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A Spoonful Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go
Down
( Julie Andrews song )
Across The Universe ( The Beatles song )
Across the board
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After the ball was
over
All
over
again
All
over
bar the shouting
All
over
him like a cheap suit
All
over
the ballpark
All
over
the place
All
over
the shop
All
over
the show
Arse
over
tit
As
cross
as two sticks
Ass
over
tea-kettle
Atishoo atishoo all fall
down
Away go troubles
down
the drain ( Roto-Rooter advertising slogan )
Back
down
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came
down
upon her head ( The Beatles song lyric )
Batten
down
the hatches
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Bear
down
Bear
down
on
Bed
down
Bend
over
backwards to help
Black Hawk
Down
( Ewan McGregor movie )
Bob up and
down
Bogged
down
Boils
down
to
Bolt
down
Boogie on
down
Bow
down
before
Bowl
over
Bowled a maiden
over
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Bread always falls butter side
down
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Breathing
down
your neck
Bridge
Over
Troubled Water ( Simon and Garfunkel album and song )
Brimming
over
with confidence
Bring
down
Bring the house
down
Brought
down
Brought
down
to earth
Buckle
down
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Burning
Down
The House ( Talking Heads song )
By the hairs on my chinny chin chin, I'll blow your house
down
Calm
down
Calm down, calm
down
( A catchphrase from Harry Enfield In The Scousers )
Can't Slow
Down
( Lionel Richie album )
Cast an eye
over
Caught with your pants
down
Caught with your trousers
down
Chow
down
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Chucking it
down
Clamp
down
on
Come On
Over
( Shania Twain album )
Come On
Over
( Shania Twain song )
Come across
Come
down
hard on
Come
down
on someone like a ton of bricks
Come
down
to earth with a bump
Come
down
to the line
Come on
down
( A catchphrase from The Price Is Right )
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Come on
over
Come
over
all funny
Come together right now
over
me ( Beatles song lyric )
Cool
down
Couldn't put it
down
Cross
To The Other Side ( The Inspirations song )
Cross
border
Cross
dressing
Cross
into the Blue ( United States Air Force advertising slogan )
Cross
my heart and hope to die
Cross
my palm with silver
Cross
over
to the other side
Cross
purposes
Cross
swords with
Cross
the Rubicon
Cross
the aisle
Cross
the floor
Cross
the line
Cross
your fingers
Cross
your mind
Crossing
the Rubicon
Cut someone
down
in their prime
Cut someone
down
to size
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow
down
Dial
down
( adjust a device to reduce sound or temperature )
Do
over
Don't Let The Sun Go
Down
On Me ( Elton John song )
Don't
cross
the bridge till you come to it
Don't cry
over
spilt milk
Don't kick a man when he's
down
Don't let the bastards grind you
down
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Don't lose any sleep
over
it
Don't take it lying
down
Don't trust anyone
over
thirty
Doss
down
Dot the I's and
cross
the T's
Double
cross
Double
down
Down
Under ( Nickname of Australia )
Down
among the dead men
Down
and out
Down
at heel
Down
boy
Down
came a blackbird and pecked off her nose ( line from nursery rhyme )
Down
for the count
Down
in the dumps
Down
in the mouth
Down
it in one
Down
memory lane
Down
on all fours
Down
on his luck
Down
pat
Down
south
Down
the drain
Down
the hatch
Down
the pan
Down
the tubes
Down
to earth
Down
to the ground
Down
to the last out ( A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance )
Down
to the pub for a quick one
Down
to the wire
Down
tools
Draw a veil
over
Dress
down
Dress
down
Friday
Dressing
down
Drill
down
Drop
down
dead
Dumbing
down
Dust
down
Eggs
over
easy
Eye someone up and
down
Face
down
Fall
down
on the job
Falling
down
drunk
Fire
down
below
Game
over
Garbage something
down
Get
down
Get
down
Shep ( A catchphrase from John Noakes On Blue Peter )
Get
down
and dirty
Get
down
and get funky
Get
down
to brass tacks
Get
down
to business
Get
down
