Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
In their " Language Acquisition Made Practical " , Brewster and Brewster ( see Bibliography ) offer a very useful daily programme to follow , together with suggestions for evaluating your progress , and lots of ideas for topics for continuing language study . This book will be an excellent help in situations where bilingual language helpers are available , and where the language is already written and analysed . In " A Language Learner 's Field Guide " Healey offers helpful suggestions to those working in monolingual situations , and in languages where language learning must go hand in hand with language analysis . For a programme in which you can devote six hours a day to language learning , Brewster and Brewster suggest the following amounts of time on each phrase : In your daily programme you may experience two reactions — boredom or frustration . Boredom can stem from two sources .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
All yous do is fight and ruck and fight do you ever see a house like it Albert ? And what 's wrong with you now ? He gave me a punch on my nose . and I 'll tell your da you were out so late . and there 's , and there 's enough fighting going on in this bloody house
Idiom: hand to mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Even period furniture is available through this means — we furnished our first few places in ‘ early poverty’ . When we were first married we did not have a budget ; we thought that was only for those with money . We lived very hand to mouth . We finally realised that even on our meagre sum we could avoid having too much month left over at the end of our money . Even then we would play it a bit too close and find that some unforeseen emergency would send us scrambling around looking for something we could sell to avoid starvation .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's been rough . My word , has it been rough,’ Cara answered , her tone sobering . ‘ And although he 's much better , the dear love is n't out of the woods yet . But they started him on a new course of treatment yesterday and he 's begun to respond.’ ‘ Oh , I 'm so pleased,’ Fabia replied , and after some minutes of speaking of Barney 's condition , ‘ How are you ? ’she asked .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
The reasoning of China ’s elites is pragmatic : if the Chinese were reassured by the existence of a social – welfare state , they would probably save less and spend more , allowing the domestic market to take over from export - led growth . Although the European ~ Union ’s image has deteriorated , Asians still find Europe ’s “ sharing of sovereignty ” model appealing in many ways . For Mahbubani , the “ lessons of Europe ” are crystal clear . If emerging Asia begins to look more and more “ like a socially and politically harmonious Europe , ” the world would be a much better place . At a time when Europeans are full of self - doubt , though perhaps not as morose as the French , this praise from thoughtful Asians is more than welcome .
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: yes)
Or selfish and , and , and you know , he 's that sort of bloke , he 's a very nice bloke and he 's got a heart of gold and he 's saved us no end of the money ai n't he , since I 've been working for him ? He 's saved us a lot of money in one way , but he do n't pay the wage This is what I said
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: yes)
Life , as someone who 's barely escaped drowning ( no thanks to me , I blush ) , will tell you , is too short to give up hunting unicorns . So there we are , real and imagined bosoms heaving , locked in one of those anatomically impossible embraces that seem so feasible in dreams , when I edit the film a little . The shot widens to take in another head , on the double bed 's second pillow . It has a black fur hat , thick dark - framed spectacles , fuzzy earlocks and a rusty beard of patriarchal length that fails to disguise an anaemic adolescent complexion . The owner of these attributes seems not to notice the business going on beside him , being absorbed in a heavily footnoted Hebrew text .
Idiom: get someone's back up (used idiomatically: yes)
Had she , she wondered , been enjoying Guido 's company a little too much for one who had a steady boyfriend back home ? Nonsense , she decided . And if Guido was trying to get her back up by suggesting that Arnie might be enjoying some romantic peccadillo , he would have to look for another way to upset her . Arnie , she knew , was as faithful as a Labrador . Guido continued to watch her , toying with the salt cellar , his long tanned fingers very dark against the white cloth .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
Reproduced by courtesy of the Natural History Museum , London . ( LEFT ) 9/Working on both posters , the artwork took four months on and off the paint . I was told later that the designer at the Natural History Publications Section nearly broke down trying to put the pieces together , just as it was thought all the animals had been spotted and labelled , another would be discovered ; I think this was an exaggeration but it was a very tricky task . ( LEFT )
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Some horse trainers use this knowledge and ‘ eye - ball’ their horses to intimidate them into performing better in halter classes . On a simpler level , we know that it is unwise to turn our back when we are still close to a strange horse , stallion , or foal , because occasionally it will boot us once we take our eyes off it ! Although horses only see in black and white , which is really varying forms of grey like in black and white photographs , they are much more conscious of colour than we would expect . People who give their horses water in plastic garbage bins of different colours , often discover that their horses drink more water from yellow and orange bins than they do from those of a darker colour such as red , brown , green , and purple . A bad association with a particular colour can disrupt a normally reasonable relationship with a horse .
