Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: marriage of convenience (used idiomatically: yes)
MOSCOW – From Russia with love ? Not in Vladimir ~ Putin ’s Russia . In recent days , Putin decided to reaffirm the Russian - Syrian geopolitical marriage of convenience by following through on a sale of deadly arms to Bashar al - Assad ’s regime , enabling Assad ’s army to slay his opponents with greater precision and resolve . Putin then decided to disavow his own marriage to Lyudmila Shkrebneva , his wife of 29 years , announcing the divorce in as publicly humiliating a way as possible – his wife was standing by his side – for a reserved Russian woman . For years , rumors had persisted about the failed state of Putin ’s marriage .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
Amis never bothered to close the cage door ; he had enough keys to lug around and remember , and did n't want to add to them . The night was warm . He could see stars . He 'd never seen stars like he 'd seen them around here , cold and diamond - sharp and so many . He walked barefoot around the reception building , on the new tarmac for the first few strides and then onto the beaten earth pathway that would lead to the back , his flashlight beam ranging over the ground as he moved .
Idiom: with bated breath (used idiomatically: yes)
A business disaster , then ? That was possible . For a few moments she imagined the scene as dark - suited managers with grim faces waited with bated breath for the one man who could step in and save the company … But , no matter how she imagined the scene , there was always one flaw . There was always a telephone somewhere , on a desk or on a wall .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
from the blindness of the beehive or the anthill which can not hear . I am turning corners of fear , holding onto darkness like a dance , closing my eyes with the thunder
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: yes)
Chamberlain appeared to have collected Ritchie 's high cross from the left but lost the ball under the Sharp 's challenge . Sharp 's subsequent header went across the line and counted despite furious protests from the goalkeeper . Though Harford levelled on the rebound for Luton after 25 minutes after Varadi had hit the bar , Sharp restored Oldham 's lead within the minute , pouncing to side - foot home Adams ' low ball into the goalmouth . Luton had their chances after that , but lacked finish , with Harford once desperately close with a splendid header and Oldham always threatened to add to their tally . Oldham 's superiority was not confirmed until the 80th minute when Sharp completed his first treble since his summer move from Everton : Chamberlain blocked Ritchie 's effort , and the Scot pounced on the rebound .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Throughout her career she successfully broke the rules of haute couture until her name became synonymous with French chic . Responsible for Chanel No . 5 and the ' little black dress ' , her genius has assured her name will never die . Over - the - top accessories accompany all her collections , from fake pearl chokers to quilted handbags and gilt belts . The inset shows a signature Chancel suit with a short skirt , in keeping with today 's daring lengths , and the famous handbag . Explore junk shops and markets for costume pearls and earrings to recreate this expensive look .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
The guns opened up with a deafening roar , and immediately the lights were switched off . That did not matter for soon burning aircraft lit the scene as though it were daylight . On down between the lines of parked aircraft they went , like Nelson 's battleships at Trafalgar , firing broadsides to left and right . The enemy opened up with machine guns , but the glare of fires made it difficult for them to aim accurately . Stirling 's jeep was hit and came to a stop .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
And had the Grandtully folk best come up the glen and join on at Dull?’ Stewart was thirsting for action , his colour high . But Cameron felt spent with the effort of the past hour and would say only , ‘ Let us see if anything went on at Weem.’ And it had : James Menzies and Allan Stewart were full of it . An unprecedented crowd , with quite a few strange faces , had gathered round the church door before the afternoon service .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
( 6 ) For patients who live in communities remote from blood transfusion facilities and adequate medical care . A prospective trial of endoscopic sclerotherapy v oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation in the long term management of bleeding oesophageal varices Abstract In a prospective three centre study oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation have been compared with endoscopic sclerotherapy in the long term management of bleeding oesophageal varices .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
She opens the car door , but pauses in her seat before getting out . ‘ It 's like dying — slowly , beautifully , not a care in the world . A lovely way to go , do n't you think?’ 25 Tamsin opens the door and smiles .
