Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: shoot from the hip (used idiomatically: yes)
The brown egg struck the wall behind Delaney 's head with a clang and whirled back to bounce on the top of the radio bench . As Delaney and Forster hit the deck they caught a fleeting glimpse of the crazed man going for it again . Still rolling , Forster shot from the hip . Instantly , the reaching figure became a puppet , jerking backwards in a pirouette that suddenly collapsed with the abrupt finality of cut strings . The brown egg spun on its own axis , became a bead of intense brilliant yellow that immediately filled the room .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
NEC Corp is to cut production of 1M - bit memory chips to free up space for more 4Ms , and will fill the low - end gap by importing more 1Ms from Boise , Idaho - based Micron Technology Inc. WHY IBM WAS READY TO GIVE UP MAPICS So that 's why IBM Corp was ready to get rid of MAPICS , one of its very few ostensibly successful software applications : Marcam Corp signalled in a conference call on Thursday night that analysts for now should not expect the product line from IBM to add to Marcam 's earnings in fiscal 1994 ; it indicated that both this year and for the time being next year their guidance is no positive impact on earnings from the MAPICS acquisition,’ Hambrecht & Quist analyst Robert Herwick says . TURKISH GOVERNMENT YET TO LEARN PRIVATISATION There is a trick in making privatisations a success , something that the UK government has had to learn the hard way , and it seems that the Turks have yet to learn it : Reuter reports from Istanbul that the public offer of 20 % of the shares in Netas Northern Electric Telekomunikasyon AS was undersubscribed , suggesting that the reason was that the maximum for which any one buyer could subscribe was 5,000 shares , costing the equivalent of $ 4,450 , which is thought to have put off institutional and foreign buyers .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps you 're feeling a little tense . Well then go and hug a tree . People who believe in the ancient chinese art of Chi - Dynamics say it 'll make you feel on top of the world . CLARE LAFFERTY / Gloucester GAYE WRIGHT / The Centre for Harmony
Idiom: by hook or by crook (used idiomatically: yes)
The Countess of Huntingdon 's Methodist Connexion , founded in the mid-18th century , was yet another Calvinistic organisation , we may note with interest ; what with Robert Titford being baptised at one of their chapels , and his sister Elizabeth having been registered with the Zion congregation in Frome , Calvinism seems once again to have cast its shadow across the family , even into the 19th century . Elizabeth Titford , the mother , must have needed a bit of Christian faith herself as she grew older and struggled to live through the hard times which were a mark of the 1820s with its long and painful inflation . By hook or by crook , and with the assistance of her brother Samuel and her in - laws , she had provided for her children in times of personal and national distress . But the struggle must have taken its toll on her , until the time came when she needed help herself . Any chance of aid or succour from her brother - in - law , William Charles Titford , would have been swept away by his death in 1828 ; but two years earlier than that , Elizabeth 's name appears in the registers of Shoreditch Workhouse .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
Mm . from the Sunday papers . It 's probably one of those things Yeah . because it 's covered in blue - tack
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
And when you 're trying to impress the opposite sex , a foot - long bundle of foliage might just not cut it . Bored with the enterprise , I decided to give up . There is an enormous range of substances that people can use in order to change the way that they feel , but the safest and most reliable ones , the drugs that have stood the test of time , have all been made illegal . The experience forced me to think about our drug policies . I wonder just how it is that the Daily Sport can advertise and sell Love Hearts , while youths who get caught selling counterfeit Es get arrested and charged with deception or ‘ going equipped to cheat’ ?
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: no)
RO I ca n't think of anywhere that the stage designs have been more consistently imaginative and beautifully realized than in Salzburg over the last twenty years . They are there to see in various books that have been published ; I suppose it is sad that they have n't been seen by a wider opera - going public . HvK You see , I had a dream many years ago that the opera - houses of the world would make many more exchanges .
