Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
The character of Olivia carries no more conviction when after dangerous conflicts and escapes on the Spanish Main and after Stukeley 's treacherous dealings with the Spanish government on the Isthmus of Darien and his death from yellow fever , she falls into Charles Margaret 's arms . The happy ending seems as much a contradiction of the melancholy , idealistic tone of the book as the ending of Conrad and Ford 's Romance did . Captain Margaret is about ideals , about aspects of love described in terms of three very generalised figures ( for even Stukeley , vigorous though his idiom and behaviour may be , is not a ' real ' villain in the sense of that tongue - in - cheek villain , Abner Brown , in the fantasies The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights ) . Like Multitude and Solitude , it is an early exploration of the quest - adventure , man 's search for beauty as an ideal in human form , which Masefield was to bring to fruition in two later novels , Sard Harker and Odtaa . As a setting for these adventures Masefield invented the ' Sugar States ' , somewhere in Central America ( a place used again in his fantasy - adventure for children , The Midnight Folk , as well as in a sea - adventure , The Taking of the Gry ) .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: yes)
He liked us better when we shared his active pursuits . My first clear memory is of sitting on the front of his horse as he galloped down a ploughed field , of the earth skittering and turning , and being safe in his arms . The wheel came full circle last year when he suddenly became ill with a bewildering illness eventually diagnosed as amyloid of the kidneys . He was 68 years old . Right from the beginning , he fought the signs of ill health which were the first scribblings on the wall .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
who 've got plenty of cash , always will have as well and this is , this is the unfortunate part , this , this is the sinister part of it really , because the people who 've scratted around and have suffered Yes borrowed up to the hilt , they , they , their er , I , what should I say , their erm unfortunate circumstances Yeah are benefitting people who do n't have to , never had to scrat around
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
The industrialist found a wealthy financier to help him weather the storm which was inevitable .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
This requires the fullest consultation , participation and engagement of all States , large and small , in the work of the Organization .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Like Mum ? JILL : I 'd rather be a paid - up churchgoer with a sense of pride in myself and my family than a part - time schizophrenic who lives her life in a fog of garbled third - hand mysticism and a building that houses goats , chickens and , from the feel of it , fleas like small sharks . REBECCA : That is your way .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Sex , sex , sex . God save the Queen , and all who sail in her … ’ The bored black woman in the club 's ticket booth looked up from her knitting magazine and laughed . Nobody was being lured in . The spieler noticed Anne .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Quite apart from the fears this aroused on the left , the price of CEDA support was a return , especially in rural Spain , to the social situation of the monarchy — a course that could only have explosive consequences . THE RESPONSE OF THE LEFT The rank and file of both the Socialist movement and the CNT had been frustrated enough at the limitations of social reform under the Republic ; when the Radicals and the right set about negating what little seemed to have been gained , militancy rose to new levels . The almost unanimous electoral abstention of CNT members in November 1933 , in protest at the shortcomings of Republican reformism and the repressiveness of the Azaña governments towards the CNT itself , contributed significantly to the left 's defeat . In December there followed the most extensive anarchist rising of the entire Republican period .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Some some of them were never in t I well I did n't know my aunt when I met her with a hat on . My aunt . There was one time she was all dressed up to go to town and I did n't know her because she had a hat on . I never seen her with a hat on in my life before , but Grandma wore a a bonnet , when she came into town . Funny little things then .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Cristie Electronics makes a whole family of tape drives ; the TS4000 series is the main branch , a line aimed at the PC user and providing between 60Mb and 4Gb ( Gigabytes ) of storage space . I looked at the TS4525 Portable , which comes as a metal box with a carry handle and a parallel cable . You do n't lose the use of your PC 's printer port because it 's duplicated on the back of the tape unit , though obviously you ca n't use both printer and tape at the same time . As an alternative there 's also a standard 50-way SCSI socket on the TS4525 . The thing actually works as a SCSI device , but because so few PCs come with a SCSI port most people use the built - in SCSI - to - parallel converter .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir James Graham , 6th Duke of Montrose ( 1878–1954 ) Eldest son of the 5th Duke of Montrose , he was educated at Eton where he caught diphtheria during the great floods of 1894 . This was the cause of his deafness , which put paid to a planned career in the army and in politics . Deafness , however , did not prevent him from going off to South Africa and taking part in the Boer War . It was while he was travelling to South Africa in 1899 via India that he became the first man ever to take a cine - film of a total eclipse of the sun .
