Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: no)
To start with , it had employed an impressive legal team to put its case . Headed by Lord David Silsoe , a quiet , polite man whose demeanour belied his lightning brain and withering ability to unnerve his opposition , there were four supporting barristers as well as instructing solicitors and advisers . Behind the scenes , an army of CEGB staff , providing constant back - up to the front - liners , was always ready to dig out whatever information was required at a moment 's notice . A whole press relations group was also ensconced at Cannington for the occasion . Rooms were packed to the ceiling with files and photocopiers and computers .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
The Easter Road club have n't even scored against Hearts in their last five games and they 'll almost certainly face the new Hearts strikeforce of Mo Johnston and John Robertson tomorrow . Elsewhere , its Aberdeen against Dundee , Dundee United versus St Johnstone , Motherwell playing Kilmarnock and Partick against Raith Rovers . On the eve of the Edinburgh derby , the Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer has rejected a long awaited bid for his seventy five percent stake in the club . Mercer 's says the offer from a consortium of Edinburgh businessmen would n't even be enough to buy Hearts ' most valuable asset , international defender Alan McLaren . Mercer 's being offered one point seven million pounds for his shares .
Idiom: shut the door on (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't help you . Why do n't you piss off ? And do n't forget to shut the door on your way out.’ Scott sat down at his desk and turned his attention to the ledger he had before him . ‘ How many staff have you got here?’
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He imagines he is going to be arrested and whisked off to Siberia . After two fumbled attempts Dostoevsky lands with a leap upon ‘ Il faut être prêt , voyez-vous ’ — he gave me a meaningful look — ‘ chague moment — they may come and take me , and phew ! — a man has disappeared ! ’ In the draft he has hidden thirty-five roubles inside a slit in his frock-coat pocket . The final text substitutes waistcoat for frock-coat — ‘ I do n't think they 'll get as far as taking my waistcoat off ’ — even better for the pampered softy with his vein of oldwomanish guile . And here the manuscript fragment ends , so we ca n't tell how much work lies behind such simple touches as Stepan 's fear that ‘ they ’ will flog him .
Idiom: down in the mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can run there and back in no time if you ai n't got the money for the tram,’ I said eagerly . ‘ It 's not the penny I 'm bothered about,’ he mumbled almost to himself , gazing into the fire . I wished I could help him then ; he looked so down in the mouth hunched up by the stove . ‘ Can I do anything else for yer Dad?’ I asked quietly .
Idiom: fall on deaf ears (used idiomatically: yes)
No end in sight to road noise nightmare By Andrew Forgrave Daily Post Staff DEMANDS to sound - proof up to 1,500 houses on a busy ring road look set to fall on deaf ears . Residents living along Queen 's Drive Liverpool 's principal circular route have long complained of sleepless nights caused by traffic noise . Coun Christopher Curry , of Broadgreen , asked Liverpool City Council to investigate whether acoustic insulation could be installed in properties fronting the road .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
We all know that the key to success is preparation . For John , this meant hours of excavation work . Unfortunately , due to the layout of the property , utilising a JCB was out of the question . Shovels , wheelbarrows and a friend were pressed into action . John had decided to dig a depth of nine feet , but after removing four feet of earth , the men hit a hard band of shale and a Kango breaker was hired to remove the remaining debris .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I managed to talk him round by telling him what he can achieve here . ‘ We have a very demanding crowd but I hope people feel that it is money well spent,’ added Brady , who feels that the recent events have been too frantic to risk Slater against Dundee United today . The 23-year - old failed to score a single goal last season but Brady adds : ‘ When I was at West Ham I saw he was going places.’ Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours.’ SLATER : Challenge
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
It can not be repeated too often that a dancer requires less time to make a statement than do words or music . No matter how interesting the music and the dance movements , if the passages are too long the dancer rarely has sufficient stamina to sustain the dance to its proper climax . This happened in Benjamin Britten 's The Prince of the Pagodas and , originally , in the Red Knight 's dance in Checkmate ( Arthur Bliss later shortened it , giving it much greater strength and significance ) . Specially arranged music ‘ Specially Arranged Music ’ refers to those scores where a musician , in collaboration with a choreographer , selects from the varied works of a particular composer and weaves them into a viable ballet score .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
I stopped going out with my friends . I did n't want to see other people . I stopped listening to Jake Rosso 's records , and took his pictures off my bedroom wall . I did n't listen to music or watch television . Nothing mattered any more .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: no)
A few years ago , my eyes were opened to the dark side of the construction industry . In 2006 , young Qatari students took me to go and see the migrant worker camps . And since then I ' ve followed the unfolding issue of worker rights .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
A number of well - known independent brands such as Marker and Volkl continue to play for time , while others are doubtless praying for the white knights of the ski business . WHO OWNS WHAT This chart indicates the ownership of equipment as we went to press in January 1991 , but the pattern is developing every few months as companies change hands . ACTION ! Changeable conditions and the active nature of skiing make it essential that designs should not only look good but also be functional .
