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areSee:- (Are you) going my way?
- (Are you) ready for this?
- (Are you) ready to order?
- (Are you) sorry you asked?
- (Are) things getting you down?
- (Are) you kidding (me)?
- (are) you leaving so soon?
- (as) mad as hops
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- (it's) (all) Greek to me
- (one's) ass is on the line
- (one's) back is turned
- (one's) butt is on the line
- (one's) claws are showing
- (one's) conscience is clean
- (one's) conscience is clear
- (one's) dogs are barking
- (one's) door is always open
- (one's) ears are burning
- (one's) ears are red
- (one's) ears are ringing
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) belly
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach
- (one's) eyes are out on stalks
- (one's) eyes are popping out of (one's) head
- (one's) face is a picture
- (one's) face is like thunder
- (one's) fate is sealed
- (one's) hands are clean
- (one's) hands are full
- (one's) hands are tied
- (one's) head is more than just a hat rack
- (one's) heart is in (one's) boots
- (one's) knees are knocking
- (one's) knees are shaking
- (one's) lips are sealed
- (one's) lips turn blue
- (one's) name is mud
- (one's) nerves are shot
- (one's) nose is (always) in the air
- (one's) stomach is in knots
- (one) is (just) too much
- (one) is about to (do something)
- (one) is going to kill (someone)
- (one) is going to murder (someone)
- (one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking
- (one) is not going to eat (someone)
- (one) is not playing with a full deck
- (one) is off (one's) rocker
- (one) is on the DL
- (someone or something's) days are numbered
- (someone or something) is going to be the death of (one)
- (someone's or something's) days are numbered
- (someone's) ears are flapping
- (someone's) secret is safe with (one)
- (someone) is endgame
- (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
- (someone) thinks (they) are so smart
- (something) is over (one's) head
- (the) odds are (that)
- (the) odds are against (something)
- (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians
- All systems are go
- Anytime you are ready
- Are we away?
- Are we having fun yet?
- Are you OK?
- Are you a man or a mouse?
- Are you allergic to any medications?
- Are you blind?
- Are you deaf?
- Are you doing anything (on a particular day)?
- Are you feeling better?
- Are you having a laugh?
- Are you out of your mind?
- Are you ready for this?
- Are you religious?
- Are you single?
- Are you still riding the goat?
- Are you taking any medications?
- Are you threatening me?
- Are you writing a book?
- Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven
- Desires are nourished by delays
- First impressions are the most lasting
- God's gift to women
- Good men are scarce
- How are you getting on?
- How is (one) fixed (for something)?
- I hear what you are saying
- I know you are but what am I
- It is never too late to learn
- Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape
- Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
- Many are called but few are chosen
- Marriages are made in heaven
- Men are blind in their own cause
- My lips are sealed
- Never ask pardon before you are accused
- Never halloo till you are out of the woods
- Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
- The lights are on, but nobody's home
- There are plenty more where that/(one) came from
- There are plenty of fish in the sea
- There are tricks in every trade
- There are two sides to every question
- There you are
- Things are looking up
- Things are seldom what they seem
- Three strikes and you are out
- Two heads are better than one
- What are you drinking?
- What are you driving at?
- What are you having?
- What are you on?
- What do you think you are doing here?
- What is (one) driving at?
- What is (one) getting at?
- What is (one) waiting for?
- What number are you calling?
- What planet is (someone) on?
- What's (someone) playing at?
- Who do you think you are?
- Who does (someone) think (they) are?
- Who is (one) to (do something)?
- You are else!
- You are more than welcome
- You are welcome
- a fool and his money are soon parted
- a good deed is never lost
- a little fire is quickly trodden out
- a rich man's joke is always funny
- a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men
- all (one's) geese are swans
- all (one's) life is worth
- all bets are off
- all cats are gray after dark/at night
- all cats are gray at night
- all cats are gray by night
- all cats are gray in the dark
- all cats are grey at night
- all cats are grey by night
- all cats are grey in the dark
- all eyes are on (someone or something)
- all eyes are on somebody/something
- all eyes are on someone/something
- all men are created equal
- all someone's geese are swans
- all systems (are) go
- all things are difficult before they are easy
- all women are like that
- all your base are belong to us
- always be on (one's) guard
- angle at (something)
- anytime you're ready
- are we away
- are we having fun yet
- are you blind
- are you deaf?
- are your ears burning?
