Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
The front panel controls are identical for both channels , except for the centrally located stereo link switch ( pressing this hands everything over to the channel A controls ) and the power switch . The compression ratio is from 1:1 to infinity:1 and Threshold , Ratio , Attack and Release controls are provided , along with an Output level control which makes up for any gain lost during processing . To meter the proceedings a 12 section LED shows the degree of gain reduction , with a further 12 green / amber / red lights showing either the input or output level . One of a group of four push buttons provides the switching for this , while the other three buttons switch the hard / soft knee , peak / RMS and bypass features . The gate is controlled by two rotary pots : Threshold and Rate , the latter determining the gate 's release time .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
We have then to look in detail at the ways in which relatively constant biological processes and relatively variable means of production have combined both in specifically comparable and in specifically variable ways , always within specific social ( historico - social ) situations . Yet by comparison with the bodies of conceptual speculation , this fundamental sociology of culture has barely begun . ( ii ) Social material in art works The study of social material in art works has been very extensive , and is often taken , simply , as the whole content of a sociology of culture . Much of it , in fact , is more properly historical , but it includes one major sociological formulation or assumption .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: no)
His other dog , Maggie , a black labrador , trots in to check me out . Brad fires up a Camel Light and we continue . The 28-year - old actor has been taking some time off to get his life back in order after filming three movies due out this year . First up , the low - budget surrealistic comedy Johnny Suede , then Ralph Bakshi 's morality tale of humans adrift in a cartoon universe Cool World , and finally Robert Redford 's country period drama The River Runs Through It . Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his life ?
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . We trained hard as well but the snow stopped us from doing too much off - road riding . The best bit was racing quads on ice — we had a good laugh about that.’ Two areas of France dominate French bikesport — the Auvergne area , which has produced Christian and Dominique Sarron , Morillas and 1982 250 world champ Jean Louis Tournadre , and the Cote d'Azur , which has given us Raymond Roche , Jean Francois Balde and Ruggia — and these local heroes love to get together in the winter for fun and games . ‘ The quads were great fun but not so hard as the crosscountry skiing we did .
Idiom: know the score (used idiomatically: yes)
Calm down , she told herself , through gritted teeth . Why the sudden rush of adrenalin ? Had n't she already known the score — Luke 's one - time involvement with Elise ? And his present involvement with another woman was patently obvious by that exquisite négligé , the array on the dressing - table . But , with a man of Luke 's charisma , that was only to be expected .
Idiom: play with fire (used idiomatically: yes)
And when the story was carefully leaked to the newspapers , quite a lot of other debts were suddenly settled in full.’ ‘ I 'm not some goddamned sultan 's sister.’ ‘ No , but you also like playing with fire . You never believe that the gods will really let it burn you . You think you 're omnipotent — but you aren't.’
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: no)
Or songs will come about because of the sound of the words . It really does sometimes feel like someone 's playing a trick on my head . For instance , I was writing a new song and it was making sense and suddenly these words came into my head : Once there was two Mexican women / ran over the hill / ripped off their skin / and ate it up . And I was going : ‘ C'mon ! Do n't make me say that !
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Britain re - arms for the 1990s BRITAIN 's Ministry of Defence is speeding up plans to buy new ships , radars and weapons . The ministry bought several major items of new equipment ‘ off the shelf’ during and immediately after the Falklands war . Now it has launched a series of competitions to select the best ways of filling the gaps in Britain 's armoury . Last December the Royal Navy ordered the first two Type 22 frigates of a new design , with much heavier armament than design , predecessors .
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's aids , there 's aids , right . Listen , listen , listen . There 's aids and he 's chasing the bum and the bum 's running and the aids is going come on you little bastard and he 's going leave me alone and so he runs up a tree and there 's a bird there and he 's got all bones on him , he 's a s witch doctor and the bird goes , and the bird goes , what 's a matter ? He goes help me ! The aids gon na come and get me , I 'm gon na die !
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Here on the Common . And I can prove it . ' With a shriek , he pointed his finger at Quigley . ' He 's lied to you , ' he said . ' He 's a liar and a fraud .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
It maintains contact with the local associations and supports them in their work .
Idiom: talk shop (used idiomatically: no)
About 32,000 people used Northwest TAP 's services last year . East Germans at Chamber talk shop FOLLOWING the success of three previous seminars Liverpool Chamber of Commerce is holding a fourth talk shop on trading with the former East Germany . Set for next Thursday afternoon in the Chamber 's Old Hall Street conference room , the seminar will include a party of East German managers who are in the area on language and business training courses . Chamber chiefs claim Contact Point East Germany IV will particularly benefit companies trading in such sectors as architecture , chemistry , computers , management consultancy , transport and education .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I am sure also that , in the light of our education reforms , most children will eventually be able to do that calculation . Mr. Pike Does the Minister also accept that , in considering agriculture , it is crucial to bear in mind the responsibility of all involved in the food chain , from production to consumption , to ensure that at all times consumers get good , healthy , pure products at the best possible price ? Mr. Curry That is a self - evident truth .
