Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: bow and scrape (used idiomatically: yes)
Only I suppose , Good Luck … ’ That was what the present had on offer to Michael Holly . A furtive junior diplomat bowing and scraping his way out of the interview section of the Lefortovo , ogling the KGB man and thanking him for a fifteen - minute access to a prisoner for whom the key was now thrown far away . Forget the present , Holly , reckon on the future . The future is a plate of steel floor covering that creaks and whistles as it is dragged clear of the supports to which it was bolted down thirty years before .
Idiom: put your oar in (used idiomatically: no)
Daniel Toploski , former coach to Olympic , World Championship and Oxford University teams , recommends joining a club that provides training and coaching facilities for novices and then arranging personal coaching for maximum benefit . Call him for advice . Put your oar in : the ultimate rowing machine Western - style riding is alive and bucking in Britain Many club coaches are available for private coaching sessions and most of them will be able to organize training in a club boat ( approximately £ 30 an hour ) .
Idiom: in business (used idiomatically: yes)
Design trends : BP is keenly aware of such dangers . ' The magazine side of our publishing is perhaps the most flexible in design terms , ' says Peter Brigg , ' but we do n't set out to be at the cutting edge of fancy design . BP is not in the fashion business . We do take note of trends in graphic design , though , and we 're approached two or three times a week by would - be BP designers . We 're precise in our requirements and we commission our design work from some of the best practitioners in their particular field . '
Idiom: under the microscope (used idiomatically: yes)
They do not in themselves betoken infection , although they can be taken as indirect evidence of infection in many cases . When a specific pathogenic organism is implicated , such as the gonococcus , there can be assumed a natural cause - and - effect , and the presence of pus - cells is easily explained . With non - gonococcal urethritis there may be an equal pus - cell response with the difference that there are no pathogenic organisms to be found under the microscope . It is generally assumed that pus - cells in the urethra are synonymous with infection and the pus - cell is treated vigorously from Bath to Bangkok and from Memphis to Madras as if it were an infectious organism itself . No doubt many , probably a majority , of the cases of non - gonococcal urethritis are due to infectious organisms , but there remains a hard core of cases from which no pathogenic germs can be isolated and for which it is just conceivable that antibiotic treatment may not be the best therapy .
Idiom: pay through the nose (used idiomatically: yes)
She arrived in central London so late that she had to park in the street outside the English department , with not a free parking meter in sight . By the time she finished her lecture and came out to move it , one of the wheels had been clamped . The rest of the morning was wasted on the business of getting the car released , and paying through the nose for the privilege . The car spent the afternoon in a car park nowhere near her office , and she arrived home reflecting that her weekend in Oxford had been an expensive one . What she needed , she decided , was a chat with Bridget .
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
Each ganglion gives off two pairs of principal nerves , one of which supplies the general musculature of the segment and the other innervates the muscles of the legs . In the meso- and metathorax an additional pair of nerves is present and controls the movements of the wings . The abdominal ganglia are variable in number ; in Machilis and in many larvae there are eight ganglia in the abdomen but as a rule there are fewer . The first abdominal ganglion frequently coalesces with that of the metathorax and the terminal ganglion is always composite , being formed by the fusion of at least three segmental nerve centres . Each abdominal ganglion gives off a pair of principal nerves to the muscles of its Segment .
Idiom: do the right thing (used idiomatically: no)
WESLEY SMITH When the police called in the boys ' parents , one of them accused Mr Wisson of kidnapping . A solicitor says that , technically , he DID act outside the law , but police say he did the right thing . KEN GOODWIN / Milton Keynes JOHN WISSON
Idiom: to boot (used idiomatically: yes)
( The natural surfactant , being isotonic with body fluids , will not sting the eyes like soap foam . ) Similarly , the inhalation of anaesthetics , bronchial sprays , tobacco smoke and so on could become a simple matter . In particular , foam - breathing could make smoking a less anti - social habit , and more economical to boot . A pipe or cigarette burns all the time , and just wastes smoke when the user is not drawing on it . The DREADCO autopipe will store up its smoke as a long - lasting foam , to be inhaled at pleasure .
Idiom: give and take (used idiomatically: yes)
necessary Acknowledge cards has been in use for some months now just that Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad What I think that 's a very real to have , a very real er need to have promises with no edging about .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
Otherwise , the plush arena and a large crowd might prove too much to handle . Tomorrow 's match at home to Guildford , the Conference B champions , looks less worrying . Chelmsford have beaten the Surrey side twice on their own ice and know how to cope with the likes of Sean Murphy , Darren Zinger and Danny O'Hanlon . Play - off details Today : Streatham ( a , 5.00 ) ; tomorrow : Guildford ( h , 6.30 ) .
