Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
Spending at central and local level was expended on welfare , cultural and educational improvements . By 1974 public services took up over a quarter of the GNP , compared to 15 per cent 20 years before . The Education Act of 1971 improved financial support for students , the school leaving age was raised to 16 , the voting age was lowered to 18 and worker participation in businesses was strengthened under a 1971 act . In 1972 pension payments were made more generous and there were also improvements in family allowances , health care , unemployment pay , the penal code and rent controls . Real incomes rose , the working week was now generally forty hours and paid holidays were more numerous .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Ultimately , when the chemical reaction is completed , the pattern is destroyed by diffusion . Thus the pattern is a ‘ dissipative structure’ of the kind discussed on p. 2 : it is a pattern maintained by a continuing input of energy , in this case from the chemical reaction . Turing 's model , and Zhabotinsky 's reaction , show how wave - like patterns can develop , with regularly spaced regions of high and low concentration . I am tempted to think that some such process is involved in the development of repeated structures , such as the segments of a worm , or a flower 's petals , or the stripes on a zebra . Even simpler would be a gradient of concentration , from high to low .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: no)
Join up in the evening for a night out in Kos and check out the discos . SUNDAY : Kos to Kalymnos , the home of sponge fishing . Try out your snorkelling in the clear , blue Aegean Sea . MONDAY : On to the tiny island of Nisyros , you can not fail to be impressed by the image of perfectly white houses , dense greenery and volcanic soil . A chance to explore the monastery of the Madonna of the Caves .
Idiom: sticky fingers (used idiomatically: yes)
Gratefully she took hold of the stick and started tucking in . ' Like a bit ? ' She pulled off a fluffy piece and with sticky fingers offered it to Uncle Albert . He took it — rather as you might pick up a worm in the garden — and popped it gingerly in his mouth . One munch and a swallow .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
About 100,000 deaths a year in Britain are attributed to smoking . It causes heart disease , lung cancer , bronchitis and emphysema . ASH , Action on Smoking and Health , said the new move meant that for the first time the true toll of smoking would be seen ‘ in black and white’ . Mum dies in cop car smash - up A MOTHER - of - three was killed instantly when her car was in a pile - up with a police Volvo answering a 999 call .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh give it out you 've got to be joking . Just write them in the boxes Joy on the paper No it says it on the paper . I have n't got a I 'd like to keep them
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
So I 'd like to reflect that against what the government has done since our unique November conference they have cut the Health and Safety Executive 's budget for nineteen ninety three ninety four by five percent , that 's a total of thirteen million pounds the Department of Employment have already admitted this will lead to less inspections and less prosecutions they have introduced a market tex market testing exercise into the H S E in other words they 're saying what parts of the Health and Safety Executive can be privatized into , no doubt , their friends in industry they have made sure that Health that the Health and Safety Commission will work slower in the future by making the chair which is currently a full - time post a part - time post from September this year . As we are all aware , they have cut the grant available to safety representatives training , sorry , for safety representatives ' training and will completely eliminate that grant by nineteen ninety five and to top it all they have just announced that a review of all health and safety legislation will be completed by April next year the objective of this review is to reduce the so - called burdens health and safety legislation puts on employers . At our conference in November we had a roll call of five hundred and six G M B members who 'd ha who were either killed in work or had died from work - related disease since May nineteen seventy nine those who attended may recall the emotional er feeling that this gave to the beginning of that conference and this government then has the audacity to talk about the burdens on employers what about the burdens on the families of those whose relatives have been killed or diseased through workplace injuries by the negligence of the employers that actually employ them ? We have to respond to these developments and it is being made clear now in public , that the Health and Safety Executive are giving every indication to employers that they are not going to rigorously enforce the law and indeed in the local authorities a leading figure there has said that they want to take a softly softly approach .
