Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Who is that over there?’ she asked , staring at her own face in a mirror opposite her bed . I could not make her understand it was herself , and I began to be afraid that her illness was real . ‘ Stay with me , Ellen,’ she cried , holding my hand . ‘ I 'm frightened of that face ! I 'm frightened of being alone !
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
The cause of the devastating fire at Duesseldorf airport is suspected to have been a rainwater pipe that had caught fire .
Idiom: old hat (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're also planning to show videos of past leeds games when there are big queues to keep us amused . ( Open 9:30am-4:00pm mon - fri , 9:30–12:00 Saturdays when no home game ) I guess that most of that is old hat to most of you but I 'm sure it will be of some use to somebody somewhere … Sean . From :
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
' Yay ! ' said Angalo , waving a fist in the air . Masklin scanned the landscape below them . Somehow he could n't imagine people like Grimma and Dorcas sitting in holes , waiting for humans to take over . Trucks did n't just set fire to themselves . A couple of buildings looked damaged , too .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
IMAGINE HOW A CELT FELT WITHOUT GUINNESS The flamboyant impulsive talkative Celts of Ireland 's Iron Age may , in their enthusiasm , have put just a little too much emphasis on quantity rather than quality when it came to liquid refreshments . Quite often a slave would change hands for an amphora of wine , so keen was their taste for strong beverages . Their beer was well known all over Europe —Korma , Courmi , or Coirm it was called , depending on where you found it — from Czechoslovakia to the Skelligs . They stored it in massive casks said to have been as large as houses .
Idiom: give someone pause (used idiomatically: yes)
They were all covered in ashes with thorns in their feet . The nurse from the clinic on the compound lined them all up to have their feet swabbed with disinfectant in case any of the thorns were poisonous , principal included . While Eva was at Usher the political situation did not give them too much pause for thought . The girls were less politically conscious than the boys , although the staff would notice a more defensive attitude when the pupils came back from the townships after the holidays . At night though the girls could become more easily frightened and the regular checks on the dormitories increased in importance .
Idiom: make money hand over fist (used idiomatically: yes)
Signor Finchera also set up a table with a bottle of wine on it to ‘ welcome the lava’ . Etna is ‘ tired and must be thirsty’ , he said in a bitter , parting comment as he left his land . But a bar owner said : ‘ Since this all began the town has been making money hand over fist . It has become a tourist trap.’ After passing the dyke , the lava flow accelerated slightly and forked into two , forming a pair of streams each about 20 yards wide .
Idiom: foot the bill (used idiomatically: yes)
The existence of a compensation fund , says Senator Mitchell , would reduce the penalties for pollution . A shipowner whose liability is automatically assumed up to a certain level , and strictly limited above that , will have less incentive to avoid a costly spill . Actually , once the fund has footed a bill , it has in the past successfully pursued a polluter through the courts . All that stuff about ' intent ' and ' knowledge'might not save a future Exxon from damages in the American courts , if it transpired that a tanker captain was a known incompetent steering through a dangerous place . Last year was the worst for tanker spills since 1980 .
Idiom: pick up the tab (used idiomatically: yes)
The drama blew up , so to speak , when top reinsurance companies refused to offer cover for next year against terrorist attack after counting the £800m cost of last April 's expensive election night bomb in the City . London is seen as the insurance capital of the world . But top insurers said terrorism was a political problem not a commercial one , so the Government should pick up at least part of the tab for future claims . It already pays all claims of more than £220 in Northern Ireland — at a cost of £680m over the past 23 years . But the Government was not keen to give blanket cover on the mainland .
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
As a minimum , you should be investing in , ten different companies . Because brokers ' charges are high for small deals , you will need to invest at least £ 1000 in each . Even with £ 10,000 to invest , you are still small beer for most stockbrokers and investment managers — some require a minimum portfolio of £ 100,000 . So smaller investors may need to take the DIY route , which is fine if you have the time and enjoy keeping track of your companies . If not , unit trusts or investment trusts are the answer .
