Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
The wheels are n't sharp , so there 's no danger of cutting yourself . You use them , the handles must be fully opened , and the chain placed squarely around the pipe , with the wheels on the point where the cut is to be made . The chain is connected to the handle at the tightest position , the handles pulled together — and hey presto— you 've made a clean cut ! Now Kevin could reach in and start to pull out the debris causing the blockage . It 's usually good rich stuff , ideal for the flower beds , so that 's where it was dispatched .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
I read from p. 55 : ' Now , in point of law , it is not to be disputed that a release to one of several joint debtors releases them all . The case of Nicholson v. Revill is one of the many instances in which this rule of law has been applied , and the reason upon which the rule is founded is as clear and plain as the rule itself . It is to prevent circuity of action , inasmuch as if the released debtor were still liable to an action for contribution by his co - debtor ( who had been sued and had paid ) , he would not in fact be released : North v. Wakefield , 13 Q.B. 536 , 541 .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
My hon . Friend puts his finger on one of the central dilemmas faced by those who would advocate setting up a separate Parliament with separate powers entrenched in Edinburgh in rivalry to the Westminster Parliament . That is incompatible with the integrity of the United Kingdom Parliament . It would not be sustainable or stable in the long term . Mr. Malcolm Bruce Will the Secretary of State acknowledge that , given that after five years his Government have completely failed to establish a Select Committee on Scottish Affairs , he has no credibility in the constitutional debate in Scotland because he has no proposals to make ?
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
It all depends where I land . ' He stopped again and , taking her firmly now by the arm , pulled her into a shop doorway and , looking into her eyes , he said , ' If it was n't for leaving you I 'd be glad to go , and … and I thought you 'd be proud of me going . ' ' Oh , Joe ' — she turned her head slowly to the side —'don't start on that again ; you … you know nothing can come of it . ' ' Why not ? ' ' Look , do n't be silly . '
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Given the difficulties of keeping tabs on faraway players , it comes as no surprise to learn that Bilardo has appealed to one of the key figures of his 1986 World Cup team , the 34-year - old Jorge Valdano , to end his two - year retirement . Valdano , who gave up playing after struggling to throw off a viral - hepatitis problem , has agreed to attempt the unlikely come - back . In the meantime Dezotti , who has scored eight goals for lowly Cremonese in the Italian First Division , has a chance to stake his claim to Valdano 's old position . Italy : Zenga ; Bergomi , Maldini , Baresi , Ferrara , Berti , Donadoni , de Napoli , Giannini , Serena , Vialli . Argentina : Pumpido ; Ruggeri , Simon , Monzon , Batista , Olarticochea , Giusti , Bermaldo , Burruchaga , Mandolone , Dezotti .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
( Warner , £ 10.99 ) . Tom Berenger is an amnesia - suffering crash victim who suspects he has murdered someone in the stylish thriller Shattered . His wife , played by Greta Scacchi , has a few secrets of her own . ( Columbia Tristar , Pounds 10.99 ) . If mum 's thoughts are turning to summer holidays and bathing suits she might appreciate The Cellulite Diet which has tips on tackling any extra pounds .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
Voice over Some of the birds will be spotted straight away as unusual by anyone with knowledge of wildfowl . The birds will have tell - tale leg rings with Slimbridge stamped into them … or a pale mark on the leg if the ring 's been removed . Staff are angry at the thought the duck 's may've been mistreated Security 's being tightened up around the breeding pens … but staff are committed to maintaining the same easy access to the birds for visitors to the trust .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
The best way is to calculate the break - even inflation rate . This is the inflation rate that makes the money yield on an index - linked gilt equal to the yield to maturity on a conventional gilt of the same maturity . If the expected rate of inflation is higher than the break - even rate of inflation , investors will prefer the index - linked bond . and vice versa . 5.5 Yield curves
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
Tolstoy spells it out for the reader in ways that are terribly painful ; he leaves no room for pictures’(quoted ibid . p.82 ) . There are then ‘ tell - tale gaps’(see Chapter 1 ) in a text for the illustrator as there are for the reader . But they are not the same gaps . There are some books for children that have not been illustrated , and probably should not be illustrated .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
She was at this time secretary of the Londonderry branch of the NILP . A former schoolteacher and the wife of a Magee College lecturer , she was of pronounced left - wing sympathies and in later years she became Bernadette Devlin 's secretary in London . She rejected all ideas of agreements with other parties and pledged Labour to fight Orange and Green until Derry was ‘ rid of Toryism once and for all . Anti - Unionism is not enough . We reject the idea that it does n't matter which anti - Unionist force opposes the Tory candidate . '
