Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Despite their astounding obedience at the start of their story , they belong to the old order , and betray its features : deceit , fear , including fear of God , selfishness , thoughtlessness , recklessness , cruelty and shocking disbelief . This is all too familiar . If God is truly to begin again , then he must start with a child born out of the blue , a child most decidedly of his making . With Isaac there is a possibility of a new order being established . With Isaac God can look forward to a world over which he can again clap his hands in delight .
Idiom: look the part (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It did n't matter whether you were at the top of the money list or at the bottom . You were expected to pull your weight in this direction and there was no question of anyone getting paid.’ One would have to say that the standard of dress on the European Tour is nowadays not too far removed from that in the States , bearing in mind that the climate on that side of the Atlantic makes it easier to look the part . In truth , there were those in the American camp who admitted that they had to bow to the Europeans where the Solheim Cup uniforms were concerned . However , some of our Tour players should aim to be better ambassadors .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: no)
4.1 Amalgamemnon : Fiction and the Media . The genre of the novel long competed with ' the news ' as a primary means of circulating information about the world , but its advantage as a source of entertainment as well as information failed to maintain its edge over the less demanding oral media of radio and television . The novel then began to stake its claim as a genre which could give insight into the human psyche that no news broadcast or film ever could . This led , however , to a drastic reduction in the scope of its subject matter and fostered the gender - coded distinction discussed in chapter three between the public sphere of events and discoveries presented as factual statements on the one hand , and on the other hand the inner world of psycho - social dramas presented as narrative fiction . The consequence of this division is one of the problems Brooke - Rose set out to examine in Amalgamemnon :
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
And perhaps the biggest draw back we 've got at the moment that to ge , become a chartered engi engineer you 've got ta have a degree ! And of course at the moment there 's hardly anybody taking the A levels necessary to go into the engineering stream throughout the university itself . So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! In other words , there are marvellous projects going on which really stimulate the interest of everybody , and it 's , the Engineering Council 's still trying to push them along into the twenty first century itself . Thank you very much indeed gentlemen !
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
In another condition of the experiment a " masking " stimulus was presented 20 milliseconds ( msec . ) after the offset of the letter display ( post - cued condition ) . The reasoning behind Cohen 's experiment ran as follows . Firstly , a hemisphere difference in the rate at which information is encoded and/or read out from some sensory representation of the stimulus should be revealed by a differential effect of masking in left and right visual fields since the presumed effect of the mask is to prevent any further processing . Secondly , a difference in the ability of the two halves of the brain to utilise advance information in selecting the required stimulus feature for further processing should result in an asymmetrical effect of pre - cueing in the partial report condition as compared with the full report condition . Cohen 's results showed that masking produced a significant decrement in the left visual field but not in the right visual field , thus implying a superiority in rate of encoding for the left hemisphere .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
He subjected quantities of quartz crystal to pressures similar to those occurring in active fault zones in the Earth 's crust , and he found that the piezo - electric effect did induce visible ionisation of the surrounding air , just as Persinger predicted . Persinger has suggested a large number of consequences should his theory indeed be correct . For example , sightings of UAPs should be concentrated around active fault zones ; there should be more in hilly terrain ; reservoirs with their attendant stresses on the rock should be focal points for the effect ; and the passage of masses of air , such as cold fronts , should release any strain that may have built up . Persinger 's hypothesis thus contains what has long been demanded of ufology : a theory capable either of validation or falsification . Neither Persinger nor Brady is a ufologist , but certain UFO researchers have come to recognise the importance of their work and set about verifying it .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: no)
— among the slow drips of after-rain — Is a tree , a small well wire-guarded tree In full soft pink-and-white twilight blossom : And this is His gift . Come , I will show you .
