Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: rub shoulders (used idiomatically: yes)
Hill was the third generation of a family of prominent educationalists and social reformers , who had their origins in the radical Unitarian culture of eighteenth- and early nineteenth - century Birmingham . It was the same sort of low church dissenting background which had produced many first generation medics like Kay and Wakley . But by the 1860s Berkeley Hill had become integrated into the culture of London 's professional gentry , where experts rubbed shoulders with the leaders of upper middle - class and aristocratic society . Hill was professor of surgery and pathology at University College , London , with strong links to the military hierarchy through his marriage to the daughter of Sir Thomas Howell of the War Office . Rising professional status involved a negotiation of establishment culture , and Hill dropped many of the public trappings of his evangelical background — embracing Anglicanism and sending his son to Eton and Oxford .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh , who 's that ? Oh , if that girl 's been chucked out of her house , she 's been there then all the week then ? No she 's only staying tonight and they think , they just phoned me up then and they were on the square , I think she 's going home phorr what 's that smell , it stinks what ? Was daddy on the phone ? Daddy on the phone ?
Idiom: no holds barred (used idiomatically: yes)
It emphasized the importance of sharing information about nuclear safety , and incorporated specific measures , including the creation of a framework for rapid notification in the event of an emergency and exchanges of experts to assist in managing future nuclear crises and ensuring that regional concerns are taken into account . Ever since the Fukushima accident , opposition to nuclear power has been growing in China and South ~ Korea , both of which had been planning a massive expansion of their nuclear generating capacity – and both of which face a change of political leadership next year . China ’s succession , though set , will nonetheless bring a period of uncertainty , while South ~ Korea will undoubtedly face its usual no - holds - barred democratic battle in its coming presidential election . Given these political realities , keeping ordinary citizens content about civilian nuclear power has become a greater priority than usual in both countries . This confluence of political need has created an opportunity for all three countries to cooperate more closely in the management of civilian nuclear power , and this opportunity should not be missed .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
I just ca n't cope with the written word , I suppose.’ ‘ Ca n't you just explain that to your editor ? If you repaid the advance , I 'm sure they 'd let you off the hook.’ ‘ Too late for that . It 's my own stupid fault .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
From 1979 , a number of trade union tutors started openly to criticise the TUC 's preoccupation with methods and its failure to enable trade unionists to grapple with wider and more analytical issues . Paradoxically , the critics have appeared at the same time more radical and more conservative than the TUC . More conservative because they clearly derive inspiration from the old WEA extra - mural model , of the tutorial class seriously , conscientiously , and at length coming to grips with conceptual insights and analytical frameworks which appear remote from the workplace , and because they insist upon the vital contribution of the professional educator . More radical , because they insist that what is needed is a trade union education that recognises the political and economic causes that underlie workplace concerns , and that brings together and questions the common experiences of a range of working people . John McIlroy , most persistent of the critics , argues that
Idiom: in stitches (used idiomatically: no)
But when you cast on and knit the sleeve , you find that when the work is removed from the machine , the stitches ' shrink ' and in so doing , the depth of the armhole decreases . I have recently done this myself and like you was very puzzled as to why my armhole was not the depth I had measured . I am afraid that when working in stocking stitch , it is ' back to the drawing board ' ; you must start the sleeve at the top ( if you wish to knit downwards ) with the correct number of stitches . Your swatch was 30 stitches to 10 centimetres . This means three stitches to one centimetre .
Idiom: get stuck in (used idiomatically: yes)
For some people , though tradition is more important than novelty . Kites have been flown in all cultures at all times . The message is , kites flying is serious stuff , not just an afternoon spent getting blown about on top of a hill until your kite gets stuck in a tree and you go home . PAUL COPPERWHEAT Fowler rejects reshuffle
Idiom: catch someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
He gave a surprisingly bright smile to Madra . They left , and Isay remained alone by the door . Riven caught his eye . ‘ Thanks , Isay.’ ‘ I did my duty,’ the Myrcan said , ‘ and reminded my people of theirs .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: no)
In Brixworth village , just outside Northampton , he has built an aviary at the bottom of the garden . He keeps canaries , diamond doves and a pair of quails . Aylesbury were taking stock of a cheerless season when Reed was signed by Trevor Gould , the elder brother of Wimbledon 's manager , Bobby . The club 's first experience of the Vauxhall Conference had brought immediate relegation . Traditionally members of the Southern ( now Beazer Homes ) League , they were allotted a place in the Vauxhall League , which they head by two points , and Gould takes a healthy smattering of former Northampton players back tomorrow .
