Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
And such an explanation is needed , believe me , scarcely a key is free of its overlay of jargon — RND , STEP and NOT share keys with obscure wiggly brackets , slanty lines and arrows pointing every which way . And an elaborate ritual of key presses , in a strict order , is needed to get a key to yield the result you demand . After this the paths taken by the books change . Sinclair tends to race ahead , in a fairly flat , matter - of - fact way , covering his ground in a confident , but somewhat un - inspired manner . Little suggests Sinclair is aware that the reader is being lead on a path of real discovery , with genuine wonders to uncover .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
But , as the war of words hotted up , Mr Oliver , a Kent member whose side have no players in the England party , hit back . ‘ They told us we should make our protest through the counties , ’ he said . ‘ But that is a ridiculous argument because it would look like sour grapes as none of our county players were selected . The MCC do n't have players for selection as such , so it 's the only way we can honourably make our protest . ’ And the 66-year-old London financier had harsh words also for the MCC hierarchy who are complaining about the £17,000 cost of organising the special general meeting , pushed through by Tuesday 's 108-3 vote at Lord 's .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Light flooded the room and Cassie blinked . It had been unexpected . How very odd that she could not see the source of the light , but could see the light itself . Was there no end to the complexities and mysteries of this ridiculous situation ? ‘ Clever!’ she said lightly .
Idiom: Indian summer (used idiomatically: yes)
Throughout the 1980s the expanding prison population caused Home Office administrators to question how long it would be possible to go on supplying an unlimited number of places , at enormous cost , for however many convicted or remand prisoners were sent to them by the courts . It was this factor more than any other which caused officials and Ministers alike to adopt such defensive postures . With the exception of Douglas Hurd 's Indian summer lasting for about two years after the 1987 election , the prevailing mood in the Home Office was one of institutional pessimism . More positive thinking survived in one or two parts of the monolithic building in Queen Anne 's Gate , but the overall impression gained by outside observers was of a dispirited department in which no - one really seemed to know what could be done about crime in general and the prisons in particular . The most that could be expected of policies , it was implied , was to mitigate the worst effects of criminal offending .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
She was neither rich enough nor impressionable enough to have walked out on a well - paid job simply in order to indulge a vapourish mood . Even to Harry , then , her reaction to Clare Mallender 's death seemed too sincere to be ignored . As to its effect on Heather , struggling to shake off nervous depression and come to terms with her sister 's loss , that could only be imagined . ‘ I said a few words to Miss Mallender — Miss Heather Mallender , that is — at her sister 's funeral , last year . I thought at the time she made nought of it , but back last summer , like you say , round August bank ' oliday , she came to see me and asked me to tell ' er everything I remembered 'bout the day of the explosion .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
I got up from the grass and made my way back to the orchard as Jerry started to drop his shells in the dust cloud left in the wake of the speeding jeeps . As Taff and I crouched in our trenches eating our afternoon meal and trying very hard to ignore the clouds of mosquitoes that were buzzing all around us , I looked at Taff . He was eating his food , and , I thought to myself , ' Christ , how he has changed his appearance after five days living in a hole in the ground ! ' He looked tired , his eyes seemed to be open wider than usual . Of course , everyone I had met today had this wide - eyed look ; the wounded , the jeep drivers , and the Commandos occupying the weapon pits .
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a point in everyone 's life , he wrote , when all caution must , as they say , be thrown to the winds , all doubts stilled , when the most extreme risks have to be taken . It is the moment , he wrote , when a man suddenly realizes that there is no tomorrow , no second chance , only today , this chance , now . Is this the moment of truth , he wrote , or the greatest temptation ? I have been preparing myself for this for the whole of my life , he wrote . I can say without embarrassment that I have been training for this for a long time , that I have learned to breathe the rarefied air , that I now know when to stand still and when to move forward , when to attack and when to retreat , when to leave a problem to resolve itself and when to go on working at it till the solution emerges .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I lie . My heart wanted to be entangled and my body , but not my head . So I decided to put everything on ice for six weeks , until the end of the season.’ Ashley frowned at him along the length of the sofa . ‘ It never occurred to me that you might be talking about a postponement.’
