Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
More than three - quarters of the requested items which were at binding were serial parts being bound into volumes for the first time . The problem is one which affects all libraries which follow a responsible programme of binding , since , for reasons both of conservation and security , serial parts must be bound as early as possible , with the result that they tend to become unavailable for consultation at a time when demand for them is relatively high . The inconvenience which this causes can normally be reduced only by delaying the binding of serial parts until they can be considered to be no longer‘current’ , or by ensuring that the time which they spend off the shelves ‘ at binding’ exceeds by as small a margin as possible the time required physically to bind them . Since the first of these measures runs counter to the purposes of binding , it can not be considered acceptable ; it is suggested , therefore , that , wherever possible , current procedures for channelling material to and through the bindery be investigated , with a view to reducing to a minimum the time which such items spend off the shelf . It must be recognised , however , that as long as the binding of most serial parts is — as at present— contracted out to a commercial bindery , delays incurred in the processing of such items between their leaving the Library and subsequently returning to it , will remain outwith the Library 's control .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
The company have n't asked me to do it it 's just er erm just a personal thing . Mhm . Also make sure I 'm doing the right thing as well . Erm right purpose of the discussions , I do n't call them interviews er because it 's a self employed position and er you know we 're not offering quote a job unquote . Mhm .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Good . As long as we understand each other . Now , about this little job —’ A siren sounded and the room lights began to flash on and off . ‘ Oh dear . What is it now?’
Idiom: lick someone's boots (used idiomatically: yes)
MOSCOW – Germany 's ex Chancellor Gerhard ~ Schroeder is a legend in Russia . He serves Gazprom 's interests for a measly couple of million euros a year , sits in at sessions of the Russian Academy of Sciences , and writes books about his staunch friendship with " Genosse Wladimir , " who , in the not - so - distant past , earned himself the well - deserved nickname of " Stasi " among business circles in gangster - ridden St .~ Petersburg . But it is not immediately obvious whether it is Schroeder licking Putin 's boots nowadays or vice ~ versa . The two of them are building , or trying to build , the Nord Stream gas pipeline , an exceptionally costly project that satisfies twin strategic objectives . Demonstratively hostile to the interests of both Belarus and Ukraine , the pipeline is intended to ensure that these countries are under Russia 's energy thumb , regardless of who is in power in Minsk and Kiev .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone is well aware that the considered official record is as much a simplification ( even if of a different sort and for different reasons ) as is the news story filed by reporters for press and television — the actors , the reporters , the academic researchers , and , one hopes , the public too . The assumptions raise deeper questions . For instance , there is usually a starting assumption that individuals make history , at least by the sum of their actions and even if not quite as they intended it to be . In that case the simplification is warranted because it encapsulates a truth about what is going on . But the general proposition that human affairs must be understood from within does not require the assumption that individuals make history , except perhaps as a convenient device for identifying what calls for deeper understanding .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
She went wham ! Did she do it on purpose ? Something got lost and I dunno what ? Did she do it on purpose d'ya know ? Ian , my friend , it is being sorted out in fact .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Isolated in the middle of the pacific Ocean , 3,200 miles from Tahiti , and with a sea - crossing of almost a month stretching out before him to the next port of call , Darwin 's stay in this inhospitable volcanic outcrop must have been one of the lowest points for him on the entire trip . That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . Captain FitzRoy was also getting on Darwin 's nerves by this time . Four years at the Captain 's table were taking their toll . The two men , the former a steadfast Tory , the latter a dedicated Whig , had crossed swords on several occasions .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: yes)
' I lost my father before I signed for Rangers and his death had a devastating effect on me since we had always been so close , and not simply because he had been a professional goalkeeper in his time , ' Goram said . ' It is my deepest regret that my dad was not spared to see , and enjoy , all that is happening to me . ' A child , named Lewis after his father , was born to Goram and his wife 18 months ago , and added another stabilising dimension to the life of a player now consumed by the need to make the most of the gifts that were handed down from father to son . ' If it had not been for ( my wife ) Tracy , I would not be a professional any more . I would be an 18 stone , alcoholic bricklayer playing for Penicuik Athletic '
Idiom: in the fast lane (used idiomatically: yes)
