Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
We usually gained our ends by astute and almost instinctive creation of alliances , for which we provided leadership , and small but professional military forces that were sought by friends and feared by foes for the impact they could make upon contemporary balances of power . In Britain 's heyday we provided financial subsidies as well ; but though we have retained our fighting abilities , as was demonstrated by the Falklands Campaign , the decline in our resources relative to the superpowers now limits our influence and inhibits our quest for the greatest possible measure of national independence . While the Three Pillars have stood the test of time , there has always been controversy about their relative importance , and hence about the allocation of resources between them . Few strategists would gainsay the primacy of the First Pillar — the defence of the British Isles — upon which the sovereignty of the realm depends ; though , paradoxically , the United Kingdom has usually been so secure behind its sea walls that Home Defence has been accorded the lowest allocation of resources . On the other hand , arguments have raged since the early eighteenth century about the relative emphasis to be placed upon the Second and Third Pillars .
Idiom: sick to death (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No!’ She backed at a rate of knots , her heart slamming . ‘ I am sick to death of fighting this!’ he bit out , reaching for her . ‘ Get away from me!’ Panicked , she threw a chair clumsily at him .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
Very lucky . He was too . Well if there 's , if there 's some wax in here it 's got a good grip . I , I can hardly hear you talking . Aye .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
But that is the way of God 's blessing . His generosity does not abide by our rules . He throws his largesse to all and sundry . His blessing always comes as a surprise , and can be recognized by its very ‘ arbitrariness’ and seeming absurdity . This abiding feature of God 's mischief got a certain Jesus of Nazareth into deep trouble , for he was that same generosity incarnate .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . As I set out on that Christmas afternoon , I planned to learn as I went along . I would take it easy and avoid a repetition of the day before . I adjusted the sail at forty - five degrees to the east wind , and walked south . If the wind had been constant , it would have been easy to lean the wheelbarrow into it .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
After catching on a short pole and rod and line I was quite happy with the venue but was still convinced I needed another practice session — time was running out and the only day available was the one after the Division 1 National . I even had to cancel a team match on the Sunday , but I thought it would be well worth it with so much at stake . Once again i caught on the three methods that I thought would work on the day and to say the least I was more than confident of getting good points . On the day I travelled down with Stan Piecha , who over the years has been the most consistent angler in the competition . He had already blown out in the first two matches yet still went for a practice to give me information on a different stretch for which I was grateful .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty ninth of July . The twenty ninth of July good . Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it . So I do hope that you are taking notice and learning how to do your dates . Louise .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Shastri and Navjot Sidhu continued to enjoy both good fortune and the spaces which Gooch 's attacking field left open . Devon Malcolm and Angus Fraser opened the bowling and both started as they were to go on . Malcolm 's first ball was cut for four by Sidhu . Fraser 's first ball beat Sidhu outside off-stump ; his second , angled in , was worth a shout for lbw . The disappointing slowness of the pitch allowed both openers to play Malcolm off the back foot , and therefore to drive his attempted yorkers .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
The fire in the forest was burning cheerily , the morning was fresh ; we all sat down on the grass , and two of the musicians took from the fire a can in which there was coffee with milk . Then they brought forth some bread from the pockets of their cloaks , and each dipped it in the can and drank turn about with such relish that it was a pleasure to see them .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
He 'd branched out of mod and his look and outlook had changed little for years . Mod 's other branches had gone flamboyant or hippy or student or young married , but he 'd stayed staid . Although crew cuts had been around forever , all - over short hair of ½″ or less started in about ' 64 & was a conservative - suit - mod staple until ' 68 when it went even shorter — ¼″ and less & in ' 69 near - shaven styles ( baldness never caught on ) ½″ or so of hair in the 60s was not as noteworthy as a backward glance might suggest — because long hair got all the publicity , you 'd think that everyone below 25 grew their hair long . The age of hair was the first ⅗ of the 70s . The working class adolescent of the 60s had quite a job deciding what to do with his hair .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
The fact that day - time and warmth are merely contingently related , provided it is a reliable contingent relation , does not affect the validity of the argument from analogy . But when it comes to saying , ‘ It 's afternoon’ on the Sun the evaporation / solar - flares analogy is being advanced , not in order to justify an answer to a question of fact that arises within the language - game , but in order to justify an extension of the language - game we have on Earth to the Sun . And we can easily see that an external contingent relation , no matter how regular a contingent relation it is , wo n't do the trick . We can see this because we are in no doubt as to the fact - presupposing explanation of the meaning of ‘ It 's afternoon’ . As I said , the Sun ca n't be past , or not past , the zenith on the Sun .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
The faience plaques Evans discovered in the East Wing of the Knossos Labyrinth probably originally fitted together , jigsaw - fashion , to make a picture of a complete town ; it may have been a town under attack from invaders , like the town shown on the silver Siege Rhyton found at Mycenae . The faience plaques of the so - called Town Mosaic from Knossos show what the Knossian houses of the seventeenth century BC looked like . There was a small top storey , a room on the flat roof which may have functioned as a sleeping place on hot summer nights : there were similar roof chambers on Egyptian houses too . There were windows on the first floor , though not ( at least in the Town Mosaic ) on the ground floor . Evans suggested that if the complete picture showed an attack on a city the houses depicted may have been part of an outer defence wall in which no ground - floor doors or windows would have been possible .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
We have to figure out a way to encourage Tom to do the right thing .