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm first of all , as I grapple with this problem over the weekend , it did seem to me very difficult to make any sensible assessment of integration on a at a strategic level because so clearly it is a site specific matter . It depends on the problems and opportunities in terms of hedgerows , small scale variations in topography and so on . And it occu It seemed to me therefore that really one could only consider this level o at a strategic issue by looking at the quality of the existing landscape and it seems to me , if the proposition is that you should locate a new settlement to the erm North in the Ryedale sector , er of Greater York , then you 're effectively turning planning on its head because I think the usual approach is to try and steer development to less attractive areas rather than put them in better quality areas . And I think that 's what underpins the advice in Planning Policy Guidance note number three which is seeking to use the new settlement as a mechanism for improving the n the er the landscape . Erm you 've also asked for specific erm advice on whether there is any disused or derelict land in the sectors .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
It is n't sort of oh well , just go for it , you know . It is certainly achievable and it has been done in er at varying levels by region and branch . And the worst branches have been given the , the , the stiffer targets to get them up to scratch . In other words the people who are performing well already will find it harder to make erm a significant inroad into that . So there 's some good news there .
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
He left town the next morning , for Montreal where he feels most at home . Our plan was to meet there in a few days ' time , once our researches in New York were concluded . These were now more eagerly undertaken , and soon completed ; thanks not least to the good offices of his very able assistant , Kelley Lynch , and his unofficial archivist , Robert Bower . A few days later , after we had established ourselves in Montreal , we called him . ‘ Mr Cohen?’ we asked in response to the ‘ Hello’at the other end of the telephone .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
But I remember something a counsellor said on one of the courses . She said , ‘ You must remember that every situation is unique and every situation is also ordinary.’ The trouble with talking about yourself the way Stuart is doing is that it makes people jump to conclusions . For instance , when people find out that my father ran off with a schoolgirl they invariably look at me in a particular way , which means one of two things , if not both of them . The first is : if your father ran off with someone only a couple of years older than you , what this probably means is that he really wanted to run off with you .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: yes)
The farmers get the subsidies , but the miners are supposed to get none . The real trouble is that we hand over £ 18 a week for every family in Britain — a total of £ 14,000 million — through the common agricultural policy . The farmers live cheek by jowl with the pits that are shutting down . Some small farmers say,’ We are not getting the money either,’and they are right . The tin - pot agricultural policy over there in the Common Market has sent the money to the German farmers and all the rest .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
The wireless was blaring out light organ music through the kitchen window . ' Doctor Little ! ' repeated Tom loudly for the third time . The Doctor looked up and put on his spectacles which immediately slid down the perspiration on his nose . ' Hello , Tom . This is a surprise .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Money incomes actually fell quite sharply during the early 1930s owing to a combination of falling prices and declining real incomes , but money growth proved much more resilient . Therefore money supply measures proved to be unreliable as an indicator of both money incomes and prices . 11.2 Keynesian and monetarist views on money The undermining of the credibility of the quantity theory during the depression years , together with the general failure of conventional economic doctrine to explain the events of the time , left a vacuum which was filled by the new theories of J. M. Keynes . Elements of the macroeconomic framework which he proposed were examined in Chapter 10 .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
In Britain one in ten men under the age of retirement will suffer a heart attack . By the age of retirement that figure will increase to one in every five . Britain is the world leader in deaths caused by heart disease . Even with the improved health record of the USA and a population four to five times bigger than Britain 's , more than 1 million Americans suffer a heart attack each year and more than half of them die before reaching hospital . By anyone 's standards these statistics are horrifying and are at epidemic proportions , yet there is no reason why we should accept heart disease as being inevitable .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
THREE - TWO - ONE - ROLLING— ' we 're back on air . For the next half - hour I rattled the results as they came in from local stations all over the country . The expensive , state - of - the - art scoreboard ablur with speeding rows of changing numbers and names confirmed my announcements at the speed of light , and the almost unanimous winner was Stephen Lee Garden . There was a riotous party afterwards . Mixed with surplus adrenalin , even coffee can be inebriating so the revellers became merry , very quickly .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
This is used to develop ideas about relevant systems and construct a neutral conceptual model , which is then expanded to identify activities and related information . Information Collection and Analysis At the outset of the research project , after initial discussions with the Officer-in-charge , a formal briefing was given to all staff explaining the aims of the project and the approach to be taken , giving the opportunity for any questions to be raised . The reaction at the meeting was rather subdued , but at the subsequent interviews most staff expressed their views freely about the way the EPH operated and the purpose that it served . It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
And God said unto Abraham … This is My Covenant , which ye shall keep between Me and you and thy seed after thee : every male among you shall be circumcised . And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you . And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you , every male throughout your generations , he that is born in thy house , or bought with the money of any foreigner , that is not of thy seed … And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin , that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he hath broken my covenant .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
Barnes bid for key job Tony Kell JOHN BARNES last night promised England manager Graham Taylor : ‘ Give me a licence to attack and I 'll work wonders for you.’ The Liverpool winger , nearly back to his best after rupturing an Achilles tendon , has his eyes on England 's next World Cup qualifier on February 17 against minnows San Marino . He said : ‘ I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
Eh ? hit it go on get it up there , go on get it up there for Christ sake eh er Christ getting cold Darren ? No gon na sit up here Ah ?
