Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
It is the oldest of its type , having been started by an ex - Army officer to show schoolteachers and clerics the classical world , and is now part of the P & O group . The military influence survives in an unobtrusive but strict adherence to timetables that specify where the party should be every five minutes of the day . Heads roll ( though out of sight of the passengers ) if the local bus is late or the agent is lost . Swan 's ‘ guest’(ie , unpaid ) lecturers are academics singing for their supper and for the chance to revisit sites and monuments , or sometimes visit them for the first time . The practical details are organised by a tour manager , whose role is a cross between hostess , nanny and courier .
Idiom: neither here nor there (used idiomatically: yes)
He was pleased with the menu : liver pate , followed by scampi with avocado and a julienne of mango , Summer Pudding and petits fours . If that did not guarantee another five years at Westminster , nothing would . The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories , but that was neither here nor there . Grunte ordered a large gin for himself . Many gins later , his guests had just come to the end of the petits fours when Wullie Robertson turned up , forcing his way into La Noblesse , looking like the wrath of God , or the son of some Pictish chieftain , and demanding , ‘ Hyacinth !
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Mary 's fiancé , Johnny , who was a sergeant motor mechanic on one of the bomber air fields in Yorkshire , came down to visit her and took us all out for a drink one evening . He told us some harrowing stories of life on a bomber aerodrome which had ‘ main force’ squadrons , always carrying heavy loads of high explosives and incendiaries , and impressed on us how lucky we were to be on a Pathfinder station . It did seem that the main force squadrons in other Groups had more casualties than we did , partly because they had to cope with fully awakened defences , gun and searchlight crews as well as fighters , after PFF had done their job , and perhaps also because they had a higher proportion of new , inexperienced crews who were usually the first to come to grief . Towards the end of November 1944 , or maybe the beginning of December , we had the usual succession of dark days before Christmas , made worse by thick , penetrating fog . This was before the Clean Air Act was passed and London smogs had to be breathed to be believed , but all the way up eastern England it was pretty bad .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
And he 's saying look er you need to get organized to do this and it is okay to be violent . So he 's , he 's , he 's arguing for a violent rural revolution . It 's under way and this is the way to go with it . Does anybody object to this strategy of violence ? I think it 's I 'm not convinced about it because I think there 's s some people would , do n't , will not want it to be , to be involved in violence I , I would n't think .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
And I 'm getting the fucking easy life . At the end of the day I 've got my head screwed on . Just about par for the course cherub old boy . Yeah I know . We 're not fucking arguing about this again are we ?
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Delors is accused of sabotaging any chances of a deal because it would hit French farmers and as a result agriculture commissioner Ray MacSharry has resigned as the EC 's chief negotiator in the talks with the US . A bitter trade war , with tough US sanctions against a range of European goods , now looms . Mr Delors should be told in no uncertain terms that his job is to stick up for the whole of the EC not just for France . Schools make the French Connection Picture : Lloyd Wright
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Dad patted me on the head and Mum gives me this little kiss on the cheek and then they went off and left me with this old woman . Mum kept calling her ‘ sister’ , but she was n't my sister — Annie was and I did n't want to stay there , but they went off and left me . I open my eyes and push myself up . I dunno what I 'm doing lying on the floor , getting all dirty . I stand up and brush my coat down .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
She felt as if every pair of eyes in the place was turning toward her . The fact was that almost nobody even as much as looked her way as she passed , but the tight knot of embarrassment stayed deep within her all the same . The decor in the low - ceilinged room was mostly of wicker and bamboo , with plenty of foliage washed by a green light so vivid that its effect was one of utter unreality . Some of the casino crowd were here , an assortment of dinner jackets and plunging cocktail dresses . Many of the tables were screened from one another , and staggered over different levels .
Idiom: be my guest (used idiomatically: yes)
The graphics and sound are out of this world ; as is the presentation , making this a very worthwhile purchase and one I heartily recommend you to make — especially the cartridge version ( avoiding the inevitable multiload ) . ROBOCOP 3 Ian Osborne is my guest in this piece , guiding me through RoboCop 3 … IAN : ‘ Squeak , squeak , squeak , tee hee hee hee.’ JAMES : Ian says R3 is n't actually a film licence .
