Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
Third , and less depressing than the first two , Corinth is not completely excavated ( most of what the modern visitor sees is Roman ) and there is still hope that the classical agora may produce evidence of the kind we want ; though to get it , the excavators ( the American School in Athens ) will need permission to dig under the main square of the modern town . For the moment , classical Corinth , like archaic Chalkis and for the same reasons , has much to say but stays silent . Fourth and last , Corinth inspired little history - writing : Aristotle 's Constitution of the Corinthians does not survive , nor does Theopompus ' Korinthiakos ( T 48 ) ; apart from that there are only hellenistic prose versions of the archaic Corinthian poetry of Eumelos , and hellenistic treatises on the Isthmian games , which were held nearby . If Pindar in the Thirteenth Olympian meant anything at all by saying that the Muses breathed sweetly over Corinth , he was not referring to his own day but perhaps to that of the Corinthian Arion who invented the dithyramb . Corinthian philistinism , more real though less notorious than Theban , is part of something deeper and more disturbing : she had no ideology to offer , nothing that is like Athenian paideia or Spartan agoge , ' culture ' and ' discipline'respectively .
Idiom: eat someone alive (used idiomatically: no)
I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat . Hunger , I find , is not a condition to relish , and there was me thinking I had a small appetite . Forgive me , sir paladin , but at this point I am contemplating eating your animal alive . ' ' A pointless exercise . He carries little meat . '
Idiom: pull a fast one (used idiomatically: yes)
Biddy came up with Uncle Knacker . They stood gazing at the foal , shaking their heads . ‘ They can still pull a fast one on you,’ Biddy admitted . ‘ Not a sign beforehand . I did n't even think she was fat.’
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
DILLONS The manager was very helpful and happy to tell us dogs were certainly OK . ‘ Dogs are welcome in here as long as they do n't wee on the carpet,’ she said . Most staff here seemed quite happy to have dogs with owners in the store . A very warm atmosphere .
Idiom: have the last laugh (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They really are awful.’ And Chris , 13 , said proudly : ‘ I entered because my mum 's always complaining about the pong and my pals at school joke about my smelly feet . But I 've had the last laugh . It 's brilliant.’ The little stinker , from Ecclefechan , Dumfries , won a contest run by a firm of insole makers .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'd known Adam , had n't he ? Then why not her too ? ‘ Madder than ever,’ she recalled Adam saying , and she turned her head away roughly , bitter at having such a madman for a father . Remembering the cup in her pocket , she pressed her hand over the flap to hide it . She could feel him hesitating , shoulders hunching with the sense of something wrong .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
I subsequently established from Mr. Docherty 's mother that the other factor preventing him from living at home was the fact that his presence would have had an impact on the family 's eligibility for housing benefit and would have resulted in additional poll tax liability which the family simply could not meet . To my knowledge , such considerations have had a major influence on the circumstances of many other homeless people in West Yorkshire and elsewhere . Mr. Docherty told me that he was sleeping rough either in his car or in a small tent . He expressed concern that he was not getting sufficient sleep to carry out work as a driver , to which he hoped to return shortly . Following his interview , I wrote an urgent letter about his circumstances to the local housing department , although I recognised that it could be some time before he received any offers of accommodation .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
One reason for this is lack of awareness of the scale of the problem and the research will start by documenting this in terms of the incidence of ex - directory numbers . It will move on to seek a solution , using the approach well - developed elsewhere , of Random Digit Dialing . Other issues to be examined will be those involved in randomly selecting a person to be interviewed within a household and problems arising in mixed surveys where non telephone owners are interviewed face - to - face . The research will involve experimental interviewing , using the services of three market research companies who are also supporting the programme . This will be used to learn more about how the British public use and feel about the telephone and , hence , about the acceptability of telephone interviewing .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
Accepting the reality of homosexuality does not promote it . Together with this unequivocal equivocation Mr Roberts did argue support for positive images , for freedom of the individual , for a wide definition of what constitutes a family , for civilised society ; and he opposed discrimination in schools , the promotion of any kind of sexuality , and the introduction of paedophilia into the debate . He questioned the new Clause 's sponsors ' understanding of what was ‘ normal’ , and for good measure said that when he had visited the Soviet Union he had not liked it — there were no sex shops , a lot of censorship , and they denied that homosexuals existed . It was during this discourse , however , that The Family made a fleeting , but telling , appearance . Mr Roberts , having been around lesbians and gay men , was aware of the million - dollar underlying issue : is the Heterosexual Family ‘ natural’ ?
