Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
In the real world , 90 % of the money spent on medical research is focused on conditions that are responsible for just 10 % of the deaths and disability caused by diseases globally . In other words , the diseases that cause nine - tenths of what the World ~ Health ~ Organization refers to as “ the global burden of disease ” are getting only one - tenth of the world ’s medical research effort . As a result , millions of people die every year from diseases for which no new drugs are in the pipeline , while drug companies pour ~ billions into developing cures for erectile dysfunction and baldness . But blaming drug companies is too easy a response . They can not justify developing new drugs unless they can expect to recoup their costs through sales .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Work load has increased and you 've found it difficult to say ‘ no’ , or to delegate … . Is that right ? … Then , out of the blue , at a business meeting you had a ‘ panic attack’ , characterized by hyperventilation and palpitations . You felt dizzy and extremely frightened , imagining all sorts of frightening thoughts . The main thoughts that worried you were that you were either having a heart attack or that you 'd pass out in front of your colleagues … .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Since the problem in hand is one of excess supply in the labour market , the actual level of income , Y 1 , will be less than its full employment value , Y * ; . In these circumstances elementary competitive theory suggests that money wages will fall . The real wage rate will remain unchanged , that is , if marginal costs comprise only labour costs , a situation Keynes considered to be likely in the short run . What forces fix the level of real income at Y 1 ? Keynes 's answer is straightforward : effective demand .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
And the motorist who changed a wheel in the fast lane of the M Six . Amid growing speculation that the treasury wants another billion pounds cut from Britain 's defence budget , ministers get a stark warning against inflicting grave damage on the effectiveness and morale of the armed forces . The warning came from the all party , defence select committee , whose Conservative chairman said the country 's defence capability had already been pared to the bone . The fears were repeated by Conservative back benchers in the Commons this afternoon when the defence secretary announced a number of measures , including the scrapping of a new nuclear missile for the R A F , the selling of of Rosyth and Devonport dockyards and a new role for the reserve forces . Mr Rifkind was opening a two day defence debate which Labour said was being rushed through before cuts in next months budget .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Outlook does n´t show pictures [ in e - mail messages ] Open the message and click Other Tasks button . Next click on the View button in the browser .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: no)
These are smaller - bodied than the ‘ O’ series — about an inch narrower and half an inch shallower — and the necks are slightly narrower too , being 43 mm at the nut instead of the standard 45 mm . And finally we have the Lowden ‘ LSE’ or ‘ stage edition’series , with exactly the same dimensions as the ‘ F’series save for one thing — they 're considerably shallower , being 80 mm deep instead of 120 mm . The LSE guitars are designed to be stage - usable straight out of the box , and so feature cutaways and undersaddle pickups as standard . CONSTRUCTION The Lowden LSE comes in two versions , the mahogany - bodied LSE I and the rosewood - bodied LSE II , and it 's the latter model we have here for review .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
DEMYTHOLOGISING THE MAINFRAME — WHY THE DOWNSIZING TIDE IS UNSTEMMABLE Yes , we 've all seen all the reports — distributed open systems end up costing downsizers more money than the mainframe ever did , that there are many applications that can be handled only by the mainframe , that the mainframe has a bright future if only IBM Corp can get over its present problems . The volume of hot air and waffle is suffocating — and it 's all rot , and is doing users no service at all . Yes , there is a future for the concept of the mainframe — the centralised repository upon which the whole enterprise needs — but to say that is not at all the same thing as saying that the centralised repository has to be — or even should be — a $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 per MIPS machine that runs MVS — or 1100 OS or MCP or BS2000 or GCOS come to that . User - hostile
Idiom: cook the books (used idiomatically: yes)
Here are 12 ways of filling your boots in soccer 's dirty dozen … GATE MONEY FIDDLES ( 1 ) THE oldest chestnut among soccer 's cooking - the - books fraternity — and still the largest source of terrace scepticism . Clubs have frequently been suspected of declaring attendances of several thousand below the real figure . This enables them to stash five - figure sums of undisclosed gate receipts into a ‘ slush fund’ .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The conviction has also grown among their rank - and - file that the times of redistributing surpluses are past , and “ something ” has to happen .
