Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
If this induces a feeling of unease in you such that you start routinely checking the concrete around the foundations of inferences drawn from social science data , so much the better . Your job , however , is to mend any plausible cracks you observe — to do a better survey , measuring and controlling important new variables — not to walk away from the edifice declaring it to be a hazard . Be sure to remember how poor lay reasoning about causation is : not to even try to collect the data required to test a hypothesis about the relationship between smoking and lung cancer would be to leave the doors open only to those who jump to conclusions on the basis of a sample of one . Those of you who have been fingering your calculator buttons anxiously can now relax : the excursion into philosophy is over , and we return to the nuts and bolts of describing patterns in batches of numbers . But take with you the lessons of this chapter .
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
I remember arguing publicly with one of these French intellectuals who thinks of everything in terms of politics and he was attacking me and I said , ' Do you think art reflects reality ? Do you agree that something that is n't there ca n't be reflected ? ' He played right into my hands and I then said , ' There is no such thing as political theory in Ireland , just different gangs that compete with each other and reward their followers if they win and punish those who did n't vote for them , if they lose . ' The notion of there being any form of political theory in Ireland is absurd . I always voted for the person I thought less crooked because I did n't , and do n't think , there is much difference between the parties .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's also the point that customising the way your Windows display looks is easier than fiddling with ANSI screen commands , which is exactly where WAGWIN comes in . What it provides is a fairly full selection of windows BMP files , all neatly packaged and ready to be loaded as wallpaper on your desktop . There 's a by - product , in that the images can also be incorporated into documents , including , strangely enough ( he said tongue - in - cheek ) , BoP , not least because the two programs are from the same stable . However , by - products are by - products , and we ought to concentrate on its intended use . Installing A DOS install routine takes care of the process of copying the files and expanding them into your Windows directory .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
Shoppers creche that must er , registered . What does registration mean ? It means that when you go along to the social services , register and it 's above board children 's work that you are doing . But they have a right within the law to carry out , to check all persons who are offering help in caring . And registration may be denied anyone who has been convicted of any certain types of offense .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
They were eminently suited to the work and knew their ship and its equipment well enough to keep things going which also suited the administration at Headquarters . So there was no reason for crew reliefs except in emergencies , especially as the working season was only for the summer months . Yes , they were quite an elite band of brothers , but it was possible to break into the circle , and eventually by a stroke of luck and a bit of help from one of Vincent 's crew who took pity on me , I managed to get a short spell of leave relief on HMRC Vincent . The crew member who befriended me was an exRN Officer Phil Andrews , MBE , one of nature 's gentlemen . Subsequently we became lifelong friends , sailed many miles together and shared many adventures .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
The argument attacks the position that Marxism is crudely materialist in regarding theoretical , political and ideological practices as determined by the economic base . Apart from the inherent implausibility of this claim , Althusser argues that if Marx were to defend it he would be vulnerable to the very criticism which he made of classical economy . For just as Marx , when faced with the problem ‘ How does man make his history?’ replied with another question , ‘ How is the man who makes history made?’ , so the proposal that the economic organisation of a society determines its superstructure should prompt us to ask how the base itself is determined . The parallel between these questions is , in Althusser 's view , matched by Marx 's answers . Just as Marx criticised the suggestion that we could found a theory on universal human needs , he now rejects the idea that we can introduce an independently defined notion of economic practice and use it to explain other aspects of society .
