Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: grin and bear it (used idiomatically: yes)
But there 's little chance of that for Joanne Malkin when the swinging detective hits town . It 's all rhythm and booze when Ted Roach plays the blues . Blonde Joanne had to grin and bear it when actor boyfriend Tony Scannell , who stars as Ted in The Bill , whooped it up on one of his fun nights at Stringfellows in London . Tony , 47 , who once admitted to drinking up to twelve pints a night , just ca n't resist a good time . He 's been pictured prancing the night away with 26-year - old Joanne on numerous occasions .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
Lord Willingdon , formerly governor of Bombay and Madras , had replaced Irwin in April , and he was the very embodiment of the ICS point of view . Trouble was something to be nipped in the bud ; dangerous agitators people to be kept behind bars . Within a month of his return from London Gandhi found himself in prison , and for several years thereafter his bluffs were resolutely called . If he fasted , he was released from jail ; if he attempted civil disobedience , he was back in again . Try as he might to gain entry , the doors of the Viceroy 's House remained closed to him .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Until then , let me pass . I can make my own way to my digs , ' she said with great dignity . Meredith was determined to show him that she could do without arrogant bankers who 'd heard half a story and jumped to the wrong conclusions . Whirling like a miniature tornado past Lucenzo 's menacing bulk , she persuaded her legs to stop wobbling by sheer force of will and strode angrily over the deep snow to the nearest bus stop . ' Come here ! ' he ordered .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
The dark-haired beauty will walk down the aisle wearing a lavish £20,000 traditional silk wedding dress at a Catholic Church in Santa Monica near Los Angeles . After the church service there will be a splendid reception for 200 showbiz pals and family at the Sherwood Country Club . Paula is tying the knot again because she was n't happy with marriage No.1 . Friends The couple , who met only seven months ago , first wed in a hush-hush civil ceremony in Los Angeles in April with just a few friends as witnesses .
Idiom: donkey work (used idiomatically: yes)
What can be coming over me ? For despite having an open mind in many ways , his attitude to women and their problems had always been the conventional one of the young aristocrat he had once been . He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . Carrie Jackson in Vincent 's Buildings is having her tenth and her ma has sent for you . She says it 's urgent .
Idiom: take a bow (used idiomatically: yes)
Bill Haley records ' Rock Around The Clock ' , the first rock'n'roll hit . 1955 : During the year EMI deletes some 7,500 titles , the majority of them being 78 rpm discs . The Polydor label takes its bow in Britain . EMI buys Capitol Records . 1956 : As ' Talking Book'16 rpm albums are released in Germany , UK Decca report that they are working on a single - groove stereo disc , as visualised by a certain Alan Blumlein way back in 1931 .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
The ships themselves offer a more comfortable ride these days : of the 16 trips I made in blustery March , only one was anything like rough . Thanks to stabilisers , and effective modern remedies for seasickness , real discomfort is rare . Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock , many venerable craft have been pensioned off . Where will you find the Maid of Kent , St Eloi or Chantilly ? My Sussex cousin , a frequent traveller to Dieppe , has a recurring nightmare , in which she arrives at Newhaven to find the Chartres , like the Mary Celeste , still in service .
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: no)
' Not to do so would be very costly in the imposition of formal controls , without improving on the effectiveness of the informal controls that are inherent in the nature and purpose of professional work . ' FRAG is currently drafting guidance for members on the recognition of suspicious transactions and the action to be taken in relation to them , which , it argues , should provide sufficient regulation . It also takes the Treasury to task over its intention to create a new offence which will be committed by any person acting in the course of any trade , business or profession who does not report his money laundering suspicions . This requirement , it says , is far more burdensome than the equivalent requirement in the directive , which is limited to credit and financial institutions . It rejects the proposal that accountants should not be allowed to report suspicions to senior management before reporting to the appropriate external authorities , and stresses that those that do report externally must be protected from any possible claims of breach of confidentiality .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
If the changes revealed by this comparison have not been made prior to the audit commencing , this could be the reason for the failure to meet the target levels of attainment . If , however , the procedure does comply with the procedure description derived earlier , then it will be necessary to subject each element or activity of the model to further scrutiny , for example by breaking them down to lower-order activities , or by auditing each element in the same manner as the parent procedure . This process is similar to work study exercises where measurable elements of a task are identified before the actual measurement takes place , and consideration is given to the resources required at each level , including the skills and experience of the operator . Stage 9 . Communicate Findings
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Mind you our school tested anyway so she 's a fine one to talk ! I noted your name on Radio 4 this morning & quote in the Scotsman re school trips/accident . No-one has reported your anarchic views on school boards re : hand grenades get through ! See you Linda
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: no)
Lean over the steam so you 're about 12 inches away from the water . The heat should feel comfortable at this distance . Drape a towel over your head to trap the steam . Close your eyes and stay in this position for 10 minutes . Emerge for a breath of fresh air as necessary .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
There is an excellent book which covers this intriguing subject called Sporting Body Sporting Mind ( J Syer and C Connolly , CUP 1984 ) which explains numerous methods of mental preparation . COURSE RACING Course racing is used in all the divisions and is popular in windsurfing clubs . The main priority at first is to get round the course without falling off ; then , as you improve , you can start to think about tactics , some of which are explained below . The Line Start ( Fig 92 )
Idiom: get on someone's wick (used idiomatically: yes)
Great ! Great ! That bin 's getting on my wick ! I saw Peter last night . I said bloody hell do n't you dare bring him in !
