Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Against these spectres the OECD / IEA world ( without in all cases necessarily seeking to act collectively ) could envisage two possible lines of action:(a ) setting in motion the IEA contingency mechanism for an ‘ emergency sharing program’ ; and ( b ) taking military action ( e.g. on the lines of the ‘ Carter doctrine’ ) to preempt the development of a shortage , in other words , preventing any breakdown in navigation . Option ( b ) could have taken the following forms:(i ) an attack on the forces / territory of those seeking to obstruct free navigation;(ii ) escort activity to defend merchant shipping seeking to exercise the right to free navigation ; and ( iii ) clearing wreckage or mines endangering free passage through Gulf waterways like the Strait of Hormuz . Of these,(i ) was on the face of it within the scope of the US Navy task force deployed in the Indian Ocean and led by an aircraft carrier . In practice , the only action undertaken was a combination , in conjunction with European navies , of ( ii ) and ( iii ) in 1987 . There were , however , earlier reports of US Navy craft ( using their docking facilities in Bahrain ) moving behind tankers making their way through the Gulf by night , keeping an unsolicited eye on them .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
This was held for an unexpired term of six years ‘ from Christmas last’ at £ 140 per annum ; it was offered ( fortunately unsuccessfully ) by the new proprietor , Mr Collier , for £ 600 . Certain noblemen and gentlemen from the topmost ranks of society were named as subscribers , including the Marquess of Titchfield and Sir T.C. Bunbury , steward of the Jockey Club . The committee was seriously convinced of the benefits that must result from an institution to cultivate and teach veterinary medicine ; the object of this committee 's concern , and that of Vial , were one and the same ; and it was greatly to be desired that the two plans — that of the Odiham Agricultural Society and that of Vial—(which may be termed the Alfort plan ) should be consolidated into one . Since several gentlemen had already subscribed towards furthering Vial 's proposals , Penn , Stone and Gretton were asked to discuss with Vial the best way of amalgamating the two plans . On 18 February 1791 Granville Penn ( chairman ) supported by Rev Mr Cook , John Gretton , William Stone , Edward Topham and Huntingford , received information from Vial ( who had been confined to bed with a cold and fever , and had been unable to meet the committee 's delegation ) that he supported the amalgamation of the two plans , and that he would consult his patrons and subscribers accordingly .
Idiom: mind over matter (used idiomatically: yes)
Toad - in - the - hole 10 . Mind over matter 11 . He 's beside himself
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: no)
‘ You can come out of the shower , sir.’ The President managed to focus on the free hand Trent proffered . Pushing himself off the wall , he grabbed at it , missed , and nearly fell . Trent caught him by the forearm . He swayed as he stepped clear of the shower tray .
Idiom: free and easy (used idiomatically: no)
Are there any programs equivalent to Wysigot ? HTTrack is a free and easy - to - use offline browser utility .
Idiom: pecking order (used idiomatically: yes)
The company came a long way in the 1980s , but only because the leopard changed its spots by making the transition from selection to search . Norman Broadbent , 1983 David Norman — a graduate of Eton , McGill and Harvard Business School — had already made a controversial impact on the British search business before setting up his own firm , which now enjoys an annual fee income of over £ 5 m . , ranking in second place behind Russell Reynolds in the pecking order of Britain 's highest - earning headhunters . In 1980 , when Norman was UK Managing Director of Russell Reynolds , he was approached by Sir Peter Carey , then permanent Secretary to the Department of Trade , to find a new chief executive for British Steel . When Norman recruited Sir Ian McGregor , this marked the first time in Britain that a nationalised industry chief had been appointed through executive search .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
It is up to each one of us , he wrote , at every point in our lives , to decide how much order and how much disorder , how much discipline and how much freedom we need for the best realization of our project of the moment , even though that project may turn out to be flawed or even utterly mistaken in the short run , of course I am only talking about the short run , he wrote , in the long run , as I have already said , both success and failure are quite without meaning , the notion of meaning is quite without meaning . Long run , wrote Goldberg in the margin , wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve , no meaning . The real question , wrote Harsnet , is where the short run ends and the long run begins , since in the long run long and short are also without meaning . But that , he wrote , is part of what the big glass itself will try to explore , with its notion of delay . Big glass , wrote Goldberg in the margin , delay .
