keywords.tsv

idiom	contains_noun	 pos_tags	nouns
a hair's breadth	yes	hair/NOUN s/PART breadth/NOUN	hair breadth	
a little bird told me	yes	little/ADJ bird/NOUN told/VERB me/PRON tells/VERB	bird	
a penny for your thoughts	yes	penny/NOUN for/ADP your/DET thoughts/NOUN	penny thoughts	
a pretty penny	yes	pretty/ADJ penny/NOUN	penny	
above board	yes	above/ADP board/NOUN	board	
above par	yes	above/ADP par/NOUN	par	
across the board	yes	across/ADP board/NOUN	board	
act of god	yes	of/ADP god/PROPN act/NOUN	act	
add fuel to the fire	yes	fuel/NOUN to/ADP fire/NOUN	fuel fire	x
add insult to injury	yes	insult/NOUN to/ADP injury/NOUN add/VERB	insult injury	
against the grain	yes	against/ADP grain/NOUN	grain	
ahead of the curve	yes	ahead/ADV of/ADP curve/NOUN	curve	
ahead of the game	yes	ahead/ADV of/ADP game/NOUN	game	
alive and kicking	no	alive/ADJ and/CCONJ kicking/VERB		
all along	no	all/ADV along/ADV		
all and sundry	no	all/DET and/CCONJ sundry/ADJ		
all bets are off	yes	all/DET bets/NOUN were/AUX off/ADV are/AUX	bets	
all dressed up and nowhere to go	no	all/DET dressed/VERB up/ADP and/CCONJ nowhere/ADV to/PART go/VERB		
all hell broke loose	yes	all/DET hell/NOUN broke/VERB loose/ADV	hell	
all in a day's work	yes	all/DET in/ADP day/NOUN s/PART work/NOUN	day work	
all over bar the shouting	yes	all/ADV over/ADP bar/NOUN shouting/NOUN	bar shouting	
all over the map	yes	all/ADV over/ADP map/NOUN	map	
all over the place	yes	all/ADV over/ADP place/NOUN	place	
all over the shop	yes	all/ADV over/ADP shop/NOUN	shop	
all over the show	yes	all/ADV over/ADP show/NOUN /PUNCT	show	
all the rage	yes	all/DET rage/NOUN	rage	
all things being equal	yes	all/DET things/NOUN being/AUX equal/ADJ	things	
all wet	no	all/ADV wet/ADJ		
along about	no	along/ADP about/ADP		
an englishman's home is his castle	yes	englishman/PROPN s/PART home/NOUN is/AUX his/DET castle/NOUN /PUNCT	home castle	
an old flame	yes	old/ADJ flame/NOUN	flame	
and all that jazz	yes	and/CCONJ all/DET that/DET jazz/NOUN	jazz	
and then some	no	and/CCONJ then/ADV some/DET		
any port in a storm	yes	any/DET port/NOUN in/ADP storm/NOUN /PUNCT	port storm	
anyone's guess	yes	anyone/PRON s/PART guess/NOUN	guess	
anything goes	no	anything/PRON goes/VERB		
apples and oranges	yes	apples/NOUN and/CCONJ oranges/NOUN	apples oranges	
argue the toss	yes	argue/VERB toss/NOUN	toss	
armed to the teeth	yes	armed/VERB to/ADP teeth/NOUN	teeth	
around the clock	yes	around/ADP clock/NOUN	clock	
arse about face	yes	arse/ADJ about/ADP face/NOUN	face	
as a rule	yes	as/SCONJ rule/NOUN	rule	
as good as new	no	as/ADV good/ADJ new/ADJ		
as luck would have it	yes	as/SCONJ luck/NOUN would/VERB have/AUX it/PRON	luck	
as the actress said to the bishop	yes	as/SCONJ actress/NOUN said/VERB to/ADP bishop/NOUN	actress bishop	
as the crow flies	yes	as/SCONJ crow/NOUN flies/VERB	crow	
ask for the moon	yes	asked/VERB for/ADP moon/NOUN	moon	
asleep at the wheel	yes	asleep/ADJ at/ADP wheel/NOUN	wheel	
at a canter	yes	at/ADP canter/NOUN	canter	
at a loose end	yes	at/ADP loose/ADJ end/NOUN	end	
at a loss for words	yes	at/ADP loss/NOUN for/ADP words/NOUN	loss words	
at a pinch	yes	at/ADP pinch/NOUN	pinch	
at a snail's pace	yes	at/ADP snail/NOUN s/PART pace/NOUN	snail pace	
at a stretch	yes	at/ADP stretch/NOUN	stretch	
at cross purposes	yes	at/ADP cross/NOUN purposes/NOUN	cross purposes	
at daggers drawn	yes	at/ADP daggers/NOUN drawn/VERB	daggers	
at death's door	yes	at/ADP death/NOUN s/PART door/NOUN	death door	
at full tilt	yes	at/ADP full/ADJ tilt/NOUN	tilt	
at loggerheads	yes	at/ADP loggerheads/NOUN	loggerheads	
at sea	yes	at/ADP sea/NOUN	sea	
at sixes and sevens	yes	at/ADP sixes/NOUN and/CCONJ sevens/NOUN	sixes sevens	
at the coalface	yes	at/ADP coalface/NOUN /PUNCT	coalface	
at the crossroads	yes	at/ADP crossroads/NOUN	crossroads	
at the drop of a hat	yes	at/ADP drop/NOUN of/ADP hat/NOUN	drop hat	
at the end of the day	yes	at/ADP end/NOUN of/ADP day/NOUN	end day	
at your fingertips	yes	at/ADP your/DET fingertips/NOUN	fingertips	
away with the fairies	yes	away/ADV with/ADP fairies/NOUN /PUNCT	fairies	
babe in arms	yes	babe/NOUN in/ADP arms/NOUN	babe arms	
back to square one	yes	back/ADV to/ADP square/NOUN one/NUM	square one	
back to the drawing board	yes	back/ADV to/ADP drawing/NOUN board/NOUN	drawing board	
bag and baggage	yes	bag/NOUN and/CCONJ baggage/NOUN	bag baggage	
banana republic	yes	banana/PROPN republic/NOUN	republic	
bang for the buck	yes	bang/NOUN for/ADP buck/NOUN	bang buck	
bang to rights	yes	bang/NOUN to/ADP rights/NOUN	bang rights	
bar none	yes	bar/NOUN none/NOUN	bar none	
bark up the wrong tree	yes	barking/VERB up/ADP wrong/ADJ tree/NOUN	tree	
basket case	yes	basket/NOUN case/NOUN	basket case	
batten down the hatches	yes	batten/VERB down/ADP hatches/NOUN	hatches	
be all ears	yes	were/AUX all/DET ears/NOUN	ears	
be left holding the baby	yes	been/AUX left/VERB holding/VERB baby/NOUN was/AUX	baby	
be my guest	yes	be/AUX my/DET guest/NOUN	guest	
bear fruit	yes	fruit/NOUN bear/VERB	fruit	
bear in mind	yes	in/ADP mind/NOUN	mind	
beard the lion in his den	yes	bearding/VERB lion/NOUN in/ADP his/DET den/NOUN	lion den	x
beat about the bush	yes	beat/VERB about/ADP bush/NOUN	bush	
beat swords into ploughshares	yes	sword/NOUN beaten/VERB into/ADP ploughshare/NOUN	sword ploughshare	
beat the clock	yes	beat/VERB clock/NOUN	clock	
beat the daylights out of	yes	beat/VERB daylights/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP	daylights	
beat the meat	yes	beat/VERB meat/NOUN	meat	
beat the rap	yes	beat/VERB rap/NOUN	rap	
bedroom eyes	yes	bedroom/NOUN eyes/NOUN /PUNCT	bedroom eyes	
been there, done that	no	been/AUX there/ADV /PUNCT done/VERB that/DET		
beer and skittles	yes	beer/NOUN and/CCONJ skittles/NOUN	beer skittles	
before you can say jack robinson	no	before/ADP you/PRON can/VERB say/VERB jack/PROPN robinson/PROPN /PUNCT		
before you can say knife	yes	before/ADP you/PRON can/VERB say/VERB knife/NOUN	knife	
beg the question	yes	question/NOUN begs/VERB	question	
beggars can't be choosers	yes	beggars/NOUN ca/VERB nt/PART be/AUX choosers/NOUN	beggars choosers	
behind bars	yes	behind/ADP bars/NOUN	bars	
behind closed doors	yes	behind/ADP closed/ADJ doors/NOUN	doors	
behind someone's back	yes	behind/ADP back/NOUN	back	
behind the curve	yes	behind/ADP curve/NOUN	curve	
behind the eight ball	yes	behind/ADP eight/NUM ball/NOUN	eight ball	
behind the scenes	yes	behind/ADP scenes/NOUN	scenes	x
bell the cat	yes	belling/VERB cat/NOUN	cat	
bells and whistles	yes	bells/NOUN and/CCONJ whistles/NOUN	bells whistles	
below par	yes	below/ADP par/NOUN	par	
below the belt	yes	below/ADP belt/NOUN	belt	
belt and braces	yes	belt/NOUN and/CCONJ braces/NOUN	belt braces	
bend someone's ear	yes	ear/NOUN bending/VERB	ear	
beside yourself	no	beside/ADP yourself/PRON /PUNCT		
better late than never	no	better/ADV late/ADV than/SCONJ never/ADV		
better safe than sorry	no	better/ADV safe/ADJ than/SCONJ sorry/ADJ		
better the devil you know	yes	better/ADV devil/NOUN you/PRON know/VERB	devil	
between a rock and a hard place	yes	between/ADP rock/NOUN and/CCONJ hard/ADJ place/NOUN	rock place	
between the devil and the deep blue sea	yes	between/ADP devil/NOUN and/CCONJ deep/ADJ blue/ADJ sea/NOUN	devil blue sea	
betwixt and between	yes	betwixt/NOUN and/CCONJ between/ADP	betwixt	
beyond the pale	yes	beyond/ADP pale/NOUN	pale	
big girl's blouse	yes	big/ADJ girl/NOUN s/PART blouse/NOUN	girl blouse	
big hitter	yes	big/ADJ hitters/NOUN hitter/NOUN	hitters hitter	
birds of a feather	yes	birds/NOUN of/ADP feather/NOUN	birds feather	
bite off more than you can chew	no	bitten/VERB off/ADP more/ADV than/SCONJ you/PRON can/VERB chew/VERB /PUNCT		
bite someone's head off	yes	head/NOUN off/ADP bite/VERB	head	
bite the big one	yes	bit/NOUN big/ADJ one/NOUN	bit one	
bite the bullet	yes	bullet/NOUN bite/VERB	bullet	
bite the dust	yes	dust/NOUN	dust	x
bite your lip	yes	bite/VERB your/DET lip/NOUN	lip	
bite your tongue	yes	your/DET tongue/NOUN bite/VERB	tongue	
bits and bobs	yes	bits/NOUN and/CCONJ bobs/PROPN	bits	
black and blue	no	black/ADJ and/CCONJ blue/ADJ	black blue	
blaze a trail	yes	blazing/VERB trail/NOUN	trail	
bleeding heart	yes	bleeding/VERB heart/NOUN	heart	
blood and guts	yes	blood/NOUN and/CCONJ guts/NOUN	blood guts	
blood and thunder	yes	blood/NOUN and/CCONJ thunder/NOUN	blood thunder	
blood is thicker than water	yes	blood/NOUN is/AUX thicker/ADJ than/SCONJ water/NOUN	blood water	
blow a fuse	yes	fuse/NOUN blew/VERB	fuse	
blow a gasket	yes	gasket/NOUN blew/VERB	gasket	
blow hot and cold	no	hot/ADJ and/CCONJ cold/ADJ		
blow off steam	yes	blew/VERB off/ADP steam/NOUN	steam	
blow someone's cover	yes	blow/VERB cover/NOUN	cover	
blow someone's mind	yes	my/DET mind/NOUN /PUNCT blew/VERB	mind	
blow the lid off	yes	lid/NOUN blown/VERB off/ADP	lid	
blow your own trumpet	yes	blowing/VERB your/DET own/ADJ trumpet/NOUN blow/VERB	trumpet	
blow your top	yes	blow/VERB your/DET top/NOUN	top	
bob's your uncle	yes	bob/PROPN s/PART your/DET uncle/NOUN /PUNCT	uncle	
body blow	yes	body/NOUN blow/NOUN	body blow	
boots and all	yes	boot/NOUN and/CCONJ all/DET	boot	
born and bred	no	born/VERB and/CCONJ bred/VERB		
bottom drawer	yes	bottom/ADJ drawer/NOUN	drawer	
bounce off the walls	yes	off/ADP walls/NOUN bounced/VERB	walls	
bow and scrape	no	bowing/VERB and/CCONJ scraping/VERB		
box clever	no	boxing/VERB clever/ADJ box/VERB		
boys in blue	yes	boys/NOUN in/ADP blue/ADJ	boys blue	
boys will be boys	yes	boys/NOUN will/VERB be/AUX	boys	
brass monkey	yes	brass/NOUN monkey/NOUN /PUNCT monkeys/NOUN	brass monkey monkeys	
brass neck	yes	brass/NOUN neck/NOUN /PUNCT	brass neck	
bread and circuses	yes	bread/NOUN and/CCONJ circuses/NOUN	bread circuses	
break cover	yes	cover/NOUN	cover	
break even	no	even/ADV break/VERB		
break new ground	yes	new/ADJ ground/NOUN	ground	
break ranks	yes	ranks/NOUN broke/VERB	ranks	
break someone's heart	yes	heart/NOUN	heart	x
break the back of	yes	back/NOUN of/ADP	back	
break the bank	yes	break/VERB bank/NOUN	bank	
break the ice	yes	break/VERB ice/NOUN	ice	x
breathe down someone's neck	yes	breathing/VERB down/ADP neck/NOUN	neck	
bright and early	no	bright/ADJ and/CCONJ early/ADJ		
bright young thing	yes	bright/ADJ young/ADJ things/NOUN	things	
bring home the bacon	yes	bring/VERB home/ADV bacon/NOUN	bacon	
bring someone to book	yes	bring/VERB to/ADP book/NOUN brought/VERB	book	
bring the house down	yes	house/NOUN down/ADP brought/VERB	house	
bring up the rear	yes	up/ADP rear/NOUN	rear	
broad in the beam	yes	broad/ADJ in/ADP beam/NOUN	beam	
brownie point	yes	brownie/PROPN points/NOUN	points	
bugger all	no	bugger/ADJ all/DET		
build castles in the air	yes	built/VERB castles/NOUN in/ADP air/NOUN	castles air	x
bum steer	yes	bum/NOUN steers/NOUN	bum steers	
bums on seats	yes	bums/NOUN on/ADP seats/NOUN	bums seats	
bundle of joy	yes	bundle/NOUN of/ADP joy/NOUN	bundle joy	
burn rubber	yes	burning/VERB rubber/NOUN burned/VERB	rubber	
burn the candle at both ends	yes	burn/VERB candle/NOUN at/ADP both/DET ends/NOUN	candle ends	
burn the midnight oil	yes	midnight/NOUN oil/NOUN burning/VERB	midnight oil	
burst someone's bubble	yes	burst/VERB bubble/NOUN	bubble	
bury the hatchet	yes	hatchet/NOUN buried/VERB	hatchet	x
bury your head in the sand	yes	bury/VERB your/DET head/NOUN in/ADP sand/NOUN	head sand	x
bush telegraph	no	bush/PROPN telegraph/PROPN /PUNCT		
buy the farm	yes	bought/VERB farm/NOUN buy/VERB	farm	
buy time	yes	time/NOUN buy/VERB	time	
by a long chalk	yes	by/ADP long/ADJ chalk/NOUN	chalk	
by a long shot	yes	by/ADP long/ADJ shot/NOUN	shot	
by and large	no	by/ADP and/CCONJ large/ADJ		
by dint of	yes	by/ADP dint/NOUN of/ADP	dint	
by heart	yes	by/ADP heart/NOUN	heart	
by hook or by crook	yes	by/ADP hook/NOUN or/CCONJ crook/NOUN	hook crook	
by leaps and bounds	yes	by/ADP leaps/NOUN and/CCONJ bounds/NOUN	leaps bounds	
by no stretch of the imagination	yes	by/ADP no/DET stretch/NOUN of/ADP imagination/NOUN	stretch imagination	
by the back door	yes	by/ADP back/ADJ door/NOUN	door	
by the book	yes	by/ADP book/NOUN	book	
by the by	yes	by/NOUN	by	
by the same token	yes	by/ADP same/ADJ token/NOUN	token	
by the seat of your pants	yes	by/ADP seat/NOUN of/ADP your/DET pants/NOUN	seat pants	
by the skin of your teeth	yes	by/ADP skin/NOUN of/ADP your/DET teeth/NOUN	skin teeth	
call a spade a spade	yes	spade/NOUN	spade	
call it a day	yes	call/VERB it/PRON day/NOUN	day	
call it quits	no	call/VERB it/PRON quits/VERB		
call off the dogs	yes	call/VERB off/ADP dogs/NOUN	dogs	
call someone's bluff	yes	bluff/NOUN	bluff	
call the shots	yes	shots/NOUN	shots	
call the tune	yes	tune/NOUN	tune	
cap in hand	yes	cap/NOUN in/ADP hand/NOUN	cap hand	
carrot and stick	yes	carrot/PROPN and/CCONJ stick/NOUN	stick	
