Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
The male milt , or sperm - bearing fluid , is distributed over the eggs which are then , hopefully fertilized . Once this has happened , it is advisable to remove some of the plant material covered in spawn away from the preying adults ( who will promptly eat most of it if there is only sparse plant cover in the pool ) . It can be placed in an aquarium with pond water until the young fry are large enough to survive the rough - and - tumble of the garden pool . It is important , though , to use pond water in the aquarium , for this will then be of the same temperature and composition , and therefore not injurious to the spawn . After three or four days the fry will be seen developing .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
PART ONE POLICIES : MAKING SENSE OF THE INNER CITY Once placed in their political context , it is difficult to imagine a set of guidelines of good practice in urban policy precisely because of the interaction of policy , theory and practice that this volume attempts to emphasise . Yet this begs the question of how policy initiatives should be assessed , given that they regularly embody flawed conceptualisations of urban crisis , were created in contentious circumstances and reflect spatial realisations of a political agenda as much as objectively circumscribed social problems . This section attempts to highlight some of the ambiguities involved in just two of the criteria by which the success of urban policy is commonly measured . The first is that of leverage .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
monitoring or measuring performance of the procedure providing the resources to carry it out In practice , this means that the analyst needs to take account of such factors as the rules , regulations , and criteria for performance laid down by the parent organisation . These may consist of constraints imposed by the finance section , the legal or tax advisors , those who set the house-style for documents , and so on , representing elements of the wider system , which is influenced in turn by environmental factors . A procedure does not exist in isolation from its surroundings , and Procedure Audit requires this to be acknowledged explicitly .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
The most important friend was the United States : ‘ We Europeans must be clear about one thing : without the help and protection of the United States , Europe was powerless against the pressure of the Soviet Union’ . ‘ On no account must the impression be created , above all in the United States , that Germany is wavering between East and West’ . Furthermore , Adenauer was prepared to put the question of national unity on the back burner as a result of his clear moral choice for the values of the West . This was his most vulnerable political decision . He even preferred not to put the question to the vote in 1952 after Stalin 's offer of unification in exchange for neutrality for fear that the Germans might well be tempted by that option .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But I can say this — the long - term interests of the club have to be served at all times . ‘ During Eric 's spell here , the team was very successful and his contribution is obvious . ‘ His relationship with the fans was quite remarkable , which speaks volumes for his charismatic personality and probably speaks even greater volumes for their generosity and warmth . ‘ But Leeds United 's future is at Chelsea on Saturday and Eric 's — for the moment — is at Manchester United,’ he added wryly . ‘ During my time at Leeds there have been players who have left the club and some have questioned the wisdom of their departure .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Unwind before going to bed — TV , radio , crossword , light reading , taking the dog for a walk , listening to music , etc . can all help . Do n't go to bed hungry — a warm milky drink may help . Take a warm , not hot , bath . Sort out any matters that are bothering you , or make a list of people to phone or write to , shopping to be done , etc . next day . Get enough exercise during the day to be physically as well as mentally tired .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
Most good sports departments in the major stores sell ski war but there are some excellent specialists . Try Ellis Brigham ( 081 890 6116 for details ) and Snow and Rock ( 0753 830868 for mail order ) . My tip is to go for really good quality ski pants in black with braces and team that with a jacket that suits your style . I suggest starting with a cheaper jacket until you get hooked — and you can always wear it at weekends afterwards . Layering is vital so good thermal vests and long johns are a must .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
They call their music ‘ grooved up RnB’ which is fair enough . All four songs on the EP are self - written , but it is the arrangements that are really special . The guitars are crystal clear and know where they are going , and the Gears are not afraid of changing paces , enjoying a rambling slower section in Ninety Nine Per Cent while Fear is 100pc power - driven complete with ‘ wooh , woos’ from Sympathy for the Devil . The 12 inch single is available ( at varying prices ) in many record shops across the region , and if you like good and honest rock , catching a live performance would probably be a good idea . Middlesbrough 's Hope Springs Eternal THEY are touching base in the North - East for five gigs before heading off again to play elsewhere in the nation .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
The evidence of Moreau and Richter , confirming the identity of Katja Müller , had been thought to strengthen the case against her bogus sister sufficiently to justify bringing charges . The marshal 's face was bleak . ‘ Well , owing to some inexplicable negligence,’— he sighed and shook his head —‘they seem to have given us the slip.’ Thiercelin congratulated himself silently that this was nothing to do with him . The task of keeping them under observation had been deputed to Davout 's staff .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon . What were they using if not the stuff Johnson intended for babies ' bums ? ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . Sorry , Casey — the secret 's out . The colour and smell were a giveaway .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
And the mind can conjure up no end of devils alone in the night . ' Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . In a fast sweep her eyes ran from the top of his dark head down to the tips of his elegant feet , and she bit back a groan as she realised that that tempting glimpse of his body had done nothing to prepare her for Luke Calder in the magnificent flesh . Dressed in nothing but a pair of dark boxer shorts that rested low on his lean hips , his body was a tanned perfection of muscles and sinews , living flesh as beautifully sculpted as stone . She turned away , making a great show of looking round the hallway , afraid that he would read what she was feeling from her expression .
