Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: jobs for the boys (used idiomatically: yes)
Health service chief executive Duncan Nichol is knighted along with Robert Balchin , chairman of the Grant Maintained Schools Foundation . Headteacher Anne Snelling of Stratford Grant Maintained School in East London , wrongly accused of racism , is awarded an OBE . HOPES for an end to the ‘ jobs for the boy’ honours were dealt a crushing blow yesterday . Downing Street said changes in the system of dishing out automatic awards to civil servants , diplomats and councillors would be ‘ very modest’ when this summer 's Birthday Honours are published . Fresh Start to safer world in ' 93
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yeah , yeah . and erm cos then Pam ph Penny phoned and said shall , it 's her who 's the horsy fanatic but it 's lovely . Yeah we just go and have a pound on the nose you know and er Well that 's it . You 've got to .
Idiom: give someone grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Like all filmstars Lorne was about two foot nine ( something to do with the condensed , the concentrated presence ) , but the old prong was in good nick , you had to admit , with that tan - and - silver sheen of the all - American robot - kings . Yeah , that was it : this is n't a man , I kept thinking , it 's a mad old robot , all zinc and chrome and circuitry coolant . He 's like my car , he 's like the fucking Fiasco — way past his best , giving everyone grief , and burning up money and rubber and oil . Lorne had gone on to explore Garfield 's sumptuous lifestyle , the art galleries he superintended in Paris and Rome , his opera - nut vacations in Palma and Beirut , his houses in Tuscany , the Dordogne and Berkeley Square , his Barbadian hideaway , his stud ranches , his Manhattan helicopter pad … And as this fizzy old dog bayed and barked into the night , I spared a tender thought for my project , my poor little project , which I had nursed in my head for so long now .
Idiom: hit a nerve (used idiomatically: no)
From here to the margin of the First Dominion . To the region of the Unbeheld Himself.’ Chant began to gasp , and Dowd — realizing he 'd hit a nerve — leaned towards his victim . ‘ Do I detect a little anxiety?’ he said . ' Are you afraid of going into the glory of our Lord Hapexamendios?’
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
Signed as a location manager for Rob Reiner 's A Few Good Men , with Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore , Mr Reiner decided that Mr Bodison would make a great performer . Indeed he is right . Mr Bodison all but steals the show . Twenty super facts about your hero 1 MARIO was the 1980 brainchild of Japanese computer genius Shigeru Miyamoto but originally had only a walk-on part in the game Donkey Kong .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
It is often said that you can discover a great deal about a person 's character by the books on their shelves . I suspect that the same is true for his profession and the objects on their desk ; calculator , notepad , diary and telephone book for example . Spot these next to the computer on someone 's desk and you immediately know they have never heard the phrase ' Desktop Accessories ' .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
VIGILANCE WILL PAY OFF The jump Keith Pringle makes from the known fact that some men abuse is colossal ( ‘ General politics’ , 4 March ) . If we hypothesise that most children who are abused by men , it does not indicate that all men are abusers , neither does the notion hold water that 77 per cent of sexual abuse within foster and residential care is committed by males . It only demonstrates that 77 per cent of a group ( those who abuse ) are male . We should not just trust people to get on with the task of caring for vulnerable children .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . There was one more attack to come , not from German planes but from British gunners . Thrown off course in dense fog , the Bodegraven drifted south towards the Kent coast , where it was spotted by a local defence unit . At the sound of gunfire the refugee ship turned away and made off round the southern counties and up towards Liverpool , where it was finally recognised as a friendly vessel . The Bodegraven docked to a hero 's welcome .
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
Some time later there was the sound of a lavatory flushing , but Cinzia did not reappear . Zen sat there , thinking over what she had told him . He felt heavy , saturated , crammed with more or less repulsive odds and ends he neither wanted nor needed to know . Someone had said that nowadays doctors had to double as priests , offering general consolation and advice to their patients . But there are things you would be ashamed to tell even your doctor , things so vile they can only be confessed to the lowest , most contemptible functionaries of all .
