Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
A.agassizii has been known to science for over 100 years , having been described by Steindachner in 1875 . It has not been in the hobby quite that long , but has , I estimate , been around for well over 30 years , and was probably the first Apisto to be kept in captivity . It undoubtedly owes its early discovery by both scientists and the hobby to its distribution pattern ; it is found all along the main drainage of the Amazon in relatively accessible waters , unlike some of the more recent introductions ( eg A.nijsseni , A.macmasteri ) which have a very restricted range in small bodies of water off the beaten track . It is a fairly elongate species with , compared to some other Apistos rather short and undeveloped dorsal and anal fins , with no hint of the splendid ‘ crest’ seen in species such as A.trifasciata and A.bitaeniata . Both male and female have a black longitudinal band and the characteristic Apistogramma eye - stripe .
Idiom: go native (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Derhalli pointed out that the most secure people are those who are firm in their own value sets and identity and can then venture out from this base into other ways of living and working . Support from one 's own culture group can also be important . Even those who seek to be integrated into the new culture ( or ‘ go native’ as it used to be called ) will remain strangers in the new culture . It is not , in the long run , conducive to satisfaction . The discussion concluded with a brief look at the structure of the Farnham Castle courses .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
It needs two teaspoons of salt to every 2½ gallons . All pictures by Max Gibbs , The Goldfish Bowl , Oxford . Articles and books on brackish water fishkeeping are few and far between . This is because it is considered such a minor part of the hobby , with just a couple of species available , Monos and Scats . The true facts are very different .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
Other UK market loans are primarily short - term loans to , or assets in , other banks . Certificates of deposit are an important part of other UK market loans . The bank with surplus cash could buy CDs on the money market that had been issued by another bank . In addition to loans to other banks , the category of ‘ other market loans’ also includes short - term loans to local authorities and building societies . If a bank has a surplus of cash , why might it choose to make a market loan with it rather than giving extra personal loans or mortgages to its customers ?
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Southampton region went back in time to welcome retired staff to its annual pensioners reunion . Over 40 former staff took the opportunity to catch up with old friends and discuss their pension queries with Beryl Aldridge from Pensions Department , Hammersmith . The event was rounded off with a showing of Wimpey 's Employee Report Video and drinks in the social club . * Bill Cullen from Department 9 ( Luton ) would like to hear from any other Wimpey pensioners who have retired in Ireland , with a view to holding a reunion . You can write to Bill c / o Wimpey News , Hammersmith Grove , London , W6 7EN .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up in 1951 . Politically , it was the product of a desire for Western European unity , and its ideals were shaped by the need to have some legal bulwark against a resurgence of fascism , and by a wish to articulate those civil rights which seemed threatened by communist regimes in Eastern Europe . Britain ratified the Convention in 1951 but did not accept its enforcement machinery until 1966 , and its impact on English law was not apparent until the next decade , when the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg began to hand down decisions holding the United Kingdom in breach of the Convention for failures to guarantee certain basic rights to its citizens . Any person who believes that his or her rights under the Convention have been infringed by a court ruling or an administrative act , and who has exhausted all the possibilities of redress in the British courts may complain to Strasbourg . If the complaint is upheld , the British Government is required by the Convention to change the law which permitted the original infringement .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Forty business people , the story added , had signed a protest petition . All thought the blueprint had n't worked ; at least one was contemplating legal action . Perhaps Coun Thorne - Wallis should get out and about with the pushchair a little more . The space upon which last week 's column would otherwise have encroached was occupied , coincidentally , by a feature on a very old friend from Shildon . Gadfly knew George Reynolds when he had nowt , or nowt ( at any rate ) to which he 'd care to admit .
Idiom: lay down the law (used idiomatically: yes)
That took care of her escape plans , Jenna mused thankfully . It also put an end to any enjoyment of the meal , because Marguerite seemed to sink into a gloomy silence that worried Jenna far more than it did Alain . He could at least have waited until tomorrow to lay down the law so firmly . She shot him an angry look , but all she received in return was a derisively raised eyebrow , and , when Claudine came back to their table and pulled up a chair with the ease of a spoiled favourite , Alain gave her all his attention and left Jenna to try to pull Marguerite back into some sort of pleasure at this irritating treat . ‘ Did you enjoy it?’
