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Baby brain ( forgetfulness caused by lack of sleep
when
caring for a newborn )
Brand new ballgame ( A baseball expression meaning
when
a team that has been behind ties up the game )
Don't kick a man
when
he's down
Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while
Fiddling while Rome burns
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Get while the getting's good
Get while the going is good
Good Americans
when
they die go to Paris
Had a good war ( to have been successful
during
a military campaign )
Hear what you like,
when
you like ( Rex Records advertising slogan )
High season ( the most popular time to visit a resort or attraction -
when
prices are highest )
High ticket item ( a consumer good that would constitute a major expense
when
bought )
Holiday cheer ( good feelings
during
a holiday, especially Christmas )
I'll have what she's having ( A catchphrase from
When
Harry Met Sally )
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there
when
it happens ( Woody Allen quotation )
I've been cheated by you since I don't know
when
( ABBA lyric )
If you can keep your head
when
all about you ( from a poem by Kipling )
In days of old
when
knights were bold
It cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth ( Colgate Toothpaste advertising slogan )
It only hurts
when
I laugh
Just
when
you thought it was safe to go back in water ( Jaws II advertising tagline )
Kick a man
when
he's down
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans ( John Lennon quotation )
Life is what happens while you are busy doing other things
Look your best while you wear our least ( Jockey Shorts advertising slogan )
Make hay while the sun shines
Meanwhile
back at the... ( A catchphrase from Superfriends )
My heart went boom
when
I crossed that room ( Beatles song lyric )
Needs must
when
the Devil drives
Never kick a dog
when
he's down
Nine While Nine ( The Sisters Of Mercy song )
Nine while nine
Nobody loves a fairy
when
she's forty
Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a Snickers ( Snickers advertising slogan )
Once in a while
One instinctively knows
when
something is right ( Croft Original Sherry advertising slogan )
Quit while you're ahead
Ready
when
you are ( Delta Airlines advertising slogan )
Remember when?
Rock a bye baby on the tree top,
when
the wind blows the cradle will rock ( line from nursery rhyme )
Say
when
Shot while trying to escape
Since
when
I have used no other ( Pears' Soap advertising slogan )
Slippery
when
wet
Speak
when
you are spoken to
Strike out swinging ( A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort )
Strike while the iron is hot
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
Summer time ( the time adopted
during
the summer in advance of the standard time )
Sweet as the moment
when
the pod went 'pop' ( Birds Eye Peas advertising slogan )
Time flies
when
you are having fun when you are having fun