Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: birds of a feather (used idiomatically: yes)
This last point needs elaboration . Novice readers of anthropological monographs should not suppose that the technical sense in which the term kinship is being employed bears any close relationship to the kinship with which they are already familiar as the result of their own domestic experience . Novice anthropologists are not all birds of a feather but most readers of this book are likely to have grown up in a modern industrialized society of the sort which presupposes a particular type of major distinction between private affairs and public affairs . One good reason why such people ( if they want to become anthropologists ) should start off by studying a cultural system which is radically different from their own is that they can thereby undergo the traumatic experience of discovering that , in other societies , this deeply emotive private / public distinction may operate in quite a different way . With us privacy and kinship are felt to be roughly coterminous .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
of the remaining property in the vessel ; and ( c ) must be managed and its operations directed and controlled from within that member state ; and ( d ) must have as its charterer , manager or operator , a citizen of that member state , resident and domiciled therein , or a qualified company , in circumstances where no exception is made in respect of nationals of other member states , save that the member state has power to dispense with the nationality requirement in respect of an individual in view of the length of time such individual has resided in the member state and has been involved in the fishing industry of the member state ? ‘ ( 3 ) Is the answer to question ( 2 ) affected by the existence of national catch quotas allocated to member states pursuant to the Common Fisheries Policy ? ‘ ( 4 ) Are the answers to questions ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) affected by the fact that the measure in question has been introduced with the object and effect of rendering a number of fishing vessels which immediately prior to the date of such measure coming into effect have been duly registered in and licensed to fish by the member state in question and which are to a substantial extent beneficially owned by nationals of another member state , resident and domiciled in that other member state , ineligible to fly the flag of the first member state with the result that they cease to be eligible to fish against the catch quotas allocated to the first member state under the Common Fisheries Policy unless ownership and management of the vessels are transferred to citizens of the first member state resident and domiciled therein in accordance with the provisions of the said measure ? 12 . Reference is made to the report for the hearing for a fuller account of the facts in the proceedings before the national court , the course of the procedure and the written observations submitted to the Court of Justice , which are mentioned or discussed hereinafter only in so far as is necessary for the reasoning of the court .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
What was he up to ? Well , there was the devilment of it , and the showing off and the natural generosity — all mingled together in the mischief and excitement of an act of illegality . Crime , like boxing , is one of the ways working - class boys get their feet under tables otherwise forbidden to them . It is also seductive — the achingly boring days in the Co - operative were suddenly spiced by the conspiring behind the haberdashery counter . Working - class heroes have often flirted with delinquency in adolescence : it is hard to find the right channel for extraordinary energy .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Life on the island was in danger of coming to a standstill . It was urgent that we organise an oil delivery to Cuba on a massive scale . But that was easier said than done . We did n't have enough ocean - going vessels in our own tanker fleet . Our efforts to provide Cuba with the petroleum products it needed put a heavy burden on our own shipping system and forced us to order extra tankers from Italy .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That made me laugh as well,’ says Taki . ‘ A friend who saw them there said their behaviour was blatant.’ That ‘ blatant behaviour’ was confirmed by another old friend of the Duchess who saw the couple sharing an intimate dinner for two ‘ with their legs entwined under the table’in Chelsea 's exclusive L'Incontro restaurant earlier this year . ‘ I could n't believe what I saw,’ he said . ‘ They had their legs around each other under the table .
