Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
you can see the thinking Without really knowing why , the thing that Zak remembered most about her was her hair . Even on Washington Square , Mari was the kind of girl to get noticed . Wide mouth , green eyes , and hair that was an ice - cool cocktail of two colours : blonde and blonder . A street light caught the softness of her hair as she got out of the cab at 14th .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: no)
Pizzas , pasta , veal and steak all served with cheerful personal attention . Italian and French wines . Rock Bottom American - style hamburger basement with unique burgers , steaks , fish , poultry and pizzas . The variety and size of the sweets is colossal .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Skinner That money has not been declared in the company accounts of Polly Peck . Will the chairman of the Tory party send that money back to its rightful owners , bearing in mind the fact that the Labour party has agreed to send back Maxwell 's money , if it is found to have had any connection with the Mirror group pension fund ? That decision was passed unanimously and if it is good enough for us it should be good enough for the Tories . Mr. Patten
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: no)
Here 's Tim Russon Voice over The gunpowder plot had nothing on the game at the Manor . United were blown to bits in the first half , as Portsmouth roared into a 3-goal lead . Alan McLoughlin got the first after 18 minutes .
Idiom: get it in the neck (used idiomatically: yes)
He had had enough of carrying on at a snail 's pace . If toes had to be trodden on , too bad . Merymose might get it in the neck from Kenamun , but if this madman was to be nailed quickly , the odd official would have to sacrifice his dignity . The embalmer sniffed primly . ‘ That is impossible .
Idiom: there's no such thing as a free lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
' You are the Brahma of Baker Street reborn . ' ' My thanks . And so it is my conclusion that you are at present a man without funds , clearly ignorant of the axiom that ' there is no such thing as a free lunch ' . ' I rose to take my leave . ' You got me fair and square , ' I told him .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
For example , the OIC said in its statement that “ Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human ~ rights violations and terrorism . ” Are those associations wrong ? If the OIC wishes to change many people ’s perception that Islam violates human ~ rights , suppressing freedom of speech is hardly the best way to go about it . The way to change such a perception would be to marshal evidence against it , and to make the case that human ~ rights – including the rights of women – are as well protected in Islamic countries as they are in non - Islamic countries .
Idiom: along about (used idiomatically: no)
It was like three ants moving into Wembley Stadium . Anyway , I was shattered and I went to bed . I had to go up this wide , curving staircase and along about three miles of landing to get to my room . It was big , square room with a polished floor and a high ceiling . There was no carpet , and my single bed and bits of furniture looked lost in it .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Such was Maitland 's theory , probably encouraged by the subsequent citation of the statute in later antipapal legislation ; but the statute of Carlisle makes little sense as a measure against a pope as obliging as Clement V , nor did the statute itself directly affect the papacy at all . Rather is it more closely related to the problem of alien priories . In 1295 Edward had confiscated for war purposes the apport ( or fixed due ) which religious houses and estates in England dependent on mother houses abroad , particularly in Normandy , paid annually to those mother houses . Cistercian abbeys fell to some extent outside this category . In September 1295 custody of alien priories had been seized by the king and they were only restored on payment of fines .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: no)
On the contrary , their recollection is embittered by the cruelty , exploitation and official oppression which they recall . With the rise of the Palestinian resistance movement following the 1967 war , refugee areas asserted their independence from the Lebanese state . In the short run the Palestinian revolution acted as a magnet for those Lebanese , mainly Muslims , who wanted to redefine Lebanon 's identity in terms of pan - Arab nationalism and as a focus of hostility for those , mainly Maronite Christians , who feared just such a process . Polarization led to civil war , marked by major massacres in which the Palestinian refugees were the prime victims . The Palestinian movement also drew Israel onto Lebanese soil in response to guerrilla raids into Israel .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
Merrill looked at him , her eyes wide , clouded by confusion . ‘ Two reasons,’ he repeated . ‘ The first one being that I had put two and two together from your various veiled remarks , and I suspected that you knew about Rob 's relationship with Elise and that you were , in a sense , gunning for him . Of course,’ he added with a twisted smile , ‘ it was n't until your last day in the office that I realised you were under the impression that it was I who 'd had the affair with Elise.’ Merrill nodded miserably .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Human existence , for Marx and Engels , occurs in terms of people 's concepts , which are incorporated in their mode of life and their subjective experience , but it is from man 's interaction with nature and from the history of this interaction that these ideas , beliefs , and values are created in the first place . The argument runs like this : at any particular time people apprehend natural material circumstances through their ideas , and they therefore act in terms of these ideas , beliefs , and values . Therefore , in history it is not nature and technology which makes human society but it is man himself , who in terms of his already existing ideas and values , makes his own history , as he encounters nature and the problems it poses . These already existing ideas and values are , however , themselves the product of previous encounters and answers to the challenge of nature . This means that the relation of ideas and practical problems can only be understood as part of the process of history .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: no)
But after a while , when they got a variety of jobs to do , they , they took off on their own initiative and in fact some of them er without even advising the , the planning department er introduced one or two minor innovations which made life easier for them in regard to the work study man 's er schedule . And that 's where engineering you know , knowledge , comes er to bear because an engineer looks for that , he looks for the easy , simplest you know er method of production er which gives him an effective er machining operation throughout the whole job . Er and to be able to pick it off the machine at the end of the day you know , as a first class , simple object at , at a competitive price . And , and that 's how it operated . Do you think er work practices became any more flexible with these changes ?
