Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: the bee's knees (used idiomatically: yes)
Late last year it released version 3 of WinFax Pro , which improved on an already good package . It has few serious rivals , the closest being ZSoft 's UltraFAX , which has a feature list as long and impressive as WinFax Pro 3 . Not only is WinFax Pro the bee 's knees , it is n't expensive — you can get it for under £ 99 . The DOS version is even cheaper — it goes for a very reasonable £ 59 . Running as a Windows app , WinFax Pro operates in the same way as all other Windows fax packages .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Games like Krusty 's Super Fun House and some parts of the much - heralded Sonic 2 promote the much - needed skills of lateral thinking . To be successful at such games you need to explore and find new levels and different solutions . Seeking high and low for new rewards and new ways forward . Learning that there is more than one solution to things is a valuable lesson . Those who do n't indulge in the video games world may be losing out in many more ways .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Given such an approach it is hardly surprising that relations between pacifist and Communist opponents of the war during 1939–40 proved difficult . The PPU launched its own Women 's Peace Campaign in direct competition to the Stop the War agitation promoted by the Communist - led Women Against War and Fascism . Hitler 's assault in the summer of 1940 put paid to the agitation for peace negotiations . Several leading supporters of the PPU resigned , and , even among the Quakers , ‘ a silent majority’ seemed ready to condone the war . After Dunkirk , pacifists concentrated , not on stopping the war , but on trying to ameliorate the barbarism with which it was being conducted .
Idiom: safe as houses (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It was a pity it happened to her , the prettiest in the village . But that 's how it happens ! The ugly ones are as safe as houses , are n't they , Jenny?’ and the speaker turned to one who was certainly not beautiful . Tess sat there , unaware of their conversation . Her mouth was like a flower , and her eyes were large and soft , sometimes black , blue or grey , sometimes all three colours together .
Idiom: hit the bottle (used idiomatically: no)
‘ In the end we parted quite amicably … but I can safely say you wo n't see him on my programme again!’ When Barry went to interview Richard Burton , the star 's two biggest problems — booze and Liz Taylor — played their part . ‘ Burton had been hitting the bottle because he was missing Liz . ‘ They had just been reconciled for about the 18th time and when work forced them apart he started on the vodka . ‘ He drank from the moment he got up and continued throughout the day , although it did n't show .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
Dealing 2000 Phase Two , due out this year ( forex dealing ) , and the upcoming Globex after - hours futures trading system hope to do the same in other markets . One leading broker admits , ' I just keep coming in and see someone sitting at a computer not moving , and I wonder should the computer be there in lieu of the person ? ' Tempting , but the truth so far is that in equities the machines are n't quite making the required grade . ' At least if there 's a human being there you can talk about the deal , ' says Legal & General 's Michael Payne with just a trace of exasperation . ' Is it the right sort of market ?
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
For the first time he was tempted to commit scientific adultery . In his preface he elaborates , almost apologetically , on this process of seduction : ' Tired by a long and laborious day 's walk under a burning sun , I frequently encamped for the night by the side of a river , a natural pond , or a water - hole , and before retiring to rest not unfrequently stretched my weary body on the river 's bank ; while thus reposing , the surface of the water was often disturbed by the little concentric circles formed by the Ornithorhynchus [ duck - billed platypus ] , or perhaps an Echnidna [ anteater]came trotting up towards me . With such scenes as these continually around me , is it surprising that I should have entertained the idea of collecting examples of the indigenous Mammals of a country whose ornithological productions I had gone out expressly to investigate ? … ' Skins and skeletons of mammals , from the giant kangaroo to the tiny kangaroo rat , were hauled on board the groaning bullock carts to join the piles of feathered carcases already stacked away as part of Gould 's mammoth collection .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Apathy , whatever it is linked with ‘ declines into death . I love the opening words of the Magnificat : ‘ My soul magnifies the Lord , and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour ’ ( Luke 1.46–47 ) . Mary 's heart was enlarged with a great vision of God who comes to overthrow the oppressor and rescue the poor . Service begins with praise . You priests — let your service for Christ arise from the warmth of your praise .
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
Except that the flame was deep inside , in a place that longed for him in a way she had never felt before . ‘ It took a lot to make me miss our date the other night , Folly,’ he whispered . ‘ I know we have n't known each other long , but you 've got under my skin like no other woman I 've ever met . I ca n't stop thinking about you — I want you all the time . I want you to belong to me.’