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
SHOWBIZ stars are twice as likely as other people to die in accidents and three times as likely to commit suicide , according to an American researcher . They pass on about 13 years earlier than those in other professions . Actresses are particularly at risk , dying on average 21 years younger than women in other walks of life , says Professor Jib Fowles . Celebrities are much less likely to die from heart attack or stroke , but that is probably only because they die young in other ways . Allied carpeted
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Shame on me for this is the first issue of SR I 've ever read ( Nov ) , but I hope it will not be the last , for may I say , I think I may have at last found a space where I can be heard — most women 's magazines shun the type of letter I submit — not cosy enough for their letters pages , I suspect . In fact , most of what I read in SR ( I could n't embrace everything — women can choose ca n't they ? ) made me shake with recognition of our universal plight — we are all oppressed , whether we are aware of it or not . What took me so long to take you off the lowest shelf ( were they trying to hide you ? ) in W H Smith , and take you home ? I can only explain my reluctance , honestly , to the fact that up to now I was n't ready — the views expressed might be too ' militant ' , lesbian - orientated and ' anarchist ' for the type of feminism I was espousing . Perhaps I 've ' grown ' — more likely it is the fact that I have a wealth of female experience that other women are writing about , like myself ( unrecognised at present … ) so I have no need to be ' ashamed ' any longer .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
Lay each horn on to filter paper dampened with M2 + BSA ( Table 5 ) and remove any excess blood . ( ii ) Insert a 25-gauge needle attached to a syringe into the lumen of the uterine horn at the ovarian end and flush 0.2–0.5 ml of M2 + BSA through into a plastic Petri dish or glass cavity block . This procedure does not need to be done under a dissecting microscope . ( iii ) Collect blastocysts into warm ( 37-C ) M2 + BSA wash them through warmed and equilibrated drops of M16 + BSA ( Table 5 ) and incubate in culture drops of M16 + BSA under oil at 37 C in 5 % CO2 in air . ( iv ) Blastocysts will expand , hatch and stick to an appropriately coated plastic Petri dish ( e.g. Falcon type ) but will not undergo proper attachment and trophectodermal outgrowth in M16 + BSA .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the policemen followed me in ; he looked hard at me . I was still angry and resentful . ' Something smells awful in here , ' I said to the man behind the fish bar . As soon as I walked outside , the policeman jumped on my back , twisted my arm behind me and arrested me . There was a scuffle ; the other policeman came over and kicked me in the stomach .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: no)
FRENCH LEAGUE FRENCH soccer officials are to inquire into allegations that champions Marseille attempted to fix last Thursday 's league match with Valenciennes . The investigation will begin when details are received from Valenciennes over the allegation from defender Jacques Glassmann that he had been offered a bribe from a Marseille official to take it easy . The allegation is strongly denied by the European Cup finalists , and will not be heard until after Wednesday 's match with AC Milan . Marseille beat Valenciennes 1–0 , to virtually seal the title , while leaving the losers threatened with relegation .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
Neville Cardus gained a devoted following for his lyrical cricket writing as well as his musical reviews for the Manchester Guardian between the wars . The Times could also be counted upon for lengthy discussion of cricket and Rugby Union , both from specialist reporters and from their readers through the institution of the Letters Page which became an important forum for influential discussion of these games . The sensationalist side of sports reporting has gone from strength to strength in the popular press since the advent of television . What happens off the pitch is the stuff of the sports pages — team rows , family rows , drink , and sex . A recent critic complained about the ‘ clichés , the daft , ghosted ‘ star names’ columns , the silly photos ( remember Ian Botham as ‘ Rambo’ ? ) , the creation of heroes and villains , the concentration on the star or the result of the moment , the search for conflict , the trivialization of sporting women , the insularity ( beyond Dover , forget it ) , the emphasis on spectating rather than participating , the dearth of analysis , the marginal treatment of those who do n't quite ‘ make it’ .
