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(Boy,) is my face red!
(Do) you mean to say (that) (something is the case)?
(Do) you mean to tell me (that) (something is the case)?
(Is it) hot enough for you?
(Is there) anything else?
(Is) everything OK?
(Is) life getting you down?
(Is) that everything?
(Is) this taken?
(a body part) is killing (one)
(as) black as (one) is painted
(as) clear as the sky is blue
(as) happy as Larry
(as) happy as a clam
(as) happy as a clam in butter sauce
(as) happy as the day is long
(as) honest as the day is long
(as) mad as hops
(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
(do something) as if it's going out of style
(do something) like it's going out of style
(is) anything going on?
(it is) (one's) pleasure
(it's) (a)bout time
(it's) (all) Greek to me
(it's) about time
(it's) all uphill from here
(it's) better to be a live dog than a dead lion
(it's) better to be late than be dead on time
(it's) just as well (that) (something happened)
(it's) little wonder
(it's) nice to meet you
(it's) nice to see you
(it's) nothing personal
(it's) small wonder
(it's) time to call it a day
(it's) time to call it a night
(it's) time to cruise
(it's) time to go
(it's) time to hit the road
(it's) time to jet off (to some place)
(it's) time to move along
(it's) time to push along
(it's) time to push off
(it's) time to run
(it's) time to shove off
(it's) time to split
(it's/there's) no good crying over spilt milk
(it's/there's) no use crying over spilled milk
(it's/there's) no use crying over spilt milk
(just) crazy enough to work
(one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
(one's) ass is grass
(one's) ass is on the line
(one's) back is turned
(one's) back is up
(one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
(one's) blood is up
(one's) butt is on the line
(one's) cake is dough
(one's) conscience is clean
(one's) conscience is clear
(one's) door is always open
(one's) face is a picture
(one's) face is like thunder
(one's) fate is sealed
(one's) goose is cooked
(one's) head is more than just a hat rack
(one's) heart is in (one's) boots
(one's) heart is in (one's) mouth
(one's) heart is in the right place
(one's) heart is set against (something)
(one's) heart is set on (something)
(one's) heart isn't in it
(one's) jaw drops
(one's) jig is up
(one's) life is in (someone's) hands
(one's) name is mud
(one's) nose is (always) in the air
(one's) nose is out of joint
(one's) number is up
(one's) race is run
(one's) star is rising
(one's) stomach is in knots
(one's) sun has set
(one's) tongue is hanging out
(one's) whole world was turned upside down
(one's) word is (one's) bond
(one's) word is law
(one's) work is cut out for (one)
(one's)/the hair is standing up on the back on (one's) neck
(one) doesn't know which way is up or down
(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 bite (someone)
(one) is not going to eat (someone)
(one) is not playing with a full deck
(one) is off (one's) rocker
(one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
(one) is on the DL
(open) confession is good for the soul
(someone or something) is going to be the death of (one)
(someone's) blood is on (one's) hands
(someone's) point is well taken
(someone's) secret is safe with (one)
(someone) is endgame
(someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
(something) gives me life
(something) is all (one) needs
(something) is better than nothing
(something) is enough to plague a saint
(something) is just what (one) needs
(something) is no object
(something) is not going to (do something) itself
(something) is one thing, (something else) is (quite) another
(something) is over (one's) head
(something) is the last straw
(something) is the new (something)
(something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
(something) is wicked
(something) is you
(something), thy name is (someone or something)
(the) clock is running
(the) clock is ticking
(the) fact is
(the) good is the enemy of (the) best
(the) good is the enemy of (the) great
(the) shit is going to hit the fan
(the) smart money is on (someone or something)
(there is) no problem with that
(there's) no comparison
(there's) no knowing
(there's) no need (to)
(there's) no peace for the weary
(there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
(there's) no point (in) (doing something)
(there's) no point crying over spilt milk
(there's) no rest for the weary
(there's) no saying
(there's) no show without Punch
(there's) no telling
(there's) no way to tell
A good man is hard to find.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
All that glitters is not gold
And your point is?
Art is long and life is short
As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
Barkis is willin'
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Beauty is only skin-deep
Big Brother is watching you
Blood is thicker than water
Bread is the staff of life
Brevity is the soul of wit
CF
CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
Cash is king
Cash is trash
Charlie Foxtrot
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Could I use your powder room?
Death is the great leveler
Diligence is the mother of good luck
Dinner is served
Discretion is the better part of valor
East is East and West is West
East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet)
East, West, home's best
Enough is as good as a feast
Enough is enough
Every man is the architect of his own fortune
Example is better than precept
Experience is the best teacher
Experience is the father of wisdom
Experience is the teacher of fools
Fact is stranger than fiction
Fire is a good servant but a bad master
Football's a game of two halves.
Foresight is better than hindsight.
Forewarned is forearmed
Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration
God is in the detail(s)
Good men are scarce
Half a loaf is better than none
Half the truth is often a whole lie
Handsome is as handsome does
Happy is the bride that the sun shines on
Happy is the country which has no history
He that is down need fear no fall
He who hesitates is lost
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair
Home is where the heart is
Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper
How (something) is that?
How is (one) fixed (for something)?
How is fixed for?
How is getting along?
How is making out?
How long is a piece of string?
Hulda is making her bed
Hunger is the best sauce
Idleness is the root of all evil
If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well
If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is
Ignorance is bliss
Ignorance is no excuse
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Is my face red!
Is nothing sacred?
Is that a fact?
Is that so?
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Is the pope a Catholic?
Is there any truth to?
Is there?
It is a long lane that has no turning
It is a poor heart that never rejoices
It is a wise child that knows its own father
It is all over with
It is better to be born lucky than rich
It is better to give than to receive
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
It is better to wear out than to rust out
It is easier to tear down than to build up
It is easy to be wise after the event
It is never too late
It is never too late to learn
It is never too late to mend
It is not work that kills, but worry
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
It is the pace that kills
It's a free country
Knowledge is power
Less is more
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Life is short and time is swift
Life is too short
Love is blind
Many a true word is spoken in jest
Monday's child is fair of face
Money is power
Money is the root of all evil
Mother Carey is plucking her chickens
Moving three times is as bad as a fire
My house is your house
No news is good news
No one is indispensable
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
Nothing is certain but the unforeseen
Nothing is given so freely as advice
One man's loss is another man's gain
One man's trash is another man's treasure
One of these days is none of these days
One's bark is worse than bite
Patience is a virtue
Poverty is not a crime
Pretty is as pretty does
Prevention is better than cure
Punctuality is the soul of business
Put your money where your mouth is!
Queen Anne is dead
Revenge is a dish best eaten cold.
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Second place is the first loser.
Seeing is believing
Self-praise is no recommendation
Silence is golden
Such is life!
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Talk is cheap
Tell it like it is!
That's putting it mildly
That's rich!
That's the way it goes
The age of miracles is past
The game is not worth the candle.
The good is the enemy of the best
The grass is always greener on the other side
The lights are on, but nobody's home
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
The wages of sin is death
The wolf is at the door
The world is oyster
There is a remedy for everything except death
There is a tide in the affairs of men
There is a time and a place for everything
There is honor among thieves
There is no accounting for taste
There is no pleasure without pain
There is no rest for the weary
There is no royal road to learning
There is nothing new under the sun
There is safety in numbers
This is it
This is it!
This is where I came in
This is where I came in.
This one is on
Time is a great healer
Time is of the essence
Time is up
To err is human
Tomorrow is another day
Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular
Trouble is brewing
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Turnabout is fair play
Two is company, three's a crowd
Union is strength
Up to (one's) neck in alligators
Variety is the spice of life
Virtue is its own reward
Well begun is half done
What else is new?
What is (one) driving at?
What is (one) getting at?
What is (one) waiting for?
What is (someone or something) doing (some place)?
What is it?
What planet is (someone) on?
What you see is what you get
What's (someone's) game?
What's (someone) playing at?
What's (something) in aid of?
What's (something) when it's at home?
What's biting (someone)?
What's eating (someone)?
What's in a name?
What's that supposed to mean?
What's the betting (line)
What's the big idea?
What's the damage?
What's the idea?
What's the magic word?
What's the matter (with someone or something)?
What's the world coming to?
What's your poison?
What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine
Where can I wash up?
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise
Where is the restroom?
Who does (someone) think (they) are?
Who is (one) to (do something)?
Who is this?
