Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
They 're not the same kind of cores . The i7 has over a billion transistors , and a die size of around 177 - 181 mm . The Intel Atom has a few hundred ~ million and a much smaller die size .
Idiom: under the sun (used idiomatically: no)
And the poverty of these people was an all too visible accusing finger . Nevertheless their energy and inventiveness were getting some development experts excited . The kettle - out - of - tin - can - makers of Accra , the barefoot engineers of Bombay , and the hawkers of everything - under - the sun of Jakarta were showing flexibility and perhaps even salvation for the Third World poor . But at that time , the early 1970s , most governments were having none of it ; migrants , hawkers and barefoot business meant mess and that was that . Repressive measures were , of course , ineffective .
Idiom: come to think of it (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ The man can certainly putt,’ he said somewhat obviously . ‘ Yes , but why does his caddie hold the pin even on the short putts ? And come to think of it why did n't he find himself another caddie after the first round?’ I asked Toby . ‘ First of all , he kept Derek Jefferson on because he brought him luck and he likes the caddie to hold the flag because he can concentrate on his stroke better .
Idiom: lie low (used idiomatically: yes)
Devraux himself was sitting in the front beside his Annamese driver while Senator Sherman shared the rear seats with his sons and Paul Devraux . Flavia Sherman had elected to spend the day shopping on the Rue Catinat and was to join them for the first hunt next morning . With their baggage truck trundling fifty yards behind they were heading towards the junction of the Dong Nai and La Nga rivers sixty miles from Saigon , where wild water buffalo and other rare animals of Southern Asia roamed freely through a low - lying region of jungle and plain . Outside the city the road passed through a broad expanse of flooded paddy fields where swarms of Annamese nha que were bending and straightening , belly - deep in the sludge . To tend the rice shoots all wore broad , mollusk - shaped hats and identical trousers and tunics of black cloth that made men and women indistinguishable to the eyes of the Americans in the car .
Idiom: strike a chord (used idiomatically: yes)
They make a fair introduction to Marley 's music , but for the true man try ‘ Exodus’ or ‘ Burnin'’ . Marley never stood still and reggae did not die with him , but it has changed . For a nostalgia that still strikes a chord today , here he is . Marley 's ghost : still sending out rastaman vibrations NME GIG GUIDE
Idiom: go to ground (used idiomatically: yes)
Date : Fri , 3 Dec 93 16:28:00 GMT Subject : meet My mate who is driving me to the match tomorrow says he wants to go straight to the ground so I wo n't be able to get to the Adelphi . I 'll be in the Imperial though if anybody is going there . I 'll be at the end of the bar near the t.v and fag machine .
Idiom: dig deep (used idiomatically: yes)
Comic splendour . Cicely Courtneidge on parade in Me and Marlborough ( 1935 ) Despite Hitchcock 's example , Korda argued that ' stories that dig too deep into national roots start with a handicap . ' He was essentially a European filmmaker , and he was drawn to pictures that featured lavish costumes and spectacular sets . His market was the world , and he was n't particularly concerned to toady either to the British or the Americans .
Idiom: on the same page (used idiomatically: yes)
For when God freely wills to take on Himself the world 's suffering , He does so in order to absorb it , to transform it and to overcome it by the positive power of His eternal and unchanging love . It is here , one feels , that Margaret Spufford is not wholly consistent . On the one hand , she finds it true that ‘ the definition of ‘ Almighty’ means that there is no evil out of which good can not be brought ' , while on the same page she writes that , ‘ if those theologies who assert that God is in total control of His creation are right , I can not worship Him’ . But a God who can bring good out of the worst of evils is wholly in control . The creation may groan and travail in pain but it can not escape the destiny that God has eternally willed for it .
