Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bright and early (used idiomatically: yes)
She felt quite weak and she was still sitting there , staring disconsolately around the room , when Marguerite knocked and walked in . ‘ Oh , you are awake ? If you are up so bright and early we will be able to set off in very good time.’ Her voice died away when she saw the strain on Jenna 's face and she came round the bed , her eyes racing over Jenna 's pale face . ‘ You poor child !
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
The 20th International Forum took place in Aviemore in September 1989 on the theme Enterprise and the Environment : The Vital Partnership . As usual , the conference proved popular with around 200 delegates participating . The International Forum came of age in October 1990 when the 21st conference was held . The theme was Innovation and around 200 invited delegates took part . Some of the principal speakers who took part in the Council 's 21st International Forum are pictured above .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
A public announcement of the plan to build a Hinkley C power station was made a month later . According to a private CEGB timetable , work on the initial foundations of Hinkley C could start , even after a planning inquiry , in the autumn of 1986 . The station could be up and running by about 1994 . After that , the aim was to proceed relatively quickly with a fourth Hinkley station , possibly one of the first commercially operated fast breeder reactors . Once the production line was rolling , it was by now hoped to have twelve new nuclear plants in operation around Britain by the end of the century .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
' Tell me you did not say no , Eleanor ! ' Ellie stared out at the full moon above the yard , above the wrong part of town . Unable to sleep and seeing Madame 's bedroom light still on , she had thrown a pebble against the glass and called her down . ' Why did you introduce me to him , Madame ? ' Ellie asked .
Idiom: presence of mind (used idiomatically: yes)
It was now time for the surprise witness , and the one who , without a doubt , had the most affect on the outcome . Fearnley Whittingstall called Alfred John Wells . Had it not been for the adroitness and presence of mind of two reporters for the Empire News and Daily News respectively , Alfred Wells , butcher 's assistant , would probably never have taken the stand at Reading 's most famous coroner 's inquest . The young reporters had spoken to Wells soon after the murder . Wells , who worked for Geary 's at 22 Cross Street , almost opposite Oliver 's tobacconist , had described a man in the near vicinity whose description did not completely tie in with many of the other witnesses .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
Although you may think you know what you want , sub - consciously you may want something else . This conflict could lie behind the events that occur around the time of the full moons of March 8 and September 1 and the eclipses of May 21 , June 4 and November 29 . If the rug is pulled from beneath your feet , learn to dance on a shifting carpet . RELATIONSHIPS ECLIPSES have a way of introducing new people into your life and , with four of them between December 1992 and November 29 1993 , there are four major opportunities for fateful encounters .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
No I did n't I was very very erm my mother was erm I do n't know what can you call it very slow in coming forward I think . No she never told us anything about anything . And we when we came of age puberty I was frightened to death me because I was sitting on the bea we were playing on the beach still a child of twelve cos we still went about with little socks on at twelve in them days . When I first started becoming a woman on playing on the beach and I ran home petrified . And she says there 's nothing wrong with you she said and gave me a what you call it to p to er protect myself .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
Then take out thin , twiggy wood and branches that cross each other— you 're aiming for a goblet shape . Finally take off half the length of the remaining stems in the case of large - flowered , and one - third for cluster - flowered roses . Make a slanting cut just above a bud facing outwards and in the direction you want the rose to grow . Plant tubers indoors for stocks of dahlias like ' Inca Royale ' Now is the time to prune large - flowered roses
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm quite positive that if we provide the facilities , people will come to watch . What about local businesses , are they going to be getting involved , are you going to be asking for involvement from local businesses ? Very much so , because er this is going to be a , a very substantial complex , er I think that er the involvement of the local community and local business can involve , can , can start with simply the construction , can go on to er the different , er the different types of businesses , I mean I 'm not , I 'm not in for instance in the licensed trade , but we 're certainly going to need people who are in that business , we 're going to need restaurateurs , we 're going to need er all types of local business , businesses to actually get that centre er thriving . You 're listening to the Fox Report . Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein , who 's passion and flamboyance ignited audiences around the world for decades , has died in New York at the age of seventy two .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Skills and Interaction The threads that a woman holds she weaves into the fabric of daily life . Creating this pattern may be so much second nature to her , that she does not recognize the skill involved and the complexity of her art . A senior executive of a business once told me that he had difficulty in getting women employees to realize and make known such skills in the working environment . Many , he said , were convinced that they had had no managerial experience , yet they had successfully brought up children , run a home , and far more .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
Liver cells remain like their parents because the same genes are switched on . Cells in the leg are different from cells in the arm because the pattern of activity of the genes is different . Of course , switching on and off of genes does not in itself result in developmental change ; switching genes on and off acts by changing which proteins are made and this in turn alters cell behaviour by pathways that , to repeat , may be quite tortuous . Gene action is controlled at the level of transcription , and whether a gene is on or off is whether or not it is transcribed . Control of transcription is largely related to the state of the promoter at the beginning of the gene sequence .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
They played before . They played for England . . And I could join a new image club if I wanted to . It 's brilliant cos you get well dirty . That 's what I like about it .
