Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: lose heart (used idiomatically: yes)
What they do then is scale a cliff , clambering from one ledge to another until they 're perched on one so high and narrow that the leopard ca n't follow . It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while , its big eyes staring up , tantalized . Then it loses heart and goes away . But what the tār does n't realize is that it makes a perfect target for a gun , stuck up there with its pale fur as clearly visible against the dark rock as the moon is in the sky at night.’ Māilo 's eyes always had a disconcerting twinkle : whatever he was saying I was never sure if he was teasing me .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
But attitudes of this kind took time to gain the upper hand : the past relaxed its grip only slowly . As late as 1812 the French representative in Naples fought a duel with his Russian colleague over a question of precedence ; and his doing so was officially approved in Paris . Even in the 1830s the most influential work on international law could assume that salutes at sea were still a significant aspect of the subject . CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT The picture painted in the preceding pages is in the main one of stability , or at least of change which was usually slow and almost unconscious .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
It summoned every liege to arm , Through Kingston , Lambourn , Sparsholt dale , And all along the hollow vale , It well was heard in Challow . circa 1727 WIDCOMBE MANOR Bath SOMERSET
Idiom: do someone's head in (used idiomatically: yes)
We 'd all be criminals if we could n't get caught . Have you seen this man ? He done my head in so I shot him in it . I suppose you almost got kicked out , or did you ? Eh ?
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
Most can for simplicity sake be loosely classified as one of three types : fantasy goals , long - term goals and short - term goals . Fantasy goals can be anything from running in the Olympics to breaking a world record or winning the Boston Marathon . Depending on who you are , some of these fantasies may well come true , but for most of us , these are dreams that we keep to ourselves for company on lonely training runs and to help with motivation . I dreamt of making an Olympic team when I was in high school , a rather far - fetched dream for a 4:36 miler , but that dream was part of what got me through all those hard times during the years that I was losing race after race in college . Long - term goals are those that you realistically achieve with patient , thoughtful and careful training .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
When New Zealand Search and Rescue authorities carried out several extensive air searches for survivors , it became apparent that as many as 50 or more Japanese drift-netters were concentrated in a small area of the Tasman Sea , fishing for albacore tuna . The search for survivors from the Sankichi Maru was still in progress when the Taiwanese vessel Delima 120 also got into difficulties about 1000 km ( 700 miles ) east of Auckland . Her crew were all rescued , but it was discovered that the Delima was not , in fact , a water-carrier , as had originally been claimed , but a support ship for a massive fleet of between 60 and 130 Taiwanese drift-net vessels , fishing for albacore tuna along an area of oceanic upwelling known as the Subtropical Convergence Zone , stretching across the South Pacific in a narrow 300-km ( 200-mile ) band from south of the Cook Islands to south of French Polynesia . Horrified fisheries officials in the South Pacific suddenly realized the extent of the drift-net fleet newly arrived in their region . Up to 180 boats were setting as much as 8000 km ( 5000 miles ) of net each night during the 4-month season .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
A strike rate of just over one goal every two games is exceptional by any standards , even more so considering they have been scored in a struggling team . With three in ten games under Ossie Ardiles , who signed him for £ 250,000 for Leicester in December , Kelly 's acquisition looked like another dud deal by the Magpies until Keegan 's celebrated second coming on Tyneside . His winner against Portsmouth was clinically - executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . ' It was good enough to win the European Cup , ' enthused the relieved Keegan . It was also the first clear opening afforded to Kelly in 86 minutes of nonstop seeking .
Idiom: make light of (used idiomatically: yes)
I think I can . ‘ Then there was the day she told him that she had read his books . That shook him , though he made light of it . To please him , I said , ‘ What 's more she really admires them . You have such a lucid style .
Idiom: slow burn (used idiomatically: yes)
Where previously they would on occasion lose direction and splutter to a halt , now their relentless barrage seamlessly moves from one epic song to another . Oldies like ‘ Heaven’ and ‘ Red Light’rattle and hum in grand style , far better than their recorded versions , while their latest single , ‘ Burns My Skin’ , proves to be a glorious , bloodcurdling emotional release . New songs like ‘ Angel’ show another side to Into Paradise , with its slow burning atmospherics forming a stark contrast to the bulk of their material . They even dash off a version of Magazine 's ‘ Shot by Both Sides’ , that would have seriously disturbed Howard Devoto if he was present . All this and ‘ Heaven’ too .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
A logical consideration of the alternatives quickly enables most of them to be eliminated . Which Approach ? First of all , batch processing is out of the question . Recruitment always operates to tight deadlines , such as catching the last post . Letters need to be run off throughout the day , and there will be a constant stream of enquiries .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
So they left the business . I find that a very difficult situation , because I can see the merits in most people . Most senior executives in a business have got plenty of good qualities . The problem is assessing whether they are going to change or not and I suppose I get criticised for being too tolerant at times . I like to give people a very fair chance .