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
so the talk amongst the locals was how were they going to get the runs … the openers Hodgson and Hinks got off to a sound enough start … boundaries though were too few and far between … they tried to get the score moving as best they could … but Derbyshire had different ideas … Hodsgon was the first to go … bowled by Base for 25 … and that turned out to be the joint top score
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
All there was was an awkward clearing of throats and a gazing at shoes . Then Glenda Grower , the most strong - minded of the staff , put her glass down on the table and made obvious going - away gestures . Penny Warlock decided to follow suit . It was at this point that Mrs Crumwallis spoke aloud for the first time . ‘ Miss Grower ?
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: no)
Anyone who has seen Machynlleth station from the town side recently must have been enraged at its condition . Due to Sir William MacAlpine 's much - publicised visit a couple a years ago , some £ 500,000 is to be spent in repairing and reconstructing it . The lower floor is to become a Regional Railways office and train crew depot , while the upper floor will be taken over by the Welsh Tourist Board . This seems good news in every way -as a sign of commitment to the Cambrian lines and also in giving a tourist office based on the railway , in a building shared with railway staff . An early start is being made , in fact scaffolding is going up already .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
( Some Americans tend to think that the world will beat a path to their door , no matter how badly they are received when they arrive ! ) So far , the message from the most recent tables is not too alarming for the incumbents . A ranking prepared for the City ~ Corporation in London shows New ~ York and London still neck and neck at the top of the league . The Banker magazine produces another , with New ~ York on top and London a close second – though the distance between them and their pursuers is narrowing . The scores in both London and New ~ York for the quality and intensity of regulation , and the tax burden , have dropped .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
The boom was on . Everything the family built was easily rented and money was plentiful . By 1969 , the family had time to take stock . The had assets of close to £ 100 million . Paul Reichmann , meanwhile , had moved out of his small apartment into a large home and a matchmaker had found a devotedly religious bride for him from Tangier .
Idiom: Bob's your uncle (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . But ca , pe , I drink it out the bottle and that 's the best . Pour it in a glass and look at it , or a spoon but pour it out the bottle , hold your breath and Bob 's your uncle ! It 's gone down ! People talk about they ca n't take it , that 's poppycock !