Idiom: out of the running (used idiomatically: yes)
What we require is a National Emergency Government , but no two men I meet can agree how this can be formed . Neither Ramsay MacDonald nor Baldwin will agree to serve under the other . Lloyd George is out of the running for some time and I suppose Herbert Samuel will act as leader in the House of Commons . A neutral head of proved ability who would command the confidence of the Nation is hard to find . On 11 July 1931 , with financial crisis looming as the value of the German mark threatened to collapse , Wigram wrote to the King :
Idiom: hold your tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
Unless I 'm very much mistaken , there 's a woman at the back of this.’ ‘ Mother , you 've no reason to —’ ‘ You hold your tongue , Sarah!’ ‘ I understand that Mr Riddle was planning to marry.’ The old lady nodded .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
The factory 's output capacity is 200,000 acoustics and 100,000 electrics per annum , although electric production is running a little below maximum , due to a general and , Yamaha insist , temporary downturn in demand worldwide . These figures make Kaohsiung probably the third largest guitar factory in the world , after Sammick in Korea and Fuji - Gen Gakki in Japan . Misconception number two is that a Taiwanese factory represents some kind of ecologically disastrous sweatshop , with underpaid conscripts breathing dust and fumes and churning out rubbish guitars for eighteen hours at a stretch . First of all , there 's virtually no dust at Kaohsiung Yamaha ; massive ducts extract almost every speck from the air - conditioned atmosphere . Paint spray booths remove overspray by a waterfall system ; the water is then cleaned in the factory 's own special ‘ pond’ and recycled .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: no)
By ' thinking ESS ' . The important characteristic of an evolutionarily stable strategy , you will remember from earlier chapters , is that it carries on doing well when it is already numerous in the population of strategies . To say that Tit for Tat , say , is an ESS , would be to say that Tit for Tat does well in a climate dominated by Tit for Tat . This could be seen as a special kind of ' robustness ' . As evolutionists we are tempted to see it as the only kind of robustness that matters .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
The Countess told me that on arrival at the hospital after his death , she spent half an hour alone , sitting by his bed , just talking to him . She was very calm when she rang me from the hospital asking for her mourning clothes . ' I feel so disrespectful in bright red , ' she said . When I arrived at Althorp the housekeeper , Joyce Cole , told me that she had orders banning me from touching anything in the house . I told her that I would n't be leaving without her ladyship 's mourning clothes .
Idiom: in the driver's seat (used idiomatically: no)
Voice over Two weeks after escaping from a prison in Buckinghamshire Keith Hanger is believed to have turned to murder . In the driver 's seat of this car a member of the public found the body of a man , in his 40s . He died from a shotgun wound . And the police say he was believed to be an associate of Keith Hanger .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
How many necks did it have ? Okay get that dialling digit busy , we 're waiting for your call and we 'll be onto the lucky winner as soon as the competition closes . more small print The Editor 's decision is et cetera and no correspondence will be et cetera et cetera . This competition closes on November 30th 1992 .
Idiom: sell like hot cakes (used idiomatically: yes)
Many of you may have noticed that Good Housekeeping is now on sale at the checkout in Sainsbury 's , which has gone down brilliantly with shoppers , as I discovered when I visited my local London branch . I ca n't think why all supermarkets do n't put GH at the checkout . Newsagents , from whom the majority of you buy your magazines , tell me that issues of GH have been selling like hot cakes over the Christmas period . So again , it 's our thanks to you and here 's to a great 1992 for all of us . EDITOR - IN - CHIEF
Idiom: below the belt (used idiomatically: no)
If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . ' There are several things you should know about me , min kaere Gina , ' he told her softly . ' I 'm no stud , to be used to settle a score against another man , and my brain is above rather than below my belt , despite any present evidence to the contrary ! ' He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement . She knew precisely to what evidence he referred , had already experienced tactile proof of his arousal when he had held her so close to his warm naked body .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Joey Beauchamp and Jim Magilton … there 's speculation that Brian Horton is coming back to the Manor with his Manchester City cheque book let 's ask him Brian Horton says he does n't honestly know because he does not know how much money he 's got available Rock bottom in the premier league are swindon town … the side Horton 's new team beat on wednesday … still only one point but they 're still full of fighting talk at the County Ground … John Gorman says … they still believe in themselves and still think they can do it but they need to get a result … Also in need of a result are Hereford United … they're bottom of the third division and same story as swindon … nothing 's going right … they need a change of luck soon before they get stranded at the wrong end of the table …
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
Power box Koolatron is a 12-V portable insulated box which can keep its contents either warm or cool by using a portable power pack . To cool , the motor forces air out of the box , so lowering the temperature . To warm , air is taken from outside the box and combined with heat generated by the motor . The largest capacity box of 1.2cu ft holds the equivalent of 48 × 12 oz cans and the smallest capacity model holds nine 12 oz cans .
