Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bleeding heart (used idiomatically: no)
The rest of the claptrap is just social control . It 's easy to forget the longing for Magic , for solace ; the holy card visions of guardian angels guiding lost children through a storm . How we all long for protection , like a pink ceramic nightlight of the Virgin , or the bleeding heart behind a strobe of crosses and candles ! Catholicism , for its many faults , acknowledges the terrors of the waking world , the black void of the individual soul and the need to fill what little time remains with homage to loss , to death , and to fear . It may seem superstitious , but it makes damned fine art , because the vision of release in salvation is so vividly nurtured in Christian history .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
They have stopped making public statements about a possible Greek exit , and just supported a third bailout package for the country . As long as Spain and Italy remain vulnerable , a Greek blowup could spark severe contagion before Germany ’s election next year , jeopardizing Chancellor Angela ~ Merkel ’s chances of winning another term . So Germany will continue to finance Greece for the time being . Nonetheless , the eurozone periphery shows little sign of recovery : GDP continues to shrink , owing to ongoing fiscal austerity , the euro ’s excessive strength , a severe credit crunch underpinned by banks ’ shortage of capital , and depressed business and consumer confidence . Moreover , recession on the periphery is now spreading to the eurozone core , with French output contracting and even Germany stalling as growth in its two main export markets is either falling ( the rest of the eurozone ) or slowing ( China and elsewhere in Asia ) .
Idiom: first off (used idiomatically: yes)
It consists of four air springs , which replace the coil springs , new dampers and four height sensors at each corner . An electronic control unit , which is fed information about the road speed , engine speed , the operation of the brakes , the auto - transmission lever position as well as information from the ride height sensors , oversees the operation of the EAS , which has five different height settings . The Vogue LSE is also the first off - road vehicle to be fitted with electronic traction control ( ETC ) . It operates on the rear wheels only , by applying the brakes to the spinning or slipping wheel and transferring torque to the other side of the axle . After only a day testing the new system , on and off road , around the Wiltshire countryside , floating like a butterfly is the only way I can describe the ride .
Idiom: go native (used idiomatically: yes)
THIS STRONG collection of stories is the second in a trilogy about the peasants of the French Alps , where John Berger lives . He produces the stories at a craftsmanlike rate , no more than one a year , so it is some time since the appearance of the first volume , Pig Earth . The cover photograph shows Berger gone native , in dark suit , stiff collar and homburg hat , for all the world like a French shepherd ( a berger , in fact ) on his way to a wedding . ‘ In our village , as in many villages in the world at that time , there was a souvenir shop,’ one story goes . ‘ You could buy there skiers in glass bottles … clockwork marmots , goat horns … sunglasses , imitation butter - churns , my books.’
Idiom: fair and square (used idiomatically: yes)
And Akram admitted last night : ‘ This might start further accusations of ball - tampering but we do n't care any more . ‘ Every time we win , people start saying these things . We won the match fair and square and that 's all there is to it.’ Waqar , who has just signed a new three - year contract with Surrey , said : ‘ I do n't care what people say about ball - tampering either.’ Ironically , the ball change helped Pakistan win the match , which earned them £ 5,250 in prize - money .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
And that is completely against the wishes of both Frank Maloney and even his own brother Dennis , who believe they could eventually get at least twice as much . Maloney said : ‘ The present offer is an absolute insult , but Lennox is getting worried and he is adamant that he wants to fight Bowe . At the end of the day if he insists , we shall have to go into fourth gear to prepare for it . ‘ We will to talk again with Bowe 's people — and we will demand that Bowe has no warm-up fight beforehand . This time we will be calling their bluff .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
you know they it should be pretty well Yes . spot on for Yeah . what you what you actually
Idiom: cry foul (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Clarke , however , would not say whether — as seems likely — the legislation putting the Government 's plans into effect will ' require ' regional health authorities and family practitioner committees to keep to their drug budgets . ' We are still drafting , and exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled , ' he said . The British Medical Association has said that if the legislation does require authorities to keep to drug budgets , the association will see that as a cash limit and cry ' foul ' after accepting assurances from Mr Clarke last week that budgets would not operate as cash limits . Mr Clarke , speaking in Southport at the annual conference of the Society of Family Practitioner Committees , insisted that what was planned would not be a cash limit for drugs . ' What we will expect the regions to do is adhere to the firm budgets by doing their job properly , ' he said .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Does this arrangement have problematical history ? I am considering installing a second hand one I purchased on my 1981 SWB 2.25 , 5-bearing petrol engine . 1 find when operating the vehicle in the bush at slow speeds , in air temperatures in excess of 35 ° C that the water temperature gauge is in the red though the thermostat has been removed and fan belt and tension are in good order . The radiator has not yet boiled over . The engine appears to be in good order having recently had an upper cylinder overhaul and new valves and has a very modest oil consumption .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Having assured itself of that source , however , does n't translate into a positive factor — merely a neutral one . It would have to decide whether or not Unix is integral to its corporate strategy and , if not , whether now was the most appropriate time to cash in its chips . There was some fretting over the question of whether trading one parent for another rather than going public would put Unix right back where it was when the Open Software Foundation was formed . Other voices , however , dismissed such concerns by pointing out that the Novell is a software company with a benign reputation and the neutrality of running on anyone 's platform . If it comes to pass , Sun , which wishes it had done the deal with Novell , and presumably The Santa Cruz Operation — though see page 4 — wo n't be happy .
