Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
Defence spending , untouched by the previous recession , is falling as the cold war thaws . The extent of British defence cuts is still anyone 's guess , even in Whitehall ; but the Defence Manufacturers ' Association reckons real annual spending will fall to about 75 % of 1990 's figure within five years . The export market has not taken up the slack , so redundancies are coming thick and fast . Rolls - Royce and British Aerospace have also been feeling the slump in civil aviation : the hangover after a spending boom , the post - liberalisation troubles of the American airline industry and the hiccup over the Gulf war have all cut into demand for new aeroplanes . Going down and staying down
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : Thu , 11 Nov 93 16:45:08 + 0100 Subject : Re : Who are ? Hammam is on the board for Wimbledon ( director me thinks ) and he himself was ‘ brought to court’(FA ) because he had sprayed some bad words in the away teams wardrobe before / after / during a game against Everton ( ? ) — do n't remember the details — but a high official in a club doing this should be sacked in my book : even worse i think he did get away with it — a small fee or something but nothing serious . so as for emotional outbursts and not getting any penalty i guess he knows all albout it and that 's why he was asked / spoke to the press about Ooh - Aah 's turkish outburst . talking about Turkey — Norway 's world cup team went 2–1 down for Turkey last night and so they deserved .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
You 're not having much luck this morning , are you?’ ‘ There 's still time . If we get a move on,’ he said pointedly . ‘ Oh yes . Things usually turn out right in the end.’
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought oh my god , lost me six iron , all of a sudden crash , it came down . Old Louis he did n't know which way anything had gone . He said well I could n't see any of that did n't even see the club go up the tree . different hand set works the black stripe . Does it ?
Idiom: plain sailing (used idiomatically: yes)
You relate as two real adults who probably share values and attitudes , enjoy many of the same things , doing them together and who care about the well - being and happiness of one another . And have lots of fun . But it 's not all plain sailing . After a while , it may emerge that the man 's experience and the woman 's experience of that closeness are somehow very different . For it sometimes seems that men and women inhabit different emotional worlds .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
A distant cuckoo called out as we turned back down to our tents at Lake Samiti and the return journey to Yoksam . Yoksam township at 5840ft/1780 m is where we 'd started from . It has a few houses and shops , even a post office . And it was at the trekkers ' hut eight days before that we 'd met our porters with their dzos , Dzos — pronounced ‘ Joes’— are great hairy pack animals , a cross between yaks and cows . Virtually weather - proof , sure - footed and with big lungs , they work best at high altitudes and can carry loads of up to 220 lb .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Last year he decided it was time to retire and let a younger man do his job . The publisher died three weeks later — and Alan 's pension was frozen while Kevin and Ian Maxwell 's alleged involvement in the scandal of the missing pension millions was investigated . To add insult to injury , Alan 's not even entitled to unemployment benefit . A campaign group that 's been set up to lobby on behalf of the thousands of people who are thought to have lost their pensions says there 's lttle hope of Alan 's ever being refunded … Now Alan 's enlisted the support of his local MP …
Idiom: cut no ice (used idiomatically: yes)
MIDDLESBROUGH manager Lennie Lawrence will make sweeping changes for the Second Division promotion clash at Swindon tomorrow . Lawrence promised tough action after the second - half collapse in the FA Cup replay defeat by Portsmouth . The fact it was an out - of - character performance for this season cut no ice . Lawrence said : ‘ I must act because the Swindon game is terribly important if we are to win promotion . ‘ There is not a lot I can do in relation to the Rumbelows League Cup semi - final with Manchester United .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm overwhelmed , ’ she said . First prize will be a £5,000 portfolio of shares donated by NatWest Stockbrokers , along with free investment advice and share dealing services for the life of the portfolio . Regional and runners-up prizes will also be up for grabs . Under The National Investment Programme for Schools and Colleges , each school has to invest an imaginary £10,000 — left to them by an ex-pupil . A pilot version , carried out in March in Nottingham , proved popular among teachers and students , according to Proshare , which was set up earlier this year to disseminate information about share ownership to would-be investors .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Credit note ( Fig . 5.6(d ) ) This document is sent by the seller to the customer when goods have been returned or an overcharge has been made . It is numbered and usually printed in red . It shows the customers that their account has been credited with the amount involved . It is entered in the returns day book .
