Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: feel the pinch (used idiomatically: yes)
Office Langley , Berkshire Order levels show spending to income ratio ( order book value divided by monthly budgeted spend ) . Feeling the pinch : chief executive Jane Tozer ( left ) and marketing manager Jill Warren ( right ) expect potential clients to hold off for some time . Despite its unlikely new role producing computer - oriented clones of Sir John Harvey - Jones , Softwright is clearly marking time , waiting for customers to start moving again . The forward order book has moved up since last month , but lags its long - term average ( 3.0 months ' work ) .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
( c ) Identifying theme Identifying themes are very similar to predicated themes . Instead of using It ( a cleft structure ) , an identifying theme places an element in theme position by turning it into a nominalization using a wh - structure ( called a pseudo - cleft structure ) , as in What the book received in China was a great deal of publicity , or What was received by the book in China was a great deal of publicity . Both predicated and identifying themes are often associated with implicit contrast . They tend to imply that the item in theme position ( in the case of predicated themes ) or the item in rheme position ( in the case of identifying themes ) is chosen from a set of possible items as the one worthy of the hearer 's / reader 's attention : It was the book ( rather than something else ) which received a great deal of publicity in China ; What the book received in China was a great deal of publicity ( rather than bad reviews , for instance ) .
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: no)
Ordinary mortals , however , can visit the area overland by a two - mile circular walk from Bullpot Farm that will give them a hint — but not more than a hint — of the marvels beneath their feet and an appreciation of the bravery of the adventurers who dare to descend from the safety and assurance of daylight into a nether world of total and perpetual blackness . Boots are the only sensible footgear for this expedition , which in places traverses rough and rocky ground . The lane going east from the farm should be reserved for the return journey and the track heading south to Ease Gill preferred . Within two minutes , a gaping chasm amongst trees opens alongside the track . This is Bull Pot of the Witches .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: no)
Adam,’ Mike went on quietly , ‘ you 've always taken full advantage of anyone who 's fond of you . You think you can push me around because you 've been doing that since we were in the nursery . You also grew up watching Grandfather 's clients literally get away with murder.’ He sucked on his cigarette , furiously threw it into the fireplace , shoved his hands in his pockets , and glared at Adam . ‘ Do you want to be found washed up on the seashore with a few vital bits missing ?
Idiom: over the hill (used idiomatically: yes)
And at last he set out for the meeting - place . But as he was going there , he stopped to rest on a soft , sandy hillside . And while he was resting , over the hill came flying the dark Swift , screaming as he went,"News ! News ! News ! "
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
By COLIN HUGHES KEN LIVINGSTONE was yesterday knocked off Labour 's national executive in a vote which took the Brent East MP and his left - wing associates by surprise . The likeliest explanation of his defeat in the executive 's constituency section vote is that party activists wanted to rebuke him for publicly rocking the boat during the passage of the policy review . Robin Cook , the party 's health spokesman , who retained his executive seat by coming second , said the vote showed the degree to which the party wanted to elect people who devoted their energies to helping Labour to win the next election . ‘ Ken Livingstone 's problem is that he is always on the television slagging the party off.’
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
In this way the bulk of the profit — £ 2.65 m — could be left in Delion for the benefit of the secret shareholders . MICHAEL SMURFIT SUPPLIES THE TAKE - OUT One of the more remarkable features of the whole saga is the role of Michael Smurfit — UPH investor to the tune of £ 500,000 , proponent of the Ballsbridge site , and chairman of Telecom , Smurfit , by his own admission , is a details man . No new employees come into the Smurfit organisation without his say - so and he personally approves all capital expenditure . He moves on the world stage , acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic as a tough businessman with his finger on the pulse of the market .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Another method of producing 24-hour glycaemic control is to use a very long-acting insulin ( 36 hours ) injected before breakfast to provide the baseline insulin and supplement it with injections of short-acting insulin before breakfast and the evening meal ( Phillips et al , 1979 ) . It may have a wider application with the advent of ‘ pen ’ syringes now available utilising cartridges for short-acting insulin . Depression of the plunger delivers two units of insulin obviating the need for drawing up and simplifying the procedure for when patients are out and about . A third injection of short-acting insulin can be added at midday if required . Suggestions that this can lead to relaxation of the guiding principles of regular rations and insulin are disquieting .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
