Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
I want to login to Skype with my Hotmail account . In Skype click on Start ~ Session with a different Account , then click on the Microsoft Account Button .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
The right - wing Tory rebels want to stymie the Social Chapter opt - out because , if they do , Mr Major says he will drop the entire treaty . Left - wing Euro - haters follow the same logic . The mainstream Labour left thinks it can call Mr Major 's bluff : he would rather swallow the Social Chapter , they guess , than lose the whole treaty . By Wednesday the government was back to its pretend - nothing - serious - has - happened mode . Yes : Parliament would debate inclusion of the Social Chapter later .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You loved me , so why did you marry Edgar Linton ? It 's all your fault ! I have n't broken your heart , you 've broken it ! And you 've broken mine too ! Do you think I want to live after you are dead?’
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Julius danced soberly with his Easter egg . Freddi grabbed Therese and , amazingly energetic , whirled her round and round with surprising control . Therese was a good half - head taller than Freddi and when Busacher caught her eye , she winked at him . Willi made his way over to Madge Grimsilk , coughed , hesitated , then bowed in a very old - fashioned and courtly way . To Busacher 's astonishment Madge Grimsilk rose to her feet and placed a hand on Willi 's shoulder .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: no)
( ABOVE ) 4/I continue to divide the shapes up into smaller and smaller shapes . Some parts of the painting , such as the area around the clock tower are nearly finished at this stage . I paint in the rest of the window shapes . At this stage I still have n't introduced the writing on the theatre .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
With all the extra AUT work on top of everything else.’ Bob Busby stretches out a hand in front of Philip 's face and pulls the chain . The cistern flushes , sending a fine spray over Philip 's shoes and trouser bottoms , and the swinging handle released by Busby hits him on the nose . The protocol of chain - pulling in multiple - occupancy urinals has not been thought through by the Works and Buildings Department . ‘ Who shall I nominate then?’ says Philip Swallow plaintively .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
Latin and Anglo - Saxon temperaments are at variance about what would constitute an acceptable noise level ; and young people do not seem to be so intolerant of noise as their elders . However , an environment in which people can not sleep adequately because of excessive noise can not be considered a safe environment . People who live near noisy factories , close to flight paths near airports , and in the proximity of busy motorways , all suffer from excessive noise by night and day . During the day , other city dwellers can be disturbed by the noise of traffic , especially heavy lorries going past their homes . People who work in heavy industry are subjected to the noise of machines and measures to minimise the effects include the use of noise - abating apparatus and the wearing of ear muffs .
Idiom: by no stretch of the imagination (used idiomatically: yes)
The Honda has metallic paint as standard while Rover fits an anti - theft alarm with engine immobiliser as standard . I have n't driven the Accord yet but I was very impressed with the 623GSi . And Rover is right : by no stretch of the imagination could it be called a replacement for the dogged Montego because it competes in a different class . The four - door 600 is stylish from the outside and well - groomed around the cabin , though I did n't care all that much for the light coloured fascia trim the company expects to be popular . Rover says the cabin ‘ reinforces the image of British craftsmanship’ but some of the styling touches are a little at odds with parts also fitted to the Accord .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Waterlogged Tomahawk TWELVE YEARS AGO , Weymouth wreck historian and marine archaeologist , Selwyn Williams discovered a P-40 Tomahawk on the seabed off the coast . Moves are now being made to lift the aircraft from its watery grave and preserve it locally . For many years it was thought that the wreck was a Spitfire , but after delving through archives at the RAF Museum along with information gleaned from various specialist publications , it was discovered that the aircraft was a Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk flown by a Canadian pilot , Harold Fraser - English of 400 Squadron , operating out of Weston Zoyland . Whilst on a formation training flight on November 8 , 1941 , the pilot flew through a hailstorm and lost his reference to the horizon , crashing into the sea .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
‘ … get even with big fat Hermann . I went to the recruitin ' office in a right old temper and I joined up there and then . ‘ I 'll do anything,’ I told them , and it was n't till afterwards that I realized I 'd done the right thing 'cos where else was I to go ? Only to our Mary 's , and she did n't really have the room . So I do know what you mean.’
