Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Everybody loves weddings , dressing up , meeting and that , funerals , yeah alright we all get together again at funerals and the , after the coffin 's gone in the ground and all that , that really high emotion point or once it 's gone behind the erm curtains to be burnt , once you 've gone through that there 's that sort of erm Limbo limbo yeah , you 're coming together again in the house or whatever you have , a reception , and you need to go through that to come to terms with it or you can , you can need to go through that , but some people ca n't take the pressure emotional pressure of , you know , all the , hour , two hours , three , four hours before that it just , they It , well then just ca n't take it , and I do n't know how they cope with it afterwards
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
Jones had tried to cover his tracks by disposing of some of the apparatus on a rubbish tip . He said this was’ just a precaution.’ He says that he had considered many courses of action , this was one which he took on the spur of the moment . Denying his guilt to the last , he said he did n't bear his wife any ill will . He says he 's not the sort of person to bear malice against anyone .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh ! Oh God ! Have you ever used one of those grip master things ? No . No .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
But Teller , a large Hungarian with a leather foot ( he had lost one under a tram as a student in Munich ) , felt betrayed . Those who shared his belief in the ultimate weapon , Pentagon chiefs and Congressional hawks , put pressure on the President . Truman played for time by appointing a brains trust of three to advise him . And then , in January , Klaus Fuchs was arrested and revealed that , thanks to him , the Russians knew far more than had ever been suspected . Four days later Truman cast the die .
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
As the seconds stretched into minutes so the advance of the soft light across the park unfolded beneath him . Before his eyes dull muddy grass turned into soft reflective banks which caught the sun a thousand ways . Bleak black branches suddenly shone with the colours of dark red buds , of shining bark , of pale dry trunks that caught the sun and held it in their sinuous heights . And the sound ! Not the clankings and gratings of the Zoo which lay off in the distance to his right , now obscured by the trees over which he had flown in the night , but the call of a thousand birds whose busyness and life shook his fears off him for a time and replaced them with a sense of wonder .
Idiom: marching orders (used idiomatically: yes)
The savings package was " a program of social coldness " and " marching orders towards a different republic " , he added .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
PISCES Feb 20-Mar 20 THE sun is now directly overhead and illuminating your life-direction and your most sought-after goals . On the face of it , this is a month when you should be concentrating on your future and accepting your share of the limelight . But the full-moon eclipse on the 9th in this same area suggests an unexpected turn of events . There may be a hiatus in family or property matters or pressures that have been rumbling underground may come forcefully to the surface .
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm fine,’ he said , as if in answer to something she had said , his hand squeezing both of hers . ‘ Father says they can graft a new hand onto the nerve ends . It 'll work as good as new . Maybe better.’ She found she could not look up at him .
Idiom: go under the hammer (used idiomatically: yes)
Anne Dawson Still to come on Central News : forced to sell the family silver . Hundreds of items go under the hammer to save a medieval manor . Wesley Smith Seeing is believing … the videophone which takes the blind out of date .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Many elderly people can remain in their own homes even if they are living alone , provided that they can get adequate help with some of the heavier and more awkward chores : cleaning high up , or low down , under furniture or in corners which have become inaccessible to them . jobs which involve using heavy domestic equipment , or climbing steps and taking down curtains can be a real problem , and the thorough spring - clean they always used to do becomes a complete impossibility if they happen to suffer from one of the common disorders of old age , such as arthritis or heart trouble . So they worry , and look back with longing to the good old , bad old days , when there always seemed to be a kind and sturdy neighbour nearby who was willing to pop in to lend a hand to the elderly and disabled , in the closer - knit communities of their youth . The maintenance of proper standards of cleanliness in their homes is very important to most mentally unimpaired old people . If the home starts ‘ going to pot’ they often feel that it appears that they are ‘ going to pot , with it .
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
But the name of Powell is invoked to give legitimacy to the event ; it 's rather like getting the priest to bless your car . I do n't much care for coincidences . There 's something spooky about them : you sense momentarily what it must be like to live in an ordered , God - run universe , with Himself looking over your shoulder and helpfully dropping coarse hints about a cosmic plan . I prefer to feel that things are chaotic , free - wheeling , permanently as well as temporarily crazy — to feel the certainty of human ignorance , brutality and folly . ' Whatever else happens , ' Flaubert wrote when the Franco - Prussian war broke out , ' we shall remain stupid .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
THE economic development and planning departments of Gwynedd County Council have been merged into one , to be headed by Dr Eurwyn Lloyd Evans who was previously the county 's economic development officer . The new directorate 's responsibilities include development planning and research , public transport co - ordination , environmental services , urban renewal and conservation , derelict land , minerals , European affairs , business support and economic promotion and tourism . Explaining the new arrangement a spokesman said : ‘ It 's the council 's experience that economic development and planning go hand - in - hand . Over the years , the departments have moved closer together and combining them will also lead to efficiency savings for the authority . It will enable the council to harness the strengths of both departments.’
