Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
On June 15 Eryri Harriers stage the latest in their Tuesday night series of races . This time it is a 5.5-mile event with 1,400 feet of climbing at Nebo , near Penygroes . Denbighshire packing a punch CHAMPIONS Denbighshire are taking no chances of a slip - up by sending a power - packed side into action in their opening match in defence of their North Wales county title against Merionethshire at Gwersyllt on Sunday . They have named no fewer than four Welsh internationals in their formidable line - up against a county generally struggling to avoid the wooden spoon .
Idiom: pick someone's brains (used idiomatically: yes)
The two of you , that is . ' She did n't believe a word of it . ' Well , I do want to pick your brains , just slightly . ' ' What about ? ' She turned half away from me as she had , rightly , detected a brace of customers approaching down the aisle of tables .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
To celebrate twenty years of the RIBA Heinz Gallery , an exhibition ( the 94th ) was held in May of a selection of recent acquisitions . The year 's programme began with the National Monuments Record of Scotland Jubilee Exhibition and continued with ' The Architect and the Carpenter ' . This exhibition , organised by David Yeomans and accompanied by a short book of the same title , explored the relationship between architectural design and carpentry from the mediaeval period to the present day . ' 10 Californian Architects ' featured a total of 28 projects in drawings and photographs . In September , ' In the Line of Development : F.R.S.
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's the message from the Derry County Board today to the hundreds of followers still seeking tickets for Sunday 's Ulster championship tie against Down . Derry 's allocation of tickets was distributed to the various clubs in Maghera last night where there was an unprecedented clamour for the precious pieces of paper . ‘ It was like a scene in some stricken Bosnian town where people were scavaging for food,’ said Bernie today , ‘ Demand is just unbelievable — I had to eventually leave my own telephone off the hook at midnight in order to get some sleep . I took countless calls from people seeking tickets up until then.’ Derry officials are hoping to receive an additional allocation of tickets later in the week .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: no)
GK DAVE HOLE Australia 's slide blues wizard on supporting Gary Moore and tasting worldwide success at the tender age of 42 … I always thought Australia 's finest export came in a cold can — until I heard the incredible slide playing of ex - patriate Dave Hole . Just like Walter Trout , 42 year - old Dave has been making his European debut courtesy of Dutch record label Provogue , and the album ' Short Fuse Blues ' is receiving very favourable recognition with blues fans everywhere . Gary Moore was so impressed he asked Dave to open his Midnight Blues tour earlier this year .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
We believe that at least partial answers to these questions will emerge later in this book — we shall certainly return to them — but a few brief comments are worth setting down before closing the present chapter . The first two questions posed above are probably related . Even if the essence of originality lies in certain modes of psychotic thought , the ability to harness this in effective creative work — and by the same token the capacity to resist the psychopathology which it implies — must depend on other factors being present . These might be intrinsic to the very temperamental make - up which itself predisposes to psychosis : here it is instructive to recall Manfred Bleuler 's description , cited earlier , of the schizoid personality , with its overtones of hard - edged indifference to others , a quality that many will recognise in the highly creative . Another important factor is certainly intelligence .
Idiom: off the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Vengsarkar , who had been ticking along nicely , was now upstaged by Azharuddin . Whatever the opposite of a captain 's innings is , he was intent on playing it . He got off the mark with an uppish straight drive for four , which might have given a less myopic bowler than Malcolm a return catch , and in Malcolm 's next over , he attempted a square slash which , if he had got an edge , might have prevented him ever setting foot in India again . Happily he missed , tried the shot again a few minutes later , and middled it . He was sufficiently troubled by Malcolm 's bouncer to stand frozen at the crease and take it on the helmet , but sufficiently brave to try to hook the inevitable follow - up .
Idiom: take the plunge (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I made a conscious decision to go out as much as possible when I had the baby,’ she says , ‘ because I knew the walls would close in on me if I did n't . At first , I thought ‘ Oh God , how am I going to do it?’ But once I 'd taken the plunge and got myself organised , I found it was n't bad at all , and not nearly as difficult as I 'd imagined.’ Gina , mother to Georgia ( four months ) and Louise ( four years ) , has a much more casual approach than Caroline . ‘ I do n't have a car so I take as little as I can get away with,’ she says .
