Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: yes)
By that time , their wives had come out of the crowd and got hold of them , and were taking them away . Law enforcement is often opposite to the requirements of peacekeeping . Whatever the strictures from his commanders and from the virtuous , local middle class , and newspapers on enforcing the law , a constable with his wits about him recognized the expediency of a ‘ live - and - let - live ’ policy . THE PRESSURE TO ARREST Police forces have always had problems with measuring ‘ efficiency’ .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
chart . You see speed is one thing , how do you know whether you 're getting slower ? Er i this is why it 's important that you mix with people , that you get out and about , because if you find that everybody else is , is getting up the hill faster than you and everybody else is crossing the roads quicker than you and all the rest of it , it should tell you something , now I mean I do n't even want to go into competition but I think it is good occasionally to see if you can walk as fast as that eighteen year old in front of you . Can you keep up with up her ? I mean you probably beat her with a lot of the eighteen year olds you see .
Idiom: have it both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
He then does just that very thing himself ! He says that it is unethical to produce and market a drug which would harm the patient or a foetus . Rooney can not have it both ways . Either chemists , pharmacists and medical practitioners should be totally amoral and provide patients with any drug they want — including fatal poisons — to use as they wish , or else we have got to be prepared to take the moral stands our consciences and beliefs press on us . If Rooney is to have the right to do this , and express his views publicly , then so is Mitchell .
Idiom: every nook and cranny (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Come on.’ ‘ Where are we going?’ ‘ I 'm going to run you a nice bath , Katie , and I 'm going to soap your body personally , every nook and cranny . Then I am going to lay you on my bed and stroke every care and worry from your mind . Then when madam gets home tomorrow , you 'll be in a fit frame of mind to see her and get this sorted out once and for all.’
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I will certainly see the Minister next week to appeal the case , but having done so , so often in the past I am not terribly hopeful , ' she said . WHEN Paul Daniels says the words , ' Well , what if . ' you know a magical idea has sprung to mind . And with the think - tank of close friends who form Paul 's magic circle , the idea grows into a new stage or television trick or illusion . ' I always try to have some fun in my tricks and for them to be new , ' says the 54-year - old , caught in the middle of rehearsals at Lincoln Theatre Royal during the current national tour .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Picture an enzyme at work Guy Riddihough OIL and water do n't mix . So how does pancreatic lipase , an enzyme that knocks around in the essentially aqueous environment of the small intestine , get to grips with fats and oils and break them down into the glycerol and fatty acids that are readily absorbed by the lining of the gut ? Several elements of the answer come together in the paper by H. van Tilbeurgh and colleagues on page 814 ; this is a sequel to the same group 's report of last year ( Nature 359 , 159–162 ; 1992 ) , discussed in News and Views in the same issue ( page 107 ) . The catalytic activity of pancreatic lipase , like that of a number of other lipases , is greatly when the enzyme comes into contact with a lipid/ water interface — this is the phenomenon known as interfacial activation .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: no)
Whatever else happens , I am not about to let Rainbow back out of this encounter . I worked too hard to set it up . And I wo n't have the Apostate scupper all my efforts by giving Rainbow the glad eye . After all , in the final analysis , I 've choreographed this far - fetched fixation in the service of Anya 's original curse . So does the Apostate want her contract carried out , or does n't she ?
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
When they mean English sick , they say throw - up sick or sick to your stomach . ' ' English sick . ' ' Come to think of it , I 'd look after him anyway . So long as he did n't carry on about it . You would n't catch Paul carrying on . '
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: no)
We pay £ 3,000 a month mortgage on jailed crook 's £ 350,000 mansion MARTIN PHILLIPS EVIL conman Mark Lee was behind bars last night — leaving the taxpayer to foot his £ 3,000-a - month mortgage . The callous crook got five years after milking two families of everything they owned to pay for his luxury life in a country mansion . But as Lee 's outraged victims slammed the ‘ weak’ sentence , his wife Jane and three children were still in their £ 350,000 house .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Most volumes appeared during the two decades leading up to World War 1 . The Oeuvres complètes is a wonderfully luxurious edition . Each volume is beautifully produced , on thick paper with wide margins and a general air of elegance . More over , each has a long and informative preface . These prefaces , most of them written by Charles Malherbe , are seldom fewer than 70 pages long and often more than 140 .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Select your text box , click Text Box ~ Tools Format~>~Linking~>~Create Link . The Link icon will appear . Click the spot on your publication where you would like to add the linked text box .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: no)
They are highly sophisticated , crammed with electronics , and often carry their own helicopter . These custom-built vessels have been designed to catch only tuna — in huge quantities . The biggest are more than 1000 gross tonnes and can carry more than 1200 tonnes of tuna . Unlike the traditional methods of catching tuna by line or by lure , superseiners are able to scoop up entire schools , without a single fish escaping . An American super-seiner with the huge net stacked on its stern , dory alongside and speedboats on the foredeck .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
