Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Negotiations complete , we sardined our dismantled bikes into the Cessna . Up , up and away , through the valleys to the north end of Sitasjaure and just into Norway once again . On the rocks of Muokkeris , Sweden The contrast was stark , an area devoid of anything green , or so it seemed from the air . On landing we saw that small flowers and dying orchids line the rubble road , but the landscape was dominated by huge folds of dark grey rocks .
Idiom: turn the other cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
THE British have a reputation for not complaining . We politely put up with just about anything . Turning the other cheek is the national pastime . But something has happened to raise our hackles . The British people are fighting back against the shoddy treatment with which we have put up for so long .
Idiom: what's the damage? (used idiomatically: no)
Yes I think that may be right my Lord , indeed er if we succeed on the way out , get get out of the contract point then of course the plaintiff 's case is that they would have taken that advice and would not have entered into the contract a and therefore on that basis they are entitled to be compensated on the basis that all the losses they unnecessarily incurred by having , being forced to complete , should be recoverable , subject to er litigation of loss and . But that 's the basis on which they erm content er it is also their case that . Well , what would that damage be in er ? Well my Lord in my submission it is all those items which are claimed , the trading losses of having to run the business erm operating at a loss for that trading year er the loss on resale . The loss of profit because they had been compelled to sell their home in order to complete on the purchase and the cost of borrowing and er the ancillary matters that are set out in the claim and dealt with by the accountant .
Idiom: discretion is the better part of valour (used idiomatically: no)
LIBRA ( Sept 24/Oct 23 ) If you 're a Libran who just has to say what 's on your mind come hell or high water you could be heading for a stormy time . Discretion 's the better part of valour now and you would be wiser to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than risk a confrontation at work or home . SCORPIO ( Oct 24/Nov 22 ) The drop of a hat , or anything else , is all it takes to turn you into a passion - packed romantic day .
Idiom: on the pull (used idiomatically: yes)
Padsaw General - purpose saw The other types of saw which are useful are a padsaw , which can be fitted with a hacksaw blade ( it cuts on the pull stroke ) and is useful where space is limited , and a general - purpose saw which will cut through metal as well as wood . Screwdrivers You probably have a reasonable selection of screwdrivers already .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: no)
Julius had changed all that . He had tipped the scales , wrecked the balance . Getting her life back on to an even keel after their break - up had been an incredibly difficult and exhausting battle . There had been times when she had thought she would never be able to put herself back together . Even now , she did n't know how she had managed it .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Treaty . 61 . The United Kingdom based itself in that regard on international law and on the need for the flag state effectively to exercise jurisdiction over the owners , charterers and operators of vessels flying its flag . 62 . It further argued that the residence and domicile conditions were not discriminatory , because they applied equally to nationals and nationals of other member states .
Idiom: play fast and loose (used idiomatically: yes)
Annie glanced across at Jonadab . She could see the pulse beating in his temple : a sure sign of his mounting rage . ‘ Thoo 's played fast and loose wiv ' im,’ he stated . ‘ Thoo 's walked ' ome from chapel together every Sunday for a couple o ' years and now , when ' e does t'decent thing and asks me for thi ' and , thoo 's refusing.’ Annie 's mind cast back to the number of his children who had defied Jonadab round this very table .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: no)
I do play through Zoom boxes these days , which I enjoy ; I think they 're a good little piece of apparatus . They 're great for each end of the spectrum ; for the full - blown solo or for clean rhythm . The only thing that perhaps they do n't handle is that intermediate area , which the AC30 is very good at — where you can strike a chord and it 's distorted , but you can still hear what the chord is.’ I hear you 've been looking at Eggle guitars … ‘ Yes , I 've been playing around with one for quite a while ; it 's a very nice piece of work .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Marcus was sitting with his eyes shut . He smelt very strongly of … well , Marcus . I gave a little meow to get his attention and he opened his eyes . He began talking to me : blah blah Killer blah blah Women . That was a familiar sound .
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: no)
In the lower half of El Greco 's ‘ Burial of the Count of Orgaz’ in Toledo there is a line - up of angular , ruffed mourners . They gaze this way and that in stagey grief . Only one of them looks directly out of the picture , and he holds us with a gloomy , ironical eye — an unflattered eye , as well , we ca n't help noticing . Tradition claims that this figure is El Greco himself . I did this , he says .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
The definition of a component within its own local space , with discrete attachments to other spaces , is seen firstly to conform to observations of the real world . In kinematics the coupling of components is usually described in terms of Reuleaux pairs which attempt to describe the allowable motions between parts . Groups whose motion is curtailed by the maintenance of point or line contact at the bearing surfaces , are sub - divided into higher and lower pairs , respectively . A shaft or bearing may thus simply be described as a rotary lower pair although its detailed motion may be far from simple . This implies that its motion may be systematically reduced to result in only one degree of freedom .
