Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
In addition to Draught Guinness and Guinness Draught Bitter , it produces Kaliber , Harp Lager and Kronenbourg 1664 ( under licence ) . In March 1989 , Draught Guinness in cans was launched nationally following a very successful test market during 1988 . In Spring 1992 , Guinness Draught Bitter in cans was also launched nationally . This is the UK company 's first non - stout brand to bear the Guinness name since the launch of the eponymous stout , and it looks set to consolidate the leading position of the Guinness in - can system in the take home trade . Kaliber , Guinness ' alcohol - free lager launched in 1986 , continues to be Britain 's No . 1 alcohol - free lager in both the on and off trade .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
First , by protecting systems against security breaches , and second by deterring ‘ miscreants’ . Computer misuse or security breaches can take many forms , but these all fall into two broad categories : physical and logical . Physical security breaches cover occurrences such as theft of equipment , and a number of what might be called ‘ acts of God’— lightning , flood or fire for instance . In the days when most computer systems demanded their own room , ‘ casual’ theft was n't a problem , but the incredible shrinking PC has increased the likelihood of equipment going missing . Improved building security and physical access controls offer some protection against theft .
Idiom: you could have knocked me down with a feather (used idiomatically: yes)
The bread and butter was served not in huge chunks like at elevenses , but on a pretty dish with a golden edge , in thinly - cut slices . Gloria was hungry . ' I 'm telling you , ' she said , ' when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather ! Seems like I been dead to the world for weeks ! I 'm telling you , Mrs Hollidaye , you 'll get plenty of work out of me tomorrow .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
Little wonder , then , that disk doubling utilities have become so popular — Digital Research even included one , SuperStor , with DR - DOS 6.0 , and Microsoft is including its own proprietary compression utility with MS - DOS 6.0 . Enter IIT with Xtradrive , a very simple to install and use utility that , roughly , offers you a doubling of your disk capacity without the need to fiddle with hardware . How it works Installing Xtradrive is child 's play . The single high - density distribution disk slips into the drive , you type INSTALL , answer the usual ‘ is this where you want it’ questions , and off it goes . a while later you have two drives where previously there was one , and twice the disk space .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
It has also produced satisfaction for his manager , Gerry Francis , who rescued Mehew from Bath City 's reserves two years ago . Francis also plucked Penrice and Martyn from non - League football and is getting almost blase by the attention his players attract from the bigger clubs . Football : Advertisement for small beer : Joe Lovejoy reports on a game which failed to quench the purists ' thirsts By JOE LOVEJOY AS AN advertisement for Second Division football , it was pure Jim Dunk .
Idiom: horses for courses (used idiomatically: no)
This picture is indisputably one of his finest works and the rareness of his oeuvre ( Favretto died aged just 37 ) has fuelled expectations of a record price . The estimate ' on request ' is set at about L1,000 million ( £ 468,000 ; $ 907,000 ) . Horses for courses New York , Christie 's , 30 October . ' At the racetrack ' by the ' unknown Impressionist'Giuseppe de Nittis is expected to realise $ 500,000–700,000 ( £ 257,700–360,800 ) in this sale of nineteenth - century European paintings , drawings and watercolours .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Kribensis , out of action since gashing a hind leg at Cheltenham in March , pleased Dunwoody and trainer Michael Stoute in a schooling session yesterday . However , Stoute stressed : ‘ I am keen to get a run into him . But I would n't want him to make his comeback on desperate ground . ’ Graham McCourt and Declan Murphy are on the shortlist to replace Dunwoody on Kribensis . Morley Street beat his full brother Granville Again in the slowly-run Elite Hurdle last month , but has since been beaten by Muse over two and a half miles at Ascot .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