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Featuring ancient and more modern forms of railway traction , many of the working exhibits were once common around the Taunton railway scene . Stockton and Darlington Railway engine ' Locomotion ' , a working replica from Beamish Museum of the 1825 original , will be one of the major historic attractions at the two - day event to be held at Bishops Lydeard . The star of this anniversary show , however , will be the National Railway Museum 4 - 4 - 0 ' City of Truro ' No . 3440 which made world history in 1904 as the first steam locomotive to attain 100 miles per hour while descending nearby Wellington Bank ! Over 20 other locomotives — steam , diesel and even hand powered — will star in an impressive line - up of former West Country motive power for the Cavalcades . Tiered grandstand seating for up to 800 people will be available at Bishops Lydeard for each of the two Cavalcades held each day in between normal WSR service trains .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
It must have been a shock , her turning up out of the blue like that . ‘ I had to find you,’ she said , by way of explanation . ‘ So what 's on your mind , then?’ asked Simon . ‘ I 'm listening.’ Marie concentrated hard , trying to find the right words to give some shape and order to the confusion in her head .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
Looking at the proportion of membership to Sports Council money over the last three years : you can see that if we do not increase the membership to a bigger proportion of the Sports Council Grant , we are in trouble . YOU have a chance to alter the top line ( membership ) , if not you , as members , can look at the expenditure sheet and suggest where we start making cuts . SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO SELL MEMBERSHIP The new leaflet ( enclosed ) designed to help you sell membership on YOUR CLASS , includes application form .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's been a voyage of discovery for all the crews ; a personal and physical challenge which has lasted 8 months . The 28,000 mile race could be settled within the space of just a few hours this weekend . One of the world 's largest wooden sailing ships is in Gloucester docks this weekend to mark the two hundredth birthday of the world 's first ship canal . The three - masted boat is there with eleven other tall ships and other classic craft . The event will highlight the vital role played by the waterway in the region 's industrial development .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
It is worth pointing out in this connection that the two propositions above are dubious . The second , for instance , amounts to an assertion that one can not answer the question ‘ How do you know that you are in pain?’ by simply saying ‘ Because I am in pain ' . Someone who gives this answer clearly takes it that in some cases it works , and we must not beg the question against him . The second contrasting sceptic offers not so much an argument or a question but rather an attitude . This sceptic is a hard - nosed person who claims that most people allow themselves to be persuaded by what is really rather weak evidence , but that he needs more than that to convince him .
Idiom: take a flyer (used idiomatically: no)
Hopefully , that 's what bands get when they 're here now : more hours spent on each record because there 's only 12 artists.’ Let 's go back , right back to the beginning of the last paragraph . If you had 700 quid in your pocket and you wanted to take a flyer , you would n't spend it on a band comprising ex - members of Clock DVA , would you ? You 'd do something more likely to reap a financial return , such as throw it off the top of Blackpool Tower in a Force Nine gale and run down the 763 steps to see if you could catch any of it before it blew away . But signing The Box is what Andy McDonald chose to do .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
Perhaps the Talbothays milk was not very well skimmed that afternoon . Tess was in a dream as she skimmed . The heat of his love made her feel like a plant under a burning sun . ' There 's something very practical that I want to ask you , ' he said gently . ' I shall soon want to marry .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
You have to have a series of watertight rules and regulations . It 's like anything else in law if procedures are not carried out properly . ‘ The IAAF must urgently review the situation , for when you make your rules you have to carry them out to the letter of the law . I think people are worried about whether we can carry them out efficiently.’ Jan Kern , secretary - general of the DLV , echoed those sentiments when he said : ‘ After what we have heard , there are no more faultless doping tests in the world.’
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
Il Moro sailed conservatively to win by 1 min 53 sec , a smaller margin that the 3 min 11 sec New Zealand scored easily over France 's Ville de Paris , the Kiwi boat gaining the advantage at the start and looking sharp right round the track . On the defenders ' course Bill Koch kept his dream alive of an all - America syndicate final when his best pair of helmsmen , Buddy Melges and Kimo Worthington aboard America , defeated Koch on Kanza in the fresher breezes that should have suited Kanza . Kanza lost the lead on the second leg run when her spinnaker pole broke allowing America to turn a 23-second deficit into a 56-secon lead . But Koch 's vacillating views on his own afterguard line - up , seemingly decided at the last minute with minimal consultation among his senior crew , is bemusing observers . Melges tried to make light of the issue : ' If the question is ' Is it difficult for us to make a decision ' , the answer is ' Sometimes yes , sometimes no ' . '
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously he can create a better model if he knows what the interviewee looks like , how he dresses , talks and responds non - verbally . Equally the interviewee forms a model of the interviewer(s ) and this can be a considerable aid to his decision - making about whether he can respect , trust , work with or tolerate guidance from the interviewer . This interaction may or may not achieve a successful conclusion for both sides depending on their level of skill . Attempting to do research on the interview per se is doomed to failure because the skills of the actors will dominate the success or otherwise of the proceedings . It should be remembered also that the interview is only one incident within a series of communication functions which aim towards one objective .
