Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've smelt it but could n't believe it . But by God ! I 'll get to the bottom of it.’ As he stormed from the kitchen she cried after him , ‘ Do that ! Do that !
Idiom: pie in the sky (used idiomatically: yes)
A charge of refusing to give a breath test was dismissed . SHAMED : Drink - drive Thompson PIE IN THE SKY EIGHT thousand pigeons which vanished during a 300-mile race could have ended up as pie fillings . Fanciers fear they were killed after flying over shooting clubs .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
She says , and I said , No . So he come then and he told me that that best friend of mine was killed . He lived down the road there . Did did you find it d er difficult t t to believe when you were told ? Well I could see him all the time see .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
Since Gundobad may have been out of step with the majority of his people and his family , his own beliefs should perhaps be connected with those of his uncle , the arian Ricimer . Evidence for the Burgundians and for the Franks suggests that neither group can be neatly categorized as either arian or catholic . The final section of Avitus 's letter to Clovis , as it survives , exhorts the king to be active in the work of evangelization , and refers to the recent liberation of a captive people . Identification of this group opens up the problem of the date of the king 's baptism , and by extension the chronology as well as the interpretation of the second half of his reign . Gregory linked Clovis 's conversion with his victory over the Alamans .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And what about Mark Walters ? He shows nothing that suggests to me he should wear a Liverpool shirt . I see no heart and soul for the job . ‘ I know critics will say that Souness picks the team , and they reflect his selection . But he has n't much of a choice .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
He did n't need the hair.’ DiCillo fondly recalls two other examples of Pitt 's instinct for the character . The first was a scene where Johnny has just cheated on his girlfriend Yvonne , and a tell - tale pair of panties falls out on to the floor . They were having trouble with the close - up , until DiCillo finally asked Brad to give him ‘ a deer caught in a car 's headlights’ . ‘ He said , ‘ Oh , OK , ’’ recalls DiCillo .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: yes)
It was neat , colourful , disciplined and totally geared to tourism . We booked into our luxury hotel before visiting Orchard Road , Little India , Empress Palace , climbing Faber Hill and touring the grim Changi Prison . All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating Republic . Back in Penang we took the funicular car to the top of Penang Hill for some panoramic views over the water to the mainland . This was followed by a step into a small enchanted forest when we visited a nearby butterfly farm .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
A Green European Budget PARIS – However predictable the difficult negotiations that accompany European politics may seem to be , in the end they seldom fail to surprise . A crucial European ~ Union summit aimed at securing a deal on the EU budget for 2014 - 2020 , the so - called multi - annual financial framework ( MFF ) , will take place later this week , and the mood music surrounding it has been intense , to say the least . Before even a word has been spoken , Europeans are being told that the negotiations in Brussels will be “ bad - tempered , ” with vetoes by individual member states looming large . Unfortunately , such talk could well become a self - fulfilling prophecy .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
The violins were alternately warm and brilliant . It was never a case of merely technical facility integrated to near perfection . This orchestra is , of course , musical to the bone 's marrow . This is not the place to conduct a survey of Karajan 's Berlin recordings but it must be said that the 1962 Beethoven cycle was a tour de force , the finest of its kind since the Toscanini to which it paid partial homage . But if the public expected from the Berliners memorable Beethoven and even more memorable Brahms ( a Brahms cycle appeared in 1964 ) , they were perhaps less prepared for the miraculously fluid Debussy record that appeared in 1964 —La Mer and Prélude à l'après - midi d'un faune coupled with the Second Suite from Ravel 's Daphnis et Chloé — or recordings of Sibelius 's Fourth or Fifth symphonies that quite eclipsed the earlier Philharmonia recording , and the Shostakovich Tenth .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
He looked older , though his hair was still black . But there were sprinklings of silver at this temples , and his hard - boned face was more lined . He was six feet two , and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt . Drinking had put weight on him ; his stomach protruded slightly . Rachel said under her breath , ' I wo n't marry him , Jamie ! '
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Jon Thompson has n't done any investigative homework in accepting Celant 's list of artists and repeating the familiar texts . By the historical designation of this alternative practice as ‘ sculpture’ , when intentions were anti - sculptural , he manages to exclude women a second time over . Considering that this was just the period when women were making history , Thompson has got it very wrong indeed . He might be legitimising Goldsmiths ' current practice ( in which , ironically , women are very active participants ) and he might be pandering to a new Europeanisation … but the notion that Arte povera , in this limited manifestation , is ‘ representative of a crucial revolutionary moment — even of the last possible revolutionary moment’ is a load of cobblers . Colour Codes
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: yes)
Timetable for hearing Objectors to the pylons have the chance to question the National Grid Company when cross - examination begins next week . Because of the Bank Holiday , the hearing resumes at 2 pm instead of 10 am on Tuesday , when local authorities ' barristers take the floor . Their questions are due to go on throughout Wednesday with other objecting organisations and individuals starting their cross - examination on Thursday . Although the programme could be altered from day to day , it is expected that objectors ' evidence will begin the following Tuesday .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
You people will be , as it were , the bouc émissaire . ' The scapegoat . The Dutch had a word for it too , Thiercelin reflected . The verloren hoop : lost hope . Their job was to hold on as long as they could against impossible odds , so as to give the rest of the army time to concentrate in a hammer - blow at the enemy centre .
