Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
Rocketing out of the stalls in York 's Keeneland Nunthorpe Stakes last month , Lochsong maintained a ferocious pace to beat her Goodwood victim Paris House a length - and - a - half , with College Chapel third . Many punters will convince themselves that College Chapel will reverse the form over Haydock 's extra furlong , but Vincent O'Brien 's Royal Ascot winner has shown his best form on a soft surface and , barring an unexpected downpour , will not encounter those conditions here . Frankie Dettori , smitten with his five - year - old mare , is expected to get the better of a battle for early supremacy with Willie Carson aboard inconsistent but occasionally very useful July Cup winner Hamas . The Milan - born rider and his mount can then hold College Chapel 's expected late challenge . Punters are advised to double - up Lochsong with Relatively Special in Kempton 's opening EBF Arion Maiden Fillies Stakes .
Idiom: green with envy (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless . there 's bags of useful stuff in PC Tools 8 that will still make it a must - have for many DOS users . PC Tools 8 is crammed with quality features , some of which could make MS - DOS go green with envy NORTON DESKTOP FOR DOS This includes a bag of invaluable tools from Norton Utilities , all finished of with a drag and drop desktop which works rather like Windows .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
They travelled by a short stairway from the morning room , up into a narrow corridor carved with horses ' heads . Rachaela could not recall coming this way in the past , but she must have done , for she had surely explored all the house . At a turn in the corridor she saw a picture she remembered , a ship at sea , and under the waves a chariot racing from a previous painting . There was an annexe beyond the corridor with two windows — blackened , impossible to decipher- and then a single door . Anna opened the door and motioned Rachaela forward .
Idiom: upset the apple cart (used idiomatically: no)
‘ So to continue : just when everything seemed to be going right — Rob settling down and getting serious over Heather , and Stella recovering — you came along . And on the very morning that I learned of Elise 's death you 'll remember that Rob walked into the office , back from his holiday . As I said , you could have upset the apple cart badly . I was determined that Stella 's newly found peace of mind would n't be disturbed.’ Merrill nodded .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
In the bottom - up approach the paragraphs are first collected , and the semantic net is built as the paragraphs are indexed . The better approach is a combination of the top - down and the bottom - up approach . To build and maintain a semantic net , indexing of paragraphs and semantic net construction go hand - in - hand . If a paragraph is to be indexed but no component of the semantic net relates to that paragraph , then the semantic net is augmented . The purpose of the semantic net is to give people an overview of or handle on the content of the text .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
I drop it the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on the rocks slid down , but the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand and the rain came tumbling down the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on the rocks slid down , but the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand and the rain came tumbling down splish , splash and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Forestry Commission 27 July Conservation : Habitat Oil drilling steered clear of sensitive areas The UK government has for the first time ruled out the award of oil and gas exploration licences in certain areas on environmental grounds . Announcing the successful bids for the latest round of exploration licences , Energy Minister Tim Eggar said 35 sites nominated by the oil and gas industry had not been put up to be licensed .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
More likely , the value of bequests will depend crucially on house prices — which will be depressed by all those inherited homes for sale . BRITAIN THIS WEEK Feeling the pinch In his first broadcast interview as chancellor of the exchequer , Norman Lamont said there was too much pessimistic talk about the economy . Then he warned of a stiff year ahead , with rising costs in the Gulf squeezing public spending , and membership of the ERM precluding any rapid reduction in interest rates .
Idiom: my bad (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah ! Too much school work ! I just got my bad it just comes and it just hurt , it feels like it 's going click but it 's not going click . Yeah .
