Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Given that the Commission is represented by Vice - President de ~ Palacio , I believe that , before voting , it would help if the Commission could let us know how ready it is to present this programme , as agreed . Alternatively , Parliament is not ready to examine this programme , as some appear to be suggesting . In my opinion , this second hypothesis would imply the failure of Parliament in its duty as a Parliament , as well as introducing an original thesis , an unknown method which consists of making political groups aware , in writing , of a speech concerning the Commission 's programme a week earlier - and not a day earlier , as had been agreed - bearing in mind that the legislative programme will be discussed in February , so we could forego the debate , since on the next day our citizens will hear about it in the press and on the Internet and Parliament will no longer have to worry about it . My Group believes that since a parliament is meant to listen , debate and reflect , there can be no justification whatsoever for this delay and we believe that , if the Commission is ready to do so , we still have time to re - establish the original agreement between Parliament and the Commission and proceed in a manner which fulfils our duty to our fellow citizens . Therefore , the proposal of the Group of the Party of European Socialists , and which you have mentioned , is that the Prodi ~ Commission present its legislative programme on Wednesday , including its proposed administrative reform , because , otherwise , we could find ourselves in a paradoxical situation : on the pretext that there is no text , on the one hand , the President of the Commission would be denied his right to speak in this Parliament and , on the other hand , there would be a debate on a reform when Parliament had no prior knowledge of the texts on which it is based .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
The safeguards here may be very good , but they may not be so well understood by a police officer in another country who read about that suspicion . I understand that the only guidelines for the police national computer were produced by the Association of Chief Police Officers in 1987 . The guidelines contain a foreword by the Data Protection Registrar who had a few reservations about the guidelines . He said that they sounded all right , but that he would like to know what was happening in practice . Those guidelines were produced for the police national computer mark I. It is now almost five years since they were published .
Idiom: make someone's day (used idiomatically: yes)
I had just asked butterfly ecologist Marney Hall whether , since butterflies are getting scarce in this country , a garden like this would really work . Of course I believed her when she said it would , but I wish you could have seen those first two lepidopteral visitors . They made my day . Mixing cocoa shell with limey soil produces a drop in the soil 's Ph Mulching with cocoa shell inhibits weeds and acidifies limey soil
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ So , what are you saying?’ ‘ What I 'm saying is this … ’ The blue eyes pierced through her with that cold , callous look that once was capable of breaking her heart . ‘ If you were , as you were hoping to be , her legal custodian , you would be in a very powerful position — and I have reason to fear that you might abuse that power.’ She had known he would say that , but still her heart was thundering .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
I would quite like to do more voice - overs in order to finance the sort of work I like doing.’ There have been long spells out of work through a mixture of choice and lack of good stuff : ‘ I do n't think there are that many things that one wants to do.’ His movies since the early 1970s have been few and far between . The biggest was repeating his stage performance in The Dresser with Albert Finney in 1983 . Last year he played Derek Bentley 's father in Let Him Have It .
Idiom: fly a kite (used idiomatically: yes)
The terrible teeming streets appeared only as dark clefts between the buildings . The rooftops looked like some devastated land , arid and littered with debris . Here and there a few people moved about amongst the chicken coops and the junk : a girl chasing a goose into a pen , a boy flying a kite . Bright lines of washing flapped in the wind . Away to the south - west , on the far bank of the river , standing up on the desert bluffs , we could see the Pyramids of Giza , shimmering through the haze above the city .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
" Yes , yes , I mean adopt it legally . Then it becomes sort of quasi - legitimate . You give it your name , and it 's all above - board , or something . The law then pretends it 's a waif or stray and that you 're doing it a favour , and all is forgiven . The child becomes officially your adopted child , instead of irregularly your own . "
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
First a look at today 's main story in more detail . More than fifty British hostages were on a freedom flight from the Gulf to Gatwick airport today for an emotional reunion with relatives . The women and children were among ninety two Westerners on board a Virgin Atlantic plane from Jordan sent by Oxfordshire tycoon Richard Branson . Peter Stewart was at Gatwick to see the homecoming . Yesterday Virgin 's Gatwick - based 747 , the Scarlet Lady the flagship of their fleet , left Britain with 30 tons of medical and food supplies for refugees on the Jordanian - Iraqi border .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
I would say that erm We could perhaps describe the congress system as a partial success . A partial success . It helped to keep the peace . So in that sense again in the language of of the old old ten sixty six and all that it was a good thing . However you see a tendency in erm after eighteen eighteen to be perhaps more serving , to be serving the interests of the er er east European powers .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Presumably you ca n't use it for anything else because it needs to be very smooth and perfect . Is there cold air blowing in this car ? It 's hot air blowing in . I know any air but something 's blowing . You can erm you ca n't use it for anything else but croquet ?
