Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You never think you 'll get anything.’ ‘ Of course nobody ever thinks . That goes without saying.’ ‘ Everything is fine now . Their uncle got here and that is all that matters,’ Rose smoothed , turning to chat to the girls in the back .
Idiom: writ large (used idiomatically: yes)
I despise the theological problem posed by the removal of ‘ Guernica’ , the sanctification of ‘ Guernica’ , the violent controversy surrounding ‘ Guernica’ , the Last Supper status accorded to ‘ Guernica’ . I hate to see ‘ Guernica’ picked up and cast aside like an old sock . I detest the ‘ why?’ writ large by the critic and historian Francisco Calvo Serraller , defender of scruffy artists , who proposes that the benediction of ‘ Guernica’by the Opus Dei be delayed , thereby showing his rejection of those who take advantage of culture rather than advancing its cause . I detest the architect Francisco Rodríguez Partearroyo who became famous for using a pick - axe to create two recesses in the Casón del Buen Retiro to make room for the ‘ Guernica’ carnival to burst into life . I loathe the fancy designer lifts at the Centro Reina Sofia which , when dismantled , enabled the pestilential ‘ Guernica’ to enter the museum .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: no)
You start , by and large , with the all the story and the headline , all the picture , all the first paragraph , and then you expand , you go into ever - increasing bits , loops in terms of adding additional information . You see these , that 's how these things are written . They 're done because the old - fashioned way of doing a , putting something together is a paste - up job , you 've got all these stories filed about all sorts of things , and then some editorial chap or chapess sits down with sort of paste and scissors and cuts the things off , and they tend to cut things off the bottom to make it all fit until it feels about right . This is done electronically now , but the principle is , is often the same , and the instinct is to do it the same . So if you 're writing something which is in the form of a newsy form of activity , bear in mind the sort of ever - increasing circles .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
He gives it to GUIL . He puts his hand back into his purse . Then both hands behind his back , then holds his fists out . GUIL taps one . ROS opens it to show a coin .
Idiom: the rest is history (used idiomatically: yes)
So now we had electricity , petrol and water , and ineffable home - made bread which had the consistency of baked plaster . 1979 The rest is history … Winter of Discontent boxes Callaghan in , people of Britain get so sick of futile Nostalgie de la Blitz privations that they vote in Thatcher , 4 May. History turns the page , and just as the Seventies really begin in 1969 , so the Eighties really start in 1979 .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
It was a sin different in kind from mischief - making and could , in Lydia 's estimation , be excused on the grounds that it was the sexual misbehaviour of another to which she was responding . Lydia felt strongly that the author of the universe probably thought much as she did about sexual matters . She really did have a long way to go , and she had not yet learned to recognise the precise lineaments , the demeanour and the shape of the shadow of Stan . Elizabeth made him come to the farmhouse . He came when Hywel was here and the men and Beuno were in the yard .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: no)
Similarly , even a brief acquaintance with the dance - band and Tin Pan Alley hit repertories of the 1930s — when Adorno 's views were formulated — reveals a level of sameness that is stultifying . This is backed up by the accounts we have of many aspects of the economic structure of the music business then : the drive for profit , the trend towards monopoly and conglomeration , the conservative appeal to the predictable and universally understood ( see for example , Peterson and Berger 1975 : 160–4 ; Laing 1969 : 43–5 ; Sanjek 1988 ) . As far as the ' artisan ' -producer is concerned , Carole King 's picture of institutionalized song - writing in New York in the early 1960s — 'squeezed into our respective cubby - holes … you'd sit there and write and you could hear someone in the next cubby - hole composing a song exactly like yours'(Frith 1983a : 13–12 ) — fits into exactly the same frame of reference as Abner Silver and Robert Bruce 's classic 1939 text , How to Write and Sell a Hit Song , which describes the ' standard ' forms and techniques , and from which Adorno quotes with withering relish ( 1941 : 17–18 ) . Adorno , then , is certainly talking about real things . The problems come when empirical evidence is turned into totalizing theory , tendential strategy into achieved fact .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
She dropped the phone . Nigel tried to confront her with her little secret that evening . But she just spat in his face and went out , slamming the door so hard that a picture of herself fell off the wall . He looked in the mirror and could see a gout of her smoker 's phlegm on his cheek . She disgusted him more every day .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Carlton describes the situation thus : Eden was prepared in principle to make concessions not only to Hitler but also to Mussolini if matters could be so arranged as to involve no loss of face . But whereas he had come to the conclusion by the beginning of 1936 that Mussolini was probably not the man to play this game , he remained cautiously optimistic that Hitler might be . He was , therefore , at least until 1938 much more inclined to be hostile to Italy than to Germany . In retrospect this seems to betoken an odd sense of priorities … .