Idiom: go from strength to strength (used idiomatically: yes)
To do that the changing needs of customers has to be met with regard to materials , marketing and services by anticipating their future needs and working with them to achieve these objectives . ICI 's Plastics Business is continuously striving to improve its performance in meeting customer needs . The current round of investment is a strong vote of confidence from the main ICI Group that the Plastics Business will continue to build on recent success and go from strength to strength.’ Catalysts & Technology Licensing THE MAHARAJAH 'S ELEPHANT Although they are vital in making 90 per cent of all chemical processes work , catalysts remain an esoteric mystery .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
The BMA and its Chairman , John Marks , refused even to come to the department to talk about the details of the scheme and vigorously campaigned against us . The pharmaceutical industry unwisely did the same and instituted an expensive advertising campaign . The free weekly magazines sent to doctors financed by drug advertisements joined in with a vengeance on the lines that ‘ Fowler 's drug list ends prescribing freedom’ . Seeing the way the debate was going , the health spokesmen of the Labour Party , Michael Meacher , and of the SDP , Mike Thomas , who had previously been urging me to make economies in the drugs bill , jumped overboard and joined the critics . The result was that we were dangerously isolated with a strong coalition arrayed against us , but fortunately our opponents overplayed their hand .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
Graham is told he can boost squad By Ben Bacon ARSENAL manager George Graham has been given the green light to go on a Christmas spending spree . With the Gunners fading alarmingly in their pursuit of the Championship , chairman Peter Hill-Wood has told Graham he has only to knock on his door to be handed virtually an open cheque book . Arsenal picked up their first point in five games against Middlesbrough on Saturday and they face the prospect of a humiliating Coca-Cola Cup exit at Third Division Scarborough tomorrow .
Idiom: pull strings (used idiomatically: no)
The answer is to cut out a small square of plasterboard ( or to cut through the laths in the same way ) , cut a narrow notch in the nogging to allow the cable through , and then replace the plasterboard , nailing it in place either side of the notch , and making good with filler . Repairing cut-out lath-and-plaster is more difficult , but is generally best done with a small piece of plasterboard . If there are problems getting the cable to the right place , start off with a piece of weighted string , which you can ‘ fish ’ through the hole you have cut , and then use this to pull the cable through . The alternative to burying cable in the walls is to run it on the surface in mini-trunking , and then use surface-mounted light switches . Although the mini-trunking will be fairly obvious , it does save a lot of work , especially on decorating .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
An insight into the relevance of presentation to parties in Opposition can be found in Conservative policies towards law and order in 1978 . Since May 1977 Labour no longer had an overall majority in the House of Commons , depending on Liberal or Nationalist support to remain in office . An election could come at any time , and policies across the board were being honed in readiness . At a Shadow Cabinet meeting held in the Leader 's Room at the Commons on 1 March 1978 a policy paper titled Law and Order : a New Resolve was submitted for approval . Drafted by the Conservative Research Department , it was presented by William Whitelaw , the Shadow Home Secretary , and David Howell , formerly a junior Minister who had worked under Whitelaw at the Northern Ireland Office and was at the time a Front Bench spokesman on Home Affairs .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
McAuley no DAVE McAULEY , Ireland 's former IBF flyweight champion , has turned down the chance to challenge Welshman Robbie Regan for the European title he won from champion Salvatore Fanni last Saturday . Seles switch does the trick From Barry Lucas in New York MONICA SELES was forced into a dramatic change of tactic to see off the stubborn challenge of Jana Novotna and reach the semi - finals of the Virginia Slims Championship in New York .
Idiom: forbidden fruit (used idiomatically: yes)
Celia Kitzinger throws new light on an old story . It almost certainly was n't an apple in the Garden of Eden . The Genesis story refers simply to ‘ forbidden fruit’ and biblical scholars argue that a quince or a fig was more likely . But in mediaeval woodcuts , on stained - glass windows and in classical Christian art , the apple symbolizes the first sin and Eve is portrayed as the first sinner . Eve the temptress , created by a male deity , formed from the rib of Adam , later to cause the fall of ‘ man’ from grace and innocence — this patriarchal myth of woman underpins Western culture .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
ENGLAND are saving manager Graham Taylor from the angry fans by playing away next month . It is a decision that could cost £ 500,000 in lost gate receipts . Instead of facing the music at Wembley on September 9 , Taylor 's team will play for expenses only on a Spanish Second Division ground that holds only 25,000 spectators and has never before staged a full international match . The switch has surprised Wembley , who expected a home game against Spain , and has disappointed the Spanish FA , who hoped they were being invited to London for only the second time in 20 years . Javier Clemente , Spain 's new manager , says : ‘ Everybody knows how I admire English football and how I wanted Wembley as the perfect place for my debut match.’
