Big List of Cliches

Big List of Cliches

-ain't that the pot calling the kettle black
-selling like hotcakes
-from famine to feast
-well slap the dog & spit on the fire
-don't have a cow
-the platter was better than the meat
-up one side and down the other
-so hungry I could eat a horse
-time flies when you're having fun
-people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
-can't see the forest for the trees
-bust your chops
-like there's no tomorrow
-from dusk till dawn
-till the cows come home
-too little too late
-passing the buck
-on/off the wagon
-jumping on the bandwagon
-ain't just whistlin' Dixie
-it's a cakewalk
-damned if I do, Damned if I don't
-knock on wood
-walking on eggshells
-beggars can't be choosers
-walking on thin ice
-love is a many splintered thing
-a rose is a rose is a rose
-if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it must be a duck
-if you can't walk the walk, don't talk the talk
-kill'em all, let God sort'em out
-if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen
-only the strong survive
-survival of the fittest
-the meek shall inherit the earth
-ask & you shall receive
-never look a gift horse in the mouth
-no use flogging a dead horse
-there's no honor among thieves
-you can't judge a book by its cover
-fit for a king
-every rose has a thorn
-every dog has its day
-when the going gets tough, the tough get going
-if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem
-"We are each the keepers of our own soul"
-I am my own redeemer
-if everybody else jumped off a bridge, would you?
-am I my brother's keeper?
-if it ain't broke, don't fix it
-like an accident waiting to happen
-it beats picking cotton
-takes the cake
-it ain't over till the fat lady sings
-through hell or high water
-digging his/her own grave
-put my foot in my mouth
-digging a hole for yourself
-bit off more than you could chew
-it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
-cut off your nose to spite your face
-dog will hunt
-livin' in the fast lane
-always a day late and a dollar short
-greatest thing since sliced bread
-green with envy
-don't bite the hand that feeds you
-read between the lines
-one man's trash is another man's treasure
-you made your bed, now you gotta lie in it
-throwing the baby out with the bath water
-stubborn as a mule
-out in left field
-throw in the towel
-in the ballpark
-out of this world
-doggone
-well, I'll be
-heaven's to Betsy
-rode hard and put away wet
-too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash
-just staying one day ahead of yesterday
-just taking it one day at a time
-life do get daily don't it
-up a creek without a paddle
-more than one way to skin a cat
-out of sight, out of mind
-absence makes the heart grow fonder
-I'll be a monkey's uncle
-like white on rice
-do I look like I was born yesterday?
-looks like someone hit you with an ugly stick
-is the Pope Catholic?
-were you born in a barn?
-like a bat out of hell
-tastes like chicken
-you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar
-a dime a dozen
-riding on my coattails
-dry as a bone
-skeletons in the closet
-airing your dirty laundry
-dead as a doorknob
-dumber than a bucket of rocks
-money doesn't grow on trees
-caught between a rock and a hard place
-out of the frying pan and into the fire
-sweet as pie
-tough as nails
-straight as an arrow
-you better straighten up and fly right
-when hell freezes over
-when pigs fly
-a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
-a penny saved is a penny earned
-more fun than a barrel of monkeys
-what's stuck in your craw?
-what's good for the goose is good for the gander
-love it or leave it
-like shooting fish in a barrel
-two birds with one stone
-if you can't beat'em, join'em
-shooting yourself in the foot
-one in a million
-another face in the crowd
-the grass is always greener on the other side
-no use crying over spilled milk
-still wet behind the ears
-you can't teach an old dog new tricks
-the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world
-a watched pot never boils
-never say never
-we all have our crosses to bear
-grin & bear it
-have a nice day
-let sleeping dogs lie
-that's the way the cookie crumbles
-on top of the world
-the die is cast
-what's done is done
-et tu, Brute?
