Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Alina said , warily . She 'd moved over by the window and had been reaching for a chair , but now she stopped . She was n't sure where Angelica was leading , and so Angelica went straight to it . ‘ Whenever we employ somebody , there are formalities we have to go through . Tax .
Idiom: face the music (used idiomatically: yes)
She compared him with Nicky . How could she ever have thought that his negligent self - involvement would be enough for her ? Constance knew the time had come to face the music and speak to Nora . But she also felt a compulsion to talk to Louise . She could n't bear the rift that had come between her and the aunt who had always understood and helped her ; who had so many times stood between her and her mother as faithful friend wanting the best for them both and who was now so alienated from her .
Idiom: rank and file (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Banks I have never actually read that document , but it was far too long . Its very length was designed to put off the rank and file member from reading it . It achieved its objective in my case . I tried to ask the Prime Minister , in a parliamentary question , to give details of the additional charters in the various service areas which arise directly from his own citizens charter and to say when each of the new charters would be published .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
This seems to be caused by a powerful muscular spasm in the vagina that locks the erect penis fast and bonds the amorous couple like Siamese twins . In such a state understandable anxiety sets in and the situation deteriorates . From the early years of this century comes an account of one such episode that occurred in the docks of Bremen . ‘ A great crowd assembled,’ runs the report in The Sexual Life of Our Time , ’from the midst of which the unfortunate couple were removed in a closed carriage , and taken to the hospital , and not until chloroform had been administered to the girl did the spasm pass off and free the man.’ PENIS ENVY
Idiom: once in a while (used idiomatically: yes)
The review model is the standard , no - frills version and although the speaker cabinets are quite a size for single twelves , they 'll guarantee a significant amount of stereo spread . After all , there is no imperative to actually stack the things — you can always lay them side by side . The whole stack is covered with a tough Nyflex carpet , which should wear well under pro road stress as long as you can convince your roadcrew to hoover it once in a while . The front grille is heavy - duty metal and lends the entire rig a very military personality ; it looks like an efficient machine from the outset . As far as overall weight is concerned , it 's surprisingly manageable and its size puts it into the larger car boot category for transport .
Idiom: kick the habit (used idiomatically: yes)
Social workers later discovered that one of the children 's grandmothers had offered to look after them , but was told other arrangements had been made . After spending a night in a foster home , both girls went to spend Christmas with their grandparents . Mel to kick Lethal Habit CHAIN - SMOKING actor Mel Gibson will make a New Year resolution to kick the habit — for the 10th year running . This time the star of Lethal Weapon believes he can finally do it , using acupuncture .
Idiom: play games (used idiomatically: yes)
John Stewart , Managing Director of Lyle Carpets ( left ) , presents the Buchanan Cup to Jimmy Shiels , Captain , Stoddard Golf Club . Lyles get into Golf Behind the newly formed Lyles Golf Club , is Eddie Docherty , founder and Captain who has gathered together seven enthusiastic members of the company to play the game . Some have experience , others are beginners but already Eddie is looking for a local golf course that will accept their membership as a club to provide a base . Their inaugural golf outing was held at Braehead on the 7th May amidst wind , rain and hail .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
NLSC director Thompson makes comparisons with attitudes in the US , where oral history is valued and funds are more forthcoming . In Britain , he says , ‘ despite our dependence on electronic media , only 5 per cent of output is preserved , whereas the British Library still keeps one copy of every newspaper published’ . City Lives may eventually generate income as material is published — a book based on the interviews is already in the pipeline . ‘ The City up to now has been anonymous,’ Thompson says . ‘ This book will be a revelation.’
