Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus , in ‘ Spoonful’ the ‘ corporeal’meanings of rock ' n ' roll rhythms , without being destroyed , are shifted by the complex rhythmic overlays , the instrumental technique , the lyrics and so on , while in ‘ Strawberry Fields’and ‘ Astronomy Do mine’ , the principle of extended forms is reworked , still having an implication of ‘ thinking’ , but now thinking of a different kind from that suggested by , say , Beethoven . But this also explains why the music of the counterculture could be so easily co - opted and its radical implications defused . For the articulating principle of hip pie ideology is , in the final analysis , and despite its potential for opposition , embedded within the ideology of the dominant culture itself ( see Clarke et al . 1976 : 57–71 ) . Bourgeois individualism has a long history of subversive bohemian variants ; and the struggle for control of the elements of counter cultural musical style was a struggle between different aspects of the same principle .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Jack Russells are difficult animals to teach to retrieve — I have only had one that would do it properly — but they can be taught to work nets , drive rabbits into nets and to be thoroughly disciplined in all they do . These dogs are absolutely fearless and will tackle anything from a weasel to a fox without a second thought . Ratting is second nature to a Jack Russell and through constant practice they learn the difference between a rabbit and vermin , knowing which they should kill and which they simply hold . The bag - filler was the lurcher . These dogs are very intelligent and relatively easy to train .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
He cleared 2.68 m to beat the previous record of 2.67 m set by Paul Parker of Cumbria . Campbell quits FOOTBALL : Former Chelsea boss Bobby Campbell has resigned as personal assistant to chairman Ken Bates because he misses the day - to - day involvement with players . Celtic turmoil FOOTBALL : Celtic 's embattled board of directors are facing the prospect of an extraordinary general meeting before the end of the season after a meeting yesterday between Parkhead chairman Kevin Kelly and powerful Canadian businessman and Celtic shareholder Jim Doherty , who is the central figure in a group demanding sweeping changes in the running of the club . Screen switch FOOTBALL : BBC Scotland will screen the Scottish Cup quarter - final between Hearts and Dundee or Falkirk live from Tynecastle on Sunday , March 8 . The new date will avoid a clash in Edinburgh with the ScotlandFrance Rugby Union international the previous day .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Can I find a noun that would convey the sense more clearly?’ You may find that you do need an adjective , but not that one . When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing’ , or ‘ lovely’ or ( worst of all)‘evocative’ . Say , for example , there is a smell in the room that reminds you of your childhood . Do n't be tempted to describe it as ‘ reminiscent’ or ‘ reassuring’ .
Idiom: gather dust (used idiomatically: yes)
And erm , whilst those schools are still suffering from under - funding , at least they can er gain some erm solace , consolation from the fact that er the Tories seem to be able to replace their chairs , opposition spokespersons of education almost at will . The Governor Support Unit , Lord Mayor , did not exist under their structure . As far as the Parents Charter is concerned , that document is gathering dust in many school cupboards as governors , including some Tory governors , refuse to send it out . It means nothing in terms of dealing with the many problems before education today . What they want is a league table of young children , those that pass and those that fail .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
One such manipulation is to create the helix of opposite hand , to put it through the mirror . Whether nature does or does not do the same thing is always tantalising , and sometimes revealing about the principles and mechanisms underlying the creation of structures . Before looking at some specific examples it is as well to have some idea of just what a mathematician means by a ' helix ' because scientists have taken liberties with the word in looking for terms to describe the world . Let us begin with the simplest example and argue from that . The circular helix is a regular curve on the surface of a circular cylinder defined by its radius and its pitch ( the distance along the axis of the cylinder after which the curve repeats ) .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Opposition parties claimed that government 's plans were intended to put paid to the current social welfare state , and convert the lot to capitalism .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
I always feed Sharon [ the three year old]because if she feeds herself she gets it everywhere and the place is all messed up , and I have to clean it again . It 's the same when people come . If they drop cigarette ash or crumbs on the carpet I 'm out with the hoover again . I wash every day and Sunday as well . I never miss a day of my life with washing on the line .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Do you want us to go to other graphics firms for alternative quotes ? Alternative designs ? I mean at the end of the day it becomes subjective , like choosing wallpaper . Mm . It looks