-right as rain
-judge not, lest ye be judged
-give an inch, take a mile
-all's well that ends well
-don't make a mountain out of a molehill
-to the victor goes the spoils
-fit to be tied
-doing a slow burn
-sharp as a tack (or marble, if you aim to insult)
-the old gray mare just ain't what she used to be
-once bitten, twice shy
-better late than never
-hindsight is 20-20
-like a bat out of hell
-if wishes were horses then beggars would ride
-cool as a cucumber
-monkey see, monkey do
-Vini, Vidi, Vici
-something rotten in Denmark
-one bad apple spoils the bunch
-an eye for an eye. a tooth for a tooth
-many hands make light the work
-a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
-knee jerk reaction
-been there, done that
-shotgun wedding
-trouble with a capital "T"
-shoot first, ask questions later
-shooting from the hip
-shot in the dark
-on a roll
-a rolling stone gathers no moss
-read me like a book
-wears his/her heart on his/her sleeve
-chip on his/her shoulder
-chip off the old block
-just fell off the turnip truck
-been around the block a few times
-old as the hills
-busy as a bee
-doubting Thomas
-catch as catch can
-stupid is as stupid does
-you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
-dirt poor/filthy rich
-a snail's pace
-mouth like a (swears like a) sailor/truck driver
-potty/toilet mouth
-waiting with baited breath
-there's no time like the present
-if at first you don't succeed, try and try again
-if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right
-raised in a sandbox
-touche
-what will be will be
-plenty of fish in the sea
-better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all
-the emperor wears no clothes
-the blind leading the dumb/naked
-the only thing to fear is fear itself
-the buck stops here
-eat the rich
-let the cat out of the bag
-killing yourself to live
-opportunity only knocks once
-pull yourself up by the bootstraps
-take the world by storm
-it's not the heat, it's the humidity
-always a bridesmaid, never a bride
-women/men, can't live with'em, can't live without'em
-can't say, not knowing
-the squeaky wheel gets the grease
-don't count your chickens before they hatch
-if anything can go wrong it will (Murphy's Law)
-at the drop of a hat/dime
-the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
-chip off the old block
-the end justifies the means
-what doesn't kill us makes us stronger
-where do you hang your hat?
-you get what you give
-what goes around comes around
-when in Rome, do as the Romans do
-it's all Greek to me
-on the tip of my tongue
-we can put a man on the moon but we can't...
-what does that have to do with the price of rice/tea in china
-i wouldn't do that for all the tea in China
-the south shall rise again
-what is this, the Spanish Inquisition/20 questions?
-quit giving me the 3rd degree
-speak of the devil
-look what the cat dragged in
-cat got your tongue?
-quit bustin' my chops
-the prodigal son returns
-misery loves company
-don't put the horse before the cart
-the lesser of two evils
-hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
-the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
-fit to be tied
-well pinch my toes and call me a jelly doughnut
-that's a whole new can of worms
-you can't have your cake and eat it too
-many a mickle macks a muckle
-whatcha-ma-callit/thingamajigger
-I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts
-an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
-it takes all kinds
-in the doghouse
-at a loss for words
-what goes up must come down
-knocked for a loop
-the last rose of summer
-at breakneck speed
-wonder of wonders
-son of a gun!
-sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
-a word to the wise
-where there's smoke there's fire
-a thorn in my side
-rarin' to go
-get the lead out
-shape up or ship out
-blue in the face
-you better believe it!
-give him/her enough rope to hang him/herself
-who died and left you the boss?
-when you gotta go, you gotta go
-there may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly
-the last straw
-smooth as silk
-physician, heal thyself
-the last rose of summer
-that's like closing the barn door after the horse escapes
-in one ear and out the other
-it's a jungle out there
-in the back of my mind
-bite me
-handy as a pocket on a shirt
-it beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
-don't get your knickers in a twist / bunch / bundle
-he/she's so buck-toothed he/she could bite a pumpkin through a picket fence.
-hard as a carp.
-life's hard, then you die
-two heads are better than one
-you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
-a watched pot never boils
-fools rush in where angels fear to tread
-slicker n' snot
-don't that just tear the rag off'n the bush!
