Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
They employed literally thousands of Buckinghamshire men for years and years . Ferdinand , desperate to be accepted by the cognoscenti and to build up political influence , flaunted his lavishness by building a gigantic French château of bright yellow Bath stone With 222 rooms , and by planting hundreds of fully grown trees on the high bare hill on which it stood . His sister Alice followed suit in a slightly less glittery way on the adjoining estate she had bought at Eythrope . Alice 's estate was beautiful already with the wide shallow River Thames running through it . The old Eythrope house which had stood near to Bridge Lodge had belonged to the Earls of Chesterfield , who had pulled it down in 1810 and made the most of the high price of building materials then prevailing owing to the Napoleonic wars .
Idiom: jack of all trades (used idiomatically: yes)
' Black users who have difficulty gaining access to statutory services go to the groups they know ' , says Barry Mussenden of the Black Community care Alliance , a forum for voluntary sector providers . The contracting culture should mean greater opportunities for voluntary sector providers , but Mussenden identifies problems . The services offered are often generic and when it comes to competing for work from the SSD , ' being a Jack of all trades does n't fit easily into the contracting culture ' . Also , many voluntary groups have campaigning roots and tendering for contracts can go against their original aims and objectives , says Mussenden . Rashpal Kaur Singh , chief race and equality officer for Birmingham , helped produce the charter .
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
FUNDED BY THE WAY WE WISH TO REMOVE CASTRO AND REPLACE HIM WITH A WEALTHY RIGHT WING ENTREPRENEUR WE CUBANS ARE SICK AND TIRED OR FEEBLE SOVIET IMPORTS … THIS POOR CHILD IS NINE YEARS OLD AND SHE 'S NEVER SEEN A BARBIE DOLL !
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: yes)
She sent for her confessor because she was in mortal sin ; she had withheld from him in confession a sin of which she was ashamed , but because he spoke sharply to her , she did not confess it at all this time either . Fearful of damnation , and angry at the priest 's reproof , she went out of her mind , and was ‘ wondrously vexed and laboured with spirits for half a year , eight weeks and odd days’ . Her breakdown can not be better described than in her own words : ‘ She saw , as she thought , devils opening their mouths all inflamed with burning waves of fire , as if they would have swallowed her in , sometimes ramping at her , sometimes threatening her … night and day , during the aforesaid time’ . They told her she must give up Christianity and deny , not only God and all the saints , but her father , her mother , and all her friends . ‘ And so’ , says Margery with a touch of complacency , ‘ she did .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
You must tackle a warren as though you intend to do a good job at it ; there 's precious little point or pleasure in dabbling with it for that way you achieve very little . Remember that if you return home at the end of the session with the work you planned to do uncompleted you can not expect to return the next day or the next week to find the situation exactly as you left it . The rabbits will have moved out or back — and , in effect , you must start completely from scratch again . Tidiness is another virtue . It may not catch you many , if any , more rabbits but it looks good .
Idiom: dressed to kill (used idiomatically: yes)
' What do you think of Spaghetti , Meatball ? ' Carlo scarcely had to look . ' Dressed to kill . ' Laughter jumped from face to face . Creed , Trotter ; even McGowan .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Thank you very much . Moderator I 'd just like to thank the convenor . I hope you feel your intervention has been worthwhile and has borne fruit . I was proving to the convenor that I 'd made a mark opposite that deliverance on which to call you . So he can prove it 's true .
Idiom: kiss and make up (used idiomatically: yes)
I want to hear all about your life here . Every detail!’ Through her time of growing up , Miranda had had to talk so loud to interrupt the brawling , crying , canoodling jag that was her parent 's marriage , to entertain so insistently in order to divert them from the partying , bickering , kiss - and - make - up affair that absorbed them totally , that she had become as deaf to tremors and to nuances as her former games mistress shouting ‘ Bombs Coming Over’ or ‘ Scrub the Decks’through a megaphone in the gym at the dim convent Miranda had been sent to for those three years of her childhood when the family had been in funds . When Astrid asked her daughter a question , Miranda would rush to reply , as fully and as dazzlingly as she could : her mother liked to be amused and was easily distracted by something else . When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
— Celebrations , , . I REFER to the ‘ appalled’ Ishamel Davies ' remarks ( HAS March 25 ) about the accents of soap stars appearing in Coronation Street and Emmerdale . I was born and bred and grew up in Rossendale Valley and left at the age of 27 . I do n't know which Lancashire he lived in , but it was not my Lancashire . It is not a question of bad grammar , just dialect .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
The high - crowned hat was held in one strong hand . ' Oh , Feargal , ' his sister whispered , ' you look so — elegant . You 'll break all the girl 's hearts — if you have n't done so already . ' ' And you look — out of this world . ' He behaved as though he had n't seen Ellie , as though she did n't exist , and she felt a lump come into her throat , felt hurt , and diminished , which was so stupid .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: no)
Parent company Abacus Municipal Holdings are ready to relinquish their involvement as soon as a buyer can be found . Geoffrey Hall , managing director of both Abacus and the club said that the club 's immediate future , however , was not in jeopardy . But he added that unless a buyer could be found for the debt-ridden club , which made a £700,000 loss last year , they could join the dubious ranks of former Football League clubs . Captain obstinate Interview by Graham Otway
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
The samples were distributed equally to the BrdU and PCNA protocols . BRDU PROTOCOL The biopsy specimens were immersed immediately in Dulbecco 's modified Eagle 's medium ( Serva , Heidelberg ) , prewarmed to 37 ° C , with the mucosal side upwards and placed on a filter paper under a dissecting microscope . Incubation was conducted in small Petri dishes containing 10 ml of Eagle 's medium containing 10 % fetal calf serum and 160 µM BrdU ( Amersham , Braundschweig , Germany ) for two hours at 37 ° C . The biopsy specimens were then washed with phosphate buffered saline ( PBS ) and fixed overnight ( at least 18 hours ) in absolute methanol at 4 ° C .
