Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
If she succeeds , she will emerge as the first great European leader of the twenty - first century . This stance suggests that Merkel appreciates the essence of the argument that François ~ Heisbourg , the chairman of the council of the International ~ Institute ~ for ~ Strategic ~ Studies ( IISS ) , advanced in a recent essay : a federal arrangement does not fall apart because of problems at the periphery but because of “ failure at the heart of the system . ” Merkel has come to terms with Germany ’s position – and that it must act to preserve the unity of the whole . The eurozone ( and probably the EU ) can not be saved in Greece or Finland if it can not be saved in Germany . Committing Germany to that objective is precisely what Merkel has defined as her political goal for the rest of her term in office .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: yes)
Archerfield : the derelict main house on the East Lothian estate Tyrants and tribs with Ewen MacAskill mug Keeping up the stream of insults AFTER a week of the Maastricht Bill and ‘ taking stock’ on the Scottish constitution , how about something frivolous — assuming that is , that you do n't regard Maastricht and ‘ taking stock’as frivolous . The subject is one that MPs indulge in — personal abuse . It is an inevitable part of Commons life to have insults flying back and forth across the Chamber floor .
Idiom: fair game (used idiomatically: yes)
Rape does not provoke such strong emotions in policemen , and their resistance to dealing with it is expressed more in terms of the greater competence policewomen are supposed to have . However , there might well be other reasons for this . Compared to sex offences on children , which cause universal shock and horror to policemen , in the masculine occupational culture of the station women are sex objects and , in other circumstances , would be considered ‘ fair game ’ . Attitudes towards rape thus get confused with ideas about the sexual desirability of women , which can lead some policemen to see the victim as partly responsible . For example , in the course of the only natural conversation that occurred on the topic of rape , the following account was given of how rape is evaluated :
Idiom: to all intents and purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , so ? 1989 Roseanne THE SIT - COM had died , to all intents and purposes . Which is why the Americans saved our lives in ' 89 . Already treated to Taxi , then Hill Street Blues , then Cheers , then Golden Girls , even the most insatiable Yankophile was unprepared for the shot in the comedic ass that was Roseanne .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the ' Section Engagés Volontaires ' , the department which dealt with all prospective recruits . We got out of the coach and walked through the gates to the stares of those gathered on the gravel , and over to a low metal hut in the corner of the compound where we were ordered to go inside and sit down in silence . We stripped and sat on metal stools ; we were told to take everything out of our pockets and wait until our names were called from the room next door . Some people , like myself , had very few possessions , while others had come with suitcases and rucksacks . Somebody even had a violin .
Idiom: blow someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
To redress the balance , we saw some of the juicier moments for the visitors in past Scotland v Wales encounters , yet it hardly seemed the sort of material designed to instil optimism in Welsh ranks . It certainly led to a timid press conference . ‘ That video has totally blown your minds,’ Norster quipped . Leaving aside the imagery , he maintained : ‘ We have set our objectives for this season 's championship as two wins out of four and that remains the realistic target . Lots of people are talking about far better results than that — and we have had a good start — but we have to keep our feet firmly on the ground.’
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
A physicist colleague has kindly calculated them for me . The number is so large that the entire age of the universe so far is too short a time to write out all the noughts ! It is theoretically possible for a cow to jump over the moon with something like the same improbability . The conclusion to this part of the argument is that we can calculate our way into regions of miraculous improbability far greater than we can imagine as plausible . Let 's look at this matter of what we think is plausible .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Regulations for slaughter generally require that animals be rendered instantly unconscious before they are killed , or death should be brought about instantaneously , or , in the case of ritual slaughter , as close to instantaneously as the religious doctrine allows . Not for fish . There is no humane slaughter requirement for wild fish caught and killed at sea , nor , in most places , for farmed fish . Fish caught in nets by trawlers are dumped on board the ship and allowed to suffocate . Impaling live bait on hooks is a common commercial practice : long - line fishing , for example , uses hundreds or even thousands of hooks on a single line that may be 50 - 100 kilometers long .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
