Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet neither does what we might call ' the economists ' Pacific ' . This , though , is probably the most popular modern vision of the Pacific — a vision of a place of unbridled growth , vigour and wealth , one that has helped to spawn modish concepts like the Pacific Rim , the Pacific Basin and the Pacific Community ( each of which will be considered in detail later ) . But the ' Pacific ' which has led to such thinking is a very different place from that dreamed up by soldiers or geologists , and once again is some way removed from the real , warts - and - all Pacific to which later chapters will be devoted . It is a collection of those countries which generally have two things in common : they abut on to the ocean , and they are in some positive — always positive — way economically or politically vibrant . Japan is a good example , invariably on every list , as is the other side of that particular economic equation , the United States ; South Korea is always there too ; Taiwan invariably ; Hong Kong and Singapore usually ; the Philippines on occasion .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
Anyone who thought that things would be different was either delusional or ignorant of Russia . Putin ca n’t help himself , just as he could n’t help himself in 2004 . Then a very popular leader – he restored to Russia its self - regard as a global power through deft use of the country ’s control of a large share of the world ’s supply of oil and gas at a time of limited availability – he would have won hands down . Yet he rigged those elections nonetheless : in the KGB tradition , people are simply too unpredictable to be left uncontrolled . If many analysts were blithely unaware of the certainty of Putin ’s 2012 return , the Russian public certainly was n’t .
Idiom: cut loose (used idiomatically: yes)
to anywhere that failed to pay its tribute or did n't heap its trays with fruit and meat or tried to cut loose from the coils of law . And nowhere was that place just out of reach of Caesar 's wrath , where no one is bled dry
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
The Special Branch knew everything about Claire Fraser because it was their job to dig around the politicians and their families , especially with an Irish connection like hers . Close as bloody Siamese twins they were . Of course she 'd go home , if anything went wrong with him . And would n't it be neat for his IRA friends to bait the trap for Fraser 's wife with her own brother . Whether he agreed to it or not ?
Idiom: find your feet (used idiomatically: yes)
In fact , I thought of interior designing , but you really need the right connections for that.’ She grinned . ‘ Lots of nice rich friends to give you commissions while you find your feet . Floristry comes cheaper , and I knew Gran 's money would only stretch so far.’ ‘ Very businesslike.’
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
At that instant I learnt a lesson I have never forgotten : never , ever use a camera that you have not tested , ' For the remainder of the Thirties , Parks developed his unique talent for catching beautiful women in mid - air , as it were , and the pictures that appeared in the pages of Harpers Bazaar at the time represent an important stage in the development of naturalistic fashion photography . But Parks also took memorable portraits for Harpers Bazaar of subjects such as the surrealist patron Edward James , and of Noël Coward , who had some words of advice for the young photographer . At the time , Parks admitted he affected ' sandals , rather a lot of leather and suede , and a mid - calf length cape made from blood - red Harris Tweed ' . When Noël Coward viewed this apparition , having just received and been pleased with his portrait - photograph , he said , ' Parkinson , your photography is very good , but you will learn that people who have talent dress like stockbrokers ' .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Killion nodded . ' He s - s - said he 'd b - b - b - be here . ' Woodruffe said : ' I can see a little light . See ? In the corner of that high window . '
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: yes)
His legacy as an artist is contained in a single novel , Homeboy , the tale of a charming , drug - addicted , dope - dealing , pimping , strip - show barker who finds salvation , gets the girl ( the whore with the heart of gold ) , and rides his motorcycle into the sunset and , presumably , a happy ending . Seth was himself a charming drug - addicted , dope - dealing , pimping , strip - show barker who found what looked like salvation and wrote the novel that won him acclaim and rebirth . Then he got the girl ( the bartender with the heart of gold ) and rode his motorcycle into … well , an ending . Only five months after The New York Times anointed him ‘ an important new novelist’ , an heir to William Burroughs and Henry Miller , Seth Morgan — drunk , fucked up on Percodan and cocaine , bankrupt , his nose newly broken , his face joined by twenty - five fresh stitches , lonesome as hell — climbed on his Harley and began his final ride . He had been roaming New Orleans , his adopted city , for two days .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I think he 's very important because of that fact , and also as he knows the French set - up and the way they play . In this situation , they 'll be worried about him,’ Roxburgh said . Johnston is confident of making an impact on the game and felt the size of the crowd would also be a vital factor with 10,000 Scots fans expected to attend . ‘ It will be more like a home game for us than France as they have only sold about 20,000 tickets,’ he said . ‘ The last time I played there , for Nantes , there was very little atmosphere , and on Wednesday the Scots fans will be right behind us .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
The aversion defence One important corollary of the decision that obscene material must have more serious effects than arousing feelings of revulsion is the doctrine that material which in fact shocks and disgusts may not be obscene , because its effect is to discourage readers from indulgence in the immorality so unseductively portrayed . Readers whose stomachs are turned will not partake of any food for thought . The argument , however paradoxical it sounds , has frequently found favour as a means of exculpating literature of merit : " Last Exit to Brooklyn " presented horrific pictures of homosexuality and drug - taking in New York . Defence counsel contended that its only effect on any but a minute lunatic fringe of readers would be horror , revulsion and pity .
