Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
Where the supplies in the chain involve the movement of goods between member states , there is a potential requirement for suppliers in the chain to register for VAT in the country of destination of the goods . For example , if a UK company acquires goods from a Belgian supplier to fulfil an order from a German customer and the goods are sent direct from Belgium to Germany , the UK company would be required to register for German VAT and would account for tax on the acquisition in Germany and onward domestic supply of goods to the German customer . The need for the intermediary UK company to register in such circumstances flies in the face of Customs ' contention that the single market should not add to the burdens on business . EC finance ministers have now agreed that an intermediary can opt to have its customer in the country of destination account for VAT on the intermediary 's behalf . Where this option is taken up , the intermediary ( the UK company in the example above ) is not required to account for the acquisition tax in the member states of arrival ; but it must : include the supply on its UK EC sales listing , quoting the VAT number of the customer in the member state of delivery ; and issue a tax invoice containing all the information required for an intra - EC supply endorsed ‘ VAT : Art 28c(E ) ( 3 ) applies’ .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
One strategy for weakening ties among potential evaders is to introduce various conflicts of interests . For example , value - added tax is designed to encourage firms to procure invoices for their inputs in order to reduce their own tax outlays . But the results often fall short of the potential benefits , because VAT has helped inspire tax evaders to create even stronger networks that can hide an entire chain of transactions . The Chinese have devised a novel solution . To encourage customers to request official receipts as proof of payment , some local tax authorities issue a type of receipt that doubles as a lottery ticket .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
Finally , the engineer 's dispassionate voice came through . Perhaps , he suggested , we might take a pause here , as the sound of my tears hitting the green - felt table sounded exactly like the BBC Effects Department 's tape of galloping horses . By lunchtime we had two complete runs of the play in the can . I 'd gone through three packets of tissues from the canteen , and a flunkey had been dispatched to Underwoods to buy me a large box of Men 's Size . Meanwhile , the BBC photographer had arrived to photograph me for the Radio Times .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Miss Honey cried . ‘ Oh yes , Miss Honey , it darn well is right ! In fact , now I come to think of it , I 'll bet it was she who put that stink - bomb under my desk here first thing this morning . The place stank like a sewer ! Of course it was her !
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
There are three themes which stand out to me that run throughout the book that are all in some way or other interlinked . The first one I 'd like to deal with is love . The first example of this which probably springs to mind is that of the love / hate relationship between Pip and Estella which develops throughout the book as they grow older and their characters change and develop . From Pip being infatuated with Estella and this causing him to turn against his upbringing and background though she harbours no feelings of this sort for him due to her upbringing by Miss Havisham solely as a means to break the heart of men as Compeyson once did to her . Though by chap .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Hong Kong and Bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures under the same Far East tag , and indeed , it makes sense to visit both if you just happen to find yourself in that part of the world . What 's interesting is that the contrast between the two cities is so great that they could equally well be at opposite ends of the planet . Hong Kong , about 14 hours flight from London , is at first sight like a futuristic Ridley Scott vision of a city , sitting encircled by treacherous mountains on the edge of China . Everything seems to have been built yesterday , and giant skyscrapers are sill shooting up from this little patch of land in an attempt to outdo the cities in America it resembles . Hong Kong is , in fact , like a little bit of the West in an exotic , hot location , almost like a giant Chinatown .
Idiom: move mountains (used idiomatically: no)
The sea was flat as we entered the water , and the scientists began collecting animals at once . Suddenly , an enormously large and dark shape blocked out what little light that remained at depth . We looked up to see the safety diver frantically untangling himself from suddenly treacherous lines before being bumped by this moving mountain . He swam up and away from the tangle of lines and disappeared on the other side of the iceberg . In order to escape from the situation , my two colleagues below the surface unhooked from the safety line only to be swept away by the current .
Idiom: take something as read (used idiomatically: yes)
Anyway — thanks . ' ' It 's from Edward too . ' ' I took that as read . Since when did Edward go shopping on his own behalf ? Where is he , anyway ? '
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: no)
His output is prodigious and it springs from the unbending control he exercises over every aspect of his life . He designs four Chanel collections a year , down to the smallest camellia petal and button . His signal achievement at Chanel has been to take all the familiar Chanel ideas , the neat , gilt buttoned suit , the chain handbags , the bows , the camellias , throw them up in the air , alter their proportions , and re - make the look invented by Coco for Twenties flappers , so that it strikes a new chord . From being a label past its peak , Chanel became the hottest news in fashion and Lagerfeld made the Chanel suit the number one fashion status symbol of the Eighties . His KL collection is in a sense a continuation of the looks he designed for Chloé in being soft , rather sexy and highly individual and tends to be worn by women who do not need the reassurance of the double C on gilt buttons .
