Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Climber dies on Beinn Achaladair A CLIMBER was killed and another injured on Beinn Achaladair , Bridge of Orchy , yesterday , writes Eric McKenzie . It is believed the two men slipped on ice while descending . They were eventually taken off the mountain by rescue teams from Oban and Dumbarton . The injured man was taken to the West Highland Hospital at Oban .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over It 's been a difficult run up to Badminton . The weather 's put pay to other events . But following the success of Cornbury … they'll be back , same time , same place next year . Young musicians have been auditioning for a music academy which plans to become a new centre of excellence for the arts .
Idiom: spit it out (used idiomatically: yes)
Officer Cecil raised two departing fingers . ' I 'm going for a beer . ' ' Spit it out , Rex , ' Jonathan advised . ' Tell us what you know . ' Rex smiled .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
It is worth shopping around before choosing as the scope of cover , sums insured and premium costs vary considerably . Most good travel agents require you be insured if booking a package holiday , but will nowadays be able to offer you the choice of the tour operator 's policy or their own . Ask for a specimen policy and read the small print to be sure you will not be affected by exclusions and that the cover is appropriate for your particular travel arangements . The Association of British Insurers points out an increasing trend among major insurers to offer selective cover for people who already have some elements of cover under existing household and life policies , or free with their credit and charge cards ( NatWest 's Gold card offers the only truly standalone , comprehensive travel cover ) . In any policy , medical and repatriation cover should be up to £ 250,000 when holidaying in Europe , unlimited for the USA and £ 500,000 for the rest of the world .
Idiom: make short work of (used idiomatically: yes)
Eve had been there for as long as she remembered to help her fight her battles . To deal with the jibes of those who called her Big Ben . Eve had made short work of anyone who took advantage of Benny 's gentle ways . They had been a team for years : the tiny wiry Eve with her restless eyes never settling long on anything or anyone ; the big handsome Benny , with her green eyes and chestnut - brown hair , tied back with a bow always , a big soft good - quality bow a bit like Benny herself . If there had only been some way they could have gone in the doors of University College together and come home on the bus each night , or better still got a flat together , life would have been perfect .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
All of this was in the hours ahead , for I was now to live through one of the toughest three days and nights I ever experienced . I moved my pyjamas , spare underclothes , a couple of shirts and a few other necessaries from my bungalow and stayed in the hospital bed next to Jimbo 's , snatching sleep and meals when Miss Sowerby took over . When , that first night , she went to her own bungalow , I was left mostly on my own , though Alec came in early in the evening to lend a hand . Alec Reid was wonderful — not only physically , carrying pans of hot water to the stove when necessary , but morally , in allowing me to treat a patient in such an unorthodox fashion . I was dropping with fatigue — mainly because I could not sleep , even for two hours between treatments .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
James Grant included ' The Pawnbroker ' in Pictures of Popular People in 1842 , their reputation having improved since the Gentleman 's Magazine of 1745 which had deplored the pawnbroker 's role of living by the miseries of mankind . Pawnbrokers had a role in society , and it was one which writers in social and literary reviews were constantly querying . A mock ' Petition of the Pawnbrokers ' said the petitioners who were in the business of lending small sums on pledges were not legally justified in charging more than five pounds for the loan of a hundred pounds for a year . They were not authorized to sell the goods pledged to them however perishable , which meant that many vexatious and expensive lawsuits were commenced against them every day . It would be of much greater service to the honest and industrious poor if the business was regulated , and reputable persons were licensed by a proper authority .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can give you soup and bread and cheese.’ ‘ It goes well with Chablis.’ It is not until we 're sitting on the floor dropping cheese on the carpet she tells me she is moving on . ‘ Where will you go?’ She shrugs .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
Either way , you 'll find yourself in it right up to your neck , get my drift ? If so , just nod.’ Harry knew he should have felt indignation at this crude evidence of Charlie and Roy Mallender pulling strings , not to mention a certain satisfaction that they thought they needed to pull them , but all he could detect within himself was a sickening clutch of fear . Hard - nosed policemen in unmarked cars belonged to a world of violence and intimidation he had no wish to enter . In his stomach there churned a disabling sense of his own vulnerability .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
So how much can you really do yourself ? The short answer is that turning a PC into a network - ready machine is simple . It 'll take more time than buying an off - the - shelf solution , it wo n't be so neatly packaged , and there are a few ' gotchas ' for the unwary . But it is n't impossible . We assume you can load and configure your own LAN software .
