Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: give something a miss (used idiomatically: yes)
Family bid by Stuart and Sandra HOCKEY Queen 's University brother and sister Stuart and Sandra Boomer will be giving midweek lectures a miss over the next three days . Instead , the Lisburn pair will be concentrating on the task of leading their teams to inter - varsity success as the Mauritius and Chilean Cup competitions begin at Upper Malone this morning . Stuart and Sandra share a common objective — to help their teams recapture the trophies from University of Ulster , who won both events last year .
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
It was one thing to lose your husband to another woman — but how could she possibly compete with the manifold attractions of a fax machine ? ‘ There the beastly thing goes again ! ’ she grumbled under her breath , grimacing at herself in the mirror as she caught the faint hum and slight clattering sound from the living - room , where the machine was clearly spewing forth yet more reams of urgent letters and company reports from all over the world . And unfortunately , since she could actually hear the machine from the bedroom , it meant that the air - conditioning was on the blink once more ! With a heavy sigh Laura placed her elbows on the dressing - table , leaning forward to bury her face in her hands for a moment . It was n't just the fact that she was going to have to make her umpteenth phone call , asking the electrical repair man to call at the apartment yet again , which was so deeply depressing ; her own personal life — like that of the antiquated air - conditioning system — seemed to keep breaking down just when she was hopeful of a permanent repair .
Idiom: on the dot (used idiomatically: no)
On transmitting , at station A say , the send/receive switch was depressed to send , so earthing the signalling capacitor via the dot-dash keys . Operation of the dot key earthed the battery positive terminal , putting a negative potential on the signalling capacitor . The reverse occurred on restoration of the dot key and depression of the dash key . Cable code signals — three-condition signals — were sent to line via the siphon recorder and its shunts SS1 and RSI giving pulse working to the distant terminal where the received signals passed through the recorder coils , the high-resistance inductive shunt RS2 to earth , via SR2 . In 1870 however , the brilliant Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the first , effective automatic telegraph equipment .
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: yes)
I think it was Philip or something . And he comes up , kicks it , goes boom . Hits it so low , he knocks it off and he comes down the wrong way and lands on top of us . I did a beautiful . Come in , dive in boom on the A , excellent tackle .
Idiom: put a damper on (used idiomatically: yes)
Our solution to the problem is ASCAT ( anti - static carpet treatment ) . I first borrowed a bottle from work and it works like magic . It really put a damper on the whole house and straight away cheered us up and got rid of the edginess we were all feeling . We get our supplies from our computer dealer , so you could try there or a good office stationer . I ca n't remember the cost but you need to buy a plastic pump and a large bottle of the solution , it 'll last for ages and a good going over the whole house once a month will probably be your best bet .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Er of course as I say , they er this was the ma the maternity bill I think was , would , would 've been my mother 's day more than mine you see because I mean then yo the woman did n't get the maternity allowance and Was , was there anything your , your mother felt particularly strongly about do you remember or Well I think it was the maternity because I mean she had had eleven pregnancies so I think she she was very , very erm able to talk about it and I , I do n't , I know Dad had got a good job in the , well if you can call any pit job a good job , but say that the money was decent , but I know that she always had to have two doctors and it was , it was in those days we were , it was good we were in a doctor 's club because , you know , you had n't got any er the maternity and , and the , and the ante- natal and pre - natal and goodness knows what that we 've got today . So I think , if I 've got ta say , mum 's I should say was maternity which you , they were very , very political animals . The Walsall Wood Guild was in particular and when you look round , even the Walsall ones were like because you 've got erm er you 've got board members .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
The " No " campaign has been vigorous , comprising a motley crew of aging Marxists , anti - globalization protestors , traditional euroskeptics , and obsessive " sovereigntists . " They have sought to capitalize on the vacuum of knowledge in Ireland regarding EU affairs and the " Yes " side 's relative lateness to mobilize . Voters have been subjected to a barrage of outlandish claims : the Treaty would supposedly introduce abortion into Ireland ( it is outlawed under Ireland 's constitution ) , abolish Ireland 's low corporate - tax rate , and introduce a European army that would soon be sending Irish boys home from distant battlefields in body bags . Even Ireland 's dismal performance at the recent Eurovision ~ Song ~ Contest has been used to bolster the message : " They did n't vote for us ; why should we vote for them ? " Though these claims are easily discredited , the " Yes " side has been unable to provide voters with sufficient reasons to vote for the Treaty .
