Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
Chimbote was a dreadful place , litter everywhere and smelling to hell of oil . Miles of poverty with modern adobe dwellings either being built or falling into ruin . I took over and we lost our way where a blackened adobe town sprawled over a hill above a steelworks . Corrugated iron , cardboard , paper and sand were in constant motion as a wind came in gusts off the Pacific . We found a solitary gasolene pump and got the owner of it up from his couch of rags in a kennel - like shelter of tin and packing cases that rattled and moaned in the fitful wind .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
A study of young researchers has shown that there is no significant difference in the success rate of younger ( under 35 ) and older ( 36–45 ) academics in obtaining external funding for their research in scientific and technological subjects . The report , Research support for young investigators , by the Science and Engineering Policy Studies Unit ( SEPSU ) on behalf of SERC , counters concern that young scientists and engineers have problems getting research funding and suggestions that they do worse than older colleagues because they have no established track record . The report confirms that younger academics appointed under the UGC 's ‘ new blood’ scheme do better than average in obtaining research funds . Science budget allocated The Science Vote for 1992–93 has been divided as follows ( £ m ) :
Idiom: bang to rights (used idiomatically: yes)
Fire - damaged gin ! What an airhead ! ' Bang to rights , eh ? ' was all I could think of to say . ' Yup , ' drawled the detective . ' We have a signed statement from a Mr Nassim Somethingorother to say that — '
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Maurice Tate and the Nawab of Pataudi actively disliked Jardine , and Gubby Allen , in letters to his parents , recently made public , said he sometimes wanted to kill him . Moreover , many of the party were deeply concerned at the idea of Bodyline being employed in English county cricket on their return home . All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . We were a besieged party in a hostile camp , and it drew us together . Relations between the two Test teams had soured , both on and off the field .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
A blowlamp ( or blowtorch ) is also useful where a nut seems impossible to dislodge from its fitting , due usually to dried - up jointing compound . Heat will sometimes free it . Do n't , however , use a blowlamp for unfreezing pipes or nuts close to ceramic basins or pressed steel or plastic baths : a hairdrier ( or variable - heat hot - air gun on its low setting ) may be more appropriate . Hot - air guns can also be used for making soldered capillary joints : special reflector nozzles are available for most brands to spread the heat around the pipe . The electrically - operated Antex Pipemaster is another tool which makes soldering joints safer and easier .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Right any questions , anything I can do to help you ? Now he does tend to jump the . He 's quick off quick off the mark . I shall catch him out one day . He he he actually suggested that I might like to call and see him this afternoon but I was n't available for that so well
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Villages were burned . Serbian police forces killed Albanian civilians and cast out hundreds of thousands . ( The authorities in Belgrade have yet to come clean on the Albanians civilians executed and buried on police and military bases in Serbia . )
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Against all expectations , getting up at five is actually easier in winter . If the purpose is to write , each at our separate window , there is something about the enfolding darkness , the invisible windrush and rumble of surf , that powerfully concentrates the mind . Like the early Irish monks on the Sceilig rock ( like a prior , then , and abbess ) , we work in the certainty that nothing will intervene . The screens of our word - machines glow as serenely as illuminated manuscripts . An occasional distraction , an even more seductive glow , is the full moon hanging over the sea , right in the middle of my window .
Idiom: get a handle on (used idiomatically: yes)
WHIPPED CREAM : Observatory Crest You think you know your fellow man . You figure you 've got a handle on all but the most aberrant human behaviour . And then this happens . I mean , why would anybody cover a Monkees song that everybody in the world f — ing knows off by heart and not do a damn thing with it ?
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
Our house backed on to Cefn Leyshon , part of the ridge of Mynydd Eglwysilian that separated us from Senghenydd . Hundreds of miners from the western valleys were walking over the hill to the stricken village . They wore their Sunday black and were climbing along the path over the hill , girding it as if with an emblematic mourning ribbon . A WELSH LIFE Boyhood in Abercynon
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
7 ‘ How did you sleep , Robert?’ Amiss opened his eyes to see Sunil standing over him looking solicitous . ‘ Fitfully,’ said Amiss gloomily . ‘ I think this is the hardest bed I ever slept on in my whole life.’
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
He knows that it would be a real - terms increase on top of inflation . That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . I want to hear from the right hon . and learned Member for Monklands , East , because the Opposition must now come clean . Interruption Which is it — massive increases in normal basic income tax , or does the Labour party intend to reject all the spending plans with which it has conned the electorate by saying that it will engage in them ?
