Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Well plans as such , I think , will revolve round the forwards because every time we 've done well against Bath we 've done well up front and at this moment in time the Gloucester pack is going extremely well . I think the key to it has been in the past that if we can establish a platform with the front five and get our back row really involved with the support play that they can produce , Bath going backwards certainly do n't look as strong as when they are coming at us . Bath have already put pay to two Central South sides ; they demolished Oxford 82:9 and then hit Hereford for 48 points . This has been their trail to the semi - final , Bristol being the hardest test , but a look at the Bath cup record shows you what great cup campaigners they are . The white burst into real form at the right time for the cup .
Idiom: keep up appearances (used idiomatically: yes)
Film Reel Braces . Man on the move Everything a man need to keep up appearances while he 's away from home . Fishing for compliments Under every business suit there should be a pair of lobster socks — while water babies can carry their tackle in a trout bag .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: no)
The existing tranche of the programme involves supplying 72 Tornado aircraft , 30 Hawk trainers , three minesweepers along with extensive spares and support from 3,000 BAe people in Saudi Arabia . Dick Evans , the BAe chief executive who has been leading the negotiations , said yesterday that he was now looking forward to further discussions with the Saudi authorities about their specific requirements and priorities . City : Small firms ' at crossroads ' SMALL businesses are in danger of being frozen out of the pre - election debate , the Forum of Private Business , one of the sector 's most active lobbyists , says today . The complaint , made in a letter from chief executive Stan Mendham to party leaders , is accompanied by the findings of the forum 's latest trade survey showing that 28 p.c . of businesses were ' growing their way out of recession ' in the third quarter , compared with 33 p.c . in the final quarter last year .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
Surely he ca n't have imagined that we would wish to live together?’ What an abominable prospect ! Shiona pulled a face . Then she informed him crisply , ‘ But I do n't intend to sell.’ Jake sighed a little impatiently .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
There was a social stigma attached to diesel car ownership , too . People thought perhaps you needed to save money — after all , that was the only reason for buying a diesel car , was n't it ? What few realised was that diesels were more costly than their petrol - engine counterparts , and that the break - even point ( when the fuel savings outweighed the price difference ) did n't occur until very large mileages had been covered . Those who sold their diesels after 50,000 miles or so might just as well have bought a petrol vehicle . At least that was the case in Britain , where the gap between petrol and diesel fuel prices has always been small .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
I EXPECT there wo n't be too many vacant places at Wellington College , Annadale Avenue , Belfast , next Tuesday evening when one of the best fly - tyers in the business makes a welcome return to the evening class scene . It has been a couple of years since master fly - tyer Pat Mulholland held court on the Wellington College campus , but I can tell you that if fly - tying is what you want to learn , then this will be the best £ 26 you ever invested . Of course , you will need a few bits and bobs to get started , but Pat can provide a list . Alternatively any of the tackle shops can kit you with the vice and enough thread and feathers to get you started . Pat 's fly - tying classes will run right through the autumn till Christmas and resume with a new run early in the New Year .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
He , however , belongs to that half of the excluded who understand what is happening to them and who have no illusions . For him , all the days and years ahead look black ; for him , there is only resentment and controlled rage . In that balance between “ fear of falling ” and “ hope of rising ” which Alexis ~ de ~ Tocqueville saw as the driving force of free societies , fear of having fallen into an abyss beyond hope is carrying the day and paralyzing millions . Even those who claim to represent the Left avoid mentioning inequality and do not offer the excluded , like my neighbor , any reason to hope . Why is this happening ?
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
The development of the service for the diagnosis and treatment of the sexually transmitted diseases in Great Britain stems largely from the efforts of one man , Colonel L. W. Harrison , who , somewhat unwillingly , was posted to a Guards Regiment Hospital in Rochester Row , London , in 1909 as pathologist . This hospital had been converted to a centre for research and instruction in the venereal diseases , and , by a happy coincidence , this was a time of great advances in the field . It had become possible to demonstrate the causative organism of syphilis , Treponema pallidum , under the microscope ; there was soon to be available a blood test , the Wasserman Reaction ( WR ) , which enabled syphilis to be diagnosed in the absence of any signs of the disease ; and finally , a new syphilitic treatment , Salvarsan , an arsenic compound , had become available . Until this time , the mainstay of treatment for syphilis had been mercury in some form or other , either by internal administration or in the form of unctions . The Special Advisory Board for the Army Medical Service had laid down as a basis for treatment ‘ a more or less continuous course of mercury by mouth for 1½ to 2 years’ combined with mercurial ointment rubbed into the skin for 20 to 30 minutes daily over a six - week period .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's very hard not to put your own views on to other people 's lifestyles . Often there 's a lot of , that people erm do or do n't do that you , you ca n't erm go along with when people are wanting terminations of pregnancy or , or they 're thinking of leaving their husbands and going off with somebody else then you just have to listen to what they say and put the facts as you see them in front of them . Occasionally you can say you think they 're being stupid or have they thought about other things but at the end of the day people are answerable erm for their own decisions I feel and , if I have an opportunity I 'll tell them what I think , but er if people are n't wanting your opinion then you ca n't really give it No . I think .