Idiom: walk all over (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . Yeah the attitude is very much about I respect your rights as an individual , you 've got equal rights as much as I have . The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in . They may not always get what they want , but at least they 're standing up for them and actually feel good about themselves afterwards because . At least I had my say in it , and had the opportunity to put something in .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Leeds C & A cheaper separates just did not stretch far enough . Oh to get away so I could exhaust myself with intense experiences , where everyone spoke of intense subjects and never said " pass the bread and butter . " It took several years to acknowledge that all this higher searching was based on my father 's money . And several more to note any similarity in pattern between the Yorkshire self - made businessman and myself . Though the connections were obvious to relations on my father 's side .
Idiom: rise and shine (used idiomatically: no)
Church wedding EILEEN Chaplin and Richard Vicars were married yesterday at Caversham , Berks . Rise and shine A HUSBAND buried a year ago is exhumed by his wife every day ' to enjoy the sunshine ' , says a newspaper in Kampala , Uganda . Ding - dong time
Idiom: fly off the handle (used idiomatically: yes)
He tore one of Mum 's dusters into strips for this purpose and we busied ourselves counting out sticks and piling up bundles . Then the door opened and Mum walked in . She saw the mess and flew off the handle at once . ‘ Whatcha dooin ' ? What 's all that wood on me clane flooar ?
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
A DOUBLE dose of ' 70s UK rock which is sure to go down well . Andromeda were a hard rockin ' psychedelic trio who managed to put out one impressive LP on RCA before nose - diving into obscurity . ‘ Return To Sanity’ gathers together all the odds and ends from that session and , in so doing , provides the full picture of a band who probably deserved better treatment . Dulcimer churned out highly complex folk rock ditties with a strong sense of theatre added to spice their material . They too released one , well weird , LP for Larry Page 's Nepantha label , together with this unreleased ( until now ) psychotic gem .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
It has also won engine maintenance contracts from the Nato central procurement office , from the US Air Force in Europe and from the UK Ministry of Defence — for the GE - engined Phantom — among others . As programme manager , Mendoros was responsible for establishing contacts , negotiating requirements and ensuring that contractual obligations were met . At this stage he no longer had any Americans holding his hand . And during his four years on the job he had the satisfaction of seeing all three major contracts renewed in competitive tender . He was now in line for promotion to some of the most senior positions in the — admittedly small — Greek aerospace industry .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
Under the interests theory , obligations arise in order to protect economic liberty , not curtail it . Obligations figure as side constraints upon economic activity which respect the inviolability of other persons . Yet , when we dig a little deeper , we find simply another style of moral paternalism lies buried beneath the surface . We should first note , however , that the ' harm to interests ' theory , as we have stated it , remains radically incomplete , for it lacks a theory of personal responsibility . The question is when should a person be under a duty to compensate others for harm to their interests .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Has he told you we 're married?’ She was perceptibly drunk , and for a moment Alison hesitated , as though she might be joking . But the steely ‘ So fuck you , smarty - pants , ‘ cos he 's mine’ look in Karen 's eye soon put paid to that idea . Alison stood looking us both up and down , the gold - digger and the whore . Then she stage - coughed and muttered gracelessly , ‘ Indeed?’
