Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Rotating your graph to obtain exactly the right view is a delightfully simple mouse - controlled process ; just grab a corner of a 3-dimensional box which represents your graph , and swing it around until it looks right . It 's easy and quick too,(the speed is a consequence of using a wireframe cube instead of the entire graph ) . Microsoft 's attempts to increase usability have worked well , producing a package which is easy to get to grips with and fun to use . It has little that 's revolutionary in terms of innovative spreadsheet design , and working with multiple worksheets could be made easier , but as a Windows spreadsheet , Excel excels . EXCEL 4 — The Highlights
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
Let 's go and eat — I ' m starving . ' I do n't want to feel , let me push down thinking by eating . Food for thoughts , puns the hysterical Kate as they depart . Outside after their meal they crouch in the small low car , knees touching chins , Jeremy braced for maximum impact on the controls as he carves a jerky aggressive path through the sluggish traffic . They swoop and scream to a halt in a narrow street alive and garish with neon signs over narrow dark doorways .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the modest additional resources granted to MDC to cope with its new challenges cast doubt on its ability to transform its single purpose agency practice . Clearly , if MDC does not possess the institutional resources to meet its new challenges it will not succeed . Equally , however , if they are essentially operating as traditional institutions and if it does succeed as a multi - purpose agency , it begs the question whether UDCs were necessary in the first place . MDC has clearly demonstrated a capacity to realise physical renewal of its initial area and has operated effectively as a single - purpose agency . It has essentially used its very extensive powers and privileges — direct access to central government resources and influence , relative autonomy and freedom from local political accountability — to achieve what the government required .
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
The famous cantata Quando ridi , in which a lover claims he is dying for the sake of a beautiful mouth ? Four pieces , four airs in four different keys ; each air , moreover , is strewn with notes that go out of the key , and the so - called key of the work , the one in which it begins and ends , is the one that prevails least ; the work goes directly from an air in E ♭ major to another in E [ minor ] , which is unheard of … Le Cerf was rightly taken to task for his selective criticisms of Bononcini , 3 but the tonal oddness of Quando ridi is by no means exceptional in Italian music of the period . Many Italian cantatas , notably those of Handel and of the mature Scarlatti , are prodigal in their use of different keys , and tonal unity is not a concern of Italian opera . Even Bononcini provides a further example .
Idiom: get wind of (used idiomatically: yes)
Another ruse was to offer houses at low rent or for sale , or to offer signing - on fees far in excess of the £ 10 theoretically permitted by the FA . Old cars were sold to clubs at inflated prices and on one occasion a player sold his dog to a director . From time to time the authorities got wind of these breaches of regulations and punished clubs , but they did not regularly inspect the books and revelations of extra payments tended to emerge as a result of other inquiries . Such was the case at Manchester City in 1905–6 . Billy Meredith , the ‘ Prince of Dribblers’ and the club captain , was suspended for a season for attempting to offer a bribe to an Aston Villa player .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , what do you say to that , John ? Well that 's very nice to hear . I mean obviously since we was established in nineteen eighty three we 've gone from strength to strength , and the only way that any company can do that is by offering good service all round . erm I mean a few of things that I would say , first of all we operate on a freephone system , also we turn claims cheques round the same day , and the name of the game as far as we 're concerned is service . We do n't have claim forms .
