Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Even if their way of life was uncomfortable by modern standards of luxury , the peoples of northern Asia in their original state , like other hunting peoples , ' had the energy , hardihood , and ingenuity to live and live well ' . Their lives , in short , were not spent in misery before the Russians came among them . This basic fact should be borne in mind when reading ideologically biased accounts of the benefits following upon Russian occupation for , in the words of the same writer on the hunting peoples , ' In every well - documented instance , cases of hardship may be traced to the intervention of modern intruders . ' The Russians came among the Siberian peoples in the late sixteenth century from two directions , which subsequently became established as the main regular routes . The northern ( and earlier ) approach was by passes across the Ural mountains to the lower reaches of the river Obn and thence down the Ob Gulf by boat to the mouth of the Tazn which was ascended as far as a portage to the lower Yenisei ; from there they followed an eastward course up the Lower Tunguska river , crossing a portage to the Vilyui and so to the Lena .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
The patch currently worn by 4th Armd . Bde . in the Gulf is ( 5 ) , 2⅝ in . wide — a revival of the wartime shape , in black on pale fawn or khaki ; but somebody forgot the jerboa 's eye , and one foresees the inter - brigade humour , with consequent violence , on the theme of ' the blind 4th … '(6 ) , 1½in . wide , is the tank commander 's patch worn since spring 1990 in The Queen 's Royal Irish Hussars : an emerald green shamrock bearing a black tank , on a dark piper green square . A similar B1 Class Tradesman 's patch has a black shamrock , veined dark green , on the dark green square , and without the tank symbol . We are very grateful to Brian L. Davis for access to his collection for this article . The Vietnam War on Screen ( 1 )
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: yes)
A solution might be to postpone the decision on the issue of damages until after the authority has deliberated again . The danger of this is that the fear of an award of damages against it would unduly encourage the authority to reach the same decision again , thus creating an appearance of bias . Whether this is a real practical difficulty depends on whether the desire to save face would not anyway have this effect of encouraging the same decision to be made again , even if there were no risk of a damages award . On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . There is a danger of viewing compensation for illegality too much in terms of a traditional tort model rather than in terms of distributing widely and thinly the financial ill - effects of governmental ‘ mistakes’ .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
There were no training you needed for this that and the other , you went down . And the the they give me as light a job as they can you know . They used to have a clipped get the clips to hang them on the wagon , another bloke took clip off . Well the clip is about like that see , two sheets like that with a hoo hoop there and a handle here . The handle is up when you hold it and you hook the hoop , you hang it on bottom of the wagon .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir,— Rather than‘streamline’ the police , it might be better to consider the possible causes of rising crime . Apart from the recession , drugs are often at the root of many offences . Drug addicts hate work , and prefer to find other ways to finance their habit and , of course , many crimes are committed under the influence of drugs . Current policy seems to be to ‘ go soft’ on the addicts and concentrate on catching the dealers , yet without customers the dealers would go out of business . Drug addicts do not deserve sympathy .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
It was such a small thing to have caused so much trouble , and still to have the power to destroy . Stupidly she had n't looked further than the retrieving of it and returning it to Jonas Hamilton . A week ago her plan had been to give Travis the slip and catch the first flight out . Now it was n't that simple . ' You 're back , then . '
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
The San Salvador newspapers were filled with alarmist propaganda , calling upon all Salvadorean patriots to halt the terrorist advance and telling women that their families and homes were in danger . The day before , the newspaper El Mundo contained eight announcements from the Crusade about the march , including four full - page spreads . Radio and television time was bought for the same purpose . Comments by Archbishop Romero on the Catholic radio station , to the effect that the march did not represent the views of the Salvadorean people and avoided the whole issue of human rights violations , were attacked as a vile calumny on Salvadorean women.3 On the day of the march , " friends and relatives " ( El Mando ) kindly flew light aircraft and helicopters over San Salvador to protect the demonstration on the route to the staff headquarters of the armed forces . Col . Carranza assured the crowd that the army was doing its utmost to protect property and stated that the government was respecting human rights .
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long - time sparring partner , shareholder James Middlemass . While their confrontations are now almost a ritual mixture of banter and cross - examination , they did produce the highlight of the meeting . Having taken Sir Lewis to task over the delay in holding the agm and Mr Michel 's joining fee , Mr Middlemass was applauded when he took issue with the extraordinary motion to increase the employees ' discount on share options to 20 per cent . ' It seems to me that when the goodies are being distributed and the cake is being sliced , only crumbs will fall to the shareholders . Twenty per cent is excessive and tending to abuse . '
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
Especially this year . Makes me hair stand on end just thinking about it.’ ‘ He 's done us proud , as well,’ says Granville . ‘ He had the chance to go to the States with them but he said , ‘ No’ . Other commitments.’