Idiom: foam at the mouth (used idiomatically: no)
Not content with simply being breathed into the atmosphere , the virus makes us sneeze or cough explosively . The rabies virus is transmitted in saliva when one animal bites another . In dogs , one of the symptoms of the disease is that normally peaceful and friendly animals become ferocious biters , foaming at the mouth . Ominously too , instead of staying within a mile or so of home like normal dogs , they turn into restless wanderers , propagating the virus far afield . It has even been suggested that the well - known hydrophobic symptom encourages the dog to shake the wet foam from its mouth — and with it the virus .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Ipswich 3 , Man City 1 BULGARIAN star Bontcho Guentchev was given an unexpected debut just days after receiving international clearance — and could have bagged a double as Ipswich moved up to sixth in the Premier League . The forward , together with Australian international Vlado Bozinoski , joined the East Anglian club from Bobby Robson 's Sporting Lisbon for a joint fee of £250,000 . And he found himself in the starting line-up when top scorer Chris Kiwomya went down with flu . Twice in the first half he had a clear-cut chance to score , but both times opted for the spectacular overhead kick when a safe , sure-footed shot would have sufficed .
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
Well Well done , that was absolutely first rate , I mean erm , it was a difficult er , task you had , especially as the book was n't in the library , of which I am deeply apologetic , because I thought it was , and er , I thought you er , you coped with a very difficult assignment extremely well , and I think you can have an extra and I 'm sure everyone else thinks so too . Er , as I have said , I have n't done Woodrow Wilson before in the past , so , so it was an experiment , and erm , I must admit , yo you rose to the occasion excellently . It kind of builds Gandhi up into a great er figure , as it were , ignoring his feet of clay , erm , which he definitely had . And er , er , the question is of course , where does Freud 's book on Woodrow Wilson belong ?
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Especially if the K M T Exactly . So if , if you are a poor peasant you are thinking hold on the Party expects me to stand up to this landlord and accuse him of this this and this , actually point a finger at him when there is a chance that , you know , the Kuomintang is , is twenty miles away and they , I know they 've come into other villages as they come back , m of land to peasants.s in the form of land There must 've been with erm in forty seven was it the encirclement campaign where they allowed the nationalists to sort of drive through the , I do n't know the defences , they must 've been fairly certain of their support in certain areas by then . Because they actually allowed the , the nationalists to , to sort of drive a an attack through into villages and take over erm and they , they assumed that they would drive too far erm
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Informative’ content was much boosted by the intrinsically serious nature of Channel 4 . Much earlier than that , however , an important part was played by the rise of news and current affairs . BBC was traditionally strong in these areas ( classic ‘ public service broadcasting’ territory ) , but with the introduction of ITN 's News at Ten on 3 July 1967 , ITV broke new ground . This was TV 's first half - hour news bulletin , and something of which Pilkington could have been proud , since research had shown in 1966 that 83 per cent of viewers were perfectly content with the traditional fifteen minutes at 8.55 pm . News at Ten quickly became so popular that the companies built their evening scheduling round it .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
You are very vulnerable while you are standing fumbling in your handbag or pockets . Front door keys are best not kept in a handbag anyway , because if your handbag should be stolen you will not be able to enter your house . If you are really nervous of being out and about , invest in a personal alarm , which you should carry in your hand at all times . These emit a piercing shriek when pressed . Be very careful when you withdraw money from street cash dispensers .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No,’ said Fernie . ‘ Why should I?’ He looked even more puzzled but Pascoe could see from Alice 's face that she was beginning to get the picture . ‘ Did you ever write a letter to Mrs Connon?’ ‘ No .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Functional locations enable you to classify customer technical systems on multiple levels and to assign to each location the devices that are installed there .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Wo n't have the .. You 'll be coming round nan 's then will you ? She 'll have to go to town near Dudley . That 's . He 's supposed to go to er .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
When stopped by the car park attendant , the disturbed man shoved the attendant aside , causing him to fall and break his wrist . Frightened by the collecting crowd , the man lashed out at several others until he was finally arrested by the police . It transpired that he had been sleeping rough for weeks and that his last known address was a Salvation Army hostel 100 miles away . He was remanded in custody and remained in prison for six weeks , unwilling to be treated for his distressing voices and persecutory beliefs and unable to give a clear account of himself as a result of his jumbled thinking and speech . Psychiatric reports were eventually obtained and recommended that he should be detained in hospital for treatment , not in prison .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
By day she earns her keep as a representative for a make - up management agency . ‘ You feel bigger in New York,’ laments Karen , ‘ and I miss the convenience of everything . But London is like iced water , it 's crystal clear and safe . It 's a load off my back . I do n't have to look behind me all the time and I 'm not buggin ' out on anything’
