Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
If it was n't for Captain Eric here , I 'd be getting into trouble . ' And if it was n't for Captain Eric , Sister Margaret and a few others , there would be precious little of a toehold for people like James , Carol and many others in their struggle to build something of a life in Easterhouse . How to give such support is the crux of the problem , Ms Hewitt muses as she heads back south . STEPHEN MANSFIELD Jean Smart , a volunteer for the Easterhouse food co - operative , talks to Donald Dewar and Patricia Hewitt , of the Commission on Social Justice , yesterday Living rough : Stewart has been on the streets in Edinburgh for three years , sleeping wherever he can find shelter and surviving on a mixture of benefits and begging .
Idiom: for crying out loud (used idiomatically: yes)
You do n't have to be careful , you obviously have to Yes you do watch their fees , but they have n't watched yours for crying out loud it 's quite obviously , but I think it 's , it 's ridiculous , because you 're looking at doing it that way , the other , it 's ridiculous Well I mean the erm , I had some bins and all stuff , buy some bins and stuff for the office , she 's ordered all sorts of things I , I had , I , I Yeah , but it 's not gon na go back and get her blamed
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
It is suggested that the first of these reasons would no longer be valid if litigated again ( see Multiservice Bookbinding Ltd v Marden [ 1979]Ch 84 , where Browne - Wilkinson J upheld a mortgage under which the interest payments were linked to the value of the Swiss franc , cited with apparent approval by Lord Denning MR in Staffordshire Area Health Authority v South Staffordshire Waterworks Co [ 1978]3 All ER 769 ) . The second of these reasons can be overcome by careful drafting . Example 4:3 Index - linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index - linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT(1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index - linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index - linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent 4 Turnover rents Rents linked to the tenant 's turnover have been common for many years , particularly in mining leases .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: no)
ALAN SAUNBY / Scotland Today ; 57sec Some news in brief — detectives in Bellshill are hunting two men who attacked and robbed a pensioner in her own home after posing as policemen . The bogus officers , who were dressed in full police uniform , tied the sixty year old woman up after she let them into her house in Jerviston Street , New Stevenson around eight o'clock last night . The robbers then made off with cash and jewellery . A Glasgow man is being treated for gunshot wounds to his leg after he was attacked by three men in the Saracen area of the city late last night .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
As it was , she had to draw on reserves of courage she had n't even known she possessed just to get her through the opening number . And she was n't on form . She knew it with the first note she sang , she knew it as she walked jerkily across the stage in a parody of her usual smooth - flowing stride , she knew it as she was forced to search her mind for the next line of a song she knew by heart . The audience knew it too — it showed in the polite but faintly puzzled round of applause , far less enthusiastic than she normally received . She had always found being on stage an incredible joy , but this was nothing less than a nightmare , every second seeming to stretch for an eternity , and her usual spontaneity had completely deserted her , leaving her painfully self - conscious , horribly aware of every word she uttered .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
And I wish I was treading it now.’ Melanie watched the monkeys in silence . At last the mechanism ground to a halt . The parakeet screamed : ‘ No sale ! No sale ! ‘
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
This regularly engulfs him in controversy , but it can serve an educational purpose . Recently , for example , he denounced the idea that Australian sacrifices in the Gallipoli campaign of 1916 during World ~ War ~ I had somehow made and redeemed his nation . For him , Australian came of age later , at Kokoda , often called Australia ’s Thermopylae , when a small group of young soldiers resisted the advance of Japanese army divisions that seemed set to take Port ~ Moresby in Papua ~ New ~ Guinea and threaten the Australian continent . Keating believed that the fighting at Kokoda represented the real birth pains of an independent Australia , not some colonial appendage of Britain created to serve imperial purposes in the Far ~ East . I would not dare to challenge the sensitivities of Australians about their own history .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: yes)
Forster was a fatalist . He shrugged . You could be James Bond , he thought , but if something had your number on it … A gentle breeze broke the absolute silence , moving the curtain so that he had to steady it with his hand . Instantly alert , Forster checked through his spy port .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
And as he rocked he said her name , over and over and over again . She felt bad about what was happening to Joe . Even in the short time since he 'd chased the car along the street , she could see that he 'd gone further downhill . She felt guilty , she felt responsible . If it had n't been for her , he would n't even be here .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