Who's she, the cat's mother?
Who's there?
Who's to say?
Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free?
Woe is me!
Your guess is as good as mine
Your secret is safe with me
a Jack of all trades is a master of none
a Jill of all trades is a master of none
a bad excuse is better than none
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
a broken clock is right twice a day
a bully is always a coward
a camel is a horse designed by a committee
a chain is no stronger than its weakest link
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
a change is as good as a rest
a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
a contented mind is a perpetual feast
a danger foreseen is half-avoided
a dead clock is correct twice a day
a dead clock is right twice a day
a fair exchange is no robbery
a false friend is worse than an open enemy
a fool at 40 is a fool forever
a friend in need is a friend indeed
a friend's eye is a good mirror
a good deed is never lost
a good example is the best sermon
a good name is a second inheritance
a good name is sooner lost than won
a house is not a home
a hungry man is an angry man
a little fire is quickly trodden out
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little pot is soon hot
a little too late is much too late
a live dog is better than a dead lion
a living dog is better than a dead lion
a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
a man is judged by the company he keeps
a man is known by the company he keeps
a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
a man's home is his castle
a mill cannot grind with water that is past
a mind is a terrible thing to waste
a miss is as good as a mile
a nod is as good as a wink
a nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat
a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man
a penny saved is a penny earned
a penny saved is a penny gained
a picture is worth a thousand words
a problem shared is a problem halved
a promise is a promise
a promise made is a promise kept
a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
a rich man's joke is always funny
a smile is worth a thousand words
a stopped clock is right twice a day
a storm is brewing
a thing of beauty is a joy forever
a thing you don't want is dear at any price
a tree is known by its fruit(, a man by his deeds)
a trouble shared is a trouble halved
a verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on
a walk is as good as a hit
a week is a long time in politics
a woman is as old as she admits
a woman's place is in the home
a woman's work is never done
a word (once) spoken is past recalling
a word of praise is equal to ointment on a sore
a word to the wise is enough
a word to the wise is sufficient
a/the feeling (that) (something is/will be the case)
a/the liar is not believed when he tells the truth
after all is said and done
after everything is said and done
after the party is over
all (one's) life is worth
all (one's) taste is in (one's) mouth
all gas and gaiters
all hell breaks/is let loose
all is fair in love and war
all is fish that comes to his net
all is grist that comes to the mill
all is not lost
all knowledge is contained in fandom
all knowledge is contained in fanzines
all politics is local
all that glistens is not gold
all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold
all's fair in love and war
all's one to (one)
always be on (one's) guard
an Englishman's home is his castle
an idle brain is the devil's workshop
an insult to one is an insult to all
an open book, he/she is (like an)
an ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
and it's not even close
any friend of (someone's) (is a friend of mine)
any press is good press
anybody who is anybody
anyone who is anybody
anyone's guess
anything else?
anything is possible
art is long and life is short
as far as (someone or something) is concerned
as far as is concerned
as far as that goes
as if there's no tomorrow
as is
as it is
as much as (one's) life is worth
as the day is long
as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
attack is the best form of defense
bad blood
bad egg
bad excuse is better than none
bad publicity is good publicity
bark is worse than one's bite
bark is worse than one's bite, one's
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) choked up
be (all) for (someone or something)
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 new pin
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) happy as a clam (at high tide)
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 nails
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 (just/right) up (one's) street
be (like) water off a duck's back
be (living) on another planet
be (not) (one's) bag
be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) (one's) style
be (not) (one's) type
be (not) a patch on
be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) all beer and skittles
be (not) all fun and games
be (not) all moonlight and roses
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) baby
be (one's) for the asking
be (one's) for the taking
be (one's) last resort
be (one's) man/woman
be (one's) middle name
be (one's) own man/woman/person
be (one's) own worst enemy
be (one's) pigeon
be (one's) place (to do something)
be (one's) strong point
be (one's)/the main squeeze
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 (right) up (one's) arse
be (right) up there with (someone or something)
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be (sitting) on top of the world
be (someone's) call
be (someone's) funeral
be (someone's) huckleberry
be (someone's) strong suit
be (something) itself
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 OK
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 much
be a bit off
be a bit steep
be a blessing in disguise
be a box of birds
be a bundle of laughs
be a bundle of nerves
be a card-carrying member (of something)
be a chapter of accidents
be a chip off the old block
be a closed book
be a cougar
be a credit to (someone or something)
be a crock of shit
be a crying shame
be a cut above
be a dab hand
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 fan of (someone or something)
be a far cry from
be a fate worse than death
be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
be a firm believer in (something)
be a foil for (someone)
be a foil to (someone)
be a force to be reckoned with
be a go
be a go-between
be a goner
be a great believer in (something)
be a great one for (doing something)
be a happy camper
be a hard act to follow
be a howling success
be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
be a huckleberry above a persimmon
be a huckleberry over (one's) 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 load off (one's) mind
be a long shot
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 nasty piece of work
be a no-no
be a one-way street
be a pain in the arse
be a pain in the neck
be a peach
be a picture
be a piece of cake
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 slam dunk
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 sure thing
be a tall order
be a thing of the past
be a toss-up
be a wake-up
be a waste of space
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a weight off (one's) shoulders
be a whole other kettle of fish
be a world away
be a/the model of (something)
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 board
be above par
be above suspicion
be across (something)
be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
be after (doing 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 in a day's work
be all like
be all mouth
be all over bar the shouting
be all over the shop
be all right
be all roses
be all smiles
be all sweetness and light
be all talk (and no action)
be all the rage
be all the same to (one)
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 another kettle of fish
be another matter
be another of life's great mysteries
be another thing
be anybody's/anyone's guess
be anyone's
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 plain as the nose on (one's) face
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 asking for trouble
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
be at (one's) command
be at (one's) disposal
be at (one's) service
be at (one's) wits' end
be at (someone or something)
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 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 mercy of (something)
be at the wheel
be at work
be au fait with
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 before (one's) time
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 (one's) ken
be beyond (one)
be beyond caring
be beyond hope
be beyond suspicion
be beyond the pale
be big of (one)
be bitten by the bug
be bitter and twisted
be blasted to smithereens
be bleeding red ink
be blowing in the wind
be blown away
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 burning a hole in (one's) pocket
be burnt to a crisp
be bursting at the seams
be bursting to (do something)
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 hop
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 chucking (it) down
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 curtains for (someone or something)
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 on (one's) feet
be dead set against (someone or something)
be dead set on (something)
be dead to the world
be descended from (someone or something)
be devoured by (something)
be different sides of the same coin
be doing OK
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 doped to the gills
be down in the dumps
be down in the mouth
be down on (one's) luck
be down to (do something)
be down to (one)
be down to (something)
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 meat
be easy on the ear
be easy on the eye(s)
be economical with the truth
be engraved in (one's) memory
be engraved in (one's) mind
be engraved on (one's) heart
be etched on (one's) heart
be etched on (one's) memory
be etched on (one's) mind
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 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 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 for (someone or something)
be good going
be good news
be good with (one's) hands
be green about the gills
be green around the gills
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 (something) (one) used to be
be half the battle (won)
be half-cut
be half-dead
be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
be hanging over (one's) head
be hanging over (one)
be happy to (do something)
be hard at it
be hard done-by
be hard on (one)
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 higher than a kite
be hit for six
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
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) black books
be in (one's) blood
be in (one's) confidence
be in (one's) dotage
be in (one's) element
be in (one's) face
be in (one's) hands
be in (one's) light
be in (one's) pocket
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
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 odor with (one)
be in good shape
be in good taste
be in good voice
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 pay of (someone or 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 right spot 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 trim
be in tune
be in two minds
be in two places at once
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 (someone) for (something)
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 looking
be just the job
be just the same (to someone)
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 out cold
be knocked out of the box
be knocked sideways
be knocking on heaven's door
be knocking on the door
be laid to rest
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 (out) in the cold
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 little love lost between (two people)
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 (one) in the face
be looking for trouble
be looking to (do something)
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 lost without (someone or something)
be mad about (someone or something)
be mad keen (on someone or something)
be made for
be made of money
be made of sterner stuff
be made that way
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 mixed up with (someone)
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 trouble than it's worth
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 (one's) heart
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 news to (one)
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 love lost between (two people)
be no match for
be no mean (something)
be no mean feat
be no oil painting
be no picnic
be no quarter given
be no question of (doing) (something)
be no question that (something will happen/is the case)
be no respecter of persons
be no screaming hell
be no skin off (one's) back
be no skin off (one's) nose
be no skin off (one's) teeth
be no slouch
be no spring chicken
be no stranger to (something)
be no use
be none of (one's) business
be none the wiser
be not (one's) bag
