Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Is that , is that good enough ? Yeah . But taking your point about er , you know you 've got , you 've incurred these expenses anyway , therefore at the end of the day , you 're not that much better off than er As I say , well if you do go into business on your own , be extremely careful if you are thinking of I wonder if I could go back to that point that er a couple of you raised this morning , about the transfer assets into the wife 's name .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
I mean that is n't going to create Britain as part of the E C of the Netherlands and Belgium and Germany . It 's going to create erm a sort of sweat shop in the midst of the others where they 'll dump off stuff that they do n't want some of their own people to do or their own people wo n't do . So I I think time has moved on , th the pressure from erm the economic pressure and the right wing pressure has grown and i think we 're now doing the right thing . I also feel there was a bit of politics being played and there always will of course , in politics . Next one , anyone ?
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
I do not have a handicap because I am not a member of a club , will never be able to afford to join one and ca n't afford the high green fees around London to play regularly enough to improve my game . But I am one of the lucky ones . I am able to escape the misery of golf in the south of England once in a while and go back to Scotland where sanity reigns and nobody condemns a high - handicapper ! Taylor Made Letter of the Month DON'T HOLD BACK
Idiom: full speed ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
Cecil Parkinson took over as Chairman of the Conservative Party in what proved to be an inspired appointment . Mark Carlisle , Christopher Soames and Ian Gilmour left the Cabinet and Jim Prior went to the one job which no politician can refuse , Northern Ireland Secretary . As he left Number 10 , Ian Gilmour sourly summed up the changes by saying they were ‘ not much good if you are steering full - speed ahead for the rocks’ . He left unexplained why , if that was his view , he had not gone under his own steam somewhat earlier . As for myself , I was back where I had begun in Opposition .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
Consider the conjunction of two events . Home ownership in America is falling for the first time since the Depression , just as the savings - and - loan collapse has made the government the largest single owner of property after foreclosing on bankrupt thrifts . In 1989 Congress put two and two together , in a programme to sell the government 's houses to the poor . Representative Henry Gonzalez , the chairman of the House Banking Committee , thought somebody should benefit from the S&L collapse . Mr Gonzalez , who represents the modest Hispanic city of San Antonio , Texas , shepherded the affordable - housing programme through Congress as part of the S&L bail - out .
Idiom: man of the cloth (used idiomatically: yes)
No , you know happens does n't it ? It gets hard work and er someone comes along and says well can we do it a bit quicker ? First machine comes along and a man of the cloth , as some ladies here know , from Nottingham , the Reverend William Lindel designed a knitting machine , the first machine . Fourteen eighty five . A and this first machine , sorry fifteen eighty five not fourteen eighty , fifteen eighty five , fifteen eighty five erm and the reason it was important I mean it 's well before the industrial revolution , two hundred years before the industrial revolution so he was really a man well ahead of his time .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Okay , but most of this is just memorised stuff . There 's almost nothing original.’ I was about to respond that she 'd added quite a lot to the letters , but Masha came out of the bathroom . Sergei was promising to ring Sonia tomorrow . When he put the phone down he said to us , ‘ She has stomach pains , she ca n't sleep .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
There are those who claim that canvassing the votes of the electorate is a waste of time : that they are at least as likely to vote for you if you leave them alone as they are if you go round and bother them at night . On the other hand , this point of view has to be balanced against those who protest that they only ever see politicians at election time and that if they do n't even call then they are undeserving of a vote . One of the best stories I recall was related by Norman Willis , the general secretary of the TUC , who once had the enlightening experience of watching a leaflet he had just delivered catch fire . He pushed it through the letter box and saw it flame up as it went through . The door then opened to reveal an irritated householder who was about the business of blow - torching the other side of his front door .
