Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Borland International Inc and WordPerfect Corp are getting together to challenge the Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office with a bundle of their own , bringing together the Windows versions of the Wordperfect word processor , Paradox database and Quattro spreadsheet and offering it as Borland Office at a bargain basement $ 600 or less . The version of WordPerfect in Borland Office has been modified to work more closely with Paradox and Quattro and similar joint developments have been planned for the future , although privately - held Wordperfect Corp is not thought likely to sell out to Borland . WordPerfect is entirely owned by its top two executives , but is considering going public later this year or in 1994 . … AS NOVELL IS SEEN AS PARTNER ON APPLE 's MAC - ON - INTEL PROJECT
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Strach , I think , is coming to the end of his career and I think McAllister has to start coming into his own . Over the past few games McAllister might as well stayed in bed for all he did IMHO . Come on lads , ever though we 've only lost once in 20 games , it 's upto 10 wins and 9 draws when we started with 5 wins on the trot . Too many draws recently : - ( . We , also , have to be able to goto Blackburn and come away with a result if we expect to advance in the Cup any further than the 4th round .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Make contact with the so - called " special clinic " ( department of genito - urinary medicine ) at your local hospital if you have any reason whatever to suspect that you may have contracted a venereal disease . All treatment is absolutely confidential and free . It goes without saying — so we 'll say it — that STDs are best avoided in the first place by routine sexual hygiene and precautions . If you 're not sure what steps to take , go and talk to your doctor today . What 's highlighted the whole issue of safe sex is , of course , the advent of acquired immunity deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Claudia lying in her hut listening for the first sounds of life . A satisfying pile of notes and tapes accumulating . The tapes , the same ones I have back at Mr Shah 's cumin - scented hotel , neatly stacked on a shelf made from a tea - chest draped with Somali cloth . Over at the engang they are starting their fires into life . Is Claudia longing for her Masai lover ?
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
I was wrong . He kept trying to rewrite the script and would produce pages which he scrawled on so badly you could n't read it , and neither could he . He also had difficulty remembering his lines , and eventually I had to write his lines on boards , on bottles , on door frames — anything he had to pass by or pick up . There are stories of cruelty heaped upon Clift by Huston during the making of Freud , and when weighing up one person 's story against another 's you start wondering just who was the worse rogue . Susannah York was a young up - and - coming leading lady who had a major part in the film .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
You use the computer when books are issued , for example ? Yes , I 'm sure most people by now are quite familiar with the use of computers in this way . In fact , in about 1971 there was a sudden spate of development in this area , and both the University Library and what was then Brighton Public Library and West Sussex all were innovators in those days , using computer - based lending systems , which used little cards with lots of little holes in them and — I am sure they are familiar to lots of people — in the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes erm what are called bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . That 's an interesting problem , the way we communicate erm a computer is not the way we necessarily think of it . You can only distinguish your library card from that of a book by the difference in the thickness of one line .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
THE SERVEERT UNION Who would have thought that a band named after a tennis player would turn out to be one of the best new things of the autumn ? Come to think of it , who would have thought that the expanding , spruced - up pop campaign would start with a band from Holland ? Not me . But this foursome , BETTIE SERVEERT , are about to sweep through the dusty old indie charts with the ease of Mary Poppins in full flow .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
Norfolk was once called ‘ the next club to Marylebone’ in the days of Fuller Pilch when the county could beat an All - England XI . Then came the Edrichs and the redoubtable Rought - Roughts . Gresham 's School , Holt have made their contribution of players over the years and they are the current holders of the Henry Griserson trophy for the side which most impressed the XL Club by its performance on and off the field in 1991 . Their local ‘ derby’ with the Suffolk school , Framlingham , had the game going anyone 's way until the last ball . Felsted 's record - breaking pair , Michael Martin ( left ) and William Cooper , whose unbroken partnership of 239 helped to set up a crushing victory over Harrow
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: yes)
This country vile haf its own people in sensitive posts in the Argentine . They do n't want them arrested for doing what they are trained for , so they do n't arrest agents of Argentina . They live and let live . That is right , ja ? You operate same vay , I guess .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
Whitlock picked up the dossier . ‘ Let me out , will you?’ ‘ The Colonel said you were over the moon when he broke the news to you.’ ‘ How did you expect me to react ? Carmen was there.’
