Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Back at Shenstone meanwhile , Le Roux was perfecting plans to bring out a range of Norton - logoed ‘ accessories’ , everything from leather jackets to pocket knives to diaries and cigarette lighters emblazoned with the famous ‘ N’ . Harley - Davidson has made millions from its logo , yet comparing a Harley to a Norton is like comparing a lumbering rhino to a cheetah ; brute force versus elegant performance , a roar versus a purr . Had the Norton - logoed products got off the ground , sales could have reached millions . Le Roux ' plans cam unstuck in one crucial area : production . Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super - bike’ , he sold it at a retail price of £ 13,000 .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the music entrepreneur , who is sitting on a near 50 % stake worth £ 10 m , is about to make a fresh foray into the records business . Restrictions placed on him by Thorn end in March and he has already head - hunted Steve Lewis , former boss of Richard Branson 's Virgin Music Publishing , to head - up a new label . The shares jumped 5p to 75p on the figures but reading between the lines the group 's remaining operations are not exactly dyanmic . The amusement machines side is deep in the red . Chrysalis 's interests now spread from Red Rooster Film & Television to recording arm Lasgo Exports , but information on divisional performance is sadly lacking .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
He had to admit that it was not unpleasant to be taken in hand by someone so positive and avuncular . And Richie was no longer treating him like a lame duck . The Romanian trip had put paid to that . ‘ Meanwhile , until we know what the Kamalians are up to the more people we have on the job the better . They may stage something to coincide with the trial of last October 's terrorists .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Any of us could fill this chapter with similar thoughts . And these are just thoughts about the spectacles qua physical objects of a certain size and weight . If we also consider thoughts about them qua spectacles , then we would say that I have not succeeded in thinking about them unless I am thinking about artefacts , thinking about items that can be worn on the nose , that aid vision , that are more - or - less breakable , that did not exist a thousand years ago , that this pair existed yesterday but did not exist in 1983 , and so on . Moreover , these potential thoughts do not just lie there like strands of spaghetti on a plate : each must have a certain kind of relation to the others . Thoughts about how the spectacles would appear to me if I moved towards them leftwards must be related in the correct way to thoughts about how they would look if I moved above them to the right ; thoughts about their being artefacts must be related to thoughts about their not existing before a certain time or not coming into existence in the kitchen as the kettle boils .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
The strain of what she was saying showed on her face . Then she finished quickly . ‘ He suddenly blurted out , ‘ Someone is going behind my back’.’ The phone started to ring . ‘ Excuse me,’ Zen said , and lifted the receiver .
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: yes)
Thrills , spills and cotton candy at Canada 's Wonderland ? Or a step back in time to Upper Canada , circa 1862 ? Wherever you begin , you 're certain of a pleasant discovery round the next bend and a Fly - Drive package is far and away the most convenient and comfortable way to see all there is to see . Just relax , get in the car and go ! Marineland , Niagara — larger than life
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
The public inquiry into Darlington Council 's refusal of planning permission for a private hospital in the Memorial Hospital grounds began last week . Among the principal reasons for refusal was that extra vehicles would ' restrict the free flow of traffic in Hollyhurst Road . ' Subsequently the council 's own officers told the inquiry that a pedestrian had been killed on Hollyhurst Road because he could n't find a safe place to cross , that ambulances struggle to get down Hollyhurst Road in emergencies , that residents cars are blocked in their drives and that buses have to drop off in the middle of the road . Free flow of traffic ? Who 's kidding whom ?
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
What happens if I go left ? ' Left was away from the place the Mobile had last seen him , away from Neptune Court . ' Sooner or later you hit the Lower Road . Where are we going to take him ? He looks pretty bad . '
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Eyes appear sunken . 2 . In babies the fontanelle ( soft spot on the top of the head ) is sunken . 3 . Dryness of the mouth or eyes .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
In 21 colours — naturals or brights , cream or pearl finish , they cost an affordable £ 3.01 each . Make - up MADE TO MEASURE If you 've ever come home with newly bought make - up only to find that the colours do n't really suit you , take heart . Now , says PENNY RICH , unique products can be specially created just for you You can learn more about make - up from a quick snoop in a friend 's bathroom than you can from any other source .