Idiom: take a leaf out of someone's book (used idiomatically: yes)
Digital Systems is also expanding its end - user training courses to cover Informix Corp , Santa Cruz Operation Inc and Uniplex Ltd environments . METROLOGIE FOLLOWS AMSTRAD , PUTS ITS OWN NAME ON INTEL 's OEM MACHINES Metrologie International SA 's Madrid - based subsidiary , Metrologia Iberica , distributes only Intel Corp 's products , but , taking a leaf out of Amstrad Plc 's book , will now sell them under its own name rather than Intel 's . The company has supplied Intel products to European customers since 1988 , and will continue to sell the same range as before . The only change is that Metrologia will now market them as MI486 boxes , based on Intel technology .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He was n't the target , just in the way.’ ‘ The Iraqis do their own people … ?’ ‘ When they step out of line , sure , why not?’ Erlich drew the sheet back over his friend 's wretched face . He would get autopsy details later .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Egypt on Jordan 's Mind AMMAN – The behavior of Jordan 's Royal ~ Court in the days following the official announcement of the victory of the Muslim ~ Brotherhood 's Mohamed ~ Morsi in Egypt 's presidential election tells an intriguing story . At first , Jordan 's King Abdullah II hesitated to sign a long - sought - after election law .
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
9 - 3 - 1 Normative Principles for Redistribution First , we shall consider the question raised in the introduction regarding the optimal income distribution . There are a number of distinct approaches to providing the recipe for an optimal distribution of income which take the discussion away from the nuts and bolts of the actual effects of government policies on different income groups . The brief discussion here introduces six such approaches . All can be interpreted as being part of a social optimality approach .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best . When he left I phoned to wish him all the best and he said , ‘ keep on picking people 's brains’.’ After a modest playing career , Harford hit the headlines when his unfancied Luton beat Arsenal 3–2 with a last - minute goal in the 1988 Littlewoods Cup final at Wembley . Slander At that time it got around that he was a straight - faced , humourless character , which Wegerle regards as a slander .
Idiom: give something a miss (used idiomatically: yes)
The Belgians , Thierry Cabrera and Phillipe Saive , start as favourites , and Switzerland 's Thierry Miller and Sen Sidler , will be smarting having lost to Ireland in the 1993 Worlds . The complete team line - up for Peniel is : Group 1 : Belgium , Switzerland , Ireland ; Group 2 : England , Scotland , Norway ; Group 3 : France , Grove 2 , Peniel 1 ; Group 4 : Grove 1 , Peniel 2 , Denmark . SOME 2,500 Northern Ireland supporters gave last night 's World Cup game a miss — even though they had bought tickets at £ 10 a time . Official attendance at Windsor Park was 6,500 but gate receipts for the international reflected a crowd of 9,000 ! The bizarre case of the stayaway fans can be however be easily explained .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
Recollections of my Father by Clare Pain In trying to remember my Father I suppose the image that comes most vividly to mind is that of a tall , large - boned man with balding grey hair , a rather beautifully - shaped nose and kind but sad grey eyes . When gardening he often wore very baggy trousers with braces , gum boots and a waist - length black donkey jacket which hung loose and looked as if it was too short . I do n't remember him doing much digging in the garden but in my memory he is always mowing the lawn and fussing over a particular type of grass which evaded the blades and sprang back upright after the mower had passed over it . He solved the problem of how to eradicate this grass by commandeering a group of my school friends and myself with instructions to pick as many bundles of thirty of these grasses as we could , for which he paid us three - pence each .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
' I wish I were . It seems they must have had more than just a message . They must have wrecked the car to make sure that I understood they meant business . ' ' I can scarcely believe this ! Have you any idea who sent them ?
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
So it must have taken a long while ? Yes , surprising , it 's surprising how fa far you went ahead . I mean seven years continual dredging for seven years apart from a month they in dock and you were taking out eight hundred tonne every hopper load and some days you were doing five loads and sometimes four loads , was a lot of mud we dumped so much mud out at erm near the Cork Lightship , now you would think they would level theirself off would n't you and if they did n't that up . what they have to do , have to go further off now , when they are dredging now they have to go further off into the sea , North Sea Why did it build up ?
Idiom: forbidden fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Separate male and female trees grow side by side , and the female tree produces enormous double nuts which may weigh as much as eighteen kilogrammes each . The coco - de - mer grows only on Praslin and its neighbour Curieuse and has long been the subject of legends and superstitions . It is considered to have aphrodisiac properties , and some believe it to have been the original ‘ forbidden fruit’ and that the Seychelles were the site of the Garden of Eden . My interest in the Valle/1e de Mai was somewhat more prosaic . I was hoping to see the Seychelles black parrot , which has never been recorded from any island other than Praslin .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Stop looking like a frightened little rabbit . It 'll be all right now that I 'm here.’ His voice was low , for her alone , but it did the trick . Fran stiffened , glaring up at him , hating him for his cool self - assurance , but he ignored the look as his hands tightened painfully around her waist in a silent warning not to do anything silly , before he spoke again , louder this time for the benefit of their audience . ‘ Ready , then , darling ?