So her early impressions were confirmed . He was an exacting man to work for . Who says that London is more frantic than the provinces ? she asked herself wryly , as she began to come to terms with the diversity of her work . Her office , opening directly out of Luke 's big room , was pleasantly decorated , modern and well lit , which was just as well , for Luke had spoken the truth : a nine - to - five job this certainly was not ! The renovations downstairs now complete , the foyer offered an impressive welcome with its effective lighting and elegant seating and the flower arrangements supplied under contract by a local florist .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
The two in front were shivering teenagers dressed in thin cotton calf - length robes , a long haired youth and a thin elfin faced girl . The youth was holding a flashlight and had his arm comfortingly round the girl , who was sobbing quietly , her cheeks wet with tears . Bringing up the rear were Rocky 's three buddies , Chuck , Jube and Red . Between them they were carrying the sixth figure — the limp , white faced form of Brett Grant . Jube had his feet , the other two were cradling his upper body between them , his head lolling back against their linked arms .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
This subtly psychological approach , no doubt based on much headbanging in the advertising agency , was nonetheless open to parody ( see pages 82–3 ) . And the nuclear industry could n't always buy itself into the media . When it came to grabbing the headlines , it was regularly the opposition that stole the show . Fortunately the inquiry was regularly spiced with drama . On International Women 's Day , over a hundred women arrived to protest at the male domination of the event : they wore white featureless masks inside the hall — to symbolize women 's invisibility - and , in men 's suits , held a mock inquiry outside .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: no)
If there was disappointment at the 136bhp produced by the 24-valve 1.8-litre V6 , the news that the 2.5-litre version — destined first for the next 626 — slots straight in appeased those who wanted to view the MX-3 as a low cost substitute for Porsche 's 944 . Towards the other end of the coupe market was Honda 's Legend Coupe , making its European debut with its sister saloon . With only a V6 under the bonnet — albeit an all new 3.2-litre 204bhp unit — driving the front wheels , Honda clearly is n't playing Mercedes ' game . Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S - class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper . Both versions will be in the UK this April , with the saloon looking to tempt everything up to Lexus buyers with an all - in price of around £ 28,000 and the coupe out on its own at around £ 30,000 .
Idiom: near the knuckle (used idiomatically: yes)
Two controversial storylines continue to dominate the childhood abuse of Lorraine and the budding affair of Kim and Neil . The first has been handled sensitively , and actress Nicola Strong has given some powerful performances as the daughter coming to terms with her past . The second storyline is going for the wider market , and some might argue , a little too near - the - knuckle for such an early evening show . Tonight Kim and Neil take the plunge and spend their first night together . Comedy hour …
Idiom: sweep the board (used idiomatically: yes)
— David Clark , 21 , of Station Road , Darlington , was remanded in custody for a week when he appeared before Darlington magistrates yesterday charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Michael Gibson . Bright sparks beat energy challenge JUNIOR and senior teams from Grangefield School , Stockton , have swept the board with their energy plans . They took the top prizes in an alternative energy competition at Hartlepool power station , beating five other Cleveland schools in the exercise , designed to encourage problem - solving in science and technology by and to foster links with industry . The junior team members were Dannielle Clements , Karima Rachi , Ceri Trinder , Sarah Turner and Claire Wilson while the senior side was made up of Urfan Ali , James Andrew , Neil Gibson , Stewart Kirton , Martyn Notman and Anthony Waugh .
Idiom: young blood (used idiomatically: yes)
They were half - way through their meal when the landlord appeared in the middle of the room , shouting : ‘ Master Corbett ! Is there a Hugh Corbett here?’ The noise in the taproom stilled for a moment , even the farmers in the corner drunkenly arguing about the price of wheat ; two harridans from the town shrieking at each other over an upturned barrel ; and a group of young bloods , garishly dressed in costly silks , noisily roistering before a night out on the town . Corbett rose and beckoned the fellow over . ‘ There 's a boy outside,’ the landlord said .
