Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
The risk which a B T employee runs for unauthorized disclosure is a criminal prosecution . The same sanction is also meant to protect criminal records in the police national computer , but even here it 's not a sufficient deterrent . Is this sort of out of the question , or No , we can pick up on a a criminal record if he 's got it . Right I mean I do n't want to sort of pry into how you do your business that the in the the getting of that information that 's that is relatively straightforward , is it ?
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
Insights into the actual personality are restricted to a few words under the heading ' recreations ' . What these are and how they are written can tell much or little . On the same page of Who 's Who as Martin Fleischmann 's entry there is a barrister whose recreations include ' coping with multiple sclerosis ' , a surgeon who enjoys ' history , literature , art and indulging the senses ' and an energetic biochemist keen on ' tennis , squash , sailing ' . Characters begin to appear . Fleischmann 's entry reports ' music , cooking , skiing , walking ' — nothing very remarkable here perhaps , but they helped to bring him to the most intense period of his scientific career .
Idiom: no holds barred (used idiomatically: yes)
Er , yeah , well , one one can appreciate in er in in circumstances of real hard struggle , Yeah . the likes of which the twenty six strike was , you see , there there was no er there was no holds barred . .Y your political affiliation was either one way or the other , and er er er you did n't er you did n't m mince words about it , did you not , I mean you . You did n't show you did n't show any er er either any enthusiasm or sympathy for the other side .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Since semi - detached houses usually share a rainwater system , it would be sensible for both householders to do the calculations for replacing the system together . If you do n't do this , it can be difficult joining different makes of new plastic guttering or joining plastic to old cast iron . Manufacturers publish tables showing the different sizes of guttering which should be used for different sizes of house but , as a rule of thumb , 100 mm ( 4 in ) or 112 mm ( 4½in ) guttering with 68 or 69 mm ( 2¾in ) downpipe , which will cope with 110 sq m of effective roof with a central downpipe ( or 55 sq m with an end pipe ) , should be enough for all but the largest houses . The gutter will cope with more if laid with a slight ( 1 in 600 ) fall rather than being laid level . Having chosen the size of guttering , draw up a list of the various bits and pieces you need .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
But what will poor Benedict do?’ ‘ Your pardon , ma'am,’ said the lawyer , ‘ but you speak as if the battle were won ! So far my enquiries have drawn a blank , your tracks are so well covered . But you suggested I might have asked you outright for your — er — credentials . Do your words now mean what I think they mean?’
Idiom: flash in the pan (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Having lost a 2 - 0 lead against Bolton in the previous home game there was a little bit of a mental block and I can understand that . ‘ But we won and deserved to , so that should be gone now . What we must try and do now is prove Saturday was not a flash in the pan.’ Barrow has had to add Spencer Whelan , Craig Goodwin and Mark Limbert to the remaining fit 11 from the Brighton game , and could play himself against Rotherham . Glimmer
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Their first innings was marked by an over rate of 12.3 an hour against which Gooch scored 83 , Rose and Boycott made fifties , Gatting almost did , and with the help of 57 extras the total reached 370 . Once again , the Saturday 's play was washed out , but on Monday morning five wickets were down for 100 and , with Lloyd having badly pulled a hamstring while fielding , the follow - on definitely loomed . It was Bacchus who saved the day with 61 , Marshall and Garner both made forties , and the final total reached 265 . The Oval 1980 saw one of the more remarkable Test scorecards — after being 92 for 9 when Bob Willis joined Peter Willey , the innings was declared on 209 when Willey reached his maiden Test century . He is congratulated by partner and fans alike .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
Meanwhile , Britain 's Sally Prosser was only two strokes off the lead after a 72 in the second round of the Republic of China Open , at Chang Gung , in Taipei yesterday . Prosser finished on 143 behind Australians Mardi Lunn and Wendy Doolan who share the lead with Fusako Nagata from Japan . Gillian Stewart and Julie Forbes finished on 147 and Cathy Panton - Lewis produced a 77 to make the cut of 151 . Scottish students need last - minute penalty to draw with Welsh Scottish Universities 18 Welsh Universities 18
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh they put it outside in the garden Yeah and I said oh there 's Benjy , there must be something , you know , I thought it was one of the kids that had jumped or something because the little one had always climbing and jumping off the wall , breaking his leg you know the weak one , and the next minute saw the ambulance outside , but he must of been , it must of been too massive to be able to do anything cos he was n't breathing that bit you see Oh , it been gone too , stop breathing too long , yeah you could only go so , yeah and
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: yes)
I had a lot of help from people and erm well I 'm fairly adaptable and I sort of took over this job of Chief Administrator 's Assistant . He had some ill health erm he , he was , they brought in a bloke who was retired from some place up north , Sheffield I think it was . They brought him back as a Caretaker to General Manager and really I did n't see eye to eye with him . In fact , you know , he gave the drivers and conductors a lot more than what they were really entitled to but conduct What sort of things ?
