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101 Dalmatians ( Disney cartoon and Glenn Close movie )
A bit
thick
A close thing
A fine line
A means to an
end
All
around
Robin Hood's barn
All good things must come to an
end
America's
Next
Top Model
An open and
shut
case ( a straightforward legal case )
And the
next
object is ( A catchphrase from Twenty Questions )
Around
The World In Eighty Days ( Jules Verne book )
Around
the clock
As happy as a
clam
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As
near
as dammit
As one door closes, another one opens
As
thick
as a brick
As
thick
as thieves
As
thick
as two short planks
Ask
around
At a loose
end
At close quarters
At the
end
of a gun
At the
end
of the day
At the
end
of your rope
At the
end
of your tether
At your wits'
end
Bat the idea
around
Been
around
the block a few times
Behind
closed
doors
Better luck
next
time
Bosom buddies
Bosom pals
Boy
next
door
Breathing down your neck
Bridesmaid syndrome
Brilliant cleaning starts with
Finish
(
Finish
Detergent advertising slogan )
Bring to an
end
Business
end
By the seat of your pants
By the skin of your teeth
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Can't see beyond the
end
of your nose
Case
closed
Chasing nickels
around
dollar bills
Cheek by jowl
Cheer up, it's not the
end
of the world
Chucking out time
Clam
up
Clamp
down on
Cleanliness is
next
to Godliness ( Pears' Soap advertising slogan )
Cleanliness is
next
to godliness
Close Encounters of the Third Kind ( Richard Dreyfuss movie )
Close call
Close enough for government work
Close enough for jazz
Close friends
Close of play
Close proximity
Close quarters
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Close ranks
Close shave
Close the books
Close to home
Close to the bone
Close to the mark
Close your eyes and think of England
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Close, but no cigar
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Closed
book
Closed
season
Closing
price
Come down to the line
Come to a sticky
end
Come within an ace
Coming to a screen
near
you
Companion plant ( a plant grown
near
to another species to enhance its growth )
Cut and
shut
Dance
around
the problem
Dangerous Liaisons ( Glenn Close movie )
Dead
end
Dick
around
Don't Stand So Close To Me ( Police song )
Don't close your eyes for a minute
Don't you people have homes to go to?
Doubt is the beginning not the
end
of wisdom
Down to the wire
Drag ass
around
Draw to a close
Echo
Around
the World ( Edison Records advertising slogan )
Elbow to elbow
End
in itself
End
of a perfect day
End
of an era
End
of story
End
of the ball game
End
of the line
End
product
End
up at
Eyes Wide
Shut
( Stanley Kubrick movie )
Far better for being
near
to you ( The Chesham Building Society advertising slogan )
Fart
around
Fatal Attraction ( Glenn Close / Michael Douglas movie )
Fool
around
Get
around
to it
Get hold of the wrong
end
of the stick
Get
shut
of
Get to the
end
of your tether
Get your
end
away
Get your head
around
something
Girl
next
door
Give someone a
thick
ear
Go
around
in circles
Go
around
with
Go down to the wire
Go off the deep
end
Goof
around
Green
around
the gills
Grid
lock
Hair's breadth
Hang
around
with
Hard on the heels of
Have your hair stand on
end
Holding your cards close to your chest
Horse
around
Horsing
around
I Get
Around
( Beach Boys song )
I've started so I'll
finish
( A catchphrase from Mastermind )
In the
thick
of things
It will all
end
in tears
It's The
End
Of The World As We Know It ( R.E.M. song )
Jerk
around
Jig
around
Joke
around
Journey's
end
Just
around
the corner
Keep your
end
up
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer ( proverbial saying )
Keep your mouth
shut
Keep your trap
shut
Kick the gong
around
Kidding
around
Knock into the middle of
next
week
Knock on the door
Know which
end
is up
Light at the
end
of the tunnel
Living is easy with eyes
closed
( Beatles song lyric )
Lock
and load
Lock
him up and throw away the key
Lock
horns with
Lock
stock and barrel
Lock
up your daughters
Makes your hair stands on
end
Mess
around
Monkey
around
Mooching
around
Narrow escape
Near
and dear to my heart
Near
death experience
Near
miss
Near
sighted
Near
the knuckle
Near
to one's heart
Neck and neck
Never hear the
end
of it
Next
generation
Next
in line to the throne
Next
to myself, I like BVD best ( BVD Underwear advertising slogan )
Next
to nothing
Nice guys
finish
last
Ninth inning ( A baseball expression meaning an event or process is
near
the
end
)
Nip and tuck
No
end
of
Nose
around
Not a hundred miles away
Not the beginning of the end, but the
end
of the beginning
On deck ( A baseball expression meaning
next
in line )
On
lock
down
On the bubble
On the receiving
end
Open mouth:
closed
mind
Photo
finish
Play
around
Plug
and play
Plug
the gap
Point blank range
Pull the
plug
Pussyfoot
around
Put an
end
to
Put up or
shut
up
Ring
around
the collar ( Wisk detergent advertising slogan )
Ring down the curtain
Rock
Around
The Clock ( Bill Haley song )
Rough
around
the edges
Run rings
around
Sail close to the wind
Scratch
around
Screw
around
Scrub
around
it
Seal
of approval
Seal
the deal
Seal
your fate
Secure
in the knowledge
Shallow
end
Shit ( or short )
end
of the stick
Shop
Around
( Smokey Robinson song )
Shop
around
Short
end
of the stick
Shut
it ( A catchphrase from The Office )
Shut
that door ( A catchphrase from Larry Grayson )
Shut
up and take my money ( A catchphrase from Futurama )
Shut
up shop
Shut
up, fool. ( A catchphrase from The A-Team )
Shut
your cake hole
Shut
your face
Shut
your pie hole
Shut
your trap
Sitting
next
to Nellie
Sleep
around
Smoke
around
the campfire
So creamy it's
almost
fattening ( Burma Shave Shaving Cream advertising slogan )
Stone's throw
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Strong in the arm and
thick
in the head
Take it to the
next
level
The Blue
End
State ( Nickname of the US state of Delaware )
The
End
Of The World ( Nickname of Anchorage Alaska )
The
Next
America ( Nickname of Columbia Maryland )
The Rape Of The
Lock
( Alexander Pope book )
The balcony is
closed
( A catchphrase from Siskel And Ebert )
The be all and
end
all
The beginning of the
end
The bitter
end
The deep
end
The
end
of civilization as we know it
The
end
of the road
The
end
of the world is nigh
The light at the
end
of the tunnel may just be a train coming the other way
The means to an
end
The
next
president of the United States
The
next
small thing
The pot of gold at the
end
of the rainbow
The shit
end
of the stick
The short
end
of the stick
The shot heard
around
the world
The
thick
end
of
The war to
end
wars
The world
around
one
There's not much in it
Thick
and fast
Thick
ear
Thin
end
of the wedge
This neck of the woods
This position
closed
This time
next
year we will be millionaires ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
Through
thick
and thin
Throw your money
around
Thrown in at the deep
end
Till the
end
of time
Too close for comfort
Too close to call
Tool
around
Toward this
end
Twist
around
your little finger
Under
lock
and key
Under the wire
Up close and personal
We make things that bring people closer ( Western Electrics advertising slogan )
What goes
around
comes
around
Win by a head
Win by a neck
Win by a nose
Within an ace
Within spitting distance
Within striking distance
World without
end
Wrapped
around
your little finger
You won't have Nixon to kick
around
anymore
Your
next
car ( Chrysler advertising slogan )