Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
In fact , studies on groups of retired people have shown that as the years progress , the demarcation lines between the accepted division of roles begins to blur , and there is more sharing of domestic tasks . It makes sense to share chores , because in doing so we are learning how to cope on our own , should we outlive a partner . A man who has skills of basic cooking , cleaning and mending already within his grasp is better prepared ; and by the same token , retirement provides an opportunity for women to learn some ‘ male’ skills , such as wiring plugs , changing tap washers , and other household repairs so that , if she should be widowed , she will not feel totally helpless . What to do after breakfast ? Outlining a routine can help a lot to give each day some shape .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
To break the plan into sensible stages , you must have clear priorities . You must build sound foundations before you tackle the upper storeys , and the first of these is the fertility of the land itself . If you plan to keep livestock , the security of fences and gates must go hand in hand with fertility . If drainage is a serious problem , this may have to be tackled before fertility can be built up . It could be ruinously expensive to buy in livestock until you can produce enough fodder ; the establishment of a crop rotation and hay or silage - making plans should therefore keep ahead of livestock build - up .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
July 1945 , and as the number of people expected to attend was considerably more than the Chiswick Town Hall could accommodate , the ceremony was held at the Chiswick Empire , hired for the occasion , and to which ‘ Monty’ accompanied by the Mayor , Alderman T. W. Stroud , J.P. , rode in a landau carriage through cheering crowds . A reproduction Cromwellian Clock , made by the Goldsmiths ' and Silversmiths ' Company , was presented to ‘ Monty’ in recognition of the distinguished services he had rendered to his King and Country , and the inscription included the Arms of Montgomery as well as the Arms of the Borough . The Chiswick Empire featured in the life of Michael Redgrave , who — as a boy — saw there a rough and ready performance , by Ben Greet , and his company , of ‘ Macbeth’ . Michael Redgrave was fortunate in having an excellent stepfather , and was able to study for four years at Cambridge University where he obtained an honourable B.A. ( Cantab . ) . He married Rachael Kempson , in 1935 , and during 1945 , he purchased the riverside ‘ Bedford House’ on Chiswick Mall , where he and his family — all now renowned in the theatre world — lived until 1954 , when he sold the house back to Sir Arthur Ellis .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
When I saw them again I dropped down on one knee , knowing that even though they were constantly looking back they would n't see me at that low level , in my nature - coloured clothes . Besides the map , I 'd brought along my faithful compass , and by its reckoning checked the boys ' direction all the time . They wandered off to the north - east a bit but not badly enough to get really lost , and after a while made a correction to drift back to north . The pale cream splashes were easy to spot , never far apart . Gareth had intelligently chosen smooth - barked saplings all the way and all the marks were at the same height , at about waist level , where painting came to him most naturally , it seemed .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
They alighted on Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who in the late 1970s was beginning to portray himself as a man of moderation who might be able to make himself useful to the West , not least by acting as a counter to now - revolutionary Iran . Once again , says Mr Teicher , he at least was not fooled : in 1979 he wrote a report describing the horribleness of the Iraqi dictator and explaining the threat he posed to American interests . This time his paper went all the way to the defence secretary , Harold Brown , who noted in the margin : ‘ I disagree . Iraq has changed . It has moderated its behaviour.’
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: no)
Erm so i if you like it 's , it 's officially done because therefore they 're advertising it in our last newsletter we send to every parent Mm . this advert went on the back of it . So if anybody locally wanted . So basically all I would have to do is take them with me and I 'd bring them home on the same day .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Gradually Leeds relinquished control of the game although Deane put us ahead with a scrambly goal . Macca was quiet . Strach was giving the ball away , it was this that led to Alex 's equaliser . Thereafter we had to put up with Crewe elegantly stringing passes together while our overpaid boobies struggled . The midfield was dismal .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'll go there later and see what rides they 've got ! ' In his excitement Benny jumped backwards and tripped over a lump of wood . As he landed on the floor boards he gasped , ' Here , Gal , look at this lot ! ' Garry was already staring at what lay beneath his brother 's large feet . ' Where 'd you reckon they come from ? '
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
