Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: no)
The management committee have been very impressed with Llansantffraid and the way in which they 've gone about their improvements . ' I think it 's remarkable what they have achieved in such a short space of time . When I first went to the ground a couple of months ago , I would n't have thought it was possible . ' If they can maintain that enthusiasm they 'll certainly be an asset to the League . ' The Saints , who won the Manweb Cymru Alliance title , were given a July 1st deadline to put their house in order .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
Already some of the wealthier comprehensives have become selective , and are only taking high-achievers and are depriving local children of a good education and taking more able pupils from outside their catchment areas . Streaming is appearing again and the government seem to be encouraging this with the creation of City Technology Colleges . The CTCs are highly selective , interviewing parents as well as pupils and place emphasis on high level technology and business skills , and are full of middle class pupils . The British education system is failing to provide equality of education for its pupils . The underfunding has resulted in poor provision of essentials , like text books and stationery and a lack of computers for the teaching of information technology .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the terminus , no vehicles went beyond it , but were left either in huge public car parks or blocks of private garages . The large square was crowded , dusty and clamorous and full of diesel fumes and the smell of fried onions . The bus ground to a halt alongside an open stall selling fruit and cold drinks and thin white slices of fresh coconut arranged in a fan shape beneath a sparkling jet of water . Luce felt a wreck . Both stockings were laddered , her hair had started to come down , and her new floral suit , which had looked so smart in London , was sticking to her .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
It has proved to be impossible to distinguish , either biologically or symptomatically , between different varieties of these conditions , which thus constitute a continuum – most likely of complexity , rather than severity . Indeed , the most common of these illnesses , unipolar depression , is the least complex in terms of its symptoms , but also the most lethal : 20 % of depressed patients are estimated to commit suicide . Both manic - depressive illness and schizophrenia are psychotic conditions , characterized by the patient 's loss of control over his or her actions and thoughts , a recurrent state in which s / he can not be considered an agent with free will . Obsessive suicidal thinking and paralyzing lack of motivation allow depressed patients to be classified as psychotic as well . These conditions are often accompanied by elaborate delusions – images of reality that confuse information generated in the mind with that provided from outside .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
The result is a potentially unmanageable spread of vital interests in a country already lumbered with the burdens of being a multinational state . ( 2 ) By the same token , the ' organic ' linkage between Eastern Europe and the USSR increases the likelihood that the problems of the Soviet Empire may become the undoing of the Russian Empire . As one authority has concluded , The Soviet Union fears the short , medium and long term consequences of bordering countries which are actually sovereign nation states — that is sovereign as conceived outside Soviet ideology .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
Tan cosmetics and delayed - action tanners give you a bronze glow without the health risks . Delayed - action bronzers based on dehydroxyacetone are well proven and safe , combining with the skin 's amino acids to produce a tan colour after 3–5 hours . You can not guarantee what the resulting shade will be , though — you build up depth with subsequent layers — and you can get tell - tale streaking if you are not very careful with application . Large pores may collect colouring pigment and look darker , while the horny , dry skin on elbows , knees and backs of heels may also grab the colour . Prepare your skin beforehand by moisturising all over , every day , for at least a week before you use the fake tan .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
On the waterfront she ran into the most assiduous of her mother 's winter acquaintances who greeted her with an exhibition of surprise . ' Well , well , our bookworm in person . In broad daylight what 's more — and looking very charming in it too . To what do we owe the honour ? ' ' I 'm having a holiday . '
Idiom: no laughing matter (used idiomatically: yes)
Pictures DENNIS HUSSEY HAPPY : Bride and groom It 's no laughing matter WHY I'M GOING STRAIGHT — BY STEVE MARTIN ‘ I 'll never again be a stand - up comic’
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
We shouted , ' Reparations for Egypt ' , ' Eden must go ' , and sang the ' Red Flag ' . During the singing , I glimpsed a familiar face and pushed my way through the crush , shouting ' William ' . He stared briefly and then became one enormous grin , pushing his spectacles up on his rubbery nose . For a moment he seemed quite dreadfully aged and the next I was used to him and he was quite unchanged . We had been at college together , always close , once a little in love .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
We recognized that large bubble - driven losses in assets held by leveraged financial institutions would cause a panicked flight to safety , and that preventing a deep depression required active official intervention as a lender of last resort . Indeed , we understood that monetarist cures were likely to prove insufficient ; that sovereigns need to guarantee each ~ others ' solvency ; and that withdrawing support too soon implied enormous dangers . We knew that premature attempts to achieve long - term fiscal balance would worsen the short - term crisis – and thus be counterproductive in the long - run . And we understood that we faced the threat of a jobless recovery , owing to cyclical factors , rather than to structural changes . On all of these issues , historically - minded economists were right .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Pete approached a grey haired man already seated with his meal . As they spoke Pete glanced at Marcus but the grey haired man did n't even look up from his food . Either side of him sat a large , so lid man : one caught Marcus 's eye and he began an earnest inspection of the floor . A subdued Pete returned to the queue . Jimmy looked enquiringly at him and Pete just shrugged his shoulders .
