Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: no)
She sort of froze for a moment , tried to smile and not smile at the same time , looked uncomprehendingly at me , turned ever so slightly towards the farther side of the road from me and walked away with quick nervous steps . I tried the next time with a very dapper man , all pinstripes and umbrella . He did n't even stop or turn his head to look at me . i do n't think he heard me . Perhaps I spoke too softly . Perhaps I was not saying the name of the place correctly .
Idiom: all over bar the shouting (used idiomatically: yes)
Busy Martin Ling made the running . John Moncur put it in the back of the net . Swindon probably felt it was all over bar the shouting . But far from it . Tranmere turned up the heat and Mark Proctor retaliated in the dying seconds of the first half .
Idiom: read between the lines (used idiomatically: yes)
Policy is decided by the leadership and there are various er mechanisms for passing erm the leadership 's ideas on to the rank and file , various systems of , of education , some might say indoctrination and so on , but no real inner party er democracy , no real er involvement in the decision making processes by this mass membership of ordinary peasants . And thirdly the objective was no longer what Marx had acclaimed the objective of er a party following his leadership should be , no longer the objective which Lenin , in the Russian Revolution , claimed was the objective for the Russian Bolshevik Party not a workers ' revolution which would then spread and become international , worldwide . Quite clearly the objective and you can reading between the lines of the propaganda which pours out er of the Chinese Communist Party for the late thirties onwards , reading between the lines you can see it the objective is essentially Chinese state power , achieving power and using power to build er a national er unified , modern state . So the impact of nineteen twenty five to seven on the Communist Party and on the revolution which it made in nineteen forty nine is just as great as the impact had been on the Kuomintang and nationalist China . Let me just sum it up .
Idiom: be my guest (used idiomatically: no)
' Oh , God , why do n't people learn from other people 's mistakes ? ' the big man muttered , and bent over the child . ' May I ? ' ' Be my guest , ' Ben said , and stood back out of the way while Andrew examined him gently but thoroughly . ' Seems fit enough — do n't like the look of that head injury . ' He traced the gash with a fingertip .
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Indeed , until cartography had reached a certain level of development it was very difficult to think of frontiers at all in these linear terms . There was a general assumption that traditional rights of all kinds were too fundamental to be overridden by a mere change in formal political allegiance . When territory changed hands , therefore , existing privileges and immunities were very often explicitly confirmed by the ruler under whose sway they had now fallen . In this way the territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and Franche Comté made by Louis XIV in the 1660s and 1670s were careful to leave private and corporate rights there untouched . Sometimes , as with the French annexation of Lille and Tournai , the king took an oath to respect the rights of the newly acquired cities even before their magistracies took one of allegiance to him .
Idiom: jump to conclusions (used idiomatically: yes)
I was watching the gas - flares of oil - rigs maybe hundreds of kilometres away , out in the North Sea . Looking again at those dim shapes around the flame , they did appear to be rigs , vaguely made out in their own gassy glare . I went on my way happy after that — indeed , happier than I had been before I had seen the strange apparitions - and it occurred to me that somebody both less logical and less imaginative would have jumped to the conclusion that what they had seen were UFOs . I got to the island eventually . The house was dark .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
He lives . He will return . The taxi - driver turned his head slightly . ‘ I 'm with you there,’ he said . This surprised Robert .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
A few years later this latest manor house was built , and in 1928 almost the first double glazing ever seen in England was installed to combat the bitterly cold winds . Linkenholt is the highest village in Hampshire , 700 feet up , with its estate rising to 900 feet . The first combine harvester ever used in England was in service here and , in 1935 , agricultural history was made when bread was eaten from wheat harvested , dried , milled and baked in the same day . 1912 KELLING HALL Holt NORFOLK SIR EDWARD Maufe , the architect of Kelling Hall , died on his ninety - first birthday in 1974 .
Idiom: sell your soul (used idiomatically: yes)
I gave them money , full of pride that I was richer than at least one English person , even if he was a beggar . I walked along with something boring a hole between my legs . Now I was conscious of Aisha 's words when we stood together in the storeroom and she tried to dissuade me from going to London : ‘ Go alone to London without an aunt or a husband or your mother and they 'll say you 've sold your soul . You 'll be known as a bad girl even if you 're as pure as the Prophet 's daughter.’ ‘ What are you talking about?’
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
' I do n't think so . ' ' Why not ? ' ' Because if he really is the sort of reporter you claim he is then that would be playing right into his hands by making him think I 'm trying to hide something . What we need to do is steal his thunder in some way so that he realises how pointless it would be to write a story or even make any of those veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at . ' ' We ?
