Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
There seems little point in saying that teething is a non - existent condition which has never reliably been shown to cause any distress . So a sensible compromise is to examine the baby to see if there is any obviously treatable cause for its symptoms , and if there is not to advise a treatment for the temperature or diarrhoea , or whatever the baby is suffering from . It now transpires that mothers have been right all along . Researchers at the Tel Aviv School of Medicine asked 46 of them to take their babies ' temperatures and monitor their symptoms in the two weeks before the eruption of their first tooth . Sure enough , its appearance was associated with a distinct fever , which in some babies rose as high as 38C ( 100.4F ) .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: no)
The helmsboy then engaged full ahead , performed two pirouettes , and thundered back the way he had come in a cloud of blue exhaust smoke and coloured speech . We sorted out the knitting next morning . For the record , we had caught five other boats , the smallest of which was 65 ft long ( 20 m ) , and tied underwater knots new even to gulet captains , who are notoriously hard to surprise , being Istanbul bus drivers in their spare time . It was with a sense of relief that we slunk east again , through a surprising ( but apparently intermittent ) east - west tide rip through the narrows of Akar Bogazi , for Kekova Roads . The roads is protected from the meltem and occasional westerly gales by Kekova Island .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
She gave a pursed smile and Miss Logan , with an enquiring glance , invited her to continue . ‘ They would explain that the halo of cloud is a perfectly natural phenomenon . During the night and for several hours after dawn the summit remains clearly visible , but as the plain warms up in the morning sun , the hot air rises and becomes vapour at a given height . At the day 's end , when everything cools down again , the halo disappears . It comes as no surprise to … science,’ she said with a disapproving emphasis upon the final word .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: no)
Voice over It may look like an old garden shed , but according to the owners this is a historic building . No you 're not being taken for a ride , this is a 19th century cabbies shelter . For years , neglected in the centre of Oxford , it 's been a rest - spot for the weary taxi - driver for over a century and now 's lovingly restored and converted into a shop . Female speaker
Idiom: cry foul (used idiomatically: yes)
Citation is here an act of revenge against what is seen as a liberal apologetics for black crime . Other sources of quotation may be more disguised or unconscious . For example there are echoes of colonial discourse in the way the boys make a distinction between the ‘ good blacks’(who accept the verdict of the first , lost fight ) and the ‘ bad blacks’ who cry foul and fight back , trying to reverse the verdict of a society which has made them permanent losers . And it is there in the way the police communique constructs its surreal anthropology of Brixton and the ‘ alien black presence’ . Yet the picture that all this conjures up of a thin red , white and blue line defending civilization and the British sense of ‘ fair play’ against serried ranks of black barbarians is suddenly counterpointed by an even more arresting image — that of the police themselves who are frightening the local inhabitants of Brixton by whooping like red indians , and beating on their shields like Zulu warriors .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: no)
Potiphar with its slick routines from six girls in 1920s ' costumes was superb . So too were the verses sung by Louise Parfect and Gemma McCartney . For Song of the King , an imposing Pharaoh ( James Roberts ) mimed to the tape while a dancing group performed a stylish rock ‘ n roll hand jive . Helping hands Four members of staff shared the honours for the show 's success .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
But according to Brute : ‘ The scene is depicting a consenting couple making love on a deserted beach while in the distance a nuclear bomb is exploding . The look of horror on the girl 's face is because she has seen this over her boyfriend 's shoulder . KMFDM singer En Esch said : ‘ You can buy crack in the streets and guns over the counter , but you ca n't buy our record . The funny thing is that more kids will now want to buy the record from the stores where it is actually available . The moral majority are just defeating their own aims .