Idiom: have it easy (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You 're right,’ said Lee generously . ‘ I was just getting carried away . Doctors in the ' thirties had it easy . They did what they thought was best in the circumstances.’ ‘ And wrung their hands when patients died of simple infections because penicillin had n't been discovered,’ teased Dominic .
Idiom: up the river (used idiomatically: yes)
I had fished for half an hour when I felt the line tighten . " Damn , " I thought , " I 'm caught up . " Then , unbelievably , I saw the line move up the river . " By God , he 's into one ! " shouted the keeper , and my uncle kept repeating desperately,"Keep your rod point up ! Keep your rod point up ! "
Idiom: get under someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
" You could say that . The Threarah 's rather good at making himself unpleasant when he 's been woken up at ni - Frith for what he considers a piece of trivial nonsense . He certainly knows how to get under your skin . I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren .
Idiom: out of the woods (used idiomatically: yes)
But where did he get the knife ? ‘ I see you are his son,’ said Isambard . The boy 's head came up sharply , the green eyes flashed their invariable challenge , and flew back jealously to the shape of the opening flower that was heaving itself painfully out of the wood . With a violent movement he clenched his fingers hard on the knife and pared the flower cruelly out of the block like a blemish from an apple . The grain was too complex and cross for him , the blade stuck , and in the same instant Isambard stretched both arms over the boy 's shoulders and seized his hands , forcing them apart and wringing them until he twisted with pain and let go both the knife and the wood .
Idiom: go through the motions (used idiomatically: yes)
Catholicism was a reasonable Faith , but like any other , it could not be justified by reason alone . He had returned to the sacraments , become a dutiful practising Catholic . But he had felt that he was still the same Mark Underwood , drearily going through the motions of belief instead of drearily going through the motions of disbelief ; that the searing , galvanic experience men called conversion was like an unexploded bomb ticking away inside him . Perhaps Student Cross would provide the detonator . In a sense it had .
Idiom: in no uncertain terms (used idiomatically: yes)
At one such meeting a heckler had got a great round of cheers from the assembled throng when he had told Clasper to get off his bloody soap - box and do a day 's work for a bloody change . To his disgust he found that the workers would no longer respond to his call for mass meetings during working hours . They now told him , in no uncertain terms , that if he had something important to communicate , he could do it in the plant car park during the lunch break , or after working hours . They were not disposed to lose both output and earnings by downing tools . In desperation Clasper called a private meeting of the hard core left - wing stewards under his convenership , who could always be relied upon to fight against management and the capitalist system .
Idiom: build castles in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
When I was younger , I was always terrified whenever I thought of people breaking into our house . My father has always had a passion for sailing . I remember the days when , as a small child , I was taken around boatyards , harbours and rivers to admire boat after boat , while he built castles in the air about owning one . There was always a ‘ dream boat’— the one he raved about and admired most often . ‘ Look at this , Sal’ , he would say , ‘ this one ca n't sink , even if it 's broken in half!’
Idiom: do someone's head in (used idiomatically: yes)
Good ! Thank you . He comes over ours at Christmas and he does my head in cos he keeps on kicking me at the dinner table ! He 's like a big kid ! Can imagine !
Idiom: hold court (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile , a treaty had been negotiated between Pope Hadrian IV and William I of Sicily ( June 1156 ) in which certain territorial rights were listed , and in return homage and a large yearly tribute were paid to the Pope . This effectively broke the treaty signed between Barbarossa and Pope Eugenius III , and contributed to growing conflict between emperor and papacy . In August of 1157 Barbarossa invaded Poland to resolve troublesome territorial arguments ; and the following month found him holding court at Besançon , one of the imperial centres established by his predecessor Charlemagne . Here the Pope was to further aggravate the already poor relationship between himself and the Emperor . In a complex letter to Frederick , Hadrian implied that the empire was a beneficium of the papacy , a gift bestowed only by papal authority .
Idiom: alive and kicking (used idiomatically: yes)
She is still alive ? ' David laughed . ' Very much alive , and kicking ! I visit her now and again . She still drives her car .
