Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
Nothing had changed . In fact , the wonderful night they had just shared only made her more determined than ever to go . He would n't be expecting it , and that would give her the head start she needed . To vanish and give herself the chance to rebuild her life . To allow Travis to see his mistake .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Turning to special forms of the savings function , we can see that the effect is straightforward in the case of the extreme classical savings function ( with no saving out of wages ) . When the capital stock has adjusted to its new steady - state level , the rise in the gross rate of return is just enough to offset the tax , and it is the wage rate that is reduced . This provides a striking example of how the long - run incidence may differ from that in the short - run . There is therefore a considerable degree of shifting . Exercise 8–1 .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: no)
The Minister knows of my concern about the attitude of this Government and previous Governments and that of the people of Britain towards the disabled . We treat them lamentably . The new clause would provide a golden opportunity for the consultative committee to ensure that bus companies carry out recommendations that would ensure that the elderly and the disabled can travel on buses in Scotland in comparative safety . It could also consider what type of adaptations and timetables should be introduced to meet the needs of the disabled . The Minister has been praised in the debate .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He had been in office for only 65 days , ending in January 1981 . The Milan court held Mr de Benedetti had profited unfairly by receiving a £ 20 m share package in an Ambrosiano subsidiary , as well as the 2 p.c . share value in the bank which he sold at the end of his tenure . Mr Calvi was found hanging below London 's Blackfriars Bridge in 1982 with 10 pounds of bricks in his pockets , two months before the crash in which 39,000 small investors lost their savings . According to‘Mozzarella’ Mannoia , a Mafia informer , Mr Calvi was murdered by an Italian mafioso because he had failed to repay a large Mafia investment of dirty money . Mr de Benedetti is one of Italy 's foremost business figures , with interests from typewriters to Italy 's La Repubblica newspaper , which in turn has a part share in Britain 's Independent .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . According to the association , calls made on the duplicate telephone are then charged to the account of the legal phone . Business Monitor : Cheap loans ‘ fixer’ comes under fire By Andrew Griffiths FINANCIAL consultants are becoming increasingly concerned about the activities of North Star Ventures , an Isle of Man company collecting thousands of pounds in advance fees for cheap loans , a number of which have so far failed to turn up .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Eliot 's argument , never entirely convincing in its own age , had by the 1940s ceased to convince altogether . In 1940 Winston Churchill , as Prime Minister , told a crowded House of Commons stunned by the fall of France : ‘ My policy is victory’ . By 1945 that policy had worked , and anyone who still wanted to get lost in mazes like Pound 's Cantos was to be left to pursue his passion like a solitary vice . By 1945 the real world was simply too urgent for prevarication . A hungry nation that rationed its scanty food - supplies till 1952 needed to be fed , its industries built or rebuilt , a health service kept open to all .
Idiom: friends in high places (used idiomatically: yes)
They would happily ask for permission if they intended to organise a big march through a major city . They had no intention of applying for a weekly permit to play on the street corner in every town throughout Scotland . Eva marshalled MPs , various lords and ladies , any of her friends in high places who sympathised with the cause , to lobby in their defence . The Bill was amended . The Army 's right to go on the streets is only one of the issues on which Eva Burrows has strong opinions .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
you know snip ribbons and things I dunno , I 'm not suggesting will you find out now , but there 's something yes , interesting angle If there 's anybody that comes to mind . A state of affairs is not appropriate at the moment mind you I heard that
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
The monks , experienced in warfare , received the area of the Burzenland ( Brasov ) depression with the permission to build castles and cities out of wood only , pay no taxes , have duty free markets , keep half of the mined gold and silver and deny hospitality to the Wojwode .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Cameron claims there is no reason for this other than to favour Germany 's balloon makers . Take Cameron 's stainless - steel gas cylinders . It took a five - year tussle with the Luftfahrt Bundesamt , the German body which sets aeronautical regulations , before the cylinders were approved for use in hot - air balloons . Yet they are still grounded . The reason is that a different body , the Technischer Überwachungs Verein ( tüv ) , has to approve gas cylinders that are transported by road .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
I could have gone to my own office in Whitehall , but I was due to see Sir Edmund Pusey in the evening , and I did n't want to risk running into him before I 'd managed to clear my own mind a bit . I was lucky in meeting a cab as I left the bank , and I went back to my anonymous room in Peel Square . Miss Macdonald had done me proud . She gave a separate sheet of paper to each ship , and on it , in neat , small writing , she had listed every voyage , with any intermediate ports of call , over the past twelve months . The pattern was much as she had described it .
