Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
The election , which according to the constitution had to be held by March 1990 , was called following the death in December 1989 of Prime Minister Herbert Blaize [ see p. 37119 ] . Braithwaite was leader of the centrist National Democratic Congress ( NDC ) , and had led an interim government for 13 months after the US invasion in 1983 [ see p. 32614 ] . The NDC , winning seven seats ( having held six hitherto ) , fell one seat short of being able to command a legislative majority in the 15-member House of representatives . The Grenada United Labour Party ( GULP ) , led by former Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy , won four seats ( having had no representation in the previous parliament ) . Two seats each went to The National Party ( TNP ) , led by acting Prime Minister Ben Jones ( five seats hitherto ) , and to the New National Party ( NNP ) , led by former Public Works Minister Keith Mitchell ( three seats hitherto ) .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Twenty children were flown to Croydon , and ‘ They were all cheerfully sick , enticed by the little paper bags , except a baby of one who slept peacefully in my lap the whole time.’ In March 1939 , the German army marched into Prague . Air lifts were now out of the question , but trains were still a practical proposition — as Chadwick discovered when he came to deal with the Nazi official in charge of emigration . There was trouble over the adults and Chadwick had to grovel to earn approval for his second train transport . Shulamith Amir was one of the passengers .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
HI - OSF/1-M pricing is based on IBM 's licence group methodology and costs between $ 2,800 and $ 25,000 . ICL SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN THE ERA OF OPEN SYSTEMS Unlike most of its competitors , ICL Plc has managed to stay in the black for the year ending December 31 despite having experienced a ' character - forming year for the computer industry worldwide ' and being forced to make major price cuts on its products . According to director of finance and business strategy Keith Todd , average margins dropped 6 % to 35 % , which represents a reduction in gross margins of £ 109 m . Although he expects margins to keep on falling during the coming year , he does believe the rate of decline will slow .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
At the time he was seeing Camilla , Diana had lunch with her sisters at Buckingham Palace and discussed her predicament with them . She was confused , upset and bewildered by the train of events . At that moment , as she seriously considered calling - off the wedding , they made light of her fears and premonitions of the disaster which lay ahead . ‘ Bad luck Duch,’ they said , using the family nickname for their younger sister , ‘ your face is on the tea - towels so you 're too late to chicken out now.’ Her head and heart were in turmoil but no - one would have guessed it when later that evening she and Charles entertained 800 of their friends and family at a ball inside Buckingham Palace .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I screamed at him to leave but afterwards Amber blamed me . ‘ You 're the horriblest Mummy in the world to make Daddy go,’ she said . I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans?’ ‘ After what seemed an eternity of nights with Grant turning away from me in bed , I dared to ask,’ recalls Charlotte . ‘ He admitted that there was someone else , but he would n't give me any details .
Idiom: more haste, less speed (used idiomatically: yes)
But things are — delicate , just at the moment . Let 's not rush . More haste , less speed . Although — ' the Prince turned reflective — 'speaking as a driver , that is a phrase I have always found puzzling . ' ' The offer might not remain open . '
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
Organ , piano erm harmony , theory anything to do with music basically . I mean did you progress to the organ through the piano or ? Erm yes and no . It 's something that I worked on er independently as it were . My father who was a er a clergyman taught me the piano from an early age and er I first became interested in the organ purely for money purposes in fact , when at the age of fifteen a local methodist church in Durham where we lived at the time said er , We need an organist .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
" Slowly , John , " I heard Vron whisper . Vron on a steel chair , with a heavy breast in either fist . Vron lying with back arched and legs raised on a tousled white carpet . Vron stretched out on the haunches of a drophead Hyena . Vron crouched over a flat mirror .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
If you wish to leave plain stitches between each repeat , then you must indicate this by drawing a black square , in line with the two squares which set the height , on the last row of plain stitches required . If you make a mistake when drawing a design on a pattern sheet do not despair , I have found that W.H. Smith 's ‘ Cover - up strips’ will cover wrongly marked black squares . The strip is easy to apply , simply put it white side down on the squares to be corrected and rub gently but firmly with a ball point pen on the back of the strip . Make sure that you have the strip white side or you will finish up with no correction and a white covered ball point pen . You can redraw with your electronic pen over the white if you need to .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Could you find me a carrier bag ? ' she asked . ' This mask is shedding paint like mad . ' As she lifted it out , a piece of flaking gold paper floated to the floor and , to her astonishment , Lucenzo picked the little piece up with finger and thumb . He saw her look and gave a small shrug . ' Habit , ' he said .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
Preston , now less amused , shushed her urgently . A small black lady smiled indulgently from the opposite seat . She wore a large white straw hat and looked as if she 'd just been to church . The train slowed down as it reached the next station and the Punk stood up and came down the aisle towards them . The crest of hair added about a foot to his height but he was no shrimp without it .
