Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
The plan does n't point to Finmere as an area where there 's a resumption in favour of mineral working , so what we will have to do with the Finmere proposals , is to look at it on its merits . You 've earmarked four other places , now you need two point two million tons from those places , are you confident of getting that ? In the long term , yes , but what we 're currently doing as part of the assessment of the Finmere application is just checking the resources that do exist in those four areas , to , to make sure that we 're still able to meet our targets . And if you do n't get that amount , presumably Finmere comes back into the picture again ? Well , it , it does n't mean that permission has to be granted at Finmere , but it , it would make it more difficult to refuse .
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: no)
He is critically ill in Darlington Memorial Hospital . The driver of a Set saloon Irene Grieveson , 56 , is also critically ill in the hospital . Mrs Grieveson , of School Aycliffe , was in collision with Mr Godding 's Mini and then hit a Ford Escort on the rebound . Last night hospital staff said Mr Godding was in a stable condition and Mrs Grieveson was ‘ very poorly’ . Mr Godding 's passenger Andrew Walton , 20 , of Aysgarth Close , Newton Aycliffe , is receiving treatment for leg injuries at Bishop Auckland Hospital .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
His latest is called Fairy Story ( Radio 4 , Monday , to be repeated on Saturday ) . Cindy is a farm maid , at the beck and call of her wicked , snobbish guardians , with a travelling shoe salesman Ginger as her Prince Charming and the local lady of the manor as the Fairy Godmother . Actually , Hayworth is n't intent on following the classic Cinderalla theme , but in telling us a pleasantly absurd tale of country life in the Thirties . Her wicked guardians try to marry Cindy off to a local nob ; a disastrous fire frustrates their plans and , as we are fully expecting , love triumphants . Not a wildly exciting play , though with the production in the safe hands of Alfred Bradley and charming performances all round , it was always easy to listen to .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Stuart was leaning over backwards to see Oliver 's point of view . Leaning so far , in fact , that we had this ridiculous disagreement . Stuart said the girl must have been leading Oliver on and being provocative , I said she was probably shy and terrified by these advances from her teacher , until we both realised neither of us had set eyes on the girl or knew what had happened . We were just guessing . But even just guessing has rather put me off Oliver at the moment .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Every way.’ ‘ Thank you very much!’ Doors were opening all along the corridor . Humans were coming out . The problem was not evading capture — it would take a very alert human even to see a nome running at full speed , let alone catch one — but simply avoiding being trodden on by accident .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Approximately 58 per cent of manual workers were employed in West Ham , compared with 74 per cent in local shops and only 33 per cent in clerical jobs . The strong tendency for manual workers to live close to their workplace is further demonstrated by data on some of the larger local firms . Of the 6111 recorded as working in the Royal docks , 5093 ( 83.3 per cent ) lived in Canning Town or Plaistow . Similarly , 4414 West Ham residents worked at Tate & Lyle 's sugar refineries , 4171 ( 94.5 per cent ) of whom lived in Canning Town or Plaistow , while of the 3880 employed at the LNER locomotive works , 3444 ( 88.8 per cent ) lived in Stratford or Forest Gate . Occupational structures of these firms also conform to the social topography of the areas in which they were located .
Idiom: nine times out of ten (used idiomatically: yes)
So true Mm . because nine times out of ten You found it so ? well you can do without without that hassle , I mean , with a relationship you 've got a good
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When you get down to the end of a tournament , the people that hit the great shots win and she hit some great shots.’ Sukova said she hoped the competitive end was not near for Navratilova . ‘ I think she is a great player and she really puts a lot in the game on the court and off . I hope she is still around for quite a few more years.’ Sukova 's triumph earned her a quarter - final against Bulgarian Katerina Maleeva , who eliminated her younger sister , Magdalena , 6 - 2 6 - 3 .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
In her hair , even ! No wonder she was near demented ! ' David Beaton caught Eachuinn Odhar 's eye , frowned , set a finger to his lips and shook his head . Eachuinn nodded . ' Aye , well , ' he said , pretending reluctance .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
In real terms the cost had n't changed that much since the days of hot metal when you needed a new matrix for each font and , after all , why should it have . By the mid 1980 's the emergence of lower priced computer systems and the vast increase in demand had forced the price of a typeface down to around $ 450 , the classic ‘ generation’ jump that is often seen in computing hardware and software pricing . What happened next was to so profoundly influence the way the typesetting market operated that it still has n't fully come to terms with the consequences . In 1984 a number of key targets were met in the computer industry . The first was the introduction of the Apple Macintosh which was the first personal computer to be based entirely on a graphical interface as opposed to the more conventional character - at - a - time systems .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Lindsell feels that much progress has been made in less than two years — more , he admits , than he would have dreamt possible at the outset . He is sure that , although there is still much to be done , C&P is already past the critical point . ‘ We are well down the track , and up and running as a forward - looking and fully structured body recognised as being a vital element in the ICI Group,’ he says . This success has not been achieved without close attention to methodology . It was decided early that the organization should be strongly business - led with unified functional departments in support .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
She said : ‘ When I look back on 1992 I know I did n't give 100 per cent . I think I 've got through that negative stage now , I like playing again and next year will be different . ‘ But if I 'm not enjoying it I wo n't make the mistake of going through the motions like I did this year.’ Stefano has denied pushing his daughter too hard . He said : ‘ I 'm just the guy who helped put the parcel together .
