Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
The company began operating in the world 's rainforests when it bought out the international interests of the American company Tenneco in 1988 . In its 1990 statement of company policy , it pledged to " protect the natural environment , comply with the spirit and letter of environmental legislation , assess the likely environmental effects of planned projects and maintain standards of environmental protection reflecting best industry practice " . Widely commended for its environmental stance in Europe , the same standards have not been applied in the company 's operations in Ecuador , where roads were driven into virgin forests , rivers were so badly polluted that they caught fire , fish were dynamited and local people forced off their lands . According to Friends of the Earth , Gabon contains huge tracts of virgin rainforest and has one of the slowest deforestation rates in Africa . It houses at least one so far uncontacted tribal people as well one of the continent 's last undisturbed elephant populations .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
Roll widths and lengths can vary between special effect wallcoverings . So when buying it is wise to take along a plan of the room with all the essential measurements marked on it.l Material quantities can then be calculated in the shop . check batch numbers on rolls to make sure each roll comes from the same batch , and that colours will match . When hanging these wallcoverings it is important to use the paste recommended by the manufacturer , and to check whether the paste should be applied to the back of the material or to the wall . In most cases where the material has a paper backing , the backing is pasted .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Why not pass them on to a hospital or children 's home where they will be treasured . Are there friends you have not spoken to for months or even longer ? A call from you would be worth a hundred scribbled messages on Christmas cards . Ever since there has been Christmas there have been complaints that it has become over-commercialised . But there is nothing wrong in that .
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: no)
She almost fainted with shock , but had already learned that the edicts of the couturier ( one of the last true autocrats of the Western world ) were not to be questioned . With a sinking feeling , she went to the dressing room to get ready . ‘ There 's nothing to it . Honest , lovey,’ the dresser said as she helped Constance into the first dress . ‘ Just look straight ahead and smile .
Idiom: mark someone's card (used idiomatically: no)
Handful of tablets ? ' ' Known To Consort With Other Users . Your card is marked , Jimbo . Did you have a medical ? ' ' Some doctor came .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: no)
Only COM and EXE files are affected by them . MULTIPARTITE VIRUSES Multipartite viruses , such as Tequila and Telefonica , are a combination of both and get the best of both worlds , making them particularly infectious . You may have also heard of ' stealth ' viruses . These are n't really a type of virus ; the name merely describes their extraordinary ability to hide from anti - virus software .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
This enforced poverty made them easier targets for propaganda : if they left with no more than their allowance , they could be portrayed as shabby Untermenschen scuttling away like rats ; if they managed to outwit the system , then they were economic criminals fleeing with stolen goods . All this was normal . The St Louis was flying the swastika flag , which was normal ; its crew included half - a - dozen Gestapo agents , which was also normal . The shipping line had instructed the captain to lay in cheaper cuts of meat for this voyage , to remove luxury goods from the shops and free postcards from the public rooms ; but the captain largely circumvented such orders , decreeing that this journey should resemble other cruises by the St Louis and be , as far as possible , normal . So when the Jews arrived on board from a mainland where they had been despised , systematically humiliated and imprisoned , they discovered that although this ship was legally still part of Germany , flew the swastika and had large portraits of Hitler in its public rooms , the Germans with whom they had dealings were courteous , attentive and even obedient .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , the second work of the Holy Spirit is to make weak people strong . For too long we have lived with no expectation of renewal , or growth , or power . The person who is justified , the church which believes this , Christians who believe in a God who changes lives , can not just simply go through the motions . The faith not only has an experiential reality , it has dynamic consequences as well . So , it is not at all surprising that the church which launches out in faith will find the power of God at hand .