Lenders were exempt from this legislation if their basic business was banking , insurance , or primarily unconnected with lending ; friendly societies and building societies were subject to other laws ; various other lenders falling outside a commonsense view of what constituted a moneylender were given exemption by the Board of Trade . Lenders in general could recover unpaid debts through enforcement of a county court judgment allowing seizure and sale of goods ; debtors who defied a court order to pay could be imprisoned . So , early this century , the regulatory position might be briefly summarised as protecting the minority of people driven into debt to make ends meet ; on the assumption that they faced not only hardship in itself but also particular risk of exploitation by unscrupulous lenders . Credit taken by the general run of consumers — those not in an extremity of financial need — was not specially regulated . Banks , besides their main concern with commercial and industrial lending , made some overdraft loans at relatively low rates of interest to ( relatively affluent and thus secure ) private customers .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: no)
To understand how to control your aura you must first realise that it is largely a thought emanation and as such , can easily be controlled by thought . Close your eyes and imagine that you are centred within a sphere of white light which also permeates your body . Feel that you are protected within this sphere of light ( like the yolk within an egg ) and that the energy around you is unbroken , especially over your head . Some people prefer to think of blue or golden light ; others may not think of a colour at all but just feel they are centred within a sphere . With practice , this visualisation ( or feeling ) of your auric space will become an automatic process .
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: yes)
it 's an unfunded scheme , it , it just simply has ongoing revenue , on an an annual basis . That 's right And if you have an increase in , in one year and the situation then throws it all out of kilter . It does n't have enough money coming in to pay for it . It 's as simple as that .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: no)
' She would be so pleased , you know . She was an actress herself before she married . Dad was n't in the business and I think she used to miss it . ' She frowned . ' Beryl calls herself my stand - in mum . '
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
The wind whistled in her face bringing tears to her eyes . Captive Audience was going easily but Kelly knew that behind her , Cy would be swinging off Shine On , who was in a different class to her horse . Ride a big winner , hit the headlines — that 's racing . The six - furlong pole approached and Kelly heard Shine On moving closer to her . His head was nodding beside her left boot .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
In future such techniques may help to identify design features that improve survival . Drugs are subjected to rigorous testing before they can be marketed , and the same should be a statutory requirement for implants . Manufacturers would be prepared to foot the bill if testing became law . In its current form the implant industry remains a haven for all the excesses of free enterprise . Does Crohn 's disease have a mycobacterial basis ?
Idiom: good riddance (used idiomatically: yes)
You have used the word good once . What ? Yeah , it 's good riddance probably . Or som Yeah .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
What is disappointing is the way that the speakers in them ca n't seem to keep the sound together , even at low power ratings . 80 watts is nothing , yet their sound is breaking up . I presume that 's because the manufacturers , having spent money on giving you graphic EQs , low boost , top boost , limiters and so on , then cut corners with the cost and performance of the speaker , which is crazy . They ought to spend it on the speaker — I would 've thought that was obvious . ‘ Mind you , I may not be the right person to be giving an opinion on this , because , as I said , I do n't think ‘ combo’ anyway .
Idiom: turn over a new leaf (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . No he 's doing it at home I think . I think he 's , he 's like the other day when he was here he was talking about how he was turning over a new leaf and stuff . So do n't know how he 's getting on . No I know what you mean .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
They would happily pay out princely sums for completely new garments made from superior imported cloths . Important members of the KGB , the Politburo and the GRU walked about resplendent in clothes finely tailored by Georgi Kirov . Business was spread by word of mouth , a favour extended as bait for a favour to be returned . It worked out well . Kirov not only got to travel freely within military establishments and top security complexes , he was known and respected by important public figures .
Idiom: spin a yarn (used idiomatically: yes)
' The quality was outstanding , way above the normal commercial requirement . ' It took two weeks to weave , working ten hours a day . Yarn for the carpet was spun and dyed at Douglas Reyburn , using special colours to obtain the subtle difference between shades that are mostly red . After weaving , the carpet was taken to Elderslie for seaming , the work being done by Ronnie Oldroyd . Not all of it could be joined together prior to delivery as size precluded it from being transported in one piece .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
At the same time the fleet 's normal exit from Portsmouth harbour would have been blocked , forcing it to use instead the more dangerous , shoal - encumbered , Needles passage : Last , all the vessels found in the island or fetched from Cherbourg were to be brought into Brading harbour laden with stones and sunk the 800-fathom [ 4800-ft ; 1460-m]fairway that lies between … the outer road of St Helen 's and the inner one of Spithead . All this sounded remarkably easy to accomplish , as invasion plans invariably did on paper . Nothing , however , had been done to implement the proposals when , in March 1778 , the French signed a treaty of friendship with the Americans . England 's oldest enemy was now united with her newest , with results that were soon to become apparent .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Umm , I just turn my guitar up as far as it will go,’ explains the puzzled axe hero . So there you go . Dodging the Halloween parade in Greenwich Village heralds a fruitful evening beginning around 9 pm at CBGB 's , where the latest Sub Pop scallywags are holding court . Six Finger Satellite might look unpleasantly like a ' 90s misappropriation of Devo , but in the dressed - down flesh they are a groovesome hardcore update of Wire with a head honcho given to lurching about like an adolescent , erm , Lurch . Spicy , without a doubt .
