Clasp Phrases

Phrases

• A class act
• Any time, anywhere, acid indigestion can catch you out (Alka Selzer advertising slogan)
• As bright as a button
• As cute as a button
• Baggage class
• Best in class
• Buckle down
• Buckle under
• Buckle under the strain
• Buckle up
• Buckle your seat belts it's going to be a bumpy ride
• Business class
• Button your lip
• Calgon, take me away! (Calgon advertising slogan)
• Can of corn (A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch)
• Can't hold a candle to
• Catch 22 (Joseph Heller book)
• Catch a case
• Catch a cold
• Catch a falling star
• Catch a wave
• Catch as catch can
• Catch fire
• Catch hell
• Catch of the day
• Catch on
• Catch our smile (PSA advertising slogan)
• Catch some rays
• Catch some zzzs
• Catch that Pepsi spirit. Drink it in, drink it in, drink it in (Pepsi advertising slogan)
• Catch you later
• Catch your breath
• Catch your death of cold
• Catch your eye
• Cattle class
• Class act
• Class warfare
• Cop hold of that
• Desmond Tutu (Cockney rhyming slang for Second class degree (2,2))
• Different class
• Does you does, or does you don't take Access? (Access Credit Card advertising slogan)
• Don't hold your breath
• Don't take it lying down
• Don't take on so
• Double take
• Economy class
• Economy class syndrome
• Every Breath You Take (The Police song)
• Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
• First catch your hare
• Form is temporary, class is permanent
• Get a grip
• Get hold of the wrong end of the stick
• Give and take
• Give him an inch and he'll take a mile
• Give or take
• Go to the top of the class
• Grip of death
• Hard to take
• High class
• Hit the panic button
• Hold a candle
• Hold a grudge
• Hold a gun to his head
• Hold a mirror up to nature
• Hold a mirror up to society
• Hold a torch
• Hold all the aces
• Hold all the cards
• Hold at bay
• Hold back on
• Hold court
• Hold down a job
• Hold everything
• Hold fast
• Hold forth
• Hold hands
• Hold hard
• Hold it
• Hold it right there
• Hold it up to the light, not a stain and shining light (Surf Washing Powder advertising slogan)
• Hold on
• Hold on a minute
• Hold on by your fingertips
• Hold on for dear life
• Hold on to your seat
• Hold out for
• Hold responsible
• Hold that thought
• Hold the field (- remain the most important)
• Hold the floor
• Hold the fort
• Hold the front page
• Hold the line
• Hold the phone
• Hold the purse strings
• Hold the ring
• Hold up
• Hold up your head
• Hold very tight please
• Hold water
• Hold with the hare and run with the hounds
• Hold your breath
• Hold your drink
• Hold your head up high
• Hold your horses
• Hold your nose
• Hold your own
• Hold your peace
• Hold your tongue
• Hot button issue
• I Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Muse song)
• I Want To Hold Your Hand (Beatles song)
• I'll take my hat off to you
• I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! (line from the movie Network)
• If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?
• If that don't take the rag off the bush
• If the sky falls we shall catch larks
• In a class of his own
• In the grip of the grape
• It doesn't take a minute to bag it and bin it (UK public advertisement advertising slogan)
• It takes a thief to catch a thief
• It takes two hands to hold a Whopper (Burger King advertising slogan)
• It's how the smooth take the rough (Range Rover advertising slogan)
• It's the way it shatters that matters (Violet Crumble advertising slogan)
• Leave the gun, take the cannoli (line from The Godfather)
• Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields (Beatles song lyric)
• Let nature take its course
• Let the train take the strain (British Rail advertising slogan)
• On the button
• On the take
• One two buckle my shoe (line from nursery rhyme)
• Open the box (A catchphrase from Take Your Pick)
• Play catch up
• Please hold the line
• Press the button
• Press the panic button
• Prize catch
• Put your finger on the button
• Radio button
• Rest up (take a break from one's arduous efforts)
• Second class
• Set a thief to catch a thief
• Shut up and take my money (A catchphrase from Futurama)
• Sit up and take notice
• Spit take (spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise)
• Sprat to catch a mackerel
• Step up to the mark (mark yourself ready to take responsibility)
• Take A Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed song)
• Take Five (Dave Brubeck tune)
• Take On Me (a-ha song)
• Take The A Train (Duke Ellington tune)
• Take These Chains From My Heart (Ray Charles song)
• Take a Mulligan
• Take a Thomas Cook at our prices! (Thomas Cook Travel advertising slogan)
• Take a back seat
• Take a bath
