Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: no)
Reptiles are also strongly affected by the photoperiod , and even some fish use it . In the darkness of the ocean depths , the varying light of the seasons goes unnoticed but many shallow - water fish respond to it . Tropical aquarium favourites , such as guppies and swordtails , start to breed as soon as the days lengthen , while the sexual organs of the goldfish degenerate if it is kept in the dark . Trout are also sensitive to the photoperiod , and farmers of trout sometimes induce young fish to breed early by artificially lengthening the days . Even some invertebrates , such as insects and snails , time their breeding by the photoperiod .
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: ride for a fall (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Mellor , unlike his Prime Minister , was opposed to shackling the Press with privacy laws . And despite the pounding he has taken , he has not changed his views . But the truth is that Mellor was always riding for a fall . In the end it was his weakness for women and his love of the good life , particularly if sponsored by others , that proved fatal . They revealed a poor judgement which damaged the Government and destroyed his career .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . Now I do n't want , necessarily , to equate the two of them . I do think some formal education could start sooner , but I would n't want you or the listeners to think that nursery education and formal education are one and the same . What is the difference , basically ? Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Barely a minute later they were two up , this time David McCallam picking his spot in the bottom left - hand corner following a pin - point centre from Magee . Crawford , who needed treatment twice in the early stages after picking up an injury was eventually replaced by Ronnie McCullough in the 26th minute . Comrades struggled to get to grips with Bangor 's cavalier attacking play but they had a chance to pull one back on 31 minutes , Paul McGurnaghan threading the ball through the defence only for Davy Armstrong to screw his shot past the post . The seasiders increased their lead on 37 minutes when Glendinning again provided the cross from the left which was turned into the net by McCallan at the back post . Half - time — B'clare 0 , Bangor 3 .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's from the Marc Angelo Food Bar which is the flying pizza delivery service . What did you do at school today ? Wrote in my name book . What 's your name book ? You do your name in it .
Idiom: not cricket (used idiomatically: yes)
Disappointment turned to disbelief among the 18,000 crowd packed into Edgbaston when they were told they would not get a refund . Cricketing authorities ruled ticket money could only be reclaimed if there was no play . But trading standards officers Peter Pawlowski , David Ravenscroft , Kevin Mitchell and Tony Quigley plus pal David Smith decided it just was not cricket . And they took their case to the small claims court . A judge yesterday made a unique ruling against Warwickshire County Cricket Club that could have repercussions in all sports .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
exac stop this casual labour business you see ? Whe whereas the building trade would say oh I 'll take you , you 're a friend of mine , I 'll take you you 're a friend of I can take you , you 're a friend . It was It was a great lot down in Leith here , and I 've often seen it down in Leith docks . When I 've been down there trying to get casual work , you know in Leith docks ? And he just down , they 're all in a big crowd .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
You may find yourself in a situation where there is no language school , no textbook , and even no written form of the language . In this case you may want to analyse the language as well as learn to speak it . If so , the two activities should go hand - in - hand . As you analyse , use the methods described here to learn what you have analysed . The basic orientation of this handbook is towards the situation where : there are speaks of the language who are literate , and bilingual to some degree ; and
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
The DSS , he says , made its surprise offer while processing a claim from a former lover , ex - Bunny girl Joanne Eggleton , who has a daughter by him . ‘ They rang and asked why I was n't claiming income support,’ he said . ‘ I did n't go cap - in - hand to them . They 've been paying the mortgage interest since July . I 'm told they will continue for up to a year .
Idiom: the joke is on someone (used idiomatically: yes)
She got up and went into the kitchen . ‘ An unfashionable old hag.’ The sense of humour , of the joke being on her , that was never far from Rose 's spirit , made her laugh . Steve had finished eating and looked up . ‘ What 's the joke?’
