Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
In one 10-year period from the mid-1970s it rose from just over £ 30,000 to nearly £ 250,000 , and analysts calculate that in 20 years -when all the men it was specifically designed to help will be long dead — it will be worth well over £ 1 m and increasing in value at more than £ 100,000 a year . Yet , the Labour MP Jeff Rooker claims , there have been examples of Royal Warwickshire prisoners of war seeking desperately needed help who have been given as little as £ 25 , while many more have been means - tested and found ‘ unqualified’ for even basic financial assistance . There has also been malpractice in the past by officials administering the fund , he claims , in which thousands of pounds were used to foot the bill for regimental social functions . This was privately admitted by senior officers who took over the running of the fund two years ago , and after an inquiry by the Charity Commission more than £ 3,000 was repaid from regimental funds . Mr Rooker , MP for Perry Barr in Birmingham , discovered the existence of the POWs Fund in 1976 and publicised it in the Midlands .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
The plea came after a child broke his leg after falling out of a tree at St John 's School in Cherwell Heights in Banbury . Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a company in the Old Station Yard at Bicester . An acre of grassland and 100 railway sleepers caught fire but now have been put out , however the rest of the building is understood to be on fire . The new headquarters of the actuarial education service have been officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Oxford . The service has been relocated from London to Mafier House in Worcester Street .
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
So you can have a week 's holiday for Have you got the kit ? Well , I 've got boots . I have n't got skis , though . You can hire them .
Idiom: neither here nor there (used idiomatically: no)
God ! Our house when we were wee day - before - payday pan - haggis was neither here nor there so I well mind the time high tea was a glittering vision of a teetering cakestand and our snottery noses at the pane well and truly up
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
As she was being examined , Diana 's teacher noticed the empty bed . The game was up . It was not just Diana who had to face the music but her parents as well . They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode . Secretly Diana 's parents were amused that their dutiful but docile daughter had displayed such spirit .
Idiom: pearly whites (used idiomatically: yes)
Thor is going to live with Derek 's family in Warrington . DES — our very own bundle of cheek from the Arabian Desert . As Dogs Today readers know , poor Des has had buckets to cope with in his short life and can be a bit free ‘ n’ easy with his pearly whites . Anyway , Des looked stunning as ever tonight , handled by former army pal Dave Forster , but was still a little , um , unpredictable . The look on the face of the Dog World supremo Mike Boulding , urged by the photographers to squat as close as possible to Des , was priceless .
Idiom: Jekyll and Hyde (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Please , señor , it 's my two hundred dollars that 's been stolen but I do n't want this . Please.’ In one movement el Capitan swivelled round and sat on the edge of the table , all sympathy and charm , as if there had been no smudging between the polite and the brutal : Jekyll and Hyde , the line was easily crossed . ‘ We have so many robbers here,’ he repeated , ‘ so many . And you 're leaving tomorrow .
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: yes)
if they allow industrial sites to become something else . I do feel on the question of whether we are bringing people into the Harrogate area or catering for the needs of the residential population . The District Council 's argument is in danger of going round in a circle . Catering for the resident population appears to be include catering for the population that will come into the town in order to do the new work that will be brought to the town by their policies . The he s Mr Allenby said , the resident populating includ including inward migrants .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , I mean it 's , it 's definitely tax driven . I mean erm , Anglia talked er , talked to me anyway as Chairman of B Sky B erm , before they , before they did the write off and it 's , it 's just tax driven . So you 're right at the head of the pecking order ? Pardon ? You 're right at the head of the pecking order , when the cash generation starts you 'll be first in line ?
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Exemption from pesticide regulations From D. W. Lancaster In reply to Dr Coates ' letter ( Chem . Br . , 1991,27 1006 ) , of course I approve of the purpose of the Control of Pesticide Regulations ( 1986 ) and COSHH regulations , but it is a ridiculous consequence of the regulations that chemists are deemed to be less well able than commercial fruit growers , for example , to understand that the chemicals involved ' have the capacity to be potentially lethal if wrongfully mixed , applied and handled ' .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
Phil Andrews was in command of Valiant two years later when Filden I was again intercepted and found to be attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cigarettes . This time the wily Belgian was not on board and it was never proved that he was behind this particular incident . Back on Venturous , Phil Andrews again hit the headlines in the early days of the pirate radio ships when , during a routine patrol off the Essex Coast he decided to speak to the Caroline to ascertain if bonded stores were carried . At that time there were no instructions laid down for dealing with the radio pirate vessels and , although this particular vessel was outside territorial waters , there was no reason why a cutter should not make reasonable enquiries from vessels in close proximity to our coast . Unfortunately Phil had unwittingly chosen a bad time to clash with the pirate radio vessel .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
To cause trouble . ' ' You 're a boy , you are ! ' she said . Together , by getting their fingers in the rat - holes , they managed to tug up a few feet of rotten chestnut boarding , tindery at the edges . Quickly they built it into a pyramid over the torch . They watched the flames begin to lick through it , then turned and hurried up the spiral stairway towards the battlements .
