Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
What to do for the best has been the subject of much discussion at local aquatic societies over the years . Horror stories of what can happen at the hands of a well - meaning but inexperienced neighbour are legion . Personally my advice is as in the diagram above and the box — though when all is said and done , it 's common sense , and you may know better . Can you bring it back ? Sometimes when fishkeepers are abroad they come across that wonderful fish they have desired for years .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: no)
But this is , he says , simply a matter of probability . All he claims to have demonstrated is the necessity for some absolute sovereign power or other ; according to his theory , this could as easily be a democracy or an aristocracy as a monarchy . Moreover , it follows from this necessity for an absolute sovereign , that an eventual transfer of allegiance is inevitable when the ' sovereign ' fails to govern , and keep the civil peace . In accordance with his political views , Hobbes found no room for religious dissent from an established church with the absolute sovereign as its head . Religious dissent is , indeed , one source of civil unrest .
Idiom: steal someone's thunder (used idiomatically: no)
WITH all the youngsters now invading the tennis world , it was somewhat ironic , perhaps even worrying , that Chris Evert turned out to be the heroine of the 27th Federation Cup , in Tokyo , which ended yesterday with a predictable victory for the United States . Arantxa Sanchez Vicario , 17 , made a late charge into the hearts of the fans by putting the frighteners on Martina Navratilova , to race through the first set 6 - 0 , in just 25 minutes , cracking winners at every opportunity . But as Navratilova , although looking somewhat shaky , recovered to win the next two sets 6 - 3 , 6 - 4 , to complete the victory over Spain , there was no stealing Evert 's thunder . The 34-year - old American survived the week without dropping a set . She was again impressive yesterday as she dispatched Conchita Martinez , another 17-year - old , who is ranked 10th in the world , 6 - 3 , 6 - 2 .
Idiom: chew the fat (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's it yes ah I 'm connected with you I am on a cerebral plane connected with you our brains our interlinked you reach down you pick up the phone and you ring now . O nine O four six four one six four one pick it up ring now and we 'll talk after this . There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? Hello . Who 's that ?
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: no)
After the monitor had gathered up the papers and placed them on the small , square , wooden table that acted as the sister 's desk , the class sat quiet , waiting anxiously for the verdict , a tick or a large cross , the while automatically mumbling Hail Marys . At no time in the day must there be an idle moment or a silent one ; any spare time must be filled with prayer . The sharp sound of Sister Mary 's hand banging down on the square of writing paper stopped the chanting . She was yelling now , ‘ Stupid ! Stupid !
Idiom: on tenterhooks (used idiomatically: yes)
Though , mind you , it scares the pants off poor old Crumwallis . Watch him tonight . He 'll be on tenterhooks the whole time , and muttering to the parents things like : ‘ A true eccentric , our Mr McWhirter , but a very fine scholar in his field . ’’ ‘ Anyway,’ said Toby , ‘ he 's not the only absentee . Bill Muggeridge has n't pitched up yet.’
Idiom: lose your head (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything gets dirty and they live in a different way to what we do at home , they speak English more like Americans ( even Uncle Steve ) than us . I sha n't be sorry to get home to Blackstone Rd , it worries me to think of the damp and the dirt , I hope you did what I said and aired all the rooms and linen like I said and got a good cleaning woman in like I said the same as with you , I hope . Fred I am worried with all that money you wo n't lose your head , there are a lot of clever dishonest people ( she means women , he said ) about these days , I brought you up as well as I could and if you do wrong it 's the same as if I did . I sha n't show this to Mabel she says you do n't like it . I know you are over age ( over 21 , she means , he said ) but I worry about you because of all that happened ( she means me being an orphan , he said ) .
Idiom: sit tight (used idiomatically: no)
( 5 ) Do n't imagine I 'm going to let you sell out of your holdings . " We 're waiting for news on what we can expect the market to be doing tomorrow . Quite frankly , we 're advising all our clients to sit tight , at the moment , and neither to buy nor to sell . I think you 'll agree it would be counterproductive to act hastily at this stage . If it seems appropriate for you to sell , I promise you I will be back to you immediately .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
He has an extraordinary reputation . Earlier today I was told by a representative from the band 's record company , Warner Brothers , ‘ Al will kick anybody who touches him.’ Rumours are rife that several members of the Ministry entourage who toured on Lollapalooza II in the US bowed out , unable to come to terms with Journgensen 's appetite for Bushmills and worse . More recently , Jourgensen himself told a journalist : ‘ I read somewhere that I had contracted AIDS and was visiting a Mexican treatment centre.’ TONIGHT , MINISTRY will play the second date of their European tour in Berlin .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . Where ? Down the drain ? In the In , in that bag .
