Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: out of the picture (used idiomatically: yes)
I always like to know there 's a light at the end of the tunnel.’ So what of the future ? ‘ I 've been out of the picture so long that I just want people to know what I 'm about . I want people to experience my pain and passion.’ Sunscreem , those top raving pop stars , return with another scorcher to piss off those Top Of The Pops people in the form of ‘ Perfect Motion’ .
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm , but , you know , which lent a certain point to the whole argument . But that 's , you know , because she did that , because the time was blocked out in that way , I actually did it , and we wound up with , I now live in a , in a big , one roomed decorated house . We have a few other rooms to go , er , with my family as opposed to living on my own . And so we are decorating the house together . Now you know when someone says golden opportunities they 're not paying you .
Idiom: with a vengeance (used idiomatically: yes)
He had no need to go on . But Leith just could not believe it . Though when , clearly a man who felt he had no need to underline anything , by his very silence he made her believe it , she was back to hating him with a vengeance . ‘ You bastard ! ’ she hissed . He was undented — and undeterred .
Idiom: on paper (used idiomatically: yes)
A chair . A typewriter . He is putting a few thoughts down on paper . Felicity bakes the bread , singing . Once or twice a week Howard climbs into the station wagon and drives over to the little market town fifteen miles away .
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
3 days of concentrated effort from the time Paul walked off stage in Manchester on the previous Saturday evening . They drove through the night to start unloading at the Apollo the following lunchtime . From then on , it was working around the clock with tons of gear filling 3 huge lorries . Male speaker We had to organise it so that we could move it on a Saturday night from Manchester to Oxford and get it ready for a full orchestra , circus , and technical rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon .
Idiom: follow suit (used idiomatically: yes)
File under ‘ Watch Out , there 's a plonker about.’ Remember when IBM allowed people to purchase beta versions of OS/2 in order to evaluate it ? In the US Microsoft and NEC have followed suit and bundled a beta version of Windows NT . At least their customers do n't have to pay for it . Well , not directly that is .
Idiom: count sheep (used idiomatically: yes)
Can I have a book to read , then?’ ‘ I 'm afraid it 's no to that , too . Give your head a chance — count sheep if you ca n't get to sleep.’ She decided not to argue . ‘ Are there any sheep on Gullholm?’
Idiom: hear things (used idiomatically: yes)
But , for example , among other things I have heard one of his ' colleagues ' say that there is no special trick to bringing off good performances when one has so many rehearsals . Certainly there is no trick to it , for the oftener one plays a thing through , the better it goes , and even the poorest conductors profit from this . But there is a trick to feeling the need for a tenth rehearsal during the ninth rehearsal because one still hears many things that can become better , because one still knows something to say in the tenth rehearsal . This is exactly the difference : a poor conductor often does not know what to do after the third rehearsal , he has nothing more to say , he is more easily satisfied , because he does not have the capacity for further discrimination , and because nothing in him imposes higher requirements . And this is the cause : the productive man conceives within himself a complete image of what he wishes to reproduce ; the performance , like everything else that he brings forth , must not be less perfect than the image .
Idiom: get to grips with (used idiomatically: yes)
DORIGO Brimming with endeavour and confidence . His surges down the left always posed a threat 8 WHYTE Crucial clearances but rarely got to grips with Hateley or McCoist 6 NEWSOME Reasonable holding job on McCoist but often beaten on blindside ROCASTLE Picked his men out well , especially Cantona .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: yes)
Five years ago companies that bought their personal computers sight unseen through the mail were few and far between . During the 1980s the business PC , like many other IT products , was best bought from a reputable dealer . But PCs are increasingly sold through ‘ direct’ channels rather than distributors , with reliable suppliers offering rapid delivery at rock bottom prices . Over the last two years the UK has seen dramatic growth in the number of PCs bought through direct sales channels . In 1990 , 12 % of business PCs were sold direct .
