Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: no)
Sam hoped he was n't one of those New Age mystical types . The bistro was situated close to the occult bookshop . She and Camille , possibly under the influence of the Westminster boys , were scornful of most aspects of the various flourishing cults , although they read their horoscopes avidly . ‘ There are n't any aliens,’ said Camille . ‘ Connie says it 's easier to hide bodies than you might think .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
The song contains many of the President 's most famous broken pledges , including ‘ Read my lips — no new taxes.’ On MICK JAGGER 's upcoming solo album , the Rolling Stone is backed by Los Angeles blues - rockers the Red Devils . Jagger 's record is produced by Rick Rubin , who did the honours on a Red Devils ' live album , released on Rubin 's own Def American label . THE GRATEFUL DEAD have cancelled their autumn tour because Jerry Garcia has lung disease . A Dead spokesman said , ‘ 30 years of smoking Camel Straights will leave their mark.’
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
But this account gives altogether too much prominence to the three anchor biomorphs . Admittedly the computer did use them to calculate the appropriate genetic formula for every point on the picture . But actually any three anchor points on the plane would have done the trick just as well , and would have given identical results . For this reason , in Figure 7 I have n't actually drawn the triangle . Figure 7 is exactly the same kind of picture as Figure 6 .
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: yes)
Another award - winning garden by the Pershore College of Horticulture based on the mythological King , Midas , who was given the power to turn everything he touched to gold ; though this treasure is n't worth much — it 's concrete sprayed with gold paint . Like all the gardens here , it took several weeks to put together , but will have disappeared by the end of next weekend . Then it 's back to the drawing board to start planning for next year 's show . ANDREW TRYTHALL Railcards to stay
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
One taxi driver , whose cab was damaged by the Cavendish Square blast , escaped death by 30 seconds . Emmanuel Levene , 60 , from Barkingside , east London , had left his cab parked behind John Lewis . Half a minute later , as he turned the corner into Oxford Street , he was blown off his feet by the explosion just yards from his cab . He said : ‘ I am lucky to be alive.’ He had ‘ nothing but contempt’ for the bombers .
Idiom: up to no good (used idiomatically: yes)
To prove that you suspected that they were going to commit a crime is n't so easy . Very hard to get the evidence of frequenting . If you knew him to be a criminal , you suspected him of being up to no good . You had to be very careful in those days . If the courts did throw out a case that you 'd dealt with , you stood a chance of being sued over it .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: no)
In 1962 , off the Florida coast , an American Air Force raft , carrying five skin - divers , was swept out to sea in a storm . As the storm cleared , dense fog came down . Panic in the fog After they had been stranded for about an hour , they heard splashing and noticed a smell of dead fish , then a hissing noise . Suddenly , what looked like a brown , slimy neck , about four metres long , reared up out of the water .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: no)
He leaned back in his chair , leaving the letter in Iago 's hands . ‘ Will you take Owen my message And bring me back his answer ? Will you undertake as much again , if this bears fruit?’ He looked at the old man , peering darkly under his down - drawn brows ; and there was one who would have questioned and writhed and wondered , pondering long before he would have given any answer , and then , most likely , regretting the answer he had given , whatever it chanced to be . But he looked at Iago Vaughan , and was suddenly aware that his motives would not be questioned nor his matter suspected .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
I think it 's the television as much as anything else . Yeah probably yeah tha that does I mean I 'm appalled at the way that teenagers are still being shown on the television as they were twenty years ago able to rule the roost because they did . Mm . They did erm twenty years ago a teenager , a girl of sixteen could leave home she could pick up a job just like that !
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
If he s standing on the half way line — picking his arse there s a good chance that he s not been told to do that . Ill then criticise him . At the end of the day , Wilko knows what he s told them all to do . He knows if a lacklustre performance is down to individuals , or his tactics . He knows whether a performance merits keeping a place in the side .
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Certainly it is a release from the burden of life , and , for the godly , a haven and a reward . Or to look at it another way — we are little men , we do n't know the ins and outs of the matter , there are wheels within wheels , etcetera — it wold be presumptuous of us to interfere with the designs of fate or even of kings . All in all , I think we 'd be well advised to leave well alone . Tie up the letter — there — neatly — like that — They wo n't notice the broken seal , assuming you were in character . ROS : But what 's the point ?
