Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: no)
CURTIS ROBB stormed home for Liverpool 's only gold at the Pearl British Athletics Championships at Crystal Palace . The Olympic 800 metres finalist moved back up to the 1500 metres where he first made his name as a junior and led from gun to tape to win in 3 mins 39.58 secs . The time was a new personal best , his second of the championships after he had clocked 3 m 43.14s in his heat itself more than four seconds off his previous - best mark . Robb left former UK champion Simon Fairbrother trailing in his wake after a furious sprint for the line and the 21year - old medical student confirmed his fitness for a summer of racing on the European athletics circuit . Main ambitions
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
' I know what you mean , ' she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . As he took it their fingers met , invoking so vivid a memory of the few seconds she had spent in his arms that she jerked away , spilling coffee into the saucer . He was wearing dark trousers and a white , short - sleeved shirt . She found herself gazing with fascination at his hair , which curled slightly against his collar , before her gaze rose to meet the full impact of his startlingly blue gaze . ' Sleep well ? ' he asked .
Idiom: dead in the water (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Gerraway , la ! Our last record only got to 78 in the charts ! We 're dead in the water , small children laugh in our faces!’ ‘ That 's nuthin' , loik ! We haven ' [ t written a song that anyone can sing since 1990 !
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Say it ! SUMMERCHILD : This is very silly . SERAFIN : If by ‘ silly’ you mean ‘ simple - minded’ , then take heart , because simple - minded is what we are struggling to be . We are aspiring to the state of village idiots , to whom everything is a source of amazement . So , people watch television because … ?
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
Down there . Erm , I was erm , put on just for in ninety seventy three and your question that you 're asked was and from nineteen seventy three till three years ago erm I know took my causes , I trust , put my trust in the doctors and erm over all those years I did n't realize that it was actually the tablets that was causing me the mental illness . And saying that , in the last three years I since discovered , and it was quite difficult to , which I did find , that there was alternative erm therapists , which was lots of groups that were going on and once I got into it erm the , it opened up a new , you know I ne I 've never saw the light at the tunnel that is shining brightly now ! Has anybody had the opposite experience with er with the kind of the drugs we 're talking about , whereby they have been helpful and th , and they , and they would recommend them ? Yeah ?
Idiom: every which way (used idiomatically: yes)
One product I found did not freeze well . Runner beans . I tried blanching and not blanching , cutting them every which way and freezing whole . No dice . They were flabby and boring .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: yes)
In successive waves of painful crisis – in Latin ~ America in the 1980 ’s , and in East ~ Asia after 1997 – countries learned a better approach to economic policy and developed a more sustainable framework for managing public - sector debt . Today it is Europe ’s turn . The European crisis is coming full circle . Initially a financial crisis , it morphed into a classic public - debt crisis after governments stepped in to guarantee banks obligations . That , in turn , has created a new set of worries for banks that are over - exposed to supposedly secure government debt .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
The 15-year - old could see and hear the baby crying and went to tell his father . Inside the house they discovered 22month - old Penny and her mother Robyn Thrower , 25 , on the floor . Mr Robson told Cleveland Coroner Michael Sheffield the telephone was off the hook and things were scattered around the room . A note had been left by the telephone . Robyn 's mother , Vera Williams , of Wilton Village , who is now looking after Penny , said since her daughter had her baby she had suffered postnatal depression and had been taking various prescribed drugs .