be not (one's) cup of tea
be not (one's) problem
be not (oneself)
be not a bed of roses
be not all it's cracked up to be
be not all there
be not for the faint-hearted
be not half bad
be not having any (of it)
be not in Kansas anymore
be not just a pretty face
be not just another pretty face
be not long for this world
be not much between the ears
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 bob or two
be not short of a penny (or two)
be not so much (something) as (something else)
be not the done thing
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 whistling Dixie
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 do with (someone or something)
be nothing to shout about
be nuts about (someone or something)
be nutty about (someone or something)
be of (one's) own making
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 essence
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) dot
be off (one's) guard
be off (one's) nut
be off (one's) rocker
be off (one's) trolley
be off base
be off beam
be off for (something)
be off like a prom dress (in May)
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 to a false start
be off-color
be off-kilter
be on
be on (one's) (own) head
be on (one's) Pat Malone
be on (one's) ass
be on (one's) back
be on (one's) best behavior
be on (one's) conscience
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) shit list
be on (one's) shoulder
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 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 friendly terms with (someone)
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 brink of (doing something)
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 edge of (something)
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 radar (screen)
be on the ragged edge
be on the rampage
be on the receiving end
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 tip of (one's) tongue
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 for/after (one's) scalp
be out in force
be out like a light
be out of (one's) brain
be out of (one's) depth
be out of (one's) element
be out of (one's) face
be out of (one's) hair
be out of (one's) hands
be out of (one's) head
be out of (one's) league
be out of (one's) mind
be out of (one's) shell
be out of (one's) skull
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 square
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 (one's) feet
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 rest
be put to rights
be put to the sword
be put upon
be putty in (one's) hands
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 only to (someone or something)
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 shown the ropes
be sick and tired of (something)
be sick at heart
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 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 (one) in the face
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 storming mad
be strapped for cash
be streets ahead
be strong on something
be struck all of a heap
be struck dumb
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 sure to (do something)
be sweet on
be swept off (one's) feet
be swimming with (someone or something)
be swimming with the fishes
be swinging the lead
be tailor-made
be tainted by (something)
be taken as read
be taken at face value
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 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 butt of the joke
be the cat's whiskers
be the chief cook and bottle washer
be the day hell freezes over
be the dead spit of (someone)
be the end
be the end of the road
be the exception that proves the rule
be the final straw
be the last (person) to (do something)
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 pits
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 spit and image of (someone)
be the spit of (someone)
be the spitten image of (someone)
be the spitting image of (someone)
be the talk of the town
be the tip of the iceberg
be the toast of (some place)
be the toast of (the town)
be the world to (one)
be there for the taking
be there with bells on
be thin on top
be thrilled to bits
be thrilled to death
be thrilled to pieces
be through
be thrown off balance
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 tipping (it) down
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 or woman that someone is
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) feet
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 (one's) ass
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) (old) tricks
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 (one)
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 upon (someone or something)
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 wild about (someone or something)
be with (one) in spirit
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 wrapped up in (someone or something)
be wringing (one's) hands
be young at heart
beauty is (only) skin-deep
beauty is only skin deep
beer and skittles, (life is) not all
beginning of the end, (this is) the
best defense is a good offense
best is the enemy of (the) good
best is the enemy of the good
beyond me
biological clock is ticking
bird in the hand
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
black as one is painted
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
blood is shed
blood is thicker than (something)
blotto(ed)
blue in the face, to be/until one is
bowl of cherries, life is just a
bully is always a coward
business is business
but that's just me
chain is no stronger than its weakest link
check is in the mail, the
cheque is in the mail
child is father of the man
clock is ticking, the
coast is clear
coast is clear, the
cold enough for you
coming or going, not know if one is
confession is good for the soul
contented mind is a perpetual feast
credit where credit is due
cross the stream where it is shallowest
cry before (one) is hurt
cry before one is hurt
cupboard is bare
cupboard is bare, the
customer is always right
customer is always right, the
dance card is full, my
darkest hour is just before the dawn
deem it necessary
devil is not so black as he is painted
devil you know is better than the devil you don't know, the
die is cast
die is cast, the
difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer
discretion is the better part of valour
dot (one's) i's
dot the i's and cross the t's
eggs is eggs
enough to plague a saint
equate
everything in the garden is lovely
everything in the garden is lovely/rosy
everything in the garden is rosy
everything is coming up roses
everything is copacetic
everything's coming up roses
everything's going to be all right
everything's roses
expense is no object
experience is the mother of wisdom
fat is in the fire
fat is in the fire, the
fate is sealed
female of the species is more deadly than the male
fine with me
first step is always the hardest
for all (one) is worth
for all is worth
for all one is worth
for all someone is worth
forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit is the sweetest
fortune is smiling (up)on (someone)
fresh from
friend in need is a friend indeed
friend in need is a friend indeed, a
from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step
game is not worth the candle, the
game is up
game is up, the
get off-kilter
get out of kilter
get out while the getting is good
get out while the going is good
get what's coming (to one)
get while the getting is good
get while the going is good
getting there is half the fun
give (one) what's coming (to one)
give credit
give credit where credit is due
glass is half full, the
go off-kilter
go out of kilter
go while the going is good
going to tell
good for (someone or something)
granted no quarter
grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence), the
grass is always greener on the other side, the
half a loaf is better than no bread
half a loaf is better than no loaf
half a loaf is better than none/no bread
handsome is that handsome does
happy as a clam at high tide
happy as the day is long
happy as the day is long/as a clam/as Larry
have a clear conscience
have a rough trot
he who hesitates (is lost)
he, it, etc. is not as black as he, it, etc. is painted
heart in it, have one's
heart sinks, one's
hell is paved with good intentions, the road/way to
here's the rub
hindsight is (always) 20/20
his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
his, her, etc. face is like thunder
hit (one) when (one) is down
home is where you hang your hat
honest as the day is long
honesty is the best policy
honeymoon is over, the
how's tricks?
hunger is a good sauce
hunger is the best spice
idle brain is the devil's workshop
if (one) is a day
if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
if ever there was
if he is a day
if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck
in a stew
in arms
in at the deep end
in hospital
in the face of
is (someone) all over
is all
is better than nothing
is it
is it just me
is killing
is rotten in Denmark
is that right
is that so
is the Pope Catholic?
is the new...
is the pope Catholic
it ain't over till/until it's over
it is a matter of (doing something)
it is all up with
it is all up with (someone or something)
it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
it is high time
it is high time that
it is what it is
it isn't over till/until the fat lady sings
it's a long story
it's a question of (something)
it's a small world
it's a wonder
it's all downhill
it's all go
it's all over with
it's as broad as it is long
it's hardly saying much
it's just one of those things
it's no crime to (do something)
it's not over till/until the fat lady sings
it's not saying much
it's the berries
it's to die
it's to die for
it's to laugh
it's written in the stars
it's/that's a wrap
jack of all trades is a master of none
jig is up
joke is on
jury is still out
jury is still out, the
justice delayed is justice denied
kick (one) when (one) is down
king is dead, long live the king, the
know on which side your bread is buttered
know one for what one is
know what (one) is about
know what (one) is doing
know what (one) is talking about
know what it is to be (something)
know what it is to be/do something
know what's what
know what/which side of the bread is buttered (on), to
know when one is not wanted
know where (one) is going
know where (one) is with (someone or something)
know where is at
know where one is coming from
know where someone is coming from
know which end is up
know which is which
know which side (one's) bread is buttered (on)
know which side bread is buttered on
know which side of (one's) bread is buttered
know which side of one's bread is buttered
know which side your bread is buttered
latch string is always out
laughter is the best medicine
left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, the
liar is not believed when he tells the truth
life is (just) a bowl of cherries
life is a bowl of cherries
life is cheap
life is like a box of chocolates
life is short(, and time is swift)
life's a bitch(,( and) then you die)
life's too short
like it is going out of fashion or style
like it's going out of fashion
like it's going out of style
like there's no tomorrow
little knowledge is a dangerous thing
little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
little learning is a dangerous thing, a
lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to
longest way round is the shortest way home
make out like (something is the case)
make out that (something is the case)
man is a wolf to man
man is known by the company he keeps
man's home is his castle
many is the
meat and drink to me, it is
merry as a cricket
merry as the day is long
meter is running, the
method in one's madness, there is
might as well
might is right
milk (something) for all (something) is worth
mill cannot grind with water that is past
miss is as good as a mile
miss is as good as a mile, a
mocking is catching
money is no object
money, expense, etc. is no object
moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
more than meets the eye
more's the pity
mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken
my enemy's enemy is my friend
my name is mud
name is mud, one's
necessity is the mother of innovation
necessity is the mother of invention
never marry for money, but marry where money is
no accounting for tastes, there is no
no expense is spared
no man is an island
no man is an island (entire of itself)
no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
no way
nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
not (one's) day
not about to
not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be
not all is cracked up to be
not all it's cracked up to be
not all, everything, etc. somebody/something is cracked up to be
not anything to write home about
not as black as (one) is painted
not be a barrel of laughs
not be lost on (someone)
not be the only pebble on the beach
not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be
not know (one is) born
not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback
not know if (one) is 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 one is coming or going and not know if one is ...