Idiom: squeaky clean (used idiomatically: yes)
Soul fool is all that 's best about eating . It 's big healthy hunks of wholesome home cooking served to a joyous family gathering . It 's juice running down chins , fingers instead of forks , plates licked squeaky clean and belts loosened around waists . Those of us who 've had a bellyful of over - processed , bland , convenience foods , cardboard crispbreads and diet spreads have much cause to thank Ms Sheila Ferguson , ex - Three Degrees singer and author of a new book , Soul Food . She has spent the last 18 months researching and writing the kind of cookbook which brings all the old fun and the sheer sensual pleasure back into cooking — and eating .
Idiom: bite someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
What was wrong with her ? She hardly ever lost her temper , least of all with Anne . ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry , I did n't meant to bite your head off . I 'm tired , that 's all.’ She glanced at her friend and managed a smile .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . Do you follow ? No they wo n't accept duplicates as a rule . Well they put those in anyway , so unless they found the original ones , That 's , that 's two months and that keep that keeps you covered for a while , does n't it ?
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
The sequence above , starting with the lavas , is what geologists would expect to find in a hole piercing 6 km into the ocean crust . But on Cyprus a single hole is impractical ; cost and difficulties mount rapidly with depth , so instead a number of holes ( probably five ) will be drilled in Cyprus . Because the Troodos ophiolite has been uplifted and eroded , a slice through successive layers of oceanic crust has been exposed , high and dry on the main hillsides of Cyprus . Thus the five holes will sample , in overlapping segments , the uppermost 4 km of the ophiolite ( see map ) . These holes will probe the vertical relations between types of rock whose horizontal relations nature has already revealed in creating the Troodos massif .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Your dealer will know which models match , but few amplifiers in three figure price territory will suit . I used some big valve and transistor amplifiers from Michelson Audio and from Krell , but various other amps of otherwise good reputation bombed badly . As you can see , getting a pair of SD Ribbons up and running is no picnic , and will not be accomplished without series damage to your wallet . Whether it will prove a worthwhile exercise is also not something that can be answered with a definitive yea or nay , but the potential is definitely there from a design with an unusually bold and coherent presentation , and which lacks many of the subtle compressions and colourations of big box speakers . The bass end is deep and true , and like the rest of the system , it is notably free of overhang and bloom .
Idiom: kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (used idiomatically: yes)
' The fact he 's making a living in the game now is a sad reflection on the lack of true quality in football at the moment . ' Vinny should count himself very , very lucky to have made a lot of money out of football without having any ability . ' It amazes me he should now want to kill the goose that has laid him the golden egg . ' He 's moved from Wimbledon to Leeds , Sheffield United , Chelsea and back to the Dons for around £ 3million . And yet 15 or 20 years ago he would still be playing non - League stuff and carrying a hod around for a living .
Idiom: take it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
Britain 's Roger Clark took on the blizzard conditions in the Lombard London - Sydney Marathon today to move into fourth place . Snow covered 70pc of the longest stage of the 13-hour leg from Wangaratta to Canberra but Clark 's Ford Escort passed six of the front runners to record three fastest stage times . ‘ I knew most of the drivers would take it easy so I put in an attack,’ he said . ‘ I guessed the only other experience Aussies have of ice is when they put it in their drinks!’ Marathon leader , Britain 's Francis Tuthill was more cautious but still spun the Porsche twice and was passed once on a stage by second - placed Australian Ian Vaughan ( Ford Falcon ) .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes ! what other departments feel to your to your people , because wha , you do have to be careful about the indoctrination , this is what I believe so it 's right , we 've got ta we do have to strike a balance . I mean I 've got my own thoughts , I have to be careful here that you know I 've got to try and pull together what you think because at the end of the day it 's it 's very important that it reflects the way we work in school , not the way I perceive I we work in in school because you 're the people at the chalk first . I think a , that there 's another point that we should all remember and that is that it should n't just be our opinion either , we are sort of told from high certain things By who ?
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: no)
There are line - by - line comparisons of different editions of the librettos , and there are ' notes critiques ' that include descriptions of surviving sources and lists of variant readings , while the more important variants are printed in appendices . In volume 16 , for example , these critical notes occupy almost 80 pages . Yet nowhere do these prefaces warn us that certain editors have taken the most astonishing liberties with the music . Not all the editors are guilty : the volumes prepared by Busser , Guilmant , Hahn , Marty and Debussy , for instance , may not measure up to today 's scholarly standards , but in most respects they do not seriously misrepresent the composer 's intentions . By contrast , the volumes edited by Dukas , Chapuis and , above all , d'Indy are seriously flawed .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's obviously having a wonderful time . Every day , I get a postcard from some tropical place called Brown Sugar Island or Crab Cove . She says there are no men on board— the ship is full of hopeful widows — but the crew are wonderful and she 's friendly with the purser , who dances a mean Charleston.’ Adam sipped his drink . ‘ As well as a winter break , there 's another reason for my visit , Elinor , but I did n't want to alarm you unnecessarily by discussing it over the telephone . ‘
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no conceptual link in this model between satisfaction and performance . Subsequent theories ( notably the work of Herzberg ( 1974 ) ) have attempted to overcome these problems . Herzberg developed a more sophisticated analysis of the significance of higher and lower order needs . His analysis of attitudes to motivation and work developed a distinction between two elements , hygiene factors and motivators — dissatisfiers and satisfiers ( see Figure 5.7a ) . Hygiene factors are essentially extrinsic and motivators are intrinsic .