Idiom: what's the damage? (used idiomatically: yes)
Jesus adjusted a control . ' I can see both ways along the Bridge . ' ' What 's the damage ? ' ' Difficult to tell . Both ends appear to be fixed , but it 's vibrating like a violin string . '
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
Then an attempted entry to a local authority hairdressing course went embarrassingly wrong ; it finished with Mrs Finni having to spell out her daughter 's handicap to students and a flustered teacher who eventually refused to accept responsibility for a girl who could never be left alone in the classroom . ‘ I was absolutely devastated . It was back to square one : telly 24 hours a day . What put the top hat on it was , when we came back , Debbie sat on the sofa and cried ‘ Mum , I 'm so fed up of being amnesic’ . Compared with four years ago , Debbie is improving .
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
A director of a modern dance company , Bill T. Jones , a black American , is continuing the dance company he founded 20 years ago with his companion Arnie Zane , who died of AIDS in 1988 . They used to bill themselves as ‘ the famed inter - racial homosexual couple’ . Far from giving up the ghost , Mr Jones now tours the world with his ‘ Absolut Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company’ , staging his late companion 's choreographies , dancing , even getting into debates with local Roman Catholic clergymen about the use of condoms . He deals with subjects like safe sex , and some of his decors are by Keith Haring , who also died of AIDS . If indeed , as Le Figaro magazine has said , AIDS is a ‘ world war’ , the definitive account of the war will have to wait a while .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: yes)
That period had made the city a fertile news ground for freelancers such as myself . However , I began to steer clear of such stories . When the cameras had long since departed , I was left to carry the can and answer any angry participants who felt they had been given a raw deal . ‘ You 've sold us down the river,’ became a familiar shout from across a crowded bar . Sometimes they were right , news crews rarely had the time or the inclination to pursue the finer points .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
He said divers surveying the aftermath of the Braer tanker disaster found large numbers of razor shells contaminated with oil . Mr Game , who was commissioned to write a report on the incident for Greenpeace , said two milestones in the life - cycle of the Shetland wildlife must be crossed before the full extent of the damage will be known . In September and November , sand - eels , the only things eaten by puffins , lay their eggs . If that happens as normal , then the puffins have a better chance of survival . In May and June , the common or harbour seals pup .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: no)
In an 82 per cent turnout , Mr Ashdown 's Tory challenger , Mr Julian Davidson , polled 22,125 , a drop of just over a thousand on the Conservative share of the vote in 1987 . Ms Viv Nelson , the Labour candidate , polled 5,765 . In the National Liberal Club last night , party activists were busy savouring the mathematic soup stirred up by television exit polls as they waited for the results to roll in . The theme of the evening , in the marbled halls of the party 's historic headquarters in Whitehall , was ' everyone 's a minority party now ' . Several of the early declarations were crucial to the Liberal Democrats ' chances of improving on the alliance total of 22 MPs in 1987 .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
While I flick through to the centre pages , the businessman puts his hands in his pockets and waits . I give him back the open paper . When he brings his hands out of his pockets , the newspaper masks the brown envelope that he is holding . He pretends to read an article . I watch the seagulls .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
At this stage , John will say , like another department . Up to , you know , few hours where we 've been together , he 'll actually be prepared or at least to the rest of us , who the hell he 's talking about . People will say , you know , this person , and they wo n't mention their names , after a few hours together , we start to get to grips with the nature of influencing , and the names start falling out . So there 's a general agreement for every well there will for me , like , if at any stage you want to talk turkey . Talk people , just say , I want to talk and you ca n't tape , until you 've like conversation .
Idiom: horses for courses (used idiomatically: yes)
The ones that I did two years ago , which are giving a return of something about er nine to nine and a half percent a year , plus the potential for return in capital , will actually be very good . I mean th th they 've done better than anybody than everything else , because as rates have come down , I can go back and see a client and the National Savings has fallen , and the building society 's fallen , but the , the annuity 's still plugging away . And it 's horses for courses , it 's secure . It 's a bit dull , but it does actually provide you with a level of income that you want . And what you do n't know is the question mark is at the end will you get your money back or not ?
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not going well . Life at the Mas Cabestainh was ostensibly designed for the enjoyment and production of art . Crowe had bought the house , grey , bullet - pocked , near derelict , for a song immediately after the war and had made it , incorporating its farm buildings , expensively unassuming and very comfortable . It had a large sitting - room with an open hearth , a refectory dining - room with wooden tables and benches , a small library in which silence was observed . The barns , stables and servants ' quarters had been made into more or less monastic cells in which visiting artists or writers could work or sleep off the night 's excesses , alone or together .
