Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: do a bunk (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Too few of Mr Goodhaven 's prints are still there . No palm print on the gear lever , for instance . I do n't know if we 'd have worried about that if we 'd thought he 'd done a bunk . It was a cold day , after all . He might have worn gloves himself.’
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
It drew together several countries in a common body which controlled important areas of the economy ; it was a sign of Franco - German rapprochement and it paved the way for the full removal of post - war industrial controls on West Germany by the Western allies ; it succeeded in overcoming doubt and opposition from politicians and industrialists ; and it created a workable machinery . Common markets between the Six in coal and steel began to function during 1953 . Yet the ECSC was a very restricted ' Europe ' , which excluded most OEEC members , and fell far short of a full federation . By 1952 , however , the attention of ' pro - Europeans ' was focused not on the ECSC but on the European Defence Community ( EDC ) . The US wish to rearm Germany in September 1950 had put the French policy of controlling Germany through European institutions at risk almost as soon as the Schuman Plan was launched .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: yes)
Lie down , knees bent with your back pressed flat against the ground . Place the ball between your elbows and squeeze them together . As you do so move your arms backwards over your head , then forward , and repeat as many times as is comfortable . 7 . Sitting propped up by your arms , place the ball between your bent knees .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
He claimed he had not signed the document properly because , it having been given to him by a ' gentleman ' , he was too nervous to do so . Despite the fact that he had apparently not put himself out overmuch to get home , he was given a hero 's welcome in Polperro . Flags were flown and a band turned out to celebrate his return . As a result of his nation - wide notoriety , Jeffrey was persuaded to become a public exhibit in London theatres , where he was shown as ' Jeffrey the Sailor ' . He also recovered £ 600 by way of damages from Captain Lake .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
Mersey Barrage Company bosses say the scheme has proved too bold for the funding it needed . General Manager James McCormack said : ‘ Rather than plough on regardless , we have decided to suspend the project.’ Mr McCormack said this did not mean the barrage project was dead and buried . He added : ‘ I am still absolutely convinced the barrage will be built . ‘ We are convinced by the former Chancellor 's Autumn Statement proposing support for joint ventures between public and private cash .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Jennie summed up the problem in an instant and walked along the row pouring a bottle of disinfectant on their injuries , doubling their pain . Thankfully she did not persist in pursuing her mad idea . Her methods of teaching were rudimentary , to say the least . Maisie Williams was thrilled when she was told to turn up the following week : I thought I wonder what for ?
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
The award goes to the Cranfield student presenting the best dissertation relevant to Courtaulds ' activities . A new age dawns THIS is the moment history was made . The ribbon is cut to mark the official opening of the Tencel plant in Mobile , Alabama , USA . Performing the honours are Courtaulds chief executive Sipko Huismans and Alabama governor Guy Hunt , accompanied by other company executives and guests .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
799 out of 1,880 comments is a large enough amount to seriously compromise any conclusions about the number of potential risks visible in any stimulus . Although this type of information did not differ significantly between high and low risk junctions , F(1,9)=4.43 , there was a significant main effect of exemplar risk , F(2,18)=3.975 , p<0.05 . Post hoc comparisons showed that both high and low risk exemplars received significantly more of this type of risk information than the medium risk exemplars ( p<0.05 ) . To remove any effects of the risk information not corresponding to descriptions the original data was recoded . This time potential risks were only coded if at least one subject from the other condition described the same information from the five second section of film .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
I survived in the school until after ‘ O’ levels and into the sixth form , but only for one term . By this time I had begun to learn braille and a more constructive use of my white stick , other than tripping up people who got in my way . Discussions about my future took place behind closed doors , and sometimes in my presence as though I was n't there . It was decided I should go to special school and my mother 's objections were mollified by the proof of the academic success that many girls achieved there . In January 1973 I found myself , and the grey metal trunk my eldest brother had used to take to university in 1967 , dumped in an austere fifth form dormitory in the main block of the school .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
If only things could be resolved that easily ! Pursing her lips ruefully , she shook her head . That had been the crux of the problem the whole way through — she had been too passive , allowing Adam to call the shots with no more than a token protest . And where had it got her ? Exactly nowhere .
