Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: no)
These are bright yellow and usually mounted on poles outside the entrance to the building . The plate has the symbol of the city , a stylized version of the Visconti family 's snake / saracen symbol , together with the building 's name , its age ( either as a date for construction or as a century if the true date is not know or irrelevant ) , and the name of the architect if known . Each of the journeys has been chosen to visit one of more of the city 's parks or quiet areas where the visitor can pause and take stock . No attempt has been made to choose worthwhile bars that can be visited for a coffee break en route . Milan is full of excellent coffee shops and it is better for the visitor to choose what appears to be best for him , her or them .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: no)
Tom too . How d'you think he 'll remember this evening ? Oh , I do n't matter — I 'm nothing , nobody , just the bloody fool who keeps a roof over your head — but I 'd have thought you 'd have the decency not to drag Tom into it … .’ ‘ as if I meant to ! You 're being ridiculous .
Idiom: six feet under (used idiomatically: yes)
It was Cousin Saul who took charge of Izzy Kleiber 's corpse , and then ‘ found’ it some time later — the victim , apparently , of a riverside accident . And it was Cousin Saul who had blackmailed Ebenezer , extorting money from him in return for his silence about Kleiber 's death . ‘ Saul could have reported us , but now he 's six feet under , so we 're safe as houses,’ concluded Josh . Then his face changed , and he added reluctantly , ‘ Unless … .’ Eb picked him up quickly .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
He rarely saw her naked , which was a relief to him . He had once summed her up to a female student , after several lagers , as ‘ no tits to speak of and even less bum’ . Gina usually wore old dresses and woollies when in bed with him and always locked the bathroom door tightly when she took a bath . He looked at the canvas , trying to track out the familiar hated form . The print of her body was vague and abstract like those blots psychologists want people to interpret , only this one was cabbage green .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
the difference here is that C&P really mean what they say and are doing everything possible to make the quality improvement process happen . And if that sounds like a naive statement , read on . Quality improvement , as a concept and as a reality , has been around in its present form for a number of decades . Several American management consultants , notably Dr W Edwards Deming , Dr JM Juran and Philip B Crosby , developed the concepts ; the first two of these , unable to sell them to American companies , turned instead to Japan . After the second world war , Japanese industry was renowned for its manufacture of cheap , shoddy goods which had always been invented elsewhere .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
And I know full well now what it 's like to be standing on a picket line for seven months . And it 's not something that I enjoy , so that you 'll try every which way to try and avoid it . But if a matter came to a head that withdrawing my labour was the only way to resolve it , that I thought was the only way to resolve it , I 'd go out and do it again . In those early days , was there a feeling that withdrawal of labour would in fact bring about the effect that you wanted ? Oh yeah , yeah .
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: yes)
' It was n't bad , what we did . ' ' Best get it straight the old way first . Seventeen , eighteen , Lend me your ears , then my sneeze on nineteen , and your slap on twenty . ' ' I like the fall better myself , ' Fred said . ' Let 's keep it .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: no)
We may confidently say that the typical semantic constituent passes the test . However , there are certain peripheral types of semantic constituent which can not be directly subjected to the test . This may be because they occur only in association with a particular element , like the cran — of cranberry , or because they occur with a particular semantic value only in the context of one other element , like the —en of oxen , the ab — of abnormal , or foot in foot the bill ; in a case of collocational uniqueness of either of these types , no contrast in which the unique element participates can be tested in a distinct linguistic environment . Or a semantic constituent may be untestable because it is completely determined syntactically , like —ness in His kindness was overwhelming , and thus does not participate in any contrasts at all . For some of these items — for instance , foot in foot the bill — there is a strong intuition of meaningfulness ; for others , like cran — , intuition is less certain .
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
We have shown that polynomials can be thought of in the way we have always thought of them , secure in the knowledge that uncomfortable questions about x can be circumvented . ( ii ) In recognising that the sets Q acted upon by + and . This concept can perhaps be more readily appreciated by looking at Fig . 1.1 which also clearly indicates that whilst the elements of Q are totally distinct from those of Q[x ] , nonetheless Q[x ] contains the subsystem Q which to all intents and purposes is the " same " as Q so that , if it proves convenient , Q may be identified with it . Such identification of the elements of Q with those of Q is in exactly the same spirit as the identification of the elements of Z with certain elements of Q ( see Fig . 1.2 ) , an identification to which you 've probably never previously given much thought . ( For more on this see Sections 3.10 and 5.9 . )
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Hello , Elinor Browne with an ‘ E’,’ the receptionist said softly , her brown eyes full of laughter . ‘ And being late is no problem at all.’ When a crowd of people surged from a side - room , all talking and laughing , she pulled a face of mock - exasperation . ‘ Sure and would n't you arrive right in the middle of this débâcle ? A convention in one room , a wedding reception in another , and neither wanting to stay where they were put.’