When you click on an e - mail address on a website , Windows Mail does n´t open . Go to Tools > Options > Mail . Next , in the General Tab click on Default button .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: no)
Nowhere was this more evident on the wide blue expanse of the discworld than in those areas that had been the scene of the great battles of the Mage Wars , which had happened very shortly after Creation . In those days magic in its raw state had been widely available , and had been eagerly utilised by the First Men in their war against the Gods . The precise origins of the Mage Wars have been lost in the fogs of Time , but disc philosophers agree that the First Men , shortly after their creation , understandably lost their temper . And great and pyrotechnic were the battles that followed — the sun wheeled across the sky , the seas boiled , weird storms ravaged the land , small white pigeons mysteriously appeared in people 's clothing , and the very stability of the disc ( carried as it was through space on the backs of four giant turtle - riding elephants ) was threatened . This resulted in stern action by the Old High Ones , to whom even the Gods themselves are answerable .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
I asked her if she did not feel deprived , having never experienced school life . She told the interpreter that ‘ although she had never been to school she liked the life she lived.’ Hungarian chess players say that Judit is the most aggressive and inspirational of the three , and the most like her father , with a will of iron . The girls admitted they did not go to discos , but said they had friends . Zsuzsa swims with a friend at 7 every morning .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
The World Cup finalists — Ruggeri , Batista , Pumpido , Olarticochea , Giusti and Burruchaga — are joined by two newcomers , Dezotti in attack and Simon at libero . These days , Bilardo is constrained to do his team coaching down the transatlantic telephone line , since half his squad play in Italy , France or Spain . Given the difficulties of keeping tabs on such faraway players , it comes as no surprise to learn that Bilardo has appealed to one of the key figures of his 1986 World Cup team , the 34-year - old Jorge Valdano , to come out of his two - year retirement . Valdano , who gave up playing after struggling to throw off a viral - hepatitis problem , has agreed to attempt the unlikely come - back . In the meantime Dezotti , who has scored eight goals for lowly Cremonese in the Italian First Division , has a chance to stake his claim to Valdano 's old position .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Hey ? You do n't care ? Come on then , you hold mummy ' s hand . Eh ? Now where are you going ?
Idiom: plain sailing (used idiomatically: yes)
Though why we should — when Dad here 's made the best on the market ! Maybe you 've heard of Dalrymple 's Dairy Dainties?’ After that it was plain sailing . Breeze had nothing to do but listen . Fresh tea was brought in for her , and when she said she must go , Basil took her home .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
She might even return to the house after suffering a miserable day because of him . Her mood could escalate into a screaming rage almost without warning , and for that , too , he was responsible . There were times when his grandma or his aunties made trouble for him behind his back , or when someone would comment on his lack of height and Sweetheart would punish him for the embarrassment he caused her . At other times he would come running in answer to her call to find her seated before the stove with her legs stretched out to the fire and her face softened by smiles . Then he would pick up the silver hair - brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
The boats are built in Britain and the warheads are manufactured at Aldermaston , but the missiles are leased from the US , will be serviced in America , and will rely on the US Navstar satellite for targeting . Trident is far deadlier than cruise missiles ever were . But it is out at sea , and wo n't be driven through English thatched villages on farcical midnight manouevres . It feels British , in a way that cruise never did . CND has to work to alter that perception .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
A new attitude to war was being developed . The academy was for the future . Yet at the time of the Hundred Years War , with the concept of the nation state , and of the need for its interests to be defended , taking root , the raison d'être of war was slowly changing . It certainly continued to give opportunity for glory , for self - advancement , and for material gain ; in that respect it has not changed much to this day . None the less war was coming increasingly to be regarded as a form of activity to be carried out by the whole community , which would endeavour in common , under the leadership of the king , to defend its honour and safety .
Idiom: cost the earth (used idiomatically: yes)
But you 've for accommodation . Accommodate for everybody that comes over eh , charge them a small fee . Pay what get , cost the earth , I mean look at us at .. It 's what , three hundred and something each . Where did you go to ?
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
BALANCE Good balance is the effective control over your centre of gravity , relative to the direction in which you are delivering the ball . If your balance is correct , dramatic passing shots hit on the run become possible , followed by quick recovery while still in a balanced position . It begins with the ready position . Knees should be flexed comfortably , the racquet pointing towards your opponent , weight on the balls of the feet , and the body bent slightly forwards at the waist .