Idiom: work to rule (used idiomatically: yes)
As a result , strikes have been limited , either in number as in BR , or in duration as in RENFE ( see below ) . But there has been an additional weight put on the avoidance of strikes in Spain , reflecting a deep concern with social consensus as a prerequisite for the consolidation of democracy . In both countries , the nature of railway work provides the workforce with a number of weapons short of strike action , notably bans on overtime and rest day working , and the work - to - rule . The latter is particularly appropriate to the railways with their highly bureaucratic , rule - bound organization and their emphasis on safety embodied in complex systems of regulations such as the ‘ Rules for the Observance of Employees’ in BR or the ‘ Reglamento de Seguridad en la Circulación’(Safety Regulations for Railway Traffic ) in RENFE . In RENFE , work - to - rules have often taken the form of safety campaigns .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: no)
The end of his second term of chairmanship — shortened to two years at his request — comes as Glasgow faces the prospect of most of the city 's major hospitals being devolved to trust status . He believes trusts will lead to improvements for patients , but that the calibre of that management will be all important . In the swim : Sir Thomas Thomson practises the art of keeping his head above water during his regular swimming session in Glasgow The daily flight in Georgia that saves room for the war dead and the dying The departure from front - line Sukhumi to the capital of Tbilisi is heavily patronised , but the passengers are rarely concerned about anything as mundane as corporate business , James Meek in Georgia discovers THE six o'clock Sukhumi to Tbilisi plane waited on the tarmac for hours .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
In a letter the Chief Executive of RSNC , The Wildlife Trust Partnership , Tim Cordy , tells Middlesbrough : ' The designation is both an accolade and a challenge and acknowledges you for the contributions which already you have made towards environmental improvement , and the future plans you have to encourage sustainable development . ' The letter adds : ' In four years ' time we would expect Middlesbrough to have achieved noticeable progress on the path to sustainable development . Partnership It should rival the best of European cities and should be famously celebrated in Britain as an example of what can be achieved when resources and the expertise to implement solutions to environmental problems are combined with civic will . ' To compete for the award a partnership was formed representing all sectors in the town : Private sector : Teesside and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Teesside Tomorrow . Public sector : Middlesbrough Borough Council and Cleveland County Council .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Unlike Western governments , which have been careful to avoid giving the appearance of fomenting unrest in eastern Europe , the Norwegian Nobel committee is thought to be ready to try to advance the cause of democracy in a country which has shown only the most rudimentary signs of change . In 1983 , long before the West felt able to give aid to Poland , the committee chose Lech Walesa for the Peace Prize in a gesture which embarrassed the Polish government and focused the attention of the world on the changes taking place in Warsaw . In Oslo yesterday , diplomats warned that the Nobel committee had a reputation for security and the leaked forecasts might prove wide of the mark . Even so , the committee is unlikely to match the surprises of the ‘ alternative’ Nobel prizes , awarded yesterday by the Right Livelihood Society , which singles out ecologically - sound solutions to problems . Among the winners : a society of Japanese housewives which distributes environmentally sound products ; an Ethiopian agronomist who has built up a seed bank of plants for use in time of drought , and Survival International , which campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples .
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
Major 's green shoots THE mood of relief is tangible . John Major and his friends think they have weathered the storm of their lives . They have just about sailed between the twin jagged rocks of Maastricht and recession . Squalls will buffet it , but the ship of government may no longer be destined to lurch permanently from crisis to crisis .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
We went over there together.’ ‘ Inside?’ ‘ No , do me a favour . But we cased the outside.’ ‘ So you 're all ready to go?’
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
We observe the results of thought everywhere , but not thought itself . Similarly with all aspects of mind — emotion , intuition , memory , intellect and so on . So man communicates with man , but by word of mouth , rarely mind to mind . Thus we have suspicion , confusion and misunderstanding , for the mental meaning underlying words varies , as do our habituated beliefs . And when it comes to other creatures , we are increasingly at a loss .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
and we 've never had an holiday since then . Why 's that ? I , it , I , twice two years on trot I 've booked for him to go with me , and he wo n't go , he cancels it every time . So I said that if he , if he went with Rudy , I know he 'd have off and he just grins do n't you ? Toe rag
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes I I can remember as a child my grandmother 's erm , family all lived in the east end and I can remember that the you know on the occasions that they used to come down and see us there was always tins of fruit and all sorts of Yeah goodies that they 'd got because they all worked in the docks ! . We used to look forward to them coming . Fell off a crate did it ?
