Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: down the road (used idiomatically: yes)
The locals , realising an opportunity when they saw one , ploughed increasing amounts of money back into the aspiring town and today the results are there for all to see . The town has breathtaking architecture , art galleries , museums and a very pleasant choice of restaurants , bars and shops . And for those who like the idea of even more sights and nightlife readily to hand , the wonderful city of Vienna is just down the road . The train and bus links between Baden and Vienna are impeccable , and with the last transfer back to Baden being at 2.15am , even night owls can make the most of Vienna 's theatres , operas and concerts . Grand Hotel Sauerhof
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
Donations for the purchase from the people of Japan now exceed ¥ 700~million ( $ 8.4~million ) . China reacted to Ishihara ’s proposal with its usual sensitivity : it refused to receive the scheduled visit of Ishihara ’s son , who is Secretary - General of Japan ’s Liberal ~ Democratic ~ Party , the country ’s main opposition party . Moreover , at a meeting in Beijing earlier this month between Japanese Prime ~ Minister Yoshihiko ~ Noda and Chinese Premier Wen ~ Jiabao during a trilateral summit with South ~ Korea , Wen mentioned the independence movement in the Xinjiang Uyghur ~ Autonomous Region and the Senkaku ~ Islands in the same breath . “ It is important to respect China 's core interests and issues of major concern , ” he emphasized . Until that moment , the Chinese government had never applied the term “ core interest ” to the Senkaku ~ Islands .
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
Hats off to Merseyside … Frederique Mace in the Wirral Asda shop Teenager 's battle is poised to make legal history in High Court chambers GIRL DEFENDS RIGHT TO DIVORCE PARENTS By Echo reporter
Idiom: like clockwork (used idiomatically: yes)
The following day saw a remarkable change in the weather , the wind had dropped considerably , blue skies , and sunshine reigned supreme and it was all systems go for a cracking airshow . Visiting aircraft began arriving early in the day and by the time the airshow started at midday quite a line - up of visiting types were present , ranging from award - winning Percival Vega Gull G – AEZJ to Duncan Baker 's Howard 500 N500LN , the latter making a very rare appearance away from its Exeter base . Monday 's display ran like clockwork , opening and closing of course with Sally B , in between which a veritable pageant of flight took place , ranging from the Barnstorming Days with the Crunchie Stearman trio , Dragon Rapide G – AKIF and the Tiger Moth Diamond Nine team ( the latter operating eight Tigers and a Hornet Moth),Biplane Warplanes involved the Shuttleworth Collection 's Hawker Hind and Gloster Gladiator ( making first appearance at GWAD ) and recently — revitalised Swordfish LS326 of the Navy 's Historic Flight . In a 50th anniversary tribute to the USAAF , Sally B flew in company with the Dutch Mitchell and a pair of P–51 Mustangs . A trio of Grumman ‘ Cats ( Hellcat , Tigercat and Bearcat ) took to the air , Bob Mitchell 's PT Flight brought the training theme to the fore and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight put on an exciting synchronised display with two Spitfire XIXs ( PS853 and PS915 ) before the Lancaster thundered through and filled the air with the sound of Merlins .
Idiom: coals to Newcastle (used idiomatically: yes)
you come up . I have a niece who erm she had quite a few , she 's won several times . And it 's a case of coals , taking coals to Newcastle Yeah yeah . But it would be quite nice to collect on , on something .
Idiom: get lost (used idiomatically: yes)
God , I wish I 'd never come to this bloody school . Why do n't you just piss off and leave me alone . Go on , get lost!’ They were following the perimeter of the cricket ground in full view of at least twenty - two other boys , and Richard was damned if he was going to trail in Murray 's wake before this audience . In furious silence he matched the older boy 's stride until the trees of the Home Wood shielded them .