Idiom: run riot (used idiomatically: yes)
Dr Glasser holds that alcoholism is a very real , concrete , disease rather than a disease of the human spirit or of the abstract senses but his understanding of alcoholism , based upon his practical experience as a general clinical psychiatrist , with no specific interest in the subject of alcoholism more than in any other , again fits closely with the expressed understanding in " Alcoholics Anonymous " and the experience of treatment centres using the Minnesota Method . As it says in the " Big Book " of Alcoholics Anonymous,"So our troubles , we think , are basically of our own making . They arise out of ourselves , and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self - will run riot , though he usually does not think so . Above everything , we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness . We must or it kills us ! "
Idiom: around the clock (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ No , you may not,’ she said with a calmness that bore little resemblance to the chaos inside her . ‘ It 's none of your business . But I 'll tell you this,’ she glared at him , her heart pounding , ‘ I 'd rather work around the clock to get the money back to my father in time than spend one minute longer than I have to with a selfish , bad - tempered misery who was obviously born an expert at everything.’ Elation battled with fear as she watched various expressions chase across his face . ‘ What are you talking about?’ he demanded at last .
Idiom: larger than life (used idiomatically: yes)
Out of sight , out of mind , perhaps ? Over size bed VAUX chairman Paul Nicholson has always had a larger than life attitude to the manner in which he conducts his business . So one would image that the latest new fangled marketing initiative at Vaux - owned Swallow Hotel in Gateshead gets his backing . It wants volunteers to test its extra - large new beds and will reward than with a free stay .
Idiom: get a grip (used idiomatically: yes)
I became conscious of where I was and what I was doing so I quickly stood up and dried my eyes . This was not the way to behave . I had to get a grip on myself and put this whole wretched business behind me . I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa . It was expensive and funds were running low .
Idiom: third time lucky (used idiomatically: yes)
Super show : Bootle - born Shirli - Ann Siddall produced a dogged performance against third seed Mary Joe Fernandez in the opening round of the Volkswagen Cup at Eastbourne today before bowing out 6–4 7–5 . Diego bust - up : Seville directors will today discuss Diego Maradona 's future after he stormed out of the Spanish club 's stadium after being substituted at the weekend . BRITISH featherweight champion Sean Murphy is out to make it third time lucky when he challenges for the WBO world title next month . ‘ I 'm 28 now , so this is my last chance,’ the St Albans boxer said at a press conference yesterday to announce his clash with champion Steve Robinson in Cardiff on July 10 . Welshman Robinson won the vacant title by out - pointing John
Idiom: on ice (used idiomatically: yes)
It was a bright , frosty day , and I was enjoying the fresh air and the exercise . Stopping on the lonely road , I watched the sun go down in the trees behind Thornfield , and then in the silence I heard a horse approaching . Suddenly there was a crash as the horse slipped and fell on the ice , bringing down its rider . I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . ' Are you hurt , sir ?
Idiom: in the dock (used idiomatically: yes)
It was an industrial structure weighted heavily toward the use of semiskilled and unskilled labour . From the early stages of industrialisation the demand for unskilled labour was exceeded only by the supply ; as an occupational category it remained dominant . Labourers were found in the docks , railways , factories and domestic spheres , many of them employed on a casual basis . Attracted by the prospect of work during industrial expansion they migrated in their tens of thousands from the environs of East London and the eastern counties , both of which were suffering the effects of economic recession . Large - scale migration from East End boroughs began in the 1870 s.
Idiom: tit for tat (used idiomatically: yes)
Mr. Winnick Does my hon . Friend agree that the British - Irish parliamentary body , on which we both have the honour to serve , at least provides a forum where British and Irish parliamentarians can meet twice a year ? Does he also agree that , although the violence of the provisional IRA and others who claim with no legitimacy to speak for the Irish people as a whole , is sickening , it is equally disgusting , disgraceful and sickening to see those who claim to be loyal to the Unionist cause killing , tit for tat , for no reason other than that people happen to be Catholic ? Mr. Mallon The inter - parliamentary body has been successful .