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: no)
Combined Newcastle constituencies have seen a 0.5pc increase in voters . In Darlington , York , Durham and Middlesbrough the number of voters is marginally higher . Council staff say that although there has been a general increase in nonpayment in the region most non - payers are on the electoral roll . THE church can pay to repair its own crumbling towers , Middlesbrough councillors have decided . They refused a request for a £ 5,000 grant to repair the 70 ft church tower in North Ormesby .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
The town was not liable to attack owing to its geographical position and extensive fortifications and it was situated near the Fens from which the word ' Mercia ' originated . Stamford became the capital of a huge kingdom extending right across central England ( it is still referred to as the capital of the Fens ) and King Penda ( c.577–655 ) , the last pagan King of Mercia , had his palace here . In 658 King Alchfrith of Northumbria held his court at Stamford and he granted St. Wilfrid , later bishop of York , land to found a monastery in the town . By the Welland St. Wilfrid built St. Leonard 's Priory , a masterpiece of Anglo - Saxon architecture , befitting its status as the first religious house in all Mercia . Samuel Sharp , tells us that on Wilfrid 's death the monks of the priory helped to carry his body from Oundle in Northamptonshire to Ripon Abbey , where he was buried .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
Sure , I 'm a sentimental old fool . What else ? After all , I am 75 years of age , a father of four children , and to boot a grandfather of three delightful kids . Some things in life are inexplicable . I am not referring to the wonders of the universe , or to the workings of the human brain , but merely to the genetical and biological formation of us humans .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: no)
Keynes maintained that such a reduction would lead to a more or less equiproportionate reduction in the general level of prices . He based this proposition on what he regarded as thoroughly orthodox Marshallian microeconomics which held that , in a perfectly competitive economy , the price of a commodity would equal its marginal cost of production . Since labour is far and away the most important cost of production in the short run , a reduction in money wages will lower the marginal costs facing the representative firm which , on the assumption of marginal cost pricing , will lead to a fall in the price of output . The process of price deflation is ‘ balanced’ in the sense that the money wage , the level of marginal costs , and the price level will all decline equiproportionately . Obviously a process of balanced deflation would entail no alteration of the real wage rate .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah right and it falls off in the soup it does n't fall off in the soup , it never falls off , it 's only the ones you see on the advertisements that fall off . Can can you can you run your hands these never fall off
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Ministers will urge upon them the favourite concept of ‘ balance,’ and good marks will be earned by not playing the game too hard . Any tinkering with conservation measures will be a bad sign , and backsliding on established gains a cause for real alarm . Nature conservation runs against the grain of current political doctrine . In a new age of philistinism , when everything has to wear a price tag , the beauty and wonder of the world of nature have low value in the market place . The State is allowed to continue subsidising unprofitable farming and forestry , because that keeps old pals and supporters happy ; but too many conservationists have an unfortunate leaning towards the radical .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Over the next 40 weeks May will be bringing her own inimitable wit to the Ulster viewing public with a regular slot on the Kelly show ( UTV , Fridays at 10.40pm ) . So just what can we expect from the woman who put the ‘ broad’ in broadcasting ? Delicately readjusting her knicker elastic , May reveals that she 'll be out and about , meeting the people , sharing a bit of crack and banter with her adoring public . This week The Belfast Telegraph caught up with her in Royal Avenue , where the living legend was , typically , being mobbed by fans . ‘ Och , what about ye , Sadie?’ cried one enthusiastic onlooker .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
So far as he was concerned , she was fair game ; that accounted for his behaviour in her bedroom , the scene in the hired car last night . Bruges had certainly provided an opportunity for getting to know Luke better , and now Merrill could understand why Elise had fallen in love with him . And if he had meted out to Elise the same unpredictable treatment , the same highs and lows , then it was n't beyond the bounds of possibility that he was the kind of man who made a girl , driven beyond all logic , all reason , decide that life without him was no longer worth living . ' I loathe and detest you , Luke Travis , ' Merrill whispered later , as she hung up the pink dress . ' You might be a whizz at your job , you might have the charisma of ten men , but when it comes down to normal decent human values you 're nothing .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
I remembered the sort of questions Father used to ask me when I was reading a book he knew by heart , and greatly loved . And wanted me to love . Le Grand Meaulnes was short , and I had it by heart quite quickly . I needed to , for Jean - Claude remembered it word for word . I noticed Alain - Fournier 's particular obsession with the weather .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: yes)
well , I do n't know whether that man over there is cleaning the windows or whether he 's having to look at the double glazing again probably burglars well , he was there yesterday , apparently he 's must have a complaint on the double glazing would n't be cleaning windows two days would he ? would n't of thought so , it 's near enough dry , now do you want it hot or , or with dry ginger ?
