Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Also , she was now trapped here until he decided to come and fetch her , and she knew she would miss him daily . With Marguerite she settled into an amiable routine . The sun made it warm enough to sit outside and , although swimming in the pool was out of the question so early in the year , Jenna managed to get an even golden tan . She gained a few necessary pounds in weight too , and it was all due to the quiet and calm of the house , Marguerite 's soothing presence and an entirely unexpected sense of peace and belonging . Gradually she wheedled her way into the kitchen and began to learn the art of French cooking from Alain 's mother , and what with one thing and another she hardly noticed the days pass by .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
We also believe that preliminary colectomy results in safer pouch surgery , because patients are no longer on steroid medication , are well nourished , and there is no co - existing sepsis . As a consequence of this policy loop ileostomy is now used in only 22 % of operations . In those cases with indeterminate colitis , only time will tell whether these patients behave as those with ulcerative colitis or true Crohn 's disease . We would not routinely recommend restorative proctocolectomy knowingly for patients with Crohn 's colitis because the failure rate is high and most will eventually develop recurrence of disease in the anal canal or in the small bowel . So far two of 10 patients with a diagnosis of Crohn 's disease have already developed recurrence in the small intestine .
Idiom: at death's door (used idiomatically: yes)
Chris was still asleep when Carolyn came home , and she was relieved to hear that he had been fine while she was out . Over the next few days he made a remarkably swift recovery . Soon they were laughing over the melodrama of it ; how quickly he had seemed to arrive at death 's door , and how absurdly soon afterwards he was stuffing his face and bouncing with health . ‘ It 's like a speeded - up version of an adult illness,’ said Carolyn , who still looked white and exhausted , two weeks after Chris was fully recovered . They were in the kitchen , sitting over cups of coffee , reluctant to move to do the washing up .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: no)
Allan Stewart had been itching to speak . ‘ How long ? Oh — five miles — half an hour if they mean business … Come on , let us load and prime the fowling guns.’ ‘ Why , Allan?’
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
Fuels made from biomass , like ethanol , from sugar cane , are used in Brazil and a few other countries , but are subject to shortages , sometimes because of drought . And then , of course , there is the alternative of public transport , provided it is ground transport ( aircraft are major polluters ) . The popularity of road transport has meant that railways have either had short shrift , as in Britain , where investment per kilometre is about one - third that in France , or have had to be heavily subsidized , as in France and Germany . How you view public transport depends very much on where you live . In contrast to the nationwide Observer / Harris poll of voters referred to earlier , 75 per cent of the Londoners questioned by Gallup on behalf of five London boroughs preferred curbs on cars and better public transport to more city roads .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
But in that case why study " others " at all ? If social anthropologists are sincere when they say that their subject is a kind of micro - sociology and when they proclaim that they no longer feel themselves to be members of a culture / society which is intrinsically " superior " to that of the people they are studying , why do n't they study themselves ? Who suffer the discomforts of living in a longhouse near the headwaters of the Amazon when versions of what you want to know are available for observation just down the road ? This is a sensitive and difficult question . Social anthropologists can and do study members of their own society and they have been doing so for a long time , though mostly they do not do it very well .
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: no)
Paul Harrison 's Inside the Inner City : Life under the Cutting Edge focused on Hackney , a London borough ranked among the worst off on any scale of urban deprivation ( Harrison , 1983 ) . Harrison describes ( p. 369 ) the way in which the inner urban powder - keg leads to a vicious circle , with many victims , but few individual villains : The police force face the virtually impossible task of keeping the lid on the explosive mixture of ingredients that the dynamics of British society have assembled in the inner city . This mixture , heated by recession and high unemployment , inevitably generates a high level of crime . This necessitates , in turn , a far more numerous and ubiquitous police presence than in other kinds of area , far more frequent unpleasant contact with the public as potential suspects , and far greater opportunities for police misjudgment or abuse .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
After all , Bach never set a foot outside Germany , but he has the universe in his music . The difference is in kind , but not in degree . Having drawn a blank with the local councils , and having been used instead of helped by nearby ‘ conservationists’ , Jane now wrote dozens of letters to banks , charities , environmental societies , corporations , official bodies , in search of sponsorship , or even a loan . But there was no money in conservation as far as the business people were concerned and the charities and voluntary bodies were well - meaning but lacked resources . Even the government bodies were starved of money .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: yes)
Clean the surface Remove any old sealing compound which may be present on the bath close to the tap fixing . Take care not to scratch the surface on plastic baths . The new tap should be provided with a sealing washer or gasket . If it does n't have one , buy some non - setting plumber 's mastic to seal between the tap and the bath .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