Idiom: now or never (used idiomatically: yes)
You 've disobeyed mine and you could be hotted for it . But we 're in contact with the enemy so you 're lucky … .’ It was now or never . Time to take advantage of any loose word like lucky and make a last effort to change the serious situation building up . ‘ Thank you .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
' Oh about half - past four . ' ' You may find the door locked , ' he says mysteriously . ' If so , please ring the second bell . ' I had understood Yalbury Cottage to be a hotel . Indeed , Mr Voss had last year written to The Daily Telegraph extolling the place —'for patrons who wish to relax in comfort and splendour and enjoy the delights of haute cuisine ' — and complaining that it was n't fair that Paddy Burt had written about a nearby Dorset establishment ( albeit unfavourably ) .
Idiom: do me a favour (used idiomatically: no)
it 's a great shot ! Said hey Mae We Mae where are your tits gone ? She said , do me a favour and get off my back ! Hardly ! Something like
Idiom: on the take (used idiomatically: no)
Today 's sticker is from the French Grand Prix he won to get back on course for the title with his sixth superb victory . Tomorrow look out for the last two — from Germany and Britain 's very own Silverstone . They will complete your wallchart of the season in which Mansell won an amazing NINE Grands Prix , including the first five straight off , and went on to take the world crown for the first time . He became only the seventh Briton to wear the champion 's laurels . Now you can capture all the glory with our stunning souvenir .
Idiom: hand in glove (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of this kitchen ! So again can you see you have other people to consider if you 've partners , but that 's one of the difficulties of having a partner , but then again think , if you do n't have a partner , that 's worse cos you 've nobody to communicate with , nobody to shout at , nobody to organize or organize you , er nobody ready made to go out with , you 've got it all to do yourself because your number one requirement when you 're left on your own is to get the company and the activity , whereas if you , if you are er living with a person then at least a certain amount of that is ready to hand . But again people will say , do n't go hand in glove everywhere with one another No never , I mean some people go around just like twins do n't they ?
Idiom: out of this world (used idiomatically: yes)
Er the Christmas party , that was always a special party . The whole of the school would join in that , boys and girls were together , they were se segregated in the hall you did n't sit next to a girl or anything like that , the boys were on one side , the girls were on the other side . But the the Christmas party was something out of this world . You used to have to take a er a erm your own cup and erm that was for your for for whatever we had we I do n't know I remember we had lemonade or pop or whether it was tea or we had er we had to take a cup , and er most of us invariably took a a big handkerchief with us . Now you might ask what the big handkerchief was for .
Idiom: cut loose (used idiomatically: yes)
Top 20 Films 1(- ) HOME ALONE 2 : LOST IN NEW YORK : Macaulay Culkin is cut loose from his parents once again in this highly - polished sequel . Cert : PG London : MGM Oxford Street , Odeon West End , UCI Whiteleys National : General Release .
Idiom: at daggers drawn (used idiomatically: yes)
It will come into effect in 30 days , and effectively triple the price of blacklisted bottles to American consumers . Michael Heseltine , President of the Board of Trade , described the US decision as ‘ highly regrettable.’ Mr MacSharry and Commission President Jacques Delors have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tactics in the GATT talks with the Americans with Mr Delors accused of favouring the powerful French farm lobby . And last night it came to a head with Mr MacSharry privately blaming his interfering boss for his decision to stand down , and Commission sources confirming that he felt badly let down by M Delors . Officials in Brussels claimed Mr MacSharry 's scope for bargaining was undermined by warnings from M Delors that he would not sanction a deal which penalised Europe 's farmers .
Idiom: banana republic (used idiomatically: yes)
But when it comes to overdrafts and cash - flow problems , the hanging gardens of Hampden Babylon , are a law unto themselves . If the bonnie banks of Scotland were to open their accounts to the world , there would be a run on the pound and some of the country 's most famous clubs would collapse with embarrassment . In an era when private enterprise is the political hosanna of the day , the balance sheets of some of Scotland 's Premier League sides would shame a banana republic . In the ' 80s Scottish football was confronted with the monumental task of coming to terms with a new financial era . Despite a general rise in attendances , several clubs were on the verge of bankruptcy and limped from one financial problem to another playing in front of miniscule crowds often in grounds designed to suit manic - depressives from the dark ages .
