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• Actions speak louder than words
• Address the ball ( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
• All gas and gaiters
• All mouth and trousers
• All talk
• All talk and no trousers
• America's Dairyland ( Nickname of the US state of Wisconsin )
• Bad taste in the mouth
• Before you could say Jack Robinson ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Before you could say knife
• Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
• Blurt it out
• Born with a silver spoon in his mouth ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Can you tell Stork from butter? ( Stork Margarine advertising slogan )
• Can you tell what it is yet? ( A catchphrase from Rolf Harris )
• Careless talk costs lives ( WWII slogan )
• Chalk and talk
• Change of address
• Children and fools tell the truth
• Chime in with
• Chip in with
• Colorful Colorado ( Nickname of the US state of Colorado )
• Come and talk to the listening bank ( Midland Bank advertising slogan )
• Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) ( Soulja Boy Tell 'Em song )
• Dark And Bloody Ground ( Nickname of the US state of Kentucky )
• Dead men tell no tales
• Did Somebody Say McDonald's? ( McDonald's advertising slogan )
• Do as I say not as I do
• Do you kiss your mother with that mouth
• Don't look a gift horse in the mouth ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Don't piss in my pocket and tell me it's raining
• Don't say brown - say Hovis ( Hovis Bread advertising slogan )
• Down in the mouth
• Empire State Building
• Empire State of Mind ( Jay-Z with Alicia Keys song )
• Even your best friend won't tell you ( Lifebuoy Soap advertising slogan )
• Even your best friends won't tell you ( Listerine Mouthwash advertising slogan )
• Express an opinion
• Express yourself
• Fighting talk
• Foam at the mouth
• Foot in mouth
• Garbage mouth
• Get a word in edgeways ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Get on your hind legs
• Gift of the gab
• Go tell your mother she wants you
• Good talk saves the food
• Great Land ( Nickname of the US state of Alaska )
• Hand to mouth
• Have a say in
• Have the final say
• Have your say
• He understands every word I say to him
• Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil
• Hear tell of
• Heart of Dixie ( Nickname of the US state of Alabama )
• Heart to heart talk
• Hold the floor
• I Say A Little Prayer ( Aretha Franklin song )
• I cannot tell a lie
• I don't wanna talk ( ABBA lyric )
• I don't want to say I told you so, but I told you so
• I get no respect, I tell ya ( A catchphrase from Rodney Dangerfield In Comedy Monologue )
• I hear what you say
• I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me ( The Beatles song lyric )
• I swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
• I tell a lie
• I want to talk to the organ grinder not the monkey
• I'm going to tell on you
• Idle talk
• If I tell you I will have to shoot you
• If I tell you, I'll have to kill you
• If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything ( Mark Twain quotation )
• In a manner of speaking
• In a state of undress
• It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it ( Maurice Switzer quotation )
• It speaks for itself
• It's good to talk ( British Telecom advertising slogan )
• Jive talk
• Just say no ( A catchphrase from Nancy Reagan )
• Just say the word
• Keep your mouth shut
• Keynote speaker
• Kiss Me Thru the Phone ( Soulja Boy Tell 'Em song )
• Kiss and tell
• Leaves a bad taste in the mouth
• Let's Talk About Love ( Celine Dion album )
• Lie in state
• Like a good neighbor ( State Farm )
• Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there ( State Farm Insurance advertising slogan )
• Listen I will say zis only wunce ( A catchphrase from Allo Allo )
• Little Rhody ( Nickname of the US state of Rhode Island )
• Live to tell the tale
• Loose talk
• Loud mouth
• Love means never having to say you're sorry ( Love Story )
• M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand ( M&Ms chocolate advertising slogan )
• Made to make your mouth water ( Opal Fruits advertising slogan )
• Many a true word is spoken in jest
• Married state
• Melts in the mouth
• Money doesn't talk, it swears
• Mouth breather
• Mouth off
• Mouth to mouth
• Nanny state
• Nasty taste in the mouth
• Needless to say
• Never Can Say Goodbye ( The Jackson 5 song )
• Never look a gift horse in the mouth
• Never say die
• Never say never
• Never say never again
• Never speak ill of the dead
• Never tell tales out of school
• Nil by mouth
• Nobody can say no to the honey nut Os in Honey Nut Cheerios ( Cheerios Cereals advertising slogan )
