Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
A chain command where a series of requests is made altogether so that the child gets information overload , e.g. ' Put your toys away , tidy up your bed , and put those shoes in the box ' . 2 A vague command where the child does not understand the meaning behind the statement , e.g. ' Be careful ' instead of'Please come down off that wall ' . 3 Question commands where the parent appears to join in the activity but in fact does not intend to do it , e.g. ' Let 's pick up the toys ' rather than'Please , pick up your toys ' .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Shut up ! Oh let 's sing Yankie Doodle into Town and you come in late right . Yankie Doodle went to town riding on a pony . Stuck a feather in you were supposed to come in ! Let 's do London 's Burning cos I do n't know that .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
Together with circular and rectilinear stock watering ponds , they form distinctive elements of lowland landscapes . Meadows From the sixteenth century onwards , various improvements were made to increase the amount of grass and hay that could be produced from low - lying meadowland . These developments are best known from the chalkland valleys of Wessex , but they certainly exist elsewhere , although they are poorly recorded , if at all . Water was conducted into the meadow via artificially constructed channels and elaborate sluice gates and allowed to flow across the grass .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
Today the Security ~ Council meets daily behind closed doors and only announces finalized decisions in ~ public sessions .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
West Country Living : Where waves wash away city tension Lynne Edmunds finds that the trek to a more leisurely crowd - free lifestyle is far from being an over-60s monopoly By LYNNE EDMUNDS HAMPSHIRE born and bred , the Tyler - Upfields each started going to Cornwall with their buckets and spades 30 years ago . Sometime this year , when they find the five - bedroom house and 100 acres or so they want , they will take themselves and the building business they have run for 10 years down there permanently . Stephen Tyler - Upfield wants to switch from conversions into building for the first - time buyers he believes are now increasing there .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
This guy was from stereoscopic vision . I made him close to forty years old and that meant the stubby Mauser he was holding was in good hands . In his line of business you do n't get to be forty unless you have something on the ball . I let him see I was being very careful not to make any mistake with the .38 . When it dropped to the floor , he nodded with approval .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Read the whole case again , read all the symptoms of the remedy and refer to the Materia Medica of the most common remedies at the back of the book for the final comparison which does not rely on the numerical evaluation . You may find that reference to more than one set of tables will help you . For instance someone with a sore throat may well also have a fever and you will get a fuller picture by looking at the remedies in both sections . When comparing the symptoms of the case and the remedy you should also note that the most important symptoms do not clash or contradict . For example Belladonna has a rapid , vigorous and violent fever coming on quickly .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
British workers had the worst employment protection laws , and the UK was the only EC state where there was no legal right to paid annual holidays . ‘ Pushing wages down , abolishing the rights of employees , and attacking the role of trade unions will not — has not — led to a strong and successful economy.’ John Major 's Government failed to understand that ‘ economic efficiency and social justice go hand in hand.’ Labour proposed a new Charter of Rights , placing all workers on an equal legal footing , the right to protection against unfair dismissal , and access to health and safety protection . The Charter would give workers the right to join a trade union and union recognition from their employer .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
Mark Pembridge made it 3–0 in the last minute with a stunning 20-yard half - volley into the top of the net . Bristol City conceded two late goals as they went down 2–0 at home to Cosenza . Cosenza took the lead in the 78th minute with a skilful goal finished off by Negri and three minutes later City were dead and buried when Signorelli snatched a second . Aussies lash out at ‘ dirty grabbers’ Giles Smith
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
My opening line , shouted to an imaginary stage - hand in the wings , was supposed to be : ‘ Will you switch these fans off , please ? I 'm getting sucked up.’ Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? I 'm getting … ’ and so on . The audience loved it .
Idiom: as the crow flies (used idiomatically: no)
Its entrance was discovered in 1950 and two years later this deepest of all gouffres acquired a sad celebrity with the death there of Marcel Loubens , a Belgian speleologist , who was badly injured deep underground but could not be got to the surface quickly enough to save his life , a story I dimly remember reading at the time in newspapers . In the following year 's explorations , the cavers came into a chamber of staggering size , 250 yards long , 200 yards wide and 500 feet high . The full extent of this system is yet to be established , but the gouffre Pierre - Saint - Martin is only a few miles as the Pyrenean crow flies from the Gorges de Kakouetta and forms part of the one vast hydrological network . The entrance to it is now covered over , and beside it there is a memorial inscription to Loubens and to another speleologist who has been killed there since . Higher up the col , almost indeed on the very top , there is the mouth to another gouffre , with a frail wooden fence around it , into which you can with difficulty peer .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
So much depends on the camera and quality of materials , the processes used , the conditions in which negatives and prints have been or may be preserved , and so on . Leaving aside Fox Talbot 's 1835 picture of a lattice window , Niepce 's earlier experiments in France , Daguerre 's pictures on metal and other examples of ' fixing an image ' as a one - off , the earliest photographs in our sense date from the 1840s . The short answer is that there are too many imponderables for a neatly overall prediction , and only time will tell how far into the future a given photograph or negative is likely to survive . Would you please tell me the significance of the Burning of the Tar Barrels ceremony at Allendale on New Year 's Eve ? This is one version of a now largely Scottish custom of Burning the Old Year Out .