not know which end is up
not one's day, this is
not playing with a full deck
not something to write home about
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not worth the paper it is written on
not worth the paper it's printed on
not worth the paper it's written on
not worth writing home about
nothing is sacred
nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse
number is up, one's
one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after
one man's meat is another man's poison
one person's loss is another person's gain
one picture is worth a thousand words
one's goose is cooked
one's heart is in mouth
one's heart is in the right place
one's heart is set against
one's heart is set on
one's name is mud
one's nose is in the air
one's number is up
one's word is bond
one's work is cut out for one
ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an
party's over
pen is mightier than the sword
pen is mightier than the sword, the
penny saved is a penny earned
penny saved is a penny earned, a
pick up what (one) is putting down
picture is worth a thousand words
picture is worth a thousand words, one
play (something) for all (something) is worth
play the hand (one) is dealt
point is well taken
possession is nine parts of the law
possession is nine points of the law
possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law
possession is nine-tenths of the law
pot is calling the kettle black
poverty is not a sin
pretend (that) black is white
price is right, the
procrastination is the thief of time
proof is in the pudding
proof of the pudding is in the eating, the
proof of the pudding, the
prophet is not without honor save in his own country
prove to (one) that (something is the case)
pulled out of (one's) ass
put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is
put money where mouth is
put one's money where one's mouth is
put one's money where one's mouth is, to
put your money where your mouth is
quit while (one) is ahead
quit while one is ahead
quit while the going is good
recognize (someone or something) for what (someone or something) is
recognize for what it is
red in the face, be
rest is gravy
rest is history
rest is history, the
revenge is sweet
rich man's joke is always funny
road to hell is paved with good intentions
road to hell is paved with good intentions, the
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what's
say (that) black is white
see (one) for what (one) (really) is
see how the wind is blowing
see somebody/something for what they are/it is
see that is done
see that it is done
see which way the wind is blowing
self-praise is no praise (at all)
self-praise is no recommendation (at all)
self-preservation is the first law of nature
self-preservation is the name of the game
set one's heart on
shaken up
she's apples
she's right(, mate)
she's sweet(, mate)
shoe is on the other foot
shoe is on the other foot, the
short on looks
sit tall in the/(one's) saddle
six and two threes
sky is falling, the
small is beautiful
so's your old lady
so's your old man
somebody up there is looking out for me
someone up there is looking out for me
someone's back is turned
someone's bark is worse than their bite
someone's blood is up
someone's name is mud
someone's number is up
someone's star is rising
someone's sun is set
someone's tongue is hanging out
someone's word is law
someone's word is their bond
someone’s ass is grass
something else, he/she/it is
something is rotten in the state of Denmark
something is up
speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
speech is silver, but silence is golden
speech is silver, silence is gold
speech is silver, silence is golden
spend money like it's going out of style
spirit away
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
spirit off
squeeze out of
stolen fruit is (the) sweetest
stolen fruit is sweetest
storm is brewing
strike while the iron is hot
strike while the iron is hot, to
strike whilst the iron is hot
stupid is as stupid does
success has many fathers, failure is an orphan
such as it is
such is life
sun is over the yardarm, when the
supposed to
sure as God made little green apples
sure as eggs is eggs
swear (that) black is white
swear black is white
taken aback
talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear
talk someone's arm off
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
talk until one is blue in the face
tell it how it is
tell it how/like it is
tell it like it is
tell it like it is, to
that is
that is to say
that's (just) the way it is
that's a good one
that's about the size of it
that's all needs
that's enough
that's hardly saying much
that's how the ball bounces
that's how the cookie crumbles
that's how the mop flops
that's life
that's more like it
that's my boy
that's my girl!
that's not saying much
that's the breaks
that's the rub
that's the ticket
that's the way life is
that's the way the ball bounces
that's the way the cookie crumbles
that's the way the mop flops
that's tough
that's what she said
that's why
the (hand)writing is on the wall
the ball is in (one's) court
the ball is in court
the ball is in someone's court
the ball is in someone’s court
the ball is in your court
the ball is in your/somebody's court
the balloon goes up
the best defense is a good offense
the betting (line) is (that)
the betting is (that)
the betting is that
the biter (is) bit
the biter gets bit
the bloom is off the (something)
the bloom is off the rose
the blush is off the rose
the boot is on the other foot
the bottom drops out of the market
the bottom falls out of the industry
the bottom falls out of the market
the cake is a lie
the cat is out of the bag
the check is in the mail
the child is father of the man
the coast is clear
the cupboard is bare
the curtain comes down on (something)
the curtain falls on (something)
the customer is always right
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
the devil is in the detail
the devil is in the detail(s)
the devil is not so black as he is painted
the dice are loaded against (one)
the dice is loaded against someone
the die is cast
the enemy of my enemy is my friend
the fat is in the fire
the feeling is mutual
the female of the species is more deadly than the male
the first step is always the hardest
the fix is in
the funny thing is
the fur flies
the game is not worth the candle
the game is up
the genie is out of the bottle
the glass is half empty
the glass is half full
the grass is always greener
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
the grass is greener on the other side
the half is better than the whole
the heat is on
the honest truth
the honeymoon is over
the jig is up
the joke is on someone
the joke's on (one)
the jury is (still) out
the jury is out
the jury is/are out
the king is dead, long live the king!
the laborer is worthy of his hire
the latch string is always out
the laugh is on (one)
the laugh is on me
the law is a ass
the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
the lights are on but no one is at home
the longest way round is the shortest way home
the map is not the territory
the medium is the message
the meter is running
the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken
the noose is hanging
the ox is in the ditch
the party is over
the pen is mightier than the sword
the penny drops
the pot is calling the kettle black
the price is right
the proof is in the pudding
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
the rest is (just) gravy
the rest is history
the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
the rot sets in
the shoe is on the other foot
the sky is the limit
the sky's the limit
the smart money is on somebody/something
the smart money is on something
the spirit is willing
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) body is weak
the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) flesh is weak
the struggle is real
the sun is over the yardarm
the suspense is killing me
the thing is
the thing is...
the thing of it is
the tide turns
the time is ripe
the wages of sin (is death)
the way the wind is blowing
the wish is father to the thought
the wolf is at the/(one's) door
the world is (one's) oyster
the world is one’s oyster
the world is your oyster
the writing is on the wall
them's the breaks
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 is (a) method in (one's) madness
there is (a) method to (one's) madness
there is a fine line between
there is always room at the top
there is an exception to every rule
there is bad blood between
there is many a slip twixt cup and lip
there is method in someone's madness
there is more to (someone or something) than meets the eye
there is no doing
there is no harm in
there is no harm in (someone's) doing (something)
there is no holding someone
there is no knowing
there is no love lost
there is no love lost between (two people)
there is no mistaking someone or something
there is no saying
there is no such animal
there is no such thing
there is reason in the roasting of eggs
there is that
there is truth in wine
there is/lies the rub
there it is
there's (someone or something) for you
there's a first time for everything
there's a lot/much to be said for (something)
there's a sucker born every minute
there's a time and a place (for something)
there's life in the old dog yet
there's little to choose between (two people or things)
there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
there's many a true word spoken in jest
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there's no I in team
there's no holding (someone)
there's no law against (something)
there's no mistaking (someone or something)
there's no question of (something)
there's no stopping (someone)
there's no such thing as a free lunch
there's no telling
there's nobody home
there's none so deaf as those that will not hear
there's not much to choose between (two people or things)
there's nothing like (something)
there's nothing new under the sun
there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
there's nowt so queer as folk
there's one born every minute
there's only one thing for it
there's safety in numbers
there's some question of (something)
there's something about (someone or something)
there's storm brewing
there's that
there's the rub
there's trouble brewing
there(in) lies the rub
thing of beauty (is a joy forever), a
thing you don't want is dear at any price
think hung the moon
third time's a charm
this is
this is my floor
this is the life
this is the life!
