Escher sentences
- Dogs are much nicer than animals
- I’ve been standing at so many bars my elbows are bent.
- It was one heck of a party – everyone in the room was there.
- It’s warmer in summer than in the country
- More girls ate pizza than the boy
- More people are good at maths than I am
- More people have been camping than I have
- More people have been to Berlin than I have
- More people have been to London than I have
- More people have written about maths than I have
- More people use sweeteners than for any other reason
- More phones have cameras on them than this one
- She had more money than she could afford
- There are lots of nice people in Hollywood, but not many.
- This is the best salad I ever put in my whole mouth
- Waiters are much nicer than people
- Your call will be answered in the order it was received.
a little bit distasteful
- A leper can’t change his socks
- A leper never changes his spots
- All ideas and no trousers
- Baby in the oven
- Beauty is 50/50
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Do it off your own skin
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- Flogging a dead cat
- He makes my blood curl
- I am being flobbed-off
- I need some time to decompose
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- It’s a sore eye
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Lavatories of innovation
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Many ways to swing a cat
- Nip it in the butt
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- Quit breathing down my throat
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- The early bird contracts the worms
- There are many other ways to swing the cat
- Tight as a nan’s chuff
- Too many chefs, not enough Indians
- Unfeathered access
- We’ve gone the extra hog
- You are far too self-defecating
- You eat what you are
about animals and living creatures
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A one horse pony
- A Social Piranha
- A wild herring
- As the bird flies
- Barking up a dead horse
- Bird in the hand, cold heart
- Bird of responsibility
- Can’t see the wool for the trees
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t change horses in the middle of the street
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Flogging a dead cat
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- Get back on the horse
- Get off your moral high horse
- Hair on the side of caution
- Hit the bull on the head
- I have a horse in my throat
- I have no dog in this horse
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- I’d like to be a mole on the wall
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- Is the Pope a pig?
- It’s a doggy dog world
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jackal of all trades
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Kill a couple of birds with 2 stones
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Let the cat off the hook
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like a damp squid
- Like a deer in the headlines
- Like a fish in deep water
- Like a lamb down the river
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Like a wolf in cheap clothing
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Many ways to swing a cat
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- On a red goose chase
- Please RSPCA to our wedding invite
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Put my money where my mouse is
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Sleep like a bird
- Sleep like a dog
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- Social Leopard
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- Sweat like a dog
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- That will put the bird amongst the pigeons
- The cart has bolted
- The cat’s knees
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The sky’s your oyster
- The whole kitten caboodle
- The world’s our lobster
- There are many other ways to swing the cat
- They think they’re the cat’s bees
- They treated me like a leopard
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- We’ve gone the extra hog
- Were you born in a stable?
- Wouldn’t say boo to a ghost
- Wrapped up like a kipper
- You’ll be ostrichsized
about bad manners
- Backstreet driver
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Give him a bone
- He makes my blood curl
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Quit breathing down my throat
- Were you born in a stable?
about being bad at sports
about being brilliant
- A walk in the cake
- Adding tricks to your bow
- Belgian Whistles
- Don’t you know who I think I am?
- Flip that on your head
- From the jaws of the feet
- Full of the beans of life
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Hit the ball rolling
- I am converse in the law
- I have a photogenic memory
- I know my noodles
- I see therefore I am
- Jackal of all trades
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Lavatories of innovation
- Mean as custard
- Phantom of knowledge
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The cat’s knees
- The smartest tool in the room
- They think they’re the cat’s bees
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Too big for your school
- Too clever for your own boots
- Too cool for your own boots
- We have reached the pineapple of success
about being care free
- Carpet denim
- Get rich or try dying
- Knock your boots off
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Throw the boat out
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- Wide eyed and bushy tailed
- You’re really letting the town out
about being cunning
- A wild herring
- Adding tricks to your bow
- Air on the side of caution
- Interior motive
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Jedi night tricks
- Kill a couple of birds with 2 stones
- Like taking money from a baby
- Milking the golden cow
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- That’s right up my sleeve
about being direct and confronting the issue
- Are you putting my leg on?
- Blasting on all bullets
- I’ve said my peace
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Nip it in the butt
- On a red goose chase
- Put a stake in the sand
about being disgusted
about being exasperated
- A downhill spiral
- A Social Piranha
- A vicious spiral
- Barking up a dead horse
- Battered about the face like a stinking fish
- Battle a losing fight
- Be Pacific!
- Bite my nose off to spite my face
- Buy the bullet
- Can’t see the wool for the trees
- Daylight liberty
- Didn’t pluck up the balls
- Falling on dead ears
- Fell on deaf ground
- Flipping eggs!
- Flogging a dead cat
- Fly in the machine
- Get off your moral high horse
- He won’t give me the light of day
- Hold your socks on
- I am being flobbed-off
- I was side blinded
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’m stressed to the nines
- I’ve got a list as big as my hand
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- If the worst comes to the scenario
- Include me out!
- It’s a doggy dog world
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s an exercise in fertility
- Jack it on the head
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like a damp squid
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- On a hairpin trigger
- On a hiding to nowhere
- On the brink of disruption
- Quit breathing down my throat
- Running around like an eggless chicken
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Spare me a river
- Stop busting my case
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That steals the biscuit
- That’s when the worms come out of the cupboard
- The final foot in the coffin
- The writing on the cake
- They treated me like a leopard
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Throw a spanner in the ointment
- Too many ducks in the air
- Until I’m blue in the teeth
- Until the cows freeze over
- Were you born in a stable?
- What a pavlova
about being helpful
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A change is as good as the rest
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- All pumps on deck
- Big things come in small packages
- Extending a fig leaf
- Extending the laurel leaf
- Flip that on your head
- Get all your balls in a row
- Get back on the horse
- He would give you the shoulders off his own back!
- Hit the ball rolling
- Let your hair hang out
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Put it back in our ball court
- The early bird contracts the worms
- Whatever fills your boat
- You hit the nose on the head
about being impressed
- A blessing in the skies
- A different kettle of ballparks
- A midsummer’s wet dream
- All cylinders blazing
- All guns flying
- All my ducks are aligned
- As cool as mustard
- Belgian Whistles
- Best thing since brown bread
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Brings a tear to my ear
- Bum the drum
- Catch 24
- Diamond in the rust
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Ears like a hawk
- Fiesta resistance
- From the jaws of the feet
- Green behind the ears
- Growing excrementally
- He knows his eggs
- He shoots from the lip
- Head poncho
- Hit the nail on my mind
- I know my noodles
- It could take on
- It spread like wildflowers
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jedi night tricks
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like taking money from a baby
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Off the cusp
- Peter resistance
- Phantom of knowledge
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Put my money where my mouse is
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Resistance is fertile
- Runs like a well-oiled ship
- Selling like wildfire
- Sharp as nails
- She turns traffic
- Sleep like a pig
- Sleight of face
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Spread the beans
- Take it on the shoulders
- Tall act
- That’s right up my sleeve
- That’s right up my streak
- That's right up my cup of tea
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The cat’s knees
- The darkest hour is just before the storm
- The world is your curtains
- The world’s our lobster
- They think they’re the cat’s bees
- Three Sheeps to the Wind
- Tight as a nan’s chuff
- Time is of the imminence
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- We have to jump over some hoops
- When push comes to crunch
about being in a bad way
- A downhill spiral
- A leper can’t change his socks
- A leper never changes his spots
- A vicious spiral
- Bite my nose off to spite my face
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’m stressed to the nines
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- Smoking like a sieve
- They treated me like a leopard
- We were a bit abbreviated
- Worse cake scenario
about being in a hurry
about being in danger
- Battle a losing fight
- By the corner of our pants
- Hair on the side of caution
- Hanging on to grim life
- He threw me under the bridge
- I’m stressed to the nines
- It spread like wildflowers
- Keep an eye to the ground
- Like a deer in the headlines
- Like a fish in deep water
- On the brink of disruption
- Running on thin ice
- Set a president
- She’s sailing very close to the thin ice
- Stab ourselves in the foot
- To open a whole can of beans
- Worse cake scenario
about being introverted or unassuming
- I’m a bit of a lone fish
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- Shrinking wallflowers
- Small potato
- Wouldn’t say boo to a ghost
about being on the edge
- Bite my nose off to spite my face
- Can’t see the wool for the trees
- Don’t put all your eggs in the fire
- Get it over the edge
- Hanging on to grim life
- Hold your socks on
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- Living hand to fist
- On a hairpin trigger
- On the brink of disruption
- Push the boat into the wind
- Running around like an eggless chicken
- She’s sailing very close to the thin ice
- Spare me a river
- Walking on egg shelves
- When push comes to crunch
about being out of control
about being out of your comfort zone
about being overprivileged
- Don’t put all your eggs in the fire
- Don’t you know who I think I am?
