Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
MPs who on the whole tend to be rather casual about going to meetings organised for their benefit by pressure groups tend to go to the nuclear forum , because it is always well - structured and organised , and because they can then say to constituents who work in either the nuclear industry or the nuclear supply industry that they have been , and still are , taking an interest in the decisions that affect those particular electors . This is no small matter , especially as the civil nuclear issue is coming to the centre of the political stage again , summed up in the slogan — for sloganised it has become —‘Sizewell B’ . At one political meeting last month , I was abused being at one and the same time a pro - Marketeer , an anti - devolutionist , and , horror of horrors , pro - Sizewell ( AGR tendency only , I hasten to add ) . There are various species of Sizewell men — no , in modern political circles , Sizewell people . I belong to the species that believes in replicated nuclear power stations , but I remain obstinately unconvinced by the pressurised water reactor option .
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: yes)
I wo n't take it as meaning too much . He sighed . The best he could hope for was to see Helen a bit while she was on the rebound … but maybe … Mike blushed , thinking of all those stories in his Mum 's magazines which he read secretly sometimes , as though they were dangerous and shameful drugs . In those stories , the girl always discovered that the handsome , flashy character was no good at all , and the plain boy - next - door was really the one for her , and quite handsome , too , if you looked at him properly .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
" We hope to be able to communicate with all our people and to inform them of what we have decided . " The government said that it would consider lifting the state of emergency still in force in Natal , and that it would give immediate consideration to repealing the Internal Security Act . The Pretoria Minute , summarizing the agreements reached in these talks , included a commitment to mechanisms for more direct involvement of the ANC and other organizations in the running of the country at all levels . However , the government did not obtain from the ANC any commitment to end strikes and boycotts by blacks in protest at working conditions . Mandela indicated on Aug. 13 that a statement of intent by the government to implement a non - racial constitution might be sufficient for the ANC to call for the ending of sanctions against South Africa .
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
PhotoSynthesis Caplin & Jeremy I think I came unstuck at the last fence If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip I 'm going off the rails too
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Then one day it dawned on me that I was running scared and it was silly . ‘ I did n't want to become a prisoner of my own fame or become pushed into a corner by success and just sit at home . ’ So he got out and about and the result is a movie , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , which will make him even more sought after . But fans of his macho Dylan in Beverly Hills , are in for a surprise . Luke plays Pike , a young man terrorized by vampires , who is rescued by a FEMALE vampire killer , played by his actress girlfriend Kristy Swanson .
Idiom: play the field (used idiomatically: yes)
He was a handsome devil , clever and presumably extremely well off . The sort of man who could have his pick of women , so why had n't he picked any ? If he was the sort who enjoyed playing the field then she might have understood , but he did n't strike her as being that type at all . In fact , he had admitted as much . No , however much she tried to dismiss what the astrologer had said , the words kept ringing in her ears until she thought she would scream .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
The result of trying to be a valid person has made me prone to depression , agoraphobia , and reclusiveness — for I 'm tired to have to constantly explain my ‘ differentness’ . My main solace is being able to write down ( I expect no instant adoration ) my feelings , isolation , experiences , attitudes , in prose or poetry on paper — a safety valve . I have tried therapy ( male ) which was unsympathetic to say the least ; if I 'd been a ‘ good little Jewish girl’ , and ( later ) the type of young woman that would make ‘ an ideal bride’ I would have been ‘ happy’ . Not a word about how people should have related to me , as a person in my own right . My writing does not condemn me .
Idiom: meet your match (used idiomatically: yes)
He was oddly sluggish and lazy , more like a leery veteran than a horse that had never seen a racecourse . Dennis , who was down to ride work with her on another twoyear - old smiled with open hostility as they made their way up to the gallops . ‘ You 've met your match there , darling,’ he said as Kelly pushed and shoved the colt along , tying to keep him from stopping altogether . ‘ Really?’ Kelly was used to Dennis 's sarcasm and had come to pity his jealousy of her .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
Poetry in motion . And what poetry ! It is larger than life , more real than truth , dramatic and daring , perceptive and flowing , and , significantly , full of paradox and ambiguity . Above all — like the duende itself — he works ‘ from the gut’ and to the gut . Perhaps more than any other man in Canada , he has put poetry on the map — at the centre , indeed ; and fought and argued and worked demoniacally to preserve it there .
