Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
Next time you catch yourself thinking uncharitably of another , criticizing another , say to yourself : ‘ Reconciliation — what does that have to say to my relationship with that person ? ’ I would like to apply that to other relationships . Think of the fact that there are over three hundred member churches in the World Council of Churches ! Think of all the division in the Christian family which mocks the idea of us as a reconciled body . How dare we say with St Paul , ‘ be reconciled to God ’ ( 2 Corinthians 5.20 ) , when we are so unreconciled ?
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Touring America for the first and last time , the group squabbled incessantly , among themselves and with McLaren , leading John Lydon finally to quit the group . To add to McLaren 's troubles , the cash required to finance his film was all but gone , depleted by the Russ Meyer fiasco and the Brazilian interlude with Ronnie Biggs . Virgin were the only company that could pull him out of the hole , and it was to Virgin that McLaren now turned , cap in hand . Richard Branson agreed to advance £ 200,000 to complete The Great Rock ‘ n’ Roll Swindle — but on the basis that Virgin had rights not only to the film but also to recoup the money from the group 's record royalties . McLaren , desperate to complete the film , had no option but to agree , thereby effectively signing away his control of the Sex Pistols ' future .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
it made eating and doing a little more exciting to know that someone else had just ceased doing these basic human things for ever . He looked up as Phil strolled in , and the sight of him , standing there so ludicrously , so needlessly alive , made his mind veer like a weather vane in a high wind to a more frivolous way of thinking . Phil , with his soft , sprawling face , looked like an excrescence — an unhealthy toadstool , swelling with yeasty exuberance out of decayed wood . ' Hey , Phil , ' he called , ' did you ever think of dying at all ? Phil looked at him with bulging horror and searched around the metallic ward for some wood to touch , drumming his fingers at last in relief on the top of the locker .
Idiom: say uncle (used idiomatically: yes)
However , it seems rather unnecessary to introduce the negative sentence ( 2b ) into a consideration of the relationship between ( 2a ) and ( 2c ) which arises in the conversation presented earlier in ( I ) . Though it may not be common knowledge that the speaker has an uncle , it is what Grice ( 1981 : 190 ) terms ' noncontroversial ' information . Moreover , since the speaker chose to say my uncle rather than I have an uncle and he … ,we must assume she did n't feel the need to assert the information . What she appears to be asserting is that this person is coming home from Canada . Given this assertion , the idea that we should consider the denial of this assertion in order to find out whether there is a presupposition in what the speaker has not asserted seems particularly counterintuitive .
Idiom: go native (used idiomatically: yes)
The dilemma is a very real one in the contemporary Third World and does not , unfortunately , admit readily of simple , universally valid answers . FACTS AND FIGURES Subjectivity and personal involvement are part of the price the social anthropologist pays for his most cherished and characteristic research strategy which , within the limits we have indicated , we can succinctly describe as ‘ going native’ . On the surface at least , the methods of sociology are very different . The empirical sociologist is nothing if not businesslike , ‘ objective’ and above all ‘ scientific’ .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
When they were asked about any credit arrangements which they knew people like them could use to buy things , these were the proportions which named each of the following : Ten per cent could not think of any form . Asked to name sources of credit out of the blue , people might well simply leave out or forget about some sources which in practice they could use , if they were offered that type of credit when they were buying . Indeed , cross - tabulation showed that some mail order , credit sale , check trading and fuel board credit users forgot to mention these types of credit in answering this question . But the list might give some idea of the maximum proportions of people who might think of some other form of credit as a potential alternative , when actually offered any particular type of credit .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Three , four or five ? Once you 've decided the answer telephone this number : 0891 525 563 ( From the Republic of Ireland 1550 123 697 ) Leave your answers and the number of spades you spotted on the line plus your name , address and telephone number . Lines close at midnight August 23 . The winner will be chosen at random by our computer .
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh need you ask . One night right Russell always look on the bright side of life bright side of life I was drawing and I read and and I played with toys and I read this game Who 'd you play with in school then ?
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
' She was detained overnight at Walton Hospital . ' The mugger is described as being 15 or 16 years of age with short , dark hair . Elliott told to go it alone in injury row THE players ' union today distanced itself from Chelsea defender Paul Elliott 's plan to sue Dean Saunders and Liverpool over a career - threatening challenge . As revealed in yesterday 's Echo exclusive , Elliott , stretchered off with cruciate ligament damage at Anfield two months ago , is ready to launch legal action even though he is optimistic of making a full recovery from the injury .
