Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: turn over a new leaf (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Why are you confessing to me?’ ‘ Because you … and Charles … represent ordinary public opinion — my family usually ignore public opinion — and because I specially owe it to you … to both of you . Besides , if I 'm turning over a new leaf , I need new friends to go with it , do n't you know?’ ‘ But how can we possibly … trust … after … ’ The idea of friendship with Charity was so daunting , she shook her head and dried up .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: yes)
Litter , graffiti , vandal damage , the numbers of children in care , urine and excrement pollution all became more common as the design values worsened within each variable . Coleman bluntly blames features of Utopian design as the chief factor in many aspects of social decline in new or redeveloped areas . Although her wide - ranging attacks on the public housing - building ‘ industry’ go further than her data alone would justify , the story of post - war public housing seems to have come full circle . New Towns , Expanded Towns and Green Belts The idea of New Towns has a long pedigree , but it received its twentieth - century fillip through the garden city movement ( Osborn and Whittick , 1963 ) .
Idiom: hold the ring (used idiomatically: no)
' Out of sight , out of mind , is the practice with youths of his age , ' said the voice of experience . ' I know not why he troubled — keeping us both standing about catching our death of cold ! ' ' He gave me this , ' Joan told her , holding out the ring for inspection . ' Holy Mary ! I expect he robbed the crown jewels ! '
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
Up to this time , the bidding process was still child 's play and had little in common with the clever , interesting , and often - dramatic process that preceeds the playing of the first trick today .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. James Lamond Does the Minister recall the remark made by President Yeltsin the other day which so delighted the Prime Minister — that Britain 's nuclear weapons were irrelevant and of no consequence in the discussions about nuclear disarmament ? Does not that remark demonstrate that we never had an independent nuclear deterrent , as neither President Yeltsin nor anyone else in the Soviet Union accepted it as a deterrent ; and that we have poured tens of billions of pounds down the drain trying to maintain that mystique ? Mr. Hogg That question merely illustrates the fact that the Labour party is historically a party of unilateral disarmament and that , by prejudice and policy , it is to a considerable degree still a party of unilateral disarmament .
Idiom: touch a nerve (used idiomatically: yes)
I also tried the Graham Potentialiser , which looks like an expensive piece of Italian designer furniture . It rocks you backwards and forwards and is supposed to stimulate the endorphins in your brain , helping to boost thinking power It did n't — but then I was only on it for about 10 minutes before I started feeling sick . Bizarre though the synchro - energy system might sound , it 's touched a raw nerve among jaded New Yorkers worn out by a decade of hard , hyped - up materialistic living . All sorts of people come through the Centre 's doors . ' I get a lot of very serious , professional - looking businessmen in here who admit to meditating, 'says Zerrer
Idiom: a pretty penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Did he ? Er him er , sh they live in Spain now . Oh er he , he 's worth a pretty penny is Sounness . He went in Carl 's shop the other , the other week . Did he ?
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
John Dunlop 's filly will not be inconvenienced by the ground as she won her maiden on good to soft at Salisbury . She followed that effort by finishing a length second to Rainbow Lake in a Listed race at Newbury and is clearly improving . Frenchpark is another who should relish the conditions and could win the Coal Trade Benevolent Association Conditions Stakes on his first run of the season . A promising two - year - old when trained in Ireland by Con Collins , Frenchpark won the Group Three Beresford Stakes at the Curragh by a head on good to soft ground . Lyphard 's Delta is expected to complete a five - timer in the Group Three Abtrust Select Stakes at Goodwood .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
' This way you do n't have to worry about ACUs , licences and doctors ' certificates . It 's tongue in cheek , we do n't take ourselves too seriously yet . ' We met at a meeting of the North Yorkshire Road Racing Support Group ( in Northallerton Rugby Club ) where the moped messengers were spreading the word that life begins at 50 . Russ Armstrong , a Middlesbrough motorcycle dealer , has also changed gear after 18 years of the road racing power game . It got too expensive , he says .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
I can see two orange spots of light where Marie and Peter are smoking fags . They ai n't talking no more . Marie turns to look at me , and I can just see the light shining off her eyes . ‘ What about some crumpets for tea?’ she says . It 's getting nearly Christmas now .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
Page One , as it 's known , of this most influential organ , is like no other page . It is the one that speaks volumes , the one that counts , the sleeve upon which NME wears its heart . It 's the part that catches your eye on WH Smith 's ankle - height shelf , it is the visual reference point , the crux . Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p , it can make or break a band . Since 1972 , it would be true to say that the NME cover can not be bought .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
