Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the driving seat (used idiomatically: yes)
Hero Rosemount 's Frankie Flynn was the hero on the night , beating Liverpool 's Thomas Nicholl , to make the score 7–6 . Holders Oakley were in the driving seat in beating Hillfoot 7–4 while Parkview trounced Bunch of Grapes 7–2 . The Pigeon Club beat the Cock ‘ N’ Hens 7–2 and Cosy Jolly Boys finished off the Blades with a 7–3 victory . Longfellows captain Billy McKibben led by example as his team got home 7–2 against the Strikers .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
It is also possible to use a barring block and stop punch a front kick , though you must time this right and not leave it too late . Thrust forwards strongly as soon as the opponent 's rear foot lifts and the kicking knee moves forward . Bring your leading hand down , barring the rising knee , and simultaneously reverse punch to your opponent 's mid - section . There are two main requirements for these last two techniques . The first is that you must be the correct distance from your opponent ; that is at his closest kicking range ( any closer and he wo n't kick at all ) .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
Maybe not a good one , but it was That 's what I meant about He went all the way through . That was the equivalent of Matthew 's point about the design being locked to the technology . It was easy to cast a slug that was of the body size , therefore your paragraphs were separated by a slug that was the body size , you did n't put a three point which is what you 'd have probably wanted .
Idiom: bring up the rear (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ If an English clerk wants to see the Lord Bruce , then that can be arranged.’ He slipped a hand beneath Corbett 's cloak and deftly drew out the clerk 's knife which he stuck into his own sturdy leather - studded belt , and almost dragged the horse across the market - place . The rest of his party brought up the rear , baiting and goading Ranulf , who gave as good as he got with a stream of obscene English oaths . They left the marketplace for a maze of streets and eventually came to a large stone two - storeyed house with a timbered roof , its exquisite carved eaves jutting out over a small courtyard beneath . Both Corbett and Ranulf were dragged unceremoniously off their horses and pushed through the main door of the house and down a passageway which led into the main room or hall .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
Had she … done it wrong ? She was n't surprised at his amazement over the fact . To have remained unkissed at twenty - two in this day and age must be a rarity — she was worldly enough to know that , at least . But his apparent disgust — was that it , was that what he felt?— shocked and appalled her . ‘ Never been kissed !
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
The quatrain poems give the lie to that . Also important is his sympathy for ' the classicist point of view ' which , he stated in 1916 ' has been defined as essentially a belief in Original Sin ' . The quatrain poems bind up such sympathies with a way of thinking which owed much to anthropology and Eliot 's growing wish to include in his work the worlds of both the savage and the city . In 1918 Eliot wrote of the need for artists to be at once very primitive and very sophisticated ; he praised Lewis 's Tarr as being ' like our civilization criticized , our acrobatics animadverted upon adversely , by an orang - outang of genius , Tarzan of the Apes ' . Eliot 's Sweeney fulfilled this function .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
No , Arnold does n't like his concentration broken . That 's the caddie 's duty , to let the player keep in the right frame of mind . For instance , he has a new ball , which I 've warmed up in my pockets , every third hole , and I know all his likes and dislikes . He 's been a great player ; we 've had confidence in each other . Arnold Palmer made the Open what it is today .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
In the choice of these names the trick was to find characters whose pronunciation in English resembled somewhat the spoken sounds of Dunlop and Semmens . The success of these names is shown by the fact that they have been admired by Chinese scholars such as Dr Lin Yutang , Dr Cheng Te - K'un , Dr Hollington Tong and others . Apart from ice - skating and hockey in my youth , I was not keen on participating in sport , but the sight of skiers gliding over the unmarked hills of newly fallen snow was enticing ; so when the actor Jack Bowdry invited me to have a go at the ski - run atop Grouse Mountain , across the inlet from Vancouver , I agreed with alacrity . We arrived at the ski chalet just about dusk one Sunday evening and the scene was indeed a happy one , with scores of city folk having a gay old time , well wrapped in woollen jumpers and cardigans , and equipped with the necessary skis and poles . Jack had borrowed boots and skis for me and I stumbled out into the great outdoors and enjoyed a few hasty lessons down the snow - covered slopes of the mountain .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's full of sly ways and has yet to work off her debts to me.’ ‘ Debts , Captain?’ Miss Jarman came into the middle of the kitchen for a closer look at Jess , then suddenly slapping her hand down on the corner of the big floury table said : ‘ What d'you say to letting me pay whatever she owes ? A lass of spirit . I like that … dammee if I do n't .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
Furthermore , you are entitled to assume that any flat roof will need replacing before long , even if it is only on a garage , porch or dormer window . There are new flat roof systems about which are supposed to be better , but they suffer from the same inherent disadvantages as their earlier counterparts . The materials may well have improved , but only time will tell if the same can be said of workmanship and design . Not all problems are caused by leaks . Condensation is a common problem .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: no)
' Mst try to undrstnd att of man whse hse val falls . — Ind ckng delightfl but hly fragrnt ; — Mst admt I pers h diff in undrstndg next - dr neighbr 's Eng . ' He would keep the liberal thoughts in his left - hand pocket , he decided , and the provocative ones in his right - hand pocket . Then he would be able to put his hand immediately on whatever he required . And jokes , of course— he 'd need jokes .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
I have suggested that one of the difficulties facing a writer is the posing of questions that in a sense underpin the surface of the text . That is only part of the story . The statement begs the question of what form these questions should take . Clearly there is a difference between a story or personal reminiscence on the one hand , where the obvious question is " What happened next ? " , and , on the other hand , an essay on " Democracy versus Dictatorship " . In the latter case there is no clear set of questions to be asked , though they might include"What is democracy ?