I worked my way over . on an underground train which could n't decide if it 's going to move or not , it did eventually move I got a taxi at one point and I was so sick and tired and they put me outside Liberties , I gave the man a twenty pound note and he gave me change for a ten yes , coming back from Oxford Circus from Liberty 's , I thought I 'd better economise , I 've been done out of ten pounds , I do n't think it was dishonesty I think it was just sheer muddle , I , I 'm ten pounds down , I 'm must cut down a bit , so I will come back underground from Oxford Circus to Waterloo to get down to and you 've guessed it , I got into an , an underground train which would not move , it simply stuck , and it would go chugga , chugga , chugga , chugga , chugga , then it would stop in the tunnel for a while , while its . Oh god . Thanks very much .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
" After about and hour - and - a - half or so of questions etc " Macmillan spent the last hour summing up " the political and military situation ; the problems confronting the Field Marshal and HMG and the equivocal and uncertain attitude of the Americans " . He showed them " the most recent and relevant … telegrams from different capitals in the world " and concluded " I think this did a lot of good from the psychological point of view and put the General and his staff thoroughly " in the picture " " . If he showed them the latest Washington telegram which he had seen before his departure [ KPs 66 and 85 ] , they would have been made aware that although they had to exercise the utmost restraint for the time being , a new and firmer policy might soon be adopted . After lunch Macmillan and Broad flew on to visit the commander of 13 Corps , Gen Harding , at Monfalcone . They found him in robust mood , " his morale seemed higher than at Eighth Army HQ " and he seemed confident that he could " maintain " the " uneasy position " in Venezia Giulia " for several weeks if necessary , while negotiations proceed and decisions are taken on a government level " .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
( See TOULMIN , LYONS and BAYLES 1 . ) For the traditional ' act ' utilitarianism acts are right because they maximise ( or at least increase ) welfare , while for rule utilitarianism rules are morally binding because general adherence to them maximises , or would maximise , welfare , individual acts being right or wrong in virtue of their conformity to such rules . Rules are , indeed , important for act utilitarianism , too , and not only as rules of thumb , but rather as felicific habits ; still , the effects on people , s inclination to stick with generally felicific rules is simply a consequence of an individual act to be weighed along with all of its other consequences . For rule utilitarianism , in contrast , once a rule is shown to be felicific , it is established as something to be obeyed , unless perhaps in very special cases , and is not to be considered merely as one factor to be weighed against others . Thus granted institution of a rule against murder is in general felicific , we should abide by it even when individual calculation of the results of a particular murder might show it to be beneficent .
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no justification at all if you are asking for advice , arranging a loan , seeking help and advice from a doctor or paying a lawyer good money for his or her time . Do not get a reputation for time - wasting If you feel you often get unnecessarily short shrift in your interviews with professionals a question you must ask yourself is whether you have created an unfavourable impression by wasting their time in the past . Doctors encounter people who take up an undue amount of their time with trivial matters . Inevitably this affects their attitude to these people so that they tend to assume that all their visits are time - wasting .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
They would all seem like old friends after the last few days . I looked out of the window at the sun flashing on a field of snow . A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road . The window was barred on the outside but this did not seem unreasonable as there was only one thin wall of barbed wire as defence for the whole camp . I wondered what the place with towers and searchlights had been that we passed in the night .
Idiom: bite the bullet (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps we should be a bit more careful about whingeing about losing staff to Regional Railways and other people . Er a and just get on and bite the bullet and do something about it . And get on and , that 's right . And get work done .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
In the United ~ States , too , the political system is becoming increasingly dysfunctional . The political philosopher Francis ~ Fukuyama goes so far as to say that “ vetocracy ” could triumph over democracy , regardless of who wins the 2012 presidential election . The separation of powers , a principle established by the US founders under the influence of philosophers such as Montesquieu , is leading today to near - paralysis . Democracies suffer not only from their slow reaction time at moments of crisis , but also from the difficulty that they face in projecting themselves into the future and planning for the long term . On both sides of the Atlantic , political leaders know what they must do for their countries , but do n’t know how to get re - elected if they actually do it .
Idiom: by a long shot (used idiomatically: yes)
He supposed it was inevitable . Tom Holdfast thought about the rest of it . He had not told Rory everything , not by a long shot . Michael Collins had been an active sympathiser who had , he suspected , been well aware of some odd uses that the farm at Hackballs Cross had been put to , and who had , maybe , done more than sympathise . He had agreed to pay the money out , before Michael 's death and after it , because they had had an understanding .