Idiom: take no prisoners (used idiomatically: yes)
Williams 's plans could lie in ruins tonight if Graham Smith 's B side grasp the nettle , particularly those with immediate Test hopes . Ian Hunter , the two - try hero against Canada on his debut , reverts to his preferred full - back role knowing winger Nigel Heslop will go all - out to recapture the shirt he lost to Simon Halliday last season . Brian Moore and Jeff Probyn , dropped for the Canada international , will take no prisoners in the front - row war to ensure they join Jason Leonard against the same three Springboks at Twickenham . It 's a big day , too , for Tim Rodber . With Mike Teague , Mick Skinner and John Hall out of contention , the blindside role is between the Northampton back - rower and Wasps ' Dean Ryan .
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
The fisheries council meeting in Brussels decided to take no immediate steps to curb imports and rejected a French demand for a 30 per cent increase on minimum import charges . The decision was a major boost for Scotland 's fish processors who need foreign imports to remain viable , but came as a bitter blow to British fishermen hit by the turmoil at the quayside auctions . A leading industry figure said : ‘ We could have real problems keeping a lid on this situation.’ English fishermen 's leaders gave warning that militant action could result from the failure of the council to aid the catchers . Scottish fishermen 's leaders sought to distance themselves from the threat of direct action .
Idiom: err on the side of (used idiomatically: yes)
If a theory of the origin of life is sufficiently ' plausible ' to satisfy our subjective judgement of plausibility , it is then too ' plausible'to account for the paucity of life in the universe as we observe it . According to this argument , the theory we are looking for has got to be the kind of theory that seems implausible to our limited , Earth - bound , decade - bound imaginations . Seen in this light , both Cairns - Smith 's theory and the primeval - soup theory seem if anything in danger of erring on the side of being too plausible ! HaYing said all this I must confess that , because there is so much uncertainty in the calculations , if a chemist did succeed in creating spontaneous life I would not actually be disconcerted ! We still do n't know exactly how natural selection began on Earth
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Specifically , it is evident that the main differences between the communities with respect to the process of raising may be located in the T and DS environments . An insight of quite a different kind emerges from a comparison of table 6.8c with table 6.8a and b. It is evident that the basic rule constraining variation in realization of ( o ) is much closer to being categorical in the strongly vernacular , low - status Clonard area than in the outer - city areas ; a static representation like rule 1 is apparently not too wide of the mark as a guide to phonological patterns in the Clonard . This supports Labov 's claim that vernacular speech is more consistent and regular than corrected speech ( see 3.4 ) ; but however reasonable the claim , the original methods were not designed to show up such patterns in the data ( cf . 6.2.1 ) . The contrasting patterns shown in table 6.8 may be interpreted in conjunction with the tendency reported in 6.2.4 for phonological units in low - status speech to cover a wider phonetic range .
Idiom: spit it out (used idiomatically: no)
CHILD RESISTANT CLOSURES To deter children from drinking household chemicals , we now ad Bitrex . Bitrex is the bitterest non - toxic substance known , and even a tiny drop will encourage children to spit it out rather than swallow it . There are now 17 products containing Bitrex ranging from multi purpose cleaner to disinfectant . The majority are labelled " Bitrex Protected " .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
As the years since joining the EC get more numerous , confidence in the proximate accuracy of figures describing an anti - monde must decline . It becomes increasingly difficult to establish what effect would have arisen without integration , and hence to calculate the value of the inte- gration effect . Consequently more rough and ready calculations might serve to provide an assessment of the current situation with regard to UK membership of the EC ( see Dearden 1986 ) . The state of a country 's trading balance on a geographical basis may direct our attention to the condition of the trade balance with the rest of the world . This is more likely to occur when there is an obvious contrast between the balance on intra - trade ( trade within the EC ) and the balance on extra - trade ( EC trade with outside countries ) .
Idiom: put the wind up (used idiomatically: no)
And Scots comic Gregor Fisher — the man behind Rab C. Nesbitt — added : ‘ Lilly may think she 's never been to Scotland , but what about in a previous life ? ‘ Maybe she once fought the Scots and ended up with a bagpipe chanter in a nasty place.’ Bullseye host Jim Bowen said : ‘ The pipes are enough to put the wind up anybody.’ OH NO : Piper Ken Whittacker makes Lilly squirm SAS hero is killed by pal 's blunder
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
So ? I do n't care . Which was completely out of order . So ? That 's pretty good fun actually .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
At this time , Richard Baxter requested the favour of being restored to his flock in Kidderminster . He had officially lost his pastorate as part of the restoration agreement with King Charles in which positions and property sequestered during the Commonwealth were restored . The Vicar of Kidderminster was under the influence of Sir Ralph Clare and refused to allow Richard Baxter to return under any circumstances , even though he offered to preach for nothing . After preaching on two or three occasions to the people of Kidderminster , the Vicar banned him from preaching any more . Richard Baxter requested the opportunity to preach a farewell sermon and administer communion to his former flock , but this too was denied .
