Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
Along with the clatter of clunk - clicking up and down the nation this week , there have been the usual apocryphal murmurings about the dangers of seat belts . The typical conjecture is that if you protect car driver from their mistakes you encourage bad driving . The theory of risk compensation , which has been around for years , says that drivers adjust the amount of risks they take to keep their perceived level of risk constant . Hence , if you tuck your average driver into a seat belt , the driver will take more risks to compensate for the increased sense of security . Is this true ?
Idiom: chop and change (used idiomatically: yes)
Every time it 's different . But it 's always … like this.’ ‘ Why chop and change?’ Woolley said . ‘ Look at the dinosaurs .
Idiom: prop up the bar (used idiomatically: yes)
Thick Britannic cloud massed overhead . The Channel swill chopped and slapped all around . Dennis and the others were propping up the bar , Karen was supposedly selecting duty - free perfume . No one cared what I was doing . ‘ I know,’ she sighed .
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Gourlay opened the second set with a double , but two ends later found himself two sets down after a maximum 4 and a 3 gave Corsie the set 7 - 2 . From that point there was no way back for the Prestwick man , and Corsie went on to add another 7 - 2 win in the third set , thanks mainly to a count of 4 on the third end that finally sealed Gourlay 's fate . ‘ The first set was incredible — it was like a final — but after I got that set David seemed to lose heart a bit,’ said Corsie later . Gourlay agreed : ‘ There 's no doubt I did n't play well after that opening set — I do n't know if it upset me — I suppose subconsciously it must have.’ Corsie now meets English champion , Mervyn King , in the quarter - finals tomorrow .
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
The Gould machine was set like clockwork to continue ticking as methodically for the next two years as it had for the last eight . And it was on Prince 's shoulders that this great burden of sustaining the Gould enterprise was to fall , as Gould ordained : ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible]by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [and generally]to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same.’ Although Gould had wound up two of his principal publications by the time he left England — the concluding part 22 of Birds of Europe was scheduled for July 1837 , and the third and final part of the Trogons appeared on or before 14 March 1838 — Prince was charged with seeing to the publicity and the production of the plates for Darwin 's Zoology of the Beagle , and the printing and colouring of the illustrations for the second part of Icones Avium on the species of Caprimulgidae , or goatsuckers . One has some sympathy for the loyal , compliant Mr Prince in these days before the Goulds ' departure for Australia ; even more so than when prince was left behind with all the doubts and pressures of having to act on his master 's behalf .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
Is he in fact looking after number one ? ‘ You are the talk of Paris,’ the Arab Prince Faisal tells him , ‘ but what of our cause?’ Transpose London for Paris , and you have the Puttnam enigma in a nutshell . Is all his talk about films designed to promote the industry or David Puttnam ? ‘ It 's a perfectly good criticism,’ says Puttnam .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Institutes of tropical medicine make sure that even exotic and rare infections can be treated in a state - of - the art manner and prevented from spreading .
Idiom: get cracking (used idiomatically: yes)
Somewhere . Can we go home now ? We may as well get cracking with research might n't we ? Well , we 're waiting for these lot . Ah !
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: no)
Delicate period details of the 1940s show how Demy 's infatuation with cinema developed ; the film even includes some of his apprentice efforts . Mobile location shooting all over the town is intercut with brief clips from his greatest successes , including ' Lola ' and ' Les Parapluies de Cherbourg ' . Miss Varda has succeeded in making a film without false nostalgia or sentiment , and the glowing black - and - white images ( with an occasional burst of colour ) have a sustained rhythm and elegance which correspond to Demy 's own infatuation with song - and - dance films . Demy himself , looking dangerously ill , adds commentary to part of the film . Several international critics shied away from the prospect of Mr Rivette 's four - hour ' La Belle Noiseuse ' , which won the Special Jury Prize .