Idiom: once bitten, twice shy (used idiomatically: yes)
' I should have sent a telegram . I think I 'll get you to send one for me . ' Once bitten , twice shy , thought Nurse Rose . She was n't even going to humour Mrs Fanshawe any more . Stick her neck out and her life would be a succession of errands for Mrs Fanshawe , running about the town sending crazy messages to a girl who did n't exist .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
If such secret missives were sealed personally by him it might be only a matter of time before Wolsey 's enemies at court and parliament began to point the accusing finger in his direction . ' What happens then ? ' my master asked . ' The secrets are placed in a despatch bag and sealed with the chancery seal . Two messengers take them to Paris and deliver them personally to the ambassador . ' ' Have the bag or despatches ever been interfered with ? '
Idiom: take the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
What ? You just take my fork You just take my cake It tastes like pastry Say
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Cu The the other thing we need to discuss are po things that actually erm er I suppose hire or arrangement of music , well the the hiring will be O U P or what we 've already got Yeah . or re - arranging bits and bobs , Quite a number of these we already have . Yeah , were were you planning to
Idiom: watch your back (used idiomatically: yes)
Here are a couple of examples : 1 . Standing behind — or Watch your backs Agree on a signal to indicate " Freeze " . " Everybody move around without touching anyone and not letting anyone else get near you . When you hear the signal , freeze .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
In the 250 race Gary Jess set the pace for eight of the 12 laps , before front fork failure forced him to slow down . This allowed Philip Neill through to win from Stephen McCreery and Jess . David White and McCreery were neck and neck throughout the first 125 race , after early leader Philip Neill dropped the eighth place on the third lap . However he came back to take fourth behind David Tougher . In the Quad events there was a win a piece for Tommey Muldoon and John Walker .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
ALTON TN . BASS 1 , FLEETLANDS 2 Fleetlands , who five weeks ago knocked Alton Bass out of the Trophyman Cup , added insult to injury by taking the point in this league encounter . It was a dour struggle between two workmanlike teams . Fleetlands’ well - drilled defence gave them the edge , supported by a midfield prepared to drop back in numbers .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He wants to play his own part in it as low - key as possible and that 's quite correct.’ Keegan 's bout of flu will not keep him from Ewood Park ( or spoil his 42nd birthday on Valentine 's Day ) when Newcastle will use north - east rivalry to combat Blackburn 's expensive strength . Sunderland 's achievement in reaching the FA Cup final last year is motivating Newcastle , and McDermott said : ‘ We are only three games from Wembley and there is no reason why we too ca n't go all the way.’ Both sides ' form has dipped but Newcastle might just be the more resilient , with McDermott adding : ‘ We are used to this — when you are a club the size of Newcastle and runaway leaders in the first division , every game is a pressure game . Dalglish looks set to revert to a tried and trusted defensive formula after the 4 - 2 midweek defeat by Sheffield Wednesday in the Coca - Cola Cup semi - final first leg .
Idiom: good Samaritan (used idiomatically: yes)
But others will contend , with no lack of passion and sincerity , that if the principle of equal consideration is taken seriously and always to predominate , then it will seriously distort those natural impulses of affection and solidarity which dictate so many moral choices . The issue of ‘ moral distance’ focuses on this . It is easy to argue , invoking self - righteous precedents , that the lady who hurries to assist the injured animal or pedestrian in the street or who feeds the beggar on her doorstep , but who fails to get excited about suffering in general and shows a disinclination to contribute to Oxfam , is really not a good Samaritan ; that she is morally short - sighted in letting ‘ distance’ be a factor , and that she should be equally concerned for suffering whenever and wherever . The slighted Samaritan can , of course , reply on her own behalf that she does care about suffering in general but that she cares much more about its manifestations that she can do something about and that involve her personally . This does not settle a continuing debate but it does not need to .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
