Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
With the big day looming closer , Richard Middleton , president of the firm 's UK operation , says he expects to hear from Granada TV any day now . Marketing Or you may want a state - of - the - art aquarium . The brightly - lit hexagonal tanks range in price from £ 99 to £ 695 . ‘ We brought them over from England this week,’ said Laurence Cooper , marketing manager of Aqua Design , which is based at Weston - super - Mare .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
She had always been the sensible , down - to - earth twin , yet here she was , going away with a man she had only known for two days . ' Dana , oh , Dana , what have you got me into ? ' she murmured to her reflection , but there was no answering twinge to say that Dana was aware of Claudia 's distress . She turned away from the mirror and , putting her cosmetics in a vanity bag , opened the door . Roman was in her bedroom , the contents of her dressing - table spread on the top . He glanced up as she came in and swept everything back into the drawer .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
She began to cry , thinking that if Wee Charlie was out in this he could n't swim . Pet could , but Wee Charlie … Get a grip ! she admonished herself , dashing her tears away . A building collapsed . She heard it give way and then plunge into the water .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
and snoozes in his grimy combinations . A chaise longue with missing castors , the walrus is stuck forever on his rock . Sleepily , the seals play crib , scoring on their upper lips .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
That rings a bell . Shelley something . Shelley certainly rings a bell . Excuse me . Yeah they went into an upbeat time did n't they ?
Idiom: put someone on a pedestal (used idiomatically: yes)
' The Royal Family are no different from any other family going through the strains of marriage break - up . We all pity any family that goes through that . ' The Church must stand alongside every family like that — not actually put the Royal Family on a pedestal and expect impossible things of them . ' His confidence in the Queen 's ability to ' bounce back ' seems to be borne out in surveys , with 10 per cent more people than a year ago naming her as their favourite royal . Just like any other family
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
A few days later , the French general , Humbert , marched south and smashed and scattered the vastly superior British force under General Lake at Castlebar . It was said that the British cavalry , in their mad haste to get away , rode over their own infantry in the narrow streets of the town . Alec turned his head . Walter Carew was hunched over the ledger , writing away . It was all there , faithfully recorded in his uncle 's stiff and formal style .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: yes)
She says : ‘ People think I 'm brave and on the outside I am brave that 's the message I 've put across since Donald 's funeral . ‘ But inside I 'm a mess . He died at the hands of cowards who hide behind masks and get away with murder . ‘ Each year there will be the anniversary of his death to get through and birthdays that we ca n't share with him . ‘ But tomorrow and every birthday after I 'll go to his grave and tell him : ‘ Happy birthday Donald No Surrender’.’
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
You know everyone was walking like my hair I did n't know where I was everything that people said would like just echo in my head . Where were you ? I was in this club up in London and she just thought it 'd be really funny . Did you take alcohol That 's so awful she could 've killed you .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
On overseas government expenditure Attlee fought a campaign with what has been called an ‘ impressive ’’ Little Englander ' pragmatism ' which , however , ran against the rocks of Bevin and the Chiefs of Staff . Nevertheless , and no doubt too slowly , illusions of grandeur were slowly given up and Britain 's incapacity to live with the superpowers was to a degree accepted . Arguably more important in the long run was the illusion of grandeur in the monetary field . Apart from acting as a zone for maximizing non - dollar trade , the sterling area under Labour had two main effects . It facilitated Britain 's surprisingly rapid re - emergence as a major capital exporter , and it provided a framework for a major squeeze on the colonies .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
A young girl is playing on the edge of a fountain and an older woman is not watching her
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
A multi - player extravaganza in the Super Sprint mould , you control your sprite using the standard rotate / accelerate method — hit the gas with the fire button , and use the joystick like a steering wheel . Tricky at first , but once mastered you would n't want it any other way . Before lining up for the first race of the season it 's off to the now - standard bits - and - bobs shop , where you can spend up to $ 100,000 upgrading your jalopy . Cough up for greater acceleration , increased top speed , improved shocks for a smoother ride ( pity — I hoped they 'd electrocute your opponents ! ) , and snazzier tyres for better off - road - holding . You can also splash out on extra nitro - injectors , giving a short but effective blast of speed .
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
I queried this , but was told quite firmly that there was no difference in the measurements of them both . I said nothing , but had reservations ! This week she came in with the garment — very nicely knitted but with the sleeves ( in the stocking stitch ) too short . This time I pressed her — had she really measured the two swatches ? ' Well , actually , I measured the stitches , but not the rows , ' she admitted !
