Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
A Friedland makes the only portable door - chime system that is battery operated and needs no wiring . A transmitter connected to the door bell sends out radio signals to a portable receiver , which chimes when the bell is rung . You can move the receiver from room to room , or even into the garden ( as long as it is within a 50 m radius of the transmitter ) , or fit one or more receivers around the house . The system , called Courier , is available from department , diy and electrical stores , price £ 38 .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The day that our papers went before the panel and we heard that everything was OK , Anna walked into the room , and for the first time she said ‘ I love you.’ Anna , pictured above with her adoptive mother Christine , today radiates health and happiness ; but the photograph top left serves as a tragic reminder of her early years in a Romanian orphanage ‘ Tony is over the moon about Anna . She takes such pleasure in the simplest things’ GH homes
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: no)
Carpets and cushions would be ordered and we would sit in the hot stillness , our voices quiet , the half - English , half - Arabic clear on the heavy air . Sometimes a little Indian maid would sit beside me , a lonely ghost left behind by the household . The young Sheikh and his friends would stretch themselves on the carpet around us , their white kandoras in the half - light of night making a scene of extraordinary beauty . Eventually they would change into shorts and T - shirts and set off to run two or more miles around the outskirts of town . ' Why , my son , why ? '
Idiom: tell tales out of school (used idiomatically: yes)
' There , that was n't too bad , was it ? ' He raised a mocking eyebrow and she felt the colour flare into her cheeks . ' Been telling tales out of school , Dr Grant ? ' She could n't resist aiming the jibe . ' One thing I can promise you , Dr Blake , ' he said softly , ' I never kiss and tell . '
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
And right just there it hurts as well . ! And it burns when you 've landed on the ice does n't it ? Horrible ! You 'll have a nice bruise there ?
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Bring them in one at a time and show them a series of articles such as a pot , a plate , a flask and a small stool . Tell them that the competition is to see who can go through the obstacles blindfold without touching them . They have to go very steady and to the right of the first , to the left of the second and over the top of the last . To help them through , the organizer is going to give instructions as to what to do . As soon as the blindfold is applied , remove the obstacles and watch the children going over imaginary items .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Splitting frequencies — transmitting different programmes on FM and AM — could effectively double listening hours and provides two highly targeted audiences for advertising in a catchment area . In LBC 's case , for example , the LBC Crown FM is going for the upmarket listener , while the medium wave service , London Talkback Radio , is pitching for the tabloid market and the dedicated followers of phone - ins . Capital Radio , the other UK giant of the independents , has already split its frequencies , and before long all nine quoted independent stations are expected do so , albeit not always around the clock . To date , radio has trailed badly in the UK advertising stakes , taking just 2 per cent of total expenditure . But the trend is changing .
Idiom: no two ways about it (used idiomatically: yes)
Has erm as a lodge , did did you anything from the sort of organization the women had ? Oh yeah . I mean they outclassed us no question , no two ways about it , I dunno what it is . I hate to admit it in fact but er , no the way they got things organized , got lecture tours , rallies and what have you together , you know I think er taught us an incredible amount . Have you have you got any er idea of how i it came about that a group was so organized ?
Idiom: show someone the door (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I am the daughter of Isabelle Riquard.’ Very impressive , she thought . She could just see the raised eyebrows , the exchange of bemused glances , and the shrugs which said , So what ? before they politely but firmly showed her the door . Maybe she should have listened to the girl at the Maison du Vin and phoned ahead . She opened the car door and got out , stretching .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
Then what the guys did going down the 18th was incredible . Howard 's huge drive and Mark 's incredibly difficult 3-iron from the edge of the bunker sealed it for us . It never ceases to amaze me what human beings can do when they have to dig deep . In that same series Nick and Woosie ran into some incredible golf from Chip Beck and Paul Azinger . The Americans were 11 under par when it finished they had also been six under in the Foursomes when they beat Gordon Brand and Sam Torrance .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
What credit does The cost of credit varies over time . But at any given moment , the ‘ pecking order’ is broadly the same . The examples given below are for the summer of 1979 , when interest rates were lower than while this report was being written ( with a bank base rate of 14 per cent in summer 1979 , compared with 17 per cent in spring 1980 ) . We decided not to give more recent figures , for two reasons .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
And just to correct Lindi 's manager who intervened there , Paul Weir HAS only had six pro-fights , not eight . Good luck to Paul from all of us . Join me on Monday for reflections on the league cup final , plus exclusive action from tomorrow 's four premier league games , including Mo Johnston 's debut for Hearts against Partick Thistle . Getting on with the neighbours is something the lucky ones among us can take for granted . But what can you do if you 're not living in harmony with them ?
