Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: no)
Her face had come out more like Ella Raines that Gene Tierney . Too thin - lipped for high - gloss romance , but pretty in a hard - edged , sparkly fashion . She would have to get used to the way she looked in black and white . In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well - dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer . This would take some getting used to .
Idiom: dead to the world (used idiomatically: yes)
Where they together All hard weather Dead to the world , keep house unknown . And now in age I bud again , After so many deaths I live and write ;
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
He did n't like me at first . I was 16 and he was 21 and far too grown up — and he had a car . B : ‘ I thought she was far too cocky but then I changed my mind and I pursued her with a vengeance.’ What was your first date ? K : ‘ He took me for a pizza and we got on brilliantly from then.’
Idiom: nine times out of ten (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . If you look down there you will see On this floor now you might somebody 's just coming out you might be lucky but nine times out of ten it 's it 's I 'm keeping my head swivelling from side to side to see if I can spot a space on there .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah but you see by going to the same supplier , we 've got a lot of the film we can use that er there 's been several days filming do we want to use it again ? Well it 's either that or start from scratch , and we 're talking fifteen thousand pounds right I dunno I mean I 'll mention it to the deputy again and say look we 're getting towards the end of a financial year , there will be some departments underspent because er suppliers ca n't meet deadlines and really you should keep in mind that w we have n't got er we ca n't just pluck five thousand pounds out of our budget .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
' What sort of a white lie ? ' Paula 's face took on a vixenish wickedness . ' I did think you could say I had a cold because you know how frightened Gran is of catching colds . But it 's a bit boring and it is the middle of summer . So tell her I broke the heel on my shoe as we were walking over . '
Idiom: go to seed (used idiomatically: yes)
Cornelius gazed in through the front window of Molly 's Wholefoods . Tuppe gazed up at the crumbling façade . ‘ Looks somewhat gone to seed.’ ‘ She must know something . Shall we investigate?’
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
I started to try to explain to him . I was boasting about one of the sketches ( the one I liked best ) . He annoyed me , it did n't mean anything to him , and he made it clear in his miserable I'll - take - your - word - for - it way that he did n't really care . To him I was just a child amusing herself . Blind , blind , other world .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
The house was becoming smaller now and distant , and he had the impression that he was being drawn away from it , and drawn away from the living warm world he had known . For a breathspace he saw his own body ; he thought that Taliesin and Fribble had carried it to a settle beneath a window , and he wanted to grasp at them , for they had been dear , good friends , and the knowledge that he would never see them again was scarcely to be borne . But the pull on his soulless mind was too strong now , and he felt himself being drawn up and up into a vast emptiness , and into the endless skies of infinity . He knew that he was being sucked into the Prison of Hostages , for it is to that great and awesome dwelling that is not quite in the world of Men but not quite out of it that all soulless ones must go . Panic threatened to engulf him again , and the terrible desolate coldness was like an icy vice about his heart , and he knew he had never been so completely alone .
Idiom: up to here (used idiomatically: yes)
. Only goes up to a certain height . Here , about up to here now . Oh that 's it the way it spreads out and then you ca n't see it .. Do you take the back pack round with you these day .
Idiom: grease someone's palm (used idiomatically: yes)
Bribery Bribery is a difficult area ; what is illegal in one place may be almost mandatory in another . The question is how far a company exports the mores of its own country to another ( as the US tends to encourage by devices such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , although this does at least exempt ‘ greasing the palm ’ of minor officials ) . Responses range from bribing ( as your competitors do ) to refusing to bribe at all , but making adjustments ( for instance to price ) that will compensate for the bribe being offered and allow competition for a contract to be real . ( h )
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
If we do n't raise our targets , we shall stumble but I 'm absolutely confident from all the news that comes in from the field , that we shall raise our targets . I know that plans are well advanced throughout the country for a massive collecting effort next year and I want to wish all of you involved all the very best in your efforts as we approach these days , that 's to say donation days , in the coming year . I 'm sure your spirits will rise to the occasion like the balloons in our logos and the banners at the side here . Rise to the occasion . But I can not finish er without also thanking most warmly , our supreme supporter in the task of fund raising , her Royal Highness .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
He had even made a suggestion about a piece she might write on the role of women in the Tory Party , perhaps in the Government Whips ' Office . She had been introduced to Norman Lamont ( very sexy ) and afterwards Charles had been wonderful , guiding her from cab to restaurant , steering her around the menu ( ‘ the salt cod is quite delicious’ ) , plying her with Vinho Verde and a glass of Setubal . He had held her hand while listening to her political ambitions , giving to them the same care he devoted to a Ministerial Statement in the House . Grunte , he opined , was ‘ a pain in the bum’ , although he had been quite helpful over the matter of the new motorway route which happened to pass through his garden or , if not his garden , damn close . ‘ Did n't David Swan ask you about that?’