Idiom: high and mighty (used idiomatically: yes)
Do I say that ? You always talk to people like that , what are you talking about ? You 're just high and mighty Do n't talk to me like that ! I do n't , I do n't appreciate the way you 're talking to me !
Idiom: hit home (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 've have absolutely no doubt that this is an agenda which is moving in PR 's direction.’ To go into the next election with two parties agreeing on PR would be ‘ a very , very powerful change in British politics’ . He said the Liberal Democrats had experienced a squeeze in the last few days of the campaign as the Tory message that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would open the door to Labour hit home . ‘ I believe our vote would have been very substantially higher had it not been for the fear , the concern , that people had for the prospect of a Labour government,’ Mr Ashdown said , adding that the election showed Labour could not fight the Conservatives , even in the depths of a recession . The Liberal Democrat MPs , complete with their new faces from Bath , Cheltenham , Devon North and North Cornwall , will hold their first post - election meeting in London on Monday .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Ben gets a broomstick IF YOU want a chuckle catch Ben Elton as a buffoon , riding a broomstick across the screen this weekend at the MGM in hometown director Kenneth Branagh 's Shakespeare film Much Ado About Nothing . And then look forward to a winter date with the man in the flesh at the Ulster Hall on October 19 . He 's what they used to call an alternative comic , although that description is already a bit out of date . Elton is aware he 's coming to the hometown of a lot of great traditional comedians like Frank Carson , Roy Walker and Jimmy Cricket .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: no)
Slimbridge , in southern England , whatever the direction they are taken away they initially fly north - west , even if it is the opposite direction from home ( Figure 4.7 ) . Most experiments , however , have been performed on pigeons , and as we consider the mechanism of true navigation we must concentrate on this one species . We should bear in mind continually that the whole field is controversial . Nothing is agreed , from fundamental data to the evidence for particular hypothetical mechanisms . Robin Baker has recently challenged whether the observations on pigeons require any true navigating skill at all .
Idiom: at cross purposes (used idiomatically: no)
I am glad that she has joined us for the debate . The motion refers to cuts in the regional assistance budget . I have tried to explain why the hon . Member for Gateshead , East and I were talking at cross purposes . In 1979 , the assisted areas covered almost half the country by working population . They now cover 35 per cent .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
She walked round the side of the cottage and into the back garden . Johnny was there , lying on his back under the boughs of the apple tree . He appeared to be dozing because he did not notice her approach , nor open his eyes , until she had parted the branches and was looking down at him . He regarded her with lazy , sleepy eyes and said : ‘ I 'm in Heaven , of course .
Idiom: live wire (used idiomatically: no)
Sue Lloyd Jones , business studies tutor and farmer 's wife , was ideally qualified to design the farm - based tourism course she teaches at Coleg Powys . RURAL SCULPTURE Live wire with eye for sheep Hard - working farmers and country people do n't always have time to appreciate the beauty in a line of animals on the move . But Sophie Ryder is a sculptor who finds artistic merit in the more mundane aspects of rural life .
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
No shame , no gain is the subliminal motto , and The Cherrys chase the drongo - rock dragon down to the wire . The only problem I have with all this hectic activity is that the concept of funk - metal should have been buried under 20 feet of hyper dangerous asbestos padding before it was permitted to draw its first breath . To their credit , The Cherrys are more to do with cartoon frenzies than the slick professionalism which seemingly warrants a Spin front cover at the drop of a bobble hat , but it 's as hollow a victory as Linford Christie 's Olympic Gold in the absence of Carl Lewis . Easy come , easy go . The Cherrys : the fruit of the loon .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
His mother was the most important object in his life . But being taught by her made him squirm . He told his sister how it was impossible to listen , and how he felt compelled to pull horrible nervous faces all the time . Then the parents tried the opposite method . They sent him to the King 's College Choir School .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
The public and private faces of sponsors certainly differ . Ed Wallis , of PowerGen , was the first to openly admit that having paid the piper , he would expect a choice of tune . A stern note from the IBA advised him that if he had read the small print on his contract , he would have realised he had no right to . But in a recent annual survey of 150 top UK advertisers , conducted by sponsorship consultants Granard Rowland , part of Saatchis , 50 per cent of marketing directors said they believed sponsors should influence programme content . Robert Dodds , managing director of Broadcast Innovations , a sponsorship firm backed by two advertising agencies , told a conference last week : ‘ There is an arrogant belief on the part of broadcasters that advertisers should support their output regardless of where the programme is scheduled .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'll get you ! You cheeky ! Do you still have his ball ? I mean , it could be just a piece of grass that cut him . Yeah .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
Ca n't spare the sheep . We do n't want sheep . I still think we 're falling short of what we need . Mm . Erm , you interested in our veg and fruit .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
I can afford it . Did n't we land a big contract in Bruges ? Now enough of these compliments , Merrill , or you 'll turn my head . Besides , you 're acting out of character . And do n't scowl now ; you know it 's true.’
