Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
Nor must he step outside the dimension of the choreographic design both are making . The ballerina has to behave as graciously and confidently as her partner . She must know how to give or take his hand and always to acknowledge his presence as an equal partner in the dance . Admittedly in many of Petipa 's pas de deux he seems merely to be a porter . This is because Petipa was not interested in male dance and often left the danseur to arrange his own brief solo .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
Today the word ‘ box’ can mean anything from a development bank — Al Sandook Al Naqd ( ‘ the box of money’ , translated literally)— to a reference to a Sheikh 's largesse . ‘ He never once put his hand into his box all the years that I served him,’ meaning he never gave me a gift of money , a bonus for service above and beyond the call of time . In this instance , I knew the young man 's father would have to dig deep into his box before the marriage was finally consummated and the bride brought home . But his ‘ box’ was large . It would not constitute an insurmountable problem .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
But they leave BT more expensive than its rival . Tony Booth , managing director of British Telecom International , said : ‘ Competition is becoming cut - throat in the transatlantic services . We have decided on the cuts as a result of strong competition from Mercury , whose prices until now have been around 20 per cent lower than ours.’ He believes that quality of service will allow BT to fight back without further reductions . Although Mercury has made little impact in local telephone services , it has begun to make an impact on BT 's operations in long - distance and overseas links .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
It was under this provision that the intervention notice was issued . By rule 7.3(9 ) to ( 12 ) : ' ( 9 ) The powers conferred on the board by the previous provisions of this rule shall be exercisable by notice given to the member concerned ; and the notice shall state the date on which it is to take effect . ( 10 ) The board may , on their own motion or on the application of the member concerned , by notice rescind or vary the notice given under paragraph 9 above ; and if the board refuse such an application by the member they shall give the member notice of the refusal . A notice ( under this paragraph ) shall state the date on which it is to take effect .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
Caballeros had heard of Kyle 's 9 at the 14th and it had set him alight . He had started a succession of birdies and looked set to do the inward nine in under 30 . As he walked up beside the 17th Patrick met O'Grady trudging disconsolately back to the tee to play a second ball . Before he had time to do so , Caballeros and Bugner had arrived from the 16th green . As they had hurried their game up in response to the warning , the referee decided that they should go through Kyle and O'Grady .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
If he had grown opium on his half acre , he would have been guaranteed at least 20,000 rupees . There would have been no trouble about marketing , as the Bajaur heroin processors obligingly collect the opium from the farm . The likely result of the Great Onion Disaster is that the Dir district will return to its traditional crop of opium with a vengeance . During the enforcement season the bumper crop will be burnt by the army . And UN officials are being advised to leave .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
Okay , well , er , complex . Tell us all about it . Well done , excellent , erm , as you can see , in some ways quite a complex er , issue , and it 's one of those things really , I think to fully understand this , you got to sit down with a pencil and paper and work it through yourself . I 'll , I 'll go through it , erm , fairly carefully in the lecture . Erm , and that is the whole question of conflict about parental investment in general , and er , she put it very well and , and , and , and very clearly , and I 'm sure she understood it , but let 's make sure that everyone else does .
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
The Labour Party 's environment spokesman , Dr David Clark , described the government 's decision as ' a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment ' . Having been defeated by politics , the NIREX managers decided to employ some of their own . With a mixture of public relations and desperation , they attempted to turn the situation on its head . Instead of forcing their own decisions on a clearly reluctant public , they offered the public the opportunity to make the choice . In a glossy brochure entitled ' The Way Forward ' , they set out three different versions of underground repositories .
Idiom: lay a finger on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Does n't he have a lawyer?’ ‘ Good question . Fran 's gone to make sure no one lays a finger on a brother , that 's what it is . They 're like that.’ He brooded for a moment , sighed , and reached for the list again .
Idiom: grist to the mill (used idiomatically: yes)
People sitting around tables in small classrooms , their hands bloody with commas … ’ Leonard stayed like Breavman at the International Student 's House , from whose lofty heights he could see across New York ‘ relieved that it was n't his city,’ in the day wandering all over New York ‘ to stare and taste at will.’ All of it grist to the mill of this young poet - in - the - making . Said his friend - cum - mentor , Irving Layton , in looking back over the period , ‘ I had a very sharp feeling in the early fifties that poetry in Canada had come in from the cold and was starting to gain momentum.’ Professor Pacey had epitomised the forties as one of ‘ vacillation and disillusionment,’ but the tide had indeed commenced to turn , a new era was opening up .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
I saw it recently . It did n't seem that any more work had been done on it , but it still looked much the same . The house had been designed for a family with servants , and in the pantry there was an indicator board that showed which room the bell had been rung from . Of course we did n't have servants , but my first bedroom was a little L - shaped room that must have been a maid 's room . I asked for it at the suggestion of my cousin Sarah , who was slightly older than me and whom I greatly admired .
