Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That 's for your taxi fare tomorrow,’ he said , dropping the money into my lap . ‘ That 's O.K. , the firm pays for my taxi,’ I babbled , holding it out to him between trembling fingers as if it were a dead insect . He leaned over the counter and , resting on one elbow , slowly closed a huge hand over mine and the fiver , tightening his grip . ‘ I 'm taking you out for lunch , darlin ' . Meet me at 1 o'clock in Fitzalan Square .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
houseman and Gwenellen 's fiancé , was the first of the surgeons to arrive in Marcus for his night round . Humber brought him into the Small Ward to look at my patient 's injured leg . Tom caught my eye behind her back and winked to acknowledge my presence on alien territory . Mr Francis was awake again . He saw Tom 's wink .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
' I see . ' Luke nodded slowly , his gaze never moving from her face . ' And so , of course , I jumped to the obvious conclusion in Bruges when you met Richard . ' ' Yes , and I let you . It was my — my refuge .
Idiom: hard cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
virtually fat - free fromage frais very low - fat cottage cheese low - fat hard and soft cheeses . MEAT Very lean minced beef
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Every 10 years or so , the Apostolic Nuncio makes such a visit to each Diocese . It is hard to imagine him coming at a better time as we plan to make our first Diocesan Assembly the centrepiece of his visit , on Saturday 10th June . A Diocesan Assembly is the coming together of the whole Diocesan family to take stock of where we are and to plan our next step . It will be held in the theatre hall of Cardinal Newman High School and will involve 3 representatives of the planning or pastoral teams recently established in each parish . In addition , there will be the members of our Diocesan Agencies on Mission , Liturgy , Social Concerns , Community Building , Youth , Family Life , Christian Unity and Adult Education .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , I ask you ; what would you have thought ? Well , it will surprise you to know that Mrs Glen thought I , me , myself , personally had been up to no good . What is more , she said so — in no uncertain terms . Which proves my point about teachers ; even the best of them can go completely over the top , for no reason whatsoever . Well , I ca n't see a reason , can you ? !
Idiom: saved by the bell (used idiomatically: yes)
Got you do n't need to roll it back . Saved by the bell . Have you got a spare agenda ? Did n't you get one Jim ?
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yeah , I 'm going to do some kind of a tour in the Fall . It 's going to be a nine or ten piece group and somehow we 're going to try and simulate some of this . Then there 's a live Metheny Group album in the can , which is due for release in the summer of ‘ 93 , and I 've just done another album with a really interesting young sax player called Gary Thomas . It 's an unusual kind of record for me . Also I just played on six tunes on Bruce Hornsby 's new record , with Bonnie Raitt and Phil Collins .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . It was not true , although he damnwell wished it were . He had spent the morning in bed with Rosie , which was why he 'd missed his date down at the docks , she had rung him at ten to eight . A morning off , she took them occasionally when she felt put upon , but this time her ire and suspicion were aimed at him . She had a little flat in the Falls , a house she shared with girlfriends , her family home being in a village outside Derry , and she told him in blunt terms that she had n't seen enough of him at it for too damn long , at it or anywhere else .
Idiom: rags to riches (used idiomatically: yes)
Captain McArthur was a musical comedy aficionado , and not pleased when Mrs Kingswood spoke critically of the form . For him , Lily 's show was quite simply the best … Lionel said , ‘ Anything to do with rags to riches is sure of a welcome if brightly done — as happens of course at the Carlton … Although,’ he added , ‘ I 'm surprised we have not had yet The Duke and the Typewriter .’ ‘ Ah yes,’ Sir Robert said , ‘ typewriters .
Idiom: bring home the bacon (used idiomatically: yes)
Before the main feature , however , there were a couple of important sideshows to set before the drenched assembly in the shape of the Plate and Bowl finals . In the third tier competition a beleaguered group of Romanian students , with little more than £ 30 spending money for a week in Hong Kong , still had enough brass to beat Papua New Guinea for the Bowl . Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark . They even gave him a Plate to carry it on — silver , that is — when they beat Tonga in a pulsating second - tier final which saw Gareth James power over for the winning try in extra time . On a Plate !