Idiom: pack a punch (used idiomatically: yes)
Katherine divorced him and he married the Italian girl , Yolanda . In the seventies James Caan was one of Hollywood 's few major stars with pulling power on the audiences . He also packed a mean punch , according to his estranged wife Sheila . She and Caan had been separated for three years . She had custody of their three - year - old son Scott .
Idiom: sour grapes (used idiomatically: yes)
CLARE LAFFERTY / Cheltenham ROY TOWNSEND / Fruit Seller Roy thinks it 's a case of sour grapes . Roy 's customers think the council has gone bananas . No one from the council was available to be interviewed .
Idiom: on the cuff (used idiomatically: no)
She stood on her toes , kissing him quickly — and then pushed him away . " I 'm going to have a bath , I feel grimy after the boat and train . " Patrick nodded dumbly as she walked away , working on the buttons on her cuffs . " You could order dinner , " she called as she kicked the bathroom door closed . As the room slowly slipped into darkness , the lowering skies bringing on an early evening , Patrick sat by the window , staring out onto the streets below , listening to the noises in the bathroom as Jane gently hummed to herself .
Idiom: go round in circles (used idiomatically: yes)
He lost 3 stone while he was in prison , so now none of his old clothing fits him . His brother has lent him some for the time being , but Mr Szuluk says without proper clothes , he ca n't get a job . He says that he 's fed up of going round in circles — how can he make a fresh start when he ca n't get a grant for clothing , and so ca n't then tunr up for job interviews ? He says he feels sorry for his brother , he fears he may return to a life of crime if he gets desperate for cash . Mr Szuluk was refused a clothing grant from the Department of Social Security , which said that because he lived at home with his parents , he was n't a priority case .
Idiom: stroke of luck (used idiomatically: yes)
Then , getting up , she went to the telephone and signalled to Mr Miller for permission to use it . He nodded and she tapped out the Sheldrake practice number . To her dismay , Robert himself answered , but , ignoring this stroke of bad luck , she asked calmly if she could speak to Dawn . ' I 'm afraid she 's out at the moment , ' he said . ' That 's Sophie speaking , is n't it ?
Idiom: take a bath (used idiomatically: yes)
After midnight , there would be a family get - together at my parents ' house ; I still wanted to take part in it , however far from home I was . It had been held every year since I was five , and I had only missed it once , the year I was in Nigeria . I took a mug of water to clean my teeth , shave , and take a bath . I cleaned my teeth without paste , before pouring water into the miniature bowl and shaving . Next , I bathed myself with a soapy cloth in the appropriate hygienic order .
Idiom: pissed off (used idiomatically: yes)
Is it OK , you say , are you really pissed off that I have to get home ? Well , now , my dear , I had n't thought of that . Am I pissed off ? No , I 'm not . Tell you if I was I would n't see you .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
can you hear me get out from under the table get out from under the table You 're on drugs . to make that spastic about .
Idiom: walk free (used idiomatically: yes)
AUSTRALIA Deadlocked jury in Bjelke - Petersen perjury trial Former Queensland Premier and National Party leader Sir Joh Bjelke - Petersen walked free from the Brisbane District Court on Oct. 19 after a jury failed to agree on a verdict in his trial for perjury . The charges arose from the 1988 Fitzgerald Commission established to investigate accusations of corruption in the Queensland state government during Sir Joh 's period of office , which had eventually forced him to resign [ see pp . 35975 ; 36817 ] . Specifically Sir Joh was accused of lying to the Commission when he denied any knowledge of the business plans of a Singaporean entrepreneur Robert Sng , from whom he had received a " contribution to party funds " of A$ 100,000 .
Idiom: pick holes (used idiomatically: yes)
Too superstitious you are , that 's what comes of going to church so much , mind.’ Beatie put her hands on her full hips . ‘ Do n't you pick holes in my religion , Cleg Jones , being Catholic is better than being a Welsh heathen like you.’ Hari sat down and put her basket on the floor , pushing back the white cloth , she was well used to the way Cleg and his wife carried on , it did n't mean a thing . ‘ See , I 've put toecaps on for you , Cleg , make the boots last a bit longer they will.’
