Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: yes)
Multiple champions Honda have quit the long distance haul and Alex Vieira ( on the RVF ) now rides for Kawasaki After the race , the track invasion . Few 24-hour races ever go the full distance — fans usually burst on to the sacred tarmac 20 minutes or so before the official end CIAO RANDY ! THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
She all but screamed the denial , horribly aware that it was n't true . ‘ If she 's fool enough to want you , she can have you . I 'd be happy if I never had to set eyes on you again!’ ‘ Liar.’ There was no anger in his voice , simply mocking amusement .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: yes)
The warning was clear and unequivocal ; she could not ignore it . She said : ‘ I do n't think it would be right , Johnny.’ ‘ Lots of girls go all the way , now , my darling ; girls who would have said no , before,’ he said , not understanding her . ‘ Because of … ’ ‘ Because of the war?’
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
If he makes a will , as most men do , it is almost certain that he will set apart a considerable proportion for the saying of masses ; if he should neglect to do so , and in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries it is regarded as almost a sin to die without making a will , the Church ought to make the provision which he has failed to make for his soul . Thus the Church Courts assume a jurisdiction over dead men 's goods . If there is a will — and wills at that time are very easy to make , mere word of mouth is sufficient — the Bishop 's Court is the proper place in which it must be proved ; the Bishop 's Court will see that the executor carries out his duties properly . If there is no will , then the Bishop will take charge of the goods that the deceased leaves , and make a suitable disposition of them . The Bishop seems to have had a wide discretion , which was not always well exercised .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: no)
eyes of potatoes which you hide at reference points on the patterned Carpet . Mostly , I miss them . There are gloves
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
A tentative , pale tongue licked round the notes , trembled and died . ‘ Oh damn , oh damn … ’ She emptied in half the tin and threw in a lighted match for good measure . The bucket went up in a geyser of flame , yellow and blue and white . ‘ Lovely,’ Oliver said .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
Your Committee , far from hibernating , has not ceased from mental strife , nor has its sword slept in its hand , if we have not yet built Jerusalem , we have at least laid siege to the walls of Jericho in the shape of Crestacare Management . On Monday , 22 February , Mr. Brian Henning , Director of Crestacare , and Mr. Manson , in charge of repairs and maintenance , flew to the Island to attend our Committee Meeting . They were apprised in no uncertain terms of the matters requiring attention which have caused worry , and disturbed the otherwise even tenor of life in our Village . The relative inaccessibility of Management , the nuisance of inconsiderate car parking and consequent obstruction by Non - Residents . Maintenance of property , plumbing and gardens , particularly the ponds , were discussed at length , along with a request to permit our qualified accountant , Miss Muriel Jones ( Hon .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Both may eventually wish to remarry , but the Queen has always insisted on a cooling-off period of at least two years before the start of divorce proceedings . Q What is the divorce law ? A The law allows any couple to seek a divorce on the grounds of the irretrievable breakdown of marriage once they have been separated for two years . If one of the parties contests the action , a separation of five years is necessary . Q Will their separation have to go through the courts ?
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
after being in there all the time , but I mean , you , there 's nothing you can do you can sit with somebody Ah that 's it , maybe that starts to explain a bit more round the clock yeah how , why she took it so badly Oh she did she
Idiom: first off (used idiomatically: no)
This commitment to marketing and the British market in particular— although some exporting is done — is in evidence throughout the Billingham headquarters of ICI Fertilizers . On the package front , the Company is investigating several innovative approaches for making the handling of fertilizers easier and safer for the farmer . First off the production line in March was ' Dumpy ' 2 — a pack design which allows the farmer to lift three - quarters of a tonne of fertilizer from either the bottom or the top , depending on what sort of agricultural equipment is available at the time . The squat shape of the bag , and its method of filling , gives better stability in storage and transport than conventional big bags . First response from British farmers has been excellent .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