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
To help create this future , I am focusing my second term as Secretary - General on five global imperatives – five generational opportunities to shape the world of tomorrow by the decisions we make today . The first and greatest of these imperatives is sustainable development . We all must understand that saving our planet , lifting people out of poverty , and advancing economic growth are one and the same fight . We must connect the dots between climate ~ change , water scarcity , energy shortages , global health , food security , and women ’s empowerment . Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Though our screening method is semiquantitative , the seven unconfirmed cases did have creatine kinase values lower than those which were subsequently confirmed as increased on a later venous sample . Interestingly , five of these infants had some unusual perinatal features . One had been given intramuscular ampicillin for a septic cord ; one had had a traumatic caesarean birth ; one had had a difficult birth with vacuum extraction and he also had a ventricular septal defect ; one had a heart murmur ; and one had been premature and in a special care unit with hypotonia and jaundice . There is no evidence from any of the screening programmes to suggest that a transient elevation of creatine kinase activity in a neonate may lead to developing a muscular dystrophy in later life . All seven families with a transient result were interviewed to gain their perspective of the programme and ensure they had no lingering doubts about their sons ' health .
Idiom: one good turn deserves another (used idiomatically: yes)
The goddess spoke . ‘ Clean your shoes , one shoe in the bedroom means ten years in the penitentiary , our Gladys was the maddest it can happen if you let it , clean your shoes , your shoes , mud sticks , six and tuppence , please , oh no you 're not getting away with that you 're not getting away with that , it can happen . Fred 's having it off with Diane and it can never get stuck on again , that 's what happens if you — it can happen , the dreadful already has , you mark my words , I think they 're very nice , dear , now do n't you worry , that broom will never sweep again , do n't let him get away with it , it can happen with your shoes off , I should take him back , dear , he who hesitates is lost , you can get lots of laughs with the vicar , should have seen it , one good turn deserves another , niggers in the broom cupboard , Mavis was just the same , what a shame … ’ ‘ Miss Pembroke , Miss Pembroke … ’ Lee jumped and opened her eyes to find herself alone in the restroom apart from one of the girls who worked there , who was leaning over her and gently shaking her shoulder .
Idiom: keep someone in the dark (used idiomatically: yes)
He sat there until his eyelids began to droop , then phoned the switchboard and told them that he would be at his hotel . There was no point in continuing his lonely vigil . But why could n't he rid himself of the eerie sensation that it had already happened , that everyone knew except him , that he was being deliberately kept in the dark ? 7 He was in bed , in the room in Venice where he had spent his childhood , and he was still that child .
Idiom: press the panic button (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr. Marsh once again reiterated the cold , hard fact of life that cash throughout the Premier League is extremely tight with Everton , in tandem with a host of clubs , feeling the pinch of the recession . It is patently clear that the Blues must sell to buy or consider the possibility of exchange deals . But with the season less than a third of the way through , the club is refusing to press the panic button , despite the worrying League situation . Dr Marsh said : ‘ There has been no radical change to our financial situation since the Annual General Meeting in August , apart from the income that has been generated through the gates . Things are running as they were .
Idiom: in the red (used idiomatically: yes)
It began in September 1989 and has taken just over a year to finalise all the details with the design being personally approved by Her Majesty The Queen . Many different design styles were submitted and considered before a decision was reached to base the design on fine ornate plasterwork of the Throne Room . Photographs taken of the ceiling and archive material have helped to inspire the designers to create a very grand Acanthus scroll pattern , coloured in rich red with gold accents . A gold and blue alternative colouring was also presented , although the red presentation was Her Majesty 's preferred choice . The presentation was made to the Queen during her annual visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in July when each year the Royal Family take up residence .