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: no)
Now they are a mess as well . The ruling by the European Court that the British law does not break EC rules leaves the whole business in chaos . It always was going to be a mad situation , though , as long as the Government carried on taking the coward 's way out by leaving it to the judges in Luxembourg or the Eurocrats in Brussels to sort things out for them . The desire for Sunday trading is now obvious . Supermarkets and stores which open on the seventh day are doing a roaring trade .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
Hollywood had learnt that attractive and in general successful people were better prospects than unrelieved drabness . When the Exhibitors Herald described The Song of Life ( 1922 ) as being ‘ an appealing and forceful story of life 's drab realities’ and in particular of ‘ the dull existence of a track laborer 's wife’it was complimenting worthy endeavour rather than laying the foundation for a blockbuster . When in the same issue the journal reviewed Why Men Forget we are reminded of just how many social melodramas there were for this film showed a Socialist spokesman being discharged from a factory and ‘ denouncing wealth in no uncertain terms’ before inheriting wealth and marrying a society girl and finally deciding to return to the poor folk from whence he came . ‘ May interest those who are concerned with the laboring man and his problems’ was the critic 's judgement but he also added that ‘ the trite story , the indifferent performances of the unknown players and the lack of new and interesting situations are an almost insurmountable handicap’ . The movies had moved away from the slums .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The CSA 1985 is a complex piece of statutory craftsmanship , and all of its provisions do not directly concern us . We will , therefore , focus on only a few aspects , namely : primary insider trading , secondary insider trading ( tippee trading ) , tipping , and counselling and procuring others to commit an offence under the Act . A concise statutory definition of insider dealing is not offered in the CSA 1985 , but conduct constituting insider dealing may be said to exist where : an insider deliberately deals as principal or agent on a recognised exchange in securities of the company in question on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss . The point at the very heart of anti - insider dealing legislation is the prohibition on the use of valuable information . The law is called upon to distinguish between information which may be legitimately used to make a stock market trade , and that which may not .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: no)
Rainforest negotiations reach impasse in deadlock over debt Negotiations between government representatives for a treaty to preserve tropical forests , due to be signed by world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED ) , have reached deadlock . The G7 nations began pressing last year for international laws aimed at protecting the world 's forests , but North and South have remained divided over should foot the bill . The bulk of the world 's rainforests , 97 per cent , are located in 27 developing countries . The debt owed by these nations totals $ 630 billion — about half of the developing world 's total debt .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Conferences solemnly debate the environment but the environment is not just about the North Pole or the ozone layer . It 's about what 's happening in our everyday lives , down the street , round the corner , including , and especially including civic art and architecture which , above all , could relate to the real lives of the community . Cities have to have green belts but they should also have green hearts . Percentage for Art and the people behind it believe it 's time th the time has come for art to go on the offensive . Art is green .
Idiom: no rest for the wicked (used idiomatically: yes)
' Now , Kokos , ' says the pin - stripped hammerhead , ' as for you . There 's a dinner meeting at eight in Suite 1607 , and Lil particularly wants you to attend . ' No rest for the wicked . But if I 'm going to let myself be bored to death , at least I can do it right here in the comfort of the hotel . The door of Suite 1607 stands ajar .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
What do you think to the board game on the back ? Oh , I thought it quite witty actually , yeah Miracle Squares I think there 's a lot of thought gone into it you know , it ca n't be easy to re er to , to just dream up a game erm , I like the one about you go to the last supper and the waiter spills soup on your trousers , the waiter , ha tell you else about the Marx brothers an'all , the waiter is er the king of Snowdonia and it 's Groucho Marx , the , they 've got this massive hall , and er these big steps leading down into it you know and as , as they 're coming in there 's somebody at the top and Ann says who 's , who 's walking in and they walk down the stairs you know and Mr and Mrs and the king has you know and he says oh the king Snowdonia is about to arrive , he should be here any minute now , he should be here dead on this time you know , he gets these big fanfare trumpets up da , da , da , da , the king of Snowdonia , and there 's nothing and all of a sudden it flashes to Groucho Marx and then he 's in bed with and , and they do it about four or five times , you know , the king of Snowdonia , welcome to see and all the bugles going you know all of a sudden he appears in the middle of the picture he says oh I 've come through the back door Yeah do n't know how many films they made do you ?
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
You ca n't get your weight behind it . But I had to delay him while we disappeared . Now to see if he is true to form . Over the radio we hear him snorting around , and we get too much scratching from when his jacket material rubs against the mike , but in less than half a minute he emerges onto the main road . He looks like a night - shift worker who 's just woken up .
Idiom: licence to print money (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet to win the big audiences that would attract advertising , the companies had to spend large sums on attractive programmes . The result was a near disastrous first year . The smaller , regional companies , that filled the gaps in the system between 1957 and 1962 , escaped this traumatic experience and were able to enjoy what Roy Thomson , owner of Scottish Television , unwisely described as a ‘ licence to print money’ . The Television Act intended competition between ITV companies , not just between ITV and the BBC — which was what effectively developed . Fraser assumed , indeed , that the government would by degrees allocate frequencies such that more than one ITV station would be able to broadcast in a given area .