Idiom: put a damper on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Aye , lass . So do I,’ replied her mother.’ ’ Anyroad , ' er and oor George is over t'moon , so do n't put a damper on.’ She went on to tell Tamar that she and Elizabeth would not come up to Kirkbymoorside to stand the market in the future . ‘ Except wi t'geese at Michaelmas and Christmas,’ she qualified .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Her arms held out to her sides , she stared at her wet and muddy palms . God alone knew what she must look like — a creature from the black lagoon probably — and suddenly , unexpectedly , she began to chuckle . Turning her head , she stared straight into Leo 's eyes . With her own brimful of mirth , the haze of tears making them shine like glowing amethysts in her dirty face , she was quite unaware of how extraordinarily lovely she looked . But gradually , as she registered his lack of response , she sobered , her eyes growing wary again .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
ROY GOODE Introduction Truly there is nothing new under the sun . Nearly two thousand years have elapsed since Cicero proclaimed the virtues of legal harmonization : The urge towards internal harmonization of local laws and customs gave rise to the common law in England and to codification in Europe . Harmonization spread geographically through colonization and internationally through adoption by one State ( typically a developing State ) of codes conveniently in place elsewhere .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
3 hours duration An early morning hot - air balloon flight over the Maasai Mara gives the visitor an ideal opportunity to see Kenya 's striking landscape from unusual slant . Leaving early in the morning , this safari takes you high above the drifting game on the reserve in the clear morning light . At the end of the flight , land on the plains for a champagne breakfast before the leisurely drive back to your lodge . Daily from Maasai Mara .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
Point eight Okay . five diameter is sweet bugger all ! Anyway , we want A alright ? Okay , B nought point eight five B
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
However in an application for an injunction it is of great significance . The matter was discussed in Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd ( No 2)[1988]3 All ER 545 . Lord Keith at p 640 said , as a general rule it is in the public interest that confidences should be respected , and the encouragement of such respect may in itself constitute a sufficient ground for recognising and enforcing the obligation of confidence even where the confider can point to no specific detriment to himself . Information about a person 's private and personal affairs may be of a nature which shows him up in a favourable light and would by no means expose him to criticism . The anonymous donor of a very large sum to a very worthy cause has his own reasons for wishing to remain anonymous , which are unlikely to be discreditable .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
Shannon took a deep breath , mentally counting to ten . Despite her fiery auburn curls , she very rarely lost her temper — largely because she 'd learnt over the years to put a tight lid on seething emotions in public , keeping explosions solely for when she was by herself . Now she could feel the tell - tale simmering of indignation deep inside , and knew that with very little provocation this bad mood could develop into a Class A volcano . ‘ Look , Mr Jacobsen,’ she said evenly , ‘ I really do n't wish to be rude , but I do want to get away.’ ‘ And the longer you stand here arguing , the longer it will take you to get away.’
Idiom: hard as nails (used idiomatically: yes)
Of all the people in the world to expose her seething mass of fears and insecurities to , Guy Sterne would have been her last choice … yet she 'd told him about Mortimer , she 'd carelessly made him a gift of her virginity , she 'd wildly announced she loved him , and now she was baring her soul over the painful anguish of her mother 's death … Knowing about Nicola Schreider , knowing about the deal with Farthingdales , here she was sobbing out her troubles to him again , as if he was the most dependable , reassuring bedrock in her life … she was mad , she decided dejectedly , she needed locking up … ‘ Did I accuse you of being as hard as nails?’ he teased gently , at last , as if reading her mind . ‘ Beneath that prickly , pessimistic , suspicious shell you 're a wreck , Virginia . You need firmly taking in hand.’
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The thought must indeed come to mind with probability theory and the Probability Calculus , and their being imported into causation , despite what was said above about the logical consistency of probability theory and necessitation . Fourthly , there is the satisfaction of a kind of orthodoxy , perhaps with respect to what is taken as somehow of the greatest significance or fundamentality . An interpretation of Quantum Theory comes to mind . For this and the previous three reasons , it is not difficult to conclude , at least tentatively , that more inclination is satisfied by indeterminist than by determinist claims . The general subject of determinism and our inclinations , however , is that of a companion volume to this one , The Consequences of Determinism .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
If there is a flagrant abuse of procedures , the traffic commissioner can stop the operator from running the services and can require him to repay part of his fuel duty rebate . Although these sanctions are not used often , they are undoubtedly there . Of course , it goes without saying that any operator will wish to run a reliable and satisfactory service if he is to attract custom . Mr. Robert Hughes : The Minister has said that the sanctions are seldom used . Can he tell the House how often they have been used ?
