Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Well that would be up to the colleges , if they 're commercially astute they 'll say right yeah twenty - five quid for that , in fact it would be a lot less because it 's only for three months but I do n't think , I do n't think I think you have to pay a candidate fee as well as the course fees so you Napier have said that once they get this course up and running there 's absolutely no reason why experienced people like us ca n't dip in and out for a one off is this erm is this Ann Packard enterprises this ? No , no no this is them wanting to get off a course off the ground
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
first of all I 'm absolutely against having the controlled entry into Equity . It is much worse these days than it was in 1966 . Things should be made easier ; after all actors come from all walks of life and we should n't keep them out . They should have a provisional card for Equity at the beginning of their career . A.R.
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
What 's the latest ? ' Karen limned it in , surprised at how easily she added lurid details . ' Balladic archetypes ' sprang to her mind a good phrase , she 'd try to work it in somewhere when she got back to university . Wild black - haired boys and women who should be untouchable . To bring it down to earth , she ended with a pet joke phrase of theirs —'tears before bedtime ! '
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Just three days before Claire 's death , Helen said : ‘ When she goes to surgery I 'm going to say to her , ‘ Right , Claire , this is the beginning of the rest of your life . This is the beginning we 've waited for.’ ‘ Claire went downhill rapidly last Christmas . Until then she led a normal , if restricted , life . ‘ Now her hospital room has become a prison .
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
The sun was also blazing onto this cliff , and I was feeling distinctly battered . It was a relief to find a stream lower down , to drink and bathe swollen feet . Once I reached the ski - road I thought I was ‘ home and dry’ , until turning a bend I was confronted by a bull . We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . The next day was the boys’ turn for adventures , in fact the real highlight of the whole trip for them .
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
He returned with ‘ about 11 illnesses , apart from ticks , chiggers and so on.’ Among the diseases was leishmaniasis . ‘ When the sandfly bites you , it lets in this protozoan , which gets under your skin and eats away the underlayer , after which the top layer breaks away leaving raw , open wounds . ‘ I had a great sore on the side of my leg for about 19 months . It was pretty nasty , and was constantly infected and covered with flies .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
so erm it 's a right bloody case Wonder how they 're getting in ? Just smash the lock , what they do , what , what that cop told us , oh that looks nice Joyce , they just erm get her things , put it on wall like that and then they just start it with wires , but it , that 's what they trying to do with ours , but er they 've either , either been disturbed or erm they , they took theirs , Monday night in all that fog Oh and
Idiom: blaze a trail (used idiomatically: yes)
Buzzards Bellbuoy is certainly a possibility under last year 's hero Jimmy Quinn , and comes from the same stable as Cuvee Charlie ( won five years ago ) . But it is Golden Chip , drawn 24 of 24 , who is put forward as a very serious possibility should the lucky numbers be high . Tough , consistent , and versatile , Golden Chip is effective on all types of ground , held up or blazing a trail . He has forged a highly successful partnership with apprentice Steve Maloney , who led the turf jockeys ' table for half an hour after winning the season 's first race yesterday . The partnership struck three times within a fortnight last July , winding up with a particularly game effort to deny in - form Pickles by a length in a competitive seven furlong handicap at Ayr .
Idiom: first up (used idiomatically: yes)
Pizazz Plus Pizazz Plus is really a collection of three different , yet entirely compatible programs within one box , dealing with screen capture , image manipulation , and printing enhancements . First up , is Pizazz + Convert , a handy utility for converting one graphics file type to another . If you 've ever wanted to convert a. TIF file to a.
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
Pay real costs . Roads at a Crossroads The full title was ' Roads and Wildlife Corridors at a Crossroads ' . Given by John Tucker , Head of Conservation , S.W.T. Thought that bus service from Pontesbury was too poor ( corrected ! ) Transport system decision - making fundamentally flawed .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
People of my generation were brought up to admire the sacrifice of life and happiness for others , the hope that we can live up to what this means in ordinary , dull practice . We wanted , on the whole , to be good , not just through fear of punishment , but perhaps with an element of pride . You may remember E. Nesbit , the great children 's writer and inventer of the family of Wouldbegoods , who were very English , trying to do the right thing but often falling over themselves — or others — when it came to practice . This surely is the basic English policy of helping and solidarity , which took us through the last war and into the first Labour Government and the welfare state . Much of it still remains .
Idiom: free rein (used idiomatically: yes)
Twyford Down is a much - loved , fiercely defended ‘ environment’ close to a city which values its green spaces . It is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty , the exquisite chalk - hill blue butterfly has made its home there and there are Celtic fields and an Iron Age fort . Here , clearly , was a marvellous opportunity to give Pearce 's principles free rein and see what costings they produced . What had to be decided was whether 2.63 miles of the extended six - lane M3 would be tunnelled through the downland chalk or just cut straight through in a deep , wide trench which would obviously make an irreparable mess of the down . Tunnelling was estimated to cost £ 128 million ; cutting a trench £ 36 million .