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: yes)
Though it is impossible to date the provisions with any confidence , in favour of dating them in the reign of Mehmed II is the fact that Sultan Murad III ( 982–1003/1574–95 ) , in a firman sent to his Grand Vezir in 985/1577 in connection with reform of the learned profession , speaks of " the ancient law ( kanun ) of Sultan Mehmed Gazi " : it thus seems likely that Mehmed II promulgated some legislation concerning the learned profession , if not these actual provisions . A further point which suggests that these provisions , if not actually written in his reign , were in any event written not long after his death is the fact that the medrese attached to the mosque of Bayezid II in Edirne , completed in 893/1488 and of higher rank than the Sahn , would almost certainly have received some mention in any such provisions written subsequent to that date . Finally , two other points , admittedly only suggestive , might be mentioned : first , the fact that Mehmed II is noted for his activity in organizing , and centralizing control over , the various institutions of the state in a number of ways ; and second , the fact that the Sahn was not only part of his most important pious endowment in his newly - conquered capital of Istanbul , but also far and away the most extensive medrese complex thus far created in the Ottoman state . It seems possible to suggest that for a sultan already disposed toward examining and reorganizing the institutions of state , pride in his newly - built medreses , as well as simply the fact of their existence , might well have acted as a strong spur to him to impose some sort of order upon and , implicitly , control over - the learned institution . The later development of the hierarchy , a development which continued down to the eighteenth century , was essentially no more than an elaboration of the basic principles set out in the Kanunname .
Idiom: keep mum (used idiomatically: yes)
Sometimes the slaps were delivered with a smile , sometimes after a scream , sometimes in silence , sometimes in the middle of the screaming . If she answered back , woe betide her . If she kept mum , God help her . An open palm , a fist , a stick , a belt , a saucepan : whatever came to hand . Nothing was right with the wind full on .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
It is important to have that sort of relationship where someone can look in from the outside.’ That ability to build and keep a good team explains why , when he sold to Shandwick in 1989 , the performance - related deal valued PRCS at £ 5 million plus and Murphy at more than £ 2.5 million . The recession has put paid to PRCS achieving that value , although , until last year , it had a 13-year unbroken record of increasing profits . Nevertheless Murphy should end up comfortably a millionaire once the earn - out is complete next year . The fact that Murphy considers himself first and foremost a businessman who happens to be in PR helps to explain the care with which the decision to sell PRCS was taken .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
To be sure , even open democracies have their share of opaque jockeying and deal - making in what used to be called smoke - filled rooms . This is particularly true in East ~ Asian countries , such as Japan . But , in China , everything takes place out of sight . Because leaders can not be ousted through elections , other means must be found to resolve political conflicts . Sometimes , that entails deliberate public spectacles .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
Extra sparkle was added by supermodels Yasmin Le Bon and , off the catwalk , Marie Helvin , who masterminded the event . But the star of the show just had to be Boy George , who was so inspired , he bought the outfit he modelled . Others steered clear of temptation , like singer Errol Brown from Hot Chocolate . In fact the most expensive was a red silk ballgown by Valentino … a mere 1800 pounds … the total raised runs into tens of thousands of pounds . Even the compere , noted for his own style in suits , tried to bump up the bidding .
Idiom: on your toes (used idiomatically: yes)
yes , Richard put your coat on please for me I 've got it on , I 've done where 've you put it?come on look on your toes now , get up come on , stand here and put your , here you are , here 's your coat , here 's your coat , put it on please here 's yours James , stand up please I do n't want to I wanna put it on myself
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
' Young ones today wo n't stand for it . They 'd sooner take a job eight to five in a factory , if they can get it , and the worst of it is that the ones who do take it on ca n't find a wife . When his younger son comes of an age when he wants to get married , any girl he brings home is going to take one look at the life his mother has to put up with and she 'll be off . ' ' That 's true … ' Of course it 's true but where 's it all going to end ?
