Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's no point in using it . It 'll work here , but not around the press . Switchboard use it a lot again , to try and get to the bottom of , you know , calls that are going through to the wrong place and things like that . Save number dialled . I 've had a lot of problems with that , so I basically say do n't use it , whether you try or not is basically up to you .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
COHSE members coming out on strike because of their refusal to take a little boy into the theatre for an operation , pin - ups being removed from the Yorkshire miners ' newspaper , painkillers being laced with poison in the US , John Nott walking out on Robin Day in front of the TV cameras , Helmut Kohl taking over from ( crash ) Helmut Schmidt and public service pay rises being kept down to 3 ½ per cent , every single event being , in some eyes , a disaster . New Scientist kept a lofty attitude about it all by celebrating three anniversaries in the history of space flight , or , alternatively , dropped its gaze discreetly on to the Mary Rose , about to surface from the Solent . It also carried a behind - the - scenes look at the fire in a nuclear reactor at Windscale that flamed into the headlines in 1957 and , almost by accident , discovered , via Dr David Jones , that Napoleon died the victim of poisoning by arsenical wallpaper . ' Monkeys mug mountain men ' , said a newspaper , reporting a gang of thieving apes in China , while a less elegant construction was used by President Reagan about the military leaders of Poland —'a bunch of no good , lousy bums ' . He suspended Poland 's status as a most favoured nation .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
( vii ) Double check of valuation using ‘ rules of thumb’ Most businesses would be valued on either an earnings or asset or dividend yield basis as appropriate but there are certain ‘ rules of thumb’ or key features which one may use as a ‘ double check’to confirm the reasonableness of the determined value . These are outlined below for certain businesses . A bank
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
He says : ‘ I 'd love to own it — lock , stock and barrel . I do n't care if it sound 's big - headed , I believe I could run the whole show.’ Posh have been up for grabs since last year and chairman John Devaney , a property magnate and ex - Oxford director , will sell if the price is right . And Turner jokes : ‘ I only wish I had Terry Venables’ cash and then I 'd buy it.’ Turner nearly became Mr Big at Barnet a couple of years ago when he fronted a consortium negotiating to buy the club from chairman Stan Flash - man .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
I to you fathers , because you have known him is who is from the beginning . I to you young men because you are strong and the word of God lives in you and you have overcome the evil one . Now there 's y You can go to town on that one . Yes . But I think Meir has the right er interpretation of it .
Idiom: dog tired (used idiomatically: yes)
He assiduously avoided her glance all through dinner , and as soon as the coffee was served he got to his feet . But Peter rose at the same moment . ‘ I 'm dog - tired after that trek this afternoon,’ he announced with a brief compassionate glance at Sarella . ‘ Why do n't you two talk things over?’ Obviously he had judged it unpropitious to broach the subject of his own predicament right now .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: no)
King : Publicity , they say , is never bad . Tis better to be mocked than be ignored . Together , dearest Emma , we can rise Above the petty heckling of our foes Tis all hot air , and hot air can be used To hoist aloft the balloon in which we soar ! Just turn your face a little to the right . That 's better ; now you 're much more in the light .
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Here , the flickering of the blaze showed preparations for a cosy dinner , with hot ~ plates baking through and through before the fire , and deep red curtains , ready to be drawn to shut out cold and darkness .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
This is low even for Africa . Not to mention that the rocket may misfire during the launch phase and tumble in a partial orbit , thereby landing almost anywhere on the earth , rather than in Africa .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
What ? drinking . She walked behind the bar , got herself a drink and went and fucking sat and watched us ! Mm ! Oh !
