Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
So while school or college - leavers can benefit from a relatively standardised approach , there are others whose training programme needs to be structured closely around their specific backgrounds and individual requirements , otherwise a large element of everyone 's input is going to be little more than an wasteful duplication of effort . Because of this , we devised a modular training package , sufficiently adaptable to cater for the vast majority of individual circumstances . Common to all though , is an initial induction of maybe four to six weeks , during which all trainees spend time getting to grips with the nuts and bolts of every aspect of branch operations , which they can then discuss with their peer group at an induction day at the Area Office . We believe it is valuable to give our trainees a rounded appreciation of our business from the outset , not least because so much of what we do depends upon high levels of teamwork . After this comes 26 weeks of real training , which starts with basic counter operation and then extends to cover the entire range of bread and confectionery manufacturing processes , as well as the necessities of system management which is an area of growing importance with the increasing computerisation of our operations .
Idiom: chapter and verse (used idiomatically: yes)
Apricot sat closer and closer to Bernard on the stairs , and he edged further away , distancing himself from temptation . ‘ Sex before marriage is a sin,’ he 'd already told her , ‘ and if I read the Gospels right , sex after as well , unless for the procreation of children.’ He failed to quote chapter and verse when Apricot asked him to , and then said it was a personal matter , in any case : if he was going into the priesthood he 'd rather do it celibate . ‘ Look , look , my mother 's ghost!’ cried Apricot , pointing , though there was nothing there , or hardly anything , just a warning shimmer in the air outside Rhoda 's bedroom . Bernard looked up and Apricot made a dive to undo his zip .
Idiom: do a runner (used idiomatically: yes)
Now he 's never ever offered to pay that fifty odd quid . Not till today . Yes so and I reckon quite frankly cos he 's living on that lay by up the end and I reckon he was hiding , do a runner or something or he ai n't up to something no good ! Well he were n't gon na have my vehicle . He 's such a devious little tyke !
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
Richard Nixon had been plagued by the phenomenon of political appointees ' going native ' , a process that began immediately with career civil servants initiating their newly appointed political superiors into the mores , values , policy preferences and interest group connections of the department . In part to prevent such developments , the Reaganites established transition task forces comprised mainly of conservative ideologues who were commiss - ioned to scrutinize and prepare detailed reports on the workings of agencies and departments . When these investigations were concluded , the task forces briefed cabinet members on their responsibilities , suggested where funding cuts might be made and which bureaus might be closed while also advising on the hiring , firing and movement of personnel . Cabinet members and other senior administrators were also obliged to attend indoctrination sessions where major figures , from the president down , lectured them on the virtues of teamwork and exhorted them to remain faithful to the principles of Reaganism . Economic policy was the core of Reagan 's programme and especial care was taken to ensure that those primarily responsible for economic matters were fully conversant with and totally committed to the president 's position .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . He mentioned his back problem you never really got to find out exactly what it was , he sort of glossed over it , he said oh I 'm alright now . You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? Mm . Erm occupation when you , you were talking about travel when , he 'd told you what he was doing and he was associated with an American company or the parent company was in America erm you mentioned about travel , Steve started talking about car and miles he drives and he also mentioned flying but you never explored at all really the , the flying side .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Farming is one of Scotland 's major industries , so there 's huge potential for Agribusiness . ' Call for study tour of EC A NORTH - east farmer wants a few wise men from Scotland to take a behind - the - scenes look at farming in EC member states to see how counterparts are faring with the rules and regulations . Accusing the National Farmers Unions of both Scotland and England of being too parochial and not au fait with what was happening on the agricultural scene in the rest of Europe , Gerald Biffen , Mains of Arnage , Ellon , said Scottish farmers should take the initiative and send a party of working members to undertake a study tour in selected areas . Six or eight well - briefed farmers from different areas and different disciplines throughout Scotland should aim to find out how European farmers ae implementing the rules and regulations and how individual governments support their farmers .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
One businessman had to take a week off work after scrap dealers used a nearby plot to burn insulation from copper cable . ‘ The smoke , full of PCBs and cyanide , drifted through his office and triggered off his chest condition,’ she said . The association has taken heart from a recent prosecution which saw one offender fined £ 20,000 . Now a further prosecution is pending after a local businessman agreed to act as a prosecution witness . Yet in some areas illegal tips are now two storeys high and still rising .