Idiom: play fast and loose (used idiomatically: yes)
And bring me my mouth - organ , if you would . Over there— on the dressing - table . " Aunt Tossie 's dressing - table was a picture of proper arrangement , quite unlike her tumbled bed , or the pink satin corset playing fast and loose with the long slit drawers thrown together on a tapestry chair — a chair covered in great beaded roses , laughing at the fun , over one arm black lace stockings trailed negligent as if there was no tomorrow . In marked contrast , on the white embroidered cloth of the dressing - table lay an ivory family : a hair brush , a hand mirror , two clothes brushes , one soft , one hard . In the centre of each was a monogram in gold , the lettering shaped like a small shy coronet .
Idiom: on the bubble (used idiomatically: no)
By shops . Right we , we 'll we 'll treat that as a fail safe then . If we ca n't see anything more unusual suppose we could always fall back on the bubble baths or the anyway I think that 's a bit more than but there you go . They 're off to football are n't they ? Look at that !
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir what 's she gon na write in ? Right I 'll give her some paper in a minute . Er now I would suggest that if somebody does not make a single spelling mistake and it or or grammatically error and it 's perfectly well presented give them full five marks okay . That 's what I would suggest . Work out work out a scheme for spelling and presentation .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Well absolutely . You know . Pomposity and you go hand in hand I mean and if not people would n't love you as they do . Absolute did you go out last night ? No .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
Within the space of this article it is only possible to review a very limited range of these beautiful Basslets . There are many more just as delightful , with bright , cheerful , colouring and peaceful disposition . Keeping Basslets in the pink A good varied diet and faultless water conditions are necessary to get the best from Fairy Basslets , just as for any other aquarium fish . A few are difficult to keep , but most are not .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
After almost an hour , the members of Nancy Weber 's group are ready to turn back . Their feet are sore and their bags are empty . ' Let 's take a look over this one last hill , ' she pleads , climbing the ridge . The woman leading the group spots a stand of dead apple trees . Letting out a shriek , she races towards them and thumps down on the ground .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
Behind this trade lay two centuries of growth in Europe 's Atlantic trade by the leading colonial and slave - trading ports , Bristol , Glasgow and Liverpool . Britain acquired large parts of North America ( until the independence of the USA in 1776 ) , the West Indies , the West African coast , and the Indian sub - continent and this was partly a cause , partly a reinforcement of industrial growth : ‘ We were , or we increasingly became , the agency of economic interchange between the advanced and the backward , the industrial and the primary - producing , the metropolitan and the colonial or quasi - colonial regions of the world’(Hobsbawm , 1969 , 14 ) . This role required closer political control from the 1880s , when the competitive growth of Imperialism among European powers led to the scramble for Africa , and to British dominance of the Latin American market . Iron and steel works came to rely , like cotton mills , on the Empire and a few other developing countries . Middlesbrough steel , for instance , can still be identified in the railway stations of India and Argentina : on the eve of the First World War , those countries alone bought more British iron and steel exports than the whole of Europe .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
MASTERCLASS ESPECIALLY FOR AUGUST Why not , in the dog days of summer , use your time to prepare those gorgeous punchcard and mylar sheet designs which you never find time to do when the knitting season is in full swing later on . I 've heard so many of you say ‘ Oh yes , I 'd like to knit that but I have n't time to punch the card or mark the mylar sheet’ . Now you can do them .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Habitual behaviour patterns are , therefore , useful because they can be carried out effortlessly and free us to concentrate our energies on other things . The difficulty with habits is that they are difficult to change . Breaking a habit , be it over - eating , over - drinking , biting your nails or jumping to conclusions , is a tall order . The key to success is to : Identify precisely when you indulge in the habit and what ingredients are present in the situation that triggers it .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
I read both of those books in tandem several years ago and I ca n't remember which one the scene you 're describing was in .
Idiom: from the cradle to the grave (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's no doubt about that . If people just sit and think about it , the National Health Service you know ? Security and Health that 's from the cradle to the grave , it 's a wonderful a wonderful thing . And Ni Bevan obviously felt that for he fought tooth and nail to get it through . Mind you must remember at the time when he was fighting to put it through , the bill through parliament , the whole B M A , British Medical Association were against him , to a man .
