Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: off the beaten track (used idiomatically: no)
HOTEL HAHNENHOF ( 3 ) This hotel is actually an old farmhouse that has been beautifully converted and is full of character . Situated a little off the beaten track , the Hahnenhof is 15 minutes walk from the town centre , and is a good starting point for many pleasant rambles . All bedrooms have bath or shower and loo . There is a cosy lounge area with a fireplace , a bar where a welcome drink is offered , a sauna and solarium .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's just bloody , life is a rotten thing , just horrible . Through all my sentences , and if you add them together , I 've done twenty - one , twenty - two months in all , there 's never been one day when I 've kept my mouth shut , without an argument or something . The tension 's there and it comes out in bits and bobs , either on one of the girls or one of the staff . Being told to do things like not run in the corridor , or stand up when the governor comes in . I never used to stand up .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
In the dying seconds of the match Jason Murtagh grabbed his side a share of the spoils with a brilliant dipping volley which flew into the top corner of the Cookstown net . Parents in attack on Adams THE parents of Warrington bomb victim Tim Parry have attacked Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams for snubbing their invitation to meet face - to - face . In a Panorama documentary on Monday night , Tim 's father Colin will say : ' I wanted to look at the man , to hear his voice and to ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . ' I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and him trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by - product of a war against Britain .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
The big race this weekend is at Sandown Park … it 's the Tingle Creek Chase and the Central South horse to follow is Waterloo Boy from the the Nicholson stables at Ford in Gloucestershire … Riding the Boy is Adrian Maguire who had two winners this afternoon and now has a lead of over thirty in the race for champion jockey … Gloucester rugby are back in league action tomorrow … the cherry and whites are away to orrell … last time out they beat Northampton so let 's hope they 're on a winning roll … it 's cup day in hockey too … mighty Sutton Coldfield are playing the Oxford Hawks on Sunday … ikts like Manchester United playing Banbury … come on the Hawks Right , now for something completely different … and I mean different !
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
This is not because Miss Jackson 's presence in the Commons will ensure that Labour never forms the Government , but because Mr Letwin is one of the people credited with having invented the poll tax . Mrs Thatcher has told friends that the poll tax won the election for the Conservative Party . She believes that it prevented many Labour supporters from registering on the electoral roll ( in the hope of avoiding payment ) , thus depriving Mr Kinnock of a large number of votes . She puts the figure at about one million . THE Catholic Herald , Britain 's best known Roman Catholic newspaper , has appointed a woman editor .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Me and Bernard , if me and Bernard want to go , she di now was she , foot like that they 're under the table , when you see his feet , his ! And then he has to get up and go ! So I 'm kicking him under the table ! But the , er Bernard you must admit the best one of all was the , the full works of the Encyclo Brittannia falling on her head ! But what about the one all daughters oh what was it ?
Idiom: catch the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
I will tell you what happened in that dreadful summer of 1520 , for that 's what the dream was about . I am comfortable in my maze which is laid out like the one at Hampton Court was by the Great Killer 's chief minister , Cardinal Thomas Wolsey . My chair with its high back and strong iron wheels is positioned correctly to catch the sun . I have a jug of wine , two silver goblets and a jewel - encrusted plate of doucettes . My clerk is also ready .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: no)
What intrigued me most , however , was the arrangement of four dangling neck - ties , like swaying cobras , which only needed a squatting snakecharmer to really hypnotise . A Slice of Saturday Night : Darlington Civic Theatre THE Heather Brothers ' musical knew how to pull at heart strings of those who have felt first love . The yearnings are as real for 17-year - olds today , let alone for the Club A Go Go crowd on any Saturday night in 1964 , presided over by Eric Rubberlegs De Vene . The show is a compilation of such nights , from getting stamped in , waiting around , having a drink and a dance , being chatted up , to vomiting in the loos , and leaving with or without a bird .
Idiom: save someone's bacon (used idiomatically: yes)
It turned out a cracking match , one of the best for combined action and atmosphere I 've seen this season . There were at minimum 3 or 4 instances where a Leeds goal looked certain , and a hatful of other chances besides . Rik Mayell in goal saved Norwich 's bacon in the second half , no doubt about it . Man of the match . It was getting on for Tony - Coton - at - Man - City - last - august standards .
