Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: tie the knot (used idiomatically: yes)
Do n't let it come across like that , the temptation is to think that you 've got to have all this bit up here , now you do n't want this up here because it 's very difficult to cope with once you 've tied it round to get it round the elbow , you want the least amount that you can get , just cover the arm and then it makes it much easier to deal with at the end . The amount at the top that you need is just enough to tie a reef knot oh I 've forgot to show you a reef knot did n't I ? Tie a reef knot . We all use a reef knot in erm first aid and again it is in the book a very good illustration in the book reef knot and then nobody knows how to do it , I will show you in a bit , but that 's enough to do a knot , the knot comes on just above the fingers , in the hollow of the neck , okay ?
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: no)
He admired recent Greek Revival buildings in St Petersburg , Berlin , Trieste , London , and Cambridge , but reserved his greatest praise for Paris , where ' grecian architecture triumphs ' and which is consequently ' a better school for young architects than either Rome or Venice ' . Kelsall designed buildings in various styles , including Grecian , of which he published engravings by Henry Moses [ q.v.]and other artists in Phantasm of an University ( 1814 ) , a book which has something in common with Claude - Nicolas Ledoux 's L'Architecture considérée sous le rapport de l'art , des moeurs , et de la législation ( 1804 ) , with the proposals of Thomas Jefferson for the University of Virginia , and with the founding of London University . Kelsall argued for the fundamental reform , academically and architecturally , of Oxford and Cambridge , urging them to ' Take at last measures to keep peace with the improvements made in the present age , in all the departments of science and art . ' Denying that ' universal science is centred in mathematics , in the classics ' , he proposed as fields of study civil policy and languages , fine arts , agriculture and manufactures , natural philosophy , moral philosophy , and mathematics . The course would be followed by a world tour .
Idiom: no go (used idiomatically: yes)
From this analysis it can then try to identify ways in which marketing expenditure can be made more effective in each country . S J Paliwoda ( International Marketing ) draws attention to the need to evaluate political risk in a country before taking a decision to set up operations within that country . Although recognising that many such ‘ Go , No-Go ’ decisions are made after a brief examination by one or two executives , he argues that more ‘ scientific ’ or ‘ realistic ’ comparative methods of assessment should be used . Business Environment Risk Index ( BERI ) . This is an index that assesses conditions for investment in each of about 50 countries .
Idiom: pull a face (used idiomatically: no)
' But it 's your own fault ; you should n't have been so … ' ' Ardent ? ' he asked helpfully , and it was n't much later that Hilary realised how skilfully she 'd been diverted . But now , staring in horrified fascination at her dirty hands , she pulled a little face . ' I 'd best go and have a wash . ' ' Later , ' he said positively as he pulled her back into his arms .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
Hopefully people will come to my show and laugh a bit too.’ Future projects include further explorations in collage and a trip later this year with a friend to South America with a view to producing some articles and a book for publication —‘with an unusual edge’ , adds Dawson mysteriously . More he will not say — watch this space … ’ MARJ CLAYTON Marj Clayton is a Canadian - born , 26 year - old travel photographer now based in London .
Idiom: lift a finger (used idiomatically: yes)
She might have drawn the line if I 'd suggested murdering her , but even then I would n't have counted on her being able to break the habit of a lifetime . But with Karen such frankness was out of the question , and without her cooperation , getting rid of Dennis looked like just another of the many pipe - dreams I had indulged in over the years . But this one was to come true almost immediately , without my even lifting a finger . The first thing to say about what happened is that it was Dennis 's idea from the start . So much for the jerk - off theories put forward by the police , in which I figure as an adulterous version of George Joseph Smith — not the brides in the bath but the wittol in the water .
Idiom: have the last laugh (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh no ! It 's the 12 Des of Christmas CROONER Des O'Connor is expecting to have the last laugh on his critics by soaring to the top of the Christmas hit parade . Des , whose singing is the butt of dozens of jokes , is releasing both a single and a 12-track album in time for the big buying season . Advance orders are said to be pouring in for the LP Portrait and single Blue Days .
