Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
The point is I think that the argument from here can go two ways . The first response is that it does n't matter very much . Callinicos , defence of Marxism is erudite and compelling , and the fact that he runs out of steam over post - war art is of less moment than the fact that he takes the range of issues seriously enough to discuss them at all . Most sociologists , economists and politicians , after all , do n't get that far . The second road is however rockier ; and it is an undecided question whether its implications are depressing and frightening , or challenging and exhilarating .
Idiom: jump the queue (used idiomatically: yes)
A man stays in line because he has been taught that it is wrong not to . ( ii ) A man who jumps the queue will acquire a reputation which will damage him in later social contacts . ( iii ) A man who attempts to jump the queue will be restrained by the police .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
But our real kick came at the end of the film when the lights went up . Beth rose from her front row seat , turned , and allowed the audience to get a good look at her before making her way out . A frisson of disbelief and unease passed though the male patrons as the woman they had been watching in simulated copulation on the screen materialised in the flesh before their very eyes . [ NEIL HORNICK ] Surrounded by local hardknocks , Bob Golden was the only gringo in a Taos , New Mexico , fleapit .
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
We hate the constant struggle to keep order — but the alternative is worse . We have to persuade the pupils that what they are doing is worthwhile — even when we doubt it ourselves . We want to settle in one school for a good period of time , because we have discovered how important are relationships , with both colleagues and classes , that have been built up and stood the test of time . Yet we hanker after wider experience and a fresh start . And perhaps most fundamental of all , we have to try to live and teach according to our ideals , and to promote them , whilst at the same time trying to make a good career within a system that seems at many points to be based on quite antagonistic values .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: no)
Hit Robins turned down a summer move to Dynamo Dresden before moving to Norwich from Old Trafford where he scored 11 goals in 48 League appearances . Norwich would be loathed to sell a player who has become such a huge hit with Carrow Road fans after instilling genuine belief that the club could win the Championship . But Norwich , now a 10-1 title shot after Monday 's derby defeat by Ipswich , have a history of being a ‘ selling club ’ and may find such an instant and profitable reward on their £800,000 investment too good to resist . Stuttgart currently lie seventh in the Bundesliga and are keen to boost their forward power to ensure European qualification following the debacle against Leeds at Elland Road when they inadvertently played four foreign players .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Return of coach Raymond Goethalls instead of Franz Beckenbauer signalled his departure . July 91-Dec 91 : NIMES . Banned for month after throwing ball at referee 's head . Disciplinary committee doubled ban , he called them a ‘ bunch of idiots ’ and announced his retirement . Feb 92-Nov 92 : LEEDS .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
A man fighting to get back on top … he 's a new life and a new job with a firm of auctioneers in Hereford … Terry B says he had some treatment and lots of help from friends … he goes to meetings every week and he 's enjoying life and taking one day at a time … he 's had one innings and is now enjoying his second Biddlecombe 's new beat is around the horse sales … his year 's of racing expertise is being harnessed at last … and the best news of all is that he may soon be back in the saddle Terry B says it 's great to be back and he 's heard there 's a race for the over fifties which he may have a go at … he 's getting itchy feet and will soon be back riding for trainers … he 's also got his old job back as a steward at Worcester races and his public still love him finally it 's back to the Manor Ground to pick the winners in our competition to pick the new Oxford manager … who better to make the draw than the new man himself
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
It is also curious that an interpreter who normally respected the printed score should have edited Manfred so thoroughly . No less that 118 bars are removed from the finale to reduce its length by a quarter . Other very much less drastic cuts are also made , and there are numerous changes of orchestration , one of which involves the substitution of an organ for harmonium at the end of the work . The performance itself shows Toscanini 's genius at its greatest . The first movement has extraordinary expressive power and drama , with contrasts of mood very sharply drawn ; the Scherzo is a miracle of delicate playing at a very fast tempo ; and in the Andante Toscanini draws exquisitely tender and lyrical playing from the orchestra .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
For each catch or stumping I make for Barnard Castle the Yorkshire exile , a long time proponent of overseas players , will pay 50p . On the evidence of recent season this could cost him about £ 30 . But with ageing , lack of fitness , and the pressures of playing for money now being added to the customary problem ( some unkind people suggest this is a congenital inability to catch ) he could be spared digging so deep . The shrewd Smailes has already agreed to buy the beers all night in the event of a half century being scored from this direction this summer , in one innings that is . ' I do n't think I 'll be buying much beer , if any , ' he said by way of a confidence booster .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
So what else is new ? I release my safety belt to hold you , dangerous ground , ground where my feet have wings of flame . Is it OK , you say , are you really pissed off that I have to get home ? Well , now , my dear , I had n't thought of that . Am I pissed off ?