- Get rich or try dying
- Served up on a spoon
about being pragmatic
- A rising tide floats your boat
- At the other end of the coin
- Beauty is 50/50
- Dancing in the right direction
- Do it off your own skin
- Don’t get me right
- For all intensive purposes
- Frozen cons
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- It swings in roundabouts
- It’s six of one, a dozen of the other
- Jack it on the head
- Jump the bridge
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Life can change on a dime
- Many ways to swing a cat
- On the same boat
- Put it on the back boiler
- Roll by ear
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- Take a back burner
- That’s my axe to bear
- There are many other ways to swing the cat
- They will copulate in the end
- We will burn that bridge when it comes
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- When push comes down to it
- Worse cake scenario
about being quiet
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- Interior motive
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Shrinking wallflowers
- Silent as a lamb
- Wouldn’t say boo to a ghost
about being reckless
- A punt in the dark
- Don’t put all your doves in a basket
- Don’t put all your eggs in the fire
- Going off-pissed
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Knock your boots off
- Like a bowl in a china shop
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Paint the tiles red
- Push the boat into the wind
- Running on thin ice
- Russian roulade
- Set a president
- Throw the boat out
- Total fruit case
about being slack or useless
- All ideas and no trousers
- Bone in my side
- Didn’t pluck up the balls
- I can read you like a clock
- If it’s broke, don’t fix it
- Like a damp squid
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Served up on a spoon
- Taking his foot off the boil
- Work like a log
about being surprised
about being too busy
about being too late
about being totally different
about being unhelpful
- A dip in the ocean
- A Spaniard in the works
- A wild herring
- Backstreet driver
- Bite my nose off to spite my face
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Get off your moral high horse
- Gloria shall lay around
- He threw me under the bridge
- I’ve got a list as big as my hand
- If it’s broke, don’t fix it
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- Throw a spaniel in the works
about being unimpressed
- A dip in the ocean
- All ideas and no trousers
- Don’t you know who I think I am?
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- It’s an exercise in fertility
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Taking his foot off the boil
- Too many chefs, not enough Indians
about being unintelligent
- Blood is thicker than Walter
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Hairy fairy
- Hit the bull on the head
- I am converse in the law
- I see therefore I am
- Just give me a car park figure
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Not the brightest tool in the shed
- Not the sharpest crayon in the drawer
- Not the sharpest egg in the attic
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- Putting both legs in one basket
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Unfeathered access
about being unwell
- A leper can’t change his socks
- He looks like Jeff warmed up
- I have a horse in my throat
- I hear your pain
- I’m clinically a beast
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- My stomach is bigger than my eyes
- Sweat like a dog
- The British like self-defecating humour
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The final foot in the coffin
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- You are far too self-defecating
about being vigilant
about being wrong
- Barking up a dead horse
- I am converse in the law
- If it’s broke, don’t fix it
- Jumping at strings
- Left foot forward
- Not the sharpest crayon in the drawer
- Not the sharpest egg in the attic
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Rough end of the stick
- The wrong end of the coin
- The wrong end of the script
about camaraderie
about clothing
about collaboration
- All pumps on deck
- Dancing in the right direction
- Extending a fig leaf
- Flip that on your head
- Get all your balls in a row
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- Hit the ball rolling
- I trust you with open arms
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- On the same boat
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
about current affairs
- A dip in the ocean
- Lavatories of innovation
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Today’s News is yesterday’s chip paper
- Yesterday’s chip wrap is today’s news
about death
about disagreements
about doing something
- Add salt to the injury
- All cylinders blazing
- Bum the drum
- Chew the breeze
- Don’t run around the bush
- Dotting all the i’s and ticking all the t’s
- Extending the laurel leaf
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Hit the nail on my mind
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I’ve got more fingers than thumbs
- If you fall and break your legs don’t come running to me
- Jack the halls
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Keep the home office burning
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Like taking money from a baby
- Look me in the face
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- Paint the tiles red
- Put it back in our ball court
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Shoot the fat
- Sleep like a pig
- Spit storming
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Trial by error
- We have to jump over some hoops
about exaggeration
about feeling envious
about feeling hard done-by
- A bridge too soon
- A downhill spiral
- A Social Piranha
- Add salt to the injury
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Battered about the face like a stinking fish
- Call it spurs
- Catch 24
- Dancing on thin ground
- Daylight liberty
- Falling on dead ears
- Fell on deaf ground
- Gobfounded
- I am being flobbed-off
- I don’t know my neighbour from the Adamses
- I have a horse in my throat
- I hear your pain
- I need my ego scratched
- I was side blinded
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- I’m living foot-to-mouth
- If only words could talk
- If you fall and break your legs don’t come running to me
- It put a spoke in my wheel
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Living hand to fist
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- On a hiding to nowhere
- On a red goose chase
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sharp end of the stick
- Social Leopard
- Stop busting my case
- Take it on the shoulders
- That steals the biscuit
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- The end of the straw
- The final foot in the coffin
- The last straw in my coffin
- The short end of the straw
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Walking on broken eggshells
- Water under bridges that have already burned
- We have to jump over some hoops
- Without a question of a doubt
- You knocked the steam out of my sail
- You sent me down a rabbit hutch
about feeling like a victim
- A bridge too soon
- A Social Piranha
- Add salt to the injury
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Are you putting my leg on?
- Bone in my side
- Catch 24
- Daylight liberty
- Dead as a pancake
- Fell on deaf ground
- Full frontal apology
- Get off your moral high horse
- Ghost hunt
- Gobfounded
- He threw me under the bridge
- I am being flobbed-off
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I have a horse in my throat
- I hear your pain
- I need my ego scratched
- I was lost from the word start
- I was side blinded
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- I’ve chewed more than I can bite
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- I’m living foot-to-mouth
- I’ve been through a horrible ideal
- It put a spoke in my wheel
- It’s no skin off my back
- It’s a vicious triangle
- Like a damp squid
- Like a deer in the headlines
- Like a lamb down the river
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- On a red goose chase
- On the brink of disruption
- Plumb new lengths
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sharp end of the stick
- Social Leopard
- Stop busting my case
- Take it on the shoulders
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- The end of the straw
- The final foot in the coffin
- The last straw in my coffin
- The short end of the straw
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Walking on broken eggshells
- We have to jump over some hoops
- When your chips are against the wall
- You can’t pull the wool over my ears
- You don’t break the line
- You knocked the steam out of my sail
- You sent me down a rabbit hutch
about flowers or plants
about flying or air travel
about food or cooking
- A whole different can of fish
- A wild herring
- Add salt to the injury
- Baby in the oven
- Belgian Whistles
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Gone full turkey
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I sing on the cake
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Mean as custard
- More girls ate pizza than the boy
- Put it on the back boiler
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Russian roulade
- Selling like Wildcakes
- Small potato
- Smooth as a cucumber
- To open a whole can of beans
- Too many chefs, not enough Indians
- Two peas in a pot
- Variety is the spicey life
- Walking on egg shelves
- We have reached the pineapple of success
- What a pavlova
- Worse cake scenario
- Wrapped up like a kipper
- You eat what you are
- You’ve made your cake, now lie in it
about gaining an understanding
- Be Pacific!