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: no)
Make it a better day II by Tim Wilson , Royston Have you just travelled along the A10 ? Bad luck my friends — you are off there again , Meldreth is your journeys end , An ear to the teacher you must lend . All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . About 24 teams from local businesses in the Cambridge area took up the Cambridge Regional College initiative , to complete a number of different challenges in support of the local community .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Subsequently , Steve 's ice axes were found where he fell and Dave 's were located , embedded in the icy avalanche slope down which they had slid . ' The imposing presence of Nanga Parbat . ICE CLIMBING COMES IN FROM THE COLD If you 've fancied having a go at ice - climbing but the thought of all the discomforts of a Scottish winter keeps putting you off , take heart . A French company is about to take the sport indoors .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless , powers which are retained by the member states must be exercised consistently with Community law : see most recently Hellenic Republic v. Commission of the European Communities ( Case 57/86)[1988]E.C.R. 2855 , 2872 , para . 9 , and Commission of the European Communities v. Hellenic Republic ( Case 127/87)[1988]E.C.R. 3333 , 3348 , para . 7 . 15 . The United Kingdom , the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic argue , however , that the position is different when it comes to the competence of each state under public international law to define as it thinks fit the conditions upon which it grants to a vessel the right to fly its flag . They refer in that connection to article 5(1 ) of the Geneva Convention of 29 April 1958 on the High Seas , which reads : ' Each state shall fix the conditions for the grant of its nationality to ships , for the registration of ships in its territory , and for the right to fly its flag .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
The former Garden Festival site offers an excellent opportunity to attract new companies to the city and to provide existing firms with high quality new accommodation . GDA has purchased the site from Laing Homes and plans are being prepared for an £ 80 million mixed development for business , media and leisure activities . As an example of our approach to regeneration areas , work on the redevelopment of the Crown Street project has progressed to the point where most of the roads and services are in place and work is about to start on the first 200 houses . The project is a partnership between GDA , Scottish Homes , Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Regional Council . On completion , it will provide more than 800 homes for sale and rent .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
He rightly pointed out that the only duty of the Glamorgan selectors is to make certain the best captain is appointed in succession to Butcher . He explained that it was a unanimous decision by Butcher , senior coach Alan Jones and second - team coach John Steele , that Maynard , a gifted but erratic player of whom the best has probably not been seen , should have the chance . Lewis added : ' On the face of it … the decision does look heartless because Morris has natural aspirations to captain England and his own county appear to be cutting them down . In fact , his chances will not alter at all because he has had the valuable opportunity of leading two A tours and the grey matter of his leadership on the field is well known . ' England A captain Hugh Morris ( left ) opening with Darren Bicknell at Trinidad .
Idiom: no time like the present (used idiomatically: yes)
But no more . If you 've none in the house you ca n't smoke them . No time like the present and anyway it is the first day of Lent . ' He grinned . I do n't think he thought of that !
Idiom: bite the dust (used idiomatically: yes)
Apple Computer Inc 's Apple USA unit cut prices on the PowerBook Duo 210 4/80 , Duo 230 4/80 , Duo 230 4/120 and Duo 230 4/120 with modem , by between 10 % and 18 % : it says it is now catching up with the demand . ANOTHER SUIT DISMISSED Another one bites the dust : Zeos International Ltd reports that a US district court dismissed a class action shareholder suit against it because the plaintiffs failed to provide specific facts that were material to the trial : the suit was filed last September , alleging that the company failed to disclose the formation of its new subsidiary , Occidental Corp , to manufacture and market lower cost computers under a new brand name , a development revealed by the Wall Street Journal . UNIVERSE AVAILABLE TO DEC USERS Framingham , Massachusetts - based VAprk Software Inc says that its uniVerse Pick - under - Unix database management and application development system is now available on Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha AXP under the OSF/1 operating system .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Building on and close to boundaries needs to be considered very carefully . MORTGAGE ADVICE Think twice before taking out a mortgage offered by your friendly estate agent . Has he chosen the right one for you — or the right one for him ? It 's not just that he makes more commission by selling you an endowment rather than a repayment mortgage .
Idiom: lame duck (used idiomatically: no)
Yachting : ‘ Dutchmen’ put Britain on top By David Pelly in Hyeres ON a day when conditions were typical of what is expected at Barcelona in July , British Flying Dutchman crews proved they are no longer the lame ducks of the Olympic team by finishing first , second , fourth and fifth off Hyeres yesterday . There is a now a real battle for the team place between Adrian Stead and Will Henderson , and this is bound to further improve their level of competition . But there was an element of luck in yesterday 's performances because the British crews decided to defy political reality by going hard left on the first beat and were pleasantly rewarded by a massive windshift in their favour .
Idiom: have it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
She would n't stop at his side any more to watch him play , though he liked her to , for she was his lucky charm , and her presence concentrated his mind wonderfully . Or so Kit said . Annabel 's briskness brought Miranda back to herself ; she 'd had it easy , and besides , in her case , when people had noticed the caramel flavour of her looks , as they had in Paris , it had worked to her advantage . She really was n't a beautiful young woman , not like Xanthe ; her features were irregular and plumpish , however thin the rest of her body became . But the touch of the exotic in her appearance improved the effect she made .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
And when an idea has been fully agreed make sure that you deliver on time . But whatever you do , do not send out a general mailing and then ring up and ask whether the recipient is going to use it or not . If they are , your phone call will merely be a slight irritant , but if there is no appropriate slot at that particular time your call could cause enough irritation to prevent the material ever seeing the light of day . Cuttings It is useful to have a record of the coverage which has been achieved by the ongoing media relations program .
Idiom: sweetness and light (used idiomatically: no)
The description of the majority of demonstrators as ‘ self - righteous prigs’ is just silly . To accuse us of thinking we are the only ones interested in peace is to reiterate mindlessly a routine anti - CND slogan . Am I right in suspecting that perhaps all is not sweetness and light on this issue among the New Scientist team ? You really do seem to be trying to have your cake and eat it ; being anti - cruise , anti - Thatcher , anti - Foot , anti - SDP / Liberal Alliance and anti - CND - all at the same time ! It is surprising that New Scientist should have convinced itself that the nuclear weapons policy of the SDP is ‘ indistinguishable’ from that of the government .
Idiom: in the nick of time (used idiomatically: yes)
It occurs in Hesione , Act 2 , scene 3 , Act 3 , scene 4 , and Act 4 , scene 3 , as Venus repeatedly tries to place Anchises , with whom she is unrequitedly in love , under her spell . It serves in Alcine when the scene changes between Acts 3 and 4 to depict Alcine 's magic cave ( E minor - C major ) , and again in Act 4 , scenes 4–5 , as Alcine summons a troupe of wizards to kill Melanie ( A minor - F major . ) However , in Alcine , Act 5 , scenes 2–3 , with the entry of Melissa , the deus ex machina whose magic power is greater than Alcina 's , and who rescues the lovers Astophus and Melanie in the nick of time , an exceptional progression is used D major to F major . No special tonal provision is made for the exit from scenes such as these . Just as the Baroque composer relied on the opening phrase to establish the affect of a given movement , so it is only the start of the magic episode that receives special musical attention .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT IN LIMA PRESIDENT Alberto Fujimori is striving both to stabilise the economy and to lead the country back into the international financial fold . Everybody feels the pinch . Recession is guaranteed for several months to come by higher taxes , higher interest rates and an exchange rate depressed both by a squeeze on the supply of local currency and by a surfeit of dollars from the booming trade in cocaine paste . Times being hard , the vicious squabbles that have plagued Peru since the 1960s have broken out again , between raw - material exporters ( who want freer trade ) and manufacturers ( who want still more protection ) .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
He , like the Prince 's detective John McLean and several other staff who served the Prince during his bachelorhood , knew that it was time to leave once he was safely married . So it proved . As she endeavoured to come to terms with the realities of her marriage and royal life , there were moments in those early years when Diana sensed that she actually could cope and could make a positive contribution to the royal family and the wider nation . Those first glimmerings occurred in tragic circumstances . When Princess Grace of Monaco died in a motor car accident in September 1982 , she was determined to attend her funeral .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
Many of the reopenings were under the ‘ Speller ’ rule : Tony Speller 's 1981 Bill made it possible for services to reopen experimentally without the need to go through the formal closure procedures in the event of failure . Some were the direct result of campaigning by the Railway Development Society and the list is almost a tribute to it . It should be added that though this book is about BR , the 1980s also saw the opening of the last section of the Tyne & Wear Metro in March 1984 and the launch of the stillexpanding Docklands Light Railway in July 1987 . Both produced passenger levels far greater than forecast and have encouraged more planning of urban light railways . Closure and Opening .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
When he read from Mr Thackeray 's Book of Snobs , choosing the ' Great City Snob ' as his text , imitating the while Sir Thomas 's mannerism of impatiently snapping his fingers and clasping his lapel , followed by his grave walk , hands behind back , no one had had the least doubt as to whom was meant . A ripple of suppressed laughter ran round the room . Samuel was declaiming of the ' grave , pompous and awful being ' with great zest when Sir Thomas himself arrived , clad as Bill Sikes , and with murder on his own mind to judge by his face when he took in Samuel 's performance . Carefully grubbied white breeches tied below the knee , open - necked shirt and spotted scarf tied untidily , lace up boots , he struck as much awe into the onlookers as would Sikes himself . But remembering the vote to come , Sir Thomas controlled himself in his words .
Idiom: take the bull by the horns (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm heard something on the radio , he said , oh will you still love me in a year 's time , so I looked That 's how I am , horrible to him really it 's worse than being married . So when 're you gon na tell him , when 're you gon na do it take the bull by the horns ? Yeah I can still see you in flaming two year 's time simply because you 're too frightened to say anything to him , to my son . hello you do n't give yourself time to wake up before you start moaning
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
I put brought out a list of points . There 's no grammar in there . There 's contractions all over the place because erm and all sorts . I even used numbers instead of writing them out in full verse . So erm
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ To keep us going.’ Part of the fun yesterday was when Lander doused the walking hero with a bucket of sea water . Botham 's pals were in stitches , but Lander was warned : ‘ You 'll go in the sea or an appropriate river before we get to Margate.’ Yesterday Botham marched along the Paignton seafront clocking the incredible time of six hours and 12 minutes over the 26.4 miles . He has backed himself at 16 - 1 to complete the marathon haul to Margate in 130 hours , and he is on course to win .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Novell proposes to buy out all the USL stockholders in order to own USL outright . But , rather than pay cash , Novell will issue about 1.1 million new shares of Novell stock and trade them for existing USL stock . No real money will change hands ( we will see why in a moment ) . But when all is said and done , AT&T will be left sitting with stock valued at $ 100 m more than its current USL holdings . AT&T will own 3 % of Novell 's common stock but , according to Robert Kavner ( AT&T Group Executive for Communications Products ) , they have ‘ no plans to be involved in USL or Novell 's operations or business decisions.’
Idiom: it takes two to tango (used idiomatically: yes)
Binding component binds to specific receptors on the emphacyte and the active component penetrates into the cell and inactivates the controlling mechanism on the production of . And this is the cell that er , is possessed by several other toxins that affect , not just the gut but other parts of the body as well . I should point out that in one of the features of adhesions is that it takes two to tango , so to speak ! Where specific adhesions are involved the the , the structures that are , are most commonly associated with a , require a specific receptor for the adhesion reaction to take place and that if the potential host does n't have specific receptor they 're not susceptible to that particular strain of organisms . Okay .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
Me the eternal optimist must now concede that Leeds have very little chance of winning the league this year . My support for Leeds is just as great as my hatred of the scum , so I for one will be rooting for a 1 nil defeat on saturday , with Leeds hopefully going on to do well in the FA cup . I 'm sorry but I just ca n't support this view , what about pride , team confidence ( just imagine what this victory would do to that — considering , correct me if I 'm wrong , but the 3 sides we have beaten away from home are shit , and we have also been on a crap run recently ) , and not to mention a place in Europe — this is a 2nd place 6 pointer . Additionally , why the hell 1–0 , we could at least hope if we do lose that we will go down all guns blazing in a stormer of a match , say 4–3 ( and Brian , might even score one against quality opposition — god forbid him score more though . Ever seen him score more than 2 ?
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The incidence of rent and labour strikes and land seizures from private landowners rose during the 1890s . Serious crop failure in 1901 was followed by major peasant uprisings during 1902 in the Ukraine , the Volga area , and Georgia . Peasant protest , both in the countryside and among the rank and file in the army , played a major part in the revolution of 1905 . Although the peasantry continued to account for over 80 per cent of the population , discontent among the urban poor and especially the industrial working class was of scarcely less significance than the unrest in the countryside . By the turn of the century , some two million men and women , rather less than 5 per cent of the working population , were employed in mines and factories .
Idiom: Hobson's choice (used idiomatically: yes)
No wonder many of us get confused . We grow up to expect that , if we become a client of some professional service or other , that it is a voluntary thing , something we do as a matter of choice . But , in terms of disability services , the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson 's choice . The law gives local authorities the power to decide and they , in turn , define the kind of workers they want . Various schools , universities and other training establishments chum out the ‘ professionals’ .
Idiom: prodigal son (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Yes , yeah . So we now have erm , reference to the bible and the erm , prodigal son . The prodigal son was a black sheep to his father , and to his older brother . But how different were the reactions of the two .
Idiom: on the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
As I approached Lovat and the two Officers , a shell burst a short distance away . Everyone got down very quickly as another shell exploded in the front garden of a cottage across the road . From my position lying flat on the ground , I looked up , Lovat and the two Officers were still talking . They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them . I scrambled to my feet a little sheepishly as one of the Officers had turned round and was observing me as I approached .