Only four new records were set up , but they were quite spectacular when they came . Mason 's best Long jumper Anthony Mason , of Ipswich Harriers , cleared seven metres for the first time in his career to smash the junior men 's record by 34 centimetres , and 16-year - old Keith Davis shaved a tenth of a second off the under-17 400 metres record with a time of 52.0 seconds . Ipswich Harriers ' young sprint star , Laura Seston , 14 , had an amazing afternoon , clocking 12.4 seconds to win the under-15 100 metres , and then running a 25.8 seconds 200 metres . Seston 's 100 metres time knocked six - tenths of a second off the previous record , while her 200 metres time was 1.2 seconds faster than the old mark .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
So all in all er the survey approved says . in in coming to grips with this issue we have realised how particular they are met er and a number of members will prevent from getting to that meeting to to put their views on the table and for this reason er they decided to defer that . Er the Director of Transportation recognises that , it was said that he 's happy to to await the outcome of liberations by that er District Council and that 's what the Conservative group has suggested that we do but if he wants you to recognise that every policy has to be accepted , the way in which they have performed time and decided to be addressed by my members of of all parties and therefore I urge you to support the Conservative resolutions I now put forward . Thank you for secondly I was that the decision now is left to the the District Council er have you not discuss some parts of elements er could be addressed in the short term .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
That I believe was , perhaps unfortunately , obvious from the film itself . We do indeed , thanks entirely to you all , have a great track record . Anything that you can do to support the D E C appeal for Africa will be more than welcome . It has so far reached a total of rather over half a million pounds . As you well know our mission statement , Save The Children 's vision , commits us to using our experience gained here and overseas to achieve lasting benefits for children on a far wider scale than would be the case if we just confined our work to those children and families who happen to be involved in the projects we run .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: no)
I personally think this is slightly low , especially as the game is so playable . Okay , the graphics are slightly ropey , but the urge to rescue the good Prof is strong . Also the cartoony atmosphere is a big plus point in my books . If you missed this game first time round , get it now . Corky ! 80 %
Idiom: hate someone's guts (used idiomatically: yes)
and later ‘ It was your being born that started Mama on dope . I know that 's not your fault , but all the same , God damn you , I ca n't help hating your guts — ! ’ We can see a resemblance here with the sub plot in King Lear in which Gloucester pours most of his affection , initially on his legitimate child and , in ignoring Edmund , turn him against him and his brother . Jamie wants him to succeed but will try his best to make him fail .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
( Actually they did n't . They wanted finally to see off the third party ; predictably , they failed . ) Self - delusion could easily once again cloud the judgment of the shadow cabinet and Labour could go it alone at the next election , perhaps with the same misplaced confidence in a ‘ safety first’ stance that will deliver success if the dangers inherent in new initiatives are avoided and new ideas anathemised . This stance left Labour with nothing to say in the last week of its campaign and unwilling to communicate with anyone outside its own ranks , except through the media . Hence the folly of the triumphalist Sheffield rally .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
It was one of his best kept secrets.’ Yes , thought DeVore , it certainly was . I thought I knew everything about you all — every last tiny little , dirty little thing — but now you surprise me . ‘ Illegitimate , I suppose?’ Berdichev shook his head .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
Their music is simple enough to be within the competence of an average choir , yet has the melodic , harmonic and rhythmic interest which gives satisfaction and enjoyment both to singers and to congregations . Alternatives to the traditional writing for four parts ( SATB ) are increasingly being produced . These take account of the limitations of depleted choirs , in two - part writing for high and low voices or three - part music for sopranos , altos and men 's voices . New music being written for the ASB Holy Communion has the needs of the congregation very much in mind . But more complex writing is also available to meet the requirements of skilled choirs .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
However , the base , or economic structure , seems to be one level and the political and ideological seem to constitute two other , superstructural , levels ( CCCS 1977 ) . The fact that contradiction at the different levels can bring about a unity of effect is what Althusser means by ‘ overdetermination’ : the ‘ contradiction’ is inseparable from the total structure of the social body in which it is found , inseparable from its formal conditions of existence , and even from the instances it governs ; it is radically affected by them , determining , but also determined in one and the same movement , and determined by the various levels and instances of the social formation it animates ; it might be called overdetermined in its principle . ( Althusser 1969 : 101 ) It is the overdetermined character of the materialist dialectic that distinguishes it from the Hegelian dialectic .
