Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
I have a mind to recruit a force of my own investigating officers , so that I can carry out effectively what is my sworn duty . ' ' I would not think you need go quite so far , ' Bragg said , picking up the file . ' After all , you would be paying for them out of your own pocket . What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl . It would be much easier if I could do that informally . '
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Her lip stiffens . She waves the fist and the Kleenex helplessly . Keith drops her hand and takes a packet of tissues out of his pocket . He hands her one . Claire takes it .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
On stage , the chemistry is magical , off stage it 's explosive . Certificate 15 For The Boys opens on 7 February . The tables are turned when suave , successful Dr Jack MacKee ( William Hurt ) gets a serious throat infection . The supercilious surgeon becomes a patient and has to suffer bureaucratic confusion , overcrowded waiting rooms and unnecessary procedures — just like everyone else . With Christine Lahti as the long - suffering wife , The Doctor opens on 21 February ( Cert 12 ) .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm either financially or Yeah . the window size or the kitchen size or the bathroom size , they ca n't price things out until such times as they 've sat down face to face with client . Oh yeah yeah . Now we can .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
erm Under the new erm system erm every G P must at some time during the visit erm persons over seventy - five . Now , what are you doing to ensure that erm that this is carried out because a lot of elderly , they will not go to the doctor , but erm the doctor I believe has got to go and see them . Now , what are you doing to really see this is getting off the ground ? Well , I Ian , can I ask you to save the questions and respond at the end , otherwise you 'll find the discussion takes much longer , is that alright ?
Idiom: the die is cast (used idiomatically: yes)
The March 912 in which Hunt drove proved competitive and some reasonable results enabled the Hesketh team to stagger through the year . For Hesketh , now committed to racing and to Hunt 's career — with a generosity unparalleled in FI — it seemed as sensible to take Hunt straight up into FI , and Hunt duly made his debut at a non - championship race at Brands Hatch early in 1973 , there earning , in a used Surtees TS9B , a third place just behind Denny Hulme — and Hulme was , let it be noted , driving the McLaren M23 , a far more advanced car . The die was cast , then and there , and Hunt and Hesketh and company hit Monaco in style : yacht in the harbour , helicopter to hand and a March 731 to drive . To the general surprise , the March — it was worked on by Harvey Postlethwaite , now at Ferrari and one of a handful of the really bright ones — proved an effective foil for Hunt 's driving style : Hunt qualified ninth and was running sixth when his engine gave up the ghost . His first FI point came in France , a fourth place followed at Silverstone , a third at Zandvoort , a sixth in Canada and a fine second behind Ronnie Peterson at Watkins Glen .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
Part of Labour 's election promise is a new Sex Equality Act to iron out loopholes and disadvantages not tackled by the Equal Opportunities Act . The North - East has traditionally suffered from a stereotype image depicting the region as backward in its approach to equal opportunities . Ms Armstrong said : ‘ I 'm NorthEast born and bred and it has not interfered with my career . The situation throughout the region is improving but there is still work to be done.’ NURSERY education needs vital investment , a North - East Labour MP claimed yesterday .
Idiom: flat as a pancake (used idiomatically: yes)
Just as well as a ca n't fi , throw it over my shoulder ! Did n't you have the same figure after you had a boys then Sylv , er Mary ? No , I as flat as a pancake until I had her ! I 've never lost an inch off my bust now . No .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Its the attitude cracks me up , oh , every thing he 's ever done makes me laugh yeah the only one I do n't like is that bloody oh erm , what 's the other one , deep sea water , something lately for kids , his got his own kiddies programme , Maid Marian , take the piss out of Oh that is Tony Robinson are you sure ?
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Tucking in at the Cork District Social function held in Clancy 's Bar on Wednesday , 7th April 1993 . Waterford Area Golf A group of prize - winners at the Waterford Area Golf Outing held in Kilkenny Golf Club on Saturday , 3rd April 1993 . Farewell to Dennis A group of IBOA office staff pictured at a farewell function for Dennis Corrigan who is leaving after 15 years manning the door of ' 93 ' .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
They passed a great dark wood that grew southwards from the road and , quite suddenly , the pale strip of the paved high road stretched stark across the landscape ahead . Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . Nothing moved at the crossroads , or nothing that threatened a soldier 's life . There were no troops at the crossroads and the highway was empty , just a pale dusty strip between its vivid green verges . Sharpe tapped his heels to start his horse moving again .
