Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
He noticed everything , from the good but worn carpets to the books that abounded in the room . It looked comfortable and warm . He saw a tiny woman sitting on the settee , dressed all in black . She had a remarkable face , one that denoted a quick intellect and a kind heart . He warmed to her immediately .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
Nathan yelled down the passage . ‘ I 'm coming right now,’ she shouted back , pushing her blue - socked feet into her trainers . Nathan was hauling the oilskins out of the locker as she turned the corner . ‘ OK , I 'm ready.’ Her brisk normality took every ounce of will - power she had .
Idiom: cross swords (used idiomatically: yes)
Enjoy a right royal banquet A VEGETARIAN restaurant is this weekend presenting more than 100 different South Indian meals as part of a special Hindu festival . Spices , in London 's Hackney , a former winner of The People Asian Restaurant of the Month competition , is celebrating Onam — a commemoration of a king who crossed swords with the gods . State curfew INDIA has imposed a curfew on the capitals of states of Meghalaya and Mizoram .
Idiom: right as rain (used idiomatically: yes)
You could last night . He spewed over my head Yeah but when he got down here he was as right as rain was n't he ? When he spewed on me he sort of give it away though . Yeah .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
Bishop Jim Thompson , Half Way Extracts from conversations and letters : ' It was a lovely way for her to go , and we do feel thankful that she did n't linger on and suffer . ' ' I suppose my feelings about my father 's death were charged with guilt . He ought not to have died , and if I had gone with my mother to the doctor and done my part as a son , I feel as if he need not have done . '
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
And , ironically , the more worn they are , the more appealing they become . Jeans are a staple part of everyone 's wardrobe — from the boy next door to the rich and famous . And now that they can be found in every colour under the sun , they 're even more versatile . Coloured , bleached , stonewashed , there 's little that has n't been done to denim . So what 's left for the Nineties ?
Idiom: two-way street (used idiomatically: yes)
The share price of the 18 % of Vestel quoted on the Istanbul stock exchange is climbing slowly , but is still 40 % down on the all time high . Much of the fall , however , is due to the Gulf crisis , rather that the misfortunes of Vestel 's parent . Of these Karan comments : ‘ Playing with the banks is a two - way street . Polly Peck got credit unsecured but the banks gave it without a term , that was Nadir 's ( above ) biggest Mistake’ . For Vestel , of course , those unsecured loans are a saving grace , preserving its assets from hungry creditors .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
And keeping check on who was doing what , and when , and where , could well have proved as complicated as calling the roll after Dunkirk . For Morse , the information gleaned from the questionnaires was eminently pleasing ; and when , at 10.50 a.m. , Cedric Downes led the way out of The Randolph towards South Parks Road and the University Museum , with every single member of the group present ( except Mr Eddie Stratton ) , he looked tolerably pleased with himself . Especially of interest was the fact that one of the two men clearly experiencing difficulty with section ( c ) on the examination paper , Howard Brown ( Morse wondered why his wife had n't been willing to cover for him ) , had filled in section ( e ) with the correct date of arrival , 27 October ; or , to be more precise about the matter , ' 2 October ' . Nor would Morse be forgetting the only man who had not been present at the meeting — the man who still lay with a wicked headache and a barely touched breakfast - tray beside him in Room 201 , to which room Shirley Brown had shepherdessed him when , after his unexplained absence , he had reeled into The Randolph the previous night . But it was with Ashenden that Morse 's attention was immediately engaged .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Default surcharge to be reviewed Customs have announced a review of the default surcharge regime , following the recent review of and changes to the Serious Misdeclaration Penalty . Trade and professional bodies have been invited to comment on a consultation paper . A previous review of the default surcharge , conducted in 1989 , concluded that no substantive changes were necessary and , at this stage , no details have been given about any changes Customs are now proposing . VAT publications
Idiom: sitting pretty (used idiomatically: yes)
Swindon drew level with Craig Maskell 's 17th goal of the season — a 58th minute shot at the near post . Then Taylor looked to have given Swindon a winning lead , heading in a Hoddle free - kick after 77 minutes . Sitting pretty David Harrison Aston Villa 2 , Norwich City 3
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
China ’s leaders directed negotiators to resolve the issue before the arrival of US Secretary of ~ State Hillary ~ Clinton , because she could be counted on to raise the issue in full view of the world ’s media . This naming and shaming approach can be more effective than most observers think . Human ~ rights need not take a back seat to doing business with China .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
One percent . B E S has more or less broken even as well as you see . Th this Yeah .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm but as for the dead they have conscious of nothing at all Mm , you 've got to bear in mind that it is actually erm it is n't something you can take for granted , it is something that is a given thing and that er , it can be taken away , that 's the main thing , but This knowledge that be true but mm
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Easily bored with repetition or details . Initiates rather than completes . Tendency to mania ; has highs and lows . Sees growth as own problem , not the employer 's . Tends to idealize possible outcomes .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
This indicates an increase in demand for housing based on the expectation of future price rises . During times when house prices are rising , house purchasers often feel that the upward trend will continue for ever . This encourages first - time buyers into the market , believing that it is ‘ now or never’ , and also encourages existing home owners to ‘ trade up’ to larger accommodation . As long as property prices continue to increase , both will feel vindicated and will be able to point to capital gains ( albeit paper gains ) made . The capital gains to be made exaggerate house price movements .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
The fate of a watchman became a major element in burgh politics in this district , for although Captain James Cunningham was clearly sympathetic to John Main on personal grounds , there was more at stake than the solvency of a single family . Main had been promised by the Cunningham party that he would regain his place , yet it had not been done . With a parliamentary election campaign now in full swing , the failure of the Cunningham party to demonstrate sufficient political interest to keep their friends in their places was immensely damaging . As the candidate , Captain Robert Cunningham pointed out to Lord Milton , John Main 's fate made others hesitate . His being so ill used for being my friend , makes a great outcry against me , and will certainly contribute largely to make my other friends shy in appearing for me.’