Idiom: keep your fingers crossed (used idiomatically: yes)
They go through these periods of revolting against their sort of erm tight upbringing Mhm . and they revolt against it and you 've just got ta keep your fingers crossed that nothing happens to them in that period . But they do come out of it cos Joan 's , Joan 's had Mine 's just going through it very young though .
Idiom: boys in blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Police see red over Bill trick TOP TV show The Bill is in trouble with the law after a double blunder . The show 's popular Detective Constable Tosh Lines fell foul of the real boys in blue after parking on zebra crossing zig - zag lines in a recent episode . They saw red when he got away with the offence by waving his warrant card at a traffic warden . PC Paul Lewis of Leicestershire Police , said : ‘ This shows us in an unfair light .
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
A family plead . Help find killer of our mum . A sign of the times . The small businesses facing financial ruin . And a life below stairs is opened up to the public .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
Carnage : wrecked vehicles after the explosions in the centre of Bombay . Many bombs had been attached to cars . BBC pulls the plug on Eldorado soap THE BBC last night axed Eldorado , the supersoap set on the sunny Costa del Sol that turned into a multi - million pound flop . The news came as a crushing blow to the cast and production team on the £ 10million set in Spain who had hoped for a reprieve after a recent upturn in viewing figures .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
A lively and energetic character , enjoying publicity and recognized by his contemporaries as a ‘ personality’ , Eckersley did more than any other person to lay the technical foundation of broadcasting in Britain . In 1923 he was hired personally by John ( later first Baron ) Reith [ q.v.]as chief engineer of the recently formed British Broadcasting Company , staying in the post until 1929 , by which time it had become a public corporation , fully in charge of the ‘ spreading of the service’ , and converting his own idea of a ‘ regional plan’ for radio transmission into a reality . He was highly successful both in negotiating behind the scenes with the Post Office and in informing and interesting listeners in the implications for them , which included alternative programmes , of developing communications technology . He also played a prominent part in the first international meetings on wavelength allocation and in the preparations for empire broadcasting . The high point of his BBC career was the opening in 1929 of the first dual transmitter high - power section in Brookmans Park , near London .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
During the years of plenty , in the 1960s and early 1970s , the world was awash with capital . There was more than enough to go around , so there was little competition for loans , and interest rates were relatively low . The Yom Kippur War , and the oil crisis put paid to that as western governments tried to buy their way out of recession by borrowing heavily . Suddenly there was competition for capital , and interest rates rose . Everybody suffered ( apart from the banks ) —but especially third world countries .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
Father Shanahan received his call to God when he was engaged to be married , the court heard . He devoted himself to the poor of Leicester . But he fell from grace for the first time in 1985 when he was convicted of drink - driving at Weymouth , Dorset . He refused to comment as he left court yesterday . SHAME : Fr Shanahan
Idiom: break the bank (used idiomatically: yes)
Get a decent one . About ten P . Well they 're at least l you know they 're hardly the m greatest thing for breaking the bank . So are you happy with what you 're supposed to do with this to produce these results ? Yeah .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
It seemed there was nothing he could do to persuade the child to cease her disobedience , nothing he could say which would frighten her sufficiently for her to come to her senses . She just sat there , mostly in silence , staring down at the floor , with her hands clasped tightly between her knees . ‘ You know what will happen to you , child , if you continue to disobey your father,’ he said wearily , ‘ and if you continue to fly in the face of God 's will.’ ‘ Nothing that has n't happened before , Father,’ Ellie replied , almost as wearily , but still refusing to look up . ‘ Why , child?’ the priest said , deciding on another approach , one of pained bewilderment .
Idiom: get your hands dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
Looking first at one , then at the other , he said , ‘ Aye , you 're right , they are dirty . But a speck of dirt never hurt anybody , as far as I 've learnt . And if you 're goin' to stay here you 'll get your hands dirty an ' all before long.’ There was a slight clatter as Aggie dropped her trotter on to the plate , demanding , ‘ Who says she 's goin' to stay here ? She 'll be home tomorrow ; her mother'll be out.’
