Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Avoid all packaged foods and drinks with additives listed on the label . Remember that ' flavourings ' count as additives , even though they have no E - numbers , and that ' No Artificial Additives'can be very misleading — some ' natural'additives are potentially harmful ( see p 306 ) . Bear in mind that bread from a bakery can contain additives although it does not have to be labelled — buy bread from a healthfood shop or make your own . Unwrapped cakes , sweets and delicatessen foods are exempt from detailed labelling , as are alcoholic drinks . Do not drink alcohol , unless you have home - made wine brewed from pure fruit and sugar ( no Campden tablets ) , or can buy organic wine ( see p 333 for suppliers ) .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I wonder if he saw us?’ ‘ I do n't see how he could have done . He had his back to us and other things on his mind by the look of him . Who is it?’ ‘ That 's Scano 's boy , that 's who that is .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: yes)
In the event — 90 minutes without an interval — it quickly became clear that all the surveillance in the house would be cruelly trained on those unfortunates doomed to flesh out Brenton 's thoughts . The plot , insofar as one could discern it , was both labyrinthine and self - cancellingly ambiguous , built round an interview in a psychiatric hospital between a journalist and the grief - obsessed widow of a German professor who had bequeathed a videotape casting doubt on the official version of Hess 's death . The other characters were a sold - out leftie academic ( who drew much knowing laughter from the first - night audience ) , a right - wing academic , a military automaton , and an Amstrad word - processor which enigmatically took the floor in a central scene . The script cut from psychiatry to politics to history to Euro - moralising with dizzy speed ; film - clip collages of Hitler saluting , Hess ( or not - Hess ) in the mortuary , hamburger ads , crumbling buildings , a screaming man in seventeenth - century dress , and the widow miming Hess 's improbable suicide all chimed in an unholy jangle with the events on stage . The questions raised may have been interesting , but the answers given were tritely familiar ; the authorial tone was relentlessly baleful .
Idiom: go to seed (used idiomatically: yes)
when all we ever did that year was shout . Greenhouse It 's gone to seed now ; each loose pane pitted with lichen like the walls of a fish tank , the soffits lagged with a fur of cobwebs .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
But Mansell shook his head , ignored the request and read : ' Due to circumstances beyond my control I have decided to retire from Formula One at the end of the season . ' I have made this decision with some regret — but not without a great deal of thought . ' Mansell , 39 , and a winner of 29 GPs went on : ' Any relationship between a driver and an F1 team is vital for success and partly dependent on money because it defines how seriously the team and its backers take the driver . ' But those who know me well understand the importance of the human side and the mutual trust , goodwill , integrity and fair play that are the basis of all human relationships . ' All these issues have suffered in recent weeks . '
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
' Sure . ' ' Then please be good enough to ask the innkeeper to show me to my room . ' Rincewind did so , and watched the nervous Broadman , who had arrived at a gallop from some back room , lead the way up the wooden steps behind the bar . After a few seconds the Luggage got up and pattered across the floor after them . Then the wizard looked down at the six big coins in his hand .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's the natural order . When you drive anything underground , like sexuality or women , or the intellectual life in Dublin that we spoke about earlier , then you find that it ends up working subversively , differently and maybe more effectively . So the women in my book do emerge ; in the end they become the father … Yet despite what seem to be his ‘ monstrous’ characteristics the father himself is a person who loves and is worthy of being loved . I certainly would see him that way .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
But environmentalists warn that the birds are still susceptible to other threats . So work still needs to be done to make Britain a completely safe place for the mute swan . But for the time being conservationists everywhere are happy to know that the swans and the anglers are no longer rivers apart . Voice over Hello there …
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . The whole thing 's unfair , life 's unjust and people are continually hurting and hating each other , and forgiving does n't help — why should I forgive you anyway , when you 'll never forgive me ? " I was crying outright now , and he made a move towards me which I sensed in the darkness , but I lashed out with my hand and knocked his arm down , and cried , " Leave me alone , that 's what you want to do ! " " I do n't , " he said painfully . " I do n't want to leave you .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
The rest of the face matched the eyes and the cream blush - tinted skin . She was a bonny young ' un , right enough , and from a bonny mother , from what she had glimpsed of that lass as she skidded down the road with the polis after her . She must be on the game , all right . But why take the child with her ? That would put any bloke off , surely .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
No just a woman on with a white hat . No . Just a woman on with a white hat . Oh . Eh ?
