Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: no)
LaBudde noted that the quantity of non-target species taken during their time aboard was greater than the quantity of squid harvested . LaBudde filmed entire schools of tuna trapped in the nets : ‘ ... the collective mass of their bodies temporarily pulling entire sections of net far below the surface . Here , in the seemingly endless expanse of clear blue , hundreds of fish hung strangely suspended in the water , the nets that held them all but invisible . ’ LaBudde also reported that the two drift-net vessel skippers to whom he had spoken in the North Pacific both admitted to periodically cutting loose large sections of net in which whales had become entangled . Whales enmeshed in a drift-net are condemned to a slow death from starvation or suffocation .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
By that time the cinema had closed down , sold to a firm making fibreglass covers for pneumatic drills . From time to time I have had vivid dreams in which the Majestic has again been open for business , the glass cases full of photographs , lit up , with posters advertising wonderful movies covering the outside walls . In 1986 the plastics factory caught fire and the building was razed to the ground and the dreams have not recurred . [ CHRIS GARRATT ] TE HOKINGA MAI KI WHANGANUI
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
PISCES : Feb 20 to Mar 20 As a romantic you will be glad to hear that today is a great time for making moves in this area . Try to get out and about whenever possible , making new friends and contacts . Evening is a time for partying and meeting new people away from your home base . Starline number 776
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: yes)
So it is funny ! It was n't funny ! And all he kept doing was twisting my arm last night , and my leg bummer ! Ahhh ! No do n't wanna put my name down !
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Another enthusiast working further up the east coast recovered the fossilised remains of a dinosaur . A museum paid him a four - figure sum for it . Smaller , but equally welcome amounts of money have changed hands for pieces of driftwood and other finds worked on by artists and later sold to tourists . If you have any skill at carving or painting you can certainly add more value on to many finds ! Equipment
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
' Once the production opened and the showed the allegations were totally groundless we are left with a production that parents know is suitable for children and no one can take that publicity away . ' — Swan Lake plays at Darlington Civic Theatre from March 31-April 4 and Newcastle Theatre Royal in June . ONE hundred years ago theatre history was made in Bury St Edmonds . The curtain went up on Charley 's Aunt for the first time at the Theatre Royal . Tomorrow former Blue Peter presenter Mark Curry will be bounding around the same stage in frock and wig as Lord Fancourt Babberley in the centenary staging of the Brandon Thomas farce .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
He began doing them in the earliest days of his career down on Coenties Slip in the late Fifties ( where the drawing classes held in Fred Mitchell 's loft became legendary ) and has kept steadily at them ever since . Until the end of the month a selection of them spanning a forty - year period may be seen at Matthew Marks . Kelly also has two shows of brand new work on the boards these days : one , of paintings at Blum Helman from 11 November to 2 January , and another at Castelli from 21 November to 19 December in which he abandons the wall in favour of a large piece meant to be looked down upon and circumambulated . Previous floor paintings , done in Europe , were in black and white but the one for New York is in colour . Painting the figure , of course , continues apace , practiced by those who have devoted lifetimes to it and by those who are only beginning .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Since electrical stimulation of the exposed cortex of one hemisphere can induce a deviation in eye gaze towards the opposite side ( Penfield and Roberts , 1959 ) it is conceivable that naturally occurring lateral eye movements reflect , at least in some circumstances , asymmetrical activity in the two hemispheres . It follows from this proposition that manipulating differential hemispheric activity should induce changes in direction of lateral eye gaze . Kinsbourne ( 1972 ) and Kocel , Galin , Ornstein and Merrin ( 1972 ) attempted to differentially engage the left and right hemispheres by asking different types of questions . The direction of a subject 's first eye movement following a question was recorded and found to be related to the type of question being asked . Verbal questions tended to elicit eye movements to the right whereas questions of a spatial nature tended to elicit movements to the left .
