Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Release without consent will be a crime , regardless of the innocuousness or otherwise of the organism . So far , so good . But the civil servants have been vague when it comes to the detail of who is to be the competent authority , who is to foot the bill for its work ( and any extra studies it may require before giving consent ) , and how much of its deliberations are to be made public . Moreover , it seems as if the Thatcherite revolution has still not penetrated the dark towers of Marsham Street . For there is no mention of how capitalism or the consumer can play their proper roles in determining the future of genetic engineering .
Idiom: dressed to kill (used idiomatically: yes)
A miniature cowboy town with a Fort Apache , Saloon and Jailhouse will delight the children . A ‘ train ride’ takes you right into town where all the action is . Remember to come dressed to kill for a part in the ‘ Shoot Outs’ held regularly in the Summer . You can also see a working sawmill and collection of miners ' lamps . With free car parks , picnic areas and refreshments available this will be a visit to the Wild West you 'll never forget .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
2 . SUCCESS OR FAILURE ? While we have more or less maintained our overall membership figure , and that in a deep recession , we have fallen far short of the targets set in March 1992 , which were felt at that time to be reasonable and achievable . Some of the methods we have tried such as e ) and f ) have been very disappointing . Perhaps we were wrong to expect so much of them .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
The shoulder angle should be low . Figure 2 and the accompanying box show how shoulder angle is defined . As a basic rule , a low shoulder angle leads to a low centre of gravity ( hence stability ) and a lower risk of shoulder injury . Having defined our new paddle stroke we need to check it . The best way to do this is to compare it with real paddlers .
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
The Doctor looked at her quizzically . ‘ You ca n't get through , can you ? Your link 's on the blink . It 's all going wrong , Lacuna . The whole scheme 's falling apart .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Very soon she will have to face the fact that Señor Mitchell will leave.’ His voice was icy and Maggie sighed . They were back to square one . ‘ You ca n't keep her forever,’ she pointed out quietly . ‘ One day , some man will come along .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's just where you go up into Spain Erm River . And you go from Portugal up the river and into Spain do n't you . Know we got lost with the time zone there because Portugal is an hour I mean charming people , lovely food
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
And of the proposed Mansion House Square project , he went on , ‘ It would be a tragedy if the character and skyline of our capital city were to be further ruined and St Paul 's dwarfed by yet another giant glass stump better suited to downtown Chicago than to the City of London.’ Charles had savaged the soft underbelly of yet another hallowed institution and has not been forgiven to this day . Once again , however , he discovered he had struck a chord with ordinary people , people who had felt they were unfit to pass judgement on modern buildings because they lacked the qualifications . And although many architects still find it hard to say Charles 's name without curling their lips , most of them do admit that by bringing the whole subject into the public domain , architecture has had a much - needed shot in the arm . In 1984 , however , they were admitting nothing .
Idiom: cut and thrust (used idiomatically: yes)
She needs to unburden , and good listening is not only good therapy , it is probably the most important contribution anyone can make to the happiness of the elderly who live alone . You do not have to be clever , or to know all the right psychological approaches ; you just need to be kind , and to care , to become a sanity - saving safety - valve in someone else 's life . Many elderly people have a wide range of interests , maintain them — if only through reading — right on into old age , and still enjoy the cut and thrust of discussion and debate ; but we have to accept the fact that for some , the main topics of conversation will be their own and other people 's health , past reminiscences , and family matters . When this is so , a visit will always go well if they are allowed to make the running . Health matters will usually come first , and then talk either of family news or of their past lives .
