Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: behind closed doors (used idiomatically: yes)
Ball also had to be restrained . Now the England World Cup winner could start next season with a touchline ban after being charged with bringing the game into disrepute . His team may be ordered to play behind closed doors if they are found guilty of failing to control their fans . BRITAIN 'S No.2 tennis player of 1992 , Andrew Castle , is making a post - Wimbledon trip to Liverpool to coach the finer points of the game to novices who may never have seen a racket . Former Davis Cup player Castle has become a well respected coach since leaving the tennis circuit and his involvement in the city - based event is sure to increase attendance at the city - based event .
Idiom: go under the hammer (used idiomatically: yes)
Stolen treasures sold for victims By Alison Cameron Daily Post Correspondent DIAMONDS , gems and jewellery recovered from one of the biggest robberies in history are to go under the hammer . The unclaimed jewellery was part of the estimated £ 60 m haul taken from the Knightsbridge Security deposit box robbery in 1987 . One of the more unusual items is a miniature gold sawn - off shotgun made into a pendant which is estimated to fetch up to £ 500 .
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Far from winning concessions , however , they will find what they are doing is abhorrent both to the Protestant and Catholic communities . These are the IRA 's methods , and midnight assassinations do just as much damage to the unionist cause as the IRA 's bombs and murders . If they doubt that , there is an ominous warning in today 's London Times : ‘ Their actions will only increase the mounting pressure upon British politicians to wash their hands entirely of the Irish dilemma ; to imitate the IRA 's tactics is to play into its hands.’ Against this background , the security crisis is the only item on next week 's agenda that matters . Any attempt by the Irish Government to press on with political talks would be pointless , when politicians here are pre - occupied with the security situation and are still miles apart , politically .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Well that 's good , I think that 's really encouraging because it , it ca n't , you see , this is the sort of an example of the way our work goes , right . We in the Policy Unit say we , we , members raise something and we get onto it and say right , this is how we can tackle it . The big step is then getting the rest of the Council to take it on board , that 's the big step , you know , leisure , the neighbourhood office 's , I mean the neighbourhood office 's are quite good , I mean they 've got a , they 've got a budget , a development budget , and like in Katherines and Sumners I know that a large proportion of the development budget there went on projects for young people , you know , so there are using there money . Yeah . So , erm , I mean , that was , we thought I came to a discussion about young people which is really good and it really did have people in your age group interesting .
Idiom: out on a limb (used idiomatically: yes)
Hayling relayed the pressure back to the ever more suspicious comrades . There were two specific worries — the lack of management experience and the extraordinary Golden Share proposal , giving the Founders power over the financial control of the company . But , like Horsley , Everett was immediately infected by the challenge of the project and the admirable enthusiasm which it represented , and he put himself out on a limb to help . It was decided that the company should be capitalized at £ 6.5 million , to be sold in shares of £ 1 each . Hayling , Walsh and the others gravely signed undertakings to appear in the prospectus that they would look after the shareholders ' money and manage the company in a ‘ responsible and profitable manner’ .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
I partly believed that , but I also wanted to put Blackburn under pressure . ‘ Blackburn have gone off the track a little , which opens the door . We are back in the ball game with a vengeance , especially if we beat Cambridge United next Saturday.’ MIDDLESBROUGH and Cleveland Harriers were third to take the bronze medals in the youths race at the national cross - country championships at Newark . The Teessiders were led home by the Durham County Boys Clubs junior champion , Alan Aitchison , who finished in 28th position .
Idiom: turn someone's head (used idiomatically: yes)
RECOVERY POSITION This is the safest position after an accident as it prevents your child 's tongue falling back and obstructing his airway and avoids the risk of choking if he vomits . His head must be turned to one side and tilted well back . Cool extensive burns immediately by putting the child in a cold bath ; be careful not to rub his skin Smother burning clothes with a blanket , rug or heavy curtain
Idiom: give someone the slip (used idiomatically: yes)
Not if it 's who I think it is.’ If it was Jack Stone , then if he wanted Doyle 's private number it was to ask for help . There would be no point in picking up a man — even a man who 'd given CI5 the slip years before — when that man was coming to them . ‘ Give him my number.’ Doyle gulped beer , standing by the phone and watching the silent football .
Idiom: my foot! (used idiomatically: yes)
Prentice looked up , at first surprised , then smiling , when Rory laughed . Prentice stood on the flower , then jumped , shrieking with pain . ' Ah ; my foot ! My foot ! Oh !
