Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
This afternoon was the capper . The man I have been foolish enough to fall for is incapable of trusting me.’ ‘ You 're just jumping to conclusions , but if you go now he 'll think you did it.’ ‘ I do n't care . Let him stick the RCMP on me , if he wants .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: no)
A tragic loss was the death of Robin Gurdon who had been out with Zirnheld and Martin 's Free Frenchmen . In an air attack on the way back he had been killed while firing away at the fighters who were strafing his truck . After two weeks out in the desert it was time to take stock . Owing to the forced abandonment of supplies on the way out , food and ammunition supplies were running low . Stirling thus decided to abandon operations for a while and send a strong party back to base to collect stores and the new vehicles he had requested .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
The truth is that comic illustrator and award - winning architect have both been greatly influenced by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright . From some angles it is clear that the Hammersmith building is a homage to Lloyd Wright 's spiralling Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan . On another level , the building can be seen as an ark bearing its precious human cargo through a decidely rough sea of bad urban planning and even worse architecture . The London Borough of Hammersmith has previously rejected inspired schemes by at least two of Britain 's most interesting architects . Both Norman Foster , architect of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank headquarters , and Terry Farrell , designer of the new - look Charing Cross station complex , developed highly intelligent proposals for the reconstruction of Hammersmith Broadway .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Are you saying I 'm easier on myself than on others?’ Marc jerked his head up in surprise , all ready to do battle again . ‘ Looks like it,’ Sarella returned , trying not to let him get the better of her this time . There was a pause . I 've lost him , she thought .
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
People are queuing up to join the voluntary scheme . Mr. Dykes Is my right hon . Friend aware that the fund - holding system has been a spectacular success — so much so that many of the more trendy , intellectual GPs who were initially sceptical of it now welcome it more and more with open arms ? Will my right hon . Friend look again at some of the procedures for recording , note taking and keeping records , as some GPs say that the system is a little too cumbersome and bureaucratic ? Mr. Waldegrave
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
He sat , as usual , at the back of the class , his little shoulders eerily still , his face tilted to one side , as if drawing warmth from some invisible light - source . He never spoke to the other boys , and they never spoke to him . At the end of each day , as he had done since the beginning of the autumn , Robert took him home , where Mr and Mrs Wilson petted him , fed him , and put him to sleep in the spare bedroom as if he were their own son . ' Let me remind you , ' said Robert , ' of one of the hadiths of the prophet . Who knows what a hadith is ? '
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
ALAN LAW BRITISH Gas is to cut its charges by 2 per cent from October — the second reduction this year . The first cut — of 3 per cent— was made on July l after the industry 's watchdog , Ofgas , threatened court action over excess profits . British Gas was clearing nearly £ l , 500 million a year . The second cut comes four weeks after Board of Trade president Michael Heseltine announced a Monopolies and Mergers Commission review of the privatised gas industry .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes . It 's utterly maddening . Some things are crystal - clear , yet the rest keep lurking in the fog . By the way , ' she added , ' what time would you like dinner ? ' Penry Vaughan turned back to his work dismissively .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: no)
The cover for everyone with Buildings and Contents insurance has now been index - linked , a service which not all our policyholders have benefited from in the past . Basically , this means that your sums insured are adjusted each year in line with the rise in the cost of rebuilding and repairs , or of replacing your possessions . It saves you from becoming under - insured as a result of inflation , with the risk of having to find thousands of pounds out of your own pocket in the event of a serious claim . ( But do n't forget that you still need to make sure you start with the right sum insured and to tell us if you improve your home or add to your possessions . ) In addition , we have increased the Occupiers and Family Personal Liability cover from £ 250,000 to £ 500,000 to take account of the very large settlements being made by Courts to accident victims nowadays .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
All Security garrisons were marked in a heavier shade of yellow , Bremen to the north - west , close to the coast , Kiev to the east , almost off the map , Bucharest far to the south ; these three the most important of the twenty shown . Weimar , to the south - east of Bremen , was marked with a golden circle , forming a triangle with the Berlin garrison to the north - east . Two large areas were marked in red , both in the bottom half of the map . One , to the left , straddled the old geographic areas of Switzerland and Austria ; the other , smaller and to the right , traced the border of old Russia and cut down into Rumania . In these ancient , mountainous regions — the Alps and the Carpathians — the City stopped abruptly , edging the wilderness .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
Christina asked between bites of crab - cake . ' Danny is as always too busy , too motivated , too ambitious . In a nutshell , too English . ' Pauline 's wide , full mouth turned up at the corners . A languid smile on her face , she pushed the plate to one side and leaned forward .
