Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Financial Times 4 October Waste and Recycling London dumping convention curbs dumping at sea The 43 nations attending the week long London Dumping Convention eventually agreed to end all depositing of industrial waste at sea by 1995 . The convention is a UN body responsible for the regulation of sea dumping .
Idiom: cold feet (used idiomatically: yes)
… AS SUPPORT FALLS AWAY FROM COMMON OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACE Another initiative that seems to be suffering from a bout of collective cold foot is the Common Operating System Interface effort sponsored by IBM Corp and Hewlett - Packard Co. The proliferation of industry alliances and more recent consolidations is said to have induced a state of panic at the two firms about the logic of what they are trying to achieve with the common interface — bandied about in some quarters as Systems Application Architecture II — and whether there are sound business reasons behind it . Although the two firms are still expected to cement an agreement covering Hewlett - Packard taking a 20 % stake in Taligent Inc , the Common Operating System Interface announcement is now likely to be toned down , with the participation of other firms that had been in the same swim , such as Santa Cruz Operation Inc and SunSoft Inc , looking increasingly unlikely by the day .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
It is as if the body had two hearts — one providing power to the lung circuit , and the other for the body circuit . This system gives the animal much more speed and stamina . Several commentators theorize that dinosaurs may have had hearts like crocodilians , perhaps because they are the closest living relatives to the archosaur . But modern crocodiles possess the imperfect four - chambered heart in which freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs is separated from the used blood returning from the body . This enables oxygen to be stored for several minutes , and during prolonged periods of submersion an accessor valve between the heart ventricles can be opened to bypass the function of the lungs .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Anjou , both rosé and white , comes from the Loire near Angers . For Anjou Rosé , look for the tall , fluted bottle . For the medium - dry white , look for Anjou Blanc on the shelves . Make friends with the wines of France . IF YOU'RE A BRIGHTON , BLACKPOOL OR BOGNOR BABY , YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITH BRITISH GAS WATER HEATING .
Idiom: one of those things (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I know what you mean.’ Jock blew out rings of cigarette smoke then watched them widen and disappear . ‘ It 's just one of those things , so try to remember what it 's like next time there 's a panic on , eh ? And there 's no’ a thing you can do about it , lassie , so why do n't you sit back and enjoy it ? Or maybe you 'd like to watch the boat coming alongside?’
Idiom: throw in the towel (used idiomatically: yes)
We know what to expect . ' But I just want the same character and fight we showed when we were 3 - 0 down to Chesterfield . ' At no time did we throw the towel in . We had some young boys out there who could have gone into their shell , but they did n't and that pleased me . ' BRUCIE IS BACK !
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
I think if you know where you 're going it 's nearer than we went . We do were n't too sure were we ? Was that was that hot air balloon following you by any chance ? It , it just came over , yeah it , it came up over the It looks nice dunnit , that ?
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
65 . In Ex parte Jaderow Ltd. , at p. 222 , para . 25 the court stated that ' Consequently , the measures which the member states may adopt when exercising the power conferred on them by article 5(2 ) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 170/82 with a view to excluding certain of the vessels flying their flag from sharing in the utilisation of their national quota are justified only if they are suitable and necessary for attaining the aim of the quotas … which ' is to assure to each member state a share of the Community 's total allowable catch , determined essentially on the basis of the catches from which traditional fishing activities , the local populations dependent on fisheries and related industries of that member state benefited before the quota system was established . '
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
When it presses on a nerve , it causes pain . There are two types of corn , the hard variety — which usually develops on the tips or top of the toes — and the soft corn that builds up between the toes . Calluses grow on the ball of the foot and do not have a nucleus . But the thick , hardened layers of dead skin sometimes press on the nerve , causing a burning sensation when you walk . To prevent problems you must take care in buying shoes that fit well .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
How much are they asking for ? They 've actually said , that their cost of three hundred and ninety five pound , out of which two hundred and fifty is for lighting . Personally , I 'd love to see us support it to the hilt , because I believe that , you know , the community theatre , above all else in Ottery , really does give it a good name . Excellent productions . Very well , professionally , done .