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean actually decentralizing the power , by having groups of Ward Councillors , on an area basis , actually having the power decentralized to them and having open meetings in various parts of the City where you 've got the nine or twelve Councillors from three or four wards who 'd actually have a lot of power delegated to them , and so we would try and put power downwards . I think that would be one thing we would do . What powers would you delegate on that level ? Well I erm I 'm basing it on the Tower Hamlets model . Now , of course Tower Hamlets is a unitary authority and Oxford County and Oxford City is not .
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Please make early arrangements to pay at a council office or post office’ . And there with a written in biro by Mrs Harrison was that small amount , 1 pence . And just to add insult to injury , Doreen 's husband , Mike , had died two years ago . Not surprisingly , she 's very annoyed . I just thought how stupid .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: no)
Over the last few years I can admit to having heard enough of the individual experiences of examination candidates to make me totally cynical about a system which confers , supposedly , passes and grades of equal status on students in public examinations that cover so wide - ranging a diversity of structure and subject content . But , thankfully , the public debate will have helped to ensure that no longer can the glaring inadequacies of the system and its inherent unfairness to participating individuals remain ignored . Honesty and secrecy seldom go hand - in - hand , and it may be that the example of open discussion and fair play in education has some lessons for the world of sport . Unfortunately , however , it is money and commercialisation , not standards of play , that are tarnishing the image of major sports . What have we seen of late ?
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
Equally puzzling is Santander 's promise not to take majority control of First Fidelity . That makes the investment look like little more than a punt on First Fidelity 's shares — a profitable punt , perhaps , but a punt nonetheless . After a history of foreign misadventures , other European banks should think twice before they follow Banco de Santander into America 's treacherous banking market . A job for Atlas and Hercules combined WASHINGTON , DC
Idiom: take a shine to (used idiomatically: yes)
A spokesman said : ‘ You might find a half - finished script in your bedside drawer or a prop on the writing desk.’ There will be touch of a programme in each room.’ And there will be no danger of fans taking a shine to the ‘ special effects’ . The spokesman added : ‘ Most of the items will not be moveable.’ DADS ARE BIG BABIES !
Idiom: come to grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet such cynicism begs important questions and detaches objective academic research from the common sense categories of everyday language in a suspiciously elitist manner . It is not as though academic social science has yet found a language that can address these problems that is not contentious . All academic paradigms , from the Chicago school onwards , that have tried to capture theoretically the essence of ‘ the city’ have come to grief ( Saunders , 1981 ) and so the concepts that are used to describe and analyse the nature of contemporary urban life may be necessarily flawed . Hence , a political economy of the urban is scarcely more plausible now than it has ever been in the past . In these circumstances to talk of the inner city may be to accept a vocabulary which we might prefer not to endorse but it might also use the only language in which we can be heard .
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: yes)
In addition to Moore , neither Geoff Cooke , England 's manager , nor Dick Best , the coach , were greatly impressed by the experimental ruck and maul variations , which have been in force at under-19 level in England this season . Cooke said : ' It puts the responsibility on the ball - carrier but gives an incentive to the tackler . ' Players will be encouraged to go to the ground when tackled to form a ruck , which goes against the whole purpose of staying on your feet to play rugby . ' Best said : ' I can see the thinking but I think it 's stupid . You are encouraging people to get on the wrong side of mauls and to cheat . '
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
The makeshift coffin lay on trestles before the altar . Six purple candles , three on either side , flickered in heavy iron holders . Someone had nailed a simple crucifix to the top of the lid with the name ' Cosmas ' scrawled in black beneath it . On a prie - dieu , at the foot of the coffin , knelt the dead man 's brother , his shaven head bowed , his shoulders shaking with silent sobs . Mandeville came up behind us .
Idiom: be my guest (used idiomatically: no)
A delicious escaladun — chicken stew in English.’ ‘ What are you trying to do , kill me with kindness?’ ‘ You are my guest —’ ‘ Your prisoner.’ She munched her pastries and drank her tea and felt better for it , stronger , sharper , ready for battle .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
Léonie said very fast : what happened was I saw this person all in red . Victorine laughed . A person in red . Some excuse . Why not simply admit it , that you were dawdling again .
