diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 6b3f867..81df8b6 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -1,48 +1,37 @@ # vim-wordy -> There are no bad words; only writers using good words poorly. +> Writer’s tool for identifying potential problems in word usage ## Features of this plugin -* A writer’s tool for identifying potential problems in word usage * Pure Vimscript; no external services or libraries needed -* Leverages Vim’s native spell-check engine +* Uses Vim’s native spell-check engine * Buffer-scoped configuration (leaves your global settings alone) -That writing benefits from the effective use of words should be obvious. -Without good word choice, your efforts at grammar, punctuation and -rhetoric will be for naught, or rather squandered. +## What is _wordy_? -Effective usage means avoiding words that are lazy, weak, awkward, -overused, imprecise, boring, abused, imprecise, redundant, or which merely -serve as filler. Identifying and fixing such language serves as a central -challenge to each of us in our writing. +_wordy_ is not a grammar checker. Nor is it a guide to proper word usage. +Rather, _wordy_ is a rudimentary tool to assist writers in identifying +words and phrases in their text that suffer from a history of misuse, +abuse and overuse, at least according to usage experts. -Because the goals of our writing are nearly as diverse as ourselves, there -is no single set of rules guiding usage. What stands for formal writing -will fail for informal. What’s needed for dialogue won’t jibe with that -needed for narrative. The demands placed on the technical writer aren’t -wholly shared by other writers of non-fiction. +For example, if _wordy_ highlights ‘moreover’, a word for which there may +be no good usage, a rewrite to eliminate it would be prudent. But if it +highlights ‘therefore’ in a sentence, you may consider the usage worthy +and elect to keep it, _wordy_ be damned. -Works of prose evolve. We expect our first drafts to be saddled with poor -usage, full of weak and repetitive language to be culled on later -rewrites. With enough polishing a work can emerge for which we can be -proud. +Existing proofreading software can scan your text for potential problems +in grammar and usage and provide comprehensive feedback. However, some +services require transmission of your work to a server for checking. +Others require installation and configuration of a complex software +package, where integration with your editor of choice may prove +infeasible. -Writers can benefit from tools which can help them along that path. -_wordy_ aspires to be such a tool. +_wordy_ stands ready as a lightweight alternative to these comprehensive +tools, focusing narrowly on identifying potential problems in usage. -Existing proofreading software can scan your text for potential problems -in grammar and usage and provide comprehensive feedback. However, some -services like ‘After the Deadline’ require transmission of your work to -a server for checking. Others require installation and configuration of a -complex software package, where integration with Vim may prove difficult -or infeasible. - -In contrast, _wordy_ stands as a lightweight alternative to these -comprehensive tools, focusing narrowly on identifying potential problems -in word usage. Because it’s primitive by comparison, it’s best used in -concert with books and other resources on good usage in writing. +_wordy_ is best used in concert with books and other resources on good +usage in writing. ## Requirements @@ -55,9 +44,8 @@ package manager. ## Configuration -You’ll typically use this plugin on-demand. It does not require any -special configuration, unless you want to map its commands to keys. More -on that below. +You’ll typically use this plugin on-demand. It does not require any +special configuration. Important note: on the first use of each of the plugin’s dictionaries, a spell file will be built. This produces a message that resembles: @@ -85,23 +73,7 @@ enter the command: :NoWordy ``` -## Usage Dictionaries - -_wordy_ can’t read your mind. Even if it could it couldn’t understand your -intent. In fact _wordy_ is pretty dumb, as it will flag words and phrases -that may fit your goals perfectly well. In such a case you can ignore -_wordy’s_ protestations. - -_wordy_ errs on the side of identifying potential problems. For example, -if it highlights ‘moreover’, a word for which there may be no good usage, -you should consider a rewrite to eliminate it. But if it highlights -‘therefore’ in a sentence, you may consider it worthy and elect to keep -it, _wordy_ be damned. - -_wordy_ has a dozen dictionaries at the ready to attempt to shoot down -your prose. - -### Weak and lazy words +### Weak and lazy usage ``` :LazyWordy @@ -109,51 +81,30 @@ your prose. Lazy and weak words are common in first drafts. -We sabotage ourselves though weak language. -We defeat our goal of effective writing by kicking the legs out from -beneath our verbs and tearing at the foundations of our nouns. +We sabotage our writing though weak language, kicking the legs out from +beneath our verbs and tearing at the foundations of our nouns, watering +down the very points that we are trying to drive home. -Words that water down the points we are trying to drive home. +* “I _got_ up and _went_ to work.” (weak) +* “I awoke and drove to work.” (better) -“I _got_ up and _went_ to work.” => “I awoke and drove to work.” +We diminish the weight of our ideas by adding modifiers and fillers. -We diminish the weight of our ideas by adding modifiers. +* “The regiment _that_ took the hill was _perhaps_ a hundred strong.” (weak) +* “Despite heavy losses, the regiment took the hill.” (better) -“The regiment was _perhaps_ a hundred strong, and took the hill.” +Words can also be weakened through overuse. -“The regiment took the hill, despite fewer than a hundred soldiers -remaining in its ranks.” - -Text can also be weakened through overuse - -“He _actually_ drove to work in the blizzard.” => “He drove to work in -spite of the blizzard.” - -Use in rare occasions, effectively. Consult the books. - -Words can be fillers and play no active role, such as needless use of -‘that’: - -“A dog that was missing an eye followed us.” => “A dog missing an eye -followed us.” - -The use of ‘the’ can weaken, such as in this sentence. Better: start with -“Using ‘the’”. - -You can use the word ‘have’ in situations where you can be more direct: -“Can I have the ice cream?” => “I want ice cream.” - -Wordiness can be weak: “Joe _has the ability to_ eat beef.” => “Joe can -eat beef.” - -Using forms of ‘to be’ when action verbs can be used. Covered as -a separate target. +* “He _actually_ drove to work in the blizzard.” (weak) +* “He drove to work in spite of the blizzard.” (better) +When using this dictionary, scrutinize each highlighted word or phrase, +asking whether it detracts from the point you are trying to make. ### Redundant phrases ``` -:RedundantWordy +:WordyWordy ``` Did you ever receive an ‘advance warning’ when a mere warning would do? @@ -165,25 +116,32 @@ be redundant if some of the guests have crashed your event. Or dialect differences can erase redundancies, as the British will ‘protest against’ where Americans may simply ‘protest’. -To reveal [common redundancies][1] from which you can scrub from your -prose, enter this command: +### Puffery and Jargonese -### WordyPuffery +``` +:PuffWordy +:JargoneseWordy +``` -TODO describe puffery - -“The guru embodies authenticity; his disruptive ideas on +“The man embodies authenticity; his disruptive ideas on self-actualization reflect his dynamic and transformative personality.” +(puffery and jargonese) -Instead of using these words, instead provide a graphic example. +Instead of puffery, demonstrate through details. -“The Empire State Building is enormously tall.” => “My ears popped several -times during the X minute elevator ride to the observation deck.” +* “The Empire State Building is breathtakingly tall.” (puffery) +* “My ears popped several times during the minute-long elevator ride to 80th floor.” (better) -### WordyCred +### Manipulative language -“Along with a growing body of evidence, because common sense insists that -my opponent’s policies threaten and untrustworthy.” +``` +:WeaselWordy +``` + +Words can be used to hide or obscure a weak position, as well as to cast +doubt on a strong one. + +“Common sense will show that you can’t trust my opponent.” Rather than provide the reasoning and evidence, we’ll unconsciously sneak in weasel words to shore up a weak facade. diff --git a/autoload/wordy.vim b/autoload/wordy.vim index 3931ef4..5183913 100644 --- a/autoload/wordy.vim +++ b/autoload/wordy.vim @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if exists("autoloaded_wordy") | finish | endif let autoloaded_wordy = 1 - function! wordy#init(...) abort let l:args = a:0 ? a:1 : {} @@ -26,16 +25,15 @@ function! wordy#init(...) abort let l:dicts = get(l:args, 'd', []) if len(l:dicts) let l:dst_paths = [] - " TODO pull lang/encoding from &spelllang or $LANG - let l:lang = get(l:args, 'lang', 'en') - let l:encoding = get(l:args, 'encoding', 'utf-8') + let l:lang = get(l:args, 'lang', &spelllang) + let l:encoding = get(l:args, 'encoding', &encoding) for l:dict in l:dicts let l:data_dir = g:wordy_dir . '/data' let l:src_path = l:data_dir . '/' . l:lang . '/' . l:dict . '.dic' if filereadable(l:src_path) let l:spell_dir = g:wordy_dir . '/spell' if !isdirectory(l:spell_dir) - call mkdir(expand(l:spell_dir), "p") + call mkdir(expand(l:spell_dir), "p") endif let l:dst_path = l:spell_dir . '/' . l:dict . '.' . l:lang . '.' . l:encoding . '.spl' if get(l:args, 'force', 0) || diff --git a/data/en/tobe.dic b/data/en/being.dic similarity index 94% rename from data/en/tobe.dic rename to data/en/being.dic index e5a3173..ee00356 100644 --- a/data/en/tobe.dic +++ b/data/en/being.dic @@ -5,86 +5,85 @@ I am/! I have been/! I have not been/! I haven't been/! +I haven’t been/! I was/! I wasn't/! +I wasn’t/! I'dn't've/! I'm/! I've been/! I've not been/! +I’dn’t’ve/! +I’m/! +I’ve been/! +I’ve not been/! ain't/! +ain’t/! am/! are/! aren't/! +aren’t/! been/! being/! has been/! has not been/! hasn't been/! +hasn’t been/! have/! haven't/! +haven’t/! is/! isn't/! +isn’t/! they are/! they aren't/! +they aren’t/! they have been/! they have not been/! they haven't been/! +they haven’t been/! they were/! they weren't/! +they weren’t/! they're/! they've been/! they've not been/! -was/! -wasn't/! -we are/! -we aren't/! -we have been/! -we have not been/! -we haven't been/! -we were/! -we weren't/! -were/! -weren't/! -we've been/! -we've not been/! -you are/! -you aren't/! -you have been/! -you have not been/! -you haven't been/! -you were/! -you weren't/! -you're/! -you've been/! -you've not been/! -# forms of ’to be’, to identify where an active verb might be better -I haven’t been/! -I wasn’t/! -I’dn’t’ve/! -I’m/! -I’ve been/! -I’ve not been/! -ain’t/! -aren’t/! -hasn’t been/! -haven’t/! -isn’t/! -they aren’t/! -they haven’t been/! -they weren’t/! they’re/! they’ve been/! they’ve not been/! +was/! +wasn't/! wasn’t/! +we are/! +we aren't/! we aren’t/! +we have been/! +we have not been/! +we haven't been/! we haven’t been/! +we were/! +we weren't/! we weren’t/! +we've been/! +we've not been/! +were/! +weren't/! weren’t/! we’ve been/! we’ve not been/! +you are/! +you aren't/! you aren’t/! +you have been/! +you have not been/! +you haven't been/! you haven’t been/! +you were/! +you weren't/! you weren’t/! +you're/! +you've been/! +you've not been/! you’re/! you’ve been/! you’ve not been/! diff --git a/data/en/colq.dic b/data/en/colloquial.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/colq.dic rename to data/en/colloquial.dic index c626a21..d243da6 100644 --- a/data/en/colq.dic +++ b/data/en/colloquial.dic @@ -1,16 +1,27 @@ # http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_colloquialisms # you might not want these in formal writing /encoding=utf-8 +'bout/! +'cause/! +'d/! +'em/! +'im/! +'kay/! +'low/! +'n'/! +'un/! +'zackly/! 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/! 4-on-the-floor/! A No. 1/! -Alania/! A-okay/! +Alania/! Aussie/! Beamer/! Bundy/! Cantab/! China's Sorrow/! +China’s Sorrow/! Christ on a crutch/! Christ on a stick/! Cocacolonization/! @@ -30,8 +41,10 @@ I need a drink/! I wish/! I'dn't've/! I'll say/! -Indian/! Indian peacock/! +Indian/! +I’dn’t’ve/! +I’ll say/! Jenkins/! Joburg/! Joe Miller/! @@ -50,6 +63,7 @@ Oz/! PI/! PIV/! PO'd/! +PO’d/! Packer whacker/! Pollyanna/! Pythagoras/! @@ -64,6 +78,7 @@ Scouserati/! Slip Slop Slap/! Speccy/! St. Paul's/! +St. Paul’s/! Sunyavadi/! Supes/! TUPE/! @@ -94,10 +109,13 @@ ala/! all correct/! all of a sudden/! all there/! -all y'all/! all y'all's/! -all-overish/! +all y'all/! +all y’all/! +all y’all’s/! all's/! +all-overish/! +all’s/! am I right or am I right/! amp/! anatomy/! @@ -111,11 +129,12 @@ apple-pie order/! arbit/! are your ears burning/! aren't/! +aren’t/! arguable/! arrow/! asocial/! -assault rifle/! ass-backwards/! +assault rifle/! at church every time the doors are open/! atta girl/! attaboy/! @@ -185,9 +204,8 @@ boozer/! bottleholder/! bouffy/! bounder/! -'bout/! -boy/! boy toy/! +boy/! bracelets/! brain bleach/! brain fluid/! @@ -208,6 +226,7 @@ brussel sprout/! buck for/! buck up/! bucks' party/! +bucks’ party/! buffer/! bug/! bugger off/! @@ -222,15 +241,16 @@ bushel/! bushie/! bust a cap/! but who's counting/! +but who’s counting/! butt dial/! +butt-ugly/! butter my butt and call me a biscuit/! butthead/! buttons/! -butt-ugly/! buzz off/! buzzard/! -bye/! bye-bye/! +bye/! caf/! call out/! caltrop/! @@ -238,7 +258,6 @@ cami/! candidating/! catamaran/! catcher/! -'cause/! caver/! cazh/! chamcha/! @@ -254,9 +273,9 @@ chookhouse/! chookie/! chopsocky/! christen/! -châteaus/! chump/! churchy/! +châteaus/! claret/! clean up/! cleverish/! @@ -267,6 +286,7 @@ cocksucker/! cocky/! codology/! cold as a witch's tit/! +cold as a witch’s tit/! come on/! come undone/! commie/! @@ -276,8 +296,9 @@ conquest/! cooch/! cooler/! coolish/! -coon/! coon's age/! +coon/! +coon’s age/! coot/! cooter/! cootie/! @@ -298,7 +319,6 @@ cuppa/! cuteness/! cutterman/! cuttie/! -'d/! dangerous/! dashism/! dashy/! @@ -322,8 +342,8 @@ dig/! digging/! digs/! dimp/! -ding/! ding dong/! +ding/! dingbatter/! dining needle/! dink/! @@ -332,19 +352,21 @@ dinosaurish/! dip/! dipped/! dissental/! -do/! do bears shit in the woods/! do do/! do it/! do time/! do what/! +do-little/! +do/! docking/! does Macy's tell Gimbel's/! +does Macy’s tell Gimbel’s/! does a bear shit in the woods/! -dogie/! dog's age/! +dogie/! dogsick/! -do-little/! +dog’s age/! done up/! doney/! donk/! @@ -399,7 +421,6 @@ elevate/! elevenish/! eleventeen/! eleventy/! -'em/! emptins/! end of story/! epic/! @@ -444,12 +465,13 @@ fill up/! fine as frog hair/! finer than frog hair/! finger-lickin' good/! +finger-lickin’ good/! finickety/! fire hose/! fired up/! firey/! -first/! first base/! +first/! fit as a fiddle/! fit as a lop/! fittin/! @@ -459,15 +481,17 @@ flake/! flamer/! flaming/! flap one's gums/! +flap one’s gums/! flapper/! flash/! flat/! flatfoot/! flea pit/! flip one's wig/! +flip one’s wig/! flip the bird/! -float/! float like a butterfly/! +float/! floccinaucinihilipilificate/! floor/! fluffy/! @@ -483,11 +507,15 @@ foofooraw/! footless/! for Chrissakes/! for Christ's sake/! +for Christ’s sake/! for crying out loud/! for fuck's sake/! +for fuck’s sake/! for kicks/! for mercy's sake/! +for mercy’s sake/! for pity's sake/! +for pity’s sake/! for the life of one/! forester/! forever/! @@ -505,8 +533,8 @@ frigid/! frizzies/! front/! frosh/! -fruit/! fruit loop/! +fruit/! fruitcake/! frump/! fry/! @@ -525,9 +553,10 @@ fun/! funnish/! funster/! futz/! +g'day/! gaffer/! -gal/! gal-iron/! +gal/! gallows/! game/! gammon/! @@ -537,16 +566,15 @@ gas/! gasman/! gastro/! gator/! -gay/! gay blade/! gay bob/! gay dog/! gay for the stay/! gay up/! +gay/! gayer/! gazelle in the garden/! gazelle on the lawn/! -g'day/! gee-gee/! geek/! geekspeak/! @@ -556,15 +584,17 @@ gents/! get a wriggle on/! get hitched/! get into someone's pants/! +get into someone’s pants/! get lost/! get on up/! get out while the getting's good/! -get outta/! +get out while the getting’s good/! get outta here/! +get outta/! get stuffed/! get up/! -getcha/! get-penny/! +getcha/! getter-up/! gig/! gigabyte/! @@ -584,7 +614,6 @@ glump/! glumpy/! glute/! gluteus maximus/! -go/! go all the way/! go down on/! go jump in the lake/! @@ -592,21 +621,22 @@ go moggy/! go off half-cocked/! go off on one/! go out/! +go-devil/! +go/! goalie/! goatskin/! -go-devil/! gone/! -good/! good lick/! good shit/! +good/! goodo/! got it going on/! gotcha/! govvy/! graft/! gramps/! -grand/! grand poobah/! +grand/! grannam/! grease-monkey/! green-eyed monster/! @@ -629,6 +659,7 @@ guyses/! gym bunny/! gym rat/! gypsy cab/! +g’day/! ha'/! hacky/! hafta/! @@ -651,12 +682,16 @@ hasta/! hatchet man/! hate/! haul one's ashes/! +haul one’s ashes/! have on/! have one's tubes tied/! +have one’s tubes tied/! have someone by the short and curlies/! have someone going/! have someone on/! +ha’/! he who smelt it dealt it/! +he-whore/! health warning/! heaps/! heaves/! @@ -670,7 +705,6 @@ helluva/! her butt/! hereish/! herp/! -he-whore/! hey presto/! hickoryite/! hiding/! @@ -679,8 +713,8 @@ highbrow/! hippie/! hipshot/! his butt/! -hit/! hit the bottle/! +hit/! hobbyhorsical/! hock/! hocuspocus/! @@ -697,6 +731,7 @@ hoof/! hooroo/! hop off/! hop-o'-my-thumb/! +hop-o’-my-thumb/! hormonal/! horn dog/! hornify/! @@ -712,9 +747,12 @@ how's about/! how's tricks/! how've/! howzit/! +how’s about/! +how’s tricks/! +how’ve/! huffing/! -hung/! hung like a horse/! +hung/! husband-in-law/! hussy up/! hydrophobia/! @@ -724,19 +762,21 @@ hyphen/! hypothec/! icehouse/! if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle/! +if my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle/! if pigs had wings they would fly/! if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys/! illegal/! illywhacker/! -'im/! imperence/! impossible/! imprison/! in God's name/! +in God’s name/! in a walk/! in general/! in need/! in one's dreams/! +in one’s dreams/! in the closet/! in the face of/! in thunderation/! @@ -752,17 +792,19 @@ is the Pope Catholic/! ish/! it bag/! it takes one to know one/! -itch/! it'dn't've/! -itinerant worker/! it's on/! +itch/! +itinerant worker/! itsy-bitsy/! itty-bitty/! +it’dn’t’ve/! +it’s on/! jabberfest/! -jack/! jack off/! jack up/! jack-knife/! +jack/! jammie/! jammy/! jasper/! @@ -797,9 +839,9 @@ juvie/! kablooey/! kablooie/! kangaroo bar/! -'kay/! keep it real/! keep one's hair on/! +keep one’s hair on/! keep shtum/! keep the home fires burning/! kemosabi/! @@ -807,12 +849,12 @@ kero/! ket/! key/! kiasi/! -kick/! kick ass/! kick off/! kick some tires/! kick the bucket/! kick the tires/! +kick/! kicker/! kicks/! kid/! @@ -825,13 +867,14 @@ kiss ass/! kiss-up/! kitty-cat/! knab/! -knackered/! knacker's yard/! +knackered/! +knacker’s yard/! knickers/! knicks/! -knock/! knock knock/! knock up/! +knock/! koala bear/! lab/! lady-killer/! @@ -843,9 +886,9 @@ lardy/! last-gasp/! lateish/! lawyer/! -lay/! lay into/! lay out/! +lay/! layup/! lazyback/! leather/! @@ -861,12 +904,12 @@ les/! lesbigay/! lesbo/! let's not and say we did/! +let’s not and say we did/! lez out/! liberty taker/! licence to print money/! lick/! life/! -like/! like a cat on a hot tin roof/! like a man/! like a million bucks/! @@ -876,19 +919,25 @@ like crazy/! like gangbusters/! like hot cakes/! like it's going out of style/! +like it’s going out of style/! like nobody's business/! +like nobody’s business/! like the back end of a bus/! like the clappers/! like the new time/! like turkeys voting for an early Christmas/! like water off a duck's back/! +like water off a duck’s back/! +like/! linguisticky/! lino/! lippy/! liquid laugh/! literally/! little boy's room/! +little boy’s room/! little girl's room/! +little girl’s room/! little of the creature/! little-go/! liveware/! @@ -913,37 +962,37 @@ loosen the purse strings/! loosen up/! loot/! lose one's rag/! +lose one’s rag/! lota/! lots/! -louse/! louse up/! +louse/! lousy/! -love/! love handle/! love nest/! love ya/! +love/! lovely jubbly/! lovestone/! -'low/! lowerarchy/! +ma-in-law/! ma/! -mad/! mad as a March hare/! mad as a cut snake/! mad cow disease/! +mad/! madam/! magazining/! maggot cheese/! maggoted/! -magic/! magic up/! +magic/! magniferous/! -ma-in-law/! -make/! make a face/! make like/! make someone a happy panda/! make time/! +make/! maked/! mam/! mamsie/! @@ -963,10 +1012,11 @@ mate/! maw/! maximum/! mayn't/! -me/! +mayn’t/! me neither/! -meat/! +me/! meat and two veg/! +meat/! medal/! meism/! melodrama/! @@ -985,8 +1035,8 @@ mind bleach/! mind you/! mingy/! mini stroke/! -miniscule/! mini-stroke/! +miniscule/! miseryguts/! missen/! missing link/! @@ -1003,39 +1053,42 @@ mono/! moon/! moonshine/! moonshiner's turn/! +moonshiner’s turn/! moppet/! moppetry/! morph/! -mother/! mother of all/! +mother/! motor/! muchly/! muck/! -mucky/! mucky pup/! +mucky/! muddlehead/! muff/! muffin top/! muffish/! mulga/! mum/! -murder/! murder one/! +murder/! murr/! musicker/! +must've/! musta/! mustn't've/! -must've/! +mustn’t’ve/! +must’ve/! my bad/! my butt/! my stories/! mythological/! -'n'/! +n't/! +na-na na-na boo-boo/! +na-na na-na na-na/! na/! nada/! naked as a jaybird/! -na-na na-na boo-boo/! -na-na na-na na-na/! nanny/! natch/! natter/! @@ -1051,8 +1104,8 @@ nerve/! never/! nevvy/! next thing one knows/! -nice/! nice as pie/! +nice/! nicery/! nickel and dime/! nickel nurser/! @@ -1069,21 +1122,22 @@ nitty-gritty/! nix/! no duh/! no kidding/! -no shit/! no shit, Sherlock/! +no shit/! no speaks/! no thanks/! no way Jose/! no worries/! no-account/! +no-no/! nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat/! +nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat/! nom/! nongeek/! -no-no/! noodle/! noonish/! -north/! north of the border/! +north/! noseeum/! nosher/! not even/! @@ -1092,7 +1146,6 @@ not playing with a full deck/! not see straight/! nother/! notion/! -n't/! nuke/! nuker/! nursemaid/! @@ -1101,16 +1154,18 @@ nutgraf/! nuts/! nutso/! nutty as a fruitcake/! +n’t/! obit/! obscurification/! obsess/! ochre/! of fame/! of shame/! -off/! off of/! off one's dot/! +off one’s dot/! off the books/! +off/! offa/! officer/! offski/! @@ -1121,8 +1176,9 @@ old chap/! old mate/! old stick/! ology/! -on account/! +ol’/! on account of/! +on account/! on message/! on spec/! one/! @@ -1135,17 +1191,20 @@ orthogonalization/! oughta/! oughten/! oughtn't've/! +oughtn’t’ve/! our butts/! -out/! out like a light/! out of one's face/! +out of one’s face/! out of sight/! out the window/! +out/! outside/! outta/! overhauls/! owie/! oyster/! +p'd off/! pa/! packed/! pad/! @@ -1153,9 +1212,9 @@ pair of eyeglasses/! pair of specs/! pal/! palsy/! -panda/! -panda bear/! pan-loafy/! +panda bear/! +panda/! pansified/! pansy/! pap/! @@ -1171,14 +1230,13 @@ party school/! passé/! pathetisad/! pawn/! -p'd off/! peakish/! -pec/! pec deck/! +pec/! peckish/! +pee-pee/! pee/! peed off/! -pee-pee/! peeper/! peg/! penneth/! @@ -1201,29 +1259,30 @@ physio/! piccy/! picker-up/! picker-upper/! -piece/! piece of ass/! piece of tail/! -pigout/! +piece/! pig-sticking/! +pigout/! pile-up/! pimpology/! pinch hitter/! pincushion/! ping/! pinny/! -pinta/! pint-sized/! -pip/! +pinta/! pip pip/! +pip/! pipe/! piss off/! -pissed/! pissed off/! +pissed/! pissy bed/! pit/! pitcher/! pj's/! +pj’s/! plain/! plank/! plastic/! @@ -1238,22 +1297,22 @@ plumb/! plus/! plute/! ply/! +po-po/! po/! points in the paint/! poker/! pokerish/! politicker/! politico/! -pommie/! pommie wash/! +pommie/! pond/! poo/! poof/! poon/! poontang/! -pop/! pop tart/! -po-po/! +pop/! poppa/! poppycock/! porcelain god/! @@ -1288,6 +1347,7 @@ prittle-prattle/! private dick/! pro/! prob'ly/! +prob’ly/! prolly/! pronounciate/! proof/! @@ -1307,6 +1367,7 @@ pussyman/! put away/! put on the dog/! put that in your pipe and smoke it/! +p’d off/! quaddie/! queen bee/! queenie/! @@ -1315,6 +1376,8 @@ quick/! quicksilver/! quid/! quits/! +r'coon/! +r'coons/! rabbit-o/! rammed/! rammy/! @@ -1324,15 +1387,13 @@ raspberry/! ratherish/! ratty/! ray/! -r'coon/! -r'coons/! real/! really/! rear gunner/! -red/! red card/! red cent/! red mange/! +red/! redd/! reefer/! refreshaholic/! @@ -1381,8 +1442,10 @@ rum/! rumly/! rumness/! rumpy-pumpy/! -run/! run through/! +run/! +r’coon/! +r’coons/! sac bunt/! sack/! safety school/! @@ -1394,9 +1457,9 @@ sarge/! satellite/! sauce/! sausage/! -say/! say again/! say what/! +say/! says me/! says who/! scab/! @@ -1415,9 +1478,9 @@ scot-free/! scrag/! screw off/! screw up/! -screwed up/! screw-off/! screw-up/! +screwed up/! scrouge/! scrummy/! sea rover/! @@ -1434,22 +1497,25 @@ set of wheels/! setout/! settle/! settler/! -sevenish/! seven-shooter/! +sevenish/! seventysomething/! -sex/! sex bomb/! +sex/! shackly/! shagger/! shark bait/! shark baiter/! -sharp/! sharp as a tack/! +sharp/! shaver/! -sheik/! she'll be apples/! she'll be right/! she's apples/! +sheik/! +she’ll be apples/! +she’ll be right/! +she’s apples/! shickered/! shield/! shiner/! @@ -1457,23 +1523,23 @@ shiny/! shiralee/! shire/! shirky/! -shit/! shit on/! shit show/! shit yeah/! +shit/! shithouse/! shitty/! shocking/! shoddyism/! -shoot/! shoot blanks/! shoot off/! shoot through like a Bondi tram/! +shoot/! shoppy/! -shorter/! short-timer/! -shot/! +shorter/! shot stopper/! +shot/! shotgun shack/! shoulda/! shouldna/! @@ -1505,8 +1571,8 @@ sit upon/! sit-down money/! six foot/! six ways to Sunday/! -sixish/! six-shooter/! +sixish/! sixtysomething/! size/! skelter/! @@ -1516,16 +1582,16 @@ skidmark/! skimp/! skin/! skinful/! -skinny/! skinny as a rail/! +skinny/! skintness/! skirt/! skux/! sky/! slab-sided/! slack Alice/! -slam/! slam dunk/! +slam/! slang-whanger/! slap and tickle/! slapdash/! @@ -1535,6 +1601,7 @@ slim pickings/! slimsy/! sling off/! sling one's hook/! +sling one’s hook/! slippery as an eel/! slopdosh/! slope/! @@ -1561,16 +1628,16 @@ snow/! snug as a bug in a rug/! so what/! social/! -sod/! sod off/! +sod/! soft/! soloism/! -something/! something awful/! something bad/! something fierce/! something good/! something terrible/! +something/! son/! soror/! sort of/! @@ -1627,8 +1694,8 @@ streel/! stressy/! stretch/! strike out/! -stud/! stud muffin/! +stud/! studlike/! studmuffin/! stuffy/! @@ -1655,8 +1722,8 @@ sunnies/! superbug/! superexcited/! supersonic/! -sure as eggs/! sure as eggs is eggs/! +sure as eggs/! suss/! swaggie/! swamp gas/! @@ -1669,14 +1736,14 @@ swimmer/! swish/! switch-hitter/! switchy/! -ta/! ta everso/! ta ta/! +ta/! tacky/! tag/! -tail/! tail dragger/! tail gunner/! +tail/! take a long walk on a short pier/! take a pill/! take a powder/! @@ -1711,23 +1778,33 @@ th'/! than a bygod/! that's just me/! that's the bunny/! +that’s just me/! +that’s the bunny/! the bee's knees/! +the bee’s knees/! the one/! the shit/! the thing is/! the thing of it/! their butts/! -thems/! them's the facts/! +thems/! +them’s the facts/! theorem/! -there/! there again/! there'd/! there'll/! there're/! there's nowt so queer as folk/! there've/! +there/! +there’d/! +there’ll/! +there’re/! +there’s nowt so queer as folk/! +there’ve/! they'dn't've/! +they’dn’t’ve/! thick as thieves/! think too much/! third base/! @@ -1740,6 +1817,7 @@ thrush/! thumb/! thumbies/! thunderation/! +th’/! tic tac/! tich/! tick/! @@ -1765,8 +1843,8 @@ tonne/! tons/! tonsil hockey/! tonsil tennis/! -too/! too posh to push/! +too/! tookie/! toolie/! top brass/! @@ -1789,20 +1867,20 @@ trickeration/! trimming/! trimmingly/! troll/! -trolley/! trolley dolly/! -très chic/! +trolley/! trump/! truthiness/! truthy/! +très chic/! tsuris/! tube/! tucker/! tunk/! tuppence worth/! turbanize/! -turd/! turd net/! +turd/! turfite/! turkey/! turn around/! @@ -1813,23 +1891,24 @@ tushie/! tux/! tweeds/! twelveish/! -twenty/! twenty-five eight/! twenty-four seven/! +twenty/! twerp/! twerpy/! twig/! twister/! two cents/! -two pennies' worth/! two penn'orth/! +two pennies' worth/! +two pennies’ worth/! +two penn’orth/! two pot screamer/! twoish/! type/! typo/! uey/! ugly finder/! -'un/! unc/! uncle/! uncs/! @@ -1843,11 +1922,11 @@ unidentified flying object/! unky/! untackle/! until Kingdom come/! -up/! up and/! up the duff/! up to bat/! up yours/! +up/! uplift/! uppish/! upstairs/! @@ -1876,43 +1955,43 @@ vixen/! voicebox/! vulture/! vum/! +wa'n't/! waddy/! wag-halter/! wait for it/! wait on/! -walk/! walk all over/! +walk/! wally/! wang/! -wa'n't/! warm/! was/! wash with/! washlet/! washout/! -water/! water buffalo/! water carrier/! +water/! wax/! waxy/! +wa’n’t/! wear/! weazeny/! web celeb/! wedding tackle/! wedge/! -wee/! wee wee/! +wee/! weepie/! weepies/! wegotism/! well hung/! -wet/! wet the shamrock/! +wet/! whack the illy/! whacked/! whackjob/! wharfie/! -what/! what are you like/! what do you know/! what does that have to do with the price of tea in China/! @@ -1920,22 +1999,32 @@ what for/! what gives/! what ho/! what was that/! -whatcha/! what'd/! -whatever/! what's good/! what's that/! what's the big idea/! -what's up/! what's up with/! +what's up/! what's with/! +what/! +whatcha/! +whatever/! whatsername/! whatsisname/! +what’d/! +what’s good/! +what’s that/! +what’s the big idea/! +what’s up with/! +what’s up/! +what’s with/! whelk stall/! whenever/! where're/! wherever you go, there you are/! +where’re/! which's/! +which’s/! whiff/! whiffy/! whinner/! @@ -1951,6 +2040,7 @@ who'd have thunk it/! whole/! whoopdee doo/! whoopee do/! +who’d have thunk it/! whuffo/! widdle/! wiener/! @@ -1959,8 +2049,8 @@ wig/! wigging/! willies/! willow/! -wind/! wind-up merchant/! +wind/! windy/! winter rat/! winter warmer/! @@ -1969,16 +2059,18 @@ with any luck/! wobbler/! wodge/! won't've/! +won’t’ve/! woos/! woulda/! -wouldna/! wouldn't've/! +wouldna/! +wouldn’t’ve/! wrastle/! wrathily/! xenocide/! xylo/! -yack/! y'all're/! +yack/! yay/! yeah, no/! yeah, right/! @@ -1991,7 +2083,6 @@ yes/! yo/! yogasm/! yoink/! -you/! you all/! you and yours/! you gals/! @@ -2001,123 +2092,32 @@ you lot/! you what/! you wish/! you'dn't've/! +you/! your all's/! +your all’s/! your butt/! your butts/! your guys's/! +your guys’s/! +you’dn’t’ve/! yucky/! yummy/! yuppity/! -'zackly/! +y’all’re/! +z's/! zaftig/! zap/! zapper/! zed/! zip/! -z's/! -China’s Sorrow/! -I’dn’t’ve/! -I’ll say/! -PO’d/! -St. Paul’s/! -all y’all/! -all y’all’s/! -all’s/! -aren’t/! -’bout/! -bucks’ party/! -but who’s counting/! -’cause/! -cold as a witch’s tit/! -coon’s age/! -’d/! -does Macy’s tell Gimbel’s/! -dog’s age/! -’em/! -finger-lickin’ good/! -flap one’s gums/! -flip one’s wig/! -for Christ’s sake/! -for fuck’s sake/! -for mercy’s sake/! -for pity’s sake/! -g’day/! -get into someone’s pants/! -get out while the getting’s good/! -ha’/! -haul one’s ashes/! -have one’s tubes tied/! -hop-o’-my-thumb/! -how’s about/! -how’s tricks/! -how’ve/! -if my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle/! -’im/! -in God’s name/! -in one’s dreams/! -it’dn’t’ve/! -it’s on/! -’kay/! -keep one’s hair on/! -knacker’s yard/! -let’s not and say we did/! -like it’s going out of style/! -like nobody’s business/! -like water off a duck’s back/! -little boy’s room/! -little girl’s room/! -lose one’s rag/! -’low/! -mayn’t/! -moonshiner’s turn/! -mustn’t’ve/! -must’ve/! -’n’/! -nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat/! -n’t/! -off one’s dot/! -ol’/! -oughtn’t’ve/! -out of one’s face/! -p’d off/! -pj’s/! -prob’ly/! -r’coon/! -r’coons/! -she’ll be apples/! -she’ll be right/! -she’s apples/! -sling one’s hook/! -th’/! -that’s just me/! -that’s the bunny/! -the bee’s knees/! -them’s the facts/! -there’d/! -there’ll/! -there’re/! -there’s nowt so queer as folk/! -there’ve/! -they’dn’t’ve/! -two pennies’ worth/! -two penn’orth/! -’un/! -wa’n’t/! -what’d/! -what’s good/! -what’s that/! -what’s the big idea/! -what’s up/! -what’s up with/! -what’s with/! -where’re/! -which’s/! -who’d have thunk it/! -won’t’ve/! -wouldn’t’ve/! -y’all’re/! -you’dn’t’ve/! -your all’s/! -your guys’s/! -’zackly/! z’s/! +’bout/! +’cause/! +’d/! +’em/! +’im/! +’kay/! +’low/! +’n’/! +’un/! +’zackly/! diff --git a/data/en/idim.dic b/data/en/idiomatic.dic similarity index 99% rename from data/en/idim.dic rename to data/en/idiomatic.dic index 9314d07..39784e3 100644 --- a/data/en/idim.dic +++ b/data/en/idiomatic.dic @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ -# idioms - because you may want to avoid them +# idioms - because many are cliches that you will wish to avoid # http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_idioms /encoding=utf-8 +'fraid not/! +'nuff said/! 10 Downing Street/! 110 proof/! 12-ounce curls/! @@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ 800-pound gorilla/! AFAIU/! Aaron's beard/! +Aaron’s beard/! Adam Tiler/! Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve/! American Dream/! @@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ Banbury story of a cock and a bull/! Barmacide feast/! Belgravian/! Bob's your uncle/! +Bob’s your uncle/! Boston brahmin/! Bottle of Dog/! Broadway/! @@ -33,14 +37,19 @@ Brownie point/! Brussels/! Buckley's and none/! Buckley's chance/! +Buckley’s and none/! +Buckley’s chance/! Buggins's turn/! +Buggins’s turn/! CYLOR/! Catch 22 situation/! Catch-22/! Catholic twins/! China syndrome/! Chinaman on one's back/! +Chinaman on one’s back/! Chinaman's chance/! +Chinaman’s chance/! Chinese Wall/! Chinese compliment/! Chinese overtime/! @@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ DNR/! Daniel come to judgement/! Darby and Joan/! Davy Jones's locker/! +Davy Jones’s locker/! Delhi belly/! Downing Street/! Dunkirk spirit/! @@ -65,19 +75,20 @@ Dutch act/! Dutch courage/! Dutch reckoning/! Eat at Joe's/! +Eat at Joe’s/! Eddie would go/! Elvis has left the building/! -Elysian/! Elysian Fields/! +Elysian/! Erin go bragh/! Evel Knievel/! +F-word/! Fanny Adams/! Faustian bargain/! Flying Dutchman/! Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse/! French kiss/! French letter/! -F-word/! GI can/! GIGO/! GLWT/! @@ -93,6 +104,10 @@ God's gift to man/! God's gift to women/! God's green earth/! God's honest truth/! +God’s gift to man/! +God’s gift to women/! +God’s green earth/! +God’s honest truth/! Greek calends/! HAL/! HE-double-L/! @@ -102,8 +117,9 @@ HRU/! Hallmark moment/! Happy Easter/! Happy Holidays/! -Happy New Year/! Happy New Year's/! +Happy New Year/! +Happy New Year’s/! Happy Ramadan/! Hawaiian goose/! Hollywood moment/! @@ -122,10 +138,12 @@ I am what I am/! I approve this message/! I beg your pardon/! I believe you, thousands wouldn't/! +I believe you, thousands wouldn’t/! I came, I saw, I conquered/! I can tell you/! I could eat a horse/! I couldn't have said it better myself/! +I couldn’t have said it better myself/! I do/! I don't care/! I don't eat fish/! @@ -136,6 +154,15 @@ I don't know/! I don't speak English/! I don't think so/! I don't understand/! +I don’t care/! +I don’t eat fish/! +I don’t eat meat/! +I don’t eat pork/! +I don’t fancy yours/! +I don’t know/! +I don’t speak English/! +I don’t think so/! +I don’t understand/! I hate you/! I have AIDS/! I have a cold/! @@ -149,9 +176,10 @@ I have low blood pressure/! I have no money/! I have to love you and leave you/! I haven't the foggiest/! +I haven’t the foggiest/! I knew someone when/! -I know/! I know you are but what am I/! +I know/! I like pie/! I like you/! I live in Melbourne/! @@ -192,9 +220,10 @@ I need water/! I need your help/! I never did/! I rest my case/! -I see, said the blind man/! I see what you did there/! +I see, said the blind man/! I smell where you're stepping/! +I smell where you’re stepping/! I take it/! I tell a lie/! I think so/! @@ -206,16 +235,13 @@ I want to know/! I was born in .../! I wish/! I would/! -IANAL/! -ICCL/! -ISTR/! I'd like to kiss you/! I'd like to know/! I'd say/! -I'll be/! I'll be a monkey's uncle/! I'll be blowed/! I'll be bound/! +I'll be/! I'll call the police/! I'll say/! I'll see you and raise you/! @@ -247,8 +273,8 @@ I'm deaf/! I'm divorced/! I'm dying/! I'm easy/! -I'm fine/! I'm fine, thank you/! +I'm fine/! I'm full/! I'm gay/! I'm hot/! @@ -271,14 +297,85 @@ I'm thirsty/! I'm tired/! I'm transsexual/! I'm twenty years old/! -Indian sign/! -Internets/! I've been raped/! I've been robbed/! I've been shot/! I've burned myself/! I've lost my keys/! I've never heard it called that before/! +IANAL/! +ICCL/! +ISTR/! +Indian sign/! +Internets/! +I’d like to kiss you/! +I’d like to know/! +I’d say/! +I’ll be a monkey’s uncle/! +I’ll be blowed/! +I’ll be bound/! +I’ll be/! +I’ll call the police/! +I’ll say/! +I’ll see you and raise you/! +I’m Jewish/! +I’m a Buddhist/! +I’m a Catholic/! +I’m a Christian/! +I’m a Muslim/! +I’m a Protestant/! +I’m a girl/! +I’m a guy/! +I’m a vegetarian/! +I’m afraid not/! +I’m afraid so/! +I’m agnostic/! +I’m all right, Jack/! +I’m allergic to aspirin/! +I’m allergic to nuts/! +I’m allergic to penicillin/! +I’m allergic to pollen/! +I’m an atheist/! +I’m ashamed/! +I’m bisexual/! +I’m bleeding/! +I’m blind/! +I’m cold/! +I’m confused/! +I’m deaf/! +I’m divorced/! +I’m dying/! +I’m easy/! +I’m fine, thank you/! +I’m fine/! +I’m full/! +I’m gay/! +I’m hot/! +I’m hungry/! +I’m illiterate/! +I’m in love with you/! +I’m looking for a grocery store/! +I’m looking for a job/! +I’m lost/! +I’m married/! +I’m mute/! +I’m not religious/! +I’m rubber, you’re glue/! +I’m scared/! +I’m sick/! +I’m single/! +I’m sorry/! +I’m straight/! +I’m thirsty/! +I’m tired/! +I’m transsexual/! +I’m twenty years old/! +I’ve been raped/! +I’ve been robbed/! +I’ve been shot/! +I’ve burned myself/! +I’ve lost my keys/! +I’ve never heard it called that before/! Jack Tar/! Jane Doe/! Jesus, Mary and Joseph/! @@ -296,20 +393,22 @@ KISS/! Kilroy was here/! King Shit of Turd Island/! Klaatu barada nikto/! +L-bomb/! LMK/! Last Supper/! -L-bomb/! Lion of Judah/! Lord willing and the creek don't rise/! +Lord willing and the creek don’t rise/! Lord's Supper/! -MTFBWY/! +Lord’s Supper/! M.Y.O.B./! +MTFBWY/! Main Street/! Mary Celeste/! Master of the Universe/! Merry Andrew/! -Merry Christmas/! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year/! +Merry Christmas/! Merry Eid/! Merry Xmas/! Mexican breakfast/! @@ -329,6 +428,7 @@ Nuremberg defense/! OK yah/! Oreo cookie/! PO'd/! +PO’d/! Polish parliament/! Portuguese man-of-war/! Potemkin village/! @@ -342,6 +442,7 @@ Red Baron/! Richard of York gave battle in vain/! Roland for an Oliver/! Rome wasn't built in a day/! +Rome wasn’t built in a day/! Russian bar/! Russian roulette/! SLBSTM/! @@ -358,6 +459,7 @@ TEOTWAWKI/! TINSTAAFL/! TS girl/! Thatcher's children/! +Thatcher’s children/! The End/! Tinker to Evers to Chance/! Tom, Dick or Harry/! @@ -373,6 +475,7 @@ White House/! X factor/! X marks the spot/! X's and O's/! +X’s and O’s/! YOLO/! YOYO/! Yankee dime/! @@ -384,13 +487,15 @@ abate of/! able for/! able to get a word in edgewise/! abound in one's own sense/! +abound in one’s own sense/! about time/! about to/! about turn/! -above and beyond/! above and beyond the call of duty/! +above and beyond/! above board/! above one's bend/! +above one’s bend/! above the curve/! above the law/! above the salt/! @@ -407,12 +512,13 @@ acceleration principle/! accident of birth/! accident waiting to happen/! accidentally on purpose/! -according to/! according to Hoyle/! +according to/! account for/! ace in the hole/! ace of spades/! ace up one's sleeve/! +ace up one’s sleeve/! ace up the sleeve/! acid test/! acknowledge the corn/! @@ -422,6 +528,7 @@ across the pond/! act of Congress/! act of contrition/! act one's age/! +act one’s age/! act out/! act up/! actions speak louder than words/! @@ -436,7 +543,9 @@ after Saturday comes Sunday/! after all/! after due consideration/! after one's own heart/! +after one’s own heart/! after the Lord Mayor's show/! +after the Lord Mayor’s show/! after the fact/! again and again/! against all odds/! @@ -450,16 +559,20 @@ agree to disagree/! agreement in principle/! aha moment/! ahead of one's time/! +ahead of one’s time/! ahead of the curve/! ahead of the game/! ain't half-bad/! +ain’t half-bad/! air out/! air rage/! air was blue/! alarm bell/! -albatross/! albatross around one's neck/! +albatross around one’s neck/! albatross round one's neck/! +albatross round one’s neck/! +albatross/! alive and kicking/! all aboard/! all along/! @@ -471,8 +584,8 @@ all correct/! all dressed up and nowhere to go/! all duck or no dinner/! all ears/! -all eyes/! all eyes and ears/! +all eyes/! all fur coat and no knickers/! all get-out/! all goes well/! @@ -483,12 +596,15 @@ all hell has broken loose/! all hell is breaking loose/! all hell to break loose/! all hell's breaking loose/! +all hell’s breaking loose/! all holiday/! all hollow/! all in a day's work/! +all in a day’s work/! all in the same boat/! all intents and purposes/! all it's cracked up to be/! +all it’s cracked up to be/! all joking aside/! all kidding aside/! all mouth and no trousers/! @@ -496,15 +612,18 @@ all mouth and trousers/! all nations/! all one's eggs in one basket/! all one's life's worth/! +all one’s eggs in one basket/! +all one’s life’s worth/! all out/! -all over/! all over bar the shouting/! all over but the shouting/! all over hell's half acre/! +all over hell’s half acre/! all over the board/! all over the map/! all over the place/! all over with/! +all over/! all right, my lover/! all rights reserved/! all set/! @@ -515,8 +634,8 @@ all sizzle and no steak/! all spruced up/! all talk and no cider/! all teed up/! -all that/! all that jazz/! +all that/! all the livelong day/! all the marbles/! all the rage/! @@ -524,6 +643,7 @@ all the same/! all the tea in China/! all the way to Egery and back/! all the world's a stage/! +all the world’s a stage/! all things being equal/! all things considered/! all things to all people/! @@ -534,9 +654,11 @@ all very well/! all washed up/! all wet/! all wool and a yard wide/! -all y'all/! all y'all's/! +all y'all/! all your base are belong to us/! +all y’all/! +all y’all’s/! all-a-mort/! all-over oneself/! almighty dollar/! @@ -560,9 +682,10 @@ american as apple pie/! an apple a day/! an axe to grind/! an offer one can't refuse/! +an offer one can’t refuse/! ancient history/! -and all/! and all that/! +and all/! and be done with it/! and change/! and counting/! @@ -582,29 +705,35 @@ and your little dog too/! angel of mercy/! angel passes/! angel's advocate/! -angle for/! +angel’s advocate/! angle for farthings/! +angle for/! angle of attack/! angry silence/! another country heard from/! another nail in one's coffin/! +another nail in one’s coffin/! answer back/! answer on a postcard/! ante up/! ants in one's pants/! +ants in one’s pants/! any fule kno/! any nook or cranny/! -any old/! any old nook or cranny/! any old thing/! +any old/! any other business/! any port in a storm/! any way one slices it/! anyone's guess/! +anyone’s guess/! anything goes/! ape leader/! apothecary's Latin/! +apothecary’s Latin/! apple of someone's eye/! +apple of someone’s eye/! apples and oranges/! apply oneself/! apron string/! @@ -628,14 +757,16 @@ arm candy/! arm to the teeth/! arm up/! arm's length/! +arm’s length/! around Robin Hood's barn/! +around Robin Hood’s barn/! around the Horn/! around the bend/! around the clock/! around the corner/! arrive at/! -arse about/! arse about face/! +arse about/! arse end of nowhere/! arse over tit/! arsy varsy/! @@ -648,11 +779,11 @@ as a whole/! as above, so below/! as all get-out/! as best one can/! -as far as/! as far as i know/! as far as one knows/! -as if/! +as far as/! as if there were no tomorrow/! +as if/! as is/! as it happens/! as it is/! @@ -670,16 +801,16 @@ as the man says/! as the saying goes/! as the wind blows/! as they say/! -as well/! as well as/! +as well/! as yet/! as you do/! as you know/! ask after/! ask around/! -ask for/! ask for it/! ask for the moon/! +ask for/! ask me one on sport/! ask my arse/! ask out/! @@ -689,8 +820,8 @@ asleep at the switch/! asphalt jungle/! ass on the line/! ass over teakettle/! -assault and battery/! ass-backwards/! +assault and battery/! asspussy/! assume the mantle/! assume the position/! @@ -698,18 +829,21 @@ at a canter/! at a glance/! at a loss for words/! at a moment's notice/! +at a moment’s notice/! at a pinch/! at a stand/! -at all/! at all hours/! +at all/! at arm's length/! +at arm’s length/! at bay/! at best/! at cross-purposes/! at death's door/! -at first/! +at death’s door/! at first blush/! at first glance/! +at first/! at full tilt/! at heart/! at home/! @@ -722,9 +856,10 @@ at loose ends/! at odds/! at once/! at one's fingertips/! +at one’s fingertips/! at pains/! -at peace/! at peace with/! +at peace/! at rest/! at sea/! at sixes and sevens/! @@ -734,6 +869,7 @@ at the best of times/! at the coal face/! at the drop of a hat/! at the end of one's tether/! +at the end of one’s tether/! at the end of the day/! at the feet of/! at the helm/! @@ -744,6 +880,8 @@ at the ready/! at the receiving end/! at the top of one's lungs/! at the top of one's voice/! +at the top of one’s lungs/! +at the top of one’s voice/! at the very least/! at the wheel/! at this moment in time/! @@ -787,17 +925,19 @@ back atcha/! back burner/! back down/! back gammon player/! -back in/! back in the day/! back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp/! back in the saddle/! back in the sense of support/! +back in/! back into/! back of beyond/! back of one's hand/! +back of one’s hand/! back off/! back office/! back on one's feet/! +back on one’s feet/! back oneself into a corner/! back out/! back somebody/! @@ -813,13 +953,13 @@ back wall/! back-asswards/! back-burner/! back-cloth star/! -backhanded compliment/! back-of-the-envelope/! +back-to-back/! +backhanded compliment/! backpedal/! backroom boy/! backroom boys/! backseat driver/! -back-to-back/! backwater/! bacon-faced/! bacon-fed/! @@ -837,6 +977,7 @@ bad name/! bad news/! bad penny/! bad taste in one's mouth/! +bad taste in one’s mouth/! bad time/! bad to the bone/! badge bunny/! @@ -849,21 +990,25 @@ bail out/! bake up/! baker's dozen/! baker's half dozen/! +baker’s dozen/! +baker’s half dozen/! balance out/! balance the books/! balancing act/! bale up/! ball in one's court/! +ball in one’s court/! ball of fire/! +ball's in your court/! ball-breaker/! balloon goes up/! balloon knot/! ballpark estimate/! ballpark figure/! -ball's in your court/! balls to the wall/! balls-out/! balls-up/! +ball’s in your court/! balum rancum/! banana republic/! band together/! @@ -873,8 +1018,8 @@ bang on/! bang out/! bang straw/! bang to rights/! -bang up/! bang up cove/! +bang up/! bang your head against a brick wall/! banged up/! bank night/! @@ -882,6 +1027,8 @@ bank up/! bankbook/! banker's dozen/! bankers' hours/! +bankers’ hours/! +banker’s dozen/! banyan day/! baptism by fire/! baptism of fire/! @@ -892,6 +1039,8 @@ bar star/! bar up/! bare one's soul/! bare one's teeth/! +bare one’s soul/! +bare one’s teeth/! bargain basement/! barge in/! bark is worse than his bite/! @@ -919,6 +1068,8 @@ bat for both sides/! bat for the other team/! bat one's eyelashes/! bat one's eyes/! +bat one’s eyelashes/! +bat one’s eyes/! bated breath/! bathtub gin/! batten down the hatches/! @@ -937,6 +1088,7 @@ be had/! be in a spot of bother/! be in for/! be in one's altitudes/! +be in one’s altitudes/! be it as it may/! be left holding the baby/! be mother/! @@ -948,6 +1100,8 @@ be on to/! be one's guest/! be one's undoing/! be oneself/! +be one’s guest/! +be one’s undoing/! be prepared/! be right back/! be rooped up/! @@ -958,10 +1112,10 @@ be still my heart/! be taken ill/! be that as it may/! be the way to go/! -be there/! -be there for/! be there for me/! +be there for/! be there or be square/! +be there/! be up against the wall/! be-all and end-all/! be-all, end-all/! @@ -989,9 +1143,15 @@ beat one's head against a stone wall/! beat one's head against a wall/! beat one's meat/! beat one's time/! +beat one’s brain/! +beat one’s head against a stone wall/! +beat one’s head against a wall/! +beat one’s meat/! +beat one’s time/! beat round the ears/! beat someone to the punch/! beat someone's brains out/! +beat someone’s brains out/! beat the crap out of/! beat the daylights out of/! beat the meat/! @@ -999,8 +1159,8 @@ beat the pants off/! beat the rap/! beat the shit out of/! beat the stuffing out of/! -beat up/! beat up on/! +beat up/! beat your time/! beats me/! beauty and the beast/! @@ -1024,6 +1184,8 @@ bed of roses/! beddy-bye/! bedroom eyes/! bee in one's bonnet/! +bee in one’s bonnet/! +bee's knees/! beef to the hoof/! beef up/! beefcake/! @@ -1033,26 +1195,33 @@ been around/! been had/! been there, done that/! been to the rodeo/! -beer and skittles/! beer and skittles, it's not all/! +beer and skittles, it’s not all/! +beer and skittles/! beer goggles/! beer muscles/! -bee's knees/! +bee’s knees/! before someone's time/! +before someone’s time/! before you can say Jack Robinson/! beg off/! beg pardon/! beg somebody's pardon/! +beg somebody’s pardon/! beg the question/! beg to differ/! beg yours/! beggars can't be choosers/! +beggars can’t be choosers/! behind bars/! behind closed doors/! behind its time/! behind one's back/! +behind one’s back/! behind somebody's back/! +behind somebody’s back/! behind someone's back/! +behind someone’s back/! behind the bit/! behind the counter/! behind the curve/! @@ -1067,12 +1236,14 @@ belemnite battlefield/! believe it or not/! believe one's ears/! believe one's eyes/! +believe one’s ears/! +believe one’s eyes/! believe you me/! bell out/! bell the cat/! bells and whistles/! -belly up/! belly up to the bar/! +belly up/! below par/! below the belt/! below the poverty line/! @@ -1082,16 +1253,21 @@ belt you/! bench jockey/! bend one's ear/! bend one's elbow/! +bend one’s ear/! +bend one’s elbow/! bend over backwards/! bend somebody's ear/! bend somebody's elbow/! +bend somebody’s ear/! +bend somebody’s elbow/! bend someone's ear/! +bend someone’s ear/! bend the rules/! bend the truth/! beneficium ordinis seu excussionis/! benevolent overlord/! -bent on/! bent on a splice/! +bent on/! beside oneself/! beside the point/! best bet/! @@ -1104,10 +1280,12 @@ best thing since sliced bread/! best thing since sliced pan/! best-kept secret/! bet dollars to donuts/! -bet on/! bet on a lame rooster/! +bet on/! bet one's boots/! bet one's bottom dollar/! +bet one’s boots/! +bet one’s bottom dollar/! bet the farm/! bet you dollars to donuts/! better half/! @@ -1131,12 +1309,15 @@ beyond help/! beyond me/! beyond one's ken/! beyond one's pay grade/! +beyond one’s ken/! +beyond one’s pay grade/! beyond repair/! beyond the black stump/! beyond the call of duty/! beyond the pale/! biblical/! bide one's time/! +bide one’s time/! big boy/! big boys/! big break/! @@ -1149,6 +1330,7 @@ big fat/! big fish in a small pond/! big fucking deal/! big girl's blouse/! +big girl’s blouse/! big gun/! big guy/! big hairy deal/! @@ -1158,6 +1340,7 @@ big name/! big ol'/! big old/! big ole/! +big ol’/! big picture/! big rig/! big shot/! @@ -1171,21 +1354,23 @@ big wig/! big wigs/! big year/! big-boned/! +big-sky thinking/! bigger fish to fry/! bigger than Ben Hur/! bigger than life/! -big-sky thinking/! bill of goods/! binary decimal/! bio queen/! bird in the bosom/! bird in the hand/! bird of one's own brain/! -birds and bees/! -birds of a feather/! -birds of a feather flock together/! -birds of the feather flock together/! +bird of one’s own brain/! bird's-eye view/! +birds and bees/! +birds of a feather flock together/! +birds of a feather/! +birds of the feather flock together/! +bird’s-eye view/! birthday suit/! bit by a barn mouse/! bit by bit/! @@ -1194,12 +1379,15 @@ bit on the side/! bitch up/! bite me/! bite of the reality sandwich/! -bite off/! bite off more than one can chew/! +bite off/! bite one's lip/! bite one's tongue/! +bite one’s lip/! +bite one’s tongue/! bite someone in the arse/! bite someone's head off/! +bite someone’s head off/! bite the big one/! bite the biscuit/! bite the bullet/! @@ -1210,8 +1398,8 @@ bits and bobs/! bits and pieces/! bitten by the same bug/! bitter end/! -bitter pill/! bitter pill to swallow/! +bitter pill/! black and blue/! black babies/! black beetle/! @@ -1270,6 +1458,7 @@ blossom out/! blot on the escutcheon/! blot on the landscape/! blot one's copy book/! +blot one’s copy book/! blot out/! blow a bundle/! blow a fuse/! @@ -1278,14 +1467,16 @@ blow a kiss/! blow away/! blow chunks/! blow hot and cold/! -blow it/! blow it out of proportion/! blow it out one's ass/! blow it out one's ear/! -blow me/! +blow it out one’s ass/! +blow it out one’s ear/! +blow it/! blow me down/! -blow off/! +blow me/! blow off steam/! +blow off/! blow one over/! blow one's cover/! blow one's load/! @@ -1293,6 +1484,12 @@ blow one's mind/! blow one's stack/! blow one's top/! blow one's wad/! +blow one’s cover/! +blow one’s load/! +blow one’s mind/! +blow one’s stack/! +blow one’s top/! +blow one’s wad/! blow out of proportion/! blow out of the water/! blow over/! @@ -1303,8 +1500,11 @@ blow somebody out of the water/! blow somebody over/! blow somebody's cover/! blow somebody's mind/! +blow somebody’s cover/! +blow somebody’s mind/! blow someone out of the water/! blow someone's mind/! +blow someone’s mind/! blow something out of proportion/! blow the lid off/! blow the whistle/! @@ -1313,6 +1513,7 @@ blow this pop stand/! blow this popsicle stand/! blow to kingdom come/! blow up in one's face/! +blow up in one’s face/! blow-by-blow/! blue chamber/! blue devils/! @@ -1325,8 +1526,8 @@ blue sky/! blue state/! blue wall of silence/! blue-collar/! -blue-eyed/! blue-eyed boy/! +blue-eyed/! blue-sky thinking/! blurt out/! blush is off the peach/! @@ -1340,6 +1541,7 @@ bog off/! bog standard/! bogged down/! boggle one's mind/! +boggle one’s mind/! boggle the mind/! boil down/! boil over/! @@ -1356,8 +1558,8 @@ bomb out/! bone dry/! bone of contention/! bone to pick/! -bone up/! bone up on/! +bone up/! bone-crunching/! bone-dry/! bone-idle/! @@ -1378,12 +1580,15 @@ booze can/! boozing buddies/! bored out of one's brains/! bored out of one's mind/! +bored out of one’s brains/! +bored out of one’s mind/! borganism/! born and bred/! born in a barn/! born on the Fourth of July/! born tired/! born with a silver spoon in one's mouth/! +born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth/! borrowed time/! bosom buddy/! bottle away/! @@ -1405,8 +1610,8 @@ bottom the house/! bought the T-shirt/! bought the farm/! bounce back/! -bounce off/! bounce off the walls/! +bounce off/! bound to/! bow and scrape/! bow down/! @@ -1421,8 +1626,8 @@ box seat/! box the compass/! box-office bomb/! boy in the boat/! -boy, oh boy/! boy toy/! +boy, oh boy/! boys and girls/! boys and their toys/! boys will be boys/! @@ -1446,9 +1651,9 @@ brass monkey/! brass monkeys/! brass neck/! brass ring/! -brassed off/! brass-neck/! brass-necked/! +brassed off/! brave out/! brazen out/! bread and butter/! @@ -1471,8 +1676,8 @@ break curfew/! break even/! break ground/! break in/! -break into/! break into song/! +break into/! break it down/! break new ground/! break off/! @@ -1481,12 +1686,20 @@ break one's duck/! break one's fall/! break one's heart/! break one's lance/! -break out/! +break one’s arm patting oneself on the back/! +break one’s duck/! +break one’s fall/! +break one’s heart/! +break one’s lance/! break out in a rash/! +break out/! break ranks/! break somebody's fall/! break somebody's heart/! +break somebody’s fall/! +break somebody’s heart/! break someone's heart/! +break someone’s heart/! break the Sabbath/! break the back of/! break the bank/! @@ -1509,8 +1722,11 @@ breath of wind/! breathe a sigh of relief/! breathe a word/! breathe down one's neck/! +breathe down one’s neck/! breathe down somebody's neck/! +breathe down somebody’s neck/! breathe down someone's neck/! +breathe down someone’s neck/! breathe easy/! bred-in-the-bone/! breed in the bone/! @@ -1519,9 +1735,9 @@ brick by brick/! brick house/! brick in/! brick wall/! -bridge/! bridge the gap/! bridge too far/! +bridge/! bright eyed and bushy tailed/! bright lights/! bright line/! @@ -1533,14 +1749,15 @@ bring about/! bring an end to/! bring down the house/! bring forward/! -bring home/! bring home the bacon/! +bring home/! bring it off/! bring it weak/! bring off/! bring on/! bring one up short/! bring one's arse to an anchor/! +bring one’s arse to an anchor/! bring over/! bring owls to Athens/! bring round/! @@ -1553,8 +1770,8 @@ bring to heel/! bring to justice/! bring to light/! bring to the table/! -bring up/! bring up the rear/! +bring up/! bring you up short/! broad across the beam/! broad church/! @@ -1563,6 +1780,7 @@ broad in the beam/! broad shoulders/! broad strokes/! broaden someone's horizons/! +broaden someone’s horizons/! broken dreams/! broken record/! broken vessel/! @@ -1575,10 +1793,10 @@ brown noser/! brown power/! brown study/! brown thumb/! +brown-noser/! browned off/! brownie points/! brownnose/! -brown-noser/! bruising battle/! bruising encounter/! brush aside/! @@ -1587,8 +1805,8 @@ brush cut/! brush down/! brush it off/! brush off/! -brush up/! brush up on/! +brush up/! brush with death/! brush with the law/! bubble over/! @@ -1622,21 +1840,22 @@ bulk billing/! bull in a china shop/! bull session/! bulletproof/! -bully/! bully for you/! +bully/! bum around/! bum chum/! bum rap/! bum rush/! bum steer/! +bum's rush/! bump and grind/! bump into/! bump off/! bump up/! -bumper to bumper/! bumper to bumper traffic jam/! +bumper to bumper/! bums in seats/! -bum's rush/! +bum’s rush/! bun in the oven/! bunch of malarkey/! bundle of energy/! @@ -1651,11 +1870,15 @@ bunny hug/! buoy up/! buried treasure/! burn a hole in one's pocket/! +burn a hole in one’s pocket/! burn bridges/! burn it in/! burn one's bridges/! burn one's candle at both ends/! burn one's fingers/! +burn one’s bridges/! +burn one’s candle at both ends/! +burn one’s fingers/! burn out/! burn rubber/! burn the midnight oil/! @@ -1665,9 +1888,12 @@ burning question/! burst in/! burst into tears/! burst one's bubbles/! +burst one’s bubbles/! burst out laughing/! burst someone's bubble/! +burst someone’s bubble/! bury one's head in the sand/! +bury one’s head in the sand/! bury the hatchet/! bury the lead/! bury the lede/! @@ -1676,7 +1902,9 @@ bush telegraph/! business end/! business girl/! busman's holiday/! +busman’s holiday/! bust a cap in someone's ass/! +bust a cap in someone’s ass/! bust a move/! bust a nut/! bust ass cold/! @@ -1685,6 +1913,10 @@ bust one's ass/! bust one's balls/! bust one's butt/! bust one's chops/! +bust one’s ass/! +bust one’s balls/! +bust one’s butt/! +bust one’s chops/! bust out/! busted flush/! busy beaver/! @@ -1697,25 +1929,29 @@ but me no buts/! but seriously folks/! but then/! but who's counting/! -butt/! +but who’s counting/! butt heads/! butt in/! butt of the joke/! butt out/! +butt-naked/! +butt-ugly/! +butt/! butter fingers/! butter one's bread on both sides/! +butter one’s bread on both sides/! butter up/! butter wouldn't melt in his mouth/! +butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth/! butterfly upon a wheel/! -butt-naked/! button one's lip/! +button one’s lip/! button somebody's lip/! +button somebody’s lip/! button-down/! buttoned-down/! -buttonhole/! buttonhole you/! -butt-ugly/! -buy/! +buttonhole/! buy a round/! buy into/! buy it/! @@ -1727,9 +1963,11 @@ buy the farm/! buy time/! buy to let/! buy up/! +buy/! buzz off/! by a country mile/! by a hair's breadth/! +by a hair’s breadth/! by a long shot/! by all accounts/! by all means/! @@ -1756,6 +1994,8 @@ by no means/! by one's lights/! by one's own hand/! by oneself/! +by one’s lights/! +by one’s own hand/! by rights/! by the Grace of God/! by the book/! @@ -1763,19 +2003,21 @@ by the by/! by the numbers/! by the same token/! by the seat of one's pants/! +by the seat of one’s pants/! by the short hairs/! by the skin of one's teeth/! +by the skin of one’s teeth/! by the time/! by the way/! by trade/! by virtue of/! by way of/! by word of mouth/! -bye for now/! -bygones be bygones/! by-the-book/! by-the-numbers/! -&c/! +bye for now/! +bygones be bygones/! +c'est la vie/! cake crumbs/! cake walk/! cakes and ale/! @@ -1787,11 +2029,12 @@ call it a night/! call it even/! call it quits/! call it square/! -call off/! call off the dogs/! +call off/! call on/! call out/! call someone's bluff/! +call someone’s bluff/! call tabs/! call the police/! call the shots/! @@ -1804,6 +2047,7 @@ calm before the storm/! calm your tits/! camel through the eye of a needle/! camel's nose/! +camel’s nose/! can I buy you a drink/! can I come in/! can I use your phone/! @@ -1812,9 +2056,6 @@ can it/! can of worms/! can we say/! can you help me/! -canada goose/! -canary in a coal mine/! -candle in the wind/! can't believe my ears/! can't believe my eyes/! can't get blood from a turnip/! @@ -1829,6 +2070,23 @@ can't see the forest for the trees/! can't seem/! can't stand/! can't wait/! +canada goose/! +canary in a coal mine/! +candle in the wind/! +can’t believe my ears/! +can’t believe my eyes/! +can’t get blood from a turnip/! +can’t get enough/! +can’t have it both ways/! +can’t help/! +can’t hold a candle/! +can’t put my finger on it/! +can’t put my hands on it/! +can’t see for looking/! +can’t see the forest for the trees/! +can’t seem/! +can’t stand/! +can’t wait/! cap it all off/! cap over the windmill/! captain of industry/! @@ -1851,9 +2109,12 @@ carry on/! carry one's own weight/! carry one's weight/! carry oneself/! +carry one’s own weight/! +carry one’s weight/! carry out/! carry over/! carry someone's water/! +carry someone’s water/! carry the can/! carry the conversation/! carry the day/! @@ -1872,8 +2133,9 @@ case of/! cash and carry/! cash cow/! cash flow/! -cash in/! cash in one's chips/! +cash in one’s chips/! +cash in/! cash on the barrelhead/! cash on the line/! cash up/! @@ -1884,9 +2146,11 @@ cast aside/! cast aspersions/! cast of thousands/! cast one's vote/! +cast one’s vote/! cast pearls before swine/! cast the first stone/! cast up one's accounts/! +cast up one’s accounts/! cast your vote/! casting couch/! castle in the air/! @@ -1895,16 +2159,22 @@ cat among the pigeons/! cat and dog life/! cat and mouse/! cat got someone's tongue/! +cat got someone’s tongue/! cat got your tongue/! cat in the meal-tub/! cat in the sack/! cat piss/! cat that ate the canary/! +cat's cradle/! +cat's meow/! +cat's out of the bag/! +cat's pajamas/! +cat's pyjamas/! +cat-and-mouse/! catalogue of disaster/! catalogue of errors/! catalogue of misery/! catalogue of misfortune/! -cat-and-mouse/! catbird seat/! catch a buzz/! catch a cold/! @@ -1923,12 +2193,15 @@ catch me doing that/! catch napping/! catch on/! catch one's drift/! +catch one’s drift/! catch phrase/! catch sight of/! catch some rays/! catch some z's/! +catch some z’s/! catch someone napping/! catch someone's eye/! +catch someone’s eye/! catch the eye/! catch the wave/! catch up on/! @@ -1941,12 +2214,12 @@ catch you on the flip side/! catch your death/! catch your eye/! catholic tastes/! -cat's cradle/! -cat's meow/! -cat's out of the bag/! -cat's pajamas/! -cat's pyjamas/! cattle call/! +cat’s cradle/! +cat’s meow/! +cat’s out of the bag/! +cat’s pajamas/! +cat’s pyjamas/! caucus race/! caught between the devil and the deep blue sea/! caught dead/! @@ -1959,6 +2232,8 @@ caught up/! caught with his pants down/! caught with one's hand in the cookie jar/! caught with one's pants down/! +caught with one’s hand in the cookie jar/! +caught with one’s pants down/! cause a stir/! caustic comment/! cautious optimism/! @@ -1970,9 +2245,8 @@ cement hands/! center field/! central dogma/! centre of the universe/! -c'est la vie/! -chacun à son goût/! chacun a son gout/! +chacun à son goût/! chain letter/! chain of command/! chain reaction/! @@ -1989,6 +2263,7 @@ chance upon/! chance would be a fine thing/! chance'd be a fine thing/! chances are/! +chance’d be a fine thing/! change for the better/! change hands/! change horses in mid stream/! @@ -1998,8 +2273,11 @@ change of life/! change of tack/! change one's mind/! change one's tune/! +change one’s mind/! +change one’s tune/! change over/! change someone's mind/! +change someone’s mind/! change the channel/! change your mind/! change your tune/! @@ -2048,6 +2326,7 @@ cheesed off/! chemical imbalance/! chemically imbalanced/! cheque's in the post/! +cheque’s in the post/! cherished belief/! cherry pick/! cherry-pick/! @@ -2069,6 +2348,7 @@ chicken out/! chickens come home to roost/! chief cook and bottle washer/! child's play/! +child’s play/! chill girl/! chill out/! chime in/! @@ -2080,6 +2360,7 @@ chip in/! chip off the old block/! chip on his shoulder/! chip on one's shoulder/! +chip on one’s shoulder/! chip shot/! chip up/! chips are down/! @@ -2091,8 +2372,8 @@ choke the chicken/! chomp at the bit/! chomping at the bit/! choose sides/! -choose up/! choose up sides/! +choose up/! choose your battles/! chop and change/! chop down/! @@ -2104,8 +2385,8 @@ chow down/! chrome dome/! chrome horn/! chuck in/! -chuck it/! chuck it down/! +chuck it/! chuck out/! chum up/! chump change/! @@ -2136,13 +2417,16 @@ clean house/! clean me out/! clean out/! clean someone's clock/! -clean up/! +clean someone’s clock/! clean up on/! clean up one's act/! +clean up one’s act/! clean up your act/! clean up your plate/! +clean up/! clear cut/! clear one's lines/! +clear one’s lines/! clear out/! clear sailing/! clear the air/! @@ -2153,13 +2437,14 @@ climb down/! climb the walls/! clock in/! clog up/! -close, but no cigar/! close call/! close enough for government work/! close in on/! close of play/! -close one's eyes/! close one's eyes and think of England/! +close one's eyes/! +close one’s eyes and think of England/! +close one’s eyes/! close ranks/! close shave/! close the face/! @@ -2168,6 +2453,7 @@ close to home/! close to the vest/! close to the wind/! close up shop/! +close, but no cigar/! closed book/! closed form/! closing time/! @@ -2193,16 +2479,17 @@ cold day in Hell/! cold day in July/! cold feet/! cold fish/! -cold, hard cash/! cold light of day/! cold one/! cold reading/! cold shoulder/! cold snap/! cold turkey/! +cold, hard cash/! collect dust/! collect my thoughts/! collect one's thoughts/! +collect one’s thoughts/! collecting dust/! colt over the fence/! come a cropper/! @@ -2218,45 +2505,46 @@ come at/! come back to haunt you/! come by/! come clean/! -come down/! come down hard/! come down off your high horse/! come down the pike/! -come down to/! come down to earth/! come down to us/! +come down to/! come down with/! +come down/! come forward/! come full circle/! come hell or high water/! come home to roost/! -come in/! come in from the cold/! come in handy/! -come into/! +come in/! come into being/! come into one's own/! +come into one’s own/! come into play/! come into your own/! +come into/! come naturally/! -come of/! come of age/! -come off/! +come of/! come off it/! -come on/! +come off/! come on over/! +come on/! come online/! -come out/! come out in the wash/! come out of one's shell/! +come out of one’s shell/! come out of the closet/! come out of the woodwork/! come out swinging/! +come out/! come stà/! come the acid/! come thick and fast/! come through/! -come to/! come to Jesus/! come to a close/! come to a head/! @@ -2274,31 +2562,36 @@ come to nought/! come to oneself/! come to papa/! come to somebody's aid/! +come to somebody’s aid/! come to someone's rescue/! -come to terms/! +come to someone’s rescue/! come to terms with/! +come to terms/! come to the fore/! come to the point/! come to think of it/! +come to/! come true/! come undone/! come unglued/! come unhinged/! come unstuck/! -come up/! come up roses/! come up with/! +come up/! come what may/! come with the territory/! +come-to-Jesus/! comeback kid/! comedy of errors/! comes to the crunch/! -come-to-Jesus/! comfort girl/! comfort woman/! comfortable in one's own skin/! +comfortable in one’s own skin/! comfortably off/! coming out of one's ears/! +coming out of one’s ears/! coming out of our ears/! coming out of your yin yang/! coming up roses/! @@ -2307,8 +2600,8 @@ common cause/! common crossing/! common ground/! common name/! -common or garden/! common or garden variety/! +common or garden/! common sense/! common thread/! common touch/! @@ -2333,23 +2626,26 @@ cook your goose/! cooked/! cookie-cutter/! cooking with gas/! -cool, calm and collected/! cool cat/! cool it/! cool off/! cool one's heels/! cool one's jets/! +cool one’s heels/! +cool one’s jets/! cool story bro/! cool under pressure/! cool your heels/! +cool, calm and collected/! cooler heads prevailed/! coon eyes/! coon's age/! +coon’s