Idiom: man of god (used idiomatically: yes)
During one of the breaks in the Washington meetings , one of the heads of the Iranian delegation took Secord aside and asked , in Secord 's words , ' What 's with this guy North ? We just left a country full of mullahs , and what do I find here but another goddamn mullah . ' North reported back that the line was working ; the Second Channel had noted to Cave ' that RR being a man of God had removed the only argument they had — that Allah was on their side . ' A strong religious element also naturally coloured the hostage story . Two of the captives , Lawrence Jenco and Benjamin Weir , were clergymen ( Jenco a Catholic priest , Weir a Presbyterian minister ) ; Terry Waite , a lay advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury , was trying to organize their release until he himself was kidnapped in 1987 .
Idiom: by a long chalk (used idiomatically: yes)
And another thing , you really ought to be venturing further afield ; travelling or doing something more challenging now and therefore perhaps you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only , after all , what you make it . So what are you making of your life ? The New Moon in your opposite sign of Scorpio on the 29th should prove exciting and rather eventful as far as one involvement or partnership is concerned — and obviously 1989 is by no means over yet , not by a long chalk . GEMINI ( May 22-June 21 ) The Sun now passing through the sign of Libra is supposed to bring romance and good fortune — and yet all you seem to have experienced lately is hassle and aggravation , especially over a business or financial matter .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
They were old - fashioned and did n't believe in scent for men despite the efforts of people like Brian . It was annoying for them when their womenfolk smiled upon Memet , and it would have been inadvisable to hit him , since he came from a family as large as their own and as little troubled by the niceties of correct behaviour . When their wives strayed too far out of line they did indeed divorce them in the custom of the country but not before administering a thumping to all the parties concerned . Memet , however , was somewhat out of their experience , and they were wise enough to leave him alone . No matter what he got up to , Constance did n't want to see him damaged : it was the women she blamed , the tarts who ran after him .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: no)
There was fighting talk too from Keegan , though he did concede : ' We could have outthought Barnsley a bit more . We could have been a bit cleverer . ' Defeat would n't be too clever either when Newcastle hit the dreaded road again at Port Vale this Saturday . Another point - less return really would leave them squinting for light deep down in the Second Division 's dark vale . NOTHING went right for Quakers from the moment that skipper Kevan Smith lost the toss at Plainmoor .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
But perhaps I am ungenerous . Perhaps Simpson has had a change of heart . Perhaps he has traveled his own road to Damascus , come face - to - face with what he had done and who he was , repented , and wanted to repair some of the damage to America and its long - run economic growth prospects that he had caused . Even in that case , however , naming those who misbehave to important positions of high trust and acclaiming them as bipartisan statesmen gives the next generation really lousy incentives . And it 's not as though Congressional ~ Republicans think they owe enough to Simpson for him to swing a single vote in either chamber of the legislature .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
Cobalt had resumed his grim expression . Rain was thinking that Barbara Coleman was not only a chatterbox but inclined to be dramatic , too . Oliver , looking bored , brought up the rear . Barbara Coleman gave an exaggerated shudder . ‘ Do you suppose there is someone already here?’
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
On both his opening outings in the Foursomes he had lost but in the singles like Christy O'Connor Jnr and Jose Maria Canizares behind him he was to produce the goods . In a market contrast to what had gone before in the Singles , it was some of the unsung members of the European side who came up with most of the points to secure the tie . Over the first two days most of the home points had been garnered by the Big Four comprising Seve Ballesteros , Jose Maria Olazabal , Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam but in the end it was the third Spaniard and the middle - aged Irishman who rose to the occasion when their contribution was needed most . O'Connor consumed by emotion , burst into tears in front of thousands of delirious supporters when he consolidated his marvellous recovery against Freddie Couples with a No . 2 iron to five feet at the last . Then it was the turn of Canizares to fall into the arms of his colleagues after holing a 38 inch putt to secure the vital point .
