Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
It was certainly something which operated on two unusually distinct levels . On the one hand , Edinburgh was far less prevalent and oppressive , in the eyes of the kingdom at large , than Paris or London were already coming to be ; great and small in the localities were on the whole left alone to live out their lives . But on the other hand , when the great came into contact with the king , when he held his councils and parliaments , when he decided that a mighty subject had stepped out of line , or had acquired too much power and wealth for himself , as happened to James V 's former favourite Sir James Hamilton of Finnart , executed in 1540 : then there was a high level of direct interventionist rule , very tough and irresistibly powerful . It was precisely that peculiar combination of laisser - faire rule over the kingdom at large , but absolute personal involvement with all that went on at the centre , in institutional as well as individual and personal affairs , which is the notable quality of kingship in Scotland and explains the high level of prestige and control which the crown enjoyed . Individuals could and did suffer at the hands of individual kings .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
MARTIN EDWARDS has not been the only man in Manchester trying to sell something of a sporting nature . In the heart of the city , Bob Scott is further still from closing a deal . By comparison , Edwards 's task was child 's play . Selling Old Trafford to a first - time buyer on a 100 per cent mortgage would be easier than selling Manchester for the 1996 Olympics . ‘ Preposterous is a word I 've heard used,’ Scott admits .
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
They have n't yet learnt how to fake a smile . They have n't cultivated the attitude that by serving you they 're doing you a favour . But do n't take our word for it . Any airline can claim service . At Delta we have the facts to support it .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
Siemaszko and Reynolds with Forsyth on the set of Breaking In Education So they did n't make the grade ? Tutorial colleges can offer academic success where the alma mater has failed . Caroline St John Brooks gives some advanced level advice on crammers
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
However these also will require many years of development . The most ambitious scheme of all for the harnessing of solar energy is the SPS ( solar power satellite)— an idea devised ( and patented ) by Dr Peter Glaser . The whole scheme would involve the placing of a ‘ solar sail , 10 kilometres by 5 kilometres in size , in geostationary orbit 23,000 miles out from the earth where the sun would never be out of sight . The power of the sun would then be harvested by an array of silicon or gallium arsenide solar cells and then beamed back to earth by microwave and converted into low - frequency , alternating current electricity and fed into the USA 's grid . The electricity output of one SPS would be 5,000 MW , bigger than any single power station in the world .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: yes)
Another time they put a railroadman 's cap on his head and a red scarf around his neck and ordered him to push a wheelbarrow on the double . The Kapo ran with him , tripping him up unexpectedly .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
The most important product groups in this field are : cements and knifing fillers based on synthetic resins for the laying and pointing of ceramic tiles and blocks in floor coverings and tank linings , coating systems for use in storage and filling areas , as well as silicate - bound , inorganic cements for linings in areas highly exposed to acids and high and low temperatures .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Him it come on I might ask if he can put one of those things in the bathroom What 's that then ? hands , get all the steam out
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
Evidence , in whatever form , must be relevant to be admissible . It must relate directly to the facts in issue in a case or be relevant to those facts in that it tends to prove or disprove them in some way . Thus , in R v Lincoln ( Kesteven ) County Justices , ex p M ( a Minor)[1976]1 All ER 490 , evidence that a father was having incestuous relations with the two older sisters of a child before the court was held to be relevant and admissible . The case was brought under the old law and it was alleged that the child in question was exposed to moral danger . Similar fact evidence , that is evidence that a person has acted in a similar way in the past or that a similar situation has arisen previously , is admissible in certain circumstances .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: no)
In a recent interview with this newspaper , Mr McCormick said : ‘ I would be the first to complain if I felt we were n't getting a fair crack of the whip.’ The bigger question is who is cracking it . Letting the boy out of the box Margaret Forster had exclusive access to a huge cache of intimate letters for her revealing new biography of Daphne du Maurier . She talks to Penny Fox ‘ She felt like a cuckoo in the nest . Daphne felt that if she had n't been a girl , she would have been happy’‘The letters show beyond doubt that Daphne had an affair with the American actress Gertrude Lawrence '
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
For a discussion of this topic see A. Halpin [ 1991]Crim LR 426 , who considered that s.3 confirmed that a certain type of appropriation — the type at issue in Morris — was indeed an appropriation but did not totally define the concept . The undefined portion covered what occurred in Lawrence , above , an appropriation with the consent of the owner . Section 3 on this < pb n=276 ? view deals with appropriation when the accused divests the victim of ownership where the accused already has some enjoyment of the property ( e.g. he has possession ) or where the accused falls short of taking complete control at the moment of appropriation . The distinction is between complete taking and divesting of the property ( Lawrence ) and an appropriation for a particular purpose ( Morris ) . In the former case it does not matter that the victim consented ; in the latter the conduct must be unauthorised .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: no)
