Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
They should n't fall into the Spurs trap of mounting debts and asset - stripping sales of star players . The Moores fortune should see to that . But maybe , just maybe , David Moores will think twice next time before letting rip with a tongue lashing — and remember the old Littlewoods ‘ no publicity’ box ! FOLLOWED BY MISFORTUNE … Moores and ( inset ) with his wife Kathy , a former Miss England who later tragically drowned when his car landed in a muddy ditch and he forgot to tell rescuers that she was in it
Idiom: beyond the pale (used idiomatically: yes)
Ironically , despite her growing success ( the initial print run for Body Thief in hardback is the colossal figure of 500,000 ) , Anne Rice is still regarded as a ‘ cult’ author by the close - knit literary establishment in both America and Britain . Unfortunately , this means almost no mention in the book columns of the serious press . Banished to the uncool shelves marked ‘ fantasy’ and ‘ horror’and even serialised in comic book form , she is beyond the pale of most critics . This really pisses her off : ‘ There is this bias that if it is about vampires it has to be junk — well it is absolutely not true.’ Rice is , however , having the last laugh .
Idiom: play the field (used idiomatically: yes)
The eligible bachelor . ' Kelly thought she detected a trace of bitterness in his voice . ' Playing the field ? ' ' Hardly . Concentrating on my career .
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: no)
It will support all DB2 data types and offer the ability to develop stand - alone applications using OSF / Motif , client - server applications that link MS - DOS , Windows , OS/2 and Unix clients to DB2/6000 servers across local area networks , and will offer full support of IBM Distributed Database Connection Services/6000 , the company says . The DB2/6000 Interface Driver will be out 60 days after IBM ships DB2/6000 ; no price till then . SUN STAKES SPARC 's CLAIM FOR A PLACE IN THE RISC SUN WITH WISH LIST OF FUTURE VERSIONS The microprocessor wars are going to get vicious over the next two or three years , and to convince its acolytes that Sparc will be one of the survivors , Sun Microsystems has been mapping out the future of the architecture . Maureen O'Gara has been right there listening .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
We 're ready for ' itler . I ses let 's get on with it and stop this shilly - shallying.’ ‘ I bin hearing that blessed organ music on and off all blimmin ' day,’ said Tom grumpily . ‘ Ca n't he play no other instrument?’ ‘ That 's Sandy Macpherson,’ said the draper .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
It is as rude as spitting to turn the soles of your feet toward anyone , so stretching your legs in front of you becomes nearly impossible . Leg cramp , therefore , is always imminent . This , plus the fact that sitting tahat — down on the carpet — is no excuse to lounge , makes it a problem for me . You are supposed to sit up with a straight back . In fact the back should be straight at all times .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
FROM their very beginnings therefore , and increasingly as they went on , the Iran and contra policies departed even from the strange norms of covert operations . They were run not by professionals in the CIA , but by amateurs on the NSC staff . They had such unwieldy purposes — restoring relations with Iran , saving the hemisphere from Communism — that technical details , such as finding aircraft that could fly , sometimes went by the board . Most of all , although they were meant to be secret , these were secrets that were fairly indifferently kept ; if , indeed , they were kept at all . Those on the sidelines tried not to see them or know about them , but it was difficult .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , yeah that would be probably the best , yes you know , I know what it like , I might make a determined effort , but I know what a overpower , you know , creep up on you , I , I 'd , it 'd just get the better of me Eric that 's why I got really the other one you see and that , I , I have n't come to any harm not having it , and erm I 've just got to get rid of this because it 's , I 'd do a lot more Eric if it were n't for the television , I know I 'll miss it when I get rid of it you see , it has been described as a plug - in drug Yeah but it
Idiom: poacher turned gamekeeper (used idiomatically: yes)
Having become a Whip in the Asquith coalition , Bridgeman told Maxse in July 1916 : do n't obsess yourself with the idea that none of them ( Unionist MPs ) understand the view of the man in the street … there is plenty of soundness in the party inside the House … and , easy as it is to call everyone inside Parliamentarians , and to assume that everyone outside are the only judges … you will have to get inside before you realize the difficulties of the situation , or the value of the cool - headed men who still represent the Unionist party in the House , and remain independent of Cabinet influence … To dismiss this comment simply as Bridgeman being a poacher turned gamekeeper would be to miss the point , which is that the war had allowed the Conservatives to become gamekeepers again , whereas from 1902 to 1914 there had been genuine concern that they might be permanently banished from the estates of power . Bridgeman 's remark was thus symptomatic of renewed Conservative confidence . With the party having re - entered the corridors of power through a side door , and with the Liberals beginning to divide over the conduct of the war , the Conservatives’ prewar fears had been dissipated .
Idiom: beat about the bush (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Right . Well . I wo n't beat about the bush . There 's been a complaint.’ ‘ Complaint ?
