Welcome to Strangephrases.com
Thank you for visiting the Strange Phrases website. I hope you find the phrases interesting and intriguing. We have idioms, peculiar phrases, odd sayings, expressions, strange phrases, and other weird & wonderful vocabulary. These terms are all from the rich shared British and American cultural English or Anglo-American languages. An important shared part of what has formed us culturally; expressions to be cherished and used as they are intended.
Don't be shy in sharing your strange or weird phrases with us. We are always looking for new and interesting phrases and expressions to add to this collection. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated and serve to enrich our shared language.
This is a work in progress, so I am arbitrarily adding new phrases and editing the site. Please don't judge.
45 Random Phrases
- On cloud nine
- Till the cows come home
- The straw that broke the camel’s back
- Fish or cut bait
- Spitting image
- Spinning Lies in the Spider’s Den
- The elephant in the room
- Call it a day
- Cry over spilled milk
- Hang in there
- Riding the Viper’s Tail
- Tie the knot
- Lose your marbles
- In a nutshell
- Burn your fingers
- Balls Deep in the Shitstorm
- Kick the can down the road
- Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- Play with fire
- Water under the bridge
- Like a bat out of hell
- A stitch in time saves nine
- Hold your horses
- Dog eat dog
- Throw in the towel
- Go the whole hog
- Sucking the Devil’s Teat
- Cut to the chase
- Easy as pie
- Get cold feet
- In hot water
- Stealing the Tide’s Secret
- Make ends meet
- Raise the bar
- Make a long story short
- A rolling stone gathers no moss
- Face the music
- See eye to eye
- Don’t hold your breath
- Make no bones about it
- Jump on the gravy train
- Miss the boat
- Burning the Shepherd’s Flock
- Like water off a duck’s back
- Let sleeping dogs lie