Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
His stunning inside the distance victory over the Italian southpaw Vincenzo Nardiello was accompanied by the inevitable controversy and chaos . Typically throughout it all the new European super middleweight champion remained unruffled and unmoved as the highly partisan Italians became increasingly restless . Making light of what was a potentially ugly situation Ray said : ' It was mainly the champion 's brother who was causing all the trouble . ' He took it really bad . He threw a chair into the ring and then afterwards he did his best to get into the dressing room .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
You 've worked hard fer it and you 're bright . ' ' Bright ? ' ' Got it up here , ' said Tom , tapping his head with his hand . It was after they had cleared supper and were sitting by the range with a cup of tea that the first person to arrive knocked at the front door . Willie , whose stomach had been steadily growing tighter , almost spilt his tea over his shorts .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: no)
Experiment 2 Design : Subjects gave yes and no responses as to whether a specific item appeared in a memory set of varying size displayed on a computer using a within subjects design . Materials : BBC microcomputer with a connecting Yes / No response box .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
Bell 's tactics rang true when McVeighty 's machine ran dry at Governor 's Bridge , half a mile from home . Dungannon 's Eddie Sinton finished fourth in the 600 newcomers race , won unexpectedly by Mark Flynn , after Belfast 's Chris Richardson 's motor stopped on the last lap when he was in an unassailable lead . When he went out Richardson was 45 seconds ahead , having chopped over half a minute off the newcomers record set by Ian King last year . In the junior race last year 's newcomer winner , James Courtney from Dundrod , had to settle for second best , with Ballymoney 's Phillip Read 11th . On Sunday road and off - road competitors get the opportunity to put forward their ideas on how the sport could be improved in 1994 .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
She was all too horribly aware of the traitorous reactions of her own body as her breasts , covered only by the thin material of a sweatshirt , pressed against his naked chest . The scent of shampoo , clean and tangy , still clung to him , but there was another more masculine note to the aroma , a note that made her heady with its faint hint of warm male skin . His kiss was like no other she 'd ever experienced — not a caress , but a declaration of possession , as though he was staking a claim to something that was rightfully his . Shannon tried to resist his plundering lips , tried to pull her face away , but she could n't think straight , could n't clear the confusion fogging her mind . All she knew was the assault he was launching on her mouth , his lips commanding , his tongue playful yet deadly serious .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Your father married an older woman , a woman with money . He was n't ashamed to put that money into his business , it 's what she wanted and he wanted . It would have been a foolish , bull - necked man who would have looked a gift horse in the mouth … so I like to see myself in a small way as following in his footsteps.’ Benny had stared at him as if she had never seen him before . ‘ What exactly are you trying to say , Sean?’ she had asked .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
And fancy telling me that there was an interesting stoup in that old church on the island . ' ' It 's what the guide - book said , my darling . They are used in Catholic churches to hold holy water . ' ' Yes , but I thought it must be some arch or something that everybody had to stoop to go through . I did n't think even that would be very interesting , but I liked the idea of old Peter having to bend himself for once . '
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: no)
The island possessed a silent aura that demanded respect . One could sense the energy , spirit and hardiness of the long gone inhabitants . That night the wind and rain tore ferociously at the tent as the force 8 hit us ; it was a luxurious feeling to be snug , warm and safe in our sleeping bags . Thoughts of being stranded and stormbound drifted between the dreams . The morning 's forecast had a familiar ring , ' Force 6 becoming 8 ' ; there was a lull so we had to move .
Idiom: shut the door on (used idiomatically: no)
He could n't see the hedge at the far end . There was an early morning mist rising from the fens . Come in , lads , come in and shut the door on the fog . He remembered who had said it , now . ‘ Preston?’
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
But the treatment of the rest of the face is more complex , subtler and more empirical ; it is no longer divided into a few clearly defined sections , and eyes and mouth are not so precisely stylized and deliberately emphasized as they had been before . In many of the figure paintings of the winter of 1908 and the spring of 1909 the Negroid elements are superseded , and the empirical or experimental treatment of form is extended to whole or three - quarter length figures . Under the influence of Cézanne , Picasso 's work becomes once again more purely painterly , and these figures , though still simple and often clumsy and awkward in appearance , never give the impression , as did so many of the paintings of the Negroid phase , of being the pictorial counterparts of wooden sculptures . Forms become much more generalized ; and they are no longer thrown into relief by the use of a single , consistent light source as in most of the Negroid work . The limbs are generally thin , but there is a marked tendency to distend or inflate the trunks of the bodies so that they become unnaturally broad .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The sun was shining , the air was warm , and the low murmurs from the radio were beginning to make Juliet feel drowsy . The newsreader mentioned a child who had gone to the States for a life - saving operation , a vital double transplant that had never been done in Britain . And Juliet suddenly remembered Donna , and Mrs Hazell 's frightened face came to her mind . ' David ? ' she said suddenly . ' Oh , you are awake , then . '
Idiom: oil and water (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm an artist who likes to be honest and confront . He operates in a completely different way . We 're like oil and vinegar , oil and water . We just do n't mix . ‘ I think he 's killing himself.’