this is why we can't have nice things
those are the breaks
threat or a promise, is that a
till (one) (is) blue in the face
time is getting on
time is money
time is on (one's) side
time is on somebody's side
time is ripe
time is ripe, the
time's up
timing is everything
to err is human (to forgive is divine)
to err is human, to forgive divine
tree is known by its fruit
trouble shared is a trouble halved
truth is stranger than fiction
turn the tables, to
until (one) is blue in the face
until the last dog is hung
way to a man's heart is through his stomach
welcome into
what (one) is driving at
what (one) is made of
what are the odds
what else is new
what is cracked up to be
what is more
what is somebody/something doing...?
what is the world coming to?
what planet is someone on?
what somebody is driving at
what somebody is made of
what someone is driving at
what's done is done
what's good for the goose is good for the gander
what's more
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
what's the deal
what's the good of (doing something)
what's the use (of doing something)
when (one's) back is turned
when (one) is least expecting it
when all is said and done
when all's (is) said and done
when all's said and done
when one is good and ready
when one's back is turned
when the time is ripe
when your back is turned
where (one) is coming from
where head is at
where is at
where it's at
where one is coming from
where somebody is coming from
where someone is at
where someone is coming from
where someone’s head is at
where the action is
where there's a will, there's a way
where there's muck, there's brass
where there's smoke, there's fire
which is which
which way the wind is blowing
while the going is good
who's (someone) when (he's/she's/they're) at home
who's who
woe is me
woe is you
word is good
word spoken is past recalling
word to the wise
work it so (that) (something is the case)
work things so (that) (something is the case)
world is my oyster, the
world is one's oyster, the
worse for wear
worth of a thing is what it will bring
your bark is worse than your bite
your blood's worth bottling
your call is important to us
your heart is in the right place
your heart is in your mouth
your life is in someone's hands
your luck is in
your luck's in
your name is mud
your wish is my command
your, his, etc. heart is in the right place
your, his, etc. name is mud
your, his, etc. word is law
your, his, etc. word is your, his, etc. bond
your/somebody's blood is up
your/somebody's heart is not in it
your/somebody's number is up

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释义	is See: (Boy,) is my face red! (Do) you mean to say (that) (something is the case)? (Do) you mean to tell me (that) (something is the case)? (Is it) hot enough for you? (Is there) anything else? (Is) everything OK? (Is) life getting you down? (Is) that everything? (Is) this taken? (a body part) is killing (one) (as) black as (one) is painted (as) clear as the sky is blue (as) happy as Larry (as) happy as a clam (as) happy as a clam in butter sauce (as) happy as the day is long (as) honest as the day is long (as) mad as hops (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) (do something) as if it's going out of style (do something) like it's going out of style (is) anything going on? (it is) (one's) pleasure (it's) (a)bout time (it's) (all) Greek to me (it's) about time (it's) all uphill from here (it's) better to be a live dog than a dead lion (it's) better to be late than be dead on time (it's) just as well (that) (something happened) (it's) little wonder (it's) nice to meet you (it's) nice to see you (it's) nothing personal (it's) small wonder (it's) time to call it a day (it's) time to call it a night (it's) time to cruise (it's) time to go (it's) time to hit the road (it's) time to jet off (to some place) (it's) time to move along (it's) time to push along (it's) time to push off (it's) time to run (it's) time to shove off (it's) time to split (it's/there's) no good crying over spilt milk (it's/there's) no use crying over spilled milk (it's/there's) no use crying over spilt milk (just) crazy enough to work (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch (one's) ass is grass (one's) ass is on the line (one's) back is turned (one's) back is up (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite (one's) blood is up (one's) butt is on the line (one's) cake is dough (one's) conscience is clean (one's) conscience is clear (one's) door is always open (one's) face is a picture (one's) face is like thunder (one's) fate is sealed (one's) goose is cooked (one's) head is more than just a hat rack (one's) heart is in (one's) boots (one's) heart is in (one's) mouth (one's) heart is in the right place (one's) heart is set against (something) (one's) heart is set on (something) (one's) heart isn't in it (one's) jaw drops (one's) jig is up (one's) life is in (someone's) hands (one's) name is mud (one's) nose is (always) in the air (one's) nose is out of joint (one's) number is up (one's) race is run (one's) star is rising (one's) stomach is in knots (one's) sun has set (one's) tongue is hanging out (one's) whole world was turned upside down (one's) word is (one's) bond (one's) word is law (one's) work is cut out for (one) (one's)/the hair is standing up on the back on (one's) neck (one) doesn't know which way is up or down (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 bite (someone) (one) is not going to eat (someone) (one) is not playing with a full deck (one) is off (one's) rocker (one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent) (one) is on the DL (open) confession is good for the soul (someone or something) is going to be the death of (one) (someone's) blood is on (one's) hands (someone's) point is well taken (someone's) secret is safe with (one) (someone) is endgame (someone) is not going to thank you for (something) (something) gives me life (something) is all (one) needs (something) is better than nothing (something) is enough to plague a saint (something) is just what (one) needs (something) is no object (something) is not going to (do something) itself (something) is one thing, (something else) is (quite) another (something) is over (one's) head (something) is the last straw (something) is the new (something) (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back (something) is wicked (something) is you (something), thy name is (someone or something) (the) clock is running (the) clock is ticking (the) fact is (the) good is the enemy of (the) best (the) good is the enemy of (the) great (the) shit is going to hit the fan (the) smart money is on (someone or something) (there is) no problem with that (there's) no comparison (there's) no knowing (there's) no need (to) (there's) no peace for the weary (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked (there's) no point (in) (doing something) (there's) no point crying over spilt milk (there's) no rest for the weary (there's) no saying (there's) no show without Punch (there's) no telling (there's) no way to tell A good man is hard to find. A thing of beauty is a joy forever All that glitters is not gold And your point is? Art is long and life is short As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined Barkis is willin' Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin-deep Big Brother is watching you Blood is thicker than water Bread is the staff of life Brevity is the soul of wit CF CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Cash is king Cash is trash Charlie Foxtrot Cleanliness is next to godliness Could I use your powder room? Death is the great leveler Diligence is the mother of good luck Dinner is served Discretion is the better part of valor East is East and West is West East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet) East, West, home's best Enough is as good as a feast Enough is enough Every man is the architect of his own fortune Example is better than precept Experience is the best teacher Experience is the father of wisdom Experience is the teacher of fools Fact is stranger than fiction Fire is a good servant but a bad master Football's a game of two halves. Foresight is better than hindsight. Forewarned is forearmed Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration God is in the detail(s) Good men are scarce Half a loaf is better than none Half the truth is often a whole lie Handsome is as handsome does Happy is the bride that the sun shines on Happy is the country which has no history He that is down need fear no fall He who hesitates is lost He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. Hoist your sail when the wind is fair Home is where the heart is Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper How (something) is that? How is (one) fixed (for something)? How is fixed for? How is getting along? How is making out? How long is a piece of string? Hulda is making her bed Hunger is the best sauce Idleness is the root of all evil If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is Ignorance is bliss Ignorance is no excuse Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king Is my face red! Is nothing sacred? Is that a fact? Is that so? Is the glass half empty or half full? Is the pope a Catholic? Is there any truth to? Is there? It is a long lane that has no turning It is a poor heart that never rejoices It is a wise child that knows its own father It is all over with It is better to be born lucky than rich It is better to give than to receive It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive It is better to wear out than to rust out It is easier to tear down than to build up It is easy to be wise after the event It is never too late It is never too late to learn It is never too late to mend It is not work that kills, but worry It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back It is the pace that kills It's a free country Knowledge is power Less is more Life is just a bowl of cherries Life is short and time is swift Life is too short Love is blind Many a true word is spoken in jest Monday's child is fair of face Money is power Money is the root of all evil Mother Carey is plucking her chickens Moving three times is as bad as a fire My house is your house No news is good news No one is indispensable Nothing is certain but death and taxes Nothing is certain but the unforeseen Nothing is given so freely as advice One man's loss is another man's gain One man's trash is another man's treasure One of these days is none of these days One's bark is worse than bite Patience is a virtue Poverty is not a crime Pretty is as pretty does Prevention is better than cure Punctuality is the soul of business Put your money where your mouth is! Queen Anne is dead Revenge is a dish best eaten cold. Revenge is a dish best served cold Revenge is a dish best served cold. Second place is the first loser. Seeing is believing Self-praise is no recommendation Silence is golden Such is life! Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Talk is cheap Tell it like it is! That's putting it mildly That's rich! That's the way it goes The age of miracles is past The game is not worth the candle. The good is the enemy of the best The grass is always greener on the other side The lights are on, but nobody's home The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak The wages of sin is death The wolf is at the door The world is oyster There is a remedy for everything except death There is a tide in the affairs of men There is a time and a place for everything There is honor among thieves There is no accounting for taste There is no pleasure without pain There is no rest for the weary There is no royal road to learning There is nothing new under the sun There is safety in numbers This is it This is it! This is where I came in This is where I came in. This one is on Time is a great healer Time is of the essence Time is up To err is human Tomorrow is another day Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular Trouble is brewing Tuesday's child is full of grace Turnabout is fair play Two is company, three's a crowd Union is strength Up to (one's) neck in alligators Variety is the spice of life Virtue is its own reward Well begun is half done What else is new? What is (one) driving at? What is (one) getting at? What is (one) waiting for? What is (someone or something) doing (some place)? What is it? What planet is (someone) on? What you see is what you get What's (someone's) game? What's (someone) playing at? What's (something) in aid of? What's (something) when it's at home? What's biting (someone)? What's eating (someone)? What's in a name? What's that supposed to mean? What's the betting (line) What's the big idea? What's the damage? What's the idea? What's the magic word? What's the matter (with someone or something)? What's the world coming to? What's your poison? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine Where can I wash up? Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise Where is the restroom? Who does (someone) think (they) are? Who is (one) to (do something)? Who is this? Who's she, the cat's mother? Who's there? Who's to say? Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free? Woe is me! Your guess is as good as mine Your secret is safe with me a Jack of all trades is a master of none a Jill of all trades is a master of none a bad excuse is better than none a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a broken clock is right twice a day a bully is always a coward a camel is a horse designed by a committee a chain is no stronger than its weakest link a chain is only as strong as its weakest link a change is as good as a rest a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours a contented mind is a perpetual feast a danger foreseen is half-avoided a dead clock is correct twice a day a dead clock is right twice a day a fair exchange is no robbery a false friend is worse than an open enemy a fool at 40 is a fool forever a friend in need is a friend indeed a friend's eye is a good mirror a good deed is never lost a good example is the best sermon a good name is a second inheritance a good name is sooner lost than won a house is not a home a hungry man is an angry man a little fire is quickly trodden out a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little learning is a dangerous thing a little pot is soon hot a little too late is much too late a live dog is better than a dead lion a living dog is better than a dead lion a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words a man is judged by the company he keeps a man is known by the company he keeps a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client a man's home is his castle a mill cannot grind with water that is past a mind is a terrible thing to waste a miss is as good as a mile a nod is as good as a wink a nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man a penny saved is a penny earned a penny saved is a penny gained a picture is worth a thousand words a problem shared is a problem halved a promise is a promise a promise made is a promise kept a prophet is not without honor save in his own country a rich man's joke is always funny a smile is worth a thousand words a stopped clock is right twice a day a storm is brewing a thing of beauty is a joy forever a thing you don't want is dear at any price a tree is known by its fruit(, a man by his deeds) a trouble shared is a trouble halved a verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on a walk is as good as a hit a week is a long time in politics a woman is as old as she admits a woman's place is in the home a woman's work is never done a word (once) spoken is past recalling a word of praise is equal to ointment on a sore a word to the wise is enough a word to the wise is sufficient a/the feeling (that) (something is/will be the case) a/the liar is not believed when he tells the truth after all is said and done after everything is said and done after the party is over all (one's) life is worth all (one's) taste is in (one's) mouth all gas and gaiters all hell breaks/is let loose all is fair in love and war all is fish that comes to his net all is grist that comes to the mill all is not lost all knowledge is contained in fandom all knowledge is contained in fanzines all politics is local all that glistens is not gold all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold all's fair in love and war all's one to (one) always be on (one's) guard an Englishman's home is his castle an idle brain is the devil's workshop an insult to one is an insult to all an open book, he/she is (like an) an ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and it's not even close any friend of (someone's) (is a friend of mine) any press is good press anybody who is anybody anyone who is anybody anyone's guess anything else? anything is possible art is long and life is short as far as (someone or something) is concerned as far as is concerned as far as that goes as if there's no tomorrow as is as it is as much as (one's) life is worth as the day is long as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined attack is the best form of defense bad blood bad egg bad excuse is better than none bad publicity is good publicity bark is worse than one's bite bark is worse than one's bite, one's 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) choked up be (all) for (someone or something) 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 new pin 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) happy as a clam (at high tide) 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 nails 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 (just/right) up (one's) street be (like) water off a duck's back be (living) on another planet be (not) (one's) bag be (not) (one's) brother's keeper be (not) (one's) department be (not) (one's) style be (not) (one's) type be (not) a patch on be (not) a pretty sight be (not) all beer and skittles be (not) all fun and games be (not) all moonlight and roses 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) baby be (one's) for the asking be (one's) for the taking be (one's) last resort be (one's) man/woman be (one's) middle name be (one's) own man/woman/person be (one's) own worst enemy be (one's) pigeon be (one's) place (to do something) be (one's) strong point be (one's)/the main squeeze 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 (right) up (one's) arse be (right) up there with (someone or something) be (sitting) in the catbird seat be (sitting) on (one's) tail be (sitting) on top of the world be (someone's) call be (someone's) funeral be (someone's) huckleberry be (someone's) strong suit be (something) itself 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 OK 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 much be a bit off be a bit steep be a blessing in disguise be a box of birds be a bundle of laughs be a bundle of nerves be a card-carrying member (of something) be a chapter of accidents be a chip off the old block be a closed book be a cougar be a credit to (someone or something) be a crock of shit be a crying shame be a cut above be a dab hand 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 fan of (someone or something) be a far cry from be a fate worse than death be a fine figure of a (man or woman) be a firm believer in (something) be a foil for (someone) be a foil to (someone) be a force to be reckoned with be a go be a go-between be a goner be a great believer in (something) be a great one for (doing something) be a happy camper be a hard act to follow be a howling success be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon be a huckleberry above a persimmon be a huckleberry over (one's) 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 load off (one's) mind be a long shot 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 nasty piece of work be a no-no be a one-way street be a pain in the arse be a pain in the neck be a peach be a picture be a piece of cake 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 slam dunk 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 sure thing be a tall order be a thing of the past be a toss-up be a wake-up be a waste of space be a weight off (one's) mind be a weight off (one's) shoulders be a whole other kettle of fish be a world away be a/the model of (something) 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 board be above par be above suspicion be across (something) be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow be after (doing 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 in a day's work be all like be all mouth be all over bar the shouting be all over the shop be all right be all roses be all smiles be all sweetness and light be all talk (and no action) be all the rage be all the same to (one) 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 another kettle of fish be another matter be another of life's great mysteries be another thing be anybody's/anyone's guess be anyone's 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 plain as the nose on (one's) face 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 asking for trouble be asleep at the switch be asleep at the wheel be at (one's) command be at (one's) disposal be at (one's) service be at (one's) wits' end be at (someone or something) 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 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 mercy of (something) be at the wheel be at work be au fait with 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 before (one's) time 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 (one's) ken be beyond (one) be beyond caring be beyond hope be beyond suspicion be beyond the pale be big of (one) be bitten by the bug be bitter and twisted be blasted to smithereens be bleeding red ink be blowing in the wind be blown away 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 burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burnt to a crisp be bursting at the seams be bursting to (do something) 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 hop 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 chucking (it) down 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 curtains for (someone or something) 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 on (one's) feet be dead set against (someone or something) be dead set on (something) be dead to the world be descended from (someone or something) be devoured by (something) be different sides of the same coin be doing OK 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 doped to the gills be down in the dumps be down in the mouth be down on (one's) luck be down to (do something) be down to (one) be down to (something) 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 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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 only to (someone or something) 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 shown the ropes be sick and tired of (something) be sick at heart 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 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 (one) in the face 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 storming mad be strapped for cash be streets ahead be strong on something be struck all of a heap be struck dumb 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 sure to (do something) be sweet on be swept off (one's) feet be swimming with (someone or something) be