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: no)
No fear left now . ' Get that pig 's boots off , ' he told Louis . ' Get his boots off and get him below or I 'll sail the lot of you straight into the reef . ' Louis dabbed his nose into his handkerchief . He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
She lived for only seven weeks during which time her two sisters , Clare , five , and Victoria , three , bought her a small teddy bear . Only possession It was her only possession and stayed with her night and day , even into the brain scan machine at St John 's Hospital , Chelmsford . The family has poignant pictures of Sophie with the toy , and six months after she died decided to include a teddy carved into a headstone . ‘ This is the last thing we will ever be able to do for Sophie , and it 's important to us to do it right,’ Mr Leeder said .
Idiom: turn the other cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
But I believe in what He taught . ‘ ‘ If He was n't a God , I do n't see that it matters much what He taught . Anyway , all I can remember is something about turning the other cheek which I do n't believe in . I mean , that 's daft . If someone slaps your left cheek then you slap his right , only harder .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: no)
The astonishing revival of fashionable naturalistic portraiture in our own time , after the Stalinist rigours of twentieth - century art theory , provides a fitting epilogue . The long and complex story is brilliantly told by a relay team of scholars assembled by the Antique Collectors ' Club for this handsomely produced and prodigally illustrated book . Sir Roy Strong stumbles off the block with his opening sentence ‘ The portrait was a child of the renaissance’ , which seems to have forgotten about classical antiquity , but then sets off on a thought - provoking and terse survey of themes and ideas throughout the three centuries covered by the book . There are remarkably few fumblings between the main historical chapters as the narrative is handed from one writer to the next . The contributors seem to have been given a clear brief to provide just enough context to introduce the paintings themselves , with special emphasis on distinguishing the styles of lesser masters , and many plates showing refreshingly unfamiliar works from recent London auctions , all perhaps with antique collectors in mind .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
He underwent a manipulative operation on his neck yesterday and is not expected to be fit . The Coventry manager 's son Jonathan , who made his debut against Liverpool as Ogrizovic 's deputy , will hold on to the No 1 jersey . Meanwhile , Coventry have brought in hot - air blowers in a bid to thaw out their frozen Highfield Road pitch in time for the Boxing Day Midlands derby match . Ward 's double blow KEVIN WARD has been banned for both of St Helens ' two big holiday attractions .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
It could and did reach conclusions upon policy , but the final decision rested with the Queen , who seldom attended meetings and might easily ignore their conclusions . John Herbert 's second and third categories of business were disputes between party and party and disputes ' wherein the Queen is a party ' . It is apparent that the Privy Council continued , even after 1540 , to be involved in judicial business : but the nature of that involvement can best be studied in the context of the legal system as a whole . Parliament was the arena in which were made the most formal decisions : laws applicable to the whole realm , superior to any other rules or customs . By the time that Henry VII reached the throne the English Parliament had already become established as a powerful force in government , law , and politics .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
There , hanging by their forelimbs from a vine or branch , the sloths dug a small depression in the soil with their hind legs into which they defecated . A partial explanation for the sexual skew of the moths became apparent when gravid females were seen leaving the sloth and laying eggs in the fresh dung . The female moths , it would seem , either have a shorter life span than males , or they are preyed upon while they lay their eggs . However , one thing is certain : whatever the reason , they do not all return to their former host . The moth 's life - cycle is now partially known , but other questions arise .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Only if it is taken for granted that the preference behaviour is that of a conscious subject , does it , of itself , provide a reason for promoting the preferred end,— it would not matter in the least if there was no conscious individual there to mind about anything . But once granted that we have adequate ground for interpreting people 's preferences as those of conscious beings , it is not clear why it should be denied that we have adequate clues as to whether they have pleasant or unpleasant experiences under various circumstances and for some judgements about the degree of the pleasure or pain involved which allow interpersonal comparisons . ( 2 ) The denial that there is some one and the same quality of pleasantness and another of painfulness which mark all those experiences which it is desirable to promote or prevent is a more forceful objection to Benthamite utilitarianism . Preference utilitarianism is right to try to get away from this idea . It risks , however , giving the impression that what matters is not the quality of life as we each experience it in our individual consciousness , but simply what takes place in some objective world — which seems a betrayal of the whole point of utilitarianism .