Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Determination , conviction , resolution ; these are the qualities of our Party , these are the qualities of our government . They are the strengths needed for any government to succeed , and let no - one doubt , either in our nation or abroad , that we , the Conservative Party , have the strength to succeed . Success was also on Cecil Parkinson 's mind . The Transport Secretary said the huge increase in the number of cars on Britain 's roads was n't something to be deplored , but the sign of a prosperous economy . Only the closed minded can pretend that it 's bad news that more people can afford to travel , that was once the province of the few , is now open to the majority .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Her voice rose even higher . ‘ And then the little lad started to push his way out backside first . All black and blue his poor little behind was — and as for my poor Linda 's privates!’ She turned to Charlie . ‘ A month back this was , duck , but she 's not been right downstairs since.’
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
An occasional shaft of sunlight penetrated the foliage and lit up the bronze trunks of the pines , touching them with fire . A grey squirrel , spry after its winter sleep , startled Ben by scampering across his path . It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke . The primroses were out , starring the carpet of tawny dead leaves , and the bluebells , soon to spread their misty veil , now crouched in bud among their glossy leaves in tight pale knots . The faint but heady , perfume of a spring woodland was to stay with Ben for the rest of his life , and was connected , for ever , with a lover 's happiness .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
He is thankfully absent . The fish is fresh , half - an - hour alive for us , rather than half - an - hour dead for it . It tastes delicious and I pick it to the bone like a meticulous cat . We clear out of the flat before Teddy and Janice pile in to cook the evening meal . I lie swollen — bellied under the afternoon sun and fade away .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
Above : Different sizes of paving laid in staggered pattern , with joints filled with stone chippings , give informal effect Left : Quarried stone blocks with gravel infill form a natural stepped path by the side of a rockery , repeating the materials used Left and below : If you like the effect of gravel , but do n't want it sticking to your boots on wet days , lay ' stepping stones ' or brick , paving , etc , in concrete at regular intervals . Create patterns with different materials and colours . Above : Buff coloured paving slabs bordered by brick , used as edging and walling for contrast with path
Idiom: make a mountain out of a molehill (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's making a mountain out of a molehill . That typo really is n't as bad as he claims .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: no)
He was going to see Carol . Not just speak to her , but see her . He could tell her face to face how sorry he was for the incident of the previous night . As he walked he wondered if he should have bought her flowers . No .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
TRACEY CRAIK / Frilford Heath Golf Club Voice over Putting the final touches on their game . No longer wanting to be the second class citizens of the sport , the women golfers have used the Classic at Woburn to launch their new drive for equal opportunities . Male speaker
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
I know I could still step into Rankins . He 's a Rotarian , you know , the boss down there . We 're not supposed to help each other in a business way , are we?’— he pulled a face at her —‘But I know he would welcome me into his band . So , whatever Mr Jones has up his sleeve , he 'll let it slide out one of these days and it wo n't make the slightest difference to me.’ ‘ You 're wonderful .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
Oman is placing an order for three patrol craft with French shipbuilders after weeks of waiting in the hope that a buyer might be found for the Tyneside yard . Swan was the favourite to secure the lucrative contract until the yard was placed in receivership in May. Shopping is the antidote to economic doom and gloom , claims survey Families ‘ spending way out of slump’ FAMILIES are ignoring wage - freezes and trying to spend their way out of the slump . Faced with economic doom and gloom , the average householder simply goes to the shops , according to a survey today .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Over it , for dramatic effect , an old school blazer into which she would sew shoulder pads to make the silhouette wider . No need for a hat , but the hair must be pulled off the face to minimise distraction and caught at the nape in a black band into which she would stick a single green feather . That way , every time she turned her head to address one section of the audience , the rest of them would have something to be surprised about . Julia tried it all out in the bedroom mirror . She put a table in front of her to see how she would look from the lecture hall .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
But he has heeded the advice . As a general rule ten years is long enough , but of course it depends on the individual and it depends on the company too . If you are running your own company which you own and have built up from scratch you have a different approach to somebody like myself who 's a professional manager . That 's what I am , let 's face it . It does n't matter whether I like it or not ; it 's a fact of life .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: no)
Real supporters too worry that the disarray and the division in the Government is so clearly mirrored in the Opposition . The biggest mistake Smith made was to reveal himself ‘ relaxed ’ in the face of Bryan Gould 's early skirmishes over devaluation and Europe . It was as green a light as you could get for the never-ending demands for U-turns from Mr Gould , followed by several Shadow Cabinet colleagues . The relaxation period was too long , the precedent set a bad one . One of Mr Gould 's followers , health spokesman David Blunkett , urges Labour not to go for the unity of the graveyard .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
