All Phrases - Main Entries Only (420 Total)

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Letters A - I (168 phrases)
A
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A cat on a hot tin roof
A chip off the old block
A chip on your shoulder
A dark horse
A dime a dozen
A drop in the bucket
A feather in your cap
A fly in the ointment
A leopard can't change its spots
A needle in a haystack
A rolling stone gathers no moss
A stitch in time saves nine
A stone's throw
A watched pot never boils
A wolf in sheep's clothing
Above board
All that glitters is not gold
B
Back to square one
Bark is worse than their bite
Bark up the wrong tree
Barking mad
Barking up the wrong tree
Batten down the hatches
Beat a dead horse
Beat around the bush
Beat the bushes
Bite off more than you can chew
Bite the bullet
Bite the dust
Bite your tongue
Blow hot and cold
Blow off steam
Blow the cobwebs away
Blow your own horn
Blow your own trumpet
Break the ice
Burn the candle at both ends
Burn the midnight oil
Burn your bridges
C
Cat got your tongue?
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Caught flat-footed
Caught in the act
Caught in the crossfire
Caught in the crosshairs
Caught napping
Caught on the back foot
Caught on the hop
Caught red-handed
Caught with chaff
Caught with egg on your face
Caught with your hand in the cookie jar
Caught with your hand in the till
Caught with your pants down
Caught with your trousers down
Cold feet
Cross that bridge when you come to it
Cry over spilled milk
Cry wolf
Cut to the chase
D
Dead as a doornail
Dog days of summer
Dog eat dog
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't give up the day job
Don't hold your breath
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't put the cart before the horse
Don't rest on your laurels
Don't rock the boat
Don't shoot the messenger
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater
Don't throw stones in glass houses
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Don't upset the apple cart
E
Easy as pie
Eat crow
Eat humble pie
Eat like a bird
Eat like a horse
Eat like a pig
Eat out of house and home
Eat out of your hand
Eat your hat
Eat your heart out
Eat your words
Every cloud has a silver lining
Every dog has its day
Every man for himself
Every trick in the book
Eyes bigger than your stomach
F
Face like thunder
Face the music
Fair to middling
Fall between two stools
Fall off the wagon
Fish or cut bait
Fish out of water
Fit as a butcher's dog
Fit as a fiddle
Fit to be tied
Flat as a pancake
Flat out like a lizard drinking
Flogging a dead horse
Fly by the seat of your pants
Fly off the handle
Fool's gold
Full of beans
Full of hot air
G
Get a leg up
Get your ducks in a row
Get your goat
Give a wide berth
Give as good as you get
Give it a whirl
Give someone the cold shoulder
Give someone the runaround
Give the cold shoulder
Give the devil his due
Give the game away
Give the green light
Give the show away
Give the slip
Give up the ghost
Go out on a limb
Go the extra mile
Go the whole hog
H
Hair of the dog
Hang by a thread
Hang in there
Have a bone to pick
Have a butcher's
Have a chip on your shoulder
Have a screw loose
Have a tiger by the tail
Have bigger fish to fry
Have your cake and eat it
High on the hog
Hit the ground running
Hit the nail on the head
Hold the fort
Hold the line
Hold water
Hold your horses
Hold your own
Hold your tongue
I
Ignorance is bliss
In a nutshell
In a pickle
In a pig's eye
In hot water
In over your head
In the bag
In the black
In the doghouse
In the doldrums
In the driver's seat
In the heat of the moment
In the lap of luxury
In the nick of time
In the pink
In the red
In the same boat
In the soup
Letters J - R (160 phrases)
J
Jack of all trades
Jump down someone's throat
Jump down your throat
Jump on the bandwagon
Jump on the gravy train
Jump out of the frying pan into the fire
Jump out of your skin
Jump ship
Jump the gun
Jump the queue
Jump the shark
Jump through hoops
K
Keep it under your hat
Keep the wolf from the door
Keep your eye on the ball
Keep your eyes peeled
Keep your hair on
Keep your nose clean
Keep your nose to the grindstone
Keep your pants on
Keep your pecker up
Keep your powder dry
Keep your shirt on
Kick over the traces
Kick the bucket
Kick the can down the road
Kick the habit
Kick up a fuss
Kick up your heels
Kill two birds with one stone
Knock on wood
L
Laughing all the way to the bank
Leave no stone unturned
Let sleeping dogs lie
Let the cat out of the bag
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bear with a sore head
