Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: no)
I got to know her quite well eventually , very sort of'jolly hockey sticks ' and friendly . There was none of the constant supervision that you got in Holloway , just one officer on the house for twenty - two women , and no screw on at night , which absolutely amazed me . On the pregnants ' house , though , a nurse stayed overnight , in case anyone went into labour . It was a lot friendlier and altogether more human than Holloway . One officer , a really nice screw , a senior officer called Mrs [ R ] , understood why I wanted to be moved off the pregnant house and got me moved the next day .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
Even your first flight could end up with a field landing and , if the wheel brake lever is not in the usual position for you , your habits will catch you out as you claw for the non - existent lever in panic . Also , if the wheel brake is of the type that is applied automatically with full airbrake , remember that you should avoid touching down with full airbrake . Unfortunately , a great deal of our flying is done by habit and this can lead to serious problems if anything goes wrong on the first flight in a strange machine . If you are in current practice with aerotowing , a high launch is worthwhile for the first flight . Carry extra ballast in the cockpit unless you are well above the minimum cockpit load , as this increases the stability and makes the elevator less ‘ twitchy’ .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Has anyone tried to put the lights up when he 's singing ? ' ' Do n't even think of it , Shelley . The light switches are behind the bar , and no one can get at them but Pepe himself . ' Shelley smiled . ' Then I 'll be content just admiring him .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Calling Off ~ America ’s Bombs NEW ~ YORK – As the US Congress considers whether to authorize American military intervention in Syria , its members should bear in mind a basic truth : While Syrian President Bashar ~ Al - Assad has repeatedly used extreme violence to retain power , the United ~ States – and other governments in the Middle ~ East and Europe – share responsibility for turning Syria into a killing field . These governments , led by the US , have explicitly sought the violent overthrow of Assad . Without their involvement , Assad ’s regime would most likely have remained repressive ; with their involvement , Syria has become a site of mass death and destruction .
Idiom: donkey work (used idiomatically: no)
The Tony Award winning show , written by MASH 's Larry Gelbart with music by Cy Coleman and directed by Michael Blakemore , combines the world of 1940s private eye films and musical comedy . Miss Gwynne , 30 , will play Oolie , the private detective 's secretary and Donna , the movie mogul 's secretary . A former lecturer at the University of Rome and fluent in French and Italian , Miss Gwynne , currently seen in the advert for Cadbury 's Secret , made her name as Alex in Channel 4 's Drop The Dead Donkey and Robyn in BBC 's Nice Work . ACTION Man is back ! Born in 1964 , but out of production since 1984 , this once all-conquering hero will be re-emerging in late February , ready to do battle with upstart Thunderbirds and other toytown insurgents .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
However , none of the scaled - up versions of the models on test could survive the strength of the waves whose energy they sought to exploit and the conclusion reached was that the modifications needed to make them sufficiently strong would render them cost uncompetitive . It was therefore recommended that no more money be spent on wavepower which has been largely abandoned , in the UK at least , though some work still continues . Tidal schemes have the advantage of regularity , an integrated electricity system could organise itself according to high and low water . Tidal power systems operate by filling a single basin or river estuary at rising tide through sluice gates then emptying it during falling tide through turbines . There are , in fact only a limited number of sites in the world with sufficient tide range to make such schemes cost effective .
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course they were package tours though he seems to have spent a surprising amount on this one . Matthew was so careful with his money in most things.’ A few things remained in the bureau drawer ; the odds and ends that accumulate in drawers : an engagement diary for 1981 which had only a few entries ; an old wallet , empty except for an out - of - date RAC membership card . ‘ Your brother seems to have kept nothing to remind him of his wife.’ ‘ Does that surprise you ?
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The core of their problem was that such a device necessarily had to be a computer and a powerful one . The answer they devised is called Compact Disc Interactive ( CD - I ) . Dick Fletcher who runs New Media , one of Europe 's leading CD - I development companies , has for long suggested a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether a device is a computer or an appliance . Computers , Fletcher maintains , always have their on - off switch on the back . Appliances have them on the front .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
Whose fault ? Conflict can take place anywhere . It happens out on the streets , behind closed doors , in corridors of power , in the seat of government . Wherever it is , who 's to blame ? Whose fault is conflict ?