Idiom: draw stumps (used idiomatically: no)
The row was awful , everyone was shouting at me , while I as umpire was trying to keep my dignity and said " The umpire 's decision is final . " But they shouted , this down so , in desperation and to please them , I altered my verdict to " Both out " . This caused such a burst of indignation from the players that I drew stumps swearing to myself that I 'd never umpire again — and I have n't ! Account of Auxiliary Fire Service bar experiences : January / February , 1941 Written at St Dominic 's School Southampton Road , London , N. W. 5
Idiom: she'll be right (used idiomatically: no)
They sat in the dingy room , with its green painted walls and picture of the Sacred Heart , a tiny red eye of an oil lamp burning in front of it . The smell of disinfectant was acrid . ' She 'll be all right , ' Claudia insisted . And then , because she had spoken quietly to the ward sister , she thought it best to warn him . ' It may be a bit difficult for the baby .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
All this might run the risk of leaving the old hall under - used a hall lined with wood , acoustically marvellous but in danger of neglect . Quite fortuitously early music has come to its aid : Montpellier co - produces all the operatic ventures by William Christie and his Arts Florissants . But above all it is there that René Jacobs 's enthusiastic reconstructions of Monteverdi 's dramatic works have seen the light of day . We 've already had L'incoronazione di Poppea , since recorded by Harmonia Mundi . March say the première of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria , realized by Jacobs with infinite delicacy and exquisite style .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
Not in the circumstances.’ Owen could see it all . The Prince , once again , had scented the possibility of wriggling off the hook . The British had refused to buy the body . Why should he stick his own neck into the noose ?
Idiom: kiss of death (used idiomatically: yes)
Wolves in sheep 's clothing . When bees go food - collecting in the tropics , it 's not necessarily flowers they 're after — for Trigona hypogea , a dead toad will do just as well . The kiss of death . A reconstruction of the prehistoric Diatryma gigantea suggests that this two - metre high bird also had a predilection for meat — in this case , the carcass of an early horse . Friends indeed .
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: yes)
The decision was to retire to a private island and bar , give the mike to Mike Rafter and leave the rest to changing - room adrenalin . Bill ' Running Bear ' Cuthbertson and his braves from Scotland did themselves proud in the semi - final against New Zealand , even better was an untransmittable version of the Highlands ' Haka ' . Yet when the final came around , frivolity — England sang ' Look on the bright side of life ' in response to the ' Haka ' — gave way to an enthralling forward battle with the All Blacks giving way to no - one . They achieved what they had set out to do , and so the thirty - six hour homeward journey would be that more tolerable . Going round in circles — the Scots try to outflank the NZ Haka .
Idiom: show a leg (used idiomatically: yes)
They wanted her to model dresses for next year 's catalogue , and she refused . She 's a Muslim . She does n't want to show her legs . So the bastards sacked her and the appeal tribunal backed them . We think the Writers Internationale should stand up for her rights . '
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: yes)
American silver : New York sales Silver linings A market slow to collapse seems to be on the rebound The American silver sales at Christie 's , on 22 January , and at Sotheby 's on 28 January , seemed to confirm that the last area of the market to give way in the recession was the first to rebound . The Christie 's sale began with the 125 lot , separate catalogue collection of the late attorney James II Halpin , and was followed by a mixed owner sale of 217 lots , included in the Americana sale .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
From fast food to elegant banqueting , all tastes are catered for . In the city centre a variety of quality restaurants provide an excellent business lunch , tasty snack , a whole evening out , or a pre or post-theatre dinner . In the heart of the city , there 's live music while you eat in several restaurants , with a host of restaurants convenient for shops and theatres . Chinatown in Birmingham is close to the Hippodrome area and there are several highly recommended Chinese restaurants there . Birmingham is the capital of ‘ Balti ’ in Britain — a delicious type of Kashmiri cuisine , with numerous excellent Balti houses around the Stratford Road area .