Idiom: to the letter (used idiomatically: no)
Dear Dr Reif OALDCE 3/e Electronic I refer you to my letter of 8 March regarding the above tape , with which I sent you two copies of the Agreement that had been drawn up ( following your request of 7 March ) . As I have not yet heard back from you since then , I wonder if you could confirm that you are still interested in receiving a copy of the tape ? Yours sincerely
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't even get on with my brother , we 've always been at different schools and I 've hardly spoken to him since he went to university . ' ' Does that agree with your recollection , Richard ? ' Richard muttered an affirmation , his gaze firmly fixed on the spotless grey carpet , and then , feeling obliged to speak up in Murray 's cause , added , ' I 'm sure it 's all a dreadful chapter of accidents , sir . David 's been a really good friend to me , and he 's had a tough time because of it . I trust him absolutely . '
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
This is a very simple and basic two - colour design . It does contain very definite geometric shapes that need to be knitted in proportion to keep the pattern correct . the design is based on squares , but if it were knitted without proportional adjustment , the whole thing would be incorrect and pulled out of shape . See Figure 2 . Draw any design you like on your Creation 6 design area .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes , and you do n't have anyone twenty years younger.’ ‘ I 've had a good few of them , Mummy.’ ‘ Yes , but they pissed off once they found out what your bank balance was , I 'll be bound.’ Nigel thought his mother was rather crude as well as not versed in the ways of the world and in what men want . Maybe he would show Eleanor to her as a sample of the younger woman who was not a gold - digger .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Isabel laid her cheek against the abused pillow and her eyelids drooped . No , she could n't remain angry with fitzAlan . She might tell herself he was arrogant and aggressive , but she could not suppress another little voice whispering that those very qualities went hand in hand with others that drew her irresistibly — courage , strength , utter dependability . And , briefly glimpsed , in a place she longed to reach , there still lay tenderness . He heard the whimpering first .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
It thus gained for the coal industry what all organizations strive for , namely rational control of the environment through being better able to predict its fluctuations . Similar processes , reflecting the ability of corporations to prevent their socially and economically injurious behaviour being criminalized operate also in Britain . Thus Gunningham considered the clash of interests between ‘ in the red corner’ the National Smoke abatement Society , the Conservation Society of Britain , Friends of the Earth , and other groups for the non - pollution of the environment and in , the ‘ blue corner’ : ‘ capitalists with strong economic interests in maintaining the status quo . These were involved because in a capitalist market economy , the organization of economic activity has historically been based on numerous fragmented units , each seeking to operate as profitably as possible , whilst paying only the costs which it is impossible to avoid .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
Employee ownership would open the door to involving all the staff in the company . My reaction was , if anything , more enthusiastic than before . It seemed the ideal way for the NFC to go into the private sector . Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . I hoped that the NFC would be a pioneer not only in privatization but also in improving employee relations .
Idiom: rain or shine (used idiomatically: yes)
OK I refused to go to Gran 's funeral last year , stayed at home and listened to the Top Forty top volume while I shouted out Nora 's big speech from The Doll 's House —‘I was simply your little songbird , your doll … ’ Dad hated old Gran anyway , we had n't seen her for years and she always sent me Californian Poppy Bath Salts for Christmas . I kid you not : each year rain or shine , Californian Poppy . You could smell it from the far side of the room through its Father Christmas wrapping paper . I was standing there staring at Vern .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
A notable absentee from this year 's world top 20 breaststroke rankings , the double Olympic medallist 's time in the 200 metres final of 2mins 11.56secs was the quickest in the world this year by 3.26 seconds , and only 0.33 outside Norbert Rozsa 's European record . It completed a marvellous weekend for Gillingham , who yesterday took the 100 metres in 1 min 2.16 secs0.18 inside the previous world best this year . Nick on top of the world NICK Gillingham yesterday completed a superb double in the 100 and 200 metres breaststroke in the Mycil ASA National Championships at Sheffield . A notable absentee from this year 's world top 20 breaststroke rankings , the double Olympic medallist 's time in the 200 metres final of 2mins 11.56secs was the quickest in the world this year by 3.26 seconds , and only 0.33 outside Norbert Rozsa 's European record .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
If they [ the Vietnamese comrades]find that certain points in the programme do not fit the concrete situation of the country , they can ask the Comintern to add or subtract something . But if they allow themselves to correct the party programme of action elaborated by the Comintern without asking its opinion , such action is incompatible with the principle of democratic centralism , with iron discipline , and with the Comintern . Similar advice was apparently given by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party , i.e. that ‘ the gate to victory is a disciplined and powerful Bolshevik Party’ and it goes without saying that in Stalin 's Russia deviation by small and not exactly successful communist parties abroad was not encouraged . On the whole , during what Duiker has called ‘ the Stalinist years’ , this was something that was accepted by the Vietnamese Communist Party but one can imagine that it was not always so easy to accept the advice which came to them from their French comrades . Thus , the French Communist Party leader Maurice Thorez explaining that , while French colonies of course had a right of self determination , they did not need to exercise it .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
The defender launches his pre - emptive counter - attack a split second after the attacker prepares to strike . Natural body movement does the rest . As the attacker 's front kick sails in towards the target , the defender , by launching an attack of his own , puts his body out of line of the oncoming kick . This is done as he lifts his rear leg to kick the attacker . The hips swivel around , presenting a side - on view to the attacker , who is by then too committed to his attack to alter the course of his kick without losing his balance .