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
In the edition for the visit of Grimsby Borough , Towle is the featured player in what one fanzine has dubbed the ‘ Dire Straits and lager guide’ . In it , the Hucknall left - back reveals himself to be a chip off the Sid Kelly block : ‘ favourite food — 32 oz steak - with - everything’ . Further food for thought : Cohen Griffith , the winger Kettering signed for £ 3,000 from Leicester United last season , has joined Cardiff for 20 times that amount ; the GM Vauxhall Conference leaders Darlington will defend a 10-match unbeaten start , the best in the competition 's 10 years , tomorrow at Enfield ; and Dunstable have withdrawn from the FA Cup following the 38th - minute abandonment of the tie with Staines when what was left of their team walked off after the dismissal of three colleagues . And they call Staines ‘ unsightly’ … Ice Hockey : Devils in baptism of fire
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
He picked up Laura 's gun and considered his options . He could hide behind the door and club them down one by one when they came in . Or at a pinch he might be able to squeeze himself into the desk drawer and hide . A heroic stand against impossible odds was always a possibility . As was his stumbling across the secret technique of effecting invisibility .
Idiom: basket case (used idiomatically: yes)
Hit by relentless price competition and slumping business conditions , Fujitsu Ltd on Friday forecast that for fiscal 1993 to March 31 , it would report its first loss since it was first listed in Tokyo in 1949 : it sees a group net loss of $ 322 m and a current loss of $ 169 m for the year , against net profit of $ 103 m and current profit of $ 437 m last fiscal — current profit includes gains and losses made on investments in stocks and bonds and sundry profits and losses from other non - operating activities ; ‘ Customers expect lower prices,’ said Mike Beirne , a Fujitsu spokesman —‘the price competition goes from the price war in personal computers right up to mainframes;’the company acknowledges that losses are likely to continue into the first six months of its new year . SIEMENS NIXDORF PLUNGES INTO THE DOLDRUMS Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG now looks as if it is right down there in the corporate basket case category : after some three years of substantial losses , Siemens AG chairman Heinrich von Pierer now says that an effort is being made to ensure that its return to profit ‘ does n't take much longer than three years;’ its biggest problem is that the pain of customers starting to go stone cold on mainframes has scarcely begun yet in Germany . PENTIUM FLOATING POINT UNIT 3 TO 10 TIMES BETTER THAN 80486 Intel Corp is saying its revamped Pentium floating point unit operates three to 10 times better than the one in the 80486 's , apparently positioning it against RISCs like the MIPS Technologies Inc R4000 .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm but do n't like the Mm . ones the or others , if you 're getting stuck on them , do n't miss something like this that you could do and get full marks . Yeah . Er you know makes a big difference to your final grade does n't it ?
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: no)
Both were released on police bail until the end of the month and neither has been charged . The club , in Normanby Road , and its stand have been the scene of a series of unexplained fires , the latest being last Friday when the stand was gutted for the second time . Making a splash : Swimmers old and new are being urged to book early for courses at Berwick Hills pool , Middlesbrough , as hundreds were enrolled on a previous programme . Spare time :
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Dock space is also available at the Catamaran Club in the north - west of the bay , stern - to in English Harbour and at Crabb 's Marina in the north of the island . There is anchoring space in both harbours , even during the most popular events such as Race week and Charter Agents week . Flying the flag We cruise mainly in the Mediterranean these days , where yachting is quite different from that we observed on a recent visit to the Solent , write Bill and Laurel Cooper . Here in the Med we see boats from many nations and , with the exception of a very small number of elderly Britons and Dutch , most are comparatively recent recruits to the joys of yachting .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
Generous greenery and building complexes designed on the drawing board characterize the image of this town .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
OVERNIGHT FILE PAGE en2 Check - Up . THE National Society for Epilepsy is offering a ' respite care ' service for relatives providing round - the - clock care for a parent , son or daughter with epilepsy . The service comprises one to two weeks at the Society 's centre in Chalfont St Peter , Buckinghamshire . Charges are £ 375 per week .
Idiom: pull a rabbit out of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Even before kick - off Rangers got the afternoon off to an unexpected start . Last week Walter Smith sprang a major surprise by giving striker Duncan Ferguson his debut in the Old Firm encounter . This time the Rangers manager pulled another rabbit out of the hat by fielding England international full - back Gary Stevens after 15 months of injury . Even so , most eyes were on the Kilmarnock defence which had proved unexpectedly resilient in their opening three games . It was widely predicted that last season 's First Division runners - up would melt in the white hot cauldron of Ibrox .