Idiom: stick out like a sore thumb (used idiomatically: yes)
Meanwhile , of course , we must keep an eye on Winter Marsh . " " That 's easier said than done . There 's no cover , and — as happened to me — any stranger sticks out like a sore thumb . I 've been thinking about this , too . And I 've been wondering if something could go wrong with the telephone system of Foulness . "
Idiom: bite the bullet (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet the ravaging effects of unemployment , the recession scars , not least in the traditionally well - off south - east , will still be there . Will income tax cuts wipe out the memory and the lasting experience of a wider indirect tax burden , which hits not just the very worst off , but those precious C2s , hardest ? And would n't it be ironic if John Smith , after much agonising about Labour 's soul and purpose , bit the bullet , and , abandoning what many say was the reason for failure last time , promised not to put up taxes — and nobody believed him . Back alleys I was appalled to note in Peter Jones 's report today of the Scottish Labour conference that in opposing the proposal to give the Scottish party greater autonomy the North Aberdeen MP , Bob Hughes , could warn delegates against the danger of ‘ being dragged down the back alleys of silly little constitutional issues’ .
Idiom: over the top (used idiomatically: yes)
We see this process of moving round re - enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish . A young flatfish starts life swimming near the surface , and it is symmetrical and vertically flattened just like a herring . But then the skull starts to grow in a strange , asymmetrical , twisted fashion , so that one eye , for instance the left , moves over the top of the head to finish up on the other side . The young fish settles on the bottom , with both its eyes looking upwards , a strange Picasso - like vision . Incidentally , some species of flatfish settle on the right side , others on the left , and others on either side .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: yes)
She tried to call out , but her voice was gone , frozen in her paralysed throat . The shuffling stopped , followed by a long silence . There was no other way out of that particular area except through that door , and Nell edged up to it , hesitating at the sound of the slithering , before forcing herself to turn the corner . What she saw made Doctor Nell Anderson physically weak . The protection suit that had been the sacrificial dummy was no longer that .
Idiom: for Africa (used idiomatically: yes)
East ~ Asia ’s Lessons for Africa NEW ~ YORK – On June 1 - 3 , Japan is hosting the fifth meeting of TICAD , the Tokyo ~ International ~ Cooperation on African ~ Development . The meeting is a reminder that , while the rest of the world obsesses over Europe ’s economic travails , America ’s political paralysis , and the growth slowdown in China and other emerging markets , there remains a region – Sub - Saharan Africa – where poverty is almost the rule , not the exception .
Idiom: in light of (used idiomatically: yes)
What do Hindu parents conceive of as essential to the education of their children as Hindus ? How do they seek to bring up their children in accordance with these conceptions ? How do they view their children 's schooling in the light of their own educational values and practices ? What do the children know about the Hindu culture of their communities and how do they interpret and evaluate that knowledge ? The research is carried out in London , concentrating on Gujarati Hindus , since most Hindus in Britain are Gujaratis .
Idiom: fall by the wayside (used idiomatically: yes)
Wanchai used to be the hostess - bar district , but it has moved up in the world and is now home to one of the colony 's classiest new hotels , The Grand Hyatt ( ) . Ultra - modern and apparently inspired by a Thirties liner , it houses JJ 's , the best night spot in town . For years , the Mandarin Oriental ( ) was synonymous with Hong Kong , but the old favourite is falling by the wayside . Many regulars are , however , loath to move elsewhere , for Central is central . The coffee is the best in town .
