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(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(as) mad as hops
(it's) (all) Greek to me
(one's) back is turned
(one's) claws are showing
(one's) ears are red
(one's) ears are ringing
(one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) belly
(one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach
(one's) eyes are popping out of (one's) head
(one's) face is like thunder
(one's) hands are full
(one's) knees are knocking
(one's) knees are shaking
(one's) nerves are shot
(one's) nose is (always) in the air
(someone's or something's) days are numbered
(someone) is endgame
(something) is over (one's) head
(something) is the last straw
Fingers were made before forks
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake
If ifs and ands were pots and pans
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride
We were just talking about you
Were you born in a barn?
Were you born in a tent?
Were your ears burning?
What are you on?
What planet is (someone) on?
always be on (one's) guard
are your ears burning?
as if that were not enough
as if there was/were no tomorrow
as it were
as naked as the day (one) was born
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) 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 (like) water off a duck's back
be (living) on another planet
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) last resort
be (oneself) again
be (only) to be expected
be (out) in left field
be (out) on the piss
be (out) on the razzle
be (really) something
be (right) down (one's) alley
be (right) on the money
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be (sitting) on top of the world
be (someone's) huckleberry
be (something) to the good
be (still) going strong
be (strictly) for the birds
be (stuck) in a rut
be (the) bomb
be (the) keeper of (something)
be (walking) on thin ice
be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
be (with)in sight
be OK
be PO'd
be a (fully) paid-up member of something
be a barrel of laughs
be a bit off
be a bit steep
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 crying shame
be a cut above
be a dead duck
be a different kettle of fish
be a double-edged sword
be a double-edged weapon
be a drag on (one)
be a firm believer in (something)
be a foil for (someone)
be a foil to (someone)
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 howling success
be a huckleberry above a persimmon
be a keeper
be a licence to print money
be a license to print money
be a little off
be a loud mouth
be a man/woman of his/her word
be a mass of (something)
be a matter of (doing something)
be a moot point
be a moot question
be a mug's game
be a no-no
be a peach
be a picture
be a poor second
be a poor third
be a question of time
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 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 thorn in (one's) side
be a toss-up
be a wake-up
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a whole other kettle of fish
be a world away
be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
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 par
be above suspicion
be across (something)
be after (doing something)
be ahead
be ahead of (someone or something's) time
be ahead of (someone's or something's) time
be all eyes
be all fingers and thumbs
be all hat and no cattle
be all heart
be all het up
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 worse for wear
be all things to all men
be all things to all people
be all very well
be all wet
be along the lines of (something)
be an apology for
be an easy touch
be an item
be an open book
be an soft touch
be an unknown quantity
be another kettle of fish
be another of life's great mysteries
be anybody's/anyone's guess
be anyone's
be anyone's/anybody's call
be armed to the teeth
be around
be art and part of (something)
be as (something) as all get-out
be as (something) as they come
be as American as apple pie
be as bald as a coot
be as bright as a button
be as brown as a berry
be as clear as crystal
be as clear as day
be as clear as mud
be as 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 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 old as Methuselah
be as poor as church mice
be as regular as clockwork
be as safe as houses
be as scarce as hen's teeth
be as sharp as a tack
be as slippery as an eel
be as sound as a bell
be as stiff as a ramrod
be as straight as a die
be as white as a sheet
be as/like oil and water
be asking for trouble
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
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 end of nowhere
be at the mercy of (something)
be at the wheel
be at work
be au fait with
be aware of (something)
be away from (one's) desk
be away with the fairies
be back in harness
be back on the rails
be backed into a corner
be bad news
be badly off