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Gaughan held his head in his hands after 23 minutes when Shrewsbury defender Dean Spink headed just over his own bar while trying to clear another effort , and the former Sunderland man forced Perks to his knees with a long range right foot shot . A goal had to come , and it duly arrived in a moment of magic after 33 minutes . Nick Pickering broke up a rare Shrewsbury attack on the edge of his own box , made a 50-yard run into the other half and played the ball forward to Ellison , who laid it off to Steve Mardenborough . The striker took the ball in his stride and powered it into the top right hand corner from 25 yards . Shrewsbury rallied briefly just before half time .
Idiom: chapter and verse (used idiomatically: yes)
The earl read aloud , translating into the vernacular as fluently as any cleric : Ye shall seek me , and shall not find me ; and where I am , thither ye can not come . '' He looked up , musing . ' It is John , the seventh chapter and the fifty - fourth verse . Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . It was she found me .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Where is the proof that I lurked in a church and killed Mandeville 's servant with a crossbow bolt ? Or that I killed and mutilated a half - mad witch?’ Benjamin pulled a face . ‘ Aye , Mistress , you are correct . Other people could have bought the scarlet cord .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
America and its European and Russian allies , in disarray , were set to agree only on UN monitors for the Bosnian - Serbian border . Italian police arrested Nitto Santapaola , the most wanted boss of Cosa Nostra , the umbrella organisation of the Sicilian Mafia . He had been on the run for ten years . Engineering workers in most east German regions went back to work after being promised pay parity with west German workers by 1996 . There will be zero growth , at best , in the European Community this year , said the EC commission , in its latest gloomy forecast .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
His gaze was fastened on his daughter 's last careful steps down the stairs , as if he could barely restrain himself from running forward to hold out a hand to her . He 'd always had such courtesy , could make a frump feel like a star , so Gillian used to say , a little ruefully . She quoted him : on one occasion when the Princess had waved him away , pleading a cold , he had breathed back at her , ‘ It would be a privilege to catch a cold of yours.’ Gillian snorted as she repeated her husband 's gallantry , but it was plain she took some pleasure in it too . ‘ We 'd better drink Madame 's offering,’ he added , directing Miranda to the glasses of brilliant cordial ; she sipped and made a face .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Lisa got to the office early and went straight to Vass 's door . ‘ I 'll sign the agreement,’ she told him in clipped tones . Out of duty she had caved in , but it still went against the grain . ‘ So , you 've decided to be co - operative ? A wise decision.’
Idiom: spend a penny (used idiomatically: no)
Chair , another query about a couple of the comments made just now , about priority being given to organisations which disclaim their proceeds in Oxford or Oxfordshire . I had a cheque for some thirteen hundred pounds raised by the local branch of National body , a body like Round Table , although it was n't Round Table , it was another body like that , and that will buy thirteen houses in Everland in Southern India . Well , not a single penny will be spent in Oxford or Oxfordshire . Now , am I to take it that sort of appeal will have a very low priority , I mean , how about Oxfam for example ? Oxfam does n't have a low priority , clearly , erm there are , certainly we have an S.O fifty - three procedure for disasters and so forth .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
In a traditional adventure story the pursuit of personal honour is drawn to an absolute conclusion . The hero is vindicated as a character completely realised , uncontradictory even when(as so often in Stanley Weyman , for instance ) he steps aside from the path of correct behaviour . Action in the majority of adventure stories is seen both to affect and to be affected by character but in the end it is action that has the final word , in the romantic happy ending in which the heroism of man is affirmed . In Lord Jim there is no final word . Jim remains an enigma , penetrated through action only to a certain point .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Home was a casserole dish for a week until I purchased the usual bowl which many goldfish start off with . It then graduated to a plastic tank complete with gravel and plastic plants . The fish jumped out of the tank on a few occasions , landing on the carpet , but was always returned to the tank in time . I knew nothing about fish , but as time went by , I went mad and bought a 24″ glass tank with a crude external filter . Then I moved house .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: no)
The FA will also investigate Dunstable 's bizarre exit from the FA Cup on Saturday when the entire team walked off in their second-round qualifying tie at Staines after having three players sent off in the first 38 minutes . The Southern League team are expected to be expelled from the competition . Kevin Drinkell , the Rangers striker , will join Coventry City today for £800,000 and make his debut against an old club , Grimsby , in the Littlewoods Cup on Wednesday . Peter Davenport , who joined Middlesbrough from Manchester United for £700,000 less than a year ago , may seek a move after being left out of the squad for Saturday 's game at Watford . Cycling : Vanderaerden 's Classic clout