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
All my garments are knitted using that excellent attachment , the charting device — Knit Leader , Knit Radar / contour , knit copy , knit tracer or knit driver . So , having drawn out my basic shapes , I can fill them with whatever takes my fancy , or possibly the fancy of a customer . A lady I knew many years ago designed knitted suits and so on at the drop of a hat . ‘ My mind is buzzing with ideas , I ca n't get them knitted fast enough’ she told me . My mind does not buzz that way .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We 'll resolve it . We 've got 60-odd officers going out tonight . We 'll get to the bottom of it . He 's [ the killer 's companion]only waiting for a knock on the door,’ Mr Brown said . He said someone who was in the area last Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday must have seen the two attackers .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
It applies to people wheresoever they come from , whether Africa , Asia or eastern Europe . The trouble with the right hon . Gentleman is that he has been searching for a way to do nothing about this problem . He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . When he appears on television or in the media , he pooh - poohs and belittles it , and gives the impression that we are exaggerating the problem . He will not face up to the problem .
Idiom: talk of the devil (used idiomatically: yes)
' Down the cellar , , Jos said . At that moment Stanley came through the door . ' Talk of the devil , ' Jos said . ' Uncle … ? ' Mungo began .
Idiom: streets ahead (used idiomatically: yes)
Overall performance falls in the middle bracket and is respectable for a normally - aspirated car . There 's good torque for clean response and brisk pick - up after shifting gear , but high - end engine output is nothing startling . The bottom line has the Legacy streets ahead of the old GL . Transmission behaviour is OK , with a light clutch and short - throw lever . Demerits were an over - long clutch ‘ bite’ zone , a slightly obstructive shift action and ( on the 5,000-mile old test car ) some off - idle roughness producing transmission unit .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
The balance of forces is between implosive gravitation and explosive nuclear reaction . When nicely balanced , these forces permit the star a lifecycle as it radiates energy to finish as a lump of heavy elements . If imbalance occurs , then the star may explode as a supernova , or implode to entrap its own radiation in a black hole . Such an equilibrium of forces is not symmetry . On the other hand it is not chaos , and within the context of this essay it is regarded as asymmetry … a balance of dissimilar forces .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
The great metal roof-tree which held the house together had bent inwards as though from some giant 's blow , and listening , Rachel could hear tiles still slithering down the slope and crashing into the street forty feet below . They would have the fire brigade round in a few moments if the external noise had been as loud as the internal one . Rachel even thought of going down to Phoebe 's bed room and using her phone to reassure the outside world , and protect themselves from its invasion . But before she could move , Phoebe looked up , saw her and said , ‘ Mummy . ’
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
again have n't I ? Er Oh pissed off then where are one , we 're up in the high are n't we ? yeah , but Gary needs them you , you need the green one and Gary needs both so
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Two hundred miles up the coast , near San Francisco , a conference on energy policy . What if something changes in the meantime , like an oil crisis , like an economic downturn . Because they 're concerned about America 's oil dependence , senior government officials have come to rub shoulders with the advocates of conservation and alternative power sources . And if you want to see what passed for America 's energy policy , you 're looking at it . Los Angeles .
Idiom: act of God (used idiomatically: no)
Whereupon he tried it stante pede , shoved the stool away and played standing at the organ , at the same time working the pedal , and doing it all as if he had been practising it for several months . Everyone was amazed . Indeed this is a fresh act of God 's grace , which many a one only receives after much labour . ( 11 June 1763 ) Their journey took them to Munich , where Mozart and Nannerl played again for Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria and Clemens , Duke of Bavaria .
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Apparently , most hunts begin and end high in the mountains , far away from any village , and all those present at the kill have been with the hunt throughout . Usually there are about twenty - five or thirty men , and an adult boar divided even forty ways provides a reasonable amount of meat for all . But today 's hunt was close to home . Seventy or eighty men were at the kill and most of them , like us , had heard the shooting from their homes and hurried over just in time . Their claim to a share of the meat was bitterly resented .