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
A tremor ran through the earth beneath their feet . Balancing 40 tons of liquid metal above your head would be enough for anyone . Add a small local earthquake and most men would have given up the ghost . But this was work . Alec MacLean was an earner , and a good one .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
The passengers who use an airport will think it too barren of temperament to have anything so interesting as an atmosphere , but for the people who work there its moods are as mutable and contagious as any other place 's . During a strike , for instance , there is an anger with stalemate that nothing soothes . In fog there is an atmosphere first of temper and then of inertia , followed by improvization and a peculiarly relieved conviviality , like the illogical sense of reprieve that lies in having to eat a carefully planned picnic lunch inside a car because it is pouring with rain outside . Soon after Albert had left Bella , London Airport was gripped by the mood of a vicious incident at Immigration . An eighteen - year - old boy who had flown from India to marry a Calcutta girl now living in Liverpool was detained for three days by the officials , who suspected him of being under age and of using marriage as a trick to get a work permit .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not until 1920 that a Third Division of twenty - two southern clubs was formed , with another of twenty - two northern clubs the following year . In 1950 the two Third Division sections were increased to twenty - four clubs each and in 1958 were replaced by the present Third and Fourth Divisions . In later years Chapman came to realize that the extension of the league system was having a bad effect on the game . When he and others advocated extra divisions in the Edwardian period they could not have foreseen that the formation of a Third Division in 1920 would create an extra demand for players of talent at a time when a large part of the male population had been wiped out in a world war . This led to young players being drafted into top - class soccer before their abilities had had time to mature .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
CUBA Soviet announcement of withdrawal of troops In response to the Sept. 11 announcement by the Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that 11,000 Soviet troops were to be withdrawn from Cuba , an editorial in the official Communist party newspaper Granma declared that the decision had been " unilateral " , had broken historical and legitimate bilateral accords and was the equivalent of giving a " green light " to the United States to carry out " aggressive plans against Cuba " . The Soviet decision , delivered during a visit by the US Secretary of State James Baker to Moscow , was welcomed by the US government , but the USA nevertheless ruled out Soviet suggestions , and the Cuban demand , that the US naval base at Guantánamo on Cuba should now be evacuated to lower political tensions in the region . A Soviet Vice - Minister for Foreign Affairs , Valeri Nikolaenko , who visited the Cuban capital Havana on Sept. 21 - 22 , stated that agreement had been reached on the practical aspects of a staged withdrawal of a 3,000-strong Soviet training brigade and on a " specific time frame " for talks on further withdrawals .
Idiom: grin and bear it (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . what do you do now with the , what do the old the old hunt 's people do ? Well we 've , we just have to er , grin and bear it . There is nowhere else to go for us . Yes .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
However , with a clear overall majority of 21 , the Tories can insist on their nomination . BA sues Virgin in tit - for - tat libel battle British Airways is claiming libel damages from Mr Richard Branson and his rival Virgin Atlantic Airways in tit - for - tat court proceedings . It alleges ' untrue and defamatory ' allegations by Mr Branson and Virgin . The writ was issued less than a month after Mr Branson and his airline began libel proceedings of their own against BA and Lord King , its chairman .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
They 'll say come , they 'll want to see it . Well show it to them and see . No , no I 'm not going all the way down today . Are you putting that back on ? Mm , that 's not quite ready is it ?
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
She should have been sharing breakfast with Kelly right now , laughing and chatting , catching up on all that had been happening over the past few months . Instead she was holed up for goodness knew how long with a man who clearly despised her — and not without reason , she admitted silently , leaning her forehead against the cold glass of the window . Her stunt of last night had been infantile , to say the least , if not positively life - threatening . In truth , she should be grateful to him for coming to her rescue — instead she could barely bring herself to be civil . She was still there some time later , gazing sightlessly through the glass over the snow - covered fields beyond , when she felt a strange tingle in the back of her neck , and knew he was standing behind her .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1859 , the number of winners ' medals had become too great to be attached to the silver arrow and the trophy was re - modelled in its present form , in which the original arrow is supported by a silver bow and crossed bolts , all standing on an ebony and silver plinth . In his book , The History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton , published in 1866 , James Paterson wrote that ‘ the annual competition at Kilwinning has been attended with a marked degree of interest’ and with improvements in ‘ the number and respectability of the company.’ As most of Paterson 's book deals with the histories of Ayrshire 's leading families , his comment on the shoot may have been coloured by a desire to please the gentry involved in the Society , as by 1870 interest had declined to rock bottom with no entries for the papingo shoot . An attempt to revive the contest in 1871 failed , as did another in 1882 . We can presume that the novelty of the Society had worn off for the capricious upper classes .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Vincent asked his cousin to call and see his latest work , and Mauve shook his head , his face bitter . He turned away , muttering something about Vincent 's vicious character . Deeply hurt , Vincent jumped to the conclusion that news of his friendship with Sien had reached him and upset the man . He was in a small world , incestuous , spiteful , and more disliked for his unorthodoxy and his apparent arrogance that he realised . He gave up trying to understand it and vowed to harden himself more .