If he told her she might go straight back and he would n't be home for hours . By the time he got back there 'd be search parties out looking for him . He felt the key in his pocket . He 'd give it back to her when he got out of the car . They were in Little Knoll now .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
The next time I saw her was at the crematorium . Thomas and Lynn were there too , to say nothing of Roger and Marina , if that 's her name , and the rest of them . Clive also attended , visibly gleeful that he had spared the school any undesirable publicity by unloading me in the nick of time . The only other person I recognized was Alison Kraemer . She expressed her condolences briefly and tactfully , in marked contrast to some of those present , who could n't quite bring themselves to approach the grieving widow but were quite prepared to quiz me at length about the details of Dennis 's last hours .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The income arising from the £ 100,000 would not be caught by TA 1988 , Part XV as the income would not be income arising under a settlement . It should be noted , however , that the income may be taxed upon the settlor under TA 1988 , s739 . The situation may arise where the taxpayer is on the face of it chargeable to tax under Case V of Schedule D and also caught by Part XV of the Taxes Act 1988 . This could apply where A is a life tenant under a foreign trust and A was the settlor . The trustees may have power to advance capital to A. There is no provision in Part XV to say that if there is a charge under Part XV then there shall not be a charge under any other provision .
Idiom: move heaven and earth (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ On me , sir , on me,’ said his nephew soothingly . Dear God ! He had been moving heaven and earth to gain what was now little more than a pittance , in the light of what he had unexpectedly inherited . Like a thunderbolt it had come , just when he looked like losing it all . His brows snapped together .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Coronary risk factors are multiplicative , not additive , so if you already have one or two unavoidable risk factors , the last thing you should do is assume that the sword of Damocles is irrevocably poised above you and reach for another cigarette . But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . Taking heart from a check - up absence control systems ABSENCE MAKES THE COMPANY POORER There are sound business reasons for UK companies to manage absenteeism , but many of them are still complacent
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
Mr Garner said : ' We believe the law will have to find in our favour — our legal advice points to that . ' All the Government is doing is bowing to back - bench pressure . A hot potato is being passed on to the courts and ministers are safe in the knowledge they can hold up their hands and say : ' We tried everything we could ' . ' He said it was wrong British people should be forbidden to buy decoding equipment to watch it and denied the station , which is seen in 25,000 British homes as well as nine European countries , was ultra - violent . Convention given one month 's grace
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
But the decisions referred to above are helpful to demonstrate that both at law and in equity it has long been recognised that an influence may be subtle , insidious , pervasive and where religious beliefs are involved especially powerful . It may also be powerful between close relatives where one may be in a dominant position vis - à - vis the other . In this case Miss T. had been during her childhood subjected to the religious beliefs of her mother and in her weakened medical condition , in pain , and under the influence of the drugs administered to assist her , the pressure from her mother was likely to have a considerably enhanced effect . I find it difficult to reconcile the facts found by the judge with his conclusion that the influence of the mother did not sap her will or destroy her volition . The degree of pressure to turn persuasion or appeals to affection into undue influence may as Sir James Hannen P. said in Wingrove v. Wingrove , 11 P.D.
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
A FORMER Marine commando of 73 beat off a masked raider armed , masked raider who burst into an elderly woman 's home . Wally Hammond was visiting the woman in Margate , Kent , when he tackled the intruder who was armed with a knife and snooker cue . He was hit over the head and broke an ankle but disarmed the 6 ft raider and sent him packing . ‘ I gave him a good whacking,’ Wally told police as he was taken away on a stretcher . Beast of the moor ambushes family
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
Bridget Nottingham and I were the quizmasters . Some of the questions were related to previous Society events such as trips , the work on the Clunbury coach or even repeated from last year 's quiz . The idea was to give everybody a reasonable chance of answering some questions , not merely by general railway knowledge , but by dint of having supported Society events . The ‘ A’ team , led by Ron Mardle won the event . Keith Lucas
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Though it was not the first hostile bid — Charles Clore and Isaac Wolfson beat it by several years — the aluminium battle was a prototype for future bids in which a buyer made an offer to the shareholders of a listed firm against the wishes of its managers . Yet , for another 15 years or so , people in Wall Street and the City of London still told visitors that hostile bids were taboo . Now they are two a penny — or rather they were until 1990 . Soon enough , they will be again . But are they really new ?
