Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Unfortunately , this is hardly feasible . One could instead increase mutation rates artificially : if doubling mutation rates doubled senescence , or if a slight increase in the mutation rate produced catastrophic senescence ( Box 2 ) , then this would suggest a substantial effect of mutation in the original population . This is a worthwhile approach , though one should bear in mind that different mutagens give qualitatively different kinds of mutation . Another promising way forward would be to use mutation - accumulation experiments to make better estimates of the total mutation load and its pattern of age - specificity . These experiments somewhat underestimate mutation rates because , even where new mutations are held heterozygous against balancer chromosomes , it is impossible to eliminate natural selection altogether if mutations are not completely recessive ; to take the extreme example , dominant lethals can never be accumulated .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A bit tasteless ? My God , it 's gross . How would you fancy having a heart attack with a priest and a couple of altar boys hopping round throwing cold water all over your head ? Jesus Christ … ’ ‘ It was n't like that — and do n't take the name of the Lord in vain.’
Idiom: high as a kite (used idiomatically: yes)
My life 's nothing without you , my beautiful lioness.’ ‘ Even though I 'm just a brash and brassy singer?’ Suddenly flying as high as a kite , she could n't resist the tiny gibe . He pretended to wince . ‘ I deserved that !
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: no)
To Cure the Economy NEW ~ YORK – As the economic slump that began in 2007 persists , the question on everyone 's minds is obvious : Why ? Unless we have a better understanding of the causes of the crisis , we ca n't implement an effective recovery strategy . And , so far , we have neither .
Idiom: ride high (used idiomatically: no)
Those on the water included Roger Nelson of the home club who now works in the West Indies and so is only able to sail his canoe one month a year . Jamie Marston , the youngest competitor , struggled hard to make headway in a leaking canoe borrowed from the host club while Peter Weeks showed much greater confidence than a year ago when he was the youngest sailor . Throughout the week the races started on time ( except for previously announced postponements ) , the rescue cover was ample and markers included two conspicuous 2 m black spheres which seemed hardly to break the surface , so high did they ride . The only real snag was that venues were posted in advance to assist the spectators and so could not be changed to suit the prevailing weather conditions . The first of the two Sailing Challenge qualifiers was on the open sea in light winds .
Idiom: walk of life (used idiomatically: no)
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Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
After a year she used all her wiles to coax a young man into helping her escape , and crossed the Forth at Queensferry . Along a route taking in the castles of Niddry , Cadzow and Craignethan she rallied sympathizers who still regarded her as rightful queen . The always quarrelsome and largely Catholic Border lords made moves to join her . High hopes of a triumphal return lasted just over ten days . She was defeated at Langside , south of Glasgow , and fled to Dumfries and at last to the banks of the Solway .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
Somali elders and others had failed in their attempts to broker a ceasefire between forces supporting interim President Ali Mahdi Mohammed and those supporting Gen. Mohammed Farah Aydid . Farah Aydid told a United States journalist in early December that it was his aim to " capture Mahdi " , whom he described in an International Herald Tribune report of Dec. 10 as more corrupt and dictatorial than former President Siyad Barre . Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire . Although there was no hospital in the northern part of the town , where forces loyal to Mahdi Mohammed were concentrated , a surgical team sent by the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) began operating there in the first week of December . A ship containing 800 tonnes of food , fuel and medicines sent by the ICRC had been waiting off Mogadishu 's docks , unable to unload , since early November .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
The ‘ Provos’ responded with an urban guerrilla offensive , consisting of attacks on the Army , RUC and Protestant civilians . As Farrell ( 1980:287 ) explains , ‘ Internment had turned a campaign of pinpricks into an all - out war.’ Things came to a head on 30 January 1971 when a NICRA march in Derry , rendered illegal by Faulkner 's blanket banning of all marches the previous August , found its exit from the ghetto blocked by British soldiers , including the Parachute Regiment . The Army and RUC had previously decided that , while the demonstration was too big to be prevented , it should none the less be confined to the ghetto . Thus finding their exit blocked , most of the marchers respected the barriers .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
She was later transferred to Middlesbrough General Hospital , where her condition last night was said to be ‘ satisfactory’ . A man , understood to be Keith Pringle , remained in the house with Mrs Reece 's 21-year - old daughter Leanne . Zoe Cockburn , 17 , of Lyonette Road , who witnessed the incident , said : ‘ Pauline just got to the bottom of the drive and he shot out of the window . A few people ran round to see how she was and he just stood at the window watching with a shotgun.’ A team of three police negotiators managed to make contact with the man , thought to be 24 , with a telephone passed through an upstairs window .