Idiom: seize the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The Princess , the hospital 's president , was presented with flowers by Susan Peek , 10 , and Andrew Tedder , 14 , who have been treated at Great Ormond Street . Also present were 50 patients , their families , nurses and doctors . Wednesday Matters : At last , my secret love seizes the day By LESLEY GARNER THE late Bruce Chatwin once said that when he worked at Sotheby 's he became acutely aware of indestructible objects of art surviving over the years while generations of human flesh decayed around him .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
At 8 am each morning , the 80-odd contestants were expected to run a full marathon while it was still cool enough . Then they lunched , visited the extremely hard - working Swiss masseurs , and spent the remainder of the day resting in preparation for the rigours of the following morning . Overleaf : The start of the Hoggar Marathon , Algeria ; Above ; Runners with camel escort on a training run . If the race was tough on the runners , it was n't the easiest job in the world for a photographer to cover either . ' When the race was on ' remembers Evans , ' I travelled in a Land Rover driven by a local Taureg tribesman .
Idiom: beyond the pale (used idiomatically: yes)
Of all those present , the ‘ Aggro Leader’ enjoys most status , for he is the one who most commonly leads the sorties into the opposition ( though his behaviour stays strictly within the rules ) . This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . The fact that other fans recognise his behaviour as deplorable and ‘ beyond the pale’ is seen as proof that most fans have a tacit knowledge of the rules of disorder . According to Marsh and his colleagues ( 1978 ) police intervention is often welcomed by the hooligans in so far as their presence provides a safety valve and prevents the aggro from going too far . However , rules of propriety also apply to police conduct .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: yes)
Other bands do n't : they eschew the arty deliberations of the underground in favour of an all - out assault upon preconceptions and asinine posturing . Rage Against The Machine belongs to the latter category . And then some . Apparently forged from a mad mixture of screamingly right - on individuals from West Coast hardcore outfits , Rage Against The Machine are everything millions of moshpit enthusiasts have come to expect from music , only several times better . I must confess that I have spent barely a fraction of my life paying any attention to the ragbag of funk / rap / rawk stomps that have swanned across the Atlantic over the past three years , but even RATM are sufficiently wired to blow several of my brain cells .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Ugh ! And a piece of tissue or something like that . And when he fucking walks out somewhere he he 'll always put his teeth in his fucking pocket . Ah no ! He 'll be sitting down
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The striker has also passed John Richards ' all - time 195-goal record at Wolves . Former Middlesbrough midfielder Mark Burke could line up for Wolves . Burke , who joined the Midlands club two years ago for £ 15,000 , has had an inconsistent season . The former England youth international was at Ayresome Park when Leicester City spoiled Boro 's promotion party four years ago . Burke said : ' Middlesbrough froze on that occasion .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh . Oh yeah ooh really nice , it 's real authentic is n't it ? Really British , I 'm pissed off about the European passports Oh I know . I 'm gon na have to get one next time , a Europeaney one .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Only 92,000 people , 15 per cent of all Kuwaiti nationals , were eligible to take part in the polling planned for October . Early reports suggested that few of them knew about the registration process because the government 's public information had been put out on a Friday , the first day of the Kuwaiti weekend . On Feb. 11 Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Ghazi Obaid as Sammar said that it was out of the question for foreign observers to monitor the elections , which were a purely internal matter . Defence pact with UK A defence agreement with the United Kingdom , covering the provision of military advisers , joint exercises and the sale of military equipment , was signed on Feb. 11 by Defence Minister Sheikh Ali Sabah As Salim as Sabah and his UK opposite number Tom King .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
I think a lot of mis misogyny is behind the scenes in the all Yeah . male world of the the guilds , the working men 's clubs , the freemasons , the rotarians , and even the pubs which have a predominately male culture and we do n't know what they 're saying about us behind our back and I think that is why there 's so much naivety about . Just like to ask the hundred women here , we have the Chippendales , and we have the men from Texas now we always hear that they 're sell - outs , you know Mm .
Idiom: know the score (used idiomatically: yes)
Hayman flashed him a cold glance , nodding thoughtfully . ‘ yeah,’ he muttered . They both knew the score . ‘ How long?’ Manville asked .
