Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
She often said in her letters , if only she 'd known how it was going to turn out , she 'd have taken the baby with her . But he had stipulated a single girl , and she 'd assumed he would n't want children . It broke her heart.’ Juliet sniffed . ‘ I might have been American.’
Idiom: slip of the tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
The nature of these pernicious and self - punitive injunctions is probably already obvious . For X , Y and Z in the basic formula we can substitute competent , clear , confident , comfortable , in control , consistent and coherent . A worthwhile person is always competent : he never makes mistakes , slips of the tongue , errors of judgement or loses his thread halfway through a lesson or a meeting . If he does , that means he is not good enough , and ought to feel badly . A worthwhile person is always clear : she never loses her grasp on what is going on , gets confused , or is at a loss for an explanation , or at the very least a coherent understanding of what is going on .
Idiom: pull rank (used idiomatically: yes)
I also flew in WF560 , with F / O Appleton as skipper , when the Squadron won the Laurence Minot Trophy in the Blind Bombing Competition on November 30 , 1953 . However , the entry in the article which raised ghosts from the past was the section of Washington write - offs , in particular the entry concerning WF-495 that crashed in the sea on its way to the USA . I was scheduled to be a member of that crew and had been issued with my kit , overseas bag etc and was delighted to have been chosen for the ‘ jolly’ , but someone ‘ pulled rank’ and took my place , thus saving my life and losing his . It has been an evocative experience reading these articles , rolling back the years to what was then the greatest adventure of my young life , and these experiences are just as vivid today . These are two issues that I shall treasure . ,
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's not It 's a white sap substance . Because on , you have poppy seeds on rolls . Yeah . Black seeds , those are poppy seeds .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
Could we have been hoodwinked all the way ? Whatever , there 's something awful fishy going on . I 'd say offhand , they 've dropped a monstrous spanner in our works . ' Edward nodded . He was smoking some of Foley 's black tobacco and it tasted terrible .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
like an insect , trapped in an enormous box . Books lie open on the carpet . Somewhere else you 're sleeping
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
And , despite Pirelli 's well - publicised assault on the Continental tyre firm , there is little sign of an active takeover market developing . In Germany there are too many obstacles : Few firms have gone public , despite an increase in interest in the stockmarket in recent years . Out of the 2,300 or so public limited companies ( Aktiengesellchaften , or AG ) , only 619 have ordinary shares quoted or traded on the stockmarket ( which is 80 more than at end-1989 ) . The amount of shares floating freely is tiny .
Idiom: tread the boards (used idiomatically: yes)
The hundred shares index closed down seventeen point five at thirty one oh eight The pound is down at one dollar , forty seven and down at two marks , fifty two . … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon TIM RUSSON PHIL FARRAND / Solar Flair
Idiom: man's best friend (used idiomatically: yes)
Force are loving every minute of it ! But the boys in bottle green are urgently looking for more four legged recruits to swell their depleted ranks , and have appealed to the Ulster public for new volunteers . Nearly all the canine members of the police dog section are former unwanted pets donated by families who for a variety of reasons found the could no longer offer a home to man 's best friend . And the skilled trainers at the RUC kennels behind Stormont Castle are again opening their doors . ‘ We are always on the look - out for promising pups because every year up to a dozen of our most experienced dogs retire when they are eight years old,’ said a spokesman .
