Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
I reckon Marie - Anne 's the nicest girl he 's ever fancied . He 's got , he 's got , he 's got a death wish on He must be takes the piss and I go . He goes shut up , you taking the piss out of me . I do n't take the piss out of him he goes turns all silent , he goes like Just think , someone that you fancy supposed to be someone in your dreams and stuff like that
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
The awarding body must also develop all the necessary delivery mechanisms , such as assessment systems , quality assurance systems , certification systems , etc . To be able to offer an NVQ or SVQ , the awarding body must make a submission to the National Council for Vocational Qualifications ( England , Wales and Northern Ireland ) and the Scottish Vocational Education Council ( Scotland ) . If it meets all of the criteria laid down by these bodies , the NCVQ or SCOTVEC ‘ seal of approval’ will be given and the awarding body will be able to offer the awards . As yet , no awarding body is involved in this part of the process for the funeral industry . No existing qualifications will be accredited as S / NVQs as they are not based on the Occupational Standards which are currently being developed by the steering group .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
I still get a childish kick out of pretending that I am a wide - eyed seal who thinks only to play . The gate swings open behind me . Turning to see an intruder in our paradise , sharp disappointment falls into place . I see an overweight middle - aged man struggling to close it again whilst trying to hold his towel around his middle . Lucker and I glance across the nipped and tucked waves , no longer King and Queen in a divine state .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
He arranged the coat on the hanger , wrenched at his wing - collar and unclipped the shirt - stud . The starched front of his shirt parted with a clatter , he dropped the handful of studs into an ashtray and kicked off his black patent - leather shoes . He flexed his toes on the carpet . ‘ My feet,’ he said . ‘ I suppose a young man like you would n't understand what pleasure it gives me to remove tight shoes?’
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
‘ The shout of ‘ Freeze’ from the door and the sight of the big crew - cut man crouched over a Colt.45 aimed straight at his chest caused the burly man to stop . He spat and slowly raised both hands . Upstairs the red - haired man was in bed with the only woman in the group . They both awoke as the windows and doors crashed in downstairs . The woman screamed , the man went for the bedroom door and met the first FBI man on the landing .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
Do you think it 'd go ? Barbra Streisand wants to do it with me.’ ‘ She 'd make anything go,’ the girl said , a second after reading a paragraph on the front page of Variety about two big London managements — no mention of him — that were bidding against each other for the show . ‘ What made you want to go into the theatre?’ ‘ Well’ and he waited to be certain he was putting it right , for she gave him scruples ‘ well , as we were saying , one is n't sure of the ruling hand any longer , so there is an inclination these days to take over oneself.’
Idiom: out of the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Europe simply can not count on the British , at ~ least for a while . The idea of a Club of Six , floated by Nicolas ~ Sarkozy early in his presidency , was always abstract and is now untenable . Given Silvio ~ Berlusconi ’s sexcapades , the Italy that he leads can not be taken seriously , while Spain is out of the running for an EU leadership role , owing to its dire economic conditions . As for Poland , although the bumbling Kaczynski “ twins ” have been removed from power , the country ’s fixation on security in its immediate neighborhood is incompatible with true European leadership . Since the other 21 EU members never liked the idea of a Club of Six to begin with , it is just as well that such a vision has been buried , probably forever .
