Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: ride high (used idiomatically: yes)
Present day ‘ time travellers’ step into a specially designed car and are taken on an exciting trip through more than 1,000 years of Carrickfergus history . Maritime First visitors ride high above the shopping mall , weaving through sailing ships and shoals of fish , hearing all about the towns ' maritime past . Next you come to the dark ride where history takes on a life of its own and light , movement and sound come together to give you a realistic living picture of the town and its history . Frequent promotional activities in the mall are essential to the success of any shopping centre , and Carrickfergus Heritage Plaza has a full programme of innovative promotional events planned ensuring a focal point of interest at the centre .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
After years of getting by under its previous labels of the Liberals and the Alliance with just the voluntary help of a few advertising professionals ( including Mead 's partner David Abbott ) , the party has decided that such an approach is too risky . So the Lib Dems , somewhat belatedly , have joined in the game first played with such effect by the Conservatives and Saatchi & Saatchi in the run - up to the 1979 election with Saatchi 's ‘ Labour Is n't Working’ poster , and taken to new heights in the 1987 campaign by Labour with Hugh Hudson 's memorable ‘ Kinnock : the Movie’party political broadcast . TBWA 's ‘ My Vote’ device is neat enough , but it scarcely breaks new ground . In addition , TBWA is new to the political advertising game — one that is played by different rules from ordinary advertising and , according to the experts , takes a while to learn . What 's more , the rival teams have changed as well .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Nomura maintains from this level there is more upside potential in Tesco for investors . Tesco has already produced a 10pc lift in profits , while Argyll is expected to produce a 14pc lift . Gayle breezes in to stake his Robins claim HOWARD GAYLE , the former Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers winger , will be training with Wrexham next week in the hope of earning himself a contract . But he could face competition from a young North Wales amateur who impressed Robins ' boss Brian Flynn in a 3 - 2 Midland Senior League win over Tranmere Rovers yesterday afternoon .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
6 Everything for the beach … Islander beach duffel bag , £ 10.99 ; Snoopy beach towel , £ 11.99 ; Marks & Spencer . Contour 1-ltr flask in candy pink , £ 5.99 , Thermos . Miami sunglasses , £ 16.99 , totes 7 Impulse AF camera , about £ 60 , Polaroid
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
Stretched out on the pavement lay the huge Godzilla , apparently lifeless , while astride his chest sat the victorious shaven King Kong . Holding his vanquished foe 's hair in both hands , he was rhythmically smashing his head against the pavement . The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue . The plan was simple : run up , jump on to Kong 's back , pull him off the fallen Godzilla , throw him to the ground and then — well , we were n't sure what to do then , but we would think of something . The first part of the plan went very well .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
She was astonished by her own stupidity . It was hard to see why such an obvious solution to R 's identity had never occurred to her . She perched her cup on the edge of the table , thinking hard . What on earth had Hugh Puddephat done to provoke such passionate hatred in this well - mannered woman ? That was only one of dozens of questions she wanted to ask Veronica .
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
Henderson , Joseph and Pene owe much to their Otago and Mains ' background , but Pene particularly offers much in the back row . The front row looks solid enough , but there must be some worries about the locking of the scrum with only Jones having any real international background and Cooksley the only one to compare in size with the big locks of other countries . Mains and his men have chased after the mobile forwards and only time will tell whether this philosophy of fast - footed men will work in the rough and tumble of test rugby . As insurance the selectors have picked seven loose forwards and this may emphasise one of the great worries about the touring side . An Australian tour only requires a 25 or 26-man squad from New Zealand , with replacements only three hours away .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
It is very wrong if parents encourage young children to go out , demand what they want and threaten violence if their demands are not met . If adults behaved like this they would be arrested , and rightly so . What is more , in this day and age it is madness to allow children to roam around after dark knocking on strangers ' doors . Milestones BIRTHDAYS : Tennis player Ken Rosewall , 58 .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
As we fail to remember our previous situation , a slow and subtle change of heart takes place . What emerges is an attitude of resourcefulness that eventually grows into a mood of self - sufficiency and then into independence . The effect is that what God has done fades slowly out of the picture , and we focus increasingly on what we ourselves seem well able to do . That is , we continue to work with God , or maybe even without him , but the thought of self - sufficiency is not expressed so boldly : Finally , we reach a stage at which , whatever our external life is saying , our internal attitude is one of complete autonomy and arrogant self - sufficiency , though this may not be evident , especially to ourselves . Press release of ingratitude
Idiom: perish the thought (used idiomatically: no)
