Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
I had this other dream once , of me , and there 's this girl I used to like , right , and , and the weird thing was that in , in our group of churches , you used to sort of like , got one guy who 's , more senior , and erm , he had this daughter and my mum sort of fancied me marrying this famous preacher 's daughter , you see , and I took her out a few times , erm How old were you then , er , knows ? Sort of seventeenish , that sort of age erm , and I had this really weird dream , that we were canoe canoeing up this river and erm , You and the girl ? Yeah .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Maurice Skellern Personal Management.’ ‘ Still holding out for the twenty per cent , I see , Maurice.’ ‘ Charles , one has to pay for personal service in this day and age . It 's the same all over the board , you know.’ ‘ Humph.’
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
We got plenty of those . That 's er had it . We , have we got a mop behind the bar ? No . D'ya want me to ?
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Hewlett - Packard Co has launched something it calls ‘ service - in - a - box’ for its peripherals product customers . The HP SupportPack is a three - year support package available through authorised resellers worldwide and designed to keep customers ' business operations up and running with assurance of next - day product replacement directly from Hewlett - Packard . Physically , it is a shrink - wrapped package about the size of a music CD package that the user buys off the shelf , and it was pioneered here in the UK , in France and Australia before being introduced in the US . Inside the package are instructions for one - time product registration , the registration card , and a non - removable label for the product under coverage . The new programme includes a limited three - year Express Exchange service agreement covering the LaserJet , DeskJet , ScanJet and facsimile product lines .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: no)
For Bernstein , this is to experience the music at second hand ; he wants us to live through the emotional upheaval rather than be merely aware of its implications . Here the ' tune ' is not merely a luxuriating tonal resolution in the relative major , but a radiant affirmation that the struggle is over ( not for long admittedly ) , and that we have all gained immeasurably for having experienced it . The slow movement is a highly introspective affair , never afraid to dig in deep where others merely navigate surface implications . No longer the emotive outpourings of a composer just beginning to find his mature compositional feet , Bernstein uncovers a sinister , almost malevolent undercurrent which vastly increases the work 's stature . The effect is almost as though one were experiencing full immersion for the first time after years of paddling around in the shallows .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
I scowled at the thought of having to fork out the half - crown to cover his fine , which simply meant another day 's profits down the drain . A few minutes after twelve o'clock I reported to the police station . The duty sergeant told me that Bert Shorrocks was still in the cells and due up in front of the beak that afternoon , but they had n't set eyes on my old man the whole weekend . ‘ Like a bad penny , you can be sure ‘ e'll turn up again,’ said Granpa with a chuckle . But it was to be over a month before Dad ‘ turned up’ again .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
WATCHDOGS have reached an agreement with Welsh Water which is to peg price rises for two years . Welsh Water will maintain increases in charges to 5pc above inflation 1.5pc lower than the Government 's permitted level . Besieged PM under fire again By Chris Moncrieff Press Association THE Prime Minister today faces the prospect of yet another week of political turmoil , with right - wing Tory backbenchers demanding wholesale Cabinet changes and Labour threatening all - out war over public spending cuts .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's punishing Andrew for marrying Virginia , even though it was her own fault that he did so . " " As I understand it from Purvis , Madam Marchioness is wallowing in despair because she loved a man who chucked her out . I knew Purvis would get to the bottom of it in time . Man must have been a damned sensible fellow to get rid of Horatia Manners . But she 'll hit back at anyone around her , just because of what 's happened to her .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
As much as £ 150,000 of that will go in fees and costs to Laing & Cruickshank , who were taken on only last week . There could be further fall - out from the financial authorities today . The City Take - over Panel , which has to give its blessing to the ending of the contract , could take a dim view of the decision not to proceed with a formal bid . Knighton , much paler than when the whole saga began , 56 days ago , never smiled through an acrimonious exchange of questions . He and the club 's solicitor and director , Maurice Watkins , sat either side of Edwards while on the flanks were placed two more lawyers , one representing Knighton 's take - over firm , MK Trafford Holdings , and the other , United 's merchant bank , Ansbacher .
