Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
We shall pay for the borrowing by borrowing — that is the normal way in which one pays for it . Sir Ian Stewart Does my right hon . Friend agree that if the Labour party implemented even a fraction of the spending priorities that it has been spreading around over the past year or two , to the tune of £ 30 billion or £ 40 billion extra expenditure , it would not only have to face the problem of raising taxation , but would have to resort to massive borrowing , which would increase interest rates and greatly damage the economy ? Mr. Lamont My right hon . Friend is absolutely right .
Idiom: pass muster (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He 'd be wrong . How did it stink?’ ‘ I gather Hereward had quite an accomplished line in undermining self - respect , making Amy and indeed others wonder if they were acceptable , passed muster . He was quite acute , if Amy was to be believed . He could sniff out the personal myth , the crucial one we all develop for ourselves , and make mincemeat of it.’
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Greenhouse gases are the direct result of pollution , and the indirect result of a reduction in the atmosphere 's ability to absorb them . Plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen . Chopping down forests to clear land for cattle , as world demand for hamburgers soars , may be good business in the short run , but its long - run effect on the accumulation of greenhouse gases is significant . The consequence is global warming . People in London and Stockholm may get better suntans , but in Africa the likelihood of drought and famine is magnified many times ; and , as icecaps melt , the sea level will rise , flooding many low - lying areas .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: no)
As I lie in a ditch during the short rest and watch Jake the Algerian move along the road just ahead of me exclaiming ‘ A la attack ’ , a voice from somewhere along the road shouts , ‘ Oh , piss off ’ . The voice probably comes from one of the two English radio operators attached to the French Commando . The French Officer gets us all out of the ditch and the march continues for about four or five hours , then , during a rest in the wood , I fall asleep , my face among the leaves reminding me of my home in Scotland . It 's dark , the Commandos are forming up and preparing to move off . I join the column as it leaves the wooded area and the Commandos continue the advance in file on both sides of a narrow road .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
To use a common denigrating quote of a ‘ PR job’ , this implies that somehow the truth is being hidden behind a glossy or false facade . Properly conducted , PR emphasises the need for truth and full information . The public relations executive , as a manager of the corporate personality , can only sustain in the long term , an identity that is based upon reality . What public relations is not Misunderstanding and ignorance as to the nature of PR has led to confusion about its role .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
After hearing the crap you just come out with , I 'm inclined to agree with him.’ Garry 's face was scarlet with embarrassment . ‘ Come on , you two , get a move on or you 'll be late.’ Sarah was worried . She knew that Michael was capable of attacking Garry for what he had said .
Idiom: call it a day (used idiomatically: yes)
The fact that he could get such good results by orthodox bowling also left one wondering why he occasionally indulged in a bouncer war , for it obviously did his reputation no good and was not as a rule very productive . His debut in the disastrous series in Australia was not a happy one , but things improved at home to India and then he really came into his own against England , finishing with 28 wickets at under 13 . By the time he called it a day , he had played in 60 Tests and taken 249 wickets at 23 , and like all of his fast - bowling colleagues had benefited from being one of a quartet as he could operate in short spells and rest more often . Since he did not have the physical strength of most of the others , this was important for him and must have contributed a lot to his effectiveness . On that basis , then , we have a reason to be glad that Clive Lloyd adapted his strategy of all - out pace , for had he not done so perhaps we would have seen less of one of the most watchable of all bowlers .
