Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
Impressed by the Method masters ' formidable screen and stage presence , Allen left fringe theatre for New York , where he studied at the famous Strasberg Institute ( former pupils include Marilyn Monroe and Method 's godfather Brando ) and worked by night as a doorman at the fashionable club , Nell 's,’ to pay the rent’ . Back in England , he 's already planning an actors ' agency and workshops , while his company performs two modern American plays , Hello Out There and PVT Wars , in theatres around the country this spring . As for the moody magnetism Method actors devote all their energy trying to perfect , Allen can take it or leave it . He 's less interested in spending hours scowling sulky into his bedroom mirror and more fascinated by the rigorous training Method acting provides . ’ The thing that bothers me about English training is that although acting is as demanding as ballet or opera , dancers and singers work out every day .
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: no)
Fresh and simply stunning . Hair by W.M. Mackenzie Hair SAVING FACE A couple of carefully chosen make - up items will see you through the day with confidence . New from Colourings at The Body Shop is Complete Colour ( £ 3.95 ) .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
While prices in many parts of northern France are still cheaper than in south west England , those who dabble in French residential property will quickly discover there are few fat profits to be made . Restoration costs are high , resale may be difficult and French tax will take a large proportion of any profit . Improved road and rail links with the rest of Britain , good local amenities , and a wide range of leisure activities make the West Country a popular location for weekend home owners , and retirement . And retired people should also bear in mind the high cost of French health care . Although basic medical treatment can be obtained in France under a reciprocal agreement , it is not entirely free . You may be required to pay up front for any treatment and will only be able to reclaim part of the cost .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Whose doing most damage to the pitch ? ? 3 . They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure ( this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch ) . Unless the new pitch is going to be pretty hard wearing , prospects for staging Euro 96 , and perhaps more importantly for playing good football over the next couple of seasons , do not look good ! ! Roger G
Idiom: go begging (used idiomatically: no)
No ! Not quite ! Do you go begging ? Well sometimes , but sometimes I just pickpocket it 's much easier that way . Have you turned to prostitution as a way of getting money ?
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Theorem 1.3.10 There are infinitely many primes . The proof is yet another " by contradiction " . Recall that we are temporarily assuming that irreducibles and primes are one and the same thing in Z. Proof Suppose there is only a finite number , n , say , of positive primes . Suppose ti = pm .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: no)
A RIPPLE of raised eyebrows is running across faces in the European computer - graphics industry . For the first time in computer history , the US is to drop one of its standards , in favour of the International Standards Organisation 's ( ISO ) Graphic Kernel System ( GKS ) . But there may be problems getting individual companies to follow suit . The organisation published a draft standard on computer graphics at the end of March . The British Standards Institution will probably adopt it virtually word for word , as will the German DIN ( not surprising — the Germans did the original work ) .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've got a chunky old fishing - boat myself , the type locals use for crabbing.’ She pulled the covers higher , feeling drained but oddly relaxed , as though the dream had relieved some of the pressure on her brain . ‘ If the dream is accurate —’ She pulled a face . ‘ Something so realistic just has to be accurate ! Anyway , it 's a hint as to how I got here , if nothing else.’
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
The Scottish Cricket Union will award caps for the games against Yorkshire and Western Province Colts , which Love expects to be a very hard fixture , and bearing in mind the high standard of youth cricket encountered in Johannesburg last March , he is almost certain to be right . Defeat by England but title goes north SCOTLAND made it three wins on the trot in the Home International Indoor Championships in Swansea yesterday despite losing out in their final fixture with England , 106 - 113 . Scotland knew before the match started that they could lose by up to 50 shots and still take the title . England required a win to avoid taking the wooden spoon for the first time .