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
But do n't when you 've made your draw , Yeah . Do n't bother putting the ball in the next bag , in bag B. Bag B 's got three blue and three red . just leave it like that .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
The afternoon had been declared a local holiday , as everyone knew , and it would be a fitting finale to the year 's thoroughbred racing programme at Assiniboia Downs . ( Harness racing , it said in brackets , would hold the first meeting of its winter season the following Sunday . ) I spent most of the day mooching around Winnipeg , seeing a couple of owners once in a shop selling Eskimo sculptures , but never coming face to face with anyone who might know me . I did n't waste much time trying to see what Filmer did or where he went , because I 'd quickly discovered that the Westin Hotel was sitting over an entrance to a subterranean shopping mall that stretched like a rabbit warren in all directions . Shopping , in Canada , had largely gone underground to defeat the climate .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
Madam er deputy speaker , there is a feeling abroad in the country that an audit certificate is rather like an M O T certificate , it 's good for the minute that it was granted but it is perfectly useless thereafter . I think that feeling has got to be dispelled and it 's for these points that the , for these reasons the government needs to turn its attention a little bit more er to the issues that I that I have raised and I would refer in conclusion Madam de deputy speaker , the minister to the Bank of England 's er memorandum submitted to the treasury and civil service er select committee in its report published on eighth of December last year when at page a hundred and eighty five they draw attention to the European directives that the minister himself referred to . I understand it 's run into some difficulty but I urge the minister to press the commission to get a move on because this this is a problem that does n't just affect this country , it is certainly a problem that affects the whole of Europe and the European union in particular but also the the er the whole of the world and it 's something that needs international action . We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . Madam Deputy Speaker I re read in the newspapers today that there has been s some criticism er that the matters such as this have been taken on the floor of the house .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: no)
As usual , this is a quiet month . But there are two big titles , Arthur C Clarke 's Garden of Rama ( Orbit , £ 5.99 ) and Dean Koontz 's Dragon Tears ( Headline , £ 5.99 ) . Legend finishes the year laughing , it hopes , with a second Andrew Harman , The Frogs of War ( £ 4.99 ) — it obviously means business with this guy . A lot of titles for this year you may think , but I 've only scratched the surface . As always there is much more going on than its seems , and some bright new star of the genre is likely to emerge out of nowhere .
Idiom: lead someone up the garden path (used idiomatically: yes)
Quickly he immerses us in the euphoria of the Israelites and the terror and bravado of their enemies . Battle is joined again , and surely we know what the result will be . But the storyteller has been using all his art to lead us up the garden path . With the utmost economy , of the kind we have already seen used to such effect in other Hebrew narratives , he reports the battle . ‘ So the Philistines fought , and Israel was defeated , and they fled , every man to his home ; and there was a very great slaughter , for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
But our individual employees are entitled to be treated at least as fairly as their colleagues in Europe . We will opt in to the Social Chapter of the new European Treaty and introduce employment standards common in successful economies , including the best health and safety legislation . The existing protection provided for people engaged in especially hazardous work will be retained . Women and men must be able to care for their family as well as earn a living . We will give all employees equal rights and status under the law , whether they are full - time or part - time , permanent or temporary .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Escape attempt … prisoner sprays hospital patients with CS gas . Behind bars … toy company bosses jailed for multi - million pound fraud . And still the champ … Ali proves a hit with the young .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
All the salient points of Upton Sinclair 's story were dealt with in the film : the struggle of immigrant families , the careless methods in the food factories , the strike and riot following a 20 per cent wage reduction , and above all the main themes of the distinction between employer and employed and the ‘ wide and bridgeless chasm’ between rich and poor . The Modern Picture World reported that this ‘ daring’ film was doing well at the De Kalb theatre in Brooklyn and that when it opened on Broadway the ‘ socialist’Upton Sinclair would be present at each performance . All this was indeed ‘ daring’ stuff and few moviegoers in that 1914–16 period could have failed to appreciate that the messages were coming at them thick and fast as the motion - picture industry tried hard to prove that it was a mature social agency . These movie tracts , however , should be seen in context . Specific lessons were being taught and the abuse of wealth was being condemned but in the vast majority of ‘ social’ films the message usually came wrapped in melodrama .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Bloody get out , or I 'll swing for yer!’ The sepia vase hurtled across the room and she heard the crash as it shattered against the tiles , heard the slamming of the door and running footsteps . Then the red mists cleared and she sank to her knees , picking up the pieces , moaning softly . Gerry 's mam , God rest her , had given her that vase . ‘ Maybe you can find a use for it , girl .’