Idiom: anyone's guess (used idiomatically: yes)
Had the Borough Council objected to the application for 60 housing units , then Pubmaster might have appealed against their decision to a Government inspector who might have overruled the Council . This would mean the Council incurring all legal costs . Nevertheless , there is a need to protect what little green field sites we have left in the Borough and if the Council can be swayed in such a manner against the interests of the town , then what will happen to the face of our town is anyone 's guess . The future inhabitants of this mini - estate can look forward to persistent heavy traffic noise made more acute by the amphitheatre effect of being on a hillside . Car drivers will now have to negotiate the dangers of an access road hidden by a bend on a hill .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
If you do n't want your bacon cos there 's one here without bacon you done 'em ? Right who want there 's a leg here , bits and bobs have you told your mum Tony that dinner 's , can you tell her yeah , I 'll have that , the other two , bring the gravy through , here he is with the gravy
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
stepping into the SIXTIES … … at CLOTHES SHOW LIVE ! The snow may have fallen crisp and even on the NEC in Birmingham but that did n't dampen the enthusiasm of everyone who attended Clothes Show Live . Inspired by the Sixties , we asked a few brave souls to take the plunge and dress up like latter - day Twiggys . Find out what happened overleaf A whirlwind tour of Sixties fashion .
Idiom: brownie point (used idiomatically: yes)
Now though , in the great tradition of comic actors , he wants to be taken seriously . Dennis Waterman is set to hit our screens once more as an ex - SAS soldier in the political thriller , Circle of Deceit . Not only does he get a chance to ‘ spread’ his thespian wings , he 'll earn Hollywood brownie points for sporting a natty Harrison Ford - style beard . John Millar , of the Daily Record , went along to meet him . DENNIS WATERMAN ; 14SECS
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
The Open Software Foundation plans to establish a string of new business partnerships across Europe and the US and which will provide support , training , education and consultancy services for users and potential OSF technology customers . First to sign on the dotted line is UK distributor Protek Ltd , Maidenhead , Berkshire , which will focus on the Distributed Computing and Management Environments . With OSF 's help , Protek will have a training and integration centre up and running by May with a range of hardware platforms running DCE . It 'll be staffed by eight Protek employees currently being trained by OSF and Protek will bring a further 50 industry consultants onto the project in the near term . Financial costs of establishing the programme are to be split between OSF and Protek , likewise ; revenues generated by the project will be spilt between the two .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
Irony in Estella 's true background after Pip has tried so hard to distance himself from the lower classes and she turns out to have come from them . And so he is no longer too common for her as she is really as common as he was . And there is also irony in the way Pip treated Magwitch ; loathing him and not bearing to touch him and ending up loving him and holding his hand in court . These themes and features , so well sewn together are what make Great Expectations a truly great book . Though other books may be just as good or even better on one particular feature .
Idiom: to the max (used idiomatically: yes)
I have n't owned you for ten years . Sixteen ? PEG ( to Max ): Stop him . ABBERLEY : I gave up the title to you . PEG : Max , help .