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: yes)
Now add back in the ferry costs per person : General Information . This page is concerned with the ‘ nuts and bolts’ of your Enterprise holiday . We want you to get the very best out of your stay abroad , and a quick read through this section will help to smooth the way … GOING FOREIGN
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Those looking around the next corner also worry about the stability of an international economic order in which the difficulties faced by the system ’s Western core are gradually eroding global public goods . It is no coincidence that all of this is happening simultaneously . Each development , and certainly their occurrence in tandem , points to the historic paradigm changes shaping today ’s global economy – and to the anxiety that comes with the loss of once - dependable anchors , be they economic and financial or social and political . Restoring these anchors will take time . There is no game plan as of now , and historic precedents are only partly illuminating .
Idiom: no man's land (used idiomatically: yes)
Another cruel winter was about to start . He had done all he could here , but instinct warned him that it would be a mistake to go home . Instead of being condemned to death he felt condemned to life , like these worker - convicts in the rain and cold and mud of a no - man 's land . He belonged with them , They were like him , as undernourished in one way as he was in another . He would go on living on scraps like they did .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: yes)
And while a teenager has the foresight of a flea , her powers of humbug - detection are finely honed . This is why , before you embark on any kind of anti - drug crusade with your children , you have to be clear where you stand — and not just on the subject of heroin . Your Valium and Benson & Hedges will be fair game , as will your weekly consumption of vodka . Our greatest fear is that one of our children will end up in a body bag . Our next greatest fear is that , before that , she will become one of those shadowy sub - humans — a junkie .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
The possibility made her feel very odd indeed — a strange mixture of alarm and pleasure . Still feeling fluttery inside , she set her cup back on the table . ‘ I think I 'll go and take a bath , if you 'll excuse me.’ ‘ Good idea,’ Karen agreed , levering herself up . ‘ I 'll go with you .
Idiom: go overboard (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The trouble is we are Viz and if anyone bought it they 'd probably want us as part of a package . Otherwise it 'd be like selling the title of The Rolling Stones to five new musicians . The only guy who would have been stupid enough to buy went overboard and drowned last year . ’ Not only is Chris tiring of his creation , he has doubts about the publication 's long-term appeal . ‘ Viz will only have a certain life before everyone starts to become bored by it .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
for the whole year so it 's a very small business the stores are much smaller than they are in the U K erm as regards your last point about margins the margins are erm at least equal to the margins that we achieve in the U K Is that ? Oh sorry erm we are expect the business this year to break even it broke even last year , erm and the reason for that is that we have expanded business very rapidly , last year we had only thirty five stores this year we 'll have fifty and we will probably have a similar sort of expansion programme for next year . The cost of that level of expansion ah were largely written off against revenue or a large part of against revenue with the effect that reduces the business to break even . What what proportion of the fourteen per cent sales rise since ah Christmas relates directly to to mark downs in that period after Boxing Day when you re- opened ?
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
As do many insects , spiders , beetles , ants , butterflies and moths . When you understand the complexity and the long - lived nature of the rainforests , you can begin to appreciate the size of the tragedy that is unfolding . Most of the rainforests belong to developing countries which have to resort to milking their most precious resource to make ends meet , and to pay back money lent to them by Western countries . Struggle for survival Over the last two decades , the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund and various other organisations have lent developing countries huge amounts of money , on which the interest alone is staggering .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Do you want some more coffee?’ ‘ No , thanks.’ The defensiveness was back with a vengeance , but there seemed no way she could control it . ‘ When you 're not spitting venom , or preaching amateur socialism , I 've even noticed you 're passably attractive,’ he persisted teasingly . ‘ I may revise my previous aversion to redheads!’
