Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
She liked Matilda for exactly the same reasons . Before the first week of term was up , awesome tales about the Headmistress , Miss Trunchbull , began to filter through to the newcomers . Matilda and Lavender , standing in a corner of the playground during morning - break on the third day , were approached by a rugged ten - year - old with a boil on her nose , called Hortensia . ' New scum , I suppose , ' Hortensia said to them , looking down from her great height . She was eating from an extra large bag of potato crisps and digging the stuff out in handfuls .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
In the remaining 68 cases , however , deficits above 3 % of GDP were clear violations of the Pact , and the European ~ Council ~ of ~ Finance ~ Ministers ( Ecofin ) should have imposed sanctions . Yet not a single country was ever penalized . The political debt constraints that the eurozone ’s members had self - imposed were never taken seriously after that , because the sinners and the judges were one and the same . A subject worthy of Kafka and Molière . Indeed , this year , two countries , Greece and Ireland , were bailed out by the rest of the EU , even though Article~125 of the consolidated EU treaty stipulates that no member state is to stand in for the debt of another , a guarantee that Germany required as a pre - condition for giving up its beloved Deutschmark .
Idiom: into thin air (used idiomatically: no)
Millie 's evidently seen him with the slates coming off the roof and the storm cones flying . How does he feel then ? He 's a simple manic - depressive , as Millie could evidently see , and he 's talking himself up like a balloon from the safe plains of the depression into the thin , high air of the mania . He 's working himself up to walking into the Admiralty and telling them he 's getting messages in his head from Russian submarines . Or that he 's happy .
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
In conclusion , I feel that the basic things which happen to the boys on the island would apply to girls also but would come about in a way both more slow and less physically violent , yet I have an idea that the scars left on the minds of girls who have been on an island together in Lord of the Flies circumstances may well be deeper and longer - lasting than those of boys in the same situation . Lord of The Flies Creative Essay : Ralph in Later Life Ralph sat in the driving seat of his car , inching slowly forward with the snaking traffic jam stretching along the road . His hands were automatically driving , but his mind was drifting elsewhere . He was remembering again the time when he returned to England fifteen years ago from the tropical island on which he had been left .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: no)
There is an issue between the plaintiffs and the defendants as to whether the contractual provisions to which we have referred entitle the receivers to retain out of the moneys they have received ‘ costs , charges and expenses’ which are of an unreasonable amount or which have been unreasonably incurred . This is primarily an issue of construction but it may involve also a question as to how far , if at all , the powers of the court in respect of litigation costs can curtail a contractual right of recovery . There is also an issue arising out of orders for costs that have already been made in the proceedings . Orders have been made for costs to be paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants with a direction that the costs be taxed on the standard basis , if not agreed . In one case at least the costs have already been taxed .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
With each wave spray shot scores of feet into the air and was caught by the wind and whisked inland . There were no houses in sight ; the sea on one side and steeply rising ground on the other had so far discouraged developers . Then , as he turned a corner , he came upon a little house , level with the road , built on concrete stilts above the rocks . It was painted pink and surrounded by white , wooden palings so that it looked like an overgrown doll 's house . There was a wooden porch over the front door , elaborately carved , and canopies over the windows of similar design .
Idiom: put the boot in (used idiomatically: yes)
Jolosa , who broke a rival player 's jaw , was told to model his play on the England striker . But in his next match he was sent off for twice attacking the goalie . Now soccer bosses in Gwent , South Wales , have put the boot in — and banished Jolosa . His manager Kyle Holmes said : ‘ This will finish him . There 's no way he can come back from this.’
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: yes)
Was it best to interfere with the cat 's instinct to play with its catch — or should I have left nature to her cruelty ? I have come to the conclusion I was wrong . Live and let live , but do n't interfere . Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger . Was I the best judge ?
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
GUIL : dry you high and ROS:(Cracking , high)— over my step over my head body!— I tell you it 's all stopping to a death , it 's boding to a depth , stepping to a head , it 's all heading to a dead stop GUIL:(The nursemaid ) There! … and we 'll soon be home and dry … and high and dry … ( Rapidly ) Has it ever happened to you that all of a sudden and for no reason at all you have n't the faintest idea how to spell the word — " wife " — or " house " — because when you write it down you just ca n't remember ever having seen those letters in that order before … ? ROS : I remember
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
The Italian host of the summit is content with the general outcome of the event . After all , the Florence summit did not turn out to be a crisis summit , has had been predicted in light of the BSE controversy .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
I , I 'll put that first see , because I , I was always fit . I never know what it was to , not do anything , go , go to the doctor 's and be bad or anything like that . The first thing I never went to the doctor with when I , I tumbled off the wall down cut me head open and that 's the only , and then after I got used to playing football they must 've , have put a steel inset into your head the way I head that ball . But did you play any games that were connected with the war in any way ?