carry a torch for	yes	carrying/VERB torch/NOUN for/ADP	torch	
carry the can	yes	can/NOUN carry/VERB	can	
carry the day	yes	carried/VERB day/NOUN	day	
cast pearls before swine	yes	cast/VERB pearls/NOUN before/ADP swine/NOUN	pearls swine	x
cast the first stone	yes	cast/VERB first/ADJ stone/NOUN /PUNCT	stone	x
cast your mind back	yes	cast/VERB your/DET back/ADV mind/NOUN	mind	
catch a cold	yes	caught/VERB cold/NOUN	cold	
catch fire	yes	caught/VERB fire/NOUN	fire	
catch someone napping	no	catching/VERB them/PRON napping/VERB catch/VERB me/PRON		
catch someone's eye	yes	eye/NOUN caught/VERB	eye	
catch the sun	yes	sun/NOUN	sun	
champ at the bit	yes	champing/VERB at/ADP bit/NOUN	bit	
change hands	yes	hands/NOUN changed/VERB	hands	
change your tune	yes	changed/VERB your/DET tune/NOUN	tune	
chapter and verse	yes	chapter/NOUN and/CCONJ verse/NOUN	chapter verse	
charity begins at home	yes	charity/NOUN begins/VERB at/ADP home/NOUN	charity home	
chase rainbows	yes	chasing/VERB rainbow/NOUN	rainbow	
chase your tail	yes	chase/VERB your/DET tail/NOUN	tail	
cheek by jowl	yes	cheek/NOUN by/ADP jowl/NOUN	cheek jowl	
chew the cud	yes	chewing/VERB cud/NOUN	cud	
chew the fat	yes	fat/NOUN	fat	
chicken feed	yes	chicken/NOUN feed/NOUN	chicken feed	
chickens come home to roost	yes	chickens/NOUN come/VERB home/ADV to/PART roost/VERB	chickens	
child's play	yes	child/NOUN s/PART play/NOUN	child play	
chop and change	no	and/CCONJ		
chuck it down	no	chucked/VERB it/PRON down/ADV chuck/VERB		
circle the wagons	yes	circling/VERB wagons/NOUN	wagons	
claim to fame	yes	claim/NOUN to/ADP fame/NOUN	claim fame	
clean as a whistle	yes	clean/ADJ as/SCONJ whistle/NOUN	whistle	
clean house	yes	clean/ADJ house/NOUN	house	
clear as mud	yes	clear/ADJ as/SCONJ mud/NOUN	mud	
clear the decks	yes	decks/NOUN	decks	
close but no cigar	yes	close/ADJ but/CCONJ no/DET cigar/NOUN	cigar	
close call	yes	close/ADJ call/NOUN	call	
close ranks	yes	close/ADJ ranks/NOUN	ranks	
close shave	yes	close/ADJ shave/NOUN	shave	
close to home	yes	close/ADJ to/ADP home/NOUN	home	
cloth ears	yes	cloth/NOUN ears/NOUN	cloth ears	
clutch at straws	yes	at/ADP clutching/VERB straws/NOUN	straws	x
coals to newcastle	yes	coals/NOUN to/ADP newcastle/PROPN	coals	
cock a snook	yes	snook/NOUN cock/VERB	snook	
cock of the walk	yes	cock/NOUN of/ADP walk/NOUN /PUNCT	cock walk	
cog in the machine	yes	cog/NOUN in/ADP machine/NOUN	cog machine	
cold comfort	yes	cold/ADJ comfort/NOUN	comfort	
cold feet	yes	cold/ADJ feet/NOUN	feet	
collect dust	yes	dust/NOUN	dust	
come a cropper	yes	cropper/NOUN came/VERB	cropper	
come clean	no	come/VERB clean/ADJ		
come down the pike	yes	coming/VERB down/ADP pike/NOUN	pike	
come full circle	yes	full/ADJ circle/NOUN come/VERB	circle	
come hell or high water	yes	come/VERB hell/NOUN or/CCONJ high/ADJ water/NOUN	hell water	
come in from the cold	yes	in/ADP from/ADP cold/NOUN	cold	
come of age	yes	of/ADP age/NOUN	age	
come out in the wash	yes	come/VERB out/ADP in/ADP wash/NOUN /PUNCT	wash	
come out of your shell	yes	come/VERB out/SCONJ of/ADP your/DET shell/NOUN	shell	
come rain or shine	yes	come/VERB rain/NOUN or/CCONJ shine/VERB	rain	
come to a head	yes	came/VERB to/ADP head/NOUN	head	
come to a pretty pass	yes	come/VERB to/ADP pretty/ADJ pass/NOUN	pass	
come to grief	yes	to/ADP grief/NOUN	grief	
come to grips with	yes	come/VERB to/ADP grips/NOUN with/ADP	grips	
come to mind	yes	to/ADP mind/NOUN	mind	
come to terms with	yes	come/VERB to/ADP terms/NOUN with/ADP	terms	
come to think of it	no	come/VERB to/PART think/VERB of/ADP it/PRON		
come unstuck	no	unstuck/ADJ come/VERB		
come up roses	yes	coming/VERB up/ADP roses/NOUN /PUNCT	roses	
come up smelling of roses	yes	up/ADP smelling/NOUN of/ADP roses/NOUN come/VERB	smelling roses	
come up trumps	yes	up/ADP trumps/NOUN come/VERB	trumps	
come with the territory	yes	comes/VERB with/ADP territory/NOUN	territory	
confirmed bachelor	yes	confirmed/VERB bachelor/NOUN /PUNCT	bachelor	
cook someone's goose	yes	cook/VERB their/DET goose/NOUN arthur/PROPN	goose	
cook the books	yes	cooking/VERB books/NOUN	books	
cool your heels	yes	cool/VERB your/DET heels/NOUN	heels	
cop a plea	yes	cop/VERB plea/NOUN copping/VERB	plea	
cost the earth	yes	cost/VERB earth/NOUN	earth	
couch potato	yes	couch/NOUN potato/NOUN	couch potato	
could eat a horse	yes	could/VERB eat/VERB horse/NOUN	horse	
count sheep	yes	counting/VERB sheep/NOUN count/VERB	sheep	
count your blessings	yes	count/VERB your/DET blessings/NOUN /PUNCT	blessings	
cramp someone's style	yes	style/NOUN	style	
crash and burn	yes	crash/NOUN and/CCONJ burn/NOUN	crash burn	
crocodile tears	yes	crocodile/NOUN tears/NOUN	crocodile tears	x
cross my heart	yes	my/DET heart/NOUN cross/VERB	heart	
cross swords	yes	swords/NOUN crossed/VERB	swords	
cross the rubicon	no	rubicon/PROPN		x
cruising for a bruising	yes	cruising/VERB for/ADP bruising/NOUN	bruising	
cry foul	no	foul/ADV		
cry uncle	yes	cry/VERB uncle/NOUN /PUNCT	uncle	
cry wolf	yes	crying/VERB wolf/NOUN	wolf	
crystal clear	yes	crystal/NOUN clear/ADJ	crystal	
cuckoo in the nest	yes	cuckoo/NOUN in/ADP nest/NOUN	cuckoo nest	
curiosity killed the cat	yes	curiosity/PROPN killed/VERB cat/NOUN	cat	
curry favour	yes	curry/VERB favour/NOUN	favour	
cut a dash	yes	cut/VERB dash/NOUN	dash	
cut a rug	yes	cut/VERB rug/NOUN	rug	
cut and dried	no	cut/VERB and/CCONJ dried/VERB		
cut and run	no	cut/VERB and/CCONJ run/VERB		
cut and thrust	yes	cut/NOUN and/CCONJ thrust/NOUN	cut thrust	
cut both ways	yes	cut/VERB both/DET ways/NOUN	ways	
cut corners	yes	cut/VERB corners/NOUN	corners	
cut from the same cloth	yes	cut/VERB from/ADP same/ADJ cloth/NOUN	cloth	
cut it fine	no	cutting/VERB it/PRON fine/ADJ cut/VERB		
cut loose	no	loose/ADJ cut/VERB		
cut no ice	yes	cut/VERB no/DET ice/NOUN	ice	
cut the crap	yes	cut/VERB crap/NOUN	crap	
cut the gordian knot	yes	gordian/ADJ knot/NOUN cut/VERB	knot	x
cut the mustard	yes	cut/VERB mustard/NOUN	mustard	
cut your coat according to your cloth	yes	cut/VERB your/DET coat/NOUN according/VERB to/ADP cloth/NOUN /PUNCT	coat cloth	
cut your losses	yes	cut/VERB your/DET losses/NOUN	losses	
day in, day out	yes	day/NOUN in/ADV /PUNCT out/ADV	day	
daylight robbery	yes	daylight/NOUN robbery/NOUN	daylight robbery	
dead and buried	no	dead/ADJ and/CCONJ buried/VERB		
dead as a dodo	yes	dead/ADJ as/SCONJ dodo/NOUN /PUNCT	dodo	
dead as a doornail	yes	dead/ADJ as/SCONJ doornail/NOUN	doornail	
dead in the water	yes	dead/ADJ in/ADP water/NOUN	water	
dead meat	yes	dead/ADJ meat/NOUN /PUNCT	meat	
dead men's shoes	yes	dead/ADJ men/NOUN s/PART shoes/NOUN man/NOUN	men shoes man	
dead to the world	yes	dead/ADJ to/ADP world/NOUN	world	
dead wood	yes	dead/ADJ wood/NOUN	wood	
deaf as a post	yes	deaf/ADJ as/SCONJ post/NOUN	post	
dice with death	yes	dicing/VERB with/ADP death/NOUN	death	
die on the vine	yes	die/VERB on/ADP vine/NOUN	vine	
different strokes for different folks	yes	different/ADJ strokes/NOUN for/ADP folks/NOUN	strokes folks	
dig deep	no	dig/VERB deep/ADV		
dig up dirt	yes	up/ADP dirt/NOUN	dirt	
discretion is the better part of valour	yes	discretion/NOUN was/AUX part/NOUN of/ADP valour/NOUN better/ADJ	discretion part valour	
dish the dirt	yes	dish/VERB dirt/NOUN	dirt	
do a bunk	yes	done/VERB bunk/NOUN	bunk	
do a number on	yes	did/AUX number/NOUN on/ADP doing/VERB	number	
do a runner	yes	runner/NOUN	runner	
do me a favour	yes	do/AUX me/PRON favour/NOUN	favour	
do someone proud	no	proud/ADJ		
do someone's head in	yes	my/DET head/NOUN in/ADV	head	
do the honours	yes	do/AUX honours/NOUN honour/NOUN /PUNCT	honours honour	
do the right thing	yes	right/ADJ thing/NOUN	thing	
do the trick	yes	do/AUX trick/NOUN	trick	
dog eat dog	yes	dog/NOUN	dog	
dog in the manger	yes	dog/NOUN in/ADP manger/NOUN	dog manger	
dog tired	yes	dog/NOUN tired/ADJ	dog	
don't give up the day job	yes	do/AUX nt/PART give/VERB up/ADP day/NOUN job/NOUN	day job	
don't hold your breath	yes	do/AUX nt/PART hold/VERB your/DET breath/NOUN	breath	
donkey work	yes	donkey/NOUN work/NOUN	donkey work	
doom and gloom	yes	doom/NOUN and/CCONJ gloom/NOUN	doom gloom	
dot the i's and cross the t's	yes	i/PROPN s/PART and/CCONJ t/NOUN	t	
down and dirty	yes	down/NOUN and/CCONJ dirty/ADJ	down	
down and out	no	down/ADV and/CCONJ out/ADV		
down at heel	yes	down/ADV at/ADP heel/NOUN	heel	
down in the dumps	yes	down/ADV in/ADP dumps/NOUN	dumps	
down in the mouth	yes	down/ADV in/ADP mouth/NOUN	mouth	
down the drain	yes	down/ADP drain/NOUN	drain	
down the hatch	yes	down/ADP hatch/NOUN	hatch	
down the road	yes	down/ADP road/NOUN	road	
down the tubes	yes	down/ADP tube/NOUN	tube	
down to the wire	yes	down/ADP to/ADP wire/NOUN	wire	
drag your feet	yes	drag/VERB your/DET feet/NOUN	feet	
draw a bead on	yes	bead/NOUN on/ADP	bead	
draw a blank	yes	blank/NOUN drawn/VERB	blank	
draw a line in the sand	yes	draw/VERB line/NOUN in/ADP sand/NOUN /PUNCT	line sand	
draw stumps	yes	draw/VERB stumps/NOUN drawing/VERB	stumps	
draw the short straw	yes	drew/VERB short/ADJ straw/NOUN	straw	x
dressed to kill	no	dressed/ADJ to/PART kill/VERB		
dressed to the nines	yes	dressed/VERB to/ADP nines/NOUN	nines	
drink like a fish	yes	like/SCONJ fish/NOUN	fish	
drive someone up the wall	yes	up/ADP wall/NOUN	wall	
drop a brick	yes	drop/VERB bricks/NOUN brick/NOUN dropped/VERB	bricks brick	
drop a hint	yes	hints/NOUN dropped/VERB drop/VERB hint/NOUN	hints hint	
drop like flies	yes	drop/VERB like/SCONJ flies/NOUN dropping/VERB	flies	x
drop someone a line	yes	drop/VERB line/NOUN	line	
drop the ball	yes	ball/NOUN dropped/VERB	ball	
drown your sorrows	yes	drown/VERB your/DET sorrows/NOUN	sorrows	
drunk as a lord	no	drunk/ADJ as/SCONJ lord/PROPN		
dry as dust	yes	dry/ADJ as/SCONJ dust/NOUN	dust	
duck soup	yes	duck/NOUN soup/NOUN	duck soup	
duke it out	no	duke/VERB it/PRON out/ADP		
dutch courage	yes	dutch/ADJ courage/NOUN	courage	
dyed in the wool	yes	dyed/VERB in/ADP wool/NOUN	wool	
early bird	yes	early/ADJ bird/NOUN	bird	
easier said than done	no	easier/ADJ said/VERB than/SCONJ done/VERB		
easy as falling off a log	yes	easy/ADV as/SCONJ falling/VERB off/ADP log/NOUN	log	
easy as pie	yes	easy/NOUN as/ADP pie/PROPN	easy	
easy does it	no	easy/ADJ does/AUX it/PRON		
easy on the eye	yes	easy/ADJ on/ADP eye/NOUN	eye	
eat humble pie	yes	eat/VERB humble/ADJ pie/NOUN	pie	
eat like a horse	yes	eats/VERB like/SCONJ horse/NOUN eating/VERB	horse	
eat someone alive	no	eat/VERB alive/ADJ		
eat someone out of house and home	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP house/NOUN and/CCONJ home/NOUN	house home	
eat your heart out	yes	eat/VERB your/DET heart/NOUN out/ADP	heart	
eat your words	yes	eat/VERB your/DET words/NOUN /PUNCT	words	
economical with the truth	yes	economical/ADJ with/ADP truth/NOUN	truth	
err on the side of	yes	err/VERB on/ADP side/NOUN of/ADP	side	
eternal triangle	yes	eternal/ADJ triangle/NOUN	triangle	
every dog has its day	yes	every/DET dog/NOUN has/AUX its/DET day/NOUN	dog day	
every last	no	every/DET last/ADJ		
every man for himself	yes	every/DET man/NOUN for/ADP himself/PRON	man	
every man jack	yes	every/DET man/NOUN jack/NOUN	man jack	
every nook and cranny	yes	every/DET nook/NOUN and/CCONJ cranny/NOUN	nook cranny	
every trick in the book	yes	every/DET trick/NOUN in/ADP book/NOUN	trick book	
every which way	yes	every/DET which/DET way/NOUN	way	
everything but the kitchen sink	yes	everything/PRON but/SCONJ kitchen/NOUN sink/NOUN	kitchen sink	
everything in the garden is rosy	yes	everything/PRON in/ADP garden/NOUN is/AUX rosy/ADJ /PUNCT	garden	
eyeball to eyeball	yes	eyeball/NOUN to/ADP	eyeball	
face the music	yes	music/NOUN face/VERB	music	
face to face	yes	face/NOUN to/ADP	face	
fair and square	no	fair/ADJ and/CCONJ square/ADJ		
fair game	yes	fair/ADJ game/NOUN	game	
fall between two stools	yes	between/ADP two/NUM stools/NOUN fall/VERB	two stools	x
fall by the wayside	yes	by/ADP wayside/NOUN	wayside	
fall from grace	yes	fall/NOUN from/ADP grace/NOUN	fall grace	
fall in line	yes	in/ADP line/NOUN fall/VERB	line	
fall into place	yes	into/ADP place/NOUN	place	
fall off the back of a lorry	yes	off/ADP back/NOUN of/ADP lorry/NOUN /PUNCT	back lorry	
fall on deaf ears	yes	on/ADP deaf/ADJ ears/NOUN	ears	x
fall on stony ground	yes	on/ADP stony/ADJ ground/NOUN fallen/VERB	ground	
fall short	no	short/ADV		
famous last words	yes	famous/ADJ last/ADJ words/NOUN	words	
far and away	no	far/ADV and/CCONJ away/ADV		
fast and furious	no	fast/ADJ and/CCONJ furious/ADJ		
feast or famine	yes	feast/NOUN or/CCONJ famine/NOUN	feast famine	
feeding frenzy	yes	feeding/NOUN frenzy/NOUN	feeding frenzy	
feel the pinch	yes	feeling/VERB pinch/NOUN	pinch	
few and far between	no	few/ADJ and/CCONJ far/ADV between/ADP		
fight fire with fire	yes	fire/NOUN with/ADP	fire	
