Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Kurecolor Marker Inks are not much disturbed by subsequent overlaying and it does not make any real difference whether line or broad colour is put down first . In other words , you can draw outline then colour and draw over it as you like . Out and about Because the Kurecolor KC-400 Brush Pen range is easily portable — all 60 pens fit into a compact work station with a rest that doubles as a carrying handle — I took it with me for some outdoor sketching . The conditions were ideal for showing off the practicalities of using markers .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
Grunte could not be described as being a sensitive man , but even he had become aware of a general climate of disapproval . It was as an exercise in the restoration of goodwill that he had booked an alcove table at the Hospitality Inn 's restaurant for that evening . The time had come to splash out to the tune of forty quid a head for the eight members of his party who had travelled with him from the Forest of Arden to Sussex by the Sea . Amaranth Wilikins for lunch , Angela Cartwright and Co. for dinner : Grunte hoped that the one would prove as profitable as the other . He found a seat and settled down to listen to the opening speaker in the first of the day 's debates .
Idiom: in the pink (used idiomatically: yes)
TODAY Ian will be walking from Devonport to Kingsbridge — a total of 23.2 miles — and still looks well on course to win his bet with Corals , the bookmakers who are helping sponsor this trip . Beefy has backed himself to complete the 23-day marathon hike in 130 hours at odds of 16-1 . IN THE PINK : Louise Bennett enjoying Battersea Children 's Party MIRROR MONEY JOHN HUSBAND
Idiom: let sleeping dogs lie (used idiomatically: yes)
The issue of relations with China crystallized in September , when the Japanese ~ Coast Guard arrested the captain of a Chinese trawler after his ship hit two Japanese patrol boats near the Senkaku ~ Islands , which are part of Japan and within its territorial waters . Tension between Japan and China – which claims the islands – immediately soared . For many years , Japanese governments have taken a “ let - sleeping - dogs - lie ” approach to territorial disputes over the islands , ignoring repeated provocations by China ( and Taiwan ) . But that ended with the election of September 2009 , which ushered in the pro - China administration of Prime ~ Minister Yukio ~ Hatoyama . Hatoyama was naïve enough to declare publicly his intention of turning the East ~ China ~ Sea into a Chinese - led “ Sea of Fraternity . ”
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
In a serialised version of the book under a headline : ‘ Venables never made Spurs his top priority’ , Scholar alleged : ‘ Tottenham , alas , never seemed to get his full attention.’ Venables who has attempted to keep a low profile , hoping not to give the book credence , will point out that he invested £ 3½ million , and many hours of his day to seize control of the club , when his successful takeover bid helped solve Tottenham 's financial problems , and oust Scholar as a consequence . Scholar also revealed details of Venables 's contract when he joined the club as manager from Barcelona . It was stated Venables received a £ 500,000 signing - on fee but Venables says the figure was just £ 50,000 . Scholar also suggested Venables turned down the chance to sign Mark Hughes when he was released by Barcelona , having been on loan to Bayern Munich .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
I also like to session really stupid things . Like boardslides on bananas or slalom through forests . Anything goes . Full on city life man . McTwists off dustmen ( laughs ) .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've got a picture of Hugh . Have you ? Yeah I 've got a picture of Hugh with one end of a decontaminate poster . Yeah . Because er he was down there er trying to dip his nose in the toxic chemicals .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
That one 's coming back already . No ! You knock it off by , what was it ? Er was is it ? You 're supposed to curl it up in a , in a erm in a brush when you blow dry it you know .
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: yes)
So we set about putting a stop to it . The colonel knew all the right people to approach , and every time Ryan submits the plans they put a stop to them . Thought he 'd make a killing , you see ; a lot of money to be made from property development.’ ‘ So Ryan 's stuck with a piece of land he ca n't develop and can only sell as it stands at market value?’ she asked , beginning to enjoy the irony of it . ‘ Which is very little more than he paid for it .
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
So I 've swept them away so that the acid can get back in . When the second set of bubbles is formed it 's done . That 's the rule of thumb . Okay ? Two formations of bubbles and it 's bitten deep enough .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Usually those clothes were made to toiles selected by the store 's own designers . Two such big orders for winter suits were in the make now . They had been much on Rose Hilaire 's mind because the buyer from one store , Morgan 's of Leeds , had shown signs of wanting to move away to a manufacturer offering lower costs . Rose , whose own profits were already cut to the bone to get the order , knew that she was on trial . If Morgan 's left , the others might follow .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Skeleton written arguments were submitted by both parties in accordance with the usual procedures of this court and this was followed by oral argument in open court on 5 May 1992 . At the conclusion of that argument we announced that the judge 's order would be set aside and the application refused for want of jurisdiction . However , in the light of the importance of this decision to the United States ' court , to the parties to the proceedings in that court and in clarifying the law of England , we announced our intention of expressing our full reasons in writing to be delivered at a later date . This we now do . The issue
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm starting to get a bit like that . Yeah . Although I seem , I slept alright last night , but I think when you 've got things on your mind no I did n't sleep alright , I was too warm , I tossed and turned most of night ! I was really warm . Did you , you watched the programme , the Queen did you ?