Idiom: second nature (used idiomatically: yes)
Nye was a rich character , with an enormous consciousness of his own powers and ability . He was not in any sense a vain man , but he had a conceit of himself that came from the knowledge that he dominated every quarter that he occupied . He had a mind of quicksilver and a gift of repartee that was second nature ; his special love of language arose , I think , from the absence of a formal education . He was a man of profound education , but having acquired it himself he treasured words and used them with unique skill and often with a strange individuality . Some of the words he used I had never heard of — and I am not unfamiliar with words — but he savoured them , rolled them over his tongue and finally ejected them into his speech with a delight at their novelty , their colour and their music .
Idiom: take the piss (used idiomatically: yes)
It eventually reached the point when one of us would simply talk to him about anything and everything until he 'd break and say , ‘ OK , you want me to talk . Well , two weeks ago , John said something about AUB and Terry laughed . I could n't hear exactly what he said , but I knew from Terry 's tone that they were taking the piss out of me.’ Then we 'd try to remember the incident and painstakingly explain to Tom what had actually happened . It was an exhausting process and it was hurtful to think that Tom was so unsure of us .
Idiom: take heart (used idiomatically: yes)
Their action effectively scuppered six years of negotiations , since all decisions taken by the 22 signatories to the 1959 Washington Treaty — the framework for the political and environmental protection of Antarctica -must be unanimous . Ranged against the French , the Australians and their Belgian and Italian supporters are the US , New Zealand , Japan and the UK , which believe that exploitation of Antarctica is inevitable and that to ensure the environment is properly protected , it is vital that commercial activities be legally regulated . The latter camp took heart yesterday from Mr Rocard 's insistence that any decision must be based on a consensus , but realise that they have a tough fight ahead persuading others of the logic of their arguments . Greenpeace , the World Wildlife Fund , the Cousteau Foundation and other organisations have been very successful in mobilising public opinion in favour of designating Antarctica a ‘ World Park’ , outlawing commercial exploitation of mineral resources , and limiting scientific research and tourism to better protect the region 's flora and fauna . While their representatives in Paris doubt the conference delegates will discard the Minerals Convention , they are confident that they , for the moment , occupy the moral high ground .
Idiom: in full swing (used idiomatically: yes)
Tony Visconti explains why , although he was making an album with David at the time , he refused to produce the ‘ Space Oddity’ single as he thought it was passè because the moon shot was about to take place , and the lyrics ‘ sounded like a nick from Simon and Garfunkel’ . Gus Dudgeon , who produced ‘ Space Oddity’ in the end , picks up the story . With the Arts Lab in full swing and the free festival about to take place , David flew to Italy to take part in a song contest , the story of which is related by Angie Bowie and Ken Pitt . On his return from the song contest his father died , and David 's mother remembers how David rushed back in time to show his father the trophy he had won . Angie recalls how she moved in with David 's mother to comfort her and how they eventually found Haddon Hall , a large Victorian folly in Beckenham , where ultimately she and David lived along with Tony Visconti and his girlfriend Liz .
Idiom: clear the decks (used idiomatically: yes)
Since about 1938 Ho had been in China , first at the communist headquarters in Yenan then , apparently , with Chinese Nationalist forces , finally in Kwangsi and Yunnan which were close enough for him to attempt to resume contact with the Party inside Vietnam . At about the same time the Party was attempting to make contact with him and finally did so in the persons of two of its eventually outstanding members , Vo Nguyen Giap and Pham Van Dong . Now , at Pac Bo , under Ho 's chairmanship , the Party cleared its ideological decks and prepared to take advantage of the even more extraordinary opportunities that would be presented to it by the Second World War . This , in fact , was the theme of the Eighth Plenum : to prepare for the thoi co , ' the moment of great opportunity ' . Instead of class analysis and the more obvious communist objectives the Party was to advance on a broad front as the dominant power of the League For The Independence Of Vietnam : the Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh or , in its more memorable form , the Vietminh .