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes,’ said O'Hara . ‘ It could n't be more obvious.’ He was watching Stella who stood at the fireplace , leaning against the armchair in which Potter now sat holding court . She had black eyebrows despite the colour of her hair , and a little Roman nose . ‘ Why ca n't he treat me like a good - time girl,’ wailed Babs .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
For instance , the fuel efficiency of every automobile and truck is fixed , and most travel is non - discretionary . Though higher airline ticket prices may reduce purchases , airlines reduce oil consumption only when they cancel flights . This illustrates a fundamental point : in the short run , reduced economic activity is the principle way of lowering oil demand . Thus , absent a recession , demand has remained largely unchanged over the past year . Moreover , it is relatively easy to postpone lowering oil consumption .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
I. INTRODUCTION ‘ Cut out middleman 's profits — buy direct from the manufacturer’ is a phrase often seen in newspaper advertisements , implying that the retailing and wholesaling functions are otiose , or at least inefficient . On the other hand , certain of our major retailers ( e.g. Marks and Spencer ) are commonly thought of as models of efficiency , and their ‘ own brands’ command widespread respect — the typical consumer does not think twice about which factory or by whom they are made . Manufacturers of complex products such as cars seldom make a feature of the source of their inputs — whose brake system , whose gearbox ( perhaps a competitor 's ) , or whatever ( ‘ Intel inside ' computers is a striking exception here ) . There is also a certain amount of secrecy , or lack of communication , about vertical arrangements more generally .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Also his playing career with us was far shorter than a lot of these blokes . He did look crap though did n't he . Gave me more laughs than any Leeds player especially when under the influence of old frogslegs he began trying to control the ball with his feet . Tim From :
Idiom: straight from the shoulder (used idiomatically: yes)
It may also mean freedom to purchase ‘ Playboy’ magazine , to indulge in the vulgarities of verbal and visual displays of the sexual and sexist types , though at a much lower level than those current in Scotland or England at soccer matches and in public houses . But there remains a strong respect for the religious leadership of the protestant — loyalist bloc . There is a resonance of protestant beliefs in their unchurched experience , their rough , straight - from - the - shoulder speech , their interpretation of history and tradition , and solidarity at the economic level based on their dependency upon the leadership of the group as a whole for their work and welfare . The working classes are strongly bound into the total if ambiguous ideology of protestant loyalism . With the emergence of the statelet in 1922 , covenant politics was subordinated to the Stormont alliance only to re - emerge after Stormont 's collapse in 1972 .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
Courage is still a virtue even though it manifests alongside evil . What we see in him is ‘ fortitude in adversity , enormous endurance , a certain splendid recklessness , remarkable powers of rising to an occasion , extraordinary qualities of leadership ( shown not least in his salutatory taunts ) and striking intelligence in meeting difficulties that are novel and could seem overwhelming ’ . C.S. Lewis on the other hand would completely disagree with Waldock 's conclusion and claim conversely that ‘ to admire Satan is to admire a world of misery , lies , propaganda , wishful thinking and incessant autobiography ’ . He admits Satan is an interesting character but denies he is all he appears . It is Milton 's portrayal of the devil which is magnificent , not the devil himself , but the author is careful enough to place Satan 's admirable qualities within the text as a whole showing them to be put to evil use .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
I do n't go places like that Last time I went to the was the school one Went to the Royal Academy when I was doing my ' O ' Levels , it was a Jackson follow up it was about , ambulance was about twelve foot by twelve foot , it was literally splodges of paint all over the fucking place , it was horrible , you can actually buy them at the Royal Academy , you ca n't buy them at , but he was asking a hundred thousand pounds for it , I could n't believe it , a trained monkey could of fucking painted that Well that , it probably is . Jackson is a monkey at London Zoo .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , in 1978 , the BBC concluded : ‘ the only really satisfactory solution for the broadcasting of traffic information is to provide a separate , dedicated service ’ . Official abandonment Officially , Carfax was abandoned on the grounds that ‘ frequencies were not available ’ . In view of the Warc footnote , this statement seems to have been economical with the truth . At the time , most observers believed that the real reason was that the BBC had been unable to persuade the newly-elected Conservative government to contribute towards the cost of setting up ( about £3million at 1977 prices ) or running a dedicated traffic service .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Where Johnson found a country totally denuded of its wood ' — how he loved the confirmation of his prejudices — ; forestry now swathes the unpromising terrain . In one of those asides , Johnson with the eye of a painter gives the last glimpse of these high ways in 1773 : ‘ Once we saw a corn field , in which a lady was walking with some gentlemen … ’ Both writers make light of this crossing from Fort Augustus to the middle of Glenmoriston , even though it must have proven their most arduous stage so far — eleven miles of high , hard going , ‘ cut in traverses’ as Johnson says , ‘ so that as we went upon a higher stage , we saw the baggage following us below in a contrary direction.’ They came to Anoch in the early afternoon , having to break their journey early , because the opportunities for food and lodging were not evenly distributed between Fort Augustus and Glenelg : Johnson says , ‘ the only house , where we could be entertained , was not further off than a third of the way’ . That night , they had plenty of opportunity for conversation , and here they had one of their most memorable encounters .
