Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
When he was sure everything was exactly as prescribed he got a Pan - Am bag from inside the car . He rummaged around inside it . ‘ I 'm ordered to give you these things,’ Harvey said , as though he did n't want to really , but I do n't think he meant that — he was just over - keen to do everything by the book . First he handed over a bundle of Russian paper money that was little bigger than a wad of visiting cards , and some coins jangled . I heard Harvey say , ‘ Gold louis , do n't flash them around.’
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Is he married?’ Stella shook her head . ‘ He is not — nor is he likely to be as far as I can make out — although Matt dropped a hint that there had been someone at one stage . If this is true she has n't been near the place — at least , not since Bill and I have been here.’ ‘ Bill … ?’
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
At least 54 other party supporters , including several members of parliament , were injured , but it was a far less bloody day than authorities had feared it might be . Police estimated no more than 30,000 party supporters turned out on the heavily barricaded streets , eager to be arrested by the 75,000-strong security forces . Delhi resembled an armed camp as the government pulled out all the stops to prevent a rally called to demand early elections . Demonstrators also pressed the nationalist campaign for a temple on the site of a mosque demolished by a Hindu mob in December . The government banned the rally , fearing it would foment more Hindu - Muslim violence in a country still reeling from bloodshed ignited by the demolition .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
SCOTLAND 'S Paul Lawrie and Stephen McAllister saw the benefit of hours of practice with coach Jim Farmer in the first round of the Portuguese Open on the Algarve yesterday . The Scottish champion from Aberdeen and the former Atlantic Open winner from Paisley both had 68 at Vila Sol where the lack of wind and near - perfect greens resulted in a glut of birdies and eagles . Argentina 's Jorge Berendt led the roistering with a career - best 63 , one stroke outside the course record set by Jose Maria Canizares last year , and Sweden 's Jesper Parnevik was only a shot behind after collecting eight birdies in 13 holes . England 's David Gilford had 65 while defending champion Ronan Rafferty from Ireland opened with a flawless 67 . Lawrie and McAllister have been working hard to strengthen their games , and the Aberdonian has struggled in early events this season , failing in four tournaments to get beyond the halfway cut .
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ In the seven years I 've been doing this , there 's never been anything like it . It 's driving me positively ga - ga,’ said Peter Abitante of the AFC , where 11 out of 14 teams still harbour play - off hopes , including all four teams in the AFC Central Division . This is the former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle 's much - cherished parity run amok . Heading into the last weekend of the regular season , a record 17 out of 28 teams remain in play - off contention . When the dust or the snow settles , the play - offs will comprise 10 teams — six division winners and two wild - card teams ( the best of the rest ) from each conference .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
Class 60 No 60002 Capability Brown undergoes trials at Derby RTC on 9 October 1989 . At the close of the decade there were only two examples of the Class 03 diesel mechanical shunter remaining in stock , both on the Isle of Wight . Here No 03073 ( since withdrawn ) stands at Duke Street in Birkinhead Docks on 23 August 1988 . Class 26/0 No 26005 , in old Railfreight grey , stands at Eastfield depot on 12 June 1988 . At the end of the decade all the remaining members of the class were based here .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's a big drain on your confidence . There 's nothing to get too excited about . There 's still a long way to go . But I 'm going about my job in a business - like manner and I 'm on target . ‘ I fancied I would improve as the season went on and I think that 's proved to be the case.’
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Hello , dear,’ she smiled . ‘ I 've barely seen you these last few days . My fault , I know — I 've had a few things on my mind . How did the leprechaun hunt go?’ The leprechaun hunt ?
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: no)
Braced with feet apart , his eyes steady upon his enemy , he waited for Isambard to draw . The devilish smile , oblique and sharp as a scar , had come back to the gaunt face . When at length Isambard moved his hands to his belt it was not to the hilt of his sword , but to the buckles from which it hung . He unfastened them without haste , still smiling , tossed sword and sheath out from him through the trefoil opening , and let them fall into the presbytery . The clash they made on the stones below jarred Harry from head to heels , and for a moment shook the intensity of his concentration .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh well I going across those country roads Can make it sort of drive up mountains and things Get stuck in what 's name wood . So I will go to Central , see what they say . Well do you want , would you like to come and look some time with me ?