swimming with the fishes be swinging the lead be tailor-made be tainted by (something) be taken as read be taken at face value 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 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 butt of the joke be the cat's whiskers be the chief cook and bottle washer be the day hell freezes over be the dead spit of (someone) be the end be the end of the road be the exception that proves the rule be the final straw be the last (person) to (do something) 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 pits 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 spit and image of (someone) be the spit of (someone) be the spitten image of (someone) be the spitting image of (someone) be the talk of the town be the tip of the iceberg be the toast of (some place) be the toast of (the town) be the world to (one) be there for the taking be there with bells on be thin on top be thrilled to bits be thrilled to death be thrilled to pieces be through be thrown off balance 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 tipping (it) down 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 or woman that someone is 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) feet 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 (one's) ass 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) (old) tricks 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 (one) 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 upon (someone or something) 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 wild about (someone or something) be with (one) in spirit 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 wrapped up in (someone or something) be wringing (one's) hands be young at heart beauty is (only) skin-deep beauty is only skin deep beer and skittles, (life is) not all beginning of the end, (this is) the best defense is a good offense best is the enemy of (the) good best is the enemy of the good beyond me biological clock is ticking bird in the hand bird in the hand is worth two in the bush black as one is painted blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed blood is shed blood is thicker than (something) blotto(ed) blue in the face, to be/until one is bowl of cherries, life is just a bully is always a coward business is business but that's just me chain is no stronger than its weakest link check is in the mail, the cheque is in the mail child is father of the man clock is ticking, the coast is clear coast is clear, the cold enough for you coming or going, not know if one is confession is good for the soul contented mind is a perpetual feast credit where credit is due cross the stream where it is shallowest cry before (one) is hurt cry before one is hurt cupboard is bare cupboard is bare, the customer is always right customer is always right, the dance card is full, my darkest hour is just before the dawn deem it necessary devil is not so black as he is painted devil you know is better than the devil you don't know, the die is cast die is cast, the difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer discretion is the better part of valour dot (one's) i's dot the i's and cross the t's eggs is eggs enough to plague a saint equate everything in the garden is lovely everything in the garden is lovely/rosy everything in the garden is rosy everything is coming up roses everything is copacetic everything's coming up roses everything's going to be all right everything's roses expense is no object experience is the mother of wisdom fat is in the fire fat is in the fire, the fate is sealed female of the species is more deadly than the male fine with me first step is always the hardest for all (one) is worth for all is worth for all one is worth for all someone is worth forbidden fruit forbidden fruit is the sweetest fortune is smiling (up)on (someone) fresh from friend in need is a friend indeed friend in need is a friend indeed, a from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step game is not worth the candle, the game is up game is up, the get off-kilter get out of kilter get out while the getting is good get out while the going is good get what's coming (to one) get while the getting is good get while the going is good getting there is half the fun give (one) what's coming (to one) give credit give credit where credit is due glass is half full, the go off-kilter go out of kilter go while the going is good going to tell good for (someone or something) granted no quarter grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence), the grass is always greener on the other side, the half a loaf is better than no bread half a loaf is better than no loaf half a loaf is better than none/no bread handsome is that handsome does happy as a clam at high tide happy as the day is long happy as the day is long/as a clam/as Larry have a clear conscience have a rough trot he who hesitates (is lost) he, it, etc. is not as black as he, it, etc. is painted heart in it, have one's heart sinks, one's hell is paved with good intentions, the road/way to here's the rub hindsight is (always) 20/20 his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite his, her, etc. face is like thunder hit (one) when (one) is down home is where you hang your hat honest as the day is long honesty is the best policy honeymoon is over, the how's tricks? hunger is a good sauce hunger is the best spice idle brain is the devil's workshop if (one) is a day if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail if ever there was if he is a day if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck in a stew in arms in at the deep end in hospital in the face of is (someone) all over is all is better than nothing is it is it just me is killing is rotten in Denmark is that right is that so is the Pope Catholic? is the new... is the pope Catholic it ain't over till/until it's over it is a matter of (doing something) it is all up with it is all up with (someone or something) it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog it is high time it is high time that it is what it is it isn't over till/until the fat lady sings it's a long story it's a question of (something) it's a small world it's a wonder it's all downhill it's all go it's all over with it's as broad as it is long it's hardly saying much it's just one of those things it's no crime to (do something) it's not over till/until the fat lady sings it's not saying much it's the berries it's to die it's to die for it's to laugh it's written in the stars it's/that's a wrap jack of all trades is a master of none jig is up joke is on jury is still out jury is still out, the justice delayed is justice denied kick (one) when (one) is down king is dead, long live the king, the know on which side your bread is buttered know one for what one is know what (one) is about know what (one) is doing know what (one) is talking about know what it is to be (something) know what it is to be/do something know what's what know what/which side of the bread is buttered (on), to know when one is not wanted know where (one) is going know where (one) is with (someone or something) know where is at know where one is coming from know where someone is coming from know which end is up know which is which know which side (one's) bread is buttered (on) know which side bread is buttered on know which side of (one's) bread is buttered know which side of one's bread is buttered know which side your bread is buttered latch string is always out laughter is the best medicine left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, the liar is not believed when he tells the truth life is (just) a bowl of cherries life is a bowl of cherries life is cheap life is like a box of chocolates life is short(, and time is swift) life's a bitch(,( and) then you die) life's too short like it is going out of fashion or style like it's going out of fashion like it's going out of style like there's no tomorrow little knowledge is a dangerous thing little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a little learning is a dangerous thing, a lock the barn door after the horse has bolted lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to longest way round is the shortest way home make out like (something is the case) make out that (something is the case) man is a wolf to man man is known by the company he keeps man's home is his castle many is the meat and drink to me, it is merry as a cricket merry as the day is long meter is running, the method in one's madness, there is might as well might is right milk (something) for all (something) is worth mill cannot grind with water that is past miss is as good as a mile miss is as good as a mile, a mocking is catching money is no object money, expense, etc. is no object moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the more than meets the eye more's the pity mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken my enemy's enemy is my friend my name is mud name is mud, one's necessity is the mother of innovation necessity is the mother of invention never marry for money, but marry where money is no accounting for tastes, there is no no expense is spared no man is an island no man is an island (entire of itself) no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney no way nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse not (one's) day not about to not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be not all is cracked up to be not all it's cracked up to be not all, everything, etc. somebody/something is cracked up to be not anything to write home about not as black as (one) is painted not be a barrel of laughs not be lost on (someone) not be the only pebble on the beach not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be not know (one is) born not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback not know if (one) is 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 one is coming or going and not know if one is ... not know which end is up not one's day, this is not playing with a full deck not something to write home about not up to scratch not up to snuff not worth the paper it is written on not worth the paper it's printed on not worth the paper it's written on not worth writing home about nothing is sacred nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse number is up, one's one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after one man's meat is another man's poison one person's loss is another person's gain one picture is worth a thousand words one's goose is cooked one's heart is in mouth one's heart is in the right place one's heart is set against one's heart is set on one's name is mud one's nose is in the air one's number is up one's word is bond one's work is cut out for one ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an party's over pen is mightier than the sword pen is mightier than the sword, the penny saved is a penny earned penny saved is a penny earned, a pick up what (one) is putting down picture is worth a thousand words picture is worth a thousand words, one play (something) for all (something) is worth play the hand (one) is dealt point is well taken possession is nine parts of the law possession is nine points of the law possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law possession is nine-tenths of the law pot is calling the kettle black poverty is not a sin pretend (that) black is white price is right, the procrastination is the thief of time proof is in the pudding proof of the pudding is in the eating, the proof of the pudding, the prophet is not without honor save in his own country prove to (one) that (something is the case) pulled out of (one's) ass put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is