Idiom: look the other way (used idiomatically: no)
Well - known in medieval Europe , the caladrius was said to herald the death and birth of kings . It would sit at the foot of the sick - bed and , if it gazed at the patient , its eyes would magically absorb the malaise so the man had a renewed chance of life . If , however , the bird looked the other way , death was inevitable . Camazotz The ancient Mayan Indians worshipped Camazotz , the god of hunting and fate .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
And Grainne , who had her own might - have - beens , understood , and tried to make her stories of the Bright Palace interesting and amusing , and tried to minimise the rigours and the heartaches of exile on Innisfree . And if she told them of her world , they , in turn , made her free in theirs . They each had their appointed tasks , and their place in the running of the Castle , and Grainne , unused to being included in such ordinary daily tasks , felt it enfold her gently and naturally . Rinnal , the fox man , showed her the garden where they grew their own vegetables and fruit . ‘ For,’ he said , ‘ everything we eat we must provide for ourselves .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
Change another one . So it 's keep the first one fixed , change the second one , and see how the third one changes . And most of it If you try and do it with sort of the squiggles on the paper . equations this one go on the top or the bottom of the fraction or what ? But if you just back off bit .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
He raised his head and turned towards me with clouded eyes . ‘ Unless what?’ ‘ I have kind of an idea that gets everybody off the hook . You , Bonanza , everybody . If it works.’
Idiom: fly in the face of (used idiomatically: yes)
A small party of his vassals took his body to nearby Antioch , where he was buried in the cathedral . It may be difficult for the modern reader to grasp the emotional effect of his passing upon his people . Such a sudden death , while engaged upon a religious war , and without the essential last sacrament , seemed almost to be an impossibility , an event which flew in the face of all religion , order and concepts of essential rightness . What of his soul ? Would he go to heaven , as he had been engaged upon a holy war , or would his sins , unforgiven , weigh against him ?
Idiom: by the same token (used idiomatically: yes)
He is the bad news candidate , the party saviour if things go wrong . But since he is Sir Anthony 's choice he may have been harmed by the Meyer candidacy . By the same token Mr Kenneth Baker , as loyally supportive of Mrs Thatcher as Mr Heseltine was not , may have helped himself . For him , and even more so for potential runners in their 40s , Mr John Major , Mr Chris Patten and A.N.Other , the timing was all wrong . Their hope is to succeed as the consolidator of post - Thatcherism after the fourth election win .
Idiom: by and large (used idiomatically: yes)
They may change the job conditions for some people who are in employment . A business that depends on its trained work force may be able to take on board those extra restrictions on profitability . By and large , those extra ' advantages ' , as the Labour party calls them , for the employee have to be paid for out of the profits of the organisation as a whole and they eat away at the capital that the business would ultimately have available to reinvest in jobs . The pay - off in the long term is probably bad , although it may seem quite good in the short term . I am more concerned about employers who employ only a few people and whose main criterion is the flexibility of being able to take on staff , to change their hours from time to time and , on occasions , to get them to work 60 or 70 hours a week when they are busy .
Idiom: go the distance (used idiomatically: no)
There were significant boos at the end of the half . The second half was n't that much better , the opposition apparently decided that they 'd had their cup final however , so they meekly attempted to defend their 1–1 scoreline and this was their undoing . Deane had a couple of fine shots at some thirty yards distance which went unfortunately wide . Despite their silky passing , Forrester was able to score twice and kill them off . Our midfield was mediocre .
Idiom: off the shelf (used idiomatically: yes)
It took little time to decide that her new mama was just like the doll , with her big blue eyes , and her made up face and blonde hair . She stared at the doll which Nanny had put on the shelf , and the doll stared back at her with cold blue eyes . Artemis reached up and took it down off the shelf . ‘ I hate you,’ she told it , tipping it back to make her talk . ‘ Mama,’ said the doll , ‘ mama.’
