Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Learning the Lessons of Iraq NEW ~ YORK – The Iraq war has been replaced by the declining economy as the most important issue in America ’s presidential election campaign , in part because Americans have come to believe that the tide has turned in Iraq : the troop “ surge ” has supposedly cowed the insurgents , bringing a decline in violence . The implications are clear : a show of power wins the day . It is precisely this kind of macho reasoning that led America to war in Iraq in the first place . The war was meant to demonstrate the strategic power of military might .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
She says its an English summer thing . The other important ingredient is a huge fireworks display . And the man behind the scenes says its not always alright on the night . He says they have to guess the timings to fit with the orchestra . Sometimes it goes wrong .
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: no)
TWENTY — SEVEN The mast had been up three months and Kaptan still had one week of his vacation left when Osvaldo made his move . True to form , he attacked at an unexpected moment . He chose daylight . Six years ago he 'd attacked the town by darkness , the night he 'd stolen Maria and me .
Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
We feel that it is important that the Commission takes account of the conclusions adopted by this Parliament , at ~ least in spirit , because at this stage , it might seem as though what we are doing here is a useless exercise , and nothing but hot air . The truth of the matter though is that we believe - and this is also shown in the way the conclusions have been drafted - that the Commission must take account of what is adopted by this Parliament , particularly in the face of an interim revision of these directives . In our amendments , we have stated the importance of the necessary synergies being produced between the Structural ~ Funds , the Cohesion Fund and Community initiatives , so that their application should be reflected , in the best and most profitable way , by the gradual elimination of disparities between regions and by the creation of jobs which are , when all is said and done , the two central purposes of the funds we are discussing . In order to achieve a more rapid and efficient boost for attaining these objectives , we think that those who generate employment , the real entrepreneurs and those who really guarantee new sources of employment , that is , businesspeople , must participate in this initiative . Small and medium - sized businesses , above all , need to take part in the distribution of these funds .
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: no)
The driver would have known it was his first time , did n't take offence at the yelling . The taxi had stopped eventually at a crossroads in a suburb , and the target had paid it off and walked straight to a man who waited on the pavement . The target and the man had walked away up a tree - lined road . It was as good a place as any . No cars parked in the road , no pedestrians .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
He could not possibly have been confident that McKenna would refuse : the former Chancellor 's three days of hesitation is proof against this . It is difficult to reject the view that he was genuinely anxious , first not to appear to profit from his own actions in bringing about the downfall of the Coalition , and second to strengthen the new Government , which he thought , probably mistakenly , that Mckenna would do . The new Government needed strength , for without Austen Chamberlain , Balfour , Birkenhead or Horne it looked weak on paper , and it had to face an immediate general election . The result was a substantial triumph . The Conservatives won an overall majority of ninety , with the opposition split into three factions , but the Labour Party much stronger than either the Asquithian or the Lloyd George Liberals .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
We check out a sound card that will make them eat their words — the Laserwave Plus . There is a growing trend towards enhancing the basic PC insofar as its sound capabilities are concerned . The plain fact is that the feeble PC beep , usually allied to a tiny ( and tinny ) speaker is the laughing stock of the computer world — almost every other type of computer has sound capabilities that make the PC more to be pitied than laughed at . Until , that is , the proud owner installs one of today 's high quality sound cards . Fitting a sound card to a PC is not a difficult task — we 've covered the installation of expansion cards enough for anyone to be able to do it , and the Laserwave Plus is no exception .
Idiom: bread and circuses (used idiomatically: yes)
They had no television , of course : Ellen scorned it . The new opiate of the people , she jeered ; now that religion had failed , TV had taken its place : the gods and goddesses of the new world were the stars and staresses of soap : the bosses ' latest plot to keep the minds of the proletariat addled . Bread and circuses ! Holidays and TV ! There was enough political theory for Bernard to read , God knew , without turning on the box .
