Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
We also have in the area a tremendous number of new houses which have never been contacted by us or for by any political party and I would hope that we might be able to to do er something about the area behind the church there is er an area that comes to mind which could well be fruitful , and I would hope that we might during this year get er some kind of literature out to these places apart from election literature . So at the moment it 's ninety six . If anybody can help me help me to get it up to three figures again personal contact could be er very useful in these cases if you come across anybody who you might think we could interest . You do n't have to do it , just tell me and I 'll I 'll tell them . Right thank you Tom , thank you for your work again this year , especially following up the the er members who lapse .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
The Syllabus of Errors of 1864 ( see p. 131 above ) and the Vatican Council demonstrated , by the very extremism of their rejection of everything that characterised the mid - nineteenth century , that they were entirely on the defensive . From the 1870s on this virtual monopoly of the bourgeois programme ( in its ‘ liberal’ forms ) began to crumble . But , by and large , in the third quarter of the nineteenth century it was pretty well unchallengeable . In economic affairs even the absolutist rulers of central and eastern Europe found themselves abolishing serfdom and dismantling the traditional apparatus of economic state controls and corporate privileges . ] n political affairs they found themselves calling upon , or at least coming to terms with , bourgeois liberals of the more moderate sort and , however nominally , their kind of representative institutions .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Friends of the Earth ( Fitzroy ) Newsletter , August - September 1993 Global Warming Uncertainty on ice melt Glaciologists meeting to discuss the impact of global warming on the Antarctic ice sheet have concluded that they are not sure whether rising temperatures could cause a catastrophic rise in sea levels . Sea levels worldwide would rise by 60 metres if the entire Antarctic ice sheet , which contains 90 per cent of the planet 's fresh water , were to melt .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
Behind that door would be yet another stack of loaded firearms ready to deal with the next assault . All this time Mr Rayne on one side of the staircase and Mr Worseley on the other , each with half a dozen men , should have been fighting their way back to converge with his own party in the hall . For a few moments , to give Hookum Singh time to get to the hall and ring the bell for the last time , the Collector held the toppling pile of bodies by himself , then he sped across the drawing - room after the Sikhs , his boots crunching broken glass from the cases of stuffed animals ; the Sikhs had bare feet , however , and did not crunch it so loudly . Together they barely had time to take up a position at the far door , seize a loaded gun , drop to one knee , and aim as , with a final heave , the bulging mass of bodies exploded into the room , followed by the living . " Fire ! " shouted the Collector , and another morbid volley took effect .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's like falling in love with a ghost . Sue showed me those pictures you sent , but they were so small and faraway and you were all wearing those funny oil - rig hats , I could n't really see you . I 've got my own picture in my head and that 's good enough . I do n't know if you 'll come into the shop . I want you to and I do n't want you to .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: no)
But there is a bright side . If the new VAT rules have brought vexations in their wake , it should not be forgotten that they have been introduced because frontier controls are abolished from today . If officialdom plays the game , the great benefit should be an end to those long delays in customs which appear often to be caused by nothing more than the whimsy of officials . Quicker movement of books in transit in the EC should be assured . Above the launch of an International Standard Cow Numbering system ?
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
In his victory speech he was gracious towards Brown and Tsongas voters , saying they were united with his supporters in wanting to oust Mr Bush . Mr Clinton compared the raucous New York campaign to a Coney Island roller - coaster with its ups and downs and twists and turns . Then , stretching a point , he declared : ‘ Now I 've been through it all , I have to admit I had a ball.’ He is the first Southerner to succeed in New York , and his aides were happily parodying the Sinatra song about the Big Apple : ‘ If we can make it here , we 'll make it anywhere.’ The hectic campaign schedule now takes a three - week breather until a big primary in Pennsylvania , followed in May and June by Ohio , several states in the South , and the West Coast states led by California .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: no)
Much as we love our Church , we know it falls far short of its inheritance of faith . Listen to Alec Vidler : A great book , a bell-ringing book about the Holy Spirit could be written , though it might be in the form of a poem or a novel rather than a theological treatise . The reason why this book has not yet been written is that conscious experience of the presence and life of the Spirit among contemporary Christians is so thin and weak and hampered that conditions do not exist in which anyone can write with full-blooded conviction on the subject . ( Christian Belief , SCM 1957 ) .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
