Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rub someone the wrong way (used idiomatically: yes)
He admired his father - in - law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . ' Yes , so do I , ' she answered . ' Even though Father always manages to rub me up the wrong way . Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ' She looked at Stephen lovingly !
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
' What ? ' Blake shouted , as the Doctor headed towards the criminals . He could see the small figure pulling bank - notes out of his pocket , trying to explain why he wanted his machinery returned . Why could n't he walk off and leave the Doctor ? Blake suspected that he was not the first person who had asked himself that question or had come to the same irrational conclusion .
Idiom: give someone the creeps (used idiomatically: yes)
The scene of operations had also changed . Instead of working from home or at the DEA office , Coleman was given a desk at the Eurame Trading Company Ltd. , a DEA / CIA ‘ front’ newly set up by the Cypriot Police Narcotics Squad in a luxury three - bedroomed penthouse apartment down the street from the US Embassy . It gave him the creeps from the start . Intended as a place where DEA and CIA agents could meet unobserved with informants and clients , as a message drop for CIA arms dealers supplying Iraq and the Afghan rebels , as a waiting room for DEA CIs and couriers from Lebanon , and as a transit point , not just for heroin , but for cash , documents and bootleg computer software moving to and fro along the Beirut — Nicosia — US pipeline , Eurame , as run by El - Jorr , was more like a low - life social club than a secret intelligence centre . Coleman recalls :
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , Commissioners ' decisions are not published . If the client 's business is a BSM franchise , it is possible that BSM may have some information on this point . This issue must have been raised before and BSM would presumably be gratified to see the situation successfully resolved , once and for all . The trade association for driving instructors might also be able to supply details of the experience of other new driving instructors . We are passing on a letter we have received from a firm of accountants that is acting for the BSM , asking you to contact them .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Although I have a brand new petrol pump and electronic ignition . it can still take some time on occasions to start , presumably to get petrol up into the carburettor . I am contemplating plumbing in an electric SU petrol pump , operated on a push button , to prime the carb only , Would it be best to fit the electric pump in parallel with , or before or after ( ie . in series with ) the existing mechanical pump ? Your Land Rover may be fitted with either a Solex or a Zenith carburettor .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: no)
That 's what he said on Saturday . What about him anyway?’ ‘ Well , his best service to the Club at the moment is perhaps in the club - house . He 's not married , he 's keen , reliable , and he has a lot of time . So he helps a hell of a lot .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
The people here are still hungry , but they 've got just about enough to survive . 6 months ago , hundreds of people were dying every day . Gravediggers worked around the clock . Thanks to the airlifts , the average daily death rate now is 12 . The RAF crews are always far too busy ferrying food to the airstrips to ever get time to visit the camps .
Idiom: get stuck into (used idiomatically: yes)
The left arm gives the same result . Chronic tendonitis . The prescription is expected : lay off the climbing and get stuck into physiotherapy . If that does n't work , cortisone injections . My protests are met with a simple choice .
Idiom: have a go (used idiomatically: yes)
No Deano is n't in my team : - ) ) ) . I 'll try and get hold of a copy . I would n't mind having a go now my Daily Star teams well F****d . Yes I think my socks garnished with holly and ivy will last me for quite some time ! ! Couldn , t agree with you more .
Idiom: collect dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Lightbulbs would give out more light if they were washed every week in soapy water . Water tanks and pipes should be lagged with whatever material was available . Coal dust should be collected up into strong brown bags , dampened down and used as coal . Tin cans filled with a mixture of old tea leaves and coal dust gave a lovely glow and plenty of heat . Further economies could be made by using as few rooms as possible .
Idiom: speak your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
She had meant to put him in his place . He looked down at her , at her out - thrust chin and flashing eyes , and , to her surprise , he laughed , really laughed , in a way he had not done before . ‘ Do you always speak your mind , signorina ? ’ ‘ Yes,’ she said . ‘ Always.’
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
She would not allow him to see her face . She had wanted to be strong to the end , give no evidence of what this overthrow was doing to her . And here she was , with Frank Grimwood of all people , shaking so much she could not fix her spectacles on her nose . His chump hand came down on the desk , giving her a point of focus . ' Here , ' he said gently .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Melissa gave her a gentle shake . ‘ The police think she — Sybil — must have disturbed an intruder , and there 's some suggestion that the same person killed Angy . Sybil had never even set eyes on Rodney so they could n't possibly suspect him of her murder , now could they ? You 'll see , it 'll be all right , so stop fretting.’ ‘ You really think so?’