This early Kubrick movie is a much more telling critique of the sheer cruelty of the military mind than the recent overblown Full Metal Jacket . THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI STIFF BRITISH upper lip comes face to face with Japanese Prisoner Of War Camp cruelty and is forced , perish the thought , to compromise . Alec Guinness plays the epitome of the Decent British Officer Johnny who decides , in order to re - establish military discipline and morale among his men , to play ball with his captors by building a bridge , militarily essential to the Japanese . In the resultant culture clash Guinness drowns , heroism subverted by duty , reality distorted by the military mindset .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , systematic , industry - side data is now a thing of the past for the port industry following the demise of the National Dock Labour Board and the National Association of Port Employers , so it is impossible to determine whether this is a specific or general phenomenon . Nonetheless , increase accident and a number of well - publicised fatalities where the pressure of work was cited as a contributory factor in the accident causing death must give cause for concern . The pressure on operators to cut costs ( labour costs in particular ) could encourage some operators to cut corners . Stricter regulation of health and safety standards is called for . Until economic growth returns , there would appear to be little respite for the industry 's labour force .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
We trolled for mackerel , passing up and down the coast . Sometimes we got into a shoal of them and pulled them in as fast as we could handle the lines ; sometimes we failed to find any . Then we lowered the sail and sat in the sun , and Pierre spoke of the lot he and his fellow villagers had been born to , the weeks at sea , the gales , the great hauls of fish , the hardships and achievements of a Breton fisherman 's life , while we ate the food he had brought with him , and drank his rough cider . Oxford I went up to Magdalen College , Oxford , in the autumn of 1929 and was there four years .
Idiom: cut and thrust (used idiomatically: yes)
During election night itself , we were reminded of what a splendid performer Robin Day is . During the campaign , he was put out to grass with three old political warhorses , Denis Healey , Norman Tebbit and Roy Jenkins , who provided a rather genial breakfast - time alternative to the Old Devils . For the final countdown , however , it was only proper to dispatch young Paxman to South Wales , to put Walden back in his ferret - cage , to give Dimbleby some swingometers to play with , and to entrust the real bluster , the real cut and thrust , to the greatest pro of them all , Sir Robin . The Arts : All I want is a room in Soho Legendary gallery owner Kasmin is putting his West End gallery on the market and moving on .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
" Three men attacked Joe — and we 've been racking our brains trying to figure out a motive . There 's neither rhyme nor reason for it ; Joe is n't active enough to attract that type of attention . Then we thought it might have been something criminal — but Joe is clever enough to steer clear of anything illegal , the last think he needs is investigation by the police . Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " " It was Lee , " Patrick said suddenly .
Idiom: throw in the towel (used idiomatically: no)
I resign ! I wo n't give you the satisfaction ! I quit ; I resign ; I throw in the towel There . I 've said it before you did ! Do n't tell me I could n't ; I 'm stronger than you know ! "
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
In his letter to shareholders Alan Sugar paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way by becoming too big . Amstrad has lost its competitive edge and has become a ‘ me too’ competitor , he says . Public or private , Amstrad will have to cut back as there are no blockbuster products in the pipeline , Sugar warns . Shareholders could remove Sugar from the board , but Amstrad without Sugar would have no flavour . Sugar needs support from only 15 % of shareholders to win .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: no)
' I 'm sure of it . A real shifty sod , he is . Sticks to it that , when you are up front driving , you can neither see nor hear a damned thing that is happening behind you . Convenient , is n't it ? As long as you go at a slow , steady pace , the job can be done and you none the wiser .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You can do what you like.’ ‘ I 'll get my dad on to that brother of mine . He 'll beat him black and blue,’ she said hopefully , but without much conviction . ‘ What 's the matter with Derek ? Why does n't he want me to see you?’
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
She was lying on the carpet , the lips of her cunt , soft and blunt , pushing up through a mound of black curls . She shrugged at him , and he looked away . She was still lying on the carpet five minutes later when he left the apartment . He saw her knees and calves through the half - open door . ‘ Well?’ she asked him , when he showed up again that night .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Bacon did not want to teach but liked the studio that was offered him , and so replaced Minton , less as a tutor than as an honorary visitor . Minton 's intelligent responsiveness , to the character of people and places , was in operation the moment he stepped on to the SS Bayano of the Fyffes Line . His first day at sea he wrote to Oliver Bernard who occupied Minton 's share of 37 Hamilton Terrace during his absence : Never one to opt out , Minton starred at the boat 's fancy - dress ball when he appeared as the Mysterious Guest in female dress . He and Ricky made friends with Captain Peter Blagrove and his wife Alice , wealthy , white Jamaican landowners who invited them to stay at their home .
