Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
( 1975 ) analysed the data collected in their experiment with a view to seeing whether more accurate responses were given to verbal questions which were followed by eye movements to the right than to verbal questions eliciting leftward eye movements . Similarly , for spatial questions it was predicted that more correct responses would occur in association with eye movement to the left rather than the right . By and large , these expectations were confirmed . The direction of subjects ' lateral eye movements has been correlated with EEG alpha activity , consistent left movers showing a relatively greater degree of alpha activity ( Bakan and Svorad , 1969 ) . Relative alpha activity has also been correlated with susceptibility to hypnosis ( Bakan , 1969 ) .
Idiom: sail close to the wind (used idiomatically: yes)
By the late 1960s , indeed , half of Fleet Street was running at a loss ( Economist Intelligence Unit , 1966 ) , and the situation ( though cyclical ) got no better in the 1970s . Titles were often kept going on the profits of provincial partners or other businesses . With his own property , it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind . Tiny Rowland ( latterly owning the Observer ) was dubbed the unacceptable face of capitalism by Prime Minister Heath in the early 1970s . Robert Maxwell was once declared unfit to be in charge of a major public company by an official inquiry .
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
Personal idiosyncracies are not relevant here : what really matter are those sentiments and axiomatic patterns of thought and action which come , as we would say ' naturally ' , as a result of having been brought up or ' socialized ' in a particular society and culture . Since these ' facts ' belong to the group as a whole and since the latter is more than the sum of its parts , they have a transcendent reality of their own and can not simply be reduced to the individuals in whose conduct they manifest themselves . By the same token , collective beliefs and behaviour can not be explained in terms of individual psychology . They require a special new social psychology for , as Durkheim circuitously asserted , only the social can explain the social . Hence Durkheim insisted that to understand one set of social phenomena we must see them in the round — in their wider , social context .
Idiom: no two ways about it (used idiomatically: yes)
But er he never asked me , put it that way , what I thought was suitable machinery and he , as far as I know he never asked other rock men what they thought was suitable for the rock and other slate makers what they thought was suitable for inside the mill , or the diamond saw operators , what sort of saws they thought were the best . If you had've been asked , would you for what he actually bought ? Certainly the saw he bought for the mill I think that has great prospects and you know there 's no two ways about it , it could help production and ease the work of the workforce . sort of in conjunction with that , that has to go you know i has to be tied in with a bonus contract that suits the workforce . And you know , no two ways about it that saw was definitely a a good acquisition .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'll get some men folk and they 'll see to you . ' ' I 'm hungry , ' said the girl . The Doctor pulled money out of his pocket and handed it over . There was a handful of notes , of different denominations and a variety of origins . The whore went to take them from the child .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yeah , but maybe not tonight.’ I thought I 'd better add a rider to that , it was easy to be male and misunderstood around here . ‘ I 'll crash in the back of the van for a couple of hours before hitting the road , I 'm too easy a target for the cops in that thing and I 'm over the limit.’ ‘ Is it big enough for two?’ she said , straightfaced . ‘ What about the sisterhood?’
Idiom: raise the roof (used idiomatically: yes)
I just read these things Sorry . I would imagine what they 're doing is raising the roof and not putting in the second storey . Yes , it says it 's a reconversion of bungalow to house , West Hill . I would like to notify you of the following amendments to the planning permission for the above development .
Idiom: high and dry (used idiomatically: yes)
Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive Terry Aston said the oil in the storage tanks was meant to be kept at a safe temperature of 40 degrees centigrade . Normally there was a thermostat submerged in the oil to monitor the temperature . But at Hereford , the oil level had been allowed to drop , leaving the probe high and dry . So it failed to turn the heating element off … and the oil was boiled up to 185 degrees centigrade … turning the liquid into explosive vapour . Mr Aston told the court that the oil tank was like a large unexploded bomb .
Idiom: take a back seat (used idiomatically: yes)
It 's completely flexible.’ What 's likely to limit the scope for progress in Russia is its general political and economic instability , says Thorning . Until this improves , it 's likely that Russia will take a back seat for Western investment . Instead , countries such as the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary and Poland , where conditions are more conducive to good business strategies , are likely to scoop up the funds on offer . Springing to life : Indeed , the first real market where the joint strategy sprang to life has been Czechoslovakia , now operating as two separate nations — the Czech Republic and Slovakia .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
' Wot 's … ' but he bit his lip and kept silent . Tom glanced down . ' I got some pictures of them at home . We 'll have a look at them tonight . ' Willie squeezed the bag more tightly .
