Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
The furniture was of glowing mahogany , the bedspread a thick white cotton cover of intricate design . There were always freshly cut flowers in a blue vase on the table . But what Katherine liked best were the corner shelves which housed three miniature cities , carved out of wood and painted by an expert hand so that they evoked future urban landscapes . Dream cities , she thought of them as and wondered at them . On her first evening at Thomas 's house , after the shopping spree , she had shyly come down to dinner in one of her new dresses .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
In times of economic hardship , private cultural institutions fare better than those dependent on government support . The Cincinnati Art Museum is a case in point . Of its $ 6.5 million annual budget , the CAM gets less than $ 175,000 from city and state government , yet has managed to operate in the black for the last nine years . What 's more , last month , the museum completed a $ 10.5 million , two - year renovation and reinstallation , all with private money . Three trustees , a fourth Cincinnatian , and the Procter & Gamble Fund each contributed gifts in excess of $ 1 million toward the renewal of the museum , an eight - wing acropolis atop Mount Adams in the city 's Eden Park .
Idiom: pass the buck (used idiomatically: yes)
Nevertheless , local authorities may enforce the law as it stands . Mr. Loyden Is not the Minister passing the buck ? There is widespread concern and strong opinion throughout the country that the Government are handling this issue most inappropriately . When will the Government take decisive action and end the hell of a mess in that section of industry ?
Idiom: tired and emotional (used idiomatically: yes)
Each item he retrieved was examined with great care , and he took the opportunity to do some elementary housekeeping by discarding unwanted minutiae of his life . Scraps of paper looking like old bus tickets were placed neatly on the carpet . The panel sat mesmerized until it slowly began to dawn that the applicant appeared to be suffering from the old Fleet Street problem of being tired and emotional . After twenty minutes Christine Jackson passed a tart note to Horsley , who looked up sharply and abruptly concluded the interview . Until he got Jackson 's note he had been convinced that the man was suffering from some sort of regular illness .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: no)
He raised his eyebrows in a way that was neither friendly nor unfriendly , simply negative . ' Help yourself . ' He pushed the bottle across the table but made no move to get her a glass . She went uncertainly to the dresser and fetched a dusty tumbler . He said , ' My wife kept this house going for years .
Idiom: out to lunch (used idiomatically: yes)
I 've got to work tomorrow.’ ‘ So I 'll never see you again.’ ‘ All right , I 'll take you out to lunch one day.’ ‘ You do n't love me . Mine 's Flaxman 9424 .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
Nourse LJ thought it worth mentioning Lord Blackburn 's comment , based on Blackstone , that ‘ the sheriff also was bound to raise the hue and cry , and call out the posse comitatus of the county whenever it was necessary for any police purposes ; in so doing he was acting for the Crown’ . The fact that almost nobody had heard of this prerogative turned out to one of the judges to be a point in its favour : I have already expressed the view that the scarcity of references in the books to the prerogative of keeping the peace within the realm does not disprove that it exists . Rather it may point to an unspoken assumption that it does . The supposed dogma that no new prerogatives may be created hardly matters when there are endless old ones such as this waiting to be discovered .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
Eat a fairly light meal if you can . It might well be difficult if you 're feeling nervous , but your body will need the fuel . You 're probably sick and tired of the word carbohydrate , but that 's what should be on the menu for your evening meal . Do n't drink alcohol as it 's a diuretic ( and running to the toilet can be a pain ) , but do keep up your fluid intake . If you are feeling unwell , have a temperature or an infection , withdraw .
Idiom: run out of gas (used idiomatically: yes)
FORCED police to evacuate the entire neighbourhood . Finally , Randy warned : ‘ I 'm almost out of gas , man . You know nobody takes me seriously and it 'd be a disaster if I ran out of gas where I am now.’ But even that threat did not soften Donna 's heart . Within minutes , the Cessna 's engine spluttered and died and Randy glided into the living - room window .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ So I struggled on when the best thing would have been to go into the reserves and get my confidence back . I wanted to put it all behind me , but every time I tried the TV footage would come back to haunt me the following week . ‘ It all came to a head when we lost 3–0 to Derby and , if I 'm honest , all three goals were down to me . ‘ Up to then , the fans had been tolerant , but they began to get on my back after that . It was n't just me who was playing badly , but the side as a whole .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
Phone : 0202 667799 . ISLAND IN THE SUN : Beautiful Beauport on Jersey Wight on the button … FUN for all the family is the biggest lie about any holiday destination or activity . Often it ends up being about as much fun as trying to have a quiet drink in a bouncy castle .