Idiom: meat and potatoes (used idiomatically: yes)
The secret to keeping the weight down and energy up is to serve meals that are calorie intensive . Concentrate on foods where the calories are fibre- , protein- and complex carbohydrate - rich , so that you really feel satisfied . And design your dinner so that everyone can eat the same thing and enjoy it — with the recipes below , even the greediest red meat - and - potatoes man will feel he 's had his fill ! SWORDFISH KEBABS 265 calories per serving
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
He reported that the Isle of Wight was not guarded , and that the king was to send a powerful embassy to the German king . Twenty ships were to be sent with grain supplies to Gascony , and an expedition there was to be headed by the earls of Lancaster , Lincoln , and Warwick , along with Hugh Despenser ( later Earl of Winchester , q.v . ) . Turberville claimed to have reached agreement with the recently defeated Morgan of Wales [ q.v.]that he should rebel again if the Scots would follow suit . He advised the French to send a powerful embassy to Scotland . The letter reveals that Turberville 's sons had been kept in Paris as hostages , and that he had been promised £ 100 worth of land as his reward for treachery .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Sometimes we go down the Salisbury Road That 's the you know by the time sort of office workers are going in , they 've done all the streets and all the pavements but while they 're doing it it 's a hell of a mess . Well I sha n't go , said this morning do you wanna go to town today but I said well I 've got ta go tomorrow Mm . erm but I said we really hung around all day yesterday with that .
Idiom: pass the buck (used idiomatically: yes)
It also affects the evaluations of incidents and what counts as a ' good turn ' . Incidents are categorized by the degree of paperwork involved , and the best shifts are those where ' you 're kept busy but with stuff you can clear up on the spot'(FN 26/5/87 , p. 34 ) . Great pleasure is therefore taken when the buck is passed and the paperwork is handed to someone else . And there were occasions when banter and humour were used by low - ranking officers to convey the impression to the section police that they should go easy on the number of ' skulls'(prisoners ) they accrued because of the excessive paperwork it was causing . In other words , dislike of paperwork is an important consideration in the operation of police discretion .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
It was all so ridiculous , he thought , allowing himself to get involved with these motley characters . It was the chance to get some big money on the quick which had swayed him . The chance to buy the land for the gymnasium had disappeared for the time being , but it was not the end , he told himself . He would raise the money somehow . The lorry had not long come out of the tunnel when Tony suddenly clicked his tongue and applied the footbrake .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
A MAN accused of an armed bank raid was involved in a series of robberies on Merseyside , a court heard . James Walker , 35 , formerly of Edinburgh Towers , Everton , denied conspiring to commit robberies in April and May last year . Henry Globe , prosecuting , said that another man not in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court , Thomas White , has already pleaded guilty . Shots Mr Globe alleged that in one incident a woman customer was seized in the National Westminster Bank in West Derby Road , by White who held a gun to her head as he ordered the cashier to hand over money .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
But is this in a rather different sense to that in which the papacy understands itself ? Dr Runcie 's vision of a primacy for the Bishop of Rome is that when the whole Church is almost agreed on something , the Pope is the man who can articulate this agreement to all Christians and non - Christians with the greatest authority . Dr Runcie 's Pope would be , as it were , the speaker of the universal Church , perhaps with some power to rule members out of order . Some Anglicans would certainly go further : the Bishop of Birmingham , the Right Rev Mark Santer , who is the Anglican co - chairman of the theological commission trying to overcome doctrinal differences between the two Churches , says : If Anglicans and other non - Roman Catholics really do believe that the Christian Church is called to be at peace with itself , how — given the fact that Christians are sinful — do you actually keep the show together ? ‘ In the end , you do have to have some sort of juridical power if you are going to keep the institution together.’
Idiom: part of the furniture (used idiomatically: yes)
Four years later Brian and Mike , a technician and a linguist were among fourteen sacked for refusing to do so . They 've lobbied every Labour conference since 84 . For delegates , they 're part of the furniture . Male speaker We expect them to be here .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
As a contest it was neither designed to set the pulses racing nor win converts . Without Underwood 's pace — he overhauled Evans three times when the Midlands wing looked clear — Pears , who squandered possession and missed five kicks , could have sealed his side 's fate . Instead the day was saved by some unexpectedly strong finishing . Underwood got the first try , following a searing diagonal run by Heslop , and then returned the compliment by giving Heslop the scoring pass for the second . Morris claimed the third from short range .
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
Contempt was plain on his face . ' Tough . Take it or leave it . ' He really was the most dislikeable man ! Biting her tongue , she walked off .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Nothing happens . Nothing except swellings , ripenings , kicks and bumps . A scan at the hospital reveals something looking like a mango seen through the wrong end of a very dirty telescope in a thick fog with rain approaching . Everyone is enormously excited and Kate and Paul keep the Polaroid snap of the Mango . More bits of layette arrive from all parties , including a romper - suit with a picture of Horace the Happy Horse on it , which Paul furtively throws in the dustbin .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
She was suffering enough as it was . ‘ Any developments ? or does that murder take a back seat now they 've got a new one to think about?’ ‘ It certainly has n't taken a back seat and there have been developments , but I 'd better not tell you what they are until the details are officially released.’ Melissa pushed the last chair into place and glanced round the room . ‘ Have we finished?’