Idiom: by a long shot (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Looks like it,’ said the first constable . ‘ Prime case of solicitin ' , if you ask me,’ said the second . ‘ Not by a long shot,’ said Joe . ‘ Oh , I never been more insulted,’ said the young woman . ‘ ' E 's me best friend.’
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
You are moaning . I 'm not . and its getting on my nerves . I 'm not . I just asked why there 's onions in it .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
We know that the British Medical Association say it 's under - funded to the tune of six billion pounds but we 'll say what we said before we took control of this Council , we 'll open the books and we 'll direct resources to priorities . And chief amongst Labour priorities is the National Health Service . still not a sign of any policy from them on the Health Service , par for the course . Lord Mayor , the Conservative Group welcomes this opportunity to debate reforms in the National Health Service . I must confess to be somewhat surprised to see the Labour Group wanting to debate thisu this issue again after their lack lustre performance in Committee and Council on the previous debates on this subject and today 's been no different .
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
A SOCCER trainer has been fired — for falling in love with his club 's sexy striker . Roland Eybe , 46 , was determined to score with Anja Bresch , 23 , in the women 's team . He got the boot after his wife walked out and half the players quit because he spent so little time trying to improve the side 's miserable record in Delmenhorst , Germany . Anja left to be with him . Gran Mary is a carnival queen
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
Police are appealing for anyone with any information to contact them . And in the second incident , they 're also hunting a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint last night . She was close to her home in Iona street when the man threatened her with a handgun , and then made off with a small sum of money . He 's five feet nine inches tall , slim , with dirty blond hair in a centre parting , and he has a cold sore on his top lip . Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack to come forward .
Idiom: take the mickey (used idiomatically: yes)
Sally is into high street leisure wear and casual daytime things rather than glitzy disco gear . Edna is hardly your obvious casual daytime high street dresser , lounging around in jeans or velour tracksuits though , is she ? ‘ I chose Dame Edna , because she takes the mickey out of fashion . I thought it would be fun to do it , she 's a man but her own person and very outrageous.’ But Sally 's aim in life is n't to design outrageous clothes for outrageous people .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
7.2.2 Biotic factors Among seven species of fruit pigeons in tropical Queensland , the diets of the birds change with the seasonal fruits , each species with a different suite of plant species . Coexistence is reinforced by nomadism and migration , but the diets overlap at times of both high and low fruit availability . Indeed , of the biotic explanations of how existing plant species avoid competition , some are based on time - sharing of animal agents . For example , over a season , six species of Shorea are visited in turn by species of thrips , which are believed to be their major pollinators .
Idiom: sit on the fence (used idiomatically: yes)
Priorities in first aid Editor , — The three voluntary aid societies have received several inquiries similar to A S Playfair 's questioning the dogma of the sixth edition of the First Aid Manual . For too long we have sat on the fence regarding when a lone rescuer should leave a collapsed victim to seek medical help . Obviously , when there is more than one rescuer there is no problem — one goes for help and the other stays with the patient . Recently , the importance of early access has been studied as a component of the chain of survival ( early access , early basic life support , early defibrillation , early advanced care ) .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
From the 1950s onwards there was considerable improvement to the standard of living . As Ireland opened up to foreign investment under de Valera 's successor , Sean Lemass , another element in the value structure came to prominence , namely the obligation to achieve and retain full employment within the context of a modernized economy and a satisfactory level of housing , welfare , and medical care for all . The economic growth of the 1960s and early 1970s came to grief because of the western economic slump of the last decade and the massive increase in the Southern population . This grew from three to three and a half million by 1981 and was created by a combination of net immigration , earlier and more frequent marriage , and the maintenance of relatively high levels of childbirth . This is a major reason , in addition to state interventionism , why economic matters precede the issue of Northern Ireland both theoretically and practically in contemporary Irish politics .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
nothing got some tissues pardon ? I 've got some tissues in my pocket , er , right , I 'm going then , see you later , bye right , ta la right
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Do not try to help by lifting your head for instance ; when your head needs to be turned to one side in order to massage a part of your neck , let the turning be done for you . Of course , there are one or two exceptions to the no talking or moving yourself ‘ rule’ : do speak up if something your partner is doing is hurting , or if you feel cold or uncomfortable in any way . Also , when lying on your front , turn your head from one side to the other if your neck feels stiff . Setting the Scene A calm , comfortable setting will enhance the experience of aromatherapy massage .