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: no)
The support The Farm on their December tour . RENEGADE SOUNDWAVE release a single from their ‘ In Dub’ LP called ‘ Thunder II’on Mute records next week . The single is already big in the clubs and has been remixed by the band . They sample themselves as well as the Sex Pistols . Out on all formats , other tracks are ‘ Thunder’ , ‘ Manphibian’ and ‘ Mash Up’ .
Idiom: fun and games (used idiomatically: yes)
A cheerful citizen ’s festival is planned with fun and games , with food and drink , for young and old , a multimedia open - air spectacle .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Joe Burns was lying about finding the gates and the back door open . He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . The door from the kitchen into the main hall was always double - locked , and the key was in Billy ' s pocket . The whole story had been a lie . Burns had opened the gates and the back door himself and slipped inside .
Idiom: go halves (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah I want money for Andrew 's trainers . Oh I 'll see you next week about that . He thinks I 'm going halves with him , if he do , well he 's got another shock . He has . Mm .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The point ? The point is that acceleration can fake gravity . That 's what you spotted on the Big Dipper . Now , no other force can be faked.’ He reached out towards her and pressed his hand firmly down on her head .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
Dexter chuckled , that big , broad , white smile of his . ‘ No one talks about Britain like that any more . The Empire 's dead and buried.’ Marek gently lowered his eyelids and laughed . He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
As this player counts aloud from one to ten , the other children are given a bell . They pass it around behind their backs and must make sure that it is ringing loudly . On the count of ten , the chosen child opens his eyes and has three chances to guess who is holding the bell behind his back . If the guess is correct , the child holding the bell has a turn in the middle . If all the three guesses are wrong , the child in the middle must count up to ten and try again .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
How dare he speculate on the subject , then write his conclusions on a document I must carry round with me and display for a month ? How dare he whip up strangers to hostility because I did n't wear clothes clearly indicating my sex — what was it to them whether I was a woman or a man ? Then I was showered with the realisation that I had spent half a working day thinking these thoughts , during which time , if I had put a foot wrong , I would have immediately proved , to some people 's satisfaction , the innate unsuitability of women for this kind of work ; and that clinched it ; and I wrote the letter and confirmed the complaint . Would n't you ? There is now a space for ‘ Ms’ on a London Transport bus season ticket .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It was exciting!’ we may say in retrospect . And many of us , people and horses , court some danger , to feel the excitement and enjoyment that playing with fear — and surviving — can give . And with the other emotions , too , happiness follows doing the right thing biologically . Hence , we not only need to eat and drink , but we also enjoy it ; and friendships not only give us the security of being in a group , but also pleasure . How does happiness affect us and our horses ?
Idiom: forbidden fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
He did not move , and yet it was as though he had reached out and touched her , the lick of his gaze like a flame spreading fever throughout every part of her . ‘ Why is it,’ he returned thoughtfully , ‘ that whatever you do , however outrageous your behaviour , you still manage to cast your spell over me ? You 've the body of an angel holding out the lure of forbidden fruit , yet you 're as insubstantial as a nymph who flits through the mountain streams . I put out a hand to grasp you , and you slip through my fingers like the quicksilver cascade of a waterfall . What chance do I have , what chance does any man have , once you start to weave your magic?’