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The 20 KHz bandwidth , 24 bit digital integrated effects system offers a total of 50 effects , a built - in bass and guitar tuner , two octaves of pitch transposing plus multi - interval pitch shifting , 200 memory locations , sampling , full programming of all parameters , programmable 7 band graphic , random access keypad , stereo / mono operation , 9-volt DC output socket for powering MIDI pedals , two assignable remote jacks , cuddly toy , microwave … Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . The control layout is on a par with ART 's tried and tested formula , and on the face of it should be fairly simple to understand . However , as a lot of the controls serve two functions , some initial confusion can arise . LEDs alongside certain buttons indicate which mode of operation has been selected and these do help in keeping tabs on what 's happening during programming .
Idiom: go for broke (used idiomatically: yes)
The new rules . Where to next ? Let the dust settle then go for broke — by the time anyone realises what 's going on it will be too late and everyone can have a good time and relax . The dinosaurs can have Scafell until they die out , then if anyone can still be bothered to walk ( ! ) up there , I 'm sure a line or two of bolts would n't go amiss . In the end I suppose you 'll get everything , which is what you wanted all along really but have n't dared to say it .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
Bill Koch , of America , replaced himself with Kimo Worthington , admitting : ' I 'm not a good light - air sailor . ' It was Buddy Melges , however , who steered in front at the first cross after the start , having been lifted into a handsome lead by the first shift , and stayed there . The boats were never more than 36 seconds apart until the finish , where Conner took a flyer on the final run to end 2 min 8 sec behind . Conner 's gamble says much about his situation . He is still smarting after Tuesday 's controversial umpire call , which cost him the race against Kanza , Koch 's other boat .
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: no)
BOSNIA 'S Moslem - led government said rebel Serbs had intensified their assault on Gorazde , declared a Moslem ' safe area ' by the United Nations , and appealed for help to avert genocide . Bosnia 's ambassador at the UN wants an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council . Making waves : An Australian male surf lifesaver , Damien Taylor , 24 , has entered a beauty contest designed for women if he wins Miss Wintersun 1993 , he can go for the Miss Australia crown . Soccer tragedy : Nine people were killed and 120 wounded in Baghdad when Iraqis fired shots in the air to celebrate Iraq 's 1–0 win over China in a World Cup soccer qualifying match . Woman PM : Defence minister Kim Campbell , 46 , won the leadership of the Conservative party and will become Canada 's first woman prime minister .
Idiom: kiss of death (used idiomatically: yes)
That means tons of earth have to be shifted . The uphill fairways kill off the old boys . Mountain golf is the kiss of death!’ Griffiths claims people do n't talk about disasters . ‘ When someone loses a packet , they just creep silently away.’
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
They often do do n't they ? They 're signalling Oh I do n't want to go that way I want the next one . So if y if you 're manoeuvring round him and he suddenly changes his mind we 're compounding what he is actually doing , by getting assuming that he 's gon na do the right thing . So if you work on the presumption then that that position is the preferable one , bearing in mind that you know what you 're doing but you do n't know what other people are doing . Any other points on that ?
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh , it drenched me with pleasure , even more than contemptible . Well , I do n't think I quite realised it even then . I first knew it unmistakably when Herr Sussmeyer replied to my first letter , saying he had this quest for pubic hairs because he loved and respected women so much . I remember feeling disappointed , and wondering why . Then I knew it was because I did n't want to be loved and respected , since I do n't deserve to be .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
There was naturally some anxiety over future job security , particularly after 1995 and possible privatisation of the Commercial division affecting terms and conditions of employment . Although the changes were ‘ A bit unsettling,’ there were , he believed , ‘ Benefits in being given more freedom to aggressively search for customers and shedding the ‘ government bureaucracy’image.’ ‘ Whilst recognising that staff in other parts of AEA would undoubtedly be more concerned , he and his colleagues in the UK and overseas subsidiaries knew that they had to ‘ Keep their eye on the ball , push ahead with product development , sell hard and achieve their demanding targets for growth.’ He thought privatisation was a logical and highly motivating next step ; commenting ‘ AEA now has to win the hearts and minds of staff if privatisation is to succeed.’ His colleagues had expressed anxiety over pension rights but saw possible benefits in attracting and retaining staff if pay constraints could be freed .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: no)
It 's very important . I 'm , I 'm , I 'm resisting temptation to get involved in this debate . Let 's stick to this concept , I , I welcome it , I think it shows good thinking on the part of our officers and I would like to suggest that er , I take er , a back seat on this one , and I , I , I 'd feel probably , set up a sub - committee , I would think four or five is ample , and I would like to propose that Malcolm chairs this meeting , so that we have a fresh brain and a younger brain , looking at the future 's problems . How do you feel about it ? I still think the P A G is probably about the right size body is n't it ?