Idiom: sink or swim (used idiomatically: yes)
MATT HUGHES DAVE BASSETT is ready to toss rookie goalkeeper Danny Wainwright into a shock Premier League assignment . ‘ He 'll have to sink or swim,’ says the Sheffield United boss . Wainwright is fifth choice at Bramall Lane and only made his debut for the reserves on Wednesday . But Bassett 's number one , Simon Tracey , is out with shoulder damage .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
This process is already evident in the composition of the first programmes of study ( science and English ) . The Secretary of State was able to influence the drafting of the terms of reference and the composition of the working parties ; yet the working parties necessarily contained a majority of professionals and in due course reported in ways which again the Secretary of State could only partially modify . Thus the programmes of study represent not tablets of the law handed down by Kenneth Baker , but compromises . This process will inevitably continue down the system to the point where the words are actually translated into teaching acts . This process will continue whether or not teachers have a broader grasp of their place in the whole process .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
But there was something else , of course . He could n't keep his eyes off Ace . A giant with three things on his mind , and all of them dangerous . Bernice made a vow never to pick a fight with him . Not that the OEO Agent was much less single - minded .
Idiom: strike it rich (used idiomatically: yes)
AGONY AND ECSTASY : Despair for Graham Gooch ( below right ) as his dismissal is confirmed but it 's joy for the Aussies after they celebrate victory DERBYSHIRE , the poor men of cricket , struck it rich yesterday when they crushed Northamptonshire by eight wickets to reach next month 's Benson and Hedges Cup final at Lord 's . Down to a skeleton staff , half a million pounds in debt and with the smallest county staff cut to the bone by an injury crisis , Kim Barnett 's side worked a miracle . Barnett himself hit 61 after Devon Malcolm and Dominic Cork combined to restrict Northants to 210 all out .
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
Kenny does n't give much away and is not one for great speeches . He does n't shout or bark out orders and that cool approach was something I found difficult to come to terms with when I first arrived at Liverpool . For instance , I could n't believe it when we were kept in the dark about the team until the hour before kick - off . It just seemed weird to me that we did n't have a clue about the line - up . But I soon saw that keeping everyone guessing was Kenny 's way of retaining control .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Jones I want to get on . The Under - Secretary will have a chance to catch Mr. Speaker 's eye later , no doubt . I was saying that the second major point of contention has to do with public consultation on the results of the Hydrotechnica report . As we debate the Bill , the period of public consultation is only halfway through .
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of the shadows , appeared a grotesque statue of the devil ( thought to be Asmodeus ) supporting a benitier of angels . He left me to wander about on my own for twenty minutes before returning to lock up . Although I do not propose to go into the details of the church here , suffice to say , it struck me as a very curious place with many things strangely out of kilter . For example , inside , the stations of the cross had been arranged counter - clockwise and the decorations were way ‘ over the top’ . Outside , a weather vane had been built in the lee of the vicarage next door , hardly an ideal position ; especially , when I discovered that its arrow pointer had been fixed to point in the direction of the ruined castle Blanchefort in the nearby mountains .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
At any rate , they are the best marks that were to appear on his performance schedule over the next four years , when his average ran at 56.4 per cent . In his own beloved English , it was always higher , averaging 71.3 per cent in the three years he offered the subject ; French , which was only offered in his first year produced a convincing 75 per cent ; and Economics , offered in two years , 62 per cent . Philosophy , at 70 per cent , was significant ; but he barely squeezed by in Latin , taking a refusal at his second attempt and attaining a mere ‘ pass’ at the repeat stage ( thanks , no doubt , to his past opting out , which necessitated his taking Latin from scratch at university ) . Zoology , the joker in his pack , offered in his final year , also achieved 62 per cent . Perhaps the choice was his way of declaring his consuming interest in life , not learning , which was becoming an obsession .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
He left active political life for six months and then bounced back to become leader of the Labour Party . No doubt Mr Heseltine will be urged to slow down , at least for a while . But he 's not the sort of politician to keep a low profile for long . A new way of jobfinding is being pioneered in the Cotswolds . It 's called going down to the pub .
