$100/50 cents etc a clip
1066 And All That
1300/1530/1805 etc hours
18–30 holidays
20/20 vision
20/50 etc summers
20-odd/30-odd etc
20th Century Fox
24 hour clock
2.6/3.5 etc litre engine
3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something
3/9/10 etc squared
3 metres/5 miles etc short of something
40/50/60 etc if he's/she's a day
419 scam
4-D film
4-seater/12-seater etc
50 Cent
5 Live
5 percent (5%)/10 percent (10%) etc
600/10,000 etc strong
$64,000 question, the
65/82/97 etc years young
$7/$50/25¢ etc a pop
800 number
9-11 Commission
a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc
A1, the
A34, A40 etc
a 3-pounder/24-pounder/185-pounder etc
a ... and a half
Aaron, Hank
Abacha, General Sani
a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch
a badge of honour/courage etc
a bad name
a bad/poor sport
a bad time/moment etc
a bag of bones
a ball of fire
a balloon payment
a ball-park figure/estimate/amount
abandon ship
abandon yourself to something
a barium meal/enema/swallow
abase yourself
a bathe
a battery of something
a battle of wits
Abbott and Costello
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
a beer/song/food etc fest
Abelard, Peter
Ab Fab
abide by something
Abide With Me
a big ask
a big fish in a little/small pond
a big girl's blouse
a big hand
a big head
a binding contract/promise/agreement etc
a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
a bit
a bite (to eat)
a bit much
a bit of a lad
(a bit of) a mouthful
a bit of a something
a bit of how's your father
a bit of hush
a bit of rough
a bit of skirt
a bit of stuff/fluff/skirt
a bitter pill (to swallow)
abject poverty/misery/failure etc
a black mark (against somebody)
a blast
a blast from the past
able seaman
a blessing in disguise
a blow-by-blow account/description etc
a bolt from/out of the blue
abominable snowman
a boogie
a bother
abound with/in something
a bout of depression/flu/sickness etc
above/below freezing
above/beyond reproach
above board
a bowel movement
a brace of something
a breakfast bar
a breath of air/wind
a breath of fresh air
a bridge too far
a bright idea
a broad church
a broader/wider/larger canvas
a broken heart
a broken society
absence makes the heart grow fonder
absentee ballot
absentee landlord
absentee vote
absent yourself (from something)
Absolutely Fabulous
absolutely not!
absolute majority
absolute zero
Abstract Expressionism
abstract noun
a bubble of something
Abu Dhabi
Abu Ghraib prison
a bum ankle/leg etc
a bum/bad rap
a bummer
a bumpy ride
abundantly clear
a bundle
Abu Nidal
Abu Simbel
a bus load/car load/truck load etc
a busy bee
a buyer's/seller's market
Acacia Avenue
academic year
Academy Award
acai berry
a calculated risk/gamble
a canteen of cutlery
a cappella
a carpet of something
(a case of) the pot calling the kettle black
a cast-iron excuse/alibi/guarantee etc
a catch in your voice/throat
accede to something
accept responsibility/blame for something
access course
access point
access provider
access road
access time
accidental death
accident and emergency
accident prone
according to
accord with something
account for something
ace in the hole
ace pilot/player/skier etc
a certain
acetic acid
a changed man/woman
a chapter of accidents
a cheat
a chicken and egg situation/problem etc
Achilles tendon
a chink in somebody's armour
a chorus of thanks/disapproval/protest etc
a chunk of change
acid house
acid jazz
acid rain
acid remark/comment/tone etc
a civilized hour
a clean bill of health
a clean break
a clean sweep
a clear conscience
a clip round the ear/earhole
a closed book
a closed set (of something)
a close run thing
a close shave
a cog in the machine/wheel
a complex of something
a confirmed bachelor/atheist/vegetarian etc
a conservative estimate/guess
a constellation of something
a contradiction in terms
a control freak
a cool million/hundred thousand etc
a couple
acquaintance rape
acquaint somebody with something
acquaint yourself with something
acquire a taste for something
acquit yourself well/honourably
a crack in somebody's voice
a crack on the head
a creature of habit
acres of space/room
a crock (of shit)
across/over the way
across the board
across the piece
across the piste
across the pond
act as a brake on something
act as something
act for somebody/act on somebody's behalf
acting manager/head teacher/director etc
action group/committee etc
Action Man
action point
action replay
actions speak louder than words
action stations
active ingredient
active/passive voice
active service
act of God
Act of Parliament
Act of Union
act of worship
act on/upon something
act/play the goat
act something ↔ out
act up
a damn sight
Adam, Robert
Adams, Ansel
Adam's apple
Adams, Gerry
Adams, John
Adams, John Quincy
Adam Smith Institute
Adams, Samuel
a darn sight
a day's march/two weeks' march etc
add(ed) to that/this
add fuel to the fire/flames
Addis Ababa
Addison, Joseph
add something ↔ in
add something ↔ on
add to something
add up
add up to something
add weight to something
a dead duck
a deal of something
a deep impression
Adenauer, Konrad
a devil of a time/job etc
adhere to something
ad hoc
Adie, Kate
a diet of something
a difficult/hard/good etc one
a dime a dozen
ad infinitum
a dip into something
a dirty/rotten/mean trick
adjourn to something
Admiral's Cup
Admiralty Arch
admire somebody from afar
admit defeat
admit evidence
admit of something
ad nauseam
a dog in the manger
a dog's dinner
a dog's life
a done deal
adopt an approach/policy/attitude etc
a doss
a double-edged sword/weapon
a drag
a drain on something
Adrian IV
Adriatic Sea
a dribble of something
a drop in the ocean
adult education
a dust
advance copy
advanced age/years
Advanced level
advance fee fraud
advance party/team
advance planning/warning/booking etc
advance your career/a cause/your interests etc
advancing years/age
advantage somebody
Advent calendar
adventure playground
adverse conditions
advertise the fact (that)
advertising agency
advert to something
advice column
a dye job
Aegean Sea
Aer Lingus
aerobic exercise
a face like thunder
a failed actor/writer etc
a faint hope/possibility/chance etc
a fair crack of the whip
a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc
a fallen woman
a false dawn
a faraway look
a fashionable/stylish/sloppy etc dresser
a fast/good/long etc ball
a fast/slow etc walker
a fate worse than death
a fat lip
(a) fat lot of good/use
a feather in your cap
a feeding frenzy
a feeling for something
a fertile imagination/mind/brain
a fevered imagination/mind/brain
a few choice words/phrases
affective computing
affiliate yourself to/with somebody/something
affinity card
affirmative action
afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something
a fight to the death/finish
a fight to the finish
a figment of imagination
a figment of sb imagination
a figment of somebody's imagination
a figure of fun
a find
a fine figure of a man/woman
a fine line between something and something
a fine man/woman etc
a firm grip/hold/grasp etc
a firm hand
a flame of anger/desire/passion etc
a flaming row/temper
a flap
a flash in the pan
a flat refusal/denial etc
AFL-CIO, the
a flicker of emotion/uncertainty/excitement etc
a flush of
a flutter of something
a flying jump/leap
a flying start
a flying visit
a fly in the ointment
a following wind
a fond hope/belief
a fool and his money are soon parted
afraid for somebody/something
afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow
a fresh start
African American
African National Congress
African Union, the
a friend in need
a frustrated artist/actor/poet etc
after a fashion
after all
after/before/until dark
After Eight
afterschool club
after the fact
after the fashion of somebody
a fudge
a fully paid-up member of something
a fund of something
a funny look
a fury of something
again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again
against nature
against somebody's wishes
against the clock
against the grain
a gale/gales of laughter
a game of chance
a gangland killing/murder/shooting etc
a gargle
a gas
a gas/oil/water etc leak
a gauge of something
age bracket
Age Concern
aged 5/25 etc
age discrimination
age group
age limit
Agency for International Development
a genius for (doing) something
agent provocateur
age of consent
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Reason
age range
aggressive/suicidal/criminal/artistic etc tendencies
a gift
a giggle
a glancing blow
a glancing reference/mention
a glow of pleasure/satisfaction/happiness etc
a glutton for punishment
a going concern
a golden opportunity
agony aunt
agony column
a good/bad judge of something
a good deal
a good few
a good few/many
a good/hard/quick etc worker
a goodish distance/number etc
a good/large part of something
a goodly number/sum/amount etc
a good night's sleep
a good old something
a good read
a good/safe bet
a good sport
a good/sympathetic listener
a good three miles/ten years etc
a good word for somebody/something
a grain of something
a grandstand view (of something)
a grand total
a great/good deal
agree to differ
agree to differ/disagree
agree with something
Agricola, Gnaeus Julius
Aguilera, Christina
a gush of relief/self-pity etc
Ahab, Captain
a hail of
a hairline crack/fracture
a hand
a handful of something
a hangover from something
a happy/good hunting ground (for something)
a happy medium (between something and something)
a hard act to follow
a hard left/right
a hard taskmaster
a hard/tough etc act to follow
a hard/tough nut to crack
a hard/tough row to hoe
a hard/tough sell
a hard winter/frost
a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word
ahead of/behind time
ahead of schedule
ahead of the curve
ahead of your/its time
a head/per head
a helping hand
a hive of industry/activity etc
a holy terror
a horse of a different color
a hostage to fortune
a hotbed of something
a hot issue/topic etc
a houseful of something
a humdinger
a hymn to something
aid and abet
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
aid worker
aim something at somebody
air ambulance
Air America
air brakes
airbrush somebody/something ↔ out
air chief marshal
air commodore
air conditioner
air conditioning
aircraft carrier
air force
Air Force One
Air France
air freshener
air guitar
air hostess
airing cupboard
air kiss
air lock
air marshal
Air Miles
air pocket
airport fiction
air pump
air quote
air rage
air raid
air rifle
air/sea power
air strike
air terminal
airtime provider
air traffic control
air traffic controller
air vice-marshal
airy fairy
a judgment (on somebody/something)
a kick
a kick in the teeth
a kick up the arse/backside/pants etc
a kind of (a) something
a kindred spirit
a king's ransom
akin to something
a knight in shining armour
a knob of something
a labour of love
Aladdin's Cave
Aladdin's lamp
a ladies' man
alarm bells ring
alarm clock
a last-ditch attempt/effort etc
a latter-day Versailles/Tsar/Robin Hood etc
Alban, Saint
Albert Dock
Albert Hall
Albert Square
Alcock and Brown
Alcoholics Anonymous
al dente
a leading light in/of something
a leap of (the) imagination
a leopard can't change its spots
Aleutian Islands
A level
a level playing field
Alexander the Great
Alexandra Palace
Alfa Romeo
Al Fayed, Dodi
Alfred the Great
Algonquin Hotel
Algonquin Round Table
Alice in Wonderland
Alice Springs
a lick of paint/colour etc
a life of crime
a life of ease
a life of its own
Ali G
a light
a light heart
alight on/upon something
a light sleeper
a light smoker/drinker/eater etc
a likely story
alimentary canal
a listen
a litter of something
a little
a little bird told me (something)
a little bit
a little (of something) goes a long way
a little something
a livable wage/salary
a living death
a living hell
a living wage
Al Jazeera
All aboard!
all along
all and sundry
all around
all at once
(all) at sea
allay (somebody's) fear/concern/suspicion etc
All Blacks
all but
by oneself
all clear
all comers
all day/year/summer etc long
Allegheny Mountains
All England Club
Allen key
Allen screw
Allen wrench
all expenses paid
alley cat
all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc
All Fools' Day
all fours
all go
(all) grist to the mill
All Hallows' Day
all hands on deck
all hell broke loose
allied industries/organizations/trades etc
all in
all in all
all in good time
all in one
(all) in one
all in the past
all is not lost
all is well/all is not well
all kinds of
all manner of something
all mod cons
all of 50p/20 minutes etc
all of a sudden
(all/only) too true
(all) on your own
all (other) things being equal
all over
all over again
all over (something)
all over the place
all over the shop
allow for somebody/something
allow me
allow of something
all present and correct
all quarters of the Earth/globe
All Quiet on the Western Front
all right
(all) rolled into one
all round
All Saints' Day
all's fair in love and war
(all) signed and sealed
all-singing, all-dancing
all sorts/kinds of wrong/crazy etc
all sorts/kinds/types of something
all sorts of
All Souls' Day
all square
All-Star break
All-Star game
All's Well that Ends Well
all's well that ends well
all systems go
all the best
all the better/easier/more etc
all the go
(all) the gory details
all the livelong day
all the more reason why/to do something
all the same
all the time
all the while
all (the) year round
All Things Bright and Beautiful
all things considered
(all) to itself
all told
all too
all too often
all too/only too
allude to somebody/something
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
Ally McBeal
alma mater
almighty din/crash/row etc
Almond Joy
a loaded question
a load of crap/bull etc
a load (of something)
a lock on something
aloe vera
along/down the road
along religious/ethnic/party etc lines
along these/those lines
along the way
along the way/line
a long way
along with somebody/something
Alonso, Fernando
a lot
a lot/something/not much etc to be said for (doing) something
a lottery
alpha girl
alpha male
alpha particle
alpha test
alpha version
Alps, the
al-Sahaf, Mohammed Saeed
altar boy
alter ego
alternating current
alternative lifestyle
Alternative medicine-topic
Alternative Vote
Altman, Robert
Alton Towers
a lump in/to somebody's throat
(a) lust for life
always assuming/supposing (that) something
Alzheimer's disease
a man of few words
a man of his word
a man of the people
a man's man
a mantle of snow/darkness etc
a man/woman etc after my own heart
a man/woman etc of few words
a mark of
a mark of respect/honour/affection etc
a marriage of convenience
a martyred look/expression/air etc
Amateur Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Association of England
A.M.A., the
a mathematical chance (of something)
a matter of life and/or death
a matter of seconds/weeks/hours etc
Amazing Grace
ambient advertising
ambient music/sounds
ambient temperature/light etc
ambulance chaser
ambush marketing
a mean something
a means to an end
a measure of
a measure of something
a measure of sth
amen to that
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the
American Association of Retired Persons
American Automobile Association
American Bandstand
American Bar Association, the
American Cancer Society, the
American Civil Liberties Union, the
American Conference, the
American Conservatory Theater, the
American Dream, the
American Express
American football
American Gothic
American Graffiti
American Indian
American League, the
American Legion, the
American Psycho
American Revolutionary War, the
American Samoa
American Way, the
America's Cup, the
Americas, the
America the Beautiful
a mess of something
a millstone round/around somebody's neck
a mine of information (about/on something)
amino acid
a mint
A minus/B minus etc
a minute
a miracle of something
a mirror of something
Amish, the
Amis, Kingsley
Amis, Martin
a mite
a mite of something
a mixed bag
a mixed blessing
Amnesty International
amniotic fluid
a modicum of something
among other things
among other things/places/factors etc
among yourselves/ourselves/themselves
a monkey on your back
a moot point/question
Amos and Andy
a motley collection/crew/assortment etc
a mountain of something/mountains of something
amount/come to the same thing
amount to something
a moving target
amphibious operation/force/assault
amphibious vehicle
a multitude of somebody/something
amusement arcade
amusement park
a must-have/must-see/must-read etc
a myriad of something/myriads of something
anabolic steroid
an accident waiting to happen
an accomplished fact
an acquired taste
an act of faith
an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc
an affiliated organization/club/member etc
an Aladdin's Cave
an albatross (around your neck)
analogue clock/watch
a name to conjure with
anaphylactic shock
an apology for something
an apt pupil/student
an article of faith
an A student
a nasty piece of work
an attempt on somebody's life
an avalanche of something
anchor baby
anchor store
ancient history
Ancient Mariner
ancillary workers/staff etc
ANC, the
and all
and all that business
and all that jazz
and all the rest of it
and another thing
and co
and counting
(and) deservedly so
and don't you forget it!
Andes, the
and everything
and how!
and I'm the Queen of Sheba
and it's a big if
and no mistake
and now
Andrew, Prince
Andrew, Saint
and rightly so
Androcles and the Lion
... and shit
and so
and so forth
... and stuff
and such
and suchlike
and that's flat!
... and the devil take the hindmost
and the like/and such like
and then some
and the rest
... and the rest is history
(and the) same to you!
... and what have you
and whatnot
(and) what's more
Andy Capp
Andy Pandy
a near disaster/collapse etc
an early night
an early start
a necessary evil
an embarrassment of riches
an Englishman's home is his castle
an eternity
an even chance
a new lease of life
an extra pair of hands
an eye for an eye
an eye for/on/to the main chance
an eyeful
Angel Falls
anger management
angle brackets
angle for something
Anglican Communion, the
Anglo-Irish Agreement
angry with/at yourself
Angry Young Man
a nice little earner
Animal Crackers
animal husbandry
Animal Liberation Front
animal products/fats/protein etc
animal rights
animal urges/instincts etc
animated cartoon/film/feature etc
a nimble mind/brain/wit
an independent/positive/free etc thinker
a nine days' wonder
an inquiring mind
a nip in the air
Aniston, Jennifer
ankle socks/boots
Anna Karenina
Annan, Kofi
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Green Gables
Anne, Queen
Anno Domini
announce somebody/yourself
Ann Summers
Annunciation, the
an object of pity/desire/ridicule etc
a nod's as good as a wink
an old chestnut
an old head on young shoulders
an old soak
an only child
an open invitation
an open mind
an opportune moment/time
an orgy of something
a nose/boob job
a nosy
another/a different kettle of fish
another/a second bite at the cherry
another woman/the other woman
an ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure)
an ounce of sense/truth/decency etc
an outside chance
an outside figure/estimate etc
answer a description
answer a need
answer back
answer criticism/charges/accusations etc
answer for somebody/something
answering machine
answer/reply in the affirmative
answer the phone/a call/the door
answer to
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Ocean, the
ante up (something)
an/the answer to somebody's prayers
Antichrist, the
Anti-Corn Law League, the
anti-lock braking system
Antipodes, the
Antiques Roadshow, the
antiretroviral drug
anti-virus software
Antony and Cleopatra
an undischarged bankrupt
an unfilled order
an unguarded moment
an unholy alliance
an unmitigated disaster/failure/pleasure etc
an uphill struggle/battle/task etc
any/a given ...
any amount of something
any chance of ...?
any day/minute etc now
any fool can do something
any luck?/no luck?
any minute now
any old how/way
any old thing/place/time etc
anyone would think (that)
any port in a storm
Any Questions
anything but
anything goes
anything like somebody/something
anything/whatever you say
anything you say
any time (now)
any way you slice it
anywhere between one and ten/anywhere from one to ten etc
any ... you care to name/mention
Anzac Day
a/one bit at a time
a/one hell of a something
a/one hundred percent
a one-two punch
a page in history
a pall of something
apart from
a parting kiss/gift/glance etc
apartment block
a patina of wealth/success etc
a pat on the back
a peep
a peg to hang something on
a penny for your thoughts/a penny for them
a performance
a piece of the action
a piece/slice of the action
a pig (of a something)
a pile of something
a pity
a plague of rats/locusts etc
a plenitude of something
a plethora of something
A plus/B plus etc
Apocrypha, the
a pointed question/look/remark
a political/social etc animal
Apollo Program
a poor/rotten etc excuse for something
a poor second/third etc
a posteriori
Apostles' Creed, the
a powder keg
a power in the land
a pox on somebody
Appalachians, the
Appeal Court
appealing look/expression/voice etc
appeals court
appeal to somebody's better nature/sense of justice etc
appellate court
appertain to something
appetite/cough/pain etc suppressant
Appian Way
Apple Macintosh
apple polisher
application service provider
application software
applied science/physics/linguistics etc
apply force/pressure
apply yourself
appointment book
approved school
a practising
a practising Catholic/Muslim/Jew etc
a practising doctor/lawyer/teacher etc
a prelude to something
a preponderance of something
a preponderance of the evidence
a priori
a prize idiot/fool
apron strings
a (proper) little madam
apropos of something
aptitude test
aptly named/described/called etc
a punt
a quick study
aquiline nose
Aquino, Maria Corazón
Arabian Nights, the
Arabian Sea
Arabic numeral
Arab-Israeli War, the
Arab League, the
Arab Spring
a rack of lamb/pork
Arafat, Yasser
a raft of something
Aral Sea
Aran Islands, the
Aran jumper
a rap on/over the knuckles
Ararat, Mount
a rattling good yarn/story/read
a ray of hope/light etc
a ray of sunshine
Arbor Day
arcade game
Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Archbishop of Westminster, the
Archbishop of York, the
Archers, The
Arctic Circle
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Ocean, the
arc welding
Ardennes, the
area code
aren't you forgetting ...?/haven't you forgotten ...?
a reproach to somebody/something
are you for real?
(are you) satisfied?
argan oil
Argonauts, the
argue somebody into/out of doing something
argue/talk etc till you're blue in the face
argue the toss
Argyll and Bute
a (rich) seam of something
a ringing endorsement
a riot of colour
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
arithmetic progression
Ark of the Covenant, the
Ark Royal, the
Arkwright, Sir Richard
Arlington National Cemetery
arm candy
armchair critic
armchair traveller/fan etc
armed forces
Armistice Day
armoured car
arms control
arms race
army/navy/military etc brat
a road map to peace
a road map to something
a rolling stone gathers no moss
a roll in the hay
a roof over your head
a rope of pearls
a rotten apple
a rough deal
a rough/easy ride
around the clock
Around the World in Eighty Days
arouse hostility/suspicion/resentment/anger etc
arouse interest/expectations etc
arranged marriage
arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc
arrogate (to yourself) something
arse about/around
Art Deco
art director
artesian well
art form
Artful Dodger, the
art gallery
art house
Arthur Andersen
Arthurian Legend
Articles of Confederation, the
articulate something with something
artificial insemination
artificial intelligence
artificial respiration
artisan bread/cheese/cider etc
artist/actor/teacher etc manque
artistically/musically/mathematically etc inclined
artistic/poetic licence
artist/writer etc in residence
Art Nouveau
arts cinema
Arts Council, the
a run on something
as a consequence (of something)/in consequence (of something)
a safe pair of hands
as against something
as always
as a matter of course/routine
as a matter of fact
as a matter of interest
as a matter of something
as a matter of urgency
as a whole
as best you can
as bright as a button
a scant cup/teaspoon etc
a scattering of something
ascend the throne
Ascension Day
as clear as mud
as common as muck
a scream
ascribe something to somebody/something
(as) dead as a dodo
(as) dead as a doornail
as distinct from something
as dull as ditchwater
a sec
as ever
as far as I can judge
as far as is concerned
as far as it goes
as far as somebody is concerned
as far as something is concerned
as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her
as few as 5/10 etc
as follows
as for somebody/something
as friendly/cheerful/miserable etc as ever
as from/of something
as good as
as good a time/place etc as any
a shade
a shadow of former self
a shadow of your former self
as happy as a clam
(as) hard as nails
as hard as nails
as hard/tough as nails
a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing etc
Ashley, Laura
Ash, Mary Kay
Ashmolean Museum, the
a short fuse
a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)
a shot in the arm
a shot in the dark
a shout out to somebody
a show of something
Ashton, Frederick
Ash Wednesday
Asia Minor
Asian Tsunami, the
aside from
aside from somebody/something
a side of beef/bacon etc
as if .../as though ...
as if/as though/like you own the place
as if I cared!
a sight
a sight for sore eyes
as important/clear/big etc as anything
a sin
as is somebody's wont
as is/was/does etc
as it happens/it just so happens
as it is
as it were
ask after somebody
ask/beg somebody's pardon (for something)
a skeleton in the closet
ask for somebody
ask for the moon
asking price
ask yourself something
a slap in the face
a slap on the back
a slap on the wrist
(as) large as life
as late as something
asleep at the wheel/switch
a sleepless night
A/S level
a slew of something
a slice of life
a slice of the cake
as like as not/like enough
a slip of a girl/boy etc
as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
as long as
as long as you like/as much as you like etc
as long as your arm
a slow oven
as luck would have it
a small fortune
as many
as many as 50/1,000 etc
as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin
a smorgasbord of something
as much
as much again
as much as 10/100 etc
as much/as many/the same again
a snap of somebody's fingers
a snatch of conversation/music/song etc
(as) near as damn it
as nice/as stupid etc as they come
a soft/easy touch
as often as not
a soft touch
as old as Methuselah
a/somebody's penchant for something
a/some semblance of something
as one
as one man
a song and dance (about something)
as opposed to something
ASP baton
ASPCA, the
a spent force
Asperger's syndrome
as per something
as per usual
as per usual/normal
as plain as a pikestaff
as pleased as punch
as pleased as Punch
a split second
a spot of something
a spray of bullets/gravel etc
as pretty/smart etc as the dickens
a square peg in a round hole
Asquith, Herbert Henry
as regards something
Assad, Hafez al-
assault and battery
assault course
assembly language
assembly line
assert itself
assert your rights/independence/superiority etc
assert yourself
asset stripping
assistant manager/director/cook etc
assistant professor
assisted death
assisted reproduction
assisted suicide
assistive technology
as sober as a judge
associated company
Associated Press
associate member/director/head etc
Associate of Arts
associate professor
associate with somebody
association football
Association of British Travel Agents
as/so far as I know/I can remember/I can tell/I can see etc
as/so far as I'm concerned
as/so far as something is concerned
(as) solid/steady as a rock
as/so long as
as somebody/something goes
as soon as
as soon as poss
as soon as your head hits the pillow
as soon/quickly/much etc as possible
assume a manner/air/expression etc
assume control/responsibility etc
assumed name
(as) sure as hell
assure yourself
a stack of something/stacks of something
Astaire, Fred
a statistic
as the crow flies
as the next man/person
as though
a stick to beat somebody with
a sting in the tail
Asti spumante
a stitch in time (saves nine)
a stone's throw from something/away (from something)
Aston Martin
Aston Villa
a storm in a teacup
as to something
(as) to the manner born
a succession of something
a sufficiency of something
a suggestion of something
a superfluity of something
a surfeit of something
a surge of something
a survival from something
a suspicion of something
as usual
Aswan High Dam
a sweet deal
as well
as well as something/somebody
as well somebody might/may
a swizz
as yet
asylum seeker
a sympathetic ear
as you do
As You Like It
at (a) breathless pace/speed
a tad
at a glance
at a good/rapid/fast etc clip
at a great/fair lick
at a later/future date
at all
a tall order
at all times
at an angle
(at) any minute (now)
(at) any moment
at any price
at any rate
(at) any second (now)
at a/one stroke
at a pinch
at a price
at a push
at a rakish angle
at a rate of knots
at a snail's pace
at a spanking pace/rate
at a/the minimum
... at a time
Atatürk, Kemal
at best
at bottom
at breakneck speed/pace
at close quarters
at cross-purposes
at ease
a tempest in a teapot
at every turn
at fault
(at) fever pitch
at first
at first blush
at first glance/sight
(at) first hand
at first light
at/from an early age
at/from the outset
(at) full blast
at full stretch
at gunpoint
at gut level
at half-mast
at hand
at heart
a/the big wheel
a/the human touch
Athenaeum Club, the
a/the pit of something
Atherton, Mike
a/the sword of Damocles
a/the/this vale of tears
a/the way forward
a thin margin/majority etc
a thirst for knowledge/education/information etc
at His/Her Majesty's pleasure
athlete's foot
at home
a thorn in somebody's side
a thorny question/problem/issue etc
a thorough pest/nuisance/mess
a throw of the dice
a tidy mind
a tidy sum/profit
a tight hold/grip
at/in one sitting
at/in the back of your mind
at issue
a tissue of lies
Atkinson, Rowan
at knifepoint
Atlantic City
Atlantic Ocean, the
at large
Atlas, Charles
Atlas Mountains
at least
at liberty
at local/state/national etc level
at most
at no time
atomic bomb
atomic energy
atomic number
at once
at one time
a torrent of something
a touch disappointed/faster/impatient etc
a touch of something
A to Z
at present
a train of something
at random
at regular intervals
at rest
a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc
a trick question
a trifle
at right angles (to something)
at risk
at-risk children/patients/groups etc
at school
(at) second/third/fourth hand
at short notice
at sixes and sevens
at somebody's bidding
at somebody's disposal
at somebody's expense
at somebody's heels
at somebody's instance
at somebody's instigation
at (some/great etc) length
at stake
attach a condition (to something)
attach a label to somebody/something
attached to
attach importance/significance etc to something
attach yourself to somebody
attaché case
attack ad
attempted murder/suicide/rape etc
Attenborough, Sir David
Attenborough, Sir Richard
attend to somebody/something
at ten thirty/2 o'clock etc sharp
attention-deficit disorder
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
attention span
at that
at the behest of somebody
at the best of times
at the coalface
at the door
at the double
at the drop of a hat
at the earliest
at the end of the day
at the expense of somebody/something
at the forefront of
at the graveside
at the hands of somebody
at the helm
at the last count
at the latest
at the mercy of somebody/something
at the moment
at the ready
at the risk of doing something
at the same time
at the time
at the top/bottom of the heap
at the touch of a button
at the (very) least
at the (very) outside
at this rate
at this time
at times
Attlee, Clement
attorney general
attribute something to somebody/something
a turn-up for the book(s)
a TV/sports etc junkie
at weekly/20-minute etc intervals
at will
a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc
a twinkle in your eye
at/with the push/touch of a button
Atwood, Margaret
at work
at worst
a two/three/four etc horse race
at your back
at your best
at your best/worst/most effective etc
at your command
at your earliest convenience
at your feet
at your own risk
at your pleasure
Auden, W.H.
Audit Commission
audit trail
Audubon, John James
Audubon Society, the
Auel, Jean M.
Auerbach, Red
au fait
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Augean stables, the
augmented reality
augur well/badly/ill
August Bank Holiday
Augustine, St
Auld Lang Syne
au naturel
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aunt Jemima
au pair
au revoir
aurora borealis
Austen, Jane
Austin Reed
Australia Day
Australian Capital Territory, the
Australian Rules football
authority figure
Authorized Version
autistic spectrum
autistic spectrum disorder
autograph driving
auto-immune disease
automatic pilot
automatic transmission
auxiliary verb
avail yourself of something
a variety of something
a vegetative state
a vein of humour/malice etc
a veneer of politeness/sophistication etc
Avengers, The
average out
avert your eyes/gaze etc
a (very/completely/entirely) different animal
avian flu
aviator sunglasses
a vice-like grip
a violent storm/earthquake/explosion etc
a vision of beauty/loveliness etc
a voice like a foghorn
Avon lady
awaken somebody to something
awake to
awake to something
awake to sth
a walk/trip down memory lane
a waste of space
a watery grave
away from prying eyes
Away in a Manger
a weakness for something
a wealth of something
a wee bit
a week on Monday etc
a well-oiled machine
a welter of something
a whiff of danger/adventure/freedom etc
a while
a whirlpool of emotion/activity etc
a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc
a whisper of something
a white Christmas
a (whole) host of people/things
a whole new ball game
a whole nother ...
a whole range/series/variety etc (of something)
a wide variation/difference/gap etc
a window on/to the world
a wine/coffee/snack etc bar
a winning streak
a withering look/remark etc
awkward/tricky/tough etc customer
a wolf in sheep's clothing
a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc
a working knowledge of something
aw shucks
Axis of Evil, the
Ayatollah Khomeini
a yawn
Ayckbourn, Alan
a year/a week/a moment/an hour etc or two
Ayer, A.J.
Ayers Rock
Ayia Napa
Aykroyd, Dan
a/your happy place
Ayurvedic medicine
Azores, the
B4509/B1049 etc
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baader-Meinhof gang, the
Babbage, Charles
babe in the woods
Babe Ruth
Babes in the Wood
baby blues
baby boom
baby boomer
baby buggy
baby carriage
baby/child/car seat
baby daddy
baby milk
Baby Ruth
baby talk
baby tooth
baby walker
Bacall, Lauren
Bacharach, Burt
bachelor flat
Bachelor of Arts/Science/Education etc
bachelor party
bachelor's degree
Bach, Johann Sebastian
back and forth
back away
back boobs
back catalogue
back country
back door
back down
back formation
back-handed compliment
back in the day
back issue/copy/number
back off
back office
back on the rails
back onto something
back out
back rent/taxes/pay etc
backroom boy
back seat
back seat driver
back story
back street
back street/lane/road etc
back the wrong horse
back to back
back to basics
back to front
back to nature
back up
backwards and forwards
backwards compatible
Bacon, Francis
Bacon, Kevin
Bacon, Sir Francis
bad bank
bad blood
bad cholesterol
bad debt
bad/difficult/hard etc enough
Baden-Powell, Lord Robert
bad faith
bad form
badge of office
bad/good sailor
bad guy
bad hair day
bad/hard/tough luck
bad heart/leg/back etc
bad/ill feeling
Badlands, the
bad lot/sort/type
bad luck
badly off
badly off for something
Badminton Horse Trials, the
bad news
bad penny
BAE Systems
Baez, Joan
bag and baggage
baggage car
baggage reclaim
baggage room
Baggins, Bilbo
bag lady
bags of something
bag something ↔ up
Baha'i Faith, the
Bahamas, the
Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malay
Bailey, David
bail out
Bainbridge, Beryl
bain marie
Baird, John Logie
Baja California
baked beans
Baker, Chet
Baker day
Baker, Josephine
baker's dozen
Baker, Sir Stanley
Baker Street
baking powder
baking sheet
baking soda
baking tray
Bakke Case, the
Bakker, Jim
balance beam
balanced budget
balance of payments
balance of power
balance of trade
balance out
balance sheet
balance the books
balance the budget
Balanchine, George
balancing act
balancing/juggling act
Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de
bald eagle
bald statement/facts/truth
Baldwin, James
Baldwin, Stanley
Balearic Islands, the
bale out
Balfour, Arthur James
Balkans, the
ball and chain
Ballard, J.G.
ball bearing
ball boy
Ballesteros, Severiano
ballet dancer
Ballet Rambert, the
ball game
ball girl
ballistic missile
Ball, Lucille
ballot box
ballot paper
ballot rigging
ball park
ballroom dancing
balls something ↔ up
balsamic vinegar
Baltic Sea
Baltic States, the
Balzac, Honoré de
Bamboo Curtain, the
banana peel
banana republic
banana skin
banana split
Banbury Cross
bandage dress
Banda, Hastings
Bandaranaike, Mrs Sirimavo
Bandar Seri Begawan
B and B
Banderas, Antonio
band together
bandy something ↔ about/around
bandy words (with somebody)
bang about/around
bang/beat the drum for somebody/something
bang goes
bang goes something
bang goes sth
bang/knock somebody's heads together
bang on
bang somebody/something ↔ up
bang something ↔ out
bank account
bank balance
bank card
bank draft
banker draft
banker's card
banker's draft
bankers draft
banker's order
bank holiday
Ban Ki-moon
banking/drug/health etc czar
bank manager
Bank of America
Bank of England, the
Bank of Scotland, the
bank on somebody/something
bank rate
Banks, Ernie
Banks, Gordon
bank statement
Banneker, Benjamin
banner ad
banner headline
banner year
Bannister, Sir Roger
banoffi pie
banqueting hall
baptism of/by fire
Barbarians, the
barbed wire
Barber of Seville, The
Barbican, the
Barbie doll
bar billiards
bar chart
Barclays Bank
bar code
Bard of Avon, the
Bardot, Brigitte
bare infinitive
Barenboim, Daniel
Barents Sea
bare your soul
bargain basement
bargain for something
Bargain Hunt
bargaining chip
bargaining power
barge in
bar graph
Barings Bank
Barker, Pat
Barker, Ronnie
Barker, Sue
barking mad
Barkley, Charles
bark up the wrong tree
Barleycorn, John
barley sugar
barley water
barley wine
bar mitzvah
Barnard, Christiaan
barn dance
Barnes and Noble
Barnes, Julian
bar none
Barnum, P.T.
barrage balloon
barrel organ
Barrie, J.M.
barrier method
barrier reef
Barr, Roseanne
Barry, Dave
Barry, Marion
Barrymore, Drew
Barrymore, Michael
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
bar to (doing) something
Bartoli, Cecilia
Barton, Clara
Bartók, Béla
Baryshnikov, Mikhail
baseball cap
BASE jumping
base metal
base rate
base something on/upon something
Bashir, Martin
bash on
bash somebody ↔ up
bash something ↔ out
Bash Street Kids, The
basic salary/pay/pension etc
basic training
Basie, Count
Basil Brush
Basin Street
bask/bathe in somebody's/something's (reflected) glory
basket case
Basmati rice
bass clef
Bassey, Shirley
bass guitar
Bastille, the
batch processing
bath chair
bathing cap
bathing costume
bathing/jogging etc suit
bathing suit
bathing trunks
bath mat
bathroom/toilet/shower stall
bath towel
Batista, Fulgencio
bat mitzvah
Baton Rouge
bat something ↔ around
batten down the hatches
batten on somebody
battered woman/wife/husband/baby etc
battering ram
Battersea Dogs' Home
Battersea Power Station
Battery Park
battle cruiser
battle cry
battle fatigue
battle it out
Battle of Britain, the
Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Bulge, the
battle of wills
battleship grey
Batty, Nora
bat your eyes/eyelashes
Baudelaire, Charles
baud rate
Baum, L. Frank
bawdy house
bawl somebody ↔ out
Bay Area, the
Bay Bridge, the
Bayer Aspirin
Bayeux Tapestry, the
bay leaf
Bay of Biscay
Bay of Pigs, the
bay window
BBC6 Music
BBC 7
BBC Asian Network
BBC English
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC, the
BBC World Service, the
BBC Worldwide
BB gun
be a barrel of laughs
be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold
be a bit much
be a bit much/be too much
be a bit of all right
be able to do something
be able to stand the pace
be about to do something
be above suspicion/reproach/criticism etc
be above the law
be a breeze
be a bundle of laughs/fun
be a bundle of nerves
be a byword for something
be accustomed to (doing) something
beach ball
Beach Boys, the
beach chair
be a chip off the old block
beach/ski etc bum
Beachy Head
be a comment on something
be acquainted with something
be a credit to somebody/something
be actuated by something
be a cut above somebody/something
be a dab hand at/with something
be a (dead) cert
beaded with sweat/perspiration
be a devil
be a different/tricky/simple etc proposition
be a disgrace
be a doddle
be a drag on somebody/something
be a dream
be a dream come true
be a fag
be a far cry from something
be a fiddle
be (a figment of) somebody's imagination
be a fly on the wall
be a foil to/for somebody/something
be a foregone conclusion
be a foretaste of something
be after somebody's blood
be after somebody/something
be a full-time job
be a game
Beagle, HMS
be a goner
be a good/quick/easy etc lay
be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook
be a gooseberry
be a (great/firm) believer in something
be agreeable to something
be agreed
be a handful
be a hard act to follow
be a heartbeat away from something
be a hoot
be (a) hostage to something
be a household name/word
be a howling success
be a joke
be a laugh a minute
be a law unto himself/herself etc
be a legend
be alert to something
be alive to a fact/possibility/danger etc
be alive with something
be all downhill (from here)/be downhill all the way (from here)
be all ears
be allergic to something
be all fingers and thumbs
(be) allied to/with something
be all in
be all in a day's work
be all mouth
be (all) of a piece
be all of a twitter
be all over bar the shouting
be all over somebody
be all smiles/innocence/sweetness etc
be all sweetness and light
be all talk
be all the better for something
be all the rage
be all things to all men/people
be (all) to the good
be (all) water under the bridge
be a long shot
be a long time/ten years etc in the making
be a love and .../... there's a love
be a man/woman of the world
be a mark of something
be a martyr to something
be a matter of doing something
be a matter of opinion
be a matter of (personal) taste/choice/preference
be a matter of principle
be a measure of something
be a mess
be a monument to somebody/something
be a mug's game
be an advertisement for something
be a natural
be anchored in something
bean counter
bean curd
be a near thing
be an effort
bean feast
be an honour to somebody/something
be an indictment of something
be an inspiration to somebody
be an institution
be an insult to somebody's intelligence
be an item
be an old hand (at something)
be an open book
be an open invitation for/to somebody
Beano, The
be another thing/matter
be an overture
be answerable to somebody (for something)
be an unknown quantity
be anybody's guess
be a pain (in the neck)
be (a) part of something
be (a) party to something
be a past master (at something)
be a (permanent) fixture
be a piece of cake
be a piece of piss
be a piece of shit/crap
be a pill
be a pillar of strength
be a prime candidate/target (for something)
be apt to do something
be a pushover
be a question of something
bear a resemblance/relation to somebody/something
be a rarity
bear-baiting/badger-baiting etc
bear claw
bear down
Beardsley, Aubrey
beard somebody (in their den)
be a (real) piece of work
be a recipe for something
be a respecter of something
bear fruit
bear hug
bear in mind
bear interest
bear/keep somebody/something in mind
bear market
be a roaring success
bear on/upon something
bear right/left
bear somebody/sth↔ out
bear (something) in mind
bear something in mind
Bear Stearns
bear sth in mind
bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of something
bear the mark of something
bear up
bear with somebody/something
bear witness/testimony to something
bear yourself
be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something
be as American as apple pie
be a scandal
be as good as it gets
be as good as your word
be a shadow/ghost of your former self
be a shadow of former self
be a shadow of your former self
be a sight
be asking for it
be asking for trouble
be a slave to/of something
be a snap
be (as) nice as pie
be a snip
be a sod
be a solace to somebody
be a son of a bitch
be as pure as the driven snow
be associated (with somebody/something)
be assured of something
be a start
be a steal
be (as) thick as thieves
be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc
beast of burden
be a struggle (for somebody)
be a student of something
be a study in something
be a sucker for somebody/something
beat about/around the bush
beat a (hasty) retreat
be at a loose end
be at a loss
be at a low ebb
beat a path to somebody's door
beat a path/track
be at a premium
beat a retreat
be at bat
be at daggers drawn
be at death's door
beat down
be at each other's throats
be a testament to something
Beat Generation, the
be (a/the) mistress of something
be a thing of the past
be at/hit/reach rock bottom
be at/in/to the forefront (of something)
beat it!
be at it again
Beatitudes, the
beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody
beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody
be at large
Beatles, the
be at liberty to do something
be at loggerheads (with somebody)
be at/near etc the end of your rope
be at odds
beat off
be at one with somebody/something
Beaton, Sir Cecil
be at pains to do something
be a tribute to somebody/something
beat somebody at their own game
be at somebody's beck and call
beat somebody/something to the punch
beat somebody/something ↔ out
be at somebody's side/stay by somebody's side/not leave somebody's side
beat somebody to a pulp
beat/surprise/scare the hell out of somebody
be attached to
be at the centre of something
beat the clock
be at the end of your tether
be at the forefront of
beat the heat
be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc
beat the pants off somebody
beat the rap
beat the system
be (at the) top of the list/agenda
be at the top of your game
beat/thrash etc somebody to within an inch of their life
beat time
be attracted to somebody
beat up
be at variance (with somebody/something)
beat your brains out
beat your breast
be at your wits' end
be au fait with something
Beaujolais nouveau
beautiful/stupid/adorable etc creature
Beauty and the Beast
beauty contest
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty is only skin-deep
beauty mark
beauty parlor
beauty queen
beauty salon
beauty sleep
beauty spot
Beauvoir, Simone de
beaver away
Beaverbrook, Lord
be awake to something
be a waste of time/money/effort etc
be a work in progress
be back in business
be back where you started
be badly cut up
be bagged and zip-tied
be bathed in light/sunshine etc
be bathed in sweat
be batting a thousand
be/become attuned to something
be/become a victim of its own success
be/become/be declared persona non grata
be/become habituated to (doing) something
be/become part of the furniture
be/become second nature (to somebody)
be below/under par
be bent double
be beside the point
be beside yourself
be besieged with letters/demands/requests etc
be besotted (with somebody/something)
be betrothed to somebody
be beyond dispute
be beyond hope
be beyond/past description
be beyond/past retrieval
be beyond price
be beyond somebody
be beyond somebody's power (to do something)
be big on something
be billed to do something
be bitten by the showbiz/travel/flying etc bug
be blazed across/all over something
be blazoned across/on/over something
be blessed with something
be blind to something
be boarding
be bombed out
be booked up
be born
be borne in on/upon somebody
be born to do/be something
be born under a lucky/unlucky star
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
be bound (by something)
be bounded by something
be bound to
be bound (together) by something
be bound up in something
be bound up with something
be breathing down somebody's neck
be brewing
be bricking it
be brief
be brimming (over) with something
be brought low
be buddy-buddy (with somebody)
be built of something
be burdened with
be burdened with/by something
be burning to do something
be burning with rage/desire etc
be burnt to a frazzle
be bursting
be bursting at the seams
be bursting/bulging at the seams
be bursting to do something
be bursting with something
be caked with/in something
be calculated to do something
be called to the bar
be called to the Bar
be capped by something
be capped with something
be captive to something
be carried
be carried along (by something)
be cased in something
be (caught) in a cleft stick
be (caught/locked/stuck) in a time warp
be caught napping
because of somebody/something
be chagrined
be chained to something
be champing at the bit
be cheated of victory/success etc
Becher's Brook
be chilled/frozen to the bone
Beckenbauer, Franz
Becker, Boris
Becket, Saint Thomas à
Beckett, Samuel
Beckham, David
Beckham, Victoria
be clear of something
be climbing/crawling (up) the walls
be climbing the walls
be closed
be clutching at straws
be clutching/grasping at straws
be/come along
be/come/go halfway to doing something
become hardened (to something)
be/come on the scene
be/come under fire
be/come up against a (brick) wall
be/come up against somebody/something
be coming/falling apart at the seams
be coming up roses
be commissioned (into something)
be common/standard/normal practice
be compounded of something
be conducive to something
be confined to somebody/something
be confirmed
be consistent with something
be consonant with something
be conspicuous by your/its absence
be convulsed with laughter/anger etc
be cooking
be cooking (with gas)
be couched in something
be counting (down) the minutes/hours/days
be courting
be crawling with something
be credited to somebody/something
be crowned with something
be cruel to be kind
be cursed with/by something
be cut short
be cut/torn to ribbons
be daft about something
be damned
bed and board
bed and breakfast
bed bath
bed down
be dead and buried
be dead in the water
be dead to the world
be deaf to something
be (deeply/greatly) indebted to somebody
be dependent on/upon something
be deserving of something
be destitute of something
Bede, the Venerable
be devoid of something
be devoured by something
be disposed to something
be distributed
bed linen
be doing nicely
be domiciled in
be done
be done for
be done to a turn
be done with it
be doped (up)
be down on somebody/something
be down on your luck
be down to
be down to somebody/something
be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc
be down with
be down with somebody
be drawn
be drawn against somebody
be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
be dripping with something
be driven/pushed from pillar to post
bedroom community
bedroom eyes
bedroom tax
be dropping like flies
be drugged up to the eyeballs
bedside manner
bed something ↔ out
be dying/dropping etc like flies
be dying for something/to do something
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
be easy meat
Beeb, the
Beecham, Sir Thomas
Beecham's powders
Beeching, Lord
beef something ↔ up
beef tea
Bee Gees, the
be engraved in/on your memory/mind/heart
been there, seen that, done that
be entitled something
be entwined (with something)
be equalled (only) by something
be equal to something
beer belly
beered up
beer mat
beer money
be etched on/in your memory/mind
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Beeton, Mrs
be even
be everywhere
be evil/beauty/greed etc incarnate
be expecting (a baby)
be expressive of something
be faced with stone/concrete etc
be fair!
