Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
An insurance company 's agent had pocketed premiums paid to him by Haslip , so that she was unable to pay medical bills following hospitalization . The insurance company had claimed that the system for calculating punitive awards — to punish wrongdoers and deter future misconduct — was so irrational that it violated the company 's constitutional right to be treated fairly . In the court 's majority ( 7 - 1 ) opinion , however , Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote that although the punitive damages were more than four times the amount given to compensate Haslip for her injuries , and more than 200 times her out - of - pocket expenses , the award did " not cross the line into the area of constitutional impropriety " . The court 's action left the determination of damages mainly in the hands of state legislators , judges and juries . Business groups had repeatedly pressed for punitive damages to be limited , complaining of the increasing size and frequency of such awards .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
On December the eighth , nineteen thirty - six , time of the ab abdication , the Times published a singularly apt quotation from A Hopeless , Throneless King , Loathsome to Men Below To God 's Above a Sad Example of the Slights of Life . What is your view of the way Edward was treated after his abdication . And none of us admits to being alive when all this happened , we , that goes without saying . Absolutely . I did see him as a six year old child .
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
Mike is always the first man on the drive , where it really hurts , and he can stay on his feet . Despite all his international experience with England and the Lions , he will be out there tomorrow as if he was winning his first cap and that 's a priceless commodity . He has been welcomed back with open arms by team - mates who appreciate talent , courage and strong character — we will need all three qualities to overcome the Springboks . Punished I am confident we will end their three - match winning run in England , but only a fool would underestimate a side who shared a Test series in France .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
Menorca THE SPANISH MAIN Christopher Berriman FOUNDED in 1985 , the Menorcan Cricket Club has become one of the Mediterranean 's most progressive cricketing outposts . The club is run by a group of 40 dedicated ex - patriots from all walks of life , including plumbers , teachers , restaurateurs and businessmen , whose love of the game has inspired them to establish a well - organised and competitive club . Its main aim is to stimulate the growth of cricket amongst both the ex - patriot and local Spanish communities . The club is affiliated to the Assocacion Espanola de Cricket , founded in 1987 , whose members include , amongst others , Madrid CC , Barcelona CC , and Seville CC , and eventually hopes to persuade the Spanish government to recognise cricket as an ‘ official’ sport , bringing much need grant - aid .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
The threats of increasing polarization in UK society If these types of challenges are not resolved , then explicit political conflict and urban violence will accelerate . Like most western European nations the UK divides between ‘ left’ and ‘ right’ : between the Labour party 's view of the world , in which an emphasis on public spending on welfare and infrastructure was closely associated with post - war urban and regional planning , and a Conservative party view which in the 1980s emphasized that free - market economic growth must come before state spending . The gap between these views widened enough in the early 1980s for ( what is now ) the Liberal Democrat party to capture a fairly even share of the voting allegiances of different socio - economic groups and regions . This accentuated the contrast between Labour and Conservative voters , with manual socio - economic groups , public service workers , and council house tenants most likely to vote Labour , and a strong association between white - collar owner occupation and Conservative allegiance ( Johnston et al . , 1988 ) .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: no)
The woman knew he meant every word he said , but he was counting on the fact that she would never convince her husband of it . In future he must guard his tongue or risk everything . And it went without saying that , if he was not prepared to take a risk with his money , he most certainly was not prepared to take a risk which might lose him the one person he could trust . David might not be his real kith and kin , but he was honest , and he was hard - working … willing to be at his beck and call and to labour long hours , with only a pittance for his troubles . Luther knew that he might search long and hard , from one end of the earth to the other , but he would never find such an incredibly forthright and loyal employee .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
She had a foal one year , and Uncle thought a lot of her . One night he was over the moors around North Stainmore and had to return home at dead of night . There was n't a light anywhere , but Uncle just gave Madge her head and she brought him safely home . But she got too old eventually and so did Dick and Snip , so we had to send them away . Then we bought a lovely horse called Prince with much better breeding than the others .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Tracer substances such as radioactive xenon are more rapidly removed from an inflamed joint — their half - life in the joint inversely correlating with the degree of inflammation — and so attempts to blame poor blood supply for the nutritional deficit are probably misconceived . If the infection is discharged or the stimulus of the inflammation removed , all these new blood vessels make up ‘ granulation tissue’(because it looks granular ) , and this is an excellent foundation for the rapid regeneration of the tissues . If the underlying cause persists , however , then a suffocating blanket of activated lymphocytes surrounds every new blood vessel . This squeezing in of lymphocytes and blood vessels is itself very destructive to the normal architecture of the tissues , and in rheumatoid arthritis even erodes the bone until the joint is completely destroyed , causing crippling deformities . In a fight against infection local tissue has to be sacrificed if by that sacrifice the body is saved .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
I enjoy the club atmosphere , I like amateur boxing , I 'm employed and I do n't want to turn professional.’ The Hartlepool southpaw boxed superbly against an aggressive opponent , scoring well with right jabs and left - right combinations . It was a hard , harrying bout in which both gave and took punishment , but which was decided by Temple 's better in and out tactics , evasion and aggression . Yet the judging was a bit askew . Two gave it 58–59 to each boxer , but the decisive score was 60–56 to Temple .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: yes)
Just a bit of wire . Just a piece of wire ? And of course he used have it in his hand in a loop and he used to top it over the side with a big lead weight on and that and he , he 'd know how much deep the er river was . Was that recognised tools Pardon ?