Idiom: pay the piper (used idiomatically: yes)
Those studies which concentrated on local - central relations ignored local politics because they saw local authorities as mere receptacles for central policy . The opportunity for autonomous action and local diversity was limited , according to this view , because of two factors . First , it was argued that local government was financially dependent on the centre , and that ‘ he who pays the piper calls the tune’ . Financial dependence was taken as evidence for agency status . Secondly , the imposition of centrally determined standards of provision coupled with a public demand for equality in local services was supposed to have led to an increasing uniformity in service provision .
Idiom: do a bunk (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He has died , do you mean?’ Nay , not ' i m — not old Blackberry ! He 's hopped it — done a bunk , as they says!’ Edward concealed his dismay . ‘ Your name , sirrah?’ he enquired evenly , by way of changing the subject .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: no)
The negotiators say there should be an autonomous region for the Kurds in northern Iraq , based on an abortive plan made in 1970 , but including the oil city of Kirkuk ( oil revenues to be shared ) . This is what most of Iraq 's Kurds wanted , and until now have been denied . For good measure , and to show the regime 's non - Kurdish opponents that they are not trading democracy for autonomy , the Kurds asked for free elections throughout the country . Mr Hussein seems ready , at this stage , to go along with the principle of democracy . The talks will be resumed after Mr Hussein 's birthday on April 28th .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: no)
He says he 'll fight for compensation for everyone who was sacked . Today 's announcement of the drive for union members smacked of a victory celebration , surely a little premature ahead of Thursday 's vote ? Only time will tell if the ban will be lifted on Friday … ironic then that the clock should stop half way through today 's announcement , and refuse to start again . The Central South first division promotion and relegation battles continue tonight , with Oxford United playing at Leicester City . Last night Swindon Town slipped up at Tranmere and lost three - one .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
If Wilko wins the manager of the month for December I 'll be bloody amazed and needless to say extremely drunk . Did n't he mess up the header / flick on that allowed Sheron to score the first goal ? Fairclough as I think I 've maintained all along is probably better in midfield/ the Batts role where his f**k ups are slightly better hidden . I seem to remember a couple of his headers back to the goalie going astray last year ( including one in that humil iating defeat at Man City , 4–0 ) . When will he ever learn that the best place for a ball that 's been knocked over his head and is bouncing awkwardly near the box is somewhere on the M62 ( assuming we 're palying at home ) .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Beniaminio and Mario Di Conza have been in the hospital since June , undergoing investigations to find out the extent of organ sharing , before the operation which was completed yesterday . They were joined from the upper chest to the pelvis and had two arms and one leg each . They had two hearts but shared a fused liver and lower bowel . Pedigree Charolais heifer helps boost African project A PEDIGREE Charolais heifer has been donated by Harry and Jean Marguess of Muckamore for the ‘ Farm for Africa ’ project , part of an overall drive spearheaded by Magheralin Parish Church to buy a 100-acre farm in Uganda and stock and equip it .
Idiom: poor as a church mouse (used idiomatically: yes)
She thought that she knew who the lucky man might be , and it took all her strength of mind not to betray the dreadful emotions which merely thinking of him aroused in her . ' Havvie Blaine , old Innescourt 's heir . That family is as poor as church mice , and Stair told me that Havvie had already managed to snare one Yankee heiress , but she got away , and now he has caught another — not quite so rich , but rich enough . They will be restoring Dunblaine Castle — unless Havvie spends the lot on loose women , drink and gambling — begging your pardon for being frank , McAllister . The Havvie Blaines of this world ought to wear a sign warning decent women off — and he 's as handsome as the devil , which does n't help . '
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
The oil spread to the plaintiff 's wharf where welding was taking place . The plaintiffs were assured that there was no danger of the oil catching fire on water and continued welding . Two days later the oil caught fire and the wharf and ships being repaired there were damaged by the fire . There was also some damage by fouling to the wharf . The trial judge found that it was not foreseeable that fuel oil on water would catch fire but there was some foreseeable damage in the fouling .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
The 28-year-old Merseysider , a beaten Matchplay finalist in 1988 and '89 , added : ‘ I 've played snooker constantly since August and need a break . I came to Doncaster not feeling I was going to win . ‘ If I was a horse I 'd be called ‘ over the top ’ . I always enjoy Christmas but I 'm going to enjoy it even more this year . I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
To my surprise , she sat quietly all through it , until the important moment when I had to say my Brownie Promise . Out of the corner of my eye I saw Natalie stand up , salute and begin to silently mouth the words of the Promise ! She 'd learnt it off by heart but knew she must n't say anything out loud ! But as Brown Owl pinned my Promise Badge on me , and said , ‘ I trust you to keep the Promise’ , the excitement must have been too much for Natalie ! Before we went home , Brown Owl came to talk to Mum and Dad and she bent down and said ‘ Hello’ to Natalie too .