Idiom: what's the damage? (used idiomatically: yes)
She had bought me a hardback . Possibly it was secondhand , but it still looked like five bucks ' worth of book , I reckoned . " What 's the damage ? " I asked . " Nothing .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
I got up late today ten past ten I felt guilty ! I sha n't go up there cos he Unless he 's pissed off right something like that . Eh ? When he lied down like that and he was pissed off
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Balmain , a municipality named for a swashbuckling surgeon of convicts , had come again to the Grand Final and were heavily favoured . They were playing the Canberra team from the Federal capital . All the commentators said they had no chance , except Bob Hawke the Prime Minister , who of course lived in Canberra and had to say that , and me , former tipster for The Sydney Morning Herald and occasional commentator and writer on the game . The great Aboriginal winger , Chicka Ferguson , was on the wing with Canberra , and in the last minutes , when Balmain had already sent their two most powerful forwards off , and when Bob Hawke was already on his way down from the VIP box to present the shield to Balmain , Chicka scored a wonderfully impossible weaving and kinking try to tie the game . There were twenty minutes of extra time played , in which a kid called Martin came on — he had never played in first grade before — and scored the clinching try for Canberra .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you President . Eric , I reported to the C E C on Saturday night when presenting the , the Health Service Conference report , that I would be making a detailed report to the next er , meeting of the Public Services Section Committee on resources er , on what I see in the first five month of my er , ten year of office er , what , what we need to do , to play our part in the public service , to extend ourselves within the er , the Health Service . That report , I trust will be adopted by the , er the public services national committee and go back to the C E C for the endorsement and er , watch this space . I just , Birmingham Region , I think the delegate who came up second about long service ambulance staff and the going down . If I could see him at the back I 'll er , I 'll just get the question a bit more clearer and I 'm sure I can help .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
Again , how could the ability to eat a ' previously ' toxic plant , ever be evolved ? The biochemistry required to deal with alkaloids is not a matter controlled by one or even two gene patterns in the DNA . It is a vastly complex process and unless you get it right in one , you will never live to tell the tale , to get it right the next time , in order to ' evolve ' the skill ! So how could a species slowly and randomly evolve the ability not to be killed outright ? And so the story continues .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
But others looked as though they were desperately trying to find a way out , gazing to the ceiling deep in thought . Meanwhile , Labour 's noisy squad perched on the edge of their seats , making sure their views were heard at least every 30 seconds . Mr Major won the day but he still has a problem . He just ca n't say the word ‘ want.’ He uses it often enough , but just ca n't say it properly .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
As a hungry little lad my stomach occasionally overruled my manners and the Grace would include a parenthetic rebuke such as , ‘ For what we are about to receive ( and for what Stewart has already eaten ) we give You thanks … ’ It was all gently done . A tongue in cheek reminder to someone whose cheeks were bulging with bad manners . Of course you might want to take a very purist line and say that it is bad manners to remind others of their bad manners . Thus when you are the only person to get up when a lady comes into the room , or when everyone has half finished their food and you are still waiting for Grace , by standing up , for failing to lift fork and knife , you are drawing attention to the sins of omission of the others and silently rebuking them .
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
Lord Reith in his dinner suit , Lady Barnett take a bow . Cut gless ex - cents 'cause
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Why then , throughout the war were Japanese aircraft , pilots and their technology continually scoffed at ? With very limited resources and a minute technology base , the quality and innovation of Japan 's aircraft has always deserved serious study . Surviving Japanese aircraft are few and far between , recent trends to collect and exhibit them are to be encouraged , they represent a fount of experience and knowledge that has only slightly been dipped into . IT IS , beyond doubt , a topic frequently aired in this column . The Editor listened recently to three UK museum representatives who had submitted tenders to the Ministry of Defence for surplus airframes .
Idiom: party animal (used idiomatically: yes)
We encountered huge swarms of pteropods , Pelagic Snails which had huge feet modified into flippers and pun mucus nets to catch plankton . Their close relatives , the Sea Butterflies , have lost their shall and feed exclusively upon them . These were Clione , and I cam to think of them as the party animals , always feasting and fighting and mating . The jellyfish were a wonder , coming in all sizes ranging from the 30-foot , one - ton Lion 's Mane Jellyfish to the fingernail - sized Glass Jellyfish , Aglantha . It was indeed the best of times and the worst of times , as I have found most prolonged expeditions to be .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
It may be that you are wanting to get on and be involved in something new for God . As one church planter has said : ‘ When Jesus comes back , I want to be doing something for God , even if it 's only making mistakes.’ Maybe you want to be cautious , knowing that to try and do a work of God by the flesh is to court disaster and possibly a nervous breakdown for good measure . This chapter mixes our personal story with principles from the book of Acts in the hope that it will help you to get on with it ! Looking through Acts at Paul 's call to evangelise , which culminated in many churches being planted , we can see five stages through which he went .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
If we can afford that much to save banks , we can afford something more to save the planet . The consequences of the failure are already apparent : the price of emission rights in the European ~ Union Emission ~ Trading System has fallen , which means that firms will have less incentive to reduce emissions now and less incentive to invest in innovations that will reduce emissions in the future . Firms that wanted to do the right thing , to spend the money to reduce their emissions , now worry that doing so would put them at a competitive disadvantage as others continue to emit without restraint . European firms will continue to be at a competitive disadvantage relative to American firms , which bear no cost for their emissions . Underlying the failure in Copenhagen are some deep problems .
