Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
At the end of the third day their water was running short , as each man had only had two pints in his water bottle . On the sixth day , with the water supply exhausted and no hope of a patrol arriving , they decided to walk to the nearest British lines which they thought were 200 miles to the east . In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . We took turns to lead , every one of us setting a cracking pace , determined to match each other 's resolution . Weary beyond belief , we kept tramping on , stamping our feet into the soft desert sand and lifting them up again like automata , every step an effort … .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
They set out in relatively light winds and gentle snow , with Met Office reports that the winds would drop . ' We were sticking our necks out further and further but once we got to the South Col we had the same chance to get to the top as if we had 20 Sherpas helping and a brick - built house up there , ' said Harry . But within a few hours Mal was suffering exhaustion and Bill had injured himself falling on diamond - hard green ice on the Lhotse Face . Five hours after setting off , they knew their bid was futile . If they reached the summit they would surely die on the way back .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
The president 's television addresses activated grass - roots support in members ' districts , but administration strategists were not content to leave the matter there . Lyn Nofziger and Lee Atwater took responsibility for stimulating outside pressure on congressmen from fifty - four swing districts — areas of the country where there were likely to be many conservative activists and where the president had run strongly in 1980 . These districts were treated almost as if a presidential campaign was underway ; radio and television advertising time was bought ; mail and telephone blitzes were organized ; administration speakers Appeared and organizations like the National Association of Manufacturers , the US Chamber of Commerce , the American Medical Association and other organizations supportive of Reagan 's programme were mobilized . THE CHIEF LEGISLATOR Reagan was supported by an exceptionally talented staff in his first term and it might be said that his legislative triumphs can best be explained by the quality of the team around him .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
Why did God choose that particular form ? Not all the notions concerning sacrifice are entirely absent from our lives . We speak of the ‘ sacrifices ’ we make for one another — that notion rings many bells . We speak of a mother sacrificing her life for her children . We are used to evil men demanding a ransom before their victim can be released .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
They had exercised some control over how they worked and what aspects of the investigation they pursued . Finally , they had , throughout , been using and practising their ‘ basic skills’ in a meaningful context . They were adding , multiplying and dividing , mentally , on paper and with a calculator . In developing activities such as this , Better Mathematics offers some useful leads . These suggest a range of exploratory starting points : START WITH EXPLORATORY TYPE QUESTIONS LIKE :
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's obvious , is n't it?’ Joanna frowned . ‘ Here we are at loggerheads with the rival practice , and I 've gone and fallen in love with Robert 's assistant and he with me . He says it 'll sort itself out , but I 'm not so sure . I can see enormous difficulties ahead.’
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Dearden turned Tony Philliskirk 's spot kick around the post as Birmingham moved two points clear of Stoke with a game in hand . Andy Walker gave Bolton a surprise 16th minute lead when he capitalised on a mistake by Trevor Matthewson but John Frain levelled from the penalty spot . David Rennie earned Birmingham their fourth win on the trot with his first goal for the club . Cardiff were denied full points just five seconds from the whistle in their Fourth Division game at Scarborough . Chris Curran headed home from a Gary Himsworth free kick to seal a 2–2 draw for Scarborough .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
I travel to other worlds . ' I put the glass down and pulled out a cigarette ; lit it before speaking . ' In the flesh ? ' ' If you can tell me where the flesh ends and the mind begins , I will answer that . ' ' You um … you have some evidence of this ? '
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
The difficulty lies precisely in spelling out what these distinctive features are , and how they are pertinent to the contrast between conveying information on the one hand , and , on the other , being black and blue . It may turn out that the distinctive features of a causal story associated with semantic content are precisely those that require the language of belief , desire and intention , in order for their isolation to have any point within the overall causal explanation of what happens when the speaker communicates with another . Ironically , too , it could turn out that much less goes on physically when John sees Mary and tells Dick about it , than when John gives Mary a black eye that tells Dick of his blow . So what is there to linguistic meaning , over and above mere causation ? One might offer the following reason why one could regard apine dance as having communicative significance lacking in the case of the bruise ; that the dance is a somehow ' arbitrary ' or ' rule - governed'causal product of the sighting of food .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
Going back to your life as cabin boy , what other duties did you have to perform ? On the . Well shipping Angus , so you know when the dredgers go on er er er creeping ahead , see we used to have er what we call the head wire there used to be a wire which was all stretched out say about half a mile and what you s and erm and all according what erm how much mud you were dredging for the depth of water and then my father would give the signal to say right , cos on the , on the head wire used to have a pull , we call the pulls and they were like er a jutted piece off the wheel and he 'd say five pulls ahead and we 'd say one two three four five right and we went ahead with it and then when we were dredging sidewards you see , used to sidewards , you never went ahead with it , not all the time you c you went sidewards across the river , and erm once you got ahead your side chains they moving up cos you got so far ahead th that the side chains were n't much good to you , so you had to then move your side chains so you got a little off the mud in an old boat and then re further up the river . You say pick your anchors up in an old boat ? Yes .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It wo n't help , you know.’ He took a hefty swallow and crashed the glass back down . ‘ You 're out of order , Irish.’ ‘ I do n't think so . I think something 's eating you , and I think you ought to talk about it.’
