Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Kate says she would like to be able to take more of a hands - on approach to her job . ' Although the heavy work is carried out by landscape contractors I love it when I can get out and add a few personal touches , ' she says . ' At the end of the day the ability to be able to bring paper plans to life in the garden gives me a lot of job satisfaction . ' RIVERBANK SCHEME NETS NORTHERN MAJOR CATCH A £ 13 million scheme to create an imaginative river - front office development in York gained its first ground in March when the Lord Mayor of York , Councillor Bernard Bell climbed aboard a JCB to cut the first sod .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
It must be half size — and it does n't matter if it 's half finished either . The Portuguese , Greek and Italians are in on the same thing too . By a stroke of luck , an article that is an embarrassment on the home market is like gold on another . Hill farmers ca n't wait to offer more . The message they are getting is that Italy is the real target .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
The comments in the results brochure are hardly defensive . On the contrary , I found it fairly positive to announce that complaints were down to one ( now doubled ) ; that in recession 1,266 entries were judged ; that entries came from all over the world ; that the system had changed in direct response to comments made by members . There is certainly no defensiveness nor any sour grapes from me or any of the Editing for Industry committee . You might be interested to note that a member of Forward 's staff had been on the committee for two years but was , unfortunately , unable to stay on this year due to pressure of work . As always , we would welcome other volunteers prepared to devote a couple of weeks ' work a year , unpaid and unthanked , to help make this competition the fairest and best of its kind — particularly for those who read the correspondence .
Idiom: free rein (used idiomatically: yes)
The difference between the normal and the schizophrenic is , then , solely a matter of degree , depending upon the extent to which the products of autism become fixed in place or , alternatively , remain under rational control . Strömgren draws the comparison as follows : If it is indeed the loosening of control over associative thought — Woolf 's ‘ Wings in the Head’— that is the basic mechanism responsible for autism then the question arises : what is it about the mind that modulates this process , allowing it some free rein , though being capable on occasions of going badly awry , leading to psychosis ? The answer to that question , in essence at least , was provided nearly thirty years ago , by a perceptive schizophrenic introspecting about our own psychotic experience . In a now well - quoted passage from her account , in which she was trying to capture the feeling — commonly reported by schizophrenics — of being flooded by stimulation , she wrote :
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: no)
No fish could possibly reach them . But frogs can and several species in South America have taken up permanent residence . They lay their eggs in these chalices and there the young go through their entire development , sharing their pool with nothing more dangerous than a few innocuous insect larvae . In Brazil , another small frog builds its own ponds on the margins of forest pools , constructing a crater ringed with a low mud wall about 10 centimetres high . The eggs are laid here and the tadpoles will stay in their privileged and exclusive water until rain raises the level of the main pool and floods their quarters or breaks down the walls .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
The Frenchman lifted his glass and , holding it out in front of him , spoke one word Churchill . I was so surprised I immediately responded with ‘ de Gaulle.’ He emptied his glass in one gulp and I followed suit , only to end up spluttering over the table , coughing , with eyes watering , gasping for breath . As I regained my composure I could see a wide grin on the Frenchman 's face . He spoke one more word , ‘ Calvados.’
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: no)
Diane felt a sense of relief . If Dizzy the prodigal was to be received back onto his family 's old stamping - ground without too much in the way of resentment , her own job would be a lot easier to carry off . The pity of it was that she had n't made a bigger part for herself in the night 's scenario ; she was getting polite nods and hellos from people that she already knew slightly , and curious glances from most of the others . It was as if the estate and the valley people were opposing armies under truce , mixing freely but still in uniform . She spotted Wayne , over on the fringe of the crowd with his girl .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
He went on at some length , complete with the appropriate gestures and noises , on his experiences as a car jockey in a parking garage : other people 's cars were part of his early training as a driver and , like every Italian kid his age , he had had a burning admiration for grand prix racing and the great heroes of his day , especially Alberto Ascari . In one of the most touching passages , he recalled coming up to America on his emigrant ship in 1955 , his father and brother and he standing by the rail , feeling this sense of opportunity , this relief that the bad times were over , that a new world was out there waiting to be conquered . Being Mario , that brought to mind his mother crying back in the camps because there was n't enough food to put on the table , and that led to considerations of the importance of the family in his life , of the value of tradition , thoughts of how Italian he was as well as American , of the kind of clean life America had offered , of his gratitude , of his feeling for his father who 'd made this giant move at such cost to himself , who had suffered so long and who now saw some chance for his kids of bettering themselves . If it had n't been Mario , you 'd have thought it was schmaltz ; with Mario , it was peppered with self - irony , with seriousness , punctuated with laughter , with suddenly remembered incidents . There was always that about Mario , that if he had n't been one hell of a racing driver , you still would have wanted to talk to him ; and that , although he was one hell of a racing driver , you still preferred to talk to him about other matters .