Idiom: put your heads together (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes , that was very clever . ' He continued as though she had n't spoken . ' It got me out of the way while you put your nasty little heads together ! ' ' But I hardly even spoke to her ! She said she wanted to sleep . '
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
If that is what it turned out to be , it is certainly not what those most concerned to secure or prevent the passage of the Bill thought at the time . The Tories saw it as a constitutional disaster without parallel , the Whigs as a famous and hard - won victory for a bold and far - reaching measure against the reactionary defence of an out - dated and corrupt constitution . That Peel , leading the Tory opposition , recognised that the Whigs ' Bill would in the short run unite the middle and lower classes in support of the Government is one thing ; to infer from this that Grey and his team deliberately set out both to counter the threat of revolution and to do so in a way which would ultimately isolate the working class , quite another . The better view is that the Whigs were for Reform with various degrees of conviction and for a variety of reasons , ranging from that political expediency which saw in it a cause which would get and keep the Tories out , to that of moral principle . When Lord John Russell declared that ‘ the whisper of a faction could not prevail over the voice of a nation’ , he was appealing to moral principle ; and if , when that appeal was made , it chimed in with political expediency it was only because factious and sometimes unprincipled Tory opposition had made it to do so .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
He has come on tremendously , and is still only 16 . ' Jimmy Montgomery comes in one day a week to coach the goalkeepers , and he raves about young Adrian Swan . He says he is the best young goalkeeper by far in all the North - East clubs . ' There are more Matthew Scollett , Richard Cooper and Simon Shaw . All unknowns to the fans , but perhaps not for much longer .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
Blue Velvet are doing two gigs in one night next weeks , one at Basingstoke and one at Lakeside , Frimley Green … Former Phoenix duo Jon Bicknell and Nigel Higgs are preparing some more material for some live dates , this time with a more indie influence THIS weeks Local Artists Chart , compiled exclusively for Off the Record : 1 ( 8) On the Eve of Tomorrow — Blue Velvet ; 2 ( 3 ) Cornerlight — Beats Working ; 3 ( 4 ) Cornerlight the Video — Beats Working ; 4 ( NEW ) On Days Like These / Curious — the Cloudwatchers ; 5 ( 13 ) Flavour ; 6 ( 2 ) Block out the Sun — Slug ; 7 ( 7 ) County Sound Jingles Package ; 8 ( 6 ) Four Taste — No Excuses ; 9 ( NEW ) R'n'b With a Touch of Soul — Boogiemen ; 10 ( re ) Mature — Big Wednesday . Extrovert finale SATURDAY 'S finale was a thoroughly extrovert affair , dominated by Bernstein 's Chichester Psalms , Copland 's Clarinet Concerto and Constant Lambert 's The Rio Grande .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Welcome Buffet ’ was a marketing attempt to jazz up the merchandising in the old Mk1 buffet cars , patently unsuited to the 1980s . Its success — unlike the public cynicism it generated — proved hard to identify . The new dawn : Cuisine 2000 in its first month of service , August 1985 , on to Euston–Manchester run . Among the first private trolley operators on BR were Rightline Caterers of Rhyl , seen here working 17.40 chester–Rhyl service on a very cold 25 February 1986 , when the well–known instant coffee , common to both private and public sectors , was extremely welcome . Hot favourite : through the 1980s the Great British Breakfast took a larger and larger share of total main meals served .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
Only God can forgive sin ! And they 're quite right , only God could forgive sin . That 's who Jesus is God in flesh , and he came to forgive sin and he wanted to forgive this woman her sin . And not only to forgive her sin , he also wanted to cleanse her . Let me read you those tremendous ver words from John , first John in chapter one , says if we walk in the light as he is in the light , he or your fellowship with one another , and the blood of Jesus , his son , cleanses us from all sins .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . Are you gon na do passing ? Right , I want to go through isomerism and then go straight onto the erm e , go strai glad you made , a bit late but er I thought it was ? Sorry .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