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
But the case illustrates the fine line between acting in a public spirited manner , and breaking the law . In the case of John Wisson , the police seem to be on his side . He says that under the circumstances he did the right thing . But there 's a sting in the tail . The children ca n't be prosecuted because they 're under ten years old .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes , it actually came up What purpose does it serve ? because one or two people have er relatives that come in at the end of the day to collect them or Right . you know , give them a lift home , and they felt that it was a bit discourteous to be asked to write them name in the book every time , and it it I mean it seemed to be quite reasonable that we 're
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Yours sincerely COUNCIL TAX I refer to your letters of 8 June and 12 August 1992 and regret the delay in replying . I would agree with the suggestion in your letter of 8 June that it would be good working practice for your association to collect Council Tax from your tenants in the same way as you collected rates in the past . Unfortunately the legislation governing Council Tax is almost the same as that for collecting Community Charge in that it does not allow Council Tax to be collected along with rent .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: yes)
' I phoned her an hour ago , and Grandfather . Everyone sends their love , and Mum says you 've got to come straight home because she wo n't really believe it till she sees you , ' his brother enlarged . ' I 've also taken the liberty of informing your family , Paige . I thought you 'd want them to know as soon as possible . ' ' That was very kind of you , thank you , ' she said gratefully .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
Credit cards are widely accepted . Unleaded petrol costs SwF 1.02 ( 42p ) per litre . It 's SwF 2 ( 80p ) for a cup of coffee or a medium loaf of bread , SwF 1.10 ( 45p ) a small beer , SwF 2.60 ( £ 1.05 ) 200gms cheese . Food Breakfasts are sustaining with fresh bread , cold meats , cheese and coffee .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
' But the Yardies know how to use guns . Listen . When Shankie Alfred was shot over Acton , it was in a club . Crowded . Two Yardies walk in — Danger Mouse Campbell and Sammy Dread Miller .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
All depend in varying degrees on the analytical activities of conscious thought , but all would say with Thomas à Kempis : I had sooner feel compunction than know its definition . At the last judgement we shall not be asked how many books we have read but how we have lived . It is to this existential challenge that the writers here discussed addressed themselves , all in their own ways meeting it by demonstrating how to go on the game of faith ! Richard Rolle : The Form of Living It is no accident that we know more about the lives of Richard Rolle and Margery Kempe than about the other three writers with whom this book is concerned .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
HELPFUL HINTS Potatoes bruise easily , so treat them with care . Potatoes packed in a polythene bags should be taken out of the bag as soon as possible . Potatoes should be kept in dark , cool , airy conditions . Buy new potatoes in amounts you will use immediately so that they are always fresh and tasty .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
There genuinely is a contrast between her rhetoric and assertion of personality and the reality of the decision - making process . Having acknowledged that , Cabinet does meet less frequently , it discusses fewer formal papers , it is presented with more virtual faits accomplis at the last moment , and she does prefer to work in ad hoc groups — many of the most important ones remaining outside the Cabinet - committee structure . Collective deliberation on the basis of choices served up by the official machine go against Mrs Thatcher 's personal grain . She likes advice with her kind of spin on it and brisk meetings with those most closely involved . She has certainly flouted the spirit of traditional Cabinet government .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ For Mandelson 's Hartlepool opponents it must be rather as if George Bush were to retire from the White House and run for Mayor of Amarillo,’ said yesterday 's Independent . ) He talks himself up too . ‘ I 'm an around the clock man — I do n't do things in half measures — it 's a big boost for Party morale , they like to show me off.’ The new man defends Leadbitter 's 1987 majority of 7,289 . The Conservatives , even allowing for the synthetic optimism manufactured so voluminously on such occasions , have targeted him and are confident of an upset .
Idiom: above par (used idiomatically: yes)
Other businesses can be touted as triumphs by other investment banks . The fortunes of Levi Strauss have been restored by junk bonds arranged by Salomon Brothers . The jeans maker 's bonds are trading above par , even in a badly depressed market . Kroger , a client of Goldman Sachs , has become the country 's second - largest grocery chain with the help of junk bonds . Such success stories are being ignored .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
' Mass media ' can then start to seem an even more incoherent term than has already been suggested . Going to the cinema in the 1940s and 1950s , for example , was an important part of courtship among young people : it had more in common with other courtship rituals than with other forms of media use , such as reading the paper . Similarly , the 1947 Royal Commission on the Press , the first official , across - the - board inquiry into the modern press and the first of three in the 1945 — 90 period , judged the press by three standards , one of which was as an industry . Yet that was not how most politicians pressing for the inquiry had seen it . They were concerned with variety of opinion , editorial freedom , partisan bias — values having nothing directly to do with economics and industry .