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , the contrast between the two men , yesterday 's man and tomorrow 's , could hardly be greater . Those wavering voters who were made nervous by Kinnock 's Boyo Valley exuberance are comforted by the dignified but determined way in which Mr Smith , the Edinburgh attorney par excellence , reassures them that , as it were , not only will they get the house , they 'll get custody of the children as well . Nor is ‘ bottom’ the only foundation on which Mr Smith 's claim to the succession rests : a heart attack may not , on the face of it , appear to be an especially useful item in a would - be prime minister 's CV . It is a measure of Mr Smith 's extraordinarily well - starred political horoscope that it was his quiet , determined recovery from his illness — rather than illness itself — that leaves the more lasting impression in one 's mind . Labour strategists are well aware that , at most , they have just one more chance to ‘ get it sorted’ .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: no)
Suffice it to say that the DTI was the supervising authority for such fringe banks . More recently its inconsistent behaviour over the publication of DTI reports into important City scandals has also raised questions of judgment , undue political influence and its due care to the public interest . Tiny Rowland may have become a bore with his obsession over DTI 's failure to publish the report on the House of Fraser — but on this occasion he is on the side of the Gods . There can be no sense in the DTI 's refusal to publish the House of Fraser report on the grounds that it might prejudice a Serious Fraud Office inquiry when it took the opposite course over Blue Arrow . And while one is busy throwing the rotten eggs , who can forget the duplicity of the DTI over the disposal of Rover to British Aerospace .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
She took it out , not looking at it as she walked into the kitchen , tearing the envelope as she went . Who could be writing from France ? Her connection with France was tenuous to say the least — a fragile link broken long ago . Her mouth twisted wryly ; at twenty - four she should have put all that aside , but it lingered on like a bitter legacy . Just the sight of the stamp had been enough to set her heart beating uneasily and she had to fight down the urge to put off reading the words someone had written to her .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
Flats empty for years are now occupied . Refrigerators , cookers and furnishing materials are sold out . Conservatives and liberals are both having a field day , taking liberties on the assumption that the government is too concerned with avoiding trouble to suppress them . The religious police ( mutawa ) were recently pricked into action by the horrifying sight of Saudi women demonstrating for the right to drive . Since then the mutawa have infuriated westernised Saudis , who prize their freedom to drink whisky in private , by busting into people 's houses .
Idiom: fill someone's shoes (used idiomatically: yes)
But you can not have enough reminding . Your mother , may God rest her soul , your mother in all her born days never once served a hot meal on a cold plate . And if you 're to try and fill her shoes , which I very much doubt you 'll ever do , but if you 're to be even half the woman that she was , may God have mercy on her , then you 'll need all the reminding I can give you.’ From the silence that followed , Ellie gathered her father had finished with her , so she climbed down from her chair and hurried up to her father 's place . ‘ Here,’ she said , ‘ give me your plate , Pa.
Idiom: steal someone's thunder (used idiomatically: yes)
Could be amusing with really personalised stuff on them:- ) Its funny ( sort of ) , Iwas contemplating sending a begging letter to Mr Humphries to see if he could get hold of a shirt for me … I thought it would be cool:- ) Now EVERYONE can have one … steal my thunder a bit , I think the away top with HUMPHRIES on the back will be cool for work:- ) Mark From :
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: yes)
One such is Johnny Coppin . A successful folk musician with seventies band Decameron , he 's collaborated with Laurie Lee , written musical drama , and now released a book of poems and an album of new songs all at once . Previous work centred on his adopted Gloucestershire encouraged the city boy gone west to expand his ideas Male speaker It got my interest going and I went off to Herefordshire , Worcestershire and Mid - Wales and even down to Bristol .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And after that?’ ‘ Except for a three - minute pause in a back - of - beyond , we stop at Thunder Bay for twenty - five minutes at ten - fifty tomorrow morning.’ ‘ Do you know the whole timetable by heart?’ ‘ Emil told me to learn it . He was right when he said the question I would have to answer most was ‘ When do we reach so and so?’ … and if I were a regular waiter he said I would know the answers , even though we 're thirty - five minutes earlier everywhere than the regular Canadian.’