Idiom: man's best friend (used idiomatically: yes)
On each occasion Bragg turned and looked back in fascination . ‘ A fine sight , that,’ he murmured , as they were finally leaving the towpath at Stepney station . ‘ They say a dog is man 's best friend , but they 've got it wrong . Where would we be without the ‘ I doubt if the prince of Wales would agree with you , sir,’ Morton chaffed him .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
Two readers , Meryl Emerson of Alresford and Mrs. D. Dibble of Farnborough , are both agreed that if ever a shopkeeper deserved our Gold Star , it is Lena Kerry of Woolwork in Grosvenor Road , Aldershot , Hampshire . Meryl wrote to tell us of Lena 's general kindness , saying she found her the most helpful and patient person she knew . As a housewife and knitting club member , she ‘ took the plunge’ and opened Woolwork nearly ten years ago and Meryl reckons the success of the shop is due to Lena 's attitude of giving the same smiling service whether the customer wants a cone of yarn or the latest machine . She relates that Lena will even take the trouble to teach customers how to use machines that they have bought elsewhere and go out of her way to make deliveries , both free of charge . Mrs Dibble experienced Lena 's generosity when the ribber attachment she had bought from a mail order company would not work on her machine .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Where there is a danger of eutrophication in this country,’ says the government , ‘ usually the limiting factor is phosphate , and not nitrate ; if confined this would mean that zones would not therefore need to be designated to prevent eutrophication.’ For scientific assessment of a subtle ecological issue such as the causes of eutrophication , it is important that the information used to decide policy is openly available for scientific debate . In this case , it seems that the DoE will decide behind closed doors . The DoE wrote to Water Authorities ‘ seeking from them assessments of the zones that would need to be designated’ if the Directive came into being . It also has information on nitrate levels held as part of the Harmonised Monitoring Programme and ‘ separate information on farming practices’ .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
The limits of decency Apart from the threats posed to the spiritual continuum , and the discourse on professional humane scholarship by excessive specialization , certain other tendencies could serve to undermine the synthetic unity of inter - war English studies . In the final analysis , neither specialization , nor " crude and slovenly workmanship " , nor technical inadequacies , were seen as the greatest dangers . The real challenge was as much moral as technical . The nature of this challenge emerges , for example , when Mabel Day warns against any " cynical treatment " which would deprive the literary work of " much of its moral appeal " .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
She had a good long night with no disturbance . Good . I noticed on your card she called him Daniel David and then behold he 's going to be just Daniel . Well David is his second name . I know
Idiom: burn rubber (used idiomatically: yes)
The moment the play was over , I was off . I did n't even wait for the curtain call and the audience must have seen me charging through the lobby as they made their way out . ‘ I burned rubber in the car all the way to the hospital . Luckily , I made it in time . There 's nothing like the birth of a baby to get life into perspective .
Idiom: go halves (used idiomatically: no)
No . there ? Are you going half Er way .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
They could feel the chill of the water through the rubber of their Wellington boots . Their hands , piling up stones , became red with cold . Kate watched him , glancing sideways without turning her head . In the garden that morning she 'd thought he was going to cry because of the memory of his mother 's death . She 'd thought he was going to turn his back on Timothy Gedge and on herself and run into the house so that they would n't see his tears .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , Bob 's wife . burned to death rescuing board . I , I , ca n't see it , it seems to be one of those things that has no purpose . Well , only in case of accident or injury , you see . Yeah , but I
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
BUT SETS BELLS RINGING The idea , nevertheless , is an interesting one , given that Novell Inc is believed by some quarters to be determined to end the division of the Unix world into rival camps . Such a move could provide the mechanism for Digital Equipment Corp , Hewlett - Packard Co and IBM Corp to extricate themselves from OSF 's seemingly doomed operating system effort which they have each supported to the tune of tens of millions of dollars . IBM , for example , has already decided to adopt Mach 3 to go under not only AIX Unix , but also under OS/2 with its Workplace Shell , and under the Taligent operating system it is developing with Apple Computer Inc , and demonstrated OS/2 , AIX , Windows and MS - DOS applications running on the microkernel at Comdex / Fall . A move to the Mach 3 microkernel by USL would mean that UnixWare and the various implementations of Unix System V would run native on the IBM Corp RS/6000 and PowerPC and Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha , on IBM mainframes , and on the machines of all other vendors voting the OSFi ticket .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
She could not exactly deny the existence of what she thought of as the stranger within . For one thing , it was now very much alive and kicking , a sensation which she found both distressing and uncomfortable . In her heart of hearts Celia knew that she had n't really come to terms with her condition at all , but she could n't say so point - blank to Alison . ‘ More or less,’ she lied , before adding , ‘ although I wish to God I were more like you.’ ‘ But then you would n't be having a child , would you?’ came the swift , quiet , but strangely disconcerting reply .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
Backing against a wall she screams a scream that will soon have most of Britain in suspense , and the output cuts to a camera facing the roller caption machine on which the end credits are being displayed . The theme music is faded up by the Grams Operator , and then faded down again after the final credit has been captured on tape . The next episode of Doctor Who is in the can . MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN The Cusick Stories Serial ‘ T / A '
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You must first become like the forest , a part of the forest dance.’ This means , firstly , in their minds . Then the body follows suit . And they added , ‘ You would need at least four years just to learn how to breathe!’ Perhaps , too , such inner quietness underlies the legends concerning herbs that make a person ‘ invisible’ .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , it had been an austere place , with only plain wooden furniture , painted dull red , to relieve the stark whiteness of the walls . Now , Taheb had set it with large earthenware tubs , from which a profusion of tall dark - green plants grew . Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . Two - thirds of the way up the wall a frieze had been painted , depicting the work of the shipping company which Amotju had inherited from his father . There , unmistakably , were the pylons of the port of Peru - nefer , near the Northern Capital .