be badly off for (something)
be badly turned out
be bang on
be barking mad
be barking up the wrong tree
be batting a thousand
be baying for blood
be beat
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
be behind
be behind the eight ball
be behind the times
be below full strength
be below par
be below the belt
be beside (oneself)
be beside the point
be better off
be better placed
be better than a kick in the pants
be beyond caring
be beyond hope
be beyond suspicion
be beyond the pale
be beyond words
be bitten by the bug
be bitter and twisted
be blasted to smithereens
be bleeding red ink
be blowing in the wind
be blown 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 born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
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 fire
be bricking it
be bright and breezy
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
be bringing up the rear
be broad in the beam
be brought down a notch (or two)
be brought down a peg (or two)
be brought in from the cold
be brought to account
be brought to book
be built like a brick shithouse
be built on sand
be bulging at the seams
be bumping along the bottom
be burnt to a crisp
be bursting at the seams
be bursting to (do something)
be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
be cacking it
be careful not to (do something)
be carried away
be carried out feet first
be carved in stone
be cast in a (some kind of) mold
be cast in cement
be cast in concrete
be cast in the same mould
be caught flat-footed
be caught in a time warp
be caught in the act
be caught in the crossfire
be caught in the middle
be caught napping
be caught off (one's) guard
be caught on the wrong foot
be caught short
be caught with (one's) pants down
be caught with (one's) trousers down
be caught with chaff
be center stage
be certain
be certain of (something)
be certain that (something will happen or is the case)
be chalk and cheese
be champing at the bit
be chasing rainbows
be chasing tail
be child's play
be chilled to the marrow
be chuffed to bits
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 cooked
be cooked to a turn
be cooking on gas
be cooking with gas
be cornered
be cracking on
be cruel to be kind
be crystal clear
be cut out for (something)
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 on (something)
be dead to the world
be death on (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 for the count
be down in the dumps
be down in the mouth
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 dressed (up) to the nines
be dressed to kill
be dropping like flies
be duck soup
be duty bound
be dying for (something)
be dying of (something)
be dying to (do something)
be easier said than done
be easy meat
be easy on the ear
be easy on the eye(s)
be economical with the truth
be even (with someone)
be even Steven(s)
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 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 out of (one's) wits
be frightened to death
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 going
be good news
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
be had up (for something)
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 happy to (do something)
be hard at it
be hard done-by
be hard pushed
be hard put
be hard put to (do something)
be hard up
be hard-pressed
be having none of (something)
be head over heels (in love)
be headed for (something)
be heading for a fall
be heavy going
be held in high esteem
be held in high regard
be hell on wheels
be hell-bent on
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 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) dotage
be in (something) for the long haul
be in Queer Street
be in a (blue) funk
be in a bad way
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/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 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 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 tatters
be in the Land of Nod
be in the air
be in the balance
be in the best possible taste
be in the black
be in the chips
be in the clear
be in the club
be in the dark
be in the doghouse
be in the doldrums
be in the driving seat
be in the eye of the storm
be in the firing line
be in the first flush of (something)
be in the frame
be in the front line
be in the grip of
be in the groove
be in the hole
be in the know
be in the land of the living
be in the lap of the gods
be in the limelight
be in the loop
be in the market for
be in the middle of (something or some place)
be in the money
be in the mood for (something)
be in the picture
be in the pink
be in the pipeline
be in the pocket
be in the public eye
be in the pudding club
be in the race
be in the red
be in the right
be in the right place at the right time
