Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
So , what will the New ~ Year bring for exchange rates ? While the only safe bet is continuing high volatility , we are at an unusual juncture where the short- and long - term trends appear to be very different . In the short run , the yen and the dollar continue to benefit from a flight to safety , as panicked investors seek a place to hide . The yen and dollar are also being bolstered as central ~ banks elsewhere continue to cut interest rates towards zero , territory that the yen and dollar policy rates already occupy . Thus , even though the United ~ States and Japan will not be raising interest rates anytime soon , lower foreign rates still make the dollar and yen relatively more attractive .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: no)
The court heard her ordeal began when she and the children set off with the salesman on what they thought would be a family shopping trip . When the mother complained of a headache she was given an overdose of anti - depressants and tranquillisers which caused her to lapse into unconsciousness . John Williams , prosecuting , said she woke up to find herself in a hotel room with her hands tied behind her back . She was also gagged and then subjected to a horrifying rape and torture ordeal in front of her children , he said . ‘ She was plainly affected by the taking of the drugs .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
They were funny without being malicious . She laughed and encouraged him . He thought she looked maddeningly attractive , and emboldened by the fine claret , pressed his knee against hers under the table . She let it rest for longer than she should have done and then moved slightly away . ‘ A wonderful dinner,’ he declared as they left to take their coffee in her sitting room .
Idiom: stick out like a sore thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . there is an opportunity of being able to screen it from the Farnsfield direction . This development here , as you approach from Farnsfield , if you look at the angle of the position on site , will be clearly visible and it will create the impression that it is it is one single house , because they are so close together they will stick out like a sore thumb . So , Mr Mr Bradford in fact if plot one was a house as as proposed to us But we are not talking terms of plot one and plot two we 're simply saying
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Tense with anger at first , she suddenly burst into scornful laughter . ' Well , yes , perhaps it is a classic situation . One of you tries to lure me with promises of future riches and the other is only interested in what I possess — namely a practice that is a thorn in his flesh . Well , I 'm not fooled that easily . I can see right through you both . '
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Fuck it . ' It 's all vague and meaningless , Dad . Hot air , you know . ' They watched me . ' How can people just talk because they like the sound of their own voices and never think of the people around them ? '
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
A child is wearing a yellow jacket and is jumping on a rock
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Down the drain ? In the In , in that bag . Anyone want some hand cleaner ? I 'll sling that tonic water thing up on the next shelf .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I fully agree with my hon . Friend 's remarks about pedestrians . One of the central parts of my Bill is intended to cut down the number of pedestrian casualties , and I shall explain that more fully later . The purpose of the Bill is not to over - regulate but to allow as much discretion to local authorities as possible , bearing in mind that we also need certainty within the law , and I hope that I have struck a balance . Mr. Derek Conway ( Shrewsbury and Atcham ) Before my hon . Friend further develops his theme , will he explain whether it is envisaged that measures that might result from the Bill will include action to control traffic on narrow roads ?
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
( When knitting tuck on a punchcard machine , the punched holes on the punchcard select the needles that knit , the blanks the needles that tuck . ) For transfer lace , you need the No . 1 left hand light on . If you have the right hand light on , the needles selected by the blanks ( which on lace cards will be nearly all the needles ) will be selected for transfer . Chaos and a jammed carriage will result ! For weaving and punch lace you can in theory have either the left or right light on , though most patterns have been designed with one or more in mind as indicated by the pattern sheets or books concerned .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't breathe all over me Colin . Not much . Oh yeah , cut the corners . It comes up to there on you . .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Those days are gone . But Davos remains a good place to get a sense of the global zeitgeist . It goes without saying that developing and emerging - market countries no longer look at the advanced countries as they once did . But a remark by one ~ mining company executive from a developing ~ country caught the spirit of change . In response to one development expert ’s heartfelt despair that unfair trade treaties and unfulfilled promises of aid have cost the developed countries their moral authority , he retorted : “ The West never had any moral authority . ”
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: no)
Chiswick , perhaps , or even Hammersmith . But the arithmatic 's all pretty chancy . " " It seems likely to have been well up - river , anyway . I 'll have inquiries made from Hammersmith upwards . Someone may have noticed something .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
Lee and his stepdad had come out of the shed . It was Caspar 's shed and he was still barking . ‘ Lee thinks the world of that dog,’ said Lee 's Mum . ‘ The trouble is Brian does n't . He 's right really .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
We shall be discussing these matters throughout the chapter . The idea of a crossroads is a difficult concept to pin down because we have to distinguish between different types of changes . All economies are continually changing , but in saying that the economy is at a crossroads we are dealing with a change in its whole direction . How can we distinguish these major changes from more minor ones ? In what sense do these mark a crossroads while the others are no more than a widening of the road ?
