Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: in the flesh (used idiomatically: no)
The main area of confusion with regard to the Jewish attitude to women concerns the laws of marriage , particularly in respect of menstruation and childbirth . These laws are called Taharat HaMishpachah , the laws of family purity . The verse in the Bible which has been most misquoted and misunderstood is Leviticus 15.19 , which says : ' And if a woman have an issue , and her issue in her flesh be blood , she shall be in her impurity seven days ; and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even . ' To take this law out of context is very misleading . It is not true to say that a menstruating woman is unclean — she has a status of tameh , a word which has been wrongly translated for years as ' unclean ' but which would be much better translated as ' impure ' .
Idiom: take a dim view of (used idiomatically: no)
Mr. Tony Lloyd May I press the Minister on the assurances given by the Secretary of State ? I hope that the Minister is not back - tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that . I suggest that the Minister talks to his departmental officials at the earliest opportunity to find out whether my hon . Friend the Member for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) is right . I give the Minister the assurance that , as we have already said , we have no intention of frustrating the Bill .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
The new Guineas favourite is Tertian , a Newmarket winner last season , and now as low as 11–2 for the colts ' classic on May 2 . Lion Cavern , on the other hand , is 12–1 for the race with Ladbrokes , while Hills quote him 6–1 ' with a run . ' Anthony Stroud , racing manager for Lion Cavern 's owner Sheikh Mohammed , says no decision on a Guineas run will be made until Wednesday , when Steinbeck and Wolfhound step out at Newmarket . Fabre , obviously delighted with Lion Cavern 's winning reappearance , commented : ' The ground will have a bearing on our decision . He would n't like it bone hard . '
Idiom: touch a nerve (used idiomatically: yes)
' You leave my trenchcoat out of this . ' ' Oh ho , ' Johnny continued . ' Touched a raw nerve there . It 's the same with all you private eyes . All obsessed with your peckers .
Idiom: sleep rough (used idiomatically: yes)
We have made £ 25 million available to local authorities for schemes involving housing associations and private owners ; we believe that they have considerable potential in regard to dealing with homelessness . Even Roof magazine — not a magazine normally associated with the Tory party — has acknowledged that the Government 's £ 96 million three - year initiative to deal with rough sleeping is the most determined and comprehensive programme ever introduced to tackle the problem . It is making substantial progress in reducing the number of people sleeping rough in London , and we are optimistic about its continued progress . More places are being made available all the time : last night , a 25-bed hostel was opened in the constituency of the hon . Member for Tooting , to be run by the English Churches Housing Group . Mrs. Golding
Idiom: mean business (used idiomatically: yes)
His views are echoed by Oxford modern historian Mark Almond . Male speaker There 's always a risk it may be hijacked but even a minimal military force accompanying it would warn the Serbs that the West meant business . If they did anything it would probably bring a response from the West Voice over
Idiom: cook the books (used idiomatically: yes)
But another Darlington GP , who asked not to be named , said the waiting list situation is getting out of hand . ‘ Claims by the health authority that waiting lists are going down are absolute nonsense,’ he said . Labour claim the health authorities have continually ‘ cooked the books’ to give more acceptable waiting list figures . Mr Milburn said : ‘ These figures show how long a patient waits before he even gets on the official waiting list.’ The Darlington Patient 's Charter promises to treat all patients within 18 months of going on the list .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: no)
It really fitted his character . No , it would n't have surprised me if he 'd been at his easel while I was painting the town red ! [ Thomson , in fact , went straight from the presentation to find his portable typewriter and wrote an 800-word report on the British Open for an Australian newspaper . ] ( As a result of diabetes Jacky lost his sight completely in 1988 , after thirty years of carrying the bags of some of golf 's greatest names . ) Willie Aitchison
Idiom: in a rut (used idiomatically: yes)
Not bad for a mulatto , an albino and a mosquito . LEATHERFACE : ‘ Mush’(Roughneck ) AS POST - DINOSAUR Jr popthrash becomes increasingly stuck in a rut of adolescent whining and indolence , it comes as a refreshing change to find a band who actually appear angry rather than mildly upset with their lot . Hailing from the tourist hotspot of Sunderland , Leatherface take their bearings from one of the most influential albums of the Eighties — Husker Du 's ‘ New Day Rising’— and add a more than adequate Pop sensibility to convey mainman Frankie Stubbs ' outbursts on the state of the world within and around him . Now , as we 've all known since , oh , the first Crass record at least , rants tend to become extremely boring very quickly unless a ) there 's a point to them and b ) there 's some semblance of a tune to hum along to , and Leatherface have no problems on that score .