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: no)
I was sort of trying to figure out a way to weasel out of re - releasing it . ' 4)'SONGS ABOUT F — ING ' — 1987 LP/ ' LIQUIDATOR ' 1992 LP and video of final British live show in 1987 ' WE MADE a splash immediately before we broke up ; now a band starts shopping its demos to majors after its third rehearsal . By the end , I think we improved ; on the live record and video we were probably as good as we were ever gon na be . That gig was exciting — there was this giant belch and everyone involved in this giant belch felt immensely relieved afterwards . '
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Johnny 's ring … old and valuable and a family heirloom . And she had been entrusted with its safe keeping . She knew that she should never have accepted it , she thought , as she knelt on the carpet , placing the mug down beside her and beginning to search the floor for the elusive ring . She had no clear idea of how it could have rolled from the table , for it had seemed perfectly secure when she had put it there . But as it was no longer where she had left it , then it must have done , unless someone had shot into Rose Cottage and stolen it while Cassie had been sitting on the loo .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
but he worked of , on a RAF camp . Mm . He was exempt because he had a heart , an enlarged heart Oh I see , yes . and erm so that delayed things , you know , getting back home .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
In order to help him , she will have to devote some of her time to defining something that he would really like to do , and doing it with him . If Harry wanted to play bridge , they could learn together , join a club , and he might find a chance to play bridge in the daytime when she was unavailable , and eventually get to mind less about her other activities . From these bits of activity , a richer life could develop ; but it is vital that whatever Harry and Elizabeth choose is something they both really want to do and not a situation where she goes along with it in a patronising way , and then leaves him high and dry . Another option would be for her to negotiate some ‘ good quality’ time for them to spend together , when they give each other the best of their attention . This is not always easy , especially when the relationship is going through a sticky patch , but if they can feel close from time to time , the pulling - back will happen less , and Elizabeth could reassure Harry that just because she wants to do things for herself does n't mean that she does n't want him .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: no)
Not that Harry has a penny to his name , but thankfully one thing we 're not short of in this family is money , and if that 's what is keeping Harry from showing his hand , then you 've no worries on that score . What does concern me is that you 're both very young . I know Harry is coming of age tomorrow , but you 've never had any experience of being in love with anyone else , so one has to ask oneself , how can you be sure this is the real thing?’ ‘ Poppa , I just know it,’ Cora - Beth said quietly . ‘ As for Harry — he has been in love before .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Her daughter ( Jack 's Cousin ) runs our postroom at Rutherford here , and her garden literally backs on to mine . I talk to her quite often , so I 'll have to start dropping hints about tickets . She tells me that Jack was a real piss-head , and was always having to borrow money off her husband when they went out on the town . They have been going to stay with Jack regularly for years , and the only thing that has changed is that Jack does n't need a sub any more . Kev .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Bernie 's been out at ten o'clock at night before with him . Aha . That really got on my nerves that did . he comes round , and just say no , I 'm not doing nothing for you . Oh .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
The field has a pitch which shows the path from bowler to batsman , and there are , of course , a range of bowling speeds , ' slow ' , ' medium ' and ' fast ' , to test the batsman 's reaction . If he happens to take his eye of the ball , he is very likely to be bowled , and if he hits the ball it may go to any point on the ground where the possibilities of making runs , being caught or surviving an appeal to the umpire are all on the cards . However , to the system and its construction , with more about playing the game later on . CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION The complete circuit diagram of the Electronics Cricket Game is given in Fig . 1 .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: no)
What age discrimination provides is a workable , but unethical and wasteful measure . What is necessary is its replacement by formats of review and assessment including , if appropriate , medical and physical tests , but irrespective of age . The feminist parallel is again evident : it was all too easy to have massive walls built against women in practically every walk of life . As they were demolished , more refined and juster modes of recruitment , selection and assessment had to be developed . Whether for statutory or voluntary appointments and bodies , the abandonment of another gross inequity — to wit , ageism — requires a more sophisticated set of judgements .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
SHARPNESS DOCK / Gloucestershire Voice over The wreckage of the gantry now lies in a dry dock . The huge structure used to hang underneath the Severn Bridge . It was used by painters and engineers for maintance work .
Idiom: rise through the ranks (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Well , that 's just a thrilling revelation , Brunt.’ ‘ You said it , kiddo . After knocking off her old man , Jessamyn rose through the ranks in the Psychopomps , and racked up quite a score . Then , after Spanish Fork , our information gets a bit shaky . We have uncovered evidence that suggests she was working in league with famed mass murderer Herman Katz in the Spanish Fork area … ‘
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
The promise was readily given and gratefully received : so small a thing it seemed to the giver and so great to the receiver . But the journey of life has many twists and turns . Dark passageways and blind alleys obscure the light at the end of the tunnel . Danger , intrigue and tragedy lurk unseen , unrecognized by the traveller — whilst evil , unimagined and terrible , lies in wait around the next bend . Just as the end of the tunnel comes into view , giving promise of freedom and happiness , of radiance long awaited — the darkness and That - which - dwells - in - darkness bear down , overtaking those quickening footsteps …
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Widow Mary Todd , 64 , met Bill Raisbeck six months ago when she moved into the same sheltered housing scheme at Thornaby , Cleveland . Despite becoming constant companions , she says his marriage proposal still came as a shock . Bill popped the question at his birthday party at which Mary , of St. Cuthbert 's Court , was a guest . ‘ I iced his birthday cake,’ Mary chuckled .