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it have you got a pen on you ? No , no , no , oh God you 're useless ! In my coat pocket . Er , you got one in your coat pocket ? Mm .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
To a large extent , from the summer of 1937 onwards , the war was the military confirmation of that fact . For the Republicans , it was a defensive struggle for democracy , against increasingly unfavourable odds . For the Nationalists , it was an offensive war of attrition to eradicate every last vestige of liberal democracy , in which they were winning all the way . There were , of course , exceptions . In July 1937 , when the war was one year old , the Republicans briefly seemed to gain the upper hand in an offensive they launched on the Madrid front , at a village called Brunete ; but the Nationalists rallied and the Republicans were unable to chalk up even a partial victory .
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
Then there was Cedric Downes . He would have to be seen a.s.a.p . , and would have to come up with a satisfactory explanation of exactly why and when he 'd left The Randolph . In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . An hour later , as he drove the pair of them down to Oxford , Lewis felt strangely content . He was never happier than when watching Morse come face to face with a mystery : it vas like watching his chief tackle some fiendishly devised crossword ( as Lewis had often done ) , with the virgin grid on the table in front of him , almost immediately coming up with some sort of answer to the majority of the clues — and then with Lewis himself , albeit only occasionally , supplying one blindingly obvious answer to the easiest clue in the puzzle , and the only one that Morse had failed to fathom .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
' So Jozef Taczek will be waiting at seven o'clock for the exercise book and photo , will he ? ' she asked finally . Urquhart squirmed on the carpet , stared at her in confusion for a second , and then nodded . She found herself enjoying the sight of his embarrassment and frantic need to buy thinking time . ' Look , Blanche , you 've got to let me go . You do n't know what you 're doing . '
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'll wait , then we 'll go , one step at a time.’ Kit Everard was not a vain man , and he knew that even in the encounters that had given Ariel some pleasure ( later , when he 'd learned to check his premature excitement with her ) , she had not cared for him with her heart . He thought she might not have a heart , or tried to explain away her indifference by imagining she were made of obsidian through and through . He needed to think that he had been well - intentioned , but her consent or inclination did not figure among the considerations with which he weighed the matter . She did not believe in sin , after all , and her people knew only sensual gratification , he knew , not the higher principle of love between man and woman .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
More recently , β -thromboglobulin has been shown to rise markedly during controlled hypoglycaemia in a group of insulin - dependent diabetics ( Monnier et al , 1984 ) . This latter finding provides further evidence of the in vivo platelet activation and release reaction . Therefore it is apparent that possible stimulation of platelet function by hypoglycaemia must be borne in mind when interpreting the results of longitudinal studies of ' tight ' glycaemic control on platelet function . Hypoglycaemia may be asymptomatic ( Calabrese et al , 1982 ) but still lead to secretion of adrenaline ( Rizza et al , 1979 ) and hence activation of platelets . In addition , if samples for platelet function studies are taken from diabetic subjects during episodes of metabolic decompensation leading to diabetic ketoacidosis or the non - ketotic hyperosmolar syndrome , then platelet aggregation and consumption may be stimulated ( Kwaan et al , 1972 ; Paton , 1981 ) .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
By the turn of the year , Ellison , who had been linked to some big - name clubs , was looking jaded . Hopes were raised with a 5–2 win at Chester . Chairman Dick Corden , looking for new blood on the board , said : ‘ I 'll be happy to finish fifth from bottom.’ Perhaps that was an indication of the impending cash crisis , which was partly solved by the appointment of Richard Tonks . Then came the rarity of a second successive win , 3–2 at home to Torquay .
