Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: beg the question (used idiomatically: yes)
In other works , the pictures represent a record of the highly eroticised and mythological meeting of the artist and his model . The exhibition text coyly notices : ' Some artists acknowledge that the close presence of the model brings an added tension to their work ' . But in the context of the modern cultural mythology of the artist / model relationship , this statement simply begs further questions and plays on the frisson of sexuality activated by the exhibition . The objects on display in The Painted Nude are full of quotation and convention . A number of the pictures place the model in the traditional pose reclining on a bed or sofa .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
To diminish patiently like the white cliffs ! Your rucksack straps like mangrove shoots coded with movement take root anywhere : hammocked above you on the luggage rack or attached to you not knowing their luck .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
BOOKS food FOR THOUGHT Read all about it — Sara Robinson and Mike Johnson go by the book Take a leaf ( or a berry ) from Malcolm Hillier 's book this year and give your home an authentic feel of yuletide past . There are lots of ideas for foodie gifts — crystallised fruit , truffles , biscuits , petits fours — and tips on decorative packaging .
Idiom: under lock and key (used idiomatically: yes)
Morton released her and wandered back to the window . ‘ It is not tolerated now,’ he said quietly . ‘ Sergeant Bragg and I will not rest until we have the murderer under lock and key.’ Catherine blew her nose , then sat down by the fireplace . ‘ I am sorry , James .
Idiom: on the blink (used idiomatically: yes)
Others rapidly followed , and the shouting became loud and warlike . In the radar room of the freighter , Matyas gave the screen a thump . The thing was on the blink again . He could see the Needles . He could see the outline of Hurst Castle , but in the middle of the Needles Channel was a circular white blob surrounded by snowflakes .
Idiom: pass the buck (used idiomatically: yes)
Gwent social services chairman Graham Dally said last week he felt the current plan to provide a secure unit by 1995 was about seven years too late . Dally : Plans are seven years too late Gwent Magistrates Committee chairman Ross Goff accused the Welsh Office of trying to ‘ pass the buck’ . Social services director Terry Sullivan recently announced his retirement from Gwent less than two years after taking over the job . He told him committee last week that staff at Coed Glas were in a difficult situation and ‘ one can only have sympathy with them’ .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: yes)
Nonetheless , it does nothing to help clarify the confusion , which so many people still display , over the difference between the non - science of astrology and the science of astronomy . Many bookstores , in particular , foster this confusion by displaying books on the two subjects side by side . As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller ! Jeremy Phillips Loughton Essex We welcome short letters and reserve the right to edit the longer ones .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Surely it would be better if time healed injuries , not sophisticated methods ? Hick 's chances WITH THE Test series looming , the debate regarding Graeme Hick 's selection is in full swing after his disappointing start in Test cricket . Although his initial performances have been below par it has by no means been the worst start to a Test career by a recognised English batman . The following lists performances after 12 innings :
Idiom: in my book (used idiomatically: yes)
At the time I did the course I was still very inexperienced , and inclined to be impatient with Dawn 's training . Dawn had at first been reluctant to get off my glove , so I 'd developed the habit of swinging my arm with the wind , hoping to encourage her to fly . I 'd read about this technique in my books , but it was only when I did the course that I realised that , although it would work for sparrowhawks and most other hunting birds , Dawn 's hunting did not depend on speed . So instead of being encouraged , she was being buffeted about and becoming distressed . Now I know that if I hold my arm up but keep it still she has the benefit of the updraught and will open her wings and take off .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
He watched as a homemaker , winging high , dropped its bundle of thin twigs and pushed itself into a steep dive to join the scramble . At half - ten the ambulance would arrive to bring him to the county home . He took out of his waistcoat pocket a large watch which he had bought years before from a cheap - Jack at a fair . It was a quarter past . The watch was reliable .
