Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: with a will (used idiomatically: no)
We renounce our own way of living and thinking to live the life of obedient faith — just as Jesus lived on earth . Our happiness lies , as Jesus said , in doing the things that please the Father . Only by the power of his Spirit can we see our lives oriented with his life ; his will with our will . It is God as Father who enables us to see the true essence of God . It is God as Son who reveals God to us in terms we can understand — by becoming a human being .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: no)
The long beat and fast reaching course was probably the best set by race officer Roy Withell . The south - east 15 knots wind opened up the fleet , but the gusty beat was a great leveller and provided some close finishes in the final four races . Clyde Waite won the day 's racing , but after 39 races the new overall series champion is the Bic - sponsored Clacton racer , Simon Pearce . Results 1 S Pearce ( Bic / Titman Tip Tools ) ; 2 A Mexome ( F2/Soveriegn Hols ) ; 3 C Waite ( Fanatic / Dolphin ) ; 4 S Lindsell ( Mistral ) ; 5 S Miller ( Fanatic ) ; 6 M Smalling ( Fanatic / Hummingbird Express ) ; 7 P Goodchild ( Mistral / Ski - Surf 2000 ) ; 8 B Fogg ( F2 ) ; 9 N Ainsworth ( F2 ) ; 10 L Booth ( Fanatic ) .
Idiom: move heaven and earth (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And then?’ ‘ We will see.’ ‘ Claudia , I will move heaven and earth . Please try not to think about it.’ ‘ They just want to take him away and hang him .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
The above discussion suggests that , when needed , clear signals of information status can be employed in written language . Different languages use different devices for signalling information structure and translators must develop a sensitivity to the various signalling systems available in the languages they work with . This is , of course , easier said than done because , unfortunately , not much has been achieved so far in the way of identifying signals of information status in various languages . As is the case with most areas of text - linguistics , linguists tend to concentrate on the analysis of signalling devices in English and extrapolate from that to other languages . For example , Chafe sums up the expression of givenness as follows :
Idiom: never the twain shall meet (used idiomatically: yes)
Say the Leeds and I 'm smiling THE PITCH was n't the only place staging a Battle of Britain at Elland Road on Wednesday . Inside a packed - to - capacity press box , national passions were running high Scottish press corps to the right , English press to the left , and never the twain shall meet . Ally McCoist headed Rangers ' crucial second goal after 59 minutes and was met by stunned silence from 25,118 home fans . Behind the smoked glass of the press box , however , a cry and a clenched fist went up : ‘ What 's the score now , England?’
Idiom: take a leaf out of someone's book (used idiomatically: no)
This last alternative is a possibility , but it is by no means easy . Shouting at cats or hitting them has little effect . It is best to take a leaf out of the mother cat 's book . When she wants to control her kittens , she growls at them . They learn this signal and soon respond to it .
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: yes)
You had no right to behave to those children as you did . " " I can do a woman 's voice , Mr Feather , I had them in stitches up at the Comprehensive . I had your own two kiddies in stitches . " He laughed . " The charrada of the clown , Mr Feather , if ever you 've heard of it . "
Idiom: close ranks (used idiomatically: no)
I went cold with horror — I was wearing odd shoes ! They even had a different height heel . I spent the rest of the evening with my relatives in close rank around me , hoping nobody would notice the idiot in the middle with two completely different shoes . WHERE ARE THEY NOW ? Wendy Jones would like to hear from her ex - penpal , Staff Sgt Jeff Wilson , last known 3 Squadron , 13 Signal Regt , BFPO 45 .
Idiom: go overboard (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's why we need you here . You 're detached from this . You help to prevent us going overboard.’ Patrick poured a whisky for himself too . He was less detached than she thought .
Idiom: go downhill (used idiomatically: no)
So occasionally , you can put your feet up instead of training on a wet and windy night and not feel guilty about it . Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . And if the road starts to go downhill , you can even pick up speed without any further pedalling . But when the road levels out , you will eventually have to start pedalling again . The equivalent in marathon preparation begins when you are training frequently , and despite feeling tired for months on end , are actually creating that initial momentum .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
Seems a bit silly washing mine and Andrew 's today do n't it ? And when er . Have to get a mo a move on and , oh I must ask her Well my , my , my line 's just about full of jumpers . I must see Daphne today .
Idiom: jump on the bandwagon (used idiomatically: yes)
Matsushita by the way is talking about using Sparcs in high - definition TV . Fancy that . Leasametric has now jumped on the Tadpole bandwagon and will be an Sparcbook authorised rental company . Xerox Imaging Systems has named John Seeley Brown , head of Xerox PARC , to its board of directors . AIX Expo and the Power Solutions Conference , the exclusively IBM shindig , has been scheduled for October 20–23 at the San Jose Convention Centre in California : they expect to change the world .
