Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
TEAM Components Bureau have the chance tonight to remove any reasonable doubt about where the Royal Bank Scottish Women 's league title will end up . Their rearranged match with champions Glasgow Powerhouse , at Whitburn Academy ( 7:15pm ) , is , without question , the most significant of the season so far . If Components Bureau can beat the champions for a second time , then they will virtually be home and dry . However , if Powerhouse can turn the tables , the title would go down to the wire and almost certainly be decided on set difference . What gives tonight 's meeting added spice is that the original fixture between the teams last month was postponed in such controversial circumstances .
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: no)
Not a single German bomb had fallen anywhere in the British Isles since war had been declared . The first solitary bomb fell in the Orkneys in October 1939 . If Hunt 's account is correct , his identification of the voice based upon years of listening to Joyce 's street - corner oratory , then the blackest irony of Lord Haw - Haw 's career was to die for such rubbish as this . ‘ To die for faction is a common evil,’ said one of Joyce 's most - quoted English poets , John Dryden , ‘ But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.’ Apart from the destruction of the Channel ports , the greatest amusement of 1939 for English listeners lay in the increasingly desperate claims of the German radio to have sunk the aircraft - carrier Ark Royal , the only modern carrier in the Royal Navy at the outbreak of war .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
But if someone in the past was capable of inventing it , why can not other people be inventing it now ? In other words , to solve the ' origins ' problem of learning theories it is necessary to propose an invention theory which then becomes an equally plausible explanation of all crime . To take a specific example , Lemert 's ( 1958 ) study of cheque forgers found that they had not , typically , associated with other cheque forgers or people favourably disposed towards it ; cheque forgery had not been handed down from some primeval inventor . The inescapable conclusion was that people were continually managing to think it up for themselves . The idea that we are influenced by our environment , especially our social environment ( family , friends and associates ) seems unexceptionable .
Idiom: sweat blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Having watched , however , the last two home games against Linfield and Bangor , I now feel as pessimistic as ever . Okay Linfield and Bangor are probably two of the best teams in Irish football but the point I 'm making is that Carrick 's team deficiencies were blatantly exposed for all to see . How on earth can Kenny Shields sweat blood again this season and achieve success especially now when points in the league are so crucial when he 's not ‘ allowed’ to strengthen his team when everyone can see it needs to be strengthened . If Kenny Shields is n't allowed to buy players soon , instead of being expected to rely on free transfers etc , then it is going to be a very , very long season for all at Carrick when everyone has been looking forward to so much . ‘ Wise up’ the powers that be or else all last year 's good work will be lost forever .
Idiom: come rain or shine (used idiomatically: yes)
SYD LAWRENCE Voice over Just before seven every morning come rain or shine you 'll find Sid Lawerence at Bristol docks on the way to the gym … Male speaker it was like being shot in the knee at the time .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
But their plea was turned down . Then , last year , the city 's Guild decided to change their minds and open their doors to women . The first admissions were two months ago , but Mrs Hymes will today make history by becoming the oldest woman to hold the title . Steve Sutcliffe , of Chester city council 's policy unit , said : ‘ She will become the oldest female Freeman and as she feels she can not attend a service later this month , we have staged this special ceremony for her.’ Making history at 91 oldest female Freeman Sophia Hymes Picture : CLIFF BRETT
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Even in the short term , they can see a dismally weak market in the rest of Europe , and no obvious sign that the British public has the confidence to start spending again . This last is the main disappointment of the budget . The bad news for the average householder is written large , while the good news is in small print . The net result may be neutral as Mr Lamont claims , but it does not look that way to the casual viewer who may as a result end the day in a gloomier mood than he began . For example , Mr Lamont referred to the unemployed , expressing his deepest sympathy for them , and promising to do something to help .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
She looked back at him , her eyes narrowed . ‘ How did you find me?’ He tilted his head , looking her up and down , his keen eyes searching for the tell - tale bulge of a concealed weapon . ‘ It was n't so hard . I 've had someone trailing you since that meeting at the meat warehouse .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
She realised that , subconsciously , she wanted him to keep talking to her . Just until the nightmare , lingering in the back of her brain , had begun to disperse … ‘ It means that , since the de Sciorto title dates from the mid - sixteenth century , I come somewhere in the middle of the pecking order,’ he grinned , his eyes lidded as he moved his gaze down over her defensively folded arms , lingering on the golden swell of her breasts at the button fastening on her T - shirt . ‘ Are you feeling better now , cara ? ’ he added , on that deeper , more gentle note which sent the small hairs on the nape of her neck into a kind of ecstasy of awareness . She gritted her teeth , nodding jerkily .
