Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
If we consider the boxplots of GNP per capita for all the countries in the world , broken down into different country groups ( figure 11.3 ) , they also straggle upwards , in data batches at different levels , with different midspreads and shapes . One reason for the upward straggle is the existence of a floor of zero dollars below which no country can fall ( in theory ) , whereas there is no ceiling . Moreover , the batches form a characteristic wedge shape : batches with lower medians have lower midspreads , and those with higher medians have higher midspreads ; this is always a tell - tale sign that a transformation might be in order . Figure 11.1 GNP per capital in 1984 in 15 sampled countries Figure 11.2 The distribution of GNP per capita in 1984 : boxplot
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
' A man must have sent that , ' said one of the group . ' I bet he 's a workaholic . ' Spot on . A scruffy card showed a rowing boat floating towards a bank . Colleagues said the sender felt insignificant and frightened , but saw the recipient as a haven .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Think about that . Raffle tickets Gilly , have you planned your conservative raffle tickets ? Yes , I 've got them in my bag . I 've said to Jay I do n't know whether she do n't want me to help her , I do n't know , I , this is the second time I 've said to her , and she said oh I do n't know where they are , and I ai n't gon na ask her no more , if they get there they get there and if they do n't No , I 've put mine , put mine in the envelope so will you hand them in on Saturday ?
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
The problem then arises : does the question cover also the general rule against suing for damages for breach of an illegal contract ? However you decide this conundrum , you should state your decision in the answer . If you rule this second topic out of order , and the examiner wished it to be included , the examiner will at least see that you have had the point present in your mind , and will probably - also be brought to see that he was at fault in his wording of the question . In any case , the proper limits of time for the question should not be exceeded . If in doubt whether a particular matter is relevant , a good test is to ask yourself whether , if the examiner had wished you to discuss it , he would naturally have framed an extra question upon it .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . erm our main objective if I could start with education , which is erm the erm predominant service provided by the County , we were concerned to protect the delegated budgets to schools , particularly the primary and the secondary schools . We see the future of the education service depending upon local financial management , and erm , as I have said , we were very keen to protect the delegated budgets which erm by and large we erm have succeeded in doing . We could not avoid , we felt , erm a small part of the fixed cost to the primary schools being cut , but that was offset by a provision for additional staffing in the primary sector , which we identify as an important item . So we had to as far as all the schools and colleges were concerned erm there was a previous Council agreement that erm increments , that is the progression of Council employees through their salary scales , that had to be funded from what we call base budgets this year , so the budgets of the the delegated budgets of schools had to erm bear that cost along with everybody else .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
Many creatures use these sounds for communication . Many of the sounds we hear emanating from insects , for example , are only the bottom end of a spectrum of sound signals much of which lie above the auditory frequencies to which our ears are attuned . Indeed , such communications are not without the deceivers and manipulators , as in all walks of life . For some species of spider will blatantly mimic the ‘ come - hither’ sound signals and even sex pheromones of female moths , luring lusting males to a dinner party they had not expected . House spiders have often been reported to appear upon the scene when music is being played .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
sad . He got sad old Tone though . Every time I write a letter to him now I say keep smiling , turn them corners up cos they all go on at him . Oh there 's them cows . Yeah .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
It was lukewarm , black and very strong . ‘ Not without telling them about the coins . And he 'd be forced to come clean to Georgina , as well.’ ‘ Newley must realize that someone he knows is connected with the theft.’ Dougal held up his gloved hand and ticked off the fingers .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: no)
The methods and purpose of sculpture conservation have become topical in recent years , not only in Italy but throughout Europe . Uninformed criticism has contributed to the dissatisfaction with many recent conservation projects , but an even greater problem is the lack of discussion between conservationists and other interested parties , whether art historians , archaeologists , or industrial archaeologists . All too often , conservators have been asked to make important decisions affecting the state of a work of art without informed comment from other specialists . The results are highly variable in quality . With the help of the Henry Moore Foundation and the Gabo Trust , we are now organising a European - wide conference in which the purpose and techniques of sculpture conservation can be addressed .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
stone . It 's all chopped it 's like a cave . You go down and then you walk along here , right to the end right round , sort of round the bend there Yeah . and there 's a well .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: no)
It 's so difficult to find anyone interesting who I like . ’ Singer Dannii Minogue on men I DO N'T mind which one they go for because I think they are all fabulous . Singer Sonia on the short list for the Eurovision Song Contest I THINK that the public gets cross when people try to frighten them and they will just say : ‘ Stuff it , I 'm going shopping . ’ Bill Melly , Oxford Street Trader 's Association THIS is the best way to spend Christmas , ever . US Marine Captain Sean Moore in Somalia BRITAIN is going to recover sharply .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You 're shivering.’ Andrée touched her arm . ‘ Chilled to the bone.’ She went indoors and returned with an enormous , rough - looking navy - blue sweater . ‘ There , put that on at once — catch it.’