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Probe , delay and question again . 6 . As a rule , cut by bargaining rather than absolute no 's . 7 . A reputation for toughness inhibits would - be spenders .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I feel fairly positive this Chair , I look forward to when Brookside is replaced by Victoria Ward , We 've got our own Brookside . Oh , right , erm , I think Shropshire 's well placed for this sort of work , I remember when Shrewsbury was , was chosen for Christmas Carol , I mean not Stratford , not Chester , not the obvious places that spring to mind , but somewhere different , and I , I think Shropshire may be full of places which are not the obvious place , but which film companies may be able to find if they 're shown in the right direction , so I would certainly propose that we , you know , follow this line . Yes I feel , Mr Chairman , Shropshire is the obvious place .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
A large ship climbed from the orb of Karkason . A ship erupted . Wreckage flew afar , diminishing out of sight . This scene segued into the smoking wreckage of a fallen Warlord in Sagramoso City — now renamed Fidelis — up which an armoured Fist was climbing to plant a charred torn victory banner … Battle Brothers sang a psalm , hundreds of bass voices throbbing with emotion .
Idiom: slap on the wrist (used idiomatically: yes)
It is the stately motion of the gas giants that is alone responsible for the long interval ( about 180 years ) between full synods , and an ‘ outer half - synod’ recurs at exactly the same interval . Whether we ignore the inner planets , or assume they add a tiny contribution to the overall effect , the key dates that come out of the analysis are the same — and I should have made that clear in the article . So , with a self - inflicted slap on the wrist , I leave you . Keep asking the questions , and we 'll try to answer them . Abstract corner
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
The difficulties this causes are now clear to all , as the introduction of GCSE imposes the recognition of the spoken - written distinction on the profession . However , that imposition simultaneously reveals how , without linguistic knowledge to explain the distinction , the enforced recognition is for many teachers a traumatic experience . In the final analysis , students and teachers do not have a grasp of linguistic knowledge which is adequate enough for them to evaluate and make judgments about the methods / approaches / techniques which they are encouraged to adopt . They are not in a position to make professional judgments but rather they are more like the craftsman who inherits techniques and modifies them with experience . This is not to say that PGCE ( and in - service ) tutors do not attempt to develop ' professional ' rather than'craftsman'knowledge and attitudes , it is rather to say that the professional knowledge is built on shaky foundations .
Idiom: into thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't have to stress the danger of anyone moving about on a railway track ; ignorance is no excuse for trespassing on railway property and the warning notices are always abundant , which is the reason that the two men were so concerned , firstly for the person 's safety and secondly for the risk of a collision with a train and the undoubted injuries that would result . The two men were not concerned with ghosts , only the safe operation of the signal box and its environs . The person they sought had disappeared into thin air ; it was only then did they puzzle and wonder if the dusk had conned them into imagining that they could be mistaken . I could understand one man imagining that he saw a person in the immediate area of the box but it is hard to believe that two level - headed signalmen could have been mistaken enough to be confused by the same phenomenon . My informant thinks that what he saw was genuine and was certain that someone was down there , his mate in the other box was equally sure that he too saw the figure .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Brigade have three capped players on their team — Smyth , Paul Wallace and Alan Rutherford . Triumph in sight for ace Dunlop BRIAN Reid and Joey Dunlop are neck and neck at the top of the McBride Fashions Irish 250cc Roadracing championship and this pair will be the focus of attention when the Carrowdore 100 takes place tomorrow . Reid has won the last two Ulster rounds in the series at Temple and the Mid - Antrim 150 while James Courtney sneaked in to take the round at Dundalk . However , Dunlop who has been setting the pace in the championship for most of the season and was successful at Tandragee , is the man they all have to beat .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Other troops which have a supporting role , and which can be considered in this category are Orc and Savage Orc Boyz armed with bows or crossbows . Orcs and Savage Orcs are good fighting troops and can therefore be thought of as core units , but they can also be used as quality supporting troops if armed with missile weapons . With bows or crossbows you can shoot up the enemy before your core units get to grips with them , or you can attempt to draw enemy missile troops into an exchange to divert fire from the core units as they advance . Once the core units are engaged you can pile in alongside them or form them up beside the core units to block enemy attacks from the sides . In this supporting role your Orc units do n't need to be so large and there is less need to provide standards or characters .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
