Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
She seemed to believe that the truth was great and would prevail , so why waste time spinning a lot of fancy theories ? Whereas Zen knew that the truth prevailed , if at all , only after so much time had passed that it had become meaningless , like a senile prisoner who can safely be released , his significance forgotten , his friends dead , a babbling idiot . But in the present case it was time to take a stand , to declare once and for all that on this occasion at least the truth was as obvious and evident as it appeared to be . The crimes which had been committed were manifestly the work of hardened professionals who had no more to do with the incestuous dramas of this city than Zen himself . Any suggestion to the contrary was simply an excuse for the locals to feel self - important and settle a few scores with their neighbours .
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
He says that illustrating this book was ‘ one of the happiest times of my life.’ This collection of traditional rhymes is edited by Iona and Peter Opie , who first published the little book in 1946 . ‘ They were clearly not rhymes that a grandmother might sing … they pack a punch,’ remarks Iona . ‘ It was n't very well illustrated,’ says Sendak , ‘ but they wanted to keep the smallness and the charm . I was given a dummy in which to do my preliminary sketches , but the dummy was designed so beautifully by Amelia Edwards that I was really happy with my work .
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile , the government is prodding Japan 's aircraft firms to collaborate with more foreigners . The Concorde - replacement project being promoted by the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies , for instance , brings together nine manufacturers in six countries . Such projects may be pie - in - the - sky , but at least they enable Japan 's fledgling plane makers to rub shoulders with firms from Europe and the United States . In one sense , though , Japan 's aircraft makers are in a stronger position than many of their more experienced rivals abroad . For them aircraft represent only a small part of their huge engineering and shipbuilding businesses .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Then he remembered too , and started to laugh . After a shocked second , she joined him . Poor Hugh never came to her mind at all . When her husband rose she lay a while , dreaming . Slowly a glorious joy filled her .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
' Yes , of course . ' Just then Victoria popped her head in . She was dressed in black , and was wearing rather a lot of make - up . ' I 've brought the Mercedes , Miguel . Are you ready ?
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: no)
Y'know I do n't think there 's any ambiguity in that sense . Erm , there are no trick questions only there 're s very straight forward sorts of questions that they ask . Right , let 's , this is hypothetical so it is it 's the first thing that comes to my head but it may I would n't take it as s take groups , for example , you just got the handout on groups and you get a question coming up that might say erm , I do n't know , how could groups how could a w what does our understanding of groups owe to speech therapy ? Now I would n't put a question in that related to speech therapy in that way cos it 's far too complicated right for for you , but , completely hypothetical , and then what normally happens is people think groups and they just spew the lot out , right ? You get that back , right ?
Idiom: keen as mustard (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . Comparisons are insidious , I know , but I have to say they 're good . Sharp , hungry , keen as mustard . Thatcher 's kids . Make me feel my age , tell you the truth !
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
Every child was given a kit of information and mementos from the local emergency services , fire , police and ambulance , public utilities and local councils who set the challenges . An obstructed railway line — one of the problems for the children . Not going for a song A song thrush opted for a life on the road when it set up home on a pick - up truck at Harwell , see below . The nest was built whilst the truck was in use , so the bird must have been patiently waiting for it to return after each journey so that it could carry on with nest building .
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
And in a lot of marriages the wife 's total responsibility and if it was n't done she is the one responsible . Mm . This is how a lot of them fall the by the wayside because Yeah . husbands think their fault is they 've no money , when in all accounts he 's probably had more to spend on his luxuries than she 's had on food .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
This is unfair , for it is a historic city and once in a while something does happen . In 1672 , for example , the Dutch Cromwell , de Witt , was torn limb from limb in the street by a frenzied mob , and in 1986 I was beaten up in a bar . Such excitements are rare ; The Hague has a few clubs and theatres and it will soon have its own ballet company , but for the most part the Hagenaars , as the residents are known , spend their evenings at home and retire at a respectable hour . What the city has to offer the weekend visitor is first - class art , a variety of shops and bars , a little seaside air and some good food to fill the evenings . It also has that quintessentially Dutch quality : smallness .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: no)
David Tossell THE San Francisco 49ers took a big step towards the Super Bowl by clinching the NFC West division and securing home advantage throughout the play-offs with a 21-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Steve Young threw three touchdown passes , including two to Jerry Rice , while Joe Montana , back in uniform for the first time in two years , stayed on the sidelines after being listed as the 49ers ' third-choice quarterback . Young connected with Rice for a 30-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to snap a 14-14 tie and give the 49ers their league-leading 13th victory . The Kansas City Chiefs blew their chance of a play-off spot and lost ground in the race for the AFC West crown by losing 35-21 to the New York Giants .
