Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
What 's on now ? Do n't know . I treated me and mum out to lunch . Did you ? Where did you go ?
Idiom: weak at the knees (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Just because you could have twisted those three bimbos round your little finger this afternoon , do n't assume all women are cut from the same cloth.’ Unbidden , Suzie 's words came back to her . ‘ Show me a woman who says Dane Jacobsen does n't make her go weak at the knees , and I 'll show you a liar!’ At one time she 'd have sworn with hand on heart that Dane had absolutely no effect on her knees whatsoever . But now ?
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
I tell you , I would n't care to put on Hamlet without Fortinbras.’ ‘ Who were you with at the Lyric ? Who was it in the red suit ? What are we pretending about?’ ‘ Red suit?’
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
This quotation sums up the reason for the publication by WACC of Few Voices , Many Worlds . It was published to ‘ keep alive the call to put into practice the principles of democratisation’ , and retains the spirit of Many Voices , One World — the report of the UNESCO - sponsored MacBride Commission which first articulated the call for a New World Information and Communication Order in the 1970s . Few Voices , Many Worlds takes stock of the current situation in global communication . In particular , it points to the rise of the multinational corporations as key players in the international communications arena , and the growth of global advertising . The book is a collection of documents aimed at stimulating discussion and action and at promoting a more general awareness of the cultural environment in which the mass media play a major part .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Dougal 's imagination presented him with images of decay . The images were more vivid tonight , perhaps because of the coldness which had developed between him and Celia . The evening had gone downhill since she asked about the coat . There had been no open quarrel — just the feeling that both of them had their heads down behind different barricades . Celia lay beside him , breathing quietly and evenly .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
And the Hammers ' efforts to find an equaliser met stern resistance , until Morley produced his high - quality goal 15 minutes from time . Meanwhile , two goals in the last minute earned Oxford a 5–5 draw from a remarkable tussle with Portsmouth at the Manor Ground . Oxford looked dead and buried until Pompey substitute Stuart Doling brought down John Durnin to allow Jim Magilton to cut the deficit to 5–4 from the penalty spot . And seconds later , Oxford keeper Paul Reece took the ball 30 yards outside his area and hit a long clearance to Joey Beauchamp , whose shot was blocked by Alan Knight before Chris Allen headed in the equaliser . Bees boost
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: yes)
As she waited at the only traffic lights in the main street , her attention was caught as a man came out from a hardware shop . A tall , broad - shouldered man whose looks seemed to epitomise her dream of the ideal man . There was a curious magnetism about him that , for one brief moment , caused her heart to miss a beat , but a blast on the horn of an impatient motorist behind her brought her quickly back to reality . ‘ Sorry about that,’ she said to Joanna . ‘ I was dreaming.’
Idiom: throw the book at (used idiomatically: no)
( Houston 1978:7 ) He then goes on to list and classify a lengthy and diverse list : visions , dreams , voices , discussions , parables , speeches , proverbs , rituals , laws , songs , drama , poetry , letters , ciphers , anthologies , history , records and stories , and for each he gives chapter and verse . In the unimaginative and uniform way that we present this exciting range , we give the impression that God 's appointed way of gaining our attention is by throwing a book at us ! Tom Houston reminds us that ' it takes a community to communicate'(Houston 1978:12 ) . The task can not be handed over to the superstar preacher and those with ' the gift of persuasive oratory ' .
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
The illusion persisted that the British might have succeeded if their diplomacy had been more sensitive and subtle , and if Macmillan himself had been more alive to the timing of the presidential election . But this was only a small part of the story . Once the Suez adventure began , and the Americans realized how totally they had been kept in the dark by London , an " anti - British frenzy " developed in Washington . Eisenhower himself was dismayed and indignant when the Israeli attack on Egypt of 29 October was followed by the Anglo - French ultimatum ( whose phraseology could not conceal its anti - Egyptian purpose ) and as the determination to seize the canal by force became apparent . The several causes for his anger have been mentioned above , and one should not forget the concurrent crisis involving the USSR and Hungary .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly . He had been intrigued by my relationship with my father , and sympathetic to my rejection of the theatre . My father , Sir Tom , was the second most famous man of the British stage , of any stage for that matter ; a towering and famous figure , one of the great actors of all time , who accepted the adulation as his due and who had expected me , like the rest of his children , to follow in his footsteps . Instead , in rebellion against the illusions of the stage and films , I had run away from home and joined the Marines . Not as an officer , but as a marine .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no - man 's land half the time doing bugger all . Occasionally , when he turned it on it was good , but this was rare . Perhaps someone else who saw him more often can give a fairer description but I 've never met a Whites fan who had too many good words for him . Stu From :
Idiom: throw the book at (used idiomatically: yes)
Most of his anger is still directed at the prosecution . ' There was an atmosphere in 1989 that leant towards ' getting people in the City ' . There were a lot of reputations at stake , particularly at the Serious Fraud Office and prosecution counsel , and they threw the entire book at us until something stuck . Subconsciously , people saw this as the biggest crime since the Great Train Robbery . ' He feels very strongly that such a case should in future be dealt with by assessors in an open court .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Thanks to this , in future it will be possible to offer solutions in which one and the same card can be used as an access card , a credit ~ card at cash dispensers or point - of - sale terminals in trade and commerce , or even as an electronic signature .