Idiom: spot on (used idiomatically: yes)
Lili was alone in the sitting - room . I wanted to tell her that I had told Syl I would n't marry him , but I did n't , for I felt that once I had told Lili she would somehow prevent me from recanting and that , freed from Syl , I should be bound even tighter to my mother . There was a hangnail at the side of my thumb and now I took it between my teeth and tore it off so that the blood ran , leaving a scarlet spotting on my dress where it bloused out above my waist . ‘ That 's attractive,’ remarked Lili , regarding it distastefully . ‘ Spilt blood is quite the untidiest thing I can think of — much worse than milk.’
Idiom: life and limb (used idiomatically: yes)
The investiture went ahead on 1 July and was a splendid and dramatic piece of pageantry ; it was also strangely moving . As he knelt at his mother 's feet , the sovereign invested her son with the symbols of office , ‘ by girding him with a Sword … by putting a Coronet on his head … and a Gold Ring on his finger … and also by delivering a Gold Rod into his hand , that he may preside there and may direct and defend those parts to hold to him and his heirs … for ever’ . ‘ I , Charles , Prince of Wales,’ responded the Prince , ‘ do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship , and faith and truth I will bear unto you to live and die against all manner of folks.’ With that , he took the letters - patent from his mother , rose to his feet , gave her the kiss of fealty , and took his place on the throne to her right . A trade - union organizer from mid - Wales spoke for many an onlooker that day .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
JENNI BORG / JCR President Voice over Dressed in black , undergraduates say they 've been gagged and had their hands tied in their attempts to persuade the governing body to maintain Somerville as a single sex college . The women claim members of the governing body , who were meeting today , have frustrated the consultation process with the students Junior Common Room . The governing body announced its intention last year to admit male students because of a drop in admissions from women .
Idiom: get the picture (used idiomatically: no)
' Oh , hi . ' ' So that 's what you look like . It 's funny how you get a picture of someone . '' Bus the new videophone agency is also designed to protect women from risky blind dates . They get the mens ' numbers , but the men ca n't ring them .
Idiom: have words (used idiomatically: yes)
The seventh bit is a parity bit , and the eighth is known as the word mark bit ; by the usual definition , this computer therefore has a 7-bit word . Each operand is a string of one or more consecutive characters . In order to facilitate arithmetic , an operand is specified by the address of its right - hand ( least - significant ) character , and the left - hand ( most - significant ) character of the operand is indicated by having its word mark bit set to one . Because operands may be very long , no accumulator is provided on this computer ; all operations take place between operands in the store . The most basic instruction is the move , which copies characters from a source field to a destination , until a character with the word mark bit set is encountered in one of the two fields .
Idiom: on the trot (used idiomatically: yes)
Is this true ? I thought we had 20 after 10 games . The Great Desmondo on MotD also muttered that we did n't have a win of 5 matches on the trot in ‘ 91-'92 . Ca n't be arsed to look that one up . Look out Ipswich , here we come .
Idiom: face to face (used idiomatically: yes)
Right . because what I say on the phone I make it absolutely clear . A lot of people do n't come face to face with me here No . on on discussions on the basis of what I tell them on the phone .
Idiom: come to mind (used idiomatically: no)
The point will be of particular relevance in connection with causal sequences or causal chains , to be considered later in the most relevant context . ( 3.1 ) What is bound to come to mind at this point is that there are pairs of things distinct from , but fundamentally like , a causal circumstance and its effect . Certainly the thought must occur to anyone acquainted with almost any part of science , or even a small selection of scientific laws . Such pairs of things enter into what is variously described as interaction , reciprocal causation , functional interdependence , functional relation , concomitant variation , and so on .
Idiom: take the count (used idiomatically: yes)
They took the crispness out of Sharp and put the Tynesider on top . In the third it was over suddenly . Sharp took an eight count after taking a hard left hook . Another excellent Exley attack had Sharp helpless and the referee stepped in . ' I showed him too much respect , ' said Exley .