Idiom: take liberties (used idiomatically: no)
Life in Salzburg 1773–1777 LEOPOLD AND WOLFGANG had arrived home after their second Italian trip to a death — that of Leopold 's kindly and indulgent employer , Count Schrattenbach , Archbishop of Salzburg . His successor , Hieronymus Colloredo , was a much colder fish — austere , status - conscious , and less inclined to permit his servants to take such liberties as prolonged periods of absence in the furtherance of their own careers . With some misgivings , Wolfgang settled down to work steadily at a stream of compositions , beginning with the Italian serenata Il sogno di Scipione ( Scipio 's Dream ) for the ceremonial enthronement of the new archbishop on 14 March 1772 . By July , Wolfgang had been rewarded for his efforts with a formal appointment to the post he had filled in an honorary capacity — on and off — for the past three years , that of konzertmeister .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: no)
‘ The game was going OK and then it went up in flames . I just hope it 's not the same referee ! ’ Ex-England midfielder Paul Bracewell is set for only his third start in a black and white shirt after injury problems . ‘ The fans have n't seen much of him but what they 've seen they have liked , ’ said Keegan . ‘ You have to play more than one way to win the Championship and having him back gives us more options .
Idiom: on the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
Why are we in Britain made to feel guilty about flying the Union Jack just because on occasions it is used by extremists ? —. WHAT a racket in the supermarkets . Twice I 've picked up goods on a shelf marked reduced and then found , because of the bar codes , I was charged full price at the pay - out desk . Friends confirm that it happens often . —.
Idiom: green with envy (used idiomatically: yes)
Carolco recently raised close to $ 100 m from several European investors , including Giovanni Agnelli of Fiat . Columbia 's recent spending spree has partly been paid for by Sony . And Disney 's current production run is being financed partly by $ 200 m given by a group of Japanese investors on terms that make other studios green with envy . Compaq A star is fallen
Idiom: bread and circuses (used idiomatically: yes)
The biggest idea was that Britain 's monarchy serves to connect the country 's past to its future in ways that transcend the pettiness and ugliness of quotidian politics . The heritage of kings and queens stretching back across more than a millennium – the enduring symbolism of crowns and coaches , and the literal embodiment of the English and now the British state – binds Britons together in a common journey . Cynics might call this the old bread - and - circuses routine . But the point is to fix eyes and hearts on a narrative of hope and purpose – to uplift , rather than distract , the public . Are Greeks , Spaniards , Portuguese , and other Europeans really supposed to embrace an austerity program imposed on them because prevailing wisdom in Germany and other northern countries considers them profligate and lazy ?
Idiom: in the long term (used idiomatically: yes)
This should not only consider the costs of the drugs but the other medical care that is required . For example , a slightly cheaper drug may require a more expensive route of administration , require more frequent patient monitoring , or lead to more side - effects . Secondly , it is possible that costs in the longer term may be ignored . This is particularly true of drugs that are used prophylactically , such as lipid lowering agents . These may require additional costs now , but the costs of coronary heart disease occurring in the future may be reduced .
Idiom: shut the door on (used idiomatically: yes)
Kate answered the door but he heard William 's voice , shouting down the stairs . ‘ Is that Preston ? Come in , shut the door on the fog.’ It evoked some distant memory but he could n't quite pin it down . He stepped into the hall .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
If so , they need replacing . Check each latch . Does it move freely or , when fully open , does it get stuck in the hook ? If so it needs replacing . You should always keep spares in stock , you can not take needles from the ends indefinitely !