Idiom: make short work of (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: force someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
You lowdown , filthy bitch ! Just so your scuzzies could raid the Park ! ' ' My hand was forced , Quincx . ' Jahsaxa kept her cool . Roirbak straightened his jacket .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
Airline might halt service By David Carter THE region could be faced with a large number of knock - on job losses if American Airlines pulls the plug on its loss - making Stansted to Chicago route . The dire warning came yesterday from Stansted Airport 's marketing director Colin Hobbs . He said American Airlines wanted to take on more transatlantic routes , but had been bogged down by bilateral agreements between the British and U.S. governments which had still not been finalised .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
So , too , is an informed and engaged electorate , because the expert advice offered to voters is itself so confusing . Economists of different persuasions find it difficult to reach a consensus about the necessity of any policy . Consider , for example , the cacophony of arguments about government spending : is it the only thing keeping depression at bay , or is it moving us steadily down the road to perdition ? The debate does not lead to agreement , moderate voters do not know what to believe , and policy choices ultimately follow the path of least resistance – until they run into a brick wall . The build - up of public debt in industrial countries ( which was rising briskly well before the Great Recession pushed it to near - unsustainable levels ) reflects this kind of calculus .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well … yes.’ ‘ And your supplies —’ he swept a golden - skinned hand towards a stack of unglazed tiles which sat outside the workshop door ‘ — will be delivered by truck . Surely it does n't require a degree in sociology to realise that people who invest their hard - earned cash in a quality house in a quality development are not going to be over the moon at having that kind of to - ing and fro - ing take place outside their front gates?’ ‘ You make it sound as though there are juggernauts forever roaming around,’ Ashley said tetchily . ‘ My supplies come by van and that 's only once or twice a month.’
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
In the New Testament , Matthew ( 25 : 14–30 ) relates the parable about the man who entrusted his property to three servants . Two of the servants doubled the funds entrusted to them and were praised for their efforts . The third servant simply buried the funds entrusted to him in a hole in the ground for safekeeping and was condemned for his worthlessness because he had not even taken the ( virtually riskless ) alternative of leaving the money on deposit with the bankers . Even earlier , Aristotle wrote in The Politics : ' To protect the treasury from being defrauded , let all public money be issued openly in front of the whole city , and let copies of the accounts be deposited in the various wards'(Sinclair , 1984 ) . Both of these references relate to one particular concept of accountability , namely that of ' financial accountability ' .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The Admiral 's still in charge.’ ‘ Well,’ said Milton , ‘ I have to admit that if you 're very old , short - term solutions must carry more weight than they would for the middle - aged . It might be just a matter of buying time and hoping the Admiral dropped dead of a stroke or something.’ ‘ Maybe they 'll kill him too,’ said Pooley , ‘ once he mounts his grand plan.’ ‘ That 's going to take time,’ said Milton .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: no)
By ANGELA HUMPHERY ' BET YOUR bottom 's sore, 'said a friend sympathetically when I described my six - day , 100-mile mule ride through the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain . Four hours a day in a blazing saddle can leave its mark , but my bottom was fine , the terrain being so rough that we never broke into a trot , let alone a gallop . It was my arms and legs that ached . I had fondly imagined that sitting astride one of these slow , sure - footed and allegedly stubborn beasts would be a doddle — which it was when actually in the saddle .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
When was that about , what year would that be ? I think it was the impetus of them getting promoted and the enthusiasm the er then the next home match was against Newcastle which Walsall played to a packed house . Ca n't tell you how long a journey it was back in the fog from Liverpool that day , and then when we were relegated back again to the third division it was on the last match of the season against Charlton , and the heavens opened and a big thunder storm and it just flooded the pitch and the referee just called the match off and they had to play it again the following Friday and Charlton ran out two - one winners and Walsall finished with nine fit men and still that 's the football I suppose . Can you tell me something about the crowd itself , erm did particular age groups tend to stand together around the ground or were the young Oh oh oh not really , but it was when this chanting came in that the young fellas seemed to like gangs in the crowd and this when all the trouble started
