Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
GEMINI May 21–June 21 Partnership matters are on your mind in June , Gemini . If you 're getting married shortly , mid - June is the time when you may have second thoughts ! Take some time for yourself to think things over .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: yes)
Once you have a marathon under your felt , other forms of running should seem easy . A 1 — mile run will be a doddle and repetition miles a cinch to handle , because in comparison they are over so quickly . The runner with a good endurance base finds training easier , and will recover properly from it — that is why the top - class 10,000 m runners run 90 or 100 miles a week . However , this endurance work alone will not improve your 10 K times . Increasing aerobic fitness
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Within a year the policy of the ECRS focused on having the sign languages of the member states officially recognised as a minority language in each of the respective countries . Sweden had done this in 1981 by legislation making Swedish Sign Language ( SSL ) the first language of deaf people and Swedish second . Denmark had followed suit incorporating bilingualism as the law of the land . This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education . When Lars Ake Wilkstrom , Chairman of the Swedish Deaf Association , addressed the BDA Congress of 1986 at Rothesay , Scotland , and told his audience of the benefits to the Swedish deaf community from the official recognition of their own language they were astonished and excited .
Idiom: tell tales (used idiomatically: yes)
He , too , was blessed with that sense of humour which seemed indigenous to them all . As we sat together in front of the Sheikha 's areesh the conversation began to move back and forth , gathering speed and laughter . Tales were told of trips abroad and their social pitfalls . The hopeless English or French of one or another was mimicked while stories of European or Asian drivers , hotel waiters or doctors were traded . They mocked each other mercilessly , made a comedy of the simplest incident and drew the world into their pantomime .
Idiom: in the swim (used idiomatically: yes)
There is also plenty of water for the shoals to be feeding at the same time in widely separated places . It is true , too , that it is easier to harvest a large netful of bream from a river than it is from a stillwater . The fact that several shoals are compelled by circumstances to amass in a swim at the same time may be the explanation as to why it is easier to make a big catch from a river . The only time you will find bream layers in stillwaters is in small or narrow lakes and canals where there is too little room for more than one beat , and small waters are not suitable for growing big bream anyway . Choosing the right water
Idiom: one and the same (used idiomatically: yes)
A level ‘ general studies’ has never been taken seriously , certainly not by universities . A general degree is rated lower than any specialist degree , however dismal . Yet there is much to be said for thinking of the general , the ‘ disinterested’ , and what I have called the theoretical as one and the same . On the other side of the divide would come the ‘ interested’ , the useful , the specialist , and the practical . We may feel that there are just too many dichotomies here for us to cope with .
Idiom: run a mile (used idiomatically: yes)
Just when you 're looking forward to pushing the boat out and having a spending spree , your sensible side reminds you of all the practical and prudent things you should be doing with any extra money you have . You might find you 've one too many problems to handle at the moment and a final hassle or irritation will be the straw that breaks the camel 's back . You could run a mile , but you 're too disciplined and responsible for that . Wednesday 's a rather muddled time when people and events force you to rethink certain situations and change one or two recent decisions . Be gentle when handling children or a partner who ca n't understand that you need time to get your act together .
Idiom: break someone's heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I can understand how you must feel,’ said Melissa , thinking of Simon and wondering how she herself would feel on learning such terrible news , whether she could bear it , how she would cope . ‘ I am the mother of a son myself,’ she went on . ‘ The thought that he had come to that state of despair would break my heart.’ ‘ Do you not hear what I am saying ? It is not true , I tell you !
Idiom: twist someone's arm (used idiomatically: yes)
Neither Africa nor the donors carry the prime responsibility for this . The premise on which the donors worked was that large amounts of capital could be absorbed by small African countries because their need for productive investment was demonstrably high . It would seek to twist Government 's arm to ensure that appropriate management was bought in . The premise on which African governments worked was that if capital could not be had on highly concessional terms it was better to accept it on terms more or less defined by the donors . These compromises on both sides left important issues of policy , and responsibilities for execution , unresolved .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
I think this has worked . The classification of Derry and Carrickfergus has worked to some extent . There is a lot of it hype , there is a lot of it window dressing , but by and large it has helped to provide a railway line , if you like , for them to work on and give special help and special aid to various industries that are relocating there . Another of the things that I would be concerned about is the twin track economic approach , with IDB on the one hand and LEDU on the other and them being worlds apart . And equally I am concerned about the mushrooming of groups —there are something like 25 , 26 , 27 — all attempting to do various things within West Belfast .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: no)
This is the bit going past is n't it . Yeah . Well the bit just past Ripley no will be bypassed by the by the Killinghall er section . Mm . As you 'll see from the
Idiom: state of the art (used idiomatically: yes)
But the basic theme remains the same ; enigmatic , individual , strong , intelligent and stylish — a reflection of the brand itself . The campaign has won numerous awards . Our continued investment in production facilities not only ensures a top quality product but sets the standard for state of the art operations . We have now invested £ 150 m in an ambitious upgrading programme of our brewery at St James 's Gate in Dublin . The brewery , which serves export markets as well as the domestic Irish market and Northern Ireland , is now one of the most efficient and flexible in the world , with the facilities to produce virtually any kind of beer from the same plant .