Idiom: easy on the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of the ‘ new’ short forms are those which originally appeared in Pitman New Era shorthand . A key to revision is given in each chapter . The layout and print is easy on the eye and the revision passages for dictation becomes increasingly difficult as the book progresses . The book and cassette together would provide a good home refresher course but could be used equally well during a day or evening class revision course . First Course in Keyboarding and Document Processing ( 6th Edition )
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
A month or so later Anna 's mother got a kitten , a grey tabby tom kitten , who was very affectionate from the start , sat on her lap , purred loudly when stroked and snuggled up in her arms , though Anna was sure her mother had not stopped having baths or using perfume . So much for the Jakob theories . Nearly a year had gone by before she again drove down the road where Maria Jakob 's house was . She had not intended to go that way . She had been given directions to a smallholding where they sold early strawberries on a roadside stall but she must have missed her way , taken a wrong turning and come out here .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
With his gruff , Cockney drawl and lack of pretentiousness , he was the first person he had met on the production side of TV London who was not part of the middle - class mafia , and who seemed relaxed and at ease with himself . Mind you , Dexter thought , Terry was probably playing a role as much as anybody else . He found the film boring : tramps sleeping rough on pavements , women with grimy children in bed and breakfast hotels , men in suits pontificating . Lots of talk about the Problem . Just the sort of thing he avoided on his television at home .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
So there is a desperate need for some silverware . ‘ We will be going for the Scottish Cup , the Skol Cup , the Premier Division and the UEFA Cup . If Celtic fall short and win only three , I will be satisfied . It is time Celtic won something for their fanatical supporters.’ Mowbray is set for an emotional return to Ayresome Park when Celtic provide the opposition for his testimonial match on Sunday , July 26 .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
Sarah Spencer of the Rue Conti Jazz Band is one of many musicians who 'll be appearing at the Farnham Maltings All - Day Jazz Festival on Sunday , May 10th . Ticket details from the box office on 0252 726234 . Off the Record On the track of local bands ONCE more we 've been overwhelmed by demo tapes from local bands so this week , Off the Record 's Steve Hack and Andrew Hartley turn up the office music system and review the latest in local sounds .
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
This year 's hot summer has made life difficult for exhibitors like Gordon . The heat is not so bad , it 's when this wind 's with it , and it literally dries the flowers out — you can see them go opaque and takes the colour out of them , but we 're not doing too badly . I think basically , if you 've got good colour sense you 're home and dry as I have said many times , it does n't matter how you put it together , but if the colours are superb , it 's going to look good . Well Gordon and here we are with the erm the finished arrangement — are you pleased with it ? Well I am .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Your PP tells you where the first five are , always starting with the object This might be as follows : The butter dish is in the fridge . The breadboard is on the larder shelf . The jam spoon is in the jam pot . The carving knife is in the sideboard drawer .