Idiom: blow a gasket (used idiomatically: yes)
We were treated very well and given fruit and drinks — despite it being the holy fasting month of Ramadan . From there , we flew over more sand , pipeline and an occasional camel , to Kuwait , where we stayed the night . The next morning we found the aircraft had blown a gasket . I had to show the local mechanic what to do ; he knew nothing about small aircraft . Amazed that the little machine had brought us so far , he gave me his prayer beads and wished us a safe trip , ‘ Allah willing’ .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
When he came to bed , they clung to each other , cold and clean and silent , feeling that even these small movements were overheard . As her muscles slowly nevertheless relaxed the child began its dolphin - like arching and wheeling . In so far as it distinguished between night and day , it was active at night . Daniel , though his ferocious passion for his wife 's body included its swollen state , was not a man who could be brought to a close interest in this unseen life . The more it churned , the more he moved away .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: no)
Bake in the oven for one hour until the pie is nice and firm . Try inserting a knife into the centre . If it comes out clean , your pie is done . Let it cool down a bit . Then serve on its own , or with a nice dollop of cream , or ice cream .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
' Everyone agreed this was a rather daft time to conduct the inspection , when staff can not be expected to be enthusiastic . ' Things were being let slide because it was due to close . ' On - the - ball police plan YOUNG footballers are being invited to compete in a five - a - side tournament organised by police at Warrington . Cheshire Constabulary Youth 5-a - side competition is open to teams of seven including substitutes in age groups from under-10s to under-16s .
Idiom: early bird (used idiomatically: yes)
By midday the AA was warning shoppers to leave cars at home and use public transport or risk being trapped in city centres . The most determined shoppers beat the rush by arriving at shops before the doors opened and some had waited for days to get what they wanted . In London 's Oxford Street a queue of early - bird shoppers snaked round Debenhams eager to get their hands on half - price bargains . ' It was as if they had all been locked up for three days the way they rushed in , ' said a security man who saw the 8.30am rush . Up the road at Selfridges 500 people were waiting for the doors to open .
Idiom: err on the side of (used idiomatically: yes)
Make notes and ' read back ' key points so that the caller knows you are being attentive . Be lavish in explaining what you are doing — especially if it involves a silence while the caller ' hangs on ' . Err on the side of being helpful — volunteer help , do n't wait to be asked . Use assertive behaviour ( see Assertiveness on page 8) to control the call . Stay assertive even when you do n't feel like it and especially when dealing with a submissive or aggressive person .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
At that time , yes . It was er at that time because of the , they were very few and far between . Employment was very few and far between . Because there was n't the same amount of work , this is just after the war I 'm talking about , and there was n't so many going then . There were only starting making themselves then .
Idiom: hit the ground running (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , the researchers missed out Washington DC , where many Americans have been worried recently about the pace of the Bush presidency . Many would love to know , for instance , whether there any clocks in the White House which show the time in Moscow , or Warsaw , or Budapest , because people wonder why Mr Bush and Company appear to be falling so far behind in their reaction to the pace of life in those cities . In short , after promising to hit the ground running , people wonder why the President has become the leader of the Slow Is Beautiful Movement . Mr Bush has been having trouble with his speed , no doubt about it . After nine months in office he still is uncertain whether to go fast or slow on any issue from the Russians to oil slicks .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
They have had the benefit of such an education and now it is over or about to end , together with almost all paramedical help . At 19 these young people — and hundreds like them all over the country — are likely to be going home and staying there . It means , as one parent said , ‘ 19 years of hard work down the drain’ . Education is statutory , but once it is over such youngsters are legally entitled to nothing . The Disabled Persons Act 1986 recommends , but does not legislate , that local authorities should define need and provide for it .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
The army trucks had passed through in convoy the previous evening , and any new fact or assumption about the happenings of the clinic 's ruins were now conversational gold - dust . She was too late , there was nothing to see . She was lowering herself from the tip - toe that she needed to look over the panelled backing of the window display when something else caught her eye , further down the road . ‘ I do n't believe it,’ she said . ‘ Believe what?’ her husband demanded , levering himself with difficulty out of the empty space of the refrigerated bacon counter .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
She prayed , and took up vegetarianism , more as an extra religion than as part of the war effort ; after a while she made herself go back to the hospital , and eventually she found Higher Mathematics . She bought textbooks , studied in bed at dawn , and went every night to evening classes given by a frockcoated seer who spoke about calculus as though it were a way of life . ' The language of Newton ! ' he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . ' O Newton ! ' He was the only living person whom she had ever heard using the vocative case .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