Idiom: sweetness and light (used idiomatically: yes)
The sweet smell here , the sweet smell , and the dazzled Jews . ‘ Uncle Pepi’ never left any scars . You know , it is n't all sweetness and light here , not by any manner of means . Some of the patients were doctors . And it was n't long
Idiom: ride high (used idiomatically: yes)
Under Operation Solarium three policy options were analysed . Two of these were variants on more aggressive strategies while the third was based on America 's current management of the Cold War . In public hardline rhetoric also seemed appropriate at a time when McCarthy and his communist witch - hunt were riding high . But there was another very important influence on policy . The deep interest in cuts in US government spending ensured that means as well as ends would drive policy .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: no)
A huge amount of political and industrial restructuring will have to take place as the east European states shake themselves down into the national structures that most suit their individual aspirations . Those national structures can not be enforced , because to do so would be self - defeating to the idea of a free Europe and to their struggles to break away from the Moscow - dominated communist monolith . By the same token , the treaty arrangements that these countries may individually wish to make with other states must be matters for them . That seems implicit in the sentence in the Gracious Speech which states : ' My Government will further encourage the development of democratic institutions and market economies in central and eastern Europe . ' It would seem amazingly out of step for east European countries to be finding their national indentities after 40 years of being forced into artificial political groupings while the rest of Europe was seeking to impose federalism and political union on its member states at the same moment when they are starting down the road to a single European market — perhaps the acid test of how much one of us wants the Common Market to succeed .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Though experiments about such an alliance are currently out of the question , Westerwelle told the newpaper " Hamburger Abendblatt " .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Being around Notting Hill meant we got involved in the Free School gigs , big social events that went round by word of mouth.’ Pountaine had gone up to Imperial a Communist Party member , but Notting Hill and the underground proved a stronger pull . ‘ In a strict Party sense this was all bourgeois individualism and bohemianism , to me it was infinitely more attractive than anything going on in the Communist Party , particularly the student Communist Party , which was largely in - fighting and sectarian politics . By the end of that summer I moved into this house in Lonsdale Road , Notting Hill , which was quite a little centre . It was visited regularly by Hoppy and all those kind of people .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: yes)
Abel , who has a CAD / CAM background , worked for himself as Procon Systems Inc. He 's been with Data General Corp , Via Systems Inc and Digital Equipment Corp. COMPUTERVISION CHIEF SHIELDS HAS TO CARRY THE CAN FOR POOR PERFORMANCE John Shields , chief executive of Bedford , Massachusetts - based Computervision Corp since 1990 , has been made to carry the can for the company 's disappointing reflotation last summer , and has been fired after losing the confidence of its board of directors . He is succeeded by Russell Planitzer , the company 's chairman and the leader of the buyout group that has struggled since acquiring the former parent , Prime Computer Inc in 1989 .
Idiom: full of beans (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ People vary,’ said Pooley soothingly , ‘ and I have to say that Mr Chatterton does look extremely well.’ ‘ Yes , he does look marvellous , does n't he . And he says he 's full of beans . I 'm just afraid he might fall over again and hurt himself.’ ‘ He seems to manoeuvre his frame very well .
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
Large areas of paper will be required . Brown parcel paper , the back of wallpaper left over from that last bout of home decorating , or drafting paper would be ideal . At a pinch , use newsprint : but it will not help you to design a fancy project , nor will it help if the print rubs off onto your light coloured nylon when the ' plan ' is used as a cutting pattern . If the paper will not cover the area , then join sheets with masking tape or similar , so that it matches the size of the kite . Then draw out the kite full - size , marking on the spar positions and planning where the pockets will be needed and the reinforcements .
Idiom: pleased as punch (used idiomatically: yes)
CHESTERFIELD boss Chris McMenemy got a special pat on the back for his team 's Coca - Cola Cup draw at Liverpool — from proud dad Lawrie . The England number two was on his way to see Gazza play in Rome when he phoned his son . ‘ He sounded pleased as punch for me,’ beamed Chris , ‘ and he said the whole family were absolutely delighted . It was great to hear from him.’ McMENEMY : Delighted
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
From April it will be housed in a permanent gallery created from the coach house at the Ranger 's House , Blackheath , one of English Heritage 's finest London houses , which already holds collections of musical instruments and Jacobean pictures . The coach house has been converted at a reasonable sum drawn from the annual budget . The collection continues to expand , mostly by donation but a very small purchase grant enables Mr Rosoman to pick up the occasional piece at auction : he recently purchased some papier mache moulds at the Christie 's Crowther sale . The key point about all the objects collected is that their provenance is known ; they are not collected for aesthetic merit alone . Professional architects , town planners and students have made use of the collection over the years , but the new display will be used for a much wider educational programme for primary and secondary schools .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
In Asia , for example , the International ~ Organization ~ of ~ Employers worked with the International ~ Labour ~ Organization to undertake a regional survey of the implementation of the Compact , to establish management and advocacy groups at the national level , and to find the most effective approaches for engaging companies in Asia in the work of the Compact .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
British breeders face VAT rates of 17.5 per cent compared with 2.7 per cent in Ireland and 5.5 per cent in France . The inconsistency led Tattersalls , Europe 's leading bloodstock auctioneer , to move its top sale from Newmarket to Ireland this year . However , Mr Lamont , who may also make a cut in betting duty , is set to sanction the VAT registration of owners , enabling the recovery of VAT incurred on buying horses and on training fees . Irish pair to miss Festival targets THE Irish challenge at this week 's Cheltenham Festival weakened yesterday , when Champion Hurdle contender Novello Allegro and leading novice chaser Soft Day were both ruled out .