Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
In any event both sets of protagonists were right . My aggressive five - year ego trip along the path of separatism was over . I had to face the music , I had to face myself . By the autumn of 1976 , halfway through my pregnancy , I fell asleep one afternoon and had a very powerful dream . In it I saw my child 's body inside my own , but it was n't curled up like a foetus .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the expansion of trade has gone hand - in - hand with a drastic slowing of real economic progress .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: no)
Maybe neither Dixie nor the topcoat had criminal records . Certainly the old man will have said he saw a man robbing them . But if the police really think those two stiffs were innocent members of the park - going public , why do they think villains gunned them down ? Why did five men meet at all on the Mudchute in the rain ? Why ?
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
460 in which it was held that an applicant for accommodation who wished to challenge the housing authority 's decision that he was intentionally homeless could do so either by action or by application for judicial review . The relevant passage in the speech of Lord Bridge of Harwich reads , at pp . 292–293 : ' The procedural issue on which the appeal turns will naturally fall for decision in the light of the principles expounded in the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Diplock , in O'Reilly v. Mackman [ 1983]2 A.C. 237 in which judgment has just been delivered . But before attempting to apply those principles , it is necessary to analyse the functions of housing authorities under the Housing ( Homeless Persons ) Act 1977 . These functions fall into two wholly distinct categories .
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a philosophy that worked well for Bobby Charlton . The majority of his 49 international goals came from outside the 18-yard box , and they turned many a game . And as England found to their cost only last month , it is an ideal which still thrives on the Continent , Norway 's equaliser coming as it did from a 30-yard out - of - the - blue effort . Those who watch Italian football will also recognise the frequent use of the ' scorcher ' . The best , or the most packed defences in the world , ca n't do a thing about a perfectly - struck drive .
Idiom: go down a storm (used idiomatically: yes)
MILK ‘ Birthquake EP’(Eve Recordings ) Latest offering to appear from the rapidly expanding Camden ‘ lurch’ subculture , so named after a divvy dance , although it does n't quite live up the press release 's boast of being ‘ the last noise that will cause heavens to crack and earth to rip asunder’ ( ! ) . There 's too many metal and dirge infested undertones but they 'd go down a storm supporting Silverfish . LIQUID FAERIES ‘ Milkstar EP’(La - Di - Da ) Another cracking 12-inch from the relatively obscure La - Di - Da label .
Idiom: few and far between (used idiomatically: yes)
Treleaven was until recently a pipe fitter . But he quit to concentrate on his game and reaped an instant dividend . He hits his irons particularly sweetly , a talent that serves him well at Hayling , Hampshire 's only links , where still days are few and far between . If he was expecting to be well in the clear at lunchtime , he was mistaken , Blackmoor 's own Paul Tupper carding a marvellous 66 , with seven birdies . His score was later duplicated by Carl Watts ( Hawkstone ) , who notched five birdies and got it back in 31 .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's what people call a ‘ nice young man’ . Absolutely sexless ( he looks ) . He has a way of standing with his hands by his side or behind his back , as if he does n't know what on earth to do with them . Respectfully waiting for me to give my orders . Fish - eyes .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
Fragment of Postscript file pc engineering Curve package that really fits the bill Manually adding best-fit curves to data plots can be laborious and prone to error . Don Bradbury finds Jandel Scientific 's TableCurve curve-fitting program has all the right lines .
Idiom: true to form (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank goodness wine makers worldwide accept this fact and cheap , poor imitations are becoming a thing of the past . Instead good oenologists everywhere are concentrating their skills and producing wonderful wines using all the ancient secrets of Champagne with all the latest scientific advancements and the resulting wines are true themselves and are a reflection of their origins . Of course , many of the bench marks by which sparkling wines are judged are those of the traditional Champenoise The French , true to form , have managed to ban all the use of the term ‘ Methode Champenoise’ and wine makers are currently scratching their heads for an alternative . Methode Traditionelle , Methode Artisanale , Cava or plain Double Fermented are likely to be expressions found on labels in the near future . We must all learn to judge a bottle by its content not by its wrapping and if we are able to approach the hundreds of alternative sparkling wines being offered in place of Champagne with open minds we will reap pleasure and reward .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
He says that there will be cuts across the whole spectrum of services . For council staff , already weary from last years round of cuts , moral is now said to be at an all time low . He says that they were only just recovering from making cuts last year , now they 're having to do the same again ; only this time there will be redundancies . He says that this is the most unpleasant period in his 25 years in local Government . The full Council must approve the proposals for cuts on Monday night .
Idiom: call it quits (used idiomatically: yes)
I know it sounds crazy to you , but that 's the convention . At the moment . Now you 've broken it … well , let 's hope they count Miss Tuckey as a pro and call it quits . If not , you could be a target.’ ‘ Just me?’
