Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: up in the air (used idiomatically: yes)
It must have , er have n't got all that worse then , here 's Tufnell comes up again , slightly faster than the other one , hits him on the pad or bit of that pad maybe , Robin Smith 's very close in there and once or twice he 's dived , he 's never quite sure whether off the pad or off bat and pad , everybody shouts at him poor chap , anyhow , catch it , a hundred and eighteen for three end of that one from Tufnell so he 's now bowled fifteen overs , two for seventeen that one was yet another maiden . And he 's bowling very well , he 's opposing , opposing all sorts of problems , but he 's also getting frustrated because of er the batsman technique of going down the pitch putting his left pad in line with the ball and then letting his back hover behind that left leg and quite rightly my view , Tufnell keeps appealing when this happens , and Jack Hampshire keeps saying not out . What , what it 's frustrating for a slow bowler is that if the batsman put his left pad down the wicket and held his bat up in the air , clearly not playing his shot for all to see , then I 'm sure that we , you know , it , the batsman be given out L B W quite frequently , but because the bat is hovering just behind that left pad erm , he 's never given out . It 's a lament . Yes , it 's a .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: no)
And you have to flash flash flash flash flash before you know oh , oh , ooh ! let her out . You know , they 're just , they 're just waiting you know , sort of Others are like on the ball almost too much . They whip across you before you 've even thought about it . Is n't Texaco around there somewhere ?
Idiom: never say die (used idiomatically: yes)
In a word , No . What they 're defending is their all - expenses paid trips to the U.S. of A for next year 's World Cup junket . If England fail to reach the finals every national newspaper proprietor will need a lot of convincing that the exploits of , say , gallant Wales ( let 's hope ) and the never - say - die Republic of Ireland merit the first - class dispersement of teams of highly - paid hacks . There 's a lot riding on this . BURIED BUT NOT DEAD …
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: no)
Wait until conditions offer a safe enjoyable dive . Cover boats can lose sight of divers — use surface marker buoys , carry in - water flares , make sure your whistle works and is loud enough to be heard by others . Coxswains , keep a look out at all times , fly the A flag when divers are down . You should have attended a boat - handling , oxygen admin . and a radio / telephone course / examination . Contact the coastguard immediately if the situation warrants it .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
yep I mean what about the E I C G , again this seems one that I thought might interest them ? Who are by and large Edinburgh based as well Yes , I mean I do n't think there 's a problem about opening it up to them except their meetings traditionally are in the early morning ah ha
Idiom: fall into place (used idiomatically: yes)
Janet Malcolm slapped her hands over Kevin 's eyes , Mrs de Crespigny asserted a total disbelief , and Lord Whitelaw was gently helped from the platform . My God , thought Joshua , she looks like the figurehead on the Cutty Sark . Webb - Bowen , who had raised his gavel , let it fall back gently into place . It was more than his life was worth to bring an end to such a performance . ' Next , ' said Amaranth , who had let drop the first two scarves on to the heads of the assembled press men , ' we have Gerald Kaufman , all vinegar and no chips . '
Idiom: stand someone in good stead (used idiomatically: yes)
It may be brilliant — so it would be selfish not to share it with others . If you do n't understand something , say so — you 'll be surprised how many others do n't understand either ! Learn to overcome your shyness : it will stand you in good stead for the rest of your life . Learn how to disagree with the arguments put forward by others without making them feel small . Try to bring in relevant points from other courses and sources , including your personal experience .
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
Remove the breasts and thighs from the turkey carcase — or ask your butcher to do it for you . Bone and skin and cut the thigh meat ( better than drumsticks which are too sinewy ) into regular - sized chunks . Marinate the thigh meat overnight in a heavy plastic bag with olive oil , the juice and rind of a lemon , garlic , thyme , bay leaves , salt , freshly ground black pepper and some white wine . You can marinate the skinned and boned whole breasts in the marinade for the same time , or slice into think steaks and flatten them into very thin paillards . Marinate for only an hour or so in the same marinade as before or use just olive oil , lemon juice salt and freshly ground black pepper .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Does my hon . Friend agree that the answer lies in early amendment of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 so that the misleading claims to which he has referred can be squashed ? Mr. Trippier Such an amendment might well be needed , but it is more important that we get the European eco - labelling scheme up and running . I am anxious that we should play an active part not only in setting it up but in ensuring that it is in operation in the United Kingdom by the end of 1992 . Mr. Turner
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
From then on , every two years or so , they were to acquire more brothers and sisters : Elizabeth ; Mary , who died the year after her birth ; then Sarah or Susanna , baptised along with a new Mary in 1784 . All attempts by the parents to have a Lydia or a Charles would be doomed to failure : one Lydia just lived to see her first birthday — the first two years of life seeming to be the most dangerous by far for the poor little infants — and the next passed away at the age of three , baptised at St John 's but buried by the Baptists of Badcox Lane . Similar fates were to befall those children called Charles : Charles Thynne Titford ( the influence of the Carpenter family at work here in the choice of a second Christian name ) survived for a mere 11 months , and a further Charles was dead and buried within three weeks of his birth . Poor Mary , Charles 's daughter who was buried at Catherine Hill in 1779 , was to share a similar fate with many Titfords of the period — a fate we have seen before . The stolid sexton , James Whiting , had to find a bit more space in her grave to accommodate a certain Mary Humphries ; we know her — she is Thomas the Calvinist 's daughter Mary , née Titford , who had married Stephen Humphries of Devizes in 1752 .