Idiom: meat and potatoes (used idiomatically: no)
She looked , however , as if she was fairly determined to give her views on the matter , but before she could start on the Why do they come over here if they do n't like it ? speech or her I believe in respecting people 's religious feelings but would die to defend their right to disagree with me speech , Maisie came round the door . She ate breakfast in a kind of compromise Islamic outfit . just after her conversion — a moment of mystical submission she insisted on replaying several times a day — she had kept the veil on even at meals , and forked meat and potatoes in under her mask like a gamekeeper baiting a trap . She also stored food in there like a hamster , and sometimes , when least expected , her head would snake back inside her covering and the crunch of crisps or the slurp of a boiled sweet could be heard . But now her outfit , although loose and flowing , was slightly closer to the kind of garment you might expect in SW19 .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
But now it is one o'clock , and I , being only a volunteer , can step down for lunch without loss of face . The rest will do a nine - hour day — after which , I imagine , they will be seeing potatoes in their sleep and grabbing at phantom clods of earth for half the night . Compared with that heavyweight operation , our own domestic harvest seems small beer . Yet in the garden digging proceeds amid no mean excitement , for this year we have grown , for the first time , that exotic variety , the pink fir apple . It must be admitted that these potatoes look obscene .
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . " I do n't see how . I 'm told most of the men at Yelton have one foot in the grave and if there are any young ' uns , Sister Beatrice would soon send them packing . She runs the House there . They say she 's a tartar , but I wo n't mind that .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
The Santerres stayed well away from Mandeville who stalked the galleries and corridors shouting orders at both servants and the dead sheriff 's soldiers . On one occasion he met Santerre inside the main hall . Mandeville pointed an accusatory finger at him . ' I 'm leaving , Sir John , but I 'll be back in the spring with His Majesty 's Justices and a thousand pikemen ! ' ' Sir Edmund ? '
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: yes)
While bathroom humour is certainly not confined to the UK , it certainly seems to thrive here . In America , for instance , doo - doo jokes have been decidedly out of fashion since the Fifties . Which is not to say that popular humour in the States is particularly nice : in recent years there has been a great demand for in - your - face racist , ethnic and misogynist stuff , as typified on the respectable side by Jackie Mason and on the unholy by Andrew Dice Clay . Both of these Brooklyn comics , however , are now growing colder than a rubber chicken . A new comedy wave , I suppose , is waiting in the wings .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
Although this had initially been rejected out of hand by Clasper , he had been left in no doubt that his members would hold their own mass meeting without him if he chose not to call it . At the same time , hundreds of workers in the Midlands plants who had heard about the Pier Head meeting on the grapevine now decided to drive up to Liverpool to influence the return to work vote . Confident that Clasper would be brought down by his own members without any interference from him , Bunker concluded that his best course of action would be to emulate Brer Rabbit on this occasion , and ‘ lie low and say nuffin'.’ Mark 's address to an international audience at Trinity College , Dublin , came as a shock to European Commissioners , Government Ministers and their academic advisers . He had been invited to speak on the factors which influenced investment location decisions as seen from the viewpoint of a European Industrial Planning Manager .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
When Svidrigailov and Porfiry , who never meet — bold again — and who have nothing to do with each other , both tell Raskolnikov that a man needs air , my business is to try and suggest how it is that Dostoevsky 's reader finds himself in immediate dual touch with a Petersburg july day and a universal truth . He senses , too , that the actual has more than one side to it . Thus when the girl secretary who was to become Dostoevsky 's wife rang the bell of his flat for the first time , the door was opened by an elderly woman servant with a green shawl thrown over her shoulders . Anna Grigorevna had been reading Crime and Punishment in the magazine Russian Herald , and she thought she recognized the object ‘ which played such a big part in the Marmeladov family ’ . No doubt she did .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
I have to bend my head forward to squeeze in . My eyes then focus directly between the top of the windscreen and the roof , and if I 'm at the front at traffic lights , I feel like Ayrton Senna would if you blindfolded him and put him on pole position . I simply ca n't see the lights . Forget the amber gamblers , I 'm fast becoming a fully fledged red and green gambler , too . The view through the small rear mirror is rather limited , as Jill Stanton has mentioned before , and the manual wing mirrors are so stiff that trying to fine - tune them is like trying to thread a needle wearing boxing gloves .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
Take your word for it … but from someone who takes 5 mins to find a toilet when being told and it being right in front of them;- ) ) ) ) Was nt he tipped for England not so long ago ? Yeah , unless this was his intention all along … to get Bardsley . I certainly think that Kelly is better than Kerslake … or Sterland or Ray Wallace . Oooh … heres a thought … maybe Strachs injury looks quite bad , and Wilko is looking for a right back , so he can have Kelly as a choice for right midfield aswell as right back ( and striker ) .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
