Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
These buds become enlarged and folded or invaginated in various ways , sometimes forming pocket.like sacs , or peripodial cavities ( Fig . 32 ) , from the bottom of which the thickened portion of the bud ultimately becomes evaginated . At a later stage , the evaginated portion elongates and comes to hang downwards ; it is this evaginated portion which eventually forms the wing . Internal histological changes , comparable to those occurring in exopterygotes , take place during the prepupal period and the wing - rudiment becomes pushed out of its pocket and comes to lie just beneath the cuticle . On the assumption of the pupal stage , the wing - rudiments become evident externally along the sides of the body . When the imago emerges , the wings appear as small wrinkled sacs which gradually become distended by blood - pressure , and attain their full development usually several hours afterwards .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
Listening is the most important skill for a musician to have . I recommend that all my students listen to records at least two or three hours a day . When listening to records , or to a band at a gig , even if you are checking out what the bass player is doing you still hear the whole thing . This is a result of being relaxed about the music . The thing to work on is applying this same principle to the playing situation .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
I took this horse off a French Dragoon north of the town.’ The German understood the desperate urgency of Sharpe 's news . He tore a page from his notebook , offered it with a pencil to Sharpe , then volunteered his own patrol to take the despatch to General Dornberg 's headquarters in Mons . Dornberg was the General in charge of these cavalry patrols which watched the French frontier , and finding one of his officers had been a stroke of luck for Sharpe ; by pure accident he had come across the very men whose job was to alert the allies of any French advance . Sharpe borrowed a shako from one of the troopers and used its flat round top as a writing desk . He did not write well because he had learned his letters late in life and , though Lucille had made him into a much better reader , he was still clumsy with a pen or pencil .
Idiom: fall from grace (used idiomatically: yes)
About this time , too — that is to say , between 1976 and 1978 — it was established on impeccable authority to everyone 's satisfaction that the Tibbu were Jews . The news provoked among Zuwaya an instant recognition of necessary truth : they had always suspected something of the kind . In this period the Awlad Amira secretary of the Kufra Assembly executive committee fell from grace and left office , becoming night watchman in a school . The circumstances were far from clear : they involved Ikhwan , land formerly held as religious endowment ( waqf ) , Tibbu , Ajdabiyan kinsmen of the Ikhwan , the army , and a united Zuwaya front . It was difficult to ask some months later about the events and personnel : most Zuwaya were understandably reticent and those who were more ready to talk were not always obviously reliable .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
‘ And of course your former remarks about lady doctors were quite right . I know several . The trouble was that Melanie believed I was in bed with one of them every time I was half an hour late.’ ‘ Were you?’ ‘ No , I damn well was n't !
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
A brief analysis of the ways in which the endeavours of the two main characters and their families are handled should therefore help to answer the question . Chas … manages to give his mother the slip by claiming the need to ' go to the lav ' . … although his knees were shaking with fear he walked calmly down the path thinking rationally . ' He even remembered to open the lav door and close it with a bang , like he always did ' .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
Not nowadays anyway , be they Irish or British — or even neither . He resisted the temptation to look under the rug and see how his prisoner was getting on . They were n't out of the woods yet — far from it . There were still soldiers patrolling , and as the cart turned right into Pope 's Quay they came under the scrutiny of a Royal Irish Constabulary man on duty at the corner . Boxer Sullivan chose that moment to pull an apple from his pocket and polish it on his coat .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Er that 'll be act five . You 're the clever one . I only see it as that I do n't understand her bit , I think she 's just out to take the piss . I do I 'm , you know , I 'm learning enough , Ancient Greek . Sorry .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Why had John not taken the cross ? Soon Richard and Philip were in agreement and , at the Duke 's insistence , a fresh peace conference was arranged . In order to have peace and Philip 's support in his bid to be recognized , once and for all , as heir to the throne , it seems that Richard was at long last ready to marry Alice . The three men met at Bonsmoulins on 18 November . Henry II was understandably disconcerted when Richard and Philip arrived together .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
All of us , including the critics , have got to sit down and read three hundred pages line by line , to make final judgments , but we 're looking at a programme there of the next decade . Certainly the Secretary of State has indicated that , so there 's going to be quite a lot of time for legislation and , and more importantly , time for discussion about the correct legislation . But on the money side , er the significant sums already committed in areas like er , er cleaning up water , what is it — twenty four thousand million in the next ten years ? Last week , an announcement on er further steps on acid rain — six thousand million pounds ; I mean there 's big , big money in there already committed and I 've no doubt that when the need is shown , there 'll be greater money still spent — which will either be taxpayer 's money or customer 's money . Looking at the carbon dioxide levels , there 's just one indication of where the government could feasibly have been tougher , at least er critics said that , they er could have been tougher .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
I could have dozed off . We had to put up with a succession of dead grannies , occult trivia , psychic charades , aura readings and attempts to probe the future . As a magic show , it was a bust but money kept changing hands . Kruger did n't soil himself with the lucre , but Lorre had his fist out at every opportunity , and was wadding the bills into a fat , healthy roll while his master attempted union with the Infinite . Kruger kept making little inspirational speeches about what Turhan Bey held for us all in the future .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
If Monet and Cezanne had to retreat to the edge of abstraction ––why should it not be possible to do the reverse , to develop a relationship with nature from working within abstraction itself?’ Kudielka , Bridget Riley , Paintings 1982- 92 . ‘ The most resistant and decisive discourse within modernism’ , abstract painting , despite its coming - of age , is gradually being redefined to encompass a range of diverse media and approaches which are no longer limited to the strict confines of paint on canvas . The questions today revolve not so much around the oblique references made by postmodern appropriation , an approach which reduces art history to a lexicon . The very conceptual systems which inform our perceptions need to be scrutinised .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That is if we get a tail wind,’ Ian explained . ‘ If they get a head wind they barely move at all.’ Will the bicycles be kept under lock and key during the night stops I wanted to know , mindful of the problem of bike thieves . ‘ They will be kept in sheds , though bicycle thieves do n't usually bother with them . They are too lethal for joyriders.’