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: yes)
Ten pe Yeah Ten pence a cup . people are not putting anything in . When 's this rave then ?
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: yes)
Paradoxically these works gain in subtlety of gesture and meaning as they gain in size . In contrast , the gigantic photographic images depicting what the curator Jeffrey Deitch has called our Strange Developments act to bludgeon what is assumed to be our jaded sensibilities , but more obviously demonstrate the burn out of a certain faction of the mid Atlantic artworld , curators and buyers . Although some of these artists were ostensibly chosen because they ‘ represent and unprecedented artistic engagement with sexuality’ , I suspect that anyone vaguely aware of the extensive debate led by feminist critics over the last 20 years will find nothing new with these male artists who are still ( and sometimes , literally ) stuck in a rut with their same old penis / penetration / ejaculation ( even if it is into a barrel ) view of sexuality . Kiki Smith ‘ Untitled ( Hanging Woman)’ , 1992 It also seems somewhat inevitable that the collective impression of the work of the women artists included , Janine Antoni , Rachel Evans , Cindy Sherman and Kiki Smith , would have to be a suitably sour comment on the degraded position occupied by the female body in popular culture .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
Daily 1 January 1992 to 1 March 1992 Canal Bus are running a special Rembrandt Cruise with a detailed commentary every day during the exhibition . You can use your included Canal Bus Pass to hop on and off the Rembrandt cruise . The boats depart from Central Station every 30 minutes from 9.30 a.m. and the full cruise takes 1–½ hours . The boats stop at places which were important in Rembrandt 's life where you can disembark and then continue the tour on a later boat .
Idiom: work like a charm (used idiomatically: yes)
Given centuries of turmoil in China , today ’s leaders will do everything in their power to preserve stability . Whenever I have doubts about a potential Chinese policy shift , I examine the options through the stability lens . It has worked like a charm . Stability was on everyone ’s mind at the annual China ~ Development Forum ( CDF ) held March 17 - 20 in Beijing . Hosted by Premier Wen Jiabao , with many ministers of the State Council in attendance , the CDF is China ’s most important international conference .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: yes)
Place the fingertips of both hands on your shoulders , bending your arms at the elbow . Guide your elbows through a series of small circles . Bend your left arm over your head , holding it below the left elbow with your right hand . This will loosen up your left shoulder as you gently ease your left arm further over your head . Bring your supported arm back to level .
Idiom: an old flame (used idiomatically: no)
It 's also much lower in saturated fats than their own , or other brands , of block margarine . So goodbye margarine ? OLD FLAME Gas cookers are celebrating the centenary of their arrival in private houses . The odd thing is that the earliest models — unstreamlined and primitive ( thermostats were n't available until the 20s ) — seem just the thing you 'd see in today 's trendy kitchen .
Idiom: take something as read (used idiomatically: yes)
I do not want , wrote Harsnet , to try and trace this logic or to dwell , in these notes , on the nature and direction of my earlier work , especially , he wrote , as I have always held that any new work worth its salt should be essentially different from all that has gone before , all that others have done and all that you have done , just as the deeds of each new day must never simply repeat those of the previous day or days . Nevertheless , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , I think that this needs saying , quite calmly and objectively , in this commentary , which will not spare me when I have done badly or in the wrong spirit or left half - done , but will not either , in a spirit of false modesty , gloss over those things in my life and work which have been a success , even , mildly , a triumph . And by this stage in this commentary , he wrote , there is no need to qualify the words success , triumph , and the rest , qualifications can be taken as read . Besides , he wrote , now that I am at last working on the big glass and have set up the two panels and locked them into their metal frame , notions like success and failure are no longer pertinent , there is only the project and its outcome , project , scribbled Goldberg in the margin , outcome , and words like success and failure can safely be left to others , wrote Harsnet . But that is not quite right either , he wrote .