Idiom: third time lucky (used idiomatically: yes)
The story could n't possibly have been passed on by anyone else . Moving like an automaton , she dressed in jeans and a warm sweater , smiling mirthlessly as she realised this was the third time she 'd been forced to flee from Dane Jacobsen . Well , flight had n't worked on the other two occasions , but , for the sake of her own sanity , this had to be third time lucky . Picking up her jacket , she closed her eyes . If only she 'd never met him — had never experienced the exquisite sweetness of being held against his heart — she would n't now be crushed under the weight of this unbearable sorrow .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
Here 's to you , toe , she said , raising her long clear glass of white wine and mineral water , where the ice cubes had long since melted . That 's what holidays were for — looking at your toes , wandering on the beach , hours of sitting and staring , standing and staring , lying as long as you could bear in the sun with eyes closed . The perfect place to mend a broken heart — no , she said , stop that — a jaded heart and soul . And a certain party 's name was not to cross her mind , rather , if it did , she was to wipe it out with a picture of her favourite places , backed by her favourite music . So far she 'd run a mind - movie of Malvern with Elgar , the Outer Hebrides with Mendelssohn , Box Hill with Vivaldi , Santa Cruz with The Beach Boys , Baltimore with Laurie Anderson , and Corfu with Grieg .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
She had had a wonderful time and took an extra turn of the floor . During the whole of the great day we had most wonderful food . As I do not , as a rule , take alcohol , the one glass of sherry I had with lunch enabled me to enjoy myself with the other guests . Both ‘ Dolly’ and I went to bed early , and said many prayers . We did not celebrate the New Year .
Idiom: big hitter (used idiomatically: yes)
Faldo , who won at Muirfield last July , will join Kite and American amateur winner Justin Leonard for the opening two rounds at Baltusrol , New Jersey . Augusta winner Bernhard Langer joins US PGA champion Nick Price , and American Paul Azinger . Big hitters Ian Woosnam and former US PGA champion John Daly are joined by Payne Stewart . BRITAIN 'S athletics selectors were slammed yesterday after persuading Kriss Akabusi to come out of international retirement for one final fling . Akabusi agreed to take part in the European Cup 400 m hurdles after Frank Dick persuaded him that newcomer Gary Cadogan was too inexperienced .
Idiom: head for the hills (used idiomatically: yes)
Each character must make a Cl test ( modified as normal for protections against fear ) or suffer -10 penalties to WS , BS , Cl and WP . In the distance , the adventurers can see a green hill , and the rays of a rising sun on the other side . The adventurers have to head for the hill , but as they do it appears that the grey trees begin to grow and spread up the hillside . The adventurers must hurry to reach the hill ahead of the expanding grey forest . At the foot of the hill , just ahead of the expanding forest as the adventurers reach him , the Ethereal Champion of Tzeentch appears ( see Profiles ) .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
Where Leila groped in the dark , this man emanated light . A pity he was so crazed . Even though she almost wholly accepted who Tammuz was , if only as an abstract , she still found it very difficult to look upon him as her father in flesh and blood . The best she could manage was to imagine him to be a person who had known Ewan well . That model worked comfortably , so she used it and said to him , ' Tell me about myself . '
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
Physically battered as well : Wales summoned six replacements onto the short tour and were constantly replacing injured players in matches . Wales went to New Zealand as Triple Crown Champions . The Irish head south after their worst season in the Five Nations . Many factors underpin Ireland 's descent into the basement . By far the most significant is the evolution of the game itself and Ireland 's inability to move with the flow .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
The final paragraphs of The Lame Duck , a vigorous tale of a convoy attacked by submarines in the North Atlantic during the Second World War ( a story partly based on the true fortunes of the San Demetrio ) , may serve to illustrate this point : Only then , with their perilous passage ended , did her crew agree to transfer themselves to the destroyer . And there these twelve men and two boys , who , with nothing much but bare hands , the sailor man 's gift for improvisation , and their indomitable guts , had fought sea and fire for their ship and won , were cared for and each of them given his heart 's desire . Gib Sparling had his ham and eggs , and Scruffy the pleasure of watching somebody else peel spuds ; Dutch his pea soup thick enough to skate on , and Tex his coffee and bed with clean white sheets ; and so on through the list . But Bull Barlow wanted nothing .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Afternoons were given over to village leave , organised games , set walks , leisure periods and detention . After tea there was supervised prep , followed by geordie and milk . Baths were taken in the main block , which meant that pupils in A dormitory , including Mr Douglas , had to cross two playgrounds , in all weathers , clad only in pyjamas , dressing gown and slippers . ' Tuck ' was confined officially to fresh fruit and plain chocolate , and all books and magazines were censored , although as Mr Douglas recalls : ' I do n't suppose our own minds were any cleaner than those of today . ' Munich , Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain made enthralling reading in the Manchester but what Mr Douglas remembers was the spirit of friendship offered by the school towards the refugees of the Spanish Civil War and Hitler 's Germany .
