Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
For Hesketh , now committed to racing and to Hunt 's career — with a generosity unparalleled in FI — it seemed as sensible to take Hunt straight up into FI , and Hunt duly made his debut at a non - championship race at Brands Hatch early in 1973 , there earning , in a used Surtees TS9B , a third place just behind Denny Hulme — and Hulme was , let it be noted , driving the McLaren M23 , a far more advanced car . The die was cast , then and there , and Hunt and Hesketh and company hit Monaco in style : yacht in the harbour , helicopter to hand and a March 731 to drive . To the general surprise , the March — it was worked on by Harvey Postlethwaite , now at Ferrari and one of a handful of the really bright ones — proved an effective foil for Hunt 's driving style : Hunt qualified ninth and was running sixth when his engine gave up the ghost . His first FI point came in France , a fourth place followed at Silverstone , a third at Zandvoort , a sixth in Canada and a fine second behind Ronnie Peterson at Watkins Glen . Fourteen points put Master James eighth in the championship and Hesketh made of him a public figure , a British hope at a time when Graham Hill , Mike Hailwood and others were fading from the scene and Jackie Stewart was about to retire .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Think you should have done more singing , though.’ And he started playing through some of the songs from my club repertoire , answering my enquiring look with , ‘ I worked with you a couple of years back , in East Dean Working Men 's Club.’ I began to hum and before I knew it , a tidal wave of crystal - clear sound swept my voice to hitherto undiscovered heights and depths , racing through tunnels of octaves until the sound was n't my own and my ears heard a stranger singing . It was wonderful , he felt it too ; I had found my musical director . He was 24 , highly intelligent , could drink Malc under the table and had a dry , lightning wit .
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
We can now see clearly why Adorno 's conceptualization of the twentieth century avant - garde is so narrow : it must meet the criteria established by his theory of autonomy . In fact , even within these criteria , it has been argued that Adorno wrongly omits some forms of ‘ light’ music ( Paddison 1982 ) . In addition to the two avant - garde poles represented for him by Schoenberg and Stravinsky , he has a minor category consisting of music that makes use of materials ‘ which fell by the wayside … waste products and blind spots … all that which did not fit properly into the laws of historical movement’ ; the ‘ anachronistic quality’ of this material ‘ is not wholly obsolete since it has outwitted the historical dynamic’ . The material is used in a ‘ montage - style , which … juxtaposes and cements ruins and fragments up against one another’ ; as examples he cites Mahler and 1920s We ill . The result is that ‘ the used parts win a second life’(quoted in ibid : 213–14 ) .
Idiom: make tracks (used idiomatically: yes)
f ) Ride through puddles on bicycles , tricycles , trucks , etc Notice different tyre marks and number of tracks . Find out how to make straight or curved tracks . g ) Look at the size of the puddles , chalk round them , cut string to stretch round them or use small bricks to surround them .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: no)
For he too knew that although life in Europe can be lived with an eye to the future , it can only be really understood in retrospect , as it were , with a view to the past .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
It 's unlikely that they will trap you and use your bad reply . It 's always possible , but it 's unlikely . Or you can simply sabotage the thing by coughing loudly and exploding all over the place and then of course they simply ca n't use it . Or you can do what I have just said , which is , say ‘ I , I 've made a mistake there , I think I 'll do it again , what I want to say is this.’ Now there 's a nice little space there .