Idiom: every which way (used idiomatically: yes)
You never really own any part of it , do n't you see ? Look at Larkhill . I 'm buggered every which way I turn because the ruins are mine , but the land beneath is somebody else 's . I ca n't rebuild without paying through the nose for the privilege , and even if I did build , getting rent is like getting blood from a stone!’ He jerked his head angrily .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Everything was broken ; it is difficult now to imagine the devastation . I shall always remember the cold of that winter of 1945 , the first winter after the war . The whole of the pianura was covered in freezing fog that struck into the marrow of my bones in a way that no cold has ever done since . It was exactly as I had always imagined the Dark Ages to be , and in its terrible way it was apt . Each Saturday morning Eric would fly to Udine from Rome in one of the Desert Air Force bombers , in which he nearly froze to death , then hitch a lift from there to Verona — the huge Fiat was not part of the service .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
' It did shake me up , but I 'm over it now . ' ' Yes , well I suppose in your line of business you get used to bodies and blood and things , ' said Mrs Foster , as if writing crime fiction was in some way akin to working in an abattoir . Melissa stowed her purchases in her shopping bag and picked up her change . ' I really must hurry along , I 've got a busy day in front of me . ' Late that afternoon she had a telephone call from Joe Martin , just back from a trip to New York .
Idiom: pour oil on troubled waters (used idiomatically: yes)
With the spring repaired the systems come back on again , and the Doctor is able to reset the controls for Earth . Tempers cool but the Doctor realises that he said some terrible things to his unwilling passengers . Barbara in particular is less than sympathetic towards him , but the old man eventually pours oil on troubled waters by explaining that as they travel together , so they will learn more of each other . The TARDIS lands on a snowy plateau . The readings say Earth , but outside Susan finds the footprint of a giant in the snow .
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
You had to play Cajun music — the French Cajun two - steps — and in parts of Texas there was a lot of Mexican music , and of course there was the Louisiana and New Orleans stuff as well as jazz and country . You ca n't get away from country.’ Visions of The Blues Brothers ' rendition of Rawhide apart , this experience of running the gauntlet of various Texan styles seems to have benefited Winter … ‘ All that stuff just kinda blends into blues , but it is real hard to compare someone like Blind Lemon Jefferson to Albert Collins . Then there 's people like Lightnin ' Hopkins and T - Bone Walker ; there 's a lot of difference in the Texas musicians .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
' Really ? ' The big dog could hardly believe his floppy ears . He bent his head down and gave the little hedgehog a big wet lick right on the nose . ' Do n't worry . I wo n't disappoint you ! '
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
The basic assumptions are that the librarian will be a woman ( woman = child carer ) and a very special kind of person . In 1903 John Ballinger spoke of ‘ a sympathetic , well - educated woman , with organizing ability and a good temper’(p.554 ) and W. C. Berwick Sayers in 1932 described ‘ A person of good education , solid nerves , and attractive to youngsters’(p . 166 ) . In 1961 Lionel McColvin wrote that ‘ the successful children 's librarian’ must have ‘ common sense , which means that she must be able to take things as they are , to do simply what the situation requires , without fuss , to give and take , to be tolerant , to be practical . Then she must be placid and patient’(p.97 ) . Leonard Montague Harrod , in his remarkably anachronistic Library work with children ( 1969 , p.24 ) , saw the good children 's librarian as
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
SUNSOFT 's SOLARIS UNIX TO GO UP ON POWERPC RISC AS WELL AS iAPX-86 Earlier this month SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , told us to expect a version of its Unix operating system to feature on the PowerPC RISC ( CI No 2,124 ) . Yesterday Sun Microsystems Inc 's software unit made good the promise and announced it would be working with Motorola Inc 's Semiconductor Products Sector to get Solaris 2.1 up and running on the IBM Corp - Motorola developed RISC . PowerPC is the second implementation of Sun Unix outside the Sparc CPU base . Solaris 2.1 was expected to make its official debut on Intel Corp iAPX-86 boxes at this week 's SunSoft Software Developers Conference being held in San Jose as we went to press .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: no)
However , there is one emotion that is above all the others . Happiness . Like the icing on an emotional cake . Happiness is an emotional response that has become built into us and the horse for doing the right thing biologically . Whatever we do , and whatever the horse does , happiness is the emotional reward for making the correct response to some other emotion .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Natta was confirmed as leader of the PCI during the Florence congress in 1986 , but in 1988 he was forced to resign by a heart ~ attack and was succeeded by Achille ~ Occhetto .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
Wilko seemingly has made a bid of ( I think the figure was ) 90,000 . His manager Ray Tracey says that Alan can move in the summer and Wilko is said to have agreed . Byrne is a central midfield played who plays the Batty role ie. an agressive tackler/ball winner . I 'm not sure though of where he 'd fit in under the current team structure . Lastly , David O'Leary is due to play his first comeback game for the reserves this week .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Müller arrived ahead of him by twenty minutes and waited in the private room at the back . He thought the goods on display were crude and tasteless ; but sometimes it was possible to find a little gem amongst the mass - produced dross . One small lacquer box had caught his eye . It was the work of an original craftsman . He asked to buy it .
