Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
It was opened by Edna , not yet fourteen , while her mother , surrounded by various other children , stood , half defiantly , half apologetically , nursing a baby in the background . It soon became apparent , however , that Mrs Rafferty was only too pleased at the thought of Edna , though still at school , helping out at Four Winds during the weekends . She volunteered the information that her eldest daughter was ‘ that good with little ones’ , also that her eldest son , Bert , then fifteen and dead set on becoming a fisherman , might nevertheless be able to lend a hand now and then on ‘ the farm’ , as she called the Tremaynes ' few acres . ‘ Bert and Edna could stop the Saturday night at Four Winds , if you like,’ Mrs Rafferty went on . ‘ It would give you and Miss Liza’— as she still referred to Celia 's mother —‘a bit of a break.’
Idiom: sail close to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
The turbulent wind behind a sail extends about five boards length downwind and if you are sailing in this area your speed can be as much as halved . However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . If you are sailing in this curved air flow you can not sail as close to the wind as you could if you had been in clear wind . The importance of getting a good start now becomes obvious , since if you fall only a few metres behind in the first minute after the start you fall into everyone else 's dirty wind and drop even further back . If you do get a bad start it is worth tacking through the fleet on port tack in search of clear wind .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
When an attachment has been formed , there is a person the baby can turn to in threatening situations . When no such bond exists , the position is more complicated . With time , and the development of physical and mental abilities , babies are able to make their first moves towards independence . They learn to crawl and then to walk , and the first direction in which they are likely to move is away . They develop the rudiments of adult language , and the word they will use most frequently ( after ' Mummy ' and ' Daddy ' ) is ' No ' .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
Voice over It 's got to be a political solution . With good will from Government , charities , housing associations and local councils , something may be done . The problem of homelessness wo n't be solved overnight . But one night — sleeping out — may just help some homeless people get the help they need to find a home of their own .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Lou Macari and Frank Connor will keep Paul Byrne , Pat Bonner and Tony Mowbray as their three foreigners in tomorrow 's team to face Sporting Lisbon . The Celtic party left for Portugal with morale at a seasonal high . The Macari honeymoon period is in full swing and there 's a determination and self-belief about the players which has n't been visible for some time . PAT BONNER ; 30secs GERRY CREANEY ; 44secs
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: no)
Despite the fact that most space is given over to circulation and parking , with special provision made for particular needs ( Figure 6.45 ) , the area is still overwhelmed by the sheer volume of parked vehicles . Many are double parked , left on the pavement or in other inappropriate places ( Figure 6.35 ) . Moreover , in contrast to much of Buxtehude , the spaces are occupied for most of the day so that space is not freed for other uses , such as children 's play or adults ' talk . This domination of the surface space by parking results in insufficient planting , so that the alternate lines of cars and canyon - like streets are inadequately softened by greenery . It also leaves few opportunities to create new play or pedestrian areas in the narrow streets .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
But , for the over extended borrowers , the chickens have come home to roost . The NACAB has recorded a rise of 120 per cent in the number of debt related inquiries in the last 10 years . NACAB increasingly deals with clients who have run up large bills on their credit cards only to find that the repayments crippling . For such clients raising a second mortgage to pay off the credit card debt often seems the only answer . Twenty things you did n't know about business in 1989 …
Idiom: talk shop (used idiomatically: no)
This is a very important chapter — so press on . Order Please Meetings are conducted according to rules of debate modelled on the rules used in what is probably the most famous talking shop in the world — the Houses of Parliament at Westminster . These rules have grown up through custom and are not laid down by law . To prevent argument , most organisations decide on the rules of debate that they wish to adopt in meetings .
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: no)
SEAL of approval WHY DO WE FASTEN BOTTLES OF WINE WITH CORK ? KATHRYN McWHIRTER POPS THE QUESTION Corks have kept wine safe in bottles for thousands of years . Historically , there was nothing to match them , for cork expands snugly into the quirkiest of hand - blown bottle necks .
