Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
He hinted , however , that the sanction might not apply to Ron Brown , the former Labour MP for Leith , who was a prominent non - payment campaigner . Asked by a Conservative councillor about the former MP 's position , Mr Begg said he was reluctant to comment on individual cases because of the Data Protection Act . He pointed out , however , that since Mr Brown had already ‘ gone public’ , the council had already been successful in obtaining a court decree against him . ‘ I am very confident that , in the near future , Mr Brown 's debt will be paid off.’ Mr Begg called on anyone experiencing genuine hardship to contact the council .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Weather permitting outdoor nets will be held on April 8 and 9 at Boldon , where the wicket has been transformed in recent seasons . The Durham Senior League club have agreed to make their square available and Durham 's Director of Cricket Geoff Cook said : ‘ Boldon are very keen to help the county and their wicket is probably the best surface in the area . ‘ Our new net wickets at the University ground will have to be used sparingly , although they should be ready for use just before the Lancashire game on April 19.’ Durham will play Essex in two one - day friendlies at Chelmsford on April 11 and 12 . Ian Botham is to combine a speaking tour with a family holiday in South Africa after the World Cup and is expected to link up with Durham during their threeday game at Oxford University on April 14–16 .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Drawing software takes a mathematical approach to lines and shapes , and deals with objects rather than individual pixels . Everything that 's drawn on the page is made up of ‘ vectors’ , with mathematically defined start and finish points , and allocated line , colour and fill styles . Although the drawing program 's technique is trickier to get to grips with than the painting program 's , it has two main advantages . First , the quality of the printed image depends purely on the capabilities of your printer ; it does n't matter what screen resolution you use . Second , everything you draw is an object that can be selected , moved , reshaped or deleted independently of the rest .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Remember the meek shall inherit the earth.’ Ma had known her Bible thoroughly and had been fond of quoting it . When she had taught Sarah to read and write it had been her textbook , and it would have broken her heart if she 'd heard such a tirade after all her patient teaching . Sarah twisted away from the physician 's grasp and darted back inside the foundry to where Bill Yardley still sat on the trough . ‘ I 'm right sorry,’ she cried , falling to her knees on the rough floor in front of him .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
Allowing the public into their homes for a peep at family life , which left us feeling they were not particularly special , was a dangerous gamble that backfired . Showing the Princess in conference with one of her dress designers did nothing to allay the view that she spent an inordinate amount of money on clothes ; and broadcasting the Prince 's remark that he talked to the flowers in his garden was a bad mistake . What was said tongue - in - cheek was received as confirmation of everything that had gone before : the Prince of Wales was seriously out of his tree . He can laugh about it now , and has referred to it in many speeches since to very good effect ; but at the time it hurt . Not only that , it was brought up time and again by the media and used to undermine the serious work that he was trying so hard to do .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
People who had had experience of the National Assembly , where much the same procedures were followed , or who had picked up the style from televised broadcasts of it , were at a decided advantage . So : a new style in which the young cadres controlled a new technology of discussion . And because the domestic style was unsuited to amplified discourse , the domestic rules of politeness also went by the board . The young men holding office were still tactful , and even complicity helped people to avoid saying the wrong things ; but they spoke with the authority of government , and informed their elders of the facts of cases and the truths of matters . As the requirement to speak plainly replaced domestic allusiveness , and ordered paragraphs of thought replaced the one - sentence interjection , so people became more reticent .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Scrutinise and add up are clear semantic constituents , so the parallelism is sufficient to establish foot as a semantic constituent too : 22 . Arthur agreed to foot the bill only after scrutinising it carefully first . 23 . I 'm expected not only to foot the bills , but to add them up as well .
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: yes)
Hot bodies Karen Mellor IF you want to make a splash at the Christmas party without sinking into the red , it 's easy to make your own outfit . We asked three fashion designers to customise a plain red bodysuit on a budget of just £ 10 . The results show how , with a little effort , you can create your own ‘ hot body’ .