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
With them came priests and bishops , and Serbian monasteries and churches were established , especially in the hills of Fruška Gora , near Novi Sad ( Ujvidék ) . The Turkish occupation of this area , which lasted from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth , did not cause these Serbian communities to be dissolved . They received an influx of new blood in 1691 , during one of the many episodes in the interminable struggle between Austria and Turkey for control of the Balkans . The patriarch Arsen III , fearful of Turkish reprisals following an abortive Austrian advance into Serbia , organised a mass migration of Serbs — probably over 30,000 families — to follow the retreating Austrians back across the Danube , where they joined their compatriots in Vojvodina . The flowering of Serbian national culture which occurred in the late eighteenth century and which led to the national awakening and later re - establishment of a Serbian state , owes much to the Orthodox monasteries in Fruška Gora .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Decree laws on Jan. 31 provided ( i ) for the assignment of co - operative land for farmers , for their own long - term use , up to 0.5 hectares;(ii ) for farmers ' houses to become their own property ; and ( iii ) for an incentive system whereby the incomes of co - operative and state farms would relate to their sales . A major devaluation of the leu on Feb. 6 , described as in line with International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) policy , unified the tourist and commercial rates ( previously respectively US$ 1.00=8.74 lei and $ 1.00=14.23 lei ) and created a single exchange rate at $ 1.00=21 lei . Money reportedly changed hands on the black market at approximately $ 1.00=60 - 90 lei . Start of trials of Ceausescu henchmen The first of what promised to be a long series of show trials of former senior officials of the ousted Ceausescu regime ended on Feb. 2 when a military tribunal in Bucharest found Emil Bobu , Manea Manescu , Ion Dinca and Tudor Postelnicu guilty of " co - authorship of genocide " in connection with the killing of demonstrators in Timisoara , Bucharest and elsewhere at the start of the December 1989 revolution [ see pp . 37104 - 05 ] .
Idiom: true blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Her cardboard characters inhabit the classiest locations and move among the smartest people : top hotels , restaurants , designers , movie stars , models and mouth - watering menus are all thrown in : there is would - be - steamy sex , in abundant clinical detail which is risible , and a touch of criminal violence to please the sadistic . Descriptions are predictably tacky — faces are ' firm - hewn ' , other parts ' large , sensuous ' : waiters ' glide ' , motorboats ' cleave ' , smell is all - important —'the seductive , forbidden smell of him ' , ' the pungent , almond smell of love ' , ' the soft milky smell of David 's body ' and a drop of the old BO … so sorry , I mean ' the warm wool odour of his sweater ' . Good breeding is mentioned , which is ill - bred in itself : both World Wars and Hiroshima are used as cosy backdrops for banality : and , tucked into this shoddy glitz , is that stock figure of Thirties drawing - room comedy , the lower - class maid / companion who ca n't speak proper but is true - blue . Mrs C writes that ballet dancers ' box their stomachs and rears with their hands before dancing ' — this is news to me . As she insists on dabbling in nuggets of ' culture ' , I must remark that there is only one swan in her chosen Sibelius tone poem , and it is Dr Jekyll who turns into Mr Hyde .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
quite er We just You do you g get a a best of both maybe I would imagine you know . be quite sort of interesting It was just er d I was gon na ask you about your name as well , , it does n't sound very It 's not very high .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
And , oh , Ellie , if you had n't been here , I 'd have gone down the aisle looking such a fright … ’ Rushing across the room , she gave Ellie a warm hug . ‘ Sure and was n't it an act of God that you came at all?’ Picking up her skirts , she hurried out and along to her mother 's room . Trailing after her , Ellie stood on the landing , and listened .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
The City Council bought the site from a scrap merchant , but it can no longer afford to pay for restoration work and Llanthony itself seems destined for the scrapheap . The council 's already spent half a million pounds on renovating the priory , making safe the dilapidated tithe barn next door and landscaping the grounds . But there 's a long way to go . That means another £ 440,000 — because of cutbacks , money the council claims it does n't have . And English Heritage , which is already working on Blackfriars Friary in the city centre , has refused to step in .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
She realized that the child was smiling straight at her but she was too tired to engage with her , too detached to make contact , too hidden to do anything but take a photograph and her fingers felt too weak even to do this . She felt a tap on her left shoulder . When she turned her head she saw the calm face of a man , a gentle man , a debonair man , a wandering but caring man . His eyes were still as still pools for a moment as he looked and then suddenly became like spikes . ' You 're thinking too deeply , ' she said to him .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Livermore was understandably keener to discuss the moments in which football held sway over the niggling . But substitute Nick Barmby 's late shot against the bar excepted , few could think of any . MOM : Parlour ( Stamped his authority on the game , not other people ) . Mal 's tonic for Rovers John Davies