fight shy of	no	shy/ADV of/ADP		
fight tooth and nail	yes	fight/VERB tooth/NOUN and/CCONJ nail/VERB	tooth	
fill someone's shoes	yes	fill/VERB shoes/NOUN	shoes	
fill the bill	yes	filled/VERB bill/NOUN	bill	
find your feet	yes	find/VERB your/DET feet/NOUN	feet	
fire in the belly	yes	fired/VERB in/ADP belly/NOUN fire/NOUN	belly fire	
first among equals	yes	first/ADJ among/ADP equals/NOUN	equals	
first off	no	first/ADV off/ADV		
first up	no	first/ADV up/ADV		
fish in troubled waters	yes	fish/VERB in/ADP troubled/ADJ waters/NOUN	waters	
fit as a fiddle	yes	fit/ADJ as/SCONJ fiddle/NOUN /PUNCT	fiddle	
fit like a glove	yes	fit/VERB like/SCONJ glove/NOUN fits/VERB	glove	
fit the bill	yes	fit/VERB bill/NOUN	bill	
fit to be tied	no	fit/ADJ to/PART be/AUX tied/VERB		
five-finger discount	yes	five/NUM /PUNCT finger/NOUN discount/NOUN	five finger discount	
flash in the pan	yes	flash/NOUN in/ADP pan/NOUN	flash pan	
flat as a pancake	yes	flat/ADJ as/SCONJ pancake/NOUN	pancake	
flog a dead horse	yes	flogging/VERB dead/ADJ horse/NOUN	horse	
flutter the dovecotes	yes	flutter/VERB dovecotes/NOUN	dovecotes	
fly a kite	yes	kites/NOUN kite/NOUN fly/VERB	kites kite	
fly in the face of	yes	in/ADP face/NOUN of/ADP	face	
fly off the handle	yes	flew/VERB off/ADP handle/NOUN /PUNCT	handle	
fly the coop	yes	flown/VERB coop/NOUN	coop	
fly the flag	yes	flag/NOUN	flag	
foam at the mouth	yes	foaming/VERB at/ADP mouth/NOUN	mouth	
follow in someone's footsteps	yes	in/ADP footsteps/NOUN	footsteps	x
follow suit	yes	follow/VERB suit/NOUN	suit	
follow your nose	yes	follow/VERB your/DET nose/NOUN	nose	
food for thought	yes	food/NOUN for/ADP thought/NOUN	food thought	
foot the bill	yes	bill/NOUN foot/VERB	bill	
for a song	yes	for/ADP song/NOUN	song	
for africa	no	for/ADP africa/PROPN		
for crying out loud	no	for/ADP crying/VERB out/ADP loud/ADV		
for donkey's years	yes	for/ADP donkey/NOUN s/PART years/NOUN	donkey years	
for good measure	yes	for/ADP good/ADJ measure/NOUN	measure	
for keeps	yes	for/ADP keeps/NOUN	keeps	
for my money	yes	for/ADP my/DET money/NOUN	money	
for the hell of it	yes	for/ADP hell/NOUN of/ADP it/PRON	hell	
for the time being	yes	for/ADP time/NOUN being/AUX	time	
forbidden fruit	yes	forbidden/VERB fruit/NOUN	fruit	x
force someone's hand	yes	hand/NOUN	hand	
forty winks	no	forty/PROPN winks/VERB		
free and easy	no	free/ADJ and/CCONJ easy/ADJ		
free rein	yes	free/ADJ rein/NOUN	rein	
friends in high places	yes	friends/NOUN in/ADP high/ADJ places/NOUN	friends places	
from a to z	yes	from/ADP a/NOUN to/ADP z/NOUN	a z	
from pillar to post	yes	from/ADP pillar/NOUN to/ADP post/NOUN	pillar post	
from rags to riches	yes	from/ADP rags/NOUN to/ADP riches/NOUN	rags riches	
from scratch	yes	from/ADP scratch/NOUN	scratch	
from stem to stern	yes	from/ADP stem/NOUN to/ADP stern/ADJ	stem	
from the cradle to the grave	yes	from/ADP cradle/NOUN to/ADP grave/NOUN	cradle grave	x
from the horse's mouth	yes	from/ADP horse/NOUN s/PART mouth/NOUN	horse mouth	
from the word go	yes	from/ADP word/NOUN go/VERB	word	
full marks	yes	full/ADJ marks/NOUN	marks	
full of beans	yes	full/ADJ of/ADP beans/NOUN	beans	
full of the joys of spring	yes	full/ADJ of/ADP joys/NOUN spring/NOUN	joys spring	
full speed ahead	yes	full/ADJ speed/NOUN ahead/ADV	speed	
full tilt	yes	full/ADJ tilt/NOUN	tilt	
full whack	yes	full/ADJ whack/NOUN	whack	
fun and games	yes	fun/NOUN and/CCONJ games/NOUN	fun games	
game on	yes	game/NOUN on/ADP	game	
gather dust	yes	dust/NOUN gathering/VERB	dust	
get a grip	yes	grip/NOUN get/AUX	grip	
get a handle on	yes	handle/NOUN on/ADP	handle	
get a life	yes	get/AUX life/NOUN	life	
get a move on	yes	get/AUX move/NOUN on/ADV	move	
get a rise out of	yes	getting/VERB rise/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP	rise	
get away with murder	yes	get/AUX away/ADP with/ADP murder/NOUN	murder	
get cracking	no	get/AUX cracking/VERB		
get down to brass tacks	yes	get/AUX down/ADP to/ADP brass/NOUN tacks/NOUN	brass tacks	
get in on the ground floor	yes	get/AUX in/ADP on/ADP ground/NOUN floor/NOUN	ground floor	
get it in the neck	yes	get/AUX it/PRON in/ADP neck/NOUN	neck	
get it up	no	get/AUX it/PRON up/ADP		
get lost	no	lost/VERB		
get off the ground	yes	off/ADP ground/NOUN	ground	
get on like a house on fire	yes	on/ADP like/INTJ house/NOUN fire/NOUN	house fire	
get on someone's nerves	yes	on/ADP nerves/NOUN	nerves	x
get on someone's wick	yes	on/ADP my/DET wick/NOUN	wick	
get someone's back up	yes	back/NOUN up/ADV	back	
get someone's goat	yes	gets/VERB my/DET goat/NOUN	goat	
get stuck in	no	get/AUX stuck/VERB in/ADP		
get stuck into	no	stuck/VERB into/ADP get/AUX		
get the better of	no	better/ADJ of/ADP		
get the boot	yes	get/AUX boot/NOUN got/VERB boots/NOUN	boot boots	
get the nod	yes	nod/NOUN	nod	
get the picture	yes	got/VERB picture/NOUN get/AUX	picture	
get the show on the road	yes	get/AUX show/NOUN on/ADP road/NOUN	show road	
get to grips with	yes	get/AUX to/ADP grips/NOUN with/ADP	grips	
get to the bottom of	yes	get/AUX to/ADP bottom/NOUN of/ADP	bottom	
get under someone's skin	yes	under/ADP skin/NOUN get/AUX	skin	
get up someone's nose	yes	up/ADP nose/NOUN	nose	
get wind of	yes	got/VERB wind/NOUN of/ADP	wind	
get your feet wet	yes	getting/VERB your/DET feet/NOUN wet/ADJ	feet	
get your hands dirty	yes	get/AUX your/DET hands/NOUN dirty/ADJ	hands	
get your skates on	yes	get/AUX your/DET skates/NOUN on/ADP	skates	
get your teeth into	yes	get/AUX your/DET teeth/NOUN into/ADP /PUNCT	teeth	
gild the lily	yes	gild/VERB lily/NOUN gilding/VERB	lily	
give and take	no	give/VERB and/CCONJ take/VERB		
give as good as you get	no	give/VERB as/ADV good/ADJ you/PRON get/VERB		
give head	yes	giving/VERB head/NOUN	head	
give it a whirl	yes	it/PRON whirl/NOUN give/VERB /PUNCT	whirl	
give someone a bloody nose	yes	bloody/ADJ nose/NOUN give/VERB	nose	
give someone a piece of your mind	yes	give/VERB others/NOUN piece/NOUN of/ADP your/DET mind/NOUN	others piece mind	
give someone enough rope	yes	give/VERB him/PRON enough/ADJ rope/NOUN gave/VERB me/PRON	rope	
give someone grief	yes	grief/NOUN giving/VERB	grief	
give someone pause	yes	pause/NOUN	pause	
give someone the creeps	yes	me/PRON creeps/NOUN	creeps	
give someone the eye	yes	eye/NOUN	eye	
give someone the runaround	yes	giving/VERB me/PRON runaround/NOUN /PUNCT israel/PROPN	runaround	
give someone the slip	yes	slip/NOUN	slip	
give someone what for	no	give/VERB you/PRON what/PRON for/ADP them/PRON		
give something a miss	yes	miss/NOUN give/VERB	miss	
give up the ghost	yes	up/ADP ghost/NOUN	ghost	
go all the way	yes	all/DET way/NOUN go/VERB	way	
go ballistic	no	go/VERB ballistic/ADJ		
go bananas	yes	bananas/NOUN	bananas	
go begging	no	begging/VERB went/VERB		
go by the board	yes	by/ADP board/NOUN	board	
go down a storm	yes	down/ADP storm/NOUN going/VERB	storm	
go down like a lead balloon	yes	go/VERB down/ADP like/SCONJ lead/ADJ balloon/NOUN	balloon	
go down the pan	yes	going/VERB down/ADP pan/NOUN /PUNCT	pan	
go down the wrong way	yes	went/VERB down/ADP wrong/ADJ way/NOUN /PUNCT	way	
go downhill	no	downhill/ADV		
go dutch	no	dutch/PROPN goes/VERB		
go for broke	no	for/ADP broke/ADJ go/VERB		
go for the jugular	yes	go/VERB for/ADP jugular/NOUN	jugular	
go from strength to strength	yes	from/ADP strength/NOUN to/ADP	strength	
go great guns	yes	going/VERB great/ADJ guns/NOUN	guns	
go halves	yes	gone/VERB half/ADJ go/VERB going/VERB halves/NOUN	halves	
go hand in hand	yes	hand/NOUN in/ADP	hand	
go it alone	no	go/VERB it/PRON alone/ADV		
go native	no	native/ADJ gone/VERB		
go off the boil	yes	off/ADP boil/NOUN	boil	
go overboard	no	overboard/ADV		
go places	yes	going/VERB places/NOUN	places	
go public	no	public/ADJ		
go round in circles	yes	going/VERB round/ADV in/ADP circles/NOUN	circles	
go spare	no	spare/ADJ going/VERB		
go straight	no	straight/ADV		
go the distance	yes	distance/NOUN	distance	
go the extra mile	yes	go/VERB extra/ADJ mile/NOUN	mile	
go the whole hog	yes	go/VERB whole/ADJ hog/NOUN	hog	
go through the mill	yes	went/VERB through/ADP mill/NOUN	mill	
go through the motions	yes	through/ADP motions/NOUN	motions	
go to ground	yes	to/ADP ground/NOUN	ground	
go to seed	yes	to/ADP seed/NOUN	seed	
go to the dogs	yes	going/VERB to/ADP dogs/NOUN	dogs	
go to the wall	yes	to/ADP wall/NOUN	wall	
go to town	yes	to/ADP town/NOUN	town	
go to your head	yes	go/VERB to/ADP your/DET head/NOUN	head	
go under the hammer	yes	under/ADP hammer/NOUN	hammer	
go up in smoke	yes	up/ADP in/ADP smoke/NOUN	smoke	
go west	no	west/PROPN go/VERB		
go with the flow	yes	go/VERB with/ADP flow/NOUN	flow	
go without saying	no	goes/VERB without/ADP saying/VERB		
gone with the wind	yes	gone/VERB with/ADP wind/NOUN	wind	
good offices	yes	good/ADJ offices/NOUN	offices	
good riddance	yes	good/ADJ riddance/NOUN	riddance	
good samaritan	no	good/ADJ samaritan/PROPN		
grasp at straws	yes	at/ADP straw/NOUN grasping/VERB	straw	
grasp the nettle	yes	grasp/VERB nettle/NOUN	nettle	
grease someone's palm	yes	greased/VERB your/DET palm/NOUN grease/VERB someone/PRON their/DET palms/NOUN	palm palms	
grease the wheels	yes	grease/VERB wheels/NOUN	wheels	
greasy spoon	yes	greasy/ADJ spoon/NOUN	spoon	
great minds think alike	yes	great/ADJ minds/NOUN alike/ADV thought/VERB	minds	
green light	yes	green/ADJ light/NOUN	green light	
green with envy	yes	green/ADJ with/ADP envy/NOUN	green envy	x
grin and bear it	no	grin/VERB and/CCONJ bear/VERB it/PRON		
grin like a cheshire cat	yes	grinned/VERB like/SCONJ cheshire/ADJ cat/NOUN grinning/VERB	cat	
grind to a halt	yes	to/ADP halt/NOUN ground/VERB	halt	
grist to the mill	yes	grist/NOUN to/ADP mill/NOUN	grist mill	
hack it	no	it/PRON hack/VERB		
hair of the dog	yes	hair/NOUN of/ADP dog/NOUN	hair dog	
hammer and tongs	yes	hammer/NOUN and/CCONJ tongs/NOUN	hammer tongs	
hand in glove	yes	hand/NOUN in/ADP glove/NOUN	hand glove	
hand to mouth	yes	hand/NOUN to/ADP mouth/NOUN	hand mouth	
hands down	yes	hands/NOUN down/ADP	hands	
hang by a thread	yes	hanging/VERB by/ADP thread/NOUN	thread	x
hang fire	yes	fire/NOUN hang/VERB	fire	
hang tough	no	hanging/VERB tough/ADJ		
hard as nails	yes	hard/ADV as/SCONJ nails/NOUN /PUNCT	nails	
hard cheese	yes	hard/ADJ cheese/NOUN	cheese	
hate someone's guts	yes	hated/VERB his/DET guts/NOUN /PUNCT	guts	
have a ball	yes	ball/NOUN	ball	
have a bash	yes	bash/NOUN have/AUX	bash	
have a bun in the oven	yes	/PUNCT ve/VERB bun/NOUN in/ADP oven/NOUN	bun oven	
have a cow	yes	had/AUX cows/NOUN have/AUX	cows	
have a few	no	few/ADJ		
have a foot in both camps	yes	had/AUX foot/NOUN in/ADP both/DET camps/NOUN	foot camps	
have a heart	yes	had/AUX heart/NOUN	heart	
have a mountain to climb	yes	have/AUX mountain/NOUN to/PART climb/VERB	mountain	
have a screw loose	yes	have/AUX screw/NOUN loose/ADJ had/AUX /PUNCT	screw	
have a tiger by the tail	yes	have/AUX tiger/NOUN by/ADP tail/NOUN	tiger tail	
have an eye for	yes	had/AUX eye/NOUN for/ADP	eye	
have been around	no	been/AUX around/ADV		
have it both ways	yes	have/AUX it/PRON both/DET ways/NOUN	ways	
have it easy	no	it/PRON easy/ADJ		
have kittens	yes	having/VERB kittens/NOUN	kittens	
have no truck with	yes	no/DET truck/NOUN with/ADP have/AUX	truck	
have other fish to fry	yes	other/ADJ fish/NOUN to/ADP fry/VERB	fish	
have someone by the short and curlies	yes	have/AUX you/PRON by/ADP short/ADJ and/CCONJ curlies/NOUN	curlies	
have someone on toast	yes	on/ADP toast/NOUN had/AUX him/PRON	toast	
have someone's guts for garters	yes	have/AUX guts/NOUN for/ADP garters/NOUN your/DET	guts garters	
have someone's number	yes	have/AUX his/DET number/NOUN	number	
have the hots for	yes	had/AUX hots/NOUN for/ADP	hots	
have the last laugh	yes	last/ADJ laugh/NOUN	laugh	
have words	yes	have/AUX word/NOUN had/AUX words/NOUN	word words	
have your work cut out	yes	have/AUX your/DET work/NOUN cut/VERB out/ADP	work	
head for the hills	yes	for/ADP hills/NOUN head/VERB	hills	
head over heels	yes	head/NOUN over/ADP heels/NOUN	head heels	
head south	no	south/ADV		
heads will roll	yes	heads/NOUN will/VERB roll/VERB /PUNCT	heads	
hear things	yes	things/NOUN hear/VERB heard/VERB thing/NOUN	things thing	
heart and soul	yes	heart/NOUN and/CCONJ soul/NOUN	heart soul	
heart of gold	yes	heart/NOUN of/ADP gold/NOUN	heart gold	x
heart to heart	yes	heart/NOUN to/ADP	heart	
heavy hitter	yes	heavy/ADJ hitters/NOUN hitter/NOUN	hitters hitter	
hedge your bets	yes	hedge/VERB your/DET bets/NOUN	bets	
hell for leather	yes	hell/NOUN for/ADP leather/NOUN	hell leather	
high and dry	no	high/ADJ and/CCONJ dry/ADJ		
high and low	no	high/ADJ and/CCONJ low/ADJ		
high and mighty	no	high/ADJ and/CCONJ mighty/ADJ		
high as a kite	yes	high/ADJ as/SCONJ kite/NOUN	kite	
hit a nerve	yes	hit/VERB nerve/NOUN	nerve	
hit and miss	no	hit/VERB and/CCONJ miss/VERB		