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: no)
And the Russians looked to have been the victims of psychological warfare when they were left to warm up without a practice ball . In a predictably frenetic start which typified Liverpool 's first half performance , Hutchison fired a good chance over the top and Rush 's shot on the turn was clutched by Cherchesov . The action was fast and furious , Onopko booked for exacting instant revenge for a Nicol foul by flooring the Scot . And Burrows senselessly followed him after a late challenge on Khlestov . Liverpool 's desire to score the goals required was resulting in a glaring lack of composure , playing into Spartak 's hands .
Idiom: kick over the traces (used idiomatically: yes)
With that he left , slamming the door behind him . This meant that they would n't be back before the pubs closed , but I also knew that if they knew who I was going out with they would have locked me in . I suppose I was kicking over the traces a bit and parental authority seemed as irksome to me then as it does to teenagers today . I fussed about , preparing myself , washing , combing my hair and putting on my borrowed finery . When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time .
Idiom: go down a storm (used idiomatically: yes)
Bookings are being taken by the Chelms - ford and Essex Museum , Oaklands Park , telephone ( 0245 ) 281660 . Tolly cheers deal exporting brew to Italians By Helen Robertson TOLLY beer from Suffolk is going down a storm among the wine drinkers of Italy . And ale from Tolly 's Cliff Brewery in Ipswich could soon be wetting the whistles of beer - lovers in Canada , Germany , Holland and France . Tolly bosses are celebrating after exporting 1,200 cases of their special Year Beer , Cantab , to Italy — and they have received inquiries from four other countries . Brian Cowie , Tolly 's joint managing director , said interest from abroad had initially come since the brewery 's name had been publicised on BBC television 's recent Troubleshooter programme . ‘ We have not particularly been trying to sell export . Exporting was not actually mentioned on the programme , but it must have helped,’ said Mr Cowie .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Mhm . are usually erm they 're pretty workable , they 're malleable and ductile and erm the non metals usually ca n't do things like that . Here 's your reservoir going down to town , there 's a a big drop there they 'd normally put it through the turbine and pick up some free electricity Mm . Select from the list above the metal that reacts violently with cold water .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps they were right to be skeptical . The plan 's central conceit is that government ingenuity can disentangle the trillion - dollar " sub - prime " mortgage loan market , even though Wall ~ Street 's own rocket scientists have utterly failed to do so . To boot , we have been told that government is so clever that it might even make money on the whole affair . Perhaps , but let 's not forget that a lot of very smart people in the financial industry thought the same thing until quite recently . Just a year ago , the United ~ States had five major freestanding investment banks that stood atop its mighty financial sector .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Giving time to the community The possibilities for voluntary work are endless . Meals on wheels , the Samaritans , Marriage Guidance Counselling and hospital work are among the suggestions that often seem to spring to mind first . Older women with their experience and understanding are certainly needed in these fields . But there is also work with younger children in playgroups , play schemes or parent and toddler clubs .
Idiom: like a bear with a sore head (used idiomatically: yes)
When his ideal picture is destroyed , he sees the community going to smash . So he becomes , first an accuser of his brethren , then an accuser of God , and finally the despairing accuser of himself . Such people are like a bear with a sore head . The first solution is mutual confession of sin and wrong feelings , and this may have to happen again and again with the same people . As it does , there may well be a place for prayer for healing of the emotions .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
A multi billion pound high - profile project , it requires the combined prowess of a consortium of 10 companies , 5 British and 5 French . As Taylor Woodrow 's success as an international company is built on our belief in Teamwork and free enterprise we are working happily within this framework . In fact , it 's a philosophy that 's making history and leading the way into Europe . TAYLOR WOODROW Skill and technology pulling together worldwide BANC
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
It shows up your receding hairline . ' ' Still as complimentary as ever , ' Rust added drily . ' Oh , I 've got something for you , ' she said , handing him the FN FAL magazine clip now sealed in a plastic bag . ' There 's a set of prints on it . Your boffins should n't have too much trouble in coming up with a name . '
Idiom: spin a yarn (used idiomatically: no)
At first , only wool fibres were used . Now man - made fibres and cottons , which are not biodegradable and give off toxic fumes when burned , are also reclaimed to create blends suitable for all uses . The extra strength of synthetic fibre allows Evergreen to spin finer yarns with efficiency . Evergreen are spinning two yarns at the moment : . The 4-ply yarn is available in 18 shades and the 2-ply is available in six shades , with more being added by the end of the year .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
Yet all these potential users of computer systems are limited by the fact that the computer can not be interfaced to a piece of paper ! The Theory : What is needed is an input device which can translate the lines and curves of the drawing or design into digital information that a computer can then re - create as a display . In the professional computer market graphics tablets have been around for almost as long as computers but low - cost designs for the home user have only recently started to become available . High precision graphics tablets , also known as digitisers because they reduce analogue shapes to digit information , use a wide variety of techniques to produce the required information . The cheapest and simplest digitisers are the various pantographs .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
' You 've changed , Dorian , ' said Basil . ' You have the same wonderful face , but where is the kind and gentle boy who sat for my portrait ? Have you no heart ? ' ' Yesterday my heart was full of sadness . I have cried for Sybil , yes , but I can not cry today .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
As Byrd begins the long rehabilitation process which doctors hope will enable him to regain some movement , former team-mate Al Toon , one of the game 's top wide receivers , sits in retirement after being unable to shake off the effects of the ninth concussion in his eight-year career . Toon , 29 , suffers from headaches , memory lapse and uneven balance . ‘ It seemed to take less of a hit to give me a concussion and it 's taking me longer to recover , ’ he says . ‘ I know I 'll get better , but what happens after that ? ’ It is cases like Byrd , Utley and Toon which are the chief cause for concern .
