Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: no)
ABBERLEY : What 's tomorrow done ? PEG : What guarantee ? ABBERLEY : Darling , tomorrow comes over the hill in hordes , like the Chinese . PEG : You believe that ? Old blackheart ?
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
If you are not sure about their comfort , then do n't buy until you have had a chance to try other boots elsewhere . Some of the better quality boots will be available in a choice of width fittings , and if you have particularly broad or narrow feet make sure you tell the shop assistant . Do n't be tempted to get a boot several sizes larger than you normally need to get the correct width fitting ; a boot that is too long will not be comfortable , and after some use you will find that the leather will stretch and your foot will not be properly supported . When you try on a pair of boots , push your foot forward into the boot until it can go no further , then slide your index finger down the back behind your heel . There should just be room for your finger , and your toes should not feel cramped .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Atlantic diesel . It was a very old tradition in the Isle of Lewis that every summer a party of stalwarts from Ness should make an expedition to Sula Sgeir . Here they would spend ten or more days catching the young gannets which breed on the rock in thousands . These young gannets , or " gugas " [ the fat ones]as they are called affectionately by the Gaelic - speaking islanders , were plucked and salted on the spot , then taken home to be stored as food . Considered an essential item of diet in the days when hazardous voyages to the islands were made by the Ness men in their open sailing ' sgothan , these days it was sought after as more of a delicacy , in spite of its rather revolting appearance when cured .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Their route will take them 230 miles across the Nares Straight towards west Greenland . The other team members are Richard Mitchell , Hugh Ward , Neill Williams and Jock Wishart . Open season for debs with books on their mind Susannah Herbert joins the girls at a grooming session for the Berkeley Dress Show BY SUSANNAH HERBERT THE trouble with debutantes , lamented Lady Tryon , chairman of yesterday 's Berkeley Dress Show , is that they come in such a peculiar range of sizes .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
They audience was ready for a great star because they 'd heard that he was . It worked beautifully it was a fabulous sensation . Then it was meant to be Detroit , Chicago , St Louis and work its way west and end in Los Angeles but word of mouth , the cover story in Rolling Stone which Tony coerced out of them , and various other things created such a sensation that they lengthened it . That 's why we went on to Seattle and Phoenix and worked our way back east again through the south , through Texas , Florida and Tennessee and it ended up going more than twice its length because of the success of the show . I left before the tour was over because it was time for Mott The Hoople to come and tour and I 'd been designated as the person to take care of them , so I went off before it was over .
Idiom: twist the knife (used idiomatically: yes)
And if Leeds lose against Warrington at Headingley tonight it will plunge the club into a full - blown crisis . The sharks will really smell blood . Warrington have the best half - back pairing in the game at the moment in Greg Mackey and Kevin Ellis and are quite capable of twisting the knife . Leeds ca n't make any more excuses about injuries , no matter how cruel they have been . It 's a squad game and there is still enough ability at the club to do the business and win 90 per cent of their games .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
In high - grease areas , around dryers and grills , for example , choose a best - quality greaseproof mat for long - lasting performance . Where grease poses less of a problem , in food preparation areas , for example , choose grease - resistant mats for long service life . And in areas where grease is not a factor such as traffic areas , behind the bar and so on , standard , non - grease formula mats may prove economically correct . Build a safer foundation for your business , and pave the way to better productivity with the proper anti - fatigue rubber mat under foot . A safe and effective working environment will always be your best investment .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
So primogeniture was not automatically accepted ; and where it was , it could create problems of a rather different sort . Heirs grew over - ambitious : both Baldwin V of Flanders and Geoffrey Martel the Younger rebelled against their fathers in an attempt to establish their own dominion ahead of time ; more problematically , princes had the headache of finding adequate endowments for their younger sons without infringing on the patrimony . But despite its drawbacks , primogeniture did offer a rule of thumb that commanded widespread respect . So the real difficulty remained in families where there was no direct heir , as the Angevin succession crisis of the 1060s proved . Perhaps a mature perception of this fact lay behind the rather surprising acquiescence of most Norman lords in William the Conqueror 's succession as duke in 1035 , though he was but a child and a bastard .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
Building work at the School included the new Sykes classroom and the re - laying of the floor in the large hall ; outside , when a double tram track was laid in Greek Street in 1905 , the Governors paid £ 100 to have 60 yards of wooden blocks ( instead of stone setts ) put down , to lessen the noise from the street . Ironically , in view of what had happened fifty years earlier , it was now the School 's success which precipitated the next crisis . By 1910 ) there were 155 pupils on the roll ; although this was only five more than that for which the original buildings had been designed , and there was now also the extra Sykes classroom , the Board of Education indicated that there was serious overcrowding and something would have to be done : the School fell considerably short of modern standards , and unless the Governors could provide suitable accommodation , the grant would not be paid after July 1915 . There was no room to expand satisfactorily at Greek Street , especially because of the loss of land sold to the Technical School for its building and subsequent expansion . The only solution was to move .