Idiom: cut the crap (used idiomatically: no)
Pick yu place from now Before de confusion . Cut de crap Yu offer me a pension But I know yu intention
Idiom: buy the farm (used idiomatically: yes)
The familiar comment of ' Darling , what I could have achieved had 1 not had to consider my pension and the mortgage ' reflects this conflict . Again , the conflict is within the individual rather than between the organization and the individual and is a common excuse for procrastination and avoiding risks . The popular fantasy ambitions focus on this conflict : one is to run one 's own business and the second is to manage or buy a farm . Both may be escapist , but when pressed the most frequent response is ' Yes , but the farm / business would put my family at risk ' . In fact , if the individual chose to realize one of these fantasies the conflict might become unbearable .
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
Have fun children . Cliff Jones hailing from bonny Glasgow but destined for world domination , One Dove are one of the more permanent fixtures of a transient club scene and , despite the innocuous chemical reference , they 'd rather whisper sweet nothings in your ear than whip you into a frenzy of fancy footwork . Their first vinyl offering was the rhythm ‘ n’ bruises of ‘ Fallen’ . Last year they tracked down Weatherall in Rimini and consequently signed to Boy 's Own .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
I never gorr into them , and then it was just all heroin on the estate … . For the first few months I was just having it now and again and then I was having a bit more . It took about nine months before it started getting a grip of us really . And then I was using it more or less daily for years … . It has n't really worried me , though .
Idiom: lose face (used idiomatically: yes)
Jury still out THE mask which Chinese leaders like to present to the world is not as impenetrable as might seem . It is true that Beijing will adopt an unbending stance when cherished positions are under threat or there is a risk of losing face . If its political and ideological principles are challenged the Chinese leadership does not hesitate to take powerful action to defend them . Yet , when competing interests are at stake it is quite capable of making pragmatic choices .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: no)
He and his wife Shirley — who have a married daughter — will also buy a few things for the house with their summer windfall . WINNER : Stanley Quick off mark PENSIONER Pearl Reed , 63 , got a letter at her home in Cambridge from a friend three miles away — 15 minutes after it was postmarked . LIVELY LETTERS
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Asking questions ( see Asking questions on page 8) . Summarizing ( see Summarizing on page 159 ) . One of the hazards of interviewing is succumbing to the temptation of jumping to a conclusion too quickly , based perhaps on a hastily formed first impression ( see First impressions on page 69 ) . It helps to counteract this tendency if you have a clear list of criteria against which to view the person and/or the information the interview renders . Jealousy
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He felt more uneasy about this than about borrowing cars , but considered that the reason he wanted the money for was worthy : not as if it was coke or ciggies or similar self - indulgence . It was for self improvement , if you like . With the money safe in his pocket , he felt a strange and most unfamiliar feeling of pleased anticipation stirring inside him ; he was really looking forward to his appointment with Nutty , to find out what it felt like to ride a horse . He kept thinking of Lucky Lady Firelight and himself aboard , constraining that nervous power that so intrigued him . He thought if Nutty just showed him , once or twice — just the basics — he would be able to ride his mare when no one was around , at night .