Idiom: like a bat out of hell (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's my mum 's car.’ ‘ What?’ ‘ And she 's going like a bat out of hell.’ Sure enough , the battered little red Mini was speeding down the service road , following the same route the ambulance had taken . A coldness spread through Jack and he looked up at Tina in mounting anxiety .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
This former member then led the formation of a new club known as the Southern German Rottweiler Club . It was also very short - lived . Former members therefore joined a third club , the International Rottweiler Club ( IRK ) . The Breed Standards of both clubs were very similar , the major difference being personal conflict , so it was a happy conclusion when , in 1921 , both sides merged and formed the Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler Klub ( ADRK ) . The rise of the ADRK was rapid , with all shades of Rottweiler interest coming under its umbrella .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
I saw West Brom vs Wolves on TV yesterday , and I was quite impressed with Cook for Wolves . I think he was playing centre back — he looked more like a midfield player and certainly LOOKED like a McAllister type … elegant - ish . It was pretty good for him to be noticed by me as I was far more impressed with WBA than Wolves — no wonder they signed Geoff Thomas , they play more long balls than C Palace ! I digress … There must be some better talent in the lower divisions , I do nt hold much hope of getting Cook because Wolves seem to have found a few quid recently and would certainly put a silly price on him .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
This book is intended to assist the drafter with some legal knowledge . It may be that it may help those in business understand their own , or their trading partners ' standard terms ; however , it is not intended that it should be used by persons without legal knowledge to draft standard terms without legal advice . In any situation there may be unforeseen pitfalls or legal difficulties , and any business contemplating preparing a set of standard terms , or changing an existing set , would be well advised to obtain legal advice rather than go it alone . It is important to bear in mind that a set of standard terms is a legal document which sets out the terms of a contract . The same care is therefore required in drafting standard terms as would be exercised when drafting any other legal document , such as a conveyance , a will or a pleading .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
Bob drew the curtain to one side and looked out of the window . The four of them were just climbing into a long red two - seater sports car standing double - parked almost in the middle of the roadway . Its headlights came on full beam , and it accelerated away with a rising roar which brought heads to windows all along the street . Silently , Tessa switched the television off and began to clear the table .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
The allegations made are deeply offensive to us and the entire Pakistani team . We have played in this country for both Lancashire and Surrey county cricket clubs and have bowled hundreds of overs for both counties . We have played in numerous county and Test games on a variety of grounds throughout the world and we have taken hundreds of wickets on all different types of surfaces . At no time has any umpire , official or administrator had cause to allege we have done anything illegal . These people are specifically given a job of making sure that the rules are obeyed and they have never accused us of doing anything wrong .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
Frere stepped on to the ice , sniffed at the cold air , and then , hands clasped at his back , the tail of his frock - coat lifting a little in the breeze , he sailed off . One confident stride after another pushed him out across the ice until he wheeled sharply , shedding a spume of flakes at his feet . He smiled back at them , shifting his weight smoothly from foot to foot as he reversed , turned again and was off at an ever accelerating pace round the bend of the lake and swiftly out of sight . Louisa gasped with delight to see the man and his reflection travel together so fluently . The party of astonished villagers raised a spontaneous cheer at this virtuoso performance .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
AWI 's Movie Editor allows for a background to be scrolled automatically , at the rate you specify ( assuming you have the processor power to cope with the speed you have set ) . Failing that — and it is not an easy task to time a background scroll to coincide with foreground action — you can wipe backgrounds in a plethora of ways . The names of these are , to say the least , a little esoteric , but , thankfully , as in almost every area of this program , and animated preview is available to let you see what the final effect is like . A wipe , by the way , is like on of those weird effects the directors of such programs as Top of the Pops are so keen on — where the picture changes via a tumbling square or comes in from one side to replace the picture you have onscreen already . There are plenty to choose from , some of which are very clever , and would be exceedingly difficult to reproduce using traditional techniques .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
Although the company ended the year with net debt of £ 94 m and gearing of 35 % , it did generate £ 240 m cash from operations . This was used to buy capital equipment , to finance the integration of new acquisitions and to reduce debt levels . Chairman and chief executive , Peter Bonfield , expects ICL to stay in the black during the coming year , but concedes that short - term profits may well be hit as the group invests in trying to grow market share , enter new business sectors , and undertake further restructuring to reduce its cost base . No profit from mid - range Unix For the first time , ICL generated some £ 1,000 m of its revenues in Europe — and more than 50 % of its business was done outside the UK — partially as a result of its Nokia Data Systems acquisition .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh , yes , I got to know these well as I slunk past like a hungry fox in a deserted kitchen yard . Above me , the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger . At each crossroads the stone fountains with their precious supply of water were guarded by men - at - arms . On one occasion I stopped to pray before the statue of a saint at a street corner and noticed the lamp burning before it . I stole the candle from its socket and sold it for a crust of bread and a stoup of water from an ale wife .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
4 MEMBERSHIP a ) Current Membership — To date Society membership stands at 3041 only . Last year , after the special meeting at Q.T. day , everyone pulled out all the stops and we reached our target growth for 1987 . As explained at that meeting the effort had to be ongoing . We now need EVERYONE to rustle up those members who have fallen by the wayside .