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Imagine this scenario : you 've just locked yourself out , and are frantically leafing through a neighbour 's Yellow Pages to find a locksmith . Having narrowed down the list to local companies which promise a quick call - out service , you 're all set to dial . At this point , it will pay dividends if you spend a few more seconds scanning the small print in the ads . How do you know that the companies are reputable ? If you need a replacement lock , will the locksmith fit the best quality equipment , and advise you on its suitability for your particular door , or will you get a cheap - and - cheerful lock with a very short lifespan ?
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
I went to the theater quite early with a view to getting a good seat .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
so it 's about time we actually saw that the policy was doing Yeah why 's , why 's it taken so long for Friends Provident to get round to doing this ? Well it 's the industry in general er feel that er this is , this is the proper way to go Mhm . I mean you 've now had twelve annual statements , a piece of the policy has gone but you 've never
Idiom: kiss ass (used idiomatically: no)
Although a lickspit licks spit and an ass - kisser kisses asses , both expressions are used for people who are tarred with the same brush .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
In families that did not indulge themselves in this way a healthier climate prevailed ; children do not seem to have been unduly obsessed with death . There can be no question that the family of J.M. Barrie was closely knit . Yet he recorded that , when his elder brother died in a skating accident at the age of thirteen , James and his sister , Maggie , played together under the table on which the coffin was lying . Children can react in a very matter - of - fact way , like the little boy who , in the aftermath of his father 's death , climbs into his mother 's bed in the mornings . Here is an extract from the diary of seventeen - year - old Lillie Higham , covering two days in August 1871 , when her mother took ill and died :
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
There were waders , too . Snipe — striped plumage camouflaged the colour of dead winter reeds — probed the mud with bills bizarrely long . A flock of dunlin flew across the marsh in a silver swirl , catching the sun , dazzling the eye . Handsome green plovers patter Ed at the edge with round floppy ‘ lap’ wings and jaunty wisps of head crests . Seven ruff , without as yet their elaborate courtship adornments , fed at the northern tip of a tyke .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
As the youngest royal brother , Richard had received a relatively modest endowment from Edward IV . His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . Unlike his brother Clarence , he acquired no ready - made affinity which he could exploit when he came of age . The royal grant which had offered Richard the best chance of a viable power base had been that of the forfeited de Vere estates , made in August 1462 , but these had been restored to the earl of Oxford at the beginning of 1464 . His other holdings included the lordship of Chirk in the Welsh marches and land forfeited by Henry Beaufort duke of Somerset , although this was encumbered by the claims of two dowagers .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
calling the tune . As long as you do n't do it too often . Do n't do it too often just call the tune without justifying it . People get a bit resentful . Yes .
Idiom: watch your back (used idiomatically: yes)
Having created confusion , they can then give advice in order to control the sale . Sending cryptic messages ' There will be changes in company structure in the autumn ' , ' Yes , Jane mentioned you were feeling a little under par at the meeting ' , ' Watch your back with him ' and , as told to an actor post - performance in the dressing room by a friend and rival , ' What about you , then ? ' Cryptic speech makes the most of the indirect nature of talk . Messages are very heavily veiled so that interpretation is difficult .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
The rare earths also play a part in the manufacture of coloured glasses , fluorescent lighting tubes , magnets , lasers and ceramics . The price of rare earths varies greatly : europium oxide costs about £ 1000 per kg . Europe calls the tune on computer graphics A RIPPLE of raised eyebrows is running across faces in the European computer - graphics industry . For the first time in computer history , the US is to drop one of its standards , in favour of the International Standards Organisation 's ( ISO ) Graphic Kernel System ( GKS ) .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
They are probably shocked by the news , and are not in a position to make a rational decision . Yet the rights of parents to decide the fate of their child is a strongly protected one , and one which many believe should be preserved . In 1981 , however , this fundamental right was challenged for the second time in another case to make legal history . The case occurred in August , 1981 , around the same time as the Leonard Arthur trial . It involved another Down 's baby , a girl called Alexandra , who required a life - saving operation to remove an intestinal obstruction .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
Neither side was prepared to comment on the suggestion , but given IBM 's surplus manufacturing capacity , such a deal would be good sense . The analyst reckons that such additional manufacturing capacity could boost Intel profits by some $ 0.50 to $ 1.00 per share , as early as the last quarter of 1993 . Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . SUN , MICROSOFT FIRE FIRST SALVO IN WINDOWS WARS … The first salvos in what is threatening to develop into the Windows Wars were duly fired yesterday when Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunSelect formally announced its Wabi Windows applications binary interface which enables Windows applications to run under Unix without MS - DOS or Windows being needed , and Microsoft formally announced its alliance with Insignia Solutions Ltd , High Wycombe , to create Windows applications programming interfaces for the Apple Computer Inc Macintosh and Unix and other operating systems .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Many hon . Members have written to the Minister about appeals . We receive letters telling us that a notice was put on a board in the office telling people that they could claim . Many people are illiterate or do not understand the technical language , so people learn by word of mouth or various other processes that money is available . These folk claim , but then they are turned down . I do not know how many times I have had such replies on social security appeals that have been turned down .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
She shook her head . ‘ It 's just a friendly letter , asking how you are . But reading between the lines , I think Clare needs money.’ ‘ If she took her poor child back to his father and gave her husband a second chance , she would n't need money.’ ‘ How about a bit of generosity?’
