Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: on the square (used idiomatically: yes)
IBM Corp is ready with a new generation of its Rios RISC , the RIOS 2 for June or July launch , which will be able to execute as many as six instructions per clock cycle , US reports say . It doubles up branch and conditional registers and integer and floating point units and a version of the PowerPC , derived from the design , is expected to execute up to four instructions per cycle , although whether those kinds of superscalar performances can often be achieved in practice will depend on how well the compilers are optimised for the new internal architecture . One version of Rios 2 apparently combines nine separate chips on a substrate 4 ' square . The technology used in the RIOS 2 three - chip chipset — which IBM will use in upcoming Power Parallel machines ( UX No 422 ) — should re - establish IBM as the performance leader , says The Microprocessor Report , which estimates the thing will fetch around 100 SPECint92 . Floating point performance could reach 250 SPECfp92 , exceeding even Silicon Graphics Inc forthcoming TFP part , it notes .
Idiom: foam at the mouth (used idiomatically: yes)
The scary thing is that I hardly know him . We met at lunch , once , and since then he has been bombarding my house with letters and phone calls . I have become expert at avoiding him , but on the unlucky occasions when I am forced to talk to him , he foams at the mouth and talks gibberish . Does anyone else have this problem with their bank manager ? Quite honestly , I think the whole species should be locked up , or banished to a penal colony in the South Seas where they could all shout at each other to their heart 's content and charge each other £ 32.6O for writing a letter .
Idiom: all the rage (used idiomatically: yes)
Roberts said : ‘ I should get to 200 with a bit of luck , especially as Alec Stewart and Clive Brittain have plenty of ammunition left between them.’ Talented hurdler Ambuscade finally broke his Flat duck at the 22nd attempt to initiate a 34 - 1 double for Kevin Darley . TENBY was all the rage yesterday for the Derby down to 8 - 1 . Ladbrokes go 33 - 1 bar . JACK IS MAGIC
Idiom: hard cheese (used idiomatically: yes)
Omit prawns and add 100 g ( 8 oz ) smoked ham , sliced and chopped . Blue Cheese . Omit hard cheese and use either Danish blue or Stilton . CABLE AND LACE REVIEWS
Idiom: keep up with the joneses (used idiomatically: no)
It 's written as a diary of a professor and his son lost on an expedition overseas in the 1860s . The story — accompanied by more than 150 colour paintings — of how they find a land where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony is an imaginative and interesting read , although adults may baulk at the price . One anthology for older children stands out : Terry Jones keeps up an unflagging pace of invention in his Fantastic Stories ( Pavilion Pounds 12.99 ) — a rich mix of magic and nonsense , illustrated with usual panache by Michael Foreman . Another great piece of illustration features in a book for younger readers , Who 's That Banging on The Ceiling ? ( Walker , £7.99 ) .
Idiom: rake over old coals (used idiomatically: yes)
Raising her glass to her lips , she took another sip of the wine . She suspected his motives in asking her . Was he trying to rake over old coals ? For some years she had struggled to come to terms with her own emotions . Always , in the background , in the dim recesses of her mind , there had been that niggling doubt .
Idiom: recharge your batteries (used idiomatically: yes)
Keep this in your mind whilst considering a domestic or emotional problem . SCORPIO If you feel like withdrawing from the hurly burly and being reclusive , then do so and take this opportunity to recharge your batteries , and your energy will return soon . SAGITTARIUS A less turbulent week on the whole , but with disruptive Uranus and confusing Neptune affecting your finances , make sure you curb extravagant spending .
Idiom: beat the meat (used idiomatically: yes)
Living proof of this point are tonight 's audience , who have come here hoping for some of the screaming industrial hardcore MBM used to play , but nevertheless 90 per cent of them would do their unintentionally amusing Maori rugby player dance to a series of sampled farts if they thought they should . But to be fair , entertainment is evidently well down MBM 's agenda tonight — they 've got more weighty topics to contemplate , like their own navels , for example . But may I politely suggest that in future they beat their meat in the privacy of their own studio instead of soiling our evening with such toss ? DROP NINETEENS ' SHOO - GAAY ZERRS ! ' a baying lad cries .