Idiom: pull a fast one (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ So did I,’ said Ed . ‘ Well OK then . I just wanted to be sure you were n't trying to pull a fast one on me.’ I tossed Barry over to Johnny Dee . ‘ Ai n't gon na do you the slightest good any which way .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
Several nearby Frenchmen started belatedly to the rescue , but the guilty knowledge of his responsibility for the impending disaster had lent Joseph 's legs extra speed . He sprinted desperately towards the plinth and , as the vase fell , launched himself towards it in a lunging dive . His shoulder hit the floor with a thud that knocked the wind out of him but he managed to get one hand under the vase at full stretch and slithered across the marble floor juggling the smooth - glazed porcelain above his head . He almost lost it as he came to rest , but at the last moment he twisted onto his back and with both hands pressed his prize thankfully against his frilled inside shirt front . In the hushed silence that followed he scrambled to his feet , his face and neck flushing scarlet .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
Even so , it seemed forever before he drew her back into his arms . The first contact of skin on skin was electric . His back was smooth and firm , hot under her palms , and the muscles rippled as she slid her hands down and smoothed them over the slight swell of his hips . His arms went round her and eased her against his chest , and the brush of his body hair against her nipples made her cry out . Their legs tangled , and she cried out again as his thigh grazed between hers and rocked against her .
Idiom: seize the day (used idiomatically: no)
As before , whenever his acquirements enabled him to pay , he would be called upon to do so . No such abuse of the bankruptcy laws was to be dreaded as Mr Erskine had feared . The creditor who had been splashed by his debtor 's wheel could have his carriage seized the next day . His bill was intended to deprive the debtor of the power of insulting his creditor on the one hand and to restrain the creditor from tyrannizing over his debtor on the other . The trading lobby were not to be fobbed off with talk like that .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
How does it tell you ? Through your wet - dreams . Your bladder holds your water , but your balls contain that lovely , sticky stuff which you waste by spreading it all over your bed . Are you with me ? ' A large smile took over the small face of Elmer .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: no)
We point to the pictures like children . Another waitress hailed from afar drives jerkily forward like a radio car , on the go until the batteries drop out . She wheels around off a wall and disappears into the mirage maze of lights . Our food arrives . Enormous helpings to kill you with kindness .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus both predictions were confirmed . The fact that no hemispheric difference was found with inter.stimulus intervals of less than 100 msec . in the first experiment of Moscovitch et al . was seen as indicating that the initial registration of a stimulus ( the icon ) is equivalent in left and right hemispheres . This supports the findings of Marzi et al . ( 1979 ) discussed above .
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: yes)
Guinness stout was first imported from Liverpool in the late 1880s and by the early 1960s had become so popular that Guinness decided to brew in the country . In 1965 , the first bottle of locally - brewed Guinness stout rolled out from the Sungei Way brewery . Today it is far and away the leading stout in Malaysia . Australia ‘ Green’ pub goes greener
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
The small child has to pay a price for every step she makes to independence . To feed oneself means giving up the marvellous comfort of being fed , to walk alone means giving up the pleasant passivity of being carried . And so it goes on through life ; always a struggle between wanting to hold on to what we have at the same time as we are reaching out for new joys and satisfactions ; always the dilemma of making choices , of greedily wanting everything , of resenting having to let anything go . Every step forward requires of us the abandonment of the past . If we try to hold on to everything we end up with nothing .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Sometimes you may feel that it is really not worth repeating what seems trivial or unimportant ; the effort is tiring , even exhausting . Those whose nearest and dearest suffer hearing loss are offered very little assistance to meet the situation ! Take heart ! Read on ! A few very simple suggestions can make life easier for you both .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He gets all the press coverage but right now he is the No2 in Europe and I am the No1.’ JIM COURIER and Pete Sampras ( top ) lost their opening round - robin match against Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzman in the Nabisco Masters at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday , but they are tipped to make an impact on the doubles game , writes Martin James . As juniors the two American teenagers were mentioned in the same breath as Andre Agassi and Michael Chang , but neither has made the same impact as yet . Sampras will finish the year in 81st place , Courier 24th . But in doubles they have eclipsed their renowned contemporaries .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
To a gentleman fond of sporting , or a family desirous of a truly elegant abode within a moderate distance of town an opportunity such as the present rarely occurs … , Forest House is ever ' truly elegant ' , high on its windy hill . You can see over Epping Forest to High Beach church , over Shooter 's Hill to the South Downs , and on a clear day , down the shining ribbon of the Thames you can see St Paul 's cathedral . Here in the verdant environs of Forest House is unchanged rural Essex . The elms down Vicarage Lane which once hid the tiny entrance lodge may have long since gone , and the distant kitchen garden contain only Bermudan style bungalows within its walls , but the high Regency atmosphere still remains .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Where are we bound for?’ she asked . Not that she cared . She was here in the flesh to oblige Miss Beard , but her mind was filled to the brim with Joss Barnet . Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . All she really wanted , if she could not be in his presence , was to be left alone so that she could recall and relive in her mind every moment of that morning 's encounter , and dream about what the future might hold for her .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
He could now lose it ! Hey ? He could now lose it on the last ball ! Okay . He 's missed it !