Idiom: in your blood (used idiomatically: yes)
If I did n't feel that way , I would n't have wanted to get involved in the first place . ‘ What I would n't agree with is someone coming over here to play and picking up a cheap cap . If it 's in your blood , your ancestry , then I think that is fair enough . But it is quite right that Wales have decided you should have to live and play in the country for a good few years’ . Mindful of his compatriot , Hemi Taylor , one of three New Zealanders playing no.8 for first - class clubs in South Wales , McIntosh concedes that the six years of continuous residence demanded of Tony Copsey and Rupert Moon was perhaps too stringent .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Gerald Bellamy recalls a rather macabre incident following this raid . The two Bf110s had crashed nearby , and ‘ … they were scattered over a wide area — we all went out to view the wrecks . At luncheon , Bradbury 's Alsatian dog was found to have retrieved a boot of a German airman and was chewing it under the table . Unfortunately it still contained the foot!’ 261 Squadron received some welcome reinforcements next day when five Hurricanes flew in from Egypt , led by two 148 Squadron Wellingtons , which carried two additional fighter pilots as passengers .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I was upset it was happening during working hours,’ he told the court . He described as unbelievable a suggestion that he had asked staff about drugs at their job interviews . Murray said one particular employee had been going about the depot under the influence of drugs . ‘ It became frequent,’ he claimed . He admitted taking heroin with one employee after work but denied introducing him to drugs or setting up any deals .
Idiom: sell like hot cakes (used idiomatically: yes)
It does not have to be just for Asians.’ Owner of the Sitar and manager of the band , Mohammed , has financed the project to the tune of about £ 5,000 . He plans to release it all over the Far East as well as Britain , and said : ‘ It will sell like hot cakes.’ Re - mixes of the record , by Darlington producer Graeme Robinson , are being sent to nightclubs throughout the North - East , including The Mall in Stockton . GIRL guides in Darlington are planning to help children in County Durham 's beleagured Russian twin city Kostroma .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Poor Daisy , disapproved of from both sides ( for Joszef 's family had still not come round , though she had adopted their religion ) . The eldest was little Joe , then Anna , Sam , Ruth . Any money Lily gave went straight into their mouths and on to their backs . Or into the small money - box that each child had . Harry told her :
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
The depths its members will sink to were illustrated by the attempted suppression of documents concerning arms sales to Iraq — to cover their own duplicity and allow innocent men to go to prison . John Major 's inquiry should be held in public , not behind closed doors or with the usual excuse that publication would ‘ not be in the public interest’ . All concerned should be cross - examined to get to the bottom of the whole sordid affair . As one of the innocent men remarked outside court : ‘ Much more would have come out had the trial continued.’ It is that ‘ much more’ that the public needs to know .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: yes)
Well you can come back and I 'll tell you what happens ! I 'm going up to reception . So as I can take her for a ride and back . I do n't want to go for a ride ! I want to go that !
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
The last ZZAP ! readers survey has ( finally ) been collated , and the results speak for themselves : you really like the new improvements , but are hungry for more . Okay , you got 'em ! But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted , why not go the whole hog and re - launch the mag ? And that meant a name change … So why COMMODORE FORCE ?
Idiom: have a tiger by the tail (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ My pride , your fall.’ With a snort of derision , she got slowly to her feet . ‘ And if you push me down again,’ she warned quietly , ‘ you might very well find that you have a tiger by the tail . I might be ‘ little’,’ she parodied , ‘ but we English are noted for our belief in fighting to the last blood - filled ditch.’ ‘ You think the Irish aren't?’
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
The dictionaries and reference works devoted to surnames are useful to the local historian in that they provide a framework of knowledge on which more specific researches may be built . But the fundamental data must come from original records if a truly significant investigation is to be made . There is , in most cases , very little to be gained from Saxon local documents for , as has already been pointed out , bynames were few and far between in pre - Conquest England . By the early thirteenth century the material becomes more relevant : ‘ Johannes de Erleia positus est loco Asciline matris sue optulit see iiij die versus Robertum de Juvenni de placito medietis tocius terre quam Robertus tenet de terra que fuit Radulfi de Insula … ‘is a typical entry in a roll , and includes at least one name which is still found today — Erleigh ( Erlé)— in the area to which the roll refers ; the name probably means ‘ eagle wood’ . True , the curia regis , de Banco and other rolls contain mainly names of notable , even famous , families , but they can also record the names of more ordinary folk : 1261 , ‘ Thomas Piket and his wife Cristina versus Ralph le Bret and William his son , and Richard de Langlay in a plea that they cut down trees’ ; 1262 , ‘ Akyma who was wife of William de Reyney versus William de Bekeford for ⅓ of the moiety of the advowson of the church’ ; 1318 , ‘ The sheriff to have here William de Bradewas , Matilda Bret , Henry de Knyghteton , Walter de Pyneford , John Keneman , John Weryng , Richard North , Thomas Tredy , and Henry Gledy to show by what right … ‘ , and so on .
