Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
However , Mr. Lawson then continues by making no distinction whatsoever between tobacco sponsorship and any other form of sponsorship . I very much regret that it is impossible to have a sports event , club or team these days without having a commercial sponsor . We could have an interesting separate debate about the role of sponsorship , but we accept that , if any sport in this country is to get off the ground , such sponsorship is a mandatory part of the scene . Surely , however , there are lines to be drawn , and it is not only remarkable , but worrying , to find that someone in such a responsible position can argue that the tobacco industry provides a neutral form of sponsorship . Mr. Lawson continued
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Mhm . And it 's just the one . And then I 've got all the pictures of all the logs on the train wagons and er that was really it was a , it was a good picture actually cos I thought oh look at that poor old tree there it 's Yeah . all its friends and then it was just standing there on the ground .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
King Cole have introduced their new range of leaflets for the Spring and Summer . Two of the leaflets ( 2237 and 2238 ) are mother and daughter double knitting designs in the popular Smarty . Following the increased demand for crochet designs , two leaflets ( 2239 and 2240 ) feature summer tops with cardigans which can be knitted or crocheted in Carolina DK which is 100 % cotton on 50 g balls . Four of the knitting patterns have been designed by Pat Menchini and Betty Barnden . Petal DK , a long established yarn in 100 g balls with a lustre effect has four new designs to support it for 1992 .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
TONIGHT 'S HUMBLE bill at the Pop Club went way beyond all expectations of a fairly good evening and turned into a joyous celebration . Coventry four - piece the Ludicrous Lollipops compete in the same arena as End 's Atomic Dustbin but do so with a large amount of panache and with fingers firmly placed on a bouncing , glistening pop pulse . As their orange balloons float around the Bull And Gate , popping in time with the music , the Lollies inject heart and soul into songs like ‘ Your Sun’ and ‘ Disinheritance’while their enthusiastic following cavort wildly . Debut single ‘ Mindgames’ sees the band synchronised pirouetting , but their set is over far too quickly . The Arguments continue along much the same agile lines with singer Juliette bounding around as if she 's been plugged into the national grid .
Idiom: dead to the world (used idiomatically: yes)
But one thing is common to all who follow the process of reforming in feeling : that is experience of the life of desire for God , freed from any earthly considerations , as an entry from the light of the world into a darkness in which things normally hidden from sight can gradually be discerned , and in which ultimately there grows a vision of a greater light . Hilton also assimilates this imagery to his under- standing of the Christian life as an extension of the Incarnation . And in this darkness the process of crucifying the image of sin in the practice of penance is completed for the contemplative is dead to the world . Hilton stresses that without this death there is no entry into the City of God , the contemplative state — " is no gate bot on " ( 27.96v . –245 ) . He also interprets St Paul 's teaching to the Colossians ( 3:3 ) in these terms : His evocation of a silent darkness at the heart of which the soul is alive only in faith and expectant longing , combines the same sense of both end and beginning that Rolle creates at the end of his shorter Passion meditation when the process of penance linked with the stages of the Crucifixion concludes in the darkness of the entombment — a darkness which in the pattern of Incarnation is the prelude to dawn and Resurrection .
