Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fight shy of (used idiomatically: yes)
I must try to remember , Celia said to herself , that I am only a statistic to Dr Shalcross , possibly a case history she might wish to quote , anonymously , because I do n't happen to run true to form . I lack that biological instinct which makes most women want to reproduce themselves , especially when they are in their thirties and feel they might be leaving things a bit late . as if to refute everything that Celia had been thinking , Dr Shalcross suddenly said , ‘ Many women fight shy of motherhood for one reason or another . Some , when they have achieved it , still try to pursue their own aims , be it having a good time or a good job . You must have read plenty about that sort of thing in the papers these days .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
This involved beaming heartily at all newcomers to the carriage and exuding humour , warmth and trivial monologue . The hope , of course , was always that one would be left on one 's own . Occasionally that plan backfired and a genuine neurotic would arrive , soon to engage all and sundry in a lengthy discourse about the cold , the warmth and the fact that the automatic door was n't being automatic why oh why oh why do people keep leaving it open , ca n't they think of others for a change , you 'd have thought it was n't too much trouble … But now it has all changed . British Rail the great social class divider ( ‘ First Class in the front of the train , Standard Class hanging off the rear’ ) is actively working to bring the world together , better even than the Coke advert .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
Mum and Dad are my greatest fans , but they have never been to a meeting ! I am really glad of it ; I do n't think I would want them to be there , just in case I lost . They would be so disappointed that Dad would feel the necessity to ' have a word ' . My sisters have been along to a couple of events , and Mum and Dad watch my performances on television , as well as videos of my races . Nobody is allowed to utter a word as I am going to my marks .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
What we 're left with is four young men from a Kent dormitory town whose ‘ Congratulations’ single , a cynical but groovy off - colour shuffle , is one of the treats of the spring . Jefferson Airhead are definitely a band of the times — young but old - headed , exuberant but smart , and fired with the possibilities of the new pop euphoria ; anything goes and Jefferson Airhead are going along with it all . ‘ When we were putting together our demos,’ says singer Mike , ‘ we heard ‘ The Only One I Know’by The Charlatans and I was really pissed off because I thought it was exactly what we were trying to do … and they 'd got there first.’ But do n't let such talk put you off . There 's a lot more to Jefferson Airhead than rent - a - baggy camp followers .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: no)
Some tyre tumble exists , but it 's not as obtrusive as on the Corrado , which also suffers from considerable ride harshness on coarse surfaces . Wind roar is virtually absent on the Calibra but is the most prominent noise source on the Corrado . But the Corrado turns the tables and outshines the Calibra in its unobtrusive engine , betrayed as much by the soft whine of the blower than the engine note itself . Vauxhall could learn a few tricks here , the cacophony from the 16-valver becoming tiresome when the engine 's full rev range is explored . What 's so unusual about the Calibra is that it is n't merely a two - plus - two , it 's a full four - seater .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Sedgefield Labour MP Tony Blair : ‘ Our commitment to the NHS , and to the elderly and families by increasing pensions and child benefits will bring to Government a sense of community and the need to help others so obviously missing from the Conservative party 's agenda over the last 13 years.’ Langbaurgh Tory candidate Michael Bates : Said 75,000 people on low pay in Teesside would benefit from the Chancellor 's announcement of 20p in the pound income tax for the first £ 2,000 of taxable earnings . Langbaurgh Labour MP Ashok Kumar : ‘ Langbaurgh is now firmly Labour and I am confident that on April 9 Britain will follow suit.’ Langbaurgh Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Allen : ‘ In the last 45 years this country has suffered whichever government has been in power . The only way we can face the challenge of the 90s is by having a new type of government.’
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
HOW IS HIV TRANSMITTED HIV is very fragile , and it is not easily transmitted . For example , it can not survive in very hot water , in bleach or detergent . HIV is transmitted in three ways : through unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Rumours are circulating that some of the cast will be killed off , and that Spock will get married . Captain Kirk will end his boldly going where no man has gone before by becoming an intergalactic monk . Whether William Shatner will also give up his mission to find the ultimate cosmic toupée , come clean and sport an authentic monkish tonsure has yet to be confirmed . We 're waiting Reborn : overkill not required
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
How blue the sky is ! How fresh and green the grass ! How musical the river and how charming the trees whispering sweet nothings as we pass ! Legs rose and fell as we made our undulatory way like a giant centipede . ‘ Hey up!’ shouted the lads .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Aha . Aha . Now i if his computer er had been up and running , erm you know I might be able to design something . Anyway so and then of course Oh that was another thing , I said to him , No you 'll want to sit somewhere you 'll want I do n't want a desk in there , I 'm not having my desk in there . I said , Oh yes , and if you think for one minute I 'm taking pathology forms to your room , I said , you must have had .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
She told him once and for all that she would not go to the movie with him .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
As a result the plot was , well , just a little confusing . 90 minutes to curtain - up and no - one 's feeling the pressure more , than the team backstage . But just in time , it fell into place . For an afternoon 's work , it was hardly going to be Tosca and given the raw materials no one would have minded had they chanted’ What a Load of Rubbish’ . But what had the children got out of it ?