Idiom: go with the flow (used idiomatically: yes)
Blindly we are carried to the abyss of the 21st century without a philosophical air bag to spring out and cushion us on impact . December 31 1999 . Enjoy the ride down , let the wind fly through your hair , go with the flow , and wait for the big crash . I hope I die before I get old . latin lover
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: no)
Wood can be glued very well by wetting it with water which is subsequently frozen . Such joints are said to pass most of the tests in the specifications for wood adhesives . Hide glue or carpenter 's glue may be considered as a variant on ice in that the melting point is raised to a more practical temperature . Hide glue is the same as table jelly , except that less water is added to the gelatine , which may be made from hide , hooves , bones , fish and so on . A stiff solution of gelatine melts in a heated glue - pot at 70 ° or 80 ° C .
Idiom: go to seed (used idiomatically: yes)
The garden 's sole glory was a laburnum , which blossomed wonderfully each year : but even that she associated more with its dry black fatal pods than with its flowers , so often and so rigorously had she been warned of its poison . When her father died , her mother continued to look after the garden , though Alan would come home at weekends . even after his marriage , to mow the lawn ; it gave her so little enjoyment that Clara wondered why she did not let it go to seed . There was a widower , two doors away , whose garden had done just that : he never touched it , and grass grew feet thick all over it , and weeds flourished , and roses climbed the hedge , unpruned , and ramped across the soil . Mrs Maugham would often abuse this garden and the widower 's laziness , with a self - righteous , alarming complacency , saying that it was a scandal and a disgrace , and that it ought not to be allowed : and when one day Clara , exasperated , as she sometimes rashly was , out of her usual silence , asked her what harm it was doing anybody , Mrs Maugham had snapped triumphantly that it was harming everybody in the street , because it helped the weeds to spread .
Idiom: think twice (used idiomatically: yes)
In 1974 , the fire brigade moved into new premises , rendering the existing building useless — so the local district council bought it for £ 36,000 and changed it into the block of 10 flats for elderly people . ‘ This building had such happy memories for me,’ says Hilda , who rents her four - room flat from the council . ‘ When I was offered a place I was so pleased I did n't have to think twice before I accepted.’ Although Hilda 's husband Percy worked in the public health department , he was a part - time fireman for 25 years . ‘ He loved this building,’ says Hilda , who has a 41-year - old son , Colin , and a seven - year - old grandson , Richard .
Idiom: to say the least (used idiomatically: yes)
The White Wizard ( one of Bash 's predecessors ) originally entered the text - adventure world of Fantasia way back in 1985 and found the well - presented environment a mite too dull for his liking . After seeing it myself I 'm inclined to agree with him . The vocabulary is limited , to say the least : I mean , how many adventure games do you see without an ‘ EXAMINE’ command ? Not many I 'd wager . Nevertheless , the three separate loads offer much in the way of graphical excellence and make this a worthwhile purchase if found at a discount price .
Idiom: bugger all (used idiomatically: yes)
I would n't get up at six , put the washing out and then go up there ! Thinking . But there again , one week you might , one month you might get a one month he might give her that and bugger all the next month ! Well she says it 's guilt money and that is possible . Mm .
Idiom: put a sock in it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Surely he would n't be so silly?’ ‘ He looked a young chap , mad keen and so on . That sort does all sorts of silly things , till experience tells them to put a sock in it . Let 's hope this is n't the experience … Well , no point in going into that until we 've heard from the labs .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Having searched this field to the best of my ability I left with the intention to return at the earliest opportunity . Illness interrupted these plans , however , and when I next ventured out it was to a piece of woodland that was more local to where I live . I had spotted this on my travels a few months previous to this time and had made a mental note to return and search it . The 15th century thimble Some of the growth looked old but the trees themselves were not very substantial .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
The other pair of feet moved round to join the pair by the driver 's door … long pause . The Mini bounced as its door was slammed shut . The feet moved away out of sight . Hoomey could see Nails 's eyeballs pale and gleaming in the darkness . The rain pattered down softly and dripped off the Mini 's rusty edges , trickling to join the puddle they were already lying in .