Idiom: hold your tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
Johnny remained silent for a time , and then said : ' Shut up Bella . Hold your tongue . I 'm not telling you who she is . But I love her and I intend to marry her .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
But there they were , in the heart of it ; on Change , amongst the merchants ; who hurried up and down , and chinked the money in their pockets , and conversed in groups , and looked at their watches , and trifled thoughtfully with their great gold seals ; and ~ so ~ forth , as Scrooge had seen them often .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I am not in the counsels of bishops and archbishops . Just how is the ordinance of heaven to be interpreted in these sortes Biblicae Radulfus has in mind ? Oh , certainly I know the common practice of reading the future by opening the Evangel blindly , and laying a finger on the page , but what is this official use of it in consecrating a new bishop ? Too late then , surely , to change him for a better if the word goes against him.’ Cadfael removed a simmering pot from the grid on the side of his brazier , set it aside on the earth floor to cool , and added a couple of turfs to damp down the glow , before straightening his back with some caution , and sitting down beside his friend .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Normally if tax is paid under Pay As You Earn , the tax deducted at the basic rate will be correct . If she thinks she has a claim on this account , though , she should get in touch with the Inspector of Taxes . TAX ON THE INTEREST ON MONEY IN A BUILDING SOCIETY Building society interest is taxed under a special arrangement , and basic - rate tax does not have to be paid on it , but a tax refund can not be claimed . The interest is , however , taken into account when determining liability at rates in excess of the basic rate ; also when calculating total income for the purposes of the special allowance for the elderly ( see below ) .
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
What can you do that 's of interest to an employer ? Running a household successfully involves many of the basic management and administrative skills ; these and other personal skills that are equally useful in the workplace were discussed in Chapter 2 . Here are some further areas in which you may well have experience and that would stand you in good stead with a prospective employer . Attending adult education classes What did you learn ?
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
Scored for flute , viola and harp , it is alternately perky and elegiac in mood , reflecting the happier circumstances of its composition — and Zeisl 's knowledge of the heart condition that was to kill him three years later . Harmonia Mundi is not normally a label one associates with exploration of the by - ways of the repertoire . But here HM has done itself proud . The performances are recordings and uniformly excellent , and the music certainly did n't deserve its half century of neglect , So one hopes that Harmonia Mundi will give us more Zeisl : there are Sonatas for violin , viola and cello , a goodly quantity of songs , and a fair amount of orchestral music , as well as two operas and three ballets . I have a feeling I wo n't be the only one dropping them a line .
Idiom: on cloud nine (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ In my work I am involved in life and death situations so , on the scale of things , I decided that losing an election was not a matter for heartbreak.’ ‘ Kathie and Laura have helped me to keep my feet on the ground,’ says John . ‘ In 1987 , when I was chosen to fight my first election at Birmingham 's Perry Barr , I was on cloud nine , even though it was a safe Labour seat . But Kathie put life into perspective when her mother telephoned and , instead of enthusing at my achievement , Kathie said , ‘ The cat 's had a boil on its head . ’’ Exhilarating as John 's 15-month campaign was , it also demanded considerable family sacrifice .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
( Room 413 , Shrubhill House ) , we will be in a position to agree the final copy ready for print . Yours sincerely I am writing in reply to your letter of 30 June 1993 to our Director enclosing copies of leaflets you have recently produced . We found these very interesting and should be glad to see copies of the material you mentioned as about to go to print . As I am new to this post I am not sure whether we sent you copies of new Community Care leaflets when they were first produced so I now enclose a set for your information .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But Charles , these are my students ! What on earth has it got to do with him in the first place ? You 're going behind my back again . It 's got so bad that I do n't even know what to say.’ Charles appeared somewhat embarrassed by his own behaviour .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
The whole of the meeting was geared to young people and the challenge of the Christian faith to them . Eva was already convinced intellectually . As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . She could go her own way , or she must hand over that rebellious will , and seek God 's forgiveness for the years when she had been downright disobedient and pushed Him out of her life . She had first given her life to Him as a child , at the mercy seat in the local corps .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
More specifically , the national coach has assembled a side in which there are those in defence who have , like Alan McLaren , shown that reputation alone is no means of access for opponents . Scotland 's midfield contains those who can ' put in the tackles ' , while the partnership of Robertson , at 5 ft 6 in , and Duncan Ferguson , at 6 ft 4 in , offers an unpredictable foil for a proven goalscorer . It should be borne in mind , too , that only five German players — Buchwald , Kholer , Hasler , Klinsmann and Doll — remain from the last meeting of the two countries . The occasion 's capacity for firing up , rather than wearing down , Scotland 's players was summed up by Aberdeen 's Stephen Wright , one of two new caps , the other being Hearts ' goalkeeper , Nicky Walker . ' It is not possible to get a better debut than a game against the world champions , ' he said .