Idiom: batten down the hatches (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Private First Class.’ So there are all these millionaires standing on the rock and Lee says , ‘ I wonder what all those fucking generals are doing now?’ When one hellraiser comes face to face with another , everyone battens down the hatches and prepares for all hell to break loose . And that 's what the good citizens of Oroville in California did when Lee Marvin teamed up with Richard Burton to film The Klansman in 1974 . If there was anyone in the world who could match Marvin drink for drink it was Richard Burton .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: no)
Look , I can read FROM A CORRESPONDENT IN KERALA THE state of Kerala is where history is often made in the Indian subcontinent . Christianity came to Kerala in the first century . More recently , the state has been run by the Communist Party of India and its allies ; and , unlike communists elsewhere , they retain power through free elections .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Schlock — thud ! Whiplash 's head rolled away from her lifeless body , mouth contorted in a hideous grin . Laying his blooded axe beside her twisted form , Bash once more turned to the letters … SIXTEEN PLUS FOUR EQUALS CRUD ! Dear Bash
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Usually seen soaring at a considerable height . Flight outline ' like a tea - tray in the sky : the wings parallel - sided , then broadly rounded with splayed primaries and a horizontal pale mark on underside ; tail very short , squared . Rocky mountainous country , breeding on cliff ledges , and generally roosting on rocks or crags . Takes precedence at carcasses over Egyptian Vulture but is dominated by Black Vulture . 38–41 in . ( 97–104 cm . ) .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
I know , I know , 1 hear you say , this precious Boy of yours surely has no imagination if he is content with the first place he finds and the very first crowd of men that he runs across . But I know , and you should know , that imagination is not what counts at this stage of a young man 's career ; what he needs is application , study , repetition , diligent imitation and sincere admiration of his peers . You have got just to find some place and stay there and get stuck in . Boy knew this without being told . Or perhaps he felt he had no choice , perhaps he did n't know about the other places in the city which he could have gone to ; anyway he became a real regular , and soon he was there most nights , in fact every night , six nights a week , The Bar being open every day of the week except Monday , usually from the afternoon and always until three a.m. ( at least officially ) .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the team 's first tasks was to identify which maintenance craftsmen would transfer from day working to shifts and also to establish the means for allocating routine maintenance to be undertaken by the shift teams . ‘ We are switching five instrument and five electrical technicians from days to the five shifts,’ said Ian Mincher . ‘ The day shift mechanical structure will remain unaltered for the time being because of current workload commitments.’ The emphasis of the shift teams — to be called operational maintenance teams — will be on site - wide preventative maintenance work . ‘ Each member of the ‘ start - up’ team is involved in listing the various shift field activities and verifying their necessity to the terminal 's operational maintenance requirements,’said Ian .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: no)
If he 'd got any sense at all(which he probably did n't ) he 'd go to the bank and try to draw out money . But he 'd need the code number as well . My diary was in my barrel - bag and it had my cash card number in it , hidden amongst the telephone numbers under RM Essential . Would he find it ? Well , I 'd find a branch of the bank where they had a cash point in the wall , and I 'd wait .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
Those who predicted that her reign would see the end of the British monarchy have been proved stoutly wrong . Quite the opposite , in fact , has happened , as seasoned Royal - watcher James Whittaker points out : ‘ The Queen has been phenomenal during these 40 years . She has n't put a foot wrong . I do n't think a president would do any better and certainly would n't be any cheaper.’ Most of the other 10 queens are on European thrones , but the thin blue - blooded line reaches as far as Queen Aishwarya of Nepal , and Queen Mata - aho of Tonga .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Here here’(and all that tosh ) . Yes , he must feel very lucky to have such fit and frisky players as Robson , Mike Phelan and Brian McClair in his midfield ( pfffftt ! ! ) . I would have thought that he d also steer clear of mentioning old codgers , seeing as Hoddle and MAL DONAGHY ( double pfffttt ! ! ) , amongst others , turned his team over that day . Ok … thats enough laughing ( for now ) . Anyone know any good Honved songs ? ?
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
We must tighten up defensively , not just around our 22 but inside theirs . Here we have a team unafraid to break out from any area of the field and run at you with ball in hand . Where many teams would be content to boot the ball deep and far , the Boks have shown that they do n't mind taking a risk or three at the highest level — very exciting and very dangerous . Our scrummage must be rock - solid so we get a stable platform to work off . Our line - out ball must be clean to scrum - half , not scruffy .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
It seemed a good idea to pin her thoughts elsewhere . ‘ Have you any brothers or sisters?’ she asked , so out of the blue , that she felt as surprised herself as he must be . Though when she had to turn her head to look at him again , she saw that if he was feeling surprised he was n't showing it . Then she had the dreadful feeling that he was not going to answer her anyway , for he said nothing . Not until he had negotiated a sudden hazard up ahead ; then , apparently seeing no reason why she should n't have an answer , he replied , ‘ I 've a brother living in Prague.’
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
May I , through your august columns , apologise to all those climbers who have tried to locate MOT - While - U - Wait - Garage Crag , Selside , Cumbria , credited as my discovery in a Lakes Report . I am afraid this was entered in the New Routes Book as a wind - up for a certain rock climbing columnist and to check whether he actually visited the places he wrote about . ( It was revealing who fell by the wayside ) . Sorry , then , for those gallons of petrol fruitlessly spent in such a barren zone . And also to those innocent victims of this jape who might even have put their cars in for the test and discovered the garage is no longer the soft option it was once reputed to be !
