Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
She should leave it to the Jockey Club , suggest to Nick that he take a closer look at Harry 's yard for a start . He seemed to be up to his fat neck in this . There were some aspects of her job that Margaret Stanhope really did not like , and spending every other Sunday in bed with Reg Butler was one of them . All right , it was at the Sheraton Park and there was champagne and chocolates and the odd item of expensive jewellery , but then there was also Reg Butler . Margaret looked across at him as he checked his pools in the News of the World .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: no)
Not every older person wants to be in the company of peers , or find it difficult to include younger people among their circle of friends . Many older people prefer to be in groups which emphasize the common experiences and interests of young and old alike . Such groups can lead to valuable exchanges of feelings and knowledge between the generations ; many focus on particular interests , hobbies and pursuits , and where appropriate older people should be encouraged to join , and even take a lead in their running and organization . The role of the counsellor Whatever the relationship with the individual counsellee , the counsellor can perform many functions in relation to groups of older people .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
His woodlands were a valuable part of the economy of his estate . This man , with his town - bred ignorance , combined with his native shrewdness and suspicion , would not be such an easy person to work for . He would be breathing down your neck all the time . Coleworthy knew his job and knew that you knew yours . He left it to you .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Fucking nea ooh groin strain . Fucking as I did that me whole fucking foot went . I never know whether they 're taking the piss or not cos I ca n't remember it . I have about eight pints and I blank out . I ca n't remember anything about the whole evening .
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
He was down but not out . In an act of admirable but ultimately misguided loyalty , the national coach Andy Roxburgh stood by his dispirited keeper . After an indifferent game against Costa Rica and an inspirational performance against Sweden when he saved Scotland 's skin on several occasions , Leighton 's luck finally ran out . In Scotland 's 1–0 defeat by Brazil he was noticeably slow to respond in the run up that led to Brazil 's winning goal and was unfairly attacked by the press . Once again a Scottish keeper was cast in the role of the disastrous fool .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
It was over a fortnight now since they 'd last met , outside the office . He told himself he was ' trying to take the heat out of the relationship ' but he knew he was running scared . He watched her covertly in the mirror behind the bar . She looked very sexy , dressed all in black with one of those tight little ribbed skirts and her long legs crossed … If only it could be uncomplicated .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
We got a letter from the Kent constabulary to say that erm he 'd been let off . And I felt absolutely horrified , devastated to think that he could have done that sort of damage and just walked away he did n't even have to pay for the damage he 'd done . I was I was so angry and and I see him a out and about and when I first saw him about I could have I could have run him down . Figures we 've obtained for the first three months of this year show astonishing variations in cautioning rates across Kent . In Margate for example there were far more prosecutions then cautions , the same is true in other places such as Medway and Tunbridge Wells .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
What was the use of tallies that might , perhaps , be valid in theory , and even capable of being turned into cash in six months ' time , or a year , but were so much paper now , and no use to disgruntled archers and men - at - arms whose need was for coin that could be spent at once ? as if he did not know all this for himself , and was not endlessly wrestling , valiantly and incredulously , with the problem of his own chronic poverty ! He had had three treasurers of England already , good men every one , and two treasurers of his own household , and none of them had made ends meet yet . It was an unfathomable mystery how a once - wealthy magnate could become so poor merely by the act of assuming the crown . But penury , though exasperating enough , was not the whole of his distress .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Mhm . The industry in this town used to be great but everything 's shutting . Just not there any more , you 've got to go to the town now to work . Do you think the younger generation are in a worse position than what you were in when you started work ? Aye , aye , mhm .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Mariánky?’ Assuming Mariánky to be a shortened version of Mariánské Láznë , Fabia nodded , and Lubor beamed a smile at her as , ‘ Only since I have worked for Mr Gajdusek,’ he replied , though could n't resist tacking on , ‘ It seems that I was meant to come here … ’he paused for effect , and added ‘ … to wait , for you!’ Fabia felt it might be a touch cruel to laugh at him again but , feeling certain he would run a mile if she took him seriously , she was a little nonplussed about how to answer him . She settled for , ‘ It 's been a lovely evening … ’ and was content when he took the hint . ‘ You would like for us to return to your hotel?’