Idiom: bury the hatchet (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I drank champagne with him from a pewter pot in the rooms of the Master of Trinity at Oxford in 1948,’ he wrote . ‘ We sank the bubbly as well as the hatchet.’ I 'm sorry to this day that he and I could not have buried the hatchet as well . Don Bradman , the catalyst of the affair , was only temporarily tamed , as his Test batting average of 56.57 testified . Some criticised his method of combating Bodyline by stepping away to cut the ball to the off , but Bradman claimed that this exposed him to a greater risk of injury than the orthodox type of batting .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's a computer driven sound , shamelessly appropriating reggae , house , rap , African sounds , dub — you name it , it 's fair game for these cyberpunk magpies . Their club Synergy is on tour and will be coming to a town near you , where you can experience a live set along with the DJs , lights and neurotechnology that is now associated with them . The Shamen are a tad pissed off that nobody seems to write about them without dropping in a few drug references . So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . Which is ironic , since we have met up at the Wardour Street , a company specialising in neurotechnology for the consumer .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
Systematically he had gouged at each one with a screwdriver . Even a picture of a police dog had been viciously stabbed . On remand at Edmonton police station , he scribbled on his cell wall in red ink : ‘ Detective Sergeant King was killed , stabbed to death in red , boiling , unbearable blood . ’ Underneath , in a chilling insight into his twisted mind , he scrawled : ‘ Red blood , red rum when you run . ’ Red rum is murder backwards .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: no)
Tones up arms , shoulders and stomach . 2 . Try to push and lift at the same time — go on , try to get the back wheels off the ground as you go along ! Not easy , is it , especially when you 've got the mineral water and bags of flour aboard ? But it 's a lovely feeling when you finally find you can do it .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
Highlights include ‘ A Little Time’ from The Beautiful South , ‘ Young At Heart’from The Bluebells and the Righteous Brothers ‘ Unchained Melody’ . Indie grunge : The Breeders Mary goes it alone in song MARY Duff , who sings so well with Daniel O'Donnell and Dominic Kirwan , will be out on her own on Sunday at the Fort Lodge Hotel in Enniskillen , making her favourite hoedown sounds . Mary plays a prominent part in the new Kirwan television series produced in Carlisle by Border Television and Ritz Records .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
Watching other people 's mistakes suggests ways to manage your own ropework more efficiently . For instance , why not get rid of all that loose rope and move together on short , taut spacings . You 'll be faster , less bothersome to other parties , and wo n't spend the whole climb in mortal fear of tripping up on your own rope ! Certain principles determine moving together , but there are important variations of the technique on different types of terrain . Size of Party
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
Either that or he is doing this with deliberate skill to gain her confidence.’ ‘ To what purpose?’ Maggie turned her head to glare at him and he looked straight back at her coldly , none of the sexual speculation in his glance . ‘ To pry into our lives , señorita . As to your trip , Jorge would be very easy to fool .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
because I was so boiling . Yeah . cos we 'd had cooked , had the heating on , and now I did the washing - up in really hot water . Yeah , it 's very contained , as well so that probably the heat stayed But we 'd have it on less , except you just ca n't , you lit physically on the clock , you ca n't put erm
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
SPEEDWAY : Joe Screen , who won the British under-21 championship in 1990 , will start favourite for this year 's title as he chases a £ 10,000 bonus from sponsors Homefire . Soccer : Extra pay would clear the way for replays , say police SOCCER Clubs and the FA asked to foot the bill for solution to problem in the wake of Liverpool 's controversial shoot - out success By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES FA CUP semi - final shoot - outs could be eliminated if clubs or the Football Association were willing to pay the extra police costs for staging replays at short notice , writes Christopher Davies .