Idiom: close shave (used idiomatically: yes)
Where 's the actual tape ? I ta er Close shave , that one ! Hang on ! Oh !
Idiom: live a lie (used idiomatically: yes)
says they climb Munros . We phone each other and say , ‘ Do you want to go and climb a Munro tomorrow?’ It seems a logical thing to say if you fancy climbing a Munro , but apparently we are living a lie . We do n't climb Munros because we are not climbers . Now you might think that a little strange , after all the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ‘ climb , thus : ‘ ascend , mount , go up ( often with help of hands)’ .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
P. Gascoigne Esq would appreciate that … Diesel Cars : In love with the D badge on the back Anthony Lewis talks to drivers who have taken the plunge and switched from petrol - engined cars to diesel with not a regret between them The doctor By ANTHONY LEWIS YEARS of motoring frustration caused by cold starts with obstinate chokes ended when Bristol GP Dr Annette Egginton switched to diesel .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
And once you 're married a little bit of complacency settles in and your membership is not quite so well served , but what you 've got to remember is that whilst you 're busy losing interest , somebody else is always interested in your partner or your member , so when , I 'll rephrase that I 'll rephrase that . Your party , your other , never mind , and when that happens you get poaching and I 've always said , if you treat your membership properly they 'll stay with you , but you 've also got to remember that the union is in dire financial straits , or so it tells us . But if you pare your officers to the bone , if you cut them any longer , you will not get a decent service from them , you will just have people in boxes with lids firmly placed on them and then where will the union be ? If you do n't give a man or a woman time to do a single job properly , then it 's not worth doing . It 's no use doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that and getting absolutely nowhere , because you 'll get the two finger job .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
earrings the so I 'm going to wear a pearl necklace and pearl earrings on We caught all different perch out there did n't we ? But when you get er to a certain I think you do tend to find a lot of the dressier clothes are in black . Mm . Yeah but you 're not at that certain age ?
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Models whose bases lie under the rest of the template are hit on the D6 roll of a 4 + . As with stone throwers this is a matter of judgement and common sense . A good rule of thumb is that a model may be considered a potential hit if at least half its base area lies under the template , while models whose bases are only touched or grazed can be ignored . Once you have worked out which models have been struck by the mortar work out damage in the normal way . Roll for each target to see if you cause damage .
Idiom: man of god (used idiomatically: yes)
He simply asked the woman one question — and told her what to do in faith . She had some olive oil ; it was in a small jar , possibly a tiny jar no larger than a perfume bottle . And the man of God told her to go out and talk to her neighbours and come back with as many empty jars as she could borrow . It does n't make sense ! She had perhaps a few spoonfuls of oil ; she was told to pour those minute contents of her jar into jars that might have held a hundred times as much as she had .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
' He vanished , along with some up - and - coming young starlet . They were killed . Apparently the private jet they were travelling in crashed into the side of a mountain in thick fog . ' ' I had no idea , ' Lindsey said . ' How awful ! '
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
It was above all in response to this mounting agitation over the land , not least among workers whose rural ties were still significant , that the Bolsheviks devoted more and more attention to the land question . The influence of the intelligentsia By the same token , revisionist work has tended to play down the extent to which the intelligentsia set the goals and moulded the aspirations of peasants and workers . It has questioned how far they were in a position to ' smuggle in ' alien dogmas and indoctrinate the masses , and how far they were responsible for the development of class consciousness among workers . They helped to propagate a language through which the working class could articulate their frustrations ; they provided radical literature , leaflets and newspapers ; they furnished agitators with greater financial means and mobility than those drawn from the working class ; and they took a lead in establishing underground organizations able to build links between workers in different factories and cities and to survive recurrent police assaults .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
As he talked , he faded into an outline and I found myself beating folded wings and saying , Oh , quack quack quack quack . Then his smoke - outline blurred to darkness and it was a long time until I woke . And then I was in bed , with sheets riveted over my body up to my chin . I could see through slitted eyes many people who had the comfort of being three - dimensional , walking and talking words that I knew . The sense was neither here nor there , but oh the words came easy and I breathed again and ate again .