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
They do n't want riots and bloodshed . They want justice by fair means . ' He pointed a finger at Tommaso . ' I recommend you to reflect on their ideas , young man . ' Boldly , Tommaso went on , light dancing in his pale eyes , ' That 's some good that came out of America , at least : the assassin from New Jersey , here 's to him ! '
Idiom: cost the earth (used idiomatically: yes)
Right , well , ninety per cent of the work that I do is effectively what what we call third party mailing whereby we will take erm , an insurance brokers client list , erm , and mail them the C U product . Erm , and they will earn commission on that . Now , for more important brokers , what tends to happen is , er the Direct Marketing Manager , my boss will go out and meet these brokers , and er , effectively cost him the earth , erm . All things being equal we could probably turn one of these things around , which is basically preparing all the literature , briefing the systems people and getting it all printed up and everything in about six weeks . But we 've er , other projects and er , things going on , we are dealing with like , anything up to sixteen weeks ahead of it .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: no)
Fortunately , they decided they could bear each other 's company long enough for a farewell tour , starting next month , and also a valedictory album . It has the usual big , doleful ballads , smartly arranged and sung , but written with a dictionary of cliches too close to hand . As they part company , Gregson will surely find ample work as a respected producer and musician , while Collister 's voice , sultry and robust , should break down the doors it fails to open . Who knows , with the right song and promotion , she could even head into a harder , rockier realm . The Arts : Pop 's gunning for gospel
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
In the 1130s the Anglo - Norman poet Gaimar , who was based in Lincolnshire , wrote a history of the English in French verse . He appears to have had a copy of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle similar to E , but the later part of his work is filled with romance , and might seem to belong to what has been called the twelfth - century fictionalising history best exemplified by Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Britonum . When he describes the foreign exile of Edmund Ironside 's sons Edmund and Edward , for example , Gaimar misnames them Edgar and Æthelred , and tells a rousing , romantic tale of their adventures , complete with dialogue . Yet the popular traditions from which such stories presumably came were not always totally fictitious , and can not be simply ignored . Gaimar also says that Æthelred II had a brother named Edmund who desired to take his kingdom and was supported in this by the Welsh , as he was married to the daughter of one of their kings .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
Making Gruyère SWITZERLAND cheese is one of the oldest traditions . It is still made in village dairies throughout South Western Switzerland by local cheese - makers who take pride in achieving the unique , smooth rich creamy taste , with a distinctive briny - dry sharpness . The combination of clear , fragrant Alpine air , pedigree herds of cows , fresh milk and cheese - making skills handed down through the generations give the cheese its true taste and character . So why compromise ? Look for the Gruyère SWITZERLAND rind markings , the name SWITZERLAND or the Alphorn Blower trademark .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
And tell shopkeepers why . Eat simply . As a general rule , the fewer ingredients in your food , the better it is for you . Cases in point One of the most interesting features of Aborigine languages , is their use of suffixes .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
And inside , where the beams of the torchlights met , was … nothing . It was empty ! Delaney had a split second to realise that all along it had been setting up a trap for them . Then it struck , and all hell broke loose . Nell got to her feet and finally found her voice .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
The jury heard Warwick had financial worries which caused marital pressures . Still at large … armed prisoner gives police the slip . Feeling the pinch … the parents who wo n't pay their private school fees . And bananas about Hickory … the baby monkey getting a taste of the good life . Good evening .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
129 . As for article 10(1 ) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 2057/82 ( Official Journal 1982 No . L 220 , p. 1 ) providing that all fish catches subject to quota made by vessels ‘ flying the flag’ or ‘ registered’in a member state should be charged against the quota applicable to that state , the applicants in the main proceedings maintained that there was no basis for suggesting that that provision permitted member states to derogate as regards the grant of the flag from their basic E.E.C. Treaty obligations . 130 .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: no)
My father traded in parchments and vellum in a shop just beneath the cathedral there . When he died I moved to London.’ Geoffrey picked up the piece of parchment . ‘ My sister , now married , still lives there ; she has just written inviting herself to town for the Yuletide season . She , her husband,’ his face grew mock solemn , ‘ and their large brood of children will bring some life to the Tower.’