-whatever floats your boat
-whatever melts your butter
-don't that just butter your grits
-children should be seen, not heard
-were you born in a barn?
-six of one, half dozen of the other
-blind as a bat
-it's like trying to nail porridge to the wall
-beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
-you don't know what's in the pickle barrel till you take the lid off.
-stupid is as stupid does.
-life is like a box of chocolates.
-he lies like a rug.
-too many cooks spoil the broth.
-a watched pot never boils.
-it's not the hate, it's the stupidity.
-so close, yet so far away.
-close, but no cigar.
-close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
-time flies when you're havin' fun.
-things aren't always what they seem.
-all that glitters is not gold.
-you can't judge a book by it's cover.
-too close for comfort.
-makin' a list and checkin' it twice.
-it's raining cats and dogs.
-there's more than one fish in the sea.
-the straw that broke the camel's back
-more than you can shake a stick at
-he who has the gold, rules
-grass doesn't grow on a busy street
-time is of the essence
-hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil
-there's only two things certain in life - death and taxes
-wouldn't weigh ten pounds wet carrying a mule
-sounds like somebody sawing through a bag of wet chickens
-stick it to the man
-he/she looks like a drowned rat
-if dumb were dirt, he/she would be about an acre.
-you can't get blood from a turnip
-let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
-you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
-you can't run a jackass in the derby and expect to win
-music to my ears
-pretty as a picture
-hot under the collar
-as slow as molasses
-a sight for sore eyes
-at the crack of dawn
-at the stroke of midnight
-as fast as lightning
-for the birds
-that's neither here nor there
-when the cat's away, the mice will play
-easy come, easy go
-don't put all your eggs in one basket
-naked as a jaybird
-once in a blue moon
-It's so hot I'm sweatin' pickles
-My dogs are barkin'
-Having a rip-snortin' good time!
-the glove don't make the ball player!
-it's like deja vu all over again
-it ain't over till it's over
-measure twice, cut once
-cheat/fool me once, shame on you. Cheat/fool me twice, shame on me!
-when you're boarding out the boat, you don't bother to paint it
-look before you leap
-green with envy
-more ____ than Carter's has liver pills (or Wrigley's has gum)
-does a chicken have lips?"
-a stitch in time, saves nine
-useless as a screen door on a submarine
-useless as a pocket in a pair of underpants
-blood is thicker then water
-well frost my cookies
-he's got enough money to burn a wet mule.
-that's a new wrinkle in my horn.
-what ever flips your switch.
-go for it!
-drier than a burnt bush
-toodles
-ta ta for now
-the cat's meow
-close, but no cigar.
-close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
-in one ear and out the other
-don't guild the lilly
-making a world of difference
-making ends meet
-dare to be different
-do the wild thing
-two cans short of six pack.
-you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope.
-no matter where you go...there you are.
-since God was a small boy
-he/she has more money than God
-he who hesitates is lost.
-look before you leap
-a stitch in time saves nine
-the more the merrier
-two is company, three is a crowd
-those who have, get
-the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
-time will tell
-in for a penny, in for a pound
-higher than a hawks' nest.
-busier than a long snake in the mall parking lot.
-finer than beach sand and not near as gritty.
-finer than frog fur (fuzz).
-finer than moon dust.
-lost as a Betsy bug.
-lost like a ball in high weeds.
-I'm insurance poor.
-cool your jets.
-pin a rose on your nose.
-you done bumped your head!
-two hairs past the freckle, eastern elbow time.
-give it a rest.
-the bottom line.
-a happy camper.
-alrighty, then!
-is the Pope Polish?
-he's so tight he squeaks.
-he's so crooked they'll have to screw him in to the ground.
-feel like I've been to two county fairs and a goat whoopin
-don't go there
-I've got a good memory, but it's short
-champagne taste on a beer salary
-sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
-thanks for the memories