Idiom: no spring chicken (used idiomatically: yes)
Wow , I thought . So she 's the one . No spring chicken . And a really big old broad . Smiling , in a tan pants suit .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: no)
Brian Inglis ' This book makes a definite statement ' , the authors begin ' It is this : Western medicine has made a fundamental error in allowing itself to become reliant on the universal use of drug therapy . ' A mass of evidence follows , most of it from sound medical sources , that the medical profession has become hopelessly hooked on prescription drugs ; that the drugs are neither so effective nor so safe as our doctors would have us believe ; and that the public and the profession is being remorselessly taken for a ride by the pharmaceutical industry . ' We ask you to consider the possibility , ' they beg us , ' that drugs , rather than helping or curing , are actually doing harm . ' I have no quarrel with the thesis , and considerable admiration for the accumulation of evidence , though what presumably were the chronic delays of publishing leave some of it a little dated , But I have to admit to irritation with the manner in which the material is presented .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
I did notice that the two needles were not identical in the curve , but neither would make a loop properly . Finally I bought a new needle and that solved the problem . But a Hague Linker does n't have a tension arm and spring — come to think of it , of course it does . Not so big and showy as on a knitting machine , but there are two metal rods sticking up — enough for any self respecting machine to us as a radio aerial ! You may be wondering why I called the various machines by masculine names .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
She liked to go quietly , not ask too many questions , never to interfere . She was conscious of being a misfit , and that was a great understatement . It was partly her age , of course , she was an old woman by anyone 's standards , but her attitude to life too and her clothes , her grey tweed skirt and green Viyella blouse and green and grey check cardigan , her stockings and ' court ' shoes , the powder on her nose , lipstick on her thin old lips and the perm in her hair . In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . Cecilia could clearly remember the days before refrigerators were in general use — she did not have one until 1952 — and remember too the smell of the joint by Sunday lunchtime if you had been imprudent enough to buy it on Friday .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: no)
Together they decide what we get . Whether we 're happy or unhappy about this situation is merely academic . Going over the top of our heads is well - rooted and par for the course . Despite the growth of the disabled people 's movement these paper professionals still think it quite normal to sit down round the table and decide what 's best for us . So it is quite natural that , along with all their other decisions , they should define the nature of their relationship to us .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
We can either accept that God is sovereign and recognise that this is part of his plan , or we can have a pity party and completely neutralise everything God wants to do through us . We have some friends whose 21-year - old daughter was murdered by a boyfriend who threw her out of a third - storey window . They had a lot to come to grips with . This was a Christian couple who have a testimony , but they were suddenly faced with a choice . They could forgive this young man , just as we had to forgive the man who failed to secure his trailer , or they could allow bitterness to completely neutralise everything God was doing in their lives .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: no)
yeah , that 's the only thing I 've , it 's the only horse he might not have got all the way round this time oh in fact all of our horses main meeting , me mother and Jim they were all up and running and if , they were front runners , you know and they were all finished and James he backed a two hundred to one shot , I says you 're joking , aye it was up there with 'em mind and it finished twelfth , he said well it was a good bet How much money is he gon na get ? He 's not gon na get anything because it did n't finish in the first three but it was two hundred to one each way , he had two pound each way on it
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
Katie Jane absolved herself of all responsibility for this when she recently claimed in the NME that is was all the onlooker 's problem . Lesley of Silverfish has been portrayed in these very pages as crude , intimidating , loud , menacing , a woman who boasts about shagging exploits rather like a man . This hardly fits the reality of what she is — a sensitive , intelligent , attractive , opinionated woman with a strong will . L7 LOOK like the women most likely to break into the big - time mainstream rock market , pushed along by constant comparisons to big male guns like Metallica and Nirvana . Soon they will have a global platform , which is just the place for active feminists to be .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
This means that new houses may cost a few hundred pounds more to build , but will need up to 20 % less heating . This will not , of course , help those people living in older properties , many of which were originally built with no insulation at all . Over the years various attempts will have been made to insulate houses like these , but these are unlikely to match modern standards , and it will pay you to check out your existing level of insulation , with a view to improving it for the future . Left : Pilkington Supawrap being laid between joists . Wear a simple face mask , and tuck sleeves into protective gloves
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
Never Again to Genocide Trials HEIDELBERG – Rarely does one read such hopeful news : in late June , the International ~ Criminal ~ Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) acquitted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić of genocide . That might sound like a bad thing : Karadžić , who once warned Bosnia ’s Muslims that war would lead them down the road to hell , surely deserves to be sentenced for the acts of which he was just acquitted – murder , siege , and slaughter almost beyond naming . But for genocide ? Better not .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