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
I was worried about Steve.’ Still was , for that matter . ‘ He gets under my skin sometimes.’ ‘ You worry about him too much.’ ‘ I don't.’
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
If we fail to take this opportunity Mr Mayor , as I as I feel we are about to do I am a hundred percent convinced that in years to come people will look back at this year , or however long it happens to be and say they missed out on a golden opportunity to make social , to make more houses and to make social housing better in this city and across the country . I very much hope that you will in fact support the motion as originally intended . Could I just point out that councillor that contrary to call my bluff , deviation and repetition are no grounds for allowing allowing . All those in favour of the proposals please show and all those against . I now turn to the adoption minutes of city hall and now it is a process of in that city hall did not endorse a recommendation from the finance panel , the budget that came from finance panel erm so we are in the slightly unusual position of having to debate the proposals of finance panel as we were recommended to do by city hall , erm that means as I understand it that er the chair of city hall will now present the annual budget statement erm and since he is going to do that in a form of an amendment er that seven other unusual features about the way in which we would normally do it which would mean that there would be er a budget statement and where there would then be the the formal proposals and amendments themself , erm so what I would propose is to try and make sure that everybody has , has maximum opportunity to have their say erm because no two amendments can be on the floor at one time er to take what the leader of the council said first of all erm then to allow the other two leaders to present their budget alternatives as it were , without it be , this is just not did n't take it at that point if they do n't want to .
Idiom: ahead of the game (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Of course we are trying to recruit new people to Flockplan , but we are doing so in the knowledge that having a detailed analysis of flock performance and an independent adviser standing at his shoulder , can help a sheep producer improve efficiency and profit enough to recoup the cost many times over.’ Flockmasters had to forget the last decade when seat - of - the - pants management brought reasonable returns from a supported market . Change was unstoppable and they had to stay ahead of the game . Genetics in the ring … Frequent criticism of the dearth of technical demonstrations at the Royal Welsh prompted MLC 's regional beef specialist , Brinley Davies , to stage a third day livestock ring presentation of practical genetics .
Idiom: steal the show (used idiomatically: yes)
Best of all were the knitted patchwork fragments , lash - stitched together as a coat , a skirt or even a zip - fronted poncho . But then all the knitwear in this collection was masterful , from his now familiar long - striped tube dresses ( recoloured in autumn 's controlled palette ) to the simple tunic sweater . Tailoring did n't steal the show , but jackets were there for women who ca n't imagine a wardrobe without them . Sometimes they were reduced to shirt - like softness ; often replaced by a long coat . Trousers invariably had some sort of skirt arrangement wrapped over them — not one of the collection 's more convincing ideas .
Idiom: at cross purposes (used idiomatically: yes)
In the past , regional arrangements often were created because of the absence of a universal system for collective security ; thus their activities could on occasion work at cross - purposes with the sense of solidarity required for the effectiveness of the world ~ Organization .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: no)
Although few characters from the professions appear to influence demi-caractère dance ( their activities are usually confined to character works ) , the Navy and Army have regularly inspired choreographers. first comes the Navy' . Versions of the traditional hornpipe danced by sailors of many nationalities are featured in many ballets because it is so descriptive of the very particular way in which seamen walk and do the many different jobs that have to be done on any kind of boat . The hornpipe is not exclusive to England , which many seem to think , even though Petipa in his ballet The Daughter of Pharaoh included a hornpipe to represent the Thames in a spectacular scene where the four greatest rivers of the world met ‘ under the sea ’ . Each country with a sailing history has its own version which differs only slightly from that of others . The difference lies in the rhythm of the pipe tune to which it is danced .
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
He shook his head , then shrugged . ‘ Okay,’ Rory sighed , trying to suppress a smile , looking away . ‘ There might be a job with Aunty in the offing , okay?’ ‘ What?’ Kenneth laughed .
Idiom: live a lie (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps we believe that others perceive us as weak and ineffectual when in reality we choose to make a stand only about those things which really matter , knowing that it often takes more strength to remain calm and in control than to meet aggression with more aggression . It is the Inner / Outer Face which causes the most heartache . The person beset by fears and anxieties who nevertheless manages to present a confident exterior will often feel self - contempt because he feels that he is living a lie and that one day someone will catch him out . The individual who is determined to remain calm in the face of aggression , even though he may feel he is doing the right thing , might wonder whether others look down on him and be tempted to behave as others think he should . The Outer Face : This is how other people really see us — and this is the Face we can not know unless we ask those whom we trust to tell us their true opinions .