- as far as (someone or something) is concerned
- as much as (one's) life is worth
- be (a bit) on the expensive side
- be (a bit) on the heavy side
- be (a bit) on the large side
- be (a little) slow on the uptake
- be (a) one for (something)
- be (a) party to (something)
- be (a) witness to (something)
- be (all) brothers/sisters under the skin
- be (all) choked up
- be (all) of a piece
- be (all) out to (do something)
- be (all) part of life's rich pageant
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
- be (all) set (to do something)
- be (all) shot to hell
- be (all) skin and bone(s)
- be (as) blind as a bat
- be (as) busy as a bee
- be (as) clean as a whistle
- be (as) cold as ice
- be (as) cool as a cucumber
- be (as) dead as a doornail
- be (as) easy as ABC
- be (as) easy as falling off (of) a log
- be (as) easy as one-two-three
- be (as) easy as pie
- be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log
- be (as) flat as a pancake
- be (as) fresh as a daisy
- be (as) hard as nails
- be (as) mad as a hatter
- be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
- be (as) old as the hills
- be (as) pleased as punch
- be (as) pure as the driven snow
- be (as) quiet as a mouse
- be (as) right as rain
- be (as) sick as a dog
- be (as) sick as a parrot
- be (as) silent as the grave
- be (as) snug as a bug in a rug
- be (as) sober as a judge
- be (as) solid as a rock
- be (as) sound as a dollar
- be (as) stiff as a board
- be (as) strong as an ox
- be (as) stubborn as a mule
- be (as) thick as a brick
- be (as) thick as a shit
- be (as) thick as a short plank
- be (as) thick as shit
- be (as) thick as thieves
- be (as) thick as two short planks
- be (as) thin as a rail
- be (as) thin as a rake
- be (as) thin as a stick
- be (as) tough as old boots
- be (as) tough as shoe leather
- be (as) ugly as sin
- be (as) white as snow
- be (batting) on a losing wicket
- be (batting) on a sticky wicket
- be (dead) set on (something)
- be (down) on (one's) uppers
- be (just) as well
- be (just) good friends
- be (like) water off a duck's back
- be (living) on another planet
- be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
- be (not) a patch on
- be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted
- be (not) backward in coming forward
- be (not) big on (something)
- be (not) comme il faut
- be (not) on speaking terms
- be (not) out of the woods
- be (not) supposed to (do something)
- be (not) the end of the world
- be (not) the marrying kind
- be (not) well up on (something)
- be (of) no use to man or beast
- be (on) the right side of (an age)
- be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
- be (one's) (own) lookout
- be (one's) own man/woman/person
- be (one's) own worst enemy
- be (oneself) again
- be (only) to be expected
- be (out) in left field
- be (out) on the piss
- be (out) on the razzle
- be (really) something
- be (right) down (one's) alley
- be (right) on the money
- be (sitting) in the catbird seat
- be (sitting) on top of the world
- be (someone's) huckleberry
- be (something) to the good
- be (still) going strong
- be (strictly) for the birds
- be (stuck) in a rut
- be (the) bomb
- be (the) keeper of (something)
- be (walking) on thin ice
- be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
- be (with)in sight
- be PO'd
- be a (fully) paid-up member of something
- be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
- be a barrel of laughs
- be a bit off
- be a bit steep
- be a box of birds
- be a card-carrying member (of something)
- be a chip off the old block
- be a cougar
- be a crying shame
- be a cut above
- be a dead cert
- be a dead duck
- be a dead loss
- be a dead ringer for
- be a different kettle of fish
- be a dime a dozen
- be a double-edged sword
- be a double-edged weapon
- be a drag on (one)
- be a far cry from
- be a firm believer in (something)
- be a foil for (someone)
- be a foil to (someone)
- be a go
- be a goner
- be a great believer in (something)
- be a great one for (doing something)
- be a hard act to follow
- be a howling success
- be a huckleberry above a persimmon
- be a keeper
- be a laugh a minute
- be a licence to print money
- be a license to print money
- be a little off
- be a loud mouth
- be a man/woman of his/her word
- be a mass of (something)
- be a matter of (doing something)
- be a matter of opinion
- be a matter of record
- be a mixed blessing
- be a moot point
- be a moot question
- be a mug's game
- be a no-no
- be a pain in the arse
- be a pain in the neck
- be a peach
- be a picture
- be a poor second
- be a poor third
- be a question of time
- be a recipe for (something)
- be a revelation
- be a roaring success
- be a rough trot
- be a shining example (of someone or something)
- be a shoo-in
- be a sight for sore eyes
- be a sign of the times
- be a slave of (something)
- be a slave to (something)
- be a snap
- be a soft touch
- be a soft touch for (someone or something)
- be a sport
- be a square peg (in a round hole)
- be a steal
- be a thing of the past
- be a thorn in (one's) side
- be a toss-up
- be a wake-up
- be a waste of space
- be a whole other kettle of fish
- be a world away
- be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
- be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
- be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
- be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
- be about
- be about to (do something)
- be above (oneself)
- be above par
- be above suspicion
- be across (something)
- be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
- be after (doing something)
- be against (someone or something)
- be ahead
- be ahead of the game
- be ahead of the pack
- be alive and kicking
- be alive and well
- be alive with
- be all about (someone, something, or oneself)
- be all brawn and no brain(s)
- be all dressed up and nowhere to go
- be all ears
- be all eyes
- be all fingers and thumbs
- be all fur coat and no knickers
- be all hat and no cattle
- be all heart
- be all het up
- be all like
- be all over bar the shouting
- be all over the shop
- be all right
- be all roses
- be all talk (and no action)
- be all the rage
- be all the worse for wear
- be all things to all men
- be all things to all people
- be all very well
- be all wet
- be along the lines of (something)
- be an apology for
- be an easy touch
- be an item
- be an open book
- be an soft touch
- be an unknown quantity
- be another kettle of fish
- be another of life's great mysteries
- be anybody's/anyone's guess
- be anyone's
- be anyone's/anybody's call
- be armed to the teeth
- be around
- be art and part of (something)
- be as (something) as all get-out
- be as (something) as they come
- be as American as apple pie
- be as bald as a coot
- be as bright as a button
- be as brown as a berry
- be as clear as crystal
- be as clear as day
- be as clear as mud