Idiom: heart of gold (used idiomatically: no)
Where the whisky rivers flow , so stilly flow , Like every poison from the flesh of God , With peaty water , heart of gold , an amber glow ? XLI Imbecile to the wise and sane , our baby divination
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
A BRIGHT new future dawned for car workers at Vauxhall 's Merseyside complex with the opening today of a £ 190 m engine plant . Bosses at the Ellesmere Port factory say the new V6 engine plant will guarantee employment levels despite the recession sweeping through the motor industry . They have already recruited about 150 workers to get the plant up and running — and at least another 250 jobs will be created . The plant will make the V6 engine for top - range models in the company 's Cavalier range . It has been developed and refined over the last four years by engineers at the company 's parent company , General Motors .
Idiom: rise from the ashes (used idiomatically: yes)
With five minutes to go , they had found him . After starring in another radio play , Children of the Archbishop , Crawford arrived , with chaperon , in Coventry . The city had been devastated by German bombing during the Second World War and its newly built cathedral , which was to be a symbol of its phoenix - like rise from the ashes , was still awaiting the final touches before its opening . The Belgrade Theatre had already opened , in March 1958 , the first civic theatre to be built in Britain since the war . It was housed in a block that included flats - for the use of repertory company members , and it was here that Crawford managed to give his chaperon the slip for a couple of days , feeling that at sixteen he was old enough to look after himself .
Idiom: give someone grief (used idiomatically: yes)
Ah yeah ? You are chronic . I 'll give you some grief if you say I 'm wearing a pair of griff actually . that 's , that 's
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: no)
Erm I lighted on it almost by accident , and er it was very interesting in that erm the Great Crested Newt was featured , as a result of the action of the Secretary of State in refusing an application by British Coal for open - cast coal mine . And the reason was that er part of the area at a pond near the was erm an ancestral home of the newt . Erm a reference was made er by the by British Coal to erm er their erm absolute willingness to provide ponds elsewhere . The Secretary of State was not convinced er that er a habitat would be taken up er elsewhere . is obviously highly selective and .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
Some planets have moons . And that 's on that sheet that you 've got . There are quite a lot of other bits and bobs floating about , asteroids , meteors , little bits of chunks flying all over the place . Now can we think of a famous thing that sometimes appears in space ? Halley 's comet .
Idiom: round the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
As is often the case with such events , it started late . Peter Hickton had had trouble with the resident stage crew at the Variety over the Saturday night . He was used to working with crews who knew him and who , like his casts , were prepared to work round the clock to achieve the effects he desired . The staff of the Variety did not have this attitude . They had no personal loyalty to him and were too strongly unionised to accept his way of working .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: yes)
She had taken leave of her senses ! Of course she had forgotten them ! They were dead and buried ! Something must have short - circuited in her brain ! ‘ So you made it.’
Idiom: from scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
And according to managing director Rodney Potts , this was achieved despite heavy investment in overseas expansion and in developing a new Posix - compliant product , Open Accounting , which was launched last year . Open Accounting was originally developed on Hewlett - Packard Co 's HP 9000 range , but has since been implemented for the RS/6000 , Sequent Computer Systems Corp boxes and Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha running OSF/1 . Publicity manager David Turner , said that Open Accounting took two years to develop because the Harrogate , Yorkshire company writes software from scratch for each new architecture . This , he said , is in contrast to many of its competitors — they simply convert software for different environments , and it often ‘ does n't run very well’ . Another reason for the success of Coda 's software , he reckons , is that its CODA - IAS integrated accounting system is an on - line , real - time system .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: no)
Thus the lack of balance which strikes anyone looking at a thoroughly drained , treeless landscape is reflected in a lack of honest balancing in the books and ledgers which lie behind that landscape . Lastly , the opponents of drainage schemes have long complained about the secrecy with which the Ministry of Agriculture and the water authorities have shrouded their calculations , together with their almost universal resistance to public inquiries , which are now a normal part of the process of consultation preceding road and reservoir schemes . The argument for secrecy has rested on claims that it is unreasonable to reveal landowners ' financial affairs , but such discretion seems unjust when large amounts of public money are being handed out for the benefit of these landowners , and when the financial data central to the justification of schemes need not involve revelation of every last penny of landowners ' private accounts . For a long time , the secrecy maintained by protagonists of drainage has given the impression that they have something to hide . In 1985 , however , the Ministry of Agriculture took a first step towards meeting environmentalists ' objections , with a new ‘ Guidance for Drainage Authorities’ on investment appraisal .