Idiom: there's the rub (used idiomatically: yes)
PRESSING ENGAGEMENT : Bryan joins Fergie . Her arms encircle him … and she holds him close THERE 'S THE RUB : A quick dab of sun cream by the Duchess … and Bryan 's baldness is protected from sunburn POOLSIDE PARTNERS : Bryan snuggles up to Fergie to share a whispered confidence . A friend snoozes on her lounger in the blazing heat of the French Riviera
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
She took her frilly cap out of the locker and skewered it to her hair with the pins , adjusting it until she was satisfied that it was absolutely correct . Nothing got past Sister Hennessy that was n't correct — including That Man ! She glanced at her watch and pulled a face . There was n't time to report the bike to the security staff before hand over . She left the cloakroom and went to her office , took the report from the night sister and then went out of the office towards the nursing station .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
What do I get out of this?’ There is evidence of a conflict of interest between the two strata . Managers call for ‘ ever greater effort and self - sacrifice’ whereas the rank and file are often apathetic to such exhortations and concerned with more immediate rises in their living standards . Managers are sometimes accused of not knowing ‘ what kibbutz life tastes like’ while they in turn sometimes accuse the rank and file of insufficient effort and failing to appreciate the long - term goals of the kibbutz . Rosenfeld 's study seems to lend some support to the functionalist view that social stratification , at least in terms of power and prestige , is inevitable in human society .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
They still smell fresher than you . That is nice , that is . On the ball , as usual You know that boy you kept talking about ? He 's gon na be kicked in a minute .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
The responses I heard to that question were most unsatisfactory , the County Council 's response was , ah , well we 'll have to get together again with the group of authorities , now if you look back over how long it has taken to produce this particular strategy that 's exceedingly worrying , that means they 'll have to get together again , even if it takes half the time or a third of the time , they 'll have to get together again towards nineteen ninety seven ninety eight to be considering the strategy post two thousand and six . I put it to you that this proposal has to be considered , any new settlement proposal has to be considered within the light of a post two thousand and six strategy , in that light this new settlement proposal will not , at around fourteen hundred , satisfy the situation . If you then say , ah well it might expand to double that number or to five thousand , as was postulated , that then begs an even larger question , because in my submission you would then go back and revisit the alternatives of , for example , should you expand Tadcaster , which has not the best facilities in its town centre , er to quote but one example of er viability and sustainability of towns . You would look at Tadcaster versus a settlement of four five thousand in the Greater York area . It is a so it 's a complex set of interrelationships we 're looking at er on a sub - regional basis , I do believe that there is capacity , some capacity around the inner area of York , and to what extent the greenbelt enquiry er inspector will retain what I and others and certainly York City Council would believe is sufficient capacity remains to be seen , and though similar pleas were made at that enquiry I think they have to be restated here .
Idiom: dice with death (used idiomatically: yes)
When the sturdy Hollywood , who soldiers in the trenches with the modest St. Michael 's club in Newtownhamilton , was plucked from the ' extras ' the last rites were being administered to Armagh 's championship hopes . They then trailed buoyant Fermanagh by 0–13 to 1–4 and were in danger of not only losing the match but the remnants of their pride and prestige as well . The self - inflicted loss of Dominic Clarke following an off the ball incident in the second minute had left Armagh dicing with death and the killer blows subsequently rained in mainly from the accurate boot of Raymond Gallagher — remember what I said about him at Minor level last week ? — and the deadly finishing of Mark Gallagher and Malachy O'Rourke . But for Gerard Houlahan 's supreme skill in driving home Armagh 's first goal in the 25th minute the orchard county would surely have been dead and gone by the interval instead of trailing by just one point at 0–7 to 1–3 . Their fate , it seemed , had merely been delayed replaced the out of touch Ollie Reel — Armagh haemorrhaged even further by slumping to 1–15 to 1–6 .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Nor was it an assessment of homoeopathy alone , but of homoeopathy in combination with avoidance of exposure to the sensitizing organism . The results of this combined treatment , however , were very encouraging , with 85 per cent of children and 79 per cent of adults benefiting from this approach . Early on in the running of the clinic it had been found that treatment with house dust 200 alone was less effective and less long - lasting if the avoidance programme was not also undertaken , but it was not possible , from the nature of the study , to assess what proportion of the benefit was attributable to each measure . A more recent study in the allergy field was a double - blind placebo - controlled pilot trial of the efficacy of mixed pollen 30C in hay fever . The results of this trial were encouraging , the benefits of the potency reaching statistical significance .
Idiom: hand to mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
It seems to work in here , because er the carpet industry , if you speak , speak to people in different firms , say they all work the same way , it seems to work on a Mhm . shoe string er from hand to mouth . Mhm . Er nothing really that organized , but every carpet place seems to be the same .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Deenethorpe reborn FORMER B-17 base Deenethorpe , near Corby , Northants , is coming back to life as the home of the Deenethorpe Flying Club . The 1.2 long main runway is in excellent condition and work is underway to get the Club up - and - running before the end of the year . In the meantime , the organisers can offer outside storage of aircraft , with hangarage to follow . Duxford addition
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
Egged on by her colleagues , she pitched Sir Willie on half a million shares in OTC traded Crane Holdings , at 28p . She knew that the commission accruing to dealers was 4p a share , and she was calculating her own gain even before she closed the sale . Sir Willie seemed as excited as she was , and firmly sold to boot . He said that he would be visiting the Eyas offices within the hour to settle for these shares in person . When she had put down the phone , Sandra leapt out of her seat .