Idiom: raise hell (used idiomatically: yes)
9 ‘ If it were Ben , ‘ Louise told Zoe , ‘ I would n't wage a long slow war of attrition , or whatever it is your doing . I 'd go to the cottage and raise hell.’ She watched Zoe 's stooped figure as she cleared away some dead summer bedding . It was a wonder she had n't paid the part time gardener extra cash to do it foe her ; perhaps the money in the joint account had run out .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
When Inflation Doves Cry PITTSBURGH – The Wall ~ Street ~ Journal recently ran a front - page article reporting that the monetary - policy “ doves , ” who had forecast low inflation in the United ~ States , have gotten the better of the “ hawks , ” who argued that the Fed ’s monthly purchases of long - term securities , or so - called quantitative easing ( QE ) , would unleash faster price growth . The report was correct but misleading , for it failed to mention why there is so little inflation in the US today . Were the doves right , or just lucky ?
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
' Bed . ' The next day was Saturday , and Syl called in the middle of the morning . He had been playing golf and was wearing cavalry - twill trousers and a plaid tie round an unbuttoned shirt - neck . ' How boyish and negligent you look , ' cried Lili . She reminded me of a wasp as she flitted round him , a wasp suddenly aware , in the way wasps have , that there is rotting matter in the vicinity , for she had been upstairs when he arrived by way of the garden and could n't have seen him .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: no)
It was to be topical and polemical , and among other things a direct challenge to Fathers and Children . The enlightened Bazarov had inherited , was continuous with , took a stage further , the liberal and Westernizing impulse of the 1840s which itself followed the Decembrist uprising of 1825 , an aristocratic bid for reform by men who had chased Napoleon out of Russia and had later felt the civilizing influence of Paris . But Verkhovensky the wrecker is unrelated to anything that had gone before , except in the new-seeing eye of his creator . He articulates the Dostoevsky split ( raskol ) in terms of a generation-gap story . Obviously the other side of the gap had to be blocked in , and to represent the 1840s the choice fell on Timofey Granovsky , in his time a renowned liberal professor and public speaker , and to a lesser extent a man of letters .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
' Perhaps I 'd feel better in the garden . ' But the trees and the flowers all seemed to be waiting for something to happen . It was one of those quiet September days , when everything does seem to be waiting . ' I 'll go down to the station and talk to Perks , ' she thought . Everyone seemed to have a newspaper in their hand that morning .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Stitch in place on the hat brim . MAKE THINGS Join the Club ! Would you like to join a brilliant new club that 's run by the makers of the fizzy drink , Tizer ? All new members get a bumper membership pack which includes a pair of snazzy Tizer visors , a Tizer club ' bake in the oven ' badge , an A4 sheet of wacky Tizer Club stickers and money - off coupons — all contained in a smart club folder and featuring the Club 's president , Bubbles , the cool chimp .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
Mary and her promising five - year - old King Basil Boris , William and Samuel are experienced advanced horses , and their dressage is quite established . They do not forget what they have been taught in the past , and as long as their basic work is kept up to scratch ( i.e. suppleness on each rein , general willingness to work , and obedience ) , the rest falls into place . Conker ( King Kong ) , and Apple ( Star Appeal ) , are young advanced horses , and have still got plenty to learn . They both need to learn to work in a more advanced outline , by increasing their hock engagement which will lead to lightness of their forehand and better selfcarriage .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
The 62-year - old Ms Mohn sits on the supervisory board and is the family spokeswoman in the Bertelsmann management company , which controls 75 % of the group 's voting rights .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Go and put that lamp out in the street , cos there 's one about fifty yards up the road . So now , of course , Gil immediately goes out , climbs up the lamp and just pulls the thing and it . Well , about , I do n't know how long ago but we were stuck under the table for some time and er eventually we could hear this whirring noise like , you know and er I , I was a bit more daring than me brothers and I sneaked out and went out to the backdoor , an and looked up and there I could see this er Zeppelin in the sky , you know ! And it , knew it was a Zeppelin because that was the only thing we knew heard of like , you know . And er , then all of a sudden I opened a sort of a door up in there , the light flashed down like somebody with a big torch you know .
Idiom: in the lap of luxury (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , you are free to make your own arrangements if you prefer . Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . And there is the pleasure of a relaxing Scottish sojourn in the lap of luxury for a mere £ 199 for two . Is n't this invitation the perfect opportunity to reward yourself with a little self - indulgence ? I believe the enclosed itinerary will convince you .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Two seasons ago he was rated tenth best tighthead flanker in the country . This season he has been a revelation . He wins a lot of ball in the line - outs and as such is a useful character to have at top level , in tandem with a big no.8 . He is surprisingly quick for such a big man and his tackling is extremely aggressive . He plays for the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg and is a certainty for Transvaal .