Idiom: throw caution to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
At their best they combine funky chugs of hyperactive bass with agonised guitar and belt - across - the - chops vocals which verge on the schizophrenic . When this is augmented by oddly tangential keyboard sounds it 's an enjoyable little maelstrom to be caught up in . Their combination of styles can lead to blandness occasionally , but when the Circus throw caution to the wind they can be both powerful and inventive . The same applies to Scrash , although they 're about as glamorous as a donkey on Skegness beach and marginally less attractive . However , wild horses could n't drag them away from the task in hand tonight , namely lowering the floor six feet with every beat .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
There could have been no better man for the job and Graveney , whose equable temperament has survived a good deal of adversity in recent years , managed to keep everyone content during some trying early days . Sadly , his body , which never was that of an athlete , began to let him down . The back condition which troubled him sorely during the club 's invaluable spring tour of Zimbabwe , returned with a vengeance and he was obliged to miss some cricket while under constant treatment . That Durham were able to make such a smooth start to their first - class life was an administrative triumph , and the fact that a fresh pile of membership applications arrived daily on the desk of the chief executive , Mike Gear , was its own tribute . By the end of April , Durham had more than 6,000 members and Gear confirmed that no ceiling was to be set .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
It 's also important in that context to remember that some art , by its nature , is fleeting . Even if you go to a great party with some friends and it lasts only three hours , so what ? While you were there you had a ball , and then life goes on . The idea that anything can last for ever is nonsense , and if that 's what happens with Kiss , then fair enough ; if it does n't mean anything more to anyone than the time the band was functioning then that 's also perfectly fine with me.’ But Kiss have certainly done well in an environment where longevity is not aspired to as a rule …
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
The Education Act 1944 provided for the school day in every county and voluntary school to ‘ begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in attendance at the school’ . The Act required the whole school to meet for the daily act of collective worship unless the school premises made this impracticable . It had become clear over the ensuing years that the requirements concerning collective worship had increasingly been disregarded by schools , and there were calls for the introduction of a more flexible system as well as suggestions that as a concept collective worship in school was outmoded and out of line with the more secular society in Britain , and should , therefore , be abandoned altogether . The government chose to retain collective worship in schools , but to change the law to reflect ‘ present practice’ in schools . The law , now in section 6 of the ERA 1988 , still requires all pupils to take part in an act of collective worship ; however , there may be a single act for all pupils or separate acts for different groups of pupils .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
The casual cruelty of his words cut her like a knife . White - faced , too shocked for tears , she rose slowly to her feet . It was now or never , she realised numbly . Lucy 's advice rang in her ears . But it was more than that .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Forman , now a priest and known as the punching preacher says he 's better now than he ever was , and he 's confident of beating opponent Terry Anderson . I think better of myself today as a matter of fact , I am more of a confident fighter than I ever have been . Now since coming back from retirement in ninteen eighty seven , you 're unbeaten in twenty - two fights , twenty - one by knockouts , a lot of people have said that those fighters were n't up to scratch — what would you say to that ? I think they 're only saying it because it 's true . Independent Radio News .
Idiom: bite the dust (used idiomatically: yes)
And if the head of the English department was n't so ineffectual , he 'd have told them so on Monday . She took out her diary and made a note of the time of the meeting . She was determined that the new course would not bite the dust because of a rearguard action by a couple of old fogies like Maurice Webb and Henry Hedger . She snapped shut the diary and looked at the next piece of paper . It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible .
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
It must be pretty old , it 's right down in the chalk and yellower than my old Roman ring.’ The hamlet I live in consists of thirty houses and perhaps a hundred souls and sits immediately astride the River Itchen . It has no present claim to fame and its longest guidebook entry are the words in Domesday . In spite of television aerials , overhead telephone lines , wheely - bins , garages and infill , the hamlet struggles to maintain its sense and beauty and on the whole succeeds . It is a ‘ pretty little place’ with half - timbered cottages , a converted Georgian water mill and a sprinkling of later vernacular architecture , all so apparently pleasing to the passers by .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Following her death , Chris and his girlfriend , instead of drawing closer together , fought . When she attacked him with a 12-inch butcher 's knife , he punched her , and that brought that troubled relationship to a troubled end . Unable to get his life and work in gear , Chris Penn changed his name and for a time worked on a building site before earning good money being beaten black and blue as a prize fighter . Then he fled to Mexico to live with the family of his parents ' Mexican maid . He could n't speak Spanish and they could n't speak English .