Idiom: hope against hope (used idiomatically: yes)
He is the only pianist I have ever heard who does not make Balakirev 's Islamey sound clumsy in places , who does not need to slow down for the middle section of Liszt 's Rhapsodie espagnole , and who can play repeated notes faster than a machine - gun can shoot bullets . Playing the piano is as easy for Cziffra as playing tiddly - winks is for you and me . But as I became more acquainted with this set and stopped rushing from impossible passage to impossible passage , hoping against hope that at some point he would lose his balance and tumble like a second - rate trapeze artist off his swing , I was unwittingly dragged in to a more sinister , melancholic side to his playing . In the slow passages Cziffra 's deep , brooding tone can hold the listener as enthralled as his legendary virtuosity . In Balakirev 's Islamey , for instance , he allows the beautiful second subject to sing out , slower and more meaningful , than I have ever heard it before , while his deadly accuracy and exquisite pianissimos produce a stillness in Liszt 's Les Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este that is rare indeed for such a fast moving piece .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
The first memorable and momentous occasion for the ornithologist occurred as he strolled beside the river at sunrise and caught sight of a ' new and beautiful pigeon ' , a bird never before encountered by any of the natives he questioned or any of the stockmen at the out - stations . The bird , which Gould called the harlequin bronzewing , and which later became known as the flock pigeon , rose from the water beside him and alighted on the ground 40 yards away , just within reach of Gould 's expert aim . He expected it to be the only example of its species on which he would set eyes . A fortnight later , on the plains of the Namoi , Gould was thrilled to see the same bird in such great numbers that , when Natty drove them up before him , ' eight fell to a single discharge ' of his gun . The coincidence of the bronzewings ' appearance and Gould 's arrival did not escape comment by the local Aborigines , who had , like Natty and Jemmy , attached themselves to the strange English bird - man .
Idiom: talk dirty (used idiomatically: yes)
I am looking forward to the usual summer visitors . Playing hard to get WELL , not everyone is turned on by talking dirty . The attempt to entice six male sperm whales out of Scapa Flow by playing them some fruity dialogue recorded at a whales ' hen night off the Azores has so far failed . With great foresight , the scientists operating this marine 0898 line had also brought a tape of a large male whale — saying what , we know not — presumably in case these were , well , the sort of lads who do n't like girls .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
Celebrations at Number Ten THERE is some good news for Mrs Thatcher this week . How can that be when the water workers have , by an odd quirk of fate , left her constituents high and dry , long before the dispute had a chance to hit anyone else ? No , there has not been another report saying how well she did in the South Atlantic , the European parliament has not ‘ liberated’ Britain 's £ 500 million rebate from the European Community , nor has the opposition to the new nuclear power station at Sizewell withdrawn from the public inquiry The news that the Prime Minister has awaited with bated breath ever since she visited CERN last year comes from Switzerland , and it has nothing to do with Zurich , or gnomes . The sound of corks popping at Number Ten Downing Street —‘warm congratulation’ , ‘ another first for Britain’— echoes the click of particles at CERN .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
A third suspect is on the run , and there is hardly anything known about him .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
Temporary bad luck . I 'll swear to it . ' ' To the tune of two hundred guineas ? I tell you , back Damocles ! ' James puffed out a great breath , digging his hands deep into the big empty pockets of his coat .
Idiom: dyed in the wool (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it not obviously wiser to install a 2.8 litre Ford power unit ( as advertised in LRO ) . After all , it does provide 135 bhp as opposed to only 114 bhp and yet gives better fuel economy . Most Rover V8 engines people fit to LR are 165 or 155 bhp car engines They are eligible for ARC events such as RTV Trials and to ‘ dyed in the wool’ enthusiasts Ford is a four letter word ! Gold Seal unit I should be grateful if you could answer a few technical queries for me .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: no)
Josh only gave him some whisky for his own good . He 'd got chilled to the marrow last night and he needed a drop of something to keep out the cold . ' ' I never heard such a thing ! I do n't care what Josh says , I 'm going to wake him up . He 's supposed to be at the shop .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
Martin A. Nowak & Robert M. May MUCH attention has been given to the Prisoners ' Dilemma as a metaphor for the problems surrounding the evolution of cooperative behaviour . This work has dealt with the relative merits of various strategies ( such as tit - for - tat ) when players who recognize each other meet repeatedly , and more recently with ensembles of strategies and with the effects of occasional errors . Here we neglect all strategical niceties or memories of past encounters , considering only two simple kinds of players : those who always cooperate and those who always defect . We explore the consequences of placing these players in a two - dimensional spatial array : in each round , every individual ' plays the game ' with the immediate neighbours ; after this , each site is occupied either by its original owner or by one of the neighbours , depending on who scores the highest total in that round ; and so to the next round of the game .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Madam may feel that having spent so much time in custody for the first offence that he has already suffered sufficient punishment , he 's been kept away from his girlfriend and children , and under those circumstances I would urge you Madam to take a lenient course of action , to make him the subject of a conditional discharge . Apart from anything else , that 'll ensure the court that he is not tempted to be involved in any similar incident in the future with is girlfriend . And Madam , I 'd also ask you to say that to to him to pay compensation for the minor injuries she 's suf she 's suffered and of course you have to consider that 's a point in a case involving assault , would be to add insult to injury , and would not assist the parties in coming to terms with their relationship and hopefully attempting a reconciliation . If you can get it as good as that your first time up you must be a natural . The whole of the way through that he was looking at the person he was trying to i m not staring at them , but good eye contact , so if you 're trying to influence somebody there 's no point in looking somewhere else .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Continuing tensions in relations with Iran also focused on the impounding by the Turkish authorities of a cargo ship , the Cape Maleas , as it was at anchor in the Bosphorus on Oct. 22 , 1991 . On Jan. 13 a court in Ankara began a hearing on the matter . The Foreign Ministry claimed that the ship , which was flying the Greek - Cypriot flag and had sailed from the Bulgarian port of Varna , was found to be carrying arms including grenade launchers and mortars , which were not registered in its documentation and were probably destined for " terrorist groups " . It was suggested that they might reach Turkey through Syria and Iran . The Iranian government said that the seizure was illegal and claimed the ship 's cargo as property of the Iranian army .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