Idiom: go for broke (used idiomatically: yes)
But , for crass disregard of decency , the brawling arrogance of the Wild Bull of the Pavements at the Football League inquiry , which fined his club Pounds 50,000 , transcended even his own worst excesses . There can be few people in football who do not think Flashman should be turfed out of Barnet at the earliest opportunity . Even the club 's own supporters , fearful that full disclosure of the books to the Department of Industry could threaten Barnet 's very existence , now prefer to bury their frustration and go for broke , so to speak . The Flashman incident may be the lowest point to which those who run our football clubs have descended but the shenanigans , admittedly not with fisticuffs as an accompaniment , are not confined to north London . It is difficult to imagine anything the shape of Stan Flashman as being the tip of an iceberg but that 's exactly what he is .
Idiom: up to par (used idiomatically: yes)
also we have coach Egil Olsen — the football proffesor who after the Poland game spent 50 hours in front of his video player to analyze the match … me too — i predict a very tough game for the englishmen — specially without Gazza and Ferdinand . Wright is not that much of a loss — in the games he has played for the national team which i have seen he has not been up to par . also i think players like Palmer , Pallister and Adams will see some big trouble with slick hollenders tomorrow — if they prove me wrong i will be happy : i hope for an english victory — but most of all a norw . point against Poland . halvard
Idiom: swings and roundabouts (used idiomatically: no)
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Idiom: dot the i's and cross the t's (used idiomatically: yes)
The specific observations of neurophysiologists , correlating stimulus properties , neural activities and the characteristics of subjective reports of sensation , contribute to explaining how ‘ the diversity of working produceth a diversity of experience’only if we have already explained how ‘ working’ produceth ‘ experience’at all . Or how energy impinging on the nervous system is transformed into information in , or addressed to , the nervous system . I would argue that physiologists of perception , working within the framework created by the Muller Doctrine and the Weber - Fechner Law are in a position of dotting the i 's and crossing the t 's in a text that has not yet been written . This is only the beginning of the neurophysiologist 's metaphysical problems . For the materialist version of the CTP is beset with many difficulties that ultimately make its claim to have explanatory force somewhat vacuous .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
To my way of thinking , penguins are superb examples of evolution fitting out a bird to make the best use of its environment — the only potential problem being man . King penguins were nesting on the hare ground a short walk from our landing beach , and while some still had eggs ( which are hatched on top of the feet under a fold of skin on the belly ) , others already had young , some of whom had developed brown down which made them look like teddy bears ! King penguins are the second largest of all the penguin tribe , only exceeded in size by the emperor penguin which breeds on the sea ice of the cold Antarctic continent . Kings are probably the most handsome of all the penguins : the plumage follows the general pattern of white below and dark above , but the most outstanding features are the golden / orange ' ear - patches ' extending to the upper breast . A single egg is laid , usually from November onwards , and is incubated for about eight weeks .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
With Rank Xerox having just announced that it is to set up its European research centre in the region in the autumn and the Euronews satellite channel destined for the area , Rhone - Alpes is maintaining its momentum . The Conservatives may have refused to sign the Social Chapter in order to attract investors to the UK 's cheap labour costs , but Rhone - Alpes has proved that you do not have to be a sweatshop to bring in foreign capital . Flying the flag for investment : Rhone - Alpes ' success does not stop the region fighting for , and winning , foreign capital France is there to be conquered . En avant !
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
THE youngest defendant to appear in the dock at the Old Bailey in more than 150 years was cleared yesterday of killing a blind 93-year - old widow . The 11-year - old , who was barely able to see over the dock rail , looked frightened as he pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Rosetta Fort . His mother sat beside him in the dock holding his hand throughout the short hearing . The prosecution decided not to proceed because medical experts could not be certain what caused Mrs Fort 's death . Martin Heslop , prosecuting , said : ‘ I do not feel I can ask a jury to convict with the measure of certainty required.’
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
The scouse goal , when it came , was on the cards I 'm afraid to say . The final putting the ball in the onion net was a total fluke , Rush mis - hit it ( one paper said it bounced off his nose ) , and Lukic and Fairclough looked on with stunned bewilderment . I say it was on the cards because throughout the match the Scousers used the tactic of playing the long ball towards Rush and it was then quite simply a one - on - one race with either Fairclough or Newsome . Leeds were naive in defence , provided no cover , and could have conceded a few more ( for the record though , Fairclough played very well and made some very timely interceptions ) . In attack we looked like a team without any ideas .
