Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
So by the time an actual ( although as it turned out farcical ) landing took place in North Wales on 25 February , there was little gold in the chest to meet massive withdrawing . There was now little choice . The Privy Council on 26 February authorised the Bank to refuse cash payments , and the country banks had to follow suit by tendering Bank of England notes in the stead of gold . The suspension was initially to be rescinded within four months , but it was to be renewed up to 1821 . That duration testifies to the substantial fact that for all the alarm the crisis produced , the British financial system had reached a level of sophistication and general confidence which enabled it to live through a moment which in earlier times would have seemed the harbinger of doom .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
The person most to blame for the appearance of shambles is the man who is supposed to be in charge Mr Major himself . The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . He has so far shown himself incapable of a knockout punch witness his feeble reply in the Commons yesterday to the onslaughts from his former Chancellor and from Labour leader John Smith . But Tory backbenchers are desperate for him to end the drift .
Idiom: do someone's head in (used idiomatically: yes)
It featured Shaun and Bez again , ‘ off our heads , in full throttle , coming out with all sorts of shit’ , except this time no one turned a blind eye , offered excuses or mildly slapped their wrists . This time the Mondays felt the full bite of backlash and came across as a scummy homophobes busy , said writer Stephen Wells , ‘ articulating bootstrap Thatcherism’ . ‘ It did our heads in a bit , freaked us out just for the fact that everybody who 's ever met us in the business knows exactly how we are . We mouth off,’ shrugs Shaun . ‘ Kirsty MacColl bollocked me about that gay thing , right , because she had to defend herself to the people she knew saying , ‘ Look , Shaun ai n't like that.’
Idiom: make someone's day (used idiomatically: yes)
Explore the underground installations , browse in the museum , stand by the guns and look out over the Channel as gunners did in two wars . Picnic on the ramparts or enjoy a quiet ' cuppa ' while the children try the junior assault course . Make your own day at Newhaven Fort . 10 GARDEN PARADISE
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
' Everyday people are bruised by the press and they have n't got any recourse . I am doing this because I think I ought to and am in the position to do so . ' Viscount Althorp claims a national newspaper hired a firm of private detectives to follow them round - the - clock . His wife criticises a story in the Sunday Mirror which claimed she spent her ' hen night ' in ' smooching the night away'with a former boyfriend . Her husband says he found a photographer hiding in some bushes by his house .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
There are ways of ' suspending ' some debts — you can , for instance , arrange to pay only the interest on your mortgage for a while . The earlier you discuss a potential or actual problem with the lender , the more chance there is of being able to arrange matters satisfactorily . In the final analysis , they may recommend specific courses of action , including destroying all your credit cards and even your cheque book , if they believe this to be necessary . In some areas of the country there are special Money Advice Centres which can help people in debt , particularly those who have saddled themselves with multiple debts . Such specialist centres are fairly thin on the ground but Citizens Advice Bureaux can help , and some local authorities have their own consumer advisers .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
It was even possible to scent resin oozing from the hot wood of a dock , the air of warmth and freedom . He must have worn those jeans on countless beaches and fishing trips . Looking down at him there on my English grass , under my English sun , I knew he was pretending a tie - dyed sky , glass sea , breeze in a fast boat . Do you miss it ? I wanted to say .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can see why,’ I said sourly . ‘ So where 's the big manhunt , then ? Why have n't we seen wanted posters up for this dangerous loony now he 's on the run?’ ‘ Priorities . ‘ Yeah , Jo said that.’
