Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: talk dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The man is a prat,’ said Chico . ‘ Language,’ said Harpo . ‘ I 'll tell mum if you talk dirty.’ ‘ What an ugly little sucker,’ said the Anti - Rex . ‘ I do n't think there 's room in the lift for all you old pals,’ Jonathan smiled hideously , ‘ we 'd best go up other ways.’
Idiom: clean as a whistle (used idiomatically: yes)
On the middle pitch , with its grain as fine as sandpaper , you will be hard pushed to find a single loose hold . I checked carefully and did n't find one . A steep , wall as clean as a whistle , without a scrap of vegetation . While the first and last pitches are pleasant , it is the steep , sustained middle section that elevates this route to a climb of memorable quality . A combined series of moves that give it a keen cutting edge ; an experience to be remembered and savoured ; a problem that takes both skills and nerve to solve .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
A Euro Sabbatical MUNICH – Under substantial external pressure , the eurozone 's crisis - hit countries are , at long last , bringing themselves to make painful cuts in their government budgets . Salaries are being slashed and public employees sacked to reduce new borrowing to a tolerable level . And yet , competitiveness in Greece and Portugal , in particular , is not improving .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
When the war is over , everyone will be put in prison … Everyone will have to wear a convict 's uniform . At the most the academics will be entitled to wear checked trousers instead of striped ones . ' The others disagreed with Modigliani 's pessimistic vision of a grey and uniform post - war world . Léger insisted that a new approach in art was necessary .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: no)
The invaders captured towns and villages in the Southern and Eastern Provinces , killing hundreds of people who refused to help them . Since then , the rebels and the armed forces of Sierra Leone have been locked in combat . As the government forces recaptured towns and villages , the army reportedly held ' kangaroo courts ' and executed anyone suspected of joining or assisting the invasion force . Villagers were asked to point out rebels and their supporters . If these suspects could produce no witnesses to vouch for them , they were taken away and shot , usually in public .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
Clacton SAC secretary Mick Wenham will be running the Junior Open Fishing Festival at Clacton on Sunday April 18 . Fishing is from 10 am to 2 pm and open to any junior up to the age of 15 . Entry is free and there is £ 100 up for grabs with the overall winner receiving the Roy Tongue Cup . The winner in the age group up to 11 will take the Bill Marples Cup and the 12-to-15 age group winner will take the Ron Gibbings Cup . To book your peg telephone Mick Wenham on ( 0440 ) 712794 ( home ) or ( 0440 ) 702972 ( work ) .
Idiom: put up or shut up (used idiomatically: yes)
Forty fifty sixty seventy four eighty ninety five is n't it ? Pay up and shut up . Put up or shut up . Where 's my bubby ? When you think Liz Taylor 's had eight bloody husbands .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
The richer , drier East has a much longer growing season than the poorer West . Within this general pattern there are local variations ; the west coast of Cumbria and Scotland , for example , is particularly affected by the warm Gulf Stream and thus has mild , wet winters , and , within the hills of the North and West , are pockets of strong land and areas of much lower rainfall . By and large , however , the best arable crops are grown in the South and East whilst the North and West are devoted to livestock rearing . Hill farming The rugged mountains and moors of Scotland , Wales , and the West Country are too steep and wet to grow good arable crops , too poor for dairying , and the grazing season is too short for fattening beasts .
Idiom: bundle of joy (used idiomatically: yes)
WARRANT ' Cherry Pie'(CBS ) THIS BUNDLE of joy is currently the second - fastest selling album in America , behind George Michael 's ' Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 ' . Warrant are the definitive MTV rock act . ' Cherry Pie ' is adolescent band slang .
Idiom: have a cow (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yes , mostly yes . Mm . So you did you just have cows or did you have any other animals ? Oh no . Just the cows .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Got any problems ? Something you want to get off your chest ? Anything going on in the outdoors which interests , irritates or simply makes you laugh ? If so I 'd like to hear from you . I 'll do my best to answer any questions on the outdoors and to let you have your say , so there 's no time to waste — get scribbling now .
Idiom: there's the rub (used idiomatically: yes)
Lewis contented himself with saying that it was the race that would decide who was the best . ' I felt that Ben panicked in our race in Seville , ' Carl said , ' and if someone is with him at sixty metres then I think he is vulnerable . ' But there was the rub , for Ben had , according to many , the most explosive start ever in athletics ' history and being with him at the three - fifths point in the race was , apparently , beyond the powers of the sprinters gathered in the Stadio Olimpico on this hot August day , Lewis included . As the eight finalists finally got to their marks , the anticipation was high in the stadium , the tension heavy . Johnson exploded off his starting blocks with more than his usual ferocity , and by ten metres there was daylight between him and the remaining seven .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
Apathy is an extreme feeling that we no longer have control over our lives or the things that sweep us along . It makes us play dead . We just give up and go through the motions and we let our negativity harden inside us . We put things off until we feel more like doing them , until we have more energy . However , doing them would make us feel better and re - energize us !