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Her mother would have been happier if she had seen her walking or going off swimming , but after all , she was resting and that 's what she had brought her here for , and perhaps she was turning things over in her mind . After one or two walks over the hills together the girl preferred to stay at home so the mother went on her own ; on one of these occasions Peony had actually tidied up and got tea ready and gone a little way along the track to meet her mother when she saw her coming up the hill . And she was quite like her old self again for the rest of that day , her mother thought , showing her a great clump of Mont Bretia she had found behind an old stone wall that went up out of sight across the turf . ‘ Perhaps it was built as a wind break,’ she said , ‘ there does n't seem to be anything to keep in or out except the wind here.’ The idea of the futile brave attempt to soften the life up here — for it would have been hard and isolated when the house was built and savage in the winter — trying to set a garden on this soil , in this salt air , appealed to her .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Several families they knew had sons or fathers missing or drowned at sea , and men were being sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force . Sarah had been able to attend the caelidhes again , warned by her mother that she must not do more than two dances , but she found them greatly changed . Some of the men they knew had gone home to Ireland to escape being called up for the forces , but many more were serving in the Army , Navy or Air Force or were at sea with the Merchant Marine . Letters had arrived from Joe and Terry and from Eileen who was desperately homesick , although she made a brave attempt to write cheerfully . Terry seemed to have settled in easily to Army life , but although Joe made no complaints it was clear that he missed the family .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
CATALOGUES AND INDEXES 4 . Books and files are classified by subject and arranged on shelves and in filing cabinets by the alphabetic class mark or alpha – numeric file code . 4.1 Access to most of the collection is by a series of card catalogues and indexes which allow retrieval by subject and author in the case of books and by subject in the case of files . All new members of staff are offered a short library briefing as part of their induction course .
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
But no - one on the left formulated a clear strategy of supporting military preparedness as a way of enabling the labour movement to increase its economic and political muscle — and thereby its ability to influence British foreign policy . In April 1939 , under pressure from Tory backbenchers , the Government announced the introduction of military conscription . Brailsford was one of the few popular frontists prepared to go the whole hog and accept this . The CP , after some initial confusion , made it clear that , while it did not oppose conscription in principle , it was unacceptable under Chamberlain . Labour , with a more tender concern for civil liberties , was less prepared to endorse the principle , and equally opposed to the practice .
Idiom: hit the nail on the head (used idiomatically: yes)
With respect , it is no good saying that we are unbalanced in our editorials if you are going to be selective in your reading of the magazine . REGISTRATION Moving on , and if I may say so , you have hit the nail on the head with your reference to the registration and its rarely stated function to boost the circulation of the LTA 's own magazine . It 's a poor reason , is it not , for introducing it into the cost structure of a game which , as you rightly say , is ‘ … very expensive’ . The point is — and our survey reveals it — that such an amount does deter some youngsters from participating in tournaments and again with respect , I would guess that few of them come from the lovely part of the country from where you write .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
The distance is thought to be about 8000 light - years , and each cluster is 70 light - years in diameter . M34 is an open cluster in the same × 12 field with Algol , forming a triangle with Algol and Rho . It is easy to see with × 7 as a hazy patch , and with × 12 there is a hint of resolution into stars ; many individual stars can be seen in it with × 20 . It is over 1000 light - years away . Another open cluster , NGC 1245 , is in the × 8.5 field with Mirphak and Kappa .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
He might be embarrassed . She smiled . Serve him right . However , Betty did n't know Lord C very well if she thought she could embarrass him . Nearly half a century of debauchery had made him immune to such mundane feelings .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
I did . They did . The word of mouth grew , so did the audiences . By opening night , they were ecstatic and it has to be said , the brightest , the best , and the most appreciative audience we 'd played to . And oh , we loved the intimacy of having them so close , close enough that when I rode my bicycle for ‘ Committee’ through the ‘ vomitarium’separating one wedge of audience from the next I was able to steady myself by grasping the leg of a gentleman who had stretched it over the side .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
The consumer electronics side , which grew on the back of making headphones and more recently expanded into hi - fis , radios and televisions , is to be retained , and the new management has plans to move into warehousing and distribution . The new team is also changing the year end from March to December . In the nine months period it is hoped Ross will break even and the market is predicting the company will move into profit in 1990 . Mr Shute has had an impressive track record with BM , which he was appointed to when it was controlled by Beazer and which has thrived while Beazer 's fortunes wained until Beazer severed the connections earlier this year . Laird Group offloads its bus business