Idiom: get to the bottom of (used idiomatically: yes)
NHS chief pledges no whitewash A HEALTH chief pledged last night that there would be ‘ no whitewash’ in the aftermath of the trial of nurse Beverley Allitt . Trent regional medical officer Professor Richard Alderslade said the health authority was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong and to learn the lessons from it . Earlier yesterday , Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley instructed the authority to set up an independent inquiry to look into the circumstances surrounding Allitt 's killing spree on the children 's ward of Grantham and Kesteven Hospital . But the inquiry , to be chaired by former Health Service Commissioner Sir Cecil Clothier , QC , is expected to sit in private and not be able to compel witnesses to give evidence .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
He subsequently took part in the regional gravity surveys of Burma ( 1910–11 ) and southern and central India ( 1912–14 ) . By 1914 he had been appointed deputy superintendent at Dehra Dun . He took the principal part in the synthesis and interpretation of all the gravity observations made in India over the period 1908–13 and made an excellent attempt to interpret these data in the light of evidence recently reported by the American geodesist , J. F. Hayford , as a result of similar surveys in the United States . In both cases , regional gravity anomalies were found to occur , associated with the depression of dense rocks forming the Earth 's mantle by the less dense roots of major mountain chains . In the spring of 1914 Couchman was transferred to the headquarters office of the Survey in Calcutta .
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: no)
Two goals from the irrepressible Andy Ritchie , his 13th and 14th this season , and a third by the 20-year - old midfield player Nick Henry , and Arsenal were sunk with only the trace of a last - minute goal by Quinn . Despite many and varied flurries of activity in the first 40 minutes , Arsenal seemed reasonably secure if not inspired . They held their line and competed hard in midfield , damping down Oldham 's initial verve and preparing themselves for more of the same in the second half . Then Oldham struck . Winterburn almost put the ball into his own net from Milligan 's cross , O'Leary recovering an awkward situation .
Idiom: wear the trousers (used idiomatically: yes)
The girls at my school like soul music , and singers like Neneh Cherry and Janet Jackson . I did a survey on the most popular pop star and those two came out tops in the ' best - looking ' stakes . Janet Jackson is great , the way she dresses , she does n't just wear miniskirts like Sabrina or Sinitta , she wears trousers , baseball caps ; she 's more of a tomboy . I do n't particularly like that word , but that 's how she describes herself and it 's great if people think that a tomboy is the best - dressed woman of the moment . How a pop star looks is made too much of , though , the way some people are about it .
Idiom: swings and roundabouts (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's an age - old problem and nothing that a dab of string lubricant or Vaseline would n't cure . The G and D strings , however , are left unfettered and the G in particular suffers from break - angle jangle as a result . It 's a swings and roundabouts situation which perhaps only a locking nut cures completely , but again cost enters the picture , as indeed does personal preference . The nut on the Rockwood is made from bone - substitute plastic and is well cut to about the right height . One thing I 'd criticise is the way that the position markers do n't seem to sit dead centre on the neck .
Idiom: below par (used idiomatically: no)
Poor Owen Rowlands , the first - day leader , had slumped to a 76 and dropped to sixth place . The dramatic feature of the day had been Manuel Caballeros 's climb from 5th to equal 1st place . He had triumphed over the wind and rain to shoot a 69 , the only below - par score of the day . The Leader Board read : So with eight of the world 's top golfers within five shots of each other and eight different nationalities represented , the stage was set for the grandstand finish which Hammond Wilde had been dreaming about for the best part of a year .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
One group of the coins of the Roman Emperor Valentinian was minted at Siscia , in modern Yugoslavia , but is found in large numbers in Britain . Similarly , some coins of the Emperor Septimius Severus which were minted at several cities in southern Greece are found , almost exclusively , in the Levant . But these cases seem to be exceptional and therefore , provided that the potential dangers and difficulties are borne in mind , provenance will normally provide a good indication of mint . Indeed , in the case of the imitations of Anglo - Saxon coins , provenance has indicated that some groups , previously attributed to the mint at Dublin under Sihtric III because of die links with coins bearing these names , were in fact made in Scandinavia , and that the coins of Sihtric were themselves also imitations . The method of attribution by provenance can also be used in reverse , in cases where we know the name of a mint from the coins but do not know its location .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
The result was a classic fuel - oxidant explosive . Subsequent studies showed that the TVA chemists had hit upon just about the most sensitive explosive you can make from ammonium nitrate and wax . Still nobody in the chemical industry put two and two together . Manufacturers of dynamite and the other nitro - organics plied their trade as placidly as ever ; manufacturers of ammonium nitrate fertiliser merely desensitised it and countered its hygroscopicity with kaolin or kieselguhr instead of wax . But around 1955 various smart operators in the American and Canadian blasting industry began to see the light .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
I never had a lot of time for good taste . I 'm a take - me - as - you - find - me sort of guy , know what I mean ? Give me a shellsuit , a pit - bull terrier and a wife to smack around after I 've had a few , and I 'm happy . I speak as I find . There 's no side to me and I look after me old mum .