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
Aye . Aye . They 're cooked , but I mean they just warm up out of this world ! Well is n't a pork pie thirty bob ? I think they were thirty bob .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
PURSUIT OF LOVE shot to 5–1 favouritism for the 2,000 Guineas , on May 2 , with an emphatic two - length victory in yesterday 's European Free Handicap as he became the 200th winner trained by Henry Cecil for Lord Howard de Walden . The improved colt quickened well to take it up over two furlongs out and went to the line clear of the dead - heaters Steinbeck and Wilde Rufo , with the latter subsequently disqualified when jockey Richard Quinn weighed in 6 lb light . Cecil has not won the 2,000 Guineas since Wollow scored in 1976 , but Pursuit of Love is a genuine contender and it will take a convincing performance from either Forest Tiger or Dr Devious in today 's Craven Stakes to displace him at the head of Ladbrokes ' market — and other firms could well follow suit . Hill 's slashed Pursuit of Love 's price to 8–1 from 33–1 , while the first offer of 10–1 by Coral 's immediately after the race was quickly snapped up and they now offer 7–1 . However , there could be some hasty revision later today .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: no)
It is . Yeah . I thought when we did we did that programme out to lunch in the summer and you came along and we talked all about buses and er your organization and I I I was very nice to you actually . You were very pleasant . And did n't say you know , It 's flipping these tour buses in York that cos all the other people trouble because you ca n't get anywhere they clog the roads up .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: no)
Culley swung at him , coming up on his toes for the blow . His fist went into Schmidt 's throat like a hammer into dough . Schmidt took a short step backwards , then his legs went as if someone had pulled a string . He unravelled . His face smashed a pane low down in the french window and went through , stippling Goldman 's shoes with blood .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
That got her attention . She even felt a twinge of amusement . Isabel turned her head . ' You sound just like my old nurse , scolding me for not playing with my cousin whenever she stayed with us . ' A look of relief replaced the frown on Ellen 's face .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
The team became more accepting and realistic about the time demanded by the investigation service . In that sense investigations received a higher priority as a result . The team also began to analyse the skills required in investigative work and became involved in training courses on investigation . More recently one of the researchers and a member of the team have written a practice booklet about investigating physical abuse and neglect ( Erooga and Masson , 1990 ) . In simple terms the team came to feel good about its investigation service .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
He again eased himself out of the narrow space of the breakfast nook and went over to the kitchen counter , looked at the parcel and looked at his wife , who was now almost hysterical : He decided that he must be courageous and investigate , so he unwound the paper towels , picked up the books one by one and read their titles . He guessed they were for the morals group , since neither he nor Mrs Frizzell ever really read a book , and he put them down again , still mystified . He was fond of his wife in an absent - minded way , especially when she was not nagging at him , so he took a Kleenex out of the kitchen box and went back to her , saying rather hopelessly : ' Here , have a Kleenex . ' The sobs lessened and a hand was extended , into which he pressed the tissue . She sat up with a gasp and blew her nose hard ; then , since he was close , she rested her aching head against his ample stomach .
Idiom: go off the boil (used idiomatically: yes)
If she is found healthy , regulations dictate that she must perform some useful service , which a prison spokeswoman , Miss Janet Jacobson , described as working in the grounds , or cleaning and tidying rooms as a maid . To many , particularly among her own hotel staff , the prospect of Mrs Helmsley making beds for other prisoners is justice indeed . International : Michelin goes off the boil By Boris Johnson in Brussels AFTER 15 years of culinary perfectionism that brought a two - star award in the Michelin guide , the finest restaurant in Flanders has abandoned its prize in despair .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
And his provocation highlights a sad reality that Europeans must accept and confront : Europe no longer interests America . Yes , the European ~ Union ’s enlargement since 2004 was preceded by NATO ’s eastward expansion . But that has not made a real difference ; at the end of the day , America is also losing interest in NATO , which turned in a not - fully - convincing performance in Libya and a downright poor one in Afghanistan . Earlier this month , I gave a talk in Washington , DC , entitled “ Hollande ’s France : A Year After . ” The audience members ’ average age was significantly higher than mine ( and I am 66 ) .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
For a second the wind was blocked and the weight taken from my hands , only to come crashing back in double measure . The shafts sprang into the air and I was dangled like a gymnast on parallel bars , before being tossed to the ground . I was passing over a hill when Idris drove past me , hooting , and pointing to the valley where he was obviously going to wait for me . I threw myself on top of the wheelbarrow to hold it down as he passed . The desert boiled around his lorry while it rumbled down the slope .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
( He had in fact put on weight while resting after Alfredo Alfredo , and needed to lose it for the role anyway . Ironically , it was a case of an out - of - work actor getting fat , then starting work and starving . ) McQueen was accompanied on location by Ali MacGraw , whom he had met on The Getaway , and whose presence he admitted saved him from going round the bend . Both his and her children were there too . It was in that tropical setting that Steve and Ali were married .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Go to Start~>~Run and write ‘ sysdm.cpl’ if it is Windows ~ Vista or 7 . On Windows~8 type the same command in the search box . Then click on the button change , and choose a name for the computer .