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The T U C is a national institution , bit like the F A cup final really , a sell - out every year . Maybe we 've just misunderstood , even though we 've been around for a long time , my own trades council in Battersea and Wandsworth celebrated its hundredth anniversary this year . That makes it even more important for the trades council rank and file to be represented at the T U C Congress , so people know what the reality is . So never mind what the executive amends , recommend , stick your hand up for three eight eight and three eight nine and give a bit of power back to the people . I move .
Idiom: blow someone's cover (used idiomatically: yes)
You 've got to give me something constructive to work on , ca n't you see that?’ Her eyes were blazing . ‘ All I have to do is make one phone call to the plant manager and I can blow your cover.’ ‘ And what good would that do either of us?’ he asked calmly . She sighed deeply and nodded .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
Saturday was the busiest day of the week at the Herald office , and Tracey hated having nothing to do while his colleagues got their stories on to copy paper , consulted lawyers and argued with sub - editors . Nevertheless , her heart sank at the thought of spending an evening with him in his present state of mind , and she was tempted to invent a sore throat in order to get out of it . But he had been very helpful over the Puddephat business , she admitted to herself , and his moods were unpredictable — he might be on top of the world by the time he arrived at the cinema . ‘ I 'm still keen if you are,’ she said brightly , pretending she had not noticed anything was amiss . ‘ By the way , I 've just been listening to the news .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: no)
Girl at the top . The new head of school who 's breaking the mould . And take it from the top … but this time the council 's calling the tune . Welcome back : For hundreds of years people with more money than sense have been putting up strange buildings on their land that seem to have no point whatsoever . The last folly was finished in nineteen thirty - six and provoked such a public outcry that it led to the first - ever planning inquiry .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Laser Transport was followed by French airfreight carrier Transports Prevost on what appeared to be a regular run from Paris to Heathrow , and then the official convoy made up of vehicles from Portugal , Italy , Belgium , the Netherlands , Greece , Spain , Ireland and Germany . Identifying the first piece of freight to leave Dover on 1/1/93 proved to be even more difficult . The first sailing from the port after midnight on the New Year was taken as the official start of the Single Market ; the first piece of freight on board was actually an unidentified light van and trailer — the driver no doubt blissfully unaware that he had made history — which , along with several vehicles turning round from the inbound convoy , sneaked back on board the 01.00 return sailing of the Pride of Kent while the official welcoming party was still in progress at the other end of the port . The official honours went to Laurel Garrard driving a Daf for Marathon Haulage , part of a three - truck convoy carrying textile plant from Nottingham to Greece on the 02.30 departure of the European Endeavour to Zeebrugge . The ‘ no - paperwork’ aspects of the single market could in fact have been enjoyed by vehicles on the previous 23.59 sailing from Dover , which was scheduled to arrive in France after midnight .
Idiom: on top of the world (used idiomatically: yes)
' We did n't take our skis off after that . ' Reaching the Pole was incredible . I thought , ' Wow , I 'm standing on the top of the world ' . ' For Rob it was like going back to Piccadilly Circus after five years and finding all the buildings have been moved . ' For me , I was in the place which I had seen on a globe as a girl — where the pin went through it !
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
Not once had any man ever made her so mad … or roused her to such passion , a tiny treacherous voice whispered inside her head . She groaned , pressing her hands over her ears , but it was n't that simple to cut off the insidious little voice . Luke Calder was getting under her skin , and unless she acted quickly she was going to be in serious trouble . She had to make sure that she avoided him in the future and never gave him the chance to pull any more stunts like that ! She had her work to concentrate on , and up till now that had been more than enough to fill her life .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Standards of typography will rarely be a decisive factor in selection , but there is no doubt that small print is disliked by many readers — including those with good eyesight — and should be avoided on the relatively rare occasions that alternatives are available ( for instance , with the different editions of popular classics , or with light fiction , where the choice is very wide and content is less variable ) . Publishers ' information The main thing to bear in mind about information distributed by publishers is that it is a form of advertising . It aims to promote , rather than to evaluate , the product . Nevertheless the various kinds of publishers ' handouts often give useful information about book content and in some cases ( notably with forthcoming books ) often provide the only available information of any kind .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
Like Henry , for a dream of empire ; but his dream was a pageant in the sun through a conquered land , over soil alien to him , among people speaking a language he knows , perhaps , but not his own ; and mine is of a country preserved and perpetuated , peopled with my own blood , speaking my native tongue , and the work is to be mine , and the fruit for David and for Wales , after I 'm gone . Oh , God , does that justify me ? ‘ And one thing I can do in the dark,’ he said , ‘ behind my own back while I keep the peace . Take your party , Owen , and go to the march . I 'll send Philip ap Ivor to Parfois to treat for Harry 's release .
