Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
Roderick Newall is due to appear before Gibraltar 's Court of Appeal next week in an attempt to block a tape recording of an alleged confession being played at his extradition hearing . It was confirmed on Monday that the former army officer had attempted suicide for a third time . Prison authorities on the Rock said he was taken to hospital after guards spotted him about to make an attempt on his own life early on Sunday . They refused to confirm reports that he used a syringe hidden in an orange . Roderick Newall , who has been held in Gibraltar since being arrested at sea last August , was kept in hospital for three hours ' observation before being returned to prison .
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
Shake this town . You 've got no police record and there 's no reason you should n't go back and live with ordinary people . Everybody makes a mistake once in a while.’ She pressed my hand , and when she replied there were tears in her voice . ‘ So you do n't think it 's too late ?
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
The Tories , meanwhile , must hope and pray that Smith stays put . FORTEANA A hand - picked review of the weird and wonderful by ‘ Fortean Times’ editor Paul Sieveking A large sub - section in our ‘ animal behaviour’ files concerns the revenge of the hunted , when beleaguered fish , pheasants and rabbits turn the tables on their tormentors . Let me present a medley of these edifying yarns . Ron Canny , 45 , was crouching in a ditch on one side of a field near Osage , Iowa , when about seven deer were flushed out from the other side of the field .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Modern research backs claims that plant extracts , such as lotus , used for greasy skin , are better tolerated than synthetic substitutes . It 's not just synthetic ingredients that give your skin a boost — many modern products now contain plant extracts which have been used for their stimulating and soothing properties for thousands of years OVER THE COUNTER The latest news for glamorous - looking hair Update your hairstyle with three of the latest products designed to shape , smooth and shade
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: yes)
We can do it we can do it in do black and white ? we can do it in black and white Roger . Yes . I mean you can get the different hashing
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Wheeling and dealing A WEAK US economy reflected itself strongly at the second Museum of Flight Auction at Santa Monica on October 5 & 6 . Auctioneers had to do a lot of behind - the - scenes wheeling and dealing just to get $ 100,000 aircraft to sell . Vega - built B–17 G N3509 G had undergone an intensive maintenance and restoration programme at World Jet Inc in Florida and looked at least a million dollars , but the bidding slowed at $ 900,000 . A heads - together with the auctioneers failed to bring bidder and reserve ( thought to have been $ 1.3 million ) nearer .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Models have been wearing them for years . The secret is a hidden pocket of extra padding . Ever since Vogue homed in on it last December , the Wonderbra has been literally bouncing off the shelves . Fenwick is selling 800 a week!’ All this for £ 13.99 .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
The main pre - occupation is with suntans and nightlife and Puerto del Carmen is well equipped to provide both . Our main night - time meeting place is ‘ The Big Apple’ with Tony T. Rapping D.J. Our other two favourite watering holes are Charlie 's , which plays good live music , and fantasy Island presided over by ‘ Marcial’ . — Porkies ' is one of our favourite disco bars and the Diamond Cocktail Bar is well worth a visit . Favourite eating places include La Bombola , probably the best pizzeria in town , the Garden restaurant for excellent food at reasonable prices and Formosa 's for great chinese food .
Idiom: lift a finger (used idiomatically: no)
So we thought , No if we can stop them to speak to them cos at the end of the day we ca n't actually stop them going up , we can give them as much harassment as we can yes er and keep within the law . Well as I say , the police stopped them the other morning and one of the lads had a chat with the driver and all this and he carried on . Well after they went round the corner one of these erm well stupid young lads in the back er lifted his two fingers on the pickets . But you see the Sergeant saw him . And the first thing he said , oh who 's that bloke ?
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
Serves him right if the sea rises up and drowns him!’ No sooner were the words out of his mouth than he glanced anxiously about , his unattractive features relaxing when he saw that his words had fallen only on his stepson 's ears . If ‘ that bloody woman’ had heard him utter such a curse , she would have ripped into him with a piece of her mind , then he would have whipped her with his tongue , then this sop of a man before him would have got between them , and afore you knew it , there would be a full - scale war waging — and in the heat of the moment he might foolishly betray his devious plans to boot the lot of them out of his house and out of his life . And that would be soon as ever he had his own son safely established back under this roof , where he should have been all along ! For the moment , he was canny enough to see the wisdom of keeping his stepson sweet , and that would not be achieved by stirring up a hornets ' nest .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: no)
The all - embracing claim , that all that has happened , or ever will happen is attributable to such a ' god ' , acting in mankind 's interest , has done much to alienate thoughtful people from all the proffered religions of the past . Human experience provides no support whatsoever for it . If God can not be identified with man as a product of evolution , and thereby given a credible definition , then any effort to create a new and successful conception of God will founder on the same rocks of contention that have wrecked every religion that was ever believed in . The Second Period This is the period in the long history of the evolution of man and his God , which started with the beginning of life on earth , and ended with the dawning of civilisation .