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
NUMBER GAMES 26 Criss cross quiz This is a larger - than - life game of noughts and crosses . First of all , three lines of three chairs are set up . The party is divided into two separate teams in lines and they are numbered off .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: no)
De Klerk 's predecessor as State President and leader of the NP , P. W. Botha [ for whose resignation from these posts in 1989 see pp . 36453 , 36837 ] , made known on May 6 that he was leaving the National Party and accused de Klerk of taking " the path of abdication " . At a rally of 60,000 supporters at the Afrikaner Voortrekker Monument near Pretoria on May 26 , Andries Treurnicht , leader of the Conservative Party ( CP ) , the official parliamentary opposition , outlined his party 's strategy for reversing the government 's reform programme and achieving an Afrikaner homeland . The numbers attending fell short of expectations ; nonetheless the CP was pursuing its campaign to recruit 1,000,000 members in an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election . Stompie Moeketsie murder trial verdict Jerry Richardson , the coach of the so - called " Mandela United Football Team " which had acted as a bodyguard to Winnie Mandela , was found guilty on May 25 of 11 charges , including the murder of a young ANC activist " Stompie " Moeketsie Seipei in Soweto in late December 1989 [ see p. 36452 ] .
Idiom: dead wood (used idiomatically: no)
This personal quality of books was their greatest worth . Every prisoner suffered from cycles of depression , more frequent but almost as regular as the changing seasons . With some people the effect was just numbing : the man would lie on his bed all day like a piece of dead wood . With others it brought a violent distress of spirit often visible on faces for days on end . In one such mood I turned for the first time to Marcus Aurelius .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the prelude to 3 days and nights of conflict . Several authors agree that the Bogside riot represented the symbolic defence of community ( Easthope , 1976 ; Scarman , 1972 ) . Barricades were erected at the precise boundary of the two religious communities in an area of no - man 's - land between a Catholic cathedral and a Protestant church , both rumoured to be threatened by attack . Bayley and Loizos observe that : very little fighting in Derry was of the hand to hand nature .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
To his embarrassment , the lawyer at the hearings then obliged him to go through a whole code - sheet to get the names into the record , or perhaps just to entertain the audience . Missiles were ' dogs ' , the airport was ' a swimming pool ' , Iran was ' apple'(in another code sheet it was ' Tango ' , as in ' it takes two ' ) Israel was ' banana ' , the United States was ' orange ' , hostages were ' zebras ' . ' I want you to know we did n't use any of this nonsense ' , Koch protested between the titters ; ' … you would sort of start down that road and get so self - conscious you could n't do it . ' Maybe he could not ; but North 's notebooks contain the entry ' IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE BANANA , THEN ORANGES ARE READY TO PROCEED ' . North usually picked the code names .
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
If you 're not in London , Glemby have 50 Beauty salons in major department stores around the country offering a top - to - toe service . SHAPE BREAK Why not go the whole hog and book yourself into a health farm for a really relaxing break . Ragdale Hall in Leicestershire has two special three - night breaks coming up in June , offering you the chance to lie back and be pampered for just £ 275 per person . This includes accommodation and meals , Ragdale Facial , Body Massage with Infra Red , Slendertone and a Self - Tan Treatment plus full use of all facilities .
Idiom: chew the fat (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Industrial in action , you mean . You do n't see teachers out on the picket line , in the cold and the rain , have you noticed ? They 're just sitting around in their warm staff - rooms , chewing the fat , while the kids are sent home to get into mischief . That 's not action . It 's not an industry , either , come to that .
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
In this issue we have included two papers ( one by Warmer and van Vliet and the other by Mamrak and Barnes ) which explore different aspects of the practical usage of SGML and the development of tools to facilitate the mapping of SGML tags into other forms of markup . The final paper , from Harrison and Munson , is an interesting analysis of possible algorithms for the automatic numbering of document components such as figures , tables , equations and so on . Readers may also recall that in this new volume of the journal we are introducing an occasional unrefereed series of short features entitled ‘ EP - odds and ends’ . Subject always to the laws of libel , and the dictatorial whims of the editors , this column will range over anything and everything to do with electronic publishing , from newsworthy ‘ inside information’ through to philosophical speculations about the true nature of EP . The first of these columns is very much in the former category and will appear in the next issue .
Idiom: on the warpath (used idiomatically: yes)
Munro was more upmarket . According to the evidence he was offered £ 5,000 . COWBOYS ON THE WARPATH . BILLY BREMNER WITH A WESTERN NOVEL IN HAND SHOWS PETER LORIMER & EDDIE GRAY THE APACHE PEACE SIGN KING BILLY .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
Fancy the governor turning up after all this time ! Did you say he was on his way to Mesopotamia ? Give him a new head if you ca n't find any legs to fit . He sounds a bit miffed , you 'll have to put him in your other saddle - bag to keep your husband company that 's all . Men ! they 're never satisfied !
