Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
Probably applied the same time I did . Oh . She smokes like a chimney . Mm . Have you ever seen anybody completely obscured by her own smoke , it 's Sharon .
Idiom: hum and haw (used idiomatically: yes)
Living on her own and her such a great walker . ' She was quite unaware of any comparison to her own condition . Old Ranza , a very large and mostly white collie , sighed by her chair as she hummed and hawed at the cottage sketch . ' It 's either Seaside Cottage , Fair Dell or Braeside . ' We looked out over the bay to the houses directly opposite .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: no)
However , Andrew Hargreaves , Conservative MP for Hall Green , said : ' He seems to be particularly attached to the rural idyll , into which harsh reality seems to be an inconvenience . ' Bob Cryer , Labour MP for Bradford South , added : ' It is unacceptable and remarkably insensitive and ignorant of the prince to step into finely balanced negotiations in which thousands of British jobs are at stake . ' What he is hoping , by blurting out such nonsense , is that he is keeping his finger firmly on the self - destruct button for the British monarchy . ' Harry Cohen , Labour MP for Leyton , said : ' Supporting uneconomic farmers is not the way forward for the world economy as a whole . ' Chancellor or nothing
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet both virgin saint and unrepentant sinner must fall within the range of humanity . Maybe , after all , Cadfael had been right to speak so simply of ' poor Columbanus ' . If only , thought Hugh , between amusement and anxiety , if only the lady has been gracious enough and considerate enough to keep the lid firmly on that reliquary of hers , we may yet come out of this without scandal . In any case , there was no escaping the next move . ' Very well so ! ' said Hugh philosophically .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
And they have had this policy of resettlement called transmigration so they were actually clearing forest after logging , and then settling . This has been reduced , and there 's been a considerable move in Indonesia towards turning over to sustained yield management . But having said that , over the whole of the tropics , there 's something like a thousand million hectares of forest , of which one million is actually managed as sustained yield as defined by this book , which is erm managing the forest , and actually carrying out sort of operations to improve the regeneration afterwards . It is not cutting the forest , going away , leaving it and letting the trees look after themselves , and the rest of the forest regrow , without actually going in and cutting it down and burning it . erm There 's probably two - thirds of the logging that goes on in the tropical forest , which is about 5 million hectares a year erm is of that nature , so that the forest is left to recover after the logging has gone through .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Similar relationships may be of equal importance in the diabetic subject . This chapter will therefore examine the relationships between serum lipids and vascular disease in the non-diabetic and the diabetic , together with an outline of lipid metabolism in diabetic patients . Other factors well known to have a prominent effect on serum lipid levels , for example , obesity , diabetic control , drug therapy , alcohol consumption and diet , will be discussed . Lipid Metabolism The major large lipid molecules of plasma — triglycerides , cholesterol , cholesterol esters and phospholipids — are predominantly transported by stable complex water-soluble macromolecules , designated lipoproteins .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: no)
Much less will be accomplished than you are capable of doing . Man works far below his capacity ; some writers have put a figure on the deficiency but it is of little value to you to make quantitative estimates . It is sufficient to realise that you , and all your fellow men , are rarely at full stretch . You can accomplish much more without any damage to health or mental stability . Think of the motto of Gordonstoun School in Scotland — Plus est en vous .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
Their PR is as fair as it comes . Umpteen parties , even tiny ones with 1 - 2 % of the national vote , can win seats . With 3 % or 4 % , they can make or break policies and governments , as Israel 's religious parties notoriously have done . It sounds like a recipe for feeble government , with the tail — as the enemies of PR put it — wagging the dog . The choice looks clear : good government or fair representation ?
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
Summer loafers in bright colours can be matched with trousers for a co - ordinated , streamlined look . Do n't try wearing your black winter loafers in summer , they 'll look terrible , but navy ones are OK . Clogs and platforms , which look great with cool summer flares , are back with a vengeance too . Strappy black platform sandals will be an essential this year , but there are many other sandals around for people who Go for sling - backs with heels or a ballerina look with comfortable flatties , which team well with jeans or leggings . Some sandals offer a peep - toe look , which can be cooler than the fully closed up variety .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ This is the life , ai n't it Moll,’ he murmured and began to stroke her back again . ‘ It 's lovely,’ she breathed . ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . It 's like being on holiday.’ ‘ It 's the company , Moll,’ he whispered mischievously , ‘ with the right bloke life is a holiday.’