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
TELFORD 'S Richie Woodhall will defend his Commonwealth middleweight title in Wolverhampton on January 20 against Jacques Le Blanc , a former Canadian champion who has lost only four of his 25 contests . Champ quits RUDY DHAENENS , Belgium 's former cycling world champion and the 1990 professional road title-holder , announced yesterday he had quit the sport because of a heart problem — and is to become a bond trader . Bishop plea DAVID BISHOP , the 31-year-old Wales rugby league scrum-half who is still in dispute with Hull Kingston Rovers , yesterday pleaded for a top club to buy him and help rescue his international career .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Shares have hit their highest levels in two months on the first trading day since Britain joined the European Exchange Mechanism . The Stock Exchange one hundred index closed up fifty seven at just over two two O O. And the Lockerbie Enquiry has heard how seventeen of the two hundred and seventy victims on board have never been found . Former Dumfries Police Chief , John Boyd , was describing how he implemented Britain 's biggest ever emergency operation . The weather for the Fox F M area : this evening 's going to be dry with clear spells , temperatures are going to fall quickly at first to around four degrees celsius , thirty nine degrees fahrenheit by midnight , however , the light westerly breezes will pick up to moderate later with temperatures rising , so a frost is n't expected tonight .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
As I clambered out of the trench and sat on the grass with my back to a tree he handed me a mess-tin full of very tasty Machonachie stew which I soon polished off . Looking at my arms I could see that the mosquitoes appeared to have had a field day . There were lumps and bumps all over the place , accompanied by intense itching . ‘ Jesus Christ , Piper , the mauses have had a bloody good go at you last night . Have you seen your face ? ’
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
The passing of trains , however , on an hourly basis seems to have gone unnoticed too ! The planning application is to be re - submitted . Trevor Radway , Chairman of the Forest of Dean Railway Company Limited , said there had been many improvements in recent times , and the railway was going from strength to strength . The opening of Lydney Lakeside , plus the excellent visitors centre at Norchard , had brought in many extra passengers and revenue . Catering facilities were provided in two original Great Western coaches , where Margaret Radway the Catering Manager , assisted other volunteers in preparing and serving of excellent luncheons .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
On the continent there are 15,000 . It takes between two and seven years to convert to a certifiable organic system and yields reduce by around 20 per cent after conversion . Farmers normally convert their farm bit by bit , in order to make ends meet until the conversion is complete . But once certified organic by the Soil Association , a farmer can charge a premium for produce to substitute the loss in yield . A spread of organically - grown produce .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: no)
A quick friendly tap on the back of their hand as they tried to snaffle a piece , made the educational aspect of the delicatessen counter a two - way affair . Another good lesson came in the shape of a small bent old lady , with moth - eaten woollen gloves , who always singled me out to serve her with a dozen cracked eggs that were extremely cheap . Her pleading frail voice went straight to my heart every time , and quite often I would crack her more than a few eggs to make up the dozen . One day , as I tried to serve her on the quiet , two deep meaningful coughs from behind me raised the small hairs on my neck . It was the manager .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: no)
When , one , one of the changes I 'm trying to do at night is , is to make the nature reserve more attractive to all species . If I , if I get another species next year nesting , that has n't nested before and I know it 's because of the effort of putting in reeds , trees , whatever I 've put in there , we 're , we 're trying to get to nest here , if they nest that 'll be really , er that 'll be a great thing because er they feed on the apple erm I thought somebody said er who said there was a hundred a seventy five here er a week ago and that 'd be great to get them to nest , be really good . As the ash dries hard it is dug out for sale for the construction industry , yet another habitat is created With the layers of rock compacted over millions of years , this soft ash forms perfect artificial gifts for burrowing animals like rabbits For this young fox , what better place to practise digging than a soft cliff of ash , watched nervously by potential lunch Another predator not necessarily fond of the ash , but very keen on the animals that it attracts , is the polecat ferret Once used by poachers many of these agile hunters are now wild and range freely over the rough ground near power stations in search of prey Round at the top of the ash are the nest borrows of one of Britain 's rarest bird , the sand martin the monitor of this power station has ensured special in there so the birds can find ideal nest sites . He 's even arranged for holes to be drilled into the ash to give the sand martins a head start These days secured nest sites for these beautiful birds are increasingly rare . This artificial ash cliff is perhaps one of their last strongholds have also found refuge around our fire stations , protected from tramping feet and sheltered from chemical sprays these rare plants thrive in the damp salty margins alongside the ash lagoons all this within the boundaries with just a few of the country 's coal fired power stations but the need for sea walls of other coastal stations merely intake pipes to the coaling system , another world teams this is not a plant , fan worms have flowerlike mouth parts used to filter food from the sea water other worms use just two sticky tentacles to catch food shrimps forage over closely packed sea the delicate bodies of these printed vertebrates work as tiny water pumps , pulling water in one hole and pumping it through the other here two barnacles feed in the gentle flow of water over the cooling pipes from the station Marine life quickly packs the underwater structures and is about to become too thick and sometimes affect the performance of the machinery barnacles belong to the same family as crabs and lobsters , but being in their adult life standing on their head which is fixed to the concrete they use their feet to filter the water and kick food into their mouths but if they ca n't move , how do they get there so quickly in the first place ?