Idiom: off the hook (used idiomatically: yes)
I mean , a lot , I can say with on the youths , I think were doing , were , were , were walking with young people at the local levels of various places in the town you know , we 've got , we have n't got as many resources as we want yet , but were still trying to do that , well I actually feel , on youth we 're doing quite a good job you know , expensive job you know , that we are , and , and all that concerns you raise , were certainly aware of . The problem is solving all the problems , providing all the facilities in , in the situation where it 's diminishing resources , I mean we would n't be actually be carrying out this review , in the way that were gon na do it , if we did n't have the problem with the money we 've got , you know . Right , time marches on we 've got five minutes before this meeting closes , so if you 've got another question , I 'll take one more question for Chris and then she 's off the hook . Any more questions ? I could tell you something about the , if you 've got the
Idiom: have a ball (used idiomatically: yes)
Brushing away an obstacle on the line of a putt is against European and US tour rules , but it was ruled acceptable in South Africa where it is dangerous to meddle with insects . City slickers aiming for net profit Having a ball … Manchester City player-manager Peter Reid shares a joke with Mike Sheron yesterday , and is banking on his ace winger to hit the goals which will give City the last laugh on rivals United tomorrow . Unlucky Kitt
Idiom: on board (used idiomatically: yes)
Fine she said , as long as there 's nothing left too near the fire . So I took the envelope off those tickets and I tore that up and wrote down and I stuck it in the water heater that the sitting room fire may be on , please check . I put another one then on the draining board . Cos if they 're going to fix it round the sink , he does n't know where they 're gon na put it . You know , while I was there Darren came in .
Idiom: catch a cold (used idiomatically: yes)
' Was she a healthy person ? ' he asked me . ' Strong as a horse , ' I answered . ' Except she was always catching colds . ' ' Colds , catarrh and sinusitis , ' he said , looking at me in a funny way . ' She often did seem to be , er , ' bunged up ' , ' I said helpfully .
Idiom: up and running (used idiomatically: yes)
Hewlett - Packard will also supply 19 Series 800 servers to the Statistics Office regional branches , each with 2Gb to 4Gb of disk storage , along with another 270 personal computers and workstations . The systems will run Oracle and use the SAS System , Ami Pro word processor , and SPSS application tools with X25 links to the regional servers . Hewlett - Packard is contracted to have the system up and running in six months . Some 18 companies originally bid for contract , with Compagnie des Machines Bull SA , IBM , ICL Plc , IQSoft and VTSoft losing out in the later stages . Hewlett - Packard Hungary general manager Stojanov Rumen confirmed that the site would constitute the company 's largest installation in the country .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
As long as the Greek people have to be asked to accept one austerity package after another , they might wonder when they will have a direct say on this matter . Less than one week before Papandreou dropped his bombshell , eurozone leaders had spoken unequivocally : “ The introduction of the European ~ Semester has fundamentally changed the way our fiscal and economic policies are coordinated at European level , with co - ordination at EU level now taking place before national decisions are taken . ” Simply put , pan - eurozone financial governance had supposedly won the day . Technically , Papandreou ’s proposed referendum was not directly about fiscal or economic policy , but it is a decision that would have had huge economic ramifications for the eurozone . Despite that , it was taken without any coordination with other eurozone leaders .
Idiom: win the day (used idiomatically: yes)
However , it is possible that the fluid seen during that visitation once saturated the body but had leaked from the cadaver during the intervening 250 years and thence from the coffin , owing to seasonal fluctuations in the humidity within the vault . Some workmen digging for stone in the ruins of Bury St Edmunds Abbey in 1773 came across a wooden coffin containing a lead anthropoid shell . Again , curiosity won the day and , as recorded by C. Collingnon in a paper delivered to the Royal Society , the body was that of Thomas Beaufort , Duke of Exeter , who had died in 1424 . That the body had been embalmed was established by the nature of the incisions , and its having been ‘ soaked in pickle’ . Unlike the St Albans relic ( the remains of Beaufort 's nephew ) , the Duke of Exeter 's face had been covered with cerecloth ; the hair was in perfect condition , as was the flesh in general .
Idiom: dead and buried (used idiomatically: no)
On the philosophical level another objection is raised against taking the miracle stories as historically true . We are told that there are two categories which must be kept absolutely apart . Thus the objectors would want to say that it is a " religiously " true statement that God raised Jesus from the dead , and this has a spiritual meaning ; but that on the level of history , Jesus died and remained dead and buried . We are told that to say the body of Jesus actually lived again is " to confuse the categories " . But what are those categories , and where do they come from ?
