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A
bad
break
A
bad
quarter of an hour
A bit
off
A load
off
your mind
Ain't half
bad
All bets are
off
As easy as falling
off
a log
Auctioned
off
Back
off
Bad
Intentions ( Nickname of boxer Jermain Taylor )
Bad
Moon ( Nickname of American football player Andre Rison )
Bad
Romance ( Lady Gaga song )
Bad
apple
Bad
blood
Bad
egg
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Bad
for your health
Bad
form
Bad
hair day
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Bad
hat
Bad
loser
Bad
lot
Bad
money drives out good
Bad
mouthing
Bad
news
Bad
news travels fast
Bad
paper
Bad
penny
Bad
taste in the mouth
Bad
time
Bad
turn
Badly
off
Bake
off
Be
off
with you
Bearer of
bad
news
Beat the pants
off
Beg
off
Better
off
dead
Big
Bad
John ( Nickname of boxer John McDermott )
Bite
off
more than you can chew
Bite someone's head
off
Bite your hand
off
Blast
off
Blow
off
Blow
off
steam
Blow
off
the stage
Blow the lid
off
Blown
off
course
Body
off
Baywatch, face
off
Crimewatch
Bore the pants
off
someone
Born Under A
Bad
Sign ( Cream song )
Born under a
bad
sign
Bounce ideas
off
Bouncing
off
the walls
Brassed
Off
( Ewan McGregor movie )
Brassed
off
Bring
off
Browned
off
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Brush it
off
Brush
off
Bug
off
Bugger
off
Bully
off
Bump
off
Buzz
off
By fair means or
foul
Carry it
off
Cast
off
Caught
off
base ( A baseball expression meaning unawares or by surprise )
Cheesed
off
Chip
off
the old block
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Clear
off
Cold enough to freeze the balls
off
a brass monkey
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Come
off
it
Cool
off
Cop
off
Cream
off
Cry
foul
Cry
off
Cut
off
at the knees
Cut
off
without a penny
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Dance your socks
off
Do you want the good news or the
bad
news?
Doctor, doctor, give me the news, I've got a
bad
case of loving you ( Robert Palmer song lyric )
Don't cut
off
your nose to spite your face
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Down came a blackbird and pecked
off
her nose ( line from nursery rhyme )
Doze
off
Drop
off
Drop someone
off
Dropped
off
the perch
Eff
off
F*ck
off
Face
off
Fall
foul
of the law
Fall into
bad
habits
Fall
off
the radar
Fall
off
the wagon
Fend
off
Field Marshall ( the highest
rank
in the British Army )
Fight
off
First among equals ( the most senior person in a group of equal
rank
)
Fly
off
the handle
Fly
off
the shelves
Foul
language
Foul
up
Fresh
off
the boat
From
bad
to worse
Get
Off
My Cloud ( Rolling Stones song )
Get it
off
your chest
Get
off
lightly
Get
off
my back
Get
off
my case
Get
off
my tail
Get
off
on the right foot
Get
off
on the wrong foot
Get
off
the dime
Get
off
the ground
Get
off
the mark
Get
off
to a
bad
start
Get
off
to a flying start
Get
off
with
Get
off
your arse
Get
off
your bike
Get
off
your high horse
Get the monkey
off
my back
Get your kit
off
Get your rocks
off
Get your tanks
off
my lawn
Give a dog a
bad
name
Give a dog a
bad
name and hang him
Give me a break! Break me
off
a piece of that Kit Kat bar! ( Kit Kat chocolate advertising slogan )
Give the brush
off
Given the brush
off
Go
off
at ( Become angry at something )
Go
off
at a tangent
Go
off
at half cock
Go
off
on one
Go
off
the boil
Go
off
the deep end
Go
off
the rails
Gone to the
bad
Good cop,
bad
cop
Goof
off
Got it
bad
Hacked
off
Half a bubble
off
plumb
Hard cases make
bad
law
Harden
off
Hats
off
to
Have you ever had a
bad
time in Levi's? ( Levi's Jeans advertising slogan )
Have your ears chewed
off
Head
off
Head them
off
at the pass
Hey Jude, Don't Make It
Bad
( The Beatles song lyric )
Hit it
off
Hive
off
Hop
off
Hot
off
the press
Hurry
off
with
I Can't Take My Eyes
Off
You ( Muse song )
I could see you a mile
off
I'll take my hat
off
to you
If that don't take the rag
off
the bush
If your friend jumped
off
a cliff, would you do it too?