Idiom: say cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , I do n't talk openly about my kidneys , but that does n't mean I do n't have any . If women want to spend their lives with something that is slim , sanitary and sensitive , perhaps they should consider setting up home with a thermometer dipped in Dettol . In the imperfect world , where things get misunderstood , a woman has to realise that when she returns from the kitchen with a toasted sandwich and her man barks , ‘ I said cheese and tomato , not just cheese!’ he is probably not so much worried about his stomach as about her hearing . ‘ Should she get her ears tested?’ he is asking himself , perhaps more anxiously than he really cares to let on . Women should also remember that many men are bashful about discussing their feelings out in the open .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
Antony Knight Waltham Abbey , Essex . Looking for tourist highlights in Montepulciano can prove difficult . But when , says Juliet Clough , you do find them , the sights can prove both beautiful and satisfying The icing on the cake Tuscany . IN Montepulciano 's Museo Civico , a painted St Agnes proffers a model of her city with the proprietorial air of a waitress with a tea tray .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
The deal was concluded on October 3 , and has been interpreted as a successful market test for Portugal . Ireland ’s authorities have conducted similar recent operations , exchanging short - maturity paper for longer - term debt . These transactions highlight the broader strategy of buying time . Both countries are seeking to create a longer , more manageable repayment profile for their privately - held debt as they begin weaning themselves from dependence on official “ bailout ” funds provided by the “ troika ” ( the European ~ Commission , the European ~ Central ~ Bank , and the International ~ Monetary ~ Fund ) . Private investors are acknowledging the reality that repayments will likely be drawn out , because insisting on existing terms could cause an untenable bunching of debt - service payments , with possibly unpleasant consequences .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: no)
He looked quite extraordinarily tired , ravaged by intimacy , shattered by sex , dazed with sex . When a young man looks like that you think about the phrase Still waters run deep . And also we had our own adaptation of the phrase ‘ She 's out to lunch’ ; in such extreme cases as Boy 's , we would say , Darling , she 's gone to the Opera . ‘ And,’ added Gary on this occasion , ‘ it looks like she 's not coming back.’ As well as the silence we could n't of course help noticing the bruises .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
Soon the going became very rough , with deep snow that constantly stopped Odd - Knut 's dogs . Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd - Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . At the back , sometimes out of sight of the others , I became engrossed in my own problems . I was tired , very tired . I was also sick and tired .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
The after - the - fact revelation that the reasons for invading Iraq were vastly exaggerated – and in some cases completely fabricated – produced an angry backlash that helped toss the Republicans out of power in the United ~ States in 2008 and may do the same to Britain 's Labour ~ Party later this year . A similar shift in global public opinion is occurring with respect to climate ~ change . The process picked up momentum late last year , after hackers leaked thousands of e - mails from a top British research facility showing that some of the world 's most influential climatologists had been trying to disguise flaws in their work , blocking scrutiny , and plotting together to enforce what amounts to a party line on climate ~ change . More recently , the United ~ Nations ' respected advisory group , the Intergovernmental ~ Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) , has been deeply embarrassed by the revelation that some alarming predictions contained in an influential report that it released in 2007 have little or no scientific basis . Although none of these lapses provides any reason to doubt that global ~ warming is real , is man - made , and will create problems for us , these challenges to the IPCC are taking their toll .
Idiom: tell it like it is (used idiomatically: yes)
I let it be . So the pictures you see are like it sometimes happens . Confident youth may never imagine a world like this in a million Sundays , but these pictures tell it like it is for by far the majority of us at one time or other ; and I defy anyone to say that it could not be them — be they so lucky as still to be climbing when approaching 80 . And with such eagerness in still wanting to get to grips with the rock . The Lakeland fells had been baked for weeks under cloudless skies ; the becks were dry and the tarns warm enough to give refreshing dips .
Idiom: vale of tears (used idiomatically: yes)
Which is why I do n't feel sorry for the poor.’ Cave 's departure from progressive humanism , with Its belief in individual and social transformation , is so extreme that his worldview verges on the Mediaeval : the language of curses , bad seed , the worm in the bud . The world is a vale of tears , a giant ball of dung . Even more than Morrissey and his bad memories , Cave 's vision is the antithesis of the idea of pop as a remaking of yourself . For Cave , the sole possibility for heroism is in fatalism , a stoic dignity in the face of your plight , the blight that is your negative birthright .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
No - one accompanying thoroughbreds expects to glide along aisles adjusting headphones , providing pillows and dispensing drinks , other than the odd bucket of water . Then again the most beleaguered hostess would not swap a cantankerous granny on a Poundstretcher for a panicking mare trying to lie down in her stall at 30,000 feet . The mare alongside the stallion rubbed her hip to the bone attempting to do just that , while we took turns swinging from her head and tail as a preventive measure as turbulence upset the flight across Europe . A hay net can be improvised as a seat belt , especially if there is nothing else ( no seats either ) . Meanwhile the stallion 's attentions were diverted by his own terror , and mine .
