Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
When Newcastle won the Fairs Cup there was a song that began ‘ Some call us Newcastle United , most call us the kings of the land , and here 's to Bobby Moncur , the Fairs Cup in his hand … ’ More often than not , the wags would plunder the current pop songs . There was a harmony to the tune of the Small Face 's song Sha La La La Lee which began ‘ Shalalala - MacNamee.’ The reply would be something like : ‘ Who the hell is MacNamee?’ and then the roar : ‘ The greatest centre half in history.’ Mighty Quinn , made famous by Manfred Mann , was changed to Mighty Wyn as a tribute to Newcastle 's leaping centre forward , a Kinks ' song was amended to ‘ What are we living for , to see Sunderland in Division Four’ and who can forget ‘ Half - a - sixpence is better than , Arthur Horsefield?’
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
The sting is in the tail . Those who bemoan the weakening of the governmental role of parliaments are not only failing to bear English history in mind where Parliament never had that role , they are forgetting continental history as well . One of the fundamental principles on which the present day French and German constitutions are based , as will be seen later , is the need to preserve governmental stability and executive initiative in the day - to - day running of government . The IIIrd and IVth Republics in France collapsed because of their chronic instability : the average life of a cabinet in the IVth Republic was less than seven months , while under the IIIrd Republic it had been nine . The Weimar Republic suffered the same fate : ' not only the total triumph of Hitler , but also the more moderate anti - parliamentarians of de Gaulle can be attributed in no small degree to malaise about the discontinuity in the politics of parliamentary governments ' .
Idiom: grist to the mill (used idiomatically: yes)
Between the tournaments and all that smiling at the cameras , one wondered how they found the time and the energy to do all those things that the popular press said they did . Graham Fearnley continued . ' They were , of course , both clients of Martinez , and all this free publicity was grist to his mill . They also both had long - term contracts to play Downton equipment worldwide . But the Kane Corporation in America badly wanted them both to endorse their products and generally to revive their image .
Idiom: blow someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The writing was a weird mixture , because having gone through The Beatles and The Stones , Mike and I were very influenced by the blues era . Going round seeing people like Peter Green — I followed all the early incarnations of John Mayall around — was just a fantastic experience at that time . ‘ There was a guy at school who had a 12-string guitar and the sound just blew my mind , and so I got one . After that point , I started to write some much more original stuff and we began to find a style of our own.’ How old were you when ‘ From Genesis To Revelation’ came out ?
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I think you 'll probably be able to . Yes . Bearing in mind you 're looking for colour and . It 's possible to use all the items . Keep in mind one quarter .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Not much help to you , I know , but why should I fib and say I walked in ? It 's pretty good knowing someone who lives and works on a big Highland estate if you want to sort out your attitude to the big debate on stalking and access . Ted and I will never see eye to eye about his clients , whom he likes , respects and positively enjoys dragging over hills to bag stags , whereas I loathe these numbskulls who think killing is ‘ sport’ . Ted 's killing is of quite a different nature . Far from being sport , it 's his job to keep herds in check and make sure these ‘ sportsmen’ do n't leave an animal wounded and in pain from their hopeless attempts to shoot it , and his respect for living things is acute .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
RICK SKY HAMBURG - based DJ Alex Christensen has spent three years restoring a vintage Cadillac . Alex , leader of dance band UB96 , at No 18 with Das Boot has invested £ 8000 in the car , and says : ‘ I bought it on the spur of the moment after spotting it in Los Angeles . ‘ It took years to get it roadworthy . The trouble is it only does ten miles to the gallon.’