Idiom: off the beaten track (used idiomatically: yes)
At Keswick and Ambleside private ( costs for ) lodgings are much higher than what the same conveniences could be had for in London , Liverpool or Manchester’ . Bouch can not vouch for this but suggests the number of visitors might have exceeded the available accommodation which in turn put prices up . Naturally the coach roads were the worst affected , while off the beaten track Green and no doubt others , continued to enjoy the former hospitality and generosity . By 1844 , when Wordsworth so fiercely objected to the coming of the railway , many more people were being attracted not just for the natural attributes of the area but for all those extra attractions which were suddenly being introduced such as‘wrestling , horse and boat races , and pot - houses and beer - shops.’ Green was one of the forerunners of the Garden City Movement .
Idiom: home and dry (used idiomatically: no)
Mind you , Swindon only had themselves to blame for not getting more goals . One of these days some team is going to suffer when Town really get their shooting boots on . In the dying minutes Bradford had Lee Sinot send off for arguing , but by then Swindon were home and well almost dry . And three more points takes them right back into the battle for the promotion play - off . And now to the third of our special reports to find out what businesses from our region are learning from the Florida experience .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Another method of retaining control was by keeping a firm grip on hours of work . There were no written rules but nobody ever worked beyond five o'clock in her presence ; at this point formal business ended regardless . Bernard , just as much as Laura , disapproved of working endlessly round the clock . However , those who came to Remaisnil for meetings could not but be struck by a paradox ; they were expected to remain in the château for meals and afterwards , until they retired to bed . Going out to find exciting nightlife was distinctly frowned upon .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: no)
This can give the impression of a simple evolutionary tree : single cells to many cells , shellfish to fish , and then land vertebrates . This is not correct . Although single - celled organisms are obviously simpler than complex animals like ourselves , many single - celled organisms have continued to evolve actively since they lived in the ' primaeval soup ' . It is known that some of the unicellular organisms in the sea today are only one or two million years old ( very little in geological terms ) , in fact they are probably as young as man himself ! Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
Do you think I do shits in my sleep that size . spontaneous , it 's just the same as any . It 's just tape it and then some wanker sits and tries to work it out . That 's his job , sits and works out for a living . Burt Reynolds was on Donahue last night .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
That fact had several consequences . It brought a rash of right - wing attacks on mosques in Greater London , it brought a call for the demolition of the estate where Chant had lived , and it brought Dowd up to a certain tower in Highgate , where he was summoned in lieu of his absentee master , Estabrook 's brother , Oscar Godolphin . In the 1780s , when Highgate Hill was so steep and deeply rutted that carriages regularly failed to make the grade , and the drive to town sufficiently dangerous that a wise man went with pistols , a merchant called Thomas Roxborough had constructed a handsome house on Hornsey Lane , designed for him by one Henry Holland . At that time it had commanded fine views : south all the way to the river ; north and west over the lush pastures of the region towards the tiny village of Hampstead . The former view was still available to the tourist , from the bridge that spanned the Archway Road , but Roxborough 's fine house had gone , replaced in the late thirties with an anonymous ten - storey tower , set back from the street .
Idiom: fall on deaf ears (used idiomatically: yes)
The comprehensive victory of the National government showed how little impact fascism in particular and political extremism in general had made on the British public by 1935 . From a national movement designed to revolutionize the political structure of the nation , the BUF had degenerated into an organization which became increasingly dependent on a localized campaign playing on anti - immigrant racial populist themes , which was to be the main pattern of British fascism from then onwards . National campaigns , like the support for Edward VIII during the abdication crisis of 1936 , and the portrayal of the BUF as a peace movement in the later 1930s , either fell on deaf ears or were only partially successful in changing the focus of fascist politics from the parish pump and the anti - immigrant concerns of the East End of London to wider issues . The move from anti - Jewish sentiments to full - scale political anti - semitism went through several stages . It took twelve months from the Albert Hall speech in October 1934 until anti - semitism was used as the main plank of a political campaign .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: no)
In fact , if the search space has unlimited depth , then depth first search may never stop whereas breadth first search would succeed . Depth first search depends critically on the order in which the children C of N are added to the front of OPEN . Thus it depends on the order of children in the FOR loop : FOR each child C of N … It is very useful if , at each node on a path to a goal , the child leading to the goal comes first ( or at least , none of the children preceding it leads to a large subtree ) .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: no)
I see , presumably this is why all the big observatories are near the equator , is that right ? Yes well , they get on top of mountains if possible to get rid of the shimmer . The moving hot and cold air . Now I 'd I notice there 's a an enormous telescope behind us here as well . What size of telescope is this ?