Idiom: go begging (used idiomatically: yes)
Simmons seemed saved shots from Herbert and Aries and did well to turn away a goalbound shot from Appleton . Town went two nil up straight after the restart , when Bradbury had a good run on the left wing , centred for Aries who nodded the ball back to a waiting Kevin Connelly and he made no mistake with a low shot . Aries was denied again by keeper Simmons when a goal seemed certain , but it appeared that Abingdon could not turn possession into goals as chance after chance went begging . Minutes before the end , Bracknell got their just rewards for their hard effort from almost their first chance of the game ; they forced two quick corners and following a scramble in the Town area , John Smith managed to turn the ball home . So final score here ; Bracknell Town one , Abingdon Town two .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
Her human capital was no match for his financial capital . In a genuinely open , merit - based contest , the 25-member Executive ~ Board ’s deliberations should have been preceded by debates between the candidates . I suspect that Okonjo - Iweala , with her enormous competence and renowned wit , would have gotten the better of Kim . The world would also have seen why so many of us were rooting for her . Again , the worldwide influence of the powerful liberal media in the US should not be underestimated .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
It was hard enough for Fred Dunston in his capacity as treasurer to decide on priorities for what little money was to spare . After careful consideration , Fred Dunston explained the intolerable conditions to those concerned and it was decided to arrange for the return of the children to Bydown . By and large , it was the same story at many of the smaller training centres . At Hales Nurseries near Bournemouth , which took in over fifty children , conditions were very similar to those at Bydown . The nurseries closed down in February 1940 , with many of the children and adults moving on to Bydown and Braunton .
Idiom: seize the day (used idiomatically: yes)
The challenge to ‘ seize the day.’ The next day we shared a three - course meal ( I have to say the food was excellent , thanks to Jimmy and Martin , the youth workers at the Farm ) called an ‘ agape.’ This is a Greek work for love , and so instead of celebrating the eucharist , we shared this meal of love and friendship which brought in themes of the past two days — seizing the day . Encouragement We left with heavy hearts .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
A final major application of graphical interchange is in the area of networked computer systems . Early computers were boxes with ports for terminals . The terminals worked on a line by line basis , with the screen information scrolling upwards just as it would on a teleprinter roll . When personal computers became popular ( ie. , cheap ) the fact that the processor was close to the screen was rapidly exploited by application software to give the user a much more dynamic look and feel . Data could pop up in boxes around the screen , and in due course graphics , mice and icons led us into the wimps era ( window , icon , menu , pointer ) .
Idiom: in the clear (used idiomatically: yes)
you 're talking also about extending the car park at the pub , just down the road , so you 're going to be increasing traffic into that pub . Cars coming round that corner could hit a stationary vehicle . Excuse me , we 're on another subject , but I will put you in the clear I can get you an appointment on that . I will put you in the clear on the car park at the pub , it 's was originally it 's going back to as as it originally was , it was the car park , and all they 're doing now is reverting back to what it was ten years ago .
Idiom: blow someone's cover (used idiomatically: yes)
Holliman decided that they had to take cover , so they scuttled into a patch of scrub and camouflaged themselves with nets . Inevitably more aircraft appeared , dropping a hail of bombs and then strafing with machine guns for good measure , but , amazingly , no damage was done . Stirling , however , was worried that their cover was blown and decided on a change of plan . A recce of the area had shown that there was another airfield thirty miles from Sirte at Tamit . He decided to split the party , sending Mayne to attack this new target , while he dealt with Sirte itself .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Organic farming The picture painted is gloomy , but there is a very effective method of agriculture that is slowly gaining credence amongst farmers , government and consumers alike . Organic farming is described by its supporters as a sustainable policy for the future , and can be applied across the board : arable , dairy , beef , sheep , pig , poultry , vegetable and fruit . Organic farmers believe in putting back into the land what they take out , not starving it of nutrients and piling on the fertilisers . They believe in a humane rearing system for livestock , which is mindful of the needs of the animal in question , as well as the consumer .
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet despite their frequent appearances in public , very little is actually known about the Indian eunuchs . They are fiercely secretive and of their own choice inhabit a dim world of ambiguity and half - truths . They trust no one , and hate being questioned about their lives ; if they are pressed , at best they will slam their doors in your face . Only occasionally does a scandal — a stabbing during a territorial dispute or rumours of a forcible castration — throw them into the headlines and into the clear light of day . For ten days after that first sighting from the top of the Turkman Gate , I trawled the teeming alleys of Old Delhi , trying to identify the houses of the eunuchs and attempting to persuade one of them to talk to me .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
Instead we must ask , what is the case within various social groups and what is the variation within the groups ? How far have some of us changed in our outlook and how many have not changed at all ? In looking for the answers , let us begin with those citizens who have been around for the longest time — the elderly and those in later middle age . ( Let us remember , too , that it is as dangerous to generalise overmuch about this group as about any other . Today more than ever the phrase " as old as one feels " is no mere consolatory cliche . )
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
A plate of jelly in the White Cliffs Hotel in Dover had the film crew in stitches . ' Look , it wobbles on the plate , it wobbles down the throat , it probably wobbles in the stomach , ' he said . ' It comes in red , yellow or green and it looks like plastic . ' The results of this Gallic look at Britain will be shown as part of the BBC2 series The Essential History Of Europe , which began last Thursday with Denmark . Here are some of the things the French find funny about Britain : LOLLIPOP LADIES : They find the uniforms hilarious .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
Since there are only two lines the reader takes special notice of their meaning and the author can leave his sonnet assured that his message has been received . I sincerely believe that the message was in fact received on my part for I found the poem to be particularly touching and genuine in its approach to such a difficult and delicate subject as death . The author manages very successfully to convey all his sadness and bitterness and at the same time great strength of his departure from this world without being verbose or over the top . His simple , understandable but rich symbolism and clever technique show someone who has put his whole heart into the character of his poem , if indeed he is not writing from experience . I suspect there are few poems which are able to make a youthful reader feel at close hand the desperation of the old as I perhaps am able to grasp having read such a beautiful piece of work .