Idiom: keep your fingers crossed (used idiomatically: yes)
Ross said some hours later as he entered the apartment while she was giving the children their supper . ‘ How did you get on today — have you found a nanny to help you with the children?’ he added , throwing her into confusion by casually giving her a peck on the cheek before leaning across the table and helping himself to a slice of chocolate cake . ‘ Yes — keep your fingers crossed — I think I 've actually found someone at last,’ she told him with a thankful sigh . Despite having been in touch with many agencies , they 'd only had five applicants so far — four of whom had been absolutely hopeless . One woman had spoken only French , another only Spanish .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Continental Football Club manager , Mitch Daley , himself a West Indian , expanded a similar notion into a full - blown philosophy on black footballers : Take the white player : he 's very rigid , upright , stiff . Now , the black man he 's different : he likes to step on the ball , control it , express himself with it . He has natural flair which gives him the ability to do anything with the ball he wants to . And he believes that it is precisely because black footballers know of each other 's natural ability , that they are able to construct the most intricate and seemingly planned movements without any preparation at all : ‘ They 've got the receivers built into their heads and can pick each other up on the same wavelength.’
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
Threat In their first season back in the top flight , John Lyall 's smooth-passing outfit have proved the most difficult side to beat , with only two defeats in 20 matches . ‘ Our defenders completely snuffed out the threat from Norwich 's Mark Robins and Darren Beckford and that speaks volumes for us , ’ added Dozzell . But Norwich boss Mike Walker laughed off suggestions of a Carrow Road crisis . ‘ People will be saying we have gone now , ’ he said .
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1950 , fewer than 8 % of American households owned a TV ; by 1960 , 90 % had one . That level of penetration took decades longer to achieve elsewhere , and the poorest countries are still not there . True to form , Americans became the greatest TV watchers , which is probably still true today , even though the data are somewhat sketchy and incomplete . The best evidence suggests that Americans watch more than five hours per day of television on ~ average – a staggering amount , given that several hours more are spent in front of other video - streaming devices . Other countries log far fewer viewing hours .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's better to take them with you in the car rather than consign them to the chilly furniture van . Wrap your plants in newspaper to protect them from draughts and to stop leaves bruising . On arrival at your new home , stand them in a warm place and do not unwrap them until all the doors are shut once and for all . In the summer months do n't shut your plants in a hot car or leave them in the sun while they are waiting to be loaded . Place them in similar positions in your new home so that the growing conditions remain as consistent as possible .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
I told her once and for all that I would n't go shopping with her .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Despite her tiredness her movements were deliberate , unhurried , and self - absorbed ; like a cat . When her attention returned to Wycliffe it was almost as though she found it an effort to recall what they were talking about . She said : ‘ Of course it goes without saying that you will receive full co - operation from the family.’ Wycliffe was well aware that it did not ‘ go’ , with or without saying . As far as Sara was concerned he would hear only what she considered fit for him to know .
Idiom: that's all she wrote (used idiomatically: no)
This is what it means to say that Dostoevsky brushes against Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov as he reaches back towards the underground man . The object of the reaching exercise is of course to arrive at Stavrogin . It holds more true of some of us than of others , that in the struggle to make it new we are writing the same book all our lives ; and with Dostoevsky this truth is very true . His post-Siberian great-sinner project wo n't convincingly disengage from his interest in the confessional form , and , as we have seen , the Dostoevsky Confession was afoot before Siberia . With Stavrogin , confession and the great sinner come together in the chapter ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ , often referred to as Stavrogin 's Confession .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Subject Area : Economic history ; Social history Opera singers have been studied as a rule either by musicologists interested in particular composers or by biographers interested in anecdotes . Star singers have been remembered while the bulk of a sizeable profession has been ignored . This will be a pioneer study of the Italian opera singing profession as a whole , from the beginnings of opera in the early seventeenth century to the latest point in the twentieth century at which historical inquiry can operate at an unrelaxed standard .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm far too tired , even if I were at all tempted . You can have the bathroom first . It has a good lock in case my lust for your luscious body gets the better of me.’ He sounded so disgusted that she seized her case and bolted through the door he indicated . After what he 'd said she did n't dare turn the key in the lock , but she made short work of undressing .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Private cash call to make Glasgow safer By Susan Dean A £ 1 MILLION initiative to cut crime in Glasgow 's city centre through the use of closed circuit television cameras and street wardens could be up and running by the end of the year . The Citywatch project — which its organisers say must have private as well as public cash — has met with a mixed response from the city 's business community . Officials of the Sauchiehall Street Traders ' Association — whose shopping precinct will be one of the targeted areas — said high street stores were likely to look favourably on contributing to the scheme .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: yes)
