Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . Oh bloody fair are n't you?she'd might never have known whose giving fair . Is it getting on your nerves ? Well it is a bit long , Betty . Got bloody cock eyes .
Idiom: square the circle (used idiomatically: yes)
Confidence , it was repeatedly said , needs to be restored . It is a little precious to hear such pontifications from those who , at the helm of central ~ banks , finance ministries , and private banks , steered the global financial system to the brink of ruin – and created the ongoing mess . Worse , seldom is it explained how to square the circle . How can confidence be restored as the crisis economies plunge into recession ? How can growth be revived when austerity will almost surely mean a further decrease in aggregate demand , sending output and employment even lower ?
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
By David Rose Daily Post Political Editor JOHN Major 's premiership was in intensive care last night after Norman Lamont floored him with a potentially fatal knock - out blow . And last night Tory MPs were openly warning that , unless he managed a spectacular recovery , and got a grip , Mr Major would be forced like Lady Thatcher before him to make way for a new leader . Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge . Mr Lamont got his revenge for being dumped as Chancellor by attacking Major 's style of government .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
The problem last season was that they did not score enough goals . Now they appear to be looking to a Second Division centre forward to do the business . Dublin may be all heart and soul , a cracking lad who 'll give 110 per cent . But do n't tell me he is a United player , the kind who can win them that coveted crown . Do n't blame the lad .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: no)
They are asking whether the assassination of Niyogi is not the supreme act of a ‘ liberalisation’ to remove all obstacles to the free play of market forces . Does that much - trumpeted ‘ death of socialism’ mean it is legitimate to do away with socialists , as they have done away with Shankar Guha Niyogi ? TAKING LIBERTIES Jolyon Jenkins on the double standards of judges , pornographers and newsagents I once worked on a magazine about the law , called , imaginatively , Law Magazine . In our first issue , we carried an article about the work being done on alleged victims of child sex abuse by child psychiatrist Arnon Bentovim of Great Ormond Street Hospital .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Two of them . If those men was n't going there I would say right , put the gas fire on . Put it on low and leave it the night and day cos it was left on for a week once was n't it ? Mm . Oh god that was , that was at er the flat .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Hopefully we wo n't be the poor relations anymore . Swindon Town have spent big money this season for little return . Goals are few and far between . The biggest buy has been Norweigan international Fjortoft . He 's yet to score for Swindon and its rumoured his future with the club looks shaky .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
There is still ample talent for England , given sensible selection , to demonstrate that they do possess organised strength in depth and that the national structure , so precarious in other years , has a substantial base . Hunter , Fallon , de Glanville , behind the scrum , and Clarke , in the forwards , have in recent months established themselves as quality players one step from the national team . Tony Underwood , Mullins , Johnson , Back and Greenwood have shown that maturity and commonsense have gone hand in hand in their development . Sims , Ubogu , Baldwin , among the forwards , and Matthews , Thompson and Pilgrim , have also progressed . Barnes , one of nature 's smiling gamblers , on and off the field , has encountered a few false dawns through the years .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
She ca n't get any data back can anyone help ? If you 're an expert on these things these er Amstrad things because I know some they do tend to lose things do n't they to disappear of you just ca n't get it back out erm can anyone help cos she 's stuck with it , seven six double one three four . It 's an Amstrad P C W nine five one two er can anyone help other than saying put it in a carrier bag and lob it off Trent Bridge . Seven six double one three four to call if erm you can help Sue in Bulwell with her Amstrad problems . A budgie found found this morning in the Bobsmill area it 's yellow and green , two nine three eight two five two nine three eight two five can you call after four o'clock and er last one a cat found in Standhill Road in Carlton found last night it 's black and white and it 's got a pink collar on , five two six six seven one five two six six seven one .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
I am bemused by the media attention being focused on the fate of the telepoint services . The public is being asked to believe that an ill-conceived government has it in for these companies . This argument just does not hold water . The whole system was ill-conceived from the outset . That some very large companies should have lost a great deal of money on their little experiment shows only how unwise their decision to pursue the technology was .