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
On the other hand the material which Eliot had put into Pound 's hands turned out to be so inchoate that many readers were led to wonder how far the poem as they had it all these years was in any authentic sense Eliot 's at all . To be fair to him , he had repeatedly hinted that , when the evidence was in , it would show that Pound 's contribution went far beyond the mere passing of judgement on particular passages ; and indeed it turned out that the very structure of the poem had been extricated by Pound , rather than conceived and composed by the poet whose name appeared on the title - page . This was disconcerting , to say the least . It was not easy to think of a precedent , and one could be forgiven for concluding that the notorious obscurity of the poem came about not by the author 's design but accidentally , because the work was the product not of one mind but of two . The poem , we might say , is in two minds about itself and its own meaning .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
But there could never be any proof on the matter , and if she had died after it was stolen , then surely the money would have to be credited to her estate , would it not ? Stratton shook his aching head . He could get no real grip on the situation , and the more he pondered , the more confused his thinking became . But if he could get the police to believe it was after … because that would mean it was still in her possession when she died … wouldn't it … ? Augh !
Idiom: get the boot (used idiomatically: yes)
On the first day of the blizzard 30 of my sheep got buried and on the first night my kennel runs were covered with six feet of snow , making it difficult , if not impossible , to get the dogs out . The following day my foot resembled a rugby ball with little pink sausages sticking out , but somebody had to dig the dogs out . The foot was too big to get a boot on so I put on two woolly socks and a plastic bag . Then , shovel under one arm and crutch under the other , I hobbled up to the top kennels . It took three hours to dig them out , and it was no fun .
Idiom: take the fall (used idiomatically: no)
At the Chair he pricked his ears and sailed over the gaping ditch with such abandon that he pecked slightly on the landing side . But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . Behind him Grey Sombrero took a crashing fall at the Chair and broke his shoulder , but all eyes were on Crisp as he skipped over the water in front of the exhilarated spectators in the stands and swung out towards the second circuit . His lead now was enormous . The pursuers were keeping up as best they could but held little hope of catching him , though at the first fence on the second circuit — the seventeenth in the race — Red Rum could be seen to be keeping on gamely .
Idiom: press the flesh (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over If Tom King was embarrased about today 's 40,000 unemployment jump he did n't show it in Swindon . This was a cabinet minister on the stump , pressing the flesh and banging the drum for Tory MP Simon Coombs defending a less than 5,000 majority . But it was also the day an independent report suggested his defence cuts had led to far greater job losses than expected , especially in defence dependent areas like Gloucestershire where thousands have been made redundant from companies like Dowties and Smiths Industries . Male speaker
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: no)
‘ Work , actually.’ ‘ Where 's that then?’ ‘ In the police station down the road . I 'm a copper.’ Dexter flourished his warrant card .
Idiom: once in a blue moon (used idiomatically: yes)
He took more care of himself and he had great natural style . She was damn lucky to have pulled him as a husband . And Eleanor was damn lucky to have him as an escort once in a blue moon . They did n't know how lucky they were . And there were all the other women he 'd made lucky too — all the hairdressers he 'd flirted with , all the travel agents , florists and girls in bars .
Idiom: way to go (used idiomatically: no)
This sometimes made for superficial complication ; the Third Republic conferred no titles of nobility , yet more were used than ever before in France , thanks to the inflation and confusion of aristocracies which had flowed from the creations of Bourbon , Orleanist and two Imperial régimes . Proust 's Faubourg St Germain was acutely aware of differences between them , but they tell us little about the distribution of power in France . Such distinctions mattered more in Russia or the Dual Monarchy , where the capitalist and professional classes had still a long way to go before winning social acceptance by the old nobility . Even in Germany , the social disqualification of middle - class origins might still have to be purged by a reserve officer 's commission — hence , in part , the wide acceptance of the military tone of German society . Medieval hierarchies survived into an epoch of industrial capitalism ; feudal military castes presided over national states and industrial societies whose needs they did not understand .
Idiom: nine times out of ten (used idiomatically: yes)
What type of fuse do I want in it ? Would you please ensure that the plug is correctly fitted with the right fuse ? And I 've , nine times out of ten a good , local , electrical retailer will do it there and then . May cost you just the , the cost of replacing the fuse or they might say there you are my dear , okay , no extra charge . Okay ?