Idiom: food for thought (used idiomatically: yes)
Someone with a draughty door would love Peter Rabbit to stop the wind whistling in . Draught Excluder . Food for thought Combine lessons and lunch with wipe - clean map place maps , or an astronomical lunch bag . Victorian - style étui
Idiom: on the nose (used idiomatically: no)
Talbot smiled . ‘ You 're very tactful , Chief . What you mean is that we might bang into things or kick a detonator on the nose or something of the kind . When you say ‘ necessary’ , do you mean ‘ wise’ ? I refer to our diving experience or lack of it.’
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Forget it — I hold my crystal and the pain just seeps away ' Julie Carney , a social worker from London , carries a quartz crystal with her wherever she goes . Julie , who 's 26 , says , ' I keep it in my bag when I 'm at work , and often place it by my bed at night . ' Julie first came into contact with the power of crystals just over a year ago , when she happened to visit a psychic fair . Wandering around looking at the different displays , she experienced a strange sensation of being drawn towards something .
Idiom: on the back of (used idiomatically: yes)
The senior magistrate was a large and imposing man with a round face and a bald head ; the man and woman on either side of him seemed dried - out and lifeless by comparison , as if most of their energy had been diverted to sustain their companion . Nobody appeared to have been told about the need for translation , and there was no copy of the interpreter 's oath in the courtroom . Fortunately , Donaldson had his own copy in his wallet , written on the back of a creased and much - used card . As he was reading - it out he became aware of a movement at the back of the room . He looked over the card as he delivered the oath , which he knew by heart , and saw the incongruous green of an army uniform through the glass of the doors .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
now taking us off on our action round - up tonight is Chris Symonds of Oxford … he 's going for gold … he 's going on the scariest sporting ride of all Voice over This is how Chris Symonds earns his sporting glory … riding in the british bobsleigh team … he 's the number two man … and has just won himself a gold medal in the world cup competition … this weekend he competes in the world championships … he 's been back home to get ready to train for his rollercoaster ride on ice … chat with Chris Symonds who says its the biggest adrenalin rush you can get … it is sometime scary travelling even faster than Chris … is rally champion Colin Mcrae he 's got the Banbury prodrive team into second place in the Swedish rally …
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
I longed to see all that I could of Italy , and opened my eyes wide every fifteen minutes .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
These and other failings meant that the PF(I ) Act provided both ' outdated ' and ' incomplete'protection for investors . Among the Governmental non - self - regulatory bodies designed to exert an influence in the financial sector were the Bank of England , the Director of Public Prosecutions Office , the Metropolitan Police Fraud department , and the DTI . Of these , the latter two were especially criticized for their poor records of arrest and/or inactivity ; records perhaps best viewed in the light of the legislation they sought to enforce , the complexity of the offences they where obliged to detect , and last , but by no means least , the limited resources , in terms of finance , manpower , and expertise , made available to them . All the while , the self - regulatory framework , dominated largely by the extra legal rules of the City Panel on Take - overs and Mergers and the Council of the Securities Industry ( CSI ) , was generally in not much better shape and made reform unlikely . In 1981 , the Conservative Government , influenced by the collapse of four licenced dealers , commissioned Professor LCB Gower to undertake an inquiry into the degree of protection afforded to investors in all areas of the financial services industry and to make recommendations for legislation .
Idiom: out of the box (used idiomatically: no)
‘ I ca n't bear it,’ said Jannie . Dyson sat back and put his finger - tips together , as if about to deliver his verdict . But at the last moment he changed his mind , and instead leaned forward again and took another cigarette out of the box on the table . ‘ Oh God , Bob!’ said Jannie . Dyson picked up the table - lighter , and with an absolutely steady hand lit the cigarette .
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
They must have done . Must of done tonight . Cos , I say the car was down the road . I 've never known that ! Never !
Idiom: sit tight (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Bell said : ‘ If children develop an interest through PE they can feed into local clubs and take part in a worthwhile leisure activity for the rest of their lives.’ But he is concerned that the choice of leisure and sporting pursuits could be cut as schools try to balance their finances . IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . The session was due to take place on Sunday at the Dolphin Centre but because it is also Mother 's Day some people were put off . It has now been rescheduled for Sunday May 3 between 10.30am and 12.30pm and anyone interested is welcome to take part , admission will be free .
Idiom: set eyes on (used idiomatically: yes)
The Flamingo was a three - masted ship , what Ernest described as ‘ square - rigged’ . Though when they set eyes on her , her sails were furled , to Ruth she looked magnificent . Except in pictures , she had never seen a ship . ‘ It 's such a beautiful name,’ she said ecstatically .