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Criticisms have already been made in chapter 3 of Marx 's tendency to overemphasize production as opposed to consumption , but this was in relation to abstract theory . It is interesting to note a similar problem with attempts to put some of his ideas into practice . An illustrative case may be found in the work and practical impact of William Morris , who sought not only to recognize but also to ameliorate the social and aesthetic impact of the machine , partly under the influence of socialist ideas . Through the emergence of the arts and crafts movement , Morris succeeded in establishing a craft tradition in which the individual could retain some control over every stage of manufacture from design to execution , and thereby gain a far more satisfactory relationship with the product . Unfortunately , because this tradition tended to ignore the problem of consumption , the main impact of this craft revival was to promote a conspicuous handmade image , explicitly separate from the products of mass consumption , and immediately recognized as a quality or luxury product which signified , and thereby helped reproduce , the new moneyed elites .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Now , for the love of god and of Seint John , Leseth no tyme , as ferforth as ye may ; Lordinges , the tyme wasteth night and day , And steleth from us , what prively slepinge , And what thurgh necligence in our wakynge ,
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
FROM OUR CENTRAL AMERICA CORRESPONDENT WAKING up to the rhythms of marimba music on the radio seems a pleasant enough thought . But when Guatemalans hear these melodies in place of the normal morning news , distinctly unpleasant thoughts spring to mind . After years of military rule , they know that it usually means just one thing : a military coup . In the early hours of May 25th , the music played on , until interrupted soon after dawn by President Jorge Serrano , who declared that there had been no coup .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
Taste show on the road The best of Britain 's latest and most complex performance technology has been packed into a unique travelling promotion , developed especially for Guinness . GUINNESS HAS PULLED OUT ALL THE technological stops in its latest marketing drive — and employees were among the first to see the imaginative Taste Sensation before it went out on the road . The inside of two large lorries had been converted into a special effects roadshow that allows visitors to get the sound , sight , taste , smell and feel of Guinness — and win prizes as they go . Just under £ 400,000 has been spent on the equipment , which will visit Blackpool Pleasure Beach , county shows up and down the country and the Southampton Boat Show later this summer .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: no)
He gripped more tightly . ' I 'll tell you , there 's no need for this , I 'll bloody tell you . ' The big feller had struck up the opening chords of his set , the last one of the evening . The noise in the Amsterdam was settling to a pleasant background roar . ' You better bloody had , ' she said .
Idiom: toe the line (used idiomatically: yes)
The Old Testament prophets were devastatingly political and frequently found themselves in trouble for it . Jesus may not have supported a particular party line , but His criticism of the political - religious leaders of His day led to His crucifixion on a Roman gibbet . Since then , many of His followers have been martyred for refusing to keep quiet and toe the ' official ' line . The good news is that the death of Jesus on the Cross defeated sin and evil for ever . He came to bring God 's rule to our world , a rule of justice and righteousness .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
The formula is unique ; over half our guests return — many of them more than six times . They help at boat shows , instruct for a month or two , even join us full time . Lots of familiar faces and hundreds of old friends are helping to develop what has become the greatest range of sailing holidays under the sun . We 're told the brochure undersells ; but we like delivering holidays which are better than expected . Guarantees
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
The clothes she was wearing were the only things in the jogger 's favour : they were ideal for running or fighting . Obviously , we do n't need to walk around in leotards or combat gear all day , but it is suicidal to wear clothes that impede our natural movement . When I see a woman in a long , tight , pencil skirt and high heels tottering down the road , I often wonder how fast she could run if chased . Or whether she could run at all ? As usual , a happy compromise is possible : you can look smart and attractive while still remaining perfectly mobile .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
These soldiers appeared to have been hurriedly buried by the retreating Germans , they had probably died of their wounds . I felt a lump in my throat as I looked down at the first grave , the Balmoral on the cross was torn at the front as if a piece of shrapnel had smashed its way through the badge and into the soldier 's head . At least the enemy had taken time to bury the soldiers , but what a way to go ; dead and buried in a ditch hundreds of miles from home . The soldiers ' families have probably received by this time a letter containing the words ‘ missing in action' ’ . The first few days in Bavant were fairly quiet as far as the enemy activity was concerned , with a few mortar bombs coming over from time to time .
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
FIONA THORNTON - NORRIS / DAVID STEWART Voice over Rehearsals are over , the audience arrives and it 's very nearly the moment of truth for David and Fiona from Wiltshire about to play Blockbusters . They 've been through rehearsals and are ready to go for the big money . Contestant , Fiona , says she 's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
I accused her , wondering why she had let Rickie play such an appalling din at such volume at such a late hour . ‘ We 're just listening to music!’ Rickie was suddenly truculent , twisting off the sofa and dancing towards m ‘ on the balls of his feet . An inch of ash spilt from his cigarette as he raised his hands in a threat to hit me . ‘ Rickie!’
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now.’ He smiled , and there was real , genuine warmth in his eyes . ‘ Although when they first walked in and found you out cold on the floor , they thought you were one of the gang too ! I had a hard job convincing them otherwise.’ Rory giggled weakly , then lay back against the pillows , suddenly overwhelmed by everything that had happened that day , not least by the totally uncharacteristic tenderness in his voice .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Teenagers are fiercely independent , but the risks of being led astray are much greater — drug addiction , unsafe sex or even death from dare - devil exploits . Jacqueline , a mother of five children , aged 0 — 20 , believes in taking firm action to keep teenagers on the right path . ' Both my elder daughters fell under influences that were unwelcome to me in their teens because of school , ' she says . ' My eldest daughter Catherine 's behaviour became unacceptable to the family : she was always disappearing with these friends and coming home in the early hours . ' Jacqueline made it clear that she disapproved and eventually told Catherine to move out .