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Forbidding though the prospect may be , he needs another talking shop — a commission whose function would be to draw up a definitive Russian constitution that could then be entrenched against the amending whims of the Congress . ( Amendment only by referendum would make sense . ) Legislating for seemly relationships between the government and the Congress may be the most urgent need ; creating the circumstances in which the patchwork of titularly and hopefully autonomous regions that make up the Russian Federation have an incentive to hang together is , in the long run , more important . Yeltsin could do his country a power of good by directing public attention to these issues . Can he succeed ?
Idiom: have a bash (used idiomatically: yes)
The theatre played in the evenings , the nights were for drinking . Life was scythed down relentlessly . Sybil , up in Hampstead or with one of her many friends , kept the home fire burning and joined the gang when they had a special bash . She was deciding to devote herself to supporting him as he leapt from one peak to another . One after the other the towers of prestige and glamour were falling to him .
Idiom: make hay (used idiomatically: yes)
The law is therefore most unfair to victims of negligence ; in limiting them in this way it totally ignores the reality of the situation . In 1988 the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors set up a ‘ cut - price’ arrangement which enabled house - buyers to take disputes about house surveys to arbitration . At the time of writing solicitors are making hay with a flood of complaints about homes found to contain undisclosed faults after the buyer has moved in . At present the scheme only applies to those buyers to whom reports are addressed — not the valuation reports addressed to building societies and banks . The scheme is aimed at straightforward disputes ; it does not cover sharp practice or dishonesty by agents , and it is limited to England and Wales .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Victor Matthews , Trafalgar 's vice - chairman , was in the familiar self - made baron mould and duly acquired his barony from Mrs Thatcher . Changes in the 1980s came more frequently . Half the dailies existing in 1981 changed hands by 1988 . Two new dailies started and survived , one of which changed hands twice . A third new daily quickly failed .
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
Again the number of Western representatives was small : there were only five papal legates , three bishops and two priests , but they were given the presidency partly at least because this council , though formally convoked by the emperor , had been called for by Pope Leo . And in the end it was Leo 's formulation of the faith that was accepted by the Council fathers . Both the Emperor Marcian and his wife Pulcheria played an active part in the meetings : Marcian and Leo found themselves at loggerheads not so much over the dogmatic formulation as over the disciplinary canons that were appended . Debates on the relation of divine and human in Christ were still not entirely over . In different forms they were pursued at the second and third Councils of Constantinople ( 553 and 680–1 ) .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
But we also need to acknowledge that billions of dollars have been spent on well - meaning attempts to save lives , with an alarming lack of high - quality evaluation of how these investments have performed . This is true not only of abstinence campaigns , for which there is no evidence of effectiveness , but also for many other mainstays of the AIDS response . On a systemic level , we do not know what works , where , and why – or how to replicate our successes . In the project RethinkHIV , the Copenhagen Consensus ~ Center and the Rush Foundation asked 30 of the world 's top HIV economists , supported by epidemiologists , demographers , and medical professionals , to analyze the most promising responses to the epidemic in the world 's worst - hit region , sub - Saharan ~ Africa . They were asked to examine what could be achieved with extra investments in six key areas : prevention of sexual transmission , reduction of non - sexual transmission , treatment of those who have the disease , initiatives to use social policy and health - system strengthening to fight HIV / AIDS , and vaccine research .
Idiom: shoot the messenger (used idiomatically: yes)
I think Alan Green is the best commentator of them all . It does piss you off admittedly when scum are on so much , and I 've a sneaking feeling that Leeds have still not been forgiven in some parts of the press for being close enough to sneak the title when scum fucked up ( due to Fuckerson 's crap team selection ) . Criticising Alan for saying how well scum are playing is a bit like shooting the messenger who brings bad news . Unfortunately the bastards are 13 points minus 2 games clear , so they must have been playing well . Hansen wo n't say a word against the scum at the moment .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , there are times when it 's frustrating — it can take me twice as long to find anything , for example . But there 's always a voice in me , saying , ‘ I 'm not going to let it beat me’.’ Gradually , with the constant support of her family and friends , Philippa learned to come to terms with her situation . She signed up with her local college for a typing course , and later she taught herself Braille . And when she found she was putting on some weight , she took up swimming regularly .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet far from ruining the reputation of Camilla , the claims seemed only to enhance her standing within royal circles . On June 7 , Camilla accepted an invitation to watch the polo at Windsor and was taken to one side by the Queen . She was advised to ‘ keep a low profile’ in future but was never reprimanded for her conduct . And , a month ago , she appeared at the El Alamein service at Westminster Abbey . Looking drawn and haggard , she dived back into the crowd as she was recognised by photographers .