Idiom: close shave (used idiomatically: yes)
A comet is like a huge dirty snowball , a mixture of ice and rocks . As it approaches the sun it starts to evaporate , giving off the familiar long gassy tail . Swift Tuttle 's next visit will be in the year 2126 , when at best there 'll be a close shave , giving a spectacular night time fireworks dislay , or at worst , it 'll actually collide with the earth . A large commet hitting the earth would mean catastrophe . Travelling at over 100,000 mph — dozens of times faster than a rifle bullet — it would vapourise on impact , excavating a vast crater hundreds of miles across and filling the atmosphere with scalding steam and rock vapour .
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's exposed , but it 's English to the bone now , nothing can change it back . Just as Poitou and Anjou and Normandy and Gascony , and all those pleasant counties where we 've spent so many foolish months and so much good money are French , do what we will , and will continue French from this on . We may hold them again at a price a hundred times their worth to us , for a few months , a few years at a pinch , but French they will still be , and in the end we must leave go of them . Even Brittany , for all Peter de Mauclerc 's homage to our lord the King . Let him call it an English fief if he will , it makes no difference to the truth , it 's but a word .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
However , when the practicalities of gardening were examined , it was difficult for her to timetable it in . On the one hand she thought she would possibly enjoy a hour 's gardening when she came home from work and that it would help her unwind , but on the other hand her adult children and her husband would expect tea at 6 p.m. The social worker helped her examine more closely the cognitive ‘ roadblock’ to action , and she conceded that she was jumping to conclusions that they would be annoyed with her if she postponed tea until 7 p.m. However , whilst agreeing they might not be annoyed with her , she thought she would feel guilty if she did not start tea until 6 p.m. At this point the social worker introduced the notion of emotional reasoning , which suggests that ‘ feelings of guilt are not necessarily evidence of guilt’ .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
First , it has contributed to rising oil prices . When the United ~ States went to war , oil cost less than $ 25 a barrel , and futures markets expected it to remain there for a decade . Futures traders knew about the growth of China and other emerging markets ; but they expected supply – mainly from low - cost Middle ~ East providers – to increase in tandem with demand . The war changed that equation . Higher oil prices mean that Americans ( and Europeans and Japanese ) are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to Middle ~ East oil dictators and oil exporters elsewhere in the world rather than spending it at home .
Idiom: every trick in the book (used idiomatically: yes)
Dirty tricks of the Tory whipping boys By Nick Craven and Christian Gysin DESPERATE Tory Whips used every dirty trick in the book against MPs planning to rebel over the Maastricht vote , it emerged last night . They were accused of threatening MPs , bullying one to such an extent he was reduced to tears , and bringing pressure to bear on constituency officials to try to persuade their man to change his mind . There were even suggestions that some MPs had been taken to one side and the name of their girlfriends ' mentioned in a threatening manner ' .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Alan Harper by Bill Pierce ROY KEANE 'S British record transfer to Blackburn Rovers was still on ice last night as the Republic of Ireland midfielder decided to delay the announcement of his new club until after tomorrow 's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in Vilnius . And even though big spending Blackburn seems certain to be Keane 's choice , his Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark insisted : ‘ Roy 's going nowhere until we get the £ 5 million at which we value him.’ Clark , who took over at the City Ground from Brian Clough last month and has already sold Clough 's son Nigel to Liverpool , said : ‘ Roy seems to be under the misapprehension that he can sign for anybody he likes .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
One saw the driver talking to and touching Mrs Wilks at the emergency telephone box , the silver car parked near by . Mrs Wilks had been visiting her husband , who was spending the weekend at a Territorial Army camp in the Forest of Dean , where he was a civilian instructor . She had got lost , returning to their home in Ambleside Road , Warndon , Worcester , and found herself on the M50 . Her car started to overheat and she stopped on the hard shoulder . Leaving her sister and her son in the car , she walked the half - mile to the telephone box .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Subject : Pigs out ( was Poll ) Anyone else see Cov v Leeds ( 0–0 ) in Sep 91 ? It was the only match that did n't get any pictures in the Championship video . And last Christmas at home v Norwich ( 0–0 ) was extremely dull . Apart from Bowen ( ? ) missing a penalty , the most interesting thing to watch was snow falling .