Idiom: off the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
Keiser ( 1978 ) reviews the selection and training of conference interpreters . He maintains that because of the highly complex activity , interpreters should be highly educated and already fluent . The basic examination should consist of:(a ) an interview with frequent switching from language to language;(b ) an improvised short speech in the first language on a topic chosen at random , to assess general knowledge;(c ) non - technical information in one language to be rendered consecutively in a second language;(d ) translation from a text off - the - cuff . These tasks are meant to be stressful and to show how well the student can use the languages in difficult circumstances . Unfortunately this constitutes only the assessment of a candidate 's suitability for entry to an interpreters ' qualifying course .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
The reason for that failure can be summed up in one word : ‘ Next’ . ‘ Next’ and its ilk — the new wave of bright , white , high - tech clothing emporia — are where the shoppers are in a generation which has suddenly realized it has arrived . This generation was the heart and soul of the caring years : they marched for the National Abortion Campaign ( NAC ) against White and Corrie ; they got their picket line bruises at Grunwick , their degrees from Cambridge , Keele or Warwick . Their collections of fading lapel badges are as much a history of bloody and defiant campaigns as those of any old soldier . Their uniforms were the practical donkey jacket , the denims , and the comfortably sturdy boots in red , yellow , bright blue or green .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
With another man.’ CHAPTER NINE Penry held her in a loose , impersonal embrace as her tears fell thick and fast , bitter and scalding enough to cauterise the wound in her memory . At first Leonora 's body convulsed with shudders as she wept , but little by little she grew quieter . In the warmth of Penry 's arms she came face to face with the truth , survived it , and after a while she detached herself from the comforting embrace , accepting the box of tissues Penry passed to her before resuming his chair .
Idiom: cloth ears (used idiomatically: yes)
Hey , this is what it 's all about . A year later , and Nirvana will headline the 1992 Reading Festival , their staggering rise , post - Reading ' 91 , making them obvious contenders for the prestigious Sunday night slot . Like many before them , the Seattle trio had used a lowly billing at the traditional August Bank Holiday beano from which to launch an assault on the cloth - ears and closed minds that run the pop establishment . It 's been a popular strategy ever since The Rolling Stones played the small marquee at the 1963 National Jazz Festival in Richmond — the event that subsequently mutated into Reading — and provoked scenes of hysteria as hundreds of excited youths abandoned the main arena and jostled to catch a whiff of this liberating new air , leaving a bewildered Acker Bilk tootling his way into the footnotes of history . But despite Mick ' n ' Keef ' n ' more besides , and playing an important role in shaping Britain 's nascent youth culture , it is but recently that Reading has once again become the only place for any self - respecting hep cat to pitch a tent during late August .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
' Oh no you do n't , ' said Subba Row . He got together with Clyde Walcott , a happy refereeing choice for three Tests in England this summer between England and Pakistan , and they ruled that the rule called for 90 overs to be bowled every day , and the allowance for wickets would only be taken into account for fining purposes when each side 's overall rate was calculated at the end of the game . If only the English attempt to legislate against slow over rates was backed up with a different small - print . Take the large type first . The Board have upped the fines in the Nat West Trophy and the B&H Cup from the previously meaningless level of £ 100 per over not bowled by curfew time to an escalating scale ranging from £ 220 in the first two rounds to £ 330 in the quarter - finals , £ 660 in the semi - finals and … wait for it , £ 1320 per unbowled over in the final .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Harry 's Bar divines it DRINKERS in Harry 's Bar elected Bill Clinton as president well before polls closed in the US . American citizens voted in the mock election at the Paris watering hole over the past two weeks . Results announced in the bar last night gave Clinton 389 votes , George Bush 341 and Ross Perot 88 . Since 1928 , Harry 's clients have got the result wrong only once .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
There are however problems with that approach of how much do you dry the salts , for example . Depending the amount of drying concerned actually alters the composition of some salts . For example magnesium chloride holds water within its crystal lattice and if you dry it that water comes out , but as it comes out it also strips out the chlorine as hydrogen chloride gas for example . So that would be one salt whose actual nature and therefore weight and therefore your measurement of salinity will vary depending on the degree of drying . Carbonates will combust at relatively low temperatures so if you dry your water in an oven you may find you 're actually burning off some of the carbonates .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
Padang is one of those communities . Just to its northwest , in Banda ~ Aceh , 160,000 lives were lost in the 2004 tsunami . Now , geologists say , the fault that triggered that tsunami is most likely to rupture farther south , putting low - lying coastal towns like Padang , with a population of 900,000 , at high risk of a major earthquake and tsunami within the next 30 years . In Banda ~ Aceh , the tsunami killed more than half the city 's population . In Padang , according to an estimate by the director of the city 's disaster management office , a similar tsunami could kill more than 400,000 people .
