We’ve been collecting funny quotes since the 1980s
We collect Mixed Idioms, Mixed Metaphors, Malaphors, Escher sentences, Malapropisms, Eggcorns, Mondegreens and more!
- Many ways to swing a cat Type of phrase: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being pragmatic
- Jackal of all trades Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, about being brilliant, showing a degree of skill
- Making money hand over foot Type of phrase: about making money, about money
- Put it on the back boiler Type of phrase: about being pragmatic, about food or cooking, eggcorns
- Frozen cons Type of phrase: about being pragmatic, eggcorns
- Throw a curve bomb Type of phrase: demonstrating risky behaviour, destructive, foreboding, ominous
- The clouds opened Type of phrase: about getting religion, about having good fortune, about the weather
- I need some time to decompose Type of phrase: a little bit distasteful, about medical situations
- Plastic makes perfect Type of phrase: about working hard and being proud of it
- They think they’re the cat’s bees Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, about being brilliant, about being impressed
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More mixed-up sayings
- More people have written about maths than I have Type of phrase: Escher sentences
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth Type of phrase: about having a lot of fun, about love, about medical situations, depicting a lovely atmosphere, eggcorns, mondegreens
- Make haste while the sun shines Type of phrase: about having a lot of fun, adventurous, demonstrating keenness, depicting a lovely atmosphere, encouraging, feeling urgent, inspirational or aspirational, motivational, positive
- To open a whole can of beans Type of phrase: about being in danger, about food or cooking, demonstrating risky behaviour
- It’s six of one, a dozen of the other Type of phrase: about being pragmatic, showing wisdom
- Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch Type of phrase: demonstrating annoyance, derogatory, dismissive, negative
- As chuffed as punch Type of phrase: positive, proud
- Baron of laughs Type of phrase: about having a lot of fun, about making people laugh, demonstrating strong leadership, eggcorns
- Tall act Type of phrase: about being impressed, related to Star Wars
- Two peas in a pot Type of phrase: about camaraderie, about food or cooking, eggcorns