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: yes)
They lean back until they look as if they are about to fall over , so that they can look around them , and perhaps check who 's behind their back . It 's a trick they 've learned , presumably to keep themselves safe in confined spaces . ‘ There 's nothing to it really,’ they say . And for a moment you do n't know whether they 're talking about this strange bodily posture or running a club . But their philosophy comes pouring out , and you realise that they certainly have n't spent much time thinking about any aspect of their behaviour , or the kind of images they project , let alone strange and isolated postures .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
The exhibition could be read on many levels , but the immediate impression I had was of its strong Americanism . Hack describes her background as small town , Bible Belt , America . She is slowly coming to terms with her past and exorcising the ghosts . The result is thought provoking , . Some pieces possess humour whilst others are sad and full of anxiety .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
So is th is a idea of a chapel being more in the community than just religion ? Is that ? Oh yes , it was a very much a community centre , I mean , we played billiards at chapel , and various chapel people had billiard tables un under their dining table and er we u just go and play billiards . Going back to the your mining background , erm after the Strike were were your father and grandfather members of both the Nottingham Miners Associa Association and the industrial union ? Erm , yes .
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
Cos it was , I put it behind the hall stand . O K. But they had a new headmaster oh he 's just retired , he 's been there been there since Lynn was there when since she was since the er she 's twice that age so I mean he must have been there eighteen years but when he went there he 's er totally the school from the word go No , I got , I need to get some stuff out of the red one . and it changed out of all recognition .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over This was do or die for Gloucester . Their first division place , their future was riding on the game and sure enough the Cherry and Whites rose to the challenge . They were in control from start to finish , with Don Caskie scoring the first try midway through the first half . Roared on by a massive contingent of supporters , Gloucester then went for the kill .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No,’ shouted Connelly . He heard the sound of liquid slurping in a metal container as Farrell approached him from behind . ‘ What are you doing?’ he shrieked , twisting about madly on the ropes that suspended him . He felt cold , thick fluid being splashed on him . He smelled the petrol as it covered his skin .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps the other point I can make is to go back to the question of why women tutors and people in the university generally have emphasised harassment of students by academic staff more than they 've emphasised harassment by students of one another , and I think it 's not that it was thought that students did n't commonly make each other uncomfortable , but as an issue of principle in terms of whether it 's appropriate for university or college authorities to intervene in what many people regard as students ' private lives . It 's quite commonly said that twenty years ago the universities and colleges decided to treat students as adults and leave them to organise their own affairs erm and the argument about what to do in this area is n't an argument about whether it 's a serious problem , but about what are appropriate and even effective forms of intervention . I think I think the only thing that I would disagree with there is that I strongly suspect that a lot of tutors in the university , not just women tutors but across the board , really have little idea of the level of sexual harassment that students that female students have identified as being problem in the questionnaire . Now I 'd have to say when I saw the report in the Observer , which was a couple of months ago , the rape in the quad report , my feeling was that this was a national newspaper picking on Oxford because Oxford and sex makes great headlines and it was going to be a good sell , and I felt that it was inappropriate in that sexual harassment is a problem in other campuses . Now I have to say that since I 've seen a report from the Students ' Union and have read it through , I was actually shocked at the level of harassment that that report seemed to indicate .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Rajiv was nearing adulthood . As it turned out , this act of obedience became a powerful witness to his parents of his transformed character clearly emerging since making his commitment to Christ . When he eventually turned eighteen his father told him he had no further objection to his being baptised , a decision based more on Rajiv 's co - operative attitude a year before than on his recent coming of age . The impact of obedience There is a principle here for children and teenagers who live in non - Christian homes .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ That is another and quite separate development , whose importance and urgency I need hardly stress . In addition to the kidnapping case , Dottor Bartocci is already handling the murder of Advocat Valesio . My wish , the wish of all of us , is simply that we may as quickly as possible get to the bottom of the shocking and cold - blooded crime which has stunned and appalled the entire country , and arrest and punish those responsible . In order to avoid placing an impossible burden on the shoulders of my young colleague , it has been decided that the investigation of the events whose tragic outcome was discovered this morning with be directed by Dottor Rosella Foria.’ ‘ But the murder of Signor Miletti is evidently linked to the other two cases,’ pointed out a well - known interviewer with a television news crew .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Coming to a particular spot , she said ‘ Dig theear’ , and when they did they found the stump of the old one . The new pole , painted in bands or blocks of red , white and blue — not striped as it is now — was erected complete with weathercock and the tradition was once again established . Mr Hitch 's son told me that there was a lack of enthusiasm a few years ago but , with new blood on the committee , it is once again gaining in popularity . An enthusiastic committee is vital as the work goes on throughout the year , starting again as soon as one event is over . What to do , how to do it and when to do it are instructions passed on by word of mouth from one generation to the next .