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
If she has children does she talk to other mothers at playgroup or at the school gate ? If she works in a shop or office , she could take samples of her work to show her colleagues or she could offer to make a garment for a friend for just the price of the yarn . Kate mentioned that she joined a local knitting club , so I 'm surprised that she has n't discussed the subject there and been given advice as to which way to proceed . Perhaps she should try a different club and she would certainly receive a warm welcome should she come to ours here in Maidenhead . Dear Anne ,
Idiom: nothing doing (used idiomatically: yes)
I thought I did . I thought I did . Can we get some breakfast , or else we 'll get nothing done today at all . Yes . That 's for going round with the tape
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
The size of the " yes " vote was greeted with delight by officials in both republics . The overall level of support for independence among the republics ' ethnic - Russian and other minorities was higher than expected , especially in Latvia ( minorities constituted over 36 per cent of Estonia 's population and around 47 per cent of Latvia 's ) . Nevertheless , it was impossible to ignore the fact that the overall percentage of registered electors voting in favour , at 64.51 per cent in Latvia and 64.49 per cent in Estonia , fell short of the two - thirds majority which would have meant victory if the referendums had been held according to the April 1990 USSR legislation on the secession of a republic [ see pp . 37361 - 62 ] . In Georgia , where the referendum was held at the same time as elections for local councils , voters were asked : " Do you agree that the state independence of Georgia should be restored on the basis of the independence act of May 26 , 1918 ? " According to preliminary results announced on April 1 , with only two of the 71 constituencies undeclared , there had been a 90.5 per cent turnout of the around 3,400,000 registered electors , of whom 98.93 per cent had voted " yes " .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
Is this poor boy very hurt?’ ‘ Very,’ said the servant , proudly . ‘ Then one of you go to town as fast as you can and fetch a policeman and Dr Losberne . The rest of you , help to carry the boy upstairs and put him to bed . Treat him kindly , I beg you.’
Idiom: been there, done that (used idiomatically: yes)
Steve ! My first reaction to Arnie was ' yeah , yeah . Been there , seen this , done that ' but , after just one go , my opinion changed ( a little ! ) . Okay , so it 's not the most original concept for a game but addictive it certainly is . Graphically the game compares well with many full - price releases ; clear , easily identifiable sprites move realistically against a detailed background , while the scrolling is both swift and smooth .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
She simply got on with her job rather sourly , and coldly logged reports which were clinically critical of the conditions in the complex . Froebe had at first been surprised , thinking of how many people would kill to get a posting to the tropics . That was before he came to recognize that Karnstein was using this by - the - book method of criticism to show displeasure at the nature of their business . Karnstein seemed to have been born to fit the caricatured image of a hospital matron , determined to do a patient good even if it killed him . When war was first declared , and she was co - opted into the military , he imagined that her first reaction had been that it was typical of these men to mess up her promising career like that .