Idiom: look the part (used idiomatically: yes)
The firm claims its sold 390 licences since March and has another 250 in test sites . DATAPRO COMPUTERS BUYS ABS , SHORTLANDS FROM TRAFALGAR ABS Computers Ltd , formerly the Allied Business Systems small business computer manufacturer , has long looked a vestigial part of the Trafalgar House Plc empire , too small to turn up in the annual report , and giving the impression that top management was unaware of its existence . If that was the case , the Hove , Sussex - based company has now come to the boardroom 's attention , and it , together with sister software company Shortlands Computing Services Ltd , has been sold to Datapro Computers Ltd of nearby Horsham . Datapro , whose name threatens endless confusion with the US market research company of the same name , was very active on the acquisition front three years ago , since when things have been relatively quiet .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
This account raises two significant issues about description ; one is parallel to comments on photography which have already been made . In seeing African sculpture reproduced , the reader can remember that this art is to an extent being misrepresented by photography . Secondly , the formal analysis which is second nature to a Western critic can be fruitful , even though it could be argued that this is a way of interpreting the objects of an unfamiliar culture rather than a description . A further type of difficulty arises in descriptions of works produced in far Eastern cultures . While a Western eye is familiar with the process of looking , as it were , through an image to what it represents or means , an Eastern critic looks also at the surface of a painting or a drawing , in which a poem or other calligraphic element may form an integral part of the work .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
Prices start at £ 175,000 through GA Town & Country . You can enjoy the water in a small dinghy as much as in a luxury yacht . In the West country waterside living offers a similar breadth of choice , and with the market approaching its low water mark , now might be the time to take the plunge . West Country Living : The squire found fortune and the building bug Chris Partridge on a 19th century love match — she loved his By CHRIS PARTRIDGE
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: yes)
That said , you may be wondering what sort of effect this has on the Polo 's performance . Wonder not . Thanks to the introduction of fuel injection , it 's well up to speed . The brakes are now servo . So stopping suddenly gives you even less of a start .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
These sacrifices could only be bought with special Temple money because foreign currency such as Roman coins , showing the heads of pagan rulers , could not be used inside the perimeter of the Temple . In addition , the suggestion has been made that the rates of exchange favoured the Temple and its priests . Using the Temple as a short cut was also forbidden by Jewish Law and yet the priests turned a blind eye to it because it brought more trade into the Temple . When Jesus challenged this use of the Temple , he was really challenging the authority of the priests . The words of Jesus are a combination of Isaiah ( 56:7 ) and Jeremiah ( 7:11 ) :
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
In another part of the city , near the Gethsemane church in the run - down Prenzlauer Berg district , police attacked a candlelit procession by about 1,000 young people , beating them about the head with truncheons , as the crowd chanted ‘ no violence’ . Fears were growing last night that the enforced departure of almost all foreign journalists from East Germany by midnight would signal the beginning of a sharp crackdown on all dissent . The fifth decade of the German Democratic Republic had dawned with many hundreds of its citizens behind bars after the brutal suppression of demonstrations throughout the country which continued late into Saturday night . The West German government expressed its concern at the police violence against protesters on Saturday , and political leaders in Bonn urged East Germany to bring in political and economic reforms . East Berlin remained virtually sealed off for the fourth successive day yesterday , but in Poland a further 300 East Germans took refuge with the West German embassy in Warsaw .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet we sit here drinking coffee and … and talking as if … ' She said aloud , with an edge to her voice : ' What are you saying , Gerald ? Aunt Sara was n't feeling well ; she came downstairs and saw a light in father 's office … ' Gerald was gentle with her . ' It was daylight at six , Chris , and the curtains were drawn in father 's office - like now .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Just for an instant she saw it , and then the fire devoured it hungrily . She drew the mackintosh away . The room smelt horribly of burnt rubber , but it had done the trick . There was a big hole in Susan 's woollen sleeve , through which the skin showed red and blistered , but at least there was no smoke . The next thing was to bring Susan round .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
Our preference is to have the lines so matched that , when the two handles are held together , the stunt kite soars overhead and is as stable as a single line kite . This also becomes a test for unequal length . Using a polyester line without sleeving allows easy adjustment by re - tying the knot after shortening a line or , in the case of minor differences , adding an overhand knot or two to take up a couple of centimetres . With Spectra or Dyneema , we have to adjust in the sleeving , and here a little extra care pays off dividends . Apart from the satisfaction of being able to combine the handles and hold an otherwise very lively stunt kite up there in reasonably static position , the technique is the best way of finding out exactly how much adjustment is needed .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
Smart - suited Jonathan said he had ‘ absolutely no comment.’ Karen , dressed all in black , insisted : ‘ I have got nothing to say.’ Souness , who is thought to have made special plans to be at tonight 's European Cup Winners ' Cup match against Limassol , kept a low profile in court . But his romance with Karen has sparked controversy . His estranged wife Danielle and their three children spurned him at his sick bed when he announced plans to we d the former Bond girl .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
He explains how city lights make his pictures glow . WORKING WITH WATERCOLOUR TACKLING WEATHERED BUILDINGS Urban decay and faded glory inspire Richard S Taylor to pick up his watercolours and go to town with the medium . FOCUS ON EASELS THE ESSENTIAL PROP An easel makes light work of both studio and outdoor painting .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: no)
Many people have had experiences of déjà vu , when they have come across a place which they are able to describe in precise detail even though they know they have never been there before . I know that such experiences are often said to be the result of the individuals concerned having read a book or article or seen a film or television programme about the particular place and then having forgotten that they have done so . But there are times when this theory just does not hold water . A former patient ( one who had never been regressed or even thought about the subject ) told me of a strange incident in her own family . She lived with her husband and little girl in the city of Worcester .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
We expected it to somehow embrace the undisputed magic of the band . Unfortunately , it managed to produce quite the reverse . In the words of a close associate of mine , and professional northerner to boot , ‘ It was just a platform for a load of posey , irrelevant southerners to use The Smiths to gain publicity.’ I ca n't better that . It certainly looked that way .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Er the impression I got when I talked to the locals who lived here was that it was n't gon na be that mixed . There was n't gon na be single parent families with three children , er living above an old age pensioner who 'd been in there from the word go . Er that problem always raised and of course visitors and things like that , car parking , it all came to a head . You kn about that time . The er the special problems the complex presents at the moment , are very minimal compared to what er other police officers I 've spoke to who 've worked the flats in the past , have told me about .