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
In this hostile ideological jungle , little clearings of socialist culture had to be created painfully . All would be aware of the difficulty of finding ideologically acceptable forms of fun . On one occasion , a socialist game was played , in which players took the parts of rich and poor countries . Unlike Monopoly , in which all start equally and the roil of dice and the daring of the players bring fortune or ruin , this game , like the world it was illustrating , was biased in favour of the rich . And this brought problems for the game - players .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
When talking about paintings and contemporary art , names such as Pablo ~ Picasso , Georgia ~ O'Keeffe , Vincent ~ Van ~ Gogh and others often come to mind . But , as we are about to show you , there is a whole body of artwork on Africa , by European and African artists that is largely unknown . Primimoda Gallery , located in the heart of Washington , is where you will find this art .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Oy ! Now where was that ? Under the table you 'll find a chip . The one lives next door to me . Definitely crossword time , I 've got ta have a go at it but there 's not a lot left in there nothing in the teapot
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
Simple answer is Yes . It was made more so by the billing he got as if it was the Second Coming or something and he was going to be a wonder player . I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no - man 's land half the time doing bugger all . Occasionally , when he turned it on it was good , but this was rare . Perhaps someone else who saw him more often can give a fairer description but I 've never met a Whites fan who had too many good words for him .
Idiom: all in a day's work (used idiomatically: yes)
The car thumps and thunders across rough paving . ' This will bugger the rear suspension , ' he yells . ' All in a day 's work . ' We 're doing 130 mph on the back straight , approaching the Esses , a left and a right at dog - leg right - angles . As I hang on to the arm - rest with white knuckles , it is clear to me that Brundle has decided not to attempt the corners but to go straight on to the escape road : the turn is impossible now ; it 's just a joke ; he 's trying to scare the shit out of me .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
In interpreting statutes , various presumptions may be applied , all of which are of a negative or restrictive character . They are the background of legal principles against which the Act is viewed , and in the light of which Parliament is assumed to have legislated , without being expected to express them . Some embody traditional notions of justice , such as the rule that a statute is presumed not to be retrospective ( except in procedural matters ) . Others reflect what was almost certainly the intention of Parliament , as that an Act applies only to the United Kingdom unless the contrary is expressed . The most controversial presumptions are those enshrining the values of a capitalist society — the presumption against interference with vested rights , the presumption against the taking of property without compensation , and the presumption against interference with contract .
Idiom: get up someone's nose (used idiomatically: yes)
What ! they would say . Taking charge of a child , and such a one ? Aye , and such a one’— she was shaking her head —‘who'd talk a hind leg off a donkey , and with such politeness that it gets up your nose and under your skin and on your nerves.’ He was laughing now . ‘ Well , perhaps you 'll learn something from her.’
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
We eat , work and play with our hands and status can be determined by the rings we wear on them . Yet they are often neglected . Other than the face , hands are the most visible part of one 's body and invariably speak volumes about a person . My particular concern is the very ends of the fingers — or , the nails . Although the first three letters in the word manicure are MAN , the percentage of men who regularly submit to this soothing form of therapy can be counted on the fingers of one ( perfectly manicured ) hand .
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: no)
FREEDOM , SERFDOM AND SLAVERY Just as there were classes of free and unfree warriors , so there were , in every European country , free and unfree peasants . These formed far and away the largest group in the population of Europe , and it is the evidence that their numbers were expanding rapidly which offers the most substantial proof that the population of western Christendom as a whole was rising at this time . We have already looked at some of the indications that the area under cultivation was expanding : within the frontiers of old villages , in land formerly waste , in forest and marsh , and on the frontiers of Christendom . In old villages , the greater bargaining power tended to be with the lord and the larger landowners ; the peasantry lost status as they had to sacrifice more and more to find enough land to feed themselves .
Idiom: blow hot and cold (used idiomatically: yes)
A promise must be kept . A promise is the ultimate seal in that sandy world . It is said that Arabs have no compunction about reneging on a deal , that they will blow hot and cold , use the phrase ‘ God willing’ to suit their own purpose , say ‘ yes’when they mean ‘ no’and generally confuse their more direct Western counterparts . Written business contracts can be searched for minute loopholes in the small print , for the Arab is most certainly a past master at the game of delay . The exception to this sharp dealing is the word of honour .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
And yet a few kinds of frogs manage to live even here . The water - holding frog , Cyclorana , appears above ground only during the brief and infrequent rain storms . Water then may lie on the rocks of the desert for several days , even a week or so . With frantic speed , the frogs feast on the great flush of insects that have also come with the rain . And they mate , laying their eggs in the shallow tepid pools .
Idiom: make a clean break (used idiomatically: yes)
The National ~ Transitional ~ Council refuses to make difficult decisions , instead palming them off to a future elected government . The NTC has preserved much of the institutional paralysis and knee - jerk behavior typical of Colonel Muammar al - Qaddafi ’s overthrown regime . If the Libyan revolution is to succeed , the country ’s new leaders must make a clean break with the spirit of the past . During his 42 years in power , Qaddafi surrounded himself with advisers who were companions from his youth , supplemented by a small coterie of technocrats . As a result , the leaders of the revolt that overthrew him have little government experience .