Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
That was the one thing you warned us to be careful on , so that the benefit I certainly did , yes , I certainly made a point that you must be careful that , erm , particularly the self - employed , that you do n't exceed the maximum allowable . However , we also went on further down the road , I think you 're just getting a little confused here , which on , by Thursday , is not surprising . Erm , you went down the road , you remember we showed the slide that said policy reviews ? Mm
Idiom: safe as houses (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no way their commitment could be met other than by a sale . The prospect of achieving early sale would be better if effected by the borrowers while in occupation rather than by the lenders . These cases are an indication of the liberal attitude currently being taken by the courts , which have obviously recognised that the old saying that a security on a dwelling is ‘ as safe as houses’ has become a bit of a mockery . A will without words Mrs Wordingham received an income for life ( some £ 8,000 a year ) as a result of her father 's will .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
Her name was Mrs Dempster , and she seemed pleasant and eager to please her new master . When he returned with her to the Judge 's House two hours later , he found Mrs Wood waiting outside it . She had several people with her — men and boys carrying parcels , and another two men with a bed . ‘ But there are beds in the house!’ cried Moore in surprise . ‘ And nobody 's slept in them for fifty years or more !
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
I learned a lot about development and about myself and about some of the origins of racist thinking . But I was the most expensive single piece of aid donated to that district of Ghana — more than the money for sinking wells — so it is relevant to ask whether it was worth it . Learning under fire Every day there is danger . Every day the Ethiopian planes may swoop down from the sky .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Throwing up . Pregnancy is n't suiting her . I think she 's going to give up work soon so she can take it easy . She was giving up anyway when the baby came , so she might as well go a little early.’ Kath laid her pen down and leant back , smiling at him .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
( 2 ) A general immunity , possessed by all persons and bodies , from being compelled on pain of punishment to answer questions the answers to which may incriminate them . ( 3 ) A specific immunity , possessed by all persons under suspicion of criminal responsibility whilst being interviewed by police officers or others in similar positions of authority , from being compelled on pain of punishment to answer questions of any kind . ( 4 ) A specific immunity , possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from being compelled to give evidence , and from being compelled to answer questions put to them in the dock . ( 5 ) A specific immunity , possessed by persons who have been charged with a criminal offence , from having questions material to the offence addressed to them by police officers or persons in a similar position of authority . ( 6 ) A special immunity … possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from having adverse comment made on any failure ( a ) to answer questions before the trial , or ( b ) to give evidence at the trial .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
They recycle CFC 's do n't they ? That 's right , yeah . Really goes against the grain to see . Mm . Well we do n't really need another one .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
At the first steep slope of Great Ararat they tethered their horses to a thorn tree and hobbled them . They were to proceed from here on foot . Miss Fergusson , umbrella aloft and pistol at her belt led the way with the certain tread of the righteous ; Miss Logan , dangling her bag of lemons , struggled to keep up as the terrain grew more precipitous ; their Kurdish guide , weighed down with baggage , brought up the rear . They would be obliged to spend two nights on the mountain if they were to reach the snowline . They had climbed hard all afternoon , and shortly before seven o'clock , with the sky softening towards apricot , were resting on a rocky outcrop .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
I will start with one particular Friday afternoon . It was about a year before I retired , a wet , windy day in early November . It was one of those dreary days when it is as dark at noon as it is at dusk and the onset of the official darkness is as the rolling down of a blind on a day that has never properly existed . For the office girls it was a time of year when summer is a past memory and a future dream . Christmas held their attention and engaged their conversation .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
The pain and suffering of thousands of hip replacement patients could soon be ended , thanks to a new artificial hip joint which fits together like Lego . Conventional joints often do n't fit the patient exactly . The new design should be a better fit , and so reduce the damage to the bone after an implant . MARIA COYLE / Cirencester BRIAN BLACKFORD / Hospital Porter
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
FIRST VALET . When it pleased Your Majesty to tie this knot in your handkerchief , you wished to -
Idiom: put down roots (used idiomatically: yes)
There was talk of the emergence of a new centre party . But most LNU members remained hostile to rearmament , while Churchill was distrusted in all parts of the political spectrum . The new campaign put down few roots . Left - wing engagement with this process of realignment was delayed by a concerted attempt by the ' United Front ' campaign of the three main left organizations — the ILP , the Communists and the Socialist League — to gain a secure foothold within the Labour Party . When this was defeated , early in 1937 , the way was open for the ' People 's Front ' — a broad anti - fascist alliance intended to involve Liberals and dissident Tories as well as socialists and the Labour movement .