be/fall head over heels in love
be/fall hopelessly in love (with somebody)
be falling to pieces/bits
be familiar with something
be far removed from something
be favoured to do something
be/feel at home
be/feel bound to do something
be/feel called to do something
be/feel conflicted (about something)
be/feel constrained to do something
be/feel disinclined to do something
be/feel hard done by
be/feel honour bound to do something
be/feel honoured (to do something)
be/feel inclined (to do something)
be/feel in the mood (for something)
(be/feel) like a fish out of water
be/feel like a new man/woman
be/feel/look/get cold
be/feel/look like your old self
be/feel obligated
be/feel on top of the world
be/feel ready for something
be/feel/seem etc disposed to do something
be/feel sorry for somebody
be/feel trapped
be few and far between
be fielding
be filled to overflowing (with something)
be firing/running on all cylinders
be first/second/next etc in line to the throne
be fitted with something
be five/six/seven etc months gone
be fixing to do something
be flatlining
be flat on back
be (flat) on your back
be flat on your back
be flogging a dead horse
be flooded with something
be flying high
be foaming at the mouth
be fond of
be fond of doing
be fond of (doing) something
be fond of doing something
be fond of doing sth
be foreign to somebody
before long
before the day/year etc is out
before the Flood
be forever doing something
before you can say Jack Robinson
before you could blink
before you know it
before your time
before your very eyes
be forfeit
be for the best
be founded on/upon something
be found somewhere
be found wanting
be free with something
be fresh out of something
be friendly with somebody
be friends (with somebody)
be from the wrong side of the tracks
be fronted by/with something
be frozen (stiff)
be frozen with fear/terror/fright
be full of beans
be full of crap/shit/it
be full of piss and vinegar
be full of something
be full of yourself
be gagging for it
be gagging to do something/be gagging for something
be garbed in something
be gasping (for something)
be gazundered
beg, borrow, or steal
be geared to somebody/something
be/get back on your feet
be/get burned
be/get called on the carpet
be/get carried away
be/get caught in/without etc something
be/get done
be/get hip to something
be/get in on something
be/get in on the ground floor
be/get in over your head
be/get involved
be/get lost in the shuffle
be/get mixed up in something
be/get mixed up with somebody
be/get on your high horse
be/get stampeded
be/get tarred with the same brush
be getting/be going nowhere fast
be getting somewhere
be/get togged up/out
be/get too big for your boots
be/get under way
be/get under your feet
be/get used to (doing) something
be/get/want shot of somebody/something
beggar description/belief
beggars can't be choosers
Beggar's Opera, The
begging bowl
Begin, Menachem
beginner's luck
begin (something) as something
be given/get your marching orders
be given to (doing) something
be glad/delighted/pleased etc to see the back of somebody/something
be glad of something
be glad/pleased etc to see the back of somebody/something
be glad to (do something)
be glad to see the back of
be glad to see the back of sb
be glad to see the back of somebody
be glad to see the back of something
be glad to see the back of sth
be glued to something
be/go down with something
be going
be going begging
be going great guns
be going places
be going spare
be going strong
be going to do something
be going to the dogs
be/go/keep on about something
be/go/keep on at somebody
be gone
be gone on somebody
be good and ready
be good/bad news for somebody
be good for a laugh
be good for the soul
be good to go
be/go on the fritz
be/go on the prowl (for something/somebody)
be/go on (the) record as saying (that)
be/go on the wagon
be/go (out) on the razzle
be gorged with something
be/go round the bend
be grounded in/on something
beg the question
be gulping for air
be gunged up with something
be gunked up (with something)
be gunning for
be gunning for somebody
be gunning for something
be half the battle
be halfway there
Behan, Brendan
be/hang in the balance
be happy to do something
be hard at it/work
be hard hit/be hit hard
be hard on
be hard on somebody
be hard on something
be hard pushed to do
be hard pushed to do something
be (hard) pushed to do something
be hard pushed to do sth
be hard put/pressed/pushed to do something
be hasty
be having a moment
be having a thin time (of it)
be heading
be headquartered
be hearing things
be heavily into something
be heavy/great with child
be heavy into something
be heavy on something
be here to stay
be high/low on a list (of something)
behind bars
behind closed doors
behind somebody's back
behind the scenes
behind the times
be hoist with/by your own petard
be holed
be home and dry
be home free
be hot for something
be hot off the press
be hot on something
be hot to trot
be humbled
be hung-up about/on something
be hurting
Beiderbecke, Bix
be in a bad mood
be in a bad way
be in a different league
be in advance of somebody/something
(be) in a fix
be in a good/bad etc place
be in a hole
be in a minority of one
be in a mood
be in a muddle/get into a muddle
be in a position to do something
be in a (pretty) pickle
be in arrears
be (in) a shambles
be in a snit
be in a state/get into a state
be in a strong position
be in a tearing hurry
be in a transport of delight/joy etc
be in attendance (at something)
be in attendance on somebody
be in at the beginning/start (of something)
be in/at/to the forefront of somebody's mind/attention etc
be in a whirl
be in bits
be in business
be in cahoots (with somebody)
be inclined to
be inclined to agree/think/believe etc
be inclined to do something
be inclined to do something/inclined to something
be in command of yourself
be in communication with somebody
be in convulsions
be in deep shit
be in deep water
be indicative of something
be in dire straits
be in dispute
be in doubt
be in earnest
be in error
be in evidence
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc
be (in) for it
be in for it
be in for something
be (in) for the high jump
be in full cry
be in full swing
being as
being drunk and disorderly
be in good books
be in good company
be in good/fine/great etc form
be in good heart
be in (good) working/running order
be in harmony with something
be in league (with somebody)
be in line for something/be in line to do something
be in luck
be in need of something
be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something)
be in no mood for something/to do something
be in no position to do something
be in order
be in/out of season
be in/out of the frame (for something)
be in power
be in print
be in process
be in raptures/go into raptures
be in reduced circumstances
be in safe hands
be in sb good books
be in sb power
be in service/go into service
be in seventh heaven
be in somebody's gift
be in somebody's good/bad books
be in somebody's good books
be in somebody's line
be in somebody's pocket
be in somebody's power
be instrumental in (doing) something
be intended for somebody/something
be intent on/upon (doing) something
be interspersed with something
be in the air
be in the/a minority
be in the ascendant
be in the black
be in the closet
be in the doghouse
(be) in the firing line
be in the firing line
be in the firing line/in the line of fire
be in the forefront of
be in the foreground
be in the friend zone
be in the grip of something
be in the hole
be in the loop/be out of the loop
be in the market for something
be in the middle of (doing) something
be in the money
be in the national/public interest
be in the nature of something
be in the offing
be in the pipeline
be in the process of (doing) something
be in the red
be in the right
be in the right place at the right time
be in the running/out of the running
be in the same boat
be in the same boat (as somebody)
be in the soup
(be) in the tradition of somebody/something
be in the van (of something)
be in the wars
be in the wrong
be in the wrong place at the wrong time
be into
be in (too) deep
be into somebody
be into something
be in two minds (about something)
be inundated (with/by something)
be in use
be invalided out
be involved with somebody
be in want of something
be in with a chance
be in with a shout (of doing something)
be in/with calf
be in/within somebody's power (to do something)
be in with somebody
be in work mode/holiday mode etc
be in your 20s/30s/40s etc
be in your eighties
be in your element
be in your fifties
be in your forties
be in your nineties
be in your seventies
be in your sixties
be in your thirties
be in your twenties
be itching to do something/be itching for something
be joined at the hip
be joined in marriage/holy matrimony
be judge and jury
be just/exactly so
be just (good) friends
be (just) the ticket
be just what the doctor ordered
Bekaa Valley
be keen on
be keen on sb
be keen on somebody
be keen on somebody/something
be/keep regular
be/keep/stay etc in touch (with something)
be/keep/stay one step ahead (of somebody)
be kicking (it)
be kicking it
be king
be knocking on the door
be known for something
belabour the point
be laughed out of court
be laughing
be laughing all the way to the bank
be leading the pack/be ahead of the pack
be left
be left holding the baby
be left unsaid
be level-pegging
Belgrano Affair, the
be/lie at the bottom of something
be/lie in ruins
be/lie/sit sprawled (out)
believe in somebody/something
believe it or not
be light on your feet
be like a bear with a sore head
be (like) a drug
be (like) a morgue
be (like) a mother to somebody
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
be like gold dust
be like talking to a brick wall
be like to do something
be limited to something
be linked
Belisha beacon
be littered with something
be/live in a dream world
be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land
be/live in each other's pockets
be/live in the moment
be living in a fool's paradise
be living on borrowed time
be (living) on easy street
Bell, Alexander Graham
Bellamy, David
Belle Dame Sans Merci, La
Bellini, Jacopo
Bellow, Saul
bell pepper
belly button
belly dance
belly flop
belly laugh
Belmont Stakes, the
be loath to do something
be located in/near etc something
be locked in battle/combat/dispute etc
belong to somebody/something
be/look a picture
be looking over your shoulder
be looking to do something
be lost
be lost for words
be lost on somebody
be loud in your praise/opposition/support etc
be lousy with something
below stairs
below the belt
belt and braces
belt something ↔ out
belt up
Belushi, John
be mad about/for/on somebody/something
be made for each other
be made (for life)
be made of sterner stuff
be made of stone
be made up
be makin' bank
be marking time
be married to something
be master of your own fate/destiny
be/mean everything (to somebody)
be meant for
be meant for sb
be meant for somebody
be meant for somebody/something
be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc
be meant to do something
be meat and drink to somebody
be mentioned in dispatches
be miles away
be minded to do something
be minding your own business
be mistaken
be modelled on something
be mooted
be more of something than something
be more sinned against than sinning
be more something than something
be much of a muchness
be murder
be murder on something
be music to your ears
be my guest
be naturalized
Benchley, Robert Charles
bend/lean over backwards (to do something)
bend over backwards
bend over backwards to do
bend over backwards to do something
bend over backwards (to do something)
bend over backwards to do sth
bend somebody's ear
bend the truth
bend to somebody's will
bendy bus
bend your mind/efforts to something
Benedict XVI, Pope
benefit concert/performance/match
Benefits Agency, the
be neither here nor there
be neither one thing nor the other
be nettled (by something)
be news
be next in line
Ben-Gurion, David
Ben Hur
Benin, the People's Republic of
Bennett, Alan
Bennett, Arnold
Bennett, Tony
Ben Nevis
Benn, Tony
Benny, Jack
be no/few/not many takers
be no friend of something
be no great shakes
be noised abroad/about/around
be no mean performer/player etc
be none the wiser/not be any the wiser
be no/nobody's fool
be no picnic
be no place for somebody
be no respecter of persons
be no slouch (at something)
be no stranger to something
be no substitute for something
be not all there
be no tea party
be not having any (of that)
be nothing if not something
be nothing/little short of something
be nothing short of something
be noticed/get (somebody) noticed
be not on
be not so much ... as ...
be not speaking/not be on speaking terms
be not to know
be not worth a damn
be not worth it
be nowhere to be seen/found
Benson and Hedges
Bentham, Jeremy
bent on something
bent out of shape
be nuts about/over somebody/something
Benz, Karl
be obsessing about/over something/somebody
be off base
be off limits
be of French/Russian/Italian etc extraction
be off your hands
be off your nut
be off your rocker
be off your trolley
be of/have no fixed abode/address
be (of) no use (to somebody)
be of one mind/of the same mind/of like mind
be of Scottish/Protestant/good etc stock
be of the opinion (that)
be of use (to somebody/something)
be of your own making
be old before your time
be on a collision course
be on a downer
be on a fishing expedition
be on a guilt trip
be on a hiding to nothing
be on a par (with something)
be on a razor/razor's edge
be on a roll
be on a sticky wicket
(be on) a/the slippery slope
be on/at the receiving end (of something)
be on back
be on call
be on cloud nine
be on days
be one crazy woman/be one interesting job etc
be one ... short of a ...
be one up (on somebody)/get one up on somebody
be on familiar terms with somebody
be on fire
be on first name terms (with somebody)
be on for something
be only too glad/pleased to do something
be on/off duty
be on/off (the) air
be on pins and needles
be on/riding the crest of a wave
be on skid row
be on somebody
be on somebody's back
be on somebody's case
be on somebody's tail
be on tenterhooks
be on the books
be on the cards
be on the case
be on the cusp of something
be on the danger list
be on the door
be on the edge
be on the game
be on the horns of a dilemma
be on the house
be on the level
be on the line
be on the lookout for somebody/something
be on the loose
be on the make
be on the mend
be on the move
be on the piss
be on the point of (doing) something
be on the ragged edge
be on the right/wrong track
be on the rocks
be on the ropes
be on the run
be on the same/a different wavelength
be on the scrounge
be on the sharp end (of something)
be on the side of the angels
be on the stump
be on the take
be on the telephone
be on the track of somebody/something
be on the trail of somebody/something
be on the up
be on the up and up
be on the verge of something
be on the warpath
be on the wing
be on the wrong track
be on the wrong track/tack
be on thin ice
be onto
be onto a good thing
be onto somebody
be onto something
be on track
be on your best behaviour
be on your uppers
be open to debate
be open to dispute
be open to question/doubt
be opposed to something
be oriented to/towards/around something/somebody
be ornamented with something
be orphaned
be otherwise engaged
be out for something/be out to do something
be out for the count
be out of line
be out of luck
be out of/off your head
be out of order
be out of practice
be out of print
be out of the question
be out of touch
be out of your box
be out of your depth
be out of your element
be out of your league
be out of your mind
be out of your mind with worry/grief etc
be out on your ear
be overexposed
be overtaken by events
be over the hump
be over the limit
be over your head in debt
be own man
be own woman
be packed like sardines
be parched
be par for the course
be part and parcel of something
be parted (from somebody)
be partial to something
be past due
be patience/kindness/simplicity etc itself
be patterned on/after something
be peculiar to somebody/something
be perched on/above etc something
be perfection
be perpendicular to something
be placed
be placed first/second etc
be plain sailing
be plated with something
be pleased to see the back of
be pleased to see the back of sb
be pleased to see the back of somebody
be pleased to see the back of something
be pleased to see the back of sth
be poles apart
be possessed of something
be posted missing
be potty about somebody/something
be predicated on/upon something
be premised on/upon something
be prepared to do something
(be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something
be pressed for
be pressed for time
be pressed for time/cash etc
be pressed for time/money etc
be privy to something
be programmed
be projected
be proof against something
be pushed for time/money etc
be pushing
be pushing 40/50 etc
be pushing 40/60 etc
be pushing up (the) daisies
be putty in somebody's hands
be quick
be quick on the draw
be quick/slow/first etc off the mark
be quick to do something
be quids in
be (quite) a different matter
be quit of something
be quits
be rained off
be rated G/U/PG/X etc
be ready to do something
be ready to roll
be reared on something
be rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic
be reborn
be reconciled (with somebody)
bereft of hope/meaning/life etc
be reincarnated
be remembered for/as something
be replatformed
be reported to be/do something
be represented
be resigned to (doing) something
be responsible to somebody
be restricted to somebody/something
be rewarded (with something)
Bergerac, Cyrano de
Bergman, Ingmar
Bergman, Ingrid
be riding for a fall
be riding high
be rid of somebody/something
be right behind somebody
be (right) on the money
be right up there (with somebody/something)
be ringing off the hook
Bering Strait, the
be ripe for something
be riveted on/to/by something
be riveted to the spot
Berkeley, Busby
Berkeley Square
Berkowitz, David
Berlinguer, Enrico
Berlin, Irving
Berlin Wall
Berlioz, Hector
Berlusconi, Silvio
Bermuda shorts
Bermuda Triangle, the
Bernadette, Saint
Berners-Lee, Tim
Bernhardt, Sarah
Bernstein, Leonard
be rolling in money/dough/cash/it
be rolling in the aisles
be rooted in something
Berra, Yogi
Berry, Chuck
be rubbing your hands
be rumoured
be/run/go counter to something
be/run in somebody's blood
be running on empty
be running scared
be running short (of/on something)
be rushed/run off your feet
be sanctioned by something
be scared witless
be seated
be second to none
be seeing somebody
be seeing things
be/seem/look nothing like somebody/something
be seething (with something)
be seized with/by terror/desire etc
be selling/going like hot cakes
be sensible of something
besetting sin
be set with gems/jewels etc
be sheathed in/with something
be shipwrecked
be shooting/firing blanks
be shorn of something
be short for something
be short of breath
be short on something
be short with somebody
be shot through with something
be shy (of something)
be sick
be sick (and tired) of (doing) something
be sickening for something
be sick of/can't stand/hate the sight of somebody/something
be singing from the same hymn book
be singing from the same hymn book/sheet
be singing from the same hymn sheet
be singing from the same hymn sheet/book
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be sitting on a goldmine
be sitting pretty
be situated
be (skating) on thin ice
be skating on thin ice
be skin and bone
be slated to do something/be slated for something
be slow/quick on the uptake
besmirch somebody's honour/reputation
be snowed in
be snowed under
be so
be soaked in/with something
be socked in
be soft on somebody
be sold a pup/buy a pup
be solid
be somebody
be somebody's affair
be somebody's department
be somebody's elder
be somebody's forte
be somebody's for the asking
be somebody's last/only/best hope
be somebody's lucky day
be somebody's (own) doing
be somebody's poodle
be somebody's type
be somebody's undoing
be somebody's (whole) life
be someone
be something else
be something of a gardener/an expert etc
be soppy about somebody/something
be speeding
be spitting
be spoiling for a fight/argument
be spoilt/spoiled for choice
be spoken for
be sporting something
be spotted with something
be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc
be/stand head and shoulders above somebody
be/stand in awe of somebody
be/stand in somebody's light
be staring somebody in the face
be starving
best before
best dress/shoes/clothes etc
be steaming (mad)
be steeped in history/tradition/politics etc
best friend
Best, George
best/good/warmest etc wishes
be stigmatized
be stirring (it)
best man
best of all
be stood on its head
best practice
be straining at the leash
be stretched (to the limit)
be stretching it
be (strictly) for the birds
be struck all of a heap
be struck dumb
be struck on somebody/something
be struck with horror/terror/awe etc
be strung (out) along/across etc something
be (stuck) between a rock and a hard place
be stuck for something
be stuck/held fast
be stuck in a groove
be stuck on somebody
be stuck with
be stuck with somebody
be stuck with something
best/well/ideally/perfectly etc suited to/for something
be subject to a rule/law/penalty/tax etc
be subject to something
be sucked in
be suffocating
be suffused with something
be sunk
be supposed to do/be something
be sure of (doing) something
be sure to do something
be surplus to requirements
be surrounded by somebody/something
be suspended in something
be sweet on somebody
be swimming in something
be/take centre stage
be taken aback
be taken aback (by something)
be taken bad
be taken ill/sick
be taken short/be caught short
be taken with/by something
be talking through your hat
be tantamount to something
beta particle
beta test
beta version
be tearing hair out
be tearing/pulling your hair out
be teetering on the brink/edge of something
be teething
betel nut
be ten a penny
bete noire
be thankful/grateful for small mercies/favours
be that as it may
be the apple of somebody's eye
be the bee's knees
be the bomb
be the brains behind/of something
be the butt of something
be the centre of attention
be the centre of somebody's universe
be the (dead) spit of somebody
be the despair of somebody
be the dog's bollocks
be the envy of somebody
be the equal of somebody/something
be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc
be the in-thing
be the judge (of something)
be the last straw
be the last thing on somebody's mind
be the last word in something
be the making of somebody
be the mode
be the order of the day
be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc
be the pits
be there (for somebody)
be the ruin of somebody
be the soul of discretion
be the talk of the town/Paris etc
be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc
be the trigger (point) (for something)
be the (very/living/spitting) image of somebody
be the wrong side of thirty/forty etc
be the wrong way round/around
be thick on the ground
be thick with somebody
be thin on the ground
be thirty-something/forty-something etc
be thronged with somebody/something
be through (with somebody/something)
be thrown back on something
be ticketed for something
be tied to
be tied to/by something
be tied to something
be tied to sth
be tipped with something
Betjeman, Sir John
be toast
be to be seen/found/heard etc
be to do something
be too clever by half
be too late
be too much for somebody
be top banana
be topped by something
be topped (off) with something
be torn
be torn apart
be torn/split/rent etc asunder
be to see the back of
be to see the back of sb
be to see the back of somebody
be to see the back of something
be to see the back of sth
be to somebody's liking
be to the forefront of
be touched with something
be transported back to/into something
be transported with delight/joy etc
betray your beliefs/principles/ideals etc
be tricked out with/in something
Better Business Bureau, the
better/harder/worse etc still
Better Homes and Gardens
better late than never
better luck next time
better off
better Red than dead
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
better (to be) safe than sorry
better yourself
bet the farm/ranch
betting shop
Betty Boop
Betty Crocker
Betty Ford Clinic, the
between Scylla and Charybdis
between the devil and the deep blue sea
between you and me
between you, me, and the gatepost
betwixt and between
be two/five/ten etc years somebody's junior
be two/five/ten etc years somebody's senior
be two/ten a penny
be unclear about something
be unconscious of something
be under house arrest
be under siege
be under somebody's thumb
be understood (that)
be under the impression (that)
be undisturbed by something
be unequal to the task/job etc
be unfamiliar with something
be up a gum tree
be up before something/somebody
be up for grabs
be up in arms
be up in the air
be uppermost in your mind
be upset with somebody
be upstanding
be up the creek (without a paddle)
be up to here
be up to no good
be up to somebody
be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc
be up to your eyebrows in something
be up to your eyes in something
be up to your neck in something
be up with the lark
Bevan, Aneurin
be veiled in mystery/secrecy etc
Beveridge Report, the
Beverly Hillbillies, The
Beverly Hills
bevvied up
be waiting (for somebody)
be waiting in the wings
be walking/floating on air
be walking on air
be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice
be wasted on somebody
be weaned on something
be wearing your teacher's/salesman's etc hat
be wedded to something
be welcome to do something
be welcome to something
be well away
be well/clearly/badly signposted
be well/favourably/kindly disposed (to/towards somebody/something)
be well/ideally etc placed
be well/ideally/perfectly positioned
be well in with somebody
be well-off for something
be well out of something
be well/poorly/generously supplied with something
be well up in/on something
be (well) versed in something
be where it's at
be whistling in the dark
be widowed
be wild about something/somebody
be wired for something
be wise after the event
be with child
be within spitting distance (of something)
be within striking distance
be without equal
be without foundation
be with somebody all the way
be with you/me
be witness to something
be wont to do something
be working overtime
be worlds/poles apart
be worn to a frazzle
be worried sick/be sick with worry
be worth
be worth (doing) something
be worth it
be worth somebody's while (to do/doing something)
be worth something
be worth sth
be worthy of
be worthy of somebody
be worthy of something
be wreathed in smiles
be wreathed in something
be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
be wrong (about somebody/something)
beyond (a) reasonable doubt
beyond belief
beyond doubt
beyond measure
beyond recall
beyond somebody's wildest dreams
Beyond the Fringe
beyond the pale
beyond/without compare
beyond/without number
beyond/without remedy
beyond your ken
be your own man
be your own master
be your own worst enemy
be yourself
be yours for the taking/asking
be yours/hers/his etc alone
BFG, the
BFI, the
Bhagavad-Gita, the
Bhumibol, King Adulyadej
Bhutto, Benazir
Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali
Bible Belt, the
bicarbonate of soda
bicycle shorts
Biden, Joe
bide your time
bid somebody good afternoon/good morning etc
Bierce, Ambrose
Big Apple, the
big band
Big Bang, the
big bang theory
Big Ben
Big Bird
Big Blue
big-bottomed/round-bottomed etc
Big Brother
Big Brothers
big bucks
big business
big cat
big cheese
Big Data
big deal
Big Dig, the
big dipper
Big Ears
Big Easy, the
big game
big government
big gun
big hitter
bighorn sheep
Big Issue, The
Big Leagues, the
big/light/fussy etc eater
Big Mac
Big Man on Campus
big money
big mouth
big name
big noise
big pharma
big screen
big shot
Big Sisters
big society
big somebody/something ↔ up
Big Ten, the
Big Three, the
big ticket
big time
big toe
big top
big/top gun
big up
big up sb
big up somebody
big up (to/for) somebody
big wheel
Bikini Atoll
bikini line
Bill and Ben
bill and coo
bill of exchange
bill of fare
bill of lading
bill of rights
bill of sale
bill something as something
billy goat
Billy no-mates
Billy the Kid
bind somebody over
binge drinking
bin liner
binocular vision
biological clock
biological parent/father/mother etc
biological weapons/warfare/attack etc
bipolar disorder
bird/beast of prey
bird dog
bird flu
Bird, Larry
Birdman of Alcatraz, the
bird of paradise
bird of passage
bird of prey
Birds Eye
bird's-eye view
birds of a feather (flock together)
bird-spotting/train-spotting etc
bird table
bird/train etc spotter
Birmingham Six, the
Birnam Wood
birth certificate
birth control
birthday/Christmas etc greetings
Birthday Honours, the
birth father
birth mother
birth parent
birth partner
birth plan
Birt, Lord John
Birtwistle, Harrison
bit by bit
bite back
Bite me!
bite off more than you can chew
bite/snap somebody's head off
bite the bullet
bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds you
bite your tongue
bit on the side
bit part
bit player
bits and pieces
bitterly cold
Bizet, Georges
Black Africa
black and blue
Black and Tans, the
black and white
black art
Black Beauty
black-bellied/fat-bellied/big-bellied etc
black belt
black bloc
black box
black comedy
Black Country, the
Black Death, the
black economy
black/elegant etc (little) number
blacken somebody's name/character/reputation
black eye
black-eyed bean
Black Forest Gateau
Black Forest, the
black gold
black-hat hacker
Black Hills, the
black hole
Black Hole of Calcutta, the
black humour
black ice
Black Lace
black magic
Black Maria
black market
black marketeer
Black Mass
Black Monday
black out
Black Panthers, the
black pepper
Black Prince, Edward the
black pudding
Black Rod
Black Sash, the
Black Sea, the
black sheep
black swan
Black Watch, the
black-water rafting
black widow
blade of grass
blade runner
blah, blah, blah
blame/shoot the messenger
blank cheque
blanket statement/rule/ban etc
blank something ↔ out
blank verse
Blarney Stone, the
blast furnace
blast off
blaze a trail
blaze of publicity/glory
Bleak House
Bleasdale, Alan
bleeding heart
bleed red ink
blended family
blend in
Blenheim Palace
bless (him/her etc)
bless my soul/I'll be blessed!
bless my soul/upon my soul
bless you!
Blige, Mary J.
Bligh, Captain William
blind alley
blind bend/corner
blind date
blind drunk
blinding headache
blinding realization/clarity/revelation etc
blind man's buff
blind somebody with science
blind spot
blink back/away tears
blissful ignorance
blistering attack/criticism etc
blister pack
blithering idiot
Blitzer, Wolf
Blixen, Baroness Karen
block and tackle
block booking/voting
block capitals
block letters
block party
block somebody/something ↔ in
block somebody's view
block somebody's way/path/exit/escape etc
block sth↔ off
block sth↔ out
Bloc Québécois
Blofeld, Ernst Stavro
blonde bombshell
blood bank
blood brother
blood count
blood diamond
blood donor
blood feud
blood group
blood heat
blood is thicker than water
blood lust
blood money
blood on the carpet
blood orange
blood poisoning
blood pressure
blood relation
blood rushes to somebody's face/cheeks
blood/sperm/organ bank
blood sport
blood, sweat, and tears
blood transfusion
blood type
blood vessel
bloody/bloodied but unbowed
Bloody Mary
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Tower, the
bloody well
Bloom, Leopold
Bloom, Orlando
Bloomsbury Group, the
blot something ↔ out
blot something ↔ up
blotting paper
blot your copybook
blow a gasket
blow/blow me/blow it etc
blow/clear the cobwebs away
blow down
blow/go hot and cold
blow hot and cold
blow in
blow job
blow out
blow over
blow sb↔ away
blow/sod/bugger etc that for a lark
blow somebody a kiss
blow somebody's mind
blow somebody/something out of the water
blow somebody/something ↔ off
blow something sky-high
blow something (up) out of (all) proportion
blow the whistle on somebody
blow up
blow your nose
blow your own trumpet
blow your top/stack/cool
bludgeon your way through/to/past etc somebody/something
blue baby
Blue Birds
blue book
blue cheese
blue-chip companies/shares etc
Blue Cross
Blue Danube, The
blue-eyed boy
blue jeans
blue law
blue movie
Blue Nile, the
blue on blue
Blue Peter
Blue, Rabbi Lionel
blue ribbon
Blue Ridge Mountains, the
Blues and Royals, the
Blues Brothers, The
blue with cold
Blume, Judy
Blunkett, David
Blunt, Anthony
blunt instrument
Blunt, James
blurt something ↔ out
Blyton, Enid
BMA, the
BMJ, the
B'nai B'rith
BNP, the
board game
Board games-topic
boarding card
boarding house
boarding pass
boarding school
Board of Education
board shorts
board something ↔ out
board something ↔ up
boat hook
boat people
Boat Race, the
boat train
Bobbitt, Lorena
bobble hat
bobby pin
bobby socks
bob/dunk/dip for apples
Bob's your uncle!
bob your head
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Bochco, Steven
bode ill
bode well/ill (for somebody/something)
Bodleian Library, the
Bodmin Moor
body and soul
body armour
body bag
body blow
body building
body clock
body con
body count
body double
body dysmorphic disorder
body language
body mass index
body odour
body of something
body of water
body piercing
body politic
body popping
body search
body shape
body shop
body spray
body stocking
body suit
body warmer
Boer War, the
B of the Bang
Bognor Regis
bog off
bog roll
bog somebody/something ↔ down
Bohr, Niels Henrik David
Bohème, La
boil away
boil down
boiled sweet
boiler room
boiler suit
boiling point
boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
boil over
boil up
bok choy
Bolan, Marc
bold/calm/cool etc as you please
Boleyn, Anne
Bolivar, Simon
bollocks to you/that/it etc
boll weevil
bolo tie
Bolshoi Ballet, the
bolt of lightning
bolt-on part/component/extra
Bolt, Usain
bomb disposal
bomber jacket
bomb scare
bomb shelter
bomb site
bona fide
bona fides
bon appetit
bonded warehouse
Bondi Beach
Bond, James
Bonds, Barry
Bond Street
bone china
bone dry
bone idle
bone marrow
bone of contention
bone up on something
bonfire night
Bonham Carter, Helena
bon mot
Bonner, Yelena
Bonney, William
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Prince Charlie
bon vivant
bon voyage
boob tube
booby hatch
booby prize
booby trap
boogie board
bookable offence
book/antiques/craft/trade etc fair
book club
Booker Prize, the
book group
book in
booking office
Book of Common Prayer, The
book/record/gift token
book/record/wine etc club
book token
book value
boom box
boomerang child
boomerang generation
boom town
boon companion
Boone, Daniel
booster seat
boot camp
booth bunny
Booth, John Wilkes
Boothroyd, Betty
Booth, William
boot sale
boot somebody ↔ out
boots on the ground
booze cruise
Bo Peep
Borden, Lizzie
border/military/customs/police post
border on something
Borders, the
bored/scared/worried stiff
bore/scare etc the pants off somebody
bore somebody silly
Borg, Björn
Borges, Jorge Luis
Borghese Gallery
Borgias, the
born-again Christian
born-again non-smoker/vegetarian etc
born and bred
born leader/musician/teacher etc
born loser
born out of wedlock
borough council
borrowing powers
borrow trouble
Bosch, Hieronymus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian War, the
bosom friend/buddy/pal
Bosporus, the
Boston Globe, The
Boston Massacre, the
Boston Pops, the
Boston Red Sox, the
Boston Strangler, the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, the
Boston Tea Party, the
Bosworth Field
botanical garden
Botany Bay
Botham, Ian
both ... and ...
bother it/them etc
Botticelli, Sandro
bottle bank
bottled water/beer etc
bottle green
bottle opener
bottle out
bottle something ↔ up
bottom drawer
bottom gear
bottom line
bottom out
bottoms up!
bouillon cube
Boulder Dam
Boulez, Pierre
bounce back
bounce ideas off somebody
bounce rate
bounce somebody into something
bounce something ↔ around
bouncy castle
bound and determined
bound by
bound for London/Mexico etc
bounty hunter
bouquet garni
boutique hotel
Boutros-Ghali, Boutros
bow and scrape
Bow Bells
bow down
Bowie, David
Bowie, James
bow legs
bowling alley
bowling ball
bowling green
bowl somebody a googly
bowl somebody ↔ out
bowl somebody ↔ over
bow out
Bow Street
Bow Street runner
bow tie
bow to somebody/something
bow window
bow your head
box 25/450 etc
box canyon
box end wrench
boxer shorts
Boxing Day
box junction
box lunch
box number
box office
box room
box somebody's ears
box somebody/something ↔ in
box something ↔ off
boy band
Boycott, Geoffrey
boyfriend jeans/cardigan/jacket etc
Boy George
Boyne, the Battle of the
boy racer
Boys' Brigade, the
Boy Scout
boys will be boys
boy toy
boy wonder
Boyz II Men
Bracknell, Lady
Bradbury, Ray
Bradford, Barbara Taylor
Bradman, Sir Donald
Bradshaw, Terry
Brady Bunch, the
Brady, Ian
Braga, Sonia
Bragg, Melvyn
Brahms, Johannes
brain damage
brain dead
brain drain
brain dump
brain fingerprinting
brain scan
brain teaser
brake fluid
brake light
brake shoe
Branagh, Kenneth
Branch Davidian
branch off
branch out
branding iron
Brand, Jo
brand name
brand of humour/politics/religion etc
Brando, Marlon
Brand, Russell
Brands Hatch
Brandt, Willy
brandy butter
Branson, Richard
Branston Pickle
Braque, Georges
brass band
brassed off
brass knuckles
brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section
Braun, Eva
brave it out
brave new world
brazen something ↔ out
Brazil, Angela
breach of confidence/trust
breach of security
breach of the peace
bread and butter
bread bin
break a code
break a habit
break a journey
break a leg
break a link/tie/connection
break a record
break a strike
break away
breakaway group/party/movement
break down
breakdown truck
break even
break faith with somebody/something
breakfast television
break for something
break in
breaking and entering
break into a sweat/break out in a sweat
break into something
break off
break out
break ranks
break somebody of something
break somebody's concentration
break somebody's heart
break somebody's power
break somebody's spirit
break sweat
break the back of something
break the bank
break the ice
break the mould
break the silence
break the skin
break the spell
break through
break up
break wind
break with somebody/something
break with tradition/the past
Bream, Julian
breathe a sigh of relief
breathe deeply
breathe fire
breathe heavily
breathe in
breathe life into something
breathe out
breathe your last (breath)
breathing space
breath test
Brecht, Bertolt
Brecon Beacons, the
breech birth
breeding/fertile/proving ground
breeding ground
breeze through something
Bremner, Rory
Bren gun
Brent, David
Brer Rabbit
brew up
Brezhnev, Leonid
BRIC countries
Brick Lane
brick phone
brick red
bricks and mortar
brick something ↔ off
brick something ↔ up/in
bricks to clicks
bridal party
bridal suite
bride-/husband-/parent- etc to-be
Brideshead Revisited
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridgewater Four, the
bridging loan
bridle path
Brief Encounter
Brief History of Time, A
Briers, Richard
bright and breezy
bright and early
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
bright idea
brightly/highly/richly etc coloured
Brighton bomb
bright spark
bright spot
Brillo pad
bring a bottle
bring a child into the world
bring along
bring a smile to somebody's lips/face
bring back
bring/call somebody to account
bring/call something to mind
bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against somebody)
bring down the curtain on something
bring home the bacon
bring on
bring pressure/influence to bear (on somebody/something)
bring sb along
bring somebody along
bring somebody onto something
bring somebody out in something
bring somebody/something around/round
bring somebody/something into something
bring somebody/something round
bring somebody/something to their knees
bring somebody/something ↔ along
bring somebody/something ↔ down
bring somebody/something ↔ in
bring somebody/something ↔ up
bring somebody through (something)
bring somebody to book
bring somebody to heel
bring somebody ↔ together
bring something alive
bring something along
bring something home to somebody/come home to somebody
bring something in its train
bring something into line with something
bring something on/upon somebody
bring something to a stop
bring something to bear (on/upon something)
bring something ↔ about
bring something ↔ down on/upon somebody
bring something ↔ forth
bring something ↔ forward
bring something ↔ off
bring something ↔ on
bring something ↔ out
bring sth along
bring tears to somebody's eyes
bring the house down
bring the total/number/score etc to something
bring/throw something into relief
bring up the rear
bristle with something
Bristol Channel, the
Bristol Cream
Britain's Got Talent
Brit Awards, the
British Academy, the
British Aerospace
British Airways
British Board of Film Classification, the
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Columbia
British Commonwealth
British Council, the
British Empire, the
British Energy
British English
British Film Institute, the
British Gas
British Home Stores
British Isles, the
British Legion, the
British Library, the
British Lions, the
British Medical Association
British Museum, the
British National Party, the
British Open, the
British Rail
British Summer Time
British Telecom
Britten, Benjamin
broach the subject/question/matter etc
broad bean
Broadcasting Complaints Commission, the
Broadcasting House
Broadcasting Standards Commission, the
broaden out
broad hint
broad in the beam
broad jump
broad smile/grin
broiler chicken
Brokaw, Tom
broken English/French etc
broken home
broken marriage
broker a deal/settlement/treaty etc
brokerage house/firm
bronchial tube
Bronson, Charles
Bronx cheer
Bronx, the
Bronze Age
bronze medal
brood mare
Brooke Bond
Brooke, Rupert
Brookings Institution, the
Brooklyn Bridge, the
Brooks, Garth
Brooks, Mel
Brosnan, Pierce
Brother can you spare a dime
Brothers, Dr. Joyce
Brothers Grimm, the
brothers in arms
Brown, Capability
Brown, Charlie
Brown, Dan
browned off
brownfield site
brown goods
Brown, Gordon
Brownie points
Brownies, the
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, Robert
Brown, James
Brown, Jerry
Brown, Jim
Brown, John
brown rice
brown sugar
Brown, Tina
Brown University
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brubeck, Dave
Bruce, Lenny
Bruce, Robert (the)
Bruegel, Pieter
Brummell, Beau
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Bruno, Frank
brush somebody/something ↔ aside
brush somebody/something ↔ down
brush somebody/something ↔ off
brush up (on) something
Brussels sprout
brute force/strength
Bruton, John
Brutus, Marcus
Bryant, Kobe
Bryce Canyon National Park
Brynner, Yul
Bryson, Bill
BSI, the
bubble and squeak
bubble bath
bubble gum
bubble jet printer
bubble wrap
bubonic plague
Buchanan, James
Buchanan, Patrick
Buchwald, Art
bucket down
Bucket, Hyacinth
bucket list
bucket seat
bucket shop
buck for something
Buckingham Palace
buckle down
buckle up
Buckley, William F.
buck naked
Buck, Pearl S.
Buck's Fizz
buck teeth
buck up
budding artist/actor/writer etc
buddy list
buddy system
Budge, Donald
Budget Day
Buenos Aires
Buffalo Bill
buffer state
buffer zone
buffet car
Buffet, Jimmy
buffet something about
Buffett, Warren
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
bugger about/around
bugger all
bugger off
bugger something ↔ up
bugger the ...
Bugs Bunny
build bridges
builder's/plumber's/electrician's etc mate
building block
building contractor
building site
building society
build on
build something around something
build something into something
build something ↔ in
build up
build up to something
built environment
Bukowski, Charles
Bulger murder, the
bulgur wheat
bulk buying/orders etc
bulk large
bulk mail
bulk something ↔ out
bulk up
bull bars
Bulldog clip
bulldoze somebody into (doing) something
bulletin board
bullet point
bullet train
Bull, John
bull market
bull pen
Bull Run
bull session
bull terrier
bully boy
bully for you/him etc
bully off
bum around
bum bag
bumper car
bumper sticker
bump into somebody
bump somebody ↔ off
bump something ↔ up
Bundesbank, the
bundle somebody/something ↔ up
bundle somebody ↔ off
Bundt cake
Bundt pan
Bundy, Ted
bunga bunga
bungee jumping
bung something ↔ up
Bunker, Archie
bunker buster
Bunker Hill, the Battle of
bunk off (something)
bunny boiler
bunny slope
Bunsen burner
Bunter, Billy
Bunyan, John
Bunyan, Paul
Burchill, Julie
burdened with
burdened with something
burdened with sth
bureau de change
Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
Burger King
Burgess, Anthony
Burgess, Guy
burglar alarm
Burj Dubai
Burke and Hare
Burke, Kathy
Burke's Peerage
Burkina Faso
Burma Road, the
Burma shave
burn a hole in your pocket
burn away
burn down
Burne-Jones, Edward
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
burning ambition/desire/need etc
burning hot
burning issue/question
burn out
burn/raze something to the ground
Burns, George
burn something ↔ off
Burns, Robert
burn the candle at both ends
burn the midnight oil
burnt offering
burn up
burn your bridges/boats
burn your fingers/get your fingers burned
Burrell Collection
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Burroughs, William
burst bubble
burst in on/upon somebody/something
burst into something
burst its banks
burst onto/upon/on something
burst open
burst out
burst/prick somebody's bubble
burst sb bubble
burst somebody's bubble
Burton, Richard
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
bury the hatchet/bury your differences
bury your face/head etc (in something)
bury your face/head in your hands
bury your head in the sand
bury yourself in your work/studies etc
Busby, Sir Matt
Busch Stadium
Bush, George
Bush, George W.