Idiom: sleep like a log (used idiomatically: yes)
And er god you should of heard him , god if it ai n't Ross all over again , mummy , mummy and she left him there , as I said when they first came he was in the far bedroom , well now I suppose with all these people she 's rearranged it indoors and he 's in the one next to our house , and she 's shouting at him and er it went on how , I ca n't tell you how long , I mean , Bev and I was talking through bedrooms you know Mm and er , it was gone eleven I would of thought , anyway he stopped and I slept like a log , got up at twenty past six , but erm , it 's a strange thing because one of those came last evening and it parked outside George 's , now I said yesterday , when Alan goes to work , it 's not long after six normally to go up to London and that Mm and I said to both of them , I just do n't know how he got past that second car in the road right , come out of his drive , I could n't believe that he could of done it , but he did , because he went you know
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
The last of these in particular sent shock waves running through those still loyal to Nazism , produced new hope among illegal opposition groups in Germany , and stirred up more widely the feeling that the seemingly impregnable Nazi regime might after all suddenly be toppled . ' The argument that in certain circumstances a similar development could take place in Germany can be heard constantly ' , reported the SD in August 1943 , and ' the idea that the form of government thought in the Reich to be unshakeable could in Germany , too , suddenly be altered , is very widespread . ' As usual , the finger was pointed at cases of corruption among leader figures in the Party , the State , and the The reactions to the speech were an indication of reserves of ' charisma ' which Hitler still possessed . A craftsman in Kitzingen ( Lower Franconia ) commented : ' It 's remarkable what power the Führer has .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Examples of such ballets are Fokine 's The Firebird and Petrushka , de Valois ' Job and The Rake 's Progress and Ashton 's La Fille Mal Gardée , the last of which , despite its French origin , discloses the particular quality of English theatre customs and comedy , as does Cranko 's Pineapple Poll . The Americans have such ballets as Loring 's Billy the Kid and De Mille 's Rodeo and Fall River Legend . The Russians have their twelve ballets based on Pushkin 's poems such as The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and the Czechs have The Gingerbread Heart . In fact most countries have chosen to reflect something of their own heritage . David Bintley 's Hobson 's Choice ( 1989 ) is in the same category as The Rake 's Progress .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . You did n't think of that did you ? Saves you carrying it in the bag . your school bag ! And you carry it in plastic bags !
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
At home , we have used the Actuary — the magazine of the UK Actuarial Profession — to communicate with our members . For two years we have been refocussing the organisation of the profession and defining our key objectives . This process is now bearing fruit in greater awareness of the work of actuaries and of how our skills are essential to the public we serve . PENSIONS Pensions Security
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
No doubt some will stay on to summer in Shetland and encourage us to hope that some day it too may be found nesting . Purple sandpipers arc the most self - effacing of birds . We used to call them ‘ ebb - sleepers’ because they were usually found resting on the rocks at high tide in small groups , each bird apparently asleep with its beak tucked under its scapulars . Most of the small passerines which favour an Arctic summer home , where they can take advantage of the prolific insect life , pass through Shetland on their way to a winter habitat which suits their food preferences . But there are a few exceptions in the seed - eating species like finches and buntings .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
' He was never promoted , he just stood still . ' Palin sometimes explains his father by saying that he was a sad man who did not pursue the career he wanted . ' He loved singing in the choir , playing the organ , ringing church bells . He should have been a choir master . He was told he could n't do it by his forceful parents . '
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Several legal experts doubted its viability as a test case , however , because of uncertainties about the application of constitutional rights in the territories . ACLU call for clear Supreme Court decision On Nov. 7 the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) challenged the conservative - dominated Supreme Court to decide " once and for all " whether abortion was a constitutionally protected right . Instead of going through the state appellate process , the ACLU filed a test case appealing against a Philadelphia court 's decision to uphold a Pennsylvania anti - abortion law . Under normal procedures the Supreme Court would rule on the motion before the 1992 presidential elections took place .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: no)
IN USE The action on the EX is quite low and there is a tendency for some notes to buzz when plucked hard . But fretbuzz is a very subjective thing ; I 've met a number of players who will sacrifice all for a low playing action and are quite happy to put up with extraneous noises that others would run a mile to avoid . I must admit to being pleasantly surprised on putting the EX through an amp . Knowing that pickups are one of the first corners to be cut in budget guitars , I expected tameness if not lameness from the EX .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
He smelt clean , of soap and shampoo . It was n't the same voice . And she had n't even opened her eyes yet . He let the seconds slide between them , freighted with gentle sounds . Enmeshed with her jagged , nervous breathing was his own strong rhythm of peace that climbed inside her autonomic systems to calm her though the pain stayed .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Hennessy says the council will not allow First Leisure to change the use of the stadium . Mr Oliver says its important to keep the rink for the community , the skaters and the ice - hockey team , which is profitable . The problem will be getting the company up and running before the best players in the Kings ice hockey team leave . A county council has decided to appeal against the Government 's decision to cap its spending . GLOUCESTER
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
Griffiths , with 40 and 50-yard dashes in midfield , inspired 12-man Saints after fiery second rower Sonny Nickle was sinbinned by Halifax referee Jim Smith in the 69th minute for a foul tackle on Leeds full - back Alan Tait . Both sides lost Test stars just before kick - off — Leeds stand - off Garry Schofield with a hamstring injury and Saints prop Kevin Ward ( neck ) . But there was no lack of class on show , especially in a fast and furious opening 40 minutes when Saints young guns Gary Connolly and Alan Hunte ripped in for three tries . Leeds forwards Ellery Hanley , Gary Mercer and Shaun Wane slugged it out toe - to - toe and backs Craig Innes , Jim Fallon and Andy Gregory more than matched Saints . Twice , cheeky scrum - half Gregory tore Saints ' defence apart .