Idiom: presence of mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Appointments as sub - dean ( 1809 ) and treasurer ( 1813 ) suggest that he was early marked out for appointment as dean ; this came in 1824 , when he succeeded the handsome but incapable C. H. Hall [ q.v . ] , other candidates being Edmund Goodenough , headmaster of Westminster , and Charles LLoyd , another canon of Christ Church . Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . Smith has been dismissed as ‘ presence of mind Smith’ from his alleged remark on returning without his companion from a disastrous outing on the river : ‘ If I had not with great presence of mind hit him on the head with a boathook both would have been drowned,’but the story comes from Reminiscences of Oxford ( 1st edn . 1900 ) by William Tuckwell , who in his second edition ( 1907 ) consigned it to oblivion ; moreover , there was no charge of murder . As dean , Smith attempted to revert to the practices and manners of Hall 's great predecessor Cyril Jackson [ q.v . ] , but he lacked the ability to manage those with whom a dean of Christ Church had to deal . He was worsted by George IV in a tussle over appointments to studentships ; a riot in 1825 led the duke of Wellington to transfer his two eldest sons to Trinity College , Cambridge ; and he failed to mobilize chapter and common - room to achieve the desired result in the by - election following the resignation of ( Sir ) Robert Peel early in 1829 , the lead being taken by Charles LLoyd .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
All of the above feature in the show which , incidentally , I 've seen and which , coincidentally , features the talents of Guitarist interviewee Ron Caryl ( October 1990 ) and his Les Paul Standard . I was talking to Marty W. recently about ‘ Good Rockin ' , and while he agreed it was both enjoyable and extremely well done , he confided that something which did n't come over was the almost unbelievable youth of everyone involved back then . Now , the talent of musicians like Extreme 's Nuno Bettencourt goes without saying . And look at the twenty year - old Blues Saraceno featured in this very issue ; I 've seen him play and he 's tremendous . But it seems we 're constantly being informed of the amazing abilities of this remarkable 22 year - old or that incredible kid just turned 21 .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean , Just a bit more about Camco second half is , given these little plus and minuses you 've had in the first , first half , what 's coming in the second ? Well , erm , it 's difficult to make forecasts , particularly with the S E C breathing down one ' s neck but I think one can say that the industry conditions , if you were to read the reports of other companies and for us , is pretty much erm , status quo , in other words the domestic excuse me , domestic industry 's doing quite well , the rig , the rig count 's up , the Canadian rig count 's up , international markets remain rather soggy but some of them are qui you know on a , on a selective basis some are quite good . For example the erm , Frank referred to doing quite well and some of that was due to sales into the former Soviet Union . Erm , the erm , the erm , the erm , er , settlement of the anti tr civil anti trust law suit that was referred to in the statement was erm , costs of about six million dollars this year on a class action law suit which we have reached a tentative settlement on in the last few days and , in fact , there were some , there was about six to seven million dollars of additional provision made at the end of last year in the one time charges that we referred to at that time but could n't really identify with erm , lawyers breathing down your necks in the United States and er , this is a class action law suit , would have been in a Texas Court and erm , you know , the boiler plate language is that you want to get rid of the , you know , the expense and uncertainty of this type of litigation and if you think that what a Texas jury did to Texaco , it 's probably a prudent decision to close the matter off at this time .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: shut the door on (used idiomatically: yes)
From this again , if we read with an eye to the preceding context , we can draw further conclusions of a social nature . We are not told so , but surely we must surmise that the door was shut unobtrusively , and therefore gently , by the shopkeeper . In this shrine of opulence , deference to one 's customer requires that a shopkeeper should not appear to talk of price ( " a murmur reached her " ) , nor treat his goods as merchandise ( " He would be willing … to keep it … for ever " ) , nor should he appear to shut the door on his customer . The adjective discreet ( which , notice , is applied to the door rather than to the man ) strengthens this inference from the " click " . Although [ 8]-[11]are broadly referentially equivalent , in the sense that they " tell the same story " , there are subtle differences which invest them with different stylistic values .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
The Tottenham and England midfielder , set to join the Italians for £ 5.5 million this summer , watched his prospective new team draw 1–1 in a scrappy derby against Roma . WEST Hartlepool and Newcastle Gosforth warmed up for their Courage League National Division Two showdown a week on Saturday with wins of vastly contrasting styles . While West were battling out a tough 24–18 win at Coventry , Newcastle ran riot against relegated Liverpool St Helens , scoring 13 tries in a 76–4 rout . London Scottish top the table with 16 points , with West in second spot with 14 and Newcastle third on 12 , level with Sale , who have played a game less than the top three and are still in with a very good chance of snatching one of the two promotion slots . Newcastle have a vastly superior points difference than all their rivals and this could yet prove crucial at the death , though they have to win at Brierton Lane on March 14 to maintain their challenge .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: no)
There you are , you see . Yes . Is does he live there off and on , or Most of the time he 's there . Well , Pauline , now how long have you been there ?