Idiom: have a cow (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't know any jokes . You do ! Me Mary had a mi metal cow she milked it with a spout , she too Does he knows all the words , d'ya know ? No , not all of them .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
The unemployed fan is believed to have moved from Scotland to Peckham , south London two years ago to be closer to Helena , whose films include Lady Jane and Room With A View . He persistently called at her home , sent letters and made phone calls . Last year he was bound over to keep the peace after being arrested on her doorstep . A Golders Green police spokesman said : ‘ He seemed to be obsessed with her and is known to the police as a pest who has been to court.’ — PA
Idiom: keep mum (used idiomatically: yes)
TV presenter Richard Madeley was yesterday asked to reveal the size of his manhood . Viewers watching a sex debate on ITV 's This Morning show heard a phone caller ask him : ‘ How big are you?’ Richard kept mum , dismissing the call as a hoax . COOL : Richard YORATH TEAM CHECK PLEA
Idiom: put your foot down (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh it 's not gon na go so fast then is it ? No . If you want to put your foot down then I would n't have thought that was the car you wanted . I 'd have thought you perhaps wanted to go Another sixteen well or a Sierra with a bigger engine but then it 's getting more expensive is n't it ?
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Dell expects fiscal 1994 sales of between $ 3,400 m and $ 3,700 m and net profit of between $ 3.30 and $ 3.75 a share , compared with the $ 2.59 on sales of just over $ 2,000 m reported for the year just ended . Separately , Dell investor relations director Donald Collis told Reuter that the company planned no immediate overall price cuts in response to the cuts announced on Monday by Compaq Computer Corp. ' Basically we 've looked and said there 's no reason for any knee - jerk reaction or across - the - board actions here , ' Collis said , adding that Dell will be sticking to its own price timetable . ' We 've seen very strong momentum and our business continues to be very strong , so we remain very confident about the quarter we 're in . ' US CHIP BOOK - TO - BILL RATIO SLIPS TO 1.18 FROM A REVISED 1.20 IN JANUARY
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
If she had thought she was showing him a stop - light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia.’ In any other circumstances , Fabia felt that she might have been a trace worried — it was n't every day that she was in a foreign land , with a foreign male who , having fed her , tried his hand at seducing her . But nor was it every day that in broad daylight — given that the light was n't all that good — that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move . She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor!’ she laughed . ‘ I 'm getting wet!’
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: no)
POLICE are hoping to help their search for a man who attacked a hotel doorman , leaving him in a coma , by broadcasting a plea for help on the BBC 's Crimewatch programme . Phil Jay , 50 , was assaulted in September as he stood outside the Plantation Hotel in Chester . ‘ We have heard nothing definite yet but we are hoping for a spot on Crimewatch,’ said Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad . Mr Jay has remained unconscious ever since the attack and his condition has worsened slightly . North Wales Athletics
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's not about events , but about characters and their discourse’(160 ) . When the delegates from Western literature meet on the first day to pray for their existence , there is an attempted disruption of the ceremony by Muslim fundamentalists who claim to object to the Christian format of the proceedings , but , as we later discover , their real target is the elusive Gibreel Farishta whom they are trying to punish for his heretical views . Order is eventually restored through the good offices of the interpreters Kelly and Jack , but no sooner are the terrorists under control than there is a second attempt to sabotage the convention by characters from television who demand representation . A quarrel ensues in which the television characters argue that they are more deserving of prayer than novelistic characters because the latter have a far longer life ; the characters from novels insist that only they need their existences reinforced because only they are in danger of losing their audience . Meanwhile Kelly begins to suspect that many of the people helping to run the convention may also be fictional .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you . ' Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his . Frau Nordern turned her head . ' Erika , Paul , go to your room . Omi ? '
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
The consequences of this approach have a special resonance in the Arab world today . But , as the recent United ~ Nations ~ Security ~ Council debates on the Arab Spring have shown , it is not the major emerging countries that will influence events in the region . Brazil has barely uttered a word in reaction to the region ’s tumult , while Russia and China have little taste for sanctions against Libya in light of their own autocratic governments . All of this adds up to a unique opportunity for the European ~ Union to support its neighbors ’ transition from revolutionary upheaval to democratic government . At the same time , we need to promote the progress of other regimes in the region toward inclusive democracy .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Were you issued with any uniforms ? The first er things we had was arm bands which had , had L D V on , that was the first uni type of anything we had for recognition was them . Well when the sirens went at the beginning , what few rifles we 'd got , he 'd er take us out and string we out along this brook , a rifle every so often and and facing one way and looking round to see when anything goes up and in case anybody come over or anything come over and er that was the initial start . But afterwards , as things got , there was erm a look out post built on the flat roof of one of the buildings at the factory and then er there used to be , when the sirens went , there 'd be look outs in this er observation post on top of the factory . Well
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
Naturally , Albania and Latvia failed as well . Four qualifiers gone , and not a goal given away . No wonder Jack Charlton thinks the world of his defenders . But anxiety has been flickering across their faces since they heard about Northern Ireland 's triumph in Albania . Big Alan Kernaghan sums up : ‘ Scoring twice there was some going .