Idiom: blow someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
More than half a sweaty hour touring the environs of the station , revealed there was n't space to park even a roller - skate , so I adopted a to - hell - with - it attitude and parked in a corner of the horseshoe — well out of everybody 's way . Off we set into the station proper , aware we were already late for the train 's arrival . The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure . We found , and searched , a by - now passengerless train and eventually located a luggage van containing an enormous , hairy , and morose dog in one corner and a small morose guard in the other . the reason for the dog 's sadness was the tightly wound wire netting the stupid kennel woman had wrapped around his jaws as a makeshift muzzle .
Idiom: grin and bear it (used idiomatically: yes)
She railed against the formality and the dreariness of it all , balked at the routine ; her mood swinging back and forth , from tears and misery to elation . She wanted to go home , but it was out of the question . There was no alternative but to grin and bear it . With the Queen at the Braemar Games . The honeymoon was over
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
So , at a stroke of the administrative pen , contests like those in 1991 between Lancashire and Worcestershire , and Surrey and Northamptonshire have been eliminated . Or have they ? A more accurate appraisal of the new status quo is that that would be the case … except for the small print . ‘ All fines will be levied equally between the county clubs and the players , with the contribution to be made by each individual player to any fine being decided by the county concerned.’ Both sets of rules for the domestic knockout competitions include the same addendum , which is anomalous on two counts .
Idiom: take someone for a ride (used idiomatically: yes)
Mother took everything in her stride , a kind , consistently calm woman whose family was everything . Thanks to her capable care — and much to the surprise of the doctors — he did n't succumb until the age of seventy , despite his daily ' only bit a pleasure ' , ten Woodbines and a box of Swans . One of his red - letter days was the time we took him for his first ride in our newly acquired Rolls - Royce . He tried not to look impressed as he slid gingerly across the cream leather of the front seat . ' Is these seats genuine vinyl , then , our Malc ? '
Idiom: at the coalface (used idiomatically: no)
' I can not give any indication on which companies we are meeting but suffice it to say that one is trade and the other two venture . ' We are optimistic about our chances and , hopefully , at the end of the week we will be able to announce a new chapter in Monktonhall 's history . ' The pit 's financial problems have stemmed from a delay in starting production at the main PC1 coalface . It had been hoped to finish preparation work on it by last September but production did not start until the end of December . As well as next week 's meetings , there are plans to persuade the Government to help the colliery .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
She was gabbling now , she dimly recognised , but it was too late to stem the flow of words . ‘ But … oh , heavens , this sounds arrogant , as if I 'm some irresistible Lolita or something … but I would n't want you getting any ideas about me while we 're thrown together like this … ’ The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . ‘ My heart is broken,’ he assured her with emphasis , crashing his hand to his chest with wry drama . ‘ But from now on I 'll do my best to be as chaste as a Catholic priest.’
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
This is cheating the system after all ; a system that has provided you with education , health care , roads , even the clean water which now lies in puddles on the kitchen floor . But few complain nowadays . You have to admire the ones with the guts to go it alone and make something of their lives when times are hard , even if the ways they do so are not strictly legal . The right - wing romanticism of the ' self - made man ' is back in fashion . ' Self - made women ' you seem to hear less of .
Idiom: call off the dogs (used idiomatically: yes)
' You have a name for me , ' he said . ' I was getting worried we 'd have to send out a search - party . ' ' Call off the dogs , I have three names for you , and two facts . ' ' Oh , we have facts as well ? I 'm impressed . '
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
His admirers are already comparing him with Chips Channon , Harold Nicolson , Richard Crossman , even Samuel Pepys . ‘ No one compares with Chips , nasty and shallow as he was,’ says Mr Clark , ‘ but that does n't matter because he was so observant’ . As for Pepys , there are curious parallels : both maverick MPs who did almost the same job trying to reform Britain 's armed forces — Pepys more successfully at sea ; both irreverent , yet painfully conscious of their need to keep their patrons sweet ; both hedonists fascinated by sex , class and gossip . But times are different . The Radcliffe rules , invented in 1976 following the row about Richard Crossman 's controversial diaries , say ex - ministers should launder names of , and verbatim conversations with , officials .
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: no)
Surely now just months before the Cornmill is due to open is the time to ensure the town 's assets such as easy town centre car parking are in good working order . Darlington has been boasting about its forthcoming attraction at the Cornmill . It would be a great shame to see shoppers travel from miles to the jewel in the crown of Darlington only to discover all the spaces in one of the town 's most central car parks had been snapped up and no more were available because of a council and a car park company going round in circles . THREE people were injured when a number of vehicles crashed on the Rushyford - Woodham back road at Eldon junction last night . A man and woman were taken to Darlington Memorial and a man to Bishop Auckland General after being freed by firemen .