Sure enough to the left of the backbone , somewhere about my nipple there was a large round blob . It was certainly no thrupenny bit nor even a half a crown . It was more like a saucer or a small beer mat . My eyes glued to the beer mat I tried to take in what was being said . In view of what I bad already had , i. e. a kidney removed with cancer , the offensive blob we were all staring at could well be malignant .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's too shiny and that . There 's this siren going behind me , getting louder and louder , and I turn round to have a look . It 's a big white ambulance with a blue light on top , flashing on and off . It 's making a hell of a racket , but it stops the noise after a bit , cos it gets stuck in the traffic . I do n't like noise that loud .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
Norman Lamont : ‘ We are on the right track’ Strangeways prisoners flee court FIVE prisoners being tried in connection with the Strangeways riot were on the run last night after escaping from a court . The Home Office said the men fled from Manchester Crown Court at about 5.30pm while in the custody of prison officers . They were named by the Home Office as Barry Morton , 23 , John Murray , 24 , Anthony Bush , 27 , Mark Azzopardi , 23 and Alan Lord , 31 .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Nothing wrong with that . ‘ Glory’ comes on like hard bar - blues Dire Straits — and they 're very good at it ! Tom Petty comes to mind as well , and any number of other mid - rock names , as twiddly guitar solos meander and the big sound booms around the venue . They know how to have a good time and try to make sure we do but they remain resolutely , ‘ pub - rockers’ . Till September headline tonight with their five - piece brand of fully - rounded rock , starting off with a rousing ‘ Something Left To Believe In’ .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Zev Bufman , the Israeli - born producer of the play , had had a pool table hoisted up the side of the hotel and installed in a room adjoining Dustin 's suite , to help him relax . ‘ You want to please these people,’ Bufman commented . ‘ Limos , aides , redecorating dressing - rooms , flowers and champagne go without saying . It pays off in the end . ‘ Mortimer , who was still a practising barrister , was due back in court in London the following day .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
The man must have succeeded in business by virtue of his efforts .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Last December , Congress charged that money set aside for cleaning up several of the 400 ‘ top - priority’ dumps had been held up last autumn so as not to benefit local Democratic officeholders , who were fighting off Republican challengers in the November elections . Meanwhile , the fund 's top hand , Rita Lavelle , was accused of harassing an EPA official who criticised the agency 's toxic waste programme , and then of lying about her conduct to inquiring congressmen at later hearings . The House of Representatives took the unprecedented step of citing Burford for ‘ contempt of Congress’— a charge that , if proved , could put her behind bars . Burford 's crime , they said , was to refuse ( at President Reagan 's request ) to turn over scores of EPA documents relating to deals EPA made with businesses that dumped hazardous wastes . The EPA insists that deals are better than lengthy lawsuits , but some in Congress suspect that polluting companies are getting off lightly .
Idiom: plan B (used idiomatically: yes)
The first goal was definitely the killer , because after that it felt like we were carrying a one - ton weight up a down escalator . ‘ We had n't even got plan A into operation when Hateley scored . It was then a case of forget plan B , C and D. Try X. ‘ It 's not the most painful defeat of my Leeds management , because I know that we performed and lost . Even I was amazed at how we kept going , especially towards the end .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course the most cursory glance at Dunning 's ' Threnody in Sapphics'(not to speak of more miserable performances like ' Isabelle of Hainault ' in The Exile number 3 ) shows that Pound had , as it were , no alternative ; there was no way to vindicate Dunning by imagist principles . He could not be vindicated by any other principles , either . But before we jump to the conclusion that Pound had simply had a brainstorm , or had been trapped by misplaced compassion for Dunning as a lame duck , we ought to consider another possibility — that imagism , and Pound 's endorsement of Ford 's insistence on ' the prose tradition ' , had never been for him more than an aberration , though in the short term a very profitable one , from a way of feeling that impelled him always toward the cantabile , a proclivity that would , in the interests of melody , tolerate notably eccentric diction . It is thus that he declares himself for Dunning 's sapphics , flashing out at ' any one who can not feel the beauty of their melody ' ( my italics ) . And within six years , wanting to register ( in The Criter -ion for 1934 ) the distinction of Binyon 's version of the Inferno despite its consistent inversions of prosaic word order , Pound found himself in the same situation , having to contend with those who had learned too well or too inflexibly the lessons he himself had taught them :
Idiom: out of your mind (used idiomatically: yes)
' We hoped you 'd be able to tell us that , ' said Burden . ' Me ? Are you out of your bloody mind ? Just show me the bastard who killed Charlie Hatton and I 'll . .. ' He sat down heavily , spread his arms on the table and dropped his head .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