Idiom: burn rubber (used idiomatically: yes)
There was a deep vertical crease in the driver 's door , and the door was n't hanging right . It was carnival time , lights and siren , and Sorvino 's migraine disappeared like a popping soap bubble . They took off at three Gs and cars behind had to stand on their noses to make way as the big Ford burned rubber off towards the next junction south and a break in the central barrier . Traffic ahead dodged and scattered as Sorvino got across into the overtaking lane and stayed there . Lenny Campion raised the mike to his lips to report .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Andy ? Yeah . I 'm actually , I 'm quite high on as theorist as well and I like to write everything out in full and I clear structures and if I go to training sessions and they 're all over the place , it 's such a in about five minutes and I have to say hang on a minute it might not be structured in the way that you like it but you can actually learn from it . And the last one is the pragmatist erm we 've got Mark , John and Marie who have come out quite high on the on the The pragmatist th the title that you suggest what the situations you actually learn best from and pragmatists like training its practical job if there 's gon na be an exercise or a they like it to be a real - life practical situation , almost like a simulation of the job rather than something that 's er for example if you were to do a case study , pragmatists would like it be in an insurance - related case study and it could be related to their job very .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
With neither the political crisis that Labour 's resignation from the Government would have caused , nor the industrial explosion , which — however much pacifists might fear it — would undoubtedly have created new possibilities for their politics , the momentum that had been building up since the Russian Revolution nearly a year earlier was sharply checked . When the Allied Socialists met later in February 1918 MacDonald 's fears were fully realized — the keynote speeches insisted that the War Aims were not a basis for negotiation with German socialists : the latter would have to accept them wholesale before any ‘ Stockholm'-style conference of all belligerent socialist parties could be considered . That put paid to ‘ democratic diplomacy’ as anything other than‘the plaything of Governments’ . On March 3rd , unable to hold out any longer in the hopes of a peace initiative from the West , Trotsky was forced to sign the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk . Germany now had its separate peace with Russia , and three weeks later it launched a new Western offensive .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Her husband Mervyn worked at the Swindon railway workshops for 46 years and was frequently exposed to asbestos . He retired early to care for his wife , but died of a tumour caused by breathing in asbestos dust . The Judge , Mr Justice De Cunha said Mr Hayward had been an exemplary husband who 'd cared for his wife around the clock . He 'd suffered intense pain before his death . He awarded the damages for the suffering Mr Hayward had endured , and to pay the nursing home fees for his widow .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: no)
Do n't let the bastards grind you down . Three shadow boxes Monday 's deaths column recorded the passing of Chris Hunter , who for donkeys years or so it seemed had had a sweet shop between our house and the football ground in Shildon . We really only knew him through childhood over - the - counter dealings smiling , ever - patient , avuncular . Do sweet shops exist any more ? And if they do , are there still people like Chris Hunter to answer a thousand times a day : what have you got for a penny ?
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
As with Building Regulations , changes in the Wiring Regulations are not retrospective and are intended for new installations , but substantial additions or alterations to a house 's wiring may mean making changes to an existing installation . Electrical work should , in general , be left to someone who has the knowledge and confidence to carry it out and who can follow the Wiring Regulations . If that does n't sound like you , use a qualified electrician who is a member of the Electrical Contractors Association ( ECA ) or on the roll of NICEIC ( National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting ) . Problem checklist The Index at the back of the book will direct you to the details , but if you are only aware of a symptom , this checklist may help you to diagnose the plumbing problem .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I 'm probably regarded as being of a point just to the right of Ghengis Khan on these matters . erm a great deal is talked about democracy in schools and you very often have all kinds of organisations allegedly which take democratic decisions . In fact , if anything goes wrong at Portslade Community College it 's my fault , and therefore I 'm not going to be in a position where I do n't feel able to take responsibility for any decision made . Any true democracy of the sort that you might have in a university , if you do , is really impossible in schools and that one reason because of what the law says , the other reason of course is the age of the people you 're dealing with . In the old days , life was simple in schools in the sense that if pupils did n't do what they were supposed to do you thrashed them , or made them stand in the corner , or expelled them .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
The past six months have made it clear that latent isolationism can be inflamed if it is felt that the allies are shirking . This is especially the case in hard economic times . So the domestic political and economic cost of go - it - alone adventurism is one constraint on America 's freedom of action overseas . A second is the Soviet Union . America 's reaction to the Soviet peace plan for the Gulf was strikingly polite .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
