Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: yes)
He missed Kilkenny 's All Ireland semi - final win over Antrim last month after limping out of the Leinster final replay victory over Wexford . For a number of weeks he was unable to train with his colleagues , but in the past fortnight he has been able to step up his training . It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems . He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness . ‘ Now I do n't know if I 'm more delighted , or just simply relieved to have been selected .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
But you 'll have to pay your own legal costs if you lose . Legal aid is NOT available . Workers with less than two years service CAN have their case heard if they were fired on grounds of sex or race . IF your new boss forces you to leave by deliberately making your life hell you can claim Constructive Dismissal even though you resigned . Constructive dismissal includes demoting you , reducing your salary or making you do demeaning chores without actually sacking you .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
A staggering 70 per cent of Britain 's waste comes from packaging alone — plastics , foils , paper and glass — used not only to protect and retain food quality , but also to enhance product appeal , to give them an image which will raise their perceived value . Gone are the days of returnable bottles and jars . Plastic containers , cans and trays line our shop shelves and we have come to expect at least two - fold wrapping and a carrier bag to boot . Such packaging generally uses good quality materials , materials which use up valuable natural resources . Oil is needed to make plastics , for , bauxite for aluminium cans , and wood for paper .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: no)
You 're at the door . How come every time I see you you 're even lovelier than I remember . You 're breathtaking , sparkling , your lovely hair is swept up to a glossy oriflamme , you 're a study in black and white , your merry eyes are wonderful . Talk slow . That way I do n't appear as nervous as my skippety - hop heart .
Idiom: make tracks (used idiomatically: no)
A distant buzz , drawing ever nearer . Amazed , I climbed the nearest rise and looked southwards . Inching up a well - made track , came an old , battered , dusty , Austin Allegro . Beyond , I could see the outline of a vast quarry , clearly from whence the car had come . The car parked about a hundred yards from the loch and two men , clad in town clothes , got out and ambled over : ‘ Any luck?’ they inquired .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
He proceeds to show , therefore , that with only ideas at his disposal , he can nevertheless distinguish between reality and illusion . There is , he says , ‘ a rerum natura , and the distinction between realities and chimeras retains its full force —[even though]they both equally exist in the mind , and in that sense are alike ideas ’ . He points out that sometimes we have control over our ideas , and sometimes not : often we can set ourselves to imagine what we want ; at other times , however , as in broad daylight , ‘ it is not in my power to … determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view’ . Furthermore , it happens that our ideas are sometimes ‘ more strong , lively , and distinct’ than at others . Berkeley does not elaborate on this second point , but presumably is gesturing towards the difference between actually experiencing something , such as heat , and remembering or anticipating it .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Her brother is despatched to accompany her to the police headquarters . There are still many formalities to go through . The dog hunt is in full swing on a fresh scent . Baying echoes around the forest . They are mopping up in a southerly direction .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
As long ago as 1975 , 120 tonnes of porpoise meat was sold annually in Peru . The largest interbreeding population of Hector 's dolphin around Banks Peninsula in New Zealand , lost 230 of its estimated 760 members through entanglement in set-nets between 1984 and 1988 . A close relative of Hector 's , the Chilean black dolphin , is caught in surface gill-nets all along the Chilean coast , its only habitat . Annual catches have been estimated at 1500 , from a total population believed to number in the low thousands . Estimates of the number of small cetaceans taken deliberately and accidentally around the coastline of France are as high as 3000 animals each year .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
Ideas about representing the structure of energy and movement were sought through experimentation with new materials and light . Lijn 's desire to merge or melt the difference between the visual and aural senses came at a time when many artists were wishing to anticipate a more holistic view of art . The early Machines , revived , rediscovered and about to be displayed by the book section of the Victoria and Albert Museum , are simple . Each is driven by an electric fan belt . The drums spin either backwards or forwards , evenly , over and over again , till the Letraset words print upon them dissolve into lines of blur .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
The strong views expressed on both sides of the House — which in itself is unusual , divided as it is in its political structure — on the way that the right hon . Gentleman has carried out his job should send a clear message to the IRA : that it will not bomb its way to the conference table ; it will not affect us now ; it will not affect us during the general election ; and it will not affect us after the general election . Such unanimity is unusual in this House , so the IRA should note that message . There is no quick fix for security in Northern Ireland — and I know that the right hon . Gentleman does not think that there is — whether in dealing with last Friday 's incident or , sadly , the tit - for - tat murders that follow . There is no easy way and internment is not the answer . Will the right hon . Gentleman study the battery of legislation available in the Province to determine whether it could be used more effectively by the security forces to interrogate people ?