Idiom: laugh all the way to the bank (used idiomatically: yes)
Home Alone 2 has taken £ 60 million in ticket sales in America in just three weeks . In Britain the biggest box - office hit was Batman Returns with Pounds 2.77 million in the first three days . Shrewd movie bosses are laughing all the way to the bank — they have already planned Home Alone 3 . UK Top 10 box office hits in ' 92 1
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
Make a note of the chassis number Lock your bicycle everytime you leave it Never let your handbag out of your sight Photograph jewellery beside a ruler for scale Mark your valuables with your postcode
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
What will emerge from Alpine may not have the sprint car look , nor the integral tonneau or open - to - the - elements driving position but it will have most of Laguna 's mechanicals . That means a modified 2-litre Renault 21 Turbo engine , double wishbone suspension and a chassis le Quement said was designed not as a chassis ‘ but as a handling’(sic ) . He 's got a lot on his mind right now , not least how Renault 's going to cope with a future hand - in - hand relationship with Volvo . The arrangement was formally signed just a week before the show . The two companies ' more obvious synergies , claims le Quement , extend to design and he 's already given free access to Renault 's Billancourt design centre to all Volvo 's senior designers .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Would you ? Mr. Kaufman This is the Government for the time being . At Maastricht , will the Government veto a treaty that contains the word’ federal’ , yes or no ? Mr. Hurd
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: no)
One such manipulation is to create the helix of opposite hand , to put it through the mirror . Whether nature does or does not do the same thing is always tantalising , and sometimes revealing about the principles and mechanisms underlying the creation of structures . Before looking at some specific examples it is as well to have some idea of just what a mathematician means by a ‘ helix’ because scientists have taken liberties with the word in looking for terms to describe the world . Let us begin with the simplest example and argue from that . The circular helix is a regular curve on the surface of a circular cylinder defined by its radius and its pitch ( the distance along the axis of the cylinder after which the curve repeats ) .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
The men are accused of the ‘ wholesale theft or handling of a vast amount of property’ , which it is claimed they smuggled out of Britain , through Ulster , into the Republic . The four appeared at Inner London Crown Court charged with the scam , which is said to have taken place between January 1989 and December 1991 . Prosecutor Dorian Lovell - Pank told the court : ‘ A group of people , not all of whom are in the dock , were engaged in the wholesale theft or handling of a vast amount of property . ‘ A lot of it found its way to the Irish Republic.’ Conspiracy
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Cathy Alexander reports . The two sites earmarked as possible gypsy camps are within easy view of the college . They are also close to the homes of staff and their families . The college trains civil servants , Ministry of Defence staff and military personnel in both technical and military matters . It attracts many V I Ps , high ranking serving officers and politicians .
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Loathe horses,’ Harry said broodingly . He picked at a home - made roll and popped a piece of it into his mouth . ‘ Great brutes , liable to trample all over you at the drop of a hat.’ ‘ Quite.’ On her other side , Alex could hear Matthew talking to Charlotte about painting and some man he knew — was it Anthony Cashman?— who was interested in commissioning a portrait of his wife .
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
My own good offices remain available to both sides to promote a peaceful solution .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Most sailors came from the coast or from coastal villages ; many were members of families which like those of Henry Woodruffe , Thomas Hodson , J.B.Butcher and other early union leaders , were born and bred to the sea itself . Voyages took the seaman from port to port where his life was led in the streets , alleys and boarding houses of yet other seagoing communities , a ready prey to disease and vice of all kinds . Conditions at sea were well known to be squalid and comfortless , wages beggarly , food too often no more than salt beef and weevilly biscuit , while officers were often no more than petty tyrants . Lack of proper food led to much illness among seamen , both directly and in deficiency diseases such as scurvy and beri - beri and indirectly by reducing their resistance to other ailments . In Bristol in 1787 the mortality rate among the 2,838 men who signed on 203 voyages during the year was some 4.5 per cent , with higher than average rates on voyages to the tropical Africa and the West Indies .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
The prime focus of his speech was on the need to achieve population control in the third world by tackling poverty and child mortality and by improving education and the prospects for women . " We will not slow the birth rate until we finally address poverty . And we will not protect the environment until we address the issues of population growth and poverty in the same breath . " He expressed disappointment that some Catholic countries were unwilling to discuss population at UNCED . Prince Charles was also critical of northern nations for failing to address adequately issues such as global warming , ozone depletion and marine pollution , and to " remove the barriers in the world economic and trading system that make sustainable development in the third world more difficult " .