Idiom: pull someone's leg (used idiomatically: no)
Kicked out Newton said : ' We both fell to the ground with our legs tangled . I tried to get up but my legs were pulled from under me and I was kicked by my opponent . ' I kicked out to get away but only enough to free myself . ' He added : ' I never struck him with my fists or kicked him in the face when I was in a standing position . '
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , that is one argument neither of us can win . The Angela Carter I knew and admired in her final years is a real presence in this book . She is there in the tone of voice : ‘ My corner shop sells wrapped , sliced white loaves that , at a pinch , could poultice a wound.’ She is there when she says : ‘ I love to think how Joan Didion would hate Grace Paley’ , because Paley is the good writer , in touch with life , that the posing Didion is not . She is there in the honesty of her perceptions , which are not secondhand , not filched from others .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Suicidal ? She ran a shaking hand through her soft curls and forced a smile , even though her face felt as if it would crack with the effort . She had the sudden awful desire to yell at Anne , to deny everything she was trying to say ; but how could she , when in truth she had felt at times every one of those things ? Robyn took a deep breath and forced herself to speak reasonably , calmly . ‘ Please do n't worry , Anne .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
The Gazza of old would have been tempted to flick that ball in the air and juggle away an outstanding chance for his team . Bobby Robson once said , more in defiance than belief , that Gascoigne could be his Maradona . Now Taylor is openly inviting him to become so in what is a sign of both player and manager coming of age . More precious than the crown jewels By Rob Shepherd
Idiom: dead meat (used idiomatically: yes)
His voice was just a hint more than a whisper . ‘ You 're a headless chicken , Wallace . Still in motion , but dead meat.’ Ellwood 's timing was perfect . He could see Todd 's smile , could feel the gesture forming as the other man leaned forward very slightly and prepared to put the phone down .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
It seems that the situation was a true prisoner 's dilemma . Something like Tit for Tat could be expected to grow up , and it did . The locally stable strategy in any particular part of the trench lines was not necessarily Tit for Tat itself . Tit for Tat is one of a family of nice , retaliatory but forgiving strategies , all of which are , if not technically stable , at least difficult to invade once they arise . Three Tits for a Tat , for instance , grew up in one local area according to a contemporary account .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
The spines become fully extended and if you confuse a hedgehog with a rabbit and make a hasty grab at it you will have cause for regret . The nets will catch the occasional hare but these present no problems , becoming entangled in exactly the same manner as rabbits . Night netting is by far the most successful aspect of all long - netting , but that does not mean that rabbits can not in some circumstances be netted in broad daylight . I have already explained the use of long - nets while ferreting , but long - nets can also be set with advantage on rough pasture ground . As before the nets are set in front of the warren systems .
Idiom: blow a fuse (used idiomatically: yes)
OZ RULES ALEX MURPHY /MARTIN RICHARDS HUDDERSFIELD have an electronic scoreboard at Leeds Road — and it could blow a fuse when the Aussies play us next month ! Australia are calling it a warm - up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . And I reckon it would be a good idea to include two or three Great Britain Under-21 players to add a competitive edge .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
First , teacher secondment to industry , if properly planned and managed , can make a powerful contribution to professional , curriculum and institutional development . Second , within Compact it may be possible for teachers to attend courses run by industry on topics such as appraisal , leadership or financial management . Third , people from other walks of life may be invited to support or participate in In - service training sessions run by the education authority or by individual Compact schools . 18 . Who will monitor the progress and success of the Compact ?
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Whether he stays on beyond that point is open to conjecture , but for the moment Roxburgh is very much the man in charge of a Scottish team who produced one of their better performances at Aberdeen . One moment of madness by Norwich goalkeeper Bryan Gunn resulted in the penalty which earned the Swiss the draw they craved , leaving the Scots to reflect on a missed opportunity to stay on the fringe of the qualifying race . But in the final analysis , Switzerland took three points out of a possible four from Scotland and that fact was not lost on Roxburgh , who said : ‘ I think these two games were significant . ‘ At the end of the match in Berne last year they snatched victory and at the end of this game they snatched a point off us . Like a club side whose name seems to be on a cup , they had their name on the ticket to the U.S.’
Idiom: six of the best (used idiomatically: yes)
Sitting cross legged place a towel behind your neck and hold it taut at each end . Sitting as straight as possible , raise and lower the towel and repeat as many times as is comfortable . David in six of the best DEPUTY HEAD boy at Welshpool High , David Morgan , is the envy of his school pals after landing a travel bursary to America as a result of his work in the Young Enterprise initiative . Sixth former David , 16 , is one of six UK students to win the award and will represent Wales at the International Student Forum in the US next month .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
PAMELA : [ alone ] After what has passed I must leave this house and go to the next town and wait for an opportunity to get home to my parents . But I am at a loss to resolve whether to take away the things he has given me or 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 .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
EAST EUROPE THE EXPERIENCE of Eastern Europe is also revealing . Mr Ashdown , in a speech last week , made the point that all the post - communist democracies installed PR instead of the British system of voting . However , many already regret their choice , especially in Poland where PR has tempted factions of Solidarity to break off and go it alone as independent parties . In the elections last October no fewer than 29 parties gained seats in the lower house . This has led to parliamentary deadlock .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: no)
It has legitimately changed its mind . Its leaders have policies they want to stick to . What they still lack is what the Tories would fear rather than scorn : three easy sentences to ring the bell . Quote … . BECAUSE the United States is to reduce its military spending , it is inevitable it will withdraw some of the US military forces now based in Japan and reduce forces deployed for emergencies .