Idiom: to a turn (used idiomatically: no)
Half the C.B.S. story on Lawrence last night was time taken explaining where Athens is . ' When it came to their turn , both men shook Elsa Lawrence 's hand , felt her limp grasp in theirs . And both men put their arms round the children , and felt them flinch from the touch of strangers . Dr Tariq , frail and looking as though the gentle zephyr that came in off the Tigris might flatten him , could muster a savage temper when attacked .
Idiom: rags to riches (used idiomatically: yes)
Four years ago an enterprising film producer arrived in Hollywood , having just acquired the film rights to a book on the life of Andy Warhol . The story seemed to have everything to meet the commercial demands of Hollywood . There was a rags to riches tale about the son of immigrants who went to parties with the rich and famous , a recognisable name , and even a dead body . But in his first meeting with a studio executive , the young would - be producer met with incredulity . ‘ Who wants to watch a movie about a queer who painted a soupcan?’ the executive demanded .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
After receiving treatment for himself , Browning was sent off . Millard dropped to left - back , with Buckingham switching to the right , but Farnham 's rhythm was disrupted and Cranleigh were quick to take advantage . On 30 minutes , Farnham 's defence was all over the place at a free - kick and the ball fell at a perfect height to an unmarked Lamboll who struck an unstoppable volley past Cann . Carpenter 's speed and control was even causing problems for Harris , himself no slouch , and Farnham 's hearts must have been in their mouths when the Cranleigh number 10 , having broken clear on the right , hit the deck after a late challenge by Cann who had raced out of his area . However , referee Ford judged it to be a yellow card offence and the free - kick came to nothing .
Idiom: take the count (used idiomatically: yes)
And to what extent is the church ministering effectively to the needs of single parent families ? What do these results indicate you should be doing to minister to the situation ? Once you have established the rule of taking a membership count each year , after a period of time you will be able to represent these figures on a graph to compare one year with another . Having displayed in this clear format what has been happening , you will then be able to interpret the general trend , and raise questions regarding those years which proved to be exceptions to the overall picture . Attendance
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
The broad spectrum of requirements ranges from temporary ad - hoc measures ( for example , a Hotline service ) to expansions of technical systems planned in the long term with comprehensive parts delivery and service technicians .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: no)
The front page story had made him very angry . It was sensitive stuff and he had no intention of discussing it with the Bristol media . A long line of reporters lined up dutifully to have a few words with him . I was the very last in the row , along with my film camera crew . Worse , there was just an hour to go before transmission .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: no)
Mum , I remember bit which I do n't like of the cake Mm You see the top bit over the top ? mm It 's not that picture of what he said it 's the little bit in there
Idiom: drop the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
A to Z of Golf Nigel O'Mahony DROP : A player drops a ball when he has hit out of bounds or lost his original ball . He may also drop his ball back into play , though no nearer the hole , when given relief by the rules or under penalty of one shot if he thinks the ball is unplayable . DUCK HOOK : This is when a ball is mishit and flies very low and fast while veering rapidly to the left , usually landing the unfortunate player in terrible trouble .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: no)
' In future , Brother , I would be grateful if you would observe the courtesies and , before making any pronouncements , consult with me . As I said , I am the coroner ! ' ' Let me remind you , Sir John , ' Athelstan retorted , leaning back in his saddle , ' that I am a clerk , a priest , and not your messenger boy , your little lap dog ! In these matters I will say what I believe is best and if you find it so difficult to work with me , then write to my father prior . This is one burden I would be relieved of ! '
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
10 . Clinton has also promised a renewed American effort to end the crisis that has turned the former Yugoslavia into a horrific centre of conflict and atrocities . Soldiers in the Cheshire regiment now bravely trying to keep the peace among the warring factions are among those who will be praying for a fresh initiative . Urban policy 11 .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
If this is not done a disillusioned employee may well leave after a short time and you will have to repeat the expensive and disruptive process of interviewing all over again . Although an advertisement is not the place in which to list all the snags of the job it should mention fundamental conditions like shift work or weekend working so you do not waste time seeing people for whom such conditions would be unacceptable . Word - of - mouth advertising Lastly , just as people looking for jobs are advised to ask around and find out about prospects through the grapevine rather than from official sources , employers too , where appropriate , can let it be known that they are looking for a certain sort of employee . Take advice , and use whatever method you think will be most effective in attracting the right sort of people along for interview , so that you will be making a selection from a number of genuinely suitable candidates .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
BOATING for disabled people is again available next month . The Boats for the Handicapped Association are operating the ‘ Mildred Stocks ’ for the summer boating season , from Colt Hill , Odiham , on the Basingstoke Canal . There are no steps to get on and off the ‘ Mildred Stocks ’ ; wheelchairs can be wheeled straight on board on a special ramp and people with sticks or walking aids will have no problems . This day boat is specially designed to carry up to eleven passengers , six of whom could be in wheelchairs . At least two of her passengers must be able bodied to look after mooring and positioning of the gangway .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