Idiom: on and off (used idiomatically: no)
I knew the Emissary would n't cheat me , because then I would n't deliver . And because I knew too much . But the prospect of even more income from the delivery , made it all the more imperative that I got on and off Fraxilly safely . And in that moment I realized that by some deep - rooted instinct I was already doing the right thing . Almost automatically I 'd told Posi to shift the Netlines and double back .
Idiom: see red (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Yes,’ she gritted hardily . ‘ All for a jade figurine?’ She saw red , and her fist thudded against his chest . ‘ Damn you , not for the jade ! Because you never believe a word I say!’
Idiom: keep the peace (used idiomatically: yes)
This prerogative was exercisable in times of quiet as well as of emergency and it was in no way fettered or reduced by the enactment of legislation like the Police Act . The power comes as something of a surprise . The judges extrapolated it from the fact that constables hold office under the Crown and are sworn to keep the peace . It does not feature in the textbooks on the subject ( apart from a sentence in one book about which the judges made an immense fuss ) . The cases relied upon were fairly eccentric , one a hitherto uncited judgment dating from 1855 and the other an obscure decision about the taxation of police stations in 1883 .
Idiom: Indian summer (used idiomatically: no)
Nielsen will now meet Robert Liljequist for a place in the last four . In the women 's singles , England 's Helen Troke , a former winner , lost a close second round match , 12–10 , 9–12 , 8–11 to Erica van der Heuvel , of Holland . TALKING CRICKET Indian summer for Yorkshire By Tony Lewis LITTLE Sachin Tendulkar will soon walk out to bat for Yorkshire , Bombay - born , not Barnsley .
Idiom: sing the praises of (used idiomatically: yes)
Maria had finished unpacking and was preparing to shower when the doorbell summoned her . Her tilted smile put the usual dent , something just less than a dimple , at the corner of her mouth as she pulled on a robe bought only three days previously , sumptuous emerald silk with an elaborate multicoloured dragon embroidered all over the back . She guessed it would be Nicky Kai , eager to hear her singing the praises of her beloved island once more , and she might be willing to stay and share the light supper she had been planning for herself as it was Sunday , the one evening of the week on which Florian might occasionally make a concession to the fact of his breakfast show slot and retire soon after dark . The sight of Luke Scott , casually dressed in jeans and an open - necked shirt , drove the smile from her face , but it was his expression and posture , both overtly inimical , that sent a frisson of apprehension running along her nerves . ‘ You 're back,’ she realised superfluously , her defences not yet in place because his presence was so unexpected .
Idiom: early bird (used idiomatically: yes)
DEBENHAMS Sale starts Monday , December 28 with discounts starting from 30 per cent on all ranges . Special ‘ early bird’ promotion between 8.30am and 10 am with extra discounts . DOLCIS Sales start on December 18 ( City of London stores ) , December 21 ( West End stores ) and December 24 ( other stores nationwide ) .
Idiom: every last (used idiomatically: yes)
It is also a contentious one , that riles both ecologists and landworkers . When I was writing in this magazine [ October 1987]about the troubles of the Flow Country in Sutherland ( christened then ‘ Britain 's Last Wilderness’ ) , I suggested that the concept tends to devalue ‘ the presence of humans in remote areas and overvalue their contribution elsewhere.’ Yet on an island where even nature conservationists seem bent on taming every last acre , I think that the time may be ripe for bringing the word — and the kind of land it refers to — back into currency . And the Scottish Highlands may be the only remaining region in the UK where we could find it . But up on the estates , even the dismembered ones , old limbs are still twitching with archaic reflexes .