age/! cop a feel/! cop on/! cop out/! -copious free time/! cop-out/! +copious free time/! copper-bottomed/! coprophagous grin/! corner the market/! @@ -2361,8 +2657,8 @@ cost an arm and a leg/! cost the earth/! cost you/! cotton on/! -cotton to/! cotton to that/! +cotton to/! cotton-picking/! cough up/! could I see the menu, please/! @@ -2376,8 +2672,14 @@ couldn't care less/! couldn't carry a note in a bucket/! couldn't happen to a nicer/! couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery/! +couldn’t believe my ears/! +couldn’t care less/! +couldn’t carry a note in a bucket/! +couldn’t happen to a nicer/! +couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery/! count on/! count one's blessings/! +count one’s blessings/! count sheep/! count your chickens before they hatch/! country mile/! @@ -2386,8 +2688,10 @@ courtesy of/! covenant of salt/! cover for me/! cover one's bases/! +cover one’s bases/! cover one’s feet/! cover someone's ass/! +cover someone’s ass/! cover up/! cowgirl position/! crab mentality/! @@ -2396,8 +2700,8 @@ crack a crib/! crack a fat/! crack a joke/! crack a smile/! -crack down/! crack down on/! +crack down/! crack me up/! crack of dawn/! crack on/! @@ -2409,12 +2713,14 @@ crack up/! cradle robber/! cradle-to-grave/! cramp someone's style/! +cramp someone’s style/! cramp your style/! crank issue/! crank it up/! crank out/! crank up/! crap one's pants/! +crap one’s pants/! crap out/! crash a party/! crash and burn/! @@ -2423,29 +2729,32 @@ crawl with/! crawling with/! crazy about/! cream in one's jeans/! +cream in one’s jeans/! cream of the crop/! cream you/! creature comfort/! creature feature/! credit where credit's due/! +credit where credit’s due/! creep into/! creme de la creme/! crisis of confidence/! criss-cross applesauce/! -crème de la crème/! crocodile tear/! crocodile tears/! crop up/! -cross my heart/! cross my heart and hope to die/! +cross my heart/! cross off/! cross out/! cross over jordan/! cross over to the other side/! cross paths/! -cross someone/! cross someone's palm/! cross someone's path/! +cross someone/! +cross someone’s palm/! +cross someone’s path/! cross swords/! cross that bridge when i come to it/! cross that bridge when one comes to it/! @@ -2461,6 +2770,7 @@ crowd-pleaser/! crown jewels/! cruisin' for a bruisin'/! cruising for a bruising/! +cruisin’ for a bruisin’/! crunch numbers/! crush on/! crux of the matter/! @@ -2469,9 +2779,11 @@ cry down/! cry for help/! cry her heart out/! cry in one's beer/! +cry in one’s beer/! cry in your beer/! cry me a river/! cry one's eyes out/! +cry one’s eyes out/! cry over spilt milk/! cry someone a river/! cry the blues/! @@ -2482,6 +2794,7 @@ crying my eyes out/! crying shame/! crystal clear/! crystal dick/! +crème de la crème/! cuff Jonas/! culture hero/! cum grano salis/! @@ -2489,8 +2802,10 @@ cup of joe/! cup of tea/! cup runneth over/! curate's egg/! +curate’s egg/! curb appeal/! curl someone's hair/! +curl someone’s hair/! curry favor/! cut a dash/! cut a figure/! @@ -2506,26 +2821,31 @@ cut both ways/! cut corners/! cut down/! cut from the same cloth/! -cut in/! cut in on/! -cut it/! +cut in/! cut it a little fine/! cut it close/! cut it fine/! cut it out/! +cut it/! cut loose/! cut losses/! cut no ice/! cut of one's jib/! -cut off/! +cut of one’s jib/! cut off one's nose to spite one's face/! -cut one/! +cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face/! +cut off/! cut one loose/! cut one's coat according to one's cloth/! cut one's own throat/! cut one's teeth/! -cut out/! +cut one/! +cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth/! +cut one’s own throat/! +cut one’s teeth/! cut out for/! +cut out/! cut rate/! cut red tape/! cut short/! @@ -2544,6 +2864,8 @@ cut up/! cut-and-thrust/! cutie pie/! cutting edge/! +c’est la vie/! +d.c. al coda/! dafuq/! daily grind/! damaged goods/! @@ -2552,7 +2874,9 @@ damn by association/! damn the torpedoes/! damn with faint praise/! damned if one does and damned if one doesn't/! +damned if one does and damned if one doesn’t/! damned if you do and damned if you don't/! +damned if you do and damned if you don’t/! damnum absque injuria/! damp squib/! dampen your spirits/! @@ -2562,19 +2886,21 @@ dark horse/! dark secret/! darken a church door/! darken someone's door/! +darken someone’s door/! darkest hour is just before dawn/! darn it/! darn my luck/! darn right/! darn tootin'/! darn tooting/! +darn tootin’/! darning needle/! dash off/! date with destiny/! dates you/! dawn of a new day/! -dawn on/! dawn on me/! +dawn on/! day after day/! day and age/! day and night/! @@ -2585,13 +2911,13 @@ day of the family farm/! day one/! day or night/! day out/! -daylight/! -daylight robbery/! -days of yore/! day-to-day/! -d.c. al coda/! +daylight robbery/! +daylight/! +days of yore/! de die ad diem/! de minimis non curat lex/! +dead 'n' buried/! dead air/! dead and buried/! dead asleep/! @@ -2606,7 +2932,6 @@ dead last/! dead loss/! dead meat/! dead men/! -dead 'n' buried/! dead of night/! dead on/! dead ringer/! @@ -2618,9 +2943,10 @@ dead tree edition/! dead weight/! dead wood/! dead wrong/! -deadbeat dad/! +dead ’n’ buried/! dead-cat bounce/! dead-eye dick/! +deadbeat dad/! deadly accurate/! deadstick landing/! deaf to entreaties/! @@ -2635,11 +2961,11 @@ death warmed over/! death warmed up/! death wish/! death's door/! +death’s door/! debris field/! decimal dozen/! deck him/! deck out/! -deep, dark secret/! deep down/! deep end/! deep pockets/! @@ -2647,6 +2973,7 @@ deep six/! deep sleep/! deep thinker/! deep water/! +deep, dark secret/! deep-six/! deer in the headlights/! deke you/! @@ -2665,6 +2992,8 @@ devil take the hindmost/! devil you say/! devil's advocate/! devil's luck/! +devil’s advocate/! +devil’s luck/! devour every word/! diamond in the rough/! dicing with death/! @@ -2679,28 +3008,31 @@ did good/! did yourself proud/! diddle for middle/! didn't have a stitch of clothes on/! -die/! +didn’t have a stitch of clothes on/! die down/! die for/! die hard/! die off/! die on the vine/! die out/! +die/! different kettle of fish/! -different strokes/! different strokes for different folks/! +different strokes/! dig a little deeper/! dig deep/! -dig in/! dig in one's heels/! +dig in one’s heels/! dig in their heels/! +dig in/! dig it up/! dig me/! dig one's own grave/! -dig out/! +dig one’s own grave/! dig out of a hole/! -dig up/! +dig out/! dig up dirt/! +dig up/! dig your own grave/! dig yourself in/! dim and distant past/! @@ -2708,6 +3040,7 @@ dim bulb/! dimber damber upright man/! dime a dozen/! dime's worth/! +dime’s worth/! diminishing returns/! dingle you/! dining on ashes/! @@ -2738,7 +3071,6 @@ ditch him/! dive in/! divvy up/! do I know you/! -do a/! do a 180/! do a bunk/! do a dime/! @@ -2746,6 +3078,7 @@ do a favor/! do a gig/! do a number on/! do a slow burn/! +do a/! do away with/! do bears shit in the woods/! do down/! @@ -2756,26 +3089,33 @@ do it the hard way/! do it tough/! do justice/! do lunch/! -do me/! do me a lemon/! do me in/! +do me/! do not collect $200/! do not disturb/! do not enter/! do not pass go/! do not want/! -do one/! do one's bit/! do one's block/! do one's business/! do one's damnedest/! do one's darnedest/! do one's thing/! +do one/! +do one’s bit/! +do one’s block/! +do one’s business/! +do one’s damnedest/! +do one’s darnedest/! +do one’s thing/! do or die/! do right by/! do someone dirty/! do someone proud/! do someone's head in/! +do someone’s head in/! do the deed/! do the hard yards/! do the honors/! @@ -2791,8 +3131,8 @@ do up/! do well by doing good/! do well for oneself/! do what/! -do with/! do with mirrors/! +do with/! do without/! do you accept American dollars/! do you accept credit cards/! @@ -2813,9 +3153,11 @@ do your own thing/! do your part/! do your utmost/! do yourself proud/! +do-or-die/! doctors make the worst patients/! dodge a bullet/! does Macy's tell Gimbel's/! +does Macy’s tell Gimbel’s/! does a bear shit in the woods/! does anyone here speak English/! does not compute/! @@ -2824,6 +3166,10 @@ doesn't add up/! doesn't have both oars in the water/! doesn't mince words/! doesn't wash/! +doesn’t add up/! +doesn’t have both oars in the water/! +doesn’t mince words/! +doesn’t wash/! dog and cat/! dog and pony show/! dog around/! @@ -2834,29 +3180,19 @@ dog in the manger/! dog it/! dog me/! dog my cats/! +dog's age/! +dog's breakfast/! +dog's life/! dog-eat-dog/! doggonit/! doggy doo/! -dog's age/! dogs bark/! -dog's breakfast/! -dog's life/! +dog’s age/! +dog’s breakfast/! +dog’s life/! dole out/! dollars to donuts/! dolled up/! -done and done/! -done and dusted/! -done deal/! -done for/! -done good/! -done in/! -done it all/! -done to a turn/! -done with it/! -donkey work/! -donkey's ears/! -donkey's years/! -donkey's years ago/! don't ask, don't tell/! don't be a fool, wrap your tool/! don't be a stranger/! @@ -2878,8 +3214,8 @@ don't go there/! don't hand me that/! don't have a cow/! don't hold your breath/! -don't knock it/! don't knock it till you've tried it/! +don't knock it/! don't knock yourself out/! don't know him from adam/! don't know the first thing about it/! @@ -2908,16 +3244,83 @@ don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs/! don't think so/! don't want to go there/! don't worry/! -doom and gloom/! +done and done/! +done and dusted/! +done deal/! +done for/! +done good/! +done in/! +done it all/! +done to a turn/! +done with it/! +donkey work/! +donkey's ears/! +donkey's years ago/! +donkey's years/! +donkey’s ears/! +donkey’s years ago/! +donkey’s years/! +don’t ask, don’t tell/! +don’t be a fool, wrap your tool/! +don’t be a stranger/! +don’t borrow trouble/! +don’t call us, we’ll call you/! +don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched/! +don’t do anything I wouldn’t do/! +don’t drop the soap/! +don’t eat that/! +don’t feed the trolls/! +don’t get mad; get even/! +don’t get me started/! +don’t get me wrong/! +don’t get smart with me/! +don’t give me any of your lip/! +don’t give up your day job/! +don’t go away mad; just go away/! +don’t go there/! +don’t hand me that/! +don’t have a cow/! +don’t hold your breath/! +don’t knock it till you’ve tried it/! +don’t knock it/! +don’t knock yourself out/! +don’t know him from adam/! +don’t know the first thing about it/! +don’t know the half of it/! +don’t know whether you’re coming or going/! +don’t know which end is up/! +don’t know which side your bread is buttered on/! +don’t let the bedbugs bite/! +don’t let the door hit you on the way out/! +don’t look a gift horse in the mouth/! +don’t look at me/! +don’t make a mountain out of a molehill/! +don’t make me laugh/! +don’t make no nevermind/! +don’t make waves/! +don’t mention it/! +don’t mind if I do/! +don’t pass go/! +don’t push your luck/! +don’t put all your eggs in one basket/! +don’t quit your day job/! +don’t rock the boat/! +don’t shit where you eat/! +don’t sweat it/! +don’t teach your grandmother how to suck eggs/! +don’t think so/! +don’t want to go there/! +don’t worry/! doom and gloom merchants/! +doom and gloom/! door to door/! -do-or-die/! dope sheet/! dormitive principle/! dormitive virtue/! doss about/! doss around/! dot the i's and cross the t's/! +dot the i’s and cross the t’s/! double Dutch/! double back/! double booked/! @@ -2942,6 +3345,7 @@ down in the mouth/! down my throat/! down on his luck/! down on one's luck/! +down on one’s luck/! down pat/! down the drain/! down the garden path/! @@ -2958,8 +3362,8 @@ down to earth/! down to the short strokes/! down to the wire/! down under/! -down with/! down with his apple-cart/! +down with/! down-and-outer/! down-to-earth/! draft dodger/! @@ -2967,6 +3371,7 @@ drag it out/! drag king/! drag on/! drag one's feet/! +drag one’s feet/! drag out/! drag race/! drag your feet/! @@ -2975,8 +3380,8 @@ drain the main vein/! drain the swamp/! drama queen/! draw a blank/! -draw a line/! draw a line in the sand/! +draw a line/! draw a sober breath/! draw attention to/! draw away/! @@ -2988,6 +3393,7 @@ draw in/! draw it to my attention/! draw off/! draw one's last breath/! +draw one’s last breath/! draw stumps/! draw the line/! draw the short straw/! @@ -3034,10 +3440,10 @@ drive someone crazy/! drive someone up the wall/! drive standard/! drive the porcelain bus/! -drive you/! drive you nuts/! drive you to distraction/! drive you to drink/! +drive you/! drive-by media/! drop a bollock/! drop a bomb/! @@ -3050,15 +3456,15 @@ drop a line/! drop back/! drop behind/! drop charges/! -drop in/! drop in the bucket/! drop in the ocean/! +drop in/! drop it/! drop of a hat/! -drop off/! drop off the radar/! -drop out/! +drop off/! drop out of sight/! +drop out/! drop over/! drop someone a line/! drop the ball/! @@ -3079,6 +3485,7 @@ drum up/! dry behind the ears/! dry eye/! dry one's eyes/! +dry one’s eyes/! dry out/! dry powder/! dry run/! @@ -3088,10 +3495,12 @@ duck out/! duck soup/! duck test/! duck's guts/! +duck’s guts/! due course/! due north/! duke it out/! duke's mixture/! +duke’s mixture/! dulce bellum inexpertis/! dumb bunny/! dumb down/! @@ -3101,11 +3510,12 @@ dummy run/! dummy spit/! dump on/! dump one's load/! +dump one’s load/! dumpster diving/! dust bunny/! dust mouse/! -dust off/! dust off a batter/! +dust off/! dusty miller/! duty calls/! dye in the wool/! @@ -3127,6 +3537,8 @@ early bath/! early bird/! earn one's crust/! earn one's keep/! +earn one’s crust/! +earn one’s keep/! ears are burning/! ears lowered/! ears pinned back/! @@ -3156,15 +3568,27 @@ eat one's heart out/! eat one's own dog food/! eat one's words/! eat one's young/! -eat out/! +eat one’s Wheaties/! +eat one’s fill/! +eat one’s gun/! +eat one’s hat/! +eat one’s heart out/! +eat one’s own dog food/! +eat one’s words/! +eat one’s young/! eat out of someone's hand/! +eat out of someone’s hand/! eat out of the palm of one's hand/! +eat out of the palm of one’s hand/! +eat out/! eat pussy/! eat shit/! eat someone alive/! eat someone out of house and home/! eat someone's dust/! eat someone's lunch/! +eat someone’s dust/! +eat someone’s lunch/! eat that/! eat up/! eat your heart out/! @@ -3173,8 +3597,8 @@ economical with the truth/! edge out/! edible frog/! egg me on egg on or egg somebody on/! -egg on/! egg on my face/! +egg on/! eid mubarak/! eighty-six/! ejusdem generis/! @@ -3192,16 +3616,17 @@ embrace, extend and extinguish/! emmetism/! emotional cripple/! emperor's new clothes/! +emperor’s new clothes/! employ a steam engine to crack a nut/! -empty nest/! empty nest syndrome/! +empty nest/! empty nesters/! empty promise/! empty the tank/! end justifies the means/! -end of/! end of the line/! end of the world/! +end of/! end up/! enemy combatant/! enfant terrible/! @@ -3210,8 +3635,8 @@ enjoy your meal/! enough is enough/! enough to choke a horse/! enough to make the angels weep/! -err on the side of/! err on the side of caution/! +err on the side of/! escape fire/! esprit de corps/! esthetically challenged/! @@ -3220,8 +3645,8 @@ et aliae/! et alibi/! et alii/! et alios/! -et ceteræ/! et cetera/! +et ceteræ/! et hoc genus omne/! et id genus omne/! et seq./! @@ -3252,8 +3677,8 @@ every man jack of them/! every old nook and cranny/! every second/! every stage of the game/! -every time/! every time one turns around/! +every time/! every trick in the book/! every walk of life/! every which way/! @@ -3288,6 +3713,7 @@ exetera/! exit stage left/! exotic cheroot/! expand one's horizons/! +expand one’s horizons/! explore every avenue/! expose oneself/! exsqueeze me/! @@ -3322,8 +3748,8 @@ faint of heart/! fair and square/! fair enough/! fair game/! -fair play/! fair play for time to come/! +fair play/! fair sex/! fair shake/! fair to middling/! @@ -3339,19 +3765,20 @@ fall between the cracks/! fall between two stools/! fall by the wayside/! fall flat on my face/! -fall for/! fall for that/! +fall for/! fall foul/! fall from grace/! fall head over heels/! fall ill/! fall in line/! fall in love/! -fall into/! fall into a trap/! fall into my lap/! fall into one's lap/! +fall into one’s lap/! fall into place/! +fall into/! fall off a truck/! fall off the back of a lorry/! fall off the back of a truck/! @@ -3360,12 +3787,14 @@ fall off the wagon/! fall on deaf ears/! fall on one's face/! fall on one's sword/! +fall on one’s face/! +fall on one’s sword/! fall on your sword/! fall out/! fall over/! fall short/! -fall through/! fall through the cracks/! +fall through/! fall to bits/! fall to pieces/! fallen over/! @@ -3385,8 +3814,8 @@ fancy footwork/! fanny about/! far and away/! far and wide/! -far be it/! far be it from me/! +far be it/! far cry/! far gone/! far out/! @@ -3395,6 +3824,7 @@ faraway look/! fare thee well/! farm out/! farmer's tan/! +farmer’s tan/! fart in a windstorm/! fashion plate/! fashionably late/! @@ -3412,32 +3842,37 @@ fat of the land/! fate is sealed/! fate worse than death/! faux queen/! -faze me/! faze me out/! +faze me/! feast for the eyes/! feast or famine/! feast your eyes on/! feather in one's cap/! +feather in one’s cap/! feather in your cap/! feather one's nest/! +feather one’s nest/! feather your nest/! featherless biped/! fed up/! federal case/! feed off/! feed one's face/! +feed one’s face/! feed the dragon/! feel a draft/! feel blue/! feel for/! feel free/! feel in one's bones/! +feel in one’s bones/! feel myself/! feel one's oats/! feel oneself/! +feel one’s oats/! feel the pinch/! -feel up/! feel up to/! +feel up/! feel-good factor/! feeling bum/! feeling good/! @@ -3459,6 +3894,7 @@ fever pitch/! few and far between/! few sandwiches short of a picnic/! fibber mcgee's closet/! +fibber mcgee’s closet/! fickle finger of fate/! field day/! fifth business/! @@ -3477,14 +3913,17 @@ figure out/! file 13/! fill her up/! fill his shoes/! -fill in/! fill in for me/! fill in the blank/! +fill in/! fill me in/! fill one's face/! fill one's hand/! +fill one’s face/! +fill one’s hand/! fill out/! fill someone's shoes/! +fill someone’s shoes/! fill the bill/! fill the gap/! fill up/! @@ -3501,9 +3940,11 @@ final solution/! find a way around/! find fault/! find it in one's heart/! +find it in one’s heart/! find my tongue/! find one's feet/! find oneself/! +find one’s feet/! find out/! find the net/! find your voice/! @@ -3512,8 +3953,8 @@ find yourself/! fine line/! fine print/! fine-feathered friend/! -finest hour/! fine-toothed comb/! +finest hour/! finger in every pie/! finger of suspicion/! fingers the size of bananas/! @@ -3558,8 +3999,8 @@ fish for a compliment/! fish for compliments/! fish kill/! fish or cut bait/! -fish out/! fish out of water/! +fish out/! fish to fry/! fish-eating grin/! fishing expedition/! @@ -3569,10 +4010,12 @@ fit the bill/! fit to be tied/! fits and starts/! five o'clock shadow/! +five o’clock shadow/! five will get you ten/! five-finger discount/! fix it again Tony/! fix someone's wagon/! +fix someone’s wagon/! fix you/! fix your wagon/! fixing to/! @@ -3583,6 +4026,7 @@ flake out/! flame up/! flannelled fool/! flap one's gums/! +flap one’s gums/! flap your gums/! flash a smile/! flash in the pan/! @@ -3596,6 +4040,7 @@ flat-footed/! flattery will get you nowhere/! flavour of the month/! flea in one's ear/! +flea in one’s ear/! fleeting glance/! flesh out/! fletcherize your food/! @@ -3604,10 +4049,13 @@ flick the bean/! flight of fancy/! flip one's lid/! flip one's wig/! +flip one’s lid/! +flip one’s wig/! flip you for it/! flip your lid/! float around/! float someone's boat/! +float someone’s boat/! float your boat/! flog a dead horse/! flog the dolphin/! @@ -3622,12 +4070,13 @@ fluff up/! flunk out/! flutter in the dovecote/! fly by the seat of one's pants/! +fly by the seat of one’s pants/! fly by the seat of your/! fly in the face of/! fly in the ointment/! fly low/! -fly off/! fly off the handle/! +fly off/! fly on the wall/! fly out of the traps/! fly the coop/! @@ -3636,8 +4085,10 @@ fly-by-night/! flying start/! flying visit/! fold one's tent/! +fold one’s tent/! fold up/! follow in someone's footsteps/! +follow in someone’s footsteps/! follow me/! follow suit/! follow the rules/! @@ -3651,13 +4102,17 @@ fool away/! fool you/! fool's errand/! fool's paradise/! +fool’s errand/! +fool’s paradise/! foot the bill/! foot-in-mouth disease/! footloose and fancy free/! for Pete's sake/! +for Pete’s sake/! for XYZ reasons/! for a change/! for a dog's age/! +for a dog’s age/! for a song/! for a start/! for all intensive purposes/! @@ -3670,26 +4125,34 @@ for chrissake/! for crying out loud/! for dear life/! for fuck's sake/! -for good/! +for fuck’s sake/! for good and all/! for good measure/! +for good/! for goodness sake/! for gosh sake/! for heaven's sake/! +for heaven’s sake/! for keeps/! for kicks/! for laughs/! for long/! for love nor money/! for mercy's sake/! +for mercy’s sake/! for my money/! for old times' sake/! for old times' sakes/! +for old times’ sake/! +for old times’ sakes/! for once/! for one's life/! for one's particular/! +for one’s life/! +for one’s particular/! for openers/! for pity's sake/! +for pity’s sake/! for sure/! for that matter/! for the ages/! @@ -3706,6 +4169,7 @@ for the time being/! forbidden fruit/! force of habit/! force someone's hand/! +force someone’s hand/! foregone conclusion/! forever and a day/! forget it/! @@ -3731,22 +4195,21 @@ four-on-the-floor/! fourth estate/! fourth wall/! fox in the henhouse/! -'fraid not/! fraidy cat/! frame of mind/! fraught with danger/! fraught with peril/! freak flag/! free and easy/! -free, gratis and for nothing/! free hand/! free lunch/! free rein/! free ride/! free space/! +free, gratis and for nothing/! free, white, and twenty-one/! -freedom of speech/! free-for-all/! +freedom of speech/! freeze on/! freeze wages/! freezing cold/! @@ -3755,12 +4218,12 @@ fresh country eggs/! fresh legs/! fresh meat/! fresh off the boat/! -fresh out/! fresh out of/! +fresh out/! fresh pair of eyes/! fresh start/! -freshen up/! fresh-faced/! +freshen up/! friend of Bill W./! friend with benefits/! friends with/! @@ -3768,11 +4231,13 @@ friendship with benefits/! frig it/! frightened to death/! frog in one's throat/! +frog in one’s throat/! from A to B/! from A to Z/! from A to izzard/! from a mile away/! from can see to can't see/! +from can see to can’t see/! from cover to cover/! from day one/! from hand to mouth/! @@ -3789,10 +4254,12 @@ from stem to stern/! from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious/! from the bottom of my heart/! from the bottom of one's heart/! +from the bottom of one’s heart/! from the frying pan into the fire/! from the get-go/! from the ground up/! from the horse's mouth/! +from the horse’s mouth/! from the sublime to the ridiculous/! from the word go/! from time to time/! @@ -3807,6 +4274,7 @@ frosty friday/! frown at/! frown upon/! fruit of one's loins/! +fruit of one’s loins/! fruit of the poisonous tree/! fruit of the union/! fry up/! @@ -3819,9 +4287,11 @@ fuck off/! fuck over/! fuck someone over/! fuck someone's brains out/! +fuck someone’s brains out/! fuck with/! -fuck you/! fuck you Jack, I'm alright/! +fuck you Jack, I’m alright/! +fuck you/! fucked by the fickle finger of fate/! fucked over/! fucked up/! @@ -3852,15 +4322,15 @@ full speed ahead/! full steam ahead/! full strength/! full throttle/! -full tilt/! full tilt boogie/! +full tilt/! full to the brim/! full to the gills/! full up/! full whack/! full-fledged/! -fullness of time/! full-stretch/! +fullness of time/! fun and games/! funnies/! funny bone/! @@ -3871,6 +4341,7 @@ funny money/! funny stuff/! fuss over/! fyfi/! +g'head/! gag me with a spoon/! gagging for it/! gaggle of geese/! @@ -3885,9 +4356,10 @@ game plan/! gameplan/! gandy dancer/! gang of four/! -gang up/! gang up on/! +gang up/! gapers' block/! +gapers’ block/! garage kept/! garden path/! garden variety/! @@ -3908,13 +4380,14 @@ genie is out of the bottle/! gentle giant/! gentleman of the back door/! gentleman's agreement/! +gentleman’s agreement/! gentler sex/! get a bang out of/! get a charge out of/! -get a fix/! get a fix on/! -get a grip/! +get a fix/! get a grip on yourself/! +get a grip/! get a handle on/! get a hold of/! get a jump on/! @@ -3923,45 +4396,45 @@ get a laugh/! get a leg up/! get a life/! get a lift/! -get a load of/! get a load of that/! +get a load of/! get a move on/! -get a rise/! get a rise out of/! +get a rise/! get a room/! -get a shot/! get a shot at/! +get a shot/! get a ticket/! get a wiggle on/! get a word in edgeways/! get a word in edgewise/! get after/! -get ahead/! get ahead of oneself/! +get ahead/! get along/! -get around/! get around it/! get around to/! -get at/! +get around/! get at it/! -get away with/! +get at/! get away with murder/! +get away with/! get axed/! get back at/! get back on the horse that bucked one/! get bageled/! -get bent/! get bent out of shape/! +get bent/! get better/! get blood from a stone/! get blood out of a stone/! get burned/! get busy/! -get by/! get by the balls/! +get by/! get carried away/! -get caught/! get caught up/! +get caught/! get changed/! get cold feet/! get cracking/! @@ -3976,7 +4449,6 @@ get her way/! get high/! get him back/! get home/! -get in/! get in deeper/! get in my face/! get in on it/! @@ -3984,17 +4456,21 @@ get in on the act/! get in on the ground floor/! get in shape/! get in someone's hair/! +get in someone’s hair/! get in your hair/! +get in/! get into one's stride/! +get into one’s stride/! get into someone's pants/! +get into someone’s pants/! get into trouble/! -get it/! get it off your chest/! get it on/! get it over with/! get it straight/! get it together/! get it up/! +get it/! get laid/! get lost/! get mad/! @@ -4002,7 +4478,6 @@ get me down/! get moving/! get my drift/! get my kicks/! -get off/! get off a few good ones/! get off lightly/! get off my back/! @@ -4010,11 +4485,14 @@ get off my case/! get off on/! get off one's chest/! get off one's high horse/! +get off one’s chest/! +get off one’s high horse/! get off the ground/! get off to a good start/! get off with/! get off your high horse/! get off your soap box/! +get off/! get on in years/! get on it/! get on my good side/! @@ -4022,6 +4500,9 @@ get on my nerves/! get on someone's case/! get on someone's nerves/! get on someone's wick/! +get on someone’s case/! +get on someone’s nerves/! +get on someone’s wick/! get on the end of/! get on with it/! get on your horse/! @@ -4050,8 +4531,31 @@ get one's shorts in a knot/! get one's skates on/! get one's tits in a wringer/! get one's wires crossed/! -get out/! -get out of/! +get one’s act together/! +get one’s ass in gear/! +get one’s back up/! +get one’s butt somewhere/! +get one’s claws into/! +get one’s claws out/! +get one’s end away/! +get one’s feet wet/! +get one’s fill/! +get one’s finger out/! +get one’s foot in the door/! +get one’s freak on/! +get one’s hands dirty/! +get one’s hands on/! +get one’s head around/! +get one’s hopes up/! +get one’s jollies/! +get one’s juices flowing/! +get one’s knickers in a twist/! +get one’s marching orders/! +get one’s money’s worth/! +get one’s shorts in a knot/! +get one’s skates on/! +get one’s tits in a wringer/! +get one’s wires crossed/! get out of Dodge/! get out of bed on the wrong side/! get out of here/! @@ -4060,7 +4564,10 @@ get out of my face/! get out of the road/! get out of town/! get out of your hair/! +get out of/! get out while the getting's good/! +get out while the getting’s good/! +get out/! get outside/! get outta here/! get over/! @@ -4075,7 +4582,10 @@ get serious/! get some/! get someone's back up/! get someone's goat/! +get someone’s back up/! +get someone’s goat/! get something off one's chest/! +get something off one’s chest/! get something out of/! get something over with/! get something straight/! @@ -4099,6 +4609,7 @@ get the lay of the land/! get the lead out/! get the memo/! get the monkey off one's back/! +get the monkey off one’s back/! get the picture/! get the point/! get the sack/! @@ -4112,7 +4623,6 @@ get this show on the road/! get this straight/! get through to/! get tied up/! -get to/! get to first base/! get to fuck/! get to grips with/! @@ -4121,26 +4631,30 @@ get to me/! get to the bottom of/! get to the point/! get to the root of the problem/! +get to/! get together/! get under my skin/! get under someone's skin/! +get under someone’s skin/! get up a head of steam/! get up on the wrong side of the bed/! get up someone's nose/! +get up someone’s nose/! get up the yard/! get up with the chickens/! get used/! -get well/! get well soon/! +get well/! get wet/! get what's coming to one/! +get what’s coming to one/! get wind of/! get with it/! get with the program/! get worked up/! -get you/! get you back/! get you down/! +get you/! get your act together/! get your attention/! get your back up/! @@ -4162,7 +4676,6 @@ get your wires crossed/! get yours/! get-rich-quick/! getting on in years/! -g'head/! ghetto bird/! ghetto blaster/! ghetto lottery/! @@ -4175,6 +4688,7 @@ gimme a break/! gimme a five/! ginger knob/! gird up one's loins/! +gird up one’s loins/! girl friday/! give 110%/! give a black eye/! @@ -4185,6 +4699,7 @@ give a hoot/! give a little/! give a person line/! give a rat's arse/! +give a rat’s arse/! give a shit/! give a shite/! give a sneck posset/! @@ -4200,13 +4715,16 @@ give ear/! give face/! give head/! give heed/! -give her/! give her credit/! give her the eye/! +give her/! give him a taste of his own medicine/! give him an inch and he'll take a mile/! give him an inch and he'll take a yard/! +give him an inch and he’ll take a mile/! +give him an inch and he’ll take a yard/! give him enough rope and he'll hang himself/! +give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself/! give him the brush-off/! give him the evil eye/! give him the slip/! @@ -4216,7 +4734,9 @@ give it a rest/! give it a shot/! give it a whirl/! give it all you've got/! +give it all you’ve got/! give it one's best shot/! +give it one’s best shot/! give it the gun/! give it the once-over/! give it to him/! @@ -4242,6 +4762,8 @@ give off an odor/! give one enough rope/! give one's all/! give one's head a shake/! +give one’s all/! +give one’s head a shake/! give or take/! give out/! give some skin/! @@ -4251,6 +4773,7 @@ give someone a bloody nose/! give someone a hand/! give someone a hard time/! give someone a piece of one's mind/! +give someone a piece of one’s mind/! give someone an earful/! give someone grief/! give someone his head/! @@ -4279,8 +4802,8 @@ give the time of day/! give them a hand/! give them what for/! give thought/! -give up/! give up the ghost/! +give up/! give weight/! give what for/! give you a boost/! @@ -4319,6 +4842,7 @@ glued to the set/! glutton for punishment/! gnashing of teeth/! gnaw someone's vitals/! +gnaw someone’s vitals/! go Dutch/! go Galt/! go a long way/! @@ -4331,8 +4855,8 @@ go all the way/! go all-out/! go along for the ride/! go along to get along/! -go along with/! go along with the gag/! +go along with/! go ape/! go apeshit/! go around the bend/! @@ -4351,14 +4875,13 @@ go berserk/! go blue/! go bonkers/! go bust/! -go by/! go by the board/! go by the boards/! go by the name of/! go by the wayside/! +go by/! go commando/! go crazy/! -go down/! go down for the third time/! go down on/! go down that road/! @@ -4367,12 +4890,12 @@ go down the road/! go down the toilet/! go down the tubes/! go down the wrong way/! +go down/! go downhill/! go downtown/! go easy on/! go figure/! go fly a kite/! -go for/! go for a roll in the hay/! go for a spin/! go for broke/! @@ -4380,6 +4903,7 @@ go for it/! go for the gold/! go for the jugular/! go for your life/! +go for/! go from strength to strength/! go from zero to hero/! go fuck yourself/! @@ -4395,9 +4919,10 @@ go in circles/! go in one ear and out the other/! go in the out door/! go in with/! -go into/! go into detail/! go into one's shells/! +go into one’s shells/! +go into/! go it alone/! go jump in the lake/! go large/! @@ -4405,27 +4930,29 @@ go like stink/! go mad/! go moggy/! go native/! -go nowhere/! go nowhere fast/! +go nowhere/! go nuts/! -go off/! go off at score/! go off half-cocked/! go off into the weeds/! go off the boil/! go off the deep end/! -go on/! +go off/! go on about/! +go on/! go one better/! -go out/! go out of one's way/! +go out of one’s way/! go out of your mind/! go out of your way/! go out on a limb/! -go out with/! go out with a bang/! -go over/! +go out with/! +go out/! go over someone's head/! +go over someone’s head/! +go over/! go overboard/! go places/! go potty/! @@ -4443,18 +4970,17 @@ go strong/! go tell your mother she wants you/! go the distance/! go the extra mile/! -go the way of/! go the way of the dinosaurs/! go the way of the dodo/! +go the way of/! go the whole hog/! -go through/! go through hell/! go through it with a fine-tooth comb/! go through the mill/! go through the motions/! go through the roof/! go through with/! -go to/! +go through/! go to Canossa/! go to any trouble/! go to bat for/! @@ -4466,6 +4992,7 @@ go to pot/! go to seed/! go to sleep/! go to someone's head/! +go to someone’s head/! go to the dogs/! go to the ends of the earth/! go to the mat/! @@ -4476,19 +5003,21 @@ go to town/! go to trouble/! go to work/! go to your head/! +go to/! go together/! go too far/! go under/! -go up/! go up in smoke/! +go up/! go upstairs/! go west/! go wild/! -go with/! go with the flow/! -go without/! +go with/! go without saying/! +go without/! go wrong/! +go-getter/! god awful/! god bless the duke of argyle/! god forbid/! @@ -4496,7 +5025,6 @@ god rest his soul/! gods bless you/! goes from strength to strength/! goes without saying/! -go-getter/! going at it/! going concern/! going down/! @@ -4569,10 +5097,10 @@ good turn/! good value/! good voice to beg bacon/! good wood on it/! -goodbye cruel world/! good-hearted/! -goodness gracious/! +goodbye cruel world/! goodness gracious me/! +goodness gracious/! goodness me/! goodnight Vienna/! goof off/! @@ -4633,8 +5161,10 @@ grease monkey/! grease my palm/! grease payment/! grease someone's palm/! +grease someone’s palm/! greased lightning/! greasy kid's stuff/! +greasy kid’s stuff/! greasy spoon/! great beyond/! great deal/! @@ -4665,6 +5195,7 @@ grim reaper/! grin and bear it/! grind down/! grind one's gears/! +grind one’s gears/! grind out/! grind to a halt/! grinding halt/! @@ -4680,8 +5211,8 @@ group of seven/! grow a pair/! grow a tail/! grow cold/! -grow on/! grow on you/! +grow on/! grow out of/! grow up/! grunt work/! @@ -4697,14 +5228,16 @@ gun it/! gunboat diplomacy/! gung ho/! gunner's daughter/! +gunner’s daughter/! gunshy/! gussie up/! gut factor/! gut feeling/! gut reaction/! -gutless wonder/! gut-wrenched/! +gutless wonder/! gym bunny/! +g’head/! hack it/! had a bellyful/! had a belt/! @@ -4713,8 +5246,8 @@ had a few/! had better/! had enough/! had his bell rung/! -had it/! had it up to here/! +had it/! had the bird/! hadaway and shite/! hail a cab/! @@ -4727,6 +5260,7 @@ hair's breadth/! hair-splitting/! hair-splittingly/! hairy molly/! +hair’s breadth/! halcyon days/! hale and hearty/! half a mind/! @@ -4740,23 +5274,23 @@ ham it up/! hammer and tongs/! hammer home/! hand down/! -hand in/! -hand in glove/! hand in glove with/! +hand in glove/! hand in hand/! +hand in/! hand it to someone/! hand me down/! hand off/! hand on a plate/! hand out/! -hand over/! hand over fist/! -hand to mouth/! +hand over/! hand to mouth existence/! +hand to mouth/! hand waving/! hand you a line/! -handbags at dawn/! hand-in-glove/! +handbags at dawn/! handle herself/! handle with kid gloves/! hands are tied/! @@ -4776,18 +5310,20 @@ hang five/! hang in the balance/! hang in there/! hang loose/! -hang on/! hang on every word/! hang on like grim death/! -hang out/! +hang on/! hang out one's shingle/! +hang out one’s shingle/! hang out to dry/! +hang out/! hang paper/! hang the moon/! hang together/! hang tough/! -hang up/! hang up one's boots/! +hang up one’s boots/! +hang up/! hang you out to dry/! hang your hat/! hangar queen/! @@ -4833,9 +5369,10 @@ hard to take/! hard up/! hard yards/! hard-and-fast/! -harden someone's heart/! hard-nosed/! hard-pressed/! +harden someone's heart/! +harden someone’s heart/! has a mind of his own/! has got a lot on her plate/! has got a lot on his plate/! @@ -4852,6 +5389,7 @@ hat trick/! hatchet job/! hatchet man/! hate someone's guts/! +hate someone’s guts/! hats off/! haul ass/! haul his ashes/! @@ -4881,6 +5419,7 @@ have a fix/! have a flat/! have a fling/! have a frog in one's throat/! +have a frog in one’s throat/! have a go/! have a good one/! have a good time/! @@ -4891,6 +5430,7 @@ have a hitch in your getalong/! have a laugh/! have a looksee/! have a mind of one's own/! +have a mind of one’s own/! have a mind to/! have a mountain to climb/! have a nice day/! @@ -4908,35 +5448,43 @@ have a snootful/! have a soft spot for/! have a stab/! have a stick up one's ass/! +have a stick up one’s ass/! have a thing/! have a tiger by the tail/! have a way with/! have a whale of a time/! have a whiz/! -have a word/! have a word with you/! +have a word/! have an affair/! have an attack/! have an eye for/! have an inkling/! -have at/! have at me/! +have at/! have bats in one's belfry/! +have bats in one’s belfry/! have been around/! have butterflies in one's stomach/! +have butterflies in one’s stomach/! have deep pockets/! have designs on/! have egg on one's face/! +have egg on one’s face/! have eyes bigger than one's belly/! have eyes bigger than one's stomach/! +have eyes bigger than one’s belly/! +have eyes bigger than one’s stomach/! have eyes for/! have eyes in the back of one's head/! +have eyes in the back of one’s head/! have fun/! -have got/! have got a lot on my plate/! -have had it/! +have got/! have had it up to here/! +have had it/! have had one's chips/! +have had one’s chips/! have half a mind to/! have in mind/! have it both ways/! @@ -4970,14 +5518,32 @@ have one's head up one's ass/! have one's name on it/! have one's name taken/! have one's number on it/! -have one's way/! have one's way with/! +have one's way/! have one's wicked way/! have one's wits about one/! have one's work cut out for one/! +have one’s cake and eat it too/! +have one’s ducks in a row/! +have one’s ears lowered/! +have one’s eye on/! +have one’s fingers in many pies/! +have one’s hand out/! +have one’s hands full/! +have one’s head read/! +have one’s head up one’s ass/! +have one’s name on it/! +have one’s name taken/! +have one’s number on it/! +have one’s way with/! +have one’s way/! +have one’s wicked way/! +have one’s wits about one/! +have one’s work cut out for one/! have other fish to fry/! have second thoughts/! have seen one's day/! +have seen one’s day/! have sex/! have someone by the balls/! have someone by the short and curlies/! @@ -4988,6 +5554,11 @@ have someone's blood on one's head/! have someone's guts for garters/! have someone's hide/! have someone's number/! +have someone’s back/! +have someone’s blood on one’s head/! +have someone’s guts for garters/! +have someone’s hide/! +have someone’s number/! have something to eat/! have the biscuit/! have the blues/! @@ -4999,15 +5570,16 @@ have the makings of/! have the run of/! have the tiger by the tail/! have the time of one's life/! +have the time of one’s life/! have the wind up/! have the wolf by the ear/! have the world by the tail/! have things in hand/! -have to/! have to do with the price of fish/! -have to go/! have to go some/! +have to go/! have to hand it to you/! +have to/! have truck with/! have up/! have what it takes/! @@ -5016,11 +5588,16 @@ have you for breakfast/! have you got the time/! have you over/! have your cake and eat it/! -haven't got a hope/! haven't got a hope in hell/! +haven't got a hope/! haven't got the stomach for it/! haven't seen hide nor hair/! haven't the foggiest/! +haven’t got a hope in hell/! +haven’t got a hope/! +haven’t got the stomach for it/! +haven’t seen hide nor hair/! +haven’t the foggiest/! having a field day/! having said that/! havoc strikes/! @@ -5029,8 +5606,10 @@ hazard a guess/! he could be her father/! he shoots, he scores/! he who hesitates is lost/! -head and shoulders/! +he's unconscious/! +he-man/! head and shoulders above/! +head and shoulders/! head down there/! head for the hills/! head honcho/! @@ -5045,28 +5624,28 @@ head scratcher/! head south/! head start/! head to toe/! -head up/! head up there/! +head up/! head-emptier/! head-in-the-sand/! -headlines/! head-on/! +head-spinningly/! +head-the-ball/! +headlines/! heads I win, tails you lose/! heads or tails/! heads up/! heads will roll/! -head-spinningly/! heads-up/! -head-the-ball/! health nut/! heaping ridicule/! -hear, hear/! hear me out/! hear on the grapevine/! hear out/! hear the grass grow/! hear things/! hear through the grapevine/! +hear, hear/! heart and soul/! heart is in the right place/! heart of glass/! @@ -5090,6 +5669,7 @@ heavy metal types/! heavy-footed/! heavy-hearted/! hedge one's bets/! +hedge one’s bets/! hedge your bets/! heebie-jeebies/! hell and half of Georgia/! @@ -5102,35 +5682,41 @@ hell or high water/! hell to pay/! hell week/! hell's bells/! +hell’s bells/! help oneself/! help out/! help yourself/! helping hand/! hem and haw/! -he-man/! hemming and hahing/! hen's teeth/! hen's tooth/! +hen’s teeth/! +hen’s tooth/! her heart is in the right place/! her heart's in the right place/! +her heart’s in the right place/! herd cats/! here and there/! here be dragons/! here goes nothing/! here lies/! here to stay/! -here we go/! here we go again/! +here we go/! here you are/! here you go/! here's mud in your eye/! here's to/! -he's unconscious/! +here’s mud in your eye/! +here’s to/! +he’s unconscious/! hi there/! hidden agenda/! hidden talent/! hide nor hair/! hide one's light under a bushel/! +hide one’s light under a bushel/! hiding to nothing/! high and dry/! high and mighty/! @@ -5142,8 +5728,8 @@ high hopes/! high horse/! high noon/! high note/! -high on the hog/! high on the hog /! +high on the hog/! high road/! high roller/! high strung/! @@ -5162,27 +5748,31 @@ hired gun/! his back is up/! his heart is in the right place/! his heart's in the right place/! +his heart’s in the right place/! his nibs/! his own man/! his royal highness/! hit a snag/! hit above one's weight/! +hit above one’s weight/! hit and miss/! hit below one's weight/! +hit below one’s weight/! hit home/! -hit it/! hit it big/! hit it off/! hit it up/! +hit it/! hit man/! -hit me/! hit me for a loan/! hit me with your best shot/! +hit me/! hit my funny bone/! -hit on/! hit on all cylinders/! +hit on/! hit one out of the ballpark/! hit one's stride/! +hit one’s stride/! hit or miss/! hit out/! hit paydirt/! @@ -5222,8 +5812,10 @@ hitch in your getalong/! hive of activity/! ho there/! hobson's choice/! +hobson’s choice/! hog heaven/! hoist by one's own petard/! +hoist by one’s own petard/! hoist with his own petard/! hokey dinah/! hold a candle/! @@ -5247,12 +5839,24 @@ hold one's own/! hold one's peace/! hold one's tongue/! hold one's water/! -hold out/! +hold one’s breath/! +hold one’s head high/! +hold one’s horses/! +hold one’s liquor/! +hold one’s nerve/! +hold one’s own/! +hold one’s peace/! +hold one’s tongue/! +hold one’s water/! hold out for/! -hold over/! +hold out/! hold over someone's head/! +hold over someone’s head/! +hold over/! hold someone's feet to the fire/! hold someone's hand/! +hold someone’s feet to the fire/! +hold someone’s hand/! hold sway/! hold that over my head/! hold that thought/! @@ -5264,8 +5868,9 @@ hold the purse strings/! hold the reins/! hold the ring/! hold true/! -hold up/! hold up one's end/! +hold up one’s end/! +hold up/! hold water/! hold with the hare and run with the hounds/! hold you up/! @@ -5278,15 +5883,15 @@ hold your nose/! hold your own/! hold your temper/! hold your tongue/! +hold-up play/! holding pattern/! holding the bag/! -hold-up play/! hole in one/! hole up/! hollow leg/! holy cow/! -holy crap/! holy crap on a cracker/! +holy crap/! holy crickets/! holy fuck/! holy mackerel/! @@ -5316,14 +5921,14 @@ honey trap/! honey-mouthed/! honorable mention/! hook in/! -hook, line and sinker/! hook someone up/! hook up with/! +hook, line and sinker/! hoover up/! hop joint/! -hop, skip, and a jump/! hop to it/! hop up/! +hop, skip, and a jump/! hope against hope/! hopes dashed/! hopped up/! @@ -5345,10 +5950,12 @@ horse pill/! horse pucky/! horse sense/! horse's ass/! -horses for courses/! horse's mouth/! +horses for courses/! horsetrade/! horsetrading/! +horse’s ass/! +horse’s mouth/! hose down/! hospital pass/! hot air/! @@ -5364,10 +5971,11 @@ hot mess/! hot number/! hot off the press/! hot off the presses/! -hot on/! hot on somebody's heels/! +hot on somebody’s heels/! hot on the trail/! hot on your heels/! +hot on/! hot potato/! hot shit/! hot stuff/! @@ -5386,18 +5994,18 @@ house poor/! house warming/! household name/! how about that/! -how are you/! how are you doing/! how are you fixed for/! how are you getting along/! how are you making out/! +how are you/! how can you sleep at night/! how come/! how did he die/! -how do I get to/! how do I get to the airport/! how do I get to the bus station/! how do I get to the train station/! +how do I get to/! how do ye do/! how do you do/! how do you like them apples/! @@ -5416,11 +6024,6 @@ how old are you/! how so/! how time flies/! how you hold your/! -howdedo/! -howdy-do/! -how-d'ye-do/! -howling blizzard/! -howling gale/! how's about/! how's everything/! how's it going/! @@ -5430,8 +6033,23 @@ how's that again/! how's the weather/! how's things/! how's tricks/! -huckleberry/! +how-d'ye-do/! +how-d’ye-do/! +howdedo/! +howdy-do/! +howling blizzard/! +howling gale/! +how’s about/! +how’s everything/! +how’s it going/! +how’s it hanging/! +how’s life/! +how’s that again/! +how’s the weather/! +how’s things/! +how’s tricks/! huckleberry above a persimmon/! +huckleberry/! hugs and kisses/! hum and haw/! humble pie/! @@ -5444,6 +6062,7 @@ hurler on the ditch/! hurry up/! hurt my feelings/! hurt someone's feelings/! +hurt someone’s feelings/! hush up/! hushed up/! hustle and bustle/! @@ -5459,23 +6078,28 @@ idiot lights/! idiot mittens/! if I were you/! if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it/! +if a mussel doesn’t open don’t eat it/! if anything should happen/! if it ain't broke, don't fix it/! +if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it/! if it's all the same/! if it's not one thing it's another/! +if it’s all the same/! +if it’s not one thing it’s another/! if looks could kill/! if memory serves/! if my memory serves me correctly/! if need be/! if needs be/! -if only/! if only walls could talk/! +if only/! if pigs had wings/! -if that/! if that doesn't beat all/! +if that doesn’t beat all/! +if that/! if the cap fits/! -if the shoe fits/! if the shoe fits, wear it/! +if the shoe fits/! if the worst comes to the worst/! if ye please/! if you ask me/! @@ -5483,12 +6107,20 @@ if you can't be good, be careful/! if you can't beat 'em, join 'em/! if you can't cut it, you can't stay/! if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen/! +if you can’t be good, be careful/! +if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em/! +if you can’t cut it, you can’t stay/! +if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen/! if you don't mind me saying/! +if you don’t mind me saying/! if you know what I mean/! if you please/! if you're born to hang, you won't drown/! if you're not with us you're against us/! if you've got it, flaunt it/! +if you’re born to hang, you won’t drown/! +if you’re not with us you’re against us/! +if you’ve got it, flaunt it/! ifs, ands, or buts/! ignorance is bliss/! ignorantia juris non excusat/! @@ -5497,6 +6129,7 @@ ill-gotten gains/! ill-starred venture/! impossible dream/! in Abraham's bosom/! +in Abraham’s bosom/! in Dutch/! in a bad way/! in a bake/! @@ -5508,6 +6141,7 @@ in a canter/! in a cleft stick/! in a cold sweat/! in a coon's age/! +in a coon’s age/! in a family way/! in a fix/! in a flap/! @@ -5518,11 +6152,14 @@ in a heartbeat/! in a jam/! in a jiffy/! in a league of one's own/! +in a league of one’s own/! in a long time/! in a nutshell/! in a pickle/! in a pig's arse/! in a pig's eye/! +in a pig’s arse/! +in a pig’s eye/! in a pinch/! in a rut/! in a sec/! @@ -5542,14 +6179,15 @@ in all conscience/! in all honesty/! in all my born days/! in all one's glory/! +in all one’s glory/! in and out/! in any way, shape or form/! in at the deep end/! in bad faith/! in bad odor/! in bad shape/! -in bed/! in bed with/! +in bed/! in black and white/! in brief/! in broad daylight/! @@ -5577,6 +6215,7 @@ in for it/! in for the kill/! in from the cold/! in front of one's nose/! +in front of one’s nose/! in full flight/! in full force/! in full gear/! @@ -5586,6 +6225,7 @@ in good faith/! in good hands/! in hand/! in heaven's name/! +in heaven’s name/! in her good graces/! in high dudgeon/! in his blood/! @@ -5597,7 +6237,9 @@ in jest/! in keeping with/! in kind/! in layman's terms/! +in layman’s terms/! in laymen's terms/! +in laymen’s terms/! in leaf/! in less than no time/! in light of/! @@ -5623,9 +6265,17 @@ in one's element/! in one's face/! in one's pocket/! in one's right mind/! -in order/! +in one’s armour/! +in one’s book/! +in one’s cups/! +in one’s dreams/! +in one’s element/! +in one’s face/! +in one’s pocket/! +in one’s right mind/! in order for/! in order to/! +in order/! in other words/! in over your head/! in person/! @@ -5640,6 +6290,8 @@ in shape/! in sick bay/! in someone's shoes/! in someone's wheelhouse/! +in someone’s shoes/! +in someone’s wheelhouse/! in spades/! in spite of/! in step/! @@ -5670,6 +6322,7 @@ in the dock/! in the doghouse/! in the drink/! in the driver's seat/! +in the driver’s seat/! in the face of/! in the fast lane/! in the final analysis/! @@ -5722,15 +6375,15 @@ in the soup/! in the sticks/! in the swim/! in the tank/! -in the thick of/! in the thick of it/! +in the thick of/! in the throes/! in the toilet/! in the trouser department/! in the twinkling of an eye/! in the wake of/! -in the way/! in the way of/! +in the way/! in the weeds/! in the wind/! in the wink of an eye/! @@ -5760,7 +6413,9 @@ in your dreams/! in your face/! in your hair/! in your mind's eye/! +in your mind’s eye/! in your prime/! +in's and out's/! inch-by-inch search/! inch-perfect/! information leak/! @@ -5769,7 +6424,6 @@ inner circle/! inner core/! inner strength/! inordinate amount of/! -in's and out's/! inside baseball/! inside information/! inside job/! @@ -5786,29 +6440,37 @@ into the tank/! into thin air/! intra legem/! invite you over/! +in’s and out’s/! iron curtain/! iron eagle/! iron maiden/! iron out/! irons in the fire/! is anyone sitting here/! -is it/! is it going to rain/! is it just me/! +is it/! is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me/! is that so/! is the Pope Catholic/! is there a grocery store/! is there a smaller size/! is you is, or is you ain't my baby/! +is you is, or is you ain’t my baby/! isn't it so/! +isn’t it so/! it ain't over till it's over/! it ain't over till the fat lady sings/! +it ain’t over till it’s over/! +it ain’t over till the fat lady sings/! it appears to me/! it can't be helped/! +it can’t be helped/! it does exactly what it says on the tin/! it doesn't matter/! +it doesn’t matter/! it don't make no nevermind/! +it don’t make no nevermind/! it figures/! it goes to show/! it goes with the territory/! @@ -5833,8 +6495,6 @@ it will all come out in the wash/! it will all end in tears/! it will soon blow over/! it works/! -itchy feet/! -itchy trigger finger/! it's a crock/! it's a dilly/! it's a dog's life/! @@ -5873,16 +6533,57 @@ it's up to you/! it's what's inside that counts/! it's your move/! it's your turn/! +itchy feet/! +itchy trigger finger/! itsy bitsy/! itty bitty/! +it’s a crock/! +it’s a dilly/! +it’s a dog’s life/! +it’s a duesey/! +it’s a go/! +it’s a jungle out there/! +it’s a matter of life and death/! +it’s a pleasure/! +it’s a small world/! +it’s a snap/! +it’s a toss-up/! +it’s a whole nother world out there/! +it’s a whole other world out there/! +it’s a zoo in there/! +it’s about time/! +it’s all Greek to me/! +it’s all good/! +it’s all over but the crying/! +it’s all over but the shouting/! +it’s an emergency/! +it’s beyond me/! +it’s cold outside/! +it’s in the bag/! +it’s not a question of/! +it’s not a state secret/! +it’s not the end of the world/! +it’s not what you know, it’s who you know/! +it’s now or never/! +it’s one’s funeral/! +it’s raining/! +it’s snowing/! +it’s the duck’s guts/! +it’s too expensive/! +it’s too late for sorry/! +it’s up to you/! +it’s what’s inside that counts/! +it’s your move/! +it’s your turn/! ivory tower/! jack around/! jack in/! jack me around/! -jack of all trades/! -jack of all trades and master of none/! -jack off/! jack o'lantern/! +jack of all trades and master of none/! +jack of all trades/! +jack off/! +jack o’lantern/! jam sandwich/! jam session/! jam tart/! @@ -5922,20 +6623,23 @@ jolly someone along/! jot down/! jug ears/! juice up/! -jump at/! jump at the chance/! +jump at/! jump down someone's throat/! +jump down someone’s throat/! jump for joy/! jump in one's skin/! +jump in one’s skin/! jump in the lake/! jump in with both feet/! -jump on/! jump on the bandwagon/! +jump on/! jump out of your skin/! jump queue/! jump rope/! jump ship/! jump someone's bones/! +jump someone’s bones/! jump start/! jump the gun/! jump the queue/! @@ -5972,8 +6676,8 @@ kangaroo piss/! keel over/! keep a close watch on/! keep a cool head/! -keep a lid on/! keep a lid on it/! +keep a lid on/! keep a low profile/! keep a promise/! keep a secret/! @@ -5987,17 +6691,18 @@ keep an eye out/! keep an eye peeled/! keep an open mind/! keep at arm's length/! +keep at arm’s length/! keep company/! keep fit/! keep her head above water/! keep his head above water/! keep hope alive/! keep house/! -keep in/! keep in good shape/! keep in line/! keep in the loop/! keep in touch/! +keep in/! keep it between the ditches/! keep it down/! keep it quiet/! @@ -6006,19 +6711,21 @@ keep it to yourself/! keep it up/! keep mum/! keep my head above water/! -keep on/! keep on truckin'/! keep on trucking/! +keep on truckin’/! +keep on/! keep one on one's toes/! +keep one on one’s toes/! keep one's cards close to one's chest/! keep one's cool/! keep one's eye on the ball/! keep one's eyes peeled/! keep one's fingers crossed/! keep one's hair on/! -keep one's head/! keep one's head above water/! keep one's head down/! +keep one's head/! keep one's lips sealed/! keep one's mouth shut/! keep one's nose clean/! @@ -6026,6 +6733,21 @@ keep one's options open/! keep one's pecker up/! keep one's shirt on/! keep oneself to oneself/! +keep one’s cards close to one’s chest/! +keep one’s cool/! +keep one’s eye on the ball/! +keep one’s eyes peeled/! +keep one’s fingers crossed/! +keep one’s hair on/! +keep one’s head above water/! +keep one’s head down/! +keep one’s head/! +keep one’s lips sealed/! +keep one’s mouth shut/! +keep one’s nose clean/! +keep one’s options open/! +keep one’s pecker up/! +keep one’s shirt on/! keep out/! keep pace/! keep quiet/! @@ -6048,11 +6770,11 @@ keep to oneself/! keep to yourself/! keep track/! keep under wraps/! -keep up/! keep up appearances/! keep up the good work/! keep up with the Joneses/! keep up with the times/! +keep up/! keep watch/! keep you going/! keep you honest/! @@ -6066,8 +6788,8 @@ keep your ear to the ground/! keep your eyes peeled/! keep your fingers crossed/! keep your hair on/! -keep your head/! keep your head above water/! +keep your head/! keep your nose clean/! keep your nose to the grindstone/! keep your shirt on/! @@ -6083,16 +6805,17 @@ kick at the cat/! kick back/! kick bollocks scramble/! kick butt/! -kick in/! kick in the balls/! kick in the pants/! kick in the teeth/! +kick in/! kick into touch/! kick it/! kick myself/! kick off/! kick one's heels/! kick oneself/! +kick one’s heels/! kick out/! kick some ass/! kick some tires/! @@ -6101,16 +6824,17 @@ kick start/! kick the bucket/! kick the can down the road/! kick the habit/! -kick the tires/! kick the tires and light the fires/! +kick the tires/! kick the tyres/! kick the weed/! kick to the curb/! -kick up/! kick up a fuss/! kick up one's heels/! +kick up one’s heels/! kick up the arse/! kick up your heels/! +kick up/! kick upstairs/! kick with the other foot/! kicking and screaming/! @@ -6122,7 +6846,6 @@ kid glove/! kid you not/! kidding aside/! kids will be kids/! -kill/! kill an elephant/! kill for/! kill it with fire/! @@ -6137,6 +6860,7 @@ kill the wabbit/! kill time/! kill two birds with one stone/! kill with kindness/! +kill/! killer instinct/! killing me/! kind of/! @@ -6147,6 +6871,7 @@ kindred spirit/! king of beasts/! king of the hill/! king's ransom/! +king’s ransom/! kiss and make up/! kiss arse/! kiss ass/! @@ -6157,16 +6882,19 @@ kiss of death/! kiss of life/! kiss off/! kiss someone's ass/! +kiss someone’s ass/! kiss that one goodbye/! kiss the blarney stone/! kiss the gunner's daughter/! -kiss up/! +kiss the gunner’s daughter/! kiss up to/! +kiss up/! kit and caboodle/! kitchen sink/! kitchen table software/! kitty bar the door/! knacker's yard/! +knacker’s yard/! knee high to a grasshopper/! knee slapper/! knee-deep in the Big Muddy/! @@ -6175,6 +6903,8 @@ knife-edge/! knight in shining armor/! knit one's brows/! knit one's eyebrows/! +knit one’s brows/! +knit one’s eyebrows/! knob-gobbler/! knock Anthony/! knock a buzzard off a shit wagon/! @@ -6188,12 +6918,14 @@ knock me over with a feather/! knock off/! knock on wood/! knock oneself out/! -knock out/! knock out of the box/! +knock out/! knock over/! knock someone off his perch/! knock someone's block off/! knock someone's socks off/! +knock someone’s block off/! +knock someone’s socks off/! knock the living daylights out of/! knock the wind out of his sails/! knock them down, drag them out/! @@ -6206,6 +6938,7 @@ knocked out/! knocked the spots off/! knocked up/! knocking on heaven's door/! +knocking on heaven’s door/! knocks the spots off/! know beans about/! know better/! @@ -6214,29 +6947,35 @@ know from a bar of soap/! know inside and out/! know inside out/! know like the back of one's hand/! +know like the back of one’s hand/! know like the back of your hand/! know one's own mind/! know one's way around/! +know one’s own mind/! +know one’s way around/! know someone from Adam/! know someone in the biblical sense/! know the first thing/! know the ropes/! know the score/! -know what/! know what is what/! know what one is about/! +know what/! know where one stands/! know where we stand/! know which end is up/! know which side one's bread is buttered on/! +know which side one’s bread is buttered on/! know which side your bread is buttered on/! know which side your bread's buttered on/! +know which side your bread’s buttered on/! know your stuff/! know your way around/! knuckle down/! knuckle dragger/! knuckle sandwich/! knuckle under/! +l'esprit de l'escalier/! labor of love/! labour of love/! laced-up/! @@ -6244,10 +6983,13 @@ lack-lustre performance/! ladies and gentlemen/! ladies' lounge/! ladies' man/! +ladies’ lounge/! +ladies’ man/! lady garden/! lady of the night/! lady or tiger/! lady's man/! +lady’s man/! laid back/! laid bare/! laid off/! @@ -6258,6 +7000,7 @@ land of milk and honey/! land of opportunity/! land of plenty/! land on one's feet/! +land on one’s feet/! land on your feet/! land poor/! land rights for gay whales/! @@ -6279,8 +7022,8 @@ last minute/! last of the big spenders/! last resort/! last straw/! -last thing/! last thing one needs/! +last thing/! last trump/! last word/! last-ditch/! @@ -6293,10 +7036,13 @@ lather, rinse, repeat/! laugh a minute/! laugh all the way to the bank/! laugh in one's sleeve/! +laugh in one’s sleeve/! laugh it off/! laugh one's head off/! +laugh one’s head off/! laugh out of court/! laugh up one's sleeve/! +laugh up one’s sleeve/! laugh up your sleeve/! laugh your head off/! laugh yourself sick/! @@ -6320,16 +7066,16 @@ lay down your arms/! lay down your life for/! lay eyes on/! lay hands on/! -lay it on/! lay it on the line/! lay it on thick/! lay it on with a trowel/! +lay it on/! lay low/! lay odds/! lay of the land/! lay off/! -lay on/! lay on the line/! +lay on/! lay over/! lay rubber/! lay the blame/! @@ -6377,13 +7123,14 @@ leave me hanging/! leave no stone unturned/! leave nothing to the imagination/! leave off/! -leave out/! leave out in the cold/! +leave out/! leave someone high and dry/! leave someone holding the bag/! leave someone in the lurch/! leave the door open/! leave to one's own devices/! +leave to one’s own devices/! leave well enough alone/! leave you holding the bag/! leave you in the lurch/! @@ -6408,7 +7155,6 @@ legally binding/! lemon law/! lend a hand/! lend itself to/! -l'esprit de l'escalier/! lesser lights/! lesser of two evils/! let alone/! @@ -6417,9 +7163,9 @@ let down/! let fly/! let freedom ring/! let george do it/! -let go/! let go and let God/! let go of/! +let go/! let her rip/! let him that is without sin cast the first stone/! let him who is without sin cast the first stone/! @@ -6431,12 +7177,13 @@ let loose/! let me have it/! let me see/! let nature take its course/! -let off/! let off steam/! +let off/! let on/! -let one/! let one's hair down/! +let one/! let oneself go/! +let one’s hair down/! let rip/! let sleeping dogs lie/! let slip/! @@ -6449,6 +7196,7 @@ let the cougar loose/! let the dog see the rabbit/! let the good times roll/! let the grass grow under one's feet/! +let the grass grow under one’s feet/! let the perfect be the enemy of the good/! let there be light/! let this chance go by/! @@ -6456,13 +7204,19 @@ let up/! let you down/! let you have it/! let yourself go/! -let-down/! let's get this show on the road/! let's go/! let's not and say we did/! let's roll/! let's see/! +let-down/! letters after one's name/! +letters after one’s name/! +let’s get this show on the road/! +let’s go/! +let’s not and say we did/! +let’s roll/! +let’s see/! level best/! level off/! level playing field/! @@ -6477,8 +7231,11 @@ lick his wounds/! lick my wounds/! lick one's chops/! lick one's wounds/! +lick one’s chops/! +lick one’s wounds/! lick out/! lick someone's ass/! +lick someone’s ass/! lick the pants off/! lick their wounds/! lick your wounds/! @@ -6486,6 +7243,7 @@ licky-licky/! lie before/! lie down on the job/! lie through one's teeth/! +lie through one’s teeth/! life and limb/! life and soul of the party/! life imitates art/! @@ -6509,6 +7267,7 @@ light on the hill/! light painting/! light up/! lighten someone's purse/! +lighten someone’s purse/! lighten up/! lightning fast/! lightning in a bottle/! @@ -6521,11 +7280,14 @@ limp dick/! line in the sand/! line of authority/! line one's pockets/! +line one’s pockets/! line up/! link whore/! link whoring/! lion's den/! lion's share/! +lion’s den/! +lion’s share/! lip off/! lip service/! lips are sealed/! @@ -6555,8 +7317,8 @@ live in sin/! live it up/! live large/! live off/! -live on/! live on the edge/! +live on/! live one/! live paycheck to paycheck/! live the dream/! @@ -6579,8 +7341,8 @@ local yokel/! location, location, location/! lock horns/! lock lips/! -lock, stock and barrel/! lock you up/! +lock, stock and barrel/! locker room humor/! locus poenitentiae/! log off/! @@ -6588,8 +7350,8 @@ log on/! lone gunman/! lone it/! long and the short of it/! -long arm/! long arm of the law/! +long arm/! long drink/! long finger/! long for/! @@ -6607,42 +7369,45 @@ long shot/! long since/! long story short/! long tail/! -long time/! long time no hear/! long time no see/! +long time/! look after/! look at/! look back/! look daggers/! look down on/! look down one's nose/! +look down one’s nose/! look down your nose at/! look for a dog to kick/! -look forward/! look forward to/! +look forward/! look here/! look high and low/! look into/! -look like/! look like he was dragged through a knothole/! +look like/! look off/! -look on/! look on the bright side/! -look out/! -look out for/! +look on/! look out for number one/! -look over/! +look out for/! +look out/! look over your shoulder/! +look over/! look sharp/! look the other way/! look the part/! -look through/! look through rose-tinted glasses/! +look through/! look to/! -look up/! look up to/! +look up/! look what the cat's dragged in/! +look what the cat’s dragged in/! look who's talking/! +look who’s talking/! look-in/! looking up/! loom large/! @@ -6665,8 +7430,8 @@ lose him/! lose it/! lose my train of thought/! lose one's cool/! -lose one's head/! lose one's head if it wasn't attached/! +lose one's head/! lose one's mind/! lose one's shirt/! lose one's shit/! @@ -6674,11 +7439,21 @@ lose one's temper/! lose one's touch/! lose one's way/! lose oneself in/! +lose one’s cool/! +lose one’s head if it wasn’t attached/! +lose one’s head/! +lose one’s mind/! +lose one’s shirt/! +lose one’s shit/! +lose one’s temper/! +lose one’s touch/! +lose one’s way/! lose out/! lose patience/! lose sight of/! lose sleep/! lose the number of one's mess/! +lose the number of one’s mess/! lose the plot/! lose time/! lose touch/! @@ -6720,14 +7495,15 @@ love ya/! love you and leave you/! loved up/! lovers' leap/! +lovers’ leap/! low blow/! low hanging fruit/! low on the totem pole/! low road/! low-ball him/! low-down/! -lower the boom/! low-hanging fruit/! +lower the boom/! lubrication payment/! luck in/! luck of the draw/! @@ -6739,8 +7515,11 @@ lucky dip/! lucky dog/! lucky streak/! lump in one's throat/! +lump in one’s throat/! lump it/! lump to one's throat/! +lump to one’s throat/! +l’esprit de l’escalier/! mad about/! mad hatter/! mad money/! @@ -6761,8 +7540,8 @@ make a big to-do/! make a booboo/! make a break for it/! make a bundle/! -make a clean breast/! make a clean breast of it/! +make a clean breast/! make a clean sweep/! make a comeback/! make a decision/! @@ -6788,12 +7567,14 @@ make a name for yourself/! make a pass/! make a pig of oneself/! make a pig's ear of/! +make a pig’s ear of/! make a pitch/! -make a point/! make a point of/! +make a point/! make a scene/! -make a silk purse/! make a silk purse of a sow's ear/! +make a silk purse of a sow’s ear/! +make a silk purse/! make a spectacle of oneself/! make a splash/! make a stink/! @@ -6806,8 +7587,9 @@ make an entrance/! make an example of/! make an exhibition of oneself/! make an honest woman/! -make an offer/! make an offer I can't refuse/! +make an offer I can’t refuse/! +make an offer/! make baby Jesus cry/! make believe/! make book/! @@ -6819,27 +7601,27 @@ make for/! make friends/! make fun of/! make game of/! -make good/! make good on/! make good time/! +make good/! make ground/! -make hay/! make hay while the sun shines/! +make hay/! make head or tail of/! make headway/! make heavy going of/! make heavy weather of/! make history/! -make it/! make it better/! make it big/! make it snappy/! make it up to/! make it worse/! +make it/! make light of/! make light work of/! -make love/! make love, not war/! +make love/! make matters worse/! make me do it/! make mention/! @@ -6848,26 +7630,30 @@ make mincemeat out of/! make money/! make my day/! make myself clear/! -make no bones about/! make no bones about it/! +make no bones about/! make no mistake/! make of it/! make off with/! -make one's bed/! make one's bed and lie in it/! +make one's bed/! make one's mark/! make one's way/! make oneself scarce/! +make one’s bed and lie in it/! +make one’s bed/! +make one’s mark/! +make one’s way/! make or break/! make out/! make over/! make peace/! make quick work of/! make room/! -make sense/! make sense of it/! -make short work of/! +make sense/! make short work of it/! +make short work of/! make someone a happy panda/! make someone's blood boil/! make someone's blood run cold/! @@ -6875,6 +7661,12 @@ make someone's day/! make someone's jaw drop/! make someone's skin crawl/! make someone's teeth itch/! +make someone’s blood boil/! +make someone’s blood run cold/! +make someone’s day/! +make someone’s jaw drop/! +make someone’s skin crawl/! +make someone’s teeth itch/! make something of it/! make something of oneself/! make something of yourself/! @@ -6884,18 +7676,19 @@ make the bed/! make the best of a bad job/! make the cut/! make the grade/! -make the most of/! make the most of it/! +make the most of/! make the team/! make the welkin ring/! make the world go round/! make time/! make tracks/! make trouble/! -make up/! make up for/! make up one's mind/! +make up one’s mind/! make up your mind/! +make up/! make war/! make waves/! make way/! @@ -6917,6 +7710,7 @@ making waves/! makings of/! male-to-female/! mama's boy/! +mama’s boy/! man after my own heart/! man and boy/! man and wife/! @@ -6925,6 +7719,7 @@ man in the street/! man is the measure of all things/! man of few words/! man of one's word/! +man of one’s word/! man of parts/! man of straw/! man