Idiom: laugh all the way to the bank (used idiomatically: yes)
Next step is the development of Cranswick 's own sausages and pies business . Laughter in the hillsides INVESTORS in South Wales Electricity — the smallest of the distributors — are laughing all the way to the bank . The company 's decision to pull out of retailing and sell its interests to close rival South Western Electricity has helped push profits to £ 29.7 m for the half year , up £ 9 m . The move to hive off the bulk of the retailing shops has , apparently , saved over £ 6 m .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of the corner of her eye she was aware of the group of horses and riders . One horse had detached itself and ambled towards the line of protesters but it was not for a moment that Meredith realised , with a pang of dismay , that it was Blazer carrying Harriet . Miss Needham was now slumped slightly in the saddle . At first , just for a second , Meredith thought she had seen the placard and was going over to argue the point . But one look at the lacklustre picture presented by the normally spirited Harriet convinced Meredith that she was not even aware the protesters were there , let alone that she had approached so close .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: no)
Going to the Quillersedge woods , more like . Tremayne had gone to Oxford to his tailor . Mackie was out to lunch with Dee - Dee . Gareth was at school . I 'd abandoned the empty house and walked joyfully into the woods and only by chance did I know what had hit me .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Analysts say that as a result , the company 's financial room for manoeuvre is becoming limited . They stress that there is no question of an immediate cash crisis : BBN is sitting on cash reserves of around $ 48 m which should see it through comfortably for around 18 months . However if the company has not managed to turn the corner by then , it will be forced to tighten its belt further as money shortages begin to affect day - to - day business . The company says that its cutbacks should save around $ 20 m a year , however Levy adds in his letter that even after the restructuring ‘ BBN 's network products activity will continue to cause operating losses for the company’ . It has teamed up with Ungermann - Bass Inc to develop some of the interfaces to Emerald and says it is currently on the look - out for similar collaborations , which may take some of the financial strain from its development programmes .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
He is , after all , the man who brought The Mahabharata to Scotland — and with it new theatrical inspiration , ingenuity and passion . And he prompted the discovery of the Tramway , so establishing a permanent performing space . The rest is history and this week , Brook is at the Tramway to make more . At yesterday 's launch of Brook 's Impressions de Pelleas , his reworking of Debussy 's opera , Robert Palmer , Glasgow 's director of performing arts , introduced Brook as ' one who had brought to the Tramway the hallmark of excellence and established there a benchmark for others ' achievement . ' Brook , small , breezy and soft - spoken had already been padding among the assembly , shaking hands with a grip curiously flabby for one whose theatrical identity is so startlingly defined .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: yes)
All fire and spirit . But , do you know something ? I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder . It sounds to me as if you all need a jolly good thrashing . That 'd help you to mind your P 's and Q 's.’
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
He gave them far more money than the business was worth or than they should ever have got their hands on . Voice over Richard Spindler and Julia Verity know they still have a long way to go . Lloyds Bank say they wo n't comment because the matter is subject to legal proceedings . People living next to the site of a New Age festival planned for the weekend say they 're in for two days of misery .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Since last week 's bumper post bag caused our 50-storey multi - plex office block to cave in under the sheer weight of ever - hopeful readers ' entries , we here at Bizzerk have had to temporarily relocate to a Hawaiian island where cargo boats deliver letters by the sackload for our native postal workers to process . Sadly , most never make it past the sorting stage and instead wind up as fire - lighters at a nearby sugar plantation . Among the chaos and competition , however , one lucky reader caught our eye . Step forward Ben Pearson of Welwyn Garden City , who writes : ‘ Dear Bizzerk , I 'm a bit of a man 's man , me , and I 'm fed up of all the blokes writing in who just want to hang around with other blokes . What 's the point ?
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
At the same time , although feelings towards the Jews undoubtedly hardened in such circles during the war years , it would be easy to exaggerate the significance of the ‘ Jewish Question’ in the formation of popular opinion . The evidence suggests , in fact , that , during the war as before it , the ‘ Jewish Question’ did not rank highly , relative to other factors shaping German popular opinion . There was , it seems clear , much deliberate or subliminal exclusion of the treatment of the Jews from popular consciousness — a more or less studied lack of interest or cultivated disinterest , going hand in hand with an accentuated ‘ retreat into the private sphere’ and increased self - centredness in difficult and worrying wartime conditions . As has been aptly stated , the fate of the Jews ‘ was an unpleasant topic , speculation was unprofitable , discussions of the fate of the Jews were discouraged . Consideration of this question was pushed aside , blotted out for the duration.’