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: no)
DEMON fast bowler Wasim Akram can get movement off the smoothest surface — even the dance floor at Stringfellow 's . The Pakistani star was happy to demonstrate his overarm technique as he cuddled stunning fiancee Huma , who in that dress is no stranger to bodyline . And everyone agreed that the swinging couple had a ball at the London nightclub . Picture : FRANK DORAN So corny Cleese
Idiom: on edge (used idiomatically: yes)
The door to the study was half open but the room itself was in darkness . No Penry there . Slipping off her muddy shoes , Leonora went on into the big living - room , every nerve on edge as she crept silently across the familiar worn carpet towards the seductive warmth from the stove , but there was still no sign of Penry . In deference to the generator , presumably , only one of the table lamps was lit , giving the room a shadowy , ghostly look . Steam rose from her clothes as she hesitated , wondering what to do next .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
coupled with French spending cuts mean that government funds for future breeders will be that much more difficult to win . Alvey follow - ups planned MORE BIG collaborative projects involving the government , academic researchers and industry are in the pipeline following the go - ahead given by British ministers this week to a £ 350 million programme in information technology . The five - year project , mooted by a committee of electronics specialists chaired by John Alvey of British Telecom , will draw together the country 's top researchers . Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology , said this week the government will contribute £ 210-£250 million of the project 's cost .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
He 's being treated for back and head injuries . A woman accused of hiring a hitman to murder her former boyfriend has denied that she wanted him killed . Sheila Stroud , who 's one of three co - defendants , wept in the dock , as she told a jury how her ex - lover was tied up , and pushed over a cliff in a burning car . JESSICA FOWLE / Reporting November 1991/BIRDLIP / Gloucestershire
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
( 3 ) There will , however , be cases which are ‘ extraordinary’ or fall into a ‘ special category.’ In such cases , but only in such cases , the child 's decision should not be allowed to determine the matter . In such cases the court must give proper weight to the child 's wishes , and be slow to reject them , but in the final analysis should be free to determine for itself what the child 's best interests require . ( 4 ) Included within the ‘ extraordinary’ or ‘ special’category might be , for example , cases where the child is proposing to submit to a sterilisation , an abortion , the removal of an organ for donation , or some similar non - therapeutic procedure , or where the child is refusing to submit to some procedure necessary to prolong or save the child 's life or to protect the child from really serious and irreparable harm . When asked for the authority upon which the second of these propositions was based , he replied that it was to be found in section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 , and in the principles stated by the majority of the House of Lords in Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [ 1986]A.C. 112 .
Idiom: keep a low profile (used idiomatically: yes)
In addition to the 400 elected members of the Dewan , 100 members were nominated by the President . Military personnel were constitutionally debarred from voting , but members of the armed forces belonging to Golkar were among the 500 additional appointees to make up the 1,000-member Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat ( People 's Consultative Assembly ) , which would elect the President and Vice - President in March 1993 . Having kept an unusually low profile throughout the Dewan election campaign , it was now felt that the military might press hard for the election of their choice of Vice - President , while Gen. ( retd ) Suharto , 71 , was expected to seek a fifth consecutive term of office as President . World Bank criticisms A confidential World Bank report , released in early June , stated that clove and orange dealing monopolies run by Suharto 's two sons should be closed down because they were inefficient and went against the government 's deregulation programme .
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
Frodo indeed finds himself listening in highly Keatsian style : Romanticism , multitudinousness , imperfect comprehension : these are the poem 's goals , achieved stylistically much more than semantically . Yet the ‘ Song of Eärendil’ does of course tell a story as well : how Eärendil tried to sail out of this world to a kind of Paradise , how he succeeded in the end by virtue of the ‘ Silmaril’ , how this in turn led to his becoming a star , or rather the helmsman of a celestial boat in which the burning Silmaril appears to Middle - earth as a star . Still , more questions are raised than answered . Why did Eärendil go , why was he kept , what is a Silmaril ?