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Is it some sort of insurance policy?’ He was indeed another contender for ‘ the wisest fool in Christendom’ . The sight of him also had her in stitches . To see him passing by the window in his bucket hat holding a slice of bread and butter in his hand like the Mad Hatter , then hitting his forehead with his palm and rushing back in again . She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
Yes , quite , quite , it 's , it 's intriguing because it 's so un so different to what I had in mind . Eh that was strange stuff If I can get it up Right . Would it have been better if it had not been a corner ball ?
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Still nobody in the chemical industry put two and two together . Manufacturers of dynamite and the other nitro - organics plied their trade as placidly as ever ; manufacturers of ammonium nitrate fertiliser merely desensitised it and countered its hygroscopicity with kaolin or kieselguhr instead of wax . But around 1955 various smart operators in the American and Canadian blasting industry began to see the light . They were n't chemists ; but they started mixing ammonium nitrate fertiliser with diesel fuel , and detonating the mixture with dynamite . Despite the desensitising effects of the kaolin , it worked wonderfully .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Sounds are treated as events , and can be either MIDI files , WAVE files or CD tracks . Let me clarify events . Each frame has all kinds of details associated with it , and the ones you can control explicitly are to do with backgrounds , wipes , sound and a few other bits and bobs like frame display timing . So , you can choose to play a sound — perhaps the sound of a bomb exploding — as an actor collides with another , or a background feature or whatever . Since the event is attached to frame , it always occurs at exactly the same point in the movie , so sound effects are very accurately synchronised to the pictures they should accompany .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
He threw her off , and started to reach towards the lamp on the bedside table . She took hold of his erection as he did so , and slid her palm along the shaft . Her touch was so persuasive he almost succumbed to the idea of entering her again , taking her anonymity as carte blanche and indulging in the darkness every last desire he could dredge up . She was putting her mouth where her hand had been , sucking him into her . He regained in two heart - beats the hardness he 'd lost .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
John Gravelle , one of KME 's luminaries , culminated his intervention by pointing at the RSSF 's freshly produced banner , in Richard III style : ‘ As for this’ , charged Gravelle , ‘ dogshit by any other name would smell as foul.’ The rhetoric might not have been original , the problems were genuine . The more traditionalist Marxist elements within the student movement rubbed shoulders uneasily with those who claimed to be — or occasionally were — of the streets . Around the latter group were many who had tried the traditional Marxist left and found it wanting . For some the Situationists were to be appealing .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
It does n't seem more than a few months since I was knitting clothes for her dolls — and now — ' She held up her needles , speared through the left front of a pearly - white matinée jacket . Alan 's parents were perfectly civilized about the marriage , and Alan took considerable satisfaction in the fact that he knew they were rather shocked . Serve them right . Lucy insisted on not taking it seriously for days . ' It 's too absurd , getting married at your age , you 're far too young .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
The issue compiles papers that were presented by women from the United Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches at a seminar on women in ministry which was organised by the Institute in April 1991 . A major objective of the seminar was ‘ to give the participants a means through which their ministries could be analysed in view of their identity and their role in the Church today’ , according to an editorial in Catalyst . ‘ The ecumenical spirit and composition of the group was a key element in the success of the participants coming to grips with the topic . The seminar came at a time when the contribution of women in the Church promised to become an increasingly important part of the decision - making process in the life of the Church’ , the editorial continued . In addition to a ‘ Vision Statement’ drawn up by participants , the journal contains 19 articles .
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the birds flapped towards a tall , dead elm , whose limbs had been stripped by fierce winds until only two remained , like gnarled horns , rising from the top of the trunk . Black against the sky , the black stork , too , was a silhouette . It perched on the elm 's horns and soon several others followed it . When they launched themselves into the dusk they seemed to fill the sky to the north for long minutes , and their cries reached as far as the village . Scathach had seen the storks as well .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Strengthens its revelation . BRIDE AND GROOM LIE HIDDEN FOR THREE DAYS She gives him his eyes , she found them Among some rubble , among some beetles He gives her her skin
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Thing 's so annoying . Well at least if you did put it back on you 're gon na be warmer . I 'm absolutely freezing come to think of it . Sam what are you listening to ? Oh bloody fucking shite hard core is n't it .
