Vessel Phrases

Phrases

• Abandon ship
• All children, except one, grow up (the opening line of Peter Pan)
• Boat person
• Boat race (Cockney rhyming slang for face)
• Bowl over
• Burst a blood vessel
• Come with a begging bowl
• Different kettle of fish
• Don't give up the ship (Cutty Sark Whisky advertising slogan)
• Don't rock the boat
• Don't spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar
• Down the pan
• Empty vessels make the most noise
• Flash in the pan
• Fresh off the boat
• Go down with the ship
• I'd rather have a bowl of Coco Pops (Coco Pops advertising slogan)
• In the right vein
• In the same boat
• In the same vein
• Jump ship
• Life is just a bowl of cherries
• Like rats leaving a sinking ship
• Miss the boat
• Mother ship

• Mug's game
• My ship has come in
• Out of the frying pan into the fire
• Paddle your own canoe
• Pan galactic gargle blaster
• Pan out
• Poisoned chalice
• Polly put the kettle on, we'll all have tea (line from nursery rhyme)
• Pretty kettle of fish
• Push the boat out
• Row, row, row your boat
• Run a tight ship
• Shape up or ship out
• Ship of fools
• Ship shape and Bristol fashion
• Ship to shore
• That frosty mug sensation (A&W Root Beer advertising slogan)
• That ship has sailed
• The Big Ship Sails on The Ally-Ally-Oh (line from nursery rhyme)
• The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat (line from nursery rhyme)
• The pot calling the kettle black
• Ugly mug
• We're gonna need a bigger boat (Jaws advertising tagline)
• Whatever floats your boat
• You're going to need a bigger boat (Jaws)