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: yes)
Miss Marple and dear old Sherlock have given way to something more insistently cerebral — it 's a world where letting the brain do all the legwork makes far more sense . Directed by Val May , this archly absorbing escapade also features Deborah Watling ( Emma Kent ) , and Rowland Davies as the police inspector with an eye for apprehension . Be under no illusion , Murder By Misadventure deserves to make a killing . The production continues at the Arnaud until tomorrow ( Saturday ) , but returns for a further week from April 20th . Ken Gore
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
In any case a number of these old pupils found that neither the church nor the State made any provision for them , and agreed among themselves to meet together for prayer and worship . The first meeting place was a small room in Fetter Lane in 1840 which became known to some interested people who took a house in Red Lion Square where some destitute deaf men and women were lodged and taught trades . From these small beginnings , the Association for the Deaf and Dumb ( later to become the Royal Association for the Deaf ) took its roots . It reorganised itself in 1854 , and took an office in Regent Street , and a year later took the important step of appointing as lay - missioner a Samuel Smith , a teacher at the Yorkshire Institution for the Deaf and Dumb . Samuel Smith took the view that the spiritual needs of deaf people could only be properly provided for if they had their own church and an ordained minister .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The park is beneath a major flight path and is already severely affected by aircraft noise . A second runway would more than double the present number of take - offs and landings . Chief backs under - fire boss Taylor GRAHAM TAYLOR woke today to find that he still has at least one friend after the worst week of his life . Football Association chief executive Graham Kelly squashed speculation that Taylor 's bosses will bow to public pressure and sack the England manager in the wake of the USA humiliation .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
The Club 's beautifully sited on a sunny bay facing the dramatic spiky mountains of the Peloponnese coast . On the quiet side of the bay , little coves have been scooped out of the shingle . People take it easy here , lying under beach umbrellas , stretching out in the sun or slipping into the sea for a swim . I wished our teenage children had been with us , they would have revelled in all the water sports , in the bay . Most of the sports and excellent tuition are included in the price .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Gardez fighting Mujaheddin forces intensified their campaign to capture Gardez ( capital of the south - eastern Paktia province ) with infantry attacks in late September assisted by captured Iraqi tanks sent by Saudi Arabia . Mujaheddin guerrillas had advanced to within 1 km of the town before government forces retaliated from the night of Oct. 3 with round - the - clock air strikes ; hundreds of guerrillas and civilians died as the fighting degenerated into a stalemate . The mujaheddin attack was further weakened by internal rivalries . Najibullah , who belonged to the local Ahmedzai tribe , flew to Gardez on Oct. 7 to bolster morale .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
In other words , he had a licence to do virtually anything . The tank came to a halt in the middle of the camp . The General and Jinkwa were lowered down and out . The Doctor gathered up his hat and umbrella and hopped down after them . A welcoming party of three juniors awaited them .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm Whereabouts is he ? Do you have his phone number ? Great , well thanks for that . Now what 's , what 's erm what , what sort of age is Chris ?
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
These factors can combine to make it an expensive procedure . Feedforward In the right - hand path the proposition is that , far from continuously breaking new ground , most of the work that goes through design offices , etc . bears a strong relationship to that which has gone before . Most of the problems must therefore have been solved in the past and the experience thus gathered can be reapplied with small variations . It will be most unlikely that serious errors will be made , providing that adequate records have been kept and that these are accessible to those needing them .
Idiom: hand to mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a sandwich bar like the one he had worked in . They made just enough money busking for him not to have to go back to that . Alice thought it sounded a hand - to - mouth existence . She did not tell them she had never had a job , had been supported by a husband she had left . When the coffee came Tom said she could come and live at Cambridge School if she liked .
Idiom: odds and ends (used idiomatically: yes)
Some , sorry ? Somebody would 've put a match to it and set it on fire , we would have got money for going to deal with it . Yes , so I wondered whether if , I think we should take that up er , it does seem extraordinary that a big thing like that is , is sort of put in the odds and ends column . Yes , it is a crazy situation . Can I just ask , would it be different if it had been a military aircraft ?
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Behind that frank countenance of his lay a man who could fence with the best of them , she thought . ' A close friend , Joe ? ' ' Oh , I found her in the fog with a sprained ankle and no home or family , ' said Joe , ' so I brought her here to help her get on her feet in all ways . You ca n't pass every hard - luck case by . ' ' Some might , ' said Marcelle .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of the cracks and the shadows a company comes to play — juggling , magic tricks , tumbling , and slapstick fill the stage . The eye can not rest on one thing , as in traditional circus , but you are constantly seeking the next thrill . It is the trick of the big - stage musical number but applied to circus with finesse and much tongue - in - cheek humour . The pace never slackens , even though on the night their big set - piece , the cloud swing , had to be cancelled because the performer had injured herself : not from doing what is actually one of the most dangerous of aerial tricks , but as is so often the way of circus , from doing something offstage unthinkingly , in this case , dancing . What is most remarkable about this piece is its level of pathos — the company are battling to perform against the wishes of the big , bad man ( on stilts ) in a suit .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ His US lawyer contacted ours and said he wanted to swop our daughter for a guarantee that he would n't be arrested ! We knew that his lawyer was in Colorado . So I put two and two together and told the state police.’ Within days Eva was safe . ‘ She was taken into custody .
