Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
But some objects are hard to value . What price a framed christmas card from president Bush , giving the publisher a knighthood . Or the military cross awarded him by Montgomery after displaying great bravery advancing under heavy enemy fire Male speaker We 're selling that with all the other medals some of which were British campaign medals , some were given to him by countries like Poland because of his special friendship or good deeds
Idiom: hard cheese (used idiomatically: no)
There 's no heat on at the moment . No I 'm sweltered thank you . Right , now we 've got to see which is hard cheese and which is My throat 's hurting . Is it ?
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
There were no decent men on my own horizons and I already feared that I would be spending my life alone . At the wedding , everyone but everyone came up to me to say , ‘ It wo n't be long before it 's your turn too,’ or something similar , and each time somebody said it , I grew increasingly resentful . In those days , spinsterhood was seen as a mark of personal inadequacy , and I , as they probably all realized , was being left on the shelf . Sarah fairly quickly became pregnant . Despite this happy event , the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start .
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
Home Office guidelines suggested that refugees from religious , racial or political persecution had the strongest case for a C registration . The tribunals began their work in October 1939 . Since they met behind closed doors and no provision was made for legal representation , decisions were heavily dependent on the sensitivity of individual chairmen . Not surprisingly , their deliberations revealed wild inconsistencies . In Leeds , aliens of whatever background were given a B label , whereas in Manchester they were designated grade C. Several tribunals put the unemployed into B category , telling them to apply for a transfer to C when they found jobs .
Idiom: all things being equal (used idiomatically: yes)
be , she would get the same amount paid per week or you can have the increasing one where it would increase erm in line with inflation . I think it 's level , I think the , the benefit just stays the same cos the , the cost has n't increased it 's been like that for oh she 's been paying round about twelve pounds a month now for as long as I can remember . So I 'd assume , all things being equal , that if the premiums are the same then the benefit does n't er increase . Okay . When does that policy terminate , do you know ?
Idiom: settle a score (used idiomatically: yes)
Karamoja , Uganda 's least developed and most isolated region , bordering Kenya and southern Sudan , is giving development experts a headache . Despite millions of dollars being pumped into the area over ten years , the results are disappointing . Heavily armed Karimojong warriors roam around freely , rustling cattle in neighbouring districts and across the border from where related tribes such as the Sudanese Toposa and the Kenyan Turkana enter Karamoja to settle cattle - rustling scores . The Karimojong are semi - nomadic pastoralists whose economic , social and cultural life revolves around cattle . Cows are used for dowries , religious rituals , traditional celebrations — and they are the cause of wars .
Idiom: wipe someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
A DOCTOR choked back tears yesterday as he told the Beverley Allitt murder trial how a seven - week - old baby had died inexplicably . ‘ I was quite confident that we were winning,’ said Dr Charith Nanayakkara . His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . He said he had been taken completely by surprise when Liam Taylor had suffered a heart attack . He had shown no signs of heart problems and it was extremely rare for babies to have heart attacks .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
Thus acorns succeeded extremely well , and Fothergill 's splendid collection of ' Americans ' at Upton justified his emphasis on proper care in transport . Once collected and properly packaged , these precious cargoes had to survive long voyages , often in the intimate care of the ship 's captain . In January 1735 Collinson reported back to Bartram , ' … how well the little case of plants came , being put under the captain 's bed and saw no light till I sent for it . But then Captain Warner had a very quick passage and it was put on board in the right month … The warmth of the ship and want of air had occasioned the skunk - weed to put forth two fine blossoms , very beautiful … '
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Who makes the ‘ Dual Sound’ pickup Frank chose for the bridge position on the Ibanez FGM 100 ? When you think you 've got the answers phone the Chandler / Ibanez Competition Hotline on 0891 100733 and we 'll see the two winners in London in November . the small print The Ibanez FGM 100 and the Chandler 555 competitions will close on November 25th 1992 All entrants / their seconds must be available to attend the presentations in London on the 29th November 1992 .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
The argument , although thought - provoking , was not watertight ; panegyrics are not noted for their chronological reliability — and besides there could have been more than one battle against the Alamans . Gregory himself seems to refer to at least two : in addition to that in which he thought Clovis had been converted , he mentions a battle at Tolbiac or Zülpich where Sigibert , king of the Ripuarian Franks , was wounded . Although it is often assumed that these were one and the same battle , there is no evidence that Clovis fought at Zülpich , and it is possible that they were separate events . In fact conflict between Franks and Alamans was probably endemic from at least the fourth century until Clovis 's reign . Thereafter Gregory has nothing more to say about the Alamans .