Idiom: make a clean break (used idiomatically: yes)
So do Chemical Bank and Wells Fargo . First Chicago believes that selling half of its commercial property portfolio en bloc boosted the bank 's image with shareholders , regulators and rating agencies — though its share price is barely keeping pace with the S&P banks index , and its debt has yet to be upgraded . Certainly , regulators are urging banks to make a clean break with property . Those that do so have to set aside less capital to cover property risks and less time for completing detailed regulatory reports and managing a messy portfolio . Banks that want to cash in on the consolidation of American banking now under way may also need to rid themselves of property .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
That happened at the Ballater end.’ This muddle had no legal effect on the forth - coming marriage , the spokesman said . He added : ‘ It 's just one of those things.’ Mrs Croll , Registrar in the Highland village for 24 years , was keeping a low profile . When she arrived home to find a crowd of newsmen on her doorstep , she stepped back into her blue Ford Escort and drove off .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Stok sipped his drink and waited as though he expected a round of applause . ‘ Is that what you call revolutionary consciousness?’ Stok looked at me calmly , trying to read the small print in my eyes . ‘ Yes,’ he said finally , ‘ revolutionary consciousness.’ He tugged one end of his bow tie and the knot came undone .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
Oil shocks , resource scarcities and the provision of raw material subsidies to CMEA countries are bound to prompt this question . Many today consider the CMEA to be a drain on the Soviet economy : to the tune of $ 80 billion between 1971–80 if the calculations of one recent study are to be accepted . Considering that the Soviet economy is not in the pink of health in its own right , it only makes sense to ask whether the burden will remain affordable — and , indeed , whether hard economic facts will not drive the USSR to reassess the wisdom of maintaining anything so extravagant as a Socialist Commonwealth in her present circumstances . Clear as it is that the terms of intra - bloc trade deteriorated from the USSR 's point of view in the 1970s , the issue deserves to be treated with a degree of wariness . Whilst some now characterise the relationship as grossly unfavourable , others draw the line at calling it less favourable .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
The pair alighted on W Williams , a quoted foundry business that was on its last legs and , with City backing , went shopping . They started off with two BMW dealerships , then in 1982 made a £ 3 m bid for Derby - based Lea Foundries . The rest , as they say , is history . Messrs Rudd and McGowan motored through the recession snapping up bargains and transformed Williams Holdings into a FTSE 100 company . They were not alone .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
But everything fell apart and Shields began to slice through a non - existent home midfield . Martin Jajo equalised and within five minutes Jacobson sealed Darlington 's fate . The champagne has been put on ice at Stockton . A magnificent 5–1 victory over Carlisle in NorthEast Division One leaves them on top of the table with only a slim chance of being caught . They are assured of promotion .
Idiom: pass the time of day (used idiomatically: yes)
Ron gave him a look of amusement . ‘ You do like to do things the hard way , do n't you , Mr Glover ? I heard you at it so I thought I 'd pop in and pass the time of day . How 's Miss Glover , then?’ ‘ She 's very well,’ said Edward .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
My memories ? I do n't know . ' The Doctor took the sonic screwdriver out of his pocket . ' I 've been trying to unlock the doors of the cell using this device . I 've escaped from many places with this … '
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
Games and other ‘ crooked’ ways of getting strokes are most prevalent in people who are under their quota . In TA it is observed that the strokes that work best are often unconditional rather than solely dependent upon someone behaving in the desired way . Unconditional strokes come with no strings attached and are given simply because a person is OK with you , warts and all ! The vital thing about strokes is not so much in the giving , however , as in the receiving . It is important to observe whether the stroked person accepts or rejects the stroke .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
General Interest rate Interest on your money is calculated daily and is added to your account at the end of March , June , September and December . The interest rate is subject to change and is correct at time of printing . Interest can be paid without deduction of tax to non - taxpayers .
Idiom: take the wind out of someone's sails (used idiomatically: no)
Its pay has always compared poorly with that of other white - collar occupations , but the social standing of teachers traditionally offered compensation . During the money - conscious 1980s , this status seemed to decline . Over the medium term , however , the new Teachers ' Pay Review Body is likely to make teaching markedly better paid — nearly half of all secondary school teachers now earn more than £ 20,000 a year — which will take much wind out of the NUT 's sails . Teachers themselves , meanwhile , increasingly seem to realise that change is here to stay . One of the most intriguing aspects of the AMMA 's conference was the revolt from the floor against GCSE coursework , traditionally favoured by ' progressive ' opinion .