Idiom: dead meat (used idiomatically: yes)
When I first saw this photograph I wept . I was not much more than a child after all . Where was such - and - such street , I asked , or the beautiful shop where my mother regularly bought her hats and gloves , or the church with the gilded domes , or the cake shop which had such a show of delicate confections at Christmas time , or the butcher 's where I could hardly bring myself to look at the great sides of dead meat hanging on hooks , or the musty bookshop , smelling of dust and leather , kept by the bent old man whose white hair seemed to be falling off the back of his head , leaving his bald crown all shiny and hopeful and new ? Now I see the same depredations taking place everywhere . New cities are pushing up like mushrooms to replace the old .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
and we sang to the sister races to the whales on the blue - white world and other singers under older suns and woke with ankles crossed and arms wrapped round , a deaf forked
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
The chemistry simply did not work in the same way . The seamen were concerned only with their ship , the revenue men did not fully understand the sea and the conflict of interests resulted in too much wasted time . However unorthodox our dual role on the cutters might seem to professionals it works out in practice and has stood the test of time . The cutters were beginning to feature in an increasing number of combined operations with the Customs Investigation Department . Some of these were connected with exchange control offences , and a few concerned illegal immigrants in which the police also features ; there were also the usual run of the mill revenue offences involving large consignments of spirits and tobacco goods , but towards the end of 1970 drug smuggling was rapidly increasing .
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
Unicycle hockey is going nationwide now . Oxford has started a new league : there are sixteen teams from all over the country competing , apart from the cycos there are the London Loonies , the Molesey Maniacs : its a whole new ball game . Ben Matthews says that it 's fast and furious . Flat out action . All sorts of people play it : students , businessman a lot of jugglers too .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Des Wilson is not a scientist but an activist ; he is indeed , as is said in the book , ‘ one of Britain 's most experienced and best - known campaigners on social issues’ . The Lead Scandal is manifestly a propaganda effort , as the title suggests , and his presentation of the evidence is rather one - sided , as well as being emotional and full of accusations of scientists and politicians with whom he disagrees . It is a very effective package , paperbacked with a threatening kind of picture on the cover ; it has a subtitle ( ’ The fight to save children from damage by lead in petrol’ ) which begs the question , and although it contains nothing but the truth , it certainly does not contain the whole truth . Lead Versus Health , edited by Michael Rutter and Robin Russell Jones , is written in a much more scientific and reasonable manner , and its 15 chapters , by various experts who are well - known as researchers in this field , give as comprehensive and impartial a survey of the evidence ( including new evidence ) as we are likely to get from any source . This makes the conclusion reached all the more impressive , and certainly forces one to take seriously the possibility that even low - level exposure to lead may have gravely deleterious effects on children 's behaviour and intelligence .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
2.35:KEEN Hunter finished just two lengths runner - up to Mr Brooks in the Prix l'Abbaye at Longchamp on Arc weekend , but is worth opposing over today 's extra furlong . I fancy SPANIARDS CLOSE , who was given plenty to do and stayed on strongly to finish second to Ashtina off a high mark in a hot handicap at Ascot early last time . Blyton Lad did n't get the best of runs when runner - up to Hamas in a Listed race at Newmarket three weeks ago , but is more effective over the minimum trip on a stiff track . 3.05:THE lightly - raced HIGHLAND DRESS made an impressive belated debut at Newbury last month , and was not disgraced when unsuited by the slow gallop at Newmarket eight days ago . He has been working well recently and looks sure to take all the beating in an uncompetitive contest .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yes , yeah of course . So you listened what roughly was said ? I listened but if it 's of no evidential value there is no point in listening because I 've got so much on my mind at that time erm to to sort out that threat in there that I certainly ca n't recall what was exactly said or even along the lines of what was said . But I erm , I do n't think there 's much between you and erm the plaintiff on this . You say when you had handcuffed him he said something to me asking along the lines of what were we doing in his house .
