Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: no)
We would ask the reader to bear in mind from the outset , however , that we write from the viewpoint of the English urban sub - culture , in which we are not only fieldworkers and observers but life members ; nevertheless , we believe that the English and American complexes of parental experience show very many points of coincidence , both historically and contemporaneously , both in the things that parents do and in the reasons for which they do them : and that , therefore , a discussion in these terms will have a validity for parent - child behaviour on both sides of the Atlantic . From the physical point of view , the human child is at its most vulnerable during and just after birth , and it remains ' at risk ' , in the actuarial sense , throughout early childhood , particularly during what our society thinks of as the pre - school years . For the whole of human history up to the turn of the present century , simple physical survival has been the dominant issue in child upbringing : a question not of ' How shall I rear my child ? ' but of ' Will I rear him ? ' In the middle of the eighteenth century , the mortality rate for children under 5 in England and Wales has been estimated as seventy - five for every hundred births . In 1865 , the infant mortality rate was 154 per thousand live births ; a hundred years later it was 21.8 per thousand ( Registrar General , 1963 ) .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Definitely . Definitely . But you do n't get that choice you do n't er and to me I , I hate going because the , you , you got everyone seems to be , it 's , it 's as bad as a road really with the trolleys erm and I badly miss this over - the - counter service but er It 's a very personal service then ? A very personal service and er I just , well I , I do n't know unless you ask me questions what else I can say really .
Idiom: go spare (used idiomatically: yes)
I already owned two sheds , but one was on the point of collapse , and the other was far too small for the amount of rubbish it held . Both measured around 6 x 8 ft , and stood one propping up the other . Obviously , I could make better use of the space by replacing them with an 8 x 12 ft monster , but that was too expensive £ 500 , or more … and I certainly did n't have that much going spare . Could I buy one second - hand ? I advertised in the local rag , but to no avail .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
More like nobody had ever asked to marry either of ‘ em ! Soured for life . Though no one could say Miss Phoebe was sour — ninepence to the shilling maybe , but she had a heart under her flat chest . It was a mystery though why Salt joined their odd carry - on . She had , after all , a wedding ring on her finger , so there must have been a MrSalt .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
The software supports Balloon Help and Apple Events . A new control panel provides a Mac - like configuration tool for Tenon 's Unix , which can be used to schedule work between Macintosh and Unix processors , reconfigure the network and network servers and set the number of available buffers for Unix data caching . In the same breath , Tenon has also rolled - out X Client and X Server software for MachTen X - Windows . The server software option runs in conjunction with MachTen and MacOS , and sports a built in windows manager that supports up to six X terminals , as well as Macintosh - style tools and Macintosh - style Windows or Motif - style Window functions . On the client side , MachTen X - Windows has a development environment for building X applications : included in the package are X programming libraries , Athena widgets and utilities and configuration files .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
So it was ideal tracking weather and prints abounded . Tiny tell - tale marks showed where voles and mice had scampered through grass tunnels roofed with snow to reach the safety of their homes . Small forepaw prints and long slipper - like hind prints : a rabbit had bunny - hopped in search of food . And we could smell the strong pungent scent of a trotting fox as we trailed dog - like paw marks . No sign of squirrels at ground level , not a print , not a glimpse of a bushy tail .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That 's absolute rubbish , ’ he said . ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ Royal Gait return on ice By Henry Rix THE eagerly-awaited reappearance of Champion hurdler Royal Gait has been delayed 24 hours until this afternoon due to the abandonment of yesterday 's meeting at Leopardstown .
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: no)
If the answer turns out to be by a ' dock identification'(i.e . the witness is identified for the first time in court ) then it must be remembered that this procedure is potentially so unfair to the accused that the court of trial retains a discretion to prevent it ( Horsham JJ . , ex p. Bukhari ( 1984 ) 74 Cr . App . R. 291 ) . If the risk of this happening leaves the prosecutor up a gum tree , it is apparent that the Crown Prosecution Service may have an interest in ensuring that something has been done prior to trial to remove the need for a dock identification , whether the police can see a use for one or not . ( If the suspect , having been asked to do so , refuses to take part in a formal identification procedure the prosecutor is in the clear , as the refusal provides a justification for the dock identification : John [ 1973]Crim . L.R. 113 . ) The position is , of course , quite different if the witness knows the person concerned well enough to say : ' I was hit by a man I know well and whose name is Jack Spratt . '
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Products which imitate meat are good for people who have just become vegetarians,’ she says . ‘ It can be quite difficult for some people to give up meat suddenly and Quorn is an easy product to use — it 's also very healthy.’ And the Society 's sales director , Tony Nowell , who is responsible for issuing the ‘ V’ seal of approval , is optimistic that Marlow will be able to find alternative sources of albumen . But the question remains — is the nation ready for it ? Or will the growth , rapid so far , falter on public apathy or distrust ?