Idiom: play into someone's hands (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet the appeal of crusading was , if anything , even stronger to those aristocratic houses just below the level of the princely : it was , after all , the house of Boulogne which produced the first two rulers of Jerusalem . The counts of Nevers , the lords of Montpellier , the lords of Amboise and Lusignan , the Trencavels , were fervent devotees of the ideal ; so the problems of absences , shipwrecks , death abroad plagued them as much as their princes . On occasion , their determination to sacrifice for Christ played directly into their overlord 's hands , as when the count of La Marche , who had no direct heir , sold his county to King Henry II in 1177 . When it did not , accompanying their princes in a joint crusading venture , as the lord of Amboise accompanied Fulk V or Hugh VI de Lusignan William IX , created new personal links . The political spin - offs from crusading are therefore more difficult to calculate than at first glance they might appear .
Idiom: slippery slope (used idiomatically: yes)
No law specifically censored political speech , leaving only the much higher legal threshold of “ disturbing the King ’s peace . ” Despite a flood of Jacobin propaganda from revolutionary France , British parliamentarians remained committed to the idea that freedom of speech and the exposure of ideas to open debate would serve Britain best . Efforts in 1823 and 1856 to pass laws constraining free speech were shouted down by members of Parliament using very modern - sounding objections : any curtailment of press freedom constituted a “ slippery slope , ” while one man ’s sedition or blasphemy was another man ’s common - sense opinion . British citizens , too , routinely rose up against efforts to curtail press freedom . Indeed , when the rising power of groups like the Society for the Suppression of Vice began to initiate prosecutions of publishers and booksellers , MPs attacked this behavior for its anti - British nature .
Idiom: six of the best (used idiomatically: yes)
Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . It was a contest to restore one 's faith in a game which is allegedly losing its way . Llanelli , who had six of their best with Wales and several others injured , replaced experience with unbridled exuberance . Leicester , who arrived without four regulars , were no less adventurous . Orchestrated by their stand - off and acting skipper Les Cusworth , they were even prepared to run the ball from behind their own line and the kick to touch was an absolute last resort .
Idiom: leave no stone unturned (used idiomatically: yes)
We have expressed our interest to the receivers and we believe we have got a sensible business plan that can be developed.’ It is understood the financial backing for the plan has yet to be finalised . Mr Allen said the union leaders would leave no stone unturned in their efforts to save the Leyland - DAF plants at Glasgow , Birmingham , Leyland , Chorley and Thame . ‘ We are giving our full support to a management buyout or any other plan to save jobs,’ he said . NATIONAL union leaders and shop stewards representing Leyland - DAF workers met in Birmingham yesterday and resolved to step up the campaign to keep all five British plants open .