Idiom: throw the baby out with the bathwater (used idiomatically: no)
More broadly , to the extent that major emerging - market countries will continue to lead the global recovery , they should reduce their current - account surpluses or even generate deficits to help , through increased imports , spread the benefits of their growth worldwide . But , while that implies that emerging - market currencies must strengthen , disorderly appreciations would do more harm than good . To use an American saying , it might mean throwing out the baby ( economic growth ) with the bathwater ( exchange rate appreciation ) . Consider China , which accounts for the largest share by far of world trade among emerging economies . Real appreciation of the renminbi is necessary for a balanced world economic recovery .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
For Constantine , in short , the Messiah was precisely what the Messiah had been for Jews in Palestine at the dawn of the Christian era — a ruler , a sovereign , a warrior leader like David and Solomon , who reigned wisely over a temporal realm , established unity in his domains , consolidated a nation and people with divine sanction to support him . In Constantine 's eyes , apparently , Jesus had attempted to be precisely these things . And Constantine saw himself as following , rather more successfully , in Jesus 's footsteps — achieving what Jesus had failed to achieve . As Kee says : ' The religion of Constantine takes us back to the context of the Old Testament . It is as if the religion of Abraham … is at last fulfilled not in Jesus but in Constantine ' .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
That was how we 'd set it up from the beginning . Only I would have liked it to last a bit longer,’ he added softly . Merrill was still trying to come to terms with this reversal of her convictions . Elise , and not Rob , had finished the affair , so where did that leave her suspicions about Elise 's death ? ‘ Why did she finish with you?’ she asked after a moment .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Drug use is illegal in prison , but on order to deal with the risk from shared needless there 's an acknowledgement it goes on . Male speaker We do n't turn a blind eye . If we find an inmate who is taking drugs we go through the disciplinary procedures . But we do say there are ways of harm reduction .
Idiom: heart to heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Come in for coffee ? ' ' Better have it in my place , I have to watch the kids . ' A heart - to - heart in a domestic atmosphere which smelt of burnt rice pudding tended to lose some of its pain . Clarissa was asleep in her carry - cot and Christopher was painting noisily at his easel . Zoe tried to explain , keeping her voice low on account of the boy : she 'd thought Lowell was in love with a Victorian photograph — and that was crazy .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
He replied that an army of 5–6000 men might still successfully evade the Royal Navy and descend anywhere on the coast , so that the nation needed a minimum of 18,000 under arms , one - third to protect London , another third distributed throughout the country to crush any supporting rebellions , and the final third to provide a strategic reserve — an admirable analysis of the problem . The Old Pretender could at any time become a menace if taken up by England 's enemies . Constant friction between the two nations at sea led , on 23 October 1739 , to the British government declaring war on Spain , the resulting conflict being known as ‘ The War of Jenkins 's ear’ ; Robert Jenkins was the master of a British ship who had had his ear cut off by a Spanish officer during a search . The new war led in turn to a breach with France , and during 1740 the British government became seriously alarmed at the simultaneous assembling of a French fleet at Brest and a Spanish one at Ferrol [ or El Ferrol ] , Spain 's chief Atlantic base , 12 miles [ 21 km]north - east of Corunna . The 1740 invasion scare revealed some serious weaknesses in the nation 's defences .
Idiom: rise from the ashes (used idiomatically: yes)
Parish unites after blaze horror CHURCH RISES OUT OF ASHES FOUR years after it was burned it to the ground in a disastrous fire , a Catholic church is rising from the ashes . The blaze that destroyed St Colmcille 's Parish Church in Holywood left the 125 year old building a charred ruin . Only the spire of the church could be saved , and today it stands as a stark reminder of that devastating night in August 1989 .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm I I reckon I reckon I could do it in an hour . Erm The thing is if we can get that erm and We can al we could also put it on business cards is another thing . Mm . I can go and get a run of business cards done at some point .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
They say a week in politics is a long time and I now know what they mean . I came to Congress with my contribution to this debate firmly fixed in my own mind , but unsure of the view of the leadership of our union , given the views quoted to them in the press as their own . My own view is that the fate of working people , the trade unions and the Labour Party are one and the same and that any attempt to weaken links between us condemns us all to the same failure . The trade unions depend on effectively representing working people in industrial field for their survival and the Labour Party has to represent the trade unions for their survival in the political field . I do not feel therefore , there is any crime for the trade union role in , in the constitutional procedure of the Party , whether it be selecting candidates or voting at conference , indeed I feel it is the strength of the movement .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Ruth , this is Mr Huw Pritchard — a member of the Labour Party , a member of the Emmanuel Chapel congregation , a member of the Jubilee Wharf Brotherhood — and a thorn in their flesh too , I should n't wonder ! And I 'm about to give him a beer , because he 's got good reason to celebrate , this night . ' Connor went off to draw a couple of pints behind the bar , as Ruth shook hands with the young man . He had a fresh , open face , and stars in his eyes , and she took a liking to him at once . They tried to start a conversation , but it was n't easy to make themselves heard above the music and chatter .