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: yes)
1986 ; Brown and Wistow , 1990 ) and by Brown 's ( 1990 ) research on CMHTs . Casework loads tend to be dominated by short - term ( or even crisis ) work ; service development — which demands long lead times — is easily squeezed out . Any failure to develop and promote a range of options — or the production of services ill - suited to real needs — deepens the likelihood of casework becoming trapped in a rut of ‘ patch and mend’ activities . Given the pressures , how did the CMHTs fare in practice ? Work patterns ( Table 3 ) varied by team and by profession , but there was surprisingly little variation over time .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Aha . Mhm . And d had they shown you like were you sort of trained if anything did go wrong , you would have fixed it yourselves ? Aha . Oh yes , most of the things we 'd have done the work ourself .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
She was a lady , richly dressed . She wore a mask to conceal her face . You know the type ladies from the court wear when they go some place with a gallant who is usually not their husband ? She came and paid me generously . ' ' What kind of woman was she ? '
Idiom: play it safe (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . And you have trouble , so we ca n't do that . Er we 'll play it safe . I can take I can take it easy Well he easy
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
I reckoned to get ahead . Back then , I 'd have given my right arm to have had the opportunity you 've collared . Do well and you 'll be going places , cross me and you wo n't . You with me ? Nothing personal , Bill , but just remember that I work in this town , and for me to work here then I need doors opening up for me .
Idiom: have a bash (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm sure they were n't meant to be there , but the solo probably felt so good that they decided the Ds were n't horrific enough to worry about . Andrew and Waddy play bars 7 and 8 in harmony , so I 've written them separately , for clarity 's sake . There 's something to have a bash at while you 're relaxing over the Christmas hols ! Next month I 'm going to tab out a request from Mr Bob McGhee , of Basingstoke , who has asked for Don Rich 's solo from Buck Owens ' Love 's Gon na Live Here . ALAN LIMBRICK 'S Pentatonics PENTATONICS WITHIN THE MAJOR SCALE …
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
SPICE up your sex life … by talking . ‘ When a woman 's lover says little or nothing between the sheets , she will feel unloved,’ says Barbara DeAngelis in her book How To Make Love All The Time . ‘ Women get turned on in the head first so speaking to them can work wonders.’ AMERICAN chart - toppers Boyz II Men had a live appearance on Top Of The Pops blown out because of Hurricane Andrew . The foursome , whose single End Of The Road has been at number one in the States for the last three weeks , were barred from entering New Orleans to do their live satellite link - up with the Beeb show .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
The Vagina Chronicles NEW ~ YORK – Has there really been a sexual revolution ? One of the themes that I explore in my new book , Vagina : A New ~ Biography , is that the West 's supposedly sexually liberated societies , in which sexual images and content are available everywhere , have not really been all that liberating for women . Many of the reactions to my book tend to confirm that belief . Many responses were positive : the book is Publishers Weekly 's top science book of the fall .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
The band is also in a difficult position . They are likely to be in debt to their record company for a number of years . Even though this debt is n't repayable if the band are n't successful , it is always an uncomfortable feeling to know someone else is pulling the strings . Artists who can work with their record company effectively ( often with the help of intelligent management ) probably stand more of a chance than the naive , bad - tempered or egocentric band . A potential recording artist must realize there have to be some compromises between art and business .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Seventh referendum on compact of free association Almost 69 per cent of the electorate of the Republic of Belau ( formerly Palau — see p. 30756 ) took part on Feb. 6 in a seventh referendum on the issue of the country 's compact of free association with the United States which had been negotiated in 1982 . The compact was on this occasion approved by 4,633 votes ( 59.8 per cent ) to 2,988 ( 38.6 per cent ) but , as on previous occasions , the level of approval fell short of the 75 per cent necessary to amend the Constitution as required by the terms of the compact . The USA had negotiated compacts of free association with Belau , the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands as a means of providing limited self - government for these three elements of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands , a trusteeship comprising 5,000,000 sq km of the western Pacific , which had been administered by the USA since its establishment in 1947 . The fourth element of the trust territory was the Mariana Islands ( excluding Guam ) , which had opted in 1978 for status as a self - governing commonwealth of the USA known as the Northern Marianas .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
A.T. buses be ordered to work a route Mitcham — Sutton — Belmont , covering the whole of the discarded tram route . A site was sought for a garage , but before the matter could be taken further , there came news of a possible change in control of the company and things were left in abeyance for the time being . S.M.E T. No . 24 at Fair Green , Mitcham in late 1920s . Note staff uniforms .
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Is n't that how it affects some women?’ ‘ Yes.’ It was perfectly true ; she had had a friend once who 'd changed personality at the drop of a hat as soon as she had conceived . Will it happen to me , she thought , when , or if , I ever have a child ? She placed a hand instinctively over her stomach and wondered how it must feel to create new life inside your body .