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . You see it may be that Dean 's right I must admit I think I , I agree with Dean I think he is right that the real problem is that natural selection may have fitted us by , as it were , rigging our emotional system . It may be at a , at a truly rational level we can all perfectly well do all kinds of other things rationally on a truly rational level , because there we have this this er high degree of that comes with rationality , but at a deeper , kind of gut level , the emotional feelings we , we find that it 's , it 's much more difficult , and at that point if you do n't try and change things and do things that are unnatural , you find you 're kind of going against the emotional grain and er perhaps some people find it easier than others , but perhaps everybody will feel a certain erm tug as it were , certain erm discomfort or a certain emotional alienation from themselves which er perhaps is because we 're trying to do something more basic we just were n't designed for . I do n't know I mean this would Would you sympathise with that Dean ? Yeah , yeah question so , so we 're , we 're saying that the difference between male and female roles in this disruptive selection .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
BBDO is the epitome of the caring Nineties advertising agency . Its brand values are those of beneficence towards staff , responsibility towards its public — it will not advertise tobacco or toys — and high quality work for its clients But the agency is at a crossroads . More than five years after its flotation on the UK stock market , some see they brand values on which the agency was built becoming diluted by the stresses of being a plc . Last year 's link - up with the international BBDO network also brings new influences to bear on the creation of David Abbott , Peter Mead and Adrian Vickers .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a huge , three - bladed affair suspended from the roof and when it was at full blast it was hard to keep papers still on his desk . ‘ It was the Zikr?’ ‘ The man who put the dog in Andrus 's tomb and the man who got stabbed are one and the same Zikr.’ ‘ You 're sure?’ ‘ Ali is sure.’
Idiom: head for the hills (used idiomatically: yes)
COME AND JOIN US Most of you wo n't even know who the MCofS are ; you 're certainly not all members ( did you know you could be ? ) and you probably do n't belong to an affiliated club . But the chances are you 'll be heading for the hills next weekend , and according to the Countryside Commission for Scotland , almost 100,000 of you will be doing so in Scotland ! Whether you climb , walk , run , or just stroll from your car for a picnic , then you 'll expect to be able to do so free of problems ; not to be shouted at abusively or shot at ( it still happens occasionally ! ) ; not to be spurned from the hills by aggressive signs erected by indignant landowners , or find endless and unyielding deer fences encircling your 232nd Munro ; not to discover destruction from in appropriate developments over a once beautiful area . Increasingly such an outing is hard to experience .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Zen handed him a key with a number stamped on the shaft . ' This opens a luggage locker at the station . There 's something inside , wrapped up in a plastic bag . I 'd like to know what it is . ' The Sardinian looked at him long and hard , shaking his head slowly .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
My goats used to adore roses and hawthorn : how their tongues , throats and stomachs dealt with the thorns never ceased to amaze us . Distinguishing the problem area and making a diagnosis should not present much difficulty . Insect damage is usually fairly evident — the physical damage can be seen , the creatures themselves can be seen , and even those that hide or run away cause tell - tale signs that can be noticed and recognized . Similarly , fungal diseases show characteristic effects that reveal both presence and identity . Physiological disorders , like cancer in humans and animals ( according to the present state and progress in scientific knowledge and understanding ) , are not diseases caused by other life forms like bacteria , bacilli , fungus or virus ( although cancer opinion is beginning to waver with regard to virus ) .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
Heat until sugar dissolves , then boil until pale amber . Remove from heat , and cool quickly by standing pan in cold water . Once cool stand the pan in hot water to keep the caramel liquid . 6 . Dip tops of choux balls in caramel , stick on to the edge of choux pastry round with more caramel .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
What 's up with her ? I says , she wanted to go out Saturday and you 'd gone to work . Cos me and my brother had been working on wagon again . And with it being a nice day . He says , oh no !
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
So you got a choice . You either stand up and walk out and go to a different class , or you join in . If you walk out of the class you get called all the names under the sun , ‘ cissy’ , ‘ poof’ and all this crap . So you just join in . Anybody that works in a lesson that you doss about in , that you know you 're going to doss about in , that 's it , you get called ‘ ponce’ and everything.’