Idiom: rags to riches (used idiomatically: yes)
Major has been embarrassed by unauthorised revelations : about his engagingly eccentric brother , Terry , who still bears the family 's original surname , Major - Ball ; and his sister Pat , now retired and in straitened circumstances , who was once taken to court for failing to pay the rates . Oddly , as foreign secretary , Major asked his old school , Rutlish Grammar , to deposit his records in Surrey county archives and keep them secret ; later , as Prime Minister , he was to claim that he could not remember how many O levels he had . But his background is more mundane than the rags - to - riches story , recounted in numerous tabloid hagiographies , suggests : his circus - artist father was a small businessman by the time Major was born and both his parents were Conservative voters . His family slipped down the social ladder when his father 's garden - gnome business collapsed , but that could explain Major 's obsession , less with classlessness than with petit bourgeois respectability . At 13 , he watched Macmillan deliver his Budget speech in 1953 on a trip to Westminster , courtesy of his local Labour MP , Marcus Lipton .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Any rate Spark comes and Spark thinks like Dave . Ah ! So any rate me and Ann were looking and Spark 's fiddling about and he 's making faces at Dave see behind his back . Of course me and Ann were laughing Dave were . He could n't look at me and Ann cause we was laughing .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
John Hendrie , the 28-year - old ‘ veteran’ of the side , is convinced Mohan 's sending - off was the turning point of the game . ‘ I am sure the game would have finished a goal - less draw but for that incident . With the chips down , we had to dig deep . It often happens for a ten - man team . We have discovered that to our cost this season .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: no)
His father died very shortly after the birth , and his mother took the family back to England , and then to France in 1826 . From 1829 to 1838 he was educated at the fashionable Collège Bourbon in Paris , and thereafter , on the family 's return to England , he studied law at Lincoln 's Inn . There he fell under the influence of Bellenden Ker , the head of his chambers and a noted Whig Radical . He was called to the bar in 1843 and for most of the rest of his life he practised as a conveyancer . It was for his contribution to social reform that he is most remembered .
Idiom: dead wood (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Look at these shoots on the branches . Most of them are alive all right.’ He took out his knife and cut away some of the dead wood from the rose trees . Mary showed him the work she had done in the garden , and they talked as they cut and cleared . ‘ Dickon,’ said Mary suddenly , ‘ I like you .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
Erasmus was certainly a man to appreciate that sort of point . Considerations of this kind probably help to account for some interesting changes in the tenure of offices during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries . Official posts could be held by four principal types of tenure : durante bene placito , or during the King 's pleasure , which was the least secure;quam diu se bene gesserit , or during good behaviour , which placed the holder a little more firmly in the saddle ; for life , which made him virtually irremovable from his office , although he could , for flagrant misdemeanours , be suspended from its functions ; and hereditary tenure , which converted the post to a transmissible freehold property . Mr J. C. Sainty 's analysis of posts in the Exchequer shows that in the fourteenth century the important offices of Chancellor , King 's Chamberlain , and King 's Remembrancer were all held by their clerical occupants during the King 's pleasure or during good behaviour . In the course of the fifteenth century all three offices came into lay hands , which held them , from mid - century , for life .