Idiom: famous last words (used idiomatically: yes)
and then from there even I ca n't get lost famous last words yeah reactions
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But I got myself extremely fit during the summer and got the bug again . Ballymena will be the nearest club to my new home , so it was only natural to play for them . ‘ But to be honest it has broken my heart to leave Bangor . I have been with them since 1981 and won at least six Senior Cup and League medals as well as a host of Boston Cup honours . I had a lot of happy times at Upritchard Park .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
Until 1986 , the steeply graded banks of one river in arable country were regularly sprayed with the approved chemical 2 - 4-D amine , in order to reduce the nettles , which were less good at holding the banks than slow - growing grasses , but for which perfect conditions had been established by abundant nitrogen leaching off the fields . As is so often the case in operations which go wrong , over - heavy management went hand in hand with a haphazard lack of supervision . The spraying boat , affectionately known as the ‘ Black Pig’ , would set off on its regular journey up the river without any adjustment on the spraying nozzle . Consequently , once the motor was started , the spray was meted out indiscriminately to riverside walls , fishermen , lovers on the bank , and nettles alike . It is estimated that for every pound a farmer spends on fertilizer on his fields , he can expect the rain to wash away a good fifty pence - worth .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
and Charles is a stick in the mud and the other one 's the other way , seems to be the other way inclined At least she wo n't , wo n't be er a short of a bob or two will she ? Oh no , we 'll pay to keep her for a long time Well if she rubbed shoulders with a millionaire , so she 'll be permanently looked after I 'm sure . Yeah . Its a good ending
Idiom: push the panic button (used idiomatically: yes)
The lawyer said Mrs Kennedy pleaded with them not to gag young Jonathan , who told his assailants he was only six , but they ignored her . He said the phone then rang and Maher took Mrs Kennedy into the front bedroom to answer it . She managed to push a silent panic button linked to the police station while doing so . Counsel said she repeated the caller 's number incorrectly to try and alert him something was wrong but this did not appear to work . He said the men began to ' panic and swear ' when police arrived at the house and Maher appeared at the window , saying : ' This is something which has gone terribly wrong . '
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: yes)
The Smiths the product of contracted and beleaguered times . With The Smiths it was a question not of desire but of longing — the yearning to belong to or with someone , to belong somewhere . The dream that two ‘ half - a - persons’ can make a whole , fit ‘ hand in glove’ . The Stones and their time were all about leaving home ; The Smiths and our time are about pining for a home . Morrissey is the first major teen icon whose aesthetic is based around the conviction that rock'n'roll 's best years are ( in the ) past , that the premises of youth culture have been outflanked ( ‘ I Know It 's Over’ ) .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Radosław , Marek and Maciej like playing games on the PlayStation 2 .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
When this expectation was disappointed it was decided to press forward with the Barclays ( Asia ) prosecution . Thus it happened that in November 1989 , more than six years after the matter had first come to light , he was charged with two offences of offering an advantage to Mr. Turner , contrary to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance ( Laws of Hong Kong , 1987 rev . , c. 201 ) . The trial of these charges was subsequently fixed for June 1992 , with an estimated duration of nine weeks , and in the light of the advice already given by this Board in relation to the appeal , it is now in progress . ( iv ) The West L.B. case During February 1987 I.C.A.C. began to investigate transactions between Carrian and the local affiliate of West Deutsche Landesbank Girozentrale ( ' West L.B. ' ) , another banking organisation .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
The range of colour and finishes is unique , based on authentic early American shades , using natural earth pigments , linseed oils and water - based media . The result is an earthy look , which can be colour - rubbed , antiqued , stippled , crackle glazed or dragged . Very popular is a dark brick red , with a thin coat of green over the top . There are also sea blues and greens . ‘ And we 're just introducing some more shades,’ reports Mark , ‘ such as yellow , orange and a light blue in a matt finish that suits our style.’
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: no)
‘ One journalist compared Kirkby to Alcatraz ! But there are far worse places . We like it here and whatever happens , we 're definitely going to stay long - term in this area where we were born and bred . ‘ There 's a really good sense of community and neighbours are always glad to help each other.’ They talk about how they met when Denise was 20 at a Kirkby Town Football Club disco and it was love at first sight .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: no)
I have learned very quickly since landing in Normandy to eat and drink what is offered , with no questions asked . The Padre sitting opposite me had a rifle across his knees , the rifle not in keeping with his rather mild manner and angelic face . He had a good knowledge of Scotland , particularly the bagpipes , and I am sure if I had offered to go along to Brigade HQ to fetch my bagpipes he would have had me marching up and down the orchard playing his favourite tunes , much to the consternation of the other Commandos , and possibly the annoyance of the Germans just a short distance away . The other two Commandos were Bretons and had served in the French Navy . They had to make their way from North Africa to England to join the Free French forces and then volunteered for the Commandos .
Idiom: on the take (used idiomatically: no)
Into this melee came the backmarkers , Foinavon among them . Much credit is due to the quick thinking of his jockey John Buckingham riding in his first Grand National , in steering him over to the wide outside and popping him through a gap . And an equal amount to the horse himself who had every excuse to stop on the take - off side along with most of his comrades . From a virtual standstill he jumped over . And entirely alone , he faced the remaining seven fences ; a situation not for the faint of heart , for it is in company that horses race best , their adrenalin stimulated by the competition at their heels .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
One wonders if there were any books by Jewish authors in the 105,070 that went in Brent . No doubt there were . In which case those who perpetrated this outrage on British culture are in good company , whether they were flying the flag of ‘ racism and sexism’ or not . Another element in the break - up of libraries is the advent of computers . The connection between computers and library dissolution is surprisingly direct , as two brief examples make clear .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Known him long?’ he asked , but his face was expressionless and she knew he was only making polite conversation . Flippantly , she said , ‘ We 're childhood sweethearts.’ The blue eyes moved over her slender body in the red dress . ‘ It must be difficult to sustain a romance at such a distance . Does he come to London to see you regularly?’
