Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
I fix a screw and head upwards , searching for weaknesses in the ice — pockets , slots , anything to make placing the tools that little bit easier . Slowly , ever so slowly the angle eases as the distance from the ice - screw increases and at last I can place another . Some 50 m later I have to belay on ice - screws and axes . The last pitch is a pleasant romp to the source of the feeder spring . As the season progressed I 'd become more aware of the gradual decline in the sharpness of my axes and crampons , bringing them more in line with mixed rather than ice climbing gear .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
She was the first Siamese twin of her kind after an operation in March 1985 performed at Great Ormond Street Hospital by Prof Spitz . At just a few days old , she and Carly , who were born in Rush Green Hospital , Romford , Essex , joined at the chest and upper abdomen , sharing a liver heart cavity , were separated in seven hours of surgery . Holly had a normal heart and made good progress but Carly , who had a heart defect , died on April 10 1985 , after a three - hour operation to clear a bile duct . Mr Ronnie Reich and his wife Gillian took Holly home five months later . At the time , Mrs Reich , then 30 , said : ‘ I never thought this day would come .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
I used to say Uncle I do n't lie , you know you 're do oh I 've been doing it for years you all that sort of thing you know . You could n't get him to alter his ways . But it 's just one of those things . If you 're using these substances do please be careful but not only about Do It Yourself er er enthusiasts . What about the normal everyday consumer goods we buy ?
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
The chancellor kept his cards very close to his chest . He intends to wait until the last moment before making the vital decision on taxes . Mr Major told the commons that the recovery does seem to have taken root . And he made clear that despite the government 's small majority , they would be prepared to take difficult decisions about how to reduce the enormous government deficit . The reality is that we need to cope with the fiscal deficit and we have the courage to do so .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
My job is to implement our mission , to promote a thriving and effective voluntary sector . By providing leadership , representation and support . In a nutshell , I see N C V O as something like , perhaps , the C B I of the voluntary sector . Well , we 're here in this building , perhaps we have some differences , of course , we ca n't quite match the C B Is resources , but who knows . Through our membership we represent an enormous range of voluntary sector interests , and as you can see , from our electoral college headings , such as Education and Training , Employment and Leisure , Ethnic Minorities , Health and Disability , Income Maintenance and Poverty , Personal Family Services , Planning an Environment , women , you , professional learners society , public bodies trusts and foundations , my goodness what a list .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Lydia Ascroft takes a technical look at the world of hair and beauty . THE PRICE OF BEAUTY Cosmetic companies are always seeking new ways to solve our problems , and it seems we 're always willing to hand over our money in the hope that these products and their magic ingredients will do the trick . But unfortunately , whilst the upmarket brands spend a great deal of money on new research to produce improved products , before long the cheaper brands will often follow and eventually incorporate the latest technology in their toiletries too . So whilst many innovative cosmetics will be costly , you do n't always have to pay a high price for high tech beauty buys .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Another option is to develop tests which could tell people if they were at risk of falling under a particular spell so that they could choose their pleasures wisely . Eventually , an understanding of neurotransmitters , receptors , G - proteins and second messengers might allow pleasure and addiction to be decoupled — or at least allow withdrawal to be suppressed . Though , on the face of it , the effects that cause pleasure in the short term are those that cause addiction in the long term , there is a lot of variability in the system that might be exploited . Techniques like those used to target specific dopamine receptors in the treatment of Parkinson 's disease , might , at least in principle , be used to fine tune a drug 's effects at the synapse and produce low - addiction highs . And pure substances tailored to neurotransmitter sites would have a good chance of being free of unpleasant side effects elsewhere in the body .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
Various people have claimed to have had the idea for the scene in Curtiz ' Casablanca where the patriots drown a German song with ‘ La Marseillaise’ , but here , four years earlier , good - guy ex - rebels drown out ‘ The Union Forever’ with ‘ Dixie’in exactly the same way . MY DARLING CLEMENTINE A MORE considered , romantic and melancholy version of the above , with Henry Fonda 's Wyatt Earp cleaning up the nightmarish town of Tombstone , making the community safe for the church - going , square - dancing just plain folks who have been hiding in the shadows while the Clanton gang runs riot . However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight - lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . Like Flynn before him , Fonda can not stay in the town he has tamed and rides out at the fade - out into the desert .
