Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: take to the hills (used idiomatically: yes)
George Weston exhibited style and imitated respectability . It was also reported that he had the audacity to join the Special Constables , but all pretence was blown asunder when he was noticed pawning stolen articles by a fellow officer . George took to the hills and went to seek solace with his younger brother . He found Joseph in the Hungerford area , where he had rented a small farm . He was making a lucrative living rustling horses , cattle and sheep from the surrounding farms by night , and then selling them in the Newbury and Marlborough markets by day .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Since I installed solar panels on my house , my energy bill has been cut in half .
Idiom: hold the line (used idiomatically: yes)
The Minister of Internal Affairs was becoming increasingly sympathetic to the views of Nikolai Miliutin and saw the rescript ( which was drafted by Levshin , his deputy ) , as a means of wresting the initiative in peasant affairs from the Secret Committee . Even the Secret Committee had a reason for allowing the Rescript to be promulgated : by committing itself to a relatively modest programme of reform , the government seemed to be discouraging radicals from pressing their case . If conservatives could hold the line , they stood a chance of enacting a settlement that suited them . The main importance of the rescript , however , lay not in its relatively modest provisions or acceptability to the various policy - makers in central government , but in the rapidity with which it was circulated and published . " The government 's open acknowledgement that preparation of a peasant reform was under way … marked a dividing line in the political behaviour of the absolute monarchy " .
Idiom: bottom drawer (used idiomatically: no)
The operative he had come in especially early that morning to contact . He closed the diary and swivelled round in his chair to unlock the wall safe . From it he removed a set of keys and selected one , using it to unlock the bottom left - hand drawer of his desk . It was divided into two sections , the back section secured behind yet another lock . He opened that one too and withdrew a telephone .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Er but yes wh what happens if there 's er er an accident ? Erm the French erm safety record is extremely good . Erm we 've had a , a major accident in nineteen fifty er ninety fifty seven , one of the Winscale small reactors at Winscale caught fire er the Americans had an accident at Three Mile Island which erm w was catastrophic as far as the reactor was concerned , but the safety devices prevented any radioactivity escaping the Russians have had their Three Mile I er their erm Chernobyl accident which was catastrophic . Er the French , despite the size of their programme , erm have n't had any serious incidents at all , in fact they they 're very well run er stations . So erm yes there is the risk that the French , one of the French power stations could go wrong and it would affect southern England .
Idiom: place in the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
He is also becoming more impatient with his traditionally inferior status . Edwin Gooch , the former President of the NUAAW , once demanded that the farm worker be given his ‘ place in the sun’ , by which he meant not only better pay and conditions but a more deserving recognition by the rest of society and equality of opportunity within it . The farm worker , in many respects , has yet to achieve his place in the sun , but he is also less willing to accept the low status which the rest of society seems to offer him . It is at this point that the paradox of change and continuity in the life of the farm worker becomes most clear . His social and economic situation continues to be regulated by the kind of disciplines that have been familiar to successive generations of workers on the land — ; poverty , the lack of alternative employment opportunities , the intense localism , the dependency for jobs and housing on local farmers .
Idiom: stake a claim (used idiomatically: yes)
He almost never called her darling and he certainly never kissed her in public , but there was a feeling in the air that he could n't understand . Jenna looked different , confused , more alive than usual . It suddenly seemed necessary to stake some claim openly . ' I will leave now , mademoiselle . However , as you must surely understand , this is not the end of the matter . '
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
That 's what I put it on . Oh . She 's getting on my nerves . I said to Jay did you do any work yesterday ? He said no .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
Pool need to avenge their home defeat to check an alarming slide down the Third Division . Manager Alan Murray cancelled the players ' day off after the 4–0 home defeat by Bolton Wanderers . Murray also arranged for the players to watch a video of the game on the coach on the way to Stockport . Team selection has been deferred . Sunderland full back Anthony Smith has returned to Roker Park after an extended loan .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: yes)
It is said that Watt was rather jealous about this . It appears that Murdock was the only one of the Soho workmen in Cornwall that Boulton & Watt could rely on . If anything went wrong with any of the Cornish engines it was always Murdock who was called for , and he is described as ‘ flying from mine to mine’ . His wages in 1780 were 20 shillings ( £ 1 ) a week and he asked for an increase to 2 guineas ( £ 2.10 ) a week . Boulton did not refuse outright but managed to get some mine owners to donate 10 guineas ( £ 10.50 ) to Murdock for the good work he had done on their engines .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
The thought was never spoken , but the identity of the pack seemed obvious . ( ii ) On the second day of their slow ride up the river they found traces of Morthen , a snail - shell hair net , slung from the branch of a tree close to the cold remains of a fire . Had the girl known they would follow her ? Tallis unslung the net and fingered the broken shells thoughtfully .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
He picks up some sand , throws it in the air , and then catches it on the back of his hand . First I throw it in the air .