Idiom: power behind the throne (used idiomatically: yes)
With the COSE Common Open System Environment agreement only just signed , sources are saying that a further agreement may be only 30 days away on WOSE — the Windows Open Systems Environment — which perhaps will be based on the technology Sun Microsystems Inc has been fostering from Praxis Corp. REAL POWER BEHIND COSE Sources say there were only really four companies behind COSE : Unix System Laboratories Inc , Hewlett - Packard Co , IBM Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc : beyond that , says the source , Santa Cruz Operation Inc had to fight to get in and the Open Software Foundation was not a party to the negotiations ; but the real power behind the throne , although it does n't want it to appear that way , was of course Novell Inc. ACTORS UNABLE TO STATE THEIR ROLE Although some wags were touting COSE as Advanced Computing Environment II last week , the six principal actors describe their effort as neither a consortium , an initiative , a development company or a replacement for anything — and they will not set prices for anything .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
Halfway through the night , he was at it again . After a few minutes , his breathing quickened and he started making noises that might have come from a monkey - house at feeding time . Suddenly he was apprehended by an irate Scout master who took a dim view of being woken at such an hour . For the rest of the holiday , poor Ollie spent his nights in the open air , his hands fastened to the tent pegs . Stumbling uncertainly into adulthood , we become slightly more realistic about the powers of the penis .
Idiom: watch your back (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Sorry , I forgot . You 're innocent,’ Robinson said . ‘ Whatever the case , watch your back with Connelly 's boys . I 'll point them out to you when I get the chance.’ Scott nodded .
Idiom: pull someone's leg (used idiomatically: no)
' The Israelis have an operation that involves the Iranians , which could possibly lead to the release of the hostages . ' Casey said ' Who knows ? ' Clair George , who recorded the conversation in his usual bombastic way , noticed a twinkle in Casey 's eye as he said that , and wondered if his leg was being pulled . Casey went on : ' I do n't know what the hell he 's talking about . ' Testifying two years later , George thought that meant : ' You wo n't tell the CIA ; they must not know about it . '
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
This is dealt with in more detail in the chapter on arena displays . Hierarchy A social hierarchy , peck - order , or social dominance grouping consists of individuals that are ranked according to their status . Whereas territorial individuals are dominant in their own area but subordinates in other areas , hierarchically grouped individuals have the same status wherever they go . Their rank is determined not by place but by person .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
' People ask me if it 's embarrassing to be missing from the Rangers side when England is focused on our big European nights . ' The simple answer is no . I missed out on the two games against Lyngby and the first leg against Leeds . Then the gaffer thinks of a tactical plan for Elland Road and I 'm in from the start . ' Even though I then missed the Marseille game I know Walter will play me when needed . '
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
What . Put your great knees Miss put your great knees under the table . Are n't I , , she must try again .