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: no)
Tilda 's mind was made up in favour of the New World . " But I 'm not sure that we ought to leave Maurice , though , " she said , licking each linger in turn . " Now that he wo n't have Ma to talk to , and there 's no Mr Blake to get up a subscription if he goes down , I 'd say he might lose heart altogether . And then the police are always coming round to interrogate him . " " Who 's Maurice , dear ? " asked her aunt rather sharply .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Or incompetent things ? Yes , but that 's really not the case here . What particularly worried me about the whole issue of opting out was that some of the services that the Local Education Authority provide are minority services , and I feared they would go by the board . Like for instance what ? Well like , for example , we have excellent educational psychologists in Oxfordshire and erm we have advisers for children with special needs in Oxfordshire , and they are extremely useful people in helping out those many children who are not like the average run of children and have specific and particular problems , and I was very fearful that eventually an opted out school might turn its noses up at such children , and I think they needed protection , so that 's one example .
Idiom: as the crow flies (used idiomatically: yes)
Dartmoor or Exmoor & superb beaches are within an easy drive . In many cases riding , fishing & sometimes shooting can be arranged . All distances are as the Devon crow flies .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
Then came the funeral — another bad - taste affair . Nigel found nothing less erotic than bad taste . There would be the same tremolo electric organ , but this time there would be no crowds of mourners — only a straggle of Buffons doing their circus tricks . When they had all left and her father , the grave - digger , had filled up the grave , Nigel would be alone . Then he would stand and pee copiously on the trodden earth .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
They were boys who knew that death could come close . So should you look for this too in the youth of their killer ? Come to think of it , you did not have to look far . Just over twenty years ago the war had ended . Every adult then alive knew what violent death meant .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
There were no major casualties on a day in which only four men broke par . So far over the two days there have only been five sub par rounds out of the 186 played . The cut for the weekend was made at 156 , with 41 players going through to the final two rounds . Meanwhile David Gilford left a star - studded field in the Lancia Martini Italian Open trailing in his wake and then spoke of his burning ambition to make Europe 's Ryder Cup team against America at The Belfry in September . Gilford , a 27-year - old from Crewe , is so keen to make the European team that he would even be prepared to give up any invitation he might receive to compete in the US Open this year .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: no)
More than that , it gave him the opportunity of laying on the grass at lunchtime , trying to catch sight of Lana Turner 's legs … Starting Out At MGM , he saw all the famous movie stars that populated that most famous of studios , and to his friends he name - dropped a few like Grace Kelly , with whom he fell in love from afar before she ran off to marry her prince . It was Hollywood 's most glamorous studio . Louis B. Mayer used to boast that there were more stars in MGM than in heaven and nowhere had they shone more brightly .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . The parallels to Ilia Nastase were irresistible . Nastase had sublime skills but was careering around without much discipline and direction … a powderkeg temperament … an adorable , off - the - wall rogue . COMFORTING Enter Ion Tiriac , with all the advice and support Nastase needed .
Idiom: rewrite history (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the questions I am occasionally asked is ‘ Why does the Institute bother?’ Audit regulation by the Institute , so the argument goes , is costly for the firms registered , intrusive , divisive , and , above all , does little to reassure the public that audits are properly conducted . Of course , what some people mean is ‘ Let 's rewrite history and delete Part II of the Companies Act 1989’ . So why should the Institute continue to regulate auditors ? Because , at the end of the day , professional regulation is in the best interests of both auditors and the public .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
About one third of teams have catchment populations in the range recommended by the National Development Group — between 60,000 and 80,000 . However , 40 % serve populations of 120,000 or more . By the same token , teams vary in size . Just under a third are relatively small groupings of staff ; about one half have a membership within the 5–10 range ; a fifth have more than 10 members . It might be noted that 6 teams report a membership of more than 20 people .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
But when we got here it was worse . There were these awful rumblings underground and then , well before dawn , the men came with spades . The earth — it was all over the place — as if something had broken through . From underground.’ ‘ Do n't be daft , Madge.’
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Eggs contaminated that year with melamine caused kidney stones and renal failure in children . Internal criticism of the Chinese government 's management of health , safety , and overall quality - of - life issues is growing . In July 2011 , following the highly publicized crash of a supposedly state - of - the - art high - speed train in eastern China , Qiu Qiming , a news anchor for the national broadcaster CCTV , turned the disaster into a metaphor . " While satisfying our need for speed , we might be forsaking many things , " she said . " China , please slow down .