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: yes)
She slipped into a frock made of less tape than the average cassette . And everyone froze at the Las Vegas meeting to view triumphant Nina 's outfit . But , as she revealed modestly , there was almost nothing to it . Euro - jet reprieve BRITAIN yesterday won a three - month reprieve for the £ 22 billion Euro jet fighter project .
Idiom: make a go of (used idiomatically: yes)
It has used these in its work on open cast sites for British Coal , but it also operates under licence some small , deep mines of its own . Help With the mines now being put up for private operation , a great deal will depend on how sincere British Coal is about helping the new licensees to make a go of it . It is a bit like a householder who moves . If he takes the lampshades that is fair enough .
Idiom: there's the rub (used idiomatically: yes)
' Why ? Why do you doubt it ? ' There was the rub . I doubted it because whatever the efficacy of Dr Gyggle 's treatment and however convincing his explanation of how a lonely and fucked - up boy built up a delusion both to compensate for the lack of a father and punish himself for his own Oedipal crime , I still could n't convince myself that I was entirely rid of my mage . He continued to dog me .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
In them , she again described the work she did and the success she had achieved ; she gave details of her height , weight and false hair colour ; she even made a comment or two -as some of the men had in their letters — on her sexual preferences . From time to time she stopped to laugh . Finally , still shaking , she cut the photos apart and clipped one to each letter . These men would know how she really looked . FRIDAY NIGHT , WATCHING TV
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
LONDON . For one week only in the middle of this month ( 8–13 May ) , the Contemporary Art Society is exhibiting its recent acquisitions at the Camden Arts Centre before distributing them around museums in this country . The acquisitions cover a four - year period until 1991 and fall into three categories : paintings and works on paper , including graphics , sculpture and crafts . The Henry Moore Foundation contributes an annual budget of £ 40,000 for the purchase of sculpture , and guest buyers choosing pictures and prints are provided with a similar sum raised from the profits of the Society 's popular art market , from fees paid for advice given to corporate collectors , and from membership subscriptions . Among more than 200 works of art , notable acquisitions include a set of black granite ‘ Tanmatras’ by Stephen Cox , a wall sculpture by Antony Gormley , a slate obelisk by Ian Hamilton Finlay , a cabinet of sea shells by Damien Hirst , Lisa Milroy 's ‘ Lightbulbs’and abstract paintings by Ian Davenport , Nicholas May , Fiona Rae and Adam Lowe .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
The German was wearing the coat properly now as would be expected on a night as cold as this . Kragan turned right outside the hotel entrance and walked towards the Rue de Rivoli . Once he had turned the corner , he took the coat off and slipped it over his arm . This was no businessman . He wore motor - cyclist 's leathers underneath , black and shiny , with calf - length boots to match .
Idiom: keep mum (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's not Miss Ferguson 's fault , sir . She did n't know you had done the calving . I was told to keep mum about it.’ ‘ What do you mean?’ Sophie found her voice and said angrily , ‘ Who told you to say nothing?’
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
The sun . Our sun . Well why ca n't we see stars during the day . If we look out at the sky why ca n't we see stars during the day ? Steven .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
For He maketh the storm to cease so that the waves thereof are still … " Many of the women wept unashamedly , for Tristram was not the only Polruan boy to be going to sea for the first time . There was Davy Treffry and little Nick Polwhele who was only thirteen ; and Tom Rowe , whose father had been lost at sea three months before . Their mothers and sisters looked upon them in a new way , because until now they had been sons and brothers , but were from that day to be turned into men by the strictest mistress of all . So they sang the old hymns with tears in their eyes and an ache of pride in their hearts .