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Even videos , a medium Madness exploited with hyper - active aplomb , did n't reap the rewards they could have done because no - one had invented MTV or The Chart Show . And it does n't stop there . ‘ I was always pissed off that , intellectually , we were looked down upon . It 's really ironic that suddenly people from The Independent are really into it because it 's safe to be behind something that 's been and gone and proved its worth . Whereas at the time it was a thin old wicket — you know , ‘ Madness are a bit thick and they do come out with some bollocks sometimes , so I do n't know if I can throw my weight behind them’.’
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
He had taken her number which he handed to the officer . He departed satisfied and perhaps even as content as before the incident . The world would remain unshaken over this but maybe the constable would have a gentle word with the unthinking reverser . Had Masham police station been shut , however , the man of the country would undoubtedly have left the matter unreported and driven home more disaffected with his fellow man . It was a small example of the place of rural policemen and stations .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
The jumbo jet is after all one of the most potent symbols of this century . The simple statistical confirmation that the majority of them were from 1984 onwards — and probably from that particular Friday , though one can not be certain — in the skies above the Pacific Ocean was ( for me and I suspect for most who came to know ) the first and final affirmation that from now on this part of the world was the centre of things . Official recognition of the change came thick and fast during the presidency of Ronald Reagan . In June 1984 , a scant four weeks after the jumbo jet statistic became known in the world 's aviation lobbies , the president made a particularly memorable speech . He was in Dublin — an improbable place for a display of Pacific oratory — when he declared :
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
But they 've also pooled together in this single regeneration budget on , and er , as it says on the back page , all those other budgets which were all handled separately before , to create this very large pool of money that is available . Now , I think what we 've got to try and ensure is that , that rural counties like Shropshire get a fair crack at that money as well , and we need to be starting to develop and I 'll touch on this if I come , gentlemen , when I come on to development strategy , we need to be developing a regeneration strategy for the county , so that bids to the government for funding from the regeneration budget and from this , from the regen from the er , the single regeneration agency , er , are seen against the background of a cohesive strategy , and we , I think we will be much more successful when we go for government money bids , on that particular basis . So really it 's for information Chairman , but it 's a watch this space one , I think , because , I think there is probably more behind the steps that have been taken here , as we 're seeing on the face of it at the moment . I this could be a welcome providing that sooner or later the democratic element catches up with the bureaucratic one . Chair , I think that the pro the point is , is the emphasis is on , on partnerships is it not , and , and that those who formulate partnerships within the community with other organizations through the region of the local authority structure , then they will be the ones that will get the most of , of this funding .
Idiom: down in the dumps (used idiomatically: yes)
It is a question of personality , or more precisely how this is projected in the voice down the telephone wires . If for instance the market was temporarily down , following a sharp rise , a dealer would address the client with whichever of the following pitches both suited his sales needs and clicked with the client 's mood and personality:(1 ) Buy another stock using fresh capital . " The market is down in the dumps . You 'd be crazy to sell today . What I would suggest is that you seize the opportunity to buy … while the price is right .
Idiom: get your feet wet (used idiomatically: no)
‘ We keep everything in good order . But you wo n't get in it easily now the tide 's up . Wait until it goes down and you can walk in without getting your feet wet.’ ‘ Ca n't we approach by boat?’ ‘ We 'll do that anyway , but it 's still better to have the tide with you.’