- be as cool as a cucumber
- be as cute as a button
- be as daft as a brush
- be as dead as a dodo
- be as deaf as a post
- be as dry as a bone
- be as dull as dishwater
- be as fit as a fiddle
- be as full as a boot
- be as gentle as a lamb
- be as good as (one's) word
- be as good as gold
- be as good as gone
- be as good as new
- be as happy as Larry
- be as happy as a sandboy
- be as high as a kite
- be as honest as the day is long
- be as keen as mustard
- be as light as a feather
- be as mad as a March hare
- be as mad as a hornet
- be as nice as pie
- be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
- be as old as Methuselah
- be as poor as church mice
- be as regular as clockwork
- be as safe as houses
- be as scarce as hen's teeth
- be as sharp as a tack
- be as slippery as an eel
- be as sound as a bell
- be as stiff as a ramrod
- be as straight as a die
- be as white as a sheet
- be as/like oil and water
- be asleep at the switch
- be asleep at the wheel
- be at (one's) disposal
- be at (one's) wits' end
- be at (someone or something)
- be at (someone's) feet
- be at a crossroads
- be at a disadvantage
- be at a loose end
- be at a loss
- be at an end
- be at cross purposes
- be at daggers drawn
- be at death's door
- be at each other's throats
- be at full strength
- be at half-mast
- be at home
- be at it
- be at it hammer and tongs
- be at loggerheads
- be at odds (with)
- be at pains
- be at peace
- be at peace with the world
- be at sea
- be at sixes and sevens
- be at the bottom of (something)
- be at the end of (one's) rope
- be at the end of (one's) tether
- be at the end of nowhere
- be at the mercy of (something)
- be at the wheel
- be at work
- be au fait with
- be aware of (something)
- be away from (one's) desk
- be away with the fairies
- be back in harness
- be back on the rails
- be backed into a corner
- be bad news
- be badly off
- be badly off for (something)
- be badly turned out
- be bang on
- be barking mad
- be barking up the wrong tree
- be batting a thousand
- be baying for blood
- be beat
- be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
- be behind
- be behind the eight ball
- be behind the times
- be below full strength
- be below par
- be below the belt
- be beside the point
- be better off
- be better placed
- be better than a kick in the pants
- be beyond caring
- be beyond hope
- be beyond suspicion
- be beyond the pale
- be beyond words
- be bitten by the bug
- be bitter and twisted
- be blasted to smithereens
- be bleeding red ink
- be blowing in the wind
- be blown off course
- be blown out of the water
- be blown to smithereens
- be bone dry
- be bone idle
- be bored to death
- be bored witless
- be born that way
- be bouncing off the walls
- be bound and determined
- be bound to (be or do something)
- be boxing clever
- be brain dead
- be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
- be breathing down (one's) neck
- be breathing fire
- be bricking it
- be bright and breezy
- be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- be bringing up the rear
- be broad in the beam
- be brought down a notch (or two)
- be brought down a peg (or two)
- be brought in from the cold
- be brought to account
- be brought to book
- be built like a brick shithouse
- be built on sand
- be bulging at the seams
- be bumping along the bottom
- be burnt to a crisp
- be bursting at the seams
- be bursting to (do something)
- be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
- be careful not to (do something)
- be carried away
- be carried out feet first
- be carved in stone
- be cast in a (some kind of) mold
- be cast in cement
- be cast in concrete
- be cast in the same mould
- be caught flat-footed
- be caught in a time warp
- be caught in the act
- be caught in the crossfire
- be caught in the middle
- be caught napping
- be caught off (one's) guard
- be caught on the wrong foot
- be caught short
- be caught with chaff
- be center stage
- be chalk and cheese
- be champing at the bit
- be chasing (one's) (own) tail
- be chasing rainbows
- be chasing tail
- be child's play
- be chilled to the marrow
- be cleaned out
- be close to home
- be close to the bone
- be close to the mark
- be coining it
- be cold comfort
- be coming apart at the seams
- be common knowledge
- be compos mentis
- be conspicuous by (one's) absence
- be cooked
- be cooked to a turn
- be cooking on gas
- be cooking with gas
- be crazy about (someone or something)
- be cruel to be kind
- be crystal clear
- be cut out for (something)
- be cutting (one's) own throat
- be cutting it fine
- be dead and buried
- be dead from the neck up
- be dead from the waist down
- be dead in the water
- be dead meat
- be dead set against (someone or something)
- be dead set on (something)
- be dead to the world
- be devoured by (something)
- be different sides of the same coin
- be doing a land-office business
- be doing well
- be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens)
- be done
- be done and dusted
- be done for
- be done in
- be done like a (dog's) dinner
- be done to a turn
- be done to death
- be done with (someone or something)
- be doped to the gills
- be down in the dumps
- be down in the mouth
- be down on (one's) luck
- be down to the wire
- be downhill all the way
- be dragged kicking and screaming
- be dragged through the mud
- be dragging (one's) feet
- be dressed (up) to the nines
- be dressed to kill
- be dropping like flies
- be duck soup
- be duty bound
- be dying of (something)
- be dying to (do something)
- be easy on the ear
- be easy on the eye(s)
- be economical with the truth
- be even (with someone)
- be every inch a/the (something)
- be fair game
- be far and away
- be far and away the (something)
- be far/further/furthest removed from (something)
- be fast on the draw
- be fed up to the back teeth
- be few and far between
- be fighting a losing battle
- be fighting fit
- be fighting for (one's)/its life
- be fighting mad
- be firing on all cylinders
- be first among equals
- be first out of the box
- be first past the post
- be fit to be tied
- be flat broke
- be flesh and blood
- be floating on air
- be flogging a dead horse
- be flying a kite
- be flying blind
- be flying high
- be footloose and fancy-free
- be for a good cause
- be for show
- be for the best
- be for the chop
- be for the high jump
- be forsworn
- be fresh from
- be fresh out of
- be friends with (someone)
- be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
- be frightened to death
- be full of (oneself)
- be full of beans
- be full of crap
- be full of holes
- be full of piss and vinegar
- be full of the joys of spring
- be game
- be getting on
- be getting younger
- be given no quarter
- be given the gate
- be given the hook
- be given to (something)
- be glued to (someone or something)
- be going begging
- be going cheap
- be going gangbusters