- Don’t get me right
- For all nonsense and purposes
- I see therefore I am
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- That’s my axe to bear
- Unfeathered access
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- Whatever rocks your boat
- When the snow clears
- You eat what you are
about getting a good rest
about getting exercise
about getting old
about getting religion
- A blessing in the skies
- Both a blessing and a sin
- Patience comes to those who wait
- The clouds opened
about going over the top
- Hold your socks on
- I sing on the cake
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Paint the tiles red
- The shit hit the roof
about good luck
- A blessing in the skies
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Hit the nail on my mind
- Jump the bullet
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Strike while you’re ahead
- That’s right in our alley
- The world’s our lobster
- Trial by error
about having a lot of fun
- Baron of laughs
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- Full of the beans of life
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Heads Below!
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- It was one heck of a party – everyone in the room was there.
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Knock your boots off
- Make haste while the sun shines
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Paint the tiles red
- Push the boat into the wind
- Roll by ear
- Smiling like Cheshire cheeses
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The night’s the limit
- They will copulate in the end
- Throw the boat out
- Variety is the spicey life
- We were a bit abbreviated
- Whatever rocks your boat
- Wide eyed and bushy tailed
- You’re really letting the town out
about having good fortune
- Big things come in small packages
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- Milking the golden cow
- That’s right in our alley
- The clouds opened
- The sky’s your oyster
- The tide is in our court
about insecure espionage operations
about love
- Absence makes the heart grow younger
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth
- One cannot love and be right
about making money
about making people laugh
- Baron of laughs
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- It’s time we upped the antics
- On a scale of 1 to 10, this is not very funny
- The British like self-defecating humour
- We were a bit abbreviated
- You are far too self-defecating
about management overload
- Can’t see the wool for the trees
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Too many chefs, not enough Indians
about medical situations
- A leper can’t change his socks
- A leper never changes his spots
- Absence makes the heart grow younger
- Add salt to the injury
- Are you putting my leg on?
- Baby in the oven
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth
- Falling on dead ears
- Hair on the side of caution
- He makes my blood curl
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I need some time to decompose
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’m stressed to the nines
- It’s a sore eye
- It’s an exercise in fertility
- Lavatories of innovation
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- The British like self-defecating humour
- The early bird contracts the worms
- They treated me like a leopard
- You are far too self-defecating
about money
- Get rich or try dying
- Growing excrementally
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- Like taking money from a baby
- Making money hand over foot
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- Put my money where my mouse is
about needing to calm down
about not caring AT ALL
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- Knock your boots off
- No skin off my shoes
- Smooth as a cucumber
- You’re really letting the town out
about people taking the initiative
- A punt in the dark
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Cement the deal
- Do it off your own skin
- Extending the laurel leaf
- Get rich or try dying
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Kill a couple of birds with 2 stones
- Lets get this boat on the road
- Nip it in the butt
- Rise to the equation
- Spit storming
- Strike while you’re ahead
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The sky’s your oyster
- We have to jump over some hoops
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- When push comes to crunch
about pushing your luck
- A punt in the dark
- Bone in my side
- By the corner of our pants
- Daylight liberty
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t put all your eggs in the fire
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Give him a bone
- I sing on the cake
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- It’s a doggy dog world
- It’s neon impossible
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Putting both legs in one basket
- Quit breathing down my throat
- Running on thin ice
- Russian roulade
- She’s sailing very close to the thin ice
- Skating close to the wind
- The final foot in the coffin
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- Walking on egg shelves
- You’re skating on thin egg shells
about really liking something
about something inevitable
- A downhill spiral
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- My stomach is bigger than my eyes
- On a hiding to nowhere
- On the brink of disruption
- That’s my axe to bear
- The writing on the cake
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- They will copulate in the end
- Today’s News is yesterday’s chip paper
- Until the cows come home to roost
- We will burn that bridge when it comes
- When push comes down to it
about something shambolic
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Hairy fairy
- I am being flobbed-off
- It sank like a log
- Left foot forward
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Social Leopard
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Too many ducks in the air
- We were a bit abbreviated
- What a pavlova
- Work like a log
about taking liberties
- Are you putting my leg on?
- Bone in my side
- Give him a bone
- He threw me under the bridge
- On a red goose chase
- Put a stake in the sand
about the weather
about things going very well
about things going wrong
- A vicious spiral
- A wild herring
- Barking up a dead horse
- Bite my nose off to spite my face
- Can’t see the wool for the trees
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Don’t put all your doves in a basket
- Fly in the machine
- Hanging on to grim life
- Hold your socks on
- I’m stressed to the nines
- I’m living foot-to-mouth
- I’ve been through a horrible ideal
- It sank like a log
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- It’s a sore eye
- Jack it on the head
- Left foot forward
- Like a bowl in a china shop
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a fish in deep water
- Living hand to fist
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- On a red goose chase
- On the brink of disruption
- Smoking like a sieve
- Social Leopard
- Stab ourselves in the foot
- The cart has bolted
- The shit hit the roof
- The wrong end of the coin
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Throw a spanner in the ointment
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Well,.. that took the steam out of your sails
- When your chips are against the wall
- Worse cake scenario
- Worst case Ontario
- You’ve made your cake, now lie in it
about working and careers
about working hard and being proud of it
- Blasting on all bullets
- Flip that on your head
- For all intensive purposes
- Get rich or try dying
- Gone full turkey
- Hit the ball rolling
- I am converse in the law
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Peter resistance
- Plastic makes perfect
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Rise to the equation
- Working like a Trojan horse
adventurous
advising to be careful
- Air on the side of caution
- Don’t put all your eggs in the fire
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Hair on the side of caution
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- Keep an eye to the ground
- Stab ourselves in the foot
- You’ll be ostrichsized
advising to be humble
- Air on the side of caution
- Big things come in small packages
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Grim and bear it
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- Too big for your school
- Too cool for your own boots
- You are far too self-defecating
advisory
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A change is as good as the rest
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- Add salt to the injury
- Barking up a dead tree
- Be Pacific!
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Dancing on thin ground
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t change horses in the middle of the street
- Don’t flip the baby
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Don’t knock it ’til you bang it
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t shoot yourself in the leg
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Ducks in order
- Get all your bricks in a row
- Hair on the side of caution
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I’m not a pretty face
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- If you fall and break your legs don’t come running to me
- It’s a two-way sword
- It’s neon impossible
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Keep the home office burning
- Keep your ears peeled
- Kill a couple of birds with 2 stones
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Let your hair hang out
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Life can change on a dime
- Make hay whilst the sun strikes
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- Nip it in the butt
- On the brink of disruption
- Opening a rabbit hole
- Putting both legs in one basket
- Resistance is fertile
- Roll by ear
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Set a president
- Strike while you’re ahead
- Take it or lump it
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The Mind is a Terrible Thing
- Time is of the imminence
- Today’s News is yesterday’s chip paper
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Whatever floats your fancy
- Yesterday’s chip wrap is today’s news
- You don’t break the line
bad for animal lovers
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- Let the cat off the hook
- Like a damp squid
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Social Leopard
being active
- All pumps on deck
- From the jaws of the feet
- Get all your balls in a row
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- Get back on the horse
- Hit the bull on the head
- I was up at the crack of lark
- Include me out!
- Keep your ears peeled
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- Paint the tiles red
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- That’s right up my creek
- Variety is the spicey life
brilliant Malaphors
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A leper never changes his spots
- A Social Piranha
- As calm as a cucumber
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Like a wolf in cheap clothing
- Like taking money from a baby
- Resistance is fertile
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Social Leopard
- Strike while you’re ahead
- The early bird contracts the worms
- They treated me like a leopard
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
cautious
- A Spaniard in the works
- Add salt to the injury
- Air on the side of caution
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Don’t change horses in the middle of the street
- Don’t flip the baby
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t shoot yourself in the leg
- Fuel the flames
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- It’s neon impossible
- Keep an eye to the ground
- Keep the home office burning
- Opening a rabbit hole
- Resistance is fertile
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Set a president
- Skating close to the wind
- Stab ourselves in the foot
- That’s when the worms come out of the cupboard
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Walking on egg shelves
christmas-inspired
- Big things come in small packages
- Chipmunks roasting on an open fire
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t put all your doves in a basket
- Gloria shall lay around
- Gone full turkey
- It never rains, it snows
- Jack the halls
- Russian roulade
- Were you born in a stable?