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Herbs can be started from small plants ; planting in spring is again the most convenient time . If they came from a garden centre , take the container off each root - ball , cut any long , coiled - round roots off level with the soil - ball , and plant without otherwise disturbing in a hole sufficiently deep to ensure that the surface of the soil - ball is level with or a little below that of the surrounding soil . If the plants are barerooted , spread the roots out in the hole , with the same proviso regarding the long ones , and then crumble soil in over them to fill the hole . Make them firm in their place , and water them unless the soil is really wet , or heavy rain is imminent . Space all of them appropriately for their final size , and put in stakes wherever support may be needed .
Idiom: for donkey's years (used idiomatically: yes)
It is vital that the necessary number of jobs , Work Experience placements and teacher secondment placements are offered within the Compact , even when one or more of the employer participants is unable to fulfil all of their individual commitments . 13 . Am I allowed to set my own tests , which we 've used for donkey 's years ? Many companies participating in Compacts will use a variety of testing procedures in order to select appropriate candidates for jobs . Testing complicates the issue of fulfilment of the employers ' obligations to provide jobs to successful Compact graduates .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
I do n't want you to feel that I 'm jealous , or anything like that . ' Victoria smiled again , and her long eyelashes flickered against her cheek . ' Shelley , Miguel Rafaelo is not a goldfield , where women can stake their claims ! He makes up his own mind , and he is his own man . No one can make him do anything he does n't want .
Idiom: smell a rat (used idiomatically: yes)
Also in attendance were PERRY FARRELL and a bare - chested SLASH , although neither stayed for the after - show party at a sleazy ten - pin bowling alley , where a fun knock - out contest was held . However , Public NME is a little suspicious of the outcome of the tournament , as all four members of the Fannies made it through to the semi - finals . We smell a rat . Ay caramba ! That BART SIMPSON dude is most ubiquitous !
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: no)
But confusingly , he seemed sincere enough in wanting to ( almost the more sincere , because of his grimness about it ) . His mood was n't consistent . Often they were just on the edge of being happy . She thought it would come right when they were married . Alan was very unhappy .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
In the east , the sky was beginning to turn a rosy hue . The huge building across the street blocked my view of the horizon . But suddenly , like catching a whiff of the sea when you 're still miles up the river , I had a feeling there was more to life than this . More than these towering concrete buildings — these prison walls of glass and stone . I thought of his words , ‘ One day you will stop running and come running to Him’ .
Idiom: cut a dash (used idiomatically: yes)
FEELING PAST : Irons and Cusack TAKE ‘ EM FOR A RIDE SAVE cash when you cut a dash at some of Britain 's fabulous theme parks . WE'VE lined up a host of money - saving offers to give you and the kids a day you 'll never forget . AMONG the super savings is this voucher which admits up to four people to the American Adventure Theme Park for just £ 3 each .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . Yours in Christ JOHN F. MOLYNEUX ‘ I 'm still getting lost … !’ ( For some reason I found myself in Charlbury last week — about 15 miles from where I thought I was , and ought to have been ! ) PARISH OF ST THOMAS MORE & ST HUGH OF LINCOLN with St Philip 's Priory Begbroke
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No?’ His eyes narrowed . ‘ Is n't that just the place a woman would keep her love letters , and Garry is the type of man who would write sweet nothings , is n't he?’ ‘ You 're not that type , I take it?’ ‘ How right you are .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
If you think that sounds like the sort of luxury only the likes of Joan Collins would have in her bathroom , you 'd be wrong . Inventor Mike Godwin has created Cozydry — the ultimate luxury in bathroom aids . It is like a standard hot - air hand-dryer but on a much larger scale . And it is not priced in the luxury category — it costs just £249 plus VAT to install Cozydry in any bathroom . The revolutionary bathroom appliance is about six feet long with dozens of tiny holes to allow warm air to escape .
