Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Brian would never be content with one child . He did not approve of only children , even though he was one himself who had married another . There were other people in Hillmarden who also got on her nerves . It was surprising how ‘ accidentally on purpose’ callers arrived whenever her car was parked outside . ‘ Oh , Mrs Markham,’ a Mrs Prothero and President of the Women 's Institute said one day , ‘ I happened to be passing and just wanted to extend a welcome on behalf of the whole village.’
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time . Nurse Catherine Cockborn said : ‘ The change that has come over the pair of them is absolutely amazing . Staff here are all over the moon . Both birds have become part of the family now.’ Eddie has been at the surgery 18 months and would not be able to survive in the wild .
Idiom: donkey work (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We firmly and explicitly reject the idea that a Ph D student should be primarily a research assistant involved in an ongoing research project … the preparation of a Ph D thesis … provides a means of ensuring that research undertaken is preserved and can be made available to others.’ Two currently prevailing ideas are promulgated in this letter . The first is that the direction of research within a department is under the control of the supervisors in that Department , for whom the Ph D student does the donkey work . The second is that the research is part of the total scientific oeuvre , and thus has a wider value . The extent to which the first proposition is true could only be determined by interviewing all of the successful Ph D students , and all of their supervisors , and attempting to reconcile two , possibly conflicting , sets of answers .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Computer Associates International Inc president Charles Wang and Sun Microsystems Inc president Scott McNealy are to make a joint announcement today ( Monday ) , and were keeping tight - lipped as we went to press . The expected outcome is that CA 's Unicentre systems management software , already announced for Hewlett - Packard , Sequent and Novell NetWare platforms , is to become available on Sun and Sparc - based systems . CA 's proprietary Masterpiece financial software , Generator development tools and CA - DB underlying database technology may also make the move . CA 's business is being hit by the slowdown in mainframe sales , while Sun , with its high - end multi - processor servers now on the market , is keen to gain more credibility in the commercial world and is currently building up its portfolio of commercial tools , migration/ rightizing software and commercial applications . Commercial tools and technologies manager Nancy Colwell is masterminding the operation from Sun 's Mountain View , California headquarters .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Susan saw a smear of yellow paint across his knuckles . She watched his hand approach her face , felt it touch her cheek . His hand was warm ; he pulled her face to his face with his warm hand . His lips touched Susan 's . They were warm too .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Alright . Mhm . I I think it 's important , especially for for young women up to the age of about thirty five when your peak bone density is probably attained and after that you , you do go downhill , to maximise the calcium intake . Nowadays people are worried about er , drinking milk and dairy products because of the cholesterol bit , but I think that we 've got to remember that there 's a lot of calcium in milk and you should drink milk and take plenty of exercise and that is the time when it 's probably extremely important ! Yes ?
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
And she caught the bus home instead of another expensive taxi . But , apart from that , the only flats she could see were still as small and impossibly expensive . And she still did n't know what was on Luke Hunter 's mind . But the day after that things began to get a little clearer . This time Reception said they had run out of vases and , whatever he 'd done , did n't she think it was time she forgave him ?
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
Miners are men 's love object . They bring together all the necessary elements of romance . Life itself is endangered , their enemy is the elements , their tragedy derives from forces greater than they , forces of nature and vengeful acts of God . That makes them victim and hero at the same time , which makes them irresistible — they command both protection and admiration . They are represented as beautiful , statuesque , shaded men .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
A cuckoo that finds a host 's nest where incubation has already started will often rob the nest causing the unfortunate host to start a new clutch , thus providing the cuckoo with a further chance for parasitism . Careful timing by the cuckoo is important in another respect . One of Edgar Chance 's main findings was that , unlike most other birds which lay in the morning , cuckoos lay their eggs in the afternoon . This gives the cuckoo more time to find and watch a suitable nest . If she laid at dawn , like most birds , she would have to have prepared the day before .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
The terms of reference were narrowly drawn and the Committee 's report did not include any grand plan for the future development of a tribunal system . Nor did it agree with the fear expressed by Lord Hewart . Effectively the seal of approval was given to the type of tribunal established under the National Insurance Act 1911 . The system set up by the National Insurance Act 1911 was continued under the subsequent amending legislation , but the benefits dealt with were insurance benefits and provided no help for the uninsured . The Unemployment Act 1934 introduced a national assistance scheme for the unemployed to be managed by the Unemployment Assistance Board under the direction of the Minister of Labour under which allowances became payable to assist unemployed persons .