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Shatov 's murder , in the world of this novel , is momentous because it is potentially unremarkable . Crime and Punishment was different in that Dostoevsky never supposed lots of people would begin committing Raskolnikov-type murders ; Danilov doing so was enough to produce from him the exclamation ‘ It has happened ! ’ For Raskolnikov is incorrigibly patrician and rare at heart ( which is one reason why the Epilogue does not convince ) , even if I have overstressed the Hamletish side to him . Nevertheless his crime , like the tawdry footloose elimination of Shatov , springs from unsteadiness ( shatost ) . The word appears twice in Dostoevsky 's letter to Katkov outlining Crime and Punishment , in the phrase ‘ unsteadiness of ideas ’ — which is natural since a drama of reflection is about to unfold : thinking is Raskolnikov 's work , as he tells the maid Nastasya .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
Aneurin Bevan who , as Minister of Health in the Labour government , pioneered the introduction of the NHS , claimed : ‘ Medical treatment and care should be made available to rich and poor alike in accordance with medical need and by no other criteria.’ The NHS was created at a time of post - war reconstruction , when large sections of British industry were being nationalised by the Labour government . This nationalisation was an attempt to achieve the socialist objective of common ownership of the means of production and also to facilitate government intervention in the running of the economy . At the same time the Welfare State , designed to provide a safety net for those incapable of fending for themselves , was being rapidly expanded , and the NHS can be seen as its greatest and most enduring feature . Britain was the first country to offer health care to the entire population free at the point of use .
Idiom: to a T (used idiomatically: yes)
The sign of the goat . How apt , especially when one considered the traits allotted to that particular sign . Ambitious , calculating , ruthless … well , they summed up Luke Calder to a T ! Fran read on , deriving some measure of comfort from the less than flattering assessment , although in truth she knew that she was deliberately glossing over the more attractive aspects of the sign . Maybe there was something in this astrology after all , if …
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
But when you speak to him it quickly becomes clear that his passion for climbing and adventure remains as strong as ever . I met him at his son 's flat in north London — a somewhat incongruous setting for a man who 's spent so much of his time in some of the wildest places in the world . And in the flesh he lives up to his image — at 58 he 's lean and fit , and with his tanned face and hallmark beard , he looks every bit the outdoor adventurer . What was your most successful expedition ? On one level I suppose climbing the south - west face of Everest was the biggest and most complete expedition , but in spite of our being successful , one member of the team died on the second summit attempt .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The case has now been listed for hearing before the Commissioners . Do we have a strong enough case to challenge the Revenue ? On the face of it , the decision in three cases suggests that the reader 's client has little hope . In McGregor v Adcock 51 TC 692 , decided in 1977 , a 70 year old farmer sold five of his 35 acres for development , and the Court held that there had been a sale of assets of the business and not part of the business , thus denying retirement relief . This decision was followed in 1988 in Atkinson v Dancer ( 1988 ) STC 758 when a farmer sold nine of his 89 acres .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , this a justified objection ; and I am ready to concede that in most historical examples one might like to point out things probably did happen that way round . But , let me say by way of rejoinder , there is no necessary reason why things should not come about the other way round — with the personality regression preceding the growth in power of the state — and that even if this is a functional , rather than causal , relationship , it is nevertheless a significant one . Furthermore , I think that my readers will readily grant that in reality these two phenomena usually go hand - in - hand to create a vicious and self - sustaining circle of growth in state power promoting individual impotence causing more state power , etc . Finally , it is worth pointing out that in some modern societies there is considerable reason to suppose that , as yet , the ego and superego - degradation has gone a lot further then the externalization of the superego functions of the state , but that there is no reason why in these circumstances the externalization process should not rapidly catch up . State institutions , we should remember , can change a good deal faster than child - rearing regimes or basic personality types .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
How much does it cost ? Well , if you 're going with your own society , th it 's about two fifty to three hundred . I mean the Halifax charged me three hundred pounds for this and I 've already got a mortgage with them , so they do n't need to do any sort of er er in depth surveys , or , or , or assessments on the house . So I rang the Halifax and er I said I 'd like this fixed rate please . I said erm if you 're already a Halifax customer , what 's the charge ?