Idiom: let bygones be bygones (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean all this sitting on the fence I mean they must have very sore bums . I mean I dunno whether it 's because they do n't want to lose votes or you know I mean they they were there sort of pontificating about we should all come little children and let 's talk . Er we 've all got to be friends in a situation let bygones be bygones sort of . Well I mean it 's gone much beyond that I mean they the reality of the situation is er is not like that I 'm afraid I mean it Eighteen men have been sacked and and these are men that have put those quarries where they are . You know they they 're a lot of the older men makes you wonder have they been sacked so they do n't have to pay them hand shakes at the end you know if they wanted to lay some people off .
Idiom: for keeps (used idiomatically: no)
' And I never get time to read , or think , or do anything worthwhile , and I 'm always so sleepy when I do get to the classes that I ca n't take in very much . ' Can you suggest anything ? I 've got some money of my own , — at least , Aunt Millicent has it now , for my keep . But I 'm sure she 'd let me have it , if only she could get rid of me . It 's only £ 50 a year — less than a Pound a week — but living 's cheaper in the country .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Even he did n't consider such deeds heroic ( heroes are usually frightened men who rise to the occasion ) , but saw himself as just a reckless fool whose luck would one day run out . On a purely practical note , once you have assessed your opponent , avoid looking at any particular part of him . If you focus your eyes on his nose or his fists , you wo n't be able to see what he is doing with the rest of his body . But if you just gaze at him in his entirety , without looking at anything in particular , you will see every move he makes , as he makes it . You must have noticed things out of the corner of your eye every day of your life — this is very similar , and the ability vanishes as soon as the eye focuses on one object .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
His voice had gone again , his natural accent changing into Richie Quick 's imitation Bogart drawl . But she could tell he was doing it for effect , he was still himself . In fact , he was getting a stronger grip on himself as he went along . Susan hoped she was too , but feared it was n't so . Tunes pulled at the hems of her train of thought .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: no)
Doggies bared their fangs and babbies filled their nappies . Small boys spat down on him from the safety of high windows and their mothers clenched their buttocks and turned away their glowing cheeks . All that knew McMurdo agreed that he 'd end his days on a hangman 's rope . Felix , who always thought of himself as a bit of a lad and an all - round popular fellow , took it in good part . ' The folk in these parts have a funny sense of humour , ' he told strangers to the parts of which he spoke .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Had they been bleeding Colonel Swanton or Lord Heptonstall dry?’ ‘ Or even master?’ put in Ethel . ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear’ , went on Mary . ‘ Even if he had been out shooting , he would n't slip into a lady 's bedroom in muddy hunting boots.’ ‘ I would n't wear muddy hunting boots if I was going to climb in through a bedroom window and murder a lady,’ said Ethel .
Idiom: lay eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Since you came so far I can hardly say no.’ ‘ Very well , then . I propose we carry on where we left off , unless you never want to lay eyes on me again , of course.’ Leonora sat very still , her eyes locked with his . ‘ I 'm — sorry —what did you say?’
Idiom: plain sailing (used idiomatically: yes)
He saw loving someone as weakness , but despite that he was forcing himself to go on . He said , ‘ I daredn't think further than that meeting . What I suppose I imagined was that it would all be plain sailing from the moment we set eyes on each other.’ He gave a rueful smile and rubbed the back of one hand over his face . ‘ How wrong I was !
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: no)
HOME ALONE KEN LAWRENCE STEVE REDMOND today goes back to the club that broke his heart aiming to prove Manchester City were wrong to let him go . Redmond , now with Oldham , is slowly recovering from the misery of his final few months at the club he joined as a boy . And the 25-year - old defender , who moved to Boundary Park along with Neil Pointon in the deal that took Rick Holden to Maine Road admitted : ‘ I grew up with Manchester City but in the end I hated getting out of bed in the morning to go to work.’