Idiom: below par (used idiomatically: yes)
Cuban coach Nicholas Cruz who is confident of Irish successes at the European Championships next week Picture : DARREN KIDD IRISH trainer Michael Kauntze could well have saved next Saturday 's Coalite St Leger with his decision — or that of his owner — to supplement at a cost of £ 25,000 the dual Oaks runner - up Royal Ballerina . With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage , the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par . But now that Royal Ballerina is in , we may have a race of truly Classic proportions . Michael had originally intended to run Royal Ballerina in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp the day after the St Leger and now Kauntze is hoping for dry conditions at Doncaster for what he regards as an easier race .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
ITV last night finally brought down the curtain on Highway — the early evening Sunday ' God slot ' . It will be replaced by adventure movies starring Hollywood idols including Tom Cruise . Also in ITV 's winter package of programmes announced yesterday include Jilly Cooper 's new lust - in - the - saddle mini - series Riders and a controversial documentary series The Good Sex Guide hosted by Making Out star Margi Clarke . Doctor Finlay is making a comeback after 26 years and switching to ITV with the coveted role of the Scottish medic going to actor David Rintoul . Familiar favourites such as Morse with John Thaw , Heartbeat with Nick Berry , Poirot , Minder , Maigret , Taggart , Sherlock Holmes , The Chief , Medics and The Good Guys are returning .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I have n't got the time to meet girls ’ TONY PURNELL HE 'S the heart-throb thousands of schoolgirls want to date — but they 'll have to get past the secret woman in his life first . Because former Neighbours star Kristian Schmid now shares a luxury flat in London with a lovely lady called Marci . But there 's no need to be too heartbroken , girls .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
He breeds budgies and my conservatory was full of birds . Solution : Head 'em up and move 'em out , just like ' Rawhide ' . By the by by , Caroline , you have taken my idea , I was also going to knit budgie sweaters . Problem No . 4 : I got my conservatory back , but what a waste of time — too cold in the morning and by lunch , boiling hot . Problem No . 5 : The neighbours , wanting to know what I am doing .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Party chairman Lafontaine and parliamentary leader Scharping said the coalition wanted to make families , pensioners and the unemployed foot the bill for solving the financial crisis which it had brought on itself .
Idiom: rise from the ashes (used idiomatically: yes)
Just before Tianamen , Zhang got the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award , presented by a party chief who has since been redeployed . Alfred Yu , a university lecturer who had openly criticised that government , has remained in Australia , where he was teaching , too nervous to return . Despite the crushing of the students , he still hoped that ' a phoenix will rise up from the ashes . ' This is one of those English expressions so weathered that their emotional batteries are irretrievably flat but , from the lips of someone who spoke English with the cool precision of a fluent foreigner , the phrase was terribly affecting . He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: no)
Smoke belches from factory complexes on the horizon . Within the reserve , signals rear above silver birch groves , drains crisscross , embankments loom , the pumping station emits strange noises , a converted railway hut serves as a field station and a disused marshalling yard sprouts rose bay willow - herb . Derelict railway lines are now covered with earth or ashes and grass - seeded , well disguised as useful paths to lead us through this extraordinary cheek - by - jowl - with - industry urban reserve . As we walked along the track from the car park on that sparkling May morning , swifts skimmed low over our heads after swarming gnats , dainty white lady 's smock swayed in the breeze , and a little owl stared solemnly and unblinkingly at us from the fork of an oak tree . We had been met on arrival ( a prior arrangement ) by members of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust .
Idiom: nothing to write home about (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But you just have to put it all behind you and I just hope that my back trouble will clear up and I 'll be able to start playing again soon’ . As golf is another favourite Hastings sport and an ideal means of relaxation it probably does n't help his back problem that he gives the ball such a lick as to threaten to land it in the next kingdom ! Although Scotland 's record in Australia was nothing to write home about , Hastings pointed to lengthy travel and a demanding itinerary as factors whilst also seeing several pluses from the tour : ‘ I do n't think folk realise the scale of the country , the amount of travelling involved and the totally contrasting conditions you can encounter . Our first midweek fixture was on a Thursday , the second on a Wednesday and the third on a Tuesday . So we were playing three games every six days and that just does n't allow enough recovery time from injuries .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We think that the true rule of law is , that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes , must keep it in at his peril , and , if he does not do so , is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape .’ This may be regarded as the ‘ rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , ’ but what follows is equally important : ‘ He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff 's default ; or perhaps that the escape was the consequence of vis major , or the act of God ; but as nothing of this sort exists here , it is unnecessary to inquire what excuse would be sufficient . The general rule , as above stated , seems on principle just . The person whose grass or corn is eaten down by the escaping cattle of his neighbour , or whose mine is flooded by the water from his neighbour 's reservoir , or whose cellar is invaded by the filth of his neighbour 's privy , or whose habitation is made unhealthy by the fumes and noisome vapours of his neighbour 's alkali works , is damnified without any fault of his own ; and it seems but reasonable and just that the neighbour , who has brought something on his own property which was not naturally there , harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property , but which he knows to be mischievous if it gets on his neighbour 's , should be obliged to make good the damage which ensues if he does not succeed in confining it to his own property .