Idiom: bite your tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . I do n't want to say anything about this at all Just bite your tongue Kev because if I say anything I 'm just keeping quiet here . Well I think that it 's , it 's a shame that the Y D P did come to an end really , because I mean I know there are a lot of problems with it , but I think that Keith was doing a fairly good job of trying to resolve some of them
Idiom: man of god (used idiomatically: yes)
The basic form of composition is a circle , symbol of unity , embracing all three angels . They look at each other in mutual love and self - giving , a trinity yet together revealing the unity of the Godhead . In both Testaments we see men of God discipling others — Moses and Joshua , Elijah and Elisha , Eli and Samuel , Paul and Timothy . Supremely we see it in Jesus ' ministry as he came alongside others . Conversation with Zaccheus led to a radical change of heart and consequently of direction .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
But somehow he got through . Nobody shone a torch at him , nobody recognized the stranger in their midst . His headlights picked out Curly Top in the black uniform . He stood in the middle of the road , his arm outstretched in a signal for the Jeep to stop . Bastard 's tired of walking , Marcus .
Idiom: move the goalposts (used idiomatically: yes)
Or melted down for soap . Either way it would n't have been pleasant . Preston had more or less given up being a New Man since Carla — it was so difficult to get it right all the time and they kept moving the goalposts — but he still liked to make the right noises . The problem was they kept coming out as grunts . Emily was looking at him curiously .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
As the sound was repeated again and again the tears that had been brimming in Lan 's eyes spurted down her cheeks , and beside her Tam listened rigid with horror , waiting for the sound of his brother 's wailing to begin . But although the cane continued to rise and fall with a terrible regularity , and they continued to hear the awful blows landing , no sound came from their brother . Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing - table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven - year - old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . In the bright , clear sunlight of the morning that followed the governor 's reception , the three - mile highway linking Saigon with Cholon was aswarm with almost every form of land transport that had ever served mankind . Drawn by light - stepping ponies , lowing bullocks , sweating , yellow - skinned men or smoking petrol and steam engines , unending processions of carriages , carts , rickshaws , trams , trains , cars , and motor buses were plying urgently back and forth across the drab plain of treeless rice fields , hurrying to complete their business before the heat of noon drove their passengers to seek shelter and shade .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Okay ? Now it 's gon na cost you a pound to play this game . Okay . If you get four aces out , We make sure it 's a fresh deck of cards and everything else , and nothing 's fixed .
Idiom: in the fast lane (used idiomatically: yes)
And for lorries they say four seconds . Which should be in some cases be doubled in very bad weather like that . Now obviously the you could see the cars in that fast lane there , they were just nose to tail , nose to tail . And you can see them like that every day you drive down a motorway . But stop and think gents . have you ever seen lorry drivers like that ?
Idiom: hot under the collar (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Why was that , do you think?’ ‘ Some disagreement as to whose version of something or other is the authentic one . Alain was getting quite hot under the collar and Dieter seemed to be winding him up on purpose.’ ‘ Oh , I 'm sure he did n't mean it.’ Rose was quick to defend her young admirer .
Idiom: raise hell (used idiomatically: yes)
The mothers pay him in antibiotics , which often seem to be the cause of the babies ' pain . You have to be cruel to be kind . The babies are no better when they leave , patiently raising hell all the way to the door . And the moms crack up completely : they go out of here wailing . It 's understandable .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
I was one of those asked to provide an opinion or two for the Murray investigations , and must give them credit for thoroughness of their enquiries and for most of the conclusions they reached . As far as I am concerned , four - day cricket is worth a go , and the committee were right to endorse it as a means to aid the development of future England cricketers . I still believe that three - day cricket can make certain players lazy , as opportunities come round thick and fast and failures are overtaken very quickly by the next match . My ideal would be a system that allows players to play a high - grade cricket as demanded by a four - day format , with a modicum of one - day cricket and enough gaps in the fixture list to allow players to recover from the demands of persistent cricket , without having to play seven days a week . Captains , the public , and the media , in any order , all seem to be becoming more demanding in their requirements throughout all cricket .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
This may well have had a bearing on Washington 's decision later in the year to send out the hostage intelligence team , headed by Major Charles McKee of the DIA , who died in the bombing of Flight 103 . Indeed , the loss of the Asmar network 's continuing surveillance of NARCOG 's operations in Lebanon may well have had a bearing on the bombing itself . After my warnings and reports , and then Tony 's murder,[says Coleman]I assumed that somebody would have the CIA on the carpet and close NARCOG down . After all , the US had just lost one of its most valuable assets in the Middle East . Never even crossed my mind that Hurley would carry on like nothing had happened — that he 'd keep Eurame open and go on using the pipeline .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
The 50MHz SparCard 2 + single board computer delivers 35.6 MIPS and is designed for PC - based OEMs and systems integrators needing additional processing power for their embedded Unix systems . PC performance is said to be unaffected by the card . The SCD - compliant board includes a maximum 64Mb SIMM , on - board Ethernet , SCSI connectors , two SBus connectors , two serial ports , an audio port and AT interface . It supports Solaris 1.1 . Pricing starts at $ 5,000 with deliveries in June .
