Gooogr/pie_idioms huggingface dataset:
Idiom: have a few (used idiomatically: yes)
They are usually preserved as flattened impressions , which retain little of their finer detail . The impressions generally show a serrated edge like a saw , each ' tooth ' being the crushed tube ( theca ) that housed an individual of the colony ( zooid ) . The colonies vary widely in shape : some are shrub - like , with numerous slender branches , others have only a few , or even a single branch . The bushy ones ( Order Dendroidea - dendroid graptolites ) are the more primitive , and were generally rooted to the sea floor . The few - branched forms , which include the Order Graptoloidea or planktonic graptoloids , were derived from the dendroids at the base of the Ordovician and were successful and prolific until the early Devonian .
Idiom: fall short (used idiomatically: yes)
If the West Bank could absorb them , these refugees might conceivably settle and call it home . But if the West Bank can not accommodate them , will they accept a political settlement which does not allow at least a substantial proportion to return to Galilee ? This is the kind of question which has no answer , since no difference between commitment and rhetoric will be discernable until refugees are faced with a real choice between some kind of a settlement falling short of the ideal and holding out for the ideal itself . Jordan 's stability is also threatened . It gives refuge to the largest single concentration of Palestinians , almost 900,000 of whom were registered with UNRWA in 1988 , and about another 210,000 who were displaced across the Jordan river as a result of the 1967 war .
Idiom: in the pipeline (used idiomatically: yes)
Peugeot claims it has always provided quick turnaround on repair parts : ‘ We feel that it is appropriate to put our money where our mouth is.’ Renault , Volvo and their future links Lennart Svantesson , vice - president of Volvo product planning , on the joint Renault - Volvo models in the pipeline Volvo and Renault cars are being developed together . How will you ensure they 're different ?
Idiom: in the bag (used idiomatically: yes)
At the New Realists show people became part of her sculpture by throwing darts . A white plaster relief by another artist hung close by and she imagined it bleeding — wounded . what more if here was paint in plastic bags behind the plaster ? Later she incorporated cans of spray paint which made extraordinary effects when shot . Of her shoot - out paintings she writes : ' It was not only exciting and sexy , but tragic as though one were witnessing a birth and a death at the same moment .
Idiom: up to speed (used idiomatically: yes)
A few thousand years ago , some violent explosive phenomenon occurred which hurled numerous bullets ( ' shrapnel ' ) into the molecular cloud with velocities probably in excess of 400 km s -1 . The bullets swept up cloud material through the bow shocks on their leading faces , producing the iron and oxygen emission behind the shocks . The velocity widths of the lines will range roughly up to the bullets ' speed . Molecular hydrogen is rather fragile ( in interstellar terms ) , and is destroyed by shock waves with velocities greater than about 50 km s -1 and can not exist behind the leading shock . However , bow shocks become wrapped around blunt obstacles and become much weaker the further away they are from the obstacle head .
Idiom: leave someone in the lurch (used idiomatically: yes)
‘ Does Jeff know how cynically he 's being used?’ Then , when he simply smiled in response , she added , ‘ It would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you . If he left you in the lurch when you needed him most.’ ‘ Thank you for that kind thought , but I do n't think it 's likely.’ Guido smiled a smug smile .
Idiom: to the tune of (used idiomatically: yes)
Half - immersed in a white fur rug , he carelessly consumed Macdonald 's chocolate marshmallows and turned over the pages of his Eagle Annual in the shadow of the family piano . Bits of Meccano lay around waiting to be pilfered if I 'd had the courage . He had all the social skills : I remember watching him tap a mesmeric foot to the tune of ‘ I Scream , You Scream , We All Scream for Ice Cream’ . His father , my uncle Charlie , organized those concert parties , sold fire extinguishers , swapped cars , was a brilliant sign - writer . His wife , a Rymer , owned part of the dress shop and suffered aristocratically from migraine .