- be going great guns
- be going on (for) (something)
- be going places
- be going spare
- be going to hell
- be gone on
- be gone up
- be good going
- be good news
- be good with (one's) hands
- be green with envy
- be grinning from ear to ear
- be grinning like a Cheshire cat
- be grounds for (something)
- be gunning for
- be had up (for something)
- be half the battle (won)
- be half-cut
- be half-dead
- be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
- be happy to (do something)
- be hard at it
- be hard done-by
- be hard pushed
- be hard put
- be hard put to (do something)
- be hard up
- be hard-pressed
- be having none of (something)
- be head over heels (in love)
- be headed for (something)
- be heading for a fall
- be heavy going
- be hell on wheels
- be hell-bent on
- be here to stay
- be het up
- be hitting (one's) head against a (brick) wall
- be hitting on all cylinders
- be holding (one's) breath
- be home and dry
- be home and hosed
- be home free
- be honor-bound to (do something)
- be honored
- be hopping mad
- be hot and cold
- be hot off the press
- be hot stuff
- be hot to trot
- be hounded (by someone or something)
- be hung out to dry
- be hunky-dory
- be ideally placed
- be ill at ease
- be in
- be in (a bit of) a jam
- be in (one's) dotage
- be in (one's) element
- be in (someone's) bad books
- be in (someone's) shoes
- be in (something) for the long haul
- be in Queer Street
- be in a (blue) funk
- be in a bad way
- be in a class of (one's)/its own
- be in a cleft stick
- be in a different league
- be in a dream world
- be in a fix
- be in a flap
- be in a good cause
- be in a groove
- be in a hole
- be in a lather
- be in a minority of one
- be in a pickle
- be in a snit
- be in a sorry state
- be in a spin
- be in a state
- be in a stew
- be in a sticky situation
- be in a sweat
- be in a tight corner
- be in a tight spot
- be in a tizz(y)
- be in a tough spot
- be in a transport of delight
- be in a world of (one's) own
- be in a/the minority
- be in aid of
- be in another world
- be in apple-pie order
- be in at (something)
- be in at the death
- be in at the finish
- be in at the kill
- be in attendance
- be in awe (of someone or something)
- be in bad odor with
- be in bad shape
- be in bad taste
- be in bad with (someone)
- be in bed with
- be in business
- be in cahoots
- be in clover
- be in control
- be in deep shit
- be in deep water
- be in dire straits
- be in eclipse
- be in favor of (something)
- be in fighting trim
- be in fine fettle
- be in floods (of tears)
- be in for a shock
- be in for a surprise
- be in for a treat
- be in full cry
- be in full flood
- be in full flow
- be in full swing
- be in good company
- be in good shape
- be in good taste
- be in good voice
- be in good with (someone)
- be in hand
- be in high spirits
- be in hock
- be in holy orders
- be in hot water
- be in like Flynn
- be in line
- be in line for
- be in low spirits
- be in luck
- be in mint condition
- be in no mood for (something)
- be in on (something)
- be in on the act
- be in on the ground floor
- be in over (one's) head
- be in pole position
- be in poor voice
- be in safe hands
- be in seventh heaven
- be in shape
- be in short supply
- be in stock
- be in store (for one)
- be in tall cotton
- be in tatters
- be in the Land of Nod
- be in the air
- be in the balance
- be in the best possible taste
- be in the black
- be in the chips
- be in the clear
- be in the club
- be in the dark
- be in the doghouse
- be in the doldrums
- be in the driving seat
- be in the eye of the storm
- be in the firing line
- be in the first flush of (something)
- be in the frame
- be in the front line
- be in the grip of
- be in the groove
- be in the hole
- be in the know
- be in the land of the living
- be in the lap of the gods
- be in the limelight
- be in the loop
- be in the market for
- be in the middle of (something or some place)
- be in the money
- be in the mood for (something)
- be in the picture
- be in the pink
- be in the pipeline
- be in the pocket
- be in the public eye
- be in the pudding club
- be in the race
- be in the red
- be in the right
- be in the right place at the right time
- be in the saddle
- be in the same ballpark
- be in the same boat
- be in the shit
- be in the short strokes
- be in the soup
- be in the spotlight
- be in the swim (of things)
- be in the thick of it
- be in the thick of things
- be in the throes of
- be in the wind
- be in the worst possible taste
- be in the wrong
- be in too deep
- be in touch
- be in touch with (someone)
- be in trim
- be in tune
- be in two minds
- be in use
- be in well (with)
- be in with (someone)
- be in with a chance
- be in with a shout
- be in your face
- be into (something)
- be joined at the hip
- be jolly hockey sticks
- be jumping up and down
- be just a matter of time
- be just a pretty face
- be just a question of time
- be just another pretty face
- be just before you're generous
- be just looking
- be just the job
- be just the thing
- be just what the doctor ordered
- be keen about
- be keen on
- be kept in the dark (about something)
- be kept on a short leash
- be kept on a tight leash
- be knee-deep in
- be knee-high to a grasshopper
- be knocked down a notch (or two)
- be knocked down a peg (or two)
- be knocked sideways
- be knocking on heaven's door
- be knocking on the door
- be larger than life
- be laughed out of court
- be laughing
- be laughing all the way to the bank
- be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
- be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
- be laughing up (one's) sleeve
- be left at the post
- be left hanging (in the air/in midair)
- be left holding the baby
- be left holding the bag
- be left in the dark (about something)
- be left in the lurch
- be level pegging
- be licking (one's) lips
- be light on (something)
- be light years away
- be light years away from
- be light-headed
- be like Fort Knox
- be like a bear with a sore head
- be like a bull in a china shop
- be like a cat on a hot tin roof
- be like a cat on hot bricks
- be like a child in a sweetshop
- be like a deer caught in the headlights
- be like a dog with a bone
- be like a dog with two tails
- be like a fish out of water
- be like a kid in a candy store
- be like a red flag to a bull
- be like a red rag to a bull
- be like a spare prick at a wedding
- be like jelly
- be like looking for a needle in a haystack
- be like oil and water
- be like painting the Forth Bridge
- be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
- be like ships in the night
- be like ships that pass in the night
- be like taking candy from a baby
- be like talking to a brick wall
- be like trying to find a needle in a haystack
- be like two peas in a pod
- be like watching grass grow
- be like watching paint dry
- be living high on the hog
- be living in a fool's paradise
