Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: live and learn (used idiomatically: yes)
This kind of activity is seen as marginal to the work of the prison instead of as a central opportunity to reawaken feelings and capacities which have been stunted . The Special Unit in Barlinnie Prison has showed dramatically how powerful the influence of art can be . Instead of prison being used , as it could be , as a living and learning centre for human relationships , prisoners are savagely taught that it is dangerous to let your feelings be seen because they can be used against you . Hostile staff or fellow prisoners are known to use the technique of ‘ winding you up’ to force a display of feeling , which is then punished or ridiculed . Each experience of imprisonment , for even the most hardened recidivist , is , until the routine is established which numbs the mind , a wrenching of the spirit .
Idiom: spit the dummy (used idiomatically: yes)
Hanley was injured and so Garry led the side —'the proudest moment in my career ' — and the Lions came as near to victory as any team has ever done Down Under . Garry would dearly love the club captaincy back but he is realistic enough to know he just has to get on with the game . ' It is no use me spitting out my dummy , ' he said , borrowing a a popular Australian phrase . ' I have to accept that if the coach Doug Laughton wants Ellery as captain that is the end of the matter . ' But I would also love to be captain here again and I make no secret of the fact . '
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
The coroner is not averse to our using a photograph , if it is what he describes as ‘ tasteful’ . Of course , we have scene - of - crime people , but not in the wildest stretch of the imagination could one describe their efforts as tasteful . Sergeant Bragg remembered that your friend Aubrey Rivington has assisted us in the Past — through your good offices . I had hoped that you might persuade him to help us again.’ To his surprise , a smile formed on Catherine 's lips .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
She said : ‘ Scots can spot a shabby sell - out when they see it even when couched in sham patriotic language . If the SNP are serious about co - operation they should show willing by investing the same energy they use to attack us to attack the Conservative government.’ In what she acknowledged was a difficult year for the Scottish party , Mrs McGuire admitted the party had yet to fully come to terms with the election defeat last April . She argued for party members to turn their attention to policy and organisational issues in order to meet the challenges of the next century . She called for greater clarity in party policy and less concentration on image , and identified two areas which the party needed to examine more closely : women 's representation and links with the trade unions .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Now when you look at the stuff it looks qui it 's plausible , it seems to describe what you see in practice . It seems to be a good account of it . But when you start to think about it in terms of erm sort of psychological explanation as you 're becoming used to , then it becomes perhaps not such a good way of thinking about perception Matlin 's got some very examples in it of this of those sorts of things By and large were concerned with people 's experience , self - reported experience quite often , of the phenomena saying well tell me what you see when you look at it rather than being based on the sort of lovely stuff that we love , good solid empirical data , yeah ? So being psychologists who ca n't get enough of it , empirical solid data , we tend to erm be a bit dismissive of the methods that were used by the Although these laws tend to describe what th what 's happening , they do n't actually tell you how they 're achieved . W what mechanisms , what processes underlie these laws of perception ?
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
( 3 ) That a morganatic marriage was impracticable . ( 4 ) That the decision must be the King 's own decision . He may have realised earlier than most of us that the King was in the long run unfitted to be King . If so it is all the greater tribute to his qualities that he never took a step to force the issue or to encourage abdication . This is a fair tribute .
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: no)
And Noades , who ordered a 10 per cent wage cut for Palace office staff this month , never dreamed he would be obliged to pay up . McGoldrick said : ' The chairman can be blunt and the target was his way of getting at me about my goalscoring record . ' The offer was made almost tongue - in - cheek . He was confident he would not have to pay up and even told me , ' You will never score that many goals ' . I have never been prolific and worked hard on that side of my game . '
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: yes)
People may smoke , drive at 80 miles an hour through fog on a motorway , go in for hang - gliding or rock climbing at the weekends . Yet they see nothing inconsistent with objecting to a well - engineered nuclear waste disposal plant which is clearly necessary to dispose safely of irradiated material already created ; or to properly regulated high - combustion chemical waste disposal plants that are the only alternative ( unless we get rid of the chemical industry ) to toxic wastes being dumped surreptitiously in some field or on some beach . In a democracy we are entitled to choose not to die for someone else 's benefit or profit . The high general standards applied to industrial safety affect expectations . But we do need to remember the great cost of exercising our right to have double standards and also to ask ourselves whether expenditure to make us extremely safe from one form of risk may not sometimes make us more vulnerable to others .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
To a certain degree such borrowings have continued , often prompted by the same underlying sense of insecurity which seeks the new or the modern uncritically rather than as a result of any conscious selection of educational objectives or examination of alternatives . SURVIVAL TEACHING A final set of influences come from that oral tradition , I call it ' survival teaching ' , handed down by one hard pressed disillusioned teacher to another in the face of long hours , poor conditions and low recognition . These traditions , and they are very strong , all contribute towards maintaining authority , reducing pressures , saving time , achieving passable examination results . They lead to a formal , didactic , teacher - centred approach , they operate with devastating force upon teachers newly trained in ' activity methods ' , but in the tough , bleak conditions which obtain in some schools they may well represent the only possible alternative for a struggling teacher to adopt .