Idiom: blaze a trail (used idiomatically: yes)
He was witty and imaginative beyond all other architects of his day . Many tried to imitate him , but none had his quirky genius . His cottages at Blaize Hamlet blazed a trail for a hundred years . At Sandridge an extensive orangery took up most of the southern façade ingeniously masking the servants ' wing . It had fourteen fat Egyptian columns supporting the flat roof , and floor - length windows between .
Idiom: dead to the world (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no reaction from within . ‘ I told you , did n't I ? He 's dead to the world,’ said Mabel , over her shoulder . ‘ We 'll soon see about that,’ retorted Florrie , turning the handle . The room stank of bile and alcohol .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: no)
Barney and Buckingham . Great they were . Barney , he had these two sons — tried to set up a song and dance act . Nothing . Nothing there .
Idiom: all hell broke loose (used idiomatically: yes)
Many of Indonesia 's peoples , for instance , who have never previously seen Europeans , grow very little body hair , and all of it straight . To come upon someone with it curling all over his face is astonishing enough to overlook at first a certain glassiness to his left eye — until , that is , he absent - mindedly lets it fall to dangle from its string . It is then that all hell has broken loose and we have found ourselves standing alone in the jungle again . Lorne excuses his monocle on the grounds that , being astigmatic in one eye and myopic in the other , he needs but one lens to neutralize the problem and that one lens is harder to break than glasses and it is easier to carry spares . Since he does 90 per cent of the filming , and is astonishingly blind , the loss or breakage of his optical eccentricities is a cause for concern .
Idiom: live wire (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Brindle , a former chairman of the Auditing Practices Committee , joins the Board for a three - year term . PW 's technical partner , Graham Stacey , is already a member . ‘ He is very much a live wire , and he has great courage,’ said David Tweedie , the ASB 's chairman , who was chairman of the APC when Mr Brindle was deputy chairman . ‘ One of the things that attracted us to him is that he is someone who is willing to stand up and speak against something that he believes is wrong.’ Helen and Robert Dobson : Heading for the Himalayas
Idiom: town and gown (used idiomatically: yes)
Do you have similar contacts with them ? Yes , each of them is well represented in terms of erm members of the University showing an interest in the arts work in their area , and several of them have members erm who serve on our advisory panel , as indeed Sussex does . They do n't all have the same erm facilities as Sussex , nor indeed the same tradition of town and gown relationships , but nevertheless within the university there are several groups of people wanting to develop ideas of literature festivals or performance arts events , which we try and encourage because erm we have very little money within the Arts Association and have to maximise whatever facilities and people that we can lay our hands on . My last question is more of a personal one . How are you enjoying being director of this Association ?