Idiom: dead as a dodo (used idiomatically: yes)
Full marks again to keeper Paul Reece . He 's not let a league goal in yet . In the second half , Oxford brought on winger , Chrissy Allen in the hope of livening things up , but the game was as dead as a dodo . After 9 games without a win , Hereford United hit the jackpot on saturday with a well earned win over Torquay at Edgar Street . Skipper , Derek Hall got them going with his first ever goal for the club , so no wonder he went on a victory run .
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: yes)
Six years I 've had that . Huh ! Still looks as good as new though do n't it ? Well I have n't Can you do this please mummy ?
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Put your name on an inner page as well as on the fly - leaf and do n't lend them . Of course , we hope that you will not just browse through our book in a bookshop , as you may well be doing now , but will buy and use it ! It will pay you dividends , so long as you do n't say " Silly old codgers " and put it on a top shelf . Remember that textbooks serve as reference books for many years after you have " mastered " the subject . Do n't sell yours in any second - hand dealing in the Union .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Hugh Ritchie , the Departmental Officer one rank above Mr S — , a kind and gentlemanly character with whom I always had rapport , sent for me and asked why I wanted to leave . He would not let me off the hook until I had confessed that I could no longer work with my boss . Ritchie admitted that the offending officer got on his nerves too , and begged me to reconsider and to allow him to intervene . I was persuaded against my better judgement to withdraw my request for a transfer . Mr S — was reprimanded , and thereafter became quite sycophantic , which made matters almost equally uncomfortable .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
An inquiry into that case showed that the head 's activities had probably been common knowledge among the staff for years . The inquiry recommended that an independent , trained , impartial person should be employed to invite and investigate allegations of sexual abuse in schools . Cornwall County Council is now acting on that recommendation , but there 's little sign of other counties following suit . The apparent reluctant of Education Authorities to take firm action against sex abuse is , in a way , understandable . How can you frame a policy which can be applied to blatant perverts at one end of the spectrum , and genuinely romantic liaisons between teachers and mature students at the other ?
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: yes)
So Adolphus Moon can be received . So can Audrey Covington - Pym who is the most accomplished whore of my acquaintance . Because she has not been caught either , or not so blatantly that one has had to stop pretending to look the other way . And Audrey has never been on the stage , or left her husband , or made a false move in public in any direction . " " I am sure Mrs Dallam does n't know all that . "
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
Certainly the ambience did nothing to diminish the quality of performance , especially from the Western Samoans , Koreans , and , above all , the Fijians . In summing up the wet - weather skills of the South Sea Islanders , American journalist Ed Hagerty put it better than anyone , ‘ It seems to rain for everyone except Fiji’ . That an event could provide such top quality entertainment and performances , enthralling a capacity 30,000 crowd throughout the 45 tries over two days , speaks volumes for the success of the formula . It is hard to believe that a World Championship event , which will inevitably lack the close communion of teams , could cap this one . I salute the HKRFU ( whose own representative seven brought the house down in winning the Plate ) ; the sponsors , whose far - sightedness and faith has been amply rewarded ; and the participating unions — with the ‘ minnows’ as important a part as the ‘ big fish’ .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
Well maybe not , but what is going on is Fear fear , all the time , if anybody to steps out of line or as I was going with the fourth year to what lies have been used ?
Idiom: take the count (used idiomatically: yes)
clenched question marks to which there is no answer . McGuire takes a count of six then , breaking from a clinch , he crosses with a right
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , men occupy all 23 seats on the European ~ Central ~ Bank 's ( ECB ) Governing Council . Since the Bank of England 's Monetary ~ Policy ~ Committee was established in 1997 , only three women have been appointed as external members – and no woman has even been nominated since 2002 . The Bank of Japan has only one woman on its Policy Board . Women , nowadays , are more likely to occupy top political jobs . Angela ~ Merkel was recently reelected for a third term as German Chancellor ;
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Hospitals kept them waiting for scarce beds , but sat on acres of land in the middle of booming cities . Health authorities complained that they could not afford expensive drugs , but failed to use their buying power to drive down prices from all their suppliers . In London the NHS spent heavily on state - of - the - art medical equipment for hospitals , but invested too little in primary care for Londoners . British nurses were among the best trained in Europe but — thanks to the restrictive practices of the medical profession — were given the most limited responsibilities . Mr Waldegrave should next spend more time explaining how the reforms will help put patients first .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
As a rich , forceful young man , Keller had been earmarked as a likely future president , even before Mullegg was killed in an aircrash in 1958 . Rowing was transformed in the breadth and depth of participation over the 30 years of his term . He sat on the appropriate boards of the International Olympic Committee and was President of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations for 17 years . These positions were not held for his own status but to promote the cause of rowing where it needed clout . He successfully defended rowing as an Olympic sport and in 1976 introduced women 's events , which have now expanded to six classes .
