Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the horn (used idiomatically: yes)
Missed the street a couple of times , and had to circle back around to it . What he saw was more or less what he 'd expected ; lots of business , big crowds full of stupid people who were n't watching the traffic , every other window steamed - up and hung with a brace of Peking duck . He went on around the block , again and again , until a space opened up in a barely - lit alley and he slipped the car in ahead of a Mercedes driver who , to judge from how he leaned on the horn , was well along the way to a heart condition . He locked the car . This would be fine .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
( p. 138 ) Here , the figures who act as transcendent foils to a mundane inauthenticity , abjection , and subjection are themselves brought low , made to submit to what they once subjected . Notions of the freedom and autonomy of the self are at one and the same time inverted and used to pervert the ethical and metaphysical values which such a self is or was supposed to instantiate . Authentic selfhood is denied and then reconstituted in a perverse , parodic form — and then perhaps denied again , transformed from other to same and then back to a ( ditferent ) other . Genet reinscribes himself within the violent hierarchies of his oppression , installing himself there relentlessly to invert and pervert them .
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
He does this because of their naivity ; they are more honest about their thoughts and feelings , and do not judge him as the adults do . Holden appears to believe in the innocence and simplicity of youth , and is upset and outraged when he sees , ‘ — you’ , written on the wall of his young sister 's school . He worries that the children would be upset when they saw it , so he rubs it off the wall . Holden is terribly protective towards children , and the title of the book is an illustration of this . When his sister , Phoebe , asks him if he has any career ambitions , Holden tells her that he would like to be the ‘ Catcher in the Rye’(a misquote from a poem by Robert Burns ) .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: no)
Myles shrugged . ‘ When you 're ill and have sunk to the depths of despair , black thoughts enter your mind . I toyed with the idea of committing suicide , but I knew in my heart and soul I would never take my own life . That 's the coward 's way out!’ Father Poole sighed .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: no)
DJIBOUTI Deployment of French peacekeeping force A two - week mission by Paul Dijoud , Director of African Affairs at the French Foreign Affairs Ministry , to find a settlement to the three - month war between the government and the rebels of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy ( FRUD ) bore fruit with the deployment of a French peacekeeping force , a ceasefire by the rebels and the release by the government of the FRUD representative in the capital , Abbate Ebo Adou , imprisoned since December 1991 [ see p. 38661 ] . Dijoud ordered the deployment of the peacekeeping troops on Feb. 25 after holding successful talks , in Djibouti on Feb. 20 and 24 with President Hassan Gouled Aptidon , and in the Yemeni capital , Sana'a , on Feb. 23 with representatives of the FRUD . A total of 250 troops from France 's 4,200-strong local garrison took up position around the town of Dikhil in the south - west of the country , the scene of recent fighting between the government and the FRUD rebels [ see p. 38711 , where Dikhil is wrongly given as Kikhil ] .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
LENNY : A man out of time ‘ When I heard The Sugarcubes ' cut , I realised this vague concept could really work . You could tell they were having a blast — and taking the piss’ Lenny Kaye SNEERING HALF - COCKED , DERISORY , curled in contempt .
Idiom: cut both ways (used idiomatically: yes)
By assigning , the defendant , the original lessee , had given the assignee power to assign again , which would include the power to surrender , in whole or in part , to the landlord . There was an unresolved discussion in the case as to whether the lessee continued liable for the entire rent or merely for an apportioned part of it , which is all that the plaintiff claimed . There was some discussion as to hardship , but that could cut both ways according to whether a large or small part was surrendered , so that hardship was not a matter which could be taken into account . Those were the main points discussed . There was nothing bearing on the present question , whether a release by accord and satisfaction of a claim for rent against an assignee would release the original lessee and other covenantors .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: no)
What about the Cleveland Orchestra now ? HvK I hear very good things of Christoph von Dohnányi . He comes from a very distinguished family , of course , with a tragic history . The Nazis shot his father , you know , and his uncle , the theologian Bonhoeffer .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
And , to make it all seem almost too good to be true the total number of possible W particles seen by both UA1 and UA2 is just what one would expect from the total number of proton - antiproton collisions that the two experiments have observed . So far so good . But why the caution ? the analyses of the data have been done extremely quickly , cutting corners , albeit carefully , to single out precisely the kind of event theory predicts for a W particle . There is some feeling that maybe by looking hard enough you are forcing yourself to see what you are looking for . After all , the researchers have looked just where the theorists told them to look .
Idiom: bottom drawer (used idiomatically: no)
I imagine you have to secure one of these as soon as it comes on the market.’ Bragg closed the drawer with a grunt . ‘ I ca n't abide things you have to peer at through a magnifying glass before you can see them,’ he said , and pulled open the bottom drawer . It was stuffed with manila files and loose papers . ‘ Have you found anything?’ he asked .
