Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
The 1785 census finds them there , two males and four females in a house owned by Mr. Muir . Catherine or St Catherine 's Hill itself constituted a Pandora 's box of small - town trades and occupations at the time : everything from a gingerbread maker to a hairdresser , a staymaker , a breechesmaker , Charles Tucker the coalminer , John Golledge the blind schoolmaster , Mrs Allen at the Castle public house , and even John Ward , who seemed to be able to support himself by practising the noble art of a ' horse jockey ' . The Titfords ' little house nestled among others occupied by these larger - than - life characters — John was , after all , merely a humble and humdrum cardmaker . In 1800 the family 's landlords are given as ' Muir and Wayland ' , and the property itself is described as ' House and Garden ' . By 1802 John Wayland — a member of a famous Frome family , some of whom were to be very eminent in Baptist circles in America — was the new owner , and rates on it cost him 4d . ; lucky old Mrs. Muir , then , who had taken over by 1804 , and was only charged half the price …
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
For a while , he had even resisted his name , scratching out the Jr on any documents with his full name on them , and signing himself C. Eugene Nielson . Now , that seemed cowardly . He simply had to stake his claim and fight for it , making sure by his works that everybody knew who Cameron Nielson really was . The brilliant young composer , not the burned - out playwright . ' Not long now . '
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
You might say , by the end of the week I 'm hoping to get that completed , and I 'll , then I 'll see what I 've got . So that 's how you go , using the fish bone diagram . . Or you can build up a tree . Anybody want to suggest a problem ? You know , something that really is big , that 's major to go at .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
But he made sure he lived only on his own salary . Executor and friend Geoffrey Woolsey - Brown said : ‘ He kept it all very much under his hat . ‘ He used his money to help others — but he never made a song and dance about it.’ Mr Carefull left most of his money — more than £ 750,000 — to a religious charity he established 18 months before his death . Rocking into the jailhouse
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Last summer , strolling down the steps , Lithuania 's deputy president remarked that : ' Yes , it 's a fine building but difficult to work in . We prefer something with historical resonance . ' The Lithuanians believe that their history will soon be made in it . The parliament has become a garrison . Sandbags block the entrances .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Nah . Do n't think Oh we 're being kind , you 're not , you nicked two and pissed off with them . Do n't need that many tapes . But I want me Dirty Dancing tape back .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
Contrary to the old view that monks and nuns were brutally discarded into the roads to swell a growing army of miserable vagrants , most of them did remarkably well , with posts in the new Church of England or pensions . The scale of these rewards varied with the importance of the house they left . The Abbot of Battle , John Hammond , took an annual pension of £ 100 , worth possibly £ 10,000 in our currency , almost tax - free to boot , and settled in the town where he died in the later 1540s . Other monks of the house became parish clergy . The Prior of Lewes , Robert Peterson , collected a number of cathedral offices around England to keep him in comfort .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
Africa , too , has read the signs of the times and , by establishing and developing the OAU , has laid the foundations for a successful future .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
You simply can not plough down as you might do in deep , wet snow . Rather it is essential to face in and front point of the ice , even on slopes as gentle as 30 degrees . Moving together on the rope in such conditions offers very little security because the leader has no decent footing on which to hold a slip . It is therefore often wise to pitch such descents , which of course can take an eternity . In the bare conditions typical after the end of July , the stonefall risk on descents increased greatly .
Idiom: don't hold your breath (used idiomatically: yes)
' No , I 'm not , ' she denied . ' I said I would have to teach you to be beautiful , and I do n't intend to fail . ' ' Do n't hold your breath , Miguel , because I 'm not going out with you . ' ' Not even to Pepe 's ? ' Shelley paused , her mouth already opening to refuse .
Idiom: hit and miss (used idiomatically: yes)
just a brief comment . I ca n't remembered who said it a little earlier but they said that the er , conservatives er dealt with the environment as it came along , and it 's it 's been all too apparent that they kep dealt with it as it came along . It was hit and miss , and it was more miss than hit . And , qui and most certainly demonstrated the need to set up the very same committee as we have set up . Thank you .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
From the fourth century , popes , bishops , and emperors competed in fostering the memorials of the martyrs , rediscovering or restoring their burials , adorning them with inscriptions recording their deeds , erecting great basilicas in the cemeteries to accommodate the crowds of worshippers . The celebration of the martyr 's anniversary had grown out of the commemoration of the departed dead ; but it soon outgrew the limits of its origins and became far more than the expression of that larger family solidarity which embraced heaven and earth . It helped fourth - century Christians to come to terms with the paradox that the privileged , wealthy , and powerful post - Constantinian church actually was also the church of the martyrs . The most urgent need for the triumphant post - Constantinian church was to annex its own past . It had to find a way of being able to think of itself as the true heir of the persecuted church , not its betrayer .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
up have n't you ? We got the same now ! Back back to square one again Shel ! He 's got five thousand ! How 'd he get that ?