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: yes)
The proposal is not for freight traffic to go through King 's Cross . That issue is completely separate from the Bill . Precisely this question was raised at an earlier stage in our discussions , and I pointed out then that the Government had not come clean at all on the issue of freight and what would happen to freight . I share the desire of my hon . Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich ( Mrs. Dunwoody ) in wanting to see not just passenger traffic but freight able to make a direct contact with the channel tunnel from all parts of the country , especially the north and the north - west . I share her desire to ensure that the channel tunnel becomes a tool for economic regeneration around the country .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
I have trouble falling asleep because I always have a lot on my mind .
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
Off go the modern appliances ( no more dish - washers , hoovers , microwave ovens and refrigerators ) . Out go the lights in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus and all the cinemas close down , and the IBM typewriters stop chattering , and the computer screens go blank . Hospitals close , trains stop , radar goes on the blink , satellites spin wordlessly in space , and for everyone dialling long distance or local calls , the pips announce that time is finally up . Come on you iconoclasts , do n't stop now ! Let 's go the whole hog .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You 'll cope , Lynne — you can cope with anything . Lend us a quid?’ Malc and I decided we 'd have to face the music and tell his parents and my Pop . He was working for his cousin in Sheffield market as an apprentice butcher , but had bought a trumpet and intended , one day , to become Louis Armstrong . His cousin knew of our predicament and had informed Malc 's parents before we had a chance to break the news ourselves .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Colchester clothiers had indicated their intention of prosecuting weavers who did not return the " thrums " , the web ends left in the loom after the cloth had been removed . Retaining these had long been an unquestioned perquisite and trouble began when the clothiers carried out their threat to prosecute and two persons were whipped for theft for failing to return thrums . Clothiers in Baintree and Barking followed suit and demanded the return of thrums from their weavers . In the face of great hostility the clothiers then agreed to pay compensation of threepence a thrum , which suggests some degree of recognition on their part that thrums were part of the " customary wage " , whatever the legal position . The weavers valued them more highly , however , and responded with a fourteen - week strike during which they inserted a notice in the Ipswich Journal .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: no)
Today the focus is much more on high added value packaging . For a number of years we have been trying to upgrade the quality of our business , in terms of the technical content of products , the level of design we build in and the price we charge . We 've dropped out of a lot of product lines , like simple caps and closures for low value household products and flexible packaging for commodity business . So we 're now supplying end users in the cosmetics , toiletries , personal care , beverages , food , pharmaceutical and health care markets . Q. What new types of business are you developing ?
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
The Jews were used to listening to parables as this method of teaching was well established in their culture . 3 At a time when most learning was by word of mouth , the short story was easily remembered . 4 The hearers have to interpret the parables for themselves .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: no)
time , he does all that manually I wonder does Alec been told about this ? I do n't think he may have been told about that , now he himself if he knew about that , that might be sufficient digging him over this hill That 's right , correct because at the other side of the hill he can see well , life 's gon na be a lot easier
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Dickens is doin' some good.’ ‘ Well , he 's certainly got a supporter in you . But while we 're on , I 'll tell you this ; you 'll go blind readin ' that small print.’ ‘ Oh Aggie , shut up!’ He had turned and was starting to walk towards the door when he received a full blast from her as she yelled , ‘ Do n't you tell me to shut up ! you young prig , else you 'll find the door locked on you .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
In the next year , old emergency tenders at eight of the nine 24-hour stations in the county will be replaced by the most advanced fire engines , costing £ 92,000 each . And many specialist machines are to be replaced by new equipment making full use of the latest technology . The changes come after an 18-month review conducted by the chief fire officer , Mr Alf Thompson , and received all - party support at a committee meeting held behind closed doors . They included a change in name from Durham County fire brigade to Durham County fire and rescue brigade . One of the more controversial decisions is to move the heavy rescue unit , used in major road accidents , to the Bishop Auckland station from Darlington .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
