Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no doubt that the Baron 's wife , who has transferred her main residence to Spain , was of great influence when it came to deciding where the collection should alight . Even more important , however , were the generous terms offered by the Spanish government at a moment when the country was on the cusp of its post - Franco economic expansion . The government has paid for the restructuring of the Villahermosa Palace to house the collection ; it is guaranteeing any short - fall in the running costs after entrance fees are collected ; it is paying $ 6 million rent a year , index - linked , for the collection ; it has introduced an indemnity scheme to cover the works of art , and has given the Baron and Baroness the last word on how the collection is to be administered during the ten years of the loan , at the end of which the collection is handed back , with exemption from Spain 's otherwise very restrictive art export laws . In exchange , Spain will be able to enjoy until 2002 the best pictures collected by the Baron and by his father from the 1920s onwards . What actually happens in 2002 depends on whether both parties are prepared to extend the loan agreement , although the Baron tells us that he considers this unlikely or whether the government can afford to buy any of the pictures .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
So that we knew what pattern the tiles had been in . And in the corner there , where there in fact had been something very heavy , the tiles had not been removed but left . So that we had a few tiles that we knew what their pattern and date was . So we 've reproduced the pattern that we think was here . The hearth was still here .
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
But I 'd be crazy to pass it up . ’ And Couples is already planning a supersonic surge in 1993 to lift him alongside world No 1 Faldo . Couples , second in the Sony rankings to Faldo , is still coming to terms with the adulation heaped on him after Augusta but is prepared to run the gauntlet again if it means winning a second Major . Action ‘ It was tough for me but it will be easier second time around , ’ he said .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Nationally , charities have lost £ 10 million income . Both they and the Labour party are calling for an immediate change in the law to allow them to sell second - hand toys as before . He says charity shops should be allowed to sell second hand toys as they 've always done and the legislation which took them off the shelves was wrongly framed and should be scrapped . The DTI refuses to ackowledge that it misinterpreted the EC directive saying : It 's the Government 's view that since toy safetly legislation was introduced in 1967 , buyers of second hand toys should be able to expect the same level of safety as those buying new toys .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
He can not delay any more for that would reduce his credibility among his Hong Kong constituents ; they would be justified , moreover , in thinking that further waiting would sacrifice their interests . Pushing on with his plans is , therefore , his best means of keeping faith with them ; it is also the only sure way of establishing just what Beijing is prepared to do . He really has no choice but to call China ' s bluff . General takes on task of taming volatile valley As Kashmir gets a new governor , Rahul Bedi looks at the way three years of violence has affected the lives of people in the troubled state INDIA 'S troubled northern state of Kashmir , where militants have been waging an armed struggle for independence since 1990 , has a new governor .
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
just like that crazy after what , forty odd years of smoking he stopped it just like that , and then when the doctor said when he 'd been , after he 'd got the results back , you know , all the , all the ones they do at the hospital then Aye obviously it was no good he , you could smoke like a chimney it made no damn difference the state his insides were Yeah his lungs were then
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 've explained everything . But you must understand , Albert , I must get married from my home . And we must both help Mum to do the honours . I promised , so if we give my parents some money towards the expenses it will make me very happy.’ ‘ Say no more about it now .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Tredinnick I am grateful to you , Mr. Deputy Speaker . The last thing that I want to do is stray out of order . May I draw your attention , however , to work No . 5 , which is about’ a railway commencing in the London borough of Islington by a junction with the Great Northern Railway at a point immediately below the southern portal of the western bore of Copenhagen tunnel’ ? That is the very point to which I am referring .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Though , since he was still emotionally overwrought , he did the only thing possible . ‘ See you,’ he muttered shakenly , and went quickly towards the door . Naylor stepped to one side , and Travis went hurriedly out of sight . It seemed an excellent idea to Leith to follow suit . She had got only halfway to the door , however , when Naylor , with no let - up on his fury moved towards her .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
That is also good news for John Collins , who was forced to fill in at left-back during Galloway 's injury and Mowbray 's suspension . Hibs will be without Micky Weir , Gordon Hunter and Pat McGinlay for the clash with Aberdeen . Partick Thistle , who have now suffered five successive defeats , hope to turn the corner this aternoon when they face Airdrie . Wing prayer by John Davies
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