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
And I 'll tell you something else . Your holier - than - thou attitude cuts no ice with me . I 've heard things about you that make my stomach turn ! You know what I 'm referring to.’ His voice dropped to a low hiss .
Idiom: two heads are better than one (used idiomatically: yes)
We 've started it in our studio , bringing their people into the city or setting up a kind of branch over there where people can work together and so you do n't get the political problems of ownerships , of people saying well that 's your idea , you know , it 's the old thing of as soon as the client thinks that it 's his idea then he wants it , and it 's very hard . It 's a difficult thing to do . Within the Rolling Stone thing , I mean , part of it has you as the chief designer and you have to accept the notion that two heads are better than one , which means designers can not Yes , yes . The plates are over scale !
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: no)
as if this were not bad enough , the great mudflow rolled on into the sea at the mouth of the Riviere Blanche , setting up a series of waves as it did so , one of which was powerful enough to capsize the yacht Precheur moored off the river mouth . All on board died . Some accounts also suggest that these waves swept over the low - lying parts of St Pierre , near the waterfront , causing some damage and casualties . As the situation went from bad to worse , the people living near the volcano became increasingly distressed , and many tried to leave St Pierre , heading for Fort - de - France , Martinique 's second town . The local authorities , however , did not welcome the prospect of a large - scale evacuation .
Idiom: in spades (used idiomatically: yes)
In the silence the sound of the sledge could be heard thudding on stones from one of the near fields . He had already abandoned the timber . Often when talking with the girls she had noticed that whenever Moran entered the room silence and deadness would fall on them ; and if he was eating alone or working in the room setting the teeth of a saw , putting a handle in a broken spade on a wet day , taking apart the lighting plant that never seemed to run properly for long— they always tried to slip away . If they had to stay they moved about the place like shadows . Only when they dropped or rattled something , the startled way they would look towards Moran , did the nervous tension of what it took to glide about so silently show .
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: yes)
staff you know all this sort of stuff . Nice to know but they 're very important flick over a page Technology Host pack or Host training . Think about people just joining the company , how long does it take to get up to speed on ? Three weeks . Three weeks .
Idiom: bite someone's head off (used idiomatically: yes)
What do you expect?’ Candy held up her hands as if warding off a blow . ‘ Do n't bite my head off,’ she said . ‘ I was merely passing a comment , that 's all.’ Rory sighed heavily as she let her eyes roam over the sparsely populated dance floor .
Idiom: set the wheels in motion (used idiomatically: yes)
Most of the other pups were ‘ shipped out’ to other units and their respective fates are unknown , but Dave and his mates — two others based with Dave at RAOC / EFI Headquarters at Claygate , Surrey , and five more still stationed in Germany — were determined to hand onto their new recruit . At the end of the Gulf War , British Army authorities announced they would have to destroy all dogs which had been picked up and kept by British units in the war zone , but Dave and his colleagues decided they were n't going to let this cruel fate befall Des . Letters were written ; faxes were sent ; phones rang hot as Dave set the wheels in motion on the mission to rescue Des . That 's where Dogs Today was able to take a hand . We contacted British Airways Flying Pets Club and they kindly agreed to fly Des home .