Idiom: turn tail (used idiomatically: yes)
Were there quite a few vessels around at that time that were giving assistance ? Well I can remember when I went Was in the water at the start , there was You could see a lot of boats coming in alongside the platform . But er it was n't long after that there was another big bang on the platform and they all sort of turned tail and went away for their own safety . Which was pretty demoralizing for us that were in the water at the time but So at that point then did you almost give up hope that you would be rescued ? that you more or less were going to end in the sea at that point ?
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: no)
Then again , ‘ Oi!’ A man in a raincoat is running towards me . From nowhere a Mamba appears and I 'm up and running with the bleeding pigeon up my jumper playing the bongos on my chest . As I run I 'm computing the Mamba 's speed in that heavy black frock against my chances of making it up the north transept steps before he rounds the corner . The answer is a raspberry , so it 's over the shed , drop down the back , breath held , pulse racing .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
There is an opinion afoot , which Bishop John shares , that each of the Salisbury archdeaconries should be a diocese with its own bishop . Canon Claude Rutter , who was rural dean of Sherborne for eleven years and is now the diocese 's Rural Link Officer , agrees with him . ‘ There is a long way to go before we break down the ‘ them up at Salisbury’ attitude.’ Canon Rutter should know abut dug - in rural opinion . He not only holds the far west living of Queen Thorne — which comprises the Hardyesque village roll - call of Over Compton , Nether Compton , Poyntington , Sandford Orcas and Trent — but farms his own glebe land ( Hereford steers and Texel Cross sheep ) .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
The game was played like ‘ jacks’ without a ball . I sat watching the children , sipping coffee and trying to pick out words from one of Hussa 's newspapers . When I deciphered one I would announce it to all and sundry . The women would look up and congratulate me and encourage me to ‘ go on , go on , you can , you can’ . Looking up from the paper , I saw Sheikha Grandmother moving slowly toward us , on Selma 's arm .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Laney go to great lengths in their literature to point out that , while the two different technologies remain mutually exclusive , each has its good points and there is no reason why both should not co - exist . However , while the clean side of things is fine , the Laney 's distorted sounds fail to come up to scratch . I 'm aware that we are in very subjective territory here and I have already confessed where my own preferences lie , but I 'm not alone in my opinion that the 80R 's channel two falls short of the mark , because every one of us here has come away with the same opinion . Like I said , using a 1958 Strat , a £ 2,000 PRS and another Strat fitted with EMGs , we could n't get the 80R to produce what we consider to be a good distortion sound . The price of this combo is excellent for a twin channel amp , but its shortcomings in the lead department may keep it from playing in the World Series and confine it to the Junior League .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
People say they 're sad it 's not used , but when it was used they did n't come . Voice over One of the first tasks for the trust could be to restore the organ , But with a Governent grant of just £ 20,000 to look after three other chapels , they 'll have to pull out all the stops to raise the money . Now here 's a food delivery service with a difference … Roman banquets on wheels !
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Economic support The most obvious examples of economic support between kin concerns giving and lending money for specified purposes . This can be anything from a loan of £ 10 to tide your sister over to her next pay cheque , to substantial gifts like giving your grandson the money for the deposit on his first house . Some do not involve the direct exchange of money . At the outset we need to make a distinction between economic support which passes between one individual and another , and situations where members of a family share resources from a commonly - owned pool , which represents a distinctive type of economic sharing between kin .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
The UN are keeping the peace and establishing security in Kabul with the International ~ Security ~ Assistance ~ Force , or ISAF .