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
She accepted more coffee , pushed her chair back and looked sombre . She lit a cigarette and looked at me . ‘ Would you do me a favour ? I hate to ask.’ ‘ Of course,’ I said .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Players’ heads dropped too quickly . ‘ With hindsight , we should have sacked Gray earlier and given Hankin another six games in charge . But we hoped all the time we would turn the corner . ‘ Hankin has the same qualities and enthusiasm as Little . Results have not gone in his favour in the short - term , but I believe the club will have a job holding on to him in the future .
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
Commitment , or a ‘ go for it’ attitude as windsurfers have termed it , is perhaps the most essential ingredient of all . When you have a high level of commitment your attention is focused specifically on what you 've chosen to do and the way you 've chosen to do it . You can not be tentative or apprehensive in your movements ; you have to throw caution to the wind and ‘ attack’ a manoeuvre with the objective clearly in your mind . Mobility Funboard sailing , by its very nature , requires more agility and suppleness than is needed in light winds .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: no)
for most of his life he has been stuck with a reputation for finding the Goons funny , but nothing since that era . Far from it . He and Diana attended the gala opening of Barry Humphries ' show , Back With A Vengeance , in aid of the Royal Marsden Hospital , and both were in hysterics . In it , Humphries plays his outrageous Australian creation , Dame Edna Everage , and Prince Charles kept slapping his knees with merriment and rocking with laughter . Also , at the Gala Night of a Hundred Stars evening at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton , a mime artist came on stage and found himself struggling with a sticky audience .
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
She gazed back at him in thoughtful silence for a moment , and shook her head doubtfully . ' I do n't know … he 's a free agent , and he has confidence in you . At a pinch , he might very well feel safe enough in going ahead with what he 's doing , and leaving all the rest to you . Supposing he got excited about some new discoveries , for instance … ' ' During the winter months work would be at a standstill .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
That one down the bottom Mummy I do , I do done me Hang on , let me just do this game on card No let me just finish this game
Idiom: sink or swim (used idiomatically: yes)
What Honey and Munnford found is that people learn in basically four ways , the first of which is is the activist . Now what they 're saying is that , what they said is activist action learn best when they get the opportunity to experience new sort of problems , situations , opportunities when they 're doing something quite new when they 're sort of involved in very much you know here and now activities when they 're sort of like business games , exercises , role plays , team tasks that they can sort of get you know really get involved with themselves then there 's lots of action and they 're quite short and sharp , so can move on to something else . Activists also like being thrown in the deep end they quite like the challenge of being thrown in and sink or swim and learn from the experience , rather than actually talking about too much and then a little bit of action later . Activists like things which involve other people as well so they like team work , they like team activities , they like discussion groups they enjoy the sort of bouncing ideas off other people . Activists also like they love the opportunity in training to have a go but they do like getting involved , they like a action .
Idiom: fit like a glove (used idiomatically: yes)
I wanted a Phazer . ' The board I 'm going to make for you will be a masterpiece ' , Michael said . ' It 's going to fit you like a glove . You see , I know what you 're like . So I know what your board should be like .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
The NHS is sufficiently large and self - contained to have its own interpretation of commonly used words . For example , until now , ' budgets ' have meant a slightly different thing in the NHS to the meaning a businessman would attach to it . In the NHS it has meant allocations , based on last year 's money usually updated for inflation with additional funds for anything new . Practice was a long way from the standard understanding of the concept of budgets based on explicit workloads and levels of activity . It is not just a matter of learning new acronyms ( a formidable enough task ) but appreciating differences in meanings and expectations rooted in its characteristics , without being captured by them .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Dad died one year before the Second World War , 1938 . We were glad he had not lived to see four of his sons in Army and Air Force uniform . For this surely would have broken his heart — he loved us so much . Brother Carl To Carl we owe so much .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
Interestingly , those who see him regularly , fret that he is a bit too ready to chip ahead ; unnecessarily reluctant to take on his man ball in hand . As to Wayne Proctor , there were those who would have gone for the former Welsh hurdler , Nigel Walker , though , heaven knows , Proctor , the fastest player in the side , was himself no mean athlete in his schooldays . Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . He , after all , was a member of an unbeaten Edinburgh Academy XV as a 15-year - old before devoting himself to athletics en route to becoming an international sprinter . Michael Rayer has given the selectors so little excuse to drop him , has been so sound in all aspects of play , that he has consigned possibly the most dangerous prong of the Welsh attack to the replacements ' bench .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
But Travis McKenna had put paid to that by being particularly vigilant . She was swamped by a wave of impotent anger at and violent dislike for the man whose dogged persistence bordered on persecution . Because of him she had had to waste valuable days sightseeing , all the time aware of him breathing down her neck , and conscious that Lori had an extremely low boredom level . So it had proved . It had taken her precious time to track down the people Lori had stayed with , only to discover , when she arrived , that Lori had flown off to Caracas .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
I want to tell dad , that I have finished . Well tell , tell dad then . Can you write me a story which has words that I can manage . I can write you a story sunshine , but will you finish your mouthful ? Do you want some more tea Phil ?