That , at least , she meant . She did n't want involvement with any man ; it was simply a cruel twist of fate that she had got it , and there was no way that she was going to expose her vulnerability to him . Especially when he had made it crystal - clear where he stood with her . She wondered what experience had moulded him into the cynical man that he now was . A pointless exercise , she acknowledged to herself .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Morel , a shipping clerk who had taken up campaigning journalism on behalf of Liverpool 's African merchant interests , set up the Congo Reform Association in 1903 , following his success in persuading the Government to issue a formal protest about the brutal regime of forced labour exercised by the Belgian King , Leopold , in the Congo . Six years of intense agitation followed , until Leopold 's death finally opened the way for reforms in the Belgian Congo , and the opening of the colony to free trade . Throughout this agitation Morel 's appeal to the presumed interests of Liverpool merchants was quite open and unashamed : the liberation of Africans enslaved by Leopold and his monopolistic ring of financiers , and the interests of genuine traders in free trade , went hand in hand . Just as in 1876 — Morel frequently compared his efforts with the outburst against the Bulgarian atrocities — the campaigners were outraged by Foreign Office insistence that wider considerations of the balance of power should be taken into account when deciding how far to push their humanitarian crusade . Impatient with the intricacies — and amorality — of international diplomacy , Morel demanded unilateral action by the British Navy .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
Rookie Mansell off to a flyer as he smashes track record NIGEL MANSELL smashed the track record in yesterday 's first qualifying round for the Indycar grand prix in Surfers Paradise , Australia , and vowed to go even faster today . The reigning world Formula One champion set a scorching 102.095 miles an hour around the streets of the Queensland holiday resort , clipping about two - tenths of a second off the previous record . ' I 'm delighted , ' said Mansell , whose car bears the rookie insignia of three red strips on its rear wing . ' But you must remember it 's only provisional pole and I 've got two young tigers either side of me that will be going much quicker tomorrow so we 've all got to find a bit of speed . '
Idiom: in the doghouse (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm glad,’ she said . ‘ Today is very exciting : we 're going to Exeter ! I forgot completely and I 'm a little bit in the doghouse . It 's Raymond 's annual regimental luncheon — so grand , my dear ! He 's looking resplendent , you did n't know that he has a breastplate of medals , did you ?
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
This sequential reduction of pressure stage by stage is carried out , initially , at the ten national offtakes , then at 78 regional offtakes and finally at local district outstations feeding into the low pressure network . Gas is taken from the Regional Transmission System at times of low demand , usually overnight , and put into storage to be used at times of higher demand such as the breakfast and tea - time periods . This gas is held in regional storage facilities in both high pressure storage vessels , in high pressure pipelines and in the more familiar gas holders such as those seen in the majority of large towns throughout the South West . THE Grid Control Centre At the heart of this complex network lies the Grid Control Centre .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
And my players can be greatly encouraged by what happened during the week . ‘ Although any draw against German opposition represents a big challenge , because I 've got the greatest respect and admiration for what they 've done at club and international level for over 20 years . ‘ But we can take heart from the Celtic and Leeds results and carry a lot of optimism with us into the first leg in Germany . ‘ I do n't know much about Kaiserslautern , except that they finished fifth last season and were champions the year before , but we will certainly have them watched.’ England marksman David Hirst has trained for the first time in five weeks after recovering from a cracked ankle , and is desperate to link up with Chris Waddle .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
Blackburn face a desperate battle to be involved in the playoffs after an alarming decline . The Lancashire side recorded their 11th successive home win , and were seven points clear of Ipswich at the top , when they beat Newcastle United in February . They are now sixth with supporters angered by the run of poor results particularly as Rovers have lashed out £ 5.4 m on a make - or - break spending spree . The Rovers have failed to establish a team pattern and there are rumours the ' old brigade ' resent the high wages of the imported expensive stars . Manager Kenny Dalglish is aware knives will be flashing if his season collapses .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Spaniels frisked around me , and an aristocratic white - haired lady called her daughter Mary to guide me . There was something bookish and appealing about the old lady , but we had no time to get acquainted , for brisk Mary pointed me on my way . Bungalows began to appear , then a Catholic church at a crossroads . According to Mary , I was to go straight on . All of a sudden , I came to a place of fairy rings , in fields on either side of the lane . They were spoiled by official ' Historic Monument ' signs waffling away about Bronze Age stone heritages .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