Idiom: hold the fort (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Right . Ben!’ he called , and Ben stuck his head out of a cubicle . ‘ We 're off on a call — hold the fort , eh ? Come on — we 'll need to take some stuff — Haemacel , splints , airways , giving sets , saline — go and grab that lot while I find some coats for us.’ He ran down the corridor and Kath shot into the stores and grabbed the emergency bag and another unit of saline .
Idiom: come to a head (used idiomatically: no)
There is a backwards movement in saying No , which can be a slight withdrawal of head and shoulders ; a more emphatic shake of the head perhaps accompanied by the hand pushing away an undesirable request or person , e.g. Juliet 's rejection of Paris in the Bedroom scene . More importantly , there is always a withdrawal backwards or turn aside in moments of fear . This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . 7 The turn The seventh direction is a ‘ Turn around ’ which John Davies suggests is like a stop in some sentence or dance .
Idiom: bits and bobs (used idiomatically: yes)
See you next month … WHAT 'S NEW News & New Products Memories of Semie Moseley , and the chance to play guitar for a worthy cause . Plus the usual generous barrowload of bits and bobs … SOMETHING IN THE EIRE Musicians in the Emerald Isle can now swallow their jealousy at all the music shows available to their English and Scottish counterparts , because soon there 'll be a special public music show in Dublin .
Idiom: lend a hand (used idiomatically: yes)
I like Achille Tournier 's statement : ‘ When the fine eyes of a woman are veiled with tears it is the man who no longer sees clearly.’ Compare and contrast with last week 's statement by Auberon Waugh : ‘ The greatest sin - gle cause of unhappiness in Britain today is the modern British woman 's hatred of housework.’ Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover . Whichever is the answer , one might protest that it is among the most self - evidently absurd generalisations to have been made since the ludicrous title of Saul Bellow 's last full - length novel , More Die of Heartbreak , to which one must answer : no , more do not die of heartbreak . More die of cancer , heart disease , famine , measles and virtually anything else you can think of .
Idiom: hands down (used idiomatically: no)
They sorted through the books and divided them into two lots . Then they replaced the nonfiction temporarily , as the volumes came to hand , and started on the second half . The sight of her body , poised above him as she stretched and leaned , distracted him , and he stood to watch her , until she turned with a questioning half - smile to hand down another bundle . ‘ Perhaps you 've had enough for today?’ Keelan was suddenly gone and Nurse Lambert was in her place .
Idiom: ring a bell (used idiomatically: yes)
He looked up just in time to see the two red tail - lights drop behind the hill . He shrugged and , picking his case up , walked towards the house . He rang the bell . The door opened and Harriet stood in front of him . He thought for a moment that time had been operated on .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
The woman 's alleged to have lived in constant fear of her estranged husband , who 's said to have kidnapped her on her way to work . This report from Simon Irwin : Sheffield Crown Court heard that the man , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , kidnapped his twenty seven year old wife and took her to an isolated spot on the moors above the city and raped and sexually assaulted her . He denied all the charges against him . In Scotland last year , husbands lost their immunity from rape in marriage after a test case , and earlier this year , in Leicester , a man was jailed for three years for the lesser offence of attempting to rape his wife .
Idiom: buy time (used idiomatically: yes)
The policy will be sold by a team that includes Mrs Clinton , James Carville , the president 's campaign manager , and Mandy Grunwald , his media adviser . They are planning a blitz of television commercials , town - hall meetings and phone - ins . Meanwhile , their opponents are busy taking out newspaper advertisements , buying air time and working the telephones . The deficit A rock too large
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
Only occasionally did the bubble burst , and he flashed anger at someone who argued back or tried to speak out of turn . I decided to take freshly picked flowers from my garden every week to brighten up his table , a gesture he later said had encouraged him ‘ at low moments’ . What was clear , however , was that he was extremely intelligent , and quickly got to grips with the complex technicalities of nuclear fission and its consequences . The Inspector was advised by three ‘ expert’ assessors , who sat beside him in turn at points in the hearing which bore on their speciality . Professor Alastair Ulph ( economics ) was an Ulsterman whose accent was as difficult to penetrate as some of the mathematical equations he discussed .