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
Okay . Erm . I 've still drawn a blank as far as recording is concerned but I will be to my father . I 've asked for about three hours my contact in Liverpool . Right .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
so I should , er , that should have set the precedent , I get paid for it this year well you got paid for your contracts , they let your contracts through the last time er , then , so that 's at least , well in fact that 's more than sufficient , I should get paid more than six hours because I 've been working on the students , on the disabled games all day Friday mm and probab er probably Thursday morning as , as well , so I 'll probably have Thursday , Friday maybe Saturday , well , oh I should have , because by working on the games Thursday morning , that 's another three hours , that 's , brings me up to , twenty eight , yes twenty eight er er thirty one and er , I 'll , I 've got class top contacts time in the , in the afternoon , so that does n't count , Friday I 've got class , a two hour class , but er , tt , I 'll be working outside , in fact that class will be cancelled that day , so it 's er , so four hours that 's thirty six er , Saturday forty two , Tuesday erm tt , oh that week I 'll have a six for Wednesday er nine Thursday er twelve for Tuesday another twelve , plus the evening twelve , plus two , plus another six , that 's eight and a half , eighteen , another eighteen hours
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Lesson one : history is not memoir . The emphasis of The Climbers , like Bonington 's career , is on the Himalaya . But first he takes us on a brisk trot through lesser ranges , principally the Alps , from Balmat on Mont Blanc to the many feats of Mummery and beyond . The episodes related at any length , alas , are mostly very familiar , and available , dare one say it , in a number of other easily accessible books : the terrible saga of the first ascent of Eigerwand ( liberally intercut with Bonington 's reminiscences of his own exploits on this wall ) , or the carnage exacted by the Matterhorn on Whymper and party . Bonington also takes repeated swipes at the 19th century climbing establishment as represented by the Alpine Club , glossing over in the process the AC 's extraordinary and valuable role in the exploration not only of the Alps but the greater ranges .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'd been talking shit . ' I like rock music ; something with a good thumping beat to it . ' Greg mimed it with his fingers on the edge of the table and looked at Rose . ' You like it , too . ' She understood the sexual implications of the mime and hoped her grandfather did n't .
Idiom: Jekyll and Hyde (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White - headed petrel , whose wing - powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet - like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem:— a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession.’ On 24 February 1839 Gould arrived in Sydney . The town , a jumble of Jekyll - and - Hyde contradictions , did not impress him . At the time , Sydney was essentially a centre created around a convict population , yet eager to assert its status as the commercial and cultural capital of the continent . rand public buildings of polished stone blossomed out of a mulch of mud huts and rough timber yards ; chain - gangs laboured in the streets to clear tree - stumps and wagon ruts , while ladies paraded by beneath their parasols .
Idiom: lose face (used idiomatically: yes)
UNESCO can take away the award if the standard of care drops . Conservationists feel that if the nomination is accepted , they would be able to argue that any new ski development would make UNESCO take the accolade away . No government likes to lose face like that . There is one brighter note , though . Scotland 's two government - backed countryside bodies , the Nature Conservancy Council and the Countryside Commission are being amalgamated under the chairmanship of Sir Magnus Magnusson .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Hold on , Bill . What about Tony Asmar ? I ca n't just leave him high and dry either . We got a shit - load of stuff coming through about the hostages.’ ‘ I know , buddy , but this is more important .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Birds are back with a bang WHEN it was first screened in 1989 , Birds of a Feather ( Sunday , BBC1 , 8.20pm ) caused outrage , not because of the language , but because viewers had never heard women speak like that on television before . But the public took to this comedy of two sisters going it alone while their husbands are in prison , and now it is watched by an estimated 12 m viewers . In this week 's episode , the first of a new series , Sharon creates her own ‘ big bang’ in Chigwell , making her and sister Tracey homeless . Late one night she forgets to turn off the gas after heating up some left - over mutton vindaloo , and a loud explosion rocks the mansion as Tracey 's beautiful designer kitchen goes up in smoke .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Working in Navan As I struggled with my heavy bag at Navan , a strong old man ran to help me . We wobbled down the road holding a handle apiece . A few readers may remember that I had long ago arranged to spend two days drawing cartoons for children in the Navan shopping centre . That was the reason why I had left the Dublin coach in County Meath , before reaching the city .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