Idiom: dead meat (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a vital part of the railway freight business . Seymour Clarke , General Manager of the Great Northern Railway , told the 1869 Parliamentary Select Committee on the transit of animals that his company sent meat from almost all the 197 stations on its lines . In the 1850s and 1860s , before cold storage was introduced , the dead - meat trade was seasonal , the heaviest burden falling in the coldest months of the year , between September and May. Different meat - market centres tended to specialize in different forms of meat , Aberdeen , Edinburgh , and Leeds dispatching mainly dead meat and Leicester and Norwich livestock . The great stations in these cities thus became massive meat railheads .
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
She belted out classics for half an hour at the Stephen Talkhouse in Florida . ' She has a great voice , ' said one reveller . Carjack duo sent packing packing by widow , 73 Jane Holtam in New York A PENSIONER took revenge on two carjackers by ramming their car and then trying to mow one of them down as they fled in terror .
Idiom: throw a curve (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Man In The Box’ starts with a strange array of almost Eastern textures before bleeding into slow - motion rock , ‘ Confusion’goes with grunge driven soul before slowing down again into spaced - out guitar strangeness , and pretty much typifies the way Alice go about things . This is one band into barrier breaking and category crushing in a big way . ‘ I Ca n't Remember’ throws a curve ball , the expected ballad developing into eerie strangeness , ‘ It Ai n't Like That’is Sub Prop grunge preceding total fretboard freakout , and ‘ Put You Down’rides on the back of a neo - psychedelic ' 60s power trio workout . But it 's ‘ Real Thing’ , a vicious , funk - oriented cacophony that truly sends the album out in style and catapults them into the five star catch area . Alice In Chains are here , and SEattle 's never seemed a better place to live .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
WORK on Medstead 's newly revamped pavilion should be completed by the end of May. Members at last week 's parish council meeting heard that the pavilion should be ready in plenty of time for the official opening by former Surrey and England cricket captain Peter May , on June 14th . It will coincide with the hosting of the Alton Sports Council Cavalcade of Sport , which will involve a whole host of sporting activities , from archery to aerobics , football to hot air ballooning . There will be displays by clubs hoping to attract more members , matches and tournaments , as well as static displays . ‘ As the host village we certainly ought to compete in some form or other,’ said councillor Stan Whitcher , who suggested fielding a team of boules players .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Be able to make a load and strong enough to pitch it into the stack , that was the problem . And making a load of hay especially , you had to work it , roll every pitchfork you had , roll it and set it properly so that you knew as you now then you must have numbers on them so you know how to unravel that lot . Every erm pitchfork must come out one You ca n't start fighting and and pulling it against the grain otherwise you you would be in trouble . So every pitchfork used to come out er one after another as if you had numbers on them you know . Came out in layers .
Idiom: talk shop (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ To the builders of this world.’ Andrew and Vicky appeared on the terrace . ‘ Do n't tell me that you two are talking shop,’ Andrew said . ‘ Do n't you ever switch off?’ ‘ Andrew , my dear boy , your father and I are talking matters of great pith and moment,’ replied Clem .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
No definition is spot on really , you can always find difficulties with it but they do sort of discuss it in the first paragraph . The next one is saying , okay , do people change their behaviour in the presence of others ? Well really that 's l by and large what groups is all about so it 's clearly that they do and there 's some cases here of sort of cyclists cycling harder and faster when they 've got they 're training with other cyclists or erm when they 're training against the clock . Some sort of buzz words known as social facilitation and social inhibition which come from the work of Allport . Looking at how people 's behaviour or performance is either improved or detracted from in the presence of others .
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: no)
It is high time politics entered into this subject . The present government has been shown to be as ' green ' as porridge and conservationists and bureaucrats alike fight shy of a battle royal . Maybe it 's time we began to roar like stags in the rut . Deer deserve a better deal . IN THE RUT
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . and they 're willing to take you on for x you know erm it just , a lot of it is word of mouth . Word of mouth these days . It is ! Do n't mean there 's a what 's a name in there , a waistcoat .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
Come on down ! The price is right , so they say ! It 's bugger all ! Er er er ! Gary stop coming !
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
No . Yeah usually if there 's no stamp wanted I get one of lasses while I 'm at work , they 'll drop it off for me . I always say will you do me a favour and they shove it in box . Erm ah ?
Idiom: dead in the water (used idiomatically: yes)
Not a peep from her since.’ Connors paused momentarily and looked straight at Delaney , before he continued . ‘ She 's dead in the water , and out of range of our conventional rescue forces . We want you there to check out what the hell has happened . And secondly , we want you to stop anybody boarding her under pretext of rescue — or salvage.’
