Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
Blougram does not suggest that there is no difference between belief and unbelief . He suggests that each is more tempted by the other , and more alive to the nature of the other , than either likes to admit . Both have some idea of how reality might come to be perceived as the other perceives it , and both perhaps at times experience in themselves , as an exception what the other experiences as a rule — a life of faith diversified by doubt , or one of doubt diversified by faith . This seems to me to be a more accurate picture of the nature of religious belief than one which suggests that those who really believe , must confess to an unbridgeable gulf between themselves and ‘ unbelief ‘ . There can be no exclusion zone around belief , whether it is put there by believers claiming special enlightenment or philosophers drawing the bounds to sense .
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: yes)
Cobbled streets with gabled houses are criss - crossed by a network of tree - lined waterways linked by more than 50 arched bridges ( which is how the city got is name ) . A trip in a motorised open punt , with stripy red and white umbrellas at hand as shelter from the Belgian drizzle , is an enjoyable way to find your bearings , and at £ 2 for half an hour , offers a quick fix of what exactly hooks all these tourists . As the boat chugs under the low arched bridges , the driver catalogues in Dutch , French , German and English the exhibits in this living museum . There is St John 's Hospital , the first in Europe , built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries , although founded much earlier , and still in use until the 1970s ; the Beguinage , a religious foundation for women that dates back to the twelfth century , now a convent ; the thirteenth - to fifteenth - century Church of our Lady , with a 350 ft tower ; the Stadhuis , a magnificent Gothic town hall dating from 1376 - 1420 . The Blue Guide lists almost 20 museums , churches and galleries within a circular area about half a mile across .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
And besides,’ she added softly , lifting a hand to stroke the tension from his face , ‘ ' twas not the same as before . This time I knew you would come.’ ‘ If I 'd had to storm hell itself,’ he confirmed huskily , turning his head to kiss her palm . Isabel made a small sound of contentment and snuggled her head into his shoulder . She had never felt so loved , she decided sleepily , so cherished , so secure .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Emmie brushed her hair half - heartedly in front of the cheval mirror . A little breeze came in through the open window and set the hanging light swinging , so that her face was now shadowed , now glistening pale in the electric glare . She put the hairbrush down and began to pull hideous faces in the glass , pulling the corners of her eyes down with her forefingers and squashing her nose up with her thumbs so that she looked like an insane pug dog . Then she sighed and squeezed in by the side of the chest of drawers to look out of the window , scratching away with her finger nail at the film of grease on the pane . From where she stood , she could see the road and the front of the house next door .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
And , yes , Edward could point out that we live in a time when the very meaning of the word myth has been debased , that it has come to signify only what is untrue , false , misleading ; and , yes , I could largely agree that it is nevertheless by myths we live , and what matters is how large the contrary truths a myth reconciles in its embrace . But here I still sat , unenlightened , puzzling . I saw only that , in this magical new view of the world to which I had been introduced , scepticism and gullibility must be harnessed in tandem if nothing was to be missed . Such an attitude required fresh springs of energy , and the effect — I was delighted to sense it as I woke each day — was to make me more bouncy and mettlesome than I had been for weeks . For three days I went into the library at the Hall hoping to find Laura there and each day I was disappointed .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
' I am sure many people will be angry when they receive their bills . ' The valuation process will not be completed until May. Local councils will then have to collate the information and send out bills with details of the valuations put on houses . And Labour 's PPC for Darlington Alan Milburn warned the council tax looked likely to cause more administrative problems for councils than the poll tax if the Tories were re - elected . Mr Milburn said : ' Appeals will not be dealt with until three months before the tax is due to be paid .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ If it 's cold.’ ‘ Comin ' up,’ Jenkins replied then bent down to open one of the fridges under the counter . A prostitute caught Graham ' s eye but he shook his head before she could get off her bar stool . She gave him an indifferent look then turned her attention to another potential customer . ‘ One Budweiser , ice cold,’ Jenkins said , placing the bottle and a glass in front of Graham .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
This provides you with a regular income from your savings . Access to your money . Getting your hands on your money could hardly be easier or quicker . Whether you have to make urgent repairs to your car or pay for that holiday you 've been saving for , you can get money out of your account without giving us any notice at all— and you wo n't lost any interest . A TOP RATE OF INTEREST ON YOUR SAVINGS — BARCLAYS CAPITAL ADVANTAGE
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . But er I must say I do n't think twice now about opening that window whereas before I only did it reluctantly because of all the dust . Because of the dust flying in . Yes , yes .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Mystery surrounds his age . His back problems are as old as his Test career ( 3½ years ) . He is a quick learner , claims innocence on the ball - scuffing charges , took 29 New Zealand wickets in three Tests , and claimed 60 % of his 113 wickets last summer either bowled or lbw . He paid £ 200 for hand - crafted boots from Northampton , and even became an EastEnder by residence . Like Akram , he is one of cricket 's marvels .