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
Her own father , Solomon Klinitsky - Klein ( sometimes Kline , who was born at Vilkaviki ; the other side of the family come from Vilna ) , was hugely influential there ; through his books , notably his Lexicon Of Hebrew Homonyms which received excellent reviews in North America , Great Britain and Israel when published , became very well known in his adopted land . Another of his famous works was the Otsar Taamei Chazel , or The Treasury Of Rabbinic Interpretations , a thesaurus of views and definitions which was hailed as brilliant , indeed , unique in the sacred literature of his people . Rabbi Klinitsky - Klein and his family had escaped to Canada through the good offices of a Jewish agency in 1923 — the sort movingly described by Norman Glimotsky in his My Life , My Destiny . Up to that time their lives had been appallingly difficult , given the savage treatment their fellow - Poles meted out to them . Insecurity , hunger , constant vilification and injustice were their lot , and it was as exhausted escapees that they made their way from Europe via Liverpool to Halifax ( then the most important port on the Atlantic coast ) , before finally settling in Montreal .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
Only on the T V in it ? I 've put er a Royal Academy I do n't go places like that Last time I went to the was the school one Went to the Royal Academy when I was doing my ' O ' Levels , it was a Jackson follow up it was about , ambulance was about twelve foot by twelve foot , it was literally splodges of paint all over the fucking place , it was horrible , you can actually buy them at the Royal Academy , you ca n't buy them at , but he was asking a hundred thousand pounds for it , I could n't believe it , a trained monkey could of fucking painted that
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
You have a WEATHERFAX Up - to - date frequencies , of course . Resulting from our systematical radio monitoring work around the clock all over the world . All radiofacsimile stations transmitting meteorological information are covered with complete schedules giving the exact time of transmission and the contents of the various charts . 93 stations are listed on 380 frequencies .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Size and location of office , level of distraction , quality of decor and furniture and fittings can all be signs of overt status . In some companies rank is measured in terms of floor space , and the most sought - after offices are those with large window space . High status is indicated through inaccessibility , human and physical barriers keeping the rank and file at a distance . Phone calls are thoroughly screened ; people have to make appointments a long time in advance . Someone who has a lot of overt status has a great deal to do : their time and attention are very precious .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
When I heard my teacher 's illuminating explanation , it was as though I suddenly saw the light .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
He was also strongly opposed to the CNAA being responsible for the development of a rival system to that of the universities , rather than the safety net for the universities that he had envisaged . Instead of an awarding body for the ‘ small cadet universities’ as conceived by Robbins , the CNAA had become a ‘ permanent major degree awarding body for very large institutions … of a new kind’— and therefore , as Eric Robinson suggested in 1973 , the universities now had to share the apex of the educational system with the polytechnics and the CNAA . While Robinson applauded the development , Boris Ford condemned the transition of the CNAA from a body simply working with institutions which had ‘ not yet been upgraded and which could not obtain a degree through a neighbouring university’ and therefore working in tandem with the universities , to a body which had become ‘ a fully blown alternative to the university system’ . The Vice - Chancellor of the University of Manchester , speaking in Canada , was cautious and ambivalent . The CNAA , he explained , would take pressure off the University of London , and if other universities were not prepared to enter the field of external degrees ‘ they could not complain at the creation of the new body’ .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
( For a more direct line , UK country fans might soon be able to fly non - stop from Stansted to Nashville , if a Tennessee congressman has his way . ) Even without much airplay , kd lang managed to strike a chord with country fans around the world . Her own voice and word of mouth were enough to outmanoeuvre the rock stations , which shunned her steel guitars , and the country stations , which gave her sexual persona a wide berth . But it was her vocal anti - meat stance that turned the country establishment 's down - home snub into redneck outrage . A long - time vegetarian , lang did a televised announcement on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , and cattle country was up in arms .
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
They bear the town 's logo Decide on Darlington . ‘ From Albuquerque to Alice Springs , as well as closer to home , these sweatshirts are encouraging people to decide on Darlington,’ reports the magazine . Appearing on the same page as the article is the information that Town Crier is printed in Bishop Auckland . ‘ Eritage BEFORE everybody writes in to complain of dropping educational standards this was from years ago . On an outline map of England in a school examination various areas were lettered and a corresponding answer required .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
We just could n't believe how bad the reviews were . Michael was absolutely shattered . Everything he does he throws his heart and soul into it and it just completely destroyed his confidence.’ Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . The buxom Mlle Gilles is called upon every 10 minutes to reveal her all ( or three - quarters of it ) and while this is no sight to be despised , she could have appeared stark - naked from beginning to end and still failed to distract our attention from the movie 's essential mediocrity.’