Idiom: have a heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Voice over Michael Heseltine , who 's sixty , was on a private holiday in Venice with his wife Anne , when he was taken ill early this morning . He was taken to the city 's main hospital where it was confirmed that he 'd had a heart attack . He 's now in the cardiology unit . Doctors say he 's awake , lucid and chatting , and his condition is not serious .
Idiom: on a shoestring (used idiomatically: yes)
So great were the production demands on this story that both Barry Newbery and Raymond Cusick were pulled in to design its visual composition . Broadly speaking , Cusick handled the early space opera episodes while Newbery tackled the later time - travel instalments . Special effects for this show were highly inventive , achieving on a shoestring budget a look comparable with many much more expensive feature films . Needing footage of the Visians briefly becoming visible when fired at by the Daleks , Camfield shot on film an actor writhing in a white sack against a black background . Muzzily overlaying this film onto recorded shots of the Daleks firing into the jungle — complete with ‘ negative’ effect - gave an image similar in impact to the I d monster fight featured in the classic sf film Forbidden Planet .
Idiom: with a view to (used idiomatically: yes)
After the March Revolution the Zemstvos were democratized , with a view to making them the organs of local government in the rural districts .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
The smell was unpleasant too but she resisted the temptation to remove her scented handkerchief from the cuff of her blouse . She did not wish to display any gesture that could be interpreted as precious or affected . She must have been noticed as being very different from the local ladies who were either young girls dressed tidily but poorly , or older women in black . There seemed to be few females outwith these two categories . Consequently , this young woman would have aroused curiosity because she was well dressed and , though no longer a girl , she was not wearing black .
Idiom: get a move on (used idiomatically: yes)
You wanting to vacuum that for me oh shush up Paul Come on Paul get a move on I 'm a zombie Pardon ?
Idiom: in the same breath (used idiomatically: yes)
Senate and House committees were re - examining the 1980 election for evidence of that rogue Iranian factor mentioned earlier . Things , in other words , were once again in the condition of being other than what they seemed . The initials ‘ BCCI’ and ‘ CIA’were even beginning to be mentioned in the same breath . Tom Mangold 's book on the mad CIA guru , James Jesus Angleton , was raising the fur on numerous Washington backs . Not only that perhaps — I must be careful not to make everything seem too connected — but social and literary life was metamorphosing .
Idiom: by the by (used idiomatically: yes)
If I was to have done that in this house , I 'd have packed my bags long ago ! ' ' Very true , ' he agreed . ' Where 's Hector , by the by by ? ' ' Likely he 'll be out roaming , if he 's not with Miss Theda . Regular wanderer he 's turned out , now the mistress is gone . '
Idiom: knock it off (used idiomatically: no)
She stood up . The thought of the lunchtime buffet always cheered her up . As she passed the new couple her beach bag caught the Factor 15 and knocked it off the table . ‘ I 'm so sorry,’ she apologised leaning down to pick it up . But the young man managed to get to it first .
Idiom: in the running (used idiomatically: yes)
Yet there is nothing to show in the trophy cabinet of his Harpenden home to commemorate a romantic chapter in Middlesbrough 's history . Current Boro boss Lennie Lawrence performed an annual miracle in his Charlton Athletic days . So it was ironic that Lennie was not in the running for the new Barclays - sponsored prize . Sheffield United 's Dave Bassett was a clear - cut winner in the voting of the Managers ' Association . Despite Lawrence guiding Boro into the Premier League in his first season at Ayresome Park , Bassett won the award for lifting a relegation - threatened side into the top half of the First Division .