Idiom: with knobs on (used idiomatically: yes)
' Lazy . Fat , lazy tyke . ' ' Fat an ' lazy yourself with brass knobs on . Come on , let 's go down then , it 's not far . ' ' No , ' Carrie snapped .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Even forgetting the music , there 's nothing more soul destroying than discovering that the constituent parts of the lean , mean Rock'n'Roll machine you worshipped as a kid have subsequently developed beer bellies , a penchant for incontinence wear and an alarming tendency to part their hair Jack Charlton- style an inch and a half above the right ear . The expanded girths , embarrassing bodily functions and creative coiffuring I can cope with — but what 's harder to handle is that most groups who reform do so because of shrinking royalty cheques rather than any genuine desire to play together again . I 'd think twice about levelling those jarges at Jake Burns if he was sitting in the same room as me but seeing as he 's on a car phone whizzing up London 's Tottenham Court Road , what the heck ! ‘ And they call me cynical!’ he laughs . ‘ For your information , I 've still got most of my own teeth and only have to use a walking frame when it 's damp and my arthritis starts giving me gyp .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
This is a pleasant town and a major road junction , for it is here that the road forks up to the pass of Encumeada across the centre of the island — and the way we will return . Ribeira Brava used to be like a Wild West or oasis town where buses and cars stopped for the occupants to take advantage of coffee , drinks and food and to fill their vehicle with petrol before venturing into the ‘ Beyond’ or the ‘ Outback’ . Nowadays the island is more developed but this is still a favourite and convenient ‘ watering hole’ . The Church of São Bento in Ribeira Brava was built in the sixteenth century but completely altered in the eighteenth century . It has a high altar with fine gilded carving and a sixteenth - century sculpture of Our Lady of the Rosary .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
He , he did n't know why he was there did he ? He wanted five percent discount did n't he ? Told him , selling a million pounds worth of flour e er flour a year and he had his twenty first coming up and apparently , he starts spilling the beans Good . on how much he had really .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
Similar time sharing is known in dispersal . In Trinidad , 19 species of the pioneering Miconia ( Melastomataceae ) fruit successively , providing fruit for dispersing birds throughout the year and staggered batches of seedlings that avoid interspecific competition . Although this example has been questioned , there could be ‘ shiftwork’ in other examples — in that there is a segregation of animals between night and day . Biotic explanations for both clumping and diversity have been adduced . The habits of some animals lead to the deposition of many seeds in one place .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
PAMELA : [ terrified ] O pray sir , let me go out of your presence , I beseech you . BELVILLE : By the God that made me , I 'll do you no harm . You have too much good sense not to discover that I , in spite of my heart and all the pride of it , can not but love you and have put on a behaviour to you that was much against my heart , in hopes to frighten you from your reservedness . You see I own it ingenuously . I would have you stay a week only and behave yourself with kindness to me .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
This situation also raises accusations that the record industry is an incestuous business in which the old pal 's act dominates at the expense of new undiscovered talent . Nick Gatfield disagrees . ‘ The music business is a small community which communicates by word of mouth . Any artist should seek out those people who can get them closer to a record company.’ The lucky few who are offered a recording contract must understand what they are signing .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
THE City 's first reaction to the Budget was adverse . The Chancellor 's admission that the PSBR will reach £ 50 billion in 1993 is no more than City economists were bandying around last autumn . But the fact that the PSBR for the current year has looked like falling short of the Chancellor 's revised forecast of £ 37 billion had persuaded some analysts that his estimate for the coming year would turn out little , if any , more than last November 's Treasury forecast of £ 44 billion . They had also convinced themselves that the Chancellor would read the runes and introduce additional tax measures to ensure the PSBR fell well short of £ 50 billion . In the event , the Budget takes only about £ 500 million out of the economy in 1993 - 94 , much below the figure City economists had been expecting .
Idiom: bottom drawer (used idiomatically: yes)
He wore a business suit which lacked the elegance of his chief , Howard . The Deputy Director of the SIS was a man you could pass in the street without noticing , an effect he 'd been careful to cultivate . Still using the flashlight , he perched the case on his desk , took out his key ring , used the two keys which unlocked the specially reinforced bottom right - hand drawer . Reaching down , he delved beneath three code books , hauled out the six passports with his photograph — minus glasses — and all in different names . He chose the passport with the name William Sanders , thrust it in his breast pocket .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Her finger slipped inside the weapon 's trigger guard . ‘ I 'm warning you . Stop taking the piss.’ ‘ The Terrestrial sense of humour,’ said the voice . ‘ There 's nothing quite like it anywhere else in the cosmos.’
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
His co - pilot was one of thousands who never returned . The man behind the anniversary jump is veteran parachutist Geoffrey Holmes from Henley - on - Thames . Some will be jumping solo , others — including Peter — in tandem . The instructor 's used to training younger men , but has every confidence in his latest pupil . Sadly , the low cloud base put paid to any jumping today , but weather permitting , they 'll be packing their chutes again tomorrow .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
A bug . A bug ? Well come to think of it , Rebecca ! I do see the similarity . It was off this .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
and I watch the pain of the man who 's left behind , what comes to mind is a fashion still from 1938 : careless of the state
Idiom: come up roses (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , have you noticed the head ? It 's out of shape . She 's been missing for a week , was going to marry a rising Minister , successful career , everything coming up roses . Does n't look like an accident . I 'll get the doc to think on , when he arrives.’