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Ever since that morning when he 'd briefly pinned her to the mattress , gazing down at her so intently that his eyes had seemed to search her very soul , she 'd realised that she was in deep trouble . He knew that , despite all her denials , she was still violently attracted to him . And , if she 'd had any illusions about being able to deceive him , his behaviour over the past two days had put paid to that . Everywhere she turned , whatever she was doing , Laura was almost tangibly aware of his hard grey eyes focused on her increasingly nervous figure . It was as if he was just biding his time .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
This right field superiority has been interpreted as due , at least in part , to the fact that stimuli presented to the right visual field will have readier access to regions of the left hemisphere specialised for the reception of verbal stimuli . It has also been proposed that stimuli where accurate detection rests on some form of visuo - spatial ability are better perceived when projected to the right hemisphere . This experiment hypothesises that this is indeed the case and that also males are more lateralised in both the left and right visual fields , and accordingly the right and left cerebral hemispheres respectively , than women . Design : The accuracy of response to verbal and spatial stimuli which were projected using a tachistoscope was measured for each sex , using a within and between subjects design .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
Just before the disaster , Cameroon had establsihed diplomatic relations with Israel . It is known that Israeli doctors were the first outside medical experts to reach the scene . But since then they have kept a low profile and not made their findings public . ENDQUOTE ‘ War and rape are two activities not widely engaged in by women.’
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: no)
Regional variations will occur due to uplift or subsidence of land masses by tectonic and isostatic forces , the latter being the recovery of land that had carried huge weights of ice during the last glacial which ended about 10,000 years ago . Coastal configuration ( e.g. funnel - shaped estuaries ) , deltaic sedimentation and tidal movement may also play a part in creating local differences in sea - level rises . With about half of the world 's population living in low - lying areas the impact of a significant sea - level rise will be enormous . A rising sea level will erode shorelines , increase coastal flooding , encourage saltwater intrusion into coastal soils , aquifers and along estuaries , damage coastal marshes and swamps , induce higher storm surges and alter ocean currents ( Titus , 1987 ; Warrick , 1986 ) . A warmer sea will change the distribution , frequency and intensity of hurricanes ( Emanuel , 1987 ) and alter ocean productivity and the balance of species .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
Wise counsel for some , because coping with his affair is easier , in the short term , when you 're naturally driven to get mad , get out or get even . ‘ As the full - time mother of pre - school twins , I just thought that I had to put up with Sam 's barely concealed fling with a neighbour,’ says Tina . ‘ But once he told me that he was n't about to change and that he was likely to be a lifetime philanderer , I saw red and thought , ‘ Screw you ! I deserve better.’ So I told him to leave and took in lodgers to make money .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Art had always tried to give back what he had gained in life , he felt grateful for what he felt he had to be given , some said he 'd achieved a great deal , but in his heart he felt fate had dealt him with him gently and you have to make the most of the lo of the card life deals you . He as content and his worry was his younger son , if only he would settle down like Toby and Lynn , find a nice girl , make a home . Art checked his books , there were a lot of little marks on the end papers , other readers marking their patch no doubt , defiling narrative as dinosaurs have devoured other less fortunate in the past no doubt . He thought of them , somehow communicating to ea to each of the boroughs through their own little secret signs and realising their flight of fancy . He moved to the counter , you 're new are n't you he said .
Idiom: kick up a fuss (used idiomatically: yes)
I resented this and , frankly , was ready to leave over it . The only thing I had going against me was : I was black . He made his gripe known to one of his superiors and the decision was changed , but only after he had , in his own words , ‘ kicked up a fuss’ . The Dennis case was by no means unusual : many of those employed had encountered some form of what they perceived as racialism in the transition from school to work . Perceptions such as these would have affected general conduct and attitude .
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
I can only put money there . It 's in the blood , the blood . When I fly to California for my final rethink , maybe I 'll go the whole hog and get my blood fixed too . California , land of my dreams and my longing . You 've seen me in New York and you know what I 'm like there but in LA , man , I tell you , I 'm even more of a high - achiever — all fizz and push , a fixer , a bustler , a real new - dealer .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: no)
To see something really special today though requires a discerning nature and to an extent it depends upon which technique you want to see at its best . Today 's stars , which naturally include any of the England squad are all worth a look , but there are a number of other anglers around who are not quite so generally well known but are a joy to watch . John Allerton is one that springs to mind , a lovely angler to watch and certainly not one who inspires the onlooker to think that he could do just as well . True , John makes it look easy , but , his tackle control is so good that it is obviously going to be difficult to emulate . Today 's heroes are there , all you have to do is go looking for them .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
I entered into the spirit of the occasion by volunteering as one of about twenty stage guinea pigs , but within minutes I had been weeded out and sent back to my seat . Six remained to ' perform ' for a delighted audience . One believed himself to be Mario Lanza , and , at the mention of a ' key ' word , would assault a well - known aria in a way that would have peeled the paint off any bathroom wall . A second ' entranced ' victim kept leaping for cover every time the hypnotist mentioned another special word . The victim had been told , while in trance , that the word would remind him that he had come out without his trousers !