Idiom: go by the board (used idiomatically: yes)
But , of course , slabs of whatever shape must overlap the liner by a couple of inches , so our crazy paving did n't fit as it should … in the end , it was a case of another jigsaw , but these pieces could n't be cut . To cut a long story short , Agassi won , I skimmed my fingers raw by smoothing off mortar without gloves , but by six that evening — there was a definitely a pond where before there had been none … well , not for some years , anyway . The ‘ wildlife element went by the board to some degree , earning any claim to the title by default , rather than by any positive features . In other words , it was n't very deep , it did n't have a filter , and any informality was down to my indifferent building skills , rather than intentional . No matter , it was a wild weekend , and some time soon I 'll return to the scene of the crime and see if I can make the princely pond a home fit for a frog .
Idiom: perish the thought (used idiomatically: yes)
The point of the whole performance was only partly the usual snobbery and one - upmanship . The essential purpose was to disguise the fact that Dennis was an alcoholic . He was n't out to get drunk — perish the thought!— but to savour the unique individuality of each wine to the full . Dennis did n't drink , he degusted . Well fair enough , whatever it takes .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
Though privatization plans lagged , the Greeks won high marks for doubling down on fiscal austerity . In Europe ’s summer of quiet triumphalism , ever - lower expectations were easy to beat . But Greece is set to test Europe again , with a vengeance . Greece ’s crisis was spectacularly outsize . After it was revealed that successive governments had misled their way to mammoth fiscal deficits and macroeconomic imbalances , Greece lost access to international bond markets .
Idiom: give someone pause (used idiomatically: yes)
Whereas Gaston had managed to buy a small boat to go fishing , Marius had not so much as managed the purchase of two matching garden chairs . Whereas the wife of one had afforded a new hat , the wife of the other was short of sous for knitting - wool . Their sparring for position of least - favoured son gave me pause for thought . However , they combined in boundless enthusiasm for their local soccer équipe , and for their local newspaper . Every Sunday they rehearsed the contents of the previous week 's editions .
Idiom: show a leg (used idiomatically: yes)
' Not much . ' ' I do n't see it was anything to laugh about , ' said Dolly huffily . ' How would you like to ' ave to show your legs in an orphanage just because you ' adn't got a farthing to your name ? ' ' Ca n't think you 'd pay a penny to see mine , ' said Joe . ' Then what happened ? '
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
The references to professors and their books led to the predictable conclusion : ' On the Black issue our verdict is based on the facts , we have judged the case on the evidence , fairly , and come to the only just conclusions . ' It was the National Front 's liberal opponents , who were avoiding the ' facts ' : ' They ca n't site ( sic ) a mass of scientific evidence to support their beliefs . ' Having defined the key term and having cited relevant facts , the author 's final sentence points the accusing finger at liberals : ' Dare we say it — it is they , not we , who are prejudiced . ' In an obvious sense , this article is an unremarkable piece of fascist writing . Pre - war German Nazi propaganda cited academic , and pseudo - academic , sources in elaborating racial themes .
Idiom: look on the bright side (used idiomatically: yes)
Perhaps it 's time we visited our noble Prince of Wales and the Lord Gaveston at Woodstock . ' Ranulf groaned and closed his eyes . ' Look on the bright side , ' Corbett sang out , walking briskly away . ' Where there 's a palace there are pretty girls ! ' Ranulf glared at his master 's retreating back .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
I never got on very well and ended up getting thrown out of my classes . As a last resort I was put into a special centre for people who wo n't adjust to school . One day my mum rang up and said she did n't want me to come home again and that I should go to Social Services because she was sick and tired of all the bother and everything . So I was taken into care again , went to an assessment centre and ended up in an approved school for girls in Hertfordshire . My first offence was round about the age of eleven — shoplifting .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : Mon , 27 Sep 93 12:06:26 BST Subject : Re : TSB article Gav , Article for TSB looks spot - on . How about ‘ Side of the Net’ or something to do with net for the title . Kev .