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
It may indeed be that for some teachers there really is no possibility of working with real integrity , and consequently no possibility of deriving any deep satisfaction from what they do . If they stay they must deliver an emasculated version of their own educational vision , and in such a position it is easier to deny the ideals than to stay open , day after day , to the disappointment and the sense of inauthenticity . The choice that is left is to go through the motions either with counterfeit conviction , or with subversion and disdain . There are , to point to two easily identifiable groups , the old grammar school teachers who do not like and have not mastered mixed - ability teaching ; and the old secondary modern teachers who still feel second - class citizens in the staffroom . Somewhat in the same boat may be groups of younger teachers who see education in personal / emotional , or in political terms , and who are feeling their values particularly heavily trodden on by the current educational reforms .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
The ones who erm who stuck it the ones who were always there , who always turned up , was there anything about them wh which could which could er er identify them as as people who were , was it age or ? No no I think there were all sorts , all ages , I I think just maybe some were more dedicated to the job and th certainly after a couple of weeks it was n't family if you like you know , family in inverted commas , there . No I think just dedication and we , if we made an appearance maybe something would come to a head , things would get sorted , if we just said forget it then stay at home , then the quarry managers would say right forget it , we 'll get another workforce in , you know it was , I think it was just I think some were dedicated to the job and sort of gave it their best , whereas others were slightly you know , willy nilly about it and well I 'll turn up today cos it the weather looks nice , or I 'll turn up today because the wife is n't off and or the gas has run out or whatever . Ha during this erm this period what sort of business was being transacted in the lodge ? Erm well certainly Tom would come up every every week , tell us what had happened , if anything .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Such a definition involves the construction of categories within the general scope of the law and , though they may be widely drawn , is open to the same objection as a definition based upon the perceptions of solicitors . It tends to be exclusive rather than inclusive , in that our thinking may be confined to those matters which fall within accepted categories rather than accepting that all situations to which the law pertains can give rise to legal problems despite the fact that there is no immediately available legal framework for their solution . A definition of a legal problem as ' an unresolved difficulty to which the law is relevant , ' may appear to be far too vague and begging too many questions . However , it may form the basis of a new approach to problems in which lawyers and advisers will not seek to establish the legal nature of the problem and then find the relevant law , but will rather seek to establish the nature of the problem and then contemplate whether any part of the law might be relevant . Such a definition tries to indicate an approach , an attitude , rather than provide a litmus - paper test .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
With the racial differences there have inevitably been problems , such as injudicious behaviour by English tourists , racist taunts by English crowds , touchiness by West Indian officials over imagined slights , and the odd riot or three . English fans feel that the emphasis on fast bowling in the last fifteen years has been greatly to the game 's detriment , leading to the continuing decline of the spinner , a lack of variety , slow over rates , broken bones and a situation where batting is more about courage than skill . Many English fans even regard West Indian cricket as boring , but it is more impossible to know , as defeat follows defeat follows defeat , to what extent this is an objective judgement or to what extent it is just sour grapes . There was naturally much rejoicing in Britain that the worm was turning in 1989–90 , but there would have been more had there been a spinner or two in the team . West Indies , for their part , are simply playing their own game and , since it has made them the most powerful team in the world , can not see why they should deprive themselves of their trump cards just because other countries can not produce trump cards of their own .
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
At any moment the floodlights could come on , then even this ladder would be too risky . I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump . I used what mind control I could muster to blot out the thought of what lay ahead — at least I 'd have food to eat — after the gauntlet was run . I steadied , and jumped . The iron was ice - cold .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . here . She just gets on my nerves . I was thinking about wearing my red jacket on Saturday . Look !
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's completely irrelevant to my life , and he always will be . She made the mistake of looking at him as the thought formed in her mind , and had to suppress a gasp of awareness as she met his gaze . His mouth , sober just a minute ago , had drifted into a lazy smile , and she wanted to taste those freckles on his nose with her tongue . ' Can I … go for a walk in the garden while I think it over ? ' she blurted , and brother and sister looked at each other . ' Of course , sweetie , ' Faye said .
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
Roll up ! Roll up ! At the County Ground , the wolves were on the prowl right from the word go . But it was Swindon 's lucky day . Not that good fortune should have come into it .
Idiom: off the beaten track (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Cooking , for instance . We could turn this into a teashop … ’ ‘ No go,’ said the iconoclast ; ‘ we 're off the beaten track . We could put a ‘ Teas’ notice up , in case any stray hikers came along this way ; but we must n't bank on it . I tell you what we could do , though .