Idiom: out of kilter (used idiomatically: yes)
He was testing her natural friendliness and warmth towards her fellow man to the limit . If he ever reached that point , contrary to what her natal sign would seem to suggest , she might explode . Librans did , when the balances of their lives were out of kilter . And the frustration of the last month had aggravated a downward trend considerably . It was hard to be all sweetness and light when she was desperately trying to catch up with her own quarry before McKenna did .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: no)
Diseases which can cause mental handicap include German measles ( rubella ) , chicken pox , vaginal disease and cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) . Mother : Drug abuse All types of drugs may cause mental handicap if taken during pregnancy , including alcohol , nicotine , ethical drugs and over - the - counter pharmaceuticals . The degree of risk relates to some extent to the level of intake ; the drugs may affect the foetus directly , or create conditions in which complications are more likely to develop , for example by lowering the birth weight , or affecting the enzymes . Mother / foetus : Rhesus incompatibility
Idiom: quick on the draw (used idiomatically: no)
Especially when eyes drift to her wedding - ringless finger . Between mouthfuls , our neighbours take it in turns to interrogate Rainbow . But Goldie , quick on the draw , intervenes . She has her own Stamford Hill street credibility to think of . Before Rainbow can swallow and draw breath , Goldie supplies the appropriate responses .
Idiom: straight from the shoulder (used idiomatically: yes)
Lamb alerted the umpires at Lord 's to Pakistan bowling with a ball showing signs of unnatural wear . ‘ It 's been tampered with,’ he said . The ball was duly examined , confiscated and changed — without one official , convincing word of straight - from - the - shoulder explanation . Frantic Lord 's silence over Lamb has been broken only by the swish , frantic swish of sweeping every inconvenient fact under the Long Room carpet , now piled so high that Chris Bonnington might not scale it !
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
Well it you can ? Well , yes and no really , it 's all related to D N A and cell division and they 're really getting into different sorts now of how cancer is occurring . It 's really very interesting ! Oh !
Idiom: tongue in cheek (used idiomatically: yes)
. No ? Or w w shall we say that may be said with a bit of a tongue in cheek ? Do you think that you are you can be sort of erm put behind the eight ball ? You know you you m you might be able be a little bit blameworthy in some instances ?
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
As this never happens in real life , many people find themselves assuming the sound must be behind the head . We have no way of recording and replaying the sense of balance , and we can barely manage sight and sound with our present technology . So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . Yet sound will always be part of any future media , and I am pleased that sound recordings have reached such high technical and aesthetic standards after only one century of history .
Idiom: out of line (used idiomatically: yes)
More than a quarter of those who said they intended to vote Labour said they either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that he has served the town well . Those questioned believed that the main issue which Darlington voters thought the next Government should tackle was the health service , followed by education and jobs . Last night Mr Fallon questioned the validity of the poll which he said was ‘ ludicrously out of line with national opinion polls.’ Labour candidate Alan Milburn said the poll was in line with his party 's own canvassing returns . Peter Bergg , the Liberal Democrat candidate , said he was disappointed that his party should fail to rise above 10pc in the survey but was confident he could win a share of the undecided vote .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I — I 'm afraid so,’ she admitted in a small voice . ‘ Telford — of course— I 'd forgotten her sister 's married name is Telford . I knew it rang a bell somewhere . Why did n't you tell me?’ he gritted , his expression betraying disgust . She recoiled from the look on his face .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
Now they have changed their minds . What can I say ? Afshar suggested , " Your Majesty , time will tell , but you could say to him " If you try to sit on two stills , you will fall between . " " By now early March 1979 , the French where concerned that the Shahs prolonged stay in Morocco was endangering their ally , King Hassan . The head of the French secret service , the Comte de Marenches , who had visited the Shah just before he left Teheran , flew from Paris to express his won concerns to both kings .
Idiom: buy the farm (used idiomatically: yes)
It is just the luck of the dice . When you come to accept that , life is a hell of a lot easier . While all this was going on I was in the middle of trying to buy my farm back from a pension fund . It was one of the biggest deals I had ever done and it was also harvest time . It gave me even more of a feeling of why pick now to put me through this .
Idiom: get a life (used idiomatically: no)
' Is that how you live now ? ' ' I thought I could . I married someone to get that life . It was like putting together a jigsaw . ' For a moment , she was n't sure of what she 'd just said .