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: yes)
Whatever happened to champagne in your slipper or even cocktails for two ? Gumboots , muck , I 'll buy you a pint … that was clearly her level . She squelched along in the muddy ruts left by the cattle , avoiding other more unpleasant tokens of their passage . He had it right , anyway . It was about her mark .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
The family tradition carries on . Margaret very occasionally pulls a pint direct from the barrels in the cellar , but most of the work is done by her daughter , also Margaret and her grand - daughters , Claire and Sarah . Her sister , Rose also helps behind the bar . It 's always been a popular pub and that , along with everything else , has n't changed . CAMRA have picked it because it represents an ideal almost gone from the 1990s , a no nonsense drinking and talking den .
Idiom: in your face (used idiomatically: yes)
You all know what Strats sound like and what 5-position selectors do , but to get an overall picture of this guitar I lined it up against a regular office hack ( a Tokai hybrid with an old ' 58 Fender neck and Alnico Pro II 's in the middle and bridge positions ) and can report that the SRV came out well . It does n't have quite the presence or the lovely transparency of the Seymour - equipped hybrid , but the Texas Specials make it sound fractionally bigger , deeper and more authoritative . It 's still an essentially traditional Strat sound , but with just that extra bit of in - your - face mid - range bite to drive the amp harder . I ca n't imagine any Strat - lover objecting to the sound of the SRV ; it basically sounds very Hendrix indeed — and I could n't imagine Stevie Ray making a fuss about that … CONCLUSION
Idiom: take root (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Excitement is very tiring at my age,’ she said . Ross John Mackenzie was born without any complications , and took his place at the end of the Mackenzie line . A new generation was taking root , and certainly a more fortunate lot than their British counterparts whom Jim and Tina had left behind . Florence Keith still got the Forres , Nairn and Elgin Gazette from John regularly . And apart from football results and local scandals , most of the stories seemed to deal with dock riots , railway strikes , suffragettes throwing themselves under horses , derelicts in the London embankment and half a million children ill - fed and diseased .
Idiom: behind the scenes (used idiomatically: yes)
The women leaders I met in Amman were not saying , " Please tell the West to save us . " They were too busy making egalitarian , modernist new worlds of their own , with an Arab , and often Islamic , imprimatur . Princess ~ Rym ~ Ali , sister - in - law of Queen ~ Rania – the Chanel - wearing media star who is rebranding a more contemporary Jordan – is one vivid example ; Princess ~ Rym is making immense progress in a more behind - the - scenes way . She met me in a leafy Amman suburb , in the palace that she shares with Prince Ali and their small children . A former CNN journalist , her quiet bearing and diplomatic manner belie her courage : she captured her husband 's heart as she was reporting from Baghdad on the eve of " shock and awe , " standing firm before the cameras even as the bombs were falling .
Idiom: turn the tables (used idiomatically: yes)
Maybe you 'll have cooled down by then.’ He left , and Fran flung herself down on the bed , pummelling the pillow with her fists in a sudden explosion of temper . How did he always manage to turn the tables on her like that ? Not once had any man ever made her so mad … or roused her to such passion , a tiny treacherous voice whispered inside her head . She groaned , pressing her hands over her ears , but it was n't that simple to cut off the insidious little voice .
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
By 1997 , the probable date of the next general election , Britain will have been governed by one party for 18 years . The pendulum has ceased swinging . The alternation of parties in power has — at least for the time being— stopped . The textbooks will , accordingly , have to be re - written . The Conservatives had every reason to think they would do badly .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Avril 's plans , however , did n't quite work out as she 'd intended . The operation , originally planned for early afternoon , was re - scheduled and it was n't until quarter to six that she returned to the ward , still feeling groggy from the anaesthetic . ‘ I opened my eyes as Peter walked in,’ says Avril . ‘ I just sobbed all over him . The glamorous nightdress I 'd bought to wear for his visit was still lying in my locker and , instead , I was wearing a shabby old hospital gown .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
A new generation of leadership seems poised to take over . Moments like these are especially challenging for foreign ~ policymakers , who must keep one eye on the world as it is and the other on the world as it might be in the future . In trying to do just that , US President Barack ~ Obama has been harangued about the need to " get on the right side of history , " or , to quote Bob ~ Dylan , " to get out of the new [ road ] if you ca n't lend your hand . " These are , indeed , delicate and changing times for the United ~ States , especially at a time when Americans expect their president to be the " emoter " in chief . How Obama manages calls from both the left and the right for more action could well shape the environment in which the process – owned and managed by Arabs – eventually unfolds .
Idiom: make a killing (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm not,’ said Amaranth , taking a spoonful of Greek yoghurt . ‘ I 'm very untypical . I 'm here to make a killing . Watch me on telly.’ Having finished her breakfast , Amaranth walked down to the front and entered the Grand Hotel .