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the reasons why to save money is because the studio theatre has a limited capacity . And the sort of er money that wo n't have to pay a reputable alternative theatre it was such that one could n't hope to break even on that capacity with the sort of seat prices that were that we 're charging . So sadly that was one of those things that we had to cut . I know there are people here I know there are people here in the audience that use used to come to classical music concerts , horrendously expensive even with the Eastern orchestral board 's subsidy .
Idiom: cut and thrust (used idiomatically: yes)
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ATHLETICO WHADDON CUP RECORD If League football is a club 's bread and butter , then a good Cup run must be the icing on that bread and butter . Cup games bring relief from the cut and thrust of the League and more importantly can bring much needed revenue to the club . Unfortunately , with a marginally less successful Cup than League record , Athletico have never been in that position . We have however entered a large number of competitions over the years : the FA Cup , FA Vase , County Shield , Debenhams Floodlit Cup and the Sherpa Tensing Van Trophy to name but a few .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
But consider what a person must suffer through to starve to a skeletal state , spending the nights lying on unplaned boards or on a concrete floor , tormented at night by the impossible need to relieve himself , plagued by the cold or the heat and by air almost too thick to breathe , driven to work time and ~ again with beatings or equally vicious tongue - lashings - it is gruesome , and a graphic reflection of the intentions held by the Ministry of the Interior at Prague .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
If the Government was serious about regaining the initiative it has so wretchedly lost , the Prime Minister would sanction the Chancellor to announce this morning that Britain is seeking to join the ERM at the earliest practical moment . The effect would be as positive as it would be dramatic . Government will spend 1bn pounds to smooth poll tax : Policy initiatives in advance of election reassure party rank and file By COLIN HUGHES , COLIN BROWN and ANTHONY BEVINS THE GOVERNMENT will spend more than £ 1bn before the next general election to take the sting out of the poll tax .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Way down to a . Yes , well that . Where do you lot got with last night , pissed off .. It 's not , it 's people do n't understand or something .. Y M C A whatever .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
MINIGRAMS Altus Finance , a subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais in France , has followed Unix System Labs Inc 's example and invested $ 1 m in Paris - based micro - kernel Unix house Chorus Systemes SA ( UX No 359 ) . Cypress Semiconductor Corp is disappointed with its Sparc business , which is falling and impacted its earnings in at least the last quarter : but now it reckons its Pinnacle Sparc shot ( UX No 381 ) will save the day in the second half . Sparc laptop house RDI Computer Corp , San Diego , California has had a change of guard : start - up specialist , Roy Wright , has been brought in as president to run day - to - day operations , while co - founder , Rick Schrameck , remains chairman and CEO responsible for the company 's direction , strategic alliances and new product development . Informed sources say that Texas Instruments Inc had Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunOS Unix running on the superscalar Viking Sparc a long time ago , but when schedules for the long overdue part began to slip , it clammed up , leaving the grapevine to hum with negative vibes .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
So that the right hon . Gentleman is in no doubt , I tell him that I have no plans to raise the top rate of tax or the level of national insurance contributions . Mr. Kinnock It is time that the Prime Minister came clean with the country . In view of the record of Conservative Governments in always putting up VAT and in view of the Prime Minister 's promises on other aspects of policy , how can he pretend that his intention is not to put up VAT ? Do not a Tory Government make VAT rises a certainty ?
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Then we come to Sir Geoffrey Howe , the third contender . He is a grey man in a grey suit . He is Deputy Prime Minister , but yesterday sat on the very edge of the platform group . He is not down to address the conference at all . But he could and did hold a fringe meeting with the Bow Group , where he gave the becoming speech of a statesman .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Happy when they were together , when she was left alone she fretted , missing his presence and the way the light moved round his body as he enthusiastically used every inch of it to express the slightest emotion . She felt she would never tire of the way Ludo demonstrated each change in his mood . She already knew his movements off by heart : the way he rubbed the bridge of his nose when he made fun of her ; how his upper lip crinkled as he laughed ; his habit of pulling his ear as he made a point he thought important . Above all , she loved his Italian mannerisms : hands cupped together in a pleading gesture when she was slow to understand something or arms flailing in the air as he enthused about the beauty of Capri , the magnificence of St Peter 's — anything , so long as it was Italian . His Mediterranean vibrancy excited and stimulated her .