South Africa never got close . Slick catching aided the West Indies effort , Lara setting the pattern by swooping low to his left as the solitary slip to despatch Wessels off the last ball of the day 's third over , and their captain gone , the South Africans never appeared to have the conviction that they could achieve their moderate target . Walsh , chugging along on two cylinders for most of the match , suddenly sparked to life , making the ball cut both ways and always liable to produce one that scuttled through . He collected four of the first five wickets and , on the day , had figures of 11–7–8–4 . In addition to Wessels , he also accounted for Kirsten who diverted a sharp off - cutter into his stumps in the day 's 15th over , the fourth wicket of the morning and the decisive one .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Design is the activity which produces the form , which mediates the complex of inputs and shapes these into a form . The ends of design activity are social and not ( merely ) technical : " the architect empathises with a people and a place in order to give form to that identity … " But supposing this sense of design is lost ? … " what many feel , touch upon , but hardly articulate … " design"as a term which is a noun and a verb , and also one which denotes a form of representation , an activity , a practice , a product etc etc at one and the same time … ie design as a priori a social activity unable to be undertaken without having social implications . In that case design loses its context . In relation to our " design - and - society " problem , design , in rending itself from the social fabric and attempting to construct itself as an independent discipline — and having constructed its own pantheon of values and principles with only tangential relation to the social — becomes , quite literally , socially unintelligible .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
' I require entertainment , and it is a good servant 's part to do the Master 's bidding . Sit down , McAllister , and entertain the Master . ' He had made no move to rise . All his polite gentlemanliness which he particularly observed with his poor patients , Matey and herself , was quite missing . On the other hand , it did not seem likely that he was prepared to do anything improper , such as jump on her .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
The further you go into this subculture , the more you begin to realise that Bud Hopkins is in fact quite restrained for an American ufologist . If you want to know how how far they can go , read The Leading Edge , an occasional bulletin published by the Nevada Aerial Research Group that generally carries at least 15 of the biggest stories in the history of mankind in each issue . This has the real hard stuff — cattle mutilations performed by aliens ( apparently , ' for reasons we do n't yet understand ' , they 're also interested in cows ' bottoms ) , UFOs and AIDS , stories about he ' men in black ' , CIA men from space , who drive brand new Fifties ' cars , wear trousers that do n't crease and harass people who claim to have seen UFOs . There are also articles that argue solemnly that all stories in the National Enquirer are 95 per cent true . The main obsession of the NAR group is the ' alien base ' conspiracy .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
well yeah , unless it 's something you do n't want them to hear You start and stop it she said that and she said she do n't mind us swearing she said I 'll leave you fourteen , it actually says twenty tapes in the , bits of paper but she said if you could fill twenty I 'd be over the moon did she say ? Yeah Anyway she 'd knocked at the door and er , I said to her oh I do n't have to buy anything and she said no , no and erm
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
We have seen an example of this general short - sightedness in the the cultural community 's reactions to the tragedy of Los Angeles , which like other conflicts today has been attributed to purely local factors . Foreign papers crowingly announced the nemesis of US racism . The same people who kill gypsies in Romania , burn Africans in Italy , beat up Turks in Germany , rape Indians in England , knife Algerians and bomb Jews in France ( not to mention the abundant discrimination to which ethnic minorities , women and homosexuals are prey in most countries ) those same people have pointed a virtuous finger at the USA , with marches and demonstrations to salve their consciences of any hint of collusion with those in power . Artists and the artistic community must stop deluding themselves and from now onwards begin scrutinising the very structure of their thought , instead of contenting themselves with pointless posturing systematically contradicted by the way in which art is produced and distributed . We must rethink thought .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
To this extent , we may consider society today to be healthier than it was a few decades ago . There is a great deal more tolerance and enlightened thinking about sexual practices and principles which until comparatively recently were considered to be abnormal , outlandish and even criminal . Changes in the law to this effect have taken and are taking place , while jurisdiction turns a blind eye towards much which would once have been rigidly repressed . On the whole , despite sporadic resistance , the hands of public censorship and outrage lie more lightly on the author and playwright , the cinema and the television director than was once the case . In the private sector such considerations as homosexuality , premarital and extra - marital intercourse , adult masturbation and so on , if not " respectable " to everyone , are at least realities to be accepted .
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
Cancer case starts in doomed man 's home By Susan Dean EVERY breath a struggle , his speech punctuated by a gurgling cough , Alfred McTear held court in his living room yesterday to give evidence in a £ 500,000 damages action against a tobacco company . Breath , energy and time are precious commodities for Mr McTear . The ravages of lung cancer have left him so little of them that his evidence in the pioneering case against Imperial Tobacco had to be given in advance of the full hearing which is still possibly two years away .