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Details of the Guild 's activities and achievements appear elsewhere in ' Voice ' . Many thanks Behind the scenes many members of the Cathedral parish were actively involved in preparing the Cathedral , in welcoming the many visitors , as guides ; in arranging some of the exhibits and , perhaps most importantly of all , in providing an extensive buffet at the preview and in brewing countless cuppas and refreshments for all the visitors . Sincere thanks were extended to all those who contributed to the success of the exhibition , celebration and festival , by the Cathedral Administrator , Canon P. Harney , who personally welcomed many of the visitors . Donations given by the visitors will benefit the new Pastoral Centre in Hemlington , now nearing completion .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
somebody could be like that . No . He put in a kitchen and he thought there was something funny about these people erm they did n't want to give him money up front for the fabric , you know , the woods and things and he was n't asking the full amount anyway and he said , you know , a things are very tight in business and I do not want to run up any more debts if you will let me have some of cash , some of the cash fo for the wood as soon as the wood 's delivered I 'll come and do the job , it 's not as though your money is going to be tied up in any way and there was a bit of a face pulling and saw this woman drop to , sort of , always hovering around always putting her motty in and erm when th when the job was nearly completed madam steps forward with the cries of that is n't quite right and that is n't quite right and Nev was putting hours doing nit - picking fussing about getting things absolutely perfect got it absolutely perfect but when it came to the final bill they knocked off six hundred because there was the tiniest little scratch on one of the panels ! Oh he could n't do anything about it ? No it was fi it was fixed in .
Idiom: kiss and tell (used idiomatically: yes)
Against a background that reflects the social changes of the period , she has woven a richly textured tapestry of a book that sweeps you off to another world . Nobody is better qualified to write such a tale than Trudi Pacter . As a hugely successful show - biz journalist who pioneered ‘ kiss and tell’ journalism , Trudi chronicled the lives of the rich and famous . She interviewed them and mixed with them . She then married Sir Nigel Seely and joined them .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Questions of the night winners were Reggie Hannigan , Margaret Ferguson , Patricia Slavin and Anne Ferguson . Next Monday night Commitments and the Holy Family Teams will join the usual teams . Village Inn The new season is up and running at this venue with packed houses every Thursday night . Eilish Power and Mary McConnell are regular quiz goers at this venue . Last week they were joined by their respective husbands both called Jackie .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
But he 's learnt from his father Mm mm . and he could n't a job and then , I me I mean , he tried for apprenticeships all over the place and other jobs and he just could n't get one ! When his father died , when he was twenty- one , he took over the erm taxi business . Well it was private hire , but most of the work came from Northgate Hospital .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You like your orders cut and dried . Well , I do n't blame you , after … All right : from here on you 're totally off the record . Do you believe me?’ ‘ Yes.’
Idiom: put down roots (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It will help small businessmen keep track of cashflow , which is more important than ever , ’’ says Jane Bradford , head of NatWest 's small business service . The cost is £ 10 a quarter . SERVICEMEN and women are seldom in the same place long enough to put down roots and buy their own home . But now there 's a new scheme to encourage them to do just that . Called the Services Home Savings Scheme , it involves tucking away between £ 50 and £ 200 a month into a savings account with one of four organisations .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
The film is about a lawyer who turns into a werewolf . Gun miner free A FORMER miner who armed himself with a toy gun to protest against pit closures walked free from court yesterday . Russell Telford , 29 , stayed halfway down a pit shaft for nine hours after threatening a lift operator at Markham Main colliery , South Yorkshire . Telford , of Wheatley , Doncaster , was conditionally discharged by town magistrates after admitting threatening , abusive and insulting behaviour .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
Did I do it for her or to release the frustration that 's been eating me since I left Deptford ? Ever since then it keeps stabbing me — this feeling I got ta smash something , that I ca n't just do nothing , drumming my fingers while others make the game . Three years I took it easy , stayed out of sight , made contacts , laid pathways . You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . But once the adrenalin spurts back into your system it will not gently leak away .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
QUICK - DRYING PAINT RANGE The first water - based Gloss and Satin paints produced exclusively for independent retailers have been launched by Trend . The new Kwikcoat range will be supplied in one litre cans of Brilliant White Satin , and one litre and 500ml cans of Brilliant White Gloss finish , with recommended retail prices of £ 6.49 , £ 6.99 and £ 3.99 respectively . Trend Kwikcoat is fast - drying , so that up to three coats may be applied in a day ; its acrylic base ensures it does not turn yellow ; it is low in odour ; and brushes may be washed out in water . , .. WATER - BASED FLOOR VARNISH
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
Trading slack as buyers sit tight SELLERS once again dominated the scene as a tidal wave of company results failed to inspire the market . With Wall Street weaker overnight and Tokyo much stronger , dealers were left in two minds about which way to go . As it was , the market drifted from the outset , leaving the FTSE after the first hour of trading down 0.6 at 2860.0 . Impressive results from building materials group Redland coupled with an optimistic forecast about future trading proved something of a damp squib as the stock added just a penny to 490p .