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
“ It ’s more likely that they ’re planning to engage in fraud and they know this one person wo n't go along with it . ” “ All ab normal behavior may not be bad , ” says Charnock , “ but virtually all really bad behavior is ab normal . From years of analyzing the ab normal , I ’ve developed a keen appreciation for the myriad peccadilloes that are quite normal : the dull co - worker whom others scheme to avoid , the eleventh - hour passing of the buck , the ex you promised to ‘ stay friends ’ with but never wrote to again , the small but telling things that really get under your skin . Now she , and Cataphora , are applying those same analytics to a different market : people who want to analyze their own e - mail correspondence ( and eventually other content ) to see a reflection of their interactions with others . Call it a visualization of your social graph in action .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus the image of a Billy Butlin , Fred Pontin or Harry Warner ( or Joe Maplin even ! ) coaxing their ‘ campers’ into early morning collective exercises is long gone and unlikely to return , except on television . As mentioned , domestic short - break holidays of three or four nights away from home are the fastest growing segment of the market . The Mecca Leisure Group has already set up its own travel company to cater for and organize this kind of holiday , and others are likely to follow suit . The ‘ holiday village’ idea is being heavily marketed in the United Kingdom . A major development here was the Dutch company 's Sporthuis Centrum Recreatie investment in a complete holiday village in Sherwood Forest , opened in 1987 .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
The total eclipse of that Newmarket - trained ‘ Paper Tiger’ may well lead to Dettori 's beating a path to Sangster 's door . I fear he will be too late , but Dettori can enjoy the consolation of knowing that Sangster rates him ‘ on a par with Pat Eddery , Willie Carson and Steve Cauthen’ and will still employ him when the situation allows . Jockey plans remain fluid , to say the least , for the first two Classics , but Sangster , like his Manton trainer , is quite relaxed . Sangster said : ‘ They say that if you have a good horse , a top jockey will invariably become available . John Dunlop has worked quite comfortably under those circumstances and we are quite content with a similar situation for our good horses.’
Idiom: keep someone posted (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm going to have a word with Chief Inspector Harris this evening.’ Sybil 's eyes sparkled . ‘ You will keep me posted , wo n't you’ ? This is really quite exciting!’ Her face grew sad again .
Idiom: give someone pause (used idiomatically: yes)
Law makers , givers and enforcers should show more understanding and sympathy in the face of intolerable provocation . The law is too rigid and recognises too little of what goes on in the housing estates and back alleys of industrial towns . Adultery gives Ray pause for thought Ray Gosling : ' The response to the series was fantastic . ' ' It takes a lot of courage to confront these issues '
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Men always pay less . ‘ Their hair 's usually shorter and you do n't have all that messing round with the tongs’ as one hairdresser cheerfully explained . And ASK before you have your children 's hair cut children 's prices are n't generally fixed and most charge on a rule of thumb , height of head , sliding scale . This can range from £ 2 to £ 9 . But whoever pays the bill , most of us still regularly visit the hairdresser , whether it 's once a week or once a year and as each town seems to have at least 20 salons , this is an entirely random list .