Idiom: muddy the waters (used idiomatically: yes)
Second , he was subjected to a sustained attack by the two principal popular newspaper proprietors of the day , Beaverbrook and Rothermere . The point nominally at issue was the one which had spasmodically rent the Conservative Party for the past three decades — the tariff question . The intricacies of this had almost defied analysis since the early years of the century when Balfour had deliberately muddied the waters . Safeguarding , retaliation , imperial preference , protection for industry but not for agriculture , all created a web of almost infinite complexity . It was very difficult to remember who had been for what at which particular period .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
The Royal Bank of Scotland has designed a special account that allows you to provide for your children 's future and enable these savings to grow steadily over the years . CASHLINE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS Our Cashline Deposit Account pays interest on the money you have in your account while providing you with access to over 5,500 cash dispensing machines throughout Great Britain , along with standing order and direct debit facilities . NOTE : INTEREST PAYMENTS Interest is payable net of the basic rate Income Tax ( this may be reclaimed by non - taxpayers ) or payable gross subject to the required self certification .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
For a few weeks the controversy featured in the national and even international press , up - market newspapers carrying spicy stories about the leading protagonists and confused attempts to explain the difference between structuralism and poststructuralism to the man on the Clapham omnibus . To Robyn it seemed that critical theory had at last moved to its rightful place , centre - stage , in the theatre of history , and she was ready to play her part in the drama . She put her name down to speak in the great debate about the state of the English Faculty that was held in the University Senate ; and in the Cambridge University Reporter for the 18th February , 1981 , occupying a column and a half of small print , sandwiched between contributions from two of the University 's most distinguished professors , you may find Robyn 's impassioned plea for a radical theorization of the syllabus . ( Robyn straightens the sheet on the bed , shakes and spreads the duvet . She sits at her dressing - table and vigorously brushes her hair , a mop of copper - coloured curls , natural curls , as tight and springy as coiled steel .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
I remember their leader turning to go and wondering whether that was his signal for an all - out attack . Fortunately , the night was young and they were off to hunt elsewhere . Bluff , like reason , can also work wonders , but be careful — one day someone may call it . As a 13-year - old child , I was sitting on a train when a middle - aged man came over and started talking . I did n't really understand what he was after but , although some of his questions sounded rather peculiar , I answered as best I could .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
And it is not over yet . Minutes after the Downing Street meeting ended , the image of unity was exploded . One Government Minister told the Daily Mirror Mr Lamont had become ‘ a laughing stock’ . Shelter The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively .
Idiom: as luck would have it (used idiomatically: yes)
That way she could avoid Piers Morrison for hours on end . It was the ideal solution . As luck would have it , he was standing at the kitchen counter , his back to her , making himself a sandwich . She looked at the tall , supple body and wondered whether he was ever polite to anyone . Was he even going to acknowledge her presence ?
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
Why ? So that the the good bit 's on the bottom the buttered bread 's on the bottom . The cheese wo n't go all over the place then . Oh ! This filling , it looks very nice does n't it ?
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
After its well publicised trials and tribulations , limited electric working from St Pancras commenced on 28 March and the electric service was officially inaugurated by the Secretary of State , Tom King , on 15 July . A full service was introduced in the following year after various problems with the new units had been resolved . New stations opened during 1983 included Pinhoe ( Devon ) on the very edge of the L&SE boundary , Templecombe , and Dalston Kingsland on the Camden Road-North Woolwich Cross Town Link line . The latter , built on the site of a station closed as long ago as 1865 , was wholly funded by the GLC and the Department of Environment 's urban programme grant . There were also closures such as the short section of electrified line between Elmers End and Sanderstead ( near Croydon ) , Coulsdon North to enable Brighton line resignalling works to proceed , and Broad Street as a prerequisite of the redevelopment of Liverpool Street .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
David Coleman has unwittingly given his name to this tradition of sporting gaffe published mercilessly in Private Eye , of which Murray Walker 's ‘ this car is absolutely unique , except for the one behind , which is identical’ must stand for the many . Maybe the commentator 's lot is not such a happy one after all . Interviewing the likes of Lester Piggott or notoriously inarticulate footballers whose only comment on scoring a hat - trick is ‘ I 'm over the moon’ or ‘ I just hit it into the back of the net , Brian’cannot be the simplest of tasks . Commentators are a maligned lot and deserve some credit for disseminating enthusiasm for sport on a hitherto unimagined scale . This was a two - way process .
