Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Here , I want to identify one feature of that relationship which seems to me to be crucial in understanding generic transformation in television , and the specific and different forms it takes in the US and the UK : the organization of the schedule . At this precise stage of the development of UK television , defined by a limited number of channels ( satellite and cable are not yet definitive ) and by a continuing , fragile respect for the traditions of public service , the schedule is still organized to allow the public to choose between a range of ' services ' . By and large , and allowing for spoiling operations at key points in the evening , programmes are arranged within time - slots to avoid outright competition for the same demographic group or taste constituency . The choice presented to viewers tends to be between genres and subgenres rather than within them . At the present stage of development of US television , on the other hand , the schedules of the majority viewing channels ( and this is of course complicated by the much wider dissemination of cable ) are stripped in a way which concentrates particular genres and subgenres within the same time - slot : the competition is directed quite blatantly at the same demographic group or taste constituency , and , characteristically , for the network viewer , the choice is within genres and subgenres rather between them .
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: no)
Hurray . How about looking after your dog ? Just just put it out of your mind Yes I think I 'll have to go outside and get some stuff out . Dolly want to come with you .
Idiom: on a shoestring (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr Bethell There is actually only one organisation in this country solely concerned with prevention of coronary disease and that is the Coronary Prevention Group . It receives very little public funding and raises nearly all its money by public donation and subscription , and runs in consequence on a shoestring . I am pleased to tell you , however , that the Sunday Times Fun Run this year , and all years to come , will be run on behalf of , and to raise money for , the Coronary Prevention Group . Professor Camm
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe he 'll go a regular time between feeds , maybe he 'll snack on and off all day — there 's no way of telling . The Maybe Baby is wakeful at night — sometimes . You 'll have three or four ‘ good’ nights on the trot , and think you 've cracked it . Then the next night , it 's back to waking twice or three times , and you wo n't know how easy it 's going to be to settle him . Advantages : Maybe Babies are far more common under the age of three months than over , so it 's often a short - lived phase , connected with development rather than personality .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
It is true that his programme is original , though whether it is funny is quite another matter . When his trophy fell ungratefully to the floor it almost certainly woke up comics like Chaplin and Keaton and Morecambe while they were turning in their graves . STUDENTS made light of physical disabilities to abseil down a viaduct yesterday . The 50-plus team from Kirby College , Middlesbrough , raised more than £ 500 by tackling Guisborough Viaduct , near Slapewath . Several of the group who took part most from the Certificate of Pre - Vocational Education course are handicapped in some way .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: no)
' Someone else who had auditioned for Genesis did n't get it , but actually recommended me . So I got a call one day , saying that they 'd like to audition me ; they would fly me to New York and Mike Rutherford would audition me there . ' They had sent me a tape of four songs ; one was called Down And Out and Squonk was another . The other two I do n't remember . Mike had a cassette that he ran through some speakers — they had the whole equipment set up for me .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
On Oct. 1 it was reported that the UN intended to bring its peacekeeping force up to some 4,200 . The largest faction in the civil war , the Somali National Alliance ( SNA ) of Gen. Mohammed Farah Aydid which claimed control of two - thirds of Mogadishu and of most of southern Somalia , continued to object to a larger UN presence , arguing that this would undermine Somali sovereignty . A Canadian C-130 transport aircraft came under fire on Oct. 5 during fighting at Mogadishu port and airport between Aydid 's troops and loyalists of the interim President , Ali Mahdi Mohammed . There were repeated clashes and further disruptions to port and airport traffic during the month . Fighting over Bardera — Worsening plight of famine victims
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
The larger the number , the larger the print size . These graduate from N36 to N5 which is the size of print found in the standard telephone directory ; the first books in the ‘ Ladybird’ series of readers are in N36 print . If a child 's vision report gives a figure of distance vision as 6/24 and near vision as N8 with corrective glasses , this would indicate that the pupil should be able to read quite small print , but has a lowered visual acuity in terms of distance vision . For such a pupil blackboard work with small writing could well cause difficulty . COLOUR VISION
Idiom: go under the hammer (used idiomatically: yes)
