Contributors please note: this is an archived page of the Phrase Finder Discussion Forum. You cannot add to these posts.

• Pottery Barn rule - ESC 14/June/06
• When you are in rome be as a romanian - manoj 14/June/06
  • When in Rome, do as the Romans do - RRC 14/June/06
    • When in Rome, do as the Romans do - ESC 14/June/06
• SOMETIMES A CIGAR IS JUST A CIGAR - Yuri 14/June/06
  • SOMETIMES A CIGAR IS JUST A CIGAR - Smokey Stover 14/June/06
• Coupe de gra - Slang 13/June/06
• GOD'S GREEN EARTH and GOD'S GREEN ACRE - Yuri 13/June/06
  • GOD'S GREEN EARTH and GOD'S GREEN ACRE - Smokey Stover 13/June/06
  • GOD'S GREEN EARTH and GOD'S GREEN ACRE - ESC 13/June/06
• "Like a frog on the spring" - Lucia 13/June/06
  • "Like a frog on the spring" - RRC 13/June/06
    • "Like a frog on the spring" - Smokey Stover 13/June/06
    • "Like a frog on the spring" - Smokey Stover 13/June/06
• La vie en rose - Jeremy Petroc MacKenzie-Williams 13/June/06
  • la vie en rose - Smokey Stover 13/June/06
• "You're a heavy lift" - elizabeth grace 12/June/06
  • "you're a heavy lift" - Smokey Stover 12/June/06
    • "you're a heavy lift" - R. Berg 12/June/06
    • "you're a heavy lift" - ESC 12/June/06
• Drink the coolaid - Conservas Ortiz 12/June/06
  • Drink the coolaid - RRC 12/June/06
  • Drink the coolaid - ESC 12/June/06
    • Drink the Kool Aid - Bob 12/June/06
• Get happy or die trying - Freak 12/June/06
  • Get happy or die trying - ESC 12/June/06
• Dined on the wing of a lark - marya 10/June/06
  • dined on the wing of a lark - ESC 10/June/06
    • dined on the wing of a lark - Smokey Stover 11/June/06
    • dined on the wing of a lark - Smokey Stover 11/June/06
• 'to play Hamlet' - kathy peregrin 10/June/06
• RIDE LOW - Yuri 10/June/06
• Do yourself a favour - NOOB 10/June/06
• Point of diminished returns - Daniel J Murphy 09/June/06
  • Point of diminishing returns - Smokey Stover 09/June/06
  • Point of diminishing returns - Smokey Stover 09/June/06
• "Screaming match" - Elena P 09/June/06
  • "screaming match" - Victoria S Dennis 09/June/06
• To tear sb. a new one? - Noein 09/June/06
  • To tear sb. a new one? - pamela 09/June/06
• "Put oneself on a pedestal" - Joe Kaupp 08/June/06
  • "Put oneself on a pedestal" - Bob 08/June/06
• "Give voice to the voiceless" - Olya 08/June/06
• "The net closes"? - Olya 07/June/06
• Folded, Spindled and Mutilated - Noein 06/June/06
  • Folded, Spindled and Mutilated - RRC 06/June/06
  • Folded, Spindled and Mutilated - Smokey Stover 06/June/06
• "Oh Brother" - diane 05/June/06
• Ninety percent of ownership - Jenny 05/June/06
  • Ninety percent of ownership - Bob 05/June/06
• True to one's roots - siliq 05/June/06
  • true to one's roots - Smokey Stover 05/June/06
• "Sit on one's kiester" - aers 05/June/06
• "A sack of lies" - Karen Petz 04/June/06
  • "A sack of lies" - Bob 04/June/06
• "Big beast" - Olya 04/June/06
• The old beak - Julia Dodd 04/June/06
  • The old beak - David FG 04/June/06
    • The old beak - Smokey Stover 04/June/06
    • The old beak - James Briggs 04/June/06
• Pop yer clogs - sheena 02/June/06
• "Learn to walk before you run" - yee ling 02/June/06
• Dancin on a Pony Keg - karyn 02/June/06
• Fay knights - Stuart 01/June/06
  • Fay knights - RRC 01/June/06
• 'around your neck - kate 31/May/06
• A little bird told me - bird 31/May/06
• 'I will have arms like Garth' - Ian Fisher 31/May/06
• Run Forest Run - harry 30/May/06
• "Life Gets Tedious, Don't It" - willie the fish 30/May/06
• Stand on his back legs - Ellen 29/May/06
• Scary biscuits - Ebee 28/May/06
• CHICKEN SOUP - Yuri 27/May/06
• Got the monk on - Marcia Allass 26/May/06
• Don't give a wet slap about... - Romen 26/May/06
• Runs people up the flagpole - Annie 26/May/06
  • Runs people up the flagpole - pamela 26/May/06