Idiom: in the family way (used idiomatically: yes)
She had been seen carrying something under her apron in the area where the body was found . Her next door neighbour , a Mrs. Ellen Greaves , gave evidence that she had constantly challenged Esther Dyson in sign language ( which she had learnt through daily contact with the deaf brother and sister ) over the preceding few months about her being in the family way . Esther Dyson had consistently denied being pregnant , but two days prior to the discovery of the child , she had appeared very big in the family way , then the next morning , Mrs. Greaves noticed that Esther Dyson was pale , languid , weak and thinner , as if she had delivered a child . Other witnesses corroborated this evidence , and mentioned that the bedroom where Esther Dyson slept in the house she shared with her brother was splattered with blood . In her first defence , Esther Dyson admitted by signs she had borne a child , but had pulled its head off when delivering it herself .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
In a statement , gloucestershire police said : We can confirm that the family have expressed some concern over police activity , the matter has been refered to the independant police complaints authority which will supervise inquiries concerning the death . He says that whatever needs to be done should be done to stop anything similar happening . Meanwhile Mrs thomas 's other grandson James Bellamy is now on the run after escaping from police custody . NORTHAMPTON PADDY PLAICE / Husband
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
If he gets in as much trouble as I did , I will be very understanding,’ he said . The heir to Blenheim Palace once broke into a chemist 's looking for drugs . He spent a Christmas behind bars after being found with cocaine , got a three - month jail sentence for breaking a probation order and a two - year suspended sentence for possessing cocaine . Leslie signs himself out of his coma GAME show host Leslie Crowther is fully conscious again , five weeks after the car crash that put him in a coma .
Idiom: live and learn (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , well , well . I never thought I would see a Ryan driving a new Merc with all the rent paid.’ ‘ Well , officer , we live and learn , do n't we . Now fuck off!’ ‘ That 's not very nice , Mickey .
Idiom: everything but the kitchen sink (used idiomatically: yes)
Moore 's Marbles ! Aunt Hortense : Babsy Hepworth 's bronzes , everything but the kitchen sink . Jeeves : David Hockney , Beryl Cook , Elizabeth Frink !
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
He will not mislead with threats and bluffs . For him negotiating is less a game of poker and more a game of chess . Everything is above board except the strategy . TODAY 'S STEP Prepare for your next negotiation by studying the lessons of past negotiations , the successes and failures .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
In their quest to reduce costs , however , the Railfreight managers were keen to explore every way of streamlining their operations , and in the case of Severn Tunnel Junction it was found that total closure would bring substantial savings for relatively little inconvenience . Most of the work previously carried out at Severn Tunnel Junction was transferred to Gloucester , Cardiff Tidal and East Usk ( Newport ) yards , with Stoke Gifford ( Bristol ) playing a minor role . Though in the early days there were capacity problems at Gloucester , by and large the new arrangements have worked well . Many other yards throughout the BR network saw reductions in activity as a result of the continued trend towards unit or ‘ block ’ train working . Toton was a pivotal Speedlink yard in 1980 but its status had been reduced to that of staging and storage sidings , plus a small amount of household coal shunting , by the end of the decade .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
To maintain the same level of per capita consumption in 2025 , with an expected population of 8.2 billion , grain production would have to increase to 3050 million tonnes . To take a few regional examples , Africa would have to increase grain production by almost fivefold and Latin America by almost threefold . Apart from Africa , there is not a great deal of potential arable land left , so , using an across - the - board figure , it would be necessary to devote approximately 66 per cent of all farmed lands to cereals . Even so , the bulk of the increase would have to come from improved yields , as it has in the past three decades . At that point , two factors slide into the picture .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Today 's order confirms that . When is the work likely to start ? Notwithstanding the good news , many hundreds of the workers at Yarrow Shipbuilders have already gone down the road and it would be helpful if we could proceed quickly . I have just one quibble : could we not consider naming the ships HMS Stewart , Lang and Forsyth in memory of three Ministers who , notwithstanding that good news , are likely not to be in office much longer ? Mr. King
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
Jesus , that woman had turned out to be the biggest mistake of his life . All right , so she was an adequate fixer , she helped him cut corners , smoothed out the rougher edges of his life . But these days she was stepping way out of line , coming on like she had something on him , like she was something more than a two - bit secretary . Ever since York . She knew too much to be fired and she refused to be bought out with money or offers of promotion .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
All right . I 'm joined by Frank on the line . Do stay with us , John , because I think this man has a good word to say . Hello . I 've got a bouquet for the insurance company of Thame , the mechanical breakdown service .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