Idiom: babe in arms (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ She acted in a very calm manner — remarkably so considering the trauma she was being put through . ‘ The attack would appear to be totally motiveless with very worrying overtones . It was a very nasty offence in view of the fact there was a babe in arms involved.’ Detectives were interviewing the mother , who has asked not to be named , to build up a picture of the kidnapper . Children 's home chief jailed
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
As far as Bob is concerned , anything goes . By contrast , Jane is very cautious .
Idiom: take a dive (used idiomatically: yes)
Knowing of my discontent , Alec Harvey - Bailey suggested that I should return to Rolls - Royce , perhaps as chief quality engineer , or head of the service department — both good jobs . I half - did the deal.’ BRM 's first rear - engined car , the Type 48 , turned out to be a pig , Graham Hill recording in his autobiography that ‘ the car would suddenly take a dive and dart straight into the infield out of control’ . While he mulled over his future , Rudd gradually sorted out the handling so that by July 1960 the Type 48 was good enough for Hill to put in a brilliant performance in the British Grand Prix , clawing his way into the lead after losing a third of a lap through stalling on the grid . Rudd 's spirit was returning .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
To quote : ‘ The nature and demands may neccessitate you to work at times other than your normal hours . Heads of Department may then permit you time off in lieu’ . There are fears of family life going down the drain , as staff may get only two complete weekends off in seven . The talk is of ‘ bondage’ to the paper : under a highly restrictive contract . So what began , apparently , as an attempt to strengthen the weakest paper of the group has convulsed the main profit - earner .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
Right , from Highgate has said if the good lord wanted cats to fly he would 've given them wings , it 's cruel doing things like that to animals . One 's just been handed to me here , Christine from Derby says I 've kept cats for twenty years and taught them loads of tricks . They do the tricks out of pure love and devotion to their owner . Rose from Coventry says , cats will not do anything they do n't want to do . These cats look well cared for and I should know because I work in a pet surgery .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
My eyes were n't sharp enough to tell whether the black spot on the ceiling was a spider or a fly .
Idiom: eyeball to eyeball (used idiomatically: yes)
For it is the fear of shit and pee and shame and awkward smells which finally makes families crack and pack their relatives off to homes . Another upsetting aspect of caring , for some offspring , is the realisation that this task can wave no magic wand which will make a bad relationship better . Indeed like having children , the experience may bring you eyeball to eyeball with some of the thoroughly unpleasant aspects of your own personality . ‘ It sounds so silly when I think about it now,’ says a disappointed daughter in Pitkeathley 's book , ‘ but I used to have this image of us sitting together in the afternoons . She would have her hair nicely done and I might be doing a bit of sewing .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
If there is , he don t care for us I know.’ Pessimism was putting its mark on contemporary fiction . Some of Thomas Hardy 's leading characters are relentlessly pursued by fate ; they come to grief through sequences of evil coincidences no less remarkable than those by means of which the earlier heroes of Evangelical literature had been saved . In other words , we are seeing the same film , but it is the negative that is now being presented to us . Hardy was not alone .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
Asked what he felt about the nominal fine , he replied , " Not a lot , " before heading to the practice ground to repair a swing which has won him just £ 8,750 this season . Mark Roe was altogether more scathing about the problem after a first round of 85 which left him in last place in the field . " I 'm sick and tired of the pace of play on the Tour , " said the winner of this year 's Catalan Open . " It 's no fun waiting five or ten minutes to play every shot and to find two or three groups waiting on every tee . It 's no fun for the spectators either .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
THE Yanks have mopped up London - based printing ink company Usher - Walker . US Sun Chemical Corporation exploited the weakness of the pound yesterday and snapped it up for just under £ 15 m , or 167.5p a share . The offer represented a massive 120 % premium on the middle market price of 76p so directors did not have to think twice about taking it . Usher 's share shot up 85p to 165p , rewarding shareholders who had held on through thick and thin . Scrap reactors first plea
Idiom: perish the thought (used idiomatically: yes)
The setting was so romantically idyllic , with the distant jangle of yacht masts , soft calypso music , the rustle of breeze in the palms , that she thought of Mortimer again with a sick wave of anger . It was n't that she wanted him to be here with her . Perish the very thought . She 'd be quite happy never to set eyes on him again . But it was the thought of how things should have been between them .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: yes)
He kept working when the war started between the Arabs and the Jews but his last edition came suddenly on 9 March 1948 . ‘ We wanted to print a banner headline above the capture of a Jewish settlement by Lebanese soldiers,’ he recalled . ‘ The British mandate censor , a Jewish man called Arieh Siev — a nice fellow although we never saw eye - to - eye — refused to let us print . On the next day , the district commissioner suspended our paper . My father and mother had died some years before and I lived with my brother Rabah , my sister Rabiha , my wife Sulafa and my baby son .
