Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's dead . He 's dead is he ? Will , you mean he will be if he puts sand in your pockets again ? Is he your friend ? Well that was silly thing to do really was n't it ?
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Throughout January and February 1990 further revelations emerged in the media from Wallace himself , and from former serving Army officers and government officials , on the details of the wider allegations made . Review of " Birmingham Six " case Waddington announced on March 21 , 1990 , that in the light of new submissions from lawyers representing six men — the " Birmingham Six " — sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 for the bombing of public houses in Birmingham in 1974 [ see pp . 26870 ; 27346 ] , the Devon and Cornwall police would now investigate the matters raised by such submissions , and that following the outcome of the inquiry he would give further consideration as to whether his intervention in the convictions of the six would be justified . On Nov. 24 , 1989 , the European Parliament ( EP ) had asked its legal affairs committee to conduct an investigation into the case because of growing international concern about such convictions , while in January 1988 the Court of Appeal in London had unanimously rejected an appeal against the convictions [ see p. 36237 ] . Completion of Stevens inquiry
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Postscript on the Women 's Organizations In July 1984 , a new initiative to form a national women 's organization aligned to the FDR was launched . At a conference of Salvadorean women 's organizations , it was agreed to set up a Constitutive Committee with a view to creating a Federation of Salvadorean Women . The conference brought together the largest number of women organizations to date and included representatives from the following women 's organizations ; the Association of Women of El Salvador
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
If we imagine ourselves to be standing outside time , looking down upon the history of the Universe as if it were a relief map , we get a different perspective . The future is not interfering with the past ; instead , it is fulfilling its obligations , as it were , by bringing about events that have already been reported . In fact , we can turn the apparent paradox on its head : what would happen if the people of the future decided not to communicate with the past , despite the fact that their histories told them that they were going to ? Looking at the time - reversal paradoxes again , we see that what they are really referring to is information , rather than particles . An individual tachyon whizzing backwards through time is not going to have any discernible effect on the past : it would be only when streams of them were encoded and transmitted to hypothetical ' tachyon detectors ' that the paradoxes would begin .
Idiom: have it both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Robert Hughes : I think that the Minister intended some slight criticism of the new clause on the ground that it refers only to the companies covered by the Bill . If my memory serves me well , a broader new clause which was tabled in Standing Committee was ruled out of order on the ground that it was outwith the scope of the Bill . The Minister can not have it both ways . If he wishes to accept the principle of the Bill , surely it is within his powers , when it reaches another place , to have either the long title or the short title amended and to bring in an amendment on a broader basis within the Bill 's scope . Lord James Douglas - Hamilton : The Hon .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Pair of us had panic attacks did n't we ? I had a panic attack , I told her , I said I 'm shaking all over . And I thought if I go from behind this bar now I 'll never go back behind it now . So I calmed down see and I was alright after about ten minutes . But this year it was much better because they 'd let them all in because it was raining were n't it ?
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: no)
The nature of the deposits changes in the valley situation where loamy sand textures are still common , but many stones and boulders are present in the drift . In narrow valleys surface boulders dominate the landscape . On valley and hillsides , moundiness is less obvious and the more even surface is broken by stream gullies . Peaty podzols or peaty gleys occupy the mounds and steeper slopes . In the hummocky terrain of the valley floor the hollows , channels and gentle slopes are occupied by peat .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
Crest Homes told us they were aware of the suggestion there may a problem at Haydon Wick , but insisted it 's not supported by the research that 's been carried out . The company says it abides by national guidelines and on matters of safety , commercial considerations are always secondary . Mick Hayes believes the only way to get to the bottom of whether living next to power cables can damage your health is a full - scale Government inquiry . For Harry 's sake , he says , it ca n't come soon enough . The motor spares company Unipart has made record profits despite the recession .
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
What was his ' K ' for , after all ? An angry Norman would be left turning in the wind , waving his papers in a desperate attempt to attract the conference chairman 's attention . The boat might be rocked but it would not ship water . Amaranth refused the offer of oysters , giving a little shudder . ' They are alive when they go down , ' she said .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
Sugar massed in the kitchen , storage jars Stacks of wood for the saw and always some job Waiting for men in the evening ; and then some days A secret bustle that they can not share : ‘ Hurry up and get done — I 've got so - and - so coming.’
Idiom: prodigal son (used idiomatically: yes)
Rescued from what . Being a black sheep . Well , it 's ra , it 's set the the the the topic , the study , starts off by talking about the parable er , of the er , the prodigal son , and the prodigal son was , in these terms , rescued . Because the prodigal son came back , and stopped being a black sheep , and became the accepted son , again . Well , we do n't
Idiom: go spare (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Something like that . Martin can deal with it . I want you and Loring and anyone else going spare over in Sewingbury to turn Cullam 's house upside down.’ ‘ In case he 's got McCloy 's blood money hidden away?’ ‘ Mike , I 'm just beginning to wonder,’ Wexford said wearily , ‘ if McCloy is n't a myth , a fiction .