Idiom: tip the scales (used idiomatically: yes)
How many more can Crayford accommodate when they put up the house - full signs ? There could be a capacity Crayford audience tonight for the £ 3,000 final of the Carsberg Vase . Side Wink ( 9.38 ) , a pocket Hercules who tips the scales at barely 55lbs , has a great chance , says trainer Pam Heasman . ‘ She likes the track , can run from any trap and stays every inch of the trip,’ said the an unusually forthcoming Miss Heasman . Romford feature four heats of the Steve Simmons Marathon and My Texette ( 8.32 ) and Son Of Ash ( 9.04 ) look the pick .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
For many locals , however , they are now just a part of the scenery . Much of the countryside round Hinkley Point is given over to agriculture . Traditional dairy farmers rub shoulders with intensive pig rearing units . Scattered villages house people who work at the power station , or in the nearby towns of Bridgwater and Taunton . In the summer , holidaymakers stream past on their way to the Butlins holiday camp at Minehead , scattering sheep from the road and crisp packets into the hedges .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
They do not apply if your employment is terminated during the term or if you are constructively dismissed . You may be presented with a service agreement which covers many pages and which , you are told , offers the attractive guarantee of a long working period . It goes without saying that you should study it with the utmost care . Towards the back , you may find exclusions of statutory rights which have never been mentioned in your discussions with management . Think before you sign .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
You 're gon na go out to at lunchtime . Ooh . Going out to lunch . he can get back to normal he can come home and have a big bit of toast . I wanted your knife .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
That wanker Barnes who was supposed to save the club years ago . My sample space is limited but I think Oldham this year will take a little beating . Not quite a donkey but Wallaces goal to win the league at Sheff Utd will probably go down as the jammiest ever in my book . We 've had a few from the middle 80 's : Phelan , Irwin , Sellars , Linigan , Seaman … Stoke two years in a row losing at their ground 6–2 the first year and 7–2 the second in the mid - eighties
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
Have you got an address close to it ? Yep . Oh I 've knocked it off . Did you hear about that ? Permanent
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything must go on as before , she insisted . There were to be no drawn curtains , no signs of mourning , and certainly no black ties . Stevie , deeply troubled , had decided that the only thing was to fall in with her mood , but he kept catching Patrick 's eye . He and Chris tried to steer a middle course during the ritual of drinks before dinner and the meal that followed . It was poor Jacob who caught it in the neck .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe one day I will , bot not today . He took a yoghurt from the fridge . It was like a supermarket in there — every stupid flavour under the sun . Adrian had taken the first one he came to , which turned out to be Black Cherry . That was O.K. Perhaps it was a good omen .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
Last weekend he despatched Jose Quinones , a shot fighter , in one round . Next month he faces another man who has seen better days , Michael Olajade , a Nigerian born in Britain . Olajade was going places until he was badly beaten by Michael Nunn , but he will provide Benn with fighting experience . ‘ From now on my home is in England , but the business of boxing will be here,’ he said . The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Certainly anything they send by radio or by microwave circuit within their country can be intercepted . But what every intelligence chief longs to do is somehow to tap into the very heart of the opponent 's communication system and listen to his most secret messages without him being aware . Bearing in mind the geographical locations of the superpowers , this is easier to contemplate than achieve . At the end of World War II , Europe lay divided under the control of the four Allied powers — America , Russia , Britain and France . The divisions were arbitrary , mainly depending upon who happened to be where when the fighting stopped .
Idiom: hope against hope (used idiomatically: yes)
There 'd been no need to unpack properly , because tomorrow she 'd be leaving , of course . She woke up , at first disorientated and unaware of exactly where she was , but memory soon came flooding back , and with it a drop to her spirits . Somehow she 'd still hoped against hope that Ace might have come to her after all . The morning looked grey and gloomy too , as if matching her mood , and Kate was reminded that January was hardly the most romantic month for a honeymoon in the English countryside . All in all she managed to add considerably to her feelings of inadequacy as far as Ace was concerned by the time she made her way downstairs towards the kitchen .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
Then he will probably have two more races before the Gold Cup . The form book insists Jodami will need to improve by more than a stone if he is to trouble The Fellow . But Patrick Farrell , who began his riding career with champion trainer Michael Dickinson , believes his hero can make the grade . He is a dream to ride — absolutely brilliant , ’ said 29-year-old Farrell . His nickname is Crash but thankfully he has never done that .
Idiom: off the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
With effect from 1 December 1990 the entirety of England and Wales became an area of compulsory registration . Registered land conveyancing is delightfully simple , both as to deducing and investigation of title , and official forms are obtainable that , with minor adaptation , will serve in all but a few cases . Compared with unregistered conveyancing , the reduction in responsibility and mental anguish is notable ; moreover , by no more than lifting the telephone you have at your elbow , in the Land Registry Enquiry Department in Lincoln 's Inn Fields and in every District Land Registry , a friendly and expert service , which can usually answer " off the cuff " any questions that perplex you . 2 . The Land Registries
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
Aah ! I just do n't know what was wrong with it , I 've work , Jason said Ja we a subject turned to what he wore in bed Ja and Jason said nothing , right but he said when it 's winter I wear my t - shirt and the pants and I cuddle up to my glow worm and we was all taking the mickey out of his glow worm , right so I 've come home and I read the paper and I 'll see glow worm in it , so I cut it out and give it to him and he stuck it up in the factory ! So every time everybody goes past and goes how 's your glow worm boy today and takes the mickey out of him ! Mm . I said , and Roy was being rude though cos I said to Roy , I said , have n't you got a glow worm , he said no mine 's got eyes on the end of it !