Idiom: put the boot in (used idiomatically: yes)
But these were questions you did not ask . Because he might say : ' Yes , Mum , once or twice you did . And I happen to know it was you that put Ephraim 's boots in my bag . ' She sat back in her chair by the window and let the hot air play over her face . She relaxed and her mind ran free .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Fortunately there proved to be a hidden foothold right at the base , which I hit just before dropping into space . ( An aside : After over 20 years of climbing in the Peak District I have come to the conclusion that the upper pitch of Valkyrie sees more epics than almost any other . The reason is quite simple : it is not a route to do on a single rope . The leader slithers down the flake , places a runner and does the crux , leaving the hapless second the harrowing job of reversing the flake with the rope running downhill and the prospect of a major fall into space should he muff the moves . If you only have one rope , do your second a favour and either double it up or pull it through after doing the pitch and drop it back to your mate to protect the moves down the flake .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Images were crowding into Marie 's head , superimposing themselves , one upon the other : the wrecked kiosk ; Gazzer , with the keys dangling from his hand , leading Madge away ; Gazzer stamping about in his big boots . And then , suddenly , an open door with a dark , bottomless pit behind it . She felt herself teetering on the edge . — There was no way , though , she was going to step into that pit : Simon 's warning , ' Making a fool of you — not as daft as you think — making a fool of you , ' replayed again and again like a commentary to the pictures in her head . Gazzer could put on his act .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
CONCLUSION By 1970 proposals for reorganising the structure of local government had been suggested for every part of the United Kingdom ; but only in London had the changes been introduced . It is a good year , therefore , at which to take stock of the various proposals and identify a number of common themes . First , there was a movement towards larger units of local government . The small units based upon traditional settlements or rural areas were to be replaced by wider areas with larger populations .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Tell me again , what 's my name?’ he asked between tracks . ‘ Chaney . Do n't look at me like that , it was the best I could do on the spur of the moment.’ ‘ First name?’ ‘ Up to you.’
Idiom: square the circle (used idiomatically: yes)
He defines a line as the result of ‘ the motion of a point’ ; a surface , similarly , is the result of ‘ the motion of a line’ . Given these definitions we can ask , more specifically , just what motion of a point produces a straight line , and what a circular ; what motion of a straight line produces a square , and what motion of a circle produces a sphere . From this ‘ kind of contemplation’ , says Hobbes , has ‘ sprung that part of philosophy which is called geometry ’ ; and he gives some detailed results of his own geometrical contemplations ( including an attempt to square the circle ) in the second and third parts of De Corpore . Geometry , then , is concerned with the production of figures by various motions . After it , says Hobbes , our thoughts should turn to what is , in effect , mechanics : ‘ the consideration of what effects one body moved worketh upon another.’
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Their ancestors defended these old border regions of the Austro - Hungarian empire from the Turks . Today they have their own militias , guns and roadblocks . They fly the flags of the republic of Serbia , Yugoslav flags and historic flags adorned with the initials of the motto : ‘ Only Serbian unity will save the Serbs’ . Amongst their gunmen are Chetniks , named after Serbia 's wartime anti - communist resistance , who come from Serbia proper . In Knin , Croat - owned shops have been smashed and looted .