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
The Swiss company said it would guarantee the jobs of all but 24 administrative staff if the sale goes through . Wall Street higher . On Wall Street , across - the - board buying in the oil sector sparked a rally . Traders said some futures - related buy programmes also added to the market 's gain . The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 23.89 points to 2752.13 , with advancing issues leading declines by about eight to seven .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Branches should try to compile and maintain a lists of people willing to help on a casual basis like this . Advertising When posts fall vacant they should be widely advertised within the branch by word of mouth and through the branch newsletter . If the post is a pivotal one , consideration should even be given to advertising it in the local press and community newspapers . Some areas have volunteer clearing agencies where people wishing to volunteer can register .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Janice thinks it 's brilliant . Yeah , but she 's sort of really naive and really Gets on my nerves sometimes . I 'm not being funny , but she 's a white man 's woman , do n't you think so ? Yeah .
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: no)
Yes cos what I mean obviously in , in the , in the type of business that , that I do , you can see yourself a very personal business Yeah . and I do prefer to work on the er on a personal recommendations or referrals basis because that actually allows me to , to devote most of my time to my current clients without having to go out cold calling and looking for people . Yes , yes . It is a , a sort of a , a beneficial way of doing business both for myself and for my clients so is that okay ?
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: yes)
We 're quietly confident despite the gloomy predictions.’ Portadown - based Crowe , a close season signing by Bangor , embarks on his third successive European mission wiser in more ways than one from the Antwerp experience . He fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the book , sent off as a crafty Belgian took a dive at his feet . ‘ Antwerp were amateurs compared to the play - acting we saw from Apoel at Clandeboye,’ said Crowe . ‘ It taught me a harsh lesson .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
I made a choice . Yet if I reflect upon what happened , in what some might call an existential manner , or attempt what physicists might call a ' thought experiment ' to reconstruct my situation , I can see myself as having been assailed by various impulses : to assist the dog and stop the car , to comfort the children , to drive on lest I and they were to be injured in an accident , to avoid the horror of confronting a demented animal . My point , in this rough - and - ready example , is to isolate certain basic impulses which appear not to be dependent upon others . The urge to stop the car will not qualify , but that which served as the reason for stopping , namely to assist a distressed animal , well might . In like manner , the impulses to escape danger to myself or the children , or evade the animal 's agonies also appear to be basic .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ After all , it ca n't matter if someone who knows us sees us together at this late stage , Luke . Any speculation would soon be forgotten or dismissed , because they 'll never again see us together , will they ? If they remember , they 'll think they were imagining things , jumping to conclusions.’ Luke looked as if he would like to throw something at her . ‘ That really bothers you , does n't it?’ he derided .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Phil , units update , Right erm we have run two now er unit data correction runs and it looks like we 're correcting about seventy six percent , on average , of the policy base erm the other twenty four percent being cases which are being sliced erm multiple events , you know , er and all the rest of it , all real horror stories . Erm it does mean that we 've got , so far we 've gone through twenty two thousand policies , we 're still in December erm anniversary dates erm so there 's twenty thousand waiting to be printed two thousand were printed last night and they 're going straight out the door , today . Erm we did an initial pilot run of nine hundred and seven , er and we had them redirected here which was quite fortunate cos we did find some er previously unthought of errors , erm there were two categories , these are ones where , since the renewal date , they 've had er a decrease erm sorry an increase which meant that erm we 're now quoting on their benefit statement as at last renewal , they 've got today 's er premium which of course is wrong , so we 've had those redirected in future , inside here . And there 's also some cases where er the plans have actually partially lapsed since last renewal and in which case it 's quoting the premium they 're paying now which is a lot less than the premium they were paying at renewal .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
Von Karajan made some loose , ethereal movement which the strings understood and the first fiddle led them up the sweep . But I could n't see or feel a downbeat at all— he just had his arms in the air , he was n't going to beat like a bandmaster — and I missed the entry . I think most conductors would have stopped and made a song and dance . Von Karajan simply looked over , as if to say , ‘ I know my job , I hope you know yours . I wo n't say anything now , but when we come to the recapitulation you 'll know what I am doing , and we 'll see what you do’ .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: no)
' I 'd been planning that very thing . ' I told him about the advertisement , and he was enthusiastic . I let him talk on about harriers and divers and skuas and all the rare and marvellous birds that would no doubt be waiting around to be photographed , and then put in the usual cautious query : ' And Ruth ? ' ' Actually , no , not this time . ' The usual casual answer .
