Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the raw (used idiomatically: no)
Whereas the ( predominantly ) working - class mode of language use inhibits the verbal elaboration of individual differences , the ( predominantly ) middle - class code is precisely oriented to this dimension of experience . Bernstein 's work has come in for some strong criticism recently . Although much of this criticism centres on the misuse of his work by others , some more substantive arguments are that middle - class values inform his conceptual distinctions and that these are insufficiently grounded in the raw data of speech patterns . Without engaging in the details of this debate , and having presented what is an admittedly brief over - simplification of Bernstein 's work , I would nevertheless venture to say that the different response patterns of working - class and middle - class women in the present sample do seem to fit into the broad outlines of Bernstein 's scheme . My suggestion is that the eight working - class women who say they ‘ like’ or ‘ do n't mind’housework but show evidence of being dissatisfied with it , are in fact committing this contradiction because the speech mode they are used to makes the presentation of individual feelings difficult .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
In all , Hughes missed four clear chances but he was not to be denied and his 11th goal of the season came after 41 minutes . It was another move of pure silk as the ball went from Brian McClair to Giggs to Cantona . The Frenchman delivered a perfect final ball that left Hughes with no excuse this time — and he did n't need one as his shot rifled past the Coventry manager 's son . We had seen nothing of Coventry nor were we due to . Their midfield was sparse and offered scant support to the speedy wide men .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
No - one opted for Sweden . Peterborough : HAVING shepherded the Tories through the general election , Charles and Maurice Saatchi are lending a hand to Eduard Shevardnadze , the former Soviet Foreign Minister now chairing the State Council of Georgia . With the Saatchis ' help , Shevardnadze ( above ) has composed an open letter to the West which they will be placing in various journals . Saatchi people always know the value of mixing it with major international players .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
Tim Wallace , Preservation Group Leader . BCR GOODS WAGON We are still negotiating on this wagon , which is currently being used for storage purposes at the former Eaton Station . We are currently examining a possible replacement for the storage facility . GLENBURRELL BRIDGE PROJECT
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Is a gaming keyboard and mouse necessary ? Gaming keyboards and gaming mouses are not necessary to play games .
Idiom: walk on eggshells (used idiomatically: yes)
Next , he started slapping me and then finally actually punching me . In the last eight months of the marriage , he could n't control his temper . I started to walk on eggshells for fear of setting him off.’ On rare occasions the tables are totally reversed and the husband becomes the abused . This happened to Hollywood hellraising hunk Nick Nolte who shot to fame in the TV mini - series Rich Man , Poor Man .
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh ! Right . I 've had her in stitches ! I forgot about that . I meant to pick it up .
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
My apartment was cosy and compact — hall , sitting - room , two bedrooms , the one at the back being rarely used , kitchen and bathroom — all in good decorative order . M ; y niece , Alison , tells me that it 's very much ‘ the in - thing’ to be ‘ going solo’these days . ’ No kids , no heavy relationships , no sweat,’she says in her blunt way , curled up like an imp , smoking like a chimney , in one of her mother 's immaculate armchairs , a vision of bleached cropped hair , bright pink baggy cotton trousers , black eyes heavily rimmed with mascara . I wince at her language as her father used to wince at her appearance . Irina is , of course , sad that there are no young Kopeks to carry the family name into the next century .
Idiom: down in the mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Killer at our shores . RSPCA say do n't let rabies in . And down in the mouth . Dentists go private to avoid a pay cut . Good Evening :
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
And we 've no hot water bottles or extra blankets on board . I 'll get you that drink . ' The drink when it came was hot milk laced with whisky , and Robbie pulled a wry face . ' Drink it , ' Fen ordered , ' and take these . ' He handed her two aspirin , then stood over her while she drank it .
Idiom: boys in blue (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Yes , it is . But it 's a damn’ bad moment . This show is beginning to get under way , and they do n't like their little boys in blue to have family troubles . They take a dim view . It takes one 's mind off the job , doncha know ?