Idiom: lift a finger (used idiomatically: yes)
If we want a decent meal , we 'll have to do it ourselves . Otherwise poor Francis , and he already has to feed the chickens and the cat , milk the goat , herd the sheep . Nobody else lifts a finger . So — unless you want baked beans ( and I know I do n't ) let 's set to work.’ They had crossed the dusty lane into an orchard .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
By Maria McGeoghan ‘ I LIKE to play the piano,’ said the 24-year - old musical genius who has managed to cross all age barriers with his blend of nineties - style big band swing . Harry Connick Jr has been saying that since the tender age of eight when he stole the show in his native New Orleans , and he just gets better and better . And last night he enthralled fans from six to sixty with a brilliant set of old and new numbers , cleverly arranged and expertly put together . The voice that is always compared to the young Sinatra , and always comes out better in the comparison stayed mostly out of the limelight as Harry let his sixteen piece band do the talking .
Idiom: as the crow flies (used idiomatically: yes)
Nowhere in the West Country is far from the sea , which can be glimpsed from many high points : Exmoor , Dartmoor , the spine of Cornwall . At Carn Brea , near Redruth , on a clear day , the sea can be seen in three directions . The distance between Avonmouth , near Bristol , and Poole in Dorset is only 65 miles as the crow flies . Anyone contemplating living in the West Country must take into account the waterside factor . The maritime climate has its pros and cons .
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
Married does n't mean redundant and most definitely does n't mean brainless . Everyone who is capable and wants to work should be able to do so , regardless of age , gender and marital status . These days , most women have to work to make ends meet and that means time away from their much - loved children and men . And they then go home and struggle through another day 's work . In fact , I think it 's a selfless effort .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Then it roared and tried to stand up , and it was n't until it was nearly upright that it found that its feet were tied very firmly to the legs of its chair . It crashed forward . A crowd of tiny creatures , moving so fast that it could hardly see them , charged out from under the table and wrapped a length of old electricity wire around its outflung arms . Within seconds it was trussed awkwardly , but very firmly , between the furniture . They saw its great eyes roll .
Idiom: hold the ring (used idiomatically: yes)
An abacus uses human gall - stones on taut human sinew , the rocking horse has a semi - skeletal head , a set of wooden toy soldiers all have subtle mutations when looked at for a second time , and so on . The one real hazard here is the clock mounted on the north wall . Below the clock is an iron hook holding a key ring , with a set of iron keys ( for locations 25 , 26 , 79 , 91 ) . This means that the adventurers are very likely to approach the clock … It appears to be nothing more than a large cuckoo clock , with a single hand .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
So what 's all the fuss about ? Bung in a card , plug in to the LAN , and your humble workaday PC has become a sexy , hi - tech LANstation . Well , yes and no . The following four issues should help you to distinguish a ‘ network ready’ machine from your average PC with an Ethernet card inside . Dimensions .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
Arnie 's wife struck by killer brain bug ARNOLD Schwarzenegger 's wife is being treated for the killer virus meningitis . The multi - millionaire actor has maintained a round - the - clock vigil at the bedside of TV reporter Maria Shriver since she was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature . The disease causes inflammation of the brain but doctors are optimistic Maria , 37 will make a full recovery . NBC 's Tori Beilinson said,–'She complained of severe headache , ' she said .
Idiom: talk shop (used idiomatically: yes)
But local practice made a union appear essential ; to have a single one — compared with the half - dozen common at other British car plants — was new . Nissan 's factory is not a closed shop , and membership is low ( about 35 % of total employment and 50 % of the shop floor ) though managers claim to have encouraged it . And the main talking - shop with workers is not the union but a quarterly ' company council ' with delegates elected by all employees . At Smyrna , Nissan discouraged union membership , fighting off an effort in 1989 by the United Auto Workers to organise the plant . The UAW has tried to recruit at Toyota , but with scant success .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: yes)
I took a few paces towards her , filling the air with the sweet music of my song . She launched herself off the chair and I was thinking oh yes , this is it , come to me you gorgeous creature . Then she swiped me right across the nose , claws at full stretch . Well , that took me by surprise , I can tell you : my eyes were watering but my loins were telling me to persevere with this fiery female . She wanted me — how could she not ?
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Describing , both passive assimilation and critical reflection as ‘ learning’— and therefore all student efforts as ‘ learning’— overlooks the wide gulf between the responses students can make . This has two unfortunate results . First , the conception of what might pass under the heading of ‘ learning’ falls short of the possible process of intellectual development . The range of student ‘ learning’ strategies explored covers only some of the lower and intermediate stages of intellectual growth I have just outlined . The work of Perry , with his stages of cognitive growth , is acknowledged within the research programme but justice is hardly done to it .