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
Answer me something . You tell her about Sunday night ? You tell her you slept rough ? " " What ? " " Sunday night .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He would clearly have preferred to be talking to Fiona on his other side , but the award was having to be paid for with politeness . He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink . He soldiered manfully through the salmon soufflé and the beef Wellington while Lewis on the lady 's other side put away a tumbler full of vodka poured from a half - bottle in his pocket . Fiona watched him with a frown : Lewis 's drinking , even to my eyes , was increasingly without shame . Almost as if , having proclaimed himself paralytic in court , he was setting about proving it over and over again .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
And customers are equally reluctant to pay a premium for knobblier — but ideologically and chemically purer — fruit and vegetables , or for meat and poultry from organically reared livestock . As a result , neither side benefits from the effort put into organic farming . According to the Soil Association — the largest body of organic farmers , of which Tustian is a member — although sales of organic produce have increased overall because there is more of it in the shops ( much of it imported ) , the recession also means that some of it lingers on the shelves for longer . Since organic farming is more costly than its chemical cousin , by the time the food reaches the shops it can seem excessively expensive . But in a welcome departure from the impersonal world of the supermarket , with its individually cling - filmed organic vegetables , the farmer and shopper will soon come face to face .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Some evenings were more convivial than others . One I remember vividly was when we had all been celebrating someone 's 21st birthday ( how young we all were ! ) . The lad in question had a very poor head for alcohol and he retired very early on — under the table , if I remember correctly — but the party continued successfully without him . On the drive back to camp we were all rather happy , Jimmy in the front driving with me half asleep in the passenger seat , and Henry and Rosemary behind . I was listening to the two in the back working their way through a typical RAF ditty with the repetitive chorus of , ‘ There 's only one bar — BOO !
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Little could be done to counteract the John Osborne criticisms , for they abominated the very idea of monarchy . But the style of the court could be changed , and the public relations could be sorted out . In the event , some of the consequences of the solution have proved as irksome as the problem , but they have done the trick . The decisions made in 1968 and 1969 by Heseltine , then just appointed press secretary , and the equerry to Prince Charles , Squadron Leader David Checketts , opened a door which could not afterwards be closed . In collaboration with Nigel Neilson , a colourful former SAS officer who had set up his own public relations company , they decided to ‘ sell’ the royal family .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
The scale of the resources at the disposal of a TV journalist , and the monopoly status of ORTF required , continued Pompidou , that TV journalists observe ‘ a certain reserve . This line of reasoning appeared to excite more criticism abroad than it did in France . The broadcasting ‘ liberalization’ phase under ‘ Chaban’had ended : the broadcasting law of July 1972 had distinguished between the state monopoly of radio and television broadcasting and the public organization ( ORTF ( entrusted with the monopoly ; the same law increased — on paper — the autonomy of ORTF and the powers of the ‘ MD’who became in addition chairman of the board of directors ( ' PDG ' ) ; but conflicts arose between the first ‘ PDG’ , Arthur Conte , and the Information Minister , Philippe Malaud . Malaud criticized the ‘ leftist’(‘gauchiste’ ) tone of ORTF programmes — not just the news , but fiction and documentary programmes . Although supported by most ORTF personnel , a ‘ PDG’ appointed by the government could not survive in a contest with the Information Minister .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Also standing is Green Mike Woodin who grabbed almost a quarter of the vote in last year 's council elections . His workers stress they are aiming to win the battle of ideas in the campaign and a substantial increase on their 1987 tally of 1.5 % . A more independent verdict came from the Oxford Times , which predicted:’ The Oxford West and Abingdon seat is likely to be a neck - and - neck sprint to the finish between the Tories and the Liberal Democrats with Labour a more spirited also - ran.’ But the waters in this campaign are deep and the cross currents of tactical voting mean that no one can be certain of the outcome , until the votes are counted . Simon Mares reporting .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
The Constitution , defining Romania as a " democratic and social state " and criticized by opposition parties as according too much power to the President , came into effect immediately . Sentences over 1989 Timisoara massacres — Acquittal of former politburo members A military court on Dec. 9 handed down sentences ranging from 15 to 24 years ' imprisonment for " aggravated murder " ( rather than the original charge of genocide ) on eight out of 21 former communist officials and Securitate secret police accused of responsibility for the action against demonstrations in Timisoara in December 1989 and the killing of nearly 100 people . The appeal court in Bucharest overturned on Dec. 12 the convictions on March 25 [ see p. 38108]of 16 former communist politburo members for " favouring the criminal " ( i.e. Ceausescu ) over the actions to counter demonstrations in Timisoara and Bucharest , which had led to the overthrow of the communist regime in December 1989 . EUROPE
