Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1983 , nearly 80 % of the gas consumed was indigenous , the major import being USSR gas together with smaller amounts from Algeria and Libya . During the 60s and 70s consumption increased mainly due to gas production in the Netherlands and Norway . By the year 2000 production will probably be some 10 % below the 1983 level mainly due to the decline in Dutch production , while consumption should increase significantly — by some 50 % . Gas usage will increase particularly in the home - heating sectors and in industries requiring clean fuels . Gas is the only fossil fuel without environmental problems and this will prove a significant advantage , as will the growing pipeline supply network from the USSR , the North Sea and Africa .
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: yes)
I sail for New Zealand . Sydney brings me in contact with Theosophy ; I meet my first love . I lose my heart and my common sense . I want to throw up everything and go to India to meet Krishnamurti . I wire home , for £ 150 , flat like that .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
That , in a later work of extensive and original research into little - known source material , carried out in partnership with his wife Marian , Keeton should have something to say in favour of Lord Chancellor Jeffreys , brought him little joy from quarters whose traditional schoolboy images he chose to query . So it would be possible to go on : anybody who wishes to do so will find plenty of relevant material in the conscientious bibliography by Sultana Saeed in Law Justice and Equity : essays in tribute to GW Keeton ( 1967 ) . The closest comparison with another polymath in our time that , in spite of personal and other differences , comes to mind is with Arnold Toynbee . The common denominator is less the substratum of overlapping spheres of knowledge than intuitive awareness and , even more so , shared condemnation from disdainful detractors . To leave the presentation of Keeton on the polymath level would be as arbitrary as concentration on some of his disparate relaxations ; boat - building , cookery or football .
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
Barracuda sell off With the ending of the BBC television 's long - running sailing soap opera , ‘ Howards ' Way’(sighs of relief all round : the last few have been hardly a glowing advertisement for boating or boating business ) comes the announcement that Sadler International are to sell off the moulds and rights to build Barracuda , the prototype of which has been the opening and closing credits ' star of the series . Sadler came unstuck in trying to produce this light displacement flyer alongside their range of production boats . The successors to Martin Sadler 's company have gone for a whole new line of Stephen Jones - designed boats , making the Tony Castro - designed boat surplus to requirements . Although she is not the best - looking boat in the world , she may , with her radical shape , twin rudders and blistering turn of speed , just survive in the hands of a true enthusiast .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
LLANFYLLIN 'S 700th anniversary Charter celebrations begin on Thursday with an open air service at St Myllin 's Well , followed by the opening of the Floral Arts Exhibition at the Parish Church . Trust invite THE Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust is to hold its first public meeting on Thursday , June 24 at 7 pm in the Lecture Theatre , Postgraduate Centre , Bronglais General Hospital , Aberystwyth , giving the public an opportunity to be kept informed on the key issues which the Trust is currently facing and to hear of proposed new developments in the pipeline . Gifts visit A GROUP of 35 children from Dothill county infants school , Telford , will be visiting the Laura Ashley garment factory in Carno on Thursday to be presented with cotton aprons produced specially for them after they designed their own patterns based on the theme ‘ Around Our School.’
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
EC Luxembourg summit Heads of state and government of the 12 member countries of the European Communities ( EC ) met in Luxembourg on June 28 - 29 to take stock of progress in the negotiations on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) and European political union ( EPU ) which had opened at the Rome summit in December 1990 [ see pp . 37905 - 06 ] . They discussed a draft treaty put forward by Luxembourg [ see below p. 38154]but postponed any firm decisions on contentious issues until the December 1991 EC summit in Maastricht . ( Those attending the Luxembourg summit were as in December 1990 . )
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
but — doctor — I do n't know what to do with myself … repeated on a rising note ( and I am in black for ewe - grief and buds forced open ! ) Where does he find the strength
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
A Gemmill - O'Kane partnership would in many ways be an ideal solution to the managerial position if it becomes vacant.’ But Chapman doubts Forest can ever achieve the same level of success when Clough calls it a day , and he likens their position to the massive void left behind when Don Revie quit Leeds 18 years ago . Chapman says : ‘ I often wonder what will become of Forest when Brian Clough decides to call it a day . Who will take over , and will the club ever enjoy the success it has enjoyed during the Clough era ? ‘ The answer to the latter question is that I very much doubt it .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
As members will recall , the Association petitioned for a Royal Charter a few years ago . After much debate , we were unfortunately refused . During the past few months , we have again weighed upthe pros and cons of reapplying now , or waiting for the time being . The original reasons for seeking a Royal Charter remain : it would give greater status to the Association , its members and indeed the whole industry ; we would enjoy the endorsement by the Privy Council to our qualifications for membership ; recognition by the Privy Council would add weight to the Association 's opinion on issues when lobbying Government or debating with others ; our members would have the Privy Council 's endorsement of being true professionals with the opportunityfor a Corporate member to be called a Chartered Hotelier or a Chartered Caterer . However , there are some very sound reasons why we should not re - petition just yet .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's about time we asked Pam to dinner,’ said Scarlet one evening . ‘ Why?’ asked Brian . This had become an automatic response to most of his wife 's suggestions , and Scarlet had learned to have a few answers ready . ‘ Because we have n't seen her since her barbecue,’ she said . ‘ We have n't seen the Queen since the garden party,’ said Brian , ‘ but I do n't suppose you 'll be asking her to dinner.’