• North and south ( Cockney rhyming slang for mouth )
• Not to speak of
• Number 10 Downing Street ( address of the British Prime Minister )
• Off the cuff
• On speaking terms
• Only time will tell
• Open your big mouth
• Oranges and lemons say the bells of Saint Clements ( line from nursery rhyme )
• Out loud
• Parlous state
• Pass my lips
• People's republic ( a communist state )
• Pillow talk
• Pipe up
• Plain speaking
• Play it again, Sam ( New York State Lottery advertising slogan )
• Please address the court
• Police state
• Potty mouth
• Potty mouth ( a foul mouthed person )
• Pray tell
• Put words into someone's mouth
• Put your foot in your mouth
• Put your head into the lion's mouth
• Put your money where your mouth is
• Rabbit and pork ( Cockney rhyming slang for talk )
• Rubber chicken curcuit ( a speaking or fundraising event at which poor quality meat is served )
• Run off at the mouth
• Sad state of affairs
• Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud ( James Brown song )
• Say a few words
• Say cheese
• Say goodnight Dick ( A catchphrase from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In )
• Say goodnight Gracie ( A catchphrase from George Burns )
• Say it ain't so, Joe ( A baseball expression denoting disbelief )
• Say it loud and say it proud
• Say it with flowers ( Interflora advertising slogan )
• Say it, don't spray it
• Say kids, what time is it? ( A catchphrase from Howdy Doody Show )
• Say the magic word and win $100 dollars ( A catchphrase from Groucho Marx In You Bet Your Life )
• Say uncle
• Say what you mean and mean what you say
• Say what you see ( A catchphrase from Catchphrase )
• Say when
• Say your piece
• Say your prayers
• See no evil, hear no evil speak no evil
• Shoot straight ( to talk or deal honestly )
• Shoot your mouth off
• Show and tell
• Smooth talk
• So to speak
• Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
• Speak as you find
• Speak for yourself
• Speak in tongues
• Speak of the devil
• Speak softly and carry a big stick
• Speak the same language
• Speak when you are spoken to
• Speak your mind
• Speak your piece
• State of Independence ( Saab advertising slogan )
• State of mind
• State of the art
• Straight from the horse's mouth
• Take the bread out of someone's mouth
• Take the words out of my mouth
• Talk a blue streak
• Talk a good game
• Talk dirty
• Talk down to
• Talk in riddles
• Talk is cheap
• Talk it up
• Talk me through it
• Talk of the Devil
• Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
• Talk offline
• Talk out of school
• Talk out of your ass
• Talk over your head
• Talk shop
• Talk the hind legs off a donkey
• Talk the talk
• Talk through your hat
• Talk to Ralph on the big white phone
• Talk to me, baby
• Talk to the hand
• Talk turkey
• Talk tweed
• Tell Laura I Love Her ( Ricky Valance song )
• Tell it like it is
• Tell it to the Marines
• Tell me about it
• Tell me honestly
• Tell me straight
• Tell me the worst doctor
• Tell someone where to get off
• Tell tale sign
• Tell tales out of school
• Tell the truth and shame the Devil
• Tell them about the honey, mummy ( Sugar Puffs advertising slogan )
• Tell your fortune
• That woman speaks eight languages and can't say no in any of them
• The Apache State ( Nickname of the US state of Arizona )
• The Artesian State ( Nickname of the US state of South Dakota )
• The Auto State ( Nickname of the US state of Michigan )
• The Aztec State ( Nickname of the US state of Arizona )
• The Badger State ( Nickname of the US state of Wisconsin )
• The Battle-Born State ( Nickname of the US state of Nevada )
• The Bay State ( Nickname of the US state of Massachusetts )
• The Bayou State ( Nickname of the US state of Mississippi )
• The Bear State ( Nickname of the US state of Arkansas )
• The Beaver State ( Nickname of the US state of Oregon )
• The Beef State ( Nickname of the US state of Nebraska )
• The Beehive State ( Nickname of the US state of Utah )
• The Big Bend State ( Nickname of the US state of Tennessee )
• The Blizzards State ( Nickname of the US state of South Dakota )
• The Blue End State ( Nickname of the US state of Delaware )
• The Bluegrass State ( Nickname of the US state of Kentucky )
• The Bread-And-Butter State ( Nickname of the US state of Minnesota )
• The Buckeye State ( Nickname of the US state of Ohio )
• The Bullion State ( Nickname of the US state of Missouri )
• The Buzzard State ( Nickname of the US state of Georgia )
• The Camellia State ( Nickname of the US state of Alabama )
• The Centennial State ( Nickname of the US state of Colorado )
• The Chinook State ( Nickname of the US state of Washington )
• The Cockade State ( Nickname of the US state of Maryland )