It is also the joy of reading with and , increasingly , talking with another person . This social aspect of reading , of sharing a pleasurable experience , should begin at this stage . With good fortune it will continue throughout life , in the classroom under the influence of a caring teacher and as an element of mature friendships . At this stage of recognition , using the Mothercare catalogue or the Ahlbergs ' witty The baby 's catalogue , the young reader is learning some of the conventions we have mentioned , is finding a relationship between the content of books and outside reality , building up a useful vocabulary , and — if this is happening in a relaxed and loving environment — having a good time . It is not long before the pictures deal with activities as well as objects : having a bath , going shopping , a visit to the clinic , and walking in the streets and in the country .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
The response of the law - enforcement agencies is taken by some writers as further evidence that this violence against women is considered legitimate and that the state should , therefore , be considered a patriarchal institution rather than a neutral body . The neglect by the police force of women 's complaints of rape , domestic violence and other forms of physical abuse by men is now quite notorious ( figure 4.10 ) . The lenient sentences handed down by judges , in those minority of incidences in which men are convicted of these crimes , is only slightly less so . Indeed , the study by Hanmer and Saunders ( 1984 ) suggested that women 's low expectations of police assistance led them to become ever more dependent upon other men who were also untrustworthy . They suggest that this causes a vicious circle for women : the fear of violence leads women to greater dependency upon a known male ; dependency makes the woman particularly vulnerable to attack from this male , because he has no fear of retaliation ; when women go to the police about such attacks nothing is done ; consequently many women consider that the police are unhelpful , and this reinforces women 's fear of violence and dependence upon individual male protectors .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: no)
MALCOLM ALLISON has got the go-ahead from Bristol Rovers to begin moves to sign Swedish international striker Johnny Ekstrom . The 28-year-old player led IFK Gothenburg in last night 's wed European Cup clash against Portugese champions FC Porto . And Allison revealed : ‘ Ekstrom only joined Gothenburg on the understanding that he is allowed to talk to other clubs interested in buying him . ‘ I think there is a good chance of signing him because he really wants to play football in England . ’ The deal will cost Rovers between £350,000 and £400,000 but Rovers directors have told Allison that cash is available for new players .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
The current generation of editors prefers to see this maturity exemplified in the ‘ final versions’ produced during Shakespeare 's later years . The new editorial policy complicates the process of producing authorised versions , but it does not substantially change it . The editor now pursues ‘ variations in composition’ with a view to unlocking final intentions . This may leave open the possibility of conflicting ‘ final’ with ‘ best’intentions , but in practice it is unlikely to . The editorial authorised final version is likely to be presented as the best ( most mature , fullest ) version .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
transition , erm clearly , er it would be a nonsense if we were making people redundant here ing if er either London or Coventry were struggling to cope with their Quite . er present work , and so I mean , you , you , could say we 'll take it , er two or three hundred complaints from London , and buy time I suppose , erm to see if if if er work up here had picked up or natural wastage went or what ever , erm , if it did n't go up then , I mean in the long term , erm one could n't envisage keeping on with more staff than what 's thought to be a fairly generously assessed formula anyway , says we need . Mm . I mean the the formula , er , is not likely to be underestimating the number of staff we 're needing , if anything it overestimates it , we think .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
We can look at three magnitudes . First of all there is their premium income , which amounted in 1987 to 38bn . On the face of it , this is a very substantial flow of funds , being approximately twice the increase in building society funds . However , we have to remember that offsetting a large part of this acquisition of funds is an outflow which is being used to meet claims and other expenses . What is more significant for our purpose is that proportion of premium income which found its way into the acquisition of other financial assets .
Idiom: in spades (used idiomatically: yes)
Ministers , Members of Parliament , civil servants are hot , tired and exhausted of argument . They want to get away ; they want to forget about politics ; they want to reintroduce themselves to their families . If that was the argument in a normal year , it came in spades in 1981 . Yet in spite of all this , a Treasury paper was circulated which sought further public spending cuts that would affect every government department . Not surprisingly there was a collective explosion .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh ! Mhm . The thing is , I mean we 're hardly to getting to grips with other people . But the thing is , there 's been that many changes now , so having a bloody Labour government is just gon na be back to square one and into reverse you know , and go back . Oh God !