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: yes)
Gloucester seen from Robins Wood Hill , 1829 Coleridge had spent three weeks in Oxford before , on 5 July 1794 , he finally set off on his Welsh expedition , promising Southey that he would rejoin him later to make further plans for settling in America . Joseph Hucks now seemed a poor companion in comparison with Coleridge 's new Oxford friend , and as the two men walked on under a blazing sun , first to Gloucester —'a nothing - to - be - said about Town ' — and then to Ross - on - Wye , Coleridge 's thoughts returned constantly to the substance of his conversations with Southey . ' I have positively done nothing but dream of the System of no Property every step of the Way since I left you , ' he wrote back to Oxford on 13 July . He not only dreamed Pantisocracy , he preached it as well .
Idiom: in tandem (used idiomatically: no)
When Stalin died in 1953 and his domination of the executive role ended , there was a struggle for power between leading party figures like Malenkov , Khrushchev and Bulganin . In October 1953 Khrushchev replaced Malenkov at the head of the party , and in 1955 Bulganin took over the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers . Between 1955 and 1958 Khrushchev and Bulganin appeared to rule in tandem until Khrushchev replaced Bulganin as head of the Council of Ministers . Thus single - man rule seemed to have returned , although officially the collective responsibility of the Politburo was proclaimed and the ‘ cult of personality’ denounced ( Westwood , 1987 , pp . 379–90 ) . When Khrushchev was removed in 1964 , he was replaced by Brezhnev as first secretary of the CPSU and by Kosygin as chairman of the Council of Ministers .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: no)
It is always popular in the House to condemn the IRA . I have more reason than most to do that , having been shot 10 times by the IRA . There must also be condemnation for those who fail to take on the IRA , and the finger must be pointed at the Secretary of State and those who sit behind him . The Government introduced Dublin rule through the Anglo - Irish Agreement . They gave encouragement to the terrorists , and they are responding in kind .
Idiom: be all ears (used idiomatically: no)
He would never have had it so . ‘ I want to want ’ , the underground man 's lonely cry , is also his though he does n't utter it , and biting the governor 's car , like sticking the tongue out , is a one-against-all drumming of the heels of consciousness — but again with a difference which is that the biting extends beyond the notional ; it happens and it hurts , though it 's a minor foray compared with Raskolnikov 's spectacular eruption into actuality with the murder . And at the same time , since Svidrigailov too has been brushed against in this reaching back which is also a reaching forward , the incident of the governor 's ear can be understood in all its matchless comedy as a desperate man 's recourse against boredom . ( iv ) The mere mention of the biting in Anna 's manuscript record of ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ variants is enough to pull the reader back into The Possessed , and he ca n't experience the sudden fierce tug of that novel without realizing simultaneously that the whole ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ chapter belongs elsewhere , to a different masterpiece .
Idiom: put a foot wrong (used idiomatically: yes)
If you feel there is something wrong , there is . Let 's be careful , however . Springall belonged to the court faction in the city , and if we put a foot wrong , well … ’ His voice trailed off . ‘ What do you mean?’
Idiom: no laughing matter (used idiomatically: yes)
Southgate picked up the manuscript and stalked away . Mandeville glared at me whilst Eadred and Benjamin seemed preoccupied with their fingers . ‘ This is no laughing matter , Shallot,’ Sir Edmund declared . ‘ Brother Eadred , on your allegiance to the King , do you know the meaning of Hopkins 's riddle?’ ‘ Before God , Sir Edmund , I do not!’
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
This does not matter too much , for the unblinkered reader could hardly miss the fact that Simenon was singularly dislikeable , addicted to excess and casual brutality . Born in Belgium in 1903 , he easily acquired the sexual habits which were to lead to his eventual boast to have slept with 10,000 women — 8,000 of them prostitutes . One morning , one his way to work as a young reporter on the Gazette de Liege , his eye was caught by a magnificent negress in a brothel window . Strapped for cash , he hurried inside and bartered for sex by handing over the silver watch given him by his sick father . Having acquired a wife , Tigy , in 1923 , he claimed he was nevertheless ' obliged ' to have sex with four other women every day .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: no)
Here we might note that Atkinson is largely following Dicey who talked of ‘ the delusion that wages can be raised by legislation’ . But after the formation of the first Labour government in 1924 matters potentially became much more serious , since socialists then came to be vested with the power of legislation . This normativist concern came to a head with the publication in 1929 by Lord Hewart , the Lord Chief Justice , of a book entitled The New Despotism . In this book , Hewart warned against the danger of ‘ organised administrative lawlessness’ which was arising from the forms in which new statutory powers were being acquired by government departments . Hewart claimed that this was ‘ a persistent and well - contrived system , intending to produce , and in practice producing , a despotic power which … places Government departments above the Sovereignty of Parliament and beyond the jurisdiction of the Courts’ .
