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A list of phrases related to the word "bead"...
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Address the
ball
( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
After the
ball
was over
At the
drop
of a hat
Ball
achingly good
Ball
and chain
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Ball
of fire
Beads
of
sweat
Behind the eight
ball
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Blood,
sweat
and tears
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Break out in a cold
sweat
Break
sweat
By the
sweat
of his brow
Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a
ball
which is easy to catch )
Carry the
ball
Chocolate
drop
Cold
sweat
Come out in a cold
sweat
Curve
ball
( a difficult proposition - deriving from baseball terminology )
Different
ball
game
Don't
sweat
it
Don't
sweat
the small stuff
Draw a bead on
Drop
It Like It's Hot ( Snoop Dogg song )
Drop
a bombshell
Drop
a brick
Drop
a bundle
Drop
a clanger
Drop
a dime
Drop
a hint
Drop
a sprog
Drop
by
Drop
dead
Drop
dead gorgeous
Drop
dead list
Drop
down dead
Drop
in on
Drop
in the bucket
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Drop
in the ocean
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Drop
it like a hot potato
Drop
like a stone
Drop
me a line
Drop
off
Drop
someone off
Drop
the Dead Donkey ( BBC comedy television series )
Drop
the
ball
Drop
your aitches
Drop
your bundle
Drop
your cookies
Drop
your drawers
Drop
your guard
Drop
your pants
End of the
ball
game
Flash crash ( the sudden
drop
in the Dow Jones Index in 2010 )
Get the
ball
rolling
Get the
drop
on
Good to the last
drop
( Maxwell House Coffee advertising slogan )
Ground
ball
( A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
Have a
ball
Have the
ball
at your feet
Hidden
gem
High
ball
Horses sweat, men perspire, women merely glow
I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and
sweat
( Winston Churchill quotation )
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In a cold
sweat
Jewel
in the crown
Keep the
ball
rolling
Keep your eye on the
ball
Knock the cover off the
ball
( A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
Let it
drop
Love
beads
No
sweat
Old
sweat
On the
ball
Play
ball
Run with the
ball
Running with
sweat
Shop 'till you
drop
Spot the
ball
Start the
ball
rolling
Stop
drop
and roll
Sweat
blood
Sweat
like a pig
Swing by ( slang expression meaning
drop
in for a visit )
Take me out to the
ball
game
That's the way the
ball
bounces
The
Gem
( Nickname of Erie Pennsylvania )
The
Gem
State ( Nickname of the US state of Idaho )
The Head
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Ol'
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Queen of TV Comedy ( Nickname of comedienne Lucille
Ball
)
The
ball
is in your court
The belle of the
ball
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The old
ball
and chain
The sound of leather on willow ( sound of the
ball
on the bat in cricket )
The way the
ball
bounces
Trap and
ball
( children's
ball
game )
Turn on, tune in,
drop
out ( A catchphrase from Timothy Leary )
Waiting for the other shoe to
drop
Water water everywhere and not a
drop
to drink
Whole
ball
of wax
Whole new
ball
game
You could have heard a pin
drop
You shop, we
drop
( Tesco home delivery advertising slogan )