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: no)
Plans for the completed Flea are to use it to generate as much interest as possible , through the local papers and when it is first on display at the Burns garage . It is intended to take the Flea to local fetes , etc and to do this a custom - built trailer to ease moving it around will be built . Beyond the Flea , V&RWC have another replica in the pipeline . They have taken over the unfinished Bristol Babe project ( BAPC.87 ) held by the Hemswell Aviation Society . This project was started in York in the early 1970s and V&RWC would like to contact anyone who was involved with it with a view to helping to complete another otherwise ‘ extinct’ type .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
We liked the large contact area and plastic fence attachments , which made rip cutting accurate and smooth PEUGEOT DT2600 E HOT AIR GUN Peugeot produces two hot air guns for the d - i - yer : the 1500 watt DT 2550 , which has two speeds and a 550 ° C maximum temperature , and the DT 2600 E. The DT 2600 E has about as many features as can be squeezed on to a hot air gun . The distinctive Peugeot blue body is much bulkier than that of the average tool .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Do n't you think I 've been trying to believe that?’ Harriet Shakespeare said thickly . ‘ That would let me nicely off the hook . And it 's the sort of thing they could do . Just like their initiation ceremony .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
But pride of place among their unique collection goes to the magnificent Silver Swan , pictured left , which has graced the Entrance Hall since the museum opened . The mechanical bird first came to the attention of the Bowes at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 when it was the star attraction . Mark Twain was so impressed he included a description in his work The Innocents Abroad : ' I watched the Silver Swan which had a living grace about his movements and a living intelligence in his eyes — watched him swimming about as comfortably and unconcernedly as if he had been born in a morass instead of a jewellers ' shop — watched him seize a silver fish from under the water and hold up his head and go through all the customary and elaborate motions of swallowing it ' . It was not until five years after the exhibition that one of John Bowes ' jewellery advisors informed the excited couple the Swan was for sale . John Bowes immediately bought it for £ 200 — quite a bargain as it was on sale for £ 2,000 at the Paris Exhibition .
Idiom: hell for leather (used idiomatically: yes)
Its population was less likely to be comprised of skilled workers but many of the men were seafarers and traditions of innovative and flexible organization were strong . The leadership of the NUWM had acquired much of their experience in the Seaman 's Minority Movement and the present left leadership of the NUS is in direct line of descent from them . It is not an over - simplification to describe the industrial experience of the inter - war years in terms of moth balling until about 1936 and then as hell - for - leather toward war . There are , however , two necessary qualifications . British shipbuilding was never to recover the world pre - eminence it had during this period , although the yards were to do well until the late 1960s .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't know if he 's sort of jealous of her and Stephen or what . Well he was the one who blooming put them together . Serves him right . Yeah I . He 's too scared to get in another relationship but
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
The Gulf war has shown the UN 's limits , but also its strengths . As the war enters its final phase , the UN will probably return to prominence . It has already made behind - the - scenes preparations to share the job of picking up the pieces . Some weeks ago the secretary - general asked his staff to draw up plans to cover either an Iraqi withdrawal or an Iraqi defeat in the field . A large peacekeeping force is now being assembled , ready to move at 48 hours ' notice .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
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 . A survey for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce indicates a ‘ slow but steady gain for business in the region ’ .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The absence of a local ‘ Labour culture’ further erodes habitual loyalties . But the most serious element in Labour 's legacy , from Labour 's point of view , is what has become folk memories in voters ' minds . Ask voters to say what comes to mind when they think of the Labour Party and a large proportion mention , ‘ the unions’ , ‘ strikes’ , ‘ the winter of discontent’ , and ‘ the three - day week’ , even though this last event occurred under Mr Heath . Young people are almost as likely as their elders to respond in these terms . Political prejudices pass down the generations .
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
I know . They get on your nerves . Make a bloody song and dance of it ! Do n't half get on your nerves ! It gets on my nerves anyway !
Idiom: bend someone's ear (used idiomatically: yes)
' Rodrigo 's socks ! I 've washed the lot and now I have to darn them . ' She regularly bent Minton 's ear with her problems and he in turn as regularly did take - offs of her doing this . Despite this they were very fond of each other . Her voice could be heard at three in the morning at the Gargoyle solemnly announcing to Minton , ' We Capricorns must stick together . '
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
McKenzie , 30 , banished all notions of retirement today following talks with his manager Mickey Duff . After sleeping on the split decision loss of his WBO super - bantamweight title to Puerto Rico 's Daniel Jimenez at the Lewisham Theatre , McKenzie and Duff both feel there is enough left to offer the world scene . And Duff will soon make approaches to Cedric Kushner , the manager of America 's IBF 8st 10 lb champion Kennedy McKinney , with a view to challenging for that title . A ‘ strong’ letter will also be sent to the WBO asking them to consider a re - match with Jimenez because of the close nature of a verdict in which German judge Norbert Krosch scored the fight even at 115 points each . McKenzie is Britain 's only fighter this century to win versions of a world title after previously holding the IBF flyweight crown and WBO bantamweight championship .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: no)
It is our individual decisions about how we travel , work , eat , heat our homes , wash our clothes ' , take our holidays and go about our daily lives that add up to the growing pressures on our planet . WORDS OF SUPPORT FROM THE GREEN ALLIANCE But by the same token , improving the quality of our environment is also in our own hands . Small changes in the choices we make or the way we behave can make us part of the solution rather than the problem . The Tesco Cares campaign gives us all a chance to help .