Like a bolt from the blue
Like a bull at a gate
Like a bull in a china shop
Like a cat with nine lives
Like a deer in the headlights
Like a dog with two tails
Like a kid in a candy store
Like a moth to a flame
Like a red rag to a bull
Like herding cats
Like shooting fish in a barrel
Like turkeys voting for Christmas
Live high off the hog
Loose cannon
M
Mad as a hatter
Make a beeline
Make a clean breast
Make a clean sweep
Make a meal of it
Make a mountain out of a molehill
Make a pig of yourself
Make a pig's ear
Make a rod for your own back
Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Make a song and dance
Make hay while the sun shines
Make no bones about it
Make no odds
Make waves
Mind like a steel trap
Mind your Ps and Qs
Money burns a hole in your pocket
Monkey on your back
N
Needle in a haystack
Nip it in the bud
No dice
No skin off my nose
No spring chicken
Not a leg to stand on
Not a patch on
Not a snowball's chance in hell
Not all there
Not give a hoot
Not give a monkey's
Not give a tinker's cuss
Not my cup of tea
Not playing with a full deck
Not worth a brass farthing
Not worth a hill of beans
Not worth a plugged nickel
Not worth a tinker's damn
Not worth the candle
Not worth the paper it's written on
O
Off the cuff
Off the hook
Off your high horse
Off your rocker
On a wing and a prayer
On cloud nine
On tenterhooks
On the back foot
On the ball
On the breadline
On the horns of a dilemma
On the lam
On the pig's back
On the Q.T.
On the razzle
On the ropes
On the skids
On the straight and narrow
On the wagon
On the wrong side of the tracks
Out of the blue
Out of your depth
P
Paint the town red
Pass the buck
Piece of cake
Play it by ear
Play second fiddle
Pull out all the stops
Pull the wool over your eyes
Put a damper on
Put a sock in it
Put paid to
Put the cart before the horse
Put the kibosh on
Put the screws on
Put the wind up
Put through the wringer
Put your best foot forward
Put your foot in it
Put your foot in your mouth
Put your money where your mouth is
Put your oar in
Q
Queer as a three-dollar bill
Queer fish
Queer street
Quick as a flash
Quick on the draw
Quiet as a mouse
R
Rain on your parade
Raining buckets
Raining cats and dogs
Raining pitchforks
Raise the roof
Ride roughshod
Ride roughshod over
Ride shotgun
Ride the wave
Round the bend
Ruffle some feathers
Rule of thumb
Run a mile
Run a tight ship
Run around like a headless chicken
Run hot and cold
Run like the wind
Run of the mill
Run off your feet
Run out of steam
Run ragged
Run rings around
Letters S - Z (92 phrases)
S
Saddle someone with
Salt of the earth
Scraping the barrel
See which way the wind blows
Sharp as a tack
Shoot from the hip
Shoot the breeze
Sick as a dog
Sick as a parrot
Sick as a pig
Sick to death
Sick to the back teeth
Sing like a bird
Sing like a canary
Skeleton in the closet
Sly as a fox
Spill the beans
Spit and image
Square the circle
Steal someone's thunder
Stick your neck out
Straight from the horse's mouth
T
Take a rain check
Take it on the chin
Take it with a grain of salt
Take it with a pinch of salt
Take the bit between your teeth
Take the bull by the horns
Take the cake
Take the gilt off the gingerbread
Take the high road
Take the mickey
Take the rough with the smooth
Take the sting out
Take the wind out of your sails
Talk turkey
The whole nine yards
Throw in the towel
U
Under the gun
Under the table
Under the weather
Under the wire
Under your thumb
Up a blind alley
Up a gum tree
Up and running
Up in arms
Up in the air
Up the ante
Up the creek
Up the duff
Up the wall
Up to scratch
Up to the mark
Up to your ears
Up to your neck
Up your sleeve
W
Walk on eggshells
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Wet behind the ears
When hell freezes over
When in Rome
When pigs fly
When push comes to shove
When the cat's away
When the chips are down
When the cows come home
When the dust settles
When the fat lady sings
When the going gets tough
When your ship comes in
X
X marks the spot
X-ray vision
Y
You can lead a horse to water
You can't have it both ways
You can't judge a book by its cover
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
You can't polish a turd
You can't pull the wool over my eyes
You can't put the genie back in the bottle
You can't take it with you
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
You can't win 'em all
You can't win them all
You're barking up the wrong tree
You're pulling my leg
You're the bee's knees
You've got another think coming
You've got rocks in your head
You've got your work cut out
Z
Zapped out
Zig when others zag