Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Sunnyvale , California Mass Microsystems Inc completed sale of the company to Ramtek Corp and becomes a wholly - owned subsidiary : the deal was a tax - free reorganisation accounted as a pooling of interests . MEAD DATA GENERAL LOOK UNIX PARTNERS In its vast project to kick the mainframe habit and move to Unix - based client - server systems , Mead Corp 's database operator Mead Data Central Inc is spreading its favours around , and while some Unix business has gone to Hewlett - Packard Co , NCR Corp is also in there as a so - called strategic technology partner ( presumably its non - strategic technology partners are the people that supply the brooms they sweep the floor with ) as Mead moves existing applications off mainframes to a client - server environment : the two have been working together for the past year on projects to re - engineer access to the widely - used Lexis and Nexis on - line information services and create a new internal information system infrastructure and campus - wide network , and Mead is using NCR System 3000 symmetric multiprocessors and AT&T Co and NCR network products . EDS AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION SERVICES TO TELEFONICA DE ESPANA Electronic Data Systems Corp has agreement in principle with Telefonica de Espana SA to provide ' substantial systems integration services in the billing area , ' says Xavier Ribas , EDS director of marketing for southern Europe : the contract , which Ribas expects to sign by the end of June , would provide a system that will enable Telefonica to provide itemised billing ; although an exact figure was not available , Ribas says it would be ' probably one of largest software and services contracts ever signed by Telefonica —'There is a lot of public pressure on Telefonica for better service , especially in this area ; our piece is part of a more complex modernisation programme being undertaken by Telefonica , including the installation of digital lines ' ; the planned system will be installed gradually , according to geographic areas , he added .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
And true to form Flippin Shytalk roars across the line to win again … the National Championship should be their 's this summer … they defy the dangers week in week out … there 's no money to be won just fun to be had … Alan says his wife says of golfers there you are a big cup and lots of money … last week he came home with the cup but no money Alan Webb and his crew will be back at sea in two weeks time racing around the Isle of Wight … We 've more winners to celebrate in our action round up this week … one jump ahead of all the rest is Oxford teenager Carl Howard … he 's the new European junior long jump champion … he won the competition in Spain with a personal best of 7.76 metres … Carl Howard says he took it up at school and won … went on to county level and won and just found he had a natural talent … he 's always enjoyed sprinting and athletics
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Today there are six teams playing in a fourth division and a viable programme underway with at least 500 Chinese players involved . Now having seen one miracle , Hong Kong rugby wants another one from Simpkin . Breaking new ground . As the colony 's new coach , Simpkin has initiated a successful programme to develop rugby amongst Hong Kong 's Chinese population , as well as encouraging the game to take root on mainland China . Here he meets Professor Cao Xihuang ( left ) before China entertains its first touring side .
Idiom: go public (used idiomatically: yes)
Its international inspectorate patrols the borderline between the civil use of nuclear establishments and fuels and the threat of their diversion to make nuclear weapons . With on - site inspections , seals , analysis of materials , electronic surveillance and satellite links they cover some 95 per cent of the world 's nuclear installations outside the five nuclear weapon states — Britain , France , the Soviet Union and the United States , which all allow safeguards monitoring in a few of their civil installations , and China , which has signed a safeguards agreement but has not yet had a single inspection . The non - proliferation treaty has not prevented countries like Israel , India and South Africa from secretly developing nuclear weapons , but at least they have not gone public with them and no country has officially added itself to the nuclear weapons states . Iraq , a signatory to the non - proliferation treaty , appears to have managed to divert nuclear materials to bomb - making despite regular safeguard inspections , but the treaty has been a success on the whole — as indeed has been the complex structure of hot - line , surveillance and negotiation which has ensured that the East - West ‘ balance of terror’ never tipped over into nuclear war : It is clear that the present system , perhaps indeed any system that could be devised , is not foolproof , says the IAEA .