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: no)
He 'll buy probably about a thousand cans Mm , mm . and then , that week , he sell 's ten pence a can , then the following week he still bought it ten pence , following week it goes up to eighteen pence , but he 's still selling what , so I do n't think it , I think . But I still think Tesco 's is the cheapest supermarket , I do , Waitrose is way over the top . .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
1 . Identify facets and group isolates into them . It is important that the characteristics of division used in this process should be mutually exclusive in order to avoid cross - classification ( documents on one and the same subject being classified at different places in the scheme ) . The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area . This can only be achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: yes)
There is statutory warrant for extending privilege so as to embrace reports , papers , etc . , published by order of a House ( Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 ) . Even without statutory warrant , it would make sense for privilege to attach to whatever a Member does as an incident of discharging his functions as a Member in relation to the proceedings of the House itself ( as opposed to in his external role as a political figure , or in relation to constituents , members of the public and non - parliamentary bodies ) . It seems to be established , and rightly so , that the criterion is not geographical — privilege does not attach to letters sent by constituents to a member , even though they are posted to him in the post office in the Lobby of the House of Commons ( Rivlin v Bilainkin [ 1953]1 QB 485 ) . Whether , however , privilege does extend to everything that a Member does as a Member is doubtful . One would expect that if , in pursuing a matter of concern to him as a Member of Parliament , a Member wrote a defamatory letter to the Minister in charge of the department concerned , privilege would attach .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Darling — the most heavenly news,’ said Daisy . ‘ How dare you go out to dinner with Ricky?’ screamed Perdita . ‘ I bet his telephone was n't off the hook at all . You just wanted an excuse to vamp him . You ca n't do without it , you bloody old tart , can you ?
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
I taught myself to fish the swingtip through reading Ivan 's articles , and from struggling to get a bite on my local stillwater I was able to improve until I actually won open matches there . Ivan 's dictates on balanced tackle were instrumental in my discarding unsuitable ledger rods before I found the right one . In the end it would have been easier to have gone out and bought a’ Persuader’(remember them ? ) as used by the man himself , streets ahead of any other shop - bought ledger rod of the day . However , they were also quite pricey , as they could well afford to be , so I designed my own after a first disaster with one of the Ken Smith ledger rods . That rod was about afoot too short and had one of the most unforgiving actions I have ever seen .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Putting Education First LONDON – For far too long , the cause of universal education has taken a back seat to other great international movements for change . Now , for two new reasons that lie at the heart of UN Secretary - General Ban ~ Ki - moon ’s launch of the “ Education First ” initiative , education has returned to its rightful place atop the global policy agenda . First and foremost , young people have themselves become the biggest advocates of universal education for girls and boys .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
21 . List of recognised bodies The Society shall maintain a list containing the name , registered office and other place or places of business of every body for the time being recognised by the Council under these Rules , which list shall be available for inspection by the public . 22 . Name
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
To help her , she is allowed to ask three people to turn round , which they do as far as possible without revealing whether or not they have the ball . ' Queenie ' then guesses who has the ball and , if she is right , she has another turn . If she is wrong the person who has the ball becomes queenie , and so on . Make sure that the smaller children get a turn and , if one person is continually doing the catching , they can then pass it to one of the younger ones . 75 Kickit cricket
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: yes)
So I still said nothing . ' There are big pluses about being dead , ' said my dad . ' You do n't have to take the dishes out of the dishwasher and put them in the dish rack and then take the cutlery out of its little plastic box and then put it in the cutlery drawer making sure that the spoons go in one compartment and the knives in another compartment and the forks in another compartment except there are always forks in the spoons compartment and knives in the forks compartment when you get there so it 's hopeless it 's always too late to get things right it 's a total frost honestly is life you are a lot better off dead in my opinion . Do you know what being dead felt like ? ' ' You tell me , dad ! '
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: no)
Protests from shop owners in Sunderland over increased parking charges have been dismissed by the city 's director of engineering Tom Ball who said that city parking was still amongst the cheapest in the country . Cash snatch : A thief made off with £ 45 from a shop in Easington Village after leaning over the counter and snatching a cash bag . Knife injury : A catering student in Seaham had to be taken to hospital after he accidentally sat on a new knife .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: no)