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: no)
She 's a woman without fear , with a mind of her own , who says what she thinks . She 's so honest . Although we do n't agree with each other on every dot and comma , we do have very many common beliefs . We share the same kind of sense of humour . Our views on people , too , are uncannily similar .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Robyn demanded . ‘ Never mind that I 've been tricked , deceived into coming all the way down here ! I should turn round and go straight back this minute!’ He leant across her and abruptly opened the door . ‘ No one is stopping you .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
All paintings reproduced courtesy of the Mercury Gallery Costa del Sol , 1983 , gouache and tempera , 38 × 34 in .. (96.5 × 86.3 cm ) Lady Feeding a Parrot , 1986 , gouache and tempera on paper , 34 × 29 in .. (86.3 × 73.7 cm ) ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPE 4 Martin Taylor on skies , trees and grasses
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Because once you 've got a computer running for your main application then you can always find other things to do with it which may help you to improve your business . What you need are different programs . And you can buy the programs as off - the - shelf , packaged programs for relatively little money , perhaps a hundred or two hundred pounds a packaged program , so you might pay perhaps two or three hundred pounds for a stock control program , two or three hundred pounds for an invoicing or sales ledger program . This obviously adds on to the cost of your basic computer but if you are a small business it is n't an enormous amount . The sort of computer we 're talking about would have two floppy disc units .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
All 20 were kept in custody during the match . THE TOPS BAR NONE THE MARS bar has many claims to fame but perhaps the strangest is its use as a guide to the economy , particularly the cost of living . The Financial Times has described the Mars bar as ‘ a currency for our time’ because it contains staple commodities including cocoa , vegetable fats , milk solids and sugar . It said it was a more reliable ‘ currency’ than gold , which is prone to speculation .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
No , she could n't stand it ; and she would n't sleep . No , she would n't sleep … She was startled out of her wits by the clanging of a loud bell being rung over her head , and then some body shouting in the dormitory : ‘ Up ! Up ! Up!’
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
So , what did you think of the adverts ? of Decommissioning and Waste Management 's Transport Technology Department felt that the idea of the high - profile campaign was ' good , but it should have been done years ago ' . He added , ' I think the concept of mentioning major customers was useful , but the design of the advert was rather dull . ' In research for the advertising campaign — where we carried out in - depth , face - to - face interviews with senior representatives of 50 existing and potential customers — we looked at existing attitudes and probed them on what it would take to persuade them to come to us to answer their problems . Typical quotes were : ' They only work in the nuclear industry ' . ' It 's only a small company — they do n't advertise much ' .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
As an American , Carter was a non - combatant in the class warfare which terrified the Parsons . This was just as well , because as a native he would have been a bit hard to take . Thomas Carter came right out and told you that he thought England was the only truly civilized country in the world and that as the most English of English cities , Oxford was its heart and soul , the core of everything that had formed us , the repository of our values and the guarantor of our standards , an expression in stone of our whole Western civilization , a cultural Stonehenge which , etc , etc . In England , that kind of patriotism is something you do with other consenting adults under the covers with the lights out , and usually comes with various unpleasant side - effects such as xenophobia , anti - Semitism , Anglo - Catholicism and so on . But Thomas Carter was from Philadelphia , and his love for Oxford and for England was a pure boyish enthusiasm as innocent as a passion for preserved railways or real ale .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
The redemption price on 8 % debentures will be 104.8 % of the principal amount , the price of the 11.50 % debentures will be 100 % of the principal amount , plus accrued interest in each case . The current conversion price for the $ 114 m 8 % debentures outstanding is $ 29.75 per share of class A common stock , for the $ 285 m 11.50 % debentures is 23.25 shares of class A stock per $ 1,000 principal . Wind River Systems Inc , Alameda , California developer of the VxWorks real - time operating system kernel , has filed to go public with an initial offer of 1.9 m shares , 1.7 m of them new , at a target price of between $ 8 and $ 10 per share . The $ 13 m or so net proceeds will be used for product development and working capital . Co - managers are by Hambrecht & Quist and Wessels , Arnold & Henderson .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: yes)
I think he was quite impressed!’ They worked together for over three years before they fell in love . ‘ It was an extremely popular programme and we always saw eye to eye about it . We both thought there were so many things people ought to know about but were afraid to ask . We covered topics such as post - natal depression , breast cancer , or how to use make - up to camouflage scars .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: no)
Former nurse Joan Young , from Darlington , explains : ‘ Most children must have been told not to pick dandelions when they were younger or else they would wet the bed . But it is well - known as a diuretic.’ She said homeopathy had come full circle now and it was quite the in - thing to be treated by herbal remedies . In a fascinating new book Joan , who worked at Darlington Memorial Hospital , has traced the development of health care in Darlington from its rudimentary beginnings to new advanced technology . For Joan it has been a labour of love and provides an amusing and detailed insight into medicine in the town .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
Prince makes a joke THE Prince of Wales brought laughter from international hoteliers by telling them : ' There is nothing like having a good pair of Bristols . ' His tongue - in - cheek comment came as he departed from the text of his speech launching a campaign to encourage hotels to adopt environmentally friendly practices to praise the restoration of Warsaw 's new Bristol Hotel . Lonely day for Naomi SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell turns 23 today — and if she wants to spend it with her U2 fiance Adam Clayton she will have to fly to Europe .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