Idiom: on a silver platter (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Lapointe and his secretariat are facing a mounting barrage of accusations , most of them linking the secretariat 's allegedly biased lobbying against the ban with the money being given by Far East wildlife traders to the organisation 's ivory monitoring unit . The British - based Environmental Investigation Agency says in a brochure , A system of extention , that ‘ the scale of abuse of the responsibilities entrusted to the secretariat of the parties ( CITES 103 member nations ) has become so widespread , and the extensive manipulations to prevent a ban on the ivory trade so obvious and desperate , that there is no longer any doubt about the ivory trade 's grip on major decisions being taken by the secretariat’ . The agency adds : ‘ Determined to reduce the influence of conservationist non - governmental organisations on CITES and its partners , Lapointe has delivered CITES on a silver platter to the poachers and smugglers.’ The agency 's allegations have not been supported by other major conservation groups , although Buff Bohlen , a World Wide Fund for Nature official , said he was concerned over what he believed was money from business trading in illegally poached ivory going to support the secretariat 's work . The fund had acted as a conduit for the money from ivory trade associations in Japan for one year , but this was stopped by Mr Lapointe , Mr Bohlen said , because he wanted the money to go directly to the secretariat .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
As she finished with the silver medal in the women 's lightweight judo final , team boss Roy Inman claimed she was robbed of a gold . In the last minute of a ferocious bout with Spain 's Miriam Blasco Soto , Nicola got her opponent in a stranglehold . But Inman said : ‘ The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the hook.’ ROBBED Judo star 's final agony
Idiom: hang fire (used idiomatically: yes)
He was in agreement with my suggestion that the property be sold and before he returned to college in the autumn of 1976 , he took my advice and placed house and lands in the hands of an estate agent . ‘ Country properties were not selling well at the time . £ 45,000 was the asking price and I was not surprised that the sale , so to speak , hung fire . However , in the spring of 1977 an offer was made , which my son accepted . This sale later fell through and it was not until the following August that Wyvis Hall was finally sold to a Mr and Mrs Langan for the much improved figure of £ 51,995 .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
The reason why a cut in members ' allowances was not in our budget is I think we did n't consider it and we did n't consider it because the figures involved are so small that it was n't a matter which was , as I say , worthy of financial comment , although I accept it has a political dimension . Although I would also say that I do n't suppose there are very many Councillors that do n't actually , at the end of the day , being a Councillor is costing them a lot of money and those members ' allowances are very , very small and they certainly in my case nowhere near cover the cost of being a County Councillor . I suppose some people who are in receipt of social benefits might say their benefits are very , very small , come nowhere near covering the true cost to them and their families are having to foot the bill for a lot of what 's done , and sometimes , when maybe their allowances are cut by a little bit , they might think ‘ erm well perhaps if the Oxfordshire County Councillors had cut a little bit of their attendance allowances maybe I could have little bit more’ . What do you say to them ? David Waldon .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Examples of this category are black — in blackbird , blue in blue - tit , and red in red wine ( it must not be thought that red here is merely a colour term : a red wine is a type of wine , whereas a red dress is not a type of dress ) . This type of tally will be described as impure . It would be useful to have a general term for elements which fall short of being constituents , but which nonetheless have a semantic function relatable to the meanings the same forms carry when they are semantic constituents . We shall call these semantic indicators . A distinction may be made between full indicators , which retain the whole of their normal constituent meaning , like black — and —bird in blackbird ( it is true that female blackbirds are brown , but black — here still relates to ‘ black’ , which is a salient characteristic of the species ) , and partial indicators , like —house in greenhouse ( a greenhouse is not a house ; but , like a house , it is a building ) .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
Dear Secretary Open Meeting — 19 April 1988 Grant Aid and the New Headquarters With reference to my letter of 16 March please now find attached copies of the revised grant application form and a paper , Applying for Grant Aid — Guidance for Governing Bodies of Sport . These will be discussed at the Open Meeting which , may I remind you , will be held at the Roxburghe Hotel , Edinburgh on Tuesday 19 April at 1830 hours . Discussion will be based under the following main headings :
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: yes)
But Graham added : ' I will not be panic buying . We have just got to get the old Arsenal habits back . ' Forest duo on mend NOTTINGHAM FOREST duo Gary Charles and Terry Wilson today take their first steps back from lengthy injuries . England full - back Charles and Scottish Under-21 international Wilson , who have made only a handful of appearances between them this season , play for the reserves against Sheffield Wednesday .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
She glanced at her watch . ‘ Look , I 'm going now ; I 've got to be at his place for three.’ She pulled a face . ‘ Wish me luck , wo n't you ? I 've got a terrible feeling that I 'm going to need it!’