Idiom: at a loose end (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes — ha ha!— rather!’ said Basil boisterously . ‘ I ' ope — hope — we 'll see a lot of each other , Miss O'Brien . We 're at a loose end , Cynthie and me — I 'm up at Trinity , you know , but I 've been ill — ha ha!— and have to stay down this term . Perhaps we 'll have some tennis , if old Rodge here can spare the time from his blessed cows.’ ‘ You 've a hard court , then?’ asked Breeze , wondering at his exuberance .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
Admission to the Sunday night show is £ 4 . Finally , in late December it is hoped to record a live show featuring the best of Irish talent including people like Dermot Carmody , Mr. Trellis , The Comedy Cellar and others . Watch this space for further details . EX - CELLENT ! EXPO is the name given to a new non - profit label , set up with the co - operation of Sonic Studios , Apex Duplication , Prontoprint , Virgin and HMV .
Idiom: drop like flies (used idiomatically: no)
And if the difference is big enough , he can end up still burdened with a hefty home - loan — and no home to show for it . Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies , supermarkets are making fat profits . The good times are unlikely to last TODAY 'S subtly - lit supermarkets , where loganberries nestle against kiwi - fruit , are a world away from Jack Cohen 's ‘ pile it high and sell it cheap’ Tesco 's .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Good luck ! ALAN LIMBRICK Pentatonics FLUENCY CHECK - UP This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard . It goes without saying that in order to use a device for improvising ( such as scales , arpeggios , licks etc . ) one has to develop the particular device to such a level of fluency that physically playing it in any key or position has become almost instinctive , or second nature . Over the last six months or so I have attempted to present you with a series of practical objectives designed and constructed to help achieve a higher degree of thoroughness in your command of the Pentatonic scale .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : Tue , 03 Aug 93 15:40:34 GMT Subject : season start Well fellow supporters the season is nearly upon us and hopefully it will bear fruit . I feel a cup win this season but what I , d like to know is what does anybody think the score will be in our first game . It'a away at Man City and considering the last two visits to Maine road where we let in 4 goals each game , Is there any chance of us winning this game ? considering also that we did n't win any away games last season .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: yes)
Door bells and shavers etc require a separate fused supply through a transformer . All sockets , conduits and cables should be well clear of gas lines and points , and for safety no electrical socket should be reachable from a sink or washbasin with taps , to avoid wet hands touching plugs or switches . power circuits are now in ring mains , where the cable is in a continuous loop starting and finishing at the consumer unit . This makes it easier to add additional sockets , which are likely to cost in excess of £ 30 per point . Check the number and position of points and allow for your additional requirements ; check the lighting points and allow for extras and alterations in your costs .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
( ad lib ) In part two : uncharted waters … the pilot who 's preparing for life on the high seas . Going it alone … former Dr Hook singer is back on the road . And a bird 's eye view … keeping watch on the Falcon chick . Welcome back .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yeah , these are smocks . They 're smocks , all those . And they 're als they 're also wearing trousers as well underneath the smocks ? Oh yes , yeah that 's right , yes , yes . Yes .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Only specialist engineers are likely to go down to the level of AND gates and NOR gates , and only physicists will go down further , to the level of how electrons behave in a semiconducting medium . For those that like " -ism " sorts of names , the aptest name for my approach to understanding how things work is probably " hierarchical reductionism " . If you read trendy intellectual magazines , you may have noticed that " reductionism " is one of those things , like sin , that is only mentioned by people who are against it . To call oneself a reductionist will sound , in some circles , a bit like admitting to eating babies . But , just as nobody actually eats babies , so nobody is really a reductionist in any sense worth being against .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
— the dollar shop . Johnnie Walker tips his hat , smirks and hurries westward off the shelf . Things are familiar , but not quite right ; there 's a cigarette called Ronhill and a condom
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Some sceptics have been quick to see that this could well be a familiar pointer to the future — suggest a service for closure in the hope that the relevant council will come up with the money to reprieve it . This transfers the onus from government subsidy to the local people who , should the council refuse , will themselves be ‘ blamed’ for the service closure . In total one can only marvel at the numerous stations opened in the 1980s and it is pleasing to note that many more are in the pipeline . The growth of BR stations in recent years is heartwarming for pro - rail supporters and the figures speak for themselves , 1986 = 2,526 , 1987 = 2,530 , 1988 = 2,554 , 1989 = 2,561 . A list of specific openings follows .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
He saw something erm he saw a cat and he zoomed out the front door and he was gone and it 's only when he lost sight of the cat he thought about where he was Yeah He just went straight for him and you know he just did n't think about where he was going or anything and he And when he comes to look round He was completely lost