Idiom: dressed to kill (used idiomatically: yes)
As he strapped the cleansing blade to his left arm , a thrill of carnal excitement shuddered through him at the prospect of another kill , as the bloodlust took full possession of him , banishing the last vestiges of sanity from his sick mind . Again he experienced the heightened awareness and sharpening of the senses , which always accompanied his bestial transformation into a primal killer . He had just completed his preparations —dressed to kill would have been an apt description of his appearance — when suddenly he froze , head cocked in a listening attitude . Below the soft throb of the music , his increased sense of hearing had picked up the quiet click of the outer door to his private suite being closed . Someone had violated the privacy of his lair .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
It seems to be Mm . everything sort of , in a nutshell , you do n't need any of the rest Oh well ! of the new
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
' We 're leaving for the airport in half an hour so you 'd better get packed . Your brother 's upstairs all ready to go . Get a move on , girl ! Get going ! ' ' Off ? '
Idiom: make ends meet (used idiomatically: yes)
The detail of these two Appendices is indeed so full of problems as to make them rather grim reading . But some general themes can be extracted here . Credit and difficulty in making ends meet People who have extreme difficulty in making ends meet may see credit as their only way out . Then , credit is seen as a necessity ( Appendix II ; section 1 ) : ‘ You buy on credit to make ends meet … .’ , ‘ none of us would have things if it was n't for catalogues’ , ‘ … when you want to replace anything you are forced to use HP because you do n't have the cash’ .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ It 's soulless now,’ he says . ‘ In the early days the underwriters were God , particularly the mariners . They were arrogant but , by and large , they were decent , honest people . In the old days , everyone paid up . The unlimited liability aspect of Lloyd 's is impressed upon every name , so for a name to say after the event that they did n't know about it is a load of cobblers.’
Idiom: as good as new (used idiomatically: yes)
And it worked . The TARDIS is fully recovered . As good as new . Well , as good as — as good as Sun Park . ' ' Sun Park ? '
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: yes)
As you 'll see from the Yeah . erm well no actually that 's It 's not the line on the green dots because that 's a er er an older plan , but is in fact it 's shown better on the er the aerial photograph where you can see the the currently preferred or the preferred route for the northern outer northern route , er and the link up to the A sixty one to the north . You can see that that now is quite a substantial length of new road er which in fact er does bypass the Ripley roundabout er and goes some distance to the north on the A sixty one where it rejoins . Er but the major capitol programme but has not yet been included arrows , E
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
We may soon see a nursery ABC frieze , which goes : A is for Aids , B is for Bondage , C is for Condom , D is for Deviancy , E is for Equality , F is for Feminism , G is for Gender Stereotyping , H is for Haringey , I is for Income Support , J is for Joyriding , K is for karma , L is for Liberalism , M is for Ms. , N is for New Age , O is for Outing , P is for Positive Discrimination , Q is for Questioning Authority , R is for Radical , S is for Single Parent , T is for Therapy , U is for Underprivileged , V is for Virtual Reality , W is for Wimmin , X is for Malcolm , Y is for Yoof and Z is for Zen . Anthony Hopkins SILENCE Of The Lambs star Anthony Hopkins , above , was back behind bars again yesterday for the opening of an addiction centre at Downview prison in Sutton , Surrey . Patrick Stewart STAR Trek star Patrick Stewart was so upset by an episode dealing with torture he studied harrowing tapes of interviews with victims .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: no)
So that you could do it like that . Okay . the accent over the top and all the rest of it . Yeah let 's have a look over your shoulder . Oh beautiful .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Neck and neck for the last hurrah Margaret Hall in Washington ELECTION fever reaches its climax tomorrow — with the White House candidates hurtling almost neck - and - neck towards the finish . One poll yesterday gave Democrat Bill Clinton a healthy nine - point lead over President George Bush . But others showed him a mere two or three points ahead .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Motivated . It had been , however briefly , a time when her body and her mind had fitted together so tidily and wholely that , waking up one morning and deciding that it was time to go back to Oxford and visit her mother , was neither traumatic nor casual , but straightforward . She had discussed it with her family ; hugged Lisa and Sue , kissed Jim , left home , and taken the tube to Acton where she stuck out her thumb on the edge of the A40 on a smiling spring day and gone home . Had that , she wondered now , been a mistake ? A kindly lorry driver on his way to North Wales , chatting of his own daughter and his home , had dropped her at the roundabout at the top of the Banbury Road at about lunch-time .
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
Team spirit it was that refused to leave out the reserves or was it because there was an accountant in one of the teams . Anyhow — it was Lyles at play or post work recreation when they gathered two teams together on 3rd May and had a good game of football at the Cumbernauld Sports Centre . Team ‘ A’ for want of a better name consisted of Jim Cardin ( it was he who spilled the beans to the Glenpatrick News but was n't given much option ) , Eddie Bell , Michael Stewart , Leala Smith , Andy Beattie and John Turnbull . Team ‘ B’ with the big guns fielded John Stewart , Ian McCulloch , Eddie Docherty , Anne Raitt , Roberto Calierno and Garry Cowan . There was much discussion still going on as to the final score with team ‘ A’ credited with 16 points and team B either with 7 or 11 .