Idiom: on the face of it (used idiomatically: yes)
But it does prove , and this is important , that many citizens of Attica may have looked to their deme first and their city second . Thus Thucydides says ( ii . 16 ) of the evacuation of Attica that the Athenians took it so badly because it was like leaving one 's polis ; this is on the face of it a paradox because they were going from their country demes to the polis . Another reason why the relation of demes to city is now seen differently , and why demes now seem more important , is simply that more archaeological work has been done on deme sites . In general , the further from Athens you go , the more impressive the remains become .
Idiom: against the grain (used idiomatically: yes)
Another complaint is that promising students get lost and discouraged in the mass of huge classes . Some academics try to counteract this trend by trying to identify the bright sparks and arrange special seminars for them . Such trends , however , very much go against the grain of the egalitarian principle that pervades the German university system to a far greater extent than the British one . Officially , each university is equally good as any other in any subject . Partly for financial reasons , students now tend to attend university in their home town rather than travel to a city with a better department .
Idiom: game on (used idiomatically: yes)
FOR infinite lives and ammo in Predator 2 on Amiga , just pause the game and then type in : YOU'RE ONE UGLY MOTHER . IN Tetris on the NES , if you keep select held down during play , you 'll knock up a high score of 10,000 points every time a block lands . IF you want to start the game on the trickier second quest in The Legend Of Zelda on the NES , just enter Zelda on the name screen instead of your own . Roseanne Arnold OUTRAGEOUS US comedienne Roseanne Arnold has been sending poison - pen faxes to critics who panned husband Tom 's new TV show .
Idiom: up to scratch (used idiomatically: yes)
According to Anil Gadre , Sun Microsystems Computer Corp 's vice president of systems product marketing , the new licensing strategy — see front page — should , for example , enable the Sparc compatible community to get its hands on the company 's next - generation Viking , or SuperSparc technology — being co - developed with Texas Instruments Inc — much more quickly than the best part of a year that elapsed between the launch of the Sparcstation 2 ( UX No 308 ) , and the day Sun gave the green light for the LSI Logic Inc made 40MHz Sparc chip sets to be sold on to Sun wannabe 's ( UX No 356 ) . Gadre claims there will be ‘ zero difference in time’ this time around . However Sun has been playing with the long overdue part for many months now , working closely with Texas Instruments Inc to get the thing up to scratch . Sparc builders will only get their first glimpse of the stuff when Sun finally rolls out its Sparcstation 3 Viking boxes . It 's thought to have picked Tuesday May 19th to do that .
Idiom: cut the Gordian knot (used idiomatically: yes)
But , if Aquinas is right , they do not act intentionally , intending a goal which is the reason for their actions . ( Kenny 1975 : 21 ) This cuts the Gordian knot . It builds on the argument in the preceding section where it was argued that because the cat sees and tries to extricate the ball stuck in the tree , it thereby manifests only those minimal beliefs that we would attribute directly to a human being in similar circumstances . We would disallow any involving the mediation of language , including , of course , the belief that it believes .
Idiom: pull out all the stops (used idiomatically: yes)
' You name it , we have done it , ' he says . ' Banquets , balls , prestigious degree ceremonies , and the installation of the new Chancellor , we like to think that as caterers there 's nothing we ca n't do . ' The annual Charter Ball buffet for 1,500 is the catering team 's biggest task and for the Installation Dinner Mr Barker will be pulling out all the culinary stops . The department have fed celebrities from J.B. Priestley to Ken Russell and provided the Princess Royal with tea . The department use outside advisors to help with ethnic menus for conferences from special Afro - Caribbean dishes for the Black Housing Association to recipes from an old lady in Keswich for the Vegetarian Society of Great Britain 's annual conference .