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Jobs and Structure in the Global Economy NEW ~ YORK – The global economy is at a crossroads as the major emerging markets ( and developing countries more broadly ) become systemically important , both for macroeconomic and financial stability and in their impact on other economies , including the advanced countries . Consider , for example , what has occurred over the past 20 years in the United ~ States . Some parts of the tradable sector ( finance , insurance , and computer systems design ) grew in value added and employment , while others ( electronics and cars ) grew in value added but declined in employment , as lower value - added jobs moved offshore .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Details are just reaching us of a major breakthrough in the Martian revolution,’ Derek Carlisle announced . ‘ In return for a cessation of violence , amnesties have been granted to the Furs and a number of them are to be co - opted onto the Government . The Furus have agreed to return to work — for wages instead of marioc — on condition that it is not in the red iron mines . The red iron mines are therefore to close . The Furus , after the recent prolonged disruption of their marioc supply , have lost their craving for the drug .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Wealth : God yah ! Substantial private income augmented by vast salary and royalties from books Twittish behaviour : Pretty sound , by and large . Speaks in a voice half - way between a bray and a bark , and has a bit of a pash for all things Indian . Described as a ‘ stuck - up little twerp’ by some grotty Hampstead type in the Independent On Sunday , which also added , ‘ He lives on a parallel planet ; a glossy place where there are no poor people , where everything is fashionable , expensive , luxurious , interestingly styled , good - mannered.’
Idiom: fight tooth and nail (used idiomatically: yes)
We 've got Wiltshire with designation . The only county on our border without it is Gloucestershire and we 've got one , two , or three areas of our three of our districts , of which two are just poised to get designation , and you 're now beginning to scream and you and your group are beginning to scream about West Oxfordshire and its a situation that you have contributed to . I can remember I 've been on this Gipsy Working Party since you lost control of this Council for the last five years and you 've fought tooth and nail all the way down the line to resist every gipsy site that came in you 've used every manoeuvre that you could possibly do to resist it . All I can say I think we 've got
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
Billboard Music awards ACTOR Bruce Willis , above , had a close shave at Hollywood 's Billboard Music awards but his severely cropped hair gave him plenty to laugh about . Singer Billy Ray Cyrus and model Christie Brinkley , below left , went for hands-on-hips poses and Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty , below right , managed a smile despite being booed off stage . U2 's Achtung Baby album won five trophies but they stayed home — preferring to celebrate in their favourite Dublin pub instead . Queen finds time to put Euro art into perspective
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: yes)
The gallery stocks more and more compact discs but according to Mrs Block the new medium does not appear to inspire visual artists yet . PARIS Lending an ear at Louis Carré Auricular art by Tomio Miki Until the middle of next month , Louis Carré et Cie is featuring three Japanese artists , Tomio Miki , Shintaro Tanaka and their younger colleague Shinro Ohtake .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , it 's lovely . The , sod of a paper though , it 's horrible paper that Disney , I did n't know how he got it up , it 's , it 's only thin What , thin ? I thought it would be
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: no)
Paul Masson Dealcoholised Rosé Wine 75cl California 's most famous winery produces these medium white and soft rosé wines with characteristically fruity bouquets . WATCH THIS SPACE ! As wine and beer makers continue to improve this lower in alcohol product sector , Tesco will be adding to an already extensive range . Throughout the summer watch out for larger pack sizes , products from the New World and new styles .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: yes)
It was the plumbing of the latter that required some thought . The problem was to get hot water to the wash basin . It would have been too expensive in electricity to pipe hot water from the house , which is about 40 ft away , although the pipe run could have followed the cold water supply , which is taken , underground , from the house . It was necessary , therefore , to heat the water in the annexe itself . Since the only source of energy in the building is electricity , it was this that had to heat the water .
Idiom: under the gun (used idiomatically: yes)
Ever since then I 've been trying to get the speed back . ' A big heavy man like Bradshaw needs a big heavy board . When it started raining , three of us stayed dry under his ten - foot Waimea gun . Ken looked like a waterborne Tarzan , swinging through the air from wave to wave . But he had a mild , good - humoured , articulate side , verging on the academic , abjuring the sensational .