Idiom: stay the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no young chaser with quite the promise of Ten Plus among the unknowns . Desert Orchid 's stable companion , Barnbrook Again , will no longer be a 12 - 1 shot if he wins the King George V1 Chase on Boxing Day . There must be a doubt about such a brilliant two miler staying the distance , but this does not appear to worry his connections . Jenny Pitman has high hopes of the 16 - 1 chance Golden Freeze developing into a top class performer and he has plenty of scope . He has been given time to develop and in a recent interview on TV the trainer was even talking in terms of a possible Grand National victory .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
The dead man 's father says he wo n't let it rest there and he 's planning to take legal advice . Male speaker When I go home this evening my wife and I will sit and talk about what should be done and take legal advice because I do n't believe they should walk free . They just walked free . Male speaker
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
Ad volume was down erm , but not as much as in the U K. The economists had a tremendous year erm , really bucking the trend and contributing about five million pounds to er , F T 's er , associates profits . The circulation was a new record and four hundred and eighty five thousand , nine hundred by year end and it just seems to go from strength to strength . Er , we swopped our sharing expense on the er , Sp Spanish financial daily er , with cash for a twenty five percent stake in the Group and er , one of the things this er , does is to give us a stake in , in Marca , which is the second biggest newspaper in Spain and incidentally has the same social and economic profile as El , The Times of Spain er , and it 's a sport paper which sells seven days a week , two hundred and thirty four thousand circulation and its nearer , nearest competitor sells one fifty thousand . It 's a very big cash generator for the very high cover price and that should benefit from this year 's Olympics .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
The tide appears to be turning , albeit slowly . Faced by the prospect of losing power , surely Lamont could have forgotten his principles and chosen Budget au Lapin from the available menu . A few more rabbits out of the hat could have done the trick . I am now very much afraid that it may not matter what he said on 10 March . With Labour , like Lamont , pledged to abolish the Budget as such , we may just have heard the last Tory Budget of all .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
mine . from mine . From the wedding you can go straight up ca n't you ? Yep ! But then you 're absolutely skint when you get up there if you go straight
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: yes)
What did he say?’ ‘ Just that they could n't help.’ ‘ So you 're here on the fly.’ ‘ I suppose so.’ Mathers was halfway through the Danish and his needs had switched .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
Service rating : The wee Scot is still as frank and fair as ever . Roy Hattersley MP , Sparkbrook Request : In the guise of pop - group ‘ The Howlers’(‘We play loud modern rock music not entirely lacking in melodies’ ) , we contacted the portly football fan to request his consent for a song ( and concept album ) to be titled ‘ Mad Hattersley 's Tea Party’ . ‘ Additionally could we ask whether it would be possible for you to attend a recording studio at a time convenient to yourself and allow us to record you reciting the refrain ‘ I 'm Roy , I 'm Roy — Roy Of The Reds Am I!’ Reply : Five days later came the Hatter 's reply , ‘ I neither approve nor disapprove of your using my name and therefore do not object .