Idiom: on the make (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Sometimes I ask myself what have I done with my career,’ she jokes , ‘ coming back to do rep , exactly where I started off . People imagine that if you do well in something then the offers come pouring in , but it does n't work like that.’ Perth 's What Every Woman Knows , directed by its new artistic director Andrew Mackinnon and also starring Andy Gray as the Scotsman on the make , John Shand , continues an association with Perth Theatre that began in 1955 . Her character , the Comtesse , is a classic MacArthur role , a salon sophisticate unlikely to keep her worldly wisdom to herself . ‘ The play is all about charm , and the importance of having a sense of humour .
Idiom: round the bend (used idiomatically: no)
Got his hazard lights on but he 's moving but he 's moving he 'll have more problems if he carries on moving do n't panic , all is under control I think there 's one driving round the bend perhaps talk about it all , where 's really first year he gon na know No , what it 's all about oh pork chop , no it is n't proper pork
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: no)
What MPG range can I expect from the standard Land Rover V8 ? 1 There are really no bad models but windup windows are more user friendly and the five speed gearbox is more relaxed on long runs and is better on petrol 2 It is possible but the improvement would not justify the cost .
Idiom: hair of the dog (used idiomatically: yes)
They were all nursing fierce hangovers . One produced a half gallon flagon of Johnnie Walker Red Label and six little cups . He said something which I took to mean ‘ hair of the dog’ in Serbo Croat then he poured . It was quarter to eight in the morning . He and his friends would take us , they said , safely to the edge of the airport and from there point us in the right direction .
Idiom: come up smelling of roses (used idiomatically: yes)
Let 's drink a bottle of champagne … ’ Well , I kinda knew you 'd say that , but had forgotten the unique thrill of the way only you can say things . I do n't know why we drink so much and come up smelling of roses . I do n't know why we drink so much . I do n't know why we drink .
Idiom: only time will tell (used idiomatically: yes)
But , the expert insisted , it would still not be enough to bring in higher offers . Rod , working on his own life story with a ghost writer , has promised : ' I am going to leave no stone unturned — I intend to delve deeply into the numerous stains I have left on the tapestry of life . ' Only time will tell whether his revelations will include Why The Lamborghini Had To Go . Madonna sex cuts EXPLICIT sex scenes cut from Madonna 's latest film have outraged her co - star .
Idiom: on the rocks (used idiomatically: yes)
We continued to follow the Sokol river up the Velky Sokol into the heart of the national park . The sides of the valley grew slowly steeper and steeper and the marked path ( white - yellow - white markers ) criss - crossed the river . Our waterproof walking boots were really necessary here as we balanced on rocks to cross the gushing stream . On more than one occasion our feet slipped in . At the valley sides continue to steepen , the path spends more of its time in the river and the going toughens .
Idiom: anything goes (used idiomatically: no)
and your bit of Ilkeston treating you well is it ? Yes not too bad . Good good a anything going off of note ? Er no not really , they just had their local fair last week but er . Oh yes Ilkeston fair , did you go ?