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
Further increases in revenue will also be generated with the rise in employees ' National Insurance contribution rates from 1 April 1994 . The class 1 rate , covering employees earning up to £ 21,060 would rise by 1 per cent to 10 per cent while self - employed class 4 contributors would increase by 1 per cent to 7.3 per cent . Give and take on housing IAN HARPER reports on a package to encourage first - time buyers THE Budget provided mixed blessings for homeowners , but it has generally been well received by lenders and housebuilders .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
When I write biographies , I sit at a large kitchen table with a wide surface on which books and papers can be laid , essential for checking quotations or references . At the moment , I am working on a novel and the kitchen table has on it only the ancient German electric typewriter which I use to type out the second draft of what I have already written by hand . For some years I have been thinking of buying a word processor but have not yet taken the plunge . In any case , whatever machines are at my disposal , the simple movable table on which I am leaning in the photograph will still be where the first hand - written draft is composed . The red chair where I sit has a long seat , comfortable for a tall person .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
Cracks in bitumen felt can be sealed with a bitumen mastic , but even if you find the roof surface in relatively good condition , it would be a good idea to give it a nice thick coat of roofing compound , such as Isoflex , by Roncraft . Catching a roof early could add 20 years to its effective life , so you 're really investing in peace of mind in the future . to get rid of it , as it tends to hold water like a sponge . Use a garden moss killer , then brush off when the moss has died and gone black or brown . Burns blown off course in Portrush wind
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
You probably will be eligible for Supplementary Benefit ; first you have to register " " Well , it 's not good enough , " Grout said , sitting straight up in his chair and fixing Starke with one eye . trying to turn the tables again so that he would stop feeling uncomfortable and Starke would go back on the defensive . " I 'm being victimised against and that 's all there is to it . As though I have n't got enough crisises to have to put up with .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
4 Be tolerant of your neighbours . Italians like a bit of noise . Remember it 's their holiday , too … and their country , come to think of it . 5 Do n't make a dash for the first restaurant you see . Some of the best food can be found in the smaller , less pretentious restaurants .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: no)
Sister Cooney asked . ' Smallpox , look ! ' Arty pointed his finger to hi s open mouth . ' Listen , Arty Byrne , ' Sister Cooney said crossly , ' I 've no time for joking . What 's wrong with your mouth ?
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
ODDS - ON FAVOURITE Refna Hamey is currently one of the hottest tips among artists of the racecourse ; her commissioned paintings include Corbiere , Grittar and Celtic Shot . She paints mainly in acrylics , in a pointillist style with a sponge ; and also produces conté drawings on paper coloured to suit the coat of the horse . She tries to capture a horse 's character , whether it is wild or thoroughbred . ‘ I like to get pictures as if the horse is about to blink or breathe , the nostrils about to expand or contract , the legs about to break into a trot or canter.’
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
From 1715 he was an intimate friend of the diarist Thomas Hearne [ q.v . ] , who recorded various insights into his character . He never married , notwithstanding his ‘ great Affection’ for Deborah Wrench . He died in Oxford 22 October 1729 , as a result of gangrene following a fall from his horse while visiting his Hertfordshire parish , although he blamed his illness on ‘ drinking a pretty deal of bad small beer’ . He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral . [ C. E. Doble and others ( eds . ) ,
Idiom: come hell or high water (used idiomatically: yes)
If the opportunity does n't present itself naturally you have to engineer the situation so you can explain an important or emotional message . LIBRA ( Sept 24/Oct 23 ) If you 're a Libran who just has to say what 's on your mind come hell or high water you could be heading for a stormy time . Discretion 's the better part of valour now and you would be wiser to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than risk a confrontation at work or home . SCORPIO ( Oct 24/Nov 22 )
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's so interesting , so - o - o mysterious , you 're always learning something.’ But she gave no impression of being a recluse . There was a story that she had once been married to a hollow cheeked Indian tour guide called Willy Wither who had taken us up the river and touchingly offered me the use of his very expensive camera ( ‘ A holiday without a camera is a terrible thing.’ ) , but I could see no special contact between them . Slim in her dungarees , with her long , curly , chestnut hair and wide - eyed enthusiasm , some would tell you Marcia was ‘ a little cookie’ , but I saw someone who had the wisdom to recognise where she was happy and the courage to act on it .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Craig Levein . He was carried off after a fifty fifty tackle with Stuart McCall . Nothing broken , but heavy bruising means he 's almost certain to miss Hearts ' next game . The draw left both clubs on fifteen points , three behind league leaders Aberdeen . Rangers now face the potentially hazardous trip to Kilmarnock on Saturday with Hearts at home to Dundee United .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't know if it 's something through through the panel , it 's the been put to the County Council as to whether I my interpretation of of the process is correct . Perhaps I could er develop erm erm the position a little bit further . Erm any suggestion that erm the figures that we 're putting before this E I P have appeared out of the blue , er we would wish to er refute quite categorically . I you look at the County Council , the County Council is the National Park Authority . That covers about half of the erm of the county .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
I think , what can I do now ? But I do n't mind living here , it 's all right . Even though I 'm not one to go out , some days you wish you did n't have someone dependent on you and could just go out and about . Even if someone looks after her you wonder , is she all right ? You think , what was it like not to have this little thing to care about ?