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
Fauna masquerading as flora in the dry forests of Madagascar . The ‘ tails’ of these Phromnia rosea nymphs are thought to be unpalatable to predators . Mishak and Malaika call it a day . One of many touching images from A Cry from the Wild ( Macdonald , £ 13.95 ) , by Lissa Ruben . Her ‘ Tale of two orphans’ focuses on two young African elephants — Ndume and Malaika — who she helped bring up when they were brought to Daphne Sheldrick 's sanctuary following the massacre of the rest of their herd by poachers .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , with a final , terrible scream , the monster flung itself off the mountain to its death on the rocks below .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
It was the Daughters of the American Revolution , with a few Minutemen thrown in . And they remembered only too well who she was . The pointrider turned and skidded to a stop , signing to the rest of the convoy to follow suit . ‘ Well , looky - looky - looky,’ said Uncle Sam , ‘ if it ai n't that commie ratskag Jazzbeaux Bonney , late of the Psychopomps , late of the human race . You look like somethin' the goat would n't rut with … ‘
Idiom: boys will be boys (used idiomatically: yes)
the bastards . But the fact is I have done it all , up till about the first six months there and then I started getting well , well out of my league , you start getting the machining and stuff like that , I have n't done much on them at all . But I still , no I was still saying oh yeah I can do this , getting in a right old state boys will be boys . I wanted to be a machining but I was . That was probably the most , the in , the most interesting form friendship in there , its fucking good , I went for a job in there , but I could n't I was an apprentice , as I say that , that 's what got me going really was the fact that he had to go down and actually do a design of the and he had to work on the
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
It was not a good day for the more established pairings . The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round - robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . In the early hours of yesterday morning they were beaten in four sets by Patrick McEnroe and Jim Grabb , and then some 13 hours later they fell 6 - 3 , 7 - 6 , 7 - 6 to the Australians Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzman , who as a result qualified for the semi - finals . The Australians ' red group counterparts , McEnroe and Grabb , also reached the last four when they brushed aside their fellow Americans Jim Courier and Pete Sampras 6 - 2 , 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 . No let - up by McEnroe Minor .
Idiom: smart alec (used idiomatically: yes)
In Ian Hislop , Paul Merton has found an ideal foil . The reason Have I Got News For You will continue to be such compulsive viewing is the brilliant three - way relationship between Merton , Hislop and host Angus Deayton . Merton here really plays up his loutish commoner pose : the gloomy tabloid man , violently opposed to Hislop 's irritating broadsheet smart alec . The behind - the scenes image created is of Hislop swapping Fergie news in the Groucho Club , while Merton is round the corner in The Three Ferrets reflecting bluntly on the real tit - bits . Merton 's clothes on this show had by now reached previously unfathomed depths : shrunk , unironed Magic Roundabout T - shirts and lumberjack shirts without washing instructions ( on the one occasion Merton wore a smart suit , he stopped the show mid - way through and exclaimed : ‘ Is n't anyone going to ask me why I 'm looking so smart today?’ ) .
Idiom: on the fiddle (used idiomatically: no)
Most of the big names since then — including Clint Black , Alan Jackson , Trisha Yearwood , Reba McEntire and , especially , Garth Brooks — have made a virtue of sticking close to country 's roots . They even appear on Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry , the live radio show that has run weekly since 1925 , where they share the stage with revered old - timers . Respect for the past does not mean a reliance on fiddle and washboard . But every song must still tell a story , with a chorus to define the moral , and most remain drippingly sentimental . Musically , they are just as humdrum as ever .