And the benefits of this is that er , as you know , erm , inflation takes over , and we measure our spending power against that , five pounds in your pocket today , wo n't buy what tomorrow , what it bought this year , and next year , what it would have bought this year . So we have to keep ahead of that , because we 're planning the benefits for you , twenty or twenty five years ' time . So we have to make sure the money you pay to us , actually is going to grow so it gives you a very good return on that money in twenty five years ' time . So we put it into this pot and we invest it in as many funds and spread the money out , so if , if one fund does n't produce very much in return , another fund will , and so we in fact , get a better spread throughout the market , than you could do as an individual . I mean you could go out , and you could put a little bit of money in the building society , or the bank , or you could have a gamble on the Stock Exchange , but we have two advantages .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a sub - theory that attempts to embrace ham curing in the cellar and a consensus that the frequent fisticuffs notion is the least likely . ‘ Where was there a pub in them days that did n't have fights?’ demanded Squeak . There was a chap in from Auckland Park half a mile round the bend too . Auckland Park , he said , was now known as Sandshoe Alley because everyone up there was on his uppers . It is the stuff from which social history , and columns a century hence , are made .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Then a natural aggression kicked in . Nell 's hands came up , and began to push him away . It was only when she realised that she had n't used the unarmed combat that was by now second nature to her , but was struggling in a manner that was instinctive , that she stopped . Perplexed , she closed her eyes , then opened them again to reassure herself she was n't dreaming . Finally , she closed them once more .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
Bill Rogers had rare charisma . No man could have been more gracious in victory ; champagne for the journalists ; a special bottle to the sports editor of the Surrey Herald who saved him from being disqualified when he mistook his first round starting - time ; personal thanks to the Royal and Ancient Secretary ; even a tip at the airport of a new sports shirt because he had spent all his pounds . From start to finish , Rogers never put a foot wrong . Sadly that early form has since proved elusive . In that sense he belongs to the past .
Idiom: pure and simple (used idiomatically: yes)
True it was that the plaintiff did not undertake to do any work additional to that which he had originally undertaken to do but the terms on which he was to carry out the work were varied and , in my judgment , that variation was supported by consideration which a pragmatic approach to the true relationship between the parties readily demonstrates . For my part I wish to make it plain that I do not base my judgment on any reservation as to the correctness of the law long ago enunciated in Stilk v. Myrick . A gratuitous promise , pure and simple , remains unenforceable unless given under seal . But where , as in this case , a party undertakes to make a payment because by so doing it will gain an advantage arising out of the continuing relationship with the promisee the new bargain will not fail for want of consideration . As I read the judgment of the assistant recorder this was his true ratio on that part of the case wherein the absence of consideration was raised in argument .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
I instinctively knew I was going to like him . Our cottage lay on stubby cliffs close by the sea . There was no road to it , or track , merely a worn path , two fields ' distance from the farm ; but to us , big city born and bred , it was magical , the stuff of which dreams are made , and for two weeks we lived a life of unadulterated bliss . Outside the cottage door was a huge , ominous - looking shell which we were told had been fired from a battleship during World War I ; and John pointed out to us exactly where the Royal Oak had been torpedoed in 1939 . He said oil slicks from the stricken leviathan still sometimes marred the bay .
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: yes)
He went on to make 142 , his highest Test score , before perishing to a cheeky reverse sweep against the persistent Patel Their only early alarm came when Lamb was ‘ caught’ by Crowe at slip off Cairns , while the lead was only 53 . Crowe initially claimed the catch , low to his left , and umpire Dunne , who had his difficulties during the series , raised the finger after getting the nod from his partner , Aldridge . But Ian Smith behind the stumps was not convinced , Lamb stayed put , and saved the game . So well did Smith and Lamb play during the early overs , talk began of a mid - afternoon declaration to test the Kiwis ' mettle .
Idiom: unknown quantity (used idiomatically: no)
The symbol " X " usually stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
Did this man know that he had ruined our game , our happiness , everything we held dear ? One by one we seized the cutlery to demonstrate to each other the blatant ludicrousness of el grip . It flew in the face of the laws of physics , said the Irish banker , a learned man with a considerable library of golfing books . The City lawyer nodded sagely and ordered another bottle of Rioja . The second day Vincente announced that el thwing was wrong .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
If what you have are true nichollsi then you are breaking new ground , as the species is new to the hobby . I would try to provide fairly soft , slight acid to neutral water with a temperature of about 78 ° F , and a mixture of plants and rocks to see what they like . I would imagine the natural food is small aquatic organisms , so pond foods , live or frozen , would fit the bill . But there is no reason why you should not try other foods , although I advise against a diet of all dried food . If they are anything like philander , which I have kept and bred , then the males are not very aggressive or hard on females , and breeding will follow easily once the female is mature .