Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: night and day (used idiomatically: no)
In neonates ( newborn infants ) REM sleep is termed " active " sleep , and the neonatal equivalent of slow wave sleep is " quiet " sleep . The greatest changes in sleep in humans take place during the first year of life , with the normal one - year - old showing essentially the same patterns of sleep as the adult , although in different proportions of stages , and with a recognizably different EEG . As any parent knows , the neonate does not recognize any distinction between night and day . His or her patterns of sleep and wakefulness are determined by an intrinsic cyclical patterning of alternation of behavioural activity and sleep states , modulated by demands of hunger and thirst , which commonly resolves into a four - hour " day " by the end of the first month . While some infants may go uncomplaining through the night without feeding by the age of two months they will not have spent the whole time asleep .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
My mother saw it . ' ' Really ? Come to think of it , were n't your parents quite friendly with the Redburns at one time ? ' Barbara had put down the salad dressing and was examining her face in a small mirror . She dabbed at a smudge of lipstick with a tissue .
Idiom: in the soup (used idiomatically: yes)
But both suffered from the blurring of detail which resulted from the reduction in size that their drawings underwent in printed form . Minton also tried in some of these designs to do too much . On the opening page a woman lifts the lid of a soup tureen , releasing a cloud of steam in which unfurls all the ingredients in the soup . His imagination does not stop there but builds around it an architectural setting and a distant landscape . All is compressed into a chapter heading illustration that shares the space available with the title , ‘ Start with Soup’ .
Idiom: go for the jugular (used idiomatically: yes)
Mm . I ca n't seem to help it . As soon as he come through the door I go for his jugular and take everything out on him and it , it 's not fair . This is a familiar story . Now I try to avoid chocolate and I crave it when I
Idiom: not just a pretty face (used idiomatically: yes)
But then there was the question of replacing Susy , without James running himself ragged with the thousand - and - one chicks who wanted nothing better than a quick hop in the bed with a world star . That was solved by the delicious Jane Birbeck , a girl as pretty and as fresh as a primrose . Though Jane — scurrilously known as ‘ hot - pants’— earned her share of notoriety in that year , she was also a creature of considerable balance and judgement , no fool , certainly not just a pretty face . The year was not without James 's usual sloping adventures , but behind it there was something solid . When the 1976 championship year began for Hunt , he was driving a car with which he had no more than a nodding acquaintance .
Idiom: get off the ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Before he made his next call , Der Dicke put on his underwear . Ella he had dismissed , as pleasure could be recalled at any time , while the business in hand was urgent . Somehow , he had never thought that Hess had had this in him , he 'd never thought the flight would ever — to coin a phrase — get off the ground . Grudgingly , he was impressed . The old windbag still had some spunk left , despite all the shit his dear old Fuhrer made him eat .
Idiom: at sea (used idiomatically: yes)
( Their name means ‘ snow - birds’ in Shetlandic . ) In March or April the flocks take on an even whiter appearance as the males moult into ‘ whiter than white’ plumage with only a black mantle . Out at sea , apart from the lengthening days , only changes in bird life suggest that spring has arrived . The composition of the flocks of birds following the fishing - boats will be changing . Glaucous gulls and any other northern stragglers such as Iceland and perhaps ivory gulls will drift off towards their Arctic breeding - grounds .
Idiom: jump through hoops (used idiomatically: yes)
Under different circumstances he would have preferred to cover things over , the illegitimacy for one . It did n't reflect well on Lily and him that they 'd thrown Renée out . ‘ We jumped through hoops to make allowances,’ he said . ‘ I mean , we took her in when she came back from London with her tail between her legs , and we fed her and gave her a roof over her head , but she was forever dolling herself up and going out . She stayed out all night on more than one occasion .
Idiom: cut corners (used idiomatically: yes)
On the carve gybe you can note where the back foot is positioned , the extent of the knee bend and the rig position . What the pictures can not show , however , is the timing and sequence used in the manoeuvre . In the carve gybe this is a good thing since a competent windsurfer will cut many corners of the original technique to make it smoother . For example , a good sailor gybing a short board changes his feet at the end of the turn ; the novice attempting this would find it very difficult since at this stage you should change the feet before changing the rig . Advice from experts should therefore be approached with considerable caution , since although well intended , it is often the interpretation of their own technique not of that suitable to someone less experienced .