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
They do , however , insist that you keep your clothes on . After lunch , full of roast beef , Yorkshire pudding , apple pie and custard , I took the back lane from Settle to Langcliffe and began the long climb out of the village by road . I had to sit down twice because of the roast beef and everything , which had gone straight to my legs . It is n't a good idea to climb hills after eating at the Naked Man — ideally you should find a quiet corner and sleep it off like a boa constrictor does after it has swallowed a goat or two too many . Eventually , having decided that calling out the Cave Rescue for a simple case of overeating would n't look good in the newspapers , I recovered and got to the lane by Clay Pits Plantation that leads to Victoria Cave .
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A man 's finally got to you.’ A delighted twinkle danced in the cornflower - blue eyes . ‘ I was beginning to think you were truly immune — I actually thought the man had n't been born who could get under your skin . But I was wrong!’ Candy gave a little crow of laughter .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Keep an eye on it though , and only administer treatments carefully if necessary . Their preference for cleanliness extends to a marked dislike of the chemicals that we may choose to chuck in . Once any treatment has been completed , partial water changes should be carried out every three days on three consecutive occasions , before returning to fortnightly changes of about 20 % , with water that must be as near as possible to that already in the aquarium,(but hopefully that goes without saying these days ) . Which is which ? Identification is , typically of the sort of fish that I like , not simply a matter of a quick glance .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
BT freezes cost of calls but puts up rental Ian Fletcher THE phoney war between BT and Mercury erupted in tit - for - tat exchanges yesterday . Just hours after Mercury cut phone bills for domestic and small business customers , BT declared a freeze on the cost of all UK and international direct - dialled calls for a year . BT also unveiled schemes to encourage customers to make more use of their phones and promised more special offers .
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: yes)
The surviving rabbits will emerge from the system , digging their way out through favoured holes almost overnight . Since they have been disturbed and more than a little frightened in the process they will vacate the burrow , will very likely feed and then either lie rough on the surface somewhere or go to ground in a completely fresh burrow system . If the warren and burrow systems are first cleared in the autumn , subsequent work in the area on other systems is likely to lead to rabbits evicted from one set of burrows going to ground elsewhere . This then inevitably means that by the early spring it is worth working the same ground a second time . As a professional I always work the same ground in two separate operations .
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: yes)
The United States wished to discharge its debts to those with whom it had fought during the war ; but it also came to see the volume of refugees as a kind of continuing proof that it had waged a just struggle against evil forces . That is how a system for dealing with genuine refugees — the losers in Indochina 's civil wars — became insensibly a system for turning North Vietnamese peasants into New York waiters . As the number of former South Vietnamese army majors and persecuted intellectuals drifted down to infinitesimal proportions and the number of economic migrants grew , the United States looked the other way . Vietnam was an evil State , the number of boat people coming out proved it ; therefore any measures to discourage the refugees would be wrong . It is a measure of hypocrisy that , at the same time , the United States took fewer and fewer of the migrants .
