Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
However , in both cases there existed underlying organisational failures . In the case of the Herald of Free Enterprise capsize , for example , there were management failures both abroad the ship and onshore . In particular , responsibilities had not been adequately defined , and , although the Ships ' Masters had raised concerns , the lack of any appropriate feedback system meant they fell by the wayside . They are aware in the City … In the business of safety it is not just accidents that cost — not being able to prove that you have accidents under control can be very expensive .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Oh … I 'm here to see Tammuz Malamute . I know it 's out of order , me coming here like this , but it 's urgent , could n't wait.’ Roirbak pondered in silence for agonising seconds while Zambia panted with nerves in front of him . Eventually he nodded .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
The War was over , Rutherford split the atom on 3 January 1919 , and the workers ' war had just begun . With the sea - routes open again trade picked up for a while . Prices had been driven up 125 per cent since 1914 and the wave of nation - wide strikes and industrial unrest that had been coming to a head on the eve of the great conflict , burst into flame . Trade Union membership had risen from four million in 1914 to eight million in 1918 . Campbell Steven , John Muir , the ILP ‘ philosopher’ , Jimmy Maxton , Neil MacLean the publicist , Manny Shinwell , men thought of as ‘ the new Covenanters’ took up the banner .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: no)
Subject : A nice kiddies Leeds routine … Ah , but what had movements could she do … horse riding perhaps … No , as I m thoroughly sick ( and tired of SCUM hype ) , how about a nice simple aeroplane action whilst humming the theme from Dambusters ( for all you fact fans , the principle was actually tested and refined here at NPL . In fact I believe you actually see NPL in the film . Strange but true:- ) We also have a tree grown from a cutting off THE apple tree which Newton sat under ) .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
The cost is not excessive although the demands on family time can be considerable . More and more of the public are looking for natural products and the industry could well have considerable untapped markets for a variety of produce . Co - operatives were very strong in France and by and large worked well . Farmers could buy and sell through their local co - operative but were not obliged to do so . However , they normally obtained the most competitive prices through cooperatives and the volume of business through them was very large .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: no)
Donnellan won the Laurence Olivier Awards of 1987 , for Best Director , and of 1990 , for Most Outstanding Achievement . He has recently been appointed Associate Director of the Royal National Theatre , while maintaining his work for Cheek by Jowl . In their ten years , Cheek by Jowl have played in 260 towns spread across five continents . They have been frequently invited to international festivals , but this will be the first time they have visited our own festival — we have been waiting patiently in a very long queue ! Cheek by Jowl 's reputation is based on a series of fresh , revealing , highly intelligent and beautifully designed treatments of classic plays .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Durham said the intruder hit him and the dog sank his teeth into his legs . Yet no mark was left on him . Some said Durham had had a nightmare or been under the influence of drink . But he was a confirmed teetotaller . He later found out that a clerk named Winter had committed suicide in the cellar by shooting himself just near the spot where Durham saw him .
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: yes)
i.e. it carries the presupposition that the person acted upon is subject to the dominion of the causal agent . Here is how one observer describes this peculiar meaning of have : In the have causative the causer assumes the causee 's " readiness to serve " ; the causee is treated as a cooperative performer of the causee 's will , as someone to whom the causer 's will can be communicated ( either directly or by an intermediary ) and who will be neither unable to understand it nor unwilling to perform it . ( … ) the causee is expected to comply with the causer 's will and there is no assumption or expectation of unwillingness on his or her part . Nonetheless this expected compliance of the causee is not entirely due to good will : there is an assumption of dependence … ( Wierzbicka 1988 : 241 - 2 )
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
' Nonsense , ' she cried . ' Suicide ? Out of the question . Why ? When we were happily betrothed ? '
Idiom: turn something on its head (used idiomatically: yes)
( N Transvaal ) The man who divides a nation between adoration and anger , but an all - time great fly - half who , at 34 , can still control a game — indeed , turn it on its head . Famed for his kicking but accused of rarely tackling , Botha can the vision to turn a game on its head . CAPS : 27 JAMES SMALL
Idiom: beat about the bush (used idiomatically: yes)
There was a long , fraught silence . Miss Bedwelty then said , ‘ You asked me up here to give my opinion . It 's no good my beating about the bush.’ ‘ You 're quite right,’ Sam said . ‘ We 'll put them away then.’