Idiom: drop someone a line (used idiomatically: no)
Paragraph , I would appreciate it if you could let me know when each unit has uplifted their allocation . Stop , as you can see I have warned them to let Haven Mouth know well in advance of the collection period for all the obvious reasons . Stop , then drop down a line and put a heading in the middle of the page originally , and underline that , and then out to the right , allocated , underline , then next line , left hand side . B S H Haven Mouth under originally put fifteen thousand kilos , under allocated put er thirteen thousand , eight hundred and fifty kilos , next line B S H Swinderby , three thousand kilos , two thousand , seven hundred and fifty kilos . B S H Warrington , five thousand kilos , four thousand , six hundred kilos , Germinal Ireland Limited , one thousand kilos , nine hundred and fifty kilos .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
' Rob Andrew is the player in possession right now , but we are different in our style and approach . For one thing , I like to play off the cuff now and again , and pull out a few surprises . ' That 's just the type of magic necessary today to unhinge the most defiant defence in the world — and Barbarians and England captain Will Carling backs Barnes to call the winning shots . ' Stuart will decide the plays , ' said Carling . ' He is a very talented player who is currently pushing Rob very hard for the fly - half shirt .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
" It is up to them not to let circumstances get the better of them . It is my intention , as I think I told you , to shape my own life . " Tilda had not gone straight onto Rochester . Aware of the not quite familiar atmosphere which had surrounded Martha and Heinrich and detached her sister , she felt , for the first time , somewhat adrift . Jumping defiantly onto Grace 's deck , she gathered up the surprised Stripey and hugged her close .
Idiom: speak your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I am , yes . I 'm not an employee of the County certainly . So you 're free to speak your mind . Yes , sure . Do you think that there 's a bias against women giving women erm the top positions of power on the County , because that 's where you would know , the County , we could talk to somebody else maybe about the City .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: no)
There , that manoeuvre is known as gybing but really it 's as simple as that , sailing downwind you do n't have to change course very often , unlike when we 're sailing upwind with tacking but we need to show you a few more demonstrations about it in quick succession . Like tacking a manoeuvre consists of a series of related movements , change hands , push , change sides and straighten up again but the difference is in the tiller movement where you move the tiller towards where you were sitting , so let 's watch that again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch the boom , as it swings across , straighten up the tiller and settle on the new side . Again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch for the boom , as it swings across , straighten up and sit down on the new side . In stronger winds the manoeuvre becomes a bit more lively and here it 's a good idea to twig the mainsheet to help the boom come across . There 's lots of power in the sail all the time and so you will have to remain agile .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Not that the natives were always hostile in intent or capability . Nor were the Russians always spoiling for a fight . They were used to rubbing shoulders with Tatars in regions west of the Urals , and seem to have had few trances of the sense of racial superiority which other European colonists took with them . In general they got along with their new neighbours . Most of Siberia was conquered and held without the serious levels of bloodshed experienced in the American West .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , lord . The glow faded away . Twoflower pointed a trembling finger at where he remembered the door to be and said , ' Open it ! ' The dragon raised its huge head . Again the ball of flame rolled out but this time , as the dragon 's neck muscles contracted , its colour faded from orange to yellow , from yellow to white , and finally to the faintest of blues .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Sport Patrick Collins Hook - nosed hero on the ropes The brief sporting life of the battling hunchback with the big stick The late Mr Punch was never much of a sportsman .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
What ? How long does it take you to do throw a shot . Well with all those people breathing down his neck it 's probably put him off Is there anything you 're going to want taped while you 're out ? What this evening ?
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've never seen anything like that spell between the 6th and 18th . It was on a level with Arnold 's 67 at Troon . To shoot birdies like that with Nicklaus breathing down your neck —— twice ! Well , then out came the champagne , but not for him — for the press and for his friends . He says to me , ‘ Tip , I 'm going to give you more money than anyone 's ever given a caddie before , but just look after my clubs .