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: yes)
One was the real gain made by blacks under the Johnson legislation , the other the weaknesses created in the blacks"own ranks by divisions in their leadership between moderates and militants . As the 1972 election drew near , the Nixon administration could point to some genuine success in calming the passions of the Johnson years . The Vietnam War really appeared to be near its end , and the economy , shaken by the rise in world oil prices and the inflation produced by the war , seemed to be on the mend . The Democrats , by contrast , were in disarray . The possibility of another Kennedy candidacy disappeared amidst a scandal in 1969 , and their eventual choice , Senator George McGovern of South Dakota , divided the party .
Idiom: on the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
In the Third World gardening is absurd . Why grow things you ca n't eat ? Why water luxuriant canna lilies and fast - flowering , even faster - fading , roses , trained on ropes to make living swags around the croquet lawn ? Why trim the grass so short that not even a goat could get its incisors into the chlorophyl ? Why spend money on fertilizers and ant poisons and petrol for the mowers and whitewash for the tennis court — and incidentally any stray rocks that need it — and why build great steaming compost heaps of the by - products of the above ?
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
He was n't asleep . In shirt and trousers , he lay upon the big brass bedstead , his hands under his head , staring at the ceiling . When she spoke , he turned his head slowly , gazing at her as if she were a stranger . ‘ Hello there!’ he said with an effort . ‘ Where have you been?’
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Mr Vercueil!’ I said loudly . He opened his eyes ; I held the light away . He broke wind . ‘ I have to take Florence to Guguletu .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
You can either treat it like it 's your worst enemy ( see The Small Faces , The Prisoners ) or you do n't . If you choose the second alternative , the result usually ends up as an unhealthy hybrid of the Sale Of The Century theme and a Mick Talbot solo album . Fortunately , ex - Prisoner James Taylor is aware of the problem and is finally coming to terms with it after five albums of patchy solo meanderings . Despite the electricity generated on parts of ‘ The Moneyspyder’ and to some extend on ‘ Wait A Minute’(particularly the hit - that - never was , ‘ Theme From Starsky and Hutch’ ) , James has never quite harnessed the fury of his old band to his all - consuming love of jazz . But this is a far more coherent assault .
Idiom: on the spur of the moment (used idiomatically: yes)
I felt quite sorry for the old boy , for our ' issue ' that week had been a notorious brand of Indian manufacture called ' Vs ' . They were ghastly , the more discerning smokers vowed they were 50 % weed , 50 % elephant dung ! On the spur of the moment I offered him 40 — he almost wept in gratitude . I 've often wondered if he survived ! Two views of Spitfire Vc JK808 , the identity now worn by the Spitfire on show in Belgrade .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
The achievements of their monitored sexual athletes led them to prescribe standards of sexual behaviour which were quite unrealistic in terms of ordinary people living normal lives . So it became necessary to provide therapy for those unable to achieve the same kind of performance . Sex manuals and sex therapists soon flooded the market to help people make the grade . At around the same time the advent of the contraceptive pill gave women freedom from the fear of pregnancy . So the age of unlimited and uninhibited sex was underway .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
Beside the bed of the dying Isaac Esau was excluded , denied , humiliated . By the time he leaves the narrative the humiliation has gone , but the exclusion remains . He remains a bystander on the edge of God 's purposes , and one who has suffered grievously that those purposes might go forward . Ironically those same purposes include , as we have seen , the recreation of a world where such exclusion is not to be found , but instead there is harmony , joy , and a universal sense of belonging and being at home . At the beginning of Genesis that was well understood .
Idiom: anyone's guess (used idiomatically: yes)
It is possible that this may be a little reduced by budgetary adjustment,’ he told a gathering of French researchers and administrators on the Cote d'Azur . The 1982 budget has already fallen short of spending targets — thanks to a prime ministerial freeze on 25 per cent of capital spending . But just how far short is anyone 's guess — and a guess that few are prepared to make . Even a parliamentary question received such an ambiguous answer that deputies were little the wiser after the government 's reply . But for the moment it seems that Chevenement is fighting to keep up appearances of big budget increases while losing at least a little ground to other ministries in that fight for limited funds .
Idiom: slow burn (used idiomatically: yes)
He seemed to think he could carry her off like this , and get away with it . Well , he would soon find out that he could n't ! she decided fiercely . There had been a time when Julius Landor could reduce her to a whimpering wreck , when his slow - burning but frightening temper roused itself to life . So many times she had felt as if he had just steamrollered his way right over her , refusing to listen to her arguments , just using his overpowering physical and mental strength to get his own way . That was definitely in the past , though .