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: no)
From the ' other side ' in World War Two cheap tickets were issued for their armed forces . The Wehrmachtfahrkahrte was issued it Mistelback to Wien Ost on the 26th November 1938 , on what was once the Austrian State Railways , by then part of the DR . If the then bogus rate of exchange is ignored , the 0.85 RM would have cost the soldier about ten old pence . I wonder where he is now , if still about ! Although a pioneer line , very little is ever heard of the Volks Electric Railway .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
I promised to get them tickets and to let them know where and when to meet me on Sunday . I had to make haste now or I would be late , so I threw my kit in the back of the Porsche , threaded my way through the traffic on the Kingston By - pass and then put my foot down on the M3 , keeping a wary eye open for the police . As long as I kept just over 80 mph I reckoned that , even in a red Porsche , the traffic police would turn a blind eye . Only the occasional sales rep , in his weekend mufti , went past me in his company Cavalier . It was relatively mild and sunny when Jack teed off just after midday , in company with an Irish golfer who was a couple of places ahead of Jack in the Order of Merit .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
As a result , the weeks passed , and the months and before they knew it , it was years . Bobby must have drifted into sleep for he was wakened by a knock at the door . When he opened his eyes , Mr Enoch Gebler was standing blinking over his half - glasses and smiling . ‘ Guten afternoon , mein Robert . You are better , ja?’
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
She gazed ahead of her , her mind occupied in speculation . Four months after Will 's death , two things happened that helped Constance forget the past . War was declared and , more or less at the same time , her mother , who wished to distance her from the rough and ready children at the village school , arranged for her to have piano lessons . The local gentry were Sir John and Lady Wardley , who lived at Seaton Cramer Hall , a large and dramatically sombre stately pile set in wooded grounds about two miles inland from Cramer . With them lived Miss Hatherby , Lady Wardley 's sister .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Signature may have a further effect . It may be possible to argue that the parol evidence rule applies and that the signed document contains the whole of the parties ' agreement , which can not be supplemented or varied by reference to any other document or oral agreement . However , the parol evidence rule is now generally regarded merely as a rule of presumed intention ; it is therefore generally possible to avoid it if it can be shown that the written document was not intended to contain the whole of the parties ' agreement ( J Evans and Son ( Portsmouth ) Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [ 1976]1 WLR 1078 ) or that the written agreement was supplemented by a collateral agreement , either oral or in writing ( De Lasalle v Guildford [ 1901]2 KB 215 ; Brikom Investments Ltd v Carr [ 1979]QB 467 ) . It is better to include a specific provision in the standard terms to prevent a party proving a variation of the standard terms , or a collateral contract , rather than relying on the parol evidence rule . 4 Unsigned documents
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
These transitions will be considered in turn . 6.8.2 Ligand - ligand transitions Some ligands have low - lying empty orbitals , usually weakly antibonding in character , and thus possess characteristic electronic absorption spectra of their own . This is normally the case for organic ligands containing π -systems , such as pyridine and more complicated aromatic amines . As the metal - ligand bonding is likely to involve the very orbitals that are the lower levels in such transitions , the transition energies are greatly affected by the metal center , generally shifting to higher energy compared with those in the free ligand .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm a married woman!’ ‘ But I 'm serious ! I 'm sure I was here at a party once and in fact I can show you the spot on the rug where I … ’ ‘ Get out!’ she screamed . So we left but not before Dave … on the rug again .
Idiom: better late than never (used idiomatically: yes)
They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation’ ever since . Yolanda , 64 , said she was amazed when the city council offered them a two - bedroom house . She said : ‘ It 's a miracle and definitely better late than never.’ And the grandma advised people still on the waiting list : ‘ Do n't give up .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: no)
A palindrome arises for reasons that have nothing to do with transformational grammar ; puns undoubtedly perform some sort of linguistic operation even though they are not accounted for in the grammars ; etymology reveals monsters more absurd than the most ignorant folk - etymology can imagine . We live our linguistic lives as much in the grip of the Remainder as by following the legitimate paths of the Langue we have learnt . After all , it is hardly a shocking suggestion any more to propose that dialects and slangs have as much right to be " English " as the official or received version ( again , Derrida comes to mind here . ) Who now would dare to say that Standard English has any ultimate authority ? When I speak , language speaks .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
I got one this morning . I 've got it on me . ( A lot of argy - bargy , but in the end he took the letter from out of his pocket . ) They 're stupid . M. Never mind .
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
The economic recession of the late 1970s has meant not only that government funds have become even more scarce for such policies but also that government and public concern has shifted away from issues of inequality to concentrate on the problems of productivity and economic growth . Emphasis has been placed on increasing income inequalities as a means of boosting incentives for more work effort on an individual and corporate level . In brief , policies towards equality have been directed mainly towards geographical inequalities , they have been haphazardly applied , they have involved very small amounts of money and , during the present economic depression , they have , to all intents and purposes , been abandoned . What conclusions can be drawn from the failure of social services to reduce substantially socio - economic inequalities of access , use and outcome ? The first conclusion must be that this failure is not unexpected because social services were not designed to reduce such inequalities .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Er , yes . How came it that you obtained employment here?’ ‘ It was really quite out of the blue . Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening . He told me he was always on the lookout for new artistes , and offered me a position with his company .