Auctioneers Rieunier and Bailly - Pommery , whose sales are never spectacular but regularly of good quality , contained thirty - two old and modern paintings in a sale of 24 February which also offered musical instruments , furniture , carpets and sculpture including a Bourdelle ‘ Heraklès archer’ dated January 1921 which sold for FFr800,000 ( £ 81,600 ; $ 142,800 ) , well above its estimate of FFr500,000 . This sale proved yet again that religious art has difficulty finding bidders . A Baptism of Christ by sixteenth - century Venetian artist Carlotto Carliari sold for only FFr30,000 ( £ 3,000 ; $ 5,300 ) , within its estimate , a seventeenth - century oil on copper of the Holy Family attributed to the ‘ entourage’ of Sassoferrato went for FFr29,000 ( £ 2,900 ; $ 5,100 ) and a Virgin and Child attributed to eighteenth - century French painter Jean Restout went under the hammer for FFr 22,000 . A far more commercial decorative village scene by eighteenth - century Flemish painter Théobald Michau , on the other hand , reached FFr150,000 ( £ 15,300 ; $ 26,700 ) while ‘ La Mort de Getta’ , by the French neo - classical painter Jacques - Augustin - Catherine Pajou sold for FFr 360,000 ( £ 36,700 ; $ 64,200 ) . More modern works fared better : a sketchy pencil drawing by Toulouse - Lautrec almost doubled its estimate to reach FFr50,000 ( £ 5,100 ; $ 8,900 ) and a small , late and unremarkable Renoir Provençal landscape raised FFr 1 million ( £ 102,000 ; $ 178,500 ) .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
Following the introductory chapter , the fundamentals of the law of contract are discussed and related to computer technology . Liability issues related to defective hardware and software are discussed and it should be noted that , in some cases , liability is not dependent upon the existence of a contractual relationship . In subsequent chapters , particular types of computer contracts are described ; contracts for the writing of computer software , " off - the - shelf " software licences , agreements between software authors and publishers and , finally , hardware contracts . Where appropriate , other areas of law are discussed such as the law of tort and consumer protection law . Chapter 18 contains a checklist of terms normally to be found in contracts concerning computer hardware and software .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
SUPPORT : Mansell KING OF THE TIPSTERS NEWSBOY rounded off a brilliant nap hand yesterday when Jdaayel romped home at 4 - 1 for his fifth winning nap on the trot . The King of the Tipsters has been in unstoppable form since he struck with another 4 - 1 shot , Pursuit Of Love , at Doncaster last week . It 's been winners all the way with Green Lane 9 - 2 , Mellotlie 13 - 2 and Seaside Minstrel 100 - 30 .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
CONCLUSION / EVALUATION There was very definitely evidence of a zone in transition and these were marked as limits on the map , by observation of where the CBD finished and where there was a mixture of houses , shops and offices before the area became wholly residential . By linking these limits according to the pattern of the street layout , bearing in mind that roads were laid out in a grid - pattern in the 19th C and in cul - de - sacs , crescents and curves in the 20th C , we could see the growth patterns from the centre of Nottingham outwards . After the Cemetery , there are a large number of extensive private houses in their own grounds , and this suggests an city boundary with the expensive houses closer to the countryside . As the city has grown it has almost swallowed up Carrington , and Sherwood and there have been further houses built between the city and Carrington making distinction between the districts difficult .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
Er which is subsidized . If you saw in the paper as I did . There 's one firm that had about nine buses took off the road try trying to cut corners as well . It just When you say the Government is it controlled by the Government .
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
Two hours later the order was given to cut down the masts . Although she still struck the bottom it was not so often or as hard . So , with luck , they hoped to weather the storm . During the night they fired the distress gun at regular intervals , as they knew they were not far from Portsmouth . At first light it became clear that HMS Impregnable had carried five miles across shoal water from the Dean to a position about half way between Langstone and Chichester harbours , approximately half a mile from Hayling Island .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Horticultural papers should possibly be included in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany , or one issue annually to be devoted to horticultural papers . RBG Kew has led the way with horticultural and taxonomic publications . RBGE must follow suit or possibly look to other styles of publication . 2b Local requirements of specialist gardens GUIDEBOOKS
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: yes)
Her head ? Her breasts ? The clenched fist still swung at his side , and without easing his grip , he twisted her arm so that now the pain was terrible to endure . Surely the bones must break ? And surely Johnny must know that they would ?
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm a musician , not a father.’ ‘ Oh well,’ said Wendy , ‘ that 's that,’and poured herself some sherry . Rhoda said when she came to tea at the weekend , ‘ You only remember what you want to remember , Ken ; serve you right . How many gigs have you missed in the last few months?’ ‘ Only one,’ said Ken , ‘ and that was n't because I forgot it : it was because they 'd given me bad directions.’