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: no)
Clement target TONY CLEMENT is back tonight with his eyes on reclaiming the full-back role for Wales in the Five Nations Championship . Swansea 's Clement will train for the first time since being sidelined for more than six weeks with a stress fracture of the shin . The 25-year-old 's last game was against South Wales Police on November 14 , with Cardiff 's Mike Rayer taking over when Wales met Australia . Former Australian captain Nick Farr-Jones rated Rayer ‘ the best full-back in the world ’ .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
Candlelit dinner Taste of Chianti Villa Sylvia — free and easy holiday style Villa Barbara Self Catering Graceful arches of traditional Tuscan architecture frame the entrance to the Villa Barbara yet this bungalow - style villa is quite modern in all its amenities .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The company 's research has found that users are interested in running Mac programs native under Motif out of performance considerations and have little truck with bulky emulators . Luckily Equal is not an emulator . Quorum also found 80 % to 85 % of its potential audience are interested in running just off - the - shelf Mac packages of Word and Excel which is what Quorum is currently polishing up and will be showing . It says other programs run , but the company will have to ward off criticism that it does not have a significant inventory of tested packages . Quorum will also announce a long - awaited deal with Adobe Systems Inc to license its software developers ' Latitude for porting its Mac programs to the Unix platform under Display Postscript , Motif or Open Look .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
She then went onto Yale Law School where she was on the board of the law review and met her husband . They were married in 1975 . Only time will tell what Hillary Clinton , now American 's First Lady will do next . World bid dropped SOUTH AFRICA have withdrawn their bid to stage the next cricket World Cup , said Ali Bacher , managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa today .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
you know erm put them in one of those and yes they look really nice in the red containers Mm Do you want me to show you what they look like ?
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I think it 's just into my mind , I was assuming you meant the the free speech within the church , the the open prayer and the and the sermons . Which I do n't have a problem with . But the thing I 've noticed coming in , for the first time , a and and two prayers spring to mind , one 's Right . and one is the purity .
Idiom: too big for your boots (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't you ever read your memos?’ ‘ If they 're hiring your sort of freelance now , we must really be going downhill fast.’ ‘ Ms Topaz told me you were always too big for your boots.’ ‘ When it comes to someone getting ideas above her station , Anya … ’ She makes a rude gesture , involving several hypothetical orifices , then strides over to plant herself on the arm of Rainbow 's chair .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The game 's administrators have to realise that to burden players further with apparently ever - increasing expectations of fitness levels is incompatible with the amateur ethos they are dedicated to preserving . They can not have it both ways and , at the moment , by making such demands they are unwittingly pushing the game towards professionalism . The RWC men were soon under fire when , on the first day , the sides in Pool A discovered that their schedule allowed only three 20 minute rest - periods between matches . ‘ This is ridiculous and unfair . With the fatigue level involved here someone could get severely injured’ stormed Manuel Cabral , the manager of Portugal .
Idiom: throw good money after bad (used idiomatically: yes)
And he thought as a result that he knew about everything else as well and Brenda , he did n't . No . Because another way in which I had to throw good money after bad was that after he died once I started having things done in the house they kept on turning up things that he had done that were absolutely N B G the al do you remember those wires hanging about in Yeah .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
The result hinged on a totally illegal try by Mark Shaw , which contained two , possibly three , infringements . Allan Hewson kicked the goals for NZ and Ollie Campbell did his best for the Lions with four kicks . But the Lions had their chances and went steadily downhill from this first - Test defeat to a 4–0 whitewash . It 's Echo Karaoke FANCY a night in the limelight ?
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
April is the best month to become familiar with the outpourings of resident birds , before the influx of summer migrants swells and complicates the chorus . We stood on a bridge , looked down — and saw our first dipper of the day . On a moss - covered rock dipped a portly little black and brown bird with an eye catching expanse of white on its breast . ( To find a dipper , look for a bobbing white shirt front . ) It slipped into the water , disappeared beneath the surface and , fifteen seconds later , bobbed up again and hopped back on to the rock .