Idiom: head over heels (used idiomatically: yes)
And Kylie 's become a positive regular . ‘ She used to be a bit of a lost soul,’ says Jakki , ‘ but she 's changed a lot recently and I think that 's all down to Michael Hutchence . She 's head over heels in love — but them so am I … ’ When Jakki 's parents moved to Aran , a near neighbour , Jim Sherry , agreed to keep and eye on her . In time , Jakki moved to London , Jim to America to work as an exhibitions organiser .
Idiom: tell it like it is (used idiomatically: yes)
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BUILDING & FLYING YOUR OWN PLANE , by Geoff Jones . 288 pages , illustrated with black - and - white photographs and drawings . Many 's the time , when reviewing guides to homebuilts in this column , that I have lamented their authors ' tendencies simply to regurgitate plans / kit suppliers specification tables and creative claims about ease of construction and building times , with no attempt to ‘ tell it like it is’ . Geoff Jones , regular contributor to our photo pages and European correspondent of the American magazines Private Pilot and Kitplanes , has n't fallen into that trap . He opens with a history of homebuilts dating from Sir George Cayley ( who would have approved the sage advice to get an experienced hand to make the first test flight of your creation , though in his case the unfortunate man was more adept at handling a coach - and - four than a flying machine ) and proceeds through the Flying Flea era to the post - war rebirth in France and the USA , thence to Rutan and the foam / fibreglass revolution , and on to the 1980s emergence of IFR - capable alabaster - smooth hot - rod kitplanes that will blow the socks off anything Vero Beach and Wichita are ( or more accurately are n't ) building .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: no)
His younger brother,(Sir ) James Andrews [ q.v.]became lord chief justice of Northern Ireland . He was educated at the Royal Academical Institution , Belfast . Following his father in business and politics , he developed interests in a large number of commercial enterprises , not least in flax spinning and the Belfast and County Down Railway . A liberal unionist , he was at one time president of the Ulster Liberal Unionist Association and a member of the committee of the Ulster Reform Club . Throwing himself wholeheartedly into Ulster Unionist opposition home rule in the early twentieth century , he was an active member of the Ulster Unionist Council and first president of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh what 's that . She just does n't stop , under the table she said oh what 's that card and the jug nearly came down . And she 's tipping the chalk out and she said what 's that , oh that 's the phone , under the table , pulled the rocking horse out . Oh look at that picture . And she just does n't stop .
Idiom: give up the ghost (used idiomatically: yes)
On 2 February 1799 Parson Woodforde , by then in Norfolk , wrote in his diary : ‘ Such severe weather has not been known for the last sixty years till the present’ . Heavy snow had fallen in Frome the day before that , the deepest since 1767 , and conditions were dismal . It proved the last straw for John Titford ; ill enough , no doubt , without the need to struggle against a winter to end all winters , his weary body gave up the ghost . Edmund Crocker , the son of the master of the Blue Coat School just across the bridge from Pig Street , kept a diary during this period , and young John Titford 's death did not escape his notice . An entry for 8 February reads :
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah I mean I was n't expecting anything like er erm like him being a nice person to me ever again but it was fun Yeah . for the time being , you know ? Yeah . It was really quite funny cos everybody was laughing at us .
Idiom: free rein (used idiomatically: yes)
America has embarked on a project for a vast Superconducting Super Collider , under construction south of Dallas ( see page 112 ) . The Europeans plan a similar , more modest but possibly more versatile machine at their joint laboratory , CERN , outside Geneva . At this scale , the costs of duplication far outweigh the benefits of competition — especially as each machine would be host to more than one experiment , allowing internal competition free rein . But the world may end up with both projects , a waste of resources that will stunt other science — and might well hold back particle physics , as generations of physicists find themselves growing up in thrall to the vast machines , with no alternative experiments to pursue . It is particularly sad that CERN should find itself in this strange confrontation ; the laboratory offers the best model for centralised multinational science there is .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Thirdly , it was claimed that no general warrants were issued . Birkett reported that on occasion a single warrant had been issued to cover a number of names , a practice which the committee criticized as being ' undesirable ' . According to the White Paper , these criticisms were heeded , it being explained that ' As a general rule , each warrant names only one person and one address or telephone number'(Home Office , 1980a ) . Fourthly , a limit was imposed on the duration of each warrant . Until 1957 they were of unlimited duration .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
Instead of telephoning him at work to blame or to demand attention for herself , she responded to the emergency and visited the office with soup and sandwiches to keep them all going through the evening . Many books of advice assure people that once they start communicating properly , all their troubles will be over . This is easier said than done . People can go on communicating for hours on end , but if they are not talking about the really important issue , the time is not well spent . Often what needs to be communicated is not fully conscious .
