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2001 A
Space
Odyssey ( Stanley Kubrick movie )
A mighty maze of mystic magic rays ( lyric of song used at the opening of television )
A once in a lifetime
opportunity
Ace in the
hole
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All Things Must
Pass
( George Harrison album )
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All access
pass
Apparently
space
isn't the final frontier ( Syquest advertising slogan )
As patient as
Job
Blow
job
Boarding
pass
Bolt
hole
Boob
job
Botched
job
Breach
of promise
Breach
of the peace
Breach
of trust
Break-out
space
Breakout
space
Breathing
space
Bridge that
gap
with Cadbury's Snack ( Cadbury's Snack advertising slogan )
Bridge the
gap
Burn a
hole
in your pocket
Captain Underpants And The Invasion Of The Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer
Space
( Dav Pilkey book )
Daily grind ( the daily routine of a dull or boring
job
)
Danger, Will Robinson ( A catchphrase from The Robot In Lost In
Space
)
Deep
space
Do not
pass
Go
Does not compute ( A catchphrase from Lost In
Space
)
Doesn't know his arse from a
hole
in the ground
Doing a sterling
job
Don't give up the day
job
Don't
pass
gas ( American Legacy Foundation advertising slogan )
Factory
outlet
( a shop where goods are sold directly to the public by the manufacturer )
Factory shop ( a retail
outlet
where goods are sold directly to the public by the manufacturer )
Fall down on the
job
Fire in the
hole
Fixing A
Hole
( Beatles song )
Foot in the door
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Geezer
gap
Generation
gap
Get a toehold
Glory
hole
Go directly to jail, do not
pass
go
Godforsaken
hole
Golden
opportunity
Grace
space
pace ( Jaguar advertising slogan )
Hand
job
Hatchet
job
Hazards of the
job
Head them off at the
pass
Hell
hole
Hold down a
job
Hole
in one
Hole
in the wall
Hole
out
I'm only doing my
job
If a
job
is worth doing it is worth doing well
In a
hole
In space, no one can hear you scream ( tagline from the movie Alien )
Inside
job
It came to
pass
It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it ( A catchphrase from Nick Stone In Tightrope )
It's come to a pretty
pass
Just the
job
Khyber
pass
( Cockney rhyming slang for arse )
Lie down on the
job
Make a good
job
of it
Make a
pass
at
Make the best of a bad
job
Mind the
gap
More honoured in the
breach
than in the observance
Nineteenth
hole
No
job
too small
Office
space
On the
job
On the
job
training
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more
Open the bay doors HAL ( A catchphrase from 2001, A
Space
Odyssey )
Opening night ( the first night of a theatrical performance )
Opportunity
never knocks twice
Opportunity
only knocks once
Pass
by
Pass
down
Pass
it on
Pass
muster
Pass
my lips
Pass
off
Pass
on
Pass
out
Pass
over to the other side
Pass
sentence
Pass
the Dutchie ( Musical Youth song )
Pass
the baton
Pass
the buck
Pass
the hat
Pass
the parcel
Pass
the time of day
Pass
up
Pass
with flying colours
Personal
space
Photo
opportunity
Plug the
gap
Praise the lord and
pass
the ammunition
Press
pass
( a priority ticket giving access to events to the media )
Put the wood in the
hole
Put-up
job
Quality is
job
one ( Ford Cars advertising slogan )
Retail
opportunity
Rush
job
Seriously though, he's doing a grand
job
( A catchphrase from David Frost )
Ships that
pass
in the night
Shut your cake
hole
Shut your pie
hole
Snow
job
Space
Oddity ( David Bowie song )
Space
cadet
Space, the final frontier ( A catchphrase from Star Trek )
Square peg in a round
hole
Step into the
breach
Stifle a
yawn
Technicolor
yawn
The
Hole
in the Wall Gang ( Nickname of fictional western outlaw gang )
The Italian
Job
( Michael Caine movie )
The
Space
Age
The Vomit Comet ( Nickname of
space
simulator )
The mint with the
hole
( Polo Mints advertising slogan )
The patience of
Job
The right man for the
job
The right tool for the
job
The right tools for the
job
The toughest
job
you'll ever love ( United States Peace Corps advertising slogan )
They shall not
pass
This too shall
pass
To make that tough
job
easier - you deserve M&M candy ( M&Ms advertising slogan )
Top
hole
Waste of
space
Watch this
space
Watering
hole
When you are in a hole, stop digging
Window of
opportunity
You don't know your ass from a
hole
in the ground
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! ( line from the Michael Caine movie The Italian
Job
)