Idiom: public enemy number one (used idiomatically: yes)
This may be achieved through better driving habits , improved traffic flow systems and road networks and car pooling . ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Since 1980 a new environmental public enemy number one has replaced nuclear power . ‘ Acid rain’ has been identified as the cause of a pollution threat to forests and lakes throughout the industrialised world . ‘ Acid rain’ is reckoned by many to be caused when the gases from fossil - fuelled power stations , oil refineries , car exhausts , smelters and factories — sulphur dioxide and the nitrogen oxides — combine in the atmosphere with moisture to form sulphuric and nitric acids .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
Even now the magnetism that drew her to him was so strong that if he knocked at her door and said he 'd changed his mind , in spite of everything , it might take more amor proprio than she could muster to refuse him . Shame on you ! she scolded herself , banking down the passion , trying for a lighter note . A well - brought - up young lady and a virgin to boot should n't be having such thoughts . Especially when her innamorato was a man she knew virtually nothing about . A man whose actions and motives she had plenty of cause to doubt .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: no)
It was a little like talking to a wooden puppet . A devil puppet . However , I was going to try to pull the right strings . I said , ' These people can sometimes be taken care of . ' I paused meaningfully .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
What faith says in a situation is an expression of what it sees behind the situation . If it asks confidently , it is because it assumes correctly . Other motivations may pull out of line this relationship between assuming and asking ; but at its purest , faith is strong or weak , advances or retreats in direct proportion to what it assumes . If we say we believe God is there and that he loves us but live as if he were dead or could n't care less about us , then the beliefs we presuppose in practice are out of line with the beliefs we profess in theory , and we are bound to doubt God eventually . This is why living faith is better tested in crisis than in creeds .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The towel was striped and not quite clean and slimy and harsh to the touch at the same time . Four frayed toothbrushes , pink , green , blue and yellow , were stuck in a plastic rack which had got itself caked up with toothpaste . On a smeared glass shelf , a full set of false teeth grinned faceless , like a disappeared Cheshire cat , from a cloudy tumbler . The plastic gums were hectically coloured a sunset pink . Melanie thought they must belong to Uncle Philip .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes the mysterious ‘ people’ who ‘ look after’EMF — otherwise known as your record company , you dozy drug - addled twat ! Oh , hush ! Ian is obviously a deeply spiritual person and I for one am NOT going to take the piss out of him as he recounts to us his close encounter with ‘ them’ . ‘ OK , so it was a drug experience , it was mescaline , right ? It is amazing , you see why the American Indians took it , to get into their spiritual world , and they were there .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
This evening will again start dry , but overnight the westerly winds will bring wintry showers inland into parts of Ayrshire , Dumfries and Galloway and a few right through to the Forth and Clyde valley . So by morning there could be a dusting of snow in many places and also some icy patches on the roads . So , if you 're planning to be out and about tonight , take care . Temperatures will fall to around minus two or three celsius , that 's twenty seven fahrenheit , but a degree or so higher along the coast . And that bleak , midwintry oulook is set to continue over the weekend , I 'm afraid .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Go round , have another look at it . Do n't be ever be frightened to do that . Never make a rash move in conflicting traffic situations because you 'll find yourself Er they might gesticulate at you , they might blow their horn at you , they might say some very rude words that you 've never heard before . Or you could have accident or an incident . So always give yourself time .
Idiom: two a penny (used idiomatically: no)
There 'll be no increase in the price of a pint of beer , or spirits . Wine Wine and Cider will increase by two pence a bottle from after Christmas . Cigarettes up 11p for 20 The price of cigarettes will rise by eleven pence for a packet of twenty .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
I.G. Simmons in his book devised a title Biogeography : Natural and Cultural which encapsulates the approach that he promoted ( Simmons , 1979a ) . Having suggested that within geography , biogeography teaching has lacked a crystallizing focus , he contended that ( Simmons , 1979a , p. 1 ) . Instead there has been something of a supermarket approach : according to the interests of the teacher a number of packages have been bought off the shelves and put in the course trolley . The major world soil - climate vegetation units ; soils , the ‘ natural’ vegetation units of a region or country ; some vegetation history ; and the consideration of energy and chemical element flows through ecological systems , have been put together and presented as ‘ biogeography’at the check - out point of the examination paper . Simmons proceeds to offer a stronger conceptual framework .