And , in his supreme arrogance , new challenges had to be swiftly conquered . He 'd collected her from Kalkara early this morning , to take one of his charter yachts for a test sail . Now , the honey - gold , palm - dotted ramparts and fortifications of Grand Harbour were receding in the distance , the Mediterranean was crystal - clear turquoise beneath them , and the huge arc of the sky seemed to be widening invisible blue arms above the horizon . A helpful northerly breeze was filling the sails , so that they were building up gentle speed across the waters of the bay . For a while now there 'd been no sound save the lazy creak of the sails and the soft slap of water against their bows .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
Always acknowledge all replies you receive from advertisements . This is not only a matter of common courtesy but will help create/ maintain your image as a good employer . In the long term treating your staff and potential staff well will increase your chances of attracting high - calibre applicants for job vacancies . Application Forms Using application forms
Idiom: in living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
A chalk stream , for example , may flow at a virtually constant level summer and winter , while flash floods may occur miles from a water course or in hollows well above the water table . The most useful sources of information are the oldest local inhabitants who are usually aware of the circumstances regarding flooding in their area . On one site the author recalls contacting the oldest locals , who advised that a site had only flooded once in living memory and they were only too pleased to point out a’ flood line’still just visible on a number of buildings in the area after 30 years . Overhead electricity and telephone lines , although clearly visible and therefore easily assessed for their effect on a proposed development , may be overlooked . The public utilities concerned will advise on the possibility and cost of diversion .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
As I say , the er , it is , it is two million less , than what the government has assessed we should be receiving in interest payments . Just commenting on the er , grant maintained schools . It 's not a case of being paranoid , it 's a case of seeking fairness for all the school children , and then some of them receiving disproportional , you know higher , er amounts of money , then that must be seen to be unfair , and I 'm certainly well supported in that . Are there any other comments on this paper ? Yeah , I just er , like to , just to welcome the ongoing commitment to the Treasurers Department , to keep down the er , charges to the public service units through C E C. Obviously this is to the benefit , and gives them the , a greater chance of succeeding out there , in what is a difficult market place .
Idiom: take the fall (used idiomatically: no)
There were 22 finishers out of the 40 runners , strengthening the theory that the National fences are not as formidable as in bygone years . Apart from Ghofar cutting his side , all the horses returned safely , as did the jockeys in an election year which will be remembered by all parties concerned . RICHARD DUNWOODY , who took his sixth fall of the meeting from Thetford Forest in the final race , was advised to rest until April 13 . Racing : TONY STAFFORD Comment By TONY STAFFORD
Idiom: turn the screw (used idiomatically: yes)
Major denies the offer was made . And Clarke said : ' I heard nothing about this supposed realignment until well after Black Wednesday . ' TORIES TURN THE SCREW TO SAVE £ Schools and NHS in cash threat ANDY McSMITH
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'd have to strike out in a poorer direction . What was the time ? 16.43 . I 'd better get a move on . Bristol 's all hills , I 'd remembered that . The rivers : there was the Severn , but you do n't see much of the Severn — and there 's another one called the Avon , and lots of canals .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
' She Was Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage . ' The music pulled at her . Out there in the fog , Mickey Rooney was shouting , with an appalling cockney accent . ' H'extra , h'extra , Jeck the Rippah Stroikes Agayne ! ' She tried to cry out , but only a low gurgle came from her throat .
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
But the greatest loss is the profusion of separate colours and unusual forms — a bedding lobelia with yellow leaves , double - flowered fibrous - rooted begonias , double wallflowers available in ten separate colours and striped Canterbury bells — all lost . I 'm delighted to see more seed companies doing their best to bring them back while further improving the situation by applying modern techniques to ensure the seed is of the best quality . Dating from 1892 , ‘ Sutton Globe’ has stood the test of time and is still offered by the company PERFECT PETUNIAS In the 1870s Suttons introduced the first single - coloured , double - flowered petunia ; it was a delicately fringed white called ‘ Lady of the Lake’ and cost just 25p a pack .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: yes)
She could not see Lamont 's feet , but she was sure he ought to wear spats . Angela Rumbold looked like a Derby winner , while Virginia Bottomley was quite lovely . While Hyacinth awarded marks , others , just as predatory , were giving her the eye . Wullie Robertson had ‘ made a mental note’ . She was a right good - looker .
Idiom: bar none (used idiomatically: yes)
Just a half - hour 's entertainment ! How can something so mean cast a shadow over your own magnificent efforts as actors of a Guild Mystery ? Why , I 've heard tell from the Bishop 's secretary that yours used to be the best Mystery in the land , bar none . We might even stay to see it and learn from it ourselves … that 's if you are performing on Corpus Christi Day . What are we ?