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
Nobody or kids were short of a thing , cos erm people from everywhere were sending things . And everybody had a t a twelve pound turkey each . Aye everything was gi really fantastic the people that helped the people that gave to the strike , out of this world I know the help they had was really fantastic . You e mentioned earlier on that people received er food parcels ? Yes .
Idiom: weak at the knees (used idiomatically: yes)
Then the griping pains stared , and soon he was running along the unlit landing in desperate need of the lavatory . After countless such visits he was afraid to look into the bowl in case something of himself had been lost in his body 's writhing struggles to empty itself . Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees . For a while he thought he must be dying , that his nanny had managed to poison him after all . He could see his reflection , turned gaunt and ashen , in the fragment of mirror propped against the lavatory window .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Environment and parliamentary groups pressed repeatedly for the UK to drop its opposition to the Directive . The 1984 Report of the Commons Environment Committee , chaired by Conservative Sir Hugh Rossi MP , prompted the first full - scale public and political debate on acid rain . Britain , said the MPs , should immediately join the 30 per cent Club and the CEGB should fit FGD to meet the Draft Directive on Large Plant . ' We firmly believe that the Government 's present position pays too little heed to the weight of scientific evidence in Britain and in Europe that sulphur dioxide , nitrous [ sic]oxides and hydrocarbon emissions are separately and in conjunction destructive to many natural and built environments . ' They were ' deeply disturbed ' by Britain 's position on acid rain as a whole .
Idiom: at the end of the day (used idiomatically: yes)
Needless to say these represent a large investment costs at several £k for the logic analyser . A belief held by a number of software designers is that if the software is properly designed then there should be no need for an emulator ; it should work first time . But few engineers subscribe to this theory and at the end of the day it is the hardware engineer who has to ‘ get the thing working ’ . Emulators will still be needed , for the foreseeable future at least , though their design is becoming increasingly more difficult with every rising clock speeds . Emulators are available for the major DSP chips and their facilities can show considerable variation — getting inside the processor to determine its state , especially during interrupts is often a necessary requirement .
Idiom: point the finger (used idiomatically: yes)
But it was enough . ' There ! ' Forster yelled , and pointed a directional finger . Delaney dug his paddle into the sea , urgently . ' Move ! ' he ordered .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
This demo caught me off guard . I 'd never heard of Eternity before , nor had anyone I knew . Not so surprising , as this is their first official demo , though the group members ( all two of them ! ) have been around on the scene since 1988 . The dynamic duo are responsible for almost every bit used in the demo except for some loading routines and music players ) : Equal doing coding and graphics ; Snap doing music and graphics . From start to finish this is a bodacious demo .
Idiom: take it from me (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Ask him.’ ‘ I could n't do that.’ Then take it from me . ‘ Have you been someplace — you know , a clinic?’ Gloria dabbed her eyes .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
CHICAGO – Poor Ben ~ Bernanke ! As Chairman of the United ~ States Federal ~ Reserve ~ Board , he has gone further than any other central banker in recent times in attempting to stimulate the economy through monetary policy . He has cut short - term interest rates to the bone . He has adopted innovative new methods of monetary easing . Again ~ and ~ again , he has repeated that , so long as inflationary pressure remains contained , his main concern is the high level of US unemployment .
Idiom: wipe someone's eye (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Will this prove it more?’ cried Tess desperately , holding him close and kissing him . For the first time Clare learnt what a passionate woman 's kisses were like , on the lips of one she loved with all her heart and soul , as Tess loved him . ‘ There — now do you believe?’ she asked , wiping her eyes . ‘ Yes . I never really doubted — never!’
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: yes)
He cleared his throat . ' Lady Pemberton has n't started yet . ' Alexandra looked uncomprehending and moved to put her spoon in her soup . ' I say , you should n't , ' Piers said , ' not until she does . She 's on Mr Burrows ' right , after all . '
Idiom: with open arms (used idiomatically: yes)
But he never would ! What , when he was already forewarned ? He welcomed them with open arms , talked freely , played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder . He revelled in their company , but he told them nothing . When Isambard came down in the evening with his question , delivered with a dry , impersonal smile as though the brief upheaval in the night had never happened , Harry gave his answer with only the slightest convulsion of fear at the pit of his stomach .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
But then came a turning - point . The financial and political crises of 1931 led Keynes to re - order his priorities : theory took the place of policy in the driving - seat . Whereas , therefore , his Treatise on Money ( 1930 ) has been accounted for along ' externalist ' lines , as the response to a political context , the General Theory of 1936 is best understood in ' internalist'terms , as the outcome of a process of intellectual discovery . How convincing is this ' story of an argument ' ? Dr Clarke maintains that in the 1920s Keynes was primarily a political animal .