Idiom: out of sight, out of mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The grim 132-page report names British nationals arrested but never prosecuted for child sex crimes in the Phillippines . Mossley Hill 's Mr Alton , joint chairman of the Parliamentary Group on Street Children , said : ' This report can not be ignored . If it was , we would be falling into the trap of ' out of of sight , out of mind ' . ' An all - party group of MPs want ministers to bring in new laws so that UK citizens accused of child sex offences can be brought before courts in Britain . Europe … it 's a funny old place
Idiom: show someone the door (used idiomatically: yes)
Suddenly Shelley could n't see , and she realised that it was her tears that had blinded her . ' In here . ' Miguel showed her a side door . ' You do n't want to spoil other people 's fun . ' ' Sorry . '
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Daren Hogg ( Boathouse AC ) did best with 3 lb 14 oz of small roach worth £ 150 . Di going Seoul - o What a difference a day makes : A smiling Di goes it alone ( far left ) ; just 24 hours earlier accompanying her husband ( above ) she was Mrs Glum … Poll looms in republic
Idiom: sleight of hand (used idiomatically: yes)
The wild , rhythmic drive of the first subject owes much to Shostakovich , yet the second subject would not sound out of place in a Star Trek film score , and its pseudo - oriental counter - theme is pure Hollywood . yet somehow the whole thing proceeds as though all this were the most natural thing in the world . It is only upon reflection that the latent expressive paradoxes became obvious , such is the potency of Glebov 's compositional sleight of hand . The Five Fantastic Dances and Little Prince Ballet Suite which fill out this disc also clearly demonstrate Glebov 's enviable abilities as a colourful orchestrator , and composer of indelible miniature sweetmeats . Performances once again breathe the unmistakable air of authority ( despite a strange jolt in dynamic about 2:20 into the Suite ) , and the music ( particularly the Symphony ) certainly repays investigation .
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: no)
I ca n't get a good hand . Twenty two twenty four twenty six . Street ahead . Over . No .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
Tens of millions of passengers pass through busy airports like London 's Heathrow every year , which can sometimes make travellers furious , but not very fast . It is a long flight from the early days when pilots taking off from Cricklewood in North London looked out of the cockpit and saw the number sixteen bus overtaking them . Early air travellers often flew for adventure , not just speed , and some travellers today , who do not have to cram a two - week break into a busy year , have gone back to earlier forms of transport which give them a far sharper sense of going places . Cyclists get everywhere . Nick Crane , a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society , has ridden his bike to the world 's furthest point from the sea , a spot in the Gobi Desert which he reached after cycling across the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
As Figures 4–6 , above , show , the proportion of deliveries in this category ranged from 1 % for items housed in the Main Building and the Annexe , to 3 % for material from the Advocates ' Library . 1.3.4 Non - straightforward deliveries : initial failures Although , as shown in Figures 4–6 , above , the proportion of ‘ initial failures’ was relatively small , with none recorded in the case of material issued from the Advocates ' Library , and with only 4 % and 3 % of all deliveries from the Main Building and the Annexe falling into this category , they nevertheless merit close attention , since delays in the provision of items which are in fact available on the shelves can be a considerable source of irritation for both readers and members of staff . The reasons for the delay in provision of such items were , therefore , investigated , and these are set out in Table 2 , below . As Table 2 , above , shows , the failure of readers to provide adequate pressmark information ( 72 cases ) and adequate title information ( 12 cases ) together accounted for over half ( 54 % ) of all initial failures .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
The scorpions that live today have not only fearsome - looking claws but a large poison gland with a sharp curving sting drooping from the end of a thin tail . Their copulations can not be the somewhat hit - and - miss gropings practised by the millipedes . Approaching such an aggressive and powerful creature is a dangerous enterprise even if the move is made by another individual of the same species and its intentions are purely sexual . There is a real risk of it being regarded not as a mate but a meal . So scorpion mating demands , for the first time among the animals that have appeared so far in this history , the ritualised safeguards and placations of courtship .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
His most recent book is banker 's racket or consumer benefit — a consumer view of the Single European Market for financial services . INSTITUTE NEWS In the pink or just slightly red ? With the impending General Election and current deep recession , coupled with a possible world slow - down in trade , opposing political parties would have us believe different interpretations of the current state of the economy . London Branch thought fellow members in other branches might like the chance to hear an insider 's informed opinion , before they decide for themselves !