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I wish they 'd turn their heads,’ Chris said . The rear window of the Renault was filthy . ‘ Give them a toot on the horn.’ ‘ Don't!’ Patrick warned just in time .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
But then again , it depends if till they build an extension out in the back , it 'll cost a fortune . Er Are you getting all this up to scratch for ninety three ? I would imagine so , yeah . Mm mm .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency , the Arak plant still lacks several major reactor components , such as control - room equipment and cooling pumps . So , Iran , it seems , will be able to advance its plutonium program during the six - month confidence - building period . That loophole is all the more troubling in light of French press reports this week concerning Western intelligence on the construction of facilities in Shiraz that may be used to separate plutonium in order to create the fissile material needed for nuclear ~ weapons . That Iran ’s push to acquire the capacity to produce nuclear ~ weapons is partly motivated by security concerns can not be denied . Nationalism , however , is a more important factor .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
But with such a wide - awake bird as the wheatear you will discover very little else about its private life unless you really get down to the job . And 40 years ago that is just what Peter Conder , soon to be assisted by his wife , Pat , set out to do . He has been gathering his facts on and off ever since and now they are available to us all in his book The Wheatear , a truly classic study of every aspect of the wheatear 's lifestyle . It seems fair to claim this attractive book as a product of Wales because although the author lives in Eastern England and has observed wheatears in many far - flung places , the foundation studies were made on the Pembrokeshire island of Skokholm and Peter Conder has often returned there to keep fresh the memory of his pioneering researches . Thorough in all its countless details his book is well written and easy to read , its charm further enhanced by many true to life sketches made in the field by John Busby .
Idiom: carrot and stick (used idiomatically: yes)
Bullying , boredom , fear , hopelessness about the future and lengthy hours of isolation lie behind many prison suicides , factors which are all amenable to management changes in the prison service . Seriously mentally disordered people should not be put in prison . Ordinary NHS hospitals must recognise their responsibilities for taking over the care of offenders misplaces in prisons , and to encourage this , ' carrots ' and ' sticks ' , probably of a financial nature , need to be devised by the Home Office and the Department of Health to ensure that local psychiatric services can not ignore their responsibilities . However , there will always be a need for specialist mental health services to be readily available for offenders in prison who do not need to be admitted to hospital . A government review of the Prison Health Service was undertaken in 1990 and recommendations may emerge which will eventually improve the care which is provided in prisons .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Lead manager for the issue was Credit Suisse First Boston . Digital Equipment Corp has shed the ' no borrowings ' regime of founder Ken Olsen with a vengeance , and is out there raising more new cash : it issued $ 250 m of 7.75 % noncallable debentures due April 1 2023 , at $ 98.512 % to yield 7.88 % , via Lehman Brothers . IRG Technologies Inc , Richardson , Texas distributor of computer peripherals , filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission to go public with an initial offer of up to 2.75 m common shares , 2.3 m of them new , at a target price of between $ 10 and $ 12 a share to raise some $ 25 m to repay debt and for working capital ; Montgomery Securities , Kemper Securities and Raymond James & Associates will co - manage . Microchip Technology Inc , making field - programmable microcontrollers in Chandler , Arizona got its initial public offering of 1.5 m shares , 1.3 m of them new , away at $ 13.00 a share . Alex Brown and Sons , Cowen & Co and Montgomery Securities co - managed .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
That it should be other than the great national forum for political debate and decision would at first be unthinkable . Yet if Parliament would not sink overnight into the insignificance of the Dail , the STV would gradually exercise an insidious and in the end decisive effect on its proceedings and its authority . Some present MPs think it has already " become all too easy to opt out of real responsibility at Westminster by immersion in constituency work " . What is now a temptation would become a compulsion . Elected by the STV an MP would soon find himself under the same necessity as his Irish counterpart to maximize his local popularity at all costs .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
That aside it was a good performance . All the players had good touch and skill . McAllister was taking the piss with little flicks and turns . Strachan embarassed Dicks more than once by nipping in and streaking up the wing . Deane looked good and strong on the ball , aswell as being good in the air .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: no)
She urged Fontana carefully ahead . Three loose hounds were in there ; one , she was sure when she got a good look , was a bitch , Wrathful , who had impressed her that memorable day last February . A rider , still out of sight around a bend , came toward her , crashing heavily through the regrowth As soon as he came to the turn , where the path was open to the sky , she saw it was the Master , Lord Watson Wyatt himself . ' The buggers have found something , ' he said . Nora was too astonished to reply .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