Idiom: lame duck (used idiomatically: yes)
But , on the face of it , Poland suggests something different may happen : as economies start to grow , voters will recover the confidence to kick out reformist governments . This is too gloomy . As a result of the no - confidence vote , Poland faces four months with a lame - duck government at a time when hard decisions about privatisation , tax and banking reforms have been left untaken . But that is all . Despite appearances , it does not face popular opposition to reform itself .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
At the moment no one is considering how to make terracing safe . The FSA 's position is clear the Football Licensing Authority , set up as a Government quango to impose all - seaters must widen its remit and become a national body to impose standards of safety and comfort . The FLA should draw up a development plan with every Football League club to bring its ground up to scratch over an agreed time period . The majority of fans prefer to stand and terracing can be safe . Many improvements have been made since Hillsborough , which was caused by a combination of factors .
Idiom: turn the corner (used idiomatically: no)
It also pays to try and match the pattern of the border at the joint . It will not align perfectly , of course but this will help to camouflage the mismatch caused by the change in direction of the border . By following the rules of paperhanging and plumbing a vertical after turning the corners , the remaining border could be levelled by following the pattern in the wallcovering and the need for marking out thus dispensed with . It is surprising the difference such a relatively small decorative touch can make to an ordinary room or staircase . Our customer certainly thought so — she gave us the cheque before we left !
Idiom: jam tomorrow (used idiomatically: yes)
The question of whether the proposed disposal is in the best interests of the client and when the business should best be sold should be addressed at an early stage . Alternative options ( MBO , flotation etc ) and the timing of these options need to be considered . In some circumstances delaying the sale by six or more months may produce a significantly higher price ( for example , where substantial profits growth in anticipated but not yet realised ) , although the temptation of ‘ jam tomorrow’ should be resisted . MAS will normally conduct a ‘ strategic review’ in which alternative options are considered . Arising out of this must be a clear statement of the client 's objectives from the transaction and a considered judgement whether the proposed structure will achieve this .
Idiom: hit the road (used idiomatically: yes)
One of the team 's Land Rovers was left with a bullet hole to its wheel - arch , right Full story Page 15 Steelworks ‘ takeaway’ hits the road for China A HUGE furnace from a once - mighty steel factory is this morning lying in four pieces on a Mersey dockside . The massive structure has been dismantled to allow to be shipped out to China where it will be rebuilt .
Idiom: shut the door on (used idiomatically: no)
Just take take the bag , put it in and let go and then shut her there for the night , just for one night . And with a lead on and off do you see . And then in the night when it was dark , the old keeper used to come there , open the top of the lid and shut the door , because she was in a she was in a loft do you see , above the kennels , with er an iron er ladder going up and down you see , and then shut the door on her there do you see and she could get in and out then from the chest . And then the job was on the following days was after be shooting rabbits to feed them do you see . For about oh , three or four weeks .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
318 appearances 18 FL Cup David Payne had supported the Palace from the Whitehorse Lane terraces as a boy and joined the club as an apprentice on 1 January 1964 . He signed as a full professional on 26 October 1964 and made his senior debut at Leicester ( 0–0 ) in a 4th round League Cup - tie just over a week later . David became a regular member of Palace 's 2nd Division side during 1965–66 and in three seasons rarely missed a match , although a mid - season injury at Millwall kept his appearances in our 1968–69 promotion team down to thirty .
Idiom: black and blue (used idiomatically: yes)
Each concert will consist of four or five schools . So they ask a lot of schools . Debenham High School was asked this year , and as ' Black and Blue ' was the school 's best musical group , we played at Snape . We got a very good reception there ; the professional lighting and sound really made us feel as though we were professional . In February of this year ( 1993 ) , ' Black and Blue ' entered a competition called ' Festival of Youth Music ' .
Idiom: bury the hatchet (used idiomatically: yes)
Jenkins sketched a portrait of Mallender 's expression ( ‘ like a Viking 's helmet’ ) , and , more riskily , described Inzamam as ‘ a technical dwarf’ . From Johnson , though , came a relentless jumble of mixed metaphors — scarcely credible , except to regular Independent readers . ‘ Given a pitch more worn than an umpire 's eardrum,’ he wrote ( if that is the word ) , ‘ 99 was not a straightforward target , and when the temperature was threatening to melt the mercury in the thermometer , Graham Gooch could scarcely have been more grateful for having buried the hatchet with Hampshire 's intrepid aviator.’ There was much scope for the beguiling subject of cricket statistics . The Times caressed us with recondite information : no Pakistani batsman had made a century at Headingley ; Pakistan bowled their 100th no - ball in the series ( Wasim Akram , not out 63 ) .