Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: yes)
They introduce into our austerities their Italianate blandishments . Nothing for it . Turn a deaf ear , look the other way . They rarely mean real harm , and go too far only infrequently . The Queen , be assured , can look after herself .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
To establish this defence the producer must prove that the defect was not present at the time of supply by him . ( c ) Where the defendant can show that : " the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control " ( s. 4(1 ) ( e ) ) . Member states were allowed a discretion as to whether to include a state of the art defence and its inclusion is controversial as states which do have the defence could become testing grounds for new products . If the defence is used by a drug manufacturer where a new drug has caused damage to users , then provided he can show that laboratory tests showed no defects , he would be justified in marketing the drug while testing is still under way . It would appear that the effect of the section will be to apply a fault based regime to new products .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
The granules of spinea have broad base and a trifid or slightly rugose crown , those of hamula have a narrower base and the crown is more rugose . 4 . The jaw of spinea has rounded stubby oral papillae , those of hamula are more spinelike and the jaw itself appears to be sunken into the disk , not on the same level as the adoral shields . There is a slight indication of this in spinea but it is not as marked as in hamula . 5 . The adoral shields are not as wing - like in hamula as those of spinea .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
The beginning of his first term was unimpressive , but , after an initial learning period , the governor and his staff improved their performance considerably . Even a harsh Reagan critic like Garry Wills concedes that he governed California , ‘ competently , popularly , routinely’ . It goes without saying that his accomplishments did not match his campaign rhetoric — taxes were increased , the state budget more than doubled while he was in office and there were no significant reductions in the size of the state workforce yet his ‘ record in Sacramento is generally regarded as favorable’ . And this , it should be remembered , was in a large important state with many difficult problems and a notoriously fractious and undisciplined legislature that , for six of Reagan 's eight years , was under Democratic control . We must surely conclude that when Reagan ran for national office in 1980 he was hardly the amateur in politics that his critics suggested .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
In embarking on this journey , I 'd put myself into store again and set off ; like the other women I needed safety , I needed to be taken care of , to take care of myself and now to take care of this journey . But what had slipped from sight was that these women were n't victims , they were survivors . Their stories were n't ones of passive pain , but tales of active resistance — having somewhere to run to , they 'd got a grip of their own lives . And their resilience changed the tone of my whole project . The women I met in the refuge , and others I met in the first few weeks of my journey , stated their own investment in this book : they did n't want to be objects observed , they wanted to be its subjects .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: no)
Damn you and him both ! Father!’ But he neither turned head nor slackened speed . Marion 's curses stopped abruptly . She stared after him , malevolent fury filling her face with ugliness .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
According to the Building Research Establishment , the government 's Property Services Agency spends about £ 20 million a year on lighting its buildings . On 8 March , the establishment will tell architects and administrators how they could cut that cost by as much as 40 per cent . Measures such as increasing the amount of natural light , and relying more on ‘ local’ fittings could do the trick , the establishment believes . But the most important saving could be made by persuading people to turn off lights when they are not needed — either by time switches or by well - designed panels which allow people to select easily the amount of light they need . Battery meter
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
It was ironic that the union should be taking place on a day when Christian Democrats had tabled a Strasbourg motion condemning Mr Major 's refusal to sign the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty . One angry Dutch CD said after the meeting that he deeply regretted the outcome , especially in view of what he took to be Mr major 's anti - European comments . But Miss Patricia Rawlings , Tory Euro - MP for Essex South - West , made light of the ideological distinctions . ‘ No party agrees on everything,’ she said . For her , and for most other Tories , the principal justification is power .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
She 'd as soon trust a rattlesnake when he looked at her that way ! Why , oh , why had she ever started this ? Because she had to know once and for all what was going on , that was why . The sun was sliding from the sky , streaking the clouds with vermilion as it went . Fran picked up her bag and went downstairs , remembering the last time she 'd got ready to go out with Luke .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Clothes are modelled and tried on at leisure . Also , a wide range of styles can be shown . ‘ In addition to one - off orders,’ says Taiwo , ‘ clothes parties generate good word - of - mouth . The outlay is small — and it 's fun.’ Fun .