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
The great thing is that everybody has been to the cinema , and many have had a strange experience there.’ The final list of contributors is nearly as surreal as the contents themselves . Ivor Cutler rubs shoulders with Mike Harding , and Denis Norden shares column space with THE FACE 's own David Toop . The anecdotes themselves range from bizarre nostalgic gems , such as cricket writer J.L. Carr 's memory of a pre - war Yorkshire cinema where the manager would roam the aisles cracking a whip , to the riotously surreal , as with Alyson Stoneman - Hunter 's account of watching Westerns in New Zealand in the enthusiastic company of whooping Maori cowboys . John Williams
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
FEARS OF TOXIC PIT Shock plan to sell off Duncrue site BELFAST could soon see annual profits of over £ 1 m go up in smoke and become a dumping ground for waste from all over Europe , it was warned today . A special meeting of the city council 's technical services committee has been called for Monday to discuss a plan to sell off the clinical incinerator plant at Duncrue . At present the city council is responsible for destroying clinical waste from hospitals , but under the new scheme the service would pass to the private sector .
Idiom: in living memory (used idiomatically: yes)
This cautionary tale does not seem to have deterred the punters , who have bought copiously in the vintages 1985 ( charming , forward wines ) , 1986 ( a classic vintage for the Cabernet Sauvignon grape , and thus for wines like Latour and Mouton - Rothschild ) and 1988 ( sometimes combining the charm of 1985 with the concentration of 1986 ) . Now the 1989 market is opening to trumpet blasts of hype about the vintage of the century , expected price rises and heavy worldwide demand . 1989 , the earliest vintage since 1893 , with grape sugar levels the highest in living memory , has certainly produced some deep , complex , ripe wines . All the same , it is far too early to say whether it is the vintage of the century or even of the decade . My advice would be not to follow the Gadarene rush if the prices are significantly higher than last year 's ( around £ 300 per dozen for the first growths ) .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
In the afternoon Andrew and Peter played tennis . Andrew had been annoyed by his fall and on the court he went at it as if trying to prove something , beating Peter easily . Then the rain which had been around all day drove them inside the house , where , bored , they wandered restlessly though the rooms . ‘ Let 's go up to the attic.’ A storehouse of old things , partially cleared to provide a space for the trains .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
She therefore decides to marry Rodolpho , endangering her relationship with Eddie , but Miler does n't condemn her for this — she wants what 's best for everyone . So , I think that in the opinion of Miller the family was the most important thing for B. and should have been for Eddie and all parents , but the priority for Catherine was her own life and I think that as far as Miller is concerned she is right , because she has a whole future ahead of her while B. and Eddie have settled down . But you notice , once the family has split up , nothing falls into place . This naturally leads to another issue — that of the independence of children within their families . In this play , Miller shows the danger of over - protection and illustrates how this can do more harm than good to a young adult .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
This man just could not be real ! ' I can see you are used to being in charge . ' He pointed a finger at her . ' You are not at the station now . ' He smiled to take the edge off his words and suddenly it hit Kate : he was a Bill hater .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
He was an extremely effective and wise lawyer , but he was also a man who had the common sense to understand the nature of the advice I required ; it was advice that would discourage Harold Wilson from proceeding any further ; so much so that there were only three occasions when we actually started proceedings on his behalf . The first occasion , in 1967 , was the most sensational . A pop group — happily , as I know , since disappeared — which called itself ‘ The Move’ sent a postcard all over the place , including , impertinently , to Downing Street , advertising their new record . The postcard depicted a crudely drawn picture of Harold Wilson in bed with a particular lady , with Mrs Wilson looking through the door , and various other offensive allusions . On that occasion we lost no time in speeding over to the courts , finding a judge , and obtaining an injunction almost at once .
Idiom: mend fences (used idiomatically: no)
Should the Conservatives fail to bring it about , the Labour Party would certainly incorporate it in their next election manifesto . Macmillan decided on a two - handed approach . With one hand he would try to mend Britain 's fences with the United States by using his own close relationship with President Eisenhower and other senior members of the US Administration , which he had formed when he was British political adviser at Eisenhower 's Allied Force Headquarters in the Mediterranean during the War . With the other , he would exploit the nuclear defence philosophy sketched out by the Chiefs of Staff in their 1952 Global Strategy paper to get rid of National Service . As a former Minister of Defence , Foreign Secretary , and Chancellor of the Exchequer , he was all too familiar with the Defence arguments in the Whitehall market - place .
Idiom: ten a penny (used idiomatically: no)
Pornography . Am I missing anything ? ' People who try to screw you for that extra ten pence , ' John offers . ' You wanna go somewhere and you have to buy a ticket . You 've got £ 1.70 , the ticket costs £ 1.72 and they wo n't give you the ticket .
