Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
This was quickly followed by a spate of bid rumours , the most sensational of which was that Adia , the big Swiss - based recruitment consultant , was about to launch a takeover bid . By lunchtime the tongues were really wagging and talk of LBOs , MBOs , an imminent sale of the management consultancy business as well as a bid featuring Bob Jacobi , formerly head of Ted Bates ( the US advertising agency Saatchi took over after a bitter battle three years ago ) were all fuelling the share price . The obvious temptation is to dismiss yesterday 's events as an old fashioned share ramp , but there is a niggling feeling that something more substantial is going on behind the scenes . Trading in the company 's shares was hectic and the 3.5 million Saatchi shares that changed hands by closing time is too high for a simple ramp . Ironically , the message of all this activity is that the market is intensely worried about Saatchi 's prospects .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
Pepito had advised Trent to return to Belpan and wait for affairs to break into the open . Trent knew that Pepito was right , but he was an activist and found waiting both frustrating and unnerving . While sailing back from Cancun to San Paul Key he had put down on paper what he knew in the hope that a pattern would appear . To simplify his thoughts he had listed them under two headings : first there was that which directly affected Belpan . Fact One : Someone was building a scenario , its purpose being to discredit Belpan 's Government and its President .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
A computerised console in the reception office punches holes on the key card . These holes indicate a code of which there are at least four billion combinations in the system . There is no room number on the key card and only the correct code punched on the card will operate and open the room door . If a guest loses a key card or another guest takes over the room a new key card with new code punch holes is issued . The old key card code is invalidated on the computer console and only the new key card code will operate and open the room door .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
The record £700,000 buy said : ‘ I 've been missing chances and I can understand the fans ' frustrations but this goal should help . ’ It was only the Lancashire side 's second win in nine games and manager Joe Royle admitted : ‘ We needed that . I was on the edge of my seat for most of the time but nobody could deny we deserved this result . ’ Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . It was certainly a vital goal for us . ’
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
The columns represented the start of sanctuary and many fugitives made their way there when the law threatened . Also outside the church is a single column , the column of Sant ' Ulderico , brought here when the Corso di Porta Romana was being reconstructed . The column is in the pink granite of the quarries of Baveno on the western shore of Lake Maggiore . The basilica beside the columns is very ancient , one of the oldest in the city , founded in the fourth - century . That first foundation was called the Basilica of the Apostles , this being changed later to the Roman Basilica because of its position beside the Porta Romana .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile the third movement , the Confederation , which represents regional associations , wanted grassroots control of the party and opposed the idea of a national executive , favoured by the other two . The VPE , headed by Solange Fernex , also wants the funds left over from the Presidential campaign of Bruce Lalonde , one of the AT 's leading lights , to go into a common kitty , rather than being set aside for a future bid for power by Lalonde — perhaps in the European parliament elections in 1984 . Despite regular clashes between the leading figures in AT and VPE , Lalonde and Fernex , Lalonde is keeping a low profile . He has much to gain . Many expect him to emerge from the rubble as the undisputed leader of the French greens .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
It is far from surprising that Mr Llambias stresses the importance of using an intermediary , but his reasons for doing so are cogent . If two firms arrange a merger on the basis of meetings between their two senior partners , then its success can be heavily dependent on luck . And going it alone in this kind of way increases the risks as well as limiting choice . A merger often turns out to have been a bad move for one of the firms involved . The problem is often with the quality of the other firm 's work .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
Two - times Scottish champion Kevin Scott , having been forced to play in the qualifying rounds , lost out in the men 's singles 15 - 5 , 7 - 15 , 10 - 15 to Denmark 's Jim Laugeson . ‘ I did n't play particularly well and I did n't play particularly badly . It was just one of those days,’ he said . Scottish champion Jim Mailer was not included in the main draw ; Bruce Flockhart had to pull out because of a leg injury ; and Gordon and Jillian Haldane withdrew because of a family bereavement . Meanwhile , Kirsteen McEwan , a triple winner at the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Under-18 Championships earlier this month , spearheads Scotland 's team for the European Junior Championships in Sofia from 11 - 17 April .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
4.3.2 The syntactic level The above examples are termed " semantic variants " or " variant conceptualizations " because they involve differences of meaning , however slight . It goes without saying that semantic variants also involve differences of expression — of syntax and graphology / phonology — since codings at the more abstract level of meaning have consequences of expression . But now we turn to sentences which , though differing in syntactic form , are equivalent in sense ; that is , they are paraphrases , or syntactic variants of [ 3]:[3]The discreet door shut with a click . [ 12]With a click the discreet door shut .