Idiom: put the moves on (used idiomatically: yes)
Or hitching rides to nowhere with the additional old stiffs who cruise by in their cunning old cars . Tod is quite often to be found in the tenement of whores . He 's a senior citizen , so the girls are forever putting their moves on him . But Tod 's not there for the sex and the dough . On the contrary .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately colleagues , colleagues from London , from Northern Ireland sorry , have no say . Sorry about that lads . Mind you there 's a lot of Northern Ireland lads in London anyway , erm we think that when our members voted to return the political levy they also voted to continue to have a say in the running of the Labour Party . The Labour Party was set up by the trade unions and is still funded by the trade unions . The Labour Party front bench must realize that the ordinary trade union members voted , as I said before , for a say in the Party .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , when we went back to rotating mentally the computer simulation of the room and attempting to ' see ' possible lines of sight , I had a further shock . I found that my grasp on the image itself was now hazy , the very mechanisms of my mind seemed to have been injected with lobal anaesthetic , blown up into a fuzzy ineptitude . The Kodak laboratories of my eidesis were being dismantled ; soon all that would be left was an out - of - order passport - photo - booth , mouldering on an empty station platform . To give Gyggle his due , he did n't crow . On the contrary , when that afternoon 's session ended and we were walking back across the campus , he put one of his Anglepoise arms across my shoulders and attempted some avuncularity .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
TROY , MICHIGAN WHEN George Bush was startled by the sight of a supermarket cashier using a laser to read bar codes , he looked like Rip Van Winkle on Main Street . Bar codes are old hat in retailing . But America 's top shops are learning to apply their bar - code data in ways that might surprise a good many customers who shop more often than Mr Bush — and that signal big changes ahead for store managers , as well . Kmart , one of the country 's leading discount - store chains , has its employees scurrying around the aisles with hand - held lasers to zap bar - coded labels on products that are still sitting on the shelf .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet , in a sense , the dramatist was right and the actress wrong . As a star , Bette Davis was of the type commonly designated ‘ inimitable’ , which tends to mean ( as it did in her case ) that she eventually became the butt of countless imitators ; and these imitators merely accentuated symptoms of self - parody that were already detectable in her own screen presence . Though she was a performer of indisputable talent , one was none the less left with a nagging impression that overarching each of her individual characteristics was another role , one she played to the hilt : that of the grande dame , the First Lady of the American cinema , the Duse of the double - feature . At her worst — which is to say , when her performances , all crust and no bread , seemed little more than a rash of mannerisms — she could strike one as impossibly tic - ridden and implausible . At her considerable best — when her physical angularity , her fluttery , melodramatic flounces and her inclination to treat the most unpretentious line of dialogue as a conversation - stopper were tempered either by a real affinity with the role in question or else by a witty , self - deprecating sense of her own absurdity in it — she remained one of the most consistently spell - binding of Hollywood stars .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
I will try,’ Cora - Beth whispered , her voice slow and indistinct as the sedative took effect . Harry stayed with her until her eyes closed and then went to see if there was any way he could offer some comfort to the grief - stricken man downstairs . He had completely forgotten that this was his twenty - first birthday and that he had finally come of age . 1924 Jules Bellaire sat opposite Alice at a white , wrought - iron table on one of the large terraces outside the Château de St Denis .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
It is certainly known as a symbol of " availability " in many nations . It was n't the only common factor to emerge during the various forums at the ICO . Whatever the cultural background one characteristic went right across the board : the desire to evangelise . Eva had seen it in Africa , grown up with it in Australia , was learning about it in Asia . Japan was a complete surprise .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
Jill rose to her feet from behind the desk as Lindsey came into the ward . She shrugged herself into her white coat . ‘ You did the right thing . What 's the problem?’ ‘ Well , we had a member of crew admitted about … ’
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