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
MONITOR How the West was one MOST Californians are outsiders over half have travelled thousands of miles for a place in the sun . Now scientists are saying that the land itself is foreign and that it too has travelled vast distances across ancient oceans — at the rate of some 25 cm a year . Only 15–20 per cent of present day California is part of the original North American plate , say three geologists at the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) who have been investigating the birth of California .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
OVERNIGHT FILE The Centre for Alternative Technology soon goes public , reports Trevor Blackwell Shares and share alike . ON January 1 the National Centre for Alternative Technology , one of the focal points in Britain 's emerging green network , is going public and eight weeks later will be launching a £ 1.25 million share issue . Although there wo n't be the saturation advertising that usually attends popular capitalism , there will be a prospectus containing a supportive letter from the Prince of Wales , and offers of preferential access to the centre 's facilities . Coming from a group whose aim is the simpler life , such an entry into the market place raises some intriguing questions .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Their fellow worker Paul Sinclair , a 20-a - day man , takes the stairwell option . He cut down to five when the policy was introduced , but is back to pre - ban levels . Cathy Wallis , a computer programmer , believes the policy has improved the quality of her working life and would definitely think twice about accepting a job where smoking was the norm . She feels sorry for smokers —‘Nowadays , I think it is looked on as a sort of disability’ . The Reading attitude survey found 15 per cent of smokers — and 67 per cent of non - smokers — favoured a total ban .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
If possible we must spend that time at Coate [ where Edward then was ] , and now I long to go to Horsmonden , for every place where you have lived and been happy , is to me dearer than any others . And yet , though I feel so sure that we shall spend a lovely but short time together somewhere alone , yet when I think calmly I grow despairing , for if I went to stay with you , anywhere in the same house and alone , nothing would induce mother to believe me really innocent and pure in heart . It would break her heart . And it is not that she knows me to be bad or weak , or you either , but her conventional mind could not grasp that a thing so often impure , can be made absolutely and perfectly pure . Yet somehow we must do it …
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: yes)
But I find it totally incomprehensible that someone who has held the office of Chancellor with high standing for over six years should want to resign over a personality with such suddenness and haste.’ Despite her entreaties he had been ‘ determined to go and go that day’ . The Prime Minister 's hard - nosed stance to further challenges held the line with growls of loyalist support . Sir Leon 's was a more dangerous rebuttal . Politics , page 7 ; Brittan on unification , page 10 ; Speech , page 14 ; Economics , page 15
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
I already have five extremely amusing stories and I know these would make very interesting reading . Obviously , there is no intent to embarrass any person and real names will not be used . The jokes / anecdotes / stories can be short or long and , as an example , I will tell the tale of a branch who loaned a customer a sum of money so he could undergo plastic surgery . Unfortunately , they were unable to recover the loan because the customer had changed his looks completely and they were unable to identify him . Marathon bike ride
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: yes)
Linda asked her on a sudden impulse . ‘ No , dear — it 's kind of you , but when you get to my age you like to sit quietly and think about the past — and I watch my telly and listen to carols on my old wireless and then the Home Help comes and puts me to bed . They do n't usually come at Christmas now but she 's a real heart of gold and worries about me . But you 've put the finishing touch to my Christmas , Linda , coming over and sparing the time when you 're so busy . Not many would.’
Idiom: body blow (used idiomatically: yes)
One week later ‘ The Queen Is Dead’ came to rest majestically on the record counters . It received universally ecstatic reviews , and deservedly so . It seemed like a thousand years had lapsed since ‘ Meat Is Murder’ and how refreshing it was , how exciting to place the record clumsily on the turntable for the first time to be faced with the full frontal body blow that is the title track . The Smiths may well have attained a state of parody but , amazingly , it did n't matter . Even the parody was gloriously entertaining .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
But , in tandem with his captain , the bubblingly enthusiastic Nigel Briers , he has already created a strong team spirit , quite possibly thriving on the absence of such departed stars as Chris Lewis . Grace Road has a ' starless ' society now , though that may change in time with the development of 20-year old Ben Smith , who justified the high opinions held of him by making his maiden first - class century in the first game of the season . Smith was a regular in the England Under-19 side last year but still played 15 games for Leicestershire and was out in single figures only once in 23 innings . He never quite went on to the big scores but has now begun to put that right . He has a pleasing , busy batting style but his fielding alone is worth the admission money .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
If you work in a stuffy office , place bowls of water near the radiators or invest in a humidifier to keep the air moist and prevent your skin from dehydrating . Do n't sleep in an overheated room as this can cause fluid retention in your face and bags under the eyes . Never come in from the cold and toast by a hot fire . The rapid change in temperature can lead to chilblains and dry skin . For your hands body and lips , the Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Range has three superb , high - performance moisturisers .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . When the evening had ended she 'd disappeared into the pub toilet and from there she 'd disappeared , full stop . Gazzer was not only pissed off , he was seriously out of pocket . He did n't mind spending the money if it brought a result , but something like this put the whole world out of balance . Never one to wallow in self - pity , he 'd started by mugging a couple of Indian kids in bright shirts behind the bus station and then he 'd followed a Yuppie type from his bank 's Cashcard machine to the stairway of a multi - storey car park , where they 'd had some dealings involving a Rolex and all the wad in the Yuppie 's wallet .