Idiom: Pyrrhic victory (used idiomatically: yes)
Most of them still are . WEST INDIES v SOUTH AFRICA TEST MATCH A Pyrrhic victory South Africa looked set to mark their return to Test cricket after 22 years with a notable victory in their first - ever match against West Indies — but a dramatic last - day collapse shattered their dreams . However , as STEPHEN THORPE reports , this historic match was marred by a spectators ' boycott which kept the overall crowd down to 6500
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
Almost perfectly circular , it contains a virtually circular lake with another almost perfectly circular island in its centre — the whole confection looking like a vast floating doughnut . There is a big bundle of feathers called the incubator bird which lays its eggs six feet down in the hot black sand , and whose offspring emerge huge and fully feathered against the heat . And there is a reputation among world stamp - collectors : since the cliffs of Niuafo'ou are almost wholly steep - to and landings are fatally difficult , mail is — or was until very recently — transferred to and from passing ships by swimmers , who carried the outbound post in oilcloth bags and used bamboo poles to retrieve the inbound letters sealed in tin cans . ' Tin Can Island ' proclaim the postage stamps , and old ones are said to be almost as sought after as British Guiana Triangulars or Penny Blacks . The second island is Niuatoputapu , small and triangular , fringed by beaches of the purest white , with palm trees and pandanus pines leaning into the ever - beating trade winds .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Rats criss - crossed the water like caterpillars , their tiny screes a mocking reminder of grypesh . Then the sun burned on the water ahead and they were dazzled by the sudden brightness . They came out into a wide waterway which ended in docks . The buildings of the city arced up incredibly steeply on all sides , covering the docks in shadow . There were large boats there that could have been called ships ; they were webbed with a confusion of lines and ropes , and had the spider figures of men clinging to them .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: yes)
THE DOG THAT HELPS ! Good luck to a new charity called Assistance Dogs for Disabled People , which aims to match highly - trained dogs with people who are severely physically disabled . The dogs will learn 90 different commands , including opening and closing doors , turning switches off and on , carrying shopping and even pushing buttons in a lift . Can you help with money ? Can you help with money ?
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Front running is not always easy to detect . Instead of front running his customer the broker / dealer may pass the information about the customer 's position to another trader , such as a local , who makes a profit and then splits the difference with the broker / dealer , or pays him back in some other way . Or he may pass the information to a non - member of the exchange , who then deals through another broker or in the over - the - counter ( OTC ) market . Pre - arranged trading In other cases misconduct may not be aimed at a specific customer , but may impact on the integrity of the market as a whole .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
Here was hunger and despair and disease … He continued down a cobbled footpath towards a pump where a woman was drawing water . A solitary street - lamp shed feeble green light , leaving most of the street in shadow . This was Jonathan Swift 's Dublin . The Dean of St Patrick 's had strolled through these streets with muddied cloak , doffing his beaver hat in salute to the fond greetings of beggar and artisan .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
So first of all I put it on a little er I 've got a rather nasty little table that looks as though it ought to have a chamber pot underneath it you remember that nasty little wooden bedside table that I hate Oh yeah , yeah . so I put it on the top of there , every time anybody went by they knocked it off ! In the end I simply flung it on the Away !
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
LITHUANIAN Airlines has a return fare to Vilnuis for £ 225 , departing Heathrow on Monday and Saturday . Details : 0444 400100 . YOU can escape the November doom and gloom by booking a low - cost , winter sun package with Inspirations . A one - week holiday in Cyprus , staying at the White Arches Hotel , Limassol , departs on November 29 and costs £ 119 . Flights from Gatwick to Lanzarote have been reduced to £ 99 for departures on December 3 , 10 and 17 .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
Piggie involved hitting a wooden wedge with a type of hockey stick . Rival villages would line up at either end of the green to do this . They would take turns in whacking the wedge , or piggie , into the no - man 's land between them . The hitter would then nominate the number of strides he needed to fetch the pig . If his estimate was wrong , batting was turned over to the rivals .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Mrs Holland stressed any changes to the existing system would require close consultation with the trade . And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . Joe Harris , chairman of Darlington LVA and landlord of the Half Moon at Barton , described the idea of cafe licenses as ‘ totally out of order’ as the increase in competition would hit hard pressed publicans . Mr Harris said existing laws governing when children could go into pubs were confused and needed to be clarified . Anita Adams , senior vice - president of York LVA and landlady of the city 's Golden Slipper pub , was also against the creation of cafe licences .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Use simple visual aids ( preferably diagrams and pictures rather than words ) to enhance the main messages . Remember that 75 per cent of all we know has come from seeing . All these behavioural skills fall into the easier said than done category but they are all learnable techniques that can be mastered with practice . So far as the contents of the presentation are concerned , persuasiveness is enhanced if the message unfolds in a chronological sequence as follows : 1
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Evictions are the extreme end of the bailiff 's duties . But both they and the welfare advisors say they want the Lord Chancellor to simplify the rules governing bailiffs with clear advance warnings to those receiving court orders . Five hundred mourners have attended the funeral of a soldier who died when an RAF Hercules crashed , killing all nine people on board . On the base where the dead men were stationed people say this is the saddest week in its history . ROBIN POWELL / Tetbury
Idiom: too clever by half (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You 're after an excuse to go on the prowl round those fashion - shops again — is n't that the truth of it?’ Smiling , Ruth gave in to him . ‘ Oh , you 're too clever by half . How did you guess I 'd got a secret plan?’ Half a mile away , in another bedroom , Mabel Judge opened her eyes to find her husband looming over her , silhouetted against the landing light .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
From the moorland rimwards of the wood they watched the battle between the trees and Time , which could only have one ending . It was a sort of cabaret to the main business of the halt , which was the consumption of quite a lot of a bear which had incautiously come within bowshot of Hrun . Rincewind watched Hrun over the top of his slab of greasy meat . Hrun going about the business of being a hero , he realised , was quite different to the wine - bibbing , carousing Hrun who occasionally came to Ankh - Morpork . He was cat - cautious , lithe as a panther , and thoroughly at home .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , do you honestly think the answer would have been the same if I 'd been Norman Ward Westerman or Lord Boddy?’ ‘ You mean you 'd have been able to pull strings?’ said Bob . ‘ I should n't have pulled strings — other people would have pulled them for me ! ‘ If we had Lord Boddy in the Parent - Teacher Association,’ they 'd think , ‘ we might have a little influence at County Hall.’ Or they 'd realize that it might be rather agreeable to say to visiting parents , ‘ That 's Noel Westerman — you know , Norman Ward Westerman 's son .