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Much more commitment comes through crossroads whose workers are untrained in the sense that they are not qualified , but are expert carers . He said from experience that in using an agency it was extremely difficult to get even a small number of carers , quote , you know who is coming when they arrive through the door , unquote . The current rates were between two pounds sixty and three pounds ten pence an hour . I have already referred to the B N A rate , the British Nursing Agency rate of four pounds and twelve pence , without mark - up . He had both academic and practical experience of the problems of which he was speaking .
Idiom: the more the merrier (used idiomatically: yes)
There should be one vent at the front and one vent at the back . The fan sucks air in through one and expels it from the other , ensuring a healthy , steady flow of air over the motherboard . 2 DRIVE BAYS : The more the merrier . Look for drive bays of both sizes , 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch so that you can fit extra peripherals such as CD - ROM , or another hard or floppy drive . Some bays may not be externally accessible : these are meant for hard disks .
Idiom: stick out like a sore thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
I wo n't let him do this . ‘ The trees would stay,’ she announced , knowing she was probably talking her way out of a job , ‘ almost all of them , and the ones that had to be taken down would be replaced with native specimens . Secondly , I 'd make the land around the barn blend and unify with the surrounding area ; it would merge with and reinforce the horizon beyond — harmonise rather than stick out like a sore thumb.’ She glared at him defiantly . ‘ Which is what would happen if your hideous ideas were implemented .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
He reached Sharon 's house and then he was n't sure . He drove past once , then he drove past again , going the other way . The last time he 'd seen her she 'd been drunk , they 'd had a fight , he 'd left her sprawling on the carpet . There was too much to explain to her , and nothing he could say . As he pulled away , the leaves on the trees shuddered and the rain began to fall so hard that it jumped back off the tarmac , turned to mist .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Look at the way the pots of herbs have been tipped out . And why else should the cushion covers have been ripped off ? Or the kitchen clock taken off the wall?’ They sat on the balcony in the sun , depressed at both the break - in and the delay it would cause . Rain said she would make some coffee , surely the police could n't object to that much interference with whatever evidence the mess offered them ?
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
I want to learn the trade not the tricks of the trade . I want to know what I 'm talking about . I want to get at my product knowledge up to scratch , I 'm going to get my sales skills up to scratch . I 'm really going to throw everything into this . I 'm going to accept the nose .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: no)
er on , er on , er on that one , brought out a red one , have we got any red ? Yeah we have on the nose , but we Are you tired again ? we need a
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
The social structure arising from the interactions between the birds was thus an expression of individual adaptedness and formed an important societal component of the environment in which individuals were seeking to survive and procreate descendants . Following the weaver bird example , an array of studies appeared analysing the societal organizations of related species through correlating behaviour and ecology . In 1968 Lack published a survey of birds from this viewpoint and the idea took root also among mammalogists . In particular , surveys of African antelopes , carnivores , primates , and certain bats have been most instructive . One of the most interesting bird examples , and one that reveals rather different principles from the weaver study , is Nelson 's ( 1970 , 1978 ) long series of investigations on the oceanic boobies and gannets .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
GEAR TEST GEODESIC DOME TENTS Geodesic domes are stable , roomy and light — ideal for high and low level camps . Dave Weatherley tests six of the leading designs Dave Weatherley has been involved in the outdoors all his life .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
It is easy enough to point to famous feuds such as that between Ebles II of Comborn ( in the Limousin ) and his uncle Bernard , during the course of which Ebles raped his aunt in front of witnesses and which ended when his uncle castrated and murdered him . But to generalize from such sensational particulars as these is to ignore both commonsense and political geography . It is as nonsensical as measuring the power of English kings solely in the light of unusual incidents occurring in the marches against Scotland . All princes had to face the problems posed by distant and turbulent borderlands . The relatively peaceful and well - governed " home counties " of the Duke of Aquitaine , from Poitiers westwards to the sea at Talmont , then down the coast to Bordeaux and up the valley of the Garonne as far as Agen , comprised an area as large as midland and southeastern England and included some of the most prosperous and commercially developed parts of the whole duchy .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
Athelstan blessed the man , holding his hand , reassuring his good wife that all would be well whilst trying not to look at the blood . He gave the man the Viaticum and blessed him , anointing him on the head , chest , hands and feet . Afterwards he had a few words with Hob 's wife , the children cowering around her . Athelstan promised he would do something to help her and left quietly , the cope still round his shoulders , Crim jumping up and down in front of him all the way back to the church . Ranulf the rat - catcher was waiting for him just outside the door , a sleek , well - fed Bonaventure in his hands .