Idiom: white hat (used idiomatically: yes)
By Michael Williams in Augusta THE different strengths of Gary Wolstenholme and John Daly were never more evident as , at different times , they came to Augusta National 's 15th hole , either the graveyard or throne of so many Masters . Wostenholme , the Amateur champion , tall , debonair in his white fedora straw hat bearing the crest of Augusta and with all the ' cut ' of his late father , Guy , pondered again the 500-yard hole across the pond , where Gene Sarazen made his albatross two in 1935 . ' There is , ' he said , ' no way I can reach that green in two . I would need another 40 yards off the tee to give myself any sort of chance .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: no)
His head throbbed with drink and sunsmite and the bony bouncing of his horse — time to rest and replenish . He led his army round by Anderson 's howff . Anderson seemed to be the only person at home ; he sold them jugs of ale , small beer for the children ; James 's credit was good for a stone jar of whisky and one of the Duke 's men was detailed to carry it on his back in a wicker frame . They might have become becalmed there as their heads ballooned with the drink but the Duke told his piper to rouse their feet with a steady march , ‘ Murdo Mackenzie of Torridon’ , and they headed off downstream towards Grandtully past the standing stone , the quiet watcher , while damp black shadow massed in the river - channel as though the night came from there . on the far bank Cameron had outstripped them , his army moving steadily down the strath , winning signatures at the house of Cluny , at Clochfoldich and Pitnacree , by the solid slow avalanche of their numbers , massing quietly round each house , hammering three times on each door .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
' Here are the keys to your room . I have to cook the kids ' dinner , so I 'm shutting the shop now . Ring the door bell if you need anything . ' We tramp glumly under the walkway awning fringed with rain . Once indoors I want a shower .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
For instance , Bon Jovi , Cher and Alice Cooper might easily swap places . Alexander O'Neal , Freddie Jackson and Luther Vandross could substitute for one another if one of them got sick , while a new ‘ Women’ category has been opened to accommodate Tanita Tikaram , Suzanne Vega , Tracy Chapman etc . This is how the record companies want it , because if one act inexplicably runs out of steam it 's no problem to find another . Once , it was a pop cliche that the records which mattered most to you were the ones which marked your earliest sexual encounters or which signposted key events in your adolescence . Now , music is so undifferentiated and ubiquitous that young lives are measured instead by TV commercials or computer games with Bomb The Bass backing tracks on them .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
From this map , this map work 's on here Mm , yeah well I will be with you in a minute darling , it 's just that I 've got a hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle , the cow jumped over the moon , the little dog laughed to see such fun and the dish ran away with the spoon , hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle , the cow jumped over the moon , the little dog laughed to see such fun and the dish ran away with the spoon Oh what am I doing ? the dish ran away with the spoon
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Hyacinth leaped to her feet with a yell and knocked over the pot , screaming again as its scalding contents splashed her legs . Into the intense atmosphere of the hut , now additionally aromatic with herbs , juniper and alcohol , walked the most beautifully dressed woman Martha had ever seen . Her tall , slender form was tightly swathed in a pink dress and she stepped warily across the uneven boards on white sandals with heels so high and narrow it seemed barely possible that they could support a human being . Behind this graceful form Martha could see her grandmother in a state of strange tension , arms folded and brows contracted in the effort of masking her feelings . The elegant one turned the neatly - coiffed head on her long neck and looked apprehensively around the room , careful to suppress her alarm at the primitive scene into which she had intruded .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: no)
Some countries resorted to such measures as interception at sea in response to mixed movements of asylum - seekers and economic migrants .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
A number of them , including Matthew Robert Burns , q.v . , and Walter Geikie q.v . , got together and established the Congregational Church for the Deaf and Dumb , Edinburgh , in June 1830 . The first meeting place was in a small room with only one window in Lady Stair 's Close , Lawnmarket . As the congregation gradually increased between 1831 and 1838 , constant moves were made , always into larger premises , and accommodation was obtained in Rose Street , Frederick Street , George Street , Leith Street and at St. Stephen 's Church . It was at the Leith Street premises that the Edinburgh Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society , the first properly constituted adult deaf organisation in the world , was instituted in 1835 . In 1838 the congregation ( and the Society ) moved to premises in South Bridge Street where they remained until 1852 when they returned to St. Stephen 's Church , this time in the school buildings .