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Great Britain 's was a peculiar case . She could do without large conscript armies to defend land frontiers and needed long - service troops who could be employed overseas for long periods . As a result , the small British army had a high degree of expertise in irregular and colonial warfare , could be deployed easily over great distances by sea , and had a rank - and - file which was possibly better trained than that of any other great power . Its corresponding defects were that it was almost insignificant in Europe , retained out - of - date weapons adequate only for colonial use , and paid little attention to training its senior officers for large - scale operations . It had no permanent general staff .
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
Paddy Ashdown would certainly agree with Peter Mandelson that the ‘ nudging and winking’ during the final week of the campaign about a Lib - Lab arrangment made Labour look weak and muddled and John Major principled . Patricia Hewitt 's candid acknowledgment of the voters ' ‘ visceral fear of change and of Labour’ was felt on the doorsteps by Liberal Democrats with particular acuteness . The two parties remain at loggerheads on traditional issues of great principle . The Liberal Democrats under Ashdown are enthusiastically pro - market and anti - trade union ; they are seeking to create an anti - socialist alternative to the Tories rather than an anti - Tory alliance . On the other hand , the Labour leadership battle has thrown wide open the question of trade union influence and the party is now more interested in regulating rather than renationalising industry .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Effectively the police budget only grew by 5.4 in 1991 - 92 over the previous year , in the face of inflation and pay awards running at 9.5.’ That results in an absolutely ridiculous state of affairs . The way in which the cuts and budgetary controls are applied makes Derbyshire the laughing stock of the country . I shall give the House a few examples . Throughout the country , mileage restrictions on operational vehicles and on essential users include the following:’ in the north west of the County , an area 20 miles across , was patrolled by an Area car with a 40 miles allocation for an 8 hour tour of duty ; in the conurbation the panda vehicles were restricted to 28 miles for each 8 hour shift’ .
Idiom: on the same wavelength (used idiomatically: yes)
Twice Cantona stole into position at the far post waiting in vain for crosses . Then the Frenchman made his first telling touch after 12 minutes . McClair clearly on the same wavelength , swept on to a perfect forward pass and shot narrowly wide . The match proceeded at a pace not much sharper than a cast of world veterans had produced earlier — including United 's own Bobby Charlton , who popped home a goal to show his heirs how to do it . Benfica 's Sergei Yuran , one of 20 internationals on the pitch for this prestige friendly — 10 each side , representing nine countries — missed a glorious chance early on and a couple of shots from Alexander Mostovoi had Peter Schmeichel scrambling to save .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
( a ) The individual solicitor Practising Certificates By s1 of the Solicitors Act the essential qualifications for practice as a solicitor are admission as a solicitor , enrolment and the possession of a current practising certificate . To resolve a doubt as to whether employed solicitors not being held out to be solicitors by their employers were required to hold practising certificates , s1A was added by s85 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 in the following terms : 1A. A person who has been admitted as a solicitor and whose name is on the roll shall , if he would not otherwise be taken to be acting as a solicitor , be taken for the purposes of this Act to be so acting [ and therefore being required to hold a practising certificate]if he is employed in connection with the provision of any legal services ( a ) by any person who is qualified to act as a solicitor;(b ) by any partnership at least one member of which is so qualified ; or ( c ) by a body recognised by the Council of the Law Society under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 ( incorporated practices ) . Where a person continues to act as a solicitor having failed to comply with these requirements he commits an offence under s20 of the Solicitors Act . Moreover , the failure ( even inadvertent ) of a solicitor partner to hold a current practising certificate leads to the automatic dissolution of his firm under s34 of the Partnership Act 1890 , on the authority of Hudgell Yeates & Co v Watson [ 1978]QB 451 ( see below ) .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , it did n't matter . He got through the meal . He displayed gratification through all the entertainments that took place during and after the feast , and took the floor with the rest during the slow , formal dancing , in which he had been well taught by the various females attracted to his brake and his burrow . Towards the end , when the Palace was still filled with people , and wine , and hilarity he and Rizzo di Marino were chosen , as he had hoped , to attend the King when he withdrew from necessity . In the moment before they returned , Nicholas spoke .