Idiom: hard cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
Goals for reduction of saturated fat Each week , as well as the weight goal and the sugar goal , there will be a separate goal for the reduction of saturated fat . Our dieter derives large quantities of saturated fat from a number of sources : full - fat dairy products such as silver top milk , cheddar and other hard cheese ; eggs ; butter , hard margarine , lard and blended vegetable oils ; meats such as beef , pork , lamb ; meat products like sausages , pies and burgers ; crisps and nuts ; chocolate , cake , biscuits , and ice - cream . These last four items also contain sugar and have already appeared in the list of goals for sugar reduction . They therefore need not appear here as well .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
So that night they celebrated , getting roaring drunk , playing cards and gambling . One of them staked everything he 'd got , and lost . Can you imagine’— she was giggling now —‘all that money in your pocket one minute , and the next minute — nothing.’ The path through the village , flanked on one side by the backs of the houses and on the other by the looming cliffside , was as pervasively dark as a cave and we kept stumbling over rocks , getting our feet wet in puddles and pools of mud . Eventually we came out in the comparative brightness of the open space behind the house .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: no)
Pan Am insists not . Its ‘ business as usual’ slogan has helped to get passengers accustomed to flying on bankrupt airlines . But the people who were stranded by Eastern 's closure may now think twice about that . Still struggling , Pan Am convinced its creditors at a meeting on January 22nd that it should be allowed to continue operations . Britain 's Civil Aviation Authority had just recommended approval of the sale of Pan Am 's routes out of London 's Heathrow airport to United Airlines .
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a natural temptation to seek an answer from the horse 's mouth , so to speak , by submitting the controversial material to the Attorney for an indication of his attitude . This has been done by both the BBC and the " Sunday Times " . It comes perilously close to making the Attorney , in effect , a political censor , an official to whom the media can go , cap in hand , with the question " please Sir , may we publish this ? " The danger , of course , is that if the Attorney 's answer is " no " , the material will then not be published . This would be a pity if the Attorney were bluffing .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
TP280 carries the livery of the last Spitfire operation in Malaya , black and yellow bands . ( Author ) With the build - up towards the deadline , Tim Routsis and his team piled on the pressure , round the clock , with determined dedication . Key players snatched sleep when and where they could . The workshop hangar was a shambles of activity .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Was there any erm disputes or anything at that time on the , on the trams ? Oh very few and far between . Very few and far between . Maybe just locally , at local garages but as far as , far as being the all national or anything like that , there was never anything I with the tramcars . Were the erm the relations with the bosses and the workers quite good , on the ?
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Lloyd turned to me . ‘ His ma 's got six other Luthers and an Episcopalian church to support , but she 's a good lady . Would break her heart to hear of Lewis in trouble.’ ‘ What trouble ? I ai n't done nuffink.’
Idiom: walk all over (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't think so , really it 's just the opposite problem of what we 've got over here , being submissive now we all know what being being sub submissive yes we let people walk all over us we do n't say yeah we we listen to what everybody else says and therefore the opposite is you 're gon na get aggressive to get what we want . They 're both two sides of the same coin y'know , being aggressive is n't what it 's all about , being aggressive certainly is n't what it 's all about . What 's the point of being aggressive with somebody when they 're gon na walk away feeling as if they 've just been walked all over , so you 've still got the same situation you 've got one person walking away feeling a little bit fed up and the other person not so if you talk about assertiveness in terms of aggression and in terms of submission i.e. there 's going to be a winner and there 's going to be a loser depending which way round you look at it then you still have n't quite grasped what we mean by assertiveness . You do n't have to be aggressive to be assertive , look at some of these comments we 've got here how confident you are in yourself and how you put your point across . How you put your point across getting your point across and not being afraid of doing it , doing it effectively putting the point across , being positive in putting your point across so it 's all about putting your point across effectively , clearly congruously i.e. my body says what I mean .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: no)
She 's still got her hat on , and her hair is all tucked up inside . ' Ca n't you understand , Billy ? I 've got my own life to lead . ' I start crying now . I try not to , but I just ca n't stop .