Florals are very much back and I just float about the place in them . If I cut my cloth to suit popular taste I would n't be the megastar I am today . I call the shots , possum , and I think that 's how the public like it.’ Not a lot of people know this , but Dame Edna is a close confidante of the Queen . I wondered how I should broach this subject but as it happened , Dame Edna opened her heart .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
erm , skips , and I think what we ought to do is , if you can travel , deter people from having skips at home , and I , I think if , if you set up there , you 'd be But there again , if you look at the number of building sites outside people 's houses , and the amount of stuff in there , that just breaks my heart to see it all go into landfill . You 've got bricks , which can be reused , you 've got timber which can be reused . Right , right , well you say that but it 's
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
These had failed . Not surprisingly , therefore , a man never noted for the quality of patience had rushed bullheaded on the opportunity offered by the accession of Mary . Force and diplomacy went hand in hand in 1543 . But more than impatience was involved . The basis for his Scottish policy was his conviction that English safety lay in separating France and Scotland , and that conviction reached fever pitch in 1543 .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: no)
' I thought she was having such a wonderful time . ' ' You can have too much of anything , ' was Gay 's sage rejoinder , ' and I rather think her mother 's been overdoing this entertaining stunt . Everyone likes fun and pretty things , but — having too many frocks must be almost as bad as having too few , and if you go out somewhere every day , and razzle every night , you wouldget stale . At least , ' she amended , laughing , ' I imagine so ! Marcia does . '
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
All I can hear in my head is ' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ' . Who needs drugs with this going on ? Above us , a massive chandelier in sugar - doll pink cascades down in frilly waves . Similar fantastic champagne - showers in ' lurvely ' lilac , pistachio - green , and orange sorbet grace the other corners . We steer our fazed brains incredulously towards where food must be according to our knowledge of standard lay - out .
Idiom: no sweat (used idiomatically: yes)
That was what Saturday night was all about . And what would she be doing with her Saturday ? she wondered grimly . Well , she could answer that one straight off , no sweat ! She 'd be sitting at home waiting for this bloody man , who at best thought she was some kind of alien , and at worst , stark , staring mad . That 's if he ever came near Rose Cottage again .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
Pull it in to the small boat , lay it on a box and then we 'd pull the chain in by hand and then we 'd rerun it further up the river . Why did you do that ? Well I mean if you er , if your chain was going too far astern you might pull the dredger astern too much so got ta keep your chain up the river , that 's what you go got to do all the time . So that was your job as well ? That was my , that was part of our job .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
Lunatic . A train swaying between Kingston and Norbiton and New Malden , and a member of the permanent staff of the Service talking with a stranger about a freelance recruit who had been snaffled . They 'd have his balls at Century for it . ' The Soviets have now transferred him to a Labour Camp . ' ' They 're ghastly ? '
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: no)
‘ You have n't ? ’ Oh crumbs , Cara was sounding a wee bit peeved . ‘ It 's not that,’ Fabia began , certain in her heart that she had now scuppered every last chance of that interview with Ven , but with Cara having more than enough to worry about with Barney still so poorly , not wanting to give her something else to be upset about . ‘ What then?’ her sister asked shortly , and , as her quick brain clicked , ‘ You have n't lost your own notes?’she made a guess . ‘ No!’
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The only prospect the Government offers is cardboard homes and cardboard hopes,’ he said . He protested that the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , had been present at only the start of the debate . Drug baron 's limousines go up in smoke A PARAMILITARY group dedicated to exterminating cocaine king Pablo Escobar has set fire to his expensive collection of limousines and motorcycles , apparently to avenge terrorist attacks against civilians , police said yesterday . Police said ten armed men broke into a warehouse late on Tuesday night in the south of Medellin , Escobar 's home town , poured petrol over six Rolls - Royces , a Mercedes , a Porsche and 20 motorcycles and set them ablaze .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
One moment Harvey sounds like she 's trapped in a particularly unpleasant psychodrama , the next she 's singing an exuberant snatch of I 'm Gon na Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair . Harvey may refuse the usual ‘ women 's role’ but she has taken the indie scene by storm by writing some starkly troubled sexual vignettes while sounding as if she 's profoundly at ease in her own skin . Her songs are still at the rough - and - ready stage but Harvey 's power comes from her ability to stare men and women right in the eye . It 's a refreshing change from all the bands who 've been too busy staring at the stars or their shoes to risk a glimpse at one another . MARK COOPER
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
The leader of this insurrection was one Simeon bar Kokhba . There is evidence to suggest that he was descended from Judas of Galilee , leader of the Zealots a century and a quarter before , and from the Zealot commanders at the capture and subsequent siege of Masada . Dr Robert Eisenman , whom we cited earlier , believes there may well have been close links between Simeon 's family and the descendants of Jesus 's — if , indeed , they were not one and the same . Once again , the principle of dynastic succession is worthy of note . When he embarked on his rebellion , Simeon turned to the now well established Pauline ‘ Christians’ for support .