Idiom: down at heel (used idiomatically: yes)
PUBS are dirty , smelly and unfriendly , according to the 1993 Good Pub Guide published yesterday . Reports of bad service and rude staff are alarmingly high , says the guide after following - up 1,000 complaints from readers who visited 567 pubs outside London . Drinkers also complained about the poor state of pub toilets and ‘ down at heel’ gardens . Pub food was ‘ obviously frozen then reheated’ and over - priced . Maxwell pension protest
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
And of course , you know , an old boyfriend of Nancy 's.’ The guests would smile politely at the work and the information , often not quite sure how to take either of them . After Arnold died , Nancy , feeling more strongly than ever what she had always known , that he was the only man she had loved , came to live permanently in the house where he had always seemed happiest , a piece of property he had picked up for a song in the sixties from Barone Dulcibene 's father - in - law , old Count Umberto Baderini . The villa had been built in the days of Lorenzo the Magnificent by a Baderini banker . The Baderini Cardinal gave it its baroque facade and had its gardens laid out with descending terraces , fountains , a grassy - staged theatre , grottoes and a lemon house guarded by statues of antique giants .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Fees are normally paid monthly or quarterly in advance , while expenses are charged out each month after invoices from suppliers come in to you . Using outside suppliers Here are just a few of the outside suppliers you will use in PR work : printers , typographers , car hire firms , script writers , freelance journalists , temporary secretarial services , home economists , film makers , TV and video producers , directors and studios , publishers , product , label and packaging designers , artists , art directors , photographers , radio producers , telephone answering services , entertainers , pop stars , special newspaper insertions , house - to - house delivery services , in - hospital and new mother suppliers , scientists such as bacteriologists , financial experts , economists , airplane and helicopter services , hot air balloonists . Any service is possible in PR work which is more than half the fun of doing public relations . In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ?
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: no)
If you 'd 've known then what you knew after you would n't 've thought it were funny , you'd've not been chucking nowt you 'd 've been off . Bloody hell . Well we come out of woods and someone had phoned police up or something escaped from Leeds . Did they get him ? He should of bloody stayed
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: no)
If it still happens , then try a smaller main hook , which will be lighter and more easily sucked into the barbel 's mouth . Another alternative is to use a bait that can be fed via a swimfeeder , but is big enough to be used on a substantial hook . Sweetcorn and other , similar , seedbaits fit the bill perfectly , and I have had some good catches on sweetcorn on the Severn and the Avon . Other seed baits I have used successfully on the Severn are tares and maple peas , but I have not used the latter two very often and do not yet know if they are going to be consistently successful . Another thing I have tried , which may turn out to be an even better proposition than sweetcorn or the like , is swimfeeder - fed luncheon meat .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
At the moment it 's mainly gall bladder and gynaecology patients who benefit but the skills the Leicester General will be passing on should mean more toddlers will be having operations through the keyhole too . Apologies if you 're eating your tea . A city council has come under fire for putting up its Christmas lights too early . Some businessmen say they 're losing trade as a result because people are getting bored with Christmas weeks before it arrives . Oyez , oyez , oyez .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Of her shoot - out paintings she writes : ‘ It was not only exciting and sexy , but tragic as though one were witnessing a birth and a death at the same moment . it was a mysterious event that captivated anyone who shot’ . The French Algerian and Congo wars were in full swing ; performance art did not yet exist but she incorporated tear gas for the grand finale of her shooting performances . Two memorable works from 1962 are ‘ Autel du chat Mort’ and ‘ Galerie de France’ . Doors are joined to make a predella - like altarpiece .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Bebington ; The Wisdom of the Ancients and New Atlantis by Francis Bacon . and Four of Shakespeare 's plays . Perhaps the contributor to the " Glasgow Geography " in 1825 writing of the Scottish peasant was correct when he said , " By the time he has reached the age of ten years , he has by heart , as it is called , the whole Catechism , the metrical version of the Psalms , and is pretty well versed in the Bible … and by the time he arrives at the years of maturity , to the " big ha ' Bible once his father 's pride , and the Westminster Confession of Faith , he has added Pool , Henry 's Commentary , Gillespie 's Aaron 's Rod Blossoming , the Faithful Contendings of the Church of Scotland , Boston 's Fourfold State , and if he can afford them the works of Jonathan Edwards . " There may still be a few people in Islay who will remember , no doubt with appreciation , the Coats libraries , a source of firstly recreation and secondly instruction , when books were scarce in the island except in the houses of the proprietors , and to a lesser degree , the doctor , the ministers and the schoolmasters , long before popular newspapers , radio and television were easily available , COATS LIBRARIES
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A number of first year under - graduates are coming through , and that bodes well for the future . ‘ For a while the cricket club was badly funded and something of an outcast . But we 've turned the corner . ‘ The biggest problem though is Queen 's students not playing for the university team and going to other clubs instead . As it is , we miss out — and the players miss out as well .