Idiom: fit as a fiddle (used idiomatically: yes)
The veteran former Wimbledon striker , 34 in March , and an almost perpetual substitute for Sheffield United this season , knows he is nearing the end of his big - time career . But Cork , who hit goal number 149 at Norwich last month , insists the next milestone wo n't be his last . ‘ I can go on for another three or four years yet because I 'm still as fit as a fiddle,’ he said . ‘ There 's no reason why I ca n't go on for 200 goals and I do n't agree with the argument that you should retire at the top . You 've got to keep playing as long as you can.’
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
I must . When she could stand it no longer , she flung back the bedclothes and crossed to the washbasin in the corner of the room , splashing her face with cold water . A book perhaps ; that might do the trick — she could read a while . She peered at her wristwatch and saw with surprise that it was almost one . Two hours she had lain there — two whole hours of torment .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Developing countries ' problems to which the UK should have regard , eg poverty , forests , biodiversity Each chapter would draw on the recent ‘ UK Environment’ statistical report and add it where possible and appropriate . Research in the pipeline would be mentioned . A summary chapter would highlight the main areas of interest and concern . It would also include evidence of public opinion on the environment and of the public 's priorities for action .
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
In the warren of lanes and alleys , barefoot traders sit cross - legged in tiny shops crammed with strange goods . The colour , noise , odours and bustle of the market are infectious . The smells of incense , fruit , flowers and spices mingle in the hot air . If you have ever lamented the biscuit tin school of architecture that has made many of our towns and cities depressingly alike , take a look at the Omani buildings . They have gone back to their traditions to design buildings that are graceful and pleasing .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
That result surpassed Saturday 's victory over Downpatrick by runs , a match also played at Upritchard Park . Sam Beckett and Noel Johnston each posted scores of as Bangor reached for eight . Holywood could yet clinch the single Section Two promotion spot but they seem intent on staying where they are for the time being . Saturday 's defeat of leaders Muckamore by Cregagh left Holywood with an excellent chance of catching up with the leaders , but on Sunday they conspired to lose all wickets for a mere when chasing Carrick 's total of 177 . Holywood still have a game in hand over Muckamore , but are points behind .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
But if you do n't try no one else will . ‘ If we move to London , become bigger , when we come back we would want to play this place but there 's the danger that the manager is not going to pay us more than a hundred quid because we only draw a certain crowd … So we ca n't get there because it become impractical and those people get lost . They 're gone ! They might never see another amplifier again !
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
You ca n't take barren spells in isolation . ' White began the season in a blaze of glory . Seven goals in as many games caught Graham Taylor 's eye but it all went wrong with a missed chance early in his England debut against Spain in September . He was brought off before the end of a rare defeat and the emotional scars were apparent for weeks after that . Reid admitted : ' That hurt him and it got to the stage where he was n't getting in there to take chances .
Idiom: in the saddle (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Faster , faster . I 'm coming.’ The audience hushed , watching her face expectantly , as she writhed and bucked in the saddle , holding her head between her palms , and whimpering in delirious ecstasy . ‘ I 've come . Oh God , I 've come .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
The Government 's emphasis has been on changes to the way the education system is run . In other words , reorganisation . The shake - up to the system — the city technology colleges , the opt- out schools , assisted places , the creation of markets in education , the pecking order and competition — has not improved education . It has made teachers and parents punch - drunk and over - burdened . The changes have not worked .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
The State of Israel will have complete sovereignty in West Jerusalem , including the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter . Both States will reach agreement on the unity of the city on the physical , municipal level .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
Usually , the Six , as they 're called , go everywhere with him . ' Fritz wanted to do something immediately about Black Michael and his men , but Sapt and I realized that we could not do anything openly . ' We 'll play a waiting game , and let Michael make the first move , ' I said . And so I continued as King of Ruritania . In order to help the real King , I tried to make myself popular with the people .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
Hmm . into the eternal kingdom of our lord , the saviour , Jesus Christ . So so there I will always remind you Peter says , I will always remind you of this things that if you buy up the time Yes . even though you know Even although you know it .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
Tonight they are together at a banquet aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia to mark the EC summit . Prince 's low profile visit PRINCE Charles kept a low profile during an official visit yesterday when he was taken 20 ft underground into a sewer . Showing no signs of strain following the previous day 's announcement , he opened Thames Water 's new testing laboratory in London 's Docklands . ‘ I will be particularly interested to see how Thames Water deals with sewage sludge which is one of my particular interests,’ he told staff .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING The World Superbike series is multi - cultural and ultra - competitive . In 1990 it came of age , in 1991 it carried on where it left off with a superb Easter opening at a cold and windy Donington Park , England … World champ in a spin . Raymond Roche 's title defence started badly when he and his Ducati got airborne during practice .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear insists that Vinnie Jones will bounce back tomorrow at Middlesbrough after his huge £ 20,000 FA fine this week . ‘ I 've had a long chat with Vinnie,’ said Kinnear . ‘ He 's a larger than life person with the character to put it all behind him.’ England striker Alan Shearer yesterday backed Southampton manager Ian Branfoot . Shearer returns to The Dell for Blackburn tomorrow for the first time since his £ 3.6 million transfer in the summer , anxious to make life even more uneasy for Branfoot .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
Have you have you got any er idea of how i it came about that a group was so organized ? I think possibly because there were outsiders in the group , I dunno . Possibly because some of them might 've been councillors and knew the ways that sort of er things went on and how to get things done officially and above board . You know we were all amateurs at the game , the workers , but some of the women you know do it professionally , had worked elsewhere , knew how things went on elsewhere you know , with the D H S S or whatever . I think possibly because women are slightly more organized and what have you .