Idiom: all in a day's work (used idiomatically: yes)
At 6.30 pm I leave for home and a quick shower before going to the darts match and a few beers . Not a good end to the day — we lost 8–1 . Ah well , all in a day 's work I suppose.’ End of an era After two years national service he returned to Newark for a short period before moving to Peterborough in 1952 .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: no)
Alternative Health : The Bates Method by Peter Mansfield ( Optima £ 5.99 ) tells how to improve your eyesight without spectacles . Some say it works . The Handbook of Over - the - Counter Medicines compiled by Mike Smith ( Kyle Cathie , £ 6.99 ) lists all sorts of nasty afflictions , from acne to worms , and what you can buy for them at the chemist 's . Infertility : Your Questions Answered by Tan and Jacobs ( McGraw Hill , £ 8.50 ) is a clear and extremely comprehensive guide for couples with fertility problems . Body Myths by Cecil Heiman ( Chatto & Windus , £ 13.99 ) traces the roots of some of our deep - seated fears and superstitions .
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously good enough for the MP for Darlington to put his hand in his pocket for . E.J. Forbes , 12 Barmpton Lane , Darlington . E. HEBDITCH ( HAS February 26 ) takes Harry Mead to task for not knowing the colour of the Glaisdale hunt master 's coat . What importance is the colour of his attire when at the end of many a day the master and his bullying gang 's regalia will all doubtless be red with the blood of the helpless abused fox . I fret often for the days when I lived and worked in the countryside , but one sad sight used to be that of herds of demented idiots vandalising the scenery and terrorising nature in their delirious lust for an innocent animal 's life .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm , in terms of Treasury Management . One of the requirements of that particular council guides to the Chief Officers was that , they should bring before the councils a statement that Treasury Management policy and arrangements and that , in fact , was done in the autumn of ninety - two , and the council adopted a particular statement which reflected its circumstances at the time , erm , and the then policy . By and large that particular go erm , statement , which is actually embodied in financial regulations also , envisage erm , a a situation where there would be no long term borrowing . Erm , since that particular time , the financial climate has significantly changed , and the government policy in relation to certain areas of expenditure which I comment , which I commented on earlier , erm , has also changed , in that instead of paying direct grant , they are now issuing credit approvals , which permits borrowing to agreed levels within the constraints of the capital control mechanisms , that the government have in place , the controlling overall levels of indebtedness of councils . Erm , whilst those credit approvals do bring reimbursement to the council over time , the equivalent amount to grant in broad terms .
Idiom: make tracks (used idiomatically: no)
Deborah Harry was a very different kind of role model . Blondie were a group , but Blondie was also Debbie 's alter ego , a cartoon character come to life , a girl that has fun even if her heart gets broken . ' I never wanted to approach rock'n'roll from a man 's point of view , ' she say in Making Tracks : The Rise Of Blondie . ' I was always in a position of setting a precedent , which gave me a definite advantage . Even if I went onstage and did a direct rip - off of Jagger or Bowie it would never come off as a complete copy because Blondie is a girl . '
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
The stench there was dreadful . The city refuse , the corpses of dogs , cats , beggars , lepers and even unwanted babies , were dumped in the Fleet ditch and , when the rains came , were washed down to the Thames . As they rounded the bend towards Westminster , Ranulf nudged Corbett and pointed to the near bank . Despite the thick refuse which bobbed and dipped on the river surface , water carriers were now filling their barrels full of Thames water to sell on the streets and alleyways of London . Corbett grinned wanly and nodded .
Idiom: Indian summer (used idiomatically: yes)
For some sections of the labour force , prosperous years which had begun in the 1780s continued at least for the first part of the war . Notable among these were textile out - workers . Weavers and knitters flourished in an Indian summer during which power spinning provided abundant yarn , while power weaving lay still in the future . According to Eden , in 1797 Manchester cotton weavers earned around 16s ( 80p ) , and that from choosing to work something less than a full six - day week . In fact the war years were a period of mixed fortunes for cotton manufacture .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
So does Kenneth Clarke copy this example ? Does he hell ! He says the most important problem in the British economy is public borrowing and that Britain will make cuts in public spending . The analysis is crazy , the reason why we have a public deficit is because three million people and more are out of work and paying no tax . The best way to cut public borrowing is not to cut public investment , but to cut unemployment .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
A voice from a slit trench close by shouted , You all right , Piper ? ‘ Yes , I 'm all right , ’ I shouted back . I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions . As I warily got to my feet I felt a compulsion to retrace my steps in the direction of Jock 's trench . He lay on the grass , a large open wound on the back of his head and one of his legs was missing .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Starting up a business , when you 're a complete beginner , as I said , is a rather daunting affair . ' ' So , why do it ? Why do n't you follow in your workmate 's footsteps and find yourself a salaried job in London ? ' Lisa bit back her annoyance . Why was he so determined to deny her the right to reach for her dream ?
