Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Another modification introduced in 1992 was that any business which moved into new premises would inherit the transitional relief ( i.e. the phasing in allowance ) of the previous occupant . In the original scheme a new occupier did not get any relief of this kind . As can be seen , the problems faced by UK industry during the protracted recession of the early 1990s caused the government to introduce a series of ad - hoc measures to help industry minimize the effects of the UBR , at least in the short run . The UBR also represented a change in that the ‘ poundage rate’ under this scheme was now set by central government and not by the local authority . Although the local authorities actually collect the UBR , the receipts are paid into a central fund outside local authority control .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Favre , brought in to replace injured Don Majkowski , has made the quarterback position his own — despite his first pass hitting an opponent and rebounding back into his own arms for a legal completion . Even during Green Bay 's 2-5 start , the 23-year-old showed poise and promise . Now , after five wins in six games , the Packers travel to the Houston Oilers on Sunday in the running for their first play-off appearance since 1982 . ‘ At the beginning of the year , I 'd have laughed if you 'd have told me we 'd be in this situation , ’ said Favre . Sharpe , meanwhile , is only just short of breaking Art Monk 's NFL record of 106 catches in a season , set in 1984 .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
or ( e ) The way in which goods are packed or otherwise got up for the purpose of being supplied . or ( f ) The method of demanding or securing payment for goods or services . The Director has the duty to inform himself about consumer trade practices with a view to discovering those which adversely affect consumers ' economic interests , section 2 . The Director or any other government department can refer a consumer trade practice to the Consumer Advisory Protection Committee on the question of whether the practice adversely affects the economic interests of consumers , section 14 . The Advisory Committee 's only function is to report on such references .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Have you seen what he 's drawn ? That 's quite good ! Hot air . Stomach contents . I tried
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
On the other hand , the realities of the situation made dis - enfranchisement both drastic and risky . The ITA could not regard itself as starting with a blank sheet . Disenfranchisement would mean upheavals for staff , start - up costs and teething troubles for the new contractor , and a danger that the service would indeed turn out to be demonstrably less popular than the old contractor 's or different from what was promised . Lord Derby complained that he had been given no warnings . ITA powers over programming would make it more difficult , even , to argue that poor performance was wholly a contractor 's fault .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
At thirteen she had an extensive collection of Esther Williams photos in glamorous swimsuits and the most advanced information available about what to do with boys . If " they " tried to kiss you with your mouth open you must keep your teeth tight shut . ( Well who could want such sloppy kisses anyway thought I ) And if you lay full length with them on the beach it was a " sign " you would go all the way . Joarna 's moral purpose blurted at the edges . Were you to fend them off or drive them crazy ?
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
However , before we begin to examine multimedia specifically , it is important to our quest for a context for multimedia to get some sense of the size and scope of the information industry more generally . This is all the more important because multimedia is not a discrete technology or a communications medium in itself and could potentially have an important role in many different industry sectors . Before providing a framework within which to see the information industry , we can get some sense of scale by comparing the size of the electronic media markets with print - on - paper markets . 2.3 The Scale of the Markets In the 1990 edition of the annual United States government review of domestic industrial activity , ‘ Industrial Outlook’ , the US Department of Commerce looked at the growth trend in printed and electronic information .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Nihilist is the case but it risks confusion between Dostoevsky and Turgenev who may not have invented the word but certainly gave it very wide currency . In his novel Fathers and Children which ( as the title suggests ) is about the generation gap , Turgenev pinned ‘ nihilist ’ to the son Bazarov . The heart of this new word and new conception is a humane , scientific , and Germany-focused enlightenment , a delayed Aufklarung hitting Russia 's young élite of the 1860s . Bazarov is an idealist and a brave man , and his aims are rational . Verkhovensky has courage ( though in its lower forms of which Plato speaks ) , but otherwise there is nothing in common between the two young men except the times they live in .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
The cakes were lovely , though . ' Ta , ' he said awkwardly , and she gave him one of her voluminous smiles . After playing several party games , everyone finally returned home . Tom and Willie stood outside and watched them leaving . They turned back into the sitting room and closed the door .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
–And if I have to defend myself?’ ‘ Well , any Germans who do n't get out are dead anyway … But think twice before doing anything rash.’ ‘ Right . But the Marines wo n't have taken the base yet.’
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
Amusement and pleasure reigned everywhere ; holidays came into fashion , and whoever had a few pence to spare , wanted a wife at once , today to help him eat , tomorrow to help him starve .