Idiom: the joke is on someone (used idiomatically: yes)
You have a go . ' We were very lucky when we first came over , ' acknowledges Niall with a hearty slug of purified H 2 O. ' We did n't know what was going on in London , we were just here at the right time to entertain everyone . People come up to us and say , ' You 're a joke band , ' and we are to an extent , but ultimately the joke 's on you . If you listen back to the music , that 's always been serious and not wacky or whatever . I suppose we 're nutters in our own way . '
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
The Jacobites , with 800 horse and 6300 infantry , easily outnumbered Argyll 's 960 dragoons and 2200 foot soldiers . The opposing sides took up conventional formations , initially two miles [ 3.2 km]apart , in two lines , with the cavalry on either flank in both . The Highlanders were eager to get to grips with the enemy and , after an opening volley of musketry , charged forward to attack Argyll 's right , only to be taken in the flank by his dragoons . Resisting stubbornly , the Highland units were pushed back through a 180 ° arc for nearly two miles [ 3.2 km]and driven across the River Allan , while the Jacobite right forced Argyll 's left to retreat towards Stirling . Eventually , as the winter darkness descended , the fighting ceased , both sides boasting of a victory , though as Argyll re - occupied Sheriffmuir the following morning he had the better claim to have won .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
January Competition Super charge your computer Practical PC brings you three state of the art computer cards that will get you well on the way to building a multi media computer . Prizes : First Prize
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
While an overwhelming number of Scottish Labour MPs contacted by The Scotsman this week underlined their support for Mr Clarke , some of his original supporters indicated they would not support him in the shadow cabinet elections later this year . Many back - bench MPs , angered at the recent press coverage of Mr Clarke , strongly backed him and urged their colleagues to end their damaging off - the - record attacks . The MP for Aberdeen North , Bob Hughes , commented : ‘ I gather some people are sniping away off - the - record . I think it is appalling , quite atrocious — some people seem to have a death wish.’ Out of 23 Scottish Labour MPs , 14 expressed their support for Mr Clarke , four felt he should stand down and one was undecided .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
The Congressional Budget Office and the Federal ~ Reserve predict that going over the fiscal cliff would cause a recession in 2013 , with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently saying that the Fed would be unable to offset the adverse effect on the economy . He could have said the same thing about the fiscal drag that would be created by Obama ’s budget proposal . Although Congressional ~ Republicans rightly object to raising tax rates , they appear willing to raise revenue through tax reform if that is part of a deal that also includes reductions in the long - run cost of the major entitlement programs , Medicare and Social ~ Security . Although some Republicans would like to see revenue increased only by stimulating faster economic growth , that can not be achieved without the reductions in marginal tax rates and improvements in corporate taxation that the Democrats are unlikely to accept . Raising revenue through tax reform will have to mean reducing the special deductions and exclusions that now lower tax receipts .
Idiom: by the back door (used idiomatically: yes)
But Baudelaire 's perception also sets him beside Eliot himself . The import ant fact about Baudelaire is that he was essentially a Christian , born out of his due time , and a classicist , born out of his due time … his tendency to ‘ ritual’ … springs from no attachment to the outward forms of Christianity , but from the instincts of a soul that was naturaliter Christian . This seems to tie in closely with the Eliot who pronounced himself in 1928 ‘ to refute any accusation of playing’ possum … classicist in literature , royalist in politics , and anglo - catholic in religion , The similarities are made more comprehensible in the 1930 essay , ‘ Baudelaire’ , where he sees Baudelaire 's Satanism as ‘ an attempt to get into Christianity by the back door . Genuine blasphemy … as impossible to the complete atheist as to the perfect Christian … is a way of affirming belief.’ In his perception of the horror of fertility cycle and sexuality , Eliot saw himself as following Baudelaire .
Idiom: in the driver's seat (used idiomatically: yes)
At the side of the road , he raised an arm as if to hail a taxi , but it was the sleek black BMW they had travelled in the night before that came pulling towards them out of the traffic . Folly had to stifle the impression that he had conjured it by magic — or called it like a horse . Only when she saw the outline of a man 's head in a peaked cap sitting in the driver 's seat was the mystery explained . ‘ This is Sam , one of my company drivers,’ explained Luke unnecessarily . ‘ He 's going to drop us off and then pick us up later , after the tour.’
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Of his siblings , only two attained maturity , a brother Christopher who became a lawyer , and a sister who married the elder brother of William Strode ( died 1645 , q.v . ) . Erle was educated at Queen 's College , Oxford , and the Middle Temple . Soon after coming of age , his ‘ hard conscience’ towards his tenantry drew on him a judicial rebuke from the lord chancellor Thomas Egerton , Baron Ellesmere [ q.v . ] , and he steadily enlarged his estate by buying out minor gentry families in the vicinity . His Puritan inclinations found favour with the electorate of Poole , which he first represented in the Addled Parliament of 1614 , and he sat , always for Dorset constituencies , in ten of its next twelve successors . He was knighted on his marriage ( 7 May 1616 ) to Anne , daughter and heir of Francis Dymoke of Erdington , Warwickshire ; they had one son ( Thomas , MP ) and two daughters .