Idiom: back to square one (used idiomatically: yes)
But his opposite number in the Labour group defended the snub , saying South Africa still had to show real signs of change before normal relations could be established . ‘ The need for action is more than ever apparent,’ said Coun . John Williams ( Lab ) . ‘ If the white - only referendum on March 17 does not back President De Klerk 's reforms , then we are back to square one . ‘ We do hope Mr De Klerk gets his mandate but I do not want to say there will be a review of policy in our dealings with his administration . ‘ I am suspicious of their motives .
Idiom: catch fire (used idiomatically: no)
Ickx was leading , Peterson ( in a March ) behind him and Regazzoni was as usual making life difficult for those behind him . Stewart lay behind . Eventually Emerson got past Regazzoni and then Peterson whose car was more like a wrestling opponent than a smooth machine But just as Fittipaldi was beginning to think he might be able to make up Ickx 's fifteen - second lead , his gearbox went off and caught fire and Emerson made a hasty emergency exit . Another victory in the incandescent heat of Austria , where Stewart had led for twenty - three laps , brought Emerson to Monza with the title within his grasp : he needed just three points to clinch the championship . The race weekend , however , was one in which , Emerson had said ‘ everything went wrong’ .
Idiom: all over the place (used idiomatically: no)
there are , all that lot'll have to go onto the seats , mind your fingers can you go down there , open that door no you 'll have to come this side , I 'll have to pass them through to you okay on the floor Paula might be bet the heavier stuff , then if it does fall off it 's not going to make a mess This one ? see that 's gon na , see what I mean , as we go along that 'll fall on the floor that , you 'll have it all over the place , put it away okay , get some petrol now on the way last year , were n't it ? Yes , that 's because of the floor area
Idiom: curry favour (used idiomatically: yes)
Melvin Goodman , who headed the Soviet - Third World intelligence division , accused him of " covering up " his role in suppressing intelligence estimates which downplayed the Soviet threat . Later , on Oct. 1 , he claimed that Gates 's role " was to corrupt the process and the ethics of intelligence " , exemplified by his doctoring of assessments of the assassination attempt on the Pope in May 1981 in order to suggest KGB involvement , and his wilfully inflated estimate of Soviet influence in Iran in the mid-1980s in order to justify the sale of arms to so - called moderates in Tehran — the first step toward the Iran - contra scandal . Harold P. Ford , a long - serving and widely respected former CIA analyst , portrayed Gates as a self - serving careerist who curried favour with his superiors and did not manifest the necessary independence of judgment . Other CIA witnesses such as Graham Fuller , a Middle East expert , defended Gates , who himself offered a spirited rebuttal of the charges . Bush also strongly supported him .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: yes)
A fourth plane came in at Dibrugarh while we were waiting there , and that was the last . The next day the Japs bombed the Myitkyina airfield and air evacuation ceased . Reflecting afterwards on that short first Burma campaign , several things came to my mind : Most of us civilians accepted the official assurances that some part of Burma would be held , and so we stayed put . We should have known that once Singapore fell there was little hope of holding Burma .
Idiom: new blood (used idiomatically: yes)
Folkman hypothesized that this process , angiogenesis , is crucial to the tumor ’s survival . This theory went strongly against conventional wisdom . Scientists who reviewed ~ Folkman ’s grants said that the new blood vessels were simply due to inflammation . But Folkman persevered , and eventually he proved that such chemical substances do exist . Today , four decades later , such substances have been used to treat more than 10~million people with neovascular diseases such as macular degeneration and many different forms of cancer .