Idiom: hit the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
The little boys indulge in fighting like big boys . Running and wrestling are very common , and the best performer in these activities is marked out for leadership . They play with small wooden spears , and shields made of banana tree bark , and arrows , sling and stones , and acquire no less proficiency in hitting the mark . They play , too , the games of husbands and wives , and build little models and cattle - pens with the material lying nearest to their hands . The little girls plait baskets of grass and grind corn , like their mothers , and make little pots of the local clay and cook imaginary dishes of the same material .
Idiom: drown your sorrows (used idiomatically: yes)
Jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend . Home measures are often more generous than those in pubs . Drinking on your own or to drown your sorrows can get out of hand . There is an increasing number of low- and no - alcohol beers , lagers and wines on the market — they taste good , look good and are becoming more and more socially acceptable as people realise the dangers of taking too much alcohol . Low - alcohol beers contain about 1 % alcohol instead of the usual 3 + % .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
Mossad is always willing to cooperate provided it will benefit . Mossad also makes available to the West various examples of Russian and East European military equipment captured in various Middle East wars . One way and another Mossad has a lot to offer and makes certain that it gets the best of the bargain . Following the Sowan affair the Foreign Office expelled the five - man team of Mossad agents that Britain had permitted to work unofficially in London . But in a few weeks they were allowed to return because Mossad had threatened to stop giving MI6 any more information about Arab terrorism .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
Sam looked sheepish and apologetic . For one glad moment , Clare wanted to rush to him , put her head against his big chest , feel his strong hands stroking her back , and let Sam do all the worrying for her . But she remembered the sight of him in bed with that would - be starlet and fought the impulse , staring angrily at him instead . ‘ What are you doing here?’ ‘ I came as soon as I heard that Elinor was … ill .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no man in a grey t - shirt sitting on a rock in front of the waterfall
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
Another great peal of thunder , then more lightning . The abominable thing took a tremendous leap . It was above me on the rocks , and then it sprang into the darkness behind me . For a moment I heard its footsteps in something between a walk and a run , then it was gone . I was left crouching in the rain .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
' The real value of the CANZ series is that it brings together a group of national level players for two weeks with games against consistently top level opposition which would be difficult to duplicate anywhere else . The experience has already been invaluable , as proved in the recent World Cup when the backbone of our team had been to the 1990 CANZ series where we lost all four matches ' . On an individual level Luke singles out the contribution of Charron ' outstanding in every way ' , Lougheed ' the man of the match against North Harbour ' , Knauer ' worked very hard , as always ' , the front row group ' for their strong scrummaging ' , along with captain Woods and vice - captain and hooker Mark Cardinal , a 1987 World Cup veteran , for excellent leadership in most demanding circumstances . Each time Rugby Canada were up against the big names . Wing John Timu was one of the four All Blacks in the Otago XV , North Harbour called on another six , as did Waikato , who had already upset Otago 47–13 , while North Auckland has as their captain Ian Jones , New Zealand 's most recent All Black of the Year .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
TV payment is a vital part of negotiations over boxers ' fees . Frank Bruno 's proposed showdown with Lennox Lewis has been postponed because TV companies have spent their summer budgets on the European football championships , Wimbledon , Test Matches and the Olympics . Lewis 's manager , Frank Maloney , admitted : ‘ We have had to cancel the fight for the time being . But our offer to Bruno still stands . ‘ It is possible we will try to put the fight on in September rather than July.’
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
The first sea - going cutter built at Rosyth Naval Dockyard has been launched by the Princess Royal . Her visit follows the announcement just two days ago that the dockyard is to be privatised . The local community is still coming to terms with the loss of the Trident contract four months ago . But amid certain pessimism , local people regard events like today 's launch as small signs of hope . Linda Kennedy has this .
Idiom: Jekyll and Hyde (used idiomatically: yes)
But Wilkinson said : ‘ I am not interested in Manchester United and gaining or losing points on them at this stage . It really does n't concern me.’ Wilkinson described his team 's display as ‘ a Jekyll and Hyde performance’ , adding : ‘ You ca n't give away goals like that . I said at half time that , if the players did n't make silly errors , the game was all over . But we dropped our guard , lost concentration and suddenly it was 2–2.’
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Preparation of nuclei and gel retardation assays . Nuclei were prepared according to a procedure which gives transcriptionally active , intact nuclei ( 23 ) . Briefly , 3 10 7 cells grown in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 5 % FCS were harvested , washed twice in 1 PBS and resuspended in 2 ml of buffer B ( 60 mM KCl , 15 mM NaCl , 0.15 mM spermine , 0.5 mM spermidine , 15 mM HEPES pH 7.5 , 14 mM β-mercaptoethanol , 0.3 M sucrose , 0.5 mM EGTA and 2mM EDTA ) ; 2 ml of buffer B containing 0.1 % NP40 were added ( final NP40 concentration : 0.05 % ) and the mixture was gently pipetted for 1 min on ice . The suspension was then layered onto 5 ml of buffer C ( equivalent to buffer B , but containing 30 % sucrose ) and centrifuged at 2500 rpm at 4 ° C for 30 min . Nuclear extracts were then obtained by incubating the nuclei in 0.4 ml of buffer E ( 0.4 M NaCl , 0.5 mM Mg Cl 2 , 0.2 mM EDTA , 20 mM HEPES , pH 7.9 , 25 % glycerol , 0.5 mM DTT , 0.5 mM PMSF , 5ng/µl pepstain ) at 4 ° C for 30 min .
