Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's a case of building from there , one step at a time . A scratchy 1 - 0 victory would be a bonus . Defeat is unthinkable because if you are rock - bottom , or even joint bottom , players lose confidence , the fear factor comes into it and people start to pass the buck . As I said , it 's time to put results before any other considerations . And it 's time to put the team before any individual gripes .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday afternoons , and evening and er It 's house Sunday , out Christmas at least it will be a bit more that was the instead and you and I sleep on the settee . turf her out on the bed she might sleep with me and you sleep on the settee or would be a bit better than two beds than the settee , an extra bed space for her mum 's house too much for over Christmas , that 's not fair she 's not all over the place . about moving , I chest some things , she wo n't be there , I 'm not taking it all up there . No .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Then I repeated the oft cried lie , ' Climb when you 're ready Ben … it 's a piece of cake ! ' In descent the Grand Dru has proved a problem for many , even though the guidebook is both plain and correct in its detail . However , unless you are climbing on a single 50 metre rope , it 's preferable to abseil direct down to the couloir rather than take the pendulum of the normal route . A single , 50 metre abseil from the peg leads more quickly to the top of the final couloir , which is followed in three full abseils to the Charpoua Glacier . By the time we lowered ourselves over the bergschrund and had descended the soggy snow of the glacier , the sun was dipping below the satellites of Mt Blanc .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: no)
There is no reason to suppose people were interested by different kinds of things in 1945 than in 1990 — or 1890 , for that matter . Sex , crime and sport were staples of the nineteenth century . Academic studies have confirmed the obvious : events make news if they are clear , unusual , unexpected or unpredict - able ; if they fit a medium 's cycle ( a daily paper , for example , or an hourly news bulletin ) ; if they involve well known people or groups , places or countries ; if they are close to home ( literally or figuratively ) ; if they are negative ( accidents ) or reach a certain volume ( in terms of numbers hurt , for example , or goals scored ) . In competing for readers , papers supplied not contrasting contents but remarkably similar ones . As in other kinds of market , the trick in increasing market share was to supply a product slightly different from the one with which a customer was satisfied .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: no)
Or was it all a pack of lies to make me give in ? In her heart , she knew that the speculation was unfair . She had given in because she found him irresistible and , looking at his strong brown back in the first grey light of dawn , she still found him so . She longed to wake him so that they could make love again but did not dare to because , for all the intimacy of the previous hours , Constance knew that she was lying next to a virtual stranger . It was broad daylight when she woke .
Idiom: bring someone to book (used idiomatically: yes)
The mischief alleged is that offenders were allowed to commit further offences which would or may have been obviated had they been arrested earlier . The existence of the shop was therefore facilitating , if not encouraging , the commission of crime . Clearly , it must be a matter for policy and operational decision by the police as to how they reconcile and balance the need on the one hand to bring an individual offender swiftly to book and deter crime , and on the other , the desirability of apprehending a larger number of offenders and recovering property . For the reasons already expressed , these appeals are dismissed . Appeals dismissed .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
' It has been her acting experience , being in front of cameras from an early age which sets her apart . If she was just a pop star she would not be able to do it , ' said Mel Bush . ' It has given her a head start over everyone else and trained her in the art of being able to look after herself . People make jokes about her but her great strength is unaffected personality and ability to communicate . These people , like Jagger , Bowie and Ferry have all got something you can feel , but not see ; a rare ability to have charismatic contact with people , ' he added .
Idiom: let bygones be bygones (used idiomatically: yes)
It is in holy love that we glimpse the meaning of the cross because ‘ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son ’ ( John 3.16 ) . God 's love is outgoing , outpouring love . It is a love which redeems sinful people , not by saying : ‘ We 'll let bygones be bygones ’ , but by saying : ‘ I 'll bear that load for you ; you wo n't need it again . ’ It seems impossible , then , to avoid the New Testament message that Jesus ' death was planned by God to be the means of reconciliation and peace . God , who does not need reconciling , becomes the Reconciler ; God , who does not need appeasing , becomes our peace ; God , who knows no sin , becomes sin for us — by whose stripes and wounds we are healed .
Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Miss Hatherby ! What on earth does she know about real life?’ she would demand when Constance had quoted something her friend had said . ‘ I do n't wish to criticise your friend but , when all is said and done , what does a half - mad old maid know about anything ? I 'm not blaming her , it is n't her fault , locked away up there , miles from anywhere but , I ask you , Constance , what can she possibly know about the realities of life in 1945 ? She 's living in the past , poor dear.’