Idiom: take the biscuit (used idiomatically: no)
She was talking with the ease of total emotional exhaustion . ' Was there anyone else who was important to her — I mean before she met Mr Hawick , of course ? ' he asked , vaguely . Mrs Morgan took another biscuit and accepted another cup of tea . ' I did think that there was something between her and Peter Yeo — her partner — but nothing came of it . He has a wife and children and most men do n't usually leave their wives , do they ? '
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
So he was operated on , and the vets found he had a misplaced colon , put it right and stitched him up . So the poor old boy had two major operations in three weeks , but he 's getting on fine now . ' Naturally , with his lung problems , Arthur has to be bedded on dust - free paper and fed on Horsehage rather than hay . ' He really is a cute devil ! Alwin Schockemohle used to say that the palms of his hands always sweated when he was near a good horse , and when Arthur was about his hands were permanently wet . '
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
The PPL licence for background music costs £ 65.80 a year , but will rise in September to £ 69.92 ( including VAT ) . FINES David Newham , head of general licensing at PPL , warned the industry that buying a licence was cheaper in the long term , as fines could be between £ 800 and £ 1,000 . In June the British Hotels , Restaurants & Caterers Association ( BHRCA ) finally reached an agreement over revised tariffs with the PRS ( see Caterer & Hotelkeeper , 27 June–3 July ) . Mr Newham explained that the BHRCA , Brewers Society and the National Licensed Victuallers Association entered into discussions with PPL over revising their tariffs , but the BHRCA withdrew , requesting separate negotiations .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
You made two mistakes . The first was in choosing my family , the second in singling out my grandfather . In business he commanded intense loyalty , and in the family he inspires great affection and respect . ' ' Why is it so hard to accept that I could feel all that too ? ' His smile had the warmth of a jackal 's .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
UK distributor is Thame Microsystems ( UX No 384 ) . XBASE STANDARDS PUSH ‘ WON'T SOLVE dBASE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS’ , CLAIMS RECITAL With the dBase world now concentrated in the powerful hands of Borland International ( since its Ashton - Tate acquisition ) , Microsoft Corp ( with its pending Fox Software Inc acquisition ) and Computer Associates International ( which made a move on Clipper developer Nantucket Corp at the beginning of May ) , efforts to develop the various languages into an ANSI standard under the Xbase tag have now begun at the American National Standards Institution in Scottsdale , Arizona . Some estimates say that up to 9.5 million people are now using some type of dBase , yet the three main variants are not cross - compatible . Xbase is being coined as a generic name for ‘ dBase compatibility’ , the aim being that all compiled forms of Xbase will be compliant .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: yes)
Wonderful worm factories There could , I have to admit , be something dramatically wrong with me . While other chaps sing the praises of Meryl Streep , Joely Richardson or Gabriela Sabatini , I 'm much more likely to be found getting worked up over worms . Star soil performers I do n't care what you say , they really are marvellous creatures and one of the few animals in God 's world that do absolutely nothing but good .
Idiom: at your fingertips (used idiomatically: yes)
Do you react by becoming rather subdued and leaving the protagonists to fight it out ? This too may merely serve to let the situation spiral out of control . You should have at your fingertips some basic methods of handling conflict in meetings since it is almost inevitable and occasionally healthy . The main rule is : don't suppress conflict by declaring it out of order . This is a sure way of making it pop up again repeatedly , either in the meeting or elsewhere .
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
Fortunately the rest of the day was so busy that she was able to push Dana and her problems to the back of her mind . Roman Wyatt was n't so easily dismissed ; his strong dark face and amber eyes danced between her and the dress she was designing and materialised when she was talking to customers , but despite everything it was a satisfying day business - wise , and she said goodnight to Myra with a feeling of achievement . It was time she also called it a day ; she would continue with the work she was doing after she 'd eaten . She picked up her bag , switched off the lights and locked the door behind her . She dropped the keys into her bag and straightened up , a small cry escaping her as she walked straight into a large solid body .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
This phenomenon is entirely due to what I would call ‘ battery stamina’ . Battery Test Many detectors have an integral battery test but this is not very reliable , to say the least . It may tell you that your batteries are good , but it does n't say how long they will remain so ! Near - spent batteries are good , but it does n't say how long they will remain so !
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
Better still , but perhaps I should be acting not entertaining . I picked up the phone . ‘ Hello , operator , I 'm trying to get through to the Kosher butcher — it 's on the blink and I 've people coming for dinner Friday — Oh , thank you , dear . Hello — Hello , CLIVE , how are you ? Yes ! fine thank you , dear , and yours ?