Idiom: rough edges (used idiomatically: yes)
Finally , remember : Many Koi problems are of a secondary nature . Bacterial and fungal infections almost always occur at the site of an earlier wound . Work back in your mind to the possible source of any abrasion — could it be something with a rough edge in the pond , or are there ectoparasites ( ie Argulus ) breaking the skin ? As you build up your experiences over the years , you will develop almost a sixth sense and know when to medicate — and when to leave well alone . the HEAT is on Dr DAVID POOL of the Tetra Information Service focuses on the problems of summer pond keeping …
Idiom: sweat blood (used idiomatically: yes)
There was no way I could care about anything now till this kiln was fired . It would be done this time . If I had to sweat blood it would be done . But it made sense at least to stretch my cramped legs , so I strolled down to the edge of the lake and lit a cigarette . Sunlight glittered across the water as though that too tingled with golden fire .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: no)
‘ The camel,’ Peter recalls , ‘ could n't walk on sand . It had come from Chessington Zoo and trodden on nothing but concrete all its life . ‘ We had to put metal grids down , with sand over the top before we could do any filming . It just did n't like that sinking feeling.’ Follow That Camel was filmed in May , but Gerald Thomas still woke up in the morning to find snow all over their Fort Zuassantneuf set .
Idiom: green light (used idiomatically: yes)
As the robber ran into and along the road , I followed at a distance of about 10 yards , keeping to the pavement so that the line of parked cars stood between us . Suddenly he dashed across the street , dodging the traffic , and jumped on to a small motorbike . As I followed him across the road , he roared off - straight through green traffic lights and into the distance . I had got what I wanted — his registration number and , in no time at all , the police were all over the place . The point of the story is that no one can take risks when there are guns around .
Idiom: break new ground (used idiomatically: yes)
A British experiment in the first years of the twentieth century with commercial secretaries , diplomats detailed for a few years to make a special study of the trade of the area in which they were stationed , had little effect . The appointment from 1899 onwards of a number of short - lived commercial agents intended , in ways which were never clearly defined , to supplement the work of the consuls , had even less . In 1913 France broke new ground with the appointment to some of its missions abroad of technical counsellors , officials seconded from the ministry of public works to help French industry gain orders in areas such as the QQChinese and Ottoman empires in the building of railways and port QQfacilities ; but this initiative was immediately overtaken by the outbreak of war . Well before the cataclysm of 1914 , however , it was clear that the narrow boundaries of the " old diplomacy " as Richelieu , Metternich or even Bismarck had known it , had been permanently expanded . This process accelerated during the struggle as economic warfare and blockade , and the complications they created in relations with neutral states , became increasingly important .
Idiom: fast and furious (used idiomatically: yes)
Bernarda Fink 's rich contralto brings tragic intensity to the role of the widowed Cornelia , whilst Derek Lee Ragin is a suitably blustering Ptolemy , singing the despot 's often angular lines with commendable accuracy . Indeed there are no really weak moments vocally , although I am not convinced by the style of all the vocal cadenzas . Perhaps surprisingly for a conductor who is also a singer , Jacob 's direction tends towards the fast and furious style of Handel interpretation , with dramatically accentuated rhythms and strongly articulated bass lines . Concerto Köln may not be the most polished of today 's period instrument groups , but their playing of Handel 's miraculously varied score makes up in commitment what it lacks in finesse . The recording is arguably a little close but otherwise fine .
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
He coaxed his side to FA Trophy success over Kidderminster Harriers at Wembley last season . Vauxhall Conference Championship Shield and Bob Lord Trophy victories this season have been achieved while his side have been engaged in a relentless struggle with Colchester United for a place in the Fourth Division . As the season enters its last month , the two sides are neck and neck , with Colchester leading on goal difference after beating Slough 4–0 on Tuesday . As Mr O'Neill regularly agrees , it has been a remarkable effort by his side . He said : ‘ It 's incredible when you consider that my team of part - time lads have had to compete against a side that is full - time .
Idiom: play with fire (used idiomatically: yes)
China expressed " grave concern " over the DPP 's commitment to independence for Taiwan . On Oct. 9 Chinese President Yang Shangkun accused leading KMT figures of supporting the independence movement . Hinting at the possible use of force , he warned : " Those who play with fire will be burnt to ashes . " Tang Shubei , spokesman for the State Council 's Taiwan Affairs Office , warned on Oct. 14 that if Taiwan independence activists " continue the move to split the nation and sell out the territory of the country , the Chinese government will not sit idly by " . He also called on the KMT to take " really effective " measures to suppress the independence movement .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
We had fellows who had come straight out of the First World War , afraid of nothing . One fellow called Birtles , who worked with me — he never looked at you straight , a fisherman from Grimsby . I used to come up Chisenhall Street on my beat and I could tell when Birtles turned the corner . The fellows went like that off the corners — never asked to move . They just knew .