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
But he gets very angry if they come up to him in a restaurant when he is eating or if he is busy talking to someone else , ’ says Marci . ‘ He gets lots of letters from girls telling him how wonderful he is and even proposing marriage . ’ But so far they have all fallen on stony ground . Kristian admits he is a bit of a loner . ‘ I have never had a serious girlfriend .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
SHEREE DODD /JOHN HUSBAND PREMIER John Major suffered a new blow yesterday , when the Governor of the Bank of England scuppered his hopes of a new interest rate cut . The move would have boosted rock - bottom Tory morale just in time for their conference next week . But in a no - nonsense speech to American businessmen , the Bank 's Governor Robin - Leigh Pemberton issued a thinly - veiled warning to the Government to hold fire on letting millions of homeowners off the hook . A premature cut in interest rates would risk sending the pound into a dive which could spark inflation in Britain , he said .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: no)
Yes I 'm , yeah , yeah I mean I can drive But that 's it ? er but I have n't got , I have n't got a grip . Thanks very much . get sorted out
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
Your budget plan will not only tidy up your current financial position , but will also give you some indication of how best to use the extra resources it has hopefully produced . Budgeting should not be a one - off exercise . Keeping the family 's finances in good health requires keeping tabs on it . Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . BORROWING FROM MIDLAND
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
From now on I would only play on special invitation . Several hours later I had not heard anything of the incident , so it seemed likely that the Officer had not reported the matter , or Lovat had just shrugged it off . Anyway , I would stay away from Brigade H.Q for the time being . Sid was sitting under the apple tree next to our slit trench as I approached . He had a Jerry can in front of him , and a large grin on his face as he remarked , ‘ Piper , I have the answer to those bloody mosquitoes ! ’
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
Furthermore , they had no intention of requesting arbitration . It appears that Innocent in November to December 1199 was badly informed as to the power of Otto 's party . Contrary to the truth , he believed that the parties were equally matched and that Otto , after Richard I 's death , was firmly in the saddle . In fact the Welfs could not get their letters through Philip 's lines and Philip was much stronger than Otto militarily and as time wore on attracting more of the princes to his cause . Innocent 's main hope at this point was to bring Otto and Philip to a truce and he had , on 3 May 1199 , commissioned Archbishop Conrad of Mainz to bring this about .
Idiom: seen better days (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Used to live around here , did you?’ ‘ A long time ago.’ ‘ It 's seen better days.’ He turned right . ‘ Now where?’
Idiom: give someone pause (used idiomatically: yes)
NT is , however , compliant with Posix 1003.1 base functions but it gets there via a subsystem that does not integrate with the Windows environment and Windows applications are not Posix - compliant . NT claims to be portable but ignores most of the key open systems portability standards . Microsoft also continues to press for acceptance of its proprietary LAN , e - mail and other technologies as standards despite the existence of de facto and de jure standards supported by desktop Unix systems , a position that must give users pause . Hoopla Of course just to run the thing users will have to be prepared to buy more hardware than is typical on a desktop .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
The clouds that were with us on the climb had gone , opening the way to spectacular views , views helped by the air being free of dust and haze . There were views to the sea , views west towards Reykjavik , in fact views in every direction , as long as it was down . I was on top of the world . The Selfoss chemist 's raudspirit was awful . It spat a worrisome mixture of steam and flame out periodically and covered the bottom of the pans with black ooze , a treacly goo that got itself on to my pile jacket and put me in good humour for an hour or so .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
The searching and building of the binary tree structure are both straightforward , and the word list becomes ordered due to nature of the tree . For each node , every word in its left sub - tree precedes the word at the parent node in the alphabet , and every word in its right sub - tree follows it in the alphabet . Either pointer can be null , and leaf nodes in the tree are those nodes at which both the left and right pointers are null . This is known as a random binary search tree . When searching the binary tree , a comparison is made between the word at the root of the tree and the string being searched for .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
When Howard first showed me his feet , they were in a sorry state . Apart from the sore cracks between most of his toes , the skin was heavily calloused and his heels were covered in blisters ( he had just returned from a particularly arduous walk ) . Howard had tried all the proprietary athlete 's foot remedies , but found they were only partially effective ; the infection would always return with a vengeance within a few days of discontinuing with the ointment or powder . My first suggestion was sunlight , fresh air and scrupulous hygiene — and to keep the feet as dry as possible . Howard realised the importance of avoiding walking barefoot in public places such as swimming pools or on other people 's carpets , so he decided to walk barefoot on grass and on the beach whenever possible , or simply to sit outside and expose his feet to the elements .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
She was playing the piano on Children 's Hour when the BBC studios opened there in 1956 . They wanted their own announcer , a local girl , not one from London , and as I 'd been presenting it on radio since I was 13 , they asked me to try my hand on television . This is my 19th series of Wish You Were Here … ? and I 've seen television all over the world , yet I still think ours is the best . Take the news , which I miss terribly when I 'm away . ITN 's Trevor McDonald is excellent .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