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
i. CS 20 . over the hills and far away , allusion to the nursery rhyme , ‘ Tom , he was a piper 's son’ . MC 36 .
Idiom: go under the hammer (used idiomatically: yes)
Norbert Schimmel was famous as a passionate collector of antiquities spanning 8,000 years of human creativity . Recently , he bequested 102 works to the Metropolitan Museum and over 100 to the Israel Museum and the Arthur J. Sackler Museum at Harvard . The rest of his collection is going under the hammer . Top lot will be an Egyptian limestone head of a god or goddess , dated to the late eighteenth Dynasty , around 1300 BC ( est . $ 250,000–350,000 ; £ 163,000–229,000 ) . A Cycladic marble head of a goddess , early Bronze Age II ( around 2600 BC ) is estimated at $ 100,000 to $ 150,000 ( £ 65,000–98,000 ) and an Egyptian wood figure of the Royal Scribe Seneb , twelfth Dynasty ( 1938–1759 BC ) at $ 150,000–250,000 ( £ 98,000–163,000 ) .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Hazardous chemicals : New powers over the storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals will be introduced . Existing powers over importation , use and supply of hazardous chemicals will be extended . Dumping at sea : New powers governing dumping at sea will give Britain the widest controls in Europe . Any vessel dumping at sea without a British licence within Britain 's waters will face a maximum fine of £ 50,000 , which has been increased from £ 2,000 . Chemicals : The Government plans further controls later over chemicals to form a legal framework for the systematic evaluation of potentially harmful effects of industrial chemicals on health and the environment .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'd be popular boy of the Remove , she prophesied . But when Charles expressed that as his intention this very day , she softened at once , reminding him that today was his birthday and it would be a pity to spoil it . A suggestion that he should take her out to lunch , instead , did n't , surprisingly , fall flat . ‘ Let 's go somewhere really exciting , Charles . Celebrate and forget , why not?’
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
And how did you get on with the children?’ She heard the smile in his voice . ‘ It was par for the course . Two of them succeeded in capsizing their dinghies . They do it on purpose ; it adds to the excitement , and I should n't think they get much of that.’
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty two grand ! Ridiculous innit ? The blokes on the make is n't he ? Yeah . You see he 's and then he had the cheek to charge me for insurance !
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
Their car is a write off . But both are just glad that they 're still alive . A teenager who admitted the new joy - riding offence of aggrevated vehicle taking has walked free from court at Cheltenham in Gloucestershire . He was driving a car chased for twenty miles by police . He was put on probation and ordered to do community service after a solicitor said he 'd been upset by the death of his mother .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
When they finish coding it . 4 Please could you put better games on the Megatape ? Most of them are crud ! By the wings of Draconius , when I 've sharpened my axe you 'll suffer the same fate as Whiplash !
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
From the caravan on the very edge of the sea he could see Larksoken Power Station stark against the skyline , as uncompromising as his own will to oppose it , a symbol and a threat . It was from the caravan that he ran People Against Nuclear Power , with its acronym PANUP , the small organization of which he was both founder and president . The caravan had been a stroke of luck . The owner of Cliff Cottage was a Canadian who , returning to his roots and seduced by nostalgia , had bought it on impulse as a possible holiday home . About fifty years earlier there had been a murder at Cliff Cottage .
Idiom: get stuck into (used idiomatically: yes)
I said I did n't make myself homeless and he said no I did n't realise by November we , well we went down , that was the September and by the October we got our home did n't we ? Yes And we got , he got stuck into it , but , that 's , that 's how people , if you do n't get somebody who 's working for you , you 'll get somebody working against you , and that 's what I had , a good solicitor with you at the moment is , got ta be vital , I only hope she 's doing her job So do I oh I 'd better go , thanks for a lovely dinner So what 's Adrian gon na do now ?
Idiom: jam tomorrow (used idiomatically: yes)
Fine words butter no parsnips . Bread is the staff of life . Jam yesterday , jam tomorrow but never jam today . It 's balanced on a knife edge . You ca n't have your cake and eat it .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Anderson What is the Attorney - General 's authority for saying that he can not rely on Crown privilege in relation to cross undertakings for damages ? Is not it crystal clear that the Government are willingly in collusion with those stores that are using salami tactics bit by bit — before Christmas , between Christmas and the new year and after the new year — and which so handsomely contribute to Conservative party funds ? Surely , circumstances have now changed and any reasonable Attorney - General would respond accordingly . The Attorney - General
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
A swirl of ice and snow enfolds the caster in a cloud of shimmering light . Any hit scored against the caster by an ordinary weapon is deflected on the D6 roll of a 3 or more . If hit by a magic weapon , the Crystal Cloak is immediately dispelled but no damage is suffered from that hit and the magic weapon which inflicted the hit will be destroyed on the D6 roll of a 3 or more . This spell remains effective for the rest of the game , until it is dispelled , or until the caster is slain . This card may be placed next to the model or face up at the table edge to indicate that it is in play .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Ivan Lawrence ( Burton ) It is most unusual for an Adjournment debate at this hour , at the end of which there will be no vote , to attract so many Members into the Chamber . Come to think of it , it is most unusual at any hour for so many hon . Ladies and hon . Gentlemen in the Chamber to remain seated when I rise to speak . If the debate had started at 10 pm when it was scheduled to start , and if the normal business of the House had continued , many more hon . Ladies and hon . Gentlemen from both sides of the House would be here tonight . The reason why so many of us are here is the immense regard which we all have for the hon . and learned Member , our friend , for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) .