Idiom: many moons ago (used idiomatically: yes)
COMPLEX But the ways of Clough are complex and , to the outsider , often strange if not downright perverse . He left Derby many moons ago complaining they gagged him . Yet this same champion of free speech has for years refused to hold a press conference after matches . Not that this stopped him going through the hoops for photographers when Forest got Nigel Mansell down to their ground the other week .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Thanks!’ That was all he could say for quite a time ; but when he had recovered his confidence he said a lot more , all of it expressing gratitude to Sheila for her quick thinking and great pluck and shame for his own and Chuck 's roughness with her earlier . ‘ I 'm glad I was able tae lend a hand,’ said Sheila modestly , adding to herself , ‘ After all , that 's what Brownies try tae do —‘We're the Brownies , here 's our aim , Lend a hand and play the game.’ Now I must be awa ' tae Pack Meeting,’ she said to Dick and Chuck , ‘ or I 'll be late.’ ‘ Goodbye,’ said Chuck .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
Time now for a recap of today 's main news stoires . Gordon Chapman is here to interpret for the deaf . A woman who plotted to kill her husband walked free from court and is back together with the man she wanted dead . She says she hopes they can put the whole affair behind them . WOMAN WHO PLOTTED TO KILL HER HUSBAND / WALKS FREE FROM COURT AND IS BACK / WITH MAN SHE WANTED DEAD
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Now the re - s yeah ? The re - sit paper will take the same format as the original paper . Now , generally speaking wi I I I 've act what I 've done for the re - sit paper is that I I pooled a load of questions , some of which went to the first paper and some of which went to the ne and some of which went to the re - sit paper so I do n't know which topics are coming up erm on the re - sit paper . However , they will be drawn from the same list of topics that 're on the first and there may be some overlap . Generally speaking , re - sit paper erm will contain at least one question very similar to a question on the first paper .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
When did you see her ? " " Three hours since . Me and Sam missed our way and found ourselves on the edge of Foxton Mire . It were ' ard to see , but we could ' ear someone screamin " . We walked a bit nearer , careful like , and then the mist rolled away for a minute or two and there she was .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
In North Yorkshire , there was only one rogue wave in the county 's traditional flood tide of Conservative support . York is the main urban island in the county and Mr Conal Gregory 's 147vote hold on the city was effectively written off before the polling booths opened ; he went down to Labour by a thumping 6,342 . Richmond , covering a huge swathe of the county from Hawes high in the dales down through Northallerton and Thirsk to the borders of Cleveland , re - painted itself blue with a vengeance . The 1989 by - election result , when even a split centre vote got within 2,650 of defeating Tory wunderkind Mr William Hague , was proved to be a midterm aberration . So too , in Ryedale , where the brief flirtation with Liberalism at a 1980s by - election was put even further into old - flame category .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
and er , things like that The , what was the one that was very unusual That was spot on There was two what they expect them to be
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
They had no idea that the woman they escorted was far more lethal than ever they could hope to be . Jaq had hired these bodyguards to lend credence to Meh'Lindi 's role as a mistress , of perverse tastes , a tourist of disaster through the savaged and demolished sectors where a degree of anarchy still ruled . She had been on the prowl for days , though it seemed highly unlikely , to say the least , that she would come across the Harlequin man by chance … As soon hope to catch a particular fish by jumping at random into an ocean . But that individual had chosen to draw himself to Jaq 's attention once already , had he not ?
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: yes)
And look , if we —’ ‘ What?’ ‘ I was going to say if we carve notches on the Trees , at least we sha n't go round in circles,’ said Floy , grinning . ‘ I do n't think we 'd better do that , however.’ ‘ Bless my soul , no,’ said Snodgrass , shocked .
Idiom: not give a fig (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the most heinous of Menzies ' sins was the fact that he was not a Navy man in the tradition of the one - legged Smith - Cumming — who had coined the title ‘ C’ for holders of the post — or Admiral Sinclair . He also spent too much time a'hunting ( which endeared him to Lord Halifax ) and too much time drinking fine brandy at White 's ( which had the same effect with Churchill ) . Many members of the Admiralty were furious with their First Lord when the temporary appointment was ratified on November 28 , but Churchill did not give a fig . He knew , as they did not , of Enigma and of Ultra . Stewart Menzies was master of the key that might one day win the war .
