Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: yes)
' A good question . ' Trish lifted her hair from her shoulders and turned her back . ' Do me a favour , would you ? See if you can zip me up . ' ' I can , ' Caroline muttered as she inched the tiny plastic teeth shut , ' if you can do without breathing .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm if you wish to proceed with this proposal , I would suggest perhaps that erm it is n't uncertainty of responsibility but perhaps the extent of responsibilities and powers of the various agencies which need to be clarified and I , it is , it is pro probably that area which erm will be addressed by er th the analysis which takes place erm after the immediate problems are behind us er but certainly the implications for the Strategic Planning Committee erm and for , perhaps for local planning or something which erm the Chief Officers could be asked to report back to this Committee . Now we 've got four speakers so far on this matter er Chris Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over . I wanted specifically to address myself to to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . You want to say something ?
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
A : Is your tape switched off ? Good . Nerina remains off the record . Things are stirred up enough as they are , do n't you think ? Nerina was someone — is someone — whom Bernard tried to help .
Idiom: weather the storm (used idiomatically: yes)
I feel sure we can win if we show no signs of panic , and our only safe course is to depend on our record , and make as few promises as possible . Such reliance upon Baldwin and the dependability of the Conservatives did not work , and produced within the Conservative Party internal divisions which saw Neville Chamberlain being suggested as a possible alternative to Baldwin and the emergence of the Empire Party , led by Lord Beaverbrook and the press barons , as a challenge to Baldwin 's leadership . But Baldwin weathered these political storms with some adroitness and found that the economic policies he favoured emerged , almost naturally , out of the collapse of the second Labour government in August 1931 . From then onwards , and throughout the 1930s , the Conservatives operated within the National government and pushed forward the type of protectionist policies which both Baldwin and Chamberlain favoured . The Ottawa Conference of July and August 1932 paved the way for increased trade between the nations which formed the British Empire and thus effectively operated a system of protection .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
I look at this from a point of view electioneering . What is the biggest single problem taking up ? I suppose it depends on the family but trying to envisage an average family , on thing that would immediately come to mind erm is probably security . Security in the context , not just of law and order , but security in terms of can they be sure that they have a job next month , in six months time . And part of the reason why we 're not really out of the recession , is that people are not willing to commit themselves to any further expenditure because they 're not quite sure in six months or twelve months time , as to whether they 're going to have anything in the way of a job .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
It can define only the quantity and quality of its journey . A means of describing area and volume by line was mentioned in Chapter 9 . The struggle to explore the inner space of their materials has driven sculptors to dig deep . The ageing Rodin hacked with a scalpel at the sensitive , sinewy perfection of his clay figures . Gabo , Moore and Hepworth took sections and punched holes to get at the space within .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
The children then ran back excitedly to them . ' There 's a light in one of the rooms and we 've heard voices , , said Melissa . Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . The children , however , were persistent and led the way round to the side of the building , stopping at what had probably been a small parcels office . Peering through the filthy window , they saw an empty room littered with small rubble , several pieces of broken dust - covered chairs and an old table , but no sign of life .
Idiom: out cold (used idiomatically: yes)
' All clear , ' affirmed Jackie . ' Where 's Thacker ? Out cold ? ' ' He 's not in his office . ' The other two looked at him .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
She moved into the workshop but , for once , the prospect of work did not please her . There were the unfinished shoes for Emily Grenfell lying on the bench , the amethysts agleam against the softness of the leather . The soft pumps of pigskin were made for pampered feet that trod not on cold stone or wooden boards but on rich carpets and Hari felt resentment fill her . Emily had everything she wanted , even Craig . Yesterday , Miss Emily Grenfell had momentarily been at a loss , wanting to know where her fiance was and realizing to her dismay that his safety was in the hands of the shoemaker 's daughter .
