Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
The Department of the Environment has published the results of a study investigating the impact of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 on resolving problems faced by leaseholders in flats . The survey , carried out by Social and Community Planning Research , interviewed leaseholders , landlords ( ie freeholders ) , managing agents , housing advisers and solicitors . Leaseholders were found to have experienced a variety of problems with the management of their block , including failure on the landlord 's part to carry out repairs , too little or excessive refurbishment , estimates ‘ rigged ’ by landlords or managing agents , failure to consult leaseholders and difficulty in obtaining information about accounts and insurance . Areas where the legislation was felt to be insufficiently strong included many rights which were considered to be beneficial in theory but ineffectual in practice . In particular , the process of consultation , and the provision within the Act to challenge service charges , were felt to be very difficult to enforce .
Idiom: up the ante (used idiomatically: yes)
Those with a sense of the game 's history , such as Ben Crenshaw , might cite Arnold Palmer as the man who opened the throttle of the gravy train . It is surely true that the combination of the television set 's growth into an essential item of domestic furniture in the 1950s and the winning personality and buccaneer play of Palmer gave the game an enormous stimulus . But by then the revolution was won ; Palmer 's contribution was to up the ante . The family history illustrates the point . Deacon Palmer was a golf professional - cum - greenkeeper at Latrobe , near Pittsburgh , and he would never presume to set foot inside the clubhouse unless specifically invited by a member .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Western diplomats in Cairo said yesterday that Washington had asked Egypt to persuade the PLO to accept the exclusion of Palestinians from outside the Israeli - occupied territories in such a delegation , but they felt that neither the PLO nor Egypt was likely to accept this . In Jerusalem , a foreign ministry spokesman said : ‘ One of our basic principles is that Israel will not agree to any move that will bring direct or indirect contact with the PLO.’ He said this did not amount to a demand for a right of veto : ‘ The principle we stick to is that the PLO will be totally out of the picture.’ Sources close to the Prime Minister , Yitzhak Shamir , said while he welcomed greater US involvement , he had misgivings about the wording of Mr Baker 's proposals , presented orally , because they did not ensure a clear - cut Israeli veto power . Diplomats said Washington was reluctant to offer any formula in writing because this would mean taking sides .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
Rubber gloves should be worn when handling soiled articles . Do not share razors and toothbrushes . Crockery and eating utensils should be washed in hot water and detergent . With regard to social contact , it is the person with AIDS who may be in danger . They may catch other infections such as measles or chicken - pox , with serious consequences due to their deficient immune system .
Idiom: yesterday's news (used idiomatically: yes)
By DAVID MCKITTRICK , Ireland Correspondent First Edition THE ALLEGATION that the Royal Ulster Constabulary contains an ' Inner Circle ' of officers preparing private lists of IRA suspects and working against the Anglo - Irish agreement has lent a new dimension to the security force - loyalist collusion saga . The claim came in yesterday 's Irish News , Belfast 's Catholic morning paper . Terry McLaughlin , its deputy editor , said he had been shown sensitive and detailed files , including ' top secret ' material , by a representative of the ' Inner Circle ' . He said he had met the man , whose bona fides he had checked , in a Belfast hotel , and had been told his group held 64 separate documents relating to IRA suspects in the Irish Republic .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: no)
Evelyn sounded puzzled . ‘ Oh , come on , Eve . There 's a man in the pipeline or my name 's not Danny Burrows.’ ‘ Well , if there is it 's the first one I ever knew of.’ God forgive me for lying , she thought .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
More than anything else , we need a winner . We are on target with Tim Henman , Jamie Delgado and Ben Haran and we wo n't give up . Watch this space . TENNIS WORLD CLUB UPWARDLY MOBILE CHANG
Idiom: in spades (used idiomatically: yes)
Normally I 'd be reaching for ‘ annihilate’ button when faced with such an ‘ aware’and ‘ right - on’selection of topics but Leatherface succeed where so many others have failed by virtue of the tuneful tempestuousness of their music , an assault with melody , muscle and sheer conviction which is irresistible , and the fact that Frankie Stubbs never sounds like a po - faced preacher — unlike a certain other native of the North - East whose name I can hardly type without sending my blood - pressure into the red . ‘ Mush’ is a terrifically exciting record , and one which presents new possibilities for a genre which was becoming far too complacent for its own good . As Frankie roars at the close of ‘ Not Superstitious’ , ‘ We all need an attitude’ , Leatherface certainly have that … in spades . RAPID CASH MOVEMENT R.E.M. : ‘ The Best of R.E.M.’
