Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
Finally she states that she needs a hundred francs to pay a bill for her clothing . Should the monk provide her with this money she will repay him in whatever way he pleases . The monk subsequently borrows a hundred francs from the merchant , pays it to the wife and enjoys a night in bed with her while the husband is away . The merchant goes from Bruges to Paris , via his home at St Denis , to raise the cash to pay a pledge made in Bruges , and in Paris asks the monk for his hundred francs . The monk tells him that the money has already been returned to the wife .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
The debate went onto the streets in what became known as the ' Democracy Wall ' movement . Like its namesake in Prague a decade before , the ' Beijing Spring ' as it was also referred to , had unfortunate consequences . The main activity centred on a large wall at Xidan crossroads in the centre of the capital . Poems from the ' April Fifth ' movement of 1976 had been posted there during 1978 . The official reversal of the ' Tiananmen verdict ' furthered the belief that it was now acceptable for citizens to voice their own views on the events surrounding ' April Fifth ' .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
Inevitably London , the greatest centre of mass and conspicuous consumption , dominated with its tremendous appetite . Between 1670 and 1750 the capital 's intake of seaborne coal from the north - east averaged an annual half a million tons . Although the number of vessels engaged in the trade shrank somewhat , the sailing colliers which had been around 100 tons in the seventeenth century were averaging 312 by 1730 . After fuel came food and drink . Corn imports were already exceeding 1.5 million quarters by 1700 , while Faversham sent 353 ships in 1728 loaded with the hops and malting barley to be brewed with Newcastle coal .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
BT told to pull the plug on chatlines By Roland Gribben , Business Editor BRITISH Telecom was ordered to pull the plug on chatline services last night after the failure of a last minute legal challenge . Sir Bryan Carsberg , director general of Telecommunications , gave the order because operators had not raised £ 660,000 for a compensation fund to pay those whose phones had been used without permission . He revoked the code of practice covering chatline services .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
' What star is that ? ' ' I am afraid I do n't remember, 'she said coldly . ( I was really asking for you ) . I kept asking silly questions and , trying to get a picture of the poor demented maid , asked how old she was . ' She was fifty - seven . It was nothing to do with the Change .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
people and all sit out erm the landlord turned round and said no way hos , I 'm not having it there sort of thing . Of course then they change their attitude SWET said well alright we 'll put it right down there in the corner . Now right down in the corner , bearing in mind my parents ' garden shall we say is there and the field height is there Mm so the thing 's gon na tower above their blooming
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
He kept his head turned towards Mary , though , as between parted lips they licked the tips of each other 's tongues . Adam found Rufus 's great endowment as disturbing as Mary 's naked breasts which lay round and creamy , soft and passive yet with hard , pointed nipples , between the open sides of her blouse . He turned his head away , pressed forehead and eyes hard down into the covers of Fanny Hill . After a while he heard the others move , heard Rufus take a great slurp of wine before they padded barefoot into the house and up the stairs to the Centaur Room . When Adam was about eight his father had told him masturbating gave you scurvy .
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty - nine years after its founding , the Highlander Folk School was finally gone from Grundy County.’ There was some attempt by friends of Highlander to purchase some of the books etc . at the auction but the buildings and most of the moveable assets were lost . It was a severe blow but Highlander drew its horns in to weather the storm and re - opened under a new charter as the Highlander Research and Education Center , first in Knoxville , Tennessee , and now at Newmarket , some 20 miles out of Knoxville . Later still , by the mid 1960s when the various organisations within the broad front of the civil rights movements had developed sufficiently to conduct their own educational programs , Highlander changed direction again in the thrust of its educational programs . As had happened before with the labour education programs , the organisations which had been working with Highlander , and which had grown in depth of perspective and experience , took over the running of their own grass roots educational activities .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
At first , social organization is limited to the family , it is therefore dominated by kinship , and property is communal . The family , however , already contains within itself the seeds of latent exploitation in the ability of the male head to control the labour of women and children [ p. 52 ] . This inequality , argue Marx and Engels , implies a form of private property , because exclusion from the means of production ( private property ) and compulsion of the labour of others , are one and the same thing . This idea , that private property and exploitation are just two sides of the same coin , is a central proposition of Marxist theory and is clearly expressed here . Making the means of production into private property leads to exploitation , for if people have no access to the means of production they are at the mercy of those who do .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: yes)
He walked from the room and Kate felt an urge to jump on his back and tear his hair out . Not five minutes in the house and he was already countermanding her . Lizzy would be allowed to get away with blue murder while her father was around , it was always the same , then when he swanned off again , it would be left to Kate to pick up the pieces and get back some kind of equilibrium . She sighed heavily . ' He 's right , you know , Kate .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
It is at this point Satan seems to be a more approachable , human like character who has a mixture of feelings we can understand and again we are taken in by him . As we are drawn closer we become further entangled in his web of deceit . He is regretful of his position all along and knows full well the hopelessness of the situation but at the same time his stubbornness and pride will not allow him to repent . This is a characteristic common to everyone and in fact Milton here shows us just how much of himself he puts into his Satan when we recall that he , as a Puritan , contended with his own pride , a fault with which he was most unhappy . It seems strange that , when we arrive in the Garden of Eden , the only humans we encounter seem so distant to us .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
Across the way in the main hall dominated by Renault and Peugeot / Citroen was Activa II , a big handsome XM coupe built just for show , but thought to be the type of car BMW should have built instead of the 850i . It 's a rehash of the first Activa 's super - sensitive hydractive suspension , the XM floorpan and a coupe body complete with built - in memories of the glorious Maserati - engined SM . Citroen 's design director Art Blakeslee thought the company had done the right thing with Activa II . ‘ We wanted to build a car that had a rational development from a production car,’ said Blakeslee . ‘ We 've now got to see if people like it enough for us to want to even think about building something like it.’