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: no)
This notion is impractical in Britain because the vegetation is often considerably poorer in species than on the continent , owing to the more northerly latitude , so that there are insufficient ‘ indicators ’ upon which reliance may be placed . A striking example of this is the Cakile maritima - Honkenya peploides community which is otherwise known as the Mertensio-Atriplicetum laciniatae association , from which Mertensia is nearly always absent in Scotland ! In the following account , localities for vegetation types have been given where these are present on the dot maps of the NVC . Otherwise , no attempt has been made to equate the vegetation described in the older publications with their modern equivalents . Saltmarsh
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Unconventional vee angle makes an unusually compact V6 for front - drive cars’ RANGE ROVER AIR SUSPENSION ‘ Electronically controlled gas springs bring benefits both on and off the road’ Previous winners Honda VTEC , BMW 850i multiplexed electronics , Continental AquaContact tyre
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
We do not hear much about that from the Opposition . Mr. McLeish Will the Secretary of State come clean and say why his Government have the worst jobs record of any post - war Government in Britain ? Why have 2.4 million manufacturing jobs disappeared since 1979 ? Why has unemployment risen by 1.45 million since 1979 ?
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
She ought to put it down . She could put it beside the wooden table lamp on the cupboard by the door . Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug . She ought to put it down , anywhere , and take up a weapon . But what ?
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Did they ? and a little master Jane she said that was good were n't it ? I said you taking the piss out of them Jane or what ? I said you ai n't sharp I said you 've got all your priorities wrong I said you stood there Jane with thirteen pound ai n't you , in an envelope ? She said yeah ai n't it good ?
Idiom: on a shoestring (used idiomatically: yes)
Coloured candles stood tall , there were glass boxes of shells which she and Thomas had collected , and in the stone hearth sat a vast earthenware urn filled with wild flowers . Ashley smiled . Although everything had been done on a shoestring , she was pleased with the result — and could not help feeling pleased with his praise . ‘ I was aiming for a Mediterranean feel,’ she explained , filling a plastic mug with orange juice and taking it over to Thomas . ‘ And you managed it .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Hot Nick rocks on Bill Blighton in Montego Bay NICK FALDO was scotched on the rocks but toasted a scintillating 70 for the halfway lead in the £1.8 million Johnnie Walker World Championship here yesterday . The World No 1 ran aground at Tryall 's treacherous 15th hole but floated a shot ahead of Greg Norman and Tom Kite with a one-over-par 141 . And now Faldo is primed to show the rest of the world 's top golfers that he is the undisputed champion .
Idiom: cut the crap (used idiomatically: yes)
Dat blood yu shed is mine Yu paper I wo n't sign , Cut de crap an set I free . Yu not doing me nu favour I was born a rebel raver
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Now we concentrate on research and exporting technology . So nothing goes through the docks , the income 's still there and it 's getting bigger . I suppose now you 're going to get timid , and tell me not to rock the boat.’ ‘ I do n't want to walk in with my eyes closed . It does n't mean I 've been frightened off.’