Idiom: pick someone's brain (used idiomatically: no)
Sometimes too much . ' Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best . When he left I phoned to wish him all the best and he said , ' keep on picking people 's brains ' . ' After a modest playing career , Harford hit the headlines when his unfancied Luton beat Arsenal 3–2 with a last - minute goal in the 1988 Littlewoods Cup final at Wembley . Slander
Idiom: step on it (used idiomatically: no)
She has £20,000 savings and owes £10,000 on her repayment mortgage , which costs her £78 a month , or £930 a year after she has received the tax allowance . Her money is spread over several different building society accounts earning her only 5.7 per cent or £1,140 a year . If she put it all in one account she could step up the return on her £20,000 to 6.45 per cent or £1,290 after tax . In strict cash terms she is paying a higher rate on her mortgage than her savings are earning . So it might make sense to pay off part of her mortgage .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
Other routines are pure flights of fancy , all the more extraordinary for the very ordinary setting . Almost all are very rude . Margi 's stage persona is still a larger than life version of the Kirkby girl and strikes obvious chords with some of her audience . The show , premiered last night , is beginning a national tour . It seems difficult to imagine it translating even across the Mersey .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
And finally peu de doci which is not French but is again Italian peu de doci means dying away . Peu de doci means quite literally getting lost . So if you want to get rid of somebody you can go and tell them to peu de doci which means getting lost . Okay I know we moved on to the next piece last week we will start again on that tomorrow . I want to complete our previous work first .
Idiom: bush telegraph (used idiomatically: yes)
If superiors involve them in decision - making , they are more likely to be management - minded . The informal organisation of a company , given an acceptable social atmosphere : improves communications by means of a ‘ bush telegraph’ system ; and facilitates the coordination of various individuals or departments and establishes ‘ unwritten’ methods for getting a job done . Certain individuals can have an important informal influence in an organisation .
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
Val de Loire Cantat philomena sic dulciter … For nights and days the aspen poplar has snowed itself
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
I then replied loftily that I wished to make ' a certain suggestion to him ' . I was n't questioned further ! Along with the certain suggestion I enclosed the casket design and a typed selection of quotes from my letters approving the idea of ' over - the - counter coffins ' and giving the address at which the originals could be inspected , in the time - honoured manner with unsolicited testimonials . The answers were not long in arriving . All negative , which was not unexpected considering the novelty of the idea .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
But , how are we going to put this over ? What formula are we going to find to get the ordinary people of Ulster to vote on real issues which concern them and not on the entrenched sectarian issues into which we are brainwashed . No matter what happens to the National question in the final analysis the community struggle goes on , the struggle against the hopelessness and helplessness of ordinary people to manage to cope in a very complex society . We can not separate politics from community action , no matter what we try to do about it , no matter how idealistic we may be . It indicated that community education for peace and reconstruction offered a possible alternative to violence and conflict by building a united working - class movement based on local community action .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
As each person dies , he does so in a little skirmish of the platoon that is parallel to , and reflects , one of the four major disastrous battles of the war — Dunkirk , Dieppe , Alamein and Arnhem — which is shown in tinted black - and - white footage , some of which we shot and some of it archive material . Out of each battle , when the person dies , his replacement — his ghost - appears in the same tinted colour and keeps the unit up to complement . In America , they made six hundred prints of the film and decided these bits were supposed to be in black - and - white and they could fix it ! I arrived for the American premiere and these ghosts made no sense at all . During filming in Spain , there had already been a hint of what was to come when a journalist heard about this ' controversial ' picture being made and managed to steal a script from the set , escaping by throwing beer glasses at cast and crew .
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
Right , proceed with your ablutions , but mind your ankle . ' He left , closing the door . Dolly took her bath . She used the soap , but not the scrubbing brush . That man , what a funny character , did he treat everyone as if they were in the Army ?
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
The two branches studied , however , were in the same moderately safe Conservative constituency . Even in a traditionally Conservative parliamentary constituency , the youthful team could be crucially important . During a General Election , Party members might be encouraged to lend a hand in nearby marginal constituencies . In addition , there were local elections , and overall control of the city council regularly shifted between Conservatives and Labour . Therefore , the mobile teams of young Party workers had important parts to play in the business of electioneering , whether addressing envelopes , delivering manifestos , knocking on doors canvassing , or driving known elderly supporters to the polls .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
But never in the normal world — one nearly five feet tall . It was a human embryo of some forty days that had been somehow arrested , then grown to its own obscene maturity . John Delaney knew now that all along it had been hunting them , that it was still hunting them , waiting for the right moment to pick them off at will , one at a time . One at a time ! ‘ Oh God !