Idiom: up for grabs (used idiomatically: yes)
Everyone could claim victory , and no one was obliged to acknowledge defeat . But those compromises are like statistics or skimpy swimsuits : what they show is less important than what they hide . Two fundamental considerations come to mind , and their ramifications in " up - for - grab " countries in Latin ~ America , such as El ~ Salvador , are particularly significant . The first consideration involves the ALBA countries ' conduct of foreign ~ policy . Given that the smaller countries do not act independently of Venezuela , and that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez does not act without Cuba 's guidance on weighty matters such as these , it is now clear that the Cubans and their allies will cut US President Barack ~ Obama no slack on Latin ~ American issues .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
The spark which ignited a city : a video tape showing a group of police officers beating up black motorist Rodney King in March 1991 . The acquittal of four white officers in April last year led to rioting in LA Aaron Hicklin , in Mostar ( left ) , learns how a beautiful mountain region in Bosnia - Herzegovina is co - existing with war after generations of rural tranquillity Centuries of peace go up in smoke UNTIL the Serbs came , history had barely touched Milkovici . Centuries of European upheaval have skirted its white stone and red tiled houses .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: no)
We then discussed the conditions under which breadth - first strategies with forward and backward pruning techniques would be successful . Although bi - gram grammars allow pruning after every two words , overlapping , acoustically similar word strings may escape both backward and forward pruning efforts . The forward and backwards pruning points define the limits of left and right context for a system . They are the points at which further information will have little or no effect on the ranking of the current set of hypotheses . SPHINX did not need more information than that provided over word pairs to distinguish the correct hypothesis .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Fortunately , Sergeant Mack 's notes on the autopsy report do not mention the size of the wound , or the bruising near it … All right , lad , we will act stupid and see how far it takes us . Hide that folder in your pocket , and we will see if Sir Rufus will back us.’ They strolled down to the Temple , in the evening sunshine . The brick of the old walls glowed warmly , the grass of the lawns was a lush green .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
They mainly argue about plants ; one will say it 's called so - and - so and the other lady will say it 's not , it 's a so - and - so because I 've got one in my garden . Nine times out of ten they 're both totally wrong and sometimes I have to stop myself from butting in . There are a few other gardens in the Trust that would appeal to me after Killerton — places like Sheffield Park , Stourhead and Lanhydrock immediately spring to mind . Sissinghurst is a nice garden and it 's got some lovely plants in it , but it would n't be for me , I 'd find it too claustrophobic . In any case , there 's still lots to do at Killerton .
Idiom: give someone grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Services to brutality and corruption , more like . Services to keeping the National Health supplied with patients . Services to giving his only son more grief than any mortal should have to bear . There was a polite ' beep ' from the intercom . ' He 's out for a walk at present , Jack .
Idiom: one of those days (used idiomatically: yes)
' Pink paper flowers , ' Dougal said patiently . ' I was coming to those . The day after your dinner party was one of those really bright winter days . Might have been summer if it had n't been so cold . It was a Sunday , was n't it ?
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Who has not been cheered by the song of a robin or thrush , the sight of a kingfisher or the flickering patterns made by a rising flock of lapwings against a dark winter sky , and not felt the better for the experience ? Birds also make a wonderful focus of ambition — everyone has a special bird he or she would one day love to see . And then , after the years of expectation and hope , the reading and planning , suddenly it is there , in the flesh — and it is great ! Equally , birds can be a total surprise . The discovery of a bird when and where it was least expected can be a magical experience .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ We were a player short and he made up the numbers for us . ’ They soon found that polo was not their only common interest . Since then ‘ it would seem people are putting two and two together and coming up with ten , ’ Pammy Jane said . ‘ It 's absolute rubbish to suggest I 've been even a confidante while his marriage has been breaking up . ’ She is sympathetic about the royal marriage split .
Idiom: on the double (used idiomatically: yes)
Edward Pearce on newcomers to the House 23 Taking liberties Jolyon Jenkins on the double standards of judges , pornographers and newsagents 24 Letters
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: no)
of the interconnector . I am sure that that former right hon . Member of this House could do a lot to help Northern Ireland by giving us a favourable response in the very near future , as I believe he will . I part company with the Committee in a small way on its comment that those developments would have come about irrespective of our privatisation proposals . According to paragraph 25 of its report , the Committee did not feel that the gas pipeline was dependent on the form of privatisation that we have proposed . I shall return to that point later , but I want to put down a clear marker now .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
But I have got used to it . ‘ Manchester United are the team that everyone wants to beat . There are no matches when we can take it easy . ‘ I have set myself a target of winning every domestic honour . ‘ I have an FA Cup medal .
