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...Baby One
More
Time ( Britney Spears album and song )
A Spoonful Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go
Down
( Julie Andrews song )
A countenance
more
in sorrow than in anger
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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A marvellous bird is the pelican, its beak holds
more
than its belly can
Anchor
man
Atishoo atishoo all fall
down
Away go troubles
down
the drain ( Roto-Rooter advertising slogan )
Back
down
Back the
field
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Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came
down
upon her head ( The Beatles song lyric )
Batten
down
the hatches
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Bear
down
Bear
down
on
Beauty contest ( a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image
more
than by policy )
Beauty parade ( a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image
more
than by policy )
Bed
down
Bite off
more
than you can chew
Black Hawk
Down
( Ewan McGregor movie )
Blondes have
more
fun
Bob up and
down
Bogged
down
Boils
down
to
Bolt
down
Boogie on
down
Bow
down
before
Bread always falls butter side
down
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Breathing
down
your neck
Bring
down
Bring the house
down
Brought
down
Brought
down
to earth
Buckle
down
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Burning
Down
The House ( Talking Heads song )
By the hairs on my chinny chin chin, I'll blow your house
down
Calm
down
Calm down, calm
down
( A catchphrase from Harry Enfield In The Scousers )
Can't Slow
Down
( Lionel Richie album )
Cast
anchor
Caught with your pants
down
Caught with your trousers
down
Chow
down
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Chucking it
down
Clamp
down
on
Come back for
more
Come
down
hard on
Come
down
on someone like a ton of bricks
Come
down
to earth with a bump
Come
down
to the line
Come on
down
( A catchphrase from The Price Is Right )
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Consider the lilies of the
field
Cool
down
Couldn't put it
down
Cover Point (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Crunch all you want, we'll make
more
( Doritos advertising slogan )
Cut someone
down
in their prime
Cut someone
down
to size
Dare for
more
( Pepsi advertising slogan )
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow
down
Deep Extra Cover (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Deep Fine Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Deep Gully (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Deep Mid Wicket (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Deep Point (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Deep Square Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Dial
down
( adjust a device to reduce sound or temperature )
Don't Let The Sun Go
Down
On Me ( Elton John song )
Don't kick a man when he's
down
Don't let the bastards grind you
down
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Don't take it lying
down
Doss
down
Double
down
Down
Under ( Nickname of Australia )
Down
among the dead men
Down
and out
Down
at heel
Down
boy
Down
came a blackbird and pecked off her nose ( line from nursery rhyme )
Down
for the count
Down
in the dumps
Down
in the mouth
Down
it in one
Down
memory lane
Down
on all fours
Down
on his luck
Down
pat
Down
south
Down
the drain
Down
the hatch
Down
the pan
Down
the tubes
Down
to earth
Down
to the ground
Down
to the last out ( A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance )
Down
to the pub for a quick one
Down
to the wire
Down
tools
Dress
down
Dress
down
Friday
Dressing
down
Drill
down
Drink
more
milk ( Milk Marketing Board advertising slogan )
Drop
down
dead
Dumbing
down
Duncan the Wonder Horse ( Nickname of TV news
anchor
Tom Brokaw )
Dust
down
Evenin' all ( A catchphrase from Dixon Of
Dock
Green )
Everything you want from a store and a little bit
more
( Safeway Supermarkets advertising slogan )
Extra Cover (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Eye someone up and
down
Face
down
Fall
down
on the job
Falling
down
drunk
Fasten
your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night ( All About Eve )
Field
Marshall ( the highest rank in the British Army )
Field
day
Fire
down
below
First Slip (
field
position in the game of cricket )
For A Few Dollars
More
( Clint Eastwood movie )
Forward Short Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Four
more
years ( Presidential election slogan )
Garbage something
down
Get
down
Get
down
Shep ( A catchphrase from John Noakes On Blue Peter )
Get
down
and dirty
Get
down
and get funky
Get
down
to brass tacks
Get
down
to business
Get
down
with the kids
Get
more
( T-Mobile advertising slogan )
Get the low
down
Get your head
down
Go
down
a storm
Go
down
fighting
Go
down
for the third time
Go
down
in flames
Go
down
on
Go
down
on bended knee
Go
down
the drain
Go
down
the tubes
Go
down
the wrong way
Go
down
to the wire
Go
down
with flying colours
Go
down
with the ship
Going
down
Going
down
the tubes
Got it
down
to a fine art
Gun
down
Hand me
down
Hands up if you use Right Guard, Hands
down
if you don't ( Right Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hard to pin
down
Have a
field
day
He huffed and he puffed and he blew their house
down
He's got a yellow streak
down
his back
Hickory dickory
dock
the mouse ran up the clock ( line from nursery rhyme )
Hoe
down
Hold
down
a job
Hold the
field
( - remain the most important )
Hose
down
Hunker
down
Hunt
down
Hurry on
down
to Hardee's ( Rolaids advertising slogan )
I couldn't agree
more
I get knocked down, but I get up again ( Chumbawumba song )
I'm
Down
( Beatles song )
If you lie
down
with dogs, you will get up with fleas
In
dock
In from left
field
In the
dock
In the
field
It all boils
down
to this
It went
down
the wrong way
It won't let you
down
( Sure anti-perspirant advertising slogan )
Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout,
down
came the rain and washed the spider out ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jack fell
down
and broke his crown ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jot
down
Jump
down
my throat
Jumping up and
down
with annoyance
Just 15 minutes can save you 15 percent or
more
on car insurance ( GEICO advertising slogan )
Just one
more
thing ( A catchphrase from Columbo )
Keep it
down
Keep the
field
( - continue a military campaign )
Keep your head
down
Kick a man when he's
down
Kick the can further
down
the road
Kicking dead whales
down
the beach
Kip
down
Knock
down
drag out
Knuckle
down
to
Landlord,
more
ale
Lay
down
roots
Lay
down
rubber
Lay
down
your arms
Lay
down
your life
Lay the law