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
She looked down at Edouard . He was sitting before the log fire , his Armagnac untouched , his face in repose sombre . As she looked at him , he suddenly turned and held out his hand to her . Isobel took it , and he drew her down so she sat on the silk rug at his feet , on a pattern of birds and flowers , of blues and scarlets and browns . She rested her head against his knee , and he rested his hand against her hair .
Idiom: have a cow (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's that I , I , you know that one with the metal You know , I can feel I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . Oh well , there you are . It 's , it 's the same difference is n't it ?
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You always wanted me to get married.’ ‘ What would your father say ? She 'd hit home . Bullseye . Jenny froze .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Is this your usual way of greeting your escorts ? If so then it 's hardly surprising you did n't have to cancel a date tonight . ' He raised a mocking brow when she made no move to step aside . ' As you just pointed out so succinctly , I am early , so would you mind if I come in and wait ? ' Fran stepped back , slamming the door before leading the way along the hall to the sitting - room with a marked ill - grace .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: no)
buying or selling as agent for a client , options , future or contracts for differences unless the transaction is effected with or through and Authorised third party ( d ) acting in any way with a view to stabilising the market price of any investment ( e ) establishing , operating or acting as trustee of an authorised unit trust scheme or a recognised collective investment scheme .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
Rawls constructs his model so as to argue for the primacy of an equality of needs . Nozick develops a model which enables him to make primary a principle with respect to entitlement . Once the major premisses have been established the principles fall into place . The main point , however , is not simply that the premisses are largely matters of choice . What is particularly interesting is the similarity in the method which they use to justify their principles .
Idiom: bring the house down (used idiomatically: yes)
This same feeling should be carried into the first welcome meeting which should set the tone in the way that gospel singer George Beverly Shea did for Billy Graham . It was Petula Clark who set the feeling at the first rally for Mrs Thatcher after she became Prime Minister . Her version ( slightly rewritten for the occasion ) of ‘ This is My Song’ brought the house down and everyone was ready to listen to the main speech . Your guests , your audience , your congregation need to feel part of what 's happening . They need to know where you 're taking them .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
ORTAKENT There can be few places featured in our brochure which are more lazy and laid back than Ortakent . One long sandy beach surrounds a huge calm bay with crystal clear green water near the shore changing to blue as the sky deepens . If you really want to be energetic , there 's windsurfing and waterskiing here or you can stroll along the beach to where they still make wooden Turkish boats by hand . For ritzy nightlife Bodrum is only a short taxi ride away , and in the minibus style taxi , the trip costs about 35p max .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Satisfied , he returned the envelope to the wallet . The fivers were still there . He gave them some thought , then extracted two and stowed them in his hip pocket . At that moment he heard Mrs Beavis call up to her girls . ' Come an ' ' ave yer ' ot cocoa , loveys . '
Idiom: touch and go (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile , Brian Horne could be in line for shock call - up by Sunderland . The on - loan Millwall keeper comes into the reckoning at Southend on Saturday because of a fitness doubt over Welsh international Tony Norman . Norman was rated ‘ touch and go’ yesterday . Horne has already been on loan at Middlesbrough and Stoke this season . ‘ He has looked strong and sharp,’ said Roker No 2 Bobby Ferguson .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
The Welshman 's Sardinian opponent has already defended his European title against Glasgow 's Joe Kelly , Danny Porter from Hitchin and another Scot , James Drummond . Nigel off track NIGEL MANSELL , the Formula One world champion , failed to make the halfway cut in the South Australian Open golf championship at Royal Adelaide yesterday . Mansell hit a second - round six over par 79 for a two - round total of 164 to miss the cut by 14 shots . Barnes back
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The curvy pattern in figure 11.11 was very clear , but sometimes , when the relationship is not so strong , it is hard for the eye to tell if a transformation is required . A useful diagnostic guide is given by the half - slope ratio , introduced in section 10.6 . As a rule of thumb , we should explore the possible improvement of fit that a transformation would bring whenever the half - slope ratio is greater than 2 . The overall picture in figure 11.12 suggests that life expectancy can be predicted pretty accurately from a country 's GNP : wealthy countries have healthier populations . GNP could be vindicated as a measure of welfare by this finding .