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
A good lord brought to the role his own abilities and charisma which are now impossible to quantify but which were vital to his success . In this intangible sense also , Gloucester 's lordship clearly succeeded . Even after his death , when most of his servants had come to terms with the new regime , several remembered him with respect and affection . William Malyverer bequeathed to Our Lady of Walsingham a little ring with a diamond which Richard had given him . More striking is the example of Ralph Bigod who , safely transferred to the service of Henry VII and his mother , still refused to criticize his old master .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
He screwed his eyes tightly shut and tried not to imagine what they were doing together in the room with the shuttered window . Although he was nine years old and would soon be moving up to the big school , Frankie was still frightened of the dark . It sucked all warmth and courage from his body , leaving him chilled to the bone and fearful of even the smallest movement in the big house . Shivering , he picked his way down the draughty main staircase to the unlit hall , guided by the grunting and moaning sounds coming from the sitting - room . He had been crouched on the first - floor landing for a long time , peering through the banister rails to the kitchen at the end of the lower corridor , listening to the ebb and flow of their conversation .
Idiom: pure and simple (used idiomatically: yes)
Barnes spoke for the majority : the movement had to discuss the ultimate and logical outcome of political action or it would be adding to confusion . He would never have supported cooperative politics had he thought that it would develop a Cooperative Party , pure and simple , antagonistic to the main democratic Labour movement . He supported the alliance because to take the cooperative movement into the Labour Party wholly would not help the Labour Party : and it was necessary to build up a political consciousness in the movement so that cooperative ideals could be translated by political machinery . ( ibid . 25 September 20 . )
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
They say their children should be , should be brought home immediately . er Parents predicament is understandable , there have been many tragedies in the past where local authorities perhaps took too much notice of the parents and too little of the children . Some of the cases where children lost their lives , Jasmine Beckford , Kimberly Carlisle , Tara Henry , where somehow the child 's need has slipped through the net . It 's important to get the balance right , so we will be looking to make sure that the policies and procedures , not only follow our guidelines with regard to the welfare of the child , but do also make sure that the parents are fully involved er and informed about the process as it moves through . You 're listening to the Fox Report .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Here the reader has once again been won back onto Pip 's side after his care of Magwitch which seems especially significant as upon hearing that he was his true benefactor he loathes the man and tried to distance him from him , physically and socially . And also after his reconciliation with Miss Havisham , for whom he gets hurt in the process of trying to save her from the fire and also because of how he wants so much to help Herbert . This change in Pip 's attitude and behaviour and perhaps his realisation that he is not a true gentleman is his final change from contentment , to discontentment and snobbery to finally semi - contentment though I think he knows he can not be fully content with reaching some sort of conclusion with Estella as she still has his heart . As I said , people changing and deceiving appearances are linked . In many cases deceiving appearances contrast with and help to define the change more as in the case of the loathsome , lonely , hardened criminal Magwitch .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
And a chain there and we used to tie her to this chain so that she could get into the box and out again , and then we used to put the cubs there first in the straw and then we used to put her there do you see . Just take take the bag , put it in and let go and then shut her there for the night , just for one night . And with a lead on and off do you see . And then in the night when it was dark , the old keeper used to come there , open the top of the lid and shut the door , because she was in a she was in a loft do you see , above the kennels , with er an iron er ladder going up and down you see , and then shut the door on her there do you see and she could get in and out then from the chest . And then the job was on the following days was after be shooting rabbits to feed them do you see .
Idiom: get on someone's wick (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I was here last year . It 's a holiday job . Rose liked to come down here when he old man got on her wick.’ He wondered if the new owner were a confidant of Ballater . Possible .
Idiom: meet your match (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'd like to be a vampire . What would you like to be ? All actors , dancers , singers , writers , interesting people , intellectuals , Lost Boys , Hitchers , send your scripts to Buttercup ( 16 ) and meet your match ! CAN YOU FEEL IT ? If you can and you 're female aged between 16 and 18 , living around the London area , contact us four trendy males , aged 17 .
Idiom: hang fire (used idiomatically: yes)
we 'll probably end up doing a bit to the garden this year as opposed to er you know going to , we were gon na go down to Somerset in June were n't we ? Mm But that , with things as they are we might as well just hang fire Well , it 's no use spending money you have n't got is it ? No , well the thing is I mean you 're talking of five or six hundred pounds
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
It depends on the luck of the draw . The lucky numbers ( the ones won with skill and fortitude ) will arrive in the next few days . Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . There would be more chance of winning the £ 200,000 top prize . It seemed that nobody at RD wanted to talk to a lucky winner .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
A tall gentleman , very handsome and dignified , in uniform and glittering with orders , stepped out on the balcony , leading by the hand the lovely young Lady fair , dressed in white like a lily in the night , or like the moon in the clear skies .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Had he not been she might have telephoned him instead of Nick , when she had been desperate for company . But then again , she might not . In a way Mark was too close to home , too much a part of the world whose foundations had just been rocked , yet somehow on the outside . No matter what the truth might turn out to be it would not affect Mark . The foundations upon which his life were built were intact .