Idiom: every nook and cranny (used idiomatically: yes)
BEAR CHEEK : Edna exposes the bedroom secrets of luckless Linda ALL AT SEA : Madge shows off a great , but unwinnable , prize PRYING : Edna 's out to probe every nook and cranny THE LIMIT RICK SKY
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Well , there , let me tell you , you made a big mistake . A wife has duties and to please her husband is one of them . You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . You do n't keep a man by turning your back on him in bed , nor criticising everything he does , such as the innocent act of bathing his little child.’ ‘ Oh , God in heaven ! woman , shut up!’
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Primary Discipline : [ 05 : Political Science and International Relations ] This project researches into the degree of cooperation between Israel and her neighbours in the management and protection of the resources of the East Mediterranean Sea ; especially cooperation in the fields of marine pollution control ( covered by the Barcelona Convention on the Prevention of Pollution in the Mediterranean of 1983 ) marine survey work , maritime traffic control , safety of life at sea and fisheries . The Arab - Israeli field is taken as an example of the manner in which environmental and marine resource management considerations are operating to force states otherwise driven by considerations of ideology and domestic politics into relationships of confrontation punctuated by overt violent conflict , into formalised relationships involving tacit if not overt cooperation . From this study it is hoped to develop a taxonomy of degrees of cooperation , to be applied in similar situations of long - term near - violent and sub - violent confrontations across maritime frontiers , to the fields of maritime and marine resource management and protection ; such an analysis could be of guidance and advantage to policy - makers and analysts alike .
Idiom: put down roots (used idiomatically: yes)
Sixty years ago this October , Mao stood on the rostrum of Tiananmen , the Gate of Heavenly ~ Peace in Beijing , and declared the founding of the People 's Republic . That moment marked the end of years of war and terrible hardship ; the revolution had been won through blood , sacrifice , heroism , the mistakes of enemies , and the manipulative assistance of Stalin , who purported to be a friend . The decades of rapacious war lords , greedy imperialists , and Japanese invaders were over ; China could stand up – though much misery still lay ahead as Mao 's tyranny put down its roots . Verdicts on Mao differ wildly . For hard - line Communists , he was a hero three times over – historical , patriotic , and world - class .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
and smack it back into the sky . It must have had occult properties , to have led him so gullibly over the hills in his houndstooth cap and tweed knickerbockers , feinting vague arcs in the moist air .
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
A healthy future in village hands In the Third World 's most isolated region — the South Pacific — an innovative organisation is tackling serious health problems with a simple outreach programme … and getting extraordinary results . The Solomon Islands Development Trust ( SIDT ) is an independent , indigenous organisation which has attracted world - wide interest throughout the last decade by turning conventional development on its head with a simple premise ; that the villager is the nation 's most valuable resource . This makes good sense considering that 85 % of the Solomon 's 331,000 people live in almost 6,000 villages scattered over more than 100 islands and 60,000 sq . kms of Pacific Ocean .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe they come to believe , when they are young adults and they receive the acclaim — and the money — which accompanies championship that it was all worth while . But maybe the day will come when they will resent the loss of their childhood years . Only time will tell . Mental programming , of course , does not have to be quite so extreme . Nor yet does it have to be deliberate .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
It stroked the place again . He shuddered with pleasure , wishing he could see into the darkness of this other , and know its face . In straining to see , he opened his eyes , body and mind converging once again . He was back in his hotel room , the only light the flicker of the television , reflected in the gloss of a half - open door . Though he was awake the sensation continued , and to it was added sound : a milky sigh that excited him .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
The trick is to follow the coloured signs . ' The other girl pointed to the wall . ' Those on the port side of the ship are in red , green signs are starboard . This is port . The hospital is over on starboard .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: no)
That being as it may , my immediate problem was how to compete against ‘ Jaz’ in that afternoon 's shot putt competition . If I pulled out he would probably do me over for being a chicken , but if I competed and beat him ( unlikely but not impossible) … well , I might as well have booked my hospital bed then and there . The only way to keep the peace ( and both legs ) was to compete , grunt like a hero but throw like a wally . We were allowed two throws each . Darren threw first — a ‘ no throw’ .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
That was round the time when I first went to see me doctor . About a year an ' a ‘ alf back and the methadone course was over ten days and really it was no use whatsoever . By the time I got to the end of the course , I was still picking up the pieces . I had n't really sorted anything out socially or whatever and so I just got back into it . Straight back into the routine just after a coupla weeks .