Idiom: take the fall (used idiomatically: no)
Yuck , it 's disgusting . Yes , man . Can you not see what erm er this woman fainted into my arms and she was embracing me for letting her not take her fall . He 's a stupid . Oh sorry .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: yes)
Some respondents knew from the beginning that she was Catholic , and those that did not soon learnt about it . It is impossible to know the extent to which this knowledge had a reactive effect in the field , although the research was designed in such a way as to try to establish , as well as one ever could , whether there was a mask behind which respondents were concealing their true behaviour and feelings . Ultimately , however , it is easy for readers to charge that the mask was not penetrated , and therefore that we have only scratched at the surface . But it is our considered judgement that this knowledge did not have the reactive effect which the sensitive nature of the issue might suggest . On one level , it did not prevent some respondents expressing disparaging remarks about Catholics , nor dissuade them from giving opinions on controversial political issues .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
If so , we will have missed the point , which is to show the articulation of inside with outside , of micro with macro . Such an enterprise may prove both impractical and unlikely to yield any major new theoretical insights . It might be possible to approach the problem from another angle : specifically to direct our attention to intentional social behaviour in relation to the outside world , to look at the ways that people cope , deal and come to terms with the non - routine , the out - of - the - ordinary , to document the character of the dynamic between the familiar world and the external processes typical of people in different groups , categories , communities and societies . We might begin by asking : what knowledge do people have about processes beyond the boundaries of familiar reality ? How is this knowledge gained ?
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes all those flipping Penguins Cos Derek 's ready Derek 's ready Derek 's ready For the red light orange light green light GO ! Missed it
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Get me an appointment with your hairdresser this instant for a hair - dyeing job ! Tell them it 's an emergency ! They 've got to boot someone else off their list ! I 'm going upstairs to wash it now!’ With that the man dashed out of the room and Mrs Wormwood , sighing deeply , went to the telephone to call the beauty parlour .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Do you smoke ? One evening , while enjoying a cigarette , I noticed how the draught coming under the doors collected up the tobacco smoke and drifted it towards the opposite end of the room where a tank was . Caught by the uplift of hot air from the fluorescent tubes , all the smoke was drawn into the hood and onto the water 's surface , which just happened to have a protein skimmer waiting to mix it into solution . Subsequent experimentation with fumes from cooking and coal fires produced the same results . Needless to say I repositioned the tank .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
Was it after you came back from India that second time ; before you went back to London ? You two went hill - walking a lot then , did n't you ? Old Ferg spill some beans up in them there hills ? ' ' We talked , ' Rory said awkwardly , using his fork to push bits of lettuce around his plate . ' He told me things , but …
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Answer — Premier Savings from Midland . £ 5000 Earns Top Rate You can open a Premier Savings account with just £ 5000 and in return we will pay you our top rate of interest that is linked to those on the money markets . You will find the prevailing rate of interest shown daily in the Financial Times and on Prestel , and it is also displayed in all our branches . The interest you earn will be paid half - yearly in June and December , and you have the choice of having it added to your savings , or paid directly to your Midland Current Account .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Me sort of , I said you gon na apologise then ? He sort of said , sort of went no , so I went do n't fucking apologise me you shit and all this sort of stuff right . So I I fucking get it right , say something , I was right pissed off by this time , next , I , I , I stood out and step forward fucking get closer sort of thing and say something and that was it , . . Makes me look a right cunt dragging me out of the shop let alone .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
It was more like , he says He already said he could see red and green . How the fuck does he know we can see red and green ? Exactly . What 's red to you and what 's red to me is a different thing .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
The challenge for Europe 's left parties will be to overcome party patriotism and work out how to construct majorities in the new era , for traditional parties of the right , also , can manage only about a 40 per cent turnout , if that . Social democratic ideas took 50 years to form this century , and then had 40 years of government , including the Christian democratic variations applied in Europe . They have now run out of steam . Any new nonconservative alliance , although based on the old parties of the left , requires new theory , new spokespersons , new models of economy and society . Europe has asked for these to be provided .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Community life , that of families , of peoples , and the like , seems then to resolve itself into the life of particular individuals , who are psychophysical objects . In the light of psychophysical causality there is no purely spiritual continuity in spiritual grouping ; physical nature envelops everything .