Idiom: rule the roost (used idiomatically: yes)
USA 1989 . 102 mins . The freshest , most original US film of 1989 features rising stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in a ferocious comedy about style - conscious peer groups , suicide cults and the mutual incomprehension of adolescents and elders in the High School jungle . Attractive , popular and smart , Veronica hovers in the orbit of the ‘ Heathers’ , a four - girl clique who rule the roost at Westerburgh High . But she 's secretly ambivalent about her friends and an open breach looms when she 's drawn to charismatic outsider J.D. who seduces her into an apparently humorous plan of attack . But a rapidly escalating body count forces her to face up to what 's really happening .
Idiom: break the ice (used idiomatically: no)
Moreover you genuinely need to find out at this stage whether or not the job will suit you . You will therefore be expected to ask questions as well as answer them . Breaking the ice The preliminary chat which usually prefaces the interview proper is intended to break the ice and give both sides a chance to size each other up . It gives the interviewee a useful chance to hear the sound of his or her own voice in this artificial situation , without starting immediately on important subjects .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Phoebe opened her eyes and saw the abstracted professional look in the doctor 's face ; attentive not to Phoebe but to the lump , to the breast itself . As it should be . And then the doctor caught her eye . She began a reassuring smile and then stopped abruptly . ‘ You knew , did n't you?’
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
He wrote,"While planning the lunacies that will make the public laugh , I do n't enjoy myself ; I keep a straight face and the composure of a chemist dispensing a prescription . I take a gram of complication , a gram of shamelessly immoral behaviour and a gram of observation and I mix all these elements together as best I can . And I foresee , almost without fail , the effect they will produce . " fatigue To psychologists , this means boredom or a tired feeling ; Hull calls it " reactive inhibition . "
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Liverpool 's main Euro trait down the years was always that the Reds did n't lose many goals in these type of games . Another thing that surprised me was the manager 's quotes after the defeat at Spurs . Assessing the result , Souness suggested that the players had tonight 's game on their minds . In my experience , the only thing Liverpool players ever used to worry about was the game in hand . They certainly wo n't be thinking of anything else tonight .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Her family was shocked . They say she was forced out of the National Health service because of no long term care beds . Tonight , after the case was taken up by Labour 's health spokeswoman , the Health Authority has agreed to foot the bill . Since Mrs. Butler 's story was told on Central News South , she 's received calls from dozens of people with similar cases . It 's the second health issue in recent weeks in Oxfordshire to be raised at national level .
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
Jess went to fetch the coal bucket , trailing the fast dying hope that if she got on with her work she might be left in peace to think things out . ‘ Miss Jarman told thee to take a stroll I suppose,’ Salt said sarcastically . ‘ Miss Phoebe,’ Jess said , throwing caution to the winds . ‘ ‘ Go out the front and in at the back!'’ Her very words.’
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , I suppose not . As far as I 'm concerned , though , clothes are n't important.’ Jessamy pulled a face . ‘ The owner of the restaurant might have a rather different point of view.’ Then she looked at him curiously .
Idiom: up to here (used idiomatically: yes)
Penny , to her surprise , was surprised . ‘ I can see … ’ she tentatively began . ‘ I have had girls,’ enunciated Glenda , ‘ up to here.’ ‘ I do n't suppose there 's many girls that could be that much worse than , say , Hilary Frome,’ put in Penny , out of loyalty to her sex . ‘ You think not ?
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
The point is that as far as room bookings are concerned Yeah , she may not have sent it through to You 're , you 're in the clear . room bookings , the first one . She probably just booked them
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
That if you change your mind remember you 're not entitled to anything . And the other point made by the consumer adviser is try to have a good look at what you 've chosen before you walk out of the shop . Now I know that 's easier said than done . You ca n't always do it but try to if you can . Because what the Sale of Goods Act goes on to say is that if the goods contain a fault which is so obvious you should have noticed the fault while you were in the shop , or the shop assistant pointed out the fault to you while you were in the shop , then I do n't think you can really demand money back on that basis .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ How are things going?’ ‘ Fine,’ Luce replied tritely and without a great deal of truth . There was so much to say , and if they 'd been face to face she would have poured it all out , but as it was … ‘ I 'm not at the hotel any longer . I 'm staying at the Ca’ del Leone , a palazzo on the Grand Canal.’
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: no)
‘ The purer the better’ might be a reasonable motto for a substance as indispensable as water . But the quantities of lead and nitrates which the EC is making a fuss about are so small that they represent a negligible — perhaps even a non - existent — hazard to health . And since only about 3 % of water is drunk , while a great deal is used for cruder purposes , much of the industry 's investment will be flushed down the drain . British consumers will have to find £ 90 m to meet the EC 's directives over the next few years ; might this large amount of money not have been better spent , say , in building hospitals and schools ? Mr Nicholas Ridley , who , as secretary of state for the environment , masterminded the privatisation , likes to think of himself as a scourge of high - minded meddlers and an advocate of consumer choice .