Idiom: in the final analysis (used idiomatically: yes)
Er as far as I 'm aware , it was , yes . Could you explain the reason then behind your council 's change of view ? Well in the in the final analysis of the of the er the er considerations of these two sites the er area of Ske Skelton in general , erm it was considered that they that they did not perform a greenbelt function . Did you search around for any other reasons , such as the mention of a possible strategic reserve ? I think that er I think the question of a strategic reserve erm falls er as secondary to the to the fact that the the land or the sites do not perform a greenbelt function .
Idiom: off the record (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ You have to remember they may be interested in something about us that we do n't know about yet . It 's like if you had a doctor testing some aboriginal tribe for blood types — they would n't necessarily know what he was doing.’ Genetic experimentation remains the most popular theory , but though Hopkins has plenty of wild stories about artificial insemination , or half - breed alien / human babies already in existence ( all strictly off the record of course ) all he 's prepared to say is that things are coming out into the open . ‘ They , whoever They are , certainly seem less concerned with remaining secret , and that 's worrying . I worry about my daughter , she 's growing up in a world where things are inevitably going’ Asked whether he may just possibly have got it all wrong , Hopkins pauses melodramatically .
Idiom: turn a blind eye (used idiomatically: yes)
After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . They can forget about privacy and often fall prey to gangs operating a regime of intimidation . Camp authorities are either unaware of this or turn a blind eye . Hong Kong authorities believe that most boat people will acquiesce rather than violently resist attempts to send them back to Vietnam , but this apparent passivity can be deceptive . Violent rioting has broken out in the camps many times in recent weeks .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
In the thirteen years since these figures were announced , the progress which has been made has been unsatisfactory . In 1982 , there were around 3,200 places available for children and 15,800 for adults in places of residential care . Both fall well short of what was considered a reasonable requirement in 1971 . As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full - time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . In addition , the gross shortage of short - term residential care facilities is placing great strains on the parents of mentally handicapped children who are unable to gain respite from the considerable commitment they have undertaken .
Idiom: rock bottom (used idiomatically: no)
Well that 's not very often this time of year . Before Christmas I were getting seventy some weeks , were n't I ? Building up to Christmas it were like , in between sixty to seventy , but this time of year I 'm just on me rock bottom . It would , which is like fifty , fifty five . Have you done all your training ?
Idiom: high and low (used idiomatically: yes)
I began ' Great Expectations ' with a very negative view towards it but as I read on I began to really enjoy it . It is a story by an older Pip reflecting back on his life story . This book follows young Pip through his life and into his mid thirties and shows his highs and lows . It also follows Pip 's intensely painful and burning love for Estella who does not return his love but merely plays with his feelings under the guidance of her guardian Miss Havisham . Dickens chooses his characters and their names very carefully as is clearly shown with the character of Pip .
Idiom: to the bone (used idiomatically: yes)
Sick with fear , she watched helplessly as , at a shouted signal , the three rushed at fitzAlan in a concerted attack that looked like succeeding through sheer weight of numbers . Then , in a movement so fast that Isabel had to replay it later in her mind to sort everything out , fitzAlan flung his cloak over the drunk on his left and brought his sword slashing through the air to slice through the arm of the man on his right . The soldier howled in agony and staggered back , dropping his own weapon to clutch at the gaping cut that had opened his arm to the bone . Ignoring him , Guy let the impetus of his powerful swing carry the blade onwards to clash violently with the sword of the third soldier . Steel met steel with a force that sent a nearby flock of birds shrieking into the air .
Idiom: out of sight (used idiomatically: yes)
Barak pulled a roll of banknotes from his jacket pocket , reluctantly peeled off a couple and handed them to the prostitute . She snatched them from him , cursed angrily at them both , then strode off in search of a taxi . Laidlaw waited until the prostitute was out of sight then nodded to Graham who had been standing by the tree . Barak 's eyes widened in amazement as Graham approached them . He looked at Laidlaw , searching for an answer .