Idiom: poacher turned gamekeeper (used idiomatically: yes)
The government 's hard - won economic plateau seemed unlikely to last . Len Murray of the TUC worked hard but was unable to exert power that he did not possess . A major factor was that the two famous left - wing union leaders , both to some degree poachers turned gamekeepers , Hugh Scanlon and Jack Jones , were now removed from the scene through retirement . Scanlon 's successor as President of the Engineers ' Union , Terry Duffy , was , in fact , a strongly right - wing figure anxious to reach an accommodation with the government , but naturally it would take him time to build up his authority . Jack Jones 's successor was Moss Evans , a Welshman who had worked in the car industry as TGWU National Organizer .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Therefore , if a shot of the mother looking anxiously out of frame is immediately followed by one of her offspring , the two will connect in the minds of the viewers and another link in the story chain will have been formed . It becomes possible to envisage a sequence of shots in which real pieces of connected action are linked together by shots which are included to fill in the continuity gaps . Hence , a sequence of shots might be : mother and toddler together on sands , toddler crawls out of picture leaving mother watching to see where it goes cut ; an older child digging a sand castle cut ; closer shot of mother looking out of picture in opposite direction , turns to look back in direction of off - frame toddler , cut from her to toddler who is now well on way to the sea cut ; father getting to his feet to go after child , pan with him as he sets off and catches up with the wanderer , they start to walk back to mother cut ; the older child carries on with its castle - digging ( see pages 62–63 ) . Note that although the actions of the mother , father and child might well have been part of one connected incident , the cuts to the first shot of the older child and to the shot of the father getting to his feet open up the possibility that the actions could in fact have been parts of separate but similar incidents which took place over a very much longer span of time ; the shot of the father could well have been contrived specially , with the help of a little direction from the cameraman in between shots . The shots of the older child are termed cutaways , and they serve the very useful purpose of bridging time - gaps and of hiding jumps in the action , for instance the jump between the mother looking in one direction at the end of one shot and looking in another at the beginning of the next .
Idiom: swim with the tide (used idiomatically: yes)
So sit back , turn off , save your energy . It 's part of a professional 's training . Swim with the tide . In any battle situation most of the time you have no choice , you hardly count , so relax . Just occasionally you can seize the initiative , do something unexpected to transform the whole picture .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Activity in study develops concentration through review and interest , and the efficiency of study rises dramatically . And you do n't fall asleep , as you are inclined to do if you try to be an absorbent sponge , soaking in what the authors say as if they had the last word . You have the last word ; it is your study . Reading Periodicals Every college spends large sums on periodicals , proceedings of societies and institutions and research papers of all kinds .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: no)
Coppice worker Bill Foreman , who is harvesting wood for a river stabilisation project , and his dog Meg in the woodland he manages near Sproughton Flood risk alert issued FORECASTS of the highest tides for decades have prompted an Essex council to distribute flood warning leaflets to people living in low - lying areas . Prepared by Colchester Borough Council , the leaflet explains how to protect yourself and your home from flooding and lists useful phone numbers . Measures recommended in the leaflet include preparing sandbags , stocking up with essential foods , checking insurance policies and helping elderly or infirm neighbours .
Idiom: take a shine to (used idiomatically: yes)
I am slightly embarrassed by this story but I fear it should be told . I have a grey trilby which I have had for many years . When I was political editor of the Daily Mirror , Maxwell took a shine to this hat and asked me to get him one identical to it . He then wore it daily for years and , on occasion , nearly sacked people if it was temporarily mislaid . Finally it was lost .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Jessamy could see the sheet of paper sticking out of his pocket . She nodded her head slowly , as if she went along with his refusal to let her read it . Then her hand shot out and she whipped the piece of paper out of his pocket , moving so quickly that he had no chance to stop her . She scuttled over to the far side of the room and had managed to read quite a lot of the letter before Julius came charging after her , taking the paper back from her with such force that it almost ripped in half . She almost wished he had managed to take it back sooner .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
USL DELIVERS ITS DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT SOLUTION … Unix System Labs Inc last week said it has started delivering early access versions of Distributed Computing Environment DCE / SVR4 secure code to its OEMs , calling it the first tangible results of its new - found rapprochement with the Open Software Foundation . Significant as this historic blending of two opposing technologies is , USL has struck another major chord in claiming that it will attempt to provide its customers with what is as close to a master binary as it can get . With DCE now an accepted check list item , USL believes it can save an OEM a million dollars over three years with its work . USL , or rather OSF founder Siemens Nixdorf Informationssystemes AG , which did the port , is using OSF 's DCE 1.0.1 for both the early access code and the OEM kits scheduled to become generally available in January .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's the spare moment point . And also , but half the time it 's the problem arises because it 's , the machines gone to personnel without something , and then we 've got to spend time either chasing it up or getting another bit or going round in circles . It also it is a fact that the people that you do tend to lend the equipment out to take it for granted that you are also a highly qualified video sort of technician and if anything goes wrong , they ring you up and say ‘ What plug goes where , and why is n't this working’ and why should you if you 're working run down to some conference in the John Hall Room and try and sort out something for these people . You should n't . No , we do n't !