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
was in the same year . But he came later . They they took the mickey out of him so much that he cried . He did he ta he came later . He sort of
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
By the time my father could sit down with me in a pub , slightly drunk , tell me and my friends about Real Life , crack a joke about a Pakistani that silenced a whole table once , and talk about the farm labourer 's — his grandfather 's — journey up from Eye in Suffolk working on the building of the Great North Western Railway to Rawtenstall on the Lancashire - Yorkshire border , I was doing history at Sussex , and knew more than he did about the date and timing of journeys like that . My father , old but gritty , glamorous in the eyes of the class of ' 68 , a South London wide boy with an authentic background , described his grandfather 's funeral , about 1912 , when a whole other family , wife , children , grandchildren , turned up out of the blue from somewhere further down the line where they 'd been established on the navvy 's journey north . ( This was a circumstance paralleled at his own funeral , when the friends and relations of the woman he 'd been living with for part of the week since the early 1960s stole the show from us , the pathetic huddle of the family of his middle years . ) My mother 's story on the other hand was told to me much earlier , in bits and pieces throughout the fifties , and it was n't delivered to entertain but rather to teach me lessons . There was a child , an eleven - year - old from a farm seven miles south of Coventry , sent off to be a maid - of - all - work in a parsonage in Burnley .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
The pendulum has swung from silly dreaming to grinding pragmatism . But , who knows , the 1990s may yet see a synthesis of the two . Imagine all the Apple seeds bearing fruit 25 years on . Wow , like cosmic , man . Dasbabu
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
He thus witnessed the birth of Saudi Arabia and could observe its growth and development at a crucial period in its history . By the time he left in 1931 it was clear to him that there was a need for the Dutch to establish trading and cultural links not only with Saudi Arabia but with the Yemen and Hadhramaut , and most of his subsequent career in Arabia was devoted to this end . Van Der Meulen 's austere but charming character was to stand him in good stead with the Saudis . He developed good relations , often deep friendships , with prominent figures of the time , including Ibn Saud , who frequently sought his advice and from whom Van Der Meulen was able to obtain a number of concessions for the Dutch . This last relationship is poignantly chronicled in his Faces in Shem ( 1961 ) .
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Marshall The level of arrears of community charge is a side issue connected to the introduction of the new tax . I hope that my hon . Friend the Minister will be able to tell the House that there will be no amnesty for poll tax dodgers and that however high and mighty — be they Members of the House , Labour councillors or whoever — no one will receive an amnesty for refusing to pay the community charge . As for old - age pensioners , one such Member of the House was slow to pay her community charge bill to the London borough of Barnet , but then a friend paid it for her . Some of my hon . Friends and the hon . Member for Glasgow , Provan ( Mr. Wray ) have suggested that central Government should pay more of the cost of local authority expenditure than the Bill provides for .
Idiom: kicking and screaming (used idiomatically: yes)
Not not , bring people down to the worst conditions that we can find in the world to be competitive . This is , it it 's not the attitude that we need to be taking , and there 's no where else we 'd be supporting in , in in this , er , opposition to this particular European Council of Directive . It , I mean , it disappoints me that we are the country in Europe that that 's always dragged , kicking and screaming to the table , to discuss things like this , which are the benefit of the majority of the people in the in the European Community . It 's just those few , committed capitalists that see profits as the only , the only motive to be on this earth , that seem to be , was was they seem to have the influence in this in this country , and and like er , I 'm I 'm hoping that this er , er British Government objection to the Court of Justice does fail , as as is er suggested it may do , erm , and let 's let 's hope it does , and let 's hope that we get this er , implemented . Thank you , thank you .
Idiom: head over heels (used idiomatically: yes)
HUGH JAMIESON VICENTE Fernandez won the English Open at The Belfry after sinking one of the longest putts ever to win a golf title . The jubilant 46-year - old Argentinian celebrated landing the £ 91,660 first prize with a head - over - heels roll then dedicated his moment of glory to soccer boss pal Ossie Ardiles . After pipping Swedish pair Per - Ulrik Johansson and Fredrik Lindgren , by one shot , thanks to birdies at the last two holes , he said : ' I was so far away I just about saw the ball disappear . It was great that Ossie was there — he 's my hero . '
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: no)
The artistic initiative in cinema was about to shift to Europe . The later young saving brats of the American film industry had not arrived . One of Hollywood 's major strategies in the face of all this was to recreate the hits of the past in larger - than - life packs and Burton was useful for that . His moment came at a time when shoring up the old seemed all that mattered or all that anyone could think of . His potential for convincing , intense , even poetic realism was not to be conveyed for some time .
