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A
means
to an end
A
poor
relation
A
poor
workman blames his tools
Alas,
poor
Yorick! I knew him, Horatio
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Are your friends living beyond your means? ( Chivas Regal Scotch advertising slogan )
As cold as charity
As
poor
as a church mouse
Beer at home
means
Davenport's ( Davenport's beer advertising slogan )
Big
Nasty
( Nickname of basketball player Corliss Williamson )
Bloody minded
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Brand new ballgame ( A baseball expression
meaning
when a team that has been behind ties up the game )
Brush back ( A baseball expression
meaning
to subvert or threaten verbally )
By fair
means
or foul
By no manner of
means
Can of corn ( A baseball expression
meaning
a ball which is easy to catch )
Carpe diem ( latin expression
meaning
seize the day )
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Caught off base ( A baseball expression
meaning
unawares or by surprise )
Cheap and
nasty
Cheap shot
Cheap skate
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (
Middle
of the Road song )
Cleanup hitter ( A baseball expression
meaning
a batter who comes in to solve a problem )
Dirt
poor
Down to the last out ( A baseball expression
meaning
to have one last chance )
Ducks on a pond ( A baseball expression
meaning
having runners in scoring position )
Foot in the bucket ( A baseball expression
meaning
to act timidly or cowardly )
Get out of jail free card ( a
means
of avoiding justice - from the eponymous card in the Monopoly boardgame )
Ground ball ( A baseball expression
meaning
a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
He
means
wee
Heavy hitter ( A baseball expression
meaning
a powerful or commanding person )
I Pity The
Poor
Immigrant ( Bob Dylan song )
I don't mean maybe
I'm smarter than the
average
bear! ( A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear Show )
If God had
meant
us to fly he would have given us wings
If man were
meant
to fly, God would have lowered the fares ( American Coach Lines advertising slogan )
In the meantime
In the
middle
of nowhere
Independent
means
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got swing
Just because you are paranoid it doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you
Knock into the
middle
of next week
Knock the cover off the ball ( A baseball expression
meaning
succeed beyond expectation )
Lean and mean
Lean mean fighting machine
Lean, mean and hungry
Love
means
never having to say you're sorry ( Love Story )
Lucky Strike
means
finer tobacco ( Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Major league ( A baseball expression
meaning
at the top rank )
Mean Joe ( Nickname of Joe Greene )
Mean Mr. Mustard ( Beatles song )
Mean Streets ( Robert De Niro movie )
Mean and
selfish
Mean business
Mean spirited
Meaner than a junkyard dog
Meanwhile
back at the... ( A catchphrase from Superfriends )
Meet in the
middle
Mendoza line ( A baseball expression denoting a line marking a very
poor
performance )
Middle
England
Middle
man
Middle
of nowhere
Middle
of the road
Nasty
piece of work
Nasty
taste in the mouth
Nasty, brutish and short
Ninth inning ( A baseball expression
meaning
an event or process is near the end )
No mean feat
Of slender
means
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her
poor
doggie a bone ( line from nursery rhyme )
On deck ( A baseball expression
meaning
next in line )
One law for the rich and another for the
poor
Piggy in the
middle
Piss
poor
Pitch a shutout ( A baseball expression
meaning
not allowing an opponent any wins )
Play both ends against the
middle
Play hardball ( A baseball expression
meaning
to be or act tough or aggressive )
Play softball ( A baseball expression
meaning
to ask easy questions )
Points mean prizes
Poor
but honest
Poor
little rich girl
Poor
thing but mine own
Portion control
Rich man
poor
man beggerman thief
Right off the bat ( A baseball expression
meaning
immediately without delay )
Rubber chicken (
poor
quality or overcooked chicken )
Rubber chicken curcuit ( a speaking or fundraising event at which
poor
quality meat is served )
Say what you mean and mean what you say
See what we mean ( Canon advertising slogan )
Slap bang in the
middle
Smack dab in the
middle
Small minded
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them
Something
nasty
in the woodshed
Squeezed
middle
Strike out swinging ( A baseball expression
meaning
to fail while giving it your best effort )
Swing by ( slang expression
meaning
drop in for a visit )
Swing for the fences ( A baseball expression
meaning
try for a substantial gain )
Take cuts at someone ( A baseball expression
meaning
taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation )
The Esso sign
means
happy motoring ( Esso advertising slogan )
The Golden Mean
The Paris Of The
Middle
East ( Nickname of Beirut Lebanon )
The
Poor
Bloody Infantry ( term used to describe the British infantry in WWI )
The Queen Of Mean ( Nickname of Anne Robinson )
The ends justify the
means
The law of averages
The
means
to an end
The rich get richer and the
poor
get poorer
Throw a beanball ( A baseball expression
meaning
to attack an opponent by aiming at their head )
Tobacco is our
middle
name ( American Brands, Inc advertising slogan )
Took the collar ( A baseball expression
meaning
failing to get any hits )
Video
nasty
( a violent or horrific video )
Ways and
means
We mean business
Well, she was just seventeen you know what I mean ( The Beatles song lyric )
What do points mean? Points mean prizes ( A catchphrase from Price Is Right )
What you mean we, white man?
Who wooed in haste, and
means
to wed at leisure
You and I were
meant
to fly ( Air Canada advertising slogan )