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
The values of justice and equality would lead to the setting up of bureaucracies which would empty the world of sacred meanings . Freud thought that such a process was occurring and would continue , and that people would have to learn to live without sacred meaning and infantile religiosity . Man would come of age . Durkheim shared this concern with the failure of modern civilization to produce the happiness promised by the philosophies which had emerged as the feudal period ended . His sociology was also concerned with the development of understanding of the conditions under which men could be happy .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
They drove through the gates and up the avenue of ancient lime trees . It was a bright autumn day in 1938 and as they rounded the bend and came in sight of the river , Philip took her hand and said , ‘ Look , darling , is n't that wonderful ? Just look at the leaf colour all along the bank there … ’ She saw the excitement in his face and smiled to please him . Surely the great blaze of reds and golden yellows was a marvellous sight , but they did nothing to ease the apprehension in her heart .
Idiom: out on a limb (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm sure you 'll find fault with this.’ You become embarrassed when people compliment you : ‘ Oh it was nothing really’ . You never go out on a limb and try something new or different . You do n't stand up straight , look people in the eye , shake hands firmly or leave decisively when it 's time to go . You always think of the clever remark you could have made afterwards when it 's too late .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
A woman wearing a blue and white uniform with a white and blue hat is keeping her mouth open and is near others dressed in the same fashion
Idiom: grasp the nettle (used idiomatically: yes)
Conservative CIDs , for example , have all sorts of tricks to frustrate an incoming radical chief superintendent , by which they can legally send clear - up rates into a tailspin — so leading to the rapid transfer of the reforming senior officer . Incredibly , it is almost impossible even to return a detective to uniform simply on the grounds that he is n't very good . CIPP grasped this nettle . Supervision of subordinates ' is focussed on bureaucratic procedures and not on the quality of service at the point of delivery to the public . ' All supervising officers , including senior divisional managers — chief superintendents — 'should not only hold themselves accountable , but be actively held accountable for the overall level of their subordinates ' .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well at least that proves ‘ e knows where ‘ e 's goin',’ whispered Tommy . ‘ Because ‘ e must ‘ ave worked out exactly where the bullets will be comin ' from , and ‘ o they 're likely to ‘ it first.’ Slowly , inch by inch , the three men advanced the half mile across no - man 's - land , towards the Allied front line , pressing their faces back down into the mud whenever the moon reappeared from behind its unreliable screen . Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there . A grin of flashing white teeth was all he got for his trouble .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
Not surprisingly , the only ESS of the game is Defect . Suppose , however , that the game was played between the same two opponents ten times . Consider two strategies , Defect and Tit - for - Tat ( TFT ) — i.e. cooperate in the first game , and subsequently do as your opponent did last time . It is clear that TFT is an ESS ; TFT strategists , when playing each other , get the benefits of cooperation . However , Defect is also an ESS .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
In my work , these are to be anticipated ! " In Neo ~ Rauch 's pale , almost faded - looking paintings , danger always seems to be lurking somewhere .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
You put appointment only on board . But if you 're not too bad , I mean , it do n't really matter , does it . No , do n't say it on board , does it . Yeah , they put it on board , if you if you having them by by appointment By appointment .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
SOCCER fan Carolyn O'Hagan took star billing at her own version of match of the day when she wore red and white for her marriage to John Stewart . For the loyal Reds follower choose her wedding outfit in the team colours a dress with red bodice and white crinoline skirt topped by white bowler hat and veil . Carolyn , 24 pictured here with three of her five bridesmaids , who were also dressed in red and white of Highfield Road South , Rock Ferry , Wirral , wore her eye - catching creation at Christchurch in Port Sunlight . John from Glasgow Rangers fan is serving in the army in Germany , and knew nothing about Carolyn 's unusual choice of dress . Carolyn 's mother , Peggy Lloyd from Belmont Avenue , Bromborough , said : ' I did n't like the colour scheme at first anyway , I am an Evertonian .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
It seems OK on paper , but I wonder if it 's going to work .