Idiom: plain Jane (used idiomatically: no)
Who to buy it for : theatrical types 2 . ALMA COGAN Gordon Burn Alma Cogan was a British plain Jane who reinvented herself via extravagant frocks and bouffants to become a massive Fifties singing star , dying in 1966 . In the novel she lives on , uncovering links with Moors murderer Myra Hindley . Who to buy it for : morbid Erasure fans
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
This represented a four-fold increase on the previous maximum fleet size before 1988–89 . Japanese intransigence , however , served only to harden the resolve of the island nations of the South Pacific . At the July 1989 gathering of Heads of State on the island of Tarawa , in Kiribati , the South Pacific Forum placed the use of drift-nets in the South Pacific as its most important agenda item — the first time that an environmental issue had topped the agenda at a political gathering in the South Pacific . The Tarawa Declaration , published at the conclusion of the Forum meeting , condemned drift-net fishing as ‘ indiscriminate , irresponsible and destructive ’ , and ‘ ‘ not consistent with international legal requirements in relation to rights and obligations of high seas fisheries conservation and management and environmental principles ’ . The Declaration further resolved to call together an urgent meeting of regional diplomatic , legal and fisheries experts to develop a Convention to establish a South Pacific zone free of drift-net fishing , and called upon Japan and Taiwan ‘ to abandon immediately their damaging drift-net operations . ’
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Mrs Mentle and I both felt it was touching of Pugh to place a sticker in the back of the hearse which read ' Do n't follow me , follow Athletico Whaddon . ' She was also touched to think the club were going to display his ukelele in the trophy cabinet . I did not have the heart to tell her that Ken 's beloved instrument was now a thousand tiny splinters after Trev Proby sat on it . The service at the crematorium went off like a house on fire and on returning home I received a phone call from Pybus to say that , at a meeting of directors , Carter and Tilley had quit . It seems extraordinary that as manager I was not invited to attend , yet Reg , a mere team coach and raffle organiser , was .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
He emphasised that there was no guaranteed success in the professional world just because a player had been a top amateur . Following the sun playing golf and collecting cheques sounds attractive . The reality is harsher ; raising sponsorship ; overall cost of travel ; making ends meet by living in a caravan instead of luxury hotels ; endless pressure ; missed putts ; loss of income . Even for those who succeed , it can be a long , even hungry trail . Erskine 's advice is still true .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
I finished at 4 a.m. this morning and others carried on until 5.30 p.m. Voice over But while the show is now safely up and running in the theatre , there 's still plenty to do to keep it that way . Tomorrow we look at the way that 's done . The man regarded as the all - time superstar of British Football has been meeting old friends at a special lunch in his honour .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , the new Basel III Accord and the ensuing EU Capital Requirements Directive have failed to correct the two main shortcomings of international prudential rules – namely , their reliance on banks ’ risk - management models for the calculation of capital requirements , and the lack of supervisory accountability . The latest example highlighting this flaw is Dexia , the Belgian - French banking group that failed in 2011 – just after passing the European ~ Banking Authority ’s stress test with flying colors . The stunning opacity of solvency ratios encouraged regulators to turn a blind eye to banks ’ excessive risk - taking . The problem is that the Basel capital rules – whether Basel I , II , or III – are of no help in separating the weak banks from the sound ones . Indeed , more often than not , the banks that failed or had to be rescued in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis had solvency ratios higher than those of banks that remained standing without assistance .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: no)
A wonderful example of an English demi-caractère dance is that of de Valois fur the Betrayed Girl in The Rake 's Progress . Here in the front cloth she is seen at her embroidery , sadly waiting and earning her living to pay off the Rake 's debts . In and out goes the needle , the body , head and foot follow the direction of the hand as it pulls the thread through the canvas . She sighs , pauses , then in and out goes the needle again and again . The whole dance is controlled in rhythm , gesture and pattern as in all English folk dance .