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: no)
Meanwhile , newsagents throughout Britain and Ireland have hearts of gold and that is official . Last night the NFRN presented a cheque for £ 169,871 to Terence Regan of the Variety Club of Great Britain . The federation 's 29,000 newsagents raised the cash by agreeing to sell ‘ hearts of gold’ badges for the club . Last night the cheque was handed over by Alan Scott , the federation 's retiring president , during a banquet and ball at Llandudno 's Aberconwy Centre . Peter Seaman
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Mitjorn beach is home to a couple of hotels and hostels and is a long , lazy affair of white soft sand . Illetas , off the main road between La Sabina and Es Pujols , is possibly the most popular . It consists of a long gentle curve of slightly shelving sand which often makes it possible to be only waist deep in warm , crystal clear water several hundred yards out . Es Calo , the sleepy little fishing village which is without doubt my own particular favourite spot , also has a couple of beaches and swimming from almost all the island 's beaches is entirely safe . Water sports abound .
Idiom: at a loss for words (used idiomatically: yes)
I comply with your plea and will accept the crown ' . ' For a full half minute there was silence in the chamber . Edward seemed of a sudden bereft of further speech and Joan was at a loss for the right words . ' My lord — ' she said at length ' — I can not believe that my lord of Gloucester , being your uncle and the acknowledged protector of the realm , intends aught else than to rule in your name until you are of age . Perchance , as he sees it , such will make for a stronger monarchy . '
Idiom: take a powder (used idiomatically: yes)
But do n't let the SW1 deceive you . It 's Pimlico , not Knightsbridge or Belgravia . Should you take some Beecham 's powders along , do you think ? Or will a cooling hand on the brow be enough ? ' Ianthe , who had been thinking in terms of daffodils and lemon barley water , had not seen herself being so practical .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
AEEU 's regional officer , Alwyn Rowlands said workers are angry that they did not get a cost of living increase in April despite the company making a healthy profit . One angry worker explained : ‘ They said they did not have sufficient money to sustain capital investment and pay shareholders , so somebody had to draw the short straw and it was us.’ Staff are still coming to terms with the decision to close the main part of the Junction factory within two years , making 100 workers redundant . Only 125 staff will be kept on at the Junction making washing machines . The remaining 475 will transfer to Bodelwyddan .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
This is true , regardless of the opinion that some people have of Syria , and of their unhappiness at Syria 's presence in Lebanon . Among the dangers that this could bring about would be the emergence of small concessional states governed by the militias . ’ All this was shorthand for a simple warning : that if the Syrians pull out of west Beirut , the militias would go to war again in its streets , and there would be nothing the Christians could do about it . Coach death From ROBERT FISK in Taif , Saudi Arabia
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
From Frank Ward NIGEL MANSELL 'S new IndyCar team have placed a £ 10 million price tag on their star signing amid renewed attempts to persuade the Briton to remain in Formula One . Williams - Renault are reported to have approached Mansell 's new Paul Newman - Carl Haas Indy team with a view to buying out his contract on the eve of qualifying for this weekend 's Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide . Grand Prix chiefs are worried world champion Mansell 's impending departure , coupled with the possible loss of Brazilian star Ayrton Senna , will herald a dramatic slump in F1 . Disenchanted Senna echoed those fears yesterday , insisting : ‘ If we both go together , it will be a tremendous loss.’
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Walden , who also became a Northamptonshire County cricketer , went on to play for Tottenham . Billy Jones , a Spurs amateur centre - forward in the 1920s , remembers him for his clever ball control . ‘ He did n't score many goals but he was brilliant at laying on the ball for others . He was another Stanley Matthews.’ Walden was the first in a line of great Chapman discoveries .
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Need a stiff one to cope with that lot,’ said Drew . Having handed the glass to Daisy , he turned to Perdita : ‘ Like to come and see the yard?’ ‘ Lunch at one fifteen on the dot . Do n't be too long,’ ordered Sukey . After they 'd gone Sukey paced up and down sipping Evian water .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
I also have a business to run.’ Claudia straightened her spine carefully ; that was the best bit of news since she had met the overpowering Roman Wyatt . ‘ You 've decided to finish this ridiculous business of keeping tabs on me , then?’ ‘ Not at all ; you have n't given me what I want , and until you do I am your other self.’ ‘ You said I could go to work,’ Claudia accused .
Idiom: sick to death (used idiomatically: yes)
He did not commit suicide because he had no patent and had reaped no rewards . He had a patent and had earned millions of dollars in royalties . He killed himself because he was literally sick to death of fighting some of the largest manufacturers of FM radios for the royalties they owed him . Armstrong was fully aware of the value of patents because he had previously earned huge royalties on earlier inventions which laid the foundations of modern radio technology . By 1922 he was a millionaire .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Down again from knee to groin , that delicate forefinger tracing , tracing . Jean - Paul could feel himself getting hard at last . He opened his eyes , his consciousness hazed and slowed by the kif he had smoked , and focused with difficulty on the watch on the bedside table . Nearly four . Jesus , they had n't got long .