Idiom: take no prisoners (used idiomatically: yes)
MARTIN RICHARDS RUGBY LEAGUE 'S deadliest rivals lock horns in the season 's big curtain - raiser at Gateshead tomorrow — and the heat will be as fierce as ever . Wigan and St Helens take no prisoners whenever they meet . Their CIS Charity Shield clash promises to be the hottest in the eight - year history of the contest . Saints were Wigan 's closest challengers in the Cherry and Whites ' march to the triple crown last season .
Idiom: all wet (used idiomatically: yes)
SLUGS ON PARADE At dusk , it has not been unknown for us to traipse round the dykeside field boundaries collecting slugs , a pretty grisly business . When the strawberries were in season , especially if it was at all wet , there would be a procession of them making their way across the road to Strawberry Fields . When we grew climbing beans , we used to put a hedgehog or two overnight in the tunnel , but by morning they had always performed a Houdini . The trick about surrounding the plants with soot was OK until one tried to irrigate .
Idiom: brownie point (used idiomatically: yes)
Altogether then er , an encouraging set of results and I 'll hand you over to Frank to take us through them in more detail . Good morning everyone . Well , as you can see from that slide , a much better first half with four of our , four out of six of our businesses getting brownie points , especially newspapers and the merchant banking . And there are good reasons why the other two are as they are , and I 'll explain that in due course . So , I 'll start with the book businesses .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
Pack items like shoes and coat hangers carefully so that sharp heels and edges do n't stick out and cause damage If you 're travelling as a family , pack some clothes for each person in each case . If one case gets lost , disaster is minimised Always carry medicines , glasses , contact lens equipment and insurance papers with you in your hand luggage Staying healthy
Idiom: argue the toss (used idiomatically: yes)
All the time in the world , in fact . ‘ Please yourself.’ He had better things to do than argue the toss . Oh , she would please herself , all right . She would get down to the city centre somehow .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians . All of their work was with the ball . Scotland coach Douglas Morgan repeatedly asked players to be positive on the ball and not to dither in their decision making . Aware of the draining effects of the Scots ' travel itinerary — they had spent three days on the move from Suva — Morgan intends to have short , sharp sessions today and tomorrow . The ten - strong squad for the weekend — in which the Scots are in a pool with Romania and Tonga — will be named today and the likelihood is that Derek Stark , omitted in Fiji after a lacklustre showing the previous week in Canberra , will be restored .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: yes)
Whining farting howling erm he came in at half past five and er overnight again she 's got two carloads there so it was just the same till gone eleven anyway when Mick came in I said to him what did that bloke say and he said he 's looking out some different equipment to what he Mm and hopefully But I said to him about Duttons Road and I said to him what I 'll do is , I 've got ta go to town tomorrow I 'll er get some tapes and start taping Mm . and write a letter for Duttons Road , enclose one of the tapes and say where do I go from here ?
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not until 1942 that the internal and external Resistances established close and regular links . These links were made possible , in the first instance , by a few brave Gaullist agents , most notably a former prefect called Jean Moulin who returned to France in January 1942 with instructions from de Gaulle to promote the unification of resistance movements . Moulin 's behind - the - scenes work would probably not have gone very far , however , without a public appeal from de Gaulle to the leaders of the Resistance . In March 1942 de Gaulle received his first visit from the leader of a clandestine movement ( Christian Pineau of the movement Libération - Nord ) . Pineau informed de Gaulle about the strongly republican and socialist trend of resistance ideology and tried to persuade him to abandon his political reticence , which was causing concern among resisters .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: no)
. . for a vote on papers item number two , resolution three . Those in favour . Those against .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
At either end of the beach , where the sea beats directly on the face of the cliffs , the crabs have a harder time of it . So great is the traffic between those striving to clamber down to the sea and those who , having spawned , are attempting to get back again , that many can not reach the water . They are thus compelled to release their eggs while they are still high on the rock and a brown rain of spawn falls sporadically from as high as twenty feet . In the confusion , many crabs lose their foothold , tumble into the water and are swept away . Each one of these females sheds about a hundred thousand eggs .