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm not prepared to go all around the world with England any more as third or fourth choice.’ At 31 , Tamworth - born Coton is running out of time to establish himself with England . He trails behind Sheffield Wednesday 's Chris Woods , David Seaman of Arsenal and Crystal Palace 's Nigel Martyn in the current England pecking order . David James , Liverpool 's £ 1 million signing from Watford , is the brightest of the young stars challenging for an England call - up . Coton 's plea is likely to cut no ice with Taylor as he takes England into a qualifying campaign for the 1994 World Cup finals .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Deep water fish never see the light and live all their lives from the scraps that come from above .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
Alas , with Patey some way up the corner , darkness threatened . Their forced retreat , with a rope too short to reach the ground , took on epic proportions . It is said that Jimmy Marshall spilt the beans about this massive unclimbed buttress of corners and cracks to the Rock and Ice in Chamonix . Maybe so , because in April 1954 Don Whillans went straight to attempt the great open book corner direct . Joe Brown joined him when snow and ice conditions failed to materialise in the then unclimbed Point Five Gully and the two succeeded .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
Coffee at No 11 stirs up trouble Eben Black , Political Correspondent EMBATTLED Chancellor Norman Lamont was in hot water over money again last night after his official residence was used for a Tory fund - raising drive . Labour accused him of mis - using a public building when it was revealed 300 Conservative women attended a coffee morning at 11 Downing Street , organised by his wife Rosemary . They were asked to bring along prizes for the Tories ' Winter Ball , with the value of gifts reaching £ 5,000 .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
An official of the Lithuanian Supreme Council claimed on March 18 that Antas Petrauskas Lithuania 's Soviet - appointed state procurator [ see p. 37361 ] , had been seeking to pursue an investigation against Butkevicius on charges of illegal weapons ' possession . The official claimed that Petrauskas had received orders from Moscow to release Butkevicius . On March 20 members of the OMON opened fire with automatic weapons on a bus carrying members of the Lithuanian defence force , injuring at least two of the seven men on board . The shooting took place after two OMON units trying to intercept the bus had chased it into the centre of Vilnius . Ukraine : Return of Uniate Primate
Idiom: bite someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
The double column technique may be used for this challenging process and to record further progress ( see Figure 5.4 ) . Homework Target setting / Reality Testing The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off.’ , ‘ If I go to the cinema I 'll have a panic attack and everyone will want to have me thrown out.’ Figure 5.4 The double column technique
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
And it also had the benefit of requiring very little concentration , leaving her thoughts free to roam . On the surface , nothing seemed less likely than that Luke Hunter should be scared of anything . But somehow her mother 's words had struck a chord . Because , however much his words might deny that he cared for her , his actions spoke differently . There were the lavish bouquets , with their personal messages , that arrived after every date — and his sensitivity in not pushing their relationship too fast .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I find it interesting that there 's this whole small town that claims me , that I want nothing to do with . It 's my revenge fantasy —‘One day they 'll be sorry!’ ' Shocked is coming to terms with her loss her own way . After protecting herself during her travelling years by dressing like a boy , she is temporarily hanging up her hat and exploring her sensual , feminine side . Hence the saucy video and red lipstick .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
A spokesman said Mr Wood had opened negotiations with Standard Chartered , a London - based overseas bank , as far back as January , but only told Mr Buxton that he was leaving last Monday . The spokesman added that the bank 's understanding was that Mr Wood wanted to gain wider responsibility within the smaller management team at Standard Chartered , whose chief executive is Malcolm Williamson , an ex - Barclays employee . Nonetheless , it seems clear that Mr Wood — whose career has been in corporate treasury departments — decided quite early on that he was not in the running for the job of chief executive , given Barclays ' desire that someone with all - round banking experience fill the post . He is to be replaced by Oliver Stocken , finance director of Barclays ' investment banking arm , Barclays de Zoete Wedd , since 1991 . 180 store jobs saved
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Both Gauguin and Ingres are relevant to the Demoiselles , too , and the names of Delacroix and Manet have been invoked in connection with it . During the early years of the century the influence of Cézanne had become increasingly pronounced among the progressive young painters who showed at the Salon des Indépendants , and after its creation in 1903 , the Salon d'Automne . Matisse , who was one of the first of the painters of his generation to appreciate the true genius of Cézanne , had been working under his influence since 1899 , the year in which he bought Cézanne 's Trois Baigneuses from Vollard , choosing it in preference to an Arlésienne by Van Gogh , and in the figure pieces that lead up to the Bonheur , the influence of Cézanne is immediately obvious . Derain , although as early as 1904 he had executed a still life in which he seized in a more or less superficial way on some of the aspects of Cézanne 's art which were later to fascinate and influence the Cubists , did not begin to look at Cézanne really seriously until 1906 . The fruits of his study can , however , already be seen in the Baigneuses in the firm modelling of the figures and in the angular severity of their contours which recall in particular much of Cézanne 's portraiture of the 1880s .