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Justice Caulfield , after studying the medical reports , said ‘ All these reports emphasise the relevance of pornography — every one!’ As Fairley was led from the dock of a packed courtroom , several newspapers reported how MPs were joining in condemning the growth of High Street sex shops and porn videos . Tory MP Jill Knight , chairwoman of an all - party Commons committee on family and child protection , said : ‘ I now hope the Government will take this lesson on board and act to control the availability of pornography.’ Similarly Mary Whitehouse was reported as saying : ‘ However wicked he was , he is the product of a society we have all helped to create.’ The Sun focused on hard - porn videos as providing the key , under the headline How a little softie turned into sadistic sex maniac .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Brightly coloured mobiles rotating from the ceiling , as well as drawings , jewellery and prints by the great American sculptor . Royal Academy of Arts , London W1 ( 071 439 7438 ) , until Jun 7 . Hogarth and Piranesi : Engravings and Etchings Two 18th - century contemporaries whose work in black and white retains its power to mesmerise the viewer . Courtauld Institute Galleries , London WC2 ( 071 873 2526 ) , until Jun 7 . The Saatchi Gallery : Five Young British Artists Disturbs and delights in equal measure .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: no)
I said . ' May God protect you ! ' ' Without your love , Jane , my heart is broken , ' he said . ' But perhaps you will , so generously , give me your love after all- ' He jumped up with hope in his eyes , holding out his arms to me . But I turned and ran out of the room .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a disappointment . George did not class his pastimes as dirty in any sense . He had never thought that prostitutes and squalor went hand in hand . He had always imagined them as they were depicted in the media — beautiful young girls who loved their job and lived like queens . Reality was different and George did not like reality .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Listen , please . Shh . At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the Ark , that he had made and sent out a raven which came and went until the waters upon the earth had dried up . Yeah well , did everyone hear that ? No .
Idiom: kick up a fuss (used idiomatically: yes)
I could hardly believe reading in one of the London papers , that cows are under threat and are being monitored for their noise level . This really takes the biscuit ! ! With all the trouble in the world , the atrocious killing and starving people , it annoys me that there are some people kicking up a fuss about the noise and smells from the farms . There was one case where cockerels crowing in the night upset the neighbours . I ca n't help agreeing with my brother that if some of the townspeople did a good day 's hard work , they would be too tired to lie and listen to see if a cock was crowing in the night or the early dawn .
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
I told him how he had put up a man who was interdit de séjour … . ' Like everything else about Jean - Claude , one has to go back to his roots in la Sologne . He betrayed a Jewish family to save his own skin . ' It was impossible to tell from Otto 's tone of voice how he felt about this . I searched his face , but it too was controlled .
Idiom: show the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Following only a little chaos , much speedy uncoupling and in - ramping , and a very occasional one - sided angry conversation between ‘ Staff’ and a couple of luckless young sappers , the aim was achieved , and shortly after the break of a glorious dawn , each rig ran the Union Flag up its mast in honour of a very rare occasion . Bridge lengths vary from three to four rigs on the Leine to an average ten rigs on the Weser and really , given the practised excellence of the crews , this last thirty - one - rig bridge of Exercise Neptune 's Gallop 1989 should not have aroused much emotion , but it did made the thirtieth of June a little bit different . A chance to show the flag ! The completed bridge made up of Royal Engineer M2 floating rigs . such a bridge would normally be dismantled before dawn in wartime since it would be a prime target for enemy aircraft during daylight hours . An M2 bridge is capable of taking the Challenger Battle Tank
Idiom: all in a day's work (used idiomatically: yes)
Sophie laughed . ‘ Handle what ? You sound as if it 's all in a day 's work . Get in.’ As they went down , he asked : ‘ When he called , how did you know it was n't me?’
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
No ! Kick . Do n't take the piss ! No did you ?