- be living on borrowed time
- be living proof of (something)
- be living proof that
- be locked in a time warp
- be long in the tooth
- be looking to (do something)
- be losing it
- be lost for words
- be lost in (something)
- be lost in the shuffle
- be lost in translation
- be lost on (someone)
- be lost to the world
- be mad keen (on someone or something)
- be made for
- be made of money
- be made of sterner stuff
- be made up
- be made up about (something)
- be made up with (something)
- be man enough
- be meant to be
- be meat and drink to (someone)
- be mentioned in dispatches
- be miles apart
- be miles away
- be minting it
- be missing some of (one's) buttons
- be missing some of (one's) marbles
- be mixed up in (something)
- be money for jam
- be money for old rope
- be more Catholic than the Pope (himself)
- be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
- be more than (something)
- be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
- be much of a muchness
- be murder on (someone or something)
- be mutton dressed as lamb
- be named after (someone or something)
- be named for (someone or something)
- be near the knuckle
- be near to impossible
- be neither fish nor fowl
- be neither one thing nor the other
- be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
- be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
- be new to the game
- be nip and tuck
- be no bad thing
- be no ball of fire
- be no bed of roses
- be no fool
- be no good
- be no good to man or beast
- be no great shakes
- be no joke
- be no laughing matter
- be no match for
- be no mean (something)
- be no oil painting
- be no picnic
- be no respecter of persons
- be no screaming hell
- be no slouch
- be no spring chicken
- be no stranger to (something)
- be no use
- be none the wiser
- be not (oneself)
- be not a bed of roses
- be not all it's cracked up to be
- be not all there
- be not half bad
- be not in Kansas anymore
- be not long for this world
- be not much cop
- be not much to look at
- be not on
- be not playing the game
- be not playing with a full deck
- be not right in the head
- be not rocket science
- be not short of a penny (or two)
- be not so much (something) as (something else)
- be not the full quid
- be not to know
- be not up to much
- be not up to the mark
- be not what it's cracked up to be
- be not worth a brass farthing
- be not worth a dime
- be not worth a fig
- be not worth a hill of beans
- be not worth a plug nickel
- be not worth the paper it's printed on
- be nothing (much) to write home about
- be nothing short of (something)
- be nothing special
- be nothing to (one)
- be nothing to shout about
- be of like mind
- be of no account
- be of one mind
- be of service
- be of service (to someone or something)
- be of sound mind
- be of the opinion that
- be of the same mind
- be of two minds
- be of unsound mind
- be of use
- be off
- be off (one's) chump
- be off (one's) guard
- be off (one's) nut
- be off (one's) trolley
- be off base
- be off beam
- be off for (something)
- be off sick
- be off the (starting) blocks
- be off the beaten path
- be off the beaten track
- be off the danger list
- be off the grid
- be off the ground
- be off the hook
- be off the mark
- be off the radar
- be off the rails
- be off the reservation
- be off the table
- be off the wall
- be off-color
- be off-kilter
- be on
- be on (one's) Pat Malone
- be on (one's) best behavior
- be on (one's) game
- be on (one's) good behavior
- be on (one's) high horse
- be on (one's) pat
- be on (one's) side
- be on (one's) tod
- be on (the) air
- be on Queer Street
- be on a collision course
- be on a hiding to nothing
- be on a loser
- be on a par with (someone or something)
- be on a rampage
- be on a roll
- be on a short fuse
- be on a short leash
- be on a tight leash
- be on acid
- be on at
- be on automatic pilot
- be on bad terms (with someone)
- be on cloud nine
- be on course for
- be on edge
- be on everyone's lips
- be on firm ground
- be on full alert
- be on good terms (with someone)
- be on guard
- be on hand
- be on ice
- be on in years
- be on its/(one's) last legs
- be on nodding terms (with someone)
- be on pins and needles
- be on red alert
- be on relief
- be on show
- be on song
- be on stream
- be on the (something) side
- be on the anvil
- be on the back burner
- be on the back foot
- be on the ball
- be on the blink
- be on the breadline
- be on the bum
- be on the cards
- be on the carpet
- be on the case
- be on the crest of a wave
- be on the danger list
- be on the dole
- be on the door
- be on the fence
- be on the fritz
- be on the front foot
- be on the gravy train
- be on the hook
- be on the horn
- be on the horns of a dilemma
- be on the hush
- be on the hush-hush
- be on the in
- be on the level
- be on the line
- be on the lines of (something)
- be on the lookout
- be on the loose
- be on the make
- be on the march
- be on the mend
- be on the offensive
- be on the phone
- be on the pill
- be on the point of (doing something)
- be on the prowl
- be on the pull
- be on the ragged edge
- be on the rampage
- be on the right lines
- be on the right track
- be on the rocks
- be on the ropes
- be on the run
- be on the same page
- be on the same wavelength
- be on the scene
- be on the scent (of someone or something)
- be on the scrounge (for something)
- be on the sick list
- be on the side of the angels
- be on the skids
- be on the square
- be on the stage
- be on the table
- be on the take
- be on the threshold of (something)
- be on the up and up
- be on the wagon
- be on the wane
- be on the warpath
- be on the watch (for someone or something)
- be on the way in
- be on the way out
- be on the wing
- be on the wrong end of (something)
- be on the wrong track
- be on to (someone or something)
- be on to a good thing
- be on top of (something)
- be on track
- be on welfare
- be one age with (someone)
- be one brick short of a (full) load
- be one card short of a full deck
- be one card shy of a (full) deck
- be one flesh
- be one in a million
- be one in the eye for
- be one jump ahead
- be one of a kind
- be one of the boys
- be one of the girls
- be one of the lads
- be one over (the) eight
- be one sandwich short of a picnic
- be one step ahead
- be only a matter of time
- be only a question of time
- be onto a winner
- be opposite sides of the same coin
- be out
- be out for (something)
- be out for blood
- be out for the count
- be out in force
- be out like a light
- be out of (one's) element
- be out of (one's) head
- be out of (one's) mind
- be out of (one's) tree
- be out of (something)
- be out of action
- be out of bounds
- be out of control
- be out of fix
- be out of here
- be out of house and home
- be out of humour
- be out of it
- be out of kilter
- be out of line
- be out of order
- be out of place
- be out of pocket
