Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
As in any large money - making industry there are crooks and con men masquerading as successful industry figures , and there is an understandable temptation to sign a deal with absolutely anyone after years of rejection . That is precisely what these crooks play on . As a rule of thumb never sign a recording / publishing / production deal where you are expected to invest your money in the recording or promotion of your material . This is certainly not a mainstream industry practice and the instances where this has occurred have largely proved to be cases of cleverly couched extortion . Single Release
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
It is this extra spending ( or increase in aggregate demand ) which leads to a rise in the price level . With k remaining constant , the equality between the supply of and the demand for money can only be restored if P or Y increase . The monetarist view is that in the short - run there will be some increase in both P and Y , and that as Y rises , unemployment will fall . In the long - run , however , unemployment and real output will return to their ' natural ' levels , so that the full effect of the increase in the money supply will then be on the price level . To examine proposition 4 in greater detail , we turn our attention to the expectations - augmented Phillips curve .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
Yugoslav prime minister Milan Panic survived an attempt by hardline nationalists to oust him yesterday and won a round in his power struggle with Serbia 's president Slobodan Milosevic . The upper house of the federal assembly rejected by 18 votes to 17 a motion of no confidence in the Yugoslav - born American millionaire who took office in July , promising to heal ethnic rifts . Piper calls the tune NIGEL BENN will make his first defence of the WBC super - middleweight title against Welshman Nicky Piper at London 's Alexandra Palace on December 12 . Former ABA light - heavyweight champion Piper , a member of Mensa , has won 16 of his 18 contests , including one of boxing 's quickest victories in 12 seconds against American John Ellis .
Idiom: that's all she wrote (used idiomatically: no)
Were he to say any such thing we would be left with a therapeutic murder . But again Dostoevsky is fumbling after a creative or regenerative suffering , because it is of the essence of Raskolnikov 's questions , desires , feelings , and so forth ( which of course do appear in the novel ) that they should be agonized . The fictional morphology of this suffering is more aptly suggested by the novelist and critic Akhsharumov , writing the very year Crime and Punishment appeared in hard covers , who observes that Raskolnikov 's mental torment , which is his punishment in all but its public aspect , begins with his first promptings towards the crime . Thus Akhsharumov directs the reader to something that makes him certain he holds a masterpiece in his hands before he has read half a dozen pages : a single pre-natal life , a foetal stirring and growth , no ordinary robust narrative sense of something afoot . Raskolnikov 's first thought on slinking down the lodging-house stairs is one of surprise at himself that he should be ‘ simultaneously ’ in terror of his landlady and planning a murder .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : We d , 5 Jan 94 17:37:01 GMT Subject : Re : league table and oh one further thing ! Was the Dylan Kerr who played 1/2 games in the Championship winning season the same Dylan Kerr who is now starring with Reading in the second division ? Yep . I also noticed that Carl Shutt is playing in the premiership on loan from Brum City ( Man City I think ) .
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: yes)
Molly and Paul knew all the true joys that were within an hour 's walking time of Thrush Green . There was the pond that lay , dark and mysterious , along the lower road to Lulling Woods , mirroring the trees that stood around it . Sometimes in the summer Paul had taken a bright wooden boat on a string and floated it there , beating at the water 's edge with a fan of leaves to make waves . In the spring , vast masses of frogs ' spawn floated just beneath the surface , like submerged chain - mail cast there by some passing knight . And on one day of hard frost , Paul and Molly had slid back and forth across the shining ice , screaming with delight , watched by a bold robin who sat fearlessly nearby on a low bare branch preening the pale grey feathers that edged the bronze of his breast .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
In this plant , which employs a high - pressure process developed by Ruhrchemie , the polyethylene is produced at pressures of up to 3,000 bar in high - pressure pipelines several kilometers long .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
When the TV star subsequently referred to him in interviews as ' an extortionist ' and ' a tennis show pimp ' , the angry Edwards brought two $ 10 million suits against Hall for defamation suits which were thrown out of court this March . Such stories come creeping into my mind as I sit on set at Arsenio Hall 's Paramount studio , watching Soul II Soul rehearse . For if truth be told , there are n't many black faces to be seen and there certainly are n't black voices raised when the shots are being called . Hall 's producer Maria Kell Brown , his director Sandy Fullerton , his company 's vice - president , Cheryl Bonacci , and his icy publicist , Dana Friendman , are all young white women , power - dressed Hollywood style . Demeanour around the studio also seems the antithesis of Hall 's patented laidback vibe .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