She shared a bedroom with Jill . It was an awkward relationship from the start : Jill had always considered herself her father 's favourite , and was naturally hurt to have her position usurped . But there was more to it than that : as the only daughter and elder sister to Nathan and Matthew , she had become far more involved in the running of the household , and had been witness to her mother 's frequent pregnancies , miscarriages and confinements . Such experience had aged her in advance of her years , and Jennifer was sometimes inclined to think that Jill was two or three years older than herself rather than eighteen months younger . She was also inclined to be bossy .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
It was nice and cool here in the bowels of the earth and the sounds muffled as if from the bottom of a swimming pool . I looked forward to the banquet and wondered idly whether Swire Sugden would turn up and spoil it . So far everything had gone our way , but it was hard to believe that the wily old campaigner would not have a few more tricks up his sleeve . The thought occurred to me that if he had it would mean our staying on at Claro , and I did n't want to go home anyway . Perhaps Otley would clean the oven and water the busy Lizzies and leave me here .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
He was an intelligent and well - educated man who enjoyed argument and conversation , whether in French or Latin . Impatient of court ceremonial and indifferent to the trappings of majesty , he felt most comfortable in the hard - wearing clothes of the huntsman . Like all members of the aristocracy he was addicted to hunting and liked nothing better than to be in the saddle and away before the crack of dawn . On the other hand he could work at all hours of the day and night — much to the dismay of his advisers and household servants who would have preferred a more predictable routine . He hated sitting still , and remained constantly on the move , restless and seemingly tireless , preferring to call for needle and thread to mend his own clothes rather than do nothing .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: no)
If blind people 's drawings of objects ( more or less as they would be touched ) reflected their thoughts , then deaf people 's writings obviously showed a difference . Unfortunately , both circumstances particularly highlighted skills which were difficult to acquire or monitor and could hardly act as evidence on the nature of thought . The fact that blind people can talk makes their world more accessible ; the fact that we can now begin to describe BSL makes it much more likely that we can get an effective picture of how sign language reflects the internal organisation of deaf people . Evidence on cognition in deaf children has never been clear - cut . Green and Shepherd ( 1975 ) used the Semantic Differential ( a technique to examine how meaning is assigned to concepts ) to show that deaf children share major dimensions of meaning with hearing children but lack a factor concerning abstract meaning and have an additional one of sensory judgements based on vision and touch .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
If he adds nothing , after a few weeks , you may take it he has nothing to add.’ That might very well be wisdom , Cadfael thought , listening respectfully . What could be more debilitating to the young , what harder to bear with constancy , than being shut into a narrow stone cell , under lock and key , with only a narrow cot , a tiny reading desk and a crucifix on the wall for company , and the length of half a dozen stone flags for exercise ? Though Tutilo had entered it , only half an hour ago , with evident relief and pleasure , and even heard the key turned in the lock without a tremor . The bed was gift enough .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ If I 'd been more , you know , responsive and that , then Denny'd still be here today . And the only reason I was n't is , well , because of us.’ I assaulted this position from every angle , ranging from thoughtful analyses of the male mid - life crisis , its nature and origins , to sweeping ad absurdumdismissals in which I demonstrated that by the same token Trish and Brian were equally culpable , because if they 'd gone out for the day I would have stayed at home and we would never have met in the first place . But all my wit and wisdom were wasted on Karen 's one - track mind . Just as the inhabitants of the barrios here defend their pathetic shanties to the last , defying the well - meaning efforts of the authorities to relocate them , so the poor in intellect cling to whatever feeble idea they have been able to fashion out of the odds and ends they have foraged .
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: no)
This effect has been compounded , thanks to slow growth elsewhere , by low prices for the international commodities that Japanese industry depends upon . Exports of Japanese machinery , on the other hand , withstood the downturn quite well because the Asian economies that buy them continued to boom . Also , the American and Japanese economies have been out of kilter . America 's strengthening economy caused an increase in American demand for Japanese imports , while Japanese demand for foreign goods declined . The effect is amplified , MITI argues , because 35 % of American exports to Japan are industrial commodities , which are highly sensitive to the business cycle .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Plastic windows are widely fitted as maintenance-free alternatives to timber . Now it is possible to have maintenancefree plastic boards fitted on the exterior of the home to replace timber fascia boards , barge boards and weatherboards . Made from cellular upvc , they are ideal for replacing those boards which are on a high level and consequently difficult to paint . Once installed , they can not rot or be attacked by woodworm , and will never need painting . One supplier of this type of boarding , Caradon Celuform , now offers much more than just a maintenancefree material .