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
Sparc laptop house RDI Computer Corp , San Diego , California has had a change of guard : start - up specialist , Roy Wright , has been brought in as president to run day - to - day operations , while co - founder , Rick Schrameck , remains chairman and CEO responsible for the company 's direction , strategic alliances and new product development . Informed sources say that Texas Instruments Inc had Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunOS Unix running on the superscalar Viking Sparc a long time ago , but when schedules for the long overdue part began to slip , it clammed up , leaving the grapevine to hum with negative vibes . The sources , who have seen Viking in action , say that the thing works , and may even perform ahead of expectations when it eventually sees the light of day . Claiming to have ‘ seen it all,’ they say Fujitsu is doing some interesting things with Sparc , but the Cypress Semiconductor Corp / Ross Pinnacle effort is ‘ still a long way off.’ NCube Inc , Foster City , California says that it expects to win agreement within three months for one of Japan 's Big Three mainframe manufacturers to start marketing its massively parallel machines , and suggests that Siemens AG may also adopt them for marketing in Europe .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Their history will be traced in the next chapter . With the gradual eclipse of the great house , however , many smaller ones came into focus . No novelist writing earlier than Dickens would , for example , have concentrated on a boarding house — not that fictional characters do n't stay in them occasionally , but they are not seen from the landlady 's ( or boarding house 's ) point of view . In 1833 J. C. Loudon , who has been described as the first architectural journalist , announced that the ' great object ' of his Encyclopaedia of Cottage , Farm and Villa Architecture was ' to show how the dwellings of the whole mass of society may be equalized in point of all essential comforts , conveniences and beauties ' . The basis was no longer to be the palace scaled down , but the cottage extended : ' In this view of a villa , the dwelling is to be considered as only an amplification of the cottage . '
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: no)
Right . And then it 'll work both ways . You can square it , gives us plus twenty five , come back , take the square root , it 'll give us plus five . Ignore the negative square root , because something that gives you two answers , Mm .
Idiom: in the sticks (used idiomatically: yes)
The tide had ebbed , and vast stretches and humps of sand shimmered away into a yellow infinity . Sand which shifted constantly with the tides making the river virtually unnavigable above sharpness and necessitating the construction of the canal to Gloucester . As a youth , Yanto had felt hard done by living ‘ out in the sticks’ , as he called it . Now , as he grew older and more mature , especially after his hectic and sometimes horrifying war experiences , he realised how lucky he was to be born and live in such a place . As he strolled on towards the pub he was surprised at the number of people that were about .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Jamaica , for example , is described in a very funny passage as ' the Rooster 's Nest ' . Among the privileged classes , white male parentage is so stressed to the exclusion of black female that ' you get the impression that these virile Englishmen do not require women to reproduce . They just come out to Jamaica , scratch out a nest and lay eggs that hatch into pink '' Jamaicans . ' Hurston continually makes links between Haitian and Western abuses . And by seeing connections , she rejects the superior , alienating attitude often adopted by Western commentators towards other cultures .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
like the jaguar really be able to go on that long given er that er there 's an awful lot of errors in the Gulf apart from anything else . Well obviously that factor er was considered carefully by the Ministry of Defence before our Secretary of State agreed that we could safely defer the in service date for Eurofighter two thousand and adjust the the er replacement plan er back in December ninety two , so we have looked at what is the current rate of consumption of airframe life on the jaguar er what can be done economically and sensibly to keep it flying safely and effectively into the next century and er we have come to the conclusion that we have a viable plan here which can tie up with the planned rate of delivery to service of Eurofighter two thousand . So are you gon na have to restrict training in er operational flights jaguar at a stretch just to stretch out the hours ? We understand that that is not necessary but erm my colleague may wish to . No .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
She was stunned by a sense of defeat and disappointment which only emphasised how important her intentions had really been . And now the effort of hiding that failure was too much to bear here in the sunlit garden . She went towards the house to say goodbye to Stella , and as she turned the corner of the building she almost collided with Luke . For a moment she stared at him , then quickly , before she lost courage , she said , ‘ Luke … I have to talk to you —’
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: no)
And we never give up . We 'll have this … uh … Jessamyn Bonney … behind electro - bars at Tehachapi just as soon as the schedule allows . ' He continued to page through the file absent - mindedly , fiddling as he did so with the snuffbox , making sure that the gold inlay buttons on Mickey 's rompers caught the light . ' No , you misunderstand . '
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
Both videos are situations comedies made by a top television light entertainment director and an experienced cast of comedy actors . The script provides natural examples of the language in use and was written after considerable research into video teaching methods . A Weekend Away and A Week by the Sea each consist of two thirty - minute video cassettes accompanied by an Activity Book for students and a Video Guide for teachers . The language syllabus of A Week by the Sea is based on Streamline English Connections , so the video and its accompanying books are suitable for any pre - intermediate learners who are following on from Streamline English Departures or are studying any other course at this level . The Video
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: no)
‘ He is working on something . In fact , that 's why I 'm meeting him . He thinks I might be able to lend a hand.’ ‘ I see . The man he would n't have a use for is now lending a hand.’
Idiom: under the wire (used idiomatically: yes)
' Somehow I survived that long cold night and in the morning the wind stilled and a chill grey mist drifted over the moors . It is unlike anything you will ever see here , Creggan . It slinks greyly among the marram grass ; it slides over and under barbed wire ; it makes an eagle lose direction and settles a dank wetness on his feathers ; it softens the landscape into obscurity , it hides the familiar cliffs , it turns sheep into monsters and highland cattle into roaring mountains which lurch up towards an eagle out of the clinging mist . ' Such a mist came that grim morning and with it a sound I feared then and fear now . The harsh cruel calls of hooded crows .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
The authorities there are so obsessed they 've already got toilet detectives ready to pounce on and arrest anyone who does n't treat public conveniences with respect . Now they 've even topped that by installing special censors inside lavatory bowls which detect whether the user has flushed the loo . As Di Webster reports from Singapore , if you do n't flush you 're in hot water . Music to the ears of Singapore 's Environment Ministry . But it 's a tune authorities are apparently not hearing enough .
Idiom: make someone's day (used idiomatically: yes)
10 HEAD TO HEAD . Cheat spots IF YOU want your opponents to be the same player as yourself in Streetfighter 2 on the SNES , here 's a cheat to make your day . Basically when you see ‘ Capcom’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . To get extra lives in the wonderfully titled Magical Hat Turbo Adventure on the Mega Drive , just jump directly on top of the poles .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
But it was surely unlikely that he had talked over the idea with someone who was little better than a stranger . He also remembered Dougal saying something about blackmail . The rest of the conversation suddenly fell into place . Dougal must have been humouring him . But he had sounded entirely serious , and what he had said made sense .
Idiom: forbidden fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
The route , at least , was what they 'd said , and so with nothing worse than the altitude to battle against , we reached the summit with ample time to absorb the views . Ridges and crests marched off north and south while , lapping at our feet , a vast sea of cloud spread east to the Amazon . Behind stood an impressive array of walls and couloirs , though the Pico del Norte and Illampu would prove forbidden fruits , guarded as they were that year by avalanches of fresh snow . We allowed our gaze to wander south until it lighted upon the bulk of Ancohuma 's eastern slopes , a face we knew nothing of on a mountain that had only just entered our lives . Plan B meant no plan , however , and having none we were free to react to whims , needing no more than this first glimpse for the wheels to set themselves in motion as we set off down for tea .
Idiom: mind over matter (used idiomatically: yes)
Seventh , there may be blocks to the flow of electrical energy in the acupuncture meridians . Finally , on a more subtle level , there may be mental blocks which can have an effect on the emotional and physical planes . The concepts of mind over matter to overcome problems , and the reverse process where fear of an illness can produce that illness , illustrate the part such mental factors can play . Most of the blocks mentioned here are at the physical level , but the emotional and mental blocks are equally important . As we saw in a previous chapter , all the planes or levels of the human being interact with one another , and defects arising in one can be experienced by the others and can cause upsets in them .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Spurs v Arsenal Gordon Durie , David Howells and Paul Allen all face late fitness tests . Gudni Bergsson is set to play his first game of the season at sweeper . Arsenal will make a late decision on whether to recall left - back Nigel Winterburn . Last season : Arsenal 2 , Spurs 0 ; Spurs 1 , Arsenal 1 .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Markets have been buoyant following a thirteen percent gain on the Niki Index , it 's the largest ever one day gain , though this merely reversed last week 's dramatic falls . The London exchange opened the day with the Footsie one hundred making early gains , at one stage up forty - four points ; however , it slipped back to end the day up twenty seven point seven at two oh five eight point five . The city has been in optimistic mood with a large volume of shares changing hands ; Wall Street also opened strongly , which in turn , encouraged the U K market . On the foreign exchanges , the deutschmark seemed steady ahead of tonight 's reunification ; the pound fell against both the dollar and the mark , ending the day at one point eight eight four five dollars and two deutschmarks point nine three four one . Today 's share prices : Abbey National were up four at two O one , British Aerospace down four at five five nine , British Airways up four point four at four point three two five .