The engine seemed to be complete except for the obvious loss of the reduction gear and its housing . Unfortunately , Ted 's small workshop was crammed full of other assorted engineering tackle and as the arrival of a larger workshop was imminent we decided to sheet the engine side down outside until the new workshop was erected . Foul weather with squally winds put paid to an immediate start on the building so it was several months before the engine strip - down could begin under the new roof . By this time the engine 's real state was becoming apparent . The external peat had dried up and blown away , revealing no sign of the oily protective film that we thought so obvious on its arrival .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Versions for Windows ~ Ç95 and Windows ~ NT are in the pipeline .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Tropical species often use open sites , under a branch or even a large leaf . The common European wasp favours a cavity — a tunnel dug by a field mouse or some other small mammal , a hole in a tree , or a warm place in the loft of a house — and there she fixes a stalk of paper to a point in the roof . On the lower end of this , she constructs a small group of downward - facing cells in each of which she lays an egg . These , when they hatch , provide her with her first work force . Soon these young wasps are also busy , chewing wood , producing paper and building cells in which the queen lays more eggs .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
In a communiqué broadcast on Jan. 17 the leaders of the Medellín and Cali drug cartels , under their assumed name of the " Extraditables " , announced that they accepted the " victory " of the government of President Barco in the five month " war " waged between them [ see p. 36844 ; 36889 - 90 ; 37119]and would end their hostilities , release their hostages , cease drug shipments and surrender weapons and explosives , in return for constitutional and legal guarantees which would respect their rights and allow them to return to their families and communities . However , the determination of the drug barons to avoid extradition to the United States on drug charges was generally considered to have been the major factor behind the offer to surrender . Their initiative was thought to have been in response to an open letter published on Jan. 15 under the signatures of three former Presidents , the Archbishop of Bogotá , and the leader of the left - wing Patriotic Union Party ( UP ) , which had offered them the prospect of " society 's support … for less rigorous treatment " by the government if they released the estimated dozens of hostages they had seized over the previous two months and stopped drug trafficking . Barco , although widely rumoured to have been involved in the drafting of the open letter , stated on Jan. 19 that the war against the cartels would continue in order to " assure the final success of the government 's policy " . On Jan. 22 the Medellín cartel released its fifth hostage , Alvaro Diego Montoya Escobar ( the son of the General Secretary of the Presidency Germán Montoya Vélez ) , kidnapped on Dec. 17 , 1989 , as proof of its claimed intention to achieve a peaceful settlement with the government .
Idiom: peed off (used idiomatically: yes)
She was doing a tapestry thing . I 'm a little bit erm concerned with our Darrell . Yeah oh I think he 's just peed off with his father . or Yeah but it just st strikes me he 's losing perspective of who 's doing what for who .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
' No , no , please . I 'm not going to leave you in the lurch . Maybe we could have a word in the afternoon , Robert . I 've got a new toy I want to show you . ' Gooseneck shot him a warning glance , but Sunil shook his head and said , ' No , do n't worry .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior shadowed the march from the sea , unloading a wind turbine to join a display of alternative energy equipment set up amid a cluster of marquees and caravans on what was then a rolling green field . The only disturbance came when people tried to stop the police arresting a protester for smoking dope , ironically whilst the training session in ‘ nonviolent direct action’ was still in full swing on the beach . ‘ We felt we were creating the antinuclear movement from scratch , says Pete Roche , now an editor of SCRAM 's bi - monthly Safe Energy Journal , first published at the time and an invaluable guide to the growth of opposition . The somewhat carefree atmosphere of this event was dampened a few months later when the Electricity Board 's contractors prepared to start work on levelling the ground for the new power station . Supporters of the Torness Alliance , committed to frustrating the building plans , had occupied and refurbished a derelict cottage on the edge of the site and renamed it after the local Half Moon Bay .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
No - one was watching . She moved closer , and tried to listen . ' If it 's a problem , ' Charlie was saying , ' get the kid to lend you a hand . ' ' It 's no problem , ' she heard Josie say . ' And I want her left out of it . '
Idiom: clear the decks (used idiomatically: yes)
Do away with the brutality of the ' cat ' , but keep the birch , which may hurt , which will not injure and which will bring ridicule on the person who receives it . V With corporal punishment abolished as a judicially imposed sentence , and capital punishment diverted , at least for a time , to a committee room in Whitehall , the decks were cleared for the first real post - war scrutiny of penal policy and methods . The need for reappraisal in the 1950s was underlined by accumulating evidence that rising standards of material prosperity , education and social welfare had not been matched by any corresponding decline in offending . On the contrary , the high levels of crime recorded during the war years had been maintained , and in several categories increased .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's the matter of the moment really , you just fling them into a roasting tin do n't you and put it in the oven ? And that 's alright if you 've got a Rayburn but otherwise you have to start Yes , start from scratch . heating it up , mm . Now when I was away staying with my cousins
Idiom: talk dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A what ? ’ ‘ A strumpet … that 's a lewd , wanton , unchaste woman who —’ ‘ Yes , I do know the dictionary definition of strumpet , and I love it when you talk dirty,’ he growled , his eyes glittering with wicked amusement . ‘ But I rather think my modest , high - minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description.’ ‘ Really ?