Idiom: open the floodgates (used idiomatically: yes)
She may feel more in control if she takes her bill herself to the Department of Social Security , having been guided by the adviser that she should ask them about the ' fuel direct ' scheme that will debit her benefits automatically and prevent disconnection . The time that would have been spent waiting for the Department of Social Security to answer the telephone might instead have been used to uncover what Sally 's own priorities are . The discussion with trainees may reveal that they fear that they will open emotional floodgates for Sally since so many of her problems may not have immediate solutions . As the waiting room is full , they may suggest that the practical step of dealing with the electricity bill is an obvious option . This raises essential issues about the nature , direction and image of the CAB which are important for trainees on basic or intermediate training to think through .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: yes)
By section 5 of the 1987 Act , the liability covered by Part I of the Act extends to : a ) death or personal injury , b ) damage to or destruction of any item of property ( including land ) other than the defective product itself ( there is a lower threshold of £ 275 before a claim can be made ) provided that the property ; i ) is the type normally intended for private use and consumption , and ii ) it is used mainly for the private use or consumption of the person claiming . Therefore , in dealings between businesses , the product liability part of the Act will only apply to defective products causing death or personal injury . As far as property damage is concerned , the provisions are really aimed at the consumer market , so , if you buy a home computer as a Christmas present for your uncle and because of a fault it catches fire and causes £ 1,500 of damage to his house , then your uncle will have a claim under the 1987 Act against the manufacturer of the computer for the damage to the house and furniture . Personally , you may have a separate claim against the retail outlet because the computer was not of merchantable quality under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 . EXEMPTION CLAUSES
Idiom: cross swords (used idiomatically: yes)
She noticed something which at first seemed familiar and natural and then , as its significance dawned on her , sinister . There were two large candles on the altar and the one on the north side was of a slightly different colour to the one on the south . Moreover , at its base , clearly to be seen by the practised eye , were the shield , square cross and crossed swords of St Manicus 's Cathedral arms . Cathedral Offices The Cathedral clock struck two and Ian Caretaker shifted in his bunk beneath the for'ard deck .
Idiom: make or break (used idiomatically: yes)
NEW YORK Bankers and regulators agree that hundreds , even thousands , of American banks will need to merge if they are to survive the 1990s . How these banks set about merging will make or break them IF THE past is any guide , America 's 10,000 independent banks will number nearer 6,000 before the decade is out . Poor in capital but rich in bad loans , many will go bust ; probably more will be able to merge with other — with luck healthier — banks .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
We need to consider it together , so that the new Objective 1 programmes and the plans for regional development , which have been drafted before the directives come into force , can be submitted for revision and proper assessment . We all agree that we should ask that , halfway through these programmes , when the assessment of the directives is made , Parliament should be given an equally influential role on the grounds that we are the citizens ' representatives . Our citizens can not accept that the European ~ Union takes decisions in a way that is , at ~ least on the face of it , bureaucratic . They need to see the political dimension working , to see that officials accept their responsibilities and that there is communication with the citizens . This is what we are today asking the Commissioner for .
Idiom: make a go of (used idiomatically: yes)
They spent the rest of the afternoon in animated discussion — so animated that Folly had gently to point out to her employee that it was time to lock up . For once , the girl seemed genuinely sorry to be finishing work . ‘ We 'll make a go of it , see if we don't,’ she said to Folly as she left . ‘ You ca n't fail now — I want to keep this job . After six months working for old Philly I think I deserve a bit of luck!’
Idiom: good offices (used idiomatically: yes)
Welcoming also the report of the Secretary - General on his mission of good offices in Cyprus of 17 December 1996 ( S/1996/1055 ) ,
Idiom: make a pitch (used idiomatically: yes)
Dear at the price I would have thought . The last laugh YOU never know who 's listening when you 're making your big pitch . Prof Chris Turner , professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences , Stirling University , made his at this week 's Children 's Panels conference at Peebles : ' For 20 years the Childrens ' Hearing system has progressed very positively and we are doing much better than our brethren south of the Border in looking after the interests of children in Scotland . '
Idiom: look the part (used idiomatically: no)
Once in the car on their way to the reception , Ace , still smiling at the hundreds of fans who had turned up , spoke out of the side of his mouth . ‘ Loosen up , will you ? For your own sake try and look the part!’ ‘ I ca n't see much point in pretending.’ Kate had her face carefully turned the other way .
Idiom: on the button (used idiomatically: yes)
In the Add - ons window , click on the Plugins icon . Find the plugin from the list of installed plugins that you want to remove . Select it and click on the Disable button .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: no)
No , he were never puffed up about his writing , was n't Walter.’ ‘ You say he talked about his home life sometimes?’ ‘ Oh aye , off and on . Everybody does , some time or other , over a pint.’ ‘ Do you think he was happy?’
Idiom: seeing is believing (used idiomatically: yes)
There 's no mystery , no magic . It 's all down to Sandtoft experience and expertise . If you 're still not convinced , seeing is believing . Send for full details of the Humber range today . We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match .
Idiom: cut the mustard (used idiomatically: yes)
His face is arranged in planes and his long hair is oiled and ochred . Fairfax tells me that he is a suitor , eager to lay claim to a girl who is now only eleven . He is keen to exchange the first gifts , but the laibon 's family first want to see if he can cut the mustard . The laibon communes with his cattle and goats . His family is doing all the work , but he is the bishop of this church : the cattle must receive his blessing .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
What is there is there . Put aside thoughts of altering , he wrote . Time will tell . Not me . I will not be there to hear it .
