Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
In short , US foreign ~ policy may be as active as ever , but it is downsizing and becoming more exacting about its priorities . As a result , many global challenges – climate ~ change , trade , resource scarcity , international security , cyber - warfare , and nuclear proliferation , to name a few – are bound to loom larger . Welcome to the G - Zero world , a more turbulent , uncertain environment in which coordination on global policy issues falls by the wayside . Paradoxically , this new environment , though daunting , is less troublesome for the US ; in fact , it provides fresh opportunities for the US to capitalize on its unique position . The G - Zero world is not all bad for the US – if it plays its cards right .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
The book sprang apart , like a box , disgorging leaf after leaf of faded paper , blue , cream , grey , covered with rusty writing , the brown scratches of a steel nib . Roland recognised the handwriting with a shock of excitement . They appeared to be notes on Vico , written on the backs of book - bills and letters . The librarian observed that it did n't look as though they had been touched before . Their edges , beyond the pages , were dyed soot - black , giving the impression of the borders of mourning cards .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
The Market : Equities display a semi - detached air By Paul Murphy THE camp beds are in place , the beer is on ice and market makers at the City 's big integrated houses are ready for tonight 's unofficial over - night trading session . Many of those not working will be attending a benefit do for cricketer Derek Pringle at London 's Chiswell Brewery . How much Mr Pringle receives ( tax free ) will doubtless depend on the Tories ' progress through the early hours .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
If he had not forced himself to smile back it would have been easier . Neither of them tried to speak . Hands still bound behind their backs , they were hustled through the gateway . Even in this extremity Angela gasped with amazement . In the centre of the fortified enclosure stood a church of exquisite elegance .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
My own method was to learn the piano , clarinet , and saxophone early on , and then ( helped by a pawnbroker ) investigate almost every orchestral instrument . My brother gave me his guitar , and I inherited a violin , which I learned well . Then I took up the double bass and organ for good measure . My chief tutor was Harmsworth 's Self Educator . Orchestration I learned by copying gramophone records .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of these are explored in the pages to come : computers which siphon even more power from the people who operate them ; a dynamic but degraded city ; a hippie alternative to capitalism which failed because it never really analysed the problem . The way we are treating the apple serves as a metaphor for how we are treating our world . And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning . Moonlit Money — The Shady World of Underground Work It 's everywhere .
Idiom: dead wood (used idiomatically: yes)
It was cold , it would soon be dark , and the dogs were tired — they 'd be following soon . Some of the men had brought ropes and small axes with them so that , while they were in the forest , they could carry back a load of firewood rather than returning empty - handed if they did n't get the boar . We were far from any village now and there was plenty of dead wood just lying on the ground . As Kalchu and I and some of the other men set out for home , they started to gather it up and hack off the dead branches that jut out from pine - trunks like thin stumps of arms . The snow was falling in earnest as we wound our way down through the trees , and the rich colours of the forest — the pine - green and henna - red bracken — were rapidly fading to ashen .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: no)
You were simply given a lamp and told , ‘ Your beat starts here . Off you go.’ I promptly got lost . When I first started , I got a paper to go to Rose Hill Station on Scotland Road . The boss said , ‘ You go to Scotland Road and come in here for your tea , Bill .
Idiom: on thin ice (used idiomatically: yes)
He said at last , ' I 've got you , ' in a slightly hearty voice . She waited for him to ask her if she was lonely , but he did n't , merely drank his tea obediently , like a child with hot milk . ' Do you want , ' Anna said , embarking impulsively on the thinnest ice , ' do you want to reconsider everything ? I mean everything ? Our lives , where we live , even — even what you do ? '
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Let the hon Gentleman look at the Rothschild and BACUM figures — 14 and five . Mr. Brandon - Bravo The hon . Gentleman will have to come to terms with the fact that there is an energy market to be supplied . The amount of coal that is used is very much a question that is in the hands of British Coal as it negotiates with the current generating authorities . Some people ask how much coal will be dug or how many pits will be open by the year 2000 .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
König was small in stature , could be testy , and was impatient of any blocking of his plans . He had massive difficulties to overcome , concerned with funding , the medical profession , and not least the rough reception he got in wartime in what , in a letter written two weeks before he died , he called the ' human desert in the North of Scotland ' . But in all his face - to - face contacts with the handicapped — and with worried parents — he radiated a great warmth of strong , friendly reassurance . The many lectures he gave throughout his life were delivered , noteless , in an attractive broken English that spellbound his audiences . In 1963 he received the gold medal of the Tutzinger star at Tutzing , Germany .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