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Sarah looked at the mite , and pity drove out every other thought . ‘ I 'll get some warm water to wash ' im,’ she said . An acrid smell polluted the room , and the ragged blankets on the bed showed how Maggie had lost heart . ‘ It might make ' i m better.’ ‘ It 'll do no good .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Maria Teresa : There are many kinds of nervos . Me : What 's ' anger nerves ' about ? Rosa : That 's if your patroa says something to you that really ticks you off , but because she 's your boss you just go away without saying anything . But inside you 're so angry you could kill her , you really wish she were dead . The next day you 're likely to have ' anger nerves ' .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
In a sense , such comparisons are unfair . The Renault does not claim to be sporty ; rather , it is a refined , comfortable cruiser . Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . It 's also stunningly economical . With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol - engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Or to put it in another way , for Gandhi the stone partakes of the nature of that which it represents . By the use of the last phrase I have indicated a comparison that may possibly be drawn between Gandhi and Paul Tillich . Gandhi 's teaching concerning the symbolic nature of personifications of Truth in a variety of different forms seems on the face of it to correspond to what Tillich has to say about the symbolic nature of Christian terminology . Both maintain that there are symbolic representations of the Ultimate whether the Ultimate be depicted as Truth or as the Holy . For Gandhi , symbols manifest man 's craving for the unseen and intangible ; for Tillich they are necessary because the Ultimate or Holy could not maintain its unconditional character without them .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
As one constable stated , the ‘ Action Men ’ who are fitness conscious and orientated towards crime-fighting only adopt this mode ‘ to get them off doing work ’ . ‘ Bluffers . Like , say they 've been out on a run and there 's a call , they say they ca n't go out because they 're not in uniform and are all sweaty ’ ( FN 26/5/87 , p. 27 ) . ‘ Good ’ work has to be seen as More than crime-fighting : ‘ Like , this is the sort of job that you come off at the end of the night and say to yourself ‘ What did I do ? ’ But , like , you do n't know what you might have prevented ’ ( FN 20/6/87 , p. 8 ) .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone knows how good is he is , or nearly is , but somehow he remains a more remote figure , both on the course and off it . There have to be doubts about Woosnam because he has shown so little of the form of which he has been capable in the past . Bernhard Langer , who has steered clear of New Orleans , is keeping his cards close to his chest , while the best the rest can hope for is a high enough finish in order to be invited back next year . Lyle , as a former winner , has no worries on that score . But nothing much has happened this year to suggest he is about to start firing .