Idiom: play for time (used idiomatically: no)
But now that is behind me and we are touring together again it wo n't be long before the old nicknames ‘ Mork and Mindy ’ or ‘ Tweedledee and Tweedledum ’ or ‘ Pinky and Perky ’ surface again . Ever since we first played together for London Schools and roomed together on a tour to East Africa we have been very close . And the fact that I will be playing under him as captain on an England tour for the first time will not stop me having dinner and drinking with him most nights . But I expect no favours from Graham when it comes to team selection and I know they wo n't be offered . He 'll tell me if I am not bowling well enough to make the Test side , or if he thinks Phil Tufnell will be best suited if we need only one spinner .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
They should also inform shoppers as to the product 's environmental friendliness from cradle to grave — evaluated according to standardized criteria . But remember that no label will ever tell you about a company 's overall ethical policies . Take heart : the green consumer movement has made a significant dent in manufacturing practices over a very short time . You can help it do more by encouraging your friends and family to join it . The magic word
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Now I have to tell you that last year we raised a hundred and thirteen million pounds and of that over ninety per cent , that 's a hundred and four million pounds were actually spent on projects for children and I 'm very proud of that ratio indeed and I think it ought to give you , the raisers of money , a great deal of comfort because for a fund with two headquarters buildings which operates all over the world this is a distribution of funds of which to be proud . Now I 've met not many yet , but very impressive , a few very impressive field workers . I 've not had a chance to visit abroad yet but I think I 've got two visits booked next year to various remoter parts of the world , but I 've met some who are on leave , recuperating from the circumstances they 've been in , sometimes illness , sometimes just the sheer tension of being under fire . Each country presents its challenges , some physically demanding , others morale sapping , there is disease , there are primitive conditions in which to live and work . I 'd just like to mention one , Somalia .
Idiom: miss the boat (used idiomatically: no)
Strictly visual language to make scientific points had been used as early as 1555 by Pierre Belon in his Oiseaux , where he put the skeleton of a man and a bird side by side to demonstrate their unity of plan , or homology . Works on comparative anatomy continued this tradition , though by the nineteenth century there was more caution about using mankind . As we saw , Montagu 's contemporary James Parkinson , the radical surgeon , made a visual point in the frontispiece to his Organic Remains of a Former World ( 1804–11 ) which shows Noah 's Ark grounded on a rock in the middle distance with the rainbow beyond it , while on the beach in the foreground are various shells of extinct creatures which had missed the boat . Parkinson knew nothing of dinosaurs , revealed in the work of William Buckland , of Oxford , and of Gideon Mantell , a surgeon of Lewes , in the 1820s . Cuvier had reconstructed extinct mammals , but here the analogies with living elephants , bears and rhinoceroses were close enough for nobody to doubt what they must have looked like .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You would n't ride three thousand miles to see anyone,’ Jed said . ‘ That 's what I always liked about you.’ He vaulted over the counter and wrapped his arms round Mitch . They did n't reach . He smelled the dust and oil of three thousand miles on Mitch 's jacket .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
Now he owes her a debt , and goes to pay it.’ ‘ There is more than a debt in it,’ said Cadfael . ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . He would have gone to her no matter what lure you could have put in the other scale . And what you are telling me is that he knew very well Aldhelm was to come here that night .
Idiom: far and away (used idiomatically: yes)
Then her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief . ‘ Mind you , if he is a Scorpio , then I 'm even more envious of you . They 're far and away the most passionate sign in the Zodiac.’ ‘ So why should that make you envious of me?’ The blue eyes regarded her incredulously .
Idiom: serve someone right (used idiomatically: yes)
At this point there is no particular plan in my mind , I just know my head will explode unless I immediately kick , bite or scream . And Pa will not have such behaviour in our house . Which means … the darkness , and serve me right . I reach up and bolt the door , which I am not to , but can not control it for once . On top of the cistern I spy the new vinyl doll they have — for who knows what weird reason — bought me .