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Bunny drove an old Vauxhall , probably older than himself , because it had a bench front seat and column change and gear levers got in the way . He made sure that Dosh — or Freddie — sat next to him , so I ended up with Freddie or Dosh in the back seat and she was getting very friendly by the time we got to Knightsbridge . The party was in a big house on Fulham Palace Road , and in full swing when we got there . In other words , the lights were off in the living - room except for the strobes around the disco where a lonely DJ was pumping out Frankie Goes to Hollywood , and all the guests at the party were in the kitchen cluttering up the fake oak worksurfaces and obscuring the Neff oven . Over by the spice rack , a George Michael lookalike was arguing with a Jimmy Sommerville doppelgänger .
Idiom: take stock (used idiomatically: no)
The amount due from XY at 25 March 1992 had not been finally agreed . AB went into liquidation in March 1991 , our client having supplied goods and invoices dated January and February 1991 . The liquidator does not know of the existence of stock records in support of £ 50,620 , and XY Ltd , in taking over the stock , stated they did not have schedules / lists which would enable them to identify what they took over . Selling goods that have not been paid for appears to need redress . Is there a way this injustice could be dealt with ?
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Negotiations for the player 's £ 60,000 transfer to Parkhead are ongoing with Bangor insisting that Byrne plays out the season here . Bangor will play Coleraine in the Wilkinson Sword League Cup final on April 20 ; the venue will be arranged tomorrow . They are also going strong in the running for a League and Irish Cup double . LINFIELD are pondering a fresh move for Ballymena United striker Neil Candlish after having a £ 20,000 bid rejected by the Braid club last week . The Blues want a partner for new signing Graham Harvey as the season reaches a crucial stage ; they may also move for an cross - channel centre - half as doubts about John McConnell 's fitness persist .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
At this point in his writing a white pigeon which had been fluttering round the swimming - pool alighted on the table , took two steps forward and excreted on the ' Jottings ' , no doubt in the interests of historical accuracy . Haverford took a new sheet of paper and continued to compose , undeterred . By and large , of course , your average Euro - Communist is about as far to the left as an English liberal , but here , among these dry Tuscan hills , they have a tougher breed , who hark back to the guerrilla fighters of 1943 . Typical of them is our local priest , Don Marco . In many ways , the good arciprete is nostalgic for the days of Stalin and he regards Russian glasnost rather as he would the Vatican bank investing heavily in Durex .
Idiom: full marks (used idiomatically: no)
Hughey Green and er finally got to Monica and we thought that was enough , so we just wrote Monica , we thought they 'd accept that and they did n't . Th the we did n't get the full marks we , we did n't get I ca n't remember her name . Monica Rose .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
The air is changed 20 times an hour and is humidity and temperature-controlled . Regular microbiological checks ensure it is bacteria-free — especially important in the orthopaedic operating room , where the slightest infection inside open joints can be disastrous . Colour-balanced lights mean the surgeon can see instantly any colour changes in the patient . SERVICES PENDANT RETRACTABLE ceiling ‘ pendant ’ is supply centre of operating room .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
In Rome he was housed comfortably and on 13 April attended the first hearing , when some Dominicans produced the unsigned document . Galileo pleaded ignorance of any such document and promised to produce that signed by Bellarrnine in 1616 . He almost won the day . There followed considerable activity behind the scenes , the Cardinals probably detested the Scheiners etc . — and Francesco Barberini , the Pope 's brother , who remained a loyal and admiring friend to Galileo throughout , was very active . He appeared once more and was then kept in suspense for months . The Pope eventually decided on life imprisonment .
Idiom: by the book (used idiomatically: yes)
The three books which give this impression of relentless fun are The ZX Spectrum and how to get the most out of it ( hardly a winner of the snappy title award ) by Ian Sinclair ( Granada , pp 144 , £ 5.95 ) , and Easy programming for the ZX spectrum and Computer puzzles for spectrum and ZX81 by Ian Stewart and Robin Jones ( shiva , pp 144 , £ 5.95 and pp 64 , £ 2.50 ) . The ZX Spectrum and Easy Programming attack the same problem area — what the hell do you do once you have unpacked your computer , tried to understand the manual , and realise it is written by people who seem to have forgotten that most of their readers will be neophytes ? The ground covered by both books is , in the early stages , fairly similar . They begin by explaining how the spectrum keyboard works . And such an explanation is needed , believe me , scarcely a key is free of its overlay of jargon — RND , STEP and NOT share keys with obscure wiggly brackets , slanty lines and arrows pointing every which way .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
3.2 ) Behavioural models One of the best known models was constructed by J. Sheth , and this model is described and explained in a simplified form , thus : i ) Information sources : a variety of information sources will be available,(some of which have already been discussed in detail in this and the previous chapter ) . They include sales representatives , advertising and promotion , trade exhibitions and trade news , professional and technical conferences and journals , word of mouth opinion ( etc ) . Each information source will be subject to some degree of filtering and perceptual distortion by members of the buying organisation . ii ) Contingency factors : include the relevant economic and market circumstances that are likely to influence product investigations and purchase decisions .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: yes)
The DNA is cut at a random sites after translocation past the enzyme in an ATP dependent reaction . DNA translocation and cleavage can occur in both directions from the host specificity site , at which R · Eco K remains bound [ 10 ] . In one model of the mechanism of cleavage , R · Eco K is believed to make a single - stranded cut in the DNA molecule ; therefore , a complete double - stranded cleavage requires two endonuclease molecules [ 11 ] . The requirement for two enzyme molecules is also emphasised by another model which suggests that cleavage occurs only when two neighbouring , translocating enzymes meet . In the case of a DNA molecule with only one recognition site the cut would require co - operation between the specifically bound enzyme and excess enzyme in the cytoplasm[12 ] .
