Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
With the report erm , I have circulated copies to each of the group 's spokesmen , there was a couple of charts which indicate what the current situation is with er , spending as against S S A , and if the Home Office move to er , a fir what they call a fire station based S S A , what the position would be . And on the basis of those graphs it does look as if our situation worsens . So I think we 've got to be very careful erm , and I want to know which way to go with this . But I 'm very concerned obviously as a representative of Shropshire on that Committee , I do n't really want to support something which at the end of the day is going to have a detrimental impact on our own service here . Now I 'm wondering how easy or whether there 's any mileage in actually having a report coming to our next committee , to actually build on that so that we 've actually got something to pull on figures to consider erm , and if , and it , it is going to detrimentally impact upon us to a greater or lesser extent , then , then obviously it 's helpful to me .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
I always feel like saying , ‘ Look , it 's OK , I 'll come back in a couple of weeks . ’ But you never do , like . You 'd get the balls chewed off you if you returned without all the details.PC. 1 . But it was awful . God , the couple were really upset .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Cannabis . Tinkers were camped in the field just across the wall last year.’ A lie went against the grain , but was necessary . ‘ The old woman 's garden was convenient , or at least her fertile cabbage patch . It 's the only explanation I can think of — no one else would plant it.’
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's always playing tricks on people . We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . We birdied the first couple of holes and we were on top of the world . The joke session helped relax the two Nicks and everybody in the group played well . They seemed to inspire each other .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
IT SOUNDED the most thankless task in television : to turn a sagging soap into a runaway success story . But that is just what Corinne Hollingworth believes she has done with Eldorado . Corinne , a TV producer who has worked on EastEnders , flew out to Spain , took a long , hard look at the BBC 's £10 million sangria soap and set about revolutionising it . Four months later , and with viewing figures up a million , she reckons she has a winning formula . ‘ Eldorado has the image of something that went off half-cock and was n't very successful or very good , ’ she says .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: no)
' Yes , ' they chorused gaily . ' Yes , we 're sure . He ran off up the street , turned a corner , then another , and stopped . Still no sign of the cathedral . The elderly couple must have been mistaken .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
Females are ready to breed at about seven years old . From then on they are continually involved in motherhood , producing babies at two to three - year intervals . Young males are busy right through adolescence establishing their own home ranges and learning the pecking order among the orangs in their part of the forest . Males go on growing well into their teens , when they start developing the facial adornments of the adult , but they are sexually mature at about ten . Courtship is not all smooth going for the young male .
Idiom: lay eyes on (used idiomatically: no)
He was , by contrast , a plain Man ; well scrubbed , but plain . He 'd made his fortune selling baths , bidets and toilets , which lent him little by way of mystique . So , when he 'd first laid eyes on Judith — she 'd been sitting behind a desk at his accountant 's offices , her beauty all the more luminous for its drab setting — his first thought was : I want this woman ; his second : she wo n't want me . There was , however , an instinct in him when it came to Judith that he 'd never experienced with any other woman . Quite simply , he felt she belonged to him , and that if he turned his wit to it , he could win her .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: no)
What a cheeky twat . Me dad told us all about you , and what you said about Big Norm , Sniffer , Uncle Billy , an ' that back in t ' seventies . Serves you right you red nosed , gobshite , pissed - up old dosser . 44 days , 44 days … From : Date : Tue , 28 Sep 93 13:53 GMT
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
How could she presume to argue with them when she knew nothing — nothing — and they lived and worked in situations like this ? She was humiliated by her own ignorance , felt herself losing control completely over the ideas she had begun to hammer out and grasp . Either side of the Refuge , time closed in , with meetings , the children to be looked after , books to be read , until she felt light - headed with the sense of not coming to grips with anything , of being forced to spin like a top . In between feeling guilty and inferior to the other women , she felt resentful . Her resentment saved her .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
For the next minute Diana and the old soldier stood laughing delightedly together . Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair . Diana had stolen the show again . Body language spells out the bitter divide Robyn Foyster
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
He was desperately keen to be in action and was excited about being here in France . That same evening , two hours later , he was killed by a German mortar bomb that had exploded directly on his slit trench . He was lying on the ground covered with a blanket when I arrived , the medics were preparing to place the body on a jeep . As they lifted him on to a stretcher and then on to the jeep the blanket slipped away from his shoulders revealing his red hair and a very white arm covered in freckles . I stood staring at the jeep as it bumped and swayed over the uneven ground of the orchard until it reached the road and then disappeared in a cloud of dust .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Watch out for the New Year 's Eve episode of ‘ Taggart’ . Pest Control 's Glasgow Central branch supplied the producers with EFK 's and a number of bait boxes . It goes without saying that professional programme makers turn to the experts when it comes to obtaining authentic props . taxing TRIVIA On which river are the Victoria Falls ?