Marble quarrying operations on the fringe of the 200 square kilometre Sariska reserve have disrupted the fragile ecology of the park , driving away cheetahs , leopards , sambars and wild boar , as well as the tigers , whose recorded population fell from 45 in 1988 to just 19 a year later . The state government has supported the quarry operators , issuing 300 licenses to quarry in the last six years . Rajasthan 's mining department earns around £ 1.1 million per year from the licenses , which fly in the face of the provisions of the federal government 's Forest Conservation Act . The upsurge in quarrying takes place against a background of increased poaching and harvesting of forest produce , while hundreds of people who had been moved out of the park in the past are now starting to return . Recently , the Rajasthan government has announced plans to sell land inside the park boundaries .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: no)
( since then I 've learnt to drive , thank god ) Check train times before paying up too — last connection from Leeds back down to Oxford leaves too soon after the end of a game to be any use ; it may be the same from Oxford back to Leeds too . You could go with the travel club , I suppose , but then you do n't get the chance to come down the Three Goats Heads pub in the city centre before and after the match and meet everyone else from the list — hopefully . We 'd like to see loads of you visit us here in the ‘ home of Leeds-United ’ for this one . This pub 's good ( the landlord hates Man U for one thing — he supports Man City ) , Sam Smiths beer and nice grub .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Boss William Courtney says many more people were cut off for non-payment , but the shares added 2p to 455p . Anger in the glens CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont came under heavy fire on booze tax yesterday . Pieda , a powerful economic group , has attacked him for his crippling levy on whisky and says the excise tax policy on the famous tipple is ‘ against the national interest and discriminates against one of the UK 's top five exporters ’ . Whisky has export earnings of £1.8bn and gives the Chancellor £1bn a year .
Idiom: fall in line (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . Well that seems to have sorted itself out , actually . He seems to have erm fallen in line , does n't he ? I suppose so . I got one memo
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
One of his great hallmarks is the stare : not a demented warrior eyeball - to - eyeball look , but that rather silent , unassuming , dismissive look which can wind opponents up to breaking point . ‘ I 'm happiest when the opposition are hitting me’ , says Probyn . ‘ Then I know that I 've got the better of them . They only do it when they 're struggling . It 's a great feeling’ .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
We dismounted and crouched beside him . God knows , he was a grisly mess : the back of his head and legs were a mass of wounds . He groaned , opened his eyes and lapsed into a swoon . Bowyer was not so fortunate . His horse reached the trees where he was hit by a thick , low - hanging branch , knocked out of the saddle and , as his horse careered deeper into the wood , dragged through the brambles and undergrowth , his poor body smashing against each tree .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
MONEY IN May , June and November three eclipses falling in the money market of your chart indicate a degree of changeability . Your financial situation can improve , but you may have to wait until next year before you are entirely out of the woods . It may be tempting to go into schemes that promise a way out of difficulties but on no account apply your all-or-nothing approach to financial risks . Awareness that the world-wide economic situation will be crisis-ridden in 1993 should help keep a perspective on your actions .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Unlocking all these problems needed several different keys . One of them was the mini-buffet , first introduced in 1980 on the Waterloo-Exeter run . Designed as a low-cost replacement for the fleet of ‘ miniature ’ buffet cars , then twenty years old , these trolleys were ( and are ) pre-loaded , operating on board from behind a small fixed counter in an open saloon coach . At any station en route the steward can speedily remove or exchange his trolley , or switch to another train . This highly flexible system quickly spread to longdistance commuter runs , such as Liverpool Street to Cambridge or Clacton ; and in turn gave fresh impetus to the old dream of establishing corridor trolley services throughout the length of trains .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
From the above discussion it is apparent that the usual model of the communication process is inadequate to describe the complexity of the reading process . A typical model , considered by some to be applicable in any communication situation , would take the following form : Thus the person , the sender , perceives the need to send a message , encodes it into the appropriate form — a written poem , a telephone message , a face - to - face verbal message — and transmits it . The transmission may be simple , the shout ‘ You are standing on my foot!’ or a phone conversation , or it may be complicated , as in the example of this book , involving a variety of people who are employed in the publishing , printing , and bookselling businesses . The person who receives the message as a phone call , a letter , a printed book , or a shout , receives the message perfectly or imperfectly , decodes it , and reacts in some way .
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
From our experience with the weather conditions of the North of Scotland we had decided that it was impracticable to operate the cutters up there in winter . An additional reason for this was that the oil rigs were established and " on stream " and things were very quiet in the area , any new developments occurring in the summer months . With plans to expand our cutter fleet in the offing Venturous took on a new role as training ship during the winter periods for the next few years . With some of the other interested officers I worked out a syllabus for training selected junior officers in the rudiments of seamanship and navigation using Venturous as a practical training ship . A six week period for each class of six officers consisted of theoretical training using the saloon for the classroom , followed by working patrols during which the trainees would apply their newly acquired knowledge , and also do the normal work of a cutter crew , rummaging as time permitted .