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Kendall has dismissed him , but Everton might be better off re-educating the others to give him the service he thrives on . That 's what Quinn will get at Coventry and , injuries apart , there 's nothing more certain he 'll keep firing them in . People say the hardest job in the game is putting the ball in the net , but that 's not true . The hardest part is getting into the right positions to do that . There 's no question Quinn — and Cottee , Aldridge and the rest — are masters of the art and if I had one in my club , he 'd be the first name on the sheet .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
But why is mine slightly different to Howard 's ? You 're wearing the summer shorty for greater freedom of movement for your arms and legs but Howard 's got the full suit , for more protection in colder weather but they both work on the same principle . When the suit is wet , it traps a thin layer of water between the body and the suit and your body quickly warms that up to a comfortable working temperature but if you fall in when the suit is dry , the cold water can be quite a shock and so a good trick in cold weather is to put the wet suit on in a hot shower and then over the top you wear a spray suit again to keep off the wind and to protect the wetsuit . Right , so exactly what are you wearing ? Well if you take this I 'll explain .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: yes)
Radios will play at different times , all making your home more secure and more " lived in " . Even better , the day before you come back , the heating and water heating will turn itself on . So you come home to a nice warm , brightly lit home with plenty of piping hot water to soak - away the dust of travel . Total Heating packages with Central Control start from around £ 1500 for a well - insulated 2-bedroomed flat . There 's a Total Heating system with Central Control to suit every sort of home , from a one - bedroom flat to a four - bedroom family house .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
John Scales — I agree with Declan , he 's the man . Any other offers ? There must be someone to fit the bill in the League of Ireland Declan ? From : Date : Thu , 29 Jul 1993 18:03 GMT
Idiom: to a T (used idiomatically: yes)
He is a one - question man . He asked Neil Kinnock about his plans to tax the middle - income bracket not once , not twice , but over and over again for an hour . All the victims — Mr Salmon , Mr Kinnock and Mr Major — were done to a T , with chopped peppers and barbecued sauce , by the time Walden had finished with them . Paddy Ashdown outwitted him , though , by asking all the questions himself . Walden kept asking Paddy about PR .
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
And every part of that body has a function . And the body is working well and fine when every part is doing their function . Now , at a pinch , I might be able to walk a step or two on my hands with my feet in the air , believe me , it 's not a pretty sight ! And I wo n't get very far . And even if I , how far I get it wo n't be quick because , God did n't give me hands to walk on , he gave me feet to walk on .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
In my view , the requirement at issue as it is worded does not in itself rule this out : it is the vessel which has to be operated from within the United Kingdom and it is its use , that is to say the operations of the vessel , which must be directed and controlled from the United Kingdom ; this does not prevent the onshore unit responsible for the actual management of the vessel ( whether it be in the form of a subsidiary , a branch , an agency or an administrative unit ) from being subject to the general control of the natural or legal person who set it up . 60 . Lastly , I consider that , by virtue of the same principles , a member state may , if it wishes , stipulate that vessels wishing to fly its flag must undertake to operate habitually from a port in that country . 61 . In other words , the obligation which the court accepted as permissible in the context of the quota system in paragraph 28 et seq .
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: no)
Time was ticking by , and she was heading deeper into the unknown depths of Plenty . Alice , she promised , the minute I 'm out of this , I will fix you up . I 'll make you as good as new , she promised . Do n't take my ship away . Please , do n't take my ship away .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: no)
When , thanks in large part to world events , ITN 's chiefs were forced to turn to their backers for more cash , there was heavy resistance . The advertising industry was in deep recession . As British companies began to feel the pinch , it was ad campaigns which felt the finance director 's scalpel first ( the Saatchi - owned , media - buying organisation , Zenith , which bulk - buys TV slots predicts a real - term fall of 3.5 % in revenues over the next year ) . As a result , to keep to their schedules , the television companies had to cut rates , resulting in falling revenues . The last thing they wanted was unexpected demands for cash from ITN .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
Equitrac operate automated cost - recovery systems aimed at all sizes of practices . A common application is their attachment to photocopiers and fax machines , so that file numbers have to be keyed in before the machine will operate and thereafter the cost incurred can be electronically tracked and shown on printouts . This is of limited use in personal injury work where these items can not be recovered separately on a taxation . Training and maintenance Investment in technology without investment in training is not cost efficient .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
Determine your teacher 's style and method : TAKING NOTES /voice changes?(a ) how does he emphasise key points on board ? by dictation ? /end of lesson?(b ) when does he emphasise key points - at intervals ? never ? 2 .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