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
New scheme for disabled drivers SOME disabled people may qualify for a new parking facility which means they could always reserve a space outside their home . The Department of Environment will give the green light to parking bays for certain disabled people . A box shape of broken white lines is painted on the road outside their home with the word ‘ Disabled’ marked in large letters . The bays should ensure other motorists visiting the street will avoid the most convenient parking space for a disabled resident .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
In the third chapter of his second letter , the apostle Peter predicted that a time will come when people will poke fun at the ‘ blessed hope’of every true believer , the promised and eagerly awaited personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ . They will shut their minds to the certain fact that judgment is coming and they will live as though all things will continue without change or interruption . In the course of his writings Peter refers to two mighty ‘ acts of God’ recorded by Moses in the book of Genesis . In verses 5 and 6 Peter makes direct reference to the flood of judgment which came upon the earth in the days of Noah and at the end of the preceding verse 4 he writes of how the scoffers will say that ‘ all things continue as they were from the beginning of the CREATION.’ It would certainly damage the apostle 's prophecy of future judgment of the world by God if he were found to be making reference to events which were only myth and legend .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
Morgan amid the flood of red ink submerging the likes of the Chase Manhattan : that 's Morgan 's reward for going against the swine in , of all things , its conservatism . Yet the banking Brits , too , chose to ignore the lessons of previous fiascos and bankers on both sides of the Atlantic are now trying to recoup by exacting most onerous prices : thus breaching another first principle . It 's a hoary one at that : the higher the interest , the greater the risk — which , of course , cuts both ways . But the risk - taking borrowers have compounded their danger by other stupidities . Two Phillips & Drew analysts , for example , have just shown how Coloroll ‘ created’ its 1988–89 profits by writing off the goodwill on the Crowther carpet acquisition — the very buy that broke its back .
Idiom: for donkey's years (used idiomatically: yes)
Did you take supplies and things as well then ? Mhm . I took our tin of bread across for donkey 's years . What happened in the days before freezers I mean well like going back to this you know when folk did n't have power . Things would n't have kept what you would have had a totally different kind of eating habits ?
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
When furious Mia confronted Allen , he admitted taking the photos — but DENIED having an affair with Soon - Yi . Confronted The family friend told how the photos came as a body blow to 47-year - old Mia . She said : ‘ Mia found them several months ago . It was obvious they were taken in Woody 's apartment .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
There are stabs at the mysterious menace of ‘ Skin Deep’ , the trashy pop wonder exemplified by tunes such as‘Nice In Nice’ and the arty decadence of ‘ Golden Brown’— and they all sound like little more than well - executed pub rock . Things are hardly helped by new singer Paul Roberts , who delivers almost every track in overblown , melodramatic tones that are downright hilarious . The Stranglers started going downhill when they took to releasing piss - poor cover versions as singles . This album , surprisingly enough , is as terrible as its title . THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS
Idiom: sit tight (used idiomatically: yes)
In Istanbul , a universe away from any front , telephone calls now often go unanswered , bills are left unpaid , business life is affected . One anxious socialite complained that five of her dinner invitations had been cancelled . The Turkish people are sitting tight , watching the skies and CNN . Boots , boots , boots FROM A CORRESPONDENT IN DHAHRAN
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
Kylie wrote regularly to the Riddifords and also her great aunt , Dilys Evans , a sprightly 80-year - old who still worked as a waitress in the town of Maesteg . The family loving superstar even organised a secret gathering of the clan in Bath in October 1988 , booking Dennis , Joan , Dilys and Dennis 's sister and brother - in - law Nancy and David into the luxurious Beaufort Arms Hotel for a night . Amid tight security , Kylie and her mother Carol , along with a posse of security men , took a day off recording to spend a day in the country with her relatives . A month later Kylie also made sure that Dennis and Joan were in the audience when she appeared before the Queen Mother at the Royal Variety Performance . The generous niece even booked the couple a £ 200-a - night room at The Dorchester so they could enjoy the show at the famous London Palladium .