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: no)
His reputation as a brilliant , caring craftsman and surgeon has been extensively recorded but he was also a dedicated mentor of nurses , introducing the new Nightingale ward design to the Royal Infirmary and the clinical teaching of nurses on Sunday morning rounds . He was the founder and vice - president of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute of Nurses . He was a strong churchman and after seeing two or three patients on a Sunday morning would go without fail to St George 's United Free church , where he was a senior elder . He was not a prolific writer , but his book Some Notes on Surgery for Nurses ( 1887 ) was dedicated to Florence Nighingale [ q.v . ] , the sixth edition being published in 1906 . His other publications included A Manual of the Operations of Surgery , which ran to seven editions , and articles on scapulo - humeral dislocation and pulsating tumours of the orbit .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
The nursing staff may be asked to collect specimens for special tests ( e.g. 24 hour urine collections ; mid - stream specimen of urine ; sputum ; faeces ) . Nurses who have already worked on medical wards will be familiar with many of these tests . Patients may be admitted to the ward for investigations that need to be carried out under local or general anaesthetic , e.g. the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination under a microscope ( a biopsy ) or the internal inspection of an organ such as the bladder ( a cystoscopy ) . The pace of work on the surgical ward may appear to be extremely rapid . There is often a fast turnover of patients especially if the surgical ward is one which deals with a large number of minor procedures , which involve only one night in hospital or for which the patient is admitted as a " day case " .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Are you constantly having to move things around in your cabinet in order to find what you need ? Are all your cupboards or closets crammed full ? Can you see items on your shelves or in your cabinets which you have not used for at least a year ? Has the size of your household changed since the last time you bought a kitchen appliance ? Do people tend to stand around in your kitchen when they are eating a snack or drinking the odd cup of coffee because there is no place to sit ?
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
And during the war , while the Party failed to increase its own popularity , Hitler could benefit as the focus of a widespread consensus between 1939 and 1941 among the vast majority of the population about the successful course of the war and the favourable prospects for an early and glorious peace . Although in the first war years the Party substantially cut down the number of meetings devoted to ‘ training’ in ideological matters — which had never enjoyed much popularity — and concentrated in its regular work in the localities on trying to fulfil ‘ the popular demand for a more lively participation in the events of the day’ , as one report put it , it was unable to build up much interest in Party work or to enhance the popularity of the local Party organizations . Party members and SA men , who in 1933 had seen themselves as posing a radical , populist alternative to the conservative Reichswehr , now took a back seat and simply provided the setting for the triumphant reception of young officers of the Wehrmacht , heroes home on leave from the Front recounting tales of stirring deeds which had earned them the Ritterkreuz . At one function staged by the Party in Schweinfurt in October 1940 , for example , the local population turned out in force to welcome U - Boat veterans at a recruiting session for the navy , but the same people ‘ were almost entirely missing at the other functions of the NSDAP’ . SD reporters in Lower Franconia referred a few months later to a ‘ tiredness’ with ideological ‘ education’among Party members as well as the general public , and remarked that the winning over of those people who still stood aloof from the Party was ‘ still an unsolved problem’ .
Idiom: nothing to write home about (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh Jesus . What did he do ? ' ' Nothing to write home about , forget it . Ach , Jessica , it gave me the excuse ! Look , I 'm coming up the wall , I 'm rising on the lep !
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
While Israeli public opinion has usually appeared to run well ahead of its political leaders in the approach to peace , it is difficult to see how one could act over their heads . They need to be pushed and shoved into a successful negotiation . What would it mean to go straight to Palestinian statehood ?
Idiom: on the lam (used idiomatically: yes)
Call me , same number , this evening with the details . I 'll come , alone , unarmed , with the stones , wherever . Because I 'm on the lam , make it after dark . Say , eight o'clock.’ ‘ All right,’ growled Zack .
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: yes)
He gave a short laugh , as hollow as his voice . ‘ You 've much to learn . Christ was a fool to die for men . That 's my opinion . What improvement did he make in the world ?
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
InConcert begins shipping this month . AT&T took a stab at this kind of thing awhile back with Rhapsody based on Workhorse out of Dublin . It never got off the ground . Xerox , meanwhile , pride of the office technology set , is trying to wash its hands of its PC - based desktop publisher Ventura because of losses . Informed sources say they started shopping it around last week through Goldman Sachs .
Idiom: live wire (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , could be . I thought of that . I , things keep going through my head every time my head 's like it got this little what do you call it in , one of those erm like a live wire , just keeps going up and down and all the time . I 'm trying to work out why she 's mad all the time , why she 's she 's down on everything . And I ca n't understand her , I ca n't keep up with her !
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: no)
A woman and three children got up from the table as I entered the room . They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table . The old Frenchman motioned for them to sit down and continue with their meal as he opened a cupboard and took out a bottle and two glasses . He joined me at the table and poured out two generous measures of the clear liquid from the bottle . The Frenchman lifted his glass and , holding it out in front of him , spoke one word Churchill .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Nails looked down at his feet , soaked in frayed plimsolls . It struck Hoomey then that Nails did not want to go home , even — possibly — that he wanted company . Why else had he come up to Tucker 's for fags when he could have got them closer to home ? Nails was always roaming about on his own but on a night like this there was not much attraction in it . Hoomey , for a moment or two , was tempted to say , ' Come back with me and we 'll watch the soccer replay on the box , ' but he did not think his mother would approve of Nails — not if she knew .