Bush House
bush league
business as usual
Business basics-topic
business card
business class
business end
business hours
business is business
Business management-topic
business park
business person
businessperson/salesperson etc
business plan
business school
business studies
business suit
businesswoman/spokeswoman etc
bus lane
busman's holiday
bus pass
Bussell, Darcey
bus shelter
bus station
bus stop
bust a gut
bust out
bus/tram etc depot
bust up
busy Lizzie
busy yourself with something
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
but for
Buthelezi, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha
but hey
Butler Report, the
butter bean
butter somebody ↔ up
butter wouldn't melt in somebody's mouth
but that's another story
but then (again)
butt in
button it!
button nose/eyes
butt out
buyer's market
buy into something
buy off-plan
buy out
buy/own something outright
buy somebody ↔ off
buy something at the cost/expense/price of something
buy something ↔ in
buy something ↔ up
buy to rent
buzz off
buzz saw
Buñuel, Luis
by accident
by a factor of five/ten etc
by all means!
by a long way
by a mile
by and by
by and large
by a neck
by a nose
by any chance
by any stretch (of the imagination)
by appointment to the Queen
by choice
by day/night
by default
by definition
by degrees
by dint of (doing) something
by extension
by fair means or foul
by far/far and away
by/from all accounts
by/from the sound of it/things
by George!
by God
bygone age/era/days etc
by gum!
by hand
by heart
by hook or by crook
by/in leaps and bounds
by Jove!
by leaps and bounds
by marriage
by means of something
by mistake
by no means/not by any means
by numbers
by proxy
by return (of post)
by rights
by/since when
by somebody's own account
by the book
by the by
by the hour/from hour to hour
by the minute
by the same token
by the score
by the scruff of the neck
by the skin of your teeth
by the way
by/through force of circumstance(s)
by/through/out of force of habit
by/through the agency of somebody
by/through trial and error
by turns
by virtue of something
by way of something
bête noire
CAA, the
Cabbage Patch doll
cabin boy
cabin class
cabin crew
cabin cruiser
Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms
Cabinet reshuffle
cabin fever
cable car
cable modem
cable railway
cable television
cab rank
Cabrini, St Frances Xavier
Caesar, Julius
caffè latte
cage fighting
Cairngorms, the
cake pan
cake slice
cake tin
calamine lotion
calculate on something
Calder, Alexander
Caledonian Canal, the
calendar month
calendar year
calico cat
Callaghan, James
call a halt (to something)
call a huddle
Callas, Maria
call a spade a spade
call back
call box
call by
call centre
call collect
call down something
caller display
call for somebody/something
call girl
call in
calling card
call it a day
call it a draw
call it quits
call it/things even
call it £10/two hours etc
call letters
call on/upon somebody/something
call option
call out
call/phone somebody collect
call screening
call sign
call somebody names
call (somebody's) attention to
call somebody's bluff
call somebody/something to order
call somebody/something ↔ off
call (something) into question
call something to mind
call something ↔ forth
call sth to mind
call the shots/tune
call time (on somebody/something)
call to mind
call up
call waiting
call yourself something
calm/cool etc exterior
Calor gas
Cal Tech
Calvin, John
Calzaghe, Joe
Camargue, the
Cambrian Mountains, the
Cambridge Certificate, the
Cambridge University
Camden Lock
Camden Yards
Cameron, David
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the
Campanella, Roy
camp bed
Campbell, Menzies
Campbell, Naomi
Campbell Soup Company, the
Camp David
Camp Delta
Campese, David
Camp Fire USA
camp follower
Campion, Jane
camp out
camp something up
Camp X-ray
Camus, Albert
Canada Dry
Canadian bacon
canal boat
Canaletto, Antonio
Canary Wharf
cancel something ↔ out
can/could afford
can/could always do something
can/could/may I have
Candle in the Wind
can do something blindfold
can do something with one hand (tied) behind your back
can do something with your eyes shut/closed
candy apple
candy cane
cane it
can hold your drink/liquor/alcohol etc
can it!
canned music/laughter
cannon fodder
cannot but
cannot/could not bring yourself to do something
cannot for the life of me
cannot put a name to something
can of worms
canon law
can only hope/wait etc
can opener
can read somebody like a book
Canseco, Jose
can see/spot/tell something a mile off
can't bear something
can't begin to understand/imagine etc
can't believe your eyes/ears
can't/couldn't be arsed (to do something)
can't/couldn't seem to do something
can't/don't believe something
can't do something for toffee
Canterbury Tales, The
can't face
can't get enough of something/somebody
can't hack something
can't hold a candle to somebody/something
can't make head or/nor tail of something
Cantona, Eric
can't place somebody
can't say fairer than that
can't stand
can't take your eyes off somebody/something
can't very well (do something)
can you beat that/it?
capable hands
capable of (doing) something
Cape Canaveral
Cape Cod
Cape Coloured
Cape Hatteras
Cape Horn
Cape Kennedy
Capello, Fabio
Cape of Good Hope, the
Cape Province
Cape Town
Cape Verde
capillary action
Capital 95.8
capital assets
capital gains
capital gains tax
capital goods
capitalism/communism/socialism etc with a human face
capitalize on something
capital levy
capital offence/crime
capital punishment
Capitol Hill
Capitol, the
Cap'n Crunch
Capone, Al
Capote, Truman
Capra, Frank
caps lock
capsule wardrobe
Captain Cook
Captain Hook
Captain Kangaroo
captain of industry
captive audience
captive market
capture/catch somebody's imagination
capture imagination
capture sb imagination
capture somebody's heart
capture somebody's imagination
capture somebody's imagination/attention etc
capture the headlines
Capulets and Montagues, the
car alarm
car/bike/greyhound etc racing
carbolic acid
carbo loading
car bomb
carbon capture
carbon copy
carbon credit
carbon dating
carbon dioxide
carbon footprint
carbon monoxide
carbon negative
carbon neutral
carbon offsetting
carbon paper
carbon sink
carbon tax
car boot sale
car club
car-crash TV
cardboard city
cardboard cut-out
card-carrying member
card catalog
cardinal number
cardinal point
cardinal sin
card index
Cardin, Pierre
card table
card vote
career break
career coach
career counselor
careers officer
career soldier/teacher etc
career woman
care for somebody/something
carefully/clearly/strongly etc worded
carefully/well/badly thought-out
careful with money
care home
Care in the Community
care label
care of somebody
care package
caretaker manager/government/boss etc
care worker
Carey, George
Carey, Mariah
cargo bike
Caribbean Sea, the
Carling Black Label
Carling, Will
Carlton Club, the
Carlton, Steve
Carlyle, Thomas
Carmichael, Stokely
Carnaby Street
carnal knowledge/relations
Carnegie, Andrew
Carnegie, Dale
Carnegie Hall
carnival of something
Carolinas, the
carotid artery
carpal tunnel syndrome
car park
carpet slipper
carpet sweeper
car pool
Carreras, José
carriage clock
carrier bag
carrier pigeon
Carroll, Lewis
carrot and stick
carry all/everything before you
carry a torch for somebody
carry insurance/a guarantee etc
carry on
Carry On film
carry out
carry somebody/something through
carry something in your head/mind
carry something too far/to extremes/to excess
carry something ↔ forward
carry something ↔ off
carry something ↔ out
carry something ↔ over
carry/take coals to Newcastle
carry the can (for somebody/something)
carry the torch of something
car seat
Carson City
Carson, Johnny
Carson, Kit
Carson, Rachel
Carson, Willie
car tax
carte blanche
Carter, Jimmy
Cartier, Jacques
Cartland, Dame Barbara
Carton, Sydney
cartoon strip
cartridge paper
cart somebody off/away
cart track
Cartwright, Edmund
Caruso, Enrico
Carver, George Washington
carve somebody/something ↔ up
Carville, James
carving fork
carving knife
car wash
Casanova, Giacomo
Cascade Range, the
case history
case law
case study
case the joint
cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc
cash advance
cash and carry
cash bar
cash box
cash card
cash cow
cash desk
cash discount
cash dispenser
cash down
cash flow
cash in
Cash, Johnny
cash machine
cash on delivery
cash register
cash up
casino bank
Caspian Sea, the
Cassatt, Mary
cassette player
cassette recorder
cassette recorder/tape recorder/video recorder etc
cast about/around for something
cast a horoscope
cast an eye on/over something
cast a shadow/cloud over something
cast a shoe
cast a spell on/over somebody
cast aspersions on something/somebody
cast a vote/ballot
cast away
cast doubt(s) on something
cast down
caster sugar
casting vote
cast iron
Castlemaine XXXX
castles in the air
cast light on
cast light on/onto something
cast light on something
cast light on sth
cast net wide
cast off
cast on
Castor and Pollux
castor oil
castor sugar
Castro, the
cast somebody/something ↔ aside
cast somebody/something ↔ out
cast something ↔ up
cast/throw pearls before swine
cast your mind back
cast your net wide
casual Friday
casual game
casual gamer
catalogue of mistakes/crimes/cruelty etc
catalytic converter
catapult somebody to fame/stardom etc
catbird seat
cat burglar
catch a glimpse of somebody/something
catch a ride
catch a train/plane/bus
catch at something
catch by surprise
Catcher in the Rye, The
catch/get some Z's
catch hell
catch imagination
catch it
catchment area
catch off guard
catch on
catch sb by surprise
catch sb imagination
catch sb unawares
catch sight of somebody/something
catch some/a few rays
catch somebody by surprise
catch somebody by surprise, catch somebody off guard, catch somebody napping/unawares
catch somebody flat-footed
catch somebody off guard
catch somebody on the hop
catch somebody out
catch somebody red-handed
catch somebody's attention/interest/imagination etc
catch somebody's eye
catch somebody's imagination
catch somebody unawares
catch somebody with their pants/trousers down
catch/take somebody off-guard
catch the sun
catch/throw somebody off-balance
catch/throw somebody off balance
catch/throw somebody off guard
catch/touch somebody on the raw
catch unawares
catch up
catch-up TV
catch up with somebody
catch you later
catch your breath
catch yourself doing something
cater for somebody/something
cat flap
Cat got your tongue?
Cathay Pacific
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine the Great
Catherine wheel
Cather, Willa
cathode ray tube
Cat in the Hat, The
cat litter
CAT scan
cat's cradle
Catskill Mountains, the
cat's paw
cat suit
cattle grid
cattle market
cattle prod
cattle truck
Catullus, Gaius Valerius
Caucasus Mountains, the
Caucasus, the
cauliflower ear
cause célèbre
cause/kick up/make etc a stink
caveat emptor
cave in
cavity wall
cavolo nero
cayenne pepper
Cayman Islands, the
CBI, the
CBSO, the
C. difficile
CD player
cease and desist
Ceauçescu, Nicolae
cell tower
cellular phone
cement mixer
Center Parcs
Centers for Disease Control, the
Central African Republic, the
Central America
central bank
central casting
Central Criminal Court, the
central government
central heating
Central Intelligence Agency, the
central locking
Central Mosque, the
central nervous system
Central Office
Central Park
central processing unit
central reservation
centre around/round something
centre forward
centre of gravity
centre of population centre
centre on/upon something
centre stage
centrifugal force
centripetal force
cerebral palsy
certainly not
certain of somebody/something
certified mail
certified public accountant
Cerullo, Morris
Cervantes, Miguel de
cervical smear
Chabon, Michael
Chagall, Marc
chain gang
chain letter
chain-link fence
chain mail
chain of command
chain reaction
chain stitch
chain store
chaise longue
chalk and cheese
chalk something ↔ up
Chamberlain, Neville
Chamberlain, Wilt
chamber music
chamber of commerce
chamber orchestra
chamber pot
Chambers, Dwain
champion of something/somebody
Champions League, the
Champlain, Lake
Champlain, Samuel de
Champs Elysées, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer
chance on/upon/across somebody/something
chance would be a fine thing!
Chandler, Raymond
Chanel, Coco
change gear
change hands
change of clothes/underwear etc
change of life
change over
change places (with somebody)
change purse
change sides
change something ↔ around
change your mind
change your spots
change your tune
Changing of the Guard, the
changing room
changing table
Channel 4
Channel 5
Channel Islands, the
channel surfing
Channel Tunnel, the
Chaplin, Sir Charles (Charlie)
Chapman, Jake and Dinos
Chapman, Mark
Chap Stick
Chapter 11
character actor
charge account
charge card
charge hand
charge nurse
Charge of the Light Brigade, the
charge sheet
chargé d'affaires
Charing Cross
Charing Cross Road
charismatic church/movement
charity begins at home
Charity Commission, the
charity shop
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Charles II, King
Charles I, King
Charles, Prince
Charles, Ray
charley horse
Charley's Aunt
Charlton, Bobby
Charlton, Jack
charm/diplomatic offensive
charmed circle
Prince Charming
charm school
charnel house
chartered accountant/surveyor/engineer etc
charter flight
Charter mark
charter member
charter school
Chartists, the
chart-topping record/group/hit etc
Chase, Chevy
chase somebody/something ↔ down
chase somebody/something ↔ up
chase tail
chase the dragon
chat line
chat room
chat show
chat somebody ↔ up
Chatterley, Lady
chat-up line
Chaucer, Geoffrey
cheap at the price/at any price
cheap thrill
cheat death/fate etc
cheat on somebody
check card
check digit
Checker, Chubby
checkered flag
check in
checking account
check on somebody/something
check out
Checkpoint Charlie
checks and balances
check something/somebody ↔ over
check something ↔ off
checksum character
check up on somebody/something
Cheddar Gorge
cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)
cheek to cheek
cheer somebody ↔ on
cheer up
cheesed off
cheese/jam/cream etc puff
Cheez Whiz
Chef Boyardee
Che Guevara
Chekhov, Anton
Chelsea bun
Chelsea Flower Show, the
Chelsea pensioner
Cheltenham Gold Cup, the
Cheltenham Ladies' College
chemical engineering
chemical reaction
chemical warfare
chemical weapon
chemistry set
Cheney, Dick
chequebook journalism
cheque card
chequered flag
cherry bomb
cherry tomato
Chertoff, Michael
Chesapeake Bay
Cheshire cat, the
Cheshire cheese
chest of drawers
Cheviot Hills, the
chewing gum
chew on something
chew somebody ↔ out
chew something ↔ over
chew something ↔ up
chew the cud
chew the fat
Chiang Kai-shek
Chicago Board of Trade, the
Chicago Cubs, the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the
Chicago Tribune, The
chicken feed
chicken flu
chicken-fried steak
Chicken Little
chicken out
chicken pox
chicken run
chicken/seafood etc platter
chicken wire
chick flick
chick lit
chief constable
chief cook and bottle washer
Chief Executive
chief executive officer
chief inspector
chief justice
chief of staff
Chief Rabbi
chief superintendent
Chief Whip
Chilcot Inquiry
child abuse
childbearing age/years
child benefit
Child, Julia
child molester
child prodigy
Children in Need
children's home
children should be seen and not heard
child seat
child support
Child Support Agency, the
Child Tax Credit
chilled/frozen/shocked etc to the marrow
chilli powder
chillout music
chill room
Chiltern Hundreds, the
chime in
chimney breast
chimney pot
chimney stack
chimney sweep
China Sea, the
Chinese chequers
Chinese lantern
Chinese leaves
Chinese whispers
chin up
chip and pin
chip away at something
chip in
chip pan
Chippendales, the
chip shop
Chirac, Jacques
Chisholm, Shirley
Chisholm Trail, the
chocolate box
chocolate chip cookie
choke a horse
choke chain
choke off something
choke something ↔ back
choke something ↔ out
choke up
Chomsky, Noam
chop and change
chop at something
Chopin, Frédéric
chopping board
chop something ↔ down
chop something ↔ off
chop suey
chorus girl
chorus line
chosen field/career/profession etc
Chou En-lai
choux pastry
chow down
chow mein
Christian Aid
Christian Coalition, the
Christian Democrat
Christian era
Christian name
Christian Science
Christian Science Monitor, The
Christie, Agatha
Christie, John Reginald Halliday
Christie, Julie
Christie, Linford
Christmas bonus
Christmas box
Christmas cake
Christmas card
Christmas carol
Christmas Carol, A
Christmas cookie
Christmas cracker
Christmas Day
Christmas dinner
Christmas Eve
Christmas present
Christmas pudding
Christmas stocking
Christmastide/eveningtide/morningtide etc
Christmas tree
Christopher Robin
Christopher, Saint
chrome yellow
chronic alcoholic/gambler etc
chronic fatigue syndrome
chronological age
Chrysler Building, the
Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien, Jean
chuck it down
chuck somebody off something
chuck somebody/something ↔ out
chuck somebody under the chin
chuck something ↔ away
chuck something ↔ in
chuck steak
chuck wagon
chump chop/steak
Chunnel, the
Church, Charlotte
Church Commissioners, the
Churchill, Sir Winston
Church of England
Church of Ireland, the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the
Church of Scotland
church school
churn somebody/something ↔ up
churn something ↔ out
Chutes and Ladders
Chávez, Cesar
CIA, the
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Cider with Rosie
Cid, The
cigarette butt
cigarette holder
cigarette lighter
cigarette paper
Cimino, Michael
C in C
cinder block
Cinque Ports, the
circuit board
circuit breaker
circuit court
circuit training
circular argument/logic/reasoning
circular file
circular saw
citizen journalism
Citizen Kane
Citizens Advice Bureau, the
citizen's arrest
Citizen's Charter, the
citric acid
city centre
city council
city desk
city editor
city fathers
city hall
city/local/country boy
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the
City of David, the
city planning
city slicker
City Technology College
city/town/cave etc dweller
CIVETS countries
civic centre
Civil Aviation Authority, the
Civil Contingencies Committee, the
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineering
civil law
civil liberty
Civil List
civil partner
civil partnership
civil rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
civil servant
civil service
civil war
civvy street
Claiborne, Craig
clamp down
clamp sanctions/restrictions etc on somebody
clamshell phone
clam up
Clancy, Tom
clap eyes on
clap eyes on sb
clap eyes on somebody
clap eyes on somebody/something
clap eyes on something
clap eyes on sth
Clapham Junction
clap somebody in prison/jail/irons
Clapton, Eric
Clare, Dr Anthony
Clare, John
Clarence House
clarion call
Clark, Dick
Clarke, Arthur C.
Clarke, Kenneth
Clarke, Richard A.
Clark, Helen
Clark, Sir Kenneth
Clark, William
Clary, Julian
class action
class consciousness
Classics Illustrated
classified ad
class struggle
Clause Four
claw something ↔ back
claw your way
Clay, Cassius
clay pigeon shooting
clean copy
clean hands
clean sheet/slate
clean somebody/something out
clean up
clean your plate
clean your teeth
clear a debt/loan
clearance sale
clearing bank
clearing house
clear off
clear out
clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something)
clear (something through) customs
clear something ↔ away
clear the air
clear the decks
clear the way for
clear the way for something
clear the way for sth
clear up
Cleary, Beverly
clear your head/mind
clear your throat
cleave the air/darkness etc
cleave to somebody/something
Cleese, John
cleft lip
cleft palate
Clegg, Nick
Clemens, Roger
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
clench your fists/teeth/jaw etc
Cleopatra's Needle
clerk of works
Cleveland, Grover
Cleveland Indians, the
clever clogs/dick
Cliburn, Van
click and collect
click your tongue
client state
Cliff, Jimmy
Clifford, Max
Cliff's Notes
Clifton Suspension Bridge, the
climate change
climb down
climbing frame
climbing the walls
climb/jump/get on the bandwagon
clinch it
Cline, Patsy
cling on
cling to something
clinical thermometer
Clinton, Bill
clip art
clip joint
clip somebody round the ear/earhole
clip somebody's wings
clip your words
Clive of India
clock cycle
clock in/on
clock off
clock out
clock speed
clock up something
Clockwork Orange, A
Clooney, George
close a deal/sale/contract etc
close an account
close, but no cigar
closed captioned
closed circuit television
close/dear to somebody's heart
closed economy
close down
closed season
closed shop
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close, Glenn
close in
closely related/connected/associated etc
close on
close on somebody/something
close on something
close on something/close to something
close on sth
close on the heels of something
closeout sale/price
close/packed/crowded etc together
close ranks
close relation/relative
close season
close/shut your ears to something
close/shut your eyes to something
close something ↔ off
close something ↔ out
close the book on something
closet homosexual/alcoholic etc
close to
close to home
close to the bone
close to the mark
close up
close up/up close/close to
close vowel
close with somebody/something
close work
close your doors (to somebody)
close/you're close/that's close
close your mind to/against something
closing date
closing time
cloth cap
clothes basket
clothes brush
clothes hanger
clothes horse
clothes peg
clotted cream
cloud computing
cloud gaming
cloud over
cloud the issue/picture etc
Clough, Brian
Clouseau, Inspector
cloven hoof
cloze test
Club 18–30
club class
club foot
Club Med
club sandwich
club soda
club together
clue somebody ↔ in
cluster bomb
clutch bag
clutching at straws
clutch of something
Clydesdale Bank, the
CN Tower
Coach and Horses, the
coach house
coaching inn
coach station
coal bunker
coal cellar
coal gas
coal hole
coal mine
coal/oil/gas field
coal scuttle
coal tar
coarse fishing
coaster brake
coat check
coat hanger
coat/hat check
coat of arms
coat rack
coax something out of/from somebody
Cobain, Kurt
cobble something ↔ together
Cobb, Ty
cobweb site
Cochran, Johnnie L., Jr.
cock and bull story
cock an ear/eye
cock a snook at somebody/something
cocked hat
Cocker, Jarvis
Cocker, Joe
cocker spaniel
cock fight
cock something ↔ up
cocktail bar
cocktail dress
cocktail lounge
cocktail party
cocktail shaker
cocktail stick
cocktail waitress
cocoa bean
cocoa butter
coconut matting
coconut milk
coconut shy
Coco the Clown
Cocteau, Jean
code name
code word
cod-liver oil
cod/salmon/tuna etc steak
Cody, William Frederick
coeliac disease
Coen Brothers, the
Coetzee, J.M.
C of E
coffee bar
coffee bean
coffee break
coffee grinder
coffee house
coffee machine
coffee mill
coffee morning
coffee/pepper mill
coffee pot
coffee shop
coffee table
coffee table book
coffee/wine/champagne etc drinker
Cohan, George M.
Cohen, Leonard
Cohen, Sacha Baron
coin money/coin it (in)
cold call
cold comfort
Cold Comfort Farm
cold cream
cold cuts
cold facts
cold fish
cold frame
cold front
cold fusion
cold shoulder
cold/small comfort
cold snap
cold sore
cold spell
cold steel
cold storage
cold store
Coldstream Guards, the
cold turkey
cold war
Coleman, David
Coleman, Ornette
Cole, Nat King
Cole, Old King
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
collaborative effort/work/project etc
collard greens
collar stud
collateral damage
collect call
collected works/poems/essays/edition
collection box
collection plate
collective bargaining
collective farm
collective noun
collector's item
collect something ↔ up
collect yourself/collect your thoughts
College Boards
college/medical boards
Collins, Jackie
Collins, Joan
Collins, Judy
Collins, Michael
Collins, Phil
Collins, Wilkie
Colonel Bogey
Colonel Sanders
colonic irrigation
colony collapse disorder
Colorado River
color guard
color line
color me surprised/confused/embarrassed etc
Colosseum, the
Colossus of Rhodes, the
colour bar
colour blocking
colour coded
colouring book
colour scheme
colour somebody's judgment/opinions/attitudes etc
colour supplement
Columbia Pictures
Columbia University
Columbus Day
combat fatigue
combination lock
combination oven
combining form
comb something ↔ out
comb through something
combustion chamber
come about
come a cropper
come across
come across with something
come adrift
come after somebody
come again?
come alive
come along
come and go
come apart
come around
come as a surprise/relief/blow etc (to somebody)
come at somebody/something
come away
come back
come back/down to earth (with a bump)
come before somebody/something
come/be on stream
come between somebody
come by
come clean
come close (to doing something)
come, come/come now
Come Dancing
come down
come down on somebody
come down the pike
come down to somebody/something
come down with something
Comedy of Errors, The
comedy of manners
come easily/naturally (to somebody)
come first
come/follow hot on the heels of something
come for somebody/something
come forward
come from somebody/something
come full circle
come/get to grips with something
come/go along for the ride
come/go full circle
come/go/get along
come good/right
come/go/turn full circle
come/go under the hammer
come/go with the territory
come hell or high water
come in!
come in
come in for something
come in from the cold
come into being/be brought into being
come into focus/bring something into focus
come into force/bring something into force
come into sight
come into something
come into the world
come into use
come July/next year/the next day etc
come of age
come off
come off worst
come of something
come on
come on stream
come on to somebody/something
come open/undone/loose etc
come out
come out at something
come out in something
come out of
come out of the closet
come out on top
come out with something
come over
(come) rain or shine
come right out with something/come right out and say something
come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop
come round
come running
come somebody's way
come/spring to mind
come through
come through with something
come to
come to a head
come to a pretty pass
come to a pretty/sorry pass
come to a stop
come to blows (with somebody)
come to do something
come to grief
come to hand
come to heel
come to life/roar into life/splutter into life etc
come to light/be brought to light
come to/meet a sticky end
come to no harm/not come to any harm
come to nothing
come to pass
come to rest
come to terms with something
come to the/somebody's rescue
come to think of it
come to think of it/come to that
come true
come tumbling down
come/turn up trumps
come under something
come unglued
come unstuck
come up
come up against
come up for something
come upon somebody/something
come up short
come up to something/somebody
come up with something
come up with the goods/deliver the goods
come within a whisker of (doing) something
(come/work etc) under the umbrella of something
comfort break
comfort food
comfort zone
Comic Relief
comic strip
coming of age
comings and goings
commander in chief
command module
command of something
command performance
command post
commend itself (to somebody)
commercial break
Commercial Court, the
commercial radio/TV/channel etc
commercial traveller
commissioned officer
commissioner for oaths
Commission for Racial Equality, the
commit adultery
commit something to memory
commit something to paper
commit suicide
Common Agricultural Policy, the
common cold
common courtesy/decency/politeness
common currency
common denominator
common ground
common knowledge
common land
common law
common-law marriage/husband/wife
Common Market
common noun
common or garden
common practice
common room
common sense
common touch
Commonwealth Games, the
commune with somebody/something
communication cord
communications satellite
Communist bloc, the
Communist Manifesto, The
Communist Party
community centre
community chest
community college
community policing
community property
community service
community support officer
commute a sentence (to something)
commuter belt
commute something for/into something
compact camera
compact disc
compact disc player
Companion of Honour, the
company car
company law
company secretary
comparative beginner/newcomer etc
comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc
comparative figures/data
comparative study/analysis etc
compared to/with something
compare notes (with somebody)
compassionate leave
compassion fatigue
compass rose
compelling need/desire/urge (to do something)
compelling reason/argument/case etc
competing products/brands/companies etc
Competition Commission, the
complain of something
Compleat Angler, The
complementary medicine
complete with something
compliment slip
comport with something
comport yourself
compose a letter/poem/speech etc
compos mentis
compost heap
compound eye/leaf etc
compound fracture
compound interest
compound noun/adjective etc
compound sentence
comprehensive education/system
comprehensive insurance/cover/policy
comprehensive school
compulsive overeater/gambler/spender/liar etc
computer-aided design
computer-aided manufacturing
computer literate
computer literate/musically literate etc
computer modelling
computer science
computer virus
comrade in arms
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur
con artist
concede a goal/point/penalty
concentrate (something) on something
concentration camp
conceptual art
concerned with somebody/something
concern yourself with/about something
concerted effort/action/attack etc
concert hall
concession stand
conclude an agreement/treaty/contract etc
concluding remark/section/stage etc
concrete jungle
concrete mixer
concrete noun
condemned cell
condensed milk
conditional discharge
Conditions of employment-topic
conduct of something
conduct yourself
cone something ↔ off
Coney Island
confectioner's sugar
Confederate flag
Confederation of British Industry, the
confer a title/degree/honour etc
conference call
confessional TV
confide in somebody
confidence trick
conflict of interest/interests
conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc
confound it/him/them etc
confuse the issue/matter/argument etc
conger eel
congestion charging
Congo, Republic of
Congo, the
Congo, the Democratic Republic of
congratulate yourself (on something)
Congressional Medal of Honor, the
Congressional Record, the
Congress Party, the
conjoined twins
conjugal visit
conjure something ↔ up
conk out
con merchant/speed merchant etc
connective tissue
connect something ↔ up
Connery, Sean
conning tower
connive (with somebody) to do something
Connolly, Billy
Connolly, Maureen
connubial bliss
Conrad, Joseph
Conran, Sir Terence
conscientious objector
conscious effort/decision/attempt etc
consciousness raising
consenting adult
conservation area
Conservative Party, the
conservative with a small ‘c'/democrat with a small ‘d' etc
consider it done
consignment shop
consign somebody/something to something
consist in something
consist of something
consolation prize
consort with somebody
conspicuous consumption
conspiracy of silence
Constable, John
Constantine the Great
constituent assembly
Constitutional Convention, the
Constitution of the United States, the
constructive dismissal
consulting room
consumer confidence
consumer durables
consumer goods
consumer group
consumer price index
Consumer Reports
Consumers' Association, the
consumer society
contact lens
contact number/address/details
contact sport
contend with something
content (for somebody) to do something
content yourself with (doing) something
continental breakfast
Continental Congress, the
Continental Divide, the
continental drift
continental quilt
continental shelf
contingency fee
continuation school
continuing education
continuity announcer
continuous assessment
contract bridge
contract in
contract out
contradict yourself
contrary to popular belief/opinion
contributory negligence
con trick
control freak
control key
controlled experiment
controlled substance
controlling interest
control room
control tower
convalescent home
convection oven
convenience food
convenience store
conventional medicine
conventional wisdom
convent school
conversation piece
conversion course
conveyor belt
convinced Muslim/Christian etc
convincing victory/win
Coogan, Steve
Cook, Captain James
Cooke, Alistair
cookery book
cookie cutter
Cookie Monster, the
cookie sheet
cooking apple
cooking oil
Cook Islands
Cook, Peter
Cook, Robin
cook something ↔ up
Cookson, Catherine
cook the books
cool down
cool hunter
cooling-off period
cooling system
cooling tower
cool it
cool off
Cool Whip
cool your heels
cooped up
Cooper, Alice
Cooper, Gary
Cooper, Henry
Cooper, James Fenimore
Coopers and Lybrand
Cooper, Tommy
coordinating conjunction
cop a buzz
cop a feel
cop an attitude
cop a plea
Copenhagen, the Battle of
Copernican system, the
Copernicus, Nicholas
cop hold of something
cop it
Copland, Aaron
cop off
cop out
copper beech
Copperfield, David
Coppola, Francis Ford
Coppola, Sofia
cop shop
Coptic Church, the
copycat crime/attack etc
copy editor
copy somebody in
copy something ↔ down
copy something ↔ out
copy something ↔ up
coq au vin
coral reef
cor anglais
cor blimey
cordially dislike/loathe etc
cordon bleu
cordon something ↔ off
core business/activities/operations etc
core curriculum/subjects/skills etc
core values/beliefs
Corleone, Vito
Corn Belt, the
corn bread
corn chip
corn dolly
corned beef
corner shop
corner the market
corn exchange
Corning Ware
Cornish pasty
Corn Laws, the
corn liquor
corn on the cob
corn pone
corn syrup
Cornwallis, Lord Charles
corn whiskey
corn/wool/cotton etc exchange
coronary artery
coronary thrombosis
corporal punishment
Corpus Christi
correction fluid
correct me if I'm wrong
correspondence course
corridors of power
Cortés, Hernán
Cosa Nostra
Cosby, Bill
Cosby Show, The
Cosell, Howard
cosmetic surgery
cosmic ray
Cossutta, Carla
cost a bomb
Costa Brava, the
Costa del Crime, the
Costa del Sol, the
Costa Geriatrica, the
cost a packet
cost a pretty penny
Costa Rica
cost-benefit analysis/study/approach
cost dear
Costello, Elvis
Costner, Kevin
cost of living
cost/pay/charge the earth
cost price
cost sb dear
cost somebody dear
cost somebody dear/dearly
cost somebody their job/life/marriage etc
costume drama
costume jewellery
cosy up
cosy up to somebody
Così fan tutte
cot death
Cotswolds, the
cottage cheese
cottage hospital
cottage industry
Cotton Belt, the
Cotton Bowl, the
cotton bud
cotton candy
cotton gin
Cotton, Henry
cotton on
cotton picker/fruit picker etc
cotton to somebody/something
cotton wool
couch potato
couch surfing
cough mixture
cough up
could/can/might easily
could/can you possibly
could do with something
could go either way
could/may/might yet do something
couldn't be better/worse/more pleased etc
could use something
council estate
Council for the Protection of Rural England, the
council house
Council of Europe, the
council of war
council tax
counter-terrorist operation/team/unit etc
counting house
count noun
count on/upon somebody/something
country and western
country bumpkin
country club
Country Code, the
country cousin
country dancing
country/farming etc folk
country house
Country Life
country music
country seat
Countryside Alliance, the
Countryside Commission, the
count sheep
count somebody in
count somebody/something out
count the cost
county council
county court
county fair
count your blessings
county town
coup de grâce
coup d'état
Couper, Heather
couple something with something
Couric, Katie
course not
Courtauld Institute, the
court card
court correspondent
court costs
court danger/death etc
courtesy of
courtesy visit/call
Court of Appeal
Court of Appeals
court of inquiry
court of law
Court of Session, the
Court of St James, the
court order
court reporter
court shoe
cousin once/twice etc removed
Cousteau, Jacques
Cousy, Bob
Covent Garden
cover (all) the bases
cover charge
cover for somebody
cover girl
cover/hide a multitude of sins
covering letter
cover letter
cover note
cover price
cover something ↔ over
cover story
cover up
cover yourself (against something)
cover your tracks
Coward, Sir Noël
cowboy hat
cowboys and Indians
cow chip
Cowell, Simon
cowl neck
cow pie
CPRE, the
CPS, the
crab apple
crack a joke
crack a smile
crack down
Cracker Jack
crack house
crack into something
crack it
crack on
crack open a bottle
crack shot
crack the whip
crack up
Craddock, Fanny
craft knife
Craig, Daniel
crammed with/crammed full of something
cramp somebody's style
cram something ↔ in
crane fly
Crane, Ichabod
crank call/letter
crank something ↔ out
crank something ↔ up
crank up
crash and burn
crash barrier
crash/collide/smash etc head-on
crash course
crash diet
crash helmet
crashing bore
crash landing
Cratchit, Bob
Crawford, Cindy
Crawford, Joan
crawl/come out of the woodwork
crawler lane
crawl into/out of bed
crawl the Net/web
crazy about somebody/something
Crazy Gang, The
crazy golf
Crazy Horse
crazy paving
crazy quilt
cream cheese
cream cracker
cream somebody/something ↔ off
cream tea
create somebody something
creative accounting
creature comforts
credibility gap
credit account
credit card
credit crunch
credit easing
credit note
credit rating
credit somebody with (doing) something
credit voucher
creep somebody out
creep up on somebody/something
crepe paper
Cresta Run, the
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
crew cut
crew neck
crib death
Crick, Francis
crime against humanity
Crimean War, the
Crimea, the
crime-buster/budget-buster/sanctions-buster etc
crime-busting/union-busting/budget-busting etc
crime doesn't pay
crime of passion
crime wave
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Criminal Justice Bill, the
criminal law
criminal record
Crippen, Dr.
crisis of confidence
crisis of conscience
Crisp, Quentin
critically ill/injured
critical mass
critical path
criticize/nag/hassle somebody up one side and down the other
Crockett, Davy
Crocodile Dundee
crocodile tears
Croft, Lara
Crompton, Richmal
Cromwell, Oliver
Cromwell Street
Cromwell, Thomas
Cronenberg, David
Cronkite, Walter
crop circle
crop of dark hair/blonde curls etc
crop of somebody/something
crop rotation
crop top
crop up
Crosby, Bing
crossed cheque
cross/enter somebody's mind
cross mind
cross my heart (and hope to die)
cross over
cross sb mind
cross somebody's face
cross somebody's mind
cross somebody's palm with silver
cross something ↔ off
cross something ↔ out
cross street
cross swords (with somebody)
cross that bridge when you come to it
cross the Rubicon
crosswise/lengthwise etc
cross your fingers
cross yourself
crowd in
crowd pleaser
crowd-pleaser/audience-pleaser etc
crowd puller
crowd somebody/something ↔ out
Crowe, Russell
Crow, Jim
crown colony
Crown Court
Crown Derby
crowned head
Crowne Plaza
crown jewel
Crown Prince
Crown Princess
Crown Prosecution Service, the
crow's feet
crow's nest
cruciate ligament
Cruella de Vil
cruise control
cruise liner
cruise missile
cruise ship
Cruise, Tom
crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc
crush on somebody
crush somebody's hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc
Crusoe, Robinson
Cruyff, Johan
cry for help
cry foul
crying need for something
crying/shopping/talking etc jag
cry into your beer
cry off
cry out
cry over spilt milk
cry/sing etc your heart out
crystal ball
crystal clear
crystal meth
Crystal Palace, the
Cry, the Beloved Country
cry wolf
crème caramel
crème de la crème
crème de menthe
crème fraiche
CSA, the
CS gas
CSO, the
CT scan
Cuban missile crisis, the
Cub/Brownie pack
cube root
cub reporter
Cub Scout
cuckoo clock
cuddle up
cue ball
cue something ↔ up
cuff link
Cukor, George
Culkin, Macauley
culminate in/with something
cult film/band/figure etc
Cultural Revolution, the
cultured pearl
culture shock
cum laude
Cummings, E.E.
Cunningham, Merce
Cunningham, Michael
Cuomo, Mario
cup final
cup tie
cup your hand(s)
curate's egg
cure somebody of something
Curie, Marie
curiosity killed the cat
curling tongs
curl of somebody's lip/mouth
curl up
current account
current affairs
curriculum vitae
Currie, Edwina
Currier and Ives
curry favour (with somebody)
curry powder
curse somebody ↔ out
curtain call
curtain hook
curtain raiser
curtain something ↔ off
Curtis, Richard
Curtis, Tony
Curtiz, Michael
Cushing, Peter
cuss somebody ↔ out
cuss word
custard pie
Custer, General George Armstrong
custodial sentence
custodian of tradition/moral values etc
customer services
custom-made/custom-built/custom-designed etc
Customs and Excise
cut a corner
cut across something
cut a dash
cut a deal
cut a fine/strange etc figure
cut and dried
cut and run
cut a swathe through something
cut back
cut class/school
cut corners
cut down
cut/give somebody some slack
cut glass
cut in
cut in line
cut it/things fine
cut loose
cut no ice/not cut much ice
cut off
cut out
cut sb to the quick
cut short
cut (somebody) a check
cut somebody dead
cut somebody short
cut  somebody/something off
cut somebody/something off
cut somebody to the quick
cut somebody to the quick/bone
cut something short
cut something to the bone
cut something ↔ away
cut/sting/pierce somebody to the quick
cut the ...
cut the ground from under somebody's feet
cut the mustard
cut the (umbilical) cord
cut-throat razor
cut through something
cutting board
cutting edge
cutting room
cut to the bone
cut to the chase
cut to the quick
Cutty Sark, the
cut/untie the Gordian knot
cut up
cut your coat according to your cloth
cut your losses
cut your own throat
cut your teeth (on something)
cyber hygiene
Cyclades, the
cycle lane
cycle path
cycling shorts
Cyclone Nargis
cystic fibrosis
Cy Young Award, the
Czech Republic, the
Cézanne, Paul
C ô te d'Azur
Côte d'Ivoire
dad dancing
daddy longlegs
Daddy Warbucks
Dad's Army
Daffy Duck
Dafoe, Willem
Dagwood sandwich
Dahl, Roald
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Dail, the
Daily Express, The
daily life
Daily life-topic
Daily Mail, The
Daily Mirror, The
Daily Planet, The
Daily Sport, The
Daily Telegraph, The
Daimler AG
dairy cattle
dairy farm
dairy products/produce
Dairy Queen
daisy chain
Dakotas, the
Dales, the
Daley, Arthur
Daley, Richard M.
Dalglish, Kenny
Dali, Salvador
Dallas Cowboys, the
Dallas-Fort Worth
dally with somebody/something
damaged goods
Dam Busters, The
Dame Edna
damn all
damned if you do, damned if you don't
damn it/you etc!
damn the consequences/expense/calories etc
Damon, Matt
damp course
damp-proof course
damp something ↔ down
damp squib
damsel in distress
dance attendance on somebody
dance band
dance floor
dance hall
Dance of Death
dance/sing/cook etc up a storm
dance to somebody's tune
Dan Dare
D and C
dandelion clock
danger money
dangerous ground/territory
dangle something in front of somebody/before somebody
Daniels, Paul
Danish blue
Danish pastry
Dankworth, John
Dante's Inferno
Danton, Georges Jacques
Danube, the
Daphnis and Chloe
Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Darby and Joan
Darcy, Mr
Dardanelles, the
dare I say/suggest
Darin, Bobby
Dark Ages
(dark) circles under your eyes
Dark Continent, the
dark energy
darkest Africa/South America etc
dark glasses
dark green
dark horse
darkly funny/humorous/comic
dark matter
dark store
Darling, Alistair
Darling Buds of May, The
Darling, Grace
darned if I know
Darrow, Clarence
Darth Vader
Dartington Hall
Dartmouth College
dart of guilt/panic/pain etc
Darwin, Charles
Daschle, Thomas
dash it (all)!
dash off
dash somebody's hopes
Das Kapital
data bank
data mining
data processing
Data Protection Act, the
data roaming
data stick
date from something
date night
date rape
date stamp
dating agency
Dating Game, The
Daughters of the American Revolution, the
David, Elizabeth
David, King
David, St
Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell
da Vinci, Leonardo
Davis, Angela
Davis, Bette
Davis Cup, the
Davis, Jefferson
Davis, Miles
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Davis, Steve
Davy Jones's locker
Davy, Sir Humphrey
Dawes Plan, the
Dawkins, Richard
dawn chorus
dawn on somebody
dawn raid
day after day
day after day/year after year etc
day and night
Dayan, Moshe
day boy
day by day
day camp
day care
day centre
Day, Doris
day girl
day job
Day-Lewis, Daniel
daylight robbery
daylight saving time
day nursery
Day of Atonement, the
day off
Day of the Jackal, The
Day of the Triffids, The
Day One Christian Ministries
day out
day pupil
day release
day return
day room
day school
Day, Sir Robin
day-to-day work/business/life etc
Daytona 500, the
Daytona Beach
Dayton Accords, the
day trading
day trip
DCMS, the
DCSF, the
dead duck
dead end
dead-end job
dead heat
dead language
dead letter
deadly enemy
deadly nightshade
deadly serious/dull/boring etc
Dead Parrot Sketch, the
dead reckoning
dead ringer
Dead Sea Scrolls, the
Dead Sea, the
dead wood
deafening silence
deaf mute
deal a blow (to somebody/something)
deal in
Deal or No Deal
deal something ↔ out
deal with somebody/something
Dean, Dizzy
Dean, Howard
Dean, James
dean's list
Dear Abby
Dear John letter
dearly beloved
Dear Madam
dear old ...