Idiom: pull the plug (used idiomatically: yes)
AS DEC , INTEL PART COMPANY ON PARALLEL KIT … Intel Corp 's agreement to have Digital Equipment Corp resell its 80860 RISC - based massively parallel processors is dead because DEC found little interest from the market , Electronic News reports . But Intel insists that DEC was still showing interest in marketing the follow - on Paragon machine and that it pulled the plug on the deal because it was not satisfied with DEC 's level of commitment . DEC 's massively parallel activities have been moved from corporate research to its mainstream computer operations and clustering , as in its recent agreement with Encore Computer Corp , is the current DEC watchword . …
Idiom: in the offing (used idiomatically: yes)
Such fieldwork , which is actually carried out by consultants , represents a highly important part of the business — classified by Mendoros as ‘ engineering support’ . But the Earby factory itself is certainly not yet an established aeroengine service centre . As it happens , there is a substantial engine refurbishment contract in the offing which ( although tenders have not yet been invited ) promises to bring someone several tens of millions of pounds in revenue over a period of a few years . If Mendoros could land the contract it would eliminate the danger of under- utilised assets — and simultaneously confer a kind of official recognition . He rates his chance of capturing the job as better than 30 % .
Idiom: rise from the ashes (used idiomatically: yes)
She added that Miss Knox , who was represented by barrister Elaine Kelly , had received an ' unqualified apology ' from Lurgan Community Workshop . McConville and Lurgan Community Workshop were ordered to pay £ 7,500 damages , a week 's lost pay at £ 29.50 , and £ 1,500 aggravated damages , making a total of £ 9,029.50 . Landmark rises up from the ashes THE landmark spire of Colmcille Roman Catholic church in Holywood has risen from the ashes of the fire which virtually destroyed it four years ago . But there was another fire this week at the temporary building which the congregation has been using — the disused gym of the former Our Lady 's grammar school .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
TORY back - benchers last night shied away from a rebellion over the Budget imposition of value - added tax on domestic fuel . The threatened revolt fizzled out as Conservative critics decided to draw back from voting down the whole Budget , keeping their powder dry for future votes when the issue comes before the Commons in detail . Comfortable Government majorities on two key motions followed a searing fightback by the Chancellor , Norman Lamont , during raucous exchanges which saw him at one stage on the ropes in the face of a furious tirade by , alternately , the Labour leader , John Smith , and the shadow chancellor , Gordon Brown . Mr Lamont resisted persistent demands from Labour for assurances that pensioners not covered by income support would be fully compensated for the 17.5 per cent increase from April 1995 . He brushed aside charges that the Government had reneged on its election promises last year by comparing the Government borrowing crisis with the early years of the Thatcher Government in which , he said , taxes had to rise before they could be brought down after borrowing was stabilised .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Number 3 was made by Allen and taken superbly by Durnin . 3 minutes later came number 4 . Goal of the week ; it 'll be in the running for goal of the season . 4 - 0 . The hero deserved a medal .
Idiom: use a sledgehammer to crack a nut (used idiomatically: yes)
These techniques can be found in a variety of texts , for example Dobson et al . ( 1985 ) . At the operational level planning tasks will be simpler and there is less need to look for complex procedures as it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut . It is important that the planning process should define how a project is to move from the current position to the desired future position , i.e. the action needed to achieve objectives . Conclusion
Idiom: by the back door (used idiomatically: yes)
The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . It would be in breach of the law to accept that argument , Lord Justice Ralph Gibson said . It would impute to Parliament an intention to import the convention into domestic law ‘ by the back door.’ Dr Colman , of Fadmoor , north Yorkshire , sought GMC permission to place a factual , non - promotional advertisement in a local paper because he could find no other way to tell prospective patients of his services . He hoped the Medical Defence Union would support an appeal to the Lords .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: yes)
Big sticks hooray ! all over the place . He 's been outside , has n't he , so there 's bound to be .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Well ill I was ! still I think it 's the fact erm you know y you 're not she 's got a problem on her mind she 's not been well you 're not taking her serious Mm mm you ought to cut the leash a bit
Idiom: off the beaten track (used idiomatically: yes)
Experience in selling goods is certainly a plus . The candidate 's professional career must show a clear progression and unquestionable achievements . Unusual interests , off the beaten track experiences should be of interest . Good presentation : dress standards of a person working at the highest levels of large corporations . Above - average communication skills : to the point , concise , convincing without being too talkative : a good listener but not passive .
Idiom: scratch the surface (used idiomatically: yes)
Then I remembered the location of a luxurious caravan a relative has near Perpignan , so I looked up the guide , and found that there are a number of crags nearby — even better . So guess where one of my weeks will be spent this summer ? Surface only scratched and the guide has proved its worth already . The introduction tells you how to decipher the crag listings which provide information such as : crag name , sun hours , number of routes ( including number in the grades ) , province and crag number ( to locate the crag on the maps which are sprinkled throughout ) . Descriptions give a brief introduction about the climbing , rock type , size and style of route , together with the type of in situ protection .