- When the snow clears
- Wrapped up like a kipper
comparative
- A different kettle of ballparks
- A dip in the ocean
- A one horse pony
- A whole different can of fish
- All guns flying
- As calm as a cucumber
- At the other end of the coin
- Belgian Whistles
- Dancing on thin ground
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t knock it ’til you bang it
- Dry as a kipper
- Get rat faced
- Hairline factors
- He sounds the spitting image of him
- Hit the nail upon the top
- How old is a piece of string
- I don’t want the organ donor when I can speak to the monkey
- I don’t want to rock the apple cart
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- If the glove were on the other foot
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s no skin off my back
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Just like the Marie Claire
- Like a damp squid
- Look me in the face
- Monkey around my neck
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- On the trot
- Plumb new lengths
- Put my money where my mouse is
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sailor mouth
- Sharp as nails
- Smiling like Cheshire cheeses
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- Spitting livid
- Take your finger off the ball
- That goes down the window
- That will put the bird amongst the pigeons
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The old banana skin came back to haunt us
- There’s no mud without flames
- Tight as a nan’s chuff
- Walking on broken eggshells
- Without a question of a doubt
considerate
- Don’t shoot yourself in the leg
- Don’t get me right
- Extending the laurel leaf
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- If the glove were on the other foot
- It swings in roundabouts
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- That’s my axe to bear
- This is me offering you an olive basket
- Whatever floats your fancy
conversational
- All guns flying
- All’s well that ends.
- Another can of beans
- As blind as a dodo
- As calm as a cucumber
- As the bird flies
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Cement the deal
- Chew the breeze
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t knock it ’til you bang it
- Don’t run around the bush
- Dotting all the i’s and ticking all the t’s
- Dry as a kipper
- Fruitmonger
- Get all your bricks in a row
- Get rat faced
- Gobfounded
- Green behind the ears
- He knows his eggs
- He sounds the spitting image of him
- Hit the nail on my mind
- Hit the nail upon the top
- I can’t keep my eyes awake
- I don’t know my neighbour from the Adamses
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I don’t want to rock the apple cart
- I hope there is no man utd whiplash tonight against the mighty toon
- I need my ego scratched
- I was lost from the word start
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- It could take on
- It put a spoke in my wheel
- It was on the tip of my lip
- It’s no skin off my back
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Jedi night tricks
- Just like the Marie Claire
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Like a red rag to a cow
- Look me in the face
- Make hay whilst the sun strikes
- Monkey around my neck
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Nemesis in the room
- No time to waste like the present!
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- Off the cusp
- Plumb new lengths
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sharp as nails
- Sleep like a pig
- Smiling like Cheshire cheeses
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- Spitting livid
- Stand out like a country mile
- Swing your boat
- That goes down the window
- That will put the bird amongst the pigeons
- That’s right up my creek
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- The Mind is a Terrible Thing
- The old banana skin came back to haunt us
- The sky’s your oyster
- The Swinging Gardens of Babylon
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- There’s no mud without flames
- They’re just a bunch of bean pushers
- This is me offering you an olive basket
- Time is of the imminence
- Variety is the spicey life
- We have to jump over some hoops
- We will always have Rome
- Whatever floats your fancy
- Without a question of a doubt
- You don’t break the line
corrective
- A different kettle of ballparks
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Don’t talk with your mouth open
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Get back on the horse
- Get off your moral high horse
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- It’s done with smoking mirrors
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- The wrong end of the coin
- The wrong end of the script
creative
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Resistance is fertile
- Shoot the fat
- Spit storming
- The British like self-defecating humour
- The world is your curtains
- Trial by error
demanding
demonstrating a degree of yearning
demonstrating annoyance
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Backstreet driver
- Be Pacific!
- Bone in my side
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Don’t outlive your stay
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t talk with your mouth open
- Flogging a dead cat
- Fly in the machine
- Get off your moral high horse
- Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch
- I was side blinded
- If it’s broke, don’t fix it
- Is the Pope a pig?
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- Jumping at strings
- Like a bowl in a china shop
- Like a damp squid
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- On a hairpin trigger
- On a red goose chase
- Quit breathing down my throat
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Stop busting my case
- Tear 6 bells out of her
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- Too clever for your own boots
- Too many ducks in the air
- Were you born in a stable?
- You can hide but you can’t run
demonstrating idiocy
- Barking up a dead horse
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Left foot forward
- Too big for your school
- Work like a log
demonstrating keenness
- All pumps on deck
- Eager eyed
- Flip that on your head
- Full of the beans of life
- Get all your balls in a row
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- Get it over the edge
- Get rich or try dying
- Gone full turkey
- Hit the bull on the head
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I trust you with open arms
- I was up at the crack of lark
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- I’d like to be a mole on the wall
- Jack the halls
- Keep an eye to the ground
- Keep me in the hook
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Left foot forward
- Make haste while the sun shines
- Mean as custard
- Paint the tiles red
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Rise to the equation
- That’s right up my creek
- That’s right up my streak
- The cat’s knees
- The night’s the limit
- The tide is in our court
- Trial by error
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Variety is the spicey life
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- Work like a log
- Working like a Trojan horse
demonstrating risky behaviour
- By the corner of our pants
- Dancing on thin ground
- Don’t flip the baby
- Don’t put all your doves in a basket
- Get rich or try dying
- Going Columbo
- Going off-pissed
- Heads Below!