Idiom: make a pitch (used idiomatically: no)
The Club on the other hand has been stripped of the non - essentials — who needs a luxury interior in a training environment ? Who needs wheel spats that collect debris and make it difficult to maintain the brakes , particularly when the engine is only 160hp in an airframe capable of taking 250 ? The result is that short field performance has been addressed , the propeller pitch has been made finer , reducing the take - off roll to some 804 feet ( hard surface ) , and cutting the cruise performance by a few knots to around 100 . Since a fast cruise is not essential in the training market , this is not particularly critical , nor is the range . This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four - seater if you watch the weight and balance .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
I strolled on down the edge of the ninth fairway in the gradually strengthening sun . It was picking out the spaces through the trees and making enchanting patterns among the bronzes and browns and greens , and occasionally highlighting spiders ' webs , laden with moisture . The many grey squirrels were out and about , busy , and unaware of the interruptions to their habitat which the golf fans would bring . An even more pleasant prospect for club golfers is the presence of the refreshment hut in a little clearing between the ninth green and the tenth tee . On warm days a long and cooling drink , or a mug of tea , is impossible to resist .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Readers hardly need me to remind them that the simple but magnificent monument at the head of Loch Shiel is to commemorate the 1745 Jacobite rebellion against English domination . English tourists might like to be reminded that the ghastly visitor centres , the scant toilet facilities and the gruesome catering in the West Highlands of Scotland are there to get you back for the fact you won . I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats . Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping - bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe . I can picture the romantic scene now .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . But we wo n't go into that , that 's history ! But it would be very interesting if er you had a positive er proposal or something constructive to make which we might be able to examine , but I can tell you at the end of the day money is required and this government wo n't allow to spend er , the money that er we have got er er erm at the moment that we could , er use but they wo n't let us . And further more , they do n't come up er , with the er right amount of money for our needs er , but er it is er , duty bound er to us . I 'm not disputing that , I 'm simply saying that perhaps we have a management problem here where we could be doing things differently and I 'd like to hear some positive suggestions from housing officers as to how you can address that .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: no)
It was the final straw for me as well . When I watched the TV news and saw Auque and Normandin waving to the crowd on their release , something snapped . How many more hostages were we going to see walk free while our Government still could n't tell us if John was alive ? Three days after the French were released Joelle Kauffman arranged for me to see Normandin and I flew to Paris , with Mary , to see him . It was unlikely , but just possible that he might have news of John .
Idiom: turn a trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Getting laid has never been so cheap in all history . Go to a crack house , Nick , and you can buy anything you want in the way of human flesh . Do you think I want to see my kids turning tricks for a smear of white powder ? ' I felt his sadness and hopelessness , but I was still reluctant to embroil myself . There had to be agencies and clinics that were competent to deal with drug abuse , while the best I could be was an enthusiastic amateur , and that was rarely good enough .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
This suggests a naivety on Serafin 's part amounting to a kind of idiocy . I suppose she suggested it in deference to the participatory politics of the time . Even so , it puts her judgement into question , to say the least . I ca n't help admiring the skill with which Summerchild got this mad toy out of her hands , by offering her the alternative piety of deference to trade union sentiment . …
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
I wish Mrs McBride had taken her husband 's religion instead of his accent . That way St Anthony 's would have had the benefit of her cooking . I did hint to Father Donovan that here was a brand ready for plucking , but Michael knows when to leave well alone . Now , if you can seduce his housekeeper Mrs Kelly into Anglicanism , you 'll be in clover.’ Susan Kendrick , expertly wrapping china in newspaper and ankle - deep in shavings from her packing cases , had been briskly informative but hardly more reassuring .
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
You 're complete opposites.’ She was beginning to wonder if he was right . By then it was too late to try and change her policy , for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her , watching for any slip she made , so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it . Perhaps she was still too much like Miss Harker and her kind for him to feel comfortable . Anything which smacked of breeding seemed to infuriate him .
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , Feargal,’ his sister whispered , ‘ you look so — elegant . You 'll break all the girl 's hearts — if you have n't done so already.’ ‘ And you look — out of this world.’ He behaved as though he had n't seen Ellie , as though she did n't exist , and she felt a lump come into her throat , felt hurt , and diminished , which was so stupid . Extending his hand to his sister , he added , ‘ The car 's here .
Idiom: below the belt (used idiomatically: yes)
The space programme ; NASA . The small step for man had fired the American blood as no other single conquest had ever done . Belittle that , and you hit every patriotic American below the belt . Manville grinned to himself . It was the only place to punch .
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
Well it 's worth some enquiries Rose is n't it ? Mm , if you would n't mind Sheila anyway , thank you . Erm , the carol festivals are on and there 's one at Thaxted , which might be quite nice , actually , erm it 's on the same page , the previous column And someone 's just taken a driving test at ninety one . And she passed with flying colours She 's been driving for years apparently but she had to take a test . Anyhow , I leave you to go through anyway , cos we 'll be here all day .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
Many observers say that leadership is an art rather than a science . Good leadership is situational . In my book The Powers to Lead , I call this skill " contextual intelligence . " The ability to mobilize a group effectively is certainly an art rather than a predictive science , and varies with situations , but that does not mean that it can not be profitably studied and learned . Music and painting are based in part on innate skills , but also on training and practice .