Idiom: don't hold your breath (used idiomatically: yes)
It admits , however , that the big risk is of a lower figure — especially if asset - price deflation and financial fragility continue to restrain demand , and if the Uruguay round of trade talks collapses . To prevent such calamities the IMF wants governments to adopt ‘ co - operative’ economic policies . First , it says , America should forgo its short - term fiscal stimulus ( Congress seems happy to oblige on this ) and then implement medium - term budget cuts twice as big as those set out in Bill Clinton 's February plan ( do n't hold your breath ) . That would allow long - term bond yields to fall . Second , Japan must implement its recently announced fiscal boost .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
The difficult part about this one is that people all have odd shaped heads , now and you find that if you put them on too high they squidge off like that , and you 've got to think of bandaging an egg basically , if you had an egg with a little hole in one end and you 've got to put a bandage round you 'd have to put it very carefully round the widest bit would n't you for it to stay firm and that 's the secret , everyone 's heads different and as you put it round you 've got to see where you can get it , where , sometimes it 's over the ears , sometimes it 's above the ears according to the peoples ' shaped , different shaped heads everyone 's different , anything else ? Okay , have a go at it and we 'll come round and correct what you 're doing as you 're doing it , alright , so you want to pad over the wound to keep infection out and then try to get your bandage on top of that to keep the dressing in place . Right , well we want to make sure that you can get out to lunch sort of by , that 's running a bit fast that clock , we 'd like to get you out to lunch by about half past twelve otherwise you 'll end up being late do n't you with all the other people right Right , okay , what now , erm roller bandages so you can put those triangular ones away for a minute ca n't you
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
And Herr Nordern had tensions of his own to cope with . Despite the assurances of the Director of his Department that he was favourably looked upon , and despite the fact that there was no doubt that at his office he was being treated with a subtle air of respect , nothing formal or official about his promotion had been announced ; and as he knew very well , a change of Directorship , a shift in Government economic policy , even a chill wind in international relations , could mean the end of his hopes . And always , at the back of his mind , there was the business with the Police ; a mere shadow , as he repeatedly reminded himself , without substance , but there just the same and often , as he went through Ostkreuz on the S - Bahn , he was tempted to get off and see Lieutenant Werner , merely to get the matter sorted out once and for all but , mindful of Bodo 's advice , he never did . Erika had her own preoccupations , too . There was , of course , first and absolutely foremost , the need to keep on jumping , and to do so at the very highest level ; a need which Fräulein Silber emphasised repeatedly .
Idiom: cut a dash (used idiomatically: yes)
100 NEW IDEAS TERRIFIC TROUSER SUITS … RAINWEAR FOR KIDS … CUT A DASH IN A CARDI … HIGH GLAMOUR IN LUTON WIN !
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Sam , silenced , stood with his mouth open . A bull 's - eye , I thought , for the Detective Chief Inspector . I asked Sam , ‘ What 's under the water in the dock?’ ‘ Huh?’ ‘ What did Harry get stuck on?’
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
Aside from the cutting lyrics of ‘ For Spacious Lies’ or the cheeky exuberance of ‘ Blame It On The Bassline’ , it is Beats International 's most characteristic creation . It 's drum and bass culture , the sound of downtempo Britain after midnight . Norman Cook will never be spoken about in the same breath as Jazzie B , yet ‘ Dub Be Good To Me’ is one of the hardest records you will ever hear seeping out of a Ford Escort at the traffic lights . Norman finds its success hard to account for . ‘ To have a number one you have to sell to grannies and ten - year - olds .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Fujimori was accused by trade union and opposition leaders of having betrayed his election pledge not to introduce " shock " methods to deal with hyperinflation and the recession [ see pp . 37371 ; 37528 ] . The government sought to offset the immediate effects of the price increases by a special bonus to public sector employees , equivalent to their July salary . Private - sector employers were instructed to follow suit by Aug. 11 . A further edict of Aug. 18 raised the monthly minimum wage from 4,000,000 intis to 16,000,000 intis . Labour Minister Carlos Torres y Torres acknowledged that this would leave minimum wages well below the necessary minimum for subsistence , estimated at 87,000,000 intis ( approximately US$ 270 ) , but stated that any further increase would raise inflation and bankrupt small businesses .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . And I mean it was a difficult start , and I was in fact a junior detective for five and a half years before any alteration was made in the staff , there was no promotions or leaving so that as junior detective for five and a half years , I got all jobs that nobody else wanted unless unless , unless if I was in the detective office on my own and there was a decent job reported , I went straight out on it . Sometimes I was lucky , sometimes I was n't for instance , if anybody came to the enquiry after the report that the theft of a bicycle from outside the library . Yes .