Idiom: pick up the tab (used idiomatically: no)
Corollary Inc intends porting Solaris x86 to its Extended C - bus and C - bus II multiprocessor architectures by the end of this year . Party manners . Hewlett - Packard Co hosted all the COSE meetings and picked up the pizza tab . Sun Microsystems Inc then threw a celebratory dinner for the COSE teams on March 16 , the night before the announcement . Now it 's IBM 's turn .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
His heart and soul were in the scene , and with his former self .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
The outer settlement was for artisans , peasants and other civilian personnel . By 1699 there were 1,000 inhabitants . Situated at a crossroads for the colonization , trade and post routes , with good arable , pasture and fishing facilities , Irkutsk became a major centre in which the various strands of Russia 's colonization came together . Apart from the military and administrative functions of the town , which included offices for collecting taxes from native and Russian alike , there was the beginning of a perish structure established by Orthodox clergy who had accompanied or soon followed the first government forces . There were craft workshops , shops and counting houses for the commercial and artisan community .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
SAN ANTONIO If you were designing the ultimate holiday resort for Club 18–30 , you would copy San Antonio right down to the last bar and grain of sand . It is an unbelievable place to spend the summer and young people from all over Europe flock here from April right through to the end of October to enjoy the free and easy life - style and atmosphere that they themselves have created . Quite simply you come to San Antonio to get away from home and spend your time with people of your own kind , doing whatever you want to do . There are no restraints , no pressures and time means absolutely nothing at all .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
PLUG IS PULLED ON 200 TV JOBS By Paul Byrne WORKERS at a Merseyide firm were today coming to terms with the news that they will be out of work in the New Year . Up to 200 jobs are being axed at the Granada TV Rental service centre in Kirkby . It is one of seven centres across the country which will close with the loss of up to 1,000 jobs .
Idiom: oil and water (used idiomatically: yes)
When the front wheels were no longer capable of pointing in the desired direction of travel , it would launch into a gentle semi - spin if you did not act to salvage the situation . If only the RX-7 was so faithful to the limit . Oil and water temps on one gauge In the end , J7 HPC did us proud . Those who thought it would fall to pieces within 5000 miles were confounded , even if those who hoped it would sail the test with BMW - like dependability could hardly crow about its reliability record .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
This view represented the thoughts of an ever - growing majority whose intuitive feeling was that the Merseyside plant was heading for total and irreversible closure with the loss of ten thousand jobs . Clasper was becoming more isolated , with his dwindling support coming from a small core of left - wingers who considered the fight to be a question of principle , namely union solidarity against management . Bunker 's early efforts to bring about a settlement had been angrily brushed aside by Clasper , who told the regional officer in no uncertain terms that his help was not needed . The Merseyside members would resolve the dispute in their own way without his help . Bunker knew instinctively that Clasper could not , and would not , resolve the dispute himself and that the effects of the stoppage would very soon be felt far beyond the confines of United Motors as one supply industry after another experienced a precipitous drop in demand .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
As is normal in an installation for a review , I chose to accept the default ‘ complete’ installation , that simply prompts you for your serial number ( and did n't accept the original V1.0 serial number that was already on the system ) and gets on with the job of copying everything over . A doddle . About twenty minutes later , there it was , up and running . Probably the first thing that strikes you is the layout of the screen — there are dotted lines indicating the text 's margins , and as you type your purple prose , you notice that every space is marked by a little spot . You also spot that the paragraph ends are marked with a little bent arrow , and that each paragraph is preceded by a short line .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
George Foulkes ( Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley ) told the Deputy Speaker , Michael Morris that for a minister to speak twice in a debate he needed the permission of the Commons . Mr Morris asked if Mr Curry had ‘ the leave of the House to reply’ and was greeted by cries of ‘ No!’ Earlier the Agriculture Minister John Gummer came under fire from angry MPs over his absence from the debate . The row followed hard on the heels of Tuesday 's criticism by the Members ' Interests Select Committee that Mr Gummer should have declared work paid for by a giant food company to restore a pond at his Suffolk home . He left the chamber minutes before the start of the debate .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
No , yeah , I know , you know to cater for the That is , that is different , that is ethnic origins , yeah , I thought that was a bit over the top . Well , my mum said it was a bit pathetic , you know , it 's almost like , you know , erm , the And who 's gon na sell a fake , I 'm sorry .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
ROCKER Danny Bowles was convinced his career was over when he suddenly went stone deaf … hours before playing the biggest gig of his career . Thunder singer Danny , at No . 25 with Low Life In High Places , was booked to perform to 50,000 fans at a stadium in Rio De Janeiro . But , he recalls : ' I caught a virus on the plane and by the time I arrived in Rio I could n't hear a thing . At the time i thought I 'd never be able to hear again . HAIR SHE GOES AGAIN
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . I prescribed a kaolin antacid mixture to be given night and morning and left the house in a confident frame of mind . It was one of those trivial things and I had entirely forgotten it when Mrs Rumney phoned again . " I 'm afraid Cedric is no better , Mr Herriot . " " Oh I 'm sorry to hear that .