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , I like human beings . Lawyers like me have to study people ; it 's part of our job . And really the Giffens have hearts of gold . They are sensitive and kind , and somehow very innocent . -They know so little about life …
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
The cafés provide a nice easy introduction to the delights and puzzles of Japan . Avoid the hotel restaurants , and beware of Colonel Sanders . His larger - than - life statue with its slightly oriental cast of features serves as a warning that you are approaching the junk food area . The most intriguing cafés have steamy windows filled with plastic replicas of the real food inside . It is certainly a better way of choosing food than trying to read the menu .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
He tokes on the spliff . ‘ Here we are and we 've had our experiment ; there 's been one party , one dominant idea , one fully followed plan , one strong leader — and her grey shadow — and it 's all turned to shit and ashes . Industrial base cut so close to the bone the marrow 's leaking out , the old vaguely socialist inefficiencies replaced with more rabid capitalist ones , power centralised , corruption institutionalised , and a generation created which'll never have any skills beyond opening a car with a coat hanger and knowing which solvents give you the best buzz with a plastic bag over your head before you throw up or pass out.’ He sucks hard on the number before holding it out to me . ‘ Yeah,’ I say , taking it .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: no)
This fact does nothing to bolster his confidence in himself ; without that feeling of confidence , he will find it extremely difficult to work towards overcoming his fear . If regression can find the reason for the initial onset of the phobia — that first , frightening occasion — it may not be sufficient to put an end to it but it certainly stops the sufferer feeling that he is simply being ‘ weak’ and ‘ foolish’or ( as one of my patients put it ) that he is ‘ going out of his mind’ . This in turn puts him in the right frame of mind to be helped to overcome the problem once and for all . So , while regression can not be claimed to be the be - all and end - all of therapeutic treatment , it is certainly an important stage . To miss it out would make the treatment itself take far longer , if indeed it is to succeed at all .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
Meryl switched it off again and stared across the room , her heart thudding . Rampton . The place where the criminally insane were kept under lock and key . Stranglers . Rapists .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: yes)
So what do I think of it ? Well , it 's me all right . I can find no errors of shape , proportion or poise — full marks for accuracy . However , the grim , vulnerable face staring out of the canvas reveals a side of me which undoubtedly is real enough , but one which I 'm sure Jane has never seen . This is unsettling , and makes me realise that for those three and a half hours I have been the still and passive object of her intuition as well as her technical skill .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: no)
But sheer pressure — from within , from the Soviet Union and other allies and from the West — could conceivably do the job . The secret police will doubtless try to make sure there are no reformist demonstrators chanting ' Gorbi , Gorbi ' in the streets on Saturday , as thousands did in Leipzig on Monday night . The honoured guest will doubtless not be encouraged to take a crowd bath . But Mr Gorbachev 's very presence will be a reminder of how very wrong things have gone . Mr Honecker and his men , boasting confidently that their economy was so well run it did not need Soviet - style reforms , were banking on the expectation that Mr Gorbachev would fail .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
This means that the audience can be treated to two different interpretations of similar pieces of observations and the formula works very well indeed . The show , which lasts a good three hours and does not contain a dull moment , works around an interesting format , whereby neither comedian is supporting the other , but both perform three sets each . The pecking order was apparently decided on the toss of a coin . Another interesting twist to the evening was at the end of the show when the audience was invited to put questions to both performers whose answers to even the stupidest of enquiries were quick and funny with some excellent put - downs for those who dared to ask the wrong things . Luckily for comedy - lovers Middlesbrough Town Hall has added an extra date for these two marvellously funny men tonight .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
In spring 1978 , Marcella Evaristi had persuaded the Traverse that she and I ought to put a ‘ poetry reading’ together , and run it for several nights . ‘ What , the same poems , every night the same order , planning it?’ ‘ Yes , and would n't it be good to get a structure and … maybe costume , a few props anyway and learn the poems off by heart , not read them , nose buried in a book , dropping them out your looseleaf onto the floor , scrabbling around picking them up again in the wrong order.’ ‘ You mean a sort of show … ’ ‘ Why not.’
