Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Those who do find their ten - year - olds coming back from friends ' birthday parties where the highlight was a showing of a grisly movie like Freddy 's Revenge . One in five families now own three television sets . Children have their fingers on the record button and watch what they like . The gratuitous gore of the Terminator and Lethal Weapon movies is well known — what about the rows of middle - ranking chiller / killer videos which grace the shelves of the local hire shop ? In a sense , Yentob is the wrong man to be replying gallantly to the PM 's criticism .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
Some men protested , saying it was Christmas , others refused point blank to return to the trenches . One of the leading spokesmen was Private Thomson . A Major and a Captain hurriedly came on the scene , Lieutenant Keith bringing up the rear . The men began to drift back . Eventually only Thomson remained obdurate .
Idiom: grist to the mill (used idiomatically: yes)
Both exacerbate the incentives to commit offences and erode the social controls which would otherwise encourage conformity ( relative fearfulness of sanctions , perception of the justice of the system , involvement in conventional activities and relationships , etc . ) . So it is clearly right to argue as Dahrendorf does that the emergence of an underclass excluded apparently permanently from dominant economic life is a potent condition of rising crime . This is all grist to the mill of orthodox social democratic analyses of crime . But it can not be the whole story . First , there is the problem of rising crime during the so - called period of affluence .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
When he came home from college she 'd be reading The Catholic Mind . She read the Catechism in bed at night , occasionally sighing ; she would turn towards Bernard and her long hair — she wore it up for work , half - down in the home , fully down in bed — would fall over her face , over her white shoulder . ‘ We 're not going to succumb , Bernard,’ she would say if he made a move towards her , and she 'd toss her head back in a swift , moving , golden curtain . ‘ You and I are going to be strong against temptation . We are going to nurture our souls , not give in to lust .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
The federals . What 's known as the uniform branch turn up to investigate a crime , I hope you 're all listening Yeah , the uni er the uniform branch turn up to investigate a crime and if they find fingerprints they will get what 's known as a scenes of crime officer to take the fingerprints off the wall , yeah ? But they 'll also get the C I D , they 'll get a detective to come along and help investigate the crime , so we investigate the crimes like you did on your computer course , yeah ?
Idiom: sit tight (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'd have been stopped long ago . There 's a turn - off two miles further on . Sit tight . I 'm going to lose them . ' He swung off the main road without signalling .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
He claims that he plotted for ten years to marry her . They were married on 1 April , 1985 at the Chelsea Registry Office after nearly fifteen years of telling each other their problems with other relationships . They went on a honeymoon to India where Gould sulked profusely and Rebuck kept wondering if she had done the right thing . Rebuck is certainly a force to be reckoned with — one of the original five who started Century Publishing , which then merged with Hutchinson . In April 1989 , Century - Hutchinson acquired Ebury Press , and then sold the whole operation to Random House for a considerable sum of money .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
' Woman , ' the thing shouted . She ran . Turning the next corner she saw a hole in the roof , where the sunlight was streaming in . Hearing the slithering sound behind her she jumped up and pulled herself through the roof . It was a tight squeeze and she tore her jacket .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
But even in time the unfinished and the sketchy , an impermanence of setting that does not contain or define , became the characteristics of a new domestic agnosticism . In 1958 , fifty years after A Room with a View was first published , Forster added an appendix to it in which he described the fate of his characters after the First World War was ended : The George Emersons now had two girls and a boy and were beginning to want a real home — somewhere in the country where they could take root and unobtrusively found a dynasty . But civilization was not moving that way . The characters in my other novels were experiencing similar troubles .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus , intertidal zones and estuaries in particular tend to be extremely rich , even though they are battered by waves or scarified by rapid waters , are sometimes dry and sometimes wet , and pose all kinds of chemical problems as the salinity may swing from fresh to super - saturated . Some ponds and lakes , too , are richer in life than might be expected ; and sometimes , indeed — when polluted — become too rich for their own good ( this is known as eutrophication ; see p.117 ) . Other regions that on the face of it may seem rather benign — including open reaches of tropical ocean — may , for long periods , be almost devoid of life . What are the factors , then , that cause such unexpected patchiness ? Fisheries are sustained by the plankton which depends upon a constant re - cycling of nutrients stirred up from the sea bottom .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
I noticed that there were names written on the wall in childish handwriting — Catherine Earnshaw , Catherine Heathcliff and Catherine Linton . Then I fell asleep , but I was woken very suddenly by a smell of burning . My candle had fallen on to a Bible on the shelf and was burning it . When I opened the Bible to see if it was damaged , I found that wherever there was an empty page , or half a page , someone had written on it , and on the first page was written ‘ Catherine Earnshaw 's diary , 1776’ . Who was the girl who had slept in this bed , written her name on the wall , and then written her diary in the Bible , twenty - five years ago ?