Idiom: take something as read (used idiomatically: no)
While your colleagues are all perusing P P G twelve . It is was really erm the question of how many other P P Gs could be taken as read er if we decide that P P G seven could just be left on its own and not included in the structure plan . Er it seems to me that erm there are probably quite a few policies in the structure plan that could be omitted if we just took the all the P P Gs as read . Erm as far as I 'm concerned Mr Donson 's point that there are significant areas of the county which are covered by other policies , national parks , heritage coast , high quality agricultural land , Erm that may be true but there are significant areas which are not covered by those policies and it seems to me that if erm the county structure plan is going to provide a strategy then it should be relatively comprehensive . And for that reason alone I would say that erm Policy E two is necessary and should be included .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: no)
That is one of the reasons why the Opposition are so keen to get measures going which would enable the regions to promote their own economic development and regeneration for the future . Mr. William O'Brien ( Normanton ) Will my hon . Friend also take into consideration the disappointing development on the RECHAR money that is available to regions , especially those where mining , steel and textiles and , indeed , shipbuilding and defence in the south , have suffered as a result of the Government 's policies ? We are being denied that money by the Government 's policies . Will my hon . Friend address that point ?
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
There is controversy over what should be built on ground which includes sensitive sites from Berlin 's war time history . I T N 's arts correspondent , Fiona Murch reported from Berlin on the search for suitable ways to link the two very different halves of the city . This century alone , Berlin has had an extraordinary history — a natural , social , cultural and political centre , because of its location at the crossroads of east and west Europe . The wall which divided the city limited its development . Now Berliners aim to realise the potential that 's eluded them since the war , and the development of no man 's land is crucial ; the practical realisation of unification , and it 's fraught with problems .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: no)
TWENTY factory workers could only listen on the radio to their red - hot tip romping home at 9 - 2 after a run of bad luck on the way to the race . First the coach broke down . So three of the punters , from Fawdon , Newcastle , hitched a lift to the Ripon race to put on £ 400 in bets — but they got stuck in a jam and arrived too late . THEY'RE ALL AT IT Sir Colin : ‘ We do n't know what to do about ball tampering’
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Last week 's meeting of the borough 's policy and finance committee was all but devoid of dissenting voices , a mood summed up by one Labour councillor afterwards : ‘ What 's the point of arguing ? There 's no more money to play with anyway.’ Councils , argues Mr Cawley , are being hit by an unenviable double whammy , thanks to the recession and the Government 's response to it : tighter spending assessments and declining revenue income are adding insult to injury , with ordinary people bearing the brunt . This brings him back to another of Mr Major 's weekend promises , to give people more of a stake in their local administration : ‘ If they are going to bring local government closer to people , it has got to be more responsive to the wishes of people , and less to the wishes of central Government . ‘ If they want us to service local communities , we must be accountable to them .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
His oeuvre has become a sort of national institution that is regarded with affection by a large number of people , something akin to the singing of ‘ Land of Hope and Glory’ on the Last Night of the Proms . A new Herriot ( in this case Every Living Thing , published by Michael Joseph ) does not need to be torn to pieces on the book page of the Times , but there was Robert Crampton trying to make a reputation for himself : ‘ James Herriot did for the Yorkshire Dales in the seventies what Peter Mayle did for the hills of Provence in the eighties . Both men tell tales of city boys finding a happy life among the everyday familiarities and inefficiencies of country folk ; both deal in folksy anecdotes with too perfect beginnings , middles and ends , using if not purple , then distinctly lilac prose to sing the praises of their patches of heaven , and both employ not very good illustrators . Nevertheless , both authors sell by the tractor - load.’ Insubstantial pageant
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought bloody hell . I said it looks really nice Ange I said . I said it looks lov , I said what we 'll do I said we 'll rush down the road and we 'll get a tint . I said it , I think it suits you . Oh dear .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
She resented having remarried , and his demands , for she had never intended to have a sexual relationship with him . She was not able to sleep at night , finding herself pushed about in bed . Divorce was out of the question , because of her religious convictions . The social worker 's approach , having completed her assessment , was to seek some immediate relief to get Joan and Stanley away from each other in the day , and to follow this up with respite care . Thus the immediate practical relief offered was two days of day care at a progressive old peoples ' home , where Stanley was encouraged in his piano playing to make a lively contribution .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Or a man who meddled in the black arts ? Whatever , his prophecies about Alexander 's death had been proven brutally correct . Wishart felt as if he was standing at a crossroads with two paths leading into the darkness . On the left , the problem of solving the King 's death , of finding the murderer . On the right , the even more pressing problem of who was to succeed Alexander .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
He adds many a personal note , for instance in psalm 31 , which he expands to give full measure to the woes of the scorned man imprisoned by his enemies . Among other personal touches , he introduces seafaring imagery on several occasions : Christ is helmsman in psalm 31 , and in psalm 89 he adds to the raging sea of verse 9 a reference to the navy which is very expressive of his Englishness . As with Cowper , sea imagery struck a chord with Smart , and he chooses to use it in his ‘ Epistle to John Sherratt’ in 1763 . In this poem he thanks his benefactor for obtaining his release after ‘ Well nigh sev'n years’ of captivity : The application of seamanship to Smart 's release from potter 's madhouse in Bethnal Green strikes the reader with more force , however , than its addition here and there to the language of the psalms .
