Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: no)
I wish that she would use whatever influence she , as a junior Minister , may have to bring about a more generous cold weather payments scheme . I began by describing the position as Labour Members see it . While my hon . Friend the Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) was speaking , I said that I challenged any Conservative Member of Parliament to spend just one week — I do not ask for longer — living on the money that so many of our constituents who are pensioners have to rely on — the state pension and income support . Conservative Members should try that for a week . When Matthew Parris and another Tory MP who has since lost his seat tried to live on income support for a week , they both found it virtually impossible .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
This work eventually encountered various great technical difficulties which , it seems , could only be resolved by what most people have regarded as unsatisfactory expedients , and so that the , the system in many ways that he evolved as an answer to this programme has not been commonly held to be entirely satisfactory . But yet there 's no doubt at all that despite the technical shortcomings of his work in subsequent judgement , erm Russell by this work became , I suppose , the main founder of modern logic , the main founder of this kind of logic which by the much more sophisticated symbolic apparatus erm is able to panelize a much wider range of logical phenomena , and hence to reveal the structure in a way which had not been possible before . Of this Russell was the principle founder , and this I think is his greatest claim to intellectual fame . But as the work progressed , one thing at least went by the board , and that was his original Platonic outlook . Partly for technical reasons , partly for temperamental reasons , Russell came to very different conclusions to the Platonic ones with which he began .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm terribly sorry,’ says Howard . ‘ Ca n't be helped,’ says Freddie . ‘ Just one of those things.’ ‘ I mean , I 'm sorry not to have known.’ ‘ Not at all .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Furthermore , partial networks enable you to classify a flow plan on multiple levels .
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
He recalls vividly being told shortly after he took the job at Fawley refinery that an Esso director would be calling to see him . He had to ask what exactly a director was . But the lessons he learned from those formative years were to stand him in good stead later on when he was to understand what it meant to be a director from first - hand experience . When I was put in charge of the start - up at Fawley at the ripe old age of twenty - nine most of my team were people who were twenty years older than I was and being on shift with a lot of operating people taught me the problems and the realisation that I could learn a hell of a lot from them — the realisation that the chap on the shop floor usually knows far more about what 's going on than management does . It also taught him the importance of training .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We 're seeing a huge increase in young visitors in push - chairs,’ adds Ms Meads . ‘ It 's an inexpensive way of gleaning on - the - spot advice.’ Budding gardeners wondering whether their patch is up to scratch should contact the NGS which will send a local adviser round . Some counties — such as Oxfordshire , where competition is tough — turn down about a quarter of applicants , although others have a higher acceptance rate . Those who do pass then advertise their gardens through local NGS booklets and posters .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought there . . I was red , if I 'm in the red light area , she 's going off , banging her . Yeah , . kinky boots , kinky boots .
Idiom: sit on the fence (used idiomatically: yes)
As intermediaries , the members of the public corporation — the Governors , who legally were the BBC — thus faced both ways . They shielded the broadcasters from outside pressure — from all directions , not just from the politicians — and they reviewed the broadcasters ' work , explaining , justifying and sometimes excusing it to government and the public . This did not mean sitting on the fence but , in theory , jumping to and fro . In practice , it meant protecting the broadcasters from politicians and pressure groups more than the other way round . Pressure generally came at moments of crisis , such as Suez in 1956 or the Irish conflict in the 1970s and 1980s , and tended to focus on particular programmes .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
I stayed comfortable even on very breezy , chilly days . Drying time : fast — wearable within three hours in a warm room , albeit with dampish waistband , pockets etc . Paul 's verdict : Bags have been around a long time now and Rohan can justifiably claim to have prompted other companies to come up with versions of their original . I found them comfortable and versatile — in warm weather I washed and wore them immediately and they dried out almost completely within 20 minutes . Am I alone , though , in questioning the value of the poppers on the bellows side pockets ?
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
No way . She wanted her to do a night and she said I 'm not bloody doing a night and then back in here she said . She said what she said I 'd have to stay all night and all day . . I 'm not doing it , certainly not . You wo n't get nobody to change over with you now right up to Christmas will you ?