She read Victorian novels and studied textbooks of anatomy . She started to read Freud ( The Psychopathology of Everyday Life , Totem and Taboo ) , without understanding , yet without misunderstanding . She tried to learn the Book of Job by heart , but never got safely past the end of the second chapter ; the first two chapters were on the dull side , overloaded with yoke of oxen and she - asses , with Eliphaz the Temanite , Bildad the Shuhite , and Zophar the Naamathite , Job 's comforters . Liz wanted to get on to the exciting bits , in which Job demanded why light was given to him that was in misery , and life to the bitter in soul : in which Job desired to argue with his God : in which the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind : but she knew it would be cheating to miss out the she - asses and skip to the livelier parts , so she plodded dully on with the dull narrative . Obsessional behaviour : she determined that one day she would find an explanation for it , and , meanwhile , pursued it .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
The two histidines ( arrowed ) have been crosslinked to DNA in chromatin . FIG . 5 Model of GH5 binding to DNA , based on the similarity of GH5 with CAP and the known DNA - binding mechanism of CAP . The coordinates of GH5 were superimposed onto those of CAP , and the actual DNA in CAP , which is bent , was replaced by a phosphate backbone trace of B - form DNA ( shown in red ) to avoid any presumptions about the nature of the DNA . The GH5 molecule is shown colour - ramped from red to blue , going from N terminus to C terminus . Conserved basic residues , as well as the two histidines that have been crosslinked to DNA , are shown in blue .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
He was brought off before the end of a rare defeat and the emotional scars were apparent for weeks after that . Reid admitted : ‘ That hurt him and it got to the stage where he was n't getting in there to take chances . We had a heart-to-heart about it . ‘ There 's no concern now . David is making chances every game .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
And he would have to tell Ezzie all about it , every detail , how one recess long ago the boys had decided to put some girls in the school trash cans . It had been one of those suggestions that stuns everyone with its rightness . Someone had said , ' Hey , let 's put those girls over there in the trash cans ! ' and the plan had won immediate acceptance . Nothing could have been more appropriate . The trash cans were big and had just been emptied , and in an instant the boys were off chasing the girls and yelling at the tops of their voices .
Idiom: cast the first stone (used idiomatically: yes)
Lifting the seam is common practice.’ Martin - Jenkins told his readers : ‘ Pakistan are far from damaged by the allegations of ball - tampering . Let him who has never lifted the seam of a cricket ball cast the first stone.’ We 're lucky that these fine beauties are not running the Olympics . They 'd sack the drug - testers , saying : ‘ Steroids are now so widespread that every athlete should be allowed to take them wholesale!’
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
JUNIOR SET by Alastair McIver A VERY BRITISH COUP Only time will tell whether the Lawn Tennis Association will receive an additional benefit to those already being reaped at its National Training Centre at Bisham , following its acquisition of former Wimbledon finalist Olga Morozova to its staff . For in addition to the package that it negotiated with the delightful Mrs Morozova back in 1990 , came the equally delightful and extremely talented Miss Roubanova , the 13 year old daughter of Olga and her husband , Victor . Ekaterina Roubanova , the slim , gifted and articulate youngster is a Russian , although there are continuing negotiations taking place with the ITF to make her eligible to represent Great Britain in team competitions in the future .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Now of course the man at the top was depending on the man er Er the man at the bottom er was depending on the man at the top to be holding it to stop the weight fall on him . Well there was nothing to stop him by now , there were two weights , there was the wardrobe sliding down the stairs and the man on top of it . So he suddenly came to a halt at the bottom of this stairs as it turned the corner , with the bottom of the wardrobe rammed into his chest , pinning him to the wall . The other man nose first was sliding down towards him , and ended up nose - to - nose with the other man , with his feet up in the air at th the bottom end of the wardrobe , or what was now the top end .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
My last bath had been on the evening of 4th June ; it was now 17th July . Surrounding us on the beach were a large number of French civilians who had come down to the beach to look at the British Tommies . As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us . It was Geordie , he was muttering out loud to himself in his strong Geordie accent . ' Well , ah do n't know aboot you lot but I 'm gangin ' into the watter . '
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
The club 's first experience of the Vauxhall Conference had brought immediate relegation . Traditionally members of the Southern ( now Beazer Homes ) League , they were allotted a place in the Vauxhall League , which they head by two points , and Gould takes a healthy smattering of former Northampton players back tomorrow . The manager played more than 100 matches for the Cobblers in the early Seventies and , living three miles from the ground , he remains conveniently placed to keep tabs on potential signings . Two months ago he paid Northampton a club record fee of £ 15,000 for Glenville Donegal , and the striker 's winning goal against Southend United in the FA Cup first round ensured an immediate homecoming . Donegal was hardly overcome by romantic notions .