Idiom: cut no ice (used idiomatically: yes)
The following Monday we met at Downing Street in an attempt to sort it all out . By this meeting Nigel had come up with a further solution : rather than abolish SERPS , he suggested that we modify it to the point that it could be afforded . This had always been the fall - back position , but at this late stage in the argument it cut no ice . The last person to reopen decisions already taken was Margaret Thatcher . Over the next days we fine - tuned the scheme and made some useful improvements .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
MINISTRY PLAY their first ever dates in the UK this week — keenly anticipated since the release of the fiendish ‘ Psalm 69 : How To Succeed And How To Suck Eggs’ LP . Field reports from the US Lollapalooza II tour further fuelled interest . There is no question that Ministry stole the show at Lollapalooza . NME attended the opening night at Sana Francisco 's Shoreline Amphitheater . The local promoter had evidently not managed to summon the courage to quibble with Jourgensen over the 89 decibel limit on the main stage .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Any model under the template will be hit on the D6 roll of a 4 , 5 or 6 . As with other weapons which use templates you will have to use your own judgement to decide whether models are potential targets . The usual rule of thumb is that a model may be hit if half or more its base area is covered by the template , while a model whose base is only grazed is not hit . Resolve all hits with a strength of 3 . Man Catcher
Idiom: put the boot in (used idiomatically: yes)
I know what is needed at this point , and I start to follow . But I 've just reached the door when his escorts do it for me in the corridor . Out of sight , they crash his bulk to the floor and put the boot in , twice and loudly . It 's followed by more noise , sharp and ugly , as they drag him into the kitchen . The man is not enjoying this , but he 's not meant to .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
And there 's the paradox not least because he will be singing at Liverpool 's Paradox Club tonight . ‘ I 'm looking forward to showing Liverpool that there 's more to me than an oily spanner.’ The singing took a back seat while he concentrated on his soap career . ‘ Music got neglected for more than two years,’ he says . ‘ But it was n't wasted time .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: no)
There was only one plan that would do that , Caroline thought , and it was hers . But Nicolo 's smile was infectious , the feel of his arms wonderful . What harm could it do to play this little game another few minutes ? ' And what is that , Your Highness ? ' she asked , looping her arms around his neck . ' I thought I would show you some more of my Roma .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Since the Minister is anxious to avoid giving a commitment to set up a further education council , perhaps he could use the opportunity of replying to the debate to rule out a possibility which was raised in the press last year . In May The Times Higher Education Supplement , in an article entitled ' Merging the High and Low Roads ' , suggested that further education funding in Scotland could in future be incorporated in the proposed Scottish higher education funding council . If that is not the case , perhaps the Minister will say that it is not the intention of the Government to go down that high road or low road , whatever they wish to call it , and merge further education and higher education in one funding council after the general election . By giving the Secretary of State the power this side of the general election , perhaps he intends to implement such a council after the election . Mr. Michael Forsyth
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Jimmy - One - Arm … a great many people who played unwarily against him died unexpectedly in their early forties . He was dismissive about his own ability . In my teens I had lived precariously on the lip of first class rugby by virtue of knowing every trick in the canon , evil and otherwise , by being a bad bad loser , but chiefly and perhaps only because I was very nippy off the mark . I was 5′ 10½&in in height in bare feet and weighed soaking wet no more than 12½ stone and since I played in the park , usually at open side wing forward , and since I played against genuinely big men , it therefore followed I had to be galvanically quick . When faced with bigger and faster forwards I was doomed .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
Mr Bodison all but steals the show . Twenty super facts about your hero 1 MARIO was the 1980 brainchild of Japanese computer genius Shigeru Miyamoto but originally had only a walk-on part in the game Donkey Kong . 2 HIS brother Luigi is not only his plumbing partner but also shares his adventures . They are known as the Super Mario Brothers .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Michael was absolutely shattered . Everything he does he throws his heart and soul into it and it just completely destroyed his confidence.’ Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . The buxom Mlle Gilles is called upon every 10 minutes to reveal her all ( or three - quarters of it ) and while this is no sight to be despised , she could have appeared stark - naked from beginning to end and still failed to distract our attention from the movie 's essential mediocrity.’ Kinematograph Weekly 's critic remarked , ‘ The aura of wealth is everywhere except in the person of Michael Crawford , whose Harry is yet another study in his gallery of perky , slightly common heroes .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
I 'm not You get too rough . behind your back . No . Yeah .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Reading between the wines Part 1 Satisfy your thirst for knowledge with Kitty Butterwick 's six - part wine appreciation course , and you could by quaffing your way to a qualification Do you ever feel confused by the vast array of wines on supermarket shelves ? Do you plump for a bottle with an attractive label or simply stick to a wine that is familiar ? Then the BBC Good Food Beginner 's Wine Certificate is for you .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Indeed , if Wright was hiding last night , it was only as camouflage and he emphatically answered Graham as early as the sixth minute . As Derby defender Simon Coleman and goalkeeper Steve Sutton dithered over David Seaman 's wind-assisted punt Wright , lurking in the background , pounced . He bravely nipped in between the two players and showed a delicate touch to loft the ball over Sutton 's body for his 11th goal of the season . That gave Arsenal the initiative and within seven minutes they went further ahead . Again they were helped by defensive indecision , this time between Coleman and Craig Short as they attempted to deal with a Seaman clearance .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
The rate seems to have been about half that of an ordinary return and was perhaps a day ticket , although no mention of that condition is made . Perhaps a bag of golf clubs was also a requirement . Third Class golfers must have been few and far between as my ticket example is only number 16 ! Price alterations to tickets are often found , in some instances this has been done twice , perhaps due to fare increases during World War I and subsequent reductions afterwards . Two examples are illustrated here .