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Where are the children?’ he said . ‘ You have n't sent them to boarding school?’ ‘ Are you out of your mind?’ she said . ‘ I usually have one under each arm.’ ‘ Where were you going ?
Idiom: settle a score (used idiomatically: yes)
And I 'm sure that you do . ' Dee and Kelley have been shadowing us ever since we left my office . I think it 's time to settle those old scores . ' ' Oh goody , goody chief . If I had hands to rub in glee , a rubbing of them I would be . '
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
No one would come forward to claim the body and Athelstan knew the parish watch would bury it like the decaying corpse of a dog . However , the morning Mass had been well attended and the members of the parish had decided otherwise . Tab the tinker , who had come in to be shriven , had agreed to fashion a coffin of sorts out of thin planks of wood . He had built this out on the steps of the church and placed it on trestles before the rood screen . Athelstan blessed Meg , sprinkling the open coffin with hob water and praying that the sweet Christ would have mercy on her soul .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
By their very nature they would foul up whatever you accomplished , for which they 'd blame you . Then they 'd turn on you . ' ' I ca n't take such a dim view of people ! ' Ari said hotly . ' You 're wrong .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
Can the Elephant Dance with the Dragon ? TRIVANDRUM , INDIA – It is fashionable these days , particularly in the West , to speak of India and China in the same breath . These are the two big countries said to be taking over the world , the new contenders for global eminence after centuries of Western domination , the Oriental answer to generations of Occidental economic success . Indeed , two new books explicitly twin the two countries : Robyn ~ Meredith ’s The Elephant and the Dragon : The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us and Harvard business professor Tarun ~ Khanna ’s Billions of Entrepreneurs : How China and India are Reshaping their Futures – and Yours .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
One can do that on the basis of Christian theology . Neither does one have to adopt such a method in order to criticise the abuse of monopoly power by governments , multi - nationals or trade unions . One can do that if one can identify excessive profits , wage levels which depend on restricting access to labour markets and gross inefficiency in the running of government enterprises . Again , one does not need a Marxist framework to attack the protective tariffs and import quotas of European and North American governments . The self - interest behind such measures and the harmful effects in Third World countries are plain for all to see .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
Now Wasim and Waqar have earned their place alongside them in the fast bowling Hall of Fame with 43 wickets between them in the series . To put that in perspective , Waqar 's 5 - 52 to reach 22 wickets beat Imran Khan 's series record haul against England — and Wasim equalled it . It took them just 93 minutes yesterday to wrap up a crushing 10-wicket win , with Akram taking three wickets in 14 balls and Smith left high and dry on 84 . All summer English cricket has been highly suspicious about how the Pakistanis made the old ball swing about so violently . For years Pakistan 's opponents have made snide remarks about their bowlers getting away with such trickery as seam - picking and scuffing up the ball , ploys which make the ball swerve off the pitch or swing further in the air .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
Not my idea of an intellectual , or a businessman ; to me he 's like a merchant in a fairy tale . I asked him if he had a fur - lined coat , he said as a matter of fact he had . Constanza seemed all right , and I could see that he thought the world of her . He said that at moments I reminded him of Simon . I promised to see that Constanza would get to Brussels on time , and he promised to take me behind the scenes of the art world .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Knackered is right . I 'm beginning to think Sister had a point . Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . Might have been more restful than running round like a lunatic stuffing pâté de foie gras into the undeserving old ghouls who turned up in their dozens today.’ He flung himself on the nearest sofa .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
Tony Kell SWANSEA prop Chris Clark is one of seven uncapped players named yesterday in a new-look 30-man England squad for warm weather training at the start of the New Year in Lanzorote . Loose-head prop Clark is making a big impact for the South West in this month 's ADT Divisional Championship . Wasps wing Darren O'Leary , Leicester lock Martin Johnson and Bristol lock Andy Blackmore are three other squad newcomers who have also improved their status during the divisionals . The other three uncapped players are Harlequins ' stand-off Paul Challinor and established England B players , Cambridge University centre Damian Hopley and Bath flanker Steve Ojomoh .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: no)
not yet , not yet I 'm coming Bryony , I think she 's shouting now , do n't come downstairs with your trousers round your ankles ooh oh what a clever girl , stand still while I wipe your bot , ooh come here , bendy over , touch your toes , clever girl , down you go , that 's it , what a clever girl , right just hold on a minute , wait a minute , let me put some water in here and then , oh dear I did a poo in the pink potty , I did a poo in the pink potty you did , yes I 'll just give this potty , move , oh I 'm gon na fall over your feet , I 'll just give it a rinse out and dry it I did a poo
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: no)
And what did that involve ? involve me I used to get out in the morning , get up in the morning and be down there at six , see how many ships and see how many what I want , so many dockers on each ship , sometimes they 'd want say six , sometimes eight . There might be another house foreman want a man who would stand on the house and and they want a checker , so I 'd go all these men for these different ships , that was my job , being chief foreman stevedore . Where would you draw these men from ? From the , from the pool , see there used to be a , there used to be a pool , near lock gates , that 's where they used to be .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
The doors were guarded by students and officers with white arm - bands lettered in red , " Militia of the Committee of Public ~ Safety , " and half ~ a ~ dozen boy - scouts came and went .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
The Staffordshire bull terrier was in a Ford Escort van with Michael Armstrong , 28 , from Newbiggin by the Sea , Northumberland , which crashed on the C38 between Sedgefield and Great Stainton . The driver of the van , Peter Turnbull , 26 , of Westmoreland Avenue , Newbiggin , escaped serious injury . The accident happened when the van turned right at the Great Stainton crossroads towards Newton Aycliffe and was hit by a car driven by Paul Scott , 40 , of St Edmund 's Green , Sedgefield . Mr Scott was not seriously hurt . An inquest will open in Darlington today .