GERALD RATNER / Businessman Voice over Gerald Ratner , as ex - Chairman of the Ratner Jewellery Empire , is used to life in the fast lane — too fast for Thames Valley Police . They clocked him doing between 110 and 114 mph on the M40 at Waterperry last October . His wife , Gail drove him to Thame Magistrates Court today where he was banned for 3 weeks and fined £ 160 .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Shetland Islands Council is paying a ' green ' supplement of £ 35 a litre to encourage the change . Carly starts pioneering gene therapy Treatment of an eight - month - old baby could be a major step forward in treating many inherited disorders , writes Gillian Harris AN EIGHT - MONTH - OLD girl from Lennoxtown , Stirlingshire , made British medical history yesterday when she became the first person to start gene therapy to combat a potentially fatal deficiency . Carly Todd received the first stage of the treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London . Doctors removed bone marrow from her pelvis into which will be injected specially altered genes which are responsible for making the cells of the immune system .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: no)
Remove the rib weights from the comb . Put the carriage on to the rail , bring it near to the needles , lock it on to the rail and start to turn . For 2 × 2 rib you have to follow the same procedure as above , but make sure you turn the HP lever from H to P. This should do the trick . I did find with mine that the secret lay in a final row at the higher tension and that removing the weights was the answer to perfect transferring . Q I would like to be able to make a neckline that looks neat , so that when I do a neckband and fold it to the inside , the actual neckline looks good .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
We have all been brought up in awe of Sir Robert Walpole , regarding that continuous spell of his in office from 1714 to 1741 as a model of the politician 's craft but aware of the paradox that public opinion at last broke through the barriers of a corrupted and corruptible and minuscule electorate to overthrow him . I have been guilty myself of telling electors , sceptical of their power , about how popular resentment brought down ‘ even Walpole’ and forced a reluctant government into an unwanted war . Sir Ian painstakingly worked over the evidence for this from decade to weary decade — and drew a blank . In those Whig - dominated years he found that England was preponderantly not Whig but Tory ; he found that a corruption - wielding establishment could win elections only in the , numerically preponderant , boroughs and even then only at the cost of an enormously expensive patronage machine . As for the prevalence of sentiment — Jacobite , Anglican , non - Juring or simply straight Tory — he found that , given a minimum of competence and any serious support from France , the Pretenders should have sent the Hanoverians packing on the heels of James II .
Idiom: mum's the word (used idiomatically: yes)
When it comes to asking parents ' advice , tensions of previous generations have eased considerably . Three quarters of all the teenagers questioned would open their hearts at home . But mum 's the word . Two thirds of girls would confide in their mother whereas only one in ten would talk to their dad about sex . And 75 per cent of all the girls admit they just ca n't help gossipping about sex to their friends .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
that she could could make the tea or something you know , him having put the cups out and everything and I I put the teapot there and said put two tea bags in it and she just Oh I I 've Then there sh she takes the piss , she 's lazy . She 's not that shy though and she takes liberties as well .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Gabcikovo Dam developments As predicted by environmentalists , the damming of the Danube at Gabcikovo , part of a huge hydroelectric project sponsored by the Slovak government , has had a devastating impact on the local environment . And despite negotiations in various forums , the diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over the project have failed to bear fruit , not least because of the uncertainty surrounding the dissolution of the Czechoslovak federation . [ For background information on the dispute , see ED64 . ] The diversion of the Danube into a new canal in October caused the deaths of thousands of fish and extensive damage to riverside vegetation .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of that curve , Doohan grabs another gear and the warbling exhaust note signals that the rear tyre is still scrabbling for grip as he shifts up again and aims at the daunting , sixth gear left on to the back straight . Each season the true 500 elite ( you can count them on your hands with fingers to spare ) develop their skills further as improved equipment allows achievements which a year ago , or even a month ago , would have been impossible . It 's the rider who can use his riding art and physique to harness and master each new step in GP technology who ultimately wins the day . Those who do n't keep rolling on the learning curve get left way behind . The modern art of controlling a 170bhp 500 V4 entails superhuman powers of co - ordination and the ability to analyse machine behaviour minutely through each millisecond at speeds of up to 185 mph .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
As we approached Rijeka the weather , like the roads , took a real downward turn . The road was overhung with rocks and the view from the driver 's window was a sheer drop . What with the fog , the rain and the dark it was frightening to say the least ! We crossed to the island of Krk at 16:30 and found ourselves on what was virtually a single track ‘ road’ heading for the town of Krk . At the Red Cross warehouse , we were met by Stoyaeka who drove us to her house where she gave us a meal of soup , bread , stew and dumplings , all washed down with a very palatable local red wine .