of the cloth/! @@ -6934,13 +7729,14 @@ man of the world/! man the fort/! man to man/! man up/! +man's home is his castle/! +man-of-war/! manna from heaven/! manoeuvre the apostles/! -man-of-war/! -man's home is his castle/! many hands make light work/! many happy returns/! many thanks/! +man’s home is his castle/! march to the beat of a different drum/! marching orders/! mark a watershed/! @@ -6982,6 +7778,7 @@ media darling/! meet and greet/! meet halfway/! meet one's maker/! +meet one’s maker/! meet up with/! meet with/! meet you half way/! @@ -6995,6 +7792,7 @@ member for Barkshire/! memory lane/! mend fences/! mend one's ways/! +mend one’s ways/! mental block/! mercy bucket/! merry dance/! @@ -7024,6 +7822,8 @@ mind in neutral/! mind of his own/! mind one's P's and Q's/! mind one's own business/! +mind one’s P’s and Q’s/! +mind one’s own business/! mind over matter/! mind the store/! mind you/! @@ -7031,15 +7831,18 @@ mind your manners/! mind your own beeswax/! mind your own business/! mind your p's and q's/! -mind-numbing/! +mind your p’s and q’s/! mind's ear/! +mind-numbing/! +mind’s ear/! mine arse on a bandbox/! miner's canary/! +miner’s canary/! mint chocolate chip/! mint condition/! misery loves company/! -miss out/! miss out on/! +miss out/! miss the boat/! miss the mark/! miss the point/! @@ -7065,6 +7868,7 @@ mom and apple pie/! moment in the sun/! moment of truth/! money doesn't grow on trees/! +money doesn’t grow on trees/! money for jam/! money for old rope/! money is the root of all evil/! @@ -7073,14 +7877,17 @@ money pit/! money talks/! money to burn/! money's worth/! +money’s worth/! monkey around/! monkey business/! monkey off my back/! monkey on one's back/! +monkey on one’s back/! monkey see, monkey do/! monkey wrench/! -monkeys might fly out of my butt/! monkey's uncle/! +monkeys might fly out of my butt/! +monkey’s uncle/! month of Sundays/! moon on a stick/! moon them/! @@ -7098,16 +7905,16 @@ more cry than wool/! more equal/! more haste, less speed/! more in sorrow than in anger/! -more like/! more like it/! +more like/! more money than brains/! more power to you/! more than meets the eye/! more than welcome/! more than you can shake a stick at/! more the merrier/! -morning, noon and night/! morning person/! +morning, noon and night/! mortal coil/! mortgaged to the hilt/! mother hen/! @@ -7127,6 +7934,7 @@ move house/! move it/! move on/! move one's body/! +move one’s body/! move out/! move over/! move the goalposts/! @@ -7148,14 +7956,18 @@ mud monkey/! muddy the waters/! muffin top/! mug's game/! +mug’s game/! mull over/! mum's the word/! +mum’s the word/! murder will out/! murphy's law/! +murphy’s law/! muscle in/! mush up/! music to my ears/! music to someone's ears/! +music to someone’s ears/! musical chairs/! mutual admiration society/! my arse/! @@ -7169,6 +7981,7 @@ my eyes are up here/! my foot/! my goodness/! my head's a shed/! +my head’s a shed/! my lips are sealed/! my my/! my name is/! @@ -7176,8 +7989,11 @@ my old man/! my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins/! my way or the highway/! my word/! +n'est-ce pas/! na na na na boo boo/! na na na na na na/! +na-na na-na boo-boo/! +na-na na-na na-na/! naff off/! nail biter/! nail down/! @@ -7192,11 +8008,9 @@ name is mud/! name it, claim it/! name names/! name of the game/! -na-na na-na boo-boo/! -na-na na-na na-na/! narrow down/! -nary a/! nary a word/! +nary a/! nasciturus rule/! native soil/! natural high/! @@ -7210,6 +8024,7 @@ necessity is the mother of invention/! neck and neck/! neck of the woods/! necker's knob/! +necker’s knob/! necktie party/! need I say more/! need it yesterday/! @@ -7217,16 +8032,15 @@ need money to make/! needle in a haystack/! needless to say/! needs must /! +neither fish nor fowl/! neither fish, flesh, nor fowl/! neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring/! -neither fish nor fowl/! neither here nor there/! -nerves of steel/! nerve-shredding/! +nerves of steel/! nervous breakdown/! nervous hit/! nest egg/! -n'est-ce pas/! net surfer/! never eat Shredded Wheat/! never in a million years/! @@ -7247,8 +8061,8 @@ new town/! new wave/! next of kin/! next thing one knows/! -next to/! next to nothing/! +next to/! nice guy/! nice to meet you/! nick of time, in the/! @@ -7307,8 +8121,8 @@ no more Mr Nice Guy/! no names, no pack drill/! no news is good news/! no nonsense/! -no offense/! no offense, but/! +no offense/! no pain, no gain/! no parking/! no peace for the wicked/! @@ -7328,6 +8142,8 @@ no shrinking violet/! no skin off my nose/! no skin off one's back/! no skin off one's nose/! +no skin off one’s back/! +no skin off one’s nose/! no slouch/! no smoking/! no soap/! @@ -7341,8 +8157,10 @@ no two ways about it/! no use for/! no way/! no wucking furries/! -nobody's perfect/! no-count/! +no-show/! +nobody's perfect/! +nobody’s perfect/! nod off/! nodding acquaintance/! noli illegitimi carborundum/! @@ -7352,26 +8170,28 @@ non est factum/! non est inventus/! non prosequitur/! non-denial denial/! +non-starter/! none of someone's business/! +none of someone’s business/! none of your bee's wax/! none of your beeswax/! -non-starter/! +none of your bee’s wax/! nook and cranny/! nook or cranny/! nose candy/! nose out of joint/! nose test/! nose to the grindstone/! -nosebleed seat/! nose-pick/! nose-picker/! nose-picking/! -no-show/! +nosebleed seat/! not a chance/! not a minute too soon/! not a pretty sight/! not across the street/! not all it's cracked up to be/! +not all it’s cracked up to be/! not as black as one is painted/! not at all/! not bad/! @@ -7382,6 +8202,7 @@ not cricket/! not enough room to swing a cat/! not for the world/! not give a monkey's/! +not give a monkey’s/! not give a stuff/! not give someone the time of day/! not half bad/! @@ -7398,21 +8219,23 @@ not just a pretty face/! not know which end is up/! not leave a stone unturned/! not leave one's thoughts/! -not long/! +not leave one’s thoughts/! not long for this world/! +not long/! not much of anything/! not on your life/! not on your nelly/! not on your tintype/! not one iota/! -not out/! not out of the woods yet/! +not out/! not playing with a full deck/! not quite/! not right in the head/! not see straight/! not so fast/! not that there's anything wrong with that/! +not that there’s anything wrong with that/! not the end of the world/! not to be able to say boo to a goose/! not to be sneezed at/! @@ -7428,10 +8251,13 @@ not worth a dime/! not worth a plug nickel/! not worth writing home about/! not your father's/! +not your father’s/! notch above/! notch below/! notch in one's bedpost/! +notch in one’s bedpost/! notch on one's bedpost/! +notch on one’s bedpost/! nothing doing/! nothing flat/! nothing special/! @@ -7447,17 +8273,18 @@ now or never/! now you mention it/! now you're cooking/! now you're talking/! +now you’re cooking/! +now you’re talking/! nowhere to be found/! nudge nudge wink wink/! -'nuff said/! nugget of truth/! null and void/! -nulla pœna sine lege/! nulla poena sine lege/! +nulla pœna sine lege/! number games/! number is up/! -number one/! number one with a bullet/! +number one/! nut bar, nut case/! nut case/! nut house/! @@ -7465,29 +8292,31 @@ nut out/! nut-cutting time/! nuts about/! nuts and bolts/! +n’est-ce pas/! oat opera/! object lesson/! occupy oneself/! odd and curious/! odd duck/! odd man out/! -odd one/! odd one out/! +odd one/! odds and ends/! odds and sods/! odds-on favorite/! -of a/! of a kind/! of a piece/! +of a/! of all people/! of all things/! of an/! of choice/! -of course/! of course you can/! +of course/! of late/! of one mind/! of one's own accord/! +of one’s own accord/! of sorts/! of that ilk/! of the lot/! @@ -7509,6 +8338,15 @@ off one's own bat/! off one's rocker/! off one's tits/! off one's trolley/! +off one’s dot/! +off one’s feed/! +off one’s game/! +off one’s meds/! +off one’s nut/! +off one’s own bat/! +off one’s rocker/! +off one’s tits/! +off one’s trolley/! off pat/! off the back foot/! off the bat/! @@ -7529,35 +8367,38 @@ off the shelf/! off the table/! off the top of my head/! off the top of one's head/! +off the top of one’s head/! off the wagon/! off the wall/! off to a bad start/! off to a good start/! off to the races/! off topic/! -off with/! off with you/! +off with/! off your high horse/! off your rocker/! off-color/! -offer affordances/! -offer i couldn't refuse/! -offer one's condolences/! -offer up/! off-kilter/! off-roader/! off-the-cuff/! off-the-shelf/! off-the-wall/! +offer affordances/! +offer i couldn't refuse/! +offer i couldn’t refuse/! +offer one's condolences/! +offer one’s condolences/! +offer up/! oh boy/! oh dark hundred/! oh dark thirty/! -oh my/! oh my Allah/! -oh my goodness/! oh my goodness gracious/! +oh my goodness/! oh my gosh/! oh my life/! +oh my/! oh noes/! oh well/! oil burner/! @@ -7568,6 +8409,7 @@ okey-dokey, Smokey/! okey-dokey-smokey/! old boy network/! old boys' club/! +old boys’ club/! old chestnut/! old college try/! old coot/! @@ -7587,6 +8429,7 @@ old stick/! old time used to be/! old warhorse/! old wives' tale/! +old wives’ tale/! old woman/! older adult/! older and wiser/! @@ -7628,8 +8471,8 @@ on edge/! on end/! on even terms/! on fire/! -on good terms/! on good terms with/! +on good terms/! on hand/! on high/! on his last legs/! @@ -7657,11 +8500,24 @@ on one's high horse/! on one's knees/! on one's last legs/! on one's mark/! -on one's own/! on one's own account/! +on one's own/! on one's tod/! on one's toes/! on one's watch/! +on one’s bill/! +on one’s deathbed/! +on one’s feet/! +on one’s hands/! +on one’s high horse/! +on one’s knees/! +on one’s last legs/! +on one’s mark/! +on one’s own account/! +on one’s own/! +on one’s tod/! +on one’s toes/! +on one’s watch/! on opposite sides of the barricades/! on our last legs/! on parade/! @@ -7677,6 +8533,7 @@ on short notice/! on side/! on sight/! on someone's account/! +on someone’s account/! on steroids/! on sufferance/! on tenterhooks/! @@ -7704,9 +8561,10 @@ on the dot/! on the double/! on the down-low/! on the edge of one's seat/! +on the edge of one’s seat/! on the edge of your seat/! -on the face of/! on the face of it/! +on the face of/! on the fence/! on the fly/! on the fringe/! @@ -7756,8 +8614,8 @@ on the run/! on the same page/! on the same wavelength/! on the shelf/! -on the side/! on the side of the angels/! +on the side/! on the skids/! on the sly/! on the spot/! @@ -7770,13 +8628,14 @@ on the take/! on the throne/! on the tip of my tongue/! on the tip of one's tongue/! +on the tip of one’s tongue/! on the toss of a coin/! on the town/! on the trot/! on the turps/! -on the up/! on the up and up/! on the up-and-up/! +on the up/! on the uptake/! on the verge/! on the wagon/! @@ -7787,21 +8646,22 @@ on the whole/! on the wing/! on thin ice/! on time/! -on top/! -on top of/! on top of the world/! +on top of/! +on top/! on track/! on trial/! on vacation/! on wheels/! on your deathbed/! on your guard/! -on your mark/! on your mark, get set, go/! +on your mark/! on your own/! on your side/! on your toes/! on your way/! +on-the-spot/! once again/! once and for all/! once bitten, twice shy/! @@ -7823,6 +8683,7 @@ one brick short of a full load/! one by one/! one card shy of a full deck/! one could be someone's parent/! +one could be someone’s parent/! one false move/! one fell swoop/! one flesh/! @@ -7835,9 +8696,12 @@ one in the eye for/! one man and a dog/! one man's garbage is another man's art/! one man's meat is another man's poison/! +one man’s garbage is another man’s art/! +one man’s meat is another man’s poison/! one moment, please/! one more time for the sweet souvenir/! one of His Majesty's bad bargains/! +one of His Majesty’s bad bargains/! one of the boys/! one of these days/! one of those days/! @@ -7850,17 +8714,11 @@ one step ahead/! one step at a time/! one step forward, two steps back/! one strike and you're out/! +one strike and you’re out/! one thing led to another/! one thousand/! one too many/! one up/! -one-banana problem/! -one-hit wonder/! -one-horse town/! -one-man band/! -one-night stand/! -one-note/! -one-off/! one's ass is grass/! one's bark is worse than one's bite/! one's blood is up/! @@ -7871,18 +8729,34 @@ one's heart is in the right place/! one's jig is up/! one's socks off/! one's word is law/! -onesie-twosie/! +one-banana problem/! +one-hit wonder/! +one-horse town/! +one-man band/! +one-night stand/! +one-note/! +one-off/! one-star/! one-track mind/! one-trick pony/! one-up/! one-upmanship/! +onesie-twosie/! +one’s ass is grass/! +one’s bark is worse than one’s bite/! +one’s blood is up/! +one’s blood runs cold/! +one’s days are numbered/! +one’s heart in one’s mouth/! +one’s heart is in the right place/! +one’s jig is up/! +one’s socks off/! +one’s word is law/! onion seed/! only daughter/! only game in town/! only son/! only time will tell/! -on-the-spot/! onto something/! onto us/! open a can of whoop ass/! @@ -7895,14 +8769,17 @@ open fire/! open mind/! open one's big mouth/! open one's legs/! +open one’s big mouth/! +open one’s legs/! open season/! open some doors/! open someone's eyes/! +open someone’s eyes/! open the kimono/! open to criticism/! open to question/! -open up/! open up a big can of whoop-ass/! +open up/! opening of an envelope/! opinio juris sive necessitatis/! opposite number/! @@ -7924,7 +8801,6 @@ out for blood/! out in left field/! out in the cold/! out loud/! -out of/! out of bounds/! out of breath/! out of character/! @@ -7937,6 +8813,7 @@ out of fix/! out of gas/! out of hand/! out of harm's way/! +out of harm’s way/! out of house and home/! out of it/! out of kilter/! @@ -7949,6 +8826,11 @@ out of one's element/! out of one's face/! out of one's league/! out of one's mind/! +out of one’s depth/! +out of one’s element/! +out of one’s face/! +out of one’s league/! +out of one’s mind/! out of order/! out of our hands/! out of patience/! @@ -7957,8 +8839,8 @@ out of pocket/! out of proportion/! out of range/! out of shape/! -out of sight/! out of sight, out of mind/! +out of sight/! out of sorts/! out of stock/! out of the blue/! @@ -7983,9 +8865,12 @@ out of work/! out of your gourd/! out of your mind/! out of your tree/! +out of/! out on a limb/! out on one's ear/! out on one's feet/! +out on one’s ear/! +out on one’s feet/! out on the tiles/! out on the town/! out the wazoo/! @@ -7996,9 +8881,9 @@ out to lunch/! out to win/! out with it/! out-and-out/! +out-of-the-box/! outdo yourself/! outer core/! -out-of-the-box/! outpope the Pope/! outside chance/! outside the box/! @@ -8011,6 +8896,7 @@ over easy/! over my dead body/! over my head/! over one's head/! +over one’s head/! over the edge/! over the hill/! over the hills and far away/! @@ -8027,6 +8913,8 @@ own medicine/! own up/! own worst enemy/! ox is in the ditch/! +p'd off/! +p's and q's/! pachyderm/! pack a punch/! pack a rod/! @@ -8045,12 +8933,12 @@ pad out/! paddle your own canoe/! paid up/! pain and suffering/! -pain in the ass/! pain in the ass /! -pain in the butt/! +pain in the ass/! pain in the butt /! -pain in the neck/! +pain in the butt/! pain in the neck /! +pain in the neck/! pain in the patootie/! painstaking investigation/! paint a picture/! @@ -8088,8 +8976,8 @@ partners in crime/! party and play/! party animal/! party pooper/! -party to/! party to that/! +party to/! pass around/! pass away/! pass for/! @@ -8116,6 +9004,8 @@ pay my respects/! pay off/! pay one's debt to society/! pay one's dues/! +pay one’s debt to society/! +pay one’s dues/! pay packet/! pay the bills/! pay the fiddler/! @@ -8128,7 +9018,6 @@ pay through the nose/! pay through your nose/! pay tribute/! pay up/! -p'd off/! pea patch/! peace and quiet/! peaches and cream/! @@ -8140,6 +9029,7 @@ pearly whites/! pecking order/! pee off/! pee one's pants/! +pee one’s pants/! peed off/! peel me a grape/! peel out/! @@ -8157,6 +9047,7 @@ pencil-necked/! pendente lite/! penguin suit/! penny for one's thoughts/! +penny for one’s thoughts/! penny for your thoughts/! penny in the fusebox/! penny pincher/! @@ -8173,13 +9064,12 @@ person of size/! personal capital/! perstat/! peter out/! -phase me/! phase me out/! +phase me/! phase out/! phone it in/! phone tag/! physical break/! -pièce de résistance/! pick apart/! pick corners/! pick holes/! @@ -8187,9 +9077,12 @@ pick of the litter/! pick on/! pick one's brain/! pick one's nose/! -pick out/! +pick one’s brain/! +pick one’s nose/! pick out of a hat/! +pick out/! pick someone's brain/! +pick someone’s brain/! pick up on/! pick up stitches/! pick up the pace/! @@ -8200,6 +9093,7 @@ pick you up/! pick your battles/! pick yourself up/! pickin' and grinnin'/! +pickin’ and grinnin’/! picture is worth a thousand words/! picture of health/! pie in the sky/! @@ -8209,8 +9103,9 @@ piece of cake/! piece of crap/! piece of me/! piece of my mind/! -piece of one/! piece of one's mind/! +piece of one/! +piece of one’s mind/! piece of shit/! piece of tail/! piece of the action/! @@ -8222,8 +9117,8 @@ pig out/! piggy bank/! pigs can fly/! pigs might fly/! -pile on/! pile on the pounds/! +pile on/! pile up/! pile-up/! pill in the pocket/! @@ -8247,9 +9142,9 @@ pink slip/! pinpoint accuracy/! pins and needles/! pip to the post/! -pipe/! pipe down/! pipe dream/! +pipe/! piping hot/! piss about/! piss and moan/! @@ -8257,19 +9152,22 @@ piss and vinegar/! piss around/! piss away/! piss in someone's cornflakes/! +piss in someone’s cornflakes/! piss money up the wall/! piss off/! piss on someone's bonfire/! +piss on someone’s bonfire/! piss one's pants/! -piss up/! +piss one’s pants/! piss up a rope/! +piss up/! pissass/! pissed off/! pissing contest/! -pit/! pit against/! pit of my stomach/! pit stop/! +pit/! pitch a fit/! pitch a tent/! pitch in/! @@ -8278,6 +9176,7 @@ pitched battle/! pixel peeper/! pizza face/! pizza table/! +pièce de résistance/! place in the sun/! place on a pedestal/! plan b/! @@ -8316,6 +9215,7 @@ play into his hand/! play it by ear/! play it cool/! play it for all it's worth/! +play it for all it’s worth/! play it safe/! play it up/! play musical chairs/! @@ -8324,6 +9224,7 @@ play on my heart strings/! play on words/! play one against another/! play one's cards right/! +play one’s cards right/! play out/! play possum/! play second fiddle/! @@ -8341,8 +9242,8 @@ play to the gallery/! play to win/! play up/! play well with others/! -play with/! play with fire/! +play with/! play your cards right/! plead the fifth/! please repeat after me/! @@ -8357,6 +9258,7 @@ plow on/! plug away/! plug in/! plumber's helper/! +plumber’s helper/! plump full/! poacher turned gamekeeper/! poachers gun/! @@ -8370,13 +9272,13 @@ point is well taken/! point of no return/! point of view/! point out/! -point the finger/! point the finger at/! +point the finger/! point-blank range/! pointed questions/! poison pen/! -poisoned chalice/! poison-pen letter/! +poisoned chalice/! poke fun at/! poker face/! poles apart/! @@ -8391,41 +9293,49 @@ pony up/! poop factory/! poop machine/! poop one's pants/! +poop one’s pants/! poor boy/! poor house/! poor power/! pop a cap in someone's ass/! +pop a cap in someone’s ass/! pop in/! pop one's clogs/! +pop one’s clogs/! pop over/! pop someone's cherry/! +pop someone’s cherry/! pop the cherry/! pop the question/! pop up/! pop your buttons/! popcorn movie/! pope's nose/! +pope’s nose/! porch monkey/! poster boy/! poster child/! poster girl/! pot calling the kettle black/! potato chaser/! -potter/! potter's clay/! potter's field/! +potter/! +potter’s clay/! +potter’s field/! potty mouth/! pound a beat/! pound for pound/! pound of flesh/! pound sand/! pound the pavement/! -pour cold water/! pour cold water on/! +pour cold water/! pour gasoline on the fire/! pour it on/! pour oil on troubled waters/! pour one's heart out/! +pour one’s heart out/! pour out your soul/! powder keg/! powder my nose/! @@ -8442,16 +9352,16 @@ praise him to the skies/! praise to the skies/! prawn cocktail offensive/! pray tell/! +pre-menstrual syndrome/! preach to deaf ears/! preach to the choir/! -pre-menstrual syndrome/! presence of mind/! present company excepted/! present company excluded/! press charges/! press into service/! -press on/! press on regardless/! +press on/! press the flesh/! press the panic button/! press tits/! @@ -8464,10 +9374,12 @@ prevail upon/! price is right/! price of tea in China/! price on one's head/! -price out/! +price on one’s head/! price out of the market/! +price out/! price you have to pay/! prick up one's ears/! +prick up one’s ears/! pride and joy/! pride goeth before a fall/! pride of place/! @@ -8488,7 +9400,6 @@ proverbs should be sold in pairs/! proverbs should be writ in pairs/! proverbs should come in pairs/! proverbs should go in pairs/! -p's and q's/! psych out/! psychological warfare/! pub crawl/! @@ -8499,12 +9410,12 @@ public property/! publicity hound/! publish or perish/! puddle jumper/! -pull a/! pull a face/! pull a fast one/! pull a few strings/! pull a muscle/! pull a train/! +pull a/! pull ahead/! pull an all-nighter/! pull apart/! @@ -8512,8 +9423,9 @@ pull away/! pull back/! pull faces/! pull for/! -pull in/! pull in one's horns/! +pull in one’s horns/! +pull in/! pull it off/! pull it out/! pull my finger/! @@ -8524,42 +9436,54 @@ pull one's socks up/! pull one's weight/! pull oneself together/! pull oneself up by one's bootstraps/! -pull out/! +pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps/! +pull one’s finger out/! +pull one’s punches/! +pull one’s socks up/! +pull one’s weight/! pull out all the stops/! pull out of one's ass/! +pull out of one’s ass/! pull out of the fire/! pull out of the hat/! +pull out/! pull over/! pull punches/! pull rank/! pull someone down a peg/! pull someone's bacon out of the fire/! pull someone's leg/! +pull someone’s bacon out of the fire/! +pull someone’s leg/! pull strings/! pull teeth/! pull that/! pull the other leg/! pull the other one, it's got bells on/! +pull the other one, it’s got bells on/! pull the pin/! pull the plug/! -pull the rug out/! pull the rug out from under someone/! +pull the rug out/! pull the trigger/! pull the wool over someone's eyes/! +pull the wool over someone’s eyes/! pull the wool over your eyes/! pull through/! pull together/! -pull up/! pull up a chair/! pull up a floor/! pull up stakes/! pull up stumps/! +pull up/! pulling power/! pump iron/! pump out/! pumpkin head/! punch above one's weight/! +punch above one’s weight/! punch below one's weight/! +punch below one’s weight/! pure and simple/! pure finder/! pure luck/! @@ -8569,7 +9493,9 @@ purple state/! push in/! push it/! push one's luck/! +push one’s luck/! push someone's buttons/! +push someone’s buttons/! push the boat out/! push the envelope/! push the right buttons/! @@ -8578,6 +9504,8 @@ pushing fifty/! pushing up daisies/! pussy out/! pussyfoot around/! +put 'em up/! +put 'er there/! put a bug in my ear/! put a damper on/! put a different slant on it/! @@ -8589,19 +9517,19 @@ put a nail in his coffin/! put a sock in it/! put a stop to/! put all one's eggs in one basket/! +put all one’s eggs in one basket/! put all your eggs in/! put an end to/! put away/! put back/! -put down/! put down for/! put down roots/! put down to/! -put 'em up/! -put 'er there/! +put down/! put food on the table/! put forward/! put hair on someone's chest/! +put hair on someone’s chest/! put her there/! put him in his place/! put in a good word for/! @@ -8611,16 +9539,15 @@ put in motion/! put in time/! put in with/! put into practice/! -put it/! put it on the bill/! put it there/! +put it/! put lipstick on a pig/! put me on/! put my finger on it/! put my foot down/! put my neck on the line/! put off/! -put on/! put on a pedestal/! put on airs/! put on hold/! @@ -8628,10 +9555,12 @@ put on the back burner/! put on the dog/! put on the map/! put on the red light/! +put on/! put one foot in front of the other/! put one over/! put one past someone/! put one through one's paces/! +put one through one’s paces/! put one's ass on the line/! put one's back into/! put one's best foot forward/! @@ -8651,18 +9580,38 @@ put one's shoulder to the wheel/! put one's trousers on one leg at a time/! put oneself across/! put oneself in someone's shoes/! -put out/! +put oneself in someone’s shoes/! +put one’s ass on the line/! +put one’s back into/! +put one’s best foot forward/! +put one’s cards on the table/! +put one’s feet up/! +put one’s finger on/! +put one’s foot down/! +put one’s foot in it/! +put one’s foot in one’s mouth/! +put one’s hands together/! +put one’s house in order/! +put one’s mind to it/! +put one’s money where one’s mouth is/! +put one’s name in the hat/! +put one’s pants on one leg at a time/! +put one’s shoulder to the wheel/! +put one’s trousers on one leg at a time/! put out a fire/! put out about/! put out feelers/! put out of its misery/! put out of one's misery/! +put out of one’s misery/! put out to pasture/! +put out/! put paid to/! put someone down as/! put someone in his place/! put someone in mind of/! put someone's back up/! +put someone’s back up/! put something behind one/! put something into perspective/! put stock in/! @@ -8686,12 +9635,12 @@ put the screws/! put the wind up/! put them up/! put things in perspective/! -put through/! put through its paces/! put through the mangle/! put through the wringer/! -put to bed/! +put through/! put to bed with a shovel/! +put to bed/! put to death/! put to rest/! put to shame/! @@ -8701,11 +9650,12 @@ put to use/! put together/! put too fine a point on/! put two and two together/! -put up/! put up one's dukes/! +put up one’s dukes/! put up or shut up/! put up the money/! put up with/! +put up/! put you at ease/! put you away/! put you in a bad mood/! @@ -8722,10 +9672,16 @@ put your nose out of joint/! put your shoulder to the wheel/! put yourself out/! put yourself through college/! +put ’em up/! +put ’er there/! putting me on/! putting on the ritz/! putty in someone's hands/! +putty in someone’s hands/! +p’d off/! +p’s and q’s/! quake in one's boots/! +quake in one’s boots/! quality of life/! quantum leap/! quarter of/! @@ -8736,6 +9692,7 @@ queen of beasts/! queer bashing/! queer fish/! queer someone's pitch/! +queer someone’s pitch/! queer the pitch/! question mark/! quiche-eater/! @@ -8766,6 +9723,7 @@ rack and ruin/! rack my brain/! rack off/! rack one's brain/! +rack one’s brain/! rack up/! rag bagger/! rag the puck/! @@ -8778,7 +9736,9 @@ rain dogs and cats/! rain down/! rain off/! rain on one's parade/! +rain on one’s parade/! rain on someone's parade/! +rain on someone’s parade/! rain or shine/! rain pitchforks/! raining cats and dogs/! @@ -8789,7 +9749,9 @@ raise a stink/! raise eyebrows/! raise hell/! raise one's hand/! +raise one’s hand/! raise someone's hackles/! +raise someone’s hackles/! raise the bar/! raise the flag and see who salutes/! raise the roof/! @@ -8803,9 +9765,9 @@ raised in a barn/! rake in the dough/! rake it in/! rake off/! -rake over/! rake over old coals/! rake over the coals/! +rake over/! rake together/! rake up/! rake you over the coals/! @@ -8825,6 +9787,7 @@ rattle off/! rattle on/! rattle sabres/! rattle someone's cage/! +rattle someone’s cage/! rattle through/! raw deal/! ray of light/! @@ -8838,12 +9801,14 @@ read out/! read someone the riot act/! read someone's lips/! read someone's mind/! +read someone’s lips/! +read someone’s mind/! read them and weep/! read up on/! read you/! +ready up/! ready, set, go/! ready, steady, go/! -ready up/! real Macoy/! real McCoy/! real McKoy/! @@ -8876,10 +9841,10 @@ red rag to a bull/! red rider/! red state/! red tape/! -redeem oneself/! red-faced/! -rediscover fire/! red-letter day/! +redeem oneself/! +rediscover fire/! redolent/! reduce to rubble/! reduce to tears/! @@ -8905,6 +9870,7 @@ rest assured/! rest his soul/! rest my case/! rest on one's laurels/! +rest on one’s laurels/! rest on your laurels/! return to form/! return to our muttons/! @@ -8916,21 +9882,24 @@ rib-tickler/! rice chaser/! rice queen/! rickle o' banes/! +rickle o’ banes/! rid out/! rid up/! ridden hard and put away wet/! riddle me this/! riddle wrapped up in an enigma/! ride down/! -ride herd/! ride herd on/! +ride herd/! ride his coattails/! ride me/! ride one's luck/! +ride one’s luck/! ride out/! ride roughshod over/! ride shotgun/! ride someone's ass/! +ride someone’s ass/! ride tall in the saddle/! ride the clutch/! ride the coattails/! @@ -8943,12 +9912,12 @@ riding high/! rig out/! right away/! right before my eyes/! -right, left and center/! right off the bat/! -right on/! right on the money/! +right on/! right to life/! right to work/! +right, left and center/! rile up/! rim job/! ring a bell/! @@ -8958,7 +9927,9 @@ ring leader/! ring me/! ring off the hook/! ring one's bell/! +ring one’s bell/! ring someone's bell/! +ring someone’s bell/! ring true/! ring up/! rings a bell/! @@ -8969,11 +9940,11 @@ rip off/! rip on/! rip to shreds/! rip up/! +rip-off merchant/! +rip-snorting mad/! ripe old age/! ripen up/! -rip-off merchant/! ripped off/! -rip-snorting mad/! rise and shine/! rise from the ashes/! rise to the occasion/! @@ -8994,6 +9965,7 @@ rock bottom/! rock hound/! rock on/! rock out with one's cock out/! +rock out with one’s cock out/! rock the boat/! rock the house/! rocket science/! @@ -9005,22 +9977,27 @@ rocks in your head/! rocks socks/! rocky road/! rod for one's back/! +rod for one’s back/! rogues' gallery/! +rogues’ gallery/! roll around/! roll back the years/! roll in one's grave/! +roll in one’s grave/! roll in the aisles/! roll in the hay/! roll in wealth/! roll off the tongue/! roll one's eyes/! -roll out/! +roll one’s eyes/! roll out the red car/! roll out the red carpet/! +roll out/! roll over and play dead/! roll the dice/! roll their eyes/! roll up one's sleeves/! +roll up one’s sleeves/! roll with the punches/! rolling in dough/! rolling in it/! @@ -9049,8 +10026,8 @@ rough diamond/! rough going/! rough out/! rough sledding/! -rough time/! rough time of it/! +rough time/! rough trot/! rough up/! roughen up/! @@ -9068,12 +10045,13 @@ rub down/! rub elbows/! rub in/! rub it in/! -rub off/! rub off on/! +rub off/! rub salt in someone's wounds/! +rub salt in someone’s wounds/! rub salt in the wound/! -rub shoulders/! rub shoulders with/! +rub shoulders/! rub someone the wrong way/! rub the wrong way/! rub up the wrong way/! @@ -9084,6 +10062,7 @@ ruby slippers/! rue the day/! ruffle some feathers/! ruffle someone's feathers/! +ruffle someone’s feathers/! ruffle your feathers/! ruffled feathers/! rug up/! @@ -9112,42 +10091,44 @@ run afoul of/! run amok/! run amuck/! run an errand/! -run around/! run around after/! run around with/! -run circles around/! +run around/! run circles around you /! +run circles around/! run counter/! -run down/! run down the clock/! +run down/! run for office/! run for one's money/! +run for one’s money/! run for the hills/! run for the roses/! run for your money/! run hot and cold/! -run in/! run in the family/! +run in/! run interference/! -run into/! run into the ground/! +run into/! run it by me again/! run it up the flagpole/! run its course/! run of play/! run of the mill/! -run off/! run off at the mouth/! run off with/! -run on/! +run off/! run on fumes/! +run on/! run one's course/! run oneself ragged/! -run out/! +run one’s course/! run out of patience/! run out of steam/! run out of town/! run out the clock/! +run out/! run over/! run past/! run rampant/! @@ -9164,19 +10145,19 @@ run the gauntlet/! run the risk/! run the show/! run through/! -run to/! run to seed/! +run to/! run up/! run wild/! -run with/! run with scissors/! run with the hare and hunt with the hounds/! +run with/! run you out/! run you ragged/! +run-of-the-mill/! running on empty/! running target/! running water/! -run-of-the-mill/! runt of the litter/! rush hour/! rush out/! @@ -9191,8 +10172,8 @@ sacred cow/! sacred moose/! sacrificial poet/! sad sack/! -saddle/! saddle up/! +saddle/! saddled with/! safe and sound/! sag off/! @@ -9217,8 +10198,11 @@ save face/! save for a rainy day/! save one's breath/! save oneself/! +save one’s breath/! save someone's bacon/! save someone's skin/! +save someone’s bacon/! +save someone’s skin/! save the day/! save your bacon/! saved by the bell/! @@ -9231,6 +10215,7 @@ say cheese/! say goodbye/! say grace/! say it, don't spray it/! +say it, don’t spray it/! say jump/! say my piece/! say the word/! @@ -9243,6 +10228,7 @@ scandal brewing /! scandal is brewing/! scandal sheet/! scare out of one's wits/! +scare out of one’s wits/! scare somebody to death/! scare story/! scare straight/! @@ -9258,19 +10244,23 @@ scared witless/! scaredy cat/! scholar and a gentleman/! school of hard knocks/! -schoolboy error/! school's out/! +schoolboy error/! +school’s out/! scope out/! score off/! score to settle/! scout's honor/! scout's honour/! +scout’s honor/! +scout’s honour/! scrape by/! scrape off the ceiling/! scrape the bottom of the barrel/! scrape through/! scrape together/! scratch one's head/! +scratch one’s head/! scratch that/! scratch the surface/! scratch together/! @@ -9279,16 +10269,17 @@ scream bloody murder/! scream blue murder/! scream loudest/! scream one's head off/! +scream one’s head off/! screw it/! screw loose/! screw off/! screw the pooch/! screw up/! screw you/! -screwed, blued and tattooed/! -screwed up/! screw-off/! screw-up/! +screwed up/! +screwed, blued and tattooed/! scrimp and save/! scrounge up/! scrub up/! @@ -9312,9 +10303,9 @@ second string/! second to none/! second wind/! second-guess/! -see a man/! see a man about a dog/! see a man about a horse/! +see a man/! see eye to eye/! see fit/! see hide nor hair/! @@ -9325,26 +10316,27 @@ see me for dust/! see red/! see someone through/! see someone's point/! +see someone’s point/! see something through/! see stars/! see the elephant/! see the forest for the trees/! -see the light/! see the light of day/! +see the light/! see the point/! see the wood for the trees/! see things/! see through/! see which way the cat jumps/! see yellow/! -see you/! see you in hell/! -see you later/! see you later alligator/! +see you later/! see you next Tuesday/! see you stuck/! see you through/! see you when I see you/! +see you/! see your way/! seeing things/! seek revenge/! @@ -9358,8 +10350,10 @@ sell down the river/! sell ice to Eskimos/! sell like hotcakes/! sell my clothes, I'm going to heaven/! +sell my clothes, I’m going to heaven/! sell one's soul/! sell oneself