Idiom: one good turn deserves another (used idiomatically: yes)
Put it this way , Bill : if you can come up with something from Emor — despatches , that sort of thing — I 'd really appreciate it . You 'd be doing me a favour . One good turn deserves another . ' Coleby looked as if he thought Peter were mad . He marched into the hall and opened the front door .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
It was one of the things that brought it about but they they could bury her there , but only the Anglican Mm . priest could er do the honours . Mm . You know , the nonconformist was anathema .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Women are usually the weak ones who get rescued all the time . ’ TIGHT FIT : It 's a bit of a squeeze for Derek between Hawk and Saracen , left , but sexy Panther muscles in nicely between Saracen and Shadow SWINGING IN THE PAIN : The super-fit American Gladiators get to grips with their challengers on the rings and in the Duel MESSING ABOUT AT NO. 10 ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
Idiom: come up trumps (used idiomatically: yes)
TRAINER David Elsworth 's pre - emptive dabble in the Champion Hurdle market received a major boost at Ascot yesterday . Anticipating a bold show from Muse against former title holder Morley Street , he invested £ 50 each - way at 100–1 for next March 's big race . And Muse came up trumps , regaining the lead in the final strides to snatch a dramatic head victory over the 2–5 favourite in the Racecall Hurdle . Muse is now a top - priced 25–1 with Corals for the Champion . Ironically , Muse 's mistake at the final flight may have helped his cause .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
From there a nature trail winds around the hill , rough in places , which gives excellent opportunities to watch pied flycatchers , redstarts , wood warblers , treecreepers , tree pipits and , overhead , buzzards and ravens . there is always the chance of a passing red kite or peregrine . Wales Dinas and Gwenffrwd , Dyfed At the Dinas Information Centre you may ask for details of the Gwenffrwd nature trail , along walk over the hills further west , open only by arrangement with the warden . This is a beautiful part of mid Wales , with heather moor , plantations and hillside oak - woods above a winding valley with small fields and bushy hedges and a rushing stream . It is a superb place for a day out at any time of the year , but spring and early summer are certainly the best for birds ; in late summer ( from July onwards ) they can become very quiet and elusive in the dense foliage of the oaks .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You , my friend,’ this viper coos to Rainbow , ‘ are probably in chock . Hot sweet tea 's the answer . It may take a couple of minutes , since one arm is temporarily out of order . But I 'll be quick as I can.’ And presses her face close to the glass as she passes me .
Idiom: as luck would have it (used idiomatically: no)
Pressure at work , pressure at home . If I had married and had a son , I reasoned to myself , that boy would be about Tom 's age . But , as luck would have it , I did n't have an opportunity to follow up my intention at the time . Marion Watt went into hospital some ten days earlier than expected . There was some anxiety about the child , but he was born safely several days prematurely .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
What kind of technical briefing are they being offered ? Are they told , for example , that it is near impossible to build a sound airstrip for heavy transport jets in conditions of wicked cold and chilling damp , such as the Falklands suffer for seven months of the year ? Do they understand that for years to come , our treasure is to be poured into maintaining round - the - clock , full - alert , protection of the airstrip works , at a time when we are seriously discussing the future of student loans , and putting the millstone of debt round the necks of our students in higher education ? There are a number of high technology problems that need answering . But there is also the simple problem of water .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
Meanwhile , I suffer . I find I am very vulnerable to confusion and regret . If I were given my head , which I never am or will be ( for I am impotent . I can make no waves ) , I would remain faithful to Irene . At least until my wife shows up .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: no)
' I 've never really done interviews before because I 'm so awful at them . Once I get beyond , When 's the new LP out ? and When does the tour start ? I run out of questions . It sounds pathetic but I 'm also still quite awestruck when I talk to famous people . ' Ironically bands feel the same way towards Peel .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Like all Fifth Monarchists , Squibb regarded Cromwell 's Protectorate as a usurpation of the promised kingdom of Christ . He remained a JP but his other public employments terminated , and he sold his reversion to a tellership to his half - brother Edmund . In 1655–6 he engaged in discussions with some disaffected Commonwealthsmen about a possible basis for an alternative government , but he steered clear of active conspiracy or rebellion . He was re - employed by the restored Rump in 1659 , but after the army 's second seizure of power he was briefly imprisoned in the Isle of Man . After the Restoration , pursuing his erstwhile reversion on Edmund 's behalf , he was pronounced unfit for a tellership , but he kept out of trouble until 1671 , when he was sent to the Tower on suspicion of involvement in the conspiracy of Colonel Thomas Blood [ q.v . ] .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: no)
Despite its rather skulking habits and fondness for dark , gloomy places , it is not really a shy bird , but with only thirty or forty birds left in the world — and probably all of them on Fregate Island — it must be one of the rarest . It was formerly found on several other islands in the Seychelles , and while nobody really knows the reason for its decline , serious studies are now being undertaken in order to try and find out . The Seychelles fody is also a very rare bird , being confined to only three of the smaller islands in the Seychelles group . It is a small ‘ weaver - finch’ type of bird , mainly dull greeny - brown in colour , though the male in breeding dress has a golden throat and forehead . It is locally called the ‘ toq - toq’ from its call .
Idiom: all in a day's work (used idiomatically: yes)
KERRY JONES / Fire Service College TREVOR McCALLUM / Producer This is all in a day 's work at the Fire Service Training College at Moreton - in - Marsh . Somewhere in there fire fighters learn to tackle some of the most dangerous situations they 'd ever be likely to come up against . It had been Frankie 's Howerd 's wish to entertain specialist audiences , like the Fire Service , for some years with his own brand of sizzling humour .