Idiom: on thin ice (used idiomatically: no)
They call for horseracing bosses to modernise procedures at racecourses . Ken Evans … blamed A marriage on thin ice POOR Isabelle Duchesnay … she is not the first woman to discover that the man she married skater Chris Dean was more in love with his work than her . Though it 's a wonder she did not spot the writing on the wall .
Idiom: handsome is as handsome does (used idiomatically: yes)
She was so devoted to the principle that beauty is a frivolity and a sign of sin that she would have been ashamed to have it in the house . Nevertheless , her conviction of its absence was not wholly generous , nor wholly without malice . ( On one occasion with magnificent inconsequence , she had remarked after staring at one of Clara 's dazzling reports , " Well , handsome is as handsome does " ; this was the only occasion on which she had ever said anything complimentary about Clara 's looks . ) Clara as a child had fully supported her mother 's attitude , for she was in no way a pretty child ; she was sullen , dirty , and her features were too big for her face . As she grew older , however , her face grew as well as her hips and bosom , but her way of looking as though she were about to burst out of her clothes became an asset rather thin a disadvantage .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
Despite being very nicely presented in a slip binder with well printed manuals , shame they did n't follow the ‘ industry standard’ for size , the first thing the new user sees is a license agreement that effectively disclaims all responsibility for anything . Not unusual in this industry but does it really take an entire A4 page to say it ? Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . The first problems soon began to emerge . If you follow the exact instructions in the manual to install the software on a winchester you are likely to be in for a shock .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
When he played the film back at normal speed , which then makes the birds appear in slow motion , he could see what the birds were actually doing . As with other examples of apparent technical brilliance , it is natural selection that has produced this innate behaviour , rather than any genius on the part of the house martin . ‘ Cement mixing’ has clear survival value — house martins that did not practise it and whose nests fell off the wall would have few surviving offspring . It has , therefore , through natural selection , become part of the behavioural repertoire of the house martins . As well as their skills in construction , birds demonstrate considerable technical ingenuity in their efforts to get food .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ By the New Year I 'll be raring to go and can tell the manager ‘ Look , I need a game’ . ‘ At the moment , Clive and Trevor have got a good pattern going and I do n't think playing three strikers figures in the manager 's plans.’ Small has played three reserve games since returning from injury and knows make or break time will come within the next month . ‘ I 've got to prove to the boss it 's worth having a go on me,’ he said . Kelly faces rap over FA attack
Idiom: throw down the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet competitive devaluations cancel each other out ; they lead only to inflation . The alternative is protectionism , particularly against the world beyond Europe . The French prime minister has just thrown down a gauntlet to America on agricultural trade : he wants to rewrite the deal recently struck by America and the EC on farm exports ( see page 92 ) . It will need every ounce of what remains of Community - mindedness to avert an EC - American showdown and the fresh blow to the sickly GATT that would go with it . The Europe machine
Idiom: rhyme or reason (used idiomatically: yes)
I dare n't mention the top price these things fetched . Why ? Unless the mystery of the Eurotunnel share price is satisfactorily explained to me , I shall just have to assume that there is after all no rhyme or reason to the universe . Which would , of course , explain a lot . Six years ago , Guinness made its bid for Distillers .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Right then , sit down.’ A few people sat on the floor ( no chairs in the drama studio ) and jumped straight to their feet again as an outbreak of jeering laughter told them that they 'd got it wrong . And so the game , er … exercise , continued until Mr Grovey ran out of ideas AND made his big mistake at one and the same time . ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . All right?’
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
County councillors , however , claim it would reduce parental choice by restricting the number of 11-year - old pupils at Hummersknott . If other schools were to follow , the viability of courses at the town 's sixth form and technology colleges could be threatened . Mr Peter Carberry , chairman of the Hummersknott governors , said : ‘ I am very annoyed but it is just one of those things.’ He hoped to revive the idea after the general election . Nursery school campaigners scent victory