It is inevitable that tyres like that will blow out when travelling at a high speed . And presumably , should it start to rain , Mr Horobin intends to leave his car in the middle of the road , don some wellies and walk home . Let 's keep our roads safe and tighten motoring law to rid our roads of these death traps once and for all . LIKE GOLD DUST … I would like to bring to your attention a situation that exists in east London / Essex .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's so much choice , with trips to Athens , Delphi , and Mycenae . Some guests hired cars , others strolled the mile or so into the pleasant seaside town of Loutraki , others never left the Club . I chatted the one grandmother , who hard hardly seen her grandson who has made friends with another eight year old in the children 's club . ' It 's a real rest for my daughter , ' she said . ' Nothing to think about , everything laid on , three meals a day , plenty for the children and a family show every night .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
I have to admit that I felt a strange sense of elation as I hit him again , in fact I plumbed the depths of bad taste by yelling , ‘ Never one around when you want one , is there , Jack?’ as Armstrong bounced for the second time . After I turned the engine off and opened the door , I found my legs had turned to blancmange and moulded themselves into a sitting position . They had forgotten to tell the rest of my body about this and as a result I slumped out of Armstrong , hitting the road with my right shoulder , having just remembered in time not to break my fall with my hand . For a while , maybe a decade , I just hung there upside down . Through the wheels of Armstrong I could read the fly posters on a spare piece of wall on the other side of the street .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
The viscera chest was , however , opened . Beneath the wooden lid and at the bottom of the still damp aromatic bran lay the soft organs and the heart , still elastic and resistant to the touch . The Hunters ' techniques can not , alas , be regarded as contributions to the state of the art as it then existed . Embalming was rarely practised during the eighteenth century and it had almost entirely disappeared during the nineteenth century . However , in the 1890s an attempt was made by the trade to introduce arterial embalming as practised in the United States , the leading campaigners for this being the funeral furnishing firm of Dottridge Brothers .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: no)
The 50th anniversary of the Rising was celebrated with great gusto in 1966 . Suddenly , blood sacrifice and small armed groups rising up against the state seemed worthy of three cheers . A few years later , when Northern Ireland blew up , Irish nationalism south of the border was shown to be a sham , something to wave flags about on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation , but to be kept behind bars under emergency legislation the rest of the week . It was , for some , a bitter lesson indeed . Twenty - five years later , nobody is comfortable with either of the celebrations to which the city is host — not even those in charge .
Idiom: keep tabs on (used idiomatically: yes)
With some reluctance Ben had agreed , but only on the understanding that outside the classroom the teacher was not to speak without his express permission . ‘ You understand what Teacher Peng really is?’ he had said to Meg when they were alone one time . ‘ He is their means of keeping tabs on me . Of controlling what I know and what I learn . He 's bit and bridle , ball and chain , a rope to tether me like any other animal.’
Idiom: to a nicety (used idiomatically: no)
The arrival of this transport took refugee workers by surprise since none of the children had proper documentation . When essential papers had failed to come through to Prague , Chadwick had decided to cut corners by manufacturing a few of his own . Convincing enough to persuade the Germans that London had kept to the bureaucratic niceties , the stamp of approval was secured and away went the train . Chadwick anticipated a row but the Home Office telegram , threatening to send the children back , he refused to take seriously . ' I figured the mob of legally accepted guarantors would stop that one . '
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
I suppose ! You got ta have Jo down have n't you ? No , do n't worry they just just gets on my nerves that 's all . What ? Gets on my nerves that 's all .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Every time they open their mouths , they 're there and they 're doing something about you . It amazes me that they do n't use it , they do n't use the media in some way . But when you first say you 've got this problem , they 're losing votes , the media is n't necessarily the first thing that 's going to come to your mind . You might . But it 's only by sort of putting it out like this and thinking yes , the media wants to talk about this , talk about that , talk about the other , you know , they are in this case the most , the likely thing to be adding to the problem .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Absolute values of CBV were determined repetitively according to the method proposed by Wyatt . On day 1 , CBV remained stable whereas on day 2 it increased . At the end of day 2 , pneumothorax was diagnosed . Heart rate , transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension , arterial saturation , and mean arterial blood pressure did not change . This observation suggests that pneumothorax can influence cerebral haemodynamics without affecting heart rate , blood pressure , and blood gases .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: no)
Which was why she was checking and double - checking everything that landed on her desk . As well as coping with that , she was also having to include some thorough and painstaking work on the Palmer & Pearson file which Naylor Massingham had handed her on Tuesday evening . Since she had been working more or less at full stretch before she 'd been given the extra work to do , there was only one way she could fit more work into her day , and that was by working late at the office , then going home with a bulging briefcase . She went to work on Friday morning having worked until midnight the night before , and giving serious consideration to finding another job . Vasey 's were not the be - all and end - all , she decided , then realised that , with not another word coming from her brother Sebastian , not so much as another postcard , much less a banker 's draft with his share of the mortgage , they were the only firm around that paid the sort of money she was earning .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah I think Colin Cooper stepped in to play very very very quickly and that 's something I think Frank Clarke w will be looking for from him . He 's he 's a quick nimble defender Speedy was just hanging hanging on waiting for the ball to be played into him and I must confess I did n't really see anything afterwards I mean well if you look at that that does n't seem anything untoward does it ? Well he 's probably just caught him on the back of on the back of the calf but er I thought it was as you say I thought it was a nice sharp incisive tackle . Another second Forest player seemed to go in then I do n't know whether it was him that caught Speedy rather than Cooper with the initial challenge . Anyway David Speedy