Idiom: bar none (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm wondering if , if it 's too acid for a good crop of potatoes without liming . Yes it certainly is , I , as you say the streets round Sally Oak are lined with erm gardens with rhododendrons in are n't they ? I must say I 've only grown two maincrop this year , I 've been clearing some new ground and I 've just grown King Edward and Pink Fir Apple , I 've got the biggest biggest Pink Fir Apples you have ever seen bar none but I 'm coming back to you now Fred , I put to you a few minutes ago , your personal recommendations for the best three or four or five potatoes for the different cooking purposes . Well I think as an early potato Stefan , I would chose from Rocket for the earliest , I would grow I think for as well as that I would go for Foremost but if you want a real waxy potato it would still be Arran Pilot cos now whenever you eat it it got a strong taste , whether it 's young or whether it 's old . As a late potato , as a keeping potato I always grow Wilger Now I grow Wilger because it , it browns well when it 's roasted .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
Although Very ! they and er they 've been around for centuries of course but er erm there 's all sorts of myths about them some of which are half - truths and some which un - truths . Er but er they 've not been studied a great deal by er in , in this country at any rate .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Q. Adjusting my protein skimmer is causing me problems . At most I get just enough to wet the bottom of the collection cup , and sometimes none for more than a week . If I increase the bubbles in the column they just seem to come out at the water inlet holes at the water surface . I use a two - gang adjustable valve but this never stops stable long enough for the skimmer to work efficiently . Any solutions ?
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
Carrie said , ‘ Nick and I used to walk from the town along the side of the railway . It was quite safe , not like an electrified line , and there were n't many trains , anyway . Only two or three a day and they came dead slow round the bend in case there were sheep on the track . When there were , the engine driver would stop the train and get out of his cab and shoo them off , and sometimes he 'd wait so that everyone could get down from the carriages and stretch their legs and pick blackberries before they set off again . Nick and I never saw that , but people said it often happened .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Stripping of King 's powers by military ruler Maj .- Gen . Justin Metsing Lekhanya , the leader of the ruling six - member Military Council , appeared to gain the upper hand in a power struggle when he announced on Feb. 21 that the powers of the head of state , King Moshoeshoe II , would " for the time being " be vested in himself , assisted by the other members of the Council , although Moshoeshoe remained head of state . There were reports that the royal palace in the capital , Maseru , had on that day been surrounded by armed troops , and that the Army was patrolling the town , but Lekhanya on Feb. 22 denied that the King had been placed under house arrest . The crisis was sparked off by the arrest and dismissal on Feb. 19 of three Council members , namely Col . Thaabe Letsie , Lt .- Col . Joshua Sekhobe Letsie ( both cousins of the King ) and Col . Aloysius Kethang Mosoeunyane , and of the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications , Maj . Philip Moyani Mokhanto .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
He would have to probe this man first and get to understand him . But probe with caution , he told himself , with the utmost caution . He put the book back on the shelf and returned to the fire . ‘ Yeh have a most interestin ' collection there , Myles . Indeed yes .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
Watford full - back Jason Drysdale aims to hit the champions with the final instalment of a miserable treble by knocking them out of the Coca - Cola Cup at Vicarage Road . Drysdale is nicknamed ‘ Milky’ in the Hornets dressing room because he once resembled TV 's Milky Bar Kid . But Drysdale 's claim to fame now is not freckles , specs and white chocolate but arguably the sweetest left foot in the First Division . Threat With five goals already this season , Drysdale 's barnstorming raids will be a serious threat to Leeds , still licking their wounds after the European Cup disaster against Rangers and Saturday 's 4–0 hiding at Manchester City .
Idiom: walk all over (used idiomatically: yes)
I think he 's wrong . Hand ball ! Well that walked all over him ! Och ! What 'she doing ?