Idiom: go the extra mile (used idiomatically: yes)
Finally , go to the place yourself . I know this sounds obvious but it 's surprising how many organisers depend on brochures , models and plans ( it 's fine to have those as well , of course ) or even their recollections of a place five years ago ( when it and your needs were different ) . Strike up some personal rapport with the person in charge Of the centre so that he or she is more likely to go that extra mile for you . Make sure they know what 's really going on in your mind , and what your objectives are . PET ' HOTEL HATES'(THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left - handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1 m fixed lead from the floor socket 3 m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr. Stanway is the co - author of The Complete Book of Love and The Complete guide to Sexual Fulfilment ( Century Hardback , £ 11.95 ; the former is available as a soft back for £ 7.95 , the latter , £ 6.95 ) . Win a wonderful honeymoon in the Bahamas worth over £ 3,000 with New Beginnings , the wedding and honeymoon specialists Lying in the clear aquamarine waters of the Atlantic ocean to the east of Florida are a cluster of idyllic islands called The Bahamas . The Family Islands make up one of the groups of tiny islands within the Bahamas . Miles away from it all they are peaceful , unspoiled and wonderfully romantic — the perfect retreat for a very special honeymoon .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
THE 1980s will be remembered as the decade in which far-reaching changes were initiated on Britain 's InterCity network . But at its start there were two great threats : the economic recession and the Thatcher Government 's attitude to nationalised industry spending limits and investment criteria . Despite the immediate success of the new fleet of 125mph trains which brought new standards of safety and on - board comfort firstly on the Western Region services out of London ( Paddington ) and then on the East Coast main line from London ( King 's Cross ) , so much of what had been gained in the late 1970s was lost as the economic recession started to bite . The impact was twofold . The sharp decline in business activity severely reduced the volume of full-fare first-class ticket sales while the increase in unemployment and interest rates curtailed to a drastic degree levels of disposable income available for leisure purposes such as optional standard-class rail journeys .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
Some have since been paid compensation . Industry watchdog Lautro could have banned the company from selling investment products altogether , but decided not to because it had been co-operative and had acted promptly to beef up its sales methods . Green shoots sprout in the Black Country THE green shoots of recovery are beginning to sprout in the Black Country . Manufacturing and service companies in the Midlands believe they may be on the brink of an economic turnaround .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Right - ho!’ and he slowly squelched his way through the gate and out of sight . An hour later the twins and George were waiting on the corner with their baskets , bags and gas - masks . Willie caught sight of them as he turned the corner . He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . He caught sight of a dark - haired boy in a bright red shirt and green shorts coming out of the shop .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Caught in the middle are the Ethiopians . The ban itself , while it seems to be justified , appears to be the culmination of an orchestrated plan by a few Ethiopian students . The students , who were being trained by Kalb and others in the US , allege that the other expeditions had stolen fossils from Ethiopia , had failed to provide training or facilities for Ethiopians , and had made light of Ethiopian culture and customs . Clark and White , whose expedition was kicked out of the country last autumn , say that there is no justification to these claims , Johanson goes further and blames ‘ a campaign by three or four people who would like to sort of smear our reputation , to do whatever they can’ . Chief among these , of course , is Kalb .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
What cruise ~ ships have sunk , caught fire , or have been beached ?
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: no)
He 'd apologized , but the sailors were already half cut . ' Clumsy black bastard . Did n't God give you eyes to use ? ' ' Did it a purpose … saw him , Paddy … ' ' Jesus , Mary and Joseph — look at him !
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . It was on the last day of 1988 that he began the experiments whose data were to appear in the published paper . By the beginning of February 1989 he had enough to convince him that it was real , and he agreed to go public by talking about it at the American Physical Society meeting in Baltimore the following May. Fleischmann and Pons had done very different things . They had a vaporised block that led them to an idée fixe about test - tube fusion being real .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
They said that the heads of the states , in light of drastic reductions in tax revenues , had announced broad budget cuts and called for a revision of financial relationships between federal and state governments .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
The voice of the earth speaking its vision through the shaman : that 's me ; or you ; or Tig . You can not use the masks as an oracle if one of them is missing.’ He turned to stare at Tallis , who pulled a face . ‘ But they still work.’ ‘ They work to an extent .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Your Mum loves him . Come and give Aunty Barbara a big cuddle ! He gets on your nerves though . Oh that little one No !
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: no)
Birthright Research for healthier babies and healthier women ‘ Babies — I 'd run a mile’ How often have you heard that said by men and women in their teens and early twenties ? Yet when you have your own baby , it 's all so different .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
But if by chance some slightly tripping air should occur , then there 's a universal stamping ; you hear the entire parterre moving , noisily and awkwardly , to follow a certain member of the orchestra . [ Footnote by Rousseau:]The Woodchopper.’ This tradition of smart literary ridicule in the service of Italianate music bore fruit ; so Ange Goudar jokes in 1777 that ‘ The Italians regard the Opéra as a company of blind people : they need a stick to guide [ se conduire]each other’ . A theatre annual for 1791 , extolling the fine orchestra ( under La Houssaye ) of the new Italianate Theatre de Monsieur , claims that French ensembles ‘ want to be reassured by a donkey - stick [ guideâne]’ But these are shafts on behalf of Italian opéra as a whole , trading on memories of Rousseau 's ridicule and the mere fact that the Opéra was directed by a conducteur . 1755 to 1781
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The composition listens for the listener … [both]are kneaded by the same mode of production … [creating]a pre - established harmony … between production and consumption … The people clamour for what they are going to get anyhow’(Adorno 1976 : 29 ; 1941 : 38 ) . The music at one and the same time offers escape from the banalities of social life and is continuous with them ; its twin functions are thus distraction ( music as narcotic ) and affirmation : ‘ accepting what there is … identifying … with the inescapable product’(Adorno 1976 : 41 ; 1978a : 288 ) . From both points of view , the demands of real listening — to autonomous works — are replaced by functions of psychosocial conditioning ; Adorno 's most complex typologies of listening behaviour are elaborations of this basic position ( Adorno 1941 : 32–48 ; 1976 : 1–20 ) . ‘ Plugging’ , in all its aspects , represents an authoritarian distribution system which produces psychologically weak individuals eager to identify with authority ; for such immature personalities , listening can be described in terms of neuroses .
Idiom: put up or shut up (used idiomatically: yes)
Andre Fabre 's colt was supplemented yesterday for the Group One contest over six furlongs . Owner Sheikh Mohammed won the race with the Fabre - trained Lycius two years ago and last year Lion Cavern finished runner - up to Rodrigo de Triano . PUT UP OR SHUT UP ! Eastwood in barney over title showdown Hoko ready for business
Idiom: down the hatch (used idiomatically: no)
Toes , tiny ankles , skin , heels , as per when still attached to the chicken . Also , because as served in 99 out of 100 Chinese restaurants , they would arrive sticky with grease and boiled to a hue of nauseously vivid waxy - yellow . Nor could you just shut your eyes and throw them down the hatch ; because the whole pleasure of a chicken 's foot would come from sucking and nibbling it slowly , seeking out the tasty skin and the fragments of flesh like the last moments of a particularly luscious spare rib . You have to like them as feet . Zen , a newly - opened offshoot of the British restaurant group , is in the basement of a just - finished office and shop development called Pacific Place .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Alexei nodded . Ishiko was the Kha - Khan 's major domo , a N'pani who was arguably the most powerful slave in the Khanate . He was the supreme arbiter of protocol and courtly behaviour , and it was likely that he would be put out , to say the least , by the notion of a Kha - Khan who behaved with such a lack of reserve . It was clear that Artai found the prospect attractive . He craned over the balcony again , but finally he seemed to sigh .