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- I’m treading on tortoise shells
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Knock your boots off
- Like a bowl in a china shop
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Push the boat into the wind
- Putting both legs in one basket
- Running on thin ice
- Russian roulade
- Set a president
- She’s sailing very close to the thin ice
- Skating close to the wind
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- The darkest hour is just before the storm
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The final foot in the coffin
- Throw a curve bomb
- To open a whole can of beans
- Total fruit case
- Trial by error
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Walking on egg shelves
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- You’re skating on thin egg shells
demonstrating strong leadership
- All hands on the grindstone
- Baron of laughs
- Bird of responsibility
- Blasting on all bullets
- Building hedges
- Buy the bullet
- Carpet denim
- Dancing in the right direction
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Extending a fig leaf
- Flip that on your head
- For all intensive purposes
- From the jaws of the feet
- Get all your balls in a row
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- Get it over the edge
- Green slate
- Head poncho
- Hit the ball rolling
- Hold your socks on
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I see therefore I am
- It swings in roundabouts
- Jack it on the head
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Keep me in the hook
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Lavatories of innovation
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Lets get this boat on the road
- Life can change on a dime
- On the same boat
- Phantom of knowledge
- Pillow of the community
- Put a stake in the sand
- Rise to the equation
- Roll by ear
- That’s my axe to bear
- The sky’s your oyster
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- When push comes to crunch
- Working like a Trojan horse
- Worse cake scenario
depicting a lovely atmosphere
- A blessing in the skies
- Absence makes the heart grow younger
- Building hedges
- Carpet denim
- Chipmunks roasting on an open fire
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth
- Full of the beans of life
- I see therefore I am
- I sing on the cake
- Knock your boots off
- Make haste while the sun shines
- Roll by ear
- She’s like a breath of sunshine
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Wrapped up like a kipper
- You’re really letting the town out
derogatory
- A dip in the ocean
- A one horse pony
- All ideas and no trousers
- Another spanner in my wheel
- As blind as a dodo
- Catch 24
- Daylight liberty
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch
- He looks like Jeff warmed up
- He makes my blood curl
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- I’m not a pretty face
- I’ve got more fingers than thumbs
- If it’s broke, don’t fix it
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Like a damp squid
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- Not the brightest tool in the shed
- Not the sharpest egg in the attic
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- On a scale of 1 to 10, this is not very funny
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Rough end of the stick
- Sleep like a pig
- Stand out like a country mile
- Sweat like a dog
- Take your finger off the ball
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- That’s a real ball of worms
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- The smartest tool in the room
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- The wrong end of the script
- They’re just a bunch of bean pushers
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- What a pavlova
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
- You knocked the steam out of my sail
- You sent me down a rabbit hutch
descriptive
- A bridge too soon
- A different kettle of ballparks
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A midsummer’s wet dream
- A one horse pony
- A Spaniard in the works
- A whole different can of fish
- All cylinders blazing
- All guns flying
- Another can of beans
- As blind as a dodo
- As calm as a cucumber
- As cool as mustard
- As the bird flies
- Bird in the hand, cold heart
- Brings a tear to my ear
- Cement the deal
- Dead as a pancake
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Dotting all the i’s and ticking all the t’s
- Dry as a kipper
- Ducks in order
- Eager eyed
- Ears like a hawk
- Fell on deaf ground
- Get rat faced
- Gobfounded
- Green behind the ears
- Hairline factors
- Hairy fairy
- He knows his eggs
- He shoots from the lip
- He sounds the spitting image of him
- Hit the nail upon the top
- I don’t want the organ donor when I can speak to the monkey
- I don’t want to rock the apple cart
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I hope there is no man utd whiplash tonight against the mighty toon
- I rest my piece
- I was up at the crack of lark
- I’m a bit of a lone fish
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- I’ve got more fingers than thumbs
- If the glove were on the other foot
- It could take on
- It put a spoke in my wheel
- It was on the tip of my lip
- It’s no skin off my back
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Jedi night tricks
- Jump the bullet
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Lift pitch
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a damp squid
- Like a red rag to a cow
- Like taking money from a baby
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Look me in the face
- Make hay whilst the sun strikes
- Monkey around my neck
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Nemesis in the room
- Off the cusp
- On a red goose chase
- Paint the tiles red
- Pansyfoot around someone
- Plumb new lengths
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Runs like a well-oiled ship
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sailor mouth
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Sharp as nails
- Sharp end of the stick
- She turns traffic
- Shoot the fat
- Sleep like a pig
- Smiling like Cheshire cheeses
- Smoking like a storm trooper
- Spit the cat out of the bag
- Stand out like a country mile
- Swing your boat
- That goes down the window
- That will put the bird amongst the pigeons
- That’s a real ball of worms
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The cat’s knees
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The end of the straw
- The last straw in my coffin
- The old banana skin came back to haunt us
- The Swinging Gardens of Babylon
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- The world is your curtains
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- There’s no mud without flames
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- They’re just a bunch of bean pushers
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Walking on broken eggshells
- Water under bridges that have already burned
- We have to jump over some hoops
- You can’t pull the wool over my ears
- You don’t break the line
destructive
- All guns flying
- Going off-pissed
- I am being flobbed-off
- It spread like wildflowers
- Jack the halls
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Leave no stone unscorched
- Like a bowl in a china shop
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- On a hairpin trigger
- Tempus Fuck-it
- The shit hit the roof
- Throw a curve bomb
- Well,.. that took the steam out of your sails
dismissive
- A dip in the ocean
- A one horse pony
- A walk in the cake
- Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch
- Hairy fairy
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- I’ve got a list as big as my hand
- It’s done with smoking mirrors
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- Jack it on the head
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Served up on a spoon
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- The wrong end of the script
- Too big for your school
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
double-edged
- At the other end of the coin
- Both a blessing and a sin
- I rest my piece
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- The smartest tool in the room
eggcorns
- A battling ram
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A leper never changes his spots
- A Social Piranha
- Add salt to the injury
- Baron of laughs
- Be Pacific!
- Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth
- For all intensive purposes
- Frozen cons
- Green slate
- Grim and bear it
- Growing excrementally
- Head poncho
- I am converse in the law
- Interior motive
- Lavatories of innovation
- Like a deer in the headlines
- Pillow of the community
- Put it on the back boiler
- Social Leopard
- The British like self-defecating humour
- The whole kitten caboodle
- They treated me like a leopard
- Two peas in a pot
- Variety is the spicey life
- You are far too self-defecating
encouraging
- A blessing in the skies
- All hands on the grindstone
- All pumps on deck
- Eager eyed
- Fiesta resistance
- Get back on the horse
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Let your hair hang out
- Make haste while the sun shines
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Nip it in the butt
- Paint the tiles red
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Selling like wildfire
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Spread the beans
- That’s right up my streak
- That’s right in our alley
- The sky’s your oyster
- The tide is in our court
- The world is your curtains
- The world’s our lobster
- Trial by error
- Whatever fills your boat
- You hit the nose on the head
encouraging you to be stronger
- All pumps on deck
- Buy the bullet
- Get it over the edge
- Get rich or try dying
- It’s a doggy dog world
- Like a damp squid
- Nip it in the butt
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Rise to the equation
- Take it on the shoulders
- Take it or lump it
- We will burn that bridge when it comes
energetic
- All guns flying
- All hands on the grindstone
- All pumps on deck
- Be Pacific!
- Eager eyed
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Hit the bull on the head
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I was up at the crack of lark
- Jack the halls
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Left foot forward
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Sleep like a pig
- Spread the beans
- Sweat like a dog
- That’s right up my creek
- We have to jump over some hoops
- Work like a log
- You hit the nose on the head
evil
exhibiting frisky behaviour
- Full of the beans of life
- Going Columbo
- I am ravished
- Knock your boots off
- Nip it in the butt
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The night’s the limit
- They will copulate in the end
- Tight as a nan’s chuff
- Wide eyed and bushy tailed
- You’re really letting the town out
exhibiting knowledge
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A change is as good as the rest
- A different kettle of ballparks
- At the other end of the coin
- Big things come in small packages
- Bird of responsibility
- Blood is thicker than Walter
- Both a blessing and a sin
- Do it off your own skin
- Don’t flip the baby
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t outlive your stay
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Fiesta resistance
- For all intensive purposes
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Hairline factors
- Hindsight is 50/50
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- How old is a piece of string
- I am converse in the law
- I know my noodles
- I see therefore I am
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- I’ve said my peace
- It’s a two-way sword
- It’s done with smoking mirrors
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Lavatories of innovation
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Life can change on a dime
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- My stomach is bigger than my eyes
- On the brink of disruption
- Phantom of knowledge
- Putting both legs in one basket
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Set a president
- Shoot the fat
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- Strike while you’re ahead
- That’s my axe to bear
- The best thing since sliced wheels
- The early bird contracts the worms
- There are many other ways to swing the cat
- There’s no mud without flames
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Today’s News is yesterday’s chip paper
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Variety is the spicey life
- Water under bridges that have already burned
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- When push comes down to it
- You are preaching to the convertible
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
- You eat what you are
- You wanna get some UB40 on that
existential
- Big things come in small packages
- I see therefore I am
- It’s neon impossible
- Life can change on a dime
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- You eat what you are
expressing freedom of speech
featuring a name
featuring famous places
- More people have been to London than I have
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- We will always have Rome
- Worst case Ontario
featuring hilarious acronym mistakes
feeling urgent
- All pumps on deck
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Dancing on thin ground
- Don’t run around the bush
- Get it over the edge
- Hit the ball rolling
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- Make haste while the sun shines
- Nip it in the butt
- On the brink of disruption
- Time is of the imminence
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
feminist
final
- A bridge too soon
- Add salt to the injury
- All’s well that ends.
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Call it spurs
- Catch 24
- Cement the deal
- Dancing on thin ground
- Dead as a pancake
- Dotting all the i’s and ticking all the t’s
- Get rich or try dying
- Hit the nail upon the top
- I rest my piece
- I was lost from the word start
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- If you fall and break your legs don’t come running to me
- Include me out!