Idiom: throw your hat in the ring (used idiomatically: yes)
The unpredictability of the glaze means that each pot is unique . And while Toff claims his techniques are very much part of the English slipware tradition , his pots often look like something out of Africa , where he lived for several years . THROW YOUR HAT IN THE RING If you thought hat boxes were exclusively for housing prized straw ensembles , Mike Shepherd from The Box Office urges you to think again . ' Our Victorian - style boxes turn up in all sorts of situations , ' Mike explains , ' from the storage of socks to window displays in clothes shops .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
If we work at that and strive for extra quality and performance , we can come out of the recession pretty good shape . My JOB Ann keeps cool under fire in the front line WATCH receptionist / telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . An observer quickly loses count of how often she welcomes callers with ‘ Good morning , Courtaulds , Betts & Company’ but the records reveal all .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
State co - chairman Graf said that the Greens should not lose out of sight the strategic goal of ousting chancellor Kohl from his position in the 1998 federal elections .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Picture me now in the operating theatre , on the black tile floor , under the kettle lights , with a mild headache and half a hard - on , spooning tumour into the human body . I rest for a moment , availing myself of the leather bike seat on its stiff chrome stand . The scrub nurse , Nurse del Puablo , is giving me the eye . This is all she can give me , in her surgical yashmak . I have slept with her .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
After the mortaring had ceased I decided to get back to Brigade H.Q , probably it would be much quieter there . As I climbed out of the trench I glanced to right and left ; other Commandos were now scrambling out of their trenches . All was silent except for the automatic fire fairly close at hand , somewhere down by the crossroads . I exchanged a greeting with a Frenchman of No. 4 Commando as he walked towards me . Suddenly there was the unmistakable swish of a mortar bomb , then the explosion a few yards away .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
He had his job and did it exceptionally well . South Africa have named for the same job , not a professional journalist , but Dr. Nick Labuschagne , a man who has just been ousted as President of the Natal Rugby Union . He is an extremely nice man and was seen to be a successful and popular president , although his name was linked to allegations that certain transactions were not totally above board . The question is whether he is the right man for the sensitive media liaison portfolio . A paper suggested that , in keeping with the selection of the management team , Mickey Mouse should be adopted as the official mascot .
Idiom: move mountains (used idiomatically: no)
Perhaps the very nature of the course on which the Crystal International was being played had had an effect on Jack 's temperament . It was a newish course , just south of Birmingham and within twenty miles of Crystal 's head office . Despite the efforts of the designers , who had moved mountains to landscape the course , planted tens of thousands of trees and built artificial lakes and streams throughout , the course looked bland and uninteresting , essentially because it was so obviously man - made . Give me a links course in Scotland or Lancashire , or one of the beautiful Surrey courses any day , where the natural terrain has been used to its best advantage ; such courses have the great benefit of maturity . This new course did n't seem to fit ; its layout was more suited to California than Warwickshire , and this undoubtedly affected some players , like Jack , who could n't react to its challenges in the usual way .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
The complexity of handling of the heads is reinforced by the boldly simplified , virtually hieroglyphic , handling of dress and other impermanent features . Whilst some of the series include enough body to qualify as half - length , this separation severs any implied connection between head and body . Thus the cut of a lapel , appearing as a bold and larger - than - life motif takes on an intensified presence , becoming a cypher for the stylistic shifts of fashion that imperceptibly determine our appearance and our reading of the appearance of others rather than(as Brilliant 's premise would indicate ) a sign for the corporeal presence of the body which is not seen . The ambiguity about the definitions of hat / head / hair also serve to reify the human head , detached from its body as a carrier of cultural impedimenta comparable to the de - portraitised head as a carrier of different kinds of spectacles in the advertisement for Dollond and Aitchison , the opticians . Moreover , these abstractions serve also to blur the distinctive formations of body , hair and dress through which portraits are customarily gendered .