That Fiji won the main prize so easily led to something of an anti - climax , but that was hardly the fault of the organisers , though they were to blame for the scant and often inaccurate team information for public and press . John Jeffrey 's popularity on Fiji knew no bounds . The White Shark , who would regularly sign autographs for all and sundry , had heard Gregor Townsend , tongue in cheek , suggesting that he ( Townsend ) and the gifted Fijian stand - off , Waisale Serevi , were best mates and knew each other well from Fiji 's successful trip to the 1991 Gala Sevens . Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph . Scotland rested in Sydney yesterday before their flight today to Hong Kong , where they are in the same pool this weekend as Tonga and Romania .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Policy is for politicians , but if a tax proposal is administratively unworkable , then we should let them know sooner rather than later . The research paper recommends certain reporting actions by UK companies — such as publishing environmental policies and naming an environmental director — as well as setting out an eight page research agenda for academics , the ASB and APB . It also proposes an environment charter setting out the Institute 's environment strategy and even suggests establishing an Environment Faculty in the longer term . I believe the issues are important enough to warrant setting up such a faculty now . Its first job should be to draw up the Institute 's environment charter .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Children starving , children who who are orphans , children on the move , refugees erm people that have nothing , nothing at all and a lot of the money is spent in this country erm particularly in cities , very poor areas of the cities . The children learned how to do all the jobs that make a shop work . Opening the boxes , stacking the cards , I 've been on the tills and serving the customer putting the things in bag . Time to hand back to the grown - ups . and time for this reporter to go back to school .
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
By John Simister Volvo 's turbocharged big saloon has always been a bit of a maverick . Square - cut and staid to behold , it packs a potent punch quite at odds with its looks . Today 's 940 Turbo fits that description as comfortably as the old 740 Turbo did . Now , however , there are not one but two turbocharged 940s .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
This indeed has already happened . Callinicos ' Marxism has been repelled from the ramparts of pluralism for being … well , Marxist . It leads to the Gulag , you know , and is patriarchal to boot(translation : Marx had a beard ) . Given that Callinicos ' book is difficult , and given the probability that despite the seriousness of its argument it is unlikely to be widely debated , I will firstly offer an interpretation of what I think its main themes are , and what they are not . In the first place , as the title makes plain , if offers a searching criticism of the claim that we are living in a postmodern epoch , and the consequence of that claim , that the culture and politics appropriate to such an epoch are structurally different from those of the preceding — and now past — Modern one .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
' If it 's the Evelyn Lennox problem , go ahead , Adam , ' Hauser encouraged him . ' After all , we have no secrets from Frank . By the by by , he called in at London on his way from New York . ' ' Just a brief stopover , ' Galvone said , turning round . Carver nodded .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
Do n't confuse the environment with the wider systems of interest , which , although providing inputs and receiving outputs , exercise control over the system being considered , normally by setting the standards , rules and so on ; additionally , the wider system often provides the resources that are used by the subject system . To avoid delaying the progress of a study by being too concerned with defining the environment or other CATWOE elements correctly , it may be necessary to merge some real-world facts with the systems thinking , for example by considering the relationships between the group being studied and other parts of the organisation , and setting the system boundary accordingly . This might appear contrary to the idea of keeping systems thinking and real-world aspects separate , but it can provide a compromise that ensures that progress can be made ; however , such compromises should be recognised as such and not made as a matter of course . Other Factors Similarly , because system boundaries are not synonymous with functional or organisational boundaries , difficulties can be encountered when defining the actors , owner(s) and customers of a Human Activity System .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
At least that is a weakness I would pick out . But no-one can doubt his steel . The way he was fired up for last season 's FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth , despite knowing he was to have major heart surgery the next day showed his commitment . Even the after effects could not keep him from the final . The changes are still under way at Liverpool and Souness will put a few more noses out of joint before he 's finished .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
After a long gallop to Radstock our two heroes then made their weary way back to Crediton where they made their final assault . Key Street , Ipswich AS everyone knows , was Comic Relief Day — one of those days when , if you dared to venture out of your bed , you would be forced to empty your pockets for charity . Dress in ‘ bad taste’ was the order of the day at Key Street and out came the psychedelic shirts , hideous trousers , flower power shorts , multi - coloured spotted nightshirts , loud ties and luminous tights , complete with resplendent ankle socks . Finishing touches were silver handbags , flashing neon ear - rings , pale blue eyeshadow and tomatoes — everywhere !