The chub flit in and out of the weed like silent ghosts , grubbing for food , seeking shelter from the bright sun , and sometimes just playing around for the sheer hell of it . I tackle up with a through - action carbon rod , 11 ft long , a fixed - spool reel carrying 5 lb b.s . line to which a size 2 hook is tied direct . No float is used , nor any weight , for the big slugs are heavy enough to cast the full width of most rivers , and to hold bottom in most weedy swims . The hook should be honed to a needle - sharp point , and the barb reduced to enhance penetration . You stick the hook through the slug about a half inch from one end and then cast to a spot where the current will carry the slug beneath the roof of streamer weed , then place the rod in a rod - rest and watch it very carefully .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
As Hannah Arendt has shown , in times of crisis the existence of a formless mass can become the basis for a totalitarian dictatorship ; in times of prosperity it can lead to an all - encompassing smugness and self - satisfaction and to the existence of a regime which knows no criticism , no control and , above all , no real opposition and thus no arguments which contain alternatives . How does Westminster compare to all this ? Those hostile to excessive party discipline in Westminster ( a frequent charge ) should realise that , unlike the case in other constitutions , there has never been the ‘ conspiracy of silence’ about the existence of parties : on the contrary , the very architecture of the House of Commons speaks volumes about the place of party allegiance in the parliamentary process . The remarks on Germany , France and Italy show what the dangers are when party confrontations disappear , whether because of excessive consensus or because of excessive fragmentation between parties . Bagehot recognised that the party system in Westminster was the ‘ bone of its bone , breath of its breath’ , emphasising that the function of parliament is to bring out differences of opinion into the open , offering parliament and public a real choice by so doing .
Idiom: up hill and down dale (used idiomatically: yes)
See what you think of Harwich in the meantime.’ I wandered off to Harwich . The walk was a bit up hill and down dale and it rather tired me out . One memory stands out — the sound of a child crying which I heard when I was walking past some flats . It made me think of the Palace Hotel .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He 's gone,’ Hester said . ‘ Where did you think he was ? Hiding under the table?’ ‘ Gone!’ Ruth shrieked the word at her .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But she was n't fit at the meet , was she?’ Meredith persisted . ‘ She was slumped in the saddle and slurring her words . Would she have been drinking before she arrived there , do you think?’ ‘ Now you listen to me , Meredith , or whatever your name is!’
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: no)
WIMBLEDON champion Steffi Graf was recovering last night from one of the biggest shocks of her career . Lori McNeil , the lowest ranked player in the field , pulled off a 7–6 ( 7–1 ) , 6–4 first round victory in the Virginia Slims Championships for her biggest triumph in nine years on the women 's tennis circuit . It was McNeil 's first win over Graf and her first victory on the carpet surface of Madison Square Garden , while her German opponent went into the match having won her last four tournaments , including a victory over McNeil . ‘ There was nothing I could do,’ conceded Graf . ‘ Lori played very well and really deserved to win .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh , I know her inside out— thanks to the sessions of all - and - sundry , dirty - laundry True Confessions . Our conversations range from the Arts to Child Psychology .
Idiom: in cold blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Human rights groups in March 1990 reacted angrily to what they called " an unprecedented series of aggressions " against their workers following the bombing on Feb. 18 of the offices of the Andean Commission of Jurists and of the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) , and the bombing of an Amnesty International office on March 4 . Lurigancho riot trial After a 15-week trial , a military court on Dec. 12 , 1989 , sentenced a police colonel to 15 years ' imprisonment for ordering the killing in cold blood of 124 unarmed inmates of Lurigancho prison in Lima in 1986 following an uprising [ see pp . 34607 - 08 ] . A police lieutenant was also sentenced to seven years , but 76 others , including an Army general who had led the operation , were acquitted for lack of proof . It emerged at the trial that 89 of the victims , most of them suspected members of Sendero Luminoso , had been shot in the head .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The atmosphere in the Institute is always cheerful , busy , encouraging , warm and positive . The children 's motivation is excellent , as is their concentration . On the whole , they appear as keen at the end of a very long day as at the beginning . This could be surprising , as the sessions are very repetitive and the teaching session very formal . Group work forms the basis for all programmes and within this the development of the personality is stressed , plus inter - personal and group relationships .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: no)
Hmm well you 've been giving a few answers yourself over the last few weeks . er I mean , they , they do n't call these meetings for nothing , have you anything , any idea what might be er brought up at the meeting ? Well obviously financially the club has gone downhill , I 've no doubt Mark Lawrenson 's name will be mentioned again , Dean Saunders . The supporters are not happy with that , they want to know the real truth and well , so do I in a way , because I do n't really know . Okay , what 's happening locally this evening ?