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm a governor at present er working in prison service headquarters in Edinburgh , but I previously worked in Pentonville , erm I think it depends on what you mean by do by prisons do a good job , I think that 's a terribly vague and wide ranging question well I , well that 's why I 'm not putting it to the vote I think in terms of our our first duty to protect the public by keeping offenders locked up securely , yes by and large we do a good job and that , by keeping good order in prisons we do a good job generally speaking incidence are very few and far between after the mid eighties , things have settled down considerably . In terms of offering prisoners a range of opportunities to address their offending behaviour and to take up erm an interest or activity which will channel them into other activities , I think at the moment we do less of a good job than we will two years down the line , I think the emphasis now is very much on opportunity and responsibility mm , mm
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
My advantage over the rest of the managers is that I can manipulate my time more . Peter Eustace is entirely in charge of team affairs here . ‘ I want the Association to have a powerful voice in the running of the game . Too often in the past , when changes have been made , managers have been the last to know . But in the last 15 months , the Association has made tremendous progress . ’
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's antics like this which have become a major problem in towns and cities up and down the country in recent years , generating fear on estates like Blackbird Leys in Oxford . A video called Take Mistake is now being shown in a joint approach by Thames Valley Police and schools . Played out by amateur actors , it tells the tale of a bored teenager . Looking for excitement and with little thought for his family , he steals a friend 's car , knocks down and badly injures a girl and is taken to court . The producer of the video says preventing car crime is better than trying to cure it and they 've drawn on the real experiences of youngsters .
Idiom: under the weather (used idiomatically: yes)
Where did you pick up this bug?’ ‘ I do n't know . I began to feel under the weather on Thursday morning after leaving Haslemere . Heather went there on the tenth of September , you know , to see Rex Cunningham.’ ‘ What did she want with him?’
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
So there you have the lot , but do n't forget things like food , a bottle of Myxazin is well worth having and even essential if you are feeding livefoods . You may wish to have a different choice of fish , but the set up should still be the same if you were to chose something like a couple of Siamese Tiger fish ( Datnoides microlepsis ) for the upper swimming layers ( see July 1992 issue of PFK ) . If you must cut corners anywhere , you could get by with just one 300W heater , but please do n't be tempted to skimp on filtration . If you have any problems , queries or polite suggestions about these or any other ‘ oddballs’ , feel free to contact me through PFK with an SAE . All letters will be answered .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Cadillac Man ‘ If you do n't laugh , you 'll cry’ is Robin Williams ' motto in this humorous and very human film about Joey , a car salesman who ca n't resist making a sale , even at a funeral . Joey 's used to dealing with difficult customers , but when he comes face to face with a gun - toting angry young man , it takes all his soothing charm to save the day . Frightening , frenzied and funny by turn , this makes you less quick to dismiss salesmen as selfish and sly . She Said No
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
, Hughes H4 Hercules 7 ) , Hot air is not filtered before being drawn into the engine and while you are on the ground probably contains dust particles which can easily cause accelerated engine ) . 8) , c
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's moving the flipping goalposts is n't it ? All I 'm try we 're only speaking from the best interests here , speaking from the bloody heart rather than the head probably here but we we do want th we do want the best but it 's the old old story , it 's botching it up is n't it , it 's fudging it , it 's trying to fit a square pet into a role cos we pay crap money y'know Yeah , if at the end of the day it 's a quick fix then Yeah , quick f if a the end of the day it 's a quick fix we may as well take somebody we 've got Yeah , exactly cos at least they know the culture
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
VIBES EDITED BY SHERMAN AT THE CONTROLS JUAN ATKINS , Godfather Of Techno , returns in style , GUNSHOT calls the shots in UK rap , EON jumps in the Tardis , SHERMAN sifts through the releases , and there 's a rocket - load of ORB stickers to be won YOU'RE FIRED ! East Enders Gunshot are one of very few British rap crews to have developed a unique and unmistakable style .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
To speed things up , Mr Gilchrist agrees that a few acquisitions may be needed . The Halifax continues to ponder the wisdom of buying , say , a mortgage bank in Germany or France . But it is proud that it eschewed the now - or - never mentality that drove others to make acquisitions in the run - up to Europe 's single market in financial services . ‘ The way markets are changing , there will always be opportunities for deals,’ says Mr Gilchrist . He also points to promising markets outside Europe , including far - flung Australia .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Manager Roy Coyle , without a win since the opening day of the championship , and accordingly under increasing pressure was clearly relieved to have chalked up a victory . ‘ Hopefully it will give us confidence for the Dundalk match,’ he told me . ‘ Three defeats on the trot would have been disturbing . ‘ Dundalk are like ourselves . They 're going through a bad period and they 'll be looking for a positive result as well .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
To be really competitive coal must be near its market and where the distances are thousands of miles — far enough to use up most of the coal being carried just to keep the coal train going — gas pipelines make more sense , especially when there is also a significant export market at the end of the line . Coal as an export commodity is to some extent a casualty of the shift in the economic mix of the Western industrialised nations away from energy intensive ‘ smokestack’ industries and towards higher added value , higher technology industries . Moscow has attempted , for example , to enlist Japanese help to develop Yakutia and Eastern Siberia with a view to exporting both LNG and coal . A decade ago huge sums were invested in the construction of the BAM railway to provide an infrastructure for exports to Japan and the US . A number of large projects were discussed , but only one of the Soviet - Japanese projects has gone ahead — the open cast Neryungri coal mine .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: yes)
She could make a unique work of art out of the simplest dance , as fragments filmed in the 1920s show . She was an emotional artist and woman with a lively intelligence , charming journalists wherever she went . She dressed with consummate elegance , personifying grace both off and on the stage , and she was the most photographed woman of the time . From her student days Pavlova was fired by stories of her legendary predecessor Marie Taglioni , who had travelled widely and appeared to great acclaim in St Petersburg during the 1837–9 seasons . She herself inspired many who later became leading figures in the world of ballet , including ( Sir ) Frederick Ashton and ( Sir ) Robert Helpmann .