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: no)
The simplest , and cheapest , method is to get hold of a couple of free ( public domain ) , cheap ( shareware ) or full price communications packages and a bit of wire to hook the two systems together with . On the Macintosh Plus , the system we use , there 's a strange mini - DIN connector but this is easily changed to a conventional 9-pin connector with an adapter lead . At the other end of the lead you 'll need either a 25-pin or a 9-pin connector depending on your make and model of PC ( or any other computer , come to that ) to attach to the serial port . The tricky bit is the connections between them , Figure 1 gives the correct information for those who want to tackle the actual soldering , but those of a faint - hearted disposition can always buy a ready - made lead . Once connected , the art of serial communications can be made easier by selecting decent software .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
His main priority now was to get them to safety . Safety being a dacha in Teplyystan , a village ten miles south of Moscow . The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . He suddenly became aware of a white Mercedes behind them . Where had it come from so quickly ?
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
You ca n't be indifferent . You ca n't be on middle ground , there is no neutral territory . You know , very often when you go from one country to another you go through an area of re , what is called no man 's land , you come through from one frontier and then you 've got a distance and you come to the next frontier that does n't exist as far as accepting or rejecting Christ is concerned . There 's one simple boundary and that 's all there is to it . You 're either for me , says Jesus , or you 're against me .
Idiom: sitting pretty (used idiomatically: yes)
The ground is soft , almost swampy underfoot . It begins to gurgle and pull on the foot more noticeably . The motel ridge , made of fortress rock , sits pretty on the edge of the mire . A frog breaks its invisible stillness , and staggers across the grass . Like a drunk , it does n't get anywhere very fast .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
He managed to spend the odd hour alone with Grace , who told him she had fallen for a Welsh corporal who had stood on a land - mine and ended up blind in one eye . Love at first sight , quipped Charlie . Midnight on Wednesday , 17 July 1918 , and an eerie silence fell over no - man 's - land . Charlie let those who could , sleep , and did n't attempt to wake anyone until three o'clock the next morning . Now an acting sergeant , he had a platoon of forty men to prepare for battle , all of whom still came under the overall command of Captain Trentham , who had n't been seen since the day Tommy had been released .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
You wanna get , get the mop going Fred . Start mopping . Get your grip on it . See you 'll get Is there anybody else on the scene ? No , nobody at all .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
They do n't know about cold so intense that rivers freeze over so you can drive a horse and cart across them . They do n't know about frosts so hard that birds can fall dead from the sky . They do n't know about wolves gathering at nightfall on the edge of the forest and prowling round one 's house in search of food . ' She was thinking of our grandparents ' home in the country , our father 's people . ' Whenever there were wolves about we would be called inside and the outside doors would be locked .
Idiom: lay eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Did either Norman or Vera know Dominic ? , ‘ I 've already said that this was Dominic 's first appearance at a Circle function . And I 've never laid eyes on Vera.’ ‘ You 're quite sure that there is no possibility that they could have met — in some other context?’ ‘ I ca n't imagine it .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Your wife could go out like the snuff of a candle . and he went . Er the young chap then came down stairs and He 's says , I 'm having dinner with er I forget what the surgeon 's name was now , he says er , I 'll have a word with him about it . He says Come down to the surgery in the morning . And I went down and he gave me a letter , he says Take your wife in to the general hospital with this letter .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
There will be a little more money as a result of this sadness , she wrote . I do not need it and will set it aside for you , my dear boy , to complete your studies . I know that it has been hard to make ends meet over the past two years . Poor Jonas ' death was a blessing in disguise , though one could wish it had happened differently . Your loving Mama
Idiom: for my money (used idiomatically: yes)
Once the connection is made ( and it must be said at this point that the parallel connection is far and away the faster of the two possibles ) a program rejoicing in the highly descriptive name of ‘ FX’ must be run at either end of the link . FX is the transfer program , and has three modes of use . Split Screen This is , for my money , the most intuitive of the three modes . On one side of the screen is the local machine 's drives , and on the other is the remote machine , as you can see by the screenshot . To copy a file from one side to the other , you highlight it , and press F3 .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Several of the early declarations were crucial to the Liberal Democrats ' chances of improving on the alliance total of 22 MPs in 1987 . Their target seats — 40 or so — which the party was treating like by - election contests , included Torbay , Portsmouth South and Cheltenham . As they waited for these to declare , the television lights in the club 's library lightly grilled nervous Liberal Democrats as the party 's organiser , Mr Des Wilson , discussed their prospects . Election ‘ 92 : Clubland in the mood for political parties By Peterborough