LET us make it clear from the outset , writes Jack Massarik , that the correspondents , copytakers and editorial staff who contribute to your sports pages are all doing an absolutely splendid job . It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989 . But at least none of them saw the light of print — until today 's souvenir edition . GLORIOUS FOR SOME High achievement Northamptonshire 's all - rounder Richard Williams will launch his benefit year on Sunday by jumping out of an aeroplane over Bedfordshire . Useful pedigree CHICAGO ( AP)— The Queen of England will race a horse in the United States for the first time in 35 years at Arlington International Racecourse .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: no)
Sources inside the health authority believed proposals for purchasing consortia linking together districts throughout the Northern region could be the forerunner of a fully fledged merger , possibly developing into a system of county - wide authorities . However , the Northern Regional Health Authority denied there were any plans for such a link - up . Already Darlington and South - West Durham authorities had joined forces to increase their service - buying power and other districts were keen to follow suit , said Mr Gary Smith , director of finance and business strategy with the NRHA . The move would create seven powerful purchasing consortia which would secure the best deals for patients in the region . ‘ Darlington and SouthWest Durham pioneered the concept almost two years ago and this is just an extension of that,’ said Mr Smith .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Morley Street dashes back into Cheltenham picture MORLEY STREET 's hat was back in the Champion Hurdle ring yesterday after persuading trainer , Toby Balding , that he retains his dash in a crucial gallop on Saturday . The 1991 Cheltenham hero has fallen from grace this season , showing a poor attitude and worse form , most recently when tailed off last behind Mole Board at Sandown a fortnight ago . But he was re - introduced in the betting ( at 10 - 1 by Coral and 14 - 1 by Ladbrokes ) after Balding confirmed yesterday : ‘ He 's pleased me and has scoped clear.’ Morley Street is one of 11 entries for the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton on Thursday , but Balding is likely to avoid taking on Champion Hurdle favourite , Muse , there and send him straight to the Festival .
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: no)
Young stays there until something happens : he might get a picture within half an hour , although he has hung around until 4 am . ‘ By about 2 am we might say , ‘ Let 's go now , let 's go past Tramp.’ We might get the nod there and stay or we might find nothing going on.’ The night 's work over , Young drives to the Express 's offices , captions his film and leaves it on the picture desk . ‘ I get home about 3.30 am , take a bottle of Evian water and the papers up to my office and tune into Bob Harris on Radio One .
Idiom: tip the scales (used idiomatically: yes)
Several speakers at Philadelphia reported stimulating human antibody — making B cells in vitro , rather than in live humans . Joy Cavagnaro and Michael Osband of Boston University have provoked antibody production in vitro in ‘ naive’ human B cells — in other words those never before stimulated to produce antibodies . They did this by tipping the scales in favour of antibody production — identifying and removing those cells known to suppress antibody production . US sheds light on materials INDUSTRIALISTS in the US hope that a new research facility providing high - energy radiation will recover for them lost ground in areas as diverse as microcircuitry and metals processing .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
the first time you told me your age I went That 's what I said , you know that ? I went no you 're not , I thought you were taking the piss out of me when you said it . No I 'm not Yes you do , you look you look younger .
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: yes)
Herman Eetgerink , writing in Algemeen Dagblad , has revealed an interest in the match in very high places . He reports a supposed telephone conversation between Margaret Thatcher and the Dutch Prime Minister , Ruud Lubbers , with Mrs Thatcher doing all the talking and demanding that Mr Lubbers help with her problems . ‘ … that damned Kinnock and his vile socialists in Brighton … behind in the polls … we need a champion , Ruud , get my drift? … your Timman takes a dive , or else!’ At the start of the Pilkington Glass Semi - finals , Mrs Thatcher did send a welcoming letter to the grandmasters : ‘ I wish all the players every success but I must send my particular good wishes to Jon Speelman.’ Only with this Dutch report has the extent of her potential support become apparent .
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
AFTER the uplifting win at Shrewsbury the gallant Quakers move out of the bottom four in Division Three and up to chairman Dick Corden 's stated target of fifth bottom . The victory of course is precisely what was required . Fifth bottom is quite enough for the chairman and the manager to continue their policy of keeping the fans in the dark . Ida McAninly , of St Albans Street , Tow Law , says it 's years since she stood on Witton Park Station , but the memories are brought back by this photograph . ' I think it is a men 's outing , ' writes Mrs McAninly , whose maiden name was Hindmoor .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
Finally , for rich veteran rockers who want a late Christmas present , there is a massive six - CD boxed set of Little Richard recordings from the mid - Fifties and concerts from the mid - Sixties . Glorious stuff , of course , but one for those whose devotion verges on fanaticism , and are really ready for four studio takes of Ready Teddy and six versions of Good Golly Miss Molly . Betty Caplan on the blossoming of an experimental theatre group Magdalena takes root . THE MAGDALENA International Women 's Experimental Theatre Project has just turned three . Its birthday — its very existence — is being celebrated in a new book by Susan Basnett .