• The Constitution State ( Nickname of the US state of Connecticut )
• The Copper State ( Nickname of the US state of Arizona )
• The Corn State ( Nickname of the US state of Iowa )
• The Cornhusker State ( Nickname of the US state of Nebraska )
• The Cotton State ( Nickname of the US state of Alabama )
• The Cowboy State ( Nickname of the US state of Wyoming )
• The Coyote State ( Nickname of the US state of South Dakota )
• The Cracker State ( Nickname of the US state of Georgia )
• The Creole State ( Nickname of the US state of Louisiana )
• The Diamond State ( Nickname of the US state of Delaware )
• The Empire State ( Nickname of the US state of New York )
• The Empire State ( Nickname of the US state of South Georgia )
• The Empire State Building ( tourist attraction in New York USA )
• The Equality State ( Nickname of the US state of Wyoming )
• The Everglade State ( Nickname of the US state of Florida )
• The Evergreen State ( Nickname of the US state of Washington )
• The First State ( Nickname of the US state of Delaware )
• The Flickertail State ( Nickname of the US state of North Dakota )
• The Foreigner State ( Nickname of the US state of New Jersey )
• The Free State ( Nickname of the US state of Maryland )
• The Gamecock State ( Nickname of the US state of South Carolina )
• The Garden State ( Nickname of the US state of New Jersey )
• The Gem State ( Nickname of the US state of Idaho )
• The Golden State ( Nickname of the US state of California )
• The Goober State ( Nickname of the US state of Georgia )
• The Gopher State ( Nickname of the US state of Minnesota )
• The Grand Canyon State ( Nickname of the US state of Arizona )
• The Granite State ( Nickname of the US state of New Hampshire )
• The Great Lake State ( Nickname of the US state of Michigan )
• The Green Mountain State ( Nickname of the US state of Vermont )
• The Grey Eagle ( Nickname of Tris Speaker )
• The Guinea Pig State ( Nickname of the US state of Arkansas )
• The Hawkeye State ( Nickname of the US state of Iowa )
• The Hog And Hominy State ( Nickname of the US state of Tennessee )
• The Hoozier State ( Nickname of the US state of Indiana )
• The Hot Water State ( Nickname of the US state of Arkansas )
• The Iodine State ( Nickname of the US state of South Carolina )
• The Jayhawker State ( Nickname of the US state of Kansas )
• The Jumbo State ( Nickname of the US state of Texas )
• The Keystone State ( Nickname of the US state of Pennsylvania )
• The Last Frontier ( Nickname of the US state of Alaska )
• The Lone Star State ( Nickname of the US state of Texas )
• The Magnolia State ( Nickname of the US state of Mississippi )
• The Say Hey Kid ( Nickname of Willie Mays )
• The bank that likes to say Yes ( Trustee Savings Bank advertising slogan )
• The love that dare not speak its name
• The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hand ( M&M advertising slogan )
• The talk of the town
• The thrill of Roses Spiced with excitement Speaking of love ( Old Spice advertising slogan )
• The time has come the walrus said to talk of many things
• The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, Carroll )
• Time to Say Goodbye ( Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman song )
• Time will tell
• To save and invest, talk to Natwest ( Natwest Bank advertising slogan )
• Toilet mouth ( a foul mouthed person )
• Trash talk
• Turn to ashes in your mouth
• Two and eight ( Cockney rhyming slang for state )
• Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking
• Verbal diarrhoea
• Walk the talk
• Walk the walk, talk the talk
• Wash your mouth out with soap and water
• Watch your mouth
• We Need To Talk About Kevin ( Lionel Shriver book )
• We have ways of making you talk
• What I tell you three times is true
• What we have here is a failure to communicate ( line from Cool Hand Luke )
• When The Times speaks, the World listens ( The Times advertising slogan )
• When you say Budweiser, you've said it all ( Budweiser Beer advertising slogan )
• While you live, tell truth and shame the Devil!
• White man speak with forked tongue
• Why don't you say what you really think?
• Will the real ... stand up? ( A catchphrase from To Tell The Truth )
• With you, all the way ( State Bank of India advertising slogan )
• Word in your ear
• Word in your shell-like ( the meaning and origin of this phrase.. )
• Word of mouth
• Wouldn't say boo to a goose
• You Never Can Tell ( Chuck Berry song )
• You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, It Must Have Been Whilst You Were Kissing Me ( Meatloaf song )
• You aren't obliged to say anything
• You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
• You never can tell
• You say you want a revolution ( Line from Beatles song )