Idiom: grin and bear it (used idiomatically: yes)
Almodóvar this certainly is n't — more like Come Dirty Dancing . Dancing rebel Paul Mercurio adds a little Spanish sex to his stride , takes on the ballroom bosses and falls for frump turned dancehall diva Tara Morice , while the relentlessly zippy direction tries to match the hypermanic bump and hustle . By the end all you can do is grin and bear it going native Hollywood Indians are n't what they used to be .
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
she said in conclusion . ‘ Would it make you feel any better if I took the cardigan down to her,’ said Yanto . He decided to throw caution to the wind before Selwyn came over for his tea . ‘ I 've got my motorbike outside and I 've got all afternoon to pop over to Stone.’ ‘ Oh , would you?’ gushed Kitty .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Awe , my lord!’ This they had done together many times , though never in such a pattern setting as now . Dunbar was not the only man who knew how to use archers , even if it went against the grain to leave too much to them . ‘ If it goes as we expect , then your task , when they are close enough , is to split me a way into the ranks of the two central battles of pikemen.’ Cavalry can not break into a solid phalanx of pikes until a way has been cut for them , but once in they can do fearful slaughter .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
De Gaulle meant , as you would realise , that he wanted to take her out of earshot and have a whisper . Naturally , he wanted to impress his colleagues , set up a little frisson , as he 'd have put it . He was the kind of guy who liked to appear remote ; aloof but capable of pulling strings . He must have enjoyed it when he was scoring off his pupils in his days as a college professor . He could , for instance , quite easily have taken Mrs Goreng aside later in the day and no one would have noticed .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Sheeting In Applying the power to the sail is the next stage and a useful analogy here is that of closing a door . Imagine the front hand on the mast is holding the hinge and the other ( back ) hand is placed on the boom level with the shoulder — as the imaginary door is closed , the power comes on . The more you sheet in , the greater the power . Lean , Do n't Pull
Idiom: break cover (used idiomatically: yes)
However , there are other grounds for expecting a reduction in peeking rate with increasing flock size . Let us assume that a cat stalks a duck until it gets within striking distance . The cat then breaks cover and makes a final uncovered dash along the length of the jetty . Let the time taken to make the final dash be T seconds . The probability that the attack will be spotted is the probability that a flock member peeks before the cat completes its final uncovered dash .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
Er that you , you had to have your sleep otherwise you were , you were n't er you , you could n't a attend to your lectures and , and do your work the next day . You had , you had to get your night 's sleep and proper rest . Do you think that was an attitude to that was erm unique to nursing at the time or do you think erm that possibly girls in other walks of life had the same kind of experience of discipline and demands on them ? Well I suppose probably people li like nursemaids and er and er what they used to call in those days mothers ' helps , who used to sort of be a general skivvy around the house and would look after the children , and , and , and they were the same , they had to be in I think at , at sort of ten o'clock at night . Erm and at that ti but other than that , mind you I su I suppose that if , if I 'd been at home I should have probably been expected to be in , but I do n't think I should have been locked out .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Waste and Recycling London dumping convention curbs dumping at sea The 43 nations attending the week long London Dumping Convention eventually agreed to end all depositing of industrial waste at sea by 1995 . The convention is a UN body responsible for the regulation of sea dumping . At present , anything excepting specifically blacklisted substances can be dumped at sea .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
Eventually they become frustrated with their limited existence and Saxon decides to venture outside … Although the book was gripping , it was confusing at times and some events seemed detached from the story . Perseverance is required to understand the story and one had to read between the lines to find the book 's full meaning . Top three The Catcher in the Rye by JDSalinger
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
And if you think of that and of the kettle that 'll rem that 'll remind you that it 's a K for kettle same as a K for kick . Erm this is a daft one . What what 's that on the carpet there ? Cat kicking the cat . And how do you spell that ?
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: no)
BY electing new and reform - minded leaders , East Germany 's Communist party hopes to have won a breathing space in its battle for credibility and survival , six months before the first free elections are due to be held . The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ' breaking with Stalinism , ' but added that there was still a long way to go in ' overcoming Stalinist structures ' . By electing Dr Gysi by an overwhelming majority , the SED rank - and - file made a radical break with the past , rallying behind the party and its call for a ' democratic renewal of socialism ' . The SED underlined its willingness to leave behind old structures and traditions by abolishing both the politburo and the central committee . It now has a chairman , four deputies and a 100-member executive .