Idiom: over your head (used idiomatically: yes)
How how do you sort of manage to keep people 's spirits up the dynamism ? I do n't know you know it 's er it er we do manage and of course what breaks er people 's spirit is I mean we we know we do n't get the money we should be having . Well if you 've got a big bill or something hanging over your head , that will send you quite erm into the dumps . We try and help them out mm best we can . Of course we have n't got erm money to just er s do what you like .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
The fences hold no fears for this big fellow and he has a marvellous chance according to his trainer of making it two in a row and thereby join a small but privileged group . He carries only nine pounds more than in 1992 and despite being plagued by a wind problem since that success , has come back in great style after being ' tubed . ' Donaghy plays a waiting game MAL DONAGHY will win his 81st cap when Northern Ireland step out at Lansdowne Road next Wednesday … or will he ? For years those of us who have played a cat and mouse game with cagey manager Billy Bingham over team selections could always be sure that Donaghy 's name would be the first one down on the sheet .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
Asking one member of the family to describe interactions between other members is one way in and forms a ‘ triadic’ analysis ( Bowen 1978 ; Coppersmith 1985 ) . Is there a scapegoat ? One child can be given the label of being the naughty one which lets the other children in the family off the hook . Many parents describe their children as being as different as ‘ chalk and cheese’ . They can often be blind to the fact that the good child may be stirring up the problem and letting the naughty one get the blame .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The clubhouse , built in the Lutyens style , includes two bars , a restaurant , and a club room with snooker table . The changing rooms have saunas . On top of the not inconsiderable investment of £ 41,000 for the privilege of joining the club , members have to stump up over £ 1,000 a year in dues . How did Wisley succeed where Loch Lomond , Slaley Hall and Quietwaters failed ? One factor is its location , just 24 miles from central London close to the A3/M25 intersection in an area where demand is high and stockbroker - belt wallets are capacious .
Idiom: keep up appearances (used idiomatically: yes)
I put on that your newsletter that I sent round in York er to tell staff we were going for it again , so you know th Start wearing your badges . Start wearing your badges yes , yes , keep up appearances . Right Mrs Bouquet .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
It seems odd , in retrospect , that we carried out some excellent Pathfinding , but then we were aided by the lack of any serious opposition . An amusing reminder of these sorties ( I missed one of the larger of these attacks while on leave ) springs to mind when , on returning to the squadron . I was told that I would have to take a strange aircraft that night , I learnt that my aircraft had been damaged by flak — and Italian flak to boot— and one of my lads was in hiding as he claimed I had threatened him with dire punishment if he damaged my aircraft . The shame of it : to damage the boss 's aircraft — by Italian flak ! But all good things must come to an end ; back on the old routine mixing it with the Luftwaffe and all they could muster — and their reaction was tremendous .
Idiom: up the spout (used idiomatically: yes)
They stared at him in silence . At last Lucy said , ‘ What on earth for?’ ‘ Getting his daughter up the spout.’ There was another shocked silence . His father cleared his throat .
Idiom: stand the test of time (used idiomatically: yes)
Later , the tradition of testimonials vanished from catalogues but a more recent description of the variety is very similar : ‘ A fine long - keeping , globe - shaped variety . A heavy cropper which ripens early.’ This description actually appeared 100 years later , for ‘ Sutton Globe’ has stood the test of time and still appears in the latest catalogue . Around the same time , Webbs introduced their ‘ New Mammoth Red Tripoli’ onion specially for autumn sowing . This has since disappeared , replaced by improved varieties .
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: no)
They say death comes like sleep , a painless way oblivion . The senators of ancient Rome often used it.’ I took his word for it and we left , glad to be free of the ghastly place . Outside Benjamin stared up at the darkening sky . ‘ The game is not over yet , Roger,’ he murmured .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
' Mr Higgins , is it ? ' ' Yes , ' I said . He did n't take his hands out of his pockets and coughed , ash falling from the tip of his cigarette on to his coat . ' Detective Chief Superintendent Fox . An unfortunate business , sir . '
Idiom: get it in the neck (used idiomatically: yes)
And that 's what they 're going to get . Fellow MP Nigel Spearing agrees about the historical significance of the route . That 's right , and it 's no coincidence because people in the east of London on the whole get it in the neck whatever happens , and particularly with this government . So we 're showing it in a peaceful way because in the end of course we can destroy by the ballot and not the bullet . About 200 joined the march along the Mile End Road .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
The work is being phased over a number of years but already some of the refurbishment has been completed . One such project , the Alexander Wilson Suite , involved weaving part of Paisley 's historic past into the border of the carpet . Councillor Stevenson is well placed to comment on the carpet as he was once a weaver at Stoddard . The historic past is a reference to Alexander Wilson , a Paisley weaver , poet and famous ornithologist , whose statue stands in the Abbey grounds . In his day Wilson was very conscious of some of the injustices from which the weavers suffered , and through his pen he sought to champion their cause .