Idiom: close shave (used idiomatically: yes)
Rating * * * * * Gillette Blue II , £ 1.99 for 10 Swivel head means it follows contours of your skin well , and the double blade ensures a really close , clean , smooth shave . Minimal hair regrowth after three days . Blade still sharp . '
Idiom: bite your tongue (used idiomatically: yes)
Pain effectively closes the gate on all of these signals , they are shut out and the signal of pain is received . Therefore , one way of shutting off all negative and worrying thoughts , or shutting out any information to which we do n't want to attend , is to create a mild sensation of pain for the brain to be occupied with . Symptoms of anxiety may be controlled with practice using only a mild sensation of pain such as that created by digging your fingernails lightly into the palm of your hands , or pinching your earlobe , or gently biting your tongue or cheek . Another technique involves placing an elastic band on your wrist and gently twanging it in response to worrying irrational thoughts . It is important obviously that you do n't go too far with these techniques .
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
There is no question of the popular movement rejecting the PLO . On the contrary , its support is total . It merely wants the PLO to learn , as the members of the popular movement themselves have learnt , that the strength of the national movement lies in the philosophy which has taken root so strongly in the territories over the 1977–87 decade .
Idiom: take someone's word for it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Not a thing ! He need n't have bothered scragging me , if that was his trouble.’ ‘ He could hardly ask you , and take your word for it , could he ? Obviously he thought you 'd witnessed something you should n't have . At best he was afraid you might have , and that was enough .
Idiom: make the grade (used idiomatically: yes)
Stirling continued to trawl among acquaintances and friends for likely candidates . One friend was Randolph Churchill , who had come out to Cairo originally with Layforce and had then been given a job of liaison with the press . A large , ungainly and abrasive man , he was not the sort of material to make the grade in the SAS in the normal way , but Stirling obviously had his reasons for taking him on . In spite of his strict interpretation of the principles governing selection , Stirling , as we shall see , was not entirely above using politics to serve his own long - term aims . A group of recruits was , however , gathered in time to start the formation of a second troop .
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
She was , later , with her wild ways , treated to a stay in a borstal . It was a vivid recall , he remembered the girl ; in dungarees , short golden hair ( it glinted in the sun ) and bright blue — the first he was aware , the beginning of a crush?— sparkling eyes . As that she should make a move . The boy , his spasms ; like some beached fish , but they all stood back . And a definite hush .
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
The chapter / section idea(s ) : these will be much more concrete , are usually expressed in the first and/or last paragraphs and should be seen as a part of the wider themes / theses of the book . e.g."overall , the European system which collapsed into war in 1914 was highly unstable … When national passions were translated into imperialist politics , liberal - democratic institutions proved unable to keep the peace . " ibid . p.26 3 .
Idiom: into thin air (used idiomatically: yes)
The gods have smiled on me.’ Suitcases take more hols alone COMPLAINTS about airline baggage which disappears into thin air are soaring , a new report revealed yesterday . They jumped from 134 to 213 this year — an increase of 60 per cent . Without enough personal insurance , passengers will only receive Pounds 13.63 compensation for each kilogram of luggage lost in Britain .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
That is why , I think , there is a frequent link in the Bible between ‘ the Spirit of the Lord’ and ‘ the Word of the Lord’ . The breath of God and the message of God can not be divorced . Time and again , therefore , in the parallelism of Hebrew poetry dabar ( word ) and ruach ( spirit ) go hand in hand . Thus By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth ( Ps . 33:6 ) .
Idiom: Jekyll and Hyde (used idiomatically: no)
Rugby POSTBAG SEND YOUR LETTERS TO : RUGBY WORLD & POST , Jekyll and Hyde Scotland THE HISTORY of the Scots in rugby is full of contradictions . They have been either obstinately ultra - conservative and hide - bound by tradition or they amaze all and sundry by initiatives .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: no)
Although they 're not meant to do it in red any more are they ? No it 's black and blu black and blue . Black and blue I see and and anything exciting going off Sue to report ? Ooh I got sloshed on Friday . Did you ?