The Open Software Foundation believes its technologies are now being used and marketed by enough sections of the industry to warrant an exhibition dedicated to its products . Challenge ' 93 will be held in conjunction with OSF 's member meeting in Boston next May. OSF is clearly hoping to stake out its claim to a piece of the open systems marketplace with what is expected to become an annual event for both hardware and software vendors . DEC , Hewlett - Packard , Hitachi , IBM and Groupe Bull have already signed on for the event . UNIX INTERNATIONAL STARTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST MICROSOFT NT
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
Teachers who listen to all the conflicting noises that are made about education by the pundits will inevitably feel ( quite apart from their own ideals ) that there is no pleasing all of the people all of the time . ‘ More care and concern , especially for disadvantaged pupils’ runs headlong into ‘ Teachers are not social workers : school is for learning , not for trying to rectify social injustice’ . Thinking they were doing the right thing , some schools set out to understand and respond to the particular problems faced by children of West Indian origin — only to discover that their parents , dissatisfied with ‘ low expectations’ and ‘ lack of discipline’ , were setting up their own alternative , strict , traditional schools that their children were being sent to on Saturdays . Or schools get very excited by computer - assisted learning , ordering equipment and retraining teachers — only to find that the pupils , so full of enthusiasm three years ago , have totally lost interest , while the ‘ experts’ are once again suggesting that it was n't such a good idea after all . Any teacher could write their own long list of countermanding pieces of advice that have come their way .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: no)
A child is sitting in a toy car colored in red and yellow
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
There was almost no escape from television . Three homes out of five had two TV sets and one person in six had three . ITV broadcast round the clock . Viewers had a choice of four channels . Between them , BBC1 , BBC2 , ITV and Channel 4 provided some 450 hours of programmes a week .
Idiom: the plot thickens (used idiomatically: yes)
Savings , the agency thinks , could be $ 100 m or more a year . When news of the memo appeared on April 30th in a story in the New York Times , greens cheered and deficit - cutters rejoiced . Then the plot thickened . That same day , several timber - industry groups mounted well - staged press conferences condemning the proposal . In Oregon , which has one forest on Mr Robertson 's list , loggers suggested that the forest would be swamped with insects if harvesting stopped .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: no)
She shuddered , thinking of the new puckered scars he already bore , criss - crossing with the traces of older wounds . Whatever he did would be against him . Midnight opened his eyes , catching her unawares before she could put away her feelings . She said hurriedly : They want thee in there,’ jerking her head towards the door . He got up , but instead of doing as he was told , came a step nearer .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
After brief snatches of radio transmissions , the tower heard a despairing plea , ' Have you any idea where we are ? ' It was learned later that the plane had flown through overhead high tension power cables and left the topmost cable intact ; 132,000 volts of electricity had passed through the aircraft , igniting all flammable material on board . The Constellation crashed on Auchinweet Farm , on the eastern edge of Tarbolton parish , about 5 miles east of the airport . Of the 40 people on board . 6 survived the crash but no one lived more than a few days .
Idiom: go west (used idiomatically: yes)
But this does not preclude extreme and non - peaceful solutions . Those who believe in the ‘ transfer’ of Palestinians now believe in it more openly . At the same time , though , there are more people who can , perhaps for the first time since 1967 , imagine that the Jews could go west , back into the green line , or into new borders adjusted to rid themselves of their Palestinian burden . It would be premature — and misleading — to try to translate these slowly shifting attitudes into a readiness for dramatic change . All Israel 's responses to the intifada have so far been dictated externally , by the Palestinians or the Americans .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Caterers now have every reason to ensure that staff are trained to the appropriate level and already there is pressure on the Awarding Bodies to provide a more realistic range of courses than at present . Perhaps it was too much to expect of the Government to spell out , as many had wanted , who should be trained , to what level and within what timescale . On reflection , the catering industry may well be much better off as a result of the Government 's proposals for a self - regulatory approach , but it all depends at the end of the day on how well it gets its act together , using Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment systems to identify the problem areas . The wider food industry now has to demonstrate that it is using all within its power to minimise the risk of injury to the health of the consumer . Whilst the law is designed to give succour in times of difficulty to those who do their best , it will show little mercy to those who are at the receiving end of proceedings who can not demonstrate that they have given the highest priority .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
She looked magnificent , her athletic figure showing to its best in the tightly fitting black jacket and her red hair confined in a velvet snood beneath her hard hat . But she also looked , Meredith noticed , very pale and rather subdued . Fearon turned his horse 's head and rode towards her . He leaned across and spoke to her , his face and gestures urgent , but she shook her head . ' Harriet looks a bit ropey , ' said Pringle thoughtfully .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
If you were going somewhere new on holiday in the car , would you : 1 . Just get in the car and go — if you got lost just stop and ask . 2 . Get out all the relevant maps beforehand and plan out your route .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: no)
After a great deal of pressure exerted upon him by Dempsey and others , the husband agreed to guarantee the indebtedness on the Dempsey accounts for a limited period said to be ‘ only about four days,’ and to secure this by a charge on his house in favour of the bank . There was no doubt that Bunn was fully acquainted with these negotiations . The matter came to a head at a meeting at the bank 's premises between the husband and Bunn on Friday , 23 July 1982 . See p. 361 : ‘ It is convenient to consider first whether the judge was correct in holding that the husband , whatever else he may have done , was not acting as agent for the bank for the purposes of procuring the signature of the wife to the charge .