Idiom: keep someone posted (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe you can find a few sources for us . You know , people we can persuade to keep in touch after they go home ? And maybe keep us posted with scientific and industrial data ? Stuff like that?’ Coleman nodded ruefully , and Donleavy smiled .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Thirdly , anyone experiencing a significant loss will move into a time of yearning and searching . In psychological jargon this may be called bargaining . What is meant by this is that people begin to come to terms with what has happened . They are no longer refusing to accept the evidence of their own eyes but are hoping there may be some sort of rational explanation for what they fear is an irrational event . Hopefully they may at least be able to feel they have an element of control over what is happening .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Molyneaux As the Secretary of State rightly said , it is pretty well impossible to protect people in a particular occupation . With a view to improving the security of all occupations , does the Secretary of State agree that there is an urgent need to aim for a common sentencing policy throughout the United Kingdom ? Given the reluctance of some courts to convict on forensic evidence and the fact that terrorists do not usually leave a signed visiting card at the scene of the crime , will it not become more and more difficult to obtain convictions ? Mr. Brooke
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
The opening paragraph of the novel poses the problem of the animate and the inanimate in terms of mobility : A fly straddles another fly on the faded denim stretched over the knee . Sooner or later , the knee will have to make a move , but now it is immobilised by the two flies , the lower of which is so still that it seems dead . The fly on top is on the contrary quite agitated , jerking tremendously , then convulsively , putting out its left foreleg to whip , or maybe to stroke some sort of reaction out of the fly beneath , which , however , remains so still that it seems dead . ( 9/11 )
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
He blamed his parents . Mostly he blamed his dad . If he 'd looked after himself , not had a heart attack , he 'd still be around . That was how thoughtless he 'd been . Rory supposed it was the same thoughtlessness that had made dad and mum have him so much later than the rest of their children .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: yes)
' I want to be a credit to you , Nahum . ' ' You will be , I know . ' He took the liberty of holding her hand briefly . She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . ' Where do the Foundling babies live ? ' she asked .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet , for the moment anyway , the bankers have lost their Midas touch . Faced with fierce competition , many of the country 's 380 or so small and medium - sized banks will merge or be taken over . On January 15th Hentsch & Cie and Darier & Cie , two Geneva - based private banks , tied the knot , and more will no doubt follow . UBS has been getting an average of one inquiry a day from small banks looking for a bigger uncle . Unless business picks up soon , some of the 245 foreign - owned banks in Switzerland may have to shut up shop .
Idiom: boys will be boys (used idiomatically: yes)
I think — it really begins in the home this because it 's — mothers can do quite a lot in not educating their own sons to think of them as servants . A lot of women do this . They are very tolerant about boys ' mess in the home and untidiness generally , and in a sense they lay the foundations right from the very beginning of boys growing up to think of women as kind of household servants — this attitude , you know , boys will be boys and they make a mess and poor mum has to do all the washing . It 's really quite misguided because it does encourage those assumptions that mothers are there to tidy up after sons and of course then sons when they grow up and get wives want to replace their mothers . So women themselves can do something about educating men in the home , starting with their sons .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
The only problem I have to tell you about is the cancellation of the Banbury to Paddington train that was due to arrive at Oxford at three minutes past seven . On one O two point six F M , this is the Fox Report with Jane Markham . The villages of Oxfordshire have come under the microscope of the Women 's Institute in the new Oxfordshire village book . It 's been published to coincide with the W I 's seventy fifth anniversary , and Joyce Milward is a former chairman of the Oxfordshire Federation of Women 's Institutes and has been deeply involved , not only with this book , but with the previous — not exactly the old Oxfordshire village book , but the previous versions of it . What has been your involvement , Joyce ?
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
But to maintain its market position as a leading systems and software house , it would need to persuade about 70 per cent of its key employees in the north London locations to relocate with the company . With this in mind , in 1977 the company formed the following objectives on the relocation and consolidation of its activities : ' To provide a modern , high technology environment in which to consolidate company activities engaged in the development of software and systems using state - of - the - art techniques ; ' To eliminate , as far as possible , the high cost of housing as a barrier to recruitment in the north London locations occupied by IDEC ; and ' To retain as many as possible of the existing work - force during and following the move . '
Idiom: stubborn as a mule (used idiomatically: yes)
If you 're not going I 'm not going like . whenever I have my mind made up I 'm as stubborn , stubborn as a mule like . Did he do it yesterday ? Did he do it yesterday as well ?
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
The 25-year - old from New Orleans spent much of the season in the shadow of Kevin Mitchell , the man he followed in the Giants ' batting line - up and the leader in home runs and RBIs in the majors . When Mitchell cooled off in September , Clark came into his own , to the delight of his manager . ‘ People talk about athletes who can rise to the occasion , about Joe Montana and Michael Jordan,’ Craig said . ‘ Let me tell you , there 's no one better than Will Clark . He 's in a class by himself.’
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Station Road , course he lived Yeah . down Station Road . He used to baby - sit for her . Oh !
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Finch disapproved of Flynn coming to work in such a state , but when drunken Flynn caused chaos on the set , Finch knew that the fading swashbuckler was incapable of filming for that day , so he would join Flynn for a drink and a sing - song . If fact , if it had n't been for Finch 's increasing drinking problem , he himself would never have behaved on the set in anything other than a professional way . But by the time he came to make Josephine and Men shortly after his film with Flynn , director Roy Boulting saw how he was going downhill . Arriving at the studio at eight o'clock one morning , Boulting saw Finch staggering about the set drunk . Finch was due to start shooting a romantic scene with Glynis Johns at nine , but he was incapable and his eyes were bloodshot .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: yes)
What was he saying then when he was shouting up there ? Erm what were you saying Rob ? He 's taken things off the floor and now he 's taken the floor up . Oh has he ? Yes .