This is the bog - standard game played by beer - swilling arrow fans everywhere . Each player starts with 501 points , the winner being the first to reduce it to zero . You must finish on a double . Round The Clock This has you aiming for each number in turn ( 1–20 ) , finishing on the bull .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
It was more like Jewish rabbinical study , where students chant the words of the Talmud aloud as they memorise them , rather than the silent , interior disciplines of a Buddhist monk . In Meditatio the Christian monk committed the divine words of his Lectio to memory as he pondered their meaning and , as he did so , he recited them aloud . This was not a dreary exercise : rabbinical students feel that chanting the sacred words reveals the inner music to the soul and learning something ‘ by heart’— a revealing phrase — helps one to interiorise it and make it one 's own . In the Middle Ages , people often depicted their monks as ruminative animals , chewing over the Word of God repeatedly , as it were , rolling the words around in their mouths and absorbing it into themselves just as they received Jesus the Word in the Eucharist , in a symbolic and sacramental manner . The result of this Meditatio was that the monk or nun experienced the truths of faith in an entirely new way .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
At home Keith is a naughty boy and frequently has breath holding tantrums to which his parents have responded by smacking and shouting at him . On one occasion they locked him in a bedroom and he threw a wooden brick through a window and tore down the curtains . He is clearly a very disturbed and emotionally rejected child because he deliberately urinates on the carpets and bedding , refuses to go to bed or stay in his own bed . His tempers at nighttime disturb Amy and also earn bangs on the wall from the irritated but otherwise kindly , elderly couple next door . Keith will play with Amy but woe betide her if she does not hand him toys , her food etc .
Idiom: when all is said and done (used idiomatically: yes)
That would be even better and more useful to poor women than the vote , desirable though that might be.’ Dr Neil could not but admire her . However mistaken he thought that she might be , and that her vision of life was based on a charming naïveté which took little account of the cruel realities of existence , it was , to him , admirable that she should care about such things , and in such a practical way when all was said and done . The simple demand for the vote , the be - all and end - all of most suffragettes , was truly seen by McAllister as a minor step compared with relieving poor women 's social and economic disabilities , a measure which had little to do with suffrage . He gave a half - smile which was immediately interpreted by Sally - Anne as patronising contempt .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
It ill behoves the party of the famous poll tax U - turn to lecture the Democrats on consistency . Here , here Erm , anyway that goes without saying I think . Chair , I I think what needs to be said in this debate is something positive about the work that has come out of particularly Highfields , er and indeed to some extent Moat , in the past . There 's a lot of extremely good youth and community work has come out of Highfields youth and community centre in the past .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
We still have n't discussed the question of which cards are necessary in order to play a particular game .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh . What d'ya think about Who d'ya really hate who really gets on your nerves ? what d'ya think of Scott 's girlfriend ? Is she really nice ?
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Er testing your cinema and your film knowledge now . Clue one . It is a U S film released in black and white in nineteen sixty . So we 're going back in time a bit today for the mystery movie quiz . A U S film released in black and with in nineteen sixty .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: no)
In these circumstances the creditor should be seeking to ensure that unfair advantage is not taken of the surety . If , however , a creditor has taken reasonable steps , such as advising the surety to take independent advice , or , if the surety declines to do so , offering a fair explanation of the security document before the surety signs it , I can see no reason why equity should intervene . It goes without saying that if the debtor has employed undue influence or misrepresentation in order to persuade the surety to enter into the transaction and the creditor has knowledge that this has happened , the security will be unenforceable . It will be unenforceable also if the facts justify a finding that the debtor has been appointed the creditor 's agent . The debtor 's misfeasance will then be the creditor 's misfeasance .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
I remember my uncle Tommy Hauxwell , who came to live with us to manage the farm after Father died , telling me about the time Great - Grandad bought a big flock of geese over in Stainmore , which is more than six miles away over the moors . And he drove them home all the way , presumably with the help of his dogs . Uncle said he will never forget as a little boy the sight of all these geese coming over the hill beyond our top pasture . Hury Show , Baldersdale ( Beamish , North of England Open Air Museum ) He must have been quite an enterprising businessman , my great - grandad , because he ran the butter cart in Baldersdale .