- It put a spoke in my wheel
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- On a hairpin trigger
- On a hiding to nowhere
- Take it on the shoulders
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- The end of the straw
- The final foot in the coffin
- The last straw in my coffin
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- Time is of the imminence
- Until the cows freeze over
foreboding
- A downhill spiral
- A Spaniard in the works
- A vicious spiral
- Air on the side of caution
- Battle a losing fight
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Fly in the machine
- Get rich or try dying
- He threw me under the bridge
- Heads Below!
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- It never rains, it snows
- It spread like wildflowers
- It’s a two-way sword
- It’s neon impossible
- Jedi night tricks
- Keep your ears peeled
- Left foot forward
- Like a fish in deep water
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Nip it in the butt
- On the brink of disruption
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Resistance is fertile
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Russian roulade
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- The darkest hour is just before the storm
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The final foot in the coffin
- The writing on the cake
- Throw a curve bomb
- Too clever for your own boots
- Until the cows freeze over
- When your chips are against the wall
- Worse cake scenario
- You can hide but you can’t run
- You eat what you are
giving a reprisal
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- All ideas and no trousers
- Be Pacific!
- Bone in my side
- Call it spurs
- Dancing on thin ground
- Daylight liberty
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Don’t shoot yourself in the leg
- Don’t talk with your mouth open
- Get off your moral high horse
- Green behind the ears
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- If you fall and break your legs don’t come running to me
- Include me out!
- It’s not exactly rocket salad
- It’s not rocket surgery
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- On a scale of 1 to 10, this is not very funny
- Spare me a river
- Stop busting my case
- Take it or lump it
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- The fat lady is writing on the wall
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Were you born in a stable?
- You can’t pull the wool over my ears
- You sent me down a rabbit hutch
- You’ve made your cake, now lie in it
giving an explanation
- A dip in the ocean
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A one horse pony
- All guns flying
- All’s well that ends.
- As the bird flies
- Don’t flip the baby
- Ears like a hawk
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Get rat faced
- Green behind the ears
- Hairline factors
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I was lost from the word start
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- It could take on
- It’s done with smoking mirrors
- It’s not rocket surgery
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jedi night tricks
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Like a damp squid
- Like trying to find a mountain in a mole hill
- Nobody can read my head
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Sharp as nails
- Sharp end of the stick
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That steals the biscuit
- That’s my axe to bear
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- There’s no mud without flames
- Time is of the imminence
- Whatever floats your fancy
- When push comes down to it
- Yesterday’s chip wrap is today’s news
- You don’t break the line
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
in the top 30 Eggcorns in the UK - survey in 2017
- A Social Piranha
- Be Pacific!
- For all intensive purposes
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- Like a damp squid
- Nip it in the butt
- Social Leopard
- They treated me like a leopard
inflamatory
inspirational or aspirational
- Green slate
- Lavatories of innovation
- Make haste while the sun shines
- She’s like a breath of sunshine
insulting
- All ideas and no trousers
- He looks like Jeff warmed up
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- Smoking like a sieve
- The wrong end of the script
- Work like a log
just weird
lacking skill
- Kill a bird with two stones
- Left foot forward
- Not the sharpest egg in the attic
- Smoking like a sieve
magical
magnanimous
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- All cylinders blazing
- All my ducks are aligned
- All’s well that ends.
- Bird of responsibility
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t shoot yourself in the leg
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Don’t get me right
- Extending the laurel leaf
- Fiesta resistance
- Full frontal apology
- He would give you the shoulders off his own back!
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I need my ego scratched
- I’m not a pretty face
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- If only words could talk
- It’s a two-way sword
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops
- Keep the home office burning
- Life can change on a dime
- No time to waste like the present!
- One cannot love and be right
- Paint the tiles red
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Put my money where my mouse is
- Shoot the fat
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Spread the beans
- Take it on the shoulders
- That’s my axe to bear
- The darkest hour is just before the storm
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The sky’s your oyster
- The world is your curtains
- The world’s our lobster
- This is me offering you an olive basket
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Variety is the spicey life
- Water under bridges that have already burned
- We will always have Rome
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- Yesterday’s chip wrap is today’s news
- You are preaching to the convertible
malapropisms
- A Social Piranha
- Growing excrementally
- I am converse in the law
- I am ravished
- I’ve said my peace
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- It’s an exercise in fertility
- Lavatories of innovation
- Resistance is fertile
- Social Leopard
- The British like self-defecating humour
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- They treated me like a leopard
- Time is of the imminence
- Unfeathered access
- Worst case Ontario
- You are far too self-defecating
- You are preaching to the convertible
- You’ll be ostrichsized
mix ups of three idioms
- A different kettle of ballparks
- Blasting on all bullets
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Full of the beans of life
- I rest my piece
- I’ve said my peace
- Jump the bridge
- Jumping at strings
- Knock your boots off
- On a hiding to nowhere
- Push the boat into the wind
- The final foot in the coffin
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- You’re really letting the town out
mondegreens
motivational
- A change is as good as the rest
- All hands on the grindstone
- All pumps on deck
- Buy the bullet
- Carpet denim
- Dancing in the right direction
- Full of the beans of life
- Get it over the edge
- Hit the ball rolling
- I trust you with open arms
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jack the halls
- Left foot forward
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- Like taking money from a baby
- Make haste while the sun shines
- Make hay whilst the sun strikes
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Push the boat into the wind
- Rise to the equation
- The sky’s your oyster
- The world is your curtains
- The world’s our lobster
- Trial by error
- Variety is the spicey life
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
negative
- A bridge too soon
- A dip in the ocean
- A leper can’t change his socks
- A leper never changes his spots
- A one horse pony
- A Social Piranha
- A vicious spiral
- Add salt to the injury
- All ideas and no trousers
- Another spanner in my wheel
- Barking up a dead tree
- Bird in the hand, cold heart
- Catch 24
- Dancing on thin ground
- Daylight liberty
- Dead as a pancake
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Falling on dead ears
- Fell on deaf ground
- Flogging a dead cat
- Fuel the flames
- Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch
- Gobfounded
- Green behind the ears
- Hairy fairy
- He looks like Jeff warmed up
- Hindsight is 50/50
- I am being flobbed-off
- I don’t want to rub your nose up the wrong way
- I have a horse in my throat
- I hear your pain
- I was lost from the word start
- I was side blinded
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- I’m a bit of a lone fish
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- I’m clinically a beast
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’m not a pretty face
- I’m stressed to the nines
- I’ve chewed more than I can bite
- I’ve got a list as big as my hand
- I’ve got more fingers than thumbs
- I’ve had it up to my earballs
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- If the worst comes to the scenario
- Include me out!
- It never rains, it snows
- It sank like a log
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s a sore eye
- It’s a vicious triangle
- Leave no stone unscorched
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a damp squid
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Living hand to fist
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a mountain out of a mould hill
- Monkey around my neck
- Nemesis in the room
- Not enough time to swing a cat
- Not the sharpest crayon in the drawer
- Not the sharpest egg in the attic
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- On a hiding to nowhere
- On a red goose chase
- On a scale of 1 to 10, this is not very funny
- Opening a rabbit hole
- Pansyfoot around someone
- Resistance is fertile
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Rough end of the stick
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Sharp end of the stick
- Stand out like a country mile
- Take it on the shoulders
- Take it or lump it
- Take your finger off the ball
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- Tear 6 bells out of her
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That steals the biscuit
- That’s a real ball of worms
- That’s when the shit comes out of the fan
- That’s when the worms come out of the cupboard
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The end of the straw
- The final foot in the coffin
- The last straw in my coffin
- The short end of the straw
- The smartest tool in the room
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- The wrong end of the script
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- They’re just a bunch of bean pushers
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Throw a spanner in the woods
- Until the cows come home to roost
- Until the cows freeze over
- We have to jump over some hoops
- Well,.. that took the steam out of your sails
- Were you born in a stable?
