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Clout Phrases

137 phrases and expressions related to "clout".

Phrases

  • A slap on the wrist
  • Absolute power corrupts absolutely (quotation by Lord Acton)
  • Air Power is Peace Power (Lockheed Aircraft advertising slogan)
  • Another nail in the coffin
  • Balance of power
  • Bitch slap (a full swing slap in the face intended to be humiliating)
  • Black power
  • Cash on the nail
  • Coffin nail
  • Do yourself a power of good
  • Fight the power
  • Fight tooth and nail
  • First strike
  • Flower power
  • For want of a nail the shoe was lost (line from nursery rhyme)
  • For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
  • Girl power
  • Go out on strike (Withdraw one's labour and leave one's place of work)
  • Grey power
  • Hit 'em where they live
  • Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles song)
  • Hit and miss
  • Hit and run
  • Hit by the stupid stick
  • Hit for six
  • Hit home
  • Hit it off
  • Hit it on the nose
  • Hit it out of the park (A baseball expression denoting a complete or spectacular success)
  • Hit list
  • Hit man
  • Hit me on the hip
  • Hit on
  • Hit out at
  • Hit out of the park
  • Hit parade
  • Hit paydirt
  • Hit rock bottom
  • Hit send
  • Hit the back wall
  • Hit the bar
  • Hit the books
  • Hit the bottle
  • Hit the brakes
  • Hit the bricks (a cursory slang term telling someone to leave)
  • Hit the buffers
  • Hit the ceiling
  • Hit the deck
  • Hit the ground running
  • Hit the hay
  • Hit the headlines
  • Hit the high notes
  • Hit the jackpot
  • Hit the nail on the head
  • Hit the panic button
  • Hit the road Jack
  • Hit the roof
  • Hit the sack
  • Hit the skids
  • Hit the slide
  • Hit the spot
  • Hit the woodwork
  • Hit town
  • I got punky power (A catchphrase from Punky Brewster)
  • I have the power! (A catchphrase from He-Man In Masters Of The Universe)
  • Invest with power
  • Knowledge is power
  • Like trying to nail jello to a wall
  • Looks like a bomb has hit it
  • Lucky Strike means finer tobacco (Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan)
  • Money is power
  • More power to your elbow
  • Nail a lie
  • Nail down
  • Nail your colours to the mast
  • Ne'er cast a clout till May is out
  • No throat irritation - no cough (Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan)
  • Now you're playing with power! (Nintendo Entertainment System advertising slogan)
  • On the nail
  • Out of whack
  • Strike lucky
  • Strike me pink
  • Strike out swinging (A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort)
  • Strike up the band
  • Strike while the iron is hot
  • Switch hitter (A baseball expression denoting a batter who can hit left or right handed)
  • The Hit Dog (Nickname of Mo Vaughn)
  • The Hit Man (Nickname of Bob Sanders)
  • The Hit Man (Nickname of Ricky Hatton)
  • The Hit Man (Nickname of Thomas Hearns)
  • The corridors of power
  • The power and the glory
  • The power behind the throne
  • The power of dreams (Honda advertising slogan)
  • The power to be your best (Apple Computer advertising slogan)
  • There's never a rough puff in a lucky (Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan)
  • They're toasted (Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan)
  • Thick ear
  • Tiptoe through the tulips (1920s Broadway song and Tiny Tim hit)
  • Tooth and nail
  • Tour de force (a feat of strength power or skill)
  • Unleash the power of the sun (Sunny Delight advertising slogan)
  • Whack off
  • When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
  • With great power comes great responsibility