As there was so much at stake the standard of hockey was effective with both teams playing conservatively and not wanting to take too many risks . RUC had slightly the edge in the first half but neither goalie had any shots to save during the period . Both teams had a few short corners which came to nothing . The trend continued after the restart with plenty of activity around the centre of the pitch . Each team had a couple of scoring opportunities and a few short corners but the game dragged on to a scoreless draw .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Five years ago this would not have been possible , and it is a measure of the success of the Cleveland Classics series of concerts that a mass audience has been gradually persuaded to sample music of a more controversial stamp than the usual ‘ pops’ . GLOVE puppet Sooty 's future is safe , thanks to a patent and trademark firm with a North - East base . The TV bear comes of age this year his 40th anniversary and puppeteer Matthew Corbett feared rip - offs in the wake of Sooty - mania . He called in Urquhart - Dykes and Lord , who have offices in Middlesbrough and Newcastle , to trademark the teddy . The company was given the task of protecting Sooty and his furry pals Sweep and Soo from counterfeit products .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
But all is not well at Lazio — quite apart from Gascoigne 's absence . Lazio 's manager , Dino Zoff , says that Gascoigne is all he needs to have a team capable of challenging for the title . But he is fuming over the interference in his work of the chief executive , Lionello Celon . ' With Celon , we can not possibly have football conversations . No , I ca n't talk about football with Celon . '
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: no)
In the second half of the century , Britain received , amongst others , Bob Smith from Washington DC and Bob Travers , who was noted for his contests against Jem Mace and Patsy Reardon . Slightly later came heavyweight Peter Jackson , born in St Croix , West Indies , in 1861 , four years before emancipation . He travelled as a seaman to Sydney where he won the Australian heavyweight title before transferring to San Francisco where he was persuaded by the Earl of Lonsdale to operate in England , a move which enhanced his status greatly , as a contemporary noted : ' I knew him in the days of his greatness when sitting on top of the pugilistic world , fêted and lionized , he might well have been excused some slight vanity'(quoted by Henderson , 1949 , pp.20–1 ) . Viscount Knebworth notes an early colour line drawn by the world heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan who took on white challengers but refused to fight Jackson ( no date , p.56 ) . By 1896 , however , Peter Corris reports : ' Jackson became a publican and a drinker and his decline was rapid'(1980 , p.53 ) .
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yeah.’ ‘ Tim Hargreaves said that you 'd like to have a chat with me about some things . He said you 'd been out of sorts recently.’ ‘ Not so recently.’ ‘ What do you mean?’
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
It had been a mistake to get together again — a symptom of their immaturity , their enslavement to Cambridge . Yes ( she swelled with the certainty of this insight ) , it had been Cambridge , not desire , that had reunited them . They were both so obsessed with the place , its gossip and rumours and intrigues , that they wanted to spend every possible moment together there , comparing notes , exchanging opinions : who was in , who out , what X said about Y 's review of P 's book about Q. Well , she was sick and tired of the place , tired of its beautiful architecture housing vanity and paranoia , glad to exchange its hothouse atmosphere for the real if smoky air of Rummidge . And to make the break with Cambridge somehow entailed breaking finally with Charles . She informed him of this conclusion , and with his usual calm he accepted it .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1906 he married Senga Marion , daughter of Professor ( Sir ) Isaac Bayley Balfour [ q.v . ] , regius keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden , Edinburgh . They had three sons and two daughters ; she died at sea in 1925 . In 1927 he married Anna Moore , daughter of Murray Pringle Ritchie of Santiago , Chile . Aglen died in Alyth 26 May 1932 .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The fourth principle is that ‘ personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall be adequate , relevant and not excessive in relation to that purpose or those purposes’— and there is more to this than at first meets the eye . It clearly precludes the collection of data for its own sake , or just in case it might turn out to be useful ; and it requires that information shall be kept for only as long as it remains relevant . It ties in with the fifth principle that ‘ personal data shall be accurate and , where necessary , kept up - to - date’— a formidable requirement , if taken literally , in view of the frequency with which personal details ( address , etc . ) can change , and also bearing in mind the possible diversity of sources of information ; and who but the data subject can be the true judge of accuracy — unless of course he may have an interest in falsifying the record ? Who is to judge if there is a dispute ? The Act goes no further than requiring that , where there is disagreement over accuracy , the fact that there is such disagreement must be recorded .
Idiom: tired and emotional (used idiomatically: no)
Dear Old Fishfinger Can you recommend some dwarfs for my four foot tank ? Grumpy , Sneezy , Doc , Dopey , Bashful , Happy , Sleepy , Sid Little , Tired and Emotional , Colin Moynihan , Dave Dee , Dozey , Beaky , Mick and … Dear Old Fishfinger My pencils wo n't eat — what shall I do ?