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
Okay be here next week . Okay killer . Warts and all . Bye . Bye bye .
Idiom: roll up your sleeves (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm gon na run out of space here you know . Roll your sleeve up . Roll your sleeves up yeah . That 's it . .
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
Halt the privatisation programme and threaten the value of shares in privatised industries with renationalisation and new Government controls . Bring back credit rationing , leading to mortgage queues . Turn the pensions market on its head , making pension provision costly and difficult . These changes would drive savings overseas and make wealth again the prerogative of the few . By contrast , we want to do more to encourage the wider distribution of wealth throughout society .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
CHRISTIAN AID at St. Andrew 's & St. George 's , Edinburgh — 1988 . Mary Davidson 's story … . At 5.30 am on the Tuesday after the Sale , Gilbert Clark jnr . , went straight from night shift to St. Andrew 's & St. George 's , where he and his father , Gilbert snr . , of St. Columba 's - by - the - castle , shifted several tons of waste paper for removal by the lorry due at 7.30am . They were soon joined by Duncan Curr , member of Dublin Street Baptist Church and Chairman of Christian Aid / CEEC , who had bicycled in from Juniper Green – and eventually , ny me . That is why our leaflets say ‘ in company with people from other Churches’ .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
The thrust of the ensuing analysis will be the attempt to disclose the process of mediation whereby the political and ideological history of a given period is produced and reproduced in three consecutive texts . Personal preferences for this or that novel , although clearly visible in the analysis , will be of a purely anecdotal significance . It goes without saying that I consider Nizan 's trilogy of novels to be an exemplary piece of writing worthy of serious critical attention . This subjective appreciation of the work of Nizan is merely the starting point of analysis , however . The questions to be resolved centre crucially on the relationship between political history , communist ideology and literary form .
Idiom: pass muster (used idiomatically: yes)
Apprehension was something she tried not to acknowledge . The closer she came to the centre of Steel City the more guards there were . A tall man with an exoskeleton frightened her by demanding a retina - scan but the contacts in her eyes apparently passed muster because he let her through . Just thinking about passing his metal - boned body again made her feel sick . What if that happens to me ?
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
Thuja LM1 produced immediate improvement in hot flushes which returned at Thuja LM4 when the remedy was stopped and the flushes abated . Case 4 A woman of 40 came with digestive disturbance which had been around for twenty years and which had been ameliorated but not cured by previous homœopathic treatment . This case began before my use of LM 's and I prescribed Lycopodium 6C three times daily which dealt with the symptoms within a few days . Periodic relapse occurred over the next 4 months and I then gave Lyc LM1 .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
Just what did she know now ? Ana de Santis was blind with no reason but some deep psychological decision to be so . Her brother did not know the reason and needed a woman to get close to her , and he was prepared to put up with both Mitch and herself to get to the bottom of things . Maggie walked out on to the balcony and looked across at the mountains . She did not trust the count even though she admitted that he had a strange effect on her .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't want to be complacent but since March I seem to be winning . Well that 's great news . And a lot of people have rallied round Terry Biddlecombe , very popular man , Injured Jockeys ' Fund among others and he 's back in the back in the swim fully employed and in action for Mackeson today at er Cheltenham . Here in the Mail Peter Scudimore wearing his new hack 's hat . Pipe can still meet the gold standard .
Idiom: clear the decks (used idiomatically: no)
We are on the T'ang 's business , surely ? ' Karr leaned towards him , lowering his voice to a whisper . ' And if rumour were to go about the levels that the T'ang has lost something important and would clear a deck to find it ? Surely such a rumour would have a price ? Would find ears we 'd rather it did n't reach ? '
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
To this end he had formulated a plan of action in his devious mind . The first move had been in his choice of the katana as the weapon of combat . On the face of it , this choice seemed suicidal . Although Angel One had been trained in kendo , the ancient art of Japanese swordsmanship , as part of his overall mastery of martial arts , he knew from having witnessed his opponent in action , that the man was more skilled than he with the katana . So , it seemed from his choice of weapon that he had handed the advantage to his opponent , before a blow had been struck .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
Avril , 49 , who 'd divorced her first husband in 1987 after 20 years of marriage , first met Peter through their local church in Saltburn , near Middlesbrough . His first wife , Catherine , had died of cancer in January 1990 , leaving him with their two sons , David , 15 , and James , 14 . At the time , Avril felt she was at a crossroads in her life . Her three children , Karen , 25 , Nicki , 23 , and Mark , 21 , all lived away from home . She decided to go back to work — but first wanted to catch up on the qualifications she 'd missed out on .