Idiom: young blood (used idiomatically: yes)
They had liked that , he could see . Then one of the older men , a chieftain , he must have been , beckoned a young man , small and lithe and darker - skinned , with flared nostrils and springy black hair rising from a high brow , and he came forward and offered himself , it became clear , as a hostage in exchange for the old woman and the girl . But Kit was n't having some young blood replace his female prizes . He would require a twenty - four - hour watch , as Kit could hardly trust his word ; the women were much easier to supervise and hold . So he refused to accept Dulé in exchange .
Idiom: under a cloud (used idiomatically: yes)
Ashkenazy at ease in land of his birth . By John Rettie in Moscow VLADIMIR Ashkenazy , one of the world 's greatest pianists , said yesterday he felt far more at home in the Soviet Union now than when he departed under a cloud half a lifetime ago . Returning to Moscow at the age of 52 , for the first time since he left to live in London 26 years ago , Ashkenazy said : ‘ In my modest way , I thought I could endorse what 's happening in my country.’ Although he was never a political defector , he said he probably would not have come back before President Gorbachev launched his perestroika policy .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
The emphasis was going to be on anything exotic , anything excitingly ( or boringly ) new , and any unhealthy tendency to pay attention to the food before all else . So marble halls , crystal chandeliers , obsequious waiters were going to be in . And by the same token that clever little bistro Piers and Amanda found tucked away in a cellar behind Herne Hill tube station was definitely out . Being unchanged myself , except perhaps for having grown slightly fatter , and even keener on comfort , I say no reason to change that policy when writing for Harpers & Queen . Further , I wanted to give a couple of old friends a birthday treat , and the Ritz is just the place for that .
Idiom: go to town (used idiomatically: no)
‘ There is a big opportunity for our young players to play regularly in the first eleven . In the past it has been difficult for them to have long runs in the team . ’ After a long slog in the 1980s to reach the top flight of the Championship , last season 's relegation was nothing short of disastrous for the club and Stedman feels that it is an indictment of Farnham that promising young players in the area , whom the town club would hope to recruit , are instead going to Guildford , attracted by division one status . ‘ It is still a very good standard in division two and I would hope that some come here , ’ he said . Farnham have one likely new recruit in Brian Cervi , the Churt fast bowlers who helped the village club become I'Anson Cup champions last season .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: no)
Grimacing , she turned the key in the ignition once more , and brought the car around the way she had come . Wretched man . If she caught a cold through all this dreary journeying it would be all his fault . Serve him right if she sneezed all over him . He was lounging on the sofa when she returned to the house , his long legs propped up on a low onyx table , while he flicked his way desultorily through the pages of a paperback .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: no)
One boy ( 4.8 ) said ' What 's those things ? ' Paul ( 3.8 ) pushed the wheelbarrow with the tubes inside and on reaching the small slide stopped and tried rolling them down it . He then tried putting them on the roll — about tyre . Then he put them on his arms , grew tired and left them . Rebecca ( 3.10 ) rolled them along the ground .
Idiom: warts and all (used idiomatically: yes)
Counselling requires varied skills , and counsellors need to be able to empathise with people ( which is not the same as sympathising — empathy requires seeing the world from another person 's point of view without judgement or criticism ) and to accept their clients by suspending judgement so that people feel valued . These qualities rely upon an atmosphere which conveys that the counsellor is sincere , and can be perceived as a real person giving his or her total attention , not just acting a role . Counsellors can develop these qualities by accepting themselves —‘warts and all’— and being aware of their own prejudices and attitudes . Counsellors need to develop their skills of listening , attending , acknowledging , and reflecting back to clients what has been said through summary or paraphrase . They also develop their imagination to enhance self - awareness and undergo counselling to understand their own areas of vulnerability and conflict .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in .