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . Well if we were granted time off without pay then , which is , this is a distinct possibility yeah , er would the respective unions present here be reimbursing their members for loss of earnings ? Well it 's , it 's for their benefit in , in the long run . I mean we 're not doing it for our own good . Are we ?
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
Mhm . Mhm . And he goes all the way down that end and round . Just to avoid it . So how do you so how do you feel of the fact the fact that the flats are coming down shortly , how do you feel about that ?
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
From Mr Trevor Naylor Sir , Just to highlight the difficulties companies like ourselves have in non - English speaking markets , below is a copy of an enquiry from a client in Turkey . See if you can spot the odd one out in the list , and then try to imagine the customer 's reaction on receiving the book … 1 Climber 's and Hiker 's Guide to the World 's Mountains
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
Also there Trish Johnson , five under par for her and Lisa Hackney from Staffordshire lies fourth , she 's four under . par but bad news for American Kristal Parker who we also saw earlier , she 's finished nine over par and does n't look as if she 'll be going through to the next stage . The same I 'm afraid applies to the two competitors from our region , Sarah Niklin and Nina Holloway have n't made the cut and will take no further part in the tournament . Now a busy weekend of Bank Holiday sport coming up … here 's Mark Kiff with some of the highlights . Voice over
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Let your baby rip wrapping paper , scrunch tissue , paper , mangles magazines ( no , no , not this one ! ) . He 'll love the feel of it . Play rolling games : if you have n't got a ball , an orange or a roll of tape will do . Posting things , then finding them again is an obsession for babies . Make a post box out of a cardboard box , a shoe box with a lid , or a baby wipe container .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
At least one Leeds player scored a goal this weekend , as Frank Strandli gave Norway the lead against USA a minute before half time . ( USA won 2–1 after scoring on both their chances in the second half though . ) Frank played left midfielder/winger in a 4–5-1 formation ( with Jostein Flo from Sheff.Utd. at the right flank and debutant Geir Frigard from Kongsvinger , Norway , as the striker ) and did well , even though ‘ Drillo ’ Olsen would have wanted more movement off the ball from him . He used his pace and aerial strength and created some chances , one of his passed could easily have resulted in a goal . The goal came when a cross from the right went over the whole defence , and Frank was unmarked on the left , 7–8 yards out .
Idiom: roll up your sleeves (used idiomatically: yes)
And that 's gon na have to be some of the things that suffer . If for example you 've got a problem with productivity in your patch , erm because of the , the reasons we 've talked about , it does mean that perhaps you need to say to whoever has been , is off and doing other projects that they 'll have to stop doing that until you 've got the productivity up till you can release them back again . I think they 'll have to recognize that it 's gon na be roll your sleeves up and we 're go we are n't gon na be able to do all of the things we wanted to do , and that 's the price we 're gon na have to pay . Will that extend to things like the team reports , branch reports ? I think we just make sure we deal , make those as effective as possible .
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
THE Duke of Roxburghe is to be presented with a splendid new £3,500 desk made from timber on his Roxburghshire estate , Floors Castle . The desk — one of a limited edition of 250 — has been made from the last commercially viable elm wood left in Britain . ‘ To all intents and purposes elm is finished as a commercial product in this country after the ravages of Dutch elm disease , ’ Lucia Ercolani , whose company Ercol Furniture is manufacturing the desks , tells me . ‘ We discovered there were elms which we could use on the Floors Estate and so the Duke agreed to sell them to us . ’ Each desk comes complete with a brass plaque , a signed letter of authenticity from the duke and a brochure extolling the virtues of Floors Castle .
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over This is the Simtek S941 … made in Banbury … it 's the brainchild of designer Nick Wirth … Simtek is his firm … in the driving seat is David Brabham he 's been signed up to drive the new machine … the father figure of formula one 's newest team is Sir Jack Brabham … three times world champion … Exciting times … their only problem is finance … to go racing they need around six million pounds … Nick Wirth says its like dribbling the ball around the goalmouth … they've got to put it in the net … he 's confident but not over confident … they will do their best