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Government policies are so short - term that by the time the recession is over , the country 's industrial base will have been destroyed , and we could end up with a Third World economy . Free Press is good news IT is true that we need a free Press to curb Government excesses , but intruding into people 's privacy and using heavy - handed tactics in stories concerning tragedy is to play into the Government 's hands . The Press must exercise self - control so that it can continue to do its vital work . Thunderbirds could rescue our economy
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Our appeals were rejected . We were hurt by the insulting tone of some of the written communications and puzzled as to why repeated telephone calls were never returned by the editors . We were dismayed to learn that the new editor was making decisions without access to the full file on our paper . This series of events wasted thousands of pounds of public funds in terms of opportunity costs ; caused embarrassment to us ; has long delayed the publication of our work ; has reduced the originality of the work as others have published papers on related topics in the intervening period ; and has swept away our confidence in the editorial and peer review process . Our sense of injustice has been shared by three senior journals editors we have discussed the matter with .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , you do n't even have to say the the make . And then erm they all get punched into the , Rob 's got a special computer programme thing , you punch them all in er and then it does a ma a matching thing . And it come , at the end of the day it comes out with all the ones it 's matched , the duration it 's been there and er makes it a damned sight easier basically . Should be quite good . Then we 've got in June we 're supposed to be doing journey time surveys and traffic counts on the M sixty three .
Idiom: go off the boil (used idiomatically: yes)
Today , with just over a month to go before the general election , it only merited a few lines on the inside pages . For the past decade the almost continuous and often spectacular rise of Jean - Marie Le Pen 's extreme - right party has been the great talking point of French politics . Now it appears to have gone off the boil . Its propositions are no less outrageous ; its leaders ' language no less extreme . But the novelty has begun to wear thin , and the nation is turning its attention to other matters .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It is one of the few hospices in the country to have all four services actually working from one centre.’ Lady Miriam said the new building is needed because the former St Nicholas Hospice , in Westgate Street , Bury , is too small to house an in - patient unit . The new hospice , which has been fully up and running since March , was built with funds from a £ 2.5 million appeal launched in 1991 . During Princess Diana 's visit to Bury , which is believed to be her first , she will also attend a conference organised by the St Matthew Society . The princess is patron of the charity , which provides accommodation for homeless people and then helps them find homes of their own .
Idiom: have an eye for (used idiomatically: yes)
The bergère he motioned her to sit on was plumply comfortable . Katherine waited . It was a good room , she decided , severe , yet opulent She already had an eye for such things . The furniture was a trifle heavy for her taste , but its wood gleamed brightly and the deep blue hues of the rugs were softly reassuring . On the curve of one wall stood a beautiful old grandfather clock , its pendulum swinging rhythmically .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We have 17 schoolboys signed on now , and there will be a further intake of 13 YTS lads during the summer . ‘ We 're always out and about watching games . I 've got several people helping me all over the area , and I watch three or four games on a Sunday myself.’ As well as those on the board , Geldart picks up a thick wad of letters from boys who will be invited to the club 's Centre of Excellence , which takes place over two sessions every Thursday night . ‘ There are 20 kids to a session , with each course lasting four weeks .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And Newley made you an offer you could n't refuse?’ ‘ You could put it like that.’ ‘ Darling,’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ Maxham leered . ‘ Maybe Newley wanted to pay his way.’
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Such a notice must be displayed at any premises where the business is carried on and to which customers and suppliers have access . 4 The name and address of the proprietor must be supplied to any person who enters into business transactions with the enterprise , or who has entered into discussions with a view to a business transaction . This requirement arises only where such a person demands to know the name and address of the proprietor and not otherwise . Failure to comply with this requirement is also a criminal offence .
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
So smooth is the splice that you ca n't see the join : the plasmid is indistinguishable from any other part of the chromosome . The same plasmids can also cut themselves out again . This ability of DNA to cut and splice , to jump in and out of chromosomes at the drop of a hat , is one of the more exciting facts that have come to light since the first edition of this book was published . Indeed the recent evidence on plasmids can be seen as beautiful supporting evidence for the conjectures near bottom of page 182 ( which seemed a bit wild at the time ) . From some points of view it does not really matter whether these fragments originated as invading parasites or breakaway rebels .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
As user experience matures , possibly assisted by assurances from judicial decisions , then the desire to maintain a paper back - up can be expected to recede . Data protection legislation already imposes important obligations upon data users , and such obligations are likely to become more onerous once the EC directive is adopted . However , the directive is likely to remove any real distinction between personal data held on paper and on electronic systems . Finally , copyright protection of electronic databases was considered , since legal protection for such databases is of critical importance for the continued growth of this market . From a UK perspective , however , the concern is that EC proposals will reduce the protection afforded to such collections of information .