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Okay , we could have measured that and given it as part of a spec listing , but because it really did n't feel any different ( probably because its fingerboard width , radius and frets echoed most of the competition ) that fact was rendered almost inconsequential . Sure , companies are proud of any little achievement , like shaving a millimetre off a neck here and there , and are keen to stress these points through magazines like Guitarist , but such details are hardly ever conceived as parts of a greater whole . The result is often not so much an individual guitar , but rather an amalgam of bits nicked from here and bobs lifted from there . Hence our use of the Strat and the Les Paul as reviewer 's benchmarks . These guitars represent total design philosophies , not marketing exercises where a manufacturer or ad agency has tried to hoodwink us into believing the instrument really is different because its headstock is slightly more rounded than the Ibanez — or whatever other triviality they 've come up with that month .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: no)
‘ The first thing I learned about nutrition as a nurse was that white food — fish and potatoes , for example— on white plates , with a white parsley sauce is unappetising purely because of its boring appearance . It 's good to gladden the eye with a dish full of colour.’ Wendy Vaughan began cooking professionally six years ago at the Old Rectory in Llansanfraid , North Wales — the family home she converted to a small hotel with her husband Michael when he sold his motor parts company . They answered an advertisement to cook lunches for visiting parties of Americans to North Wales and these developed into dinner business too . When they joined Wolsey Lodges — a consortium of private houses offering overnight accommodation — their transformation to hoteliers had begun .
Idiom: play hard to get (used idiomatically: yes)
We got on good together . Suddenly Jack was playing less and less on the tour and so Greg asked me if I 'd be interested in working for him . I said I 'd have to think about it — playing hard - to - get , you see ! Well I did think about it — for about an hour . I called Greg up and said yes , and he said how would I like to start work for him at Muirfield Village ?
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
There is admittedly the playfulness of some versions of deconstructionist rhetoric , which read like prose - poetry . But such texts are subject to the limitations of purely aesthetic discourse , with no through road to action , and must become politically suspect . In fact , one does not have to be a committed deconstructionist to find a split between meaning and rhetoric in the work of recent theorists . The rhetoric may point to extreme scepticism or Pyrrhonism but its users , if pressed , are likely to retreat to positions which are no more than a modified version of traditional ones . As Nuttall has remarked , they claim that ,
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
My mum My mum remembers long ago My mum remembers long ago , when she makes snow men in the snow , and pulled a face at Mrs Jones , but I 'll know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , make me laugh , make me laugh , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh and to make me feel this bad , I love my mum , she 's the best mum in the world I learnt one When 's the
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: yes)
What do you say , shall we see what 's on television?’ Her thumbs pricked then . She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation . That suited him very well . Charlotte was counting the seconds until he should extricate himself , and he did it in less time than she had expected , and without even the pretence of sitting down with her .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
They sat down at the table . Franca wondered if the Irishman had noticed the ‘ flash’ between her and Ludens . ‘ Will you hold my hand , Franca , like you used to do?’ Franca gave him her hand . She thought , men are always holding my hand these days .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
As a palaeographer he enjoyed reproducing ancient scripts using implements of his own devising , just as an archaeologist he sought a deeper insight into ornaments by drawing them or even carving them with his own hands . He was shrewd in personal assessments . For those whose scholarship he respected he was prepared to go to endless trouble , but to those whom he suspected of pretensions exceeding their knowledge or understanding he gave short shrift . On his sixtieth birthday he received a Festschrift edited from Helsinki with contributions from over thirty colleagues , covering a field ranging from Scandinavia and east Europe to China . He did not allow the revolution of 1917 to interfere with his contacts with Russian colleagues and it was appropriate that he should have been asked to supply the inscription for the sword presented by George VI to the people of Stalingrad .
Idiom: talk dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
The messages passing between Karen and I were more complex . As the wine took hold I glanced in her direction with increasing frequency , often to find her already looking at me . Or else she would turn round , as though sensing my gaze on her skin , and for a moment as brief and yet momentous as a pause in music our eyes talked dirty . Then she slumped back in her chair , mouthing the nicotine - dosed chewing gum she used instead of cigarettes , and I thought I must have imagined an intensity of which she was surely incapable . That evening the Parsons were meeting friends for an early meal before going on to the opera .