Idiom: not cricket (used idiomatically: yes)
The Soviet Union had entered international sport with a vengeance , throwing the weight of a massive state machine against West European and American dominance of athletics . Cold War influences filtered through gradually and merged with a growing concern about the effects of increased leisure and affluence on the young , especially the problem of delinquency . ‘ It is easy to ridicule the ‘ that 's not cricket old boy’ attitude,’remarked Wolfenden , ‘ but in its deeper ( and usually inarticulate ) significance it stili provides something like the foundations of an ethical standard which may not be highly intellectual but does have a considerable influence on the day - to - day behaviour of millions of people.’ It took a Labour Government less inhibited than the Tories with their informal links to the amateur élite to bring sport within the ambit of the welfare state by setting up the Sports Council . The consequences of state intervention since 1964 have been use fully summarized in a recent report of the Sports Council on ‘ The Impact of the Sport For All Policy , 1966–84’ .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
We are healed , face to face in the soft night breeze by heart , by hand 10. for E. Your voice , from the past
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . Davis , er North Yorkshire . I want at the end erm , Chairman to give you my views of what is meant by er , an integrated and balanced community because I think that 's that 's quite important , but before I do that , I 'd like to mop up one or two er points right at the end in response to some of the contributions that have been made , and I 'll deal with them , Wincup , Curtis , Brook , er and Thomas , if that 's acceptable er to you , and really as far as Mr Wincup is concerned , he 's quite properly raised the issue of procedural issues about how the Greater York authorities is going to address moving towards er an agreed location , and quite clearly I 've got to reaffirm again that the County Council will want to look at both the greenbelt local plan report and your panel report before er it moves erm er forward or looks at any conclusions it may be moving to in the light of those er in the light of those reports , and quite clearly , as we all know , there are a number of options . Er and I , as Mr Curtis has suggested , if Mr Shepherd who conducted the greenbelt local plan enquiry decided on massive relaxation or substantial relaxation on the inner boundary , er of the greenbelt , er and the implication being that er some of that land could be made available for housing , then yes , as a matter of principal that would cast doubt on the new settlement er strategy in terms of the in terms of the numbers , conversely , if you look at another option , if you , for example , confirmed the new settlement strategy but thought that the development requirement for Greater York really was er needed to be larger than nine thousand seven hundred dwellings , twelve thousand , thirteen thousand , and I hope not , then the County Council would need to have a look at the issue of one as opposed to two new settlements , and again we will do that , and we will not take any decisions on the basis of having one report , er but not another , and I hope er that that is helpful , I can confirm that er at the end of this month the Greater York authorities will be meeting , erm and er they will be urgently looking towards erm progress erm on this issue . So that 's really a a very important underlining of what I said earlier .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
But all signs indicate that the month will end in doubt and pessimism . The image of joyful crowds and Spanish flags draped from cars and windows has given way to that of throngs of demonstrators holding banners protesting the government 's latest austerity measures . With one in four Spaniards unemployed and Spain 's sovereign bonds rated just above junk status , Spain seems to be on the edge of falling into the abyss . But very few analyses delve beneath the surface of immediate figures and assess the core of Spain 's strengths and weaknesses . Observers today tend to forget that , until the early 1980 's , Spain qualified as a developing ~ country , according to World ~ Bank standards .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Paul describes it vividly in Romans 6 in the theology of baptism . Enter the waters , and you die with Christ and rise to newness of life . In a wonderful way that is a thrilling thing to take on board . From a Christian perspective , you and I will never face death . Christ faced it for us and was victorious .