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
A cobra does n't hang about either . Many species would not have survived without the weapon of the pre - emptive strike . But to describe this as an uncanny ability to read someone 's intentions , as Hearne does , is optimistic to say the least ( 1987 : 56 ) . And even Griffin ( 1984 : 196 ) is unenthusiastic about K. Pryor 's not dissimilar attempts to communicate with porpoises . But the explicitly linguistic experiments with primates continue to intrigue the non - specialist above all .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
More generally the concept of sensitivity to initial conditions has important implications for the predictability of systems governed by equations with this property . In any real system there is always some lack of exactitude in one 's knowledge of initial conditions . Even if this is small , it means that the detailed behaviour becomes totally unforecastable in the long run . Determinism in principle does not necessarily imply predictability in practice . ( In Section 24.3 we will look at an actual physical system that shows the implications of that statement rather effectively . )
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
in the third division its saturday as usual for hereford … united were given a pat on the back by Wimbledon this week for playing so well against them in the cup … it beats a kick on the leg … tomorrow its all change for Crewe defender gareth davies has a heavy cold he could be missing … back in the running is Simon Brain he 's fully fit again after breaking his leg last season on form Crewe look the part … but they have to run out of steam sometime goal of the week … comes from the Manor … and belongs to Paul Wanless … a real smasher if you ca n't make it to the Manor do n't forget to switch on and cheer the Central Live match this sunday afternoon … what else is going on … headlines in action round up
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
I I hope so I think it was er er we bridged you know I mean maybe you know it 's often the way is n't it you know you think that 's something going on and you think it 's different to what it is when he realized we were all very level headed and that er . At that moment it had been appropriate to put big pickets you know I think if we thought too much about it we would have and taken it to the lodge and put it through the union it would have had cold water put over it and you know it was right for Tom to be wary and it was probably right for us to do what we did I mean I think you know it it was successful the way it turned out . I mean it could have been different it could have got out of control and then everybody would have turned and pointed a finger and that would have been awful . But that 's also the nature of the way things are really is n't it as well you know ? I mean probably women are more daring you know because they 've got less to lose in a way I suppose if you if you 're not a councillor you can be more er you know or if you 're not worried for your job or you know or if there is n't a definite structure I suppose in the lodge there 's the definite people that always say the same things you know what I mean and it 's it 's less easy to be spontaneous in that situation I would think you know .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
They were of Caucasian appearance , and they possessed a rare knowledge , it is told , of magic , or insight into natural forces . In nature they were benevolent and therefore regarded as ‘ white’ magicians . They worshipped the sun as the giver of life and heat , creator of night and day and the responsible agent for vegetation and fertility . They became the instructors of the Brahmins and were the progenitors of Sun worship itself . The hooded serpent was their totem .
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
Shall I say I saw you ? he asked . I told him I could n't stop him , he was a free agent . He assured me he had n't mentioned the glass to anyone , had n't dropped any hints . It does n't concern me , I told him . Feel free to say what you like .
Idiom: the world and his wife (used idiomatically: yes)
The Tropical Plants experts as the team was to be called were all seen tending the plants throughout the shopping centre . Then it was on to a local botanical gardens to record the ‘ sound bites’ . This also facilitated close up shots to be taken without the world and his wife looking on . Problem — the wonderful Victorian glasshouses were empty , no plants ! The researcher flitted around with a note of regret in his voice that maybe they should have gone to Rentokil 's greenhouses as was originally offered and planned .
Idiom: straight from the horse's mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Horse owners are being asked to fill in ID forms on their animals . Val 's scheme has got the full backing of police in Gloucestershire and West Mercia . They say they 'll use the information happy in the knowledge that it 's coming straight from the horse 's mouth . Now , a tale of mysterious goings - on in the Bronze Age . New evidence uncovered at an archaeological dig suggests it may have been the site of ritual human sacrifices . A reconstruction of how the burial mound must have looked four thousand years ago has led experts to believe the ceremonies were linked to the appearance of the midsummer sun .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Mm - hum,’ Verity nodded . Meanwhile I was fainting in the back seat , just thinking of what that tight black mid - thigh skirt concealed . It had taken until the long , open left - hander that leads down into Glen Kinglas before my erection had finally subsided , and that had been mostly naked fear ; Verity had lost it just for a second , the rear of the car nudging out towards the wrong side of the road as we whanged round the bend . Sitting in the rear , maybe it had felt worse , but I 'd been petrified . Thankfully , there 'd been no traffic coming ; the concept of striking up an intimate — indeed potentially penetrative — relationship with the rocks on the far side of the road had been bad enough ; but even the prospect of a head - on with another lump of metal travelling at anything remotely like the sort of speed we were sustaining might have resulted in me making my mark in the most embarrassing fashion on the leather upholstery of the Bavarian macht - wagen .
