Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rule of thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
The adjective must of course be one which can plausibly be ascribed to the entity of the subject if the whole is to be grammatically acceptable . Perhaps the most important point to be made about postverbals is to distinguish them from the adjectives in the last remaining position , the extraclausal adjectives , which occur in an identical sequence of syntactic elements , but which correspond to a different surface structure as in:(45 ) the two reformers persevered undaunted two stagehands appeared , breathless They have the different intensional structure : We will postpone discussion of the extraclausals until Chapter 9 , but a reliable and well - justified rule of thumb is that extraclausals , unlike postverbals , are always equivalent , in their semantic effect , to otherwise similar constructions where the adjective appears in initial position . Both the following sentences may be accepted as grammatical , but only the second is equivalent to any sentence which has already been cited in this section:(46 ) ill , their best salesman fell breathless , two stagehands appeared The intensional pattern corresponding to ( 44 ) is that of ( 47 ) , where once more the property instantiated by the adjective is underlined:(47 ) The mapping of the intensional pattern onto the surface syntax of English is again very direct and very natural , being reflected solely in the order of the instantiating elements , with again adjectival form as an overt marker that the second property is applied to the initial E. What ( 47 ) suggests , however , is that the similarity of construction is not between postverbal and predicate qualifier , which has the intensional structure given in ( 48 ) , but rather between postverbal and adverbal , the intensional structure for which is repeated here as ( 49):(48)(49 ) From the point of view of the adjectival property,(47 ) and ( 49 ) are essentially the same ; the adjectival property syntactically qualifies another property word , while it is applied to the entity of the noun phrase in immediate construction with the property expression of which the adjective forms part .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Both were now overshadowed by the superior power of Russia , a fact which was driven home by the general lack of success of the Swedish fleet in the war of 1788–90 with her great eastern neighbour . The United Provinces , still a great naval power at the end of the seventeenth century , sank rapidly to a second - rate position in the early years of this period . In the War of the Spanish Succession they were seldom able to keep more than fifty warships of all sizes at sea simultaneously ; and declining economic strength and the complications of their federal constitution made a recovery of their former status impossible . Neither the decaying seapower of Venice , which after the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718 was used only in unsuccessful punitive expeditions against the Barbary States ; nor the insignificant squadrons of Tuscany and Naples ; nor the small and inefficient navy of Portugal , were factors of much significance in the balance of European naval power . The Ottoman Empire possessed a substantial fleet ; but its ships were poorly designed ( Turkey was the last important Mediterranean State to use galleys on a large scale ) , often inadequately armed and until fairly late in the century very poorly manned .
Idiom: quick as a flash (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Adolph , I would like nothing better than to give you the chance to start your life again , but Colonel Goreng … he 's the cautious one . He 's worried for you.’ I was completely certain she 'd never mentioned anything of the kind to the Colonel , but quick as a flash I said , ‘ Nonya , I know you 've done all you can . Now let me try the Colonel.’ She was n't fazed by this .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Eighty rafts took part in the Speke to New Brighton event and crews had to cope with high tides . Cheshires ' Bosnia heroes rewarded THE bravery of Cheshire 's Bosnia heroes was rewarded today , with medals and citations for their heroism under fire . The Cheshires received medals from commanding officer down to sergeant for the courage and leadership they displayed during their harrowing tour of duty in Bosnia . Lieutenant Colonel Bob Stewart , the Cheshires ' colourful commanding officer , whose marital rift hit the headlines last month , was awarded the Distinguished Service Order .
Idiom: to the hilt (used idiomatically: no)
Remember that those below you should be doing likewise , and a fall is often stopped by a joint effort . Many people recommend passing the live rope from the waist in a loop around the ice axe . By plunging the axe in to the hilt , a belay is instantly created to hold a fall . Personally I see this as wishful thinking rather than practical logic . The axe could easily be snatched away before it is properly planted , or else could pull straight out in soft snow .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: yes)
As for my bevy of beauties … ' He glanced at his gold Rolex watch . ' At this present moment they are engaged in a fully comprehensive training course using the systems run by the local college , on which I took the liberty of enrolling them . I had no choice under the circumstances , and the fees wo n't exactly break the bank . Does that answer you ? '
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: no)
Wally , Wally I 'm sorry to interrupt you , colleagues , you 're starting to babble a bit , I know you all want to get to the European Fair and the wine and the cheese and all that sort of thing just bear with us for about ten minutes . Thank you er , Gillian Shepherd told other E C Ministers that she and virtually every employer 's organization in Europe remained strongly opposed to the proposals and said it should be left to companies at local level to council workers . However the European Commission and most E C governments refute this and contend that legislation is needed to ensure that workers are not kept in the dark about decisions taken elsewhere in the community that could affect their livelihoods . Now , colleagues we come to the thorny question of election to these bodies . This is why the resolution was placed in the agenda in the first place .