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: yes)
Even in 1993 , Keith points out , management information reaching the boardroom in a great many companies is often of poor quality , not timely , not relevant or unintelligible . A BP survey , for example , revealed that barely 30 per cent of internal reports in that organisation came up to the mark . Now LASMO aims to keep its own directors and managers up to speed with high - calibre intelligence from all quarters . But , according to Keith , this will take more than simply organising hardware and writing the appropriate software . He said : ‘ In a company such as ours there is a huge reservoir of potentially valuable information simply lying around untapped , maybe in someone 's head or gathering dust in a file somewhere .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
' Is Shinko a friend of Jamila 's , then ? ' ' Only recently , you complete cunt . Jamila made up her mind she did n't have sufficient women friends , so she went to call on Shinko 's house . You told her about Shinko , after all , for no reason , gratis , thank you very much , I 'll do the same for you some day . It was bloody embarrassing at first and all , I can tell you , as these two girls sat there right in front of my nose , but the girls it did n't phase out at all . '
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Dave Herriot , now 67 , convener of shop stewards at Walkerburn when the mill crashed , said : ‘ Everyone has been sickened by the way the system has treated us . The money should have been there four - and - a - half years ago when we needed it most . I have already staked a claim for interest.’ A further attempt by Government officials to prolong the procedure after earlier defeats at tribunals was due to be heard in Edinburgh earlier this week . But Mr Herriot said : ‘ The proceedings lasted three minutes .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
If judgment goes in favour of the National Gallery , the entire network of Czech and Slovak galleries and museums will breath a massive sigh of relief and receive a much needed morale - booster . If Kramar 's family win the day , it will shatter the confidence of an already beleaguered art world and herald a fresh wave of restitution claims . The chances are that the paintings will go straight onto the market . All things considered , it 's hardly surprising that the Czech delegation to ‘ Galleries and Private Collectors’ , expressed fears about an impending mass sell - off and export of art , and made calls for legislation regarding art and commerce . New York
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
No but you 're Dorset as well ! Yeah ! Born and bred , through and through . Do you think that I 'm mine 's more broad than Mary 's ? Ooh yes !
Idiom: from pillar to post (used idiomatically: yes)
Been there since the house was built , generation after generation — never get rid of them.’ ‘ Councils are supposed to provide sites for them but they don't,’ I protested , feeling a sudden sympathy for an oppressed minority . ‘ If it was dogs driven from pillar to post there 'd be an uproar.’ ‘ I suppose you 're right,’ she conceded . ‘ But watch out if you go into those woods and do n't take any valuables with you.’
Idiom: do someone's head in (used idiomatically: yes)
Mark cos I did n't do it to yours ! I did it to his . Do n't think , I ca n't remember , you 're doing my head in tramp , fuck off ! I did it to his . And he did it to mine and then I did it to his , and you repaired his but you never did mine .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Please lend a hand I 'm only a person wo n't you listen Oh oh oh ! It 's so cold , it 's fucking Want some petrol , we want some batteries , I need some cigarettes . I suppose it goes all the way round does it ? Erm I do n't know if it does erm but it does . Sun comes up , it 's Tuesday morning .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
In fact , as India and China rise , the US could actually find itself in a stronger position . How can this be ? After all , power and influence are built on the back of economic success . The Chinese economy has been doubling in size every ten years since 1978 . The Indian economy has been doing the same since 1991 .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
A twenty - six year old man from Reading appeared before Oxford magistrates this afternoon . OXFAM is calling on Western governments to write off billions of dollars of foreign debt to help countries rebuild after war and faminine . It marks the start of the aid organisation 's new Campaign for Africa . KAREN THOMPSON / Reporting KEVIN WATKINS / Oxfam
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
A Ludwig ? Research have proven . Okay , progress on forms doing well , some way to go though . New continued survey procedures , this is the one area of our activity about which I am concerned . I have expressed my concern to Jenny and to Richard .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
The $ 12 million or so he 'll make tomorrow will take his career earnings to $ 80 m , second only to Sugar Ray Leonard 's $ 100 m . It 's not however , solely on the bank balance that Holyfield wants to be bracketed with the great names of his sport . He 's more interested in having his name engraved on sport 's roll of honour than on its record bankroll . He says : ' I 'm not motivated by money , otherwise I would have quit after I 'd made my first eight million dollars , which was enough for me . I never dreamed there would be this much money , I just happened to come along when everything started to escalate .
Idiom: apples and oranges (used idiomatically: yes)
The parents are quick to seize on anything that might suggest we use boys as unpaid labour . A sad reflection on human nature , and the times we live in , but true . Some sort of squash will do , but put some slices of apple and orange in , to make it look something special.’ The festive deliberations were interrupted by a knock at the door . ‘ Oh , Mr Crumwallis , I 'm awfully sorry to interrupt —’
Idiom: put someone in mind of (used idiomatically: yes)
They all seem terribly sad . I ca n't think why , when they 're so big and strong and have this beautiful warren . But they put me in mind of trees in November . I expect I 'm being silly though , Hazel . You brought us here and I 'm sure it must be a fine , safe place . "
Idiom: no strings attached (used idiomatically: yes)
This domesticity is a nice change,’ he declared . ‘ I 'm enjoying it.’ ‘ That 's because there are no strings attached to it,’ she commented airily , despite an underlying feeling of irritation . He frowned . ‘ Strings ?