Idiom: first off (used idiomatically: yes)
No action was taken . Nagumo raised the ‘ Z’ battle flag of the rising sun on December 4 as the task force neared the launch point , some 230 miles north east of Pearl Harbor , where the fleet halted . At 0600hrs Hawaii time on December 7 Commander Mitsuo Fuchida , who led the formations , took off from the carrier Akagi — the first wave of 183 attacking aircraft included forty - three Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeros , first off to form the top cover , led by Lt / Cdr Shigeru Itaya , then 51 Aichi D3A4 Val dive bombers , led by Lt / Cdr Kuichi Takahashi , 49 Nakajima B5N2 Kate bombers and 40 B5N2 fitted with torpedoes led by Cdr Shegeharu Murata followed . There were two aircraft casualties , a Zero crashed on take - off from the Hiryu and a Kate suffered engine failure . All 181 aircraft were airborne within fifteen minutes , something of a record .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Against that must be weighed the costs of absorbing new members into a Community already weighed down by the process of bargaining over policy among 12 member states . The EC President , Mr Jacques Delors 's preferred model , it appears , is of a Europe of concentric circles . Its core would be those states which are committed to making European co - operation work across the board from security to social policy : Germany and its immediate neighbours . Those within the existing Community who hesitate over future commitments would form the next circle . The EFTA countries , the richest countries in Europe as a group , would be granted a privileged relationship in return for a full share in the burden of supporting the economic development of Eastern and Southern Europe .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: no)
For instance , deliberately setting Sarah Tobias ( Jodie Foster ) up in the extreme of a situation that many people — women and men — would say was ' asking for it ' , and graphically giving the lie to that pernicious concept . And by doing so , The Accused rejects the assumptions of the other films , saying in effect that if this can not be said of this woman then it can never be said of any women in any situation . We may know these things on an intellectual level , but there 's nothing like having the emotional truth of them brought home on a gut level - none of us are free from some degree of the self - blame that makes so many women feel responsible for their own rape . And the relief of seeing this woman out for a good time , smoking dope , getting drunk , flirting and still not deserving to be raped ! Yes , it is outrageous that we feel grateful for that , but the outrage should be directed at all the other movies that still imply the opposite .
Idiom: tough as old boots (used idiomatically: yes)
I could n't bear it . ' ' There 's nothing you ca n't bear . You 're tough as an old boot . But I was afraid you might feel like that . ' He took her hand .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
ONE of Norfolk 's oldest houses , a twelfth - century converted priory at Horsham St Faith , five miles outside Norwich , has come up for sale through the Prudential ( 0603 761600 ) for £ 350,000 The house 's rarity is reflected in its Grade I listed status . There are only about 550 Grade I listed properties in Norfolk , more than 400 of which are churches . The 10-roomed priory was converted into a house in Tudor times , and has medieval wall paintings , including a larger - than - life size crucifixion scene and a 30-ft long series of paintings dealing with the priory 's foundation , thought to be among the finest in Europe . Property Update : Tenants ' protection By ALLISON FLIGHT
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: yes)
How quickly the services will be on offer depends on BT , Mercury and the operators of mobile radio networks . But GPT believes that demand will be so high that the services will be well established by the middle of the next decade . Fears for the future of rare game bird By MARK DOUGLAS HOME , Scottish Correspondent CONSERVATIONISTS are concerned about the decline in the Scottish population of capercaillie , a bird of the old pine woods and the largest member of the grouse family .
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Anthony Coombs Does my right hon . Friend agree that it is crucial to persuade Russia that its political stability depends on the stability of the region as a whole , especially its neighbours ? To that end , will he encourage Russia to use its good offices to intervene in the appalling situation in Nagorny Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan , if Russia is to win its spurs as a member of the Security Council and ultimately as a member of the conference on security and co - operation in Europe ? Mr. Hurd I urged especially Mr. Kozyrev , the Russian Foreign Minister , to persevere with his efforts .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
There , great masses of shabby soldiers , grimy workmen , peasants - poor men , bent and scarred in the brute struggle for existence ; here the Menshevik and Social ~ Revolutionary leaders - Avksentievs , Dans , Liebers , - the former Socialist Ministers - Skobelievs , Tchernovs , - rubbed shoulders with Cadets like oily Shatsky , sleek Vinaver ; with journalists , students , intellectuals of almost all camps .