' How could you know where the Pit was if you 've never been here before ? ' she asked curiously . The Doctor did n't answer . Bringing up the rear , Bishop frowned thoughtfully . ' An interesting point , Krau Summerfield , ' he said mildly , to himself . Ten minutes later , they had passed through the kilometre - thick crust of the moon via Moloch 's Pit , and were moving once more into the human - designed areas of the base .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
You do not need to start changing your health - related habits until this preparation phase of one or two weeks is complete . During the whole of this phase eat and exercise exactly as you normally do . Do not try to give yourself a head start by dieting earlier than you should . Do not binge . You should not feel any pressure to eat all your favourite things before your diet begins because when you do start , food change will be so gradual that you will notice no hardship .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Formerly , the event took place in Brighton . The move will double the number of people who can attend this popular event , from 4000 to 8000 . Cliff — having a ball DIRECT LINE INSURANCE THE PERFECT TENNIS PARTNER EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Thank you , Rosa,’ Luce said gratefully . ‘ I would have been very sorry to lose it.’ Young and healthy and spirited , now that the first shock had passed and the inhibiting stiffness was on the mend , after eating her lunch Luce would have got up if Michele , alerted by Rosa , had n't appeared and put his foot down . ‘ You 're doing no such thing,’ he informed her with dangerous calm . There was a darkness in his eyes , anger simmering just beneath the surface .
Idiom: clutch at straws (used idiomatically: no)
The challenge now for the egg industry is to communicate this message to consumers ; to look forward to the 1990s with confidence in the knowledge that its product is the best in the world — not to waste time and money on the constant examination of its collective navel and on cries of ' not fair ' . Assuming the Daventry nuns have been subject only to the same controls being applied to all other British egg producers , the protest by the United Kingdom Egg Producers ' Association ( Ukepra ) , the only organisation within the UK egg industry not represented among BEIC members , is potentially damaging both to egg consumers and to egg producers . By entering ' the race … to show that the Government is wrong ' Ukepra is clutching at straws and defying the accepted principle that marketing any product is all about listening to the demands of the consumer and satisfying those demands . No matter how small the problem of salmonella within the British egg industry — and the BEIC has always maintained that any problem was minute and much smaller than last year 's hysteria implied — the consumer has demanded that the problem be reduced to the absolute minimum possible . The sort of cheap publicity gained by Ukepra over the past week will simply reinforce consumer concern about the integrity of the egg industry and the safety of its product .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet political feeling , rather than ideology , is at the heart of all great opera . Opera is too clumsy for ideology — it has no time for its sub - clauses and selective hatreds . But its massed forces instinctively address the unspoken areas of emotional politics that are in the long run more fundamental . And it illumines too the politics of personal relations : the vital fabric of social life that exists in the silence between people — exactly that space which is filled by music : ‘ As the person talked to me in a conventional conversation , I knew , I heard that , inside himself , the person perhaps wept.’ Opera is the communal act of listening to this silent voice from inside : it is not surprising that so many people are hungry for the experience it awakens .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
It is undoubtedly Chairman something of a compromise , but it should be moved as significant portion of the noise on the back roads although not all . It will re - introduce some lorries onto the A ten eighty eight , but only about thirty per day compared with the six hundred or so which have been removed as a result of a current experiment . The benefits , the law and the villages all along the edge of eighty eight are so enormous that we must try and sustain , and I 'm very hopeful that , would , with the good will of the whole of us we can improve the quality of life for everyone . The recommendation before , therefore is that a second phase of the county experiment be implemented for a period of three months to six months , whichever is felt necessary , to allow the effects of to be modified , thank you Chairman .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
The social climate has changed , and with it the limits of television courage , but there is still a great deal of implicit and overt censorship to be challenged . As with many decisions in television , it is difficult to ascertain the reasons behind non - transmission , but , for the record , Thames Television 's 1976 ‘ Sex In Our Time : For Queer Read Gay’ , and Southern Television 's 1979/80 ‘ Southern Report : Lesbians’ , never reached our screens . Possibly par for the course in television write - offs , but possibly not . Are we better off now ? There is considerable dissatisfaction among lesbians and gays at their lack of representation , or misrepresentation , on television .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