hit home	no	hit/VERB home/ADV		
hit someone for six	no	hit/VERB someone/PRON for/ADP six/NUM	six	
hit the bottle	yes	hitting/VERB bottle/NOUN hit/VERB	bottle	
hit the ceiling	yes	hit/VERB ceiling/NOUN	ceiling	
hit the ground running	yes	hit/VERB ground/NOUN running/VERB	ground	
hit the hay	yes	hit/VERB hay/NOUN /PUNCT	hay	
hit the headlines	yes	hit/VERB headlines/NOUN	headlines	
hit the jackpot	yes	hit/VERB jackpot/NOUN	jackpot	
hit the mark	yes	hit/VERB mark/NOUN	mark	
hit the nail on the head	yes	hit/VERB nail/NOUN on/ADP head/NOUN	nail head	x
hit the right note	yes	hit/VERB right/ADJ note/NOUN	note	
hit the road	yes	road/NOUN hit/VERB	road	
hit the sack	yes	hit/VERB sack/NOUN	sack	
hit the skids	yes	hit/VERB skids/NOUN	skids	
hobson's choice	yes	hobson/PROPN s/PART choice/NOUN /PUNCT	choice	
hold all the aces	yes	hold/VERB all/DET aces/NOUN	aces	
hold court	yes	court/NOUN	court	
hold someone's hand	yes	held/VERB hand/NOUN	hand	
hold the fort	yes	hold/VERB fort/NOUN	fort	
hold the line	yes	hold/VERB line/NOUN	line	
hold the purse strings	yes	purse/NOUN strings/NOUN hold/VERB	purse strings	
hold the ring	yes	ring/NOUN	ring	
hold water	yes	water/NOUN hold/VERB	water	
hold your horses	yes	hold/VERB your/DET horses/NOUN	horses	
hold your own	no	holding/VERB your/DET own/ADJ hold/VERB		
hold your tongue	yes	hold/VERB your/DET tongue/NOUN	tongue	
holy of holies	yes	holy/NOUN of/ADP holies/NOUN	holy holies	
home and dry	no	home/ADV and/CCONJ dry/ADJ		
honours are even	yes	honours/NOUN were/AUX even/ADV	honours	
hook, line, and sinker	yes	hook/NOUN /PUNCT line/NOUN and/CCONJ sinker/NOUN	hook line sinker	
hope against hope	yes	hope/NOUN against/ADP hoping/VERB	hope	
horses for courses	yes	horses/NOUN for/ADP courses/NOUN	horses courses	
hot air	yes	hot/ADJ air/NOUN	air	
hot and bothered	no	hot/ADJ and/CCONJ bothered/ADJ		
hot and heavy	no	hot/ADJ and/CCONJ heavy/ADJ /PUNCT		
hot to trot	no	hot/ADJ to/ADP trot/PROPN		
hot under the collar	yes	hot/ADJ under/ADP collar/NOUN	collar	
how's tricks?	yes	how/ADV s/AUX tricks/NOUN /PUNCT	tricks	
hum and haw	no	and/CCONJ hummed/VERB hawed/VERB		
i'll eat my hat	yes	i/PRON ll/VERB eat/VERB my/DET hat/NOUN /PUNCT	hat	
in a fog	yes	in/ADP fog/NOUN	fog	
in a nutshell	yes	in/ADP nutshell/NOUN	nutshell	
in a rut	yes	in/ADP rut/NOUN	rut	
in apple-pie order	yes	in/ADP apple/NOUN /PUNCT pie/NOUN order/NOUN	apple pie order	
in bed with	yes	in/ADP bed/NOUN with/ADP	bed	
in black and white	no	in/ADP black/ADJ and/CCONJ white/ADJ	black white	x
in broad daylight	yes	in/ADP broad/ADJ daylight/NOUN	daylight	
in business	yes	in/ADP business/NOUN	business	
in cahoots	yes	in/ADP cahoots/NOUN	cahoots	
in cold blood	yes	in/ADP cold/ADJ blood/NOUN	blood	
in dutch	no	in/ADP dutch/ADJ		
in for a penny, in for a pound	yes	in/ADP for/ADP penny/NOUN /PUNCT pound/NOUN	penny pound	
in full swing	yes	in/ADP full/ADJ swing/NOUN	swing	
in high dudgeon	yes	in/ADP high/ADJ dudgeon/NOUN	dudgeon	
in hot water	yes	in/ADP hot/ADJ water/NOUN	water	
in light of	yes	in/ADP light/NOUN of/ADP	light	
in living memory	yes	in/ADP living/VERB memory/NOUN	memory	
in my book	yes	in/ADP my/DET book/NOUN	book	
in no uncertain terms	yes	in/ADP no/DET uncertain/ADJ terms/NOUN	terms	
in one ear and out the other	yes	in/ADP one/NUM ear/NOUN and/CCONJ out/SCONJ other/ADJ	one ear	x
in someone's pocket	yes	in/ADP pocket/NOUN	pocket	
in spades	yes	in/ADP spades/NOUN	spades	
in stitches	yes	in/ADP stitches/NOUN	stitches	
in tandem	yes	in/ADP tandem/NOUN	tandem	
in the altogether	no	in/ADP altogether/ADV		
in the bag	yes	in/ADP bag/NOUN	bag	
in the ballpark	yes	in/ADP ballpark/NOUN	ballpark	
in the black	no	in/ADP black/ADJ	black	
in the blink of an eye	yes	in/ADP blink/NOUN of/ADP eye/NOUN	blink eye	
in the buff	yes	in/ADP buff/NOUN	buff	
in the can	yes	in/ADP can/NOUN	can	
in the clear	no	in/ADP clear/ADJ		
in the club	yes	in/ADP club/NOUN	club	
in the dock	yes	in/ADP dock/NOUN	dock	
in the doghouse	yes	in/ADP doghouse/NOUN	doghouse	
in the driver's seat	yes	in/ADP driver/NOUN s/PART seat/NOUN	driver seat	
in the driving seat	yes	in/ADP driving/NOUN seat/NOUN	driving seat	
in the family way	yes	in/ADP family/NOUN way/NOUN	family way	
in the fast lane	yes	in/ADP fast/ADJ lane/NOUN	lane	
in the final analysis	yes	in/ADP final/ADJ analysis/NOUN	analysis	
in the flesh	yes	in/ADP flesh/NOUN	flesh	
in the hole	yes	in/ADP hole/NOUN	hole	
in the lap of luxury	yes	in/ADP lap/NOUN of/ADP luxury/NOUN	lap luxury	
in the long run	yes	in/ADP long/ADJ run/NOUN	run	
in the long term	yes	in/ADP term/NOUN long/ADJ	term	
in the loop	yes	in/ADP loop/NOUN	loop	
in the nick of time	yes	in/ADP nick/NOUN of/ADP time/NOUN	nick time	
in the offing	yes	in/ADP offing/NOUN	offing	
in the pink	yes	in/ADP pink/NOUN	pink	
in the pipeline	yes	in/ADP pipeline/NOUN	pipeline	
in the raw	no	in/ADP raw/ADJ		
in the red	yes	in/ADP red/NOUN	red	
in the running	yes	in/ADP running/NOUN	running	
in the saddle	yes	in/ADP saddle/NOUN	saddle	
in the same breath	yes	in/ADP same/ADJ breath/NOUN	breath	
in the short run	yes	in/ADP short/ADJ run/NOUN	run	
in the soup	yes	in/ADP soup/NOUN	soup	
in the sticks	yes	in/ADP sticks/NOUN	sticks	
in the swim	yes	in/ADP swim/NOUN	swim	
in the wink of an eye	yes	in/ADP wink/NOUN of/ADP eye/NOUN	wink eye	
in the works	yes	in/ADP work/NOUN	work	
in this day and age	yes	in/ADP this/DET day/NOUN and/CCONJ age/NOUN	day age	
in two shakes	yes	in/ADP two/NUM shakes/NOUN /PUNCT	two shakes	
in your blood	yes	in/ADP your/DET blood/NOUN	blood	
in your dreams	yes	in/ADP your/DET dreams/NOUN	dreams	
in your element	yes	in/ADP your/DET element/NOUN	element	x
in your face	yes	in/ADP your/DET face/NOUN	face	
in your sights	yes	in/ADP your/DET sight/NOUN sights/NOUN	sight sights	
indian summer	yes	indian/ADJ summer/NOUN	summer	
into thin air	yes	into/ADP thin/ADJ air/NOUN	air	
it never rains but it pours	no	it/PRON never/ADV rains/VERB but/CCONJ pours/VERB		
it takes two to tango	no	it/PRON takes/VERB two/NUM to/PART tango/VERB	two	
it's all greek to me	no	it/PRON s/AUX all/DET greek/PROPN to/ADP me/PRON		
jack of all trades	yes	jack/NOUN of/ADP all/DET trades/NOUN	jack trades	
jam tomorrow	yes	jam/PROPN tomorrow/NOUN /PUNCT	tomorrow	
jekyll and hyde	no	jekyll/PROPN and/CCONJ hyde/PROPN		
jobs for the boys	yes	jobs/NOUN for/ADP boys/NOUN /PUNCT	jobs boys	
jockey for position	yes	jockeying/VERB for/ADP position/NOUN	position	
join the club	yes	club/NOUN join/VERB	club	
joined at the hip	yes	joined/VERB at/ADP hip/NOUN	hip	
jump down someone's throat	yes	jumped/VERB down/ADP my/DET throat/NOUN	throat	
jump on the bandwagon	yes	on/ADP bandwagon/NOUN	bandwagon	
jump ship	yes	jump/VERB ship/NOUN	ship	
jump the gun	yes	gun/NOUN	gun	
jump the queue	yes	jump/VERB queue/NOUN	queue	
jump the track	yes	jump/VERB tracks/NOUN	tracks	
jump through hoops	yes	jump/VERB through/ADP hoops/NOUN	hoops	
jump to conclusions	yes	to/ADP conclusions/NOUN	conclusions	
keen as mustard	yes	keen/ADJ as/SCONJ mustard/NOUN	mustard	
keep a lid on	yes	lid/NOUN on/ADP keep/VERB	lid	
keep a low profile	yes	low/ADJ profile/NOUN	profile	
keep a straight face	yes	keep/VERB straight/ADJ face/NOUN	face	
keep body and soul together	yes	keep/VERB body/NOUN and/CCONJ soul/NOUN together/ADV	body soul	
keep mum	no	mum/PROPN		
keep on trucking	yes	keep/VERB on/ADP trucking/NOUN	trucking	
keep someone in the dark	yes	in/ADP dark/NOUN kept/VERB	dark	
keep someone posted	no	keep/VERB posted/VERB		
keep tabs on	yes	tabs/NOUN on/ADP keep/VERB	tabs	
keep the peace	yes	keep/VERB peace/NOUN	peace	
keep the wolf from the door	yes	keep/VERB wolf/NOUN from/ADP door/NOUN	wolf door	
keep up appearances	yes	up/ADP appearances/NOUN keep/VERB	appearances	
keep up with the joneses	no	keep/VERB up/ADP with/ADP joneses/PROPN keeping/VERB		
keep your chin up	yes	keep/VERB your/DET chin/NOUN up/ADP	chin	
keep your eye on the ball	yes	keep/VERB your/DET eye/NOUN on/ADP ball/NOUN	eye ball	
keep your eyes peeled	yes	keep/VERB your/DET eyes/NOUN peeled/VERB	eyes	
keep your fingers crossed	yes	keep/VERB your/DET fingers/NOUN crossed/VERB	fingers	
keep your head	yes	keep/VERB your/DET head/NOUN	head	
keep your head above water	yes	keep/VERB your/DET head/NOUN above/ADP water/NOUN keeping/VERB	head water	
keep your nose clean	yes	keep/VERB your/DET nose/NOUN clean/ADJ /PUNCT	nose	
keep your nose to the grindstone	yes	keep/VERB your/DET nose/NOUN to/ADP grindstone/NOUN	nose grindstone	
keep your options open	yes	keep/VERB your/DET options/NOUN open/ADJ	options	
keep your pecker up	yes	keep/VERB your/DET peckers/NOUN up/ADP /PUNCT keeping/VERB pecker/NOUN	peckers pecker	
keep your powder dry	yes	keep/VERB your/DET powder/NOUN dry/ADJ /PUNCT	powder	
kick against the pricks	yes	kicking/VERB against/ADP pricks/NOUN kicked/VERB	pricks	
kick ass	yes	kick/VERB ass/NOUN	ass	
kick over the traces	yes	over/ADP traces/NOUN kick/VERB	traces	
kick the bucket	yes	kicked/VERB bucket/NOUN	bucket	
kick the habit	yes	kick/VERB habit/NOUN	habit	
kick up a fuss	yes	up/ADP fuss/NOUN	fuss	
kick up a stink	yes	up/ADP stink/NOUN	stink	
kick up your heels	yes	kick/VERB up/ADP your/DET heels/NOUN kicking/VERB	heels	
kicking and screaming	no	kicking/VERB and/CCONJ screaming/VERB		
kill the fatted calf	yes	kill/VERB fatted/VERB calf/NOUN	calf	
kill the goose that lays the golden egg	yes	kill/VERB goose/NOUN that/DET laid/VERB golden/ADJ eggs/NOUN egg/NOUN	goose eggs egg	x
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs	yes	kill/VERB goose/NOUN that/DET lays/VERB golden/ADJ egg/NOUN	goose egg	x
kill two birds with one stone	yes	kill/VERB two/NUM birds/NOUN with/ADP one/NUM stone/NOUN	two birds one stone	
king of beasts	yes	king/NOUN of/ADP beasts/NOUN	king beasts	
kiss and make up	no	kiss/VERB and/CCONJ make/VERB up/ADP		
kiss and tell	yes	kiss/NOUN and/CCONJ tell/VERB	kiss	
kiss ass	yes	kiss/VERB ass/NOUN	ass	
kiss of death	yes	kiss/NOUN of/ADP death/NOUN	kiss death	
kiss of life	yes	kiss/NOUN of/ADP life/NOUN	kiss life	
kith and kin	no	kith/PROPN and/CCONJ kin/PROPN		
knock it off	no	it/PRON off/ADP knock/VERB		
knock someone's block off	yes	knock/VERB their/DET block/NOUN off/ADP /PUNCT	block	
knock someone's socks off	yes	knock/VERB your/DET socks/NOUN off/ADV	socks	
know no bounds	yes	knew/VERB no/DET bounds/NOUN	bounds	
know the ropes	yes	know/VERB ropes/NOUN	ropes	
know the score	yes	know/VERB score/NOUN	score	
lame duck	yes	lame/ADJ duck/NOUN	duck	
land of nod	yes	land/NOUN of/ADP nod/PROPN	land	
larger than life	yes	larger/ADJ than/SCONJ life/NOUN	life	
laugh all the way to the bank	yes	laughing/VERB all/DET way/NOUN to/ADP bank/NOUN	way bank	
laugh like a drain	yes	like/SCONJ drain/NOUN laughed/VERB	drain	
laughing stock	yes	laughing/VERB stock/NOUN	stock	
lay a finger on	yes	lay/VERB finger/NOUN on/ADP	finger	
lay an egg	yes	lay/VERB eggs/NOUN	eggs	
lay down the law	yes	lay/VERB down/ADP law/NOUN	law	
lay eyes on	yes	laid/VERB eyes/NOUN on/ADP	eyes	
lay odds	yes	lay/VERB odds/NOUN	odds	
lead someone up the garden path	yes	up/ADP garden/NOUN path/NOUN /PUNCT leading/VERB	garden path	
leave no stone unturned	yes	leave/VERB no/DET stone/NOUN unturned/ADJ	stone	x
leave someone in the lurch	yes	in/ADP lurch/NOUN left/VERB	lurch	
leave well alone	no	leave/VERB well/ADV alone/ADV		
left and right	no	left/ADJ and/CCONJ right/ADJ		
lend a hand	yes	lend/VERB hand/NOUN	hand	
lend an ear	yes	lend/VERB ears/NOUN ear/NOUN	ears ear	
let bygones be bygones	yes	let/VERB bygones/NOUN be/AUX	bygones	
let sleeping dogs lie	yes	let/VERB sleeping/NOUN dogs/NOUN lie/VERB	sleeping dogs	
let someone down gently	no	letting/VERB him/PRON down/ADP gently/ADV let/VERB her/PRON		
let the cat out of the bag	yes	let/VERB cat/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP bag/NOUN	cat bag	
let the genie out of the bottle	yes	let/VERB genie/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP bottle/NOUN	genie bottle	
let your hair down	yes	letting/VERB your/DET hair/NOUN down/ADP let/VERB	hair	
let's be having you	no	let/VERB s/PRON be/AUX having/VERB you/PRON /PUNCT		
licence to print money	yes	licence/NOUN to/PART print/VERB money/NOUN	licence money	
lick someone's boots	yes	licking/VERB boots/NOUN	boots	
lie low	no	low/ADJ lying/VERB		
lie through your teeth	yes	lying/VERB through/ADP your/DET teeth/NOUN /PUNCT lie/VERB	teeth	
life and limb	yes	and/CCONJ life/NOUN limb/NOUN	life limb	
lift a finger	yes	finger/NOUN lift/VERB	finger	
light at the end of the tunnel	yes	light/NOUN at/ADP end/NOUN of/ADP tunnel/NOUN	light end tunnel	x
like a bat out of hell	yes	like/SCONJ bat/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP hell/NOUN /PUNCT	bat hell	