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously the substrate was gravel and lime - free gravel because of the acidic conditions preferred by the Amazonian fish . The rest of the equipment added ( just a heater / thermostat and airpump connected ) the tank was then filled with water and left to stand . While the tank was being prepared and the water standing , six large pieces of bogwood were being soaked in a dustbin to allow the tannic acid to leach out of the wood to a limited extent , as I intended that the wood would still leach out the acid and brown coloration into the aquarium water providing the fish with darkened water to swim around in . The wood was added to the aquarium and a few strategically placed plastic plants were added with a few well - rounded , safe , large pebbles . The temperature was set at 84 ° F ( 29 ° C ) .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
If that does the job and on receipt of the bills , I think we should support it . Yes I think they 've got off the ground and they 've shown a lot of initiative . I think she , yes , she presented it well . Okay .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
The opening chorus of No . 147 is another radiant piece , this one dominated by a glittering high trumpet . The soloist , Crispian Steele - Perkins , plays it almost impeccably yet , once again , I felt the effect was decorative rather than assertive . The solo singing is by and large excellent . I very much enjoyed the unpretentious vocal quality of Ruth Holton though would like to have felt she had a little bit more in reserve . Michael Chance and Stephen Varcoe are both on characteristically strong form but my greatest pleasure derived from the eloquent declamation of recitatives by Anthony Rolfe Johnson .
Idiom: cold comfort (used idiomatically: yes)
Thin Wall Special ( E1 ) is superb , giving two contrasting pitches : the first a steep , technical wall , the top an awkward and bold overhanging corner . The Ghost , weaving through the roofs of the Main Face , now stands at E3 to give a remarkable route . It is actually much easier than appearances would suggest — cold comfort when it looks impossible ! For my money , Joe Brown 's ascent of Bow Wall ( E2 ) in 1957 was one of the most impressive in the cliff 's entire history . So typically Brown — a great line up the overhanging heart of the Main Face , it struck a masterly note that could n't be ignored .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
but you actually find some trends Mm . across the board . Mm . Er which also really does n't look as if actually asks you cross section .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
I asked someone , since the crowd was so dense that one could not see the tiny figure in mink and brocade . ‘ She 's set up there like a part of the Rameses II exhibition,’ came the answer . Rildia Bee held court , charming and charmed , while Gisella Tect , baker extraordinaire , cut the wedding cake Van had bought for the party , as lovely as the wedding cakes he always has at parties for his mother , a wedding cake made , of course , by Gisella Tect herself . ‘ They 're just the prettiest cakes on earth,’ a Van Cliburn patron explained to me . ‘ They 're prettier than cakes that are n't wedding cakes .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: no)
You may be written off as a malingerer or a neurotic or , perhaps even worse , as someone who must be gently humoured back to health . Alternatively , you may be shown the door with a few sharp words more in keeping with a tyrannical consultant than your friendly neighbourhood GP . We have all heard stories about GPs alleged to have given patients short shrift with remarks like : ‘ Throw away your crutches . It 's your head that needs them , not your legs.’ ‘ Women of your age imagine aches and pains — are you sure you 're not attention seeking?’
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
We are on familiar ground , since this idealism is none other than his deeper — sometimes he called it deepest , sometimes highest — realism ; but with new implications in that he is beginning to show a sensitiveness to the actual which no doubt existed before but was rarely evident , a sensitiveness which is now coming out like a bruise . This is an important aspect of the process I have called his working his way backwards into the Nineteenth Century . Crime and Punishment takes its place in a perfectly obvious and open fashion among the international classics of naturalism ( or realism ) , and it is the first of his novels to do so : the earlier and great book The House of the Dead walks so close beside personal history as to rule itself out in this connection ; formally it is a freak , so I argued , a quasi-novel ; and as regards fact and fiction , since he is recounting not ‘ prophesying events ’ , Dostoevsky can not have found much in the Dead House to get excited about . Whereas in Crime and Punishment and in the novels which follow he can , though his narrow glee over being ahead of the fact is unworthy of his art and of what ‘ idealism ’ and ‘ deeper realism ’ intend . Shrewd guessing at tendency is not the jewel in his casket .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
The ram - raiders careered across the lawn of the house in Wrekenton , Tyne and Wear . They reversed away without stealing anything after being scared by an alarm but caused £ 750 damage . Police in Northumbria believe it is the first such attack on a house . Quit cigs for baby WOMEN have a better chance of conceiving if they stop smoking , researchers said yesterday .