Idiom: by a long chalk (used idiomatically: yes)
A very odd present . A large sculpture , primitive in nature and in texture , African she thought , although she had not cared to ask him , fearing he might expand rather more than she had bargained for on the origins of what she suspected to be a goddess of fertility . And a most disturbing one at that ; too disturbing by a long chalk to display on one 's sideboard to embarrass one s guests . A strange man indeed , disdaining now to join the wedding party escorting her and her bridegroom to their carriage but going off on his own down one of the narrow churchyard pathways , towards the dressmaker Miss Adeane . What could he want with her ?
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
Colin Colcombe scored just 2 minutes later . Here we go again . The Hereford fans must have thought , but United did em proud with a second from Marcus Browning . Hereford 's last win was on August the 21st , so this was long overdue . The third goal came from top scorer , Owen Pickard .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Why , I ask myself , this legal reticence ? The solicitor names neither your benefactor nor his client , nor does he explain why you should be the beneficiary . No one from your past comes to mind who might want to do you a good turn?’ Harry shook his head . ‘ There 's no one in my foster family who could afford to give even a few pounds away,’ he said , ‘ and I certainly do n't have any rich friends .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . things at Spike 's work next time I can get out there . You see if we photo - reduce this , all those addresses just get lost . Yeah . One thing one thing we could do is erm reduce or not not photo - reduce but just cut out the middle of a sheet of the headed notepaper , then you get two two ha er two A five things but that way round .
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
Travis 's eyes gleamed right back . ‘ No , but my body is exclusively mine until I decide to share it.’ The use of her own words against her was a body blow and she looked away . She heard the sound of him dressing , but waited until she heard him add wood to the fire before sitting up . The action jarred her foot and she winced , but it did n't seem to ache as much as yesterday .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
I wore only trousers and a shirt so torn that the upper part of my body was practically naked .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The question becomes urgent following the abrupt announcement on April 5th that the Vietnamese will withdraw all their troops from Kampuchea by the end of September . They say they will go even if the Vietnam - backed government in Phnom Penh fails to achieve a political settlement with the resiStance . On the face of it , Vietnam 's exit is good news . But without a political deal it risks turning bad . The civil war might continue , as has happened in Afghanistan ; it could end , in the worst case , with the genocidal Khmers Rouges again coming to dominate the country .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: no)
We sat before him looking at him with respectful eyes ( that is , all but one of us , who usually went to sleep as soon as the class started ; she was not just closing her eyes , she was fast asleep ) . The talk that night was about experiments carried out to explain why people behaved as they did , and we were told of different types of neurotic people and how they could be classified . It would not have mattered so much if the experiments described all held water , but when ( as we were encouraged to do ) I put up my hand and ventured that one experiment was not consistent , the lecturer acknowledged that this was so in the particular I questioned , but said that the results were usually found to be as would have been expected . And then he said something which , entering the realms of my own modest experience , I knew to be wrong . He spoke of ‘ the type of person who always offers to wash up after a party ; the type of person who , winning a prize in a raffle , will give it back to be re - raffled’ .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Arthur agreed to foot the bill only after scrutinising it carefully first . 23 . I 'm expected not only to foot the bills , but to add them up as well . Certain uniquely determined grammatical elements present special problems . Some clearly fail the recurrent contrast test , and rightly so .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
Lilting Orcadian voices chattered behind ; this line goes to the furthest northern railhead of Britain . At Thurso the Orcadians then get the boat to Orkney . They had a long way to go . Two ladies with identical spectacles and points of view sat with folded arms under the luggage rack packed with treats from Marks and Spencers in Inverness ( most northerly outlet of that firm 's empire ) . Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
For some people this perspective creates its own problems . They are pleased that belief in God does not mean one has to believe that there is another ( evil ) god , but they do wonder whether on this view God is in control of the universe . Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune ? To look at Christian dualism in this way is actually to advance an argument against God , not the Devil , and some people feel that in discrediting God such a view calls into question not only the Devil but the whole of Christianity . The early church faced this problem too .
Idiom: hit the nail on the head (used idiomatically: yes)
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW / FLOR A less than shattering experience simply wo n't pass muster in this of all Shostakovich symphonies . In an unusually perceptive liner note , Robert Layton hits the nail on the head when he says ‘ It is the exercise of true symphonic discipline that removes the Tenth from the private world to the universal’ . Quite so . But when the performance does n't fully clothe the score with its attendant quota of emotional drama , we 're left with no meat on the bones .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: no)
Gardeners ' Diary — Sowing Iceland poppies 1 Turn seed - heads upside down and tap out the tiny seeds on to white paper , so they are clearly visible . 2 Sow thinly in pots or trays of well - drained seed compost .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
Every morning , Obama receives a briefing from men who warn him of every plot and conspiracy to kill Americans . He knows that any weapon capable of shooting down a Syrian warplane could also be used by a terrorist against a US airliner . He believes that he is doing the right thing and following the prudent course in waiting for the Syrian conflict to burn itself out in some way while minimizing the long - term risk to American lives . Other advisers warn him that any possible action – a safe zone on the Turkish border , for example , that could expand outward – requires taking out anti - aircraft defenses all over Syria . That would mean bombing Damascus , which could harden Syrian support for Assad .
