Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Above this layer sits a set of open client / server APIs , Open Client , Open Server and Embedded SQL . Orthogonal to the database server layers are a set of control servers , for back up , monitoring , and administration . What all these elements are supposed to do is answer what Sybase claims are the five big reasons users are unwilling to finally go all the way with open systems as opposed to host or legacy solutions . First , they need a well proven advanced technology to minimise the risk of moving from a departmental system supporting up to maybe 100 users to hundreds if not thousands of users . Secondly , they want scalable systems for immediate high capacity of data storage with low entry cost .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
The number of eggs a female lays , however , largely depends upon when she starts . The earliest breeding females lay the largest clutches and produce the most young , usually six or seven chicks . The last females to breed lay about six eggs but rear only four young . This seasonal decline in reproductive success is yet another factor in the pied flycatcher 's bigamous mating system . As soon as the female has laid her first egg , the male leaves her .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
You can then borrow , multiples of the amount you agree to repay by regular transfers . The account goes on from year to year , for as long as you want . Interest is payable on the money owing , but you will be paid interest when the account is on credit . You may be able to get free life assurance cover for the amount you owe . And , you can usually arrange sickness or redundancy benefit to cover your monthly repayments , for a small premium each month .
Idiom: no holds barred (used idiomatically: yes)
The longest canoeing event in the world , the 125-mile Devizes to Westminster race , begins tomorrow with organisers predicting a close finish . Low water levels should preclude any improvement on the course record of 15hr , 34min set by Brian Greenham and Tim Cornish in 1979 , but the presence of a number of previous winners should ensure an exciting climax . Wrestling : The night Big Boss Man muscled out The Berzerker in a gripping encounter SARAH EDWORTHY received a no - holds - barred initiation into the outrageous world of professional wrestling when superstars of the European Rampage Again Tour paraded their machismo before a frenzied audience at Wembley Arena earlier this week By SARAH EDWORTHY
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
The women do speak of the difficulties in reconciling a class - based politics and feminism , but even after several decades most of the women have remained loyal to the goals of the Communist Party . Marxism is not seen to be particularly antagonistic to the rights of women , and several women attribute their general political consciousness to the education they received through the Party . It was because the Communist Party fed me , that my learning stood me in good stead and I know at least this much and I live like this . But my sister , she has forgotten everything and it 's all just wasted . It was because we were unable to bear troubles like these that we came into the Party .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
He says the precinct should have been covered over years ago . She says it should be bigger with more shops . She says it 's going down the drain . But the town 's MP , John Patten says 23 years later , it 's time it was updated . He says although it 's the most modern building off the market square , it 's out of date as a modern shopping centre .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
It was clear that he regarded the matter as closed . Owen was not so sure . Tit - for - tat exchanges between the communities of Cairo did not necessarily end just because a man had been killed . He was waiting to see if there were any further attacks . As the days went by , however , and no further incident was reported , he began to relax .
Idiom: on the up and up (used idiomatically: yes)
Recently he 'd said to his fellow Spidergobs , ‘ We ai n't scavvies at all , even if others call us so . We 're an undercity gang , gor'it ? We 're on the up and up.’ In time — a few years ' time — he 'd inevitably be boss of the Spidergobs cos of his thunks . They did n't know it — he was just the Kid to them — but he knew .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
He just seems to have taken the head staggers . ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . ‘ But John calmed down and things were settled amicably at the end of the day,’ he said . Sunday Life tried unsuccessfully to contact Mr Carson last week to comment on the allegations . COUNCIL ACCUSED OF ‘ WITCH - HUNT’
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
His voice softened . ‘ I do know what I 'm talking about , Folly . I 've lived in London all my life , and I 've built up three businesses from scratch.’ ‘ Three?’ It seemed a little excessive , even for someone as larger - than - life as Luke Hunter .
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
CONGRATULATIONS to your writer Sam Anson for his superbly detailed piece about Oliver Stone and the making of JFK . Whatever the final critical evaluation of the film , Stone deserves praise for blowing the dust covers off the Kennedy assassination debate , which many Americans were all too ready to shroud in convenient official explanations — namely , the findings of the largely discredited Warren Report . I personally welcome Stone 's film , warts and all . Welsh Rhetoric LAURA THOMPSON , in her profile of Jonathan Davies ( ‘ In a League of His Own’ , February ) , writes : ‘ He speaks Welsh at home .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Her thoughts drifted , but she was not asleep . Again the drone of the plane seemed to echo a deeper unease , which again came to the surface of her mind . She opened her eyes . It seemed as if the woman in the adjacent chair had shuffled herself closer . Her dark - clad arm now overlapped the armrest , a loop of sleeve hanging down on Alice 's side .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
1948 Clarke — Out of School ( CACE England ) Following up some of the conclusions of the first CACE report ( see 1947 Clarke ) this inquiry considered ' the natural interests and pursuits of school children out of school hours ' . It urged that LEAs increase and improve facilities for children 's play and recreation outside school hours , and that the government give financial support to voluntary bodies serving the out - of - school interests of school children . It further recommended that LEAs provide training courses for parents and all those who work with children . 1949 Evans / Aaron — The Future of Secondary Education in Wales ( CACE Wales )
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Humans express themselves in a complex of visual and verbal thrusts and parries . Body language is probably the most important visual cue . For now you are sitting ( safely ) side by side — the open , confrontational , face - to - face position is for later — showing each other three - quarter profile . You want to touch her , but you wait ; then , occasionally , your hand brushes her wrist , your shoulders meet briefly . The distance between your faces reduces .