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm sure that , that , that as long as we can show Norfolk , we can show Norfolk with our concern interest just as much as Suffolk is concerned that our there are reasonable people in Norfolk they 've got a , they 've got a good committee , and I 'm sure that our working relationship will be committee , but I 'm , it 's a long , long way for us to go on that particular path . I mean on our , on our plan we have before us we have no there erm indeed of er , of er of industrial area , and that consists of er
Idiom: come unstuck (used idiomatically: yes)
' You think the Irish are n't ? ' ' Yes , ' she agreed kindly , ' but temper is usually your downfall . ' ' Do n't judge the one by the many , Ellie , ' he warned softly , ' because you 're likely to come seriously unstuck . ' ' You think so ? ' All the while she had been talking , she had been moving little by little to one side , her movements casual , and when she was exactly where she wanted to be she reached out and grasped , lifted , and swiftly jabbed the pitchfork that had been standing in the corner of the stall .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
. Yeah . That rings a bell , that 's the same account actually . That 's de that 's cancelled . Yeah .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: no)
They soon found that polo was not their only common interest . Since then ‘ it would seem people are putting two and two together and coming up with ten , ’ Pammy Jane said . ‘ It 's absolute rubbish to suggest I 've been even a confidante while his marriage has been breaking up . ’ She is sympathetic about the royal marriage split . ‘ I think the announcement of their separation is terribly sad , ’ she said .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Its ability to travel over distance is limited , and it is therefore a commodity which the recordist has to reach for . The best place to position a microphone is always as close as possible to the source of the sound . Unfortunately , the right position for taking the pictures is seldom ideal for picking up the sound , especially when speech is being recorded , so on - board camcorder microphones do have their drawbacks . However , the problem has an easy solution if your camcorder is fitted with an extension microphone socket - sadly , not all of them are . With a microphone on a long lead plugged in , the on - board mike is automatically disconnected and the sound can then be picked up at much closer range .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Dunwell said it was also hoped to arrange for a prostitute to address the meeting . The seminar will be held on March 11 from 10.30am to 3.30pm . YORK has come top in a survey to find the most cycle - friendly place in the country but the rest of the region has come a cropper . A report in New Cyclist magazine revealed yesterday that York sits proudly at the top of a 150-city cycle league , but Newcastle should be avoided at all costs . Liverpool is rated the worst place to ride a bike , but Newcastle is not much better , while Gateshead and Middlesbrough also get the thumbs down .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
The biggest lender Oxfordshire County Council , owed £ 53 000 , the British Tourist Authority £ 40,000 and Witney Press , which printed its brochures , almost £ 19,000 . It 's unlikely they 'll ever be repaid in full . Former officials of Thames and Chilterns are lying low . Its accountant was sacked , its Chief Executive resigned . His successor refused to comment .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The Boogie rig , though , is great . It 's tough , it 'll take touring , and it 's got such bollocks ! It 'll go the distance — a real investment for anyone who wants to get on the gigging trail and means business . It 's much easier to get a good sound , too — far easier than on the smaller amps and combos at the lower end of the market . What more do you need — none more powerful!’
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
erm being able to help families that erm have problems in coping with their children and so on . Rather than having to remove the children from them , to have more resources at our disposal , to either help erm parents to to develop better parenting skills , or erm I mean , because a lot of the problems again are from poverty , a lot of the pressures are from poverty . And you know i if a chil a child is bruised , very often erm you know if it it especially with you know , maybe a mother who has a few children to look after , and she 's on her own twenty four hours a day with them . Erm it is no wonder that she would lash out at a child . You know with the and when she does n't know where she 's going to get enough money to feed , clothe them and especially at a time like now , when all these adverts are on television for , you know the toys that children want , and they just have n't the ability to provide those those things for the children , much as they would want to do it .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
No ! Oh ! in fact , I took it for a taxi up here from there went to pit club , we had one in pit club and a game of bingo , went to Peacock we had one in Peacock and eat our sandwich . So , we got a taxi , I says look here Jack I 'm not getting a taxi it 's my birthday . Do n't be such a .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
And a Teesside Development Corporation spokeswoman said the UDC is carrying out a traffic study of the problematical Hartington Road interchange . ‘ Although highways are the county council 's responsibility the TDC has an interest in people going into the EZ and anything stopping them,’ said a spokeswoman . TWO Cleveland offshore businesses are in the running to win a construction order worth around £ 50 m . SLP Engineering and Redpath Offshore , both of Middlesbrough , have submitted tenders to build a 5,000-tonne accommodation block for oil company Conoco . It will be used in its Heidrun oil field off Norway .