Idiom: bottom drawer (used idiomatically: no)
Hilary Mantel A Place of Greater Safety ( Penguin ) Beneath the Trollope this will be the serious read of the summer . It is her ‘ bottom drawer’ novel written before Eight Months on Ghazzah Street and Fludd , a big passionate French Revolution story which won the Sunday Express prize . Great . Donna Tartt The Secret History ( Penguin )
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
That is why , when we are about to take a free kick , Phil Meek will pull his bottom lip up over his nose and Micky Deere will leap up and down pointing to an imaginary burning Zeppelin . G = GOALMOUTH INCIDENT The only one that springs to mind happened at Felton when their goalkeeper and left back got their legs hopelessly tangled and they collapsed in front of Darren Twink who was able to slot the ball home . Unbeknownst to keeper and defender , their laces had been tied together by Sid Dicker , Athletico sponge man and , for this match , replacement linesman . H = HEADING
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've had it three week , I 've got bad breath and it 's all like coming down here and in my ear . But the thing that concerned me , my little lad 's had tonsillitis three times on the trot . And I 'm wondering whether it 's I 'm giving it to him , to him or what .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Five years after the NEDC / MSC report Training and Enterprise Councils ( TECs ) were launched , with an emphasis on the need to provide a meeting - ground for several interests : " Each TEC will shape its own agenda to reflect the special economic and social needs of the area . It will serve as a forum for business and community leaders to identify problems , set priorities , define strategies for change and divert resources accordingly"(Department of Employment 1989 ) . The introduction of TECs was critical of the past because matters had not been managed collaboratively : " We stand at the crossroads . In one direction lie the behaviour and attitudes , the short term planning and the easy options which have so bedevilled our performance in the past"(Department of Employment 1989:19 ) . The criticisms were not specific : British people were not well enough trained in comparison with people from some other countries , their training did not take sufficient account of what employers wanted , there was too little emphasis on the connection between the launching of new enterprises and the training of people in readiness for and in order to follow the consequences of those launches — and the absence of collaborative management in the past had led to poorly organized training .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
Nigel Davis for the bank . 27 February . The following judgments were handed down . Sir Donald Nicholls V. -C. All legal systems have to deal with the situation which arises where a debtor is unable to pay his debts .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
The plumed cocked hat was all right , but the white tropical uniform fitted like a bespoke bag of potatoes . ‘ It was a shambles,’ said a sympathetic friend . ‘ He had another one made later at the Mandarin Hotel , but the first one made him something of a laughing stock.’ International : Libya to expel diplomats in sanctions fight By Alan Philps , Diplomatic Correspondent
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
I always regretted I never trained . I 've spoken to her and she 's interested.’ ‘ You were very quick off the mark , were n't you ? A lot of our people go wrong in England.’ ‘ I was there for a while,’ she said pointedly but she was careful not to press too much .
Idiom: play with fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Beware of Wounded Lions CAMBRIDGE – G-20 leaders who scoff at the United ~ States ’ proposal for numerical trade - balance limits should know that they are playing with fire . The US is not making a demand as much as it is issuing a plea for help . According to a recent joint report by the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund and the International ~ Labor Organization , fully 25 % of the rise in unemployment since 2007 , totaling 30~million people worldwide , has occurred in the US .
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . and said take that ten P out of that how much change would you give me ? Erm ten pence out of a pound ninety pence . Good you 're very quick on money . Now if I said you know that ten P I owe you well there you are take it out of that seven pence .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
And the nature of the business is such that , that you 're always up against a deadline . Find out the deadlines and make sure that you stick to them . If you do n't , you will never see the light of day in print . We 've spoken about double spacing and wide margins . That 's basically for editing purposes , so that , if the editor , he likes the general tenor of what you 've said but he perhaps wants to , he wants to chop a little bit out or he wants to put that sentence up there , he 's got somewhere that he can actually , he can actually do his editing .