Idiom: fight shy of (used idiomatically: yes)
Very much so . What about destinations ? Are people fighting shy of certain parts of the world ? Well obviously the last few weeks the eastern Mediterranean has been hit very badly erm but even as from yesterday places like Cyprus are starting to come back very quickly . I mean Cyprus has been one of the major growth destinations in the last year or so and erm people stopped going there from the day war broke out .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
Note incidentally , that the term ‘ photosynthesis’ applies to two different processes : first , the splitting of water ; and second , the joining of released hydrogen to carbon dioxide , to create organic molecules . These two abilities presumably evolved separately ; after all , the splitting of water is useful in its own right , because it releases some chemical energy . But the second process — the creation of organic molecules incorporating hydrogen — was the icing on the cake which gave the photosynthesizing organisms their supremacy . In existing plants and cyanobacteria , the two components of photosynthesis are very closely linked , and run as one smooth , continuous process . In early times , then — certainly more than two billion years ago photosynthesis evolved .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
When friends tried to stop him driving he fell and sustained fatal head injuries . The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death . A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . He 'd had ninety - one previous convictions , but was released because he had spent time in jail on remand . KATE GARRAWAY / Milton Keynes
Idiom: put a damper on (used idiomatically: yes)
Get the correct name and stick with it . Everything flows from there . So that put the damper on gigs for a bit . Some time before , Malcolm had come up with a list of half a dozen names . The Damned was one .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
OK , so it used to be called ' mother 's ruin ' and it 's reputation among the more desperate of women as a way of sorting out an inconvenient pregnancy problem might hardly have endeared it to the more sober . But somehow , it still has that touch of glamour . I mean , Americans drink it in martinis , the cocktail set love it ' pink ' and a ' G&T'is still the preferred drink of the ' darling luvvy'classes as they bob up and down on their boats moored firmly in the sheltered dock of Liverpool Marina . Even now , gin with ice cold tonic is the spirit I 'd probably choose to take with me to a desert island just so long as there were plenty of lemon groves to hand on my castaway paradise . ( Then again , at 40 % proof , who needs the desert island ? )
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
It is Her Majesty 's ministers in the United Kingdom — who else ? ‘ END THIS FICTION ’ The Times , 17 July 1986 Certain Cabinet ministers told the press on Tuesday they feared a head-on constitutional clash between the Prime Minister and the Queen over sanctions on South Africa . They did what they ought n't . The sovereign is under a constitutional duty to accept the advice of her ministers tendered through her chief minister so long as they command her confidence — so long , that is , as they command a majority in Parliament .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: no)
United were late entrants into the Scottish league and played their earliest games on a sand - strewn pitch , earning them the local nickname ‘ The Arabs’ . Although many of their fans are too young to realise , United have generally been seen as the town 's two - bit team , little more than camels in the eyes of the Dens Park faithful . But in the last ten years , United have thrived on the back of an ambitious youth policy and the curious managerial whims of Jim McLean , Dundee United created a tangerine dream for the ' 80s , building an impressive and free - flowing side around players like David Narey , Paul Hegarty and Paul Sturrock . To the club 's credit , the investment in youth and future development has continued beyond the ' 80s , rewarding United with one of the youngest teams in Scotland 's history , a precociously gifted side built around youthful talent like Christian Dailley , Paddy Connolly , Darren Jackson and Billy McKinlay . But United invested in a youth development policy as their near neighbours Dundee fell deeper into a mire of penury and poor performances .
Idiom: look the part (used idiomatically: no)
The remainder have had their teeth drawn.’ I 'm inclined to agree with Upson , whose last National tilt was when Over The Road finished fourth two years ago . Zeta 's Lad , who has won five chases in a row this season , certainly looks the part and although he is no ‘ good thing’ I feel he has the form to win the race given a clear round . His last appearance was in the Racing Post Chase which Rhyme ‘ n’ Reason won on his way to National glory . Zeta 's Lad put in a smooth performance to beat Docklands Express ( fourth in the National last year ) and Bradbury Star with Royal Athlete fourth .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
A New , Managed Capitalism ? The astonishing economic achievements of the golden years led many to conclude that capitalism had undergone a qualitative transformation — that the bad old days of slumps and class antagonisms had been transcended for ever . The most important expression of this view was the development in many countries of a broad political consensus , embracing the major parties of both left and right , and subscribed to by trade unions and employers ' associations . Its central feature was acceptance of the so - called mixed economy — that is , a capitalist framework within which state enterprise was tolerated and the government held responsible for managing the economy . Broadly speaking , workers obtained certain rights and material benefits .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
Later they went to the scene of one of the most bloody battles in the 1950–53 Korean war affecting British troops . It was there that Diana took her own revenge — by deliberately upstaging her husband . After two days of meekly walking behind him , Diana was determined to steal the show . The battle took place just one mile from the blood - drenched border with North Korea . As the pair were taken to Castle Hill , overlooking the spot where 59 British soldiers were killed by Chinese invaders , Diana made her move .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