It is true that when they use words like " aggression " and - " altruism " ( which they do a great deal ) they make a pretence that they have somehow dissociated these terms from their human behavioural origins — but it is only a pretence . If an observer interprets a piece of animal behaviour as either aggressive or altruistic he is , in effect , saying : " If that creature were a man I should describe his behaviour as aggressive or altruistic as the case may be . " As far as the humanity / animality issue is concerned , this begs the question . And indeed the anthropomorphism of the sociobiologists goes much further than that since they regularly employ a language which derives directly from the ideology of twentieth - century capitalism : investment , costs , benefits are central elements in their vocabulary . I do not want to get involved in the technicalities of such arguments but , for good or ill , the anthropomorphic style of sociobiological interpretation , together with its exaggerated insistence that virtually all patterns of animal behaviour ( including those found in man ) can be explained by evolutionary hypotheses , has lately served to reinforce and extend Darwin 's original Epicurean thesis that the difference between man and other animals is simply one of degree , that there is no natural discontinuity .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
In December 1936 Lance Henly , the Club 's forbearing Secretary for 15 years , resigned through ill - health , and the Brewery settled the £ 149 debt owing to him for 20 months unpaid expenses . He was made a Life Member the following year . An interesting sign of the times was the Ladies ' request in 1937 to have a bar - hatch cut into the lounge , at their expense , but despite Mrs. J. Chalcraft and Miss Lorna Simmons attending a main Committee to put the case , their request was lost 7–3 , although a referendum on the subject came close to being conducted . The ladies also sought a more sociable atmosphere . ( No vote was taken on that point ) .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
At the regional level , the Economic Commission for Africa ( ECA ) , in collaboration with other United ~ Nations bodies and African regional and subregional organizations , convened deliberative processes resulting in the adoption of an African Ministerial Declaration on the priorities of the region regarding sustainable development .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
The show 's makers NBC decided to scrap Cheers when Ted Danson , who plays the leading character barman Sam Malone , announced he was quitting to make more movies . Cheers is based on a real bar in Boston — The Bull and Finch — where the cast gathered to watch the final episode . In the final show Diane ( Shelley Long ) returns after a six year absence from the series to declare once and for all her love for Sam ( Ted Danson ) . The feeling is mutual , but is he ready to run off to California with her ? Hollywood heart - throb Tom Berenger guests as the new love in the life of Rebecca ( by Kirstie Alley ) .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't know what Vienna 's coming to nowadays . Not safe for a respectable woman to walk the streets.’ This well - meaning attempt to steer clear of one awkward topic landed them in the midst of another . Frau Geller murmured something to her companion about it never happening to a woman unless she 'd been asking for it . Her sotto voce remark unfortunately chanced to coincide with a lull in the conversation , so that it was clearly audible not only to Karelius but most of the others .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
So that I may wheel and deal . My first million has to come to me , Before I am over the hill.’ ‘ Oh well good sir,’ the chairman said , ‘ That 's a notion that I hold sway .
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
Benjamin and I followed quickly afterwards for it was apparent both riders were losing control . Now I realised something was wrong for , as you young men know , if a horse becomes uncontrollable the best thing to do is to dismount as quickly as possible . Bowyer and Southgate tried this but seemed incapable of getting their boots out of the stirrups whilst both were losing control of the reins . Southgate managed to move his left foot and swung his leg over but his right boot was still caught . The horse reared , Southgate pitched out of his saddle and was dragged along , one boot still caught in the stirrup .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
The crying man has no weapon . The baby is the weapon . That 's not how things stand in the black room , with its groping carbon , its stilled figures . I just know this . In here , the baby is not a weapon .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Spot reduction Do n't be too harsh on spots ! It 's tempting to squeeze but by doing so you can cause infection and scarring . Avoid over - the - counter medication containing benzoyl peroxide and alcohol — it dehydrates the area surrounding the spot . Use a gentler anti - bacterial formulation , such as RoC Treatment Lotion ( £ 5.95 ) or Samuel Par Formula B pen ( £ 4.49 ) . If your problem is ongoing , ask your doctor to refer you to a dermatologist .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
. There it is , gosh . Look , I was looking for my pen and it was there all along . Shut up silly . This is all sound effects by the way .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's quite but what I 'm I mean where would you put your fridge ? You do n't do you ? I mean you 've really got to have a fridge in this day and age have n't you ? Oh yeah . I mean you ca n't really afford to take a unit out .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
My mum remembers long ago when she makes snow men , together My mum remem go on then , my mum remembers long ago when she makes snow men in the snow and pulled a face at Mrs Jones long ago when she makes snow men in the snow and pulled a face at Mrs Jones and then the rest is but I know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , the rest is the same as you 've just done , OK ?