Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
‘ But we do n't attach much store to who is the biggest . We 'd rather make money.’ It was all hands down to make sure we did n't run out of cash . We took about £ 150 m out of the operating companies over a couple of years The PR dangers were summed up early on when one analyst was quoted as saying that TI 's bid for Dowty was akin to ‘ mugging an old age pensioner’
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
The first clean sheet on their travels , a fairly solid defence which allowed the home side only two clear chances , a midfield which showed finesse as well as strength , and a forward line which caused problems every time they moved forward . And also the goal of the season which any Bobby Charlton fan would have treasured had their idol scored it . That might sound a little over the top , but the truth is that Quakers were streets ahead of Shrewsbury , and could well have surpassed the four goals which Hartlepool scored on their visit to Gay Meadow . John Bond 's side never got a look in as Quakers took command in the first half hour . Shrews keeper Steve Perks pushed a Mick Tait piledriver round the post after only eight minutes , and then the keeper got down well to make an identical save from a left foot shot by Steve Gaughan .
Idiom: below par (used idiomatically: yes)
There was Razor McGloshan 's gang of bucks in Crown Street . All the young men were bucks — a young buck in the old days used to be a gentleman . Bucks and buckesses — below the par . I only took the term up because it was general conversation in the police force . You could assume that the bucks would present themselves for locking up .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
The songs are sung in villages , on the mountains , at weddings , different rituals , harvesting , even when they 're working outside — whenever they feel like singing . Our programme is of authentic and arranged songs , harmonized by composers . Songs and styles of singing are handed down from mother to daughter , unchanged over centuries or even millennia . Dora says that it is this originality which is one of the strengths of Le Mystere ; ' Most of the women have no real training as singers . They 're selected from villages .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Your piece box is on the table at the door.’ She picked up a small piece of paper lying beside her and began turning it over and over in her fingers . ‘ What IS that?’ he asked , holding his hand out . ‘ You 've been playin ' with that for hours.’ She handed it to him without comment .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
A nonlinear relationship was observed between coronary heart and stroke mortality with the two hour postprandial blood glucose . Diabetics and those with postprandial blood glucose levels between 5.4–11 . O mmol/l had increased mortality compared to those with blood glucose <5.4 mmol/l Age and hypertension were most strongly related to coronary heart and stroke mortality within both the diabetic and glucose-intolerant groups . Therefore it appears that hypertension has an additive deleterious effect on overall prognosis in the diabetic . Classification of Hypertension
Idiom: not miss a trick (used idiomatically: yes)
After opening nights at Blackpool , she would snub John ; when he waited for her at the front entrance with their car and chauffeur she would deliberately slip out of the Stage Door and go home by tram . It must have been humiliating for her to accept that after helping him to create an empire within show business , he should choose to spend his time with a younger woman . Despite his great wealth , John did n't miss a trick when it came to cutting the cost of exporting costumes from England . When new ones were completed , the seamstress was told to take out all used dress shields from the old costumes and stitch them into those due to be taken abroad . This saved duty .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
In spite of the millions of words they contain , and some noticeable shifts of emphasis over the years , the volumes of the Church Dogmatics are marked by an immense overall coherence and harmony . The seemingly endless variations and applications all circle round and reflect the single theme . Barth travels far and wide through the Bible , from Genesis to Revelation , and digests , criticises , and re - states a vast amount of material from the previous history of Christian thought , and from contemporary discussion — much of this in lengthy pages of tiny print , which readers are sometimes relieved to discover can be passed over without loss of the main drift ( though it should be said that some of the finest passages are to be found in the small print ) . But all this is contained in a framework which , in its clarity and essential simplicity , has reminded many commentators of Barth 's passionate fondness for Mozart . He used to say that he did not want to listen to a man like Beethoven , whose stormy music told his hearers all about himself and his troubles , but rather to hear the pure beauty of musical form , which so far as he was concerned reached its acme in Mozart 's classical perfection .
Idiom: carrot and stick (used idiomatically: yes)
If you crave salt Stress busters If you crave crunchy , chewy foods , eat carrot and celery sticks , liquorice , popcorn , sugar - free chewing gum or fruit . Vary your daily routes to work etc , so you do n't pass bakers or sweet shops which trigger your cravings . If you always crave the same food at the same time , change your routine .
Idiom: fight tooth and nail (used idiomatically: yes)
Some issues covered recently or coming soon New Internationalist Since its birth Israel has fought tooth and nail to survive … and expand . Does this mean there can never be a land for the Palestinians , and that Jews and Arabs may not live together in peace ? This NI gets to grips wit one of the most explosive issues of our time .