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
BSDI is also getting ready to expand its distributor base . SOLBOURNE ENDS DIRECT SALES IN EUROPE Following a decision earlier in the year to scale down its workstation business,(UX No 368 ) Solbourne Computer Inc , Longmont , Colorado , has pulled the plug on its direct sales operations in Europe , claiming ‘ lack of business.’ The decision can only fuel speculation that it is suffering badly in the heat of an overcrowded Sparc - compatible marketplace that it once had to itself . The firm quotes the recession and increased competition as reasons for its departure and describes its European sales division , headquartered in Swindon , Wiltshire , ‘ as no longer appropriate.’
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Through binoculars I could tell that it was part of an animal , and I could see it gently moving as it breathed . I stopped the boat and drifted as near as I dared . The otter either heard me or got my scent , because it suddenly looked up , then stood up and moved out of sight round the other side of the rock . It was an otter such as I had never seen before , with this all - over fawn coat . There have been occasional sightings of albino or part albino otters in Shetland and , because this was a big animal and looked a bit‘grizzled’ round the muzzle , I thought it was probably a very old dog otter .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
The moral of these cases is that journalists can not avoid liability for defamation merely by avoiding the naming of names . Any story which carries the imputation of discreditable conduct by somebody will be actionable by a plaintiff who can show that at least some readers would recognise him as the person being criticised , or that the facts in the story necessarily imply such an allegation against him . An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . When an Australian newspaper alleged that Kerry Packer had " fixed " the result of a cricket match involving the West Indian team , its captain ( Clive Lloyd ) was entitled to damages even though he was not named in the article and had not been playing in the particular match . The " ordinary reader " would infer that the " fixing " had involved the team as well as Packer , and that the captain of the team would have been party to the plot even though he had not played in the match .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
THE Antrim and East Antrim encounter was a hard fought game with both teams going all out for vital points , particularly East Antrim , struggling at the bottom of the league . East forced two short corners which proved fruitless and likewise Antrim had a similar fate . The mid - fielders ruled the roost up to the interval , but after a scoreless first half the Antrim team showed great dominance . They failed to break the deadlock from two well hit out short corners but East Antrim strikers Colin Black and Gary Hamilton explored every avenue in search of gold which never came . Antrim got their welcome break in the 63rd minute from a hotly disputed penalty flick in which Leslie Allen 's conversion landed in the back of the net to spell doom for East Antrim .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
There was no sign of her clothing , a mini - skirt and brown jacket . A woman with a blond plait was seen getting out of a car with a man near the canal upstream of Sharpness . The police want to talk to that couple , as well as other groups ; 5 youths seen in the docks , 3 people near a small white car , and 1 man with a dark hatchback car . Seven years after the Americans bombed Libya , a veteran peace campaigner has been arrested while protesting at the airbase used for the raid . Ann Scott was taken away by Ministry of Defence police after cutting a perimiter fence .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
You 've got to count your words when you 're playing the recorder . One thing I would say , it 's very difficult to put over , is to get over , of the part you 've paid back it is , it is You 've just , you 've just got to ask , ask his opinion , is it important to you that you get a return on the money that you invest with us , yes ? Or do you feel comfortable making decisions about where you 're investing your money , or would you be happy for somebody else to do it ? Either way you could offer him
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Or so it should be . Alas , the new rules apply in fact only to those countries that are not world powers . The UN ’s Human Rights Council would not have dared to put Russia in the dock for razing Grozny , Chechnya ’s capital , or China for brutally suppressing the people of Tibet and the Muslim Uighur minority . In her first visit to Beijing , indeed , US Secretary of ~ State Hillary ~ Clinton made it clear that when it comes to China , order and stability take priority over human ~ rights . After all , she explained to a European colleague , one is not supposed to abuse one ’s banker .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
Cud play to win at all times and no mistake . THEN AGAIN , the good natured Leeds mob have every reason to feel both happy and competitive . Their second LP , ‘ Leggy Mambo’(on Imaginary ) , is everything that dedicated Cadets could have wished for — and then some more . Roping in XTC guitar technocrat Dave Gregory to tweak the dials , ‘ Leggy Mambo’(shortened from its original handle , ‘ Leggy Mambo Gold Top Copy’ ) is an engaging , colourful pop offering that sounds shockingly mature in places . ‘ I do n't know about maturing so much,’ jests William .