Idiom: stop at nothing (used idiomatically: yes)
There was also , I am told , an explosive ‘ dead dog’ which floated in canals to fetch up against a lock gate . Nobody took any notice of a dead dog , but it had a timing device that blew a charge against the gate . I can not imagine who the people were who thought up such fiendish dodges , but they stopped at nothing . They invented lumps of explosive coal for railway engines and even false elephant and horse droppings that could destroy vehicles or their tracks or tyres . A masterwork was the exploding bicycle pump , just like the German army issue .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
After no less than four mortgage rate rises in the past 18 months — which have brought the average home loan rate close to an all - time high of 15 per cent— home buyers have seen their monthly payments go up by more than 50 per cent . Many first time buyers are seeing more than half their take home pay eaten up by their mortgage payments . Some can no longer make ends meet . And although home ownership has proved a profitable investment during most of the decade , with house prices rising by an average of around 12 per cent , it looks far less so now . Home buyers approach the end of the decade seeing the value of their homes fall by an average of three to four per cent over this year and the prospect of an average fall of 10 per cent next year .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Then there were those brown corduroys and blue jeans : the very seams of his old , faded pants enraptured me , seeming to underscore the seductive outlines of his lower frame , running from the back of his thick leather belt down along that mysterious , rich intercrural channel , and coming out at the other end of the tunnel at the tense crossroads orienting the scrotum 's heavy bag with its blissful raphe , or subtly defining and underlining the inside and outside of the long , smooth thighs and the stocky , bulgy , athletic calves . He had been a very successful amateur boxer , and sometimes would try to relieve our tension by sparring with me , teaching me basic moves of a sport I knew nothing about and instinctively detested . But as I tried to follow his instructions , keeping my fists up and my chin tucked in and learning a new kind of dance on the balls of my feet , the sight of his bare , hairless chest , so brown and muscular , would suddenly fill me with more than muscular weakness , and I felt I would collapse , not under the playful blows he landed on my discombobulated body , but under the sheer spell of his magnificence . I never landed a single blow on those perfect shoulders , that sun - tanned thorax , that laughing , mocking , taunting face ; but I was only too happy when he slipped through my feeble defences and gently pummelled me all over with his bare hands , until my all - too - vulnerable defence degenerated into a giggling slapping match . He was fully aware , I now realize , of my absorbed interest in his loose - limbed , perfectly proportioned body , its stocky compactness , and exploited my obsession , my helpless longing to touch the untouchable .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
The next best compromise is a scanner which allows you to pre - scan an image and then select the part you want and its size . All these methods are ways to reduce the amount of data captured , do n't forget than a 5″ by 4″ black & white photo scanned with 64 levels of grey will take a theoretical 1.35 M of storage . Manipulating this much information puts a considerable strain on the processor 's memory and gives you a storage problem to boot ! Software as a tool The next area in which you have control over the final quality is that of the software you choose .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Our business in this market has grown impressively over the last five years , thanks largely to the efforts of Tony Hardacre and our agents , the Sumitomo Corporation,’ said Juan . ‘ We are highly regarded in Japan for our technical quality and scientific approach , but we still have some way to go.’ The results of the latest 24-hour workshop are now beginning to bear fruit in Juan 's view , as plans are now in place to strengthen relationships with customers such as Kansai , Tokyo Electric Power and Japan Nuclear Fuels Limited , which is building the large nuclear fuel cycle complex at Rokkashomura . Staff pull out the stops to win first export order STAFF WITHIN the newly - opened Advanced Engineering Materials Centre at Harwell pulled out all the stops recently to dispatch its first export order .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
National and ethnic minorities continued to assert their interests . In January 1991 Hungarian minority groups — including Croats , Romanians , Slovaks , Slovenes and Gypsies — set up a round table to seek guarantees of their rights as minorities . On Jan. 30 the human rights , minority and religious affairs committee of the National Assembly approved the distribution of the equivalent of US$ 200 million to the various minority groups to assist in the running of their organizations and unions . The government announced in May 1991 that it would submit a bill in the second half of the year to deal with the problems of national and ethnic minorities . Security
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Scottish women have spent a great deal of time discussing the pros and cons of being an older women , but what 's it like being young in Scotland in nineteen ninety two ? Everyone here was born after nineteen sixty eight , the year of revolution according to someone . The sixties were in full swing and we all lived , whether we like it or not , in a permissive society . So here we are , the children of the revolution , what do they think of the world , of the Scotland that they live in ? That 's what we 'll discover tonight , and let 's start with a question , a pretty straightforward one .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
" I 'm ready . " Joseph moved away from the window . " Now remember , keep those finely kept hands of yours in your pockets ; I guarantee they 'll be the softest hands in the place tonight — and that includes the women ! " The Queen Victoria was deep in the heart of dockland , a quayside pub that catered mainly to the wharf trade . Its clientele was drawn from every part of the world , and the owner was a tiny German whom everyone called Fritz , although that was n't his real name .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