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
We are not used to such notions and there are few world religions that still offer ‘ sacrifices’ . We do not believe that it is necessary to placate God in such a way . Indeed , it may be argued that the success of Christianity in establishing the finality of the cross in dealing with sin ‘ once and for all’ has removed from our minds its roots in the common experience of our lives . So our problem is understanding why it should have ever occurred to God that we needed redeeming , saving , restoring , in such a radical way . Why was it necessary ?
Idiom: pull the wool over someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
So be patient . Aries Mar 21–Apr 20 Someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes . You 're making it easier for them because you want to believe what they 're saying . So come back down to earth !
Idiom: on the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
That he 'd seen no - one and had n't been anywhere near the clunch pit or the derelict car . It was a good story , simple , unelaborated , possibly even true except in that one essential . But , with luck , the Lab report on her blood and the stain on his jacket cuff , the minute traces of sandy soil and dust from the car on his shoes , would be ready by Friday . If Lorrimer worked late tonight — and he usually did — the blood analysis might even be available by tomorrow . And then would come the elaborations , the inconsistencies , and finally the truth .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: no)
Phillis came through from the room . ‘ He 's away?’ ‘ He 's not under the table,’ Rab said . ‘ Who won?’ ‘ A draw.’
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
Gabbitas , Truman & Thring will give advice , and they also publish a helpful guide to colleges . But there is no substitute for a visit , and a request to see evidence of previous exam results . It is also worth asking if you can contact last year 's customers ; there is no substitute for word - of - mouth recommendation , as the best colleges well know . Jewels A case of pure brilliants
Idiom: force someone's hand (used idiomatically: no)
Instead it is turned forwards and hooks over the opponent 's leading guard hand . This hooking action is important because it interferes with the opponent 's attempts to free his arm and keeps him closed off for a longer period . Use any opportunity to force the opponent 's front hand across his own centre - line since this always inhibits his immediate responses . provided that you then turn your body directly towards him , you will be able to deliver a powerful scoring punch . It is possible to duck underneath your opponent 's powerful head punch as he comes barrelling in , but this requires a fair amount of nerve and good timing .
Idiom: up against it (used idiomatically: yes)
July the first more members er in , in , in local authorities than er than we 've got in the whole of our union right and we 've got twenty five per cent of our membership in , in local authorities and we 're getting hammered and we 're also getting at the same time privatization , we 're seeing local authorities being broken up and we 're seeing a creation of large numbers of employers . In my , in , in Manchester we 've got two hundred and fifty odd in our Council which means we 've two hundred and fifty different employers . It 's when they start getting round to looking at our facility agreements , start looking at how we 're organizing , the councillors , even if it 's the Labour Council as it is Manchester , will soon cotton on to the , in the , soon cotton to their , their , their potential power in terms of threatening our ability to organize and UNISON wo n't actually be that far behind persuading them to do , to do that because they want to see the G M B getting smashed in local authorities up and down the country which means as far as I can see , we need some resources coming in to assist in our branches with local authority membership pretty damn quick , because otherwise we , come July the first , we 're gon na find we 'll be up against it . Already we 're seeing sector the er , those er new independent colleges coming along and saying do you recognize , er G M B and er during the single union agreement with UNISON and we 've got ta get our act together cos the only with thing that 's going on , we 're seeing local authorities getting smashed up and we 're seeing UNISON which will be going right across the board . It 'll put us when we 've been in the majority er in manual workers in local authorities .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
There are as yet no figures for cocaine . 9 Psychotropic ( ‘ mood altering’ ) drugs Drugs used in the treatment of mental disorders are often supplied over the counter without prescription , with insufficient or misleading information , or are prescribed inappropriately . 10 Somatic symptoms Between 30 % and 50 % of all consultations with medical professionals in industrialized countries result from no detectable physical illness or when the complaint of discomfort is out of proportion to the physical problem .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
The Tiebout hypothesis appears to mitigate this , in so far as individuals reveal their preferences by ' voting with their feet ' . For example , those who like expenditure on libraries and the arts can reside with others of the same persuasion . Those with a preference for other forms of fiscal expenditure will join their respective local ' club ' elsewhere . If each local community offered a different menu of public goods expenditures , then each individual could be thought to select the local community that provided a level of output corresponding to his or her preferences . It should be clear , with respect to the decentralization theorem , that the Tiebout effect increases the welfare gains from decentralization :
Idiom: cap in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
People can also view the garden by appointment . ' It 's amazing how much you need to know , and you ca n't know it all . I 'm very much cap - in - hand when people come — they may know more than I do . I would like to open in winter . That 's the time when you can work out how people deal with their roses and the pruning and there are lots of other things flowering then , too . '
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
His black hair was tousled , blown by the wind , shining strands of it across his brown forehead . His hands gripped the wheel with what she took to be more than necessary strength and he looked as if he would stop , spring out and grip her neck with equal intensity . He roared up beside her and ground to a halt , the silence after the noise of the engine actually quite frightening , and he was out of the Land Rover and towering above her before she could even open her mouth . ‘ Where do you imagine you are going?’ He rasped out the words and stood with his hands on his hips to glare down at her .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
She watched him search helplessly for a reply , the hysteria rising within her that he might have ruined her chances of being accepted by her family . ‘ Honestly?’ He frowned at her , playing for time . ‘ Yes!’ she cried in exasperation . ‘ Do n't you know the word ?