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
The same is true of Hong Kong . There is no benefit to my party , no benefit whatsoever , in simply taking safe positions . ‘ If we 're going to break through , we 've got to be prepared to be quick on the button and to say quite risky things.’ In an end - of - year assessment at Westminster , Mr Ashdown admitted that when he became leader , his job had been to stabilise a party ‘ in a fast downward spiral of disintegration’ . The party 's September conference in Brighton ‘ was the point at which we said ‘ right , this is a political entity that 's going to continue’ .
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
We are therefore proud to be able to help the Guggenheim ~ Museum in its work , presenting modern and contemporary masterpieces .
Idiom: when push comes to shove (used idiomatically: yes)
Many big - name radicals in the Congress had failed to win seats . True , in a full - time legislature appearances at least would differ from its feeble predecessor . But when push came to shove , we blase Western correspondents told each other , the government and the party would get their way . Not so . For one thing , the deputies turn up .
Idiom: cut a dash (used idiomatically: yes)
The problem lay elsewhere : The current and prospective demands upon us for political and military expenditure overseas have already gone far beyond the figure which can , on any hypothesis , be sustained … It would not be a source of comfort to the hardpressed British public if they were to become aware that ( reckoning our overseas statistics globally not a single bean of substance for themselves or of capital equipment for British manufacturers is likely to be left over from the American credit ; and that we shall require , on balance , the whole of it , and , unless we change our ways , much more to feed and sustain Allies , liberated territories and ex - enemies , to maintain our military prestige overseas , and , generally speaking to cut a dash in the world considerably above our means . The figures on those commitments , which Keynes called ‘ extremely shocking’ , are given in Table 3 . Keynes 's was by no means a lone voice criticizing the extent of government commitments overseas , The ( unpublished ) Economic Survey for 1946 , the Balance of payments Working party , and the Bank of England all expressed grave doubts on this score .
Idiom: cut and dried (used idiomatically: yes)
FIELD NOTE CHARLES LYTE /XENIA FIELD FLOWERING grasses in the garden and the seed heads of bulbous plants , like the ornamental onions ( Allium ) , are ready to be cut and dried for winter flower arrangements . PROP OF THE FLOPS CHARLES LYTE
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
But if this colt was beaten today , he would certainly not be the first winter favourite for a Classic to flop first time out as a three - year - old . Arazi underwent an operation for an arthritic knee in the United States , shortly after winning at Churchill Downs , a precautionary move by vets which Boutin considered unnecessary . The trainer now reports : ' Arazi is an intelligent horse , much more mature , and in his work he has been doing just what he has to do . ' The colt 's main opposition today should come from Criquette Head 's Voleris , who won his only start by three lengths at Saint - Cloud in November when he also beat Supermec , who renews rivalry today . Steve Cauthen will be having his first race - ride on Arazi , but Pat Valenzuela , who rode Arazi in the Breeders ' Cup Juvenile , is scheduled to be reunited with the colt in the Kentucky Derby next month .
Idiom: above board (used idiomatically: yes)
KRUGER AND RAINS were our most up - front suspects , so I decided to start with the mystery man of the Cicero Club , George Macready . I knew a little about him . He had come from out of town with a fortune , was known to have been a vociferous Bund supporter before the war and had set up a chain of more or less above - board casinos in the districts where gambling was more or less legal . He had a high - rolling joint on the SS Nocturne , a ship anchored outside the limits , and some nasty rumours had floated back on the tides along with a well - dressed corpse or two . But by far the worst of his establishments was the Noir et Blanc , a palatial clipjoint on the waterfront .
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
The law therefore singles out the time direction of irreversible physical processes as the direction of increasing entropy . For example , imagine two cylinders of gas joined by a narrow pipe containing a valve that is at first closed , then open for a short time , then closed again . Somebody measures how the gas is distributed between the cylinders before the valve opens and after it closes , writes the results on two cards , and asks you to tell which card describes the earlier state and which the later . One way of solving the puzzle would be to use the second law . It is not difficult to show that ( other things being equal ) the more evenly the gas is distributed between the two containers , the greater the entropy ; so the state with the gas more evenly distributed between the two cylinders is the one that occurred later .
Idiom: ride high (used idiomatically: no)
The men ate in a large tent outside the perimeter of the fence . The fire beside the storage tent and cook - house was still burning and trays were being carried to tents and houses when I made my way across the sand wrapped in shawls against the cold . It would be another two hours before the sun rode high and hot . ‘ Peace be with you,’ I said , kicking off my shoes as I crossed the threshold of Sheikha Grandmother 's house . ‘ And with you , peace,’ the women replied softly .