Idiom: rain or shine (used idiomatically: no)
Ah used tioown yan missen yance . Her neame were Jade , an ' she were a reet grand dog . She used ti take ma fer a walk ivvery day wi'oot fail , rain or shine , whether Ah wanted ti goa oot or not . Ti tell t'truth , tekkin ' her oot wor a bit of a drag : she dragged ma throo bushes , hedges , trees , ponds — Ah jist cudn't control her . when Ah were finally allowed ti goa back hoam — usually when she were feeling hungry — t'naybors'd phoned police .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
But what I did n't realize , and what has proved the gravest shock to me , is that Pietro is the worst of you all . What a superb role he has invented for himself , the English gentleman who stands disdainfully aside from the vulgar squabbles of this Latin rabble to whom he has the misfortune to be related ! I 've got to hand it to you , son , you 're the only one who really managed to deceive me , the only one who could break your father 's heart . And you have , you have . The others I could afford to lose , but you were too precious .
Idiom: fill the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
In one sense Ayer 's claim seems reasonable . If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . But then , many theists would claim that theological statements filled this bill perfectly well . Take the statement ' God made the world ' . A theist might claim that there were a number of observations that were relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement .
Idiom: jump the gun (used idiomatically: yes)
Teletext has a brief item saying ; ‘ Howard Wilkinson has denied rumours that Leeds have received a £ 1 m cash plus Nigel Worthington offer from Sheff We d for Tony Dorigo’ Probably Francis jumping the gun again ( remember him agreeing terms with Blackburn for the sale of Warhurst because he assumed Deane would join them ? ) No way hose . Well
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What happened this morning is a start.’ More than 50,000 people living in a six - mile danger area have been evacuated but , even with lava heading for them , some have refused to leave . ‘ It is good for Mayon to release some of its hot air,’ said one 93-year - old who will leave only when ‘ Mayon gets too violent’ . — Reuter Union chief to lead Italian Socialists
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
You 're feeling horribly highly - strung in true hound - dog fashion , and the beast in you is rearing its ugly visage . Try to sober down and forget your fears as there are calmer days ahead . Owner 's tip : Keep the tranquillisers out of sight . Pisces ( Feb 20–March 20 ) You will soon be meeting up with other dogs and your pack instincts will come into their own .
Idiom: swear like a trooper (used idiomatically: yes)
I was about to dive back in among the hops , though I probably smelled like last night 's barmaid already , when the Shogun veered off to my right , and then pulled up about twenty feet from me . A very angry Sergeant Waters jumped out of the driver 's door . I could tell he was angry because he was red in the face and his fists were clenched and he was swearing like a trooper . Well , I suppose that was in character . I could see why he was angry : the windscreen of the Shogun was well - smeared with yellow paint and he 'd obviously reacted by turning on the windscreen - wipers , the worst thing he could have done .
Idiom: discretion is the better part of valour (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a story told against Jimmy Davidson which , in fact , should be told against the game in Ireland . Davidson was discussing , well , let 's say athleticism , with the overweight but useful Connacht second row Aidan Higgins . Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour , Davidson began : ‘ Aidan , you probably like a few pints?’ ‘ I loves them , Jimmy’ , replied the second rower with an innocence that was touching . London Irish coach George Hook , who has , in fact , made a player out of Higgins , believes there is a cultural problem : ‘ I do n't think our players drink very much but I imagine they drink more than their counterparts in other rugby countries .
Idiom: hope against hope (used idiomatically: yes)
Let them get on with it and use their capabilities to the full . We , as members , should not sit on their desks and tell them exactly where to go . That is why we put forward our amendment and hope against all hope that Labour may see the light and vote with us on our amendment . Thank you Lord Mayor . Thank you Lord Mayor .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
She did n't do it on purpose , it 's her new chariot . And your Governor was n't looking where he was going , it was very silly of him . As soon as we have found him another set of legs he 'll be out and about again , do you think he 'll mind walking on his hands for now ? Well I 'm off now luv . Here 's some calamine lotion for your spots .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
She had never felt the slightest stirring of her senses when he had embraced her , kissed her in French fashion on both cheeks . She had only ever felt this physical response in Harry 's presence . To defy convention , surrender her virginity , to a man she neither loved nor desired must be quite out of the question . On the other hand , did she wish to end up a spinster — like poor , dried - up Madame Duvalle , whose very raison d'être would end when she retired and no longer had her position at the salon to sustain her ? If she , Alice , could not be married to the man she loved , did it really matter who became her partner ?
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
These sorts of rule - breaking are amenable to strategies of correction or control in a way that most forms of isolated crime can not be . Where the deviance provides for the development of social relationships between rule - enforcer and rule - breaker , enforcement is directed towards compliance . Here enforcement is not the once - and - for - all response with the binary outcomes of a sanctioning system , but a serial , incremental , continuing process . Compliance strategy may often involve highly elaborate and extended approaches , in which enforcement assumes a linear character . Finally , victims of deviance also tend to hold different places in the two enforcement strategies .