Idiom: go straight (used idiomatically: yes)
Erm , we I wo n't be there to invigilate the exam but usually there 's some , I mean if you get stuck and you want a break just stick your hand up , but not everybody cos everybody ca n't go to the toilet . But I mean y'know ah y'know g if you want if you 're in that s if you 're getting a bit worried about it , do get out of the room for a bit and then come back in later . Now , if you 've got a block of exams , do n't go straight from one exam to the other . Have a kip or a rest in between . Do n't go down the pub though , that probably wo n't do you any good Now , that covers exam techniques in general and what I 'm we 're looking for in papers .
Idiom: get the better of (used idiomatically: yes)
He paused outside the doors , taking stock of his men , careful not to give any sign of his thoughts . He only wanted the best for his people , of course ; to save them from the unjust regime of Sam . Of course , he would probably have to raise taxes to rebuild his ideal country , and shoot a few of his highest officers before jealousy got the better of them , but that was only natural . The people would understand , he thought ; if they did n't , they were obviously supporters of the maniac Sam , and would be properly shot . Those who spoke ill of him would find it difficult to continue such activity without a jaw to move , he considered , and made a mental note to put one of the Secte Rouge in charge of security .
Idiom: part company (used idiomatically: no)
Cosy images of thatched country inns abound on glossy book covers . Christmas cards , chocolate boxes and tourist literature , proclaiming a timeless tradition that is supposed to be the envy of the world . Too often , though , myth and reality part company outside the door , behind the roses and the last flailing morris dancer . We are not shown the acres of car park , the oversized modern restaurant extension and the gutted interior , knocked together from what were once intimate old rooms . Yet if we should catch a glimpse of the fake plastic beams , the mass - produced horsebrasses , cartwheels and hunting prints there will , often as not , be unnerving claims of ‘ genuine olde worlde atmosphere’ for this mishmash of bogus antiquity .
Idiom: from the word go (used idiomatically: yes)
Oh yes ! that 's a they should be thinking about it right from the word go . Oh absolutely ! Yeah .
Idiom: hold the purse strings (used idiomatically: yes)
The intensification of the war increased when on 10 June 1940 , Mussolini , making one of his last balcony performances , declared war , so that my newly - projected book on Italy seemed of immediate relevance , though whether I should complete it was another matter . I was thereafter in frequent communication with Eliot about the synopsis and concerning my negotiations with the Ministry . One of the officials with whom I had dealings was John Hampden , who years later was to become a colleague ; but although he did his best to be co - operative , it was the men who held the purse - strings that counted , and , going between the MOI and Faber 's , I could not extract from officialdom any commitment and Eliot naturally needed certain specific undertakings regarding finance before Faber 's could think of commissioning a book , which also needed the Ministry 's imprimatur . For the first time , but by no means the last , I became involved in that Kafkaesque bureaucratic fog which , more than any aspect of public life , serves to drain one of psychic energy . I was at that time calling on and off at Faber 's , sometimes seeing Eliot and sometimes missing him .
Idiom: make the cut (used idiomatically: no)
In an interview with the daily " Chemnitzer ~ Freie ~ Presse " , a spokesperson for the " Deutscher ~ Staedteund Gemeindebund " council ~ of ~ German districts said if the " Laender " states and local councils were required to make cuts totalling 25~billion marks , then they should have the opportunity to be heard on the matter .
Idiom: save someone's skin (used idiomatically: yes)
All its elements have their parallels in the Abraham stories : famine , promises from God , disputes over wells , a ' covenant ' with Abimelech , the king of Gerar , at Beersheba , and , most remarkably of all , Isaac 's telling the men of Gerar that Rebekah , his wife , is his sister . Only the last of these put him in a bad light , but it is enough . He is as intent as his father on saving his own skin , and just as inattentive to the possible consequences for his wife and for the purposes of God . He is manifestly a chip off the old block , and his birth has not , after all , meant a return to the bright world of God 's first beginning . The old , familiar order remains in force , and the other parallels in chapter 26 only serve to emphasize the fact .