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Now you 've been here several months , have your feelings about Chrysler changed ? Yes , I feel much , much more positive , for two reasons . Number one , I have seen the vehicles in the pipeline , and I really like what I see . When I came over here , I knew what the LH and the Grand Cherokee were , but they had not been introduced and I had n't driven them . Now I know they 're absolutely outstanding vehicles , much better than Chrysler has ever done before .
Idiom: push the boat out (used idiomatically: yes)
And I had to struggle to start the engine . It took several pulls of the cord before it caught . There was a strong smell of fuel , and the water was like ice round my feet as I pushed the boat out before jumping in … ’ She stared at him , breathing faster . ‘ Penry !
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
I knew him . ‘ How do you do , Mrs Sutherland.’ He held his hand out to me . The point is , Francis was back . His spirit had come with his son .
Idiom: go down a storm (used idiomatically: yes)
But , you 've been good value for money . Two different game scenarios for the death of the boy genius . They will go down a storm with my business partners . The big question is now , what should I do with you ? It would n't come across as very credible if I trusted you a third time .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
It grossly exaggerates the amount of subjective culpability . And , viewed objectively , the risk of death from a single punch is far too remote to enter into one 's reasonable contemplation . The present law attributes too much weight to chance : ' the offender 's fault falls too far short of the unlucky result . So serious an offence as manslaughter should not be a lottery . ' To support manslaughter liability in these cases one would have to espouse the draconian principle that a person should be held liable for all the consequences of any wrongful act .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
But Gilliland found that the real temperature record could be matched much more closely by adding a third factor to the calculations : varying solar heat output tied to the 76-year cycle of variations in solar size ( Climatic Change , vol 4 , p I 1 1 ) . Gilliland is at pains to point out that this does not prove anything about the way eternal influences affect the workings of the weather machine . His study certainly provides food for thought , though . He has taken the well - established record of annual changes in the average temperature of the northern hemisphere since 1881 , and obtained the best possible fit to this pattern by combining the three external influences : the greenhouse , volcanic and solar effects . Each of these is modified by a scale factor to adjust the agreement between the model and the real world .
Idiom: safe as houses (used idiomatically: yes)
On the other hand , there 's no reason why you can not make material gains , particularly if you follow the suggestions earlier to break out of old patterns and courageously go forth into new and uncertain territory . Joint financial endeavours are blessed , especially between February and June and mid - October and mid - November . Do n't be afraid to cash in policies — banks and financial institutions are n't always as safe as houses . HOME LIFE THE eclipses also portend some major events here .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
The Special Branch had known for some weeks that he was in Germany . Yet in the first autumn of the war he seemed neither a famous traitor nor an infamous war criminal . He was , and he remained for the time being , a figure of comic relief . But while these public performances continued to the general amusement of the audience , Joyce was dedicating himself more earnestly and more narrowly to the triumph of National Socialism in the world struggle . His intellectual abilities , his ambition , his energy , put him in a class above colleagues like Baillie - Stewart or Mrs Eckersley .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . Yep ! And I have a sister - in - law who used to play for a women 's football team so she 's very interested and a as soon as there 's a big game on , on the satellite they all come round and it 's sort of into the kitchen you can make the the half time So it 's not just the ninety nine percent of the male
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: no)
But look , look , it 's a shape of a plate I know , but it 's a dish that goes away with the spoon love hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle , the cow jumped over the moon , the little dog laughed to see such fun and the dish ran away with the spoon another packet of Buttons Me eat them ? No
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: no)
In the forest here , as elsewhere , the wild cocoa trees reach their full natural height of 20 m or so ( under plantation conditions cocoa trees rarely exceed 10 m ) and develop as clusters of a dozen or more leaning trunks . As the oldest trunks fall over , they are replaced by new shoots which appear continually around the base of the tree . The trunks that fall over sometimes take root several metres away from the base of the tree , at which point a new tree will grow up . This habit of growth means that a wild cocoa tree may be effectively immortal , which is just as well because , as we soon discovered , these trees produce very few pods . Collecting wild cocoa is relatively easy if the trees have pods .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
Adrian blushed . He took a tentative step towards Helen , stretched out his hand . " Adrian , " she said in a level voice that surprised her,"if you so much as lay one finger on me , I swear I 'll tear you to pieces . Now just go , will you ? Go . "
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The River Thames had received them with some kindness , not passing on to them hepatitis or typhoid or any of the other plagues its waters might be carrying . They had had hospital treatment but were now at home . One policeman had suffered a detached retina from the blast and one onlooker had had a heart attack . Several more had complained of shock . Coffin himself had injured his back helping the girl and boy out of the water .