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
On his first ministerial visit to a hospital to meet with Bosnian evacuees , Dr Brian Mawhinney presented five year old Adis Avdic with a cuddly dinosaur , revealing his own daughter is a Jurrassic Park fan . At a news conference Dr Mawhinney then publicly thanked staff at the 12 NHS hospitals caring for 21 Bosnian patients . But Adis , who 's receiving treatment for paralysis , stole the show with his own personal message . sound up . But the question of refugee status for Bosnian patients after treatment was evaded by the Minister and diplomatically dealt with by the boy 's mother .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
BIRTHDAYS : Pop star twin brothers Maurice and Robin Gibb , 43 . TV presenter Noel Edmonds , 44 . ON THIS DAY : In 1988 , a Pan Am jumbo jet crashed on Lockerbie in Scotland , killing all 259 passengers and crew and 11 people on the ground . Things you did n't know you did n't know Graeme Donald
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: no)
I do n't know you , do I ? I did n't know what to say . Morris thought you were going to die , for sure . He carried you through the club , and took you into a staff room . Still , he 's asking what has she taken ?
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
What , then , was his position ? It is said that , notwithstanding the order for possession , he was still a statutory tenant . To say that seems to me really to beg the question . It may well be that he could be described as a statutory tenant ; but that description would not itself accurately define his precise position , for he was a statutory tenant against whom a final order had been made , under which possession was to be delivered up on a fixed date , 3 April 1950 , he having died on the previous 8 March . During the intervening period between the date of such an order and the date fixed for delivery of possession it may very well be , and indeed obviously must be , that the statutory tenant has certain rights and certain obligations .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . You know ? I 'm just a bit pissed off with the way the wallpaper 's hanging ! It appears to be the white stuff . The plain one .
Idiom: bite someone's head off (used idiomatically: no)
Give them a funeral ? No ! Could n't find them , a dog bit their heads off ! Er dogs , not ours the sheepdogs down the road . Coming in like one went Monda one , one went
Idiom: bring home the bacon (used idiomatically: yes)
At breakfast she occasionally annoyed us by reeling off lists of groceries we were all to pick up during the day and bring home in time for dinner . John and I rebelled at this kind of regimentation but Andrew and Ernest just smiled and said nothing . It was those two who invariably forgot to comply with Judith 's requests , while John and I usually showed up with the items , literally bringing home the bacon . Judith took on the role of House Mother . She was a consummate actress and was accustomed to assuming roles ; but she was also very good company , a highly intelligent young lady inordinately fond of Andrew Allan .
Idiom: eat your heart out (used idiomatically: yes)
You need to know where your blind spots are if you are going to be able to use the wing mirror of your intuition successfully . PISCES ( Feb 20 — March 20 ) Arnie , eat your heart out . Mars , the power planet , will be in Pisces throughout April . So expect to feel like Popeye on spinach .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: no)
If the plant lifts , you have not firmed enough and will have to do the job again . Now for the ties , an aspect of planting and staking that is widely underrated . Ties can be literally of make or break importance , and many a fine tree is scarred for life and ruined by carelessness and neglect , purely as a result of not doing this part of the job properly . When I took my practical working examinations , making tree ties was worth a lot of marks and considered so vital that candidates who failed their tying failed tree planting , however well they did otherwise . Harsh , you may think , but that was as it should be .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
I wanna see it . Anyway it 's certainly helping with what your mummy said . Come on and boy , get stuck in ! There is a oh I I take it he 's got ta go for another assessment then has he for Yeah , they go every he 's got ta go in
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: yes)
but it 's now erm , if the phone rings and he picks it up ah , er and he 's talking to someone on the phone someone else tries to ring Yes . erm it wo n't be engaged , they will get a er er er , a erm voice saying erm the caller is on another call at the moment please hold the line Mm . and , you hear o this , er like three beeps and if you press the R it will hold wha , the conversation you 're on
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Its also no secret that at Apple 's developer conference on May 9th Echo Logic Corp 's binary - to - binary FashPort translation tool will be debuted , the stuff used to do the Mac Application service port to PowerPC ( UX No 427 ) . SCO UNDER FIRE FOR GOLDEN HANDSHAKE On the threshold of going public , The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is now catching flak for paying co - founder Larry Michels a $ 354,000 golden handshake after he was forced to leave the company in December because of sexual harassment charges ( UX No 417 ) . The San Jose Mercury News , which reported the story last week citing documents filed this month with the US Securities and Exchange Commission , noted that it was unclear whether the settlement was triggered by an existing employment agreement or was offered by SCO in an attempt to get the case out of the way so the stock offering could be pursued without controversy . The paper quotes an irate lawyer , accustomed to representing women pursuing harassment claims and incensed over the double standard , as saying SCO could have terminated him for misconduct , employment agreement or no , and paid him nothing .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Gabriel nodded , but he did not really understand . His mother had brought him up to hold priests in fearful reverence . He looked back and listened to the pounding on the door , until the lock - up was out of sight . Why should anyone mind a person working miracles ? What with cursing priests and so very many sick people , the world suddenly seemed an unkind , unhappy place .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