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I was astonished when I was told they did n't want anyone from Scotland for they were only taking on Irish staff . They told me I should not have got the pack in the first place . ‘ I think it is discrimination against the Scots and should not be allowed in this day and age.’ She was told that more than 3,000 people had applied for the jobs . Seacat is part of Sea Containers Ferries Scotland .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: no)
She 's playing for time now you see . Yes . playing for time again . Whoa ! You 're in the lead .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
Tagan rode to the rise in front as they left the Dale behind . After him came Murtach , who seemed to be leading the patrol ; then Ratagan , Riven and Isay , and the other seven Hearthwares with the mules . Luib and Belig brought up the rear , and the two wolves loped alongside . They rode in single file , for the ground became broken as they climbed higher and the hoofs of their mounts dislodged loose stones that clattered down the hillside . Tagan 's eyes were as much on the ground as on the land ahead .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
The ancient Penny Hedge ceremony , which dates from feudal times and has been promoted in recent times by the English Tourist Board , takes place in Whitby tomorrow . The ceremony , staged each eve of Ascension Day , entails a hedge of twigs being planted at nine o'clock in the upper harbour as a penance for the killing of a hermit by a hunting party made up of landed gentry . PENSIONERS in East Cleveland could be coming in from the cold as far as weather payments are concerned . Langbaurgh Coun Steve Kay has persuaded the Department of Social Security to take another look at the way the area is divided for cold weather payments . He was concerned that residents missed out on last year 's winter warming cash because they came under the Whitby weather station where temperatures are warmer than in Boosbeck , Lingdale , Stanghow and Moorsholm villages .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
There are four just - past - pubescence Puressencers , fronted by nonchalant , sidied - up lead crooner James Mudriczki , and they have the demeanour of sociopathic fourth - formers put in detention for setting fire to the science lab . They like a bit of a burn - up , these boys . There 's a blistering streak o'heads - down , no - nonsense blitzkrieg - bop - pop basis for the songs . ' Telekinesis ' roars away like a kamikaze jet nearing target . ' Suck The Knife ' rides on a mad axe - hero riff brazen enough to bring out the cigarette lighters .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
In the main , he said , the process of unit cleaning and mess staff being employed by contractors rather than directly by the MoD , had gone smoothly . ‘ It 's a good relationship and we work closely together . Overall , the process of becoming a budget - minded organisation has been a learning curve for some of us but has to be the right way to go.’ Group Captain Martin Armstrong FHCIMA , director of RAF catering , said that after much debate , a blueprint of the optimum private / in - house mix for the next decade was in place and that elements of the catering at every RAF station in the UK would be market tested . Concern for staff was paramount , hence a softly softly approach .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Or should we perhaps seize the opportunity , when the whole curriculum is in disarray , to put forward a case for excluding the moral , the social , and the religious from the schoolteacher 's sphere of responsibility ? Should schools become totally secular , after the French manner ? Not only might religious education ( and the compulsory school assembly , already more or less a dead letter in many schools ) be abandoned , but the obligation to give sex education or moral instruction might also go by the board . In France teachers , like university professors , come into school simply to teach their own subject . They not only have no obligation to take charge of the moral or spiritual education of their pupils , they have no obligation to help them to develop in aspects of life , such as drama or music , that are not strictly part of their own subject of expertise .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
Professor Heddle referred to Stac Polly as ‘ a porcupine in a state of extreme irascibility’ . There could not be a more apt description of this mountain in miniature . From the Stac Polly car park , the road continues eastwards through scenes of mountain grandeur , skirting the lower slopes of Cul Beag and reaching the main road , now the A.835 , coming from Kylesku or Lairg and heading south to Ullapool , with retrospective views of Stac Polly until declining into Strath Kanaird and arriving on the coast at Ardmair Bay . There is a lovely panorama of the bay as the road climbs beyond , the curve of the golden sands , the open expanse of sea and the massive bulk of Ben More Coigach in the background combining in a picture of surpassing beauty . But alas , it was destroyed when I was there recently by a long line of caravans along the beach .