- be out of shape
- be out of sorts
- be out of step
- be out of stock
- be out of the ark
- be out of the blocks
- be out of the picture
- be out of the question
- be out of the way
- be out of this world
- be out of touch
- be out of touch with (someone or something)
- be out of tune
- be out of use
- be out on (one's) ear
- be out on a limb
- be out on the tiles
- be out on the town
- be out to get (one)
- be out to lunch
- be over (someone or something)
- be over and done with
- be over the hill
- be over the hills and far away
- be over the hump
- be over the moon
- be over the top
- be packed (in) like sardines
- be packing (heat)
- be par for the course
- be part and parcel of (something)
- be part of the furniture
- be past
- be past (someone's or something's) best
- be past caring
- be past it
- be past the/(one's) sell-by date
- be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- be picked out of a hat
- be pie-eyed
- be pipped at the post
- be pipped to the post
- be pissed off
- be pissing in(to) the wind
- be plain sailing
- be played like a fiddle
- be playing with fire
- be plugged in
- be plugged into (something)
- be poles apart
- be pot luck
- be preaching to the converted
- be pressed for money
- be pressed for space
- be pressed for time
- be public knowledge
- be public property
- be puffed up with pride
- be pulled down a notch (or two)
- be pulled down a peg (or two)
- be punch-drunk
- be pushed for money
- be pushed for space
- be pushed for time
- be pushed from pillar to post
- be pushing (an age)
- be pushing at an open door
- be pushing up (the) daisies
- be put behind bars
- be put in (one's) place
- be put out of business
- be put out of humour
- be put out of sorts
- be put out to grass
- be put through the hoop
- be put through the mangle
- be put through the wringer
- be put to it
- be put to rights
- be put to the sword
- be put upon
- be quaking in (one's) boots
- be quick off the mark
- be quick on the draw
- be quick on the uptake
- be quids in
- be quite something
- be quits (with someone)
- be rained in
- be rained off
- be rained out
- be raking over the coals
- be raring to go
- be rather steep
- be ready to roll
- be red in the face
- be remembered as (something)
- be remembered for (something)
- be replaced by (someone or something)
- be replaced with (someone or something)
- be riddled with (something)
- be riding for a fall
- be riding high
- be riding high in the saddle
- be riled up
- be ringing off the hook
- be ripe for the picking
- be ripped to shreds
- be riveted to the ground
- be riveted to the spot
- be robbing Peter to pay Paul
- be rolling in dough
- be rolling in it
- be rolling in money
- be rolling in the aisles
- be rolling in wealth
- be rooted in (something)
- be rotten to the core
- be rough on (someone or something)
- be ruled out of court
- be run off (one's) feet
- be run ragged
- be running around in circles
- be running around like a headless chicken
- be running on empty
- be running on fumes
- be rushed off (one's) feet
- be sacrificed on the altar of (something)
- be sailing under false colors
- be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
- be scared shitless
- be scared witless
- be scattered to the four winds
- be scraping the barrel
- be scratching (one's) head
- be second nature
- be second to none
- be seeing things
- be sent to Coventry
- be set aback
- be set against (something)
- be set fair
- be set in (one's) ways
- be set in cement
- be set in concrete
- be set to rights
- be several bricks short of a (full) load
- be several cards short of a (full) deck
- be several cards short of a full deck
- be shacked up with (someone)
- be shaking in (one's) boots
- be shaking in (one's) shoes
- be shaking like a leaf
- be shitting a brick
- be shitting bricks
- be shooting for the same target
- be short and sweet
- be short of (something)
- be short with (one)
- be shot
- be shot down in flames
- be shot to pieces
- be shoulder to shoulder
- be sick and tired of (something)
- be sick at heart
- be sick of the sight of (someone or something)
- be sick to death of (someone or something)
- be sitting on a gold mine
- be sitting pretty
- be six feet under
- be skating on thin ice
- be slated for
- be sleeping at the switch
- be sleeping at the wheel
- be sleeping on the job
- be sleeping with the fishes
- be slipping
- be sloshed to the gills
- be slow off the mark
- be smashed to smithereens
- be snappy
- be snowed out
- be snowed under
- be so
- be so bold
- be so bold as to (do something)
- be so much/many (something)
- be soaked through
- be soaked to the bone
- be soaked to the skin
- be soft in the head
- be sold a bill of goods
- be sold a pup
- be sold on (something)
- be sorry for (someone)
- be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
- be spitting feathers
- be spitting in(to) the wind
- be spoiled for choice
- be spoiling for a fight
- be spoilt for choice
- be spoon-fed
- be spot on
- be square (with one)
- be squashed (in) like sardines
- be staring (something) in the face
- be stark raving mad
- be starving
- be steamed up
- be steeped in (something)
- be still in the game
- be stinking rich
- be stock still
- be strange bedfellows
- be strapped for cash
- be streets ahead
- be strong on something
- be struck all of a heap
- be stuck for (something)
- be stuck in a time warp
- be stuck on
- be stuck on (someone or something)
- be stuffed like a turkey
- be stuffed to the gills
- be subject to (something)
- be sunk in (something)
- be sweet on
- be swimming with (someone or something)
- be swimming with the fishes
- be swinging the lead
- be tailor-made
- be tainted by (something)
- be taken by surprise
- be taken down a notch (or two)
- be taken down a peg (or two)
- be taken for granted
- be taken in by (someone)
- be taken to task (by someone)
- be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
- be taken under the wing of (someone)
- be taken with (someone or something)
- be taking calls
- be talking out of (one's) arse
- be talking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
- be talking through (one's) hat
- be tall in (one's)/the saddle
- be ten a penny
- be thankful for small blessings
- be thankful for small favors
- be the (absolute) limit
- be the (very) image of (someone)
- be the armpit of the world
- be the bee's knees
- be the best of a bad bunch
- be the best of a bad lot
- be the brains behind (something)
- be the business
- be the cat's whiskers
- be the chief cook and bottle washer
- be the dead spit of (someone)
- be the end
- be the exception that proves the rule
- be the final straw
- be the last straw
- be the last word in (something)
- be the life and soul of the party
- be the living end
- be the making of (someone or something)
- be the matter (with someone or something)
- be the picture of (something)
- be the power behind the throne