Idiom: show someone the door (used idiomatically: yes)
Bingham is keeping his fingers crossed that Gray 's withdrawal is the only one . Melly earns Parkhead reprieve CELTIC boss Liam Brady has offered Derry boy Nigel Melly a one year extension to his contract — just weeks after showing him the door . Nigel Melly — formerly with Derry City — was originally given a free transfer by the Scottish Premier League club . Now instead they 've offered him a new one year contract .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps it is in the dark girl who looks like your dead wife . I do not know . I think you carry our ruin in your pocket , Riven , but I can not say how . And Minginish itself — it has a hand in it also , I believe . Your books do not tell the whole story .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
It was n't on then ! No , I 've er , I , I , think it happened since . And you see er it 's one of those things that can wait . But all were these were ta er all these were tested . Well Dave 's done it !
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
Wriggling through the crowds , I sidled around the walls , admiring black and white photographs of old men in cloth caps playing fiddles , while children looked on wonderingly . These pictures had been reprinted as a book , A Time that Was . Somewhere in the smoky crowd the authoress and photographer , Jill Freedman from New York , was holding court . I did n't meet Miss Freedman , but I read a statement she had typed out . I sing of simple pleasures : making music , dancing , friendship , work and fun .
Idiom: know no bounds (used idiomatically: yes)
The City of Glasgow and the town of Ayr each honoured Macrae by making him a Burgess . On his return to Ayrshire , James Macrae learned of the kindness shown to his mother by the McGuires . He had no family of his own and his gratitude to the McGuires knew no bounds . Over the succeeding years he repaid their great kindness with massive generosity . In 1739 , he bought a small estate called Drumdow near Trabboch , in Ayrshire , and gave it to Hugh and Bel McGuire .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Now they are likely to concentrate on April 's electoral reform referendum and the prospect of general elections under new rules in October . Mr La Malfa 's resignation was the biggest surprise of all , given his long crusade for moral reform . One quarter of the chamber is under suspicion of involvement , local government has ground to a halt in many parts of the country and public works contracts have all but dried up . MPs were quick to grumble privately that Mr La Malfa is not under suspicion of being involved in million - dollar bribery networks allegedly run by the main parties for years . He is merely suspected of not having told the authorities of a 50 million lire ( £ 21,000 ) contribution to the costs of having election posters printed in last April 's general election .
Idiom: ahead of the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't expect a Big Bang . The EC 's wheels grind exceedingly slowly and nothing will happen overnight , even on 31 December 1992 . But here 's a collection of invaluable 1992-isms to keep you ahead of the game . EURO - QUEST 10 questions for your MEP What will happen to food ?
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Throughout our child 's infancy , we shadow - box with a whole tribe of bogeymen — speeding drivers , viruses and teddy manufacturers who do n't fix the eyes in properly . We know our child is vulnerable and the world is wicked so we keep a close watch . Then she grows up and keeps ducking round corners , out of sight . If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents , it is drugs . We know the stuff is about , in abundance .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
It showed good form — and was , I ventured to imagine , rather romantic of Tod — to go outside like that and stand in his slippers on the wet sidewalk . Though his mood at this stage , I admit , seemed , if anything , to be one of exhaustive disenchantment . Very soon we heard her car , its slithery approach , and saw the twin red lights at the end of the street . She parked , and opened the car door loudly , and squeezed out . I was slightly taken aback when she walked forward across the road , shaking her head in sorrow or denial .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
However , he put Pipkin immediately behind him . " It 'll warm his little heart for once , " he thought , " and if the leaders do get attacked , I suppose we can spare him easier than some . " Bigwig he asked to bring up the rear . " If there 's any trouble , get out of it , " he said , " and take as many as you can with you . " Then he followed their guides into one of the holes in the bank .