Idiom: lame duck (used idiomatically: yes)
He ca n't have thrown away my Walkman ! OK it had the batteries stuck in with sticky tape , but it kept me going through fifteen Agatha Christies and hundreds of hours of revision — well , pretend revision . I thought , Do n't know about a wild goose chase , this is a lame duck chase . Maybe it was n't even him that took my bag — maybe it was one of those American tourists or someone I did n't even see , and Dayglo here — Vern — just happened to be running along the wharf . All that stuff about my dreams , he 's invented it — he 's insane , cuckoo .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
A new regiment of Saxons made its appearance , only to be massacred by its own heavy guns . On the 27th , a Jäger battalion lost 413 killed . Several times the village actually changed hands . The 420s were then deployed to flail its ruins with their one - ton projectiles . A French lieutenant holding a bunker in the village noted that under the bombardment ‘ this vast block , 30 metres square , oscillated , at times actually rising up , like a ship’ Yet still the suicide machine - gun nests stayed behind in the pulverised debris and mowed down the German assault waves .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We have expressed our interest to the receivers and we believe we have got a sensible business plan that can be developed,’ he said . ‘ We believe there is real demand for our product in the UK . We have some way to go , but we are actively working on the plan.’ The workforce was behind the project and he had a loyal customer base and the support of the suppliers . It is understood the financial backing for the plan has yet to be finalised .
Idiom: hope against hope (used idiomatically: no)
America 's Hope Against Hope NEW ~ YORK – After a hard - fought election campaign , costing well in excess of $ 2~billion , it seems to many observers that not much has changed in American politics : Barack ~ Obama is still President , the Republicans still control the House of Representatives , and the Democrats still have a majority in the Senate . With America facing a " fiscal cliff " – automatic tax increases and spending cuts at the start of 2013 that will most likely drive the economy into recession unless bipartisan agreement on an alternative fiscal path is reached – could there be anything worse than continued political gridlock ?
Idiom: bite the bullet (used idiomatically: yes)
It is an important personal agency , and communication is of the essence,’ he says . ‘ But when the time comes , only so much can be done by discussion . Decisions have to be taken , and as director you have got to bite the bullet.’ No doubt the coming year will be a tough one , with the long - awaited White Paper on child care law , local government reform looming , and the Scottish Office making ominous noises about ending the statutory appointment of directors . But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them .
Idiom: put words in someone's mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Well personalised . Yes , er , very good effort . Erm , is it , would it , it showed you not to put words in her mouth , but I mean , it was nice to talk about Disneyland . It brought a lovely humour to the situation , erm , but maybe to ask her what she 'd likely to do , like to do in those er , last er , nine months or so . Good .
Idiom: beat about the bush (used idiomatically: yes)
It is leap year Eileen but there 's no need to go mad . Oh dear . You do n't beat about the bush do you ? No ! No , no .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
Aside form the odd gripe from local bands either overlooked by the organisers or unable to gain a prestigious spot during the week , this inaugural music biz fest went swimmingly , with an earnest enthusiasm for proceedings and a general bonhomie which belied the corporate overtones . Even the bloody weather stayed nice ! Sunday night rounds the event off with a bizarre juxtaposing of gigs : downstairs in the main hall it 's Mayhem Central , where the venue 's somewhat implausible design means that unless you 're stuffed on to the raised dancefloor you can see bugger all of the bands . Still , on with the show , and THE FARM give as good as they get against the ubiquitous torrent of abuse from those increasingly charming and tolerant ( arf arf arf ) Carter fans . Come the close of their allotted half hour , a wired Peeter Hooton is turning the anger against Thatcher ( Try and keep it up , Peter —Ed ) and an ecstatic ‘ All Together Now’ silences the Sex Machine 's lambs .
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: yes)
Mortified , she released her death - grip on his waist and tried hard to relax her legs . ‘ Just go with the flow , Irish . There 's nothing to it . You never know , you might even enjoy yourself!’ Fat chance , she thought in despair , but little by little , when nothing happened to unsettle her , she was able to relax more and in doing so became aware of all the little things she had missed before — the warmth of his back against her chest , the firm feel of his waist under her hands , the slight shift of his thighs against hers as he changed gear .
Idiom: in living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
He is likely to be tested at Twickenham as never before , but a really good game there could even give the Lions ' selectors food for thought . Props who can play on either head can be doubly useful on a bruising tour . If , perish the thought , Scotland were scarcely to win a ball from the lineout at Twickenham , this pack would probably still finish the championship having won more possession from that set - piece than any Scotland pack in living memory . Having three genuine lineout specialists has made all the difference , not to mention Derek Turnbull and , in the Irish match , Alan Watt . Now , however , in England , they will be up against another pack with a towering trinity and , in the 6ft10 in Martin Bayfield and the 6ft8 in Wade Dooley , up against bigger men .