Idiom: spit it out (used idiomatically: no)
The aspirin bottle was empty , as was the silver - papered , singly wrapped , Panadol square that usually held twelve tablets , but in which she knew there had been only three , for she herself had taken two that afternoon . As for the aspirins , there might have been a dozen in the bottle , but that would have been all . She had made it a habit never to leave medicines lying about since the time she found Emma sucking a Panadol , thinking it was a mint , but thankfully then having the sense to spit it out when she found it was n't . Yet if this had taken place in her grandmother 's room , he would have found plenty of bottles there , a cupboard - full , going back for two or three years . All in aid of her many illnesses , real and imaginary .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
God is present throughout reality in the sense in which a person can be said to be present throughout his or her body . An attraction of this view is that the notion of the ‘ I’ or ‘ self’appears to bear the character of transcendence and immanence , discussed at length in the previous section . The ‘ I’ at one and the same time transcends the body ( so that for instance we talk of our bodies as something separate from ourselves and say that we ‘ have’them rather than‘are’them ) and is immanent or present in the body . Moreover , the ‘ I’ or self is not present in a particular part of the body . This too , some have argued , makes it an apt image for God 's presence in the world .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: no)
The United Nations 1948 Declaration lists no fewer than thirty main Articles with numerous dependent entitlements . It represents a summation of the received humanism of the latter half of the century , including the main provisions of its eighteenth - century predecessors ( life , liberty , security , and the pursuit of happiness ) and with gestures towards more partial demands for Trades Union membership , paid holidays , and freedom to travel , yet without any obvious grounding in a religious deity . Most of its requirements are incurably vague and therefore fair game for the most wilful of interpreters , others , such as the right of unrestricted travel or for paid holidays ( tell that to a Sudanese peasant ) , are totally impractical . It is difficult to view the talk of ‘ rights’ here other than in the light of Bentham 's scepticism . The provisions are well - intentioned hopes , for which arguments may be forthcoming , but with which many will disagree .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Paul shouts angrily and loudly at smaller children who want to play with the toys he is using . 2 Paul regularly runs out of the nursery to play ball in a busy street ; he has also run home by himself and was nearly hit by a lorry . Clearly the problem of the ‘ aggression’ is minor in comparison with the problem of the ‘ hyperactivity’ . Intervention for Paul who , no doubt , has lots of problem behaviours must start with setting his problems in order of importance and that necessitates discarding the subjective labels .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: no)
Far from quietly helping one another at the expense of the banker , they do one another down . Always Defect , then , unlike Tit for Tat , gets no help from kinship or viscosity in the population . So , although Tit for Tat may be only dubiously an ESS , it has a sort of higher - order stability . What can this mean ? Surely , stable is stable .
Idiom: in the doghouse (used idiomatically: yes)
Fumes ordeal ELEVEN people were treated for the effects of fumes after a truckload of chemicals caught fire yesterday at the M62-A1 junction in West Yorks . In the doghouse BIKER David Bayley takes his dog Sophie walkies in Cradley Heath , West Midlands , by towing her in a house - shaped trailer . Kites soar
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
I just did n't fancy her and that was all there was to it . How simple life would be , if it was as simple as we think ! The rain was falling harder than ever as I cycled home down the Banbury Road , through the science ghetto on Parks Road and into a time - warp . It was 1964 , and I was on my way back from seeing Jenny , a very lovely , very sweet and gentle first - year history major at Somerville . I had rooms in college that year , so instead of turning east along the High I carried on down Magpie Lane and round the corner into Merton Street , taking care over the cobbles , treacherous when wet .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's no danger if Leicester do n't seal off this space . Here 's that ball again up alongside . Defenders gone deep and kept Collimore on side and this is where you expect Stan to do his trick . Actually he 's tried to play it in early there . Collimore will remain a threat from the corner he has just won .
Idiom: follow your nose (used idiomatically: yes)
COMPETITION Sainsbury 's Wine Taste Challenge If you 're a fan of the vine , follow your nose and you could be one of the lucky winners of a fantastic trip to the wineries of New Zealand or Germany , or receive £ 1,000 worth of Sainsbury 's wine Do you enjoy wine ? Are you interested in tasting and comparing different varieties from around the world ?
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
She herself paints abstract designs on an L- or U - shaped canvas , and leaves them on the floor or wraps them round a pillar . The cafés of the Zuid hum late into the night as the young and fashionable regard each other 's clothes and sip De Koninck , the chestnut - coloured local ale . The free and easy atmosphere of these cafés is more like Amsterdam than Brussels . But for the military prowess of the Duke of Parma , a Spanish general who overcame the city 's resistance in the 1580s , Antwerp would have ended up in the United Provinces ( today 's Holland ) rather than the Spanish Netherlands ( today 's Belgium ) . Brussels had a river but buried it in the 19th century when it began to stink .