of our dealers obviously we endeavour to try and resolve any problems if it is one of our dealers .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , our special report in which we take a closer look at a topical issue . Architects and developers are submitting ambitious plans for what 's become one of the most valuable stretches of land in Europe . One hundred and forty kilometres long and up to eight hundred and fifty metres wide , the no man 's land between the east and west sides of the Berlin wall is now available for development . There is controversy over what should be built on ground which includes sensitive sites from Berlin 's war time history . I T N 's arts correspondent , Fiona Murch reported from Berlin on the search for suitable ways to link the two very different halves of the city .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
By French standards , it was a unpolished performance lacking spark , adventure , not entirely entirely dissimilar to the one they produced against Scotland and England . As far as Wales are concerned , the feeling afterwards was a sense of relief for being able to throw back at the French everything their opponents threw at them and a mood of confidence that their hard work is slowly paying dividends . With the score 16 - 3 at half - time the French looked set to run riot in the second half . After the break , though , the Welsh moved up a gear with the French slowing down by the equivalent amount . Suddenly the balance was re - established .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
On duty that night were Leonard McLean , a pugnacious 42-year - old from Bow in east London and Robert Lopez , a tall good - looking 33-year - old black man from Edmonton . They swung into action . Humphreys was hoisted off into a private room and blows were exchanged behind closed doors . Lenny McLean said later that he had had to give the chap a ‘ right and a left’ because he was still in a wild , uncontrolled state . McLean emerged from the room rubbing the knuckles under his fingerless black leather gloves .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
The Princess has been pre - eminently successful in the creation of an independent role for herself . She has never been cited as tactless in the way that Princess Michael has . She has never stepped out of line . There is never the feeling that in any way she is exploiting her position for her own good . Whereas the role of executive princess touring the troubled countries of the Third World has gone to the Princess Royal , there has lately been much written on the theme of the Princess of Wales as ‘ caring princess’ .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
mother does she was gon na let her he regrets know her net curtains are all along her window , he had them in the front of the house and oh because he down their very advanced