Idiom: nuts and bolts (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . and never put it in . Well I was gon na try and get the nuts and bolts because they 'd gone , however I noticed Stand up , stand up . what I what I 've in fact done
Idiom: all and sundry (used idiomatically: yes)
Its complete opposite , stubbornness , obstinacy , refusal to cooperate , ‘ I know how to do it , but I won't!’ can also be seen in entire families of different breeding . Willingness is essential for a good child 's pony , and one would think necessary , although perhaps to a lesser degree , for most adults to really enjoy riding too . Nevertheless , there are always some cowboys who like to argue with all and sundry , including their horse . Aggression in a horse is an aspect of its personality which continually concerns us . As we have said before ; horses high in aggression are more likely to have been the survivors during the processes of evolution .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Lee 's alive . Not well , but alive . Philippa sat cross - legged beside the bed , as if meditating on the carpet . Hosanna was asleep on top of the duvet . Conrad was settled in an armchair in a far corner and felt like a witch in a coven .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's the same thing . In terms of prospecting , I usually do the training exhibition at the N E C every July , er , in eighty six , a man came onto my stand and we chatted for half an hour , he then said to tell you the truth I 'm not interested now , but I will be interested next May. So on the back of the May calendar card I wrote down his name and telephone number and put N E C in brackets . The following May I called him , got through his secretary by saying Mr. Jones asked me to call at this office , which was more or less true , erm , so I got through to him , and said , my name is Ricky Elliot , we met at the N E C , you asked me to give you a call this month about time management training . And he said , oh yes , yes , yes , I remember you , erm , of course he did n't .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
Whenever we arranged to meet anywhere he would invariably let me down and his excuse was invariable too : ‘ I was taking shots for Surfing .’ I got the impression that if he was found guilty of robbery , rape and murder , his plea in mitigation would be : ‘ I was taking shots for Surfing .’ And he would expect it to get him off the hook . Chang lived just a couple of doors along from me at Backyards , sharing a house with Barton Lynch , so we often ran into each other on the early morning surf check . He said the profession of surfing photography was like a pyramid .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Now the local authorities are caught in a cleft stick , hostages to their own political process . Having ignored the wishes of their own constituents , they must finally heed them . But , having been seduced into housing packages by the government and the building industry , it is they who must foot the bill — the government wo n't help and many firms have either gone out of business or seek immunity behind a labyrinth of legal protection . The London Borough of Hillingdon reckons that the cost of repairing its homes built on the Bison Wallframe system will cost between £ 1 and £ 3 billion . The Colditz cave in Sheffield , described earlier , was built by Shepherd Construction .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Keith looks straight at Paul , his eyes white . ‘ I know that,’ Keith says . ‘ That was out of order , Paul,’ Mark says . Paul gets his control back . He breathes , then asks in what he thinks is a gentle voice , ‘ What 's the problem Saturday?’
Idiom: deaf as a post (used idiomatically: yes)
He had a little shop not much , you know just a few things and such like , in those days . Mhm . Well , she used to sort of keep shop for him , she was deaf as a post ! Really ? Yeah , she was deaf as a po !
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The decline was due almost entirely to bad weather disrupting production in the North Sea . Overall industrial production , which includes both the manufacturing and energy sectors , fell 0.3 pc on the month in the wake of weaker energy production . Mr Lamont will take heart from the manufacturing figures , which could be an early indication that Britain 's beleaguered industrial base is climbing out of recession . He will deliver his third Budget today and his overriding concern is to protect the ‘ green shoots’ of economic recovery which have emerged since the beginning of the year . Economists said the manufacturing figures confirmed the recent growth of green shoots in the economy , but they warned that the trend was still weak .
Idiom: out on a limb (used idiomatically: yes)
The period of calm after the year - end 1992 figures were out of the way and digested ended with a bang this week as Wall Street woke up to what we have been flagging over the past month — that estimates for IBM Corp 's first quarter performance were far too high , and that virtually no business was being done . The appointment of a non - computer person , Louis Gerstner , as the new chief executive , now regarded as a near - certainty , did nothing to improve sentiment , and late on Tuesday , the shares tumbled $ 3.125 to $ 51.125 , fuelled by a profits warning from Amdahl Corp. Most analysts have now cut their first quarter forecast , and the views now range from a loss of 64 cents a share to a profit of eight cents — and David Wu of S G Warburg has gone out on a limb with forecast $ 0.80 a share loss . Adding to IBM 's performance woes is that a demoralised workforce has clearly been freewheeling since John Akers announced in January that he was stepping aside , which will make the job of the new man at the top all the harder . Meanwhile Amdahl says that while it believes that there is still strong demand for its mainframes , demand is proving erratic .
Idiom: cold comfort (used idiomatically: yes)
Even so , there are glimmers amid the gloom . ‘ The Australian market has collapsed , but I think our market share has increased dramatically . It 's cold comfort , of course , when there is n't much of a market to have a share of . But when we come out of it , things will be great.’ Meanwhile , PA has put back its forecast of recovery to early 1992 .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
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Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a tiny place — nothing more than a shop knocked through from the street at ground level , no more than 60 feet long At one end was a small bar — from which we sold orange juices on top of the counter with the booze tucked away underneath . At the other end was a stage with footlights . To one side was a row of lights which flickered on and off like something you 'd get the Palladium — a cheap trick to try and convince the punters that they were in somewhere far classier than was really the case . And it stank .