Idiom: say cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
The photographer nearly always says , irregardless of how his subjects are feeling : ' Smile ! Smile ! Say ' cheese ' ! ' A smile can charm and delude us so that we accept even lies and insults — providing that they are accompanied by the expected flash of teeth at the same time ! In human relations , the importance of the smile makes it the most heartwarming , and the most deceiving gesture of all .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Alternatively , if the size and density of settlements were uniform throughout the country , then in some areas the dead were being carried over considerable distances for burial . It is notable that in eastern England cremation is the preponderant burial rite and if cremation took place near the settlement it would be more practical to take the remains to a distant cemetery . It has been noted that on occasions the cremated bones are found in the urns in a small cluster as if placed there in a small bag . The location of rural settlements depends on a balance of considerations , ultimately on the nature of the rural economy and the system of land tenure . The patterns could be analysed in terms of a number of factors , such as water , fuel , arable land , pasture , the needs of defence .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Pass the straps between the forefinger and the thumb , then by closing the hand , the loop is gripped firm , and one retains full sensitivity as though the line were to be connected directly to the arm . If the straps are padded with foam plastic , especially in the area that comes across the back of the hand , then so much the better . It goes without saying that the strap loops must be large enough to enable them to be cast off the hands quickly in any emergency . All of this applies to kites flown on two lines , for solo sport , individual precision aerobatics or team flying . When flying on four lines where wrist action is part of the control system , the handles will be entirely different in their shape and operation .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
He was kind of staggering , with one hand held to his temple , and from time to time making a noise like water running out of a bath . Dad , warming to his role , moved a couple of steps forward , his arm still flung out in front of him . He looked , I thought , a touch over the top . ‘ Quigley,’ he said in a spectral voice , ‘ repent!’ There was another growl of thunder .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam - cleaning equipment may be needed . Some firms charge by the hour , roughly between £ 6.50 and £ 10 ; others by the job , which can work out at about £ 80 to £ 120-plus for a four - hour clean Read the small print about cancellations . Expect to pay half the cost if you give less than 48 hours ' notice IN GOOD TRIM
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
It was Verger who talked Loiseau into taking over , in March 1975 , ‘ a few tight square metres of greasy kitchen space’ at La Côte d'Or in Saulieu 's only main street . The pink - coloured building that overlooks a municipal car park rode out glorious days under the renowned Alexandre Dumaine before crumbling into a state of tatty neglect . The backwater village of 3,000 inhabitants , 250 km south - east of Paris , was once an obligatory stopping - off point for travellers headed south for the Riviera . But it was bypassed and quickly forgotten with the opening of the A38 motorway less than 20 miles away . Loiseau took on the challenge .
Idiom: Pyrrhic victory (used idiomatically: yes)
South Africa , for their part , dignified in defeat , can bask in the afterglow of their second coming , content in the knowledge of having bridged a great divide . Yet , sad to relate , the game will always be remembered for the wrong reasons . This was indeed a Pyrrhic victory , because West Indies cricket was assuredly the loser . QUOTE : EVERYWHERE we 've gone there 's been a tremendous feeling of warmth shown us . The acceptance of our presence throughout the Caribbean was going to be the most vital thing , because the people here took the anti - apartheid struggle very seriously .
Idiom: eat humble pie (used idiomatically: yes)
At a time when the easy option for a band like Moose would be to step up the distortion , rip off a few riffs and steam into the easy - money heaven where rock pigs run wild , they 've flipped away on a heady , affecting tangent that 's been traced in the last five or ten years by The Weather Prophets and Lloyd Cole , but rarely in that time with such grace and preconception - shattering nerve . The band you thought had no personality and were locked into a strait - jacketed genre have just made an album packed with more character and idiosyncrasies than practically any other released in 1992 . Eat humble pie and get used to it mate . TUMBLEWEED Theatre Of Gnomes
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: no)
‘ You ca n't help but learn from people like Wayne Swinscoe and Frank Barlow and other great anglers who live in this area . Everything has gone right since we came here,’ said Denis who now has Wayne Swinscoe as a neighbour and occasional drinking partner . The Avon , Severn and Trent are all likely to feature in Denis ' matches for the rest of the season , although he is likely to stay away from events close to home where the meat has become the number one bait . LEFT : Painter and decorator Kevin Barton latched into this early 2 lb 14 oz plaice during a session at Lepestone Point in Hampshire . Kevin , from Lymington , also beached flounder to 1 lb 12 oz using ragworm on a size 2 hook to 15 lb line .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
It does n't affect the value of anybody 's vote in those countries at all . That can not be the case in a single member constituency arrangement . It will have to be for us at least twenty one days , that 's the absolute rock bottom minimum I would have thought therefore the French I suspect have us over a barrel and we would have to cough up for the enormous expenditure of an extra building at Strasbourg which is not needed erm as I understand it er that er view I savoured I do n't erm have the details of that . But Mr Deputy Speaker I sincerely hope these are the last erm boundary changes we have to debate . I mean it has been referred to that we might have to do them again , I sincerely hope we do n't have to go through this process again .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