Dear Sir/Sirs
death blow
death by misadventure
death camp
death certificate
death duties
DEA, the
Death in Venice
death knell
deathless prose/verse/lines etc
death mask
Death of a Salesman
death penalty
death rate
death rattle
death row
death sentence
death's head
death squad
death stare
death throes
death toll
death trap
Death Valley
death warrant
death wish
Deayton, Angus
debit card
debit note
De Bono, Edward
debt collector
debt of gratitude/thanks
debt relief
De Burgh, Chris
Debussy, Claude
Decameron, the
deceive yourself
decide on/upon something
decimal point
decision-maker/policymaker/peacemaker etc
deck shoe
Declaration of Independence, the
declare against somebody/something
declare an interest
declare for somebody/something
declare war (on somebody/something)
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
decompression chamber
decompression sickness
decree absolute
decree nisi
deed poll
deeds/acts etc of derring-do
Deeley, Cat
deep clean
deep down
deep freeze
deep fry
deep in debt
deep in thought/conversation etc
deep-set/wide-set/close-set eyes
deep six
Deep South, the
deep vein thrombosis
deep-voiced/squeaky-voiced/husky-voiced etc
Deepwater Horizon
deep Web
de facto
defeat the purpose
defence mechanism
Defender of the Faith
defer to somebody/something
definite article
Defoe, Daniel
defray costs/expenses
defy description/analysis/belief etc
defy logic/the odds etc
Degas, Edgar
de Gaulle, General Charles
DeGeneres, Ellen
Deighton, Len
deign to do something
de jure
De Klerk, F.W.
de Kooning, Willem
de la Hoya, Oscar
De La Mare, Walter
de la Renta, Oscar
delaying tactic
Del Boy
delight in something
delirium tremens
Delius, Frederick
deliver a judgment/verdict
deliver a speech/lecture/address etc
deliver something ↔ up
delivery man
Del Monte
Delphic oracle, the
Delta Force
delusions of grandeur
demerara sugar
De Mille, Agnes
DeMille, Cecil B.
demob happy
Democratic Party, the
Democratic Unionist Party, the
demolition job
demonstrative pronoun
Dench, Judi
dengue fever
Deng Xiaoping
denial of service attack
De Niro, Robert
Dennis the Menace
den of iniquity
dental floss
dental hygienist
dental nurse
dental surgeon
Denver boot
deny oneself
Depardieu, Gérard
Department For Business, Innovation and Skills, the
Department for Constitutional Affairs, the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the
Department for Education and Skills, the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the
Department for International Development, the
Department for Transport, the
Department for Work and Pensions, the
Department of Defense, the
Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Health, the
Department of Homeland Security, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Department of Justice, the
Department of Labor, the
Department of Motor Vehicles, the
Department of National Heritage, the
Department of Social Security, the
Department of State, the
Department of the Environment, the
Department of the Interior, the
Department of Trade and Industry, the
Department of Transportation, the
department store
depart this life
departure lounge
departures board
dependent clause
depend on/upon somebody/something
de Pompadour, Madame
deposit account
Depp, Johnny
deprive somebody of something
depth charge
depute somebody to do something
dereliction of duty
de rigueur
derogate from something
Dershowitz, Alan
Descartes, René
descend from somebody/something
descend on/upon somebody/something
descend/sink to somebody's level
descend to something
describe a circle/an arc etc
deserted wife/husband/child etc
desert island
Desert Island Discs
Desert Orchid
Desert Rat
deserve consideration/attention etc
designated driver
designated hitter
designer baby
designer drug
designer label
desk/car/sink tidy
desk clerk
desk job
desk jockey
desk tidy
desktop computer
desktop publishing
Des Moines
de Soto, Hernando
Desperate Dan
Desperate Housewives
despite yourself
des res
dessert wine
destination hotel/resort
destined for something
detach yourself from somebody/something
detail somebody to (do) something
detective story/novel etc
detective work
detention centre
deteriorate into something
determine to do something
detract from something
Dettori, Frankie
de Valois, Dame Ninette
devil's advocate
devil's food cake
Devil's Island
Dewey decimal system, the
DfEE, the
DfID, the
DHSS, the
Diageo plc
Diaghilev, Sergei
dialling code
dialling tone
dialogue box
dial somebody/something ↔ up
dial something ↔ back/down
dial tone
dial up
diametrically opposed/opposite
diamond anniversary
diamond in the rough
diamond jubilee
diamond lane
Diamond, Neil
diamond wedding
Diana Inquest, the
Diana, Princess of Wales
diaper rash
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Diary of a Nobody, The
diatonic scale
Diaz, Cameron
DiCaprio, Leonardo
dice with death
Dick and Jane
Dickens, Charles
Dickinson, David
Dickinson, Emily
Dick, Philip K.
dick somebody around
Dictionary of National Biography, The
did he heck/will it heck etc
Didion, Joan
die a/the death
die away
die back
die casting
die down
die intestate
die laughing
die of embarrassment/shame
die off
die out
diesel fuel
Dietrich, Marlene
Dieu et mon droit
die without issue
difference of opinion
differential calculus
differential gear
dig a hole for yourself
dig deep
digestive biscuit
dig in
dig into something
digital divide
digital immigrant
digital inclusion
digital native
digital signature
digital television
dig somebody out of trouble/a mess/a hole etc
dig something ↔ out
dig something ↔ up
dig your heels in
dig your own grave
dilate on/upon something
Dillinger, John
dill pickle
DiMaggio, Joe
Dimbleby, Jonathan
dime novel
dime store
diminished responsibility
diminishing returns
diminutive suffix
Dimmock, Charlie
dim recollection/awareness etc
dim your headlights/lights
Dine, Jim
dine on/off something
dine out
Diners Card
dining car
dining room
dining table
dinner dance
dinner jacket
dinner lady
dinner party
dinner service
dinner table
dinner theater
din something into somebody
Dion, Céline
Dior, Christian
dip into something
diplomatic bag
diplomatic corps
diplomatic immunity
diplomatic relations/ties
Diplomatic Service
dip your headlights/lights
direct access
direct action
direct current
direct debit
direct deposit
direct descendant
direct discourse
direct heat/sunlight
direct hit
Direct Line
direct mail
direct marketing
direct method
direct object
Director of Public Prosecutions
Director of Studies
director's chair
director's cut
directory enquiries
direct speech
direct tax
Dire Straits
dire warning/prediction/forecast
dirt bike
dirt cheap
dirt disher
dirt farmer
dirt poor
dirt road
dirt track
dirty bomb
dirty great/dirty big
dirty old man
dirty trick
dirty your hands
disagree with somebody
disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth
disappear/vanish from sight
disappear/vanish into thin air
disappoint somebody's hopes/expectations/plans
disaster area
disaster recovery
disc brakes
discipline yourself (to do something)
disc jockey
discount rate
discourse on/upon something
discretionary income
discretion is the better part of valour
discussion list
disdain to do something
disentangle yourself (from somebody/something)
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
dishonourable discharge
dish something ↔ out
dish something ↔ up
dish towel
dishwashing liquid
disk drive
Disney, Walt
Disney World
dispatch box
dispatch rider
dispense with something
dispensing chemist
displaced person
display of affection/emotion/aggression etc
disport yourself
disposable income
dispose of something
dispose somebody to/towards something
Disraeli, Benjamin
Dissolution of the Monasteries, the
dissolve into/in laughter/tears etc
distance learning
distance yourself (from something)
distant from something
Di Stefano, Alfredo
distinguish yourself
distracted driving
district attorney
district council
district court
district nurse
District of Columbia, the
disturbed sleep
disturb the peace
Ditka, Mike
DIUS, the
dive in
dive into your bag/pocket etc
divest somebody of something
divide and rule/conquer
divided highway
divided loyalties
divide/split something down the middle
dividing line
Divine Comedy, The
Divine Office, the
divine right
diving bell
diving board
divvy something ↔ up
Dixon of Dock Green
DMV, the
DNA profiling
DNA sequencing
DNB, the
DNS parking
do 10 miles/20 kms etc
do a 180
do a bunk
do a disappearing/vanishing act
do a double take
do a job on somebody/something
do all right (for yourself/herself etc)
do a Lord Lucan
do a moonlight (flit)
do a number on somebody/something
do a Reggie Perrin
do a roaring trade (in something)
do a runner
do a slow burn
do a strip
do away with somebody/something
do a wheelie
do battle (with somebody)
do better
do bird
dob somebody in
do circuits
Dock Green
docking station
docking system
dock somebody's wages/pay/salary
Doc Martens
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor Ruth
Doctor Zhivago
Dodge City
dodgem car
Dodger Stadium
do double duty
do duty as something
doe eyes
do fine
do for somebody/something
Dog and Duck
dog and pony show
dog collar
dog days
dog eat dog
Dogger Bank
doggone it
doggy bag
doggy paddle
doggy style/fashion
Dogma 95
dog paddle
dog tag
dog warden
dogwhistle politics
Doherty, Pete
do it
do justice to somebody/something
dole rat
dole something ↔ out
Dolittle, Dr
doll's house
dolly bird
Dolly Madison
doll yourself up
Dolly the sheep
do lunch/do a movie etc
domain name
Domesday Book, The
domestic partner
domestic science
domestic service
do me/us a favour!
domiciliary services/care/visits etc
Domingo, Placido
Dominican Republic, the
Dominion Day
Dominions, the
domino effect
Domino, Fats
Dom Perignon
Donahue, Phil
Donald Duck
Donaldson, Sam
done and dusted
done in
Don Giovanni
Don Juan
donkey jacket
donkey's years
Donne, John
donor card
Don Quixote
don't ask
don't ask me
don't be a stranger!
don't bet on it/I wouldn't bet on it
don't blame me
don't come the innocent/victim/helpless male etc with me
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)
don't forget
don't get me wrong
(don't) get your knickers in a twist
don't give a hoot/don't care two hoots
don't give it another thought
don't give me that
don't give me that line
don't go doing something
don't go mad
don't go there
don't hesitate to do something
don't hold your breath
don't judge a book by its cover
don't know/can't tell etc which is which
don't look now
don't make me laugh
don't mention it
don't mind her/him etc
don't mind me
don't remind me
don't sweat it
don't sweat the small stuff
don't tell me
don't trouble yourself
don't waste your breath
don't worry
don't you believe it!
don't you dare!
Doolittle, Eliza
Doomsday Book, The
do one
do or die
door prize
Doors, The
door to door
dope test
Dordogne, the
Dorian Gray
dormitory town
dos and don'ts
do/show your stuff
do somebody a good/bad turn
do somebody an injustice
do somebody a power of good
do somebody a/the world of good
do somebody in
do somebody out of something
do somebody proud
do somebody's bidding
do somebody's dirty work
do somebody/something a disservice
do somebody/something no favours,
do somebody/something over
do somebody the courtesy of doing something
do somebody wrong
do somebody ↔ down
do some good/do somebody good
do something
do something about something
do something at your peril
do something by the seat of your pants
do something for a bet
do something for luck
do something in anticipation of something
do something in error
do something in favour of something
do something in somebody's stead
do something like the devil
do something like there's no tomorrow
do something off your own bat
do something of your own free will
do something on an empty stomach
do something once too often
do something on the run
do something on your own responsibility
do something out of the goodness of your heart
do something right off the bat
do something the hard way
do something to death
do something to excess
do something to size
do something to the exclusion of something
do something to your heart's content
do something under protest
do something with impunity
do something without a murmur
do something ↔ out
doss around/about
doss house
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
dote on/upon somebody
do the business
do the honours
do the job
do the necessary
do the rounds
do the rounds of something
do the shopping
do the splits
do the trick
do things to somebody
do time
dot-matrix printer
(do/try) the ... thing
do/try your damnedest
dotted line
dot the i's and cross the t's
dotty about somebody/something
double act
double agent
double as somebody/something
double back
double bass
double bed
double bill
double bind
double bluff
double boiler
double chin
double click
double cream
double date
double dealer
double digits
double-dip recession
double duty
double entendre
double fault
double feature
double figures
double first
double glazing
double helix
double indemnity
double jeopardy
double life
double negative
double or quits
double-page spread/centre spread
double play
double quick
double standard
double take
double time
double/triple whammy
double up
double vision
double whammy
doubting Thomas
Douglas, Kirk
Douglas, Michael
Douglass, Frederick
do up
do/use something in anger
do violence to something
do well
do well by somebody
do without
do with something
Dow Jones Average
Dow Jones Index
Down, County
Downing Street
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
down payment
down south
Down's syndrome
down the drain
down the hatch
down the line
down to
down tools
down to sb
down to somebody
down to something
down to something/somebody
down to sth
down under
downwardly compatible
downwardly mobile
Down with somebody/something
down your/London etc way
do/work wonders
dowsing rod
Doyle, Roddy
Do you have a problem with that?
do you have to do sth?
(do) you hear?
do you mind
do you mind!
do your best
do your bit
do you read me?
do your head in
do your/his/her/their worst
do your level best (to do something)
do your nut
do your own thing
do yourself a mischief
do yourself justice
do your/somebody's hair/nails/make-up etc
do your sums
do your whack (of something)
do you suppose (that) ... ?
do you take sugar/milk?
do you think
do you think (that) ... ?
do you understand?
(do you) want to bet?/wanna bet?
doze off
Drabble, Margaret
Dracula sneeze
draft board
draft card
draft dodger
draft proposal/copy/version etc
draft somebody ↔ in
drag a lake/river etc
drag on
dragoon somebody into something
drag queen
drag race
drag somebody kicking and screaming into something
drag somebody's name through the mire
drag somebody's name through the mud
drag somebody/something into something
drag somebody/something ↔ down
drag somebody/something ↔ up
drag somebody through the courts
drag something out of somebody
drag something ↔ out
drag your feet/heels
drag yourself to/into/out of etc something
drain a glass/cup etc
drain away
drain board
draining board
drainpipe trousers
drain something ↔ off
Drake, Sir Francis
drama queen
dramatic irony
dramatis personae
draught excluder
draw a bead on somebody/something
draw a blank
draw a bow
draw a cheque (on something)
draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc
draw a conclusion
draw a line (between something)
draw a line under something
draw a veil over something
draw back
draw blood
draw breath
draw/get the short straw
draw in
drawing board
drawing pin
drawing power
drawing room
draw level
draw lots/straws
draw near
draw near/closer
draw on
draw out
draw/pull in your horns
draw somebody into something
draw somebody's eye (to something)
draw something ↔ down
draw something ↔ off
draw the line (at something)
draw the short straw
draw to a close/end
draw to a halt/stop
draw up
Dr Death
Dr Dre
dream house/home/job etc
dream on
dream something ↔ away
dream something ↔ up
dream ticket
Dream Works
dredge something ↔ up
Dred Scott Case, the
Dreiser, Theodore
drenched in/with light
dress circle
dress down
dress-down Friday
dressed to kill
dressed (up) to the nines
dressing gown
dressing room
dressing table
dress rehearsal
dress sense
dress shirt
dress the part
dress uniform
dress up
Drew, Nancy
Dreyfus, Alfred
Dreyfuss, Richard
dribs and drabs
dried fruit
dried milk
drift apart
drift off
drill down
drilling platform
drill something into somebody
drinking chocolate
drinking fountain
drinking horn/powder horn etc
drinking-up time
drinking water
drink/laugh/scare etc yourself silly
drinks machine
drink somebody's health
drink somebody under the table
drink something ↔ in
drinks party
drink to something
drink up
drink yourself silly/into a stupor/to death
drip, drip, drip
drive a coach and horses through something
drive at something
drive a wedge between somebody
drive-by shooting/killing
drive home
drive off
driver's education
driver's license
drive shaft
drive somebody bonkers
drive somebody insane
drive somebody potty
drive somebody round the bend
drive somebody/something ↔ in
drive somebody/something ↔ out
drive somebody to distraction
drive somebody ↔ away
drive something home
drive something ↔ down
drive something ↔ up
drive/strike a hard bargain
driving ambition
driving force
driving licence
driving rain/snow
driving range
driving school
driving test
Dr Martens
drone on
drop $50/£2,000 etc
drop a bombshell
drop a catch
drop acid
drop a clanger/brick
drop a hint
drop a line
drop anchor
drop a point
drop a stitch
drop back
drop cloth
drop dead!
drop dead
drop dead date
drop-dead gorgeous
drop-down menu
drop goal
drop/go down like ninepins
drop off
drop out
dropping like flies
drop sb a line
drop shot
drop somebody a line
drop somebody a line/note
drop somebody in it
drop the ball
drop the c-bomb/f-bomb
drop your eyes/gaze
drown your sorrows
Dr. Pepper
Dr Seuss
Drudge, Matt
drug addict
drug/alcohol dependence
drug baron
drug czar
drug dealer
drug/dope/cocaine etc fiend
Drug Enforcement Administration, the
drugged/doped up to the eyeballs
drugged up to the eyeballs
drug rehabilitation
drug runner
drum kit
drum machine
drum major
drum majorette
drum somebody out of something
drum something home
drum something into somebody
drum something ↔ up
drunk driving
drunken party/orgy/brawl etc
drunk on/with something
drunk tank
Drury Lane
Dr Who
dry battery
dry bread/toast
dry cell
dry cleaner's
dry cough
Dryden, John
dry dock
dry goods
dry ice
dry land
dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc
dry off
dry out
dry rot
dry run
dry-stone wall
dry up
dry wall
dry wine/sherry etc
dual carriageway
Dubček, Alexander
Duchamp, Marcel
Duchess of Cambridge
Duchess of Windsor, the
Duchess of York, the
Duchovny, David
duckbilled platypus
ducking stool
duck out of something
ducks and drakes
dude ranch
due date
due north/south/east/west
due process
due to
duffel bag
duffel coat
duff somebody ↔ up
Dufy, Raoul
du jour
Dukakis, Michael
Duke, David
Duke, Doris
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the
Duke of Edinburgh, the
Duke of Wellington, the
Duke of Westminster, the
Duke of Windsor, the
Duke of York, the
Dulles, John Foster
Dumas, Alexandre
Du Maurier, Daphne
dumb animals/creatures
dumb luck
dumb show
dumb something ↔ down
dumb/stupid cluck
dumb waiter
Dumfries and Galloway
dummy run
dumper truck
dumping ground
dump on somebody
Dumpster diving
dump truck
Dunaway, Faye
Duncan Hines
Duncan, Isadora
dunce's cap
Dundee cake
dune bashing
dune buggy
Dungeons and Dragons
Dunkirk spirit, the
Dunne, Dominick
Du Pré, Jacqueline
durable goods
Durkheim, Émile
Durrell, Gerald
Durrell, Lawrence
dustbin man
dust bowl
dust bunny
dust cart
dust cover
dust jacket
dust something ↔ off
dust storm
dusty blue/pink etc
Dutch auction
Dutch barn
Dutch cap
Dutch courage
Dutch elm disease
Dutch oven
Dutch Reformed Church, the
Dutch treat
Duvalier, François
Duvalier, Jean-Claude
duvet day
DVLA, the
Dvořák, Antonín
dwelling house
dwell on/upon something
Dworkin, Andrea
dying moment/minutes/seconds
déjà vu
Dún Laoghaire
E 111
each and every
each other
each to his/their own
each way
eager beaver
eagle eye
Eagle Scout
Ealing comedy
ear drops
Earhart, Amelia
Earl Grey
ear lobe
Earl's Court
Early American
early bird/early riser
Early Day Motion
early doors
early/late riser
early on
early potatoes/lettuces etc
early warning
early warning system/device etc
earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power
earn/win your spurs
earn your/its keep
earn £20,000/$30,000 etc gross
Earp, Wyatt
Earth Liberation Front, the
earth mother
earth science
Earth Summit
ear trumpet
ease of application/use etc
ease off
ease out
ease (somebody) into something
ease somebody's mind
ease up
ease your grip
easier said than done
easily the best/biggest etc
East Anglia
East Coast
East End
Easter basket
Easter bonnet
Easter Bunny
Easter egg
Easter Island
Easter Monday
Eastern bloc, the
Eastern Conference, the
Eastern Europe
eastern european
Eastern Orthodox Church, the
Easter Rising, the
Easter Seals
Easter Sunday
East India Company
Eastman, George
East River, the
East Sea, the
East Side, the
East Sussex
East Timor
East Village
East-West relations
East-West relations/trade etc
Eastwood, Clint
East Yorkshire
easy chair
easy come, easy go
easy does it
easy listening
easy money
easy on the eye/ear
easy option
easy prey
Easy Rider
eat away at something/somebody
eat/drink your fill
eat heartily
eat humble pie
eat in
eating apple
eating disorder
eat into something
eat out
eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast
eat somebody out of house and home
eat something ↔ away
eat up
eat your heart out
eat your words
eau de cologne
eau de toilette
ebb and flow
Ebert, Roger
e cash
ECB, the
Eccles cake
Ecclestone, Bernie
E. coli
ecological footprint
economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate
economical with the truth
Economic and Monetary Union
economic migrant
economies of scale
economy class
economy class syndrome
economy size/pack
ecstatic review/praise/applause
ectopic pregnancy
edamame bean
Eddie Bauer
edge city
edge somebody ↔ out
Edinburgh Festival, the
Edison, Thomas Alva
edit something ↔ out
Edmonds, Noel
educated guess
Edward III, King
Edward II, King
Edward I, King
Edward IV, King
Edward, Prince
Edwards, Gareth
Edwards, Jonathan
Edward VIII, King
Edward VII, King
Edward VI, King
Edward V, King
Eeny, meeny, miney, mo
efface yourself
effing and blinding
eff off!
E flat/B flat/A flat etc
Eggo waffles
egg roll
egg somebody ↔ on
eggs over easy
ego trip
Eichmann, Adolf
Eid ul-Adha
Eid ul-Fitr
Eiffel Tower, the
Eiger, the
eighth note
E ink
Einstein, Albert
Eisenhower, Dwight David
Eisenstein, Sergei
either ... or
either side/end/hand etc
either way
ejector seat
eke something ↔ out
El Al
El Alamein
elastic band
elasticity of demand
elbow grease
elbow room
El Cid
elder abuse
elder statesman
El Dorado
electoral college
electoral register
electrical storm
electric blue
electric chair
electric shock
electric shock therapy
electro-convulsive therapy
electronic banking
electronic cash
electronic data interchange
electronic funds transfer
electronic ink
electronic mail
electronic money
electronic organizer
electronic paper
electronic publishing
electronic signature
electronic tagging
electronic ticketing
electron microscope
elect to do something
Elementary, my dear Watson.
elementary particle
elementary school
element of surprise/truth/risk/doubt etc
Elephant Man, the
elevated railway
elevator music
Elgar, Sir Edward
Elgin Marbles, the
El Greco
eliminate somebody from your enquiries
elimination diet
Eliot, George
Eliot, T.S.
Elizabeth II, Queen
Elizabeth I, Queen
Elland Road
Ellington, Duke
Ellis, Brett Easton
Ellis Island
Ellison, Larry
Ellis, Perry
Ellis, Ruth
El Niño
El Paso
El Salvador
Els, Ernie
Elton, Ben
Elvis sighting
Elvis/somebody/something has left the building
Elway, John
Elysée Palace, the
emanate from something
Emancipation Proclamation, the
embark on/upon something
embedded journalist
Emerald Isle, the
emergency brake
emergency cord
emergency room
emergency services
emeritus professor/director etc
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
emery board
EMF, the
eminence grise
eminent domain
Emirates Stadium, the
emission credit
emissions trading
emotional cripple
emperor's new clothes, the
emphatic win/victory/defeat
Empire State Building, the
Empire, the
Employment Act, the
employment agency
Employment Training
empty into something
empty nest
empty of something
empty suit
empty words/gestures/promises etc
en bloc
Encyclopaedia Britannica, the
endear somebody to somebody
end/finish/begin etc (something) on a high note
end game
end in something
end of (story)
end of story
endowment policy
endow somebody/something with something
end product
end result
end up
end user
end your days
end your life/end it all
end zone
energy-intensive/knowledge-intensive etc
enfant terrible
Enfield, Harry
engage with somebody/something
Engels, Friedrich
England and Wales Cricket Board, the
England expects that every man will do his duty
England is a nation of shopkeepers
English/American/German etc letters
English breakfast
English Chamber Orchestra, the
English Channel, the
English Heritage
English horn
English muffin
English National Opera, the
English Tourist Board, the
enlarge on/upon something
en masse
ENO, the
enough is enough
enough said
en route
en suite
Entente Cordiale
enter into something
enterprise culture
enterprise zone
enter somebody's life
entertain an idea/hope/thought etc
enter upon something
entitlement program
entre nous
entry level
entry level product/model/computer etc
E number
Environment Agency, the
environmental footprint
environmentally friendly
environmentally-friendly/ozone-friendly/eco-friendly etc
Environmental Protection Agency, the
envoy/ambassador/minister extraordinary
EPA, the
Epcot Center, the
Episcopal Church
epoxy resin
Epsom salts
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the
Equality And Human Rights Commission, the
Equal Opportunities Commission, the
Equal Pay Act, the
Equal Rights Amendment, the
equals sign
equate to something
Equatorial Guinea
equilateral triangle
Erasmus, Desiderius
Erebus, Mount
Erector Set
Ericsson, Leif
Eric the Red
Erie Canal, the
Erie, Lake
Ernst, Max
erogenous zone
err on the side of something
error of judgment
erupt into laughter/shouting etc
Erving, Julius
escape somebody's attention/notice
escape velocity
Escher, M. C.
Eskimo Pie
esprit de corps
essential oil
Essex girl
Essex man
Essex, the Earl of
established church/religion
estate agent
estate car
estate tax
Estuary English
Estée Lauder
et al
et cetera
eternal triangle
eternal truths
eternity ring
Ethelred II
ethnic cleansing
ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc
ethnic minority
ethyl alcohol
Et tu, Brute?
Eubank, Chris
Eugenides, Jeffrey
Euphrates, the
Euro MP
European Commissioner
European Commission, the
European Community, the
European Convention on Human Rights, the
European Court of Human Rights, the
European Court of Justice, the
European Cup, the
European Cupwinners' Cup, the
European Currency Unit
European Health Insurance Card
European Parliament, the
European Space Agency, the
European Super Cup
European Union, the
Eurovision Song Contest, the
EU, the
Evans, Chris
evaporated milk
even as
even bigger/better/brighter etc
even if
(even) if it kills me
evening class
evening dress
evening primrose
Evening Standard, The
evenly matched
even now/then
even out
even so
even something ↔ up
even though
ever after
Everage, Dame Edna
Everglades, the
ever-increasing/ever-present etc
Ever Ready
ever since
ever so cold/wet/nice etc
ever such a
every/any Tom, Dick and Harry
every bit as
every bit as good
every bit as good/important etc
every bit as important
every bit as important/bad/good etc
every cloud has a silver lining
every dog has its/his day
every inch
every (last) ounce of courage/energy/strength etc
every man jack
every nook and cranny
every now and then
every now and then/again
(every) now and then/now and again
(every) once in a while
everyone has their price
every other
every penny
every penny counts
every second year/person/thing etc
every single
every so often
everything/anything etc under the sun
everything but the kitchen sink
every time
every Tom, Dick, and Harry
every which way
Eve's pudding
evidence/statements etc to the contrary
Ewing, J. R.
exact a high/heavy price
exact revenge (on somebody)
exam-setter/policy-setter etc
ExCeL Exhibition Centre, the
excel yourself
excess baggage/luggage
Exchange and Mart
exchange blows (with somebody)
exchange contracts
exchange information/ideas etc
exchange of ideas/information etc
exchange rate
exchange rate mechanism
exchange student
exchange words/looks etc (with somebody)
exclamation mark
exclusion zone
exclusive of something
excursion into something
excuse me
excuse me (for living)!
excuse yourself
executive privilege
exercise bike
exercise book
exert yourself
ex gratia
exhaust a subject/topic etc
exhibition of something
exit poll
exit strategy
Exocet missile
exotic dancer
expand on/upon something
expansion card
expansion slot
expatiate on/upon something
expectant mother/father
expectation of life
expect/fear the worst
expeditionary force
expense account
expert system
expert witness
expiration date
expiry date
explain something ↔ away
explain yourself
explode the myth
Explorer Scouts, the
explore (something) for oil/minerals/gold etc
exponential growth/increase etc
expose yourself
ex post facto law
express mail
express post/mail
express train/coach/bus
extended family
extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody)
extension lead
extenuating circumstances/factors etc
extraordinary meeting/session etc
extraordinary rendition
extra-sensory perception
extra time
extra virgin
(extra) virgin olive oil
extreme athlete/surfer/skier etc
extreme fighting
extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc
extreme west/end/left etc
Exxon Valdez, the
Eyck, Jan van
eyeball to eyeball
eyebrow pencil
eye candy
eye contact
eye drops
eye/ear etc drops
eye level
eye patch
eye scan
eye shadow
eye somebody ↔ up
eye strain
eye tooth
FAA, the
Fabergé egg
Fabergé, Peter
fabric softener
fabulously rich/expensive/successful etc
face card
face cream
face down
face down/downwards
face off
face pack
face powder
face saver
face somebody ↔ down
face the music
face time
face to face
face up to something
face up/upwards
face value
facial scrub
fact-finding trip/visit/mission etc
fact of life
factor something ↔ in
factor something ↔ out
factory farming
factory floor
factory girl/shop girl/office girl
factory-made/German-made/homemade etc
facts and figures
fact sheet
FA Cup, the
fade/blend into the woodwork
fade in
fade into insignificance
fade out
Faeroe Islands, the
faff about/around
fag end
fag hag
Fahd ibn Abdulaziz, King
failing that/this
fail somebody
failure to do something
fair comment
fair copy
fair dinkum
fair enough
fair game
fair-haired boy
Fair Isle
fair play
fair play to somebody
fair sex
fair's fair
fair trade
fair-weather friend
fairy cake
fairy godmother
fairy lights
Fairy Liquid
fairy tale
fait accompli
faith community
faith healing
faith school
fake somebody ↔ out
Faldo, Nick
Falklands, the
Falklands War, the
fall about
fall apart
fall asleep
fall away
fall back
fall back into something
fall back on somebody/something
fall behind (somebody/something)
fall between two stools
fall by the wayside
fall/collapse etc in a heap
fall down
fall flat
fall flat on your/something's face
fall for somebody/something
fall foul of somebody/something
fall from a great height
fall from grace
fall from grace/favour
fall from somebody's lips
fall/get into the wrong hands
fall guy
fall in
falling star
fall into a trap/pitfall
fall into/avoid the trap of doing something
fall into line
fall into line/bring somebody into line
fall into place
fall into ruin
fall into somebody's lap
fall into something
fall into step
fall into step (with somebody)
fall into the hands/clutches of somebody
fall in with somebody/something
fall/land on your feet
fall off
fall off the wagon
fall on deaf ears
fall on stony ground
fall on/upon somebody/something
fallopian tube
fall out
fallout shelter
fall over
fallow deer
fallow period
be/fall prey to
fall short of something
fall/slip through the net
Falls Road, the
fall through
fall to pieces
fall to pieces/bits
fall to somebody/something
fall victim to
false alarm
false dawn
false economy
false friend
false imprisonment/arrest
false memory
false move/step
false positive
false start
false teeth
Falwell, the Reverend Jerry
familiarity breeds contempt
familiarize yourself/somebody with something
family circle
family credit
family doctor
Family Income Support
family man
family name
family planning
Family Planning Association, the
family practice
family practitioner
family room
family size/pack etc
family tree
family values
Famous Five, the
famous last words
fan a fire/flame etc
fan belt
fan club
fancy dress
fancy!/fancy that!
fancy man
fancy somebody rotten
fancy woman
fancy yourself
fancy yourself (as) something
Fannie Mae
Fanny Hill
fan out
fantasy football
Fantasy Island
Faraday, Michael
far and wide
far be it from me to do something
Far East
fare well/badly/better etc
farewell party/dinner/drink etc
Farewell to Arms, A
far from it
far from something
Far From the Madding Crowd
far/further/farthest afield
far gone
farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc
Farmer, Fannie
Farmer John
farm shop
farm somebody/something ↔ out
Farnborough Air Show, the
Faroe Islands, the
Farrahkan, Louis
Farrow, Mia
Far Side, The
fart about/around
fashion forward
fashion house
fashion plate
fashion show
fashion statement
fashion/style victim
fashion victim
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
fast and furious
fast asleep
fast breeder reactor
fast by something
fast day
fasten onto somebody/something
fasten on/upon something
fasten your attention on somebody/something
fasten your eyes/gaze on somebody/something
fast film/lens
fast food
fast friends
fast lane
Fastnet, the
fast road
fast talker
fast track
Fatal Attraction
Fatboy Slim
fat camp
fat cat
fat chance
Fates, the
fat farm
Father Brown
Father Christmas
father figure
Father Knows Best
father/mother/authority figure
Father of the Church
Fathers 4 Justice
Father's Day
father something on somebody
Father Ted
fat tax
fatten somebody/something ↔ up
fatty acid
Faulkner, William
fault-tolerant computer/machine
Fauntleroy, Little Lord
Fauré, Gabriel
Faust, Johann
faux pas
fava bean
favourite son
favour somebody with something
Fawkes, Guy
Fawlty, Basil
Fawlty Towers
FBI, the
FCC, the
FCO, the
FDA, the
FDIC, the
Fear Factor
fear not/never fear
fear the worst
Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of Weeks, the
feast on/upon something
feast your eyes on somebody/something
feather bedding
feather boa
feather duster
feathered friend
feather your nest
feature creep
feature film
Federal Aviation Administration, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Communications Commission, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the
Federal Reserve Bank, the
Federal Reserve System, the
Federal Trade Commission, the
federal/US marshal
Federer, Roger
Feds, the
fed up
feed an addiction/need etc
feed back
feeder school
feeding ground
Feeding of the Five Thousand, the
feed-in tariff
feed into something
feed lines/jokes to somebody
feed off something
feed on something
feed somebody a line
feed somebody up
feed your face
feel a death/a loss etc
feel around/on/in etc something (for something)
feel bad
feel/be beholden to somebody
feel/be lost
feel cheated
feel for
feel for somebody
feel free
feel-good factor
feel-good film/programme/music etc
feel/know something in your bones
feel like a million bucks
feel like (doing) something
feel like/turn to jelly
feel/look like a million bucks
feel/look like hell
feel/look like shit
feel lousy
feel peculiar/come over all peculiar
feel rotten
feel rough
feel sick
feel somebody ↔ out
feel somebody ↔ up
feel strange
feel suffocated
feel the cold/heat
feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something
feel the need to do something
feel the pinch
feel up to something
feel your age
feel your gorge rise
feel your way
fee-paying school
fee-paying student/patient
feet of clay
Felix the Cat
Fellini, Federico
fellow feeling
fellow traveller
fellow workers/students/countrymen etc
felt-tip pen
female condom
Female Eunuch, The
Feminine Mystique, The
femme fatale
fence-mending measures/talks/trips etc
fence somebody/something ↔ in
fence something ↔ off
fend for yourself
fend somebody/something off
feng shui
feng shui a room/house etc
Fens, the
Ferdinand and Isabella
Ferdinand, Rio
Ferguson, Sarah
Ferguson, Sir Alex
Fermi, Enrico
Fermor, Patrick Leigh
Ferrero Rocher
ferret somebody/something ↔ out
Ferrier, Kathleen
Ferris wheel
Fertile Crescent, the
fertility drug
fess up
Festival Hall, the
Festival of Britain, the
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
festive occasion
feta cheese
fetch and carry
fetch up
fever blister
Feynman, Richard Phillips
Fianna Fáil
Fibber McGee and Molly
fibre optics
fiddle around
fiddle around with something
fiddle with something
Fiedler, Arthur
Field and Stream
field corn
field day
field event
field glasses
field goal
field hockey
field hospital
Fielding, Henry
field marshal
field officer
field of fire
field of vision/view
Fields, Gracie
field sports
Fields, W.C.
field test
field trip
Fiennes, Ralph
Fiennes, Ranulph
fie on somebody
Fiesta Bowl, the
Fifth Amendment, the
Fifth Avenue
fifth column
fifth wheel
fight a losing battle
fight a rearguard action
fight back
fight fire with fire
fighting fit
fighting spirit
fighting words/talk
fight like cat and dog
fight shy of (doing) something
fight somebody/something ↔ off
fight something out
fight something ↔ down
fight tooth and nail
fight tooth and nail (for something)/fight something tooth and nail
fight to the death/finish
fight your corner
fight your corner/fight somebody's corner
fight your own battles
fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something)
fig leaf
Fig Newton
figure of eight
figure of speech
figure on something
figure skating
figure somebody/something ↔ out
file cabinet
file extension
file sharing
filing cabinet
fill an order
filler cap
fill in
filling station
Fillmore, Millard
fill out
fill somebody's shoes
fill the bill
fill up
fill yourself (up)/fill your face
film noir
film over
film star
filter something ↔ out
filter tip
filthy dirty
filthy lucre
filthy rich
filthy weather/night/day
Final Solution, the
finance company
financial aid
financial embarrassment
financial institution
financially embarrassed
Financial Services Authority, the
Financial Times Index, the
Financial Times, The
financial year
find against somebody
find a home for something
find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in something
finders keepers (losers weepers)
fin de siècle
find fault with somebody/something
find favour (with somebody/something)
find for somebody
find/get religion
find it in your heart/yourself to do something
find its mark/target
find its way somewhere
find out
find your feet
find yourself
find your tongue
find your voice
find your way (somewhere)
fine art
Fine Gael
finely/highly tuned
fine print
finer feelings
fine-tooth comb
Fingal's Cave
finger bowl
finishing line
finishing school
finish off
finish up
finish with something/somebody
Fink, Mike
Finnegan's Wake
Finney, Sir Tom
Finn, Huckleberry
fir cone
fire alarm
fire and brimstone
fire ant
fire away
fire back
fire brigade
fire chief
fire department
fire door
fire drill
fire/emergency drill
fire engine
fire escape
fire exit
fire extinguisher
fire fight
fire fighting
fire hydrant
fire in your belly
fire iron
Fire of London, the
fire questions at somebody
fire retardant
fire sale
fire service
fire somebody ↔ up
fire something ↔ off
fire station
fire truck
firing line
firing squad
firm something ↔ up
first aid
first aider
first aid kit
First Amendment, the
first among equals
first and foremost
first and last
first base
first choice
first class
first come, first served
First Communion
first cousin
first degree
first-degree burn
first-degree murder
first edition
first family
first floor
first fruits
first gear
first generation
first-grader/fourth-grader etc
first half
first hand
first-hand experience/knowledge/account etc
first lady
first language
first lieutenant
first light
first mate
First Minister
first name
first night
first night/opening night
first off
first offender
first officer
first option
first person
first-person shooter
first place
first prize/place
First Reading
first refusal
first resort
first responder
first/second etc year
first/second/sixth etc former
first/second/third etc place
First Secretary
first strike
first-string/second-string etc
first thing
first things first
first-time buyer
first up
First World
First World War
fiscal year
fish and chips
Fisherman's friend
Fisher Price
fish-eye lens
fish farm
fish finger
fish for compliments
fish fry
fishing line
fishing rod
fishing tackle
fish kettle
fish meal
Fish, Michael
fishnet stockings
fish/rice/potato etc cake
fish slice
fish somebody/something ↔ out
fish stick
fist bump
fist fight
Fistful of Dollars, A
fist pump
fit/fill the bill
fit for a king
fit in
fit into something
fit somebody for something
fit somebody/something ↔ out
fit somebody/something ↔ up
fit the bill
fitting room
fit to be tied
fit to burst
fit to drop
fit together
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
five a day
five feet/two metres etc square
five o'clock shadow
five-speed/ten-speed etc
five-spot/ten-spot etc
five-star general
five/ten/many etc times ...
five/three/nine etc years to the day
fix a time/date/place etc
fixed assets
fixed capital
fixed costs
fixed income
fix on
fix on sb
fix on somebody
fix on somebody/something
fix on something
fix on sth
fix somebody/something ↔ up
fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc
fix up
fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something
fizzle out
fizzy drink
Flag Day
flag football
flag somebody/something ↔ down
flake out
flak jacket
flame thrower
Flanders, Michael
Flanders, Moll
flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody)
flash back
flash bulb
flash crash
flash drive
flash flood/fire
flash forward
Flash Gordon
flash memory
flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger etc
flash something ↔ around
flash through mind
flash through sb mind
flash through somebody's mind
flash through somebody's mind/head/brain
flat cap
Flat Earth Society, the
flat feet
Flatiron Building, the
flatly refuse/deny/oppose etc something
flat on back
flat on your back
flat out
flat racing
flatten yourself against something
flatter yourself
flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
flat white
Flaubert, Gustave
flavour of the month
flea collar
flea market
fleet admiral
Fleet Air Arm, the
Fleet Street
Fleming, Ian
Fleming, Sir Alexander
Fleming, Victor
flesh something ↔ out
flesh wound
flexible/short-time etc working
flex your muscles
flick a glance/look at somebody/something
flick knife
flick through something
flight attendant
flight crew
flight deck
Flight into Egypt, the
flight lieutenant
flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy
flight path
flight recorder
flight sergeant
flight simulator
fling somebody in/into prison/jail
fling somebody/something ↔ out
fling something open
fling something ↔ off
fling yourself at somebody
fling yourself into something
Flintoff, Andrew
Flintstones, The
flip chart
flip chip
flip phone
flip side
flip somebody ↔ off
flip your lid
flirt with something
float around
floating voter
flog something to death
flood plain
flood somebody ↔ out
flood something with something
flood the market
flood tide
floor lamp
floor plan
floor show
floppy disk
floral tribute
Florida Keys, the
flotation chamber/compartment etc
flotation tank
flow chart
flower arranging
flower child
flower girl
Flowerpot Men, The
flower power
flow from something
fl oz
fluent French/Japanese etc
fluid ounce
flunk out
flushed with success/excitement/pleasure etc
flush somebody/something ↔ out
flutter eyelashes
flutter your eyelashes
fly a kite
fly at somebody
flyaway hair
fly ball
fly by the seat of your pants
fly-drive holiday
fly half
flying buttress
flying doctor
Flying Dutchman, The
flying fish
flying fox
flying officer
flying picket
flying saucer
Flying Scotsman, The
flying squad
flying tackle
fly in the face of something
fly into a passion
fly into a rage/temper/panic etc
fly leaf
Flynn, Errol
Flynt, Larry
fly off the handle
flyover country
fly/slip under somebody's/the radar
fly the coop
fly the flag
fly the nest
fob somebody ↔ off
fob watch
focal length
focal point
focus group
Fo, Dario
foetal position
Fogg, Phileas
Foggy Bottom
fog lamp
foie gras
foist something on/upon somebody
fold somebody in your arms
fold something ↔ in
fold your arms
folic acid
Folies-Bergère, the
folk dance
folk hero
folk medicine/remedy
folk music
folk science/psychology/wisdom etc
follow a pattern/course/trend etc
follow a profession/trade/way of life etc
follow in somebody's footsteps
follow on
follow somebody around
follow something ↔ up
follow suit
follow the herd/crowd
follow the signs/somebody's directions
follow through
follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc
follow your nose
Folsom Prison
foment revolution/trouble/discord etc
Fonda, Henry
Fonda, Jane
fondly imagine/believe/hope etc
fond of
fond of doing
fond of doing something
fond of doing sth
Fonteyn, Dame Margot
Food and Agriculture Organization, the
Food and Drug Administration, the
food bank
food/butter etc mountain
food chain
food coupon
food court
Food, dish-topic
food for thought
food group
food miles
food poisoning
food porn
food processor
food security
food stamp
fool around
fool's gold
fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
fool with something
fool yourself
foot and mouth disease
Football Association, the
football/baseball etc card
football/golf etc widow
football hooligan
Football League, the
football pools
foot fault
foot locker
foot passenger
foot pedal/brake/pump etc
foot soldier/patrol
foot the bill
for all I know
for all practical purposes
for all somebody cares
for all something
for all the world as if/as though/like
for all you are/he is etc worth
for anything
for appearances' sake/for the sake of appearances
(for) as long as
for a song
for a start
for better or (for) worse
Forbidden City, the
force a door/lock/window
force a smile/laugh etc
forced entry
forced labour
force majeure
force/ram/shove something down somebody's throat
for certain
force somebody's hand
force something on/upon somebody
force something ↔ back
force something ↔ down
force something ↔ out of somebody
force the issue
force the pace
force your way through/into etc something
for crying out loud
for days/weeks etc on end
for dear life
Ford, Eileen
Ford, Ford Maddox
Ford, Gerald
Ford, Harrison
Ford, Henry
Ford, John
Ford, Richard
for each/every
for effect
foregone conclusion
foreign affairs
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the
foreign body/matter/object
foreign exchange
Foreign Legion, the
Foreign Office, the
Foreign Secretary
Foreign Service, the
Foreman, George
Forester, C.S.
Forest Hills
Forest of Dean
Forestry Commission, the
Forest Service, the
for ever
forever and ever
for evermore
forewarned is forearmed
for example
for fear (that),
for fun
for future reference
forge ahead
for general/public/private etc consumption
forget it
forget yourself
forgive a debt/loan
forgive me
for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's/Pete's sake
for God's sake
for good
for good measure
for goodness' sake
for heaven's sake
for information only
for instance
for/in the foreseeable future
for its own sake
forked lightning
for keeps
fork-lift truck
forklift upgrade
fork of lightning
fork out (something)
fork something ↔ over
for laughs
for long
formal education/training/qualifications
form an opinion/impression/idea
form (a) part of something
Formby, George
for medicinal purposes
form letter
form/mode/style of address
form of words
form teacher
Formula One
for my/his part etc
for my money
for my sins
for nothing
for old times' sake
... for one
for one thing
for openers
for pity's sake
for ... purposes
for real
for rent
Forrest Gump
for sale
for services rendered
for short
for show
for somebody's eyes only
for somebody's information
for somebody's liking
for starters
for sure
Forsyth, Bruce
Forsyth, Frederick
Fortean Times
for that matter
Forth Bridge, the
for the attention of somebody
for the better
for the first time
for the good of somebody/something
for the heck of it
for the long haul
for the love of God
for the love of Mike
for the meantime
for the moment
for the most part
for the present
for the record
for the sake of argument
for the sake of it
for the sake of somebody/something
for the time being
for the use of somebody
for (the) want of something
fortified wine
Fort Knox
Fort McHenry
Fortnum and Mason
for/to all practical purposes
Fortune 500, the
fortune cookie
fortune/the gods etc smile on somebody
for two pins I'd ...