The block diagram of the unit is shown in Fig . 1 . The vibration sensor is used to detect movement of the vehicle . This sensor consists of an ordinary mercury tilt switch mounted at an angle so that the small mercury bead encapsulated in the switch easily rolls on and off the contacts as the switch encounters movement . This ‘ make and break’ action causes the monostable to generate a brief pulse which resets the one minute timer . Therefore , as long as the vehicle is in motion , the mercury switch repeatedly triggers the monostable which prevents the timer running for one minute .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
His son is being held at Bangkok 's Immigration Detention Centre , regarded by British Embassy staff as the worst jail in the city . The cells are run by Chinese or Burmese Mafia units who beat inmates . JAIL MISERY : Tom Besly behind bars yesterday UN 's set to stop big guns pounding Bosnians MARK DOWDNEY
Idiom: within an ace of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That 's what I 'm saying,’ she told him chokily , and felt more treachery from her body as he placed his warm mouth over hers and kissed her long and lingeringly . Her nails were biting into her palms when he pulled back and looked down into her face . ‘ Who are you trying to kid?’ he taunted , and somehow he seemed to know , though how she did n't know , that she had been within an ace of responding to him . Leith swallowed hard , and knew , before the weakness of loving him , the weakness of wanting him battered down the rest of her defences , small though those defences were , that she had to appeal to that in him which she somehow knew would make him hate himself if he took her . His head came down again , and suddenly , as her whole body started to come alive , Leith found she was having to fight herself as well as him .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
This included Liszt pupil Arthur de Greef in Liszt 's Second Piano Concerto , with the London Symphony Orchestra under Albert Coates ; the first recording of Rachmaninov 's Third Piano Concerto , played by the young Vladimir Horowitz , also with the LSO under Coates , and Dohnányi playing his Nursery Variations , with Lawrance Collingwood conducting the LSO . Reviewer W.R. Anderson attended the Dohnányi sessions , and recalled how the composer had darted from keyboard to rostrum while supervising the performance . One glissando , caught on the run , ‘ was as beautiful a bit of timing as I have seen in any sport,’ wrote WRA . Sergei Rachmaninov played Chopin 's Second Piano Sonata , and Alfred Cortot played Debussy 's Préludes , Book 1 , plus Ravel 's Sonatine . Elgar 's recording of his Falstaff with the LSO was for some reason in a separate release category .
Idiom: take a leaf out of someone's book (used idiomatically: yes)
Add to this the extremely high standard of the luncheon provided and the message which came through to me was that the company regarded the message of the workshop as very important . So important that it merited the expenditure of much care and effort — if you are propounding the importance of quality , then you have to do it using a quality method ! If only the Department of Education and Science would take a leaf out of C&P 's book when introducing some of the fundamental changes that education has had to absorb over the last few years ! A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS The workshop was based on what we , in schools , would describe as ' active learning , ' mixed with inputs of company ' models'for looking at problems and solutions .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Noel ( Snr ) took the best fish , an 8 lb 4ozs rainbow , and Noel ( Jnr ) topped the juniors with a trout of 3 lb 4ozs . Welcome on the mat ULSTER 'S newest rugby club will play its first league game on September 18 . Sheephaven Bay must make a 360 miles round trip for their opening fixture at Donaghadee . But next Saturday they will roll out the red carpet for a home match with a David Irwin Ulster XV .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Alton 's acceptance of party 's abortion stance welcomed by Ashdown By David Rose Daily Post Political Editor LIBERAL Democrat leaders have healed a party rift which threatened the desertion of hundreds of rank - and - file members , and the walk - out of one MP . To the relief of Paddy Ashdown , Liverpool Mossley Hill MP David Alton said yesterday there was now no obstacle to his standing again at the next general election . Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro - abortion line .
Idiom: kiss and tell (used idiomatically: yes)
His one - night stands and his expansive appetite for fun in the night clubs of Los Angeles , New York and London have been charted in the gossip columns for two decades . Occasionally , there are other setbacks , though none as spectacular as the mess he got himself into during 1989 . Having only just made peace with his companion of fifteen years , Anjelica Huston , he was struck by the first kiss - and - tell in his entire life , and he was angry . He knew it was coming because the girl who sold her story to Playboy magazine in America and the Sunday Mirror in London — British model and actress Karen Mayo - Chandler — warned him . Her story was plastered all over the December issue of Playboy and every time he switched on the television , she was there repeating it all as a multitude of chat - show hosts clamoured to get her on their programmes .