Idiom: at a loose end (used idiomatically: yes)
This phrase caused Bert to look oddly , but she said he had a shitty family , and the brother was the only decent person in it . Jasper 's visits to his brother did in fact happen , if rarely . Bert , Alice was pleased to see , missed Jasper , tended to be at a loose end . But they were in a phase of intense activity , for the Congress was to be the weekend after next , in this house , No.43 . Message - sending and letter - writing went on , and they were always running up to the telephone booths at the station .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Both should be learned ( on both left and right sticks ) to ensure success in some of these tricks .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: no)
ask questions in a logical sequence ; avoid woolly , general questions ; do not run out of questions ; put the candidate at ease , are not aggressive and do not play silly games ; allow the candidate to do most of the talking ,
Idiom: grasp the nettle (used idiomatically: yes)
bring in group members by inviting their comments and soliciting their ideas clarify the group 's objectives ‘ grasp the nettle’ by raising issues and problems that the group ought to face and tackle listen to group members ' opinions and check that they have been understood summarize at frequent intervals
Idiom: get cracking (used idiomatically: yes)
Be quick — this stage is played against the clock , and if the timer reaches zero you 'll lose a hefty hunk of strength ! Breakdown must be one of the best reader 's games we 've ever had . If you think you could do as well , get cracking — if your game 's anywhere near as bostin ' as this one , you could find fame and fortune as a Commodore Force Megastar ! FRENZY Ciarán Davies
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
This , this happens from time to time does n't it ? Oh I know , erm , with all of us , I understand completely , whilst that you feel a beat in it , erm , no where your left hand has to play , left hand seemed to be er leading a mind of it 's own , yes . All over the place . Do it once again . Yes .
Idiom: spit blood (used idiomatically: no)
I was no expert , but I would know enough to make a preliminary diagnosis and summon an ambulance if I had to arrange for her to be taken into hospital . In fact , there was nothing really wrong with her , and I did what I could to soothe her . She had been spitting blood after a bad bout of coughing , but one look at the sputum told me it was clean blood . She had probably broken a tiny blood vessel in the lung area and it was bleeding , but not seriously . All the same , heavy coughing always meant the possibility of water on the lungs which in turn could lead to pneumonia , so I gave her an injection of vitamin K , to thicken the blood , a sleeping pill , some linctus which contained a tiny amount of morphine , and also told her , ' Take one of these pills every morning for a week . '
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
TOTAL WATER HEATING OR NOT — I'M NOT DOING A NUDE SCENE . Total Water Heating However you like to take a bath , if you use electricity to heat your water , you can save up to £ 70 a year — with Total Water Heating . Simply switch to the Economy 7 tariff and update your immersion heater with an inexpensive Maxistore conversion package . From then on , you 'll be sure of making the best use of electricity on the cheap night rate .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
With Microsoft in its corner and actual Windows code under the hood of its product , Insignia would not face the problems that Sun faces keeping up with Windows development . GERSTNER GOES OUTSIDE IBM FOR HIS FIRST APPOINTEE , PICKING CHRYSLER 's YORK AS FINANCE CHIEF … Louis Gerstner finally made his own first major move since being appointed chairman and chief executive of IBM Corp , going outside the company again for a key executive and tapping Jerome York from Chrysler Corp to be his new chief financial officer . All the other appointments and moves made since Gerstner was appointed were in the works before he arrived . York is resigning after 14 years with the automaker .
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
And we do n't want , another thing , we do n't want to do now is erm get man against man . You see if we can split this Union in two , that 's exactly what the management wants . Well we 're playing right into their hands . Though we 're not in agreement to what 's happened , we got to be very careful because you see what 's happened to the coal er dispute . And er if I can help it I 've got to erm do me best to stop that happening .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
I wonder if they get an extra allowance for red pens ? Although they 're not meant to do it in red any more are they ? No it 's black and blu black and blue . Black and blue I see and and anything exciting going off Sue to report ? Ooh I got sloshed on Friday .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
She turned to stare at him and saw that he was smiling — a twisted smile that made her colour rise quickly . She said coldly , ' I suppose you ask that stupid question because you saw Giles and me on the promenade in Seabourne last night . Well , you 've jumped to the wrong conclusion . People often do when they spy on others . ' ' So you saw my car , did you ?
Idiom: flash in the pan (used idiomatically: yes)
Hooper hopeful By Des Kelly MIKE HOOPER is hoping his surprise European Cup Winners ' Cup call - up on Wednesday night is not just a flash in the pan . And he hopes to retain his place in tomorrow 's Premier League meeting with Middlesbrough ahead of Bruce Grobbelaar and David James . ‘ I started this year as number three and now I 've played the biggest game of the season so far,’ he said .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: no)
Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . From the kick-off , Bordon forced a corner which was cleared only as far as Duffin who volleyed in from 15 yards . The floodgates opened then and Bordon piled up six more goals . Wilson scored four to take his tally to five , Keith got another and Beaumont also conceded an own goal . HANTS LEAGUE : DIV .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
SPRING FEVER — Norfolk Team Choreographed by RATA HORTON A lively ball item performed to the tune of a well known film theme Performers : Audrey Bowen , Gwen Cone , Jane Fisk , Mary Fox , Lesley Jordan , Marlene McGee , Lilian Meek , Jean Moss , Ruby Philpott , Betty Pollen , Dorothy Ralph , Sophie Roe , Molly Scrutton , Mavin Shulver 3 .