Idiom: tip the scales (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps it was just procrastination . He may have believed , and was encouraged to think , that the Communist party would win the coming election in France and form , or at least be made part of , a new government ; and the Russian advice seems to have been to hold on and to wait for ‘ democratic France’ and its ‘ progressive forces’to support the cause of colonial liberation . Alternatively , Ho may simply have been waiting for something to turn up , something that would tip the scales one way or the other in the situation that was neither peace nor war . It was also , one must remember , a situation of continuing revolution which had no more ended in August 1945 than the French revolution had in July 1789 . Although compressed into less than 18 months there are certain similarities between the two revolutions , in their tactics as well as their phases , and although it is not explicit there is a remarkable comparison that may be inferred from Devillers ' brilliant essay in which he describes a Vietminh , at the end of 1946 , already losing momentum and because of that , driven to imprudent acts :
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Both the actual process of creating such notes and the appropriateness and variety of the finished product will aid understanding and memorisation . The most convenient method of keeping a note of important individuals and terminology is a card file or index . Significant information about people and definitions of unfamiliar or important terms , can be quickly recorded on a small card ( usually 13cms x 8cms is adequate ) and then filed alphabetically in a box , marked either " BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX " or " GLOSSARY " . Cards and boxes can either be bought from a stationer or made out of ordinary file paper and shoe boxes ! Marker cards which indicate either names ( e.g. " IMPERIALISM " or " R. PEEL " ) or letters ( i.e. " A " , " B " , " C " etc . ) should be inserted at appropriate places to allow for quick reference .
Idiom: cut a dash (used idiomatically: yes)
It seemed to withstand the onslaught of bicycles , tricycles and roller skates with scarcely a scratch to show . Windows give you a chance to go to town . The obvious window treatments in traditional dining rooms are curtains on rods , or under pelmets , or hung from various headings , tied back at the sides , and used with roller , Roman or festoon blinds if you wanted to cut a particular dash . Blinds on their own can fit any atmosphere , particularly if windows are awkward , small or you did not want to lose too much light . Vertical or louvred blinds , pinoleum or matchstick blinds or Venetian blinds are more appropriate in modern settings .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh it 's the red button on that recorder Yeah . but black the orange light 's shining on the red button made it look black . Have a look at it . Do n't press it but just have a look .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
This is just what I was claiming for authority . To say either that someone acts authoritatively or that someone is responsible for his actions may depend upon the possibility of ascribing mental states or capacities but neither is merely a shorthand way of ascribing them . In the case of the fully autonomous person , authority and responsibility go hand in hand . The capacity - to - act - autonomously is the coming together of the two . If both or either is impaired then so is this capacity , and both depend upon the psychological capacities of the agent plus the recognition of other members of the moral and political community .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
This will be done from December 1993 . Including tax expenditure None of these changes fully gets to grips with the central weakness of the PES system as far as social policy is concerned — the failure to integrate tax expenditures into the system in an explicit way . It is the ‘ hidden face of public expenditure’(Hogwood , 1989 ) . The consequences have been as follows :
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Markets that were kept apart by government barriers , by blockages to information or by differing perceptions of a borrower 's creditworthiness have been bridged by free flows , by computers and by a vast new trade in the swapping of debt . In more and more instruments , the law of one price is free to apply : close financial substitutes are allowed to be swapped for one another , so trading ( arbitrage , in the argot ) can ensure that they fetch the same price . Currencies , commodities , government and corporate bonds : all are now issued and traded around the clock and around the world . Cross - border flows in and out of stockmarkets have also grown rapidly , though equities are still not easily substitutable for one another across borders . They retain their national character thanks to differences in accounting , disclosure and tax , and to restraints — some official , some from inertia — on institutional investment in foreign shares .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
These form a larger group than fabliaux set in the country , largely in villages , although the latter group is still a substantial one . It is rare for the scene to shift to a setting of higher status , in a castle , manor or abbey , etc . , though some such examples can be found . Emblematic of the limited but crucial shift the fabliaux make use of from a thoroughly familiar world to one that is somewhat different is the extent to which the stories take place in the deep darkness of the medieval French night : as , for instance , all the tit - for - tat stealing and impersonation of Barat et Haimet . Darkness aids deception , of course , although the tricks played and misdeeds committed seem to lose little of their quality of daring for being performed under the cover of night . Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin stands at the edge of a relatively small , distinctive subset of irreverent fabliaux , fabliaux which powerfully exploit the inherent realism of the genre by reducing the characters and setting of the Christian heaven to a comically mundane and very human level : Heaven and Hell become just two alternatives amongst the familiar loci of the fabliaux .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