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Yeah , my objective was not actually to start a debate but to give you some indication of where we were going to go this afternoon . Food for thought . In development terms . We 've even got a new planning system .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Schrempp said in verbatim : " In the long run , we can not afford parasites .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
She said : ‘ The first time I heard of a case I could not believe it . But I have since come across three other instances . ‘ Most therapists have , at some stage , experienced feelings of attraction to clients , but that is quite normal when you are in an intense relationship behind closed doors . ‘ But to give way to those feelings , and start a sexual relationship with the patient was a betrayal of the therapist 's role , which could only damage the patient . ‘ If you are someone 's therapist , you can not be their lover .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Selector Abie Malan will be manager and John Williams is coach . Then came the news that Williams will not be getting the assistant he wanted . Despite having coached Northerns so well in tandem with Williams in the late Eighties , Eugene Van Wyk was refused and Ian Kirkpatrick , who has not coached at provincial level for at least a decade , has been named . Kirkpatrick is a marvellous rugby man , but surely his expertise is with the development of youngsters he enjoys so much . Rumours about that Van Wyk — and therefore such successful current coaches as Harry Viljoen of Transvaal and Natal 's Ian McIntosh — were not considered because they never wore the green and gold .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Once we have found an explanation that seems to make sense we tend to cling to it religiously . This is true in all cultures , whatever their level of sophistication . That this curiosity ( the urge to discover new things ) should act in tandem with its apparent opposite , conservatism of thought , within the human animal is an obvious paradox — another mystery . ABOVE The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei ( 1564–1642 ) , who got into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church because he stated in public that , as a result of his observations , he had come to the conclusion that the Earth was not the centre of the Universe . In this book I ask you to abandon your conservatism and allow your curiosity full rein .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
We finished our milk . ' Back to the salt mines , ' said Harvey , standing up . ' And if you want to do me a real favour , stop saying yes , for Christ 's sake . ' Harvey went through two doors and down a moving staircase . ' This is what we call the Corpus Callosum ; it 's the most complex computer in existence today .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: no)
A foreman who became disenchanted with this system and reluctant to apply it was fired ; predictably , his unfair dismissal claim succeeded . An effective method of appraisal will benefit both you and the business . It gives everyone an opportunity to take stock . If you can be confident that the person in charge is both perceptive and fair , the review meeting should be something to welcome , not to dread . You have nothing to gain from staying in the dark about what your superiors really think of your job performance .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: no)
Maybe he had grown up without ever realising it . But it was too late . The train set was already chuffing out of the station , so Steven decided to take everyone along for a ride . The story was about Peter Pan , another little boy who refused to grow up , except that in Steven 's film , by some inimitable twist of illogic , he has grown up . And he has forgotten all about the Lost Boys and how to fly , until his own children are kidnapped by his old adversary Captain Hook .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
It was only after late 1946 , inspired in part by a speech in Zurich by Winston Churchill , that support for European unity really began to gather pace . This was for a number of reasons . Most obvious was the breakdown in US - Soviet relations and the failure of the UN to keep the peace . Europeans feared being overwhelmed by Cold War terrors and some hoped that , through greater unity , they could form a ‘ third force’ to match America and Russia . In September 1947 Britain 's foreign secretary , Ernest Bevin , and France 's premier , Paul Ramadier , talked of uniting their colonial empires together , and socialist politicians including British premier Clement Attlee hoped to give the third force an ideological dimension : against American capitalism and Soviet communism , Europe would stand as the champion of democratic socialism , combining liberal political rights with radical social reform .
Idiom: no two ways about it (used idiomatically: yes)
But I think er er yeah I think that 's definite , take that out , it really , it really would make the difference to erm Yeah it would , actually , thinking about it . Would , it 'd make it it 'd make it well , it 'd just transform it , I mean , just no two ways about it , I think . You 've got that erm what time 's that chap coming , half past three ? Yeah .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Lesbians put their weight behind issues such as child care , abortion , race , battered wives and rape . In return we wanted the skeleton of sexuality wrenched from the closet and flesh put on its bones . The WLM had begun to come of age . We had stopped trailing around after the men in the left , contorting ourselves in the hope of receiving some grudging crumbs of approval . We had our own campaigns and set of demands , and what 's more , amongst them was a woman 's right to define her own sexuality .