Idiom: good riddance (used idiomatically: yes)
We hope this is not the case . Peter and Jennifer Wenman Riverside Road , Passfield . ‘ And good riddance!’ Sir,— I would like to make known my support for the devolution of Scotland . My one proviso is that at the same time , Hadrian 's Wall should be repaired , extended fully , and provided with one single opening through which all scots at present in the south should be shepherded to the north , whereupon the opening should be smartly bricked up before they have the chance to get back .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
He must know that I shall bring down some vessels from Orkney . He must know , at the very least , that a great many more are coming , through Svein , with men in them who are fighting for money . If he is unlucky , then there will be a battle at sea , and the best he can hope for is that none of our sea - borne army manages to make a landing . Consider , therefore . If you invade Alba through Wedale and , say , Tweeddale and you have no supporting ships , what do you do?’
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What a full , rich life you lead ! Could you just look in your diary . Let me know when it 's not bath - night and you can have a few minutes’ chat with your aged Pops.’ ‘ I 've got to go now.’ She meant it .
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: yes)
He says there are a wide range of health concerns . Benzine and child leukemia , and family mental health , as part of a commuter lifestyle . They want to see the road plan sent back to the drawing board . Now if you 're the owner of an anxious Alsatian or a tense Terrier , a top dog breeder could have the answer — aromatherapy . She says a spot of lavender oil rubbed into the coat will soothe the nerves of any dog .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
The rationale for national health ~ insurance is as clear now as it was to Bismarck 130 years ago . A country ’s success – whether measured by the glory of its Kaiser , the expansion of its territory , the security of its borders , or the well - being of its population – rests on the health of its people . Serious illness can strike anyone , and seriously ill people , as a rule , do not earn much money . The longer the seriously ill are untreated , the more costly their eventual treatment and maintenance become . Private savings , as a rule , can pay the costs of treatment only for the thrifty and the well - off .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
Gina , listen to me ! ' He took her firmly by the shoulders . ' Do you remember our last day together — the last time we made love — just before Svend rang the bell ? I told you I had a proposition to put to you . Well , that was it .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , regular consultation will be essential between those who are " mainly " tutors and those who are " mainly " librarians … ( Beswick 1967 : 200 . ) In the mid-19705 , in Great Britain , the polytechnics of Liverpool and Newcastle.upon - Tyne are offering a three.year degree course in librarianship which can be transformed into an honours degree by a fourth - year course in education , leading to dual qualification ; Leeds Polytechnic plans to follow suit , and already offers three.year . trained teachers the chance to turn their qualification into a bachelor 's degree by intensive part - time study of librarianship . Loughborough University offers a four - year joint degree in Education and Library Studies , taught concurrently , and leading again to full dual qualification . The Froebel Institute College of Education , in London , offers a one - year course to experienced chartered librarians , leading to a teaching qualification .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Speak out ! Have your say in Practical PC 's letter 's forum . Anything goes , of course , so get pen to paper ( or better still , fingers to keyboard ) and write to : Practically Speaking , Disappearing data Sir : I feel that I must write to you concerning the Practical PC Direct marketing product , the ' Handy Fast Rack Dispenser ' that ' holds 3.5 in and 5.25 in disks and attaches easily to your monitor ' .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
The L.T.A. were represented by Barbara Davis who had come along to supervise the ‘ rating ’ of players to enable them to qualify to compete in the V.W. series tournaments during the summer . All in all , an excellent day of tennis of both quality and quantity , enabling the multi-sport Bourne Club to be seen at its best . Onny Parun ( second from left ) and big-serving Duncan Knight ( second from right ) pictured with three leading players at Bourne Club , ( from left ) David Havelock ( men 's captain ) , Brian Barnet ( club coach ) and promising youngster Anthony Marti . Good game son ! Onny Parun congratulates one of his more youthful opponents .