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Gradients in perspective The railway slopes uphill when its VP or vanishing point is moved above eye level ; for a downhill slope the VP falls below eye level , EL . For left and right movements the VP must move to left and right of the CVR . A set of nine VP 's can suffice to permit the representation of a winding , even helical path . The short lengths of straight lines thus produced are vectors .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
We were denied a public inquiry on THORP . Through the presidency , I wish to call on the Commission to come out from behind closed doors , be more transparent and let us know what the Commission is doing about THORP .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
' Is it that one next to the men 's room ? ' He nodded . ' It leads into an alley behind the bar . Wait there . I 'll get rid of them , do n't worry .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
The picture cut from the newsreader in the studio to the rain - lashed Yorkshire countryside and a reporter standing huddled against the driving rain . ' In the last few minutes one of the party of missing students — ' Kath let out her breath on a gust ' — has made his way to the surface , and he has told us that there are still two men trapped below here,'he announced in the earnest voice of sepulchral doom so favoured by reporters at the scene of an incident . ' One man has apparently sustained a serious head injury after the belay on his rope failed and he fell fifty feet down a pitch to the rock floor . One of his companions has remained with him ; a third , the one who sounded the alarm , is returning to the scene of the accident with the rescue team , which you can see gathering behind me . ' Conditions are not on their side .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
RUGBY CANADA Testing time ahead As Canada break new ground in their struggle to remain a ‘ top eight’ nation , PETER McMULLAN outlines the developments designed to see the Canucks succeed in the CANZ series and beyond … As the ' 91 World Cup unfolded Canada 's strength in depth , at least as represented by the 26 players who travelled to France , emerged as a major asset . A winning team against Fiji was changed and won again against Romania .
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Anyway , Julius seemed in a surprisingly reasonable mood this morning . She felt quite confident of being able to cope with him while he was like this . When she hurried out to the car , carrying her drawing materials which she had shoved hurriedly into a canvas bag , Julius was already sitting in the driving seat . Jessamy scrambled in beside him , then let out a silent sigh of relief as the car moved swiftly off down the drive , leaving the house behind them . They drove along the empty country roads , then passed through a couple of small , sleepy villages , the soft golden stone of the houses reflecting the warm sunlight .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's right . But against that , although I know that he 'd took three or four very good jobs that I ought to have had , but he was a very , very good detective , a hard working inspector . I 've taken suspects to the police station when I have n't been able to break them down , and I 've told my inspector exactly what 's happened , he 's got the whole picture and then he 's closed the door and called the man in , closed the door . And , if he was a man with , who had never been in trouble before , and perhaps with a young family , and through being hard - up and through illness or any other reason , he would speak to him in a fatherly manner . Yes .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
While international cooperation on regulatory reform is difficult to achieve on a piecemeal basis , it may be attainable in a grand bargain that rearranges the entire financial order . A new Bretton Woods conference , like the one that established the post - WWII international financial architecture , is needed to establish new international rules , including treatment of financial institutions that are too big to fail and the role of capital controls . It would also have to reconstitute the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund to reflect better the prevailing pecking order among states and to revise its methods of operation . In addition , a new Bretton Woods would have to reform the currency system . The post - war order , which made the US more equal than others , produced dangerous imbalances .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Everybody was so HAPPY . Everyone supported the students . Everyone felt that history was being made . Bei Da University , Beijing . Students huddle round a professor of politics who gives an analysis of the current situation .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
Where are they going — Twickenham ? ’ The most pressing need is for a centre-half to prevent the sort of soft header with which David Bardsley brought QPR back into contention , and a more productive partner for Lineker . Venables continues to pursue Mark Wright , Derby County 's England defender , and is giving serious consideration to the swap proposed by Everton which would take Paul Stewart , Tottenham 's blunt instrument of a centre-forward , to Goodison Park in exchange for Tony Cottee . The deal would have been done by now but for Venables 's reservations about playing two penalty-area sniffers together without an orthodox No. 9 to provide an aerial target . It worked at West Ham , where Cottee enjoyed a profitable partnership with Frank McAvennie , who is scarcely from the Mick Harford mould .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
This must be done in the correct order . Alternatively , foreign yachts may go directly to the Royal Suva Yacht Club and clear immigration there . The Club will make the necessary arrangements , but no - one is allowed to go into town before clearing immigration nor should the skipper or any of the crew visit immigration as they will be told , in no uncertain terms , to return to the club immediately . The club works closely with the immigration department who will send an officer to the club at their request . Both immigration and customs take a stern view of any visiting yachts trying to charter while in Fijian waters and are determined to catch anyone who is trying to do it illegally .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , some time ago Jack Straw was supposed to have said that under the no new er Acts , or under a Labour government , that C C T would remain because of a transfer of undertakings we did n't er need to change . This union made Jack Straw in no doubt , and the Labour Party , that on their election the compulsory element of C C T will be removed , and if they had any ideas they 'd better forget 'em . Congress , not so long ago we had Panorama and I T V , and I congratulate both of 'em , for highlighting to the world the problems of temporary and low paid part - time workers , where one agent went under cover and where Panorama highlighted that temporary working conditions , not of back - street sweatshops , not of the little corner shops down the road , or th or the little needlework factories , but of E M I , one of our biggest producers in this country , that they were employing labour for one year eleven months and twenty eight days and then sacking 'em . What a disgrace for a company to behave , a company like E M I. And there 's not only E M I , there 's a vast number of 'em .