Idiom: paint the town red (used idiomatically: yes)
Enjoying a fantastic location in Kos town , you 'll find the Hotel Catherine set just back from the lively , bustling harbour , right in the centre of town and ideally placed for both the beach and nightlife . The amazing ‘ Street of Much Music’ , with it 's abundance of colourful bars and restaurants is only 10–15 metres away , as is the beach where you can take advantage of your free beach mat and cultivate those tans ready to show them off at some of Kos town 's brilliant night - clubs , also 15 minutes away . Inside , the hotel is comfortably furnished and the hotel bar , which has TV , English videos and video games , provides a lively and popular meeting place before painting the town red ! Another popular aspect is the hotel 's bar where you can take a break from the midday sun for a welcome sandwich or toastie . Being so central and combined with the fact that it 's also a club Exclusive hotel where you can always be sure of a lively , fun atmosphere and a friendly welcome , it 's hardly surprising that the Catherine is our most popular base in town and comes top of our list for summer ‘ 90 .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
I never forget the first morsel of professional advice I received : ‘ Play your own game , son , but keep the ball moving.’ It seems that the professional game , in contrast to our European and world rivals , has revered the second tenet but stifled the first . Without doubt , at the moment , the quality most needed , both on and off the field , is innovation . May it soon replace confrontation . Soccer : Bonds spells out stark message
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't play a musical instrument or sing but I do love music . So I contacted them and was told to come down and have a chat . At first I was washing up and making the tea , then I progressed to collecting requests before I finally took the plunge and started doing my own programme . I 've also been presented with two awards , although I 'm not sure whether I deserve them . The first was Radio Skerne 's own Personality of the Year in 1988 .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
It will eradicate the power of the extremist minority in political parties . It will lead to a better choice of candidates and ensure that more women and candidates from minority ethnic communities are elected . Above all , it will reduce tit - for - tat politics and introduce much greater stability into government , allowing individuals and businesses alike to plan for their future with confidence . We will : Bring in fair votes .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Examples include the attractive Devonshire Cup Coral , Caryophyllia smithi , which is a warm water species with a rather restricted distribution in the south and west ; or perhaps the attractive Leopard spotted Goby , Thorogobius ephippiatus a small fish know to be plentiful in the Mediterranean , but seen mostly by SCUBA divers . The aggressive Tompot Blenny , Parablennius gattorugine is more usually an offshore fish , and consequently is more likely to be found in lower pools . Small Conger eels Conger conger are occasionally to be found in holes where the land meets the sea , and blue Lobsters , Homarus gammurus are uncommon but likely to be discovered in some years . In the north and east the Curled or Lesser Octopus Eledone cirrhosa may treat you with a colourful appearance . Rocky shore at Cullercoats , Newcastle - on - Tyne .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: no)
The Hoechst works , of diminished importance within the I.G .~ Farbenindustrie ~ AG combine , concurrently experienced the highs and lows of this enterprise during the following two decades .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
He commanded the government troops in Eritrea , and chaired the court martial in 1989 which disposed of 12 of his fellow - generals for plotting an anti - Mengistu coup . Yet he passes for a moderate within the fierce revolutionary council , the Dergue . His appointment as vice - president in April was intended to buy time . If the rebels were prudent they would hold the line where it is , and take advantage of the peace talks that the American State Department has by steady diplomacy arranged for them in London . But they are divided .
Idiom: eat someone alive (used idiomatically: yes)
He sighed and stood up . ‘ Here comes your friend . I 'd better let her take you home or she 'll eat me alive and spit out the bones.’ Chapter Nineteen Melissa slept uneasily , haunted by visions of blood , twisted limbs , staring eyes and crushed bones .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Hood I thank the Minister for his answer . He will be aware that last night , thousands of young Scots slept rough on the streets of London and he may also be aware of the recent statement by the Moderator of the Church of Scotland , who referred to the fact that 25 per cent . of the homeless in London come from Scotland . Is not it a blight on Scotland that we can not provide homes for our homeless , including those who are still kids ?