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
Another point of contact I know that you have is erm through the Town Gown Club . This is an organization that listeners may not realize , which meets probably a couple of times a term , and which members of the university and people outside community meet , have some supper together , perhaps , and actually hear some talks , either from people inside the university or outside , about topics of current interest . We 've got one coming up this term given by John Maynard - Smith about whether Darwin is still true in this day and age or not . You 've come to a number of those I guess ? Yes , I have over the years .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
ACCORDING to the British Medical Journal , ‘ If you want to be happy for a night get drunk , for a year get married , and for a lifetime get a garden . ’ A PASSER-BY paid £4 to take part in a police video identification parade of a robbery was given the police photographer 's expensive leather jacket to wear and asked to jog down some steps and round a corner . He must have taken a shine to the jacket because he turned the corner — and never came back leaving the police red-faced . PLANE RIDICULOUS WE were out for an airing with Air Hanson this week .
Idiom: play the field (used idiomatically: yes)
Introduction It is very difficult to generalise on outdoor activities , as the amount of space available differs from school to school . Some have a paved area as small as 10 square metres surrounded by high walls , while others enjoy an orchard , garden , playing field and carefully constructed play spaces . Sometimes the large apparatus can be left outside , always ready for use . In other areas it must be stacked away in sheds or classrooms to avoid the attention of vandals .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: no)
( Signed ) ABC & Co In the event that there are circumstances that members or creditors of the company should know about , the auditor has the power to require the directors to call an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the resignation circumstances . In drafting the statement of circumstances it should be borne in mind that the auditor enjoys the protection of qualified privilege , ie he will be immune from any action against him in respect of his statement provided it is given in good faith , without malice and does not infringe the general criteria stated in s 394 . The Act requires the resignation notice and statement to be delivered to the company 's registered office — which in many cases may well be the address of its resigning auditor ! A pragmatic approach should be adopted and a copy sent immediately to the company 's headquarters .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
John is n't thorough with Irene . She should get so lucky . It 's one of those triangular things . I love her but she loves him and he loves no one . At night she lies there blinking with neglect .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
Some plans set a limit of £ 50,000 worth of cover a year , others allow for the minimum NHS waiting list time to pass before cover is triggered . Common exclusions are pregnancy , cosmetic surgery and treatment of AIDS . So always check the small print . Premiums can also be cut by paying the first £ 150 or £ 250 of a claim and some insurers offer no - claim discounts , which should suit the super fit . A GRAND HAREM SCARE ‘ EM
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: yes)
Skidding somewhat , the broad tracks of the vehicles struck fire from the vitrified surface , as steel from flint . Their lascannon ball turrets swivelled alertly but nothing else seemed to be in the vicinity . Already the Fists were disembarking on the double . Streamers of smoke and ash streaked the night sky , obliterating most of the stars , though one of Karkason 's egg - shaped moons shone through , reproducing its image some way off in the shiny lava as an illusory silver pool , a distorted cool medallion . Briefly Yeremi scented the char of combustion on the incoming breeze , then the hatch pistoned upward to seal the vessel again , and it powered aloft , to veer wildly low and jinking — toward the outskirts of the city .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
LEEDS have been warned to beware another upset — against the Sheffield Wednesday team they thrashed 6-1 on the way to becoming champions last season . Although Trevor Francis 's team could face a a backlash from the ailing champions at Elland Road tomorrow , Wednesday players are strongly motivated . ‘ Leeds were on top of their game when they thrashed us at Hillsborough in January , ’ said defender Nigel Worthington . ‘ We 'll be out to make sure nothing like that happens again . ‘ But any visit to Elland Road is tricky , especially when Leeds have just had a good spanking from Nottingham Forest .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
I was caught in a shower on my way home from school , got soaking wet and caught a cold .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Teachers in the independent sector have long been used to doing this . Teachers in state schools must adopt some of these selling techniques if history is to flourish in the state sector . With the publication of the interim and final reports of the National Curriculum History Working Group in 1989 and 1990 " the history debate " finally went public , no longer being confined to in - house shareholders ; that is to teachers and students . History is no longer a limited partnership or enterprise between these two groups . It is now History plc .