Idiom: at a loss for words (used idiomatically: yes)
It is certainly the case in bed . ' Frere 's face reddened — a blush , yes , but also a hint of anger too . ' I have exhorted my wife to the point where I am at a loss for patient words , ' he protested . ' Would you have me take a crop to her , Dr Horrocks ? ' The doctor smiled .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
Around five miles to the north east of Ampney Crucis is one of the most picturesque and well - known villages in Gloucestershire , Bibury . This little village has a number of buildings of note , one of which is Arlington Mill . Arlington Mill is one of those mills that was pulled back from the brink of destruction in the nick of time . In this case , the mill was saved by the much - respected and sadly missed author , David Verey , who purchased and restored the derelict mill in 1965 . It had stood idle and decaying since 1914 and had lost most of its floors and part of the roof - a far cry from today 's substantial and elegant building that now houses the Cotswold Country Museum .
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: yes)
An action related to passing - off is trade libel , sometimes referred to a malicious falsehood . This is the commercial equivalent of defamation and an example is where a person publishes untrue information concerning the quality of a trader 's goods . In terms of computer technology trade libel would occur if someone falsely claimed that a particular software dealer was trading in pirated software or was in financial difficulties or if a software house 's products were defective or would not operate on a particular make of computer . Of course , the information must be false and must be published or stated maliciously . This means made without good cause or excuse and could extend to a reckless statement .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
He might have missed Newley 's departure . But he had needed to go . It was as if he was proposing a bargain to God : I'll come to church , if You ‘ ll turn a blind eye later . And God didn’ t even bother to listen ‘ See anyone you knew there?’
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
The effect is of an animated Hogarth painting and , like Hogarth 's work , The Beggar 's Opera combines a surface vitality with a bleak and bitter vision of fallen humanity . Caird 's achievement is to capture the sheer energy of the piece while also doing justice to its underlying darkness . Fears that the staging might be a little too picturesque are quickly dispelled as realistic dummies drop from the ceiling on ropes and dangle above the actors ' heads . The shadow of the gibbet is a constant presence in The Beggar 's Opera . Gay conjures up a nightmarish world , in which ' thief - takers ' inform on fellow criminals for the £ 40 reward , marriage for love is regarded as a family disgrace , and man is presented as an animal of prey .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
I do not believe that the answer lies in amalgamations , technology , and further reduction of manpower . The creation of paper ‘ wealth’ through such manipulation of our economy can only spell moral bankruptcy for our people . The sane alternative must be to create conditions in which small , self - reliant enterprises can take root and grow ; to provide training and guidance for those bold enough to lead in this direction . New definitions and values are needed for ‘ wealth’ , ‘ profit’ , and ‘ economics’ . Johnson defined the latter thus : ‘ Economy ( gr . oikos nomos ) ; The management of a family ; the government of a household.’
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
And he adds : ‘ One journalist compared Kirkby to Alcatraz ! But there are far worse places . We like it here and whatever happens , we 're definitely going to stay long - term in this area where we were born and bred . ‘ There 's a really good sense of community and neighbours are always glad to help each other.’ Ralph and Denise Bulger : We did n't want to share our sorrow
Idiom: kiss of life (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I heard her dying screams . I saw the knife in my mum 's neck . I tried to give her the kiss of life . Then I looked at her and she was dead . I pulled the knife out slightly but I knew she was dead.’
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
If he did n't want me here , I 'd be out like a rocket . Though why he does want me here 's a bit of a mystery . Why not try the old pals ' act , just the two of us together , it 'll be off the record ? Why not ? I 'll tell you why not , you half - wit .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Can someone with the same ip address see my history or other stuffs ? It is impossible for anyone on the same network to have the same IP address and both systems be up and running at the same time .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
We may also know heroin users without realising it — a carefully managed habit is not incompatible with a healthy , active life . By presenting us with the most degenerate images they could find , those campaigns made us feel comfortingly distant from it all . Shock tactics often fall wide of their mark . This lesson was learned , and urgently , with HIV focusing our minds on a more realistic target — damage limitation . As parents , sensibly , we can only follow suit .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
There are numbers of ways in which organisations can be structured . Geographically based organisations Geographically based organisations such as retail businesses readily spring to mind . The major units of say Marks and Spencer , or Boots are their High Street stores . Banks and Building Societies also have geographically based structures .
Idiom: as luck would have it (used idiomatically: yes)
A few things nettled her : she did not relish being a clearing house for family complaints , for instance , and was carefully reticent on such occasions . But their ' friends ! ' . As luck would have it , a furious wind was blowing on the day of their arrival , by hired minibus . A wind such as East Anglia only knows , cruel , ' lazy'(too lazy to go round you , going through you instead ) , a wind which made the old ladies in the town say : ' Oi've got me thermals on ' . It was as if autumn could not wait to get rid of summer .