Idiom: on the pull (used idiomatically: yes)
A good example of this is the way that some Christians have all but taken over , or perhaps been taken in by , the complete relativism in the modern concept of truth . Whether this comes from the apparent tolerance in the Eastern religions or from the Western dismissal of absolutes , the relativism of modern truth has a strongly corrosive effect on historic Christian conviction . On one side of the church we have the pull of a misguided liberalism which dissipates the truth , and on the other side the pull of an equally misguided conservatism which stifles it . The one reduces theology to the Christian 's ' way of looking at things ' , makes evangelism just an open - ended dialogue and articulates faith in a way which previous generations would have seen as a denial of the faith , in need of an answer itself . The other , instinctively realizing the danger , swiftly retreats in a reflex movement of social and theological withdrawal , but all that it does from then on is marked by a deepening social and intellectual insecurity .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
You are very lovely , God will give you long life . This classy poetry appeared to do the trick . People began piling out of the house : two daughters - in - law , several small children , some unmarried daughters , two old grandfathers and the new bridegroom . The new bride , required by Hindu etiquette to be blushingly coy for several weeks after her marriage , cowered beyond the open window , twitching the lace curtain .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps you were active at school but have now become active only in spectator sports ; perhaps you have considered becoming more physically active but have lost your momentum before you ever began . Here are a few myths about exercise you might have believed in : Myth no . 1 : you have to be an athlete to exercise At school , did you simply go through the motions in your physical - education class ? Did you find the activities difficult and unenjoyable ? Do n't worry , there are many enjoyable physical activities in the " real world " — activities that do n't require special athletic background or " natural " abilities .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: no)
At the moment of birth Luke says the Angel of the Lord appeared to some shepherds , announcing the message of the birth . After the announcement , the angel was joined by a great company of the heavenly host , singing the praises of God ( Luke 2:13 ) . The shepherds hurried to the city to see for themselves . They spread the joyful news throughout the whole neighbourhood , while Mary
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
There were other , more recognised lines of inquiry but since his expulsion from the Royal Society he had pulled the plug on printed circuits , turned a blind eye to fibre optics , ignored the attraction of electromagnets
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , I do n't know,’ said Coleman cautiously . ‘ We 're just setting up here — we do n't have much equipment or anything yet . Why do n't I get back to you when I have this thing up and running?’ When he reported this encounter to Control , Donleavy hit the roof and summoned him to Frankfurt . They had met there before for face - to - face debriefings during Operation Steeplechase , and the routine was always the same .
Idiom: touch and go (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no security risk as the men could not have escaped from their wings,’ said Mr McDonald . He claimed one prisoner who suffered a fractured skull may have to undergo neuro - surgery if his condition did not improve . ‘ It is touch and go for him . Another prisoner was blinded for 48 hours by power hoses,’ he claimed . Safety warning as toddler is crushed by oven in freak accident
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
NATIONAL ASTHMA CAMPAIGN ON APRIL 21ST , RUN FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN'T. Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . They have to live with the fear of sudden attacks that leave them struggling to breathe . And every year asthma kills more than 2,000 people .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The single bed felt enormous , like an orgiast 's four - poster . He curled up tight and slept better than he had done all year . So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . He recognized the envelope as a lover would . He bent low as he opened it .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The president had hoped to negotiate an end to the country 's long - running , though much weakened , left - wing insurgency . A mediator from the Catholic church had threatened to pull out of the talks , blaming both sides for intransigence . Lately Mr Serrano had also come under fire on human rights . In the early 1980s , the army slaughtered thousands of Guatemalans in a brutal counter - insurgency campaign . Thousands of Indian peasants fled across the border to Mexico .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Ameritech Corp 's Ohio Bell Telephone Co issued $ 100 m of 5.75 % notes due May 1 2000 , at $ 99.85 % to yield 5.776 % . The notes , noncallable for life , were issued through Merrill Lynch Capital Markets . Interlinq Software Corp , Kirkland , Washington developer of MortgageWare personal computer - based mortgage lending software for mortgage brokers and bankers , banks , credit unions and savings institutions , filed to go public with an initial offer of 2.5 m , 1.5 m of them new , at $ 8 per share . The $ 11 m or so net proceeds will be used to fund product development , working capital , and possible acquisitions of technologies and businesses . The managing underwriter for the offering is Piper Jaffray Inc.