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: yes)
He is happiest on the water , and the Blue Doublet is the one place she can really call her own.’ Anne took delivery of the £ 93,000 Blue Doublet in April , about the same time as her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips . One of the few senior aides in the confidence of the couple admits it is unlikely Tim bent down on one knee to pop the question . He said : ‘ I do n't think he 's the sort of chap to do that — especially if there 's a stiff breeze at the time . ‘ Landing face down in the bottom of a boat would hardly be the way to win the heart of the woman you love .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ 39 . The adjective ‘ necessary,’ within the meaning of article 10(2 ) , implies the existence of a ‘ pressing social need’ . … The contracting states have a certain margin of appreciation in assessing whether such a need exists … but it goes hand in hand with a European supervision , embracing both the legislation and the decisions applying it , even those given by an independent court . … 40 . … The court must determine whether the interference at issue was ‘ proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued’ and whether the reasons adduced by the Austrian courts to justify it are ‘ relevant and sufficient’ .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
LETTER 4 Tom has no more flees I done his hair 4 Times Going against the grain : alternatives to exclusion In this chapter Denis Mongon argues that the predominant approach to disruptive incidents in school is through the displacement model whereby pupils are increasingly subjected to negative sanctions until they are finally excluded . He contrasts this with an approach to education said to characterize ‘ effective schools’ and argues that this is undermined when schools are preoccupied with removing troublesome pupils .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: no)
Technically each movement emanates from and is circled round a centre line of balance . Therefore in daily training it is customary for each exercise to be performed to the left and right , forwards and backwards . But even if a choreographer breaks such regularity when setting a classical ballet he usually balances the pattern made on the floor in one enchaînement by another moving in the opposite direction . This balancing of floor patterns is also matched by the rise and fall of the dancers ' bodies , heads and arms . It is very noticeable in Petipa 's ballets , particularly in all the corps de ballet work of The Sleeping Beauty .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The match fell into abeyance when the Druids had too few golfing Brothers . Tatler cartoon 1939 and also showing the lost 10th green . Two well - known present - day members , including the President , joined the Club in 1937–38 — Basil Peacock as a Junior from Peppard and 10-year - old Robin Girdler as an Artisan . Robin transferred by invitation into the main club at 21 and earned a worthy reputation as a fine golfer ( best gross 69 ) . Like many such people he spent his tender years caddying .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
They may no longer have children to provide for . If they own their homes , they are likely to have little or no mortgage and some will have inherited property on the death of their parents . Some 150,000 homes changed hands in this way in 1988 . In the United Kingdom , savings are dominated by people over 50 years of age . The top third of this group accounts for 80 per cent of the market .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: no)
Bower - bird picked up two green twigs and hid then under his wings . Then he flew up beside Cassowary and pretended to be listening to the song . At last the big bully grated to a stand - still , and opened his eyes to see the effect on his little friend . " Wonderful ! Quite marvellous!"enthused Bower - bird .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
Ellen called warningly , as though I might not have seen the gun . The gun 's threat had not stopped my advance . I was calling Sweetman ' s bluff , confident he would not dare pull the trigger , and equally confident that my marine training would let me turn him into mincemeat . I was also half drunk , and thus filled with the Dutch courage offered by Mama Sipcott 's worst white wine . Sweetman stood .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
His blueprint for evolving ‘ a genuine parliamentary democracy’ will be discussed at a preparatory conference next spring which the European parliament will hold with the Council of Ministers and the bureaucratic Commission . Its aim , with the likely support of West Germany and the Commission President , Mr Jacques Delors , will be to ensure that institutions of democratic accountability are developed in parallel with the supra - national instruments of economic and monetary policy - making like the proposed central bank . The development would run in tandem with the inter - governmental conference . MPs at Westminster are increasingly aware of the pervasive impact of Europe on their activities which barely see a week pass without some debate on EC directives . There is no automatic membership of the relevant Commons committees — let alone votes — for MEPs as there is in Bonn and elsewhere .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
There is no longer a designated area called South Vietnam in the present Socialist Republic of Vietnam . I used to be the adminstrator of the Canadian Tuberculosis Hospital in Quang Ngai . Off the shelf Your debate on masculinity ( NI 175 ) is an essential part of the debate on gender relations which is usually left to the feminists to pursue . Recently while looking for a book on masculinity I was advised by the assistant to look under ' womens studies ' !
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Will you tell Sister Marcus?’ ‘ Yes , Mr Leland.’ She caught my eye expressively as Dr Curtis voiced our thoughts . ‘ Bit of an optimist , are n't you , Red?’ The S.S.O. was now watching the rise and fall of the little green rubber bag attached to the oxygen mask .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: no)
And you think that 's all right ? For a married man to be ‘ friendly’,’ he mocked , ‘ seduce a seventeen - year - old girl , innocent and trusting , fresh over from Ireland ? Or did that make her fair game?’ ‘ No ! And he didn't!’ she denied forcefully .