He says that the sheds need a good clean up , some of the cattle are showing the effects of being kept in such muddy conditions . There 's no suggestion that any deliberate cruelty was taking place on the farm , but the RSPCA decided to call in a ministry of agriculture vet to examine the animals . He says that he 's advised the farm owner that conditions are n't up to scratch , he says he 'll return to check that things have been put right . Meanwhile the police are continuing their investigation into the cause of the fire , which it 's thought was started deliberately . Commuters have attacked British Rail 's new Passenger Charter , saying it could lead to even higher train fares .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
She saw a figure lying on the ground and O'Hara holding Geoffrey 's arms behind his back . Everybody was shouting . O'Hara and Freddie Reynalde dragged Geoffrey from the pitch and marched him out of sight behind the club - house . Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence . He was trembling and so drenched in sweat that his hair lay like streaks of black paint upon his forehead .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , as already mentioned ( see Chapter 2 ) , the SGA 1979 has special provisions with regard to the determination of price where this is not fixed in the contract of sale ( s8 ) . In general , the courts are concerned to enforce contracts between businessmen , especially executed agreements even where the uncertain terms may be meaningless ( Nicolene Ltd v Simmonds [ 1953]1 QB 543 ) . The common law requirements of contract formation are adequately dealt with in standard works on contract . It is sufficient here merely to note the importance of the objective test for agreement , the relevant question being whether the offeree has accepted the offer in the sense in which a reasonable person would have understood it . ( a ) Contract and the doctrine of mistake Where one party is aware that the offer or the acceptance of the other party does not represent his true intentions but still deals with the other party without disclosing the mistake , the law will abandon the objective interpretation of the first party 's intentions .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
A key aim of the VHPB is to provide information to professional associations , trade unions and employers and , through vaccination , to protect workers from the risk of hepatitis B infection at work Hygiene with style for mortuary and undertakers ' premises THE problems of keeping walls in mortuary and undertakers ' premises clean and hygienic , while still keeping them attractive for the staff , is one which has been around for many years . Tiles are an obvious choice , but tiled surfaces can still attract dirt between the tiles and in the grouting . Skanform wall panelling from Norske Interiors could well be the answer for anyone seeking an economic , stylish , easy to clean , wall covering designed for the exacting demands of a hygiene - conscious environment , say the manufacturers .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
Alison makes the grade for Scotland By Graham Law THERE will be another feather in the cap for Stirling County 's pioneering youth policy this weekend as a stand - off makes the grade at the highest level . Craig Chalmers , however , can rest easy . We are talking here about 20-year - old Alison McGrandles , who will be in the vital pivot berth as Scotland 's women play their first international — against Ireland at Raeburn Place , Edinburgh , tomorrow ( 2 pm ) .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
But they were not the greatest : the mechanical acoustic early warning device of Alexander Graham Bell ( his first essay in telecommunications ) is rarely heard nowadays . Likewise , Jean Monod 's inertial approach , for all its Gallic elegance , has failed to displace the old non - inertial guidance system of Handel and Barr — now quite forgotten . Monod , by his collaboration with Coque , at least left a name in the automotive industry , but who today ever gives a thought to Le Chassis , without whose basic contribution to the theory of tetracyclic separation that industry would never have got off the ground ? Do give us more . AIDS strikes at all
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
At a team meeting on the night before the Bombay Test , tour skipper Gower soft - talked his team into playing even though several were upset by the no - nonsense attitude of manager Tony Brown , who angrily offered to send home anyone who disagreed . Fear But the sort of fear that England players may well have to face in India in the New Year was graphically described by opening batsman Graeme Fowler , writing about the start of the Bombay Test in his diary Fox on the Run . ' I am not sure we were mentally attuned to the day . ' Even if you give 100 per cent and try like hell , prior events must affect you — you ca n't eradicate them completely .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
I suppose you want to speak to her ? She has a friend with her just now . ' On the spur of the moment he said : ' I would like to talk to you first . ' ' If you wish . ' A door from the hall opened into the back of the shop .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Ruari and Ranald normally lazed about , cut peat , or borrowed a boat and rowed out to do a bit fishing to stock up for the winter , while Luch did her usual tasks and her usual check on the baby — the babies , now — in the bower . But next day she dared to go into the kitchen , under the fearsome eye and flying spoons of Iain Reamhar ; Fat Iain ; the only man of the clan bigger than Ewan Beg . He sat beside the wide fires all day , overflowing his stool like a walrus on a rock , half a dozen wooden spoons ready at hand . ' Tog ort ! ' he would screech in his high - pitched voice . ' Rouse yourself , you lazy rascal !
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Above all , it 's a relaxing therapy and she sees it as a major way of helping a runner ‘ warm down’ . Your tired , aching feet will feel ‘ very pleasant’ after treatment and they will start to relax . If one spot on your foot was very sore or there 's a blister by your heel , those areas would be avoided . Basic soreness should be eased and as the treatment deals with the entire body and not just the feet , the entire you should start to feel better . Yet again this is a treatment that should leave you calm , with peace of mind and a sense of wellbeing .