Idiom: great minds think alike (used idiomatically: yes)
Okay Janet . Pass me over . Our great minds thought alike today . What 's that ? Well there 's this David Thomas Charitable Trust in Writers News for a story of s between sixteen and eighteen hundred words with the theme Pride goes before a Fall .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
if your set wo n't always have access to an external aerial , it may be worth buying a separate indoor aerial ( about £ 10 ) to improve the picture if you rely on the loop , it may be worth moving the set around to find the best location for receiving . But bear in mind that without an external aerial , you may not be able to get a very good teletext reception . GHI suggests : GHI comment : The only sets that gave us a really good picture on the loop aerial were Philips and Sony .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Why have they attracted so much research ? The eusocial insects are confined to two orders , the Isoptera ( termites ) and the Hymenoptera ( bees , wasps , ants ) . Without them , many of the ecological processes upon which we and other organisms knowingly or unknowingly depend , would soon grind to a halt . The termites , nature 's industrial cleaners , digest , process and recycle the waste material of plant growth in the tropics and subtropics . Helped by a battery of mutualistic protozoa , bacteria and fungi , they have mastered the nutritional and energetic problems of surviving in some of the poorest and most indigestible foodstuffs , from dead logs to soil humus .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
Soon after Saddam 's invasion , Europeans were quick to decide that , with the graver threat from Iraq , relations should be patched up with Iran . Britain resumed diplomatic links ; the EC dropped sanctions ; western businessmen queued to offer their services . Only America , more inclined than Europe to judge things in black or white rather than tones of grey , and still embarrassed by its bizarre secret opening to Iran during Mr Reagan 's presidency , remains cool . Iran has made it plain that it would take it amiss if it were left out of any post - war security arrangements for the Gulf — but even more amiss if outsiders ( read Americans ) were to stay on . Since it is now pretty clear that the Americans do intend to stay on , probably setting up a base in Bahrain , the chances of Iran joining a co - operative policing system in the near future are remote .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Right First Time Total Quality Teamwork ( TQT ) is the name given to INROADS ' latest initiative to embrace modern management practices . The concept , which will promote Quality and Teamwork whilst recognising that our Customer 's needs and our business goals are one and the same , was introduced in June 1992 when the Management Team met and evaluated the fundamentals and benefits of such a system . This continuous evaluation , which is in itself one of the cornerstones of any Total Quality System , is continuing by means for further routine seminars . In the meantime , the TQT system is set up and is functioning within the Division , and will be presented to all levels of INROADS and support staff at informal meetings shortly .
Idiom: blood and guts (used idiomatically: yes)
The Guardian is usually way behind the pack where transfer news is concerned so they may be a bit gullible . I got the impression that Rocastle is well - liked by Wilkinson despite not starting many games . It 's just that Strach was fitter last season than we could have hoped , and we needed his blood and guts leadership to dig us out of the mess we were in . You have to laugh at Everton and their lack - of - transfer saga . Now Bright wo n't go there according to Radio 5 .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Columbus celebrations Glasgow as home of the Brave $ 3.5 million state - of - the - art show to tour France GLASGOW . Glasgow Museums have leapt with enthusiasm onto the Columbus celebrations bandwaggon and are presenting ‘ Home of the Brave’ at the Art Gallery and Museum , Kelvingrove , until 20 September .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
The finance minister , Mr Tatsuo Murayama , did not go to the G-1 meeting in Washington last week because he needed to be on hand in Tokyo in case the scandal blew up . The government may again do the unthinkable and push the 1989 budget through the Diet without the blessing of the opposition . The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December . Mr Takeshita 's cabinet is desperately unpopular . According to opinion polls in late March , only 12 % of those questioned ( down to 9 % in one poll ) had a favourable opinion of it .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
There was a scuffle and Murray was stabbed in the chest . Today Mr Pugh talked about how much his son had enjoyed life as a student in Cheltenham . Forty police officers are working round the clock trying to find Murray 's killer . They believe the blue Ford Sierra which was found abandoned in the car park of a pub in Leckhampton , holds the key . Anyone with information is asked to contact the murder incident room on O two four two , two five O , four O five .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
A young white child is not standing on the edge of a body ~ of ~ water near some buckets
Idiom: up against it (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean you know Colin Moore 's such a handful really I mean we 're always worried every time he got the ball . I think the problems we have defence in the last couple of weeks I 'm just pleased to have kept a clean sheet against them I think . You know young Neil Lewis coming in for a game like this is tremendous performance and Michael Whitlow and Colin Hill have been up against it but they 've worked hard and I think it 's been a great game and er one nil probably does n't er justify both sides . I think that two two might just have been fair but whatever , as I said before the game , if we win we 'll be delighted however it happens . Well you got the win , well done .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
By Michael Simmons TO trumpeted fanfares , standing ovations and cheers from the people , and a 20-gun salute , Vaclav Havel , playwright extraordinary and leader of the year 's most peaceful revolution against Stalinism , was acclaimed in Prague Castle yesterday as Czechoslovakia 's new President . The ceremony was in the hands of Mr Alexander Dubcek , who came in from the political cold less than 24 hours before , to be elected head of the new - style Federal Assembly . He it was who ushered in the new head of state to the dais in Prague Castle where the oath was sworn . Every member of Mr Dubcek 's Assembly had voted that Mr Havel should be the country 's first non - Communist leader since 1948 .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Does the cpu impact the fps in a game ? It depends on the game . Starcraft 2 , for instance , needs a very fast cpu and moderate gpu , whereas dark souls 2 works fine on an old dual core , but needs a fast gpu .