Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Equally it is expensive to ensure that equipment will continue to function under rough handling conditions , for example the necessary ‘ ruggedising’ of military equipment . A system can be designed much more economically if it can be assumed that skilled personnel are available to control and take care of it . Technically the state of the art seems to be that systems are most efficient , reliable and safe when control is largely automatic but the human operator remains in a monitoring and supervisory role . That is , continuous dynamic dealing with minor perturbations is automatic and so also is the application of basic rules about safety ; for example , the system or some part of it might be programmed to go through a step - change function such as a shut - down if certain parameters exceed prescribed limits . The role of the human operator in these circumstances is largely specified by operating instructions which are mandatory .
Idiom: stand up and be counted (used idiomatically: yes)
I say you fans at Lord 's can shame the TCCB into a re - think . So let 's it hear it this morning for Allan Lamb . Stand up and be counted for fair play and truth ! Eu are not to blame says Watson IAN GIBB
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
I think that is true of Jackie . You take the whole man as he is , foibles and all . Take out a single cog and the gears might grind to a halt . Emerson Fittipaldi When I first knew Emerson , the days of his glory were in the past .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: no)
In private , he could be nervous and irritable , and his later years were plagued by self - doubt as he felt that his creative powers were waning . In 1912 he lost his right eye in a car accident . His last decade was marred by heart attacks . He received nine honorary degrees and in 1914 he was appointed honorary GCVO . He served as president of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Italian Royal College of Science ; the latter made him automatically a member of the council of the Fascist party and entitled him to be addressed as His Excellency .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
No , he does n't want to go home . Is he feeling all right ? Yes , but it hurts when he turns his head . He 's got ever such you know a lump on the back of the head . I think he needs looking at .
Idiom: go to your head (used idiomatically: yes)
Mrs Freer hissed as she passed her and in the dressing room the other models pointedly turned their backs on her , annoyed that an untrained shop girl should have been allowed to trespass in their territory . But to Paula 's triumphant delight the suit was snapped up the moment it went back onto its hanger — a solicitor 'swife who had stopped for a coffee had fallen in love with it , even if the skirt did have to be taken up four full inches to make it fit her less - than - willow tall frame . ‘ You did quite well,’ Mrs Freer admitted grudgingly , then spoiled it by adding : ‘ Do n't let it go to your head.’ The remark was lost on Paula . She knew now without a moment 's doubt exactly what she was going to do .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
I liked to hug the cuddly soft bulk of it . Now I know it 's the landlord 's it 's as tainted as an unfaithful lover . The duvet symbolizes the whole wretchedness of leaving , so I slump at the table , pulling a long face and blowing ripples in the surface of my coffee which has grown cold anyway . Just before we leave , I go into the kitchen and turn on the tap so his hot water can run down the drain . This is a day that 's growing bleaker , and I feel my face has aged ten years .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
Right yeah . Because here we have six companies . I have the luxury as a recruiter on this occasion to say when when Trevor walks through the door I can offer him a position er if all things being equal erm in any of those companies . Right . But there are certain companies I know that individuals will slot into .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
May 21st It is coming closer . Today it was almost on top of the ridge at the crossroads . He has stopped there and is deciding whether or not to come over the ridge . I say he because that is what I think of , though it could be they or even she .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The people were said to be lazy , their manner of living rustic . They were ' assez fins , astutes et inconstans daffection ' —(sufficiently subtle , astute and inconstant in affection ) — a very unattractive lot , in other words , apart from those courtiers who had been brought up in France . On the face of it , the crown had a very raw deal . Little justice could be done , especially among the nobility , obsessed as they were by family pride and the need to revenge their kin ; instead , in order to attract them to his service , the king had to remit the penalty of death . He had no great domain ; many of the nobles and churchmen — and especially the latter — were richer and more powerful than he .
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
IT 'S countdown time to Croke Park and Derry footballers are champing at the bit in their bid to make sure that ‘ Sam’ remains in Ulster for yet another year . They have been hard at training ever since their one point victory over the famous Dubs in the semi - final a few weeks ago . And tomorrow week the men from the Oak Leaf county take on Cork in their moment of truth . It will be a most welcome first for Derry should they win the Sam Maguire Cup and they have been preparing for their big day with rigorous training sessions under the watchful eye of manager Eamon Coleman who this weekend will outline his strategy in secret conclave with his players . He will finalise his team during the next 24 hours and Derry 's preparations will be completed at training sessions scheduled for Monday and Wednesday .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
I should have thought that hon . Members would have got behind the work of the regulators , who are standing up for the interests of the customer . He asked where OFFER 's telephone number was . It is on the back of the bill . Interruption I suggest that the hon . Gentleman looks in the right telephone directory .