Idiom: up sticks (used idiomatically: yes)
If you have ever wanted to learn about computers , take a degree , join a choir , become proficient in a craft , play competitive Scrabble , start coin collecting or become a beekeeper , you will find an organisation that caters for your enthusiasm . The type of activities you enjoy could be an important consideration in choosing where you will live . Because we are conditioned to thinking of retirement as a time for settling into a new home , many people up sticks without perhaps giving enough thought to such essentials as proximity to family and friends and whether a different area would provide the same scope for pursuing their interests . A fairly common mistake is for people to retire to a place where they once spent an idyllic holiday , perhaps 15 or 20 years previously , with only a minimum of further investigation . Resorts that are glorious in mid - summer can be bleak and damp in winter as well as pretty dull when the tourist season is over .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
Student grants are to be eroded by inflation until a 50:50 grant loan is arrived at , they 've lost unemployment pay for the vacations , not to mention housing benefit . I would n't advocate the academic playpen scenario but I seem to remember having some quality of life . I talk to friends in the system and things seem to be going downhill ! Loans may deter people from the big step into higher education unless daddy can pay … Continued overleaf …
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
Once in the yard , the unfortunates were driven along again ; it was a sort of running the gauntlet .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Secondly , practitioners may become very aware of contextual factors which affect what they do , and implicitly develop contingent models of their work . The doctor or engineer will become aware that the answer to a lot of his or her questions is ‘ it depends’ , and will take the relevant factors or variables into account . Practice does not take place in a vacuum , and may be implicitly based on contingent theories which allow few across - the - board answers or approaches . Thirdly , because of the constraints imposed not only by external factors but sometimes by the design problem itself , practitioners may engage in a complex set of trade - offs , rather than trying to optimize any one aspect of what they are doing . There is often no optimal design , treatment or solution ; better in one way means worse in another .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
For more information , write to The Chest , Heart and Stroke Association , CHSA House , 122–127 Whitecross Street , London EC1Y 8JJ . WHAT 'S A HIATUS HERNIA ? My husband has suffered from heartburn on and off for years and has recently been diagnosed as having a hiatus hernia . Could you explain what this is ? Hiatus hernia is a very common problem , especially among the over - fifties .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
knocked at the door at ten past eight . Oh ! And he kept persisting because he saw a light on . Oh . You know ?
Idiom: gone with the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
In his address , the Bishop of Warrington , the Rt Rev Michael Henshall , described Tim 's death as ‘ innocence slaughtered by barbarians’ . He angrily condemned the killers of Tim and Johnathan for their ‘ white feathered cowardice’ and declared : ‘ This was a bomb too far’ . ‘ Cynics say — cynics have already said — when your preaching is done , when your lofty words have gone with the wind , when the media has departed to tell another tale , the world will forget . It will be back to more bombings , more killings,’ said the bishop . ‘ It need not be so .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Tidiness is not a fetish but a necessity in a confined space . I would win no prizes for being tidy , but the main aggravation was the fact that we had , between us , eight identical black Karrimor pannier bags . Never , ever was the item you desperately needed in the first bag , second bag … Pete 's cooking was obviously the result of many hours over a hot Trangia . His pride in being able to cook three hot meals a day for two of us , on just one litre of meths in six days , was shattered when one pensioner told us that two weeks was more her time scale for such a luxurious amount of fuel .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
Even Russia ’s oligarchs are pawning their yachts and selling their private jets . Signs of political instability are mounting . The approval ratings for Russia ’s president and prime ~ minister are heading south . Mass street protests have started – not led by opposition political ~ parties but by workers and middle - class families facing job losses and declining wages . More importantly , protesters are demanding that the government resign – unthinkable just a year ago .
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: no)
Stavrogin says he is . If so , he is incidentally mad in accord with Kafka 's piercing throw-off . He embraces suicide as deed , as the one true act in a false world , as supreme podvig , as feat to end feats , God-killing , god-making ; and in doing so he exemplifies , as others before and Ivan Karamazov after him , the truth that Dostoevsky can only satisfy his hunger for crisis and clarity by bestowing it on the enemy . No jokes about America from Kirillov . He has actually been to the actual America — and come back .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
The presentations of Awards for Gallantry followed , with a Silver Medal for Acting Coxswain James Dougal of Eyemouth lifeboat station and Bronze medals for Second Coxswain / Mechanic Shane Coleman of Lowestoft , Helmsman Peter Heading and Crew member Robert Gorman of Aberystwyth and Scalloway fisherman George Williamson . Interestingly two of the lifeboatmen — Shane Coleman and Robert Gorman were at sea in vessels other than lifeboats in their medal - winning services — and George Williamson is a commercial fisherman with no direct connection with the RNLI . Bravery and the saving of life at sea knows no boundaries . Full details of the awards for gallantry and to voluntary workers are given below . To wind up the proceedings Commandant Vonla McBride , a member of the RNLI 's Committee of Management , proposed a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness The Duke of Kent for attending the meeting and for presenting the awards .
Idiom: hot and heavy (used idiomatically: yes)
The union did everything possible to convince the government that this had done no more than mop up previously persistent unemployment in the industry and to persuade its members to join their ships , and to do so on time , so that their departures should not be delayed . " Stopping a ship for even an hour or two — a matter upon which the winning of a battle might depend — might mean the loss of the lives of some of their brave fellows on land or on the sea . Any man who hindered the Admiralty work would have it hot and heavy " . The union had made an agreement and it would abide by it . " SEAMEN " , the union 's journal cried , " DO YOUR DUTY ! " .