Idiom: taste blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Economically , because of its low annual rate of inflation — 2.9 % — and good trade figures , the franc fort policy should succeed in resisting the currency speculators . If so , French bond yields will deservedly move closer to Germany 's . But the speculators have tasted blood and could yet force a devaluation of the franc . A key reason for the upheavals in the foreign exchange markets is the disparity between the short - term interest rates ruling in the US and the much higher ones obtainable in Germany , where the Bundesbank is battling to slow the growth of money supply and curb inflation following the higher than expected costs of reunification . At a time of few exchange controls , vast sums of money can be freely moved around by companies , investment managers and individuals to obtain the best return and seek the safest protection of capital .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Galileo pleaded ignorance of any such document and promised to produce that signed by Bellarrnine in 1616 . He almost won the day . There followed considerable activity behind the scenes , the Cardinals probably detested the Scheiners etc . — and Francesco Barberini , the Pope 's brother , who remained a loyal and admiring friend to Galileo throughout , was very active . He appeared once more and was then kept in suspense for months . The Pope eventually decided on life imprisonment . Of the 10 cardinals , three had refused to sign the verdict , Francesco demanded a pardon and when it was refused he persuaded his brother to make life ‘ imprisonment’ that of house arrest in the home of a sympathetic bishop .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
no axe splintered the door — that once at least it was in order and nobody came to grief Note how simply Adrienne Rich says what she has to say . There is no superflux , no trailing extras : only a piercing representation of the constant search for the secure , good - enough home , the search that we persist in despite endless disappointment and frustration .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Runs a diner down on Eighteenth Street . The Globe 's had information from him before . Reliable , as a rule.’ I nodded . ‘ So what 's he got on our boy?’
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
They are hospitable and efficient in business , definitely full of the joys of life and stubborn , just like King Ludwig ~ II whose legacy to the state included one of the most enchanting castles : Neuschwanstein .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
MRS . JERVIS : My dear Pamela , I believe he loves you , though his servant , better than all the ladies in the land . He has tried to overcome it because you are so much his inferior and it is my opinion that he finds he ca n't and that vexes his proud heart . PAMELA : But Mrs. Jervis , let me ask you , if he can stoop to like such a poor girl as me , what can it be for ? He may condescend perhaps to think I may be good enough for his harlot and these things do n't disgrace men that ruin poor women as the world goes .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile , MCC rebels opposed to Gower 's exclusion from the tour tonight meet club officials at Lord 's . Rebel leader Dennis Oliver has presented a petition to MCC calling on the club 's members to discuss a motion of no confidence in England 's selectors . Thin on the Ground Jonathan Ramsden GOLD CUP hero Cool Ground heads a small but select field for Saturday 's Rehearsal Chase at Chepstow .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
So therefore erm you 've got to be aware of these things and consider the safety implications as we all do . We 've actually got a situation outside where I live where a thirty mile an hour speed limit is erm finishes just in front of some of the houses and of course we 've got no access to their the gardens so we just park on the road . So we 're parking illegally but the police actually have almo they 've said they will turn a blind eye to it if providing that we all do it sensibly and without and face like in the line of the traffic . Yes . Yes , that 's right .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Innovations for tomorrow 's markets Shaping the innovation process as effectively as possible with a permanent view to R~&~D issues of strategic importance to the Hoechst ~ Group is the task of Corporate Research~&~Technology ( CRT ) .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
' Oh ? ' ' To the pictures , I thought . Or we can go some place else if you want ? ' He 'd caught her completely off - guard . When she had n't heard from him she 'd presumed he was n't keen .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a tough road ahead if we are to turn optimism into reality . I see three key milestones . First , and most obviously , we need to put the crisis behind us , once and for all . And we know how to do that : accommodative monetary policy ; fiscal adjustment in all advanced economies that includes concrete and realistic plans to reduce debt over the medium term , but does not undercut short - term growth ; completing the banking - sector cleanup ; and reforms to boost productivity and growth potential .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
Three years is a long time in world politics . I place particular importance on Brandt 's views on research . High on the report 's list is food research : in particular , in and for Africa , where the greatest need is to find crop varieties and farming techniques best suited to local conditions . Indeed conditions can be highly localised . For example , the late John Strachey , former Minister of Food , used to contend that had the notorious African Ground Nuts Scheme been placed just 30 miles to the West of the site chosen in Tanganyika ( now Tanzania ) , the climate differed just sufficiently there that all would have been well .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
Having ideas is a pretty inscrutable process — rather well described in about 600 pages by Arthur Koestler in The Act of Creation — and is a very personal thing : different people who are good at it go about it in different ways . What is worth remembering , though , is that once you have got the idea , that is by no means the end of the story . The idea has to be made to work , commercially , in the right advertisement format — be it a large or small print ad , a poster , a TV or radio commercial . Ideally , it will need to be capable of working in all these media and of being extended . Ideas that can be developed beyond a single campaign into a campaign that will run for years are really worth their weight in gold .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: no)
And he sure is breathing bad . I relieve the Trinidadian . ' As soon as Des gets here we 're taking this doughboy for a ride . The guy behind the cabin ai n't dead . He 'll come round soon .