Idiom: break ranks (used idiomatically: yes)
Phillipon refused to say whether the framework assigns nominal dollar amounts for each individual or uses a funding formula . However , a provincial offical says privately that it merely outlines ‘ the need for commonality on such elements as income replacement and survivors’ benefits but leaves to each province responsibility for determining the level of compensation’ . Phillipon told reporters that Quebec and Nova Scotia are not party to the framework since they had broken ranks with a 1991 provinical agreement to disdain unilateral compensation by earlier this year unveiling vastly discrepant compensation programmes . In short , it does not appear that there will be anything like standardised compensation across the nation . And with health care a provincial jurisdiction , there is no way to force a province to provide a specified level or form of benefit .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Here we 're sailing downwind and we want to turn left effectively , so that means moving the sail across the boat without changing the course of the boat too much . There , that manoeuvre is known as gybing but really it 's as simple as that , sailing downwind you do n't have to change course very often , unlike when we 're sailing upwind with tacking but we need to show you a few more demonstrations about it in quick succession . Like tacking a manoeuvre consists of a series of related movements , change hands , push , change sides and straighten up again but the difference is in the tiller movement where you move the tiller towards where you were sitting , so let 's watch that again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch the boom , as it swings across , straighten up the tiller and settle on the new side . Again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch for the boom , as it swings across , straighten up and sit down on the new side . In stronger winds the manoeuvre becomes a bit more lively and here it 's a good idea to twig the mainsheet to help the boom come across .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh well I opposite side of the road 's nothing to me now cos I , I live on my bike . I 'm always on me bike . We came out the , out the ferry port and you 're alright going straight on to the boat , it 's when you 've got ta turn right . Very easy to simply turn into this lane instead of going right the way over to the other side . Yeah .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
When the more straightforward side of the questioning has been dealt with it is usual for the interviewer to move on to more difficult areas of assessment — motivation , enthusiasm , ability to fit in with existing staff , flexibility , readiness to travel if necessary , stability of home background , etc . Prepare a list of questions to structure the interview . You can not rely on the right questions coming to you on the spur of the moment . So a list of questions to winkle out the facts not covered by the application form or c.v . should be prepared before the interview .
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: yes)
Blessed with a talent considered sublime even in the cynical schools of northern England , Wattana is now regarded as the only player outside the leading ' gang of four ' with the technique and temperament to survive 17 days in one of sport 's most demanding cauldrons . The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut . With out - of - sorts Tony Jones his first - round opponent over 19 frames on Monday , Wattana 's moment of truth is likely to come in the second round when he will almost certainly face favourite Stephen Hendry , the world No 1 , over 25 frames . But when your father has been murdered the day you make only the fourth televised maximum break , when you win your first major title and receive a hero 's reception on returning to your native land , even the prospect of meeting Hendry is going to cause no more than a flutter of the eyelid . And so it is with Wattana , who , in a psychological move during a recent Matchroom League clash , showed he is hardly in awe of Hendry when he won five successive frames before scattering the balls to ' allow ' the Scot the first of three consolation frames .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Over the road , Sylvia Brackley and daughter , Karen are hard at work on this year 's crop . The plants are trained up a string which is zig - zagged up and down to train it in one place . Norman is busy trying to get to get to grips with all the paperwork ; security at Chelsea is tight and all the family have to have different passes for each day . They 're the only sweetpea growers in the country asked to show at Chelsea ; the high standard of their flowers reflected in the 3 gold medals they 've won at past shows . Their chance of another at this year 's are looking good .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
After the meeting , Mr Milburn said : ' We were delighted that such a clear commitment had been made . ' Five injured in crossroads crash FIVE people were taken to hospital yesterday after a two - car accident at the Kinninvie crossroads on the road between Staindrop and Eggleston in Teesdale . Police said two adults and three children were taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital but their injuries were not thought to be serious . The vehicles involved a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Orion were extensively damaged .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
You 'll pick me up at the flat as usual on your way into town this evening , Rory?’ Barely waiting for a reply , Candy all but ran off down the garden path , leaving Rory feeling more alone and more vulnerable than she ever had in her life . Standing on a stage in front of hundreds of people was child 's play compared to this . ‘ You were about to make some iced tea,’ Adam reminded her quietly , and she blinked , strangely surprised . ‘ Would you care for some?’
Idiom: before you can say knife (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Now you must n't talk like that , dear . My doctor 's a nice young man , takes no end of trouble . Not like the old one — bottle of pink medicine and out through the door before you can say knife … ’ ‘ I do n't want any young whipper - snapper pushing me about.’ ‘ Perhaps he 'll just give you a nice tonic .