Idiom: head over heels (used idiomatically: yes)
He mixed socially much less with Royal College students than he had done at Camberwell . Owing to his involvement with Darwin and other staff in the Senior Common Room , he may have wished to avoid any liaison with a student that would have embarrassed College authorities . He was still prone to falling head - over - heels in love with young men , and through his friend , Paul Holmes , who taught painting at Kingston , he met Peter Date , a student at Sutton Art School . It surprised Date 's tutors to see someone as famous as Minton coming all the way out to Sutton to wait for one of their students . Date , whose name is included among those to whom Minton left a small financial benefit in his 1952 will , was pursued with presents .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
From this rarefied environment of pure light and pattern , I would suddenly find myself winging across to Indonesia again , to join my brother for months of immersion in a different dimension of discovery . For years we had studiously avoided visiting the island of Bali on the quite false assumption that its international airport and beach hotels placed it beyond our professional interest . But when curiosity got the better of us we found ourselves almost immediately drawn to a highland community where , like a long - awaiting gift , we were invited to build a house for about a thousand pounds on a verdant piece of property . Far from the tourist beaches , this idyllically simple three - storey home would serve as a sort of Base Camp One for our more ambitious sorties into the extremities of the nation . The differences between living in my Hollywood A - frame and in our Balinese house required an organism - crunching transition , which in many ways parallels the fundamental complementary opposites between East and West .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
she 's normally talking to someone when I come in she 's not with me , she 's like over there going , hi yeah , she always says that why , are you a bit pissed off with her ? no not , no hi hi
Idiom: break the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
Swift and deadly , they are armoured in shining silver and armed with white lances with diamond - hard tips which glitter like stars . Though less heavily armoured than the human knights they use their greater speed well and are every bit as deadly in combat , catching their foes off guard with quick flanking moves and pursuits . Their thunderous charges have broken the back of many an invading army . REAVER KNIGHTS The Reaver Knights are a common sight throughout Ulthuan as they tirelessly patrol its most dangerous areas .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
No sense in bearing grudges at a time like this . ' No one replied and Julia took Minnie up to the dying woman . Minnie fell on her knees beside the bed , holding her mother 's hands and murmuring , ' Oh , Ma , it 's me , Minnie . ' Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ' My poor girl . God help you .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Better regulation and monetary policy during the boom years , therefore , could limit the scale of any bust . By contrast , the emphasis in the United ~ States has been on finding market - friendly ways to contain spillovers from bank failure . Policy debates in the US are chiefly preoccupied with ensuring that banks are never " too big to fail ; that private investors rather than taxpayers hold " contingent capital , " which in a crash can be converted into equity ; and that " over - the - counter " markets ' functioning be improved through greater reliance on centralized trading , clearing , and settlements . The chief point of intersection between the European and US approaches is major banks . This convergence has less to do with regulatory thinking on bank size or function than with a common need to play to the political gallery and raise more tax revenue .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
So it might not have all the latest Right . one or two companies may have gone as we know by the by as it were . Yeah yeah . But the er information from the for you and the doctors are included includ into the envelope er with things like such as that .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
The adults which emerge from marble galls are invariably females , which then fly off and lay their eggs in the buds of Turkey oaks . These eggs give rise to completely different galls , tiny pale oval lumps like ant pupae . From these , both males and females emerge ; they mate and the females lay their eggs in English oaks , and the two - generation cycle begins again . A. kollari first appeared in Britain in the 1830s , after galls were brought from the Middle East to Devon , where they were used to make dyes for the woollen cloth industry . The true oak - apple gall is fleshy , and green and red in colour , and is caused by an entirely different gall wasp .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
Pull the other one ! FREE WRESTLING CARDS GET A GRIP ON THE LATEST ACTION THEY are the picture cards wrestling fans will be grappling to get their hands on — and they can be yours absolutely FREE . TODAY we are printing the first of two special tokens you 'll need to cash in with our latest EXCLUSIVE offer .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
If the retail sector were imperfectly competitive , the derived demand curve would be steeper in slope , and if it were inefficient the derived demand curve would be a greater distance below . Neither possibility would be in the manufacturer 's interest . All other things being equal , the smaller the retailing mark - up , the greater the profit share for the manufacturer . So what is wrong with this argument ? In essence , the complication is that retailers provide ' much more than mere warehousing'(Marvel and McCafferty , 1984 , p. 348 ) .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
BP had decided to add a new dimension to its research interests . Although the long - term aim of the ‘ Blue Skies’ project is to lead to new horizons and drum up major new business for BP outside its present main activities , the nature of the research was not specified — only that it should be based in universities and similar institutions at home or abroad . And so the Blue Skies project — or to use its more prosaic name , the Venture Research Unit , got off the ground . Its philosophy is still developing , but it 's now a very concrete operation — £ 2 million has already been committed to 18 research projects in the UK , the Netherlands , Eire and the US , and we are still adding projects to the list . BP gave me flexibility and freedom as well as two colleagues , Derek
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
The tribunal dismissed all but one complaint relating to McBride 's treatment of patients . Its hearing was adjourned to let both sides study the lengthy judgment before making further submissions . McBride , who was present to hear the findings , refused to talk to reporters after the judgment had been handed down . The findings conclude a remarkable three - and - a - half year inquiry into complaints against McBride alleging misconduct in connection with a series of scientific papers involving tests of the antenatal drug Debendox . Health officials alleged that he had fabricated test results and lied about the dosages of a Debendox ingredient in tests on rabbits .