• Take a bath in the dark tonight and let the water make love to your skin (Lavin Perfumes & Soaps advertising slogan)
• Take a beating
• Take a bite out of crime
• Take a bite out of crime! (National Crime Prevention Council advertising slogan)
• Take a bite out of something
• Take a blue pencil to
• Take a bow
• Take a breather
• Take a butchers (Cockney rhyming slang for look)
• Take a chance on me (ABBA lyric)
• Take a chill pill
• Take a cold hard look
• Take a dip
• Take a fall for
• Take a few deep breaths
• Take a flier
• Take a gamble
• Take a gander
• Take a hammering
• Take a hard line
• Take a healthy interest
• Take a hike
• Take a long walk off a short pier
• Take a long walk off a short plank
• Take a moment
• Take a pew
• Take a pop at
• Take a pot shot at
• Take a powder
• Take a raincheck
• Take a running jump
• Take a seat
• Take a shine to
• Take a stab at
• Take a stand
• Take a swing at
• Take a turn for the worse
• Take account of
• Take advantage of
• Take after
• Take aim
• Take apart
• Take care of
• Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
• Take centre stage
• Take charge
• Take courage (Courage Beer advertising slogan)
• Take cuts at someone (A baseball expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation)
• Take down a peg or two
• Take five
• Take flight
• Take for granted
• Take fright
• Take home pay
• Take in your stride
• Take issue with
• Take it as read
• Take it as you find it
• Take it easy
• Take it for a spin
• Take it from the top
• Take it in good part
• Take it into your head
• Take it like a man
• Take it offline
• Take it on the chin
• Take it on the lam
• Take it or leave it
• Take it outside
• Take it to heart
• Take it to the mattresses
• Take it to the next level
• Take it up a gear
• Take it up a notch
• Take it with a grain of salt
• Take leave of your senses
• Take liberties
• Take liberties with
• Take me out to the ball game
• Take me to the river
• Take me to your leader
• Take no prisoners
• Take note of
• Take one day at a time
• Take one for the team
• Take shape
• Take someone out
• Take someone to law
• Take someone to one side
• Take someone to task
• Take someone to the woodshed
• Take someone's word for it
• Take something on board
• Take steps
• Take stock
• Take the Michael
• Take the air
• Take the bait
• Take the biscuit
• Take the bit between your teeth
• Take the bread out of someone's mouth
• Take the bull by the horns
• Take the chequered flag
• Take the count
• Take the easy way out
• Take the edge off
• Take the field (begin a sporting event or a military campaign)
• Take the good with the bad
• Take the king's shilling
• Take the law into your own hands
• Take the lead
• Take the mickey
• Take the money and run
• Take the money, open the box
• Take the piss
• Take the pledge
• Take the plunge
• Take the rap
• Take the rough with the smooth
• Take the shilling
• Take the shirt off your back
• Take the town by storm
• Take the veil
• Take the weight off your feet
• Take the wind out of my sails
• Take the words out of my mouth
• Take time out
• Take to the boats
• Take to the hills
• Take to your bed
• Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
• Take umbrage
• Take under your wing
• Take up residence
• Take up the cudgels for
• Take up the slack
• Take up your bed and walk
• Take with a grain of salt
• Take with a pinch of salt
• Take your breath away
• Take your cue
• Take your groceries for a swim
• Take your hand in marriage
• Take your hat off to
• Take your heels
• Take your life
• Take your life in your hands
• Take your lumps
• Take your mind of it
• Take your pick
• Take your pleasure where you can find it
• The Devil take the hindmost
• The Devil take you
• Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold (from a poem by Yeats)
• To have and to hold
• Top people take the Times (The Times advertising slogan)
• We'll take good care of you (British Airways advertising slogan)
• What's the catch?
• Where's the catch?
• Working Class Hero (John Lennon song)
• Working class
• World class
• World class, worldwide (Air Canada advertising slogan)
• You Really Got A Hold On Me (The Beatles and Smokey Robinson song)
• You can take that to the bank
• You can't take it back, it's out there (When Harry met Sally)
• You can't take it with you
• You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
• You could learn a lot from a dummy, Buckle Up (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advertising slogan)
• You couldn't catch a monkey with a shotgun and a sack
• You pay your money and you take your choice
• You press the button - we do the rest (Kodak advertising slogan)
• You take the high road: I'll take the low road
• You'll never take me alive copper