ROUTE : Hull to Amsterdam 16 hours approximately . * * Star Value — Price includes — 5 course dinner , full breakfast and a reclining seat both ways . * * Star Facilities — Lounges , bars , cinemas , children 's playroom , duty free shops , Casino and disco on board ship . * * Star Extras — Cabins with washbasin ( Basic ) or shower & w.c . ( Special ) available .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The National Unity Party ( NUP ) favoured by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) military junta suffered a heavy defeat , reportedly receiving less than an 20 per cent of the vote . Its leader U Tha Gyaw failed to be elected . The NLD success apparently extended to gaining the support of rank and file soldiers , allowing it to win , for example , the garrison district of Dagon in the capital Rangoon . Out of 63 Rangoon seats in all , the NLD took 59 . The magnitude of the NLD 's victory placed into question the validity of the SLORC 's stricture that the sole purpose of the election was to establish a Constituent Assembly without legislative power , whose task would be to draw up a new constitution before power could be handed over to a " strong " government , generally interpreted as meaning one acceptable to the military .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
in Get Ready 1 , pupils learn to recognise the letters of the alphabet and know the sound each one makes . Basic reading is covered in Get Ready 2 . Words or letters for the pupil to read are clearly shown in colour in the Pupil 's Books , while words in black are there only to guide the teacher . Activity Books The Activity Books include a range of drawing , writing and matching activities , which develop left to right orientation , letter recognition , and later basic reading .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
A rasping lick on the martyr 's hand and the caramel was gone . The lion purred . Did her trick to catch the saint who avoided becoming a martyr . Lay down on her back , rolled over , waved her paws . The saint could not resist the appeal of that spotted belly , butter - soft , that pale fur so douce and plush .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
After a moment , he picked up his water goblet and rinsed his mouth , then spat the rinse back into the glass . To the waiter , he said : ' My friend 's had an accident . He offered a winning smile , grouted in red . ' I 'm sorry . He 's always been accident prone . '
Idiom: save someone's bacon (used idiomatically: yes)
' What a night ! Your little girl certainly picked her time to arrive . She saved young Michael 's bacon tonight , that 's a fact . ' Sarah chuckled with him . ' She did that all right ! '
Idiom: sweetness and light (used idiomatically: no)
So everyone is unhappy and , what is worse still , the children are being brought up to believe that the old should always be given second best and be prepared to shrink into the smallest ‘ shell’ that is offered to them . Broad agreement has to be reached , too , on how she will be able to fit in happily with your particular routine of family life , and this can only be decided after very frank discussion of her needs and yours . This is no time for pretending that all will automatically be sweetness and light , just because you have a deep affection for each other . Living under the same roof permanently will need working at , and sacrifices will have to be made on both sides if it is to succeed . The likeliest battleground will be the kitchen .
Idiom: couch potato (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Like nothing you 've seen in prime time or on God 's earth,’Time magazine raved . ‘ It 's miraculously good,’ concurred the New Yorker , which has n't reviewed a television show since 1982 . But while the critics gave the ABC network points for taking such an expensive programming risk , most predicted the show was too slow moving , too strange in short , too good to woo America 's couch potatoes . As in the box office triumph Blue Velvet , director David Lynch creates a small town with hidden secrets , a strangeness lurking just below the surface normality . Everyone in Twin Peaks , from the policeman who cries at the scene of a crime to the lady who appears in certain scenes inexplicably carrying a log , is well , a little weird .
Idiom: laugh like a drain (used idiomatically: yes)
They say things like : ' More than three meals in taking advantage of his generosity . ' Or : ' Two meals is OK but if there 's a club afterwards , then any more counts as stringing him along . ' My girlfriend and I laughed like drains . ' Who are these women ? ' we asked . And then we forgot about it .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: no)
It feeds largely on ants whose remains can be found in the birds droppings , which resemble cigarette ash . The common doormouse , despite its name , is now quite rare but can still be found where there is thick scrub and hazel coppice . The doormouse appears at night but the tell tale neat round hole it leaves in hazel nut shells , shows where it has been . Ponds There are several small ponds in Salcey which are home to a variety of animals including dragonflies and the rare great crested newt .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
Often the local press are looking more for a photo opportunity than a story . This will give coverage to an activity taking place at the school but may only feature one or two children . Parents are not concerned about other children but their own and the photo may well stir up some resentment which can best be countered by inviting the press in on a regular basis and ensuring that as many children as possible get their picture in the paper . Do keep the press informed of events which provide photo opportunities — Easter bonnet parade , pancake race , the school 's celebration of its 50th birthday etc . Sending the editor a copy of parents ' newsletters as a regular routine will sometimes create interest in events at school which you will not have considered as having any press appeal .