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
But strange , because although Fender have chosen to include the full vintage set on the audience - orientated front side of the guitar , the spring cavity cover on the reverse side is still boring old white . PLAYABILITY Being a bit hard up for anything new to tell you in this section I 'll say that the weight of the guitar is medium / light and , true to form , it balances perfectly whether you choose to sit or stand while playing . Acoustically , there is enough zing to brighten up even your darkest hours of noodling and the neck is remarkably choke - free considering the fingerboard 's 7½ inch ‘ vintage’ radius . If you 're wondering whether it sounds like a thirty year - old Strat , the answer is an obvious ‘ no’ .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Immersion is at nightfall . This is because that is the beginning of the Jewish day : ‘ and there was evening and there was morning , one day’(Gen . 1.5 ) . Before entering the mikva , you take a bath , cut your finger- and toe - nails , comb your hair thoroughly and make sure that every part of you is scrupulously clean . The immersion in the mikva is only valid if there is no obstruction between the body and the water , and this means that you have to take off your jewellery , glasses , contact lenses , nail varnish , make up and elastoplast , in fact anything which forms a barrier between yourself and the water . The mikva attendant must always be there to make sure that every hair on your head is totally immersed in the water , so when you are ready , you call her and then make your descent into the mikva .
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: no)
‘ When I was a child,’ she said , ‘ I used to think that you could look into anybody 's eyes , anybody 's , and see through them right into their soul . It 's quite a common delusion . Then , later , I believed that I had been born to die for someone . To save them , you see . I fell in love with a deaf and dumb man and I planned to spend my life earning and loving and teaching and praying , all on his behalf .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: no)
The number of paths according to our path counting algorithm would be bn where n is the number of words in the utterance : 2 ) Take the 7th root of the average number of paths through our mid class utterances in order to estimate the average number of words over each region of the intended word : The two numbers should not be compared because the first refers to words which have the same word boundaries , and the second refers to words in the same region . But both could be ( confusingly ) described as average number of competitors over the same region as the intended word .
Idiom: lay down the law (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I wo n't . I 'm sorry , but I just do n't want to go.’ Jenna looked back at him , her lip caught between her teeth , and he frowned down on her , preparing to lay down the law severely by the look of him . ‘ Leave it , Alain,’ Marguerite said quietly . ‘ This has been quite a shock — for both of us — and Jenna does not look at all well.’
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: yes)
But they just go on and on and bloody on . After a while you just want the Jungle to take a day off . Go on , Jungle , it 's Sunday , knock it off , you want to shout as it rattles on 24 hrs per day . I do n't know . Maybe it 's not the Jungle it 's the film .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
One of them was an ugly compound fracture.’ Saunders prusiked down the rope and made splints from pieces of sleeping mat , while the others summoned Bonington . They decided to bypass the col and descend directly to the glacier , cutting bucket seats in the snow to brace themselves as they lowered Venables on the rope . According to Saunders , on his way to help Bonington suddenly lost his footing . He tried to brake with this ice - axe but started turning great cartwheels , bouncing all the way down .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
The results of such diagnostic inquiries could be separated into individual companies or divisions within companies , or depots within divisions . Average ages and lengths of service could be updated progressively by accessing data from new payroll runs . Arithmetic functions were used to add , subtract , divide , multiply , find standard deviations , mean squares , variance and select the highest and lowest values . Such a program provided Personnel Management with the ability to manipulate data already stored in the payroll system . But the processing capability is in itself , no matter how good the program , only half the benefit ; the other half is derived from being able to get the answers when they are wanted and not have to wait for them .
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Get public sympathy and you 'll be in a much stronger position altogether — outside the hospital more than in . Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . But with public interest high , you can go to the big foundations in a far from cap - in - hand way . And they 've got hundreds of thousands in their gift , remember . ' There was a silence in the big carpeted room with its heavy polished desk and tasteful reproductions of Van Gogh on its lemon - colored walls , as Matron , still looking slightly ruffled , and Kegan , a ludicrously hopeful expression on his face , stared at Briant 's bent head as he stood rocking gently on his heels .