Idiom: call a spade a spade (used idiomatically: yes)
Here , here . Erm , that is why I I b , that is why I 'm against the amendment , I believe that decisions have been made . I still n , I still think that we need to make er quick pro progress Chairman but er unless we do make quick progress and unless we do understand what 's going on and call a spade a spade then I think this programme is doomed . Thank you . Thank you Chair .
Idiom: water under the bridge (used idiomatically: yes)
How can she , when she does n't have a clue what we 're dealing with here ? I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . There 's a lot of blood and water under the bridge since her day . The world has changed . Jews have changed .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
In the globalized world of 2002 , where there was vast wealth and opportunities for some , and destitution and despair for many , and where the talk was of war on nations , not of war on poverty , AI broke new ground to focus its work not only on legal justice but also on social justice .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm a lady - in - waiting , I am Into blatant understating When you 're in the club — The minute It 's confirmed that you 're in it ,
Idiom: get up someone's nose (used idiomatically: yes)
Dodger deigned to take one off her . ‘ Thank you , darling,’ she said and punched me vigorously on the arm to tell me to get lost , though it was half a joke , it 's always half a joke with Dodger . So I decided to stay there , just to get up her nose I asked her victim , ‘ Are you having a good time ? ‘ ‘ Oh yes.’
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Well he certainly came , cos he came to us . And er Oh well . Yeah , Bunny 's got , had a heart attack . After bloody , he was at work on Saturday morning ! And do n't what he actually does though .
Idiom: grasp the nettle (used idiomatically: no)
The result is that they fail to do the jobs they take on , witness the case of an operating system for the PERQ computer ( This Week , 20 January , p 144 ) . Meanwhile the SERC will not employ people in universities : it will give them short - term contracts only . Will the Department of Education and science inquiry into where research council money goes grasp this nettle in its report , due in April ? That would throw up some even more interesting questions — and might eventually drive research money back into the universities where , at least for the most part it belongs . That sinking feeling
Idiom: on the hoof (used idiomatically: yes)
To lock up young car thieves is another example of bolting the stable door after the horse has fled . A large proportion of these young people should have received help long before they take to such dangerous crime but nearly all the preventative services have been closed over the past five years . Making social policy on the hoof and enforcing social work to use all its energy re - organising the services to a business model , will not stop more young people in public care dying in stolen cars . CHRISTOPHER BROWN CQSW post graduate diploma in therapeutic child care
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Recognition From both there was a glint of recognition and Betty said , ‘ hello , Sheena.’ ‘ It was Sheena Hawthorne , and it was the first time we had set eyes on each other for 50 years,’ Betty says . ‘ We both went to Glenwood Public Elementary School , and though we were not close friends we were acquainted . ‘ Features’
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: no)
They therefore submitted nasty strategies , trying to exploit these anticipated softies ! But once again nastiness did n't pay . Once again , Tit for Tat , submitted by Anatol Rapoport , was the winner , and it scored a massive 96 per cent of the benchmark score . And again nice strategies , in general , did better than nasty ones . All but one of the top 15 strategies were nice , and all but one of the bottom 15 were nasty .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990 .
Idiom: blood is thicker than water (used idiomatically: yes)
Wilkinson found that those individuals who struck lucky on any one night did indeed sometimes donate blood , by regurgitation , to their less fortunate comrades . Out of 110 regurgitations that Wilkinson witnessed , 77 could easily be understood as cases of mothers feeding their children , and many other instances of blood - sharing involved other kinds of genetic relatives . There still remained , however , some examples of blood - sharing among unrelated bats , cases where the ‘ blood is thicker than water’ explanation would not fit the facts . Significantly the individuals involved here tended to be frequent roostmates — they had every opportunity to interact with one another repeatedly , as is required for an Iterated Prisoner 's Dilemma . But were the other requirements for a Prisoner 's Dilemma met ?