Idiom: count your blessings (used idiomatically: yes)
Hence ' Inspiringly Titled ' , the live LP recorded at Kilburn National and featuring roughly the same set they toured with in the spring , from the opening ' Start ' to the closing Hüsker Dü cover , ' Do n't Want To Know If You 're Lonely ' . Some of the tracks have been available already — if you bought the limited edition live versions of the singles ' Stop ' and ' Shivering Sand ' — but ' IT 'still holds up as a worthwhile representation of the Megas ' consistent live set ; in full and in earnest . Focusing on ' Sebastopol Road ' material , there are urgent interpretations of ' Peripheral'and ' Clown ' , plus appearances from older numbers like ' Finish'and a hectic ' What You 've Got ' , the count - your - blessings anthem from their first album ' Tranzophobia ' . Only the hideous over - dubbed ( or double - tracked ) crowd noise at the start endangers the gutsy honesty of the whole thing . Aside from that , this is the Mega City Four , dreads'n'all , in a fleshed - out show of their still - maturing guitar pop .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
There have been many things said by earlier speakers and very few of them I disagree with . I do n't see any point in repeating or emphasising to the point of boring you . But I would like to say to you that in my view , and in the view of the organisation I represent , Phoenix Trust , by and large the time is long past for analysis . I think the analysis has been done and done and done again . I think there is a general acceptance even amongst those who are not helpful that there is a major problem here that they can not ignore or can not deny and they have even got beyond the stage of trying to blame the victims .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples , the driver not even bothering to turn to acknowledge their presence . On the top of the cart , as if resting on a bed of cushions , a young boy with breeches cut high above the knee lay fast asleep . The riders turned a corner and went down into the village . They paused as they heard the silver tones of a bell and , peering through the trees , saw a procession of villagers crossing the fields . It was led by Father Reynard , his russet gown now hidden beneath a gold and scarlet cope .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
Mm . Ha ! You 'll knock it off ! the seating Go on off , off , off !
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Who 's involved ? How can employees help ? * Examples of good housekeeping : Low energy bulbs ; cistern misers etc . * BS7750 Environmental Quality Standard : What is it and how does it affect employees and the Company ? Running in tandem a series of environment ‘ Did you Know?’ cards / posters . 4 Gas News — Regular environmental features [ PRC agenda item ? ]
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Neither side had more than a couple of scoring chances in the first half , and Ecchinswell took advantage of the first of these , breaking through after dispossessing Martin Whiddett on the sideline and finding a vast opening in the Alton defence . The home side gradually began to look interested , with the pace of Paul Bennett playing a vital part on the flank . He set up Whiddett for a header just wide of the mark before being booked with Ecchinswell 's Dean Nelson for retaliating after the latter had put in a late tackle . Bennett himself had a couple of chances late in the half , but the visitors also threatened as Alton 's defenders had to cope with the bright sun in their eyes . ‘ Keeper Paddy Hefferman got his fingertips to the best effort and was glad to find Ian Jones on the line to hoof the ball away .
Idiom: whoop it up (used idiomatically: yes)
Do come to stay — just not with us Charles Rae FERGIE 'S invitation to join the Queen for Christmas will see her banished to a lonely farmhouse while the rest of the royal family whoop it up two miles away at Sandringham . The duchess flew into a rage when she was told that the Queen had person ally ruled that she and children Beatrice and Eugenie should stay at Wood Farm on the edge of salt marshes in the village of Wolferton , Norfolk . She threatened not to turn up and only agreed after demanding that her mother Susan Barrantes and sister Jane Makim should be allowed to join her .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's eel - proof too ! , he claimed proudly . He spent his days wandering around the rugby pitches doing nothing and refused to return to his cottage . The only way into his protective case was through a little trap door he kept locked night and day . The only time he opened it was to have food passed in and out . ‘ The world is a dangerous place,’ he told Endill .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
While most Primitive Methodists were more favourable , their Conference likewise took no notice . The one exception in both cases was the Simultaneous Mission of 1901 but as this was avowedly non - political their normal wariness was made even more obvious . Surveys of local records that have survived show clearly that the rank and file of local Councils were overwhelming Baptist and Congregational . Law was only giving credit where due when he said that these two groups ‘ have from the first been the main - props of the new National Free Church movement’ . Likewise , both Unions repeatedly gave their support .
Idiom: public enemy number one (used idiomatically: yes)
The plastic ~ bag has become public enemy number ~ one .