Idiom: throw the book at (used idiomatically: no)
He handed Turner the production bag and indicated the prisoners . ‘ Tex , take over here , willya?’ he said . ‘ Get this lot down to the precinct an’ throw the book at ‘ em . I 'm takin ' this car . Tell Flaherty to relay any sightin ' reports to me .
Idiom: on the hoof (used idiomatically: yes)
Other sports that I would like either to see articles about , or receive info on from you are long distance riding and novice eventing . These covered in the same way by you , with addresses of local associations , horse welfare , etc , would be much appreciated . P.S. The photo of Turnip , watching as ' Equibrand ' was used on her hooves , was brilliant ! ( Dec. ' 91 , Todays Horse ) . We 'll see what we can do ! — Ed .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: no)
As they ran on together across the flat open plateau , Yanto explained breathlessly what he had done . They were congratulating him when Mary screamed and pointed to the rear . They looked back and saw the stag bound out of the wood . ‘ Christ , he got rid of the blanket,’ yelped Billy . They were now running alongside the wall , but still a long way from the crossing stile .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Then seal the pots with a layer of just - melted clarified butter . Potted game is most delicious and delicate with hot thin crisp brown toast for tea or as a first course at lunch . It goes without saying that old birds can , equally , be used for potting , but they are much less delicate , need very long slow and thorough cooking , a larger proportion of fat ham ( or pickled pork but not smoked bacon ) , and must be carefully drained of their cooking juices before they are prepared for chopping and pounding , otherwise sediment seeps through , collects at the bottom of the little jars and causes mould . RILLETTES OR POTTED PORK IN THE FRENCH MANNER This very famous charcutiers ' or pork butchers ' speciality is native to Southern Brittany , Anjou and Touraine .
Idiom: clutch at straws (used idiomatically: yes)
Their need for each other was mutual . How terrible to think he now dreaded the thought of a weekend away with her by themselves . But if that was what Adams wanted , well , he was willing to clutch at any straw . Brian thought Edna seemed wary when he told her that the specialist in charge of Celia wanted to have a talk with her the following weekend . ' What about , Doctor ? '
Idiom: come clean (used idiomatically: no)
I hope that privatisation will not lead to the kind of things that happened after deregulation . Some buses are hardly fit for the road . I am not alleging that they are mechanically unsafe , but when people go to parties or dances they find that some of the buses are not clean and up to the standard that they had come to expect when buses were under local authority control . Some buses are absolutely filthy . They are not kept thoroughly clean , as they were when they were looked after by the local authorities .
Idiom: go overboard (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Everything in life is a bit of an experiment,’ he said . ‘ I know I need to do some exercise for golf . Maybe I went overboard . I 'm back to my original fighting weight . ‘ I 've been working out and I feel I have got it right this time .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
The borough council teamed up with Durham County Council and British Rail for a £ 6 m facelift . Officials at the then Manpower Services Commission pledged to provide labour through 100 community programme places . Local businesses jumped on the bandwagon and suddenly the project was up and running . Firms interested in cleaning up their act were offered a special deal : Railside Revival would pay half the cost of materials and community programme workers would do the work for free . ‘ Businesses proved extremely keen to take part,’ adds Mr Sunman .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
It was only a small cut , but it was bleeding and she put her hand over it to try and stop it . Rico was pointing to her , but his mother advanced into the room and , pushing him aside , went to Noreen and looked at her arm . She held Noreen ' s hand , then glared round at her son . ‘ Benda ! Pronto !