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: yes)
A COMPUTER expert gave his girlfriend an olde worlde surprise yesterday when he enlisted the help of a town crier to ask her to marry him . Two weeks ago , Sharon Edwards began teasing Darren Johnson over his lack of romance . But after her 25-year - old boyfriend from Huntington , Chester , popped the question Sharon , 22 , admitted she was stunned . Mr Johnson secretly arranged with David Mitchell to ask the crucial question during one of his announcements . So , while out on a shopping trip , Darren stepped forward as a volunteer to help the crier with a proclamation of his own .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
The choice has never been wider from the total wet and dry , mechanical filtration combined with heating , and aeration of Hagen 's BioLife 55 filters at to the neat new Micron from Independance at ( technical review next month ) . Shark 3 Powerhead . The Biofilta from Aquarium Systems Ltd has been around a couple of years ( mail order ) . It 's a box trickle filter — as is the new unit from Top - Up Aquatics designed to use the new British Filter Coral from to with media ; add for powerhead and air pump supplied ( technical review next month ) . New Bioplast media CeraFoam and BioKern are ceramic and plastic media aimed at denitrification .
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Seizures of crack are quite irrelevant in gauging the growth of cocaine smoking ( as opposed to‘snorting’ ) , since a baser buys ordinary powder - form cocaine . As I know from my own experience , crack , or free - base , is highly addictive , but in a psychological rather than a physical way . Once the motivation to stop arises , it is not so difficult to kick the habit . In other words , the habit is by no means incurable . Further , crack is not ‘ instantly’ addictive ; it takes , usually , a few weeks of regular sessions to produce addictive tendencies .
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
TODAY 'S man needs to look fit , smooth - skinned and perfectly groomed wherever he is . But , when he 's on the move , it can be difficult . A close wet - shave is not really possible , say if he 's thousands of feet up in the air and he wants to stay sweet with fellow plane passengers . But a dry shave does n't always give him the results he wants . Clinique , though , say their new Electric Shave Primer is just the job .
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
Do you remember who claimed ‘ It 's what your right arm 's for’ ? On the other hand , if you fancy a night in , take a closer look at TV pubs with top critic Hilary Kingsley , while following Barrie Pepper 's advice on what to drink at home . Roger Protz welcomes with open arms the rebirth of stout and porter , and Michael Jackson chaperons drinkers who want ale , not lager , when abroad . Campaigning points remain at the forefront : new long - leases for tenants , inter - brewery supply deals and the latest wave of brewery closures are all put under the spotlight . And , of course , the Pub Section points the way to nearly 5,000 pubs that serve top - notch cask beer — there are more than 1,500 new entries from last year .
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
Nutty did not think they would win . But the horror of losing was as much to do with money as with pride . Biddy had never let them down , come without fail all through the bad weather , and now was giving Nails an intensive course on her own horse which — in terms of money — was worth another couple of hundred pounds . Yet surely she knew they had no way of paying , should she demand it ? Nutty dare not discuss it with her .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
It could take him five seasons to get it right EMLYN HUGHES / NIGEL CLARKE A SINISTER campaign to boot Graeme Souness out of Liverpool went public last night when the betting boys opened a book on his successor . Kevin Keegan , the current darling of Tyneside , is already being quoted 5 - 1 to be in charge at Anfield when Liverpool start the Premier League next season . Although William Hills make Souness the 6 - 4 on favourite to remain manager next year , it 's still a shattering blow to his credibility .