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: yes)
A subdued Pete returned to the queue . Jimmy looked enquiringly at him and Pete just shrugged his shoulders . Jimmy went back to his conversation with the tattooed man , his thumb now resting casually in Sean 's belt loop . There was no room with Jimmy and Sean , and Marcus and Pete moved on to a different table . ' Jimmy 's a good lad , ' said Pete as they sat down .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yes . He 'd like that , ' she said to herself . I caught Werewolf 's eye and knew it had to be me who had to ask . ' How do you know all this , Sorrel , love ? ' ' Simon used to work for my father a few years ago , but he … '
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
These were a mixed lot , for the University had been put together by stages since its original foundation in the late reign of George the Fourth . It had not the cachet of Oxford , but its teachings were sound . Paul enjoyed the talk at the Professor 's house , the give and take of ideas ; presently he began to sketch out some of these at the lodging , and before many weeks had passed had a book on his hands . In its rough state , he showed it to the Professor , who bent his grey beard over the neat script , and read for some time in silence . ‘ If it is not worth my continuing , sir , I shall not do so .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Gaston maintains that BCR has n't yet arrived … ‘ It 's still the best kept secret in Belfast , but the station will become a household name and it wo n't ever stand still,’ he promised . Its appeal , he said , is the excitement it generates in the search for off the wall ideas … not to mention the opportunities it creates for involvement in radio . Why BBC places its emphasis on quality LATEST BBC Radio Ulster figures show a weekly reach of 31pc , and the BBC points out that for a distinctive , speech - based service , that 's a remarkable catchment of almost one in three of the adult population .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
Disaster in Malacca Strait averted A collision between the Danish - owned supertanker Maersk Navigator and an empty tanker near the entrance to the Malacca Strait , the waterway between peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra which is one of the busiest in the world , sparked off a pollution alert in a region home to endangered species such as rare turtles and dugong . The tanker , which was carrying nearly 2 million barrels of light crude from Oman to Japan , caught fire and began gushing oil from its damaged hull . It formed a slick some 50 km long and 1 km wide which began to drift westwards towards the Nicobar Islands ( a territory of India ) . The extensive rescue operation involved the tanker being towed further out to sea , the use of powerful water cannons to cool the hull and the application of anti - flame foam .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Neck problems might raise the question of who ( or what ) is a ‘ pain in the neck’ in your life . If you suffer from constipation , perhaps you are clinging to the past ? If you have cystitis , perhaps you are ‘ pissed off’ with someone ? If you are short - sighted , does this represent your reluctance to ‘ look ahead’ , to plan for the future ? If you have a sore throat , are you blocking communication ?
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 10 % of all yarn and haberdashery purchases from the shop and they also have the opportunity to sell their garments through the shop on a commission basis . Every quarterly club meeting turns into a very pleasant ‘ social event’ with wine and nibbles and subsidised trips are organised at frequent intervals ( but not always to do with knitting ) for added interest . Glenda and Dee would be pleased to hear from anyone who might like to join the club and also from anyone who would be willing to give talks or demonstrations at club meetings . Ruth Wood is a very busy lady who runs her own knitting club , as well as travelling around the country demonstrating the Hague Linker . The Hague Linker is a wonderful machine which is quick and simple to use , saving hours of hard sewing and gives making up that professional look .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'll be ridiculed , he 'll be mocked , he 'll be scourged , you know something reserved for the people who were really being taught a lesson . You 're being totally stripped of all your honour your credibility can you see that contrast that Mark is introducing us to . Jesus is absolutely hitting the floor this , rock bottom . He 's heading towards death , he 's in the clutches of the authorities and probably the common people taking a few steps back . Even his closest friends are going whoa , hold on , ca n't take the Sanhedrin on , hold on , look at the temple , look at the temple guards , look at this it 's too much for me .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
The volume of data making up a single MSS image places some restrictions on its use . Since the reflectance values for the area making up a single image are recorded in four wavebands , the total volume of data for a single scene is 30408528 bytes , since each pixel requires one byte of storage . The first image is a record of the pattern of reflectance of green light and images two to four record , respectively , reflectance patterns in the red and two near - infrared wavebands . These concepts are explained more fully in Section 5.3 . Note that , for historical reasons , the four bands of the Landsat 1–3 MSS are numbered 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 rather than 1–4 .
Idiom: put your foot down (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't let him get away with it ! It 's your house after all ! You 've got to put your foot down ! Do n't let him walk all over you!’ The other woman , as if torn between a friend whose authority she respected and a husband whom she loved , explained with melancholy , ‘ What can I do , that 's how he is !