Idiom: give someone the creeps (used idiomatically: yes)
She 'll come to some harm if she does n't look out.’ Philip 's Mum scattered the oven chips on the baking tray . ‘ This place , it gives me the creeps . If there was just one person I could talk to it would n't be so bad.’ ‘ Wait till we 're in Thirkett,’ said Philip 's Dad .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Do everything you can to avoid mishaps by being adequately prepared but ask yourself again — does it really matter ? Even if everything does go wrong the interviewer will have forgotten the disasters which seem so catastrophic to you five minutes after you have left the room . In the final analysis you are getting nervous and undermining your chances for success because you are frightened of something which really does not matter as much as you are allowing it to . This then becomes further complicated because you get frightened of displaying the symptoms of nervousness and being embarrassed by them so you add another layer of fear and resultant nervousness to the situation . Try to counter nervousness by getting right back to basics .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
Suzanne was modelling the 1992 Gossard Wonderbra — a creation introduced back in 1968 to give even small - bosomed women breathtaking cleavages . For decades the Wonderbra 's charms stayed hidden . But the violet number is expected to be a hit with larger - than - life stars such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue who like to give their unmentionables an outing . Takings are already booming for the makers of the country 's top - selling bra . As Miss Younger unzipped a leather jacket to reveal her matching Gossards , executive Peter Herd said at a London Lingerie Week show : ‘ Our age group has become younger .
Idiom: plain sailing (used idiomatically: yes)
Just remember , when I want you to be familiar , I 'll let you know . Until then , keep your hands to yourself.’ If things were not always plain sailing in her developing relationship with Nicky , her days at Maison de Levantiére were an increasing pleasure for Constance . She could hardly keep her patience if the train was delayed and she arrived late . The hours flew by and it seemed no time at all until she was back on the train , reliving every moment as she travelled home .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What ? Why should I —?’ ‘ Because I made it crystal - clear , right from the start , that I did n't want you here , complicating my life . It 's as though you have to show that you —’ ‘ I do n't want , or need , to prove anything.’
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
rightly observed that the insurers ' main arguments were negatived by Lawrence and concluded , at p. 286 : ' I am fully conscious of the fact that in so concluding I may be said not to be applying Reg . v. Morris . This may be so , but in the light of the difficulties inherent in the decision , the very clear decision in Reg . v. Lawrence [ 1972]A.C. 626 and the equally clear statement in Reg . v. Morris [ 1984]A.C. 320 that the question whether a contract is void or only voidable is irrelevant , I have been unable to reach any other conclusion . I would therefore dismiss the appeal . Bingham L.J. , when considering the meaning of section 1(1 ) , attached importance to the omission of the words ' without the consent of the owner . '
Idiom: with bated breath (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I am going over to Stone later on to change our Mother 's accumulator . Give you a lift in the side - car if you like.’ Yanto waited for a reply to his offer with bated breath . Selwyn 's eyes lit up with pleasure . ‘ I ant bin on a motorbike since the Great War .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Back in Ephesians in the first chapter in in verse three , see it 's easy for us to say , well what a lot of stupid people they were ! Why on earth did n't they go in and possess the land ? Well they 're not quite , well , they were stupid , but the thing is , we ca n't always point the finger at silly people , because we 're silly people as well . There in Ephesians one three Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ . And then , like the children of Israel , if only , we go around saying , if only God would do this !
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
Its representatives could not understand the peculiar reaction they got form the French whenever they produced their business cards . it took some time before it was explained to them that the French pronunciation of GPT sounded just like ‘ J'ai pété ’ which , as all you Europhiles no doubt know , means ‘ I have broken wind.’ Marks & Spencer also came a cropper in France when it launched its yoghurts over there . Now that the contents of everything have to be described in great detail on the packaging , they duly told the French people that it contained preservatives . The yoghurts were an unexpected success , for the real translation of ‘ avec preservatif ’ is ‘ with condom’ .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
In fact she is looking forward to it.’ The sad fact is that the greater the need , the less outside help is usually available . Though it may be possible to get professional or voluntary back - up for a few hours a day or a few days a week , an old or very sick and disabled person needs constant nursing and supervision round the clock . In these circumstances , the back - up resources are not there , and care for the carers is also needed . If the demands of caring are not beyond them and the statutory and community support is available , other carers ‘ stay the course’ .