Idiom: come in from the cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Hamas ~ Comes in from the Cold GAZA ~ CITY – In the wake of revolutionary change in the Middle ~ East , the forces of political Islam have scored one electoral victory after another . As the West grapples with the rapid rise of moderate Islamists in Tunisia , Morocco , and Egypt , the issue of Hamas 's role in the Palestinian territories looms large .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
If we issue new shares , you 'll end up with seventy - five per cent of the business and a large sum of cash.’ ‘ I 'd like the staff to be able to have shares,’ Miranda said , ‘ to benefit from the success of the business.’ ‘ We can certainly arrange that , should SUPPLYKITS go public.’ ‘ I 'll think about it.’ Adam said , ‘ It will take at least six months to organize , so think fast.’
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
At constant prices , expenditure on construction of motorways and trunk roads in England was £ 782 million in 1988 - 89 , £ 981 million in 1989 - 90 and £ 1,318 million in 1990 - 91 . Mr. Knox In view of the congestion on motorways and major trunk roads , do not those figures still fall short of what is necessary and desirable , despite the improvement that has been made in the past three years ? Mr. Chope There is much in what my hon . Friend says .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
He stifled a yawn and smiled apologetically as he met her hard , straight gaze . ‘ Come on,’ he said gently , ‘ out with it . What part of my character is under fire this time?’ ' Don't,’she said with such pain in her voice that he could almost believe it was genuine . He had to remind himself that when she was in this mood she was a mistress of the single , agonized word , the mutely suffering glance . ‘ Well,’ he said , warily humouring her , ‘ what have I done?’
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
' Wide trajectory , ' Ace said . ' They 'll get us if we climb , dive or double back . ' ' Then we 'll go dead centre , ' Defries decided , and planted her index finger on the forward speed button . Ace staggered as the shuttle accelerated with a kick . Daak 's huge fist closed over Defries 's hand .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
Sandra Cairns , for example , a shy girl with a grammar school background , has had her eyes opened to the realities of teaching groups of mixed ability and dealing with difficult situations . Nevertheless , she still wants to be a teacher , and has begun to develop more social confidence through her work as a tutor . Vera Shroff , a mathematics student , found that tutoring brought back the fun of a subject she was having some teething troubles in coping with at university level . And it brought home to her the fact that some children can not cope with maths , however hard they try — a realisation she may well be glad of when she fulfils her ambitions to become a fully - fledged teacher . Jonathan Wheeler , an engineering undergraduate , has no intention of becoming a teacher .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Joynt , intent on ousting Wigan 's Phil Clarke as heir to the Great Britain No 13 jersey when Ellery Hanley steps down , said : ‘ Phil is my main rival . I must have a good game against him . ’ Taste for claret as fans hit the road Steve Bott DAWN breaks on Boxing Day in Burnley and groups of bleary-eyed individuals sporting garish claret and blue garb gather on street corners .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
These Old Testament sayings are re - echoed in the New Testament . The writer of the letter to the Hebrews tells us what God 's love for us means : My son , do not make light of the Lord 's discipline , and do not lose heart when he rebukes you , because the Lord disciplines those he loves , and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son . Endure hardship as discipline ; God is treating you as sons . For what son is not disciplined by his father ?
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
what you do when driving in fog check your speed , yes and slow down , keep a safe distance , you should always be able to pull up within your range of vision , what else do n't you do , what do n't you do in fog ? overtake hang on to somebody elses tail lights , it gives us a false sense of security watch your speed , you may be going much faster than you think , do not speed up to get away from the vehicle which is too close behind you , remember that if you 're driving with heavy people it may take longer to pull up and speed on ahead , warning signals or
Idiom: send someone packing (used idiomatically: yes)
But Leigh , trailing 20 - 0 after half an hour , produced some fine rugby highlighted by surging runs from props Tim Street and Tongan Lee Hansen . Winger Gareth Pratt , signed from Rochdale amateur club Mayfield , bagged a debut try for the home team after David Hill and Mike Blakeley had also crossed . CLARKE : Sent packing packing BRISTOL ROVERS boss Dennis Rofe was involved in a war of words with counterpart Neil Warnock after their 3 - 3 thriller with NOTTS COUNTY . Warnock claimed that both Andy Reece and Geoff Twentyman should have been sent off .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Is that why you were so disapproving of my apparent readiness to exploit your father 's generosity towards me?’ ‘ I 'm afraid it was.’ He pulled a face . ‘ And I reckon it was all tied up with what happened to my mother.’ He reached out to touch her hair , running his fingers through it .