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
The Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and Spain , the Commission of the European Communities and the applicants in the main proceedings considered that , whilst the rules relating to the grant of the flag fell within the competence of the member states , the member states could not adopt legislation contrary to Community law . 29 . The Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and Spain reached that conclusion , inter alia , on the basis of the judgment in Pesca Valentia Ltd. v. Minister for Fisheries and Forestry ( Case 223/86)[1988]E.C.R. 83 , 107 , para . 13 , on the one hand , and the obligation imposed on member states by Community rules , in particular Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 101/76 , to grant all fishing vessels flying their flags equal access to their fishing grounds , on the other . The Spanish Government considered that obligation to be a particular expression of the obligation imposed on member states under article 40(3 ) of the E.E.C. Treaty to comply with the principle of non - discrimination , and referred to Klensch v. Secrétaire d'Etat à l'Agriculture et à la Viticulture ( Joined Cases 201/85 , 202/85)[1986]E.C.R. 3477 .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's constantly losing it and then she blames someone else . And there 's arguments … ’ ‘ The forgetfulness and repeating things all the time — it drives me round the bend.’ The nature of the difficulty carers experienced with these problems was either tiredness , anxiety or worry , embarrassment , sadness , fear or irritation . The concept of stress or strain is difficult to define ( but see Gilleard , 1984 ) .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: no)
It should perhaps be presumed that the claims are additive , and that in Bolinger 's view this position is both reserved for characteristic adjectives and favoured for sense - qualifying use . 6.2 We agree with Bolinger that there are such things as distinctively sense - qualifying adjectives ( although not many of them , and certainly only a small proportion of those that he suggests ) ; we shall take the view that these are restricted to prenominal attributive position , with predicative position reserved solely for referent - qualification . This distinction falls beautifully into place with the view of syntax which we sketched in Chapter 1 , but before explaining precisely how the two sorts of qualification work let us consider some more data from English . Bolinger gives the following set of examples , which do genuinely appear to show qualification of the sense alone , that is , of the property which identifies the entity , rather than of the entity itself:(1 ) total stranger lawful heir distant cousin mere kid To these , we might add the cases in ( 2 ) ; notice that the last example would be self - contradictory if the adjective were interpreted as an ordinary attributive:(2 ) Brent is a strong Republican the document was a complete blank ( If faced with a claim that we can explain the peculiarity of these adjectives by simply stating that they are adverbial impostors , we may respond that , even supposing that , deep down , there may be something adverbial about them , nonetheless speakers have chosen to use an adjective rather than an adverb , and this adjectival use needs to be described and if possible explained . For further arguments against re - assigning syntactic classifications as a descriptive device , see 10.4 . )
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
plenty on it . We should win any competitions then . Hands down I think . I ca n't eat any more of that . Macaroni cheese ?
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
A white Mini was parked at the kerb . Juliet wondered whose it was . She rang the bell , and the dog barked . This time , when the door was opened , a small black and white spaniel ran towards them , jumping around excitedly , and only stopping to sniff at Juliet 's ankles . Mrs Maybury sent him inside .
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , he never lets anyone over the door and he sees to himself for the most part . I can only get in when he forgets to lock the door . Sure I have to , Nellie , for if I did n't give it a redd up at least once in a while he 'd have the place like a right midden.’ ‘ Is n't it?’ commented Nellie dryly . She noticed her mother had replaced Noreen 's photograph on the mantel so that it faced out again , but she said nothing .
Idiom: for my money (used idiomatically: yes)
For further accommodation details contact the Grasmere Information Centre , Red Bank Road . ( NY 336 073 ) .. Pubs and eating places : For my money the Dove and Olive Branch bar , part of the Wordsworth hotel , is the best bar in Grasmere . The Baldry Restaurant serves good food at a reasonable price and the Rowan Tree is good for vegetarian food . Public transport : bus service from Grasmere to Windermere Railway Station ( numbers 518 & 555 ) .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's not conjecture,’ he declared . ‘ I 'm absolutely stone cold certain of it.’ Earlier , he had been reunited with someone with a substantial claim to fame . Derek Stone , 53 , a builder from Catford , was the man who signed up Mr Major to the Tory Party when he was chairman of the Brixton Young Conservatives in the early 60s . Together , they had set up the famous soap box .