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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 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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 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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