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
An enfeebled Lloyd 's would harm the City of London 's international standing . It was this thought that held the British government back from putting Lloyd 's firmly under its thumb during the fraud - ridden years of the late 1970s and early 1980s . The market has since done much to polish up its self - regulation , though it is still far from squeaky - clean . Today , however , the biggest problem that faces David Coleridge , who took over this month as chairman of Lloyd 's , is not one of scandal , but of profits . In the next couple of years these will prove uniformly bad , underscoring the steady loss of competitiveness from which Lloyd 's has suffered recently .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
Basically what happened from that , the crown at the time then decided to widen the streets and broaden the pavements . And also bought out the insurance company fire brigades where , when you go round a lot of the older buildings in our towns and cities today and even villages , you will find an insurance plaque or an insurance mark on the side of the house or the building concerned . And this was the old insurance plaque and if your house caught fire then the insurance fire brigade would come and put out your fire for you . Okay ? But not only have we had the Great Fire of London we 've had other disasters in the country apart from disasters of the Great War and the er Second World War .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
The inevitable happened and I was off , dangling upside down on the end of the rope seconds later , 30 feet below , parallel to my climbing companions . The Serendipity Variation on Minus One Direct had claimed a victim . The gear had held and I hung there for a moment , taking stock . Blood was spouting from cuts on my right hand , and my left foot ached a bit and felt strange — no more . I righted myself and pain shot up my right leg as I put weight on it .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . erm well no actually that 's It 's not the line on the green dots because that 's a er er an older plan , but is in fact it 's shown better on the er the aerial photograph where you can see the the currently preferred or the preferred route for the northern outer northern route , er and the link up to the A sixty one to the north . You can see that that now is quite a substantial length of new road er which in fact er does bypass the Ripley roundabout er and goes some distance to the north on the A sixty one where it rejoins . Er but the major capitol programme but has not yet been included arrows , E Yes we have .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
The partnership agreement should therefore contain the following provisions : 1 . ( Clause 7.01 ) A statement of the initial capital of the firm preferably expressed in monetary terms ( for which purpose , agreed values should be entered in the firm 's books in respect of any non - monetary contributions ) . A general reference to the state of the partners ' capital accounts for the time being to establish both the quantum of the firm 's capital and its members ' shares therein may be substituted , with the important caveat , mentioned below , that poor accounting practices may serve to confuse the matter . 2 . A statement of the amounts paid or credited as paid to each partner so as to establish the agreed capital sharing ratio ( Clause 7.01 and Sched ) .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a position from which they were never to recover . The second day 's play followed much the same pattern of the first , the difference being Humphreys Davies ' three set victory over Lisa Albano . Such a victory was always on the cards , for Miss Albano stood only 10 places above her British counterpart in the world rankings , at 456 . Yet Humphreys Davies played with spirit in recovering from set and 2–1 down to win 3–6 6–2 6–3 . Amy Frazier , the American 's highest ranked player with a world ranking of 28 hit too hard , too accurately and too consistently for Sarah Loosemore , who was never allowed to get into her stride .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street which we did , and I 'm pleased to say that they endorsed that that general position , in other words their not going to come to a conclusion whether or not they should take any part in the proceedings , whether they should intervene or seek to stop the project until much later in the day . We see we see this forum as very much the right sort of forum for either making or breaking the case for a new settlement , the one thing I do have to say , however , is that the Department wants to see this particular issue settled in the context of the alteration , and full significance of that is n't immediately apparent , it , what we do n't want to see is what was envisaged in the H B F statement , where they thought that we might end up with a decision to have a new settlement in principle and then leave it open to the local plans , all four of them around the city , to then explore the possible alternative locations . That 's not how we see it , sir , we see the the issue of the location of the new settlement as very much a strategic issue which should be settled in the structure plan context , and not left to local plans to decide . The words are there in in the bi in the relevant P P G but I 'm sure you 're you 're familiar with them , er this is very much an issue which falls to be decided at the strategic level .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: no)
Plans to swap 10 % or so of its shares with Germany 's Dresdner Bank , touted as the most ambitious cross - border linkage of its kind , have been awaiting approval from the European Community for four years . The banks have opened joint subsidiaries outside France and Germany , but need the EC 's blessing before completing the swap . Once BNP and Dresdner have tied the knot , they will no doubt reconsider their relationship with Kleinwort Benson , a British merchant bank in which BNP has a 4.5 % stake but , apparently , little interest . Mr Pébereau may want to push harder for some sort of three - way alliance . He knows the London market well .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
Well she said you were . She said you were both taking the piss out of me . And like you know it 's not even always behind my back , you two always sort of I mean Cath when I 'm not er I mean like I , I mean I 'm , I 've got ta , I 've got ta tell you some time because when I 'm on my own with Catherine yeah ? Mm . She agrees with everything I say , she 's never horrible to me , but when you 're around she 's really horrible to me and like , even though she 's agreed with something I 've said earlier , she just sort of goes yeah right Cassie ha ha ha it 's really funny and takes the piss out of it and you sort of go along with her and I just sort of have to stand there while you two stand there laughing at me and I do n't like it .
Idiom: cry wolf (used idiomatically: yes)
In vain . On that January day in 1982 , her first New Year within the royal family , she now threatened to take her own life . He accused her of crying wolf and prepared to go riding on the Sandringham estate . She was as good as her word . Standing on top of the wooden staircase she hurled herself to the ground , landing in a heap at the bottom .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What explanation could there be?’ Leonora gave a dreary little laugh . ‘ I saw the evidence with my own eyes , Melanie wearing only a dressing - gown , her hair all over the place . I even saw the bed —’ She swallowed hard . ‘ No , I am not going to be sick again,’ she added fiercely as Elise eyed her in alarm .