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
Data can be passed between these programs but only in a limited way through a copy buffer . Imagine a suite of software that used the central core concept controlling integrated modules and gave you the ability to run your own software as well . Just such a product has been introduced into the UK , although it has been around for a while in the US , under the generic name InteSoft . In theory each of the separate modules ; word processor , spreadsheet , planner , data base and so on , will run independently or under the central control of a master module called InteMate . Written by Schuchardt Software Systems [ sounds like a chocolate to me]and handled in the UK by Berenzoid [ these names get worse!]and Compucount the theory certainly sounds promising .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
The great hero Rodrigo del Bivar — El Cid — had been the first person to use the weight of heavily armed cavalry against the more lightly clad Moors . Richard and the Crusaders adopted this method of battle , countering the Saracens ' horsemanship and displaying great military skill against the Turkish cavalry of Saladin . In a sense , Richard consolidated the supremacy of the Christian cavalry which El Cid had established over Islam in Spain and he proved this to great effect in the running battles which followed the siege of Acre . Two knights in quilted armour of the type called gambeson . Though beginning to go out of fashion in Richard 's time , many of his soldiers would still have worn it .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
A UV Exposure Timer construction project , which permits you to set and forget the UV light source so that you can pay attention to other tasks , will be described next month . Rule - Of - Thumb As a rule of thumb , a pre - sensitised board can be exposed for between 5 and 10 minutes using an ordinary UV light box . It has been found that boards with a sprayed - on coating of etch - resist lacquer may require up to 15 or 20 minutes . These times may vary considerably depending on the sensitivity and thickness of the etch - resist .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Grasping it , Major Tzann raised the envelope in the air , brandishing it like a talisman . Coldly , he said : ‘ I received this today , Lieutenant Vologsky . I find the contents very disquieting , to say the least . It concerns your quite unforgivable behaviour , of course.’ Still Vologsky remained rigid , his blank face giving nothing away .
Idiom: come rain or shine (used idiomatically: yes)
The rural district of Ryedale in the heart of North Yorkshire covers six hundred square miles of dramatic scenery , with picturesque villages , purple moorland , grassy Dales and fertile valleys , and quaint market towns . Ryedale extends from the outskirts of historic York , east towards the coastal resorts of Scarborough , Whitby and Filey , with the rolling Yorkshire Wolds in the south and the dramatic North York Moors National Park to the south . The Attractions of Ryedale need little introduction with something to enthrall and entertain all the family , come rain or shine ! from the grandeur of famous stately homes and historic railways , to award - winning museums and fun parks —Ryedale awaits you … TOURIST INFORMATION ON RYEDALE In addition , a wide range of maps , guide - books , brochures and local crafts are available from Ryedale 's Tourist Information Centre .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
SLINGS & THINGS Travel light with Sheila Sang 's selection of slings and changing bags Getting out and about can be hard work in the early months , when babies seem to need three times their weight in accessories . One of the easiest ways to regain your freedom is to use a sling — you 'll be able to get about on public transport and visit shops and restaurants without the cumbersome trappings of a buggy or pram . And there 's the added advantage that fretful babies can be soothed when mothers want to get on with other important jobs around the house .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps , now that the air had been cleared between them , they might be able to achieve a state of understanding . Perhaps when she got back to Loch Lomond tomorrow they could sit down and discuss things in a civilised fashion . Jake started to slow down as the station came in sight , and Shiona turned to him , pulling a face . ‘ I hope the same guys are n't there who were on duty last night . I do n't think I could bear to look them in the face.’