Idiom: not know you are born (used idiomatically: no)
And they still had ration books when I was a kid . Times were hard . You do n't know you 're born , your generation . ' ' Do n't be hard on the lad , ' said Pete , ' They got different problems , that 's all . ' Fuck , fuck , fuck , I ca n't handle this .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: no)
Of the Guerrero - Girke combination , Kren remarks , ‘ You could say that Wright 's work has to do with strong control with a certain allowance for sentiment . Girke 's paintings have a similar quality , and this is what I want to show : that it is possible to be reductive and constructive but also emotional’ . As Germany begins to feel the pinch of the recession , young gallerist Otto Schweins has responded with inspiring proof that small can be beautiful . His tiny , twenty - square metre gallery occupies the former gatehouse of Wormserstrasse 23 , where , since April 1991 Schweins has launched one - man shows of young graduates of the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie : giant woodcuts by Jürgen Stollhaus , sculptures made from typewriter keys and other objects by Jörg Koch ; elliptical polyester sculptures by Thomas Rentmeister ; drawings and sculpture by Monika Brandmeier and an installation of wine , salt and a long white chasuble by Milan artist Giuseppe Pipoli . From 12 June until 18 July , when the gallery closes for the summer , Schweins will cover the walls with fifty small paintings by Ralf Voltmann , who appropriates styles and techniques ranging from Nolde to Polke and Richter , and sometimes creates images by puncturing the canvas with a drill .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Transactions would resume when the two governments settled mutual payments for goods supplied . The move revoked an agreement on trade settlements between the chairmen of the Russian and Ukrainian central banks signed on Sept. 10 , and again demonstrated the conflict between RCB chairman Viktor Gerashchenko and reformers in the Russian government . Russia contended that Ukraine was exporting inflation to Russia when Ukrainian enterprises purchased Russian goods with credits issued by Ukraine , for although Russia had the monopoly on printing money , all former Soviet republics could issue credits to their industries . Talks between Russia and Ukraine on Ukraine 's withdrawal from the rouble zone had been in progress since June ( for RCB - government conflict see p. 39057 ) . The ITAR - TASS news agency reported on Sept. 8 that Russia had concluded agreements with Byelarus , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan , according to which Russia would assume these republics ' share of the former Soviet Union 's foreign debt in return for their portion of the Soviet Union 's assets [ for CIS March agreement on payment of ex - Soviet Union 's foreign debt p. 38824 ] .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
After he had released the ropes , the huge crowd watched as Simon began to ascend rather than descend the pole . He gradually inched his way up as spectators held their collective breath , for there was no safety net here , only the hard surface of the road . The newly - painted pole was slippery and he found it difficult to get a good grip . Then , just ten feet below the fox and some seventy feet from the ground , he stopped and clung tightly as the pole swayed in the wind . Commonsense prevailed and he shinned down amidst cheers and sighs of relief .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Actually , I 'm surprised the rule books do n't stipulate ‘ no visible panty line’ as they 're so concerned about what people look like . Mind you , as that would increase the likelihood of seeing in real life what 's on the cover of Jilly Cooper 's Riders , maybe it would be detrimental to showground safety . ( Which , come to think of it , makes it even more surprising it 's not in the rule books . ) While on the subject of underwear , I , and many male show - going acquaintances , still have n't got used to the advent of the sports bra . This would not be a problem if it was n't for another silly set of rules about what you must wear .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
By the time she was three , Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house . At the age of four , she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books . The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother , and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart , she decided she wanted something more interesting . ‘ Daddy,’ she said , ‘ do you think you could buy me a book?’ ‘ A book ? ’’ he said .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I do not think that you will find the Prince overjoyed to be reminded of his presence here,’ said Auguste . ‘ I do n't need advice from you , Didier . You are n't out of the wood yet . Far from it . You were the cook of this banquet .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
When the buyer said , ‘ You 've got to do better than that,’ Harry assumed he had to lower his price in order to close the sale . In reality , the buyer thought Harry 's original price was pretty good . He was simply buying time . Harry lost the sale because he failed to recognise the well - used ‘ Krunch’ technique in negotiation . He lost his nerve and over - reacted .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
In the coming weeks , the unions plan rallies on the company level , the National ~ Trade ~ Union ~ Federation ( DGB ) informed .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'd done my homework in advance . I knew I 'd see the facades of Nabataean temples chiselled into the rock and that the cliff - walls would be riddled with empty tombs . But I had n't realised that there were extensive Roman ruins as well , and that the wide valley waited for archaeologists to dig deeper . At this karavanserai merchants had bartered Damascus brocades for Chinese spices ; camels and goats for slaves ; thin , brittle pottery for water or weapons . Only when Red Sea dhows replaced camel - trains did Nabataean prosperity diminish .
Idiom: jockey for position (used idiomatically: yes)
' He wanted to consolidate his position within the company by being appointed head of the UK operation . His argument was that it would free my father to return to the States , but Ron is never so simple . ' Over the next few minutes Wickham learned that MacQuillan had not wanted to leave Barron in control anywhere , that Maureen and Barron had been and still were jockeying for position and that Maureen had enlisted Hunter - Blair 's support . ' I 'm afraid , ' she said , ' you 'll find intrigue everywhere you look , but it 's what business thrives on . ' A mite sharply Wickham replied : ' Your father did n't thrive , Miss MacQuillan .