Idiom: fly a kite (used idiomatically: no)
This last fact means that many aspects of Salibi 's theory can not as yet be put to the test . The proof will be in the digging . Flying a kite The implications of the book 's theory is that Israeli claims to statehood in Palestine are founded upon a false assumption and that the Jewish homeland lies just down the road from Mecca . It is not just a can of worms that the professor has been a digging .
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
Shall we call our dot dot dot his name is n't Alan Turner . Well what 's his name ? His name is erm Richard er Thorpe which is why am I looking under T in my book ? You are . I have n't got it there I have n't got it there have n't got it there .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
In the chaos following the Second World War the travel agent had some extraordinary assignments . American Express found themselves responsible for hundreds of barking duffel bags . When the last shot had been fired and the troops left for the United States , many GIs turned up at embarkation points with loyal canine friends concealed in their kit bags . The dogs were n't allowed on troopships but were entrusted to American Express to deliver to their owners once they had got home . Affairs of the heart are not unknown to travel agents in the 1990s either : in the middle of a recent travel consultation a young man proposed to his girlfriend and the travel consultant was asked to arrange the wedding in Mauritius .
Idiom: dead meat (used idiomatically: no)
Seymour Clarke , General Manager of the Great Northern Railway , told the 1869 Parliamentary Select Committee on the transit of animals that his company sent meat from almost all the 197 stations on its lines . In the 1850s and 1860s , before cold storage was introduced , the dead - meat trade was seasonal , the heaviest burden falling in the coldest months of the year , between September and May. Different meat - market centres tended to specialize in different forms of meat , Aberdeen , Edinburgh , and Leeds dispatching mainly dead meat and Leicester and Norwich livestock . The great stations in these cities thus became massive meat railheads . The existence of the railways also opened up the Continent , and Hamburg and Rotterdam served as terminal stations on a network of lines running to Austria , Hungary , and Poland , along which livestock was carried for export .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
By 1762 , however , she had 141 of the line and 224 smaller vessels ; while by 1783 these figures had risen to 174 and 294 , by far the most powerful fleet hitherto possessed by any State . The development of the French navy was a good deal more erratic . The War of the Spanish Succession and the financial strain it involved reduced France 's strength at sea to a very low ebb , so that in 1719 she possessed only 49 ships of all rates . Yet twenty years later , largely as a result of the work of Maurepas , an energetic Secretary of State , she had nearly 50 ships of the line and was once more clearly the second - greatest European naval power The war of 1744–48 with Great Britain meant fairly heavy losses ; but by 1754 she possessed 57 ships of the line and 24 frigates . Even during the much more disastrous Seven Years War she made strenuous efforts under the Duc de Choiseul to recover her lost seapower , and these were continued in the 1760s and 1770s .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Go away , Alexandra . At once . The whole affair is out of the question . You have exhausted me . Go away and send Janet to me at once.’
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
' I mean , this is just the sort of shit the Editor would write . ' Other arrangements ' — that 's just the sort of stinking thing he 'd say . ' ' I thought , ' said Tessa timidly , ' that you said people were n't asked to make other arrangements on this paper ? ' ' No , but what I mean is , if they were asked to make other arrangements , making other arrangements is just what the stinking Editor would call it . ' Mounce held the note up to the light , as if looking for a watermark .
