Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
He 'd come in after work and found two cans of baked beans in the cupboard . He had n't eaten all day , so he opened one of them and cooked it up . He did n't think twice about it . One of the house rules was , nothing belongs to anyone . That was why India - May could handle being ripped off all the time .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Several manufacturers make Luminaire Supporting Connectors ( LSCs ) which ( like the Ceiling Maestro ) come in two parts which can be separated , allowing lights to be changed easily or removed for cleaning , but not all LSCs are designed for use with heavy fittings . Fluorescent lights and track lighting can be screwed to the ceiling using hollow wall plugs , but if you can arrange for at least two screws to go into a joist , the fitting will be more secure . Recessed ceiling lights ( eyeball spots and downlighters ) are fitted in circular holes which you cut out of the ceiling with a padsaw . Normally , they need not additional support , but you must take care to ensure that the position is between joists , and that there is sufficient clearance above the light to prevent overheating . SECURING LIGHT FITTINGS TO THE WALL
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ After all , this is my business . As for leaving you to sail the boat , what could possibly happen that you have n't handled before?’ As Polly turned her head away , terrified of betraying herself , he gave the knife several more twists by adding , ‘ Stop worrying . I trust you.’ She swung round .
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
Any insider who sets out to pursue a reflexive anthropology of policing eventually has to face difficulties which arise when he reaches an objective and analytic understanding of his society and its own specific versions of reality . He must come to terms with living with this consciousness and with the inherent problems he will face in revealing this knowledge to the outside in an ethnographic account . Moreover , he must come to terms with a new awareness of what he has previously accepted , perhaps without thinking , which under the intense microscope of social enquiry may well seem to verge on the ludicrous or to be morally indefensible . And having long been supported by the institution he will be crucially aware that it expects a degree of loyalty verging on deference or acquiescence . In such an archetypal world , where ' good ' is constantly and insecurely balanced in an eternal struggle against ' evil ' , the objective explication of the rituals and symbols which surround and mystify police work can seem tantamount to a treasonable act .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
here comes the last er picture in my , in my talk this is erm , this is going to be exhibited here on the twenty third of July , ok , erm , two , two of Gaugin 's pictures , this is one of them , and several other artists er of the same period , and I think this is going to be the only venue in , in England , I do n't think there coming , sort of worth seeing , but unfortunately I shall miss it cos I 'm , I wo n't be here , erm this is a poster of I find this very difficult to erm , to relate , to relate hard work to the women portraying in , in this , we 've got the postcard of that one , erm it must of been hard work and very tedious , but I think every now and then the moment breaks away and shines through at the back , and I think people like , like Gaugin erm captures those moments and then releases them on the canvass , and I hope that erm by , I hope I 've been able to show you how I use art as a voice erm and a friend as my own work , even though we 've maybe had to do such a sort of hand fist way , hand fisted way , erm , but , I , I 've recently started to re - visit old favourite of paintings and I found that the story they tell sometimes has changed dramatically , maybe sometimes when your very little that , that , you know , sometimes dramatically as well , erm , but I , mostly , most importantly its , its still , I still find them , all of them compelling and challenging and , and something to stride for in my own work , erm , er only time will tell so I 'll finish with the , the last poem which is erm comes from the postcard what 's going round which is harvest , its called Patterns In The Grass , Wheat cut and falls , making lion head patterns in the grass , sickle shaped women bend and bow as a naive dressed as a dog steals the evening meal . I 'll read that again Wheat cut and falls , making lion head patterns in the grass , sickle shaped women bend and bow as a naive dressed as a dog steals the evening meal . thank you very much for being so
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: yes)
In this case , the relative weighting of lexical : syntax : semantics could be 4:2:1 . These weightings may then be adjusted relative to the pattern recogniser . Indeed , these weightings could possibly be adjusted’ on the fly’ , according to the degree of confidence associated with each analyser . However , the assignment of confidence ratings to the output of each analyser remains a highly contentious issue , and one that is discussed at greater length in Chapter Seven . An empirical investigation could provide some answers to this question , by testing a variety of permutations , running the system using a given input , and measuring the overall recognition rate for each permutation .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Would Dick , even if she wished it , still want to marry her ? And what about Grandfather ? Need she tell Grandfather the truth — it would break his heart . Could she not say that it had been her own choice to leave the Longhills , that they were not suited to one another ? But sooner or later Mrs Longhill must write to her father and he would feel obliged to speak to Ruth 's family .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