Fort Worth
Forty-Second Street
Forty Thieves, the
forty winks
for want of a better word/phrase etc
for want of anything better (to do)
forwarding address
forward planning/thinking
forward roll
forward slash
for what it's worth
for years/weeks/days etc to come
For your information...
for your own good/safety/benefit etc
for your pains
Fosse Way, the
Fossey, Dian
fossil fuel
foster brother/sister
foster child/son/daughter
foster home
Foster, Jodie
foster mother/father/parents
Foster, Norman
Foster, Stephen
FO, the
Foucault, Jean Bernard Léon
foul language
foul line
foul play
foul up
foundation course
foundation stone
founder member
founding father
founding fathers
Founding Fathers, the
fountain of something
Fountain of Youth, the
fountain pen
Fountains Abbey
Four Freedoms, the
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the
four-leaf clover
four-letter word
four-poster bed
Four Seasons, The
four-star general
four-stroke engine
Fourteenth Amendment, the
fourth dimension
fourth estate
Fourth of July, the
Four Weddings and a Funeral
four-wheel drive
Fowler, Henry Watson
Fowles, John
Fox and the Grapes, The
Fox, Charles James
Fox, George
Fox, Michael J.
fox terrier
FPA, the
fragile health
Francis, Dick
Francis of Assisi, St
Francis Xavier, St
Franco, General Francisco
Francome, John
Frank, Anne
franking machine
Franklin, Aretha
Franklin, Benjamin
fraternal twin
frat house
Fraud Squad
fraught with problems/difficulties/danger etc
Frazer, Sir James George
FRB, the
freak out
Freddie Mac
Fred Perry
free agent
free and easy
Free Church
Free Church of Scotland, the
free collective bargaining
freedom fighter
freedom from something
freedom of choice
freedom of information
Freedom of Information Act, the
freedom of the city
Freedom Tower, the
free enterprise
free fall
Free French, the
free house
free kick
free love
freely admit/acknowledge something
freely available
Freeman, Morgan
free market
free marketeer
free pardon
free period
free port
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the
free radical
free school
free spirit
Free State, the
free trade
free verse
free vote
free will
freeze over
freezer compartment
freeze somebody ↔ out
freeze up
freezing point
freight car
freight train
French and Indian War, the
French Antilles
French bean
French bread
French Canadian
French Connection, The
French, Dawn
French doors
French dressing
French fry
French Guiana
French horn
French kiss
French letter
French loaf
French plait
French pleat
French polish
French Polynesia
French Quarter, the
French Revolution, the
French Riviera, the
French stick
French toast
French West Indies, the
French windows
fresh air
freshen up
fresh from something
freshly ground/picked/made etc
fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc
fresh out of something
fresh water
Freudian slip
Freud, Sigmund
Friar Tuck
frictionless sharing
fridge magnet
Friedan, Betty
Friedkin, William
Friedman, Milton
Friel, Brian
friendly fire
friendly society
Friends of the Earth
Friends Provident Trophy, the
Friends Reunited
frighten/scare/terrify somebody out of their wits
frighten/scare the life out of somebody
frighten somebody into something
frighten somebody/something ↔ off
frighten somebody ↔ away
fringe benefit
fringe group/event/issue etc
fringe theatre
Frist, Bill
fritter something ↔ away
frock coat
Frog Prince, The
from afar
fromage frais
(from) April to June inclusive/15 to 20 inclusive etc
from A to B
from A to Z
from day to day
from day to day/from minute to minute etc
(from) door to door
from father to son
from hero to zero
(from) left to right
from on high
from ... onwards
from place to place/house to house etc
from rags to riches
from scratch
from side to side
from that/this day/time/moment etc forward
from the bottom of your heart
from the (bottom of your) heart
from the chairman/president/top etc downwards
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
from the get-go
from the off
from the sublime to the ridiculous
from the top
from the (very) first
from time to time
from top to bottom
from top to toe
from where I stand
frontal attack/assault
frontal system
front and center
front bench
front desk
front door
front line
front man
front matter
front office
front of house
front-page news/article/story etc
front room
frosted glass/window etc
frost over/up
froth at the mouth
frown on/upon somebody/something
frozen stiff
Fruit and Nut
fruit bat
fruit cocktail
fruit fly
fruit machine
Fruit of the Loom
fruit salad
frying pan
FSA, the
ft 100 share index
FTC, the
FTSE Index
fuck all
fuck around
fucked up
fuck me
fuck off
fuck somebody ↔ over
fuck up
fuck with somebody
fuck you/it/them etc
fuel cell
fuel injection
fuel poor
fuel poverty
Fujimori, Alberto
Fulbright Scholarship
fulfil a promise/pledge etc
fulfil a prophesy
fulfil your potential/promise
fulfil yourself
full beam
full board
full-body scanner
full bore
full-court press
full dress
fuller's earth
full face
full fledged
full frontal
full grown
full house
full-length mirror/photograph/portrait etc
full-length play/book/film etc
full-length skirt/dress/coat etc
full lock
full marks
full monty
full moon
full of the joys of spring
full/packed/stuffed etc to the gills
full pelt
full price
full speed/steam ahead
full stop
full throttle
full time
full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc
fully dressed
fully fledged
fully grown
fun and games
functional food
function as something
function key
function word
funeral director
funeral home
Fungus the Bogeyman
funnily enough
funny bone
funny farm
funny little something
funny money
funny papers
funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?
fun run
Furies, The
furry friends
further education
further to something
Furtwängler, Wilhelm
fuse box
fusion bomb
fuss over somebody/something
future perfect
futures market
Future Systems
futz around
fuzzy logic
Gable, Clark
Gacy, John Wayne
gad about/around
Gaddafi, Colonel Muammar al
Gaddis, William
Gadsden Purchase, the
Gaelic football
Gagarin, Yuri
gag order
gag rule
gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc
gain access
gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something)
gain access to
gain access to something
gain access to sth
gain an understanding/insight/impression etc
gainful employment/work/activity
gain/get access (to something)
gain ground
gain on somebody/something
Gainsborough, Thomas
gain time
Galahad, Sir
Galapagos Islands, the
gale force
Galilee, the Sea of
Gallaghers, the
gall bladder
Galliano, John
gallows humour
Galsworthy, John
Galtieri, Leopoldo
galvanized iron/metal etc
Gama, Vasco da
Gambia, the
gamble something ↔ away
Game Boy
game leg
game on
game over
game park
game plan
game point
game reserve
games console
game show
game the system
game warden
gamma ray
Gandhi, Indira
Gandhi, Mahatma
Gandhi, Rajiv
Ganges, the
gang rape
gangsta rap
gang together
gang up on/against somebody
gap in the market
gap year
garage band
garage sale
garam masala
garbage can
garbage collector
garbage disposal
garbage in, garbage out
garbage man
garbage truck
Garbo, Greta
García Lorca, Federico
García Márquez, Gabriel
Garda, the
garden centre
garden city
Garden of Eden, the
Garden of England, the
garden party
Gardner, Erle Stanley
Garfield, James
Garfunkel, Art
Garibaldi, Giuseppe
Garland, Judy
garlic press
garment bag
Garnett, Alf
Garrick Club, the
garter belt
garter snake
Garter, the Order of the
gas chamber
Gas, coal, oil-topic
Gascoigne, Bamber
Gascoigne, Paul
gas/electricity/water etc supply
gas mark 4/5/6 etc
gas mask
gas meter
gas pedal
gas ring
gas station
gastric band
gastric bypass
gastric/digestive juice(s)
gastric flu
gastric juices
gas turbine
gas up
gated community
Gates, Bill
Gates, Gareth
Gateway Arch, the
gateway drug
gateway to something
gather/collect/recover etc your wits
gather dust
gather somebody to you/gather somebody up
gather speed/force/momentum etc
gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts
Gator Bowl, the
Gatwick Airport
Gaudi, Antonio
Gauguin, Paul
Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir
Gaye, Marvin
Gay Pride
Gaza Strip, the
gaze at/contemplate your navel
gear lever
gear shift
gear stick
gear up
gee up
gee whiz
Gehrig, Lou
Gehry, Frank
Geiger counter
Gein, Ed
Geldof, Bob
Geller, Uri
Gemini Program, the
gender bender
gender bias
gender reassignment
gene doping
gene mapping
gene pool
general anaesthetic
General Assembly, the
General Belgrano, the
general counsel
general delivery
general election
General Electric
general headquarters
General Hospital
general knowledge
generally speaking
General Medical Council, the
General Mills
General Motors
general practice
general practitioner
general public
general staff
general store
general strike
General Synod, the
generation 1.5
generation gap
Generation X
Generation Y
generative grammar/linguistics/phonology
generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault
gene sequencing
gene therapy
genetically modified
genetic code
genetic engineering
genetic fingerprinting
Geneva Convention, the
Genghis Khan
gentleman farmer
gentleman/lady of leisure
gentleman's agreement
gently/gently does it!
gen up
geometric progression
George Cross, the
George III, King
George II, King
George I, King
George IV, King
George Medal, the
George, Saint
George VI, King
George V, King
George Wimpey
Georgie Porgie
geostationary orbit
Gere, Richard
German measles
German shepherd
German Unification
germ warfare
Gershwin, George
Gervais, Ricky
get a bang out of something
(get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck
get about
get above yourself
get a charge out of something
get across
get a fair shake
get a fix on somebody/something
get a grip
get a handle on something
get ahead
get a jump on somebody/something
get a life!
get a line on somebody/something
get a load of somebody/something
get along
get a move on
get a result
get a rise out of somebody
get around
get around to something
get at somebody/something
get away
get away from somebody/something
get away/off scot-free
get away with murder
get away with something
get a word in (edgeways)
get a wriggle on
get back
get back at somebody
get back to somebody
get/be fresh with somebody
get/be given a bad press
get/be given short shrift
get/be given your cards
get behind
get better
get/be wise to somebody/something
get/build up a head of steam
get by
get cracking
get doing something
get down
get down to brass tacks
get down to something
get dressed
get/enter into the spirit (of something)
get even (with somebody)
get/find your bearings
get/give somebody a fair shake
get/go into a huddle
get/go nowhere
get/go/run through something
get hands on
get/have a good press
get/have a look-in
get/have cold feet
get/have/keep your foot in the door
get/have the worst of it
get/have wind of something
get/have your (own) way
get heavy (with somebody)
get hitched
get hold of
get hold of an idea/an impression/a story etc
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
get in
get in a lather
get in on
get in on something
get in on sth
get in on the act
get in somebody's face
get in somebody's hair
get in the way of something
get in through the back door
get into something
get into the swing of it/things
get into the way of doing something
get in touch with something
get into your stride
get in with somebody
get it in the neck
get jiggy
get/jump/rise etc to your feet
get/keep your eye in
get knotted!
get laid
Get lost!
get lost (in something)
get moving
get no change out of somebody
get nowhere
get off
get off easy
get off lightly
get off my case
get off on something
get off on the wrong foot
get off the ground
get off the track
get off with somebody
get off your arse
get off your backside
get on
get on/along famously
get on/along like a house on fire
get on somebody's nerves
get on somebody's tits
get on somebody's wick
get on the stick
get on the wrong side of somebody
get on the wrong side of the law
get on top of somebody
get onto somebody
get onto somebody/something
get onto something
get out
get out of bed on the wrong side
get out of hand
get out of my face
get out of something
get over
get/pick/build up steam
get/put bums on seats
get/put somebody's back up
get/put somebody/something out of your mind
get/put your head down
get/put your skates on
get real!
get/receive your (just) deserts
get rid of somebody/something
get (right) up somebody's nose
get round
get round to something
get/score/earn Brownie points
get (somebody) off somebody's back
get somebody's dander up
get somebody's goat
get something down to a fine art
get something off your chest
get something out of your system
get something straight
get (something) through to somebody
get something wrong
get spliced
get stuck in/get stuck into something
get stuffed
get/take a free ride
get/take a grip on yourself
get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh
(get) ten out of ten (for something)
get the better of somebody
get the bit between your teeth
get the hang of something
get the hell out (of somewhere)
get the measure of
get the message
get the picture
get the shaft
get the wrong end of the stick
get the wrong idea
get this
get through
get to do something
get together
get to like/know/understand somebody/something
get to/reach first base
get to somebody/something
get to the bottom of something
get trucking
Getty, J. Paul
Gettysburg Address, the
get under somebody's skin
get up
get up to something
get with the program
get your act together
get your ass in gear
get your butt in/out/over etc
get your claws into somebody
get your hands dirty
get your hands on
get your hands on somebody
get your hands on something
get your jollies
get your kit off
get your leg over
get your money's worth
get (your name) on the scoresheet
get your own back (on somebody)
get your priorities right
get your rocks off
get your teeth into something
get your tongue around something
get your wings
get your wires crossed
ghetto blaster
ghost bike
ghost story
ghost town
ghost train
ghost writer
giant killer
giant panda
Giant's Causeway, the
GI Bill, the
Gibson, Guy
Gibson, Mel
giddy heights
Gideon Bible
Gielgud, Sir John
Gift Aid
gift certificate
gift (from God)
gift shop
gift token
gift wrap
Giger, H.R.
Giggs, Ryan
GI Joe
Gilbert and Sullivan
gild the lily
Gillard, Julia
Gillespie, Dizzy
Gilligan, Andrew
Gilligan's Island
Gilmore, Gary
Gilroy, Bet
gilt-framed/wood-framed etc
gimlet-eyed/gimlet eyes
gin and tonic
ginger ale
ginger beer
ginger group
Ginger Man, The
ginger nut
ginger something ↔ up
Gingrich, Newt
gin rummy
Ginsberg, Allen
gird (up) your loins
girl Friday
girlie magazine/calendar etc
girl power
Girls Aloud
Girl Scout
Gish, Lillian
Giuliani, Rudolph
give a buzz
give a fair shake
give a free rein
give a good/poor account of yourself
give a hundred percent
give and take
give as good as you get
give a thick ear
give a whirl
give birth (to somebody)
(give) credit where credit is due
give (full/free) rein to something
give head
give in
give in to something
give it a rest
give it to somebody straight
give/lose your heart to somebody
give me/it a break!
give me something (any day/time)
give me strength!
given name
give off something
give of something
give onto something
give or take a few minutes/a penny/a mile etc
give out
give over
give/quote somebody chapter and verse
give/receive no quarter
give rise to something
give sb a buzz
give sb a fair shake
give sb a free rein
give sb a thick ear
give sb head
give sb the cold shoulder
give/send your regrets
give somebody a bell
give somebody a blank cheque
give somebody a boost (up)
give somebody a break
give somebody a buzz
give somebody a call/buzz
give somebody a dig
give somebody a dirty look
give somebody a dose/taste of their own medicine
give somebody a fair crack of the whip
give somebody a fair shake
give somebody (a) five
give somebody a free hand/rein
give somebody a free rein
give somebody (a) free rein
give somebody a going-over
give somebody a (good) run for their money
give (somebody) a hand
give somebody a hard time
give somebody a leg-up
give somebody a mouthful
give somebody an earful
give (somebody) an impression/a sense/an idea
give somebody an inch and they'll take a yard/mile
give somebody a piece of your mind
give somebody a ring
give somebody a rollicking
give somebody a shout
give somebody a smack on the lips/cheek
give somebody a thick ear
give somebody a thick ear/get a thick ear
give somebody a ticking off
give somebody a tickle
give somebody a tinkle
give somebody a turn
give somebody enough rope to hang themselves
give somebody/get a fair shake
give somebody/get a roasting
give somebody/get a walloping
give somebody/get (some) stick
(give somebody/get) the cold shoulder
give somebody grief
give somebody gyp
give somebody/have a heart attack
give somebody head
give somebody hell
give somebody ideas/put ideas into somebody's head
give somebody pause (for thought)
give somebody shit
give somebody short measure
give somebody some/enough etc rope
give somebody/something a clean bill of health
give somebody/something a lift
give somebody/something a poke
give somebody/something a rub
give somebody/something away
give somebody/something a wide berth
give somebody/something the green light
give somebody the benefit of the doubt
give somebody the bird
give somebody the bum's rush
give somebody the cold shoulder
give somebody the creeps
give somebody the elbow
give somebody the finger
give somebody the glad eye
give (somebody) the go-ahead/get the go-ahead
give somebody the horrors
give somebody the hump/get the hump
give somebody their head
give somebody their walking papers
give somebody the kiss of life
give somebody the nod/get the nod from somebody
give (somebody) the OK/get the OK
give somebody the push/get the push
give somebody the runaround
give somebody the slip
give somebody the third degree
give somebody time/a few weeks/all day etc
give somebody top/star billing
give somebody to understand (that)
give somebody to understand/think/believe something
give somebody what for
give someone the (old) heave-ho
give something a going-over
give something a lick and a promise
give something a miss
give something a rest
give something a spin
give something a try/shot/whirl
give something over to somebody/something
give something prominence/give prominence to something
give something the/a once-over
give something thought/attention/consideration etc
give something your best shot
give something ↔ back
give the cold shoulder
give the game away
give the lie to something
give to understand
give up
give up on somebody/something
give up the ghost
give vent to something
give voice to something
give way
give your all
give yourself up to something
give you the shivers
glacé icing
gladiator sandal
glad rags
Gladstone, William Ewart
glad tidings/news
glad to see the back of
glad to see the back of sb
glad to see the back of somebody
glad to see the back of something
glad to see the back of sth
glamour girl/boy
glance off (something)
glandular fever
Glasgow Herald, The
glass ceiling
glass fibre
Glass, Philip
glass something ↔ in
GLA, the
glazed look/eyes/expression etc
Gleason, Jackie
glee club
Glenn, John
Glitter, Gary
global village
global warming
Global Zero
globe artichoke
Globe Theatre, the
glom onto something
Glorious Revolution, the
Glorious Twelfth, the
glory (be) to God/Jesus etc
glory days
glory in something
gloss finish/print
gloss over something
glossy magazine/brochure etc
glottal stop
glove compartment
glove puppet
glowing report/account/description etc
glow with pride/joy/pleasure etc
glycemic index
GMC, the
gnash your teeth
gnaw (away) at somebody/something
Gnostic Gospels, the
go about
go about your business
go after something/somebody
go against somebody/something
go against the flow
go ahead
goal line
go all out
go all the way (with somebody)
go along
go along with somebody/something
go ape
go apeshit
go around
go astray
go at something/somebody
go away
go awry
go back
go back on something
go back to something
(go) back to the drawing board
go ballistic
go bananas
go bang
gobble sth↔ up
go/be beyond (all) reason
go beetroot
go before
go belly up
go/be out like a light
go/be out of use
go berserk
go beyond something
Gobi Desert, the
go blank
go blue
go broke
go bust
go by
go by the board
go by the rulebook
go camping
go cap in hand (to somebody)
go cart
go/come along
go/come/be down to the wire
go commando
go crazy
Godard, Jean-Luc
God bless
God/Christ Almighty
God forbid
God forbid (that)
God give me strength!
God/Heaven be praised
God/Heaven forbid
God help
God help him
God help him/them etc
God help us
God help you/him etc
God is in his heaven, all's right with the world
Godiva, Lady
God moves in a mysterious way/mysterious ways
God/oh (my) God/good God (almighty)
God/oh (my) God/good God/God almighty
go down
go down a/this road
go down a treat
go downhill
go down like a lead balloon
go down on somebody
go down the pan
go down the plughole
go down the Swanee
go down the tubes
go down with
God rest his/her soul
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
God Save the Queen
God's gift to somebody/something
God squad
go Dutch (with somebody)
God willing
Godwin-Austen, Mount
go easy on
go easy on somebody
go easy on/with something
Goebbels, Paul Joseph
Goering, Hermann Wilhelm
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
go figure
go fly a kite
go flying/laughing/rushing etc
go for broke
go for somebody/something
go for the jugular
go forward
go forward to/into
go from bad to worse
go from strength to strength
go fuck yourself/himself/themselves etc
go full circle
go funny
Gog and Magog
go/get/be beyond a joke
go-go dancer
go halves
go halves (on something)
go halves (with somebody)
go haywire
go head to head with somebody
go hog wild
go hot and cold
go hungry
go hunting
go in
go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
go in for
going forward
going, going, gone!
go into overdrive/be in overdrive
go into reverse/put something into reverse
go into something
go in with somebody
go it alone
goji berry
(go) jump in a lake!
Golan Heights, the
Goldberg, Rube
Goldberg, Whoopi
Gold Blend
Goldblum, Jeff
gold card
Gold Coast
Gold Cup, the
gold digger
gold dust
golden anniversary
golden boy/girl
golden eagle
Golden Gate Bridge, the
Golden Gate, the
Golden Gloves, the
golden goal
golden handcuffs
golden handshake
golden hello
golden jubilee
golden oldie
golden parachute
golden raisin
golden retriever
golden rule
golden syrup
Golden Temple, the
Golden Triangle, the
golden wedding
Golden Wonder
goldfish bowl
Gold Glove Awards, the
Golding, William
gold leaf
gold medal
gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc
gold rush
Goldsmith, Sir James
gold standard
gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc
Goldwyn, Samuel
golf ball
golf club
golf course
golf links
golf/opera etc nut
go live
go loopy
go mental
go/move downmarket
go native
gone for a burton
Gone with the Wind
Gong Show, The
go nuts
gonzo journalism
good afternoon
good and proper
good/bad/poor etc effort
good/bad/poor etc seller
good/bad/poor etc speller
good/bad timekeeper
good/best/bad practice
good/better/healthy etc start (in life)
Good Book
good cholesterol
good copy
good day
good egg
good evening
good faith
good for
Good Friday
Good Friday Agreement
good girl/boy/dog etc
good God
good gracious
good grief
good grief!
good grief/God/Lord/heavens/gracious!
Good Housekeeping
good humour
good job
Good King Wenceslas
Good Life, the
good looks
(Good) Lord!/Oh Lord!
good luck
good luck/best of luck
good luck to
good luck to him/them etc
good luck to somebody
Goodman, Benny
Goodman, John
good mixer
good morning
good morrow
good name
good nature
good neighbourliness
goodness knows
good night
good old
good old John/Karen etc
good/poor/silly old etc somebody
good question
good riddance (to somebody)
good Samaritan
goods and chattels
good sense
Good Shepherd, the
good-tempered/foul-tempered/quick-tempered etc
good/top/poor etc performer
good 'un/bad 'un/little 'un etc
good value (for money)
Goodwin Sands, the
good with your hands
good works
goof around
go off
go off at a tangent
go off at the deep end
go off half cocked
go off on somebody
go off the boil
go off the rails
go off with something/somebody
goof off
goofy footed
go on
go on ahead
go one better (than somebody)
go on forever
Goon Show, The
go on the block
go on the offensive
gooseberry/strawberry etc fool
Goose Green
goose pimples
go out
(go) out of business
go out of mind
go out (of) the window
go out of your mind
go out of your way to do something
go over
go overboard
go over somebody's head
go over to something
go pear-shaped
go phut
go piss up a rope!
go postal
go potty
GOP, the
go public
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Gorbals, the
Gordian knot
Gordimer, Nadine
Gordon, General Charles
Gore, Al
gorge yourself (on something)
go (right/clean) out of somebody's mind
Gorky, Maxim
go round
go/run around in circles
go/run/flash etc through somebody's mind
go/run like clockwork
go/run to seed
go shopping
go short (of something)
go so far/as far as to do something
go somebody's way
go some way towards doing something
go south
go spare
gossip column
go stag
go steady (with somebody)
go stellar
go straight
go swimmingly
go the extra mile
go the (full) distance
go the way of all flesh
go the whole hog
go through
go through fire (and water) (for somebody)
go through/over something with a fine-tooth comb
go through the floor
go through the mill
go through the motions (of doing something)
go through the roof
go through the wringer
go through with something
go through your paces
got it in one!
go to
go to bat for somebody
go to earth
go together
go to ground
go to hell!
go to hell and back
go to hell in a handbasket
go to law
go too far
go to pieces
go to pot
go to press
go to rack and ruin
go to show/prove/indicate etc something
go to sleep
go to somebody's head
go to somebody/something
go to some/great/any lengths (to do something)
go to the bad
go to the country
go to the devil!
go to the ends of the earth
go to the mat (for somebody/something)
go to the polls
go to the toilet
go to the wall
go to town (on something)
go towards something
go to waste
go trick or treating
go/turn over something in your mind
gouge something ↔ out
Gould, Glenn
Gould, Stephen Jay
go unanswered/unnoticed/unrewarded etc
go under
go underground
go unpunished
go up
go up/come down in the world
go up in flames/burst into flames
go up in smoke
governing principle
government health warning
Governor of the Bank of England, the
go viral
go walkabout
walk down the aisle or less commonly go down the aisle
Gower, David
go west
go wild
go with a swing
go without
go with somebody/something
go with the flow
go wrong
Goya, Francisco de
go your own way
go your separate ways
GPO, the
grab at/for something
grab bag
Grable, Betty
Grace, Princess
grace something/somebody with your presence
Graces, The
Grace, W.G.
gracious (me)!/good gracious!/goodness gracious!
grade crossing
grade inflation
Grade, Lew
grade point average
grade school
Gradgrind, Mr
grad school
graduate (from something) to something
graduate school
Graf, Steffi
graft off somebody
Graham, Billy
Grahame, Kenneth
Graham, Martha
grammar school
Grampians, the
Gran Canaria
Grand Canal, the
Grand Canary
Grand Canyon, the
Grand Central Station
grandfather clock
grand finale
grand jury
grand larceny
grand mal
Grand Marnier
grand master
Grand National, the
Grand Old Duke of York, the
Grand Old Man
Grand Ole Opry, the
grand opera
grand piano
Grand Prix
grand slam
grand total
grand tour
Grand Union Canal, the
Grange Hill
granny flat
granny knot
Grant, Cary
Grant, Hugh
Grant, Ulysses S.
Grapes of Wrath, The
graphical user interface
graphic design
graphic novel
graphics card
graph paper
grapple with something
grappling iron
grasp an opportunity
grasp at something
grasp the nettle
grass court
Grass, Günter
grass roots
grass snake
grass something ↔ over
Graves, Robert
graveyard shift
gravy boat
gravy train
Gray, David
Gray's Inn
Gray, Thomas
greaseproof paper
grease somebody's palm
greasy spoon
Great Barrier Reef, the
Great Bear, the
great big
Great Britain
Great Crash, the
Great Dane
Great Depression, the
Great Divide, the
Greater London
Greater London Authority, the
Greater London/Los Angeles/Manchester etc
Greater Manchester
greater/more/better etc than the sum of its parts
Great Exhibition, the
Great Expectations
Great Fire of London, the
Great Gatsby, The
great-grandchild/great-granddaughter etc
Great Lakes, the
Great Leap Forward, the
great minds (think alike)
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Plains, the
Great Rift Valley, the
Great Salt Lake, the
great Scott!/great Heavens!
Great Seal of the United States, the
Great Smoky Mountains, the
Great Train Robbery, the
Great Wall of China, the
Great War, the
Great Western
Great Western Railway, the
great white chief
Great White Way, the
great with child
greedy guts
Greek Orthodox Church, the
green audit
Greenaway, Kate
Greenaway, Peter
green bean
green belt
Green Berets, the
green card
Greene, Graham
greenfield site
Green Giant
Greenham Common
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas
green jackets
Green Jackets, the
green light
green onion
green paper
Green Party, the
green pepper
green revolution
green room
green salad
Green Shield Stamp
green shoots (of recovery)
green tax
green tea
Green Wellie Brigade, the
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Village
green with envy
Greer, Germaine
greetings card
Gregorian calendar
Gregorian chant
Gregory XIII
Grenfell, Joyce
Gretna Green
Gretzky, Wayne
grey area
Grey Cup, the
Greyhound Bus
Grey, Lady Jane
grey market
grey matter
grey pound
Grey Poupon
Grey, Zane
grid computing
Grieg, Edvard
grievous bodily harm
Griffith, D.W.
grill pan
grim-faced/serious-faced etc
Grim Reaper, the
grin and bear it
grind on
grind somebody ↔ down
grind something ↔ out
grind to a halt
grind your teeth
gripe water
Grisham, John
grit your teeth
Grizedale Forest
grizzly bear
grope for something
gross domestic product
Grossman, Loyd
gross margin
gross national product
gross profit
gross somebody ↔ out
Groucho Club, the
ground bait
ground beef
ground cloth
ground control
ground crew
ground floor
Ground Force
ground forces
ground glass
Groundhog Day
ground level
ground plan
ground rent
ground rules
ground somebody in something
ground squirrel
ground staff
ground stroke
ground zero
group captain
group dynamics
Group of Eight, the
Group of Seven, the
group practice
Group Theatre, the
group therapy
grow apart
grow/drift apart
grow fat on something
growing pains
grow into somebody/something
grown children/daughter/son
grown man/woman
grow on somebody
grow out
grow out of something
grow up
grow wild
grubby hands/paws/mitts
grub something ↔ up/out
grudge fight/match
Grundy, Mrs
grunt work
Guantánamo Bay
guard against something
guard dog
guardian angel
Guardian reader
guard of honour
Guards, the
guard's van
Guatemala City
guerrilla gardening
guerrilla marketing
guess what/you'll never guess who/what etc
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
guest book
guest room
guest worker
Guggenheim Museum, the
guided missile
guide dog
guided tour
guiding light/hand/star
guiding principle
Guildford Four, the
guilt somebody into something
guilty/shy/mad/angry etc as hell
guinea fowl
guinea pig
Guinness Affair, the
Guinness Book of Records, The
Guinness, Sir Alec
Gulf of Mexico, the
Gulf States, the
Gulf Stream
Gulf War Syndrome
Gulf War, the
Gulliver's Travels
gulp something ↔ back
Gumbel, Bryant
Gummy Bears
gum something ↔ up
gum tree
gunboat diplomacy
gun carriage
gun control
gun dog
Gunnell, Sally
gunning for
Gunpowder Plot, the
gun somebody ↔ down
Gurkhas, the
gussy somebody/something ↔ up
gust of laughter
Gutenberg Bible, the
Guthrie, Woody
gut reaction/feeling/instinct
Guy Fawkes Night
Gwyn, Nell
Gwynn, Tony
gym bunny
gym rat
gym shoe
gymslip mother
habeas corpus
habit of thought/mind
hacked off
hacking cough
hackney carriage
hack somebody off
had best
had better
Hadrian's Wall
had somebody done something
Hague, The
Hague, William
Haile Selassie
hail from something
Hail Mary
Hail Mary pass
Hail to the Chief
hairpin bend
hair's breadth
hair shirt
hair slide
hair trigger
halcyon days
hale and hearty
Hale, Nathan
Haley, Bill
half a dozen
half a loaf (is better than none)
half a minute/moment/second etc
half and half
half an eye/ear
half asleep
half a/the chance
half board
half cocked
half crown
half day
half dollar
half/full price
half measures
half moon
half nelson
half note
half past one/two/three etc
half pipe
half price
half step
half the time
halfway decent/normal/successful etc
halfway house
halfway through (something)
Halifax, the
Hallelujah Chorus, the
Halley's comet
Hall of Fame
hall of residence
Hallé, Sir Charles
Hals, Frans
Hamed, Prince Naseem
Hamilton, Alexander
Hamilton, Lewis
Hamilton, Neil
Hamilton, Thomas
ham it up
hammer and sickle
hammer and tongs
Hammer, Armand
hammer away
hammer blow
Hammer film
hammer home
Hammer House of Horror, the
Hammer, Mike
hammer something home
hammer something ↔ in
hammer something ↔ out
Hammerstein, Oscar
Hammers, the
hammer sth home
Hampden Park
Hampton Court
Hampton, Lionel
Hancock, Herbie
Hancock, John
Hancock, Tony
Handel, George Frederick
hand-eye co-ordination
hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate
hand grenade
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand in your notice/give (your) notice
hand job
handlebar moustache
handling charge
hand luggage
hand over
hand over fist
hands down
hands off
hand something ↔ around
hand something ↔ back
hand something ↔ down
hand something ↔ in
hand something ↔ on
hand something ↔ out
hands up
hand tool
hand towel
Handy, W.C.
hang about
hang about with somebody
hang a left
hang a right/left
hang around/round (something)
hang around with somebody
(hang) around your neck
hang back
hang by a thread
hangdog expression/look
hang fire
hanging basket
hanging/shooting etc is too good for somebody
hang in the balance
hang it (all)
hang on
hang (on) in there
hang on to something
hang open
hang out
hang out your shingle
hang over something/somebody
Hang Seng Index, the
hang something
hang/stay loose
hang together
hang up
hang your head
Hani, Chris
Hanks, Tom
Hanna Barbera
Hannah Montana
Hanratty, James
Hanseatic League, the
Hansel and Gretel
Hanson, Pauline
Hanson plc
happen on/upon somebody/something
happen to do something
Happy Birthday/New Year/Christmas etc
happy camper
Happy Days
Happy Days are Here Again
Happy Eater
happy hour
happy slapping
harbour master
hard by
hard cash
hard copy
hard core
hard-core pornography
hard court
hard currency
hard disk
hard drive
hard drugs
hardened criminal/police officer etc
harden your heart
hard evidence/facts/information etc
hard feelings
hard going
hard hat
Harding, Warren
Hardin, John (Wesley)
hard labour
hard line
hard luck
hard-luck story
hardly ever
hard news
hard of hearing
hard on
hard on something
hard on sth
hard porn
hard pushed to do
hard pushed to do something
hard pushed to do sth
hard rock
Hard Rock Cafe
hard sell
hard shoulder
hard site
Hard Times
hard up
hard upon/on something
Hardy Boys, the
Hardy, Oliver
hardy perennial
Hardy, Thomas
Hare and the Tortoise, The
Hare Krishna
harem pants
Hargreaves, James
Hari, Mata
hark at him/her/you!
hark back
hark back to something
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Harlem Globetrotters, the
Harlequin Romance
Harley Street
harm somebody's image/reputation
Harold II, King
Harper's Ferry
harp on about something
Harrier jump jet
Harris, Emmylou
Harris, Frank
Harrison, Audley
Harrison, Benjamin
Harrison, George
Harrison, William Henry
Harris poll
Harris, Richard
Harris, Rolf
Harris Tweed
Harry, Debbie
Harryhausen, Ray
Harry, Prince
Hart, Lorenz Milton
Hartnell, Sir Norman
harvest festival
Harvey Nichols
Harvey, Paul
Harvey's Bristol Cream
Harvey, William
hash browns
hash something ↔ out
Hassam, Childe
Hassan II, King
Hasselhoff, David
Hastert, J. Dennis
hat box
hatch a plot/plan/deal etc
hatchet job
hatchet man
hate campaign
hate crime
hate mail
Hathaway, Anne
Hatha yoga
hat stand
hat tip
Hatton, Ricky
hat trick
Haughey, Charles J.
haul ass
haul off and hit/punch/kick somebody
haul over the coals
haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals
haul sb over the coals
haul somebody off
haul somebody over the coals
haul somebody up
haul yourself up/out of etc something
haunted expression/look
haute couture
haute cuisine
have a ball
have a bash (at something)
have a bee in your bonnet (about something)
have a bone to pick with somebody
have a bun in the oven
have a care!
have access to a car/computer etc
have a checkered history/career/past etc
have a chip on your shoulder
have a cow
have a down on somebody
have a falling-out (with somebody)
have a familiar ring
have a field day
have a fighting chance
have a finger in every pie/ in many pies
have a flick through something
have a flutter
have a foot in both camps
have a frog in your throat
have against
have a go
have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair
have a (good) head for figures/facts/business etc
have a (good) nose for something
have a good one
have a (good) root round
have a (good) run for your money
have a good thing going
have a habit of doing something
have a hand in something
have a hard time
have a heart!
have a high/low/good/bad etc opinion of somebody/something
have a horror of something
have a job doing something/have a job to do something
have a knack of doing something
have a knock-on effect (on something)
(have a) late/early night
have all to yourself
have a lot/enough on your plate
have a lot going for you
have a lot of/no time for somebody/something
have a lot on
have a lot on plate
have a lot on your mind
have a lot on your plate
have a lot to say for yourself
have a memory like a sieve
have a mind of your own
have a moan (about something)
(have) a mountain to climb
have an ace up your sleeve
have an axe to grind
have an easy time (of it)
have an eye/a good eye for something
have a nice day!
have an idea (that)
have a nodding acquaintance
have a nodding acquaintance with
have a nodding acquaintance (with somebody)
have a nodding acquaintance (with something)
have an off day
have a/no future
have a nose around
have another card up your sleeve
have ants in your pants
have a one-track mind
have a part to play (in something)
have a perfect right to do something
have a quick temper
have a quiet word (with somebody)
have a right to be angry/concerned/suspicious etc
have a roving eye
have a screw loose
have a short memory
have a short temper/fuse
have a skinful
have a smattering of something
have a sneaking feeling/suspicion/admiration
have a sniff around/round
have a soft spot for somebody
have a/some/no etc bearing on something
have a stake in something
have a strong stomach
have a sure hold/footing
have a sweet tooth
have a swollen head/be swollen-headed
have a temperature
have a thick skin
have a thing about somebody/something
have a think
have (a) thin/thick skin
have a tinkle
have a trick of doing something
have a turn
have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that)
have a way of doing something
have a way with somebody/something
have a whack at something
have a whale of a time
have a whip-round
have a word
have been around
have/be nothing to do with somebody/something
have big ideas/plans
have come a long way
have designs on
have designs on somebody
have designs on something
have done with something
(have/drop) a word in somebody's ear
(have) egg on your face
have everything
have everything going for you
have/exchange words (with somebody)
have eye on
have eyes bigger than your belly
have eyes in the back of your head
have eyes like a hawk
have first call on something
have fixed ideas/opinions
have fond memories of something/somebody
have friends in high places
have/gain the upper hand
have/get a corner on something
have/get butterflies (in your stomach)
have/get/give a feel for something
have/get somebody by the short and curlies
have/get the feeling (that)
have/get the goods on somebody
have/get the hots for somebody
have/get the shits
have/give somebody first refusal on something
have gone and done something
have (got) it in for somebody
have (got) it made
have (got) somebody in
have (got) somebody with you
have (got) something against somebody/something
have (got) something licked
have (got) something/somebody (all) to yourself
have (got) something/somebody taped
have green fingers
have had a bellyful of somebody/something
have had a few (too many)
have had enough (of something)
have had more than your fair share of something
have had one too many
have had your chips
have had your fill of something
have half a mind to do something
have heard of somebody/something
have high/great hopes for somebody/something
have/hold something in your hot little hand
have/hold/want no truck with somebody/something
Have I Got News For You
have in common
have in common with
have issues (with somebody/something)
have it in mind
have it made in the shade
have it off/away with somebody
have its/your moments
have it your (own) way
have/keep your beady eye(s) on somebody/something
have/keep your eye on somebody
have/keep your feet on the ground
have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something)
have kittens
have/know all the answers
have/lead a charmed life
have legs
Havel, Václav
have/make common cause (with/against somebody)
have money to burn
have more than one string to your bow
have nine lives
have no ambition to do something
have no business doing something/have no business to do something
have no interest in doing something
have no need of something
have no parallel/be without parallel
have no place
have no problem (in) doing something
have no right to do something
have no stomach for a fight/task etc
have nothing against somebody/something
have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for somebody/something
have nothing on somebody
have nothing to lose
have no use for somebody/something
have no wish to do something
have on
have one foot in the grave
have other/bigger fish to fry
have oversight of something
have possibilities
have ready
have rough edges
have second thoughts
have seen better days
have several irons in the fire
have (sexual) relations (with somebody)
have shot your bolt
have somebody eating out of your hand
have somebody on a string
have somebody over
have somebody over a barrel
(have) somebody's blood on your hands
have somebody's ear
have somebody's number
have somebody/something in mind (for something)
have somebody to thank for (doing) something
have somebody up
have something
have something against somebody
have something against somebody/something
have something against something
have something all to yourself
have (something) (all) to oneself
have something at your/their etc fingertips
have something/be written all over your face
have something coming out (of) your ears
have something coming (to you)
have something in common
have something in common (with somebody)
have something in common (with something)
have something in your pocket
have something off pat
have something of something
have something on
have something on the brain
have something on your side/something is on your side
have something out
have something ready
have something ready/done/finished etc
have something/somebody on your hands
have something stolen/broken/taken etc
have something to offer (somebody)
have something to say about something
have something to show for something
have something to your credit
have something to your name
have something to yourself
have something under your belt
have something up your sleeve
have something written all over it
have stars in your eyes
have sth
have sth against sb
have sth against sth
have sth all to yourself
have sth in common
have sth ready
have sth to yourself
have sticky fingers
have/take a breather
have/take a butcher's
have/take a gander at something
have/take a slash
have/take a squint at something
have/take pride of place
have/tan somebody's hide
have teeth
have the/a ring of something
have the courage of your (own) convictions
have the floor
have the gall to do something
have the goodness to do something
have the last laugh
have the makings of something
have/take/get the measure of (someone)
have the patience of Job
have the right idea
have the sniffles
have the whip hand
have the wit to do something
have the world at your feet
have/throw a fit
have to yourself
have turned the corner
have two left feet
have visions of something
have worms
have you got a minute?
have you heard the one about ...
have your back to/against the wall
have your cake and eat it
have your ears/nose etc pierced
have your eye on
have your eye on something
have your hair cut/your house painted etc
have your hands/fingers in the till
have your hands full
have your head in the clouds
have your heart/sights set on something
have your limits
have your name in lights
have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper
have your nose/snout in the trough
have your say
have your stomach pumped
have your work cut out (for you)
having said that
Havisham, Miss
Hawaiian Punch
Hawaiian shirt
Haw-Haw, Lord
Hawke, Bob
Hawking, Stephen
Hawksmoor, Nicholas
Hawk, Tony
Hawn, Goldie
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Sir Nigel
Haydn, Joseph
Hayek, Salma
Hayes, Rutherford
hay fever
Haymarket, the
Haywain, the
Hayward Gallery, the
hazard lights
haze over
Hazlitt, William
Head and Shoulders
head boy
head cold
head count
Head, Edith
headed notepaper/paper
head for heights
head game
head girl
Headless Horseman, the
head of cattle/sheep etc
head off
head office
head of state
head of water/steam
head start
heads up!
heads will roll
head table
head teacher
heal over
health and safety
Health and Safety at Work Act, the
Health and Safety Executive, the
health care
health centre
health club
health farm
health food
health professional
health service
health spa
health tourism
health visitor
Heaney, Seamus
heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc
heap praise/insults etc on somebody
heap something with something
hear from somebody
hearing aid
hear somebody out
hear something on the grapevine
Hearst, Patty
Hearst, William Randolph
heart attack
(heart) bypass operation/surgery
heart disease
heart failure
hearth and home
(hear the sound of) wedding bells
heart-lung machine
heart misses a beat
Heart of Darkness
Heart of England, the
heated argument/debate/discussion etc
heat exhaustion
Heath Robinson
Heathrow Airport
Heath, Sir Edward
heat pump
heat rash
heat something through
heat up
heat wave
heave a sigh
heave in sight/into view
heaven forbid
Heaven/God/who/goodness knows!
heaven help somebody
Heavenly Twins, the
heave to
heavily built
heavy breather
heavy breathing
heavy cream
heavy date
heavy going
heavy goods vehicle
heavy hitter
heavy industry
heavy irony/sarcasm
heavy-lidded eyes
heavy metal
heavy petting
heavy schedule/timetable/day etc
heavy seas
heavy silence/atmosphere
heavy sky/clouds
heavy sleeper
heavy with something
Hebrides, the
hedge against something
hedge fund
hedge in
hedge your bets
heedless of something
heel over
Heep, Uriah
Hefner, Hugh
Hefty bag
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Hegira calendar
Heiden, Eric
Heine, Heinrich
heir apparent
Heisenberg, Werner
Heisman Trophy, the
Helen of Troy
helicopter pad
helicopter parents
Heller, Joseph
Hellespont, the
Hellman, Lillian
hell on wheels
hello, stranger!
hell's bells
Helmand Province
Helms, Jesse
help desk
help out
help screen
help something ↔ along
Help the Aged
help yourself (to something)
Helsinki Accords, the
hem and haw
Hemingway, Ernest
Hemlock Society, the
hem somebody/something ↔ in
Henderson, Rickey
Hendrix, Jimi
Hendry, Stephen
hen house
Henley Regatta
Henman, Tim
hen party
Henry III, King
Henry II, King
Henry I, King
Henry IV, King
Henry, John
Henry, Lenny
Henry, O.
Henry, Patrick
Henry, Prince
Henry Tudor
Henry VIII, King
Henry VII, King
Henry VI, King
Henry V, King
Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, the
Henson, Jim
Hepburn, Audrey
Hepburn, Katharine
Hepworth, Barbara
herald of something
Herald Tribune, The
herbaceous border
herbal medicine
Herbert, Frank
Herbert, George
here and there
here comes somebody/something
Here Comes the Bride
Hereford and Worcester
here goes!
here he is
here he/she etc is
here he/she etc is (doing something)
here is
here is/are something
here she is
Here's Lucy
here's mud in your eye
here's to somebody/something
here, there, and everywhere
here/there somebody goes again
here to stay
here we are
here we go
here we go again
here you are/here you go
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
hermetically sealed
hermit crab
heroic couplet
Heron, Patrick
hero worship
Herriot, James
Hershey bar
Hershey's Kisses
Heseltine, Michael
he/she had a good innings
he/she won't bite
Hesse, Hermann
he's/she's bad news
he's/she's no oil painting
Hess, Rudolf
Heston, Charlton
het up
he who pays the piper calls the tune
Hewlett Packard
hex key
Heyer, Georgette
hey presto
Heysel Stadium Disaster, the
Hickok, Wild Bill
hidden agenda
hide your light under a bushel
hiding place
Higgins, Professor Henry
Higgs boson
high alert
high and mighty
high-backed/straight-backed/low-backed etc
high beams
High Church
high-collared/open-collared/fur-collared etc
high command
high commission
high complexion/colouring
High Court
High Court of Justiciary, the
high days and holidays
high drama/adventure
higher education
higher mathematics
high explosive
high fidelity
high five
high ground
Highgrove House
high heels
high hopes/expectations
high jinks
high jump
Highland dress
Highland fling
Highland Games
Highlands and Islands, the
high life/living
high/low mark
high/low water
high/low watermark
highly placed
highly strung
High Mass
High Noon
high opinion/regard/praise etc
high-performance cars/computers/tyres etc
high point
high-pressure sales/selling methods etc
high priest
high priestess
high principles/ideals
high priority
high profile
high relief
high road
high roller
high school
high seas
high season
high-speed chase
high spirits
high stakes
high street
high table
hightail it
high tea
high technology
high-tension wires/cables etc
high tide
high treason
high water
high water mark
high watermark
Highway Code
highway patrol
highway robbery
high wind
high wire
hike something ↔ up
Hilfiger, Tommy
Hill, Anita
Hillary, Sir Edmund
Hill, Benny
Hill, Damon
Hill, Joe
hill station
Hilton Head
Hilton, Paris
Hilton, the
Himalayas, the
Himmler, Heinrich
Hindemith, Paul
Hindley, Myra
Hines, Earl
hinge on/upon something
hip flask
hip, hip, hooray!
hip hop
hip pocket
Hippocratic oath
Hippodrome, the
hired gun
hired hand
hire purchase
hire something ↔ out
Hirschfeld, Al
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the
Hirst, Damien
his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head)
his/her nibs
Hislop, Ian
his lordship
Hiss, Alger
hissy fit
historic present
history repeats itself
hit a (brick) wall
hit a raw nerve
hit back
Hitchcock, Sir Alfred
Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, The
hit/drive/hammer etc something home
hit home
hit it off (with somebody)
Hitler, Adolf
Hitler Youth
hit list
hit man
hit/miss the mark
hit on somebody/something
hi tops
hit out
hit out at somebody/something
hit parade
hit/reach rock bottom
hit rock bottom
hit somebody like a ton of bricks
hit somebody up for something
hit somebody when they are down
hit somebody where it hurts
hit somebody with something
hit squad
hit/strike home
hit/strike paydirt
hit/strike the right/wrong note
hit the big time
hit the bottle
hit the buffers/skids
hit the dirt/the deck
hit the ground running
hit the hay
hit the headlines
hit the jackpot
hit the mother lode
hit the nail on the head
hit the road/trail
hit the roof
hit the roof/ceiling
hit the sack
hit the shops/streets
hit the spot
hit the wall
hive mind
hive something ↔ off
Hobbes, Thomas
Hobbit, The
Hobson's choice
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh City
Hockney, David
Hoddle, Glenn
Hoffa, Jimmy
Hoffman, Abbie
Hoffman, Dustin
Hogarth, William
ho ho
hoi polloi
Hokusai, Katsushika
Holbein, Hans
Holby General
hold a conversation
hold all the cards
hold at arm's length
hold back
hold court
hold dear
hold fast (to something)
hold forth
hold/hang on for/like grim death
hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand
holding company
holding pattern
hold/keep your end up
hold/keep your peace
hold off
hold on
hold on to somebody/something
hold out
hold out for something
hold out on somebody
hold somebody for ransom
hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something)
hold somebody/something up as something
hold somebody/something ↔ down
hold somebody to ransom
hold something against somebody
hold something at arm's length
hold something dear
hold something over
hold something/somebody dear
hold/stand your ground
hold sth dear
hold sway
hold that thought
hold the aces
hold the fort
hold the lead/advantage
hold the road
hold together
hold to something
hold up
hold up your head
hold with something
hold your breath
hold your head high
hold your head up
hold your own (against somebody)
hold your tongue
hole in one
hole out
hole up
Holiday, Billie
holiday camp
holiday home
Holiday Inn
holistic medicine/treatment/healing etc
Holland Tunnel, the
Hollick, Clive
Holliday, John, 'Doc'
hollow eyes/cheeks etc
hollow laugh/voice etc
hollow something ↔ out
Holly and the Ivy, The
Holly, Buddy
Hollywood Bowl, the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, the
Holmes, Kelly
Holmes, Mycroft
Holmes, Sherlock
Holst, Gustav
Holy Communion
holy cow/mackerel etc
Holy Family, the
Holy Father
Holyfield, Evander
Holy Ghost, the
Holy Grail
Holy Island
Holy Land, the
Holy Loch
holy of holies
Holy Roller
Holy Roman Empire, the
Holyrood Palace
holy see
Holy See, the
Holy Spirit
holy war
holy water
Holy Week
Holy Writ
Home Alone
Home and Away
home base
Home Box Office
home brew
Home Counties, the
Home Depot
home economics
home from home
home front
Home Guard, the
home help
Home Information Pack
home in on something
homeland security
home loan
home movie
home office
Home on the Range
home plate
home room
home rule
home run
Homer, Winslow
Home Secretary
home sourcing
home stretch
home sweet home
home town
home truth
home video
homeward bound
homing device
homing pigeon
Homo sapiens
Honecker, Erich
honest Injun
honest to God
honesty box
honey-do list
Honeymooners, The
Hong Kong
Honi soit qui mal y pense
honky-tonk music/piano
honorable discharge
honor roll
honor system
honourable mention
honour a cheque
honour a promise/contract/agreement etc
honour killing
honours degree
honours list
Hood, Robin
hoof it
hook and eye
hook, line, and sinker
hook up with somebody/something
Hooray Henry
Hoover Dam, the
Hoover, Herbert
Hoover, J. Edgar
hop a plane/bus/train etc
Hope, Anthony
Hope, Bob
hop it!