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , the changes of power in the Labour Party , and the changes in the constitution of the party , challenge the legitimacy and limitations of exactly this kind of limited , liberal , democracy . Intra - party democracy is seen as vital to supplement the reality of interparty competition at the polls . There is the view that the party leadership in parliament should lack autonomy and should be held accountable to the party rank and file outside of parliament . Popular participation is applauded . The direct democracy of extra - parliamentary politics , be it in the form of trade union strikes or campaigns of civil disobedience by peace protesters , is defended .
Idiom: fight shy of (used idiomatically: yes)
It also has three good , markedly dissimilar towns in Bayonne , Biarritz and Saint - Jean - de - Luz ; and a little inland , mercifully , a motorway from France into northern Spain which drains off from the coast the nuisance of merely transient cars and people . This is not the most Basque part of the Basque country because it is too built - up and , in the case of Biarritz , too chic ; but everyone should go at least to Saint - Jean - de - Luz , emphatically a Basque town and still in living touch with the ocean of which , as fishermen or on occasion as pirates , the Basques were for long leading citizens . It is cheating a bit , I fear , to think of the Basque Coast as Pyrenean , because at this end of the chain , unlike at the other , the mountains fight shy of the water and make a decisive turn to the west some miles inland , to enter Spain ; so you can see the most northerly or westerly Pyrenees easily enough from points along the coast , but you ca n't feel you are among them . You can see above all — literally above all — the somewhat flattened summit of La Rhune , the Basque mountain par excellence , 3,000 feet high and only seven or eight miles due south from Saint - Jean - de - Luz . That is an upstanding promise of pleasures to come , further into the range .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
conservative administration will change the budget , obviously , you have highlighted in what you have said before , that the main crunch will come at the next Policy Committee . I think that is the time that we would er , wish to put forward er a detailed alternative , or seek alternatives . So far as to my specific erm , question is on B one , on the white paper , or other target , the public question , thirteen thousand , five hundred pounds of money you do say in the subsequent paragraph , this is to provide public question time at Council meetings . Is that all that that thirteen thousand five hundred is targeted for , and that is for the four meetings of the County Council each year , when there will be a public er question time . Could I , I I I will answer that .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Maritime liens upon ships and cargoes are also in the nature of mortgages or charges independent of possession . They arise in respect of damage done by collision , and upon advances of money or the rendering of services , such as salvage , in times of emergency . Inasmuch as the later advance or service is beneficial to the holder of an earlier lien , it will , as a rule , rank in priority to it . Execution and bankruptcy When judgement has been obtained against a man in respect of any debt or liability , it will be enforced , if need be , by execution , i.e. the court will make an order , under which a sufficient part of the debtor 's property is seized and sold or otherwise made available for payment .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
ECCS Inc , Tinton Falls , New Jersey integrator of mass storage enhancement products and value - added reseller of NCR Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc networked computer systems , has filed to go public with an initial offer of 2.2 m shares , 1.6 m of them new , at a target price of $ 7.50 to $ 9.50 a share ; no plans for proceeds were given . Unterberg Harris and Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd will co - manage . Image Business Systems Corp , New York software developer , filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission to go public with an initial offer of up to 1.1 m common shares at a target price of $ 9 to $ 11 a share . The $ 9 m or so net proceeds will be used for debt repayment and working capital . The underwriter is Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd.
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Had he gone into one of the other houses ? Doyle moved quickly along the gardens , crouching slightly , eyes keen for movement , heart beginning to pump . He only just glimpsed the Stones ' garage door sliding to a close , a quick , difficult movement to observe in the darkness , a slight changing of shadows that caught Doyle 's eagle eyes . ' Correction , ' he called through to Bodie . ' We 're in business .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I have told you these things , so that in me you may have peace . In this world you will have trouble . But take heart ! I have overcome the world.’ Expectations and Negotiations
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Dai Huang walked through the village which was shuttered against evil . Then he cried ' Daughter ! ' to a girl just disappearing round a corner . She turned her head . This 12-year - old had dark eyes more slanted than his daughter 's , and a nose turned pertly upwards , but otherwise the resemblance was amazing . ' You are mistaken , I am the daughter of Li Lu sir , ' the girl replied and , walking carefully on bound feet , went on her way .
Idiom: go to the dogs (used idiomatically: no)
The Museum of the Big Step . My mum used to take me when I was really little . I always went straight to the dog and the monkey . They were with all the boring stuff at the beginning , the primitive stuff all the other kids used to run past to get to the Frasque fighter . It was a display , a what do you call it , diorama , showing the cruelties of Pre - Capellan flight .