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: yes)
RUGGIA 'S LONG WAIT Spectacular French star Jean - Philippe Ruggia waited until February before he got a 500 GP ride for ‘ 91 . Now he 's got to work harder than ever to get up to speed . ALEXANDER CAMPBELL talks to the ex-250 ace Reflecting on his past — Jean - Philippe Ruggia no longer has Gauloises money but he still wears a vivid blue livery for French Yamaha importers Sonauto
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
Even the inside of a plastic bag makes me want to vomit , with its musty smell of lumber or the back room of a small shop . I spend much of my time at the shops ; wandering through the aisles , faltering , never knowing what to buy . I knock things off the shelves . The old Pakistani gentleman , his face lined and patient , puts a basket in my hand and says , you need this , you drop things . I do n't cook much .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
However , in 1985 the House of Lords entered the scene by admitting cameras to its debates . Their Lordships certainly gained added public recognition from television . At the time it was widely forecast that if the Lords ' experiment was a success the Commons would be forced to follow suit . Cameras in the Lords seemed to cause no great problems : perhaps some of their major debates were better attended and persistent viewers became aware of the varied quality of the contributions to debates . Spurred on by their Lordships ' initiative the Commons spent a whole day discussing television in November 1985 .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
JOYRIDING youths were seen pushing a stolen car to the top of a pedestrian stairway seconds before a mother on the steps was killed , a court heard yesterday . Grace Bonar , 23 , mother of a four - year - old girl , was crushed to death when the car went over her as she climbed the stairs . Her life - long friend , Catherine Quinn , 23 , escaped serious injury because she had bent down to pick up a 20p piece , and she was flung over hand railings . The High Court in Glasgow heard that as the car started to go over the top of the steps , one of the youths pushing it shouted : ' There 's somebody down there . ' A schoolgirl , Donna Chatteron , 15 , told the jury that the four youths pushing the car then ran away .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
McAllister was taking the piss with little flicks and turns . Strachan embarassed Dicks more than once by nipping in and streaking up the wing . Deane looked good and strong on the ball , aswell as being good in the air . Speed played well , Dorigo looked like he was on drugs the way he was running around — at one point Breacker ( Headless chicken ) was thinking he had got past Dorigo / Speed and running towards the corner flag — Dorigo went into overdrive and caught him within 3 strides from a standing start ! ! Kelly made some superb runs , and was one of the better crossers of the ball .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes , we are , in all ways . Back to square one.’ She gave a small , tight smile and her grandmother answered it with , ‘ Yes , in more ways than one , we 'll definitely be back to square one . Still , you can try for someone else , although I doubt if you 'll get another Rosie.’ ‘ No , you 're right there , Gran .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
Stop , stop , stop Mm . I really should er phone Breezy up and call his bluff and find out Which of these is tuner ? That 's it .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
The laughable forerunner , he hangs his head and averts his face , while over his head runs the sky like a great river of peace . What then must he do ? His passage through darkness , marked by the ' woman in black ' , burdened women , the bent heads of sorrowing men , convulsed roots and empty chairs , leads from death to the growth that one frosty crisis after another nips in the bud — in fact to the Baby in Cradle he had pictured while in The Hague and been unable to keep faith with . Dutch chiaroscuro , dark and sombre , would hold him for a while yet , until he freed himself from Rembrandt , Millet , and Israëls and turned to Delacroix 's symphonies of colour . Psychologically , the darkness had not done with him .
Idiom: man and boy (used idiomatically: yes)
There is a wide range of sexually aggressive actions from men to women which form a continuum from sex murders through rape and sexual assault to sexual harassment and flashing to wolf whistling . To understand this we must turn to explanations at the level of social relations in a sexist society . These acts can be traced to a plethora of practices which encourage sexually aggressive behaviour in men and boys , in a context in which there are few effective sanctions . Not only pornography , but also the general denigration of women , has been implicated in the construction of male sexual scripts in which aggression is seen as a positive masculine quality . Further , the failure of the police and courts to prosecute and convict more than a small proportion of rapists means that there is little effective legal deterrent .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , I do n't find that funny in the slightest . I , too , think it 's rather a lot of money.’ Was he calling her bluff or was he serious ? Lisa had absolutely no way of knowing . Vass , she was fast learning , was a hard man to figure out .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Realistically , six points will probably be enough , and with all those matches against teams in the bottom eight of the Second Division , promotion looks a formality . Wolves had gone into the match halfway down the table and seven points adrift from the top six . Their manager , Graham Turner , had said before the game that Wolves could still make it into the play - offs , but this result has put paid to those hopes . Ipswich Town : Forrest ; Zonderan , Thompson , Stockwell , Wark , Whelan , Milton ( Palmer 85 ) , Goddard ( Johnson 85 ) , Whitton , Dozzell , Kiwomya . Wolverhampton Wanderers : Stowell ; Ashley , Venus , Rankine , Madden , Mountfield , Birch , Cook , Bull , Mutch , Downing .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Similarly , the euro - collapse scenario in which such countries successfully pressure the ECB to inflate , compelling Germany to abandon the euro , has shown no signs of developing . The ECB , protected by statutory independence and a price - stability mandate , has shown no inclination to accede to pressure from French President Nicolas ~ Sarkozy or anyone else . One can argue that the worst is yet to come – that there will be more inflation and unemployment down the road – and that , when they come , the euro area will collapse . Euro skeptics always make this argument .