We 've all grown accustomed to using credit . There can be a danger point , however , when the use of credit gets out of control , and unfortunately , with all the variety of credit available , it is sometimes too easy to avoid recognising the danger until it is acute . If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ' consolidation ' loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line . Many people who get seriously into debt do so through no fault of their own . They may be made redundant or their marriage may break up ; even the loss of regular overtime can have a disastrous effect on someone living to the limits of his or her income .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Privatization has produced much more hopeful results . The NFC has been the outstanding example where for seven years the company was owned entirely by the workforce . Even now that the company has gone public , some 40 per cent of shares remain in the hands of staff or former staff . Annual General Meetings are attended by several thousand employee shareholders and ( in contrast to the normally sedate company AGM in some discreet City hall ) NFC has to take over the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham or the Winter Gardens at Blackpool . Privatization has also allowed good managers to manage and succeed .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
so he j , now he does make an effort in some of his books and , I mean they say write small , I mean on one page if he wrote any smaller I need a ma yeah , yes I need it under a microscope , it 's so , and I said John you ca n't write that small , but she said write small and I said but , that is ridiculous small , yeah , it , yeah and
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: no)
The sherpas climbing with her were so impressed by her stamina in temperatures around 30C below freezing they made her an honorary ‘ sherpani’ . On reaching the summit at 12.41 local time , 7.41 BST , Ms Stephens shouted for joy over a radio link to Mr Earl and her boyfriend and climbing colleague John Barry at the Advanced Base Camp Two at 23,000 ft . She told them : ‘ I 'm on top of the world.’ Despite misgivings from her sherpas and forecasts of gale - force winds , Ms Stephens , 31 , set off without Mr Barry on Saturday for the summit . He was suffering from exhaustion and cold after helping co - climber Harry Taylor , who had earlier become the first Briton to reach the summit from the Nepalese side without oxygen equipment .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
My throat hurts and my body feels heavy . It looks like I ' ve caught a cold somehow .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Well run councils will flourish as a result of this settlement and I offer them every encouragement to do so . Mr Deputy Speaker I commend it to the house . Question is the motion on the order paper , Mr Ron Davies . Here , here . Thank you very much Mr Deputy Speaker .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Deutsche ~ Telekom is also on site in Atlanta with its state - of - the art technology .
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: yes)
In Foca , 50 miles south of the Bosnian capital , Sarajevo , residents sought refuge in schools and hospitals and European Community monitors were refused access to the town as the Serbian - dominated federal army mopped up Muslim opposition . Straggling columns of federal infantrymen and their local militia allies advanced unopposed on the suburbs of Visegrad as shells rained down on Muslim positions . Their hand - in - glove co - operation has destroyed the final pretence of army neutrality in eastern Bosnia . The advance was a direct snub for America , which hours earlier had criticised Serbian paramilitaries and the regime in neighbouring Serbia for the escalating conflict in Bosnia . A big push for land is under way along the River Drina on the Bosnian border as Serbian warlords , backed by local federal army commanders , try to establish safe corridors between their strongholds and grab areas of land for the self - styled Serbian republic of Bosnia - Hercegovina .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
These two categories , single mothers and homeless men , disturb accepted notions of normal male and female roles . Unemployment leaves many men without the means of providing for women and children , and increasing divorce and separation is symptomatic of a growing instability in sexual relationships between men and women . More and more women are going it alone , and men are rendered homeless by housing allocation policies which do not account for the needs of the single and childless . It is single mothers and homeless men who are subject to the most intense state scrutiny because they are both in greatest need of state support and represent the greatest challenge to " normal " masculinity and femininity within the family . " Responsible " men are men with responsibilities , homes , children and wives , and that moral code is written into social security regulations to enforce responsibility for women and children as the economic essence of masculinity .
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: no)
There was no incentive to move , for the bus queues were twice as long as usual ; the rush - hour had started , and the prospect of the long wait in the rain did not appeal . They were standing there , eating crisps , their minds blank , when suddenly a smart green mini pulled up at the steps before them . There was a sharp toot on the horn and the door was thrown open . ‘ Get in quick!’ It was Nails in the driving - seat .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
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