Idiom: under a cloud (used idiomatically: yes)
Readers are left to judge for themselves who did more for the Javanese people . Barley is exceedingly delicate in his treatment of the great Bung Karno , the man who once stated , to wild applause from an audience of Indonesian economists , that ‘ Inflation can be good — as long as it is inflation for the Indonesian revolution’ . Delicacy is essential , for the Javanese are still touchy and Sukarno , though under a cloud , is still perceived as a great national hero . Sukarno 's repressive nationalist regime led directly to the massacre of perhaps a million of his communist supporters , gross civil rights abuses , torture , the illegal invasion of East Timor , and the current police state . Raffles abolished torture and slavery , restricted the powers of the rajas and landowners , and spent his own money buying land for a Javanese botanical garden .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
The driver 's window slid down ; ‘ Well , think about it , anyway . It would be in your own best interests , believe me.’ The Rover accelerated round the bend . Edward , who had seemed despondent hitherto that morning , laughed . ‘ You have to hand it to him , he 's never short of a new idea.’
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'd like to see us tapping erm more of the erm of each age group of students coming on erm from school . I 'd like to see erm there is still in this country a reluctance on the part of erm the lower social and economic class children and families to continue in education erm This leads to a position in which , a situation in which in , in the workplace and elsewhere the educated person is still regarded as a , as a sort of rather strange and alien minority person . I think this is very bad , I think that I would like to see an expansion of the , of the intake and a broadening of its social base , and by the same token I would like to see erm it possible for more adult students to come in , perhaps on a part - time basis erm into the universities . That 's , that 's my vision of the future , and I hope that our present economic difficulties wo n't frustrate that forever , because I think we shall be a much poorer in both senses of the word society if that 's what happens . Thank you very much , Geoffrey .
Idiom: by the back door (used idiomatically: yes)
I thanked him for his help , assured him that we would begin to go through the proper channels tomorrow , and said good - night . While we had been on the opposite bank a new barge had come upriver from the direction of Minya and had moored near the end of the Corniche . Later in the evening , with our two Friends still waiting opposite the hotel , we slipped out by a back door and made our way down to the river . I had no intention of going through the proper channels ; it could take weeks . Egyptian bureaucracy is slow and it is common practice to circumvent officialdom whenever possible .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
And then you try to turn the argument about attacks on individuals . Public debate is what it 's all about . There 's a long way to go because many of these companies that we 've mentioned are gon na fight fierce competition from Europe and we need to assist them . They 've not looked has n't British industry because of the attacks it 's been under on what Europe has to offer in terms of better training , better health and safety etcetera and we need to bring that information to them . I 'm sure that er those thinking members that are left within the Tory group , if there are any thinking members left , will realise the benefits of what we 're about and will support the future economic strategy that this Council needs to adopt .
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: no)
The congress reportedly passed without noticeable discord , however , and supported President Fidel Castro Ruz in his rejection of a mixed economy , especially in agriculture , and of Western style multiparty political systems which he described as " garbage " . Castro claimed that the country would survive even if " surrounded by an ocean of capitalism " . At a concluding public rally , attended by over 250,000 people , he declared that the people were prepared to die for the revolution if the United States invaded the country . Twelve members of dissident groups , six of whom were from the Association for the Defence of Political Rights ( Adepo ) and four from the Free Art Association ( Apal ) , campaigning for a multiparty system and free elections , were arrested before or during the Congress . Implications of changes in Soviet Union
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
I wish I knew of anything under the sun that could still make me run .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
that 's one a , that one 's I only did er that pet , you must not touch that , you 're not to climb up and get things off shelves , you come out of the cupboard ee what a life mm , mm
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
Today many are locked into a now inappropriate tax and legal structure . To change this , a level playing field for the taxation of business profits and gains should be established , which would make it easier for businesses to move between different corporate structures . Companies House means business A total of £ 420,000 has been received by Companies House in fines following the introduction of penalties for the late filing of accounts on 1 July 1992 . Of this , £ 70,000 came from private companies .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: no)
The Greek police could n't nail you for anything , but we 're not quite so fussy over technicalities . On the other hand , we 're not unreasonable . We wo n't feel obliged to put you under the microscope unless you force us to , but , if we do , we 'll find something nasty , take if from me . So , my advice is : do n't force us to.’ ‘ How am I —’
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
What is more helpful is to gain a broad overview of some of the main types of doubt which Christians are likely to face . These broad categories can give us an over - all perspective from which to view , handle and resolve our specific doubts . But even with the field limited in this way , an exhaustive study is out of the question . It would be wise for each of us to draw up our own list and carefully think through the issues involved in each . Nor is it a completely objective evaluation .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
But that 's no reason to brainwash them into staying at home . Women should be free to choose what suits them — and their families — best . It is sad if mothers who would rather be with their children have to go out to work to make ends meet . But it 's just as sad if highly qualified and trained women lose everything they 've worked for because they have to stay at home . Some jobs can be done part time .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
New York and Detroit will come up with an attractive separation package , you can be sure of that . They 've already told me you 'll get the maximum terms permitted under British law . The Corporation wants to do the right thing by you.’ The two men rose from the table together . ‘ Sure .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
Robert Beaumont , earl of Leicester like his father before him , was a man barely a year past forty , squarely built and no more than medium tall , dark of hair and darker of eyes , rich but sombre in his attire , and carrying the habit of command very lightly , not overstressed , for there was no need . He was clean - shaven , in the Norman manner , leaving open to view a face broad at brow and well provided with strong and shapely bone , a lean jaw , and a full , firm mouth , long - lipped and mobile , and quirking upward at the corners to match a certain incalculable spark in his eye . The symmetry of his body and the smoothness of his movements were thrown out of balance by the slight bulge that heaved one shoulder out of line with its fellow . Not a great flaw , but insistently it troubled the eyes of guests coming new to his acquaintance . ‘ My lord sheriff , reverend gentlemen,’ said the earl , ‘ you come very aptly , if Robin has reported your errand rightly , for I confess I 've been tempted to lift the lid on whatever it is they 've brought me from Ullesthorpe .