Idiom: carry the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Fierce party rivalry at Devizes , where the electorate numbered less than sixty , led to a double return of two Whigs and two Tories in 1710 . When the Tory - dominated House of Commons predictably decided in favour of the two Tories , " the Mobile " celebrated the news by carrying an effigy of one of the Whig candidates " round the Towne , shouting and huzzaing , and at last threw him into a Bonefire , and burnt him as a Martyr to the dying Whigg Cause " . In 1713 , at the election for the City of London ( where the franchise was vested in the liverymen ) , " a great Mob of Weavers and such people " ( who were presumably not enfranchised ) turned up at the Guildhall in support of the Whigs , and " made a disturbance and caus'd much fighting and quarrelling " , although the four Tory candidates eventually carried the day , " notwithstanding the Rabble " . At Bristol that year , party tensions were so fierce that " the ruder sort went to Blows , breaking one anothers Heads " . Women were often active at election demonstrations , even though they could not vote .
Idiom: fit the bill (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Now I get loads and loads of letters from teenagers looking for a career in the sport . We have written back to about 200 of them offering them the chance to attend the gymnasium . ’ The success of the British Bulldog , Davey Boy Smith , in the WWF means that up-and-coming wrestlers have dreams beyond joining Giant Haystacks , Skull Murphy , Fit Finlay and Kendo Nagasaki at the top of British bills . McManus confirms : ‘ The goal for any ambitious wrestler is America , the rewards there are much greater . ’ But the old master doubts there will be a steady stream of wrestlers heading Stateside .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
LOCAL GP Dr. Michael Clark was the guest of the Alresford Afternoon Social Club recently . He talked about frogs , with a few live examples , plus some tadpoles . After the talk he was invited to select the best dressed carrot in the club 's competition for the month . This was won by Ruby Lansley who had turned hers into a caterpillar . Meditation for Lent
Idiom: make light work of (used idiomatically: yes)
We bore right at the first gate — the left track leads up to a farmhouse — and later , along a grassy track with pine forest on the left , right again , where a dry stone wall creates a Y - junction . The fields here were fringed with rowan trees , their bright red berries clashing horribly with the purple heather of late summer . White thistle heads floated up my nose as I struggled to keep up with Duncan , his suspension forks making light work of the ruts and bumps on the ground . The track — optimistically marked on the map as Daleside Road — edged through a final gate and onto the road . We turned left , took a deep breath , and changed down to the very smallest chaining .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
In Belfast , a small pilot study proved to be helpful in identifying relevant linguistic and speaker variables ( see 5.5 for a discussion of ethnicity in Belfast ) . Interviews , word - lists and reading passages were recorded with twenty speakers of both sexes and various ages from communities associated with both major ethnic groups in the city . The investigators had already developed some quite strong linguistic hunches , and while these often turned out to be fairly accurate , pilot work sometimes revealed that they were a little wide of the mark . It also helped in identifying important variables which had not previously been thought to be particularly interesting . A number of hazards were revealed which had not been specifically predicted but which needed to be taken into account in designing the main research project .
Idiom: by heart (used idiomatically: yes)
We have not yet been sufficiently educated to realize that the risk of dying from the greatest killer disease in the Western world could be drastically reduced if only we took preventative measures by eating sensibly and looking after our bodies . The earlier we take these steps the better for everyone concerned . One in four deaths in this country is caused by heart disease . This year over 200,000 people will die from heart disease ; that 's Wembley stadium filled to capacity four times over ! No other condition claims so many lives — yet how many people really know what risks they run ?
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro - abortion line . But two weeks ago the Liberal Democrats quietly reversed their policy at their Spring conference in Nottingham , making clear that abortion was a matter for the conscience of individuals . Hundreds of rank - and - file members in the 100,000 strong Liberal Democrats backed Mr Alton in protesting over the Harrogate decision , and threatened to sever their links with the party . Mr Alton , a Catholic and a leading campaigner for reforming the abortion law , told the Daily Post : ‘ The way is open for me to stand . My constituency association supported me 100 per cent.’