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
Dealers at one licensed dealer would occasionally write ad hoc sales pitches , photocopy them , and hand them round to colleagues . These would be used without being properly vetted and were likely to contain inaccuracies . In the rough and tumble atmosphere of the dealing room , nobody seemed to care . After all , even the official sales pitches were often too uninformative , or too ill - spelt and ungrammatical to be of much use . Facts were also likely to be outdated .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: yes)
It overlooks the Gypsey Race , known locally as ‘ The Beck’ , which winds its way through several villages from its source at Wharram , high on the Yorkshire Wolds , before finally flowing into the sea through Bridlington Harbour . As it leaves Rudston , it runs through the grounds of Thorpe Hall on the outskirts of the village which is the home of Sir Ian and Lady Juliet MacDonald of Sleat , descendants of Sir Godfrey , whose family , originally the Bosvilles , arrived in the community in the 1770s . As the Gypsey Race meanders through the estate it encourages and supports much wildlife and some quite rare birds . The great community spirit has enabled a children 's play park to be established close by the village hall , and more recently a sports field which has a beautiful pavilion and caters for football , cricket , tennis , bowls , and a floodlit area for football training and five - a - side tournaments throughout the winter . Most of the work of creating this field and pavilion was done voluntarily and funded mainly by money raised from various village functions .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
On Dec. 22 the North grudgingly gave way to the South 's proposal for two secretariats ( based in Seoul and Pyongyang , the North Korean capital ) , rather than one in Panmunjom ( in the Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) constituting the border between North and South Korea ) , and for a single team leader from the side fielding the most athletes instead of joint leaders . The negotiators failed to sign the formal agreement on Jan. 18 , 1990 , however , because the South insisted on the inclusion of supplementary items aimed at guaranteeing the implementation of the agreement . The talks collapsed on Feb. 7 , Seoul radio commenting that the idea of a single team had " gone up in smoke " . Joint parliamentary talks Preliminary discussions on holding joint legislative talks [ see p. 37041]made little progress on Nov. 29 , 1989 , when delegates were drawn into arguments about " openness " , reform in North Korea , the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea and the abolition of the South 's National Security Law .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
These are the army and the police out of uniform . A night on the town for the boys . The army is directing traffic at a crossroads . It 's a job - creation scheme . One holds up the east - west streets .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Too often they ignore misdeeds and then protest when the media points them out . If the newspapers did not investigate criminals , MPs , businessmen and others , there would be times when no one did . Yet if the crackdown on the Press which is being demanded goes ahead , journalists would be working with both hands tied behind their backs — as opposed to the one-hand handicap they are forced to suffer at the moment . We should all be united in wanting a Britain where dangerous criminals are kept out of harm 's way , where politicians are honourable and public servants are honest . We wo n't get it if the newspapers are gagged .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The area is among Wirral 's worst jobless blackspots with unemployment at 36 % . Mr Wilkie says plans for the units are in line with one of the main objectives of the City Lands initiative — to provide more land for jobs . Cochrane and Dettori join ton up club By A Special Correspondent RAY COCHRANE and Frankie Dettori both joined the Flat season 's ' 100 Club ' at windy Newcastle yesterday , breezily leaving the nervous nineties in their wake with a double apiece .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus , it was the Russian Establishment which made language a key national issue . Furthermore , the properties of the Armenian Church were confiscated . Worst of all was the horrifying anti - semitism which was fashioned as a vital support for Great Russian chauvinism ; the Jews , long discriminated against — to the tune of 650 legal restrictions on their activities — were used in the great pogroms of the late nineteenth century as the butt of national policy . Of course , the mass of the Russian people themselves were almost as hideously oppressed within the empire , but without the ‘ national’ dimension . The 1905 revolution brought many of these issues to a head , for it was
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
The Case for a Global Financial - Transaction Tax BERLIN – What went wrong with global financial markets ? In a nutshell : the implosion of the brave new world of modern finance , and the economic crisis that followed , was rooted in the idea that free and unregulated capital markets always work for the public good , and are all that is needed for economic prosperity . The prologue to the crisis was a combination of cheap money , deregulation , and a race for returns by executives undeterred by the associated risks . When the housing bubble burst and financial markets collapsed in its wake , growth slumped worldwide as never before since the Great Depression .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
The poor chap was always ill - looking . I suspected he had tuberculosis and asthma , at the least . He always wore an old felt hat ( probably his late father 's ) and an old worn - out beige raincoat , and his boots were ever unlaced . A pathetic figure , to be sure . Gertie , with blue gym dress and long black stockings , had hair and eyes like her mother .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
I came the Hamlets a bit . I was drunk at the time , if you must know . ‘ Oliver,’ said Stu after a while , ‘ you 're way out of order . This is our wedding . We 've already asked you to be a witness.’