Idiom: pass the buck (used idiomatically: yes)
The ‘ micro - management’ of military foreign policy crises by US presidents , during the Cuba blockade in 1963 ( Allison 1971 ) or during the abortive military rescue bid to free hostages trapped in Iran in 1979 , are good examples of how national political figures are drawn into the details of implementation because of the sensitivity of the decision - making . Crises often mark turning points in overall patterns of policy development , because the consequences of alternative decisions can be momentous . So even a very episodic role for political leaders assumes a wider significance , given that elected political leaders can not pass the buck for crisis decisions to any alternative source of authority in a liberal democracy . Running through elite theory accounts of political leadership roles there are then two contrasting themes . First , those who stress the symbolic role of leaders , or the concentration of power over a few absolutely critical decisions in the hands of a power elite , view leadership as a zero - sum game .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
DEFENCE : If the Commons defence committee thinks the government may have gone too far in defence cuts , I wonder what it would make of Labour and Liberal Democrat policies . Both parties would make dangerously large cuts in this nation 's defence . We still live in a dangerous and turbulent world . By ordering the fourth Trident submarine , the Conservatives show they are the only party to be trusted with defending Britain .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
Lady Debrace seemed more concerned about Harry 's ability to drive her daughter safely in so powerful a motor car than about Madeleine 's reputation . She was , furthermore , suffering a mild migraine and did not feel able to enter into one of the now familiar arguments with her headstrong young daughter about ‘ conventional behaviour’ . Moreover , having read between the lines of Wendell Harvey 's letters to her husband , she was certain that Harry and the Harvey girl were going to make a match of it . As for her daughter , Madeleine had shown no signs of dropping Lionel Dunbar , and a quiet word with his mother had confirmed that he had every intention of marrying Madeleine if only she would agree to accept him . ‘ Enjoy yourselves , my dears,’ she said as they prepared to leave .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
It would seem that you have some undesirable dietary habits lurking in the wings . At the first sign of the emotional see - saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . By changing your dietary habits and helping to keep your blood sugar on a more constant level , we would hope to have you in better physical and mental shape . As a result you should fell good enough to communicate your way through whatever problem presents itself , and bring about a fast resolution . If you do n't feel so good , the problems tend to look larger .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Successful communication gives us new information , but works within the framework of the receiver 's assumptions . Schemata allow human communication to be economical . It would be hard to see how communication could take place if we could not take some sort of mutually shared knowledge for granted , if every discourse had to begin from scratch . The idea of pre - existing schemata will thus explain Grice 's other maxims too . If we provide information which is already known to the receiver , then we are too long - winded ; if we take knowledge for granted , we are too brief .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
In the distance she could hear the rumble of a local farmer 's combine , busily gathering in this year 's corn harvest , while from an upstairs window floated the happy laughter of Emma and Sophie , mingling with the busy hum of bees in the nearby lime trees . ‘ It 's my turn to bath the kids,’ Julie had said firmly when they 'd returned early this evening from spending the day on a nearby beach . ‘ You have n't exactly had a peaceful birthday!’ she 'd reminded Laura , who 'd smiled as she had recalled the twins ' boundless energy , which had left the two adults feeling quite exhausted at the end of the day . ‘ And besides,’ Julie had added , looking at her friend with concern , ‘ you are n't looking too well . Are you sure you feel all right?’
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
' Well if that 's where the King Pot water was coming in , where 's the Marble Steps Pot inlet … ? I suspect that time and a lot more work will tell . Watch this space . Looking calm and collected , Geoff Yeadon and Geoff Crossley appear from Keld Head after their world record breaking dive . Sherpas ferry equipment to King Pot 's lower entrance .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
So do n't hang around … get stuck in ! If you just stand around waiting for the enemy to come to you then of course your ladz will get bored , and naturally they 'll start to get a bit fractious , then inevitably they 'll end up failing an Animosity test probably just when you do n't want them to . You can get stuck in faster with a We 'll get ‘ em result on the Animosity Table of course , and sometimes this can really work in your favour , much to the dismay of your enemy . ORC & GOBLIN ANIMOSITY TABLE 1
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: yes)
But Liverpool birthday boy Bruce Grobbelaar , 35 today , is ready to stop the party - poopers . Grobbelaar , who won back the goalkeeper 's jersey from David James after the home leg , said : ' We will have to weather the storm . ' That 's what you always expect when you go to lower division grounds and this one will be no different . ' If we can keep them contained for the first half then we 've got a chance of pinching a couple of goals . ' Chesterfield , who have n't been past the second round stage for nine years , have lost both their League games since their night of glory at Anfield .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Significantly , the Aviation Museums Association of Australia had applied to the New South Wales Heritage Council in 1990 to have the aircraft protected by State heritage legislation but eight months later it has yet to receive even an acknowledgement from the Council . RAPIDLY approaching completion for the Caproni Museum , Italy , is 1930s Breda 19 , MM70019 . Acquired as a corroded fuselage frame , upper / lower wing panels and a fin & rudder in 1988 , restoration has meant fabricating the undercarriage , acquiring a Lynx radial engine ( on loan from the Italian Air Force Museum ) and building from scratch the tailplane , elevator and engine cowlings . When completed the Breda will be painted as I - ABCT , the aircraft flown by Lt Andrea Zotti at the 1932 Cleveland National Air Races , and will be displayed inverted . Construction of the Museum 's new hangar is running a little behind schedule , but the aim is to open in early 1992 with some seventeen aircraft on exhibition .