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
So we find these men — were they three in number ? Who knows ? — making a long journey . I saw on a church bill- board recently the familiar statement , ‘ Wise men still seek Christ ’ . They do , and it is still a quest worth becoming a question : ‘ Where is he ? ’ The firm answer given by the Christian faith is , look no further than Jesus Christ .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Football fans the world over will always remember the outrageous error that awarded France the decisive goal against Ireland to qualify for the tournament , despite obvious hand - play by the French superstar Thierry ~ Henry . We believe that a concerted effort to reform football ( soccer ) refereeing is urgently needed . Refereeing errors increasingly mar the game on all its levels – country and club , major and minor leagues , globally televised tournaments and matches , and local games . Since such errors have major implications for the outcome of key tournaments which define this most global of sports , their ubiquity and frequency jeopardize the game ’s very integrity – and thus its essential legitimacy . Such episodes , after all , are increasingly part of the public domain , owing to new media that have rendered the game even more global than it was .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
There are still reckless employers who will place our members at risk . As long as they exist , we call on safety reps to have the legal right to stop the job without fear of intimidation or victimization . The G M B also want employers who flout the law to be properly punished , not a slap on the wrist which many hand out , we want imprisonment for serious offenders , and fines which will make potential offenders think twice before cutting corners and putting our members at risk . As composite seven points out , when our members are injured or made ill by their work , they should not have to wait years for compensation , we need a system which is swift , fair and comprehensive . Unlike this government , the G M B gives practical help .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
Publishers have been reluctant to comment on this proposed scheme at present , but it is believed to be an agreement whereby a publisher 's rep would be given authority to put into the store any title in any quantity , for example 500 copies of a new title , and after 60 days would take back any copies the manager no longer wanted . One publisher commented , ‘ We are talking to Dillons about DOPRA , but we are not in yet . Publishers want safeguards at a practical level to ensure that it does not open the floodgates to returns of all kinds.’ Dillons has invited comment on these new initiatives , but chief executive Frank Brazier declined to discuss them . National Book Sale cancelled
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
say twenty odd of them and circulate them ? Yeah . Or you could have a visual mounted display on the boards outside for No . People just would n't .
Idiom: live in sin (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm to keep house.’ Sarah was far from happy for her . ‘ You mean you 'll be living in sin with ' im,’ she said . ‘ And you 'll be right opposite the prison.’ The House of Detention held dangerous men behind bars , some of them Irish , and she remembered how her father had been threatened with it when he 'd been caught causing trouble .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
You could also work out in our fully equipped gymnasium so it sounds pretty plush does n't it ? Erm we 're just in the the throes at the moment of putting things together there er so if you are interested then erm keep listening and we 'll give you some more details on that er potential trip in the forthcoming weeks . It sounds pretty good and it would be around about May the twenty first twenty second , so it would be after the football season has finished er so we 'd have a tour of Old Trafford , the Manchester United football ground behind the scenes , go to the special museum there , see all of their trophies , do something similar at Anfield the following morning and in the afternoon on the Saturday go to Granada T V studios and er on the Sunday we 'll be going er around Liverpool and their various er little places of nostalgia around the er the Beatles . That 's er all to come in May. And you may well win yourself that Superbike video .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
Ensign Publications . Ever photogenic , Castle Street in Farnham in the days when it was possible to capture the scene without any parked cars . Ransoms grocery is on the left and on the right is the ironmongers Tily and Brown , now Robert Dyas . Thanks to Mr. J. Pratt of Dorking for the loan of the photograph . Taking a break , the workmen of Chuters the builders of Millbridge , Frensham .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
The parliamentary group is opposed , with Mr Wallace noting : ‘ When the Ulster Unionists withdrew from Parliament , nobody noticed any difference and they had to come creeping back . ‘ I do have some sympathy with the message that MPs should do more campaigning as MPs around Scotland and in the constituencies — that is something we shall certainly take very seriously.’ A call for opposition party pacts to put up single candidates against Conservative MPs and seek the ‘ total defeat’ of the Tories as the only way to ensure a Scottish parliament is also likely to get short shrift from the leadership . As well as the absence of a common opposition policy for home rule making such pacts unachievable , Mr Wallace is anxious that the party does not lose sight of its objective of a federal United Kingdom . He said : ‘ We as Liberal Democrats should make this point : that people in England are also being governed by a party that a majority of them did n't vote for .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
The proof of the pudding is in the eating , and the proof of people skills is that they make it as likely as possible that we achieve our objectives with people . The trick is to get all three ingredients to come together in a smooth and easy symmetry . Face - to - face situations provide the context , objectives spell out the desirable end and behaviours are the means . There are just six fundamental interpersonal skills which give us a process that is equally applicable in ill situations . This is preferable to having a ' shopping list ' of skills where the items on the list will inevitably vary in importance depending upon the situation .