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: yes)
£ 131 m coup makes Mickey Mouse squeak Gerard Evans in Los Angeles DISNEY shares went into freefall yesterday as its chairman made a £ 74 million killing on the stock market . The huge two - hour buying and selling coup , boosted by his pay and other bonuses , makes Michael Eisner the highest paid business executive in the world this year with a total salary of £ 131 million . But it had a dramatic effect on the entertainment giant 's stock .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes , you are . Like to see where your father lived?’ Lucenzo asked , quite out of the blue . Her hand tightened on his arm and the worried lines on her face vanished in an instant . ‘ I 'd love to!’
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
When a thunderstorm suddenly came out of the blue , she jumped abruptly out of the hammock and ran headlong into the house where she stopped short , remembering suddenly that she had no lightning rod , and because she realized at once that this sudden onrush of a thunderstorm could end her life before she could say Jack ~ Robinson , she became sore afraid .
Idiom: save the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Then he gave me a smile and a playful punch on the arm : ‘ You were pretty good last night , you old sex maniac.’ Thankful to hear the change in his tone , I responded with a less playful punch , and soon we were on our feet slapping at each other with a wild hilarity , a contest in which inevitably I was the loser . But we had saved the day , and our long friendship . And from then on , Dana became increasingly responsive to my love - making . Months later he was to admit : ‘ Do n't you realize , Jim , I was just egging you on all the time ?
Idiom: water under the bridge (used idiomatically: yes)
We live together , that 's all . Anyway , I do n't want to talk about that . It 's all water under the bridge . I 'm not a bloody American , you know — rushing to a shrink is not my idea of a hobby or a good day out . I 'm a writer .
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
I suppose so . What are you gon na buy mum ? He 's gone the whole hog that guy hanging down to his Oh . So what are you gon na buy her ?
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
Day 2 Being Gentle with Ourselves Introduction Teenage magazines often have stories about girls who fall in love with handsome , exciting young men who do n't care for them at all while ignoring the nice , but rather ordinary , boy - next - door who thinks the world of them . The stories often have a happy ending where the girl finally realises what a wonderful husband or boy - friend the boy - next - door could be . Gilly Hopkins idolises her mother who , as you may guess , does n't really care about Gilly at all .
Idiom: perish the thought (used idiomatically: no)
The firm set of Niall Grant 's mouth suggested that she was treading on dangerous ground . ' Just remember , ' he shot a look in her direction as he set aside his half - empty cup and strode towards the door , ' that we 're supposed to be on parade , Dr Blake , not enjoying ourselves . ' Perish the thought ! ' Yes , sir , ' she returned shortly , just as the door slammed to a close , rocking on its hinges . CHAPTER FOUR
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
It 's slightly better than that . Listen , let me start at the beginning . I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full - timers , I can have a part - timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . All we have to do is combine the two . You work here for an hour at either end of the day , sleep in this funny little store place I 've found you and during the day you can try and find something more normal .
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
Beating Malta was one thing , in so much as it sustained the national team 's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals . Winning in a manner which combined style and sportsmanship — and presented the game to a youthful audience in a positive light — was a more onerous task . The fact that Scotland tried to rise to the occasion was worth more than just two precious points . Many of the thousands of youngsters who were at last night 's tie as non - paying guests may have been sufficiently impressed to want to come back one day as paying customers . Mike Aitken
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: yes)
Nobody is going to take that place . It 's like , you can re - invent the light bulb as many times as you want , but Thomas Edison invented it!’ Noel Redding has pointed out that what hit home to people about Jimi Hendrix , apart from his guitar playing and in many instances more so , was his extraordinary voice . Hendrix 's vocals had an almost hypnotic effect , an effect which Randy Hansen has captured with uncanny accuracy , as surely as he has emulated the sound of Jimi 's guitar . ‘ Jimi was my favourite singer , besides being my favourite guitarist .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: yes)
Very often bream have remarkably fixed movements and follow the same watery paths day by day . Graham Marsden was one of the first people to observe the behaviour and called their movements patrol routes . By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim . Swims Without this detailed knowledge , it is still possible to recognise obvious stop off points .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: no)
Medals will be awarded to the first three home in each category . Carnival Queen Lisa Stevens will be starting the race at 10.30 a.m . The course which runs over road and commonland is approximately five miles long . Contestants in fancy dress will be judged at 10.20 with a prize offered for the best outfit . Any child below the age of ten taking part in the fun run must be accompanied by an adult .