She gave him a sullen glare and said in a very distant way did he know there was some awful peasant trespassing round the lake ? ‘ He is n't trespassing.’ Adam started singing ‘ Flittermus , ottermus’ to the tune of the Austrian Hymn . ‘ You mean hippopotamus.’ Adam said he did n't , he meant myopotamus , which in turn meant coypu that were presumably now in the process of being exterminated , whereupon Mary burst into shouts of anger and distress , calling him a cruel beast and an enemy of ecology .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
It had been given particular poetic stimulation a few months earlier when , at 15 , and musing in a second - hand bookshop in the city , he had come across a book of poetry by the Spanish poet , Federico Garçia Lorca , a book he has carried with him ever since , as Manzano records . Leonard was to say later , ‘ Lorca ruined my life!’ The part which caught his eye so dramatically that day was in the Spaniard 's great work ‘ Divan del Tamarit’(1936 , quoted from The Selected Poems of Federico Garçia Lorca , Ed . Francisco Garcia Lorca , New Directions publishing Corporation , pp 169 ) : Through the arch of Elvira ( the wife of Don Juan )
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
This would ensure that issues of principle could be dealt with before the painstaking , line - by - line consideration of parliamentary drafting . Interestingly , this reform is strongly backed by those shadowy but influential Commons figures , the senior parliamentary clerks . The great ragbag of reforms now being discussed behind closed doors will probably be displayed on January 17th , when the Commons is to debate a report on modernising its finances and management . The debate could well lead to an overhaul of the arcane management of the Commons ( with its £ 80 m budget for services and its 3,000-odd denizens ) under the direction of a senior clerk , Donald Limon . Would anyone outside that over - decorated mudbank , Westminster , really notice if the Commons was modernised ?
Idiom: hit the jackpot (used idiomatically: yes)
Oxford have a problem . They do all the attacking but the other team do all the scoring . While United threw away a hatful of chances Luton had two shots on target in the first half and hit the jackpot with one of them as Kerry Hughes got them a goal . United huffed and puffed but could they find a way through ? Could they get a goal ?
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
This understanding — central to Eastern medical practice for millennia ( Ayurvedic , Acupuncture , etc . ) has been instrumental in the development of bioelectromagnetic ( BEM ) procedures for both diagnosis and treatment of disease . West Germany in particular has utilised the method and promoted its continuing development for over 35 years . English - speaking countries , however , have been relatively unaware of this activity because of language barriers , or if aware of any aspect of it have turned a blind eye due to a lack of understanding of the background of the method or a disinterest in the findings of Quantum Physics . The most significant revelation of Quantum Physics is that matter is , in reality , congealed energy . Thus it is the physicists and medical specialists with a strong background in physics , along with electronics engineers , who form the vanguard of this thrust , which has been shown particularly effective in predicting illness prior to its becoming a pathologically apparent condition .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
I failed to place a cardboard cut - out of a male person lying , in a posture of total exhaustion , in one of the darker recesses of the living room . His silence and inertia would have only made him more lifelike and I would , at once , have been treated as ‘ one of the girls’ . I failed to play a tape throughout the weekend of a drill relentlessly droning away in some shelfless room out of sight . I failed to arrange any stereotypical symbol of masculinity in the porch where all visitors would see it instantly : a pair of size ten wellingtons , a cricket fixture list , a rifle perhaps . The result of this ineptitude was that I was rumbled as a single parent within days , if not hours , and subsequently approached as if I were a fatal poison masquerading as a person .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Professionally isolated Impatient for results If any of the first five are included in your list , take heart , because these can be dealt with and are avoidable . The second five are more difficult , but probably say a great deal about the style of management you worked under , and the quality of relationships you had with colleagues and peers . It is also important to look at why you took up the job in the first instance , even if 20 years have elapsed in the meantime .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Within the womb of earth , once the child Within the womb of God , now spirit free Man blows for he has come of age , heir to The void , and all the whirligigs of time And space revolve about eternity .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Or do you ? No , but we 've all got to live with him still ai n't we ? Oh yeah , yeah , yeah , just turn blind eye . Oh his very calm , very calm , and I 'm still going to work , I did n't go to work while , I went too work while he was in hospital , and when he first came out . Yeah .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
He , it says John Wainwright , there we are if you want to pick them up by John Wainwright , that 's where they are . All on these shelves ? All along here?this There 's a sign on this , this shelf I think . Mm different signs on different shelves . But the bottom ones have n't got one on !
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Double success at Engineering Two awards in quick succession have earned Courtaulds Engineering a gratifying safety double . The company completed one million hours without a three - day lost time accident , to join an elite Courtaulds ' club ' . And hardly had the congratulations died down when a bronze awards for safety performance arrived from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents . Both honours reflect Engineering 's highly - organised approach to safety , both in Coventry , where it employs 330 people full - time and 50–60 on contract , and on Humberside , where another 20 work on project design .