" Oh — here . You ca n't bloody well refuse this . " He took a half - bottle of Glen Mist out of his pocket . " Shut your trap , " he said , as I opened it to protest . He plonked the bottle on the table , and shambled muttering round the corner .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
From this perspective it seems only natural to conclude that , if money is a public good on the level of the single market , then its area of validity should correspond to this level .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
Highly intelligent humans , of course , are warm - blooded . Here , perhaps , is the most important clue to the demise of the dinosaurs . Cold - blooded creatures would need very even temperatures if their intelligence was not to switch on and off with variations in the weather . But can we assume they were permanently — that is , intergenerationally — cold - blooded ? We can not , since over 140 million years it is likely that the threat of extinction due to climatic change may have been continually postponed .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
It is my belief that even without this tragic news , Lord Darlington would have set upon the course he took ; his desire to see an end to injustice and suffering was too deeply ingrained in his nature for him to have done otherwise . As it was , in the weeks that followed Herr Bremann 's death , his lordship began to devote more and more hours to the matter of the crisis in Germany . Powerful and famous gentlemen became regular visitors to the house — including , I remember , figures such as Lord Daniels , Professor Maynard Keynes , and Mr H. G. Wells , the renowned author , as well as others who , because they came ‘ off the record’ , I should not name here — and they and his lordship were often to be found locked in discussion for hours on end . Some of the visitors were , in fact , so ‘ off the record’ that I was instructed to make sure the staff did not learn their identities , or in some cases , even glimpse them . However — and I say this with some pride and gratitude — Lord Darlington never made any efforts to conceal things from my own eyes and ears ; I can recall on numerous occasions , some personage breaking off in mid - sentence to glance warily towards my person , only for his lordship to say : ‘ Oh , that 's all right .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Aye . And the thing about Fingers was always black now with holding on to the thingummy and then putting in drifts , and hammering , your fingers was get er drift was always on a in a a pan a wee pan with oil in it , drift was always full of oil and you stuck it in the hole . Walloped it in . So sometimes I wallop it in , sometime the the other one would stick his finger through the hole , and the riveter would be dying to be hitting it back he thought it was a drift you know .
Idiom: show someone the door (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought that was what I was being paid for . It seems I was wrong . It 's the polite way of showing you the door . In some firms you come in one morning and find you no longer have a desk to work at . That 's all the warning you get.’
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: no)
He 's no queer.’ Almost reluctantly the table agreed . Since most men had acquired wives before they reached the stage of being an S.S.O. — and Benedict 's , having yet to appoint its first female house - surgeon , never had any but male S.S.O.s — a bachelor S.S.O. was regarded as an unexpected bonus and fair game for the entire nursing staff . In his four months in residence Old Red had done a great job of dashing girlish hopes . Gwenellen hopefully suggested he might have a secret mistress .
Idiom: down and out (used idiomatically: yes)
Half right , perhaps , depending on how you define ‘ recent’ . After a lousy annual meeting and a lousy result against Crystal Palace , Alex Ferguson might reasonably have hoped for a change of fortune . Nobody loves you when you 're down and out and if United go down to Forest , as they did in last year 's sixth round , Ferguson may well be out . The glory of the third round , of course , is the glory of the non - League clubs . Whitley Bay are the current darlings , but found no love in the velvet bag , being despatched to Spotland .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
In normal times , deficits crowd out private investment ( and perhaps crowd in private saving and/or foreign capital ) , and hence reduce future growth . By contrast , in a deep , long - lasting recession , with the central ~ bank ’s policy rate at the zero ~ lower ~ bound ( ZLB ) , a well - timed , sensible fiscal response can , in principle , be helpful . But the political process may generate poorly timed or ineffective responses – focused on transfers rather than purchases , infra - marginal tax rebates , and spending that fails cost - benefit tests – that do little good in the short run and cause substantial harm later .
Idiom: on the wagon (used idiomatically: yes)
He said : ' I think the values for leasing are perhaps on the low side , considering that people know what they are going to get this year . On the other hand , the capital value seems very high . People are jumping on a band wagon for the thrill of it . ' I very much doubt that these figures are sustainable in the long run . There is no guarantee that all the current subsidies will be there in the future . '
Idiom: keep a lid on (used idiomatically: yes)
' Meeting her for the first time was nerve - racking to say the least , ' says one insider at BSkyB. ' She 's terribly sweet but you almost feel you are in the company of royalty . ' In fact , the Princess of Wales — a woman Selina is often compared with — must wish she was able to keep the lid on her private life as tightly as Selina has . There are no talkative friends or ' Squidgy ' tapes lurking in Selina 's background . But there are most definitely critics , none more so than the BBC 's Peter Estell .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: no)
Okay , alright . Bing Plated no spot on ! I 'm impressed ! What about the forty eight one ?