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
In Darcy 's Utopia no one is frightened of the future . We welcome it . Because this is the world 's future , and we must hurry towards it with open and welcoming arms . There will be no black , no white , no yellow ; no Asiatic , no Caucasian ; we will all , individually , be multiracial , multicultural ; and then indeed there will be a wonderful diversity , and God 's will done upon earth . So do n't come to me , Mr Hugo Vansitart , with your ' rich diversity of language and culture ' .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The examples developed here are heavily biased towards the leadership and intellectual rationalization for the movement . It has been estimated that 60 per cent of the fascist elite had been members of the armed forces and over 40 per cent saw active service in the first World War . However , it should not be forgotten that the unofficial populist ideas of the rank and file , particularly with regard to anti - semitism , unemployment and political violence , were often significantly different from the formulations of the leadership . Many at all levels of the movement , who were too young to have had experience of the First World War , were nevertheless affected by its indirect effects . They saw the military discipline , anti - socialist politics , the threat of confrontation with left - wing elements , and anti - semitic baiting of immigrants and British citizens of Jewish religion , as a source of excitement which gave meaning to a dull existence .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
These include Schaeffer pens , keyfobs and baseball caps , as well as sports umbrellas , holdalls and leather filofaxes . A detailed list will appear in the next issue . So watch this space . Merger will create world class environmental service WARREN SPRING Laboratory is to merge with AEA in a move that will result in the establishment of a National Environmental Technology Centre .
Idiom: beggars can't be choosers (used idiomatically: yes)
Katz made a face . ' Animals , animals , I do n't like animals . ' ' Beggars ca n't be choosers , ' Zvi said with a snort , but there was no silencing Katz . ' I got the ten - thirty from Mitchelstown yesterday morning , ' he insisted . ' Listen , listen .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Darlington ( from : Prudhoe , McJannet , 0'Shaughnessy , Tait , Smith , Toman , Gaughan , Gill , Pickering , Cook , Mardenborough , Ellison , Cusack , Cork , Gray . HARTLEPOOL have smashed the club transfer record to sign a new striker . Blackburn Rovers’ Lenny Johnrose has joined the club but is not in time to make his debut against Chester at Macclesfield today . Instead he has to wait a week for next Saturday 's Victoria Ground clash with Swansea . Johnrose , 22 , has scored ten goals in 35 league appearance at Blackburn , his only league club .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: no)
Individuals from different cultures may not only contract together using different cultural assumptions , but using an entirely different legal framework . South Korean culture In spite of moves by the South Korean government to open up its long-and-heavily protected domestic economy to foreign imports , efforts by many multinational companies to break into South Korean markets have run into trouble . A US company that set up a film importing subsidiary in South Korea was subjected to intensive intimidation , including the release of snakes into cinemas to deter cinema customers . A market for imported grapefruit , that grew from zero to several million dollars worth in a few months , was destroyed even more quickly .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
My Lords , the move amendment which is down in my name on the Order Paper , I do have to apologise Your Lordships , to your Lordships , if th if it 's meaning is not immediately clear , even to the keen minds which are present in Your Lordship 's House . Page two , Line Seven , leave out two A and three and insert and three as amended . My Lords the my er justification for that is of course that particular clause in the Bill which my amendments seeks to seeks to change both are I admit on the face of it entirely incomprehensible . Wishing My Lords to understand what exactly is the law which we now seek to amend , there does n't seem to me to be all that er elaborate a precaution . I sought the help of the Public Bill on this and I was referred to erm Statutes i in force .