The Rise ~ of Drug - Resistant Tuberculosis BALTIMORE -- Tuberculosis , one of the most deadly infectious diseases , is back with a vengeance , especially in Africa . Extensively drug - resistant tuberculosis ( XDR - TB ) is a difficult to treat strain of TB which , attacks where health systems are historically weak , especially in areas of high HIV prevalence . Failure to contain local outbreaks , develop tools and strategies for identifying and treating XDR - TB , and invest in longer - term improvements in TB control could transform our pharmacological magic ~ bullets for TB into blanks .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
In dolomite , Mn 2 + largely occupies the Mg 2 + sites ( Sommer , 1972b ) . The minimum amount of Mn 2 + activator for CL is thus lower in calcite than in dolomite . Many of the synthetic calcites produced in the experimental work displayed zonation in CL comparable to that found in many natural carbonate crystals . Variations in CL intensity in the zones were related to variations in their Mn content . Ten Have & heynen suggested that differential Mn uptake during crystal growth may be caused by two processes :
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
He had denied the charge . The jury heard Warwick had financial worries which caused marital pressures . Still at large … armed prisoner gives police the slip . Feeling the pinch … the parents who wo n't pay their private school fees . And bananas about Hickory … the baby monkey getting a taste of the good life .
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Angela is a very attractive woman and also very forthright . If she 'd wanted to go off with someone else , she would just have said so . Please , Chief Inspector , put that out of your mind . I want the police to look for her , not humour me . Where do you start?’
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
To be a success , personal computing needs to be done without detailed computer knowledge . The current computer industry buzzword for this capability is " user friendliness " . Sadly , very few systems are yet available which really fit the bill . As a rule of thumb , if the training programme for a so called user friendly system is longer than a working week , steer clear of it ! Ideally , you should be able to go to your VDU terminal , pass through the necessary security controls , input information , have the computer check it for you , enquire on particular elements or records of information , produce ad hoc or regular print outs and produce graphical output with simple commands .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
The man took a lot of convincing that it would not be well unless it was stitched ; and when John said that he would pay , there was a further argument . In the end the man agreed to take a loan of two shillings , and John 's card , and he promised to send repayment when he was next in funds . John got him to sit facing backward in the saddle , resting the foot on the horse 's rump . The man 's fastidiousness over money marked him as one not belonging to the mendicant class , and on the way to the doctor 's John asked him about himself . He was a small farmer , with three acres and a stone house , plastered walls within .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
This market sensitive dispute has taken place as President Bush and Congress continued to spar on a primary cause for government borrowing — the budget deficit . At a press conference to mark his election victory a year ago , Mr Bush threatened to veto the budget unless it contained real cuts . Otherwise Congress would have to face the consequences of automatic across - the - board cuts under the Gramm - Rudman - Hollings budget deficit reduction law . America may have changed Presidents a year ago , but the fiscal thicket remains as inpenetrable as ever . Political expediency .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
They take no one over 65 , and retirement at 70 is obligatory . The reply to my letter tamely confirmed this , explaining that it was considered wasteful and expensive to train anyone of that age , for their service would be too short . Reading between the lines , what they meant was that they were not going to train people who might keel over and die before the CAB had had its money 's worth . I 've just had a Christmas card from my old healthy friend ; so that 's two years ' service they 've lost for starters . Do n't younger people move , have babies , and otherwise change direction ?
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Simon Burns ( Chelmsford ) I welcome the general tenor of the Queen 's Speech . It confounds the rumours that have been put about that the Government are running out of steam . It is an imaginative Queen 's Speech . It contains a programme that will take us well beyond this Session , after our fourth election victory in March , April or May of 1992 .