Idiom: kiss of life (used idiomatically: yes)
Picture : HARRY PROSSER TV Casualty saves boy TEENAGER Steven Perry dived into a canal in West Bromwich and saved a drowning youngster — using the kiss - of - life he had seen on the TV series Casualty . FOG HELL PILE - UPS SHUT TWO M - WAYS JIM OLDFIELD
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
He also would like all correspondence about the future of the Government 's ' golden share ' in Rover to be published . FATHER JAILED FOR BREAKING BABY 'S BONES A father who broke his baby son 's bones in six places was jailed for four years today . Nottingham Crown Court was told that by the age of nine weeks , the child had fractures to both collar bones , both legs and an arm as well as a broken skull . Mr Peter Joyce , prosecuting , said the offences came to light when the baby , who was not named in court , was taken to a health centre for treatment to an elbow injury inflicted by his father five days earlier . Factory worker Robert Brooks , 33 , of Pleasant Row , Hyson Green , Nottingham , admitted six charges of causing grievous bodily harm to his son and one charge of child cruelty .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Interesting as such studies are , they leave too many questions unanswered . Even if one accepts that the thesis accounts for why blacks are overrepresented in reactive activities such as boxing and soccer , and underrepresented in self - paced sports such as golf and swimming , it does not explain why blacks do not excel in such reactive sports as motor racing , tennis , fencing , squash or even skiing ! Second nature Slavery is the key to unlocking the third chamber of Kane 's theorem about why blacks excel in sport : ' Of all the physical and psychological theories about the American black 's excellence in sport , none has proved more controversial than one of the least discussed : that slavery weeded out the weak'(Kane , 1971 , p.80 ) . The historical experiences undergone by blacks during slavery are invoked to explain why blacks are so demonstrably well equipped physically and psychologically for the demands of sport .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
He was gazing at her unblinkingly , his eyes darkened by desire , but she sensed that the old anger was surfacing again . ' You know very well what I 'm trying to — Ah , hell . ' He stepped back suddenly , then took Merrill 's arm , propelling her forward towards Sam and Anna rounding the bend in the path . ' We had to turn back , ' Anna said gaily . ' The path led nowhere . '
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: no)
But I reckoned without the storm … So here I am , nursing a bruised bum , dented ego and the loss of a fair few possessions including dear old Wat Son ! I must find him before I sail home , and come to think of it I 'll need to fix the boat too ! And then there 's the rhymes that need fixing … The Case Of The Mixed - Up Shymer will certainly be a tough one !
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes , sir.’ ‘ Show me.’ Blunt turned his head . ‘ Move it right round,’ Woolley ordered . ‘ Now up and down .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I thought if I can pave this front here Mm I can go into the second hand car business then , I can go all the way down Caravans Norm with the tickets on
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Basically it is about success and failure . Bill ( Andrew Hall ) is fighting for his job and careless about his wife ; Ian ( Paul Venables ) has already lost his job ; and Dan ( Steven Hartley ) is a mindless heart breaker . Along the way we have some mild humour , a few belly laughs , touch of drama and a running commentary on the football game . It all ends on a fantasy scene in which the wrong man gets the girl and England win . Jilted lover delivers a crushing blow …
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Including me,’ said Foley . ‘ Which means , in one guess , Desmond Morton . The trouble with this service in a nutshell . Anyone can stick an oar in . It 's a mare 's nest .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The special party congress , staged under the auspices of the 25-member ‘ working committee’ that has taken over the functions of the Communist SED will last through the weekend . It had initially been planned for next week . The congress — taking place in an atmosphere of extreme vindictiveness among the SED rank and file following the corruption revelations — will determine the future of the Communist Party . Representatives are due to elect a completely new central committee and politburo , but the party newspaper , Neues Deutschland , suggested yesterday that such ‘ Stalinist institutions’ would perhaps no longer be required if the SED was transformed into a ‘ truly democratic party’ . The emergency SED leadership pledged that the congress would break with the ‘ Stalinist system’ .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
Shaun explained how Sanipet originally came about . ' We 've got two dogs of our own , and I 'd like to think we 're responsible owners who clean up after our dogs . But I know from personal experience that gardens can get a bit messy — you ca n't take a dog for a walk every time it wants to ' go ' , even with the best will in the world . I was also getting very concerned about the anti - dog stance of many local councils . One council were looking at enforcing a total ban on dogs in all parks in their area .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
In many ways Dostoevsky ( 1821–1881 ) had predicted the spiritual bankruptcy of the new collectivism in his novel The Devils ( 1872)(a novel , incidentally , still banned in the Soviet Union ) . Meanwhile in the West , it was not obvious whether the machine of individualist man would survive . Would the great engine of progress run out of steam ? Despite all the wonderful new scientific inventions and the beginning of the electric age ( and hence new fuels for the machine ) , the great power of the nineteenth century simply was not there . People throughout Europe and America began to complain against their new god who seemed to have let them down .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Cultural and social forces are also likely to be important in explaining the fall in fertility , but among economic factors the ratio of women 's to men 's pay emerges as having contributed to falling birth rates during the 1970s . In contrast , this ratio does not seem to have played much of a direct role in explaining rising aggregate labour supply . The once - and - for - all improvement in women 's relative pay associated with the enactment of equal pay legislation seems to have affected the female labour force indirectly by encouraging the deferment of childbearing in the mid-1970s . These preliminary results suggest the desirability of looking beyond the female labour market for an adequate characterization of economic influences on fertility . Conclusion