Idiom: heart to heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Amazingly , they have not won outside their Elland Road fortress since April 26 — the day they clinched the League crown at Sheffield United . Perhaps Wilkinson should hold the kind of crisis meeting that Thorn insists is the cause of Palace 's new - found belief . The defender said : ' When we lost 5 - 0 at Liverpool a couple of weeks ago we all got together and had a heart - to - heart . We sorted a few things out then and now we have turned the corner . ' A delighted Coppell agreed : ' Inevitably when you lose a game like that people point fingers and aportion blame .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
In the hope of rectifying this unsatisfactory state of affairs , Hobbes aimed to lay bare ' elements ' or seeds from which ' pure and true'philosophy might grow , if carefully cultivated by a method which he will describe . ' Most men wander out of the way , and fall into error for want of method , as it were for want of sowing and planting , that is , of improving the reason . ' Given a method , we can avoid mistaken ideas which , confirmed by the authority of the past , have taken deep root , like weeds in men 's minds . Hobbes 's references to previous lack of philosophical progress and the disputatious wrangling of the prevailing scholastic philosophy , and his distaste for ideas based solely on the foundation of authority , are all reminiscent of Bacon . So , too , is his stress on the importance of finding , and following , a methodical route to knowledge .
Idiom: ruffle someone's feathers (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Precisely . Take away his food and he will starve.’ The swan ruffled his feathers proudly , quite pleased with his brilliant idea . ‘ But the dog would die,’ pointed out the hedgehog . ‘ Not necessarily,’ hissed the swan .
Idiom: give someone the runaround (used idiomatically: no)
But I could still remember what I had been through as Richie Quick . Daine might be a novice Dreamer , but he was learning fast . He had given me the runaround in his sleep . ‘ I 've had some time to check this Dream,’ she said . ‘ My guess is that we 'll get him if we play by its rules for a while.’
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Early indications are that Britain 's system X , which Telecom is gradually introducing is not particularly favoured . Eventually , Mercury will carry telephone calls , computer data , slow - scan television pictures , and provide services such as video - conferencing and electronic mail . But it seems unlikely that many customers will rely solely on the private network , instead using it in tandem with British Telecom 's lines . Mercury eyes space privateers MERCURY could be involved in an unusual satellite link across the Atlantic .
Idiom: fly a kite (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe one day they will . But , in any case , the organic primeval - soup theory is not the one I have chosen for my illustration of the kind of solution that we must look for . I did choose it in my first book , The Selfish Gene , so I thought that here I would fly a kite for a somewhat less - fashionable theory ( although it recently has started gaining ground ) , which seems to me to have at least a sporting chance of being right . Its audacity is appealing , and it does illustrate well the properties that any satisfying theory of the origin of life must have . This is the ‘ inorganic mineral’ theory of the Glasgow chemist Graham Cairns - Smith , first proposed 20 years ago and since developed and elaborated in three books , the latest of which , Seven Clues to the Origin of Life , treats the origin of life as a mystery needing a Sherlock Holmes solution .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet , currently , Europe is being outperformed by the USA and Japan . Our low level of investment in science and technology is an indicator of our relative economic weakness . With the USA , in the long term , set on irreversible decline the question is whether Japan or Europe can replace it as the world 's leading economy . Europe should not try to mimic either Japan or the USA : instead we have to find our own path to successful modernisation . Central to our vision of the New Europe , therefore , is an industrial strategy which can enable us to compete and succeed in the modern world .
Idiom: jump on the bandwagon (used idiomatically: no)
I must , however , give United credit for a ten - minute service daily with a half hourly service evenings and Sundays . No cribs there . However , it would seem Andrew Guest of United is jumping on the bandwagon to give poor Skerne Park a kick in the pants along with Mr Hylsop of DTC . I sympathise with both United and DTC . The speed humps are not the solution to the problem of speeding .