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: no)
tall ? Oh oh oh oh oh oh ! Gon na take a dive . Oh oh oh ! Aargh !
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
checklist . But it it goes into picking it out of er I and I think maybe when we do decide to do another training needs analysis . After we 've got We said we 'd get the appraisal system up and running did n't we . Yeah . Mm .
Idiom: belt and braces (used idiomatically: yes)
There may be ways around this , at least in part , as Jon Saunders points out . Engineering a time delayed ‘ lethal gene’ into a GEM to give it a finite life — making it sensitive to low air temperatures so that frost kills it — is one way . Doubling up on ‘ lethal genes’— by making a GEM both frost susceptible and ultraviolet light sensitive — is a belt and braces approach . But none of these tricks can insure against a mutation . Official concern was voiced at the EC 's Environment Council in September attended by Chris Patten , the UK 's Environment Minister .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
But there is another breed of contemporary hard - living actors and even they are having to rethink their lifestyle — the acid - dropping , cocaine - sniffing bums of Beverly Hills . Reefer Rogues On 31 August 1948 it seemed certain that another glorious Hollywood career was about to be poured down the drain when Robert Mitchum was arrested for smoking marijuana . Handcuffed and hauled off to the Los Angeles County jail , he was mug - photoed , fingerprinted and seemingly washed up . Nobody had ever survived a drugs bust in Hollywood .
Idiom: lose face (used idiomatically: yes)
An all - out attack by a junior on a senior at a meeting is usually costly , especially if the junior member wins . That junior may have to pay for the victory with a heavy defeat in the future . Senior managers can not afford to lose face too often and will bide their time to re - assert their authority . You may ask whether there has to be these two levels at meetings . The answer is that there does not but , in practice , there is usually a strong element of politics .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
By the end of 1337 Edward had committed himself to spending £ 124,000 on his allies , and his parliamentary grants would bring in only about £ 38,000 a year . In July 1338 Edward crossed to Brabant and established himself at Antwerp . There was no organized campaigning throughout that year , and Sir Thomas Gray , who took a dim view of the conduct of the war , complained that Edward did nothing at Antwerp except ‘ jousting and leading a jolly life’ . The real problem was the mobilization of resources : Edward experienced difficulty in collecting revenue in England , and relations between the king 's advisers in Brabant , chief amongst whom were the Earl of Salisbury and the Earl of Northampton , and the council in England , dominated by the clerical ministers of state , gradually deteriorated . Not until September 1339 did Edward feel able to move .
Idiom: in living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
Parents , surprised at the effects which a deliberate withdrawal of voluntary labour brought in its wake , have become angered and disenchanted . Opportunism is the mark of the successful politician . With teachers ' morale at its lowest ebb in living memory and with parental frustration escalating , the way was clear for Central Government to demand that schools be made much more accountable — accountable to the parent body which the teachers had for years struggled to involve in schools in the interests of the children they were teaching . With slick efficiency successive Conservative administrations have used teacher unrest ( for which they must take a considerable share of responsibility ) as a justification for taking an even firmer control of the whole education service . To further this end the idea of parent power has been encouraged , giving legal formality to the hitherto informal partnership of teacher and parent .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
Peter Brooke Spinster ' battered to death by man she minded as boy ' Victim , 70 , had ' a heart of gold ' By Lynda Roughley Daily Post Correspondent AN ELDERLY spinster with ' a heart of gold ' was battered to death in her home by a man she had minded as a boy , a court was told yesterday .
Idiom: pull someone's leg (used idiomatically: yes)
The pre - match encounters ( via the pages of the press ) have been ferocious to say the least . David Sole has accused the Englishman of using illegal scrummaging the techniques , whilst Jeff Probyn has referred to the Scotsman 's method of tripping his opponents . Apparently David Sole uses his free arm to pull his opponent 's legs from under him , thereby causing the scrum to collapse and invariably gaining a penalty . Anyone associated with the game of rugby quite right abhors tactics which can easily cause injury . It is interesting to note , therefore , that close examination of a scrummage during the Scotland v England match reveals Mr. Sole attempting the aforementioned manoeuvre and indeed winning a penalty .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
" I 'll have Miss Ernestine Baker 's dress shop , " she said . Shortly before the second anniversary of her wedding Mrs Tristan Gage suffered a miscarriage which kept her in bed for several cosseted days surrounded by every possible luxury and attention , including the embarrassed affection of her husband who had rather more idea how mares and hound bitches might feel at such moments than women , and the deep concern of her mother who , throughout her own twenty - six years of marriage had herself miscarried eight times . And Gemma had not the heart to tell either of them how much they wearied her . " My dear , it is God 's will , " Amabel kept on saying because that was the thing her own mother and her dear old nanny — both gone now — had always said to her . " You 're looking simply splendid , Gemma .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
Shall I put them two in?then I 've got six . I 'll put them two in . Well you 've got to put your you 've got to put your hand down and hope you turn the rest turn up with the rest of the box . Right two four six eight . Then oh bugger it .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
Cranston murmured . ‘ You priests , Athelstan , should change all that . Only the good Lord knows why the poor bastard killed himself , but must a suicide be buried near a gibbet at the crossroads with a stake driven through his heart?’ ‘ The bishops have tried to stop it,’ Athelstan replied . ‘ But Christ 's teaching , Sir John , in certain parts and over certain hearts , lies as thin and as loose as a spider 's web.’