Idiom: have been around (used idiomatically: yes)
The Kennedy round of cuts in the later sixties saw the average level of tariffs on manufactures falling by one - third , and by half on machinery and vehicles . Very high rates of tariff covering about 7 per cent of goods in the United States and United Kingdom almost disappeared , and the proportion of trade ( excluding agriculture and fuels ) which attracted tariffs of 15 per cent or less rose from 54 per cent to 85 per cent in the USA , from 37 per cent to 85 per cent in the United Kingdom and from 71 per cent to 97 per cent for the EEC . Additional imports generated may have been around 15 per cent for the United Kingdom , rather less for the EEC but a good deal more for the United States . Some of the rise in import penetration would undoubtedly have occurred anyway , especially in the fifties when non - tariff restrictions were dismantled and firms took advantage of falling transport costs and rapid growth of demand to break into new markets . But still tariff cuts in the sixties were certainly an important influence on the trade during the period .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: yes)
Because at the end of the day I mean they 're building up a a set of rules . practically you 've got like a rule compiler . I mean the the later stages of the system had things like rule compilers and quite complex things which allowed you a more dynamic interaction with the system so you could actually build rules in and then some rules then erm allowed you to shall we say , partition out certain parts of speech . You found sometimes that other rules were n't required because that rule new rule that you 'd finally developed encompassed other classes of events . You know so so the idea was having a rule compiler system which so you could actively refine it .
Idiom: dog eat dog (used idiomatically: yes)
There can be fewer more devastating experiences in life than to be thrust from a situation of regular employment with all the stature that this entails , to becoming an enforced member of society 's underclass , the unemployed the situation with a total lack of dignity , ask anyone who tries to claim benefits , the situation with a loss of social standing and frustration at unachievable ambitions . We hope that sooner or later the philosophy that classes people as mere units of labour will be consigned to the dustbin of history which it deserves . Unfettered competition of dog eat dog policies must surely give way to positive employment policies and achieve what desired , a society set free from idleness . But what of today ? Where can a person turn to for advice , support and encouragement ?
Idiom: on a roll (used idiomatically: no)
Sentimentality says that there will always be an England Church , and though you personally do n't do anything about or believe in it , it 's nice that someone does . That makes churches into museums . Worse still it is the superstition that the Holy Mass or a sermon or a prayer can not be locked up on a roll of magnetic tape without being desecrated in some way . If that were so , any means of recording holy thoughts / words/ deeds including scriptures would be suspect . There are three reasons why live worship is better .
Idiom: in the club (used idiomatically: yes)
Dance music , too , often does n't work on radio . Why should it ? Usually , it has been designed to be highly amplified in a night - club . Chances are that it wo n't make an ideal radio record any more than ' Candle in the Wind ' would be a dancefloor hit at Stringfellow 's . If you listen to the music on individual programmes you will soon get a fair idea of where the playlist is at each week .
Idiom: free rein (used idiomatically: yes)
Not surprisingly , these men are well represented in the most sexually active groups . They are the least likely to have had between 1 and 4 partners and the most likely to have had more than 30 . They are twice as likely as any other group to fantasize while they 're actually having sex and are also prone to give their imaginations free rein while in the bath , in the shower or on the phone . These men look for charm in a woman . However , they are unimpressed by humour and intelligence — a worry , perhaps , about women who might read their game or , worse still , be amused by their antics .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
She was right , as it happens , but Scarlet , not being clairvoyant , could n't be expected to know that and resigned herself to yet another evening which would not be wholly enjoyable even had she not been going to the theatre . ‘ I 'm going to make Memet shepherd 's pie,’ said Constance , ‘ with courgettes and cauliflower and sweetcorn.’ She would , herself , have dispensed with the shepherd 's pie , but Memet was a man and a Turk to boot . ‘ He likes English food after all that goat.’ ‘ Goat stinks,’ said Camille , for it was not so long since she had been frequently taken by Connie to children 's zoos where these creatures — mostly nannies and kids — were considered suitably sized and disposed to mingle briefly with the children of men .
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
In ordinary speech , . the intonation tends to take place within the lower part of the speaker 's pitch range , but in situations where strong feelings are to be expressed it is usual to make use of extra pitch height . For example , if we represent the pitch range by drawing two parallel lines representing the highest and lowest limits of the range , then a normal unemphatic ' yes ' could be diagrammed like this : but a strong , emphatic ' yes'like this : 15.4 Some functions of English tones In this chapter only a very small part of English intonation has been introduced .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
America ’s Misplaced Deficit Complacency CAMBRIDGE – The United ~ States still faces a dangerous fiscal deficit , but one might not know it from the complacency that dominates budget discussions in Washington . Regarded as an urgent problem until recently , the federal deficit is now being placed on the back burner of American politics . The shift in thinking was triggered by the revised deficit forecasts recently published by the Congressional Budget Office , the independent technical agency responsible for advising Congress on budget issues . According to the CBO ’s report , the US fiscal deficit will decline from 7 % of GDP in 2012 to 4 % in 2013 .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: no)
Adding a new approval record constitutes a revision to the module . It must therefore be accompanied by a issue number change . This is a direct result of making the history of a module an essential part of the module itself , and subject to configuration control . If a previously approved module is part of a package which is undergoing approval then provided that the module is specified as ' Latest ' , LIFESPAN will automatically give the module the next highest approved issue number and add the approval caveat ( if one has been supplied ) . If the module is specified as ' Selected ' , its issue number remains unchanged and NO new approval record is written into the module .