Idiom: err on the side of (used idiomatically: yes)
In this instance Wasps skipper Mark Rigby , along with most of the journalists present , felt that by 12.15 p.m. the frost - hit pitch had thawed sufficiently to be playable . Opposing captain Peter Winterbottom , one of six England internationals due to face Ireland the following weekend , disagreed . The referee had stated previously that if the two captains could not agree he would err on the side of caution . Said Rigby ‘ consequently I agreed , reluctantly , to postpone the tie’ . Solution : have a suitably qualified RFU Ombudsman on hand to settle the issue irrespective of vested interests .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
We have some armchair gardening to do , a thoroughly enjoyable pastime and most important if you are to get the best from your roses . There will be gardeners with established rose gardens who can only introduce a new plant at the expense of something else — a replacement of a loss perhaps , a substitution for something better , an extension or changed layout . Some readers will have been growing roses for years , others may be starting for the first time from scratch , with no preconceived ideas , pattern or convention to adhere to , and a great many more will be at every stage in between . No two readers are the same , any more than their gardens . All will want something different , and the only way to help everyone , whatever they might already know about roses , is to start at the beginning .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
Give us a chance . Fred 's run orf ' is feet back there,’ she appealed to him . ‘ Well , tell ' i m ter get a move on , luv . I ai n't got all day , yer know,’ the docker protested . ‘ We 're goin' barmy at the wharf .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: no)
Stabilisation of high - end systems is several quarters away at best , and the mainframe and storage declines contributed to a $ 1 per share decline in first quarter gross profits . The double - digit fall in AS/400 business was ‘ in the teens.’ Quarterly cash flow was at break - even . IBM also said unit sales of personal computers were up 40 % on a year - to - year basis and the IBM Personal Computer Co was profitable in the first quarter — but does that mean simply that as a quasi - autonomous company , a load of corporate overhead has been lifted from it and dumped elsewhere ? IBM also said that demand for the RS/6000 continued to be strong and pointed out that its operating costs are declining and that total operating expenses were down 8.9 % on a year - to - year basis and that sales , general and administrative costs fell 10.1 % .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Did what ? Do you recall any of the activities that were associated ? Well I was in the tennis club when I was a er they used to have a tennis court at the back . Which club was that ? Conservative Club , and my wife she wa we were both members there oh and there was a , I tell you another shop that probably I have n't mentioned , just before you get to the White Hart there was Thompsons the butcher 's shop with er they got three or four er daughters I remember .
Idiom: go to the dogs (used idiomatically: yes)
EDITORIAL Come in , dear weaklings ZIMBABWE , according to the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia , Ian Smith , is ‘ going to the dogs’ . Seeking clarification from one who should know , we are told that Mr Smith is short on pessimism . Zimbabwe , we are told , has already gone to the dogs .
Idiom: flog a dead horse (used idiomatically: yes)
Well no Well I do n't think it needs to be . That I know we 're flogging a dead horse , but that half past ten , a phenomenal amount of time , it should never ever have taken a fraction of that if it had been done properly . Well how many weeks Stuart have we been talking in here about bre You would n't know because you have n't been in here . But we 've been talking about it for three four months .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
He then went to the library . It was now dusk but the old librarian had the sconce torches lit and gave Corbett what he had requested , a candle and a battered copy of the ' Sic et Non ' , the brilliant satire on scholastic theology by the Parisian scholar , Abelard , who had lost his family as well as his testicles for ridiculing the theologians and then compounding his sin by falling in love with a woman . Corbett loved the brilliant logic delivered so tongue - in - cheek that only those who wished to take offence would be affronted . He read it carefully , the lucid language and poetry of argument clearing and settling his mind . Darkness fell .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
The loss of Platt , however , will pose the biggest problem for Taylor . He has not missed an England match since the friendly in Hungary last May , and has scored all five of England 's goals in the seven internationals since . His knee problems began three weeks ago , but came to a head on Wednesday when he was forced to pull out of a friendly for Juventus against Second Division side Spal , after he broke down during the warm - up . And Platt admits that he is likely to need surgery in the near future to cure the ailment . Last night , Platt said : ‘ It could go at any time , walking across the training ground or even sitting down to lunch .
Idiom: in living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
He is aiming at 100 stores , has added extra warehousing space and has even ( briefly ) considered expanding into eastern Europe , an idea he has since gone cool on : ‘ I was interested in Prague , but the Germans seem to have taken over.’ For Messrs Ames , Myers , Wilbraham , Hudd and Irens and the shell company specialists like Messrs Lever and D'Silva , this recession might be a period that , unlike most , they will be able to recall fondly as a time when they grew their businesses . Profits may be modest so far ( though the Pelican Group 's results are excellent ) , but if these companies can achieve growth in the worst recession in living memory , what might they do in a boom ? Kynoch Group : Kevin D'Silva is creating the culture for growth Legend has it that Nigel Rudd was watching Magic Roundabout with his four year old son when he finally decided that the recession was too good an opportunity to miss
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
But you decide to take some laxatives , again seeing it as a ' meaningless ' incident . So your Higher Self lovingly sends you an emotional trauma , in the hope that this might release the blocked - up emotions . Instead , you numb yourself with tranquillisers or alcohol , or bury yourself in work . Eventually , if you continue to stubbornly ignore the message , the whispers might develop into a loud ' shout ' , such as bowel cancer : the same message again , several years on . Let 's take another example .