Spectrography tests and examinations under an electron microscope confirmed that the distinctive blue paper was manufactured in Venice in 1510 and was a perfect match with other Leonardo works at Windsor . But while there now seems little doubt that the drawing is by Leonardo , the question remains as to whether the theft had royal approval . It is impossible to point the finger directly at Queen Victoria or Prince Albert . However , what does seem remarkable is just how little effort was made to pursue the thieves after the theft was discovered . Whether or not the Palace actually arranged for the drawing to be removed , there can be little doubt that they were delighted to be rid of it . …
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
This morning?’ Her mouth tightened . ‘ You mean , you knew all along , but you let me make a fool of myself?’ Nicolo turned and held out the glass . ‘ I spoke with Silvio less than an hour ago , Caroline.’
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Our thanks to them and to everyone who gave so generously of their time and money to help us through this difficult time . HYPE ! write to reply Next time a stranger tries to stop you in the street , perhaps you should think twice about looking at the pavement and brushing past . Maybe if you 'd spared a few minutes , you could 've become part of Gillian Wearing 's extensive collection of personalised banners . After being ignored by streams of tight - lipped Brits , the Goldsmiths graduate finally amassed almost 400 portraits , a selection of which are on display at the Marconi Gallery in Milan this month .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
Pardon ? You 're right at the head of the pecking order , when the cash generation starts you 'll be first in line ? Er , we will , but the pecking order er , the pecking order is the subject of agreement and it 's public . Er , but I mean clearly the , the debt and the guarantees are paid down first and so for the reason we are high up in the pecking order , because we provided the er , the loans and the guarantees . Yes ?
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
The prisoner , a negro stevedore called Augustus Ciparis , remained locked up in his cell for four days after St Pierre had been laid waste , without food , half - dead from burns and shock , until his cries for help were heard by two negroes picking through the ruins of the town . When he had recovered from his ordeal , Ciparis was able to tell of what had happened — and he went on telling the story for the rest of his life , for he was given a free pardon , joined a travelling circus , and became something of a celebrity . On the morning of 8 May , Ciparis had been waiting as usual for his breakfast to be brought to him , when it suddenly grew dark , and immediately afterwards , hot air laden with ashes began to come through the grating over the door . It was not a strong gust , but it was fiercely hot , and he was severely burned all over his back and legs . He was wearing a shirt and trousers at the time ; these were unmarked .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
Mr Douglas with the ancient book . Scholars ' president looks to famous ancestor The Rev. John Douglas will seek his inspiration from a famous ancestor when he returns to the Friends ' School at Great Ayton as president of the Old Scholars ' Association . Mr Douglas , who retired as vicar of Kilburn in 1988 and now lives in St. Giles ' Close , Thirsk , has a leather - bound copy of the Apologia for , dating back nearly 300 years , which was handed down to him by his mother . It was written for King Charles 11 by Robert Barclay , a classical scholar , in 1675 at the age of 25 , and contains the beliefs and practices of the Society of Friends . Mr Barclay , who became a Quaker when he was 15 , ranks with George Fox and William Penn in the history of the movement , and his words will provide the inspiration for Mr Douglas ' speech in June .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
Milton Shulman , in the London Evening Standard , described Crawford and Corbett 's acting as ‘ two of the neatest comic performances I have seen in the West End for some time’ . He added , ‘ Michael Crawford , gangling , gauche and trying to escape from life through Oriental mysticism , achieves some really hilarious effects with his alternating bouts of unworldly chatter and inexplicable rage.’ Professionally , Crawford 's career was going from strength to strength , and his association with film director Richard Lester continued with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . Unfortunately Lester did not have complete artistic control over the picture . Producer Melvin Frank , who had scripted several Bob Hope films and co - wrote this with Michael Pertwee , originally intended to direct the screen version of the hit musical comedy himself .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
’ Are we clear ? of bugs ? Sweep the ship , now.’ The standard security measure would have been second nature to me , on leaving any planet , if I had n't been burdened with so may excitements and anxieties . Mala looked a little tense , showing that she 'd forgotten as well . And strangely , for Posi , there was an almost measurable hesitation .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
It was not that Russia is poor — many countries in Asia , Africa and Latin America are poorer . Nor was it that reforms already undertaken by Russia 's post - communist government , if only supported with a pile of hard currency , will deliver a lasting rise in living standards — because Russia has not yet done anything like enough . Indeed , unless much more is quickly done , the West 's $ 13 billion will go directly down the drain . Since neither of the standard rationales for rich - country aid to the third world applied , the case rested on three essentially political arguments . One was that Mr Yeltsin was Russia 's best hope — no plausible alternative leader has argued so unequivocally for a market economy , or seemed willing to trust the young reformers who will be needed to create it .