Idiom: grasp the nettle (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ There are more Senior tournaments in the pipeline , but what I want to see are more National Open championships . Right now we have the British Seniors Open and Shell Scottish Open . Soon , I hope , the Continentals will grasp the nettle.’ The Malone Masters will span four days , two of them Pro - Am days , and has been pencilled in from Thursday to Sunday , August 12–15 . Prize - money tops £ 55,000 , and there 'll be a celebrity player to add lustre to the line - up .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: yes)
But they do have a gut feeling that abortion is a moral issue . And they see no - one but Right - to - Life addressing it . But in fact feminists have been concerned with the morality of abortion all along — but in a distinctly different way from the moral philosophers and Right - to - Lifers . What has appeared as an intense , bitter and irreconcilable polarization has occurred partly because our basic moral concerns have not been the same . We have been talking apples — the rights and concerns of women — while they have been talking oranges — the rights and concerns of fetuses .
Idiom: work wonders (used idiomatically: yes)
Try to make them more specific : ‘ No one around here cleans up’(kitchen sink full of plates ) . ‘ You do n't seem to care if I 'm tired’(there 's a pile of ironing to be done ) . Repetition can work wonders When you really want to get your way , repetition can be a useful tool . For example , you take some cheese back to a shop and say , ‘ I 'm returning this cheese because it 's mouldy and I 'd like a refund.’
Idiom: neck and neck (used idiomatically: yes)
Yeah . before you understand what on earth is going on here . They started off neck and neck . They started off together . Okay .
Idiom: behind bars (used idiomatically: yes)
So whether the problem be set aside , crop failure or simple loneliness , the message to farmers is clear . ( WES ad lib)(ANNE ) Still to come on Central News : Prevention is the only cure . The fight against AIDS goes behind bars . Plus : This way to Wembley . Tickets snapped up for Swindon 's big day .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: no)
That is the proposition contained in the Bill . Make no mistake : nothing in the Bill will safeguard the interests of the employees of the Scottish Bus Group after it has been broken up and sold of , perhaps to the highest bidders . When the Minister replied in Committee to our amendments and proposed new clauses , he said — as he has tended to say throughout the passage of the Bill — that the Government can take to themselves the power to give certain safeguards . He pointed out that clause 12 enables the Secretary of State to make orders to protect pension rights with respect to subsidiaries of the Scottish Transport Group after privatisation . The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question .
Idiom: at your fingertips (used idiomatically: yes)
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Idiom: on the stump (used idiomatically: yes)
Which caused some difficulty . The loch is so new and shallow that underwater tree - stumps can still catch you unawares . I found myself aground in the middle of the loch , firmly wedged on one such stump , and the only way out of the problem was to leap overboard and shove . Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions . Gasping , chilled below and sweating above , I managed to wrestle the boat free .
Idiom: unknown quantity (used idiomatically: no)
At the moment , he simply ca n't afford any of them . For a similar reason he has also been forced to cancel the long - cherished project of staging the British première of the Bernd Alois Zimmermann 's epic Die Soldaten — a production which would have focused international attention on Opera North at a point when it is clearly ready for such exposure . He has , however , been able to fill the gap in the schedule with an almost equally intriguing unknown quantity , an opera by the Danish symphonist Nielsen called Maskarade . The season also sees Jerome Kern 's marvellous musical Show Boat , Verdi 's rarely heard Jérusalem and a brave double bill of Ravel 's Schicchi , directed by Martin Duncan , at Leeds Grand Theatre . Payne is too wise to the lightning - like unpredictability of operatic disaster to be smug about these exciting prospects , but they certainly make Opera North look increasingly like a company entering its prime and not to be missed .
Idiom: drop someone a line (used idiomatically: yes)
Contact : 05827 63978 . LETTERS Why not drop us a line here at Outdoor Action ? We want to hear your views about any issue affecting the countryside . A £ 10 prize will go to the best letter published each month .
Idiom: piping hot (used idiomatically: no)
By excavating the existing ground - floor surface at this south end , it was possible to obtain a minimal , although legally acceptable , 2 m ( 6–1/2 ft ) headroom for non - habitable accommodation below the gallery . This comprises a shower room and WC , a dry - goods store , a larder , the passage leading to the third bedroom and the kitchen . The kitchen is thus three steps down from the living - room floor level and is paved with the same material — York stone slabs approximately 60 mm ( 2–1/2 in ) thick , below which a low - pressure piped hot water central - heating system is installed . The upper - level dining gallery and sitting - room are reached from the living - room via short flight of open - riser timber stairs . The owners who undertook the conversion of Place Barn were Mr and Mrs J. de Geus — Mrs Ann de Geus being responsible for the concept and much of the detailed design of the conversion .