Idiom: nothing doing (used idiomatically: no)
He met them at the gate and was smiling . ‘ There 's nothing like the lake and the open air for powdering through the lessons.’ ‘ We got nothing done , Daddy.’ Sheila hung her head despondently low . ‘ I 'm surprised .
Idiom: heart and soul (used idiomatically: yes)
People in poverty is no way to help the inner boroughs . The N S , the N H S employs from the highly skilled and professional to the semi- skilled , manual workers , ancillary , clerical , maintenance , nursing and midwifery personnel , mostly locally based . What 's to become of the pool of labour when the heart and soul is torn from London by the ruler of the political obviously , no consideration for the human consequences of its policies . Major , I also mean my man , his decisions and bed closures courts disaster . Patient care will suffer , demand for care will increase and er , primary care will this point again and again .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
For each day of the diet we have devised a specific menu to follow , which amount to approximately 1,000 calories per day . The daily recommendations are fairly basic . We have tried to keep them simple to prepare , bearing in mind that most of us are busy and therefore prefer to spend the minimum time possible preparing food . If you like cooking and have the time to experiment , there is a recipe section on pages 133–150 , which you might like to try , and in the reading list you will find a selection of recipe books that you might like to dip into . You may prefer to keep the diet simple during your working week and to save the more elaborate meal for the weekends of , if you feel really adventurous , for dinner parties .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
If you use the stake itself to make the hole , you could easily split it . Drive the stake in and tread it firm . With the stake firmed in the hole , hold the tree up with a simple string loop , and plant it just as you would for a bush — except that , without the bud to go by , you will have to look carefully for the soil ‘ tide mark’ where it was growing in the nursery and finish off to that height , with the standard stem about 1½–2 inches ( 4–5 cm ) from the stake . Again , you may find it helpful to lay a cane across the planting hole . At this point , whatever you are planting , take a firm hold of your plant with a gloved hand and give a gentle but firm pull , as though pulling it up again !
Idiom: lend an ear (used idiomatically: yes)
Junior National Heritage minister Iain Sproat pointed out that both the Halle ( Manchester ) and Liverpool 's Philharmonic orchestras were given 6pc extra in grants last year more than the other main regional orchestras , reflecting their importance . Just the ticket ! A Merseyrail conductor lends a trained ear to trumpet player Des Worthington at Hooton Station yesterday Pictures : EDDIE BARFORD Trackside tune - up Philharmonic conductor Carl Davis with members of the orchestra on the platform at Hooton Israelis bid to offer Ronny a Come home !
Idiom: get up someone's nose (used idiomatically: yes)
' Too Much Junkie Business ' , ' Chinese Rocks ' and ' Born To Lose'are pared close to the bone and chillingly too close too comfort . NEGATIVLAND : Points LONG BEFORE Negativland got right up U2 's collective nose , they were busily cranking out a different kind of musical anarchy . Their ' 81 ' Points ' LP is considered to be their least successful venture by those who know , but what rattles out from every angle imaginable sounds pretty damn good to me . Along with the usual sax , guitar , percussion set - up , the Negs have added a moped , puppies , meat , insects , a radio and some paper !
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: yes)
X / OPEN STILL TRYING TO CUT A DEAL WITH OSF The X / Open Group Co Ltd has missed its proposed May timeframe for rolling out XPG4 , the next version of its portability guide , which are a set of specifications designed to make it easier to develop open systems products , or to port proprietary offerings to open systems platforms . The delay is due to the complex documentation required , X / Open claims , saying that it wants to make a big splash for XPG4 , now scheduled for the Autumn . Now that Unix System Labs has finally cut a deal for OSF 's Distributed Computing Environment , albeit through Siemens - Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( UX No 384 ) , hopes are that X / Open may find light at the end of that particular tunnel too . X / Open , which has been in negotiations with OSF for over a year now , was supposed to have incorporated DCE into its Common Applications Environment some time ago : that announcement is also on ice until the two can work something out .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
Of course , this kind of ‘ Yuk , horror!’ response can be taken as a perfectly legitimate and very welcome literary expression of the ubiquitous emergence of sexuality in young adolescents , a stage they ‘ go through’ . This is an inadequate explanation , however , since the young adolescents in question are invariably male . It is , therefore , a phase of male sexuality which is purportedly being portrayed with the result that female readers are frequently belittled and diminished as they read about girls who are at one and the same time both the object of male disgust and the arousers of male sexual interest . This is a double standard which fails to interpret fairly an important aspect of male - female differences . The matter of sexually abusive language in texts is in some senses a separate issue .