Idiom: up the spout (used idiomatically: yes)
true Insy Winsy Spider go on No insy winsy spider climbing up the spout , in down came the rain drops and washed the spider out No
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: no)
Now , please.’ There was no point in staying at the scene . Fox and the others would do all that was necessary and a good deal that was n't , working by the book . He reassured Reed about local assistance . ‘ T know you must have a full load so I 'll try not to be greedy .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought , ' Joyce would have liked that . ' I was ready for the challenge . The idea of a one - woman tribute was conceived five years ago , when larger - than - life director Bryan Izzard asked me to contribute to a Channel Four programme on the monologue called The Eye Of The Little Yellow Dog , starring , amongst others , the late Leonard Rossiter , Cilla Black , Alec McCowen , Diane Langton , Anita Harris and Ronald Lacey . I was to perform two of Joyce 's pieces , the first being ' Committee ' , a deadly accurate re - creation of a Northern Ladies Choral Committee meeting convened to axe one of its founder members : ' Now , we do n't want any unpleasantness , friendly is what we are and friendly is how we mean to go on … but I think we all know there is one voice in the altos that did not ought to be there . And I think we all know to whom I am referring … '
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
Annual profits have slumped from over £ 100 million to an expected £ 45 million this year . Retailing industry - watchers believe that Dixons ' core businesses — the British electrical retailing operation — is currently showing a loss . The group as a whole is in the black only because it has income from an American retailing chain Silo and from financial services and property deals in Britain . Shops selling large electrical goods such as television sets , hi - fi and washing machines have been the first to suffer from the slowdown in spending , while large chains like Comet and Dixons have been losing market share to small independent shopkeepers . Kingfisher 's 700-plus Woolworth outlets and the Superdrug chain are better placed to weather the slowdown .
Idiom: cry foul (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They 're always at it — gouging , kicking , sly - punching , late - tackling it was the same last year . It 's the way they play’ , said Tayler , Rosslyn Park 's captain next season . Thus closed another chapter in the history of the ‘ Entente Discordiale’ , with both camps crying foul and the French departing in high dudgeon . Back on the pitch , the Warblers , who had suffered a surprise 22–16 defeat in their quarter - final pool at the hands of a spirited Irish Wolfhounds outfit fired by scrum - half Alain Rolland , hauled their way into the semi - finals with wins over the Portuguese Barbarians and the Froggies . The victorious Warblers:(Standing l - r ) Eric Rush , Glen Osborne , Peter Tayler , Chris Sheasby , Simon Hunter .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Father - of - two Perkins — killer Norman Bates in the Psycho movies — had admitted that he had experience of gay sex . He contracted AIDS in 1990 . But he never ‘ went public’ with the disease . Perkins said : ‘ To misquote the script of Casablanca , the problems of one old actor do n't amount to a hill of beans.’ VICTIM : Perkins
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Emergency management . The site fire service has a total of 47 trained employees who are on call around the clock .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
Stuart Bruce — based in the firm 's Glasgow Office — is BDO Binder Hamlyn 's senior VAT manager . A former member of HM Customs and Excise he answers questions on small business VAT problems , on the second Tuesday of every month I HAVE been in business for many years operating a small company in the construction industry . We employ an elderly book - keeper who is due to retire soon and I am concerned about getting someone to replace her as the books that she is keeping appear quite complicated . What would be the best course of action in replacing the book - keeper ?
