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A fine
line
A move in the right
direction
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat ( A
line
from Monty Python's Flying Circus )
All aboard the Skylark ( A
line
from Noah and Nelly )
All men are cremated equal ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Between the wars ( The
period
between WWI and WWII )
Bit of
rough
Blessed are the cheese makers (
line
from Monty Python's Life of Brian )
Blown off course
Boat
race
( Cockney rhyming slang for face )
Brighton
line
( Bingo call for number fifty nine )
But of course
Cake or death (
line
from Eddie Izzard comedy )
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends! (
line
from the movie 25th Hour )
Chart a course
Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Come down to the
line
Come into
line
Comedy
circuit
( A number of places where comedy is performed )
Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Correspondence course
Course you can, Malcolm ( Vick's Sinex Nasal Spray advertising slogan )
Crash course
Cross the
line
Cut up
rough
Diamond in the
rough
(
the meaning and origin of this phrase...
)
Do a
line
Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars (
line
from the movie Now, Voyager )
Draw a
line
in the sand
Draw the
line
Drop me a
line
Egg and spoon
race
Eight maids a-milking (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Eleven pipers piping (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
End of the
line
Every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings (
line
from It's A Wonderful Life )
Fall into
line
Five golden rings (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
For those who like the trade
rough
( Travis aftershave advertising slogan )
Four calling birds (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Free
period
Frisbee
golf
( A game based on
golf
but using frisbees rather than balls )
Front
line
Get busy living, or get busy dying (
line
from the movie The Shawshank Redemption )
Getting there is half the fun ( Cunard
Line
advertising slogan )
Go, and never darken my towels again ( Groucho Marx
line
)
Grace
period
Hand a
line
Have your
period
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy (
line
from the movie Life of Brian )
Hold the
line
Honeymoon
period
Hook
line
and sinker
Horses for
courses
How do you spell soap? Why P-E-A-R-S, of course ( Pears' Soap advertising slogan )
I Walk The
Line
( Johnny Cash song )
I can see you standing over a hot stove, but I can't see the stove ( Groucho Marx
line
)
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception ( Groucho Marx
line
)
I told you I was ill ( Spike Milligan
line
inscribed on his gravestone )
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! (
line
from the movie Network )
If you change your mind, I'm the first in
line
( ABBA lyric )
In due course
In
line
for
In the
line
of duty
In the
line
of fire
Infamy Infamy! They've all got it in for me! ( Kenneth Williams
line
in Carry On Cleo )
It's how the smooth take the
rough
( Range Rover advertising slogan )
Jump the
line
Just what I needed (
Circuit
City advertising slogan )
Keep in
line
Lay it on the
line
Leave the gun, take the cannoli (
line
from The Godfather )
Let nature take its course
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon ( Woody Allen
line
)
Line
abreast
Line
astern
Line
is full of misery and lonliness and it's over much too soon ( Woody Allen
line
)
Line
of attack
Line
of least resistance
Line
of sight
Line
of work
Line
your pockets
Live
rough
Mama always said that life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get (
line
from the movie Forrest Gump )
Matter of course
Mendoza
line
( A baseball expression denoting a
line
marking a very poor performance )
Moral
compass
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else ( Woody Allen
line
)
Next in
line
to the throne
Nine ladies dancing (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Nudge nudge, wink wink ( A
line
from Monty Python's Flying Circus )
Off course
Off
line
On a collision course
On deck ( A baseball expression meaning next in
line
)
One toe over the
line
Out of
line
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read ( Groucho Marx
line
)
Par for the course
Party
line
Picket
line
Piss like a
race
horse
Play the
race
card
Please hold the
line
Race
against the clock
Race
against time
Race
for the taste, the honey sweet taste!, the honey-nutty taste of Honey Nut Cheerios ( Cheerios Cereals advertising slogan )
Race
proven performance ( Kumho Tires advertising slogan )
Race
to the bottom
Rat
race
Rough
and ready
Rough
and tumble
Rough
around the edges
Rough
diamond
Rough
justice
Rough
landing
Rough
out
Rough
ride
Rough
stuff
Rough
trade
Rough
up
Run Forrest, Run! (
line
from the movie Forrest Gump )
Run its course
Sack
race
Seven swans a-swimming (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Shoot a birdie ( score one under par in a
golf
shot )
Shoot someone a
line
Sign on the dotted
line
Six geese a-laying (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Sleep
rough
Starting
line
up
Stay on course
Stay the course
Step out of
line
Stop, or my mom will shoot (
line
from Sylvestor Stallone movie )
Take a hard
line
Take the
rough
with the smooth
Ten lords a-leaping (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
The Amazing
Race
( US TV show )
The Master
Race
The bottom
line
The bottom
line
is the bottom
line
is the bottom
line
The course of true love never did run smooth
The finishing
line
The human
race
The lion may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen
line
)
The
race
is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ( quotation from the Bible - Ecclesiastes
The thin red
line
The valley of the shadow of death (
line
from the Psalm 23 )
There's never a
rough
puff in a lucky ( Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan )
These go to eleven (
line
from the movie This Is Spinal Tap )
This
line
of business
This
line
of country
Three French hens (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Three
line
whip
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana ( Groucho Marx
line
)
To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! (
line
from the movie A Fish Called Wanda )
To infinty and beyond (
line
from the movie Toy Story )
Toe the
line
Treading a fine
line
Twelve drummers drumming (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Two turtle doves (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Up and down like the Ottoman Empire (
line
from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Wait in
line
We are going to need considerably bigger buns (
line
from Calendar Girls )
Well, nobody's perfect (
line
from the movie Some Like It Hot )
What Makes You Beautiful ( One
Direction
song )
What we have here is a failure to communicate (
line
from Cool Hand Luke )
You can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff ( Groucho Marx
line
)
You say you want a revolution (
Line
from Beatles song )
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! (
line
from the Michael Caine movie The Italian Job )