Idiom: hold someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Tears become a signal to the male partner that the issue under discussion is one that should be taken seriously , and if he is sensitive to his partner 's needs he will respond swiftly and allow the woman to weep in ways that affirm her dignity . One husband described to me how he has learned to interpret the various kinds of tears his wife sheds . When she 's crying with pain for something like a migraine headache , I just sit in the dark with her and hold her hand . If she 's crying for some other reason like because we 've been quarrelling and she wants to make up but does n't know how to I just put my arms round her and cuddle her and let her cry it out . Until she 's done that I know I wo n't get any sense out of her .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Further to that point of order , Mr. Deputy Speaker . I wonder whether the Treasury Minister has applied to make such a statement , because this concerns the Treasury as well as the Department of Trade and Industry ? Yet again , a piece of the family silver is being sold off at rock - bottom price , at great — Mr. Deputy Speaker Order .
Idiom: in the short run (used idiomatically: no)
These are summarised below . Hoover concluded that consumer preferences must be met by providing models for national markets that incorporated the specific features market research had brought to light . The result of this decision was an increase in direct production costs approaching 20% , caused mainly by the relatively short runs for each model . If one accepts Levitt 's analysis , Hoover got their marketing badly wrong . He notes that at the time that Hoover was engaged in this exercise , a basic Italian washing machine was gaining market share against a heavily promoted German product , in Germany .
Idiom: bear fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
As it is written — how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.’ ( Romans 10:14–15 ) Christ appointed us , as His Church , to GO and bear fruit , fruit that will last . As a world - wide Church we are sent out into the whole world — we are not just a localised unit of believers . It is not until the Gospel has been preached in every nation that our Lord Jesus Christ will return again .
Idiom: call someone's bluff (used idiomatically: yes)
At the end of the day he employs us and if he insists , we shall have to go straight into fourth gear to prepare for it . ‘ We will to talk again with Bowe 's people — and we will demand that Bowe has no warm - up fight beforehand . This time we will be calling their bluff . ‘ This type of thing eats away at a fighter 's heart — it 's like a cancer that has to be cut out . But if it does n't happen there is no way Lewis will be deflated .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
Other writers prompt us to question aspects of McKibbin 's thesis , in particular , its extraordinary neglect of the war . For Nairn ( 1965 ) the war made the modern Labour Party . Experience of wartime administration persuaded Labour leaders that they had a responsible role to play in a new economic system which had successfully revealed the inadequacies of laissez faire capitalism , while among the working - class electorate a sense of the potential of a new social order in the postwar period took root . These arguments tend to be supported by a detailed study of the impact of the war on East London ( Bush 1978 ) , and the more recent work of Waites ( 1987 ) in which he demonstrates that during the war the working class was able temporarily to reappropriate nationalist sentiment , articulating it with an assertive , class - conscious resistance to perceived excesses of capitalist exploitation . In the immediate postwar period the Labour Party , strengthened by more efficient constituency organisation , a new constitution and programme , and a confident trade union movement , was able to mobilise this heightened working - class consciousness among an enlarged electorate .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
What we never consider is whether women really want men to change or whether we take an active role — both as lovers and mothers — in keeping traditional expectations of men alive . The ways in which women project on to men are , in fact , important and unexplored areas of how male / female relationships stay in familiar , repetitive and traditional patterns . While carrying out research for my book , Our Treacherous Hearts : Why Women Let Men Get Their Way ( Faber & Faber , £ 14.99 ) , I found that men are not only often let off the hook by women , but are actively ‘ idealised’ by them . The result is that , when relationships break down , women 's disappointment is often accompanied by extraordinary , uncomprehending bitterness . It may seem strange to talk about women idealising men .