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: no)
He did not know of one who had anything to thank the Flemyngs for , or old Menzies at the Castle . Since the busy fencings and ditchings of the previous thirty years , the men who farmed the best land had flourished all the more ; they could afford the rents for the greater acreage under the plough . But the families in the little awkward places , at the heads of the small glens , on boggy ground that would not drain — they were nearly helpless , they trembled on the threshold of destitution , impaled on the horn of the one - year lease , uncertain whether it was worth going into debt to improve the ground and knowing that , even if they did , they could still be turned out next term day and their place annexed to the holding of a better - off neighbour . Not one of these men here came from a lower - lying farm ( except Donald McCulloch , and their place was only a slip of ground between the steep hill and the road ) . When the mill was finished , a few of them might get work in it ( but the Flemyngs wanted girls for it because they would work more days ) .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
Defending Champions Red Star lost in Brussels thanks to goals from the Anderlecht trio Bosman , Oliveira and Degryse with Pancev and Cula scoring for the Yugoslavs . Werder Bremen will play Monaco in Lisbon on May 6 in the European Cup - Winners Cup final . Bodo and Bockenfeld scored Werder 's goals as they overcame a 1–0 first leg defecit but tension was high in Bremen , both on and off the field . Police arrested 12 people in the city centre before the match and fireworks continued to explode throughout the game . One German fan was seriously injured after being injured by a rocket .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: no)
TWO OF SCOTLAND 'S GREATEST PLAYERS DENIS LAW AND JIM BAXTER TRAIN TOGETHER will you still need me will you still feed me when i 'm sixty - four UNDER THE INFLUENCE . PETER MARINELLO ( FAR RIGHT ) JOINS SCOTLAND 'S UNDER-23 SQUAD FOR THE GAME AGAINST ENGLAND IN 1970 . HE IS JOINED BY TOMMY MCLEAN & BILLY DICKSON OF KILMARNOCK & THE EVERGREEN WILLIE JOHNSON
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Tom 's mobile ~ phone fell out of his pocket into the pool when he leaned over to check the water level .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
All the tank equipment is wired into the cable tidy , instead of onto separate plugs . Then a single cable can be plugged into the mains . The equipment can be switched on and off by two switches on the front of the unit , and a red light tells you the power is on . If you situate the cable tidy as close to your tank as possible , you can cut the wires on your equipment fairly short , to get rid of all those unsightly trailing cables . What extra equipment do you need ?
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
Hawkins it must be . She went back to the kitchen and found Mrs Stocks there with her daughter , Nancy . Salt was making a meal of Jess 's shortcomings and Nancy stared at the new kitchen wench while her mother nodded in her easy - going way as she took off her shawl and recaptured her dropping hairpins . Perhaps it was n't going to be Hawkins after all . Mrs Stocks would come rushing in from the wash - house in a lather of soapsuds and thrills at having found the Cap'n 's blackamoor wandering in the yard .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Outside , the smoke enveloped everything all around but the square of magnesium light , which now turned green . They bobbed , and wallowed , and were gripped by something and thrust up , up into the air . The port of Schiaparelli receded below them , trucks dwindling , oxygen drays shrinking , hangars and block - houses and bridges diminishing to a model , a miniature , a busy geometric diagram , swallowed in the red mists of Mars . Beyond , they could see the city , churning on without them . The sunlight flared from the canals .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
Be adult enough to take responsibility for what you 've done . Do n't make me ashamed of you . ' Lori seemed to shudder right through to her very bones ; then it was as if she had shaken off a darkness that had possessed her for too long . Her hands covered her face . ' Oh , God , I 'm sorry ! '