like a bear with a sore head	yes	like/SCONJ bear/NOUN with/ADP sore/ADJ head/NOUN	bear head	
like clockwork	yes	like/SCONJ clockwork/NOUN	clockwork	
like father, like son	yes	like/SCONJ father/PROPN /PUNCT son/NOUN	son	
like peas in a pod	yes	like/SCONJ peas/NOUN in/ADP pod/NOUN	peas pod	
like the clappers	yes	like/SCONJ clappers/NOUN	clappers	
live a lie	yes	living/VERB lie/NOUN	lie	
live and learn	no	live/VERB and/CCONJ learn/VERB		
live and let live	no	live/VERB and/CCONJ let/VERB		
live in sin	yes	living/VERB in/ADP sin/NOUN	sin	
live it up	no	living/VERB it/PRON up/ADP		
live wire	yes	live/ADJ wire/NOUN	wire	
lock horns	yes	lock/VERB horns/NOUN	horns	
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted	yes	locking/VERB stable/ADJ door/NOUN after/ADP horse/NOUN has/AUX bolted/VERB	door horse	
lone wolf	yes	lone/ADJ wolf/NOUN	wolf	
long in the tooth	yes	long/ADV in/ADP tooth/NOUN	tooth	
long time no see	yes	long/ADJ time/NOUN no/INTJ see/NOUN	time see	
look before you leap	no	look/VERB before/ADP you/PRON leap/VERB		
look on the bright side	yes	look/VERB on/ADP bright/ADJ side/NOUN	side	
look the other way	yes	other/ADJ way/NOUN	way	
look the part	yes	look/VERB part/NOUN	part	
lose face	yes	lose/VERB face/NOUN	face	
lose heart	yes	heart/NOUN	heart	
lose the plot	yes	plot/NOUN lost/VERB	plot	
lose your head	yes	your/DET lose/VERB head/NOUN	head	
lose your marbles	yes	lost/VERB your/DET marble/NOUN	marble	
lose your shirt	yes	lose/VERB your/DET shirts/NOUN losing/VERB shirt/NOUN	shirts shirt	
make a clean break	yes	make/VERB clean/ADJ break/NOUN	break	
make a go of	yes	make/VERB go/NOUN of/ADP	go	
make a killing	yes	killing/NOUN make/VERB	killing	
make a meal of	yes	meal/NOUN of/ADP	meal	
make a monkey of someone	yes	make/VERB of/ADP monkey/NOUN	monkey	
make a mountain out of a molehill	yes	mountain/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP molehill/NOUN making/VERB	mountain molehill	
make a move	yes	move/NOUN make/VERB	move	
make a night of it	yes	make/VERB night/NOUN of/ADP it/PRON /PUNCT	night	
make a pig's ear of	yes	make/VERB pig/NOUN s/PART ear/NOUN of/ADP	pig ear	
make a pitch	yes	pitch/NOUN	pitch	
make a splash	yes	make/VERB splash/NOUN	splash	
make a virtue of necessity	yes	virtue/NOUN of/ADP necessity/NOUN make/VERB	virtue necessity	x
make bricks without straw	yes	making/VERB bricks/NOUN without/ADP straw/NOUN	bricks straw	
make ends meet	yes	ends/NOUN meet/VERB make/VERB	ends	
make hay	yes	hay/NOUN	hay	
make head or tail of	yes	make/VERB head/NOUN or/CCONJ tail/NOUN of/ADP	head tail	
make heavy weather of	yes	heavy/ADJ weather/NOUN of/ADP	weather	
make history	yes	made/VERB history/NOUN	history	
make it snappy	no	make/VERB it/PRON snappy/ADJ /PUNCT		
make light of	yes	light/NOUN of/ADP	light	
make light work of	yes	light/ADJ work/NOUN of/ADP	work	
make money hand over fist	yes	making/VERB money/NOUN hand/NOUN over/ADP fist/NOUN	money hand fist	
make or break	no	make/VERB or/CCONJ break/VERB		
make short work of	yes	short/ADJ work/NOUN of/ADP made/VERB	work	
make someone's day	yes	made/VERB day/NOUN	day	
make the cut	yes	made/VERB cut/NOUN cuts/NOUN make/VERB	cut cuts	
make the grade	yes	make/VERB grade/NOUN	grade	
make tracks	yes	make/VERB tracks/NOUN	tracks	
make waves	yes	waves/NOUN making/VERB	waves	
make your blood boil	yes	makes/VERB your/DET blood/NOUN boil/NOUN	blood boil	
make yourself scarce	no	make/VERB yourself/PRON scarce/ADJ		
man and boy	yes	men/NOUN and/CCONJ boys/NOUN	men boys	
man of god	yes	man/NOUN of/ADP god/PROPN	man	
man of straw	yes	man/NOUN of/ADP straw/NOUN	man straw	
man of the cloth	yes	man/NOUN of/ADP cloth/NOUN	man cloth	
man's best friend	yes	man/NOUN s/PART best/ADJ friend/NOUN	man friend	
many moons ago	yes	many/ADJ moons/NOUN ago/ADV	moons	
marching orders	yes	marching/NOUN orders/NOUN	marching orders	
mark someone's card	yes	mark/VERB your/DET card/NOUN	card	
mark time	yes	mark/VERB time/NOUN	time	
marriage of convenience	yes	marriage/NOUN of/ADP convenience/NOUN	marriage convenience	
mean business	yes	mean/VERB business/NOUN	business	
meat and potatoes	yes	meat/NOUN and/CCONJ potato/NOUN	meat potato	
meet someone halfway	no	meet/VERB halfway/ADV		
meet your match	yes	met/VERB your/DET match/NOUN	match	
meet your waterloo	no	meet/VERB your/DET waterloo/PROPN		
mend fences	yes	mend/VERB fences/NOUN	fences	
mind over matter	yes	mind/NOUN over/ADP matter/NOUN	mind matter	
miss the boat	yes	missed/VERB boat/NOUN	boat	
moment of truth	yes	moment/NOUN of/ADP truth/NOUN	moment truth	x
money for jam	yes	money/NOUN for/ADP jam/PROPN	money	
money talks	yes	money/NOUN talks/NOUN	money talks	
more haste, less speed	yes	more/ADJ haste/NOUN /PUNCT less/ADJ speed/NOUN	haste speed	
more's the pity	yes	more/ADV s/AUX pity/NOUN /PUNCT	pity	
move heaven and earth	yes	heaven/PROPN and/CCONJ earth/NOUN	earth	x
move mountains	yes	move/VERB mountains/NOUN	mountains	
move the goalposts	yes	goalposts/NOUN	goalposts	
much of a muchness	yes	much/ADJ of/ADP muchness/NOUN	muchness	
muddy the waters	yes	waters/NOUN muddy/VERB	waters	x
mum's the word	yes	mum/PROPN s/PART word/NOUN /PUNCT	word	
mutton dressed as lamb	yes	mutton/NOUN dressed/VERB as/SCONJ lamb/NOUN	mutton lamb	
my bad	no	my/DET bad/ADJ		
my foot!	yes	my/DET foot/NOUN /PUNCT	foot	
name names	yes	name/VERB names/NOUN	names	
near the knuckle	no	near/SCONJ knuckle/PROPN		
neck and neck	yes	neck/NOUN and/CCONJ	neck	
neck of the woods	yes	neck/NOUN of/ADP woods/NOUN	neck woods	
neither fish nor fowl	yes	neither/CCONJ fish/NOUN nor/CCONJ fowl/NOUN	fish fowl	
neither here nor there	no	neither/CCONJ here/ADV nor/CCONJ there/ADV		
never say die	yes	never/ADV say/VERB die/NOUN	die	
never the twain shall meet	yes	never/ADV twain/NOUN shall/VERB meet/VERB	twain	
never you mind	no	never/ADV you/PRON mind/VERB		
new blood	yes	new/ADJ blood/NOUN	blood	
nice as pie	yes	nice/ADJ as/SCONJ pie/NOUN	pie	
night and day	yes	night/NOUN and/CCONJ day/NOUN	night day	x
nine times out of ten	yes	nine/NUM times/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP ten/NUM	nine times ten	
nip and tuck	no	nip/ADJ and/CCONJ tuck/ADJ		
no can do	no	no/INTJ can/VERB do/AUX		
no dice	yes	no/DET dice/NOUN	dice	
no great shakes	yes	no/DET great/ADJ shakes/NOUN	shakes	
no holds barred	no	no/DET holds/ADV barred/VERB		
no laughing matter	yes	no/DET laughing/ADJ matter/NOUN	matter	
no man's land	yes	no/DET man/NOUN s/PART land/NOUN	man land	
no questions asked	yes	no/DET questions/NOUN asked/VERB	questions	
no rest for the wicked	yes	no/DET rest/NOUN for/ADP wicked/ADJ	rest	
no smoke without fire	yes	no/DET smoke/NOUN without/ADP fire/NOUN	smoke fire	
no spring chicken	yes	no/DET spring/NOUN chicken/NOUN	spring chicken	
no strings attached	yes	no/DET strings/NOUN attached/VERB	strings	
no sweat	yes	no/DET sweat/NOUN	sweat	
no time like the present	yes	no/DET time/NOUN like/SCONJ present/NOUN	time present	
no two ways about it	yes	no/DET two/NUM ways/NOUN about/ADP it/PRON	two ways	
not a pretty sight	yes	not/PART pretty/ADJ sight/NOUN	sight	
not all there	no	not/PART all/DET there/ADV		
not bat an eye	yes	nt/PART bat/VERB eye/NOUN	eye	
not cricket	yes	not/PART cricket/NOUN	cricket	
not give a fig	yes	nt/PART give/VERB fig/NOUN	fig	
not just a pretty face	yes	not/PART just/ADV pretty/ADJ face/NOUN	face	
not know you are born	no	nt/PART know/VERB you/PRON re/AUX born/VERB		
not miss a trick	yes	nt/PART miss/VERB trick/NOUN	trick	
not much cop	yes	not/PART much/ADJ cop/NOUN	cop	
not on your life	yes	not/PART on/ADP your/DET life/NOUN	life	
not to be sneezed at	no	not/PART to/PART be/AUX sneezed/VERB at/ADP		
not to put too fine a point on it	yes	not/PART to/PART put/VERB too/ADV fine/ADJ point/NOUN on/ADP it/PRON	point	
not worth the candle	yes	not/PART worth/ADJ candle/NOUN	candle	
nothing doing	no	nothing/PRON doing/VERB		
nothing to it	no	nothing/PRON to/ADP it/PRON		
nothing to write home about	no	nothing/PRON to/PART write/VERB home/ADV about/ADP		
now or never	no	now/ADV or/CCONJ never/ADV		
nudge nudge wink wink	yes	nudge/NOUN wink/NOUN	nudge wink	
nuts and bolts	yes	nuts/NOUN and/CCONJ bolts/NOUN	nuts bolts	
nutty as a fruitcake	yes	nutty/ADJ as/SCONJ fruitcake/NOUN /PUNCT	fruitcake	
odd one out	yes	odd/ADJ one/NOUN out/ADP	one	
odds and ends	yes	odds/NOUN and/CCONJ ends/NOUN	odds ends	
off and on	no	off/ADP and/CCONJ on/ADV		
off and running	no	off/ADV and/CCONJ running/VERB		
off the beaten track	yes	off/ADP beaten/VERB track/NOUN	track	
off the cuff	yes	off/ADP cuff/NOUN	cuff	
off the hook	yes	off/ADP hook/NOUN	hook	
off the mark	yes	off/ADP mark/NOUN	mark	
off the record	yes	off/ADP record/NOUN	record	
off the shelf	yes	off/ADP shelf/NOUN	shelf	
off the top of your head	yes	off/ADP top/NOUN of/ADP your/DET head/NOUN	top head	
off the wall	yes	off/ADP wall/NOUN	wall	
off your rocker	yes	off/ADP your/DET rocker/NOUN	rocker	
oil and water	yes	oil/NOUN and/CCONJ water/NOUN	oil water	
old as the hills	yes	old/ADJ as/SCONJ hills/NOUN	hills	
old hat	yes	old/ADJ hat/NOUN	hat	
on a full stomach	yes	on/ADP full/ADJ stomach/NOUN	stomach	
on a roll	yes	on/ADP roll/NOUN	roll	
on a shoestring	yes	on/ADP shoestring/NOUN	shoestring	
on a silver platter	yes	on/ADP silver/ADJ platter/NOUN	platter	
on and off	no	on/ADP and/CCONJ off/ADV		
on board	yes	on/ADP board/NOUN	board	
on cloud nine	yes	on/ADP cloud/NOUN nine/NUM	cloud nine	
on edge	yes	on/ADP edge/NOUN	edge	
on ice	yes	on/ADP ice/NOUN	ice	
on paper	yes	on/ADP paper/NOUN	paper	
on someone's mind	yes	on/ADP mind/NOUN	mind	
on tenterhooks	yes	on/ADP tenterhooks/NOUN	tenterhooks	
on the back burner	yes	on/ADP back/ADJ burner/NOUN	burner	
on the back of	yes	on/ADP back/NOUN of/ADP	back	
on the ball	yes	on/ADP ball/NOUN	ball	
on the blink	yes	on/ADP blink/NOUN	blink	
on the bounce	yes	on/ADP bounce/NOUN	bounce	
on the button	yes	on/ADP button/NOUN	button	
on the cards	yes	on/ADP card/NOUN	card	
on the carpet	yes	on/ADP carpet/NOUN	carpet	
on the cuff	yes	on/ADP cuff/NOUN	cuff	
on the dot	yes	on/ADP dot/NOUN	dot	
on the double	no	on/ADP double/ADJ		
on the face of it	yes	on/ADP face/NOUN of/ADP it/PRON	face	
on the fiddle	yes	on/ADP fiddle/NOUN	fiddle	
on the fly	yes	on/ADP fly/NOUN	fly	
on the game	yes	on/ADP game/NOUN	game	
on the hoof	yes	on/ADP hoof/NOUN	hoof	
on the hop	yes	on/ADP hop/NOUN	hop	
on the horn	yes	on/ADP horn/NOUN	horn	
on the horns of a dilemma	yes	on/ADP horns/NOUN of/ADP dilemma/NOUN	horns dilemma	
on the house	yes	on/ADP house/NOUN	house	
on the knocker	yes	on/ADP knocker/NOUN	knocker	
on the lam	yes	on/ADP lam/NOUN	lam	
on the level	yes	on/ADP level/NOUN	level	
on the make	yes	on/ADP make/NOUN	make	
on the mend	yes	on/ADP mend/NOUN	mend	
on the money	yes	on/ADP money/NOUN	money	
on the nod	yes	on/ADP nod/NOUN	nod	
on the nose	yes	on/ADP nose/NOUN	nose	
on the pull	yes	on/ADP pull/NOUN	pull	
on the rebound	yes	on/ADP rebound/NOUN	rebound	
on the rocks	yes	on/ADP rock/NOUN	rock	
on the ropes	yes	on/ADP rope/NOUN	rope	
on the run	yes	on/ADP run/NOUN	run	
on the same page	yes	on/ADP same/ADJ page/NOUN	page	
on the same wavelength	yes	on/ADP same/ADJ wavelength/NOUN	wavelength	x
on the shelf	yes	on/ADP shelves/NOUN	shelves	
on the side of the angels	yes	on/ADP side/NOUN of/ADP angels/NOUN /PUNCT	side angels	
on the skids	yes	on/ADP skids/NOUN	skids	
on the spur of the moment	yes	on/ADP spur/NOUN of/ADP moment/NOUN	spur moment	
on the square	yes	on/ADP square/NOUN	square	
on the stump	yes	on/ADP stump/NOUN	stump	
on the take	yes	on/ADP take/NOUN	take	
on the trot	yes	on/ADP trot/NOUN	trot	
on the up and up	yes	on/ADP up/NOUN and/CCONJ	up	
on the wagon	yes	on/ADP wagon/NOUN	wagon	
on the warpath	yes	on/ADP warpath/NOUN	warpath	
on thin ice	yes	on/ADP thin/ADJ ice/NOUN	ice	
on top of the world	yes	on/ADP top/NOUN of/ADP world/NOUN	top world	
on your high horse	yes	on/ADP your/DET high/ADJ horse/NOUN	horse	
on your soapbox	yes	on/ADP your/DET soapbox/NOUN	soapbox	
on your toes	yes	on/ADP your/DET toes/NOUN	toes	
once and for all	no	once/ADV and/CCONJ for/ADP all/DET		
once bitten, twice shy	no	once/ADV bitten/VERB /PUNCT twice/ADV shy/ADJ		
once in a blue moon	yes	once/ADV in/ADP blue/ADJ moon/NOUN	blue moon	
once in a while	yes	once/ADV in/ADP while/NOUN	while	
one and the same	no	one/NUM and/CCONJ same/ADJ	one	
one for the road	yes	one/NUM for/ADP road/NOUN /PUNCT	one road	
one good turn deserves another	yes	one/NUM good/ADJ turn/NOUN deserves/VERB another/DET	one turn	
one in the eye for	yes	one/NUM in/ADP eye/NOUN for/ADP	one eye	
one of those days	yes	one/NUM of/ADP those/DET days/NOUN	one days	
one of those things	yes	one/NUM of/ADP those/DET things/NOUN	one things	
one over the eight	no	one/NUM over/ADP eight/NUM	one eight	