Hopkins, Anthony
Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Hop o' My Thumb
Hopper, Dennis
Hopper, Edward
hopping mad
hormone replacement therapy
Hornblower, Horatio
Hornby, Nick
horn in
Horn of Africa, the
horn-rimmed glasses/spectacles
Horowitz, Vladimir
horror movie
horror of horrors
horror story
hors d'oeuvre
horse around/about
horse chestnut
Horse Guards Parade
Horse Guards, the
Horse of the Year Show, the
horse racing
horse sense
horses for courses
horse show
horse trailer
horsey face/smell etc
Hoskins, Bob
hostile takeover/bid
hot air
hot-air balloon
hot and bothered
hot button
hot cake
hot chocolate
hot competition
hot-cross bun
hot desk
hot dish
hot dog
hot dog roast/oyster roast etc
hot favourite
hot flush
hotfoot it
hothouse atmosphere/environment etc
hot key
hot link
hot money
hot on the trail of something
hot pants
hot potato
hot rod
hot spot
hot spring
hotter/colder/better etc than ever
hot tip
hot tub
hot up
hot-water bottle
Houdini, Harry
Hound of the Baskervilles, The
hound somebody out (of/from something)
hourglass figure
hour hand
hourly pay/earnings/fees etc
house arrest
house call
house/flat share
house/flat with vacant possession
house guest
Household Cavalry, the
house husband
house martin
house music
house of cards
House of Commons
house of God/worship
House of Lords
House of Representatives
house party
Houses of Parliament, the
House that Jack Built, The
house-to-house inquiries/search/collection etc
House Un-American Activities Committee, the
house wine
Housing and Urban Development
housing association
housing estate
housing project
Houston, Sam
Houston, we have a problem
Houston, Whitney
HOV lane
how about
how about ... ?
how about if ... ?
how about that!/how do you like that!
Howard, John
Howard Johnson's
Howard League for Penal Reform, the
how are things going?/how's it going?/how goes it?
how (are) you doing?
how are you fixed for sth?
how are you keeping?
how can/could somebody do sth?
how come?
how dare you
how do/can you expect ...?
how does something grab you?
how do you do?
how do you mean?
Howdy Doody
Howe, Gordie
Howerd, Frankie
How Green was My Valley
how ... is that?
how long is a piece of string?
howl somebody/something ↔ down
how many
how much
how should I know?/how am I to know?/how do I know?
how's life?
how so?
how's that for sth?
how's tricks?
how the other half lives
how was I to know?/how did I know?
how/why should ... ?
how would you like sth?
how you like/want
HP sauce
HSE, the
HUAC, the
Hubbard, L Ron
Hubble Space Telescope, the
Huddleston, Trevor, Bishop
Hudson Bay
Hudson, Henry
Hudson River School, the
Hudson River, the
Hudson, Rock
Hudson's Bay Company
hue and cry
huff and puff
huge/enormous great
Hughes, Howard
Hughes, Langston
Hughes, Ted
Hugo, Victor
hug yourself with joy/delight etc
Hu Jintao
hula hoop
human chain
hum and haw
Humane Society, the
Human Genome Project, the
human interest
human interest/love interest
humanly possible
human nature
human race
human resources
human right
Human Rights Watch
human shield
humble yourself
Hume, Cardinal Basil
Hume, David
Hume, John
humming bird
hum of excitement/approval etc
hump-backed bridge
humpback whale
Humphrey, Sir
Humphries, Barry
Humphrys, John
Humpty Dumpty
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
hunch your shoulders
Hundred Years War, the
hunger for/after something
hunger strike
hung jury
hung parliament
hunker down
Hunter, Holly
hunting ground
Huntley, Ian
hunt saboteur
hunt somebody/something ↔ down
hunt somebody/something ↔ out
Hunt, William Holman
hurdle rate
hurl abuse/insults/accusations etc (at somebody)
hurl yourself at/against etc somebody/something
Huron, Lake
Hurricane Katrina
hurricane lamp
hurry up
Hurt, John
Hurt, William
husband and wife
hush money
Hush Puppies
hush something ↔ up
Hussain, Qusay
Hussein, King
Hussein, Saddam
Hussein, Uday
Huston, John
Hutton, Barbara
Hutton, Lauren
Huxley, Aldous
hybrid car
Hyde, Henry
Hyde, Mr
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Corner
hydrochloric acid
hydrogen bomb
hydrogen peroxide
hymn book
Hymns Ancient and Modern
hyped up
hype somebody up
hype up
Häagen Dazs
I-25, I-40 etc
Iacocca, Lee
iambic pentameter
I am/he is/you are etc too!
I am not somebody's keeper
IATA, the
I beg to differ
I beg your pardon
I bet/I'll bet
Ibsen, Henrik
I can only think/suppose/assume (that)
I can't be fagged
I can tell you/I'm telling you
I can't promise (anything)
I can't rightly say/don't rightly know
I can't say (that)
I can't tell you
ICA, the
ICC, the
Ice Age
iceberg lettuce
ice bucket
ice cap
ice cream
ice cream cone
ice-cream/funeral/tattoo parlour
ice cream parlor
ice-cream soda
ice cube
ice fishing
ice floe
ice hockey
ice lolly
Iceni, the
ICE number
ice over/up
ice pack
ice pick
ice rink
ice sheet
ice skate
ice something ↔ down
ice water
I Ching, The
icing sugar
I Claudius
I could eat a horse
I could have wept
I could murder a beer/pizza etc
I couldn't
I couldn't help myself/she couldn't help herself etc
I couldn't say
I couldn't tell you
I couldn't wish for a nicer/better etc ...
I dare say
I'd be obliged if
I'd better mosey along/be moseying along
ID card
Ideal Home
Ideal Home Exhibition, the
ideally placed
I defy somebody to do something
identical twin
identification parade
identify with
identity card
identity parade
identity theft
Ides of March, the
I'd hate (for) somebody/something to do something
idiomatic expression/phrase
idle something ↔ away
I'd like to see you/him do something
I'd like to think/believe (that)
I don't blame you/you can hardly blame him etc
I don't envy you/her etc
I don't feel too hot/so hot/very hot
I don't know
I don't know about you, but ...
I don't know how to thank you/repay you
I don't know how/why etc
I don't mind admitting/telling you/saying etc
(I) don't mind if I do
I don't see why not
I don't suppose (that)
I don't want to sound/be ..., but ...
I don't wish to interfere/be nosy etc
I do so/it is so etc
I'd put (my) money on something
I'd rather die
I'd stake my life on it
I expect
I fail to see/understand
if anything
I fear
if ever there was one
if I had my way
if I may be so bold
if I may say so
If I should die, think only this of me:/That there's some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
if it wasn't/weren't for somebody/something
if I were you
if looks could kill
if nothing else
if only
I forget
I, for one, ...
if poss
ifs and buts
if the cap fits (, wear it)
if (the) occasion arises
if (the) truth be known/told
if the worst comes to the worst
if/when (you're) in doubt
if you ask me
if you believe that, you'll believe anything
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
if you don't mind
if you don't mind my saying so/if you don't mind me asking
if you insist
if you know what's good for you
if you like
if you'll pardon the expression
if you must (do something)
if you must know
if you please
if you think ... , you've got another think coming!
if you've got it, flaunt it
if you want
I give it six weeks/a month etc
I give you the chairman/prime minister/groom etc
Ignatius of Loyola, St
ignorance is bliss
I guess
I guess so/not
I hasten to add
I hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etc
I hate to say it, but .../I hate to tell you this, but ...
I hate to think what/how/where etc
I have it on good authority
I have to say/admit/confess
I/he etc will never hear the end of it
I hope not
I hope so
I hope (that)
I/I'll tell you what
I just wanted to say/know etc
I kid you not
I know
I know (just/exactly) how you feel
I know the feeling
Iliad, The
I like that!
ill at ease
I'll be bound
I'll be damned
I'll be darned!
I'll be darned if ...
I'll be hanged if
(I'll be/I'm) damned if ...
I'll be right with you/right there/right back
I'll eat my hat
illegal immigrant
ill feeling
I'll give you that
ill-gotten gains
I'll have somebody's guts for garters
I'll have/we'll have
I'll have you know
Illingworth, Ray
I'll knock your head/block off
I'll never forget something
I'll say!
I'll say that much for
I'll say that much for sb
I'll say that much for somebody
I'll say this much for
I'll say this much for sb
I'll say this much for somebody
I'll say this/that (much) for somebody
I'll say this/that much for somebody/something
I'll see what I can do
I'll show him/them etc
I'll tell you something/one thing/another thing
I'll thank you to do something
illuminated manuscript/book
I'll wager
I'll warrant (you)
ill will
I'll wring somebody's neck
ILO, the
I love it!
I Love Lucy
I'm a Celebrity ... Get me Out of Here!
I'm a Dutchman
I'm afraid
I'm all right Jack
imbue somebody/something with something
I'm buggered/bugger me!
I'm buggered if ...
I mean
I mean to say
I'm easy
IMF, the
I'm/he's/she's like ...
I'm hoping
I might have known/guessed etc
I might say/add
(I'm) just looking
Immaculate Conception, the
immediate family
immediately involved/affected/concerned etc
immediately obvious/apparent
immerse yourself in something
immersion heater
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the
Immortal Memory, The
(I'm) much obliged (to you)
immune response/reaction
immune system
I'm not being funny (but)
I'm not in the habit of doing something
I'm not made of money
I'm not prepared to do something
I'm not suggesting
I'm not telling (you)
i-mode phone
I'm only/just doing my job
Imperial College
Imperial War Museum, the
impinge on/upon somebody/something
(I'm) pleased to meet you
Importance of Being Earnest, The
improper fraction
improve on/upon something
impute something to somebody
I'm sorry to say (that)
I'm talking to you!
Imus, Don
I must admit/say/confess
(I) must dash/(I) have to dash
(I) must fly
I must say
I'm/We're not worthy
I'm/we're/you're talking (about) something
in 10 days'/five years'/a few minutes' etc time
in abeyance
in a big/small way
in a (blue) funk
in absentia
in absolute terms
in accordance with something
in a couple of shakes/two shakes
in action
in a daze
in addition
in a dream
in advance (of something)
in a ... fashion
in a fit state (to do something)
in a fluster
in a foul mood/temper
in after years
in a good/an ill/a bad humour
in a heartbeat
in a huff
in a hurry
in aid of something
in a jiffy
in a lather
in all
in all/everything but name
in all honesty
in alliance (with somebody/something)
in all innocence
in all likelihood
in all modesty
in all probability
in all seriousness
in all weathers
in all your born days
in a manner of speaking
in a million
in a minute
in a new/different/bad etc light
in a nutshell
in any case
in any/either event
in a pig's eye!
in a pig's eye
in a row
in a rut
in ascending order
inasmuch as
in association with somebody/something
in a stew
in a strop
in a tight corner/spot
in a tizzy
in a towering rage
in a trice
in/at the pit of your stomach
in/at the vanguard (of something)
Inauguration Day
in a vacuum
in a ... vein
in a word
in a world of your own/in your own little world
in bad faith
in black and white
in bounds/out of bounds
in brief
in broad daylight
in buckets
in bulk
in/by fits and starts
in camera
in care
in case of something
inch by inch
in chorus
incidental music
incident room
in circulation/out of circulation
inclined to
incline your head
in clover
in cold blood
income support
income tax
income/tax/age etc bracket
in commission
in common parlance
in common with somebody/something
in concert (with somebody)
in conclusion
in conformity with something
in conjunction with somebody/something
in connection with something
in consort (with somebody)
in contention
in contradistinction to something
Incredible Hulk, the
in credit
incremental backup
in crude terms
indecent assault
indecent exposure
in deed
in deep shit
in default of something
indefinite article
indefinite pronoun
indelible ink/pencil/marker etc
Independence Day
Independence/election/Christmas etc day
Independence Hall
independent clause
independent study/learning
Independent, the
in descending order (of something)
index card
index finger
Indianapolis 500, the
Indian Guide
Indian Mutiny, the
Indian Ocean, the
Indian Premier League
Indian summer
Indian Territory
Indian Wars, the
in (direct) contradiction to something
indirect cost
indirect discourse
indirect object
indirect speech
indirect tax
in disguise
indisposed to do something
Individual Retirement Account
Individual Savings Account
in drag
indrawn breath
in dribs and drabs
induction coil
in due course
in duplicate
Indurain, Miguel
industrial action
industrial archaeology
industrial arts
industrial espionage
industrial estate
industrial relations
Industrial Revolution, the
industrial tribunal
I nearly/almost fainted
I nearly died/I could have died
in earnest
in eclipse
I need hardly say/tell/remind etc
in effect
in embryo
in equal measure
in essence
I never knew (that)
in every particular/in all particulars
in every way
in excess of something
in extremis
in fairness (to somebody)
infantile paralysis
infant mortality rate
infant school/teacher/class etc
in fat city
inferiority complex
in fine/good fettle
infinity pool
in flagrante
in flames
inflationary spiral
inflict yourself/somebody on somebody
in flood
in floods of tears
in flower
in focus/out of focus
in for a penny, in for a pound
in force
in for it
in formation
information centre
information overload
information retrieval
information science
information superhighway
information technology
information theory
informed decision/choice/judgment etc
in former times/years
inform on/against somebody
in fours
infringe on/upon something
in/from/out of the wilderness
in/from ... quarters
in front
in front of
in front of somebody/something
in front of the television/TV/computer etc
in fruit
in full
in full flow
in full/glorious technicolour
in full measure
in (full) possession of your faculties/senses
in full view of somebody
in funds
in future
in general
in general/practical/financial etc terms
in glowing terms
in good books
in good nick/in bad nick etc
in good/poor etc repair
in good time (for something/to do something)
Ingrams, Richard
ingratiate yourself (with somebody)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique
in hand
in harness
in haste
inhere in something
inheritance tax
in high dudgeon
in hock
in honour of somebody/something
in hot water
in house
in hysterics
in/into a (flat) spin
in/into a tailspin
in/into mothballs
in/into/out of the reckoning
in/into/out of trouble
in inverted commas
in isolation (from something)
Initiatives of Change
in its/their entirety
injection moulding
in jeopardy
injured look/expression etc
injured pride/feelings etc
injure somebody's pride/feelings etc
injury time
in justification (of somebody/something)
in keeping
in keeping (with something)
in kind
inkjet printer
ink pad
ink something ↔ in
in La-la Land
Inland Revenue
in large measure
in large measure/in some measure
in large part
in large part/for the most part
in large part/measure
in later years/life
INLA, the
in leaps and bounds
in less than no time
in lieu (of something)
in/like a flash
in-line skate
in line with something
in lockstep
in loco parentis
in medical/advertising etc parlance
in memoriam
in memory of somebody
in midair
in midstream
in miniature
in mint condition
in mistake for somebody/something
in mitigation
in mixed company
in moderation
in motion
in mufti
in my book
in my humble opinion
in name only/alone
inner child
inner circle
inner city
inner city/urban renewal
Inner Hebrides, the
Inner Mongolia
inner sanctum
Inner Temple, the
inner tube
inner voice
innocent victims/bystanders/people etc
in no time
in no time (at all)/in next to no time
in no uncertain terms
Inns of Court, the
in/of itself
in one fell swoop
in one piece
in one respect/in some respects etc
in ones and twos
(in) one way or another/one way or the other
in one whack
in opposition
inorganic chemistry
in other words
in our/their midst
in/out of bond
in own good time
in own time
in pairs
in parallel with somebody/something
in parenthesis
in part
in particular
in person
in phase (with something)
in place
in place of somebody/something
in plain clothes
in plain English/language
in plain sight
in plaster
in play/out of play
in plenty
in point of fact
in polite society/circles/company
in power
in practice
in principle
in private
in progress
in prospect
in public
in pursuance of something
in quantity
in question
in quest of something
inquire after somebody/something
inquire into something
in quotes
in rags
in rats' tails
in reality
in record time
in relation to something
in relays
in relief
in reply (to something)
in reserve
in residence
in respect of something
in retrospect
in return (for something)
in reverse
in rough
in/round these parts
in rude health
in running order
ins and outs
in sb good books
in sb power
in school
in search of something
in secret
in series
in service
in-service training/courses etc
Inset day
in short
in short order
in shreds
inside information/the inside story etc
inside out
insider trading
inside track
in single file
insist on doing something
in situ
in snatches
in so far as/insofar as/in as far as
in so many words
in somebody's employ
in somebody's favour
in somebody's good books
in somebody's imagination
in somebody's (infinite) wisdom
in somebody's keeping
in somebody's name/in the name of somebody
in somebody's own backyard
in somebody's place
in somebody's power
in somebody's shadow
in somebody's shoes
in somebody's/something's thrall
in somebody's/something's wake
insomuch that
in spades
in spate
Inspector Morse
inspector of taxes
inspired guess/choice etc
in spirit
in spite of something
in spite of yourself
in splendid isolation
installment plan
install yourself in/at etc
instant messaging
instant replay
instead of somebody/something
in step
in stereo
INS, the
in stitches
Institute of Economic Affairs
in store
in store (for somebody)
instrument/control panel
instrument of fate/God
instrument panel
in style
in succession
insulating tape
insult somebody's intelligence
in sum
insurance adjuster
insurance broker
insurance policy
insurance premium
insure (yourself) against something
in sync (with something/somebody)
intake of breath
in tandem
in tatters
integrated circuit
intellectual property
intelligence/information etc gathering
intelligence quotient
intelligent design
intended target/victim/destination etc
intensive care
intensive farming/agriculture
interactive whiteboard
inter alia
interested party/group
interest group
interest rate
interest yourself in something
interfere with something/somebody
interim period
interior decorator
interior designer
intermediate school
(in) terminal decline
in terms of something
internal combustion engine
internal medicine
Internal Revenue Service
International Brigade, the
International Court of Justice, the
International Criminal Court, the
International Date Line
International Herald Tribune, The
International House of Pancakes
International Labour Organization, the
International Monetary Fund
international relations
International Space Station
Internet banking
Internet cafe/cybercafe
Internet dating
Internet-enabled/Java-enabled etc
InterRail pass
intersperse something with something
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
in that
in that case
in the abstract
in the altogether
in the annals of something
in the arms of Morpheus
in the background
in the bag
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
in the blink of an eye
in the buff
in the can
in the clear
in the club
in the cold light of day
in (the) course of time
in the dark
in the dim and distant past
in the dock
in the driving seat
in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)
in the eighties
in the end
in the event
in the event of something
in the extreme
in the face of something
in the family way
in the fifties
in the final/last analysis
in the firing line
in the first instance
in the first place
in the flesh
in the forefront of
in the foreseeable future
in the forties
in the front line
in (the) front/up front
in the fullness of time
in the hands of somebody/in somebody's hands
in the hot seat
in the image of somebody/something
in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc
in the interim
in the know
(in) the land of nod
in the land of the living
in the lap of luxury
in the lap of the gods
in the light of something
in the line of duty
in the long run
in the long run/term
in the long/short/medium term
in the long term
in the main
in the manner of somebody/something
in the melting pot
in the middle of
in the middle of nowhere
in the middle of something
in the middle of sth
in the midst of something
in the morning
in themselves
in the name of religion/freedom/science etc
in the nature of things
in the near future
in the nick of time
in the nineties
in the normal course of events
in the nude
in (the) olden days
in the open
in the order of something/of the order of something
in the original
in theory
in the pay of somebody
in the person of somebody
in the pink
in the popularity/fashion etc stakes
in the presence of somebody
in the process
in the raw
in the (right) ball park
in the round
in the sack
in the saddle
in the same boat
in the same breath
in the scheme of things
in the seventies
in the shape of something
in the short run
in the short term
in the short term/run
in the sixties
in the slow lane
in the swim (of things)
in the tank
in the teeth of something
in the thick of
in the third person
in the thirties
in the throes of something
in the till
in the twenties
in the twinkling of an eye
in the vicinity of
in the vicinity (of something)
in the vicinity of £3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etc
in the wake of something
in the whole (wide) world
in the wild
in the world
in the zone
in this/somebody's neck of the woods
in this/that regard
in threes
Intifada, the
intimate knowledge of something
intimate link/connection etc
in time
in time to/with something
into the bargain
in toto
in touch
in touch with
in touch (with somebody)
in tow
in tray
in triplicate
introductory offer/price etc
in truth
in tune
in tune with somebody/sth, out of tune with somebody/something
in turn
in twos
in/under the lee of something
in uniform
in unison
inure somebody to something
in vain
invasion of privacy
inveigh against somebody/something
inveigle somebody into something
inverted comma
inverted snobbery
investigative journalism/report/work
investment bank
investment club
invest somebody/something with something
invest (something) in something
inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc
inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc
in view
in view of something
invisible earnings/exports/trade etc
invisible ink
Invisible Man
invite somebody along
invite somebody back
invite somebody in
invite somebody out
invite somebody over
in vitro fertilization
in vivo
involve yourself
inward investment
in widescreen
in/within living memory
in/within memory
in/within sight
in/within somebody's hearing
in/with reference to something
in words of one syllable
in working order
(in) working order
in writing
in years/days to come
in your birthday suit
in your cups
in your dotage
in your dreams
in your face
in your heart (of hearts)
in your hour of need
in your hurry to do something
in your middle twenties/thirties etc
in your mind's eye
in your own good time
in your own (good) time
in your own right
in your own sweet way/time
in your own time
in your sights
in your stockinged/stocking feet
Ionesco, Eugène
I only wish/hope
I (only) wish I knew
I ought to know
IP address
I promise you
ipso facto
Iranian Embassy Siege
Iran-Iraq War
Iraq Inquiry
Iraq War
I rest my case
Irish coffee
Irish Guards, the
Irish National Liberation Army, the
Irish Republican Army, the
Irish Republic, the
Irish Sea, the
Irish stew
IRIS print
iris scan
Iron Age
Iron Curtain, the
Iron Duke, the
ironing board
Iron Lady, the
iron lung
iron out the wrinkles
iron rations
iron something ↔ out
irreconcilable differences
irregular verb/plural etc
irrespective of something
irretrievable loss
irritable bowel syndrome
IRS, the
Irving, John
Irving, Washington
I say
Iscariot, Judas
I should have thought ...
I should hope so (too)
I should think/imagine/hope
I shudder to think
is it somebody's idea of a joke?
Islamic Jihad
Island Records
Isle of Dogs, the
Isle of Man, the
Isle of Wight, the
is nothing sacred?
isn't she just/aren't they just etc
isosceles triangle
isotonic drink
issue forth
issue from something
I stand corrected
Is the Pope (a) Catholic?
is up
I suppose
I swear/hope/wish/pray to God
I take my hat off to somebody
it bag/dress/shoes etc
(it) beats me
it behoves somebody to do something
it burns somebody that/how etc
it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise?
it can't be helped
itchy fingers
ITC, the
(it) cuts both ways
it doesn't amount to a hill of beans
it doesn't matter
it doesn't take a rocket scientist (to do something)
it does your heart good to see/hear something
it drizzles
(I) tell a lie
it fell off the back of a lorry
it freezes
It girl
it hails
I think
I think I'll ...
I think not
I thought as much
I thought (that)
it is arguable that
it is better/it would be better
it is big of somebody to do something
it is/gets light
it is high time somebody did something
it is idle to do something
it is incumbent upon/on somebody to do something
it is kind/stupid/careless etc of somebody (to do something)
it is (not) for somebody to do something
it is not somebody's place (to do something)
it is pissing down (with rain)
it is sprinkling
it'll (all) end in tears
it'll be all right on the night
it'll be a push
(it'll) be curtains for somebody/something
it'll keep
it makes no difference to somebody
it makes no odds
it might/would be as well
it/money doesn't grow on trees
it never rains but it pours
I told you so
it pains somebody to do something
it pours
it rains
it remains to be seen
I trust (that)
(it's) a bit thick
it's about time
it's a case of something
it's (a case of) the tail wagging the dog
it's a crime
it's a crying shame
it's a deal
it's a different story
it's a dirty job, but someone has to do it
it's a fair cop
it's a free country
it's a girl/football/music etc thing
it's a good thing
it's a good thing (that)
it's (a little/bit) late in the day (to do something)
it's all about somebody/something
it's all go
it's all good
it's all Greek to me
it's all in the mind
it's all or nothing
it's all right
it's all right for somebody
it's all the same to somebody
it's all up (with somebody)
it's a long story
it's a matter of fact (that)
it's a mercy (that)
it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that)
it's as easy as falling off a log
it's a shame/what a shame etc
(it's a) small world
it's a squash
it's a toss-up
it's a wonder (that)
it's bad enough ...
(it's been) nice meeting/talking to you
it's brass monkeys/brass monkey weather
it's difficult/hard to believe (that)
it serves somebody right
it's every man for himself
it's ... , Jim, but not as we know it
it's just a matter of time
it's just as well
it's just as well (that)
it's just a thought
it's (just) one of those days
it's just/only/simply a question of doing something
it's just that
it's more than my job's worth
(it's) my pleasure
it's nice to know (that)
it's no good (doing something)
it's no skin off somebody's nose
(it's) no/small/little wonder (that)
it's not as if
it's not every day (that)
it's not for somebody to judge
it's not over until the fat lady sings
it's not somebody's day
it's not the end of the world
it's no use!
it's no use doing something
it's now or never
it snows
it's one thing to ..., (it's) another thing to ...,
It's one thing to ... it's (quite) another to
it's only a matter of time
it's only/just a matter of time
it's (only/just) a matter/question of time
it's (only/just) human nature
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
it stands to reason (that)
it's/that's all right
it's/that's all very well, but ...
it's/that's a thought!
it's/that's easy for you to say
it's/that's just as well
it's/that's not my problem
(it's) the business
it's the least I can do
it's the same old story
it's the same story here/there/in ...
it's the thought that counts
it's time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc
it's tipping (it) down
it's touch-and-go
it's your funeral
it takes all sorts (to make a world)
it takes two to tango
it/that depends
it/that is a load/weight off somebody's mind
it thaws
it thunders
it transpires that
it was all I could do to do something
it was as much as somebody could do to do something
it was nothing/think nothing of it
it/what gets me
it will all come out in the wash
it will cost you
it won't/wouldn't kill somebody (to do something)
(it) works for me/you etc
it wouldn't do somebody any harm to do something
Ivan the Terrible
I've got it
I've got news for you
I've heard that one before
I've known somebody/something to do something
I've only got one pair of hands
Ives, Charles
Ivory Coast
Ivory Soap
ivory tower
I vote ...
I Vow To Thee My Country
Ivy League, the
I wasn't born yesterday
I wasn't thinking
I was wondering if/whether
I/we don't have all day
I/we live in hope
I/we shall
I/we was robbed!
I/we won't eat you
I wish!
I wish (that) somebody would do something
Iwo Jima
I wonder if/whether
I would be glad if
I would be grateful if you could/would ...
I wouldn't be seen/caught dead
I wouldn't know
I wouldn't mind (doing) something
I wouldn't miss it for the world
I wouldn't put it past somebody (to do something)
I wouldn't say no (to something)
I would prefer it if
I would say
I would think
I would think/imagine/say
I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand
I/you can't/couldn't ask for a better something
(I/you/he etc) can't complain
I/you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb
I/you should be so lucky!
Jack and Jill
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack Bauer
jacket potato
Jack Frost
Jack in the Box
jack off
Jack Robinson
jack somebody around
jack something ↔ in
jack something ↔ up
Jackson, Andrew
Jackson, Bo
Jackson, Colin
Jackson, Glenda
Jackson, Janet
Jackson, Michael
Jackson, Peter
Jackson, Reggie
Jackson, Stonewall
Jackson, the Reverend Jesse
Jack Sprat
Jack the Lad
Jack the Ripper
Jacobite Rising, the
Jaffa cake
Jagger, Mick
James, Clive
James, Henry
James II, King
James I, King
James, Jesse
James, P.D.
James, Sid
jam on the brakes
jam out
jam session
jam somebody's/the switchboard
jam tomorrow
Jane Doe
Jane Eyre
Janet and John
Japan, the Sea of
Jarman, Derek
Jaruzelski, Wojciech
Jasmine Revolution
Jason, David
Jaws of Life
Jay, John
Jay Kay
Jazz Age, the
jazz something ↔ up
J C Penney
J D Wetherspoon
jealous of something
Jefferson City
Jefferson Memorial, the
Jefferson, Thomas
Jehovah's Witness
Jekyll and Hyde
jelly baby
jelly bean
Jelly Belly
jelly roll
je ne sais quoi
Jenkins, Katherine
Jenner, Edward
Jennings, Peter
jerk chicken/pork etc
jerk off
jerk out something
jerk somebody around
Jerome, Jerome K.
Jerry Springer Show
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem Bible, the
jesus christ
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus freak
Jesus movement, the
jet engine
jet lag
jet propulsion
jet set
Jet Ski
Jetsons, the
jet stream
jewel case
Jewel in the Crown, The
Jiffy bag
Jimmy Choos
Jingle Bells
Jinnah, Mohammed Ali
Joad family, the
Joan of Arc
jobbing builder/gardener/printer etc
job/careers fair
job centre
Jobcentre Plus
job creation
job description
job done
job lot
job of work
Job's comforter
job seeker
Jobseeker's Allowance
jobs for the boys
Jockey Club, the
jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position
Jockey shorts
Jodrell Bank
Joe College/Citizen etc
Joe Public
Joe Public/Bloggs
Joffrey, Robert
jog along
jogging suit
jog somebody's memory
John Birch Society, the
John Brown's Body
John Deere
John Doe
John, Elton
John, King
John Lewis
Johnnie Walker
John o’ Groats
John, Saint
Johns, Jasper
Johnson, Amy
Johnson, Andrew
Johnson, Boris
Johnson, Jack
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Johnson, Martin
Johnson, Michael
John the Baptist, Saint
joie de vivre
join a queue
join battle
join/combine forces (with somebody/something)
join hands
join in (something)
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
join the club
join the mile high club
joint honours
joint resolution
joint-stock company
joint venture
join up
join up with somebody/something
joking apart
joking apart/aside
Jolie, Angelina
Jolliet, Louis
jolly good!
(jolly) good show
Jolly Roger
jolly somebody along
jolly somebody into something
jolly something ↔ up
jolly well
Jolson, Al
Jones, Bobby
Jones, Bridget
Jones, Casey
Jones, Indiana
Jones, Inigo
Jones, Jim
Jones, Steve
Jones, Tom
Jones, Tommy Lee
Jones, Vinnie
Jonson, Ben
Jonsson, Ulrika
Joplin, Janis
Joplin, Scott
Jordan, Barbara
Jordan, Michael
Joseph, Chief
Joseph, Lord Keith
Joseph of Arimathea, Saint
joss stick
jot something ↔ down
Jovovich, Milla
Joyce, James
Joyner, Florence Griffith
Joy of Cooking, The
Juan Carlos
judge/consider etc something on its (own) merits
Judge Judy
judging by/from something
judgment call
Judgment Day
jugular vein
juice bar
juice something ↔ up
Juicy Fruit
juicy gossip/details/stories etc
jukebox musical
Julian calendar, the
jumble sale
jumbo jet
jump a light
jump a train
jump at something
jump bail
jump ball
jump/be thrown in at the deep end
jump down somebody's throat
jumper cables
jump for joy
jump/go through hoops
jump in
jumping jack
jumping-off point
jump jet
jump leads
jump on somebody
jump out at somebody
jump rope
jump ship
jump shot
jump the gun
jump the queue
jump the rails
jump the shark
jump through hoops
jump to conclusions
jump to it!
Jung, Carl Gustav
Jungle Book, The
jungle gym
junior college
junior high school
Junior Mints
junior school
junior varsity
junk bond
junk food
junk mail
junk shop
junk yard
Jurassic Park
jury box
jury/military/community etc service
jury service
just about
just/all the same
just a minute
just a minute/second/moment
(just) around/round the corner
just as good/bad/big etc
(just) as ..., so ...
just because ...
just because ... it doesn't mean
(just) for once
(just) for the hell of it
just have to do something
justice has been done/served
Justice of the Peace
justifiable homicide
(just) in case
just like that
just my luck
just now
(just) out of interest/as a matter of interest
(just) plain Mr/Mrs etc
(just) say the word
Just Seventeen
just so
(just) that little bit better/easier etc
just the job
just the thing/the very thing
just think
just think/imagine/look
(just) this once
Just William books, the
(just) you wait
juvenile delinquent
Kaaba, the
Kafka, Franz
Kahlo, Frida
Kaiser, the
Kalahari Desert, the
Kama Sutra, the
kamikaze pilot
Kandinsky, Vasily
Kane, Bob
kangaroo court
Kansas City
Kariba Dam
keel over
keen on
keep a civil tongue in your head
keep a lookout
keep a low profile
Keep America Beautiful
keep an eye on something/somebody
keep an eye open/out (for somebody/something)
keep a record/account/diary etc
keep a secret
keep a sharp eye on somebody
keep a straight face
keep a/the lid on something
keep a tight rein on somebody/something
keep at something
keep a watch out for somebody/something
keep a weather eye on something
keep back
keep/beat time
keep body and soul together
keep/break the Sabbath
Keep Britain Tidy
keep (close) tabs on somebody/something
keep count
keep ears open
keep faith with somebody/something
keep fit
keep from
keep goal/wicket
keep going
keep guard/watch
keep hair on
keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something
keep/have somebody on a leash
keep/hold somebody at arm's length
keep/hold somebody/something in check
keep/hold something at bay
keep house
keep in close contact/touch
keep in with somebody
keep it real
keep/leave your options open
keep/lose track of somebody/something
keep mum
keep off
keep on
keep on the right side of somebody
keep on trucking
keep pace (with something/somebody)
keep perfect/good etc time
keep/put something on ice
keep quiet
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
keep shirt on
keep somebody amused
keep somebody guessing
keep somebody in
keep somebody informed
keep somebody on their toes
keep somebody posted
keep somebody quiet
keep somebody sane
keep somebody/something ↔ down
keep somebody sweet
keep somebody waiting
keep something in proportion
keep something quiet/keep quiet (about something)
keep something quiet/keep quiet about something
keep something under wraps
keep something under your hat
keep/stay abreast of something
keep/stay etc a jump ahead (of somebody)
keep/stick to the message
keep the flag flying
keep the peace
keep the wolf from the door
keep time
keep to something
keep up
keep up appearances
keep up with somebody
keep your/an ear to the ground
(keep your) chin up!
keep your cool
keep your distance
keep your ears open
keep your eyes/ears open
keep your eyes peeled/skinned
keep your hair on
keep your hair/shirt on!
keep your hand in
keep your head above water
keep your head down
keep your mind on something
keep your mouth shut
keep your nose clean
keep your nose out (of something)
keep your nose to the grindstone
keep your own counsel
keep your pecker up
keep your powder dry
keep your shirt on
keep your temper
keep your trap shut
Kellogg Pact, the
Kells, The Book of
Kennedy Center, the
Kennedy Space Center, the
Kennel Club, the
Kensington Gardens
Kensington Palace
Kent, Clark
Kent State
Kentucky Derby, the
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kenya, Mount
Keogh Plan
kept woman
kerb crawler
Kew Gardens
kewpie doll
key card
key chain
keyed up
keyhole surgery
key ring
key signature
key something to something
key something ↔ in
Keystone Cops, the
Key West
key worker
Khmer Republic, the
Khmer Rouge, the
Khyber Pass, the
kick against the pricks
kick around
kick ass
kick back
kickflare trousers
kick/hit a man when he's down
kick in
kicking and screaming
kicking it
kick off
kick (out) against something
kick out the jams
kick over the traces
kick somebody in the teeth
kick somebody's ass/butt
kick somebody upstairs
kick somebody when they are down
kick somebody ↔ out
kick something into touch
kick the bucket
kick the habit
kick the shit out of
kick up a fuss
kick up a fuss/stink/row
kick up a stink
kick up your heels
kick your heels
kick yourself
kid around
kid gloves
kidney bean
kid sister/brother
kid's stuff
Kierkegaard, Sören Aabye
kill a beer/bottle of wine etc
killer app
killer instinct
killer whale
Killing Fields, The
kill or cure
kill somebody with kindness
kill something stone dead
kill something ↔ off
kill the fatted calf
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
kill time/an hour etc
kill two birds with one stone
kill yourself
kilowatt hour
Kim Il-Sung
Kim Jong-Il
kind of
Kind of Loving, A
kind regards
King and Country debate, the
kingdom come
Kingdom Hall
King James Bible, the
King Lear
King of the Jews
King's Bench, the
King's College Chapel
King's Counsel
King's Cross
King's English
king's evidence
Kings Road, the
King Tut
kiss goodbye to something/kiss something goodbye
kissing cousin
kiss my ass
KISS principle
kiss something better
kiss up to somebody
kit bag
kitchen cabinet
kitchen garden
kitchen roll
kitchen sink drama
kite boarding
kite surfing
kith and kin
kit somebody/something ↔ out/up
kitten heels
Kitty Hawk
Kiwanis, the
kiwi fruit
K Mart
knacker your elbow/hand etc
knee breeches
knee cap
knee-high to a grasshopper
knee/hip/joint replacement
knees knocking (together)
Knesset, the
knight errant
Knights of the Round Table, the
Knights Templars, the
knitting needle
knit your brows
knock a hole in/through something
knock around
knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat
knock/blow somebody's socks off
knock for six
knock heads together
knock/hit somebody for six
knock it off
knock/lick/get somebody/something into shape
knock/lift etc somebody off their feet
knock off
knock on doors
knock on wood
knock out
knockout pills/drops etc
knockout punch/blow
knock sb for six
knock sb heads together
knock socks off
knock somebody for six
knock somebody off their pedestal/perch
knock somebody's heads together
knock (somebody's) heads together
knock somebody sideways
knock somebody/something back
knock somebody/something down
knock somebody/something ↔ over
knock somebody/something ↔ up
knock somebody's socks off
knock some sense into somebody/into somebody's head
knock something into somebody
knock something on the head
knock something ↔ together
knock spots off somebody/something
knock the bottom out of something
knock the stuffing out of somebody
knock/throw somebody for a loop
know better
know different/otherwise
know/find out/learn etc something to your cost
know full/perfectly well
knowing my luck
know no bounds
know somebody/something as something
know something backwards
know something from something
know something inside out
know the score
know the way to somebody's heart
know/understand what it means to be something
know what you are talking about
know where you stand (with somebody)
know which side your bread is buttered on
know your limits
know your own mind
know your place
know your way around something
knuckle down
knuckle under
Kohl, Helmut
Kon-Tiki expedition, the
Kop, the
Koran, the
Korean War, the
Kraft Singles
Kremlin, the
Krispy-Kreme Doughnuts
Kriss Kringle
K through 12
Kuala Lumpur
Kublai Khan
Ku Klux Klan, the
KY jelly
Labor Day
labor union
labour camp
labour exchange
labour force
labouring class/family etc
labour market
labour movement
Labour Party, the
labour relations
Labour relations, unions-topic
labour the point
labour under a delusion/misconception/misapprehension etc
lace something with something
lactic acid
lad culture
Ladd, Alan
lad mag
Lady and the Tramp
Lady Bountiful
Lady Chapel
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Day
lady friend
Lady Macbeth
lady man
Lady Muck
lady of leisure
Lady of the Lake, the
Lady of the Lamp, the
lady's man
ladys man
la Fontaine, Jean de
Lagerfeld, Karl
lager lout
La Guardia
lah di dah
laissez-faire attitude/approach etc
Lake District, the
Lake Michigan
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Wobegon
La-la Land
La Manche
Lambeth Conference, the
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Walk, The
Lamb of God, the
lame duck
lame duck president/governor/legislature etc
Lancaster Gate
lance corporal
lancet window/arch
land agent
land a punch/blow etc
land bridge
landed gentry/family/nobility
Landers, Ann
landing craft
landing gear
landing net
landing stage
landing strip
land office
Land of Hope and Glory
Land of My Fathers
Land of Nod, the
land on feet
land on your feet
land reform
land registry
Land Rover
Landry, Tom
landscape architect
landscape gardening
Land's End
land somebody in it
land somebody in trouble/hospital/court etc
land somebody with something
land up
language laboratory
La Paz
lap dancing
lap dog
lapis lazuli
lapse into something
lap something ↔ up
Lara, Brian
lard something with something
large intestine
large it (up)
larger than life
large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
lark about/around
La Scala
laser disk
laser pointer
laser printer
lashings of something
lash out
Las Palmas
La Stampa
last but not least
last call
Last Exit to Brooklyn
last/final resort
last hurrah
last judgment
last name
Last Night of the Proms, the
Last of the Mohicans, The
Last of the Summer Wine
last orders
last post
last rites
Last Supper, the
Last Tango in Paris
last thing
Las Vegas
latchkey kid
latch on
latch onto somebody/something
late developer/bloomer
late in life
late night
late of something
lateral thinking
later on
late starter
late summer holiday
Late Summer Holiday, the
Latimer, Bishop Hugh
Latin America
Latin American
Latin lover
Latin Quarter, the
Latter-Day Saints
lattice window
laugh at somebody/something
laugh/cry hard
Laughing Cavalier, The
laughing gas
laughing stock
laugh in somebody's face
Laugh-In, The
laugh lines
laugh/shout/scream etc your head off
laugh something ↔ off
laughter lines
laugh track
laugh up your sleeve
launch into something
launch out
launch pad
launch yourself forwards/up/from etc
laundry basket
laundry list
Laurel and Hardy
lava lamp
Laver, Rod
Lavigne, Avril
law and order
law court
law enforcement
law enforcement agent
law firm
Law Lords, the
lawn bowling
lawn chair
lawn mower
lawn party
lawn tennis
Law of Moses, the
law school
Law Society, the
lay about somebody
lay a guilt trip on somebody
lay a hand/finger on somebody
lay an egg
lay bare
lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc
lay claim to (doing) something
lay emphasis/stress on something
layer upon layer/mile upon mile etc
lay into somebody/something
lay it on with a trowel
lay off
lay over
lay plans/a trap etc
lay/provide the foundation(s) for something
lay/put something to rest
lay reader
lay siege to somebody/something
lay somebody low
lay somebody/something on the line
lay somebody/something open to something
lay somebody/something ↔ out
lay somebody to rest
lay something at the door of somebody/something
lay something bare
lay something on
lay something ↔ aside
lay something ↔ down
lay something ↔ in
lay sth bare
lay the foundations/groundwork/base
lay the ghost (of something)
lay to rest
lay up
lay waste something
lay your hands on something
Lea and Perrins
lead by example
leaded lights
Leader of the House, the
Leader of the Opposition, the
leading article
leading edge
leading lady/man
leading light
leading question
lead nowhere/not lead anywhere
lead off
lead on, Macduff
lead on to something
lead singer/guitarist etc
lead somebody a merry old dance/a right old dance
lead somebody astray
lead somebody by the nose
lead somebody on
lead somebody up the garden path
lead story
lead the charge
lead the eye
lead time
lead up to something
lead with something
leaf mould
leaf through something
League against Cruel Sports, the
League of Arab States, the
League of Nations, the
League of Women Voters, the
league table
leak out
Lean Cuisine
Leaning Tower of Pisa, the
lean on somebody
Lean, Sir David
lean towards something
leap at the chance/opportunity
leap in the dark
leap of faith
leap out at somebody
leap to somebody's defence
leap year
learn/be taught something at your mother's knee
learned books/works etc
learner's permit
Learning and Skills Council, the
learning curve
learning difficulties
learning disability
learn (something) the hard way
Leary, Timothy
least of all
least worst
leave alone
leave a lot/something/much to be desired
leave feet first
leave/fly the nest
leave go/hold of something
Leave it to Beaver
leave it to somebody (to do something)
leave little/nothing to the imagination
leave/make its mark on somebody/something
leave no stone unturned
leave of absence
leave off
Leaves of Grass
leave somebody alone
leave somebody cold
leave somebody in the lurch
leave somebody out in the cold
leave somebody/something alone
leave somebody/something be
(leave somebody/something) high and dry
leave somebody/something standing
leave somebody/something ↔ behind
leave somebody/something ↔ out
leave somebody to somebody's (tender) mercies
leave something alone
leave something aside/to one side
leave something hanging in the air
leave something to one side
leave something to somebody's imagination
leave sth to one side
leave/take the phone off the hook
leave the field clear for somebody
leave to one side
Lebed, Aleksandr
lech after/over somebody
Lecter, Dr Hannibal
ledger line
Led Zeppelin
Lee, Ang
Lee, Bruce
Leeds United
Lee, General Robert E.