Idiom: give head (used idiomatically: no)
There 's nothing more cutting than politeness , if it 's used right ! But how will Lachlan handle a wife that knows what he 's at , and has a great clan of powerful relations at her call if she 's ill done by , then ? ' ' I 've warned him I 'll give Argyll his head on a plate if he causes any trouble . ' Eachuinn Odhar plucked absently at his bandage . The thought came to them all;'While you live , Duart ! '
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
A young friend rang up with a query on weights for ribber work . I told her she must use plenty of weights with the ribber and went back to my knitting . I had already done a couple of jumpers for a largish lady , so I embarked on the back of the third . In no time at all the rib was ‘ tucking’— not on the main bed , as it usually does if it is going to have a fit of tucking , but this time on the ribber bed . I was knitting slowly , not feeling particularly well and the machine was good enough to let me know through the handle that there was a ‘ Hiccup’ .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: no)
‘ What do you think of Prague?’ he elucidated . ‘ In a word — fantastic!’ she replied , and would have trotted out all she 'd seen again , had not a waiter come along and placed a menu in her hands . ‘ Dëkuji , ’ she remembered her Czechoslovakian thank - you , and smiled at the waiter — and just then caught Ven 's eyes on her . It did funny things to her insides — she thought it was about time to study the menu . ‘ Have you decided?’
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
At home , people want to dim lights or to switch them on and off during long holidays . And electricity , gas and water boards are involved in an unprecedented joint effort to develop ways to read customers ' meters from a distance . The electricity industry has an extra desire : to switch consumers ' equipment on and off from a central point . Electricity boards already have the technology to switch selected devices off in your home — or even disconnect you completely — by remote control . But it would take 10 to 20 years to convert every dwelling .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Hullo.’ She wished Taureg would come and she wished the sailor would go away . He was trying to pick her up , of course , but any Wren new to the flotilla must expect to be fair game , she acknowledged , especially in a base so isolated , where women were outnumbered by fifty to one . ‘ Ever seen a submarine get the full treatment when it 's done a patrol?’ ‘ Afraid not.’
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Right , yeah . But is it necessary that he should fantasize about that beforehand ? Well you see , what Freud had to explain here was how he could have had such a long dream when the dreamer reported that he woke up more or less instantly from the stimulus of something hitting him on the back of the neck . Now unless we think that dreams can unravel very fast in the mind , much faster , and there is some evidence that that 's true actually , that dreams can in fact happen quicker than you could think of them in conscious time . Nevertheless , I think Freud 's view was that er the erm , if it was a really long complicated dream , you were recalling a previous fantasy rather than er necessarily creating from scratch because of this particular stimulus .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Philip hoisted the sack so it was neat against the wall by the opened one . ‘ There 's rats in here,’ he said . Lee was poking about , knocking dusty packets of seeds off the shelf and moving flower pots . He had n't scared him . He wanted to .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Are n't you worried the press will have a field - day with this one?’ ‘ The press will never know ; James is sorting that out . Several people have been whispering in my ear lately about Michael 's drug - taking ; I knew it would come to a head sooner or later.’ ‘ Would James have been one of those people , by any chance?’ Christina watched him closely .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
I am afraid I am cynical enough to believe this is just another round of a giant game of poker , where the only thing that will matter in the end will be the size of the cheque . Negotiations have not finished ; I am sure they are just beginning . Watch this space … Tennis World Club — Prize Draw WIN a Casio Mini TV
Idiom: leave no stone unturned (used idiomatically: yes)
You must have taken leave of your senses ! b. You must have left your senses behind ! 35a . We shall leave no stone unturned in our search for the culprit . b. We shall look under every stone in our search for the culprit .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
It was n't a marginal decision , the the sum total of the inner routes er represent thirty percent of those er expressing a view whereas the one outer route attracted seventy percent of the response in favour . And clearly that had a significant effect on the discussion . And yet on the face of it , the inner route seemed to offer a better way of meeting the need than performing the functions that you seek for the relief road to perform in that part of Harrogate Knaresborough . Yes . Can you identify any particular factor apart from public opinion which indicate may not be as helpful in this sort of circumstance as in others .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
Dialogues are carried on to tell the reader something he must know , or to infuse into him some explanations of a writer . Persons act not as they would act probably in life , but enable to do the , to , but enable to author to do a bit of writing . Everything is made to change just in the nick of time , and even the return letter office suspends its laws that Jane Eyre may carry on a tale with effect . The fiction belongs to that school where minute anatomy of the mind predominates over incidents . The last being made subordinate to description or the display of character .
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Most traders , and I 'm sure this applies to those advertising in Guitarist , want to provide a good service and usually do . Of course , only the bad stories are told ; obviously , the good ones do n't make for good copy . Equally , all customers are not squeaky clean , so there 's quite often a story to be told from both sides . So be honest and accurate . I mean , if the cheque bounced three times before your wah - wah pedal went wrong , can you really blame the dealer for being a trifle tardy with the repair … ?