Idiom: in broad daylight (used idiomatically: yes)
Anyone trying to escape undetected from the house , and heading for the village , would have to emerge from his cover at a point approximately half - way up the drive , or attempt to climb a very high wall . Perhaps he hoped to bluff the policeman at the gate . Within two minutes , the figure had reappeared and scuttled across the drive , looking faintly ridiculous bent double in broad daylight . Sergeant Bird followed him into the parkland at a leisurely pace , then watched from behind a tree as the fugitive made three attempts at the lowest portion of the wall . Eventually , with much scrabbling , he was over , and had dropped from sight .
Idiom: clear the decks (used idiomatically: yes)
10.10am : Mr Major goes into a crunch meeting with senior ministers and advisers on the split . They include Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd , Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke , Chancellor Norman Lamont , Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay , Leader of the Lords Lord Wakeham , Leader of the Commons Tony Newton and Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell . 11 am : The Government decks are cleared for the announcement , and both the Palace and the Archbishop of Canterbury are kept fully informed . First rumours of the marriage split begin to sweep through Westminster . 12 Noon : Vital meeting with EC Commission President Jacques Delors is re - arranged for today .
Idiom: light at the end of the tunnel (used idiomatically: yes)
So did the Viking Penguin reps , and it was a stricken van , too , as one of the reps had scraped off the rear bumper . The booksellers were reluctant , even by 14th December , to have any stock that involved opening boxes , but they seemed to enjoy watching us lug books about for once , and happily gave us top - up orders . By a week before Christmas , I was beginning to see my way across the spare bedroom at home , or the stockroom as my other half styles it , and light at the end of the tunnel . Dear Bent Your selection of wayward notices ( 27th November ) reminded me of one I saw in my hotel in Frankfurt — not so much a case of bad translation , as a question of logic .
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
Since starting therapy I find that I 'm behaving much more honestly with friends and colleagues . I 'm more decisive , but I 'm also less confident because whereas before I used to hide my lack of confidence behind a kind of arrogance and bravado , now I 'm not afraid to show my weaknesses . Therapy has rocked the boat because it 's made me much more vulnerable . I 've lost all my props and foundations . The deeper I get into this the more difficult it becomes , but I know I need to delve deep in order to get to grips with what lies underneath .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
SMALL IS STILL BEAUTIFUL Entrepreneurs in pre - colonial Africa were effective in articulating trading relationships between Africa and the rest of the world , and in developing the productive activities which generated the trade . The colonial period ushered in an era of foreign investment which gave the large scale trading houses of Europe a hold on the development of local economies allowing little room for Africa 's entrepreneurs to develop their skills . In spite of the nationalizations of the 1960s and 1970s the stock of capital of foreign investors continues to generate about one - fifth of Africa 's gross national product . The many and varied attempts by governments both to take over foreign assets and to set up new state - owned businesses , have seldom been successful .
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
TIGHTLY CONTESTED SOCCER FINALS The weekend of 26th/27th June saw the 1993 National Soccer Tournament played in sweltering sunshine at Portlaoise Rugby Club . From the word go the eventual winners from Sligo / Mullingar knew that their task would not be easy when they encountered Dundalk . The match was closely fought , but the Tournament winners proved to be the pace - setters by getting past Dundalk 's Cyril Kavanagh , Kieran Tuite , Eamon Gaughran , Joe McCarthy and Neil Cooney to score that all - important goal . However .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
And actually I do n't know differently very recently but along the front where these shutters which were the most horrendous graffitied awful places ! They 've got a series of almost like ethnic murals that somebody 's done all along . Have they really ? And
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I did n't know I was going to do it myself until it happened!’ He walked over to one of the shelves in the end wall and took down a large box - file . Zen thought he was going to be shown some decisive new piece of evidence , but Bartocci simply reached through the space left vacant on the shelf and with a grunt of effort manipulated a lever . There was a loud metallic click and the whole section of wall swung outwards . ‘ It was this business about the letter that decided me,’ the magistrate continued , as a widening slice of the outside world appeared in the gap .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
And praying comes easy to the likes of you … I must be starting out now . It 's a way to go , I think . And on foot.’ He took off his boots , and stood them tidily , side by side , the toes tucked under the altar cloth .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: no)
was void for lack of consideration was based on the well - known principle that a promise by one party to fulfil his existing contractual duty towards his other contracting party is not good consideration : he relied on the well - known case of Stilk v. Myrick for this submission . Accordingly there was no consideration for the owner 's agreement to pay the further 10 per cent . , since the yard were already contractually bound to build the ship and it is common ground that the devaluation of the dollar had in no way lessened the yard 's legal obligation to do this . There has of course been some criticism in the books of the decision in Stilk v. Myrick which is somewhat differently reported in the two sets of reports , but Campbell 's reports have the better reputation and what I have referred to as being the law on this point is referred to as ' the present ' rule in Chitty on Contracts : see , also , Cheshire and Fifoot . The law seems still to be the same in Australia : see T. A. Sundell & Sons Pty Ltd. v. Emm Yannoulatos ( Overseas ) Pty Ltd. [ 1956]S.R. ( N.S.W. ) 323 . Counsel for the yard relied on what Denning L.J.