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee, Laurie
Lee, Peggy
Leeson, Nick
Lee, Spike
Leeward Islands, the
Left Bank, the
left field
left-hand drive
left-handed compliment
left luggage office
legacy data
legal action/proceedings
legal aid
legal high
legal holiday
legal pad
legal system
legal tender
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The
leg irons
legislate for something
leg it
leg room
Le Havre
Lehman, Tom
Lehrer, Jim
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von
Leicester Square
Leigh, Mike
Leigh, Vivien
leisure centre
Le Mans
lemon curd
lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop
lemon grass
lemon sole
lemon squeezer
lend an ear
lend/give colour to something
lending library
lending rate
lend itself to something
lend (somebody) a hand
lend support to
lend support to something
lend support to sth
lend weight/support to something
lend your name to something
lend (your) support (to something)
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich
Lennon, John
Lennox, Annie
Leno, Jay
Leone, Sergio
Le Shuttle
Les Misérables
less and less
lesser/ordinary/mere mortals
Lessing, Doris
less of something
less than helpful/honest/enthusiastic etc
let alone
let/blow off steam
let bygones be bygones
let fly (something)
let/get somebody off the hook
let go
let him/her/them etc
let it be known/make it known (that)
let it/her rip
let me be the judge of that
let me remind you/may I remind you (that)
let me see
let me think
let nature take its course
let on
let out
let rip
let's face it/let's be honest
let's get this show on the road
let's hear it for somebody
let's just say
let's just say (that)
let sleeping dogs lie
let slip
let somebody go
let somebody have it
let somebody in on something
let somebody loose on something
let somebody/something into something
let somebody/something off
let somebody/something ↔ down
let somebody stew
let something be/equal/represent something
let something drift
let something drop/rest/lie
let something go
let something pass
let something ride
let something slide
let something slip
let something slip (through your fingers)
let's roll
let's see
let sth slip
letter bomb
Letterman, David
letter of credit
let the cat out of the bag
let the dust settle/wait for the dust to settle
let the genie out of the bottle
let the good times roll
let the matter rest
let the side down
let up
let your hair down
let yourself go
let yourself in for something
Levant, the
level at
level criticism/charges/accusations etc at/against somebody
level crossing
Levellers, the
level off/out
level something at somebody/something
level teaspoon/cup etc (of something)
level the playing field
level voice/look/gaze
level with somebody
leveraged buyout
lever yourself up
Lewinsky, Monica
Lewis and Clark
Lewis, Carl
Lewis, C. S.
Lewis, Jerry
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Lewis, Lennox
Lewis, Leona
Lewis, Sinclair
liability to something
liable to do something
Lib Dem
liberal arts
Liberal Democrats
liberal education
Liberal Party
liberal studies
liberation theology
Liberty Bell, the
Liberty Island
Library of Congress, the
library pictures/footage
licence to print money
license plate
licensing laws
Lichtenstein, Roy
lick somebody's boots
lick your lips
lick your wounds
lie around
lie at the heart/centre/root of something
lie back and think of England
lie behind something
lie detector
lie down
lie heavy on somebody
lie in
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
lie in state
lie in wait (for somebody)
lie low
lie up
lieutenant colonel/general/governor etc
life and death
life and limb
life assurance
life belt
life buoy
life choice
life coach
life cycle
life expectancy
life form
life goes on
Life Guards, the
life history
life insurance
life is cheap
life jacket
Life of Brian, The
life peer
life preserver
life raft
life's a bitch
Life Saver
life science
life sentence
life's too short
life story
life support system
life vest
Liffey, the
lift off
lift somebody's spirits
light a fire under somebody
light aircraft
light ale
light at the end of the tunnel
Light Brigade, the
light bulb
light/comic relief
light-emitting diode
lighten up
light/fair/dark complected
light green
light heavyweight
light industry
lighting rig
light meter
lightning bug
lightning conductor
lightning never strikes twice
lightning rod
lightning strike
light on/upon something
light out
light pen
light pollution
Light Rail Vehicle
light railway
light relief
light show
light sleep/doze
light the/somebody's way
light up
light year
light years ago
light years ahead/better etc than something
like a bat out of hell
like a bull at a gate
like a bull in a china shop
like a cat on hot bricks
like a dog with two tails
like a dose of salts
like a dream
like a (hot) knife through butter
like a lamb
like a lamb to the slaughter
like a mother hen
like an oven
like anything
like a rabbit/deer caught in headlights
like a red rag to a bull
like a shot
like blazes
like clockwork
like crazy
like Darby and Joan
like father like son
like fun
like fury
like gangbusters
like getting blood out of a stone
like greased lightning
like hell
like hell/the hell
like I say/said
like it or lump it
like it's going out of fashion
like lightning
like looking for a needle in a haystack
like mad
like magic/as if by magic
like new/as good as new
like nobody's business
liken somebody/something to somebody/something
(like) rats leaving the sinking ship
like sheep
like so
like the cat that got the cream
like the wind
like this/that/so
like two peas in a pod
like water
like water off a duck's back
like weeds
liking for somebody/something
Lillee, Dennis
lily of the valley
lima bean
Limbaugh, Rush
limber up
lime green
limited company
limited edition
limited liability
limp along
Limpopo, the
Lincoln, Abraham
Lincoln Center, the
Lincoln green
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Memorial, the
Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln Tunnel, the
Lindbergh, Charles
Lindisfarne Gospels, the
Lind, Jenny
line dancing
line drawing
Lineker, Gary
line management
line manager
linen cupboard
line of scrimmage
line printer
liner note
line up
line your own pockets
lingua franca
link in
linking verb
linking word
link in the chain
link juice
link up
Lin, Maya
Linnaeus, Carolus
linseed oil
Lions Club
Lions, the
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
lip balm
lip gloss
Lipman, Maureen
lip salve
lip service
lipstick lesbian
liquid assets
liquid refreshment
liquor store
listen for something
listen in
listening device
listen out
listen up
Lister, Joseph
list price
Liszt, Franz
literal translation
litmus paper
litmus test
litter bin
Little Bear
Little Bighorn, the
Little Bo Peep
Little Boy Blue
Little Britain
little by little
Little Chef
little did somebody know/realize/think etc
Little Dipper, the
Little Englander
little finger
little horror
Little House on the Prairie
Little Jack Horner
Little John
Little Leagues
Little Mermaid, The
Little Miss Muffet
Little Nell
little/old devil
Little Orphan Annie
little people
Little, Ralf
Little Red Book, The
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Rock
Little Women
Littlewood, Joan
little/young ones
Live Aid
live a lie
live and breathe something
live and let live
live as man and wife
live by your wits
live coals
live for something
live from hand to mouth
live high on the hog
live in
live-in lover/boyfriend etc
live in sin
live it up
live/lead/have the life of Riley
live life to the full
Lively, Penelope
liven up
live off somebody/something
live off the fat of the land
live on
live out
Liver Building, the
Liverpool Street
liver sausage
live something ↔ down
live the dream
live through something
live together
live to see/fight another day
live up to something
live wire
live with somebody/something
living arrangements
living bandage
living expenses
living fossil
living legend
living proof
living quarters
living room
living standard
Livingstone, Dr David
Livingstone, Ken
living wage
living will
Lloyd George, David
Lloyd, Marie
Lloyd's Register
Lloyds TSB
Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Loach, Ken
loaded dice
loaded with something
loading bay
load somebody/something down
load somebody (up) with something
load up on something
lo and behold
loan shark
Lobby correspondent
local area network
local authority
local call
local colour
local council
Local Education Authority
local government
local history
local paper
local radio
local rag
local time
location sharing
Loch Lomond
Loch Ness Monster, the
lock arms
locked-in syndrome
Locke, John
locker room
Lockheed Martin Corporation
lock horns (with somebody)
lock in
lock keeper
lock onto something
lock somebody/something ↔ away
lock somebody ↔ out
lock, stock, and barrel
lock up
lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc
Lodge, David
lodging house
Lofting, Hugh
Logan, Mount
log book
log cabin
log in/on
log off/out
Loire, the
lollipop head
lollipop lady
Lombardi, Vince
Lombard Street
London Assembly, the
London Bankers' Clearing House, the
London Blitz, the
London Bridge
London Central Mosque, the
London City Airport
London Coliseum, the
London Eye
London, Jack
London Library, the
London Marathon, the
London Palladium, the
London Philharmonic Orchestra, the
London Regional Transport
London School of Economics, the
London Season, the
London Symphony Orchestra, the
London Transport
London University
London weighting
London Zoo
lonely hearts
lonely hearts club/column/ad
lone mother/father/parent etc
Lone Ranger, the
lone wolf
Long Beach
long-bodied/short-bodied etc
long-distance call
long division
long face
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
long-fingered/slim-fingered etc
long haul
long-haul flight/route/destination etc
Long, Huey Pierce
long in the tooth
Long Island
long johns
Long John Silver
long jump
long live
long live democracy/freedom etc
long live somebody/something
long live the King/Queen! etc
Long March, the
long odds
long on something
long-playing record
long/regular/late etc hours
long shot
long since
long/slow haul
long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc
long time no see
long wave
long weekend
Lonsdale Belt, the
look a fright
look after somebody/something
look ahead
look around
look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards
look askance (at somebody/something)
look at somebody/something
look at that!
look back
Look Back in Anger
look before you leap
look daggers at somebody
look down on something/somebody
look down your nose at somebody/something
look/feel awful
look/feel etc like nothing on earth
look/feel ghastly
look/feel like a million dollars/bucks
look/feel like death warmed up
look/feel small
look for somebody/something
look forward to something
look here
look in
look into something
look kindly on somebody/something
look like a drowned rat
look like a million bucks
look like something the cat dragged/brought in
look lively!
look no further
look on
look on the bright side
look out!
look out
look out for number one
look out for somebody/something
look rough
look round
look/search high and low
look sharp
look somebody in the eye
look somebody up and down
look something/somebody ↔ over
look something ↔ out
look/stare/gaze into space
look the other way
look the part
look through somebody/something
look to somebody/something
look to your laurels
look under the bonnet
look up
look up to somebody
look what you're doing/look where you're going etc
look what you've done!
look who's here!
look who's talking,
look/work a treat
loom large
loony bin
loop the loop
loose cannon
loose change
loose ends
loosen somebody's tongue
loosen up
loosen your grip/hold
loose something on/upon somebody/something
Lopez, Jennifer
Lord Advocate, the
Lord Chamberlain, the
Lord Chancellor's Department, the
Lord Chancellor, the
Lord Chief Justice, the
Lord is my Shepherd, The
lord it over somebody
Lord Lieutenant, the
Lord Mayor's Banquet, the
Lord Mayor's Show, the
Lord Mayor, the
Lord of Misrule, the
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Rings, The
Lord Privy Seal, the
Lord Protector
Lord's Day Observance Society, the
Lord's Day, the
Lord's Prayer
Lords Spiritual, the
Lord's Supper, the
Lords Temporal, the
Lords, the
Loren, Sophia
Lorna Doone
Los Alamos
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers, the
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, the
Los Angeles Times, The
lose bearings
lose cool
lose count
lose face
lose ground
lose it
lose out
lose sleep over something
lose something in the translation/telling
lose temper
lose touch (with somebody/something)
lose your bearings
lose your grip
lose your head
lose your marbles
lose your mind
lose yourself in something
lose your temper/cool/rag
lose your way/bearings
loss adjuster
loss leader
lossy compression
lost cause
Lost Generation, the
lost in the mists of time
lost property
lost soul
Lot's wife
lotus position
loud and clear
Louganis, Greg
Lough Neagh
Louise, Lake
Louisiana Purchase, the
Louis, Joe
Louis Quatorze
Louis Quinze
Louis Vuitton
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
lounge around
lounge bar
lounge suit
louse something ↔ up
louvre window/door
love affair
love bite
love child
Love, Courtney
love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something)
love (from somebody)/lots of love/all my love
love-hate relationship
love interest
love letter
love life
lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc
love nest
love rat
love seat
Love's Labour's Lost
Love Story
love triangle
Lovett, Lyle
low blow
Low Church
Low Countries, the
Lowell, Robert
lower case
lower class
Lower East Side, the
Lower House
lower orders
lower school
lower the tone (of something)
lower your eyes/head
lower oneself
lowest common denominator
low gear
low life
low man on the totem pole
low-pitched roof
low point
low profile
Lowry, L. S.
low season
Low Sunday
low tide
low water
low water mark
loyalty card
LPO, the
L reg./M reg. etc
LSC, the
LSO, the
Lucan, Lord
Lucas, George
Lucas, Henry Lee
Lucas, Matt
luck is on somebody's side
luck out
Lucky Charms
lucky dip
Lucky Jim
lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar
lucky/unfortunate etc enough to be/do something
lucky you/me etc
Lucy Show, The
Ludlum, Robert
Luftwaffe, the
luggage rack
Lugosi, Bela
Luke, Saint
lumber room
Lumière Brothers, the
Lumley, Joanna
lump it
lump sum
Lumumba, Patrice
lunar month
lunatic asylum
lunch break
lunch counter
lunch/dinner hour
luncheon meat
luncheon voucher
lunch hour
lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another
Lusitania, the
lust after/for somebody/something
Luther, Martin
Luton Airport
Luxemburg, Rosa
Lu Xun
Lyle, Sandy
Lyme disease
Lyme Regis
lymph node
Lynam, Desmond
Lynch, David
lynch mob
Lynn, Dame Vera
Lynn, Loretta
Lyons, Joseph
Léger, Fernand
M25, the
M6, M25 etc
M6 Toll
Mabinogion, The
MacArthur, Ellen
MacArthur, General Douglas
Macdonald, Flora
Macdonald, Ramsey
Macdonald, Ross
Macheath, Captain
Machiavelli, Niccolò
machine code
machine gun
machine shop
machine tool
machine washable
Machu Picchu
Mackenzie Mountains, the
Mackenzie River, the
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
MacLaine, Shirley
Maclean, Alistair
MacLean, Donald
MacMahon, Vince
Macmillan, Harold
MacNeil/Lehrer Report, the
Mac the Knife
Madame Bovary
Madame Butterfly
madame tussaud
Madame Tussaud's
Madam President/Ambassador etc
mad cow disease
Madden, John
Madeira cake
made up
Mad Hatter, the
Madison Avenue
Madison, James
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Park
Mad Magazine
mad money
Mae, Vanessa
Mae West
Magdalen Bridge
Magellan, Ferdinand
Maghreb, the
magic bullet
magic carpet
magic circle
magic eye
Magic Kingdom, the
magic lantern
Magic Marker
magic moment
magic mushroom
magic number/word
Magic Realism
magic somebody/something away
magic something ↔ up
magic touch
magic wand
Maginot Line, the
Magna Carta
magna cum laude
magnetic disk
magnetic field
magnetic/gravitational/force field
magnetic media
magnetic north
magnetic personality/charm etc
magnetic pole
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic tape
magnet school
magnifying glass
magnum opus
Magnusson, Magnus
Magritte, René
Maguire, Tobey
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the
Mahathir bin Mohamad
Mahdi, the
Mahfouz, Naguib
Mahler, Gustav
maiden aunt
maiden flight/voyage
maiden name
maiden speech
Maid Marian
maid of honour
Maid of Orleans, the
mail carrier
mail drop
Mailer, Norman
mailing list
Mail on Sunday, The
mail order
mail slot
mail something ↔ out
mail train
main clause
main course
main drag
main line
main road
Main Street
maitre d'
major general
major in something
majority leader
majority rule
majority stake/shareholding etc
majority vote/decision/verdict etc
Major, John
Major Leagues
major on something
Makarios III, Archbishop
make a beeline for somebody/something
make a big deal of/out of/about something
make a big thing of/about/out of something
make a bolt for it
make a bomb
make a break for something
make a clean breast of it
make a clean breast of it/things
make a day of it
make a dog's breakfast of something
make a drama out of something
make a fool of somebody
make a fool of yourself
make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about something)
make a fuss of somebody/something
make a good/bad fist of something
make a go of something
make a grab for/at something
make a hash of something
make a hole in something
make a joke (out) of something
make a killing
make allowance/allowances (for somebody)
make (all) the right noises (about something)
make (all) the running
make a (lot of) noise about something
make a meal (out) of something
make amends (to somebody/for something)
make a mental note
make a mess of (doing) something
make a mockery of something
make a monkey (out) of somebody
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a move
make a muck of something
make an example of somebody
make an exhibition of yourself
make an honest woman (out) of somebody
make an issue (out) of something
make (a) nonsense of something
make a pass at somebody
make a pig's ear of something
make a pit stop
make a play for
make a play for somebody
make a play for something
make a point of doing something
make a run for it
make as if to do something
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
make a spectacle of yourself
make a splash
make a start (on something)
make a study of something
make a/the difference
make a virtue of necessity
make a virtue of something
make away with somebody/something
Make-A-Wish Foundation, the
make a/your pile
make believe
make/be so bold (as to do something)
make capital from/out of something
make certain
make common cause
make common cause against
make common cause against sb
make common cause against somebody
make common cause with
make common cause with sb
make common cause with somebody
make do
(make) encouraging/optimistic etc noises (about something)
make ends meet
make eyes at somebody/give somebody the eye
make false representations
make/find common cause (with/against somebody)
make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading
make for something
make free with something
make fun of somebody/something
make game of somebody
make good
make good a debt/loss etc
make good time
make good your escape
make hard work of
make hard work of something
make hard work of sth
make haste
make hay (while the sun shines)
make headway
make heavy/hard work of something
make heavy weather of something
make history
make inroads into/on something
make it
make it a rule (to do something)
make it snappy
make it/that something
make it with somebody
make it worth somebody's while
make it your business to do something
make/leave your mark
make life difficult/easier etc
make light of something
make light work of
make light work of something
make light work of sth
make like
make love (to/with somebody)
make merry
make me/you sick
make mincemeat of somebody/something
make mischief
make mock of somebody
make much of somebody/something
make my day
make nice (with/to somebody)
make no apology for something
make no attempt to do something
make no bones about (doing) something
make noises about doing something
make no mistake (about it)
make no secret of something
make off
make off with something
make or break
make out
make/pass water
make sense
make sheep's eyes at somebody
make short/light work of something
make short work of
make short work of (doing) something
make short work of something
make short work of sth
make somebody captain/leader etc
make somebody feel at home
make somebody's acquaintance
make somebody's blood boil
make somebody's blood run cold
make somebody's day
make somebody's flesh creep/crawl
make somebody's hair curl
make somebody's hair stand on end
make somebody's life a misery
make somebody/something into something
make somebody's skin crawl
make somebody's toes curl
make somebody/yourself sick
make (some) sense of something
make something fast
make something of somebody/something
make something of yourself
make something out of somebody/something
make something/somebody ↔ over
make something stick
make something your own
make sport of somebody
make/stage a comeback
make sure
make the best of something
make the first move
make the grade
make the headlines
make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc
make the most of something/get the most out of something
make the papers/headlines/front page etc
make the supreme sacrifice
make towards something
make tracks
make/turn something into an art form
make up
make up for something
make up leeway
make up to somebody
make up your mind/make your mind up
make use of something
make waves
make way
make way (for something/somebody)
make whoopee
make your/an entrance
make your apologies
make your blood curdle
make your excuses
make your mouth water
make (your) peace with somebody
make your presence felt
make yourself at home
make yourself heard/understood/known etc
make yourself known
make yourself known (to somebody)
make yourself scarce
make your way
make you (want to) puke
Malabar Coast, the
Malamud, Bernard
Malaprop, Mrs
Malcolm X
Maldives, the
male chauvinist
male/female bonding
male menopause
male-voice choir
Malinowski, Bronislaw
Mall of America, the
Mallory, George
Malone, Karl
Malory, Sir Thomas
Maltese Cross
Malthus, Thomas
malt liquor
Malvern Hills, the
mama's boy
mammary gland
manage a few words/a smile etc
management buyout
management consultant
managing director
man and boy
man and wife
man bag
man boobs
Man Booker Prize, the
Manchester City
Manchester Ship Canal, the
Manchester United
mandarin orange
Mandela, Nelson
Mandela, Winnie Madikizela
Manet, Édouard
man flu
Man for All Seasons, A
Man Friday
Manhattan Project, the
manic depression
manic depressive
Manic Street Preachers, The
Manifest Destiny
manifest itself
Manilow, Barry
Man in the Iron Mask, the
manna from heaven
Mann, Thomas
mano a mano
man of God/man of the cloth
man of letters
man of the cloth
Manolo Blahniks
Man proposes, God disposes
man's best friend
Mansell, Nigel
Mansfield, Katherine
Mansion House
mansion tax
Manson, Charles
Manson, Marilyn
Man, the Isle of
Mantle, Mickey
Man United
man up
Man With No Name, The
man/woman of many parts
man/woman of substance
Manx cat
many and various
many a something
many happy returns
many moons ago
many's the time/day etc (that/when)
many thanks
Mao Tse-tung
maple syrup
map onto something
Mapplethorpe, Robert
map something ↔ out
Maradona, Diego
maraschino cherry
Marble Arch
Marceau, Marcel
March Hare, the
marching band
Marching Season, the
March of Dimes, the
Marciano, Rocky
Marconi, Guglielmo
Marco Polo
Marcos, Ferdinand
Marcos, Imelda
Marcuse, Herbert
Mardi Gras
mare's nest
Margaret, Princess
marginal seat/constituency
margin for error
margin of error
Mariana Trench
Marie Celeste, the
Marie Claire
Marin County
Marine Corps
Marines, the
Marino, Dan
Maris, Roger
marital status
Mark 2/6 etc
marked man/woman
marker pen
market day
market economy
market forces
market garden
market leader
market-led/export-led etc
market price
market research
market share
market town
market value
Markova, Dame Alicia
Mark, Saint
Marks and Spencer
mark somebody/something down as something
mark somebody/something ↔ down
mark somebody/something ↔ off
mark somebody/something ↔ out
mark something ↔ up
mark time
mark you
Marley, Bob
Marley's Ghost
Marley tiles
Marlowe, Christopher
Marlowe, Philip
Marple, Miss
marquee player, actor etc
Marquette, Jacques
marriage bureau
marriage certificate
marriage guidance
marriage licence
marriage lines
marriage of convenience
Marriage of Figaro, The
marriage vow
Marriner, Sir Neville
marrow bone
marry into something
marry somebody ↔ off
Mars Bar
Marshall aid
marshalling yard
Marshall Islands
Marshall Plan, the
Marshall, Thurgood
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Marshalsea, the
marsh gas
Marsh, Ngaio
Marston Moor, Battle of
Martello tower
Martha's Vineyard
martial art
martial law
Martin, Dean
Martin Luther King Day
Martin, Sir George
Martin, Steve
Marvin, Lee
Marx Brothers, the
Marx, Karl
Mary had a Little Lamb
Mary II
Mary I, Queen
Mary Magdalene, Saint
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary Poppins
Mary Quant
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Rose, The
mary stuart
Masefield, John
mash up
masked ball
Maskell, Dan
masking tape
Mason-Dixon Line, the
Mason, Jackie
Mason jar
Mason, Perry
Masora, the
Massacre of the Innocents, the
massage parlour
massage somebody's ego
Massey Ferguson
mass media
mass murderer
mass production
mass transit
master bedroom
master craftsman/chef/plumber etc
master key
Master of Arts
Master of Arts/Science/Education etc
Master of Business Administration
master of ceremonies
Master of Foxhounds
Master of Science
Master of the Rolls
master plan
master race
Masters and Johnson
master's degree
Masters Tournament, the
master switch
Mastroianni, Marcello
Match of the Day
match point
(match somebody) stride for stride
matchstick men/figures
match up
maternal grandfather/aunt etc
maternity leave
maternity/sick/compassionate leave
mathematical certainty
Mather, Cotton
matinée idol
matinée jacket
Matisse, Henri
matron of honour
Matterhorn, the
Matthew, Saint
Matthews, Sir Stanley
mature market/industry
mature student
Maugham, Somerset
Mau Mau, the
Mauna Loa
Maundy money
Maundy Thursday
Maupassant, Guy de
Mauriac, François
Max Factor
maxi dress/skirt/coat
max out
Maxwell Davies, Peter
Maxwell House
Maxwell, James Clerk
Maxwell, Robert
may as well
May Ball
May Day
Mayflower, the
may I trouble you?/sorry to trouble you
may just/might just
may/might/could (just) as well
may/might/could well
Mayo Clinic, the
Mayor of London
Ma, Yo-Yo
May Queen
may somebody/something do something
Mays, Willie
May through June/Wednesday through Friday etc
may well
Mazarin Bible, the
Maze Prison, the
Mbeki, Thabo
McAleese, Mary
McBride, Willie John
McCain, John
McCall, Davina
McCann, Madeleine
McCanns, the
McCarthy, John
McCarthy, Joseph
McCartney, Linda
McCartney, Paul
McClellan, George
McCovey, Willie
McCrae, John
MCC, the
McCullers, Carson
McDonnell Douglas
McEnroe, John
McEwan, Ian
McEwan's Export
McGill University
McGovern, George Stanley
McGraw, Dr. Phil
McGregor, Ewan
McGwire, Mark
McKeith, Gillian
McKellen, Sir Ian
McKinley, Mount
McKinley, William
McLoughlin, Coleen
McLuhan, Marshall
McMahon, Ed
McMillan, Terry
McNamara, Robert S.
McNaughten Rules, the
McPherson, Aimee Semple
McQueen, Alexander
McQueen, Steve
McVeigh, Timothy
McVicar, John
mea culpa
Mead, Lake
Mead, Margaret
meal ticket
mean business
me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc
meaningful look/glance/smile etc
mean no harm/not mean any harm
means test
meant for
meant for sb
meant for somebody
mean the world to somebody/think the world of somebody
measure somebody/something against somebody/something
measure something ↔ off
measure something ↔ out
measure up
measuring jug
measuring tape
meat/fish/tomato etc paste
meat grinder
Meat Loaf
meaty role
mechanical engineering
mechanical pencil
M Econ
Medal of Honor
Medawar, Sir Peter
media studies
medical certificate
medical examiner
medical officer
medical practitioner
Medical Research Council, the
medical school
medical/sex/libel etc tourism
medical/sex/libel etc tourist
medicine man
Medici, the
Mediterranean Sea, the
medium brown/blue etc
medium dry
medium of exchange
medium of instruction
medium term
medium wave
Medvedev, Dmitry
Medway, the
me either
meet a
meet a deadline
meet a debt/cost/expense etc
meet a goal/target etc
meet a need/demand/requirement/condition etc
meet a problem/challenge
meet eyes
meeting of minds
meeting place
meet somebody halfway
meet somebody's eye(s)/gaze/glance etc
meet up
meet with somebody/something
meet your death/end
meet your eyes
meet your maker
meet your match
meet your Waterloo
Megan's Law
megaphone diplomacy
Mein Kampf
Meir, Golda
Mekong, the
Melba toast
Mel C
Meldrew, Victor
Melody Maker
melt away
melting point
melting pot
melt into somebody's arms/embrace
melt into something
melt in your mouth
melt something ↔ down
Melville, Herman
Member of Parliament
Memorandum of Association
Memorial Day
memory bank
memory card
memory hog
Memory Stick
Menai Straits, the
Men Behaving Badly
Mendeleyev, Dmitri Ivanovitch
Mendel, Gregor Johann
Mendelssohn, Felix
Mendes, Sam
Mendip Hills, the
mend your ways
me neither
Menem, Carlos
M Eng
Mengele, Josef
Mengistu, Haile Mariam
men in (grey) suits
Men of Harlech
men's room
menstrual period
mental age
mental arithmetic
mental block
mental hospital
mental/intellectual/moral gymnastics
mentally handicapped
mentally ill
mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment
mention/note something in passing
Menuhin, Sir Yehudi
Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon
Mercator projection
mercerized cotton
merchant bank
merchant navy
Merchant of Venice, The
merchant seaman
merciful death/end/release
merciless heat/cold/wind etc
Mercury, Freddie
Mercury program, the
mercy flight/mission etc
mercy killing
Meredith, George
Merkel, Angela
Merman, Ethel
Merry Christmas!
Merry England
Merry Men
Merry Monarch, the
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Merton, Paul
message board
mess around
mess around with somebody/something
messed up
messenger boy
mess hall
Messi, Lionel
mess up
mess with somebody/something
metabolic syndrome
metal-coated/plastic-coated etc
metal detector
metal fatigue
Meteorological Office, the
meter maid
mete something ↔ out
methyl alcohol
methylated spirits
me time
Met Office, the
me too
metric system
metric ton
Metrodome, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
Metropolitan Opera, the
Metropolitan Police, the
Mexican War, the
Mexican wave
Mexico City
mezzo forte/piano etc
M Glam
MG Rover
Micawber, Mr
Michael, George
Michelin Guide
Michelin Man
Michener, James
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse Club, the
Microbes, genetics, biochem-topic
micro scooter
Midas, King
Midas touch
mid-Atlantic accent
mid-Atlantic states/region
middle age
middle-aged spread
Middle Ages
Middle America
middle brother/child/daughter etc
middle C
middle class
middle course/way etc
middle distance
middle ear
Middle East
Middle England
Middle English
Middle English/French etc
middle finger
middle ground
middle management
middle name
middle school
Middle Temple, the
Middleton, Kate
Middleton, Thomas
Middle West
Mid Glamorgan
midi skirt/dress/coat
Midland Bank, the
Midler, Bette
midlife crisis
midnight blue
Midnight Mass
midnight sun
Midsummer Day
Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
might as well
might I say/ask/add etc
might is right
might (just) as well
might just as well
might well
Mikado, The
mike somebody ↔ up
milch cow
miles older/better/too difficult etc
miles out
Militant Tendency, the
Military Academy
Military Cross
military police
military service
militate against something
milk chocolate
milk churn
Milk Duds
milk float
milking machine
milking parlour
milk of magnesia
milk product
milk pudding
Milk Race, the
milk round
milk run
milk shake
milk tooth
Milk Tray
Milky Way, the
Millais, Sir John Everett
mill around/about (something)
Millen, Karen
Millennium Bridge, the
Millennium Commission, the
Millennium Dome, the
Miller, Arthur
Miller, Glenn
Miller, Henry
Miller, Jonathan
Millett, Kate
Milliband, David
Milliband, Ed
Milligan, Spike
Mill, John Stuart
Mill on the Floss, The
Mills and Boon
Mills, Heather
Milne, A. A.
Milosevic, Slobodan
Milton, John
Milton Keynes
mince pie
mind/brain candy
mindful of something
mind game
mind how you go
mindless of something
mind out
mind over matter
mind reader
mind the shop
mind you
mind you do something
mind your manners/language/p's and q's
mind your own business
mineral water
Miners' Strike, the
Ming Dynasty
Mingus, Charles
miniature golf
Mini Disc
minimum security prison
minimum wage
Minister/Department of the Interior
minister of state
minister to somebody/something
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the
Ministry of Defence, the
Ministry of Justice, the
Minnelli, Liza
Minnie Mouse
Minnie the Minx
Minogue, Kylie
minor in something
minority government
minority leader
Minor Leagues
Minotaur, the
mint/camomile etc tea
mint julep
minus sign
minute hand
Minute Maid
miracle cure/drug
Miracle Whip
Miranda, Carmen
Miranda decision, the
Miranda rights
Mirror Group Newspapers
mirror image
mirror site
Miró, Joán
miscarriage of justice
miserable failure
misery index
misery memoir
Mishima, Yukio
Mishnah, the
miss a chance/opportunity
Miss America Pageant, the
missing in action
missing link
missing person
mission accomplished
missionary position
missionary zeal
mission control
mission/cost/grade etc creep
mission creep
Mission Impossible
mission statement
Miss Italy/Ohio/World etc
miss out
misspent youth
Miss Piggy
miss the boat
miss the mark
miss the point
Miss Universe
Miss World
mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc
mistaken identity
mistake somebody/something for somebody/something
mist over
mist up
Mitchell, George
Mitchell, Joni
Mitchell, Margaret
Mitchell, Warren
Mitchum, Robert
Mitford, Nancy
mitigating circumstances/factors
Mitterrand, François
Mitty, Walter
mix and match
mixed ability
mixed doubles
mixed economy
mixed farming
mixed feelings/emotions
mixed grill
mixed marriage
mixed media
mixed metaphor
mixed reaction/response/reviews etc
mixed up
mixer tap
mixing bowl
mix it (up)
mix somebody/something ↔ up
Miyake, Issey
Mizrahi, Isaac
Mladić, Ratko
m'naghten rules
M'Naghten Rules, the
Moaning Minnie
mob cap
mobile home
mobile Internet device
mobile library/shop/clinic etc
mobile mouth/face/features
mobile phone
mobility scooter
MOBO awards, the
mob of sheep/cattle
Mobutu, Sese Seko
Moby Dick
mock something ↔ up
mock surprise/horror/indignation etc
mock turtleneck
Mock Turtle, the
modal auxiliary
modal verb
mod cons
model aircraft/train/car etc
model of efficiency/virtue etc
model prison/farm/school etc
Model T Ford
model wife/employee/student etc
model yourself on somebody
moderately priced
Modern English
modern language
modern pentathlon
modesty forbids
Modigliani, Amedeo
modus operandi
modus vivendi
mohave desert
Mohave Desert, the
Moi, Daniel arap
moisturizing cream/lotion/oil etc
Mojave Desert
Mole, Adrian
Molly Maguires, the
Molotov cocktail
moment/fit of madness
moment of madness
moment of madness/weakness/panic etc
mommy track
Mona Lisa, the
Monday morning quarterback
Monday week/Tuesday week etc
Mondeo man
Mondrian, Piet
Monet, Claude
money belt
money/expense is no object
money for old rope
money is no object
money laundering
money market
money order
money supply
money talks
money/time etc to spare
Monkees, The
monkey around
monkey bars
monkey business
monkey nut
monkey wrench
Monkhouse, Bob
Monk, Thelonious
Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the
monosodium glutamate
Monroe Doctrine, the
Monroe, James
Monroe, Marilyn
Monster Raving Loony Party, the
Montagues, the
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de
Montana, Joe
Mont Blanc
Monte Carlo
Monte Cristo, the Count of
Montego Bay
Monterey Jack
Montessori, Maria
Montgomerie, Colin
Montgomery, Field Marshal
Montgomery, L.M.
month after month
month by month
months/weeks/ages yet
Montreux Gold Rose, the
Monty Python
Monument Valley
mooch around/about
mood music
Moody's Investors Service
Moog, Robert
moon about/around
Moon Boot
moon over somebody/something
Moore, Bobby
Moore, Demi
Moore, Dudley
Moore, Gordon
Moore, Henry
Moore, Marianne
Moore, Mary Tyler
Moore, Michael
Moore, Patrick
Moore, Roger
Moors Murderers, the
moot court
mope around/about (something)
mop something/somebody ↔ up
mop the floor with somebody
moral compass
morally certain
moral majority
Moral Re-Armament
moral support
moral victory
mordant wit/satire/humour
more and more
Morecambe and Wise
more fool you/him etc
more haste less speed
more in sorrow than in anger
more like
more like it
more of the same
more or less
More, Sir Thomas
more something than you've had hot dinners
more's the pity
More Tea, Vicar?
more than
more than a little
more than a little/not a little
more than happy/welcome/likely etc
Morgan le Fay
Morgan, Piers
Moriarty, Professor
MORI poll
Morissette, Alanis
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the
morning-after pill
morning coat
morning dress
Morning Edition
morning glory
morning, noon, and night
Morning Prayer
morning room
morning sickness
morning star
morning suit
morris dancing
Morris, Desmond
Morris Minor
Morrison, Jim
Morrison, Toni
Morris, Philip
Morris, William
Morse code
mortal blow/danger/wound etc
mortal coil
mortal enemy/foe
mortal fear/dread/terror
mortal sin
Morte d'Arthur, Le
mortgage the/somebody's future
mortify the flesh/yourself
Mortimer, Bob
mortise lock
Morton, Jelly Roll
Mosaic Law
Mosely Braun, Carol
Moses basket
mosh pit
Mosley, Sir Oswald
mosquito net
Moss Bros
Moss, Kate
Moss Side
most of the time
mother country
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
Mothering Sunday
mother lode
Mother Nature
Mother of God
mother's boy
Mother's Day
mother ship
Mother Shipton
Mother's Pride
Mother Superior
Mother Teresa
mother tongue
motion control
motion controller
motion picture
Motion Picture Association of America, the
motion sickness
mot juste
Motlanthe, Kgalema
motor car
motor home
motor neurone disease
motor pool
motor racing
motor scooter
Motor Show, the
motor vehicle
Motor vehicles-topic
Motson, John
Moulin Rouge, the
mountain ash
mountain bike
mountain board
mountain goat
mountain lion
Mountbatten, Louis
Mount Etna
Mount Everest
mount godwin-austen
mount godwin austen
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount of Olives, the
Mount Olympus
Mount Palomar
Mount Rainier
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Sinai
mount up
Mount Vernon
Mount Vesuvius
Mourinho, José
mouse mat
mouse miles
mouse over something
mouse potato
Moussorgsky, Modest
mouth off
mouth organ
mouth to feed/hungry mouth
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
mouth ulcer
movable feast
move along
move around
move away
move/change/keep up with the times
move down (something)
move/get into top gear
move heaven and earth
move in
move in ... circles/society/world
move in/close in for the kill
move mountains
move off
move on
move out
move over
mover and shaker
move/shift the goalposts
move up
move with the times
movie/media/gambling etc mogul
movie star
movie theater
moving picture
moving staircase
moving van
Mowlam, Mo
mow somebody ↔ down
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Moët et Chandon
MP3 player
MP4 player
MPAA, the
Mr Bean
Mr Big
Mr Clean
Mr Fixit
Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Kipling
Mr Nice Guy
Mr. Potato Head
Mr Right
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Mr Sarcasm/Mr Messy/Mr Forgetful etc
Mrs Mop
Mrs Tidy/Mrs Efficient/Mrs Nosy etc
Mr Universe
Mr Whippy
Mubarak, Muhammed Hosni
Much Ado About Nothing
much as
much less
much like something/much as
much/still less
much to somebody's surprise/embarrassment etc
muck about/around
muck in
muck something ↔ out
muck something ↔ up
mucous membrane
muddle along/on
muddle through (something)
muddy the waters/the issue
mud pie
Muffin the Mule
muffin top
muff your lines
mug/mugful of something
mug up
mulled wine
mullet dress
multimedia messaging
multimillion-pound/multimillion-dollar etc
multi-player gaming
multiple birth
multiple choice
multiple personality
multiple sclerosis
multiple store
multiplication sign
multiplication table
mummy's boy
mum's the word
mung bean
Munich Agreement, the
Muppets, The
Muqtada al-Sadr
murder in the first degree
Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The
murderous look/expression/glare etc
murder/the truth etc will out!
Murphy's law
muscle in
muscle your way into/through etc something
muscular dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association, the
Museum of London, the
Museum of Mankind, the
Museum of Modern Art, the
Museum of the Moving Image, the
museum piece
Museveni, Yoweri
Musharraf, Pervez
mushroom cloud
mushy peas
Musial, Stan
musical chairs
musical comedy
musical instrument
music box
music hall
musician/player/car etc of the year
music stand
musk ox
Mussolini, Benito
mustard gas
mustn't/can't grumble
Musée d'Orsay, the
Mutiny on the Bounty, The
mutton chop whiskers
mutton dressed as lamb
mutual agreement/consent
mutual friend/interest
mutual fund
mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc
mutually exclusive
Muybridge, Eadweard
my arse!
my bad!
my bet
My Country 'Tis of Thee
my dear/darling/love etc
Myers, Mike
my eye!
My Fair Lady
... my foot!
my girl
My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?
my goodness
my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me!
my goodness/my God etc
my head/back etc is killing me
my heart bleeds (for somebody)
my heart was in my mouth
my/her etc beloved
my/his/your etc word
my humble apologies
My Lai massacre, the
my lips are sealed
my lord
my love
my man
my mind's a blank
my money's on somebody/something
mynah bird
my sainted aunt!
my son
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
mystery play
mystery shopper
mystery tour
Mystic Meg
mythic proportions
my treat
my word
my word is my bond
Médecins sans Frontières
ménage à trois
Nabokov, Vladimir
Nadal, Rafael
Nader, Ralph
naff off
nail a lie/myth
nail bar
nail clippers
nail file
nail in somebody's/something's coffin
Nail, Jimmy
nail polish
nail salon
nail scissors
nail somebody/something ↔ down
nail somebody to the wall/cross
nail your colours to the mast
Naipaul, V.S.
Naked Ape, The
naked light/flame/sword etc
naked truth/self-interest/aggression etc
Namath, Joe
name brand
name day
name tag
name the day/date
name your price
Nanak, Guru
nanny goat
napkin ring
Napoleonic Wars, the
narrow boat
narrow escape
narrow gauge
narrow sense/definition
narrow something ↔ down
narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc
nary a something
Naseem, Prince
Nash, Johnny
Nash, Ogden
Nasser, Gamal Abdal
National Airport
national anthem
National Archives, the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the
National Basketball Association
National Cancer Institute, the
National Centre for Popular Music, the
National Childbirth Trust, the
National Collegiate Athletic Association, the
National Conference, the
national costume
National Curriculum
national debt
national dress
National Endowment for the Arts, the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the
National Enquirer, The
National Exhibition Centre, the
National Express
National Farmers Union, the
National Film Theatre, the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, the
National Front, the
National Gallery of Art, the
National Gallery, the
National Geographic, The
National Grid
National Guard
National Guardsman
National Health Service, the
National Insurance
National Insurance Number
National Labor Relations Board, the
National Lampoon
National League, the
National Lottery, the
National Maritime Museum, the
national monument
National Negro Leagues, the
National Organization for Women
national park
National Portrait Gallery, the
National Public Radio
National Rifle Association, the
National Savings and Investments
National Science Foundation, the
national security
National Security Council, the
national service
National Socialist
National Theatre, the
national treasure
National Trust, the
National Weather Service, the
National Westminster Bank, the
Nation, Carrie
Nation of Islam, the
nation state
nationwide/city-wide etc
Native American
native language/tongue
native New Yorker/population/inhabitants etc
native speaker
Nativity play
natural-born singer/story-teller etc
natural childbirth
Natural England
natural gas
natural history
Natural History Museum, the
natural justice/law
natural philosophy
natural resource
natural science
natural selection
natural wastage
nature reserve
nature trail
Naughtie, James
naughty jokes/magazines/films etc
nautical mile
Navratilova, Martina
navy bean
navy blue
Navy Seal
NBA, the
Neanderthal man
neap tide
Near East
near enough
Nearer my God to Thee
near-field communication
near miss
near perfect/impossible etc
near the knuckle
neat freak
NEA, the
Nebuchadnezzar, King
necessary connection/consequence etc
necessity is the mother of invention
neck and neck (with somebody)
need I ask/need I say more/need I go on etc?
needless to say
need like a hole in the head
needs must (when the devil drives)
need something like a hole in the head
need sth like a hole in the head
need to do something
need/want something like a hole in the head
Neeson, Liam
negative equity
neglect to do something
Negro spiritual
Nehru, Jawaharlal
neighbourhood watch
Neill, A. S.
Neiman Marcus
neither fish nor fowl
neither here nor there
neither ... nor ...
Nelson, Horatio
Nelson's Column
Nelson, Willie
Neruda, Pablo
nerve cell
nerve centre
nerve gas
nerve/muscle fibres
nerves of steel
nerve yourself to do something/for something
nervous breakdown
nervous exhaustion/strain
nervous system
Nesbitt, Rab C.