Idiom: doom and gloom (used idiomatically: yes)
If you find yourself endlessly talking about your illness or your diet , as you may begin to do , make a big effort to occupy your mind with other things . Restrict yourself to one news bulletin a day , or avoid the news and newspapers altogether . The constant exposure to doom and gloom that most of us take for granted can be a source of hidden stress — if you have real problems to contend with you do not need this extra mental burden . Television programmes or books that make you laugh will do you far more good . Hyperventilation
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
The General ~ Assembly , Reaffirming its resolution 49/139 B of 20 December 1994 , Reaffirming also its resolutions 46/182 of 19 December 1991 , in particular the guiding principles on humanitarian assistance embodied in the annex thereto , 47/168 of 22 December 1992 and 48/57 of 14 December 1993 , Recalling Economic and Social ~ Council decision 1993 / 205 of 12 February 1993 and the agreed conclusions of the coordination segment of the Council ~ of~1993 , See Official ~ Records of the General ~ Assembly , Forty - eighth Session , Supplement No . ( A/48/3/Rev.1 ) , chap . and Council resolution 1995 / 44 of 27 July 1995 , Recognizing , in the light of the increasing number and growing magnitude and complexity of natural disasters and other emergencies , the need to utilize fully the national potential of countries in providing the United ~ Nations system , on a stand - by basis , with support for its activities in the area of humanitarian emergency assistance , as well as in the promotion of a smooth transition from relief to rehabilitation , reconstruction and development , which should contribute to more coordinated responses in these fields ,
Idiom: out and about (used idiomatically: yes)
I put the kettle on again for myself , and went upstairs to dress . I dutifully spent the morning in outer space . Once Crispin arrived , I would want to be out and about with him , so I worked till lunch - time , and was rewarded by reaching the half - way mark , and with a new idea to carry me through the next section of the story . I wrote up the notes , made myself some scrambled eggs , then decided to walk over to the post office to see if my brother had telephoned last night with any message . Mrs McDougall , busy behind the counter with customers , merely shook her head at me , and signed towards the rear door of the shop , which led through into her house , where the telephone was .
Idiom: and then some (used idiomatically: yes)
It started with the terrible sound of a heavy door banging shut as a prison bar appeared over John 's face , then Mrs Thatcher 's voice could be heard saying , ‘ The role of Government is to create individual freedom , not deny it.’ Another bar swung into place , another terrible clanging sound , and then Mrs Thatcher said , ‘ The Government is the servant of its people , not its master’ , her voice echoing over and over again . This was followed by shots of John from some pop videos Barbara had made and then some footage that Nick and I had discovered in Damascus of John 's farewell party in Beirut . I had seen these images of John before , but then came a video report from Danish TV back in 1981 . Nick had unearthed it and passed it on .
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: no)
Henceforth , tradition , superstition and , later , biblical authority itself would be under continual scrutiny and correction from the empyrean dictates of critical reasoning . There was nothing that would be exempted from rigorous examination . We find after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz 's ( 1646–1716 ) raising of the question of theodicy in 1710 that even God himself was put in the dock . Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred , excepting reason itself . Men would become gods and taste of the fruit of the ( critical ) tree of knowledge of good and evil .
Idiom: at sixes and sevens (used idiomatically: yes)
Liisa and Markku are entirely different in temperament and constantly at sixes and sevens .
Idiom: put your foot in it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ David — do n't you mind my going to see her ? I did upset her on Sunday.’ ‘ Yes , you really put your foot in it , did n't you ? I did n't want to think that your suspicions might be well founded , but — well , now she wants to see you again , you must have been right . Of course , she may be seeing you to tell you she 's suing you for slander.’
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
The dock company could not operate a commercial port at the dockyard without disturbing nearby residents . The aim of any commercial undertaking is to operate to the best advantage or in other words to do as much trade as it can . It would be quite unrealistic to attempt to draw a line in the dock company 's operation to limit the amount of trade it can permit at the port . It would be a task for which a court would be ill - equipped , involving as it would the need to consider the interests of the locality as a whole and the plaintiff 's and county council 's plans in respect of it . In some cases even the national interest would have to be considered .
Idiom: take the floor (used idiomatically: no)
Two well known New York galleries have been on the move . Kasmin has opened in more spacious quarters at 74 Grand St and they are presenting in it only one painting but a big one by Peter Schuyff 6 to 31 October while Hirschl & Adler Modern have abandoned the rarefied reaches of upper Madison Ave . to become building - mates with Leo Castelli and Ileana Sonnabend at 420 West Broadway ( they took over the floor lately occupied by the now defunct 47th Parallel Gallery ) . Their opening salvo is Joan Snyder , an artist of great exuberance and attack who is never afraid to wear her heart or anything else she 's got on her painterly sleeve . Her new work along with photographs by Lynn Davis documenting natural phenomena of western Australia and the western United States is on from 3 October until the end of the month .