Idiom: steal someone's thunder (used idiomatically: no)
The company has essentially eliminated annual volume discounts for ' commodity ' hardware products in favour of low - end pricing policies for its sales channels and end - users . It has also scaled down payouts for redundancies , so as not to exceed the $ 1.5bn restructuring charge it was hit with two months ago . Hewlett - Packard Co is likely to steal DEC 's thunder and whisk away its number two position as the second largest computer vendor in the US by 1994 , Hembricht & Quist analyst Robert Herwick says . It 's a bitter pill for DEC to swallow , with predictions tallying HP surging ahead with hardware revenues of $ 17.9bn compared to DEC with $ 14.3bn for the end of the fiscal year 1993 . IBM says it plans to ' blow Intel out of the water ' at Comdex later this month where it will demo a 100Mhz high speed clone version of Intel Corp 's 80486 microprocessor , Computer Reseller News reports .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Bearing in mind that the Treaty ~ of Izmir , signed at Izmir , Turkey , on 12 March 1977 , created a permanent body for intraregional cooperation , consultation and coordination in order to enhance economic , social and cultural development ,
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
It has also pledged a further £ 15,000 . Yesterday , an appeal was also set up for adults and children 's clothes and shoes , which should be taken to the council headquarters at Bodlondeb , Conwy . Staff at the emergency centre at Aberconwy Borough Council 's HQ in Conwy are continuing to work round the clock . A helpline for flood victims is available on Aberconwy 593111 . Social services personnel are available on that number which has 19 separate lines .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: yes)
Scatter the freshly ground almonds over the base of the pastry case and carefully pour the syrup mixture on top . Bake the tart on a preheated baking sheet at 350 ° F ( 180 ° C ) gas mark 4 for 40–45 min until the filling is creamily set . Serve warm , not piping hot . If preferred the lemon treacle tart can be completely cooked a day ahead and reheated gently just before serving . APRICOT & ALMOND ROLYPOLY
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: no)
This should be laid to the side intact so that you can restore it to its original place when the hole is refilled once the digging is completed . That way the surface area is restored and there is little sign that you have been digging underneath . If there is a need to dig deeper , the Norfolk long - spade will be required . It may be necessary to dig down for some 3 feet ( 1 metre ) before you break into the rabbit hole . The spoil above the hole usually caves in and you must then use the hook end of the long - spade to pick up and retrieve the ferret 's line .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
They only become annoying , meaningless rituals if they are too rigid or obsessive — when a routine tidying up session turns into a ‘ you must always put away all your toys and clothes before you get into bed’ command , no matter what the unusual circumstances may be that night . As I have suggested , routines are useful in pre - empting some of the confrontations that arise over getting up , getting washed , getting dressed , getting fed , getting the school bus on time , and so on . These routines , carried out on ‘ autopilot’ , help a child undertake daily tasks around the clock with minimum effort or fuss — once the habits are learned . Giving very young children too much choice over when to get up , what to wear or what they eat for breakfast can be a recipe for disaster — acrimonious arguments , delays and tantrums . This does not contradict the general guideline that children be given the opportunity to make choices or to discuss reasons .
Idiom: peaches and cream (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can understand the connection,’ she said . ‘ You should n't wear brown , it makes your eyes like boot buttons . I think you should wear peach and cream and pale green , sage green , and grey perhaps . Should you like a new dress?’ ‘ Not particularly,’ Alexandra said with truth .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
In light of his lack of abilities we can not expect him to succeed .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
And he refuted claims that Bullingdon is becoming a dumping ground for troublemakers . The prison managers say if inmates use their own intiative there 's no need to be bored and cause trouble . They 're pleased with the training and education programmes already up and running , and say that given time to develop them further , things will settle down . Pornographic video tapes , worth more than four and a half thousand pounds , have been seized in raids on two shops . Trading standards officers say some of the tapes carry false eighteen classifications .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's always thinking about Mars , not about our beautiful planet Earth . ' Kiah listened carefully . ' Take it easy , Commander , ' he said quietly . ' Please talk to Adai . Adai wants to help .
Idiom: chapter and verse (used idiomatically: yes)
By MICHAEL JACKSON THE restaurant industry has two things in common with the film industry : the high failure rate among its small businesses and the abundance of ‘ how to’ wisdom . The message behind ‘ How to open and operate a small restaurant’— a series of six lectures in Chester organised by Leith 's School of Food and Wine — may well be chapter and verse on ‘ how not to’ . The lecturer , Martin Wood , counts equally successful those students of the courses he has given since 1984 , at Leith 's School of Food and Wine in London , who subsequently decided not to open restaurants . Mr Wood 's own experience in the restaurant business spans 20 years .