Idiom: toe the line (used idiomatically: yes)
Mrs Thatcher was particularly scornful on sanctions and most Tories supported that view . I watched the BBC 's Question Time on March 12 . Imagine my surprise when I heard Douglas Hurd say that the only thing which would make Saddam Hssein toe the line on UN demands short of outright force was sanctions . Horace Wilson , 18 Ayton Drive , Darlington . Kinzu calmer
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: yes)
Maxim tried a roundhouse kick that missed , turning with it to launch a back kick that dropped one of them . But the others were too close . He grabbed one forearm and broke it , then a blow on the forehead knocked his eyesight out of kilter , another thumped his ribs and he gave up , sliding hunched down the wall trying to keep his groin and kidneys safe . There was no point in getting hurt any more . They tied Maxim to a wooden chair -just like the scene they 'd watched a dozen times at the cinema — in the loading bay of a deserted warehouse .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
McKenzie looked as if he might have done enough to retain his crown after coming back from a ninth - round crisis in which he was floored by a two - punch combination to the body . The 30-year - old champion from Croydon pulled himself up at nine with seemingly no more than a split second to spare and it was possible that American referee Rudy Battle , handling his 57th world title fight , gave him the benefit of the doubt . Thereafter , McKenzie had to dig deep into his resources to reach the final bell . He lacked spark from the start and never hit the kind of form which won him this title in the same ring last October . On that night , McKenzie outscored a very capable performer in Jesse Benavides but could never reach those standards .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
The present research addresses this . In particular , it examines when children begin to compare with others not only as individuals but also as members of groups . Children aged 3 to 9 will take part in a series of games ; their responses to questions on these games will be analyzed to ascertain whether comparisons were made and affected their self - evaluations . The findings will show at what ages comparisons with others influence children 's views of themselves . Knowing when particular comparisons- -with individuals and between groups- -exert an impact on children 's self - evaluations will help parents and teachers to guide children towards appropriate comparisons for maximizing their well - being .
Idiom: jump the queue (used idiomatically: yes)
Plans to change the definition of homelessness to rooflessness were reported to be under consideration , but when the review body reported in November 1989 no changes in either the definition or the law were recommended . Some of the statements of Mrs Thatcher and some of her ministers have not been at all helpful . In 1988 the Secretary of State for the Environment suggested that people were becoming homeless simply to jump the housing waiting list queue . The Social Security Minister suggested that unmarried women were deliberately getting themselves pregnant in order to be housed and Mrs Thatcher has endorsed this view saying that the problem arises from family instability and unrealistic expectations . The government shows an increasing tendency to blame the victim .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
The dead were represented by skeletons , frisky and grinning . The line of the living began with prelates in grand clothes , the Pope leading . Merchants came next , men and women , then a prostitute ; a beggar brought up the rear , these allegorical figures representing the inescapable gradations of decay . As I was making notes , measuring , and sketching in my black notebook , the guide was shuffling about behind me , impatient to leave . I had special permission to be in the gallery .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
as if conscious of the damaging effect this group must have on the imagined relationship between the Poet and the Friend , damaging to the Poet and damaging to the reader 's view of both the Friend and the Poet ( ‘ why does he persevere?’ readers may ask in some irritation when confronted with such a catalogue of the Friend 's faults ) , Shakespeare sets matters even by writing what seems to be a related group where the Poet describes his own faults ( 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 ; 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 ) . In these poems the I far exceeds the Thou in frequency ( nearly three times ) , and presents as many complexities of attitude . In 110 we find straightforward confession : Yet in the same sentence we find specious self - excuses : ‘ but , by all above’,— this unusual oath , calling the heavens to witness , is an anticipatory give - away — Well , the disbelieving reader will say , to claim that you betrayed your partner merely to test your love for him , which has supposedly been increased by the experiment — this is to add insult to injury . Who would be so naïve as to believe that ? Evidently the Poet 's estimate of the Friend 's credulity is rather higher than ours .