Idiom: jump the gun (used idiomatically: yes)
Premature ejaculation is another can of worms entirely . You 're in the mood for a long spell at the crease , but the penis decides that it ca n't wait to get the game over and done with before heading back to the pavilion to put its feet up on the couch . I was once advised that the best way to avoid jumping the gun during intercourse was to concentrate on an image that offered the minimum in erotic possibilities . After a few attempts at checking myself by thinking of Hattie Jacques and Eric Sykes riding a tandem , I found myself back at the doctor . Over the long haul , my penis might be more of a curse than a blessing and it might fall short of the goals I set for it .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
If North Korea is looking for a way out of its nuclear predicament , and a way back into the NPT , China could offer to do what America once did for Taiwan : persuade it to give up its nuclear moonlighting , and take charge of any offending materials and bomb bits . North Korea would probably still have to admit , as Iraq has done under UN sanctions and as South Africa did voluntarily , that it had been up to no good . But by coming clean and staying clean , North Korea could look forward to much in return : the right to poke about military installations in South Korea , a better relationship with America , more outside help and investment for its decrepit economy . And there would be a lot in it for China too : if it could help to pull all this off , it would establish itself firmly alongside America as the other power to be reckoned with in Asia . However , the real test comes if North Korea refuses to be helped .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
There were several things at stake , however . Notably , here , second place in the table . For the Scots there were tour places to Australia up for grabs : for the Welsh there was the need to secure the appointment of Davies and Norster by winning . Not that the WRU should ever have delayed their decision anyway . Despite having a fair bit to play for , the game was never better than mediocre , reinforcing the impression that England were a huge distance ahead of the field in this 1992 tournament .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
Or perhaps not . The other son 's converted to Mohammed and they say George is going the same way . Et Filioque with a vengeance . And talking of children , Carlotta 's lost the heir to her kingdom . Would you care for some water?’
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah he 'd got some letters , apparently he were going to Post Office later for stamps and everything and er got this letter and seeings I 'd only got three he give me his , give me twenty four pence for a stamp so I walked to Post Office , I thought well I do n't want no penny or tuppeny stamps . Well that 's true . They 're no good cos you leave them laying about and they get lost . Yes mine did . What your penny and tuppeny stamp ?
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . so I do n't know . just go now , getting on my , right on my nerves . Oh , never mind . Oh ah !
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
As he watcher her debut in London , Waterman wore the expression of a father seeing his daughter metamorphosing from girl into woman before his very eyes . ‘ She never ceases to amaze me,’ he said , Perrier water with lime clutched to his chest as he stood on the balcony above the stage where Kylie was ridding herself forever of her cutesy image . ‘ She deliberately kept us in the dark because she wanted to prove that she could get over this monster barrier of performing live on her own . What she has achieved is remarkable given she is still very young and has only been in this business a couple of years . It is a pretty daunting prospect going on stage for forty minutes but it does not seem to have fazed her,’ said the millionaire producer .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: yes)
I overwork , I know that , and I try to do too much sometimes . One bit of me says well you 've got to , you 've got to do it like that . And the other bit says , ‘ You 've got a life to lead!’ But it 's important to me : I want to do it right , even though I 'm not sure what doing it right means ! I feel as though if I did n't have that drive I would have opted out of teaching long ago .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
As for the LPO , no - one was quite clear ; some researchers thought it was primarily an ‘ output’ region , coordinating motor responses such as pecking ; others saw it as more to do with the bird 's emotional responses , which would certainly include fear and distaste . Second , the results proved something we had already begun to suspect , that there are important functional differences between left and right sides of the chick brain . There was a lot of evidence accumulating at the time about lateralization of function in bird brains — for instance , it appears that chicks respond behaviourally in different ways when they view things with left and right eyes , while in song birds like canaries and zebra finches , the ‘ song centre’ is located in a left - hemisphere region , rather close to our IMHV . What these differences between the two halves of the brain might be telling us , we had no idea at the time — but some clues will begin to appear by the end of the next chapter . Third , and of more practical importance , we now knew where to look for any further changes ; by being able to concentrate on IMHV and LPO and discard ‘ irrelevant’ tissue we might hope to magnify any effect we were studying by diminishing background noise .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
However , with the coming of the off - the - peg shroud there was a designer influence coming into force , which resulted in a less voluminous garment with tacked ruching , or gathered pleats , running the length of the garment , with or without applique horizontal bows . For the time being the knot at the foot end remained . Types of this shroud can be seen on the c.1700 trade card of William Grinley and to better effect on the c.1720 trade card of coffin - maker Eleazar Malory , the latter showing an extremely contented corpse modelling one of Malory 's own creations . The 1690s saw the end of the formal representation of the shroud in funerary sculpture with the commissioning in 1694 of the Catesby monument at Whiston , Northamptonshire . Erected in 1700 it takes the form of two busts on a wide plinth , flanked by Ionic columns and surmount by a pediment .