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
André was on good form . He spent a few minutes making polite , nondescript conversation , then he proceeded to devote the remainder of the meal to Alyssia . He was theatrical by nature , and he lavished it all on her , complimenting her in the most exuberant terms , telling her that her engagement had broken his heart irreparably . She looked into his dark eyes and submerged herself in the bliss of being flattered . It really was heartening , after her disenchantment with Jonathan , and after Piers .
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
And then there was another sound which I did n't like to think about at all , but which I presumed was Jack Scamp hailing his last London cab . I felt the nearside wheel go over something and as there were no more shots , I opened my eyes . The street ahead was clear so I slowed and risked a look in the mirror . What was left of Jack Scamp was lying across the middle of the road , face down , about fifty feet behind me . I put my forehead on the steering - wheel and exhaled slowly .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: no)
When Aston Villa forward Billy Walker scored two goals against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi - final of 1920 he was wearing a kit that looked like it had been designed by Yohji , styled by Gaultier and captured for posterity by Bruce Weber and his trusty box brownie . Great haircut , too . In fact , up until the Seventies football kits looked like they meant business . I loved those dinky club crests on the left breast . Very Ralph Lauren , very Calvin , very Giorgio .
Idiom: every man for himself (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ There it is!’ she would yell , pointing at the fridge . ‘ It 's all in there ! It 's every man for himself from now on in!’ Perhaps , thought Robert , she was worried about him . It would be nice to think that someone was .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: no)
Another popular feature was ' Barney 's Blunders ' , as was that celebration of Belfast dialect , the ' Mrs McNeese ' column . Then there was the rural charm of my old friend Gerry Rafferty 's much loved weekly dander ' Listen Here Awhile ' , the inquisitive ramblings round the countryside by ' Nomad ' , and the contributions by that most famous of all Belfast local historians , Cathal O'Byrne . Probably best remembered of all , though , were the Larry O'Hooligan cartoons , which ran in the ' Pink ' for no less than 63 years ( 1898–1961 ) . Among the artists who provided readers with their Saturday chuckle , courtesy of Larry , were his creator J.H. Lunn , Matt Sandford and Billy Conn. The O'Hooligan character , with his outsized nose , was so popular that iron casts used be made of him and would turn up occasionally as Belfast doorstops .
Idiom: boys in blue (used idiomatically: yes)
From the way his eyes kept darting to and fro she guessed that he had something more important to say and that he was waiting until Eleanor was safely out of sight and earshot . As she disappeared round the side of her house , he leaned towards Melissa with a sly , knowing look on his face . ‘ Poor old Shergold has had another visit from the boys in blue!’ he confided . ‘ Should n't like to be in his shoes!’ ‘ Really?’
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But —’ Rosa began . ‘ I do n't want to hear any ‘ buts’,’ Erika snapped , her eyes on Fritz who , despite competition from the Louts , was talking to Bunte . Another disc started , Herr Hocher placing it on the record - player with his own hands , the result being a foxtrot played by a Russian orchestra , and he himself took the floor with Fräulein Renn , the pair of them going through what seemed to the young people weirdly funny gyrations together . Finally , elbowed out of Bunte 's presence by the Louts , Fritz ambled over to the girls . ‘ That 's put the stopper on it,’ he said .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
We are perplexed . Instead of waiting for a slot on national TV , the police could have already put this man 's name into the public domain . True , it would not have been seen by people in Bristol or Birmingham but it might just have struck a chord with somebody in the area where the crime was committed . That , surely , would have been a start . WE KNOW you like shopping at factory shops .
Idiom: take someone to the cleaners (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter - final . Stitched up NOT only did the Kiwis get blown off the park at the Hong Kong Sevens by Fiji , but three gnarled members of their supporters club got taken to the cleaners in a local hostess bar . A round of drinks — and two for the ladies — cost nearly £ 500 . The moral of the story : always fill in the total box on your credit card slip .
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: yes)
On operating systems we wanted to be as truly hardware independent as we can , so we have chosen to operate potentially under any Posix - compliant operating system , so that gives us all the flavours or brands of Unix and a number of proprietary mid - range operating systems which are achieving Posix compliance as time goes by . Even I B M have stated that O S Four Hundred on the A S Four Hundred will be Posix compliant erm oh certainly within the next twelve months if not somewhat earlier now . As I identified a minute or two ago , our approach to computerizing accounting applications fits hand in glove with the concept of relational database . And as a brief but final point on there , what language did we develop our product in ? Because we are er developers of a core accounting package which we hope will have many many hundreds of users before the end of this decade , we did n't want to rely on the vendor of a particular Four G L , so we 've written our product in C to retain that independence within there .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: no)
Which is really the urgentest most urgent thing . Which I hope we may be able to in April because really they are a disgrace at the moment . But erm we ca n't spend money we have n't go , we ca n't spend money and erm I mean er if we spent if we went on spending money , then what would happen is that the Trust would simply well it would go it would n't exactly go broke but jobs would have to be cut and that sort of thing , people would be very badly affected by it so you just have to wait . We 're not the kind of thing that attracts government funding cos we 're not sort of we do n't go along with the architectural you know , the architectural establishment really insists that everything should be exactly just so . Have you any idea when it 's likely to be complete then ?
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Birdies , butchers and fools They called Forman a Zionist and Menzel a pornographer — Moscow 's stooges had no time for the Czech New Wave . Now the banned films are back on the screens and the film - makers are on the streets . Can they pick up the pieces ? Derek Malcolm reports from Czechoslovakia . WE WERE in Prague and then Bratislava for British Film Week , organised months ago by the British Council , but now thrust inadvertently into the middle of a political , social and cultural revolution .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
8 Coat the end of the wood with quick-set glue . Use tweezers to put a nut on the end of the bolt in the cross- hole , and screw the bolt tight , initially preventing the nut from turning by using a screwdriver . 9 When set , fill the holes with matching dowelling and glue , or plastic wood .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
As with Thursday 's opening round , the wind sent scores soaring yesterday . US Open champion Tom Kite took a seven at the fourth , but Faldo swiftly obliterated Craig Parry 's three-shot overnight lead . Parry , nicknamed Popeye because of his bulging forearms , dropped two shots in five holes and title favourite Faldo moved menacingly alongside the Australian to share the lead on level par , while Lyle was the last of the 28 starters . We needed big Mick by Rob Shepherd
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: yes)
If only that was what I felt when I looked in the mirror , instead of anxiety over these little springs of steel . I know , too , that my hair might look great if I left it alone . There are women who have silver hair to die for , great metallic masses of it . But so far I 'm going grey like a house that needs painting : slowly and streakily . And is it some cosmic joke that the texture of grey hair so completely different from the texture of the rest , so that each one stands out from your head like a bolt of lighting ?
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ True . Otherwise my presence would n't be necessary!’ ‘ But , since it 's not only necessary , but vital , get a move on , cariad . If I 'm to drive you home afterwards we 'll have to leave as soon as we arrive at this rate.’ A few moments later Leonora rejoined Penry , who was prowling around the central bookstall impatiently , looking at his watch .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Impossible to tell , however , despite this openness , what Alix and Esther really made of Charles . They teased him , tolerated him , avoided him . Women were easily captivated by Charles , when he bothered to make any effort to captivate : they humbly smiled when he turned his head to pay them attention . But not Esther and Alix . They were impervious both to his charm and to his aggression : they had neutralized him .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I would have been one with you in marches , burning books and so on,’ he said . But being in Durban , far from the turmoil over the book 's publication , he had been able to read it and ponder . His conclusion was to turn the tables on those in the West who defended Mr Rushdie . The Satanic Verses referred to Mrs Thatcher as ‘ Maggie the bitch’ . Worse still , the central character dreams of ‘ making tender love to the Monarch … she was the body of Britain , the avatar of the State’ .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
The region ’s entire value system – a political culture forged by autocracy – is being transformed . Arab men and women have shed the sense of humiliation and inferiority that despotism imposed on them – and that fostered desperation , anger , violence , and insularity . This transformation , though far from complete – indeed , it may well last years – has nonetheless started to bear fruit . If the 2011 uprisings had not occurred , we would now be witnessing another year of autocracy , with more talk of dynastic successions . That would mean further humiliation for ordinary people , who bear the brunt of corruption , as government officials and their crony capitalists continued to siphon off public funds .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
Tim Ewart reported on Friday on the reasons behind the large scale emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel . Morning prayers at the Jewish synagogue ; morning lessons at the Jewish school which operates on the balcony above . For years Judaism was suppressed in the Soviet Union , practised behind closed doors , and often in fear . The school was allowed to open only nine months ago . Glasnost has given Soviet Jews new freedoms , new confidence and new fears .