Idiom: see stars (used idiomatically: yes)
The few planetaries bright enough to be seen with binoculars show up in the guise of dim , ill - defined stars . The most celebrated of them is M57 , the Ring Nebula in Lyra . I have often looked for it with binoculars , but I have never been able to glimpse it even with × 20 , though my 76-mm refractor brings it out unmistakably , and with my 39-cm reflector I have no trouble in seeing the central star . Finally , Messier 's catalogue includes many galaxies which are independent star - systems . Here again most of them are inconveniently faint , and in no cases can the forms be properly seen with binoculars .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: no)
Taking a share of the profits : Prior to s. 2(3 ) of the Partnership Act 1890 , the courts had decided that if a person took any share in the profits of a business this made that person a partner . Section 2(3 ) provides : The receipt a person of a share of the profits of a business is prima facie evidence that he is a partner in the business but the receipt of such a share , or of a payment contingent on or varying with the profits of a business , does not of itself make him a partner in the business . Section ( 3 ) further provides five particular situations which do not per se render the persons involved partners . In each of the five situations the court will consider all the circumstances and decide whether the parties in fact intended that a partnership be brought about .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
I have decided that now is the time to get tough . And drink more . Both Adie Smith and Jason Pratt phoned to say they had only just heard we have two games on Saturday . This is , they say , a bit inconvenient as they have to meet their girlfriends in the Charles Hawtrey Patio at the Duck and Forceps at midday . It seems they are then off to Birmingham for a Dire Straits concert .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: no)
You 'll get your glittering new card in Monday 's Mirror — and that 's when the new game starts . OUR half a million Diamond Bingo is the biggest playing game around . You can WIN every day of the week . There 's more £ 10,000 to be won each week in the Daily Mirror — and a chance to win even more prizes in in our sister papers , the Sunday Mirror and The People . PLUS there are those gorgeous jewels we 've lined up for you .
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
It was already nearly six o'clock , and I would n't be able to find a one - hour photo lab open anywhere that evening ; and I had to return to the Sheraton to collect my bag , and be back on the train by seven - thirty or soon after . I retreated to the men 's room and took the film out of the binoculars - camera , and wrote a short note to go with it . Then I twisted the film and note together into a paper towel and went out to try to find Bill Baudelaire , reckoning it might be all right to speak to him casually down on ground level since Filmer was n't there to see . I 'd caught sight of him in the distance from time to time all afternoon , but now when I wanted him his red hair was n't anywhere around . Zak came up to me with Donna and offered me a lift back to the city in their bus , and at that exact moment I saw not Bill Baudelaire himself but someone who might go among the owners , where Tommy could n't .
Idiom: on the game (used idiomatically: yes)
Sometimes you hit only one shot every hole and it is difficult to get used to it . ' As for his ambitions to be Ryder Cup captain in the future , Ballesteros explained : ' I 'm not thinking of that . It would be a great honour but at the moment I want to concentrate on my game and just be one of the members of the team . ' Ballesteros gets a little touchy when asked about his form . He played well to finish joint third in the Dubai Open , where he played all four rounds under par , but missed the cut in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Singapore .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: no)
She went on : ‘ Three months is too long for them to understand when he 'll be back . ‘ It 's even worse during the build - up to a tour , I dread it . You find yourself hanging on to every last minute together.’ In 1988 , Brenda admitted to the worry that her husband might be tempted to stray while on tour . ‘ You just have to hope they are going to behave in a fairly civilised way,’ she said then .
Idiom: in hot water (used idiomatically: yes)
The history and method of brewing is shown , and exhibits include a model brewery and the Bass company 's own steam locomotive . Elsewhere in the town , several maltings with their kilns can be seen . Once barley has been converted to malt , brewing consists of boiling the liquid produced by steeping malt in hot water with the hops that give the beer its bitter taste . Then it is put in large vessels where yeast is added to convert sugar to alcohol . Finally it is stored in casks for a time which varies according to the final requirements , since pale and bitter ales take longer to mature than mild ales .
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: yes)
They do not share the views that the hon . Gentleman has just expressed . Rev. Ian Paisley ( Antrim , North ) Will the Prime Minister take it from me that all right - thinking people would like to congratulate him on escaping unbruised from the street fighting at Maastricht , where he met the heavies of Germany and France ? Was the vexed question of extradition discussed at the Council ? Is the United Kingdom financially committed to the policies of cohesion and convergence ?