Idiom: writ large (used idiomatically: yes)
This was the most sacred part of the cathedral and also of the castle itself . Unfortunately it is not possible to enter the chapel . The decoration is lavish as befits a bejewelled reliquary writ large . The lower part of the walls are faced with 1345 semi - precious stones of Bohemian origin , such as cornelians , amethysts , chalcedonies , jaspers , chrysoprases and agates set in gilded plaster . The chapel played an important part in the coronation ceremony .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
All the English families went down south . Oh yes . Some got as far as Rhodesia and the high altitude was n't any good so then they had to go on to Cape Town . So , but we were able to stay there for a time . How did it affect them then the , the altitude , did it ?
Idiom: Indian summer (used idiomatically: yes)
But it can perhaps be seen as an architectural expression of that scented fin de siècle fascination with the Near East that produced in this period such works as Massenet 's opera Thaïs and Strauss 's Salome and the luxuriant novels of Pierre Loti and Pierre Louys . However , many of the new stations began to feature a strongly marked nationalism as the assertive spirits of rival nations jostled with each other and advanced their claims for continental dominance with increasing stridency . This bugles - and - banners stridency , drowning out the elegant salon music of pre - war Europe 's Indian summer , culminated inexorably in the Great War and the subsequent rise of Fascist dictatorships . The volkist spirit , matrix of the future Nazism , is detectable in the heavily Teutonic exteriors of Karlsruhe ( 1913 ) , Oldenburg ( 1915 ) , and Stuttgart ( begun in 1911 , completed in 1928 ) . All of them look to have been constructed from set designs for Fritz Lang 's cinematic version of the Nibelungenlied , one of the favourite films of the Führer : rough - hewn temples and folk - moot halls embodying an exaltation of the primitive Teutonic spirit .
Idiom: tilt at windmills (used idiomatically: yes)
In any case , Allison , who discovered the joys of off-licence products and credit card abuse before Norman Lamont was knee high to the Mace , has spilled most of the gravy that has come his way in a life that has brought a different kind of riches . In terms of his career , Bristol Rovers ' FA Cup tie at Aston Villa on Saturday is Allison 's last ride on a footballing roller coaster that has delivered him to gravity-defying heights and suicidal lows . Less generous critics might say it 's his last tilt at a windmill . ‘ I love the big occasions , ’ said Big Mal , which is a bit like a polar bear saying it loves snow . ‘ I got so used to winning them . ’
Idiom: change hands (used idiomatically: yes)
About a century later the castle was again ‘ modernised’ , when there seem to have been plans to give the two towers a continuous classical facade , although the work was never completed . It may have been the Marquess of Atholl who planned these works ; he had inherited the estates in 1670 . By the 18th century the castle was beginning to fall into disrepair , and in the 19th century it changed hands several times . It was eventually taken into state care in 1912 , and has been open to the public ever since . The buildings are still roofed and partly floored , affording an unequalled impression of the residence of a late - medieval landowner .