Idiom: strike it rich (used idiomatically: yes)
Now , with the Japanese brandishing megabucks under his nose , Christie looks increasingly likely to head off for the Far East en route to the World Cup final in Havana a week later . GOLD STRIKE : Carl Lewis leads home the American sprint relay team GOLD STRIKE : Linford Christie has struck it rich by winning the 100 m final CHRISTIE has already made his intentions clear PIECES OF EIGHT : Lewis lands his eighth Olympic gold medal — now he wants a showdown with Christie
Idiom: rock the boat (used idiomatically: yes)
This rabbinical Judaism , the progenitor of Judaism in its modern form , had in its disillusionment , repudiated the Messianic movement , repudiated ambitious political enterprises and — to ensure its own survival — entrenched itself behind the cultivation of learning , scholarship and ritual observance . For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . It was also a threat , which might ‘ rock the boat’ and provoke another disastrous onslaught of Roman wrath and retribution . The Pauline ‘ Christians’ adopted a similar attitude . They , too , were intent on their own survival and , to ensure it , on propitiating Rome .
Idiom: watering hole (used idiomatically: yes)
The fighters paused and the King escaped again . It was later announced that General Oufkir had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head — three times . Marrakesh has long been a winter watering hole for the rich , the chic and the famous and the Shah had arrived at the height of the tourist season . There was not much room for all the Iranian courtiers who flew into see him . Some of them offered help , but more usually they were there to ask for favours — which nearly always meant money .
Idiom: armed to the teeth (used idiomatically: yes)
Unless we understand this process we will remain as superstitious and powerless to change the world for the better as were our forebearers . The Remembrance ceremonies this coming weekend will be part of that myth - making process which , while acknowledging the horror of war , will also be justifying war as means of solving conflicts . The British Legion 's advertising campaign with jackbooted Germans marching in front of Parliament preys on our fears and offers a solution — namely we 've got to be armed to our teeth to prevent such a thing from happening . This is a neat piece of propaganda and perhaps we should remember where propaganda like this was honed to perfection . Jan Melichar .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
That was held to be a confession . Now . Okay , fair enough , it was turned over on appeal eventually erm but erm it was a bit of a miscarriage of justice being kept in prison for that period of time until it was overturned pleaded guilty to another murder but that 's by the by . Potentially , the bastard I 'll get him for this , could be a confession . It 's pretty iffy but it is fairly ambiguous , is n't it ?
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
Conservation : Land Ponies may preserve ecology A pilot scheme is using ponies to establish whether traditional methods of management can improve England 's four and a half million acres of low - lying heathland and prevent the encroachment of trees . The Surrey - based Heathland Countryside Management Project aims to see if the animals can regenerate and maintain heathland by eating the shoots of invading plants before they become firmly rooted . Telegraph 26 June
Idiom: close to home (used idiomatically: no)
Fran Bennett 's article on ' The State , Welfare and Women 's Dependence'(Bennett , 1983 ) gives an excellent account of the different strands within the contemporary women 's movement and their views about the appropriate source of an income for women . There is an increasing amount of empirical work being done on the allocation of resources within marriage ; in this country Jan Pahl ( 1980 , 1983 ) and Anne Gray ( 1979 ) have concentrated particularly on the distribution of household income between marriage partners . For more theoretical work on the marriage relationship and how far marriage is at the root of the oppression of women , readers should refer to the work of Christine Delphy — a French radical feminist — whose work has recently been collected together in Close to Home : a materialist analysis of women 's oppression ( Delphy , 1984 ) ; her work has been directly criticised from a socialist perspective by Michele Barrett and Mary McIntosh ( Barrett and McIntosh , 1979 ) . WHO STILL CARES FOR THE FAMILY ? RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INCOME MAINTENANCE
Idiom: for the time being (used idiomatically: yes)
Earlier he had envisaged a British revival on a scale which would ensure that Britain was treated as an equal by her wartime partners . Meanwhile Germany 's defeat found British diplomats earnestly discussing Soviet intentions and the appropriate Western response . For many it seemed expedient and not seriously damaging to British interests to give the Soviets the benefit of many doubts — at least for the time being . There was a school of thought which argued that the USSR was rapidly ceasing to be a messianic and revolutionary power . Any differences with Britain were more likely to arise from Soviet conduct as a conventional state .