one-horse race	yes	one/NUM /PUNCT horse/NOUN race/NOUN	one horse race	
only time will tell	yes	only/ADJ time/NOUN will/VERB tell/VERB	time	
open someone's eyes	yes	opened/VERB eyes/NOUN	eyes	x
open the floodgates	yes	floodgates/NOUN open/VERB	floodgates	
out and about	no	out/ADV and/CCONJ about/ADV		
out cold	no	out/ADP cold/ADJ		
out of kilter	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP kilter/NOUN	kilter	
out of line	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP line/NOUN	line	
out of order	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP order/NOUN	order	
out of pocket	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP pocket/NOUN	pocket	
out of sight	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP sight/NOUN	sight	
out of sight, out of mind	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP sight/NOUN /PUNCT mind/NOUN	sight mind	
out of sorts	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP sorts/NOUN	sorts	
out of the blue	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP blue/NOUN	blue	
out of the box	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP box/NOUN	box	
out of the loop	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP loop/NOUN	loop	
out of the picture	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP picture/NOUN	picture	
out of the question	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP question/NOUN	question	
out of the running	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP running/NOUN	running	
out of the woods	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP woods/NOUN	woods	
out of thin air	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP thin/ADJ air/NOUN	air	
out of this world	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP this/DET world/NOUN	world	
out of whack	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP whack/NOUN	whack	
out of your mind	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP your/DET mind/NOUN	mind	
out on a limb	yes	out/ADP on/ADP limb/NOUN	limb	
out to lunch	yes	out/ADP to/ADP lunch/NOUN	lunch	
over my dead body	yes	over/ADP my/DET dead/ADJ body/NOUN	body	x
over the counter	yes	over/ADP counter/NOUN	counter	
over the hill	yes	over/ADP hill/NOUN	hill	
over the moon	yes	over/ADP moon/NOUN	moon	
over the top	yes	over/ADP top/NOUN	top	
over your head	yes	over/ADP your/DET head/NOUN	head	
over-egg the pudding	yes	over/ADP /PUNCT egg/NOUN pudding/NOUN egged/VERB	egg pudding	
pack a punch	yes	packs/VERB punch/NOUN	punch	
packed like sardines	yes	packed/VERB like/SCONJ sardines/NOUN	sardines	
paint the town red	yes	town/NOUN red/NOUN paint/VERB	town red	
paper over the cracks	yes	papering/VERB over/ADP cracks/NOUN	cracks	
par for the course	yes	par/NOUN for/ADP course/NOUN	par course	
part company	yes	part/VERB company/NOUN	company	
part of the furniture	yes	part/NOUN of/ADP furniture/NOUN	part furniture	
party animal	yes	party/NOUN animals/NOUN	party animals	
pass muster	yes	muster/NOUN pass/VERB	muster	
pass the buck	yes	buck/NOUN	buck	
pass the time of day	yes	time/NOUN of/ADP day/NOUN pass/VERB	time day	
pay the piper	yes	pays/VERB piper/NOUN	piper	
pay through the nose	yes	through/ADP nose/NOUN pay/VERB	nose	
peaches and cream	yes	and/CCONJ cream/NOUN peaches/NOUN	cream peaches	
pearly whites	no	pearly/ADV white/ADJ	white	
pecking order	yes	pecking/NOUN order/NOUN	pecking order	
peed off	no	peed/VERB off/ADP		
perish the thought	yes	perish/VERB thought/NOUN	thought	
pick holes	yes	pick/VERB holes/NOUN	holes	
pick someone's brain	yes	brains/NOUN pick/VERB	brains	
pick someone's brains	yes	brains/NOUN pick/VERB	brains	
pick up the pieces	yes	up/ADP pick/VERB pieces/NOUN	pieces	
pick up the tab	yes	pick/VERB up/ADP tab/NOUN	tab	
pie in the sky	yes	pie/NOUN in/ADP sky/NOUN	pie sky	
pigs can fly	yes	pigs/NOUN can/VERB fly/VERB	pigs	
pigs might fly	yes	pigs/NOUN might/VERB fly/VERB /PUNCT	pigs	
piping hot	no	piping/VERB hot/ADJ		
piss and vinegar	yes	piss/NOUN and/CCONJ vinegar/NOUN /PUNCT	piss vinegar	
pissed off	no	pissed/ADJ off/ADP		
place in the sun	yes	place/NOUN in/ADP sun/NOUN	place sun	
plain as a pikestaff	yes	plain/ADJ as/SCONJ pikestaff/NOUN	pikestaff	
plain jane	no	plain/ADJ jane/PROPN		
plain sailing	yes	plain/ADJ sailing/NOUN	sailing	
plan b	yes	plan/NOUN b/NOUN	plan b	
play ball	yes	ball/NOUN	ball	
play fast and loose	no	fast/ADV and/CCONJ loose/ADJ		
play for keeps	yes	playing/VERB for/ADP keeps/NOUN	keeps	
play for time	yes	playing/VERB for/ADP time/NOUN	time	
play games	yes	game/NOUN playing/VERB games/NOUN play/VERB	game games	
play gooseberry	yes	playing/NOUN gooseberry/NOUN	playing gooseberry	
play hard to get	no	playing/VERB hard/ADV to/PART get/AUX		
play hookey	yes	playing/VERB hookey/NOUN /PUNCT	hookey	
play into someone's hands	yes	into/ADP hands/NOUN	hands	
play it cool	no	it/PRON cool/ADJ		
play it safe	no	play/VERB it/PRON safe/ADJ		
play possum	yes	possum/NOUN playing/VERB	possum	
play silly buggers	yes	playing/VERB silly/ADJ buggers/NOUN /PUNCT	buggers	
play the field	yes	playing/VERB field/NOUN	field	
play to the gallery	yes	playing/VERB to/ADP gallery/NOUN	gallery	
play with fire	yes	playing/VERB with/ADP fire/NOUN	fire	x
pleased as punch	yes	pleased/ADJ as/SCONJ punch/NOUN	punch	
poacher turned gamekeeper	yes	poacher/NOUN turned/VERB gamekeeper/NOUN	poacher gamekeeper	
point the finger	yes	finger/NOUN	finger	
poor as a church mouse	yes	poor/ADJ as/SCONJ church/NOUN mouse/NOUN mice/NOUN	church mouse mice	x
poor little rich girl	yes	poor/ADJ little/ADJ rich/ADJ girl/NOUN	girl	
pop the question	yes	question/NOUN popped/VERB	question	
pound the pavement	yes	pounding/VERB pavements/NOUN	pavements	
pour cold water on	yes	cold/ADJ water/NOUN on/ADP	water	
pour oil on troubled waters	yes	oil/NOUN on/ADP troubled/ADJ waters/NOUN	oil waters	
power behind the throne	yes	power/NOUN behind/ADP throne/NOUN	power throne	
practise what you preach	no	practise/VERB what/PRON you/PRON preach/VERB		
presence of mind	yes	presence/NOUN of/ADP mind/NOUN	presence mind	
present company excepted	yes	present/ADJ company/NOUN excepted/VERB	company	
press the flesh	yes	flesh/NOUN press/VERB	flesh	
press the panic button	yes	panic/NOUN button/NOUN press/VERB	panic button	
prick up your ears	yes	prick/VERB up/ADP your/DET ears/NOUN	ears	x
prodigal son	yes	prodigal/ADJ son/NOUN	son	
prop up the bar	yes	propping/VERB up/ADP bar/NOUN	bar	
public enemy number one	yes	public/ADJ enemy/NOUN number/NOUN one/NUM	enemy number one	
pull a face	yes	pulled/VERB face/NOUN	face	
pull a fast one	yes	pull/VERB fast/ADJ one/NOUN	one	
pull a rabbit out of a hat	yes	pull/VERB rabbits/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP hat/NOUN rabbit/NOUN	rabbits hat rabbit	
pull out all the stops	yes	out/ADP all/DET stops/NOUN	stops	
pull rank	yes	rank/NOUN pull/VERB	rank	
pull someone's leg	yes	pulling/VERB leg/NOUN legs/NOUN /PUNCT my/DET	leg legs	
pull strings	yes	pulling/VERB strings/NOUN	strings	
pull the plug	yes	pull/VERB plug/NOUN	plug	
pull the wool over someone's eyes	yes	pull/VERB wool/NOUN over/ADP eyes/NOUN	wool eyes	
pull up stakes	yes	pull/VERB up/ADP stakes/NOUN	stakes	
pull your punches	yes	pull/VERB your/DET punches/NOUN	punches	
pull your weight	yes	pull/VERB your/DET weight/NOUN	weight	
pump iron	yes	pumping/VERB iron/NOUN	iron	
pure and simple	no	pure/ADJ and/CCONJ simple/ADJ		
push someone's buttons	yes	push/VERB my/DET button/NOUN	button	
push the boat out	yes	boat/NOUN out/ADP	boat	
push the envelope	yes	pushing/VERB envelope/NOUN pushed/VERB	envelope	
push the panic button	yes	push/VERB panic/NOUN button/NOUN	panic button	
pushing up the daisies	yes	pushing/VERB up/ADP daisies/NOUN	daisies	
put a damper on	yes	put/VERB damper/NOUN on/ADP	damper	
put a foot wrong	yes	put/VERB foot/NOUN wrong/ADJ	foot	
put a sock in it	yes	put/VERB sock/NOUN in/ADP it/PRON	sock	
put down roots	yes	put/VERB down/ADP roots/NOUN	roots	
put on the ritz	no	putting/VERB on/ADP ritz/PROPN		
put paid to	no	put/VERB paid/VERB to/ADP		
put someone in mind of	yes	in/ADP mind/NOUN of/ADP put/VERB	mind	
put someone on a pedestal	yes	put/VERB on/ADP pedestal/NOUN	pedestal	
put someone out to pasture	no	it/PRON put/VERB out/ADP to/PART pasture/VERB		
put the boot in	yes	put/VERB boot/NOUN in/ADP	boot	
put the cart before the horse	yes	cart/NOUN before/ADP horse/NOUN put/VERB	cart horse	x
put the cat among the pigeons	yes	put/VERB cat/NOUN among/ADP pigeons/NOUN	cat pigeons	
put the kibosh on	yes	put/VERB kibosh/NOUN on/ADP	kibosh	
put the moves on	yes	putting/VERB moves/NOUN on/ADP	moves	
put the screws on	yes	put/VERB screws/NOUN on/ADP	screws	
put the wind up	yes	put/VERB wind/NOUN up/ADP	wind	
put two and two together	no	two/NUM and/CCONJ together/ADV	two	
put up or shut up	no	put/VERB up/ADP or/CCONJ shut/VERB		
put words in someone's mouth	yes	put/VERB words/NOUN in/ADP mouth/NOUN	words mouth	
put your best foot forward	yes	put/VERB your/DET best/ADJ foot/NOUN forward/ADV /PUNCT	foot	
put your cards on the table	yes	put/VERB your/DET cards/NOUN on/ADP table/NOUN	cards table	
put your foot down	yes	put/VERB your/DET foot/NOUN down/ADP	foot	
put your foot in it	yes	put/VERB your/DET foot/NOUN in/ADP it/PRON	foot	
put your heads together	yes	put/VERB your/DET heads/NOUN together/ADV	heads	
put your oar in	yes	put/VERB your/DET oar/NOUN in/ADP	oar	
put your shoulder to the wheel	yes	put/VERB your/DET shoulder/NOUN to/ADP wheel/NOUN /PUNCT	shoulder wheel	
pyrrhic victory	yes	pyrrhic/ADJ victory/NOUN	victory	x
queer someone's pitch	yes	queer/VERB my/DET pitch/NOUN /PUNCT their/DET	pitch	
quick as a flash	yes	quick/ADV as/SCONJ flash/NOUN	flash	
quiet as a mouse	yes	quiet/VERB as/SCONJ mouse/NOUN	mouse	
rack your brain	yes	rack/VERB your/DET brains/NOUN	brains	
rags to riches	yes	rags/NOUN to/ADP riches/NOUN	rags riches	
rain cats and dogs	yes	rains/VERB cats/NOUN and/CCONJ dogs/VERB	cats	
rain or shine	yes	or/CCONJ rain/NOUN shine/NOUN	rain shine	
raise cain	no	cain/PROPN		
raise hell	yes	hell/NOUN raising/VERB	hell	
raise the roof	yes	roof/NOUN	roof	
rake over old coals	yes	rake/VERB over/ADP old/ADJ coals/NOUN raking/VERB /PUNCT	coals	
rank and file	yes	rank/NOUN and/CCONJ file/NOUN	rank file	
rare bird	yes	rare/ADJ bird/NOUN birds/NOUN	bird birds	x
rattle someone's cage	yes	rattle/VERB our/DET cage/NOUN	cage	
reach for the stars	yes	for/ADP stars/NOUN	stars	
read between the lines	yes	reading/VERB between/ADP lines/NOUN	lines	
read my lips	yes	read/VERB my/DET lips/NOUN	lips	
recharge your batteries	yes	recharge/VERB your/DET batteries/NOUN	batteries	x
reds under the bed	yes	reds/NOUN under/ADP bed/NOUN /PUNCT	reds bed	
reinvent the wheel	yes	reinvent/VERB wheel/NOUN	wheel	
rest on your laurels	yes	rest/VERB on/ADP your/DET laurels/NOUN	laurels	
rewrite history	yes	rewrite/VERB history/NOUN	history	
rhyme or reason	yes	rhyme/NOUN or/CCONJ reason/NOUN	rhyme reason	
ride for a fall	yes	riding/VERB for/ADP fall/NOUN	fall	
ride herd on	yes	rides/VERB herd/NOUN on/ADP	herd	
ride high	no	riding/VERB high/ADV		
ride roughshod over	no	ride/VERB roughshod/ADV over/ADP		
ride shotgun	no	shotgun/PROPN riding/VERB		
ride the rails	yes	ride/VERB rails/NOUN	rails	
right as rain	yes	right/ADV as/SCONJ rain/NOUN	rain	
right up your street	yes	right/ADV up/ADP your/DET street/NOUN /PUNCT	street	
ring a bell	yes	bell/NOUN	bell	
ring off the hook	yes	ringing/VERB off/ADP hook/NOUN	hook	
rise and shine	no	rise/VERB and/CCONJ shine/VERB		
rise from the ashes	yes	from/ADP ashes/NOUN	ashes	
rise through the ranks	yes	through/ADP ranks/NOUN	ranks	
rise to the occasion	yes	rise/VERB to/ADP occasion/NOUN	occasion	
rob peter to pay paul	no	rob/PROPN peter/PROPN to/PART pay/VERB paul/PROPN		
rock bottom	yes	rock/NOUN bottom/NOUN	rock bottom	
rock the boat	yes	boat/NOUN rock/VERB	boat	
roll up your sleeves	yes	roll/VERB your/DET sleeves/NOUN up/ADP	sleeves	
roll with the punches	yes	roll/VERB with/ADP punches/NOUN	punches	
rough and ready	no	rough/ADJ and/CCONJ ready/ADJ		
rough and tumble	yes	rough/ADJ and/CCONJ tumble/NOUN	tumble	
rough around the edges	yes	rough/ADJ around/ADP edges/NOUN	edges	
rough edges	yes	rough/ADJ edges/NOUN	edges	
round the bend	yes	bend/NOUN round/ADP	bend	
round the clock	yes	round/ADP clock/NOUN	clock	
rub shoulders	yes	shoulders/NOUN	shoulders	
rub someone the wrong way	yes	wrong/ADJ way/NOUN	way	
rub someone up the wrong way	yes	up/ADP wrong/ADJ way/NOUN	way	
ruffle someone's feathers	yes	feathers/NOUN ruffled/VERB	feathers	
rule of thumb	yes	rule/NOUN of/ADP thumb/NOUN	rule thumb	
rule the roost	yes	ruled/VERB roost/NOUN	roost	
run a mile	yes	run/VERB miles/NOUN mile/NOUN	miles mile	
