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| 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 | |
| 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 | |