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You mean that he was a crook,’ said Mrs Newton , sharply . No , I do n't think Froggy had it in him to be a crook , it was n't in his nature . But it 's obvious that the sudden appearance of money in his pocket and his death are linked and we want to find out how . It might tell us who killed him.’ She did not look convinced , but I soldiered on .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Windows for Pens is a special set of extensions for Windows 3.1 that supports pen innovations such as ink and gestures , as well as handwriting recognition and recognition of shapes and special symbols . More than 70 pen functions are supported allowing application developers to create exciting new pen applications . You will not be able to buy Windows for Pens off the shelf as it is only available to original equipment manufacturers and licensed vendors for distribution as part of specific pen - based hardware products . Grid Computers are the first company to produce a specially designed pen notebook portable computer . This new notebook , the Grid Convertible , was launched at COMDEX and uses a unique hinged LCD screen which turns and locks over the keyboard to convert the notebook into a hand - held notepad .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
And there is the intriguing possibility of a new arrival next season — Joe Montana . The legendary quarterback seems unlikely to oust Steve Young from the San Francisco 49ers starting job and may look to end his career elsewhere . He has previously been linked with the Chargers and a move down the Calfornian coast may be on the cards . Meanwhile , 24 other teams are still in the Super Bowl hunt . Dallas , Minnesota and New Orleans will clinch play-off places by winning this weekend .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
Noble added : ‘ We face a very important decision . It would be great to bounce back from a temporary aberration and get into the Third Division . ‘ Everything else is falling into place and we need a strong manager for next season.’ Darlington hope to recruit three new directors MIDDLESBROUGH offshore business Northern Ocean Services has won its first major contract in seven years of operating from the former Smiths Docks site .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I want one of these apartments,’ I said to the foreman , who was drinking a Coke . ‘ Ca n't you see I 'm busy?’ he said . ‘ I 've something on my mind,’ the landlord said softly to a concrete wall . ‘ What 's happened?’ I said .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
I peered at the photographs on the dressing table . A large studio shot showed Euturpia Kennedy at the age when I first met her , shy hope not yet driven from her eyes . In another frame Leon , about six years old , was embracing his mother from behind and pulling a face , while she stood , hopelessly desirable , in a white dress . A close - up showed the two of them as they were now , toasting each other with mint juleps . The quality of their companionship seemed to me palpable in that coloured eight - by - five .
Idiom: swings and roundabouts (used idiomatically: yes)
Shooters will be less pleased , since the idea of a ' weapon passport ' allowing the reasonably easy transportation of legal weapons will not be accepted in Great Britain . A visitor 's permit will have to be obtained by an Continental wishing to shoot in this country . the whole business looks like being a swings - and - roundabouts affair ; but the worst should be known by about March unless there are any further hold - ups . Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . Frederick Williams
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
Reserve Marine Myles Morley , 37 , from Greystoke , Cumbria , developed eyesight problems and had to move to a lower altitude . ‘ That 's it . 18 months ' work down the drain,’ he said . ‘ I 'm gutted , but my eyesight 's more important than any mountain.’ The third to fall by the wayside was Lake District Mountain Rescue member and TA Lieutenant Brendan Conlon , 31 , who collapsed halfway up carrying his first load of supplies .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
He thought of saying , ‘ Hello , Irena!’ but it would have been a rude interruption and he replaced the phone . He lay back , closing his eyes , and tried to re - constitute the extraordinary image and speech of his father . He opened his eyes and sat up in bed as Anna came in holding a mug of coffee . ‘ Thanks , darling . I cut in on you .
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't make money grow . ' ' If you did n't fritter it all away with your high - living friends up in London you would n't need to make it ' grow ' . The income from the farm and lands are enough for us to live in comparative comfort without going cap - in - hand to common tradesmen . I wish to God Nelson had put me in charge of the manor 's affairs , and not a spendthrift like you . Another month of this and I 'll not be able to put a meal on the table . '
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Hari 's hands were suddenly still , the leather clinging to the last , while she tried to envisage herself wearing fine crinolines and rich jewels , it was like something out of a dream . But of course to Miss Hoity Toity Grenfell , it was nothing less than she expected . Suddenly Hari thought of the man who had escaped from the prison , he was the same sort as Emily Grenfell , no doubt before he fell from grace they would have met and socialized . The door swung open and a ragged boy stood framed in the early spring sunshine . ‘ Got a crust , misses?’ he said softly .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Self - defence is the art of self - preservation and that does not mean just fighting to protect yourself . It means avoiding trouble , recognizing trouble before trouble recognizes you , and getting out of trouble by using your wits and not just your fists . In the final analysis of course , if your back is to the wall and you have to fight , then that is also self - defence . Fighting is always a last resort , because the result is never certain ; and if we do fight , we have a responsibility to use our knowledge only to get us out of trouble — not for revenge or retribution . This involves a different type of responsibility as well , and to accept it takes real courage .