But it is equally important to insist that the WEA is effective among an agricultural population … I should view with great consternation any attempt to exclude Resident Tutors from any towns or villages … But , indeed , the whole general effect is to divorce Resident Tutors from the WEA ; the Resident Tutor would be excluded from urban areas , while on the other hand the WEA would be to say the least of it extremely circumscribed in rural areas . The prospect seems to me unprecedented and highly undesirable . In more astringent fashion , Hampden Jackson dealt with the realities of his appointment :
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ If I get unhealthy because I ca n't do any sit - ups,’ he told Gina , ‘ it 's all your fault . You really ought to give the place a going - over with the Hoover once in a while.’ As soon as he was out of the bathroom he put on his tracksuit and hit the road . He soon got to know the other joggers of the district . Most of them were so seedy he began to have doubts about the efficacy of his chosen sport .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
The half - life of a radioactive substance is the time interval taken for the radiant species present to lose half its radioactivity . Each radioactive element has its own characteristic half life , e.g. carbon 5570 years ( C ) and uranium ( U ) 4.51 X 10 years . Nuclear equations Nuclear equations must balance , the total mass must be the same on the left and right hand sides . 1 ) Consider the emission of an -particle from Po to form Pb . Consider the emission of a -particle from Pb to form Bi .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . He dismantles the lot , he 's stupid . I 've got more straps and bloody cordless watches , everything , all over the place . Yeah . Cos Wayne give him one , he paid seventy quid for it and he dismantled that one in three week of having it .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
Smash this to get the drain rod in . It may help to twist drain rods when pushing them down the drain . Do this in a clockwise direction , not anticlockwise or they will unscrew and you could have a length of drain rod stuck down the drain — as well as the original blockage ! Draining equipment You may also come across larger versions of plumber 's snakes sold for clearing drains , including electrically - powered ones .
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
Politically orthodox Bulgaria may have more or an interest in good trading relations with the West than was once the case ; but would she alter anything by way of political character , or even policy , to this end ? Far more striking in the changed atmosphere of the 1950s is the case of Romania . The first country to chart an independent course in the economic sphere ( and the only one to make an issue of doing so ) startled all and sundry in May 1980 with calls for more effective joint planning within CMEA . Needless to say , all CMEA countries have now emerged as enthusiasts for greater integration in the realm of energy production and distribution : In sum , the results of this decade of lost hopes have been : ( 1 )
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
The girl had told me that she was a virgin and that she was in love with me . I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . Bored , I ran away from Downside when I was sixteen and spent two days in Paris , sleeping rough , before hitch - hiking home . I was taken away from the school by my father and tutored in a caravan by an eccentric ex - priest . I was turned down by all the universities on my UCCA application form , because I had received a bad report from my headmaster at Downside School who said I took drugs , which was true , but was also an admission made to him in confidence .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: no)
15.4 Some functions of English tones In this chapter only a very small part of English intonation has been introduced . We will now see if it is possible to state in what circumstances the different tones are used within the very limited context of the words ‘ yes’ and ‘ no’said in isolation . We will look at some typical occurrences ; no examples of extra pitch height will be considered here . This is the tone about which least needs to be said , and which is usually regarded as more or less ‘ neutral’ .
Idiom: take the liberty (used idiomatically: yes)
So far , we have mostly considered the use of fourth chords in situations where only one vertical chord is built of perfect fourths superimposed , each note remaining in the same register . We have seen how difficult it is to gain a horizontal flow with such limited material , and that the resulting music is inevitably fairly static . To get the music moving horizontally and yet retain the essential character of quartal harmony , we have to take liberties and extend the system in some way . One method is to use ' inversions ' of quartal chords , so that notes of the same chord are used in different registers . For instance , using only components of the quartal chord D , G , C , F , we can move as follows , by abandoning the strict use of fourths without transposition , and using the notes in different groupings and in different registers : In spite of the abandoning of strict usages of harmony in fourths , it will be felt that in the above example the same harmonic mood persists throughout .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
The combination of hot weather and high pollution levels leads to misery for hay fever and asthma sufferers , and for many it 's getting worse . For them , the poor quality of air also means a poor quality of life . Five hundred homes had their power supplies cut when a hot air balloon collided with high voltage cables . The balloon was taking part in a promotional stunt for a ballooning festival planned for later this year . Mike Rowbottom reports .