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
Richard was parcelled out to his mother , just as their other sons , Henry , Geoffrey and John , were kept by their father . Perhaps Richard had the best of it : at Queen Eleanor 's court he encountered troubadours and intellectuals who taught him the social graces . In addition , he was able to take part in furious knockabout tournaments ( Henry had banned them in England , deeming them a threat to public order ) and this early training stood Richard in good stead in later life . Certainly , there was nothing peaceful in the relationships between either the brothers or their father . In a chamber of the palace of Winchester , a fresco depicted an eagle being attacked by its fledglings .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
' To late now for being discreet . All the Ardakkean beans have been spilled . ' And before Mala could lash at him again , he explained , and terrified me right down to my boots . First he reminded us that it had taken him no time at all to find the Ardakkean thief — an off - world technician working in one of the phetam refining plants . The man had been secretly hiding away tiny portions of phetam , a drop or two at a time , until he had saved up about half - litre .
Idiom: have a go (used idiomatically: yes)
In yesterday 's opening ceremony they wore one of the most striking two-piece outfits which put them in the running for the ‘ elegance ’ award for the best dressed team . The award will be presented tomorrow night . The Soviet team had a go , too . They marched into the stadium in matching denim jackets , mini-skirts ( which were brought into the country by the US team captain , Marty Reissen ) and dark glasses . The most notable absentees were Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert , who will arrive today after playing an exhibition in Philadelphia , and Gabriela Sabatini and Monica Seles , who withdrew because they were too tired .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
In that revaluation , whereas Pound held his modest but respectable place , Williams was drastically denoted with Eliot rising in the scale against him . Winters in California perhaps thought himself securely distant from the seat of the infection ; he never visited Europe , still less was he tempted to expatriate himself . Pound 's forbearance towards Williams remains astonishing , the more when we realize that Williams 's challenge to him came when he was remarkably uncertain and at sea about his own talents and the direction in which he should go . Bowled over by the originality and assurance of Joyce 's Ulysses , which was being sent to him by the author in typescript section by section , Pound was between 1920 and 1922 dismantling the several hundred lines of The Cantos that he had written and published , and recasting them radically , using some of the same material but trying for a less personalized presentation . Moreover Pound had reached Williams 's conclusion about literary London , and in 1920 left for Paris , whence in 1924 he moved to Rapallo .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
L 220 , p. 1 ) , which was consolidated by Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 2241/87,(Official Journal 1987 No . L 207 , p. 1 ) as subsequently amended by Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No . 3483/88,(Official Journal 1988 No . L 306 , p. 2 ) fish catches subject to a quota were charged against the quota of the state whose flag the vessel was flying . If vessels registered in one member state could freely change to the flag of another member state and , as a result , obtain access to the quotas of that state , the aim of the quota system , which was to ensure a fair distribution of the available fisheries resources among the member states for the benefit of their fishing regions and industries allied thereto , would be frustrated . Unlike most other economic activities , fishing took place at sea outside the territory of any member state and the fishing vessel was free to move from territory to territory at will .
Idiom: pick up the pieces (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah , maybe , maybe they got the , the , the oh , eight twenties , and the twenty twenties er confused there yes , if , have you Let 's just have a look Yes , that 's okay , it 's just that originally you see , we had an outbound tonight as well mhm , yes okay I think we can pick up the pieces from there . It seems to make a fair amount of sense . I 'll just get these things to you .