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: no)
This is far easier than setting out wall tiling , because floors have far fewer obstacles than walls do . The first step is to find the centre of the room by linking the mid-points of opposite walls with string lines . Dry-lay a row of tiles from this point out to each wall so you can see how wide the cut border pieces will be , and adjust your starting point if necessary , to avoid having a very narrow border strip which will be difficult to cut . When you 're happy with the layout , mark your starting point clearly on the floor , ready for the tiles . The only exception to this method is when you are laying quarry tiles in mortar ; then , having set out the tiles dry , you start laying in one corner of the room , using battens as guides , and work across the room in bays four or five tiles wide .
Idiom: in the raw (used idiomatically: yes)
A. JOURNAL OF THE TOUR ( see Appendix I for brief summary ) I spent the day at his house , sleeping till lunchtime , then discussing the tour programme . My first exposure to India ‘ in the raw’ , this was an exhilarating , astonishing and ( in the scope of this report ) indescribable experience . During the week of the Workshop , I stayed in the University guest house . The Workshop was attended by about 25 participants from all over the country , as well as by about 20 Rajasthani college and university teachers of English .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
This provoked further controversy , and the pressure of letters continued to build up urging the Society to declare more fully its membership criteria . In the end , it was revealed in a brief letter to A Quarterly that in the view of the Society — and I will try and quote accurately from memory —‘the most crucial criterion is that the applicant be possessed of a dignity in keeping with his position . No applicant will satisfy requirements , whatever his level of accomplishments otherwise , if seen to fall short in this respect.’ For all my lack of enthusiasm for the Hayes Society , it is my belief that this particular pronouncement at least was founded on a significant truth . If one looks at these persons we agree are ‘ great’ butlers , if one looks at , say , Mr Marshall or Mr Lane , it does seem to me that the factor which distinguishes them from those butlers who are merely extremely competent is most closely captured by this word ‘ dignity’ .
Idiom: sink or swim (used idiomatically: yes)
BellSouth calls it Wireless Centrex . IBM CUTS FOUR EURO - PLANTS LOOSE TO SINK OR SWIM A decision by IBM Corp to collapse the work building storage systems for the AdStar unit in San Jose into just three plants from the present 10 is causing widespread concern across the IBM empire — and IBM Europe is simultaneously cutting an initial four plants loose to sink or swim , only one of which is directly affected by the AdStar decision . Havant in the UK — which does make disk drives ; Jrfalla , making printers in Sweden ; Valencia , making low - end ES/9000s in Spain , and at least a part of the big Montpelier mainframe and chips complex in France , are being re - classified as autonomous business units under their own managements , free to seek work outside as well as where they can from within IBM , but they are under notice that if they ca n't demonstrate that they can operate profitably in 12 months , they will be closed . Six other international plants are to get the same treatment , and their identities will be revealed within a week .
Idiom: call a spade a spade (used idiomatically: yes)
If we teach ourselves to say what we feel , we 'll become known as plain speakers . But be warned . There are many people around who call a spade a spade , but who do so in such a rude , offensive way , that this kind of plain - speaking becomes something to be avoided . Most of us know , or have encountered in some way , an example of someone who speaks his mind , and does so with such gentleness and grace he rarely alienates anyone . If you know someone like that , it 's worth observing and studying his or her use of language , manner , and what his body language says to you , even if it is someone you only ever see on television .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Then when everybody wanted a piece of the action , they suddenly became the impenetrable clique every young soul rebel , too sacred to kick arse on their own , wanted to join . As Nathan points out , ‘ Everyone likes the anti - hero thing , do n't they ? People like a villain , people love rogues and Shaun fits the bill perfectly.’ ‘ When you have a real problem with drink and drugs when you 're in your twenties , you 're still young and everything . But when you see older people who are addicted , I think it looks double sad’
Idiom: first off (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : Tue , 5 Oct 93 16:21 GMT Subject : Docherty AND DORIGO TRANSFER SPECULATION ? ? First off … Dorigo Teletext has a brief item saying ;
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
The complexity we are faced with here is one of everyday messiness . The longer one debates a trivial matter such as whether it is right to put up with the notorious rudeness of the only fishmonger in town or to fight back , the deeper one is enmeshed in an ever - expanding web of implication . Yet we do have rough - and - ready scales of value ; certain impulses regularly win out over others and , if the toss is there to be argued over , we will claim that this is how it ought to be . Driving instructors will tell us that if a cat or dog strays into our path , and we are unable to stop or otherwise avoid it in an orderly fashion , then we should run it down . Only a psychopath would include children in the instruction .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
This claim was certainly not intended in deference to the feverish love of all things Chinese in the Rococo and Baroque periods in Europe , but more with a view to the significant influence of the multi - perspective Ukiyoe painting and woodcuts from Japan on the development of the modern fine ~ arts in Europe since the late nineteenth century .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
I came along with the Maxteds . They told me it would be O.K. According to them , not a quarter of the people in that house have ever set eyes on Mr. Keller.’ She shrugged her shoulders . ‘ Probably not .