Idiom: put down roots (used idiomatically: yes)
They wanted me to ‘ put down roots’ . But all things in this impermanent world are essentially rootless . The desire to put down roots is a recognition of human rootlessness . I am like the leaves and flowers of ikebana , with roots cut off , stuck in a spiked metal holder ( kenzan ) instead of in the earth . Their ground is water , renewed every day , as the leaves and flowers are renewed in accordance with mood and season , even with the hour of the day .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
If used , it will almost definitely start a nuclear world war , and if not , it is just a waste of resources and a treacherous device to disarm . With conventional weapons , the destruction is not so drastic , far more controlled , and more accurate and economical . Armies are the main conventional weapon and have been around for over five millennia in various forms . Even Switzerland has an army,(albeit more pageantry than practicality ) , in the Swiss Guard . Armies are not as feared by Western nations as they are by countries in Latin or South American countries ( to which I will refer later ) , in fact in the UK , by an attempt to cut government spending , it was revealed that there is great support for the army .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Emerging economies were immediately affected by credit tightening ( including trade finance ) and rapid declines in exports , leading to similar shocks there . Advanced countries moved to prevent a downward spiral using monetary and fiscal policy tools . These , too , had external effects ; but , at ~ least in the short run , the medicine ( distortions in capital markets ) was generally considered less damaging than the disease ( economic collapse in the advanced economies ) . This was followed by an extended version of the assisted - growth model in the advanced countries , largely revolving around unconventional monetary policy ; in the United ~ States , this implied several rounds of quantitative easing , which is simply the government borrowing from itself – a form of price control .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: no)
And there was n't a chip or sausage in sight as the young diners tucked into cuisine a la France et Italia . Lessons on what it 's like to be a European went down a treat with the pupils of a rural Ulster primary school last week . Children at Hardy Memorial Primary in Richill got to grips with such intricacies as foreign currencies , languages , customs , national flags and costumes and of course , food . Staff and pupils alike entered into the spirit of a European Awareness Week at the Co Armagh school . ‘ The idea is to make the children aware that they are now members of the European community and what that means,’ said Audrey Henderson , a teacher who helped organise the week 's activities .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I want to be a credit to you , Nahum.’ ‘ You will be , I know.’ He took the liberty of holding her hand briefly . She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . ‘ Where do the Foundling babies live?’ she asked .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
That was a favorite argument all through the eighteenth century , especially under the influence of Sir Isaac ~ Newton and his cosmogony .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
And you even get a tea break without a floating plastic fly in the cup or a plate of rubber biscuits . But working at Ace Place proved that this joke business is no nine - to - five job . Even the clocks are wacky not only up the wall but completely off the wall ! One design replaces the numbers from 1 to 12 with One -ish , two ish , three ish .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
I believe it 's quite an important part . Well , well , well . Nothing about training should go on er , as training people procedure should go on the notice board , should n't it . I think maybe with this next issue of procedures we need a separate mode going round which says highlights the key things , yeah . highlighting the key points .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
She had evidently injured her foot , and they thought the bone might be affected . After some hesitation the estimable Puchberg responded to Mozart 's appeal , and Constanze was dispatched to take a cure at Baden , a spa about 17 miles south of Vienna . She seems to have had amazing powers of recovery : from being at death 's door in mid - July , a month later she was giving her husband cause for concern about ' making herself cheap ' in the free - and - easy atmosphere of Baden . ' Do not torment yourself and me with needless jealousy ' , implored Wolfgang . ' Do remember that a wife can only enslave her husband by her modest behaviour . '
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: no)
The Knin assembly continued to function and on Feb. 21 voted to dismiss Paspalj and the assembly 's two vice - presidents , and also to replace Milan Martic as the Krajina " Interior Minister " after he ordered local militias to be placed under the command of the Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) in preparation for the arrival of the UN force . On the same day Babic reversed his opposition to the peace plan , stating that Krajina was satisfied with what he said were UN guarantees that Croatian laws and institutions would not be valid in the territories under UN protection . The ceasefire in Croatia was seriously threatened when Osijek and Vinkovci came under heavy shell fire from the JNA on Feb. 26 , while Sibenik on the Adriatic coast was bombarded by federal forces . Tudjman on Feb. 26 announced the demobilization of 20,000 Croatian reservists . EC Lisbon meeting on Yugoslavia — Talks on Bosnia - Hercegovina
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
The reason a bat is a particularly telling example for a philosopher , however , is that the experiences of an echolocating bat are assumed to be peculiarly alien and different from our own . If you want to share a bat 's experience , it is almost certainly grossly misleading to go into a cave , shout or bang two spoons together , consciously time the delay before you hear the echo , and calculate from this how far the wall must be . That is no more what it is like to be a bat than the following is a good picture of what it is like to see colour : use an instrument to measure the wavelength of the light that is entering your eye : if it is long , you are seeing red , if it is short you are seeing violet or blue . It happens to be a physical fact that the light that we call red has a longer wavelength than the light that we call blue . Different wavelengths switch on the red - sensitive and the blue - sensitive photocells in our retinas .