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Using a pencil and paper , draw out an approximate actual size layout of the components to get an idea of how the parts can best fit together . You will probably need to change the layout around as the artwork evolves . Bear in mind the specification we drew up earlier , so that hot components are not too close to other parts , mains - voltage parts are all grouped together where possible , etc . Board Room At this stage the author uses the light box to see through the paper , and by turning over the paper it is possible to drawn in with pencil on the reverse , a rough copper track layout which will link up the components in accordance with the circuit diagram .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
She said : ‘ I really love Africa it has a special place in my affections.’ Kristy 's studies will concentrate on the social structure of the elephants with special emphasis on how calf mortality is affected by poaching . She leaves for Africa on July 25 . Kristy Bird Patio break - in
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Will my right hon . Friend stress that , if this country is to develop further productive relations with Indonesia , a most important country , such outrageous behaviour must cease ? Mr. Lennox - Boyd I can certainly agree with my hon . Friend — that incident was most regrettable , particularly in light of the fact that the human rights record of Indonesia had been improving in recent years . Mr. Foulkes The Minister 's complacency is appalling .
Idiom: break cover (used idiomatically: yes)
These were not long in arriving . Soon the first tracksuited figures stumbled from the trees into the waiting dragnet . As soon as they broke cover , they were immediately dazzled by powerful flashlight beams , then loudly challenged at gun point to drop any weapons they were carrying , and to surrender . Most of them gave up right away , realising they had been caught in the jaws of a carefully laid trap . Many were already suffering from pellet wounds inflicted by the shotguns of Chuck 's hunters , and the last dregs of their resistance crumbled before the menacing line of armed men .
Idiom: turn the screw (used idiomatically: yes)
Using the right sized appropriate screwdriver and WORKING ON ONE SIDE AT A TIME , remove the outside round brushes and plastic gears . If you have not done this before , you may find things a bit stiff . Lay the sinker plate down on the edge of a table , press down and turn the screw in a sharp , snapping movement — try not to ‘ chew up’ the head of the screw . Remove the screw and brush , noting the order in which they are removed , especially if they also have washers . Clean the gunge that is probably beneath these brushes , rub everything clean and return them in the right order .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
It is no coincidence that most fishkeepers choose the traditional rectangular tank , as most of the potential problems outlined above just do no present themselves . By all means consider a tank of an unusual or irregular design , but be aware of the limitations and do not apply the same criteria as you would to the more conventional rectangular aquarium , especially where stocking levels are concerned . Oddly shaped tanks may not hold as much water as you may think , which is important when you consider that the stocking level for a mixed fish / invest system is 1″ of fish per six gallons of water . And is there room for that protein skimmer ? The traditional rectangular tank will not distort the appearance of the fish and you wo n't have to keep shifting your position in order to keep the fish in view .
Idiom: great minds think alike (used idiomatically: yes)
The resemblance was pointed out by Christian Bernard , director of the Villa Arson in Nice in last month 's Giornale dell'Arte , our parent publication . We reproduce here Joseph Kosuth 's reply , reversed out , in Kosuth 's own style . Great minds think alike To start with , and for the record , let me state emphatically that , while I 'm familiar with the name of Claudio Parmiggiani , I am not familiar with work by this artist , never saw his exhibitions in Milan or Bologna either actually or in reproduction , and did my installations with zero knowledge of the cited installation . But it really does n't matter .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
Maybe he 'd never used a knife and fork . Of course , Jamila would be entertained by that . She 'd crow all over the place to her friends , ‘ Do you know my husband has never been in contact with cutlery before?’ But Changez looked so alone — and close up I could see bits of bristle sticking out of his badly shaved face — that even I could n't laugh at him in my usual way . And he spoke to me so kindly , and with such innocent enthusiasm , that I felt like saying to Jamila , Hey , he 's not so bad !
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Before then he also hopes to score the extra 241 runs he still needs to overtake Sunil Gavaskar 's all - time Test record of 10,122 . Joynt 's mission St HELENS forward Chris Joynt goes into tomorrow 's rugby league derby with Wigan determined to stake his international claims . Joynt , intent on ousting Wigan 's Phil Clarke as heir to the Great Britain No 13 jersey when Ellery Hanley steps down , said : ' Phil is my main rival . I must have a good game against him . '
Idiom: show someone the door (used idiomatically: no)
The next one is at the back of St Luke 's Church . Shops in town do n't want to know when you ask for a toilet . They more or less show you the door . I 'll tell you what happened to me seven months ago . I got off the train at Central Station .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
Similarly , having the wrong attitude is a constituent part of being a ‘ gouger ’ , but there were a few situations when the subsequent application of the gouger typification late into the encounter undercut the effect of the politeness of the offender , and the deference displayed was less important than the knowledge that later led to the use of the typification . The gouger typification is important to discretion in another way . To know someone to be a gouger gives some policemen and women cause to believe that they have the excuse to ignore the minor requests for assistance that the person may make , and for his or her minor infringements of the law to be taken seriously . As one policeman remarked after a gouger had been treated leniently by a judge , ‘ Right , we 'll get him for every wrong move he makes ’ ( FN 9/3/87 , p. 8 ) . More frequently , the decision to take no action over an individual 's request for assistance is influenced by whether or not the individual acts in ways typical of a gouger , in part by showing the wrong attitude .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I take a bit of stick from the younger drivers but it does n't worry me,’ said Eric , print pre - production manager at the Courtaulds Packaging Betts Tubes site in Stevenage , UK . Eric began his racing career only last July . Son Stephen , aged 18 , had driven since he was a junior but decided the time was right to take a back seat to pursue a career . That left the 190bhp , 150 mph heavily modified Ford Escort — prepared by Eric for his son — without a driver . ‘ I 'd always fancied having a go and I thought ‘ why not ? ’’ he said .
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
You can take in the flower - filled countryside and cities , the traditional an colourful folklore festivals , the museums , the parks , zoos and nature reserves . Then there 's the food and drink from restaurant and tavern , the spectacular mountain views reached by road or mountain railway . Switzerland may be small , but it packs a powerful sightseeing punch . If you 're feeling brave you can swim in chilly crystal - clear lakes or take a hike in the mountains . Alternatively , stroll around Switzerland 's delightful cities where old and new blend in perfect harmony .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
His methods are still used today and it can reasonably be claimed that the influence of the eighteenth - century cattle breeders has been a major one worldwide . At this stage , in Britain as in other cattle - rearing countries , the cattle tended to be regional types rather than formal breeds , but by 1750 there was a recognisable regional distribution by coat colour and pattern in Britain — one of the first stages in breed development . In most of Scotland , most of Wales and Cornwall there was a preference for black or black finchbacks , while solid red cattle dominated Devon , Sussex and Kent , and part - reds were preferred all along the east coast of England down to East Anglia , where there was a mixing of red - and - whites and duns . There was also a pocket of duns in southeast Devon . The finchbacks spread into Glamorganshire and much of western England , and some white - faced finchbacks began to dominate the English side of the Welsh borders .
Idiom: lose face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Them . It had to happen.’ They met in an undistinguished office block just off the Euston Road , two floors ofwhich were used as secure neutral territory for committees and meetings between Government depart - ments who would lose face by visiting the other fellow 's wigwam . George did n't bother to explain the process by which he had deflected the first demand — that Maxim go round to Century House by himself — by a counter - offer of Number 10 ( ‘ As it 's a Saturday , we could use the Cabinet Room ; think how that would look in your memoirs’)— or one of his clubs , naming the one that had been effectively the HQ of the Intelligence Service in the heady days of World War II , and finally agreeing on this no - man 's - land . Somewhere in the hassle he had got what he really wanted : to go along himself .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
All other things being equal . The offspring , however , do n't take the same view . For them , all other things being equal , they will only be selected to make a sacrifice , where the benefit is twice the cost . If you work it out for other relatives , the discrepancy gets even bigger . So the principle , the fundamental principle is that , conflict between parents and offspring , over a we over a altruism , over self - sacrifice , or , selfishness , which is the other side of it .
Idiom: muddy the waters (used idiomatically: yes)
Stavrogin s prodigal scattering of reasons does more than leave the question open . It leaves all questioning behind . It muddies the waters of speculation utterly . If we take wanting everybody to look at him as the ‘ real ’ reason , then the case of Stavrogin is ( in the lawyer 's phrase ) on all fours with that of the underground man 's indecent exposure of consciousness . However , ‘ I invite nobody into my soul ’ he declares , as if to banish the exhibitionist thought.44 And then if the search for suffering is allowed to eclipse the rest , we are back with Marmeladov squinnying into the bottom of his vodka jug ; whereas Stavrogin saying he wants to forgive himself might be Raskolnikov pondering retrospectively , selfcritically , on his admission of guilt at the police station .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
The government could always bring in the troops ter load the ships . ' ' I dunno ' ow we 're gon na pay off the bank if there is a strike , ' Fred said with concern in his voice . ' We still owe quite a lot on that money we borrered fer the free'old . ' ' I dunno what we 'll do , ' Carrie replied , feeling that all her hard work and shrewdness in helping to build up the business was going to count for nothing should the threatened strike take place . ' P'raps we should n't encourage those dockers ' and carmen 's union men ter use that back room fer their meetin 's,'Fred suggested despondently .