Idiom: play it safe (used idiomatically: yes)
Kemp was discharged the same day , but Raynsford — the more seriously injured — was kept in by doctors until Monday . CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont delivered what one CBI official called a ‘ knife - edge’ Budget yesterday to balance the nation 's books without stifling economic recovery . Chancellor plays it safe Political correspondent David Weisbloom reviews his speech YESTERDAY 'S Budget was surprising for one reason only — it contained no surprises .
Idiom: cross swords (used idiomatically: yes)
At the time I smiled wanly and wished Benjamin would leave me alone . [ I only mention this because he was in fact wrong . The Templars were crushed but some of them remained as a secret coven and I have crossed swords with them over the years . I have seen their dreadful face and the stories are true — strong men have lost their reason and wits once they have looked upon it . My chaplain begs me to say more but I sha n't satisfy him ! ]
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
She does n't remember anything about what happened . Her secretary said some crank had tried to get an appointment and a woman came to the clinic pretending she knew the secretary . They think they 're one and the same , and that she was responsible for the attack . Apparently , they 've issued a description and it 's in the hands of the police.’ Lucy said slowly , ‘ Thank God .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
We do n't want her thinking that you and I made a secret assignation in Piccadilly Circus . No , by good fortune we met , after you were accidentally parted from Rose , and I saw you chastely home . Oh , and by the by , I want you to promise me that you will not go out on the rampage with Rose again.’ ‘ No , indeed,’ said Sally - Anne with a shudder . ‘ I can think of nothing that I would like less.’
Idiom: play with fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Just to explode any lingering subtlety , Unberto Eco even has someone ask , ‘ Was n't he a character in Middlemarch?’ It is Casaubon , too , who supplies the most drolly wooden lines . ‘ We did n't know’ , he says as the three embark on the master plan , ‘ that we were playing with fire — Greek fire,’ he adds , ‘ the kind that burns and destroys’ , in case we do n't know what playing with fire means . This might be a glitch in the translation , but when Casaubon observes , ‘ Life is n't simple , the way it is in detective stories’ , the gobsmacking banality can only be the author 's . No irony seems intended .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
Nails calmed down enough to stop it hurting , but made it quite plain that he was agreeing to nothing . ‘ Better take him back to ask the questions,’ the policeman said . ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip.’ ‘ We 're not after you for anything,’ Shirl said , quite kindly . ‘ We only want to talk to you.’
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
So thank you for your honesty!’ Brown stood up and prepared to leave . He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus . ‘ There is one thing , Inspector.’ ‘ And that is?’
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ How quickly they forget.’ It was a female voice . At least he was on the ball enough to realize that . And it belonged to someone whom he had known once ; that , too , he could deduce . The voice began to sing softly in his ear , something about a kiss being just a kiss , a sigh being just a sigh .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
They are made on a narrower last and in the interest of weight reduction , sacrifice all the midsole cushioning and stability features of a conventional trainer . As the outside and upper are also designed with weight rather than durability in mind , unless you are exceptionally light on your feet you would have to be either foolish or wealthy to train in a pair of racers . This year 's crop of shoes is a mix of established names and new blood . It is a persistent complaint of runners that in the drive to innovate with new models , manufacturers frequently discontinue their favourite shoes . Not this year .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
The stock level is the number of a particular product that is kept in stock . The retailer has to work out what the ideal stock level will be , and try to keep numbers very close to that . Having more than the ideal number can be a problem — it does n't mean that any more will be sold , and the rest will sit on the shelf ‘ doing nothing’ . The money spent on these products could have been used for something else . Moreover , if the retailer has too much stock of perishable goods , items may deteriorate or pass their ‘ sell by’ date before they are sold .