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: no)
The teenage girls and young women recorded in the CECOS Report were more likely to be doing industrial or domestic work . Quite a few were in the printing and paper trades as folders , envelope makers , envelope stampers etc . Others were pantry maids , laundry workers , and some were in factory work as machinists or " chocolate coverers " . Their pay varied , but very few girls in these occupations ever earned as much as the 12s-13s a week , which as we have seen is what a girl compositor could be earning by the time she was about 20 , with the ( limited but real ) possibility of earning more later . It will have been noticed that it was common for more than one child in a family to enter the same trade , and our sample very strikingly demonstrates the importance of sisterhood .
Idiom: in the long run (used idiomatically: yes)
CHAPTER TEN By the time she 'd showered , dressed and brushed the tangles out of her hair , Gina had made her decision . Staying on in Denmark could only bring her further pain in the long run . She 'd been hopelessly optimistic in supposing she could track Suzie down in the street . Despite the odds against her , she would have persevered if that had been the only hope of tracing her sister .
Idiom: sticky fingers (used idiomatically: yes)
What 're we gon na do about it ? Well , brothers and sisters , I have n't got the answer . But if this motion is successful and a working party is established , one of the conclusions that we might reach is that General Secretaries should keep their sticky fingers off shops steward 's commissions . I move . The seconder ?
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
Mocking illusions and treacherous visions of grace did not depart with the falling of the leaves . He shuffled the pages again , trying to control the new panic or the old fear . ‘ The crudest joke against the human race lies in that sweaty farce by which we are first formed and given life —’ the words caught his eye . He pushed the page away , feeling exposed . The light was much clearer in this room now .
Idiom: odd one out (used idiomatically: yes)
Its editor is Jaynie Anderson , whose biography of Morelli , along with a wealth of her newly discovered material on him , is included . Oriental complexity Dürer 's Knots , Walpole 's sheep , John Martin 's Babylon , Cuthbert Brodrick 's baths at Leeds , Mrs Frances Trollope 's Cincinnati Bazaar … which is the odd one out ? As it happens , the Turkish sheep at Strawberry Hill are left out of John Sweetman 's compendium , but the more permanent aspects of Walpole 's oriental tastes are described , as well as a host of other subjects permeated by orientalism . Some areas of study are so hard of definition that they seem to evade all attempts to summarise them .
Idiom: par for the course (used idiomatically: yes)
Winger Martin Offiah will be out for a month with a dislocated shoulder , Test stars Andy Platt and Dean Bell have suspected broken right hands , Denis Betts has a hip injury and Great Britain prop Kelvin Skerrett was dismissed by referee Robin Whitfield for a foul on Jarrod McCracken . Wigan had no answer to Saints ' seven-try blitz . A third-minute try and conversion by ex-All Black Frano Botica seemed par for the course as Wigan , unbeaten by any British club in 16 outings and seeking a record fourth consecutive Championship , opened in fine style . But then skipper Shane Cooper began to mastermind Saints ' destruction from scrum-half and two-try winger Alan Hunte opened his account with the 100th touchdown of his career in the 11th minute . Second rower Sonny Nickle , after good work by Kiwis George Mann and Cooper , tapped the ball to himself to plunge over for a try .
Idiom: put paid to (used idiomatically: yes)
Every major political party was faced with offering solutions to these problems and governments were measured by the effectiveness of their actions . Unemployment was obviously a factor in bringing about both long - term and short - term political changes . Unemployment problems put paid to Labour 's political prospects in the early 1930s just as much as it had helped the party to rise to political power in the 1920s . Protectionist policies , designed to deal with unemployment , temporarily ended the rule of the Conservative Party at the end of 1923 just as surely as it helped the Conservative Party to political dominance in the 1930s . Unemployment thus helped to shape the politics of the age , and some political changes were clearly the result of the problems it raised , although long - term social changes were clearly evident in permitting the Labour Party to replace the Liberal Party as the progressive party of British politics .
Idiom: call the tune (used idiomatically: yes)
Now the water industry is set to spend billions of pounds in improvements , the likely result of which is that our bills will go up by at least 50 % over the next few years . So , economy makes sense . Paying the piper as we call the tune is the idea behind metering , which is already in use all over the world . In Europe , only Ireland , Norway and the UK have not yet adopted it . DIGITAL READ - OUT
Idiom: in Dutch (used idiomatically: yes)
Natives also stalked Australian patrols and then stood up , giving the Japanese mortars the range and location of ambushes . While the Australians had been winning their mini - battles , including the fight above the Glano valley , the natives considered them supermen . But with the tide of war now running against the Allies , many of the natives decided to join the winning side , just as they had in Dutch Timor the previous winter . In a land where survival was so nakedly a prime instinct , food supplies were the key that opened local hearts if not minds . The Japanese , holding the Glano valley , had this authority , for most of the hill tribes ' food was normally traded from its fertile plots .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Meals : Self - catering . TIRAJANA APTS The Tirajana apartments are ideal for those wishing to enjoy the nightlife and then get away from it at the end of the day . Playa Del Ingles is only a ten minute walk away and the discos and general hub of nightlife only five minutes . The pool and sunterrace are ‘ the’ places for Gran Canarian sun soaking and the beach is 1 km away .