Idiom: turn the screw (used idiomatically: yes)
He said the Iranians had been carrying out assassinations , including that of his own Japanese translator . ‘ The only way this is going to end is by political resolution and that is what we have been campaigning for . ‘ What is very important is to turn the screw on Iran , to make it clear to Iran that if it wants to be treated as an equal member of the community of nations , it has to stop trying to murder their citizens . That is the minimum term.’ Mr Rushdie said that leaders of Labour parties elsewhere in the world had declared overt passionate support for this issue .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
I could 've had the Queen Mum to tea there and not been ashamed . Oh well , it was nice while it lasted . " She had a quick look round the room and shoved a few things out of sight in the glory - hole cupboard . " Look at the time ! " she said . " I wonder what 's happened to Son — still , better not wake her , she worked till all hours last night , she deserves a bit of a lay - in .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
And often it was the women who sacrificed their own needs to satisfy those of the rest of the family . It was a draining and depressing experience , as one woman commented : You do get a lot of tension trying to make ends meet … And the worst part of being unemployed is having to be always broke … thinking over where 's the next money going to come from . The social effects of unemployment
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
Now I have no wish to encourage illegal immigrants . But the Mahomeds have established themselves as solid citizens . Is n't it a bit barmy to send them packing while we continue to open our doors to down - and - out foreigners with hard - luck stories whose only two words of English are Social Security ? Doc on a night little earner ! SANDY JORDAN is the kind of old - fashioned family doctor who still treats his patients like VIPs .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Somewhere , along the streets of Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , a young detective constable was moving casually towards the bank of phone - booths . ‘ This time tomorrow,’ said Zack finally , and put the phone down . He quit the booth and had just turned the corner when the plain - clothes policeman emerged from an alley and glanced at the bank of kiosks . All were empty . He had missed spotting Zack by eight seconds .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
The Commission stated that the principle that member states might not infringe Community law as a result of their national legislation relating to the registration of ships was recognised during the negotiation of the United Nations Convention on Conditions for the Registration of Ships 1986 . Article 8 of that Convention , which was designed to put an end to the problems created by flags of convenience , required contracting states to adopt ' appropriate provisions for participation by that state or its nationals as owners of ships flying its flag or in the ownership of such ships and for the level of that participation . However , the member states participating in the negotiation of the Convention declared in a statement that they would be able to sign it only in conformity with the E.E.C. Treaty .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
True , the 1963 Act that followed the Report was only narrowly defined — to prevent admissions to care or court appearances — and local authority powers were strictly limited . But it had a profound effect on the child care service of the time . It opened the floodgates to a deluge of referrals , altered the whole balance of its work and confronted it with the enormity of ‘ need’ in terms of family poverty and homelessness . Faced with such demand and having only limited powers and minimal resources the service was quickly forced on the defensive , making invidious distinctions between those who were amenable to ( deserving of ) help and those who were not . The days of the ‘ coercive children 's officer’ had arrived ( Handler , 1968 ) .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's no market . It 's not a market dad ? I might just go to Camden town tomorrow and get it , cos , I mean , it 's seventy , yeah ? But it 's really good qua , it 's really thick . Is n't it ?
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Pearce returned a hard stare , pushed himself from his seat and held out a hand to Rohmer . ‘ Let me see your ID again.’ Rohmer proffered it nonchalantly and Pearce sat again , scrutinising it as if examining the small print . ‘ So anyone touching the wall … ?’ said Cardiff . ‘ Or any of the inert material within it,’ continued Rohmer .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It will be on September 25 and the likely place is Cardiff . I shall be flying out to New York to finalise contracts with Duva and Duff . ‘ Lewis - Bruno has been spoken of as a fight which will gross £ 18 million , but that 's wide of the mark . I think it 's unlikely to gross £ 8 million . ‘ But it 's a fight all Britain wants and deserves and we are delivering it .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Earlier that evening we were visited by Brigadier Mills Roberts , accompanied by several senior Officers , whom I had seen on occasion at Petworth in Sussex ( Commando Group Headquarters ) . The advance was to have been made during the hours of darkness and across country , keeping away from the roads and lanes . I was excited about the prospect of leaving this area and the boredom of living in a hole in the ground since 6th June ; at last we shall be able to stretch our legs . I swung the rucksack containing the bagpipes , and my kit , on to my shoulders . Then , picking up a rifle that had been give to me by the French Commandos , I joined the others , lining up in the darkness at the edge of the wood preparing to move off .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
The race is on … for forty top riders … or at least thirty nine of them . Hollands William Van Vessel over and out before he 's begun . For the rest it 's twenty five minutes of speed and skill … and then two more laps for good measure . After three legs of the some of the best action the series has seen … Bob Moore from the Yamaha team was proclaimed Foxhill 's motocross master .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Enterprise also plan to expand their estate by acquiring more pubs , aiming to double in size by 1996 . The deal is believed to have been financed with debt and equity funding arranged by ANZ Banking Group and County NatWest Ventures . Bass have now disposed or freed more than 1,400 of their pubs and another 400 are in the pipeline , according to Bass Inns and Taverns boss Charles Darby . A total of 2,680 houses have to be sold free of the tie by next November . Going east
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Its effect was described to me by a white probationary teacher : A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . They jump to these conclusions and these conclusions are passed round in the staffroom . You only have to sit in there and you hear the rumours and the gossip that 's going around and the thing is , in the staffroom it 's always the bad kids that are talked about , never the good ones , which I suppose makes sense in a way , but as a new teacher , you come in , you hear these rumours like , I used to hear rumours about Kevin ( an Afro - Caribbean pupil ) and I thought , ' Oh , God , I 'll have to watch out for Kevin , everybody thinks he 's a trouble - maker and that means he 's bound to be in my class ' , but I mean it 's not as simple as that , it really is n't … There are a few white kids that are talked about but I mean that 's inevitable .