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Cut down on the feeding and forget the methylene blue and hopefully you will be successful with your fry next time . I suggest that you have some brine shrimp nauplii or microworm ready for the time when they become free - swimming . Leave well alone I have a three foot tank housing four Julidochromis marlierli , five Neolamprologus brevis and a Neolamprologus hequi . Two of the Julies bred about six weeks ago and around ten fry have been saved , the largest being 15 mm in length .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
But , Rupert Cornwell in Moscow argues , Mikhail Gorbachev is stronger From RUPERT CORNWELL in Moscow IT WAS one of those days which news editors will remember on their death - beds . A wafer - thin election victory returned the British Labour Party to power after 13 years . China exploded its first nuclear device .
Idiom: rain or shine (used idiomatically: yes)
If it 's seaweed it must mean rain SIMON FERRARI COME rain or shine , our weather never ceases to fascinate . And it has fascinated Bill Foggitt for most of his 79 years . Now Bill , veteran of scores of television and newspaper forecasts , has produced a book in which he opens a treasure - chest of weather fact , fiction and folklore .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
With 30 wickets in an injury-curtailed season , Jarvis believes he 's earned his place on Gooch 's tour . ‘ Of course I would have liked to have taken 50 or 60 wickets , but I felt that in the latter part of the season , I proved my fitness once and for all . ‘ I was really concentrating on getting the ball to swing again after my injury , and I got it back , it is all coming back . ’ And he is defiant in the face of critics who say he 's lucky to be selected . ‘ I am top of the averages of the England bowlers selected and I think I am bowling as well as anyone in the side at the moment .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
Calderón took office in December 2006 under adverse circumstances . Elected with 35 % of the vote , he lacked a majority in Congress , and the opposition refused to acknowledge his victory . He has also had to govern in a persistently difficult environment : a lame - duck president next door in the United ~ States , a severe economic downturn , and the legacy of corruption , negligence , and complicity handed down by his predecessors since 1968 , when Mexico 's old one - party political system began to crumble . Most immediately , Calderón had to address his immediate predecessor 's failure to implement any of the major reforms that Mexico needed . Vicente ~ Fox took office in 2000 with a broad mandate , but , like Calderón , without a majority in Congress .
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . ‘ But they will lose their reason , ’ says Peter Verkhovensky 's lieutenant when Peter has argued that the quintet will hold together after the murder ‘ unless they 've lost their reason ’ . And sure enough they do panic and run amok , and ‘ the almost mystical terror which suddenly took hold of our authorities ’ completes the ruinous and negative side of the Gadarene story . ( vi ) It may be asked what other side The Possessed has .
Idiom: bite the dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Somehow I just knew in the end we would get back to the subject of money ! Protection Racket Having realised , I suspect , at least for the time being , that they are not going to get anywhere in their fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon or the French , the Women 's Tennis Association have come up with another proposal which I know has support in some areas but which I certainly hope will also bite the dust . What they want in future is 32 seeds in all the Grand Slam tournaments instead of the 16 they have at present . Their argument is that it is good for the tournament , a s well as the players concerned , if as many as possible of the higher ranked competitors survive the early rounds .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
By the latter part of the nineteenth century there were two aspects of the popularization of science . The first was to put it across to laymen , interested in science but inexpert in it . Royal Institution audiences included the eminent in various walks of life , and the lecturer had an opportunity for evangelism among the mighty . From the beginning the audiences also included women , though no women held forth there in the Age of Science of the nineteenth century — when the Curies came to England in 1903 to talk about le radium , it was Pierre and not Marie who gave the Discourse . Women could not play a conspicuous part in scientific life .
Idiom: no great shakes (used idiomatically: yes)
But Bingham wants to end his managerial career on a high note and is determined to get something out of each of the last three games . It will be a major shock if Northern Ireland , despite losing skipper Alan McDonald , do not achieve a comfortable win . Latvia , frankly , are no great shakes and Northern Ireland 's 2–1 victory in Riga last season shattered the home side . Firepower The return of Philip Gray , who missed that game , should provide extra the extra firepower needed for a two or three goal victory .