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
Sexologists claim the inside of the knee is a prime erotic area and acupuncturists confirm a cluster of sexual points there . Now we know the real meaning of going weak at the knees . Wire on the wagon WILD rocker Nicky Wire has quit boozing … after too many hangovers . The star from Manic Street Preachers — who have shot to No.7 with Theme From M.A.S.H .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . Five years can change opinions ; ten years can erase memories . In all honesty , the history of commercial rose - growing is a trail of trumpet - blowing and publicity , so often followed by silence as the subjects ran out of steam and fell by the wayside . It is difficult to find out about such things ; catalogues need to be read between the lines and the shows are full of razzmatazz . Of course— and especially when you only want a single rose to fill a gap — it is all very easy to succumb to the highly coloured and neatly packaged entreaties to impulse buying , conspicuously displayed in supermarkets , DIY garden centres , and even the local street market .
Idiom: do a runner (used idiomatically: yes)
On that television Chris Ha , I thought you 'd gone I thought you 'd done a runner and run away Absconded right I 'll get
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Following government policy on market testing , and so as to ensure that the MOD operates within the agreed financial and manpower budgets , some catering facilities on RAF units have been transferred to contract catering operations . RAF Swinderby was ' contractorised ' as far back as the 1960s because the ending of National Service led to a shortage of cooks and stewards and now ther are probably about a score of units which work a mainly 9–5 day , or where the numbers are fairly small , that may be most suitable for ' contractorising ' . Those that need round - the - clock support generally stay with the MOD . All are kept under constant review to ensure that Service personnel ( and the taxpayer ) get the best value for money . Various recent legal enactments covering food safety and the environment have required the Catering Branch to set up continues review procedures .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
and these are n't so expensive , but I mean these we know are fifteen so these have got ta be twenty five , twenty six quid Mm . so he said it 's across the board put four thousand quid 's worth off him the other day and I only give fifty pence off he said so I ca n't do much for you . Yeah . So he gets it at four quid but
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
ROBERT Brooke 's comments in May issue 's Milestones about the ' recall ' of J.W. Hearne for the Oval Test match against South Africa make more sense if it is appreciated that , with the rubber already won , the England side for the Fourth Test at Manchester was an ' experimental team ' . Apart from Gilligan , who was injured , being replaced by Douglas as captain , J.C.V. McBryan for J.W. Hearne and Andy Sandham for J.B. Hobbs . The ' funny ' Hearnes were all related , a fact which is clarified in my forthcoming book on the family which I hope will be published in autumn 1993 and will also dispel several other myths about this numerous band of cricketers . From Five Yards THE articles in the Spring Annual concerning the Central Lancashire League brought back many memories .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
He could fall in with the desire of Sapt , marry her secretly and fill the empty place in the Elphberg dynasty . The struggle with his conscience comes to the reader at second - hand as the narrator , von Tarlenheim , watches him pacing in the garden and guesses at his thoughts . This puts any deep analysis out of the question and Rassendyll can remain the conventional , generalised preux chevalier which the story demands , dying with his honour intact but with his love unachieved . His courage and nobility are innate rather than acquired through circumstances ; he is no commoner swept into lofty office but an Elphberg by inheritance . The contrast between the two men of near - identical appearance is shown in a less formal , more novelistic manner in the character of the King , depicted in The Prisoner of Zenda as a weak , pleasure - loving young man trying to equip himself for his destiny and in Rupert of Hentzau as a man ill in body , weaned by matters of state , gradually coming to resent his obligations to the man whose courage and energy have twice saved his position for him and burdened by jealous suspicions of his wife 's fidelity .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Eventually , some young assistant sussed him out and pulled him from behind the bar , saying : ' I never want to see that ugly mug of yours again . ' ' Just mingle , join any queue you see —
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
For blanking off a piece of pipe which is no longer being used . h Elbow For turning a 90 ° corner . 135 ° elbows ( or ' obtuse ' bends ) are also available , usually capillary . J Elbow , iron one end
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
At times he was so dogmatic that I wanted to laugh , to behave in the traditionally xenophobic , continentals - despising way of my race ; at times , rather against my will , he impressed me — not only as a rich man with some enviable works of art in his house . And now he frightened me . It was the kind of illogical fear of the supernatural that in others made me sneer ; but all along I had felt that I was invited not out of hospitality , but for some other reason . He wanted to use me in some way . I now discounted homosexuality ; he had had his chances and ignored them .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
He paused a moment . ' It was the very next day that you so inconveniently smashed up my car — ' ' So you jumped to the conclusion that the two episodes were connected and instantly assumed that the villain was me ! ' ' It was a natural assumption . ' He smiled .