Idiom: leave someone in the lurch (used idiomatically: yes)
She wanted to explain that they needed more time but of course there was n't more time , not immediate time . ' I 'm bound to my partnership , ' she told him quietly , inwardly struggling for every word of explanation but not even sure what she was trying to explain . She could n't just leave Steve in the lurch after all they had done to get the business together . ' Is this really to do with your partnership , ' he grated , ' or are you just afraid of failure once again ? ' She could n't look at him .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
Saying that is , unfortunately , much easier than calculating in hard cash terms exactly what you have lost . In unfair dismissal cases , it is understandable that industrial tribunals tend to shrink away from complex arithmetic . As we have seen , even though the Government Actuary 's Department 's guidelines are helpful , a rough - and - ready approach is perhaps inevitable . In a wrongful dismissal case , where there is no equivalent to the statutory ceiling on the amount of compensation that may be awarded , it will often be worth taking the trouble to investigate the pension position in much more depth . Once more , there are a number of different methods of calculating the loss .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
I talked to some of the people around there because I did n't want to get into trouble . They said it was an old grave , nobody knows who 's it is . There were bones all over the place . We went out there and we looked at the bone , we compared the bone and we returned that bone.’ Which to believe ?
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: no)
RICK SKY Damme clever HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Jean Claude Van Damme has a novel method of dealing with troublesome fans … he smiles at them . The Belgian-born actor has been plagued by have-a-go hard nuts ever since shooting to fame in bone-crunching movies like Double Impact and Universal Soldier . The star , dubbed Muscles from Brussels and Van Dammage because of his rippling physique , says : ‘ Some guys always want to start fights with me .
Idiom: birds of a feather (used idiomatically: yes)
The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion AT FIRST listen there was little on The Black Crowes ' first LP ' Shake Your Money Maker ' to separate it from a hundred other rock'n'roll records which were desperately trying to get their sound across after the Guns N'Roses media boom of the late ' 80s . Strains of The Rolling Stones , The Faces , Bad Company and Free floated to the surface ( mainly due to Chris Robinson 's earthy vocal ) , but dig a little deeper and , like all good things , something special eventually showed itself and The Black Crowes proved that they were birds of another feather entirely . As good and as joyfully boisterous as ' Money Maker ' most certainly was , it pales significantly beside the band 's second outburst . Originally titled ' The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion Featuring A Choice Collection Of Tomes , Songs , Odes And Anthems From The Most Eminent Authors In The United States ' , this is the record that was struggling to be heard inside the more studio - constricted ' Money Maker ' .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no logic in it , she scolded herself silently , but logic was n't always the most important element to be considered … Afterwards , walking along a wet London street and finding an intimate Italian restaurant , eating pizza , sharing a bottle of Frascati , assumed the monumental importance of some banquet at Buckingham Palace . By the time they 'd exchanged passionate views on every subject under the sun , from politics to gardening , the supernatural to the world population explosion , she began to suspect she might be coming late to that teenage affliction , blind infatuation . A chill suddenly struck her , as they left the Aston Martin and took the lift back up to Guy 's penthouse apartment . Was this the kind of total immersion in another person which Mortimer Harrison had undergone , in his unhealthy infatuation with her ?
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
That was the day after the Sally Nash trial started , and the day that Marius Steen 's terrible show , Sex of One and Half a Dozen of the Other celebrated a thousand performances . And from that day on Jacqui had been unable to contact Steen . He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . And according to Jacqui , the reason for this must be Steen 's fear of her being associated with him in the Sally Nash case because it might affect his chances of a knighthood . It was preposterous .
Idiom: meet someone halfway (used idiomatically: no)
It protects an incoming punch from around the waist upwards . The other block , the downward block , protects from the waist to the feet and is essential to stop kicks hitting the body . One of the leading principles of karate is that an attack should be met halfway , before the strike gains power . If a punch is aimed at the face , the defender steps out to intercept it before it gains momentum . The block , executed in an upwards twisting motion of the arm , prevents the strike from hitting the intended target , while the attacker , his punch now way off course , is left vulnerable to a counter - strike .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Geoffrey Clifton - Brown 's used to all - night sittings , but in the chamber of the House of Commons , not the streets of SW1 . Last night , the Honourable member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury joined 5 fellow MPs in sleeping rough to raise awareness of the homelessness problem . As well as raising money for the National Trust for the Homeless , the event was intended to promote a National Sleepout next month . So was he confident of lasting out till morning ?