Idiom: Indian summer (used idiomatically: yes)
I returned to face my next class with wildly beating heart and in a state of utter confusion , of mingled joy , misery , hope and despair . Fortunately it was the first class in English literature , so I did no more than introduce myself and give the reading assignment for the next week . Then I dismissed the students and turned myself loose on the streets of Salamanca , under the burning sun of an Indian summer , trying to get my emotions under control . Who was he ? Why had he come to Salamanca ?
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Norman birdied the 11th , coaxed home a six-yarder for a two at the 13th , and surged ahead with a two-shot swing coming on the next green . Crashed He powered his drive down the middle of the 545-yard 14th , while Faldo 's ball crashed among dense palm trees fringing the right of the fairway . With his ball unplayable , Faldo took a penalty drop before lurching to a six , while Norman chipped to three feet for his birdie four to go six under par . Both safely negotiated the treacherous short 15th hole and Faldo 's putter rescued him on the 18th green .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: no)
With a militia from Grande Ronde mustering , Lieutenant Forse arrived with a troop from Fort Walla Walla on 10th September . Approaching Wallowa Lake , he found the Nez Perce warriors mounted on an impregnable high bluff , and reported : ' Joseph could have fallen upon the settlers in detail , killing them and destroying their property … An enemy could not approach him without being under his fire for the distance of more than a half - mile . ' Upon receiving Forse 's promise that the murders would be arrested , Joseph agreed to keep his warriors in the vicinity of Wallowa Lake . Although Findley was charged with manslaughter four days later , McNall , who the Nez Perce held responsible , was not .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
' I 'm not running a Sunday School outing . You can stop here with Rachel . ' Oz pulled a terrible face . ' But I was the one who — ' Bending down quickly , Jinny whispered in his ear .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
In his pockets there is no pipe , no tobacco , and no tabacco tin either .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
' It 's the only thing I can do , ' she snapped . ' What with all this , and Ken still lying in that bed — ' She broke off and Tina intervened . ' I think you 're doing absolutely the right thing , Mrs Lomax , ' she said gently . But Jack was n't listening . They were back in a narrow country road and there were powerful lights behind them .
Idiom: life and limb (used idiomatically: yes)
This antisemitic regulation was not rescinded until July 1944 , when new directives ensured acceptance to all who sought refuge and who “ are truly in danger of losing life and limb ” .
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
Tennant was editor of pop magazine Smash Hits and met keyboardist Chris Lowe in a hi - fi shop in London . In 1986 West End Girls topped the charts for two weeks and other hits quickly followed . Criticised for looking miserable all the time , but others say his seriousness is a pretence and really he 's just taking the mickey out of himself . Who cares — he 's raking in the dosh . TYGERS OF PAN TANG
Idiom: pull a rabbit out of a hat (used idiomatically: no)
With his crew stranded at sea , Christopher ~ Columbus was able to save them from starvation by pulling 100 rabbits out of his hat .
Idiom: writ large (used idiomatically: yes)
The company is based in a mews off the Cromwell Road in London , impeccably furnished with black leather , dark wood and framed posters from Puttnam 's films . Puttnam lives with his wife , Patsy , next door . He is wearing the familiar Puttnam cardigan look , but is smaller than I expected , like so many who are writ large in the media . He is a veteran interviewee , yet somehow gives the impression that he is talking from the heart . In Yule 's book , a reporter comments that if you interview Puttnam on a day when he is depressed , you will hear all about it .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
I was n't proud . So that when , later that summer , I was driving through Highburn I paused in anticipation outside the Bailes farm . The village street , white and dusty , slumbered under the afternoon sun . In the blanketing silence nothing moved — except for one small man strolling towards the opening between the walls . He was fat and very dark — one of the tinkers from a camp outside the village — and he carried an armful of pots and pans .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
A new manager , a new chairman , a new era . ‘ I thought Alan Noble would be a natural successor . It was a bolt out of the blue when Alan resigned . ‘ We backed Little and he did the job . We backed Frank Gray as his successor and even paid a record club fee for Nick Cusack .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Reporting back to Bloomsbury House on a visit to the Jacobs ' residence where Ilse , a probationary nurse , was staying , Miss Smith recorded Ilse 's hospital treatment for flat feet . A few days later , an irate Mrs Jacobs was in touch : ‘ She stated that neither she nor her husband saw our representative and she is annoyed that ‘ some person’ should have questioned her servants about their private affairs.’ Bloomsbury House made soothing noises which seem to have done the trick . After several weeks , Miss Smith visited again : Ilse passed her State Final Exams in nursing in 1945 .