Idiom: pull your weight (used idiomatically: yes)
As a result , the players were sent ahead to the various tournament sites to give clinics to members and generally to whip up interest . ‘ It did n't matter whether you were at the top of the money list or at the bottom . You were expected to pull your weight in this direction and there was no question of anyone getting paid.’ One would have to say that the standard of dress on the European Tour is nowadays not too far removed from that in the States , bearing in mind that the climate on that side of the Atlantic makes it easier to look the part . In truth , there were those in the American camp who admitted that they had to bow to the Europeans where the Solheim Cup uniforms were concerned .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: no)
The conversion was missed and Armagh 's chance of a share of the spoils was lost . Adams , Clough take it easy GRAHAM Taylor was down to the bare bones today when only 14 of his England squad took part in his first Bisham training session before next week 's critical World Cup clash against Poland . Tony Adams and Nigel Clough were added to the contingent of players resting minor knocks . But an FA spokesman said : ' Graham is not worried because he feels that if the game was being played at Wembley today , they would all be fit enough to be available for selection . '
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: yes)
Carefully , she inserted the thick blunt object into the entrance of her slippery tube : and sank down on to it . The two Gestapo officers watched her without emotion , while she masturbated wildly as if deriving pleasure from her actions . They watched patiently until she had impaled herself to the hilt on the huge dildo , and then they left . She was left alone for some time , but did n't dare move away from the tall candlestick and the rubber dildo . She held the tip of it just inside her pouting snatch , and only sank down on to it when she saw the door opening .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: no)
The first big globes of rain splattered their backs as they reached the village . When Kāli came back with the cows only minutes later , she was caught in the full force of the downpour . Rounding the bend from the top path down towards the stable she was brandishing a stick , beating the cows ' dripping rumps and cursing them aloud for refusing to hurry . Later , when the sheep came in , the rain had stopped . The air was breathlessly still , spent with raining , and coils of midges spiralled silently up and down .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
Michael Wale SHOWJUMPING makes its annual pre - Christmas outing to London 's Olympia this week . Outwardly it 's as wealthy as ever , but behind the scenes the reality for some can be very different . Eighteen - year - old Linda Charley is a prime example . Today she takes part in the only amateur contest of the week , The Young Showjumpers Award .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
We shall now concentrate our attention on his criticism of proposition ( b ) , the hypothesis that there exists a stable trade off relation between inflation and unemployment . For Friedman , models which portrayed policy makers as having the power to choose from among differing combinations of inflation and unemployment were fantastic and potentially tragic exercises in self - delusion . Such room for manoeuvre as existed in choosing between these two evils was only present in the very short run . In the longer run a policy choice which involved positive inflation would lead to an acceleration in the rate of inflation . There only existed a trade off between the unemployment rate and the rate of increase in the rate of inflation .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket . He did n't feel like them now . Anyway they 'd be pretty disgusting , mixed with the bits in his pocket . He could hear someone coming upstairs , his Mum . She picked his anorak up off the floor and stood there with it over her arm , leaning against his chair .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
It was Sadler , too , who in May 1785 , became the first Englishman to use ‘ Inflammable Air’ to fill a balloon . An aptly named gas , discovered in 1766 , it had that potentially lethal combination of having both explosive and lifting properties . It was renamed to the more familiar hydrogen in 1790 and ousted hot air as the preferred lifting agent for the next thirty years . Heated in the Montgolfier - style , air would lift about 15lbs for every 1,000 cubic feet of volume , while the same volume of hydrogen could lift about 70lbs of payload . This meant that , although hydrogen was more expensive to produce , it enabled the dimension of balloons to be minimised , in addition to its nature allowing longer flights over greater distances .
Idiom: on the mend (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I think we are getting something together and these players deserve another chance,’ he said . ‘ There is pressure on me , but too much has been made of that . ‘ It 's the players who have suffered , but now there are signs that things are on the mend.’ Hirst Turkish delight by Rob Shepherd
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: no)
No , not if he 's won Oh no , he 's just won He 's just won on the houses ai n't he ? Plus I already had that , plus I had another five I did n't tell you about , I had fifteen when you said you had fifteen , look , one there 's me first ten Eighty , ninety
Idiom: confirmed bachelor (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ When they returned to England after two years Mamma went with them . In London she met John Weston , who owned the Ventura art gallery , which took most of Gerald Wingfield 's work . ‘ He was thirty - eight , and a confirmed bachelor , or so everyone thought . But on their second meeting he proposed . In six weeks they were married , and ten months later I was born.’
Idiom: to die for (used idiomatically: no)
Instantly 20 soldiers buried their massively muscled pincers in my stick , possibly never to let go , while dozens more swarmed up the stick causing me to let go with alacrity . I never did glimpse the queen , but somewhere inside that boiling ball she was , the central data bank , the repository of the master DNA of the whole colony . Those gaping soldiers were prepared to die for the queen , not because they loved their mother , not because they had been drilled in the ideals of patriotism , but simply because their brains and their jaws were built by genes stamped from the master die carried in the queen herself . They behaved like brave soldiers because they had inherited the genes of a long line of ancestral queens whose lives , and whose genes , had been saved by soldiers as brave as themselves . My soldiers had inherited the same genes from the present queen as those old soldiers had inherited from the ancestral queens .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
Crane driver , television tubes , light bulbs , do you know these bulbs er , they used to come er , we used t they used to be made here , they used to be sent over to Holland and the brass bit used to be put in and the element inside and they used to go over there in cardboard boxes all loose and there used to be hundreds of them broken , they did n't , they did n't worry about it , as long as they , they reckon that as long as they get twenty five percent a hold they were satisfied and they were just in ordinary boxes , no paper in or nothing , just all loose . And they went over just to be fitted with the I ca n't think of the name of the other German beer but the roll - on roll - off'll be out in the dock , cos we had a roll - on roll- off in the dock at all When did that come into use ? Well I would say er about ten year ago , cos I was stevedoring then stevedore and erm I used to go up there , and I was very friendly with the old skipper there .