Idiom: wipe someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
they revolted her . " Were you … you know … lovers ? " Her mother wiped her eyes . " I never meant for you to find out … " " Well , it 's a bit bloody late , is n't it ? " shrieked Miranda .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
She only learned the details now : ‘ … I did n't know a lad could be so black and blue … . He had n't the truth out of me for going on three days . ‘ I 'll have it , I will —’ he kept saying … .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's unrepentant . ‘ Nothing will change my commitment to the idea that a truly liberal education is much more than an examination syllabus,’ she says . Her language may be a bit highbrow , but it strikes a chord with many of Britain 's state school heads . In fact , they would go further and say bluntly that the current obsession with exam passes is actually harming their pupils ' education . This year is the first time schools have been required by law to publish their exam results so they can be compared with their neighbours .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
The Brasserie , which they had hoped would equal L'Auberge 's trade , has only averaged 60 covers per day , and L'Auberge itself has fallen off from 90 in 1984 to 75 in 1985 . Food costs appear to have risen at both establishments , even though Marie has secured improved terms from the suppliers . George and Marie are very disappointed , especially as they have both been working around the clock since the expansion , managing the Brasserie and L'Auberge respectively , interviewing and training new staff ( labour turnover has been high at the Brasserie from the start and is now significantly higher at L'Auberge too ) and filling in whenever necessary at either establishment . They both do a considerable amount of travelling , since Marie likes to check the Brasserie 's takings and George does n't want to lose touch with L'Auberge 's customers , and this adds to their fatigue . It is obvious that things can not go on as they are .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Also , and this is more tricky , we want to know what Riddle 's financial position is . Is there any chance that he 's done a moonlight in order to get away from money problems?’ ‘ Is that on the cards , sir?’ ‘ I do n't think so but we need to be sure . It 's no good looking for a man 's body round here if the owner 's living it up in Costa Rica .
Idiom: live and let live (used idiomatically: yes)
The longer his estimate , the more he will play according to the mathematician 's expectations for the true iterated game : in other words , the nicer , more forgiving , less envious he will be . The shorter his estimate of the future of the game , the more he will be inclined to play according to the mathematician 's expectations for the one - off game : the nastier , and less forgiving will he be . Axelrod draws a moving illustration of the importance of the shadow of the future from a remarkable phenomenon that grew up during the First World War , the so - called live - and - let - live system . His source is the research of the historian and sociologist Tony Ashworth . It is quite well known that at Christmas British and German troops briefly fraternized and drank together in no - man 's - land .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But it would be indiscreet of me to say any more . ’ Quite . CLINTON COMES A CROPPER THE staid old Washington Post recently carried a drawing of presidential hopeful Bill Clinton 's wife , Hilary , sketched from the back . Ahead of her was a large crowd and as she addressed them she hoisted her skirt up high .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Only in very unusual situations do we speak with fixed , unvarying pitch , and when we speak normally the pitch of our voice is constantly changing . One of the most important tasks in analysing intonation is to listen to the speaker 's pitch and recognise what it is doing ; this is not an easy thing to do , and it seems to be a quite different skill from that acquired in studying segmental phonetics . We describe pitch in terms of high and low , and some people find it difficult to relate what they hear in someone 's voice to a scale ranging from low to high . We should remember that ‘ high’ and ‘ low’are arbitrary choices for end - points of the pitch scale . It would be perfectly reasonable to think of pitch as ranging instead from ‘ light’ to ‘ heavy’ , for example , or from ‘ left’to ‘ right’ , and people who have difficulty in ‘ hearing’intonation patterns are generally only having difficulty in relating what they hear ( which is the same as what everyone else hears ) to this ‘ pseudo - spatial’representation .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
' Good morning , madam , ' said Dalziel with effusive politeness to the large woman who stood there , still rubbing her sleepy eyes . ' We 're police officers . I wonder if I might have a word with your son . ' Maisie Curtis opened her mouth to say something . From somewhere at the rear of the house came the slam of a door .
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: no)
The walls were white , but the angles of the roof and the three dormer windows had been lined with cedarwood which lent the room a very faint , pleasant scent . ‘ I must apologise for keeping you waiting , Miss Stanton,’ he said formally , indicating a chair and seating himself to face her across a big black desk . ‘ My telephone 's on the blink , and we 're revamping the reception area as you 'll have gathered . It should have been completed over the weekend . So I suppose one could say that you 've seen us at our worst , and anything else can only be an improvement.’