Idiom: on the run (used idiomatically: yes)
Several folk jumped ship and upped their stakes convinced that they were competent enough to tackle the Whitbread Round the World Race , so a swift sail across the Solent should not prove too troublesome . The ten minute gun , the five minute gun and they were off . A look of determination spread over several faces as they hurtled from side to side , and several comical scenes were witnessed as spinnakers were flown on the downwind run . At the end of the day was the guys from the heart of the city who found their sea legs and won . Westminster were presented with champagne and a trophy , Grant Parrott discovered muscles he never knew existed , Geoff Whalley paid up his bet to James Burford .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr Clarke said he wanted new measures to deal with officers failing to meet expected standards . A motion went before the police conference saying that if Mr Clarke persisted in his plans to treat police like those in other professions they must press for officers to be treated as employees ‘ with all the trade union rights associated with such a change in status.’ But although delegates opposed the Home Secretary 's proposals , they decided to put the motion on ice until they saw the strength of his final document on the matter , said Chris Burgess , secretary of the Suffolk Police Federation . ‘ If there are no changes whatever , we will have to think about invoking the motion,’ said Mr Burgess . If police were treated as ordinary public service employees they could demand the right to strike and come under all the other Health and Safety regulations applying to other jobs .
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
Well , no , of course not . Neil Kinnock is a red - blooded , hard - drinking , fist - swinging family - man . There is no truth whatsoever to any suggestion that he is anything less than lustily heterosexual ( and spousally loyal to boot ) . In other words , the whole of the story above is merely an innocent encounter , puffed - up into a tissue of lying farragoes . Just like every other political story this year , in fact .
Idiom: take a leak (used idiomatically: yes)
He would ask for even more money this time . One of the men had his fly open and his dick out . He was going to take a leak on the girl , but Amelia pulled him out of the circle with a cry of ‘ not on my carpet’ . Everybody backed off now . It was the last verse of the song .
Idiom: make a splash (used idiomatically: yes)
Get Bert on the phone I want a word with him now . Come on you lot you know where he is get him on the phone I want to talk to him . The individual responsible for this unacceptable behaviour shall remain nameless protect his listening and viewing ratings suffice it to say that his name suggests that he is capable of making a big splash . Is this the sort of person that 's running the B B C ? I do n't believe he wrote this .
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
He wallowed in the shock of the new , absorbing , listening , learning . And then he met Laura . She was English , a little older than he was , working as a buyer for Gump 's , the big department store on Union Square . She had lived in the States for several years but she still retained her British accent , though she often maintained that she loathed England and would never return to it . Her black hair seemed to gush from her scalp and her blue eyes were never still , constantly on the lookout for the next opportunity , the next adventure .
Idiom: off and on (used idiomatically: no)
Who knows how the picture turned out ? So prolific was my perspiration I steamed up the viewfinder , and I imagine my acquaintance now possesses a fine set of prints featuring the edge of my thumb and some clouds . We said our farewells and I leapt gratefully off the ridge and on to the safe path with the elegance of a stunned ox . From here the last leg is a simple but muscle - tearing walk up a large boulder field to the summit of Ben Nevis . The posts stuck into the rock to your right as you ascend are markers for winter to stop people going off the edge ; they also double as abseil posts for a quick escape route .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh I it was lovely . Did you good as well . Was n't it too long for you , to catch cold , if you walk . No , no , not really , cold , but I do hate it when the winds blowing at me . Yes , yeah , we having some icy winds about a month ago , when we had the frost in the morning .
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
Members of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland have also expressed private distress at the new arrangements . Some say they were unaware of the full impact of the new line management structure when they met to discuss it . Some of them apparently feel that the move flies in the face of the philosophy expressed in the document prepared by the task force which examined the way ahead for BBC Scotland . That document , completed last spring , has never been made public , but those who have had access to it assert that its main thrust was to give Scotland more rather than less autonomy . In particular , it examined how the current financial arrangements worked , and concluded that these had not been especially favourable to the Scottish licence feepayer .