with the kids
Get
over
it
Get
over
yourself
Get the low
down
Get your ass
over
here
Get your head
down
Get your leg
over
Get your message across
Give it a once
over
Glad All
Over
( Dave Clark Five song )
Gloss
over
Go
down
a storm
Go
down
fighting
Go
down
for the third time
Go
down
in flames
Go
down
on
Go
down
on bended knee
Go
down
the drain
Go
down
the tubes
Go
down
the wrong way
Go
down
to the wire
Go
down
with flying colours
Go
down
with the ship
Go
over
Go
over
( (of a plant) fade and begin to die )
Go
over
big
Go
over
the top
Go
over
the wall
Go
over
to Rome ( Adopt the Catholic faith )
Go
over
to the other side
Going
down
Going
down
the tubes
Going going gone ( A baseball expression by which an announcer describes a home run that is heading
over
the fence )
Good bacon has Danish written all
over
it ( Danish Bacon advertising slogan )
Got it
down
to a fine art
Gun
down
Hand it
over
Hand me
down
Hand
over
Hand
over
fist
Hands across the sea
Hands up if you use Right Guard, Hands
down
if you don't ( Right Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hanging
over
your head
Hard to pin
down
Hash it
over
Haul
over
the coals
Have a
cross
to bear
He huffed and he puffed and he blew their house
down
He's got a yellow streak
down
his back
Head
over
heels in love
Hoe
down
Hold
down
a job
Hose
down
Hung
over
Hunker
down
Hunt
down
Hurry on
down
to Hardee's ( Rolaids advertising slogan )
I can see you standing
over
a hot stove, but I can't see the stove ( Groucho Marx line )
I get knocked down, but I get up again ( Chumbawumba song )
I'm
Down
( Beatles song )
If it doesn't get all
over
the place, it doesn't belong in your face ( Carl's Jr advertising slogan )
If you lie
down
with dogs, you will get up with fleas
In
over
your head
Insanity is doing the same thing,
over
and
over
again, but expecting different results ( Albert Einstein quotation )
Invite someone
over
It ain't
over
till it's
over
( A catchphrase from Yogi Berra )
It all boils
down
to this
It went
down
the wrong way
It will blow
over
It won't let you
down
( Sure anti-perspirant advertising slogan )
It's All
Over
Now ( The Rolling Stone song )
It's All
Over
Now Baby Blue ( Bob Dylan song )
It's ain't
over
until it's
over
It's better to be looked
over
than overlooked
It's black
over
Bill's mother's
It's deja vu all
over
again
It's not
over
until the fat lady sings
It's not worth crying
over
spilt milk
It's written all
over
your face
Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout,
down
came the rain and washed the spider out ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jack fell
down
and broke his crown ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jack jump
over
the candlestick ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jot
down
Jump
down
my throat
Jumping up and
down
with annoyance
June Is Bustin' Out All
Over
( Richard Rodgers song )
Keep it
down
Keep your head
down
Kick a man when he's
down
Kick
over
the traces
Kick the can further
down
the road
Kicking dead whales
down
the beach
Kip
down
Knock
down
drag out
Knuckle
down
to
Lay
down
roots
Lay
down
rubber
Lay
down
your arms
Lay
down
your life
Lay the law
down
Leg
over
Let
down
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let not the sun go
down
on your wrath
Let the side
down
Let your hair
down
Levelling
down
Lie
down
on the job
Lie
down
with dogs: get up with fleas
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all
over
much too soon ( Woody Allen line )
Line is full of misery and lonliness and it's
over
much too soon ( Woody Allen line )
Live
over
the shop
London bridge is falling
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Look
down
on
Look
down
your nose
Look
over
Look
over
your shoulder
Look someone up and
down
Lord it
over
Lose hands
down
Make
over
Mark
down
Marry
over
the broomstick
Mind
over
matter
Mind
over
matter: if you don't mind it don't matter
Mister Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall! ( A slogan from President Reagan )
Move It On
Over
( Hank Williams song )
Move
over
Mow
down
Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall ( Political slogan )