Idiom: sit on the fence (used idiomatically: yes)
A minority Labour government , with tacit Liberal support , was the result . What had happened was that Birkenhead , Austen Chamberlain , Worthington Evans , Derby and Joynson Hicks had , together or separately ( and , according to Bridgeman , backed by Beaverbrook and Rothermere ) succeeded in persuading Balfour that Baldwin intended to resign ; that he should , if asked by the King , advise him to choose not MacDonald nor Asquith , but another Conservative- Derby or Austen Chamberlain , because he held Baldwin personally to blame rather than his party ; further , they had so worked on Stamfordham , that if Baldwin had gone to resign at once , the advice tendered to the King by his private secretary would have been the same . It is not certain how many of the leading members were privy to this scheme : Lloyd - Greame seems to have sat on the fence ; Hoare , Wood , Cave , Salisbury and some of the other peers stood out for Baldwin , but this was not contained in the advice which convinced Stamfordham . Of course the plot depended on Balfour , and on the King following his private secretary 's advice . In the circumstances the latter was unlikely : he had not done so in May on an infinitely more difficult decision .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: no)
Keep a torch handy or buy smoke detectors with lights . And practise a family fire drill . CHILD 'S PLAY The idea behind play - pens is to keep a child playing safely and happily in one place . Unfortunately , it appears that some play - pens themselves are dangerous .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
Large investors may bid directly but many choose to acquire stock directly from GEMMs by buying on a " when issued " basis in the period between the announcement of an auction and the date of the auction . At all four auctions in 1991 , the GEMMs built up substantial short positions prior to the auction through " when issued " trading . The Bank of England reserves the right to decline to accept bids that it judges to be out of line with market conditions even if this should mean that it does not sell all stock on offer . But the Bank has always indicated that it would only take such a step in exceptional circumstances and continues to stress its awareness of the need to avoid actions which could be seen as capricious if it is to retain the confidence of market makers and investors in gilt - edged stock . The third method of issue involves the Bank of England taking stock on to its own books and then selling this as a tap stock over a period of time in day - to - day dealings with GEMMs .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
The time spent on his daily training regimen must be increased . He has , indeed , come to the crossroads of his taekwondo career . If he is to continue , he should now be taking different movements and linking them together to form his fighting style — a format of defence and attack that becomes second nature to him . On his training bags , for example , he should be trying out various double and triple kicking techniques and working out a series of combinations , linked together with speed , timing , delivery , focus and his own personal footwork manoeuvres . Constant practice is the only means of forming his own stylized form of fighting .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Agnes Hughes , 59 , of Herbert Jennings Avenue , Wrexham , is awarded the MBE . She has been a civil servant for over 30 years and has worked at the town 's county court for 24 years . Mrs Hughes said : ‘ I enjoy the work , but the award came right out of the blue.’ Allan Victor Jones , 51 , of Bangor , who has been chief fire officer of Gwynedd since 1989 is awarded the Queen 's Fire Service Medal . A WHISTLING sprite , with legs hooped like teapot handles and a green tie knotted Windsor - style , paused before a horse and carriage , parked by St Stephen 's Green , to breathe the dust - lifting air of the sultry evening and to adjust the handkerchief in the breast pocket of his Donegal tweed suit .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
With the strain of listening for the slightest sound a desperate tiredness had set in and I was having to force myself to stay awake . I felt a slight tap on my right foot , it was the Commando lying next to me . I turned my head in his direction . He had his fingers to his lips and was pointing to his right . I listened and could hear the sound of voices , German voices , getting louder , or closer .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
That particular model is the result of two different casting calls . We saw probably a total of 24 different young men from a professional model agency . Everything was very legitimate and above board , but we had very specific requirements of what we wanted this representation to be , because it is life size . So how does the team in Clearwater cope with being so far from the Abingdon headquarters ? One of the most difficult things is not being able to have the impromptu meetings with your colleagues .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Note : 123 for Windows . Highlight the range , then from the menu select Style , Alignment , Align over columns , Centre . Alternatively , text can be centred over a single column so that , if the text is too wide for that column , it will overlap the left and right of the column equally . Precede the label with two symbols [ eg text … ] . APPOINTMENTS
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
The psychological barrier , whereby potential clients feel that the CAB worker may not empathise with their predicament , was discussed in the previous chapter . But there has been an additional image barrier : the CAB as a generalist advice agency was often labelled a ‘ signposting’ service whereby clients will simply be referred on to other organisations . In some cases referral is essential , but this chapter will show that for many the CAB is developing specialist in - depth expertise that has turned the tables such that the CAB is now becoming the agency to whom clients are referred . In comparison to the image barriers , the physical barriers are perhaps the more obvious . People may not be able to reach a bureau because they are housebound .