Idiom: early bird (used idiomatically: yes)
I believe it is possible in March . Possible , but rare . The earliest authenticated cuckoo was for years a literal early bird seen as well as heard on March 27 , 1936 , in Kent , but one was reportedly heard and seen on March 2 , 1972 , in Berkshire . Some traditional dates for the cuckoo 's arrival , known as Cuckoo Day , are Sussex April 14 , Hampshire April 15 , Worcestershire April 20 , and Bedfordshire April 21 . There have been some amusing mis - hearings .
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
Profits of £ 30 million in 1990 had fallen to £ 20 million last year . A substantial minority of shareholders is known to be opposed to a sale , feeling the company is worth at least £ 200 million . Berisford formerly owned British Sugar but was forced to sell when it came unstuck with property deals in the US . Now it aims to rebuild its fortunes through diversification and acquisition . Halifax hopeful after 1992 surge to £ 682 m
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: no)
It may be that you are not giving yourself enough challenge in the learning goals you set yourself , and that you are attaining them without any stretching of your ability . If that is the case you need to take bigger bites or steps . Or it may be that you are not introducing enough variety in your activities , either always doing things in the same few ways , or else doing the same activity for too long a time at one stretch . 2.3 HOW TO HANDLE BOREDOM AND FRUSTRATION Frustration , on the other hand , comes when you are taking bites or making jumps that are too big for you .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
He smiled as he advanced across the room . ‘ Very good of you to see me , Mr Hauser . Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . I guessed you might just be back from Finland.’ He saw a flicker in the ice - blue eyes behind the pince - nez .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Children seen at fire DETECTIVES were yesterday investigating a blaze which caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a building firm 's storage base . The large hut — used to store scaffolding equipment — in Warham Road , Dovercourt , caught fire at about 7.30 pm on Monday . Two fire crews managed to keep damage to a minimum . Just after the fire started , a passer - by tried to break into the building , fearing children were trapped inside .
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
However , while it was comparatively easy to cobble together a story around a popular star , the British industry was not yet well organized when it came to finding a steady output of ideas for dramatic features and developing them into workable scripts . The lack of competent screenwriters , and of directors with strong creative drives clearly limited executives ' freedom of movement . ‘ Financiers and impresarios you can buy two a penny,’ the documentarist John Grierson lamented in 1931 . ‘ Directors who have something to say and the power to say it , you can only close your fingers and wish for.’ As head of production for Gainsborough Pictures and , from 1932 , also for Gaumont - British , Michael Balcon had to make over 20 pictures a year .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Leeds started well but Norwich shaded the first - half scoring 2 mins before half - time . Just before this Wallace was put right through and wrongly given offside , in what the commentary team agreed was the worst linesman decision this season . Leeds also had the ball in the net with the last kick of the first half but it was disallowed for no apparent reason . Anyone know why ? Leeds totally dominated the second half creating many chances before equalising after 22 mins .
Idiom: wipe the floor with (used idiomatically: yes)
Sadly , we fell behind early on and never really threatened them after that , although we chased them all the way . Of course , our buzzers did n't work as quickly as theirs , and they got all the easy questions . In fact , morally we wiped the floor with them , or that is what we would like to think anyway . It was good fun though , and interesting to see how a programme is made . All that work for 15 30-minute programmes .