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
I 've two boys , aha . And where do , where do they work ? Er one 's in the , works for himself , he 's brickie , and there 's one works in the glazer . He , he used to work in here Mhm .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
He felt that everything had changed during his brief absence from school . Even the teachers were being nice to him , and he did not understand why . It was late in the afternoon , during double English , that the answer came to him like a bolt out of the blue . Smallfry was sick . She was sick like the pretty lady in the film who went bravely on until she died all alone in her bed rather than compel her beloved family to share her pain .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Jenkin said he and other British politicians opposed to Maastricht had tried to get this message across in the run - up to the referendum , but had been defeated by those urging people to vote yes . Another Tory Euro - rebel , Central Suffolk MP , Michael Lord , agreed with Mr Jenkin 's analysis . Most unbiased lawyers had said the Danish concessions ‘ wo n't hold water’ . The voters had been put under ‘ enormous pressure’ by politicians , the media and the business community , and they would regret yielding to their advice . The Prime Minister said Britain had helped Denmark obtain opt - outs from key parts of the treaty , including a single currency and common citizenship and defence .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: yes)
He passed ' the pleasantest part of his youth ' as a student at Edinburgh University — or so he declared in his will — and it was as a result of his generous bequest that the Faculty of Music was founded . The faculty , which is conveniently situated in the central University area , has excellent facilities and resources , including its own library , listening rooms , computer room , electronic studio , concert halls and practice studios ; and a teaching staff comprising composers , performers , historians and theorists . The course for the degree of BMus is broadly based and former students are to be found in all walks of musical life in broadcasting , recording , publishing and musical administration , as teachers , writers , performers , composers , conductors and instrument makers . Some former students have entered other professions such as librarianship or arts administration . The degree of BMus can also be taken in Musical Technology .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
On the other hand on the other hand they could leave get the exact measurement right and leave a hole . There 's no problem about that . The thing to do is have a word with Martin . Why why ? Well he 's hurt his hand has n't he ?
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Hargreaves was a bit like a large rodent , a capybara or coypu . He had a questing snout and thin limbs held bent up against his adipose body . It almost goes without saying that he also had fine , Beatle - cropped brown hair and affected a close - clipped beard with the dense consistency of fur . It ran right up and over his cheekbones , leading one to suspect that it was important for him to shave his eye sockets and forehead daily , if he wanted to avoid becoming altogether bestial . ‘ Yeah,’ I muttered at last .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
He , Ratagan and Isay were wandering the fortress and taking in the holiday atmosphere for want of something else to do before the feast began . Ratagan had procured beer for them from somewhere with magical ease , and they were supping the malty liquid from brimming tankards as they went . The big man had a word for everyone he met , and produced blushes and laughs from the serving maids in equal quantities . Even Isay unbent a little , and grinned at a raven - haired wench when she made a lewd pluck at his staff . Riven received many odd looks , and was the subject of much behind - hand whispering , but it seemed the result of awe more than anything else .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
Harvest onions and lay them out in a dry , sunny spot where then can finish ripening before being stored Houseplants Take the plunge Christmas may seem far away , but for a show of blooming indoor bulbs to gladden the festive season , September is the month to get to work . Daphne Ledward picks out her favourites for us .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ What if I do?’ It was the first news I had heard that Robin Summers , shot down over Brest a few weeks before , was alive . ‘ Well , if you do , do you think any of them would have signed this form if it had not been all in order and above board?’ ‘ Did they sign this form?’ I was astonished .
Idiom: run amok (used idiomatically: yes)
He was exceedingly malicious and the gods had to restrain him with a magic chain , named Gleipnir , forged from : … the sound of a cat 's footsteps , the roots of a mountain , the breath of a fish , the beard of a woman and the spittle of a bird . This chain successfully bound Fenrir until Ragnarok , the Day of Judgement , when he broke loose and ran amok in the heavens , swallowing ODIN whole . For this crime , Fenrir was sent into exile forever more , though his leering face and slavering jaws may still be seen in rosy cloud formations at sunset . Fetch
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
I have at last learned the Gettysburg ~ Address by ~ heart .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
Would n't it be better to be alive , maybe see things like Antoine — or maybe not see things like Antoine . Not such a hot idea , after all . Maybe I 'll hear Maggie 's ground - car swooshing over the hill to rescue me . She heard only the wind conversing with the ice , the dawn thaw , the shush of tiny rocks dragged free by the first - light gale , each one a whisper but so many it was the shout of a breaker on the shore . Then again , maybe I wo n't .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Net per share fell 30 % to $ 0.33 in the quarter , 49 % to $ 0.38 in the half . The erosion was anticipated because of Sparcstation 10 Model 41 shortages and the cost of ramping up new product production . The company ended the guessing game on Wall Street about how many units it has delivered . Sun said in the first half it shipped 28,000 Sparcstation 10s including 1,500 Model 41s . It has also delivered 3,000 MicroSparc units .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: no)
And he could relax following the hard slog of his new Western The Unforgiven . With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum . Second nature FOUR - year - old Lucy Gill saved her epileptic dad Liam for the second time in two weeks by dialling 999 when he fell at their West Bromwich home . Roadworks for smiles
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Hunt earns chance in Italian job By David Alexander STRIKER Andy Hunt is handed a chance to stake a claim in the Newcastle United gold rush tonight . The 22-year - old earns his first game under Kevin Keegan 's management in the Anglo - Italian meeting with Ascoli . Hunt 's appearance represents a career reprieve — he was dropped when Keegan arrived , and then practically written off by the manager .