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
' The continentals have never understood the delights of nursery food . ' He tried out a possible ' Jotting ' on Fosdyke . ' Come to think of it , they 've probably never had nurseries . They 've never known the delights of being shut in a cupboard and smacked with a hairbrush by a Nanny whose starched apron crackled across her bosom like approaching thunder . That 's why Mrs Thatcher could never become Prime Minister of Italy . '
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Three parties have been known to win one seat each in the same three - member constituency with first - preference votes of 19.1 % , 30.3 % and 50.5 % . Two seats out of three have been won for no more than 42.5 % of the votes , and two out of four for only 24.2 % . What these anomalies mean is that within one and the same constituency the price paid in first - preference votes for the election of a TD varies greatly . Moreover the potential of all votes , whether of first or lower preference , varies between constituencies , because these differ considerably in magnitude ( a term that usefully serves to denote the size of a constituency 's electorate as distinct from the area it covers ) . In the United States the Supreme Court ruled some twenty years ago that " the weight of a citizen 's vote can not be made to depend on where he lives " .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
Can you measure a social relationship ? Of course , anything that can have a name put to it can be measured more or less usefully . But by the same token , it can be understood more or less differently . The examples of splitting and lumping therefore , are not alternative ways of doing the same thing . Although they use the same subject matter , the stories they tell about it may not match .
Idiom: rare bird (used idiomatically: no)
Anyway , whatever its name , it put up a noble fight before it was gaffed and brought on board , and I had my photograph taken with the catch after we landed back on the beach . To me it was a fitting ending to a trip to the ‘ paradise islands’ . We missed out on some of the rare birds . We did n't see the Seychelles scops owl , which is nocturnal and usually only seen if a tape - recording is played at night , nor did we get the little Seychelles white - eye , but I am not concerned . They will still be there when I go back again .
Idiom: play ball (used idiomatically: no)
It tends not only to slow the sphere significantly , but it may also affect its intended direction . HOW TO PLAY IT A muddy ball is often a wet ball so the same considerations in playing a wet ball apply when wet mud adheres to the ball . Depending on the piece of mud , you might have to take one club more with a long fairway shot , and give the shot a little extra force in the short game . However , remember that you can clean the ball not only when lifted from the green , but also in the circumstances spelled out in Rule 23 .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Buffet style breakfast and lunch on the ship 's open terrace was delicious and always amid glorious surroundings . My favourite lunches were a tasty creole chicken with kidney beans and rice and succulent fish kebabs with rice and salad . it goes without saying that our glasses were constantly refilled with red or white wine by the attentive waiters . Desserts included fresh fruit , delicious fruit flans , cakes , crème caramel and various cheeses . We chose the southern route for our cruise and so our first port of call was the beautiful bay of Les Saintes .
Idiom: put words in someone's mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Deceit . deceits Well , now you 've put the words in my mouth , convincing lies , that is a ringer , I mean , nothing but the truth . I 'm sure it matters Yeah , I think you 're right , but I think you had certainly time there enabled those to be dealt with more effectively .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Also , transport costs , tariffs , sluggish price adjustments , and so on , reduce the degree to which exchange rates reflect relative price levels in the short run . We can think of PPP as being a theory of the long - run determination of exchange rates . In the short run , however , other factors are likely to have a more important influence on the course of exchange rates . 7.3.3 International Fisher effect The most important factor that is likely to affect the exchange rate in the short term is interest rates .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: no)
Ferguson added : ‘ When Eric joined Leeds last season , he gave them that extra bit which enabled them win the title . ‘ We have already seen his effect on us . Hopefully it can carry through to the end of the season . ’ Keegan £1m bid by David Alexander
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Tory leaders hope to sell softer image By ANTHONY BEVINS , Political Editor MINISTERS HAVE opened a concerted campaign to sell a softer government image in a belated attempt to pre - empt rank - and - file revolt at this week 's Conservative conference in Blackpool . Kenneth Baker , the party chairman , said yesterday that Cabinet ministers would play a stronger role in government than they had done over the last decade , and there would have to be public spending increases in the 1990s to pay for an improved quality of life . He also said Nigel Lawson , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , had made a mistake when he pumped too much money into the economy after the 1987 stock market crash .