Idiom: high as a kite (used idiomatically: yes)
Although a few had had quick and relatively painless births , many had found it a very painful experience . Some knew about the various methods of pain relief available , but others had no idea at all , and this made them feel even less in control of what was happening to them . The three basic methods are gas and air , which many had used , some so enthusiastically that they ended up either very sleepy , or as one said , " as high as a kite " . Then there are pethidine injections , which are also quite commonly given to lessen the pain . The strongest method is the epidural , which is a form of local anaesthetic , injected in the base of the spine , which numbs the body from the waist down .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
He had a poor opinion of the utility of book - learning to the Masai , and it was no doubt in part due to his influence that nothing was done in Tanganyika to bring education to them till the 1930s , whereas the first government school was opened in Kenya Masailand in 1921 . There was always an air of mystery about Browne , and he departed in 1926 amid hints of unsavouriness . He held court during his years of office in Arusha , known to the Europeans as ‘ Masai’ Browne and to the Africans , on account of his toping habits , as ‘ Bilauri’(Swahili for glass ) Browne . His successor , H.C. ( also ‘ Masai’ ) Murrells complained that Browne depended on force of personality alone to administer the Masai rather than , as was proper , ‘ custom , procedure and authority … supported by ‘ personality’ .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
The slogans on buildings round the square and carried by workers ' groups reflected his new thinking . Back to the idealism of Lenin and 1917 , was their message . Indeed , only Lenin 's face appeared on the square this year ; Marx and Engels were missing . The party hardly got a look - in . Of the very few banners that mentioned it , one from Moscow University called pointedly for ‘ a faster rate of democratisation of the party’ .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They 're a damn nuisance,’ said Brian , and Guy agreed . ‘ Are you suggesting that the travellers have murdered Barbs for her money?’ asked Clarissa , ignoring this interruption from the men . ‘ I had n't thought of that,’ said Scarlet , ‘ but I suppose it 's not impossible , when you come to think of it.’ ‘ Or it might be one of the people they 've turned out of the bins,’ said Pam . ‘ The streets are full of madmen.’
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
Edward 's affair and subsequent marriage to divorced Mrs Simpson had left the family 's popularity at an all - time low . George VI , a shy man , was terrified of his new position and many feared that the monarchy would not survive into the next decade . But the shrewd and hard - working daughter of the 14th Earl of Glamis turned the dire situation completely on its head . She made the country love her . ' The Queen Mother invented royal public relations , ' says Margaret Holder .
Idiom: in the family way (used idiomatically: yes)
Ann shook her head . " What about you , Jill ? " he asked his daughter , who had come out to see what the crisis was about . " Did you know Miss Jenny was in the family way ? " " No , Father ! " Jill replied , looking quite scandalized .
Idiom: full tilt (used idiomatically: yes)
We enter rolling yards of bright and frilly salt water . The coolness seeps into the ankle flesh . Then , full tilt into the pounding waves . Unable to force our legs through the sheer weight of the waves any more , we collapse . The authority of the whole sea closes over our heads .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: no)
And he handed the newspaper to her across the table . It took McAllister all her will - power not to wrench it from his grasp and to see and devour her work in one go . Somehow she managed to keep her self - control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart . She had just read the last paragraph when the kitchen door opened and Matey entered , far earlier than she normally did , to stare at the unlikely scene before her : Dr Neil characteristically leaning back in his wooden Windsor armchair , McAllister sitting on her stool , reading the paper , the used coffee - cups and the empty biscuit plate sitting between them . ‘ Well , well,’ she said reprovingly , looking at the unfinished grate and thinking of all the other duties which McAllister should have performed by now .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
The Conservatives also employed the classic advantage of the minority and manoeuvred well , sensibly concentrating on the seats that could best be held or putatively captured . The Scottish ‘ haves’ can mobilise when they have to , and get their Volvos to the polling stations . This obviously did the trick in Stirling , Ayr , South Aberdeen and Kincardine — but not in Edinburgh South , Fife NE , or Strathkelvin . Why ? I suspect the answer lies in the demographic changes of the 1980s , which showed a substantial and unexpected in - migration to Scotland , on the same scale and pattern as the ‘ incomers’ to Wales who were selling off expensive property in south east England and settling down on the proceeds .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
Devising a system that is applicable to Ben Nevis style ice routes and Cairngorm mixed routes is difficult , but this is one of the advantages of the proposed two - tier grade . For example , consider two established ' big name ' routes from each area . Pointless VII , 6 is a major Ben face route involving long runouts on thin ice with poor belays . Not surprisingly perhaps , it has only been repeated three or four times in 14 years ! Citadel : VII , 8 on the other hand , has excellent protection but is long and sustained with the crux right at the top when abseil retreat is both difficult and uninviting .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