Idiom: give someone a bloody nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Can you justify that ? Nose : An upward blow to the nose , driving it towards the forehead could seriously injure your attacker when you only intended to give him a bloody nose . Skull / Temple : A strong blow to a weak part of the skull , such as the temple , could cause brain damage , leading to coma and even death .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
' Of course I have ! And it 's worried me . But I suspected you were — well , feeling the way you did because of the way I 've been wrapped up in work , rather than because of any change in your condition . ' She produced a smile of pure triumph . ' I knew you had n't noticed .
Idiom: hit the ceiling (used idiomatically: no)
Though commercial banks have lent the majority of the capital , the debt - servicing burden is lower . The reason is that Malaysia 's exports have been much stronger . Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi - conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling . In other words , borrowing can be a positive weapon for development when the borrower can provide the liquidity to service the debt . Brazil provides the example par excellence of a country where borrowing during the 1970s seemed a sensible means of providing liquidity to finance industrialisation ( Sachs , 1981 : p. 39 ) .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: no)
But world markets can absorb only so much coffee , copper and cotton , or for that matter T - shirts , motor - bikes and transistors . Commodity prices — at their lowest since the Great Depression of the 1930s — show no signs of looking up because countries must export more every year just to keep their revenues stable . The North receives a kind of colonial tribute in debt service , whilst getting its raw materials at rock - bottom prices . Tanzania is caught in this trap : it had good rains in 1986 and its cotton crop doubled from the previous year . The government was overjoyed .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Southsea Do n't know . Nex anyway it 's quite near Portsmouth and we heard that the first Queen Elizabeth ship , they do n't say it 's the first but they call this one the Q E Two but there was a Q E One , you see at one time and so we took a coach from there to Southampton because we heard that she was in dock there and so we went and there were crowds of people and all in a queue waiting to go in . Well we took our turn and we waited to go in but once we got in we broke away from the crowd and when they all came out and went to lunch in the town we did n't . We stayed on board and we went up on to every deck and there was even a gentleman , he showed us up on the bridge on that er on that and , and of course there was the little shop and I bought I thought I must buy something on the Queen Elizabeth and I bought a pen .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
There is Barnabas , who used to be a rich , landowning Cypriot Levite : Symeon , called ‘ Swarthy’ , who seems to have been a Negro ; Lucius of Cyrene , no doubt a Jew from the dispersion in North Africa ; Manaen , who was educated in court circles alongside Herod the tetrarch ; and Saul of Tarsus , the Jew from the Levant who had studied under Gamaliel . What a varied leadership ! Their very names speak volumes for the unity which the Spirit creates . Christ 's will for his Church , that they should be one ( John 17:21 ) , was being carried out in the Christian community at Antioch . That is why Paul was so angry and distressed when he heard of the divisions in the Christian church at Corinth .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Certainly Bergman treats Brando like one of the film 's endangered species . Just as he gets laughs by letting a komodo dragon loose in a shopping mall , so he puts the whalelike Brando on ice skates to humorous effect . But even treated as an inherently comic ‘ found object’ , even taking the piss out of himself , it 's clear that Brando could still blow most contemporary actors off the screen . Was n't Broderick worried about this ? ‘ Not really , he really leaves you with space to work .
Idiom: writ large (used idiomatically: yes)
It did have ethical , social and political implications even for life in the present time , but it could not be reduced to these : rather it set the present in the light of God 's future . All this led Barth back to a closer reading of the Bible , and especially of Paul . God is God , not man writ large ; and he can not be spoken of simply by speaking of ourselves in a loud voice . He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these . He can be met , really met , only in the encounter in which we finite creatures of time and history are confronted by the One who is infinite and eternal , and who remains infinite and eternal and ‘ wholly Other’ than ourselves in that meeting .
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Surprisingly , nicotine itself is not very harmful . It does not cause cancer , heart disease , asthma or bronchitis , but until recently it could only be ingested along with several hundred non - addictive , non - soothing but highly toxic chemicals . Alternative vehicles for getting nicotine into the bloodstream skin patches , chewing gum and a recently - developed nasal spray — triple your chances of successfully kicking the smoking habit . Relaxation classes , acupuncture and hypnosis are other ways of emulating the nicotine high ; statistically , they are less likely to work than the real thing . In its white paper , The Health of the Nation , the Government identified smoking as a priority target for disease prevention .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: no)
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