Idiom: smoke like a chimney (used idiomatically: yes)
An initiator transforms a normal cell into the seed of a growing cancer ; it is a necessary but not sufficient factor for malignant change . The development of overt lung cancer depends on a second chemical insult ( the promoter ) , a chance event that may occur 20 to 40 years later , or not at all . My granddad , who smoked like a chimney and lived to 97 , was lucky enough never to encounter a promoter . He also managed to avoid asthma , bronchitis , emphysema , thrombosis , and cancer of the bladder , kidneys , mouth , throat , and oesophagus . But then he also once dodged a bolt of lightning .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: yes)
Waiter ! Waiter ! There 's a fly paddling in my soup ! Do n't you mean swimming , sir ? No , you did n't give me enough soup for that !
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Here on the edge of the wood one of them had got entangled in the blackberry - bushes , and looking back to free himself had caught sight of something glittering in the undergrowth ; it was the buckle on Brandes 's belt , and he himself was lying in the undergrowth , his right hand on the barrel of his gun , the other clenched , and his head split open by the blow of an axe .
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
Potential and actual savings which have been identified include : shorter lead times , presently as long as six months ; producing better , more up - to date styles ; and shoes that fit better . Last - making will be to a higher standard . Model lasts — from which 10 to 12 production lasts are made for left and right feet — have to be made in five widths for each of 10 sizes . Sometimes when a small pattern is enlarged to fit a bigger foot the resulting shoe looks out of proportion . The computer last is a parametric model .
Idiom: step on it (used idiomatically: no)
He describes how Sonya is driven out onto the streets by her step-mother 's gibe — ‘ Why not ? What is there to preserve so carefully ? ’ — and returns and lays thirty roubles on the table . ‘ She looked at her step-mother but uttered not a single word ; she simply picked up our big drap-de-dames green shawl ( it 's a shawl we all use , a drap-de-dames one ) , and covered her head and face entirely with it ad lay down on the bed with her face to the wall , ad her little shoulders and her whole body were trembling . ' His ‘ which we all use ’ is authorially bold . We are never told what use Marmeladov might have had for the shawl .
Idiom: go the whole hog (used idiomatically: yes)
( This little bit of extra enlightenment is a key move in the creation of modern feminism . ) There are two possible ways of curing the anomaly . One is to go the whole atomist hog and turn women too into full - time contracting egoists , no less exploitative and solitary than the males . Rousseau ( 1755 ) , in his early accounts of the state of nature , attempted this heroic move , and he has recently been echoed from the feminist side by Shulamith Firestone in The Dialectic of Sex ( 1971 ) . As a response to the brutal competitive individualism which is fashionable today , this proposal is understandable .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
And appearing only for the defence has always seemed too easy an option . I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . By the time you 've seen your third rapist walk free because you 've been cleverer than the prosecuting counsel , you lose the taste for that particular victory . But that 's just the easy explanation . I suspect it would n't have happened if I had n't lost an important case , important to me anyway .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Critic 's view Cinema . By Derek Malcolm THE LONDON Film Festival — the largest ever mounted — grinds to a halt on Sunday with a performance of Ettore Scola 's What Time Is It ? But before then there is another Guardian debate ( Saturday , NFT1 , 2.15 ) which , if it is half as argumentative as last weekend 's about the South African cinema , ought to be well worth attending . The subject is contentious enough in all conscience — the independent film .
Idiom: hit the nail on the head (used idiomatically: yes)
Boxtree — no has beans Boxtree 's children 's list might be accused of flash in the pan publishing — some flash , some pan . It certainly seems to specialise in hitting nails on heads at just the right moment . Some of its products move so fast they do n't even get into the catalogue . ' Marketing ' is a widely misused word in the book business , but when Boxtree 's publishing director Adrian Sington sports a gap in the TV - related or licensing market , and sales and marketing director David Inman gets the order book out , the numbers they achieve are impressive .