Idiom: make a go of (used idiomatically: yes)
Discs Look , but I 'm evidently not as good at it as he is . IT WAS after ‘ Life 's A Riot’ that Go ! Discs realised maybe they could make a go of it . Andy , Juliet and a couple of part - time workers were now on board , and a plan gradually evolved . We shall call it the Go !
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
They kept their eyes open , to see into one another 's hearts . Afterwards , they were washed by Taheb 's body servants , and dressed in visiting robes . By dint of some speedy alterations by Taheb 's dressmaker , Huy was able to wear a kilt and shirt that had belonged to Taheb 's late husband , his friend Amotju . He ran his hand over the clothes . It was a strange sensation to have them on — more intimate than sleeping with his widow .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES The number of chromosomes is abnormal . This is visible under microscope a ) NON DISJUNCTION .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's real hurt in her eyes . Then she says , ‘ Sorry,’ takes away her hand and walks on slowly . I do n't mean what I say next either , it 's just I 'm furious with myself , but it comes anyway : ‘ I suppose a fuck would be out of the question?’ She does n't answer but keeps walking , me standing like a zombie watching the action . Without turning , she shouts back , ‘ Sorry , Jimmy.’
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: no)
But when you cast on and knit the sleeve , you find that when the work is removed from the machine , the stitches ‘ shrink’ and in so doing , the depth of the armhole decreases . I have recently done this myself and like you was very puzzled as to why my armhole was not the depth I had measured . I am afraid that when working in stocking stitch , it is ‘ back to the drawing board’ ; you must start the sleeve at the top ( if you wish to knit downwards ) with the correct number of stitches . Your swatch was 30 stitches to 10 centimetres . This means three stitches to one centimetre .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
That 's er , what John trying to understand . It will be , it might be . There are bits in all over the place . The discussion that Richard and I had , my recommendation was that it was not a big enough thing to cover a separate procedure for . , sausage roll ?
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Mhm . And I know I 'm going to reinforce how important it is to tell people all this up front before you go round . Cos one two two or three things associated with this contract if you do n't if you surprise them with erm with them face to face and you do n't tell them on the phone they 'll blow you out . Yeah . They 'll use it as an excuse .
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
Right Well garages the there are already some here and here , both in here and here that have been built as part of Ayletts Field . Are they entangled with the , the house , are they ? No , the the well some of them are , those particular ones some of them are joined but they are to all intents and purposes separate in that they can be er , rented out separately they 're not tied to the house erm in that they are they go with it but the housing department have the opportunity to rent them to whoever applies for them . And what would the rents be , any idea ? Tha , that I ca n't tell you !
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
This at least testifies to the independence of HMI from the schools they inspect . ( This also applies to LEAs who have equally taken issue with HMI reports on their provision of education . ) It seems that the publication of these reports has by and large not proved such a worry to schools . When the publication of HMI reports on university departments of education was discussed ( as part of the approval mechanism for teacher training courses of the Council for the Accreditation of Teachers ' Education , CATE ) there was initial resistance . These inspections were at the ‘ invitation’ of the university department , but failure to allow an inspection would result in a course not being approved .
Idiom: on the side of the angels (used idiomatically: yes)
Even now , she felt his silent reproval from the grave . Do n't let them hook you . Do n't get involved in corruption even if it 's on the side of the angels . Do your best at the work you 've chosen . Ride winners .
Idiom: down at heel (used idiomatically: yes)
Patrick opened the wardrobe and pulled out an old army kit bag . It held his " disguise " — a limp , old round - necked sweater , and a pair of stained work trousers . There was an oily cap on the top shelf of the wardrobe and a pair of much worn and down at heel working boots under the bed . Patrick stripped off and changed quickly , trying to ignore Joseph Hyde 's too intense stare ; he had long suspected his friend 's preferences for young men — although to be perfectly fair , he had never seen him in any company other than those who supported the Irish movement . Patrick brought the jumper to his nose and then winced .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet most of these critics admit that the Times is one of the world 's great newspapers , perhaps the greatest . This is often conceded only grudgingly . The paper goes against the American grain in being an elitist institution in a country that extols the common man . Even the motto that runs beside its masthead every day is sniffy : ' All the news that 's fit to print . ' Mr Sulzberger is unapologetic about the elitism .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
I returned , and saw under the sun , that the race is not to the swift , nor the battle to the strong , neither yet bread to the wise , nor yet riches to men of understanding , nor yet favor to men of skill ; but time and chance happen to them all .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: yes)
Army food might once have been something of a joke , but certainly not any more . The standards are as good as any first class hotel . Fresh grapefruit , bacon and eggs and piping hot coffee and rolls . A good solid start to the day . In the Sergeants ' Mess , Sergeant Allen finished his breakfast and walked across to the armoury .