Idiom: through thick and thin (used idiomatically: yes)
But colleagues , I , I , I turn to the regrettable series of events that Tom has er already described because a virulent form of spring fever seems to have infected the Labour Party . Three million unemployed , homelessness and poverty on a scale not known for a generation . Health service falling apart at the seams , and this the moment when , instead of attacking this awful government , a number of Labour politicians have decided to attack us , the trade unions who founded the party , and loyally supported the party through thick and thin . And recently there 's been quite a lot of thin . I do n't know what the three million unemployed think of that sense of priorities , but I think it 's appalling .
Idiom: make someone's day (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I 'm quite honestly . That 's all there is , I ca n't quite work it out . No seriously , you get so much shit at work , if you took it all to heart , you know , you 'd just crack up , and the way I deal with stress like , you know , someone 's made my day . Water off a duck 's back . Do you think that 's the case for all your staff ?
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Two EC countries ( The Netherlands and Denmark ) already examine the possible environmental impact of aid to Eastern Europe before approving projects . Britain 's Overseas Development Administration has its Manual of Environmental Appraisal which will presumably apply as much to East Europe as it does to the Third World . The EC itself has not attached environmental conditions in the cases of Poland and Hungary , but Carlo Ripa di Meana , the EC Environment Commissioner , has insisted that a sum ( still to be agreed ) must be set aside to bring the East 's environment up to scratch and there are proposals for training environmental managers . The new Bank of European Reconstruction and Development will obviously have an important role in deciding policy when its opens its doors for business . Aid : East Europe vs. the South ?
Idiom: fill someone's shoes (used idiomatically: yes)
In his discussions , will my hon . Friend bear in mind the fact that small firms want , more than anything , a reduction in interest rates ? Mr. Forth I am constantly conscious of my illustrious predecessors and daily find it difficult to fill their shoes . As I said when answering the hon . Member for Orkney and Shetland ( Mr. Wallace ) I have written individually to the chairmen of the 100 largest companies urging them to pay close attention to settling their debts on time . I have received personal replies from most of them , giving me assurances that that will be done .
Idiom: take the wind out of someone's sails (used idiomatically: yes)
Lydia parked the car in the overgrown lay - by . ' Do I give that impression ? ' she asked , switching off the ignition and wondering at the stupidity of people . ' You do a bit , ' said Betty with a note of true concern , and quite taking the wind out of Lydia 's sails , who wondered whether it was true that she had been seriously wounded and was repressing her hurt to the detriment of her psyche . It could a nasty , that . People were always saying so .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
It is a bureaucratic process . Spokesmen make statements but no one comes forward to say,’ I did it , for this and that reason.’ My film adaptation of Anthony Delano 's richly comic book slip - Up’ How Fleet Street caught Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard lost him’cost the not unastronomical sum of £ 600,000 to make , so should it turn out to be money down the drain the BBC will have to face some embarrassing questions about why it embarked on it in the first place if it thought the story might be defamatory . The fact is that the material has been around for nearly ten years and no one has ever sued . Slipper of the Yard objected to some passages in Delano 's book but did not resort to litigation .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Dropped With Cyrille Regis and Brian Small dropped , being replaced by Dwight Yorke and Steve Froggatt , Villa again looked a side capable of sustaining a challenge at the top of the table . For Arsenal , on the other hand , it seemed to be the night which confirmed their fall from grace as the Premier League 's early season favourites . This was their ninth defeat of the season and their seventh game without a win — a run which has produced just two points and a solitary goal . Though only 10 points adrift of leaders Norwich , such is their current lack of shape and direction , they have surely blown it .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
For me it is quite out of the question that the Maastricht treaties should be changed again in one way or another . Anyone striving to achieve this can not be in favour of the accession of these four candidate Member States . We should be totally frank with ourselves in that respect !