Idiom: drop someone a line (used idiomatically: yes)
British Gas has a range of regular service schemes which are well worth checking out . Get yourself on ServiceCare and part of the deal means you do n't have to remember when the service is due . British Gas do that and drop you a line when the engineer 's coming . With a ServiceCare agreement , you get priority attention every day of the year . So , if your boiler , fire or cooker goes down on Christmas day , we 'll be there to sort things out .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
This will come out of the policyholder 's own fund . Also , the insurance company will charge around 1 per cent a year for administering the arrangement . These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch . In particular , there is bound to be a large amount of work involved in buying a number of small annuities over the years and it may be difficult to get the appropriate advice at the time . How to prepare yourself for a life after work
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: no)
Its digital nature is not an incidental fact that happens to be true of genetic information technology . Digitalness is probably a necessary precondition for Darwinism itself to work . In our electronic technology the discrete , digital locations have only two states , conventionally represented as 0 and 1 although you can think of them as high and low , on and off , up and down : all that matters is that they should be distinct from one another , and that the pattern of their states can be ‘ read out’ so that it can have some influence on something . Electronic technology uses various physical media for storing 1s and 0s , including magnetic discs , magnetic tape , punched cards and tape , and integrated ‘ chips’ with lots of little semiconductor units inside them . The main storage medium inside willow seeds , ants and all other living cells is not electronic but chemical .
Idiom: across the board (used idiomatically: yes)
Can I say that , when I was interviewed for the job of er , Director , or I was asked along with other applicants , to put forward a er paper presenting my issues and concerns , and I can say to you , equal opportunities was a key one there . So I hope there will be other developments going on . But certainly , equal opportunities as as a part of the integral working of N C V O and we do regularly review , how we , as an organisation , are meeting our equal opportunities requirements across the board , that 's race , sex , disability , er , in involving the the staff who are at lower levels and so on . I do that there are some wider responsibilities , we need to keep reviewing what we 're up to . Er , the organisation development unit was highly involved with the er , abilities and management development of er , black organisations .
Idiom: go spare (used idiomatically: yes)
Trevor had stayed behind to ring the police and explain their actions . ' We was late off , see , ' explained Frank . ' Gone spare , we had , as we 'd missed our bus . So we thought we 'd walk to the next stop , and then we see this bag on the floor . We thought some bird must 've forgotten her shopping .
Idiom: over the counter (used idiomatically: yes)
Once your rollers are in place , set with a light fixing spray for a long - lasting result that has shine without stickiness . One of the best sprays on the market now is L'Oréal Tec Ni Pli Thermo - Fixing Spray ( £ 4.99 , from appointed salons only — tel : 071–937 5454 for your nearest stockist ) . Over - the - counter alternatives are Trevor Sorbie 's new Hot Shapes ( £ 3.65 ) , Laboratoires Garnier Grafic Spray Fixé ( £ 2.69 ) and L'Oréal Studio Line Fixing Spritz ( £ 2.69 ) . Your hair sets when it cools down — not when it 's hot . If you are using heated rollers , make sure they and your hair are completely cold before you remove them .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
Dear God! … for a moment she thought of Gloria and Seb cosily entwined in the plush seats of the centrally - heated Roxy . With a despairing cry she flung herself … ‘ When you come to think of it,’ she said afterwards , ‘ if you think of it as training , it must be far more toughening than those softy hot baths . We 'll get on far quicker.’ The boys gave her dark looks , and Hoomey actually whimpered .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
Alex Murphy , a determined Detroit cop , is shot down in cold blood during a risky low - profile operation . However , the OCP corporation , who ‘ own’ the police , decide to rebuild him as half man , half machine ; the ultimate force in law enforcement . During the many twists and turns in the film 's hectic plot RoboCop ( Murphy ) comes under fire from all sides , sustaining all manner of injuries . In that respect the game is certainly true to the movie , but it 's beginning to age a little now , since the release of its successors . ROBOCOP 2
Idiom: get on someone's nerves (used idiomatically: yes)
Gullible had n't been driving a great big lorry around the place and putting down rat poison . They 'd gone through its pockets and piled up the contents in a heap . There 'd been a big square of white cloth amongst them , which a group of nomes had managed to tie around the human 's mouth after its mooing got on everyone 's nerves . Now they stood around eating fragments of sandwich and watching its eyes . Humans ca n't understand nomes .