Idiom: let bygones be bygones (used idiomatically: yes)
The books is very clear about the yawning gap between the two classes of rich and poor . They never mix socially or academically and thought badly of each other . Although the book ended on a positive note in that the enemy 's group leader tried to let bygones be bygones . In The Color Purple , Celie is not really aware that she is poor , simply because she knows no other lifestyle apart from the one she is accustomed to or the wealthier white people 's . Her house and those around her are all made of wood and tin !
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Huy found himself unable to know where to begin . Merymose had asked the questions of fact , at a time when they were all too stunned by the event to react other than practically . The questions of theory and of hypothesis seemed wrong now , and looking from face to face , he wondered how much good the answers would do him . To encourage himself as much as anything , he ventured a handful of general questions about Neferukhebit 's activities on the days leading up to her death — questions which resulted in conventional answers , the activities of any rich young girl marking time between the end of her education and the arrival of her husband — for these girls were on the fringes of the royal household , and work such as Taheb did — was taboo to their class . Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
The border line between the two states runs across the summit of Elbrus . There are several other peaks , apart from Elbrus , that are accessible to mountaineers of modest abilities . One or two seasons of alpine experience on snow and ice should be sufficient background to tackle them . Altitude sickness is probably the most common cause of failure to reach a summit . No technical climbing skills are required , but double boots and crampions , ice axe or ski sticks , a good duvet and thermal gloves and overmitts are essential .
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: yes)
The brigade , with its supporting artillery , was all that lay between the French and victory . The Dutch - Belgians certainly looked prepared to fight . They had trampled down the rye ahead of their line to make a killing ground some sixty yards deep and , judging by the sound of their musketry , the Dutch - Belgian skirmishers were fighting with a brisk energy . The two wings of the Dutch - Belgian brigade stretched a half - mile on either side of the highway while , athwart the road itself , was a battery of six Dutch nine - pounder cannons . The gunners had parked their limbers and ammunition wagons in the field behind Sharpe .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
BACKPACKERS HANDBOOK I suppose the trans - Atlantic term backpacking is here to stay , but at least it is a gap - filling work which , fully and simply , covers what is a fairly new sort of game walkers play . Nobody has exemplified the extremes of this aberration of outdoor endeavour more than Chris Townsend , so it serves him right that he is called to write a book on the subject . Being a dedicated tough cookie , he has delivered the goods in impressive manner . The book is very personal , not at all a dry textbook , and even gives the impression of being a labour of love .
Idiom: buy the farm (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything seemed to be all right . Quite apart from the ones I killed ( and they were all about the same age I was when I murdered them ) I can think of at least three of our family who went to whatever they imagined their Maker was like in unusual ways . Leviticus Cauldhame , my father 's eldest brother , emigrated to South Africa and bought a farm there in 1954 . Leviticus , a person of such weapon - grade stupidity his mental faculties would probably have improved with the onset of senile dementia , left Scotland because the Conservatives had failed to reverse the Socialist reforms of the previous Labour government : railways still nationalised ; working class breeding like flies now the welfare state existed to prevent the natural culling by disease ; state - owned mines = intolerable . I have read some of the letters he wrote to my father .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
WAYNE DOWDESWELL / RSC Chief Electrician / Swan Theatre Voice over The famous faces are taken off the walls of the Burton Taylor Theatre in Oxford . It 's closing down … declared a fire safety risk … only a few years after it was reopened . It 's a blow to University students who 've had to cancel performances they 've worked hard to produce .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Scots in TV rage RODGER BAILLIE A BRITISH television war loomed last night when the Scottish FA called for a black - out of England 's pre - season glamour game on Saturday . Satellite station BSkyB have been advertising live coverage of the Charity Shield fixture between League champions Leeds and Cup - holders Liverpool at Wembley . But the game clashes with a full programme of Premier , First and Second Division matches in Scotland .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
So erm yeah so I do n't know in , in , in some ways what the questionnaire actually ends up looking like is , is , is up to you , I mean you 've already spoken to some of these people and spoken to some of the organizations involved Yeah . and , and stuff like that so I mean in a sense you 're by now a fairly good judge of the way to go about this sort of thing , you 're a fairly good judge of what sort of things are important , perhaps the way in which people describe stuff and , and , you know , words , concepts , vocabularies erm all that kind of thing which obviously it helps if your questionnaire fits in with Yeah . erm so erm I do n't know it 's just down to generating some questions .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: yes)
I think it 's fair to say that know more about it than I do , but there has been a High Court case recently which has , seems to have er torpedoed the er prospect of er including affordable housing in new housing deals , so I 'm informed . You know more about it than I do Chairman . Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . Anyway erm I think we totally support the thrust of what you 're asking about and I was asked to make a special appeal to County Council to see whether they could assist with this recently established Rural Options Land Bank , the purpose of which is rather extraordinary , but I mean it is defined landowners who have a philanthropic bent to provide the land to do something about the very problem you 've raised . So far there are twenty sites being investigated .