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
Tit for Tat , of course , has played COOPERATE on this move , and so is landed with the Sucker 's payoff of 0 points . Naive Prober appears to have done well , since it has obtained 5 points from that move . But in the next move Tit for Tat ' retaliates ' . It plays DEFECT , simply following its rule of imitating the opponent 's previous move . Naive Prober meanwhile , blindly following its own built - in copying rule , has copied its opponent 's COOPERATE move .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: yes)
David Nicholson says there 's pressure every day … Sunday 's the only day off and he wakes at 4:30 most mornings … Race horse trainer … easy life … you've got to be joking … steeplechasing is all of life always has been to David Nicholson … he was born and bred … turned out and trained on the gallops at Prestbury … His racing home now is Jackdaws Castle at Ford in Gloucestershire … a horses palace … but next week the man they call the Duke will be leading the pilgrimage to Cheltenham David Nicholson says he lived on the end of the racecourse for 22 years and his father lived there longer than that … for him Cheltenham is the best three days racing anywhere in the world and he loves it
Idiom: come up trumps (used idiomatically: yes)
Ah . . Might come up trumps . on the night but nobody do on . It 's the politics did n't work got ta mention politics , it 's just to get away from politics . Who was this ?
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
You need to have give - and - take in your relationship .
Idiom: on the ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Engulfed England defender Pallister was then handed the responsibility of keeping United in continental competition but , just as they had failed in a penalty shoot - out against Videoton in the Cup Winners ' Cup in 1985 , so they were again to be engulfed in misery . Pallister tried to keep his shot low and hard but Torpedo captain Alex Podshivalov pounced on the ball to send his team mates wild with joy and leave Ferguson 's battling side shaking their heads in grief . Earlier , with just seconds remaining of normal time , Mark Hughes had been sent off for a second bookable offence and his team mates then produced a magnificent display of courageous football to keep themselves in this tie . And it seemed Fergie 's ten man heroes had squeezed out a momentous victory until the soccer fates suddenly stabbed them in the back in the pouring rain of Moscow .
Idiom: out of the question (used idiomatically: yes)
The Middle East situation was full of menace and he believed a pre - emptive strike by the USA was possible . Eric [ Varley]talked about energy extremely competently , though he insisted that looking for major energy savings was likely to be ‘ extremely disappointing’ . He was ‘ very opposed’ to petrol rationing and maintained that rota cuts , organised systematically , would be the only effective method — and they were out of the question . The only hope was to move to energy self - sufficiency . But the miners ' attitude was frightening .
Idiom: teething troubles (used idiomatically: yes)
The process of making anything from a switch to a civil airliner is subject to improvements in speed , quality and cost reduction which follow the characteristic learning curve . It is obviously important to the managers of such organisations to be able to predict by how much the process will improve after particular lengths of time and numbers of products made . Conversely , because of the universal very steep learning curves with early experience , any novel enterprise is bound to have extensive teething troubles , which should be allowed for in general even though they are not predictable in particular . Experiments , trials , prototypes and the running in parallel of old and new systems are all valuable , almost essential procedures — when something radical is being attempted on any scale from a new car suspension to a new educational system . Technology and society generally is continuously in trouble because this elementary principle is forgotten or ignored by enthusiastic innovators .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Polly did n't understand the bitterness at the corners of his mouth . She was acutely aware that the whole ambience of the boat had changed . But the tension in the atmosphere had nothing to do with the events which had taken place on board earlier that day . ‘ I think,’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . We have an early start tomorrow.’