Idiom: touch wood (used idiomatically: yes)
But of a coalition of all progressive forces within spitting distance of ushering in the new millennium there is no sign . Meanwhile , in Britain , we have the sight of the old left coalition , aka the Labour Party , indicating , for the first time in a generation , that it is receptive to the wholesale importation of ideas from outside . What is more , it might , touch wood , even be in a position to implement some of them . With that impeccable sense of timing which so distinguishes all Trotskyites , Mr Blackburn wants to jump ship to a party that self - professedly regards the Conservatives as insufficiently vigorous in its pursuit of a free - market economy . This is no time to desert for some illusory future .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
' I 'm a Taurean too , ' Larry said . There was a silence after this during which both of them tried to integrate this information but could not . It is eluding them , Lee thought , like the swinging end of a bell - rope that has to be grasped before it will ring the bell that will awaken them . ' I do n't scoff at matters of the spirit , ' she said as she threaded her needle with gold to start embroidering the unicorn 's eye . ' I only detest charlatans , cheap make - believe , truth - evasion , lies . '
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Liberated from the complexity of knowing too much about the cruel past , the young people of Eastern ~ Europe ’s post - communist generation seem uninterested in what their parents and grandparents endured . Yet the recent revelation of the Czech writer Milan ~ Kundera ’s presumed complicity in the face of Stalinism is but the latest of the long half - life of a toxic past . Other examples come to mind : the accusations of collaboration with the secret police raised against Lech Walesa , Romania ’s public controversies surrounding Mircea Eliade ’s fascist past , and the attacks on the alleged “ Jewish monopoly of suffering ” which equate the Holocaust with the Soviet Gulag . Friedrich ~ Nietzsche said that if you look in the eye of the Devil for too long , you risk becoming a devil yourself . A Bolshevik anticommunism , similar in its dogmatism to communism itself , has from time ~ to ~ time run riot in parts of Eastern ~ Europe .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Then I came back to the courts at Bisham again before going back to school again at 3 pm for history and then I come back and play again afterwards . I could n't do that in Russia because of the long journey.’ Because of the close links between the Rover LTA School at Bisham Abbey and Wycombe High School , such a schedule is permitted , although it may seem unusual , to say the least , to most schoolchildren . Yet Katia is one of the ‘ elite’ tennis youngsters of Great Britain , one of those who , because of her gifts , her talents , is afforded the opportunity to develop her tennis skills in accordance with her academic studies , and not despite them . How , though does she cope with being coached for stardom by her mother , who oversees the girls ' development at Bisham ?
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
The opposite style is to assume that the communication should be limited to exactly what there is to be communicated and that all else risks blurring the communication . Should negotiating executives discuss the political scene or the latest art exhibition before getting down to business ? Intuition suggests that communication should first be on a personal level and then on a business level because context is so important in communication , but much depends on personal style . Perhaps communication should be at the broadest possible level if that is done well ; if not , it should be only at that level which can be done well . Risk
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
David St John Thomas , celebrant of the English country station , has summed up eloquently the multiplicity of functions the country station performed : The station was the place where the railway greeted its local customers and took their money , the doorway through which important people right up to royalty would pass on visits to the district , the storeplace for every kind of commodity , precious and bulky in transit from town to country and vice versa . It was also the place where news came from the outside world either by telegraph — provided on the railways long before post offices began transmitting telegrams — or by newspaper or word of mouth . It was the place where every piece of invention of the Victorian age could first be seen — from the railway 's own telegraph instrument and signalling system , newest engine or crane , to threshing machines , mangles , toilet cisterns and bicycles . And here troops would arrive to quell local disturbances and uprisings , while local organizers of the Anti - Corn Law League and early unions went off to national gatherings .
Idiom: break the ice (used idiomatically: no)
Buy a good quality piping bag , nozzles and a spatula for a professional finish and smooth edges . And do n't forget food colour pens for your special seasonal message . Finally , add extra sparkle by serving up the Christmas spirit with bobbing snowmen and fir tree - shaped ice cubes — they 'll certainly break the ice at parties ! Christmas tree baking tray set Cole & Mason nutmeg grater
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Fair sex ’ have edge in guile Alton 's rugby men were outnumbered , restricted , sin-binned and generally given a rough ride when a hand-picked side took on the club 's ladies team in a fun game on Sunday morning . And they had to admit that what the ‘ fair sex ’ lacked in muscle they made up for in guile as the ladies took a mid-game lead with a well-converted try . But the game , referred with a scrupulous lack of bias by ladies ' chairman Sue Hinkin , swung back in their favour and pride was restored as the men scraped to victory . Smiles all round as Alton men thankfully take possession against the redoubtable ladies .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Likewise , the European ~ Union ’s antitrust authorities have been tougher with Microsoft than with many European firms . That said , the existence of political motivations does not undermine the legitimacy of the new EU investigations , which will be conducted alongside an ongoing inquiry by the United ~ States ~ Justice ~ Department into anti - competitive practices in the trading , clearing , and pricing of CDS in the US . In fact , the ideological bias of Europeans against CDS might be beneficial in the long term for the development of a better market for CDS , and for derivatives in general . Indeed , today the market for derivatives is oligopolistic , with a few banks running huge profit margins . And , regardless of whatever political motivations might lie behind the latest investigations , this market concentration is a real problem .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Strangely , and certainly wrongly , the history of the naval war between France and England at the end of the Middle Ages is an under - estimated subject , its contribution not yet fully studied by historians . The apparent ineffectiveness of naval forces , particularly when contrasted with the vital role which they came to play in the sixteenth century , may have turned students against the subject . Yet , the fact remains that , although we are dealing with an age when history was not decided by battles at sea , the first major battle of the Hundred Years War was fought at sea in June 1340 . The subject has an importance in the history of war at this period which merits emphasis . During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries , France developed what was nothing less than a long - term naval strategy .