Idiom: in the raw (used idiomatically: no)
Weaving The craft of weaving requires threads that can be bound together , the skill to combine them , and knowledge of the patterns that can be formed . Those single threads can be woven into a new texture and shape that will bring out.qualities not immediately apparent in the raw materials , such as intensity and shadings of colour , strength or delicacy of fabric . New forms are created that can contain , cover , connect or protect ; the basket , the shawl , the rope and the tapestry are all examples of these . It needs vision to foresee what the finished product will look like , but it also needs skill , to set the process in motion and maintain it with economy of effort .
Idiom: hit and miss (used idiomatically: yes)
The Hollywood tough - guy , whose new movie Patriot Games opens next month , admits : ' Every morning I ask myself : ' I wonder if I 'm going to be able to act today ? ' ' Sometimes I arrive on the set knowing I could n't act my way out of a paper bag . ' HIT AND MISS FOR MORRISSEY MORRISSEY left thousands of fans fuming after he pulled out of Sunday 's Madness reunion concert . The singer failed to turn up at the gig at London 's Finsbury Park after he faced a barrage of missiles thrown by fans during Saturday 's performance .
Idiom: third time lucky (used idiomatically: yes)
Now you tried it there and you left the E out now you 've left the I out . Oh . Okay third time lucky oh that was sneaky just got it in . Right weight and last one freight freight . Freight ?
Idiom: snap someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
She felt unwell . Vernon knew something was up ; the droop to her mouth , the expression in her eyes . She did n't snap his head off when he suggested she gave him a hand with the laying of the tables for the morning . Dog - tired , Lily had gone to bed a good hour before . ‘ How did the play go?’ he asked .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
This means that the parachute release is attached to the aircraft by a line Which automatically opens the parachute on exiting the aircraft . The man is also equipped with a reserve parachute and a container for his personal equipment . This container is fitted to one of the man 's legs shortly before the drop , and is lowered from the body on a rope once the parachutist has left the aircraft . This allows it to land nearby but not interfere with the descent . Using this method a full C-130 Hercules aircraft load of ninety heavily - laden troops can be dispatched from two parallel side doors in no more than forty - five seconds .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
SUN 's SCOTT McNEALY TELLS IT HOW IT IS ABOUT CHIPS IN VAPOUR , WINDOWS SUPPORT AND SPARC SUPPLIES Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy is never at a loss for something to say , and has been sounding off about some of the current bees in his bonnet . He says he 's sick and tired of the press Intel Corp 's getting about chips it ca n't deliver . Sun too has chips in development , he says — seven of them in fact . So McNealy says he 's going to put his people on a road show to compare vapourchips to vapourchips.’
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: no)
Page 3 Pyramids bomb Five British tourists have been injured in a bomb attack on the road to the Egyptian pyramids . Page 9 Lynne on mend Coronation Street star Lynne Perrie is recovering in hospital after collapsing from an asthma attack . Page 7 School fire
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Are n't I , , she must try again . to do is get your great knees under the table . Do n't remember . Great knees .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
Sir Brian Hopkin was later to describe the relaxation of monetary targets at this time as ' the last dying kick of Keynesian demand management ' , but clearly there was life left in the old orthodoxy yet . Denis Healey , nevertheless , had to contend with a wide range of critics , from socialists such as Benn who claimed that his successes resulted from such right - wing nostrums as a wage freeze and cutting public spending , to the monetarists of the Policy Studies Committee who attacked him for being far too dirigiste . In the spring of 1978 there were signs of the happier times coming to an end , with the pound under pressure and Healey himself attacked for anticipating tax cuts that summer in the budget he introduced in April . Under some pressure from the Liberals , he agreed to accept amendments to reduce the standard rate of income tax in his Finance Bill , but his alternative scheme of including a 2 per cent surcharge on employers ' National Insurance contributions was much attacked in the City . There were , indeed , tremors both in the markets and in the strength of sterling that summer .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When exactly was that?’ Morse asked his question in a level tone , his eyes , unblinking , never leaving hers . She breathed in deeply , stared intently at the intricate pattern on the carpet , then looked up again . ‘ Cedric rang up from The Randolph just before he came home . He said — he said he should n't know himself really , but one of the people there , the tour leader , told him and told him not to say anything , and Cedric’— she breathed deeply again —‘told me , and told me not to say anything.’
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I love you . I am your mother and nothing can change that . But if you marry that woman , you will break my heart . Go now . It is all very sad.’