Idiom: off the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
' I go down and say ' every single offcut of lycra you have — and make it into one for me ! ' . ' Stomach His routines — 'sensuous , ' scream the housewives — are delightfully off - the - cuff in a world of TV micro - management . ' I do n't know how I do it , ' he says . ' I just get out there and it comes about .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Although such an attribution is important in terms of nationality , it loses information where health beliefs or possible variations in cultural practices are concerned . Consistent ethnic monitoring of both births and deaths is needed to provide accurate information on the local variations in the incidence of sudden infant deaths . This in turn will allow the recognition of high and low risk groups , and so the possibility of identifying high and low risk practices . If British born people of minority ethnic extraction are invisible in statistics on sudden infant deaths ( or any other areas ) we lose the chance to identify accurately both health trends and the health practices that may be associated with specific morbidity or mortality . The availability of the 1991 census data on local populations by ethnic origin offers a timely opportunity for ethnicity — like occupational class — to be systematically recorded .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Did they have oneof these for last year ? What are they like ? Yep , complete load of crap … out of order they even say it … its been the same ever since the premier card was first introduced . Well , this voucher scheme sounds like it could be worth the 12 quid alone … any chance you could fax me the application form Gavin ? No mention of away fixtures at all ? ?
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Kelly felt sick . ‘ Why do n't you go home and have a nice rest , Pat ? It 's all the worry you 've had , it 's turned your head.’ He felt a fool . ‘ Maybe you 're right , Vi.’
Idiom: hate someone's guts (used idiomatically: yes)
She smiled , as if recalling some secret happiness . Dexter guessed that she had found a new man . ‘ I do n't still hate his guts — if that 's what you 're asking . David seems very happy and he 's got a lovely little son.’ ‘ If he was so happy why did he start an affair with Nicola?’ asked the superintendent , leaning forward in her seat .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
She was tempted to call his bluff , hardly believing that he would carry out his threat .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1894 Noel married Miriam ( died 1961 ) , daughter of Walter Greenwood , singer . They had one daughter . From 1935 Noel was increasingly oppressed by the diabetes from which he suffered , blindness , and a cancerous growth , but nothing could dampen his spirits , and when he could no longer sing the liturgy , he learned it off by heart . He died 22 July 1942 in Thaxted . [ Sidney Dark ( ed . ) ,
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
They harvest its riches without destroying the ecological balance . Macedos 's most ambitious project is the creation of such a reserve in the basin of the River Tejo , an area of rubber - rich forest in the Jurua which borders Indian lands and a newly - created national park . The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . If legal recognition is granted , the reserve and its neighbouring area will together represent a stretch of rainforest half the size of Wales , home to 10,000 families of seringueiros and Indians , set aside for preservation . But Macedo 's ideas go beyond that .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Aberdeen , Grampian MAP D The ‘ granite city’ is the most important of Scotland 's east coast fishing ports , and the third largest in Britain . Early morning visitors to the fish market can see the catches — packed in ice at sea and winched ashore to be displayed in boxes — being auctioned from 7.30 a.m. onwards . Aberdeen , Grampian MAP D The stone Brig o'Balgownie crossing the River Don north of the town was built with its graceful Gothic arch in the fourteenth century by Robert the Bruce .