Idiom: prodigal son (used idiomatically: yes)
The next altar he erects will be , not to the God of his fathers , but to " God , the God of Israel " ( " El Elohe Israel " , 33:20 ) . 33 Jacob meets Esau Esau 's welcome to the brother who had wronged him is so amazingly generous that Jesus may have had him in mind when he told the story of the prodigal son ( see Luke 15:20 ) . Jacob 's gift , and Esau 's acceptance of it , seal the reconciliation . Verse 14 : Jacob has no intention of going to Seir , as the next stage of the journey shows .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
The test came back positive and Fiona 's doctor referred her to the top London expert in toxoplasma . ‘ It was discovered I 'd had an acute infection for two or three months,’ she says , ‘ which meant I was ill when I became pregnant in November — the worst possible time for a developing foetus . That let the Christmas kitten off the hook — and , thinking back , I remember having swollen glands and feeling a bit run down after eating some very rare lamb at a lunch party we went to around the time I conceived.’ The options were clear — and bleak . Fiona could continue with her pregnancy , taking strong drugs , the side - effects of which were not yet really known , or she could have a termination .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
They also spring from different factors , such as frustration with rising food prices and widespread corruption , coupled with demands for greater democratization , reduction of economic and social inequalities , and job creation . Europe ’s response to this process must embody the goal of an orderly and rapid transition . Proposals for some sort of “ partnership for transformation , ” based on political reform and full respect of human ~ rights and fundamental freedoms , should bear in mind that the region ’s political landscape looks certain to remain volatile and tense in the coming months . No surprise , then , that regional stability has emerged as a high priority for Europeans . Chaos , a resurgence of terrorism , the rise of radical Islamism , and massive waves of immigration towards Europe are just a few of the potential threats to the European ~ Union that are now being contemplated .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
The characteristic feature of Brindley 's canals was their winding routes , following contours as far as possible without involving major earthworks . This was not merely to avoid high costs on difficult engineering problems , but to link as many villages as convenient with a system of transport , something that could only be done previously with wagons or packhorses . Many of Brindley 's ideas were regarded as the hair - brained schemes of a madman which would never see the light of day . Brindley died in Staffordshire in 1772 , and although he did not live to see the realization of his dream , his was the unlettered genius that set the great age of canal - building in motion . Bristol , Avon MAP A
Idiom: do a runner (used idiomatically: yes)
No sooner had I equipped Gillian and her Squire with a cup of Formosa Oolong than I asked her how old she was , what she did , and whether her parents were still alive . She took it all in good humour , though Stuart seemed as twitchy as a rabbit 's septum . She was twenty - eight , I discovered ; her parents ( mother French , father English ) had separated some years previously when Pater had done a runner with a bimbo ; and she toiled as a handmaiden of the arts , rendering fresh the faded pigments of yesteryear . What ? Oh , she restores pictures .
Idiom: circle the wagons (used idiomatically: yes)
Where are the TV westerns of yesteryear ? What happened to Ben Cartwright , Hoss and Little Joe ? Where is the Wagon Train that seemed permanently to be circling its wagons waiting for a drunken pioneer 's wife to have twins in the last of them ? The TV western seemed to fade into the sunset some time in the mid-1970s , victim of a narcissistic age that preferred to look at prosperous , smart - alecky or violent images of itself ( Dallas , Cheers , Miami Vice ) . It was a time when children were encouraged to fantasize about machines and outer space rather than marvel at the open spaces where the deer and buffalo roamed .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: yes)
The suggestion made to the Argyll interest was that an order from the Board of Customs should be sent to Wigtown demanding the attendance of these officers in Edinburgh on the day of election , whereby it was hoped that a party of Lord Galloway 's enemies might carry the day . As it turned out , the plan of Bailie Hooks was too optimistic and Lord Galloway retained control of the council of his town , but the incident affords a clear illustration of the close links between parliamentary and municipal politics and the holding of official appointments in the period , and indeed the officers in question were placed in their situations through the political influence of the Galloway family . The close connection between politics and revenue patronage made it difficult for superiors to discipline officers who stepped out of line , and even when an officer was actually dismissed he could , and did , fight to secure his reinstatement by pulling political strings . Robert Carrick , the collector of excise at Inverness , is a case in point . Carrick reached that rank after twenty years ' service which included considerable experience in the intermediate rank of supervisor of excise at Forfar before being advanced to his collectorship .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: no)
Paul Lexington seemed , as ever , undaunted by the small audience . It was Monday night , he said , and that was always bad . The following for this kind of play would build up by word - of - mouth , he insisted . The coach - parties had n't started to come in yet . And he was going to give a rocket to Show - Off , whose performance on the publicity front had been absolutely dismal .