Firstly , many innovations are school - wide in their application and can not be implemented at all unless a number of teachers , perhaps even the entire staff of a school , both agree to , and become committed to , their implementation . Secondly , because of the integration between different components of the social system of the school , an innovation introduced by a single teacher will often have repercussions in other parts of the system — perhaps because there is a need for additional resources , or for more time , or because it is predicted [ sic]upon new pupil roles , or involves a greater degree of integration . This is not to deny the significance of the creative individual , but his or her efforts at innovation can only be really sustained when they take root in and pervade the school as a whole . It needs to be acknowledged that Hoyle takes a very wide view of what constitutes a school 's ‘ organisational character’ or ‘ deep structure’ . At one point he rephrases the central dilemma of innovation and in so doing he implies that the most important characteristic of a school 's internal organisation is a ‘ collaborative professional relationship’ among teachers .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: no)
The colour of the old breed was distinguished by the now obsolete term sorrel — a name which still remains in many Suffolk inns . The colour today is chestnut ; but there are seven shades of chestnut : the red ; the golden ; the lemon or yellow ; the light , mealy chestnut ; the dark ; the dull - dark , and lastly the bright chestnut . The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and , all other things being equal , the one to be preferred . The Suffolk 's head is big with a broad forehead , and often with a star on it or a shim or blaze down the face ; the neck deep in the collar and tapering to a graceful setting of the head ; the shoulders long and muscular and thrown well back at the withers . The well - rounded rib — the barrel chest that has helped to give the Suffolk the name of Punch — is a distinctive feature , as is the deep carcase .
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's also possible to use solar power directly to contribute to space and water heating but the snag is the expense — photovoltaic cells which can store solar power used in conjunction with batteries are still quite costly , but with more research prices could become reasonable and give active solar power definite potential . Passive solar techniques have been used successfully in a number of British buildings . The Pennyland estate in Milton Keynes has over 100 houses that have been designed to catch as much sun as possible , cutting annual heating bills by 40 per cent and costing just one per cent more to build . The Wiggins Teape head office in Basingstoke has a multi - windowed atrium which allows all the offices to be lit by daylight . St George 's School in Wallasey does n't have any heating bills at all ; the double glazed south wall provides 50 per cent of the heat needed , lighting 34 per cent , while the other 16 per cent is provided by the bodies of school children .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
I propose to quote his definition in full : An actor is someone who remembers . On the simplest level , someone who remembers his lines , his cues , his moves , his notes , to do up his fly - buttons , to tie his shoe - laces , to carry his props , to enter , to exit . Simple things , complex things . An actor is someone who remembers .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
But you know something ? You need n't worry any more , because you arouse nothing in me and have n't done for many a year . I would n't want to lay a finger on you . You 've got nothing that would even attract a body - starved sailor ; even in your young days you were really nothing . And let me tell you something finally , you ca n't hold a candle to my woman .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Purchase behaviour will , again , be altered so as to come into line with the customary behaviour of the reference group . specifically , a reference group may influence an individual person 's behaviour : * by establishing " conventional " patterns of behaviour and purchase satisfaction ; * by influencing individual expectations and aspirations , which will shape people 's attitude towards consumption and satisfaction ; * by defining and shaping individual personal taste ; * by supplying the consumer with information about particular products or services , in situations where the individual has minimal prior knowledge . Reference group and " word of mouth " recommendation is highly influential . Advertisers know this , and attempt to use promotional messages to shape the general attitude and opinion of the target reference group . 1.4 Reference Groups
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Well no , no . No , no . Take the , take the map with , stick it in your bag . I just tell everyone I 'm new in the area . So I just say I 'm really new in the area .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
CLEARING up operations began yesterday after a group of travellers moved , under the threat of eviction , from a site they have been occupying in the centre of the Co. Down village of Ardglass . A group of more than 30 travellers ' caravans have now set up on a roadside site a mile from the village at Crew crossroads . DUNGANNON Shouts lead to jail