- be the shape of things to come
- be the soul of (something)
- be the spice of life
- be the talk of the town
- be the tip of the iceberg
- be the toast of (the town)
- be the world to (one)
- be there with bells on
- be thin on top
- be thrilled to bits
- be thrilled to death
- be thrilled to pieces
- be through
- be tickets (for someone or something)
- be tickled pink
- be tickled to death
- be tied (up) in knots
- be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings
- be tied to (something's) apron strings
- be tight-arsed
- be tight-assed
- be tight-lipped
- be tired and emotional
- be tired of (something)
- be tired to death of (something)
- be to blame
- be to do with (something)
- be toes up
- be togged out (in something)
- be togged up (in something)
- be too
- be too much (for one)
- be torn between
- be torqued off
- be touch-and-go
- be touched by (something)
- be touched with (something)
- be touching cloth
- be touching cotton
- be tough
- be trapped in a time warp
- be treading on eggshells
- be turfed
- be turfed out
- be twice the man/woman that (someone) is
- be twiddling (one's) thumbs
- be two a penny
- be two sides of the same coin
- be unable to hear (oneself) think
- be under (one's) wing
- be under (someone's) spell
- be under a microscope
- be under control
- be under no illusion
- be under orders
- be under par
- be under suspicion
- be under the cosh
- be under the illusion that
- be under the impression that
- be under the microscope
- be under the pump
- be under the spell of (someone)
- be under the wing of (someone)
- be under way
- be up
- be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
- be up against it
- be up and around
- be up and down
- be up for grabs
- be up on (something)
- be up the duff
- be up the pole
- be up the spout
- be up the stick
- be up to (one's) chin in (something)
- be up to (one's) ears in (something)
- be up to (one's) eyeballs in (something)
- be up to (one's) eyes in (something)
- be up to (one's) neck in (something)
- be up to (one's) old tricks
- be up to (something)
- be up to ninety
- be up to par
- be up to the mark
- be up with the crows
- be up with the lark(s)
- be waiting for the other shoe to drop
- be waiting in the wings
- be walking a tightrope
- be walking on air
- be walking on eggshells
- be way off beam
- be welcome to (something)
- be well aware of (something)
- be well away
- be well off
- be well off for (something)
- be well out of (something)
- be well placed
- be well turned out
- be well versed in (something)
- be whistling Dixie
- be whistling in the dark
- be whistling in the wind
- be wide of the mark
- be wide open
- be wide open to (something)
- be wise to (someone or something)
- be with (one)
- be with it
- be within a whisker of (something)
- be without equal
- be worked up
- be working overtime
- be worlds away
- be worn to a frazzle
- be worse off
- be worth it
- be worth its/(one's) weight in gold
- be wringing (one's) hands
- be young at heart
- before you know where you are
- bell, book, and candle
- bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that
- best things in life are free
- bigger they are, the harder they fall
- biological clock is ticking
- cards are stacked against
- chances are
- chips are down, the
- clean hands, have
- comfortable as an old shoe, as
- comparisons are odious
- cry before (one) is hurt
- cupboard is bare
- days are numbered, one's
- days are numbered, one's/his/its
- dice are loaded, the
- do something for all you are worth
- do something until you are blue in the face
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched
- don't cry before you are hurt
- don't halloo before you are out of the woods
- don't halloo till you are out of the woods
- don't halloo until you are out of the woods
- don't whistle before you are out of the woods
- don't whistle till you are out of the woods
- don't whistle until you are out of the woods
- ears are burning, one's
- ears are flapping
- eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
- feeling OK
- first hundred years are the hardest
- fool and his money are soon parted
- fool and his money are soon parted, a
- for all (one) is worth
- fresh from
- gloves are off
- granted no quarter
- hands are tied
- hands are tied, my/one's
- haters gonna hate
- here you are
- his, her, etc. ears are burning
- his, her, etc. ears are flapping
- hit (one) when (one) is down
- honours are even
- how are you
- how are you, etc. fixed?
- how do you do
- how's tricks?
- hunt where the ducks are
- idle hands are the devil's playthings
- idle hands are the devil's tools
- idle hands are the devil's workshop
- if (one) is a day
- in a stew
- in arms
- in at the deep end
- is (someone) all over
- kick (one) when (one) is down
- kick someone when they are down
- know what (one) is about
- know what (one) is doing
- know what (one) is talking about
- know what you are about
- know where (all) the bodies are buried
- know where (one) is going
- know where (one) is with (someone or something)
- know where (one) stands
- know where all the bodies are buried
- know where the bodies are buried
- know where you are with
- know where you are/stand
- lips are sealed
- lips are sealed, his/my
- lips are sealed, one's
- load the dice
- man or a mouse, (are you) a
- many are called, but few are chosen
- my dogs are barking
- never halloo before you are out of the woods
- never halloo until you are out of the woods
- never whistle before you are out of the woods
- never whistle till you are out of the woods
- never whistle until you are out of the woods
- no flies on (one)
- not about to
- not all it's cracked up to be
- not anything to write home about
- not as black as (one) is painted
- not as black as you are painted
- not be lost on (someone)
- not be the only pebble on the beach
- not count your chickens
- not know (one is) born
- not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback
- not know if (one) is coming or going
- not know if you are coming or going
- not know what (one is) missing
- not know whether (one) is coming or going
- not know whether one is coming or going
- not know whether you are coming or going
- not know you are born
- not playing with a full deck
- not something to write home about
- not up to scratch
- not up to snuff
- not worth writing home about
- odds are against one
- odds are, the
- one's claws are showing
- one's days are numbered
- one's ears are red
- one's ears are ringing
- one's eyes are bigger than stomach
- orders are orders
- play the hand (one) is dealt
- promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken
- promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken
- pulled out of (one's) ass
- quit while (one) is ahead
- ready when you are
- recognize (someone or something) for what (someone or something) is
- right you are
- right you are!
