Tramp Phrases

Phrases

• A Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed song)
• As mad as a march hare
• As nervous as a whore in church
• As solid as the ground we walk on
• Bag lady
• Beach bum
• Beggar belief
• Beggar my neighbour
• Beware the Ides of March
• Brand slut
• Builder's bum
• Bum about
• Bum bandit
• Bum rap
• Bum steer
• Bum's rush
• Cake walk
• Cock of the walk
• Does my bum look big in this? (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• Don't try to run before you can walk
• Don't try to walk before you can crawl
• Don't walk on the grass
• Fishing expedition
• Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
• Gentleman of the road
• I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash song)
• I coulda been a contender, instead of a bum, which is what I am (On The Waterfront)
• I'd walk a mile for a Camel (Camel Cigarettes advertising slogan)
• Knight of the road
• Left right, left right, march
• March Of The Penguins (Morgan Freeman movie)
• March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
• March from Bridge on the River Kwai (Mitch Miller song)
• March of time
• March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers
• Mr. March (Nickname of Alex Rodriguez)
• On the street
• Pain in the bum
• Saddle tramp
• Son of a whore (a bastard, or a general term of abuse)

• Squeaky bum time
• Steal a march
• Take A Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed song)
• Take a hike
• Take a long walk off a short pier
• Take a long walk off a short plank
• Take up your bed and walk
• The Beggar's Opera
• The Mad March Hare
• The Whore of Babylon (a Christian figure of evil and corruption)
• The walk of life
• The walk of shame
• Tread softly because you tread on my dreams (from a poem by Yeats)
• Tread the boards
• Up and down like a whore's drawers
• Walk Spanish
• Walk a mile in my shoes
• Walk all over someone
• Walk and chew gum at the same time
• Walk free
• Walk in the park
• Walk like an Egyptian (Bangles song)
• Walk off the reservation
• Walk on air
• Walk on eggshells
• Walk on thin ice
• Walk on water
• Walk out on
• Walk out with
• Walk someone off their feet
• Walk tall
• Walk the chalk
• Walk the plank
• Walk the talk
• Walk the walk, talk the talk
• Walk to heel
• Want to reach 8 out of 10 adults - walk this way (Yellow Pages advertising slogan)
• You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think
• You'll never walk alone
• Yum Yum, pig's bum