Idiom: fight shy of (used idiomatically: yes)
In order to strike a fair balance between protecting the company 's commercial interests and behaving responsibly towards an unwell member of staff , management must obtain sufficient information about the medical position . You should therefore be asked directly about your state of health . Over the years , courts and tribunals have fought shy of laying down detailed procedural guidance . They have pointed out that the correct approach will depend upon the particular facts involved . The general underlying principle was stated by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in East Lindsay District Council v Daubney ( 1977 ) :
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: no)
so was I , even though I failed them . I have got a bit about it . Communication is one of those things that I 'm not I 'm not very confident about this one . Oh !
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Account also has to be taken of the distribution of investment between branches of industry and of the intensity and efficiency of capital use — though the latter is extremely difficult to measure . What is more , on an international comparative basis the level of investment in relation to the achieved rate of growth was not low in the UK — indeed , it was on average three times the German level over the late 1960s and early 1970s [ Cairncross et al.,1977 ; Williams , 1962 ] . Hence , explanations and prescriptions which stress higher investment as the direct means to higher growth in the UK are probably very wide of the mark [ Pollard , 1982 ] . The claim is sometimes made that the capacity of British industry to achieve higher absolute levels of investment has been weakened by declining rates of profit [ Flemming et al.,1976 ] . In addition , low profits might be assumed to have lowered expectations of future profits and hence weakened the incentive to invest — a factor shown by the Radcliffe Report ( 1959 ) to have been far more important in determining investment policy than the rate of interest .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
PAULINE McLEOD THE film distributors obviously saw a hit on their hands with the cartoon FREDDIE AS F.R.O.7 ( Cert U ; General ) because its sequel is already in production . And although I have to admit that this tale of a French prince who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt and grows up to be a prince among frogs and a secret agent to boot , did n't grab me , it will surely keep the little ones enthralled . AGGERS TO THE RESCUE COLIN PRICE
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
The reason why you 're elected is because a sufficient number of people wanted a Conservative government . Now it 's perfectly true , they understand I hope rightly , within the framework and philosophy of the Conservative party , that you have to respect the integrity of the individual . But it does n't mean to say that you are sending somebody who says he 's a Conservative , going to support a Conservative government , and the moment he gets there is to be found all over the place . Yeah but if you feel strongly about a particular issue , erm Elizabeth Peacock , during the er coal pits erm dispute when she was very very upset at what your You were planning to do , closing down all those coal mines and and she went public about it . She she it was for her a matter of conscience .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
What about rent boys from the toilets at TCR ? The cops think I 'm the right build and they suspect gorilla man wears a wig and false moustache sometimes and maybe false teeth too . They 've taken some very carefully set - up photographs with a big fucking camera and I suspect — from an aside or two they probably did n't expect me to understand — that these snaps will be the basis for some computer manipulation to see how well I fit the bill . Anyway , the upshot is McDunn does n't think it 's time for a parade yet . He looks wise and fatherly and says , ‘ I do n't think we want to be bothered with that , do you?’
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Proving the truth of his words , after a few hundred yards the gondola drew alongside some steps . Eager for the haven of her hotel room , Luce allowed Michele to help her on to the deserted fondamenta . Only when he stooped and some lire changed hands did she realise that he must be intending to walk back . As the gondolier dipped his oar and the graceful craft slid silently away she peered about her . All she could see in the gloom was the high stone wall of some building .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: no)
Does the hon . Gentleman agree that there should be a Select Committee of this House devoted to the affairs of Northern Ireland ? Mr. Mallon If the hon . Gentleman asks me whether I agree that the Irish issue should be pushed upstairs and taken off the Floor of the House , I certainly do not . The matter must be resolved on the Floor of the House and within this forum . I see why many hon . Members on both sides of the House would want it to be pushed upstairs out of sight and out of mind .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
" Learn from your mistakes " and " Experience is the best teacher " they say , but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad , if he or she has too much to teach in too little time .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: no)
He scrutinised her perfect features , his all - assessing gaze moving to her shape , clearly outlined as she pulled the folds of her cotton wrap closer to her . He finished off his unhurried inventory by taking in her bare and dainty toes . But Leith , who could not remember ever being put under such an itemising microscope before , had had enough . ' Goodnight ! ' she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . ' What … ' she began as , fully awake by then , she felt fingers of fear begin to nip .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean Christmas ones are an enormous prize anyway are n't they ? Yeah . Bits and bobs anyway so I ai n't never won one . Oh well I suppose later on in the day if you have a look . I got ta go out tomorrow anyway .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
Many so - called experts will tell you how the game has changed over the last 30 years . Therefore , methods must be updated . Criticisms from ex - players , in my opinion , are nothing but sour grapes . True , rather than making wholesale changes , gradual changes should be made . But we should n't rest on our laurels .