She already had grave doubts about the propriety of letting him buy her things , but accepted that it was part of the deal of being his supposed girlfriend . When they were n't arguing they got on quite well talking about their careers . Ace in particular seemed genuinely interested in her work and , although she 'd never really been fooled into thinking his life was a hedonistic round of pleasure apart from risking his life sixteen weekends a year , she was quite surprised at the dedication he displayed in keeping fit and the work he put in behind the scenes . He had invested his money in a number of schemes that required his attention , and his days seemed pretty full to her untrained eyes . She came to realise that any woman who aimed to share his life would always have to be self - sufficient and able to cope with the day - to - day problems of life without bothering him with the minutiae of domestic detail .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
I recall clearly the photograph of the pit - head that appeared in the newspaper next day ; but the impression etched indelibly into my four - year - old mind was the sight I beheld on the Sunday following . Our house backed on to Cefn Leyshon , part of the ridge of Mynydd Eglwysilian that separated us from Senghenydd . Hundreds of miners from the western valleys were walking over the hill to the stricken village . They wore their Sunday black and were climbing along the path over the hill , girding it as if with an emblematic mourning ribbon . A WELSH LIFE
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
In the closed environment of the eye the oxygen concentration in the tears is maintained , although at a reduced level , form various peripheral blood vessels . Because the lens acts as a relatively immobile membrane at night , it is not difficult to calculate the level of permeability required . In hydrogels , the transport processes are governed by the water content of the hydrogel and , as a rule of thumb , a polymer containing 70 per cent water is required while wearing a lens when sleeping . Most commercial contact lens materials in this category are simple cross - linked copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate or methyl methacrylate . The presence of this amount of water in the polymer also affects its mechanical properties .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
They should have taken account of all representations and consulted adequately . That would have enabled us to announce in our manifesto that when we were returned to office at the election we would take the most sensible course of action . I am not expert enough to say which of the banding systems best fits the bill . Valuations should be individually conducted and a proper length of time should be taken over each one . If that were done , there would be far fewer appeals .
Idiom: in cold blood (used idiomatically: yes)
When , in the 1590s , Essex failed to get the Attorneyship for Francis Bacon , he sought for his protege the vacant post of Solicitor . Although he was supported in this by his own rivals , Burghley and Robert Cecil , Elizabeth , confronted with this powerful alliance , appointed another man . That Elizabeth needed careful handling is shown in a letter to Burghley from Henry Savile , who wanted Burghley 's help in a suit because his commendation , coming in cold blood and sober judgement , would weigh more heavily with the Queen than ‘ all the affectionate speech’ of the Earl of Essex . In the case of minor posts the monarch 's influence was likely to be less firmly and more sporadically exercised . Signs that there had been loss of control appear at the very beginning of James 's reign when commissioners hearing private suits to the King were ordered not to give reversions to places of consequence .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Dicey 's position on this question is seen most clearly in his attitude to federalism . In 1915 Dicey wrote that although federalism possessed a ‘ vague , and therefore the strong and imaginative , charm’ there is ‘ good reason to fear that the federalisation of the United Kingdom , stimulating as it would the disruptive force of local nationalism , might well arouse a feeling of divided allegiance’ . Dicey argued , not only that belief in the inherent excellence of federalism was a ‘ delusion’ , but that it also ran against the grain of English history : Federalism , as the dissolution of the United Kingdom , is absolutely foreign to the historical and , so to speak , instinctive policy of English constitutionalists . Each successive generation from the reign of Edward I. onwards has laboured to produce that complete political unity which is represented by the absolute sovereignty of the Parliament now sitting at Westminster .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Any ideas ? A The fungus that affects fish is present in all ponds , but often it requires the skin of the fish to be damaged in some way to allow the fungus to grow on the body of the fish . The blood spot on the nose of the last fish leads me to wonder whether the fish were initially suffering from some infectious agent , such as a bacterial pathogen . Many pathogenic bacteria are quite specific in the species of fish they affect , leaving other species in the pond unaffected . As the remaining fish are healthy , this pathogen is probably no longer in the system .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: no)
( 1 ) This subsection provides that certain applications shall not he heard until all the others are disposed of . The order in which applications are heard may sometimes he important , particularly if the granting of a licence raises the question of the overprovision or similar facilities , a ground of refusal under s. 17(1 ) ( d ) . In McEwan v. Fort William JJ . , November 18 , 1898 , a licensing court was ordained by the Court of Session to hear and determine , of new , an application for a certificate which had been disposed of out of its proper order . The applicants , the hearing of whose cases must be postponed until all the others are disposed of , are the applicants for new licences . Applicants for new licences .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Not for fish . There is no humane slaughter requirement for wild fish caught and killed at sea , nor , in most places , for farmed fish . Fish caught in nets by trawlers are dumped on board the ship and allowed to suffocate . Impaling live bait on hooks is a common commercial practice : long - line fishing , for example , uses hundreds or even thousands of hooks on a single line that may be 50 - 100 kilometers long . When fish take the bait , they are likely to remain caught for many hours before the line is hauled in .