short/! +sell one’s soul/! sell out/! sell someone a bill of goods/! sell the farm/! @@ -9367,13 +10361,15 @@ sell wolf tickets/! sell yourself short/! sell-by date/! seller's market/! +seller’s market/! selling point/! send a bouquet/! -send away/! send away for/! +send away/! send him flying/! send him up/! send shivers down someone's spine/! +send shivers down someone’s spine/! send someone packing/! send to Coventry/! send up/! @@ -9403,20 +10399,24 @@ set down/! set fire/! set foot/! set for life/! -set in/! set in concrete/! set in motion/! set in one's ways/! +set in one’s ways/! set in stone/! +set in/! set of pipes/! set of wheels/! set off/! set one's cap at/! set one's heart on/! set one's shoulder to the wheel/! -set out/! +set one’s cap at/! +set one’s heart on/! +set one’s shoulder to the wheel/! set out for/! set out to/! +set out/! set pulses racing/! set straight/! set the Thames on fire/! @@ -9441,15 +10441,17 @@ settle in/! settle it/! settle on/! settle someone's hash/! +settle someone’s hash/! settle upon/! seven come eleven/! -sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll/! -sex, lies and videotape/! sex machine/! sex on a stick/! sex on legs/! sex talk/! sex up/! +sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll/! +sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll/! +sex, lies and videotape/! sexual congress/! sexual minority/! sexual relation/! @@ -9458,6 +10460,7 @@ shack up/! shacked up/! shades of/! shadow of one's former self/! +shadow of one’s former self/! shady deal/! shagging wagon/! shake a habit/! @@ -9475,9 +10478,12 @@ shank-nag/! shanks' mare/! shanks' nag/! shanks' pony/! +shanks’ mare/! +shanks’ nag/! +shanks’ pony/! shape or form/! -shape up/! shape up or ship out/! +shape up/! share and share alike/! shark bait/! shark baiter/! @@ -9488,15 +10494,19 @@ sharpen up/! sharpen your pencils/! shave and a haircut/! she could be his mother/! -shed a tear/! -shed light/! -shed light upon/! she'll be apples/! she'll be right/! -shell out/! -shell shock/! she's apples/! she's unconscious/! +shed a tear/! +shed light upon/! +shed light/! +shell out/! +shell shock/! +she’ll be apples/! +she’ll be right/! +she’s apples/! +she’s unconscious/! shift gears/! shimmy on down/! ships that pass in the night/! @@ -9506,6 +10516,7 @@ shit factory/! shit just got real/! shit one's pants/! shit oneself/! +shit one’s pants/! shit or get off the pot/! shit out of luck/! shit stain/! @@ -9516,8 +10527,8 @@ shitting planks/! shoes like boats/! shome mishtake shurely/! shoo-in/! -shoot down/! shoot 'em up/! +shoot down/! shoot first and ask questions later/! shoot from the hip/! shoot it out/! @@ -9528,6 +10539,10 @@ shoot one's load/! shoot one's mouth off/! shoot one's wad/! shoot oneself in the foot/! +shoot one’s bolt/! +shoot one’s load/! +shoot one’s mouth off/! +shoot one’s wad/! shoot the boots/! shoot the breeze/! shoot the bull/! @@ -9538,6 +10553,7 @@ shoot up/! shoot your mouth off/! shoot your wad/! shoot yourself in the foot/! +shoot ’em up/! shooting fish in a barrel/! shooting iron/! shooting match/! @@ -9551,8 +10567,8 @@ short end of the stick/! short fuse/! short hairs/! short leash/! -short of/! short of a length/! +short of/! short on looks/! short one/! short strokes/! @@ -9569,11 +10585,12 @@ shotgun approach/! shotgun shack/! shotgun wedding/! should be so lucky/! +should've would've could've/! shoulder the blame/! shoulder to cry on/! shoulder to shoulder/! shoulder to the wheel/! -should've would've could've/! +should’ve would’ve could’ve/! shout from the rooftops/! shove down my throat/! shove it up your ass/! @@ -9587,6 +10604,11 @@ show one's cards/! show one's face/! show one's true colors/! show one's true stripes/! +show one’s butt/! +show one’s cards/! +show one’s face/! +show one’s true colors/! +show one’s true stripes/! show promise/! show someone the door/! show the flag/! @@ -9608,6 +10630,8 @@ shut in/! shut my mouth/! shut one's face/! shut one's mouth/! +shut one’s face/! +shut one’s mouth/! shut the door on/! shut up/! shut your face/! @@ -9634,8 +10658,8 @@ sight unseen/! sign in/! sign of the times/! sign off/! -sign on/! sign on the dotted line/! +sign on/! sign up/! signed, sealed and delivered/! significance level/! @@ -9666,18 +10690,20 @@ single file/! single out/! sink in/! sink one's teeth into/! +sink one’s teeth into/! sink or swim/! sinking feeling/! sinking ship/! siren song/! sit back/! -sit in/! sit in for/! sit in judgement on/! -sit on/! +sit in/! sit on it/! sit on one's hands/! +sit on one’s hands/! sit on the fence/! +sit on/! sit out/! sit still/! sit the fence/! @@ -9716,6 +10742,7 @@ skip rope/! skip town/! skirt chaser/! sky isn't blue/! +sky isn’t blue/! slack-jawed/! slag off/! slam dunk/! @@ -9728,36 +10755,39 @@ slaving over a hot stove all day/! sleep around/! sleep in/! sleep it off/! -sleep on/! sleep on it/! +sleep on/! sleep tight/! sleep together/! sleep under the same bridge/! -sleep with/! sleep with the fishes/! +sleep with/! sleeping at the switch/! sleeping giant/! sleeping policeman/! sleepy head/! sleeves from one's vest/! +sleeves from one’s vest/! slim chance/! sling off/! sling one's hook/! +sling one’s hook/! slip a notch/! slip away/! slip by/! -slip into/! slip into something more comfortable/! +slip into/! slip of the pen/! slip of the tongue/! slip out/! slip someone's mind/! +slip someone’s mind/! slip through the cracks/! slip under the radar/! slip up/! slip your mind/! -slippery slope/! slip-up/! +slippery slope/! slo mo/! slop bowl/! slop out/! @@ -9769,9 +10799,9 @@ slow day/! slow down/! slow march/! slow up/! +slow-walk/! slower than molasses/! slowly but surely/! -slow-walk/! sluff off/! slug away/! slug of/! @@ -9802,6 +10832,7 @@ smell test/! smell the barn/! smell up/! smell where you're stepping/! +smell where you’re stepping/! smell ya later/! smithwright it/! smoke and mirrors/! @@ -9815,6 +10846,7 @@ smooth out/! smooth sailing/! smooth talker/! snail's pace/! +snail’s pace/! snake eyes/! snake in the grass/! snake oil/! @@ -9824,6 +10856,7 @@ snap at/! snap it up/! snap judgment/! snap someone's head off/! +snap someone’s head off/! snatch defeat from the jaws of victory/! snatch the pebble/! snatch victory from the jaws of defeat/! @@ -9841,16 +10874,17 @@ snow on the rooftop/! snow out/! snow them/! snowball's chance in hell/! +snowball’s chance in hell/! snuggle bunny/! so and so/! so be it/! -so far/! so far so good/! -so help me/! +so far/! so help me God/! -so long/! -so long, and thanks for all the fish/! +so help me/! so long as/! +so long, and thanks for all the fish/! +so long/! so much as/! so much for/! so near and yet so far/! @@ -9861,15 +10895,15 @@ so small you had to back out to change your mind/! so there/! so to speak/! so what/! +so-and-so/! +so-called/! soaked to the bone/! soaked to the skin/! soaking wet/! -so-and-so/! soap box/! soapbox/! sob story/! sober up/! -so-called/! social death/! social ladder/! socialized medicine/! @@ -9901,8 +10935,8 @@ some rights reserved/! something awful/! something borrowed, something blue/! something is haywire/! -something is rotten/! something is rotten in the state of Denmark/! +something is rotten/! something like/! something smells/! something snapped/! @@ -9912,9 +10946,11 @@ somewhere over the rainbow/! son of the morning/! song and dance/! sophie's choice/! +sophie’s choice/! sore point/! sorely needed/! sorry, I'm late/! +sorry, I’m late/! sort of/! sort oneself out/! sort out/! @@ -9930,6 +10966,7 @@ sour grapes/! sour note/! sour puss/! sow one's wild oats/! +sow one’s wild oats/! sow the wind, reap the whirlwind/! sow wild oats/! space out/! @@ -9937,19 +10974,21 @@ spaced out/! spade work/! spaghetti western/! spank the monkey/! -spank you/! spank you very much/! +spank you/! spare someone's blushes/! +spare someone’s blushes/! spare tire/! spare tyre/! spark spread/! -speak for/! speak for oneself/! +speak for/! speak highly of/! -speak of the devil/! speak of the devil and he appears/! speak of the devil and he shall appear/! +speak of the devil/! speak one's mind/! +speak one’s mind/! speak out/! speak to/! speak up/! @@ -9980,12 +11019,15 @@ spike a drink/! spike the ball/! spill one's guts/! spill one's seed/! +spill one’s guts/! +spill one’s seed/! spill out/! spill the beans/! spin a yarn/! spin crew/! spin doctor/! spin one's wheels/! +spin one’s wheels/! spin out/! spin the bottle/! spin your wheels/! @@ -10007,6 +11049,7 @@ splice the mainbrace/! split a gut/! split hairs/! split one's sides/! +split one’s sides/! split second/! split the difference/! split up/! @@ -10018,12 +11061,14 @@ spot check/! spot of tea/! spot on/! sprain one's ankle/! +sprain one’s ankle/! spread out/! spread the word/! spring fever/! spring for/! spring forward, fall back/! spring in one's step/! +spring in one’s step/! spring to life/! spring to mind/! spruce up/! @@ -10046,6 +11091,7 @@ squirrel away/! stab in the back/! stack up/! stack z's/! +stack z’s/! stage of the game/! stage-door Johnny/! staircase wit/! @@ -10054,20 +11100,23 @@ stamp out/! stand a chance/! stand away/! stand behind/! -stand by/! stand by me/! +stand by/! stand corrected/! stand down/! stand for/! stand from under/! -stand in/! stand in for/! stand in someone's shoes/! +stand in someone’s shoes/! +stand in/! stand it/! stand on ceremony/! stand on its own/! stand on one's own two feet/! +stand on one’s own two feet/! stand one's ground/! +stand one’s ground/! stand out/! stand pat/! stand someone in good stead/! @@ -10076,16 +11125,17 @@ stand tall/! stand the test of time/! stand to lose/! stand to reason/! -stand up/! stand up and be counted/! stand up for/! stand up to/! stand up with/! +stand up/! standard fare/! stare at the wall/! stare someone in the face/! stark raving mad/! stars in one's eyes/! +stars in one’s eyes/! start a fire under him/! start from scratch/! start off on the wrong foot/! @@ -10114,6 +11164,7 @@ stay up/! steady the ship/! steal a march/! steal someone's thunder/! +steal someone’s thunder/! steal the show/! steal your heart/! steal your thunder/! @@ -10131,21 +11182,24 @@ step on a rake/! step on it/! step on people/! step on someone's toes/! +step on someone’s toes/! step on their toes/! -step out/! step out of line/! +step out/! step over/! -step up/! step up to the plate/! +step up/! stepping razor/! stepping stone/! stew in one's juices/! +stew in one’s juices/! +stick 'em up/! stick a fork in something/! stick around/! stick by/! -stick 'em up/! stick in my craw/! stick in someone's craw/! +stick in someone’s craw/! stick in the mud/! stick it out/! stick it to the man/! @@ -10153,22 +11207,28 @@ stick my neck out/! stick one's neck out/! stick one's nose in/! stick one's oar in/! +stick one’s neck out/! +stick one’s nose in/! +stick one’s oar in/! stick out/! stick that in your pipe and smoke it/! stick them up/! -stick to/! stick to it/! stick to one's guns/! stick to one's knitting/! +stick to one’s guns/! +stick to one’s knitting/! stick to your guns/! +stick to/! stick together/! -stick up/! stick up for/! +stick up/! stick with/! +stick ’em up/! +stick-in-the-mud/! sticker shock/! sticking point/! sticking-place/! -stick-in-the-mud/! sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me/! sticky fingers/! stiff upper lip/! @@ -10178,8 +11238,8 @@ stink eye/! stink on ice/! stink the joint out/! stir-crazy/! -stitch in time/! stitch in time saves nine/! +stitch in time/! stitch of clothes on/! stock in trade/! stock phrase/! @@ -10189,6 +11249,7 @@ stone deaf/! stone unturned/! stone's throw/! stonewall/! +stone’s throw/! stop and smell the roses/! stop at nothing/! stop dead/! @@ -10212,6 +11273,7 @@ straight cash/! straight dope/! straight face/! straight from the horse's mouth/! +straight from the horse’s mouth/! straight from the shoulder/! straight goods/! straight man/! @@ -10227,12 +11289,14 @@ strap on a pair/! straw horse/! straw poll/! straw that broke the camel's back/! +straw that broke the camel’s back/! straw that stirs the drink/! streak of good luck/! street appeal/! street smarts/! street wise/! stretch one's legs/! +stretch one’s legs/! stretch the dollar/! stretch the envelope/! stretch the truth/! @@ -10243,12 +11307,14 @@ strike a bargain/! strike it rich/! strike me pink/! strike out on one's own/! +strike out on one’s own/! strike through/! -strike up/! strike up a conversation/! strike up the band/! +strike up/! strike while the iron is hot/! strike while the iron's hot/! +strike while the iron’s hot/! strike your fancy/! string a line/! string along/! @@ -10264,6 +11330,7 @@ stroke of work/! stroke your ego/! strung out/! strut one's stuff/! +strut one’s stuff/! stub out/! stuck on/! stuck up/! @@ -10271,6 +11338,7 @@ stud muffin/! stuff and nonsense/! stuff it/! stuff one's face/! +stuff one’s face/! stuff the ballot box/! stuff up/! stuffed shirt/! @@ -10295,15 +11363,16 @@ suck eggs/! suck face/! suck hind tit/! suck in/! -suck it/! suck it up/! +suck it/! suck my balls/! suck my cock/! suck someone's cock/! +suck someone’s cock/! suck the kumara/! suck tits/! -suck up/! suck up to/! +suck up/! sucked in/! sucker for punishment/! sucker punch/! @@ -10333,8 +11402,10 @@ surf the net/! surprise surprise/! survival of the fittest/! suspend one's disbelief/! +suspend one’s disbelief/! swaddling clothes/! swallow one's pride/! +swallow one’s pride/! swallow that/! swallow your pride/! swan song/! @@ -10344,9 +11415,10 @@ swear off/! swear on a stack of Bibles/! sweat bullets/! sweat equity/! -sweat it/! sweat it out/! +sweat it/! sweat of one's brow/! +sweat of one’s brow/! sweater girl/! sweep aside/! sweep away/! @@ -10356,8 +11428,8 @@ sweep something under the rug/! sweep under the carpet/! sweep you off your feet/! sweet Jesus/! -sweet Mary/! sweet Mary mother of God/! +sweet Mary/! sweet dreams/! sweet fuck all/! sweet hereafter/! @@ -10391,6 +11463,7 @@ tag along/! tag team/! tail between his legs/! tail between one's legs/! +tail between one’s legs/! tail lights/! tail wagging the dog/! take a back seat/! @@ -10418,6 +11491,7 @@ take a guess/! take a hike/! take a joke/! take a leaf out of someone's book/! +take a leaf out of someone’s book/! take a leak/! take a licking/! take a load off your feet/! @@ -10425,8 +11499,8 @@ take a long walk on a short pier/! take a look/! take a number/! take a pew/! -take a picture/! take a picture, it will last longer/! +take a picture/! take a poke at/! take a poll/! take a powder/! @@ -10437,8 +11511,8 @@ take a run at/! take a seat/! take a shine to/! take a shit/! -take a shot/! take a shot in the dark/! +take a shot/! take a snap shot/! take a spill/! take a spin/! @@ -10456,17 +11530,17 @@ take after/! take aim/! take by storm/! take calls/! -take care/! -take care of/! take care of business/! +take care of/! +take care/! take chances/! take charge/! take cover/! take down a peg/! take drugs/! take effect/! -take exception/! take exception to/! +take exception/! take five/! take flight/! take for a ride/! @@ -10480,12 +11554,11 @@ take him out/! take ill/! take in/! take into account/! -take it/! take it and run/! take it away/! take it back/! -take it easy/! take it easy on/! +take it easy/! take it for a spin/! take it from me/! take it in stride/! @@ -10498,16 +11571,19 @@ take it to heart/! take it to the bank/! take it up the ass/! take it with a grain of salt/! +take it/! take its course/! take its toll/! take kindly/! -take leave/! take leave of one's senses/! +take leave of one’s senses/! take leave of your senses/! +take leave/! take liberties/! take lightly/! take lying down/! take matters into one's own hands/! +take matters into one’s own hands/! take me seriously/! take my hat off to/! take my head off/! @@ -10515,13 +11591,13 @@ take my place/! take no for an answer/! take no notice of/! take oath/! -take off/! take off, eh/! +take off/! take offense/! -take on/! take on a new light/! take on faith/! take on the chin/! +take on/! take one for the team/! take one's ball and go home/! take one's chance/! @@ -10531,13 +11607,21 @@ take one's lumps/! take one's pick/! take one's time/! take one's tongue out of someone's ass/! -take out/! +take one’s ball and go home/! +take one’s chance/! +take one’s eye off the ball/! +take one’s hat off to/! +take one’s lumps/! +take one’s pick/! +take one’s time/! +take one’s tongue out of someone’s ass/! take out of context/! take out the trash/! +take out/! take over/! take pains/! -take part/! take part in/! +take part/! take place/! take possession/! take pride/! @@ -10549,9 +11633,12 @@ take silk/! take sitting down/! take solace/! take somebody's word for it/! +take somebody’s word for it/! take someone's head off/! +take someone’s head off/! take something as read/! take something in one's stride/! +take something in one’s stride/! take something in stride/! take that/! take the Browns to the Super Bowl/! @@ -10591,26 +11678,29 @@ take the tiger by the tail/! take the trouble/! take the wheel/! take the wind out of someone's sails/! +take the wind out of someone’s sails/! take things as they come/! take time to smell the roses/! -take to/! take to heart/! take to one's heels/! +take to one’s heels/! take to task/! take to the cleaners/! take to the hills/! take to wife/! +take to/! take umbrage/! -take up/! take up a collection/! take up cudgels/! take up the cudgel for/! take up the gauntlet/! take up the slack/! take up with/! +take up/! take with a grain of salt/! take you down a peg/! take you for all you've got/! +take you for all you’ve got/! take you in/! take you to court/! take you to task/! @@ -10623,10 +11713,10 @@ take your sweet time/! take your time/! take your turn/! take your word for it/! +take-out restaurant/! taken for a ride/! taken in/! takeoff on/! -take-out restaurant/! takes one to know one/! takes two to tango/! talent management/! @@ -10646,13 +11736,17 @@ talk of the devil/! talk of the town/! talk out of turn/! talk out one's ass/! +talk out one’s ass/! talk over someone's head/! +talk over someone’s head/! talk shop/! talk someone under the table/! talk someone's ear off/! +talk someone’s ear off/! talk the leg off the lamb of god/! talk the talk/! talk through one's hat/! +talk through one’s hat/! talk through your hat/! talk to the hand/! talk turkey/! @@ -10666,6 +11760,7 @@ tall one/! tall order/! tall tale/! tan someone's hide/! +tan someone’s hide/! tangle with/! taper off/! tar with the same brush/! @@ -10673,24 +11768,27 @@ tarred with the same brush/! task force/! taste of his own/! taste of one's own medicine/! +taste of one’s own medicine/! teach an old dog/! teach someone a lesson/! teach you the tricks of the trade/! teach your grandmother to suck eggs/! teach your mother to suck eggs/! teacher's pet/! +teacher’s pet/! team player/! -team up/! team up with/! -tear a strip off/! +team up/! tear a strip off someone/! +tear a strip off/! tear apart/! tear around/! tear away/! tear me apart/! tear one's hair out/! -tear up/! +tear one’s hair out/! tear up the pea patch/! +tear up/! technological wizardry/! tee off/! teed off/! @@ -10718,8 +11816,8 @@ tell me another one/! tell me straight/! tell off/! tell on/! -tell tales/! tell tales out of school/! +tell tales/! tell the truth/! tell you the truth/! tempest in a teapot/! @@ -10741,10 +11839,12 @@ test the water/! test the waters/! test your metal/! than a bygod/! -thank goodness/! thank goodness it's friday/! +thank goodness it’s friday/! +thank goodness/! thank heavens/! thank one's lucky stars/! +thank one’s lucky stars/! thank you so much/! thank you very much/! thank your lucky stars/! @@ -10760,6 +11860,7 @@ that and twenty-five cents will get you a cup of coffee/! that be it/! that does it/! that dog won't hunt/! +that dog won’t hunt/! that figures/! that is that/! that said/! @@ -10771,8 +11872,8 @@ that'll be the frosty friday/! that'll do/! that's a corker/! that's a wrap/! -that's all/! that's all she wrote/! +that's all/! that's cool/! that's for me to know and you to find out/! that's his bible/! @@ -10790,17 +11891,45 @@ that's wassup/! that's what I'm talking about/! that's what she said/! that's what's up/! +that’ll be the day/! +that’ll be the frosty friday/! +that’ll do/! +that’s a corker/! +that’s a wrap/! +that’s all she wrote/! +that’s all/! +that’s cool/! +that’s for me to know and you to find out/! +that’s his bible/! +that’s it/! +that’s just me/! +that’s life/! +that’s stretching it/! +that’s that/! +that’s the bunny/! +that’s the spirit/! +that’s the ticket/! +that’s the way the ball bounces/! +that’s the way the cookie crumbles/! +that’s wassup/! +that’s what I’m talking about/! +that’s what she said/! +that’s what’s up/! the British are coming/! the acid test/! the age of majority/! the air was blue/! the apple doesn't fall far from the tree/! +the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree/! the apple of his eye/! the balance of power/! the ball is in someone's court/! +the ball is in someone’s court/! the ball's in your court/! +the ball’s in your court/! the be-all, end-all/! the bee's knees/! +the bee’s knees/! the benefit of the doubt/! the best laid plans of mice and men/! the best of both worlds/! @@ -10821,6 +11950,7 @@ the breaking point/! the brush-off/! the buck stops here/! the bum's rush/! +the bum’s rush/! the burbs/! the burning question/! the butt of the joke/! @@ -10830,6 +11960,8 @@ the can/! the cart before the horse/! the cat's meow/! the cat's out of the bag/! +the cat’s meow/! +the cat’s out of the bag/! the crack of dawn/! the crunch/! the crux of the matter/! @@ -10839,9 +11971,9 @@ the cutting edge/! the damage is done/! the day of the family farm/! the dear knows/! -the devil/! the devil makes work for idle hands/! the devil you say/! +the devil/! the dickens you say/! the die is cast/! the downside/! @@ -10850,11 +11982,13 @@ the early bird gets the worm/! the end all-be all/! the end justifies the means/! the end of one's rope/! +the end of one’s rope/! the end of the line/! the end-all, be-all/! the enemy of your enemy is your friend/! the eye of a needle/! the eye of the storm/! +the f-word/! the family jewels/! the fat hit the fire/! the fickle finger of fate/! @@ -10865,7 +11999,6 @@ the first pancake is always spoiled/! the fix is in/! the fuck/! the full monty/! -the f-word/! the gloves are off/! the goat/! the going gets rough/! @@ -10884,12 +12017,14 @@ the heat is on/! the hell out of/! the hell you say/! the icing on the cake/! -the in-crowd/! the in's and out's/! +the in-crowd/! the inside story/! the inside track/! +the in’s and out’s/! the jig is up/! the jig's up/! +the jig’s up/! the john/! the joke is on someone/! the joke is on you/! @@ -10904,11 +12039,14 @@ the last word/! the laughing stock/! the lay of the land/! the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing/! +the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing/! the life of riley/! the life of the party/! the lights are on but nobody's home/! +the lights are on but nobody’s home/! the line is busy/! the lion's share/! +the lion’s share/! the living daylights/! the living end/! the long and short/! @@ -10920,9 +12058,9 @@ the lowdown/! the luck of the draw/! the luck of the irish/! the makings of/! -the man/! the man in the middle/! the man in the moon/! +the man/! the middleman/! the moment of truth/! the more the merrier/! @@ -10951,6 +12089,7 @@ the pits/! the plot thickens/! the point of no return/! the pope's nose/! +the pope’s nose/! the pot calling the kettle black/! the powers that be/! the price you have to pay/! @@ -10973,6 +12112,7 @@ the shit hit the fan/! the shoe is on the other foot/! the short end of the stick/! the sky isn't blue/! +the sky isn’t blue/! the sky will fall on your head/! the spice of life/! the spitting image/! @@ -10981,6 +12121,7 @@ the story goes/! the straight dope/! the straight goods/! the straw that broke the camel's back/! +the straw that broke the camel’s back/! the strong, silent type/! the sweet spot/! the tail wagging the dog/! @@ -11001,6 +12142,7 @@ the underground/! the upper hand/! the way i see it/! the way to a man's heart is through his stomach/! +the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach/! the way you hold your mouth/! the wheels fall off/! the wheels fell off/! @@ -11018,27 +12160,27 @@ the world over/! the writing is on the wall/! them's the breaks/! them's the facts/! +them’s the breaks/! +them’s the facts/! then again/! then and there/! there and back/! -there are/! there are two sides to every story/! +there are/! there but for the grace of God go I/! there for everyone to see/! -there is/! there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so/! +there is/! there isn't any easy way to say this/! +there isn’t any easy way to say this/! there ought to be a law/! there oughta be a law/! there oughtta be a law/! there she blows/! -there, there/! there we go/! there you are/! there you go/! there you have it/! -thereby hangs a tale/! -therein lies the rub/! there's a catch to it/! there's a grain of truth in every joke/! there's been an accident/! @@ -11056,6 +12198,26 @@ there's one born every minute/! there's only one/! there's something fishy/! there's something rotten in the state of denmark/! +there, there/! +thereby hangs a tale/! +therein lies the rub/! +there’s a catch to it/! +there’s a grain of truth in every joke/! +there’s been an accident/! +there’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip/! +there’s more than meets the eye/! +there’s more than one way to skin a cat/! +there’s more where that came from/! +there’s no love lost/! +there’s no such thing as a free lunch/! +there’s no tomorrow/! +there’s no two ways about it/! +there’s not much to choose between them/! +there’s nothing to it/! +there’s one born every minute/! +there’s only one/! +there’s something fishy/! +there’s something rotten in the state of denmark/! these parts/! thick and thin/! thick of things/! @@ -11064,6 +12226,7 @@ thigh-slapper/! thin air/! thin edge of the wedge/! thin end of the wedge/! +thin-skinned/! things are looking up/! things that go bump in the night/! think again/! @@ -11072,7 +12235,9 @@ think better of it/! think nothing of it/! think of England/! think on one's feet/! +think on one’s feet/! think one's shit doesn't stink/! +think one’s shit doesn’t stink/! think outside the box/! think over/! think straight/! @@ -11082,7 +12247,7 @@ think through/! think twice/! think up/! think with one's little head/! -thin-skinned/! +think with one’s little head/! third degree/! third hand/! third person/! @@ -11098,9 +12263,12 @@ this one is on me/! this, that, and the other/! thorn in my side/! thorn in one's side/! +thorn in one’s side/! thorn in someone's side/! +thorn in someone’s side/! thorn in the flesh/! those who can't do, teach/! +those who can’t do, teach/! though but/! thrash out/! thread the needle/! @@ -11135,22 +12303,22 @@ throw away/! throw caution to the wind/! throw chunks/! throw cold water on/! -throw down/! throw down the gauntlet/! throw down your arms/! +throw down/! throw for a loop/! throw good money after bad/! -throw in/! throw in at the deep end/! throw in the towel/! throw in with/! +throw in/! throw insults/! throw me for a bone/! throw me for a loop/! throw money away/! -throw off/! throw off balance/! throw off the trail/! +throw off/! throw on a dog for you/! throw one's cap over the windmill/! throw one's hat in the ring/! @@ -11158,6 +12326,11 @@ throw one's hat over the windmill/! throw one's toys out of the pram/! throw one's weight around/! throw oneself at/! +throw one’s cap over the windmill/! +throw one’s hat in the ring/! +throw one’s hat over the windmill/! +throw one’s toys out of the pram/! +throw one’s weight around/! throw out/! throw shapes/! throw smoke/! @@ -11172,13 +12345,14 @@ throw to the wind/! throw to the wolves/! throw under the bus/! throw up/! -throw you/! throw you to the dogs/! +throw you/! throw your weight around/! throw yourself at him/! thrown in/! thumb a ride/! thumb one's nose/! +thumb one’s nose/! thumbs up/! thunderous applause/! thus and so/! @@ -11189,6 +12363,8 @@ tick over/! tickle pink/! tickle someone's fancy/! tickle someone's funny bone/! +tickle someone’s fancy/! +tickle someone’s funny bone/! tickle the ivories/! tickled pink/! tide me over/! @@ -11198,34 +12374,40 @@ tie in/! tie into/! tie one on/! tie someone's hands/! +tie someone’s hands/! tie the knot/! -tie up/! tie up loose ends/! +tie up/! tied to your mother's apron strings/! +tied to your mother’s apron strings/! tied up/! tiger team/! tight lips/! tight race/! tight ship/! tight spot/! +tight-lipped/! tighten my belt/! tighten one's belt/! +tighten one’s belt/! tighten our belts/! tighten the purse strings/! tighten your belt/! tighten your belts/! tighter than Dick's hatband/! -tight-lipped/! +tighter than Dick’s hatband/! till death do us part/! till hell freezes over/! till the cows come home/! till you're blue in the face/! +till you’re blue in the face/! tilt at windmills/! time after time/! time and again/! time and material/! -time flies/! time flies when you're having fun/! +time flies when you’re having fun/! +time flies/! time heals all ills/! time heals everything/! time is money/! @@ -11233,8 +12415,8 @@ time is of the essence/! time of the month/! time off/! time on your hands/! -time out/! time out of mind/! +time out/! time ran out/! time stands still/! time to kill/! @@ -11245,6 +12427,8 @@ time you got a watch/! time's a wasting/! time's up/! times were hard/! +time’s a wasting/! +time’s up/! tin ear/! tin god/! tin lizzie/! @@ -11255,9 +12439,11 @@ tip of the iceberg/! tip off/! tip one's hand/! tip one's hat/! +tip one’s hand/! +tip one’s hat/! tip the scale/! -tip the scales/! tip the scales at/! +tip the scales/! tip your hand/! tip-off/! tipping it down/! @@ -11305,16 +12491,19 @@ to my eternal regret/! to my eternal shame/! to one's heart's content/! to one's mind/! +to one’s heart’s content/! +to one’s mind/! to perfection/! to pieces/! to save one's life/! +to save one’s life/! to say nothing of/! to say the least/! to tell the truth/! to that end/! -to the/! to the T/! to the best of one's knowledge/! +to the best of one’s knowledge/! to the bone/! to the brim/! to the gills/! @@ -11327,6 +12516,7 @@ to the point/! to the tee/! to the tonsils/! to the tune of/! +to the/! to top it off/! to what do I owe the pleasure/! to whom it may concern/! @@ -11337,8 +12527,8 @@ today is a good day to die/! today we are all/! toddle off/! toe the line/! -toes up/! toe-to-toe/! +toes up/! toke up/! token gesture/! tomato juice/! @@ -11353,11 +12543,13 @@ tongue-tied/! tonsil hockey/! tonsil tennis/! too awful to contemplate/! -too bad/! too bad, so sad/! +too bad/! too big for his britches/! too big for one's boots/! too big for one's britches/! +too big for one’s boots/! +too big for one’s britches/! too clever by half/! too deep for me/! too far gone/! @@ -11365,15 +12557,17 @@ too horrible to contemplate/! too hot to hold/! too little, too late/! too many chiefs and not enough Indians/! -too many cooks/! too many cooks spoils the broth/! -too much/! +too many cooks/! too much cream on the pie/! +too much/! too numerous to mention/! too rich for one's blood/! +too rich for one’s blood/! too terrible to contemplate/! tool around/! toot one's own horn/! +toot one’s own horn/! toot your own horn/! tooth and nail/! tooth for a tooth/! @@ -11391,6 +12585,8 @@ top notch/! top of mind/! top of one's game/! top of one's voice/! +top of one’s game/! +top of one’s voice/! top of the line/! top of the morning/! top oneself/! @@ -11398,8 +12594,8 @@ top secret/! top shelf/! top that/! top up/! -topple over/! top-shelf/! +topple over/! topsy turvy/! torque off/! torqued off/! @@ -11419,12 +12615,13 @@ touch and go/! touch base/! touch cloth/! touch it with a ten-foot pole/! -touch of/! touch of the tar brush/! +touch of/! touch off/! touch on/! touch oneself/! touch the hem of someone's garment/! +touch the hem of someone’s garment/! touch up/! touch wood/! touch you/! @@ -11479,6 +12676,7 @@ trial run/! trials and tribulations/! trick of the trade/! trick up one's sleeve/! +trick up one’s sleeve/! trickle-down economics/! tricks of the trade/! tried and true/! @@ -11494,12 +12692,15 @@ true blue/! true colors/! true stripes/! true to one's colors/! +true to one’s colors/! truly yours/! trump up/! truth be told/! try me/! try one's hand/! try one's luck/! +try one’s hand/! +try one’s luck/! try that on for size/! try your darndest/! try your hand at/! @@ -11517,8 +12718,8 @@ tune out/! tune up/! tuned in/! tunnel vision/! -tuppence/! tuppence worth/! +tuppence/! turd in the punchbowl/! turf it/! turf out/! @@ -11538,28 +12739,34 @@ turn around/! turn back/! turn down/! turn heads/! -turn in/! turn in one's grave/! -turn into/! +turn in one’s grave/! +turn in/! turn into a pumpkin/! +turn into/! turn loose/! turn of events/! turn of phrase/! turn of the century/! turn off/! -turn on/! turn on a dime/! turn on its head/! turn on one's heel/! +turn on one’s heel/! turn on you/! +turn on/! turn one on/! turn one's back/! turn one's nose up/! +turn one’s back/! +turn one’s nose up/! turn out/! -turn over/! turn over a new leaf/! +turn over/! turn someone's crank/! turn someone's head/! +turn someone’s crank/! +turn someone’s head/! turn tail/! turn the air blue/! turn the corner/! @@ -11568,18 +12775,19 @@ turn the other way/! turn the page/! turn the scale/! turn the screw/! -turn the tables/! turn the tables on/! +turn the tables/! turn the tide/! -turn to/! turn to dust/! +turn to/! turn tricks/! turn ugly/! -turn up/! turn up for the book/! turn up one's nose/! +turn up one’s nose/! turn up trumps/! turn up your nose at/! +turn up/! turn upside down/! turn you around/! turn you on/! @@ -11587,16 +12795,17 @@ turn your back on/! turn your crank/! turn your stomach/! turn yourself in/! -turning point/! turn-off/! turn-on/! +turning point/! twatfaced/! twelve-ounce curls/! -twenty to/! twenty to the dozen/! +twenty to/! twenty winks/! twenty-twenty hindsight/! twiddle one's thumbs/! +twiddle one’s thumbs/! twig to that/! twilight years/! twinkle toes/! @@ -11607,6 +12816,8 @@ twist my arm/! twist of fate/! twist someone's arm/! twist someone's balls/! +twist someone’s arm/! +twist someone’s balls/! twist the knife/! twist your words/! twisted him around her little