Idiom: close shave (used idiomatically: yes)
The Burscough driver was fastest on the opening Great Orme tarmac stage , using his continental experience to the full . But Joannides lost time to Yorkshire driver Brian Bell when the route moved onto the gravel roads . Joannides put the pressure on again in the closing Clocaenog stages , forcing the leader into a few close shaves . Bell 's Sierra slowed with driveshaft problems and finally stopped , so assuring the Lancashire driver of victory . A trio of local drivers are closing in on the Autoquip North Western Rally title as the final four rounds in the series are approached .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
( Indeed , St Martin may be a good friend when you 're in trouble , but he 's an expensive one to do business with . ) It is evident that the priests who served St Martin knew how to jade a horse and to attribute its state to the saint 's intervention ; and if Gibbon had had the slightest suspicion of how the miracle had been performed he would have used a much stronger form of irony than a mere italicizing of the word itself . For the priests , in fact , were doing exactly the same trick , and probably by exactly the same means , as the old East Anglian and Scottish horsemen who made out and actually believed that the horse 's immobility was the result of some secret and magical device they had resorted to . This incident concerning the saint is also an example of early Christianity 's adaptation of the old pagan beliefs , with politic foresight , for its own purpose ; and , as already shown , traces of the sacred horse - cult remained in Christian ceremony for centuries after this event recorded by Gibbon . A later instance of the practice of jading a horse is quoted by Margaret Murray :
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , it is a criminal offence under s47(1 ) Financial Services Act 1986 to induce a person to buy or sell shares by a fraudulent statement or the concealment of material facts . The equity investors will always seek certain specific warranties . These will include warranties in respect of Newco , often a new " off the shelf " company administered by management 's lawyers , and in respect of information contained in the managers ' questionnaire concerning the managers themselves ( see Appendix 2 ) . In addition , the investors will be keen to obtain warranties in respect of the business plan and future financial forecasts along the following lines:(a ) The Business Plan has been carefully prepared in good faith having regard to the information available and the market conditions prevailing at the time of its preparation and the figures contained therein have been carefully considered and are honestly believed to be reasonable and the Managers have made all reasonable enquiries so as to ascertain all such information and conditions which are relevant to the preparation of the forecasts contained therein . ( b ) There is no fact or matter concerning the proposed business or affairs of the Company nor any fact or matter relating to the financial forecasts which is or may be material for disclosure to any intending subscriber for shares in the Company which has not been disclosed to the Investors and any such fact or matter arising prior to Completion of this agreement will forthwith be disclosed to the Investors .
Idiom: as luck would have it (used idiomatically: yes)
But , what is there for the art enthusiast in this cultural centre ? Art is an essential element in the founding of any culture . Dublin is no exception and , as luck would have it , the most important event to be happening there this year is an artistic one : the opening of the Irish Museum of Modern Art ( IMMA ) . A NEW CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Situated one mile from the city centre , on 48 acres of parkland , the IMMA is housed in the 17th century Royal Hospital , Kilmainham .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
Let me give you one scripture in closing , in two Timothy chapter one and verse twelve , the apostle says , for this reason , he says I suffer these things but I am not ashamed , for I know whom I have believed , and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day . How does the apostle know ? Because he has the word of assurance from God himself ! God has said it ! That has settled the whole matter .
Idiom: down the hatch (used idiomatically: yes)
The audience had been told to disperse to their cars to take cover . The stage was by now swimming in a couple of feet of water . Al Jourgensen is running around backstage , shouting out such helpful commands through his megaphone as ‘ Batten down the hatches’ , and ‘ Splice the mainsail’ ; stopping every minute or two to proudly show off his new tattoo . It looks like most of Pearl Jam 's equipment is ruined . Somebody 's been blown off the lighting rig — it 's OK , it 's only Richard Jobson 's brother — and the road crew are running around trying to get all the remaining equipment covered .
Idiom: make tracks (used idiomatically: no)
While it had received some decent Mk 2 air-conditioned stock , the maximum speed of its fleet of diesel locomotives was 90/95mph ; average city-to-city speeds compared unfavourably with other parts of the InterCity network , and initially BR replied to local pleas that HSTs could not provide the answer , implying stagnation until perhaps the route was electrified and received APTs that could take the curvatures in their stride . However , when some of the Great Western HST sets became surplus to requirements an obvious option for redeployment was the Midland . Although the curvature and track geometry precludes speeds much in excess of 100mph ( except by upgrading at unacceptable costs ) the power : weight ratio , acceleration and braking of the HSTs immediately demonstrated their worth and have made it possible to introduce some very useful cuts in journey times . A package of accelerations , improved peak-hour services and upgrading of the Master Cutler to Pullman status has generated new business . To provide some much-needed improvement the InterCity director decided to transfer ten HSTs to the Midland — five from the Great Western , two from the East Coast main line plus three which were part of the build for the Cross Country ( North East-South West ) routes .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
They suggest that you should start the training when your pet is still a kitten and get it used to walking on a harness ( not a collar that can be slipped too easily ) and lead . You are warned that cats do not take kindly to walking to heel like a dog , and prefer to walk alongside you . Also , long walks , like choke chains , are out of the question . All this is based on a fundamental misunderstanding about the social life of cats . Adult cats do not go for walks together .