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: yes)
Very big , and also for the West Germans , because they 've got to absorb these sixteen million or so new er citizens and they 've got to pay for them until they pay for themselves , and meanwhile they 've got to carry various international costs , especially payments to Russia for the Russian troops who are going to stay on for three or four years , and pay for them to withdraw and pay to build barracks for them in , in Russia so that they can withdraw . So it 's a heavy burden for West Germany as well . And there was huge euphoria when the Berlin Wall was , was knocked down , and in a way , we 've also heard recently that the gilt has perhaps been knocked off that ge , gingerbread as , as the real economic truths are hitting home . Are you er hopeful that this is , is the start of something good ? Oh , I 'm absolutely sure it is , as , as I say there will be a few months of real suffering in , in eastern Germany and it may be a year and a half to two years before East Germany begans to , begins to show up plus figures , er on , instead of minus figures on the national statistics .
Idiom: pour cold water on (used idiomatically: yes)
Southampton 's magistrates lifted an order temporarily restraining him from entering any Indian restaurant , imposed after he used threatening behaviour in a local tandoori . They closed the case by fining him £ 100 ( $ 196 ) . Kenneth Clarke , the education secretary , poured cold water on the recommendations of a working party set up by his department to look at physical education . It urged that all children should be taught to swim . The idea was too expensive , said Mr Clarke .
Idiom: have it both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
' Going Our Separate Ways We 've Never Been So Close ' said the caption boldly . And beneath , the copy - writers had reared a paradox that would have delighted Lewis Carroll : ' The family with two cars gets twice as many chores completed , so there 's more leisure to enjoy together ! ' Having it both ways , it was clearly aimed to assuage the consumer 's guilt . A picture of the American family began to be glimpsed as a super - mobile group that could get together to grill a hamburger only if it drove to the appointment . But as the decade advanced , guilt noticeably wore off .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The important thing is that children learn to read with confidence , understanding and pleasure . To ensure that this happens teachers need the resources to motivate and interest children and to structure the development of their ability to read for meaning independently . Bearing in mind the different learning styles of children , all schools surely need a range of the best of reading schemes together with a multitude of real books . It is for the teachers , drawing on their professional knowledge and expertise , to use the materials appropriate for their pupils . The energy currently expended on this pointless debate would be better directed towards a concerted effort to persuade the government and local education authorities to fund a better teacher - pupil ratio in the early years .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: no)
There are now two active groups of doctors and a group for nurses which were set up specifically to oppose the use of animals in medical research on the grounds that it is unscientific . One of the organisations , Ligue Internationale Medicins pour L'Abolition de la Vivisection , have over 750 doctor members from 43 different countries . Furthermore , in a survey carried out last year , over 88 percent of British doctors agreed that animal experiments can be misleading because of anatomical and physiological differences between humans and animals . The medical advances cited by Dr. Botting were not developed as a result of animal research , but clinical investigations based on human studies were far more crucial to their development . For example , the discovery and development of anaesthesia did not involve animals at any stage .
Idiom: hot under the collar (used idiomatically: yes)
On the other hand , the idea of having to use the same ball that went into touch if you want to take a quick throw - in is a red herring . In my experience , the teams will throw in any ball they land their hands on — no - one really knows whether it is the playing ball or not . No - one cares unless there is a score , and that 's when everyone gets hot under the collar about it’ . ‘ I have seen a game played by the new rules , organised by HTV in Wales’ , said Don Rutherford . ‘ Two schoolboy sides .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's about two men who go away every weekend doing different things . In the pilot we go off mine - detecting on the Isle of Wight and discover some lizards.’ There is also a Radio One show in the pipeline , so tomorrow 's event may well prove to be one of Reeves 's last nights out in his adopted home of Deptford . Vic Reeves 's Christmas Big Night Out is at the Albany Empire tomorrow night . Three more shows there are provisionally planned for January
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Because such systems do not take into account the variation in individuals , they are generally only of interest to the classicist . Ideals also vary , and the view of what constitutes perfect bodily proportions changes from one generation to the next . When drawing from memory , however , it is useful to have a handy , rule - of - thumb checking device to gauge such proportions as arm - length or head - size . The usual modern method is to use the vertical length of the head as a unit of measurement . An average figure is about seven heads high , but anything between six and eight heads is well within the normal range .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Follow the pre - race qualifying sessions and go behind the scenes for exclusive pictures and interviews with the teams . And then take pole position for the race itself and watch the action unfold LIVE . And do n't miss Inside Track on Thursdays for the whole behind the scenes Grand Prix story . When it comes to motor sport there is only one winner — Europsport ! Races are won in the pits as well as on the track .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