Idiom: know no bounds (used idiomatically: yes)
Somehow , in the confusion of rapid troop movements , El Cid never succeeded in joining with the royal army , though he certainly attempted I to do so . Yusuf , who had returned with a smaller force than before and doubted the strength of his Spanish allies , abruptly withdrew . Alfonso was victorious without striking a blow ; and his anger at the failure of El Cid to join him knew no bounds . Egged on by Rodrigo 's old enemies , the Ordonez , he again pronounced a judgement of exile — this time backing it up by confiscating all El Cid 's lands and goods . He even went so far as to imprison Rodrigo 's wife Ximena , and his children ; and though he soon released them he refused to listen to El Cid 's demand to settle his innocence by right of combat .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
From Exeter University , Kathy Bostock , President of the Guild of Students , tells me : ‘ Our Ballroom Dancing Society is very popular . They do everything from jive to the old - fashioned stuff and host an annual ball which is very well attended.’ Top Come Dancing trainers , The Spencer Dance Centre in Penge , South London , goes from strength to strength says Principal Peggy Spencer . ‘ Ballroom dancing has certainly gained from the new film . It shows the athletic aspect of competitive dancing .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
It is only an extension of our human form of sensory perception . Man uses his eyes for both long- and short - range sensory perception , but some creatures rely more on one sense for long - range and on another for short range perception . Dogs , for example , and many mammals , rely heavily on their noses for close - range perception using their eyes to scan the wider horizons . If you have ever watched a dog running across a field , unless he is tracking something , he will often run with his nose in the air , using his eyes for long - distance viewing , but as soon as he reaches an area of interest , down goes the nose , far closer to the ground . Of those bats which use echo - location many also use sight to locate a prey at a distance , but employ their short - range sonar for actually closing in and catching it .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
They moved on through a silent , sleeping village , only a few plumes of black smoke giving any sign of life . After an hour 's ride they approached the village of Leighton . At the crossroads they glimpsed a group of villagers huddled round the blackened scaffold . Thankfully , the iron gibbet which swung from its hook was empty . The villagers were gathered round a corpse whilst beside it two burly labourers hacked the iron ground at the foot of the scaffold .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
For centuries we have taken unremittingly from the earth . Now , remaining supplies of fossil fuels should be saved , not squandered . Energy efficiency and renewable energy go hand in hand . In 1987 the influential Brundtland Report , under the auspices of the World Commission on Environment and Development , stated that in order to meet world energy demand , more efficient use of resources was vital . Gro Harlem Brundtland , chairwoman and Prime Minster of Norway , said : ‘ We must be prepared to tackle the myth that energy consumption must be allowed to grow unchecked.’
Idiom: marching orders (used idiomatically: yes)
as if this were not enough , the last quarter saw some of the most exciting football I have ever witnessed and certainly vindicated the raising of admission prices by 68 per cent . Down to nine men , our lads deserve the highest praise for a 3–3 draw . Once again , though , Trevor Proby received his marching orders and I fear we may never see him in a ‘ Stiffs’ shirt again . The club now have no option but to dispense with his services . I usually have some sympathy for a player who is dismissed simply for being over - aggressive , but I draw the line when this aggro is carried out on a fellow team mate .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
It was ruled out of order by the Standing Orders Committee as it fell foul of rule A three , the subject was within the remit of Congress . Last year Manchester Central Apex branch submitted a motion highlighting the dangers of tampon related shock syndrome , arising out of the death of an Apex member . The Standing Orders Committee ruled it out of order under rule A three , within the remit of Congress . I 'm pleased to see it on this year 's Congress Agenda . Why are the C E C fearful of matters being discussed at the Apex conference ?