Idiom: there's the rub (used idiomatically: yes)
The rump of hereditary and life peers may , in a transitional stage , elect a small number from among themselves — perhaps 50 — who could speak in the chamber and serve on committees , but not vote . But what of the spirit of lordly independence ? There 's the constitutional rub . The crossbenches , whose ethos infects many of the party peers , are the key to the Upper House , holding the balance on a huge range of controversial issues , especially ones like Maastricht that transcend party loyalty . These floaters would have to apply to be put on one of the regional lists , suggests a member of the Plant commission .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: no)
He is quirky and difficult ; she loving and understanding . When their daughter , never at ease with her father , comes to celebrate his eightieth birthday , she arrives with her current admirer and his young son . The old man and the young boy go fishing and a strong bond develops between them . The relationship , born on Golden Pond , gradually and mysteriously touches everyone else . On Golden Pond has been made into an Oscar winning film , starring Katherine Hepburn , Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
I will leave them behind me and go only with the clothes on my back , and then I have two miles and a half and a byway to the town , and bring pretty well dressed I may come to some harm almost as bad as what I ran away from , and then , perhaps , it will be reported I have stolen something , and to carry a bad name to my dear parents … [ BELVILLE enters . ] BELVILLE : Sit still , Pamela . do n't run away , I tell you , I have a word or two to say to you . When I was lately a little kind to you and you carried yourself so foolishly , did I not tell you you should say nothing of what passed to any creature , and yet you made a common talk of the matter ? PAMELA : I made common talk of it , sir !
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
me the topping ? what 's that icing sugar ? I can take it or leave it cocoa powder and vanilla essence oh luckily I 've got all those , I think , yes oh that cream , creme de la creme looks nice
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's very , very easy . Remember to un - divert your phones as well , because you 'll probably get fed up , or quite like the fact that you 're not getting any calls . And the code is on the cards as well , it 's hash hash 9 to un - divert . Alright ? If you are in a pickle , do n't worry about it , because you can always phone Di up on the switchboard , or me , but I 'm usually not there .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
Would it not be possible to give them an annual grant to spend on projects they approve ? If every project has to be referred to SNH , why have an EGBT at all ? The procedures which voluntary bodies like ourselves have to follow to obtain small amounts of funding are so intimidating that one wonders whether the effort is worth while , because funding is only the beginning — we have to organise the supply of materials , hire or loan of equipment , payment for purchases , as well as getting the volunteers on and off site and ensuring the work is carried out properly . On the other hand , so little is being done to provide ‘ on - the - ground’ facilities for cycling by anyone else . The District Councils have no money , the Government is not interested in cycling as a mode of transport , the Region does have a limited budget but most of it goes on the cycling team .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
It was n't his fault , but that belief formed the backbone of much of his politics , actually . She never had any politics because she was n't allowed to . It 's the same with most of the old ladies I talk to , and frankly it breaks your heart . Still many miners do n't welcome women in their political midst . A woman in the Northeast involved in a campaign to improve colliery houses arrived at a lodge meeting with material on the houses for the members .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We talked about gardening and cricket which Leslie is keen on . ‘ He was smiling and the twinkle was back in his eye . ‘ The whole family is over the moon with his improvements . Our prayers have been answered.’ Mr Sandeman said Leslie had made dramatic progress over the past 10 days .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
No - one lives up here in the cleft of the White Kielder Burn . The rough land is altogether too harsh and unyielding , giving sustenance only to sheep , and to the conifers high on the flanks of East Kielder Moor and Grey Mares Knowe , immense sweeps of hillside to right and left of the valley . The footpath on the left bank of the burn was little better than a sheep track , but there were clues to its former importance as a droving road over the hills to Byrness in Redesdale . Large boulders stood out beside the path as grey blobs in the featureless sheets of pale grass , and flat stones had been placed as bridges across the burns , their backs hollowed by the tread of feet through the centuries . Following these now disregarded signs of past activity along the old path , I traversed the hillside and came down to a crumbling stone sheepfold with the roofless remains of a shepherd 's hut built into one wall .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
Me and the aliens were finally getting to him . No one moved . We had seen a lot of people cry in our time , but this was the first time that Quigley had done us the honour . We let him finish . He did make a pretty thorough job of it .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
Before Dux , was Int . Ch . Bundessieger Harras v Sofienbusch , another fantastic dog of the best possible type with a strong will and hard temperament . He was used on only a few favoured bitches , but his influence is still undeniable , his potency incredible . Ten matings in the USA produced forty - six puppies of which seventeen were to become champions .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: yes)
They are mostly Brazilians , except that there are also one or two Argentinians , Uraguayans , and Americans amongst them . All the same , it is a lot of fun , and the warm weather is very pleasant . Since we are c.3000 feet up , it is not oppressively even though the sun is directly over your head at noon . Outside the classrooms there is a sort of portico where you can sit in the open , and at the end of it there is a sort of hamburger and cold drinks stall . There are all kinds of refreshing drinks made out of fruit juices — orange , mango , papaya , banana , apple , passion fruit etc , and of course there is ubiquitous coffee , which is very good and cheap here — in fact if you go into the supermarket they give you little paper cups of free coffee .