Idiom: tread water (used idiomatically: yes)
And Did you have your wellingtons on ? tread water and get bricks . And , dive under and get a brick . I can do that .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
She wore a bulky mock - leather jacket of much the same colour as the local brick , a tweed skirt and even in that light , wrap - around sunglasses . Apart from that , she was Agnes Algar . Maxim felt a moment of total disorientation before he realised that something must have gone badly wrong , that because she had not greeted him he must stay being Winterbotham , that because they were strangers he must make the first move . She had lit a cigarette and was alternating puffs with nibbling on a Danish pastry and sipping coffee . He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ' Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? '
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
This is only partly true . Whereas multiculturalism often collapses analysis and prescription into some form of ethnic essentialism , in antiracism cultural essentialism emerges , ironically enough , partly out of the denial of ethnicity . Antiracists have tended to reify the notion of community , and , by focusing for understandable reasons on unitary conceptions of ‘ The black struggle’ , to marginalize issues of ethnic , class and gender differences in the black communities . Partly influenced by the Black Power Movement in the US , the category ‘ black’ became , for the late 1960s , an important focus , especially among left antiracists , for mobilizing the growing communities of Afro - Caribbean and Asian descent . ‘ Black’ , here , denotes not simply an often successful political alliance against racism .
Idiom: bite off more than you can chew (used idiomatically: yes)
The idea of going back still made me nervous , though . What if it did n't work out after all ? ‘ I hope you have n't bitten off more than you can chew , Jenny,’ I muttered to myself . I had to go back . I 'd spent too much of my life running away as it was .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
Parked in the multi storey car park in Guildon and were walking along and like there 's all this , you go down to the ground floor and then you 've got the first and second and er you can get to the first floor where it 's like the first floor the first floor is just above sort of street level Yeah . but , with , with this walk down into this , this dip so I had to get underneath and I said where 'd you park ? and he said the second floor taking the piss , so apparently three of his other mates who were well dressed up as well , and he , he said race ya , so I started off fucking , so he , he started off running through the thing right , cos said race yeah , he went , apparently I just climbed up the outside of the building climbed up two fucking flights of floors , you know , I ca n't remember anything about it though . You see I ca n't remember if they 're if they 're pulling my plonker or not , but that is the sort of thing I do , but I ca n't remember anything about it . The only trouble is I did have quite , well it 's easy though that 's the thing it 's just like a , it 's just a multi storey car park , so it 's quite easy , and you , you know you can get strong when you 're pissed do n't you , like
Idiom: sick and tired (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Conway Will my right hon . Friend take time to congratulate British industry on the fact that it has achieved record exports in the past quarter , that 27 of the top 50 European companies are British and that Britain exports more of its national product than Japan ? Are not those successful British companies sick and tired of being talked down by the doom - monger Labour party ? The Prime Minister My hon . Friend is right .
Idiom: force someone's hand (used idiomatically: yes)
The messenger moved so fast that Huy barely saw the club as it swung through the air at his throat . The force of the blow caught him squarely and sent him sprawling , gasping for breath , temporarily blinded , rolling in the dust . Spitting and spluttering , forcing his flailing hands and knees to get a grip on the earth and push him back upright , he heard the rushing creak of the rickshaw 's wheels and the patter of feet as the haulier sped off into the night . By the time he had got to his feet and turned round , the square was empty again . Evidently Surere 's caution was still one step ahead of his madness .
Idiom: hit the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
Moira Huntly , Paddington circa 1953 , oil on canvas . ( ABOVE ) JB : I do n't know much about painting really , and I think I paint by intuition , so that I have many , many misses for each one that hits the mark . I put the misses on one side and perhaps come back to them weeks , or a year later , and battle it out . MH : Occasionally I see something that you 've missed and think that it 's a lot better than you do .
Idiom: lay down the law (used idiomatically: yes)
Big city job . Oh yeah , yeah . Bet you fucking lay down the law alright . See she sounds like a wimp though . My anguish , my life 's shattered sort of thing !
Idiom: rough and tumble (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You do n't have to be fit to start judo , but the sport is an excellent way of getting — and staying — fit . That 's one of its attractions for adults.’ For kids , the chance to have an organised rough and tumble is what keeps them going . Learning the moves and warming up at the start of each judo session is hard work . But the reward comes at the end of the evening when ‘ randori’(there 's the first Japanese word creeping in ) gives the players a chance to show what they can do .