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: no)
Did n't they come other two ? No I did n't seem them , might , might of been there I never noticed them Smoke coming in your face Yeah I know yeah , yeah and I thought oh
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
But the explanation could have been phrased in a different way : it was precisely because she was pregnant that Ms Webb would be unavailable for work at the critical time . In Dekker the employer had tried to argue that the refusal to hire was not on the grounds of pregnancy but on the ground of adverse financial consequences the firm could not pay for a replacement during the period of maternity leave needed by Ms Dekker and as a result the firm would be short - staffed . The ECJ gave short shrift to these supposedly gender - neutral justifications . It is hard to see the difference between Lord Keith 's arguments and those of the ECJ in Dekker . Turning to indirect discrimination under section l(l ) ( b ) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 the Industrial Tribunal had applied the defence that the condition was justifiable on account of the reasonable needs of the employer 's business using the test formulated by Eveleigh LJ in Ojutiku and Obuzuni v Manpower Services Commission [ 1982]ICR 661 .
Idiom: have it both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah this trouble once with a with a young child and er I told this this this person er granny figure if you like , do n't talk to those children I 've told them not to they went on and on and on . I mean you ca n't have it both ways No . you know , people have got to realize that this day and age er children are taught not to talk to strangers
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
To have polled Sun clients would not have been realistic,’ Saillard commented —‘We gave Whatever a list of 500 names and they chose from that.’ McNEALY SUNBEAMS Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive officer , Scott McNealy , says he 's sick and tired of the press Intel Corp 's getting about chips it ca n't deliver . Sun too has chips in development — seven of them in fact . So McNealy says he 's going to put his people on a road show to compare ‘ vapourchips to vapourchips .’
Idiom: swings and roundabouts (used idiomatically: yes)
To meet tough emission laws they 'll need the full technological fix that truck motors are getting , and that 's complex and expensive . The answer may be to decrease capacity and cylinder number but wring more power from what 's left — a solution that may damage fuel consumption , durability and driveability . Swings and roundabouts , checks and balances : who 'd be a research engineer ? Alternative fuel use is gathering pace in countries like Austria , but the UK lags behind . Gasoline ( petrol ) engines are low on particulate emissions , as are LPG or natural gas / biogas variants .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
Tom then howled and snatched it back and the parents intervened to tell him off for making a noise and for snatching . Sue sat quietly and smiled while this was happening as if she had nothing to do with the incident . The ‘ good’ child will often tell tales on the naughty one under the guise of helping the parents know what is going on . They are referred to in disputes to tell the parents what happened and are believed in preference to the ‘ naughty’ child . Parents caught in this situation need the opportunity to balance their views about what is happening and watch more carefully for the trigger to the behaviour problems .
Idiom: for the hell of it (used idiomatically: yes)
some people have headache when you get on you Yeah yeah for the hell of it I know yeah
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
It 's been a year practically has n't it ? Yeah . it 's been finished , so it was , I would say I was going to town . Where do you play badminton , upstairs ? No , downstairs in the front .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
The anti - UUUC backlash among voters , although difficult to measure , was formidable . No proof is available that the incident was designed to produce such a backlash nor that it was masterminded by an element within the government 's undercover set - up . On the other hand , if there were as many unanswered question marks ranged against an individual , he would be under arrest and behind bars with bail refused . When the hoped - for judicial inquiry into the activities of the United Kingdom intelligence organisations is conceded , high on the agenda must be an investigation of this incident . It might even result in information which , in turn , could help to elucidate why army undercover men were stealing the three vehicles that night a few months earlier near William Black 's house at the junction of Black 's Road and Tildarg .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
As orthodox doctors we are rightly dubious about alternative medicine and unqualified allopathists , but importing political correctness into a vocation that is not wholly scientific is loathsome . Ostensibly the medical profession is self regulated . In truth , the profession in Britain is in thrall to a near monopoly employer ( the NHS ) in tandem with a regulatory quango ( the GMC ) and litigious ‘ consumers’ egged on by citizens ' charters . It would not take much to turn fiercely independent professionals into demoralised , tame civil servants looking over their shoulders rather than at patients . Unfortunately , by its campaigns of recent years the BMA has rendered itself virtually impotent in its defence of the profession against those who would shackle it .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
By Lynda Roughley Daily Post Correspondent A MAN was involved in a series of robberies on Merseyside , including an armed bank raid in which guns were fired , it was alleged yesterday . In the dock at Liverpool Crown Court is James Walker , formerly of Edinburgh Towers , Everton , who denies conspiring to commit robberies in April and May last year . Prosecuting counsel , Henry Globe , said that another man , Thomas White , had already pleaded guilty to his involvement . He alleged that if the men had not been arrested they would have continued carrying out robberies .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