run amok	no	amok/ADV run/VERB		x
run before you can walk	no	run/VERB before/ADP you/PRON can/VERB walk/VERB		
run into the sand	yes	run/VERB into/ADP sand/NOUN	sand	
run out of gas	yes	run/VERB out/SCONJ of/ADP gas/NOUN	gas	
run out of steam	yes	out/SCONJ of/ADP steam/NOUN run/VERB	steam	
run riot	no	riot/ADV		
run someone ragged	no	run/VERB ragged/VERB		
run something up the flagpole	yes	run/VERB it/PRON up/ADP flagpole/NOUN	flagpole	
run the gamut	yes	gamut/NOUN	gamut	
run the gauntlet	yes	run/VERB gauntlet/NOUN	gauntlet	x
sad sack	no	sad/ADJ sack/ADJ		
safe as houses	yes	safe/ADJ as/SCONJ houses/NOUN	houses	
sail close to the wind	yes	sailing/VERB close/ADV to/ADP wind/NOUN	wind	
sail under false colours	yes	sailing/VERB under/ADP false/ADJ colours/NOUN	colours	
same difference	yes	same/ADJ difference/NOUN	difference	
save face	yes	save/VERB face/NOUN	face	
save someone's bacon	yes	bacon/NOUN saved/VERB	bacon	
save someone's skin	yes	save/VERB skin/NOUN his/DET	skin	
save the day	yes	saved/VERB day/NOUN	day	
saved by the bell	yes	saved/VERB by/ADP bell/NOUN	bell	
say cheese	yes	cheese/NOUN say/VERB	cheese	
say uncle	yes	say/VERB uncle/NOUN	uncle	
scarlet woman	yes	scarlet/ADJ woman/NOUN /PUNCT	woman	
scratch the surface	yes	surface/NOUN	surface	
scream blue murder	yes	blue/ADJ murder/NOUN screaming/VERB	blue murder	
seal of approval	yes	seal/NOUN of/ADP approval/NOUN	seal approval	
second childhood	yes	second/ADJ childhood/NOUN	childhood	
second nature	yes	second/ADJ nature/NOUN	nature	x
see a man about a dog	yes	see/VERB man/NOUN about/ADP dog/NOUN	man dog	
see eye to eye	yes	eye/NOUN to/ADP	eye	
see red	no	red/ADJ see/VERB	red	
see stars	yes	see/VERB stars/NOUN	stars	
see the elephant	yes	see/VERB elephants/NOUN	elephants	
see the light	yes	see/VERB light/NOUN	light	
see the light of day	yes	see/VERB light/NOUN of/ADP day/NOUN	light day	
seeing is believing	yes	seeing/NOUN is/AUX believing/VERB	seeing	
seen better days	yes	seen/VERB better/ADJ days/NOUN	days	
seize the day	yes	day/NOUN seize/VERB	day	
sell like hot cakes	yes	selling/VERB like/SCONJ hot/ADJ cakes/NOUN	cakes	
sell your soul	yes	sold/VERB your/DET soul/NOUN sell/VERB /PUNCT	soul	
send someone packing	no	packing/VERB		
send someone to coventry	yes	sent/VERB it/PRON to/ADP coventry/NOUN	coventry	
separate the sheep from the goats	yes	separate/VERB sheep/NOUN from/ADP goats/NOUN separates/VERB	sheep goats	
separate the wheat from the chaff	yes	separate/VERB wheat/NOUN from/ADP chaff/NOUN	wheat chaff	x
serve someone right	no	right/ADV		
set eyes on	yes	set/VERB eyes/NOUN on/ADP	eyes	
set the wheels in motion	yes	wheels/NOUN in/ADP motion/NOUN set/VERB	wheels motion	
set your sights on	yes	set/VERB your/DET sights/NOUN on/ADP	sights	
settle a score	yes	settle/VERB scores/NOUN	scores	
shake a leg	yes	shake/VERB leg/NOUN shaking/VERB legs/NOUN	leg legs	
share and share alike	no	share/VERB and/CCONJ alike/ADV		
she'll be right	no	she/PRON ll/VERB be/AUX right/ADJ		
shipshape and bristol fashion	yes	shipshape/NOUN and/CCONJ bristol/PROPN fashion/NOUN /PUNCT	shipshape fashion	
shoot from the hip	yes	from/ADP hip/NOUN	hip	
shoot the breeze	yes	shooting/VERB breeze/NOUN /PUNCT	breeze	
shoot the bull	yes	bull/NOUN shot/VERB	bull	
shoot the messenger	yes	shoot/VERB messenger/NOUN	messenger	
short and sweet	no	short/ADJ and/CCONJ sweet/ADJ		
short shrift	yes	short/ADJ shrift/NOUN	shrift	
show a leg	yes	legs/NOUN	legs	
show someone the door	yes	door/NOUN	door	
show the flag	yes	flag/NOUN /PUNCT	flag	
shrinking violet	yes	shrinking/VERB violet/NOUN	violet	
shuffle off this mortal coil	yes	shuffled/VERB off/ADP this/DET mortal/ADJ coil/NOUN	coil	
shut the door on	yes	shut/VERB door/NOUN on/ADP	door	
sick and tired	no	sick/ADJ and/CCONJ tired/ADJ		
sick as a dog	yes	sick/ADJ as/SCONJ dog/NOUN	dog	
sick as a parrot	yes	sick/ADJ as/SCONJ parrot/NOUN	parrot	
sick to death	yes	sick/ADJ to/ADP death/NOUN	death	
sign of the times	yes	sign/NOUN of/ADP times/NOUN	sign times	x
sign on the dotted line	yes	sign/VERB on/ADP dotted/ADJ line/NOUN	line	
silence is golden	yes	silence/NOUN is/AUX golden/ADJ	silence	
silent as the grave	yes	silent/ADJ as/SCONJ grave/NOUN	grave	
sing the praises of	yes	praises/NOUN of/ADP	praises	
sink or swim	no	sink/VERB or/CCONJ swim/VERB		
siren song	yes	song/NOUN siren/NOUN	song siren	
sit on the fence	yes	on/ADP fence/NOUN	fence	
sit tight	no	sit/VERB tight/ADV		
sitting duck	yes	sitting/VERB duck/NOUN ducks/NOUN	duck ducks	
sitting pretty	no	sitting/VERB pretty/ADV		
six feet under	yes	six/NUM feet/NOUN under/ADV /PUNCT	six feet	
six of the best	no	six/NUM of/ADP best/ADJ	six	
slap and tickle	yes	slap/ADJ and/CCONJ tickle/NOUN	tickle	
slap on the wrist	yes	slap/NOUN on/ADP wrist/NOUN	slap wrist	
sleep like a log	yes	like/SCONJ log/NOUN slept/VERB	log	
sleep rough	no	sleeping/VERB rough/ADJ		
sleight of hand	yes	of/ADP hand/NOUN sleight/NOUN	hand sleight	
sling your hook	yes	sling/VERB your/DET hook/NOUN	hook	
slip of the pen	yes	slip/NOUN of/ADP pen/NOUN	slip pen	
slip of the tongue	yes	of/ADP tongue/NOUN slip/NOUN	tongue slip	
slip through the net	yes	through/ADP net/NOUN	net	
slippery slope	yes	slippery/ADJ slope/NOUN	slope	
slow burn	yes	slow/ADJ burn/NOUN	burn	
slow but sure	no	slow/ADJ but/CCONJ sure/ADJ		
small beer	yes	small/ADJ beer/NOUN	beer	
small potatoes	yes	small/ADJ potatoes/NOUN	potatoes	
small print	yes	small/ADJ print/NOUN	print	
smart alec	yes	smart/ADJ alec/NOUN	alec	
smell a rat	yes	smell/VERB rat/NOUN	rat	
smell blood	yes	blood/NOUN	blood	
smell of the lamp	yes	smell/VERB of/ADP lamp/NOUN lamps/NOUN	lamp lamps	
smoke and mirrors	yes	smoke/NOUN and/CCONJ mirrors/NOUN	smoke mirrors	
smoke like a chimney	yes	like/SCONJ chimney/NOUN	chimney	
snap someone's head off	yes	snap/VERB head/NOUN off/ADP /PUNCT	head	
snug as a bug in a rug	yes	snug/ADJ as/SCONJ bugs/NOUN in/ADP rug/NOUN bug/NOUN	bugs rug bug	
something nasty in the woodshed	no	something/PRON nasty/ADJ in/ADP woodshed/VERB /PUNCT		
song and dance	yes	song/NOUN and/CCONJ dance/NOUN	song dance	
sour grapes	yes	sour/ADJ grapes/NOUN	grapes	x
spare someone's blushes	yes	spare/ADJ blushes/NOUN	blushes	
spare the rod and spoil the child	yes	spare/VERB rod/NOUN and/CCONJ spoil/VERB child/NOUN /PUNCT	rod child	
speak of the devil	yes	speak/VERB of/ADP devil/NOUN	devil	x
speak volumes	yes	speaks/VERB volumes/NOUN	volumes	
speak your mind	yes	speak/VERB your/DET mind/NOUN	mind	
spend a penny	yes	spent/VERB penny/NOUN spend/VERB	penny	
spill the beans	yes	beans/NOUN spill/VERB	beans	
spin a yarn	yes	yarn/NOUN spun/VERB	yarn	
spit blood	yes	blood/NOUN	blood	
spit feathers	yes	spitting/VERB feathers/NOUN	feathers	
spit it out	no	spit/VERB it/PRON out/ADP		
spit the dummy	yes	spat/VERB dummy/NOUN /PUNCT	dummy	
split hairs	yes	split/VERB hairs/NOUN /PUNCT	hairs	
split the difference	yes	split/VERB difference/NOUN	difference	
spot on	yes	spot/NOUN on/ADP	spot	
spread yourself too thin	no	spread/VERB yourself/PRON too/ADV thin/ADJ /PUNCT		
spring to mind	yes	to/PART mind/NOUN spring/VERB	mind	
square the circle	yes	circle/NOUN square/VERB	circle	
squeaky clean	no	squeaky/ADV clean/ADJ		
stake a claim	yes	claim/NOUN stake/VERB	claim	
stand on ceremony	yes	on/ADP ceremony/NOUN stand/VERB	ceremony	
stand someone in good stead	yes	in/ADP good/ADJ stead/NOUN	stead	
stand the test of time	yes	stood/VERB test/NOUN of/ADP time/NOUN	test time	
stand up and be counted	no	stand/VERB up/ADP and/CCONJ be/AUX counted/VERB		
start off on the right foot	yes	starting/VERB off/ADP on/ADP right/ADJ foot/NOUN	foot	
start off on the wrong foot	yes	start/VERB off/ADP on/ADP wrong/ADJ foot/NOUN /PUNCT	foot	
state of the art	yes	state/NOUN of/ADP art/NOUN	state art	
stay the course	yes	stay/VERB course/NOUN	course	
stay the distance	yes	staying/VERB distance/NOUN	distance	
steal someone's thunder	yes	thunder/NOUN	thunder	
steal the show	yes	show/NOUN	show	
steer clear of	no	clear/ADV of/ADP steer/VERB		
step on it	no	step/VERB on/ADP it/PRON		
step on someone's toes	yes	step/VERB on/ADP toes/NOUN	toes	
stick in your craw	yes	sticks/VERB in/ADP your/DET craw/NOUN	craw	
stick out like a sore thumb	yes	out/ADP like/SCONJ sore/ADJ thumb/NOUN	thumb	
stick to your guns	yes	stick/VERB to/ADP your/DET guns/NOUN	guns	
stick your neck out	yes	stick/VERB your/DET neck/NOUN out/ADP	neck	
sticky fingers	yes	sticky/ADJ fingers/NOUN	fingers	
still waters run deep	yes	still/ADV waters/NOUN run/VERB deep/ADV /PUNCT	waters	
stop at nothing	no	stop/VERB at/ADP nothing/PRON		
straight from the horse's mouth	yes	straight/ADV from/ADP horse/NOUN s/PART mouth/NOUN /PUNCT	horse mouth	
straight from the shoulder	yes	straight/ADV from/ADP shoulder/NOUN	shoulder	
strain at the leash	yes	straining/VERB at/ADP leash/NOUN	leash	
strain every nerve	yes	every/DET nerve/NOUN strained/VERB	nerve	
streets ahead	yes	streets/NOUN ahead/ADV	streets	
strike a chord	yes	struck/VERB chord/NOUN	chord	
strike it rich	no	strike/VERB it/PRON rich/ADJ		
strike while the iron is hot	yes	strike/VERB while/SCONJ iron/NOUN hot/ADJ was/AUX	iron	
stroke of luck	yes	stroke/NOUN of/ADP luck/NOUN	stroke luck	
stubborn as a mule	no	stubborn/ADJ as/SCONJ mule/ADJ		
sure as eggs is eggs	yes	sure/ADV as/SCONJ eggs/NOUN	eggs	
swear like a trooper	yes	like/SCONJ trooper/NOUN	trooper	
sweat blood	yes	sweat/VERB blood/NOUN	blood	
sweat like a pig	yes	like/SCONJ pig/NOUN	pig	
sweep someone off their feet	yes	swept/VERB side/NOUN off/ADP their/DET feet/NOUN sweep/VERB them/PRON	side feet	
sweep the board	yes	swept/VERB board/NOUN	board	
sweet nothings	yes	sweet/ADJ nothings/NOUN	nothings	
sweetness and light	yes	sweetness/NOUN and/CCONJ light/NOUN	sweetness light	
swim against the tide	yes	against/ADP tide/NOUN swimming/VERB	tide	x
swim with the tide	yes	swim/VERB with/ADP tide/NOUN	tide	
swing the lead	yes	swinging/VERB lead/NOUN	lead	
swings and roundabouts	yes	swings/NOUN and/CCONJ roundabouts/NOUN	swings roundabouts	
take a back seat	yes	take/VERB back/ADJ seat/NOUN	seat	
take a bath	yes	take/VERB bath/NOUN	bath	
take a bow	yes	bow/NOUN take/VERB	bow	
take a dim view of	yes	dim/ADJ view/NOUN of/ADP	view	
take a dive	yes	dive/NOUN	dive	
take a flyer	yes	take/VERB flyer/NOUN took/VERB	flyer	
take a hike	yes	hike/NOUN take/VERB	hike	
take a leaf out of someone's book	yes	leaf/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP book/NOUN	leaf book	
take a leak	yes	take/VERB leak/NOUN took/VERB	leak	
take a powder	yes	take/VERB powder/NOUN /PUNCT	powder	
take a shine to	yes	shine/NOUN to/ADP	shine	
take heart	yes	take/VERB heart/NOUN	heart	
take it easy	no	take/VERB it/PRON easy/ADJ		
take it from me	no	take/VERB it/PRON from/ADP me/PRON		
take it on the chin	yes	take/VERB it/PRON on/ADP chin/NOUN	chin	
take it or leave it	no	take/VERB it/PRON or/CCONJ leave/VERB		
take liberties	yes	take/VERB liberties/NOUN liberty/NOUN taken/VERB	liberties liberty	
take no prisoners	yes	no/DET prisoners/NOUN take/VERB	prisoners	
take root	yes	root/NOUN	root	
take someone for a ride	yes	for/ADP ride/NOUN	ride	
take someone to task	yes	to/ADP task/NOUN	task	
take someone to the cleaners	yes	to/ADP cleaners/NOUN	cleaners	
take someone's word for it	yes	take/VERB my/DET for/ADP it/PRON word/NOUN	word	
take something as read	no	as/ADV read/VERB		
take stock	yes	stock/NOUN take/VERB	stock	
take the biscuit	yes	takes/VERB biscuit/NOUN	biscuit	
take the bull by the horns	yes	bull/NOUN by/ADP horns/NOUN	bull horns	x
take the cake	yes	cake/NOUN	cake	
take the count	yes	taking/VERB count/NOUN	count	
take the fall	yes	took/VERB fall/NOUN	fall	
take the fifth	no	take/VERB fifth/ADJ		
take the floor	yes	floor/NOUN took/VERB	floor	
take the gilt off the gingerbread	yes	took/VERB gilt/NOUN off/ADP gingerbread/NOUN taken/VERB /PUNCT	gilt gingerbread	
take the liberty	yes	liberty/NOUN liberties/NOUN take/VERB taken/VERB	liberty liberties	
take the mickey	yes	mickey/NOUN	mickey	
take the piss	yes	piss/NOUN taking/VERB	piss	
take the plunge	yes	plunge/NOUN	plunge	
take the rough with the smooth	no	rough/ADJ with/ADP smooth/ADJ take/VERB /PUNCT		
take the wind out of someone's sails	yes	wind/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP sails/NOUN	wind sails	
take to the hills	yes	take/VERB to/ADP hills/NOUN	hills	
take up the gauntlet	yes	up/ADP gauntlet/NOUN	gauntlet	x
talk dirty	no	dirty/ADJ		
talk nineteen to the dozen	yes	nineteen/NUM to/ADP dozen/NOUN talking/VERB	nineteen dozen	
talk of the devil	yes	talk/NOUN of/ADP devil/NOUN	talk devil	
talk out of turn	yes	talking/VERB out/SCONJ of/ADP turn/NOUN	turn	
talk shop	yes	talking/VERB shop/NOUN	shop	
talk the talk	yes	talk/NOUN	talk	