Idiom: down the drain (used idiomatically: no)
Number thirty eight disappeared , disappeared I know how to spell that word now the five penny piece disappeared down the drain Into thin air disappeared and number thirty nine companion , companion
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
he told me to get lost What did you do ? I said get lost too eh ? Someone went
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
On such occasions the airline needs to know at the earliest possible moment whether there is something inherently wrong with its equipment , procedures or training , and therefore the official investigators should keep the airline fully informed of the factual material it establishes as the investigation proceeds . By the same token , the airline should inform the official investigators of any suspicions or failures that they have experienced in the recent past that might conceivably have a bearing on the accident . In this liaison there should be a great deal of give and take , generating trust and mutual respect . It is no place for PROs to go snooping around collecting information to put out in a defensive public statement before its true significance can be established . A good flight safety section of an airline will publish within the company the results of its own defect and incident reports , keep up safety consciousness and continue safety propaganda campaigns through a regular in - house publication .
Idiom: in this day and age (used idiomatically: yes)
It went some way to repairing their damaged pride after their defeat by Swindon Town at the weekend , Mickey Inotta was there ; Mickey it must have cheered you up a bit . It did , what did n't cheer me up though Jane was the Press Box facilities . In the second division in this day and age , I had to climb a wooden ladder , I had to go all the way to the very top of the main stand and there was a shed , and at the end of the match , surface water forced me to dry my socks off in the radiator in the dressing rooms afterwards . But it also brought a smile to manager Brian Horton , and I was thrilled to bits for him because he 's taken a lot of stick over recent results . But then again , I 've always believed that the players have to show that character out there on the pitch , they have n't , they learnt their lesson , losing four two against Swindon , that match will never be forgotten by the supporters , it does n't matter if they win the Cup , it 'll never be forgotten .
Idiom: turn heads (used idiomatically: yes)
She patted the broken wall beside her . ' Does it scare you ? ' I did n't say anything and she turned her head away , facing the sea again . ' Well , it does me . ' She said it in a whisper .
Idiom: for the hell of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Reluctant to face him , she hung back , waiting for him to move off . Watching as he grinned up at the bus driver , said something and laughed , she felt a hollow ache inside . It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . Leo was probably fun to be with , a great companion , a good friend , she thought , then gave a wry chagrined smile as he turned towards her as though he 'd been aware of her presence all along — and she might have known he would n't do anything so obliging as to walk off . With that deceptively loose - limbed walk , he ambled towards her , and Hilary tried to picture him as a property developer and failed .
Idiom: sleight of hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Furthermore , ignoring the weaknesses of this conclusion , to describe turning off the machine as an omission does some considerable violence to ordinary English usage . It represents an attempt to solve the problem by logic - chopping . Such an approach may demonstrate to the satisfaction of some that no crime is involved , but it is surely most unsatisfactory to rest the response of the law to what is seen as a testing moral and philosophical issue on some semantic sleight of hand . Finally , and fatally , it rests on a flawed understanding of the relevant medical facts . The justification , or analysis , which I propose here proceeds differently .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
" Officers had instructions from their employers that no English need apply and that the best chance a man could have to get employment would be that he could not speak the English language ; then he was sure to get a situation " . Wilson 's gloom at the lot of the seamen was shared by the " Sailor 's Friend " , Samuel Plimsoll . As MP for Derby from 1868 to 1880 Plimsoll had for years attacked the shipowning interest and the government which supported it hip and thigh on the unnecessary loss of life and property at sea , attracting great publicity in 1875 by being ordered to retire from the House of Commons following a particularly violent denunciation of their callous and self - interested behaviour . In the following year he had succeeded in attracting so much public attention that the government was obliged to hurry through parliament a new Merchant Shipping Act setting a fixed load line for ships — the " Plimsoll Line " . By the 1880s his time was being spent , in a private capacity , inveighing in pamphlets and on platforms on the scandals which were evident in the administration of merchant shipping legislation and demanding further reforms .
Idiom: see the light (used idiomatically: no)
If it is your first work of fiction of any great length , I think you are doing the right thing putting it forward for appraisal by the Eastern Arts Board , you are lucky in your part of the country to have this . comments you could consider entering it or part of it in one of the many fiction competitions or submitting it in total to a which takes fiction . If it is your first work of fiction , you should also look at it as part of your groundwork which although it may never see the light of publication , is of great benefit to you as a writer . A brickie does not college N B Qs he needs to build his first house and first novel and immediately becoming an international best seller . Okay occasionally it happens , but I for one am a and I have the unpublishable manuscript in a drawer to prove it .