Idiom: throw in the towel (used idiomatically: yes)
Moore 's daughter Jacqueline was jailed for ten years for her part in the Droppin ' Well bloodbath . At 22 , she was described in court as a ‘ weak minded , simple , giddy , superficial and artless girl’ only partly aware of the enormity of her crime . She was acquitted on 17 counts of murder but admitted manslaughter during the trial which dramatically collapsed when the INLA bomb gang threw in the towel and changed their pleas . Her boyfriend at the time of the outrage , Patrick Shotter ( 47 ) , is also serving life for the Ballykelly murders . FLOWERGIRL
Idiom: square the circle (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , public support for the system has become problematic in a way that poses some kind of challenge to the legitimacy and authority of the state itself . Economic decline is tangled up with political turmoil in a way that has made for a crisis of the constitution . Politicians of all persuasions entertain the hope that their brand of constitutional reconstruction can set things aright so enabling the state to recover , square the circle , and create the conditions for both economic growth and social cohesion . Although it is doubtful whether the established set - up will hold , the future form of any new constitution is uncertain . There is now no consensus on the British constitution .
Idiom: by a long chalk (used idiomatically: yes)
None of your father , thank God . I never could abide your father . He thought ‘ isself too good for the Flowers by a long chalk , he did . A writer , he called ‘ isself . Soft bastard , he never got his hands dirty.’
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
FARMERS are being urged to seek grants to help restore hundreds of miles of stone walls in North Yorkshire . Eddie Rowney , the only master wall - builder in the North , says the scheme will provide much - needed work in rural areas and enhance the environment . He has been running a series of weekend courses in dry - stone - wall building which have attracted people from all walks of life , including a surgeon , doctors , millionaire businessmen and nurses . ‘ We do lack competent wall builders . There are very good grants but farmers are not taking advantage of them.’
Idiom: talk dirty (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Well , he 's a businessman but he has a lot of dealings in the City.’ ‘ Okay , blue - eyes,’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ ‘ Oooh , I love it when you talk dirty!’ ‘ Not you , you Fenian oik , her!’ I turned back to Sorrel and leaned forward so we eyeballed each other .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
However , he finally got his comeuppance during the chilly winter of 1975 , when he got his penis stuck in a milk bottle while masturbating behind a hedge during a games lesson . The school caretaker , an eccentric Scotsman with a handlebar moustache , ill - advisedly took matters into his own hands by breaking open the offending bottle with a large brick . By the time the fleet of ambulances arrived , Elfman had metamorphosized from popular hero to universal laughing - stock and he never fully recovered from the experience . It gradually becomes apparent to every adolescent male that the only thing most penises have in common is that they are the wrong shape or size as far as their owners are concerned . They 're too small or they 're too big .
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: yes)
He nattered his way from university , through Chicago jazz combos and on into the birth of punk rock as the UK Subs never knew it . Quote of his speech ? Twist our arms and we 'll plump for his brilliantly - executed diatribe against the somewhat larger rock acts currently doing the rounds : ' Gimme something small and poisonous , with teeth , born out of the gutter , ' oozed The Ig , eyes bulging as if strapped to the electric chair . ' With a brain like a 7 - 11 on speed — up all night . ' Watch out , Emo Phillips .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: no)
Voice over For one offender just four hours in a police cell was enough to wipe out fines totalling nearly one thousand two hundred pounds . Another man saw nine hundred pounds wiped off his slate , with just three hours behind bars . And to help time fly during their brief stay , there was a radio to listen to even magazines to read . The police have to work closely with Ayslebury magistrates , and so are qualified in their criticism .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't cope ! Deep breathing exercises that 's good for stress . Oh that 's what you told me , I know , but it 's easier said than done , innit ? Want the telly on , Jean ? Do you want the telly on ?