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's where we met them.’ ‘ East , to go north , at a rough guess . We 'll go west . We 'd better not waste any time . I do n't want to be anywhere near here when the sun comes up .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yeah ! And rub on the back of your sock ! We used to , ru on the back of your , back of your socks ! I wonder if they do that now ? Course they do n't , because they have trainers and they 're always mucky !
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA plans to pitch at the top - end of the volume workstation business with high - performance machines built around Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha RISC that will compete with the likes of Sun Microsystems Inc , Hewlett - Packard Co and IBM Corp — if it can figure out how to market the things . Talking to Unigram at Olivetti 's week - long promotional fair in Rome last week , Lucino Pinto , research and development director , said the Italian group ‘ will sign an agreement with DEC for Alpha,’ though full details of the deal have not yet been worked out , and no time scales were offered . Pinto confirmed that a prototype Alpha box would be around by the end of the year ( UX No 376)— other officials said the emergence of shrink - wrapped non - proprietary Unix environments — with the added incentive of Unix System Laboratories Inc 's Destiny and Microsoft Corp NT already scheduled for Alpha — will open up the workstation market sufficiently for it to stake a claim . Indeed , Pinto said Olivetti is working closely with Microsoft on a client - only version of NT . It sees no problem with adding the Alpha architecture to the MIPS Computer Systems Inc and Intel Corp - based systems it currently offers , a trail that DEC is already blazing in any case , but it has to figure out whether and how it will be able to address the window of opportunity it reckons the industry is now creating with the latest round of hardware and software announcements , and of course , how deep it would have to dig into its back pocket .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
If the two sides ( jobs and training ) of the human resource equation could be brought into closer relationship with each other , not only would the contribution of available personnel , including paraprofessional staff , be maximized but opportunities for career mobility and social and economic opportunity would be increased . SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION The findings of our research indicate that paraprofessional personnel perform the bulk of face - to - face social service and social development activity around the world . Since this situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future , professional social workers and social work educators need to modify their profession - centred view of service provision in order to make the best use of available personnel . Our data also suggest that the team model of professional / paraprofessional staff deployment has high potential for maximizing the contribution of available personnel to the helping process and , if paraprofessional social service workers are to function at their best level , not only do they require appropriate training but professional workers also need to be trained to work with them .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Now his younger brother and sister are also studying at home . Their parents hope they will follow in Adam ' s footsteps . A muslim woman tricked into an arranged marriage has managed to phone her ex - boyfriend in Swindon , to tell him there 's little chance of her coming home . Now he wants to start a self - help group for people trapped between two cultures .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm not being critical of him , I 'm just saying now that he 's got to pick his time to go over the top . There 's times when he can go over the top . The ball from Gascgoine to Ball the other night when he scored his great goal was a little dink just over the top , outside of his fort and it was a little one over the top of there was n't it ? One touch in the net . That 's a clever ball over the top .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
By not putting the matter to the test they may well have spared themselves refusal . Of course , whether people are refused credit because of their probable inability to repay , or whether they do not apply for it because they expect refusal on the same grounds , the results are the same . In principle , the lender 's objective to steer clear of doubtful risks brings consumers generally a double reward . Credit costs are lower than they would be if they had to provide for more bad or difficult debts . And individual consumers are spared the burden of debt problems .