Idiom: crystal clear (used idiomatically: yes)
In a country so large there really is something for everyone . Some of Europe 's most outstanding cultural achievements — notably in music — have come from Germany and there are countless opportunities to savour this in museums , galleries , concert halls and theatres . You can cruise down the Rhine , you can take a train up a mountain , drive through the Black Forest , visit a vineyard and wine cellar , dine on the many different regional delicacies , go dancing in discos or inns , swim in a crystal - clear lake or stroll around some of Europe 's most majestic cities . In fact you can do just about anything in Germany with a GTF Go - As - You - Please holiday . The Wundercheck Plan
Idiom: make a move (used idiomatically: yes)
She threw him a wide smile . ‘ I feel fine . If a little tired , so if it 's all the same to you , I think I 'll make a move to bed now.’ The cool grey eyes swept over her , until she could feel herself flushing under his gaze . ‘ Fine,’ he said tersely .
Idiom: word of mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
But I work closely to any budget I 'm given and in effect my service is free , because although I charge a £ 30 flat fee , it 's deducted when an order is placed.’ Lorna 's income derives from buying at trade and selling at retail price . Working from her converted garage , Lorna makes up sample boards , organises exhibition stands , creates promotions , and visits her clients , many of whom come via word of mouth . After the evening meal she returns to her office but tries to have ‘ one day off at weekends’ . Franchising is n't a licence to print money .
Idiom: rough and ready (used idiomatically: yes)
If it were 20 per cent greater , there would be no less dissatisfaction and unfulfilled demand at the margin ; if it were 20 per cent less — I do not mean if it were reduced by 20 per cent but if it were now 20 per cent less than it actually is , nobody would be the wiser . It is not a cumulative figure obtained by adding up the cost of treating a given volume of specific diseases and of restoring to health , or transferring to a better world , a given number of patients . All the same , I would expect and ( I anticipate ) receive agreement from the Chancellor to two propositions : first , I would wish the ‘ real ’ budget to be maintained , though I would not argue for any test of ‘ reality ’ other than the rough and ready conventional scale used for measuring inflation ; and secondly , I would seek to agree a modest and gradual increase in that ‘ real ’ budget . Let me be clear about the reason . This country has a static but ageing population and will continue to have one for some considerable time ahead even if the birthrate kicks upward again .
Idiom: throw a wobbly (used idiomatically: yes)
She 's a funny girl is n't she Jonathan ? She 's weird!. Cos she erm she 's throws a wobbly quite often do n't she ? Yeah . Is she like that in class ?
Idiom: one for the road (used idiomatically: no)
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Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
gon na dive bomb , bird shit at the ready No I wo n't . Caelia go away , Patrick go away . Do n't , you 're so sad , get lost . d'you wanna come up ? Yeah .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
As we begin the long curve and haul out of the city , rain spots the windshield . Difficult not to take the weather personally and on this day , when it is so important that the sun shines , I think of Camus 's return to Tipasa , ‘ walking through the lonely and rain - soaked countryside’ , trying to find that strength ‘ which helps me to accept what exists once I have recognized that I can not change it’ . For ma , accepting the fact that it will rain today seems as difficult as coming to terms with the amputation of a limb . We drive through mountains and then out along a dull coast road . We pass half - finished buildings , the inverted roots of reinforcing rods sprouting from concrete columns : the opposite of ruins .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
This agent , in turn , presents the required copy or part of the set of the master bill of lading to the shipping company and obtains the goods . Since it is up to the NVOCC 's agent to obtain the goods , control of the goods by the consignee or his creditors is uncertain . Until delivery of the goods to the beneficiary , his creditors and buyers can not ascertain whether the goods were actually loaded on board , or whether the freight was paid . A safer practice from a banking and sales law standpoint would have the NVOCC tender copies of the master or underlying bill of lading to the beneficiary of the letter of credit for presentation to the issuing or confirming bank . Such a copy would contain the statements or notations necessary to reassure the beneficiary and letter of credit bank that the goods had been loaded on board the vessel and that freight had been paid .
Idiom: come to terms with (used idiomatically: yes)
If they have a child who is handicapped , most parents will keep the child and grow to love him and her in the fullness of time . Some feel they are unable to cope and the child is taken into care with a view to fostering . In many instances , the mother of the child will wish to keep the child , but the father is unable to come to terms with the handicap , and the family is split up . This may also happen in reverse . The raising of a mentally handicapped child is a long and hard road , but then many would say so is bringing up any child .
Idiom: lay an egg (used idiomatically: yes)
The cuckoo grabbed the side of the nest , picked up the reed warbler 's egg in its beak and flew off . The whole sequence of events lasted only eight seconds , and yet in that time the cuckoo had also managed to lay its own egg . Most birds take about 20 minutes to lay an egg . The ability of the cuckoo to lay its egg so quickly is a major adaptation of brood parasites . For their body size , cuckoos lay remarkably small eggs .