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
Some implementations — where a window manager and multiplexor are present — will allow different applications to be accessed in different windows on the same screen : cut and paste between applications is supported . DIA envisages different terminal emulators being able to run in different windows on the same screen . In the past , some terminal manufacturers have developed proprietary solutions to the problem of adding windowing functionality to character - based applications , but these have tended to fall by the wayside . AlphaWindow terminals The DIA roadmap includes a description of the protocols supported by AlphaWindow terminals , an application specification describing the protocols emitted by a compliant application and an application programming interface , API , which describes the C language interface to the application specification .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
Each sample was submitted to assay for platelet activating factor , platelet activating factor precursors , acid , pepsin , choline , and N - acetylneuraminic acid ( NANA ) . MEASUREMENT OF PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR AND PRECURSORS For extraction of platelet activating factor and platelet activating factor precursors , gastric juice samples were immediately mixed on ice with 100 % ethanol ( 1 vol:4 vol ) and kept at -20 ° C until platelet activating factor assay . Platelet activating factor concentration was measured in each 15 minute sample , then lyso platelet activating factor was assessed after chemical acetylation and AAGPC after alkaline hydrolysis and subsequent acetylation . Platelet activating factor extraction and purification — Gastric juice lipids were extracted using 80 % ethanol .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: no)
My mind has kind of taken a leave of absence . But my eyes are still working , in a fashion , you might say . I think I see a faint light at the end of the tunnel.’ ‘ I think if we think a bit more it might turn into a search - light . How much money?’
Idiom: in spades (used idiomatically: yes)
Did n't sound likely at first but think of salmon I suppose . Then what it does is swim straight into your dick and once it gets there it sticks out a couple of spines sideways and just stays there . Ouch in spades , to say the least of it . The sparks says you ca n't get it out , it 's like having an umbrella opened up in there , you have to have the whole doings chopped off in hospital . Matt did n't know whether to believe him but can you risk it ?
Idiom: hit the headlines (used idiomatically: yes)
The budget has reached £ 54,500 for the year with annual increases outstripping inflation . ROBERT Hall 's love affair with Rolls - Royces has come to a temporary halt . Mr Hall hit the headlines in 1985 when he drove to work as a groundsman at Hummersknott School , Darlington , in a Silver Shadow putting the head teacher 's Escort to shame . He was in the public eye again a few months later when the Rolls struck a bull near the Spotted Dog in High Coniscliffe . Now Mr Hall , who funds his love of luxury cars with money raised when his farming family sold 200 acres of land near Gainford , says he is too scared to drive his latest £ 30,000 motor .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's a terrible situation and one that has to change . We agree that what 's needed is a credible , punter - friendly security firm to establish themselves , offering bands and venues a less twisted and psychotic alternative … But enough of such doom and gloom ; what 's it like working with Guitarist Number One Diamond Geezer , Edwyn Collins ? ‘ He 's brilliant,’ Niall brightens , ‘ in every way . He makes the whole thing much easier .
Idiom: hand to mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I do n't understand.’ ‘ Like hell you do n't . She was living hand to mouth and she would n't spare the cash if she could help it . I reckon she was calling collect and that you were accepting the charge.’ ‘ Maybe once or twice .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
Six multinational companies , among them Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co , Motorola Inc and Honeywell Inc , already agreed to use the services . IBM WORKPLACE OS KERNEL FROM TALIGENT IS THE KEY TO THE COMPANY 's FUTURE PLANS The eyes of the world may be on Microsoft Corp Windows NT , but over at the IBM booth they are pulling out all the stops to show that OS/2 is far from dead . Conscious of NT 's symmetric multiprocessing abilities IBM was previewing a beta symmetric multiprocessing version of OS/2 version 2.1 running on a four - way AST Research Inc box . But it is clear that the future lies with a microkernel , which IBM dubs the Workplace OS and will be using to host future versions of OS/2 , AIX and MS - DOS with Windows .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Estuarine waters are classed by geologists into another three types : Salt - wedge Here the waters are mainly sea with freshwater flowing over the top . Both types of water and a brackish mixture can ebb and flow together . The best example is the Mississippi delta .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
You 'll be pleased to know that a minibus driver from Faringdon in Oxfordshire has offered to take Mrs Wilkinson to her family and friends in Blackpool . JACQUIE BEDDOW right now though Swindon are more concerned about their league form … in yesterday 's live Central Match they came a cropper … Swindon two … Derby County four was the scoreline at the County Ground … here 's what went wrong
Idiom: wet behind the ears (used idiomatically: yes)
Any other questions or comments ? Well , Mr Chairman , I think er , you know , it 's all right putting forward a budget like this , but there 's only one person who got paid for it , and that 's the general public . And er , I think that there are people who are a little wet behind the ears if they think that the general public are going to accept the costs of a budget that 's coming forward on a long these lines . And er , you know , I know we 're looking at one particular committee . And I would ask you to direct your questions to that , because there 's an another time and another place when you can talk and er discuss , and put forward proposals regarding the councils overall budgets , so I would ask you to concentrate on this , but .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
You give me your breasts and hold me close . You are warm in my arms , your body right next to mine . If my lips had words for the wondrous feeling of your breasts and nipples I 'd say them . But there are no words good enough for perfection . And I could die and go to heaven when I hear you making wordless muted sounds beside me and feel your lips kiss my brow so gently .
