Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
After a few hours ' walking along the ridge we could clearly see Koitobos , one of the peaks surrounding the crater rim — a long , flat-topped buttress with a steep cone at one end , composed of large , dark brown , vertical columns . To the left of this peak was Koitobos Col , a low gap in the crater rim , and we aimed straight across the top of the valley towards it . We passed through the col , with the main peak of Koitobos towering up to our right , and then suddenly we were right on the edge of the rim with the giant bowl of the crater itself spread out below us . The view was doubly breath-taking firstly because we were now at 13,000ft ( 4000m ) and , after a long morning 's walk were beginning to feel the effects of the thin air ; and secondly because the vista before us was absolutely astounding . The crater was about two miles across , almost perfectly circular , with several steep-sided peaks evenly placed around the rim .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
It must 've been fifteen foot at least up in the air teetering on a top branch . I thought oh my god , lost me six iron , all of a sudden crash , it came down . Old Louis he did n't know which way anything had gone . He said well I could n't see any of that did n't even see the club go up the tree . different hand set works the black stripe .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: no)
The beating ceased , as suddenly as it had begun . ‘ Stand up , girl.’ She dragged herself to her feet , and felt the short cotton skirt fall into place over her smoldering hind - quarters . She stood , holding the cheeks of her arse with the palms of her hands , and snivelled . She saw there was a lascivious glint in his eyes , and knew her punishment was far from over .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
A few yards beyond the entrance to Ingleborough Cave , a strong resurgence emerges from the base of a cliff on the left . This is the stream that falls into Gaping Gill on the moor above as Fell Beck and , after a tortuous journey through the bowels of the earth , returns to daylight here with the name of Clapham Beck . A picturesque bridge carries the path across the water to continue very pleasantly to the head of the valley , and here it turns a corner into Trow Gill . In the outcrops on the left at this point is the Foxholes , a cave that has produced evidences of Neolithic occupation . Trow Gill is dry , a grass slope rising and narrowing to a breach in the cliffs at the top , a passage through it being made up a tumble of boulders .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
' Was he so unreasonable ? If the Hapsburgs occupied Paris and a couple of Austrian soldiers asked you for information about a Frenchman , would you tell them ? ' Lefevre pulled a resigned face . ' I suppose not . Frustrating , though .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
So Harris decided to go out in style . He ordered two bottles of Chateau Margaux 1957 , at $ 300 a bottle . He drank every last drop and then announced , ‘ I have finished my last glass.’ He has n't touched a drop since . O'Toole always refused to say why and when he stopped drinking , but denied that it was because of a stomach operation he underwent .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
He found that he liked it . Not the work , which was back - breaking and tedious — he specialized in bolting on bumpers and screwing down steering wheels on trucks — but the mostly Asian workforce whose respect and confidence he soon won as a shop - floor activist . He stayed for seven years , at first steering clear of the official trade - union structure which , as a Big Flamer , he regarded as a huge sell - out . Instead he concentrated on the unofficial Ford Workers ' Combine , which bypassed the official union structure dominated by the Transport and General Workers ' Union . The Combine linked far - left activists and militants in Ford plants right across the country and , in theory , throughout the world .
Idiom: look the part (used idiomatically: yes)
Tommy Johnson needed the hand of God to evade Nigel Martin in goal . He looked sheepish as Herts scored Martin was anything but as the goal stood . That apart Derby are unstoppable at home and it must be some consolation to Arthur Cox that the twelve million pound team he assembled at last looks the part . There 's never been much doubt about Kitson . Crystal Palace are terrifying on paper at least although the heavier grounds may already be finding them out .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
But now , here was Beryl vigorously maintaining that her father had ' worked it all out — planned it move by move ' . She was even ready to see her father 's hand in the murder of his son . On the face of it , an absurdity , but was there an element of sense in what she had said ? The lawyer , the printing works foreman , and Beryl had each of them offered facets of the old man 's character which suggested not only a cynical vein of humour and a streak of malice but a disdainful attitude to at least some of those closest to him . There was a strong case for finding out more about Edwin and there were two sources so far untapped : Papa Burger and Edwin 's brother Thomas .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
She had drawn back from a direct confrontation again , Guy realised . He was beginning to recognise the signs . Her face was remote and serene ; her eyes showed only calm resolve as she began to inspect the jars on the shelf . ‘ What are you looking for?’ he snapped , perversely unwilling to let her resume her cool composure . He kicked the stool further away from the fire and sat down .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