Idiom: out of the running (used idiomatically: yes)
The second German Formula~1 racer , Heinz - Harald Frentzen , is also out of the running ; his Sauber ~ Ford ran off the track in the 32nd lap .
Idiom: presence of mind (used idiomatically: no)
Son of a head of ideology on the Communist party 's Central Committee , Legasov became a chemist and rose rapidly to become deputy head of the Kurchatov Institute of nuclear science — and a friend of the powerful . When the accident happened at Chernobyl he was at a party meeting in Moscow . He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision - taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four . It was he who recommended that the fire be extinguished by dropping sand mixed with boron and lead on to the reactor . Four months later it was Legasov who led the Soviet delegation to the Vienna conference on the disaster , and it was the forcefulness of his opening five - hour speech that established the conventional wisdom about Chernobyl : that it had been caused by human error among the operators , that the measures taken to protect the population had been adequate , and that the Soviet Union had nothing to hide .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
He is wet and hungry , but also tired . And so is she . They cry themselves to sleep , he behind his wooden bars and she on the big sagging bed . The peeling wallpaper , damp - stained and stinking of mould , decorates her dreams . She awakes to the sight of mildew spreading beneath the window - sill .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Dobbs said : ‘ As far as I am aware the BBC want to do the sequel , and even as I speak they are discussing potential script writers.’ A BBC spokesman said last night : ‘ We have not ruled out entirely a possible adaption , but there are a number of unresolved factors.’ Art Sales : When the bank pulls the plug Michael Gillingham tells how he is making a comeback after the dreaded telephone call By MICHAEL GILLINGHAM
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
we play the groundhog with the crossbow and as soon as it comes out you just fire a ball of string , yeah , and that way it ca n't fall down cos you 've got it might be better to use like just wait on the edge of like a or something like that the other groundhog just hangs out there , it ca n't go back down in its hole . You are seriously twisted . I think it 'd work .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
I would say from personal experience that the most debilitating stress is the stress brought about by fellow staff , particularly if a person is living in the residential situation . The video does not have a lot to say about stress brought about by sexual harassment but it does rightly emphasise the importance of professional workers leaving their personal problems at home . But for colleagues who have illness in the family or marital troubles , this is easier said than done . The video emphasises the need all staff , but particularly young staff at the sharp end , have for positive feedback . They need to know that the onerous tasks they are performing are done correctly and are appreciated by line managers .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
Mhm . then if you went again in the autumn you you ge you get er fifty pounds ' worth of vouchers or something , yo you go half price . It 's one of those con things like they tried Well like our holiday they , they go Yes .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
It was obvious that not all these people could have come from the upper classes . Their women were often plain and horsey . Nan was in the running for that kind of life , and Emily would do everything in her power to get it for her . It had not been hard to persuade Brian to come up with the fees for university . In his sober moods he was inordinately proud of his beautiful daughter .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: no)
At some stage in their lives they decided they were going to be a winner not a loser . Instead of saying , ' I ca n't do that ' , or ' I 'm no good at that ' , they switched to ' I could have a go at that ' , and then , ' well they did it , why should n't I ? ' Today I want you to turn that corner and change from a feeling of ' I 'm never going to do it ' to ' I will do it ' . DAY 11 Did you feel more positive about your future when you woke up this morning ?
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
Short hair is strictly forbidden for me not only because of my culture , but because of my lesbianism . This , incidentally , is viewed as a serious , punishable defect . If I was living in Mauritius , the time I could spend in jeans would be restricted , as young women seldom wear trousers ; the punjabi dress , with its tight - fitting trousers , is acceptable , though . As most of the older women wear saris , they consider fashionable clothes to be unnecessary and irrelevant , and ca n't understand the desires of someone like me , who wants to dress in a fashionable manner in the Western world . Shopping with my mother is a tedious experience , producing little or no results .
Idiom: in the fast lane (used idiomatically: yes)
Following their advice , Noddy soon learned how to corner in the wet , and how to recover from even the most dramatic skid . CHEQUERED FLAG After a hectic day on the circuit his owner would watch as Noddy returned to the pits , his face showing the strain of a life lived in the fast lane . Once indoors the dog would collapse in front of the fire , there , perhaps , to dream of the day when he 'd swap his flea collar for a laurel wreath , and his water bowl for a magnum of champagne with which to shower his adoring fans ! Things , however , came to a head one day when a veterinary surgeon on his rounds , in a regulation Volvo estate , was alarmed to see Noddy tearing towards him on the wrong side of the road , in hot pursuit of a Transit van .