Idiom: when the chips are down (used idiomatically: yes)
To this end , Hoffman - La Roche , who annually reaped profits during the late 1960s of about $ 40 million , was prepared to exert effective pressure on the legislature . Senator Dodd , who had attempted to bring more amphetamine use under control , argued that Hoffman - La Roche ‘ paid a Washington law firm three times the annual budget of the Senate subcommittee staff to assure that their drugs would remain uncontrolled’(Graham 1972 : 22 ) . And Senator Eagleton , who had successfully brought in a reclassification amendment so that amphetamine would be more tightly controlled , stated , when he saw the amendment subsequently overturned : ‘ when the chips are down , the power of the drug companies was simply more compelling than any appeal to the public welfare’(p . 53 ) . The outcome is that an industry which has skilfully managed to convert a chemical with meagre medical justification and considerable potential for harm ( Grinspoon and Hedblom 1975 ) into a legitimate drug , remained free from federal control to go on manufacturing , distributing , and advertising it . The industry 's corporate leaders must have laughed demonically to themselves when they saw the full weight of the law coming down on people manufacturing and distributing comparatively harmless drugs , such as marijuana .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over The injury means Lawrence will miss the early part of the new season with Gloucestershire … and may play for just three months . In the meantime he 'll have to take a back seat whilst his team - mates bid for World Cup glory . Male speaker I believe they 're the best side .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
Also the police . They all carry automatic weapons . The police patrol the capital in black and white gas - guzzlers , rifles poking out of every window . The army ride round in jeeps , rifles in the crooks of their arms . The Guardia Nacional wear jackboots and hook their fingers in their trigger guards .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
The phone kept ringing and no one there , and then he turned up on the doorstep . I had to pretend I wanted to go back with him . Then I gave him the slip and came to London.’ ‘ So he does want you back?’ ‘ You need n't sound so surprised about it.’
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean that 's why I 'm left with the cash , two hundred cash no never thinks she 'll thought any thing like that , well you could of bought one could n't you out of that I know I probably could of had one right from the word go yes , but you 're always on about it as if you wished you 'd had a well in the early days I only got er , what was , what was your , yours a quarter horse power motor was n't it ?
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Here we were joined by a small group of French Commandos , no doubt with the same views in mind ; something to drink and eye up the local crumpet ! We were lucky in finding something to drink but unfortunate as far as the crumpet was concerned . The young lady behind the bar was scared stiff by our presence . She was quite attractive except for a very nasty skin condition , her face and arms were covered with a large number of pustules and it was obvious that she had been scratching them ; the scratch-marks were bleeding slightly . As I stared at her wondering what had caused the condition , I decided that it must be some kind of vitamin deficiency .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Entries are still open for the UK Amateur tournament at the Rising Tide , Larne , in early April . Also due soon are the men 's doubles at 5th Avenue , Ballymena . With one league game left in the Harp Esat Belfast League Division One , it 's still the ‘ Big Two’ , champions King Richard and the challengers Oakley , neck and neck . Budget clarification THE Belfast Telegraph 's contribution to the debate on smoking — in the form of two major articles prior to No Smoking Day — was very much appreciated by those of us working towards a healthier community .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
Amazingly , they won , and Simpson was re - elected in 1927 despite both Conservative and Labour opposition . Leese , however , was unhappy with Stamford , realising it was a ‘ poor base from which to run a national revolution’ , and in 1927 he moved to Guildford where he formed the Imperial Fascist League . Their racialist Fascist policies and activities were a thorn in the flesh of Sir Oswald Mosley 's movement throughout the 1930s , and their flag was the Union Jack with a swastika in the centre . After the outbreak of the Second World War Leese went into hiding , but was arrested and imprisoned in November 1940 . He was only apprehended after giving one of the detectives searching his home a hefty kick up the backside !