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Consultants claim it could double services between the trwo cities . REPORT RECOMMENDING ELECTRIFYING / OF MAIN EDINBURGH-GLASGOW RAILWAY / TO BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer has abandoned his plan to buy the club 's ground and lease it back to them . He 's promising to unveil a subscription scheme to help pay for ground improvements . MERCER ABANDONS PLAN TO BUY CLUB 'S / GROUND THEN LEASE IT BACK / WILL UNVEIL SUBCRIPTION SCHEME
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
An efficient college should be able to hike most of its re - take students up by two or more grades . ‘ We will provide the statistics in any form a parent wants,’ says Roger Potter , principal of Mander Portman Woodward in London . ‘ Our philosophy is an absolute open door policy where people can look at everything , warts and all.’ MPW , as it is known , is currently the most popular college in London , according to John Murrell , ‘ though Davies Laing & Dick is coming up fast’ . Roger Potter , a former housemaster at Stowe , says that MPW is ‘ inundated’ with enquiries in August , when he and his staff carry out 80 interviews a day .
Idiom: there's the rub (used idiomatically: yes)
By any measure of productivity , BR comes out highly , compared with our European colleagues . ' He adds : ' What people mean when they say we 're not efficient is that they would prefer to have a higher quality of service . ' There 's the rub . But recession has blighted the high hopes of the late 1980s . In the latest year , InterCity just scraped a surplus of £ 2 m on turnover of £ 900 m and Network SouthEast slipped back to a £ 180 m deficit , reflecting a drop of 8 % in commuter journeys into central London .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
As I said , there 'd been plenty of women in Uncle Paul 's life . I do n't know , but it might be that Luke thought Elise would turn out to be one of my problems — a bad influence on me . So he was very wary of her , to say the least.’ Rob brightened suddenly . ‘ But now,’ he said cheerfully , ‘ all that 's in the past .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
' That remark , ' he said , ' has created bitterness in a million African hearts . ' ( What power resides in the hands of a journalist who wants his story , and knows how to needle his man till he gets it ! By the same token , one wonders what leader , in some of the countries so quick to condemn Smith , would expose himself to such a cross - examination ? ) We live in days of obvious danger and tragedy . The news bulletins repeat the numbers killed , and the ratio of ' terrorists ' to ' security personnel ' , like a football score .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Ruth had done what they did . She must not try to picture Ruth in that house . The house which had faded to a ghost with the years , but still lingered there , a lump of fog , on the edge of her mind . The mirrors , the windows . Ruth said , ' I might like them .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not that long ago that experts were predicting that our skyrocketing human population would outstrip its food supply , leading directly to mass famine . By now millions were supposed to be perishing from hunger every year . It was the old doom - and - gloom mathematics of Thomas Malthus at work : population shoots up geometrically while food production lags behind . It makes eminent sense . I grew up with Malthus 's ideas brought up - to - date in apocalyptic books like The Population Bomb .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Essentially land and expensive capital machinery . Okay . So , in the short run , by definition , you can only change output , the response or by changing variable factors in production . Changing the level of , agro - chemical intensity , right , possibly er , labour input . Alright , but you wo n't be able to change , the d the , the underlying constraining factor erm , of production , which is the amount of land you have .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
But in The Girl 's Own Paper of the same year the resident doctor ‘ Medicus’ replied : It sounds to a man 's understanding as if women had hitherto been kept in disagreeable subjection to the stronger and sterner sex . I do n't think any woman , unless an old maid , hankers after emancipation of that sort , which seems to mean that , mounted on her bike , a girl can ride away anywhere and do anything all alone , without either male friend or chaperone , that she can guide and protect herself and be as free and easy as the wind … No girls , do n't let 's have too much of that emancipation business . Better to be loved and admired by a true and good man than be ‘ emancipated’ .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
While tying is not necessarily incompatible with the fundamental economic objectives of aid , it reduces its potential benefit to the extent that goods are over - priced , or that they are less appropriate — and sometimes much less appropriate — for the job . SELF - ASSESSMENT Criticism of aid from both left and right , particularly in recent years , has led to the establishment of evaluation units within most of the major donor agencies . The assessments made by these units , frequently based on the work of so - called objective consultants , are increasingly available in edited form . As with other institutional innovations in the aid field , the World Bank has been the most consistent , and perhaps rigorous , of self - assessors publishing an annual review of in - house project audits .