Idiom: make heavy weather of (used idiomatically: yes)
Wright 's second strike — surely a candidate for goal of the season — saw him turn Everton defender Matthew Jackson first one way and then the other before lofting the ball over the head of Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall in the 78th minute . Wright 's first goal in the 49th minute followed a flick - on from Kevin Campbell , and Wright rifled the ball low into the net past Southall . But before those two goals Arsenal had made heavy weather of things in a first - half that they dominated , with Wright sending a header and a shot over the Everton bar . Southall made a series of fine saves in the first - half , the most notable a 20 yard drive from Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn which took a wicked deflection causing Southall to dive smartly and push the ball away for a corner . It all changed in Arsenal 's favour when Paul Merson came on as substitute after the interval .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
What the European movement needs to do , the labour movement in Europe , Labour and Socialist Parties in Europe is to monitor the Maastricht Treaty , because it is not necessarily the best thing since sliced bread , there are problems with it . Full and economic monetary union could be a problem , handled in the wrong way this could create large unemployment in countries . It could give and take away the rights of states to alter currencies and problems , but handled correctly it can be dealt with properly . It 's an issue we need to monitor but the best way forward is for us to do that under the labour movement . Next comes the Social Chapter .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
At the start of the superb , slabby wall on the third pitch of Torro ( photo Bill Birkett ) . I have selected ten routes to represent the varied character and development of the crag divided left to right . The left photograph best shows the front face ; the right section of the crag that breaks into a series of vertical weaknesses to turn a sharp corner . Hit List : SANDBAGS & SOFT TOUCHES
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
You took everything in your stride — walking up Henry Street , a bucket of water went right in front of me . I was n't annoyed except that it was bitterly cold , freezing . I put my head round the corner : ' What if a horse came and broke his leg on the ice ? ' ' Oh , I 'm sorry . ' ' Well , go and brush it into the gutter . '
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
The tensions and contradictions in this scenario have produced a response , not from politicians , but from a small but growing section of the population involved in various forms of social and community action . The growth of such organisations — community groups , tenants ' associations , welfare rights groups , women 's groups , community employment groups , popular planning associations , unemployed centres , alternative technology groups , cooperatives — bear witness to a general discontent with existing social and political structures . Those involved are attempting to come to grips with the injustices , the inequalities and the prejudices of a political system in which the practice of representative democracy appears to have little relevance to their plight as they battle against the social and economic problems briefly outlined above . They are concerned to find new ways and means whereby individuals can be freed from existing constraints and afforded the possibility of individual growth and development through collective action . Theirs is an essentially optimistic view of human nature , one which stresses cooperation , fraternity , egalitarianism .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's interesting to note that actually now we 've since made that decision the residual has as I 've said come down to nine four seven , so if we do have a new settlement of fourteen hundred we 're already ending up with a a higher level of proposed development for Greater York now , the nine seven would obviously be exceeded if we had a fourteen hundred new settlement within Greater York . The further out from York the new settlement goes the less self contained it will be , the more the tendency will be for travel into the city , which is the main service centre to be car based . The belief of the City Council is that , notwithstanding there are clearly difficult traffic problems in the city , there is more opportunity to encourage people to use other more environmentally friendly modes of travel by locating development in and on the edge of the main urban area , a view that 's supported by P P G thirteen and the research document onto planning , transport and planning emis planning and transport emissions on which it was based . It 's for those reasons , sir , that the City Council feels that it can no longer support the proposed proposals for new settlement , just to come to your question about the issue of scale , I am not able to define what er small is in P P G three , it 's obviously been left deliberately vague , but I would draw your attention to the Ucwetec T P A study I 've just referred to which makes it quite clear in their terms that to be self contained in transport terms the nearest any settlement ne really needs to be in excess of twenty thousand people . Now I could not countenance , and I 'm sure none of the authorities around us could countenance a new settlement that scale in Greater York .
Idiom: pick holes (used idiomatically: yes)
Video Plan 19 gives two examples of viewing tasks for observation materials . When teachers look at examples of other teachers in action , there are some fairly common reactions : ( a ) It 's a great opportunity to pick holes in the way the class is conducted . There 's always something that could have gone better in any lesson — and there will always be at least two views as to how it should have been conducted anyway . Any group viewing a classroom recording is likely to notice a variety of different things .
Idiom: crocodile tears (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you . Thank you Chairman . I would like to support the amendment and I would like to speak especially now the crocodile tears from the Tory party concern for the Highfield . Four speakers from the Tory party mentioned the damage will be for the Highfield area . How many times shall I stand up and lecture them about Highfield , I do n't know .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
And while we still have a chance Let 's face the music and dance … dance . Let 's face the music and dance . ‘ Could Hitler be lulling us into a false sense of security?’ ‘ Why should he ?
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Unfortunately?’ ‘ You try walking down the street with two identical , sexy - looking blondes!’ He pulled a face . ‘ Do n't get me wrong — I 'm very fond of them both , but I prefer them one at a time.’ ‘ What about your other sister ?
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
He spoke excellent German , although with an American accent . ‘ Good . I 'm frozen to the bone.’ How in the hell did I ever get into this ? Asa asked himself .