finger/! @@ -11618,24 +12829,28 @@ two birds with one stone/! two bits/! two bob/! two can play at that game/! -two cents/! two cents' worth/! +two cents/! +two cents’ worth/! two for one/! two for two/! two heads are better than one/! two left feet/! -two pennies' worth/! two penn'orth/! +two pennies' worth/! +two pennies’ worth/! +two penn’orth/! two sides of the same coin/! two sides to every story/! two thumbs up/! +two's company, three's a crowd/! two-bit/! two-edged sword/! two-fisted attack/! two-fisted drinker/! -two's company, three's a crowd/! two-second rule/! two-way street/! +two’s company, three’s a crowd/! tyre kicker/! ultra vires/! ultra-sophisticated/! @@ -11665,6 +12880,15 @@ under one's own steam/! under one's skin/! under one's thumb/! under one's wing/! +under one’s belt/! +under one’s breath/! +under one’s care/! +under one’s hat/! +under one’s nose/! +under one’s own steam/! +under one’s skin/! +under one’s thumb/! +under one’s wing/! under pressure/! under sail/! under the carpet/! @@ -11702,14 +12926,14 @@ untold wealth/! unvarnished truth/! unwashed masses/! up a storm/! -up against/! up against it/! +up against/! up and coming/! up and down/! up and running/! -up for/! up for grabs/! up for sale/! +up for/! up front/! up hill and down dale/! up in arms/! @@ -11718,12 +12942,18 @@ up in the air/! up on/! up one's own ass/! up one's sleeve/! -up shit creek/! +up one’s own ass/! +up one’s sleeve/! up shit creek without a paddle/! -up shit's creek/! +up shit creek/! up shit's creek without a paddle/! +up shit's creek/! +up shit’s creek without a paddle/! +up shit’s creek/! up someone's alley/! up someone's street/! +up someone’s alley/! +up someone’s street/! up the ante/! up the creek/! up the river/! @@ -11742,12 +12972,13 @@ up to scratch/! up to snuff/! up to something/! up to speed/! -up with/! up with the lark/! up with the larks/! +up with/! up yours/! up-and-comer/! up-and-coming/! +up-to-date/! uphill battle/! upon my word/! upper crust/! @@ -11755,11 +12986,12 @@ upper-crust/! ups and downs/! upset the apple cart/! upset the applecart/! -up-to-date/! urban fabric/! use a sledgehammer to crack a nut/! use one's head/! use one's noggin/! +use one’s head/! +use one’s noggin/! used to/! user friendly/! vale of tears/! @@ -11791,9 +13023,11 @@ visit a spell/! vive la différence/! vote down/! vote with one's feet/! +vote with one’s feet/! vote with their feet/! vouch for/! vowel quantity/! +w.l.o.g./! wages of sin/! wait a minute/! wait a sec/! @@ -11807,25 +13041,26 @@ wait on someone hand, foot and finger/! wait on tables/! wait on you hand and foot/! wait out/! -wait up/! wait up for/! +wait up/! wait upon hand and foot/! wait with bated breath/! waited on hand and foot/! waiting game/! -wake up/! wake up and die right/! wake up and smell the coffee/! wake up on the wrong side of bed/! +wake up/! wake with a start/! wake-up call/! walk a mile in someone's shoes/! +walk a mile in someone’s shoes/! walk a straight line/! walk a tightrope/! walk all over/! walk and chew gum at the same time/! -walk away/! walk away from/! +walk away/! walk back/! walk down/! walk in on/! @@ -11849,6 +13084,7 @@ wall flower/! wall of silence/! wallow in the mire/! wanker's cramp/! +wanker’s cramp/! want a piece of me/! want it so bad i can taste it/! want out/! @@ -11858,6 +13094,7 @@ war of nerves/! warm fuzzy/! warm regards/! warm the cockles of someone's heart/! +warm the cockles of someone’s heart/! warm up/! warmed over/! warrior ant/! @@ -11866,29 +13103,35 @@ wash down/! wash it down/! wash it off/! wash one's hands of/! +wash one’s hands of/! wash out/! wash your hands of it/! wash your mouth out/! washed out/! washed up/! wasn't born yesterday/! +wasn’t born yesterday/! waste away/! waste breath/! waste not, want not/! watch it/! watch one's mouth/! watch one's step/! -watch out/! +watch one’s mouth/! +watch one’s step/! watch out for/! +watch out/! watch over/! watch this space/! watch your every move/! watch your language/! watch your p's and q's/! +watch your p’s and q’s/! water can/! water down/! water over the dam/! water to one's mill/! +water to one’s mill/! water under the bridge/! water-cooler talk/! watered-down/! @@ -11905,10 +13148,11 @@ way to go/! way with words/! way you hold your/! we haven't got all day/! +we haven’t got all day/! weak sister/! weak tea/! -weaker vessel/! weak-kneed/! +weaker vessel/! wealth of experience/! wealth of knowledge/! wealth of material/! @@ -11918,9 +13162,11 @@ weapons tight/! wear down/! wear off/! wear one's heart on one's sleeve/! -wear out/! +wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve/! wear out one's welcome/! +wear out one’s welcome/! wear out your welcome/! +wear out/! wear rose-colored glasses/! wear something as a badge of honor/! wear the pants/! @@ -11942,8 +13188,8 @@ weigh down/! weigh in/! weighed in the balance and found wanting/! welfare Cadillac/! -well, I never/! well ain't that the catfish in the trap/! +well ain’t that the catfish in the trap/! well alone/! well and good/! well and truly/! @@ -11953,6 +13199,7 @@ well in hand/! well off/! well taken/! well to do/! +well, I never/! well, well, well/! well-earned rest/! well-oiled/! @@ -11970,6 +13217,9 @@ wet dream/! wet one's beak/! wet one's pants/! wet one's whistle/! +wet one’s beak/! +wet one’s pants/! +wet one’s whistle/! wet the bed/! wet your whistle/! wha gwan/! @@ -11977,6 +13227,7 @@ whack-a-mole/! whale of a game/! whale tail/! wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am/! +wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am/! what a brain/! what a dish/! what a lovely day/! @@ -12008,6 +13259,7 @@ what in the world/! what is more/! what is that/! what is this I don't even/! +what is this I don’t even/! what is your job/! what is your name/! what is your phone number/! @@ -12020,7 +13272,6 @@ what not/! what of it/! what say you/! what someone said/! -what the/! what the Devil/! what the deuce/! what the dickens/! @@ -12031,6 +13282,7 @@ what the heck/! what the hell/! what the hey/! what the sam hill/! +what the/! what time is it/! what was i thinking of/! what was someone smoking/! @@ -12038,13 +13290,10 @@ what was that/! what with/! what would Jesus do/! what you see is what you get/! -whatever creams your twinkie/! -whatever floats your boat/! -whatever it takes/! what's cooking/! what's doing/! -what's eating/! what's eating you/! +what's eating/! what's going down/! what's going on/! what's good/! @@ -12061,8 +13310,8 @@ what's the good of/! what's the matter/! what's the poop/! what's the time/! -what's up/! what's up with/! +what's up/! what's what/! what's with/! what's your beef/! @@ -12071,16 +13320,49 @@ what's your name/! what's your phone number/! what's your poison/! what's yours/! +whatever creams your twinkie/! +whatever floats your boat/! +whatever it takes/! whatsamatta/! +what’s cooking/! +what’s doing/! +what’s eating you/! +what’s eating/! +what’s going down/! +what’s going on/! +what’s good/! +what’s in it for me/! +what’s it to you/! +what’s new/! +what’s on your mind/! +what’s that/! +what’s the big idea/! +what’s the crack/! +what’s the craic/! +what’s the difference/! +what’s the good of/! +what’s the matter/! +what’s the poop/! +what’s the time/! +what’s up with/! +what’s up/! +what’s what/! +what’s with/! +what’s your beef/! +what’s your job/! +what’s your name/! +what’s your phone number/! +what’s your poison/! +what’s yours/! wheel away/! wheels fall off/! wheels within wheels/! when Hell freezes over/! when all is said and done/! -when, as, and if/! when it comes to/! when it rains it pours/! when it's at home/! +when it’s at home/! when pigs fly/! when push comes to shove/! when the cats away the mice will play/! @@ -12090,6 +13372,8 @@ when the devil drives/! when the dust settles/! when the going gets tough/! when up to one's neck in alligators/! +when up to one’s neck in alligators/! +when, as, and if/! whenever one turns around/! where angels fear to tread/! where are the toilets/! @@ -12102,17 +13386,21 @@ where does this bus go/! where does this train go/! where is the toilet/! where it's at/! +where it’s at/! where the rubber hits the road/! where the sun doesn't shine/! +where the sun doesn’t shine/! where the sun don't shine/! +where the sun don’t shine/! where there is a will/! where you at/! where's the beef/! +where’s the beef/! whet your appetite/! whichever way one slices it/! whip through/! -whip you/! whip you into shape/! +whip you/! whips and jingles/! whisk away/! whisk off/! @@ -12141,8 +13429,8 @@ white-knuckle/! whiter than white/! whitewash/! who am I kidding/! -who are you/! who are you and what have you done with someone/! +who are you/! who ate all the pies/! who cares/! who died and left you in charge/! @@ -12153,6 +13441,12 @@ who shot John/! who would have thought it/! who writes this stuff/! who'd have thunk it/! +who's 'she', the cat's mother?/! +who's a pretty boy then/! +who's asking/! +who's calling/! +who's who/! +who's your daddy/! whole ball of wax/! whole cloth/! whole enchilada/! @@ -12167,14 +13461,17 @@ whoop your ass/! whoop-ass/! whoops, there go my trousers/! whore blossom/! -who's a pretty boy then/! -who's asking/! -who's calling/! -who's 'she', the cat's mother?/! -who's who/! -who's your daddy/! +who’d have thunk it/! +who’s a pretty boy then/! +who’s asking/! +who’s calling/! +who’s who/! +who’s your daddy/! +who’s ’she’, the cat’s mother?/! why don't you pick on someone your own size/! +why don’t you pick on someone your own size/! why in God's name/! +why in God’s name/! why in the name of/! why in the world/! why not/! @@ -12193,6 +13490,7 @@ wild turkey/! wild-goose chase/! will do/! will o' the wisp/! +will o’ the wisp/! will you marry me/! willful ignorance/! willow in the wind/! @@ -12206,8 +13504,9 @@ win the day/! win the hearts/! wind back the clock/! wind down/! -wind up/! wind up one's bottoms/! +wind up one’s bottoms/! +wind up/! window dressing/! window of opportunity/! window on the world/! @@ -12222,6 +13521,7 @@ winter of discontent/! winter rat/! wipe out/! wipe someone's eye/! +wipe someone’s eye/! wipe that smile off your face/! wipe the slate clean/! wipe you/! @@ -12253,6 +13553,8 @@ with no further ado/! with one voice/! with one's bare hands/! with one's head held high/! +with one’s bare hands/! +with one’s head held high/! with open arms/! with pleasure/! with the naked eye/! @@ -12274,17 +13576,19 @@ without further ado/! without predjudice/! without question/! without turning a hair/! -w.l.o.g./! woe betide/! wolf down/! wolf in sheep's clothing/! +wolf in sheep’s clothing/! wolfpack/! women and children first/! +won't see you stuck/! +won't tell a soul/! wonder of wonders/! wonders never cease/! wonders will never cease/! -won't see you stuck/! -won't tell a soul/! +won’t see you stuck/! +won’t tell a soul/! wooden mare/! wooden spoon/! wooden-top/! @@ -12313,9 +13617,15 @@ work one's butt off/! work one's fingers to the bone/! work one's magic/! work one's tail off/! +work one’s butt off/! +work one’s fingers to the bone/! +work one’s magic/! +work one’s tail off/! work out/! work someone's arse off/! work someone's ass off/! +work someone’s arse off/! +work someone’s ass off/! work spouse/! work the crowd/! work the room/! @@ -12331,11 +13641,13 @@ working girl/! world beater/! world is your oyster/! world without end/! +world's your oyster/! world-beater/! worldly wise/! worlds apart/! -world's your oyster/! +world’s your oyster/! worm's-eye view/! +worm’s-eye view/! worn out/! worried sick/! worry wart/! @@ -12347,10 +13659,13 @@ worship the porcelain god/! worst comes to worst/! worst of both worlds/! worth a Jew's eye/! +worth a Jew’s eye/! worth every penny/! worth its weight in gold/! worth one's salt/! worth one's while/! +worth one’s salt/! +worth one’s while/! worth their weight in gold/! would not throw someone out of bed/! wouldn't be seen dead in/! @@ -12359,11 +13674,21 @@ wouldn't say boo to a goose/! wouldn't shout if a shark bit him/! wouldn't touch with yours/! wouldn't work in an iron lung/! -wouldn't you know/! wouldn't you know it/! +wouldn't you know/! +wouldn’t be seen dead in/! +wouldn’t hurt a fly/! +wouldn’t say boo to a goose/! +wouldn’t shout if a shark bit him/! +wouldn’t touch with yours/! +wouldn’t work in an iron lung/! +wouldn’t you know it/! +wouldn’t you know/! wrap around one's little finger/! +wrap around one’s little finger/! wrap in the flag/! wrap one's head around/! +wrap one’s head around/! wrap up/! wreak havoc/! wrestle with a pig/! @@ -12372,11 +13697,16 @@ writ large/! write home about/! write it off/! write one's own ticket/! +write one’s own ticket/! write up/! writer's block/! writer's cramp/! +writer’s block/! +writer’s cramp/! writing's on the wall/! +writing’s on the wall/! written all over someone's face/! +written all over someone’s face/! written all over your face/! written in blood/! written in stone/! @@ -12405,6 +13735,7 @@ yellow light/! yellow press/! yellow state/! yeoman's service/! +yeoman’s service/! yes and amen/! yes man/! yes to death/! @@ -12416,13 +13747,15 @@ you and the horse you rode in on/! you and what army/! you and whose army/! you are welcome/! -you bet/! you bet your boots/! +you bet/! you betcha/! you can bet your bottom dollar/! you can bet your last penny/! you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink/! +you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink/! you can run but you can't hide/! +you can run but you can’t hide/! you can say that again/! you can talk/! you can thank your lucky stars/! @@ -12433,10 +13766,20 @@ you can't spell something without something else/! you can't teach an old dog new tricks/! you can't tell a book by its cover/! you can't win ‘em all/! +you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear/! +you can’t say fairer than that/! +you can’t sell anybody if you don’t love everybody/! +you can’t spell something without something else/! +you can’t teach an old dog new tricks/! +you can’t tell a book by its cover/! +you can’t win ‘em all/! you could have knocked me down with a feather/! you don't dip your pen in the company inkwell/! you don't miss the water till the well runs dry/! you don't say/! +you don’t dip your pen in the company inkwell/! +you don’t miss the water till the well runs dry/! +you don’t say/! you gals/! you get that/! you get what you pay for/! @@ -12448,9 +13791,9 @@ you have the advantage of me/! you have to be good to be lucky/! you kiss your mother with that mouth/! you know it/! -you know what/! you know what I mean/! you know what they say/! +you know what/! you knows it/! you learn something new every day/! you lot/! @@ -12463,16 +13806,30 @@ you pays your money and takes your choice/! you reap whatsoever you sow/! you said it/! you shouldn't have/! +you shouldn’t have/! you snooze, you lose/! you think/! you welcome/! you what/! -you win/! you win some, you lose some/! +you win/! you wish/! you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope/! you'll be late for your own funeral/! you'll never guess/! +you're breaking my heart/! +you're damned if you do/! +you're damned if you don't/! +you're fired/! +you're kidding/! +you're on/! +you're only as good as your last shift/! +you're only young once/! +you're right/! +you're telling me/! +you're welcome/! +you've got to be kidding/! +you've got to laugh/! young at heart/! young fogey/! young lady/! @@ -12489,1374 +13846,9 @@ your own worst enemy/! your place or mine/! your turn/! your wish is my command/! -you're breaking my heart/! -you're damned if you do/! -you're damned if you don't/! -you're fired/! -you're kidding/! -you're on/! -you're only as good as your last shift/! -you're only young once/! -you're right/! -you're telling me/! -you're welcome/! yours sincerely/! yours truly/! youth is wasted on the young/! -you've got to be kidding/! -you've got to laugh/! -zero in on/! -zig when one should zag/! -zip one's lip/! -zip up/! -zonk out/! -Aaron’s beard/! -Bob’s your uncle/! -Buckley’s and none/! -Buckley’s chance/! -Buggins’s turn/! -Chinaman on one’s back/! -Chinaman’s chance/! -Davy Jones’s locker/! -Eat at Joe’s/! -God’s gift to man/! -God’s gift to women/! -God’s green earth/! -God’s honest truth/! -Happy New Year’s/! -I believe you, thousands wouldn’t/! -I couldn’t have said it better myself/! -I don’t care/! -I don’t eat fish/! -I don’t eat meat/! -I don’t eat pork/! -I don’t fancy yours/! -I don’t know/! -I don’t speak English/! -I don’t think so/! -I don’t understand/! -I haven’t the foggiest/! -I smell where you’re stepping/! -I’d like to kiss you/! -I’d like to know/! -I’d say/! -I’ll be/! -I’ll be a monkey’s uncle/! -I’ll be blowed/! -I’ll be bound/! -I’ll call the police/! -I’ll say/! -I’ll see you and raise you/! -I’m Jewish/! -I’m a Buddhist/! -I’m a Catholic/! -I’m a Christian/! -I’m a Muslim/! -I’m a Protestant/! -I’m a girl/! -I’m a guy/! -I’m a vegetarian/! -I’m afraid not/! -I’m afraid so/! -I’m agnostic/! -I’m all right, Jack/! -I’m allergic to aspirin/! -I’m allergic to nuts/! -I’m allergic to penicillin/! -I’m allergic to pollen/! -I’m an atheist/! -I’m ashamed/! -I’m bisexual/! -I’m bleeding/! -I’m blind/! -I’m cold/! -I’m confused/! -I’m deaf/! -I’m divorced/! -I’m dying/! -I’m easy/! -I’m fine/! -I’m fine, thank you/! -I’m full/! -I’m gay/! -I’m hot/! -I’m hungry/! -I’m illiterate/! -I’m in love with you/! -I’m looking for a grocery store/! -I’m looking for a job/! -I’m lost/! -I’m married/! -I’m mute/! -I’m not religious/! -I’m rubber, you’re glue/! -I’m scared/! -I’m sick/! -I’m single/! -I’m sorry/! -I’m straight/! -I’m thirsty/! -I’m tired/! -I’m transsexual/! -I’m twenty years old/! -I’ve been raped/! -I’ve been robbed/! -I’ve been shot/! -I’ve burned myself/! -I’ve lost my keys/! -I’ve never heard it called that before/! -Lord willing and the creek don’t rise/! -Lord’s Supper/! -PO’d/! -Rome wasn’t built in a day/! -Thatcher’s children/! -X’s and O’s/! -abound in one’s own sense/! -above one’s bend/! -ace up one’s sleeve/! -act one’s age/! -after one’s own heart/! -after the Lord Mayor’s show/! -ahead of one’s time/! -ain’t half-bad/! -albatross around one’s neck/! -albatross round one’s neck/! -all hell’s breaking loose/! -all in a day’s work/! -all it’s cracked up to be/! -all one’s eggs in one basket/! -all one’s life’s worth/! -all over hell’s half acre/! -all the world’s a stage/! -all y’all/! -all y’all’s/! -an offer one can’t refuse/! -angel’s advocate/! -another nail in one’s coffin/! -ants in one’s pants/! -anyone’s guess/! -apothecary’s Latin/! -apple of someone’s eye/! -arm’s length/! -around Robin Hood’s barn/! -at a moment’s notice/! -at arm’s length/! -at death’s door/! -at one’s fingertips/! -at the end of one’s tether/! -at the top of one’s lungs/! -at the top of one’s voice/! -back of one’s hand/! -back on one’s feet/! -bad taste in one’s mouth/! -baker’s dozen/! -baker’s half dozen/! -ball in one’s court/! -ball’s in your court/! -banker’s dozen/! -bankers’ hours/! -bare one’s soul/! -bare one’s teeth/! -bat one’s eyelashes/! -bat one’s eyes/! -be in one’s altitudes/! -be one’s guest/! -be one’s undoing/! -beat one’s brain/! -beat one’s head against a stone wall/! -beat one’s head against a wall/! -beat one’s meat/! -beat one’s time/! -beat someone’s brains out/! -bee in one’s bonnet/! -beer and skittles, it’s not all/! -bee’s knees/! -before someone’s time/! -beg somebody’s pardon/! -beggars can’t be choosers/! -behind one’s back/! -behind somebody’s back/! -behind someone’s back/! -believe one’s ears/! -believe one’s eyes/! -bend one’s ear/! -bend one’s elbow/! -bend somebody’s ear/! -bend somebody’s elbow/! -bend someone’s ear/! -bet one’s boots/! -bet one’s bottom dollar/! -beyond one’s ken/! -beyond one’s pay grade/! -bide one’s time/! -big girl’s blouse/! -big ol’/! -bird of one’s own brain/! -bird’s-eye view/! -bite one’s lip/! -bite one’s tongue/! -bite someone’s head off/! -blot one’s copy book/! -blow it out one’s ass/! -blow it out one’s ear/! -blow one’s cover/! -blow one’s load/! -blow one’s mind/! -blow one’s stack/! -blow one’s top/! -blow one’s wad/! -blow somebody’s cover/! -blow somebody’s mind/! -blow someone’s mind/! -blow up in one’s face/! -boggle one’s mind/! -bored out of one’s brains/! -bored out of one’s mind/! -born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth/! -break one’s arm patting oneself on the back/! -break one’s duck/! -break one’s fall/! -break one’s heart/! -break one’s lance/! -break somebody’s fall/! -break somebody’s heart/! -break someone’s heart/! -breathe down one’s neck/! -breathe down somebody’s neck/! -breathe down someone’s neck/! -bring one’s arse to an anchor/! -broaden someone’s horizons/! -bum’s rush/! -burn a hole in one’s pocket/! -burn one’s bridges/! -burn one’s candle at both ends/! -burn one’s fingers/! -burst one’s bubbles/! -burst someone’s bubble/! -bury one’s head in the sand/! -busman’s holiday/! -bust a cap in someone’s ass/! -bust one’s ass/! -bust one’s balls/! -bust one’s butt/! -bust one’s chops/! -but who’s counting/! -butter one’s bread on both sides/! -butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth/! -button one’s lip/! -button somebody’s lip/! -by a hair’s breadth/! -by one’s lights/! -by one’s own hand/! -by the seat of one’s pants/! -by the skin of one’s teeth/! -call someone’s bluff/! -camel’s nose/! -can’t believe my ears/! -can’t believe my eyes/! -can’t get blood from a turnip/! -can’t get enough/! -can’t have it both ways/! -can’t help/! -can’t hold a candle/! -can’t put my finger on it/! -can’t put my hands on it/! -can’t see for looking/! -can’t see the forest for the trees/! -can’t seem/! -can’t stand/! -can’t wait/! -carry one’s own weight/! -carry one’s weight/! -carry someone’s water/! -cash in one’s chips/! -cast one’s vote/! -cast up one’s accounts/! -cat got someone’s tongue/! -catch one’s drift/! -catch some z’s/! -catch someone’s eye/! -cat’s cradle/! -cat’s meow/! -cat’s out of the bag/! -cat’s pajamas/! -cat’s pyjamas/! -caught with one’s hand in the cookie jar/! -caught with one’s pants down/! -c’est la vie/! -chance’d be a fine thing/! -change one’s mind/! -change one’s tune/! -change someone’s mind/! -cheque’s in the post/! -child’s play/! -chip on one’s shoulder/! -clean someone’s clock/! -clean up one’s act/! -clear one’s lines/! -close one’s eyes/! -close one’s eyes and think of England/! -collect one’s thoughts/! -come into one’s own/! -come out of one’s shell/! -come to somebody’s aid/! -come to someone’s rescue/! -comfortable in one’s own skin/! -coming out of one’s ears/! -cool one’s heels/! -cool one’s jets/! -coon’s age/! -couldn’t believe my ears/! -couldn’t care less/! -couldn’t carry a note in a bucket/! -couldn’t happen to a nicer/! -couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery/! -count one’s blessings/! -cover one’s bases/! -cover someone’s ass/! -cramp someone’s style/! -crap one’s pants/! -cream in one’s jeans/! -credit where credit’s due/! -cross someone’s palm/! -cross someone’s path/! -cruisin’ for a bruisin’/! -cry in one’s beer/! -cry one’s eyes out/! -curate’s egg/! -curl someone’s hair/! -cut of one’s jib/! -cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face/! -cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth/! -cut one’s own throat/! -cut one’s teeth/! -damned if one does and damned if one doesn’t/! -damned if you do and damned if you don’t/! -darken someone’s door/! -darn tootin’/! -dead ’n’ buried/! -death’s door/! -devil’s advocate/! -devil’s luck/! -didn’t have a stitch of clothes on/! -dig in one’s heels/! 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-don’t knock it till you’ve tried it/! -don’t knock yourself out/! -don’t know him from adam/! -don’t know the first thing about it/! -don’t know the half of it/! -don’t know whether you’re coming or going/! -don’t know which end is up/! -don’t know which side your bread is buttered on/! -don’t let the bedbugs bite/! -don’t let the door hit you on the way out/! -don’t look a gift horse in the mouth/! -don’t look at me/! -don’t make a mountain out of a molehill/! -don’t make me laugh/! -don’t make no nevermind/! -don’t make waves/! -don’t mention it/! -don’t mind if I do/! -don’t pass go/! -don’t push your luck/! -don’t put all your eggs in one basket/! -don’t quit your day job/! -don’t rock the boat/! -don’t shit where you eat/! -don’t sweat it/! -don’t teach your grandmother how to suck eggs/! -don’t think so/! -don’t want to go there/! -don’t worry/! -dot the i’s and cross the t’s/! -down on one’s luck/! -drag one’s feet/! -draw one’s last breath/! -dry one’s eyes/! -duck’s guts/! -duke’s mixture/! -dump one’s load/! -earn one’s crust/! -earn one’s keep/! -eat one’s Wheaties/! -eat one’s fill/! -eat one’s gun/! -eat one’s hat/! -eat one’s heart out/! -eat one’s own dog food/! -eat one’s words/! -eat one’s young/! -eat out of someone’s hand/! -eat out of the palm of one’s hand/! -eat someone’s dust/! -eat someone’s lunch/! -emperor’s new clothes/! -expand one’s horizons/! -fall into one’s lap/! -fall on one’s face/! -fall on one’s sword/! -farmer’s tan/! -feather in one’s cap/! -feather one’s nest/! -feed one’s face/! -feel in one’s bones/! -feel one’s oats/! -fibber mcgee’s closet/! -fill one’s face/! -fill one’s hand/! -fill someone’s shoes/! -find it in one’s heart/! -find one’s feet/! -five o’clock shadow/! -fix someone’s wagon/! -flap one’s gums/! -flea in one’s ear/! -flip one’s lid/! -flip one’s wig/! -float someone’s boat/! -fly by the seat of one’s pants/! -fold one’s tent/! -follow in someone’s footsteps/! -fool’s errand/! -fool’s paradise/! -for Pete’s sake/! -for a dog’s age/! -for fuck’s sake/! -for heaven’s sake/! -for mercy’s sake/! -for old times’ sake/! -for old times’ sakes/! -for one’s life/! -for one’s particular/! -for pity’s sake/! -force someone’s hand/! -’fraid not/! -frog in one’s throat/! -from can see to can’t see/! -from the bottom of one’s heart/! -from the horse’s mouth/! -fruit of one’s loins/! -fuck someone’s brains out/! -fuck you Jack, I’m alright/! -gapers’ block/! -gentleman’s agreement/! -get in someone’s hair/! -get into one’s stride/! -get into someone’s pants/! -get off one’s chest/! -get off one’s high horse/! -get on someone’s case/! -get on someone’s nerves/! -get on someone’s wick/! -get one’s act together/! -get one’s ass in gear/! -get one’s back up/! -get one’s butt somewhere/! -get one’s claws into/! -get one’s claws out/! -get one’s end away/! -get one’s feet wet/! -get one’s fill/! -get one’s finger out/! -get one’s foot in the door/! -get one’s freak on/! -get one’s hands dirty/! -get one’s hands on/! -get one’s head around/! -get one’s hopes up/! -get one’s jollies/! -get one’s juices flowing/! -get one’s knickers in a twist/! -get one’s marching orders/! -get one’s money’s worth/! -get one’s shorts in a knot/! -get one’s skates on/! -get one’s tits in a wringer/! -get one’s wires crossed/! -get out while the getting’s good/! -get someone’s back up/! -get someone’s goat/! -get something off one’s chest/! -get the monkey off one’s back/! -get under someone’s skin/! -get up someone’s nose/! -get what’s coming to one/! -g’head/! -gird up one’s loins/! -give a rat’s arse/! -give him an inch and he’ll take a mile/! -give him an inch and he’ll take a yard/! -give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself/! -give it all you’ve got/! -give it one’s best shot/! -give one’s all/! -give one’s head a shake/! -give someone a piece of one’s mind/! -gnaw someone’s vitals/! -go into one’s shells/! -go out of one’s way/! -go over someone’s head/! -go to someone’s head/! -grease someone’s palm/! -greasy kid’s stuff/! -grind one’s gears/! -gunner’s daughter/! -hair’s breadth/! -hang out one’s shingle/! -hang up one’s boots/! -harden someone’s heart/! -hate someone’s guts/! -have a frog in one’s throat/! -have a mind of one’s own/! -have a stick up one’s ass/! -have bats in one’s belfry/! -have butterflies in one’s stomach/! -have egg on one’s face/! -have eyes bigger than one’s belly/! -have eyes bigger than one’s stomach/! -have eyes in the back of one’s head/! -have had one’s chips/! -have one’s cake and eat it too/! -have one’s ducks in a row/! -have one’s ears lowered/! -have one’s eye on/! -have one’s fingers in many pies/! -have one’s hand out/! -have one’s hands full/! -have one’s head read/! -have one’s head up one’s ass/! -have one’s name on it/! -have one’s name taken/! -have one’s number on it/! -have one’s way/! -have one’s way with/! -have one’s wicked way/! -have one’s wits about one/! -have one’s work cut out for one/! -have seen one’s day/! -have someone’s back/! -have someone’s blood on one’s head/! -have someone’s guts for garters/! -have someone’s hide/! -have someone’s number/! -have the time of one’s life/! -haven’t got a hope/! -haven’t got a hope in hell/! -haven’t got the stomach for it/! -haven’t seen hide nor hair/! -haven’t the foggiest/! -hedge one’s bets/! -hell’s bells/! -hen’s teeth/! -hen’s tooth/! -her heart’s in the right place/! -here’s mud in your eye/! -here’s to/! -he’s unconscious/! -hide one’s light under a bushel/! -his heart’s in the right place/! -hit above one’s weight/! -hit below one’s weight/! -hit one’s stride/! -hobson’s choice/! -hoist by one’s own petard/! -hold one’s breath/! -hold one’s head high/! -hold one’s horses/! -hold one’s liquor/! -hold one’s nerve/! -hold one’s own/! -hold one’s peace/! -hold one’s tongue/! -hold one’s water/! -hold over someone’s head/! -hold someone’s feet to the fire/! -hold someone’s hand/! -hold up one’s end/! -horse’s ass/! -horse’s mouth/! -hot on somebody’s heels/! -how-d’ye-do/! -how’s about/! -how’s everything/! -how’s it going/! -how’s it hanging/! -how’s life/! -how’s that again/! -how’s the weather/! -how’s things/! -how’s tricks/! -hurt someone’s feelings/! -if a mussel doesn’t open don’t eat it/! -if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it/! -if it’s all the same/! -if it’s not one thing it’s another/! -if that doesn’t beat all/! -if you can’t be good, be careful/! -if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em/! -if you can’t cut it, you can’t stay/! -if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen/! -if you don’t mind me saying/! -if you’re born to hang, you won’t drown/! -if you’re not with us you’re against us/! -if you’ve got it, flaunt it/! -in Abraham’s bosom/! -in a coon’s age/! -in a league of one’s own/! -in a pig’s arse/! -in a pig’s eye/! -in all one’s glory/! -in front of one’s nose/! -in heaven’s name/! -in layman’s terms/! -in laymen’s terms/! -in one’s armour/! -in one’s book/! -in one’s cups/! -in one’s dreams/! -in one’s element/! -in one’s face/! -in one’s pocket/! -in one’s right mind/! -in someone’s shoes/! -in someone’s wheelhouse/! -in the driver’s seat/! -in your mind’s eye/! -in’s and out’s/! -is you is, or is you ain’t my baby/! -isn’t it so/! -it ain’t over till it’s over/! -it ain’t over till the fat lady sings/! -it can’t be helped/! -it doesn’t matter/! -it don’t make no nevermind/! -it’s a crock/! -it’s a dilly/! -it’s a dog’s life/! -it’s a duesey/! -it’s a go/! -it’s a jungle out there/! -it’s a matter of life and death/! -it’s a pleasure/! -it’s a small world/! -it’s a snap/! -it’s a toss-up/! -it’s a whole nother world out there/! -it’s a whole other world out there/! -it’s a zoo in there/! -it’s about time/! -it’s all Greek to me/! -it’s all good/! -it’s all over but the crying/! -it’s all over but the shouting/! -it’s an emergency/! -it’s beyond me/! -it’s cold outside/! -it’s in the bag/! -it’s not a question of/! -it’s not a state secret/! -it’s not the end of the world/! -it’s not what you know, it’s who you know/! -it’s now or never/! -it’s one’s funeral/! -it’s raining/! -it’s snowing/! -it’s the duck’s guts/! -it’s too expensive/! -it’s too late for sorry/! -it’s up to you/! -it’s what’s inside that counts/! -it’s your move/! -it’s your turn/! -jack o’lantern/! -jump down someone’s throat/! -jump in one’s skin/! -jump someone’s bones/! -keep at arm’s length/! -keep on truckin’/! -keep one on one’s toes/! -keep one’s cards close to one’s chest/! -keep one’s cool/! -keep one’s eye on the ball/! -keep one’s eyes peeled/! -keep one’s fingers crossed/! -keep one’s hair on/! -keep one’s head/! -keep one’s head above water/! -keep one’s head down/! -keep one’s lips sealed/! -keep one’s mouth shut/! -keep one’s nose clean/! -keep one’s options open/! -keep one’s pecker up/! -keep one’s shirt on/! -kick one’s heels/! -kick up one’s heels/! -king’s ransom/! -kiss someone’s ass/! -kiss the gunner’s daughter/! -knacker’s yard/! -knit one’s brows/! -knit one’s eyebrows/! -knock someone’s block off/! -knock someone’s socks off/! -knocking on heaven’s door/! -know like the back of one’s hand/! -know one’s own mind/! -know one’s way around/! -know which side one’s bread is buttered on/! -know which side your bread’s buttered on/! -ladies’ lounge/! -ladies’ man/! -lady’s man/! -land on one’s feet/! -laugh in one’s sleeve/! -laugh one’s head off/! -laugh up one’s sleeve/! -leave to one’s own devices/! -l’esprit de l’escalier/! -let one’s hair down/! -let the grass grow under one’s feet/! -let’s get this show on the road/! -let’s go/! -let’s not and say we did/! -let’s roll/! -let’s see/! -letters after one’s name/! -lick one’s chops/! -lick one’s wounds/! -lick someone’s ass/! -lie through one’s teeth/! -lighten someone’s purse/! -line one’s pockets/! -lion’s den/! -lion’s share/! -look down one’s nose/! -look what the cat’s dragged in/! -look who’s talking/! -lose one’s cool/! -lose one’s head/! -lose one’s head if it wasn’t attached/! -lose one’s mind/! -lose one’s shirt/! -lose one’s shit/! -lose one’s temper/! -lose one’s touch/! -lose one’s way/! -lose the number of one’s mess/! -lovers’ leap/! -lump in one’s throat/! -lump to one’s throat/! -make a pig’s ear of/! -make a silk purse of a sow’s ear/! -make an offer I can’t refuse/! -make one’s bed/! -make one’s bed and lie in it/! -make one’s mark/! -make one’s way/! -make someone’s blood boil/! -make someone’s blood run cold/! -make someone’s day/! -make someone’s jaw drop/! -make someone’s skin crawl/! -make someone’s teeth itch/! -make up one’s mind/! -mama’s boy/! -man of one’s word/! -man’s home is his castle/! -meet one’s maker/! -mend one’s ways/! -mind one’s P’s and Q’s/! -mind one’s own business/! -mind your p’s and q’s/! -mind’s