Idiom: err on the side of (used idiomatically: no)
Researchers have now discovered that even by themselves , promoters can stimulate cells to produce activated forms of oxygen , known as ' free radicals ' . These can damage DNA . Promoters presumably would fall within Albert 's nongenotoxic or epigenetic category , a daunting prospect to those who favour erring on the side of safety . Albert 's philosophies crop up in the White House 's cancer policy paper , which is to be as a blueprint for everything from pesticides to pills . Dr Frederica Perera , professor of public health at Columbia University and senior scientist for a prominent environmental group , says the government is also playing down in vitro tests of chemicals in cell cultures .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: no)
It 's very easy is n't it . erm Let 's do the call hold then . It 's on the card again . I think we 'll have two , since so many have turned up . Could we have 3414 calling 3485 , and just hold the conversation , and 3472 calling 3476 , and just hold the conversation .
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
The commission claims that most of its proposals have had little impact on labour costs ( France , not the commission , thought up the 48-hour week ) . It calculates the cost of implementing the works - council directive as no more than 10 ecus ( $ 12 ) a year for each person covered . The commission promises that its proposals under the social chapter will be squeaky - clean in their impact on jobs . Mr Major bragged about his opt - out from the social chapter , saying that it would attract foreign investment from Britain 's neighbours . French politicians agreed and cursed Britain for promoting ‘ social dumping’ .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
He grins and shakes his head . He thinks that I am selling her for the night . Outside , it is closing time and we have drawn a blank . Inside they are drinking up : two hundred and fifty black fellers nursing their last long drinks . The music switches off .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: no)
Financial Considerations Cost is one of the major factors for churches in deciding between an electronic and a pipe instrument . If there is an existing pipe organ and it is of good quality , it may prove to be more economical in the long run to restore rather than replace it . For new instruments , both electronic and pipe , it is possible to give here only very rough figures , relating to the situation in the latter half of 1991 . A small , middle - of - the - range electronic organ would cost about £ 7,000 and churches would be unwise to consider anything less than this .
Idiom: make someone's day (used idiomatically: yes)
So Complete our orders . he 's made my day actually . He 's been waiting for you to come off , ai n't I Yun ? Well how long ago was this then ?
Idiom: wipe the slate clean (used idiomatically: yes)
The move was welcomed by the ANC which said that it would co - operate fully with them . Amnesty offer On Aug. 13 the government announced that substantial agreement had been reached with the ANC on the details of an amnesty for political offenders which would " wipe the slate clean and bury the past " . Under the government 's proposal a blanket amnesty , not dependent on prior confession of wrongdoing , would cover members of the security forces and police officers as well as political prisoners . The ANC , however , denied that any such agreement had been reached .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
Not so much that ? Technician , technician . I mean there ought to be someone who can make a lead for us in house , that sort of thing , which we do n't have at the moment , because we 've got things like complicated split leads for rigging up two monitors , and we 've had those twice we 've had those made , outside , but they only need to get sort of broken , and we 're back to square one . One would n't employ a technician We would n't employ one .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
I have not questioned . Neither would you , if you could see her … ’ ‘ The lad you want is under lock and key,’ said Cadfael , dismayed . ‘ He 's under suspicion of felonies since the lady sent for him , two nights ago . Is she so near her end ?
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Mm . I 'm sticking it in my book . That 's a kimono Oh yeah .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
Her face fell . ‘ Have n't you got it?’ ‘ It 's here somewhere,’ Rose played for time and lost . ‘ You have n't got it.’ ‘ I do n't think I had it last,’ she said defensively .
Idiom: under your breath (used idiomatically: yes)
And where did the idea of " love " come from , or " justice " ? Perhaps from religious instruction , I do n't know . In times of danger you said rapidly under your breath , Hail Mary hill of grace — with a great leaning breath onto the H — Holy Mary Mother of God Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death Amen . This was a great comfort because it guaranteed you a guardian , a communality , and an end . Every Tuesday morning you forgot your thimble , every Tuesday afternoon you held out your palm for the cut of the cane .
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Whose fault would it be but yours?’ Naylor snarled as they reached the landing . ‘ You 've been making a meal of me with your eyes all evening!’ ‘ Look here , you ! ’ Leith exploded as , having walked smartly along the landing , she halted at her bedroom door .