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: yes)
A cartoonist writes Devastated to hear the news . I 'm sure you must feel pretty bloody at the moment but look on the bright side , you could be Belgian . Anyway , as I have been given more recognition and opportunity to draw to my strengths under your editorship , I would like to express my appreciation and thanks for giving me a ‘ go’ . At least we know it did n't fall through lack of effort .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
One does n't know whether to telephone or what . I did n't know what to do.’ I 'm doing the right thing , thought Lee . This is peace - bringing . I am gathering threads together and the cloth is becoming its pattern .
Idiom: down the tubes (used idiomatically: yes)
Quick tip Got a hungry catfish ? If your bottom dweller hides all day and feeds when you 're in bed , ensure a supply of food by sliding pellet or tablet food down a tube into his lair — which will stop other greedy fish getting it . Polished performer Making the most of your free gift .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
At present the US has a $ 335 million annual budget for fusion research ( magnetic ) . A $ 226 million fusion furnace is to be built at Livermore while a $ 294 million device is nearing completion at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey . Neither of these are intended to achieve more than the ‘ break - even point’ at which energy input to heat the fuel is equalled by output from the fusion reaction . The fusion reaction has in fact technically been achieved at the Princeton Tokomak fusion test reactor which operated successfully for 50 milliseconds . Although no energy was produced this demonstrated the technical possibility of the process and a serious commercial reactor is envisaged by 2020 .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
The army that was fighting there , particularly its professional component , was still bruised by the defeat it had sustained in Indochina in the early 1950s and was determined not to repeat the experience . It saw the new enemy as a virtual replica of the old one , i.e. as a band of Marxist revolutionaries committed to the destruction of the Free World . As a result of this potent combination of sentiment and self - interest , the war had assumed the character of something more than a military operation : in the minds of the military and of many civilians , left and right , it had quickly become a decisive test of France 's national will and international power . In purely military terms , the army could feel that it was meeting the challenge in 1957 and early 1958 . Using counter - insurgency techniques first learned in Indochina , it steadily reduced the level of FLN attacks .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: no)
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Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
To Loxford . Loxford with Quindale , Church End , New End and Snead . After six years in a Birmingham slum parish , Anna thought , you became desperate not to have a front doorstep strewn with down - and - outs and to have a back garden littered with worms , not discarded syringes and used condoms . Six years ! Six years of bringing up Charlotte and Luke with chicken wire tacked across inside their bedroom window , and a security system worthy of Alcatraz so that the parishioners who needed to get to you never could .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Booking forms are used for access face to face . Erm , a schedule is used as a telephone omnibus detailing all the projects on that particular survey . So , there 's an appropriate booking form for face to face which is actually in excess , . I 'd say so . Well , is it oh no , no , no .
Idiom: rise to the occasion (used idiomatically: yes)
However , Mr Darling maintained that the hospital had written to a number of public bodies — including Lothian Regional Council — asking them to advertise in a children 's book , the proceeds of which would go to the purchase of baby heaters . ‘ The public will find it incomprehensible to include a BMW in a general manager 's pay package,’ Mr Darling added . ‘ Particularly since the public rose to the occasion when the Sick Kids appealed for £ 10 million.’ Insider dealing trial told of share selling after warning By Severin Carrell
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Laura totally opposed the idea of a compulsory levy . ‘ Voluntary schemes are to be welcomed , but it remains the responsibility of the local Highway Authority to maintain public rights of way.’ When asked if she thought Outdoor Action readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths , her reply was forceful to say the least . ‘ It 's hardly petty to want to be able to go for a walk along a public right of way . A Countryside Commission survey found that walkers had only a one in three chance of completing a two mile walk along rights of way .
Idiom: fit like a glove (used idiomatically: yes)
Mrs Guest wears some of them still . ‘ I do n't like costumes,’ she opines , ‘ but I love fashion . I love beautiful lines , clothes that fit the body , and swing with the body , move , you know , but fit like a glove . Do n't you love this,’ she says , reaching for a cyclamen pink brocade opera coat , cut for a Regency coachman . ‘ Givenchy told me it was the most beautiful coat he ever saw .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
Then came thunder and lightning . It seemed to be getting nearer and nearer but we were still pretty cheerful . We started to do the old trick of counting the time between the lightning flash and the thunderclap to discover how far away the eye of the storm was . By then , the rain had really started coming down in bucketsful . Suddenly we nearly jumped out of our skins as there was an incredible clap of thunder .