Idiom: have it easy (used idiomatically: no)
' I know that young man too well . He seems different , but underneath it all he 's the same as the rest of them . They 've had it too easy , all of them . What fires them is n't ambition but a sense of bitterness . Bitterness that their fathers still treat them as children .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
There was a blank silence , then Lucy laughed , rather nervously . ‘ That makes sense , I suppose … Everyone in London was wondering why Guy left his fiancée on her own , and flew off to the Caribbean on the spur of the moment … ’ ‘ His fiancée … ?’ Why should it matter ? she demanded silently , clamping an iron hand on her wayward reactions .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
In short , it seems inevitable that most PC software will need some kind of re - write to run on the Portfolio , and some of it will never fit at all . It 's true that Atari is offering a card drive for desktop PCs , and battery - backed add - in memory cards , but these cost over £ 1 per kilobyte . It also says major applications will be made available on plug - in cards but , as always , computer buyers should only assess what they can see , not what might turn up who - knows - when . However , Atari has at least launched a PC interface box , which adds one third to the Portfolio 's size and cost . Fortunately it works well , since the machine has an obvious role as the portable data capture device for a desktop PC .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
All these thoughts were racing through my head when I came face to face with you , and when you did n't show me out I could n't entirely understand why . I thought , softly , softly . It was like driving on black ice . ' ' I felt pretty much the same , ' she explained as his lips began to run over her forehead . ' I thought I 'd see how you wanted it to be between us .
Idiom: get someone's goat (used idiomatically: no)
By the end of each track , so many fleeting emotions and ideas have slithered past , only a sparse recollection of what just went before remains . It 's like listening to a band suffering from perpetual memory loss , they live so relentlessly in the present . As a consequence , ' Get Your Goat ' 's maze - like melodies will charm the tenacious and already convicted , but disconcert the bulk of pop - orientated mortals . For the latter lot , only ' The Hair Pillow ' , illuminated by singer Craig Wedren 's glorious , bizarre falsetto , sticks close enough to convention to be more a pleasure than an endurance test . Interesting , but perhaps for expert mind travellers only .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: no)
David urged her on , ignoring her quizzical glance . The next house was now offices for a computer firm . It was clean and efficient - looking in black and white . ‘ Look,’ said David . Juliet saw the sign before she saw the house .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
I FEEL it is time that someone spoke out about our appalling refereeing standards . I witnessed the Coventry versus Ipswich match recently . All too often supposedly top officials turn highly entertaining games into a farce with over -the- top bookings . I have seen 13 Premier League games this season and only one was officiated with any degree of competence . We need professional people in charge .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
This means that in the case of fish some of the blood must make two or three trips around the lung circuit , and some carbon - dioxide - bearing blood makes several trips round the body before returning to the heart . In the reptilian heart most of the blood gets round the body on the first circuit , but with the four - chambered heart — in mammals , birds and ( imperfectly ) in crocodiles — the blood from the two circuits is not mixed at all . It is as if the body had two hearts — one providing power to the lung circuit , and the other for the body circuit . This system gives the animal much more speed and stamina . Several commentators theorize that dinosaurs may have had hearts like crocodilians , perhaps because they are the closest living relatives to the archosaur .
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: yes)
I am writing to echo the thoughts of Mrs Surridge ( Readers ' Letters April ' 92 issue ) . Please let 's have more pics and features on my favourite player Goran Ivanisevic . How about starting with a report on the Stuttgart Classic event where Goran really excelled himself with brilliant wins over Jim Courier and , of course , the out - of - sorts ( surely for the moment only),Stefan Edberg . Goran 's two tournaments wins so far this year prove that he 's more than just a serving machine . No - one gains titles by their service alone .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Are Emerging Markets Submerging ? CAMBRIDGE – With economic growth slowing significantly in many major middle - income countries and asset prices falling sharply across the board , is the inevitable “ echo crisis ” in emerging markets already upon us ? After years of solid – and sometimes strong – output gains since the 2008 financial crisis , the combined effect of decelerating long - term growth in China and a potential end to ultra - easy monetary policies in advanced countries is exposing significant fragilities . The fact that relatively moderate shocks have caused such profound trauma in emerging markets makes one wonder what problems a more dramatic shift would trigger .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
Fashion — one silly brainless bitch trying to outdo the others because she 's bored out of her tiny mind and is n't interested in anything other than the way she looks . ' ' Do n't knock it , ' Nick said seriously . ' You know as well as I do it 's a damned great industry — and there are plenty of facets to it that never see the light of day . Find some of them , Harriet , mix them in with the glamour — and see what you get . More than enough for just one feature , I 'll be bound .