For one moment Isambard was caught off - guard , but he had lived in and trained and trusted that hard old body of his for sixty years , and in emergencies his very muscles thought for him . His long right arm went round the pillar at his shoulder , his unshod feet stiffened into the stone of the floor to resist the thrust , and gripped it immovably . Harry 's weight swung him round but did not tear him from his hold , and it was the boy and not the man who hung for a long , palpitating moment suspended on the edge of the drop . Even then he did not fight to recover his own hold on safety , but strained at his slipping grip on the man , dragging him outwards . Isambard braced his weight back and held fast .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
She sat up very straight on the chair thing . ‘ Mr. Preston , my life has n't been everything I would have liked since I came here . I know Jack was no good , knew it all along , but I did n't care . I accepted him as he was . And his friends accepted me .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
Bowlby believes that we have an instinctive ( inherited ) need to maintain proximity to attachment figures , because this has had evolutionary survival value . We have therefore developed behaviours designed to maintain proximity to , and protection from , caregivers when those relationships come under threat , such as distress calling and clinging . A range of emotions are consequential upon the making or breaking of close relationships — anger or anxiety when they are threatened , depression when they are lost , joy when they are reestablished . Early attachment behaviour is crucial to understanding later psychiatric problems . Certain experiences can predispose a child towards feelings of helplessness , towards a propensity to interpret information in a negative way , and towards a continuing perception of irretrievable loss .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
So you would know … you know . Oh , wild creature , it 's you I 've dared to demand in the garden of paradise . Wire - fragile , wind - trembling harebell You are powerful like all creatures , fine - skinned and muscled to the bone , ears alert to every bracken rustle , the cries of the wheeling kites ; the wind thrills you with its chill messages of danger and delight . CHAPTER TWENTY - SEVEN ‘ So how 's Lucy?’ said Dionne over dinner , sparkling with anticipation .
Idiom: out of thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
Residents say they do n't want to witness any more carnage on the road . Male speaker It suddenly happened out of thin air . It was horrific . The worst I 've seen .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: no)
With his influence spreading over the Pyrenees , — Bearn , Bigorre , Roussillon and Provence — Alfonso II was a formidable neighbour , a threat to the Dukes of Aquitaine as well as to the Kings of Navarre and Counts of Toulouse . There can be little doubt that when Richard led his army to Dax it was part of a campaign intended to counter the northward expansion of Aragon . He then returned to hold his Christmas court at Saintes . By then it was clear that fresh trouble was brewing in the Angoumois . It looks as though Count William of Angoulême was already making his preparations for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem , leaving his eldest son Vulgrin as effective head of the family .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
There are other substantial ones at Athelstaneford and the village of Dirleton with its attractive houses around wide greens , preserving the medieval shape of the community if not its original buildings , other than the imposing baronial castle . Before the belated awareness of the plain 's potential fertility , the growing importance of the region owed at least as much to trade and communications . Edinburgh 's growth as an administrative centre went hand in hand with this . Tracks and , later , roads converged on the city from every strategic direction . Like Stirling , it commanded a vital dividing line .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Of all the ambassador 's staff . I need to get certain matters clear and precise . The French are just laughing at us as we stumble around in a fog.’ Clinton agreed and we all met in the great hall just before dusk . The servants setting the tables ready for supper were summarily dismissed .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
She disposed quickly of red herrings , usually sought out the least probable suspect and rarely failed . So why should anyone advertise their house as being specially suitable for a couple in their early forties with three children ( females preferred ) ? The fact that she and Hugh happened to fit the bill seemed to give her every opportunity for finding out . Accumulating the evidence would be an occupation to keep her going whilst she organized her children 's lives with Mrs O'Keefe , who came in each day to look after them . Some of it arrived about two weeks after she had written to the box number , in the shape of three typewritten pages .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
I used to be , and I was some of them . willi , willing and a a kindly nature but we if it 's in the middle of a game you know , and er , you know how you are when you 're playing a game well they 'd fetch me away to run for some cheese for an old lady . And I , I ran there and ran back to continue my game , at play like and I heard a , mo , her say to mother well I like your lad to go says th look at this cheese it 's never been unwrapped he said those other lads he says it 's always looks as if it 's been unwrapped and Mhm .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Troeltsch 's approach to the question follows the lines of a general study of the religious history of mankind . That study follows three basic principles : of criticism , analogy and correlation . Criticism demands that all evidence must be critically weighed , and all conclusions open to revision in the light of fresh evidence . Analogy means that the events being investigated are essentially similar in kind to those of which we ourselves have direct experience . Correlation specifies that every event in history is connected with others , and the whole of history is a kind of network of these inter - relations .
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
She drifted helplessly along in calm water at just over three knots , making it virtually impossible to assess her sailing characteristics . Windlessness was no excuse for sitting around , though . Pete Goss took a group up to the foredeck to demonstrate a spinnaker hoist , four were dispatched to the leeward rail to induce some heel and to those in the cockpit Nick commanded : ' Well , do n't just sit there , get tying knots . ' Within seconds there were bowlines , rolling hitches and reef knots dangling from every available rail in the cockpit . Yvonne Flatman had been designated the role of temporary helmsman and declared , cheerfully , that she had virtually no steerage way .