Idiom: more's the pity (used idiomatically: yes)
Male speaker They do n't make them like him anymore . They do n't make films like his anymore — more 's the pity . He 's a wondrful man and I wish people would make films like the ones he used to make Male speaker
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: no)
That 's right . maroon and erm , navy , which is what I like , and they are warm , and I like to wear my gloves all the time . , I 've got a grey duffel coat and I 've got short grey boots , Mm , mm . I wanted grey trousers
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
It was this fierce commitment that — for me — provided the highlight of the World Cup . Pakistan and South Africa were playing a crucial game at the Gabba in Brisbane when rain intervened to make South Africa 's total of 211 appear almost invincible . But with the vastly experienced Imran in tandem with the brilliantly fluent Inzamam - ul - Haq the revised target of 193 off 36 overs suddenly looked possible . A loss would have almost certainly ruled out a semi - final berth for South Africa . The Pakistan duo had smashed 61 runs from just nine overs , taking the score to 135–2 in the 31st over , when Imran called for a cheeky single …
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
ONCE upon a time , a school trip meant a week under canvas in Wales or , if it was especially adventurous , a visit across the Channel . By today 's yardstick these forages seem quaintly parochial . In the opinion of some schools , even the annual skiing trip is old hat . These days the top schools send their cricket and rugby teams to Africa , New Zealand and the West Indies ; the school choir may tour Japan , while geography and biology pupils go on fact - finding expeditions anywhere from the jungles of Borneo to the Himalayas . Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind , but with basic school fees at the top independent boarding schools at around £ 10,000 a year and some of these trips costing as much as £ 2,000 , many hard - pressed parents admit they have come to dread the arrival of the letter informing them that the cricket 1st XI is to visit Zimbabwe .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: no)
Not quite in a hole ? That 's right . Sue lives in a hole . With badgers . Bodger and Badger she lives with .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless , as Wensley ( 1981 ) argues , the portfolio grids must not be used to suggest to non - financial experts that the company must be a cash recycling machine ignoring the external market as a source of funds . On the other hand , the standard position of finance theorists that hard capital - rationing does n't really exist , because funds can always be raised where prospects are good , needs to be softened . It will be impractical , for example , to go to the market too often for new equity or to get the debt - equity ratio too far out of line . Similarly , changing dividend policy to yield more cash for investment needs to be handled with care . Thus , many companies commonly face a short - run form of ‘ soft rationing’ .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
SVR4.2 runs SCO applications ‘ because of SCO 's help’ he claimed . SCO has now completed four quarters profitably and to plan said Michels ‘ as if we were public’ . He said the company would go public ‘ when the time is right’ . CHORUS ACHIEVES HARMONY WITH INMOS Inmos Ltd has won approval from the European Commission to turn the Esprit - funded Harmony project into commercial products , in partnership with micro - kernel vendor Chorus Systemes SA and parallel computer experts Archipel of Annecy - le - Vieux , France .
Idiom: no questions asked (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ This really has worked out perfectly , has n't it ? Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . Of course , in those days the mistress was generally kept by her lover , set up in a cosy little love - nest somewhere , her accounts settled with no questions asked … Although I suppose we could say that you 're supporting me , since you employ me , but , unlike the gentleman cads of those sepia - tinted days , you might find you occasionally have to take second place to the demands of your mistress 's work!’ She had n't realised how much it angered her until she had begun , and by the time she came to a halt , her voice had acquired all the sting of a whiplash .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
The exigencies of survival in a shifting and precarious labour market , containing its own ideological practices , undermined any sense of loyalty to and tradition of organisation . Resistance was volatile , at times anarchist in nature ; spontaneous riots against bread prices or unemployment were short lived , providing the poor with a temporary release of tension and an opportunity to express hostility to respectability and the law . Attempts to harness the numerical strength of the casual poor had foundered on the rocks of seeming apathy . Neither of these cultures could have provided an effective basis to challenge hegemonic authority in West Ham ; both were effectively foreclosed within dominant ideological discourses . Most significant were those around the operation of the poor law .
Idiom: spin a yarn (used idiomatically: no)
Originally the yarn for the cloth was hand - spun from wool by the crofters of Lewis and was wholly produced in the Isle . By 1930 , handspinning of wool had become commercially impracticable and thenceforth many weavers in Lewis imported yarn from the mainland . Five mill owners in Lewis nevertheless spun yarn woven by the crofters . These mill owners alleged that cloth woven on Lewis from mainland yarn could be sold much more cheaply than cloth made from yarn spun in Lewis . It was therefore in their interest to get a minimum price fixed for the cloth .