Idiom: spill the beans (used idiomatically: yes)
niggle - niggle - niggle Men Talk . Women yatter Women chatter Women chew the fat , women spill the beans Women ai nt been takin ' The oh - so Good Advice in them Women 's
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
Four months in the making at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris , Elton John 's new album The One is set for June release on Phonogram . A central feature in the studio was a 9′ Yamaha Disklavier Grand Piano , a prototype version loaned to Elton for the recording and used in conjunction with a TG77 tone generator . Keyboard player Mark Taylor played a SY99/TG77 combination which will form the main part of his keyboard rig when the show hits the road at the end of May for a year long world tour . Enthusing about his Yamaha set - up , Mark was particularly impressed by the clarity of the SY99 's sounds along with the string sounds available from the TG77 . YAMAHA In the West End
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
What is the maximum size that Surface supports on a Micro SD card ? The maximum is 64 GB .
Idiom: know no bounds (used idiomatically: yes)
The intrepid manager had to content himself with numbering his reserve teams . Five years later the Football Association adopted numbering in the Cup final , using numbers 1 to 22 , but Chapman was not finally vindicated until 1939 — five years after his death — when the League made it compulsory , primarily for the benefit of spectators . Chapman 's appetite for new ideas knew no bounds . ‘ I would borrow one from a programme boy at Highbury , if it were a good one,’ he said . But he never made changes solely for their publicity value .
Idiom: go all the way (used idiomatically: no)
It was alright when she 'd done the round they could , they could er bring them out again then , but not until then . And she 'd go round and sort of s say , good morning , good morning . Er very prim and proper , and and er er she 'd go all the way round and she 'd soon tell you if there was , if the beds were n't tidy . Or if any , the locker was n't straight , everything had to be very , very straight , very , very correct . Were the other senior nursing staff like her in their attitudes to prim primness and correctness or were some of them laxer than that ?
Idiom: blow someone's cover (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I have an idea.’ 23 ‘ You did n't blow your cover?’ ‘ No . Sunil 's a bright guy and he 's sufficiently clued into club politics to have known about the question mark over Chatterton 's conduct of the wine committee .
Idiom: on a shoestring (used idiomatically: yes)
The Halls ' purpose is not simply to attract musicians such as Nigel Kennedy and Courtney Pine . They also serve the local community , with exhibitions of local artists ' work and educational music sessions . According to Jack Ladeveze chairman of engineering group Industrial Partners and a board member — the Halls have always run on a shoestring . Making a profit is extremely hard work . In 1989 they had a deficit of £ 9,000 on a turnover of £ 85,000 .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm quite happy with what I 'm doing at the moment,’ she says , ‘ but obviously , I 'd be interested … ’ THE letters page of the Guardian this week has resembled a wailing wall for the Left . A former party apparatchik accused John Smith 's supporters of a ‘ leadership fix’ , Neil Kinnock bopped News International 's Andrew Knight squarely on the nose , while Peter Taafe , editor of Militant , wrote about ‘ guilty men’ and ( his forte)‘losers’ . But the leitmotiv has been the announcement of disenchanted Citizen Smiths that they intend , in the light of Labour 's defeat , to emigrate . ‘ Does anyone know how to obtain a visa for El Salvador?’ wrote one .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Before drilling , hold the mirror up against the wall and mark the position of where the holes will be ( using a spirit level to make sure it 's horizontal ) . then drill holes to take the wall plugs . A large washer should be fitted between the mirror and the wall ( a tap washer is ideal ) , a nylon sleeve put in the hole in the mirror , and a plastic screw cup placed under the screw head to protect the mirror . Once in place , put decorative chrome caps on to the screw heads to hide them . It is essential when screwing a mirror to a wall that the wall is flat , and there should be a gap of around 3 mm behind the mirror to allow it to ‘ breathe’ .