Idiom: set the wheels in motion (used idiomatically: yes)
' Then what are you and Clancy doing about it ? ' ' Look , Mark , ' Muldoon said forlornly ' What 's the point ? The wheels have already been set in motion . We 're not gon na change anyone 's mind . You know that . '
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: no)
If a player is not following suit or trump but has one , the game ends and is judged by rules ( see 4.1.3 - 4.1.6 ) . If it is asked to continue the game the mistake has to be corrected .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
United had won promotion all the way to the 1st division , the Milk Cup win capping a glorious but brief revival . Oxford 's fortunes quickly turned sour . In May 1987 with the club still in the first and the accounts showing a profit , Robert Maxwell , under fire for his involvement in other clubs like Watford and Derby County , handed chairmanship to his son Kevin . In the 5 years with Maxwell junior at the helm , the club has dropped back into the second division and shows debts of up to £ 4.5 million . Fans have reacted angrily to sales of players , calling transfers like Dean Saunders ' move to Derby stripping the club 's assets .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
No I , I did n't I did n't take the piss out of him , I listened , I actually Okay , okay , okay Listen , listen , listen I 'm not taking the piss out of the point cos I know the point 's very serious but I 'm taking the piss out of the way he said it cos I think he sounded stupid but that does n't mean I have any disrespect for erm Innocent little children . Yeah , quite .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
I bet again ! You ca n't get it up again . No . I ca n't remember what I did , I went I 'll show you what I did I went
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
She definitely was n't about to endure the intimacy of sharing a pool with Guy Sterne . The relief of escaping from his company was so intense that she felt as if she 'd been wired up to an electric charge for the last few hours and someone had finally taken pity on her and turned off the power . Ensconsed in the privacy of one of the new modern bath - rooms , she turned off the tap , lay back in the warm mineral water , let her whole body go limp , and let her mind follow suit . Through the haze of steam she contemplated nothing much at all , and gradually felt some of her tension and wariness disperse . ‘ Definitely an improvement.’
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
I have indeed managed to frighten them away , and I do n't think they 'll ever try to take me on again . And , while I 'm on the subject of fighting off unwanted intruders,’ he added , the hard planes of his face tightening as he gazed down at her , ‘ I 'm not prepared to allow that man Dunton to mess around with my wife any longer ! When Liz told me that she thought your boss wanted to marry you I knew I had to step in and stop that nonsense once and for all,’ he grated , his strong arms tightening possessively about her . ‘ Do you mean to say … ?’ she gasped . ‘ Are you telling me … that you and my sneaky cousin … ?’
Idiom: on thin ice (used idiomatically: yes)
The boot is decently sized , too , and internal stowage space is generous . FINISH AND EQUIPMENT There are those who would tell you that BMW 's reputation for first - class finish has been on thin ice for some time but , until now , we 've seen little evidence to substantiate the claim . If our test car is anything to go by , though , the cracks might be beginning to show . The paintwork on the back of the bootlid looked decidedly patchy and certainly not up to the high standard on the rest of the car .
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
Nigerian journalist Elizabeth Obadina tells a dirty story . Uproar breaks out in Nigeria during 1988 , when officials discover that an Italian ship has illegally dumped toxic waste at the small delta port of Koko . Nigeria threatens to execute toxic waste dumpers ; it seizes an innocent Italian ship berthed in Lagos ; it recalls the Nigerian ambassador from Rome and sends the Italian ambassador packing packing . Then it forces Italy to remove almost 4,000 tons of offending industrial wastes from Nigerian soil . Within six weeks , mountains of polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) , polluted earth and other waste have been evacuated .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
This factory , should make Britain self - sufficient in blood by 1985 . At the moment the health authorities import between 60 and 70 per cent of their blood from the United States , where AIDS and hepatitis B contamination is rife . The laboratory has no money to pick up Charles Brown 's project , should AIDS arrive here with a vengeance , although it is currently collaborating with Speywood to adapt its conventional purification technology to human blood . Searching for cases of AIDS in Britain LATEST figures show that , in Britain , there are eight cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) .