Idiom: apples and oranges (used idiomatically: no)
He eventually shared them all out . The equality of shares is not immediately apparent to young children and experiences to stress this need to be provided . Portioning apples and oranges , handing round a plate of biscuits , etc . , are practical ways of giving this experience in an everyday situation . When playing with Dominoes , Lotto cards , Snap cards , etc . , the predominant thought has been to use the pictures or patterns on them for matching one - to - one , yet the example quoted shows valuable spin - offs that lead to other equally important mathematical experiences . Within sets of pictures and patterns to match , it is often possible to develop games where the matching is not merely one - to - one but a complete set of a kind is collected instead , e.g. Happy Families .
Idiom: ride high (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I believe in marriage but I 'm not in any hurry . It 's a lot different from living together and my parents are divorced , so I 'm wary because you just do n't know how it will turn out — that bit of paper makes such a difference.’ Meanwhile , Jo 's happy to count her blessings and remains quietly confident that hard work , professionalism and talent will keep her riding high . ‘ I know I 've been lucky in my career but I really do believe that something will always turn up,’ she says . Screen clinches : people assume that Craig and I are having an affair .
Idiom: up to here (used idiomatically: yes)
Anya makes a gagging motion . ‘ Do n't say that word to me . In any way , shape or form , I 've had it up to here with chickens!’ ‘ You 're not going to tell me , are you?’ Rainbow reaches for the box , ravenous now , and helps herself to three more matzos .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
This is somehow a very natural idea — maple body , maple leaf inlays — and the whole design concept seems to gel quite splendidly . The only blight here is the numbering at the top of the neck , which does look out of place to me . I could probably live with it , but really this perfunctory business belongs out of sight . The twenty four frets are fat , but not too tall , giving the playing area a chunky , but not cumbersome feel . The nut is made from Wilkaloid , a substance that it is even more slippery than graphite and a closely guarded industry secret .
Idiom: rough edges (used idiomatically: yes)
The venture has been conspicuously successful in giving a platform to Scottish musicians , and in building audience momentum around the country , although the break from now until the autumn could threaten the latter achievement . This was a strong finish , though , from a singer who may have felt she had something to prove after a disappointing debut with her current trio in Edinburgh last year . The rough edges on the opening Mean To Me quickly gave way to the most assured and accomplished performance I have heard from her . Standard tunes are her forte , and she was heard at her best in Cole Porter 's I Concentrate On You , given just a hint of a Latin groove , and a delicate , emotional My Foolish Heart , in which her subtle singing was perfectly matched by pianist Brian Kellock 's lovely solo . While she sang a couple of blues tunes , and scatted on a version of Dizzy Gillespie 's Hot House which they inserted into What is This Thing Called Love , neither is really her style .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
John has five apples . He gives one to Mary . How many pears are left in the bag ?
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet he was giving her a choice , Isabel realised suddenly . And it was not the option of walking behind all the way to Winchester . He was sitting far enough back in the saddle for her to mount without his help if she wished to . He might demand , but he was not going to force her . That last thought prompted Isabel 's decision .
Idiom: throw in the towel (used idiomatically: yes)
The reductions will trim its workforce in the Republic to 235 people . Starting on Monday April 26 , informed sources say DEC will be laying off 40 % of its US sales force , 2,500 people . Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has thrown in the towel on its Unix fax unit Samsung Software America and dissolved the operation after about a year . However , the developer of the Replix software , Dr Hikyu Lee , who had been president of Samsung Software , has picked up the rights to it and moved it to SoftLinks Inc , a new operation he 's starting with ex - Data General man John Doyle as vice president , sales and marketing . The talk now , based on suggestions from Microsoft Corp , is that Windows NT wo n't be delivered before August .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: no)
Why , in short , was it necessary to criminalise and terrorise our entire community ? In any other part of the country , police would have apprehended the drug dealers in a series of dawn raids . Because of the Farm 's history , they used the occasion to mount a show of force , and to do so at 5 pm , when children playing on the estate would be terrified by the raid , but when they could be sure of a good spot on the Six O'Clock News . Tottenham police are fond of saying publicly that they want to ‘ build bridges’ with the community here . They made much of the participation of so - called ‘ community leaders’ in the raid , and of the ‘ accountability’that they demonstrated through the involvement of hand - picked representatives of the media .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
ADDIS ~ ABABA – Climate ~ change will hit Africa – a continent that has contributed virtually nothing to bring it about – first and hardest . Aside from Antarctica , Africa is the only continent that has not industrialized . Indeed , since 1980 ’s the industrialization that had taken place in Africa has by ~ and ~ large been reversed . Africa has thus contributed nothing to the historical accumulation of greenhouse gases through carbon - based industrialization . Moreover , its current contribution is also negligible , practically all of it coming from deforestation and degradation of forests and farmland .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