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Quartz If criticism gets you down and you tend to brood , keeping one of these crystals near you is believed to bring you renewed confidence and a fresh perspective . To ease a headache , lie down and place three of these crystals on your forehead — one pointing up to the crown and two pointing towards it from the left and right sides . Rose Quartz Said to help depression .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
' There are archers all round you . Make a move and we drop you . ' Isambard lifted a hand without turning his head , and snapped his fingers at the shifting , uneasy murmur at his back . ' Do as he says . Be still ! '
Idiom: spend a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
All the stories are drawn and there are none of the photo stories which are to be found in the magazines for older girls of the time . The format is A4 on newsprint , and is mainly black and white , with colour covers , keeping costs low . At the top of each page is a comment about Bunty , such as ‘ Fourteen pence well spent — on hours of content — that 's ‘ BUNTY ’ ’ or a bit of advice on safety , ‘ Do n't forget girls , never accept lifts from strangers ! ’ . This is an interesting and useful way of using the pages and is not apparent in any other girls ’ comic of the period . The predominance of white , middle-class characters , is disappointing , although I do recall a ballet story with black dancers — strangely enough around the time of the tv series ‘ Fame ’ !
Idiom: in the driver's seat (used idiomatically: yes)
17 March 1984 : Half the charisma of the Countach is what happens at journey 's end . To arrive somewhere in it is to take a shortcut to celebrity ; park it , and you create an instant tourist attraction . Some ask if they can sit in the driver 's seat . Others merely want to look at the engine . The witty ones ask what it 's like to fly .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Check The Roker manager had planned to watch the former Spurs midfielder in action last week , but ran a check instead on Sheffield Wednesday 's Danny Wilson . But Crosby 's move for Wilson has been put on ice while Southampton dither over whether to come back in for Armstrong after having a £ 750,000 bid rejected . It 's a complicated situation that leaves Armstrong in limbo — and almost certainly back on the bench for today 's visit by table - toppers Charlton . Crosby said : ‘ I ca n't fault Gordon 's attitude .
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's just possible he never will be . Wright is an instinctive player , football 's equivalent of Sandy Lyle . Such a quantity of natural ability can sometimes cause inner confusion and players like him can turn a match on its head sometimes without knowing how it happened or how they did it . Wright has such talent that he can become a much more exciting player than Lineker because he has the added bonus of being able to play with the ball as well as without it . Strength
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Then a live magician on the stage ; some singing ; the flat white again and men firing rifles across dead buffalo at the rest of the herd . Afterwards I sat on the mat that smelled of dog while my mother and Josie talked . About Josie 's son drowned at sea and her daughter Irma 's fiancé ‘ missing’ . He was in the Fleet Air Arm . I liked those words and repeated them often to myself .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
He also visited a settlement on Joseph Creek , on the Grande Ronde , whose headman was Chief Joseph 's father , Tuekakas . The 1834 Green River rendezvous was attended both by Nez Perce headmen and the burly , broad - jawed Methodist minister Jason Lee . His presence was transient , but other ‘ Black Robes’ were shortly to follow in his footsteps . An interest in Christianity had first arisen among the Nez Perce when a Spokan and a Kutenai boy returned after four years at the Red River Church of England Mission School . Dressed as white men , speaking English and clutching bible and prayer - book in their hands , Spokan Garry and Kutenai Pelly caused a sensation .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Giving breastfeeding a try Do n't let us put you off having a go at breastfeeding ; it can be an extremely rewarding and satisfying experience for both mother and baby . Many women find it easier and more convenient in the long run . Even if you do n't continue with breastfeeding after the first few days , giving your baby colostrum ( the fluid produced by the breasts immediately after the birth ) has major benefits and is obviously better than not breastfeeding at all . Dr Peter Sullivan , senior lecturer and paediatrician at the Westminster Hospital for Children , explains : ‘ Colostrum is not just a food .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Her smile was winning , her charm delightful . Joe could n't see any good reason for not obliging her . ‘ Well , it so happens I 'm going to town in the morning,’ he said . ‘ I 'll meet you at the National Gallery at ten o'clock.’ ‘ I am thrilled,’ said Marcelle , ‘ I did not think it would be as easy as this to make friends with an English gentleman.’
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Because we find ourselves concentrating mainly on human rights , we should n't knock others who are working on other tasks which are also essential . Regarding another feature ( AMNESTY , June / July ) — another excellent issue , by the way , as usual— I felt very much for David Bull in view of the rockets he collected over the India fundraising appeal . Having made two journeys to India and stayed with Indian friends there , I did not find the quote at all out of order , and to me the emphasis naturally fell on the words ' now that their lives have been ruined ' rather than the five preceding words . It is quite right that members sensitivities should be aired . But as David Bull says in his reply , even if we have misgivings about the way any campaign is handled , let 's hope we are not deterred from getting on with the job in hand !