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
But what a fright he got ! A cat completely white stared back at him . This cat had no whiskers + he had scratch on his nose . Nutmeg suddenly realised that he was looking at himself ! He could see his reflection in the mirror , + wondered why he was white .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ And the phone call you made?’ she asked , knowing the answer . ‘ To make sure a room was prepared for you.’ It went against the grain to let him win . But at the height of the tourist season it was odds on that her old room had already been taken , and she could n't see herself tramping Venice at this time of night , looking for alternative accommodation . In any case , he had her belongings .
Idiom: save face (used idiomatically: no)
Wearing his now familiar Russian - style hat and white Ulster Protestant Volunteer sash , Mr Paisley was carried shoulder - high through the town hall 's main entrance to ‘ meet his people’ . Despite the late hour the town put on the appearance of a miniature ‘ Twelfth’ as he and his wife Eileen and brother - in - law and election agent , the Rev. James Beggs , were paraded on the back of a Land Rover to the Waveney Road , where Mr Paisley was greeted by his 78 year - old father , the Rev. Kyle Paisley who was unable to attend the count . While the election of Paisley was a major blow to the credibility of Chichester - Clark , who might have been better advised to save face by not becoming personally involved in opposing Paisley , William Beattie 's victory in South Antrim was probably more damaging in that Beattie was far less well known , was standing in a more cosmopolitan constituency , and was competing against a man who had previously been a cabinet minister . There could be no explanation for his victory other than that there was considerable support in Unionist circles for the traditionalist positions represented by Paisley and Beattie . Paisley was developing a distinctive political position which stressed the religious element in the conflict between nationalist and loyalist .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: no)
Push , Pull and Exit are ways of looking at exerting influence . If you have n't done so already , you may find it useful to go through the lists of ' You already use this approach if you … ' and ' This approach will be useful if you … ' , ticking which ones you use most . You should get a picture of how you currently influence and where your strengths could be developed . Keep visualising the future , and may the power of influence be with you … THE TACTICS OF TALK
Idiom: go begging (used idiomatically: yes)
Atkinson flicked on a clearance from goalkeeper Nigel Spink , and the Welsh international outpaced Alan McDonald before lifting his left foot shot wide of goalkeeper Tony Roberts . Villa had their tails up in the second half and Atkinson and Staunton both had chances to increase their lead . They went begging and it needed an excellent save from goalkeeper Roberts to deny Saunders again in the 76th minute . They advanced on Garry Parker 's through pass , side - stepped Peacock and drilled a low shot towards the bottom corner which the alert Roberts saved one - handed . A mistake by Peacock let in Atkinson for the goal which wrapped up the points for Villa .
Idiom: long in the tooth (used idiomatically: yes)
He grinned . ‘ I say , Jo ! You 're quite a bird , even if you do like 'em long in the tooth!’ That crack penetrated , but I had wasted too much time to deal with it . ‘ I know !
Idiom: on the level (used idiomatically: yes)
Boats were able to sail from the river Humber into the village carrying fish and other commodities . There are still wells in the area which were in use until recently . A true story is told that the steeple of Hull 's Holy Trinity church , is on a level with the road in Church Street , Sutton . The church of St James , dedicated September 1349 , and the daughter church of St Peter 's , Wawne , played an important part in the life of the village . The first building was a chapel of ease .
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
Her shoulders went back , her spine stiffening . He was n't going to intimidate her . ‘ We have n't worked all these months to have it go up in smoke now,’ he said . His fingers drummed on the door - frame . ‘ We could offer the men unlimited overtime — put them on bonus .