Idiom: put two and two together (used idiomatically: yes)
Morale ‘ He said the reason the person was going was because he had a big mouth . We put two and two together and came up with Barry . ‘ The atmosphere is very bad , morale is so low . Barry has been the lifeblood for so long . ’
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
Smiling nurse in car smash tragedy By Alex Hunt A NURSE smiled and pulled faces at a friend just before a van ploughed into the back of her car , causing fatal injuries . Tracey Gouldsbrough 's car was thrown in the air and turned 180 degrees , an inquest heard . She was waiting in the outside lane of a busy road in St Helens to turn right when the accident happened .
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: yes)
They refused to open the gate , and became aggressive , so I was forced to pay for the extra hours parking . I would have sent my complaint to NIR management , but the obvious lack of concern by NIR staff seems to stem from top management . Perhaps that is the luxury of being on the pay - roll of a monopoly subsidised by the Government ? I would strongly advise the Government to reconsider providing money to upgrade this service , unless they also upgrade the quality of management and staff , and actually make a serious attempt to run a railway . EX - NIR CUSTOMER
Idiom: no two ways about it (used idiomatically: yes)
Either he has spoken or he has not spoken . What his revelation claims is either true or false . There are no two ways about it . This stubborn insistence on truth is the only thing which lifts Christianity out of the common pool of completely personal , relativistic , subjective beliefs . As a young Christian exclaimed to me on realizing for the first time the titanic implications of this claim , ‘ I always knew Christianity was true , but I never realized it was this true!’
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
Late-1977 was the beginning of the helmet era : WSC was to bring about its widespread usage , but it was not yet common in traditional Test cricket . Vengsarkar 's method of playing the Thomson bouncer was to try to avoid it . Having got to within two of his fifty he slightly misjudged the next short one from Thommo , and had to jerk his head rapidly out of the line of the ball . In doing so his cap fell off , and on its way groundwards dislodged a bail . Vengsarkar was out hit wicket .
Idiom: sweat blood (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . ‘ I 've been a lot harder as a character in the past couple of years . I now know that you do n't win at this level unless you sweat blood and tears.’ Swail 's hopes of getting back in the match virtually disappeared when he lost the first frame of the final session . Eubank master of disguise
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
Yes . I do n't , er well You wo n't have to pay them anything soon , cos you wo you keep knocking it off you wo n't have to pay anybody will you ? I know . Yeah , I mean that 's six blokes there working there and they 're falling over theirselves really , in that
Idiom: head south (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ A lot of the lead - based paints we used in the old days would n't be permitted today,’ he pointed out . ‘ Most of the work in those days was by ladder and we used a bosun 's chair for the high buildings — something definitely banned today.’ Lewis , who served his apprenticeship in Scotland before heading south to Sellafield , worked as a chargehand before becoming a foreman in charge of a team of 20 painters . He lives in Whitehaven with his wife , Hilda , and his plans for retirement include helping out at the local United Reformed Church where he is an elder.’ Harry 's family follows in his footsteps
Idiom: sign of the times (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's nothing to do ! But if you look around there is so much to do ! And there 's so much voluntary work to be done if people have got spare time to go and help but , I do n't know whether it 's the sign of the times that people only want to do jobs for monetary gain . That maybe the idea , but there are so many things to be done by voluntary workers if people would only say well I 've got half an hour an hour it could be so much of an advantage to whoever they 're giving their services to because we 're having to cut costs on this and costs on that an hour or two given voluntary would cover those jobs that we ca n't get the money to pay for . Has your view of Harlow changed over the years ?
Idiom: add insult to injury (used idiomatically: yes)
Director of customer entertainments for the Far East . ' ' Customer entertainments ! ' he said bitterly . ' Adding insult to bloody injury ! ' ' Jamie , do n't take it that way , ' she said with a heartfelt sigh . ' I know you 're hurt and disappointed , but this is a good opportunity .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Robert Balchin , chairman of the Grant Maintained Schools Foundation , welcomed the union 's backing . ‘ I am delighted to have the support of one of the biggest teacher associations,’ said Mr Balchin . ‘ I hope the others will follow suit at their conferences next week.’ Prisoner at the bar , you are guilty until proved innocent Tough new laws have been hailed as essential to fight drug barons , football hooligans and others hard to convict .
Idiom: into thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
There have been over a thousand acts of piracy in the past ten years . Usually the cargo is broken down and sold off , then the ship reappears with false papers reregistered under a Honduran or Panamanian flag of convenience . Add to that the fact that the Paris - based company that supplied the cargo has vanished into thin air , and it starts to look very suspicious.’ As he spoke he could almost feel the dagger looks from Bliss piercing his back . Tanner appeared to come to a decision .