Idiom: get a handle on (used idiomatically: yes)
The most damaging feature of the August figures , however , is that they showed no sign , after a year and a half of severe monetary tightening , that the worst was over . From which it is possible to draw one of three conclusions . One is that Mr Lawson has not yet succeeded in getting a handle on domestic demand , and the signs of success this summer were misleading . The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . The third is that will have singularly little effect , because of industry 's narrow base and uncompetitiveness , revealing our dependence on the deus ex machina of North Sea oil .
Idiom: up against it (used idiomatically: no)
After the van had been loaded it drove to another loading bay and backed up against a second wagon . It must have been there for at least an hour . Then it returned to the original wagon and backed up against it again . Both trains left about the same time.’ ‘ Did you check either of the freight cars before they left?’
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
So that the foundation of your future prosperity in a sense . That was we were main one of the , my father seen er possibilities er when he attended the London show , he went er he , he was very much taken on with the Morris Cowley first of all . And he went to , he decided to go straight to Oxford before he came back to Galashiels and er see William Morris who was Lord Nuffield later on . But he , we , we were offered the agency for the four counties in the borders . But as we were very small people in these days , he could only see his way to take Selkirkshire and Peebleshire .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
I tell Ludo not to look at it . But he looks at it . I say I 'll have a word with them and he should n't follow me . But he follows me . The two men watch us come towards them .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
But it is far from obvious and easy to work out how this target can be met . Moreover we are not qualified to suggest any solutions to this problem — that must be a job for educationists . We take considerable heart from the knowledge that — despite the strain on educational resources — many teachers are showing their awareness of the importance of money management education to the future lives of their pupils by active efforts to integrate it into curricula . The growth of money management education committees and associations within local education authorities is evidence of this ; we have been told of encouraging credit education initiatives in the North West , North East , South Wales and Scotland and no doubt there are other similar examples elsewhere . There is already some national back - up for schools credit education .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Companies with cash to offer will be able to control television stations as long as they pay lip - service to the observance of minimum standards — standards which are wholly inadequate.’ Mr Richard Dunn , managing director of Thames Television and chairman of the ITV Association , said the auction was the ‘ fatal flaw’ in the bill . It should be amended ‘ to allow the Independent Television Commission [ the new regulatory body]to judge the quality of programmes and the size of the cash bid in tandem’ . Broadcasting unions and consumer groups said the bill spelt the end of public service broadcasting and promised pressure to get key points amended . Advertisers said they were delighted to see many of their proposals reflected in the Government 's approach .
Idiom: all over the map (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , we do n't have any standardization of characteristics or parameters for obstruction . And this was a hot topic for debate at the I C S in , in er Nova Scotia , and we made absolutely no progress at all er with this issue during that meeting . Er what I have chosen to do is to do what we were doing in the nineteen eighties , which is to take the simplest measure of the maximum flow and the detrusor pressure at that volume and when we do that , you can see that these patients , instead of being a single group of patients with a single kind of bladder pressure and flow , these patients are all over the map . If we 're going to draw some lines perhaps it would be reasonable to say well patients with a flow of greater than fifteen certainly are unlikely to be obstructed , and patients whose detrusor pressure is less than fifty would seem to fail to satisfy our criteria for obstruction , because obstruction in a urodynamic sense implies a high pressure and a low flow . Now if we put these two parameters on here , we end up with only a small proportion of patients who actually have high pressure and low flow .
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
It was all intended as a subtle joke . Corman naturally agreed with this assessment and is not saying whether or not it was the way he and Nicholson intended it . It matters not ; within a few years and many fast and furious films later , he was being heralded not as the king of exploitation but as something of a genius , to which description he again did not object . It was true that as he progressed , with Nicholson and his soon - to - be - famous contemporaries on hand for adventurous collaboration , Corman did attack social issues involving drugs , homosexuality and the ever - popular parental generation gap . Only he truly knows whether they were cheap pictures produced with one aim , to make as much money as possible from the least amount of effort , or whether he had other more high - flown artistic notions in mind .