Idiom: take someone to task (used idiomatically: yes)
Chris Allen 's wonderful cross , was nudged back by Byrne and Nick Cusack was head and shoulders above the rest to claim the goal . And gloom and doom for Gloucester Rugby too . Lowly Nottingham took them to task … and took them apart … 26 - 14 . KEITH RICHARDSON / Gloucester Coach Voice over
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Queen Mary was one of the firm 's patrons and Goode 's undertook to co - ordinate and in many cases donate glass and china throughout the house . As in many large houses of today and yesterday , the names of Minton , Doulton and Wedgwood run through the Dolls ' House china cupboards . For the kitchen china , marked with a ' K ' to distinguish it from the nursery china marked with an ' N ' , as well as the storage jars with printed names on the kitchen shelves , Doulton china was used because of its reputation for being hard - wearing . Although the kitchen is measured in inches and not in feet , there are 2,500 blocks of wood in the floor , and strips of easy - clean slate in front of the coal - fired kitchen range . The two recesses on either side of the two - oven range contain a hot plate and a separate pastry oven .
Idiom: have someone's number (used idiomatically: no)
I made a mental note to ask for an application form on the way out . She asked us to wait and indicated a nest of Bauhaus leather armchairs . I 'd hardly got comfortable when another lady — older , but still born after The Beatles had their first Number One — wearing a pink trouser suit with waistcoat , announced herself as the hospital administrator and told us to follow her . Frank saw me watching the sway of her buttocks as we trooped down a corridor . ' That reminds me , ' I said out of the corner of my mouth , ' I must get my watch fixed . '
Idiom: know the ropes (used idiomatically: yes)
The chances of success are greater if the business ~ man knows the ropes , and also has more funds at his disposal .
Idiom: take a powder (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ But if you do n't go then I ca n't go!’ Miss Beard cried . ‘ Could you not take a powder ? Or perhaps you will feel better by two o'clock?’ Ruth had never seen anyone look so disappointed .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
So while class practices cover ‘ the entire range of the social division of labour’ we can nevertheless separate ‘ structural class determination’from ‘ class position in a given conjuncture’ . The first of these categories — structural class determination — which is the principal defining characteristic of classes , fixes both their place in the division of labour , and also their interests . But classes sometimes take up ‘ class positions’ which are out of line with these interests — they form alliances with classes whose interests are antagonistic to their own , adopt strategies doomed to defeat , and so on— and the second of Poulantzas ' categories is designed to accommodate this phenomenon . It does not contribute to the definition of a class — for he is adamant that the class positions adopted by particular groups are not indicative of their true class membership . As he puts it :
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
This is to give extra protection over and above that . What 's the extra protection it gives ? Well obviously if if you the normal rule of thumb , as I 'm led to believe , is that if you buy a used a vehicle from a used car dealer , you 're given three months , three thousand miles , in which you can you can take complaints back . Obviously these policies are not for three months , three thousand miles , they are for a much longer period than that , and obviously if people do have problems then that 's what we 're here for . Yes , but your normal sale of goods rights , John , say that if the vehicle is n't in reasonable condition , bearing in mind it 's age , previous history , price paid , then you have a claim under the Sale of Goods Act , so where are you taking us beyond that ?
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
Madame believed in money . The outfit may have been grand , but it never stopped her from working . I 've seen her behind the bar in that dress , many nights . And she 'd go on the demonstrations in it too , I 've seen her at a rally in a park dragging that beaded hem through the mud . She had put an old cardigan over the top , and she 'd rolled up the sleeves and she was shaking that bucket .
Idiom: gone with the wind (used idiomatically: no)
I thought he 'd actually caught a defender as he headed it but er he has n't really got a good contact on the ball . I think as you said earlier the wind is playing a big part in the game and I I would I would imagine er the Forest the Forest management'll be very happy to get to half time no score . I think they would fancy their chances going er with the wind behind them . It 's a cold wind too I can tell you a real wintry afternoon here . On the day we lost the hour on the clock it looks as though winter 's started in earnest .
Idiom: plain as a pikestaff (used idiomatically: yes)
If it was merely voidable vis - à - vis the Hammonds , it can not have been void as against the building society . As a matter of principle , if a deed has been executed by a donee of a power of attorney apparently acting within the terms of the power , a purchaser does not , in my judgment , have to inquire further into the substance of the transaction . But , secondly , it seems to me plain as a pikestaff that the building society , in parting with its money , relied on the transfer . The £ 15,000 was advanced in order to enable the Hammonds to complete a purchase from Mr. Steed at a price of £ 24,500 . The form of the proposed transfer had been approved by the building society .