Idiom: one-horse race (used idiomatically: yes)
On Surrey , The Banshee contained the president , Paddy Mant , while this year 's other remaining Blue , Guy Pooley , was in Red Alligator in the centre . The freshmen , on Middlesex , were named after Foinavon , the 100 - 1 outsider that came through to win the National after most of the runners had fallen . It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy , though Cambridge were left with more of a one - horse race . The Banshee came to grief two minutes off the start while lying third , a length down on the leader , Red Alligator . Its rudder and fin were both knocked out , and a four - foot - long gash in the shell meant even repairs on the bank were out of the question , reinforcing complaints about the lack of driftwood clearance on the river this year .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: no)
Classical dance is by its very nature soundless , whereas much folk , character and theatre dance use the sound of the dancers ' feet , hand-clapping , footstamping and occasional verbal comment to emphasise the rhythmic beat and phrasing of the dance . Any style of classically inspired dance needs to be reinforced rhythmically by music which helps to create the timing of the steps within the phrases and also suggests varying qualities , moods and sometimes even emotions . As the critic Ernest Newman wrote : ‘ Music can become dance when it is subjected to repetition , multiplication and abstraction using steps , poses and gestures with pattern and expression to appeal to both the eye and the intellect ’ ( see also page 47 ) . The framework of a ballet Having decided on the story , theme or music , choreographers should consider some vital rules of theatre and construct their ballet in the same way that authors and composers work out their books and compositions .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Where are you going , Rose?’ he asked in a tone that told her that he knew he had gone too far but she continued on her way . It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence ; worse still , that it had been witnessed . They kept their heads down in their books though they had long ceased to study , unwilling to catch his eye or even to breathe loudly . All they had ever been able to do in the face of violence was to bend to it . Moran sat for a long time .
Idiom: tilt at windmills (used idiomatically: yes)
How many times have we heard women who themselves are single parents saying that equal pay is wrong because men have families to support ? Talking as though adult and neighbour were exclusively masculine terms is no less conventional ( and no more senseless ) than this kind of thing . To criticise language for being ‘ misleading’ as to the state of affairs in the real world is to tilt at windmills , because language is not so much a limpid pool through which we are to glimpse the truth as a muddy pond full of the debris of history and ideology . Miller and Swift believe that language change is threatening because it ‘ signals widespread changes in social mores’ . This seems to me to be only half the story .
Idiom: keep body and soul together (used idiomatically: yes)
Diet For general maintenance , and especially to promote breeding , a diet rich in live ( or frozen ) pond foods is important , and they will eagerly take finely chopped earthworms ( if you can face the necessary ‘ murder’ ) . They are less than enthusiastic about flake or other dried foods , and although they will take these to keep body and soul together , you are unlikely to achieve breeding success on such a diet . If live food is not available , and frozen too expensive , then finely - grated heart , and other finely - chopped foods such as mussel , prawn , chicken , together with cod roe , may do the trick . Breeding
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
I was about to refer to the order dealing with access . As you , Sir , will know , in two successive years , I have raised the question of access for Members , which is most important , because it allows us to exercise our right to come here carrying information , messages and representations on behalf of the people whom we represent . By and large , their message is that we should get rid of this Government as quickly as we can and put a Labour Government in their place . In two successive years , I have pointed out that , although we take serious action on giving access to Members of Parliament , we take little action on , and treat with scant seriousness , the question of access to this place for disabled people . I have raised the question three times , and it is about time that something was done about it .
Idiom: with bated breath (used idiomatically: yes)
A new season , a new League and a great bit of luck . Chamden City Reserves could only find five players . From July onwards the town of Whaddon had waited with bated breath . Expectation had been rampant throughout June but , come the pre - season friendlies of August , football fever had reached dizzy heights . Those warm - up games had given no indication of the glory to come .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
America looks set to enter into a slowdown driven by a slowdown in business investment . Undoubted advances in information technology led to an incredible restructuring of the American business sector , which re - wired itself to take advantage of electronic commerce and improved computer - based management , logistics , and communications systems . The result was an astounding surge in business fixed investment in computers and other information technology hardware .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
Before others his attitude was deferential and circumspect but when they rode alone , he treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal . True to his word , he schooled her in horsemanship and was a hard taskmaster . After hours of going round and round the stable yard , he was at last satisfied with her deportment in the saddle and she , herself , felt at one with her mount . Most days Victoria was allowed an hour from her lessons and joined Tamar , riding her own pony . At first the child was rather afraid of Davis , whose scar shone whitely against the tan of his face .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Not so much now because of ill health but she used to . She speaks out , she lets people know what 's happening . So can you tell me looking at those seven could you tell me which you would say immediately comes to mind with Mother Theresa ? Understanding . Yeah .