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
Finance could be a problem Commercial local radio stations rely on national advertising campaigns for about half of their revenue , and on local campaigns for the other half . Some of the smaller stations already find it difficult to make ends meet — and the arrival of a national commercial channel , which would take most of the country - wide advertising , could put them out of business . So far , no one has put forward any specific plans for the new network , although a national news and information service , on the lines of London 's LBC , has been mooted . The BBC would prefer to use this fifth network for schools , the Open University , and for further education programmes .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
He would probably also marry the knight 's daughter and so be knighted in turn . Similarly , our modern managers bring on their favoured assistants , introduce them to the secrets of the filofax and the business lunch , and teach them how to influence important people . And so , when the manager gets to 60 or so and is given his carriage clock and company pension ( if he is lucky ) , there is somebody to take over who knows the right people and can do the right things . However , there is a flaw . If you , an ambitious young squire or the equivalent ( a grade 2 clerk ) are allocated a knight whose own baron or mentor is out of favour , or whose manager is out of fashion , your ambitions will be thwarted .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
A lesser man than the Archdeacon would have made a mental note to avoid this rash abandonment of the riches offered by the Prayer Book collect in favour of a misshapen modernity . ‘ Really , to what end?’ ‘ Ca n't spill the beans . Trot along and you 'll find out.’ The Succentor smothered a snigger and moved politely off towards his former refuge .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's got , he 's got , he 's got a death wish on He must be takes the piss and I go . He goes shut up , you taking the piss out of me . I do n't take the piss out of him he goes turns all silent , he goes like Just think , someone that you fancy supposed to be someone in your dreams and stuff like that Yeah .
Idiom: go for broke (used idiomatically: yes)
If it had n't worked out , I would simply have carried on road riding.’ He did have talent and the next year he won 13 out of 14 races and became OMK - Pokal champion . After a switch to real race machinery , Bradl soon became known as a daring , go - for - broke rider and by 1987 he 'd taken his first European championship win and second overall in the series . His career has always been a family affair . Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone in Scotland knows of the famous Glasgow case involving a female complainer who took out a private prosecution in such a case . The case will be keenly remembered by the hon . and learned Member for Perth and Kinross ( Sir N. Fairbairn ) , who was the principal Law Officer for Scotland at the time . I readily acknowledge that I can not expect definitive statements from the Minister when the answers given by his ministerial colleagues , who have greater legal experience than the Minister and I possess , are , to say the least , somewhat circumspect . I must also acknowledge to the Minister and the House that I have been unable to interview my constituent face to face . Our exchanges have been by telephone or Royal Mail , so I readily acknowledge that there may be some problems there .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Those who achieve the best results in each Royal Scottish Region can win £ 50 — but it 's not easy . ‘ In addition , they must achieve at least 85 per cent of their own target,’ explained Sales Development Manager Nick Finlay . The competition wasn ‘ t up and running in October but November 's winners were Paul Adams ( Wigan ) , Chris Burgess ( Manchester St Ann Street ) , Joe Murphy ( London Nottinghill Gate ) , Ian Williams ( Sutton ) , Jim Russell ( Kirkcaldy ) , Jane Davies ( Stranraer ) and Louise Bye ( Dronfield ) . Jim Russell was also a winner in December along with Peter Daly ( Brighton and Hove ) and Robert Green ( Leigh ) . Chris Burgess ( second right ) receiving his cheque from Royal Bank Local Director , Manchester Ian Maddocks .
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
REBEL sailor Jack Lammiman yesterday revealed he wore disguise to attend a shanty singing competition in his honour . The Whitby skipper was speaking after returning from his latest controversial adventure on the high seas . Jack first hit the headlines last July when he took his boat the Helga Maria to the Arctic Circle even though the Department of Transport had not declared the vessel seaworthy . It was in honour of that adventure which left him facing a crown court appearance on Monday that Whitby Folk Club held the shanty event last week . People assumed Jack had not turned up to hear shanties written in his honour .