Idiom: cost the earth (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Experts worked for three days to repair the ceiling . At one point it looked like we 'd have to restore the whole room . It would have cost the earth.’ THE BLUE PETER CHALLENGE How BBC picked their new kids ' show star
Idiom: pay through the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Progress is being made and should be allowed to continue . If all - seaters guaranteed safe and comfortable grounds , we could n't raise the financial argument . But all - seaters do n't mean all - safe so why should clubs risk bankruptcy and fans pay through the nose for an ill - conceived scheme ? Let 's hope we do n't have to . The climate is changing with politicians , clubs and the media finally starting to speak out .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Decisions on the propriety of stocking a particular publication must depend very much on his or her own judgment and good sense , rather than on waiting for legal counsel . The criterion here is that if the publication is published and on sale it should be considered for purchase . This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . However , recent legislation suggests that such a simplistic approach by the librarian is no longer tenable or advisable even when the publication is neither obscene nor indecent . As a consequence there are books on many library shelves which may eventually have to be withdrawn , with or without litigation , not because of their content but because of their intent .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: no)
Not for me . I am not meant to see or know . I am no blind mouldiwarp , my Lady , nor no well - trained lady 's maid to turn my head and not see what is stated not to concern me . You need not hurry them away to lie in your sewing - basket or run upstairs to fold them under your handkerchiefs . I am no Sneak , no watcher , no Governess .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Keep smiling . The truck purred along the road , with the other truck following it . Masklin saw a third truck rattle down a side road and pull in behind them . There were a lot of humans on it , and most of them were watching the skies . They did n't stop at the nearest building , but drove on to a bigger one with many more vehicles outside .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
' He 's bored . ' ' I told you , ' Nicholas said , ' to entertain him while I was away . Do your tricks . Turn somersaults and climb up the underside of a ladder with your armour on . Well , it 's too late now , so let 's make the best of it .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
He was soon up to his old tricks and with a view to recouping his losses he chartered a yacht called Filden I from its unsuspecting and perfectly respectable owner . The owner subsequently found out his customer 's identity , and having no doubt as to the use to which his vessel would be put , informed the British Customs . We then had a stroke of luck as Filden I broke down in Dieppe and the owner was sent to see if he could locate the trouble . Continuing his co - operating with our department , the owner contacted us and it was arranged for one of our Investigation officers to accompany him to Belgium in the guise of a mechanic . This enabled the movements of Filden I to be monitored closely from the time she left Dieppe .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
When Pauline and Chris Lloyd of Dudley moved house then took on a new garden with a 1 in 3 slope . They did n't know where they were going to start . When television 's Gardeners ' World heard of their plight they set about lending a hand . This month Pippa Greenwood shows the results of their work in a special feature with some great tips of her own . Get set for a bulb bonanza too .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
Hang on a second . ' She fumbled with the chain . Released , the door swung open and the two women embraced , laughing , and on the edge of tears . ' Come in , come in ! Oh , it 's so good to see you … . '
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
' It is jolly sad that it has come to this but I am not surprised , ' she said last night . ' I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . ' The whole thing had come to a horrible head and a lot of hurt has been suffered by both of them throughout the summer . ' I would guess they will see this announcement as the end of that , as well as the end of their marriage . ' It will certainly release a lot of the pressure that has surrounded them and made their personal lives very difficult .
Idiom: hit the jackpot (used idiomatically: yes)
Hats are part of the uniform here . For the real enthusiast there 's riding equipment and for those who are happier watching from the grandstand a pair of binoculars . A for those lucky ones that hit the jackpot at the festival there 's plenty of goodies for him and her . There 's quite a gala atmosphere at Cheltenham this year with one or two circus acts doing the rounds . The winner wins a lovely little mahogany table down there .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
Growing on No matter what species are chosen , it is always wise to buy a few small juveniles , or sub - adults , depending on the fish 's eventual size , and to let them grow up together . A pecking order will soon develop and if the fish are allowed to grow up together , they are less likely to fight when fully grown . Establishing adults It is very difficult to introduce a single specimen into an established tank , especially with a tank that contains adults , but it can be achieved with a little care .