Idiom: fall between two stools (used idiomatically: yes)
Writers almost invariably insist upon ignoring , conflating , or otherwise confusing these implications . Part cause is undoubtedly what some see as the need for straightforward yet all - inclusive definitions ; the lack of which can often be used by politicians and official bodies as a strategic delaying tactic . Any attempt to define ' suffering ' , for example , is bound to fall between the two stools of being unhelpfully imprecise ( such as ' a diminution in wellbeing ' ) or too precisely exclusive ( ' an unpleasant emotional response ' ) . Another problem , and one discussed at length by Wittgenstein in BB and PI , is that definitions of the lexicographical sort have only limited relevance . To attempt to encapsulate ' pain ' or ' red ' , in the sense in which these are sensations or experiences , within a form of words , is no more illuminating than trying verbally to capture the stink of durian ( a tropical fruit with a foul odour yet hypnotic taste ) .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
This about ends our ramble through the wide world of restaurants , cafes , bistros , brasseries , snack bars and pubs . I have probably missed a few esoteric cuisines and no doubt some of the possibilities you 'll see chalked up on the blackboard or down in the menus , but you 've got the general idea by now . Once you get in the habit of really noticing what you eat , and expecting from the restaurants the same care for quality and ‘ real food’ value you try to achieve at home , making the healthy choice becomes second nature . This is not to say that eating out must become a test , or analysing the menu a bore . On the contrary , your heightened awareness should help you to appreciate your food more while fuelling your system with the best ‘ high - octane petrol’ the market offers .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
The final miles back to Staveley are not very pleasant as they involve road walking , particularly the last mile and a half which is along a main road . To avoid this you could instead turn eastwards on the Garburn road and descend to the village of Kentmere ( 1.5 miles ) and walk back to Staveley from there ( 4 miles ) . Alternatively you could take a right turn from the lane leading to Ings ( 2 miles from the Garburn road ) , and cross over a small hill top called Orrest Head ( 1.25 miles ) . It was from this little hill Wainwright obtained his view of the Lake District which altered the whole course of his life . Hopefully , from here you 'll see many of the fantastic hills you 've walked during the course of the circuit .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet the attacks conflated a difference in methodology with a difference in theoretical assumptions . Thus Realism was strongly attacked by the Behaviouralists , but almost exclusively on methodological grounds . For example , a famous debate , which started with an exchange in the pages of the scholarly journal World Politics in 1966 , was ostensibly an across - the - board one between Behaviouralists and Realists ( or Traditionalists as they were there called ) . Yet , although both sets of protagonists had much to say about how a scientific theory should be constructed , neither said much about the substantive assumptions that underlay inquiry or the types of questions with which the study of international relations in particular should be concerned . This was not a debate between theories , but one within a single theoretical orientation and about how to conduct enquiry within that approach .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a great deal of written evidence available on the subject for those who care to take a deeper look . So , for a moment , consider a long - distance runner who has collapsed near to the finish on one occasion . In subsequent races this will be on their mind and create a major obstacle to future success . ‘ Will I fail again?’ What has brought this about at this point in the race is not the result of his lack of effort , but the computer which is the left - hand side of the brain , projecting against the inner screen of his mind , all his failures in past events .
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
Libra ( Sept 22–Oct 23 ) You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour . Venus enhances your social life from Thursday , and you 'll find the company of your female friends is what you need right now . Scorpio
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Simpson raises his hands in the air , United have got Andy Melville and Steve Foster at the far post . Simpson still delays taking the kick , now it comes in , he knocks it into the far post , looking for Paul . Paul heads it back over the top — and they 've scored , Oxford United have scored , it 's Andy Melville that has put the ball into the net , into injury time . The cross came in , Martin Foyle headed it back across the face of the goal and it 's Andy Melville that has surely clinched three vital points for Oxford United . Into injury time ; Oxford United one , Portsmouth nil .
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: no)
" I 'll give him one more chance , " said Mr Gubb . He prodded the boy in the chest with the cane . " Are you going to take it from me , or would you sooner have it from Mr Jenks ? " Without replying , the boy sniffed miserably and raised his arm . This time there was no mistake .
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
Little wonder , then , that they are known as Pele 's hair . There are even reports that this hair is gathered by the more discriminating kinds of birds to build their nests ! When less fluid lavas are involved , which do n't break up into droplets , large gobbets of the molten rock are flung up from the vent , spreading out into irregular plates which may break up in the air into smaller bits . As they trace their lazy parabolas back down to earth , these bits twist around slowly , over and over , until they hit the ground with a flop or a flump , splodging out to form round , flattish masses . When cool , these splodges look like the brown steaming splodges observed near cows on pastureland , so they are known as cow - pats .
Idiom: slow burn (used idiomatically: yes)
Presumably , Mr. Tylee considered these had not outlived their useful life and if he kept them long enough , a buyer might come along . The store had a peculiar and not altogether wholesome odour , a cross between a creek when the tide is out and the smell produced by the local sewage works . In the yard at the back , a slow burning bon fire added to the pong which could not have been good for those living nearby . Next to the Marine Store was Miss Tylee 's shop — she was the sister of Mr. C.E. Tylee , but no - one would ever have guessed it , as her shop was one of the cleanest and tidiest that I have every seen . She sold a great variety of household goods , brushes of every type , string , rope , reels of cotton , thread , sylko , clothes pegs , dustpans , all sorts of things .