Idiom: come to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
In an ideal world , the commission ( like national governments ) would behave more like Japan 's Ministry of International Trade and Industry in relation to industrial innovation . Sadly , the commission has not yet the skill and the reputation to pull off such successes . Moreover , it is unlikely to be in such a position until it has come to grips with the broader contradictions underlying its current operation — its devotion to the Common Agricultural Policy on the one hand and its ambition to recruit the states of Central Europe as members on the other . There is a prior question : can a European Union committed to maintaining an agricultural policy whose size is historically specified also realistically hope to compete will all comers in advanced technology ? Nobody doubts that , in principle , Europe is large and sophisticated enough to be a powerhouse of new technology , but the achievement of that goal can only be impeded by the cost of supporting agriculture ( which consumes resources and engages people in traditional , not novel , tasks ) .
Idiom: the icing on the cake (used idiomatically: yes)
Stick small poinsettias inside the larger ones with royal icing , then arrange flowers and leaves on the cake , as shown . Unravel ribbons , cut both into three or four lengths and drape over the cake , tucking under the flowers . The icing on the cake Sugar paste icing is available ready - made from large supermarkets and cake decorating shops , but you can make it at home . Beat 675g/1½lb icing sugar into three egg white and three rounded tablespoons of liquid glucose .
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: no)
The Titanic 's lifeboats only had enough space to carry about half of those on board .
Idiom: out of pocket (used idiomatically: yes)
In Romania , he might well die,’ warned Joan . ‘ That 's why we have to be sure before he goes back.’ NORTH - EAST consumers could be out of pocket after the crash of a double glazing firm . SureStyle Windows , which has called in the receivers , hit the headlines after revelations about the hard - sell tactics of its NorthEast sales staff . Customers described how salesmen had continued their sales pitches for hours on end .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
In support of this ' inside ' strategy , there were other members of Reagan 's staff out in the grass roots exploiting the constituency orientations of members of Congress , those who might provide the swing votes on key roll calls . Finally , there was the contribution of the president himself . He provided the essential vision ; it was his power of persuasion , exercised via the telephone or in face - to - face meetings with members of congress , that brought sufficient votes to his side for the crucial roll calls . And it was his skill as a communicator , mainly through television , that created the impression of towering popular support for his programme . As the Congressional Quarterly Almanac concluded : ' In all , the first session of the 97th Congress was a great personal triumph for Reagan .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
The courts have held that an LEA can not , however , refuse to admit a child simply because s / he lives outside their district . Prior to the 1980 Act it had been observed that the law had been ' heavily weighed in favour of the local education authorities and schools with parents having few rights ( although many duties ) and little say in the decision - making process ' . On the face of it section 6 of the 1980 Act has added little in the way of parental rights to section 76 of the 1944 Act . However , the 1980 Act requires parental preference to be granted unless one of the exceptions applies . Moreover , at the heart of the ' parents ' charter ' is the appeals system , to which parents have a right ( under section 7 of the Act ) to refer their claim .
Idiom: pull the wool over someone's eyes (used idiomatically: yes)
and I told him he was n't That 's right , that 's exactly right I told him you do n't pull the wool over my eyes , you might pull the rest , it over the rest , not this one , I said if you wanna play cards That 's what happens with me , you play the rule , but when they came in and they said all this
Idiom: off the wall (used idiomatically: yes)
I 'm just gon na leave certain things out what I need to use , till my house comes through . Do you since as soon as you 've got any clue you 're gon na start packing stuff up ready and That 's it , all the pictures are coming off the wall and everything . They 're all going in boxes . Oh yeah .
Idiom: grind to a halt (used idiomatically: yes)
Carter reminded Marcus a little of his old house master . ‘ He does n't look like a … ‘ Marcus ground to a halt under his lack of tact . ‘ Like a criminal , you mean ? No , you 're dead right .