talk turkey	no	talk/VERB turkey/PROPN		
tan someone's hide	yes	tan/VERB your/DET hide/NOUN /PUNCT murtach/PROPN	hide	
taste blood	yes	blood/NOUN tasted/VERB	blood	
teething troubles	yes	teething/VERB troubles/NOUN	troubles	
tell it like it is	no	it/PRON like/SCONJ		
tell tales	yes	tales/NOUN tell/VERB tale/NOUN	tales tale	
tell tales out of school	yes	telling/VERB tales/NOUN out/SCONJ of/ADP school/NOUN	tales school	
tempt fate	yes	fate/NOUN tempt/VERB	fate	
tempt providence	yes	tempt/VERB providence/NOUN	providence	
ten a penny	yes	ten/NUM pence/NOUN	ten pence	
thanks for nothing	yes	thanks/NOUN for/ADP nothing/PRON	thanks	
that makes two of us	no	that/DET makes/VERB two/NUM of/ADP us/PRON	two	
the ayes have it	yes	ayes/NOUN have/AUX it/PRON	ayes	
the ball is in someone's court	yes	ball/NOUN in/ADP court/NOUN is/AUX	ball court	
the bee's knees	yes	bee/PROPN s/PART knees/NOUN	knees	
the biter bit	yes	biter/NOUN bit/NOUN	biter bit	
the buck stops here	yes	buck/NOUN stops/VERB here/ADV	buck	
the die is cast	yes	die/NOUN cast/VERB was/AUX	die	x
the grass is always greener	yes	grass/NOUN is/AUX always/ADV greener/ADJ green/ADJ	grass green	
the icing on the cake	yes	icing/NOUN on/ADP cake/NOUN	icing cake	
the joke is on someone	yes	joke/NOUN was/AUX on/ADP them/PRON	joke	
the more the merrier	yes	more/ADV merrier/NOUN	merrier	
the plot thickens	yes	plot/NOUN thickened/VERB	plot	
the rest is history	yes	rest/NOUN is/AUX history/NOUN	rest history	
the whole shooting match	yes	whole/ADJ shooting/NOUN match/NOUN	shooting match	
the world and his wife	yes	world/NOUN and/CCONJ his/DET wife/NOUN	world wife	
them's the breaks	yes	them/PRON s/AUX breaks/NOUN	breaks	
there's no fool like an old fool	yes	there/PRON s/AUX no/DET fool/NOUN like/SCONJ old/ADJ	fool	
there's no such thing as a free lunch	yes	there/PRON s/AUX no/DET such/ADJ thing/NOUN as/SCONJ free/ADJ lunch/NOUN	thing lunch	
there's the rub	yes	there/PRON s/AUX rub/NOUN	rub	
thick and fast	no	thick/ADJ and/CCONJ fast/ADJ		
thick as thieves	yes	thick/ADJ as/SCONJ thieves/NOUN	thieves	
thin as a rake	yes	thin/ADJ as/SCONJ rake/NOUN	rake	
think outside the box	yes	thinking/VERB outside/ADP box/NOUN	box	
think the world of	yes	world/NOUN of/ADP	world	
think twice	no	think/VERB twice/ADV		
third time lucky	yes	third/ADJ time/NOUN lucky/ADJ	time	
through thick and thin	no	through/ADP thick/ADJ and/CCONJ thin/ADJ		
throw a curve	yes	throws/VERB curve/NOUN threw/VERB	curve	
throw a wobbly	no	wobbly/ADJ		
throw caution to the wind	yes	caution/NOUN to/ADP wind/NOUN	caution wind	
throw cold water on	yes	thrown/VERB cold/ADJ water/NOUN on/ADP throwing/VERB	water	
throw down the gauntlet	yes	down/ADP gauntlet/NOUN	gauntlet	
throw good money after bad	yes	throwing/VERB good/ADJ money/NOUN after/ADV bad/ADJ	money	
throw in the towel	yes	in/ADP towel/NOUN	towel	
throw someone to the wolves	yes	throwing/VERB to/ADP wolves/NOUN	wolves	
throw the baby out with the bathwater	yes	baby/NOUN out/ADP with/ADP bathwater/NOUN throw/VERB	baby bathwater	x
throw the book at	yes	book/NOUN at/ADP	book	
throw your hat in the ring	yes	throw/VERB your/DET hat/NOUN in/ADP ring/NOUN	hat ring	
throw your weight around	yes	throw/VERB your/DET weight/NOUN around/ADV	weight	
thumb your nose at	yes	thumb/VERB your/DET nose/NOUN at/ADP	nose	
tickle the ivories	yes	tickle/VERB ivories/NOUN	ivories	
tie the knot	yes	knot/NOUN tie/VERB	knot	
till the cows come home	yes	till/SCONJ cows/NOUN come/VERB home/ADV	cows	
tilt at windmills	yes	at/ADP windmills/NOUN tilting/VERB	windmills	x
time will tell	yes	time/NOUN will/VERB tell/VERB	time	
tip the scales	yes	scales/NOUN	scales	
tired and emotional	no	tired/ADJ and/CCONJ emotional/ADJ		
tit for tat	yes	tit/NOUN for/ADP tat/NOUN	tit tat	
to a nicety	yes	to/ADP nicety/NOUN niceties/NOUN	nicety niceties	
to a t	yes	to/ADP t/NOUN	t	
to a turn	yes	to/ADP turn/NOUN	turn	
to all intents and purposes	yes	to/ADP all/DET intents/NOUN and/CCONJ purposes/NOUN	intents purposes	
to beat the band	yes	to/PART beat/VERB band/NOUN	band	
to boot	yes	to/ADP boot/NOUN	boot	
to die for	no	to/PART die/VERB for/ADP		
to say the least	no	to/PART say/VERB least/ADJ		
to the bone	yes	to/ADP bone/NOUN	bone	
to the hilt	yes	to/ADP hilt/NOUN	hilt	
to the letter	yes	to/ADP letter/NOUN	letter	
to the max	no	to/ADP max/PROPN		
to the nth degree	yes	to/ADP nth/PROPN degree/NOUN	degree	
to the tune of	yes	to/ADP tune/NOUN of/ADP	tune	
toe the line	yes	toe/VERB line/NOUN	line	
tongue in cheek	yes	tongue/NOUN in/ADP cheek/NOUN	tongue cheek	
too big for your boots	yes	too/ADV big/ADJ for/ADP your/DET boots/NOUN /PUNCT	boots	
too clever by half	yes	too/ADV clever/ADJ by/ADP half/NOUN /PUNCT	half	
too many chiefs and not enough indians	yes	too/ADV many/ADJ chiefs/NOUN and/CCONJ not/PART enough/ADJ indians/PROPN /PUNCT	chiefs	
too many cooks spoil the broth	yes	too/ADV many/ADJ cooks/NOUN spoil/VERB broth/NOUN	cooks broth	
top banana	yes	top/ADJ banana/NOUN	banana	
top dollar	yes	top/ADJ dollar/NOUN	dollar	
touch a nerve	yes	touched/VERB nerve/NOUN	nerve	
touch and go	yes	touch/NOUN and/CCONJ go/VERB	touch	
touch base	yes	touch/VERB base/NOUN	base	
touch wood	yes	touch/NOUN wood/NOUN	touch wood	
tough as old boots	yes	tough/ADJ as/SCONJ old/ADJ boots/NOUN	boots	
tough titty	yes	tough/ADJ titty/NOUN	titty	
town and gown	yes	town/NOUN and/CCONJ gown/ADJ	town	
tread on someone's toes	yes	tread/VERB on/ADP toes/NOUN	toes	
tread the boards	yes	boards/NOUN	boards	
tread water	yes	tread/VERB water/NOUN	water	
tried and true	no	tried/ADJ and/CCONJ true/ADJ		
true blue	no	true/ADJ blue/ADJ	blue	
true to form	no	true/ADJ to/PART form/VERB		
turn a blind eye	yes	blind/ADJ eye/NOUN	eye	
turn a trick	yes	turn/VERB tricks/NOUN turning/VERB	tricks	
turn heads	yes	head/NOUN turned/VERB	head	
turn over a new leaf	yes	over/ADP new/ADJ leaf/NOUN	leaf	
turn someone's head	yes	turned/VERB head/NOUN	head	
turn something on its head	yes	on/ADP its/DET head/NOUN turn/VERB	head	
turn tail	yes	tail/NOUN turned/VERB	tail	
turn the corner	yes	corner/NOUN turned/VERB	corner	
turn the other cheek	yes	turning/VERB other/ADJ cheek/NOUN turn/VERB	cheek	
turn the screw	yes	screw/NOUN	screw	
turn the tables	yes	tables/NOUN	tables	
turn turtle	yes	turned/VERB turtle/NOUN	turtle	
turn up like a bad penny	yes	turned/VERB up/ADP like/SCONJ bad/ADJ penny/NOUN turning/VERB	penny	
turn up trumps	yes	up/ADP trumps/NOUN turned/VERB	trumps	
twist someone's arm	yes	twisted/VERB arm/NOUN	arm	
twist the knife	yes	knife/NOUN	knife	
two a penny	yes	two/NUM penny/NOUN	two penny	
two heads are better than one	yes	two/NUM heads/NOUN are/AUX better/ADJ than/SCONJ one/NUM	two heads one	
two-way street	yes	two/NUM /PUNCT way/NOUN street/NOUN	two way street	
under a cloud	yes	under/ADP cloud/NOUN	cloud	
under fire	yes	under/ADP fire/NOUN	fire	
under lock and key	yes	under/ADP lock/NOUN and/CCONJ key/NOUN	lock key	
under the gun	yes	under/ADP gun/NOUN	gun	
under the influence	yes	under/ADP influence/NOUN	influence	
under the microscope	yes	under/ADP microscope/NOUN	microscope	
under the rose	yes	under/ADP roses/NOUN	roses	
under the sun	yes	under/ADP sun/NOUN	sun	x
under the table	yes	under/ADP table/NOUN	table	
under the weather	yes	under/ADP weather/NOUN	weather	
under the wire	yes	under/ADP wire/NOUN	wire	
under your belt	yes	under/ADP your/DET belt/NOUN	belt	
under your breath	yes	under/ADP your/DET breath/NOUN	breath	
unknown quantity	yes	unknown/ADJ quantity/NOUN	quantity	
up a gum tree	yes	up/ADP gum/NOUN tree/NOUN /PUNCT	gum tree	
up a tree	yes	up/ADP tree/NOUN	tree	
up against it	no	up/ADP against/ADP it/PRON		
up and running	no	up/ADV and/CCONJ running/VERB		
up for grabs	yes	up/ADP for/ADP grabs/NOUN	grabs	
up hill and down dale	yes	up/ADP hill/NOUN and/CCONJ down/ADP dale/PROPN	hill	
up in the air	yes	up/ADP in/ADP air/NOUN	air	
up shit creek	yes	up/ADP shit/PROPN creek/NOUN	creek	
up sticks	yes	up/ADP sticks/NOUN	sticks	
up the ante	yes	up/ADP ante/NOUN	ante	
up the river	yes	up/ADP river/NOUN	river	
up the spout	yes	up/ADP spout/NOUN /PUNCT	spout	
up to here	no	up/ADP to/ADP here/ADV		
up to no good	yes	up/ADV to/ADP no/DET good/NOUN	good	
up to par	yes	up/ADP to/ADP par/NOUN	par	
up to scratch	no	up/ADP to/PART scratch/VERB		
up to snuff	no	up/ADP to/PART snuff/VERB		
up to speed	yes	up/ADP to/ADP speed/NOUN	speed	
up to the hilt	yes	up/ADP to/ADP hilt/NOUN	hilt	
up with the lark	yes	up/ADV with/ADP lark/NOUN	lark	
upset the apple cart	yes	upset/VERB apple/NOUN cart/NOUN	apple cart	
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut	yes	use/VERB sledgehammer/NOUN to/PART crack/VERB nut/NOUN using/VERB	sledgehammer nut	
vale of tears	yes	vale/NOUN of/ADP tears/NOUN /PUNCT	vale tears	
vent your spleen	yes	vent/VERB your/DET spleen/NOUN	spleen	
wake up and smell the coffee	yes	wake/VERB up/ADP and/CCONJ smell/VERB coffee/NOUN	coffee	
walk all over	no	all/ADV over/ADP walk/VERB		
walk free	no	walked/VERB free/ADJ		
walk of life	yes	walks/NOUN of/ADP life/NOUN	walks life	
walk on eggshells	yes	on/ADP eggshells/NOUN walk/VERB	eggshells	
walk the plank	yes	plank/NOUN walk/VERB	plank	
walk the talk	yes	walk/VERB talk/NOUN	talk	
warm the cockles of someone's heart	yes	warmed/VERB cockles/NOUN of/ADP ministry/PROPN heart/NOUN	cockles heart	
warts and all	yes	warts/NOUN and/CCONJ all/DET	warts	
waste not, want not	no	waste/VERB not/PART /PUNCT want/VERB		
watch this space	yes	watch/VERB this/DET space/NOUN	space	
watch your back	yes	watch/VERB your/DET back/NOUN	back	
water under the bridge	yes	water/NOUN under/ADP bridge/NOUN	water bridge	
watering hole	yes	hole/NOUN watering/NOUN	hole watering	
way to go	yes	way/NOUN to/PART go/VERB	way	
weak at the knees	yes	weak/ADJ at/ADP knees/NOUN	knees	
wear the trousers	yes	trousers/NOUN	trousers	
weather the storm	yes	weathered/VERB storm/NOUN	storm	
wet behind the ears	yes	wet/ADJ behind/ADP ears/NOUN	ears	
what goes around comes around	no	what/PRON goes/VERB around/ADV comes/VERB		
what's the damage?	yes	what/PRON s/AUX damage/NOUN /PUNCT	damage	
what's your poison?	yes	what/PRON s/AUX your/DET poison/NOUN /PUNCT	poison	
wheels within wheels	yes	wheels/NOUN within/ADP	wheels	
when all is said and done	no	when/ADV all/DET is/AUX said/VERB and/CCONJ done/VERB		
when push comes to shove	yes	when/ADV push/NOUN came/VERB to/PART shove/VERB	push	
when the chips are down	yes	when/ADV chips/NOUN are/AUX down/ADV	chips	
whistle dixie	no	whistling/VERB dixie/PROPN whistle/VERB		
whistle in the dark	yes	whistling/VERB in/ADP dark/NOUN	dark	
white hat	yes	white/ADJ hat/NOUN	white hat	
whoop it up	no	it/PRON up/ADP whooping/VERB		
wide of the mark	yes	wide/ADJ of/ADP mark/NOUN	mark	
win the day	yes	day/NOUN won/VERB	day	
wipe someone's eye	yes	her/DET eyes/NOUN wiped/VERB	eyes	
wipe the floor with	yes	floor/NOUN with/ADP	floor	
wipe the slate clean	yes	slate/NOUN clean/ADJ	slate	
with a vengeance	yes	with/ADP vengeance/NOUN	vengeance	
with a view to	yes	with/ADP view/NOUN to/ADP	view	
with a will	yes	with/ADP will/NOUN	will	
with bated breath	yes	with/ADP bated/ADJ breath/NOUN	breath	
with knobs on	yes	with/ADP knobs/NOUN on/ADP	knobs	
with open arms	yes	with/ADP open/ADJ arms/NOUN	arms	x
wither on the vine	yes	wither/VERB on/ADP vine/NOUN	vine	
within an ace of	yes	within/ADP ace/NOUN of/ADP	ace	
within living memory	yes	within/ADP living/VERB memory/NOUN	memory	
without fail	yes	without/ADP fail/NOUN	fail	
word of mouth	yes	word/NOUN of/ADP mouth/NOUN	word mouth	
work like a charm	yes	works/VERB like/SCONJ charm/NOUN worked/VERB	charm	
work to rule	yes	work/NOUN to/PART rule/VERB	work	
work wonders	yes	work/VERB wonders/NOUN	wonders	
wouldn't hurt a fly	yes	would/VERB nt/PART hurt/VERB fly/NOUN /PUNCT	fly	x
writ large	no	writ/VERB large/ADJ		
yes and no	no	yes/INTJ and/CCONJ no/INTJ		
yesterday's news	yes	yesterday/NOUN s/PART news/NOUN	yesterday news	
you can't have your cake and eat it	yes	you/PRON ca/VERB nt/PART have/AUX your/DET cake/NOUN and/CCONJ eat/VERB it/PRON	cake	
you can't teach an old dog new tricks	yes	you/PRON ca/VERB nt/PART teach/VERB old/ADJ dog/NOUN new/ADJ tricks/NOUN	dog tricks	
you could have knocked me down with a feather	yes	you/PRON could/VERB /PUNCT ve/PROPN knocked/VERB me/PRON down/ADP with/ADP feather/NOUN	feather	
you pays your money and you takes your choice	yes	you/PRON your/DET money/NOUN and/CCONJ choice/NOUN	money choice	
you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours	yes	you/PRON scratch/VERB my/DET back/NOUN and/CCONJ i/PRON yours/DET	back	
young blood	yes	young/ADJ bloods/NOUN	bloods	
your guess is as good as mine	yes	your/DET guess/NOUN is/AUX as/ADV good/ADJ mine/PRON	guess