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
The transfer of power represented by the adoption of a single currency is a decisive compromise of economic self - government . It has been a tactic of both supporters and opponents of economic and monetary union to play down the significance of these proposals , the first saying that monetary union will not significantly compromise sovereignty , the others sometimes dismissing talk of European union as nothing more than Euro - waffle . While it is true that the terms of the debate are often unclear , and while confusing signs constantly come even from the Euro - enthusiasts ( such as when the French Foreign Minister called for ‘ une fédération d'Etats souverains’ the overwhelming evidence indicates that the prime movers in European union mean business . This chapter will try to explain the motives behind these trends , and why the federalists are to be taken seriously . It should be clear to most people that the Franco - German axis is the main initiator of these plans .
Idiom: stay the course (used idiomatically: no)
After a while , though , she pulled herself together and , leaving one copy on her desk , took the other down to the secretarial room and asked if someone could run her off two more copies , ideally before the board meeting . Rachel was popular among the stall , always courteous and concerned and never asking for the impossible except with great charm and self-deprecation . She got an enthusiastic response , ‘ Of course , Mrs Petherington , I can stay in through my lunch-break if need be . I 'll see to it . ’ ‘ Thank you so much , I would really appreciate it .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , we ought to recognize that if prices are increased there wo n't be an instantaneous er , change in supply which in inferred from our static models . Essentially because there is a erm , a production lag , or a growing season that we , farmers will have to base their production decisions alright , on previous prices . Alright , when the supply comes on to the market , you know , it may be nine months down the road if it 's an annual crop , if you 're looking at something like erm , production of cocoa , right now , a cocoa tree takes about nine years to mature , therefore alright , you 're not going to know what prices are going to be nine years down the road , you 're going to have to base your production decisions and therefore your output decisions on what prices are nearly a decade , nearly a decade ago . Okay , so because there is this production time lag , there is a growing season , right , we need to incorporate time into our models . So that 's one reason why we need a dynamic specification .
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
Well the honourable gentleman for Great Brimsea is quite right to say that these matters er had some consideration given to them during the passage of the the legislation er but it is also true to say that er er th in the Bingham report there was a broad acceptance that the present s system of supervision of banks should continue . Now with regard to auditors in particular , er he will know because he 's had some correspondence with me er on this particular subject , it is the view of the government that the er recognised professional body , the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales , is best placed as a professional body , to supervise er this sector er an argument can be mounted and no doubt he may seek to use this debate to do just that , to say that er this should be the subject of some direct er rule from Whitehall . But that is neither the history nor the practice of our professional system , not just er for accountants but for the legal system as well and I think it has stood the test of time , er he will know that there has been er there is a procedure for the joint disciplinaries scheme er which enables the er institute to investigate whether there has been compliance by member firms with the standards promulgated er with er er by the er er auditing practices board and that seems to me to be the er right way forward . But no doubt we can return to these matters if the honourable gentleman raises them further in the course of the debate . Er , madam deputy speaker erm er having determined the scope of the duty , er the government er published a consultation document at the beginning of March at last year .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
As a result , 1993 and 1994 should be important years for LASMO as exploration drilling proceeds in Algeria , Libya , Yemen and Vietnam , each of which is considered to offer significant potential . Our producing operations were enhanced in 1992 with first production from the Panuke field , offshore Nova Scotia , Canada and substantial progress has been made towards development of the Kadanwari gas field in Pakistan with gas sales contracts signed in February 1993 . In other areas , such as Colombia and Italy , our exploration efforts will continue with a view to maximising value from our existing portfolio by building on success and exploiting our technical expertise . As part of the rationalisation programme , and following LASMO 's stated intention to withdraw from countries that were considered unlikely to contribute significantly to the Group , the Company has sold its onshore businesses in the US and Canada and its remaining interests in Australia . Proceeds of some US$ 177 million , Can $ 83 million and A$ 10 million respectively were raised from these disposals .