Idiom: head for the hills (used idiomatically: no)
Jonathan Ramsden KING GEORGE hero The Fellow is now as short as 7-4 ( from 3-1 ) with Coral to land his first Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March . Ladbrokes and Hills offer a more generous 9-4 about the French star , who will be trying to make amends for agonising short head defeats in the last two Gold Cups . Trainer Francois Doumen said last night : ‘ The challenge is to bring him back for Gold Cup day in the same shape he was for Kempton . It will not be easy .
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
If I tank up options 1 . or 2 . , would I be able to add some Tropheus duboisi or Lamprologus tretocephalus to the Tanganyikan tank ? A I would be inclined to leave well alone . Julies are notorious for getting very upset at any alteration to their environment , especially when breeding and they then proceed to kill each other . If there is any problem later on with the shell - dwellers being ‘ hammered’(and I think this is unlikely ) then — but only then — remove them .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
Executives from Ford , which has acknowledged subscribing to the league , have been called to appear at an industrial tribunal next month . Mr Mick Gosling , former chairman of a union branch at Dagenham , contests his dismissal , saying he was blacklisted . Mr John Lamidey , an officer of the Data Protection Registrar , concluded after visiting the league 's London office that the data on computer was not that used for vetting , which ‘ appears to be held on paper’ . Mr Stan Hardy , the league 's new director - general , said yesterday that anybody could ask for material that may be held on them . Such information was ‘ entirely accurate and provable’ , but the files themselves could not be inspected .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
We carried troops dropped them off in Italy and picked up German prisoners of war and Yugoslav refugees to take to Port Said . We sailed back again to England on destroyer - escorted convoy . Luckily we were n't attacked , though we had a few scares . ‘ I was in the DEMS , which is actually the Royal Navy , but you 're loaned to the Merchant Navy to man the guns for them . We used to say that DEMS stood for ‘ Dirty Evil Minded Sailors’ .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it the magic word ‘ organic’ which appears alongside the higher price tag that triggers this Pavlovian response , or do we weigh up the pros and cons of organic versus inorganic produce before we buy ? Are we looking for freshness and flavour , or are we happy to forgo these for the headier feeling that longevity might be achieved if we avoid imbibing pesticide residues . Add to this the possibility that by eating organic produce we might be filling the cornfields with poppies once again and I suspect that mere flavour often takes a back seat . It might seem churlish to ask for flavour as well as the chance to save the planet , but it used to be there before the planet needed saving . Then we all started demanding cheap food and the first thing to be sacrificed , along with the freedom of a chicken to scratch for worms , was flavour .
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
She gave away 8 shells . How many had she left ? 3 Eddie climbed 38 metres up a tree that was 53 metres high . How far was he from the top ? 4 Danny packs oranges that are just the right size so he can get 38 in a box .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Come on , now . Okay ? Well , well he came out when Kelly , when I , I 'm behind her back , Ashley was screaming and shouting and screaming and shouting ! So , Kelly screamed so she di A she did n't know what Ashley was screaming for . My goodness !
Idiom: bite the dust (used idiomatically: yes)
and , and the problem has not been a lack of information the problem has been a saturation of information NUPE and COHSE but certainly in NALGO Scandinavian forests have bit the dust er and it 's written in a language that hardly anybody can understand anyway . Yeah .
Idiom: kicking and screaming (used idiomatically: yes)
Burly Clancy — the 6 ft , 19st owner of a crane hire business — is thought to be one of five men involved in the ambush at Leamington Spa magistrates court , Warwicks . The five heavies pounced on Dosanjh , 21 , as he walked through the court lobby after being bailed on an unrelated theft charge . He was dragged kicking and screaming to a van parked nearby . Witnesses could see the Asian getting a ‘ severe beating’ as the van raced off . Squad cars were sent in pursuit but the van , a white F - reg Nissan Euro - Vanette , got away .