Idiom: make waves (used idiomatically: yes)
In the next three hours they heard and saw nothing ashore before setting up the signal light and infrared beam at 0015 that Sunday morning : an hour or so later the first craft — carrying the Rangers — came past , some 10 minutes late . As they had no receiver to check the RG gear , they also flashed a Z by red torch signalling the centre of Z beach . The final wave of the initial assault , LC Mechanised carrying jeeps and tanks , went by at 0415 , making a bow wave that flirted the canoe aside , and a quarter of an hour later this canoe team followed the craft ashore . Anyone who has been alongside a ship when he or she is in a small boat knows the way she towers over you at a dockside . At sea the ship can appear enormous , and even minor landing craft travelling at a brisk trot were a hazard to canoes , for the minor LC 's blunt bow pushed out a small wall of water .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
Gets nasty . Says some more unpleasant things about his daughter . Connon sees red . He 's had that crack on the head remember . He grabs … ’
Idiom: out of thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
Mike , an ex - philosophy student , was going off to Germany in the New Year ; Naomi from Bristol was about to embark on a Museum Studies course at university ; Liane , a weights and measures official , was one of the many volunteers who had helped at Uppark after the fire ; and Hugh , a quantity surveyor currently between jobs , set out to astound us over the next few days with his minimalist clothing ( some ancient jeans which were fashionably ripped at the crotch and a pair of lurid , exceedingly short shorts ) . There was also Alec , a prison officer from Wormwood Scrubs ( when he 'd given his address and next of kin on a previous camp everyone had thought he was kidding ) ; Ken , who to everyone 's delight turned up with a guitar ( were we really going to sit round a campfire singing ? ) ; and David , an aircraft engineer who after fifteen years in the Scouts could ‘ do wonderful things with ropes’ . He proved it too ; we needed a washing line to dry some tea towels and within minutes one had been created almost out of thin air . It was better than Blue Peter . The job of being an Acorn Project leader is an unenviable one .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
By extending the playing time on the same uncovered , bland pitches , you merely prolong the attrition , with no technical benefit other than individually longer innings plus longer spells from spinners on discouraging surfaces . Salmond , Reifer efforts are not enough Harry Pincott reports from South Africa on the opening match of Scotland 's tour ALTHOUGH they eventually succumbed by five wickets , Scotland can take heart from yesterday 's performance in Stellenbosch against a team which included two Warwickshire players , and one of Kenya 's top pace bowlers . Stellenbosch Farmers may sound like some sort of village team but they are an invitation XI , most of whom have played representative cricket in South Africa or abroad . They lost by only seven runs to Yorkshire last week , and over the next ten days they will face Nottinghamshire , Northamptonshire and Glamorgan .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
The plenum demonstrated the dominance of the present Prime Minister , P. V. Narasimha Rao , who was elected as party president . The plenum approved party policies under Rao which had marked a distinct move away from the Nehru model of socialism towards a free - market capitalist mixed economy . Continuing a process of democratization which began with the election of all 950 members for the Tirupati plenum by the party 's rank and file , elections were held for the first time in more than 20 years for party posts including the 10 elective posts in the party 's most senior decision - making body , the Congress working committee ( CWC ) . Rao 's supporters were able to limit the influence of his most obvious rivals , Defence Minister Sharad Pawar and Minister of Human Resources Arjun Singh , while supporters of the Gandhi family were nearly all defeated . Punjab elections to Rajya Sabha
Idiom: start off on the wrong foot (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , he told me that in view of that he would n't be coming here any more.’ ‘ Were you surprised?’ ‘ No , I 'd expected it ; he would n't want to start off on the wrong foot.’ ‘ Were you upset?’ ‘ Why should I be ?
Idiom: make yourself scarce (used idiomatically: yes)
Where 's the money?’ ‘ Have a bit of sense ! If you know what 's good for you , you 'll make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house … . Better cut and run before the coppers arrive.’ ‘ Shut your face!’
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1801 and 1807 ministries fell from power because of the obstinate resistance of George III to the grant of equal political rights to Catholics . Moreover there were certain branches of the governmental machine and certain aspects of policy on which the king was considered to have a special right to make his views heard . Such were the army , in which both George I and George II took a strong personal interest , and foreign policy , about which as a rule few ministers knew or cared very much . The king also retained a considerable range of prerogative powers , those inherent in the office of king and not conferred on him by legislation or the common law . Of these some , such as those of creating peers and making promotions in the armed forces , could have very real political importance .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Your deaths , ' he emphasised , ' would have to be explained , if not avenged . ' ' Do n't play games , Doctor . We all stand on the edge of a darkened ring . There is a great mystery here . ' Agrippa turned to me .