Idiom: your guess is as good as mine (used idiomatically: yes)
' It 's fantastic . I mean , how ? ' ' Your guess is as good as mine , ' Müller said . ' Well , ' Nordern fished out a cigar . ' I 'll be honest , I never liked the man but — ' he lit his cigar .
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
This had resulted in auxiliary nurses being left in many cases to carry the workload virtually on their own , with trainee nurses not able or qualified to do the work , due to no fault of their own . This had left a problem in raising public awareness about the shortage because people saw a lot of nurses ( mainly trainees ) around the RVH ; but they are not all qualified to carry out the work . It was felt that the government was not sincere in the implementation of community care because they mention community care in the same breath as cutbacks . It was felt that was totally contradictory as community care was more expensive and required a lot more time and resources if it was to be quality care . It was also pointed out that there were cuts in the community care , in particular the home help budget , with home helps being restricted in the chores that they are allowed to carry out by law .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Really ? Ought to have seen them walking down North Road . Mm . Oh dear oh dear oh dear .
Idiom: flat as a pancake (used idiomatically: yes)
As I know it . Something goes bang inside your belly . And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . You 're not having any of that , you tell yourself , but you 're hooked , laddie , you 're hooked.’ He had glanced laughingly at Joe , and Joe had known he was describing his future wife , but his words had brought no consolation to him …
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
This one , are you sure your not going to market This one , I , I , this is one of my favourites , I love this painting . The movement of this reminds me of er stage set and the figures on the bench could almost be actors and actresses and with the figure at the bottom here , the male at the bottom , well its not quite at bottom , tucked away at the side there , he , he , he looks like erm , like a harlequin figure , maybe a mischief maker , er I , I felt there was a lot of fun in this painting and a lot of erm , er gravado and , and stage specs , that kind of thing , so this poem is called for obvious reasons People Of The Nile , and I 'll read it twice , probably be the best way Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing Chinese whispers , so I , I , I quite wanted to give that er a , a contemporary updated feel , erm , I read that again for the people who may of just seen the picture at the back People Of The Nile , Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing chinese whispers , erm , the next one , we 'll have to put you on wheels I think Your this is erm , this is a bit like I went to an auction at erm Chesteny Street , and all the exhibits were brought out by hand , by , by the
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
Our policy is always to debate with the middle ground , extending the metaphorical hand to people who may not agree . But profound changes in attitude scarcely ever come through reading . They occur far more through personal experience and the give - and - take of discussion with friends , neighbours , drinking companions and colleagues . Nothing is as powerful as a two - way dialogue , the proposition countered by the ' Yes , but … ' which in turn can be satisfactorily answered by the proposer . C Wright Mills without a trace of elitism referred to the ' backyard opinion - makers ' , those articulate people who can remember the facts to substantiate their point of view .
Idiom: brownie point (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When that happens , you can anticipate a long and difficult birth.’ The truly empathetic New Man positions himself by the head of his partner 's bed , knows when to go for a walk in the park and , reverting to a traditional male role , protects the woman from unwanted intruders . For prospective fathers in search of a guaranteed macho activity which also merits innumerable brownie points , Odent says water birth are the remedy : ‘ First you build the birthing pool , then you fill it , then it 's almost bound to go wrong.’ Motoring JEAN MACHINE
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
The life of the Liberal Monarchy effectively ended in September 1923 with the military pronunciamiento ( coup d'état ) of General Miguel Primo de Rivera . With the King 's acquiescence and in total contravention of the monarchy 's constitution , Primo de Rivera proceeded to establish a dictatorship . While this may have appeared to solve the monarchy 's immediate problems , in the long run it only made them worse . After an early honeymoon period during which he drove underground the anarchist trade union , the CNT , suppressed Catalan nationalism , brought peace to Morocco , and benefited from a shortlived economic boom , Primo de Rivera 's credit gradually exhausted itself . In the face of rising popular hostility , and abandoned during the late 1920s by most of his powerful allies — the wealthy classes , his military colleagues and , crucially , Alfonso XIII himself — the dictator surrendered power in January 1930 , bequeathing to the King the task of determining Spain 's future constitutional course .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're used to make the goal . What a game ! A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . The man has ninety - one previous convictions , but was released because he had already spent time in jail on remand . KATE GARRAWAY / Milton Keynes
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