at night in search of water , were caught and goaded on to Matabele water - hole — nothing but a dark stain on the sand . Makololo drank vinegar and died .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed here more than anywhere we may detect the Council 's most characteristic of orientations in comparison with all other Councils : a concern with ‘ the signs of the time’(Gaudium et Spes 4 and cf . 44 ) , things outside the Church 's own life , the major problems cultural , economic and political of the contemporary world . For an understanding of the Council 's orientation this remains absolutely pivotal : the Church 's life and career can not be self - sufficient . It is a strength , not a weakness , that it responds precisely to the ‘ signs of the time’ presented by secular society . However , this was not a merely secular orientation . It remained a profoundly Christological one , though this has too seldom been recognized .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
For instance , discharges frequently run from septic tanks in the grounds of country cottages , many of whose occupants are old people who have the sympathies of field men , since most of them are believed to be badly off . It is possible , technically , to control these discharges — but to take action here would be to involve the owners in an expenditure regarded as totally unjustifiable in the context of their limited means and the modest potential for damage . Field staff , by describing their inactivity as ‘ turning a blind eye’ , recognize that the formal law can embrace cases of this kind . The other part of the decision about what falls within the working definition of ‘ pollution’ is a judgment as to whether the effluent will have an ‘ impact ’ . If it will , it becomes a ‘ problem’ and the officer must act ; otherwise the field man will feel no professional obligation to take action .
Idiom: third time lucky (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . If I do n't pass it at the third time I 'm just gon na give up cos I 'm not failing more Third time lucky . yeah I 'm not failing more times than Dan , I mean it 's not really Just get , just get yourself a f just get yourself a false driving licence or somehow
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
He was not able to do it all by himself , of course , but he assumed the responsibility , arranged the shipment and testing , recruited consultants ( from among retired engineers ) and certified the work . The exercise went far to establish his credentials in the right quarters . The revenues it generated — well over £ 2 million — were what enabled him to bid for the factory at Earby , only a couple of miles over the hill from Barnoldswick . With further financing and other assistance from the Rural Development Commission and the local authority ( the borough of Pendle encompasses both towns ) , the building was expensively adapted to fulfil his second major contract , which followed hard upon the first . ‘ The customer had a requirement for a stock of components but it also had a lot of outdated engines.’
Idiom: sweetness and light (used idiomatically: yes)
In a chapter of the book entitled Hebraism and Hellenism he traces the roots of these views . The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness while that of Hebraism is strictness of conscience , the former concerned with intelligence , thinking and knowing the ground of one 's duty , the latter with obedience , doing and the diligent practice of one 's duty . He was quite explicit in rejecting the world of business because of its philistinism , derived from a Judaistic view of the world , and championing a Hellenistic view concerned with the pursuit of sweetness and light . But ideas have consequences . The emphasis on service linked to the pursuit of beauty and truth led in the British educational system to the superiority of pure over applied science and technology , and the superiority of classics and humanities over more vocational subjects .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
He turned away from the other man and grinned crookedly in greeting . Then , before Harry had even rehearsed an opening remark , he said : ' You must be Harry Barnett . ' Instantly , the tables were turned . Harry was suddenly the victim of the surprise he had hoped to exploit . ' Yes , I am , ' he stumbled , ' but — '
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
Harrison met his party colleagues for a celebration dinner on the outskirts of the city . Most of it was never eaten . The results came in thick and fast — flashed across the tv screen over some cheap subtitled American B - movie . Disaster after disaster for the PBDS . It was all over by about 9 pm : the ruling Barisan had scored a resounding thumping victory — 49 out of 56 seats .
Idiom: for keeps (used idiomatically: no)
Which she did . Very happily . Though the artist was ill with tuberculosis and had no money to pay for his keep , Marama looked after him while he painted her over and over again ; sometimes nude , sometimes dressed , and nearly always against the background of island scenery — near the waterfalls and the secret pools , in dells that laced the volcanic slopes , in the village market , in the main street of Anani . The illness — the tuberculosis — slowly worsened , and soon it was apparent that the painter would die unless he received medical attention . He was racked by coughs that almost tore him apart .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Hansen wo n't say a word against the scum at the moment . However he did have a lot of good things to saya bout Leeds when we were winning the title . Greeny is generally pretty good , like a laugh and takes the piss a bit too . Him and Martin O ' Neill together were very good on the Norwich match . I think we are all really fucked off that Scum are the team at the top .
Idiom: sell like hot cakes (used idiomatically: yes)
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