Idiom: do the trick (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Well , old fellow in the cellarage,’ she whispered lightly to herself , though the breath was shallow in her throat , ‘ it seems I must speak with you at last.’ If the domestic servants at the Rectory were surprised when their mistress came downstairs the following morning , her husband was astounded . Had his violent loss of temper done the trick after all ? Was his wife human again ? Under her cold regard Frere quickly saw that his outburst would not easily be forgotten .
Idiom: wide of the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
I agree with the hon . Gentleman on this matter . Mr. Steve Norris ( Epping Forest ) Will my right hon . Friend note that , with 82 hon . Members wishing to express an opinion in the debate later this afternoon , any suggestion that the additional two hours provided is adequate is clearly wide of the mark ? Will he give the House an assurance that , when we discuss the post - Maastricht position , the debate will be unlimited ? On his discussions with Front - Bench Members , in the absence of a commitment to a referendum , will he ensure that , at least on this side of the House , there is a free vote ?
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
of the population . It is remarkable that our Ministers have failed in their responsibilities , claiming that European Community law prevents them from acting . A fellow member state of the EC , France , is doing just that , however , against Mr. Richard Branson 's Virgin plc megastore in Paris , and to the tune of a £ 100,000 fine . France has also publicly stated that this year it will introduce moderate reforms to its laws on Sunday trading . Mrs. Beckett
Idiom: in the loop (used idiomatically: yes)
7.5 Closed - loop vs. open - loop control Having considered open and closed - loop control separately in the last two chapters , it is appropriate perhaps to include a short discussion on the relationship between , and relative merits of , the two control methods . There can be no doubt that the stepping motor has attained its present prominent market position because of the simplicity with which it can be controlled in open - loop . It is equally true to say that for many applications open - loop control is entirely adequate , and to opt for a closed - loop system would be an expensive luxury . However the high cost of closed - loop systems can be attributed to their small share of the market ; would closed - loop be any more expensive than open - loop if a comparable set of integrated circuit control packages was available ?
Idiom: on the cards (used idiomatically: yes)
Reign of battling Briton at an end DUKE McKenzie 's WBO super bantamweight title reign ended on a split decision to Puerto Rico 's Daniel Jimenez in Lewisham last night . Jimenez took the verdict on two cards , while German judge Norbert Krosch had it level at 115 points each . McKenzie looked as if he might have done enough to retain his crown after coming back from a ninth - round crisis in which he was floored by a two - punch combination to the body . The 30-year - old champion from Croydon pulled himself up at nine with seemingly no more than a split second to spare and it was possible that American referee Rudy Battle , handling his 57th world title fight , gave him the benefit of the doubt .
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
Boxes of partially dismantled components , the incomplete rebuild of structures , the intermingling of two projects , the ‘ Americanisation’ of the hardware , the lost parts . It was an engineer 's worst nightmare . In truth , although a large amount of dollars had been consumed , it would have been easier and cheaper task to have started from scratch . Charleston systematically and meticulously set to with the assistance of one man , Mike Cloxam . Fully re - riveted wing structures were again a hundred pieces spread round the workshop as this spec was checked , as that mod was verified , as this was rectified and that adjusted .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
On that programme , our Bishop said the new catechism is not simply about sin . ‘ The catechism is about the beliefs , the worship , the prayer and the way of loving of those who wish to follow Christ in the Catholic Church . ‘ Part of that refers to the ways in which people fall short in their living , which is what we call sin , so it is not simply about that . It is a far broader understanding of how we live as Catholics in today 's world.’ Only a fraction of some 450 pages are devoted to sex — though this was the section which attracted most attention in the popular press who really seem to have some quite comical ideas of what the Church is all about .