Idiom: hang by a thread (used idiomatically: yes)
Falkirk 's plight has worsened and will continue to do so until their defensive and boardroom problems are resolved . Such is the depth of feeling around the club it would be a tough decision for many Falkirk fans to choose between the winning of two points or the departure of Hamish and George Deans . Celtic 's patience hangs by a thread Celtic 0 Partick Thistle 0 By Mike McLean
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
IONA SETS ORBIX , ‘ FIRST FULL OBJECT REQUEST BROKER’ Iona Technologies Ltd will unveil Orbix — described as the first full implementation of the Common Object Request Broker Architecture — at the Object World trade show in June . Colin Newman , business manager of the Dublin , Eire company acknowledges the other object managers already in the market from the likes of Hewlett - Packard Co and Hyperdesk Inc , but argues that Orbix is the first CORBA - compliant one to be built from scratch and as such scores in terms of size and efficiency . Moreover it is the first to offer direct hooks to the C++ programming language and last Friday , Iona , Sunsoft Inc and Hewlett - Packard made a joint submission to the Object Management Group proposing a standard C++ CORBA interface . Iona sees US - based in - house software developers as its largest market .
Idiom: get in on the ground floor (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ BP had a local business based in Prague,’ says Pomfret , ‘ supplying lubes to petrol stations , workshops and part shops for the ordinary motorist to buy . But very few of those outlets could offer the consistent availability of parts which is necessary to improve service to customers . Eddie Thorning and I saw a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor , and make money by gaining competitive advantage through an oil - and - parts offer to workshops and petrol stations.’ Thorning takes up the story . ‘ As part of the privatization process within the former Czechoslovakia , the state oil companies are being sold off .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: no)
‘ As well as can be expected without you there . I 've made Simon Singh captain and we play Central next week.’ ‘ Is ' e in it?’ he says , pointing the finger that 's not on traction at me . ‘ Well , no . Gowie did n't turn up to any of the practices , did you?’
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
But this did n't stop him , and other objectors , from effectively countering the basis for the diversity argument — the need to have a ( nuclear ) choice away from coal . Whatever one 's political leanings , the threat of serious disruption from the miners , union seemed quite evidently an ideological hangover . With over eighty pits closed down , a work - force more than halved in only four years from 171,000 to just 80,000 , the emergence of a second , more conciliatory union , and above all , after the defeat of the National Union of Mineworkers in an historically lengthy strike , it just was n't an argument that held water . The subsidiary threat of a sudden rise in coal prices also made little sense in 1989 . As already explained , the international price of coal had actually collapsed and reserves showed no sign of being exhausted .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Scared of being caught . Do n't tell me it does n't make sense . There 's that thing , my HAND , utterly repulsive , and it is moving , making tiny scrawls on the paper . Scrawls I might enjoy , on their own , but unfortunately they are not just mere scuttles — oh , no , it seems I 'm in some kind of a scuttle - free universe — these scuttles spell something . Spell .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
However , with 1992 unlikely to bring any respite for the industry , it is too early to buy . Questor Column : Secure yield prop for Dowding DOWDING & Mills has hardly hogged the headlines since going public in 1946 . There was a flurry of excitement in 1975 when it fought off a bid from General Electric of America . But otherwise it has survived on a diet of small deals while making a nice living rewinding British industry 's electric motors .
Idiom: marching orders (used idiomatically: yes)
Danger Seconds later Talalayev found himself in another inviting position but this time sent the ball skywards and out of danger . Then with only seconds remaining of normal time Hughes was given his marching orders for a foul on his tormentor Fillimonov . The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence . But while United were now reduced to ten men during that last desperate half hour of extra time they survived magnificently to force themselves into the dramatic penalty spot finale in the rain .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
At the end of the day 's work we layered the clocks between blankets in the wheelbarrow , and trundled them into the garage to be packed . Poor reader , have we destroyed your picture of that clock - maker tap - tap - tapping away making your clock in his little hut half way up a mountain ? Anyway , to get back to our story ; over the years we went from strength to strength , moving to a rented warehouse and then four years ago my husband bought an old cinema . We now work with twenty girls in a purpose build assembly shop where , with the help of power tools , we can assembly and pack one thousand clocks a day . Not so much fun as those early days perhaps , but still a lot of excitement , and surely now we can call ourselves ‘ horologists’ .