Idiom: no sweat (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , this place looked okay to me , the only hitch being that there were n't any women in it They were all in the butch bars and the diesel discos . So I joined the half - dozen speechless loners and got to work on the Sidecars . Eight - twenty : no sweat . Here 's to you , Martina , I said to myself , and flattened out a twenty on the moist zinc . You remember Martina , Martina Twain ?
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Rocked by an interminable succession of scandals , shamed by its inability to stop the inexorable rise of unemployment to a record three million , and increasingly alienated from ordinary people after more than a decade in power , the Socialist Party was no longer simply ailing ; it was moribund . The latest scandal , this time involving the Prime Minister himself , Pierre Beregovoy , hitherto regarded as the very model of honesty and integrity , seemed like the last straw . M Beregovoy may claim that he has nothing to reproach himself with , but his acceptance of an interest - free million franc ( £ 125,000 ) loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least . M Beregovoy says that he accepted the money from his ‘ friend,’ Roger - Patrice Pelat , in September 1986 in order to help buy a modest , 100 sq m flat for himself in the fashionable 16th Arrondissement of Paris , costing 2.5 million francs . He insists that no political favours were promised in return and claims that he has since repaid the debt , half of it in the form of old books and furniture .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've always thought very highly of Michael Jaffé , until recently Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum , and I 've had quite a lot of pleasant conversations with him . Through Michael Jaffé I 've spent some time at the Hamilton Kerr conservation centre near Cambridge . Among others who come to mind are Sir Ellis Waterhouse , Christopher White , Martin Butlin and Graham Reynolds . John Harris was of great help to me in collecting architectural drawings , and I 've always admired his grasp of that field . And of course Judy Egerton , former assistant to Martin Butlin , was invaluable to me in writing about my sporting art paintings , drawings and prints catalogues , along with Dudley Snelgrove , who was also invaluable to me in collecting prints and drawings .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Lord said : ‘ These young men were wrong to take the law into their own hands but the five years they were given was excessive . ‘ They are both well respected members of the community and I have asked the Attorney General to look at the sentences.’ Mr Bellingham said : ‘ We do n't want to condone anyone who breaks the law but I think the extreme sentences on these men are completely out of order.’ He added : ‘ There is widespread concern throughout East Anglia about these jailings.’ Labour last night insisted courts must make clear they will not tolerate the actions of vigilantes .
Idiom: no smoke without fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Depending on who you talk to , she 's either Hollywood 's answer to Joan of Arc or a direct descendant of Lucretia Borgia . Not since the hey - day of Bette Davis has there been an actress who 's attracted so much loathing — and so much admiration . And if you believe there 's no smoke without fire , Sean Young must be a towering inferno . If only half the stories are true , this is someone who attracts trouble . She was unceremoniously dumped from the blockbuster Dick Tracy after just seven days filming because , she says , she rejected Warren Beatty 's advances .
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: yes)
A knot of men came from the shore at a staggering run , carrying another who was crying . He could see men coming away now , too , from where the ships had been put : the first job , and the heaviest he had shared with his father . The noise from the shore was much greater : a familiar hiss and booming he had heard often before with a big tide on the make , but muffled now because of the deafening sound of the wind . He shouted , ‘ When are you going?’ ‘ When the yard is clear,’ his father yelled back .
Idiom: pick someone's brains (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of this advice was put better and more fully by Mr A.D. Bonham - Carter . ' I would say to every ambitious and able young man who is choosing to make his career in industry : first , you must realise that the way to the top is something which has to be worked out with your employer , and although you have to fight your way up in the face of keen competition your employer is not one of your competitors but is just as keen that you should reach the top as you are . Secondly , you will best get there by squeezing all you can out of every position you hold and out of the experience of every man you serve or meet : pick their brains , study their successes and their failures ; never be afraid to ask questions or put new ideas , but do not get upset or angry if they are not accepted at first , and do not assume that the other man 's judgment is wrong . Maybe it is , but it is just as likely that your idea was not quite right . Finally , look after your health — if you are really going to the top enormous demands are going to be made on your time and strength and you can not afford to be careless . '
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: yes)
She had to get her hands back on the reins , had to re - establish at least a degree of control over her own life . Not relishing the prospect in the slightest , she slid right under the water for a long moment , as though seeking sanctuary , then sat up abruptly , creating a tidal wave . And it was about time she started making a few waves , she told herself firmly . Starting with Adam . A couple of hours later she glanced at herself in a mirror and gave a rueful little chuckle .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
You 're not the sort of girl to … dammit ! you 're not a slut like Bella , who 'll sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill . And you can go on and on about how it is in your time , and how people have different attitudes towards … towards sexual intimacy . But I ca n't accept it , Cassie . I ca n't bear to think of you doing it with anyone else , even if you do laugh at me , and think I 'm old hat.’ ‘ But Bella … ’ she began . ‘ I did n't know about Bella when I married her ; and I was an innocent abroad where women were concerned .