Idiom: strike it rich (used idiomatically: no)
That he had gambled all their money away . Night after night with Biff he had shuffled and dealt , bid and bluffed , winning at first , winning over and over . For a time he really thought he was going to strike it rich . The goose , the stuffing , the Christmas pud , they were all realities . And going away , he 'd thought of that too .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: yes)
I wish he had . I could have told him that he has been elected an honorary member of the Academy Club drinking school run by Oofy Prosser and Stephen Hargrave , in recognition of his services to literature . If anyone still has his number , they can ring him up and tell him so . Second Wednesday of the month . The champagne is on me .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: yes)
But what so i it does he think something from the ga cos it keep coming on and off ? Well he do n't know cos he do n't know how those , figure out how they work . It 's always coming on and off though innit ? Well I do n't know , I never s stood and listened to it . Yeah it 's always yet if you run a tap now turn the hot tap on that 'll come on
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over It 's the second time this year a plane from Upper Heyford has crashed . On July the 31st an EF111 , radar jamming plane , spiralled out of control after its tail caught fire . The aircraft crashed just 30 yards from buildings where 40 people were working at an agricultural firm in Buckinghamshire . Both crew members ejected safely … but people on the ground had to dive for cover as the plane crashed in a ball of fire .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
He stripped off his trousers with unrushed ease , revealing one strong , muscled leg and then the other . For a moment her heart caught in her throat , but then she realised he had brief , dark swimming - trunks on . He moved forward , with leopard - like grace , and stood on the edge of a rock . He froze there momentarily , like a figure cast of bronze , and then stretched himself , soared upwards , each of his muscles rippling , and dived . Only one small , white - highlighted ripple showed where the supple arrow of his body had pierced the water .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
The tendency is either excessive restraint ( Europe ) or a diffusion of the effort ( the United ~ States ) . Europe is being cautious in the name of avoiding debt and defending the euro , whereas the US has moved on many fronts in order not to waste an ideal opportunity to implement badly needed structural reforms . For geo - strategists , however , the year that naturally comes to mind , in both politics and economics , is 1989 . Of ~ course , the fall of the house of Lehman ~ Brothers has nothing to do with the fall of the Berlin ~ Wall . Indeed , on the surface it seems to be its perfect antithesis : the collapse of a wall symbolizing oppression and artificial divisions versus the collapse of a seemingly indestructible and reassuring institution of financial capitalism .
Idiom: in a nutshell (used idiomatically: yes)
By the end of 2010 , the CDB 's reach extended to more than 90 countries , whose total indebtedness reached $ 141.3~billion . So , is China reshaping the landscape of development assistance ? In a nutshell , yes . Consider the following : Chinese investment in Zambia 's rich copper and coal reserves accounts for 7.7 % of the country 's GDP . In Saudi ~ Arabia , the state - owned China Railway Construction ~ Corporation built the Al - Mashaaer Al - Mugadassah light - rail project to ease traffic pressure during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca .
Idiom: fall between two stools (used idiomatically: yes)
Maxwell , rooting about in his new office high up in the Daily Mirror 's Holborn tower block , found Thornton 's Sunday paper plan sitting in the in - tray and immediately rubbished it publicly as ' evidence ' of Thornton 's uselessness . But he took the evening paper suggestion more seriously , and it eventually emerged as the London Daily News , which was changed ambitiously at the last minute into Britain 's first twenty - four - hour ' rolling newspaper ' , aimed at pulling both evening and morning sales . Despite some fine writers and good design , the paper was to fall heavily between two stools , and closed down ignominiously in July 1987 after its circulation had slumped to 90,000 . The exercise cost Maxwell £ 30 million . After leaving the Mirror , Thornton returned to his Lincolnshire home to potter about with his prize heifers .
Idiom: run into the sand (used idiomatically: yes)
The Moscow conference of American , British and Russian foreign ministers met in December 1945 against a sombre background of anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers since the end of the European War . The conference was misleadingly regarded as a success and as reversing the trend in relations . Korea was fully discussed at the conference and agreement was secured , which later ran into the sands . The United States advocated trusteeship . The Soviet Union submitted a scheme envisaging the establishment of a joint commission by the Soviet and American military commands in Korea , which would advise on the formation of a provisional Korean government .