Idiom: look before you leap (used idiomatically: no)
It is nothing of the kind . It is that a pupil decides what he will , or will not , consent to do . There are many old sayings and proverbs that point to the wisdom of thought before action , such as‘look before you leap’ , ‘ more haste , less speed’ , ‘ second thoughts are best’ , and so on . If you are able to prevent the things you have been doing , then you are already half – Nay to your goal . To refrain from an action is as much an act as actually performing it because , in both cases , the nervous system is employed .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
Referees and opponents who have crossed Souness during this dreadful Anfield season swear he must have had a humour and charisma bypass at the same time . World heavyweight boxing ends the year much as it started this year and almost every other year — in total chaos . Riddick Bowe 's World Boxing Council belt ended up in the trash can , Mike Tyson ended up in the can , and Lennox Lewis became Britain 's first world heavyweight champion without even hitting anyone . Frank Bruno , after only three fights since quitting pantomime , is apparently lined up to fight both champions . England football manager Graham Taylor at least managed to enjoy Christmas after the team got their first points in their World Cup qualifying group .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
They make a number of suggestions , or ‘ drills against hurry sickness’ . After a client has completed the Type - A inventory , and identified areas for possible change , the following drills may be useful . The therapist will be deliberately encouraging the client to ‘ go against the grain ' , by negotiating specific behavioural homework tasks . Try to restrain from being the centre of attention by constantly talking . Force yourself to LISTEN to other people .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
But he is not alone in his distaste for the BTU tax . John Breaux , a Louisiana senator who also sits on the Finance Committee , is too close to the president and the treasury secretary , Lloyd Bentsen , to be as outspoken as Mr Boren , but he will not vote for the BTU tax as it stands , and prefers a straightforward petrol tax . Louisiana 's other senator , Bennett Johnston , is firmly in the Boren camp , seeing the BTU as a make - or - break issue . ' It is particularly bad for my state , ' the senator says . ' All the charm , persuasion and judgment in the world ca n't change that . '
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: no)
it is senior management 's responsibility to initiate , devise , maintain and evaluate a viable policy and system of communication which is designed to inform employees regularly about the enterprise 2 top management need to devote a minimum of four full days a year to preparing data personally and having face to face meetings with one or more levels of employees to communicate crucial messages . Top management must devote time to communications and also show that it has a real commitment to improving communications 3
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Cop torn off strip A POLICEMAN who walked into a hen party in a pub had to fight to keep his clothes on after being mistaken for a stripper . The all - women party was in full swing when the PC called at the Compass Inn at Cheltenham , Glos , where a strip - o - gram was expected . ‘ He had a job persuading them he was a real bobby,’ said Inspector Brian Farmer . ‘ He assures us that he maintained his dignity despite a lot of verbal encouragement to bare all.’
Idiom: between the devil and the deep blue sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Demonstrations over the Gatt agreement to reduce French farming exports are feared to be the tip of the iceberg . Farmers have promised more mayhem if their government does not resist US demands for cuts — and they are backed by public opinion . One EC official said the French government , now isolated in the rest of Europe because of its stubborn stance , finds itself ‘ between the devil and the deep blue sea’ . The French crisis looks set to deepen when an EC commission meeting on Wednesday decides whether the Gatt deal agrees with its own farming reforms . The rest of Europe is anxious for a settlement but France is expected to oppose the accord .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
It would be for you as well , would n't it . I 'd rather fantasize on that . Okay , Health Master , is that the plan that 's going to fit the bill . I thought it was the Mortgage Master . No , we 've done that .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Clare 's cottage With ‘ triumphant anxiety’ , they looked on as the boy worked of an evening at his ‘ sheep - hooks and tar bottles’(handwriting exercises ) or struggled with ‘ a knotty question in Numeration or Pounds shillings and Pence’ . He loved books , bought them when he could , and soon knew much of the writing of past and contemporary poets by heart . His collection , consisting of 440 volumes , can be seen today in Northampton Public Library . He began to write his own verse whilst still quite young , shyly at first , correcting again and again as his ‘ second thoughts blushed over his first attempts’ .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Complaints Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners . Plainclothes officers posed as buyers and round - the - clock surveillance was kept up at several addresses . They bought heroin which they reported was top quality and thought to come from Holland . It was so good it was attracting outsider drug buyers from North Wales , Cheshire and Cumbria , say police .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it on Sky or is it You er , you were the last up . on the card ? You were last up were n't you ? No I was n't !
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Moreover , HP is not yet convinced that the market is ready for such advanced technologies on the desktop . In its experience most workstations are employed as single - user ( albeit multitasking ) solutions and in any case — as Sun is only too aware ( UX No 436)— there is very little application software around optimised for multiprocessing architectures . HP does offer multiprocessing on the 9000 series 800 servers and although it already has multiprocessing desktops up and running in the labs , the company says it is still in the process of deciding whether to bring these to market sooner or later . The company is cutting its multiprocessing teeth on this technology and the parallelising software it has developed for the clustering solutions it now offers . A desktop multiprocessing campaign , however , will require much greater resources , the company believes .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
She lay back gladly . This was what she had been waiting for since she had first met him though she had never admitted it to herself until now . Dan was not even in the running any more . She wanted Patrick Kelly . She felt his big rough hand running along her body outside her new dress .