I think that 's quite an oversight . Well I think we can identify a good reason for this . I mean I 'd whilst I 'd again accept the validity of Marianne 's point that sexual harassment can cut both ways , as it were , I think though there is a sense among women that there is something qualitatively different . Firstly that they 're more likely to get it , but secondly that that greater likelihood is because women perceive themselves as being constantly dealt with at the on the basis that they are sexual objects . Now that is a large part of our culture , which in a sense gets sucked into the educational establishment and sucked into teaching relationships , and because it 's such a consistent part of the way in which women are seen , I think they perceive it as a greater problem .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: yes)
In Langbaurgh , he spent much of the bleak winter at South Gare , a blustery headland that juts into the North Sea not far from the resort of Redcar . The result is lots of drawings , pen - and - wash and pastels , some of which are on show at Kirkleatham Museum in an exhibition which ends on Monday . Mr Crowley was amazed to find industry and leisure cheek - by - jowl in Langbaurgh without buffer zones as exist in the south . ‘ The caravan site at Coatham was all boarded up , waiting for Easter and the sunshine , nearby the steel works were going seven days a week while people walked their dogs and others rode ponies along the sand . The proximity of all these things amazed me,’ he said .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
But suddenly David Bowie vanished from the scene , leaving a mystery in his wake . Some said he quit because he was unhappy at the way the screen play changed the original story . Written in 1962 by tennis star Pat Cash 's late aunt Deirdre Cash , who wrote under the pen - name Criana Rohan , it told the tale of working class urban lovers , who grew up in the harsh environment of Australia in the Fifties . She dies in 1963 , years before the critically acclaimed work was being adapted for the silver screen . Bowie was also supposed to be involved in the score for the film — but eight weeks from its world première in London on Boxing Day , December 26 , 1989 , distributors Warner Brothers were as confused as those working on the film .
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
A&R people are sharper and more aggressive than they used to be . They are out there.’ Jeff Young is also confident that not too many acts slip through the net cast by his department . ‘ What tends to happen,’ he explains , ‘ is that bands which are good have also got a bit more wit and charm than the regular outfit . Sometimes you may miss one but anyone who writes good songs will eventually come across someone who can help them — like a lawyer , a DJ or a producer .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: yes)
Protecting birds is not always a battle — the Society is so large , experienced and well - respected that Government and other bodies frequently come to us for advice . With staff who are expert in many fields — from woodland , farmland and river management to socio - economics and interpreting the countryside to visitors — the RSPB can give valuable , practical and commonsense advice to those who have a responsibility for looking after the countryside . Some of our rarest breeding birds require more intensive , on - the - spot protection , often involving round - the - clock guards and electronic surveillance against egg collectors or others who wish to harm the birds . Some of these schemes are necessarily secret , but others have presented golden opportunities to interest the public and allow many people to see the birds concerned — the famous ospreys at Loch Garten are an example . special protection
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
And it was six and eight pence for a set of shoes on a Six and eight pence , yes . heavy horse , a land horse such as a Suffolk , as most of them were , erm but times were so tight that there was a farmer who used to send his horse with his horseman right past here and go another mile down the road to , to the next village to Kettleborough where there was ano , there were two farriers there Yeah . and one of them was doing them a halfpenny cheaper !
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
The bulk of the blame for all that is placed on British Rail , which knowingly permitted these things to continue . Though individuals are nailed , the greatest villain of all is the system . In a desperately competitive climate , where anyone bright and competent could go down the road and pick up a better paid job with kinder hours and more congenial working conditions from someone like British Telecom , the railways ran a service dependent on people who belonged to a narrow and inbred working culture , with outdated procedures of training and promotion , and an institutional reliance on overtime working , whose wholly disgraceful dimensions are symbolised by the fact that maximum weekly hours were only recently cut to 72 hours a week . The Transport Secretary , Mr Cecil Parkinson , assured the Commons yesterday that financial considerations would not stand in the way of implementing Sir Anthony Hidden 's 93 recommendations . On the technical side , remedial work is in many cases already on the way .
Idiom: blow a fuse (used idiomatically: no)
Banana smugglers ' fatal slip CUSTOMS officials had seized 170 tons of bananas , worth £ 150,000 , which were being smuggled into Portugal in foreign - registered vehicles , police in Lisbon said yesterday . Snake 's embrace blows fuses DIPLOMACY was plunged into darkness and officials were stranded in lifts after a snake coiled itself round power cables and blew all the fuses in a government conference centre in northern Tanzania . Biter bit for police attacker
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah ! Sixteen year old , yeah ? He was on his bike six kids jumped him and said give us your bike they , they took his bike off him gave him a hammering right on the nose , broke his nose . Three years ago that happened and his nose it 's still like that . Mashed up .