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Shaped and polished , they would wink like jewels . ' That 's lovely , ' Ruth said , picking out from amongst them a spiral shell , cream and pink with an almost pearly translucence . It looked as if it should have broken , amongst the pebbles in Adam 's bag . ' They 'll give me fifty pence for that at the souvenir shop , ' Adam said . ' And then charge some townie a couple of quid for it . '
Idiom: rise through the ranks (used idiomatically: yes)
The withering epithet of Virgin as ' Earl 's Court Hippies ' was now forgotten . Yet it was clear that Branson was not properly a creature of the industry in the manner of his contemporaries . Most record - company chiefs had risen to their position by one of two ways ; either they were ' record men ' born and bred , who by their own taste and judgement had quietly built their own companies , or had risen through the sales and marketing ranks of some multinational to positions of prominence ; or they were lawyers or accountants , practised in the art of negotiation and creative bookkeeping . Branson was neither . He was interested in the music industry only insofar as it affected Virgin .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
As we came into the ballroom , I thought the figure on the bandstand , wearing immaculate evening tails and waving a baton , was vaguely familiar . I was right . It was Cam Robbie , whom I had last seen during the war twenty - five years earlier , when he was drummer of a rather tatty three - piece outfit in a night - club in George Street . I used to drop in there occasionally on leave , and sometimes Cam would let me take over the drums when the band was resting . Later , over a dram , Cam would regale me with tales of female conquests . ' did I ever tell you about wee Sheila ? ' he 'd say , licking his lips .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
if your mum brought a pizza in would we put it under the table or on the table ? On the table . On the table so whatever you 're sharing out goes on top there 's the table put some little legs on okay there 's the table whatever you 're sharing out goes on top and we 're sitting here with our knees under the table okay so the people are underneath the table . How about if we had one shared out between three people have a guess at what it would look like the fraction . One erm three .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
Carrie leaned on the table and looked closely at the middle - aged man sitting facing her . He was well read and intelligent , she knew , he was respected by his men , and from what she had gathered he was a natural leader who always dealt firmly but fairly with the employers to get the best deal he could . He had a few enemies amongst the more militant dockers but he had many loyal friends too , and many had told Carrie that they would follow him without question . As she looked into his concerned eyes Carrie saw something else . Don Jacobs looked frightened .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
The exceptions are their use of a narrow category of supremely confidential information ; and ( much more likely and practical ) where their contracts of employment contain enforceable restraint clauses . In 1986 the Court of Appeal laid down the basic rules on competition by ex - employees in Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler 1986 IRLR 69 . In a nutshell , there are three types of information : Anything in the public sphere — published , for instance , in the press or in annual reports . Anyone can make use of that as they see fit .
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
You were on business visiting the offices where she works and decided to sample the food in the canteen . Whatever Jean saw in you that first occasion was still there and she accepted your explanation about letting her down that evening . You told her you had n't been able to get her out of your mind and begged for another chance . You made a date with her for half seven the following evening and she was thrilled . I helped her prepare for the date , pressing her nicest blouse , lending her my best necklace and polishing her shoes .
Idiom: jump through hoops (used idiomatically: yes)
In her eyes he was a sad , lonely man who needed looking after . And she was hopelessly , utterly besotted with him . He was the man she wanted to be with for the rest of her life and she was willing to jump through any hoop and over any hurdle to win him . Diana regularly asked her flatmates for advice on how she should conduct her romance . As Carolyn recalls : ' It was pretty normal procedure that goes on between girls .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
He did not , however , have to stay in prison for long , for , without any publicity , a judge in chambers granted bail , and he slipped off home . Seddon also told me that a team of telephone engineers had already started work to improve the service to Foulness . There was a real engineer among them , and my suggestion about telephone work had paid a bonus , for he had installed a phone in the hole , and the watchers now had a direct link with New Scotland Yard . I had nothing much to do before reporting to the banker at four o'clock . I used the time by moving from the Temple to Peel Square — not a formidable job , for it required only a suitcase and a taxi .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
First time as bridesmaid . Her hair was much fairer then . ' She placed the picture back on the fireplace , picked up a small , black and white print of the bride . ' One of Peggy on her own . Do you know that 's the last picture we ever got of her ?
Idiom: on the nod (used idiomatically: yes)
However , while some reports are well drafted , others could do with being both more complete and more pointed in terms of their recommendations . Gordon Downey ( 1986 ) , a former C & AG , notes that as the amounts of money being voted by Parliament grow larger and larger , so too is there increasingly less attention being paid to the fact that billions of pounds a year have been voted automatically . Funds for major projects and programmes have been approved virtually on the nod . He states ( p. 36 ) : ‘ a Parliament which de facto gives up its control of supply gives up much of its constitutional control of government and accountability’ . The balance of power is , therefore , clearly weighted in favour of the government of the day .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Let me tell you , brother , you ca n't have one without the other.’ Changed days , huh ? Now , anything goes . You can take your pick from love with or without marriage , sex without marriage , marriage without love or sex , or sex without anything . A recent Office of Population Censuses and Surveys report concluded that marriages between couples who had previously lived together were 60 % more likely to break down .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
Women of God Cheryl Stonehouse 1,400 ready to become priests as they win a historic vote FOURTEEN hundred women who want to be Anglican priests got the green light yesterday when the church 's ruling body voted for women to be ordained . The vote in the General Synod , 384 to 169 , was a surprise to both sides , who had been saying the result would be too close to predict . It marks the end of a 400-year tradition — and years of campaigning .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
And Yeah . when when the when the blackbird would go in , he 'd pull the string . Oh I see . And and caught them .