Idiom: friends in high places (used idiomatically: yes)
This essay appears in the May 1993 edition of Infoperspectives International , published by Technology News Ltd , 110 Gloucester Avenue , London NW1 ( C ) 1993 Technology News Ltd. SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT NEWCOMER OPENVISION TO FIGURE IN COMMON OPEN SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT PLANS OpenVision Inc , the unusual nine - month - old Pleasanton , California start - up with $ 25 m in funding and a $ 12 m revenue stream , which launched its unusual systems management concept at the end of last month ( CI No 2,158 ) , has picked up friends in high places . The company and its 15 systems management products , which will be integrated as Open V*OPSS by the end of the year , may become central to the Common Open Software Environment 's systems management efforts . Unix System Laboratories Inc president Roel Pieper , a member of the COSE anschluss , predicted that Unix System Laboratories Inc 's partnership with OpenVision will ‘ be able to drive the COSE effort in systems management forward’ by establishing common tools and technologies .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
So they collected their actors and actresses , a film crew of twelve and their livestock and moved off to the Utah desert to begin filming . Nicholson had an acting role in both . Eight weeks later , they returned with their two films in the can and Hillman began the cut , with Nicholson by his side . Eventually , they were ready for viewing by the backer , Roger Corman . ‘ Interesting,’ said Corman , as he sat back in his chair and banged his feet down on the row of seats in front of him .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
I asked , and I was unable to hide my surprise even though McIllvanney was merely confirming my own suspicion that Billingsley was corrupt . Yet suspecting and knowing are two different things , and I was still naive enough to want to believe that all policemen could be trusted . Ellen was amused by my naïvety , claiming that if she dug deep enough she would probably discover that I still believed in Santa Claus . I did not like the accusation of naïvety , preferring to believe that I was an honest man who found it hard to imagine how other people could live with a guilty conscience . Whatever , I sounded primly shocked at hearing my suspicions of Billingsley 's corruption confirmed .
Idiom: in cahoots (used idiomatically: yes)
Booth - capturing is no longer seen as an outrage and has become a normal part of electoral strategy , particularly in lawless Bihar . In booths where the presiding officer reports a capture , a second poll is made . But in many booths the presiding officer is in cahoots with the capturers , or may be too terrified of local toughs to protest . Hoodlums have longer arms than the law . The current Indian election was spread over three days to enable security forces to move from one area to another ; but even so the chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are reported to have used musclemen to capture booths in the first round of the election .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
As soon as more advanced types evolved in response to a stimulating environment , they spread out around the world , driving earlier , more primitive forms into marginal locations where they were able to survive for some time before extinction . Matthew drew upon a long - standing belief that the flora and fauna of Eurasia were dominant over those of the rest of the world and combined this with the paleontologist 's theory of the periodic explosion of new types at certain points in the fossil record . Although his support for Darwinism was unusual , his concept of successive waves of migration radiating outwards from a centre of progressive evolution seems to have struck a chord in the minds of his contemporaries . The introduction of a geographical dimension at this level could be taken up even by those who saw evolution as something more than the selection of random variation . In the age of imperialism , an older model of history based on the rise and fall of empires could be projected back onto the fossil record to justify the world - wide expansion of modern Europeans .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
My father carries me in his arms . At the riverside we can see Mr Gould on his stomach out on the ice , pushing himself back from the hole in the river ; people are shouting and running around ; we head down the river towards the narrows and the gorge and my father slips and almost drops me and his breath smells of whisky and food . Then somebody calls out and they find Andy , round the bend in the river , down where the water reappears from a crust of ice and snow and swirls , lowered and reduced , round the rocks and wedged tree - trunks before the lip of the falls , which sound muted and distant today , even this close . Andy 's there , caught between a snow - covered tree - trunk and an iced - over rock , his face blue - white and quite still . His father splashes deep into the water and pulls him out .