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
Second , there is little or no cooperation with other US museums . The city organises the shows independently , and invites no other major institution to play a significant part . Third , the national and international art press have shunned ‘ WONDERS’ , and the dearth of mainstream press coverage serves to keep a lid on the series . Finally , Memphis is not frequented by most members of the American museum community . James Wood , Director of the Art Institute of Chicago , conveyed a suspicion held by most high - level museum administrators : ‘ I would assume that these exhibitions have been tailored more as events than as the kind of exhibitions that are being sought after by the major museums’ .
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Football : Why Robson must discover innovation : Patrick Barclay , Football Correspondent , on England 's overriding need for understudies now a place in the Italian sun has been secured By PATRICK BARCLAY , Football Correspondent THE LATE Jock Stein laid down a strategy for the World Cup when he said that a team could wear working clothes to qualify , but needed to find evening dress for the event itself .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
They are last year 's National Champions . For them driving is a relaxing hobby and its all about having fun … except that is when the judge is watching … And our other hopeful was the tandem pair driven by Heather Dias from Burford in Oxfordshire … for her driving is a family business … her two ponies are uncle and nephew … and her husband and five children all lend a hand … In the ring the drivers and their horses must look as smart and well turned out as possible … but technique is essential too … ABBERLEY / Worcestershire
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Putting them to any secular use was considered sacrilege and was punishable by death . TODAY 'S Book Of Things You Did n't Know … is now on sale , published by Simon & Schuster for £3.99 . How you can make money out of hot air Susan Glass IMAGINE stepping out of the shower into the caress of a tropical breeze — instead of reaching out for a tatty old bath towel .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the number of closures of unfit dwellings also increased . Between 1910 and 1914 loans for the building of 6,780 houses were sanctioned while 7,427 were closed — a net loss to the housing stock . The 1909 Act was more important in the long run for its encouragement of urban planning . It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town - planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes’ . It aimed , as John Burns put it , at ‘ the home healthy , the house beautiful , the town pleasant , the city dignified and the suburb salubrious’ .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
' The old man 's as touchy as sweating gelignite tonight , ' he said . The bottom half of the building was towers , balconies and metal grilles , and the top half was very Hemish merchant . He did n't ring the bell so we just stood there looking at the massive door . ' What are we waiting for ? ' I asked .
Idiom: not worth the candle (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He 'll go higher.’ ‘ Can you be sure of that , Mr Redburn ? If Coleby 's overheads at the development stage go over a certain figure , he may decide that the game 's not worth the candle . He 's not fully committed yet . Or he may have an alternative up his sleeve.’
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
Lee Clark has fought a patient battle to force his way into Keegan 's plans and now he is rapidly proving indispensable . His precision shot after 21 minutes was the perfect tonic for the hosts . And Sporting looked down and out when the irrepressible Gavin Peacock struck twice on half - time to show just what a coup it was when Keegan persuaded him to stay at Newcastle . But that was before Sporting 's exhilarating fightback . After 63 minutes Balakov hit Sporting 's opener , then Bulgarian international Jordanov had rapped in two to level the scores .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: no)
DAVID PROFUMO WHATEVER ELSE it brings , April 9 marks the anniversary of the death of Francis Bacon , the philosopher who perished in 1626 from bronchitis contracted in Highgate while he was experimenting with ways of preserving chickens in snow . His essay , ‘ Of Parents and Children’ , still makes salutary reading , and by no means sings the praises of paternity ; it suggests that most of the ‘ noblest works’ of civilisation have been accomplished by the childless . In our case , it 's a little too late to worry about that . He issues this warning to parents : ‘ Let them not too much apply themselves to the disposition of their children’— in short , not to become obsessed with the whole business of bringing them up .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The report also proposes that formally constituted management associations should be established to guide and coordinate the use and long - term development of individual commons . An initial aim of this project is to identify and categorize those areas of common land over which the general public have a legal right of access . Drawing information from a variety of sources , and in particular from a national database of commons being structured at the Department of Geography , Aberystwyth , representative samples of ‘ public access’ commons will be selected for analysis , with a view to evaluating the ways in which such areas are administered , the problems that they face , and the effectiveness of particular schemes of management and regulation . Finally , the study will seek to relate the findings to current proposals concerning the future of common lands in England and Wales . Award Title :
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
He opened everything , searched , put everything back . He 'd learned to be very tidy when he was in prison . If the straw mattress was an inch out of line with the plank bed base , his food was reduced by one meal . A few drops of urine on the floor by his slop pail merited a scientifically aimed punch at his kidneys from the guard . He had thrown his clothes on the floor , spilled his food , deliberately kicked over the stinking pail in the first weeks and suffered terribly for his defiance .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
It saw itself as primarily a teaching institution and Lindop underlined that ‘ we are at pains to ensure that we recruit staff who share our view of the primacy of teaching’ , and the Polytechnic was requiring new and inexperienced staff to attend an in - service training programme of about 250 hours in their first year . Although there would be pressures and prospects for independence ahead , Lindop emphasized that the CNAA had been ‘ one of the most significant features in our development’ . It had ‘ provided the opportunity for colleges like Hatfield to serve their apprenticeship and come of age in the academic sense’ . The transition from London external degrees to a ‘ virtually internal system’ , had meant great benefits : … the staff of the College have realized that the future and reputation of the institution were in their hands and they have undergone the transmutation which occurs when full academic responsibility is placed upon professionally competent individuals .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Or trying to motivate a workforce that has seen inflation halve the buying power of its wages . Such is the lot of Soviet managers . While the rest of eastern Europe rushes to embrace capitalism , Moscow dithers at the crossroads . The Soviet Union has the potential to be one of the richest nations on earth . But after decades of economic mismanagement , perestroika has unleashed only popular discontent and regional separatism , rather than the surge in output its architects intended .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
There could be some minor areas in your hard ~ drive could be corrupted . It could be just a few megabytes are bad . Try to boot into recovery and reinstall windows . It fix this problem most of the time .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
As the main building fills , people flow into the huge courtyard outside . Architecture clearly reflects the meeting of Muslim and ethnic Chinese : the tiled , domed mausoleum of the King of Hami ( above left ) could have been transported whole from the Middle East . Next page : Kirgiz women play tug - of - war in high heels while the men , in traditional white hats , look on Frontier spirit : Kirgiz hunters ( left ) from Sumutashi near Akqi in Xinjiang province ride out with golden eagles . Beyond the hills in the background lies the Soviet Union .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
so here he was at Pittsburgh watching the final game of the year . The excitement had been intense and Denis watched in alarm as his uncle went every shade of red before going into purple and subsiding again to pink as the tension eased . This ca n't be good for him , thought Denis , and he remembered the story he had read of an old man in England , although younger than Uncle Mick was now , who lined up to receive the very first old age pension ever issued in England and dropped down dead as soon as his money was passed over the counter to him . The excitement of free cash was certainly not worth it on that occasion and what the ups and downs of a baseball game did to Uncle Mick 's blood pressure and heart - beat count was not something a loving nephew dared to consider . It was only a game after all .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
It is rare nowadays to find a research council able to live within its means and reasonably happy with its situation , but that is the impression that the Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC ) put over when it launched its annual report . Indeed , NERC 's chairman , Professor John Knill , described 1990–91 as ' a very good year ' . He puts the success down to the science strategies that NERC adopted in the 1987–89 period , while the new resources gained in 1988 and 1989 are ' now bearing scientific fruit ' . Knill claims that NERC now involves the whole of the environmental science community . He stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the research and the elimination of the gap between higher education institutions ( HEIs ) and NERC 's institutes .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Targets To help us achieve our objectives for waste reduction , reclamation and recycling , energy efficiency , training etc , we will set and communicate targets in these areas at least annually . Environmentally friendly paper This booklet is printed on environmentally friendly paper which has been produced from 30 % virgin wood fibre and 70 % sugar cane . The wood fibre is made from saw mill residue and forest thinnings in a sustainable South African forest . To achieve a fine white printing quality , the paper is oxygen bleached , thereby having none of the detrimental effects on the environment which are inherent in the conventional chlorine bleaching process .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
He used to come through the doors of a restaurant with a loud ‘ Whoooaaa!’ Mainly in small Greek restaurants in the Fulham Road . ‘ Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . If he was really pissed he was a roarer!’ Although never a trouble - maker , Trevor 's drinking did get him into strife — and jail — on occasions .
Idiom: under the weather (used idiomatically: yes)
The second antecedent event , quarrelling with another person , often follows closely on a feeling of disappointment and personal failure . If you are feeling slightly down , the smallest things are likely to irritate you . Even if the quarrel is not started by you at all , you will be less able to cope and respond appropriately if you are already slightly under the weather . Try to keep your interactions with others as a separate issue from dieting problems . If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer .
Idiom: beat the daylights out of (used idiomatically: yes)
PREDATOR II Op Wolf -style games are pretty thick on the ground , so when I discovered Predator II was yet another one , I did n't exactly jump for joy . However , after extensive playtesting it turned out that P2 is as enjoyable as you could hope for … and beats the living daylights out of 90 % of all other games in this category . My only gripe is that it could prove to be a little on the easy side for more experienced gamesplayers . ROBOCOP
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
( ii ) If the wife becomes entitled to the whole house and requests that the matrimonial home be conveyed or transferred to herself and her " new husband " ( to whom she is not married ) , is the wife making a gift for inheritance tax purposes to the " new husband " ? ( iii ) The Inland Revenue capital gains tax concession mentioned in Chapter 2 may not be available ( on a strict interpretation of its wording ) to the former husband if he conveys or transfers his interest in his former principal private residence to someone other than his spouse or ex - spouse . ( iv ) A conveyance to someone other than a party to the marriage will not attract the stamp duty relief of s83 of the Finance Act 1985,(see p22 ) but if it is a voluntary disposition , exemption L of The Stamp Duty ( Exempt Instruments ) Regulations 1987 ( SI No 516)(Chapter 2 ) will apply . In view of the stamp duty implications , the wife should consider taking the conveyance herself and subsequently conveying to herself and the new husband . The potential threat of the conveyance to the wife and new husband being put aside if the sale to the new husband could be considered to be at an undervalue must be borne in mind ( see p5 and Insolvency Act 1986 , s339 ) . 1 Procedure ( a ) Is the wife entitled to have the house conveyed / transferred to herself and new husband ?
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
I have noticed that , given the opportunity , males of several different species are quite happy to make a meal of eggs and fry , and this probably explains why the females are generally extremely hostile to any approach near their family . When a female is ready to spawn she will leave her cave ( in which she will have previously have spent a lot of time ) and approach the male , who will display to her by quivering his body slightly and beating his tail in front of her , so that she is buffeted by the current created . Although this might appear unfriendly — and is also a gesture of warning to other males — the female will usually stand her ground , letting the male know she means serious business . After a little display of this type she retires to her cave , followed by the male , and proceeds to spawn , normally on the ceiling of the cave . As already mentioned , the male frequently has to make his contribution from outside .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: yes)
The ultimate source for much that has been discussed must certainly be Pearl , with its story of the ( failed ) escape from mortality , its heavily traditional phrasing , and its fantastically complex metrical scheme , of twelve - line cross - rhymed stanzas with alliteration , assonance , syntax - variation and ( even Tolkien did not attempt this ) stanza - linking and refrains.ii However the Pearl tradition did not last till Shakespeare and Milton and the Romantics , who are accordingly and to that extent impoverished . Tolkien obviously hoped in one way to recreate it . More generally , the link between the last three sections of this book is Tolkien 's perception , from Pearl and from poems like it , that poetry does not reduce to plain sense ( so far most critics would agree with him ) , but furthermore that this is because words have over the centuries acquired meanings not easily traced in dictionaries , available however to many native speakers , and ( this is where many critics part company ) at times breaking through the immediate intentions of even poetic users . ‘ Loose fit’ , in a word , works better in poetry than ‘ tight fit’ ; there are roads to wisdom besides the painstaking perverse originality of twentieth - century writers . Middle - earth and Limbo : mythic analogues
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
In first gear the rear Michelin breaks traction immediately . The revs rise wildly as the rear end cocks at least 20 degrees to the right , tyre etching a black mark right out to the kerb . The tyre keeps spinning , the revs remain skyward as Doohan shifts up a gear with the rear end still well out of line . Yet all this time the front wheel is pointing dead ahead and the bike is driving hard towards the next , faster left . Doohan eases off the throttle just enough to bring the Honda approximately into line before he keels her over once again .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
MAKESHIFT court proceedings in the home of a dying lung - cancer victim , Alfred McTear , had to be abandoned halfway through the second day yesterday on doctor 's advice . Mr McTear , 48 , became unwell 90 minutes into the second session of his evidence to a Court of Session - appointed Commission taking place in his council house living - room in Beith , Ayrshire , for his £ 500,000 action for damages against a tobacco company . The case could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims worldwide . The former telecommunications installation worker is giving evidence in advance of a full court hearing up to two years away because he has only weeks to live . He is too ill to travel outside his home , which is why his evidence is being heard there .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
My place was okay . David and Jane 's house was definitely gone and they were in their magnificent new barn , cynosure of the Mattole . One local woman had said she 'd had it with Petrolia , packed up her things and headed south . Emergency crews and supplies were flooding into Petrolia but there were n't too many customers . Tally had told them there were plenty of homeless in Eureka .