down
Lead the
field
Leg Gully (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Leg Slip (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Less is
more
Let
down
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let not the sun go
down
on your wrath
Let the side
down
Let your hair
down
Level playing
field
Levelling
down
Lie
down
on the job
Lie
down
with dogs: get up with fleas
Lipton's gets into
more
hot water than anything ( Lipton Tea advertising slogan )
Live today. Tomorrow will cost
more
( Pan-Am World Airways advertising slogan )
London bridge is falling
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Long Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Long Off (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Long On (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Long Stop (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Look
down
on
Look
down
your nose
Look someone up and
down
Lose hands
down
Mark
down
Mid Off (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Mid On (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Mid Wicket (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Mind how you go ( A catchphrase from Dixon of
Dock
Green )
Mister Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall! ( A slogan from President Reagan )
More
Doctors Smoke Camels than any other cigarette ( Camel cigarettes advertising slogan )
More
bang for your buck
More
bars in
more
places ( Cingular Wireless advertising slogan )
More
cowbell ( A catchphrase from Saturday Night Live )
More
dead than alive
More
fool you
More
haste, less speed
More
honoured in the breach than in the observance
More
human interest ( Washington Mutual advertising slogan )
More
in sorrow than in anger
More
jobs through science ( Union Carbide and Carbon advertising slogan )
More
money than sense
More
or less
More
power to your elbow
More
reasons to shop at Morrisons ( WM Morrison's advertising slogan )
More
sinned against than sinning
More
sizzle than steak
More
tea vicar?
More
than a feeling
More
than a match for
More
than enough
More
than flesh and blood can stand
More
than just a front ( Blackpool advertising slogan )
More
than meets the eye
More
than my job's worth
More
than one string to your bow
More
than you bargained for
More
than you can shake a stick at
More's the pity
More,
more
Mow
down
Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall ( Political slogan )
Nail
down
Narrow
down
Never kick a dog when he's
down
No
more
cakes and ale?
No
more
mister nice guy
No
more
tears ( Johnson's Shampoo advertising slogan )
Nothing
more
to see
On lock
down
Once
more
unto the breach, dear friends, once
more
One
More
Cup Of Coffee ( Bob Dylan song )
One
More
Night ( Maroon 5 song )
One
more
time
Out of left
field
Pace up and
down
Pack
more
punch
Park yourself
down
Party
down
Pass
down
Pipe
down
Play the
field
( - indulge in a series of sexual relationships )
Put someone
down
Put the hammer
down
Put your foot
down
Reality distortion
field
( A catchphrase from Star Trek )
Ring aring of roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Ring
down
the curtain
Roar, Boys, Roar, It tastes like more, What a flavor, Zippity-zow - its grand - and HOW ( Grape-Nuts Flakes Cereal advertising slogan )
Room for one
more
inside
Round
down
Scroll
down
Second slip (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Send
down
Shake
down
Shoot
down
in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot him
down
in flames
Short Fine Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Short Mid Wicket (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Short Square Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Shove it
down
someone's throat
Show
down
Silly Mid Off (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Silly Mid On (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Silly Point (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Sittin' On The
Dock
Of The Bay ( Otis Redding song )
So much
more
to enjoy ( Peter Stuyvesant Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Sold
down
the river
Spend
more
time with my family
Splash
down
Square Leg (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Stand
down
Step
down
Suits you
down
to a tee
Suits you
down
to the ground
Take
down
a peg or two
Take the
field
( begin a sporting event or a military campaign )
Talk
down
to
Teeming
down
with rain
The Desert Fox ( Nickname of
Field
Marshall Rommel )
The Moors Murderers ( Nickname of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley )
The bread always falls buttered side
down
The chips are
down
The female of the species is
more
deadly than the male
The glorious twelfth ( of August - the start of the British
grouse
shooting season )
The lion may lie
down
with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The low
down
The
more
the merrier
The
more
things change, the
more
they stay the same
The
more
you get the
more
you want
There are
more
ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
There's
more
than one way to skin a cat
There's plenty
more
fish in the sea
There's plenty
more
where that came from
Third Slip (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Third man (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Throw
down
the gauntlet
Thumbs
down
Thunder from
Down
Under ( Nickname of Konstantin Kostya Tszyu )
Today the discriminating family finds it absolutely necessary to own two or
more
motor cars ( Buick advertising slogan )
Top
down
Trade
down
Turn that frown upside
down
Up and
down
like a bride's nightie
Up and
down
like a whore's drawers
Up and
down
like the Ottoman Empire ( line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Up and
down
the city road
Up hill and
down
dale
Want him to be
more
of a man? Try being
more
of a woman! ( Coty Perfumes advertising slogan )
Water
down
Watership
Down
( Richard Adams book )
We sell
more
cars than Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet, and Buick combined ( Matchbox advertising slogan )
Weigh
anchor
Well blow me
down
Went
down
like a lead balloon
What goes up must come
down
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, and
down
will come baby, cradle and all ( line from nursery rhyme )
When the chips are
down
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie
down
until it goes away ( Robert Maynard Hutchins quotation )
Wicket Keeper (
field
position in the game of cricket )
Winning hands
down
Wolf
down
Would you be shocked if I put on something
more
comfortable?
You can't keep a good man
down
You catch
more
flies with honey than with vinegar
You could have knocked me
down
with a feather
Your choice
down
at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe ( Wendy Burgers advertising slogan )