He had this conviction that the world was made up of women who were successful and women who were failures — in other words , dressed up as men . As a consequence his sex life was extremely complicated.’ THE business worked by magic — until Musgrave donned his only clean suit , the infallible sign that he was off on a call to Lord Glenconner or Sir Michael Culmne - Seymour , who used to bail him out to the tune of £ 50 or £ 100 . ‘ The great thing was that there was hardly any money in contemporary art in those days . You knew for a fact that anyone in that world was there for a genuine reason , either because he could n't get a job doing anything else — which was probably the best reason — or for the love of it .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm er in my opinion they are a very good tenant and a very good person to work with and they certainly are very cooperative with the cinema . Erm I could of course and will of course erm take advice as to whether the rent we 're now charging them is reasonable . We do have to bear in mind that our rent has increased er our own rent to Morgan Estates and so on . And this you know is acknowledged . But my , my view would be that I would er you know investigate this fully and er come forward with a recommendation , but that er my own er thought would be , and I I now take your thoughts , that we should not get ourselves erm launched into a very big , massive erm you know operation of advertising this franchise afresh and going through the whole procedure .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , I think it 's flattering that somebody would take the time . Especially with songs like Too Much , which was in an unusual key for us at the time . It was in A flat , and we 'd done two or three cuts on it , but on this particular cut I just got absolutely bonkers , just got lost , but somehow or other I came out of it and that 's the one Elvis picked . He said , ‘ That thing felt good,’ because feel was what it was all about . But anyway , this boy Peter would stand there and play that sucker note for note.’
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Less comforting for the chicks was her habit of scratching violently backwards with one foot after the other , which often sent the babies hurtling out of the way like fluffy ping - pong balls . For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow - shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half - way to Gloucester . Soon the chicks were big enough to be out and about , and once they had left their mother , they began to exhibit her wild characteristics , wandering recklessly far up the fields into territory frequented by foxes . Yet somehow all nine have survived , and now they are practically full - sized chickens . This week , believe it or not , another , almost identical saga began .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Introduction In recent years it has become increasingly common for businesses buying and selling goods and services to seek to rely on standard terms of trading to govern their contracts . Turn over any order or acknowledgment form , price list or catalogue , delivery note or invoice and one is likely to find a lengthy set of terms , often in small print , which purport to define the terms upon which their proponent will supply , or purchase , goods or services . I say " purport " deliberately because , for a variety of reasons the terms may fail in their objective in any particular case . An individual term may be ineffective in law ; or the terms as a whole may not have been incorporated into the contract in question .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
Poll books recording the electoral choices of individual voters are common survivals from the years before the Secret Ballot Act of 1872 , but are more numerous for borough than for county constituencies , and have all too frequently been studied in isolation from other types of evidence . This project aims to achieve a clearer understanding of all the contextual factors influencing decisions made by voters in a representative English country during the so - called ‘ first age of paraty,’ thereby making a significant contribution to knowledge in the fields of historical psephology and eighteenth - century political history . In particular , the mechanisms of landlord - influence in rural and urban communities will be looked at in some detail with a view to explaining the variable incidence of the ‘ deferential’ and ‘ participatory’types of voting identified by previous research . This study will reach beyond the poll books themselves to consider tax assessments , rentals , manorial records and other documentary sources able to supply information about named individuals . Data relating to a carefully constructed sample of voters from selected townships within the count will be linked together and subjected to intensive computer analysis using software tools especially developed by the research team .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Recent changes to the Solicitors ' Accounts Rules ( 1991)(SAR ) and the Accountants ' Report Rules 1991 ( ARR ) will affect the way reporting accountants carry out their duties . The amendments , which were first noted in the Law Society Gazette of 6 May 1992 , came into force with effect from 1 June 1992 , that is at the same time the changes occasioned by the SAR and the ARR were effective ( Law Society bulletin No 7 provides full details ) . The major changes affecting reporting accountants are the introduction of rules bringing controlled trust accounts within the scope of the accountant 's report , and changes to one of the rules that relate to interest on client money . The other changes are relatively minor , but the reporting accountant needs to be aware of them . Controlled trusts are those where the solicitor is the sole trustee or where all of the co - trustees are partners or solicitors within the same firm .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
The decision lies between the possibility of losing future business by stopping supplies or of running the risk of a bad debt or a slow paying debt by not doing so . If the decision is made to stop then the first step is to advise your customer 's buyer of the situation promptly . There is no sense in doing this , however , unless there is an order in the pipeline . It will only cause a problem where none exists and provide an excuse for delaying payments on existing debts . Important
Idiom: dice with death (used idiomatically: yes)
There was absolutely nothing to indicate that Danny had discovered the brief , often lethal , high , which inhaling air freshener spray can give . He died on October 8 last year and at his funeral hundreds of his schoolfriends , his football squad and his local pals came to mourn him . And it was the thought of all the children who , like Danny might have experimented not knowing that they were dicing with death , that prompted David to try to stop any more parents having to go through his own agony . ' We 've never known where Danny found out about it , but we 're sure he was just experimenting . Danny did n't have any big problems , he always seemed happy .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
The managers of the company were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in October . Foreign relations During 1990 and the first half of 1991 relations altered dramatically with the Soviet Union , which , struggling with momentous internal political and economic problems , made major cuts in its aid programme to Vietnam , and a cutback in the Soviet naval and air base at Cam Ranh Bay ; in October 1990 the Soviet ambassador to Vietnam announced that the Soviet Union had started to withdraw its troops from the base . In May 1991 Do Muoi and Nguyen Van Linh visited the Soviet Union for talks centring on economic and foreign relations . The drastic change in its relations with the Soviet Union motivated Vietnam to improve relations with China and with the USA .