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
So er as you can see , there is a FIMBRA logo on there , and that actually refers to the fact that we are regulated under FIMBRA er rules , that 's the Financial Intermediaries and Managers Regulatory Authority . Now , do n't worry too much about that , because er FIMBRA itself is a fairly new organization , and er it makes mistakes . As you probably read in the quality press , FIMBRA are always being taken to task for er not spotting investment groups that have gone too far , er and er when you get the collapse of something like the Levitt group erm which you 'll be aware of perhaps was the er sort of boxing and impresario type route that was taken by the man in the dicky bow . And er I think somebody said to me beware of the man who wears a dicky bow during the day . Er this was
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
Just be on time , hit the lines and say the marks!’ In Lee Marvin 's last years , work became less important to him . He could afford to take it easy and he picked and chose carefully whatever he wanted to do . I was involved in the development of the script for a project he was keen to do . But he was n't in a hurry and put the property on the shelf for a while .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
After the twelfth dot , two thirds of the way down the page , the transcript of this long session tails away into blank paper . I suppose what 's happened is this : he has gone on staring out of the window , thinking , and she has gone on staring at him , waiting , with such absorption that neither of them noticed the tape had run out . The rest of the session , including Summerchild 's confession , or his heroic refusal to confess , has broadcast itself about the little attic room , bounced off the walls , been absorbed in the carpet , faded to silence and passed out of history . Or has it ? I turn to the next document on the tag .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
8 ' Sometimes I think I 'm becoming institutionalised , ' wrote Amiss to Rachel a week later . ' I 'm forming habits and staking claims to little pieces of territory . Sunil has shown me places in the club where the members rarely go and where , therefore , it 's safe to read or write or sleep as long as you wear your uniform and can pretend to be doing something vaguely official if someone comes in . ' I wait at breakfast every morning , including weekends , when only the long - term residents get fed .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
From JOHN CARLIN in Soweto IT HAS been a tough quarter of a century for Albertina Sisulu . Her husband Walter , former secretary - general of the African National Congress , has been behind bars . She has endured house arrest , detentions without trial , continual harassment by the police and orders banning her from political activity , while , all the time , never shrinking from her duties of leadership in the thankless battle against apartheid . Now , at last , at the age of 71 , things are starting to come right .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're no competition ; our team can beat them hands down .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
I could tell at a glance whether the job was done or not . In fact I could hear the click of the b buckeye coupling . And the ring the bell you see . And I would say , I 'd maybe be about twenty or thirty yards away from the coach , and I 'd say to the shunter when he come out , That buckeye 's not caught . You 'd better go back and uncouple the and split it again and set the buckeye .
Idiom: under the weather (used idiomatically: yes)
Gloucester knocked up a new record at the weekend … at Kinghsolm they flattened Bridgend by forty two points to fifteen just three days after beating Newport … its the first time the cherry and whites have beaten two Welsh sides in the same week … in the valleys they 'd say … die yown … very good Voice over Six tries was just what the doctor ordered for a Gloucester team that 's been under the weather for too long this season … and this win was even more rewarding when you think that six first teamers were missing … Bridgend had a strong side out … not strong enough to hold the cherry and whites though … Simon Morris got the first try …
Idiom: once in a blue moon (used idiomatically: yes)
The turn - over of food and the selling of food , you know . I mean , Things obviously , like herbs and stuff Steve only orders once in a blue moon . Yeah . Mm .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone had the sense to stay silent . ‘ It makes me vomit’ , she went on , ‘ to think that I am going to have to put up with a load of garbage like you in my school for the next six years . I can see that I 'm going to have to expel as many of you as possible as soon as possible to save myself from going round the bend.’ She paused and snorted several times . It was a curious noise .
Idiom: raise hell (used idiomatically: yes)
Without them movies might just be flickering images , put together with some talent and no passion . The Rat Pack While Brando and Dean were rebelling , and people like Peter Finch and Lee Marvin were raising hell , there was another , more exclusive , fraternity of Hollywood Rogues into which membership was purely by invitation . These men were real Rats and the leader of the Pack was one Francis Albert Sinatra . Key members were Sammy Davis Jnr , Dean Martin , Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
The big centre - forward effortlessly strolled past David Burrows , moved into the penalty area and set up Bradley Allen — but his snatched shot went over . Rangers continued to move forward and four minutes later Ferdinand latched on to a fine chip by Ian Holloway . Again he beat Burrows , but this time decided to go it alone . He committed Mike Hooper to his dive , but his shot spun up off the keeper 's legs , giving Torbin Piechnik time to head away from under his crossbar . Barnes managed to stem the tide a little by giving Liverpool a genuine attacking outlet .