Idiom: pass muster (used idiomatically: yes)
The notices make it abundantly clear that anyone being so naughty is breaking the law . That will certainly put a stop to it . It does n't though , and the photocopiers are good enough to pass official muster , how long can it be before we have the sort of crisis of confidence in our physical currency not seen since the days of the coin - clipping Tudors ? Being surprised by opinion polls is like being taken aback by blue skies . Nonetheless I am puzzled that , according to an NOP poll , the Post Office is the most popular of all the public utilities with a satisfaction rate of 78 per cent , while the least popular was British Telecom with just 60 per cent .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
This slowed the patrol down , and they were located by an Italian spotter aircraft which dropped a couple of small bombs wide of the mark . Holliman decided that they had to take cover , so they scuttled into a patch of scrub and camouflaged themselves with nets . Inevitably more aircraft appeared , dropping a hail of bombs and then strafing with machine guns for good measure , but , amazingly , no damage was done . Stirling , however , was worried that their cover was blown and decided on a change of plan . A recce of the area had shown that there was another airfield thirty miles from Sirte at Tamit .
Idiom: bag and baggage (used idiomatically: yes)
But he had not wanted to stay . She had not made Dan go , he had practically run out of her life . Bag and baggage . Lizzy had adored her father and he had only ever let her down . Kate had prided herself on never doing so , but maybe she had failed ?
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
At Louis Carré & Cie curves of white - painted knotted gauze reveal another side to the artist Christian Jaccard , best known for his mainly oval ‘ ignigraphs’ . These ‘ Objets / reliefs’ consist of geometric shapes , mobiles , and knotted sculptures paying homage to Malévich 's white square on a white background . Artifice has run riot , replacing and controlling the warmth and vitality of nature . The exhibition , open until the end of the month , comprises a dozen knotted constructions and a series of ‘ combustions’ produced by Jaccard over the past three years . Sylvana Lorenz combines mystery and humour in an exhibition entitled ‘ Tableaux volés’(Stolen paintings ) , the results of an investigation by Frank Perrin , with works by Duplo , Farrel , Gambier , Petzet , Robert , Rockenschaub , Samore , Staehle , Sturtevant and Zobernig .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Sarah beat Andrew … this year Andrew says he 's fitter than last year but doesn.t know if he can beat his wife Sarah who says she thinks her husband might get bogged down in the mud So much for the talk on with the race … the mountain bikers hit the road first … 144 set off from the start in the centre of town … once they were on their way the runners … 370 of them were under orders for their start … and finally the horses … 19 runners and riders this time … were let lose …
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Larne Mayor Rosaline Armstrong said many of the young children were frightened and crying after the freak accident . ‘ Thank God no - one was badly injured . It was just one of those things — a chance in a million,’ she said . Mrs Armstrong said most of the crowd of 300 spectators were ‘ very calm’ despite what happened , and after a brief interruption organisers continued with the display . Fireworks show ends in terror
Idiom: by hook or by crook (used idiomatically: yes)
All of these problems slowed negotiations to such an extent that the federal government was forced to double its initial one - year period of support . But no more extensions are expected , and with most WIPers older than 40 , those who do not negotiate a contract during this time fear that they may never work again as scientists . Despite the problems , there is considerable optimism that most WIPers will , by hook or by crook , have been given contracts by the end of the year . But the idea of true integration — that is , a normal university post — new seems little more than a pipedream . For many the WIP programme is likely to be a stressful prelude to permanent unemployment .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
A long , pendant sigh . ‘ Berndt , do try and use the brains you were born with . If the boy knows we 're alive to his threat , he 'll just keep his schemes out of sight until it 's too late for us to do anything about him.’ Chesarynth 's mind reeled with a sudden intuition . The boy , Karel ?
