Aftermath Phrases

Phrases

• As a result of
• Beauty contest (a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy)
• Beauty parade (a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy)
• Boomerang effect
• Burning issue
• Cause and effect
• Dead issue
• Domino effect
• Event horizon
• Force the issue
• Free enterprise with every issue (The Economist advertising slogan)
• Greenhouse effect
• Happy event
• Hot button issue
• In effect
• Issue forth
• It is easy to be wise after the event
• Ketchup bottle effect
• Main event
• Motion picture event
• Ninth inning (A baseball expression meaning an event or process is near the end)
• Placebo effect
• Rubber chicken curcuit (a speaking or fundraising event at which poor quality meat is served)
• Side effect
• Skirting the issue
• Sound effect
• Special event
• Take issue with
• The Axe effect (Axe deodorant advertising slogan)
• The Boston Tea Party (historical event where chests of tea were dumped into Boston harbour)
• The Delia Effect (increase in sales of food ingredients featured on Delia Smith's cookery shows)
• The Lynx effect (Lynx deodorant advertising slogan)
• The butterfly effect
• The main event
• Wake Me Up Before You Go-go (Wham song)
• Wake up and smell the coffee
• Wake up call
• What a result
• Wise after the event