Idiom: off the cuff (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I walked away and put things on hold for a couple of years but now I am committed to getting that shirt,’ he added . ‘ My game is more suitable to the new laws . I believe I am a more flexible player who can sometimes play off the cuff and throw the opposition . ‘ Rob prefers to come out with the complete picture in his mind , the game - plan mapped out . He is a great player but we are different types of fly - half.’
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
The response was positively exuberant . Just as Rose was preparing to leave , the wren - boys arrived on the Arigna coal lorry . There must have been twenty men on the back of the lorry in masks and carnival costumes . With the money they gathered from different houses , they bought ham , loaves and butter , lemonade , whiskey and half - barrels of porter to hold a big dance in Kirkwood 's barn that night . Everyone around was invited .
Idiom: make head or tail of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Just carry on as normally,’ said Bush . Soon after that he and his sergeant went away carrying the manual of instruction that came with the computer monster . I 'd never made head or tail of it myself . Hutton told us to go home . ‘ We ca n't possibly do any more work today.’
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'll bring her in . Seeing 's believing.’ ‘ Let me find that letter first,’ said Vic , riffling blindly through the papers in his Pending - tray , playing for time . He felt anger surging through his veins and arteries . A lecturer in English Literature was bad enough , but a woman lecturer in English Literature !
Idiom: small beer (used idiomatically: yes)
Jess said , goaded unendurably by the memory of her last meal . ‘ Th'can eat what th'bist given and be thankful,’ Salt said grimly , helping her to her feet . In the end she ate the remains of yesterday 's mutton pie with small beer to swill it down and an orange to follow that was so juicy rivulets ran down her chin into the worn neck frill of the landlord 's wife 's cast - off blouse . ‘ Here!’ Salt handed her a cloth from the rail over the wide kitchen fireplace .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
and the other may or may not of been like I said just the fact I 'm shaking your hand , weapon he goes and does a frenzy test but the evidence on those three were , was n't very , was n't very conclusive and it So it does n't , still does n't rule them out still does n't fit and that 's the thing yeah I mean all this morning was saying you have n't seen under fire , they do n't stop and look around if they get down into cover he said how they suppose to know who 's firing or not ? , you know . And he , he said but we only You do n't fucking
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The children learn to take responsibility for themselves . However hard parents try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in their children , the habits of childhood die hard . Most mothers have n't the heart to deny their children the care and comfort they have given them all their lives and many continue to run round them long after they are old enough to look after themselves . In order to become a responsible adult , a young man or woman must learn the cost of living , in terms of hard cash and hard work . While they are living at home , so many things are thrown in free .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: no)
In fact he was identifying himself with his Girondin friends who were guillotined by the Jacobins in October and November 1793 ; although the story that Wordsworth visited France at this time to take help to the Girondins may be untrue , this is clearly what he would have wished to do if an opportunity had arisen . In July 1794 the death of Robespierre brought a feeling of relief ( Prelude 1805 , x , 536 ff ) . Wordsworth returned to his former trust in France , and thought of the British Tory government as ' vermin ' ( Prelude 1805 , x , 655 ) ; but when the French began to take away the liberty of other countries , Wordsworth saw that there was little to choose between the French and any other conquering nation ( Prelude 1805 , x , 792 ff ) . De Selincourt , the editor of The Prelude , dates this phase as early as the end of 1794 ; after this time Wordsworth sought refuge in philosophy ( see Godwin , p. 77 ) and had to be virtually nursed back to mental and moral stability by Dorothy amid rural surroundings . Wordsworth and Coleridge were further alienated from France by Napoleon 's campaigns of conquest ; the subjugation of Switzerland in 1798 — Liberty suppressing Liberty — was the crowning irony which confirmed Wordsworth 's group in their suspicions of Napoleon .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: yes)
She had been moved to a different room in the factory and was doing more intricate work which involved the use of a micrometer and much greater concentration . She was on day work now but working very long hours , often increased by overtime , and was very tired . The work was satisfying but Anne missed the friends she had made and the free and easy atmosphere of the large room , and the jokes and the singing . Her present working environment was very quiet . She felt downhearted for another reason too .
Idiom: for a song (used idiomatically: yes)
IN SEARCH of‘Socialist Realist’ art styles , New York art dealer Paul Judelson recently shipped two statues of Lenin from the Soviet Union to offer for sale in America . The two 15-feet - high statues were manufactured at the state plant in St Petersburg but , following the soviet collapse , were never claimed by those who commissioned them . He bought them ‘ for a song’ but , although he claims to have had dozens of offers , Judelson says none would even cover his shipping expenses . One such offer was from a theme park in Dogpatch , Arkansas , which is devoted to cast - off metal monuments .