Idiom: watch this space (used idiomatically: yes)
That means that the product has not been optimised for the 80486 or for Pentium , and wo n't take account of new Pentium features such as the dual pipeline , or work around some of the clock cycle quirks that emerged in the behaviour of the 80486 post technical documentation . It all sounds as if the compiler technology — an essential element of the Pentium 's claimed performance benefits over the 80486 — is n't quite there yet . Watch this space . QUORUM 's EQUAL MAC - UNDER - UNIX ADAPTOR GETS ITS FIRST SHOWING Mac - on - Unix house Quorum Software Systems Inc , a hit at last year 's UniForum , this week will stage the first public , albeit belated , showing of its Equal end - user product at the Silicon Graphics Inc and Sparc International booths .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Now when they 're born there wo n't be any problems at all and that 's to do with the way they feed before they 're born , how 's a baby fed before it 's born ? From the placenta It gets all its nutrition , all its oxygen etcetera etcetera through the placenta from its mother 's circulation and the mother has no problem whatsoever in her body functions , right , otherwise she would be a mongrel , so the food is going straight into the baby , it 's like being drip fed , there 's no problem . When the baby is born what is the baby fed on ? Milk
Idiom: in the works (used idiomatically: yes)
To obtain information about the working time at home students used a diary . During one week students noted the amount of time invested in work for school .
Idiom: think the world of (used idiomatically: yes)
Mrs Farquhar 's mother Elsie Chafer also dismissed any suggestion that her daughter was having an affair with Prince Charles as ‘ absolute nonsense ’ . Mrs Chafer , who has been divorced since the late Seventies , said the prince came to Pammy Jane 's rescue after the divorce and personally offered to let her use one of his tied cottages . ‘ They know each other well and the prince thinks the world of her but their relationship is purely platonic , ’ she said . ‘ There 's no suggestion of a romance at all and she even calls him Sir . ‘ This speculation makes me very angry . ’
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
Here 's the train.’ A train had indeed arrived . It burst out of the tunnel in a gale of hot air and shuddered to a halt . Harry obediently followed Miss Labrooy aboard and sat down opposite her . A glance at some of their fellow - passengers suggested to his mind several reasons why she should be glad of a companion .
Idiom: take to the hills (used idiomatically: yes)
( Ramond 's still very readable Voyage dans les Pyrénées was published in the unpropitious year of 1789 , but it did well and was translated into English in 1813 , so it could claim to have helped to draw English travellers to these unknown mountains . ) There is a display also of various types of mountain refuge or cabin , from which you can judge how extremely uncomfortable it must have been for those invited by Count Russell to share his quarters on his favourite mountain of Vignemale , for the so - called ‘ Russell’ is quite the most Spartan of shelters , little more than a hollow scooped out under an overhanging rock . It does not even come up to the extremely modest levels of convenience that the shepherds expected when they took to the hills for the summer with their animals ; also on show in Lourdes 's museum is a portable wooden cabin , with handles at either end , like a horizontal sedan chair . This has sleeping - room for one , even though it would have taken two shepherds to carry it , leaving you to wonder how the odd shepherd out spent the night . The caves of Bétharram , a short way out of Lourdes on the main road to Pau , are not my sort of caves but I will at least mention them .
Idiom: nothing to it (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Do n't tell me your man 's been taking pot shots at a Rembrandt.’ ‘ It 's just something we found . Odd , probably nothing to it , but worth a look.’ Binyon did n't ask . He said , ‘ What do you want to know?’
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
Some of the less professional search firms have been known to treat candidates shoddily , and even the leading firms would admit that a few of the candidates they had encountered would be justified in feeling hard - done - by . The headhunting process itself inevitably leaves in its wake a number of disgruntled executives and would - be executives . for every successful candidate there are bound to be at least two who were pipped at the post , who jumped the final fence only to find that the client had chosen one of their fellow front - runners : and these were the ones who — by and large— responded to the survey rather than the successful ones . Although this is hardly the headhunter 's fault , the candidate will naturally feel annoyance or even anger that his or her expectations have been raised and then dashed , often without much explanation . The failed short - list candidates are surrounded by increasing circles of other disappointed souls : to continue our horseracing imagery , the front - runners are followed by the minor placings , those who met the headhunter and talked at length about the opportunity , who were among the top ten , but not the top three or four .