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
" He wo n't change his mind , " he muttered bitterly . " Not my father . " Ralph Bryant read out the hundred and seventh psalm the following Sunday at the morning service in St Saviour 's , and the congregation listened with rapt attention to those words which applied so directly to the men and boys who were to sail in the Russell that day : " They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters ; these men see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep … so when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble He delivereth them out of this distress . For He maketh the storm to cease so that the waves thereof are still … "
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
South African sportsmen , black and white , have been excluded from competing in other countries as part of the sports boycott of apartheid regime . However you view the almost indecent haste of sports organisations in South Africa to make themselves acceptable to the outside world , it is up to the individual governments to lift their own exclusions . Despite the recent changes in South Africa , let us not pretend that it is suddenly squeaky clean . It still has a minority government determined to hold on to power and interfering with the process of change by its illegal financial ( and other ) support of Inkatha . The continued existence of financial boycotts , for example by the EC and the USA , attests to the fact that real change has yet to come .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
The final result was 442 votes and 39 states to Eisenhower , and 89 votes and nine states to Stevenson . As the legendary CBS reporter Ed Murrow drily observed : ‘ The trouble with machines is people.’ Review : By gum , mother knew best all along There are times when a doctor 's diagnosis is no match for widely held beliefs about illness . Dr James Le Fanu tells two cautionary tales By DR JAMES LE FANU
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
In this tightly knit situation there can be no escape and what upsets one will eventually cause chaos among all . Good examples of tragedy engulfing whole family circles are the plays by William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill , namely , King Lear and Long Days Journey into Night . Both plays tell the universal and timeless tale of family relationships and how , when supposedly they are a place of union , harmony , love and protection , they are in fact in reality a source of discord and suffering more often than not . King Lear is a play which fits in perfectly with contemporary society in its portrayal of family tragedy . The title suggests that the suffering is focused on only one protagonist but one can see later how the King causes so much trouble and pain for his relations .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: no)
Route to new sales A BRIDGE could open up the route to sales success in France for a new product marketed by the protective coatings division of Celomer . Wintercure , a fast - drying coating that cures in virtually any weather conditions , has been given the green light by the Ponts et Chaussees Laboratories , one of the foremost approval agencies in France . It is now being used by the major French bridge builder Baudin Chateauneuf , on a new motorway bridge , the Pont de la Planchette . Boundaries ‘ no barrier’
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: no)
Handle with care Roy Lancaster profiles some of his favourite prickly perennials . Flower Garden Cut and dried Anne Swithbank plants perennials to ensure an economical supply of fresh and preserved cut flowers year after year . Organic Gardening Organic Advice
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
So from high above London I began a series of drawings , often adding extra leaves to my sketchbook to extend the rectangle . I found I wanted to include more and more of London within one frame . The work was fast and furious ; working up in the top of buildings in January and February made this easy . In many ways it was an advantage to work broadly with such a mass of detail — cranes , windows , cars and a myraid of tower blocks . I had to achieve an impression of London ; to find a series of marks that would give a visual cue rather than deliver a mass of topographical detail .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
By the time the week rolled around when she and Cara would start their trip , Fabia , who had managed to get hold of and read one of Venedelin Gajdusek 's translated works , was feeling as much in awe of the man as her sister . While she preferred her reading matter to have a softer edge , she could not but admire the Czechoslovakian writer 's sharp cut and thrust of narrative . It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . The first few days of what she and Cara now termed their ‘ Czechoslovakian Experience’ had been carefully planned , so that Fabia knew in advance that she would never get to see Vendelin Gajdusek . Again she went over the first few days of their itinerary in her mind .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
like vegetarians er , yes eh , its a free country and you should be able to choose what you want to do yourself er , if something is damaging to your health then I would agree , yes , smoking I do n't agree with smoking but if people want to smoke that 's entirely up to them , they know the risks , I would n't smoke , I know the risks but vegetarianism is purely a matter of choice and there 's no peop people that harp on about you should n't eat meat , get on my nerves exactly but every body who did something like being vegetarian or what 's the other thing ? , goes to church , church people are the bloody worse They 're hypocrites any way
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
C. B. Macpherson puts this point very well : Democracy used to be a bad word . Everybody who was anybody knew that democracy , in its original sense of rule by the people or government in accordance with the will of the bulk of the people , would be a bad thing — fatal to individual freedom and to all the graces of civilized living . That was the position taken by pretty nearly all men of intelligence from the earliest historical times down to about a hundred bears ago . Then , within fifty years , democracy became a good thing .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
Leave no room for misunderstandings of any type . Moratoriums When a business finds itself seriously short of cash it can often buy breathing time by approaching its creditors and asking for a moratorium on payments . This is simply an agreement by each creditor to hold off and not to press his claim for settlement for an agreed period as long as the other creditors do likewise . The reason creditors agree to such arrangements is to give their debtor time to sell assets , usually his stock , without the pressure of a forced sale and so realise a maximum rather than a minimum amount for the benefit of all involved .