Idiom: pop the question (used idiomatically: yes)
Lord Chatwin and I are going to be married.’ She turned to Tumbleweed on her right . ‘ It is leap year and I lost no time in popping the question as I think he is the right man to lead Claro and Grindlewood Park into the twenty - first century.’ ‘ Aye aye!’ ‘ Do n't do anything I would n't do!’
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
The nurse said , ‘ Never mind , hen.’ Then Dot understood what she 'd meant . And Dot had a sinking feeling because she realized she 'd known all along even though she had n't wanted to . That 's what always happened to people you knew . Away they went and never came back .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
Farmers wo n't even bother to harvest it , right , simply because , the bulk of it , the total production costs , will be labour , will be the labour costs of harvesting , and if they ca n't cover those labour costs of harvesting by selling their produce , which they wo n't be able to if there 's been a bumper harvest because prices are very low , they 'll just leave the things rotting on the trees and er , that is , that is what , what happens quite regularly in horticultural markets which tend not to be markets that are supported through the Common Agricultural Policy . Right , erm So compounding this effect of asset fixity may be erm , the case where a number of similar products , or competing products er , their , their prices fall simultaneously , so if you 're , you know , if you 're wheat , if you 're a cereals farmer in the south east of England , alright , and the prices of wheat , barley , and virtually all , sort of , oil seed rape , anything else that you can use the land for , if they all fall , you know , there 's no point in switching production , alright , so you may continue to , to produce , even though the price of the product has fallen , alright , because the prices of all other competing products has fallen . Right , and you simply may not be able to switch into milk production or horticulture , because you do n't have the technological know - how , or the soil may be inappropriate , the climate may be inappropriate , right , so that 's another factor , influencing , well making er , supply quite rigid , quite inflexible in , in the short run . Erm , clearly in an in any agricultural supply function , you may want to incorporate the fact that weather plays a vitally i m important , important role . How do we incorporate that ?
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
The rooms are a mess — drawers out , contents on the floor . Squab cushions on the carpet . Lids unscrewed from jars , boxes opened , books thrown off the shelves . Not too much damage . Upstairs ; the beds have been unmade , clothes are everywhere .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
These can , following Porter , be put together as shown in figure 4.5 . This makes much better sense than the General Electric list , because it places projected profitability as the major element of industrial attractiveness , rather than simply listing it as one of several factors , and provides a sound theoretical basis for determining it . Following the implications of the McKinsey matrix , Porter states that there is usually little that the firm can do in the short run to affect industry structure and hence attractiveness . It should focus upon understanding that structure in order to develop a competitive strategy . Porter points out , nevertheless , that industry structures do change over time , perhaps due to technological or other developments , and that the firm itself may , through its competitive strategy , change the structure either inadvertently or not .
Idiom: do the honours (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Should we take some bloods for chemistry , Dr Reynolds?’ she asked mildly . ‘ Ah — good idea , Sister . Perhaps you 'd like to do the honours?’ ‘ Certainly.’ She withdrew fifty millilitres of completely unnecessary blood from the patient 's arm , filled up the appropriate bottles and then put a blob on the treated strip and glanced at her watch .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
The issues , he says , also have implications for the accountancy profession . ‘ It calls into doubt the effectiveness of accountants . There is no question here that PW acted completely above board , but it strikes me that the time has come to consider whether the profession 's rules and regulations on reporting to external authorities are not too restrictive . ‘ If I were the accountants’ professional body , I would be seriously worried , because further cases like this one will severely damage the reputation of accountants , whether or not they are doing what they should.’ APB faces going concern rethink
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
“ Risk - off ” episodes , in which investor sentiment sours , are likely to return if economic news worsens and confidence in policymakers ’ effectiveness drops . In the eurozone , euphoria followed the ECB ’s decision to provide support with potentially unlimited purchases of distressed countries ’ bonds . But the move is not a game changer ; it only buys time for policymakers to implement the tough measures needed to resolve the crisis . And the policy challenges are daunting : the eurozone ’s recession is deepening as front - loaded fiscal consolidation and severe credit rationing continues . And , as eurozone banks and public - debt markets become increasingly balkanized , establishing a banking union , a fiscal union , and an economic union while pursuing macroeconomic policies that restore growth , external balance , and competitiveness will be extremely difficult .