Idiom: jockey for position (used idiomatically: yes)
The DLP won the general election on Jan. 22 , 1991 [ see below ; pp . 37955 - 56 ] . 1990 OVERVIEW The knowledge that a general election was imminent saw all political parties jockeying for position during 1990 . Support for the DLP had declined since its 1986 victory under the late Errol Barrow , and the forthcoming vote was seen as a key test of confidence in the leadership of Sandiford , Barrow 's successor , whose stewardship of the DLP had been marked by factional fighting . On Oct. 15 , 1990 , in the run - up to the general election , Senator Gertrude Eastmond resigned from the DLP and the Senate , claiming that the country was " heading for disaster " .
Idiom: stand up and be counted (used idiomatically: yes)
What the right - wingers are saying is that we will have the trade unions ' money but we will not give 'em the right to vote . Well I say to them , they can go to hell . I 'm a Socialist , i but it 's a swear word now , well I am proud to be a Socialist so I will stand up and be counted . We support the views arrived at by the C E C , we should be proud of our title the Labour Party and shout from the hi highest rooftops where we live and work . The media campaign mentioned yesterday should be put in into operation immediately .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Perhaps it 's just that we do n't have enough of those long , thin granite cracks . Yet climbers appear willing to put an inordinate amount of faith in a long line of brass nuts and then show surprise when they pull like a hot knife through butter . Lowe ball-nuts have been around for a while and they are one of the best devices of this sort that I have used so far . The principle is a simple one . A semi-circular wedge is moved up and down an inclined groove in an aluminium nut , with a trigger .
Idiom: from the cradle to the grave (used idiomatically: yes)
Both the RSC and the environment committee also felt that the formation of a single environment agency covering Scotland as well as England and Wales deserved serious consideration . Duty of care 1 April 1992 saw the introduction of the government 's new Duty of Care regulations under which most companies who produce or handle waste will become directly responsible for its safe management from ' cradle to grave ' . In response to this BFI Wastecare has produced a leaflet , Don't end up on the wrong side of the law , which outlines what will be required of these companies under the new regulations . Free copies are available from Tony Butterfield , BFI Wastecare , Packington House , Packington Lane , Little Packington , Meriden , Coventry CV7 7HN .
Idiom: for keeps (used idiomatically: yes)
His vomit was streaked with blood . He looked down at it with a horrified surprise . ' Why should n't the girl do something for her keep ? God knows she eats enough . She can act with my puppets up on my stage .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: no)
According to a study by Goldman ~ Sachs , France would have to depreciate by around 20 % relative to the eurozone average , and by about 35 % vis - à - vis Germany , to restore external - debt sustainability . The ECB and the international community – particularly the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund – have tried to deal with the crisis by replacing the dearth of private capital with public credit . The ECB shifted its refinancing credit and money creation – to the tune of € 900~billion – toward southern Europe and Ireland , as measured by the Eurosystem ’s Target balances . In doing so , however , it put itself in peril , because the only way to implement the shift was by lowering the collateral requirements for refinancing credit . To a large extent , this collateral consisted of government bonds .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it wrong to try to change YOUR PARTNER ? Many of us try to improve our other halves from time to time— perhaps you wish he were tidier while he would prefer you a little slimmer . But will this harm the relationship in the long term , or is a bit of criticism good for you ? Judith Leggett had told her partner Patrick Cartan , 32 , yet again , that she did n't like his awful checked shirts . But , as before , he did n't take any notice .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: no)
' One of the most exhilarating things to have happened in English Theatre ' . ( The Observer ) Cheek by Jowl was founded in 1981 by Nick Ormerod and Declan Donnellan — a partnership which has recently been called ' the most exciting in British theatre today ' . ( The Independent ) In a remarkably short time , they have established an outstanding national and international reputation .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
But damn them . He felt like a hanger - on , a toady . Damn everything , being born in a far colony , being cursed to cruise round Europe , to be on the edge of everything . He would not chase , that was demeaning . They could come to him .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: no)
All order became lost as the battle opened out and a struggling press of men fought for the ramparts , the rooftops , the alleys between buildings . They slipped on the blood - slicked cobbles or tripped on the bodies that choked the ground . And above the flames of burning houses rose up to drown out the moonlight and rush hot air into their streaming faces . Where were Luib and his men ? Riven had time to wonder .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
I was , however , to have the last word . I worked the committee hard and fast , and overtime too , cutting down on the lunch break and carrying on late in the afternoon . We completed the agenda with time to spare and set about the ‘ European’ items with a will . The most important one in my opinion was the accredited representative 's right to append a dissenting minority attachment to the official report , which is now happily enshrined in Annex 13 as paragraph 6.11 . It only has the force of a recommended practice whereas I believe it should have the full force of a standard , but at least it is there and perhaps in the fullness of time it may attain higher status .