Idiom: blood and guts (used idiomatically: yes)
Greater levels of fitness and better team organisation are two of the more obvious modern achievements . It is true that the Irish have not genuinely embraced the fitness revolution and the real impact of the fitness factor is witnessed in the unpleasant sight of what fit teams are doing to Ireland . It was after the 1990 England v Ireland game at Twickenham that Paul Ackford casually mentioned to one of the Irish players that his team knew it had only to withstand Ireland 's 20 minutes of blood and guts to win easily . That was the game in a nutshell . England won without fuss .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When I touch you , I feel you tremble . And there 's nothing between us?’ She was trembling now , without him laying a finger on her . A flood of furious resentment engulfed her . ‘ Try this hackneyed line on some other swooning female,’ she retorted unevenly , ruthlessly flattening the small leap of desire triggered by his husky words , starting to push her way past him .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
The rub is that measuring nanomolar changes in an ion , with minimal cell disturbance , has been a physiologist 's headache for decades . Thomas thoroughly reviews the cleverest current means of achieving this , especially with photoproteins , metallochromic indicators and calcium electrodes . Classic techniques , including radioisotope work , get rather short shrift : on the other hand , there is a welcome chapter on the physical chemistry of intracellular Ca . Thomas 's eye for practicality is particularly useful , and extends to addresses of electronics suppliers , and the price ( high ) of aequorin , a photoprotein . ( He also says how to make your own , if you can get the jellyfish . )
Idiom: dead wood (used idiomatically: yes)
Bare patches at the hedge base are the result of excessive height , uncontrolled weed growth or a hedge profile which obstructs light from filtering down . Reducing the height might help , but otherwise it 's best to simple disguise the damage by planting decorative shrubs beside the hedge . Dead wood should be cut out , allowing adjacent healthy growth to fill the gap . Hedge companions A hedge will compete with nearby plants for water and nutrients , and the roots of some species can be very invasive .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Miners , dockers , industrial workers , teachers and civil servants struck in at least 30 towns , demanding pay rises of between 100 and 200 per cent . Many calculated their wages not in the national currency , the dinar , but in deutschemarks at the rate of between 400 and 600 marks a month , three times the present average . At the car plant in Kragujevac , 3,000 workers raised a loaf of bread halfmast on the pole where the national flag is usually flown . At the military industries factory at Trstenik , 13,000 workers demanded a doubling of their wages and sacked all the management . The pay rises will jeopardise the new tough austerity programme of the Prime Minister , Mr Ante Markovic , which is due to come into effect on January 1 .
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That 's right,’ she smiled . ‘ But I have n't seen him in simply ages.’ She turned back to her hostess to confide , ‘ My brother 's living in India,’ and quickly , before anyone could make a meal of that , she laid a possessive hand on Naylor 's and queried , ‘ Did you never think of entering the wine - importing business , darling?’ Oh , my word , she thought , as , though he favoured her with a fond look , the cool calculating gleam in Naylor 's eyes showed he was n't too impressed to have landed himself such a devoted fiancée . ‘ I 'd have liked Naylor to come into the firm,’ Guthrie answered for him .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The rations of the Red Army were assiduously protected . In March food supplies purchased by the Commissariat of War for the Red Army were given priority in evacuation at the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk over ARA famine stocks . It was different for the rank and file at the receiving end . The officials who sent them off from the ports with the loaded railway - wagons gave them rations for the number of days which the grain would in normal times take to its destination . Due to the enormous delays , soldiers arrived in the Volga cities nearly dead for lack of food .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Rule utilitarianism is often advocated , on grounds of fairness , as necessary to counter the excuses of the ‘ free rider’ who does not bother to stick to a moral rule because enough others are doing so to produce its benefits . The usual objection to rule utilitarianism is that if the sole point of a rule is to promote happiness it seems only sensible to jettison it when more happiness is gained thereby . On the face of it , this criticism carries the day against any rule utilitarianism which is genuinely distinguishable from act utilitarianism . The issue is complicated , however , by the variety of forms which rule utilitarianism can take . [ LYONS , SCHEFFLER . ]