Idiom: bite someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
He goes I did n't mean to . He goes what ? He goes well I was playing with your chicken like this and it spat at me , so I bit its head off , clamped its eggs and set fire to its nest ! I 've got one alright . Knock , knock
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: no)
on grass or sand , the marks of you remain in livid lines upon your face , words on a page , paint strokes ; and if you have made your way
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
A curtilage is a small and necessary area of land about a building ( Dyer v Dorset CC [ 1989]QB 346 ) . The curtilage of a building will include the ground that is used for the comfortable enjoyment of that building even though it has not been marked off or enclosed in any way ( Sinclair - Lockhart 's Trustees v Central Land Board ( 1950 ) 1 P & CR 195 ) . However , it is not sufficient to constitute two pieces of land parts of one and the same curtilage that they should have been conveyed or demised together , for a single conveyance or lease can comprise more than one parcel of land , neither of which need be in any sense an appurtenance of the other or within the curtilage of the other ; nor is it sufficient that they have been occupied together ; nor is the test whether the enjoyment of one is advantageous or convenient or necessary for the full enjoyment of the other . For one corporeal hereditament to fall within the curtilage of another the former must be so intimately associated with the latter as to lead to the conclusion that the former in truth forms part and parcel of the latter ( Methuen - Campbell v Walters ) . General words will be implied in all leases ( other than an agreement for lease for a term exceeding three years ( Borman v Griffith [ 1930]1 Ch 493 ) ) unless a contrary intention appears in the lease .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes,’ Carrie said . She sounded flat and dull . as if she had known this all along but had hoped something different . ‘ We could go down , all the same.’ ‘ Though it’ ud be a long way back up.’
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Younger company secretaries , for example , can earn £ 40,000-£50,000 a year , while more experienced ones or those working for large companies can earn £ 70,000 a year . It has not been so long since the average chartered or company secretary was something of an eminence grise , rather than being in the front - line . The position is changing rapidly , but they can still be powerful , behind - the - scene figures . ‘ Often you do n't realise the sheer range of functions of a good company secretary or administrator until they leave , because they 've been so efficient,’ said Mr Sheppard . ‘ However , unless you have good succession planning when they do leave , everything tends to fall apart!’
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: yes)
At the illegal Sami Frasheri school , hidden away in the warren of Pristina 's old town , Albanian teenagers described how they felt about the situation : ‘ We want our school back . We want freedom . We are prepared to die for it.’ The idealism of the Albanian youths carries a lot of weight in Kosovo where more than half the population is under 15 years - old . Asked whether they hated the Serbs , one boy said no but he was shouted down .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
US Clean Air Laws may be weakened The US administration is planning to weaken a provision in the clean air laws designed to preserve air quality in unpolluted areas . Currently companies must install state - of - the - art controls on new plant whose emissions pose a threat to air quality in unpolluted areas , but the proposed changes would permit cheaper and less effective devices . The plan has been finalised by high - ranking officials of the Environment Protection Agency , although EPA Administrator William K. Reilly is still said to be " looking at the options " himself . International Herald Tribune 30 October
Idiom: up against it (used idiomatically: yes)
This became slower and slower as the day went on , and although Richards reached his hundred after tea he then scored only three in an hour . 236 for 2 overnight became 296 for 7 next morning as England bowled themselves back into the game , but Lloyd and Garner put on 83 for the eighth wicket and then Holding and Croft an unbeaten 67 for the tenth as the bowlers tired , enabling Lloyd to declare on 468 . With twelve and a half hours left , England were clearly up against it , so when the rain fell on the fourth day they were not too upset . After having had it ruin so much of their practice time , it seemed only fair that it should come to their aid when they needed it . Boycott and Gooch then batted steadily for three hours before Gooch departed for 83 , after which Gower and Boycott took their team to safety .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
They look mean , sleek and powerful … and when you open up the throttle they do n't half shift . None of the sixty - five racers were holding back at Fairford . Many of the national titles were up for grabs … it does n't pay to be faint - hearted in this game . The big boys of power boating were here in the two litre class … using the same engines as the Formula One racers but without the extra tweaking . The keenest battle was between brothers Colin and Owen Jelf … no brotherly love lost here .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Tabitha nearly jumped out of her skin . ‘ Christ , bird , do n't do that,’ she muttered . He was beginning to get on her nerves . She slotted the anonymous tape . But she was none the wiser for what came out of the speakers : a soft sea of hiss , a hint of ultrasonics , and a persistent , repetitive creaking noise .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
By avoiding this situation and pretending it 's not happening means that we can actually be risking the lives of one our friends , one of our family . Please think about that . The legislation that we 're trying to put into progress , through the cam campaign is obviously gon na take a long time to achieve , so word of mouth is absolutive absolutely vital . Please , I 'll pass on the information that you 've received , contact Kevin or myself for the details that are on the leaflets we 've put about . If you want the information .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