And with Venus in your own sign between February 2 and June 6 , there has to be more love and fulfilment around than for some time . Then again , if it is not love that puts a bit of sparkle in your life , it will be some other form of much sought after success or happiness . This is a year when your struggles pay off , a year when you go places and find real togetherness . Penny is on line for your Aries year ahead on 0839 444 561 . CAREER
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
In the first instance , Soviet military thinkers are not so ready as their modern Western counterparts to adopt the view that military imbalance is the primary cause of war . Nor are they convinced that ' equilibrium ' or ' strategic stability'is a guarantee of peace . All things being equal , a favourable balance makes war less likely , but other things are not always equal , and they may be hard to ignore . War is the product of real antagonisms and a calculus of political opportunities and threats , not ( to use John Erickson 's term)'military metaphysics ' . It is for this reason that Khrushchev 's Cuba missile gamble was so outrageous .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
The cryptic little comment sparked off a tiny glimmer of hope deep within her — could he be trying to tell her that she 'd proved distracting ? Rory shook the thought away . It was foolish to allow any kind of hope for the future to take root . ‘ So you were right all along,’ she murmured . ‘ Well , you 've proved your point about me not knowing enough to be a manager .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
Stewart , who managed England 's Test side for six years and steered them to successive World Cup finals , said : ‘ When I was brought up during the war , serving Queen and country meant a lot to my generation . ‘ I would have managed England for nothing because there is no greater pride than serving your country.’ Boardman said : ‘ It 's the icing on the cake at the end of an historic year.’ David Coleman , the BBC commentator and Question of Sport host , added to the sporting flavour of the honours by winning an OBE . Britain 's paralympic champions are also recognised , with MBEs for wheelchair athlete Tanni Grey , partially - sighted swimmer Chris Holmes , Timothy Marshall and Denise Smith .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
I pray for him . I love him . He was in bed with another woman . I saw him . There was a narrow , black skirt with a slit in it hanging over his chair .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
But Todd also comes to a more pessimistic conclusion : Those family systems that possess high potential for cultural development have as one of their necessary components a certain authoritarianism within the parent - child relationship which — on the ideological plane - rules out their close adherence to liberal values . From this , it appears that cultural efficiency and political freedom do not go hand in hand … . Germany and Japan are highly efficient countries . But , unlike Britain , France and the United States , they are not the traditional homes of liberal thought .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
But still nothing happened . Service industries are now in a worse predicament than ever , because it is no longer possible to register even a business name in Britain . So Lord Campbell of Alloway is trying to go it alone with a private member 's bill in the House of Lords . Back - seat pilot BRITISH AEROSPACE believes that by taking decisions out of the hands of the pilot it can reduce the amount of noise that an aircraft makes .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Dexter tapped his fingers on the tubular arms of his chair , thinking how much more comfortable his sofa was at home . Pargeter intrigued him . She was the first television celebrity he had met in the flesh , and he still could not quite believe the woman who had been sitting in front of him was the same one he had watched so regularly on the box . It was rather like when he had gone to Paris for the first time when he was eighteen . He had seen the Eiffel Tower so many times in photographs or on television he did not think it really existed .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
She looked sideways at him ; the ruined cheek was away from her , and this morning he was hardly limping . His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . To her astonishment , Sally - Anne , who for two dreadful months had hardly been able to bring herself to be near any man , however young and apparently innocuous , wanted to stroke the corner of his mouth — more , she wanted to smooth the scar away — or , rather , since that was impossible , to run her hand down it and tell him that it did not matter , such a thing could only disturb those who were themselves already disturbed ! Whatever was coming over her , to think any such thing ? Especially of a man whose extreme scepticism about herself and her doings was daily expressed .
Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
I can not think what his poetry would be like.’ ‘ It is dramatic stuff , I believe , though I confess not to have read any . He has had an unhappy life , when all is said and done , unhappy in the personal department . It is fortunate for him that Mr Browning has rescued him . Dear Robert , such affecting tenderness.’
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
Deer spotting in Lancashire September 3 and 5 . Do n't miss these two chances to see red deer and roe deer as they leave the cover of their reed beds in the Leighton Moss Nature Reserve . The early evening watches will start at 7.30 pm until dusk , when you should see the deer and maybe some otters from the observation hides . The watches will be led be experienced wardens who will also tell you about the species of deer you will see .