ear/! -miner’s canary/! -money doesn’t grow on trees/! -money’s worth/! -monkey on one’s back/! -monkey’s uncle/! -move one’s body/! -mug’s game/! -mum’s the word/! -murphy’s law/! -music to someone’s ears/! -my head’s a shed/! -necker’s knob/! -n’est-ce pas/! -no skin off one’s back/! -no skin off one’s nose/! -nobody’s perfect/! -none of someone’s business/! -none of your bee’s wax/! -not all it’s cracked up to be/! -not give a monkey’s/! -not leave one’s thoughts/! -not that there’s anything wrong with that/! -not your father’s/! -notch in one’s bedpost/! -notch on one’s bedpost/! -now you’re cooking/! -now you’re talking/! -’nuff said/! -of one’s own accord/! -off one’s dot/! -off one’s feed/! -off one’s game/! -off one’s meds/! -off one’s nut/! -off one’s own bat/! -off one’s rocker/! -off one’s tits/! -off one’s trolley/! -off the top of one’s head/! -offer i couldn’t refuse/! -offer one’s condolences/! -old boys’ club/! -old wives’ tale/! -on one’s bill/! -on one’s deathbed/! -on one’s feet/! -on one’s hands/! -on one’s high horse/! -on one’s knees/! -on one’s last legs/! -on one’s mark/! -on one’s own/! -on one’s own account/! -on one’s tod/! -on one’s toes/! -on one’s watch/! -on someone’s account/! -on the edge of one’s seat/! -on the tip of one’s tongue/! -one could be someone’s parent/! -one man’s garbage is another man’s art/! -one man’s meat is another man’s poison/! -one of His Majesty’s bad bargains/! -one strike and you’re out/! -one’s ass is grass/! -one’s bark is worse than one’s bite/! -one’s blood is up/! -one’s blood runs cold/! -one’s days are numbered/! -one’s heart in one’s mouth/! -one’s heart is in the right place/! -one’s jig is up/! -one’s socks off/! -one’s word is law/! -open one’s big mouth/! -open one’s legs/! -open someone’s eyes/! -out of harm’s way/! -out of one’s depth/! -out of one’s element/! -out of one’s face/! -out of one’s league/! -out of one’s mind/! -out on one’s ear/! -out on one’s feet/! -over one’s head/! -pay one’s debt to society/! -pay one’s dues/! -p’d off/! -pee one’s pants/! -penny for one’s thoughts/! -pick one’s brain/! -pick one’s nose/! -pick someone’s brain/! -pickin’ and grinnin’/! -piece of one’s mind/! -piss in someone’s cornflakes/! -piss on someone’s bonfire/! -piss one’s pants/! -play it for all it’s worth/! -play one’s cards right/! -plumber’s helper/! -poop one’s pants/! -pop a cap in someone’s ass/! -pop one’s clogs/! -pop someone’s cherry/! -pope’s nose/! -potter’s clay/! -potter’s field/! -pour one’s heart out/! -price on one’s head/! -prick up one’s ears/! -p’s and q’s/! -pull in one’s horns/! -pull one’s finger out/! -pull one’s punches/! -pull one’s socks up/! -pull one’s weight/! -pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps/! -pull out of one’s ass/! -pull someone’s bacon out of the fire/! -pull someone’s leg/! -pull the other one, it’s got bells on/! -pull the wool over someone’s eyes/! -punch above one’s weight/! -punch below one’s weight/! -push one’s luck/! -push someone’s buttons/! -put all one’s eggs in one basket/! -put ’em up/! -put ’er there/! -put hair on someone’s chest/! -put one through one’s paces/! -put one’s ass on the line/! -put one’s back into/! -put one’s best foot forward/! -put one’s cards on the table/! -put one’s feet up/! -put one’s finger on/! -put one’s foot down/! -put one’s foot in it/! -put one’s foot in one’s mouth/! -put one’s hands together/! -put one’s house in order/! -put one’s mind to it/! -put one’s money where one’s mouth is/! -put one’s name in the hat/! -put one’s pants on one leg at a time/! -put one’s shoulder to the wheel/! -put one’s trousers on one leg at a time/! -put oneself in someone’s shoes/! -put out of one’s misery/! -put someone’s back up/! -put up one’s dukes/! -putty in someone’s hands/! -quake in one’s boots/! -queer someone’s pitch/! -rack one’s brain/! -rain on one’s parade/! -rain on someone’s parade/! -raise one’s hand/! -raise someone’s hackles/! -rattle someone’s cage/! -read someone’s lips/! -read someone’s mind/! -rest on one’s laurels/! -rickle o’ banes/! -ride one’s luck/! -ride someone’s ass/! -ring one’s bell/! -ring someone’s bell/! -rock out with one’s cock out/! -rod for one’s back/! -rogues’ gallery/! -roll in one’s grave/! -roll one’s eyes/! -roll up one’s sleeves/! -rub salt in someone’s wounds/! -ruffle someone’s feathers/! -run for one’s money/! -run one’s course/! -save one’s breath/! -save someone’s bacon/! -save someone’s skin/! -say it, don’t spray it/! -scare out of one’s wits/! -school’s out/! -scout’s honor/! -scout’s honour/! -scratch one’s head/! -scream one’s head off/! -see someone’s point/! -sell my clothes, I’m going to heaven/! -sell one’s soul/! -seller’s market/! -send shivers down someone’s spine/! -set in one’s ways/! -set one’s cap at/! -set one’s heart on/! -set one’s shoulder to the wheel/! -settle someone’s hash/! -sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll/! -shadow of one’s former self/! -shanks’ mare/! -shanks’ nag/! -shanks’ pony/! -she’ll be apples/! -she’ll be right/! -she’s apples/! -she’s unconscious/! -shit one’s pants/! -shoot ’em up/! -shoot one’s bolt/! -shoot one’s load/! -shoot one’s mouth off/! -shoot one’s wad/! -should’ve would’ve could’ve/! -show one’s butt/! -show one’s cards/! -show one’s face/! -show one’s true colors/! -show one’s true stripes/! -shut one’s face/! -shut one’s mouth/! -sink one’s teeth into/! -sit on one’s hands/! -sky isn’t blue/! -sleeves from one’s vest/! -sling one’s hook/! -slip someone’s mind/! -smell where you’re stepping/! -snail’s pace/! -snap someone’s head off/! -snowball’s chance in hell/! -sophie’s choice/! -sorry, I’m late/! -sow one’s wild oats/! -spare someone’s blushes/! -speak one’s mind/! -spill one’s guts/! -spill one’s seed/! -spin one’s wheels/! -split one’s sides/! -sprain one’s ankle/! -spring in one’s step/! -stack z’s/! -stand in someone’s shoes/! -stand on one’s own two feet/! -stand one’s ground/! -stars in one’s eyes/! -steal someone’s thunder/! -step on someone’s toes/! -stew in one’s juices/! -stick ’em up/! -stick in someone’s craw/! -stick one’s neck out/! -stick one’s nose in/! -stick one’s oar in/! -stick to one’s guns/! -stick to one’s knitting/! -stone’s throw/! -straight from the horse’s mouth/! -straw that broke the camel’s back/! -stretch one’s legs/! -strike out on one’s own/! -strike while the iron’s hot/! -strut one’s stuff/! -stuff one’s face/! -suck someone’s cock/! -suspend one’s disbelief/! -swallow one’s pride/! -sweat of one’s brow/! -tail between one’s legs/! -take a leaf out of someone’s book/! -take leave of one’s senses/! -take matters into one’s own hands/! -take one’s ball and go home/! -take one’s chance/! -take one’s eye off the ball/! -take one’s hat off to/! -take one’s lumps/! -take one’s pick/! -take one’s time/! -take one’s tongue out of someone’s ass/! -take somebody’s word for it/! -take someone’s head off/! -take something in one’s stride/! -take the wind out of someone’s sails/! -take to one’s heels/! -take you for all you’ve got/! -talk out one’s ass/! -talk over someone’s head/! -talk someone’s ear off/! -talk through one’s hat/! -tan someone’s hide/! -taste of one’s own medicine/! -teacher’s pet/! -tear one’s hair out/! -thank goodness it’s friday/! -thank one’s lucky stars/! -that dog won’t hunt/! -that’ll be the day/! -that’ll be the frosty friday/! -that’ll do/! -that’s a corker/! -that’s a wrap/! -that’s all/! -that’s all she wrote/! -that’s cool/! -that’s for me to know and you to find out/! -that’s his bible/! -that’s it/! -that’s just me/! -that’s life/! -that’s stretching it/! -that’s that/! -that’s the bunny/! -that’s the spirit/! -that’s the ticket/! -that’s the way the ball bounces/! -that’s the way the cookie crumbles/! -that’s wassup/! -that’s what I’m talking about/! -that’s what she said/! -that’s what’s up/! -the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree/! -the ball is in someone’s court/! -the ball’s in your court/! -the bee’s knees/! -the bum’s rush/! -the cat’s meow/! -the cat’s out of the bag/! -the end of one’s rope/! -the in’s and out’s/! -the jig’s up/! -the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing/! -the lights are on but nobody’s home/! -the lion’s share/! -the pope’s nose/! -the sky isn’t blue/! -the straw that broke the camel’s back/! -the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach/! -them’s the breaks/! -them’s the facts/! -there isn’t any easy way to say this/! -there’s a catch to it/! -there’s a grain of truth in every joke/! -there’s been an accident/! -there’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip/! -there’s more than meets the eye/! -there’s more than one way to skin a cat/! -there’s more where that came from/! -there’s no love lost/! -there’s no such thing as a free lunch/! -there’s no tomorrow/! -there’s no two ways about it/! -there’s not much to choose between them/! -there’s nothing to it/! -there’s one born every minute/! -there’s only one/! -there’s something fishy/! -there’s something rotten in the state of denmark/! -think on one’s feet/! -think one’s shit doesn’t stink/! -think with one’s little head/! -thorn in one’s side/! -thorn in someone’s side/! -those who can’t do, teach/! -throw one’s cap over the windmill/! -throw one’s hat in the ring/! -throw one’s hat over the windmill/! -throw one’s toys out of the pram/! -throw one’s weight around/! -thumb one’s nose/! -tickle someone’s fancy/! -tickle someone’s funny bone/! -tie someone’s hands/! -tied to your mother’s apron strings/! -tighten one’s belt/! -tighter than Dick’s hatband/! -till you’re blue in the face/! -time flies when you’re having fun/! -time’s a wasting/! -time’s up/! -tip one’s hand/! -tip one’s hat/! -to one’s heart’s content/! -to one’s mind/! -to save one’s life/! -to the best of one’s knowledge/! -too big for one’s boots/! -too big for one’s britches/! -too rich for one’s blood/! -toot one’s own horn/! -top of one’s game/! -top of one’s voice/! -touch the hem of someone’s garment/! -trick up one’s sleeve/! -true to one’s colors/! -try one’s hand/! -try one’s luck/! -turn in one’s grave/! -turn on one’s heel/! -turn one’s back/! -turn one’s nose up/! -turn someone’s crank/! -turn someone’s head/! -turn up one’s nose/! -twiddle one’s thumbs/! -twist someone’s arm/! -twist someone’s balls/! -two cents’ worth/! -two pennies’ worth/! -two penn’orth/! -two’s company, three’s a crowd/! -under one’s belt/! -under one’s breath/! -under one’s care/! -under one’s hat/! -under one’s nose/! -under one’s own steam/! -under one’s skin/! -under one’s thumb/! -under one’s wing/! -up one’s own ass/! -up one’s sleeve/! -up shit’s creek/! -up shit’s creek without a paddle/! -up someone’s alley/! -up someone’s street/! -use one’s head/! -use one’s noggin/! -vote with one’s feet/! -walk a mile in someone’s shoes/! -wanker’s cramp/! -warm the cockles of someone’s heart/! -wash one’s hands of/! -wasn’t born yesterday/! -watch one’s mouth/! -watch one’s step/! -watch your p’s and q’s/! -water to one’s mill/! -we haven’t got all day/! -wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve/! -wear out one’s welcome/! -well ain’t that the catfish in the trap/! -wet one’s beak/! -wet one’s pants/! -wet one’s whistle/! -wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am/! -what is this I don’t even/! -what’s cooking/! -what’s doing/! -what’s eating/! -what’s eating you/! -what’s going down/! -what’s going on/! -what’s good/! -what’s in it for me/! -what’s it to you/! -what’s new/! -what’s on your mind/! -what’s that/! -what’s the big idea/! -what’s the crack/! -what’s the craic/! -what’s the difference/! -what’s the good of/! -what’s the matter/! -what’s the poop/! -what’s the time/! -what’s up/! -what’s up with/! -what’s what/! -what’s with/! -what’s your beef/! -what’s your job/! -what’s your name/! -what’s your phone number/! -what’s your poison/! -what’s yours/! -when it’s at home/! -when up to one’s neck in alligators/! -where it’s at/! -where the sun doesn’t shine/! -where the sun don’t shine/! -where’s the beef/! -who’d have thunk it/! -who’s a pretty boy then/! -who’s asking/! -who’s calling/! -who’s ’she’, the cat’s mother?/! -who’s who/! -who’s your daddy/! -why don’t you pick on someone your own size/! -why in God’s name/! -will o’ the wisp/! -wind up one’s bottoms/! -wipe someone’s eye/! -with one’s bare hands/! -with one’s head held high/! -wolf in sheep’s clothing/! -won’t see you stuck/! -won’t tell a soul/! -work one’s butt off/! -work one’s fingers to the bone/! -work one’s magic/! -work one’s tail off/! -work someone’s arse off/! -work someone’s ass off/! -world’s your oyster/! -worm’s-eye view/! -worth a Jew’s eye/! -worth one’s salt/! -worth one’s while/! -wouldn’t be seen dead in/! -wouldn’t hurt a fly/! -wouldn’t say boo to a goose/! -wouldn’t shout if a shark bit him/! -wouldn’t touch with yours/! -wouldn’t work in an iron lung/! -wouldn’t you know/! -wouldn’t you know it/! -wrap around one’s little finger/! -wrap one’s head around/! -write one’s own ticket/! -writer’s block/! -writer’s cramp/! -writing’s on the wall/! -written all over someone’s face/! -yeoman’s service/! -you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink/! -you can run but you can’t hide/! -you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear/! -you can’t say fairer than that/! -you can’t sell anybody if you don’t love everybody/! -you can’t spell something without something else/! -you can’t teach an old dog new tricks/! -you can’t tell a book by its cover/! -you can’t win ‘em all/! -you don’t dip your pen in the company inkwell/! -you don’t miss the water till the well runs dry/! -you don’t say/! -you shouldn’t have/! you’d complain if you were hung with a new rope/! you’ll be late for your own funeral/! you’ll never guess/! @@ -13873,4 +13865,11 @@ you’re telling me/! you’re welcome/! you’ve got to be kidding/! you’ve got to laugh/! +zero in on/! +zig when one should zag/! +zip one's lip/! zip one’s lip/! +zip up/! +zonk out/! +’fraid not/! +’nuff said/! diff --git a/data/en/busi.dic b/data/en/jargonese.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/busi.dic rename to data/en/jargonese.dic index b30e2e1..6e88396 100644 --- a/data/en/busi.dic +++ b/data/en/jargonese.dic @@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ barrier to entry/! baxtrapolate/! beef up/! below the fold/! -über trend/! best in breed/! best in class/! best of breed/! @@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ break through/! breakthrough/! brogrammer/! brogrammers/! -bubble/! bubble up/! +bubble/! bucketize/! burn rate/! burning platform/! @@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ challenge/! champ at the bit/! champing at the bit/! champs at the bit/! -change/! change agent/! +change/! chillax/! chomp at the bit/! chomping at the bit/! @@ -133,9 +132,9 @@ consume content/! consumer decision journey/! consumer-facing/! consumerization/! -content/! content creation/! content liberation/! +content/! contextualize/! contributor/! contributors/! @@ -148,8 +147,8 @@ corporate values/! counterintuitive/! cradle-to-grave/! craft/! -creative/! creative juices/! +creative/! creatives/! cross-pollinate/! cross-pollinated/! @@ -202,6 +201,7 @@ diversity/! dna/! dog and pony show/! dog's breakfast/! +dog’s breakfast/! done deal/! dorsey horsey/! dot-com/! @@ -307,19 +307,19 @@ glocal/! go forward plan/! go social/! go-forward/! -going forward/! +go-live/! +go-to/! going forward plan/! +going forward/! going social/! going-forward/! golden parachute/! -go-live/! got down in the weeds/! got into bed with/! got on the same page/! got our arms around it/! got our ducks in a row/! got the ball rolling/! -go-to/! granular/! granularity/! graph search/! @@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ heads up/! heads-up/! hear what you said/! hear what you're saying/! +hear what you’re saying/! hear you concerns/! heard you concerns/! heavy lifting/! @@ -354,8 +355,8 @@ helicopter view/! herd cats/! herding cats/! high maturity behaviors/! -high-level/! high-level overview/! +high-level/! holistic/! home run/! homeless/! @@ -379,9 +380,9 @@ in lockstep/! in real life/! in spades/! in the a.m./! +in-flight/! inbox me/! incentivize/! -in-flight/! innovate/! innovated/! innovates/! @@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ leapfrogs/! learnings/! legacy/! let's blow this popsicle stand/! +let’s blow this popsicle stand/! level of effort/! level playing field/! level set/! @@ -490,14 +492,14 @@ native advertising/! natural instincts/! negative growth/! net new/! -netiquette/! net-net/! +netiquette/! new breed/! ninja/! no-brainer/! nontrivial/! -noodle/! noodle over/! +noodle/! noodled over/! noodles over/! noodling over/! @@ -537,11 +539,11 @@ ownership/! paas/! pain point/! paperless office/! -paradigm/! paradigm shift/! paradigm shifted/! paradigm shifting/! paradigm shifts/! +paradigm/! parking lot this/! passionista/! path forward/! @@ -580,8 +582,8 @@ post mortem/! powwow/! pre-buzz/! pre-plan/! -preso/! pre-work/! +preso/! price point/! privacy/! proactive/! @@ -611,13 +613,13 @@ punting/! punts/! push back/! push the envelope/! +push-pull strategy/! pushed back/! pushed the envelope/! pushes back/! pushes the envelope/! pushing back/! pushing the envelope/! -push-pull strategy/! put out fires/! puts out fires/! putting out fires/! @@ -672,6 +674,7 @@ run it up the flagpole/! running it up the flagpole/! runs it up the flagpole/! runway/! +s.w.a.t. team/! same page/! sang from the same hymn sheet/! sanity check/! @@ -761,7 +764,6 @@ sucks wind/! sunset/! superhero/! superheroes/! -s.w.a.t. team/! sweet spot/! swim lane/! symbiosis/! @@ -774,6 +776,7 @@ syncs up/! synergies/! synergize/! synergy/! +t-shaped/! table stakes/! table this/! take a step back/! @@ -836,7 +839,6 @@ transformed/! transforming/! transforms/! triage/! -t-shaped/! tweak/! tweet jam/! ubiquitous/! @@ -867,8 +869,8 @@ vertical/! video white paper/! viral/! virtuoso/! -visioning/! vis-à-vis/! +visioning/! voluntold/! walk the walk/! walked the walk/! @@ -876,6 +878,7 @@ walking the walk/! walled garden/! walled gardens/! war room/! +we'll get there/! web 2.0/! webeneur/! webinar/! @@ -884,8 +887,8 @@ webisode/! webisodes/! weblication/! weblications/! -we'll get there/! wellness/! +we’ll get there/! wheelhouse/! whimsy/! white paper/! @@ -901,7 +904,4 @@ wordsmith/! work-life balance/! workload/! wow factor/! -dog’s breakfast/! -hear what you’re saying/! -let’s blow this popsicle stand/! -we’ll get there/! +über trend/! diff --git a/data/en/time.dic b/data/en/non-spec-time.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/time.dic rename to data/en/non-spec-time.dic diff --git a/data/en/edit.dic b/data/en/opinion.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/edit.dic rename to data/en/opinion.dic diff --git a/data/en/prob.dic b/data/en/problematic.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/prob.dic rename to data/en/problematic.dic index 6a44f71..d5313c1 100644 --- a/data/en/prob.dic +++ b/data/en/problematic.dic @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ compose/! composed/! comprise/! comprises/! -conform/! conform to/! +conform/! connote/! -consist/! consist of/! +consist/! consists/! constitute/! continual/! @@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ noticeable/! number/! one another/! oral/! -over/! over all/! +over/! overall/! pandemic/! partially/! @@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ their/! then/! there/! they're/! +they’re/! to/! too/! tortuous/! @@ -190,4 +191,3 @@ who/! whom/! wreak/! wreck/! -they’re/! diff --git a/data/en/puff.dic b/data/en/puffery.dic similarity index 96% rename from data/en/puff.dic rename to data/en/puffery.dic index c748671..53ab435 100644 --- a/data/en/puff.dic +++ b/data/en/puffery.dic @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ best kept secret/! best-kept secret/! big/! breathtaking/! +breathtakingly/! brilliant/! brilliantly/! capable/! @@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ creative/! cutting-edge/! disruptive/! don't-miss/! +don’t-miss/! dynamic/! energetic/! enormous/! @@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ remarkable/! remarkably/! renowned/! respected/! +spectacular/! +spectacularly/! stellar/! successful/! successfully/! @@ -87,4 +91,3 @@ visionary/! wonderful/! wonderfully/! world-class/! -don’t-miss/! diff --git a/data/en/redu.dic b/data/en/redundant.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/redu.dic rename to data/en/redundant.dic index aee1fc4..076782c 100644 --- a/data/en/redu.dic +++ b/data/en/redundant.dic @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # redundancies /encoding=utf-8 a period of one week/! +a.m. in the morning/! abm missile/! abs system/! absolutely certain/! @@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ advance planning/! advance reservations/! advance warning/! all meet together/! -a.m. in the morning/! armed gunman/! as for example/! as per/! @@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ nodded her head/! nodded his head/! null and void/! oval in shape/! +p.m. in the evening/! pair of twins/! past experience/! past history/! @@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ personal opinion/! pin number/! plan ahead/! please rsvp/! -p.m. in the evening/! poisonous venom/! possibly might/! postpone until later/! diff --git a/data/en/said.dic b/data/en/said-synonyms.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/said.dic rename to data/en/said-synonyms.dic diff --git a/data/en/simi.dic b/data/en/similies.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/simi.dic rename to data/en/similies.dic index 8761ef4..f4c567e 100644 --- a/data/en/simi.dic +++ b/data/en/similies.dic @@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ American as apple pie/! as English as apple pie/! as fine as Dick's hatband/! +as fine as Dick’s hatband/! as full as a tick/! as good as it gets/! as much use as a chocolate fireguard/! as much use as a chocolate teapot/! as often as not/! as queer as Dick's hatband/! +as queer as Dick’s hatband/! as sure as eggs are eggs/! as sure as eggs is eggs/! as tight as Dick's hatband/! +as tight as Dick’s hatband/! avoid like the plague/! bald as a coot/! be as silent as the grave/! @@ -34,12 +37,14 @@ catch-as-catch-can/! cheap as chips/! chirpy as a cricket/! clean as a hound's tooth/! +clean as a hound’s tooth/! clean as a whistle/! clear as a bell/! clear as mud/! close as wax/! cold as a wagon tire/! cold as a witch's tit/! +cold as a witch’s tit/! cold as ice/! come down on like a ton of bricks/! cool as a cucumber/! @@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ cry like a little girl/! crying like a baby/! cut like a knife/! cute as a bug's ear/! +cute as a bug’s ear/! cute as a button/! daft as a brush/! dead as a dodo/! @@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ drunk as a lord/! drunk as a skunk/! dry as a bone/! dry as a dead dingo's donger/! +dry as a dead dingo’s donger/! dull as dishwater/! dull as ditchwater/! dumb as a bag of hammers/! @@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ fine as frog hair/! finer than frog hair/! fit as a Mallee bull/! fit as a butcher's dog/! +fit as a butcher’s dog/! fit as a fiddle/! fit as a lop/! fit like a glove/! @@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ go down like a lead balloon/! go out like a light/! good as gold/! good as one's word/! +good as one’s word/! green as a gooseberry/! grin like a Cheshire cat/! grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads/! @@ -162,13 +171,17 @@ like crack/! like crazy/! like death warmed over/! like dog's breath/! +like dog’s breath/! like father, like son/! like feeding time at the zoo/! like gangbusters/! like hot cakes/! like it's going out of style/! +like it’s going out of style/! like nobody's business/! +like nobody’s business/! like one's life depended on it/! +like one’s life depended on it/! like rats from a sinking ship/! like riding a bike/! like shelling peas/! @@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ like turkeys voting for Christmas/! like turkeys voting for an early Christmas/! like two peas in a pod/! like water off a duck's back/! +like water off a duck’s back/! like white on rice/! limber as a dishrag/! long as my arm/! @@ -205,9 +219,11 @@ nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs/! nice as ninepence/! nice as pie/! nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat/! +nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat/! nutty as a fruit cake/! nutty as a fruitcake/! off like a bride's nightie/! +off like a bride’s nightie/! off like a prom dress/! old as the hills/! out like a light/! @@ -216,6 +232,7 @@ pissed as a newt/! plain as a pikestaff/! plain as day/! plain as the nose on one's face/! +plain as the nose on one’s face/! plain as the nose on your face/! play someone like a fiddle/! pleased as Punch/! @@ -225,6 +242,7 @@ proud as a peacock/! pure as the driven snow/! quack like a duck/! queer as Dick's hatband/! +queer as Dick’s hatband/! queer as a clockwork orange/! quick as a flash/! quiet as a mouse/! @@ -237,6 +255,7 @@ run around like a chicken with its head cut off/! run like a top/! safe as houses/! scarce as hen's teeth/! +scarce as hen’s teeth/! scared as hell/! sharp as a tack/! sick as a dog/! @@ -249,17 +268,19 @@ sleep like a log/! slippery as an eel/! slow as a dead snail/! slow as a snail/! -slow as molasses/! slow as molasses in January/! +slow as molasses/! sly as a fox/! smell like a rose/! smoke like a chimney/! smoke like a furnace/! smooth as a baby's bottom/! +smooth as a baby’s bottom/! smooth as silk/! snug as a bug in a rug/! sober as a judge/! soft as a baby's bottom/! +soft as a baby’s bottom/! solid as a rock/! solid as the rock of gibraltar/! sound as a bell/! @@ -277,8 +298,8 @@ strange as it may seem/! strong as an ox/! stubborn as a mule/! stuffed like a turkey/! -sure as eggs/! sure as eggs is eggs/! +sure as eggs/! sure as hell/! swear like a sailor/! swear like a trooper/! @@ -290,10 +311,12 @@ take it like a man/! talk like an apothecary/! taste like chicken/! there's nowt so queer as folk/! +there’s nowt so queer as folk/! thick as a brick/! thick as thieves/! thin as a rake/! tight as a duck's arse/! +tight as a duck’s arse/! toey as a Roman sandal/! tough as nails/! walk like an Egyptian/! @@ -305,26 +328,3 @@ white as driven snow/! white as snow/! work like a charm/! work like a horse/! -as fine as Dick’s hatband/! -as queer as Dick’s hatband/! -as tight as Dick’s hatband/! -clean as a hound’s tooth/! -cold as a witch’s tit/! -cute as a bug’s ear/! -dry as a dead dingo’s donger/! -fit as a butcher’s dog/! -good as one’s word/! -like dog’s breath/! -like it’s going out of style/! -like nobody’s business/! -like one’s life depended on it/! -like water off a duck’s back/! -nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat/! -off like a bride’s nightie/! -plain as the nose on one’s face/! -queer as Dick’s hatband/! -scarce as hen’s teeth/! -smooth as a baby’s bottom/! -soft as a baby’s bottom/! -there’s nowt so queer as folk/! -tight as a duck’s arse/! diff --git a/data/en/weak.dic b/data/en/weak-and-lazy.dic similarity index 100% rename from data/en/weak.dic rename to data/en/weak-and-lazy.dic index c26a8ef..b3caebe 100644 --- a/data/en/weak.dic +++ b/data/en/weak-and-lazy.dic @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ I feel/! I heard/! I think/! I'm trying to/! +I’m trying to/! a couple/! a few/! a little/! @@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ adopted/! adopting/! adopts/! ain't/! -all/! +ain’t/! all in all/! all of a sudden/! all of the sudden/! +all/! almost/! alot/! alright/! @@ -48,11 +50,11 @@ appropriately/! appropriateness/! are/! around/! -as/! as if/! as one/! as to whether/! as you are aware/! +as/! at once/! at the end of the day/! at the present time/! @@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ bad/! balance/! basically/! been/! -began/! began to/! +began/! begins to/! being as/! being that/! @@ -74,8 +76,8 @@ brand/! briefly/! but yet/! by means of/! -came/! came to be seen as/! +came/! certain/! clearly/! commonsense/! @@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ context/! continued/! contrasting/! cool/! -could/! could of/! +could/! culture/! decided/! did/! @@ -108,8 +110,8 @@ et cetera/! etc/! even/! every/! -everyone/! everyone knows/! +everyone/! everywhere/! exactly/! exist/! @@ -140,21 +142,21 @@ good/! got/! gotten/! great/! -had/! had had/! had known/! +had/! happily/! happy/! -has/! has been/! has got/! has talent for/! has the ability to/! -have/! +has/! have been/! have got/! have talent for/! have the ability to/! +have/! having been/! hear/! heard/! @@ -181,8 +183,8 @@ intersect/! involve/! involved/! irregardless/! -is/! is able to/! +is/! issue/! it is what it is/! journey/! @@ -199,8 +201,8 @@ living with/! look/! looked/! looking/! -lots/! lots of/! +lots/! lucid/! made/! make/! @@ -212,8 +214,8 @@ meaningfully/! merely/! might/! moreover/! -most/! most feel/! +most/! narrowly/! nature/! nearly/! @@ -235,8 +237,8 @@ only/! opposite/! out of/! over there/! -people/! people say/! +people/! per/! perhaps/! platform/! @@ -279,8 +281,8 @@ signage/! simply/! situation/! small/! -so/! so as to/! +so/! society/! some/! something/! @@ -288,8 +290,8 @@ somewhat/! sooner or later/! sort of/! soul/! -started/! started to/! +started/! starts/! stood up/! stuff/! @@ -305,8 +307,8 @@ taking issue with/! tall/! terrible/! that/! -the/! the public/! +the/! then/! there are/! there is/! @@ -359,8 +361,9 @@ went/! were/! what is up with/! what not/! -whatever/! what's up with/! +whatever/! +what’s up with/! which is/! while/! who where/! @@ -371,6 +374,3 @@ wondered/! wonderful/! would like/! you know/! -I’m trying to/! -ain’t/! -what’s up with/! diff --git a/data/en/cred.dic b/data/en/weasel.dic similarity index 92% rename from data/en/cred.dic rename to data/en/weasel.dic index 4421b96..b3dfffb 100644 --- a/data/en/cred.dic +++ b/data/en/weasel.dic @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -# words and phrases that attempt to manipulate credibility based on -# something other than explicit evidence. Weasel words. +# words and phrases that can be used to manipulate credibility +# based on something other than explicit evidence. Weasel words. # appeal to authority or ad populum /encoding=utf-8 accused/! @@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ it's often reported/! it's regarded/! it's said/! it's widely thought/! +it’s been claimed that/! +it’s been mentioned that/! +it’s believed/! +it’s known that/! +it’s often reported/! +it’s regarded/! +it’s said/! +it’s widely thought/! linked to/! literally/! many are of the opinion/! @@ -78,16 +86,8 @@ the public/! the vast majority/! there is evidence that/! there's evidence that/! +there’s evidence that/! threat/! threaten/! trustworthy/! without a doubt/! -it’s been claimed that/! -it’s been mentioned that/! -it’s believed/! -it’s known that/! -it’s often reported/! -it’s regarded/! -it’s said/! -it’s widely thought/! -there’s evidence that/! diff --git a/plugin/wordy.vim b/plugin/wordy.vim index ba830b3..471a5a1 100644 --- a/plugin/wordy.vim +++ b/plugin/wordy.vim @@ -16,24 +16,31 @@ set cpo&vim " need directory to manage spell files let g:wordy_dir = fnamemodify(resolve(expand(':p')), ':h:h') -command -nargs=0 NoWordy call wordy#init({}) -command -nargs=0 BeingWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['tobe',] }) -command -nargs=0 ColloquialWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['colq',] }) -command -nargs=0 CredibleWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['cred',] }) -command -nargs=0 EditorialWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['edit',] }) -command -nargs=0 IdiomaticWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['idim',] }) -command -nargs=0 JargonWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['busi',] }) -command -nargs=0 ProblemWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['prob',] }) -command -nargs=0 PufferyWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['puff',] }) -command -nargs=0 WordyWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['redu',] }) -command -nargs=0 SaidWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['said',] }) -command -nargs=0 SimileWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['simi',] }) -command -nargs=0 TimeWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['time',] }) -command -nargs=0 WeakWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['weak',] }) +command -nargs=0 NoWordy call wordy#init({}) +command -nargs=0 BeingWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['being',] }) +command -nargs=0 ColloquialWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['colloquial',] }) +command -nargs=0 WeaselWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['weasel',] }) +command -nargs=0 IdiomaticWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['idiomatic',] }) +command -nargs=0 JargoneseWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['jargonese',] }) +command -nargs=0 LazyWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['weak-and-lazy',] }) +command -nargs=0 LikeWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['similies',] }) +command -nargs=0 OpinionatedWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['opinionated',] }) +command -nargs=0 ProblemWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['problematic',] }) +command -nargs=0 PuffWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['puffery',] }) +command -nargs=0 SaidWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['said-synonyms',] }) +command -nargs=0 TimeWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['non-spec-time',] }) +command -nargs=0 WordyWordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['redundant',] }) -command -nargs=0 Wordy call wordy#init({ 'd': ['tobe', 'colq', 'cred', 'edit', - \'idim', 'busi', 'prob', 'puff', - \'redu', 'simi', 'time', 'weak', ]}) +command -nargs=0 Wordy call wordy#init({ 'd': [ 'being', + \ 'colloquial', + \ 'idiomatic', + \ 'jargonese', + \ 'manipulative', + \ 'opinionated', + \ 'puffery', + \ 'redundant', + \ 'weak-and-lazy', + \ ] let &cpo = s:save_cpo unlet s:save_cpo