Idiom: much of a muchness (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . It 's pretty good is n't it ? But that 's all much of a muchness is n't it ? Nothing over four . No .
Idiom: lose the plot (used idiomatically: yes)
TOASTIN ' THE MACHINE Over in President Clinton - land , CARTER USM are gigging and plugging and finding a new lease of life winning the hearts of America 's indie kids . Back home , there 's ‘ The Impossible Dream’ of a Christmas Number One and a nagging feeling they might have lost the plot . But fear not : champion STEVE LAMACQ returns from Boston with renewed optimism about their future . Machine heads : DEREK RIDGERS
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
She had done so ; Rachel had not known how to handle it then , and still did not know ten years later . The memory of her own amusement encouraged Phoebe suddenly . There , she had been happy in Pakistan ; she had been happy in the Peckham house at least for the first year ; she had been happy working for Graham ; she 'd been enthusiastically interested at college and during the first two years after she had qualified ; she had been completely delighted when she had got the job she now had : a tenants ' association garden in a dreadful estate in Hackney , but where she , with a community group , had planned the garden from scratch and had made a small desert blossom like a rose . All right then , she thought , her courage high , she had also been extremely happy while she was having her affair with Tom . It had simply been fun , the sort of fun she had with her women friends , except that she had also desired him , and he her .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Pool tragedy BRITON Christine Brown , in her 30s , was found dead in the swimming pool of our embassy in Cairo , where she worked . She had a heart attack and drowned . ‘ Spy’ man killed wife and toyboy A JEALOUS husband stabbed his wife and her toyboy lover to death after spying on them through a chink in the curtains .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
And it 's wonderful , it 's just great . ' Bill says their odd couple relationship works because they do n't have the normal pressures of married life . He explains : ' We get the best of the romantic part of it , without the problems of , like , ' Oh , God , there 's another electric bill ' . resources and her own houses in America , and I 've got the same thing here . ' We 've both been alone for such a long time I do n't honestly know whether our marriage would survive if we were together every day . '
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: yes)
She said , ‘ She is?’ And he nodded his head firmly , saying , ‘ She is . You take it from me , ma'am . I like my food , and she 's the best I 've come across.’ Mrs Quinton was again smiling down on Millie .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
How sadly predictable … Meanwhile , Anne Archer and Julianne Moore have been added to the cast of Body Of Evidence , the sex / murder / mystery starring Madonna , Joe Mantegna and Willem Dafoe . BOB HOSKINS and JOHN LEGUIZAMO ( Hispanic - American actor who starred in Hanging With The Homeboys ) begin shooting the Super Mario Brothers movie , the first film based on a Nintendo game , soon . Featuring the brothers on a romantic adventure in the mushroom kingdom ( it says here ) the film is directed by Max Headroom creators Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel . DAVID LYNCH will unveil Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me aka Twin Peaks The Movie at Cannes Film Festival this month .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Cathy waited for him to enlarge . He intrigued her , he was such a rabbit , yet Edwin had told her that he was subject to outbursts of violent temper . ' I wonder if you think I could have a word with Beryl ? I would very much like to . ' Another weak little smile .
Idiom: cook the books (used idiomatically: yes)
There are always enemies in the camp , and by sheer luck we 've managed to get rid of one.’ ‘ What do you mean , enemies?’ ‘ Michael was cooking the books . He was selling Gary Druer from Travel Enterprise rooms at rock - bottom rates , and Gary was retailing them to the client for top whack , trading on our reputation . He and Michael were splitting the profits.’
Idiom: fall on deaf ears (used idiomatically: yes)
On one occasion they were comparing engagements in their respective diaries when two photographs of Camilla fell out from the pages of Charles 's diary . Amid the tears and the angry words , she pleaded with him to be honest about how he felt about her and Camilla . Those words fell on deaf ears . Several days later they entertained the Egyptian President , Anwar Sadat , and his wife Jihan on board the royal yacht . When Charles appeared for dinner , Diana noticed that he was sporting a new pair of cufflinks in the shape of two ‘ C 's intertwined .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
I like saying that cos ' I 've been practising . I 'd like apologise for the room , it 's er too cold really . I booked the conference not realising it was gon na be the control room by this time , and then this morning I turned up to find out we ca n't put the lights on without getting behind the bar , and we ca n't get behind the bar so that 's why this er Uh , can I say ten for er effort . for fixing that light .
Idiom: pick up the tab (used idiomatically: yes)
You 've got to tell me that.’ ‘ Why?’ ‘ You want me to pick up the tab.’ ‘ Fucking Albie did n't tell yer?’ ‘ No.’