Idiom: my bad (used idiomatically: no)
I got it with a , because Hughie sold the Sure , how are you doing with the , the drink . Och , I have my good days and my bad days . How many good ones , and how many bad ones ? today
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Small herds introduced into northern Canada and Alaska during the twentieth century are now flourishing and helping local economies . Caribou herds , formerly subject to severe hunting , continue to wander across the North American tundra subject to much lighter hunting pressures and non - intrusive human management . Among large predatory mammals , polar bears are mainly maritime , spending much of their time along the coast or on sea ice where they hunt for fish and seals . Grizzly and Kodiak bears ( brown bears ) are land - based and mainly herbivorous , feeding on roots , shoots , berries , wild honey and occasionally taking fish , small mammals and birds , and offal . Grey or timber wolves are major predators of small mammals and birds , and also of caribou , reindeer and other deer ( for example moose ) that emerge onto the tundra in summer .
Idiom: all hell broke loose (used idiomatically: yes)
This afforded Ted Church 's involvement official recognition . As all the world now knows , the commission of inquiry established that the cause of the accident was essentially the same as the one at Windsor , Ontario except that this time the disruption of the flying controls was more damaging and the crew were unable to effect a recovery . Quite rightly all hell broke loose in the USA because the FAA had not implemented one of the vital NTSB recommendations after the Windsor accident , and 346 people had died as a result . The French commission of inquiry found that the modification to the cargo door locking and vent mechanisms had been only partially carried out by the aircraft manufacturers before delivery to Turkish Airlines in December 1972 , six months after the Windsor accident . It was found , however , that work on this modification had begun but had not been completed .
Idiom: small print (used idiomatically: yes)
Thus , Crown servants are not entitled to statutory redundancy payments , but most have the right not to be unfairly dismissed . One of the most important limitations on statutory safeguards is the insistence that , to qualify for most rights , you must have built up a specified period of continuous employment . If that period has been broken , or if you work only part - time , the small print of the legislation might exclude you from its scope . The qualifying period for the right to statutory redundancy pay is two years . The same is generally true of unfair dismissal rights , although if the reason for dismissal was trade union - related , there is no qualifying period at all .
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: no)
Okay . Once more . Right , will you bring it up to speed . Here we go , one , two , three . Good .
Idiom: down at heel (used idiomatically: no)
Early that afternoon , Harry returned to Breakspear College . He had been disappointed to find Dr Ockleton absent from his rooms in the morning , but a pretty girl in jogging kit , who had come loping down the stairs whilst he was knocking at Ockleton 's door , had run on the spot long enough to tell him that the doctor lectured on Tuesday mornings and that Harry would probably have better luck after lunch . Harry had adjourned to a small low - ceilinged pub in Broad Street to pass the interval , installed himself by the window , supped beer and watched the customers come and go : down - at - heel old soaks somewhat beyond his own position on the scale of decline ; and garrulous little knots of students with faces as downily naïve as their opinions were falsely wise . Uncertain whether it was their extreme youth or their budding self - confidence which he envied more , Harry had recognized but not restrained his decline into drunken self - pity . Where was Heather ?
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
I loved — but that wo n't sell : if you want to get deep in your girl you have to dig deep in your pocket … My lover said ‘ I sha n't forget’ , and now in this scent of lilac
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Now it looks as though Dyke is set to triumph again over BBC and BSkyB , who show FA Cup ties and England matches . There was also a multi - million pound interest from the Swiss Bank Corporation , who had talks with Parry and the FA 's Glen Kirton about selling Premier League matches to a soccer - only satellite channel . However , there were no guarantees that the service would be up and running next season and that would be a turn - off for would - be sponsors . The Premier League , rather than seek one major sponsor , have been looking towards the World Cup / European Championship idea of group backers who could contribute around £ 25 m a year . The Football League hierarchy are also looking for a new TV deal for their revamped competition and they also still have to meet sponsors Barclays to discuss the final year of their deal .
Idiom: open someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
Jonathan had a fair old sweat going . ‘ No , it ain't.’ Lazlo Woodbine opened his eyes . ‘ Well , that 's you out of it.’ Jonathan sneered .
Idiom: behind someone's back (used idiomatically: yes)
I go to many different supermarkets to do my shopping , because you never know what is going through the cashiers ' minds . Of course they do n't know whether I 'm married or single , why I 'm buying so much food , or how much money I 've spent on food that week . But my mind conjures up images of how they know my secret shame , and are talking about me behind my back . It 's just because I 'm so ashamed of what I 'm doing , yet there 's no way I can stop . I know what my problem is , so I think to myself at least on Christmas Day I can have one normal , decent day .
Idiom: in someone's pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
Maureen is n't it ? Mm . Jumpy bits in my pocket is a lot easier Finished with it ? Thank you yes .