Idiom: go for broke (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes , the principle of regulating bank capital seems sensible . Borrowing increases risk in any business : you ca n't go bankrupt if you have no debt . Heavy borrowing also encourages owners and managers to go for broke , because it 's the creditors who bear most of the downside risk . Prudent lenders therefore try to limit both how much a business can borrow and the other risks it can take .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They want us alive . ‘ OK , Daak . Looks like we 're in the clear for now.’ Ace had heard the scraping noises on the hull , so she was n't entirely terrified when a scaly , bristly limb extended across the outside of the window next to her . ‘ Do n't you believe it,’ she said .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
They were kissing each other through gritted teeth , so the story went . And Charlie was alleged to have told reporters : ‘ It was hardly a turn - on.’ The producers wanted to ensure the film was a hit in the States , they too were happy for Charlie to call the shots . One on - set photographer was quoted as saying : ‘ It became a standing joke that Kylie could be heard saying : ‘ Charlie 's right’.’ But back to Charlie and those gossipy tales about the steamy scenes that had been filmed behind closed doors : ‘ There 's no running around naked — it 's not a porno film .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
And as someone else pointed out yesterday , he always leaves Deane on no matter how unhappy a game he 's been having — against L'pool a brill Wallace came off in the 8 ? th minute , an unsettled - looking Deane stayed on , and the crowd went bananas at Wilko . Personally , I 'd like to see Deane ( or whoever ) rested half way through the 2nd half if he 's having one of his off days , and Strandli , Whelan or Forrester given a 20-odd minute run out . But then , I 'm just a fan who knows bugger all about managing premiership footie teams . Gav From :
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Figures appeared in the road ahead , waving them into the yard of the farmhouse . Their faces were black and completely featureless except for two oval eye - slits , the head hooded , the body shrouded in shiny waterproof capes . There were piercing whistles , then a thump as they opened the boot , where the money was packed in cardboard boxes wrapped in plastic rubbish bags . With a series of dull thuds and strangely intimate bumps the unloading began , punctuated by more of the raucous , inhuman whistles which finally blew away the remaining shreds of doubt in Zen 's mind about the reality of the kidnapping . That eerie keening , like the cry of a great predator , was used by shepherds to communicate across the vast wind - swept spaces in which they lived and worked .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
In Latin America and sub - Saharan Africa growth slowed . Future growth relies on the industrial world . As a rule of thumb , if the growth rate in industrial economies falls by one percentage point , the export growth of all developing countries will be I h points lower , and their GNP growth cut by half a point . From Argentina to Zimbabwe , all eyes will be on America 's budget deficit . French state industries
Idiom: full of beans (used idiomatically: yes)
I fe I fe I feel , you know Full of beans ! I feel full of beans and quite hungry by then . Well I , when I come back from Stop Hill when I 've been on a long shift till five o'clock , I 'm whacked because their bungalow is so warm
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
On reaching the crossroads , we moved quickly to the right , and up the very dusty road leading to the village . This was the road where the bagpipes had been hit by a piece of shrapnel . About a hundred yards from the village we came under automatic fire from somewhere on our left , and continued the rest of the way walking in the ditch . As we entered the village and turned right there were two dead German soldiers lying in the middle of the road . They had no boots on .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
' Why , Ruth , of course you may take it ! ' Mrs Carson exclaimed . ' You may take whatever is left over at the end of each day . I am quite distressed to think of your family going hungry ! ' So for three days Ruth took food , and sometimes water , to her cousins , and since the food was of a better variety , Charlotte was tempted into eating .
Idiom: cast the first stone (used idiomatically: yes)
You could almost hear some of the women in the audience working it out in their heads — if the name 's O'Neil like the good young Father — and that 's her Mother — and she 's his sister — then she 's not married ! Paddy was well aware of this and with an imperceptible shake of his head , continued sardonically — ‘ Let those that are without sin cast the first stone.’ Carmella 's head shot up . Her expression was angry .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: no)
It was here that Frankie hid the black sharp - tasting seeds that he picked from her caraway cake . This nanny worked in the big brewery down Manchester Road , capping the bottles and loading them into wooden crates . She wore men 's trousers under a wrap - around overall , heavy clogs on her feet and a scarf tied round her head like a turban to keep her hair in place . Yeast from the beer beer in the brewery had caused a scaly rash to grow on her forearms and across the backs of her hands . The scales were dry and silver , and fell like little clouds of snow when she had to scratch the skin because the cream from her doctor would not stop the itching .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
Yorkshire . I thought so . I were born and bred in Donny . Fred I know but you could 've been fetched from Grand Canaries .
Idiom: an Englishman's home is his castle (used idiomatically: yes)
The effect of the section is now plainly that neighbours in the garden or yard who threaten , abuse or insult one another may be convicted of the offence under this section . Indeed , it would seem that members of the same family who quarrel in the garden may be guilty of the offence . For the purposes of this legislation , the principle that an Englishman 's home is his castle bears a very restricted scope ; a person is safe from conviction only inside his own front door , and then , only when his victim is also inside the house . He commits the offence if the ‘ victim’ of his conduct is outside the door . A person who stood at his window shouting threats , abuse or insults would commit the offence so long as the victim was in the garden or elsewhere outside the structure of the dwelling .