Idiom: turn a trick (used idiomatically: no)
' Anyway , there 's that expense we 've incurred . The tail job Thompson did . ' I hoped I might turn the trick with that one . Grace Hinkle loves to see me making like an executive and remembering to charge up all expenses . If I happen to remember such details when there 's a beautiful doll on the paying end , Hinkle is right in there rooting for the firm .
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
Hard , dry cough racks the whole chest . Tracheal irritation — a raw streak down the centre of the upper chest . Chest seems to be full of mucus , if only they could cough a little deeper they feel they would be able to shift it and get it up . Struggle and cough until exhausted or until they find that a little cold drink will relieve . Cough worse ( < ) expiration .
Idiom: boys in blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Thirty seconds later Moxon was back across Cromwell Road , heading north up Exhibition Road towards Hyde Park . ‘ Dead ahead , running north,’ said the operator . ‘ Tell the boys in blue we have him,’ said Brown . Moxon informed the embassy by radio , and halfway up Edgware Road a Metropolitan Police Rover closed up behind them . In the back with Brown were Collins and Seymour .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Johnny really wants to talk to you . He feels he has a lot to say and wants to do a serious in depth interview dealing with The Smiths current position as well as certain endeavours he 's been involved in.’ It was a strange way to end the year ; with uncertainty all round , with a major record deal signed but held on ice for a further year , and with Andy Rourke , although recovered , standing trial for possession of heroin . In January 1987 The Smiths ' planned single release , ‘ You Have n't Earned It Yet Baby’ , a rather spiteful song with a catchy hookline , was switched to ‘ Shoplifters Of The World Unite’ . The switch was n't early enough to prevent a number of white labels leaving Rough Trade with the original A - side .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ So he knew his limitations.’ Treloar trickled smoke from between his lips . ‘ His father pointed them out to him often enough and he knew that things would drop on him from a great height if he put a foot wrong.’ ‘ Edwin took an active part in the management here?’ A steady look from the grey eyes .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
It will however , be removed at the end of the current government 's term of office in 1994 . The majority of MPs in the Hague parliament believe that there are strong economic and social reasons for the continuation of the nuclear industry . Last year , parliament voted to fund research into nuclear safety and waste disposal to the tune of £ 40 million . More research is planned into safer reactors . About 7 per cent of Dutch electricity is supplied by nuclear power .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
But life is not that simple . Sure , there are some A&R departments who seem to look at the money making potential first and last , and others with more artistic temperaments . But A&R people do not stay A&R people for very long if they do n't have an eye on both money and art simultaneously . With the characteristic shrewdness of a former student of Chris Blackwell at Island , Ashley Newton finds a maxim to resolve the dilemma : ' there is no necessary contradiction between commercialism and quality ' . Norman Jay is looking to discover ' the fine line between putting out records I like and hoping they 're what the public want . '
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
Then you say hard work ! Everything is hard . You can make hard work of an easy job if you do n't know the right way to go . I mean in the hay trade , there was really a knack in it . You know , that 's in the days when I was seventeen year old , I could go'n stick a fork into a truss weighing into eleven stone and pitch thet up high as you like with a fork , as high as I could reach .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
When st when staff ca n't all receive that information at the same time but they y'know they can read but they need the information but that ca n't all receive it simultaneously they as many staff many staff , one more and the last one is one you like computer stuff like that where you 've got a lot of detailed information you know that you want detailed information such as this year 's figures you know they 're not paying you to somebody over the phone and expect to remember of course they ca n't so I 've got the detail that I need to keep looking at , and there about that 's about it . They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non - verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . The best times to use the personal the actual personal touch in talking to each other personal communication is when you give reward or praise matters of importance and urgency matters of complexity unpleasant matters personal matters or things like verbal warnings . Okay .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you very much . It 's always slightly daunting at this particular time because you 're introduced as some sort of guru and people expect great things . Now I 'm going to come clean right at the beginning . We 're going to dangle all sorts of ideas in front of you , challenge you in all sorts of ways , but we want you very much to feel free to share your experiences and to say ‘ Hey ! It was n't like that for us,’ or ‘ I do n't think this'll work,’or ‘ I tried this last Tuesday week,’or something like that .
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Is Century House involved in this setup , Roy?’ ‘ I 've said too much already . Just take it from me that it 's not in your best interests to go hunting around for the ship.’ ‘ And Nadirpur 's wife and kid?’ ‘ That was n't anticipated,’ Bliss conceded .