Idiom: dog tired (used idiomatically: yes)
And then ( as he stood and stared through the window at the magazine ) Boy imagined sleeping with these men , actually sleeping , sharing a bed with them for the night . And then Boy could imagine having a cup of coffee with them in the morning , but he could n't imagine anything else after that . And now Boy was truly tired , end of the day tired , dog tired . He wished that the geography of the city was different . Often at this time of day , when he felt the day 's journey should be ending or reaching a destination , but knowing that it was not , knowing that what he was looking for probably happened after everybody else had gone home , he wished that he could end his days walking at the edge of a sea or a lake so big that you could n't see its other shore .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh dear ! She said . I could n't , I had pains all over place ! I could n't speak ! Could n't do erm , anything , I was surprised .
Idiom: kiss and tell (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ My clothes have always stayed on except when I have a bath,’ she laughed . Anthea — tall , slim and breathtakingly pretty — is nearly ten years older than previous Blue Peter girl Yvette Fielding . Plenty of time for her to have had a string of boyfriends and perhaps kiss and tell lovers … ‘ To some extent Blue Peter presenters are role models for young viewers,’ said Blue Peter editor Lewis Bronze , ‘ and we like them to have a girl or boy next door image.’ So BBC bosses have to be ultra careful about who they hire for the wholesome , long - running show .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That 's because you 've always been in the mainstream of the English popular tradition,’ said Maximilian . ‘ It did n't feel very popular to me . The first things I did came a cropper . Has anyone pinched my spectacle case ? Well , they were n't up to much , I do n't suppose .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't want to encourage Erm mention this morning or is that gon na be embarrassing No . or sh Right okay , button 's plugged in , microphone on and off we go . Okay . No problem .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Oxygen valve blow - out 10 . Ward noises ( night and day ) 11 . Music used in psychiatry and during childbirth
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
It was just such a surprise to see you here . There is never anyone here , the shore is always quite empty . I 'm afraid curiosity got the better of me and now I have broken your mood . Please forgive me.’ Guilt and apprehension rushed over Alexandra 's face .
Idiom: go bananas (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah ! He must n't have liked where it was . He was going banana , what was he saying while he was bouncing ? Moon or summat were n't it ? Summat else , summat else were n't it ?
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Can we just take that , take that spare cassette ? Yep . Otherwise it 's gon na fly all over the place ! Keep hold of it . Erm , we 're there we 're sorting that out the other thing is you see grandma will have to go shopping tomorrow .
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
But it is when it might be used as a springboard against similar action against a member of our own royal family.’ Instinctively , Duncan knew the man lied . But now was not the time to rock the boat . The answers were in Russia , not here in a windowless room in Belfast . ‘ When do I leave?’
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
Given the average salary in London , I imagine that there would be an extensive loss if , as my hon . Friend says , that policy were to be implemented . What is more — as my right hon . Friend the Secretary of State said earlier — no compensating benefit would be received by those who would be hit by the abolition of the upper limit . In fact , it would turn Beveridge on its head and use the national insurance system as a tax system . Retirement Pension Mr. Winnick
Idiom: heart to heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Kaifu 's destinations were five South - East Asian countries , Malaysia , Brunei , Thailand , Singapore and the Philippines . He had planned to make this tour in January , but postponed it because of the Gulf war . Mr Takeshita flew to Washington for a heart - to - heart chat with President Bush . Each man must struggle to convince the party and the public that he is the right choice to guide Japan in the coming years . Mr Kaifu was a stop - gap prime minister plucked from obscurity in 1989 after more prominent politicians were touched by the Recruit shares - for - favour scandal .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Now how will people who have just passed their test know about your scheme ? What we 've done in the Banbury test centre , everyone who gets the coveted pink slip will get a letter inviting them to ring us er on a telephone number where they can book their place on the driving course . There has been coverage with such as yourselves and er the local papers , and we are getting word of mouth enquiries now , but we , we have said it 's for the newly qualified driver and since we 've started this scheme , I would put newly qualified in inverted commas , because we 've had two or three ladies ring us up who 've had four and five years driving experience as such and they 're frightened to death to go on a motorway and have n't been on a motorway . It 's a very different style of driving . Very different style of driving — not too difficult if you know the rules and the pitfalls .