Idiom: have an eye for (used idiomatically: yes)
At the time Jeanne was fascinated by Foujita , the diminutive Japanese artist , who wore gold ear - rings to set off his owl - shaped face and a toga he had woven himself under the influence of Raymond Duncan 's Greek worship . Foujita , an inventive witness , claimed that they were lovers , although Jeanne 's friends insist that she was a virgin when she met Modigliani . Once in Amedeo 's company everyone agrees that she ' only had eyes for him ' . Jeanne was drawn to Modi , not only by his looks but because of his talent , his sense of style and his dangerous reputation with women . All Montparnasse knew the stories of Simone and Beatrice .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the biggest pluses for Standard was that all the fireworks were different . And the box contained a safety taper to light each firework . Standard really do win hands down for quality , variety and colour . The Shooting Star was so spectacular it was awarded a ‘ wow’ from our young audience , while the Retro Jet was an explosion of colour which brought squeals of delight . The only minus : Our spectators would have liked a rocket in the box .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
It is not at ~ all hard to imagine the whole strategy boomeranging in early 2009 , soon after the next US president takes office . Of ~ course , a strengthening of the oil currencies ( including not only the Gulf ~ States , but also other Middle ~ East countries and Russia ) would not turn around the US trade balance overnight . But oil countries do account for a large share of the world ’s trade surpluses , and a weaker dollar would help promote US exports to some degree , even in the short run . More importantly , it is imperative for US policies to be consistent across regions . How can the US Treasury , on the one hand , periodically flirt with labeling China a “ currency manipulator ” and , on the other hand , condone a similar strategy in oil - exporting countries ?
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: no)
I thought you might even come round to the flat , and we 'd have a row , and then everything would be OK between us , but all you did was send back your clothes.’ He gave her a brooding look . ‘ I was so mad when your father tried to twist my arm . I thought at the beginning that you were working with him , that it was your revenge for Eddie 's death . I did n't even want to listen when you tried to explain …
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Use of the system is free provided a special identifier is used,’ added Tim , who is contactable on Harwell extension 5566 for queries . FRIENDLY FACES — our police officers were seen as polite , helpful and smart . You agree that our police fit the bill A resounding thumbs up has been given to our police officers by staff at AEA and British Nuclear Fuels following a detailed customer opinion survey . More than 2100 people — some 53 per cent of the 4000 samples — returned their questionnaires and the widespread view of the AEA Constabulary was a positive one of smartly turned out , helpful and honest officers .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
A late puny lamb was tethered by a washing line and sparrows chirped peevishly . Sunday silence . Yet I knew big Sunday dinners and family get - togethers were behind the closed doors . It was at times like this that I felt very small in the landscape . Returning to Edinburgh after Ramble Two was to Festival City .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Steel went ex - dividend and lost 11 to 239p while Bradstock shed 7 to 138p and Lowndes Lambert fell 10 to 297p . Legal & General was up 6 to 325p on a recommendation from Kleinwort Benson , CU gained 7 to 411p and GA rose 3 to 390p . Saatchi & Saatchi , down 3/4 to 143/4p , recorded the day 's biggest volume as 32 m shares in the advertising giant changed hands . Stockbroker Warburg placed a line of 12 m shares at 14p , said to have gone to institutions . Shares in personal computer maker Psion jumped 19 to 135p after the company held its dividend , despite 1991 losses and issued an upbeat statement about trading prospects .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: yes)
You think I would do it . That wee girl over there , she 's riding it . They must take two like , you know , that one round the bend there they have bars on . Well , well there 's arm one you go for , you 'll have to . I do n't see how you would learn very much .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
The plot proper , however , is the Big One — a quest for the Holy Grail . To get things moving , wealthy collector Walter Donovan ( Julian Glover ) — who believes drinking from the cup will make him immortal — kidnaps Indie 's father and lures the son to Venice where the search for a vital clue necessitates a flesh - crawling wade through flooded , rat - infested catacombs . For good measure , Donovan is in league with the Nazis , making it a race against both him and the armies of darkness . There are the customary chases and close - shaves , the best of which has Ford and Connery 's car pursued by the flaming fuselage of a German plane . Sean Connery enjoys himself hugely and brings a welcome warmth to balance Harrison Ford 's cartoon machismo .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: no)
The relationship between the company and the market place is in the form of a loop as shown in Figure 6.1 . The three main company functions described in Chapter 1 are elements in this loop , sometimes as individuals and sometimes in collaboration . The potential new product may start anywhere in this loop depending on the origin of the proposal . If a new market need is identified the starting point would be at stage 1 . The form of the diagram amplifies Figure 1.1 .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