You only get a limited number of chances . If I can get through this season and maybe onto the ‘ B’ tour to New Zealand , then I would hope to be in a position to start having a big influence on matches , rather than just reacting to events as they happen’ . Sydney shut - out : Martin Bayfield got the better of Wallaby John Eales this time , but discovered that there is more to winning line - out ball than being the tallest man on the park as Australia waltzed away 40–15 . ROGER UTTLEY ON THE RICHARDS CONUNDRUM There is no better player to have alongside you than Dean Richards .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: no)
Despite the rhetoric of the new Five - Year Plan – which , like the previous one , aims to increase the share of consumption in GDP – the path of least resistance is the status quo . The new plan ’s details reveal continued reliance on investment , including public housing , to support growth , rather than faster currency appreciation , substantial fiscal transfers to households , taxation and/or privatization of state - owned enterprises ( SOEs ) , liberalization of the household registration ( hukou ) system , or an easing of financial repression . China has grown for the last few decades on the back of export - led industrialization and a weak currency , which have resulted in high corporate and household savings rates and reliance on net exports and fixed investment ( infrastructure , real estate , and industrial capacity for import - competing and export sectors ) . When net exports collapsed in 2008 - 2009 from 11 % of GDP to 5 % , China ’s leader reacted by further increasing the fixed - investment share of GDP from 42 % to 47 % . Thus , China did not suffer a severe recession – as occurred in Japan , Germany , and elsewhere in emerging Asia in 2009 – only because fixed investment exploded .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
The question remains to what extent Wilson himself was a contributing factor to the debacle . He himself gave various explanations for the failure of an organization which was , after all , peculiarly his own , both in origin , structure and policy . In , his autobiography he is critical of the quality of his local officials who , under pressures from their members , came to be seen as " relieving officers coming to the assistance of every seaman who is down and out " whether their hard luck stories were true or not . Branches became preoccupied with the craze for expensive banners and on spending money on burying deceased members with full union honours . Such situations arose , he admitted , partly from his own failure to centralise union finance .
Idiom: do a number on (used idiomatically: yes)
The only time he perks up is when we go back to the old house for meetings with the estate agent . The two of them move from room to room and stand there nodding in apparent admiration of Tod 's handiwork . The old house — Tod really did a number on it . I do n't envy the new tenants . They 're hippies or gypsies or squatters or whatever , and they 've already started camping out there as best they can .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
After discussions with the South African Rugby Union , we decided that the match would not have the anthems of either country as a prelude.’ It was the unauthorised playing of ‘ Die Stem’ at Johannesburg in July , before the Test against the All Blacks , that caused controversy and threatened the Test against Australia the following week . But the move came under fire last night when right wing Tory MP John Carlisle , said : ‘ I 'll be there on Saturday . I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same.’ It is understood that South African premier , F W De Klerk , is planning to fly in for the game , which could spark a resurgence of anti - apartheid demonstrations .
Idiom: by the back door (used idiomatically: yes)
Instead he ran down the side of the building , past the high wall of its rear yard and through the gate leading to Old Ashfield . The Great Bane was tied up in the yard . Frankie peered around the angle of the wall , trying to measure the length of her chain before judging it safe to enter by the back door . She was lying in the mouth of the great arched chamber Buddie used as a tool - shed . Set between the shuttered window of the best room and the lower edge of the yard wall , the chamber sank back into the building like a huge stone tunnel .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But to get it on television ! Or have you done it before?’ ‘ I 've had a few numbers on.’ Bob stared at him . ‘ What a strange man you are , Erskine!’ he said .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Wherever possible try to angle your answer so that it is clearly relevant to the job for which you are applying . Jot down on paper answers which you think adequately cover all the points . Practise speaking your answers out loud but do not learn them off by heart . Sample questions How would you describe your home background ?
Idiom: shake a leg (used idiomatically: no)
The door slammed shut behind him . CHAPTER FIVE Isabel 's shaking legs got her as far as the bench before she collapsed . She felt as if she 'd already been questioned on the rack , and fitzAlan had n't even tried to force any definite answers out of her . But he would when he returned .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . all sorts of stuff like that . Yeah erm oh well looks like we 're nearly drifting towards the end , again as I , as I say I 'm , I 'm , I 'm fairly , pretty happy with the questions erm you know er going back to what I was saying earlier I was just thinking that some of them might be more f easily phrased as non directional statements and you have the , you know , kind of have the words in the scales yeah right , good , so yeah Yeah I mean I 'm definitely gon na put some words I think that erm as regards correlating things together and bunging them into the same factor analysis model and stuff like that er even if the questions are a bit different I think you can still do that legitimately because it 's still sort of expressing the strength of opinion on some sort of scale erm so I do n't see that that 'll er interfere with the ambitions you 've got as regards the data erm so er
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . I think so , that feeling for highwayman . Erm have people coming on and off stage when they want sides . I think . What you 've got to do then is to relate erm , this particular topic to , shall we say themes , and techniques in the play itself .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: no)
Choice of books and modifications to print The books that children use when they begin pre - reading activities and progress to reading itself offer much less fine and complex visual tasks than the textbooks used later on , especially at secondary level . Small print , dense layout , footnotes and detailed diagrams can be very demanding for some pupils with defective vision . In addition , as they go up through the school , pupils , whether visually handicapped or not , will increasingly be required to undertake independent study involving looking up references and using graphic information such as charts and diagrams . If such materials are clear in their visual presentation and able to be used in appropriate environmental conditions , the pupils ' task will be that much easier .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
While the PJD 's success was based on institution - building within a constitutional monarchy , al - Nahda has revolutionized the Tunisian system . But both parties won after running on a moderate platform of constitutionalism , separation of powers , civil liberties , and women 's rights . This new political reality in the Maghreb will bring Europe – particularly France , the region 's old colonial master – face - to - face with Islamist governments determined to promote a new type of relationship . But these governments have much work to do at home first . Currently , the Maghreb countries suffer from soaring unemployment , poverty , and high prices for basic commodities .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
They recorded one album , and bootlegs reveal it to be a rough but fascinating affair , veering wildly between respectful renditions of traditional classics and slightly embarrassing Beatles pastiches . 1966 found him guesting with the amazing Captain Beefheart on The Magic Band 's first album of psychotic psychedelic blues , ' Safe As Milk ' . But relations between the quiet , let 's - get - on - with - it Cooder and the not entirely sane Captain proved too much of a strain , and after this brief walk on the wild side Ry immersed himself in session work — much of it bread - and - butter stuff , although he did play for Randy Newman and Phil Ochs , began to learn about music for films , and became a friend of The Stones , a period he does not generally discuss . You can hear Ry 's mandolin on Love In Vain ( ' Let It Bleed ' ) and slide guitar on Sister Morphine ( ' Sticky Fingers ' ) . In 1970 he scored a solo deal with the Reprise label , and by the end of ' 72 had released ' Into The Purple Valley ' and ' Boomer 's Story ' .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
For example : suppose that you have comparison stars A ( magnitude 6.1 ) and B ( 6.7 ) . If the variable is found to be 0.2 of a magnitude fainter than A but 0.4 brighter than B , then its magnitude must be 6.3 . Sometimes the estimates are discordant , but a little practice will work wonders , and variable star work has become an important branch of modern amateur astronomy . Light curve for a nova . HR Delphini observed by Patrick Moore from discovery in 1967 to 1974 .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
It could do this by giving the fund a loan , in which case our No . 2 calculation would apply : obviously , the payment of interest on the debt would be to the Government 's central funds . But the Government could also inject equity , in the form of public dividend capital . With one modification , our No . 1 calculation would apply and , because of the policy of break - even , no amounts would be available to pay dividends to the Government 's central funds . The modification is that the Government would also make a charge to the trading fund , representing an opportunity cost of capital charge . It has long been argued by some accounting theorists that business accounts should also include an opportunity cost of capital in the income statement .
Idiom: sweep the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Michael Kauntze — trainer to the rescue John Reid — having a barnstorming season Donaghadee club sweep the boards ANGLING DONAGHADEE Sea Angling Club members are having quite a season fishing the big boat competitions on the west coast .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
like mice without ears , and they were draped and gloved in black blown with grey dust . That dream 's own terror
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Records of that time mentioned the discovery of a fossil fish bed but the exact site was unknown . Stan has now rediscovered the fish bed and is currently preparing new specimens to astonish and delight the world . On a shelf in his study are two of his latest finds . From the heart of a large flat pebble - shaped stone he has revealed two fishes in brilliant , iridescent blues . For the uninformed like myself it came as a surprise to find that fossils are not simply stone coloured but range through rainbow shades of unbelievable beauty .
Idiom: give someone the eye (used idiomatically: no)
The insurance , insurance will pay for that wo n't they ? I heard this one . Just give him a dead eye . Hey ! Hey !
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone likes to hang around with people with a similar image , it gives you more confidence to experiment . By the time I went to college , I did feel more confident . I dyed my hair every colour under the sun , and I was in this all - women band , we wore lots and lots of make - up and these really baggy dresses in wild colours , which covered our whole bodies — we all dressed the same . I did n't think anyone was aware of my leg ; I do limp , but for all they knew I might have just tripped over a plug or something . Then one day , I was in this car with some blokes , and one of them said , ‘ Have you heard about this band , with a really good one - legged woman bass player?’
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
Their silence during the war when Winston Churchill ordered they could only be rung as a warning of invasion . Four injured : Four people , including a child , were injured in a multiple pile - up involving a minibus and five cars in thick fog on the moor road between Whitby and Guisborough at the entrance to the Scaling Dam car park on Saturday . All the injured were taken to hospital in Middlesbrough , but none were seriously hurt . Boat rescue :
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Valence also embraces redundancy technology which protects users from single points of failure , irrespective of hardware , software or network failure . Support for other parallel database developers including Informix Software Inc and Sybase Inc will be added in the future . Pyramid OEMs including Ing Olivetti & Co SpA , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssyteme AG and ICL Plc all have rights to rebadge the technology but have yet to go public , firm says . Valence Cluster is out from $ 200,000 up . NEW OBJECT TOOLSET FROM CADRE
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
Pre - marital conception leads to larger than average family size , even when other factors are taken into consideration : 2.6 children compared with 2.3 in the 1946 cohort . Parity and the distribution of family size In the long run , the replacement or growth of population depends on the number of women who go on to have third or further babies . There is therefore considerable interest in the decision to have a third child . But final family size can not be known until women are in their late 30s or well into their second decade of marriage .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Although only an indirect method of assessing splenic function , the measurement of pitted erythrocyte counts has been shown to correlate well with other measurements of splenic function , albeit in particular circumstances such as treated coeliac disease . While it does not necessarily imply that defective pitting is associated with defective immunological activity , using the technique of differential interference contrast microscopy , this study has highlighted the existence of functional hyposplenism in alcoholic liver disease and suggests that defective splenic function may be an additional mechanism involved in the susceptibility of this group of patients to infection . The method that we have used to detect splenic hypofunction is linked to changes in the red cell membrane . This may be particularly important when one considers the potentially complex and multiple haematological abnormalities in alcoholic liver disease , including blood loss , macrocytosis , haemolysis , and sideroblastic change . In patients with young cell populations , Holroyde and Gardner found more membrane indentations or pits in immature erythrocytes , particularly reticulocytes .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: yes)
Springfield 's voice crackled from the receiver in reply , crisp and full of authority now , all trace of the easy - going backwoods sheriff gone . ' Rearguard to Pathfinder Two . We read you , an ' we see y'red light . We 're on our way . Commence evacuation .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
1.1 Inaccessibility The question of the extent to which the information must be inaccessible to the public has arisen in widely differing situations and although it is difficult to formulate any more specific statement of principle than that of Lord Greene MR in Saltman , it is useful to consider some of the cases . The issue of whether publication in one place meant that the information lost its quality of confidence everywhere at that time arose in Exchange Telegraph Co Ltd v Central News Ltd [ 1897]2 Ch 48 . The plaintiffs gathered information as to the results of horse races from various courses and transmitted that information to subscribers on terms that it should be used only in the newspaper or posted only in the club , newsroom , office or other place to which it was delivered . The defendants also ran a wire service and it was found by the judge that they had been obtaining information from a subscriber to the plaintiff 's service for republication by them . It was held that the defendants , who had acquired the information in the knowledge that the supply was a breach by that subscriber of his contract with the plaintiff , could be restrained by injunction from surreptitiously obtaining or copying information collected by the plaintiffs .
Idiom: do someone proud (used idiomatically: no)
I appreciate everything they have done for me and I 'll never forget that . But we 'll settle for finishing above Liverpool at the end of the season . ‘ Our display was better than the result and the lads did themselves proud but sometimes Lady Luck dictates how things go . ‘ You have to put this into context . Rovers have made enormous strides in the past 14 months and we were totally committed today — as we have been all season.’
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
KEVIN KELLY / Chairman , Celtic FC ; 1min20secs A dramatic rescue operation has brought joy to a young Kirkcaldy couple . Twenty one year old Simon Matthews was trapped for nearly four hours on rocks by the sea . But instead of panicking , he proposed to his girlfriend , who sat with him throughout the ordeal . Emma Simpson has the story .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
All that happened at Port Said . Then there was the resentment over the fur coat she was deprived of because I was sent to a fee - paying school . Yet she meant well and one night went out in a fog to look for me . But it was n't a good start in the lessons of love , and left me very arid in such matters . I knew sexual love and had a love for those very close to me — perhaps half a dozen people in all — but for the rest of the world , well , they really were just the Mafia .