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
Smith has been a revelation since his arrival in the summer . The brave Stewart , solid as ever at the back , played the entire second half with a bandaged head after a collision with an opponent . Three players were booked , Portadown 's Smith and Shepherd along with Ballymena 's Burn , but apart from the usual rough and tumble it was never a dirty game . PORTADOWN : Keenan , 7 , Major 6 , Murray 7 , Shepherd 7 , Strain 7 , Stewart 8 , Cunningham 6 , Russell 7 , Casey 6 , Smith 8 , Davidson 7 . Sub : McLeod 7 .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
It is hardly difficult to guess what happened at the Downes 's residence immediately after the death of Kemp . Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . He instructed his panic - stricken , guilt - ridden wife to pack up Kemp 's clothes in a suitcase , and to clean up the bloody mess that must have been left on the carpet , and probably on the sheets . The body was left — had to be left — in the bedroom . Downes himself would have to deal with that .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast . She shrugged . There was nothing she could do about it , other than keep a low profile and stay well out of his way . Leonora took her time over her lunch . When she went back to the kitchen Penry 's tray stood on the counter , the plates satisfactorily empty .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
He wrote to all his senior departmental ministers asking , ‘ have you any problems to which we shall have to give our early attention?’ The replies yielded little political intelligence , though Iain Macleod , Minister of Health , told the Prime Minister he was dissatisfied with the organization of the social departments . Eden was instantly plunged into industrial disputes in the docks and on the railways . While utilizing the existing Emergencies Committee , he commissioned an ad hoc group , GEN 496 , on economic aspects of the emergency , under Bridges . When the strikes were over he established a Standing Committee on Industrial Relations to produce suggestions for improving the collective - bargaining system and for curbing wildcat strikes .
Idiom: like clockwork (used idiomatically: yes)
With our limited experience it was seldom easy to calculate how hard things were going to be . Four days previously we had arrived on the glacier to set up the tent and learned a lot during that long , cold night , when temperatures plummeted to 25 deg C below . Then we had been surprised when our ascent of the nearby Jankopiti had gone like clockwork . The ease with which we had climbed warranted the untold indulgence of biscuits with our afternoon tea . Our confidence thus bolstered , we were now stepping eagerly out of the tent bound for Ancohuma .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
During that time few people left the village at night . They were scared of the dogs that had been bitten and strayed : scared that the jackals , gone mad , would come in from the forest and molest them in packs . At the crossroads outside the village a row of clay effigies had been placed by those who 'd been bitten . They were rough clay self - likenesses on to which the suspected disease was transferred . And at night the disease , thus disembodied , could adhere to anyone wandering past .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: yes)
He wanted things to get worse rather than better . When they were at their nadir there would be a transformation . So for things to get better they had to get worse ; the worse they were the better they 'd be in the future ; they could n't even start to get better before they 'd started to go drastically downhill . This was how I interpreted his arguments . It exasperated him .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I 'm overcome,’ said Dolly , resigning herself . She was n't having the best of luck lately . She 'd hopped into the living - room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . She 'd searched and searched for the wallet . She had a feeling it was in that carpet - bag , but could n't get at the bag .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
The techniques prohibited might include deliberate manipulation of earthquakes , tsunamis , changes in weather patterns , and changes in the state of the ionosphere , It may be presumed that under this convention such changes would be unlawful if achieved by use of nuclear weapons , just as they would be if achieved by any other means . The 1977 Geneva Protocol I , on International Armed Conflicts , supplements the four 1949 Geneva Conventions in various important ways — not least in that it addresses directly two key matters : methods and means of warfare , and the protection of the civilian population against the effects of hostilities . Article 35 echoes the terms of agreements of 1868 and 1907 , as well as breaking some new ground , when it says : 1 . In any armed conflict , the right of the Parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of war is not unlimited .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
The disbanding of the Atlacatl counterinsurgency battalion on Dec. 8 was seen as further evidence of the government 's good faith , although Cristiani 's use of the phrase " national heroes " to describe the battalion was called into question , given its reputation for human rights violations ( especially the massacre at El Mozote in 1981 — ibid . ) . In addition to its delay in acting against the armed forces , the government was also behind schedule in establishing a civilian police force , and in introducing judicial and electoral reform . The new council set up to reform the judiciary fell under the control of the Supreme Court , which was generally seen as being heavily under the influence of Cristiani 's right - wing ruling National Republic Alliance ( Arena ) . The electoral reform law passed on Dec. 13 did not include certain previously agreed provisions designed to help small parties , such as the introduction of restrictions on campaign spending . The FMLN itself faced difficulties in meeting the initial deadlines as some of its local commanders were unwilling to hand over their weapons .