Idiom: square the circle (used idiomatically: yes)
' When you fall behind , you are punished by life , ' was the remark to his host , relayed to the world by Gennady Gerasimov , the Soviet spokesman . Beyond such verbal subversion there is little Mr Gorbachev can do . The only way of squaring the circle to Moscow 's satisfaction would be to send in troops . But the interventionist Brezhnev doctrine , in any case not conceived as an instrument of liberalisation , has been abandoned . East Germany 's future , as Mr Gorbachev never tires of reminding us , can be settled only by East Germany itself .
Idiom: kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (used idiomatically: yes)
Hatton could have done a nice little distracting job there . Fifty or a hundred quid a lorry depending on the load.’ ‘ In that case , why does McCloy kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?’ ‘ Because Hatton gets scared or fed - up and threatens to rat on him . He may even have tried blackmail.’
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: yes)
Wales manager Robert Norster revealed : ‘ Tony has suffered with the problem for quite a while , and the doctor said it had to be put in plaster.’ Mike Rayer will take over the No 15 jersey from Clement and will face the tourists for the second time this season following his recent appearance for the Wales B team . Another boost for the tourists is that lineout ace John Eales is on the mend and could even creep into Saturday 's Test . That would be bad news for Wales , although they have expected all along that wonder wing David Campese would be 100 per cent by the time it came to the crunch in Cardiff . ‘ David will be right for the Test,’ said Dwyer .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
We 've put together quite a variety of articles for your pleasure / disgust/ abuse ( delete as appropriate ) . They range from Badminton to Babies , Food to Flying , Politics to Problems , Stress to Staff and a lot more crammed in . We 've tried to keep the newsletter as light hearted as possible without going into the realms of indecency , and have even printed in black and white so those of your who are colour blind wo n't feel left out . The contributions to this issue have been mainly from the London staff but this should be more balanced next issue as I 'll be chasing you lot in Canterbury for contributions . Remember that there is a £ 10 prize on offer each issue for the lucky article out of the hat — that 's not much I know , but we spent all the budget on meeting ‘ refreshments’(hic ) .
Idiom: have an eye for (used idiomatically: yes)
ANN WILKINSON Shop Owner Voice over You 'd think this bird had an eye for the women . He arrived at Saratoga in Oxford an exclusive ladies lingeries shop on Tuesday . And he 's been hanging around there ever since .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I never realised what a sour stink wet blankets can make . ’ Patting me on the back , he added , ‘ I 'm proud of ye , Laddie . And you 've done me proud too . ‘ ‘ We 're on the way,’ I thanked him , ‘ but we 'll need all the boy 's help in getting a permanent cure.’ Though I already felt confident of that .
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
When your class moves from lesson to lesson , look out for anyone walking on their own and walk with them . 3 When other people are taking the mickey out of someone else , try to imagine how they feel about it . Do n't join in if it is getting hurtful . 4
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Come here a minute , Peter,’ she said . ‘ You 've got your toggles done up wrong.’ She squatted down to his level , and he stuck his chin up in the air so that she could rebutton his coat for him . ‘ You can tell your father,’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . But nobody wants to pry , that 's all.’
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps Ken 's accident had made him more articulate . But Mr Chan seemed to want to pursue the matter . ' No , it is a very pertinent question , particularly in the light of what has happened to Mr Lomax . But I can assure you , the accidents wereaccidents . ' ' How can you know ? ' asked Jack belligerently .