Idiom: walk all over (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The bullies must be stood up to,’ Nevil said . ‘ That 's something you learn early on . Give a bully an inch and he 'll end up walking all over you.’ ‘ At least you 'd still be alive,’ Mrs Sanderson said . Nevil smiled .
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
' Two hundred slaves and we made no profit ? ' the Doctor was saying in a jovial way that seemed out of place . ' ' TWAS the Middle Passage at its worst , sir , ' said the Captain . Bob Crayshaw perched on the edge of his seat . ' Are you sure you did n't pack 'em too tight ? Order and hygiene are most important — and boiled water .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
P16 W4 D3 L9 F15 A27 Pts15 . Today : at Derby ) . The fact that Crosby fought tooth and nail to get the job in an area where the success rate is so limited and expectation so high , speaks volumes for his bottle . But knowing Sunderland 's history he 's no chance of surviving . It 's not a question of if he 's sacked but when .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
But there were additional problems . The Scots had failed to appreciate that the organizational structure of sixteen years earlier was now outmoded , and acute financial problems ensued and put the Games on the verge of bankruptcy , facing cancellation with the total humiliation that would mean for Scotland and Britain . The politicians moved fast , and to the rescue came the avuncular , larger - than - life figure of Robert Maxwell , owner of the Daily Mirror and much else besides . He swiftly put together a package that saved the truncated XIIIth Games . In the sprint events the contests would be between the Canadians , the English and the Scots .
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
Ensuring that all the necessary environmental rules and regulations are met is also Mike 's responsibility , so close liaison with official organisations is another aspect of his daily workload , as is organising and ensuring routine waste monitoring and , if a problem crops up , resolving it . ‘ I 've no set routine apart from the daily production meeting . some days will be spent in the office , others out and about on site.’ C&P 's environmental managers also help with investigations into the cause of abnormal discharges , plant malfunctions and complaints — and look into all environmental improvement proposals . Mike said : ‘ It is up to us to keep a finger on the environmental pulse of the plants and to seek continuous improvement .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: yes)
For simplicity , we assume that existing plant has a maximum capacity of Q units of output and the SMC is constant at the level c up to full capacity and then becomes vertical . No matter how much is spent , output can not be increased beyond Q given the existing level of plant or capital capacity . Since SMC measures the marginal social opportunity cost in the short run of the resources used to produce this good , price should be set at SMC to equate marginal social cost and marginal social benefit . Thus if demand is low the industry should produce Q 1 and will operate at less than full capacity . Given the higher demand curve D 2 D 2 , short - run marginal cost pricing will lead to a price P 2 and the industry will produce at full capacity .
Idiom: see eye to eye (used idiomatically: no)
Time slowed down , Phoebe wanted this moment to go on for ever , this calm moment before the storm . Eventually the doctor 's fingers came back again , back to where the lump was . Phoebe opened her eyes and saw the abstracted professional look in the doctor 's face ; attentive not to Phoebe but to the lump , to the breast itself . As it should be . And then the doctor caught her eye .
Idiom: make a pitch (used idiomatically: yes)
Few , if any voters are going to opt for a high - risk economic strategy that could result in a real cut in living standards . But if we assume that such an appeal can be successfully made on the economic front , this strategy needs to be knitted in with a range of other policies that appeal to altruism as well as self - interest . Much of this altruistic appeal can be made in terms of common decency , for this has been the basis on which radical politicians in the past have made their pitch . Yet it is important not to underestimate the difficulties for politicians wishing to make such an appeal . Generations of Britain 's elite have been taught to believe that there are no absolute moral principles .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over They 're helping them with Field events ; pony rides , archery and swimming . And they 're on hand to lend a hand in the air pistol shooting gallery . All the prisoners are given temporary parole and most use it to the full . Male speaker
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
One hand placed on the great , jewel embossed cover and the other held high , he proclaimed in solemn tones that God be his witness , what he said was the truth . Once he had finished the prior nodded and his granite face broke into a thin smile . He rang a small hand bell . A young monk entered to whom the prior whispered hoarse instructions . I heard the name ' Selkirk ' and a possible date .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
Additionally , they migrate through the tissues of the horse , especially the liver and lungs , and cause considerable damage . Bots are the larvae of a fly . The flies lay their eggs mostly on the hairs of the horse 's legs , where they hatch and enter the horse 's mouth when it scratches itself . The larvae then migrate through the tissue of the mouth ( cheeks , tongue , and pharynx ) to the stomach , where they attach themselves to the stomach lining . Consequently , all horses must be regularly wormed .