be in the 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 (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 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 kicked to the curb
be kicked upstairs
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 (one's) head off
be laughing all the way to the bank
be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
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 spare prick at a wedding
be like jelly
be like looking for a needle in a haystack
be like oil and water
be like painting the Forth Bridge
be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
be like ships in the night
be like ships that pass in the night
be like taking candy from a baby
be like talking to a brick wall
be like trying to find a needle in a haystack
be like two peas in a pod
be like watching grass grow
be like watching paint dry
be living high on the hog
be living in a fool's paradise
be living on borrowed time
be living proof of (something)
be living proof that
be locked in a time warp
be long in the tooth
be looking for trouble
be looking to (do something)
be losing it
be lost for words
be lost in (something)
be lost in the shuffle
be lost in translation
be lost on (someone)
be lost to the world
be mad keen (on someone or something)
be made for
be made of money
be made of sterner stuff
be made 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 mixed up in (something)
be money for jam
be money for old rope
be more Catholic than the Pope (himself)
be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
be more than (something)
be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
be much of a muchness
be murder on (someone or something)
be mutton dressed as lamb
be named after (someone or something)
be named for (someone or something)
be near the knuckle
be near to impossible
be neither fish nor fowl
be neither one thing nor the other
be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
be new to the game
be nip and tuck
be no bad thing
be no ball of fire
be no bed of roses
be no fool
be no good
be no good to man or beast
be no great shakes
be no joke
be no laughing matter
be no match for
be no mean (something)
be no oil painting
be no picnic
be no respecter of persons
be no screaming hell
be no slouch
be no spring chicken
be no stranger to (something)
be no use
be none the wiser
be not a bed of roses
be not all there
be not for the faint-hearted
be not half bad
be not in Kansas anymore
be not long for this world
be not much cop
be not much to look at
be not on
be not playing the game
be not playing with a full deck
be not right in the head
be not short of a bob or two
be not so much (something) as (something else)
be not the full quid
be not to know
be not up to much
be not up to the mark
be not whistling Dixie
be not worth a dime
be not worth a fig
be not worth a hill of beans
be not worth the paper it's printed on
be nothing (much) to write home about
be nothing short of (something)
be nothing to shout about
be of like mind
be of no account
be of one mind
be of service
be of service (to someone or something)
be of sound mind
be of the opinion that
be of the same mind
be of two minds
be of unsound mind
be of use
be off
be off (one's) dot
be off (one's) food
be off (one's) guard
be off (one's) rocker
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) Pat Malone
be on (one's) best behavior
be on (one's) good behavior
be on (one's) pat
be on (one's) soapbox
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 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 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 card short of a full deck
be one flesh
be one in a million
be one in the eye for
be one jump ahead
be one of a kind
be one of the boys
be one of the girls
be one of the lads
be one over (the) eight
be one sandwich short of a picnic
be one step ahead
be only a matter of time
be only a question of time
be onto a winner
be opposite sides of the same coin
be out
be out for (something)
be out for blood
be out for the count
be out in force
be out like a light
be out of (one's) brain
be out of (one's) face
be out of (one's) hair
be out of (one's) head
be out of (one's) mind with (something)
be out of (one's) shell
be out of (one's) skull
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) feet
be out on a limb
be out on the tiles
be out on the town
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 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 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 rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
be ruled out of court
be run off (one's) feet
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 shitless
be scared witless
be scattered to the four winds
be scraping the barrel
be second nature
be second to none
be seeing things
be sent to Coventry
be set aback
be set against (something)
be set fair
be set in cement
be set in concrete
be set to rights
be several cards short of a full deck