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
She raised her hands and laughed . ‘ What can I say ? It 's out of this world . Our cabin is marvellous , and on top of that , I 'm going to see places I 've only dreamed about until now.’ ‘ You 're not overdoing things?’
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Amongst the employed families living on the Mount Pleasant Estate , 51.2 per cent of their total income was claimed by rent and ' other necessary expenditure ' ; in unemployed families the figure rose to 60.6 per cent . Overall , the amounts which these groups of families were able to spend on food were , in three cases out of four , well below the minimum considered necessary by the British Medical Association Nutrition Committee . On the face of it , so much for slum clearance and planned redevelopment : community health might even be impaired rather than improved . On the other hand , the issues were now seen broadly in terms of welfare ; the physical arrangements of housing and land use had to be part of a wider canvas which tackled poverty and social opportunity . The scene was set for the activity of town planning to move from environmentalism to welfarism .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Three IRA men were killed in hail of bullets , inquest told UNDERCOVER soldiers fired more than 200 rounds at a hijacked car during a shoot - out in which three Irish Republican Army men died , an inquest at Enniskillen , Co Fermanagh , heard yesterday . No warning had been given by the soldiers because they believed their comrades ' lives were in danger and they were under fire from the hijacked car , the hearing was told . The inquest is into the deaths of brothers Michael Gerard Hart , 29 , and Martin Joseph Hart , 23 , and their brother - in - law , Brian Mullin , 26 , all from the Sixmilecross area of Co Tyrone . They died almost five years ago in the undercover operation near Omagh , Co Tyrone .
Idiom: cut and run (used idiomatically: yes)
I envy him ! We all want to do it , do n't we ? Just cut and run . But who does it ? No one— ' cept your dad .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
He turned back to look at Sorvino . The police driver was still waiting , still uncertain . ‘ He 's pissed off!’ Campion said incredulously . Most of the lights in the underpass had been kicked out and what showed of the green and white tiling had been generously sprayed with graffiti , Hendrix and Are Gay Militants Limp Fisted ?
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , are you going to ask me questions or do I just start off?’ The old aggression flashed . ‘ Since I 've got no idea why you wanted to see me , you 'd better tell me what 's on your mind.’ The ring - bedecked finger holding her cigarette quivered . ‘ There 's no point in beating about the bush , I suppose .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
' How can I tell you ? I might be wrong . It seems to me that everything is balanced on a knife - edge . ' ' You 've solved every problem , ' he assured her deeply , looking into her eyes . ' Whatever you say , Maggie . '
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
Put an entry in the third block and er with the worksheet status again and the number has now gone down forty eight . So sixteen in the first block , sixteen for the third block and sixteen for the intervening block . Now if I go all the way to the very bottom of the spreadsheet , and put some er , an entry , somewhere near the margin there . Now its using sixteen bytes for that block , but also , sixteen bytes for all the intervening blocks , and there 's an awful lot of intervening blocks between that and that in your worksheet status again . Er , you see the number on the left is two hundred and forty one thousand and two hundred and seventy four thousand so it 's gone down by approximately thirty three thousand bytes .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
For example , in the case of the West Midlands RMC , which was originally planned to have consisted of North Staffordshire and Wolverhampton Polytechnics , it is now based only on the former ; and , in contrast , the London RMC , which was originally to have been based on the Polytechnic of Central London , now encompasses five additional institutions . In some regions , difficulties arose because some of the colleges comprising RMCs were offering considerably more management education than others , because of status difference between institutions , and because of internal stresses within colleges , some of which accorded management education a higher priority than others . For these reasons , single - centre RMCs had fewer teething troubles and were , generally , quicker off the mark than multi - centre ones . Another problem that has beset the RMCs is that , instead of being financed from special , earmarked central or regional funds , they have had to derive the necessary resources from the parent institutions . Inevitably , this has brought them into competition for limited resources with the other activities of the polytechnics and colleges .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
To avoid spoiling , fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen .