Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
They were known to have argued on the day of their deaths . Voice over In the house tonight the Prescott 's two sons and daughter are being comforted by friends as they all try and come to terms with last night 's sad events . Police are stepping up their hunt for two armed raiders who 've kidnapped and threatened shop managers in a spate of robberies . A gun 's been recovered after the latest attack , in which a store manager was held captive for six hours .
Idiom: drop someone a line (used idiomatically: no)
Contact your local Gas Board in good time 4 To set the hearth , measure the centre of the wall and drop a plumb line to the base of the opening . Lay a piece of masking tape at the centre point of the hearth , then line it up with the plumb bob 5
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
The Middle ~ East ’s Hair Trigger TEL ~ AVIV – Across the Middle ~ East , a fatalistic conventional wisdom is taking hold : war is unavoidable . Some see war as a way of resolving an increasingly deadlocked situation , shaking up a dysfunctional regional order whose main actors are not only at loggerheads , but are also incapable of resolving the legitimacy deficits of their respective regimes . A volley of incendiary remarks between Israel and both Syria and Hezbollah has fueled anxieties about the possibility of war on Israel ’s northern border . The level of sensitivity is such that the latest tension was initiated by the Syrians , who misinterpreted as a threat Israeli Defense ~ Minister Ehud ~ Barak ’s call to start peace negotiations precisely in order to prevent “ an all - out regional war . ”
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
From what Rain had seen , Shildon meant to keep control of his inquiry . He would prefer an assistant who was prepared to be directed , not one who would dash away under their own steam . It crossed Rain 's mind that Eliot might have planned all along that Harbury should help but that Shildon had proposed her instead . He had picked somebody he thought he could work with smoothly rather than somebody who might try to steal the credit . A further idea came to her : Shildon had preferred to work alone , it was Eliot who had urged him to have assistance .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Bullseye!’ Then Gedanken remembered her uncle telling her about really strong gravity ; it could be faked by really hard acceleration . So she pressed down on the button more firmly . The noise of the engines grew louder and more urgent . It almost drowned the voices of the pulses — but not quite : ‘ Wheee … wheee … oops!’
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
SITTING IT OUT : Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn in Housesitter A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR LOVE YOU 'D be forgiven for thinking that LES AMANTS DU PONT NEUF ( Cert 18 ; W.E. ) — translated it means ‘ Lovers on the Pont Neuf ’ — would be all hearts and flowers . Not a chance ! In its very individual and grimly realistic way it is very romantic , but this is not pretty cinema !
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: no)
In practice , the early stages probably require the operation of kin selection . Trivers ( 1971 ) used essentially this argument to account for the evolution of ' reciprocal altruism ' , in which animals cooperate only with those that cooperate with them . More recently , Axelrod and Hamilton ( 1981 ) have shown ( for a slightly altered model ) that Tit - for - Tat is stable against any alternative strategy , and not just against Defect . Trivers imagined that reciprocal altruism would evolve in species capable of recognising individuals and remembering how they behave , and of behaving differently towards different partners . He did not have to suppose that an animal could foresee the consequences of its behaviour ; still less did he have to suppose that an animal could imagine what it would do in its partner 's place .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
Ron Allcock , director of the board , agrees that huge , expensive works may not necessarily work . ' We used up all of the flood plains before , so controlled flooding may not be the answer . The Hydro Board were playing tunes with their dams , and did a great deal to lessen the impact by holding back as much water as they could . ' If there is anything we can do at the dams , it may be that we can raise their levels by even two or three inches , but that has implications for the surrounding countryside . ' The most plausible and financially acceptable solutions concern the middle and lower reaches of the Tay .
Idiom: marriage of convenience (used idiomatically: yes)
He was silent a moment . Then : ‘ I have a wife . It was a marriage of convenience . Had I met you sooner I doubt I would have entered into it , but Maud 's father is influential and I hope to gain a better position at the hospital on his recommendation.’ Sarah struggled away from him with unreasonable disappointment and anger , all joy gone .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Who will rid me of this troublesome boat?’ he asked . DGSE had the answer . Mitterand was too clever a politician to put anything in writing but nevertheless his seal of approval was clearly on the operation . To find out more about the Greenpeace operation the DGSE infiltrated a 34-year - old agent , Christine Cabon , into their New Zealand office . Using the alias Frederique Bonlieu , Cabon wrote to Greenpeace claiming she shared their views , and when she arrived in Auckland on 3 April 1985 offered to work for the organisation without salary .
Idiom: on the hop (used idiomatically: no)
Despite great pressure to allow a rescue plan to airlift him back to a natural habitat in cold Arctic waters , the Turkish authorities decided to let Russian experts take charge of him . Dr Zhurid said Brightness and Gorgeous , the other beluga , would be looked after by the Moscow - based Institute of Evolution and Animal Morphology . Scientists catch aphids on the hop By David Brown , Agriculture Correspondent KILLER insects have been enlisted to help Britain 's beer drinkers , scientists said yesterday .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh , it is good of you , dear , it really is.’ Ianthe opened her mouth to speak but she could not bring herself to explain that these were her own Christmas presents . It served her right for thinking too much of the violets ; not caring much for drink , she did not mind losing the Madeira . ‘ And there 's some shortbread and chocolates and a jar of chicken breasts,’ she said , taking them out of the basket and putting them on the table . ‘ Oh my — what a feast,’ said Miss Grimes , tearing the wrapping paper off the bottle .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
And then word began to spread of this dashing , spirited young Yorkshirewoman who was hunting her way home . Lord Fitzwilliam gave an impromptu ball for her at Milton Park and she danced until dawn . Ninety minutes later they were all back in the saddle and drawing their first covert as if the season had just begun . Sir Richard Sutton said it was the biggest meet the Cottesmore had seen that year . Everyone wanted to see her , shake her hand , watch her fly — or fall .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
But , despite the defeat of Napoleon and the World ~ War ~ I alliance , Russia could never get any respect from France . Indeed , the Marquis ~ de ~ Custine ’s Letters from Russia suggested that Russian civilization amounted to little more than the mimicry of monkeys . But now the French seal of approval seemingly has been bestowed . And what a gargantuan seal it is , coming in the corpulent form of the actor Gérard ~ Depardieu , who sought – and has now received – Russian citizenship . Along with a passport comes an offer of a free apartment in the Mordovia region ( still a Gulag site ) and even a job as the local culture minister .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
yeah oh ca n't get it , and that 's what we do and it comes up three channels you can use and somebody else cleared out two channels are used and if them channel everybody on that call , instead of sixteen channels on a card and there 's five people using it , it comes up five channels in use and blocks out number eleven so that nobody else can use it Ah right you see ?
Idiom: at a pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
While those are powerful arguments , more speed , extra refinement and sharper handling would put it right on the pace . Rear - drive Paseo 's looks are its best feature . Interior is snug but seats four at a pinch . Twin - cam lacks sparkle and refinement DIARY
Idiom: play fast and loose (used idiomatically: yes)
The economy grew steadily for 11 years from 1946 until 1957 , and then for 15 years from 1958 until 1973 . In peacetime , growth is the normal condition of the economy . Besides , it is playing fast and loose with the statistics to take 1981 as the baseline for the Government 's claims . There are three reasons for this . First , it omits the first two years of the Thatcher government 's record , when output fell 3.5 per cent .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
An unsecured creditor has no standing to prevent the holder of a void charge from enforcing it but , somewhat anomalously , such a creditor gets protection against an unregistered charge if the company goes into liquidation or administration . Since an administrator and liquidator ( particularly the latter ) are more or less statutory trustees for unsecured creditors , it could be argued that there is nothing anomalous about this . This , however , begs the question of what are the ‘ trust’ assets . The justification for this is probably that it provides the chargee with an additional incentive to ensure that his charge is registered . ( ii ) Late registration Failure to register a charge within the 21-day period does not preclude its subsequent registration ; a charge can be registered outside the 21-day period at any time prior to the company 's liquidation or the appointment of an administrator without the need to obtain a court order .
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
They terrified me , but they terrified each other . And Christ was only a writhen bleeding worm Who had given up the ghost . Women bleak as Sunday rose - gardens , Or crumpling to puff pastry , and cobwebbed with deaths .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Not with someone close , someone I love ? ‘ I do love you,’ I said , like a child touching wood . He turned his head and smiled at me . ‘ I love you , too.’ I smiled back gratefully , and went to sleep .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
A close relation of a fair point there . But Susanna is deeply interested in this bit . ' Rock'n'roll opens up these floodgates , ' she insists . ' We 'd been doing the video for eight hours straight , everything was getting loose and they say , we wanna do a hand - held sequence , just go for it , run around the room and do whatever you want . Something clicked in my head . '
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're into anything outré — Aunt Hortense : Roman Polanski 's psyche , the postmodernist novella in a nutshell . Bertie : A grand old Dame of the Theatre interviewed about how she got her parts !
Idiom: by dint of (used idiomatically: yes)
Something gave . Jake Barrie was relieved of his booking duties and the Mean Fiddler 's Dave Phillips was offered the chance to revive the Pendletons ' flagging garden party . He succeeded by dint of the radical policy of booking bands that were vaguely contemporary , at least moderately interesting and which common sense along suggested would pull a respectable crowd . The House Of Love , The Sugarcubes , New Order , The Pogues , Jesus Jones , Butthole Surfers … Suddenly Reading was the Glastonbury you could go to and still be able to catch the last train home .
Idiom: come down the pike (used idiomatically: yes)
The companies are not , however , placing all of their eggs in one basket , and Northern Telecom said that although Tandem will be a first choice partner , this will by no means preclude it working with other firms in the future . MOODY 's ISSUES AN UPBEAT REPORT ON OUTLOOK FOR AMERICA 's PHONE COMPANIES Their world is being turned upside down by the cable revolution and the string of multimedia technologies coming down the pike , but US telephone companies — both local and long - distance — will maintain strong credit quality throughout the 1990s despite major competitive , regulatory and technological challenges , Moody 's Investors Service Inc concludes in its annual report on the industry . ‘ Near - term competitive challenges will be greater for some local telephone companies than for others , and some credit ratings may fall,’ the New York ratings says , ‘ but balanced regulation , strong demand for telephone services and continuing progress in cost reduction should enable most companies to maintain strong financial performance and stable credit quality over the next few years.’ Significantly challenged
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
Denis nodded and leaned forward to speak into Boxer 's ear . As the cart came to a halt he jumped out to help Joshua down . ' Do me a favour , ' Iron Josh said as he stepped on to the road . He opened his coat and got out the ten - shilling note from his wallet and the coins from his trouser pocket . He lifted Denis 's hand and placed all the money in it .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
MIDDY FLOATS At the start of the season I was sent a parcel of goodies , courtesy of Middy Sales Director David Middleton . The first thing to catch my eye were the floats , and in particular the ones that suited my local river — the Trent . Two styles of pole floats immediately came to hand , the series X and the series S. Both floats had correctly shaped bodies — reversed pear — and at First glance appear quite similar . The series X has a plastic tip as seen in the majority of pole floats these days , the tapered cane stem also caught my eye .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: no)
They were chatting about the tournament and John of Gaunt 's invitation when Cranston stopped as he heard a sound behind them : a slithering across the cobbles . ‘ Athelstan,’ he whispered , ‘ keep on walking.’ His hand went to the hilt of his sword . ‘ But grip your staff and be ready!’—’ They walked a few steps further .
Idiom: moment of truth (used idiomatically: yes)
Court etiquette was now familiar to Joan , since she had watched avidly all that went on during her chaperonage of her young mistress . But she had qualms about encountering the royal family , wondering if they would see her , not as Anne Mowbray , but as a stranger . That , she thought , will be the moment of truth … Received by the king and queen as she made her entrance , she curtsied deeply , and waited with bated breath for what would happen next . ‘ Ah , our beauteous daughter - in - law!’ said the king with his usual bonhomie and turning to the queen .
Idiom: cut the mustard (used idiomatically: yes)
She spoke in innocence of the fact that Knockglen had once thought that she herself might be the ideal child for them . Mr Healy was much older than his wife . It was whispered , Patsy said , that he could n't cut the mustard . Eve and Benny spent long hours trying to work out what this could mean . Mustard came in a small tin and you mixed it with water .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Sole at the heart of Scotland for many years to come Robert Armstrong on the consummate skills of the new national captain . WHEN Ian McGeechan made his oft - quoted remark in Australia last summer that David Sole was ' a player 10 years ahead of his time ' , the Lions ' coach neatly summed up the collective view of the touring party . Sole is one of those rare front - row forwards whose remarkable range of skills not only makes him a complete footballer but also brings fresh possibilities to the way the game can be played at the highest level . In short Sole is a front - row radical for the Nineties . Talk to Finlay Calder , the man Sole has succeeded as captain of Scotland , and you are left in no doubt about the respect Sole enjoys among his peers .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
He may , for instance , have a general belief that the woman 's wishes in sexual matters are immaterial , so that in a specific instance he does not bother either to enquire or to think about them . An illustration of this can be found in cross - examination of a defendant in one of the trials we considered in the court files : Prosecutor : Why did n't you ask her if she was prepared to have intercourse with you ? Defendant : It did n't come to my mind . Prosecutor : Do you appreciate that she is a person who has the right to refuse ? Defendant : No not really .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
For its part , the United ~ Nations will continue to support African development priorities within the framework of the New ~ Partnership for Africa ’s Development and through the African ~ Union .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
All the words underlined in red should be checked for spelling .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The cost of those alterations was forty two thousand seven hundred and eighty six pounds and eighty six pence , of which the local authority paid about a quarter , namely nine thousand eight hundred and forty seven pounds . The remainder of thirty two thousand nine hundred and thirty nine pounds and eighty six pence was covered by an interim payment by the defendants . Argument has been addressed to me as to how that sum should fall to be represented in the damages awarded , bearing in mind that it has been substantially discharged by an interim payment and that it will not inure to any log term benefit of the plaintiff . Suffice it to say that I find that had those alterations not been carried out when they were , it would not have been possible for the plaintiff to be discharged from Hunstead Park in May of nineteen ninety since her home would not have been suitable for her . It follows that the continuing heavy costs of care at Hunstead Park would have gone on and would have been a proper claim against this defendant .
Idiom: draw a blank (used idiomatically: yes)
Blank Marwood had a spell on loan at Middlesbrough towards the end of the season . But nothing came of it and he is still kicking his heels at Bramall Lane after drawing a blank in his summer quest to find a new club . And Bassett claimed : ‘ Brian 's union role is clearly a cross he has to bear because some managers simply do n't seem to want the PFA chairman on their books . ‘ I can only assume they either think he 'll be too busy with other matters or that he 'll be stirring up trouble .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
We have now invested £ 150 m in an ambitious upgrading programme of our brewery at St James 's Gate in Dublin . The brewery , which serves export markets as well as the domestic Irish market and Northern Ireland , is now one of the most efficient and flexible in the world , with the facilities to produce virtually any kind of beer from the same plant . At Grupo Cruzcampo in Spain , the lager beer brewery in Jaen is state of the art , as are the new brewhouses recently completed in Seville and Madrid . in the UK , a major investment programme in the Park Royal Brewery is already under way . When completed , the new brewery facilities will be the most technologically advanced in the UK .
Idiom: full tilt (used idiomatically: yes)
The sound that really got me going came from one of the A3 's ROM cards , numbered SPC-04 , a patch called ' Amp 66 ' which is also stored in the A2 's internal memory as patch 63 . This was an incredibly accurate valve amp sound which more than one person commented had the character and warmth of an AC30 , especially when using the A2 through the solid state Stadium power amp into a Proamplifiers speaker cab . I also tried a Mesa Boogie 1x12 Theile cabinet and while the sound was slightly boxier it still sounded like Vox 's finest at full tilt . Recorded , the sound did n't lose any of its character , and only a touch of hi - mid EQ was needed to make the sound work mixed onto cassette . Scrolling through the A2 's patches it soon becomes obvious that it 's crammed full of great sounds , although , as usual , some do need severely sorting out for ouput level , which means that there 's no escaping learning how to program the thing !
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
As you know they 're designed for the middle to high handicap player , for the person who needs a bit of extra help . Like me , but not like young Chris here . ' Eric grinned at me and I smiled back because I knew that , at well over sixty , he still played a very competitive game of golf off a handicap of ten . ' And are they spending as much on promotion as Jefferson would have us believe ? ' pressed Toby . ' Well , of course , Brian Harley is doing the firm a hell of a lot of good with that magic putter of his ; and , yes , they have booked some extra space with us from July onwards and up to Christmas . '
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Parliament was dissolved on 13 November , and the election announced for 6 December . Baldwin 's declaration for Protection had the immediate effect of reuniting the two sections of the Liberal Party around the historic cause of Free Trade , and Asquith and Lloyd George came together at public meetings to exchange insincere pleasantries . The leading Coalitionists in the Conservative Party - Austen Chamberlain and Birkenhead - had , perforce , to come to terms with Baldwin , and sustained him as unwillingly as Lloyd George accepted Asquith 's leadership . Labour , the most united of the three parties , fought the election on the basis that socialism was the true answer to Protection . But it did not seriously expect to win .
Idiom: come full circle (used idiomatically: yes)
Ingredients obtained from the Third World , providing work and sustenance to underprivileged societies , go into products which are sold to the more fortunate , the profits of which go into her educational programme aimed at making people more aware of the critical issues of our times . We 're the only company I know that puts issues like acid rain , waste and pollution as shop - window issues to educate our customers . In a way , we 've almost come full circle back to what I was trained to do , which is teaching . We have half a million kids coming into our shops every week . Just to sell them a product without educating them to challenge and to care about the ingredients that go into those products would be wrong .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
After a brief period during which a registered trade union was a corporate body under the Act of 1971 , the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 restored the immunity , though liability was imposed ( where there was no trade dispute ) for certain torts causing personal injury or breaches of duty connected with the union 's property . It remains the law that a trade union is not , and is not to be treated as if it were , a body corporate , but a much wider measure of tort liability is now imposed by the Employment Act 1982 . The central difficulty is that of attributing responsibility to the ‘ centre’ in such a ‘ devolved’organisation as the typical trade union , bearing in mind the likelihood that ‘ unofficial action’will be taken at individual plant level without prior consultation with the union 's central organs . The fundamental proposition of the 1982 Act is that the immunity of trade unions in tort is totally abolished , though the union enjoys the same defences as an individual where action is taken in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute . However , the range of the union 's responsibility for the acts of its officers and members differs according to the nature of the claim which is brought against it .