Idiom: kiss and make up (used idiomatically: yes)
He accepts her porno past but demands from her a virtuous future . A few days after lovingly comparing his wife to a Bavarian cow , he issued divorce proceedings because Ilona was playing footsy with the Italian Love party , a coalition of pornographers —‘terrible men , like pimps,’ Koons told me — seeking publicity for their tawdry wares . They later kissed and made up when Ilona renounced her Love party tendencies . It was the second time they had broken up and been reconciled . Jeff 's attitude to Cicciolina can be shockingly normal — in a predictable male way .
Idiom: better the devil you know (used idiomatically: yes)
' Rough you up a little , yes ; but they would never have killed you . It was Stok that made it dangerous by sending that cavalry patrol to pick them up . ' ' Better a devil you know than a devil you do n't , ' I said . Below on the street the sobbing girl let the boy comfort her , then behind us there was a click from the balcony door . The serving wench who had been carrying the General 's spare hand in a cardboard box stepped out on to the balcony to join us .
Idiom: snap someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , whatever 's happened , for God 's sake stop taking your frustrations out on me . I 'm absolutely sick of your moods . Phone him , see him , sort something out and then perhaps we 'll be able to have a normal conversation without you snapping my head off!’ Robyn took a deep breath and glanced at her friend . She had never experienced Anne 's anger before .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: no)
WORDPERFECT CHASES OBJECTS Orem , Utah - based WordPerfect Corp is chasing objects : it says WordPerfect Presentations 2.0 for Windows will support Object Linking and Embedding , the Twain image acquisition standard and direct CD - ROM sound ; and it has done a deal with IBM Corp 's IBM Programming Systems for a joint development agreement to provide users with consistent object interaction and data interoperability across multiple workstation products and operating systems — the agreement encompasses WordPerfect for OS/2 , WordPerfect for Windows , WordPerfect for MS - DOS and WordPerfect for IBM 's AIX Unix . WORDSTAR TO TAKE MACINTOSH PLUNGE Novato , California - based WordStar International Inc is plunging into the Macintosh word processing market by acquiring all rights to WriteNow from T / Maker Co in return for undisclosed cash and royalties ; development of the $ 250 WriteNow will stay at T / Maker in Mountain View , California under WordStar . SCHLUMBERGER AND MOTOROLA FORM JOINT VENTURE
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
Lord Woodleigh smiled at her , plainly overcoming a natural reticence . ‘ Oh , my dear,’ he said , ‘ you 'll really have to get used to me going to Mass. Every Sunday , without fail . And on Holidays of Obligation , too.’ ‘ Well , okay .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
bars and she was drowning , so she had to break her two legs ! Ah fuck ! Stuck down behind the bars and Yeah . she could n't get out and nobody could
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Meals were substantial and varied ; the optional lunch ( if you 're not on full board ) is Moroccan , dinner is basically European with a dash of Morocco . The recreational facilities range from horse - riding to para - sailing , while inland from the Club the countryside is criss - crossed with tracks for walking where you can discover rural villages , lone mosques and secret lakes among the low hills . We were there in Spring and walked on a carpet of wild flowers . The Rif is a mountainous , wild , beautiful region of Morocco . Its capital is Tetouan , eleven miles from M'Diq and reached by local bus , taxi or excursion coach .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ There 's Ted’ , mused the insider , ‘ surrounded by the Treasury.’ Many noticed he was happier in the company of the permanent secretaries than he was with his ministerial colleagues . In Opposition days , Heath the permanent secretary manqué set about preparing for government with a will . In chapter 5 below , David Howell , his leading backroom boy , describes the work of the Public Sector Research Unit , how it scoured North America for business methods adaptable to Whitehall 's needs and searched for think - tanks to visit . Heath sought the advice of seasoned Whitehall figures such as Lord Plowden and Lord Roberthall , who were summoned to his flat in the Albany .
Idiom: beat about the bush (used idiomatically: yes)
She looked up and made herself meet his eyes . What she saw there left her cold . He did n't beat about the bush . ‘ Kathleen , I 'm sorry . I really do n't know what else to say.’
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
Really ? Yeah . And just , she was playing ball in other words was n't she ? Yeah . Oh , yeah , yeah !
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: no)
These men are not necessarily anti-women . But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women . I have sat around tables with senior male television executives and listened to them on the one hand bemoan the lack of good women presenters and on the other make suggestions of possible women candidates so inappropriate as to be laughable . Quite simply the criteria by which women are hired are entirely different . And so are the ones by which they are judged .