Idiom: hard cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
So there is a doubly good reason for cutting down on these foods . Here are some other tips for reducing fat intake : •Use skimmed or semi - skimmed milk rather than full - fat milk;•Use cream less often on desserts and not at all in cooking;•Have only three or four eggs a week;•Buy more yogurt and less hard cheese;•Eat less red meat and trim off the visible fat;•Eat fewer fatty meat products such as sausages , meat pies , and burgers;•Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps;•Use less pastry in cooking and buy fewer foods that incorporate pastry;•Use less fat in cooking;•If you are having a take - away meal such as fish and chips , leave some of the smaller , fattier chips usually found at the bottom of the bag . Leave some of the batter off the fish as well;•If you are eating a pizza or pie do not feel duty - bound to finish off the whole thing . Leave a bit of the crust or the edge of the pizza base .
Idiom: strain at the leash (used idiomatically: yes)
The range is so impressive — everything from Lucretius to Tristram Shandy , from Virgil to Kinglake , from Beowulf to T. S. Eliot has been absorbed , not for the sake of being bookish but always — one feels — in an outward - looking manner . There is a great moral self - confidence and a common sense in the writing — as when he offers one possible explanation far why so many people , reading Paradise Lost , have supposed Satan to be the ‘ hero’ . To make a character worse than oneself it is only necessary to release imaginatively from control some of the bad passions which , in real life , are always straining at the leash ; the Satan , the Iago , the Becky Sharp , within each of us , is always there and only too ready , the moment the leash is slipped , to come out and have in our books that holiday we try to deny them in life . There is , too , a constantly intelligent conversational quality about the writing which makes one see how very good his talk must have been . One thinks of him saying , of the Odyssey , ‘ The poem is an adventure story .
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
And then there 's the yards of ribbon to go round it . ' ' Take it or leave it . Take it or leave it . ' Miss Rene went before her out of the storeroom , her hand waving in the air , and the other two sisters took it up chanting merrily : ' Take it or leave it . Take it or leave it . '
Idiom: all the rage (used idiomatically: yes)
And it 's hard , raw and increasingly dirty . Ashley Heath Hardly compact enough to squeeze into your average Tokyo matchbox flat but all the rage nevertheless , this surreal Daliesque chair was designed by Japanese ‘ furniture tailor’ Yoichi Nakamura . Slightly confusingly named Utsly - Gtsly , this model is one of many Nakamura creations made up from sketches given to him by flat - proud clients with 200,000 yen to spend Until now , house and techno have regarded their rock'n'roll adversaries indifferently .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
The constituency to which she appeals , the family audience aged from eight to 80 seeking a big - production glamour night out , has contracted . For this she blames the record companies , run by yuppies with no feel for showbiz . ‘ It 's all gone downhill . It 's all geared to the kids , the teenyboppers . Nobody 's thinking that there are middle - aged people , grannies and mums and 20 to 30-year - olds who want to be entertained .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
And what about you what did you like ? I liked the same . You liked the cat on the rope ? And this lovely lady in front , Clare what about you , what did you like best ? I liked
Idiom: gather dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Murphy Does the Minister accept that education in Wales owes much to the professionalism and the independence of the Welsh schools inspectorate , and that there is widespread hostility among both teachers and parents in Wales to the possible privatisation of that service ? Most importantly , why is the latest report on schools inspectors in Wales gathering dust on the Minister 's desk ? The House has a right to know why he is suppressing that report . Sir Wyn Roberts
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Wheeler informs me that his family moved to Craven Arms from the Ross- on - Wye area . His father was a carpenter and one of his first jobs was helping to build the Salop County Council depot in Clun Road , Craven Arms and that the stone used to construct the entrance came from the BCR bridges at Horderley . The stone was also used to construct the entrance of the Divisional Surveyor 's house further on down the Clun Road . The Society would like to express their sincere thanks to Mr Wheeler for the gifts of these photos and information . Further news in the next edition of the Journal .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
and it 's nothing . No . You , if you get that stuff that 'll keep doing the trick for you . soaps . Aye , just watch the kind of soap you use ,
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
I was ushered into a bedroom and there was this stunning blonde . I ca n't remember the details . She put a condom on me and we got stuck in , but as soon as I had ejaculated she whipped the condom off me , leaving me floundering for a while on the bed . Although brief and rather clinical , it was a highly enjoyable experience and I thought to myself , ‘ I must try this again some day’ . When I went to Germany with the RAF I found that all the lads used prostitutes .