- rules are made to be broken
- sands are running out
- see (one) for what (one) (really) is
- see somebody/something for what they are/it is
- shaken up
- short on looks
- show (someone) what (one's) made of
- some are more equal than others
- someone's days are numbered
- someone's ears are burning
- someone's ears are flapping
- someone's eyes are bigger than their belly
- someone's hands are clean
- someone's lips are sealed
- start from where you are
- stolen fruit is sweetest
- stolen pleasures are (the) sweetest
- such as it is
- taken aback
- talk till (one's) face is blue
- talk till (one) is blue in the face
- talk until (one's) face is blue
- talk until (one) is blue in the face
- the battle lines are drawn
- the best of men are but men at best
- the best things in life are free
- the bigger they are, the harder they fall
- the bigger they come/are, the harder they fall
- the cards are stacked against (someone or something)
- the cards are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
- the cards are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
- the cards/odds are stacked against somebody/something
- the cards/odds are stacked in favour of somebody/something
- the dice are loaded
- the dice are loaded against (one)
- the dice are loaded against somebody
- the dice is loaded against someone
- the eyes are the windows of the soul
- the feathers fly
- the first hundred years are the hardest
- the gloves are off
- the inmates are running the asylum
- the jury is/are out
- the knives are out
- the lights are on but no one is at home
- the lights are on but nobody's home
- the lunatics are running the asylum
- the odds are
- the odds are against (someone or something)
- the odds are against something/somebody doing something
- the odds are stacked against (someone or something)
- the odds are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
- the odds are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
- the sands are running out
- the scales fall from somebody's eyes
- the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) body is weak
- the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) flesh is weak
- the streets are paved with gold
- the tables are turned
- the wages of sin (is death)
- the way things are (going)
- the wheels are in motion
- the wheels are turning
- the wheels turn
- the wolf is at the/(one's) door
- the woods are full of (someone or something)
- the woods are full of something
- them's the breaks
- there are many ways to skin a cat
- there are no flies on
- there are no flies on someone
- there are other (good) fish in the sea
- there are other pebbles on the beach
- there are plenty more fish in the sea
- there are plenty more pebbles on the beach
- there are plenty of (other) fish in the sea
- there are plenty of (other) pebbles on the beach
- there are plenty/lots more fish in the sea
- there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians
- there we are
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- these things are sent to try us
- they're only after one thing
- those are the breaks
- three moves are as bad as a fire
- tie one's hands
- till (one) (is) blue in the face
- times are changing
- times are out of joint, the
- tongues wag
- until (one) is blue in the face
- until you are blue in the face
- what (one) is driving at
- what (one) is made of
- what are the odds
- what are we waiting for?
- what are you like
- what are you waiting for?
- what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
- what planet are you on?
- what you are made of
- when (one) is least expecting it
- when the chips are down
- where (one) is coming from
- wherever you go, there you are
- while you are at it
- who am I, are you, etc. to do something?
- who are you, and what have you done with (someone)
- who does somebody think they are?
- who's (someone) when (he's/she's/they're) at home
- woods are full of
- worse for wear
- you are what you eat
- you're kidding (me)
- you're only young once
- your eyes are bigger than your stomach
- your hands are tied
- your knees are knocking
- your lips are sealed
- your, its, etc. days are numbered
- your/somebody's knees are knocking
References in classic literature We have greeted each other politely but coldly, for we are rivals. My troubles are over, and once more I can be gay, debonair, vivacious with Miss Marion, for no longer will there be present the cat Alexander to 'arass me. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories "I am quite sure," he said, "that you are not in a position to travel. "Look here," he exclaimed, "I don't think you ought to force me to give myself away like this, but, after all, you are an Englishman, with a stake in your country, and I presume you don't want her to take a back seat for the next few generations. The Vanished Messenger Are the young ladies and all the family quite well?' seems so pointed, that I blush. I even walk, on two or three occasions, in a sickly, spoony manner, round and round the house after the family are gone to bed, wondering which is the eldest Miss Larkins's chamber (and pitching, I dare say now, on Mr. David Copperfield There is another thing:--young men of the richer classes, who have not much to do, come about me of their own accord; they like to hear the pretenders examined, and they often imitate me, and proceed to examine others; there are plenty of persons, as they quickly discover, who think that they know something, but really know little or nothing; and then those who are examined by them instead of being angry with themselves are angry with me: This confounded Socrates, they say; this villainous misleader of youth!-- and then if somebody asks them, Why, what evil does he practise or teach? They are headed by Meletus, that good man and true lover of his country, as he calls himself. Apology You are the step-daughter of a ruined and insensate man who is smitten with love for this devil of a Blanche. Gambler In due course of time, when my plans are settled, he will hear from me again. The Two Destinies "You are a man whose life fate has wrecked, fate and I! The Malefactor You must not take liberties because you are in the secret. Secret Garden cried his Wife; 'you are always thinking of others. The Happy Prince and Other Tales "No, no," Pulcheria Alexandrovna hurriedly interrupted, "you thought I was going to cross-question you in the womanish way I used to; don't be anxious, I understand, I understand it all: now I've learned the ways here and truly I see for myself that they are better. Crime And Punishment The grapes on a score of rolling hills are red with autumn flame. John Barleycorn |