Idiom: fall in line (used idiomatically: yes)
What is remarkable is that the initiative here was taken by the High Anglican clergy , who should have been the natural allies of the Stuart monarchy , and who had staunchly defended James 's title to the throne during the Exclusion Crisis . In contrast , most Whigs and Nonconformists ( who had remained in England ) either kept quiet or actively collaborated with James . Indeed , Anglicans were forced to engage in a propaganda campaign to try to prevent the Whigs and Nonconformists from falling too much in line with government policy . The case of the seven bishops was an important turning point in the development of events leading up to the Revolution , marking the defeat of James 's attempts to win Nonconformist support for his policies of toleration . Anglican polemicists had promised that they would allow the Dissenters some degree of toleration , if they helped them protect the Church of England from the Catholic onslaught , whilst the bishops in their petition affirmed that they did not act " from any want of due tenderness to Dissenters , in relation to whom they are willing to come to such a temper as shall be thought fit , when the matter shall be considered and settled in Parliament and Convention " .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: no)
What I will write here will be in a language most will understand and , wherever possible , I have thrown out complex biochemical concepts , trying to translate them into simple concepts that everyone will understand . What I want the reader to do is question some of the theories at present circulating in the carp world . Some have been around a long time , others are of more recent origins . Some have been misunderstood ! The fish nutritionist is really the scientist the carp angler needs to talk to for both their aims are similar .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
The Hawick policeman told me it was a very serious accident in which Moira , Rachel , Fiona and Alastair had all been involved : they had been taken to different hospitals but he did not know the extent of their injuries or any other details . Peter arranged a taxi to Victoria for me to catch a train to Gatwick and the last flight to Edinburgh . Halfway between Victoria and Gatwick there was a power failure , the lights went out and the train ground to a halt . I was alone in the darkness in one of those old - fashioned six seater compartments , and I neither knew nor had any means of knowing whether my family was alive or dead . I felt as if I was in limbo .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
Pitching my voice to a tone of mild puzzlement , I called , ' What 's a rattlesnake doing up here ? ' My father looked round , startled . He slipped on the naked rock . The fifi hook attached to his étrier slipped . He reached too violently to grasp it , a tape snapped on the étrier , and he was gone .
Idiom: on tenterhooks (used idiomatically: no)
And I think of Matthew nineteen verse twelve : And there are those who do not marry for the sake of the kingdom of heaven , Communism . Reagan found understanding of the other side every bit as hard . Channell remembered a curious phone call from him — not an everyday occurrence , and Channell was on respectful tenterhooks — — in which the president began : ' I just do not understand Tip O'Neill . I do n't know what 's wrong with him , why he does n't see the need to be supporting the freedom fighters . ' Channell countered with something shocking :
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
I had been ushered into the throne room ( the throne itself , 8 feet high and needing six men to move it , was carved from a solid slab of oak and had been presented to Queen Salote by the British Government in 1951 ) , and could hear from next door the awful warble of Mr Swaggart 's daily broadcast to which the King was apparently listening . The room was crammed with the bric - à -brac of kingship , the usual gifts from brother heads of state around the world : dolls in glass cases , a vivarium , two portraits of George Bush , seals of visiting warships , a porcelain plate from the Republic of China ( which keeps a one - man embassy in Nuku'alofa ) , a map of the moon presented by Mr Reagan , statuettes , umbrellas , a humidor and any number of sets of engraved Waterford glass . There was an elephantine stirring from beyond the arras , the heavy footfall of leather sandals on worn carpets , and the King appeared . He puffed asthmatically . ' Welcome , welcome .
Idiom: under the influence (used idiomatically: yes)
After an agitation lasting several years the Constituency Parties won the right in 1937 to exclusive choice of their representatives on the National Executive Committee . Real power remained in the hands of the union delegations but it now became possible for the local parties to ensure that their opinions were more effectively voiced . Something like a collective opinion was growing in the individual section under the influence of the Left . It was never true that the majority of local parties were under the control of the Left but the more active and vocal Constituencies were becoming so by 1939 . The balance of power within the Party Conference and on the National Executive moved in favour of the local parties after 1937 .
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: yes)
Fool ! she castigated herself . Do n't get any stupid ideas . You 've heard of love on the rebound , and falling for Fen could prove to be even more disastrous . It just is n't worth having new wounds superimposed on old scars . Besides , he 's spoken for — even if you do n't think she looks good enough for him .