Idiom: in the fast lane (used idiomatically: yes)
Possibly world war III was brewing up in Nicaragua — he mentioned that to North , though North doubted it , thought the Russians would never fight for the place — and here was he , O'Boyle , being told about the innermost strategic details . He felt he was exposing himself ‘ to some danger from hostile forces , one might say , while at the same time having no training or no institutional support … I mean , obviously you 're playing in a rather … or driving in the fast lane when you 're doing this sort of thing.’ O'Boyle eventually became so worried by the secret nature of North 's work that he tore out from his diary the corner of a page on which he had written North 's name , and threw it away .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
Nevertheless , though industrial and commercial companies remain in financial deficit , it has shrunk greatly since 1990 and bank borrowing has been reduced substantially as a result ; in 1991 companies were net repayers to banks . Companies thus appear to have made some strides towards repairing net worth , partly as a result of responding early to signs of recession . But the evidence suggests that they have some way to go still . The other main factor — bankruptcy risk , will also remain a depressing influence on output and investment . It is a phenomenon of recoveries that increasing demand for working capital can cause bankruptcies among businesses which have successfully managed to weather the worst of the recession .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: no)
Now he was on the edge of the pine forest at the bottom of the meadow . He had covered the ground in short dashes between the squalls . With less than an hour of daylight remaining , he carried a flashlight — not that it would be of much help with the rain cascading down as if the Maya Rain God had corralled every raincloud in Central America and pulled the plugs out . Laying the shotguns well out of danger , he started the chainsaw . The wind , blasting up the valley , decided the direction the trees would fall .
Idiom: work to rule (used idiomatically: yes)
As with the pre - existing right to appeal to the Victorian Watch Committee , over the head of the chief officer ( local worthies rarely asserted any independence from the chief ) , there was little chance of overturning the verdict . The Federation representative could suffer unofficial penalties for any such assistance . Instead , sanctions could sometimes be avoided by using the organization 's rules against a superior —‘working to rule’ has a long and honourable tradition in labour history , especially where industrial action is prohibited . REWARDS : THE CARROTS All organizations work on a carrot - and - stick policy .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
Political system Since 1974 Niue has been a self - governing territory in free association with New Zealand , which in addition to providing economic assistance , has responsibility for the territory 's defence and foreign policy . The Niue Assembly comprises 20 members ( 14 village representatives and six elected on a common roll ) ; it chooses a Premier from amongst its number who appoints three Cabinet members , also chosen from the legislature . Main government leaders Premier : Sir Robert Rex , re - elected in the April 1990 general election [ erroneously given as May on p. 37887](also Minister for Economic Affairs , Public Services and Police ) .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Like the Special Operations Executive , B.P. became ( as M. R. D. Foot has said in his official history of S.O.E. operations in France ) a club with membership by invitation only . Thus early in the war , Bletchley became the intellectual centre of England in terms other than the purely geographical . Peter Calvocoressi has very acutely ( if somewhat smugly ) described the sort of people who worked at Bletchley — both brilliant high - flying code - breakers and the rank and file of graduate clerks milling round them : There were at B.P. Chiefs and Indians . The Chiefs in both areas — cryptography and intelligence — were distinguished from the Indians because they were fewer , preponderantly male and had better jobs — better because they were more responsible and closer to the brush of real events .
Idiom: lose your shirt (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We are getting substantial rent - free periods and are being offered large capital contributions’— a sum paid by the landlord to the tenant , usually for shopfitting to entice customers into the mall or high street . Kookai 's sales last year were £ 10 m , on which the company is currently breaking even . That might not sound very healthy , but in the recession - ravaged high street , not to be losing your shirt puts you ahead of most . And , as Mr Chapman thought , Kookai was taking the long - term view . ‘ We 've got expensive computer systems and expensive professionals on board that can cope with a large chain of shops .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
The price of freshly mined uranium had fallen to a point where recycling spent uranium fuel made no sense , whilst the prospect of the plutonium being used in a fast breeder reactor was a distant hope . Other countries avoided the unpleasant side effects of reprocessing by storing the used fuel in dry stores . Why did n't Britain follow suit ? The committee concluded by recommending that the new THORP plant should be abandoned unless the financial consequences were prohibitive . At the time of writing , the THORP plant is in fact nearing completion , and the Sellafield management is boasting of the long list of multimillion pound contracts it has already won to reprocess nuclear fuel from around the world .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
Funny , money HONG KONG THE latest version of The Economist 's rough - and - ready guide to relative currency values , our annual Big Mac index , published in April , showed that the Hong Kong dollar was the currency most out of line with the American dollar . A Big Mac in a Hong Kong McDonald 's costs half as much as one bought in a big - city McDonald 's in the United States . Since Big Macs are the same the world over , the Hong Kong dollar must surely be much undervalued against the greenback — and even more so against many other currencies if , as seems likely , America 's dollar is itself still generally undervalued .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
It also made him only the second man in history to score for both sides in a derby clash . But he admitted : ‘ Overall Liverpool deserved to win . They played some great stuff and ran us all over the place . ‘ We equalised their opening goal very quickly and that gave us a real lift because by then Liverpool could have been two or three up . ’ He added : ‘ I was very conscious that it was my first League goal here since May , but it was well worth waiting for . ’
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
Often these people believed that each of the components of nature — the forest , the rivers , the sky — was occupied and guarded by a jealous god , and they behaved as if that were the case . Other societies , at other times , have simply regarded the elements of nature as commodities : sources of food , fuel , shelter , transport , and wealth . They have acted on the principle of ‘ out of sight , out of mind’ . This latter attitude is not unique to modern times , or to western people . But modern westerners ( and those inspired by European culture ) combine this way of looking at the world with advanced technology , enabling them to make huge changes , quickly .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
From genital pore to the lip of the pouch may be nearly eight inches . She does nothing to help it . Its forelimbs have tiny claws on them which assist in grasping its mother 's hairs and it moves determinedly forward with a movement rather like a swimmer 's crawl , turning its head from one side to another with alternate strokes . Since neither its eyes nor its ears are sufficiently developed to be functional at this stage , it probably finds its way to the pouch by smell . Once it has found a nipple , the tip swells in its mouth so that the young is not able to let go even if it wanted to .