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
Mansion owner loses gate wrangle THE owner of an historic Tudor mansion has been ordered to put back cast - iron gates at the entrance to his drive , at a cost of thousands of pounds . Patrick Phillips has been at loggerheads with the residents of Long Melford over recently - approved plans to divert part of a public footpath which runs along the approach to his Grade I - listed home Kentwell Hall . Yesterday , however , villagers were celebrating a decision which they hoped would mark the end of another local controversy which has been running for almost eight years . The row began in 1985 when Mr Phillips was granted permission to resite the gates at the entrance to the mile - long lime avenue nearer to the house .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The farmer has just as great an interest in safe food as the customer . If his customers are not fully satisfied , he wo n't sell his products.’ The Conservative Conference : Sunday trade reform issue put on ice By STEPHEN GOODWIN REFORM OF the law on Sunday trading was put on ice for at least another year yesterday despite a clear demand for liberalisation by rank - and - file Tories , writes Stephen Goodwin .
Idiom: bums on seats (used idiomatically: yes)
Always boobs have been big business , blondes have had more fun , ‘ sexuality’ has been top of the agenda and brains have been a distinct disadvantage , as we have tried to emulate the qualities of the famous beauties our men salivate over . Until recently , that is , when something started stirring down on the movie lot . And women who , while not exactly ugly , were certainly not beautiful in the Hollywood sense , began to fill the screens and put record numbers of bums on seats . Ellen Barkin ( small of eye and thin of lip ) , Jamie Lee Curtis ( bright - eyed but androgynous ) , Anjelica Huston ( body to die for — unforgiving face ) , Bette Midler ( where do I begin ? ) uncurled themselves across screens from LA to Llandudno , playing women who were as sexy and salacious as they were ballsy and bloody - minded . And even as they fouled up long - held theories on what was sexy , they gave a whole new dimension to perceptions of ‘ womanhood’ .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
I think from the video 's point of view the S I hardly ever use it anymore er right They 've agreed they 're gon na use this federation one as a short stop gap an an I think Paul 's point is spot on , it might be a bit silly to jump in just at the moment There 's a lot of stuff happening nationally which could affect us , and for the sake of eighteen months we might be as well waiting . mm
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
4 I had not yet escaped the strangeness of being with people who , over the years , had become largely fictional to me . The voices of Surkov and Rozanov on tape , played over and over in my study in the first year or so after our meeting , had brought their living presence to me ; but later , as those tapes were discarded in favour of over - scrawled typewritten pages , Surkov and Rozanov increasingly became characters under my control , their improvisations almost lost under the refinements of a thousand and one nights ( and days ) of my own labour . Yet here they were , as large as life — Surkov with his long yellow hair and Rozanov with his attenuated face and his baldness — clearly the living people with whom I had boozed and improvised in Moscow , so long ago . It was disconcerting .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Changing Places , published in 1975 , is set in 1969 ; when Zapp reappears in a later novel , Small World , set ten years later , he has changed his attitudes , in accordance with major shifts in the Zeitgeist . He is now a poststructuralist and has abandoned the great Jane Austen project , as he disbelieves in the possibility of any kind of definite textual meaning or interpretation : ‘ every decoding is another encoding.’ Zapp is simply keeping up with the state of the art ; he is more convinced than ever that professionalism is its own justification and reward . When an anguished Phillip Swallow asks him what , in Zapp 's scheme of things , is the point of engaging in literary study , he serenely replies , ‘ The point , of course , is to uphold the institution of academic literary studies . We maintain our position in society by publicly performing a certain ritual , just like any other group of workers in the realm of discourse — lawyers , politicians , journalists.’
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
A 12.5 % dividend hike drew the sting from the results , and the shares fell just 5p to 233p . Food flavourings maker Borthwicks jumped 2p to 30½p after serving up a 37 % profits increase to £ 1.28 m in the first half . Miserable summer weather hit sales figures of soft drink and ice - cream manufacturers , but a £ 0.442 m tax credit for the New Zealand business saved the day . Property giant crumbles THE collapse of property giant Rosehaugh failed to dent the market yesterday .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
This is the first of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's films to open here , but not the last : two more are lining up for release in the next six months . It betokens a substantial talent . In it , a miner who has been made redundant heads south to Helsinki and falls in love . Dispensing with longueurs ( the film runs 74 minutes , B - movie length ) , Kaurismaki traces the man 's unsuccessful search for work and inevitable lapse into petty crime with clipped , deadpan comedy . The cool narrative economy and unforced style recall early Fassbinder .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
PRICE CUTS IN STORE AT MARKS & SPARKS HIGH Street giant Marks & Spencer yesterday revealed plans to slash prices in all its 300 stores — to woo back lost shoppers . Reductions in food , fashion and home furnishings are on the cards this autumn . And the move could trigger a bargain bonanza with major stores waging a new price war . The cuts follow a drop in sales and are a clear sign of the depth of the recession .