Idiom: on the rebound (used idiomatically: yes)
James She burst into floods of horrible tears , and cried for a whole day . It was on the rebound from Higginbotham that she took up with the first boy that she came near to liking . He was not nearly as beautiful , but on the other hand his preliminary note promised other qualities . It read :
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
Prison finds him longing to feel contrite , to feel he deserves his punishment , but only able to believe he has committed ‘ a simple blunder which might have happened to anybody ’ . Then , as the notebooks put it , ‘ Sonya and love broke him ’ . On the same page we read about a vision of Christ and a seeking forgiveness of the common people — two ideas which were abandoned . And it should be noted that the actual breaking point for Raskolnikov in the novel is the illness which induces his apocalyptic science-fiction nightmare of germs and Possessed -type madness and destruction , bringing him literally to Sonya 's feet and both of them to ‘ the dawn of a new future , of a full resurrection into a new life ’ which will be the subject of another story . So having laid the weight of mystic , creative suffering on Sonya , the novel proceeds to hive it off into its own Epilogue where all strains and difficulties are waved away .
Idiom: get the nod (used idiomatically: yes)
Betting shops deduct ten per cent from punters ' winnings — a whopping two per cent over the odds which puts a £ 10million perk in bookies ' pockets . If the money was ploughed back into dog racing — horse racing enjoys a £ 40million levy — tracks could improve amenities and strengthen security which would encourage more people to go to the dogs . Prolific winner Murlens Abbey just gets the nod in a red - hot Fosters Select Stakes at Wembley . The Abbey , from Trap 1 , should gain first run on Sheffield record - breaker Pineapple Lemon . Daily Mirror / Sporting Life Grand National winner Kildare Slippy and the powerful My Texette are among the stars in a brilliant supporting card .
Idiom: on the carpet (used idiomatically: yes)
little dollops all over , and there 's one spot , little Well why does n't he put bloody newspaper there ? No it does all over the place , wherever put newspaper down , he does it on the carpet so kept doing it by the cooker so we put newspaper down there , and put the toys away , see they was in the way you see , put newspaper down there and then next would n't have that , . Ooh God ! leave that !
Idiom: gather dust (used idiomatically: yes)
American Al Martino had the first No . 1 in Christmas 1952 and since then some of pop 's most famous , and not so famous , names have joined the seasonal roll of honour . Some festive favourites , including The Beatles ' I Want To Hold Your Hand and Slade 's Merry Christmas Everybody were destined to become pop classics . Others were gathering dust by New Year and forgotten by February . Whatever the merits of records such as Renee and Renato 's Save Your Love and Winifred Atwell 's Let 's Have Another Party no - one can deny them their place in history . The chart countdown , performed yesterday by Bruno Brookes , is one of Radio One 's most popular shows .
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
Repayment mortgages payable over 25 years can be extended to 30 or 35 years , earning you a few extra pounds a month because you will be paying less for longer . Paid - up endowment . Your lender and insurance company may put your endowment on ice for a few months . After this , your payments will be increased to make up the shortfall . Change lender .
Idiom: join the club (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Gestures like that are magnificent when you are out of work.’ Busby had five years ' experience in the lower divisions with York and helped lift the club out of the doldrums . ‘ York had applied for reelection three times in the four previous years before Denis and I joined the club . Busby helped to groom several young players at Sunderland , including Brian Atkinson and Warren Hawke , who were in the FA Cup final line - up last Saturday . A Wembley spectator , Busby thought Sunderland were outclassed in the second half but not disgraced .
Idiom: go hand in hand (used idiomatically: yes)
Our experience of what happens one earth when very superior culture groups meet very inferior culture groups is rather alarming . Perhaps we ought to be spending time developing camouflage , rather than advertising our presence . It 's always an assumption that intelligence goes hand in hand with benevolence and high moral values . I think there 's probably a strong argument against that in human history , and I think we should n't naively expect these very intelligence creatures to be benevolently disposed towards us . Another interesting idea that has been suggested is that there are extra terrestrials who are very intelligent .
Idiom: on the back burner (used idiomatically: yes)
We 've had the winter timetable which er proposes some quite serious cuts in services , and we 've had of course , the constant rumour off fairs increases . So for all those reasons , I think my colleagues may be more inclined to go for a cautious approach that 's enshrined in the Peyton approach , than they were back in er June . I think the government should slow down on all its activities at the present time and concentrate on getting the economy right , and everything else put on the back burner . And that should apply also w with the railways . There 's no great enthusiasm in in this country for railway privatization .