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
But will his support help Mr Giuliani to split , or even to win over , the Latino vote ? Democrats are clearly nervous that it might . Several job offers were pushed Mr Badillo 's way before his defection ; now Mr Dinkins 's supporters are busy making light of it . In fact , no one seems sure what effect it will have . Mr Badillo is a lawyer with a full - time private practice , not a local political activist ; and he has been out of office since 1978 .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
The canal men at Gairlochy advised me to keep to the south - east of Loch Lochy and follow the disused rail track to Laggan instead of the forestry road on the other side . The track kept high above Loch Lochy . Now the cruisers ' engines abraded up and over the hills , their clackering drone in need of silencers . The sun started to filter through and silver the loch . A regatta of little boats fanned out behind the cruisers and yachts , one with a multi - coloured spinnaker .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed some schools do not allow girls to do this , seeing pregnancy , like measles , as infectious . For girls themselves , it may also be a daunting prospect , especially if they 're feeling rather vulnerable and embarrassed about their condition . Other girls and boys can be very unkind , as Doreen had found : " All the kids kept pointing fingers , talking behind my back , starting rumours and were generally very bitchy . " She left after a few months and had a home tutor . Bridget too had a similar experience : " The other girls had mixed feelings , some of them were happy for me but some thought I was a slag and a tart and that I did n't know who the father was , and they were bitchy towards me when they passed in the corridors . "
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
I make dramatic tableaux . Like this one . Not vérité photographs — pretending there is n't a mind behind the camera or a finger on the button . ( Jean - Claude Meursault leaned over , and tweaking the sheet of questions from Miranda , continued ) : But this is boring as shit . People always talk to my reputation .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
DEREK ANGOL must appear before the British Board of Control on January 13 after a positive drugs test . The Commonwealth Cruiserweight champion tested positive after losing his European title clash against Akim Tafer in France last October . To combat chest congestion , Angol took an over - the - counter medication which contained a substance on the Olympic banned list . The risk business David Tossell
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
Did you feel that you 'd completed a phase ? Over the last ten years I 've gone through different phases and characters . The dossers and down - and - outs of Glasgow between 1985 and 1987 , then a different kind of hooligan , then onto a series of a little boy with a yacht and then in 1990–1 I did a huge series of faces and , in the last year , I 've been concentrating on thug images with bow necks and caps and dogs . A lot of your characters appear oafish They 're not nice people in a way , but they have a certain dignity about them .
Idiom: play with fire (used idiomatically: yes)
But there was no warmth in his embrace , and she shuddered as his eyes narrowed threateningly . ‘ Be very careful , little girl,’ he warned . ‘ You could end up playing with fire.’ ‘ I can look after myself,’ she returned sullenly . ‘ I hope for your sake that 's true .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
Born and raised in Merthyr Tydfil , he emigrated to Australia as a young man and worked in the construction industry until he injured his back 12 years later and was forced to reconsider his working future . He decided to return to England and try his hand at photography , which had long been a hobby of his . He was initially hired by the Oxford Mail , then began to concentrate on sport , and the rest is history . His work in the Sahara was recently included in a Sports Council exhibition that nearly never happened due to a last - minute decision by sponsors Kodak to pull out half of their backing money , which was needed for other photographic projects . This left the Sports Council without a venue for the show , but the day was saved by Whitleys , the oldest department store in London , who volunteered the use of their third floor for six weeks entirely free of charge , thus allowing the show to go ahead as planned .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
The 343 workers whose sackings led to Britain 's most bitter industrial dispute since the late 1980s are to meet tomorrow to be told by the unions the details of the rundown package on offer . Val Smith , 35 , who worked for the company for 19 years before she was sacked , said : ‘ Closure has always been on the cards . ‘ I 'm sick but I still think I 've done the right thing . We were n't asking for any more wages . We were n't on great pay as it was .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Unlike other large animal phyla all nematodes look alike except for size — at least to the common man . Their interest lies in the versatility of their design , their marvellous physiological adaptability and their ecological importance . In The Natural History of Nematodes it is unfortunate that George Poinar Jr does not throw off the armour of nomenclature which prevents the general student from getting to grips with these creatures . Modern Parasitology is an uneven book and needs a standard text to go with it according to the editor , T. E. G. Cox . The first two chapters are largely familiar but C. A. Arme 's on nutrition , the editor 's on immunity and R. M. Anderson 's on epidemiology are useful .
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
Each unit is a self - contained cost centre and has a list of deliverables and goals it must achieve . SCO BOSS COVETS CORPORATE AMERICA A few weeks on the job and the Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's new boss Lars Turndal is talking about trying to figure out a way to change the company 's ‘ old - fashioned distribution model’ without rocking the boat . The task is not easy . He 's also talking about adjusting the company 's prices upwards because it 's silly to change the same thing for one or hundred users .
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
Since 1985 profits growth in the division has been restricted to an average of less than 5 per cent a year and as 40 per cent of revenues come from the US the one third fall in the dollar over the period obviously affected the outcome as have rising R&D costs . But ICI 's top drug Tenormin , the beta - blocker , has also run into competition from rival cardiovascular products such as ACE - inhibitors and calcium antagonists and growing generic competition as Tenormin has gradually come off - patent . New products are , however , in the offing as Zoladex for prostate cancer and the intravenous anaesthetic Diprivan are soon to be launched in the key US market . By acquiring the rights to Merck 's Elival , ICI will gain expertise in marketing drugs for the central nervous system to support its own products in that area which are currently being developed . But fears of a bulk chemical downturn and worries about the dollar overshadow the ICI share price which at 1,175p sells on less than 8 times 1989 earnings .