Idiom: under the weather (used idiomatically: yes)
His voice was all concern . Maura 's mind was reeling . ‘ I feel a bit under the weather . I have n't eaten all day . Ca n't we eat around here?’
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: no)
Churches , like the schools , were abandoned . The government 's anti - religious campaign in connection with the Church 's alleged refusal to donate money and valuables for the Famine crippled the reputation of church aid and made some priests unwilling to become entangled in relief work . Others saved their own skins and left the worst - hit areas . At high and local levels the government intervened to stop what active church help there was . On 22 April the American Relief Administration wanted to clear a shipment to Patriarch Tikhon for him to distribute at his discretion .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
1 Assess your soil : Is it well - drained ( sandy , shingly , gravelly , chalky ) ? Does it hold water and feel sticky when wet , cracking badly when dry ( predominantly clay or silt ) ? Is it dark - coloured , spongy when wet and dusty when dry ( peat ) ? How does it react to a pH test ( acid or alkaline ) ?
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
They will run community care , a programme which gives co - ordinated help to the old and feeble . They also got a new source of money , the council tax , to replace Mrs Thatcher 's hated poll tax . The council tax is proving less unpopular : appeals against the valuations of property for the new tax , the best measure of opposition , will fall well short of the 950,000 for which the government had allowed . Local politicians and officials are pleased , but sceptical . Council tax or no , their main grouse is still lack of spending power : 85 % of local - council revenues are determined by central government , which also limits spending directly .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Ok . I can see they ve got this rule about players to be selected . My opinion is that this is a bit harsh and narrow sighted — in the long run Norway will be better if their players get wide experience in good leagues around the world . But Olsen has got you to the WC94 , so he must be doing something right ; - ) But he has made an exception for Frank .
Idiom: turn over a new leaf (used idiomatically: yes)
When asked by a reporter how he felt about the prospect , he admitted , ‘ I 'm shitting myself.’ From the hearing , which took ninety minutes , Willis emerged visibly shaken , having been told he must wait five days before hearing if he was to go to prison or not . There was an immediate indication that he was prepared to turn over a new leaf . ‘ I do n't want any more of the clink,’ he said . ‘ I 've had enough to last me a lifetime.’
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
The Scot drove in his second after 54 . Blackburn 's second came after 74 minutes with a Jimmy Phillips own goal . Pollack , known as Jaws because of his ball-hunting capability , certainly took a bite out of Blackburn 's title hopes . But Kenny Dalglish revealed no concern at losing . Dalglish made his playing debut for Liverpool at Boro and he said : ‘ This was a hard place to come to then , and it 's hard now .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the main value they attributed to school work experience rather than seeing it in any direct sense as preparation for engineering work . Richards 's conclusion is that : According to these employers it was teachers who needed WE more than pupils , so that they could get a picture of what engineering was really like ( as opposed to media misrepresentations — strikes , redundancies , etc . ) and so put across a ' good image ' of engineering , hopefully attracting the ' brighter pupils'into the industry . ( ibid . , p. 11 ) As far as the actual content of the education was concerned , the employers wanted no more than a solid , old fashioned grounding in ' the basics ' and that ' bright pupils 'should be positively encouraged to seek jobs in the industrial sector rather than in the academic world or public services .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
It contains a framework of core and optional units from which the colleges will plan courses which are tailored to meet the needs of students and end - users in their own local areas . Business administration and management The introduction of SVQs in business administration at levels I and II has been one of the most significant recent developments in this sector . These awards , which can be achieved through either a workplace or a National Certificate route , are based on the standards developed by the Administration Lead Body . For situations where assessment of these SVQs is taking place under simulated conditions , SCOTVEC is publishing extensive guidance , as well as advice on developing employer partnerships .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
( Sheppard 1974:42 ) Few would deny that the answer to the bishop 's question lies with alternatives three and four . Although the Church was slow off the mark following the population migration and concentration in the expanding towns during the Industrial Revolution , failure has not been for want of trying . The root of the problem is located in the culturally inappropriate methods which were adopted in response to this evangelistic and pastoral challenge . North American experience is significantly different from Europe , in that the working classes have never been alienated from church life .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Delicious . It 's not maybe as rare as you ought to have it but it really tastes nice . With disasters and all it 's come out reasonably well at the end of the day . Did it have a disaster ? Yes dad .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
That done he settled back , letting the young Prince speak . Li Yuan watched the Marshal while he talked , barely referring to the folder in his lap , unless it was to take some diagram from it and hand it to Tolonen . He watched attentively , noting every frown , every look of puzzlement , every last betraying blink or twitch in the old man 's face , anxious to gauge the depth of his feelings . Tolonen had not smiled throughout the lengthy exposition . He sat there , grim - faced , his left hand gripping the arm of his chair .