Idiom: my bad (used idiomatically: no)
But would they believe me ? I had been very ill . When the police learnt about my illness , they would think the monster was just one of my bad dreams . I decided that I could not tell anybody . I went home to my family and they were very pleased to see me .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Check that the problem is not one of a blocked waste pipe , by using a plunger over the plug hole . If the pipe has frozen , the ice ‘ plug’ is almost certainly outside , and the solution is the same as for a supply pipe — that is , the application of heat . However , standing at the top of a ladder with a hot air gun is not funny when the weather is freezing cold , and a better answer is the hot towel treatment , especially with plastic waste pipes , which may melt if heated too much . Boil up some water and pour it over towels which can then be draped successively over the waste pipe until the water runs away . The most likely reason that waste pipes have frozen is because you have a dripping tap .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease Cigarette smoking , raised blood cholesterol and high blood pressure are the most firmly established , non - hereditary risk factors leading to CHD . A cigarette smoker has two to three times the risk of having a heart attack than a nonsmoker . If both of the other main risk factors are present then the chances of heart attack can be increased eight times [ 4 ] . At least 80 % of heart attacks in men under 45 are thought to be due to cigarette smoking [ 5 ] .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Her hand lay in mine as lightly as a bird 's wing . ‘ It 's very hot,’ she said . ‘ It 'll be cooler at sea,’ I reassured her , then I looked at her companion who was a very crisp and handsome black woman . ‘ My name 's Breakspear,’ I introduced myself . ‘ Denise Harriman,’ she responded .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
What had he meant about the last couple of lines of her notes ? She had barely skimmed over the last few paragraphs of information , used to Debbie 's ridiculous ideas about a person 's birth sign giving a clue to his character , but now the temptation to find out proved too great . Setting the briefcase back down , she dug the notes out of the pocket and turned to the last page , smiling rather nastily . So he was Capricorn , was he ? The sign of the goat .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
That 's all I I 'm hoping I hope you that Stuart 's done the right thing . It 's him that 's signed it . Well why ?
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
He swung into the hospital driveway , and Belinda could n't find a comforting utterance in response to the deep fears he had just tried to voice . She ached with sympathy for him , and if this had been Christmas , or any time in those months when she had felt they were friends , she would have pulled him into her arms and soothed him with soft hands and whispered words . Tonight , though , that seemed out of the question , and as they hurried into the hospital through its large , brightly lit main foyer , they walked several yards apart . Faye had been taken to Labour and Delivery , where she waited in a private room for Dr Greene 's arrival . She continued to receive fluids intravenously , and a sample of her amniotic fluid had been taken and was being tested to determine the baby 's lung maturity .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
The people at ~ large are hoping for great changes in the light of the present situation .
Idiom: bum steer (used idiomatically: yes)
TALKING TO John Lee is a peculiar thing . Sometimes you feel like Winston Smith in 1984 when he corners this old guy in pub and tries to find out what it was like in the days before the revolution . And all he gets are these one - liner and bum steers and cheerful shrugs that may or may not be disingenuous . So you sit down with The Hook and ask him about what it was like in the ' 60s in London , when he was lionised by Van Morrison , The Animals , Peter Green and all the gut - bucket R&B bands , but he just laughs and says it was fun . And you want to know what it was like being fêted by the Stones and Led Zep , and how in ‘ 61 Bob Dylan got his first Greenwich Village pro gig with John Lee ( and was apparently pissed off because the man from the New York Times was far more interested in rapping with the bluesman ) , but he just says it was nice to be able to put young Bob on the bandstand .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The therapist should note how other siblings within the family have faired and whether they have had any stress related problems . Personal History Therapist : ‘ Now I 'd like you to run through your personal history , saying something about your childhood , school , work , and relationships … anything that comes to mind.’ It is important to try to see the client 's present difficulties in the context of their life history . Are the present problems unusual or has the client a long history of similar difficulties ?
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
In support of that view , the applicants in the main proceedings cited , inter alia,(a ) article 2 of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 101/76 ( Official Journal 1976 No . L 20 , p. 19 ) , which laid down the principle of equal access to fishing grounds;(b ) the thirtieth recital in the Preamble to Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 3796/81 on the common organisation of the market in fishery products ( Official Journal 1981 No . L 379 , p. 1 ) , according to which the levying of any customs duty or charge having equivalent effect and the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect were prohibited in the internal trade of the Community;(c ) article 8(1 ) of that Regulation , which , as regards the payment of an indemnity to producers who were not members of a producers ' organisation , provided that such an indemnity was to be granted without discrimination as to the nationality or place of establishment of the recipients;(d ) article 27(2 ) of that Regulation , which laid down for all fishing vessels flying the flag of one of the member states the principle of equal access to ports and first - stage marketing installations in the other member states;(e ) article 5(2 ) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 170/83 , which authorised the member states to determine the detailed rules for the utilisation of the quotas allocated to them , in accordance with the applicable Community provisions ; and ( f ) article 13(2 ) of Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources ( Official Journal 1986 No . L 288 , p. 1 ) , in conjunction with the thirteenth recital in the Preamble thereto , from which it appeared that the principle of non - discrimination was one of the ‘ minimum requirements’ laid down by Community law in that field . 129 .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 've been very patient , but this business is out of order . It 's made me question what chance I 've got . ‘ The only way to get to the bottom of it is to confront the chairman.’ Crosby took Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May and was given a one - year contract . after leading FA cup finalists Sunderland to Wembley in May.