Idiom: under the table (used idiomatically: yes)
Number five . Mrs Norris . She 'd still be in there , under the kitchen table , and number seven — Mother of God , that was hers ! Only then did she comprehend the implications of that great , obscene gap . They had hit her house , destroyed her home — hers and Gerry 's .
Idiom: speak volumes (used idiomatically: yes)
UNITED destroyed Coventry 's festive celebrations with a sumptuous feast of attacking football . The Premier League 's form team , impressive conquerors of Liverpool and Aston Villa , were left breathless as a capacity 36,025 crowd — the best at Old Trafford this season — watched United 's relentless assaults . The sheer gulf between the sides spoke volumes . Coventry hotshot Mick Quinn arrived on a streak of 10 goals from six games but never got a sniff of the target . And United 's biggest win of the season could have been twice the size .
Idiom: under fire (used idiomatically: yes)
But he was also occupying space behind the defenders , making it difficult for attackers to get in on passes.’ None of the Republic players was more likely to come into conflict with Charlton 's tactics than Liam Brady , who announced his retirement from international football after being substituted 10 minutes from half - time in a recent friendly against West Germany . Charlton immediately came under fire , his decision to withdraw Brady from the fray seen to be cavalier and grossly insensitive . ‘ I am paid to win matches,’ Charlton said . ‘ I like Liam and have great respect for his ability and reputation but he was n't doing what was expected and it was necessary to make a change.’
Idiom: rough edges (used idiomatically: yes)
God is not as interested in getting us through a conflict as he is in how we respond to it . He is more committed to our character than our comfort . He is using your partner as divine sandpaper to take off the rough edges . Love requires vulnerability , being vulnerable enough to share weaknesses or confront our partner over problem issues . Some More Practical Steps
Idiom: stop at nothing (used idiomatically: yes)
Has my right hon . Friend had the opportunity to read the scandalously deceitful national health service trust ballot which was put through my constituents ' letter boxes by Labour - controlled Harlow council — at an expense to the charge payers of £ 25,000 ? Is my right hon . Friend at all surprised that the local health authority wants nothing to do with that document because it is pure Labour party propaganda and a cynical manipulation of the elderly and the frail ? Will Labour stop at nothing to grab a few cheap jokes ? Mr. Waldegrave I had the opportunity to study the document because my hon . Friend drew it to my attention as we came into the Chamber .
Idiom: in a fog (used idiomatically: yes)
But they admit they need all the help they can get from the public . And that goes for the Bucks Badger group as well . A woman whose husband was killed in a motorway pile - up in thick fog is claiming compensation from two other motorists involved . Graham Branch was one of ten people who died in the crash two years ago . 13 March 1991/ROBIN POWELL / Reporting
Idiom: as a rule (used idiomatically: yes)
The same implications attach to the playing of games or the membership of clubs and so on , although what is of even more interest are the ' unwritten ' rules which underwrite the more formal , quasi - legal , ones . Without unwritten rules civilised life would be impossible . Indeed we are rarely aware of them as rules , until they are broken , since they are typical of the settings in which we received our moral training . Many were originally instinctive and , to that limited extent , occur naturally in animals : we normally make way for others in the street , keep promises or apologise , treat people politely and respect the sense of another 's property . These are all constituent pressures of the moral arena .
Idiom: boys will be boys (used idiomatically: yes)
During the war these derelict pits were used for various purposes ; Lee 's or Houlder pit became a bomb and ammunition store for the R.A.F. The top pit of Batchelors was used by the Home Guard as a rifle range , and for other weapon training . The Cam pit also became a training area for the Army , being used for weapon training and exercise in the firing of live ammunition . Boys will be boys and in spite of warnings at least one fatal accident occurred involving local lads , and several were injured . Bores Hole was used as an air raid shelter , or rather the tunnel that led under the road was , and many tales could be told of nights spent under there during the air raids . Living on chalk is a mixed blessing , on the one hand the cement industry provides work for many local people and with the mechanisation of farming methods this has meant that what was at one time an agriculture community is now largely dependant upon local industries .
