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A Bouquet Of Barbed
Wire
( Andrea Newman book )
A bull and cow ( Cockney rhyming slang for
row
or argument )
A fine line
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 )
Along the
lines
of
As brave as a
lion
As camp as a
row
of tents
As thin as a
rail
Beard the
lion
in his den
Blessed are the cheese makers ( line from Monty Python's Life of Brian )
Blown off
course
Blur the
lines
Border
Town ( Nickname of Rye New York )
Border
on
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
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
border
Cross the line
Desolation
Row
( Bob Dylan song )
Do a line
Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars ( line from the movie Now, Voyager )
Down to the
wire
Draw a line in the sand
Draw the line
Drive by
wire
Drop me a line
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 dark cloud has a silver lining
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 )
Fly by
wire
Four calling birds ( line from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Front line
Get busy living, or get busy dying ( line from the movie The Shawshank Redemption )
Get out there ( Royal Caribbean cruise
lines
advertising slogan )
Get your ducks in a
row
Getting there is half the fun ( Cunard Line advertising slogan )
Give up the blueline
Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us ( Greyhound
Lines
advertising slogan )
Go down to the
wire
Go, and never darken my towels again ( Groucho Marx line )
Hand a line
Hard
lines
Hard
row
to hoe
He's got a yellow
streak
down his back
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy ( line from the movie Life of Brian )
Head for the
Border
( Taco Bell Restaurants advertising slogan )
High
wire
act
Hit the headlines
Hold the line
Hook line and sinker
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 man were meant to fly, God would have lowered the fares ( American Coach
Lines
advertising slogan )
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line ( ABBA lyric )
In due
course
In like a
lion
out like a lamb
In line for
In the line of duty
In the line of fire
In the pipeline
Indian
file
Individual
streak
Infamy Infamy! They've all got it in for me! ( Kenneth Williams line in Carry On Cleo )
Intercity makes the going easy ( British
Rail
advertising slogan )
Into the lion's den
It was a cold and frosty morning
Jump the line
Jump the
queue
Keep in line
Lay it on the line
Leave the gun, take the cannoli ( line from The Godfather )
Let nature take its
course
Let the train take the strain ( British
Rail
advertising slogan )
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
Lion's share
Live
wire
Losing
streak
Make a beeline for
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 )
March comes in like a
lion
and goes out like a lamb
Matter of
course
Mendoza line ( A baseball expression denoting a line marking a very poor performance )
Murderers'
Row
( A baseball expression denoting a group of talented individuals or valuable assets )
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 death
row
On deck ( A baseball expression meaning next in line )
On skid
row
One
liner
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
Please hold the line
Put your head into the lion's mouth
Rank and
file
Read between the
lines
Row
up Salt River
Row, row,
row
your boat
Run Forrest, Run! ( line from the movie Forrest Gump )
Run for the
border
( Taco advertising slogan )
Run its
course
Run out of town on a
rail
Seven swans a-swimming ( line from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Shoot someone a line
Sign on the dotted line
Single
file
Six geese a-laying ( line from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
South of the
border
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
Talk a blue
streak
Talk offline
Ten lords a-leaping ( line from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane ( Sherlock Holmes story )
The
Lion
In Winter ( Peter O'Toole / Katharine Hepburn movie )
The
Lion
King ( Disney cartoon movie )
The
Lion
of Judah ( Nickname of Haile Selassie )
The
Lion
the Witch and the Wardrobe
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
lion
leaps from strength to strength ( Peugeot advertising slogan )
The
lion
may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The thin red line
The valley of the shadow of death ( line from Psalm 23 )
These go to eleven ( line from the movie This Is Spinal Tap )
This is the age of the train ( British
Rail
advertising slogan )
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
Top breeders recommend it (
Pedigree
Chum Dog food advertising slogan )
Tough
row
to hoe
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 )
Under the
wire
Up and down like the Ottoman Empire ( line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Wait in line
Was there a
lion
on your egg this morning? ( British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan )
We are going to need considerably bigger buns ( line from Calendar Girls )
We're getting there ( British
Rail
advertising slogan )
Well, nobody's perfect ( line from the movie Some Like It Hot )
What we have here is a failure to communicate ( line from Cool Hand Luke )
Winning
streak
With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a
row
( line from nursery rhyme )
You can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff ( Groucho Marx line )
You can rely on the
lion
( British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan )
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 )