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
It was . The due processes having been gone through , there was nothing to prevent Hilda Machin being buried according to the rites of the Christian church whose doings she had cared remarkably little about during her lifetime . Greg was extremely interested to see whether Viola Machin would be represented in the flesh or the flower at the interment , and he got permission from his Principal to take the morning off and attend . ‘ You were good to the old thing during her lifetime,’ he said , ‘ so you may as well trot along . It 's all local history , is n't it ?
Idiom: hot air (used idiomatically: yes)
The hair was curiously stirred , as if by breath or hot - air ; and , though the eyes were wide open , they were perfectly motionless .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
There are a couple of possibilities . In the massage parlour at lunchtime , Molly Lugg told me her son was now unemployed because his boss , Trevor Proby , was ‘ in chains’ and she would be grateful if I could find him something to do , as he spends all his time kicking his heels , mostly through shop windows in the High Street . I also had a stroke of luck when a Jehovah 's Witness called at the door earlier . He asked me if I was willing to let Jehovah into my life to which I replied , ‘ Only if he can score goals’ . This somehow led to a discussion on local football and I discovered that there were eleven fit men and true down at the Kingdom Hall .
Idiom: between a rock and a hard place (used idiomatically: yes)
Does Annabel look ill to you?’ ‘ No.’ ‘ I 'm between a rock and a hard place . Of course I 'll fly over straight away if Elinor … ’ ‘ There is no necessity to do so.’
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
And he knew he 'd be more keenly aware of her loss than ever because he would n't be able to bury himself in his work . The Ruth Rendell Mysteries re - established George as a household name . It was Sally 's dying wish that he should throw himself into his role as country copper Inspector Reg Wexford — and that he has done with a vengeance . Six months of 12-hour days , six days a week — that 's what it has taken to film the only four Wexford stories not previously adapted for TV . George put the finishing touches to the last episode just over a week ago , and the new ITV series starts next Sunday .
Idiom: turn turtle (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I feel a rough one coming on,’ quoth he , digging in his pockets for further pharmaceuticals . ‘ Cecil!’ I could have lost my rudder , burnt my boats , turned turtle in a sea of heartbreak or gone down with all hands . But I did n't . A lesser detective might have .
Idiom: come of age (used idiomatically: yes)
Vestiges of the original life - lease remained . When the vassal died , the heir paid a ‘ relief’ , a large sum of money as a kind of entry - fine , before he was allowed to enter his inheritance . If the heir was a child , he was in wardship to the lord : the lord was his legal guardian and had control of the estates and of the person of the ward until he came of age . If a vassal died leaving daughters only , or if an heir who was a minor had sisters , they were also the lord 's wards , and he could freely dispose of their hands in marriage — freely , but with two provisos . If they were children , they could be betrothed , but the Church insisted that they retained the right of refusing their consent to the marriage when they grew up .
Idiom: leave well alone (used idiomatically: yes)
If so should LA instruct SEGLAB to look for evidence of a schwa or should it just make one up ? Would the acoustic signal contain any evidence anyway or does the speaker just talk like that ? Should LA leave well alone , and let syntax or semantics choose from the competing hypotheses ? These questions concern the model of speech processing . In Chapter 2 , I made the distinction between the architecture and the model implemented within that architecture and argued that the graphical nature of the Chart framework would facilitate the evaluation of the model 's components both together and separately .
Idiom: make a monkey of someone (used idiomatically: yes)
Or when I come down with psychosomatic diseases so that my wife babies me and Huxley and Hooker fight all my battles . Yes , and when I celebrate good times , I do it with Dregs . Do n't let other ales make a monkey of you , drink Dregs!’ Darwin then pours the ale on the semi - comatose Hooker amid general merriment and the screams of the burning proprietor . Hard pill to swallow