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
This fabulous resort , a mere twenty minutes from the recently - opened Holdana International Airport , offers you everything you could want from a holiday — and more ! As well as beautiful surroundings , it has everything for the more active holidaymaker : scuba diving , dinghy sailing , paragliding , riding , microliting , golf , judo classes , shark - fishing , tennis , all - in wrestling , a fully - equipped gym and a banked motor racing track engineered for speeds up to 200 mph . Children are welcomed , and there 's a daily nursery plus round - the - clock babysitting and nanny care . The Kids ' Mini - Fair ( for five - year - olds and over ) offers an advanced playground , horse - riding , miniature tennis and a gun club . And in the evenings ?
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Whether or not the Palace actually arranged for the drawing to be removed , there can be little doubt that they were delighted to be rid of it . … But who did the actual stealing ? The Art Journal of 1852 points the finger at an unscrupulous surgeon named William Cowper and an equally scurrilous bookseller named George Cowper . A Dr R. Knox writes that the two men were allowed to view the Leonardo collection for medical studies . After their visit custodians noticed that a sketchbook ‘ had been mutilated in a very clumsy manner , by the abstraction of several leaves containing an unknown number of sketches or drawings.’
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
" Take the lot up to Mrs Fox - Collier with the cook 's compliments — wait , " she said , as Nicandra turned to leave , " there could be a scone ready for yourself . " She lifted the heavy latch - like fastening of the oven door and took one tiny , golden scone from a shelf - full before she shut the door again , her hand as quiet as a cat 's footfall . Up the long stone stairs from the kitchen , into the green enclosed light of the pantry passage , then on up the next staircase , its turns mean and sudden compared with the twin sweeps of the main stairs , Nicandra plodded her careful way to Aunt Tossie 's bedroom door . There was no answer to her knocking , so , when she had balanced the buttered scone on the parcel of bread - soda , she opened the door and put her head round the jamb . Aunt Tossie was there .
Idiom: pull someone's leg (used idiomatically: yes)
I , you know , she got quite annoyed . No ! He was only pulling your leg . Oh . He can take a joke .
Idiom: kick the bucket (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm not quite sure what I ought to tell you yet . It 's just —’ He lifted his head and looked straight at her . ‘ It 's just that Uncle was a cautious old devil and —’ he looked away ‘ — he got the impression I was a bit of a spendthrift because — well , because I used to get through my allowance pretty rapidly when I was away at school , and … oh , hell , he wanted to make sure I was going to be dull and sensible about all that money when he finally kicked the bucket . But , you see , I need it , Sarella!’ He took a pace towards her .
Idiom: cock of the walk (used idiomatically: yes)
Well he is the man of the house , let 's face it . Sort of , sort of is . Cock of the walk . have a chat to him about what you could do I said do n't worry I said . All , all my windows have got locks on and I said I 'm about six foot four and anyone gets in here I 'll kill them .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
Masson 's argentaffin reaction was applied to detect enterochromaffin ( EC ) cells . Immunoreactivity with antibodies against gastrin , somatostatin , enteroglucagon ( from our laboratory ) , human pancreatic polypeptide ( ICN immunobiological ) , and peptide YY ( Milab , Sweden ) was studied using ABC technique ( dilution of primary antibodies 1:1000 ) . Ultrastructural examination of tumours was performed under a Joel JEM-1200 EX electron microscope after routine glutaraldehyde - osmium tetroxide fixation . Granule morphometry was done by measuring the diameter of all granules in at least 4–5 tumoral cells from each carcinoid examined , at a final magnification of 27000 . Statistical analysis
Idiom: keep the wolf from the door (used idiomatically: yes)
What 's this catering lark you 're into?’ ‘ Oh , just some part - time work in a coffee shop . It keeps the wolf from the door , that 's all.’ ‘ Do you still dabble in art history?’ ‘ No , I gave that up as a bad job years ago.’
Idiom: put someone in mind of (used idiomatically: yes)
Whether the roles of chairman and chief executive should be split is a secondary issue which can be meaningfully addressed only when the company 's needs have been defined . Irish question Your rather subjective critique of Tony Ryan and GPA ( ‘ GPA comes down to earth’ , May ) puts me in mind of Brendan Behan 's description of critics : ‘ They are the eunuchs in a harem . They know how it 's done : they 've seen it done every day , but they 're unable to do it themselves.’ Why not leave the begrudgery to us Irish ?