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
3 . Both lights off indicate that the room is let . When a guest checks in the receptionist allocates a room showing a green light ; he or she presses a switch and the green light goes off on the board as well as on the cashier 's and housekeeper 's boards . When the guest departs , after settling the account , the cashier will press a switch and the light will go from off to red to indicate that the room is vacant and ready to be cleaned . The housekeeper then has the room serviced and when it is ready for letting , presses the switch in the bedroom which will then show a green light on all boards , indicating that the room is now ready to be let .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
I ' m trying to write a paper for school on the periodic table but when I print out my sheet , it only prints out the red links on the paper . Probably the black ink is out or someone has set the font color to white .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: no)
' That 's not funny ! ' she said jerkily . ' Talk about leading me up the garden path ! Every time I turn a corner , your secrets come out and pounce on me . What 's so important about concealing your title from me ? ' ' I dislike fuss . '
Idiom: hit the mark (used idiomatically: yes)
That the German audience is not deaf to beauty of tone production as some have been so foolish to pretend , is shown by the enormous enthusiasm with which Battistini is greeted when he sings in Germany , to say nothing of Caruso , although one hesitates to mention him in such proximity to so transcendent an artist as Battistini.’ Nils Grevillius As usual , John Steane ( March , page 132 ) hits the mark in singling out Jussi Björling 's early recordings at the Stockholm Opera for special qualities of poetic ardour . He justly observes that the great tenor sang best of all in his homeland . But he might well have added a word of recognition for the conductor who from beginning to end helped bring out Björling 's superb best : Nils Grevillius ( 1893–1970 ) .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
At the Barlaston factory there are two new technological advances — one of the first dust - presses for the manufacture of bone china dishes , and the latest model in unleaded glazing machines . Instrumental Recently up and running at the Minerva factory is a figurine casting machine and at the Eagle factory a new computer - controlled dust - press is in the initial stages of producing earthenware flatware . Phil Richens ' project engineering team —— has been instrumental in devising and overseeing every phase of this technical development programme , from initial planning and purchasing through to installation logistics , commissioning and testing . They are now busily engaged in scheduling the introduction of more new plant and equipment ( and , of course , the disposal of old and obsolete machinery ) which will include a more sophisticated dust - press at Barlaston , dust - press machines at Eagle and the eventual move to leadless glazing processes .
Idiom: on someone's mind (used idiomatically: yes)
Obviously , Tom had a lot on his mind , but I had no choice but to ask him to spend some time helping us with our problems .
Idiom: in black and white (used idiomatically: no)
Have you got any photographs that you 've taken by this means ? Yes I have indeed . I took my early ones in black and white , but the later ones I took in colour and er I saw to one side of Orion what looked like the Plough . You can see the stars there are quite bright . I 've looked with binoculars and I ca n't see them with the naked eye .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The understanding is that the auctioneer should not part with possession of them ( the goods ) to the purchaser except against payment of the price ; or if the auctioneer should part with them without receiving payment , he is responsible to the vendor for the price … . The auctioneer is given as against the vendor , a lien on the proceeds for his commission and charges.’ This last means that the auctioneer when lie receives payment from the purchaser can deduct his commission charges before passing on the money to the vendor . Chelmsford Auctions v. Poole involved the sale of a car which the auctioneers knocked down to the purchaser for £ 57 . The purchaser paid an immediate deposit of £ 7 .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
If I had been asked to decorate a flat to reflect McIllvanney 's character then I would have given him an East Belfast bar with sawdust scattered on the floor , King Billy strutting on the walls , and blood splattered across its tobacco - stained ceiling . ' Why do n't you just go on through , Nick , ' Donna invited me , ' and I 'll bring you and Matt your drinkies . ' I went on through , sliding the heavy plate glass aside to walk on to the humid porch where a morose looking McIllvanney slouched in a cane chair and stared through the insect screens at the darkening sea . ' It 's you , ' he greeted me without delight and as though he had been expecting someone else . ' You wanted to see me , ' I pointed out .
Idiom: in the hole (used idiomatically: yes)
Fuck it ! Why be bad ? The director wants you to do it a certain way , and either you do n't feel that he 's right or you feel that he 's right but he 's forcing you to be a square peg in a round hole . You ca n't fit in . Quit .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
This news rocked the Whaddon footballing fraternity and questions were even asked in the house , albeit the Duck and Forceps public house . Fate , however , now played a striker 's role . Trevor was unable to take up his post because , through circumstances beyond the law , he was forced to lie low in the Bahamas for a couple of years . But the damage had been done . Despite free lunches , unlimited use of Ken 's chauffeur - driven Lada and the promise of regular wages , Vic Noodle declined the chance to return .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: yes)
He will avoid legal action 6 . He will have done the right thing . Be personal Avoid the faceless approach and write to a named executive who has authority to approve the account for payment ; have the letter signed by the person whose printed name and title appears as the sender of the letter .