Idiom: sleep like a log (used idiomatically: yes)
Thieves stole a car from a house last month in south Belfast . Sources revealed the Metropolitan police officer , who is based at Forest Gate police station in London 's East End and who was holidaying in Ulster , slept downstairs in a front room terrified the car would be pinched . ‘ He slept like a log and when he got up in the morning and saw the car had gone he was very upset,’ said a source . The car was found abandoned in west Belfast the following day . Sunday Life has learned his filofax , containing sensitive work contact numbers , was tucked away in the glove compartment .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
' Her clothes in the boiler room ? I honestly do n't know what you mean . ' ' They were in a canvas bag . You 'd folded the dress and pinned the coral necklace to it . ' She supposed she should humour him but she did n't know how .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
Chelmsford Chieftains 6 , Trafford Metros 7 By Danny Wheeler ROUGH and ready Trafford 's Ukrainian import Oleg Sinkov struck three minutes from time to kill off any outside chances of Chelmsford winning the English League Conference B title . Guildford duly collected the crown with a 12–6 win on the Isle of Wight , but Chelmsford coach Brad Doshan believes the final placings could actually work out in his team 's favour . The Flames now have to fit in a home and away Championship decider with the A winners , likely to be Solihull , some time over the three weekends of the promotion play - offs .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
When to order ? Before these questions can be answered , organizations have to consider the costs involved . The two basic costs of inventory items are ( i ) ordering costs ie wages , administration and transport costs etc , and ( ii ) carrying , or holding costs ie interest on money invested in stock , storage costs , insurance costs etc . It is these two types of costs that inventory control aims to minimise in the light of the required inventory levels referred to in the previous paragraph . The O.R.
Idiom: sweep the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Pipe band blows its own trumpet An Ulster pipe band yesterday became the first band in the United Kingdom to win six major competitions in a year . Carryduff-based Montgomery Pipe Band , whose 26 members hail from all over the province , also drummed its way into the record books when it swept the boards at Saturday 's British Championships at Hyde Park in London . And it was music to the drum major Gordon Parkes ' ears when the band was awarded the prestigious 30-year-old silver Drumming Trophy and Premium Championship shield . This is the second year the band have won the shield .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
He longed to be reunited with his bereaved family . His mother and her advisers would allay his fears , he told himself . He and his family would retire for a while from public gaze , so that they could privately give vent to their grief at the loss of that larger - than - life figure who had seemed immortal … Latterly , as the miles between themselves and the capital had lessened , Prince Richard had fallen uncustomarily silent . During the first part of the journey , he had chattered incessantly , excited by all that he saw , his spirits elated .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Though come to think of it that 's really rather unlikely because I 'm almost certain I heard it rev up to depart very much later — some time after midnight . I was sorry to miss him though . I might have had a word with him if I 'd caught him . These Church Army people do talk so . It was well after nine by the time we got rid of them . '
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
We gave [ the library manager]an enormous list of requirements and he has met most of them … and I think we 've got to be reasonably satisfied because the rest of the school have got to have their whack as well . Finally , some staff realised the knock - on effects of the developments to that date , and of the predicted integration of the library and the audio - visual resources area . As the head of science put it : I think once it gets off the ground and we have got the library and the integrated studies and study skills teaching in a central resource area for the whole school , I think then , people are going to have to start seriously appraising the way they teach and I think that can only be a good thing . So it is a major curriculum initiative itself and I am hoping it is going to have a knock - on effect and get people to consider the way they teach fairly radically . Summary
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
Forget dental dams for oral sex — unless they turn you on ! Sex toys such as vibrators and dildos are safe if they are not shared . If you want to share them , put a new condom on them for each user or wash them thoroughly in hot water ( as long as the toy is not electrical ! ) . Remember that you may cause internal bleeding if you introduce large things ( like fists or some sex toys ) inside your own or your partner 's vagina or anus . Always use lots of water - based lubricant like ‘ KY’ .