But the Murray committee is probably right to say that a minimum five - year experiment with a four - day game programme is now due . Most four - day matches have not only been a better preparation for Test cricketers but have also produced generally more interesting cricket . With a minimum of 110 overs a day , they do , it is true , enable the batting bore to take root on bland pitches . The hope is that bowling skills will rise to counter them and the evidence is that they have begun to do so . Moreover , counties take more spinners into four - day matches than they do into three - day games and to win the Championship two decent spin bowlers are essential in a year of normal weather .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: no)
In principle , conflicts of interest and their attendant problems can be viewed from essentially two different perspectives : those who favour minimal regulation , and those who favour more stringent regulatory controls . The arguments propounded by the former group vary . Some argue that conflict of interest situations are , by and large , handled properly , and that abuse is rare . Abuses that do occasionally come to light are wrongly sensationalized as being common place rather than being merely one off incidents . This approach emphasises that abuse is rare simply because the idea of a fiduciary relationship ( a relationship where there is a special duty of trust and care ) , and the consequent fiduciary law that has developed to protect this sort of relationship , would neither have evolved nor survived until today .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
The house officer was very young . I got to know her quite well eventually , very sort of‘jolly hockey sticks’ and friendly . There was none of the constant supervision that you got in Holloway , just one officer on the house for twenty - two women , and no screw on at night , which absolutely amazed me . On the pregnants ' house , though , a nurse stayed overnight , in case anyone went into labour . It was a lot friendlier and altogether more human than Holloway .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
The need for theoretical analysis of many more cases such as the lion is clearly apparent and major studies of this kind are already on the way . Social systems evolve in close relation to ecology . The environment calls the tune and the strategic behaviour of individuals is a response to the circumstances affecting their lives . The evolution of mating and rearing systems with attendant complexities of nepotistic behaviour occurs within and is part of this process . Social evolution without ecological reference is ultimately a logical impossibility in a world of finite resources .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
The docks site is not the only one to reveal a rich fund of archeological finds . Just a few hundred yards away , at the site of the former Blackfriars friary , hundreds of skeletons were found under a car park which was being dug up . The bones most recently found in the docks will be reburied . Other skeletons taken from the site are still being examined by experts . They 're involved in long term research into the health of Medieval Britain .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
In July , 1992 , these resources were used to estimate the prevalence of HEV and hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) in Turkey . For this study , 300 persons were selected from each of the five regions with stratified random sampling based on gender , age , and income . Serum samples were placed on dry ice and stored at -70 ° C . Antibodies to HCV were screened with the second - generation Ortho HCV ELISA . All specimens repeatedly positive by this assay were confirmed by second - generation Chiron RIBA HCV .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Hoare found buyers for nearly half the stake on Tuesday — but institutions agreed to take shares only on condition that all could be placed . The brokers thus started again yesterday , but while they apparently conditionally placed more than half this time , they still could not find enough buyers . The brokers are scheduled to start again from scratch today , but there is talk of rival firms telling the Kuwaitis that they would like a go . At least this is not a bought - deal : Hoare is acting as broker — it has not purchased the shares itself and is stuck with no potential loss . But the Kuwaitis ' tactics and timing are interesting : as holder of the only stake smaller than Hongkong 's they ought to have been able to sway what threatened to be a contested offer .
Idiom: sweet nothings (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ May I , er , join you?’ You stutter out your first few words . The muscles of your larynx , taut with anxiety , cause the sweet nothings to come out in semi - castrato squeak . 8.35 pm . You gaze at each other properly for the first time .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: no)
You 'd have had us over the edge in a minute!’ She was teasing him as if he were one of the little ones but he did n't mind because she was looking happy again . When she took off her glasses the sun caught her eyes and made them flash like green torches . She said , ‘ Look , now ! You can see the whole of the town from here.’
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
yes , no you 're not right , peppers I 've got green peppers at home so they 'll be alright , better have a few tomatoes , right will you just sit there for a minute while mummy gets to pick the tomatoes oh , oh do n't panic , no - one 's going to run off with you Oh sorry darling I 'm not running off with you .
Idiom: run out of steam (used idiomatically: yes)
It had nothing to say about the need to reform the way the country was governed and its manifesto was a ‘ job lot of ideas’ with little sense of direction . A healthy democracy required change and choice in the character of its government . The Tories looked as if they had run out of steam and needed to rethink their priorities away from the cares of office . Election ‘ 92 : MPs cut ruled out By George Jones