Idiom: hit someone for six (used idiomatically: yes)
Birmingham , is promising goals . Bristol City manager Denis Smith , whose side entertain Terry Cooper 's Birmingham , is promising goals . ' We are creating and missing so many chances that sooner or later we 're going to hit someone for six , ' he said . Plymouth Argyle 's forgotten men are set to make their Home Park returns against Rotherham United . Striker Robbie Turner , 26 , and on a weekly contract , has been out of the side with a broken leg since February .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
So much for Beveridge 's ‘ new risks’ . This controversy , usefully outlined in the Report of the Committee on One - Parent Families ( Finer , 1974 , Vol . 2 , pp . 136–47 ) crystal - lises the state 's dilemma of how to deal with women who , by ‘ failing’ to play the part expected of them ( i.e. by ending their marriages or by having a child without ever having been married ) find themselves without the support of a man . On the one hand the state is reluctant to make them better off than the ‘ good’ housewife , married and ‘ supported’by her husband ( the exact amount of ‘ support’decided by him alone ) ; on the other hand , of course , the status of the married housewife is so low that virtually anything going to the single mother makes her better off . Living Together as Husband and Wife is very concerned about being ‘ fair’ to the married couple , but the only way they could truly be ‘ fair’to the married housewife would be to entitle the single housewife to less SB than she gets … and you can not entitle even a single housewife to less than nothing . And the point is that all this is good , fair and equitable if you start from the conventional wisdom that : housewives do n't need money of their own because they are supported by their husbands ; they are supported by their husbands because they are dependants ; and they are dependants because they ‘ do n't work’ .
Idiom: out of sorts (used idiomatically: yes)
The team 's putting averages and sand save percentages hardly vary at all between all 12 members . As has been evident from the previous two matches , the European team will bring the stronger hitters in the match , being an average of nine yards a man longer off the tee and hitting one green in regulation more per round . It is also evident from the available statistics that Sandy Lyle has been completely out of sorts with his game . If he had played in the match he would have been the least accurate driver , the player missing the most greens in regulation and the worst bunker player on the team . The statistics , however , fail to take into account the effect pressure has on players and an ability to rise to an occasion .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
It is of children in church , or bairns in the kirk . Nowhere is the showbiz adage more true than here . Numberless are the ministers who have come to grief at the height of their peroration as a child has let out a deep sigh , articulating the inner feelings of some and distracting into amusement the rest of the congregation who were listening . A mighty fall When , during the Children 's Address , a rhetorical question is asked as a step towards drawing the moral at the end , there is great danger of a mighty fall .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
She 'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it , but it had been worth every drop of blood , sweat and tears . And not only for the pleasure of running her own thriving business , but for the more fundamental change it had brought about in her . That impressionable child who had swooned and sighed and lain in bed dreaming of Jake MacKay had finally grown up with a vengeance . Her days of swooning and sighing were over . Professional success had knocked some sense into her , and she had taught herself to return hate with hate .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
PAUL McGRATH is lining up the ultimate act of revenge against former boss Alex Ferguson — by snatching the title away from the Manchester United manager . The classy Irish defender can already picture the season building to a climax with Aston Villa and United slugging it out for the Championship . And his perfect ending would be for Villa to become the first winners of the Premier League and break United 's hearts for the second successive season in a title run - in . McGrath said : ' If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two - horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ' The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has - been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the reality of this ‘ glamorous’ experience was having my face covered in black paint , sweating profusely on a narrow indoor ski slope and nearly going up in flames , when a wind machine blew a lighted torch onto my hair . All this for a fleeting ten second flash of silhouette on the Big Screen . The exciting skiing jobs are few and far between . The bulk of our time is spent training and preparing for the competition season . Personal fitness levels are tested twice - yearly at the British Olympic Medical Centre to measure aerobic and anaerobic fitness , muscular strength and body fat .