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: yes)
No . And we 've never seen his kids . But they were playing ball , that football on the road yesterday when we went out . He says so
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Instead , it is typically hypothesised that this association is attributable to other confounding factors . For example , salt intake contributes to hypertension and is implicated as a causal factor in gastric cancer . Here , the concomitant decreases in salt intake , gastric cancer , and hypertensive cardiovascular disease during the twentieth century in most industrialised countries are noteworthy but fall short of establishing causality . Analogously , heavy alcohol consumption contributes to both increased blood pressure and many malignancies . A powerful risk factor for hypertension is obesity .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ' person ' too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver - haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you . If you can get this right , the maturing of your relationship will be an interesting voyage of discovery . If she has any problems in her relationship with the man you married , she should feel able to talk about these privately with you , knowing that because you love them both you are prepared to accept her negative feelings , and to try to help her to understand his personality and attitudes better , in the light of your knowledge of him , his family , his upbringing , and the events that have shaped his life . If it is your mother - in - law who has come to live with you , even greater efforts will usually be required on both sides if there is to be peaceful co - existence , for this is always a challenging relationship ( there are not too many Ruths and Naomis around ) . But some in - laws do manage to get along remarkably well together , even when they have to spend a great deal of time in each other 's company .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: no)
With one hand clamped between her legs to avoid dropping her load , she stepped astride the wooden animal , and gingerly lowered herself to the saddle . It was a big horse for a child , but it suited Ilse 's slim , girlish body admirably . The two men rocked her : good , hard , vigorous rocking which had her bouncing in the saddle like a rodeo cowgirl . The audience roared their approval as the rocking became wilder and wilder until she began to utter little squeals of delight . ‘ Faster , faster .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
The attendant explained with a friendly grin . ' Oh , I see … uh … four star please , ' the driver replied vaguely . He tried to catch the attendant 's eye but the man was already turning away and reaching for the nozzle of the pump hose . The driver sat drumming his fingers nervously on the steering wheel while the attendant busied himself filling the tank , checking the oil and radiator , and wiping the windscreen . All the time , the silence in the car was broken by the harsh , rattling breathing of the occupant in the back seat .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
The first ever loan exhibition of paintings from the Barnes Collection opens in Washington this month and may raise up to $ 15 million for the Foundation After two years of legal battles , on 2 May , the first exhibition ever of works from the Barnes Foundation of Merion , Pennsylvania , opens at the National Gallery of Art . The pictures that curators tried for decades to coax or pry off the Barnes 's walls will also travel to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and then to the Museum of Western Art in Tokyo . The National Gallery is promoting ' Great French Paintings from the Barnes Collection ' as an unprecedented look at these pictures , for the first time in a conventional museum setting . No effort has been made to reproduce Dr Albert C. Barnes 's idiosyncratic wall arrangements , in which his Matisses , Cezannes , Picassos and Renoirs were clustered on burlap alongside ironwork and decorative arts .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
I said bloody hell do n't you dare bring him in ! He says , I 've been about , he said I see you still sleep in your bed , but you 're not putting them bloody pistachios ! we used to eat loads of them and er keep all the shells and then put a few in everybody 's bins , so as they 're not pissed off ! Well it 's boring just putting them all in the the same one , innit ? Oh God !
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Peach , who often sat on the chestnut leaf table , marking it no more than if he had been a fluffy cushion or a nightdress - case cat , watched gravely from the basket in which he was wise enough to sit when at home on Sundays . Lyn put the ring on and said it was a perfect fit . " Ali , I had the size of your pretty fingers by heart , " said Dadda who was adept at making one feel a heel . Trevor Simpson came in later and Lyn 's uncle Bob as well as the rest of them . There were hardly enough chairs to go round .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
In my own heart , the fires of love and conviction about Africa , which had been burning low , began to blaze again . The work that began for me then , with friends all over South Africa , led up to the Pretoria Conference last Easter , 1974 . There — breaking new ground in the capital of South Africa — more than 400 people , black , brown and white , lived and conferred together in one of the city 's best hotels . They came from 26 countries , including black African states like Kenya and Nigeria . They spoke to the whole of South Africa and its leaders through wide coverage in the national press and radio .
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: yes)
At the snob end of the market , the Independent , the Guardian , and the Observer offer the most serious critical coverage of the rock world , tending to employ writers with some previous pedigree . However , editorial priorities are inevitably slanted against the exposure of new acts . When it comes to profiles and interviews , familiar names usually get the nod over the up - and - coming , partly because they are the ones the powers - that - be have heard of , and partly because the famous and/or notorious are what a less obsessive and more catholic readership wants to know about . This inclination to celebrate the established rather than unearth the unknown is also echoed by many of the specialist titles . Smash Hits , easily Britain 's biggest - selling pop magazine , is completely geared to reflecting the mainstream .