Idiom: blaze a trail (used idiomatically: no)
' Come back here ! ' Again she ignored him , doing amazingly well at steering the canoe out into the still waters of the lake . The moon blazed her trail home . Tears streaking down her face , she acknowledged the irony of it . The landscape — the moon on dark water , and the rugged shoreline — was as romantic as she had ever seen it .
Idiom: keep the wolf from the door (used idiomatically: yes)
They 've just been terrorizing us and taking our money to protect us from themselves ! ' Then they had another thought . ' If the sheep ca n't be trusted to keep the wolves from our doors , none of us is safe any more ! ' There was a sudden silence . Everyone shuddered , dreading the fate that seemed in store for them .
Idiom: sleep like a log (used idiomatically: yes)
And I , I used to sort of sit in er put sit myself in my little erm bunk you know ? Yeah . And the , the swaying of the ship and I used to sleep like a log . Everybody else round me was being sick . Not me .
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: yes)
DOVER Calais — the shortest route to France CALAIS — So close you could touch it . Once the only landfall for Britons bound for the Continent and far and away the best route today . Modern jumbo car ferries plus giant hovercraft provide a choice of over 100 crossings daily during the summer and never less than 50 off peak . Take the shortest crossing between Dover and Calais .
Idiom: spring to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Individual letters 1 pound each 8’ Full block single number 4 pounds 8’’’double number 7.50 Personal callers to the LUFC Souvenir shop … ’ A few questions spring to mind … can you have ANYTHING printed on it , or just players names … Can you mail order a shirt with the details on it ? Is it ONLY personal callers ?
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
True , in the judgment itself it might appear that the court was making a pontifical statement of existing principle rather than laying down a new rule , for they regarded their own proposition as having been anticipated by Holt . C.J. some 160 years earlier in Tenant v. Goldwin , and they cited as instances of it the rules relating to cattle - trespass , the escape of mischievous animals and nuisance by the escape of fumes . But in fact Holt C.J. 's decision related to the escape of filth and his formulation of principle was limited to that and to cattle - trespass ; it was not nearly so sweeping as the rule expressed in Rylands v. Fletcher , which was reached by methods extremely characteristic of judicial development of the law — the creation of new law behind a screen of analogies drawn from existing law . And whatever views the Exchequer Chamber may have had about their decision , succeeding generations have regarded it as the starting - point of a liability wider than any that preceded it . Scope of extension
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
the discontinuity which results from the interval between meetings and constant changes in the membership of the relevant study - group or working - party . The problem , of course , is that experts and national representatives are busy people , as are the members of the secretariat , upon whom the organizational burden of sending out questionnaires , sifting the answers , preparing reports , and arranging meetings is considerable , particularly since this is likely to involve the reproduction of all documents in at least two languages . An obvious answer is to have this basic groundwork done by a much smaller group who would meet more regularly and for longer periods at a stretch . Expenditure on research assistants might also save a significant degree of time and money in the long run . When meetings are held only once a year , or even less frequently , it is all too easy to forget why a particular provision was formulated and on what grounds one supported or opposed it .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
But anyway I 've and ten o'clock Jan was . they bloody changed it all about so that the , O , little Opel , was a Vauxhall Nova ! she has seen her , Sandra once in the club Erm , so what happens now ? I think .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
She enjoys having her ' photograph taken . 3 . Some languages have long words of many syllables which are difficult to pronounce at first . If you encounter such words , practise them systematically by a ) tapping the rhythm , b ) mimicking the last few syllables and then gradually building up to the beginning of the word , c ) putting the long word in different position on a series of sentences and practising them , like in following example : Word stress is often modified when the word occurs in a sentence . Depending on the rules of the language the stress on a word may disappear completely , as in " The Student body is very active " , where " body " has lost the stress it would have in " My body is aching all over " .
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Her eyes felt heavy , she had worked much of the previous night and most of the day to have the shoes for the theatre people ready in time . ' Noswaith da , Miss Morgan , going to the theatre like the rich folks now , is it ? ' Hari turned to see Ben Jones smiling down at her , his cap in his hand . ' Good evening to you , Ben . ' Hari smiled ruefully .
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: yes)
He wanted to hug the fear out of his body . He wanted to soothe and calm him and , in the same instant , tell him that he would never want for anything , not as long as he , Nicholas de Loit , MP , had anything to give . In this most strange place and in this short moment Nicholas lost his heart and knew for certain that at last , at very last , without doubt or question , he had fallen in love . HE REALIZED IN THAT instant that this was the love he had been hoping for , his quest fulfilled . He knew now how fully , as time had passed , he despaired he would ever meet it .