Most decent councillors have been placed in an impossible position because of the failure of the Government 's housing and economic policies to deliver the affordable rural homes that are so desperately needed . In many ways they have been forced to bend the rules to tackle a problem that the planning system did not create and can not solve without perverting legitimate public interests . So far the Secretary of State has failed to get a grip on the spiral of decline in planning standards in some of the most beautiful areas of Wales . We sincerely hope the Welsh Affairs Committee and the weight of public opinion will now jerk him into action . Yours sincerely ,
Idiom: settle a score (used idiomatically: yes)
He ended up behind bars and made threats when he got out . Until yesterday it was all talk . When I saw him in the doorway I thought he 'd come to settle that score . Today , when I heard what happened to you , I realized it was n't that . I already knew he and his brother were responsible for beating up Edouard . '
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
We look at turkeys and , in particular , traditionally reared birds . There 's also the pick of shop - bought puds , three alternative Christmas menus and fabulous cakes and desserts . We 've lots of gift ideas and , if you 're quick off the mark , you could win one of our giveaways on pages 12 and 13 . For wine lovers among you , there 's a six - part Wine Certificate organised in association with The Wine and Spirit Education Trust . And , who knows , you may go on to become a Master of Wine .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
' I thought I did . It 's easy enough to make a little girl believe in religion when she 's in a convent . When you grow up you realize that it 's like the icing on a cake . Religion is a kids ' party for adults . ' ' You did n't think that up for yourself . '
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Or,’ she added , ‘ a sweety man.’ But where was London and the bustle and anonymity of a great city ? She could see the lights of it from the upper windows but never got any nearer . The Flowers were quite private . Nobody visited them in the evenings or dropped in for a chat during the day , except in the way of business — to sell wood to Uncle Philip or to arrange a booking for Francie and his fiddle .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yes . And she 's a super lady . And er very straight - faced in fact , and she was sitting at the back of the room , and I , I 'd just said to everybody , I said nobody here 's got a life purchased annuity , have they ? You know , cos I knew everybody was far too young . And er this hand went up from the back , you see .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: no)
Previously run on an informal basis by the universities , the Foundation hopes to ' obtain more grants so that it can stand alone ' . Not surprisingly , he is chairman . Getting on top of the business world . Ernst & Young and Touche Ross are among the hundreds of organisations and businesses that will be competing in the World Corporate Games in London this autumn . Their teams will be pitting their skills against competitors from around the world — including a 200-strong team of Russian businessmen and women — in 22 sports ranging from softball to dragonboat racing .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
I mentioned earlier that graphics files are very large , and this is particularly true with bitmap images . The more you increase the resolution to improve the output quality , the larger the file size becomes and the slower it is to work with . Windows 3.1 can now handle images over 16Mb in size , which is about par for the course with large four - colour , high - resolution bitmaps . One way round this is the JPEG file format which compresses files . The drawback is that it works be discarding colour information it thinks you do n't need , so the more compression , the lower the image quality .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
In this Karajan proved the catalyst everyone had been waiting for . Whilst the record companies sat on their hands , nervous of another quadraphonic - style fiasco , Karajan announced after seeing the new technology as a working prototype that he would make no new recordings and sign no new contracts with any company that was not committed to digital recording and the earliest possible launch of the compact disc . Whilst one of Karajan 's recording companies held back , the Deutsche Grammophon - Polygram group took the plunge . At the 1981 Salzburg Easter Festival , the Herbert von Karajan Foundation in Salzburg teamed up with Sony , Philips , and the Polygram group to announce the imminent launch of the compact disc . The rest is history .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Philip Augustus had concentrated his efforts against Henry II and his sons in northern and central France . The loss of La Rochelle and much of Poitou in 1224–5 , however , reflected a new threat to the survival of the Plantagenet inheritance . A French attack was mounted on the duchy of Aquitaine , but the day was saved by the able lieutenancy exercised there by Richard of Cornwall , and by large loans to him from the cities of Bordeaux and Bayonne . ' The fall of La Rochelle ' , writes Dr Gillingham , ' marked the end of the Angevin Empire . ' But the issue still remained in the balance for a further twenty years .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes . I 've got earplugs , so do n't worry about it . ' I was out of the flat before she could turn her head and as I passed Springsteen on the stairs , I said : ' You 're on your own , kid . ' Armstrong zipped through the City with more than usual aplomb , which made me think that Duncan the Drunken had given him a tuning . He could never see an engine without laying a spanner on it .