Idiom: bounce off the walls (used idiomatically: no)
He was so hurt by her attitude he was nearly in tears . With all that had happened with Anthony , he was near the end of his tether . Suddenly sensing this , Maura slipped out of Roy 's arms and ran to him , big dry sobs bursting from her throat add bouncing off the walls . He scooped her up into his arms and holding her tightly , rubbed his face into her soft , sweet - smelling hair . She cried hard , wracking sobs distorting her voice .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
I have read his speech in this House , in which he made most of those points , and some of his contributions in the Water Bill Committee , in which he made other points which have been well answered by my Hon . Friend the Minister of State . The research vessel services from Barry are a matter for my right Hon . Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science . I understand that the move has been made for the best scientific reasons . Mr. Morgan : The Minister is right to say that the Department of Education and Science is formally and departmentally responsible . But , in pursuit of joint oversight responsibilities for these facilities in Wales , did the Secretary of State for Wales plead with that Department on the ground of regional policy alone as is pointed out by the Hon . Member for Vale of Glamorgan ( Sir R. Gower ) , who is sadly absent today , in his early day motion that it makes no sense to move hi - tech jobs in Government research and development from an area such as south Wales to an overheated area in the south - east of England ?
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: no)
‘ There has been enough of me in your life , child!’ In that instant it came to Ruth that he did know her ; but before she could be sure his hands left her shoulders and he went leaping round the side of the hummock , his long coat flapping , straight towards the spear men . His voice shouted out , deep , full - throated , ‘ Go out of this world ! Go back under the sea!’ All the air shrilled , and it was as if a great wave broke over her .
Idiom: carry the can (used idiomatically: no)
Although there is enough food there to feed 800,000 starving people for one month , most of it can not get through because of looters and bandits . Last week , CARE did manage to get 53 trucks full of cereal to the starving , but progress is painfully slow . As well as carrying food , the CARE airlifts , which will soon be taking in enough seeds and tools for 50,000 families so that people can begin to help themselves . These must reach Somalia within the next 10 days so people can plant the seeds in time for the rainy season . Back in Baidoa , little Issi knows nothing of the complex politics behind his hunger .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
Photo of Schoenberg and Gershwin playing tennis , and reproduction of Dürer 's Melancholia . Phenomenal energy still . After cooking supper that was more like a banquet than an ordinary meal he played us some medieval things on the organ and then some Elizabethan things on the clavichord . Left him still playing at midnight and collapsed into bed . Eerie silence of the countryside .
Idiom: as luck would have it (used idiomatically: yes)
Having been a College of Further Education for years , subsidence below the main tower has caused the building to be closed for reasons of safety . A modern complex out at the back is now the College . As luck would have it , I met a retired teacher walking through the grounds . He remembered getting grapes from the greenhouse in the twenties as a boy . The Oban Times that Autumn of 1876 reported that the fruit crop had been disastrous but went on to detail the varieties of fruits .
Idiom: below par (used idiomatically: yes)
The letter pointed out that testing could take place at any time , including home training environments . With just six weeks to go to the British Olympic trials , officials wanted all concerned to be aware of the potential repercussions following the recent National Olympic Committee meeting when it was decided that anyone guilty of a violation the IOC medical code would be ineligible for any British team . POLO : Argentina , giving a below - par performance , yesterday beat Guatemala 17–5 in their first game in the Limited Handicap World Polo Championship in Santiago , Chile . Guatemala , receiving a one - goal handicap start , surprisingly led 5–1 at the end of the first chukka as the Argentines appeared very nervous , but they scored four goals in the second chukka and dominated the rest of the game . Racing : ' Ordinary ' boost for Upson
Idiom: dyed in the wool (used idiomatically: yes)
The result is a minuscule audience and little interest . By 1992 , the League could not even attract a sponsor , and it seems that , sooner or later , British Sky Broadcasting will also forfeit its input . The 40-overs format is decried by quite a few , not all of them dyed - in - the - wool traditionalists , and it does have its limitations ; but next year , it will be 50-overs - a - side , making it more like the current Benson & Hedges or NatWest layout . What is far more important , however , is that the TCCB should make sure that it is indeed a national league by selling rights to the BBC , so that everyone can feel part of the competition . It will be argued that the BBC will not necessarily show a game every Sunday .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
That putt took him one in front , but Jimenez 's response was superb . He followed birdies on the 13th and 14th with a 50-foot eagle putt at the 520-yard 15th . For good measure he pitched to under a yard on the 17th for his seventh birdie and the lowest round of his five - year tour career . Johansson followed up his second day 64 with a 68 , while Walton , second overnight , compiled a 70 with his newly - acquired old hickory - shafted putter . Half - way leader Mats Lanner collapsed to a 77 , and saw no fewer than 23 players go past him .