Idiom: presence of mind (used idiomatically: yes)
There were daily chances of grace . Roads were hazardous practical examinations in virtue . Your challenge was to encounter a dying man or child , the victim of an accident , and to have the presence of mind to rescue his soul , in a terrible elevation to sacred power , by the formula of baptism . In such a way a child 's promptness might save a soul from the long blankness of Limbo , or a child 's inattention or failure of nerve condemn it to years of the deadliest waiting until the day of Judgement , held still in the amber of the centuries . When they turned seven , the boys had to go away to boys ' schools .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
But there are some bright spots on the horizon – what occurs as June gets underway should have an amazing effect as far as your worldly ambitions , happiness and general well - being are concerned . Libra Sept 24–Oct 23 Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . You are unlikely to make headway at the end of the month when discussing important career issues , travel plans or personal matters . However , a magnificent aspect to Saturn on June 8 will bring out the romantic in you and give you a rare feeling of liberation .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
A co - operative inclination The aims of the redesign are wide - ranging but simple : to find ways of retaining the station 's capabilities while slashing its cost . The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . The White House wants to see stations that could come in at either $ 5 billion , $ 7 billion or $ 9 billion over the next five years . Any plan at the $ 9 billion level , though , must include details of cuts to be made elsewhere at NASA that will free up $ 2 billion .
Idiom: on the hop (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ So what did he say?’ The superintendent narrowed her eyes with puzzlement . ‘ Well , he sounded surprised and a bit worried — as if he 'd been caught on the hop.’ ‘ Did he pooh - pooh the Mafia idea?’ Dexter asked the question with the implication that the inspector should have done .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
The new Williams car , the FW14 , differed radically from its predecessor . It had a dolphin - shaped nose and a semi - automatic gearbox . After early season teething troubles , it also proved a threat to the pre - eminence of Senna 's McLaren Honda . Mansell won five times and was second in the Championship for the third time in his career . The stuttering start , a last lap breakdown in Canada and the fiasco of Portugal , where his rear right wheel fell off after a pit stop , undermined his campaign .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Later this year a third intake will be built and linked in to the system which will automatically transfer raw materials to the mill . This facility , coupled with a new one way system for traffic around the site , will improve our service to customers who regularly come to the mill with raw materials and to collect animal feed . The project has run to schedule throughout and we have maintained volumes , thanks to the co - operation of everyone in the mill who have accepted enormous changes in working practices and got to grips with the new system quickly and competently — its ultimate success will be a tribute to them all . Special thanks Special thanks from Link to office services manager , for her considerable help with this Focus .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Back then , I 'd watch Tonight before heading to the West End to play in Roar Like A Dove . Now , as a rule , the Six O'Clock News is the first thing I watch , then Newsroom South East . When I 'm working in the theatre , I tend to steer clear of TV dramas , though I have a soft spot for P D James and Ruth Rendell thrillers . They 're stunning . So too Summer 's Lease .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But if it is your wish to die , then by all means let us set to . Come , give the word.’ Sipotai 's hand went to the hilt of his sword , then withdrew again . Burun could see the seed of doubt blossoming in his eyes . ‘ The next time , Merkut,’ he said .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
It is the very temple of discomfort , and the only charity that the builder can extend to us is to show us , plainly as may be , how soonest to escape from it . The whole system of railroad travelling is addressed to people , who , being in a hurry , are therefore , for the time being , miserable . No one would travel in that manner who could help it — who had time to go leisurely over hills and between hedges , instead of through tunnels and between banks ; at least those who would , have no sense of beauty so acute that we need to consult it at the station . The railroad is in all its relations a matter of earnest business , to be got through as soon as possible . It transmutes a man from a traveller into a living parcel .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
and then he has a sleep for half an hour That 's right , most people with epilepsy they 're much better if they go to sleep and you do n't wake them up , if you wake the person up from a sleep that 's just had an epileptic fit they 'll be vomiting , but if you let them sleep through it then erm , then they 're usually fine . Right , next one is poison must get a move on cos we 're running a bit late so as we 're going to poisons later I 'll just go on to say here that there 's four ways poisons can get into the body . You can breathe it in through the lungs you can swallow it through the mouth , you can inject it through the skin and you can also absorb it through the skin . Now breathing , breathing in erm poisons , we 'll go over this in more detail erm , there 's so many things as we 've already gone through that can cause us asphyxia , one of them 's poison in itself is n't it ?