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: no)
They kept on saying to him that he could do more for himself , that he was putting a lot on . He had a bad leg and they kept on at him to hurry up . He was handicapped and I 've got a handicapped son : I ca n't stand people who take the mickey out of those sort of people . Some of the officers kept on to him to pull himself together and that sort of thing . He was always on his own and you 'd hear him crying out .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
Vologsky adjusted himself in his flight couch , flexing his fingers before he gripped the control yoke again and prepared to switch the aircraft back to manual control . Reaching to the control panel , he flipped the auto - pilot to the off position . There was no sign , other than the winking of a small green light , that the aircraft that reverted to his control . Easing forward on the yoke , Vologsky tested the change of control , putting the Foxbat into a gentle dive and taking it down to just over 45,000 feet . Ahead , and slightly to his left , he saw the patch of blue against the desert and knew that he was perfectly on course .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Has your teacher made any comments about him ? Where is he resident ( school , college , university , freelance ) ? On the back of the title page you will find reference to the publishing history of the book . History books are often considered to be out of date on the day of publication ! This is an exaggeration , but you should remember that the older the history book ( especially over 20 years ) the less reliable it can be considered to be , because ( i ) new evidence is always being unearthed ( ii ) all historians tend to write from within the perspective of their own times ( " every generation writes its own history " ) ( iii ) most professional historians update their own interpretations according to personal preference and in the face of scholarly criticism .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Such is the progress made that they are now ready to move on to Llandudno to help clear up the mess in various houses there,’ said Mr Thomas . ‘ I would , therefore , like to appeal to householders who have suffered damage in the Oval and Trinity Avenue areas of Llandudno to make themselves available at their homes on Tuesday morning so that the Army can gain access and proceed without delay.’ And Aberconwy mayor Eurwen Jones has praised council staff who have worked round the clock for free to tackle the emergency . ‘ They have been tremendous,’ she said . Volunteers , including soldiers from the Staffordshire Regiment , help with the flood clean - up operation
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: yes)
Even if the Government and Opposition spokesmen are wedded to the idea of having King 's Cross as an interchange for the channel tunnel , they do not have to use the scheme proposed in the Bill . I believe that we should not proceed with the Bill . British Rail should go back to the drawing board , look at the line and the station together , and produce a new , properly worked out Bill that addresses both the line and the station . In his article 169 letter , the European Commissioner stated that it was important that the rail link and the station should be considered together in terms of the environmental impact assessment if the European Community directive , signed by the Government and agreed to by this country , were to be met . One of my constituents was in touch with my colleague , the European Member of Parliament , Ken Collins , who chairs the European Parliament 's Committee on the Environment , Public Health and Consumer Protection , to seek his advice on what the European Commissioner had done and the reasons behind his action .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: yes)
I hope it is . Michael Wright from the Liberal Democrats . Well , I 'm erm I think one of the places where I do part company from the Labour Party is I do n't think they give enough priority to getting the traffic out of Oxford . I 'm very impressed indeed by the Oxford Preservation Trust study and I would have a What did that study reveal ?
Idiom: walk all over (used idiomatically: yes)
Every day except Monday which was , as we said , our day of rest . People talk about how much of a shock , a wonderful shock , it is the first time you realise that there are places like ours that you can go , but for Boy I had the feeling that coming to The Bar did n't feel like that much of a change in his routine . He was used to walking all over the city , as if searching , as if dedicated to the act of searching , every single day ; and now he came to The Bar every single night , and did his searching there . Of course now he did n't have to walk quite so far to do his searching ; but a similar kind of dedication was still required of him , for The Bar contained in a way the streets of the whole city , there were men there from all the different parts of it . What Boy had to do now was not walk down those streets , but stand still and choose amongst their inhabitants , choose the right one to follow , the right one to lead him in the next stage of his journey or wandering through the city .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
Coming home late , they felt safe . They took comfort from its changing face , which made it seem like the heart - throb of the area . They had a soft spot for its mid- morning scene of desolation , the familiar down - and - outs warming themselves at their bonfires of pallets on the lorry park , street cleaners ineffectually sweeping piles of rotten fruit and a pecking order of scavengers collecting their portion of the spoils . Today the romance of saving Spitalfields has soured , even for its greatest devotees . They have been in some ways too successful .