Idiom: toe the line (used idiomatically: yes)
By Graham Hutchings in Peking CHINA 'S official press , a Marxist stronghold since the 1989 Peking massacre , has been ordered to give full support to the cause of bolder , faster reform championed by the nation 's elder statesman , Deng Xiaoping . Leading editors in Peking were told to toe the new line at a conference organised by the Communist Party 's propaganda department . ' At a time when our country is facing a new and favourable situation for economic construction and faster reform , workers in the propaganda field must study Deng Xiaoping 's remarks , liberate their thinking … and provide theoretical support , ' editors were told , according to the People 's Daily newspaper . Participants were charged with ' creating a fine ideological environment ' in keeping with the spirit of Deng 's spring reform offensive and a recent party politburo statement calling for opposition to ' Leftism ' — code for hard - line Marxism .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When we were around there was still this hangover from the ' 60s that said bands played continuously live , made absolutely no money and released a single every 20 minutes . So we never had time to think or enjoy what was going up . ‘ When we split up I was really pissed off that we had n't achieved a lot of things we could have done , and that mood was coming through in the last records because it was depressing . It could have gone much further that way , I think . I wish there was a abetter metaphor , but like Pink Floyd we could have made music about what was really going on in my head and messed around with what being a pop star was all about.’
Idiom: up the ante (used idiomatically: yes)
Right . To start with , anyway . So we 're gon na up the ante a bit . We 've got X Y equals X squared plus two X , which is what I was talking about before . Mm .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
But by the end of the first week we had all become Egyptologists . What captivated us was not only the beauty of the art and architecture but the immediacy of ancient Egyptian life . On the walls of the tombs in the cliffs above Beni Hassan are painted the meals expected in the after life , the menus marked with the number of portions required , as on cards hung on the doorknobs of hotel bedrooms to order breakfast . In the great temple of Osiris at Abydos the tangible sense of sanctity has often been noted . Our lecturer , who had spent months translating hieroglyphics there , said that entering the great , dim temple was for her , even now , like swimming into a warm patch of sea .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
' Now , young Quince , ' he said , ' you 've always wanted a spot of real detective work to do . So I tell you what . You get on your bike and find that old lady what were in here just now and you do n't let her out of your sight . Do n't you let her know what you 're up to , mind . Just you do prevent any serious mischief .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
The wheat went on for thousands of miles , looking just the same everywhere . How different it was in the Star Zoo ! Every time you turned your head , you saw something new . That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful . I explained that feeling to my parents .
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
Rebalancing the US - China Economic ~ Relationship CAMBRIDGE – As the global economy stabilizes , there is a growing danger that the United ~ States and China will slip back into their pre - crisis economic patterns , placing themselves and the rest of the world at risk . Despite Chinese official rhetoric about the need for a new global currency to replace the dollar , and US lawmakers ' flirtation with " Buy American " clauses ( which scares everyone , not just the Chinese ) , no one will want to rock a boat that has almost capsized . So China continues to run a giant trade surplus , and the US continues to spend and borrow . Short - run stability certainly seems attractive right now .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
WILDLIFE A wall of snuffling snouts in close - up , ten coloured , two in black and white , each in its frame ; all magnified , some more than others .
Idiom: fall on stony ground (used idiomatically: yes)
His fears seem to be well founded , for a move towards regionalization is now occurring , with a proposal that the forty - three forces disappear into perhaps eight or nine giant regional units . Stead argues that only constant inquiry ( for which I could substitute ‘ inside ethnography’ ) can prevent such an unacceptable trend , and it is some comfort to see a probationary policewoman , such as Cressida Dick ( 1985 ) , pointing out the political compromises such autocracy can produce , but which few of the chief officers seem willing to admit or even acknowledge . However , I am not hopeful that her example will force the institution to reassess its attitude to the critical account , for even the fears of someone like Stead , which came from a central location of police power at the Staff College at Bramshill , seem to have largely fallen on stony ground . In the main , the college has produced little radical comment or research of note during the four decades of its existence , for the various chief officers have jealously ensured that any consolidation of ideological excellence at this location has been neutered , and under Home Office direction its senior courses have primarily been used to provide a stream of suitably acquiescent candidates for the ACPO ranks , who readily take on the symbols and metaphors of dominance which feed the appetite for power Stead warns against . In 1987 I spent the summer at the college on the Intermediate Command Course and found it depressing to see just how little research was being sponsored or carried out there .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything Rufus said made her giggle and clutch at him . They shared a cigarette , passing it from mouth to mouth . Lying on the back seat , Adam recited ‘ Grantchester’ , which in those days he knew by heart : ‘ And green and deep The stream mysterious glides beneath , Green as a dream and deep as death … ‘ Back at home they lay out on the terrace on the spread quilts and Rufus said he would sleep there .