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
INTO THE valley of the Dolls … and the Stooges , MC5 , Velvets , etc etc . The Filipinos , undaunted by these inevitable comparisons , tear into their set with a crazed gusto worthy of Peter O'Sullivan during the last three furlongs of the National . A Brummie quintet of dough - faced noise junkies , writhing unashamedly under the influence of classical Stateside garage / grunge nihilism , they evade accusations of mere revivalism on the strength of a feisty Britpunk directness , and singer Billy Child 's natural sense of pose , which is as much Robert Plant as Iggy Pop . Showcasing the likes of ‘ Boogaloo’ and ‘ What 's Done Is Done’ , The Filipinos reveal a sure talent for refurbishing the past instead of merely replicating it . Unfortunately , The Darkside have yet to cultivate the same trick , plying a sulky , introverted bedsit groove than which shows altogether too much reverence to an image of Lou Reed on downers .
Idiom: make a go of (used idiomatically: no)
Never mind that in the whole country there is only one functioning synagogue , with a congregation so small and old that it sometimes can not muster a minyan . But I suppose if you can have capitalism without capital , you can have anti - Semitism without Jews . Still , the Poles appear determined to make a go of it . I ask Elena how her business is , and she says it is very good . I invite her to come and sit at a table with Kurowski and me , but she prefers to remain on duty at the bar .
Idiom: into thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
She 'd left for England two days later , having spent most of the intervening time with Gaston . But Rohan had not put in so much as a token appearance . It was almost as if he 'd vanished into thin air . Pride and hurt would n't allow her to ask where he was , and Gaston had volunteered no information , so it had remained a mystery . To her shame , she 'd postponed her departure to Bordeaux until the last possible moment , hanging round Les Hiboux , hoping against hope that he would come there to find her — to say a formal goodbye at least , even if she could hope for nothing else , she 'd thought achingly .
Idiom: go halves (used idiomatically: no)
And you 'll find out what method by just simply questioning them about the . Let me just check before we start that everybody 's got this . I 'm sure Danny , Jenny , and Carly have , but just because we 've gone half way , can I just let the other three finish off their presentation ? Cos they 've sat and done the preparation . Carly .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
Independent 23 September Financial Times 23 September Guardian 23 September Pollution : Water Criticism of arms dumping at sea Greenpeace has accused the British Ministry of Defence of breaching international agreements by dumping thousands of tons of munitions ( bombs , shells and hand grenades ) at a site in the Atlantic Ocean 400 miles off the southwest coast of England . Under the London Dumping Convention , military dumping is allowed but must be notified to the convention 's secretariat .
Idiom: through thick and thin (used idiomatically: yes)
… you finally came in , more furious than any Canadian poet … He has been so occupied since before his first book was published ; in season and out of season , through thick and thin , and always with the certitude that his views , his perceptions , would prevail : a catalyst and an agitator of the first order . Born in Romania ( and thus sharing part of Leonard 's eastern European background ) , transferred by his parents to Canada in the harsh years of the early century , he represents , perhaps more than any other , not the genteel ‘ English’ background common to many of his fellow - workers , but a rough , raw Canadian view that is intensely patriotic , proletarian , passionate and pure . If some ( such as F.R. Scott , A.M. Klein or P.K. Page ) represent the priestly caste , Layton represents the prophetic — in language and manner , in word and symbol .
Idiom: steer clear of (used idiomatically: yes)
He motioned to the boot with a slight movement of his head . ‘ You can try your hand at cooking again when we get back . I should steer clear of the throw - it - all - in - a - pot philosophy , though . That only works when you know what you 're doing.’ ‘ Thank you so much for the advice,’ Alyssia muttered , relieved that some of the tension had been dissolved .
Idiom: without fail (used idiomatically: yes)
Less popular are competitions and advertisements . Most staff like the design and appearance of Newsline with 83 per cent saying the length of stories is just right , 88 per cent that the design is about right and 89 per cent that Newsline is easy to understand . Almost two - thirds of respondents receive their own copy of Newsline without fail , and two per cent say that they have never received it . A significant minority — 21 per cent— think it is not very important for staff to receive their own personal copy . The remainder — 79 per cent— think it is very , or fairly , important that Newsline is sent to every member of staff .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
I was single - minded on that point.’ Second , it was written by a working party headed by John McFarlane , which meant that the non - practitioners were seen to be playing a prominent role in the APB 's activities and encouraging widespread debate . Their imprimatur also gave the elements which could be interpreted as letting the auditors off the hook , such as the question of lessening liability exposure , more credibility than would otherwise have happened had they been drafted by auditors . Third , since the APB wants to ensure that the debate which it intends the paper to stimulate does not get confined to the Big Six and a few others , it is to go on a whistlestop tour of the country over the next three months , holding discussion meetings with interested parties . ‘ It will be tough , it wo n't be particularly agreeable , but that wo n't worry me .