Idiom: cut and thrust (used idiomatically: yes)
Alright , so some high - powered committees have dismissed the idea of death rays , but that was before Star Wars showed that it can be done . If President Reagan wants some shiny new lasers , let him have them . Do n't worry about some Strangelove of a character turning your innocent little toy into a satellite vaporiser , theory has it that military research is second rate because you can not do good research behind screens of secrecy and away from the cut and thrust of peer review . So come on physicists : be coherent ; get into a truly excited state . Take the money and run .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
Did you want to ask a question ? I was going to say that in a lot of these countries the logging concessions are owned by government ministers and the elite . You ca n't really ask the government to do something about the logging when it 's owned by themselves , I mean , or rather it 's controlled by the powers of the country and the only way to do something there is to boycott their timber , not to pressure the government , and we 're back to , you know , back to square one . I think certainly the Environment Minister has in Sarouac 10,000 hectares , he 's actually got a license out there , and you know that 's pretty depressing when you realise that the Environment Minister 's got some of the licenses for logging . Maybe there are cases when you can do nothing else than support the .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Where could they go next ? The airwaves and the stadia had been conquered , and claims they were the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world hardly seemed outlandish . They chose to dismantle themselves and start from scratch all over again , rather than take the easy route of formulaic consolidation of their position . As Michael Stipe sang on ‘ World Leader Pretend’ , ‘ I built this wall , and I will be the one to knock it down’ . REM are back after a period of self - imposed reinvention , and ‘ Out Of Time’ is easily their most eclectic and wildly inspired album yet , although it is still very identifiably REM — a brand new book from a familiar author .
Idiom: buy the farm (used idiomatically: no)
However , Alfort tried to some extent to offset the disadvantages of its location . A considerable number of cattle were kept in pastures belonging to the school , along with sheep and pigs . In the late 1830s , the idea of buying a farm as a field station for the London College was mooted but not pursued —again for lack of funds . Even allowing for the restricted staff , there appears to have been some lack of organization of the lecturing programme in Coleman 's later years . Teachers were constantly late or even absent , without proper provision for a deputy .
Idiom: bring the house down (used idiomatically: yes)
The singer was unable to complete the show at Newcastle University on October 28 , which resulted in a mini - riot . A spokesman for the band said : ‘ He managed the first number , but had to leave the stage , almost collapsing , halfway through the second song . The remaining band members stayed on stage to perform a 15-minute instrumental version of ‘ Bombay Mix’ , a huge live favourite , which brought the house down … literally!’ The High then went offstage . They planned to go back on and complete their set with vocals from Cressa of The Stone Roses , who had been on the whole tour and knew most of the songs .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
' She got what she deserved , ' Bridget Ryan said . ' Deserting her family and her faith . She broke the auld one 's heart ! ' Mary Rose could n't believe she 'd heard her properly . But there was no mistaking the bitterness of the voice or the gleam in her sister - in - law 's eyes .
Idiom: at loggerheads (used idiomatically: yes)
+ 44 895 253 543 IBM DIVISIONS BATTLE OVER RPGII MIGRATION ROUTES According to UK firm , Binary Star Ltd , two IBM divisions are at loggerheads about how to provide migration paths for RPG II - based system users . IBM Corp 's System/36 division has signed a worldwide deal with ICS Computing Group — which includes the business of Software Ireland Ltd — to market the Belfast , Northern Ireland - based company 's Unibol code converter . Unibol allows System/36 users to move RPGII - based applications to other IBM platforms , including the RS/6000 and AS/400 ( UX No 337 ) .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
Er for you , travelling to York what do you think ? Five grand ? Five grand , no problem as long as you 're prepared to er go up in smoke . Oh go up in smoke . that 's another ten .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , the whole odd train of events is most unlikely to have happened in real life . But Ruth Rendell , here , is not trying to describe anything that might truly have happened . She is playing a game with us , and playing it delightfully well . A similar switch - over type of story can be written by doing what I have counselled writers of full - length detective stories not to do : by slipping in a tiny clue in the hope that readers will miss it . In this anecdotal kind of story the device is , on the whole , pleasing to the reader , even after being caught out by it , and so it is permissible .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
It is precisely this multi - layered richness that I wish to celebrate and protect from the ravages of the systemizers . This curious truth about language is that it is always perfect : when a user of the language fails to express himself clearly it is because some existing linguistic resource is not known to him , not because such a resource does not exist . There are new things under the Sun , both in technology and social innovations , and new words and phrases are sometimes needed . There is no problem in this : language abhors such a vacuum and very soon there are countless neologisms vying for this new slot . What is remarkable is that a consensus is achieved by natural selection , and the neologism is usually accepted by most people fairly quickly .
