Topic Phrases

Phrases

• A child is an island of curiosity surrounded by a sea of question marks (Shell advertising slogan)
• A hazelnut in every bite (Topic advertising slogan)
• A loaded question
• Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
• Beg the question
• Burning issue
• Call into question
• Change the channel
• Dead issue
• Duck the question
• Force the issue
• Free enterprise with every issue (The Economist advertising slogan)
• Frequently asked question
• Genius bonus (a joke or theme added to a programme aimed at well informed people)
• Have you any last requests? (humorous question asked as though a person was about to be killed)
• Hot button issue
• Hot topic
• Issue forth
• Just a question of time
• Leading question
• Out of the question
• Paternal bonus (a joke or theme added to a childrens programme aimed at adults)
• Pop the question
• Skirting the issue
• Suicide is painless (title of the theme song to MASH tv series and film)
• Take issue with
• The answer's yes. Now what's the question? (Unipart advertising slogan)
• The sixty-four thousand dollar question
• There are two sides to every question
• To be or not to be: that is the question (from a Hamlet by Shakespeare)
• Without question