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
Once on the motorway Ludens was able to calm his mind by , what could not be ignored , the pleasure of driving the magnificent car . Instinctively anxious for its welfare ( he had not needed Jack 's admonition ) he drove it carefully at a modest pace , resisting the temptation to press hard upon the accelerator . Nor was he unaware of the rays of force emanating from the presence behind his back of the fateful being now committed to his charge . No one spoke during the journey , which was marked by two events , one of them baleful . The first event was introduced by a loud and persistent hooting just behind them .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
At the other end of the country 's ideal is the big outdoors . Sportswear , inspired by tough American work clothes , abounds . Lumberjack checks reworked in black and white wool are everywhere . Simple heavy cotton parkas and overjackets go well with chunky sweaters and jeans . Western style is big news right now as easy basics are our most viable option for everyday casualwear .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
However , once in a while I am visited by a ‘ self - proclaimed expert . I can usually tolerate him , nodding tactfully when I feel it is appropriate , and being carefully non - committal when he makes any sweeping statements . But one particular time springs to mind when he was a little less tolerable . The day had got off to a bad start as it was ( late for work , lost the shop key , spilt a load of fish - food all over the floor and then cracked my head on a shelf while clearing it up ) . Consequentially , when I saw him marching swiftly towards me I permitted myself a brief groan .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: no)
' I — but — yes , yes , I will , I will , but — ' ' Darling , I was n't completely asleep when you drove me home . I heard all those beautiful things you said to me . I kept quiet because I wanted you to go on talking . It was so beautiful to hear you say those words .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Years later , when a leading local councillor , she regularly attended a national Museums ' conference . ‘ I always wore jet , usually with a pastel - coloured dress,’ she says . ‘ At first I was the only guest wearing it , but I noticed quite a few others following suit.’ Today Mabel still wears jet jewellery earrings , necklaces , bracelets , brooches . But not all at once .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
As mentioned before , Mains seemed pleased with the final choice and there have been only muted complaints from about the country — although it would be hard to be too critical 24 hours after a test was won 59–6 . But there are , in the recent jargon , many grey areas in the All Black team . Matthew Cooper , for example , got there on only one game , a 23-points feast against Ireland at Athletic Park , and at the expense of his older brother Greg who played the four earlier tests and who had long prospered in Mains ' Otago side . The two brothers are rather similar in method — and neither is cast - iron solid in the tackle or as a goal - kicker . The selectors opted for a 13 back-17 forward team split , forcing Wright into the utility role of wing - cum - fullback .
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
Sun wo n't say if that is the case , or whether the Viking has actually hit the 50MHz mark yet . SUN DROPS HINTS ON 80486 ACCELERATOR BOARD FOR MS - DOS APPLICATIONS Gadre was also dropping heavy hints that Sun will soon likely move to offer a hardware - based solution for users wishing to run MS - DOS applications on its Sparc systems . Sun currently offers Insignia Solutions Inc 's SoftPC emulator , but says it has ' had demand for accelerated versions of that . ' It 's thought to be preparing to market an Intel Corp 80486 ( or alike ) -based accelerator board that runs in an Sbus slot which would greatly improve the performance of personal computer applications .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
In other classes learned men told him about the economic infrastructure of the Low Countries and Germany , and the Burmese rubber nexus . He often found his thoughts , unfortunately , turning to Hannele 's face and body , and to the economies and peoples of Scandinavia , both of which he knew quite intimately . The other intelligence services also proliferated , and there were dark tales in the clubs and messes of rivalry and hatred . Many M16 officers made no pretence at co - operation as a desirable aim , instilling in some of the newer men a conviction that M15 saw its main purpose to encroach on M16 domains , and suggesting that all such moves should be pre - empted . Vernon Kell , Carrington was told , was not only an incompetent head of M15 , but possibly a traitor and almost certainly a homosexual .