Idiom: not cricket (used idiomatically: yes)
She fled to Britain the day Hitler entered Vienna in 1938 . She became a naturalised Briton in 1950 , winning the European women 's teams championship for Britain seven times from 1951 onwards . Letter to the Editor : It 's not cricket to attack Yorkshire GEOFFREY Wheatcroft wants Yorkshire County Cricket Club to be punished by further lack of success for employing overseas mercenaries ( March 29 ) . Surely it is the fact all the other counties have gone down the same road that has persuaded Yorkshire that , in order to compete on equal terms , they must follow suit .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
Trace 's new baby bass combo has been brought into the world to convince us that small can be beautiful … Review by John Currie . I must confess to falling for this combo the moment I saw its name ; anyone with a sense of humour like that is okay in my book ! In common with many bass amplification manufacturers , Trace Elliot have been trying over the last few years to build powerful , yet compact bass gear to ease the strain on the poor bass player 's back . The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
He went on to say that another enduring reality lies in America 's interests across the Atlantic — expanding the definition of across - the - Atlantic to include the Middle East , both because of its considerable economic resources and because it was home to some of ' our closest friends ' . And he stressed American interests across the Pacific , home to another clutch of friends . Save for a mention of the enduring reality of ' the unknown ' , that was it — which begs a question . The ' new world ' that Mr Bush seeks to order is quite small . It includes Europe , the Middle East , parts of Asia , Canada and Mexico .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What about personal rivalries in the office , Superintendent ? Have you found out anything there?’ Dexter had always been impressed by Blanche 's coolness under fire . He knew she was nervous and that this reporter was pressing the superintendent on the most delicate areas of the investigation . But Blanche gave nothing away .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
Robbie was surprised and relieved to find Fen his usual phlegmatic self next morning . He had already eaten breakfast when she emerged from her cabin . ‘ If you 're still planning to come with me , you 'd better get a move on . And a packed lunch might be useful,’ he suggested . ‘ I take it that means you want one?’
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: yes)
And there is no pleasure left in the life of the rich : for who can tell lumpfish from caviare any more , and caviare is cholesterol - rich anyway , and forbidden : and when the rich grow old and hired nurses dab away the dribble , can you trust the nurse to love you , or does she hate you ? She hates you . She will twist your poor rich senile arm to pay you out , because you have an airy house on the hill , and she goes home to a room in the damp and humid valley . No , the rich must come to some accommodation with the poor : must acknowledge their existence : must open their houses and their fridges and their bank accounts and let the poor in . And there will be no poor .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Commercial firms marketing goods for the infant consumer hand out subsidized baby books as part of their advertising policy ; others run advisory services or distribute regular magazines in which child care is discussed . In the publishing world as a whole , periodicals concerned with the family become more and more specialized : quite apart from the dozens of magazines addressed to women generally , we find some catering for the interests of parents in particular , some especially for the ' mother to - be ' , and others for parents of individual age - groups or of children with special characteristics or handicaps . Books about childhood appear on every level , from those in which specialist communicates only with specialist , through all types of handbook for readers with a vocational interest in children , to those in which the expert and the less expert , with equal show of authority , make parents the target of their beliefs ( substantiated or not ) on how children ' should ' be brought up . And , in support of the printed word , television and radio move in with their advice and discussion programmes , educational bodies run courses in psychology for parents , parent - teacher associations organize lectures , and one can even learn from a gramophone record how to teach one 's children about sex . Seen in historical and anthropological perspective , perhaps the most interesting aspect of the contemporary preoccupation with childrearing is that today we are self - consciously concerned with the possible psychological consequences of the methods which we use in bringing up our children .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
' Polite ' features large in Young 's description of his working life . Early on he learned — the hard way — that it was the passport to success . Inside a restaurant , he would never photograph anyone without permission : ' I never take liberties ; if it 's not cool , I do n't do it . ' On the street , however , people are fair game . ' Although if I knew them and I wanted a nice picture — smiling , arms around each other— I would call out to them , but not before I reached the third frame . '
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: no)
There 's an awful lot of it in this film . But , overall , it 's pretty soft-centred stuff , it packs no punches , and it 's pretty predictable . HOME RUN : Madonna scores a hit in her role as All The Way Mae in A League of Their Own RIDING HIGH PAULINE McLEOD
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
There was yet more bad news for Wednesday with stand - by striker Gordon Watson missing training for the last two days with a throat and chest virus . Francis , rapidly running out of striking options , is still desperately hoping Watson can play a part . Defender - turned - striker Paul Warhurst is fit and could well play alongside either Nigel Jemson , David Johnson in the running just three weeks after a cartilage operation or Watson , if he recovers . Francis already has his main strike - force of David Hirst and £ 1 m new boy Mark Bright ruled out . Hirst was sent off in the first leg , for the first time in his career , and Bright he was signed too late to be eligible .