Idiom: up against it (used idiomatically: yes)
Then read them again . This year 's form will have a bearing on all future claims . Implicit , if not admitted , is the Scottish Office fear that its staff will be up against it to deal with every form in time . A snow drift of paper is going to hit it . It has instructions to help as much as possible , but the final responsibility is with the farmer .
Idiom: go places (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ I 'm in a deep hole I dug by being deep’ ) . But what pierces and transfixes is the rendition ; the rending of the text , by Kristin 's voice , its violence and daring . A voice that moves somewhere midway between Stevie Nicks and Diamanda Galas , that goes places there are n't words for . On ‘ Finish’ , mid - syllable , a hiccup of desolation that 'll turn you inside out . Kristin 's voice is gratuitous — so much more happens than is needed to get across the ‘ meaning’ : an endless haemorrhage of semiotic material , released in sobs , moans , sudden gales of rage , a luxury of grief .
Idiom: for keeps (used idiomatically: yes)
The really important thing is that a public context for this has now developed and I do n't think that this can be fundamentally changed despite the impact of AIDS and the revival of the moral right . It 's now a sociological and historical fact that gay men and lesbians have constructed this dense network of relationships and communities . We are on the map for keeps . Amnesia and antagonism : anti - lesbianism in the youth service Val Carpenter
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
there . They 've made a er when you go down Gainsborough Road innit ? Yeah . Like a car parking space .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
She had remembered from our dinner the week before . We talked continuously , ranging over many topics , and laughed a lot and I was mentally hugging myself merely for having the good luck to be with such a friendly , amusing and vital girl . No doom and gloom , resentment or woeful tales of broken romances , no poses or pontifications here . It was relaxing and reviving . As we drank our coffee I outlined Toby 's and my suspicions about Martinez and Jefferson , and I asked Sally whether she had got on well enough with Ed Grainger , who was Martinez ' right - hand man in America , to ask him questions about the Harley contract .
Idiom: fly the flag (used idiomatically: yes)
Councillors were elected unopposed in 53 wards , more than 6 % of the total , and there was a contest between the three major political groups in only 6 in every 10 wards . Labour was , as usual , almost universally present , but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats fielded 48 and 76 fewer candidates respectively than in 1988 . Both parties seemed to feel little obligation to fly the flag in their most barren areas , with the Democrats in particular gaining some reward from the careful husbandry of their more slender resources . Indeed , the ability of the Liberal Democrats yet again to confound the pundits and the polls was a striking feature of these elections . Their vote was scarcely changed from two years previously , and they easily overcame their tormentors from the 1989 European Assembly elections , the Greens .
Idiom: born and bred (used idiomatically: no)
It is hoped the fight sill still be filmed and be picked up by one of the other satellite companies . THE day Ron Morris arrived in Middlesbrough to launch an innovative house - building dream was the day sceptical Teessiders first thought about taking bets on his chances . ' The odds were 7–2 that I would disappear with the money before we even started , even money that I 'd wait until the houses were built and leg it with the money , ' recalls the London born - and - bred ' community builder ' , with all the relish of a man who beat the bookies . ' The hard times that many people had been through had made them disillusioned and cynical . ' As it turned out , those drawn into Morris ' dream backed the right horse .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
After all , the Civil War was over in most areas , so the peasants ' best chance of retaliation , by linking up with local White armies , was lost . Again , Lenin 's promise that the main aim of NEP was to restore peasant fortunes did begin to bear real fruit before the end of 1922 . Yet through most of the year many government promises remained on paper . The Bolshevik Party was therefore especially eager to win over minds by means of cultural and ideological propaganda and education . Let us follow the method already adopted in an examination of religion and taxes , looking briefly at central political attitudes and then observing their impact at middle and local levels in the Smolensk guberniia ..
Idiom: at the drop of a hat (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Got you looking at the Zoo Pictures , has she?’ Hatch 's voice from the french windows startled Cowley , and he looked around and smiled acknowledgement . ‘ She 'll get the family albums out at the drop of a hat … ’ Cowley smiled at Roz , reassuringly . ‘ And why not ?