It tends to be grown for its foliage . All variegated hollies tend to revert occasionally , sending out all - green shoots , which should be removed as soon as you see them . Despite its name , ‘ Silver Queen’ is male so will never bear fruit At the opposite end of the prickliness scale are the ‘ Ferox’ forms of the common holly . Ferox means ferocious , and they certainly are ; it is not just the edges of the leaves that bear spines but their entire upper surfaces .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
By this , he meant an open economy that ensures the free flow of goods , labor , and capital , together with a disciplined central fiscal authority and a strong central ~ bank . The latter two are pillars of a strong currency . They work in tandem . But the other pieces are no less important . The eurozone , currently wrestling with fiscal imbalance and sovereign debt risk , has a strong and autonomous central ~ bank , but is fiscally fragmented and only partly unified politically .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
The aim would ultimately be for a speaker independent system , allowing continuous speech , with a large vocabulary , and this has only recently become a practical possibility as speech recognition methods have shifted to phoneme - based systems , using transitional probabilities and methods such as hidden Markov models to allow sequences of phonemes found in English ( or whatever language is being considered ) and reject others . The problem is still that the location of beginnings and ends of words are never certain . Consequently most of the speech recognition research has concentrated on the pattern recognition level , and references to the use of higher level information of the language are mainly theoretical . In fact a large vocabulary system accepting natural language is simpler to obtain for written language than for spoken , because the recognition units ( i.e. letters ) appear to be easier to identify , and identifying word breaks is not such a problem . Letter databases needed for matching are smaller , but give a much larger number of potential candidates .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
The EC was due to fund between 25 and 40 per cent of the £ 250 million ( Ecu355 million ) project , but has now postponed the decision out of uncertainty as to whether the project will be economically viable . The Akheloos would lose 30 per cent of its water , and conservationists fear that the Mesolongion wetlands at the mouth of the river would dry up completely . The EC is already funding a management programme for the threatened wetlands , and according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , the Commission would be " pouring its own money down the drain " if it were to decide to back the scheme . European 25 - 28 June Environmental Politics
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
Although the opening batsman from Middlesbrough reported fit yesterday morning and had a net in anticipation of batting in Durham 's first innings , skipper David Graveney immediately decided he must heed his GP 's advice . An appointment has been made for this morning , but there is expected to be a delay before results are known . NEW MARSKE Harrier Tony Livingstone turned the tables on North - East half marathon champion Kevin Vose to win last night 's second Northern Echo Cleveland Midweek Series event at Hutton Gate , Guisborough . Vose won the opening event at New Marske last month , beating Livingstone by a comfortable 14 seconds in cold , misty conditions . But last night Livingstone tracked his Newton Aycliffe rival and surged into a winning lead 200 metres from the finish .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
She looked at him consideringly . ‘ It 's hard to be believe . You seem like a man who gives frailties of any kind short shrift.’ ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me!’ He stood up , holding out his hand .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
The Royal Society seems to have achieved little in this direction in its early years ; in Paris , however , the academie fostered someone who worked diligently at the applications of science . In Rene Reaumur , the academie had a first - rate technologist , but a man who is now little remembered . Frequently , the scientific understanding needed for the progress he wanted to make was not available to him and the work he began did not bear fruit until after his death . Reaumur went to live in Paris at the beginning of the 18th century and his initial contact with the academie came through an interest in mathematics . He very soon diversified , however , and his subsequent career included investigations in many areas .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Even in its inchoate beginnings , pop culture was forced to turn to the sexually divergent or avant - garde , for it was only in the spaces that they inhabited that this new world could be recognized and could develop . Pop 's relationship to different ideas of sexuality and gender is thus deep and intricate : although it frequently denies it , it is from the milieux and sensibilities of the sexually divergent that pop culture draws much of its sustenance . And occasionally , when the market or those subterranean voices demand , they will get their due accord before dropping back out of sight . For that instant , for many people , the world will have been redefined . In the perpetual ‘ Dunkirk of the spirit’ of the immediate postwar period , ‘ dressiness was confined largely to homosexuals .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