Idiom: when the chips are down (used idiomatically: yes)
I was in the Biology Department yesterday and Bradley said the report was n't ready ; he was working on a case for the defence . We all know the great fiction that the Lab is independent of the police and I 'm happy to go along with it most of the time . But old Hoggatt founded the place as a police lab , and when the chips are down that 's what it 's all about . So do me a favour . Get moving with this one for me .
Idiom: cold comfort (used idiomatically: yes)
Its reason for this is largely to do with its distrust of the judges who , it feels , would use their power to strike down government action or legislation as being contrary to a Bill of Rights , as the American courts can do , to promote their own conservative values . Labour 's preference seems to be to rely on the political process to protect the rights of the citizen . One problem here is that it is cold comfort to an individual citizen that he can use the political process to air his grievances , for example by writing to his MP or councillor or to the press or voting for another party next time round . None of these uses of the political process will secure that the grievance is properly considered and a remedy given where appropriate . The other problem is that Labour is not interested either in reforming the political process very radically to make it more effective in protecting citizens .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
From my point of view , though , it was n't the house that was the problem but the people . In Oxford , Karen 's insistence that our affair be conducted in public was just about feasible . At the villa it was out of the question . There were seven of us sharing the place , the Carters ' eldest son and his girlfriend having invited themselves along at the last moment , and their movements were completely unpredictable . I would have needed an air traffic control centre to keep track of where everyone was at any given moment .
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Norfolk is a county poor in stone , particularly in the north , where flint is widely used as a building material , with brick dressings . Maufe imported Dutch brick under instruction from the Dutch Mr Detterding and set it round the flints , which were ‘ knapped’ , that is , cut to make a smooth face rather than left whole . Roderick Gradidge , a scholar of the ‘ Butterfly’ plan period , explains the appeal in his book Dream Houses : ‘ Firstly it seems logical , for from a central core of the hall and staircase , the wings pushed out catching the sun and view . But also , and for architects of this period more importantly , the silhouette created by the plan had the advantage of being symmetrical and romantically complex at the same time.’ 1915 INGLEWOOD Ledsham CHESHIRE
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
His words had produced group paralysis . Not a muscle moved . Mark was now speaking out with a vengeance . For the first time in his life he was free from corporate restraints , to say what he really thought . He had no qualms in doing so .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's just that I have n't time . Now she had to sit in his boat or he would be insulted and she was glad to rest . She 'd get a move on once she was up from the harbour . At least she had n't had to wait over the lunch - hour . He wanted to show her his boat which he was very proud of ; and it , and he , were immensely attractive to her .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Comment . Mr Wilson is apparently taking his case to the Court of Appeal . This is a developing area of the law , since there are other cases in the pipeline awaiting the EAT 's decision on the effect of what is now s 146 of the 1992 Act . An operation leads to discrimination In the August issue of ACCOUNTANCY ( see p 88 ) , we noted a claim for sex discrimination brought by Bridget Reynolds against Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Meeting such targets , she said , would mean " significant adjustments to our economies — more efficient power stations , cars using less fuel , better insulated houses and better management of energy " . The details would be spelled out in a White Paper due out in the autumn . Environmental groups condemned the announcement as inadequate , pointing out that the UK target was lower than that of all other West European countries and fell short of the 60 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions which scientists regarded as necessary to stabilize greenhouse gases at current levels . John Houghton , director of the Meteorological Office and chair of the IPCC 's Working Group I , said that Thatcher 's programme , if repeated worldwide , would not stop the rise in temperatures , but would slow down the rate of increase . IPCC report on global warming
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
Among those featured — Steve Farrer on November 10/11 , responsible for the rotating images on U2 's Achtung Baby world tour bash . Problems in the production of Super Mario Brothers , the $ 40 million adaptation of the best - selling computer game . Bob Hoskins ' co - star Dennis Hopper has been at loggerheads with Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton , demanding script rewrites . Mike Myers ' follow - up to Wayne 's World stars the Saturday Night Live man as a coffee house hipster . Myers marries a sexy butcher he comes to suspect of having more than ground beef in her freezer .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
Had he not been followed as a Surrey opener by Jack Hobbs , then perhaps he would be better known to posterity . He was a dedicated professional , who claimed ' I sacrifice everything for cricket , never stop out late and always take the greatest care of myself . ' Whenever he was out he set himself the task ' to study how and why until I discovered how I should have played the ball that beat me ' . Abel was granted a benefit in 1895 after fourteen years with the club and took the Surrey - Yorkshire game . The Bank Holiday fixture was habitually requested and refused for benefit matches and the stand receipts were also withheld .