At school she was more at ease belting out Jasper Carrot 's Funky Moped than she was deciphering textbooks . ‘ I was the class clown and enjoyed being the centre of attention . I still love chatting but if people are out of order , I can be twice as rude back . ‘ What infuriates me is when you see scummy people dropping litter . They ought to be made to pick it up and eat it .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
COMPANY RELOCATION One of the main problems in relocating an organisation to another part of the country lies in trying to predict how many employees will move with it . Relocation is bound to cause a certain amount of disruption in the running of the business . If most of the employees based in the old location refuse to move with their firm , the organisation must recruit and train replacement staff . New employees will need to start work as soon as the move has taken place and training plans must be initiated straight away if staff are to be effective quickly .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
He might , but equally he might not . And had the latter been the case , Churchill , almost his only substantial political ally of 1936 , would in 1940 have been confronted with a very awkward decision as to whether to intern his sovereign . It would , to say the least , have added a further complication to the problems of 1940 . Britain was almost alone amongst European states in surviving the convulsions of 1939–45 without a change of regime . Two Americans made substantial contributions to this continuity .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
The stress and trauma of this past year , I am convinced , contributed to their deaths.’ Her mother Lillian Jones , 77 , died in May from a long - term illness , and her father Ron , 75 , collapsed with a heart attack two months before the trial . Monica was left to face the ordeal of watching Vernage slumped in the dock with his hands in his pockets , chewing insolently on a matchstick while the horrific details of her husband 's death were relived in court . Also in the public gallery were Sergeant King 's first wife , Marion Winters , 42 , and their two children , Amanda , 17 , and 14-year - old Mark . As the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on Vernage for three murders , the attempted murders of two other policemen and three burglaries , Amanda buried her head in her mother 's neck .
Idiom: off the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
Savings were also intended from what has been described as other productivity improvements . Can you amplify on that please ? Erm I I think it 's difficult to quote examples off the cuff here er the er British Aerospace for example , I know that erm er the company has planned to introduce cellular manufacturing techniques for some components which will reduce the number of man hours that are devoted to the manufacture of that item an and given a level of throughput will do the job a lot more efficiently . That 's the the only example I can recall off the top of my head . British Aerospace moves completely to Germany er a a third savings measure erm will be er from economies in logistics support , can you perhaps
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
It might be thought that the word ' ordered'(iussus ) rules out the possibility of interpreting this as a case involving a trust . That is not so . Instead iussus , as often , refers to judgment handed down by an official , whether magistrate or deputy judge . The term emphasizes the official character of the judgment . Here , evidently , one party has been ordered to perform , and is appealing against this award to an unsympathetic emperor .
Idiom: up to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
As soon as it becomes clear that the new attacks would not achieve their objectives within a reasonable period , then we must abandon them and ‘ seek a decision elsewhere’ said Falkenhayn half - heartedly , adding : Our chances of ending the war quickly would certainly be greatly increased if the battle were won ; but if we failed to win it , even after what had already been achieved , our victory would merely be postponed and not rendered impossible , especially if we resolved in good time not to persist with our useless efforts at Verdun , but to take the initiative of attack elsewhere . To an Army Commander , plunged up to the hilt by his superior in the most desperate battle of the war , this last can have provided little of encouragement or inspiration . Nevertheless , says the Crown Prince , ‘ I agreed absolutely with his proposal that the question as to whether the offensive should be continued or broken off should be settled by the result of the partial attack on the East [ Right]Bank.’ It was the last time he and Falkenhayn would be in such agreement .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ They mentioned that there were virtually no toys for children in their country 's hospitals , so we decided to launch a collection,’ said South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust spokesman Arthur Allan . The visitors also saw the accident and emergency department and special units for diabetics and haematology patients at the General before meeting neuro surgeon Fred Nath . He has hit the headlines through his efforts to bring sick Eastern European children to Britain for key operations . The delegation then moved on to South Cleveland Hospital . The toy collection is being organised by Karen Lince at West Lane Hospital , Middlesbrough .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Evans sucked his teeth and scowled . ‘ Better than you get here , I suppose ? Oh it 's all right when you do n't foot the bill , is n't it ? That Miss Green ! She 'll not stint anyone , I daresay , but then it does n't come out of her pocket !