Idiom: give someone enough rope (used idiomatically: yes)
' So the rumour goes . ' ' One of these days she 'll go too far . Mark my words , Mr. K. They 'll give her just enough rope to hang herself . ' I did n't want to become embroiled in yet another discussion of office politics and personalities , but there was one question I wanted to ask , if I could prevent the words slurring round my mouth . ' Tell me , Miss Lightbody .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
A revelation of beauty has entered into the one person , but not the other . Late afternoon yesterday , my family and I were going up to Dunkil to visit the Bible class who About a dozen deer and one or two stags high on the hill . Shortly after that we rounded a bend and there was sheet ice on the bend , and I felt the car beginning to slip away from me . When we reached Dunkil we could have done two things , we could have said to the Bible class , We had a marvellous journey up and told them all about the glory of God as we saw him in the mountains , or we could have said , We almost had an accident on our way up here . Again it depends on how you look at it .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
" You have both done admirably , " I said . " For reasons which I wo n't go into now , I think we may be specially interested in all matters relating to the Ingard group 's involvement with Winter Marsh — the ex - Ministry of Defence land which you mentioned , Sir Geoffrey , the other day . Perhaps Mr. Henniker would bear that particularly in mind . " " I shall do that in any case , " Mr. Henniker said . " From what I know of the previous accounts the Winter Marsh investment — or error of judgment — is one of the main causes of the group 's present financial difficulties . "
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh very nice yes yeah . Sissinghurst or is it I know I 've been there I took a photograph of my son outside there holding the doors . I 've got a picture of me standing outside Edinburgh Castle you know Mm . in between two guards like that with the
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Only 92 men at arms and 2 priests began the route - march , for Balboa was a prudent organizer , keenly interested in security , and he insisted that the others from Santa Maria remained at the base camp , denying them their expected encounter with immortality . Enlarged by an escort of servants and porters and the sixteenth - century versions of groupies and hookers , the marchers made an impressive column half a mile long . Day by day , under the hot September sun , it wound its way steadily southwestwards , stopping for a few hours here , for half a week there , while Balboa attempted — in most cases , successfully — to make and consolidate friendships with the leaders of the tribes on whose lands he trod . The men crossed the low hills of the Serrania del Darién , then proceeded to cut their way through the jungles in the valley of that great central Panamanian river variously called ( depending on whose map you buy ) the Chucanaque and the Abanumaque . On the far side they came to the Sierra de Quareca , hills which , though not particularly high , did give the party — many of them clad in heavy metal cuirasses and leg - armour — some relief from the steamy , insect - ridden heat of the lowlands .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
At night , for motives of economy as well as fear of Zeppelins , the street - lights were few and far between ; in private dwellings and apartment - houses the electricity was turned on from six ~ o'clock until midnight , with candles forty cents apiece and little kerosene to be had .
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: yes)
Ranging from The Tallis Scholars latest , the completely inappropriate in this context Lamentations of Jeremiah , via Nigel Kennedy 's ' Just listen ' , some of Sir Thomas Beecham 's classic lolli - pops , Carreras singing Verdi and de Falla , Ralph Downes at his Royal Festival Hall organ and John Harle 's saxophonic modern jazz tribute to Duke Ellington and , because I always like to include pianoforte , the début ( and very fine EMI Germany ) recording of the remarkable 21 years young , Lars Vogt . Now that variety should sort out any player , and it did . This is one machine that will quite easily fight its way to the top of the £ 300 pile ; lend it your ears . GEOFFREY HORN . KEF 103/4 LOUDSPEAKER
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
The fund managers have said that any investors who have suffered because they bought or sold at incorrect prices will be compensated . But there will be no compensation for those who might have wanted to deal during the suspension period . Imro chief executive John Morgan rightly describes the supension as ‘ extremely disturbing’ for unitholders but is hopeful that with Touche Ross on board the administration difficulties will be resolved along with the pricing problem in the time available . As thoughts turn to booking a place in the holiday sun , Money Guardian looks at both the costs and savings of taking a break . Getting away with an investment