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A bridge too
far
A soft answer turneth
away
wrath
A step too
far
A world
apart
Absentee landlord
An apple a day keeps the doctor
away
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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And never the twain shall meet
Art is going one step too
far
As
far
as it goes
As
far
as the eye can see
As
near
as dammit
Away
go troubles down the drain ( Roto-Rooter advertising slogan )
Away
in a manger
Away
with the fairies
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Away
with you
Beaver
away
at
Blaze
away
at
Blow
away
the cobwebs
Blow someone
away
Blown
away
Blue are the hills that are
far
away
Breed
apart
Buy Opera today And make this banner go
away
( Opera advertising slogan )
Calgon, take me away! ( Calgon advertising slogan )
Cart
away
Children's shoes have
far
to go ( Start-Rite Shoes advertising slogan )
Come
Away
with Me ( Norah Jones album )
Come
apart
at the seams
Coming to a screen
near
you
Companion plant ( a plant grown
near
to another species to enhance its growth )
Dance the night
away
Deep space
Distance
learning
Distance
lends enchantment to the view
Distance
vision ( the ability to see distant objects )
Distance
yourself
Do
away
with
Dream
away
( )
Explain
away
Fall
apart
at the seams
Far
From The Madding Crowd ( Julie Christie / Alan Bates movie )
Far
From The Madding Crowd ( Thomas Hardy book )
Far
and
away
Far
be it from me
Far
better for being
near
to you ( The Chesham Building Society advertising slogan )
Far
cry
Far
horizons
Far
out
Few and
far
between
Fire
away
Foreign
exchange
Fritter
away
Get
away
from it all
Get
away
with it
Get
away
with murder
Get
away
with you ( An exclamation of surprise )
Get
away
with you!
Get away! ( Lunn Polly advertising slogan )
Get carried
away
Get your end
away
Give the game
away
Give the show
away
Go the
distance
Going
away
( Going on holiday )
Hasten
away
Have it
away
He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
Hiyo Silver
away
( A catchphrase from The Lone Ranger )
I was miles
away
In the middle of nowhere
Into the wild blue yonder
It takes your breath
away
It's a far,
far
better thing that I do, than I have ever done
Keep a safe
distance
Light years
apart
Lock him up and throw
away
the key
Look
away
now
Near
and dear to my heart
Near
death experience
Near
miss
Near
sighted
Near
the knuckle
Near
to one's heart
Ninth inning ( A baseball expression meaning an event or process is
near
the end )
Not Fade
Away
( Buddy Holly song )
Not a hundred miles
away
Oceans
apart
Old soldiers never die, they just fade
away
Out front. Pulling
away
( Goodyear Tyres advertising slogan )
Out of earshot
Over the hills and
far
away
Pine
away
Rain, rain go away, come again another day ( line from nursery rhyme )
Rode hard and put
away
wet
Sail
away
Salt
away
Set yourself
apart
Slave
away
at
Slip, Slidin'
Away
( Paul Simon song )
Slip, sliding
away
Slog
away
So
far
so good
Soothe it
away
the Oraldene way ( Oraldene advertising slogan )
Squirrel
away
Stash
away
Take
apart
Take your breath
away
The apple never falls
far
from the tree
The dim distant past
The dish ran
away
with the spoon ( line from nursery rhyme )
The ends of the Earth
The fruit does not fall
far
from the tree
The one that got
away
The past is a
foreign
country: they do things differently there ( the opening line of The Go-Between )
The planet Zog
Throw
away
the key
Thursday's child has
far
to go
Thus
far
into the bowels of the land
Tom Tom the pipers son stole a pig and
away
he ran ( line from nursery rhyme )
Twistin' The Night
Away
( Sam Cooke song )
Up, Up And
Away
( Jimmy Webb song )
Up, up and
away
Up, up and
away
with TWA ( Trans World Airways advertising slogan )
Waste
away
Wednesday's child has
far
to go
When the cat's
away
the mice will play
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes
away
( Robert Maynard Hutchins quotation )
While
away
the hours
While
away
the time
Whittle
away
at
Wishing your life
away
Within spitting
distance
Within striking
distance
Worlds
apart
You can't get there from here
You've Got To Hide Your Love
Away
( The Beatles song )