Idiom: go without saying (used idiomatically: yes)
Beyond this bland assertion , there was no further scrutiny of the way in which the police had acted . No evidence emerged to justify the apprehension of the authorities , but this did not trouble the court . It went ' without saying ' that the rule was devoted ' not to the interests of the police , but to the protection and welfare of the public ' . Our second decision concerned Mrs Kate Duncan who , as a member of the National Unemployed Workers ' Movement , wanted to give a speech outside an unemployment training centre . A number of people gathered to hear her .
Idiom: lay eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
She knew the terrible suffering that went with mental disorders like delusion and obsession , and the words just slipped out . But it was absolutely the wrong thing to say . ‘ You 're going to regret the day you ever laid eyes on Matthew,’ Sandra hissed . Charity ruefully watched her walking away . Somehow she doubted whether sharing with Sandra the fact that she already did regret the day she 'd first laid eyes on Matthew would be helpful to anyone .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: no)
She got out and shivered in an icy blast which struck right through her anorak . The dark clouds had become more compact and although it was still only late morning , it was as dark as a gathering twilight . Meredith rubbed reddened fingers together and went round to the boot to unload her wares . As she did there was a screech of brakes and another car drew up outside the cottage opposite , causing her to glance up . The driver 's door slammed and to her surprise a figure she recognised got out .
Idiom: time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
All that scowl and elbow and tenseness of posture , all that agony — it works out . One final tug on the white pawn , and perfect order is restored ; and the players at last look up , smiling and rubbing their hands . Time will tell , and I put my trust in time , absolutely . As do the chessplayers , of course , every move legitimated by the slapped clock . Thank God .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: no)
The son of a one - time Manchester United football player and star of too many ordinary British films like Pussycat , Pussycat , I Love You and Yesterday 's Hero , found that moving to America paid off , even if it was only in numerous glossy TV mini - series and soaps like Dallas . He also embarked on a much publicized affair with Emmanuelle star Sylvia Kristel . His celebrity status gave him access to the Hollywood highs — and lows . Sniffing cocaine was just normal behaviour among the people he mixed with , and he developed his own cocaine addiction to add to his years of boozing , as he described : I 've always wanted to get as stoned as quickly as possible to enjoy the evening at the end of a working day .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
These could be from your family and friends , or from newspapers or television , or books in the library . Write them out and beside each one describe what picture of God is behind the comment . Where do you think people get their pictures of God from ? Do you think some of them are ones which genuinely religious people would not adopt ? [ 4]What do you think yourself — whether you believe in God or not ?
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Its pleasingness rests purely within the intrinsic aesthetic since the similarities intended are of a purely visual nature . As a result less effort is required for its enjoyment and the resulting pleasure , although being more immediately available is also more superficial and more quickly exhausted . From the above brief outline of work attempting to get to grips with the character of aesthetic response it can be seen that it is both complex and ‘ multi - layered’ , a term used by Greger ( 1972 ) to describe how multiple meanings come to attain a feeling of significance by being grasped at the threshold of consciousness . In the process of ‘ coming to know’ , present experience is condensed with similar sensations from the past through which they are relived , thought about and felt . Partial meanings become more clearly comprehended and relationships are articulated in a way that allows a work to be ‘ unpacked discursively’(ibid ) .
Idiom: go it alone (used idiomatically: yes)
The development of a truly European rocket capable of placing satellites in orbit remained the French first priority . It was difficult to win over European partners given the degree of US advance in the field , and the failure of the ELDO European launcher development project . Furthermore , at a time of heart - searching following the commercial difficulties of the Anglo - French Concorde project , and with de Gaulle no longer in power , the French space science community had difficulty in persuading the politicians of the need for France to go it alone in space . The 1972–4 compromise was the result : ESA association in the Space - Lab project ; the development of an independent European rocket capable of bearing a heavy payload . The French argument for an independent European launcher , Ariane , was accepted ( 1973 ) .
Idiom: yes and no (used idiomatically: yes)
And at last he heard : ‘ We 're here ! Are you all right?’ Kurz uttered a weak cry , between yes and no . ‘ Good man ! Now here 's what you must do …
Idiom: go up in smoke (used idiomatically: yes)
There were three barn fires overnight . This one , at Wood Eaton in Oxfordshire , was the worst . Three hundred tons of freshly harvested hay and straw went up in smoke . And at one point hundreds of pigs in a nearby building were in danger of being roasted alive . Firecrews kept them cool and today they were no worse for their ordeal .