Idiom: take the biscuit (used idiomatically: yes)
Appointment or re - appointment over the age of 65 should be regarded as exceptional and should only be offered if equally suitable younger candidates are not available.’ That broad hint that ‘ health and vigour’ are the prerogative of the under-65s , and the rather offensive recommendation that , given equal conditions , the chalice should be offered to the young are both blatant examples of age discrimination . Coming from the Health Department , who should know something about how difficult it is to align health and age , it really takes the biscuit . So let 's hear it for the Department of Education and Science . As long as they are aged 18 , they do n't care how old school governors are : what a pleasingly ironic relief to find schools , devoted to children , are more relaxed and progressive about old age than many other bodies .
Idiom: bite the bullet (used idiomatically: yes)
That guy had more hats than Gary Glitter 's had come - back concerts . So I guess I had no choice in the matter really . When fate marks you down for immortality you 'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight . Because only a logomachist weaves a rope of sand when the saints go marching in . If you catch my drift .
Idiom: talk shop (used idiomatically: yes)
The continued existence of an activity which is totally voluntary for all involved must hinge on the real outcomes being perceived by those participating as being of sufficient value for their continued involvement to be worthwhile . To some extent partnership was a new concept , asking industry to make an on - going commitment to an activity which had no previous examples which would recommend it . Indeed for a number of meetings there was an exchange of views about education , training and industry and increasing concern about whether partnership added anything to previous links , replaced them , or was simply another talking shop . At that time many of us did not fully appreciate the merit of exploring shared values and issues , largely I suspect because there was an absence of a specific and measurable goal which we could work towards . Fortunately , the work of our secondee was directly relevant in producing an approach for introducing a three week work experience for all our Year 11 pupils .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Someone waited in the wings . One of the artistes , as she 'd heard Charlie call them . She seemed to sense Lucy 's presence , and turned her head to look ; then she smiled , and Lucy 's uncertainty diminished . The girl 's name , according to the house advertising , was Coco Wunderbar , but everyone in the dressing rooms called her Jeanette . Lucy found herself mouthing like a mill worker to make herself understood over the noise , which was louder than any machinery .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
None of our family went to school over here . Even Claire will go to England to a decent finishing school , and she 's a girl . There 's no question of your going to Barraclough , and I shall have a word with Mr Ross ! ' ' He 's only trying ' to help,'Frank protested . Everything about his father said the subject was closed .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
When I was three , before my sister was born , I had a dream . It remains quite clear across the years , the topography absolutely plain , so precise in details of dress that I can use them to place the dream in historical time . We were in a street , the street so wide and the houses so distant across the other side that it might not have been a street at all ; and the houses lay low with gaps between them , so that the sky filled a large part of the picture . Here , at the front , on this side of the wide road , a woman hurried along , having crossed from the houses behind . The perspective of the dream must have shifted several times , for I saw her once as if from above , moving through a kind of square , or crossing place , and then again from the fixed point of the dream where I stood watching her , left forefront .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
We are now both retired and watch TV together if we are both interest ( while I sew up ) ; if I am not interested , or my husband is out , I knit and listen to the radio . I do n't just knit sweaters , but experiment with new patterns , colours and textures making anything from hats to curtain . But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . I have met knitters in Scotland , Canada and Austria , we seem to recognise each other— maybe the clothes ! We all seem to have one thing in common— we have no time to be bored or lonely .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
This is because reasonable exercise reduces the level of blood fats and increases the level of high - density lipoproteins that clear cholesterol out of the blood . Experts explain that exercise can not cause heart disease or a tendency to accumulate cholesterol , both of which are genetically determined characteristics and can not be ‘ brought on’ by external factors . Nor , by the same token , can they be ‘ cured’ by external factors . Heart experts never tire of pointing out that Winston Churchill started life as a frail premature baby , went on to smoke , drink heavily and eat to the point of obesity , but lived to a great age , whereas Nathan Pritikin , inventor of the Pritikin diet , died a premature death despite being obsessed with health . But if the cases of Souness and Ashe demonstrate that super - fitness can not overcome natural genetic disadvantages , do they also illustrate something more sinister : that over - fitness can damage your health ?
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
The gospel is changeless and is centred on the saving power of Christ and his lordship over our lives . Here we are focusing attention on the point of contact which will vary from person to person . But , by whichever door they enter they will then need to come to terms with the whole gospel , which applies equally to all . RECOGNISE THE EVANGELISTIC POTENTIAL OF GROUPS Most congregations are subdivided into groups of various kinds .