Idiom: horses for courses (used idiomatically: yes)
There are , in fact , no applications ; nor are there Welsh GPs queuing up to run their own budgets . As for England 's painfully tight April 1991 deadline for the changes , the Welsh prefer to think in terms of the ‘ early 1990s’ . ‘ It 's a question of horses for courses , finding the best route forward and adopting the practices to fit that rather than bulldozing your way through without perhaps realising the wider environment in which this needs to work,’ says John Catford , director of the Health Promotion Authority for Wales and professor of health promotion at the University of Wales . It is Wales which has produced a health planning strategy . Ian Grist , the junior Welsh minister responsible for health , says he and Peter Walker , the Welsh Secretary , ‘ fully recognise the need for the NHS in Wales to be given a clear steer as to its future direction’ .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Other fish with parental care , like pit - spawning cichlids , or bubble - nesters , lay more eggs than egg scatterers , but fewer than mouthbrooders . Livebearers usually have small broods , too , as the fry are quite well - developed , and are more able to fend for themselves than eggs or newly hatched egglayers . Open - sea fish , like Cod , lay several million eggs each breeding season , but they are left to drift in the plankton , where almost all are eaten by various small creatures . This is all part of nature 's balance , of course , as these small animals get eaten by fish . DID YOU KNOW ?
Idiom: sick to death (used idiomatically: yes)
I just decided to put it in to see if it tastes better . If it 's a problem throw it all away . I 'm sick to death of it . and I put pasta in and it was nice except I just asked a question .
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: yes)
pick someone else 's brains encourage a reticent person to come up with ideas stop going round in circles force someone who is being negative to be more positive involve someone in solving a problem so that they have some ownership for the solution .
Idiom: come up trumps (used idiomatically: yes)
CONCLUSION What can I say ? Ibanez seem to have taken another daring step in their continuing success story and come up trumps once again . If the quality I see here is truly representative of all the EX models , then I would certainly recommend them to anyone wanting to buy into the Ibanez range at a reasonable price . RRP : £ 329.00
Idiom: touch wood (used idiomatically: yes)
absolutely we have no no intention of stopping and er We 'll be hear as long as they want us . But surely it it 's happened that it 's getting er and and I touch wood I do n't know how superstitious you are but it 's getting better and better and better for you each time because when you came here ooh some years ago since you first came into this studio er you were pretty popular then but it seems to increase all the time does n't it ? Yeah I think it it 's it 's been coming on a sort of er you know we we we tour here twice a year every year and we release an album every year at this time and a video , so it 's for all the people who like that type of music they know it 's going to be there and they come out to see us all the time you know and er as you say it goes on and on but lucky enough there is an awful lot of material for us to do and you know there should n't be any problem . It seems that the career is well managed .
Idiom: on the hoof (used idiomatically: yes)
Serious wildlife photographers go for super long lenses ( 250mm–600 mm ) which are relatively heavy and need to be supported by a sturdy tripod . Obviously for us walkers weight is all important so a good compromise is a telephoto lens with a range up to 300 mm — the Sigma 75mm–300 mm lens for example weighs an easily manageable 22.6 oz . The many automatic SLRs on the market make it that much easier to capture wildlife when you 're on the hoof . The aim and shoot features allow you to forget the technicalities and concentrate on composing the picture . Autofocus does have draw - backs though — when an animal is in foliage the camera may focus on the undergrowth and not the animal .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: no)
Some economists even thought long ago that we would be enjoying much more leisure by this point . John Maynard ~ Keynes , in his 1930 essay “ Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren , ” speculated that , within a hundred years , that is , by 2030 , higher incomes would reduce the average workday to a mere three hours , for a total workweek of only 15 hours . While there are still 17 years to go , it appears that Keynes was way off the mark . So was Robert ~ Theobald , who , in his 1963 book Free Men and Free Markets questioned the public ’s repugnance toward high unemployment . He asserted that “ we can have meaningful leisure rather than destructive unemployment , ” and that we do not need “ a whirling - dervish economy dependent on compulsive consumption .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
A local rag did a write - up : ‘ As a testimony to their good eating , they look far younger than their ages’ . That week I was doubled up with backache , was forty , felt sixty and it was a standing joke among our friends . Perhaps this article will encourage others to take the plunge and convert , but then again … maybe not ! A Green Approach to Manuring by Barry Hutton
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Beasant deal off DAVE BEASANT 'S move on loan to Portsmouth was blocked yesterday by the Football League . The Chelsea goalkeeper had agreed to join the First Division club as cover for Alan Knight . But the League stopped the move because Portsmouth already have two players on loan , the maximum allowed at any one time under League rules . It was a major disappointment for Beasant , who was ready to fly to Italy with Portsmouth for tomorrow 's Anglo-Italian Cup clash against Ascoli .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
In this sample , however , not one parent wanted it for their own child , and in general they were more prescriptive about what was morally correct for other parents here than on any other issue . Pat : The surgeons are God , anyway , are n't they ? I mean it was like years ago I heard things about Down 's children with holes in the heart and why bother to do it , but now everything 's changing — let 's make them more normal . But why do that ? I mean they 're normal to us but they 're not normal to other people , so why should we make them normal to them , just to please society ?