Idiom: pass the time of day (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ My wife and I have lived in Fenny Drayton for a number of years , it is a small village on the Leics / Warks border about half a mile from the main A5 trunk road . The village consists of about 200 or so houses , a pub , a Post Office cum general shop and a small but lovely medieval church . Having set the scene , it was about 2 years ago whilst I was being taken for a walk through the village by our springer dog , that I happened to meet up with the Church Warden who , after passing the time of day suddenly said ‘ Ah Bob , you do a bit of woodwork , do n't you ? Well do you think that you could make a ‘ bit of a window’ for the Church?’ I said that I thought it would be alright and made arrangements to meet him again at the church on the following Saturday afternoon to discuss details .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Two footswitch sockets allow for the connection of optional footswitches ( you 'll need two ) to access EQ and compression . IN USE Powering up , the user is met with the sound of the on - board fan rising to speed . However , musical silence reigns while the DSP operates a protective delay before coming to life . Plugging in a 4-string bass the tone is generally tight , controlled and correct , much as you would expect at this price .
Idiom: bleeding heart (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I am willing to stand or fall on this one,’ he had said — but when he was proved wrong he did not fall , he rose yet higher . Protected by Senatorial immunity from ordinary fears of libel , he plastered America 's public servants with smears like a bill - poster . The repertoire of insult was colourful : ‘ Left - wing bleeding hearts’ , ‘ Parlour Pinks and Parlour Punks’ , ‘ Egg - sucking phony liberals’ and ‘ Communists and queers who sold China into atheistic slavery’ . He called Truman and his secretary of state , Dean Acheson , ‘ the Pied Pipers of the Politburo’ . He described General George Marshall , the revered Defence secretary , as ‘ a man steeped in falsehood , always and invariably serving the policy of the Kremlin’ .
Idiom: easier said than done (used idiomatically: yes)
A year ago at their Cebu ( Philippines ) summit , the leaders of ASEAN adopted the “ ASEAN ~ Convention Against Terrorism . ” The Convention aims to prevent the commission of terrorist acts by implementing early warning systems ; the use of ASEAN members ’ respective territories by those who finance , plan , facilitate , or commit terrorist acts ; and movement of terrorists and terrorist groups by means of effective border control and identity / travel documentation . But cooperation against terror is easier said than done , given the region ’s diversity of governance , culture , language , and religion , as well as ASEAN ’s central policy of keeping out of non - interference in its members ’ internal affairs .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: no)
Mm he 's only got erm , well I mean provisions and store for those whose artist complete towards them Mm , and that , and that , at the end of the day I suppose there has to be a point for the kingdom and it was n't easy to get into that because all the , the , the accounts are all about how big a struggle it is , to get into the kingdom Yes which proves that it would n't be easy to get in there anyway , so
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
I ca n't do it today . Mm . Erm er basically I 'm going to h have to boot you out because I 've got somebody else waiting for me . Right that 's fine . Erm you 've got to make a decision what to do .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Mr Foggerty agreed to produce the fourth . Someone good at running and swimming . All the riders in the school appear to be girls , so unfortunately we will have to train from scratch in that department.’ ‘ They 'll never do that in a year , sir,’ Nutty said . ‘ Five years more like.’
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Piers Morrison.’ Simone frowned slightly . ‘ Name rings a bell . Is n't he that architect?’ ‘ You 've heard of him?’
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: yes)
Gradually , during the decade , they began to relax it so as to admit more and more controversial confessions . This mirrored the increased emphasis on confession evidence within the police forces around the country . Public concern came to a head in the Maxwell Confait case , in which the reliability of confession evidence obtained from a mentally handicapped defendant became a particular source of anxiety ( Fisher , 1977 ) . In the Police and Criminal Evidence Act , the old idea of voluntariness , with its preoccupation with the mental state of the suspect , was dropped and replaced by a broader rule . A confession will now be excluded if it is the result of ‘ oppression ’ or if it is the consequence of ‘ anything said or done which was likely , in the circumstances existing at the time , to render [ it]unreliable ’(emphasis added ) .
Idiom: long in the tooth (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah something simple . it 's a bit long in the tooth that one . Still it 's worth a look probably . Yeah .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
The former also help to emphasise the main path towards the house and the view from the bay window to the statue at the end of the walk . The arbour in particular is a novel yet sensible idea in this front garden as there is ample privacy provided by the walls and the area catches plenty of sun . In the final analysis , this is a formal yet asymmetrical composition , the eye being led along very positive paths and sight lines to various focal points . Such focal points have been aligned to be both clearly seen from the house and as elements of surprise when walking through the garden , an essential element of any good design . This is a strongly conceived space , with the box hedge enclosing the area in a flowing curve .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
First response from British farmers has been excellent . ' Kaynitro ' packed in ' Dumpty'2 was introduced in the spring and other fertilizers will be available in pack from the autumn . 2 Market research suggests that by 1990 , some 60 per cent of all straight nitrogen fertilizers in the UK will be supplied in ' Dumpy ' 2 or other more conventional Intermediate bulk containers — the rest in 50 kg bags . At least 30 per cent of all ICI sales in this product area are expected to convert to ' Dumpy ' 2 in the next three years . From his desk in Billingham , Tim Davies is also playing a part in Marsden 's marketing drive .