Idiom: in the can (used idiomatically: yes)
He becomes a part of it . I hear someone behind me . My feet are tangled in old cans and cardboard boxes . I twist around . Looming before me in the darkness is my brother Ludo , a baseball bat dangling from his hand .
Idiom: break even (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the things . Er er it was where break even points were . And what level of attendance was required to actually break even on a performance . And I do n't wish to know if we 've failed to break even on one occasion or whatever but the thing is how often are we failing to break even . And looking at that in relation to cultural policy .
Idiom: for good measure (used idiomatically: yes)
They categorised all applicants , genuine or otherwise , who were unable or unwilling to specify their long term intentions , as necessarily falling outside the ambit of the rules and thus doomed to inevitable failure when applying for entry clearance . The essence of what Mr Hussain said was that following the marriage he would remain in England on a settled basis as a married man for just so long as his wife dictated . And for good measure , it should be noted that the ECO long ago expressed his own conclusion that settlement in the UK was the intention in this case . The tribunal 's decision was quashed and the appeal restored for hearing as an appeal against a refusal of entry clearance under rule 41 . The crucial issue still to be determined was whether the primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the UK .
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
The immediate application of this engine was in pumping water out of mine workings , which had often become so badly flooded that it was impossible for them to be worked , and pumps driven by waterwheels were unequal to the huge drainage problems . So Newcomen in the short term was the saviour of the mining industry . But in the long term he opened the way to the great revolution in industry that came with the advances on his original idea , made by such as James Watt and Richard Trevithick ( qq.v . ) . Newcomen died in 1729 , when his engines were coming into increasing use all over Europe as well as in Britain , and soon in America too , but he had gained little financial advantage from his invention . His house in Dartmouth was demolished when a new road was made in 1864 , and the fact that the road is named Newcomen Road is no compensation for the loss of a house that would have been holy ground for today 's industrial enthusiasts .
Idiom: put someone in mind of (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ He looks like King Lear in the snow , deserted by his daughters,’ said Mark . ‘ But many old people are lonely and neglected at Christmas , so our cake decoration wo n't be so inappropriate after all . It should put us in mind of the old people in our own parish.’ ‘ Daisy Pettigrew is doing her usual food parcel scheme for the old age pensioners,’ Sophia reminded him . ‘ Yes , and their cats will be looked after too — one only hopes Daisy wo n't put in more food for them than for the humans.’
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
He was stumbling , the wound in his shoulder shallow but momentarily stunning . The point of the spear had slashed and caught him . As the red - tipped bronze blade continued round towards her , Tallis struck it out of line and reached for the booted leg of the rider , pushing up so that he fell over to the side . He fell heavily . Tallis stood above him , spear aimed down , but a stone axe struck his head and his eyes dulled , his lips loosened .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: no)
Sir Bryan was paired with Des O'Grady , the little Irish pro , and would not be starting till 3.30 . By midday there were matches on all the holes , each accompanied by two caddies and a uniformed bobby . The sun had dried the early morning dew off the fairways and on the darker green of the putting surfaces the flags were stiffened by a sea breeze . You could tell where the best - known pros or the most famous celebrities were by the larger galleries following them . These were thickest round the comedians , the film stars and the pop singers .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: no)
Realities They want to use condoms — nine out of 10 agreed it was sensible to carry condoms ‘ just in case’— but half those surveyed said they would be to embarrassed to buy them . Even among the 15 to 17 year olds four out of 10 admitted they would be to shy to buy condoms , the most popular form of contraception for teenagers , over the counter in a chemist . This month HIV and AIDS became a statutory part of the national curriculum and now schools have to teach it . Yet the large majority of our teenagers said they had not been taught the practical realities of avoiding AIDS until they were at least 15 .
Idiom: ahead of the game (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's still full of the joys of spring . If she can retain the mood , she 's laughing,’ said Howells . He admitted his hit factory had stagemanaged much of her career , using the age - old ploy of staying ahead of the game . ‘ A lot of it is instinct , though,’ he admitted . ‘ You either have it or you do n't .
Idiom: get away with murder (used idiomatically: no)
You 've got the original ones … who still have a caring for the school , but the newer teachers … they've got no caring for it and there 's no consistency in the school . ' ' What 's a measure of caring ? ' ' One which — in some lessons you can get away with blue murder . I think that should be stopped — blue murder , vandalism and the lot . Now certain teachers can control it and keep their rooms clean and tidy .