If your friendly neighborhood grocer doesn't have a jar knock something
off
a shelf on the way out ( Dilly Beans advertising slogan )
In a
bad
way
In
bad
faith
In
bad
odour
In
bad
taste
In someone's
bad
books
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It fell
off
the back of a lorry
It's no skin
off
my nose
Jack
off
Jerk
off
Jump
off
Jumping
off
point
Keep
bad
company
Keep
off
the grass
Kick
off
Kick
off
your shoes and enjoy
Kiss
off
Knock it
off
Knock
off
Knock spots
off
Knock the cover
off
the ball ( A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
Knock your socks
off
Knocking
off
Laid
off
Last one there is a rotten egg
Laugh it
off
Laugh your head
off
Lay
off
Leaps
off
the page
Learnt
off
by heart
Leave
off
Leaves a
bad
taste in the mouth
Let
off
Let
off
steam
Let
off
the hook
Let
off
the leash
Let's Call The Whole Thing
Off
( Irving Berlin song )
Level
off
Lift
off
Lift the lid
off
Like a chicken with its head cut
off
Like shit
off
a shovel
Like water
off
a duck's back
Living
off
the fat of the land
Log
off
Long
Off
( field position in the game of cricket )
Mad,
bad
and dangerous to know
Major league ( A baseball expression meaning at the top
rank
)
Make
off
with
Make the best of a
bad
job
Mid
Off
( field position in the game of cricket )
Mouth
off
My
bad
Name, rank, and serial number
Never do today what you can put
off
until tomorrow
Never put
off
until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow ( Mark Twain quotation )
Never put
off
until tomorrow what you can do today
No harm, no
foul
Nod
off
Noises
off
Not
bad
Off
The Wall ( Michael Jackson album )
Off
balance
Off
base
Off
beat
Off
colour
Off
course
Off
day
Off
duty
Off
hand
Off
key
Off
kilter
Off
limits
Off
line
Off
load
Off
pat
Off
peak
Off
piste
Off
putting
Off
road
Off
season
Off
sick
Off
the air
Off
the beaten track
Off
the chart
Off
the cuff
Off
the hook
Off
the mark
Off
the menu
Off
the pace
Off
the peg
Off
the rails
Off
the record
Off
the scale
Off
the shelf
Off
the top of my head
Off
the wall
Off
white
Off
with his head
Off
you own bat
Off
your face
Off
your food
Off
your guard
Off
your hands
Off
your head
Off
your rocker
Off
your trolley
On and
off
On
bad
terms with
On the
off
chance
One
off
One
off
the wrist
Pair
off
Palm
off
Pass
off
Peed
off
Peel
off
Pick
off
Piss
off
Piss or get
off
the pot
Pissed
off
Play
off
Polish
off
Pop
off
Potty mouth ( a
foul
mouthed person )
Pull it
off
Pull
rank
Push
off
Put
off
Put
off
the scent
Quick
off
the mark
Rained
off
Rank
and file
Ready for the
off
Rear admiral ( naval
rank
)
Ride
off
into the sunset
Right
off
the bat ( A baseball expression meaning immediately without delay )
Ring
off
Ring
off
the hook
Rip
off
Roll
off
the tongue
Rotten to the core
Run
off
at the mouth
Run
off
your feet
Score points
off
See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie,
bad
luck you'll have all day
Seven years'
bad
luck
Shit or get
off
the pot
Shoot your mouth
off
Shove
off
Show
off
Shrug it
off
Shuffle
off
this mortal coil
Shuffle
off
to Buffalo
Sign
off
Silly Mid
Off
( field position in the game of cricket )
Skive
off
Slag
off
Sleep it
off
Slope
off
Slough
off
Snap someone's head
off
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Sound
off
at
Spoiled rotten
Stand
off
Step
off
Stop all the clocks, cut
off
the telephone ( from a poem by Auden )
Stop the world I want to get
off
Straight
off
Strip
off
Suck it up ( accept a
bad
situation and move on )
Super
Bad
( James Brown song )
Swear
off
Sweep
off
your feet
Take a long walk
off
a short pier
Take a long walk
off
a short plank
Take the edge
off
Take the good with the
bad
Take the shirt
off
your back
Take the weight
off
your feet
Take your hat
off
to
Talk the hind legs
off
a donkey
Tear
off
a strip
Tell someone where to get
off
The Best
Bad
Girl on TV ( Nickname of Cloris Leachman )
The Big
Bad
( Nickname of William the Bloody ( James Marsters ) )
The
Foul
Pole ( Nickname of Andrew Golota )
The Good The
Bad
And The Ugly ( Clint Eastwood movie )
The Thief of
Bad
Gags ( Nickname of comedian Milton Berle )
The gloves are
off
The wheels have come
off
There's no such thing as
bad
publicity
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Ticked
off
Tip someone
off
To err is human, but to really
foul
things up requires a computer
Toddle
off
Toilet mouth ( a
foul
mouthed person )
Top it
off
Twenty Miles Of
Bad
Road ( The Janeys song )
Two Out Of Three Ain't
Bad
( Meatloaf song )
Walk
off
the reservation
Walk someone
off
their feet
Waltz
off
with
Warn
off
Way
off
beam
Way
off
the mark
We have lift
off
We used to have one of those, but the wheels fell
off
We're
off
to see the wizard
Weight
off
my mind
Well
off
Whack
off
Wipe the smile
off
your face
Work your ass
off
Work your butt
off
Write
off
for
Written
off
You Give Love A
Bad
Name ( Bon Jovi song )
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! ( line from the Michael Caine movie The Italian Job )