Idiom: do a runner (used idiomatically: yes)
He picked up the receiver , listened , then introduced himself . ‘ My name 's Coy,’ came the answer . ‘ Our man 's done a runner.’ He was n't about to tell the Yank that he 'd also been duped , that he 'd sat on the information for nearly twenty - four hours . ‘ Runner?’ queried the DDA .
Idiom: muddy the waters (used idiomatically: yes)
Recent decisions from Europe give clear rules as far as the union 's concerned and I hope the Labour Party . It protects the pay and conditions . The government is obviously trying to muddy the waters , they 're claiming that if we put clauses in the contracts , contract is to bid for the tenders , it 's competitive . This is nonsense . They 're now even on to the vile Trade Union Reform Bill , they 're accepting it admittedly but but they 're accepting it , but it 's in the wrong Bill it 's in the wrong place it should be up in the front .
Idiom: laughing stock (used idiomatically: yes)
No they would n't and they 'd all break the rules and it would be biggest and it 'd be worse . cock up in , you know in Britain and it would just be the laughing stock , I mean you ca n't do that , you ca n't shelter everybody I know you ca n't , I know you ca n't but I think and pretend , and just block things out and pretend they 're not there .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ She is of the opinion that the loneliness of this place accounts for my condition . She believes that the respite of a holiday in Cambridge would speed my recovery . Of course , it is out of the question.’ ‘ But I made it absolutely clear how frail you were … that it was imperative that she come here … ’ Emilia looked up sharply in the gloom .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
That should signal to Iran ’s rulers not only that the US is serious about a deal , but also that whatever the US offers is likely to be the best deal that they can get . The Obama administration has assembled an extraordinary coalition of countries to impose economic sanctions that are having a demonstrable effect on the price and availability of goods in Iran and on the ability of even powerful institutions , such as the Revolutionary Guard , to do business . But coalitions do not hold together forever , and the pain of sanctions often cuts both ways , affecting buyers as well as sellers . Countries like South ~ Korea and Japan , for example , have curtailed their imports of Iranian oil only reluctantly ; countries like China and Russia rarely play straight on sanctions in the first place . Moreover , Obama can threaten that “ all options are on the table ” only so many times without losing credibility with the Iranians and other countries in the Middle ~ East .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Development of this land would detract from the character of Skelton would n't it ? That may be . What then is your primary reason for reducing the safeguard against development which greenbelt protection affords , bearing in mind that Skelton is a village of considerable character ? Well , the purpose of the County Council is to draw up a greenbelt local plan , and therefore it is a question of whether or not the sites fulfil or do not fulfil a greenbelt purpose . The County Council is not concerned with the future uses of the land .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Cynics might hastily conclude that the canons of " good committee practice " are neither sufficient nor necessary conditions for meaningful INSET to take place , but a better interpretation in our view is that the potential for such developments was to some extent wasted precisely because the structure , purpose and status of the panel were so confused . The evaluators ' impression of the panel 's work is of a number of talented and committed individuals , representing several interest groups within education and the library services but sharing a common interest in developing effective learning , who have managed to achieve much in the absence of a really effective committee . Characterised by confusion over aims and changes of membership , the panel made a number of false starts and fresh starts with the injection of new blood to try to give more direction to its work . The crucial importance of the functions of convening and chairing meetings seems to have been overlooked by those who set it up , or else these duties were delegated to people who did their best in adverse circumstances but who may well have been inappropriate choices . Moreover , the effects of industrial action on members ' attendance exacerbated the situation , and it is arguable that in times of adversity such bodies need stronger leadership and clearer terms of reference than this panel ever enjoyed .
Idiom: see the elephant (used idiomatically: no)
Poverty is widespread in this former British protectorate but nobody is starving and the people themselves , the Batswana , are shyly welcoming . Then there is the wildlife . We saw dozens of animal and reptile species at close range including elephant , warthog , wildebeest , zebra , monitor lizards and a dozen types of antelope . But all this does not come cheap . Botswana has no foreign debt and a stable currency — the pula ( about three to the Pounds ) — and its tourism policy can be summed up as high cost , low volume .
Idiom: fall on deaf ears (used idiomatically: yes)
However , even with this unpromising start , more could possibly have been achieved with a leadership less trapped in its own class origins . Following the February revolution , a Central Ukrainian Council ( the ‘ Rada’ ) was formed in Kiev from the small circle of nationalists . They formulated a programme of demands , but these fell on deaf ears in Petrograd . The frustration of mild proposals promoted more radical ones : the right to self - government , backed by Ukrainian military forces . In the eastern Ukraine , many rejected the pretensions of the Rada to speak for the province and sought to promote a workers’ revolutionary movement as an alternative focus .