Er obviously if it was in decline , terminal decline then your income and your capital would fall as well . But I mean we 've had five years of bad stockmarket performances , and in cyclical er economics I think if you look at the sort of post - war boom slump , we 're , then we 're back into I would n't say a boom , er that 's not really the right description , but we 're certainly back out of the er woods as far as erm er shares go in the U K. Erm whether it 'll be a sustained erm recovery is another question , but I think you can take the view that you know you will , you will get some mileage out of share performances in the next couple of years . Even the banks .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
It is really , it 's a philosophy , is n't it , over the last how many years , you do n't have this philosophy , about being in fear of long term debt in in this authority . I do n't think capital not the way the average them that work . Better to be in philosophy than have the facilities which has greatly benefited the charge payers and the people who think right across the board . Right across the board . I I mean , I find it , I find it quite amusing when some of the er labour people their services .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
However , you will have to advertise the property in the press which will cost a fair amount of money , and arrange the printing of the property details . However , the advertisement departments will help you write and design your ads . Remember , For Sale boards are subject to a maximum legal size , so make sure you do n't fall foul of the law by going over the top . There 's nothing stopping you putting your own small ads in local papers and newsagents ' windows , as well as using an estate agent . However , if the agent finds out , they are unlikely to work so hard to sell your property .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
Since an inventory was not taken after Martin 's death this document is of central importance . It states that in 1699 the succession of Martin 's post went to Jean fils aîné , while he advanced Jacques 3,000 livres to acquire a charge of post . The pension from his post also went to Jean , who was then living at home on the rue de Harlay and no doubt working with Martin in the instrument business ( document 5 ) . Inventory of musical instruments Besides the inventory of the shop , several stringed instruments and scores of operas by Lully were listed among the contents of Martin 's bedroom .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Ysterplaat - based 25 Squadron used to boast superbly - painted yellow and black ' dazzle ' striped Dak for this work , but with the guerilla conflict in South West Africa , all of the Dakota fleet were given tactical camouflage . As well as these tasks , 35 Squadron also trains navigator students for the SAAF . From D F Malan , trained nav students go down to Langebaanweg to take the back - seat ( literally ! ) in Atlas Impala jet trainers for further instruction . Tactical formation training off the Cape Town coast . Dakletons have a crew of seven or eight and a patrol time of six hours .
Idiom: cuckoo in the nest (used idiomatically: no)
Thought will have to be given now to players discouraged previously , including Ramprakash , who has had a raw deal while Hick has been favoured , and the hapless Fairbrother , for whom critics always seek reasons for non - selection . Neighbours IN EXTRACTS from my forthcoming book , A Cuckoo in the Bodyline Nest , published in the May and June issues of WCM , I wrote that I had been born in Marathon Avenue , Darling Point , Sydney , next door to Gubby Allen . Since then I have become aware of E.W. Swanton 's biography , Gubby Allen — Man of Cricket . It was a shock to read that Gubby attributed his birthplace as being a house built by his father in Victoria Road , Bellevue Hill , another suburb of Sydney .
Idiom: true blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Early code This may prove CICS 's biggest challenge . All of the other implementations ( apart from the forthcoming Hewlett - Packard version ) are sold on the back of legacy systems , or true - blue sites where CICS programmers abound . Selling to hard - bitten local network application developers will be quite a different prospect — there is no shortage of application development tools already available , though none has CICS 's 24 years of transaction processing experience to draw on . Nonetheless 35 application developers have signed up to the early code programme , with the intention of modifying or developing applications to work with CICS/2 , and IBM will break with tradition in mid - April when anyone will be able to get beta test versions as part of an early implementor programme .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
Tory chief backs knife - edge Premier ' NASTY ' RAP FOR LAMONT By Mark Davies , Echo political correspondent TORY Party chairman Sir Norman Fowler today launched a stunning attack on former Chancellor Norman Lamont 's bitter resignation speech , as John Major 's survival balanced on a knife - edge . Sir Norman slammed Mr Lamont 's ' nasty ' Commons statement . The battered Premier was today desperately trying to reassert his authority after Mr Lamont 's devastating attack .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
Newcastle Utd 1 Portsmouth 0 THEY call him ' Ned ' Kelly . And , just like the Aussie original , Newcastle United 's number nine relishes nothing better than a backs - to - the - wall shootout . Nobody has responded more positively to Newcastle United 's desperate plight than the striker who drew blanks on the big stage with West Ham and huffed - and - puffed little more than powder puff stuff at Leicester . ' I love these type of games , ' said the 26-year - old Kelly , after his eighth goal in Keegan 's fifteen matches . A strike rate of just over one goal every two games is exceptional by any standards , even more so considering they have been scored in a struggling team .