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
So th the comes on a bit heavy at times does n't it ? Yeah . And makes a great meal of that material . She 's a villain of the peace . Well I think you need to go look at that .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
Another essential item then very much in vogue was the family bible ; the Titfords duly acquired one , ornately gilded and standing in its own glass - topped case , and proceeded to enter births , marriages and deaths as they occurred . At about the same time , however , there was someone , somewhere , who was more than usually interested in chronicling Titford family details from past generations : a sheet of pale blue paper watermarked ‘ 1860’ was covered with names and dates by some mysterious hand , and eventually found its way into Benjamin 's own papers . One side of the sheet lists the children of Charles the Cheesemonger , starting with the birth of William Charles in 1772 and appending a few dates of death for good measure . There is no mention anywhere of the fact that these were brothers and sisters , nor that they were born in Frome ; that has been for us to establish later . On the reverse are details of the marriage of William Charles to Ann Edgar at St Dunstan 's in the West , together with their offspring .
Idiom: slip through the net (used idiomatically: yes)
There has to be a force which operates truly in the best interests of the child , and there has to be recognition and understanding of the very difficult and narrow lines many social workers have to tread in dealing with the most harrowing cases . They have to have public support or their jobs would be untenable , but perhaps they also need to be less rigid and more approachable . Social workers should never have to be in a situation where a small child slips through the net and dies . That sort of episode makes them subject to public outrage . The feelings of outrage are the same as when large numbers of children are taken from their homes simultaneously on unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: no)
Can the party do it ? And if it can , do enough people believe it can ? Mr Prokhorov should have the last word . ' The main thing is perhaps the fact that we are now having a fresh look , without blinkers , at ourselves and our country , ' he said . Voters queue for miles in Namibia poll .
Idiom: beggars can't be choosers (used idiomatically: yes)
Just as she came out the council she said I I 'm just outside the council offices ringing you . And she said they said that as soon as the twenty eight days is up there is to go into but but they 've got to take pot luck wherever the Olner estate anywhere . And she said beggars ca n't be choosers You 've got ta do it yeah . There 's always a time she might be able to exchange
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
He also runs a desktop publishing consultancy serving both dealer and end user communities Desktop Publisher certainly was n't the first newsletter to be produced using computers , many titles are word processed , nor was it the first publication to be desktop published , that honour probably goes to The Wordsmith , but we were the first newsletter to specialise on desktop publishing ! Further , we were almost certainly the first publishing operation set up from scratch to capitalise on the new technology . We also had a solid background in print , publishing and editorial practices on which to build . I began my career hand - setting lead type for printing on Adanas and treadle presses before moving first into the world of computers and then journalism while Jim , my co - director , had spent some 34 years with British Airways looking after the production of their timetables from data bases .
Idiom: call the shots (used idiomatically: yes)
The All Blacks , who took control of the game through a massive 23–11 lineout advantage and the athleticism of their pack , were in command for all but the final quarter . Having established a 20–3 lead through tries by Zinzan Brooke , Kirwan and Timu they allowed South Africa back into the game . With Botha calling the shots the ‘ Boks demonstrated their strength at running first phase possession by scoring late tries through Gerber ( 2 ) and Muller before the clock curtailed their late assault . Touch and go . John Kirwan juggles with the ball as his Springbok counterpart , Pieter Hendriks , makes a despairing final attempt to stop the progress of the All Black winger .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
Everyone fended for themselves . That was the way Adam wanted it and had in fact been vociferous on the subject , vowing that neither now nor in the future would he ever give in to those bourgeois values and customs . So he did nothing for Mary or Rufus that morning , did not even seek them out , scarcely knew whether Rufus was still asleep on the terrace or back in bed with Mary , and when he found further sleep impossible because of his shivering body and pounding head , he sat in the kitchen making instant coffee for himself but took none up to them . He had already taken two aspirins about half an hour before and now he took four more . The table he sat at was circular and made of pine or what Hilbert and Adam 's father had called deal .