Idiom: life and limb (used idiomatically: yes)
So do n't give me that line , because I 'm not buying it!’ ‘ I have no intention of giving you anything apart from one little word … goodbye ! Oh , and maybe just a tiny piece of advice : next time you , quote , ‘ risk life and limb’ I suggest you check first that the person does need rescuing . That way you could save yourself a whole load of trouble , not to mention planning!’ She smiled sweetly , opening the car door to get out , then stopped abruptly when his fingers closed around her arm .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
And no - one was more surprised than Emily herself . Female speaker I was over the moon . It only took me half a day to decide that I wanted the job . Voice over
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . touch those and burn your hand . So you got all this energy , this kinetic energy , when you 're going downhill . Yeah . You do n't want it you 've got to get rid of it somewhere so you turn it to heat , and there 's , every time you , whenever you 're braking you 're turning some of your kinetic into heat .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah yeah Yeah Well he still looks young , I mean despite the fact that he 's a grandfather I think twice over Grandfather for years been a grandfather for years .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: yes)
We got to our seats exactly on kick off , and made our way from Winchester to the ground via Marwell zoo ( amongst other local attractions ) . Anyhow … the feeling in the water continued to indicate the away win , and the clincher ( for me ) was seeing 2 magpies sitting on a street light on the way . The crowd ( as ever ) did Leeds proud , were all around the ground and I m sure helped make it another ‘ home game’ for the players . Leeds really controlled the action throughout . In the first half , whenever Leeds had mounted a little pressure , a southampton player went down injured .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The library was also kept there . In those last hectic hours the nomes had managed to rescue about thirty books from the Store . Some were very useful — Gardening All the Year Round was well - thumbed , and Dorcas knew Essential Theory for the Amateur Engineer almost by heart — but some were , well , difficult , and not opened much . Grimma was standing in front of one of these when he wandered in . She was biting her thumb , which she always did when she was concentrating .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
THERE are few firmer friendships in cricket anywhere in the world than that between John Emburey and Graham Gooch . Here , in the second instalment of our exclusive three-part series , the Middlesex spinner gives us a revealing insight into just what makes his England captain tick , both on and off the field . AFTER a two-and-a-half-year lull I fully expect my great friendship with Graham Gooch to be back in full swing on the tour to India . We have n't seen much of each other while he 's been busy as England 's captain and I have served my South African Test ban . But now that is behind me and we are touring together again it wo n't be long before the old nicknames ‘ Mork and Mindy ’ or ‘ Tweedledee and Tweedledum ’ or ‘ Pinky and Perky ’ surface again .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
1.24 Pursuant to the Queen 's Bench Masters ' Practice Direction of 29 November 1989 , in order to save time at trial , copies of disclosed medical or other experts ' reports upon which any party intends to rely ( whether agreed or not ) must be lodged by that party as soon after setting down as is practicable . These reports will then go with the pleadings and form part of the documents for use of the trial judge . The direction specifically requires ( in para 4 ) that each report should state on the face of it the name of the party on whose behalf the expert has given the report , the date on which it is given ( of course that can be avoided by the use of an indexed bundle ) , and whether or not it is agreed by the other parties . 1.25 Both sides should of course beware of " agreed " medical evidence that is , in fact , not agreed : orthopaedic reports on the one side referring to arthritic change being probable and on the other to its being possible ; or neurologists ' reports referring respectively to 10 per cent and 2 per cent epileptic risk are not " agreed " . The doctors must be called to explain their differences .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Insofar as time is constituted by duration —’ He had a think , and blew his nose , noticing after a moment that her mind was fixed on his words in a way that made him feel quite light . A five - pound note that had got muddled up with his handkerchief fluttered to the floor , and he looked at it accusingly , though without making a move . ‘ Next month we had the burglary,’ he said . ‘ Liz lost a winning I 'd given her on a horse .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Miss Rose admitted she did n't remember much of that day , except for Celia 's long labour — which I did know about , but it slipped my mind — so it 's possible she 's forgotten other deliveries during the day , when there were other midwives on duty . My grandmother may not have delivered you at all.’ Juliet pulled a face . ‘ All right . But she 'd have been there !
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1955 the company picked up the film rights to a popular sci - fi TV series . The resulting film , The Quatermass Xperiment ( 1955 ) , tells of a spaceship returning to earth with only one being on board— a monster gestating inside the skin of a crew member . The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy . This led , through X The Unknown ( 1957 ) , which parodies the complacency of the authorities towards the radiation threat and Quatermass 2 ( 1957 ) , in which the visiting monsters come much closer to taking over the world , to the cycle of horror films that started with The Curse of Frankenstein ( 1956 ) , moving away from immediate contemporary concerns towards mythological narratives that touched some of the same fears and terrors . BBC cameras record the final appearance of a monster in The Quatermass Xperiment ( 1955 )
Idiom: reinvent the wheel (used idiomatically: no)
I have included in the review a number of quite lengthy verbatim quotations . Although this means that the essay has , indeed , become rather bulky , it does enable one to communicate the nuances of people 's arguments , which can be especially useful for those readers who do not have easy access to the primary documents quoted . In any case , if a writer has managed to put some key point rather well , why not both give him the credit for doing so , and at the same time avoid struggling to reinvent the wheel ? Roles for librarians and information scientists in the transfer of strategically usable information from environment to enterprise Introduction and summary
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
P&O DISTRIBUTION have won a contract to manage transport and distribution activities for the IDEM brand of Arjo Wiggins Appleton , producers of carbonless paper . P&O Distribution have already taken delivery of the first new vehicles dedicated to the contract , which includes delivery of finished goods from the IDEM mill in Cardiff to customers in the UK and to Arjo Wiggins ' Belgian distribution centre . P PROJECTS RECEIVE THE ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL Princess visits Bovis North Olympic site THE PRINCESS ROYAL was the latest visitor to Manchester 's Olympic Arena site , currently being built by Bovis North .