- When your chips are against the wall
- Work like a log
- You can hide but you can’t run
- You knocked the steam out of my sail
- You sent me down a rabbit hutch
nostalgic
- Brings a tear to my ear
- If only words could talk
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Water under bridges that have already burned
- Wide eyed and bushy tailed
not PC
not energetic
ominous
- A vicious spiral
- Dead as a pancake
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Don’t flip the baby
- Don’t outlive your stay
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Ghost hunt
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- It spread like wildflowers
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- It’s a two-way sword
- It’s neon impossible
- Jedi night tricks
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Resistance is fertile
- Russian roulade
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Strike while you’re ahead
- The darkest hour is just before the storm
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The shit hit the roof
- The short end of the straw
- The writing on the cake
- Throw a curve bomb
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Too many ducks in the air
- Until the cows come home to roost
- Walking on egg shelves
- We will burn that bridge when it comes
- When your chips are against the wall
philosophical
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A change is as good as the rest
- A Leopard can’t change his shorts
- A rising tide floats your boat
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- All’s well that ends.
- At the other end of the coin
- Barking up a dead tree
- Big things come in small packages
- Bird of responsibility
- Blood is thicker than Walter
- Both a blessing and a sin
- Carpet denim
- Catch 24
- Chew the breeze
- Dancing on thin ground
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t knock it ’til you bang it
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Ducks in order
- Fuel the flames
- Get all your bricks in a row
- Hindsight is 50/50
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- How old is a piece of string
- I don’t want the organ donor when I can speak to the monkey
- I see therefore I am
- I’m a fraction of my former self
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- If only words could talk
- If the glove were on the other foot
- It could take on
- It never rains, it snows
- It’s a two-way sword
- Jack it on the head
- Jump the bridge
- Keep the home office burning
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Life can change on a dime
- Monkey around my neck
- No time to waste like the present!
- One cannot love and be right
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Shoot the fat
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That’s my axe to bear
- The Mind is a Terrible Thing
- The old banana skin came back to haunt us
- The sky’s your oyster
- The whole world is run by bean crunchers
- The world is your curtains
- The world’s our lobster
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- There’s no mud without flames
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Time is of the imminence
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Walking on broken eggshells
- We will always have Rome
- We will burn that bridge when we get to it
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- Whatever fills your boat
- Whatever floats your fancy
- Whatever rocks your boat
- When push comes to crunch
- When the snow clears
- Yesterday’s chip wrap is today’s news
- You eat what you are
positive
- A blessing in the skies
- A punt in the dark
- Adding tricks to your bow
- All cylinders blazing
- All pumps on deck
- All’s well that ends.
- As chuffed as punch
- As cool as mustard
- Building hedges
- Buy the bullet
- Carpet denim
- Chew the breeze
- Dancing in the right direction
- Diamond in the rust
- Eager eyed
- Ears like a hawk
- Extending the laurel leaf
- Full frontal apology
- Full of the beans of life
- Get back on the horse
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Gone full turkey
- Green slate
- Hit the ball rolling
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I see therefore I am
- I trust you with open arms
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jack the halls
- Jedi night tricks
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Knock your boots off
- Left foot forward
- Let the cat off the hook
- Let your hair hang out
- Let’s get all our ducks on the same page
- Make haste while the sun shines
- Milking the golden cow
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- Paint the tiles red
- Push the boat into the wind
- Put it back in our ball court
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Rise to the equation
- Selling like wildfire
- Shoot the fat
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Spread the beans
- That steals the biscuit
- That’s right up my creek
- That’s right up my sleeve
- That’s right up my streak
- That’s right in our alley
- The cat’s knees
- The sky’s your oyster
- The smartest tool in the room
- The tide is in our court
- The world’s our lobster
- Too cool for your own boots
- Trial by error
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
- You hit the nose on the head
preparing for the worst
- A downhill spiral
- Buy the bullet
- Ghost hunt
- Hanging on to grim life
- I’m stressed to the nines
- If the worst comes to the scenario
- It’s neon impossible
- Keep it in my back sleeve
- Living hand to fist
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Strike while you’re ahead
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Until the cows freeze over
- We will burn that bridge when it comes
- When your chips are against the wall
- Worse cake scenario
productive
- All hands on the grindstone
- Dancing in the right direction
- Getting on like a car on fire
- Gone full turkey
- Hit the ball rolling
- Hit the bull on the head
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- Keep me in the hook
- On the same boat
- Put it back in our ball court
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Spit storming
- Spread the beans
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
proud
- All cylinders blazing
- All my ducks are aligned
- As chuffed as punch
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- I’m not a pretty face
- Kill two birds with one bullet
- Nobody can read my head
- Pull a rabbit out the bag
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Sleep like a pig
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- The world’s our lobster
- Three Sheeps to the Wind
- You can’t pull the wool over my ears
racey
- A midsummer’s wet dream
- By the corner of our pants
- Fiesta resistance
- Going Columbo
- Going off-pissed
- I’m having the whale of my life!
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Knock your boots off
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Paint the tiles red
- Push the boat into the wind
- Tempus Fuck-it
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The night’s the limit
- They will copulate in the end
- Tight as a nan’s chuff
- You’re really letting the town out
rampant
- A midsummer’s wet dream
- All guns flying
- From the jaws of the feet
- Going Columbo
- It spread like wildflowers
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Push the boat into the wind
- Total fruit case
regretful
- Full frontal apology
- I’ve chewed more than I can bite
- If only words could talk
- Take your finger off the ball
- That’s my axe to bear
related to Star Wars
related to boats, sea travel or water
- A rising tide floats your boat
- A Social Piranha
- A wild herring
- Be Pacific!
- Get all your ducks on the wall
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- It sank like a log
- Lets get this boat on the road
- Like a lamb down the river
- On the same boat
- She’s sailing very close to the thin ice
- Spare me a river
- The tide is in our court
- The world’s our lobster
- Throw the boat out
related to gardening
related to working from home
relating to Star Trek
relaxed
- Gloria shall lay around
- Let the cat off the hook
- Shoot the fat
- Sleep like a bird
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Whatever rocks your boat
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
romantic
- A midsummer’s wet dream
- Bird in the hand, cold heart
- Brings a tear to my ear
- Don’t knock it ’til you bang it
- Going Columbo
- If only words could talk
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jack the halls
- Jedi night tricks
- One cannot love and be right
- Push the boat into the wind
- She turns traffic
- We will always have Rome
said with certainty
- A different kettle of ballparks
- Big things come in small packages
- Diamond in the rust
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Gone full turkey
- He makes my blood curl
- I rest my piece
- I see therefore I am
- Is the Pope a pig?
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- It’s neon impossible
- Life can change on a dime
- Like a rag to a red bull
- More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel
- My stomach is bigger than my eyes
- Nobody can read my head
- On a hiding to nowhere
- The final foot in the coffin
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Until the cows freeze over
- Variety is the spicey life
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- You are preaching to the convertible
- You can hide but you can’t run
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
- You eat what you are
seasonal
self-defusing
showing a degree of skill
- A walk in the cake
- Adding tricks to your bow
- I have a photogenic memory
- Jackal of all trades
- Jedi night tricks
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Milking the golden cow
- Off the cusp
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Sleight of face
showing crazy behaviour
- A punt in the dark
- By the corner of our pants
- From the jaws of the feet
- Get rich or try dying
- It’s time we upped the antics
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Knock your boots off
- On a hairpin trigger
- Push the boat into the wind
- Running around like an eggless chicken
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Total fruit case
- We were a bit abbreviated
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
showing dedication and commitment
- Get it over the edge
- Get rich or try dying
- Gone full turkey
- He would give you the shoulders off his own back!
- Hit the ball rolling
- I have my hand in a lot of fires right now
- I’d like to be a mole on the wall
- Kicking names and taking arses
- Left foot forward
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Rise to the equation
- The whole kitten caboodle
- We’ve gone the extra hog
- When push comes to crunch
showing impatience
- Be Pacific!
- Does the pope shit in the woods?
- Don’t run around the bush
- Flogging a dead cat
- Include me out!
- Is the Pope a pig?