Idiom: sticky fingers (used idiomatically: no)
cos I 've noticed it 's very sticky on here , that you should wipe it cos it Why ? Cos it , if you put sticky fingers on , you wo n't mean to , it 'll just wo n't How did you know before you touch the piano ? Because I felt them last night and felt ooh this sticky anyway oops
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet for the greater part Chopin 's elusive essence emerged unscathed from so much inaccuracy and caprice . Like the beam of a lighthouse piercing the surrounding gloom Cortot 's vividness outshone his faults and made critical complaint or the use of a Beckmesser 's slate seem churlish and arbitrary . His falls from grace could indeed seem like spots on the sun , and in the words of Yvonne Lefébure ( always among his most distinguished pupils)‘his wrong notes were those of a God’ . Having grown up with Cortot 's early 78rpm sets of Chopin , I have deeply resented their absence from the catalogue for so many years . How one missed his nimbleness , his arch - Gallic vivacity and , above all , his entirely ‘ vocal’ conception of a score .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
One could argue quite the opposite , that a major drop in p , petrol use , is good in terms of environmental factors , economic factors and so on . It wo n't be very good for the petrol companies that I 've been visiting here today , but every cloud tends to have it 's silver lining , and I , I think I can say with some confidence that the last factor that we 're considering is pouring over the revenues and wondering how much is coming in , that , that really has n't much come into it . Has that been something that 's been on the government 's mind , the backhanded benefit of higher prices ? I do n't think so . It 's obviously in the Treasury 's mind and that there will be a factor that is taken into consideration when they do their , er arithmetic er , er about the economy and in the run up to the budget if we can look that far ahead .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
The thugs fled , threatening to kill him if he called police . Judge frees wife killer A MAN who killed his cheating wife walked free yesterday after a judge heard how he had dedicated his life to his family . Taxi driver Dermot Smith stabbed his wife Norma , 45 , four times after she taunted him about his sexual performance compared to her lover . He then made a botched but ‘ genuine’ suicide attempt , later telling police he had ‘ killed the only person he had ever loved’ , Preston Crown Court was told .
Idiom: touch base (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . Alright , well when you 've finished here perhaps we can touch base . Touch ba that 's a good one , touch base . Yeah , erm I do n't think we increased this . Erm we quote once a year for it really er Shane this is one that
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
Mind you , you certainly got hungry there ! The food was good , but you got fish for breakfast . You had to clean these fish out , and put about eight snotches in each one — bring a knife down the side of the herren , and make cuts about three - quarters of an inch apart . And when you picked hold of the fish and got hold of a piece it would come clean away . The boy cooked 'em , fried 'em .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
( Physiological Zoology , vol . 62 , p. 1080 . ) Forelegs good - and hind legs too … secret of the dromedary 's success OVERNIGHT FILE PAGE sci The greenhouse effect means the world is in hot water . But how fast and far is it rising ? Jeremy Leggett reports on some cold - comfort clues from the Ice Age , while David Pugh considers the particular dangers facing cities like Venice as sea levels rise The big melt - down to a flood of fears .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
You opened the door into the corridor but not the window into the sun and that way you got — but perhaps this was fancy — a draught of air . I here were fans suspended from the ceilings in each of the rooms but in Owen 's view all they did was to move hot air from one place to another and he very rarely switched his on . Besides , they blew the papers all over the place . This morning was papers . He had a pile on his desk which he was working systematically through ; reports from agents , neatly docketed and summarized by Nikos , offensive memoranda from the Finance Department , irrelevant offerings from Personnel and aggrieved submissions from the Khedive , the Kadi , the Mufti and all the others who considered that the Mamur Zapt was exceeding his powers .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's predominantly young guys , tattooed , with their shirts off . Musically , what originally attracted me to dance was its shamanist aspects , using natural magic to change people 's neurological states and to psychologically empower them . Today the music lacks imagination , to say the least What books have given you most pleasure recently ? The last two I 've read , both by Terence McKenna : Food Of The Gods and the more speculative Archaic Revival .