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
It reached the green at a good speed , took a right - to - left swing , and disappeared into the hole . I looked at Jack Mason who just shook his head , gave one of his sourer smiles , and then also holed out for a four . The drama was not quite over because all three players managed to hit the last green in two shots , and Harley , by dint of a nice kick forward when the ball pitched , was no more than six feet from the hole . Jack and Miguel got their pars and it was Harley 's turn to go for a closing birdie to put him well up the leader board . He asked his caddie to hold the pin .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ In the younger years there 's more than in older years , I think you 'll find . We 're more sort of settled down , matured more , I think . There 's playing up the teacher but it 's more trying to get the better of him or her . I suppose it helps both , does n't it , really , because if you 're trying to catch the teacher out , that means you 've got to know your lesson pretty well , because otherwise if you try to catch the teacher out and yet you 've been proved wrong , you 've had it really . For the teacher it 's quite easy just to snap back at you and the teacher 's always on his guard , and so I suppose his lessons are more accurate that way.’
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I suppose it 's inevitable at a time like this , but now that the Inquiry has been set up my firm advice to everybody is er stop propagating rumours and er give any information which you think is relevant to the Inquiry . Is the policy still to sit it out and wait rather than try and force your way into the prison ? Operational matters are for the Governor , but I think it is important to bear in mind that although we know that violence was used in the early stages we have no evidence that anyone now still in the prison is in danger and you 've got to ask yourself in those circumstances whether you should risk injury or even death in storming the prison when as far as we know nobody remaining inside is now in danger . There have been persistent reports of understaffing at Strangeways , is that one of the issues that will be looked into by this Inquiry ? Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
This is uncomfortable listening , especially when coupled with Johnson 's own determinedly ' spoken ' singing . But the discomfort is cased in rich , and even beautiful arrangements . Johnson has always had the ability to find haunting , complex musical settings for his songs and here they have the extra benison of ex - Smith Johnny Marr . If there is a theme here , it is religion . At first it seems to be an entirely negative force .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
In particular it relies on estimating the final cost of the investment , the amount and timing of returns , the rate of return on the alternative investment ( the ' hurdle rate ' ) and the rate of real deterioration of items of productive capital . Even if used sensibly , capital - budgeting procedures will tend to discourage major initiatives and indicate strategies aimed at short - term returns . In practice , hopelessly unrealistic assumptions and expectations are often built into these ' analyses ' , like payback periods of three years or less , and very high , rule - of - thumb hurdle rates that bear no relation to the real cost of capital to the business or actual rates achievable from external placements . ( Net present value calculations can , however , be bent the other way , to justify massive strategic overkill with catastrophic socio - economic — and political — consequences . Perhaps the best examples of this mistake were the British National Coal Board , British Steel Corporation and British Leyland , all of which had strikingly similar histories : see Higgins and Clegg , 1988 . )
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
Cobwebs clung to every comer . Dust put the shelved stock out of focus . What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey . Cornelius plucked an apple from a basket on the low counter . He stroked the dust away with his thumb .
Idiom: on the same wavelength (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's right , I remember now . I 'm with you . On the same wavelength . Right , so I went I went . Mhm .
Idiom: jump on the bandwagon (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . It 's twenty five pound a day now . I think they 've just all jumped on the bandwagon . They do n't provide anything really do they ? Well no , that 's it .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
John Kelly talks about choosing the right type and sex of holly , Andrew Wilson has design ideas for the all - seasons garden , while Graham Rice looks at floral highlights in our season - by - season guide . In a special feature , Graham also flicks through the seed catalogue from Victorian times right through to the present day and comes up with some very interesting results . It seems that as with most things , there is nothing new under the sun . YOUR LETTERS MUSHROOM MEMORIES
Idiom: when push comes to shove (used idiomatically: yes)
When push comes to shove , a family will close ranks to protect one of their own .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
' That 's where it shows , ' Flora said , slapping at the loose skin of her under - arm . ' There , and under the eyes . ' She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . ( Though I have as much interest in my appearance as most women , I feel it is somehow degrading to admit it . Before we came away , I bought a special cream supposed to restore elasticity to the skin , but I destroyed the wrapper on the jar and the accompanying , incriminating literature , as furtively as I had , when young , removed the cover of a book on sex . )