Idiom: take the biscuit (used idiomatically: yes)
What are you doing these days ? ' But Freddie reacts oddly to this question . He looks away and takes another dry biscuit . ' Oh , ' he says . ' Me .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
He asked why some families , but not others , lived in squalor on incomes which , although low , were sufficient for necessities . He had no doubt that a major reason was drink or , sometimes , gambling . Hence a major factor predisposing urban and rural families to poverty was the low pay of men and the still lower pay of women , whilst they were in regular work . Irregular employment and unemployment were also important , more at some times and places than others . Statistically less significant but no less painful conditions were old age , disability , widowhood , or desertion by the husband , which was sometimes permanent , sometimes temporary if , like so many working men of the period , he tramped away in search of work .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
More recently local trade unionists and many of the members of our organization in Easington decided that to commemorate the , the occasion , they would work to get a new trade union banner for the Easington Trade Union Council and that 's the example and that 's the reward of their particular work a magnificent tribute to those pit men that died eighty one years ago , er forty two years ago . To mark the occasion Doctor David Jenkins , the Very Reverend Bishop of Durham , blessed the banner . The Church and radicalism and radical thought do n't always go hand - in - hand . David as some colleagues will know is a member of the House of Lords and there is n't much radical thought in the House of Lords . During this particular week , we 've had a number of speakers , guest speakers at the rostrum and there 'll be others that will follow the Reverend Jenkins to the rostrum but the working people of Durham and trade unionists and the miners in particular have very good cause to thank the Reverend David Jenkins .
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
She smiled up at her now . ‘ I think you 're right . It 's time I called it a day . I feel utterly whacked.’ But as Kerry bade her goodnight Lisa had decided to take the sketches home and finish them there .
Idiom: spare someone's blushes (used idiomatically: yes)
He contributes to the pension fund and has taken out life insurance . He has a half - share in a 25-year mortgage plus top - up loan . He is modest in his appetites and ( sparing your blushes ) somewhat attenuated in his sexuality . All that 's stopping him being welcomed into the great freemasonry of the over - fifties is that he happens to be thirty - two . And this is what Gillian senses , this is what she knows she wants .
Idiom: bag and baggage (used idiomatically: yes)
There is nothing he wants to use the quintet for . Having entangled them in crime , he catches a train and goes away . And he takes a travelling rug with him — another of those fussy bag - and - baggage objects which assert the novel 's tonality . For he is an eternal traveller . As well as a rug he takes a book , author and title unspecified ; the eternal traveller is also the eternal student , and it is as ' the student ' that Verkhovensky first appears in the manuscript drafts .
Idiom: jump the queue (used idiomatically: no)
As a result he kept bumping into everybody . His bows , his flourishes , his veronicas of apology . He jumped the queue at the ticket counter — his stub realized $ I8- but he went on standing there in line , his head babyishly lolling with impatience , before he peeled off into the store - flanked tunnels . Outside , the cab pulled up smartly , as they do . And we were travelling again , through ravine , under totem .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
Then he dropped the bombshell — our security plans for the Palace had been found by a woman , left on the seat of the Tube train . We could n't believe how they could have been allowed out of the site office . They should have been safely under lock and key . We wondered what stupid idiot had left them on the Tube.’ The chauffeur said his boss was ‘ hopping mad.’