Idiom: forty winks (used idiomatically: yes)
Dishes steepin ' in the sink , Watter no ' richt heated yet , So I 'll jist hae ma forty winks , While it 's gettin ' het The dogs hae baith been fed , an ' lyin ' at my feet ,
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
' I never have enough money . ' ' Happiness never lasts . ' ' I catch three colds every year . ' ' I 'm a failure . ' ' If I have more , others have less . '
Idiom: take it or leave it (used idiomatically: yes)
But the jobs were invariably dead - end and , despite the Home Office call for ‘ real , training , wages were at subsistence level or below , which led to a succession of requests for small loans from the Movement . Many girls and boys wandered from job to job , like Rosina Domingo : When Bloomsbury House or a regional committee acted as a Labour Exchange , it was a case of take it or leave it — there was no time for career advice . Claire Barrington worked in the tailoring trade : After going to evening classes to study dress design , Claire hoped for better things , but was soon disillusioned when she found that her employer expected to use her designs without paying her .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
And the house to Mr Evans though it wo n't be much use to him . He ca n't sell it or let it , of course , while Hepzibah 's living there . ' He pulled a wry face . ' I expect he 'll be flaming mad when he knows that , wo n't he ? I expect he 's counted on it .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No need for the artillery , counsellor . You and Joey are supposed to be on the same team . And if it comes to facing the music , you 're not thinking of shooting it out with the police , I hope ? You 're not the type.’ He pushed the drawer home decisively .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
But the pardon request is already significant . It seeks to be finely balanced , respecting the regime 's sovereignty while subtly pressing home the point in unison , as neighboring states . The request would be politely worded , but it would also be an official and public mode of communication , instead of the usual behind - the - scenes quiet diplomacy . What ASEAN says or does not say will not change things immediately . Cynics might add that even if Aung ~ San ~ Suu ~ Kyi is pardoned , she may yet still be detained on political grounds or face other barriers aimed at preventing her from competing in the elections promised in Myanmar for 2010 .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
Nice sort of man who understood that people do n't know anything about it Yeah We went out to lunch to er Tesco 's we got to pick Christopher up from school and we went just for lunch time , that was quite nice cos Andy was having a lunch anyway at work and er You know , you know just outside the door it might be in there .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
The game will be played in Albi , where the Scots won 13–10 in 1984 . ABERDEENSHIRE , celebrating their centenary this season , have linked up with Glentanar footballers and St Ronalds cricketers to build a £ 140,000 clubhouse at Woodside . SCOTLAND 'S UNDER-18s will break new ground with matches against Spain and Ireland in the spring . The Spanish match will be in Glasgow on Saturday , April 4 , and the Irish game in Dublin a week later . Work on the first stage in MURRAYFIELD 's redevelopment , building stands to replace the north and south terracing , will begin immediately after Scotland 's final home match in the Five Nations ' Championship , the game against France on March 7 .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
Different considerations press forward , however , when we move on to the various situations in which known risks ought to be guarded against : bad driving of a motor vehicle may carry an obvious risk of causing death or serious injury , as may bad navigation of a ship or an aircraft , bad driving of a train , setting fire to a residential building , and the handling of firearms . These risks are widely known , distinguished as much by the possibility of one or several deaths occurring as by the frequency with which the risk materializes . Those who deal with firearms are generally aware of the attendant risks , and the days when those involved in motoring and other forms of transport could make light of the risks to life have now long passed , as various air , sea , rail , and road disasters have occurred . In spheres of conduct such as these , where the risks are widely known , there are strong reasons for broadening the basis of criminal liability so as to encompass negligence . This still falls well short of supporting the English law of manslaughter , where the ‘ unlawful act’ doctrine allows a manslaughter conviction if death results from a mere assault or battery .
Idiom: nudge nudge wink wink (used idiomatically: yes)
Wally ! THE HILARIOUS cry of the ' 70s rocker , dragged out for all festival reviews , particularly as a photo caption for the picture of a naked man who has taken too much acid and is lying up to his neck in a mud pool . Nudge nudge wink wink wink ! NOWADAYS WE say ' not ! ' and ' way!'all the time , but in the mid-'70s the only funny programme on TV was Monty Python 's Flying Circus and so every second feature was headlined ' This Parrot Deceased'or ' Too Silly'or similar . Is this man a prat ?