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
This had been ideal for Ewan 's purposes . Naturally , the conditions were n't ideal , mainly because part of his research involved understanding what the conditions actually were , but they sufficed . The incuvat was a state - of - the - art model . Ewan would stand and gaze wonderingly at the naked boy forming before his eyes . Aesthetically , he was in love , but it was still hard to think that eventually this sculpture of flesh and bone must become his soul 's vehicle , his robot .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: no)
If anyone is to get a testimonial , from the current team , it should be him . And if anyone deserves a full house that night it should be as a tribute to all he 's done for the club . The frog was transient — he came , he saw , he spawned , he pissed off . James . From :
Idiom: short shrift (used idiomatically: yes)
I bark at anything in sight . And when a few moments later the telephone goes , and the gas man says that he wo n't after all be coming today to service the boiler , he gets his head bitten off ! Under the circumstances , he 's unfairly given short shrift . My window on the world If I should behave like that , however neurotic and intolerant it may seem , there is nonetheless a consistency and logic to my behaviour .
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
' Bows and women , ' Kadan said cheerfully . ' Is there anything else worth spending money on ? ' Jehan caught Alexei 's eye , and they both smiled . ' Well , ' Jehan said , ' a few things maybe . ' Kadan was probably too young to be interested in experiment with one of his mother 's serving women if he was offered the opportunity .
Idiom: hate someone's guts (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , he could get a straight , and get sixteen . He 'll get twenty . I hate their guts . You can get whatever I did on them . You can get a , you know that Hollywood bowl ,
Idiom: once and for all (used idiomatically: yes)
Had she been right about Luke 's involvement with him too ? They had both apparently been part of the group clustered around the door ; had that been mere coincidence , or had it been Harry Martin that Luke had been so engrossed in talking to ? Suddenly the need to know the truth once and for all was too great . ‘ I 've just about finished here . It went better than I hoped , probably because everyone is anxious about giving the right impression , with the May elections coming up.’
Idiom: up a tree (used idiomatically: yes)
Pressed by Macho , the colobus jumped into Ulysse 's tree , and then into the one guarded by Fitz , who , with an impressive rush , caught the colobus . By then more females were following the hunt from the ground , and all screamed at the top of their voices . Kendo , Brutus , Darwin and the dominant females Ondine and Loukoum climbed up Fitz 's tree . Kendo then took the prey from Fitz , having let him tear out a large piece of the monkey 's intestines . The excitement was very high , and the pressure of the other chimpanzees in the tree forced him down on the ground , where he was greeted by the screaming females .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
' Do what ? ' ' Smile . ' She pulled a wry face . ' I do n't seem to have had a lot to smile about just lately . And today has n't exactly been a barrel of laughs .
Idiom: keep your fingers crossed (used idiomatically: yes)
to feasibility stage . In which case you c want And then keep your fingers crossed that you 're gon na get the the next the development of the
Idiom: cock a snook (used idiomatically: yes)
Cut - throat Jake and his fellows were held in the powerful grip of the Dragoons , and the incriminating barrels lay on the rocks before them . For Captain Pugwash it was a moment of total triumph . Not only had he earned the Huge Reward but for once , indeed the only time without Tom 's help , he had outwitted his most terrible enemy and he could not resist cocking a very vulgar snook at Cut - throat Jake as he went over to shake the Dragoon officer by the hand . ' Stuttering Starfish ! That was stout work , Colonel , ' cried the Captain .
Idiom: bottom drawer (used idiomatically: yes)
' Anyone know about that ? ' ' Only me . He kept them in his bottom right - hand drawer . I 'm the only one besides Tweed with keys . I checked while I was on my own .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Lunchtime , Glasgow . In a city - centre bar , the four members of Eugenius are convening for what they might call work . Others might call it drinking , smoking , eating , and taking the piss out of each other , but to these lads , these activities are a vital part of the job . The first to arrive is Gordon Keen . Gordon is , potentially , the first pop star called Gordon since Sting , and you may have noticed that even Sting does n't call himself Gordon .