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
Just the ticket … campaign to save our libraries . Hogging the limelight … top award for wildlife video . And streets ahead … Bonnie brings a touch of magic to a Broadway favourite . Cancer breakthrough … researchers identify rogue protein .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
All of us ! ' He gestured to his whole staff who dutifully fell in behind Rebecque and the Prince as they spurred away from the crossroads towards the south . The Prince waved happily at a party of soldiers who drew water from the stream , then twisted in his saddle to shout at Sharpe . ' I expected to see you at the ball last night , Sharpe ! ' ' I arrived very late , sir . '
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
Oh he 'd pay fifteen hundred for you ? What Or or he 'll knock it off the price if you want to . Oh . Well that does n't
Idiom: fight tooth and nail (used idiomatically: yes)
We are not prepared to stand by and let schools in areas that we represent get closed or re - organised or whatever , at the expense of small village schools , which should be re - organised , or re - rationalised before schools in large urban areas . We will not take the brunt of the district auditor 's reduction in surplus places . It has to be done evenly across the board , in the rural and urban areas , or else we will fight every tooth and nail to make sure that we , our schools that we represent do not suffer . And I give that clear warning . The Labour party in this county , values the role of small rural schools , but we are not prepared to see urban schools suffer to make sure that urb , rural schools are kept open for the sake of being kept open .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Durance was surprised . ‘ You also saw it there?’ ‘ Benedict Joseph showed me , the night we all had supper on board.’ ‘ I suppose you noticed it bore no signature.’ She wished she had done and admitted she had not .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
As my fellow chairmen will recall , I even mentioned that it was not a matter of knowing whether one was for or against the Tobin tax , but of whether one dared to hear what the Commission and the Council thought of it . It is not a lot to ask . I therefore repeat the proposal that this oral question to the Commission and the Council should be retained so that we can find out , once and for all , the positions of these two bodies regarding the proposal which is relatively modest but which would give a clear message to public opinion , particularly after the tide of feeling generated by the failure of the Seattle ~ Conference . We shall proceed to vote on the PPE - DE ~ Group 's request that the oral question regarding the capital tax be withdrawn from the agenda . ( Parliament rejected the request , with 164 votes for , 166 votes against and 7 abstentions ) .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I need a johnny fast , got one?’ ‘ Christ mate , of all the bloody times,’ Billy 's angry voice left the rest unsaid . ‘ My jacket , hanging on the wagon . They 're in the side pocket . Now bugger off will yah.’
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
The journey Jenkins - Burton took was epic . The odds against him were all but unimaginable . How many millions similar to him have given up the ghost of ambition or had it driven out of them ? If you are moulded by a place then for him that place was a bleak black valley in Welsh - speaking South Wales , the trenches of the industrial battleground . He never lost the pride and pleasure in the tales of his deep , working , glittering - tongued Welsh past .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Pool wants to learn its secrets . Concentrate on finding the box.’ Britta filled her mind with thoughts of grey blankness , and kept her finger on the button she had pressed . ‘ I have n't found it yet,’ she said . ‘ But I 'll keep looking.’
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet it remains that , for the first time in 15 years and since the controversy over abortion , opinions are divided so haphazardly that traditional political alliances have ceased to operate . No sooner had the Minister of Education , Lionel Jospin , stated that the scarves could not be a motive for excluding the girls from school than the teachers ' union , traditionally close to the Socialist Party , called him a traitor and 50 of his deputies signed a petition publicly disaffiliating themselves from his line and asking for his resignation . They found themselves rubbing shoulders with right - wing MPs , the same who in 1984 organised a million - strong demonstration in support of private schools and for the right of the parents to choose , and who today declare themselves staunch supporters of the state secular education system . Mme Mitterrand 's support of the girls , in the name of respect of religious cultures within the bounds of secularity , brought an angry reaction from French feminists . Along with four other intellectuals , including Regis Debray , feminist writer Elisabeth Badinter signed an open letter to Mr Jospin , saying that the scarf is a symbol of Muslim women 's oppression and warning him not to capitulate .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
Once on the slab my boots failed to bite . Maybe I was on some damp lichen . Shifting my weight left on the layoff to get a better grip I pulled again . Still no purchase and it was beginning to look like all or nothing . Desperate now , I pulled a third time , and a third time the boots slipped .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