Idiom: banana republic (used idiomatically: yes)
Current macroeconomic policy is a shambles . The budget deficit is running at 10 per cent of GDP , reflecting the Gorbachev administration 's inability to resist the demands of special interest groups . In the absence of developed capital markets , the yawning gulf between state expenditure and revenues has been plugged — in banana republic style — by printing currency . In 1990 , the money supply grew by 70 per cent . With little to buy in the shops , the result has been the build - up of a huge ‘ monetary overhang’ .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But then I 'd have been worried if they 'd been lethargic , so you ca n't have it all ways!’ There were very few problems at any of the cross - country obstacles , although a rebuilding job was needed on both the Suffolk Saddles triple bars and the Dengie Crops fan rails towards the end of the day . Happily there were no injuries to those few horses and riders who did part company . Horse trials and eventing are attracting a larger following each year , and without doubt Charlotte Hollingsworth 's victory at Burghley last year on The Cool Customer has helped to popularise the sport in Suffolk . Competitors
Idiom: your guess is as good as mine (used idiomatically: yes)
Information is now easy to come by ; it should be distributed equally liberally , particularly to those who have a right to know . To be fair , some British Rail employees do their best to inform . Others merely shrug off questions with ‘ your guess is as good as mine’ . And still others remain discretely silent — the last resort of those with power over the microphone button . Meanwhile , those of us deprived of information struggle on as best we can to make sense of a technological world which — despite Francis Bacon 's promise that modern science would make man ‘ the master and possessor of nature’— has once again amazed us with its vulnerability .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
To remove an entire army in this way , secretly while within sight of the enemy , was a remarkable achievement of staff work . The complex procedures were executed without a hitch : artillery positions were abandoned by the British and smoothly taken over by French units ; as British battalions moved out at night , their French replacements moved in — and all the while without any sign that the Germans recognized what they were about . As General Joffre ordered his troops northward , the Germans followed suit . As they did so , their southern line became depleted , allowing more Allied units to be taken north from that sector . The BEF now comprised six divisions , an infantry brigade and two cavalry divisions .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
Respect and tolerance for differences and the humility to accept that their way may be better are good common - sense guidelines . It is those individuals with a conviction that their way is best and the others had better learn it fast that cause so much distress and wasted time when groups of people from different cultural backgrounds meet . Give and take is essential for success . You as a group member As all of us spend time in groups we should ask what we can do to improve group effectiveness .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Hundreds of fishing boats drove whole herds of dolphins into bays where they were massacred , most of them destined to become fertiliser . Over 6000 dolphins and small whales were killed on Iki between 1976 and 1982 , two thirds of them bottlenose dolphins . Other species that ended up in fertiliser bags included false killer whales ( a small whale about 5 metres ( 16 feet ) long and 2 tonnes in weight ) , Risso 's dolphins , and Pacific white-sided dolphins . The local fishermen alleged that the dolphins were a threat to the local fishing industry , and the Japanese Government was only too ready to support the belief . Reports published by the Japanese Fisheries Agency ( a government organisation ) between 1968 and 1971 blamed dolphins for damaging fishing gear , stealing hooked fish from fishermen 's lines , dispersing fish schools and causing fish to stop feeding .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
I want to move myself right out of this restaurant.’ BECAUSE DUDLEY MOORE is leaving the restaurant , I ask him whether he feels that he 's now best known in Britain for chasing chickens . He pulls a face as if he 's just sat on a chicken , as Peter Cook has just asked him what 's the most boring job he 's ever had . He pulls a second face as if his entire life is flashing before him , as if Sir John Gielgud has told him to piss off . In fact he looks exactly like the Dudley Moore that John Osborne called the most overweening man in the world .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
There may also be scope for new approaches to the care of elderly severely mentally infirm people now in hospital . On one level this statement was not staking out any new policy , merely raising theoretical possibilities . On another level it signalled a new departure . The White Paper of 1975 mentioned above had simply referred to the virtual impracticability of asking social service departments to commit themselves to major investment in a programme for mentally ill people . In addition the important statement was made that