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: no)
She could be bluffing we do n't that do we for certain erm yes we have got one who will accept the salary yes we could take one from outside the field that 's why I wanted this deadline so if we do n't get the increase in salary by this date we can then start planning and take on board the second tier level Because there 's no doubt I 'll find somebody to do a field sales role Oh that 's two a penny Well they 're easier , I 'll find somebody easier Well it 's easier to recruit at the lower level than it is the upper
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Now however , they will be prepared to let the tribunal decide if they sign a player out of contract — and that could happen within the next few weeks . Take a trip back in time THE Ulster Society are about to hit the road on one of their magical history tours . Their latest coach journey into the past is next Saturday , and it will be through Co. Down .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
It did so with only grudging recognition of the need for national consultations with Social Democratic leaders . The Labour and Socialist International had issued a declaration on 19 February calling for joint action between the German Social Democrats and Communists to defeat Hitler . It concluded : " The Labour and Socialist International has always been ready to negotiate with the Communist International with a view to common action as soon as this body is also ready . " The Comintern response was that there could be " no faith in the sincerity of the declaration of the LSI Bureau " . The Comintern suggestion that Communists should approach the official national committees of their respective Social Democratic Parties was , however , a significant departure .
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
While I like the idea of allowing a different pianist to combine with strings for each work , I miss that element of personality and insight which a great soloist such as Rubinstein brought to this music . To be fair , none of the players here is less than extremely competent , but there are moments when the piano tone appears monochrome or lacking in warmth . At the same time , the ensemble certainly rises to the occasion especially when Brahms is in his most dynamic mood — not surprisingly , the ‘ gypsy rondo’ Finale of G minor Piano Quartet is a highpoint , the Hungarians revelling in its unbridled exuberance . At present , the Bartók Quartet have the field to themselves as far as sets of the complete string works are concerned , so these 1974 recordings can be confidently recommended . For the Piano Quartets , however , I would unhesitatingly turn to the more high - powered team of Emmanuel Ax , Isaac Stern , Jaime Laredo and Yo Yo Ma on Sony .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Ironically , Nizan 's first published novel , Antoine Bloye , was the first French text to be officially consecrated with the title " socialist realist " , yet unlike Aragon who explicitly aligned his literature in the camp of socialist realism , Nizan was more equivocal about his work . Although his praise of socialist realism as a theory , Soviet socialist realist writers , and Aragon 's " socialist realist " novels was quite genuine , Nizan was convinced in his own mind that his task as a writer was to produce " revolutionary " literature . Such a literature doubtless resembled Soviet socialist realism in its general principles , but was nevertheless different in the final analysis because framed within a specifically French cultural context . Nizan evidently judged " socialist realism " to be the appropriate literary theory for post - revolutionary Soviet society , and " revolutionary literature " to be the appropriate literary theory for pre - revolutionary French society . To understand the full significance of Nizan 's communist novels , it is consequently necessary to elucidate the precise nature of Nizan 's theory of revolutionary literature .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
You 've got one have you ? Good . Well I 've had a word with Keith and he will be available and , and very willing to do a one day seminar of that nature basically on why unison how we should go about convincing the , the membership at large how we should er conduct the free ballot campaign as it were . Er he will be quite will willing and happy to do that on behalf of the three organizations erm here in County Hall one day in the first week in October well any day barring Thursday of that week . So we 're in your hands as to what date you would prefer to hold it and who we would want to invite .