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
' With pickled walnuts , sire , as in The Pickwick Papers , ' Angelina announced gravely . The look Sir Thomas gave her was not a pleasant one , as he defiantly took a sizeable helping of goose . ' The best goose that ever was , ' approved Oliver gravely after they had finished , catching Auguste 's eye as he watched anxiously from his vantage point . Sir Thomas , however , or rather his stomach , clearly did not agree , for halfway through the entremets , with a few words of apology he absented himself from - the table . ' It 's his stomach , ' explained Gwendolen to the Prince of Wales .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
I should n't have said that . Too late . She had a vision of Adamus walking up the wall of the house in the black of the moon , his pale face lifted and a trickle of blood running from the corner of his mouth . A sexual pang shot through her core , amazing her . After so long , after so much that was base and stupid , after Ruth .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
UAL chairman Stephen Wolf , who is under pressure from the rest of his board to deliver the company from its limbo state since the original $ 6.75billion buyout plan was dropped , began another round of talks this week with the airline 's employees and union leaders to raise support for a bid likely to be worth as little as $ 4.5billion . Wall Street is not holding its breath waiting for a new deal . The latest talks , which began with a meeting planned between the flight attendants union and management on Wednesday to discuss a new labour contract are not expected to produce firm proposals and the next bid for United Airlines may not get off the ground until well into 1990 . Mr Wolf is involved in negotiations with Chicago financier Jay Pritzker , whose interests include the Hyatt hotel chain and who has considered bids for other US airlines such as Eastern and NWA in the past year . But financing for a fresh bid remains the main hurdle .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
The great Fred Botterill — he of Botterill 's Slab — gave up serious climbing when his leader fell from Eagle 's Nest Direct and was killed . Its first ascent in 1882 saw the start of the escalation of climbing standards in no uncertain manner . Until then , nothing half - way as bold on rock had ever been attempted . Haskett Smith had climbed the Needle and elsewhere at a respectable enough standard , but it was Godfrey Solly — a Go - fearing solicitor who became both mayor and a freeman of Birkenhead — who really started injecting iron into the soul of climbing that cold spring day on May 15 , 1882 . He had already shown his mettle on February 13 that year by leading what the Gable guide calls ' The archetypal Hard Severe ' , namely the hand traverse variant on Pillar Rock 's North Climb .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
And who would want to fight for his title when Bowe is the one who won all three belts in the ring ? Bowe 's earnings capacity will be undiminished by the defection of one belt to Lewis . And he can go on avoiding him forever on the grounds that he was the one who split the title . The Lewis camp must learn to box a little more cleverly outside the ring or forfeit any hope of the undisputed championship . Wrighting a wrong
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
She relaxed visibly as soon as I did so . Now she was looking down at me . ‘ I 'd better come clean,’ I said . ‘ I was in the house you used to own in Dwyer Street on Sunday . Billy Tuckett fell off the roof and killed himself.’
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Behind a veil of revolutionary rhetoric , the Council of People 's Commissars suppressed the masses ' striving for liberty . Instead of relying upon the workers ' militia and the election of officers , Trotsky and his acolytes created a Red Army modelled on thoroughly traditional lines . In place of the major role which workers were demanding in running the factories , Lenin presided over the centralization of economic power and the establishment of managerial structures divorced from the rank and file . Instead of fostering the peasants ' bid for liberty , the commissars emasculated local peasants organizations and , by forcibly requisitioning grain , did all they could to subject the peasantry to the dictates of the State . It was not only the press and organizations of the Right and of moderate socialist parties which were repressed : the anarchists , too , were ruthlessly hounded by the Cheka .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
And if Rod sells this house I 'll have to find somewhere else to live . ' ' You can move in with me . ' She turned his head so she could see his profile . ' One day , maybe ; but not yet . ' His hand burrowed under the duvet .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
IN a sea of Cleveland red , Stockton South is a pinprick of blue but only just . Tim Devlin waves the lone Tory flag in the county following Ashok Kumar 's November by - election win for Labour in nearby Langbaurgh but for how much longer ? Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck . Last time out , all three were separated by only a couple of thousand votes . This makes Stockton South one of the most crucial constituencies in the coming election .
Idiom: put words in someone's mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
I shall state my position and that of the Opposition in my speech . Perhaps the hon . Gentleman will find my remarks persuasive . He should not put words in my mouth , however , or make false assumptions . I know that his intervention was well meant and had not a whit of political mischief about it . Knowing him very well , I know that he would not rise just to dissemble .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I do n't think ehm , she and , daughter in law saw exactly eye to eye for a start . Oh I see . Knowing Sheila she probably wanted to rule the roost and Elaine was n't going to have it . Oh . Oh I want ehm , can we get ehm .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
In order to fulfil the aims of the CAB the manager will be responsible for training , support , supervision , advice work , following up casework , social policy work , publicity , bureau development , community contact , as well as budgeting , funding and liaising with the management committee , NACAB area and central offices , and of course general management . The advice workers constitute the manager 's main resource and the area officer and training officer form a basic support team at NACAB area office . These job descriptions are also contained in Appendix A. Although a familiarity with these tasks on paper is important to achieve an understanding of bureau work , their expansiveness should not be allowed to deter the potential applicant . Nor should the issues and problems examined here be allowed to overshadow the fact that 15,000 people in the UK are experiencing great satisfaction , involvement and a sense of achievement within their communities through their work in a Citizens Advice Bureau . The purpose of highlighting bureau issues in this chapter is to show the vibrance of the debate within the service and the CAB 's effort to cope with an ever - changing environment .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Cranston shrugged . ' Well , it could be Sir Fulke . His buckle was found on the ice and he stands to gain from his brother 's death . Sir Ralph 's servant Rastani was lithe and able enough to climb up that wall . ' Cranston made a face at Athelstan .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm coming after you . The sea was drawing off across the foreshore — leaving acre after acre of rocks — with a long series of hollow roars , diminishing , diminuendo on diminuendo . Soon the cat 's back and the seal would be high and dry . Fronds of bladderwrack began to stiffen and blanch in the sun . He sat still for another half - hour or so , then got up and walked slowly out to the water 's edge .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's a pub is n't it ? Yeah , it 's a pub cum hotel , it 's a hotel thing . Erm how 'd you find it living on the money get on Social Security ? It 's difficult , but you can manage . I mean anyone who says they ca n't manage on what they get , er they ca n't feed the kids on what they get , probably go in the pubs five or si six nights a week , and smoke too much and but erm I mean these never go without a meal or anything like that .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Clinton 's think tank BUSINESS , labour and academic leaders were called together by US president - elect Bill Clinton yesterday to thrash out an economic blueprint . The think - tank will have florists rubbing shoulders with the chief of Apple Computers . Vice president - elect Al Gore said : ‘ We want to gather the thinking of men and women with expertise in all aspects of our economy to fine tune the proposals.’ Hopes rise in Sarajevo
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: no)
Theunis , whose second name was probably Carel or Carl , had a wife , Maria Dorothea , whose maiden name was Rubenden , but little is known about either of them . Records of their two sons , however , and of their daughter , also named Maria Dorothea but known as Miemie , remain in the form of wills and marriage or death certificates . The wills are written in Dutch ; their weddings were solemnized in the Dutch Reformed Church . That they spoke Dutch among themselves is also suggested by the fact that the longest surviving member of that generation , William 's widow Sarah ( née Weiss , of German origin ) , continued to speak Dutch or Afrikaans until her death in 1922 . Even so , the beginning of an English influence is suggested by the brothers ' first names and by the fact that William 's second name , Justavus , is spelled that way , indicating an English pronunciation , instead of the more usual Gustavus .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
The versatility of the hatchback rear door , low loading sill and split rear seat add to Safrane 's ease - of - use and load - carrying flexibility . Comfort and quietness were the two main design parameters for the cockpit and these are evident in the following features : a heating and ventilation system that includes separate heating controls for left and right - hand sides of the cabin , with ducting for back - seat passengers a driver 's seat that is adjustable in five directions ( reach , height , lumbar support , backrest , and headrest angles ) and has a centre elbow rest . Steering is also adjustable ( electronically on the RXEV6 ) for reach
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
On major business issues affecting the office , in the July or thereabouts er the Partners prepared their business plan and this is the business plan for the . It 's a rolling dynamic plan it 's not just an annual plan and it 's updated hopefully on a fairly regular basis . We also have a a budgeting process er for the er for the firm 's year and we 're right in the throes of that right now for next year for ninety four , ninety five but it wo n't be any surprise to you that the recession er hit the office like any other business or the businesses that you go and see , er quite significantly , er the businesses that we 've been looking after , they 've stopped investing , they 've stopped looking at I T issues and have become very cautious and they 've basically taken stock as to where their position is . So it was n't surprising against that backdrop that we had a fair special work er that corporate activity was pretty flat , er that the price situation was highly competitive , er and of the main part of our practice that was really succeeding was insolvency and corporate care side of our practice . But now , I think , there are signs that er things are beginning to pick up , certainly we 're being told things are beginning to pick up and I think probably as an office generally , we 're experiencing that upturn , although er every time we get some special job in , suddenly we think we are at the end of a recession and perhaps , you know , it 's the next job that really we ought to be looking to .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
One surprise offer came my way as a direct result . I had decided that , much to my regret , it would not be possible to plan a DIY funeral for myself as it was not a job I would bequeath to friends , and my nearest close relations who might have co - operated were overseas . However , out of the blue came the offer of a friend to do it for me , and naturally I accepted gratefully . I remembered the name of the manufacturer who 'd said ‘ yes’ on the telephone , and two days later drove off in the Metro and picked out my coffin . To my surprise , by dint of my putting down the front seat , it fitted inside the car , so the public was spared the probably unusual sight of a coffin on a roof - rack .