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
The French always tip very generously . If they 're pleased with you . ' Edouard turned his head ; he gave the boy a cold stare . Isobel looked around the table in confusion . She could sense some undercurrent of tension which she was at a loss to explain .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
They came from Rick Todd , a Canadian now making his home in El Paso , Texas — Trevino country — presumably because he studied golf at the University of Texas - El Paso and decided to stick around , although you ca n't help but notice that he could n't have settled much further from Canada if he 'd tried . Todd was 75th on Tour in driving distance , and that 's about as good as it gets . He was 128th in driving accuracy , 180th in sand saves , 192nd , which is to say dead last , in sub - par holes ( percentage of eagles and birdies ) , 191st ( or second - to - last ) in scoring average , dead last in both putting on the few greens he hit in regulation and in total putts ( which means that when he missed a green , he seldom got it up and down ) , and dead last again in shooting birdies on par-3s , par-4s and par-5s . For those keeping score , that 's rock bottom in 6 of 10 categories . And it gets worse .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
This collection , often inadequately reviewed at the time , but now seen as the heart of his poetic achievement , contains poems described by Hardy himself as ‘ possibly among the best I have written’ . Although so many of these poems were retrospective , their remarkable range of subjects suggests an imagination intensely alive to the ordinary timeless details of life . A flash of sunlight , burning logs , an old psalm tune , fallen leaves , are part of his remembered world ; as are ballads , songs and dance rhythms , the sound of water sliding down window panes , or slapping against holes in the river bank . ‘ Nothing’ , as Edmund Blunden noted , ‘ seems to have caught his eye or any of his five or more senses without being for ever ready to serve his vision.’ ‘ A Reconsideration’ .
Idiom: like clockwork (used idiomatically: yes)
Blue what ? Course you ca n't go round , you got ta do double with my . I ca n't guarantee it works like clockwork . Ha ha ha Hopes he finds
Idiom: lay down the law (used idiomatically: yes)
And if so , what are they like ? Throughout the 1970s I had been mainly studying black holes , but in 1981 my interest in questions about the origin and fate of the universe was reawakened when I attended a conference on cosmology organized by the Jesuits in the Vatican . The Catholic Church had made a bad mistake with Galileo when it tried to lay down the law on a question of science , declaring that the sun went round the earth . Now , centuries later , it had decided to invite a number of experts to advise it on cosmology . At the end of the conference the participants were granted an audience with the Pope .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
It is difficult to know what of the next few seconds I remember , or have pieced together , or have been told by Nathan . I think I heard a loud , but muffled thump . I do remember fighting to stay balanced on the rock and not managing it , I do remember that when the world came back into focus I could not see out of my left eye . The Polar Cathedral and Storskarfjell from Tromsø Nathan had watched while I went under the rock , had been surprised when I vigorously stood up and had stood transfixed as I gently pitched forwards off the rock .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
They will be particularly sensitive to the way IBM , a guest in their countries , behaves . That is why we think this is hardly the most opportune moment for IBM to wield the weapon of ad hoc pricing . The company will probably discover , to its chagrin , that it cuts both ways . ONTOS OULINES THE ENHANCEMENTS PLANNED FOR ITS ONTOS DB OBJECT - ORIENTED DATABASE SYSTEM Object - oriented software developer Ontos Inc , based in Burlington , Massachusetts will introduce integration enhancements for Ontos DB , its object - oriented database and application development environment , in September .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
' It 's up to the boss . Obviously I want to play in such a big game . ' Hunter has been training with his team - mates but on match nights has had to go it alone . ' I would do a work - out on the pitch before the match but when the games starts I 'm on the sidelines , ' he says . So far seven games of his marathon 16-match suspension have passed by .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
humiliating you in the presence of your colleagues ; 3 . turning a blind eye to harassment of you by your colleagues ; 4 . overworking you and failing to provide you with reasonable support ;
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Piper Alley,’ he whispered . ‘ Goodbye , Sir!’ And , before Cranston could object , Doctor Mirabilis slipped up another alleyway and disappeared out of sight . Athelstan and Cranston walked cautiously down Piper Alley . The houses on either side were shuttered and closed .
Idiom: have kittens (used idiomatically: yes)
a great fat woman ; ( ii ) she was having kittens because she thought the bomber was diving on her personally ; ( iii ) ‘ Where are you going?’ asked a bossy female voice ;
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus , the ‘ equation’ is really an identity which must always be true : it tells us only that the total amount of money handed over in transactions is equal to the value of what is sold . As an example , suppose that during a given time period , the number of transactions ( T ) is 1,000 and that the average price of these transactions ( P ) is £ 5 , then it follows that the value of what is sold ( PT ) is £ 5,000 . If the money stock ( M ) is only £ 500 , then the average number of times each pound changes hands , the velocity of circulation ( V ) must be 10 . As an identity , the quantity theory is no more than a way of calculating the velocity of circulation . The identity , however , is converted into a theory of the determination of the price level by assuming:(a ) that the money supply is determined by the monetary authorities;(b ) that the number of transactions is fixed in the short - run because of the classical presumption that the economy operates automatically at full employment ; and ( c ) that the velocity of circulation is also fixed in the short - run because it depends largely on institutional factors ( such as whether workers are paid weekly or monthly ) which themselves tend to remain constant for long periods of time .