Idiom: in bed with (used idiomatically: no)
‘ It is not for the Prince.’ ‘ Well , any of his friends , either ! There wo n't be anybody else in bed with her?’ ‘ She will be alone in her bed , and she will not be awake.’ ‘ This is not at all what I thought,’ he complained .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
He ended it as the kid who can fill them . Barmby , just 18 , was unknown 12 months ago but yesterday confirmed his thrilling potential by helping destroy Brian Clough 's beleaguered Nottingham Forest . And watching from the stands was Durie , appropriately dressed in black . The Scottish international has been dropped because he 's not in the right frame of mind . But he must have endured more mental turmoil as his rookie replacement lit up White Hart Lane .
Idiom: have a mountain to climb (used idiomatically: yes)
How will they deal with that ? Personally I think they are window - dressing as usual for the benefit of their Scottish support . They know as well as anyone else that Labour will have an even higher mountain to climb come the next general election as a result of Boundary Commission changes . They can , therefore promise the moon to Scotland in the knowledge that they will never be required to deliver it . The only Scottish parliament which will be guaranteed to be able to bring water services back into public ownership is an independent one .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Expecting something to be bad can turn out to be a self - fulfilling prophecy and thinking positively about labour may reduce the amount of pain relief needed . This is certainly the view of active - birth advocates as well as the pioneers of natural birth . Managing to be positive when you are in pain is easier said than done , but the way in which you handle it could have a lot to do with your own personality . If you 're in trouble , for example , do you try to sort it out yourself or get everyone else involved ? Do you feel a victim when things go wrong in life ?
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
' Mornin ' , love . Two pints of your best , and have one yourself , ' one of them said in a loud voice . As the woman behind the bar began to pull the pints , he went on . ' Wonder if you can help us , love . We 're looking for a Mrs Puddephat , lady who lives in the big red house down the road .
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: yes)
It were nice just to relax and I started smoking again and I packed up last Sunday . I thought that 's it . I ca n't afford to keep chucking two quid down the drain . And I knew they 'd go up again on on Wednesday . The budget mm .
Idiom: make a meal of (used idiomatically: yes)
It was also stated that the results were puzzling and that the disease itself could be the explanatory factor , but this was n't emphasised . Patients were to be warned that going to Bristol might be harmful . The media , naturally , took these major findings and their interpretation and made a meal of it . As a result of this , the Bristol Centre is fighting for its life . Funding has been withdrawn from Bristol and other similar therapeutic centres , and immense harm has been done to what was perceived as a growing trust and co - operation between alternative and orthodox medicine .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: no)
Ooh ! Christ ! You had what in holes ? Yeah , well you should of done that five hands ago and then you 'd have been seventy five pence down ! They got three hole !
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , not quite real : an illusory monster but a very real threat . Anyway , it was dead simple . She moved her arm behind her back , and the metal claw responded simultaneously , grasping the air line and plucking it from its housing in the back of the suit . For an anxious moment Ace waited for the suit 's air system to cut in . The indicator light above the visor edged back to a normal reading .
Idiom: big hitter (used idiomatically: yes)
Less than two years ago , at the end of the Gulf War , he had the highest poll rating of any President . Not surprisingly , the Democrats could find no major challenger to take him on . The big hitters were content to wait until 1996 . They did not want to waste their time , effort , money and future chances in taking on an impregnable President . Even in a field of Democrat minnows , Bill Clinton seemed unlikely to be picked as candidate .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , as soon as this treatment had finished , Faye had become unknowingly pregnant , and had only discovered the fact through the onset of a painful and debilitating miscarriage . ‘ She was a very heavy smoker at that stage,’ Dr Greene explained , his disapproval very clear . ‘ Over two packs a day , very foolish for a diabetic , but she had n't come to terms with the illness at that stage , and was quite defiant about a number of things , Professor Rankin tells me.’ Belinda nodded slowly , recognising the name of one of the country 's most illustrious specialists in diabetes , now working in Sydney . ‘ As well , of course , we now know that there 's a very direct link between the amount a woman smokes and her chance of miscarrying .
Idiom: at the crossroads (used idiomatically: yes)
The decisions taken influence the path the user follows through the information . Each decision point is rather like a crossroads . After reading the signpost , the user moves off in the direction of his choice until he arrives at the next crossroads . In a digital information system , multimedia or otherwise , the ' crossroads ' and the resulting network of possible pathways are created by a computer program designed to control and moderate the user 's access to the information . Although interactivity of this kind places some control over access and outcome in the hands of the user , the degree of control is strictly limited by the computer software providing the interactivity .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
Now Now , while I 'm here . I 've had a bit of trouble with this ear again , it 's been kind of sore on and off , and down my neck . you been doing to yourself now ? Aye , it 's been .