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Early reports had the sadhus sweeping the Mughal army in front of them — until , so it was said , Aurangzeb deployed strange magic against them . It was the golden age of the fakirs . Their activity amazed and baffled even the sceptical Bernier : ‘ They tell any person his thoughts , cause the branch of a tree to blossom and to bear fruit within an hour , hatch an egg in their bosom within fifteen minutes , producing what ever bird may be demanded , and make it fly around the room.’ Later , when Aurangzeb ordered the decapitation of the naked fakir Sarmad , an Armenian Jew who had converted to Islam , the sage allegedly picked up his head and walked up the steps of the Jama Masjid . There he said a final set of prayers before departing to the heavens .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: no)
The sentence : ' Algerian milk runs quickly up a drainpipe ' has almost certainly never appeared in print before ( another NI first ) but you know exactly what is meant . 4 . In the swim We rarely reflect on such mysteries . As the Chinese proverb has it : ' The fish will be the last to discover the water ' .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Though still far from perfect , as Bromwich and Bhimani ( 1989 ) indicate , they are an improvement on older practices . Moreover , with improved internal - management accounting practices , it is likely that external disclosure practices will also improve , to help combat concerns about the short - term biases of current accounting practices and stock - market pressures . However , I believe that in the longer run , as production processes become more automated , Kaplan 's activity - based costing concepts will find their main application at the stage of product design and investment selection , although they might have a wider application in service industries , such as the Health Service , and in the control of non - manufacturing costs . These developments in cost - accounting are likely to be of central importance in resource - allocation decisions for the foreseeable future . Cost accounting can regain its rightful place alongside , and integrated with , business policy and strategic analyses .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Pip , dear old boy , you knew her when she was a fine woman … ’ and he could say no more . Biddy , in her neat little black dress , was busy serving food . Old friends from the village were talking quietly among themselves , and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye , as he drank brandy and swallowed large pieces of cake . ‘ May I , my dear sir ? May I?’ he asked , his mouth full , and shook my hand enthusiastically .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
The fearful noise abated in its intensity , trailed away and was gone . There seemed to be a dreadful , waiting silence . Johnny , as though realizing for the first time that he was still wearing his pyjama trousers , began to worry at the knot in the cord at his waist , the trembling of his hands causing him to fumble ineffectively . ' Shall I help ? ' Cassie asked .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
This does not necessarily mean , however , that all Russia 's technical achievements are the product of espionage , although Western intelligence would have us believe this . It is claimed , for example , that Russia 's ability to produce an atomic and later a nuclear bomb was entirely a result of information given by British spies . By the same token Russia 's nuclear submarines are the direct product of information obtained from spies in Britain and America . Even the new silent propulsion system seen on some new Russian submarines was not their own invention but came from Toshiba of Japan . All this creates convenient mythology .
Idiom: wipe someone's eye (used idiomatically: no)
‘ These terrorists have really made a lovely picture by kidnapping Liam Shakespeare , have n't they ? A picture of mother - love and devoted families . Let 's all wipe our eyes.’ He frowned . ‘ It 's very , very peculiar .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The resulting demonstration projects established a base of knowledge to support more effective planning and implementation of stepwise regional remediation in terms of site characterization , cleanup technology , and temporary waste management . Adequate planning is particularly important because remediation on so large a scale – and in a densely populated area with such complex topography and land use – has never been attempted before . With a view to building local understanding and providing information to the international community , the output of this work is being summarized in a user - friendly , Web based communication platform that is now being developed . Decontamination work leads to a huge amount of waste , which needs to be managed – collected , transported , sorted , stored , reduced in volume , prepared for disposal , and , eventually , placed in permanent disposal facilities – at the local , regional , and national levels . Due to pressure to allow the rapid return of displaced residents , however , the JAEA demonstration projects proceeded only as far as establishing temporary storage facilities , intended as stopgaps until centralized waste conditioning , interim storage , and disposal facilities are available .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
An air pilot ? Alright . Just si now just ge just hands down for just one minute please . Cos I 've just got to check are we alright up to three . Up to three , right .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: no)
The alternative , as discovered by fun - loving Fergie , could be a lot worse . And while she might not have done herself a lot of favours over the last five years , it has to be concluded that she is better getting out while the going 's still good . Better that than spending a miserable lifetime in the Windsor soup … HARROGATE 'S Ericson Atkins plays his first game for three weeks today when Yorkshire step into the seething cauldron of Redruth .