Because of what he said ? Because of what he 'd said and because I 'd asked his wife who he was . Not because he was in bed with his wife that did n't ? I did n't know that was his wife , erm . Yes yes that 's correct , yes .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Office basement when the bomb dropped , and he 'd invite us all to chant with him : ‘ A deep depression , centred over Europe , shows little sign of lifting … ‘ ' And I 'd sit here , deep underground at Surrey Docks station , buried alive beneath fifty million dead , doing my crosswords , listening to public service announcements on the radio , wondering if a train will ever come . Very much like now , come to think of it : bored and fidgeting , breathing stale air while time stands still . But even London Transport ca n't keep every train north of the river for ever— eventually they have to let one across . So I wake my feet up , stop fantasizing about the bomb , and invite the East London Line to ferry me up to Whitechapel .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
The 500 gram balls will retail for around £ 8.99 . A collection of 14 supporting designs for Point 9 are available in a special pattern book which also features step - by - step knitting techniques to help and encourage learners and inexperienced knitters . In their 4-ply Bouncing Babes range , Spectrum have added a selection of ' spot dye 'shades on 100 gram balls to retail at around £ 2.36 or less . Look out , too , for a brand new baby quality called Bobtail in six pastel shades . This yarn is a 50/50 mix of Courtelle and Nylon in DK weight .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
The result could be pay freezes , even pay cuts . Employers must simply abandon the national agreement altogether , or the employers may simply ban the national agreement altogether , as has happened in other industries like cotton spinning and weaving . Abolishing the Wages Councils would be a green light to sweatshops , a direct attack on the lowest paid . Wages undercutting is one of the possible results of abolition . We have already seen premium rate pay like double time for Sunday working attacked after statutory controls on them were removed in nineteen eighty six .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
And now he 's going to marry her , you see if he does n't , and she 's going to live in a mansion with a butler and lots of maids.’ Miss Honey could hardly believe what she was hearing . She had heard that parents like this existed all over the place and that their children turned out to be delinquents and drop - outs , but it was still a shock to meet a pair of them in the flesh . ‘ Matilda 's trouble’ , she said , trying once again , ‘ is that she is so far ahead of everyone else around her that it might be worth thinking about some extra kind of private tuition . I seriously believe that she could be brought up to university standard in two or three years with the proper coaching.’
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
Test Drive Amaya Lopez SNES-owning Mario fans , enviously eyeing Super Mario Land 2 on Game Boy , will feel a warm glow of contentment when Super Mario Kart goes on sale on Monday . Mario is in the driving seat of a funny little go-kart . On closer inspection it becomes clear that this is , in fact , Mario meets F-Zero , the super-fast , futuristic racing sim that took the SNES by storm — thanks to brilliant 3-D graphics and Mode 7 , the SNES 's 360-degree rotation feature .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
' I 'll be off home , then , ' said Philip . ' Wait , ' said Lee . He pulled a Marathon out of his pocket and gave it to Philip . ' Thanks , ' said Philip . He tore the wrapper off .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
We know that it pays to be informed about the particular problems of getting older , like osteoporosis , the development of brittle bones , that can afflict women past the menopause . And we also know that maintaining good health is a matter of having the right routine , getting into good habits . Retirement is an ideal time to take stock and consider which habits are worth acquiring , now that there is plenty of time for regular exercise and for preparing nutritious food . What kind of exercise ? The important thing about exercise is to know what kind is safe and how much is enough .
Idiom: play it cool (used idiomatically: yes)
Still to come on Central News , happy landings for a high flyer . Just seventeen … she could become the country 's youngest pilot . Plus , playing it cool … the dark secrets of an orchid grower And , who said Robins could sing ? Yes , it 's another football pop record .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: no)
‘ We sample the odd bassline here and there , but we 're not about looping up whole bits of music.’ ‘ And I ca n't rap,’ interjects vocalist Marcella , ‘ so you 're stuck with my vocals , are n't you!’ Marcella is taking the piss . It was when her voice joined the Raw Stylus combination on the ‘ Pushin ' Against The Flow’ single that things really started . The single ranks as one of ‘ 92 's finest , receiving huge club play from a limited white label pressing and proving to be the stand - out tune on the first ‘ Movin ' On’ British soul compilation album .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
not that I perceived any longer if the had n't gone . Mhm . Well that did the trick . That was all it needed . Erm , they do keep an eye
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
Now otherwise I would n't have how long have you been on the name game , a year ? The name game ? Where it had to be the right name .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
The girls sat down on a large pew - looking bench in the alcove and laughed at Billy who was standing with his back to the blazing logs doing his knee bending policeman act . ' Now this is what a pub should be like , ' he said to them with a grin . Squeaky re - appeared behind the bar with a large enamel jug of cider , and poured out two pints of the golden liquid for Yanto 's inspection . ' Looks as good as ever , ' smiled Yanto . ' But , is n't it time you got some pumps in here , Squeak ? '