Idiom: sweetness and light (used idiomatically: yes)
As Jung pointed out , it is necessary for us to have a Shadow , since we can not be everything that it would be possible for us to be . We must choose which aspects of ourself to express to the world . However , if we kid ourselves that we are all sweetness and light , then our angry and hateful Shadow will manifest itself elsewhere — in other people , in our view of the world , in our body , and in dreams ( perhaps as a dark , shadowy figure , or a thoroughly unpleasant character ) . Our Shadow will repeatedly taunt us : ‘ Look at me ! Here I am!’ and we can either pretend that it is ‘ out there’ , or we can take a serious look at ourselves .
Idiom: lock horns (used idiomatically: yes)
Wigan run hot MARTIN RICHARDS RUGBY LEAGUE 'S deadliest rivals lock horns in the season 's big curtain - raiser at Gateshead tomorrow — and the heat will be as fierce as ever . Wigan and St Helens take no prisoners whenever they meet . Their CIS Charity Shield clash promises to be the hottest in the eight - year history of the contest .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
DAVE STEWART Born in Sunderland and left for London , aged 17 , Stewart met Annie Lennox in 1977 where she was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar . ( Hey , sounds like a good line for a song ) . Formed The Tourists and had two hits before The Eurythmics came up with classics like Sweet Dreams and There Must Be An Angel . In his spare time , he was part of the Travelling Wilburys and still found time to produce countless records and tour with his Spiritual Cowboys .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Members of cantonal governments made flight easier by refusing to follow federal regulations to the letter .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
We can seat a coachload the driver the courier and two others all at once so we should n't have too much queuing Voice over The bunting was strewn , the green shoots already recovering the banks , nerves were at full stretch preparing for the balloon to go up . Male speaker We 're at fever pitch at the moment with staff running about
Idiom: keep your head (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the best exercises you can use to develop this important body turn movement is to place a club behind your neck and hold it in position with your hands . Adopt your normal posture by angling forward from the waist and sitting slightly through the knees . Simply turn 90 degrees each way with the shoulders , concentrating on maintaining your spine angle and keeping your head steady . CHECK THE TARGET BY ROTATING THE HEAD As we have outlined , every golf shot you ever play on a golf course — and on the practice ground , too — demands that you adhere to a set routine , never until you have gone through that routine .
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Among other things , smoking makes the blood clot more easily and puts him at risk of another heart attack , which may be less mild than the first . Smokers are twice as likely to die from heart disease than non - smokers . But even a heavy smoker can reduce this risk by kicking the habit , and the benefit starts within days of giving up . Send your queries to the address on page 3 . Dr Cooper can not answer letters personally .
Idiom: at your fingertips (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's going to be wonderful ! All the files from us , the Carabinieri , the Finance people , everything , is going to go straight into the computer . Anything you want to know , it 'll be there at your fingertips . Say you 've got a report about a small red car , and you want to compare it with all the other small red cars that have been reported in the area . With the old method it would take you hours looking through files , but with the computer you just push a button and it tells you right away .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
Elsewhere , the close-up , detailed approach which works brilliantly , say , for Imogen Stubbs 's affecting Desdemona ( the pathos of her disoriented , jittery jauntiness intensified by beautiful touches such as the sepia photograph of her estranged father she keeps on the bedside table in Cyprus or the chocolates from Casio that she has secreted in a locked draw , not because she fears sexual misconstruction but because she would like to be thought too grown-up for frivolous sweet-guzzling by Othello ) paradoxically diminishes Iago because it encourages the belief that he can be realistically ‘ explained ’ like a figure in a novel . With Willard White 's massive , resonantly spoken ( if rhythmically uncertain ) Moor , the slight mismatch of scale between the size of performance and the chamber-dimension of the production is all to the good . Othello is larger - than - life and never more so than when determined to die , as White demonstrates in a nobly paced resumption of dignity in the difficult final scene . But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . He has decided that the reason Iago proffers for his villainy ( especially the absurd idea that both Casio and Othello have slept with his wife ) are genuine , if deranged convictions , rather than the dispassionately improvised rationalisations of a mind that can not even account to itself for its limitless evil .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
There was someone moving on a hill in front of the house . I looked through the telescope and saw a small boy with a bag over his shoulder . He looked round to make sure that nobody was following him , and then he disappeared over the hill . ‘ Remember that I do n't want the police to know my secret , Dr Watson,’ Frankland reminded me . ‘ I 'm too angry with them at the moment to help them.’
Idiom: cold feet (used idiomatically: yes)
Complaints may follow exposure to cold water . Full of congestions . Cold feet and hot head . A chilly patient ; sensitive to cold air , raw winds , a draught , a storm . Takes cold so easily .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
She scarcely felt the snags . His touch was soft and gentle , undermining her resistance . It broke her heart . Desperately she sought for something to break the enchantment of his rhythmic strokes . ‘ Er — your grandfather …