Idiom: claim to fame (used idiomatically: yes)
The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear . With similar underfoot conditions guaranteed again tomorrow — and with the news of Armiger 's recent work being consistently good — he is napped to grab the bumper prize . Inevitably , with approaching £ 200,000 on offer , there are others with sound claims to fame in the field . Most notable amongst them are Mark Tompkins 's Great Voltigeur winner Bob 's Return and John Dunlop 's Geoffrey Freer Stakes hero Azzilfi . But Bob 's Return may find this extended mile and three quarters beyond him and dour stayer Azzilfi could be beaten for speed near the finish .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
But with the honour of hundreds of steam enthusiasts to worry about , David Smith was confident his 1924 Aveling and Porter steamroller would streak to victory : Meanwhile on the Severn , the skipper of the narrowboat Emma Louise was hoping for success too : With the balloon tethered to prevent it going up instead of along , there was some confusion over when the race had actually started . A problem compounded by the fact that the Emma Louise was out of sight on the river , so a check would be made separately on her speed . But then they were off … with the twelve ton roller accellerating fast to nearly six miles an hour across the field … Balloons can travel at well over six miles an hour … but not today … the roller was well ahead …
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: no)
The Yorkshire club are over £ 1 m in debt . ENGLISH SCHOOLS hurdles champion Allison Curbishley began her competitive return after injury with a record - breaking double in the Cleveland School Championships at Middlesbrough on Saturday . The 16-year - old Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harrier , who strained knee ligaments in her first race of the season two months ago , won her specialist event , the intermediate 300 metres hurdles , in convincing fashion , clipping nearly a second - and - a - half off the three - year - old record and finishing 30 metres clear of her nearest rival in 47.2 secs . But it was only a steady run nearly five second slower than her personal best time and almost four seconds away from her English Schools clocking of 43.5 last year . Curbishley , who will defend her Schools title at Hull next month , said : ' I did my first training over hurdles on Thursday and my knee was a bit swollen afterwards .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
Either that or he is doing this with deliberate skill to gain her confidence . ' ' To what purpose ? ' Maggie turned her head to glare at him and he looked straight back at her coldly , none of the sexual speculation in his glance . ' To pry into our lives , señorita . As to your trip , Jorge would be very easy to fool .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
He was young , and marriage was a serious business . Whoever he finally chose would have to come from the right stable . She turned her head , clicking her fingers impatiently as her maid , Fidelma O ' Brien , came into the room . " Is that my wrap ? Great heavens , woman , did you stop to make it ?
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: no)
When that happens , more than economic activity takes a plunge . So do reputations , balance sheet totals , and financial and management theories . When the latter start sinking out of sight , their revealed folly appears so deep that previous adoption by certifiably sane human beings becomes difficult to credit . Did bankers ever really believe it was perfectly safe to lend billions , not on the security of the borrower , but on that of the assets he was proposing to buy . For that matter , were the borrowers actually convinced that the consequent hair - raising levels of gearing mattered not , so long as the cash flow covered the interest rate , no matter how high ?
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
I think my strengths are my pace , my strength in the air and obviously I can score goals . I hope I frighten defenders.’ He will if Sharpe 's crossing is up to scratch . Although he has found a new cutting edge to his game , after managing just five goals in his previous 104 league games , it is as a creator that Alex Ferguson most cherishes him . ‘ People go on about my goalscoring now and expect me to score in every game now I 've hit a purple patch .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
Creation … is easy , is quick . There 's also a universe , apparently . But I can not bear to see the stars , even though I know they 're there all right , and I do see them , because Tod looks upwards at night , as everybody does , and coos and points . The Plough , Sirius , the dog . The stars , to me , are like pins and needles , are like the routemap of a nightmare .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
The contents should vary according to the visitors . They then sit in a circle and hold their bags unopened . The lights are slightly dimmed to add effect , then the host begins a ghostly story using items they have in their bags . When all the items have been used , the story passes to the second person who takes a turn continuing the story using her items . The bag can contain such things as lengths of rope , white handkerchiefs , thimbles , toothpick , M and M 's , bottle of red ink or nail varnish , pencil sharpener , elastoplast , a bent fork , a mask , a toy gun , a black spot , a penknife , an old sock and a banana with a face cut into its skin .
Idiom: hold the purse strings (used idiomatically: yes)
While the Arts Council may survive as an advisory body , the crucial question is whether it retains a funding role : ‘ The days of the arm 's length principle are gone . We have a powerful new ministry which would sensibly communicate directly with the Regional Arts Boards , and , I now believe , should fund the national companies direct . That leaves the Arts Council without any funding responsibility , while the power and the influence lie with the person who holds the purse strings the Secretary of State’ . Luke Rittner believes the success of the new system will depend on a balancing act by Mr Mellor , the head of the new expanded arts ministry , the Ministry of National Heritage ( The Art Newspaper , No.18 , May 1992 , p.1 ) : he must make arts policy directly but keep his distance by taking a broadminded approach to the arts . The French practice of artistic directors having to resign when a new government comes to power is not admired in Britain .
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's simple ! she can insulate the house . Well that do n't stop it from getting on her nerves does it ? Yeah , but it do n't get on her nerves that 's the whole point ! I mean she 's obviously able to throw it off .
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm not about to alienate Black men who are also involved in the struggle . I am a socialist and I believe that socialism is the basic ideology that will serve the needs of the masses . Sarah : I define myself as a socialist lesbian feminist , but of course that in some sense begs more questions than it answers . I am white , I 'm middle class in terms of my background and to that extent have had a certain degree of privilege and I 'm also in some situations , easy enough to attack . I have strong political disagreements with something which I think has dominated political discussion in the women 's movement recently which is the politics of identity .