The recording is generally good , though the orchestra sounds curiously recessed in the concluding pages of the Act I finale . There are , too , a few ensemble lapses that should have been corrected . If in Cosi it is the women who are put upon , then in L'Italiana in Algeri it is the eponymous heroine who wears the trousers — or so , at least , it ought to be . Alas , Agnes Baltsa is hopelessly miscast in DG 's new recording of Rossini 's frothiest comic opera . Her lack of authority is helped neither by a recorded balance that places her too far from the microphone throughout , nor by Claudio Abbado 's propensity for extremes of tempo .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The fabrics are from top manufacturers such as Osborne & Little , but we can use others to make up sample boards for our customers if we prefer.’ Her enthusiasm is infectious . After giving up teaching home economics , because ‘ it went sour and , at 40 , I felt the need to take stock,’ Lorna started up on her own , designing curtains . ‘ But , as a loner , I could n't get trade discounts from the best fabric manufacturers.’ The initiative foundered and Lorna , who has always had a talent for design , remembered an advert she had seen for Colour Counsellors .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The details of the offer must be made clear ; the mere expression of optimism that a job can be found is not enough . There is a close link between the vexed questions of whether an offer of employment is ‘ suitable’ and whether a refusal is ‘ unreasonable’ . As a broad rule of thumb , the more similar the new job is to the old , the more likely the new job is to be suitable . Specific relevant factors concerning the new job may include : 1 .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Both men looked at him closely . Neither attempted an answer to this question . ‘ I lose count,’ went on Robert , ‘ but I 've got the feeling we 're due for another bout of banging the forehead on the carpet.’ He knew , as he said this , that it was not a good thing to say . But the more he repeated the simple daily rituals of Muslim belief , the more he felt the urge to adopt a brusque , English attitude to them .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
He comes in under the blind filled - up heaven Across the lightless filled - up face of water He fills up the rivers he fills up the roads , like tentacles He fills up the streams and the paths , like veins The tap drips darkness darkness
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: yes)
Sweating it out in blistering heat from 6 am until 9 pm each day . In all that time she only twice took a break from shooting , when she went to Melbourne for her 21st birthday party — a $ 100,000 family - only blow out at the fashionable Red Eagle Hotel — and a week later for Jason Donovan 's birthday bash . Kylie has felt the pace and has spent the past 24 hours in bed with a stomach upset . She 's still looking a little wan . But the pale complexion will be masked in the make - up room .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: no)
On March 20 the Commission of the European Communities ( EC ) was reported to have allocated a further F8,500,000 francs ( US$ 1,500,000 ) for food aid to Sudan . UN officials were quoted as saying that the Sudanese government had allowed the international relief operation to be recommenced following pressure from donor governments . At a World Bank meeting which opened in Paris on March 27 the main donor countries for Africa discussed the co - ordination of relief efforts and the effect of debt on African efforts to cope with the deteriorating food situation . AMERICAS — CARIBBEAN UNITED STATES
Idiom: pay through the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Since his return home , the prodigal 's life had been rather different . Classes were no longer in the afternoon and evening , after work . They were work , and the students , who were paying through the nose for them , were grim , resentful and bloody - minded . My day began at seven with unwanted glimpses of Trish and Brian 's intimacies , followed by slurped tea and munched toast in the communal kitchen . Then it was on to my bike and off to spend the rest of my day banged up with a bunch of sullen , spoilt brats in order to make Clive Phillips even richer than he already was .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . And I think there 's a big difference between you talking about what happens as far as forestry is concerned and actually what some of the logging companies are up to . And I think the other thing that 's important to bear in mind as well as far as logging 's concerned is that a lot of the poor slash - and - burn cultivators that come in have come along roads that the logging companies have built , and these provide easy access , say straight into the heart of the Amazon or what ever . And it makes it easier for the slash - and - burn cultivators to get in rather than sort of coming in gradually round the edges , there are now great swathes cut through tropical rainforest at Amazonia certainly , and the Trans - Scabon railway is about to be put through which again will make it easier for the sort of to come in , and I think that should be bourn in mind . I mean , I 'm not against foresters , but loggers seem to be a fairly destructive lot , I mean some of the forestry practice that actually goes on is appalling .
Idiom: hold the fort (used idiomatically: yes)
But why did n't she go on a Saturday then ? Well I suppose she does go on a Saturday as well . They probably had to rake her in to hold the fort . I expect she did n't go . I do n't know .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
She determined to show her mother and Miss Hatherby and Aunt Louise . She imagined the remorse and guilt that would haunt them when she was dead . Well , it would serve them right for treating her like a baby . She continued to wait . The air was silent , the road deserted .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
So step forward , Edward Ernest Hemmings . He is thrilled to . Hemmings has , in fact , played a first - class game in the West Indies . And , incredibly , remains the only bowler in history to have taken all ten wickets in an innings in the Caribbean . So he is already a celebrity in island cricket .