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
They were all agreed . Her talents must not be wasted . Mrs Burrows won the day . Eva gained the " magic key " to the university world when she won a government scholarship to Brisbane University at the age of seventeen . She still lived at home , handing the meagre amount of money on which she was supposed to have managed to her mother .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
It was marred by a puckered scar which had destroyed his cheek , beginning just above the right - hand corner of his mouth , but , fortunately for him , narrowly missed his eye to disappear into his hair , twisting and distorting his whole face . Neil Cochrane 's mouth tightened when for the first time Sally - Anne saw his face plain , and reacted by controlling her own , so that the shock which she had received was only momentarily shown . He gave no other sign of distress , merely turned his head to greet Miss Mates , saying coolly , ' You are prompt , Matey , even without your kitchen help . ' Miss Mates was carrying a black lacquered tray with a delicately flowered china tea - set on it — Wedgwood , Sally - Anne noted — and a silver teapot . The elegantly shabby room in which she had found a haven was an oasis in the East End 's desert , which could be glimpsed through the small bow window .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
Table 2.7 Summary of predator habitats and prey selection Modifications of Small Mammal Bones in Predator Assemblages The first two chapters have given an outline of the sources of taphonomic modifications to bones . This was treated in general terms in Chapter 1 and with specific regard to predation in Chapter 2 . Following on from this the types of modifications that are produced by recent predators will now be described .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
Ebullient , and with a broad grin , Williams early sensed his own powers — at sixteen he told a friend that he would have a fellowship of the University of Wales , an 1851 exhibition , a D.Sc . , and an FRS by his middle thirties . All these came about , and such was his nature that this seeming conceit offended none . He had a special sympathy for the underdog , and he enjoyed hobnobbing with all and sundry . Of stocky build and great physical strength , and with blue eyes , bushy eyebrows , and dark brown hair , he had a passion for cricket and a lasting propensity for practical jokes , which may well have contributed to his success as a scientific strategist . In 1944 he learned that he had cancer .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's really sexist , lumping us together with bands who really have nothing to do with each other , and nothing to do with us . We 've worked hard for too many years to be dismissed like that.’ She need have little fear of her group getting lost in categorisation . After wowing audiences on their recent British tour with Sub Pop labelmates Nirvana , L7 can be assured of a warm welcome in their own right , having earned a reputation for stage - diving lunacy to match their toughly feminine hard knock rock . ‘ Yeah , it 's really been fun,’ agrees Donita .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
' What a terrible colour , ' the woman said irritably . Caroline offered a non - committal smile . ' Is it available in red ? ' ' I 'm sorry , I ca n't help you , ' Caroline answered pleasantly . ' Please direct your queries about — '
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
He could see very little , but the sound of their laughter told him a whole group of workmen had crept up on him while he was hugging the yard wall , fearful of the big Great Dane . Tom Fish held him at arm 's length over his head , spun him this way and that until the sky turned sickeningly above him . ‘ Too high and mighty , he is , to call her ‘ Mam’ , the way he should . Is n't that so , whelp?’ ‘ Let me go .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: no)
On March 14th Federal ~ Chancellor Gerhard ~ Schröder based his statement of government policy on the double motto “ Courage for peace , courage for change .
Idiom: sit tight (used idiomatically: yes)
Net per share rose 75 % to $ 0.14 in the quarter , 20 % to $ 0.24 in the half . IBM MIPS PRICE News on the Rialto is that the marker price at which IBM Corp is doing deals is $ 45,000 per MIPS — and our New York associate Technology News of America hears German users are sitting tight and waiting for the price to hit $ 40,000 per MIPS . 3390 - 9 DELAY Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390 - 9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five - year product life .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Raising a foot , Ashley eyed the network of fine straps and the spindly heel . ‘ I 'll take my chance.’ Vitor frowned up at the scattering of cloud which had appeared in the clear blue sky . ‘ It might rain and then your hair would get wet.’ He was confusing her with Celeste , she thought impatiently .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
They 'd been delighted therefore to renew acquaintanceship at the beginning of the tour ; and thereafter had spent many an hour together , talking about old comrades they 'd known — those who 'd come through , and those who hadn't … and reminiscing about some of the ‘ local talent’ the GIs had been only too happy to discover , in Oxford itself and in some of the surrounding towns and villages . Brown had fallen miserably in love ( so he said ) with a girl named Betty Fowler , whom he 'd met one Friday evening at a hop held in the Oxford Town Hall , and already on their second meeting they had vowed a mutual , eternal love . Then , when the war ended in the summer of 1945 , after being demobbed from Germany , he 'd gone straight back to the US , with no possible hope of any real communication between them except for one or two impermanent and unreliable addresses . So , slowly , the memories of their idyllic times together had faded . He 'd met up with a marvellous girl in Munster , anyway ; then a fully consenting Hausfrau from Hamburg … and so it had gone on .
Idiom: cost the earth (used idiomatically: yes)
And I 've asked them to bring a boatload of garlands —’ ‘ Lucenzo!’ she remonstrated . ‘ Garlands will cost the earth ! ’ ‘ Yes . And your eyes —’