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
MERSEYSIDE Labour MPs today rounded on Liberal Democrat David Alton after he voted with the Government in the Euro debate . Twenty MPs 12 of them from Merseyside signed a Commons motion slamming the Mossley Hill MP for ‘ voting for the survival of this discredited Conservative Government.’ But Mr Alton accused them of ‘ sour grapes.’ He said the destruction of the Maastricht Treaty would have cost Liverpool thousands of jobs . Supporters given raw deal as clubs continue to live in land of make - believe
Idiom: speak your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
However , it was almost four centuries later that the word ‘ budget’ was applied to the annual parliamentary event . The word derives from the old French word bougette , meaning a little bag . In slang used at the time , to open your budget meant to speak your mind . In 1733 , 26 years after the Act of Union , a pamphleteer accused the prime minister , Sir Robert Walpole , of behaving like a quack doctor . ‘ The Budget is opened : and our state empirick hath dispensed his packets by his Zany Couriers through all the Kingdom,’ he wrote .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
To order , fill in the coupon on page 154 . A stylised mulberry tree from the pages of a 16th - century herbal and bestiary SEAL of approval WHY DO WE FASTEN BOTTLES OF WINE WITH CORK ? KATHRYN McWHIRTER POPS THE QUESTION
Idiom: right as rain (used idiomatically: yes)
But she nipped back down to nick 'em For a knees - up in High Wycombe , For an evening quite near Chevening And a dawn at Kilmacolm . They were in ' er for a dinner Which was excellent , in Pinner , And another one , a cracker , In Majacca — that 's in Spain Then she popped 'em on in Haddenham And did n't feel too bad in 'em : She felt in 'em , in Cheltenham , Just as right as rain . They looked smart on in Dumbarton , They looked wizard on the Lizard , They looked corking down in Dorking And incredible in Crewe . When she wore 'em into Rugely They impressed the people hugely , While in Fordham folk adores 'em And they loved 'em in West Looe !
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The trouble was that being a good club player , even being an outstanding club player , does not of itself make you a worthy international , and it was Waldron 's failure to recognise this of his own Neath players that contributed as much as anything to his downfall . Even in straight practical terms , Waldron 's departure from The Gnoll was a calamity for Neath . They have undoubtedly missed managerial and coaching qualities that were ideally suited to this particular group of players in this particular club in this particular town . But , more than that , his predilection for Neath players deprived the club of their own best talent so that when they would otherwise have been training for the league , instead they were training for the Five Nations Championship . First of all this knocked the edge , whether hard or not , off Neath 's play last season .
Idiom: every man for himself (used idiomatically: yes)
After the long drive they were understandably tired , yet for some reason Stirling failed to post sentries . Their hiding place was surrounded by a German unit which began systematically to comb the wadi . Stirling shouted that it was every man for himself . Cooper , Sadler and a Frenchman , Freddie Taxis , were nearest to the top of the wadi and ran for it . Stirling and MacDermott were trapped in a cave and rounded up , thus ending the wartime career of the man who became known to the Germans as the ‘ Phantom Major’ .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
A most interesting finding of this article is that plant growth is irregular , which could explain some of the apparent errors of the instrument designed here . Spectrophotometer Measurements Steven used a two - band spectrophotometer to measure the reflectance from sugar beet in the red and NIR . A fibre - optic probe is used to split the light input and feed the two parts via filters to silicon diode detectors . The R / IR ratio is computed and used to predict future rates of growth .
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Deciding on a walk , I close the mosquito netting door firmly . It is dark outside and I button my jacket . The beginning of the main strip in Shelbyville is a squeaky clean residential area . Lawns edge up to the roadside , porches glow in the night , people laugh behind screen doors , kids stay up late and cars cruise with open windows and jutting elbows . Music plays , flags flap , all agreeably patriotic .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: no)
People must realise that local authorities will pursue non - payers until they have secured payment , however long it takes . The introduction of the council tax will not mean that people who have not paid their community charge can forget about it . If they still owe their local authority money , they must pay it : they will not be let off the hook . As I explained earlier , the community charge procedures give charge payers every opportunity to pay their community charge . Enforcement action can be stopped at any stage by the payment of the amount due .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
Paul Merton , King of improvised comedy and Britain 's unlikeliest sex symbol , makes up like his idol Buster Keaton Paul Merton has decided to hold a party for some of his friends . The prospect of the invited crowd of guests arriving at his house in the next half hour does not fill Merton with joy , but , as you quickly establish , this is pretty much par for the course . Paul looks introspective , never quite sad , although this is not the picture of a comedian preparing for a night of chuckles to remember . Dutifully he is moving the chairs in his living room , humming to himself and glancing repeatedly at his drinks cabinet , when the door bell rings .