put money where mouth is put one's money where one's mouth is put one's money where one's mouth is, to put your money where your mouth is quit while (one) is ahead quit while one is ahead quit while the going is good recognize (someone or something) for what (someone or something) is recognize for what it is red in the face, be rest is gravy rest is history rest is history, the revenge is sweet rich man's joke is always funny road to hell is paved with good intentions road to hell is paved with good intentions, the sarcasm is the lowest form of wit sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what's say (that) black is white see (one) for what (one) (really) is see how the wind is blowing see somebody/something for what they are/it is see that is done see that it is done see which way the wind is blowing self-praise is no praise (at all) self-praise is no recommendation (at all) self-preservation is the first law of nature self-preservation is the name of the game set one's heart on shaken up she's apples she's right(, mate) she's sweet(, mate) shoe is on the other foot shoe is on the other foot, the short on looks sit tall in the/(one's) saddle six and two threes sky is falling, the small is beautiful so's your old lady so's your old man somebody up there is looking out for me someone up there is looking out for me someone's back is turned someone's bark is worse than their bite someone's blood is up someone's name is mud someone's number is up someone's star is rising someone's sun is set someone's tongue is hanging out someone's word is law someone's word is their bond someone’s ass is grass something else, he/she/it is something is rotten in the state of Denmark something is up speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear speech is silver, but silence is golden speech is silver, silence is gold speech is silver, silence is golden spend money like it's going out of style spirit away spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the spirit off squeeze out of stolen fruit is (the) sweetest stolen fruit is sweetest storm is brewing strike while the iron is hot strike while the iron is hot, to strike whilst the iron is hot stupid is as stupid does success has many fathers, failure is an orphan such as it is such is life sun is over the yardarm, when the supposed to sure as God made little green apples sure as eggs is eggs swear (that) black is white swear black is white taken aback talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear talk someone's arm off 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 talk until one is blue in the face tell it how it is tell it how/like it is tell it like it is tell it like it is, to that is that is to say that's (just) the way it is that's a good one that's about the size of it that's all needs that's enough that's hardly saying much that's how the ball bounces that's how the cookie crumbles that's how the mop flops that's life that's more like it that's my boy that's my girl! that's not saying much that's the breaks that's the rub that's the ticket that's the way life is that's the way the ball bounces that's the way the cookie crumbles that's the way the mop flops that's tough that's what she said that's why the (hand)writing is on the wall the ball is in (one's) court the ball is in court the ball is in someone's court the ball is in someone’s court the ball is in your court the ball is in your/somebody's court the balloon goes up the best defense is a good offense the betting (line) is (that) the betting is (that) the betting is that the biter (is) bit the biter gets bit the bloom is off the (something) the bloom is off the rose the blush is off the rose the boot is on the other foot the bottom drops out of the market the bottom falls out of the industry the bottom falls out of the market the cake is a lie the cat is out of the bag the check is in the mail the child is father of the man the coast is clear the cupboard is bare the curtain comes down on (something) the curtain falls on (something) the customer is always right the darkest hour is just before the dawn the devil is in the detail the devil is in the detail(s) the devil is not so black as he is painted the dice are loaded against (one) the dice is loaded against someone the die is cast the enemy of my enemy is my friend the fat is in the fire the feeling is mutual the female of the species is more deadly than the male the first step is always the hardest the fix is in the funny thing is the fur flies the game is not worth the candle the game is up the genie is out of the bottle the glass is half empty the glass is half full the grass is always greener the grass is always greener (on the other side) the grass is greener on the other side the half is better than the whole the heat is on the honest truth the honeymoon is over the jig is up the joke is on someone the joke's on (one) the jury is (still) out the jury is out the jury is/are out the king is dead, long live the king! the laborer is worthy of his hire the latch string is always out the laugh is on (one) the laugh is on me the law is a ass the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing the lights are on but no one is at home the longest way round is the shortest way home the map is not the territory the medium is the message the meter is running the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken the noose is hanging the ox is in the ditch the party is over the pen is mightier than the sword the penny drops the pot is calling the kettle black the price is right the proof is in the pudding the proof of the pudding is in the eating the rest is (just) gravy the rest is history the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing the road to hell is paved with good intentions the rot sets in the shoe is on the other foot the sky is the limit the sky's the limit the smart money is on somebody/something the smart money is on something the spirit is willing the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) body is weak the spirit is willing, but the/(one's) flesh is weak the struggle is real the sun is over the yardarm the suspense is killing me the thing is the thing is... the thing of it is the tide turns the time is ripe the wages of sin (is death) the way the wind is blowing the wish is father to the thought the wolf is at the/(one's) door the world is (one's) oyster the world is one’s oyster the world is your oyster the writing is on the wall them's the breaks 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 is (a) method in (one's) madness there is (a) method to (one's) madness there is a fine line between there is always room at the top there is an exception to every rule there is bad blood between there is many a slip twixt cup and lip there is method in someone's madness there is more to (someone or something) than meets the eye there is no doing there is no harm in there is no harm in (someone's) doing (something) there is no holding someone there is no knowing there is no love lost there is no love lost between (two people) there is no mistaking someone or something there is no saying there is no such animal there is no such thing there is reason in the roasting of eggs there is that there is truth in wine there is/lies the rub there it is there's (someone or something) for you there's a first time for everything there's a lot/much to be said for (something) there's a sucker born every minute there's a time and a place (for something) there's life in the old dog yet there's little to choose between (two people or things) there's many a slip twixt cup and lip there's many a true word spoken in jest there's more than one way to skin a cat there's no I in team there's no holding (someone) there's no law against (something) there's no mistaking (someone or something) there's no question of (something) there's no stopping (someone) there's no such thing as a free lunch there's no telling there's nobody home there's none so deaf as those that will not hear there's not much to choose between (two people or things) there's nothing like (something) there's nothing new under the sun there's nothing to choose between (two people or things) there's nowt so queer as folk there's one born every minute there's only one thing for it there's safety in numbers there's some question of (something) there's something about (someone or something) there's storm brewing there's that there's the rub there's trouble brewing there(in) lies the rub thing of beauty (is a joy forever), a thing you don't want is dear at any price think hung the moon third time's a charm this is this is my floor this is the life this is the life! this is why we can't have nice things those are the breaks threat or a promise, is that a till (one) (is) blue in the face time is getting on time is money time is on (one's) side time is on somebody's side time is ripe time is ripe, the time's up timing is everything to err is human (to forgive is divine) to err is human, to forgive divine tree is known by its fruit trouble shared is a trouble halved truth is stranger than fiction turn the tables, to until (one) is blue in the face until the last dog is hung way to a man's heart is through his stomach welcome into what (one) is driving at what (one) is made of what are the odds what else is new what is cracked up to be what is more what is somebody/something doing...? what is the world coming to? what planet is someone on? what somebody is driving at what somebody is made of what someone is driving at what's done is done what's good for the goose is good for the gander what's more what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander what's the deal what's the good of (doing something) what's the use (of doing something) when (one's) back is turned when (one) is least expecting it when all is said and done when all's (is) said and done when all's said and done when one is good and ready when one's back is turned when the time is ripe when your back is turned where (one) is coming from where head is at where is at where it's at where one is coming from where somebody is coming from where someone is at where someone is coming from where someone’s head is at where the action is where there's a will, there's a way where there's muck, there's brass where there's smoke, there's fire which is which which way the wind is blowing while the going is good who's (someone) when (he's/she's/they're) at home who's who woe is me woe is you word is good word spoken is past recalling word to the wise work it so (that) (something is the case) work things so (that) (something is the case) world is my oyster, the world is one's oyster, the worse for wear worth of a thing is what it will bring your bark is worse than your bite your blood's worth bottling your call is important to us your heart is in the right place your heart is in your mouth your life is in someone's hands your luck is in your luck's in your name is mud your wish is my command your, his, etc. heart is in the right place your, his, etc. name is mud your, his, etc. word is law your, his, etc. word is your, his, etc. bond your/somebody's blood is up your/somebody's heart is not in it your/somebody's number is up
随便看	not do things by halves not dream of something/of doing something not dry behind the ears note no teacher/actor, etc. worth their salt noted noted for note down not enough room to swing a cat not (even) go there not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be not exactly not far off not far off/out/wrong not far out not far wrong not feeling (oneself) not feeling oneself not feel like (oneself) not feel (oneself) not feel yourself not fit to hold a candle to (someone or something) not float (one's) boat not for a instant not for (a) lack of trying