    • Runs people up the flagpole - Smokey Stover 26/May/06
• Most established - Cindy 26/May/06
  • Most established - pamela 26/May/06
• "You're welcome" - Linda Smith 25/May/06
  • "You're welcome" - ESC 25/May/06
• Neither use nor ornament - Lisa Hart 25/May/06
  • Neither use nor ornament - Gary Martin 25/May/06
    • Neither use nor ornament - RRC 25/May/06
• Smack me on the a** and call me judy - amy 25/May/06
  • Smack me on the a** and call me judy - Bob 25/May/06
  • Smack me on the a** and call me judy - Smokey Stover 25/May/06
• "Banged to rights" - Bronday 24/May/06
• The duck's nuts - brad 24/May/06
  • The duck's nuts - Peter Tucker 24/May/06
• Rest your weary bones - P. Grunther 23/May/06
• "What goes around, comes around." - Gina 23/May/06
• Slow boat to China - Devorah 23/May/06
  • Slow boat to China - Bob 23/May/06
• Fits where it touches - johno 22/May/06
• Catch the tiger by the tail - James 22/May/06
  • Catch the tiger by the tail - Smokey Stover 22/May/06
• 'It was great talking to you..." - goldie1 21/May/06
• To gain currency - Chandrika 21/May/06
• You can't polish a turd - Dhruv 19/May/06
• Has your cat died? - Kerri 17/May/06
• He also serves who stands and waits - Peter Chalmers 17/May/06
  • He also serves who stands and waits - Gary Martin 17/May/06
• As much as one's life is worth - Leanne 17/May/06
  • As much as one's life is worth - Gary Martin 17/May/06
    • As much as one's life is worth - Smokely Stover 17/May/06
• This man's army, this man's town - A. Kahrobaie 16/May/06
• Throat full of frogs - Nicole Wong Shu Xia 16/May/06
  • Throat full of frogs - ESC 16/May/06
    • Throat full of frogs - James Briggs 16/May/06
• He who does not have a good head on their shoulders better have a good pair of legs - D. Skliris 15/May/06
  • He who does not have a good head on their shoulders better have a good pair of legs - Una 25/May/06
  • He who does not have a good head on their shoulders better have a good pair of legs - Smokey Stover 21/May/06
• Like nights in a papercup, when you wanted it to last - elisa 15/May/06
  • Like nights in a papercup, when you wanted it to last - Bob 15/May/06
    • Like nights in a papercup, when you wanted it to last - Smokey Stover 15/May/06
• Well done is quickly done - hany 13/May/06
  • well done is quickly done - ESC 13/May/06
• "Cutting Corners" - Mike 13/May/06
  • "Cutting Corners" - Victoria S Dennis 13/May/06
• Cut a hog in the ass - Hagger 12/May/06
• Judist priest on a raft - walt 12/May/06
• Drier than a cork leg - Mark G 12/May/06
• See a man about a dog - ahmed ali 10/May/06
  • See a man about a dog - antiquary 10/May/06
• Can't sing for toffee - bekki 09/May/06
• In a similar vein - emily 08/May/06
  • In a similar vein - Bob 08/May/06
• Butt load - stan 08/May/06
  • Butt load - Smokey Stover 08/May/06
• Heavy hand of the law - clark 08/May/06
  • Heavy hand of the law - Lewis 08/May/06
• "Drag queen?" - Dana Turner 06/May/06
  • "Drag queen?" - Bob 06/May/06
• A house like stagey bank fair - Ken 05/May/06
• "Living the dream" - peter 05/May/06
• It serves you right - Rach 04/May/06
• He who excuses himself, accuses himself. - smruti 03/May/06
  • He who smelt it, dealt it - RRC 03/May/06
• Apple of my eye - cindy 03/May/06
• Off to the salt mine - Steve Ring 02/May/06
• You can't get blood from a turnip - Chuck 02/May/06
  • You can't get blood from a turnip - Bob 02/May/06
    • Turnip - R. Berg 02/May/06
    • You can't get blood from a turnip - ESC 02/May/06

• Get in your pants
• Which way is upside?
• "Gild the Lily" and "Polishing the Cannon Ball"
• "for the birds"
• Any given sunday
• "much ink spilt"
• Pear shaped
• The last ditch
• Eyes wide shut
• In Opposite World!
• Hold your horses
• To take a pass