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: yes)
El - Jorr , of course . And all the people who worked for him . Coleman naturally lent a commiserative ear , and was soon able to provide Donleavy with a complete run - down on the DEA 's network of informants in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley . Warmed by Coleman 's sympathy , El - Jorr made a point of introducing him to all the CIs and ' mules ' who arrived at Eurame on their way back and forth along the pipeline , including him in the conversation as they brewed up endless cups of Lebanese coffee . Among the informants he met in this way was a Lebanese Army officer known as ' The Captain ' , with close connections to the Jafaar clan .
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
You do n't need a lawyer to explain that . ‘ Do n't forget to be at the meeting tomorrow then,’ we prompted as we trod carefully on the clumps of dry grass as if they were stepping - stones . Otley put his arm round my shoulders as we made our way to Claro and began to whisper sweet nothings . ‘ You 're not a bad old gel , you know.’ I tried not to cringe when he chewed my left ear making a noise like a pig in a trough .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
For the first time she began to wonder if she 'd been foolhardy — no matter how strong her desire to get away , she should n't have put her own safety at risk . Now here she was , in the middle of the night , miles from anywhere but the cottage , and in a virtual white - out . If conditions did n't improve soon she 'd be in very real danger of getting stuck in the snow — as it was she could n't have said with any real certainty whether she was driving on the road or in a field . ‘ All this because you were so all - fired determined to get away from Dane,’ she muttered savagely , peering through a snow - clogged windscreen . Her desperation to flee seemed faintly ridiculous now , but she stiffened her failing resolve with the reminder that he had tracked her to Glenshee , giving her no say whatsoever in the matter .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
Happily , with the Chevron this is definitely not the case . First impressions are important and this unusual British creation does have a sleek modern line to it . The original Chevron was developed in 1980 , but completely rebuilt in 1983 using state of the art technology and composites . The earlier models were built with more conventional timber materials . Angus Fleming , the aircraft 's designer , is well known for his company 's construction of glider trailers and he saw the Chevron as a way of selling more trailers .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
JIMMY COOK , the mean South African run machine who became a legend in three seasons with Somerset , discovers late in life this week just how good a batsman he really is . At the age of 39 and 105 days he becomes the ninth oldest player in history to make his Test debut in Friday 's historic encounter between South Africa and India in Durban . And after being surprisingly left out of the South African party that reached the World Cup semi - finals last March , Cook has much to prove and not too many years left in his legs to make his mark on the international game . Cook , the same age as Graham Gooch but with a more youthful face behind his own brand of drooping moustache , is ready for the challenge . He said : ' I played in the unofficial Tests against all the rebel sides that came out to South Africa in the 1980s and that gave me a good idea of what to expect .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: no)
Schorre demanded furthermore that patients should pay for certain services out of their own pockets .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
There are a lot of religious people in Ireland but there are n't perhaps so many Christians . Tomorrow night we bring you the army wife 's tale . Now , if you were out and about at about ten o'clock last night you may have seen a greenish glow in the sky . And you probably wondered what was on fire or were the spaceship had landed . But it was n't anything calamitous or extra - terrestrial .
Idiom: up the spout (used idiomatically: yes)
Things going out of control had been the spice of life to Evelyn , but upset Jane , with her love of order . Looking back , it seemed inevitable that Evelyn would go down with some sort of psychological trouble . She had been continually up the spout , or over the moon , about someone or something . Yet it was a pity , for she was not stupid , and could be friendly and generous . But she could not , would not , control her emotions .