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
In her formal county role , she also oversees and directs the performance of the DCSLs in the project , a significant duty since the responsibility for the Minor Project is largely delegated to them . No doubt part of the de facto authority enjoyed by this person is due to the fact that her predecessor provided much of the vision and dedication which lay behind the original initiative . This , plus the fact that the role entailed involving the County Librarian and " selling the project " to the DCSLs , meant that the ACL : E&SS covered the spectrum from working politically with senior management of the education service to the coordination of those who implemented the project at the nuts and bolts level . Within the team meetings which we observed , questions of status were rarely visible . Our impressions are of a team in which decisions are reached by consensus and with the minimum of tension .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
He looked from the waiting ring of his retainers to the blank and nameless stone , and in the last pale ray of moonlight his eyes caught the small , obscure shape of the carved leaf . He bent to trace its lines with a finger - tip , and lingered over it long . ' Take him back , ' he said over his shoulder , without turning his head . ' He 's told me what I wanted to know . ' Aelis was out before dawn , in the frosty end of the starlight and the faint gilding of the still unrisen sun , making the rounds of her rabbit snares high on the hillside .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
ARDS 0 LINFIELD 2 FURIOUS Ards boss Paul Malone fined himself a week 's wages after an angry clash with the Linfield bench as his team crashed out of the TNT Gold Cup yesterday . But Malone could land in more hot water after publicly criticising ref Herbie Barr — an action frowned upon by the IFA . Bangor ref Barr booked five players and made a number of decisions during the game that infuriated the home fans and caused puzzled looks in the press box . ' I am disgusted at the referee , ' said Malone .
Idiom: head over heels (used idiomatically: yes)
The offended Titan lumbered forward and stamped upon one Raider , crushing it underfoot . It gushed plasma at a small knot of Marines who were storming a trench crowded with troopers . Suited bodies were thrown head over heel . Yet then the Titan began to lurch arthritically ; its right leg had locked up … Its Princeps still tried to walk it , thrusting the rigid leg out — in vain .
Idiom: there's no such thing as a free lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
During the inflationary phase , the universe increases its size by a very large amount . Thus the total amount of energy available to make particles becomes very large . As Guth has remarked,"It is said that there 's no such thing as a free lunch . But the universe is the ultimate free lunch . " The universe is not expanding in an inflationary way today .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Details of the costs of Whitehall 's bureaucracy are revealed in a National Audit Office investigation . It found that more than £ 300million a year is spent on employing staff to type for 600,000 civil servants and 22 cabinet ministers . This means jobs for 23,400 typists and supervisers whose varying rates of productivity come under fire . Best value for money are the Ministry of Defence 's 22 out - of - town typing pools , which cost 77p a memo , with an output of 110 per typist per day . Among the worst is the Department of Education 's headquarters secretariat — serving ministers and top civil servants — which costs £ 4.19 a time , but can produce only 29 memos per typist per day .
Idiom: clean house (used idiomatically: yes)
Recommended by live letters of the Daily Mirror , comfortable family run guest house , away from the hustle of the town centre yet only twenty minutes walk to the conference centre , and two minutes walk to the seafront , situated in old worldy Kemptown , you will be welcomed by Hilda and Doug Beard , and be served a full English breakfast , tea making facilities are in all rooms also colour TV , keys are provided with access at all times , there is also free street parking . MADEIRA HOUSE We can not promise you good weather but we can promise you a clean friendly house and a really good breakfast . Adjacent to the sea , Palace Pier and all Brighton 's attractions . Fully centrally heated for those ' cooler ' days .
Idiom: neck of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
Moved labs ! Brilliant ! ‘ And I do n't know this neck of the woods … ’ The shape was close enough for Henry to see that it was male . ‘ Thallium,’ it said , in a frankly sinister tone , ‘ thallium … ’
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: no)
But whereas Althusser followed Bachelard 's and Cavaillès ' preoccupation with the formal systems of the pure sciences and set theory , Foucault rather pursued Canguilhem 's focus on the medical and biological sciences , which emphasized their cultural frame and the historical and institutional ( both discursive and non - discursive ) conditions of their emergence which , according to Canguilhem , ' chronicle - history ' neglected . From Bachelard and Canguilhem , Foucault derived his emphasis on the history of science as an epistemological study of the formation of concepts , a process of separation and discrimination which defines both the object and the problem that is being made intelligible . For Canguilhem the history of a concept will have its own specific temporality , demonstrating less a process of epistemological self - correction as in the pure sciences than the persistence of the problem within all the contradictory solutions and ideological values that have been given to it and which make up its history . This struggle is the inevitable result of disciplines which have no claim to the validation procedures of the pure sciences and involve non - discursive as well as discursive practices and forms of knowledge . Here the history of such sciences does not consist in the gradual unfolding and emergence of scientific truths , but rather of a history of ' veridical discourses ' .