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
But once he is used to it , he will trust his right , which he did often enough against Coventry.’ Giggs hit the heights despite feeling an ankle knock that forced his retirement 12 minutes from the end on Monday and will probably keep him out of next week 's FA Cup tie against Wigan or Bury . Everything is falling into place for United 's winter push towards their first title in 26 years . The wingers are on song , new boy Eric Cantona is scoring goals , and England 's Paul Ince has found some compelling form in midfield . Ferguson is even able to shed the disappointment of skipper Bryan Robson 's absenteeism thanks to Brian McClair .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
Since the end of the seventeenth century the Cecils , at Burghley House just outside the town , had controlled the election of both members by a combination of methods that seemed to leave no loophole for a mistake . There was , indeed , one possible loophole . Squatters on the waste of the manor , at the fringe of the open fields , erected hovels and tried to stake a claim . But the Marquess of Exeter ( as the Cecils had become in 1801 ) pulled down these hovels instantly , and prosecuted the squatters . Why ?
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
The countryside we drove through was beautiful , but behind it we could see the long , dark , frightening hills of the moor . We were now on the cold , open moor . As we turned a - corner , we were surprised to see a soldier on horseback . He was carrying a gun . Dr Mortimer asked our driver why the soldier was there .
Idiom: back to the drawing board (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe you can beat a sword into a ploughshare , but try ‘ beating’ a propeller engine into a jet engine ! You ca n't do it . You have to discard the propeller engine and go back to the drawing board . Living things , of course , were never designed on drawing boards . But they do go back to fresh beginnings .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
WARNING If you are overweight , pregnant or suffer from back pain or any medical condition , consult your doctor before attempting these exercises Feel the strong triceps muscle of your upper arm tighten with this stretch . Clasp fingers behind your back and lean forwards , pushing your arms up until they 're at right angles to your back . Do n't lock your elbows or knees . Hold for five counts .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
DAVID REED , BLUE ARROW DEFENDANT The case they should never have tried The Blue Arrow trial , the second longest in English criminal history , has been widely condemned as a travesty . Four months after he was cleared on appeal , David Reed tells Liz Fisher what it was like to be in the dock It was dawn on 13 November 1989 when there was a loud knocking at David Reed 's front door . His wife got out of bed and answered the door , thinking it was the postman .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
In the heat of the afternoon , both armies lay quiet , somnolent after the long hours of nervous exertion and the effects of the warmth and the food . Thorfinn sent Tuathal to sleep for ten minutes and , when he returned , dropped in his place on the bare earth of an old wattle barn , asleep before he stopped moving . Seven miles off behind him , Eochaid and Ferteth and Cormac were fighting to save Perth and Scone from the army besieging them ; and here , motionless under the sun , were a hundred men who could help them . Except that if they moved away , there would be nothing to hinder the army couched over the river from crossing and flinging their full weight against Scone before his own men from the south could arrive . One made one 's decisions and stood by them .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . Right I 've taken her out to lunch . Yes , right . What 's that ?
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm obviously it 's not just those who are famous who show the power of the Spirit in their lives , you know everybody does . There are different ways of doing it with different people erm who do share it . There 's a few examples here , Mother Theresa was one that sprung sprang to my mind when I was thinking it through . Erm Can you show can you tell me any ways in which you I presume you know about Mother Theresa you know quite a bit about her life do you ? I just like know she helps people in Calcutta and helps the poor in
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Before the 1989 reform order , Glenlola , like a large number of schools , had a low public awareness level . Schools got on with the business of education . ‘ In our case , I think people were looking further afield for education without realising that they had a very good facility close to home . ‘ Now information that a school used to retain for its own purposes is becoming part of the public domain . Topped