Idiom: get wind of (used idiomatically: yes)
From the American perspective , Giraud had the twin advantages of outranking de Gaulle and of being totally uninterested in politics ( he later proved incompetent as well as uninterested ) . There was also some talk that Admiral François Darlan , Pétain 's prime minister in 1941 and early 1942 , might be persuaded to head an anti - German movement in North Africa . De Gaulle had got wind of the Allied invasion plan in August 1942 , but he was probably unaware of its full political implications . Ignorance , combined with confidence that the popular support that he enjoyed inside France would make him indispensable to the Allies , may well explain his initially calm response to news of the invasion on 8 November . His radio broadcast on the same day contained no hint of criticism of the Allies .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: no)
He pointed out that while the estimated number of drug users in the USA had fallen from 23,000,000 in 1985 to 14,000,000 in 1988 , evidence suggested that drug users now employed more types of drugs more frequently . His proposal called for a total of $ 7,900 million to be spent on increased law enforcement , more prisons , border patrols , education programmes , treatment programmes , and aid to foreign countries . Congressional criticism of Bush 's proposals concentrated on the limited additional funding provided ; Democrats proposed an alternative plan , calling for total spending of $ 10,100 million , the additional $ 2,200 million to be provided by across - the - board reductions in federal programmes . After negotiations with the administration the Senate approved on Sept. 27 anti - drugs funding of more than $ 3,000 million as part of the fiscal 1990 transportation appropriations bill , which was cleared by Congress on Oct. 31 and signed into law on Nov. 21 . Throughout 1989 the government experienced mixed success in its anti - drugs campaign .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh , and they share a passion for football , too . Club chairman Ken Bates sits alongside his wife Pam . He was all set to take an early bath from his marriage to have an affair with soccer writer Suzannah Dwyer . Behind them is David Mellor , soon to be appointed Minister for Fun — and later to be dubbed Figure of Fun for his fling with actress Antonia de Sancha . The whistle was blown on Chelsea fan Mellor 's game .
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
I did get the usual childhood ailments , though , such as mumps , measles and chicken - pox . So Baldersdale was n't that free of infection . Mind , I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school . But one summer when I was around ten or eleven I developed a nasty sore throat which the doctor thought was tonsillitis . Then I started to be sick and my skin started to peel and drop off .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Right from the very start I had wanted to be a test - pilot . Unlike most of my contemporaries , who at a similar age had wanted to be train drivers , I wanted to fly . I suppose that I was influenced by the exploits of the great test pilots of the day , people like Peter Twiss , Neville Duke and John Derry , who were at the time just coming to grips with high - speed flight and what was called the ‘ sound - barrier’ . In later life I was lucky enough to be able to afford flying lessons , even though they cost a fortune at £ 5 an hour ! Some 10,000 flying hours later in all sorts of flying machines , including my own Starduster for play and the airline 's 737 for work , I was a test - pilot .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously , an obligation of confidence can arise by express agreement ; for example , where a freelance computer programmer is engaged to carry out some work under a contract which contains a term stating that the programmer will not use or divulge details of the client 's business . An obligation of confidence may also be implied by the courts where there is a duty of good faith as in the relationship between a client and a solicitor or patent agent or bank manager . Another situation where the obligation will be imposed is where a person discusses his ideas with business organizations with a view to the commercial exploitation of those ideas ; for example , if a computer analyst has an idea for a new computer system and discusses that idea with software houses interested in developing and marketing the system . Employees The employee / employer relationship is a special case and may be governed by express terms , as incorporated in the contract of employment , or implied terms or both .
Idiom: fall on deaf ears (used idiomatically: yes)
That figure was produced by the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies . From our package , we could readily cover not only the proposals I have just described but also our anti - recession measures to kick - start the recovery . It is a package with measures to promote investment and provide capital allowances similar to those that industry and commerce are begging for — pleas that are falling on the deaf ears of the Chancellor . We would also introduce measures to support training , provision for which is still being cut , as both the autumn statement and the Chief Secretary 's evidence to the Select Committee have revealed , while unemployment soars . We shall begin to release some of the money that local authorities already have to stimulate construction and help the homeless .