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: yes)
Besides what happens if Rocky goes and then Strach gets injured , who do we have as cover in the midfield — Hodge , he 's hardly played much first team footballer and his whilst his goal scoring skills are fine he is not in the same class as Rocky or Strachan . My preferance would be to play either Strachan and Rocky together with Speed in the Batty role , this would give him the opportunity to go forward if required plus utilise his good ball winning skills or if i had to choose between the two I would pick Rocky providing he was fit . Having said all this I can see Wilko selling him almost imediately — this was his reaction when Scumtona started making waves last year — nearly a year to the day when he sold the scum the league . Wilko for England — please ! CHris
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
He and Russian President Vladimir ~ Putin announced a number of agreements and then traveled to Durban , South ~ Africa , for the fifth “ BRICS ” summit , where they joined with the leaders of India , Brazil , and South ~ Africa to announce the creation of a new development bank that could challenge the dominance of the World ~ Bank and the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund . The five leaders ’ speeches referred to a shifting world order , and Xi said “ the potential of BRICS development is infinite . ” It looked as if the BRICS had finally come of age . Three years ago , I was skeptical about the BRICS . And , despite the recent summit ’s apparent success , I still am .
Idiom: throw the book at (used idiomatically: yes)
Suspended from duty , the police gave him an internal trial . Coetzee was found guilty of currency smuggling , telephone tapping and disclosing official information . In short , they threw the book at him . Above left , Almond Nofomela , Coetzee 's constable was involved in torturing Japie Myponya , above right , to get information on his brother , who was in the ANC . Myponya was then shot .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
and you 've got a friend . oh no , they 're gon na think we 're rigging it now the way Jimmy goes , Jimmy goes understand why you always take the piss out of me for my voice Yeah he does does n't he When I 'm round Jimmy I right Kevin .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
Margo is preparing the tapes for my mind workout . ' Rainforest'turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of'Ocean ' . For good measure , Margo throws in some Mozart and something called the Gyuto Monks , described as a Buddhist Tantric choir whatever that is . ' Those guys are really intense, 'says Margo . ' Whenever I hear them I feel real uplifted . '
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
In order to minimize waste quantities , raw materials will be delivered in reusable big bags in the future instead of the paper or plastics sacks normally used up to now .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
6 . There have been renewed rumours recently about Macca going to Italy anybody know anything about this ? Mark I feel the same , extremely pissed off at Wilko . He seems to like getting rid of the crowd pleasers , look at his history Cantona last year , Vinny a few years back , John Sheridan before that and now Batty . It 's fuckin typical , just when we were on a role , our most important player is out for 6–8 weeks and his next in line is sold .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
Is there anybody we know that 's any good at tuitioning ? Oh , I come back from of private lessons but I just really ca n't get a grip of it . No , I meant just sort of somebody we know What would we have to do ?
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: no)
He seemed to inhabit his own world , set apart from them ; and Ruth hardly remembered it had once been her world too . But now , looking out at the gusty darkening waste , she did remember . In the old days she and Adam had often come to Starr Hills ; it was lonely , with no one to shout ' Crazy Demdykes ' after them , and they 'd played intense , obsessive games of treasure - hunting amongst the junk . But it 's just a foul old tip , Ruth thought ; why do we still have to come here ? Adam had disappeared two days ago .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
He explained to us , through Wong , that the participants on the course at Peking would be teachers from various Institutes and Universities in Peking , that there were 27 of them , and that they would be divided into two groups , to whom we would each ‘ lecture’ alternately every morning . He also said we should be asked to give a few extra lectures , to a wider group of comrades , viz . teachers who did not have the opportunity to attend the course full time . He placed the course in what was , to our minds , a very reasonable perspective , saying that we were here to teach our particular specialities , but obviously there would have to be give and take , in that we would adapt ourselves to the students ' needs , and they would adapt themselves in turn to the sort of thing which we felt capable of teaching . In fact , this is how the course has turned out . He also explained to us that our stay in China had been planned so that we should spend 4 weeks in Peking , and 3 weeks in the other three cities .