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'll be down there in front of them cars . And we 've got right of way now . why they do n't change over in this country because we 're the odd one out and if they make cars they 've got ta make them with the steering wheel one side or the other Well yeah but think of the chaos it would cause , swapping over Yeah .
Idiom: run the gauntlet (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You 've got a reception committee , I 'm afraid , Mr McKenna . As soon as it became known who was missing , the media had a field - day,’ he explained . The cameras started clicking the second they stepped out of the helicopter , and their progress to the main airfield building was comparable to running the gauntlet . After days of near - solitude Paige found the barrage of questions bewildering and not a little alarming . It was easy to obey the lieutenant 's command to keep her head down and say nothing , but her heart was thundering by the time they reached the relative safety of the airfield 's terminal building .
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
Might not be a bad idea , anyway . All sorts of people go to see performers after a first night . Apart from Fedorov , that fellow who gave us the slip the other evening might turn up.’ ‘ If they do , should I follow?’ ‘ The mystery man , yes .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Why the thick file on Joan and the heavy emphasis on it ? Was there an intention to try to blackmail her in some way as well as Derek ? John and Joan decided that they should meet Alexander Atkins and his colleague in the flesh . They told themselves that they might be frightened off if they knew that Derek was backed up by other members of his family . The note which had been sent into him at the factory had said that he was to meet them at eight o'clock on Boxing Night .
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
TOP northern jockey Peter Niven misses the ride on exciting novice chaser Cab on Target after a bad fall at Doncaster yesterday . And Mary Reveley is now considering withdrawing the horse from today 's race . Niven came to grief at the eighth fence on Flight Hill and had his left arm in a sling when he left the course by ambulance . Guilty He said later : ‘ They do n't think there 's anything broken but I definitely wo n't be riding tomorrow.’
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
And what would happen when somebody was reported , would it then become a police case ? Well I should say yes they would , I should say there was trouble for them obviously when it was reported . Yes I think they was had up , if they were alive t , excuse me , to tell the tale . Ooh yes , they 'd be had up . O on the other end did did erm doctors give any advice about contraception , such contraception as there was at that time ?
Idiom: long in the tooth (used idiomatically: yes)
Do it yourself — just cut out one of our ads , paste it to a stiff piece of card , and place it on your set ! PS You 're definitely crazy for giving everyone TWO Megatapes . •Point taken about the computers , Joel , but let 's be realistic — the Speccy was great in its day , but it 's a bit long in the tooth now . Still , anything 's better than those 16-bit monstrosities that cost so much to buy , you ca n't afford the overpriced games to go with them . AND A BOTTLE OF RUM ?
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
Daly invents new words , breaks them up in provocative , punning ways ( as with the title ; and therapist becomes the - rapist ) and plays on obsolete meanings , as with glamour ( originally ‘ possessed of magical powers’),haggard ( connected with witchcraft ) and spinster ( one who spins a new thread ) . Daly points out that the development of these words has tended to erase the female power once latent in their meanings . She asks why women can not by the same token ‘ wrench back some wordpower’ . It is a good question , and I will come back to it , as well as considering Daly 's own more recent attempts at word empowerment . The work of writers like Daly , and still more of the ‘ semiologist’ writers like Hélène Cixous , raises a problem for some feminists , that of elitism .
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: yes)
It was futile to try to apply logic from the outside here . This was a different place with upside down rules and no justice and prison officers who take the nod from criminals and look the other way . Naturally the criminals also looked the other way , it was in their interest to . You 're a bastard , Pete , he thought , a selfish fucking bastard . He still could n't spare him a drop of real hatred , though — Carter was the one .
Idiom: come a cropper (used idiomatically: yes)
This is a featureless big plateau , and I arrived on it in a blizzard . It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map . The dangerous thing is that cliffs fall away to the north without warning , and someone getting lost in thick mist could easily come a cropper . The added danger is that turning east instead of west will take a lost party deep into the wild region and away from help , with no prominent features on the hill to help make them realise their error . I was a little unsettled by the fury of the blizzard , and hugged the top of the ridge all the way along , but avoided taking in the top due west of Cairn Gorm in case I was blown off my feet .
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
Tauxières The vines found on the south and south - east - facing slopes above Tauxières and Mutry are at an altitude of between 140 and 180 metres . Across the little Livre valley the vines grown on the east and south - east - facing slopes of Mont Écouvé , at a height of between 150 and 170 metres , are an extension to those of Bouzy just over the hill . The wines produced by these vines are lighter than those of Bouzy , but are of good quality and can be very attractive in a blend . Trépail
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: yes)
Colwyn Bay held a PoC Week exhibition in their local library . Salisbury Group sent 280 appeal letters on behalf of child victims of human rights abuses . Grantham Group held in tandem with participants in One World Week a church service celebrating human rights and sent off 119 appeal letters . East Shropshire Group raised £ 110 in one and a half hours selling products through the town 's local Amnesty shop . Haslemere Group 's chairman was interviewed on local radio ; the Group sent 104 appeal letters .