It would be a less beautiful route than the one I had taken earlier , but it was shorter and would be less of a haul . It was some time after ten o'clock that I strolled through the gate on to the terrace . I took stock of the bees in the wisteria and the cat stretching itself under the table . I noticed that the front door was open , as I had left it . I was uncomfortably hot .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
ALL over Britain , office , shopping and road projects launched in the sunny days of the late 1980s are drawing to a close and building workers , their companies and shareholders are facing the economic equivalent of deep mid - winter . Bobby McAlpine , chairman of Alfred McAlpine , says grimly : ‘ This is infinitely the worst construction recession I have come across in 42 years in the industry.’ Few see light at the end of the tunnel , whatever the election result . The pain in the building industry will be evident on Wednesday with results from Costain , expected to show losses of about £ 40 million in 1991 due to problems in contracting and housebuilding . Costain is also expected to take a pick - axe to its dividend , only a year after its £ 77 million rights issue .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
PARTIES try to win elections with on - the - hoof policies they hope will forge a polling - day bond with an electorate ignored for five years . In ancient Rome , Mafia - like networks of bonds and obligations between powerful families and friends held the key . The 2,800 election notices from Pompeii , hand - painted in red on house walls , show the system at work ( fine example in the London ' Rediscovering Pompeii ' exhibition ) . They are personal ( ' I ask you to support A ' , ' B urges you to support C for office ' ) , with very few references to policy or interest groups . The notices cluster along main streets and around candidates ' homes , and analysis suggests they were not posted at whim , but organised by the candidates .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
but they are amalgam is it Yeah amalgamating , with another firm so the paper work probably has got lost So I she said she was gon na ring me back , but you see I have n't been here this afternoon so I 'll perhaps ring again tomorrow . Okay .
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 've also used an Ibanez Satriani guitar , which is really inspiring and so speedy up the top end of the neck.’ You established some elements of your sound very early on : the stacked harmonies and so on . Was that a fixed idea from the word go ? ‘ It was a dream to do that from way , way back . I was always fascinated with harmony , anyway , from the ' 60s records that I grew up with — the Everly Brothers , Buddy Holly and the Crickets .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: yes)
Captain Cook material remains in demand as so little survives outside public collections . A drawing by Webber , the artist assigned by the Admiralty to Cook 's third voyage , of Keelakekula Bay inscribed ' the Place where Captain Cook was killed ' is reputed to have already found a buyer not far below its original purchase price . Works worthy of the National Library of Australia in Canberra or Sydney 's Mitchell Library include views of Botany Bay and Port Jackson by William Westall from Mathew Flinders ' voyage and watercolours of rare Australian birds by Lewin . According to Barry Pierce , Curator of Australian Art at the Gallery of New South Wales , other key works are : Glover 's ' View of Patterdale ' , the finest Glover in private hands ; the Skinner Prout ' Willoughby Falls'(bought for A$ 180,000 at Christie 's Australia , 1986 ) , one of only two oils he ever painted ; and the Skinner Prout ' From Sandy Bay , Hobarton'(£15,400 , Christie 's London , 1986 ) ; and McCubbin 's ' Feeding Time'(A$630,000 at Sotheby 's Australia , 1986 ) which stand comparison with their European contemporaries . It is anybody 's guess as to how the sale will fare .
Idiom: settle a score (used idiomatically: yes)
What is really being debated , according to Hayat Boudjema , vice - president of SOS Racisme , is immigration and the integration of migrants and their children in French society . Already the opposition has united to set up a working group on immigration , with a view to formulating a new bill . Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat . There 's more and more talk about the inability or unwillingness of the North Africans to adapt and conform . ‘ This controversy has been tainted by racism parading as a concern for the adolescents’ welfare,’says Boudjema .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
I do feel it . I 'll tell you why . I mean , there are many , many cases of injustice around the world and , the West , the British government , ca n't be responsible for all of them , but there 's , there 's one particular case of Iraq , where we 've already gone to war , to , in the cause of democracy and freedom , and I do n't believe that when Saddam offends again as he does day by day , we can turn a blind eye . We can turn a blind eye to some of it , but the point is always reached when he goes too far , and intervention is required , usually only in the form of American attacks by aircraft on his offences in the em , areas where he 's not supposed to penetrate . Yes , would it be a possibility , perhaps , that Sir Edward Heath , might try to get the other European hostages out ?
Idiom: song and dance (used idiomatically: yes)
Lady : Miss Taylor , you went to Hollywood as a very young girl and during that time the young actors and actresses such as Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin seemed to be channelled towards song and dance . Were you given a comprehensive study of song and dance ? Because I wonder why you have n't made many musicals — you seem to have the personality and the looks for it . Elizabeth :