Idiom: till the cows come home (used idiomatically: yes)
Dare one say that the England pack , in the defeat of Ireland , had these attributes to a greater extent than the Wales backs in the defeat by France ? You have to start somewhere — but where ? When John Ryan became Welsh coach in 1988 , the shattering tour of New Zealand having instantly expunged memories of the first Welsh Triple Crown in nine years , he had no compunction about picking old - style tight forwards who , if they did nothing else , would scrummage till the cows came home . Neath , the leading Welsh club side of the moment , were more or less ignored because although their forwards could get around better than anyone else 's there would not have been much point if they could not win the ball in the first place . The result : division , geographical and stylistic , and so balefully profound that Neath supporters were quite happy to see Wales lose at home to Romania .
Idiom: on the house (used idiomatically: yes)
Hector whined his impatience , bringing Theda back to herself with a start . Lord above ! What plague was there on this house ? She shivered as she went to the door , but all at once she recalled what she had been about to do when Benedict Beckenham had made his astonishing appearance . She put a hand on Hector 's woolly black head .
Idiom: on the money (used idiomatically: no)
Like many voluntary organizations in the 1980s , the CMHTs scrabbled around , often at great expense in terms of time and frustration , to stitch together small pockets of resource — often on a short - term basis . They relied heavily , for example , on one - year posts funded by government ' pump - priming ' schemes to support the services they developed . They also depended for a large part of their work on clawing money out of the social security system and on getting alongside other centrally funded bodies such as housing associations . As penniless brokers they often had to dissipate energy on make - do and mend activities . This did not look like a cost effective national strategy for community care .
Idiom: drop a hint (used idiomatically: yes)
' And has he never discussed his will with you ? ' ' Never . At the most he dropped hints that if I did my job and toed the line he would look after me . ' ' Apart from the woman he was going to marry are you aware of any others in your uncle 's life ? ' ' No , I do n't think he associated with women . '
Idiom: make history (used idiomatically: yes)
On June 29 , 1995 , the Space ~ Shuttle Atlantis made history when it docked with the Russian Mir space ~ station , as shown in this photograph .
Idiom: in the black (used idiomatically: yes)
CHAPTER 68 As the advancing figures crossed the highway towards them , it became evident that four of them were unwilling members of the group . This quartet , clothed in black from head to foot in commando style woollen caps , roll - neck sweaters , trousers and combat boots , had their hands cuffed behind their backs , and were being escorted at gun point . It was also evident that they had resisted capture . A couple of them sported bruised faces , and one was limping .
Idiom: Hobson's choice (used idiomatically: no)
Both of them could attribute their popularity to the fact that in the old days , when opening hours were not so well controlled , they stayed open longer than others , with the result that patrons of The Cock and The Bull were usually the most tipsy . Tales and stories retold by Cock and Bull customers were more unbelievable than any other , hence , a ‘ cock and bull story’ is generally beyond belief . The third common expression for which my journalistic curiosity found the origin , was ‘ Hobson 's choice’ . It seems that during the 18th century in the beautiful city of Cambridge , the leading livery stable was owned and operated by one Charles Hobson who had made a small fortune in renting cabs and carriages to the gentry , so much so that he had acquired that lovely house and property known as Anglesey Abbey for his country residence . When gentle - folk rented horse - drawn transport from Mr Hobson , they were never allowed to select their own horse and carriage , but paid dearly for what Hobson deigned to provide ; hence the expression ‘ Hobson 's choice’ , meaning no choice at all , but the necessity of making do with whatever was offered .
Idiom: all along (used idiomatically: no)
You 'll see t the big w on the stone what they call Sandringham Stud . Blooming great fine statue of p and then you went down to the road where the Wolferton . That 's another stud of his all along the estate . T beautiful place all rhododendron , you know , big bush rhododendrons . All you see over there , you never saw only them with , only them golden pheasants , that 's all I saw .