Idiom: breathe down someone's neck (used idiomatically: no)
In the distance a square of light flickered and I heard music swelling . I wrinkled my socks down so they did n't feel so tight , and closed my eyes . When I woke up Elizabeth was crying , a huge pale donkey was breathing down my neck , and Mother Ignatius was smiling . Her beautiful brown eyes looked at my face . perhaps she was a donkey too .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
' We failed because we did not raise people 's hopes sufficiently . ' The Tories succeeded because they played on people 's fears . ' EURO - REBELS ON THE RUN ALASTAIR CAMPBELL LABOUR 'S Euro - rebels were routed as delegates rallied round the party 's pro - European stance .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
You can only claim a prize if your eighth and final move leaves you on a circle containing a prize . For details of how to claim , see far right . •If you make a move that takes you beyond the last circle on the grid , you must count back to complete that move before continuing forward with the next move . For example , if you are on circle 96 and your next move is five , you must move four places to circle 100 and one place back to 99 . If you have any remaining moves to make , continue in the same way .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Essex 170 , Norfolk 163 INSPIRED by Warren Whiteman , Essex took a step closer to capturing the Eastern Counties ( Senior ) League title and closed the book on an embarrassing chapter in the county 's bowls history . Last season , Stan Sivell had all but picked the spot on his mantlepiece where the trophy would stand when Norfolk took all 15 points on offer in an amazing triumph over the champions - elect . Essex had seemed well on course for a second successive success in the competition before that 206–119 defeat , and the title looms again after overall victory at Colchester and Diss on Sunday . Whiteman , who played in the 1992 debacle , must have been spurred on by the memory as his rink took 13 shots over the last six ends while preventing the opposition from any further score .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
There was the sunny realm of Perfect Pop , where The Monkees reigned as benevolent despots , where there was sugar in every pie , where everybody listened to ‘ Help’ and smiled a lot . It was nice , but maybe it was a little too nice . Then there was the grim , rather more real world of Hardcore Punk , where Black Flag and The Minutemen ruled in tandem , told everyone how crap and bleak everything was and pumped ear - damaging noise pollution into the leaden skies . It was a stirring place to visit but maybe you would n't want to live there . Anyway , here arose Bob Mould and his Hüsker Dü cohorts who , feeling somewhat constrained by the borders of Hardcore Punk , kicked over the checkpoints and ran amok in the pleasant valleys of Perfect Pop , put its weedy , grinning aristocracy to the sword and stole all their clothes .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
Each child had been strangled with red tape , the other end of which was attached to a brick , that was used to prevent the tiny body rising to the surface . There were six small bodies in all , three in the Thames near King 's Meadow , another in the Kennet , and a further two that the police found when they dragged a local pond called Clapper 's Pool . The first body , found in the Thames , was discovered accidentally by a bargee , who had been poling his way up the river and had been more than mildly surprised when he had brought his pole up from the river bed to find a sodden brown parcel on the end with a baby 's arm sticking out . Little did the bargeman know that he would be instrumental in bringing to justice the most hated woman of her time . This particular parcel bore , on the third sheet , the one closest the body , the smudged but still discernible name and address of a woman in Reading ; a Mrs Dyer of Kensington Road .
Idiom: on the skids (used idiomatically: yes)
Look at me now , and remember what I was , and be sure to tell my father what you saw . Be honest , Joe . I was on the skids , now I 'm doing all right . How would you rather see me?’ ‘ This is n't you,’ Joe said .
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: no)
And anyway — suppose the war hots up , and they 're desperate for men?’ ‘ Our people are steeling themselves , Kenneth,’ James Menzies said at once , talking excitedly . ‘ They mean business . They will never follow a drum now . March when a laird 's son gives an order ?
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Every partial solution that ought to result , and in other people does result , in an improvement or a temporary suspension of symptoms produces in them for the time being an exacerbation of their illness ; they get worse during the treatment instead of getting better .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
He wiped his drooping moustache with the back of his hand . Arty had a whiff of his alcoholic breath as he leaned forward to sit . ‘ Are you on a booze - up or what ? he asked belligerently . ‘ that 's what I get for coming to see you and your mother in bed with the flu,’ his father protested indignantly . ‘ Is she all right ? There was concern in Arty 's voice — a concern that seemed to annoy his father .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
PLAYER : Lucianus , nephew to the king … usurped by his uncle and shattered by his mother 's incestuous marriage … loses his reason … throwing the court into turmoil and disarray as he alternates between bitter melancholy and unrestricted lunacy … staggering from the suicidal ( A pose ) to the homicidal ( Here he kills " POLONIUS " ) … he at last confronts his mother and in a scene of provocative ambiguity —(A somewhat oedipal embrace ) begs her to repent and recant —(He springs up , still talking . ) The King —(He pushes forward the POISONER / KING tormented by guilt — haunted by fear — decides to despatch his nephew to England — and entrusts his undertaking to two smiling accomplices — friends — courtiers — to two spies —(He has swung round to bring together the POISONER / KING and the two cloaked TRAGEDIANS ; the latter kneel and accept a scroll from the KING.)— giving them a letter to present to the English court ! And so they depart — on board ship —(The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself.)— and they arrive —(One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon.)— and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) The English king —(An exchange of headgear creates the ENGLISH KING from the remaining player — that is , the PLAYER who played the original murdered king . ) But where is the Prince ?