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
But if this is so , it is very mysterious that we have no vocabulary to describe the sensations as they are in their own nature , apart from the conditions in which they are normally produced . Their quality seems to be exhausted by the ' conditions of their production ' , which suggests they are simply impressions of heat , etc . On the face of it , there was an enviable simplicity about Armstrong 's own view . And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . But the more I thought about his view the less happy I became about it .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Speaks in Russian . The peasant class , the backbone of any revolution , feels exploited , and that 's the basis for this revolt . Plus this means that the strike committee can go public with it 's grievances , and in the past few days , the farmers and the authorities have been debating the issues on local television . The man representing the government washed his hands of responsibility , he could do nothing to meet the striker 's demands , he said , because Moscow would n't let him . Speaks in Russian .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
erm Why is this ? One of the reasons , Brian , is that I think German history is too important to be left to the German historians . They 've not in the past shown themselves to be very honest erm nor very keen on going into their own archives , and I think it 's , actually takes people like me , who live on the border - lines if you like of the two cultures , to go in and discover erm sometimes embarrassing documents , embarrassing information , to confront them with it , in their own language , so that they have to take stock . If it were n't for people like myself erm then maybe the older German tradition of historical writing would still today be dominant . One of the things that always puzzles me about archives is it seems to me that there must be a limited number of archives , and there are an awful number of historians .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Our ' Homefast ' service guarantees it 's within 4 weeks . QUEENSWAY EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED . FOR THE FIRST TIME , EVERY COOKING COMBINATION UNDER THE SUN . Along with the latest Solarspeed halogen hob , Creda 's new Concept Microwave Circulaire has everything you need , from automatic microwave combination programming to ' Circulaire ' fan oven , grill and microwave . And because you can use each method separately , you can cook six different ways , so the Concept shines in comparison to standard cookers .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , different systems vary . You may find that your till has different buttons , or that the order in which you press them is different . Each time you record a sale , the till will record this on the till roll . It will also record it on the customer receipt , together with the date , the name of the shop , the value of each item purchased and the total amount paid . Some till receipts also give a description of the goods .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
Sex : Insufficient to fulfil your ravenous appetite — but then , what on earth ever could ? TAURUS ( April 21 — May 21 ) As a Taurean , you work well with others as long as it is you who calls the shots . You do n't suffer fools gladly , especially when they have power over you . This month , a close companion will try to push you into something unappealing .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
This is easy once you realize that a Grand Canyon trip is an encounter group and not a river trip . Rule 3 Everything must be packed and numbered in identical bags on day 1 . Rule 4 On day 6 everything must be repacked by someone who does n't get involved with the catering .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
Huge concoctions of gumbo and jambalaya , crawfish pie and Andouille sausage , against a backdrop of swamps and snakes , street - cars and Creole Queens , suit the postcard , throw - it - all - in format of this particular culinary genre , and life in the Big Easy clearly made Floyd feel at home . He toyed with raccoon meat , alligator fat and ‘ trinity’(green peppers , onions and celery ) in a shack on the bayou , stirred steaming okra stew in K - Paul 's Louisiana Kitchen , and concocted a vast , suppurating cauldron of seafood gumbo ( crab , oysters , shrimps , sausages , seafood boudin , mudbugs , salted pork ) in the New Orleans Cookery School . Throughout , his banter came as thick and fast as softshelled crab , only halting as he paused to take a slurp from his Dixie Beer or to wipe the steam off the camera lens . The programme 's frenetic shuffling of history lesson , Holiday ‘ 89 and Fanny Craddock at times seemed irritatingly brash . But Floyd 's air of mock humility , constant stream of self - reflexive comments ( ' Quick cut away ; lots and lots of minutes have gone by now’ ) and bossy remarks to the cameraman were as refreshing as ever .
Idiom: full tilt (used idiomatically: yes)
Using the contour control , it 's possible to change the character of the sound from British bite to almost an American West Coast wash , while maintaining that essential edge which Marshall amps are famed for . OD1 proved itself much more like the classic Marshall sound , with enough dirt to make things ballsy , but not so much that backing off the guitar did n't clean up the tone for real blues rhythm playing and crunchy Bryan Adams - type chords . For old - style feel playing , I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting , even on full tilt . The fact that there is only one preamp valve feeding a solid state output really is n't obvious within the power range of the S80 . Switching to the Normal channel I would say that using the crunch option for rock solo work is a matter of taste .
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
Let us look at two examples of these principles applied to two common disciplinary ‘ problems’ . The first — bad language — demonstrates the value of ignoring as a first line of defence . The second — a bedtime problem — illustrates how counter - productive the once - in - a - while reward can be when applied to the wrong behaviour . Children are fascinated by words they think are ‘ naughty’ . Obscenities have a kind of magic in children 's circles and they can be certain of raising shrieks of laughter from their friends , just by saying them aloud .