Idiom: get wind of (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything changed . We started later and ended earlier . If anybody got wind of strangers about the area , we sent the children back to their parents immediately . But the numbers of children fell off . Many fled with their parents to Nampula .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
They are the seed of the Dolichos urens Guilandina Bonduc . G. Bonducetta , and mimosa scandens of Linnaeus , natives of Jamaica The fifth is a seed called by Bauhin , fructus exot ; obicularis sulcis nervisque quatuor , whose place is unknown . The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North - American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica . When arrived in that part of the Atlantic , they fall in with the Westerly winds , which generally blow two - thirds of the year in that tract ; which may help to convey them to the shores of the Hebrides and Orkneys . I was for resolving this phenomenon into ship - wrecks , and supposing that they might have been flung on these coasts out of some unhappy vessels ; but this solution of mine is absolutely denied , from the frequency and regularity of the appearance of these seeds . "
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
The Institute has lost direction . Surely it has better things to do than worry about such matters , and Professional Conduct Committees and indeed , the Joint Monitoring Unit , should be concentrating on cases of misbehaviour or improper conduct by its members . Perhaps one is safer being a turf accountant than a chartered accountant in this day and age . We both seem to be held in much the same esteem . When the taxman is a good sport
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: no)
Who is the new chairman ? Why all the meetings ? But the wall of silence that protected behind the scenes negotiations produced no answers . It was academic on the field . Another defeat , this time by Wigan , was the 13th of the season at Feethams , with Bury scoring a second half winner to finish the away programme on a sad note the 16th on tour .
Idiom: jack of all trades (used idiomatically: yes)
see BOODLE , LORD . Quotem , Caleb , a character in George Colman the Younger 's play , The Review ( 1800 ) , a chattering jack - of - all - trades . AN 10 . R
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
A Halifax spokesman stressed the £ 20 m provision on loans to the Kentish development Burrell 's Wharf was highly prudent and would not necessarily lead to a loss of the same magnitude . Halifax was the lead lender on the project with total exposure of £ 26 m . There were no plans to make major cuts in the 1,145-branch building society network , though there could be ' the odd closure ' . The Leeds said the plan to close 60 of its 481 branches across the country was part of its long - term strategy and had not been forced on it by the housing recession . The closures are mainly smaller , less profitable branches or those with overlapping parishes : 150 full - time and 93 part - time staff will lose their jobs , some of them through voluntary redundancy and early retirement .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
ENGLAND flew to Poland yesterday with reliance placed in a defence that , like Bobby Robson , has shown a talent for confounding the critics . Robson 's team have yet to concede a goal in their five World Cup qualifying matches and one more clean sheet when the whistle blows on the last , in Chorzow tomorrow evening , will put them in the finals . This has become almost par for the course in English qualifying campaigns under Robson : they were breached only once in reaching the last European Championship finals . Yet there is persistent critical doubt about a defence which , upon meeting European opponents of the highest class — West Germany , The Netherlands , The Soviet Union — tends to show equal consistency in letting in three goals per match . In such situations , Peter Shilton 's frame can not cover a whole multitude of sins .