Idiom: it takes two to tango (used idiomatically: yes)
So great a change does not enter upon the national economic scene unnoticed , like Owen 's ' thief in the night ' nor even conspicuously to the trumpetings of statutory provisions and the flourish of bureaucratic apparatus . It does not enter because the entry assumes the willing compliance of people who consider that they have nothing to gain and much to lose by complying . It takes two to tango ; and if one of them will not , there is no dance . But if there could be no pas de deux , perhaps there could be a ménage à trois . There could be 2x + y , where x is the number both of the members appointed to a board of directors by the owners of the company , and of the trade union members ; and y the number of directors to be co - opted .
Idiom: under a cloud (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Here , kid,’ he said . ‘ You 're gon na need this.’ He returned to New York under a cloud of gloom and despair , though relieved in another way . ‘ I went back to Eh?after the screen test and said , ‘ Do n't worry about nothin' , folks . I 'll be here .
Idiom: tell it like it is (used idiomatically: yes)
Through some judicious editing of the contributions of Shinehead and Teddy Pendergrass , Kaye managed to shoehorn the material into two CDs , utilising the maximum 74 and a half minutes available on both ( the excessive running time provided a convenient excuse for dispensing with the need for a vinyl format ) . The brief was for current Elektra roster acts to interpret the creative outpourings of their predecessors on the label : the result is an excusably , and laudably , up and down affair , with pale recreations nestling up to inspired rethinks . Switching effortlessly into promo interview automatic pilot mode , Lenny tells it like it is . ‘ Rubaiyat’ is trying to tell the story of a record company , in the present tense,’he says . ‘ The record company being Elektra , which through four very different decades , has maintained a certain sense of style , not just in terms of its music , but also in terms of having a strong sense of artistic integrity.’
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Once she was back in Rhodesia the issue faded in importance . If she mourned inwardly it did not show outwardly . She was not the dependent type and if she had to go it alone then so be it . There was nothing unusual or unacceptable about the single life . It was a vocation just as much as marriage and sometimes far less demanding .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
I am 26 and have just lost my virginity after a year - long relationship . I 'm glad I waited . I wanted to be sure that I was doing the right thing and would n't regret it . For a sexual relationship you should be in love and ready . —
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
But all that was only bring kind after the event . In the end I came to a good old British compromise . I retained my archers but took away their bows and arrows and gave them powerful , waterproof torches instead . So after that visit to Bristol , when I went to my little chapel on that bald knoll , I first called up the white healing ball and rolled it around every part of my anatomy , then I called up my archers and let them shine the beams of their torches down onto the spot in my lung . In recent days that particular visualization has become a bit more sophisticated .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
So it will be tonight . I 'll offer them a pathway back to life . If I can capture just one of them , then perhaps we 'll get to the bottom of this.’ Haavikko smiled . The man looked , even ate , like a barbarian , but he thought like a general .
Idiom: kiss of death (used idiomatically: yes)
Whig Jacobitism , however , appears to have been of minimal significance in Scotland . Most historians see Montgomerie as a rather unstable figure , motivated more by ambition than political principle . Moreover , Presbyterian nationalism was given the kiss of death by the Act of Union of 1707 , which most of the influential Presbyterian politicians and clergymen supported . The episcopalians , by contrast , strongly opposed the Union , which proved to be deeply unpopular . Politically , Scotland seemed to have sacrificed her independence by giving up her own Parliament in exchange for a very limited representation in that of England .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
But it was n't this fascinating piece of statistical flotsam that brought Glasgow herpes expert Dr Philip Lamey to Darlington last week . His main concern is that although eight million people in the UK have the herpes virus , only half of them realise they are infectious . ‘ People do n't think twice about kissing babies , sharing towels and sharing toothbrushes,’ says the doc . Most people become infected with the virus before they are five years old , often from an innocent kiss from a parent or relative.’ The cold - sores , a virus in the same family as chickenpox and shingles , usually appear on the lips and around the nose but they can be spread to the eyes , fingers and genitals .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Actually so far as I can see it 's sod 's law for women , just as it always has been . You know my friend Judith ? Well , she 's been having an affair with this bloke for the last year or so and then out of the blue he turned round and … Here 's Edward . Open the window and he can come in this way.’
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Also running the exercise , Sgt Major Marc Boon . He 's followed in his father 's footsteps too . Sgt Bill Boon joined the Glosters in 1926 . Male speaker
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Lucky to be alive . Gunner Paul Johnson was impaled by a fence post — and lived to tell the tale . His car had plunged down a motorway verge and into a wooden fence . One of the posts speared the car , and went straight through Paul 's shoulder .