Idiom: off the top of your head (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No,’ said Edward . Ron looked sadly at him . ‘ You 're saying that off the top of your head , Mr Glover . Think it over . There 's the question of what 's good for the community , too .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The bedrooms look out over picturesque Ravello whose main square is only an easy five minutes walk away . The Hotel Graal was recently refurbished and all the bedrooms have a telephone . The twin bedrooms have the benefit of a small balcony with lovely views to the coast . There are two comfortable lounges for relaxing in , a bar , a delightful panoramic restaurant , a lift and provision for lunch time snacks . We regret , the hotel does not accept infants under the age of two .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
The size of the claims , and the fact that the defendants can not recover their costs if they are found innocent , persuade many firms to settle out of court . A survey conducted at the beginning of this year suggested that 96 % of securities fraud cases are settled before coming to trial . Instances of firms fighting all the way to the courtroom — and on to appeal if necessary — are few and far between . The Big Six , in their statement , say that in 1991 they spent 9 % of auditing and accounting revenues — $ 477 m — on settling and defending lawsuits , and repeat an estimate that the profession as a whole is currently facing $ 30bn in damages claims . The threat , they say , affects business and the US economy as a whole in two major ways : ‘ through the actual and threatened failure of accounting firms , and through the survival tactics the firms are forced to employ’ .
Idiom: close call (used idiomatically: yes)
But the two together are something else . Defences dare not lean one way or the other because the invasion is symmetrical . Giggs and Sharpe were full of running , skill and ideas and McClair rejoiced in it all , tripling his season 's output with a double , laying on a goal for Hughes and figuring in half - a - dozen close calls . Even then , the wisdom and mystical presence of Robson was required to make it all work . That was graphically illustrated after the break when , with the excellent Paul Ince injured and Robson feeling his lack of match - practice , it indeed stopped working .
Idiom: talk of the devil (used idiomatically: yes)
I even wondered whether to make him into soup or pâté . ' She did n't know if Betty knew how long Beuno had been there , so endeavoured to give the impression that she could babble away on the topic of cooking game for hours at a time . Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . Then Lydia , the liar , careless kindly liar , looked up and caught Beuno 's expression as he watched her ; an expression of amused disapprobation . She knew instantly that he was thinking of the Father of Lies — for the Prince of Darkness has as many titles as the Prince of Wales — and she went pink .
Idiom: no laughing matter (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I know what he means . Give Ray half a chance and he 'd blame himself for the invention of gunpowder.’ But it was no laughing matter . Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . Siegel stabbed a finger at the ‘ scope monitoring Doyle 's neural activity .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
OFFER : Mr Willis Ron 's loser A POLO sponsorship deal won by Major Ron Ferguson has gone up in smoke — only weeks after Fergie 's topless snaps were revealed . Tobacco company Davidoff Cigarettes is dropping its £ 30,000 cash backing for Major Ron 's Royal Berkshire Polo Club and supporting its rivals Cowdray Park instead . Gym KOs Kim
Idiom: at a canter (used idiomatically: no)
‘ You may,’ John answered . ‘ I want to see this.’ And he spurred his hack forward at a canter down the hill and into the town . The noise guided him straight to the wharfs , down on the river side , for this part of the Suir is also an inland navigation up to Clonmel . The centre of the turmoil was a string of ten barges so laden with grain that only inches of freeboard remained .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Oh . No Christie 's got with me . Cos you did n't go to town ? Apparently Alice had told her that I were going to town with them Yeah .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
The thought of such a thing terrified the child . She had hardly seen her father in all the weeks since returning from Scotland , nearly five months after the ‘ accident’ as it was known . Once the hunting season was over he had gone straight off to Ireland to fish , and then , on the outbreak of war , had promptly rejoined his regiment , and as their colonel - in - chief had made several sorties to France during the next three years . When he was n't abroad , he was at his house in London . He rarely seemed either to have the time or the inclination to return to Brougham .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
To get power , you are using your power against the power that the opponent gives to you . In many ways , I feel , such a policy is against proper footwork , so then , of course , bodywork becomes so important . If you are not putting the proper bodywork on the ball which is coming towards you and which you are taking on the rise , then you wo n't have the control . 1991 — and other stories TAKE THREE BOOKS …
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The thought of not being there for them as they grew up was too much to bear,’ she said . ‘ I had to get well.’ Renee Henry was a ‘ rare bird’ , according to her surgeon . At the age of 33 she had breast cancer . But in the months following the diagnosis , Mrs Henry found that it was not only a life - threatening disease that she had to contend with .