Idiom: still waters run deep (used idiomatically: yes)
When tempers were aroused at home , and dirty names were bandied back and forth , Louis 's was the quiet voice of reason which held sway , melting the fires of passion . And yet , underneath that veneer of stoicism there lay a devious imp . It is said that ‘ still waters run deep’ . I for one could never penetrate his thoughts , could never really feel comfortable with him . Not one of the family really knew , for sure , what his innermost feelings were .
Idiom: see the light of day (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ She is also setting an example in these hard economic times and I think we should respect the Princess for this.’ On this tour , she was clearly being economical . She stepped off the plane wearing an old primrose Catherine Walker number which last saw the light of day five years ago . And for the important State Gala she donned an outfit she had worn only last week at the Queen 's 40th Anniversary celebrations and before that on the Nigerian tour in 1989 . The wife of one prominent member of the British community in Seoul said : ‘ We would have hoped she 'd have picked something she had n't worn just a week ago.’
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a good deal of evidence from these provinces to show that inland waterways were major thoroughfares ; it ranges from the idiosyncratic distribution of pottery and other hardware to discoveries of the boats used , including the great flat - bottomed lighters which plied the Rhine and its tributaries . Using this evidence it can be shown that , in these regions , large quantities of certain products travelled considerable distances , and with some materials it is more than possible to detect the growth of a sizeable mass market , despite the model of the Roman economy sketched above . Roads , nevertheless , still played an important part and would have been used by all and sundry , even if they were originally built for military and political reasons . Indeed , some main roads represent corridors of distribution ; objects like pottery are found along them and for a distance on either side , but the number of object - discoveries diminishes rapidly beyond a certain distance from the road . Yet so much has been written about the wonders of the Roman road system that probably not enough allowance is made for their often poor condition .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: no)
A set of air - braked Mark II coaches were also hired from Regional Railways at Derby , to enable the freight locomotives to haul passenger trains . 47402 's sorties on the ' Valley ' were scheduled to be its last , as withdrawal was planned on Monday , May 11th . It should be stated that 99 % of the SVR passengers took the disruptions in their stride , especially when locomotives came out of rostered order to the advertised timetable coupled with the tropical downpour all day . Some locomotives such as the three Class 55 's , one example only worked on one day , with the importance being over to the BR hired fleet . It was an event to be remembered , complete with Fallow Deer on the line north of Highley near one of the farm crossings .
Idiom: rattle someone's cage (used idiomatically: yes)
Look we 're it giving a hundred percent , you give it a hundred percent , we 'll shake hands it 's a partnership . If you only give us fifty percent , well I think we 've got funny conversations . And by the way , if we only give you fifty percent we 'll allow you to rattle our cage , which is a bit of a cheek really , but we 'll allow it . Yes ? After all the things we 're doing for you .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Modo label to maverick dance roster Big Life ? Shamelessly releasing double concept album ‘ Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld’— a mind - boggling triple set if you include the limited edition ‘ Aubrey Mixes’— in 1990 or rocketing to Number One with this year 's far more straightforward sequel , ‘ UF Orb’ ? All clever stuff , but their real genius move was inverting a golden rule of the acid house culture which spawned them : anything goes as long as the backbeat keeps thumping . But if birdsong , babbling streams and chopper blades could be slung between heavy - duty percussion — they reasoned — maybe these noises would stand up as tunes in their own right . Unplug the drum machine and do us all a favour .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
But there are continuing blockages and problems , many of them practical . In many large churches , built to enable the greatest possible numbers to attend Sunday Mass , the circumstances of worship too often hinder an effective liturgy of the Word . In contrast , in smaller and more informal gatherings such as house Masses , the power this can release has often been experienced so impressively that one wonders whether the new liturgy was not given to the Church prophetically , with a view to new circumstances which were to come , but which till now have been realized only unevenly . The reform of the lectionary , despite experiment and evaluation before the contents were fixed , has also left serious problems . One arises from the increase in the sheer quantity of texts to be read , heard and ( ideally ) expounded , some of them very difficult both for preachers and for their congregations .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
The city is one of the most popular destinations on the visitors ' map … but accomodation bookings have fallen roughly a quarter over the past two years . She says the bed bookings fall appears to indicate people are coming to Oxford for the day or perhaps staying with friends or relatives . But the picture is n't all one of doom and gloom . Some tourist attractions say they 're still drawing in the crowds , although the immediate future is far from rosey . Tony Leonard , of the Oxford Story , says there are no signs of an increase in leisure spending .