- Jack it on the head
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Let’s put the elephant on the table
- On a red goose chase
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Tempus Fuck-it
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- Too clever for your own boots
- We’re all sniffing at the bit
- You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
showing indecision
showing innocence
- A Social Piranha
- Absence makes the heart grow younger
- Extending a fig leaf
- I am converse in the law
- It’s an exercise in fertility
- Please RSPCA to our wedding invite
- Shrinking wallflowers
- Wouldn’t say boo to a ghost
showing jealousy
showing urban tendancies
showing wisdom
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- A different kettle of ballparks
- Big things come in small packages
- Bird of responsibility
- Both a blessing and a sin
- Dancing in the right direction
- Do it off your own skin
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t change horses in the middle of the street
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t put all your irons in one basket
- Don’t get me right
- Ears like a hawk
- Extending a fig leaf
- Fiesta resistance
- Flip that on your head
- For all intensive purposes
- For all nonsense and purposes
- Hair on the side of caution
- Hairline factors
- Hindsight is 50/50
- Hindsight is in the eye of the beholder
- Hit the ball rolling
- Hold your socks on
- How old is a piece of string
- I am converse in the law
- I can read you like a clock
- I kissed a lot of pigs to get here
- I see therefore I am
- I’m a bit of a lone shark
- I’d like to be a mole on the wall
- It’s six of one, a dozen of the other
- It’s the age of Aquariums
- Jump the bridge
- Life can change on a dime
- Milking the golden cow
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- Nip it in the butt
- Nobody can read my head
- One cannot love and be right
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Phantom of knowledge
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Relying on some good old fashioned elbow juice
- Roll by ear
- Rome wasn’t burnt in a day
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Set a president
- Smooth as a cucumber
- Snakes and Roundabouts
- Strike while you’re ahead
- The cat’s knees
- The smartest tool in the room
- The world is your curtains
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Today’s chips are tomorrow’s News
- Today’s News is yesterday’s chip paper
- Until the cows come home to roost
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- Variety is the spicey life
- We’ve got to get our legs wrapped around that
- Whatever kills you only makes you stronger
- When the snow clears
- You eat what you are
- You hit the nose on the head
- You wanna get some UB40 on that
spoonerisms
sporty
- A different kettle of ballparks
- Get all your balls in a row
- Hit the ball rolling
- I hope there is no man utd whiplash tonight against the mighty toon
- I’ve left my eyes off the ball
- Put it back in our ball court
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Running on thin ice
- Skating close to the wind
- The tide is in our court
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- You can hide but you can’t run
steeped in hopelessness
- A downhill spiral
- A leper can’t change his socks
- A leper never changes his spots
- A Social Piranha
- A vicious spiral
- Battle a losing fight
- Disappearing down a can of worms
- Falling on dead ears
- Flogging a dead cat
- Going off-pissed
- He threw me under the bridge
- I am being flobbed-off
- I hear your pain
- I’m having trouble making crusts meet
- I’m stressed to the nines
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- I’m living foot-to-mouth
- If the worst comes to the scenario
- It sank like a log
- It was the final nail in his curtain
- It’s like burning cats
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s a sore eye
- It’s a vicious triangle
- Like a lamb down the river
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Like pulling teeth from a stone
- Like talking to a blank wall
- Living hand to fist
- Losing the goodwill to live
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Not the sharpest pen in the box
- On a hiding to nowhere
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Rough end of the stick
- Running around like an endless chicken
- Social Leopard
- The final foot in the coffin
- The shit hit the roof
- The short end of the straw
- They treated me like a leopard
- They were throwing curved balls at me
- Throw a spaniel in the works
- Too many ducks in the air
- Until the cows come home to roost
- Until the cows freeze over
- Well,.. that took the steam out of your sails
- What a pavlova
- When your chips are against the wall
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
supportive
- All hands on the grindstone
- Bite the bullet while it’s hot
- Bum the drum
- Diamond in the rust
- Get back on the horse
- He would give you the shoulders off his own back!
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- Just give me a car park figure
- Knock your boots off
- On the same boat
- Patience comes to those who wait
- Rise to the equation
- Selling like wildfire
- Sometimes life smiles on you
- Strike while you’re ahead
- That’s right up my sleeve
- That’s right in our alley
- The sky’s your oyster
- The tide is in our court
- Trial by error
- Whatever fills your boat
- Whatever floats your fancy
- Whatever rocks your boat
sympathetic
- I hear your pain
- Well,.. that took the steam out of your sails
- Whatever fills your boat
- You are preaching to the convertible
thoughtful
- A bird in the hand is worth every penny
- At the other end of the coin
- Big things come in small packages
- Building hedges
- I don’t want to put your back out of joint
- I see therefore I am
- I’m a bit of a lone fish
- It’s a two-way sword
- Jump the bridge
- Life can change on a dime
- One cannot love and be right
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- Wide eyed and bushy tailed
threatening
- All guns flying
- Be Pacific!
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Don’t you know who I think I am?
- Fuel the flames
- I will not be your Escape Goat
- Jedi night tricks
- Leave no stone unscorched
- Look me in the face
- On a hairpin trigger
- Resistance is fertile
- Tear 6 bells out of her
- That’s when the worms come out of the cupboard
- The fat lady is writing on the wall
- The final foot in the coffin
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- Unfeathered access
- Until the cows come home to roost
- You can hide but you can’t run
uncertain
- A punt in the dark
- Battle a losing fight
- Don’t flip the baby
- Hindsight is 50/50
- Just give me a car park figure
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
used as a warning
- A Spaniard in the works
- A stitch in time does not a summer make
- Air on the side of caution
- Barking up a dead horse
- Barking up a dead tree
- Battle a losing fight
- Daylight liberty
- Don’t be such a Palestine
- Don’t be such a tight-skate
- Don’t bite a gift horse in the mouth
- Don’t chew with your mouth full
- Don’t get on your hind horse
- Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye
- Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth
- Don’t look a trojan horse in the mouth
- Don’t outlive your stay
- Don’t put all your doves in a basket
- Don’t reinvent the clock
- Don’t step on the foot that feeds you
- Fly in the machine
- Heads Below!
- I can read you like a clock
- I wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole
- Include me out!
- It’s neon impossible
- It’s a vicious triangle
- Leave no stone unscorched
- Let’s get back on tangent
- Life can change on a dime
- Like a bull in a Chinese shop
- Like a bull in a vagina shop
- Like a rag to a red bull
- Making a bridge for your own back
- Money doesn’t grow on fish
- Nemesis in the room
- Nip it in the butt
- On a hairpin trigger
- Opening a rabbit hole
- Put a stake in the sand
- Quit while the iron’s hot
- Resistance is fertile
- Russian roulade
- Sailing too close to the sun
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- Stop busting my case
- Strike while you’re ahead
- Take your finger off the ball
- Teaching a dog to suck eggs
- That’s when the worms come out of the cupboard
- The early bird contracts the worms
- The fat lady is writing on the wall
- The final foot in the coffin
- The world doesn’t evolve around you
- There will be a bitter pill to pay
- Too clever for your own boots
- Until the cows come home to roost
- Until the cows freeze over
- Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg
- When push comes to crunch
- You can’t pull the wool over my ears
- You eat what you are
- You’re skating on thin egg shells
- You’ll be ostrichsized
used as an expletive
- Flipping eggs!
- I wasn’t born tomorrow
- Include me out!
- Tempus Fuck-it
- That’s right up my creek
- That’s right up my streak
- What a pavlova
- You hit the nose on the head
used by farmers
- I’ve got a bear to grind
- Kill 2 birds on 1 stove
- Like a lamb down the river
- Resistance is fertile
- Running around like an endless chicken
- We’ve gone the extra hog
used during pandemics
using mathematics
vague
- Hairy fairy
- Just give me a car park figure
- Scratching the top of the iceberg
- There’s no such thing as a free speech
- You’ve gone off on a tandem
very very funny. The Best, perhaps.
- Bird of responsibility
- Get rich or try dying
- They treated me like a leopard
- Until the cows freeze over