Idiom: long in the tooth (used idiomatically: no)
It 's the quiet ones you look out for,’ said Hateley , who struck a spectacular opening goal in the second round victory at Leeds . ‘ In any case , Boli might think he is tough but we play against real hard men every week in the Scottish Premier League . ‘ Obviously he is just trying to wind people up , but I think I 'm too long in the tooth to take any notice of anything he says . Personally , I think it 's a cry of insecurity!’ Hateley added : ‘ Yes , I scored those four against him at Hillsborough and another in the away leg .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Fine Congress , trades councils are the grass roots of the trades union movement . Their delegates are rank and file activists at the cutting edge of industrial relations . The gap in understanding between trade , the ordinary trade unionists and the so - called barons appears to be widening . Sending delegates to Congress would be a small step in the fight against centralization .
Idiom: chickens come home to roost (used idiomatically: yes)
This turnaround of the external accounts has made the domestic performance of the ecomomy look decidedly better than it has been . It has enabled living standards to be higher and inflation lower than they would have been if the existing current account position had been maintained . But now that the patience of the exchange markets is exhausted and Mr Lawson finds he is unable to raise base rates any more , the chickens are coming home to roost . The surpising thing is not that this is happening now , but rather that it was staved off for so long . He seems to have made the mistake of believing his own propaganda .
Idiom: bear in mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Of the £ 78 million worth of UDGs , £ 35 million was for commercial developments , £ 26 million was for industrial developments and £ 17.5 million was for housing developments . In some respects , UDGs have performed reasonably well : very few projects implemented through UDG have failed and most provided tangible benefits . A large proportion had substantial additionality , although some projects could have been supported by other than public - sector funds , bearing in mind that UDG is supposed to be a last - resort lender . In addition , about 20 per cent of projects , mostly larger than average , had little or no additionality ; that is , they could have been implemented by the private sector alone . UDGs also helped to fund the construction of about 2,700 dwellings , at an average grant of £ 7,800 per dwelling .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Harold said twenty . Alan old score twenty How do you get twenty for that one when it went in that hole ? Argue with Shirley not me . Shirley said twenty , that 's good enough for me .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ My Lord d'Aubigny and Gavin Douglas , Earl of Angus!’ Agrippa hissed as we rose to greet them . I must say this openly : d'Aubigny I liked immediately , a gentleman born and bred , a true courtier like myself . All Angus did was pull his robe tighter around him and slump in one of the high - backed chairs to glower at us . D'Aubigny , however , came down from the dais and shook Agrippa 's hand vigorously before allowing the doctor to introduce both my master and myself .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't get me wrong , Jane , I 've nothing against the Jews , I like them ; I have n't got a single Jew for a friend , but they 're a fine race . But that rotten yellow - gutted two - timing little toad"— I let him go on like that a while , to get it out of his system . I knew perfectly well that he respected the Manager and even liked him though it was against his nature to admit it ; the thing that maddened him was that this had happened behind his back , and for a reason which he obviously found as inadequate as I did . Eventually when he 'd exhausted his immediately available epithets and had to pause to think up a few more off - beat ones , I interrupted . " Listen , James , thanks for the fireworks , but it 's not worth it .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Yes . When did you leave school ? Well , actually I left school , I think it was the either tenth or eleventh of November nineteen thirty one and I went straight into the Transport Department and I think my record will show that I actually started there on the twelfth of November nineteen thirty one . W w why is it that you went straight from school into the Well er I
Idiom: on the fly (used idiomatically: yes)
Chris Hinsley started off as a successful commercial author of arcade games for home computers , and many of Taos 's concepts spring from his original need to produce code that would transfer easily between a plethora of machines . The approach he took was to develop a Virtual Processor — a 32-bit machine with 16 registers and support for standard data types and addressing modes , which did n't actually exist . All applications , and the bulk of Taos itself is written in Virtual Processor code , so that at run - time the code is loaded onto a real processor and translated on the fly into the chip 's native instruction set . The practical upshot is that , as long as you have the right translator , the Virtual Processor code will run without modification on any chip . The 80386 - 80486 translator is the latest to be finished after the original Transputer implementations and Hinsley says that now they have first couple under their belts , it will only take a month or two to write each additional processor implementation .
Idiom: hold the fort (used idiomatically: yes)
She 'd held her breath , hoping they 'd agree . — Why do n't we go , the three of us ? — No , my dear , I 'll stay here and hold the fort . Take Goldie , go ahead . Show her Paris .