be shacked up with (someone)
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 shouting (one's) head off
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 snatched from the jaws of death
be snatched out of the jaws of death
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 spitting feathers
be spitting in(to) the wind
be spoiled for choice
be spoiling for a fight
be spoilt for choice
be spoon-fed
be spot on
be square (with one)
be squashed (in) like sardines
be staring (something) in the face
be stark raving mad
be starving
be steamed up
be steeped in (something)
be still in the game
be stinking rich
be stock still
be storming mad
be strange bedfellows
be strapped for cash
be streets ahead
be strong on something
be struck all of a heap
be stuck for (something)
be stuck in a time warp
be stuck on
be 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 through (one's) hat
be tall in (one's)/the saddle
be tarred and feathered
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 cat's whiskers
be the chief cook and bottle washer
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 straw
be the last word in (something)
be the life and soul of the party
be the living end
be the making of (someone or something)
be the matter (with someone or something)
be the picture of (something)
be the power behind the throne
be the shape of things to come
be the soul of (something)
be the spice of life
be the talk of the town
be the tip of the iceberg
be the toast of (some place)
be the toast of (the town)
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 (something's) apron strings
be tight-arsed
be tight-assed
be tight-lipped
be tired and emotional
be tired of (something)
be tired to death of (something)
be to blame
be to do with (something)
be toes up
be togged out (in something)
be togged up (in something)
be too
be too much (for one)
be torn between
be torqued off
be touch-and-go
be touched by (something)
be touched with (something)
be touching cloth
be touching cotton
be tough
be trapped in a time warp
be treading on eggshells
be turfed
be turfed out
be two a penny
be two sides of the same coin
be under (one's) wing
be under (someone's) spell
be under a microscope
be under control
be under no illusion
be under orders
be under par
be under suspicion
be under the cosh
be under the illusion that
be under the impression that
be under the microscope
be under the pump
be under the spell of (someone)
be under the wing of (someone)
be under way
be up
be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
be up against it
be up and around
be up and down
be up for grabs
be up on (something)
be up the duff
be up the pole
be up the spout
be up the stick
be up to (one's) (old) tricks
be up to (one's) old tricks
be up to (something)
be up to ninety
be up to par
be up to the mark
be up with the crows
be up with the lark(s)
be waiting for the other shoe to drop
be waiting in the wings
be walking a tightrope
be walking on air
be walking on eggshells
be way off beam
be welcome to (something)
be well aware of (something)
be well away
be well off
be well off for (something)
be well out of (something)
be well placed
be well turned out
be well versed in (something)
be whistling Dixie
be whistling in the dark
be whistling in the wind
be wide of the mark
be wide open
be wide open to (something)
be wild about (someone or something)
be wise to (someone or something)
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 young at heart
blotto(ed)
curse the day (one) was born
fresh from
granted no quarter
having a wonderful time; wish you were here
if I was/were in your place
if I were in your place
if I were you
if ever there was
if the truth were known
if wishes were horses
if wishes were horses, (then) beggars might ride
if wishes were horses, (then) beggars would ride
if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
in a stew
in arms
in at the deep end
in hospital
it is a matter of (doing something)
know where (one) is going
know where (one) is with (someone or something)
like there were no tomorrow
not about to
not be a barrel of laughs
not be lost on (someone)
not be the only pebble on the beach
not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback
people (something or some place) with (someone)
pulled out of (one's) ass
shaken up
such as it is
taken aback
talk till (one's) face is blue
talk until (one's) face is blue
the cards are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
the cards are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
the odds are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
the odds are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
those were the days
tongues wag
we was robbed
we wuz robbed
what was (one) smoking
when (one) is least expecting it
when (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye
worse for wear
wouldn't if I were you