Idiom: get someone's back up (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , that just proved what a lot of mumbo - jumbo it all was , because the last thing that had happened had been that Luke infuriating Calder had exhibited any signs of being attracted to her … and vice versa ! ‘ You were pushing it a bit today , Fran . Do you think it was wise to get Calder ' s back up like that?’ Fran glanced up from the pile of newscuttings on her desk . ‘ Probably not , Fred .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
By Paul Murphy AT first glance , it would appear that things are actually starting to roll on the London stock market . Taking heart from another record - setting session on Wall Street overnight , the FT - SE 100 was marked up 20 points at the outset yesterday . To the surprise of many , and regardless of the approaching Easter weekend , a string of real - life cash - in - hand buyers appeared . Having returned to pre - election campaign levels in the aftermath of John Major 's confounding of the pollsters , dealers found themselves confidently bidding the main index up well beyond the 2600 level .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
So I came to the dinner for 20 minutes and sat with the sponsors . But I slept almost all the next day.’ Dittmar 's remarks can not in any way be attributed to sour grapes . He can not possibly have played better despite tiring in the second half of a patchy but exciting final . On Friday he played the match of his life to beat the defending champion , Jahangir Khan , in five games , and at 6 - 0 up in the final game on Saturday he was not far from becoming the first player to beat both Khans in the same tournament .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
Anyone who fancies taking up the challenge should contact Jim McCartney at Precision Studios . Trio fly the flag in style with impressive marathon times A trio of marathon runners flew the flag for the Wedgwood Group in Britain 's premier long - distance road race . Paul Johnson and Mark Williamson from Barlaston and Terry Parton from Eagle Pottery all clocked up impressive times in the London Marathon . Paul , from the work study potting office , finished first of the threesome at 595th in two hours 46 minutes in his 17th marathon .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
’‘E was n't ‘ is amanuensis or nuffink,’ Dury explained . ’‘E was just ‘ is servant.’ It would take an exhaustive knowledge of the phonetic alphabet to do justice to Dury 's vowel sounds on paper . His voice is rough , slightly slurred , almost impossibly cockney . It is as redolent of the capital 's smoke - filled nightclubs and low bars as John Arlott 's was of a West Country cricket ground on a midsummer evening .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Well no , no I know but I thought well that does n't seem to well that 's better than what they had . There was no change in policy Mao himself said he was there to do away with feudalism . I 've got it here in black and white Yes . that was his object , to do away with feud not to introduce socialism do away with feudalism .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
For most of the century they earned from 10 to 12s a week ( 50 - 60p ) , and could , it was often argued , have earned more if they had chosen to work more hours . Shearmen , who cut the pile to finish woollen cloth , were similarly paid . Cotton weavers hardly existed before the 1770s , during which decade they do not seem to have been able to command wages above the low norm of weavers in general , for although on some types of cloth as much as 12s ( 60p ) could be earned , the average , like that of bleachers and dyers , seems to have been around 7s ( 35p ) . However , their fortunes were soon to enter on that switchback which took them first to a golden age , and then through impoverishment to extinction as they became first the beneficiaries of factory - produced yarn , and then the victims of their own expansion in numbers and , ultimately , of the power loom . Framework knitters received comparable wages for turning yarn into stockings : in the 1770s from 6s ( 30p ) a week down to 4s 6d ( 22½p ) for the coarser varieties .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
She needed Rachel to stay alive , but she needed Phoebe to be alive . She knew the tension that existed between Rachel and Phoebe . She could sometimes experience it as a physical thing — a slender cord strung between the two of them , as though they each held one end , and she , she had to balance on that tight rope , poised and tricky . She had to perform for them with the spotlight on her and she knew that no trick would be good enough . If she danced without a safety net Rachel would find her foolish , and if she refused to attempt a wild and abandoned triple somersault with twirls and flourishes , Phoebe would not notice .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
He looked older than Estabrook would have expected , given the age of his children . Perhaps only thirty , but wearied by some excess or other , the burnished sepia of his skin barely concealing a sickly iridescence , as though there was a mercurial taint in his cells . It made him difficult to fix , especially for eyes awash with brandy , the merest motion of his head breaking subtle waves against his bones , their spume draining back into his skin trailing colours Estabrook had never seen in flesh before . Theresa left them to their business , and retired to sit beside the cot . In part out of deference to the sleepers , and in part from his own unease at saying aloud what was on his mind , Estabrook spoke in whispers .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
THE Street 's publican Alec Gilroy is to quit the Rovers Return — for a life on the ocean wave . Alec , played by Roy Barraclough , will get his dream job next month when he becomes entertainments boss on a luxury liner . And long - suffering wife Bet — actress Julie Goodyear — will be left to pick up the pieces . Roy , 56 , who has played Alec in over 500 episodes , said earlier this year he was returning to his first love , the theatre . GOING : Roy
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: yes)
January always is on a farm . The best thing is for everybody to get on as usual and Mr Kennedy here can ask anything he wants to . There 's nothing to it really.’ He was standing between Delia Sutherland and the others , facing her . Although his features were almost hidden by the collar of his goosedown parka he nodded and did something with his eyebrows that made the company smile .
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: no)
It was some weeks before Bobbie took her brother and sister to meet the friendly engine driver and fireman . The two children were very surprised . And Peter was very excited when he saw his engine , now as good as new again . And only then , as the three children walked home again , did Bobbie tell the others about her adventures on the engine of the steam train . 5
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
That is to say , I may have appeared calm , but inside anxiety raged . Each of us has our moment of truth . Sitting there in the regulation dressing gown waiting for the results of these critical proceedings , this was certainly my moment of truth . I analysed the situation as extraordinarily simple . There were only three possibilities .