Idiom: jump on the bandwagon (used idiomatically: no)
If he is insulting enough to make an offer for Aitken of the amount I have seen quoted , he need n't bother waiting for an answer . ' Smith seems determined to tell me what I want for Roy Aitken , when in fact he has never asked me . He is simply jumping on a publicity bandwagon . ' This is not the stuff of which marriages are made , and it is quite clear that if United do not improve what Celtic consider to be a derisory offer for the Scotland captain , who has made 50 international appearances , there will be no union . Celtic are in no hurry to sell , and if they continue the form they showed in the 3 - 0 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road they will be quite happy not to have any calls from potential buyers at least until the end of the season .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
But then an understanding of consciousness , for all its fascination , is not necessary to the production of an adequate model of cognitive behaviour . While consciousness may be central to an understanding of one 's self , it is marginal to an understanding of other people . Consciousness in other people is a hypothesis for which there is circumstantial evidence in their verbal reports which match , by - and - large , our verbal reports of our own experiences . ( This implies of course that consciousness in animals is a hypothesis for which there can be no evidence at all unless we resort to anthropomorphism , which we usually do . ) Most psychologists accept that cognitive processes , and therefore ' mind ' — although this is a term not widely used in the brain sciences -encompass both conscious and unconscious activities .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Based on the letter of intent signed by the Polish government on Dec. 23 , 1989 [ see p. 37130 ] , it was backdated to allow drawings as from Jan. 1 , 1990 . It was Poland 's first IMF credit agreement since joining the Fund in June 1986 [ see p. 34687 ] . On Feb. 6 the World Bank for the first time made major loans to Poland for structural adjustment purposes , totalling $ 360,000,000 , while indicating that loans in the pipeline could total five times that amount in 1990 . World Bank President Barber Conable called for a " broad - based international effort " to help Poland . Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki on Feb. 9 appealed to Western creditor governments for a rapid agreement on debt rescheduling , and for consideration of measures to reduce Poland 's overall foreign debt ( some $ 41,000 million , including $ 27,000 million to Western countries belonging to the so - called " Paris Club " ) by partial write - off .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: no)
Then the moment of conception itself . Life created before the camera 's eye . Springing up microscopically on the double helices to create that most controversial of creatures — the human embryo . To those like me whose education concentrated on the physical rather than the biological sciences , the Nilsson film was a revelation . Here was clear exposition of the biology involved .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
The sword gone , a boat drew up full of women wearing black hoods including Morgan le Fay , Arthur 's half sister . The women took Arthur away across to the mystical Isle of Avalon where he still sleeps waiting to claim the British throne once again . To get the best of the Arthurian sites of Snowdon ascend the mountain using the Watkin Path which starts at Nant Gwynant to the south . This takes you up over Bwlch - y - Saethau , the Pass of the Arrows , where the battle with Mordred is actually supposed to have taken place . Once you 're at the summit descend by the more popular Miners ' Path which will take you down across the causeway over Llyn Llydaw and finishes up at Pen - y - pass at the top of the Llanberis Pass .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
The " Ternate " paper threw Darwin into a panic . He suddenly risked losing the crowning glory of a lifetime 's secret endeavour to an unknown malarial " fly - catcher " as the humble naturalist - explorers were known . After weeks of private anguish followed by questionable closed - door lobbying of the leading minds of the Royal College of Science , Darwin found himself forced to go public on the issue of evolution for the first time , when both their papers were read at the Linnean Society of London on that momentous July evening of 1858 . What is seldom revealed in the history books , though perfectly easy to verify , is that Darwin 's contribution was less a paper than a rambling series of notes which contained nothing novel , whereas Wallace 's " Ternate " paper was the first complete exposition in writing of " Descent and Divergence with modification through variation and Natural Selection " — which is the very kernel of what has become known as the " Darwinian " theory of evolution . Although some kink in the confluence of timing and temperament may have robbed Wallace of his posthumous fame , it may also have robbed the rest of us , through this century of science , of a broader view of the hidden forces of life .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
The Reverend Mr Evans stood under the shelter of the porch , shaking hands with his congregation as they emerged . ‘ Powerful sermon , Reverend!’ said one man . ‘ Plenty of food for thought in that.’ Some people were already turning their thoughts to food of another kind , impatient to get home . Florrie tugged at the empty sleeve of her husband 's coat , pleading , ‘ Do hurry up , Ebbie .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: no)
As the hon . Member for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) has pointed out , about a quarter of offshore workers are employed by the major companies , while the remaining three quarters work for contractors . It is clear , however , that in this case the contracting company felt extremely nervous when it found that representatives of a safety committee had gone straight from the employer to the ultimate operator in the field . Its anxiety and the pressure that was placed on the safety committee representatives speak volumes : they reveal that not everyone is treated equally in the North sea , and that , on some North sea installations , there is still a marked divergence between the recourse available to those working for the operator and that accorded to those working for contracting companies . My final point relates to the penalties that will be employed when North sea workers are eventually given some sort of legislative protection against victimisation . When I asked earlier what those penalties might be , I was fobbed off with the answer that the matter would be referred to the industrial tribunal , and that the worker involved might receive some form of compensation .
Idiom: strain every nerve (used idiomatically: yes)
Barney , enraged by Angy 's taunts , had just as much motive and was a far stronger character … She felt exhausted . Every nerve had been strained in the effort to prompt Lou 's memory but what she had learned could do little to prove Barney 's innocence . On the contrary , said the voice , it could do his case untold damage . But surely , she reasoned , once they catch Lawrence , the police will demolish his story … the story that he and Lou have cooked up together .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
There was one in this show when Charity Barnum 's understudy went on for the first time . For some reason , we had a very quick change and her dress was put on inside out . We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . Voice over These days no appearance in a theatre can go ahead without lots and lots of electricity .