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: yes)
But nothing is surprised . The tarmac of the road Is velvet with sleep , the hills are out cold . A new earth still in its wrappers Of gauze and cellophane ,
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
She never probed Lucy , fearful that she might withdraw . But a casual um or oh ? a discreet sloshing of more wine would bring pink to Lucy 's cheeks and untie her tongue . And at these times , she could hold Lucy ' s hand , and would melt when the pressure was returned . ‘ Oh?’ said Jay , like who - gives - a - damn . ‘ Yes .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
A dialogue which has an abnormally high number of words or structures related to a particular topic . directed dialogue In methodology , explains Rivers ( 1964 ) , this technique consists of learning the dialogue by heart , where the teacher suggests exactly what the students should say in both questions and answers . The dialogue should be overlearned to the point of automatic response to the dialogue situation and practised in various adaptations . However it should be noted that there is a limit to the amount of repetition that is effective , even with reinforcement , such as praise .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1798 Caballero , ' the enemy of enlightenment ' , swept the intellectuals and ' Jansenists ' from office and instilled anew a fear of France and progress in the court . Thus a great event like the French Revolution had little resonance in Spanish opinion and the efforts at revolutionary propaganda had little success . The terror and the execution of the king paralysed and disgusted those intellectuals who , formed by French books and sharing the ideologies which had inspired the moderates in 1789 , now saw ordered progress drowned in blood . ' What atrocities ! What horrors! … .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
She was allowed to continue with her mending — she did not know that we had spread a thick layer of gum upon the chair and was surprised at the alacrity with which we saw to all her needs so that she should never move . When much later in the afternoon she got up to get the tea a tearing sound was heard as her nice blue overall parted with the gummy chair — she let out a burst of laughter . There was thirteen years difference between my elder sister and youngest brother — two girls and then three boys , of whom Basil was the eldest — and though this arrangement was not ideal when we came of an age to meet husbands among our brothers ' friends , it did mean that we all got along very well together and as sisters were not looked down upon by older and superior male beings as I often saw happen in other families . Moreover it saved us as a family from being caught in the 1914 — 18 war as my sister and I were eighteen and sixteen years old when it finished and almost all our contemporary male cousins were killed . Those four years left a black cloud over everything with the ever - recurring casualties among our friends and relatives and the suffocating misery I remember when our parents could no longer hide their anxiety at the big German push in the spring of 1918 when it seemed their advance towards Paris would never stop .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . The o one thing that w we have to have in mind though is that the this particular criminal that we are does n't want to get caught . Most , most criminals do n't want to get caught but there are the odd exceptions who are a bit idiotic er but we erm they 're very rare and usually high on drugs on something like that , but we 're just your ordinary sort of down and out type criminal who wants to break in some way . Does n't want to get caught , probably been in prison before , may even be on a suspended sentence and if they get caught they 're going to go erm in prison for about more than a year or so . Er so that 's , that 's what we are , criminal , we do n't want to get caught and want to get some money and th the way we 're going to do it is to break into our house .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
He began walking towards it and she saw that he had one hand inside his jacket , as if reaching for something . She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door . He rang the bell . Julie froze , gripped the banister tightly and waited . He rang again and waited .
Idiom: early bird (used idiomatically: yes)
If a conference is due to start at 9.30am , be there at 6.30am . That way you have time to find problems — and put them right . You have time to digest the unexpected worm , as they say about early birds ! Most ‘ organisers’ swan in at eight - thirty looking important , only to discover there 's a big hitch and they have no time to put it right . And the craziest things can happen at the last minute .
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: no)
Anyway , today I was told that it had been passed . From next month I will be at Vine Street ! That 's why I wanted to go up West tonight . Get the feel of the place . ' He grinned at her .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
The police have done a good job but it 's very difficclt unless you catch them with a box of matches . Now farmers are taking action by setting up Farmwatch . It 'll establish efficient links between North Oxfordshire 's farmers and the police helping them to be quick off the mark if anything dubious is noticed . If a farmer notices something suspicious , he can alert one of his co - ordinators who alerts others . Farmwatch will also deal with the threat of travellers invading farm land and prevent scenes like those at Castlemoreton .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Come 1983 and the opening of the Sizewell Inquiry was obviously an emotional moment for Borssele , involving as it does a new sister plant just across the North sea . Thus it was that on 3 January she decided to mark the occasion by letting go of another gasket , this time in one of her auxiliary purification circuits . Another 30 000 litres of radioactive water in the basement , and the by now well - rehearsed emergency shutdown procedure was again called on to save the day . The operators calmly assured everyone that there was no escape of radioactivity , and a day later normal service was resumed . Whether the regular occurrence of such ‘ incidents’ demonstrates the inherent risks of nuclear power or whether their containment emphasises the security of reactor safety systems will be debated ad nauseam over the coming nine months .