Idiom: in your blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Firstly , for many it can help to control body weight because regular , vigorous exercise lasting for at least 20 to 30 minutes increases your energy output and helps you use up body fat . Regular means at least three times a week and vigorous as anything that leaves you slightly breathless , but not gasping for oxygen . Secondly , exercise can increase the amount of HDL , the ‘ good guy’ and lower the total amount of cholesterol you have in your blood . An editorial in The Lancet ( November 10 , 1990 ) entitled ‘ Who 's for tennis?’ but which could have just as easily been entitled ‘ Who 's for running?’sums up the present state of the art and looks particularly at a new piece of research carried out on civil servants . Studies of Whitehall civil servants in 1973 and 1980 suggested that vigorous exercise at weekends was associated with less heart disease .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: yes)
The teacher might think of extra resources : a box of artefacts ( some of which may be replicas ) which the pupils can handle ; a bookcase with additional reference materials including dictionaries and atlases as well as appropriate texts of higher and lower levels or a selection of visual materials for study . Where paper based source materials are being used , the teacher must give thought to ease of access for retrieval as well as the effectiveness of storage . Worksheets which are in good condition are treated with more respect than those which too quickly are crumpled , torn or part company with the staples or covering . This is equally true of texts and even more expensive . Therefore some early thought should be given to protective covers and storage .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Engineers and some metallurgists resisted the idea with the whole force of their emotions and even today some of them are still making growling noises in caves in the backwoods . Academic physicists , on the whole , however , fell upon dislocations with glee . For many years nobody saw a dislocation in the flesh , or perhaps ever expected to , but their hypothetical movements ( dislocations of like sign repel each other etc . ) and breeding habits ( when the union of two dislocations is blessed about five hundred new dislocations are suddenly released upon the crystal ) could be theoretically predicted and provided a superb intellectual exercise like three dimensional chess . As a matter of fact nearly all these academic predictions turn out to be true . Taylor supposed originally that slip in ductile crystals was due entirely to those dislocations which were present initially in the crystal due to the accidents of imperfect growth .
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: no)
Walker 's ( 1984 ) detailed diagram from Gleann Mor , St Kilda is unfortunately incomplete , with much of the mid-post-glacial missing . The pollen stratigraphy indicates that Salix -dominated vegetation , with a wide variety of herbs was prominent until about 6000 B.P. At about this time Empetrum and Calluna heath , grassland with abundant Plantago lanceolata and P. maritima , and fern-rich vegetation became widespread . Then there is a hiatus in the profile , with the period 5500 — 2000 B.P. missing , possibly as a result of drying out ( Walker , 1983 ) or , more likely , as a result of prehistoric peat-cutting before 2000 B.P. ( Birks , 1987 ; Whittington and Ritchie , 1988 ) . From about 2000 B.P. the vegetation was maritime grassland and heath with abundant Plantago maritima , P. Lanceolata , Potentilla , and Ranunculus . Walker interprets changes in the relative frequency of P. maritima pollen in terms of recent climatic changes , particularly changing storm-frequencies associated with the ‘ Little Ice Age ’ during the second millennium AD .
Idiom: tempt fate (used idiomatically: yes)
It is in these past two weeks that Faldo has been putting the last pieces into place . He was the leading European in both the Players ' Championship and at New Orleans — and even he admits he has not felt so confident since he approached the St Andrews Open of 1990 , which he won . That is saying something and , indeed , there are those closer to him who suggest that he really believes he has got the ball ' on a piece of string ' at the moment , but hardly dares to say so in case it tempts fate . Faldo has the invaluable experience of having won twice at Augusta . Should he make it three out of four , that would set a record unmatched even by Jack Nicklaus , despite his six victories between 1963 and 1986 .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
McAuley will see how the Vortec shapes up against the Swifts and Van Diemens — and against his Comber neighbour Johnny Kane . The reigning Irish champion has joined the Swift factory this year after impressing in the British series last season . A first round victory caught everyone 's attention , and Swift kept close tabs on him for the rest of the year , even fielding a car for him in the 25th anniversary race at Silverstone and again in the Irish Festival . It was inevitable when he moved to England he would join them . Now he faces McAuley in the opening round of the series which this year features the new 1800cc Ford Zeta engines .