Idiom: the whole shooting match (used idiomatically: yes)
The fatigue of the long traumatic night fell away from him , as though by magic . The faint hope offered by Springfield 's diagnosis of Brett 's condition , lent wings to his heels as he raced off down the road towards the vehicles parked at the front gates under Fenton 's care . Minutes later , Deputy Sheriff Cal Fenton found himself in charge of winding up the night 's operations , and responsible for getting the whole shooting match back to Rockford . There , temporary accommodation had been arranged for the rescued sect personnel in the local church hall and community centre , and for the captured heavies in the town jailhouse . While this was being organised , the sheriff 's car , Springfield at the wheel , was speeding through the night towards Rockford and beyond , heading for Dawson County Hospital .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
Mobility and moral careers : A means of linking human agency to social structures So political economy approaches , in line with changing managerial strategies , are now recognising the personal needs and instincts of categories of individual workers . However , the academic literature still has some way to go . Perhaps the key way to establish a connection between the concerns of conventional Marxist urban and regional sociology and the concepts outlined in Chapters 1 and 2 is to concentrate on typical forms of social mobility ; the ways in which they relate to spatial mobility and moral careers . We should recall here how alive the Chicago School was to this link , even if they saw people 's careers and mobility as largely products of their own actions rather than also the products of companies and other institutions .
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
The bombardier beetle 's ancestors simply pressed into different service chemicals that already happened to be around . That 's often how evolution works . On the same page of the book as the bombardier beetle passage is the question : " What use would be … half a lung ? Natural selection would surely eliminate creatures with such oddities , not preserve them . " In a healthy adult human , each of the two lungs is divided into about 300 million tiny chambers , at the tips of a branching system of tubes .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
It is not wallowing in money , but it is also not in the red .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: no)
It will not rest until the death has been avenged and the murderer punished , when it will fly to the Afterworld and inform the victim of his murderer 's fate . Hanuman Formed like a monkey and with the heart and soul of a god , Hanuman was the son of the Indian god Vayu . He led an army of men and monkeys against the many - headed evil Ravana , who was Lord of the Underworld and commanded a tribe of malformed spirits , to rescue the goddess Sita . His first move was to build a causeway to the enchanted isle ( Sri Lanka ) , and then place Ravana 's citadel under siege , ripping up trees and toppling walls in mischievous monkey - fashion .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
But , for some countries , such as Greece , Ireland , and Spain , this would not be enough to reach sustainable debt levels in 2020 . Moreover , low long - term interest rates are a thing of the past . As government deficits and public debt increase in many developed and emerging economies , financial markets will most likely demand higher risk premia , owing to heightened fears of default and inflation down the road . So , not only is public debt set to increase much faster than nominal GDP growth , but governments will have to devote an increasing share of their revenues to interest payments . Of ~ course , governments can slash their expenditure and increase taxes to balance their budgets , or at ~ least to embark on a path leading in that direction , as the hotly debated example of Greece has shown .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: yes)
I see you rubbing it . I thought you said it was improving ? Off and on . Well it 's , more or less is . About the same as yesterday I meant .
Idiom: cuckoo in the nest (used idiomatically: no)
The inference to be drawn is obvious ; regrouping is necessary and the longer the fateful day of decision is delayed , the greater the likelihood that the established geoscience groups will capture those limited resources . It is hoped that the proverbial geomorphological cuckoo in its geographical nest will stretch its wings and fly , rather than become a grounded ostrich . To continue the analogy however , one danger of a cuckoo in a nest is that before flying it may permanently displace other promising chicks which could be particularly concerned with processes ( chapter 5 ) and man ( 6 ) and such themes are not readily accommodated in an earth science , geoscience or environmental science structure . Perhaps the answer lies in diversity and in that the very existence of different organizational structures in different countries is a very positive attribute and that when diverse arrangements exist within a single country this also may be highly desirable . Some physical geographers have perceived the need for adjustment of fundamental outlooks and Bowen ( 1979 , p. 167 ) suggested :
Idiom: get it up (used idiomatically: no)
Yeah . She liked the noise it made . Cos got it up on the side and he had n't showed her and he was just pressing oh what 's that I was dying to open it to see what noise it made but you should have opened it .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Some 2,600 houses have already passed the 90-day limit without offers , making them available for sale to any buyer . After a disappointing first round of sales in Texas , where half of the affordable housing is located , the agency extended its offer and advertised a sealed - bid auction to drum up interest . The auction produced 642 bids on 217 houses , and no bids on 371 houses . Housing activists argue the agency could sell more houses if it were more adept at reaching its target market . Poor buyers need to be coaxed and coddled , they say , and they are not in the habit of visiting estate agents .