References in classic literature

They were five brothers, all called ''Fingers.'' They held themselves proudly one against the other, although they were of different sizes.

It seems to me as if the sunbeams were always looking under the water for me.

One day two street-urchins were playing and wading in the gutter, picking up old nails, pennies, and such things.

Yellow Fairy Book

I was conscious that I knew nothing at all, as I may say, and I was sure that they knew many fine things; and here I was not mistaken, for they did know many things of which I was ignorant, and in this they certainly were wiser than I was.

Happy indeed would be the condition of youth if they had one corrupter only, and all the rest of the world were their improvers.

Whereas, upon your view, the heroes who fell at Troy were not good for much, and the son of Thetis above all, who altogether despised danger in comparison with disgrace; and when he was so eager to slay Hector, his goddess mother said to him, that if he avenged his companion Patroclus, and slew Hector, he would die himself--'Fate,' she said, in these or the like words, 'waits for you next after Hector;' he, receiving this warning, utterly despised danger and death, and instead of fearing them, feared rather to live in dishonour, and not to avenge his friend.

Apology

There were tears and sighs, swoonings and sobs, at the parting between Don Gregorio and Ana Felix.

Don Quixote

A few stragglers were loitering on the pavement, and one, a tall, thin young man in a long ulster, bent forwards as they came down the steps.

The Malefactor

Sometimes since I've been in the garden I've looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something were pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast.

If you keep calling it to come to you and help you it will get to be part of you and it will stay and do things." "I once heard an officer in India tell my mother that there were fakirs who said words over and over thousands of times," said Mary.

Secret Garden

Of course I should not dream of doing so if I were not your friend.

"'Little Hans is certainly a great loss to every one,' said the Blacksmith, when the funeral was over, and they were all seated comfortably in the inn, drinking spiced wine and eating sweet cakes.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales

"Rodya, my darling, my first born," she said sobbing, "now you are just as when you were little.

That was just what we were afraid of, Sofya Semyonovna and I.

Crime And Punishment

These were the greater truths that I so successfully schooled myself to forget; the truths that were so serious that I refused to take them seriously, and played with gently, oh!

John Barleycorn

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in your place if I were you if ever there was if the truth were known if wishes were horses if wishes were horses, (then) beggars might ride if wishes were horses, (then) beggars would ride if wishes were horses, beggars would ride if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride in a stew in arms in at the deep end in hospital it is a matter of (doing something) know where (one) is going know where (one) is with (someone or something) like there were no tomorrow not about to not be a barrel of laughs not be lost on (someone) not be the only pebble on the beach not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback people (something or some place) with (someone) pulled out of (one's) ass shaken up such as it is taken aback talk till (one's) face is blue talk until (one's) face is blue the cards are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor the cards are stacked in favor of (someone or something) the odds are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor the odds are stacked in favor of (someone or something) those were the days tongues wag we was robbed we wuz robbed what was (one) smoking when (one) is least expecting it when (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye worse for wear wouldn't if I were you References in classic literature They were five brothers, all called ''Fingers.'' They held themselves proudly one against the other, although they were of different sizes. It seems to me as if the sunbeams were always looking under the water for me. One day two street-urchins were playing and wading in the gutter, picking up old nails, pennies, and such things. Yellow Fairy Book I was conscious that I knew nothing at all, as I may say, and I was sure that they knew many fine things; and here I was not mistaken, for they did know many things of which I was ignorant, and in this they certainly were wiser than I was. Happy indeed would be the condition of youth if they had one corrupter only, and all the rest of the world were their improvers. Whereas, upon your view, the heroes who fell at Troy were not good for much, and the son of Thetis above all, who altogether despised danger in comparison with disgrace; and when he was so eager to slay Hector, his goddess mother said to him, that if he avenged his companion Patroclus, and slew Hector, he would die himself--'Fate,' she said, in these or the like words, 'waits for you next after Hector;' he, receiving this warning, utterly despised danger and death, and instead of fearing them, feared rather to live in dishonour, and not to avenge his friend. Apology There were tears and sighs, swoonings and sobs, at the parting between Don Gregorio and Ana Felix. Don Quixote A few stragglers were loitering on the pavement, and one, a tall, thin young man in a long ulster, bent forwards as they came down the steps. The Malefactor Sometimes since I've been in the garden I've looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something were pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast. If you keep calling it to come to you and help you it will get to be part of you and it will stay and do things." "I once heard an officer in India tell my mother that there were fakirs who said words over and over thousands of times," said Mary. Secret Garden Of course I should not dream of doing so if I were not your friend. "'Little Hans is certainly a great loss to every one,' said the Blacksmith, when the funeral was over, and they were all seated comfortably in the inn, drinking spiced wine and eating sweet cakes. The Happy Prince and Other Tales "Rodya, my darling, my first born," she said sobbing, "now you are just as when you were little. That was just what we were afraid of, Sofya Semyonovna and I. Crime And Punishment These were the greater truths that I so successfully schooled myself to forget; the truths that were so serious that I refused to take them seriously, and played with gently, oh! John Barleycorn
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