Idiom: out of the blue (used idiomatically: yes)
I waited , hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of my earning a little money . None arose . And then , one day , out of the blue , Jean - Claude mentioned that if he had a piano he might take pupils . ‘ Shall we buy one?’ I suggested , and then went on to say that I might find a little job .
Idiom: over the moon (used idiomatically: yes)
Presentation is excellent throughout with a clear , attractive board layout and easy - to - use menus . There 's a useful save game facility , and even an option to switch control of any of the three teams ( human / computer ) , mid - game . Invite a couple of footy - mad friends round and you 'll all be over the moon . Phil ! 85 % Erm , give me two houses on Old Kent Road …
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
But as it turned out the solution was to prove one of the biggest problems of all , mainly because Taurus aimed to accommodate not just the users in the shape of the institutions and individuals which buy and sell shares , but also those with a vested interest in the existing system — the banks who make considerable money from their roles as registrars and custodians . Consequently , there was some shock but no great surprise when on 11 March it was announced that Taurus — after more than a decade of planning and more than £ 400 m in development costs — was to be scrapped . Faced with seemingly insurmountable technical problems , which could have consumed at least as much cash again without any guarantee of success , the decision was taken to start from scratch with a far less ambitious system to keep London , if not ahead of , at least on par with , its competitors . What went wrong ? According to , chief investment manager at Scottish Equitable : ‘ One of the reasons Taurus failed was because a lot of banks make money not just as custodians but as registrars .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
It is possible that a piece of slate or glass has been cemented over the rodding arm . Smash this to get the drain rod in . It may help to twist drain rods when pushing them down the drain . Do this in a clockwise direction , not anticlockwise or they will unscrew and you could have a length of drain rod stuck down the drain — as well as the original blockage ! Draining equipment
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
He had to spend fifteen hours a week on a dialysis machine . He says he was shattered by the news that his kidneys had failed and he had to build up his hopes again . Four weeks ago Richard made medical history by having a kidney transplant in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham . Never before had anyone in Europe been given so many transplants : She says Richard told her they would n't open Heaven 's gates for him .
Idiom: cheek by jowl (used idiomatically: yes)
Their Artistic Director , Emelie Fitzgibbon , directs this specially - commissioned play which is set against the background of the Medieval Crusades . ' Infidel ' explores the causes and consequences of war and violence , paralleling the historic clash of religious fundamentalisms with modern equivalents . Cheek by Jowl present their 10th Anniversary production ' As You Like It ' by William Shakespeare
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
Well are there reported rapes between students ? Well , yes , I think there 's a recent report of a rape erm I think if you 're saying well , you know , a rape is a very , very serious incident of sexual harassment , that 's not to be denied , and I think it goes beyond being sexual harassment . But there 's a whole range of behaviours which one can include in sexual harassment , going from fairly mundane every day things which just grind people down and which grind people down because they happen on a constant basis , to very serious once in a while sorts of behaviours , and to try and categorise them as major or minor does n't really get us very close to being what the issue is about . Well how do you see the issue ? Go go ahead .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
South Korea also got special help from Japan under the formal guise of reparations . The fact that the postwar treaty had been a dead letter for many years did not worry either party . The Japanese government was aware that putting up $ 3 billion to help Korea service its large foreign debt was going to be in the long - term interests of the many Japanese companies with investments and joint ventures in Korea . The result was that in subsequent phases of the debt ‘ crisis’ , the Korean government never had to negotiate with foreign bankers or with the IMF . The ‘ unsafe’ , heavily indebted countries were those who had over - borrowed but got no special international diplomatic help .