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: yes)
It is a social ritual , somewhat akin to a few drinks after work . There have also been reports of psychosis following overuse . I hit home at a Liverpool city centre newsagent . At first , the shopkeeper looked perplexed . ‘ No , I have n't got a cat.’
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
In essence , practical security is concerned with preventive measures to guard against error , failure or attack , with damage limitation measures should these fail , and with adequate recovery capabilities to allow for business continuity . While these are the formal steps that should be taken ( threat analysis , policy making , risk assessment , and implementation of particular measures ) , and it may be appropriate to assign the task to a team responsible for IT security , it should nonetheless be recognised that security is predominantly a problem that has its roots in people and what they can do or fail to do . From this point of view IT security in a business is everyone 's responsibility . To ensure that this is both recognised and accepted , an effective programme of IT Security Awareness is essential . Security Awareness must be part of the company culture .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
The exact nature of some of these relationships is not stated , and is consequently rather baffling . John Parker of Belton was a servant of Lord Hastings though retained to Lord Mountjoy . The bailiff of Teigh , servant to Thomas Sherrard , Esq . , was styled husbandman despite owning personal estate to the tune of £ 30 , while a retainer of Sir John Digby worked as a barber in Oakham . However , the keepers of Whaddon Chase , Bucks . , employed by Mrs Pigott , can be traced in the muster book , and of these the head keeper , Robert Wyllyott ( Willett ) , would certainly have ranked as yeoman with 40s . in land and £ 20 in goods ; his salary was 40s . with 6s . 8d . for livery . Richard Cocks , one of several on 20s . with 6s . 8d . livery , had 3s . 4d . in land and £ 5 in goods , though all John Sewster of Mursley owned was 20s . in goods ; if the identification is correct he would appear to have been of lower status .
Idiom: gild the lily (used idiomatically: yes)
Tony leaned back in the comfortable maroon velvet chair and admired the decor in the newly refurbished theatre - bar . Photographs , some black and white , others coloured or sepia , decorated the ornate maroon and gold wallpaper . Instead of gilding the lily the photographs added atmosphere — a sense of history . Actors and actresses revealing how ancient they were by their dress and arrangements of hair - style smiled down from the walls , their smiles captured forever — frozen in the curtain - call of time . A theatrical poster , protected by glass , was displayed in the far corner of the room .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
When could it be of particular use to you do you think ? . in fog . Yeah . Er in any adverse weather conditions , particularly fog , where you 're travelling along and you suddenly see erm a red stud on your right - hand side .
Idiom: bag and baggage (used idiomatically: yes)
As he headed back across the sound she began to toil up the cliff path , pausing for breath now and then as the wind battered her and tore at her hair , which soon broke free of its restraining scarf and whipped into her eyes , slowing her progress up the wet , slippery path towards the house . Halfway up she paused , fighting for breath , suddenly struck by the enormity of what she was doing . What if Penry took one look at her and threw her out , bag and baggage ? She resumed her climb doggedly . He could hardly throw her off the island .
Idiom: go native (used idiomatically: yes)
What was Mallachy ? Some bloke she 'd snogged with , pissed , and no harm done as long as Tony never got to hear of it . In the cold light of the morning after , she did not think she even fancied him , could hardly bring what he looked like into focus , she had gone briefly crazy that was all , gone native . Was he a terrorist ? It seemed highly unlikely .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Governments around the world appeared to take on board the message that human ~ rights standards could be jettisoned in times of emergency .
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: no)
They could choke a child . 6 ) Children have choked to death on pen-tops , so make sure any tops have air holes . 7 ) Wind away cords and flexes — they could strangle a child .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Notice the reference to his professional interests . Why mention them ? They are not relevant to his argument , since students of rock climbing would be sufficiently gobsmacked just to be on a top - rope at Land 's End . But professional interests are on Rowland 's mind . He 's obviously been losing sleep about it .