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
This book is about achieving the most from that time of your life , whenever it occurs . It is about eliminating regrets , fears and anxieties and injecting a positive quality into time spent without other people . I have often played host to married friends who bemoan their lack of privacy , or express their desire to be able to put themselves first , once in a while , instead of their partner , parent(s ) , children or grandchildren . That is not to say , however , that this book is meant to praise living alone in preference to sharing your life . There is nothing wrong in living alone or in hoping that one day you will share your life or , in the case of those who are divorced or bereaved , share your life again .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
There are arguments in favour of analysing costs down to the individual patient . However , it should be recognised that while it is possible to analyse costs retrospectively to the individual patient , it is not possible to plan prospectively for the individual patient . It is not possible for example to predict that Mr Smith will have a heart attack or that Mrs Williams will fall over in the snow and break her leg . We can not therefore budget down to the level of the individual patient . Thus all three of these techniques : programme budgeting , specialty costing and patient costing , are of some value but do not overcome all the limitations of departmental budgets .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
The chickens would all be cooked by the next afternoon and allowed to cool on the pantry 's cold slabs . Then the legs would be stacked on plates and the remainder of the meat sliced to make sandwiches . Frankie would be set to work at the big sink , and before he washed each plate and roasting - pan he would scrape it clean with his fingers and eat every last scrap of chicken , sage and onion stuffing , corned beef , sliced Spam and cheese . Washing up was just one of the many benefits that usually came his way on party nights . He watched her now as she singed the birds over the gas - flame .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
Physical activity and natural light Light exercise and brisk walks taken at your accustomed time by the new local time will help to adjust you to the new time zone and to make you feel ready for sleep at bedtime . A particularly good time to be out-of-doors in natural lighting in the first two to three days after the flight is that corresponding to the evening and first part of the night on ‘ old time ’ , 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock ; this should help to delay your body clock . By the same token try to avoid bright natural light for the first two to three days after the flight at times corresponding to 5 to 11 o'clock in the morning on old time as this will tend to advance your body clock . Table 11.2 gives examples of this advice in practice . Social activities Provided that they do not stop you going to bed at the proper time , social activities are a very good way of adjusting to the new time zone , particularly if they enable you to spend time out-of-doors in natural daylight at the times recommended in Table 11.2 .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Andrew Warren , director of the UK - based Association for the Conservation of Energy , described the US predictions as"quite horrendous . It infers a blind lack of awareness of the urgency with which we need to reduce the amount of energy consumed in order to halt global warming"he said . Arguments about carbon emissions are expected to come to a head in the forthcoming UNCED " Earth Summit " to be held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 , where a global warming treaty is expected to be signed . , US steam coal prices may rise by nearly 25 per cent from the mid-1990s as a result of the US Clean Air Act of 1990 . Financial Times 20 August Independent 26 August Guardian 27 August
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That his distinguished career should have ended in such tragic and unforeseen circumstances is regrettable . But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race . He would not rest until every last parasite was cleared from this ball of rock , and,’ his voice began to rise , ‘ neither will we . Our mission is simple . We shall destroy the parasites that remain as the General would have wished!’
Idiom: collect dust (used idiomatically: no)
Sara stepped into the square dark - panelled hall . The last time she had been here had been to say good - bye to her great - aunt before she went off to America . It appeared exactly the same — its walls hung with innumerable paintings , prints and photographs , their frames dull with years , their glass wavy and opaque so that the subjects had lost whatever initial impact they had and were now just pictures collecting dust . The round table was still in the centre of the hall , littered surely with the same newspapers and magazines , old letters and circulars ; and the old settle was still leaning against the far wall . The afternoon sunlight poured through the tall window behind the curving staircase , and showed — up the shabbiness of the curtains , and the rugs on the uneven polished oak floor .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
The bones are still exposed at the time of writing this ( November , 1988 ) and they should provide additional data as time progresses . At present the pattern of weathering in small mammals is compared to that of large mammals ( Table 1.3 ) , with stage 1 weathering reached in 18 to 29 months ( plus 24 months in the pellet ) in the prevailing wet climate of central Wales , and stage 2 weathering still progressing after 36 to 48 months ( again with the addition of 24 months in the pellet ) . The modifications to small mammal bone produced by weathering are different from those described by Behrensmeyer ( 1978 ) for large mammals ( summarized in Table 1.3 ) , but they are readily distinguishable from other types of modification produced by trampling , by soil corrosion and attrition or by digestion . Fig . 1.6 ( p. 15 ) Weathered bone : exposed for 36 months . A. premaxilla of adult vole showing splitting and breakage of the incisors ( ×11 ) ; B. enlargement of the tips of the incisors ( ×38 ) ; C. further enlargement showing the mesial borders of the broken right incisor ( on the left ) and of the cracked left incisor ( on the right ) , both showing advanced splitting and flaking of the surface enamel ( cf Fig . 1.4H)(×112 ) ; D. occlusal surface of vole molar ( ×75 ) ; E. enlargement of portion of the tooth to show very extensive chipping of both enamel and dentine surfaces ( ×188 ) ; F. lower incisor in mandible ( ×22 ) ; G. extensive splitting and flaking of mandibular ramus of vole mandible ( ×20 ) ; H. extensive splitting and flaking of inferior angle of the mandible ( ×52 ) .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Frost or sunshine wrapped the pools in cellophane ; leaves blinked in the rain ; and night and day were dazzle - bright with asterisks of bird - shit … His overcoat is black with hieroglyphics ,