Julia 's soft heart had been touched by Minnie 's grief , and she was prepared to be friendly with her , but Carrie was adamant . ‘ I want nothing more to do with her,’ she said . ‘ I tolerated her while Ma was alive to keep the peace for Ma 's sake , except for the past few months , but no more . You do what you like , Julia , but I 've had enough of her.’ ‘ But it 's a terrible thing to be out of friends with your own flesh and blood,’ Julia mourned .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Empathy is a more robust feeling and response . In being empathetic one is recognising the other person 's feelings , and one 's own answering response , but not being swamped by either . Symbolically the worker has one foot on the edge of the bog , reaching out to hold the hand of the person trampling in it , but the second foot of the worker is on firm land , to help pull the person out . Relationships need more than empathy . They also need warmth and genuine regard ( Rogers , 1967 ) .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
In selecting scholars , preference is given to projects which further the cataloguing of the Turner Bequest , but proposals of any related subject are considered . Application forms to be returned to the Tate Gallery no later than 19 March . Past and current Turner scholars have worked on Turner 's drawing papers , Turner and the Rhine , Meuse and Mosel , Turner 's lectures on perspective , and vignettes engraved after the artist . Exhibitions The ' Century of Titian ' at the Louvre
Idiom: spit it out (used idiomatically: yes)
It tasted like a privet hedge . Seconds later , I had a mouthful of pulverised leaves . I spat it out and tried again . This time , I took a more substantial amount . After positioning the wad in my cheek I sat around waiting for the hit , feeling smug with my new - found anthropological skills .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: no)
‘ One part which has been spoiled by people taking short cuts is known as the Devils 's Staircase . It 's a steep , zigzag path up a mountainside . People cut corners , creating new tracks and damaging the land . So , rather than fencing off the path , we use boulders to block the new tracks and put plastic netting over damaged areas.’ Traffic congestion is not yet a major worry around the area , but in very popular spots , such as the Lake District 90 % of the visitors arrive by car .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
This fury can look like an onanistic or a solipsistic fury . Mail that to your mother ! It goes without saying that the definition has been responsible for a major literature . But about many of its manifestations there can be something ominous — something that is acutely understood and eloquently exposed in The Counterlife . This is a generic something : I am speaking here of a literary practice long and widely and variously undertaken , in relation to which Roth is both critic and executant .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
It seemed so commercial and against all her ideals . Joanna , who was watching her keenly , said suddenly , ‘ I know what you 're thinking , Sophie . It goes against the grain , does n't it ? We imagined ourselves in a cosy little country practice , jogging along comfortably and enjoying our work . Now we appear to be engaged in a business venture with the threat of a take - over.’
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
As insurance the selectors have picked seven loose forwards and this may emphasise one of the great worries about the touring side . An Australian tour only requires a 25 or 26-man squad from New Zealand , with replacements only three hours away . The uneven nature of the tour , with hard games on the weekend and soft ones mid - week , does not make too many physical demands on players . Yet Mains and his men want a squad of 30 . This will make it extremely hard for some players to get more than two or three of the 11 games in Australia — and that would not be long enough to evaluate the newcomers ' test qualifications .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
I followed her downstairs . Everyone we passed seemed to be staring at me . ‘ All I want to do is get to the bottom of this,’ she assured me as we entered her office . ‘ Sit down and try to relax for a minute.’ She nodded towards a chair on the near side of her desk .
Idiom: off and running (used idiomatically: no)
one team that is winning in 93 are the Milton Keynes Aces … they're going for the Wheelchair Basketball championship … their latest win was over league leaders Oldham Owls … the Aces are now just one point off the top … the Milton keynes kings are in action too this weekend … they're at home to Romford on Sunday … also playing at home the Oxford City Stars … they face Sunderland Now here 's something to argue about this weekend … what would you say is the hardest … or toughest race to win in sport … football 's league title … formula one … the olympic marathon … how about the jockeys championship … they've been off and running for six months and leading the chase is Oxfordshire’ s Richard Dunwoody … we're riding with him for this week 's Friday Feature RICHARD DUNWOODY Voice over
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
His first position was as a Trainee Programmer in Systems Technical Development working for Peter Davie . He has been there now for over ten years . His roles have meant a lot of work in ‘ behind the scenes matters’ , looking after the systems that underpin the Company 's computer facilities . Readers will however , be more familiar with some of Roy 's other historical work . In the days before packages were available , it was he who wrote the programs for LETGEN ( for letter generation ) and later designed E - Mail ( our electronic mailing system ) and Viewdata ( the facilities used by agents ) .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
Shop owner Richard Law does n't share that view . He says that it 's rubbish — the recession is n't over , and anyone can see this just by looking at the number of failed businesses . With it 's regency architecture and it 's floral splendor cheltenham has all the looks of an affluent town : but the signs in the prestigious Imperial square tell a different tale . This newly built shopping centre has already seen some of it 's customers go bust , leaving behind unlet premises . He says that businesses need Government help : if it does n't come the Chancellor should resign .