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
A number of England players were horrified on hearing of the draconian sentence passed on Lamb — who has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal — as a top - up sanction following a fine and suspension from his county , Northants . Disgusted Their overall verdict on the high and mighty bunch of Test and County Cricket Board disciplinary committee men was ‘ What a load of balls!’ They are disgusted with a decision which must kill off the all - important chance of exposing a form of cheating that has spread with alarming haste as bowlers find ways of getting the old ball to swing violently late . Cricketers the world over , and England 's highly - respected umpires in particular , were stunned after the TCCB more than doubled Lamb 's original fine , which was already a maximum for a county committee to impose .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Football Association chief executive Graham Kelly , giving evidence for the defence , told Salisbury Crown Court he could see 200 similar clashes in a week by watching just four matches . Brentford striker Gary Blissett , 28 , who denies causing grievous bodily harm to Torquay United defender John Uzzell , said the incident was just an accident . The jury was shown a video of the clash during a Third Division game on December 14 last year , which left Mr Uzzell with a broken cheekbone and a fractured eye socket floor . The prosecution alleges that Blissett ‘ cynically and deliberately’ thrust his elbow into his opponent 's face during a mid - air duel for the ball . But Blisset , of Rickmansworth , Herts , told the jury : ‘ No that 's completely wrong .
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: yes)
But , horror of horrors , it looks like unshielded twisted pair cabling has been installed and there are RJ-45 sockets everywhere ! Not a BNC socket in sight ! Ah well , back to the drawing board … BUS TOPOLOGY A bus topology is basically a straight wire with workstations situated at intervals along its length and terminators at either end
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: no)
Just why ' This Charming Man ' achieved the success denied to the stronger ' Hand In Glove'remains a mystery . The answer probably lies in the complex maze of hype , distribution and luck which makes up today 's rock biz . As it happened , ' Hand In Glove ' would soon seek glorious revenge anyway . The Smiths began to relish the success given to them by the lyrically obscure ' This Charming Man ' . Did they enjoy Top Of The Pops ?
Idiom: hack it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , I just mean —’ ‘ Anyway,’ he says , looking away again . ‘ A lot of good any of that did when we had a captain who could n't fucking hack it , did n't have the guts to admit it , and had to send good men into a fucking killing ground to prove how fucking brave he really was.’ Andy lifts a log from the hearth and puts it on the fire , hitting the other logs with it and making them spark and blaze . ‘ Yeah,’ I say .
Idiom: every man for himself (used idiomatically: yes)
We need to bring it about , and it can only be done through teamwork . That 's the point that Hughie has set as one of his objectives for the next twelve months , is to get the group acting as one team , and not five or six separate teams . Erm this is going to be extremely difficult because the British culture is one of every man for himself . People tend not to work particularly well in teams in this country . Erm but it 's something that we need to work at .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Ignoring Randy 's imperious wave , she walked over to talk to Mike Waterlane . On the edge of the pool , knowing there was a possibility of Kelvin sponsoring Drew , Sukey was chatting up Enid Coley . Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . I ca n't go to New Zealand , she thought . The food being handed round was quite awful — muesli sticks , unsalted nuts , prunes , figs , sliced bananas .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: yes)
Then I come cantering through Sherwood To set Maid Marion free And I really believe I 'm Robin Hood And the Sheriff 's my enemy . " Untie that maid you villain , " I shout With all the strength I have , But the tree has got bored and is picking his nose And Maid Marion has gone to the lav . After rehearsals , Sir calls us together And each group performs their play , But just as it comes to our turn The bell goes for the end of the day . As I trudge my way home through the city streets The cats and the houses retreat And a thunder of hooves beats in my mind And I gallop through acres of wheat . The castle gleams white in the distance , The banners flap , golden and red , And distant trumpets weave silver dreams In the landscape of my head .
Idiom: poor as a church mouse (used idiomatically: yes)
Besides … ' Laura had shrugged ' … Liz and her husband are as poor as church mice . So I reckon that it 's up to me to get a job and pay for Dad 's medical care . ' The lawyer had given a gloomy shake of his head .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: yes)
The Teds took their name from the ‘ Edwardian’ dress - style which had been originally promoted for fashion - conscious city gents who wished to cut an affluent fifties dash . When , in a remarkable act of cultural smash - and - grab , working - class youths adopted the long drape jackets as their own uniform — to which they added embellishments such as greased duck - tail haircuts , thick - soled ‘ brothel creeper’ shoes , slim - jim ties and narrow drain - pipe trousers — no self - respecting gentleman was going to adorn himself in what had now become a vulgar ‘ Ted suit’ . Sir Thomas Moore , seizing on the Teddy Boys as a further opportunity to sing the praises of the birch twigs , seemed to think that the name itself was a slander against the peaceful Edwardian years : ‘ On a point of order … Instead of using the word ‘ Edwardian ’’ , would not the proper description be ‘ young thugs ’’ leaving it at that?’ The new Edwardians — who , as I will show , had much more in common with the original Edwardian youth than is usually supposed — swiftly gained a terrible reputation for gang fights , vandalism , street robberies , rock - and - roll cinema riots , and attacks on cafe owners and late - night bus crews .