A minimum wage involves the Government dictating to private employers what they should pay their workers . I answered that point in an earlier intervention . I am talking about a public sector reserve , state supported , composed of people without jobs for the time being , who are receiving training . We now have in power a Government who have produced the biggest - ever package of training in support of people who are out of work . We should adapt that and perhaps incorporate into it some of the schemes that have been tried and could be improved .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
In today ’s highly competitive global economy , European countries ’ relatively small size , aging populations , and excessive indebtedness , combined with a lack of energy resources and insufficient investment in research and development , mean that their high living standards and generous social - welfare states are in jeopardy . Individually , they can not compete with emerging markets ; they need a strong EU to face the challenges posed by globalization . But the eurozone ’s architecture – in which monetary policy is centralized , but budgetary and economic policies are left up to individual governments – is not viable in the long term . Although Europe ’s leaders have made some progress on institutional reform , the measures taken so far will not lead to real convergence of economic and budgetary policies , or to genuine economic union . As a result , they will fail to reassure financial markets .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
' Comprador ' mentality A comprador mentality is the attitude that the best practices are invariably connected with the global capitalist system . Comprador mentality is either a ' cost ' or a ' benefit'and whichever way we look at it we are bound to beg a very important question . This is the point at issue in the ideological struggle between those who believe that TNCs will inevitably damage Third World development prospects in the long run , as against those who believe that there will be no development prospects without the TNCs . This struggle revolves around opposing material interests of competing classes and groups in all countries .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
What difference did it make , if you were a woman ? She watched Pilade run around laughing and trying to catch butterflies and heard Pen shrieking in the distance as he urged his pony to a faster trot and she knew she did not care a jot for Garibaldi or Cavour or any other Italian hero . Her concerns were here , in front of her , concerns that were domestic and intimate and not to be spoken of in the same breath as supposedly greater events . She did not think them greater , failed entirely to see why she should . Mrs Browning , Ferdinando swore , was more like a man than a woman and an Italian man at that .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
The importance of ‘ generic skills’ has been stressed in recent years by the Manpower Services Commission ( now Training Agency ) as a flexible response to and preparation for a fast - changing economy . There have been attempts to classify broad ‘ occupational training families’ , and an emphasis on ‘ multi - skilling’ , particularly for those who work in the service sector . Under the heading of ‘ occupational generalist’ , Brennan and McGeevor ( 1988 ) list polytechnic / college degrees in business studies , environmental planning , hotel and catering administration , textile and fashion design and 3D design , all of which prepare the student for work in a broad occupation rather than a specific job niche . There are three main issues related to general curricula . The first is the question of coherence , a worry which has already been encountered in connection with modular courses .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
According to Nick Granger , director of the Shipbuilders ' and Shiprepairers ' Association , the equipment is 1960s vintage . ' The pattern of construction has changed considerably since the days when Lithgow was laid out . Ships are now built in modules rather than built in a whole from the base up in a dry dock , ' he said . Initial reaction from William Scott , chief executive at the neighbouring Ferguson Shipbuilders in Greenock , was that the Scott Lithgow yard was on a larger scale than Ferguson would envisage using . ' But if it 's officially up for sale we will certainly go for a look around . '
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
you know , the chap from Yately Yeah . and er , I said what you mean Charlie , cor all dog 's mess all over the place , I said it is n't , I , I said have you ever been and he said no I , I said well there you are , I said if you have n't been I said you do n't know what it 's like , I said you 're talking about some old girl that lives on , in Little Sandhurst , who 's got a thing about dogs and I said kicking up a lot of fuss about it , but I said the women 's a dam liar He 's , , yeah . and I think it 's a friend of his .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
However , I 'm never totally off the menu . I feel vulnerable , even sad , and I excuse myself whilst I 'm still genuinely smiling . On the way to the toilet , flashy black guys , who keep their hands permanently on their balls as if they might drop off onto the floor , stand directly in my way to get noticed . I mouth ' You 'll fuck anything ' , sound - cushioned by house music vibrations . They squeeze their balls a little tighter , and smile because they think I 'm saying ' Hello , I love you ' .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Jessamy suddenly ran out of patience . ‘ Do n't you think my life was wrecked as well?’ she shouted at her . ‘ I 've spent the last four years trying to pick up the pieces!’ ‘ Whatever happened to you , you deserved it,’ Eleanor said icily . ‘ And I hope you stay unhappy for the rest of your life.’
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
Okay we 'll do Claire 's first . The first thing we need it as a circle . Mark the centre of it go all the way round with that . Now what fraction are you s are you going to save ? S save a half of it .
Idiom: down in the dumps (used idiomatically: yes)
MELROSE Risol Approx retail : £ 25 A fleece jacket for £ 25 — you better believe it . It you are constantly down in the dumps over the price of fleecewear then this may be the answer to your prayers . The Melrose may be the cheap end of the market , but it is n't the cheap and nasty end . While it does n't even bear lip - service to fashion , this is a perfectly functional piece of kit if you 're looking for a bash about fleece jacket .