My cup runneth
over
Nail
down
Narrow
down
Never kick a dog when he's
down
Nothing
over
sixpence ( Woolworths advertising slogan )
On lock
down
On me head son ( Invitation to
cross
a football so that another player can head it )
One Flew
Over
the Cuckoo's Nest ( Jack Nicholson movie )
One
over
the eight
One toe
over
the line
Over
The Rainbow ( Judy Garland song )
Over
a barrel
Over
and above
Over
and done with
Over
and out
Over
and
over
again
Over
my dead body
Over
the hill
Over
the hills and far away
Over
the legal limit
Over
the limit
Over
the moon
Over
the odds
Over
the teeth and through the gums, look out stomach here it comes
Over
the top
Over
your head
Overpaid, oversexed, and
over
here
Pace up and
down
Paper
over
the cracks
Park yourself
down
Party
down
Pass
down
Pass
over
to the other side
Pipe
down
Please turn
over
Pleasing people the world
over
( Holiday Inn advertising slogan )
Pull the wool
over
someone's eyes
Put across an idea
Put one
over
on
Put someone
down
Put the hammer
down
Put your foot
down
Queen it
over
Rake
over
the ashes
Rake
over
the coals
Rap
over
the knuckles
Ride a cock horse to Banbury
Cross
to see a fine lady upon a white horse ( line from nursery rhyme )
Ride roughshod
over
Ring aring of roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Ring
down
the curtain
Rockin' All
Over
The World ( Status Quo song )
Roger,
over
and out
Roll
Over
Beethoven ( Chuck Berry song )
Roll
over
and play dead
Round
down
Scroll
down
Seagulls
Over
Sorrento ( Gene Kelly movie )
Send
down
Shake
down
Shoot
down
in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot him
down
in flames
Shot across the bows
Shove it
down
someone's throat
Show
down
Show's
over
folks
Sold
down
the river
Somewhere
over
the rainbow
Splash
down
Splash it all
over
( Brut Aftershave advertising slogan )
Splashed across the front page
Stand
down
Start
over
Starting
Over
( John Lennon song )
Step
down
Stop, Look and Listen; remember the Green
Cross
Code ( UK Road Safety Campaign advertising slogan )
Style
over
substance ( an emphasis on image rather than issues )
Suits you
down
to a tee
Suits you
down
to the ground
Take
down
a peg or two
Talk
down
to
Talk
over
your head
Teeming
down
with rain
The best tyres in the world have Goodyear written all
over
them ( Goodyear Tyres advertising slogan )
The bread always falls buttered side
down
The chips are
down
The cow jumped
over
the moon ( line from nursery rhyme )
The greatest tragedy is indifference ( Red
Cross
advertising slogan )
The joke's
over
The lion may lie
down
with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The low
down
The party's
over
The quick brown fox jumps
over
the lazy dog
The sun is
over
the yardarm
The wait is
over
The way of the
cross
They think its all over: it is now
Think it
over
Throw
down
the gauntlet
Throw
over
the traces
Thumbs
down
Thunder from
Down
Under ( Nickname of Konstantin Kostya Tszyu )
Tide you
over
Tired and
over
emotional
Top
down
Trade
down
Triumph of hope
over
experience
Turn
over
a new leaf
Turn that frown upside
down
Until Hell freezes
over
Up and
down
like a bride's nightie
Up and
down
like a whore's drawers
Up and
down
like the Ottoman Empire ( line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Up and
down
the city road
Up hill and
down
dale
Walk all
over
someone
Walking across a minefield
Watch
over
Water
down
Watership
Down
( Richard Adams book )
We will
cross
that bridge when we come to it
Well blow me
down
Went
down
like a lead balloon
What goes up must come
down
What has come
over
you?
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve
over
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, and
down
will come baby, cradle and all ( line from nursery rhyme )
When the chips are
down
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie
down
until it goes away ( Robert Maynard Hutchins quotation )
Why did the chicken
cross
the road?
Win
over
Winning hands
down
Wolf
down
You can't keep a good man
down
You could have knocked me
down
with a feather
Your choice
down
at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe ( Wendy Burgers advertising slogan )
Zebra
crossing