Idiom: grin and bear it (used idiomatically: yes)
No , no one , nothing at all , no , it 's great . It 's much better now ? Oh it is now yes , you 've got , I mean you 've got the service now have n't you and erm , but I like at St Margaret 's hospital I 'd been , I had been , I went in there to have my last boy , but they 're very , very good there they were , I 've not been in , I 've been in , I 've had treatment here for my hip and that up at Harlow but they would n't do the operation because of my blood clotting you see , so therefore I 've got to grin and bear it , I 've had eight years of it , I could n't walk for six months , but now I struggle and get around as I say with a couple of sticks I get round Mm er what was the school like before it , the schools in Harlow before Well all we had was Broadfield School and that 's where my boys had to go to Broadfield , they went into Broadfield School and erm , they all got on alright you know , they got on well there and then from there they went to when the new school was built they went to Netteswell school you see , but two of my sons are electricians and unfortunately the eldest one , one of the electricians I could n't put him to apprentice because I could n't afford it cos I had a hard to struggle to bring them up you know in those days , we did n't get erm any family allowance or anything those days , and erm , so therefore he could n't go , but he sort of got on and got his own factory , but my other son who 's an electrician , one of the twins he 's erm , he 's got his City and Guilds he passed , he went , he was able to go to the school when the new schools were built you see , when Netteswell school was built he was able to go to night school and er learn all you see , then there was the one at Burnt Mill was n't there , down the bottom ?
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
" Keep your eyes closed now . This might sting,"she added . Patrick was just about to ask what she was going to do when he felt something cold touch his scalp — and then it was as if his head had caught fire . Eddie splashed more of the liquid against his temples , brushing it back and then rubbing it in with a comb . " More water , dear , " she asked , and then , obviously speaking to Patrick , whose eyes were now squeezed tight with pain .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
It is the era of retrenchment , cuts and post - NAB planning . In the changed climate , the most powerful arguments surrounding modularity have to do with resources , rationalisation , how to maintain options with declining rolls , and ultimately — sheer survival . An important difference is that modular courses are now not being planned from scratch — they are being made by mergers and amalgamations of pre - existing courses . This is the era in which the Middlesex modular scheme was put together out of four pre - existing courses — two modular and two non - modular . When the Lancashire Combined Studies scheme was made by putting together two Combined Studies courses .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
One reaction to this style is that it is merely game - playing , and rather tedious at that . But the elevation of style functions as a distancing device , especially needful when , as in the passage quoted , Paul 's death scene is still fresh in the mind . Classical polysyllables such as solicitude and calamity keep feelings at bay , so that the reader is led into a frame of mind where the farcical aspects of the good Captain 's behaviour can innocently rub shoulders with tragedy . Dickens varies his style like a virtuoso who can grade and colour the tone of his instrument as the mood requires . Yet this variation takes place within the encompassing medium of a pervasive Dickensian style .
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
Who said ‘ there will be no sex in paradise’ ? ODD ONE OUT Score 2 points for choosing the correct odd one out , 3 points for anything funnier 1 Phil Collins / Andrew Lloyd Webber / Freddie Starr / Neil Kinnock
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
I believe that the Hon . Gentleman is talking about what might have been within the scope of new clause 6 had Mr. [ Mr. Deputy Speaker ] Speaker selected it . He has not done so and , therefore , it would be out of order for the Hon . Gentleman to pursue his present line of argument under this new clause Mr. Wilson : I am grateful for your guidance , Mr. Deputy Speaker , but I assure you that I am talking about the disabled only in terms of the general need for consumer protection , which is encompassed in new clause S. The Scottish bus passengers consultative committee proposed in new clause 5 would consider the needs of the disabled if representations were made to it Provisions for the disabled should also be contained in the code of conduct that we have asked to be drawn up .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity . Twenty - three people were killed , including several Syrian and Lebanese soldiers . Mangled remains were hurled 500 yards down the road . Amidst scenes of carnage it was more than two hours before Muawad 's death was officially announced . A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it .