Idiom: cry wolf (used idiomatically: yes)
Any so - called ‘ saving’ to the NHS of products manufactured by British companies would have to be paid for five fold by the British companies , and would show up five fold in our balance of payments , and would mean significant loss in taxation to the British Treasury . Last year , our pharmaceutical industry contributed more than £ 600 million to our balance of payments . The drug companies are not simply ‘ crying wolf’ when they say their success in high technology will be jeopardised if the Greenfield recommendation for generic substitution are enforced . One has only to look across the Atlantic to Canada , where similar government policies shattered a once - successful Canadian pharmaceuticals industry . Most drug research in that country has ground to a halt , and Canada is now a substantial net importer of medicines .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
When the young East Anglian maltsters were not working they played hard , often violently . This was an understandable reaction to the gruelling nature of the work . There was also a certain amount of natural fun and horseplay in the maltings themselves when the foreman or piece - walker was out of sight . Albert Ablett recalled the occasion over sixty years ago when a girl very rashly walked on to the malting floor when the piece - walker was not about : ‘ We got a young lady in there once .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
A dose of 20 per cent less than the LD 50 will kill few and a dose of 20 per cent more will kill over 90 per cent’ . He predicts that , while 50 per cent of people would die from a dose of 600 rads , only 5 per cent would die after a dose of 400 rads . The MRC 's figures are way out of line with those produced in the US . There the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement believes that a 600 rads surface dose would kill 90 per cent of the population , rather than 50 per cent . But the MRC 's figures may now be used as a basis for new — and presumably much lower — estimates from the Home Office of the likely number of deaths from a nuclear attack on Britain .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
( from ‘ Back To The Old House’ ) As the eventful summer of 1984 faded into autumn , The Smiths eased into a deliberate fade from media attention . They kept a low profile in Liverpool 's Amazon Studio , rehearsing and working on new material . Taken somewhat aback by the speed and scope of their success , and worried about the proverbial ‘ bursting bubble’ , they planned no future releases until well into the new year . There are two schools of thought about the early November release of ‘ Hatful of Hollow’ .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
She said : ‘ I do n't care if your skin falls off your face , you will never use moisturizer in this house.’ And it 's not as if she and I have had to deal with really bad cases — like those men who go regularly for facials . I admit that all of this is completely out of order — that it looks as if I 'm putting men in a no - win situation . There is , however , one way men can get revenge . If you want to stop a woman nagging you to wash your hair or throwing away your nancy bottles of conditioner , all you have to do is awaken her ancient , adolescent anxieties about her own cleanliness .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Boat Train The scene shifts to Liverpool Street . Those from the Kindertransporte with homes to go to — belonging to relatives , friends or sponsors — or to hostels , did not pause at Dovercourt but went straight to London , to a central distribution point set up by the RCM to the rear of the station concourse . Liverpool Street has changed enormously in recent years , but those who remember the taxi ramp leading into the station from the old Broad Street side will recognise immediately where the RCM set up shop . It was in the large , dimly - lit room below and to the left of the ramp , one of those cheerless spaces which Victorian architects ( or their clients ) felt bound to utilise , as with the arches of urban railway viaducts which were originally blocked off to make cheap classrooms for council schools and are now occupied by small garages and furniture makers .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Our scrummage must be rock - solid so we get a stable platform to work off . Our line - out ball must be clean to scrum - half , not scruffy . I keep reading about South Africa 's problems and it 's getting daft ; here we face an international squad who have already played four Tests since returning to the world game and who have played 12 games together on tour . Their only problem right now is that this tour is too short for them , their inexperience is a weakness and only more games will reduce that factor . But make no mistake , England need to produce a top - drawer performance tomorrow or it 's egg on the face time .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
The Arts Centre is hosting a four day folk festival from Thursday March 19 to Sunday March 22 . Music fans will be able to take part in special workshops , sessions , dance displays and singarounds . Professional and amateur artists have all agreed to lend a hand in a bid to make this year 's festival the seventh one of the best yet . Alison Lister , the Arts Centre 's publicity officer , said : ‘ The festival is a celebration in grand style of the rich folk tradition in this area.’ Among the performers who will be appearing in this year 's Spring Thing are 18-year - old Lynn Tocker , the Hokum Hotshots , Beggars Velvet and Whippersnapper .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Bill is 20 minutes late . He must have gotten lost somewhere .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
collaborative planning of activities in a way which requires pupils to speak and listen ; talking about experiences in or out of school , eg a school trip , a family outing , a television programme seen ; telling stories , and reciting poems which have been learnt by heart ; collaborative and exploratory play ; imaginative play and improvised drama ;
Idiom: at a loose end (used idiomatically: yes)
It was pretty obvious he was after making me look like a rent boy . A very weird man — who , if The Pistols had stayed together , could have made a fortune flogging those snaps to a Sunday dreadful . Apart from our regular rehearsals we often found ourselves at a loose end and would all troop round together . One afternoon we were all wandering up Tottenham Court Road for some reason . Maybe we were on our way to a cheap Indian self - service restaurant that Malcolm had introduced us to .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
This placed obstacles in the way of their meeting with any regularity , causing Davis resentment and bringing out the ugly side of his nature . He had threatened on more than one occasion to reveal details of their love - making to Stephen . ‘ Then I 'd clear off and leave you to face the music,’ he had sneered . ‘ I can get work anywhere and am not tied here.’ No matter how Tamar used her wits , she could see no way out of the situation and was in a constant state of panic that he would carry out his threat .