Idiom: water under the bridge (used idiomatically: yes)
But it did n't stop me feeling betrayed . Look,’ he went on hurriedly , ‘ this is n't leading anywhere . It 's all water under the bridge ; you do n't want to hear it — I 'm sorry if you feel I 've been unfair to you . Maybe I 've misjudged you , but do n't you see , after all that , I ca n't feel anything for anyone any more ? It finished for me three years ago .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Why should she ? She has n't the slightest interest in Monpazier . She belongs , heart and soul , to Paris.’ ‘ Oh,’ was all she could think of to say . It would be a strange marriage , she thought , with Antoinette hitting the high spots in the big city , while her husband tended his vines here in the Périgord .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
This revolutionary conclusion , which is perhaps the most important for the general reader of The Origin , is one easily supported by modern anthropologists although they might disagree with him about what exactly will happen when the change comes or even whether this kind of change can be predicted . In the previous section we have examined Marx 's and Engels 's views about the evolution of the family . This section deals with an examination of their views of early political evolution , principally in the light of the theory in The Origin , but also in their other writings . The main element of this discussion again comes from Morgan and concerns the description of what he calls the ' gentile constitution ' . This is a political system based on descent groups and the kinship and marriage ties that link them .
Idiom: child's play (used idiomatically: yes)
If simple containers are put away to introduce sieves , for example , the children who have previously enjoyed filling and emptying will drift away . It would seem better to add one or two different pieces of apparatus and an extra trough so that new pieces can be explored in the company of old favourites . Then , by watching and joining in with the children 's play , the balance of new and old can be altered as their interests change , without having everything in the water at once . This sort of awareness of the children 's requirements is a key role for the teacher in most activities as she tries to anticipate and provide for the next stage in each child 's development . In the following example the teacher is drawing Raymond into an activity , in the hope that it will lead to further thought .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The pressures of wedded bliss excluded Sadie as effectively from the life of her former friend as if they had been on different continents . Sadie was about to become 22 . She felt ‘ on the shelf’ and a burden to her parents . She had a good career behind the counter in Ladies ' Separates , but no desire to become a spinster . Her mother had said nothing to her , of course , but every glance , every cup of tea was full of unspoken reproach .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
The wheels of Philippine justice need retooling , so much so that the country ’s Chief Justice himself recently called for an emergency summit to discuss a rash of extra - judicial killings that have the claimed the lives of leftists , human ~ rights workers , and journalists under President Gloria Macapagal ~ Arroyo . There have been few convictions for these crimes . Yet Filipinos themselves simply can not seem to imagine their leaders behind bars . Even before Estrada ’s conviction , opinion polls showed that 48 % of Filipinos wanted clemency , if not a guaranteed pardon from Arroyo .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
The identity of the wounded man is not being released by police . He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . Zoe Cockburn , 17 , of Lyonette Road , who witnessed the incident , said : ‘ Pauline just got to the bottom of the drive and he shot out of the window . A few people ran round to see how she was and he just stood at the window watching with a shotgun.’ A team of three police negotiators managed to make contact with the man , thought to be 24 , with a telephone passed through an upstairs window .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
Well I know you 've grabbed it from inside my bag . Oh ! Do me a favour ? Mm ? Amanda !
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Aline had sat throughout this colloquy listening attentively to every word , but contributing none of her own . There was about her something distant and mysterious , Cadfael thought , as if a part of her being was charmed away into some private and pleasant place , even while her blue eyes dwelt upon her husband and his friend with sharp intelligence , following the argument back and forth with a kind of indulgent and amused affection , appropriate to a matriarch watching her children . ‘ My lady,’ said Hugh , catching her eye and breaking into a resigned grin , ‘ my lady , as usual , is making fun of both of us.’ ‘ No,’ said Aline , suddenly serious , ‘ it is only that the step from perfectly ordinary things into the miraculous seems to me so small , almost accidental , that I wonder why it astonishes you at all , or why you trouble to reason about it . If it were reasonable it could not be miraculous , could it?’
Idiom: left and right (used idiomatically: yes)
We complete if five degrees nose - down , still hammering along at 250 knots , but I push harder to increase the speed to 3400 , brace my stomach , and ease back until the g - meter reads a steady four . For what seems like an eternity ( but is in fact nearer ten seconds ) the unaccustomed g crushes me into the seat , my peripheral vision suffering as the nose climbs inexorably up the sky . A quick laborious glance left and right confirms the scarlet tip - tanks equidistant below the horizon . Coasting over the top our weight reduces as I relax the back pressure . I glance in at the ASI — still reading 150 — then throw my heavy helmeted head back to see the white skyline creeping forward along the canopy .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Only inertia carried me forward . I could neither have deviated nor run . I could not have turned my head nor moved my hands from where they hung on the straps of the rucksack . One move and they would shoot . ' Keep on walking and talk your way out of it , ' I told myself .