Idiom: follow in someone's footsteps (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless , the heart did earn Mark 112 days of life . The Utah team 's experience nursing Clark through his succession of crises will inevitable produce dividends for future heart patients . And , as Mark himself said , when asked whether he had any words of advice for those who might follow in his footsteps , ‘ I would tell them that it 's worth it if the alternative is that they die.’ Whitehall shuffle bodes well for heritage law Catherine Caufield
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Mostly Rebecca . Right now . You 're on various bits and bobs , and you 're also on the cream . Yeah . If we 're going to try anything else for this restless leg ,
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Glass washer , I meant . We 've got er Have you got one behind bar ? No . There 's not .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
Let that me a lesson to you . Ben , number two . serves you right . Yeah , one between n and s of men 's . Shh .
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
The Federation of Small Businesses is now compiling a survival guide . ‘ Shrinkage — or theft — is a very real problem for industry,’ said a spokeswoman . ‘ People look for new ways to supplement their income and it is employers who feel the pinch.’ Snub for Harrods A BRANCH of Harrods on an industrial estate was closed when locals objected to an invasion of the Knightsbridge set .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: no)
This gives details of the different denominations of money ( £ 20 , £ 10 , £ 5 notes , £ 1 coins , silver coins and copper ) , cheques , credit cards etc . Any refunds given to customers are also recorded on the slip . The amount provided in the original cash float is deducted and placed in a separate banker 's bag . When the final total is reached , it is checked against the amount recorded on the till roll — and the two figures should be the same ! If the till does not ' balance ' , then everything has to be checked again .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
Think about the possibilities , think about the consequences , it may not be you , it may be an innocent life . The school needs at least three thousand pounds in sponsorship to distribute the video to other schools , youth clubs and community projects . Home Secretary Michael Howard is demanding a report on the case of a teenage vandal who walked free from court after admitting stabbing his neighbour to death . The music teacher was carrying a mallet , claimed he acted in self defence . The whole justice system stinks .
Idiom: thick and fast (used idiomatically: yes)
He has come to be quite a feature in the pub.’ One barman mistook Johnny for one of the regulars and apologised for standing on his foot . The jokes have been flying thick and fast since he became a permanent fixture on Hallowe'en . One regular was just thankful there was someone who spent more time in the pub than him . Another moaned that Johnny was a little slow putting his hand in pocket .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
A reasonably quiet game , this is especially good for older children and may even be used by adults . As the children arrive , give them a pencil and paper and ask them to join one of three or four groups . Each group has a word such as'measurements ' or ' recommendations ' , and the object is to see how many other words can be made out of this . At the end of , say , five minutes read the lists out . For younger children , an adult may need to be sponsored as the leader of the group .
Idiom: seal of approval (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Sailing on a sunny day , with a fresh breeze blowing , with maybe somebody you really care for is the nearest thing to Heaven I will get on this earth,’ she wrote . Paradise is finally within reach with the news that Princess Anne will we d Tim in a quiet ceremony at Crathie Church , the Queen 's Scottish chapel on the Balmoral estate , next Saturday . For Tim , it will be the final seal of approval from the Queen , who once banned divorced people from the royal box at Ascot . But as footballing Tim might say : ‘ It 's a game of two halves , Ma'am’ . From Jewish trader to royal son - in - law …
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
the top of the hill . Aye . You , you , you come over the hill ? That 's right . Aye .
Idiom: have a cow (used idiomatically: yes)
The Royal Commission ( Highlands and Islands ) of 1892 spent several days here and the Minutes of Evidence tell about the conditions of crofting , what was grown , yields of the crops , and their stock . The general information gives the size of the holdings , rents and former occupations , from answers given by such people as Dugald Ferguson McFadyen , who at the age of 27 , was County Councillor for Kilchoman . Archibald Campbell of Port Ellen tells that they built their own houses on their holdings and " nearly all the householders in the village have one cow . " Duncan Campbell Macewan , who for ten years had managed a sheep station in Australia bigger than Islay , had come home and claimed he was the oldest feuer in Bowmore and was one of the few whose feu was for life " while water runs and grass grows , " When the chairman asked " Do you suffer from late harvests ? " he was told " Sometimes , not very often . " Peter Reid , the Kildalton factor , said about 400 people emigrated from Islay in 1863 .
Idiom: hold water (used idiomatically: yes)
Hasty eating and drinking . Worse ( < ) hot food and warm drinks . Temporarily better ( > ) by holding cold water in the mouth ; biting teeth together ; eating . Calc . phos . Slow dentition or early decay .
Idiom: move mountains (used idiomatically: yes)
I promised in my five minute address last year that I would be a listener and I 've already listened to many of your views over the last twelve months and indeed today . I promise you that I will continue to listen and where I can I will do my best to respond to the wishes of the ideals of and the aspirations of this movement that I hold so dear . The opportunity to serve you and to meet you over the next twelve months I look forward to enormously and while I 'm not conceited enough to think that I can move mountains in the year ahead , or naive enough to think that I can please everybody fully , fellow Tablers I promise you I will not let you down . Thank you .