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's called Lynx because up to eight of the machines can be linked so you can play with friends . Super - hip fashion accessory or just a way of keeping the kids out of the amusement arcades ? Either way , a hand - held video game is a must this summer — if you do n't want sand kicked in your face . POWER ! UP SPECIAL
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
The withering epithet of Virgin as ‘ Earl 's Court Hippies’ was now forgotten . Yet it was clear that Branson was not properly a creature of the industry in the manner of his contemporaries . Most record - company chiefs had risen to their position by one of two ways ; either they were ‘ record men’ born and bred , who by their own taste and judgement had quietly built their own companies , or had risen through the sales and marketing ranks of some multinational to positions of prominence ; or they were lawyers or accountants , practised in the art of negotiation and creative bookkeeping . Branson was neither . He was interested in the music industry only insofar as it affected Virgin .
Idiom: hit the nail on the head (used idiomatically: yes)
As breastfeeding is often difficult enough for women to manage , please do not further discourage other women from breastfeeding when it is not this factor which is mainly responsible for the loss of shape . MACHO MALADY Geraldine Lynn hit the nail on the head with Sick blokes ( February SHE ) . Men are babies when it comes to being ill . My husband and I both suffer from migraines and we have identical symptoms : sickness , blurred vision , sensitivity to loud noises and a banging headache .
Idiom: no strings attached (used idiomatically: yes)
His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . You would , of course , be free to break off our association at any time you chose . How is it you say in English — no strings attached?’ At last Alice found her voice . ‘ I could n't do as you suggest .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
This ruling by the Federal ~ Labour ~ Court was handed down today .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
In actual fact Mr , Mr Goodwin had ninety thousand lump sum benefit under his pension Yeah . which is where you were getting lost between your four hundred thousand and your three hundred thousand . Mm . Yeah .
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: yes)
In the game of “ chicken , ” two cars drive straight at each ~ other at top speed ; either one driver “ chickens out ” and swerves , or they collide in a fireball . Governments around the world can not stand by and watch that game play out across the world ’s energy lifeline . It is time for third parties to step in and facilitate solutions that allow Iran to save face while significantly and credibly reducing its supply of enriched uranium . Iran may or may not be planning to go all the way to production of a nuclear ~ weapon . Nonetheless , it is in clear violation of its obligations under the Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty , as determined by the International Atomic Energy Agency , which is charged with monitoring the treaty .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Too sodding sensible.’ He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . I said , ‘ What happens to the rubbish lying in the dock when you roll up the curtain?’ ‘ Sodding hell!’ ‘ What are you talking about?’
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
ROCK star Cher came face to face with ex - husband Sonny for the first time in five years … and loathed it . There was no happy return to the Hippy days when they teamed up for the Sixties hit I Got You Babe . Hopes of renewed love and peace soon went up in smoke . Cher , 46 , stuck her nose in the air , brushed past her ex - husband and said : ‘ We are not friends .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: yes)
His studies of more than 10,000 executives in the past three decades persuade him that , unless our line of work calls fundamentally on our buzzgiving skills , we are unlikely to shine at it — even though we may muddle through on quasi - automatic dexterity alone . The trouble is that few of us have a clear idea of what our motivated abilities are . It is a long - established custom to assume that the way to go about making a career is to fit ourselves into ready - made jobs . The idea of proceeding the other way round — discovering what we do well , and whole - heartedly , and contriving to make a living by it — seldom occurs . Even so , Miller maintains that the clues to our abilities lie in our past , and can be brought to light by his System for Identifying Motivated Abilities .
Idiom: at a stretch (used idiomatically: no)
In South Africa the social and racial tone of stations was institutionalized through apartheid , although systems of racial segregation had , of course , existed long before they were systematized by the Nationalists . Certain stations in black rural areas or town locations were expected to be used exclusively by Africans . Throughout the Johannesburg commuter system , all station platforms were divided in half , for Whites and non - Whites respectively , and the trains were similarly divided so that the appropriate part stopped at the relevant stretch of platform . At Johannesburg Central Station , Africans used separate entrances and exits together with their own small concourse and facilities . The main concourse with its waiting - rooms , restaurants , and shops would only be penetrated by Africans in their capacities as porters or cleaners .