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
Hopkins played nicely to the crowds too , although it was hard to figure out if it was conscious manipulation or the unconscious product of his enthusiasm . He continually veered close to grand statements , then pulled back . He dropped hints that real alien implants have been discovered , but said he could n't reveal anything yet because , well , you know … … but something pretty earth - shattering may be on its way . ( Afterwards Andy Roberts pointed out that the only ' alien implant ' so far discovered turned out to be a ball bearing that had got lodged up a child 's nose . ) Nevertheless it all sounded pretty convincing , so much so that you came out wondering whether that persistent zit on your face was n't the result of bad diet , but actually something implanted by alien beings , determined for their own mysterious purposes to make you suffer the social embarrassment of a bad complexion .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: no)
Going away for just a day before Christmas to visit a friend or relative , just to let Alan Markby and Laura Danby know that she did have someone else , would bolster her morale . The trouble was that now , after so many years abroad , most of her friends were Foreign Service personnel like herself and nearly all abroad on postings at the moment . As for family , she had few of them . No one close unless , of course , one counted Aunt Lou . Dear old Aunt Lou !
Idiom: quick as a flash (used idiomatically: yes)
But later , he lets slip another recent dinner date — with Andrew Lloyd Webber , Trevor Nunn and Richard Eyre . Strange he should just happen to mention these artistic luminaries . A more direct hint comes when I ask him if he has influenced Government policy . Quick as a flash , he replies : ' I played a part in the formation of the new Heritage department . I wrote the paper for it — it 's still in my desk , signed and dated , to prove it . ' No prizes , then , for guessing what job he has set his sights on . During the General Election , Lord Archer worked tirelessly as John Major 's minder and warm - up man at speeches up and down the country .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
At long last Grimm returned . ' There 's a hydra down below all right , ' he reported . ' All over the place ! Appears to be influencing the human rats and roaches down there not to notice it . No , not to be properly aware of it ; that 's how it seemed to me .
Idiom: count your blessings (used idiomatically: yes)
In his billowing white surplice he looked like a dishevelled old bird struggling to take off in a high wind . He opened his mouth like a beak . ‘ So I say unto you — count your blessings ! Count them , every one!’ He paused dramatically , gazing so intently at each child below him that Sam thought he must be scanning their heads for lice .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
' They would n't like that . Treat them gently and make sure none of them are broken or there 'll be trouble . ' Since then be had put them on shelves around the room . Nobody was allowed to touch them and the place felt more like a cave than a classroom . All Mr Morraine talked about was his rocks and some said he even used them as pillows .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Ginny told me about your mother . I 'm so sorry . ' ' One of those things , ' Peter said . ' Sorry about the mess in here — I 'm trying to do some clearing out . ' The Secret History of Emor lay open on the arm of his chair .
Idiom: on the hop (used idiomatically: no)
Watermans Arts Centre , High St , Brentford , west London ( 081 568 1176 ) , next Sat , Apr 19 . The photographic exhibition , ' From Resistance to Assistance ' , continues until Apr 30 . Poynton Festival featuring Tansads , the Boat Band , George Borowski , Dan Ar Braz , Gary and Vera Aspey and Caught on the Hop . Folk Centre , Poynton , near Stockport ( 061 483 6521 ) , Fri — Apr 19 . Edinburgh Scotland 's early bid to tire everyone out before the start of the six - festivals - a - weekend season .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
The dealer who supplies an expert system may be deemed to be supplying a service ( that is , providing the advice available from the system ) even though others , such as the experts who provided the knowledge used in the system and the makers of the system , are responsible ( in a non - legal sense ) for how the system operates . This is because section 12(1 ) of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 states that a " contract for the supply of a service " means: … a contract under which a person ( " the supplier " ) agrees to carry out a service . It may sometimes be difficult to determine the identity of the supplier where computer software is obtained off - the - shelf . For example , if an expert system is obtained from a dealer is he the supplier or is it the company which made the expert system ? In other words , who is the contracting party ?
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
JEWKES : Everybody knows , I can assure you . Her ladyship is gone with your spouse to Tunbridge and there they are to take lodgings or a house . Mr. Belville is after to come to town to settle matters and then to go down to her where they are to live as man and wife . [ MRS . JEWKES exits . ]
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
You ca n't get lost in big cities ; there are maps everywhere !
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Boulogne , almost certainly.’ ‘ Why Boulogne?’ But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . Was it only yesterday ? Well , it was the day before yesterday by now .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
But if you 're considering hiring a team of cleaners , be careful . After testing nine such cleaning firms , Which?magazine found many charged high rates for poor quality service . To avoid being taken to the cleaners , Which?suggested the best way of getting good results was to hire a firm recommended by word of mouth . Currently , no professional body exists to monitor cleaning standards , but Sheila Peach and John Scott , directors of Chores Nationwide Cleaning Ltd , are keen to set one up . Cleaning Checklist
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Mark Newson , A A road watch . British Rail tell us they 've no problems or delays at the moment . On the buses , everything is running smoothly , except for buses heading down the Headington Road out towards the Green Road roundabout because of the accident there . It 's 6.32 . Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself .