Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
18–2 Nationalized Industries and Government Policy When industries were first nationalized , many of them immediately after the Second World War , the government had two concerns . First , that nationalized industries should broadly break even , and second , that they should be run not directly by ministers but through boards with a considerable measure of managerial independence . In 1967 the government accepted many of the economic principles we have set out in the last two chapters . Nationalized industries were directed to adopt marginal cost pricing .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
He even flew backwards sometimes , though how he managed this I 'll never know . Three weeks went by and we were back at the vet 's surgery . This time the vet cut a V out of Biggles 's crippled leg bone and thought that might do the trick . We put him back in the sling - hammock to give him a chance to heal . After five days we removed the packing around the splint .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: yes)
Because we have been made children of God ; we carry the family likeness through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit ; we want to live so as to please our Heavenly Father ; and we enjoy his Fatherly protection and generous provision . In these few paragraphs we have not been able to do more than provide a sketchy summary of these rich concepts . But it is only when we see conversion as a miraculous , radical and gracious act of God , that there is an adequate basis and motivation for church growth . DEVELOP A LONG - TERM STRATEGY FOR RESISTANT AREAS So many attempts by Christians to communicate the gospel begin where we would like people to be rather than where they are actually at .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
I only wish Tata had lived to see me take up my place at Bedford College . His daughter at London University ; Whitechapel would never have heard the end of it . But a German aeroplane put paid to that and crippled my mother into the bargain . As it turned out , Mother was still delighted to remind all her friends that I had been among the first women from the East End to sign the register . After I had written my letter of acceptance to Bedford I began to look for digs nearer the university : I was determined to show some independence .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Means testing Mr Mayor , is undoubtedly equitable . Nobody in any sector , public or private , should offer benefits unless for a good reason . The public should no more offer a subsidy of this kind using public money without checking if the recipient actually requires it or anybody else besides , means testing is nothing new , there are plenty of other benefits that are already means tested right across the board . In the press on Tuesday Mr Mayor , this motion was described as a shameful indictment of Conservative meanness and a re re a return to Victorian era . Yep .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh why should he do that ? Well , . I mean it 's one of those things , that eh Why on earth should he want to , they 're only going to sell for his own work if he does n't . Yes .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
For more than a year , the Poles have been engaged in a brave , almost quixotic attempt to transform a moribund command economy into a lively free market , and they are now suffering the growing pains of a capitalism devoid of capital . There are goods in the stores , but prices are high and getting higher , as is unemployment . It will be a while before there is any light at the end of the tunnel Marx built . The underground economy in every socialist state , however , has always been resolutely capitalist , and so my friend Kurowski and I have come here tonight to find out how the world 's oldest profession is adjusting to the new economic realities . At a cost of one hundred and fifty thousand zlotys , about eight pounds , I buy Elena and Barbara a bottle of ‘ champagne’ .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps our common reason is not any prediction about the number of cases of injustice that the checkerboard strategy would produce or prevent , but our conviction that no one should actively engage in producing what he believes to be injustice . We might say : no checkerboard statute could be enacted unless a majority of the legislators voted for provisions they thought unjust . But this objection begs the main question . If each member of the legislature who votes for a checkerboard compromise does so not because he himself has no principles but because he wants to give the maximum possible effect to the principles he thinks right , then how has anyone behaved irresponsibly ? Even if we were to accept that no legislator should vote for the compromise , this would not explain why we should reject the compromise as an out - come .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
At this stage suffice it to say that the naive , unreconstructed quantity theory of money is normally introduced at this stage ‘ purely for the purposes of exposition’ . In logarithmic form the Cambridge equation becomes : To depict the aggregate supply function we first need to draw a distinction between aggregate supply in the short run , where expectations may be sluggish in reacting to external events , and the long run where money is neutral and where the supply of output is invariant with respect to the nominal money supply and the absolute price level . The long - run aggregate supply function , AS * ; , is therefore a vertical line in ( p , y ) space , touching the y axis at y * ; . On that much — the shape of the long - run supply function — Keynesians and new classicals can agree : the willingness of firms to produce commodities does not depend upon the absolute price level .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It makes the scheme more complicated and less popular . ‘ We have stopped taking new people on to it , and thought we would have to close it altogether.’ The scheme is not out of the woods yet ; and rather than break the law Maxen last week filled in the local VATman 's registration form . But on Friday night news came through that VAT HQ had agreed to study the ER scheme ‘ to see if it can be classified as a training activity , which would be VAT exempt , rather than as a business activity,’ Maxen reported . These matters came to a head in the very week that Baroness Denton launched a £ 300,000 London Growth Fund to help small firms .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: no)
Hard of Hearing Club , Alma Street Centre , Stockton , 6.30pm . New members welcome . THE organiser of a big karate competition in Whitby says he has no intention of giving it the chop after casualties kept the town 's hospital at full stretch . Hospital authorities were warned that there may be some injuries from the competition at the resort 's Spa Pavilion , but they were floored when they got nine patients in quick succession . The town 's ambulancemen had four times just arrived back at their station when they were called out again to the Spa , bringing in contestants with injuries including a black eye , broken nose , concussion and a damaged foot .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
LONDON – It seemed that a new model for global governance had been forged in the white heat of the financial crisis . But now that the ashes are cooling , different perspectives on bank regulation are emerging on either side of the Atlantic . The emphasis in Europe has been on regulating financial markets with a view to moderating future crises . Credit mistakes are made during the boom , not during the crash , so the argument goes . Better regulation and monetary policy during the boom years , therefore , could limit the scale of any bust .
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
I turned round and saw an old Austin Ten slowly approaching us . It braked as it drew abreast . In the driving seat was a woman in her late thirties perhaps , white , but with the almost stern aquiline features of someone with a trace of Polynesian blood . I smiled a polite greeting , but the woman hardly acknowledged me . Dr Reid turned to her and said almost formally , ' Good morning , Tiare .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
It all rests upon a possible impressionableness in me , and relies a good deal on mystery or mist . , The allegory in ‘ Shadows of the Hills’ is crystal - clear , in spite of the involved style : ‘ For Nature took him and held him fast like a jealous lover … But he might not always meet her calling or her waiting , for men , too , were bidding him to the sound of axe and plough and sword.’ Thomas found himself ill - equipped to answer this bidding call effectively : This doubt of myself is the more powerful , because I see how all along my senses are so powerful . Everything affects my senses and thereby my soul ; nothing my mind , and thereby my soul . I am impressed like a child by grand size , grand sound , vastness in anything , infinity : that sums me up .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Well he was hopeless yesterday , even had a kick of the ball , when he did he He was a waste of space It went just straight in The Tottenham game was really good was n't it ? You let them down
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
Use of temporary accommodation : At the end of June 1992 , there were 62,780 households living in temporary accommodation ( these are households that have been accepted as homeless by the local authority , but are not able to be housed in permanent accommodation ) . Of these , 11,080 were in hotels and b&bs . Of course , these are the official statistics — there are no official figures on those sleeping rough , squatting , staying with friends , etc . The official statistics only include those accepted as homeless by local authority , and they are mainly households with children . A major problem area is that of young people aged 16–17 with no benefit , and 18–25 on reduced benefits — this increases hardship for young people .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Where , where are they ? They 're in the larder on the shelf right in front of you , about nose height , or somebody 's nose height , I do n't know which or not , but they 're right in the middle of the shelf . They 're taking the piss . Come and sit down , come and sit down . Which one you want ?
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: no)
They asked , appropriately enough , for a visitors ' book and this is still in use in the vestibule of the church . By now it contains hundreds of names from all over the world . It contains also , on the fly - leaf , the following inscription : ‘ Edenderry Memorial Methodist Church , Portadown . Given by Bill Fair who , while serving with the H. M. Forces , on 21st June 1942 wandered aimlessly into the old church and there entered into a deep , rich and satisfying experience .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Now you 've said it , Mick , you 've said it . Yes , our Carrie 's a bright lass . And she 's going places.’ Joe noticed that the little woman referred to Carrie as if she belonged to them : it was Our Carrie . In his mind 's eye there was dawning a picture of this Carrie .
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: yes)
You may not be able to find sentences that have been added recently because they have not been indexed yet . Indexation of sentences is not yet executed on - the - fly , only every week .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
Hey , he 's probably researching a role . You 're not really a big star these days until you 've lost a lot of money trying to run your own restaurant . Arnie may be coining it with the Planet Hollywood eateries , but he 's still doing his best to do the right thing with the loss - making Schatzis in Santa Monica . Maybe it should drop the bratwurst and strudel and serve junk food . A family affair : after making the year 's worst video with brother Mike , John Singleton has cast Janet Jackson ( as a hairdresser / poet ? ) in his next outing Poet Justice , which will also star Tupac Shakur ( from Juice ) .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
On September 14 , 1989 , the 401st Bomb Group arrived for their first annual reunion to be held in England . On the 18th , Dan , along with the rest of the party , entered Hangar No 3 at Duxford . Once more , for the first time in over 45 years , Dan Knight was back in England , back in the pilot 's seat of a B–17 that bore the name Mary Alice in the familiar yellow letters edged in red on the nose . With his lovely wife Eva beside him in the co - pilot 's seat , Dan Knight was the only one of the original ten crew members aboard . Larry Cummins unfortunately , could not make it to England for the reunion .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
1954 : Studios move into the future , as stereo recording on tape becomes the norm . The move is helped by the invention of Mylar , a polyester - based film that takes the place of the brittle acetate — up to that point the only suitable produce for tape recording . Bill Haley records ' Rock Around The Clock ' , the first rock'n'roll hit . 1955 : During the year EMI deletes some 7,500 titles , the majority of them being 78 rpm discs . The Polydor label takes its bow in Britain .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
But I I do n't know what it is . I suspect it 's er it 's it 's er it 's some sort of little office at a guess . But I would very very much like to er to find out er and get a picture of what is up there . Or somebody could tell me . Now that 's a bit of a grotty picture put er it 's useful to er er to give an idea of what was there .
Idiom: all wet (used idiomatically: yes)
Edward answered in his throat . ‘ I have eaten all your bread . I am very tired , and I am all wet . Can we forget the restaurant ? Can we go to bed ?
Idiom: tough as old boots (used idiomatically: yes)
I finally asked . ‘ Deacon Billingsley , of course . He 's as tough as old boots , but playing with drugs is still a mug 's game . If the spics do n't blow you away then the Americans will . The man 's a prick to be involved.’
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
At first , this largely involved the search for loop - holes in central government legislation : if , for example , the rules suggested that future grant depended on spending in a particular year , then it was possible with little difficulty to prepare the accounts to show that spending had been higher or lower that year ( whichever was the required answer ) , More important , perhaps , as time went on , it become common for councils and their treasurers to seek new sources of funding which were not covered by the rules or were covered by different rules . The accounting convention which divided spending into revenue ( current ) and capital expenditure was particularly susceptible to manipulation . So , for example , moves were made to turn revenue spending ( i.e. which had to be paid for out of current income — grants , fees , charges and rates ) into capital spending ( i.e. which could be paid for from loans raised from banks and other financial institutions ) . Spending on housing maintenance was frequently capitalized in the late 1970s and early 1980s . Another increasingly common way round the rules at the time was to engage in lease / lease - back arrangements , which became more and more complicated as the rules surrounding them tried to plug loop - holes , until they were finally outlawed in 1987 .
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
The Palestinians deepest fear that their cause an independent Palestine was lost in world politics was just one reason for the launch of the Intifada nearly three years ago . Since then , around seven hundred Arabs have been killed and thousands more injured ; but when one Palestinian falls there 's always another ready to take their place . Israel 's well - equipped military has managed to keep a lid on the uprising degenerating into chaos , but it has n't defeated the armies of stone - throwing youths . More than a million and a half Palestinians live in the occupied territories , their treatment prompted repeated accusations by western governments as well as those in the Middle East , that Israel 's crackdown has been too harsh , at times undisciplined ; one image of violence by Israeli forces aroused world - wide condemnation . The situation in the Gulf may now dwarf the Palestinian issue , but no Middle East crisis can be seen in isolation ; a thousand days of protest has assured the plight of Palestinians has rarely been off the world agenda .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
But buoyancy aside , it was also sobering to hear a practising optimist calling for a ' mathematics of misery ' — an agreement , by consensus , about the costs and benefits of different medical treatments , and where the unavoidable choices should be made . One possible future for biomedical engineering not essayed by Heinz ( but which is being taken seriously by electronics wizard Clive Sinclair ) is the sending of minuscule probes into the bloodstream to repair damage at distant sites . The idea came vividly to mind during Fantastic voyage ( 15 March ) , by far the best so far of BBC2 's SF Film Festival series . Here not just micro - tools but miniaturised medicos in a submarine are injected into a moribund boffin 's carotid artery . Can they reach his brain in time , obliterate the clot , and learn the secrets the man holds ?
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's a flying - boat.’ One of the Rolls - Royce VIII engines gave a throaty cough and resumed its serene drone . ‘ So will we be , if anything comes unstuck.’ He looked beyond the scudding clouds to the sea far beneath . ‘ You know , the future is with flying - boats .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
A nod , a quick smile . And then Creed ushered Flack into the car . It was as if Creed had something more important on his mind . But what could be more important than his appointment as chairman of the largest and most prestigious funeral parlour in the city ? Up the ramp and out into the light .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
President Kaunda told delegates that Zambia 's experience could not be compared to that of the Soviet Union or of East European countries which had recently opted for political pluralism . The convention also turned down proposals to limit the President 's tenure to two five - year terms , to allow more than one presidential candidate and for members of the UNIP central committee and other party officials to be elected by popular vote . On April 14 Kaunda told Radio Zambia that in view of Zambia 's experiences in the first few years after independence , when more than one party had operated , " the question of whether the multiparty system will solve Zambia 's problems is a yes - and - no situation which has to be considered very cautiously " . UNIP secretary - general Alexander Grey Zulu added his voice to the official rejection of multiparty politics , when he said in Kitwe on May 21 that those advocating the reintroduction of multiparty politics " should not beat about the bush as to their real motive , which was to acquire power " . On the other hand Frederick Chiluba , chairman of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions , said that he supported the introduction of a multiparty system .
Idiom: in the blink of an eye (used idiomatically: yes)
He poised himself , blade weaving defensively before him , ready to take instant evasive action . Yet , when the oriental came at him , the man moved so swiftly that he was once again almost taken by surprise . One moment Angel One had been crouched motionless as a carved statue , the next he seemed to have been transposed several feet nearer in the blink of an eye , like a faulty sequence in some badly cut movie . Grant flung himself to one side … but this time he was just a split second too late . The vicious front snap - kick caught him caught him just above his right hip , instead of square in the groin , but its force knocked him spinning to the ground .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: no)
The larval stages remained clinging to the mast , to blow away in the next gale . The adults are beautiful and metallic . Shimmering moire tints in fugitive pink , blue and green suffuse their wings , while their bodies appear clad in abalone and mother of pearl . Their wingspan exceeds that of an albatross . Although they metamorphose like terrestrial insects , they have a lung - bladder which sucks in air or extracts oxygen from liquid .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
' I do n't know . I guess I 'll have what you have . ' Karr considered a moment , then turned his head , looking at the waiter . ' Have you a ch'ing ch'a with a lotus fragrance ? ' ' Of course , Master .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The greens were soon under six inches of water . We tried local rules — just add two shots to your score when you land in the water — but in the end we had to abandon the tournament . It broke my heart . No one who played that day will ever forget it . We had 160 golfers coming off the course at once to try to change in the little clubhouse .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Sources close to the regional council said yesterday that one purpose of such a study — which could cost about of £ 25,000 — would be to restore the business community 's confidence in the pit and in the consortium which is operating it . One source said : ‘ Their credibility has suffered lately and the business community has lost confidence . A survey would establish once and for all whether the coal they are taking out is paying its way and whether the pit has a future.’ Another source said a study would assess the viability of the pit and the qualities of those operating it separately . ‘ There is no doubt about the quality of the coal , but two questions need to be answered — can it be brought out at a price which allows a profit and can the consortium attract the investment required to run the place?’
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: yes)
Often , the only cause of damage to the glider is if the wings or fuselage break loose . It is also a good idea to make covers of some kind for the trailer tyres . These tend to rot in the sun and though the treads might be as good as new , they will have to be changed because of the cracks in the walls . Conclusion The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Chaos in a crowded Cairo street after yesterday 's nail bomb blast tragedy Picture : NORBERT SCHILLER Judge Ian Starforth Hill remarks ‘ unacceptable’ Judges ‘ too lenient’ sentence under fire By Daily Post Correspondent A JUDGE with several controversial statements behind him was under fresh attack last night after saying an eight year - old sex offence victim was ‘ not entirely an angel.’
Idiom: sticky fingers (used idiomatically: yes)
Some start complaining about staff harassment while the others are trying to nick stuff from the other end of the shop.’ Lunchtime shoplifting was a regular activity among many of the 600 girls at the £ 700-per - term private school in central London that Liz , now 22 , attended . Her own sticky fingers lifted make - up , jewellery and soft toys from various market stalls , but such humble exploits paled into insignificance alongside those of three others in the sixth - form . ’ They always went out together with the sole intention of stealing as many clothes as they could,’she says . ’ It was just a game to them .