Idiom: out of order (used idiomatically: yes)
She peeped through the slot into the narrow hall with its little polished table bearing a silver letter - tray and a vase of flowers . Everything appeared normal . ‘ Gone to report her phone out of order!’ suggested Iris . ‘ No . Listen.’
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Fashion now is not boring for me , because I can still have fun , even if the money is made on the more classical items,’ concludes Smith . ‘ The trick is to use classical forms in an inventive way . There is a real danger in only doing the classical things — you 're OK with it for a time , but then you 're left high and dry when fashion moves on.’ Classics are integral to any Paul Smith collection HIPPY CHIC
Idiom: out of thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
These procedures form the subject of the next chapter . So far so good . Legislative proposals do not , however , materialise in the chamber out of thin air and they are not , furthermore , all of the same character . In this latter regard , a distinction must be drawn between , on the one hand , Bills of general application — Public Bills , and Bills applying only to a particular area or person — Private Bills . The most important of these latter are Bills concerning , e.g. , a particular local authority or public corporation ; or , more interestingly , Bills providing for the divorce of a particular couple ( now extremely rare , but formerly the only mechanism for dissolution of marriage ) or enabling a couple whose marriage would otherwise be prohibited by reason of being within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity , to marry .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm mm . Wanna show me the fiver ? Val , can you do me a favour ? No ! Okay , just put it like that .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . Alan Ayers , 35 Priestgate , Darlington . ANOTHER fast food takeaway could be on the cards for Darlington . Planning officers have received an application to convert two shops into a restaurant on the corner of Yarm Road and Peel Street . Mr A Singh , of Corporation Road , wants permission to turn the buildings into a takeaway and four self contained bed sitting rooms .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Whatever has happened to the youth of today ? A few weeks of war and from what the psychiatrists are saying more than half of them are shattered for life . If the same thing had happened after World War Two , when many of us had six years of war , we would all have crept under the table and wept . How sad , how sad . And what do we say of the present day psychiatrist how mad , how mad ? .
Idiom: kill the goose that lays the golden egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Certainly the struggle for overseas investment opportunities provoked tensions ; and small colonial wars could yield large profits . The competition in armaments was good for business and great bankers knew how to use their inside political knowledge to make money out of fluctuations in the currency markets caused by international disputes . But , knowing that a great war would kill the goose that laid the golden eggs , the bankers could probably be relied upon to use their enormous influence to prevent it : The modern science of militarism renders wars between ' civilised ' Powers too costly , and the rapid growth of effective internationalism in the financial and great industrial magnates [ sic ] , who seem destined more and more to control national politics , may in future render such wars impossible . The bankers ' peace , however , was not a genuine one , but a rampant militarism which threatened to destroy the foundations of civilized life as surely as , if less quickly than , war itself .
Idiom: my bad (used idiomatically: yes)
Never to throw food at John Paramor again ( I did n't get one free drop last season ) . 8 . To hit all my bad shots down the side of the fairways where the lines of spectators are the deepest . 9 . To cut my expenses down from £ 30,000 to £ 750 ( by carrying my own bag and staying in youth hostels . )
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's such an opposite to Jamie , I thought they were like almost alike but they 're not . Oh no , no two people are the same . Jamie rushed out pissed off and upset this afternoon . He was ? Jamie .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Often , too , women undertake a special religious vow of performing a greater number of such purity rites at a particular time of the year , followed by a ritual worship of her husband . It is as if by doing so a woman offers herself , ritually cleansed , to be entirely controlled by her husband . It was an ancient custom that on the fourth day of her menstruation , when a woman had taken her ritual bath , her husband was honour - bound to have intercourse with her . Her sexuality was supposed to be greatly intensified during the first three days and on the fourth day she was supposed to be the most fertile for conception . So it was a husband 's sacred duty not to refuse her on that day even if he were practising celibacy .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
BY electing new and reform - minded leaders , East Germany 's Communist party hopes to have won a breathing space in its battle for credibility and survival , six months before the first free elections are due to be held . The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism,’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures’ . By electing Dr Gysi by an overwhelming majority , the SED rank - and - file made a radical break with the past , rallying behind the party and its call for a ‘ democratic renewal of socialism’ . The SED underlined its willingness to leave behind old structures and traditions by abolishing the politburo and the central committee . It now has a chairman , four deputies and a 100-member executive .