Nessun Dorma
nest egg
nest of
nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc
nest of tables/boxes etc
Netanyahu, Binyamin
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands, the
Net/Internet/Web surfer
net result/effect
Netscape Navigator
nettle rash
net weight
network adapter
Network Rail
neural computer
neural network
neutron bomb
never darken my door again
never/don't look a gift horse in the mouth
never dreamed (that)
never ever
never fail to do something
never fear
never in a million years
never let a day/week/year etc go by without doing something
never mind
never miss a trick
never-never land
never/not in a million years
never/not in a month of Sundays
never once/not once
never say die
never say never
never so much as
never the twain shall meet
never you mind
New Age
New Age traveller
Newark International Airport
new arrival
new blood
newborn child/baby/son etc
new broom
New Brunswick
New Caledonia
Newcastle Brown
New Deal, the
New Delhi
New Democratic Party, the
new economy
New England
New Englander
New England Journal of Medicine, The
New English Bible, The
New Forest, the
Newfoundland and Labrador
new/fresh blood
new/great/dizzy etc heights
New Guinea
New Hampshire
New Haven
New Hebrides, the
New Internationalist, The
New Jersey
New Jerusalem, the
New Labour
New Lad
new life/day/era
newly elected/formed/arrived etc
newly/freshly minted
new-made/new-formed/new-laid etc
New Man
Newman, Cardinal John Henry
Newman, Paul
new media
New Mexico
New Model Army, the
new money
new moon
new-mown hay/grass etc
New Musical Express, The
New Orleans
Newport Jazz Festival, the
new potato
new rich
news agency
news blackout
news bulletin
new school
New Scientist, The
news conference
News Corporation
New Scotland Yard
News of the World, The
New South Wales
Newspapers, printing, publishing-topic
newspaper stand
news release
New Statesman, The
New Territories, the
New Testament
Newton, Sir Isaac
new town
new variant CJD
new wave
New World
New Year
New Year resolution
New Year's Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's Honours, the
New York
new york
New York City
New York Drama Critics Circle Award
New Yorker
New York Philharmonic, the
New York Post, The
New York Review of Books, The
New York State
New York Stock Exchange, the
New York Times, The
New York Yankees, the
New Zealand
New Zealander
next biggest/most common etc
next door
next-door apartment/office etc
next-door neighbour
next door to something
next of kin
next to
next to impossible/useless etc
next to nothing
NFC, the
NFL, the
NFT, the
NHL, the
NHS number
NHS, the
Niagara Falls
nibble away at something
Nicaragua, Lake
Nice-but-Dim, Tim
nice one!
nice ... shame about the ...
nice to meet you
nice try
nice work if you can get it
nice work/quick work
Nicholas II
Nicholas, St
Nichols, Mike
Nicholson, Jack
Nicklaus, Jack
nicotine patch
nicotine replacement therapy
Nielsen, Leslie
Nielsen Ratings, the
Nietzsche, Friedrich
niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc
nigh on
night after night
night and day
night and day/day and night
Night Before Christmas, The
night class
night/darkness/dusk falls
night depository
night duty
Nightingale, Florence
Nightmare on Elm Street, A
night night!
night or day/day or night
night owl
night porter
night safe
night school
night shift
night spot
night watchman
Nijinsky, Vaslav
Nikkei index, the
Nile, the
Nilsen, Dennis
Nin, Anais
Nineteen Eighty-Four
nineteenth hole
nineteen to the dozen
nine times out of ten
nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc
nine to five
nip and tuck
nip something in the bud
nip something ↔ off
Nissen hut
nitric acid
nitrous oxide
Niven, David
Nixon, Richard
Niña, the
Nkrumah, Kwame
NLRB, the
NME, the
Noah's ark
no amount of something can/will etc do something
no ball
Nobel, Alfred
Nobel prize
no better
no biggie
noble gas/metal
noble savage
noblesse oblige
nobly born
nobody's perfect
no can do
nocebo effect
no chance!/fat chance!
no-claims bonus
no contest
no count
no dice
nod off
no doubt
no earthly reason/use etc
no end
no end of trouble/problems etc
no fear!
no fewer than
no-fly zone
no further forward
no-go area
no good/not much good/not any good
no great shakes
no holds barred
(no) I never!
noise pollution
noises off
no joy
no kidding
no kidding?/are you kidding?/you're kidding
Nolan Report, the
no laughing matter
no less
no longer/not any longer
no matter
no matter how/whether/what etc
no matter that
no matter what
nom de guerre
nom de plume
no mean
no mean feat/achievement/task etc
no messing
nominal sum/charge/fee etc
nominal value/rate/income etc
no more
no more does/has/will etc somebody
no more Mr Nice Guy!
no more something
no more ... than
no more than
no muss, no fuss
non-commissioned officer
noncustodial parent/father/mother
noncustodial sentence/punishment etc
none but somebody
none of your beeswax
none other than somebody
none the wiser
none the worse/better etc (for something)
none too
no news is good news
non-executive director
no ... /nothing on earth
nonsense poems/verse/rhymes
non sequitur
no offense
no one
no one in their right mind ...
no pain, no gain
no place
no prizes for guessing something
no problem
no probs
no reason
Norfolk jacket
no rhyme or reason
Noriega, Manuel
Norman, Barry
Norman Conquest, the
Normandy Landings, the
Norman, Greg
Norman, Jessye
North America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the
North by North West
North Carolina
North Circular, the
Northcliffe, Lord
North Dakota
Northeast Corridor, the
Northeast Passage, the
northern hemisphere
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly, the
Northern Lights, the
Northern Marianas
Northern Rock
Northern Territory, the
North Island, the
North Korea
north of Watford
North Pole
North Sea, the
North/South divide, the
North Wales
North Walian
Northwestern University
Northwest Passage, the
Northwest Territories, the
North York Moors, the
North Yorkshire
Norton, Graham
nose around (something)
nose into something
nose job
nose something ↔ out
nose to tail
no shit
no small degree/achievement/task etc
no sooner had/did ... than
no sooner/hardly had ... than
no sooner said than done
no strings (attached)
no such luck
no sweat
nosy parker
not a bed of roses
not a bit/not one bit
not a damn thing
not a dry eye in the house
(not) a ghost of a chance
not a happy bunny
not a jot
not a lick of something
not all that
not (all) that long/many etc
not a moment too soon
not a moment too soon/none too soon
not another ... !
not a/not one
not an ounce of fat (on somebody)
not any longer
not anymore
not anymore/any longer
not anything like/near
not anywhere near
not a particle of truth/evidence etc
not a penny
not a pretty sight
not a sausage!
not a single
not a solitary word/thing etc
not a squeak
not (...) as such
not at all
not at any price
not a whit
not bad
not bat an eye/eyelid
not be about to do something
not be above (doing) something
not be alone in (doing) something
not be a patch on somebody/something
not be as black as you are painted
not be averse to something
not be beyond the wit of somebody
not be carved/etched in stone
not be/feel/seem herself
not be/feel/seem himself
not be/feel themselves
not before time/and about time (too)
not be fussed (about something)
not be going anywhere
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the same league (as somebody/something)
not believe/think/do something for a/one moment
not be much cop
not be much of a something
not be out of the wood(s) yet
not be up to much
not be your cup of tea
not be your scene
not be yourself
not bothered
not bother yourself/not bother your head
not breathe a word
not brook something/brook no something
not ... but rather ...
not by any manner of means
not care/give tuppence
not care to do something
not catch something
notch something ↔ up
not come near somebody/something
not content with something
not cut it
not cut the mustard
not do a hand's turn
not do a stroke (of work)
not do something by halves
note card
note something ↔ down
not especially
not exactly
not feel/be myself
not feel yourself
not flinch from (doing) something
not forgetting something
not for love or/nor money
not for the world
not for want of (doing) something
not get anywhere
not get a sniff of something
not get a wink of sleep/not sleep a wink
not get somebody anywhere
not give a damn
not give a damn (about somebody/something)
not give a damn/shit etc
not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for something/somebody)
not give a fuck
not give a monkey's
not give a second thought
not give a shit
not give a shit (what/whether/about etc)
not give a toss
not give/budge an inch
not give/care a sod
not give something a second glance/look
not give something a second thought
not give something a second thought/another thought
not give something a second thought/without a second thought
not give something houseroom
not give sth a second thought
not go a bundle on something/somebody
not go far
not half
not half as/so good/interesting etc (as somebody/something)
not half bad
no thanks
no thanks to somebody/something
no, thank you
not harm/touch a hair of/on somebody's head
not have a bad word to say about/against somebody
not have a bean
not have a clue (where/why/how etc)
not have a dog's chance
not have a hair out of place
not have a leg to stand on
not have a pot to piss in
not have a prayer (of doing something)
not have a snowball's chance in hell
not have a stitch on
not have much to say for yourself
not have much up top
not have the faintest idea
not have the first idea about something
not have the foggiest (idea)
not have the heart to do something
not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc
not have two pennies/halfpennies/beans to rub together
not hear a dickybird
not hear the last of somebody
not hear/understand/believe a word
nothing/anything of the kind
nothing better
nothing but
nothing could be further from the truth
nothing could be/is further from somebody's mind/thoughts
nothing daunted
nothing doing
nothing less than
nothing like
nothing/no one can touch somebody/something
nothing of the sort/kind
nothing succeeds like success
nothing to worry about
nothing to write home about
nothing ventured, nothing gained
not hold a candle to somebody/something
not hold water
no thoroughfare
not if I can help it
not in (all/good) conscience
not in a million years
not in any shape or form
not in any way, shape, or form
not inconsiderable
not infrequently
not in my backyard
not in the slightest
not in this lifetime
not just any
not just any (old) man/woman/job etc
not just a pretty face
not ... just/quite the opposite
not just yet
not know any better
not know/care beans (about somebody/something)
not know/mean diddly
not know someone from Adam
(not) know the meaning of something
not know what hit you
not know whether to laugh or cry
not know whether you are coming or going
not know your arse from your elbow
not know your own strength
not lack for something
not later than something
not lay a finger on somebody
not least
not let somebody out of your sight
not let the grass grow under your feet
not lift a finger
not lift a finger (to do something)
not lift/raise a finger
not likely!
not like the sound of something
not long for this world
not make a blind bit of difference
not make a habit of (doing) something
not merely/rather than merely
not mince (your) words
not mind
not mind doing something
not mix
not move a muscle
not ... much
not nearly
not necessarily
not/never be (a great) one for (doing) something
not/never be one to do something
not/never in a million years
not/never in your wildest dreams
not/no more than something
not now
not one/an iota
not one red cent
not only
not on your life
not on your nelly
not particularly
not pass somebody's lips
not pull any/your punches
not put a foot wrong
not quite
not quite why/what/where etc
not really
Notre Dame
Notre Dame, University of
not remotely interested/funny/possible etc
not repeatable
not ring true
no trouble
not say a word
not scruple to do something
not see hide nor hair of somebody
not seem/be/feel yourself
not see somebody for dust
not see that it matters
not see the wood for the trees
not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody)
not so ... as ...
not so bad
not so big/good/bad etc
not so fast
not soil your hands
not somebody's bag
not somebody's concern/none of somebody's concern
not so much ... as ...
not so much as
not stand/have a cat in hell's chance (of doing something)
not stand on ceremony
not strain yourself
not stretch to something
not suffer fools gladly
not take kindly to something
not take/pay a blind bit of notice
not that
not that I know of
not the least/not in the least/not the least bit
not the marrying kind
not the sharpest tool in the box/shed
not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc
not think/believe etc for one minute
not think much of somebody/something
not think to do something
Nottingham Forest
Notting Hill Carnival, the
not to be outdone
not to be sneezed at
not to mention something
not too/so bad
not to put too fine a point on it
not to say
not touch
not touch sb
not touch something/somebody (with a bargepole)
not to worry
not trouble to do something
not turn a hair
not unless
not unlike
not until
not up to the mark
not very good/happy/far etc
not very savoury/none too savoury
not want to know
not/without so much as something
not worth the paper it is written on/printed on
not your usual self
noughts and crosses
nouveau riche
nouvelle cuisine
Novak, Kim
Nova Scotia
no warrant for (doing) something
no way
now for something
now hear this!
nowhere near
nowhere near/not anywhere near
(now I) come to think of it
now ... now ...
now now
no worries
now's the time (for somebody) to do something
now then
now what?
now what
now you're talking
now you tell me!
no/yes sir!
NRA, the
NT, the
nt wt
nuclear bomb
nuclear deterrence
nuclear deterrent
nuclear disarmament
nuclear family
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, the
nuclear physics
nuclear reactor
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the
nuclear waste
nucleic acid
nugget of information/wisdom etc
NUJ, the
null and void
Number 10
Number 11
number among something/be numbered among something
number cruncher
number crunching
number off
number one
number one/two/three etc seed
number plate
Number Ten
number two
NUM, the
Nureyev, Rudolf
nurse practitioner
nursery education/unit/teacher etc
nursery nurse
nursery rhyme
nursery school
nursery slope
nursing home
NUS, the
nut job
nuts to somebody/something
Nyerere, Julius
NYPD Blue
O2, the
Oakland Raiders, the
Oakley, Annie
Oaks, the
OAS, the
oast house
oat cake
Oates, Captain Lawrence
Obama, Barack
Obie Award
object code
object lesson
objet d'art
oblique angle
oblique line/stroke etc
observation post
observation tower
obstacle course
obstacle race
obtuse angle
occasional table
occupational therapist
occupational therapy
occupy somebody's mind/thoughts/attention
occur to somebody
oceans of something
O Come All Ye Faithful
O'Connell, Daniel
O'Connor, Des
O'Connor, Sandra Day
O'Connor, Sinead
ODA, the
odd bod
odd fish/queer fish
odd-job man
odd jobs
odd number
odds and ends
odds-on favourite
O'Donnell, Rosie
Oedipus complex
OED, the
of a high order/of the highest order
of a kind
of all people/things/places
of all stripes/of every stripe
of an evening/of a weekend etc
of biblical proportions
of course
of course not
of course not/course not
of every/some/any etc description
off air
off and on
Offa's Dyke
off beam
off Broadway
off colour
off day/week etc
off duty
offender profiling
offer itself
offer (up) a prayer/sacrifice etc
offer your hand (to somebody)
off feet
Offiah, Martin
office boy
office building
office holder
office hours
Office of Fair Trading, the
Office of Management and Budget, the
Office Of Public Sector Information, the
office/paper/delivery etc boy
office party
officer/executive etc material
Official Birthday, the
official receiver
Official Secrets Act, the
off kilter
off limits
offload your worries/emotions/problems etc
off message
off-off Broadway
off period/season etc
of/from the old school
off season
offset mortgage
offshore banks/companies/investments etc
offshore wind/current etc
off-street parking
off the beaten track/path
off the bone
off the map
off the mark/wide of the mark
off the rack
off the record
off the top of your head
off the wall
off your feet
of great moment
of late
of little/no/any etc consequence
of merchantable quality
Of Mice and Men
(of) mixed/multiple heritage
(of) mixed race
of necessity
of no/little account
of old
of recent vintage
of somebody's/something's own accord
of sorts
of ... stamp
of the first water
of the hour
of the moment
of the ... persuasion
of value
of yesteryear
of yore
of your acquaintance
of your own volition
O grade
O'Hara, Scarlett
oh boy!
Oh dear!/Dear oh dear!
oh God
oh my God
Oh Susanna
oh yes
oil-based/carbon-based/computer-based etc
oil lamp
oil paint
oil painting
oil pan
oil rig
oilseed rape
oil slick
oil tanker
oil the wheels
oil well
OK Corral, the
O'Keeffe, Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp
Oklahoma City
Olajuwon, Hakeem
old age
old age pension
old age pensioner
Old Bailey, the
old bat
old biddy
Old Bill, the
old boy
old boy/my dear boy
old codger
old coot
Old Curiosity Shop, The
old dear
old devil
old devil/rascal etc
old economy
Oldenburg, Claes
Old English
Old English/Old Icelandic etc
Old English sheepdog
Old Etonian
Old Faithful
old fart
old fogey
old folk
old folks' home
old fool/bastard/bat etc
old girl
Old Glory
old goat
old-growth forests/rainforest/timber etc
old habits die hard
old habits/traditions/customs die hard
Old Harry
old hat
Old Labour
old lady
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
old lag
old maid
old man
Oldman, Gary
Old Man of the Sea, The
old master
old media
old money
Old Moore's Almanack
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Nick
Old North Church, the
old people's home
Old Pretender, the
old salt
old school tie
old/stupid bag
Old Testament
old timer
Old Trafford
old trout
Old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh
old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all
Old Vic, the
old wives' tale
old woman
Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The
Old World
O level
O Little Town of Bethlehem
olive oil
Oliver, Jamie
Oliver Twist
olive skin/complexion
Olives, the Mount of
Olivier, Laurence
Olsen twins, the
Olympic Airways
Olympic Games, the
Omar Khayyam
Omar, Rageh
OMB, the
omit to do something
on/about your person
on a budget
on account
on account of something
on a ... front
on a heroic scale/of heroic proportions
on air
on a lighter note/in a lighter vein
on all fours
on all/several/both etc counts
on and off
on a need-to-know basis
on an even keel
on approval
on a shoestring
on a silver platter
Onassis, Aristotle
Onassis, Jackie
on attachment
on/at the periphery (of something)
on automatic pilot
on average
on a wing and a prayer
on back
on balance
on behalf of somebody
on bended knee
on bended knee(s)
on board
on British/French/foreign etc soil
on/by your lonesome
once a ..., always a ...
once and for all
once a week/once every three months etc
once bitten, twice shy
once in a blue moon
Once in Royal David's City
once is/was enough
on celluloid
once more
once more/once again
once or twice
once upon a time
oncoming car/traffic etc
on consignment
on course
Ondaatje, Michael
on demand
on display
on draught
one after another
one after another/one after the other
one-all/two-all etc
O'Neal, Shaquille
one and all
one and only
one and the same
one another
one-armed bandit
on easy terms
one by one
one (damn/damned) thing after another
one day/morning/year etc
on edge
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Foot in the Grave
(one) for luck
one for the road
one good turn deserves another
one-horse race
one-horse town
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
O'Neill, Eugene
O'Neill, Jonjo
O'Neill, Martin
one in every three/two in every hundred etc
one in the eye for somebody
on either/every hand
one-man band
one man's meat is another man's poison
one minute ... the next (minute) ...
one-minute/two-minute etc silence
one moment ... the next/from one moment to the next
One Nation Party, the
one-night stand
one o'clock/two o'clock etc
one of a kind
one of us
one on top of the other
one ... or another
one or two
One Parent Families/Gingerbread
one-parent family
on equal terms/on an equal footing
one-stop shop/store etc
one thing leads to another
one to watch
one-track mind
on everyone's lips
one-way mirror
on first acquaintance
on foot
on/from all sides
on full beam
on hand
on heat
on high
on hold
on horseback
on impact
on its last legs
on line
online auction
online banking
on loan (from somebody/something)
Only Fools and Horses
only half the story
only have eyes for somebody
only have yourself to thank (for something)
only just
only so many/much
only succeed in doing something
(only) time will tell
only to
only too
on manual
on mature reflection/consideration
on message
on neutral ground/territory
on no account/not on any account
on no condition
on occasion
on offer
on/off message
on/onto the defensive
Ono, Yoko
on paper
on prescription
on purpose
on sale
(on) sale or return
on second thoughts
(on) Shanks's pony
on show
on sight
on site
on solid ground
on somebody's account
on somebody's arm
on somebody's knee
on somebody's part/on the part of somebody
on somebody's say-so
on somebody's shoulders
on somebody's/the doorstep
on somebody's/the radar (screen)
on spec
on standby
on stream
on sufferance
on tap
Ontario, Lake
on that account/on this account
on that score
on (the) alert (for something/somebody)
on the back of something
on the backs of somebody
on the ball
on the basis of something
on the bias
on the blink
on the blower
on the bone
on the button
on the cheap
on the contrary/quite the contrary
on the credit side
on the cusp
on the debit side
on the dot
on the drawing board
on the edge of something
on the edge of your seat
on the face of it
on the face of the earth
on the flat
on the fly
on the fringes (of something)
on the go
on the ground
on the hoof
on the horizon
on the inside
on the job
on the lam
on the lash
on the march
on the margin(s)
on the market
on the morrow of something
on the nail
on the never-never
on the nod
on the nose
on the occasion of something
on the off-chance
on the off chance
on the open market
On the Origin of Species
on the other hand
on the outside
on the outs (with somebody)
on the payroll
on the pull
on the q.t.
on the quiet
on the rack
on the rampage
on the rebound
on the right/wrong side of 30/40 etc
On the Road
on the road
on the rocks
on the same page
on the scrapheap
on the shelf
on the side
on the sidelines
on the skids
on the slab
on the sly
on the small/high/heavy etc side
on the spot
on the spur of the moment
on the statute book
on the strength of something
on the stroke of seven/nine etc
on the table
on the tiles
on the tip of your tongue
on the trot
on the turn
on the understanding that
on the wane
on the way out
on the whole
on the wrong/right side of the law
on the wrong track
on the/your/its way
on thin ice
on tick
on time
on tiptoe/on (your) tiptoes
on top
on top of
on top of somebody
on top of something
on top of the world
on trend
on/under pain of death
on/upon (the) production of something
onwards and upwards
on your back
on your bike!
on your conscience
on your feet
on your guard
on your honour
on your knees
on your last legs
on your mark(s), get set, go!
on your mettle
on your own account
on your own head be it
on your/somebody's mind
on your tod
oodles of something
ooh la la
op art
op. cit.
op-ed page/article
open access TV
open an account
open-and-shut case
open a Pandora's box
open bar
Open College, the
open day
open-door policy
open-faced sandwich
open fire (on something)
Open Group, the
open-heart surgery
open house
opening hours
opening night
opening salvo
opening time
opening up
open-jaw fare
open letter
open market
open marriage
open mike
open old wounds
open onto/into something
open out
open primary
open prison
open sandwich
open season
open season (on somebody)
open sesame
open somebody's eyes (to something)
open source
open system
open the door/way to something
open the floodgates
open to doubt
open-toed sandals/shoes
open to something
Open University, the
open up
open verdict
open vowel
open weave/texture
open your heart (to somebody)
open your mind (to something)
open your mouth
opera house
operate as something
operating room
operating system
operating table
operating theatre
operational research
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Overlord
opinion poll
Oppenheimer, J. Robert
opposites attract
optical character recognition
optical fibre
optical illusion
opt in
opt out
oral contraceptive
oral sex
oral surgeon
... or/and whatever (else)
Orange Bowl, the
Orange Free State, the
Orangemen's Day
or anything
Orbison, Roy
... or bust!
orchestra pit
orchestra section/seats
order book
order of magnitude
Order of Merit, the
Order of the Bath, the
Order of the Garter, the
Order of the Thistle, the
order paper
order somebody around
order somebody ↔ out
ordinal number
Ordinary level
ordinary seaman
ordinary shares
Ordnance Survey map
Ordnance Survey, the
Oregon Trail, the
O'Reilly, Bill
or else
organ grinder
organic chemistry
Organization of American States, the
organized crime
Orient Express, the
orient yourself
original sin
Origin of Species, the
or otherwise
Orpheus and Eurydice
or rather
... or so
... or something
Orthodox Church, the
Orthodox Jew
orthopedic bed/chair/shoe etc
... or what
Osbournes, The
Oscar Mayer
Oslo Agreement, the
OSS, the
O'Sullevan, Sir Peter
O'Sullivan, Ronnie
Oswald, Lee Harvey
other than
otherwise engaged
otherwise known as
Ottoman Empire, the
ought to
Ouija board
Our Father
our fellow man/men
Our Lady
Our Lord
our man
our man in/at something
our/their eyes meet
our/your friend
our/your/their differences
Ouse, the
outboard motor
out cold
outdoor type
out east
Outer Hebrides, the
Outer Mongolia
outer space
out front
outgoing president/chancellor etc
(out) in the open
(out) in the sticks
outlet mall
outlet store
outlet village
outlive its/your usefulness
out loud
out of action
out of (all) proportion
out-of-body experience
out of bounds
out of commission
out of contention
out-of-court settlement
out of doors
out of earshot
out of/from left field
out of/from nowhere
out of hand
out of harm's way
out of humour
out of it
out of joint
out of keeping (with something)
out of kilter/off kilter
out of phase (with something)
out of place
out of plumb
out of pocket
out-of-pocket expenses
out of sight
out of sight, out of mind
out of sorts
out of step
out of sync (with something/somebody)
out of the Ark
out of the blue
out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the goodness of somebody's heart
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
out of the picture
out of the way
out of thin air
out of this world
out of true
out of tune
out of whack
out of work
out of your shell
out on a limb
(out) on the town
outside interests/experiences etc
outside line/call etc
outside of somebody/something
outstay/overstay your welcome
out there
out to lunch
out tray
out/up the wazoo
Outward Bound
outward journey/voyage etc
out west
out with it!
Oval Office
over against something
overall majority
over and above
over and over again
over and over (again)
overdo it
overegg the pudding
overgrown schoolboy/child
overhead projector
over my dead body
overnight bag
overplay your hand
overreach yourself
overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries
overstep the mark
over the counter
over the hill
over the long haul
over the moon
over time
over to somebody
overturn a decision/verdict etc
owe it to somebody to do something
owe it to yourself to do something
owe loyalty/allegiance etc to somebody
Owen, David
Owen, Michael
Owens, Jesse
Owen, Wilfred
owe somebody an explanation/apology
owing to
Owl and the Pussycat, The
own brand
own goal
own label
own up
Oxford Circus
Oxford English
Oxford English Dictionary, the
Oxford Movement, the
Oxford Street
Oxford University
oxygen bar
oxygen debt
oxygen mask
oxygen tent
Oyl, Olive
oyster bed
Oyster card
Ozarks, the
Ozawa, Seiji
ozone layer
Ozzie and Harriet
Pac 10
pace yourself
Pachelbel, Johann
Pacific Northwest, the
Pacific Ocean, the
Pacific Rim, the
Pacific Ring of Fire
Pacific Ten
Pacino, Al
package deal
package tour
pack a gun
pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
pack animal
packed lunch
packed out
packed solid
packed with/full of something
packet boat
pack horse
pack ice
pack in
packing case
pack of lies
pack rat
pack somebody/something off
pack something ↔ away
pack trip
pack up
pack your bags
padded cell
Paddington Bear
Paddington train crash, the
paddle steamer
paddle your own canoe
paddling pool
paddy wagon
Paderewski, Jan
Paganini, Niccolò
page down
page through something
page traffic
page up
Paglia, Camille
paid in arrears
paid-up member
Paige, Satchell
pain barrier
pained expression/look/voice etc
Paine, Thomas
Painted Desert, the
paint job
paint/nail varnish/stain etc remover
paint over something
paint something ↔ out
paint stripper
paint the town (red)
pair off
pair up
Paisley, the Reverend Ian
pak choi
Paki bashing
Paki shop
Palace of Westminster, the
palace revolution
pal around
pale ale
pale-faced/round-faced etc
pale imitation (of something)
pale in/by comparison
pale into insignificance
Palestine Liberation Organization, the
Palestinian National Authority, the
palette knife
Palin, Michael
Pall Mall
Palm Beach
Palme d'Or
Palme, Olof
Palmer, Arnold
Palmer-Tomkinson, Tara
palm oil
palm phone
palm reader
palm-sized computer/PC/PDA
palm somebody off with something
palm something ↔ off
Palm Springs
Palm Sunday
palm tree
pal up
pampas grass
Panama Canal
panama hat
Pan American Games, the
Pan-American Highway, the
Pancake Day
Pancake Tuesday
Panda car
pander to somebody/something
Pandora's box
panel pin
panel show
panel truck
panic button
panic stations
Pankhurst, Mrs Emmeline
pan out
Pan, Peter
pant for something
Papa Doc
Papandreou, Andreas
paper chase
paper fastener
paper girl
paper knife
paper money
paper over the cracks
paper qualifications
paper round
paper shop
paper tiger
paper towel
paper trail
papier mâché
Pap smear
Papua New Guinea
Papworth Hospital
parade as something/be paraded as something
parade ground
paradigm shift
Paradise Lost
parallel bars
parallel processing
parcel bomb
parcel post
parcel something ↔ off
parcel something ↔ out
parcel something ↔ up
pardon/excuse my French
pardon me for breathing/living
pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying
pardon my French
pardon my ignorance/rudeness etc
parental leave
parent company
parent-teacher association
pare something ↔ down
par excellence
Paris-Dakar Rally, the
parish church
parish clerk
parish pump
parish register
park and ride
Parker-Bowles, Camilla
Parker, Charlie
Parker, Dorothy
Parker, Sarah Jessica
Parkhurst prison
parking brake
parking garage
parking light
parking lot
parking meter
parking ticket
Parkinson, Michael
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's law
park keeper
Park Lane
park ranger
Parks, Rosa
park up
park yourself
parlour game
parlour maid
Parnell, Charles Stewart
parochial school
parole board
Parrish, Maxfield
parrot fashion
parson's nose
partake of something
part company (with somebody)
part exchange
Parthenon, the
partiality for something
partially sighted
particle accelerator
particle physics
parting of the ways
parting shot
partition something ↔ off
partners in crime
part of
part of speech
Parton, Dolly
part owner
part payment
part sth, part something
part with something
party animal
party favor
party line
party piece
party political
party politics
party pooper
party wall
Pascal, Blaise
pas de deux
Pasolini, Pier Paolo
Passage to India, A
pass a remark/comment
pass (a) sentence (on somebody)
pass as somebody/something
pass away
pass by
passenger seat
pass for somebody/something
passing days/weeks/years etc
passion fruit
passion play
Passion Sunday
Passion, the
passive house
passive resistance
passive smoking
passive voice
pass judgment (on somebody)
pass muster (as something)
pass off
pass on
pass out
pass over
passport control
passport to success/health/romance etc
pass something ↔ around
pass something ↔ down
pass something ↔ up
pass the buck
pass the hat around
pass the time of day (with somebody)
pass unnoticed
past/beyond redemption
Pasternak, Boris
Pasteur, Louis
past it
past master
past participle
past perfect
past tense
pastures new/greener pastures
patch something/somebody ↔ up
patch something ↔ together
patch up
Patent and Trademark Office, the
patent leather
patent lie/nonsense/impossibility etc
patent medicine
paternal grandmother/uncle etc
paternity leave
paternity suit
pathetic fallacy
Patient's Charter, the
patio doors
pat of butter
Paton, Alan
Patrick, Saint
patrol car
patron saint
pat somebody/yourself on the back
Patten, Chris
Patton, George Smith
Pauley, Jane
Pauling, Linus
Paul, Saint
Paul, Sean
Pavarotti, Luciano
pave the way for
paving stone
Pavlova, Anna
Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich
pawn something ↔ off
Pax Americana
Pax Britannica
Paxman, Jeremy
payable to somebody
pay attention (to somebody/something)
payback period
pay/bring dividends
pay court to
pay court to sb
pay court to somebody
pay court (to somebody)
payday lender
payday loan
pay for itself
pay good money for something
pay heed to something/take heed of something
paying-in book
paying-in slip
pay it forward
pay lip service to somebody/something
payment in kind
pay off
pay out
pay over the odds
pay packet
pay phone
pay rise
payroll tax
pay/settle an old score
pay (somebody) a call/visit
pay somebody/something ↔ back
pay something ↔ in
pay something ↔ over
pay the penalty/price
pay through the nose (for something)
pay TV
pay up
pay your last respects (to somebody)
pay your way
Paz, Octavio
PC Card
Peace Corps, the
peace dividend
peacekeeping force/troops etc
peace-loving/fun-loving/home-loving etc
peace offering
peace pipe
peaches and cream
Peach Melba
pea green
Peak District, the
peak oil/coal/gas
peanut butter
pearl barley
Pearl Harbor
pearls of wisdom
pearly gates
Peasants' Revolt, the
pease pudding
Pebble Beach
peck at something
pecking order
Peckinpah, Sam
peck somebody on the cheek/forehead etc
peculiarly British/female/middle-class etc
pedal bin
pedestrian crossing
pedestrian precinct
Pedigree Chum
Peel, Emma
peel off
Peel, Robert
peeping Tom
peer group
peer pressure
peer-to-peer architecture/network/technology etc
peg away
peg leg
peg out
peg somebody/something as something
peg somebody/something ↔ back
Pei, I. M.
pelican crossing
Peloponnese, the
Peloponnesian War, the
Pelosi, Nancy
penal code
penal servitude
penalty area
penalty box
penalty clause
penalty kick
penalty point
penalty shoot-out
pencil case
pencil pusher
pencil sharpener
pencil skirt
pencil somebody/something ↔ in
pending file/tray
pen drive
penetrating look/eyes/gaze etc
penetrative sex
pen friend
Peninsular War, the
pen name
Penn and Teller
Pennies from Heaven
Pennines, the
Pennine Way, the
Pennsylvania Dutch, the
penny ante
Penny Black
penny whistle
pen pal
pen pusher
pensionable pay/salary etc
pension book
pension fund
pension plan
pension scheme
Pension Service, the
pension somebody/something ↔ off
pen somebody/something ↔ up/in
Pentagon Papers, the
Pentateuch, the
people carrier
people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
people skills
people/women/students etc of color
peppercorn rent
Pepperidge Farms
pepper mill
Peppermint Patty
pepper pot
pepper somebody with questions
pepper spray
pep pill
pep rally
pep somebody/something ↔ up
pep squad
pep talk
peptic ulcer
Pepys, Samuel
per annum
per capita
perch (yourself) on something
per diem
peregrine falcon
Peres, Shimon
perfect participle
perfect pitch
perfect storm
perfect stranger/fool/angel etc
performance art
performance-enhancing drug/product/supplement etc
performance-related pay
performing arts
perform well/badly etc
per hour/day/week etc
period costume/furniture etc
periodic table
period pain
period piece
peripheral vision
perish the thought!
perjure yourself
perk up
Perlman, Itzhak
permanent press
Permanent Secretary
permanent wave
pernicious anaemia
perpetual motion
Perrin, Reginald
per se
persecution complex
Persian cat
persistent vegetative state
personal ad
personal allowance
personal assistant
personal best
personal column
personal communicator
personal computer
personal data organizer
personal development
personal digital assistant
personal electronic device
personal exemption
personal friend
personal identification number
personality cult
personal mission statement
personal organizer
personal pronoun
personal shopper
personal space
personal stereo
personal touch
personal trainer
persona non grata
personnel carrier
pertain to something
Perth and Kinross
pervert the course of justice
pester power
pet door
peter out
Peter principle, the
Peter Rabbit
Peter, Saint
Peterson, Oscar
Peter's pence
Peter the Great
pet hate
Petipa, Marius
petit bourgeois
petit four
petit mal
pet name
Peto Institute, the
pet project/theory/subject
Petri dish
Petrified Forest, the
petrified wood/trees etc
petrol bomb
petroleum jelly
petrol station
Petronas Towers
PET scan
Pet Shop Boys, The
Petticoat Lane
petting zoo
petty bourgeois
petty cash
petty crime
petty criminal/thief etc
petty larceny
petty officer
Peyton Place
PFA, the
Pfeiffer, Michelle
PGA, the
PG Tips
Phantom of the Opera, The
phase something ↔ in
phase something ↔ out
Phi Beta Kappa
Philadelphia Orchestra, the
Philby, Kim
Philharmonia Orchestra, the
Philippines, the
Philip, Prince
philosopher's stone
Phnom Penh
Phoenix, River
phone book
phone booth
phone box
phone call
phone hacking
phone in
phone sex
phone tree
phoney war
photo booth
photoelectric cell
photo finish
photographic memory
photograph well
photo opportunity
photo shoot
photo stream
photovoltaic panel
phrasal verb
Phys. Ed.
physical education
physical geography
physically challenged
physically possible/impossible
physical science
physical therapist
physical therapy
Piaf, Edith
piano accordion
piano bar
piano stool
Picard, Captain Jean Luc
Picasso, Pablo
Piccadilly Circus
pick a hole in something
pick a lock
pick and choose
pick a quarrel/fight (with somebody)
pick at something
pick a winner
picket fence
picket line
Pickford, Mary
pick holes in something
pick on somebody/something
pick over something
pick somebody's brains
pick somebody/something ↔ off
pick somebody/something ↔ out
pick somebody's pocket
pick something clean
pick something to pieces
pick through something
pick up
pick up after somebody
pick-up game
pick up on something
pick up/take up the gauntlet
pick up the tab
pick up the thread(s)
pick-up truck
Pickwick, Mr
Pickwick Papers, The
pick your nose
pick your teeth
pick your way through/across/among etc something
picture book
picture card
picture messaging
Picture of Dorian Gray, The
picture postcard
picture rail
picture window
piddle around
pidgin English/French etc
piece of ass
piece of the puzzle
piece something ↔ together
pie chart
Pied Piper
pie in the sky
Pierce, Franklin
pierce somebody's heart
Piers Plowman
pigeon/horse etc fancier
Piggott, Lester
piggy eyes
piggy in the middle
pig in a poke
pig iron
pig out
pigs might fly
Pike's Peak
Pike, Zebulon
Pilate, Pontius
pile driver
pile in
pile out
pile something ↔ on
pile up
Pilgrim Fathers
Pilgrim's Progress, The
Pilgrim's Way
pillar box
pillar-box red
pillar of
pillar of dust/smoke/flame etc
pillar of society/the community/the church etc
Pillars of Hercules, the
pillow fight
pillow talk
pilot light
pilot officer
pilot study/project/scheme etc
pilot whale
Piltdown Man
Pinatubo, Mount
pincer movement
pinch of salt/pepper etc
pinch something ↔ out
pine away
Pine, Courtney
pine for somebody/something
pine marten
pine needle
pine nut
pine tree
pink-collar jobs/workers/industries etc
Pink Floyd
pink gin
pinking shears
Pink Panther, the
pink pound
pink slime
pink slip
Pinky and Perky
pin money
Pinochet, Augusto
pins and needles
pin somebody/something ↔ down
pin something on somebody/something
pinstripe suit
Pinta, the
Pinter, Harold
pinto bean
pious hope/wish
pipe cleaner
piped music
pipe down
pipe dream
pipe fitter
pipe of peace
pipe organ
Piper Alpha
pipe something ↔ in
pipe up
piping hot
Pippen, Scottie
pip somebody at the post
pique your interest/curiosity
Pirandello, Luigi
pirate radio/TV (station)
Pirates of Penzance, The
Pirelli calendar
piss about/around
piss all over somebody
Pissarro, Camille
piss artist
pissed off
piss in the wind
piss off
piss something ↔ away
piss yourself (laughing)
piston ring
pita bread
pit bull terrier
pitch a tent/pitch camp
pitched battle
pitch in
pitch into somebody/something
pitch pine
pitch somebody a line
pitch up
pith helmet
pit out
pit pony
pit somebody/something against somebody/something
pit stop
Pitt, Brad
pitying look/smile/glance
pit your wits against somebody
Pius XII
pivot on/around something
Pizarro, Francisco
Pizza Hut
pizza parlor
pièce de résistance
piña colada
placebo effect
place card
place kick
place mat
place name
place of honour
place setting
place value/importance/emphasis etc on something
Plaid Cymru
plain chocolate
plain flour
plan A, Plan A
Plan B
plan B, Plan B
Planck, Max
plane geometry
Planet Hollywood
Planet of the Apes
plane tree
Planets, The
planned/built-in obsolescence
planned obsolescence
Planned Parenthood
planning permission
plan something ↔ out
plant a bomb
Plantagenets, the
plant an idea/doubt/suspicion (in somebody's mind)
plant something ↔ out
plasma screen
plaster cast
plaster of Paris
plaster something ↔ over
plastic bullet
plastic explosive
plastic surgery
plastic wrap
plat du jour
plate glass
plate tectonics
platform game
Plath, Sylvia
platinum blonde
play/act the fool
play (a game of) cat and mouse (with somebody)
play a hose/light on something
play a joke/trick/prank on somebody
play along
play a part
play a part/role
play around
play around with something
(play) a/the waiting game
play at something
playback singer
play ball
play cards close to chest
play cupid
play Cupid (to someone)
play date
play dirty
play dough
player piano
play fair
play fast and loose with something
play fetch
play footsie (with somebody)
play for time
play games
play games (with somebody)
play happy families
play hardball
play hard to get
play hooky
playing card
playing field
play into somebody's hands
play it cool
play/keep your cards close to your chest
play (merry) hell with something
play off
play of light
play on/upon something
play on words
play possum
play rough
play second fiddle (to somebody)
play somebody off against somebody
play something by ear
play something ↔ back
play something ↔ down
play something ↔ out
play/star/appear etc opposite somebody
play the field
play the game
play the market
play the race/nationalist/environmentalist etc card
play the system
play to the gallery
play to your strengths
play tricks (on you)
play truant
play up
play up to somebody
play with fire
play with somebody/something
play your cards close to your chest
play your cards right
plea bargaining
plead ignorance/illness/insanity etc
plead no contest
plead/take the Fifth (Amendment)
pleased to help/assist
pleased to see the back of
pleased with yourself
please God
please Sir/Mrs Towers etc
please yourself
pleasure boat
pleasure seeker
Pledge of Allegiance, the
Pleiades, the
plenty big/fast/warm etc enough
Plessey v. Ferguson
plight your troth
Plimsoll line
Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Younger
plod on/along
Plod, P.C.
plonk yourself (down)
PLO, the
plough ahead
plough a lonely/lone furrow
plough into somebody/something
ploughman's lunch
plough on
plough something ↔ back
plough something ↔ up
plough through something
pluck at something
pluck something out of the air
pluck up (the) courage (to do something)
pluck your eyebrows
plug and play
plug away
plug into something
plug something ↔ in
plug the gap
plumb line
plumb something ↔ in
plumb the depths (of despair/misery/bad taste etc)
plum job/role/assignment etc
plump for something/somebody
plum pudding
plum tomato
plunge in
plunge (somebody/something) into something
plunging neckline
plunk down
plunk something ↔ down
plus fours
plus or minus
plus sign
ply for hire/trade
Plymouth Brethren
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Rock
ply somebody with something
ply your trade
pneumatic drill
poacher turned gamekeeper
poach on somebody's territory/preserve
POA, the
PO Box
pocket battleship
pocket calculator
pocket change
pocket handkerchief
pocket knife
pocket money
pocket veto
Poconos, the
Poe, Edgar Allan
poetic justice
poetic licence
poet laureate
pogo stick
Poincaré, Henri
point man
point of contact
point of departure
point of order
point of reference
point of sale
point of view
point something ↔ out
point something ↔ up
point the/a finger at somebody
point the way
point to something
point your toes
Poirot, Hercule
poised between something and something
poisoned chalice
poison gas
poison ivy
poison oak
poison-pen letter
poison pill
Poitier, Sidney
poke a hole
poke along
poke around
poke fun at somebody
poke holes in something
poke into something
poke nose into
poke nose into something
poke nose into sth
poke the fire
poke your nose into
poke your nose into something
poke your nose into sth
Polanski, Roman
polar bear
polar opposite/extreme
pole dancing
pole position
poles apart
Pole Star
pole vault
police community support officer
police constable
police department
police dog
police force
police officer
Police Service of Northern Ireland, the
police state
police station
poli sci
polish somebody/something ↔ off
polish something ↔ up
polite society
political action committee
political asylum
political correctness
political/economic suicide
political economy
political football
political geography
politically correct
politically/economically/financially etc motivated
politically incorrect
politically/religiously etc inspired
political machine
political prisoner
political science
polka dot
Polk, James Knox
pollen count
polling booth
polling day
polling station
Pollock, Graeme
Pollock, Jackson
poll tax
pollute somebody's mind
polo neck
polo shirt
Pol Pot
pommel horse
Pompidou Centre, the
ponce about/around
Ponce de León, Juan
pond scum
pontoon bridge
Pony Club, the
pony up (something)
pool hall
pool of water/blood/light etc
poop deck
pooper scooper
poop out
poop sheet
poor boy
poor in something
poor/lucky/handsome etc devil
poorly off
poor relation
Pooter, Mr
pop art
pop culture
Pope, Alexander
pop fly
Pop Goes the Weasel
pop group
pop into your head/mind
pop music
pop off
pop out
Popper, Sir Karl
pop pills
pop psychology
pop quiz
pop something ↔ on
pop star
Pop Tarts
pop the question
popular demand
pop up
pop-up book/card etc
pop-up menu/window
pop-up restaurant/bar/shop etc
Pop Warner
pop your clogs
pore over something
pork barrel
pork pie
pork rinds
portable benefits
portable media player
Porta Potti
Porter, Cole
porterhouse steak
Portillo, Michael
portion something ↔ out
portmanteau word
Port Moresby
Portobello Road
port of call
port of entry
Porton Down
Porto Rico
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A
portray somebody/something as something
Port Stanley
Portuguese man-of-war
pose a question
pose as somebody
position of strength
position of trust
position paper
positive discrimination
positively charged
positive/negative reinforcement
positive proof/evidence/identification etc
possession is nine-tenths of the law
postage meter
postage stamp
postal order
Postal Service, the
post bail
postcode lottery
post doctoral
Post, Emily
poster child
poste restante
poster paint
Postman Pat
post office
post office box
Post Office Tower, the
post something through somebody's door/letterbox
post-traumatic stress disorder
potato crisp
Potato Famine, the
potato peeler
potbellied stove
potential energy
pot luck
Pot Noodle
Potomac, the
pot pie
pot plant
pot roast
Potsdam Agreement, the
pot shot
pots of money
potted history/biography/version
Potter, Beatrix
Potter, Dennis
Potter, Harry
Potteries, the
Potters Bar
potter's wheel
potting shed
potty break
potty mouth
Poulenc, Francis
pounce on somebody/something
pound cake
Pound, Ezra
pound/hit the pavement
pound key
pound sign
pound something ↔ out
pound sterling
pour cold water over/on something
pour it on
pour oil on troubled waters
pour on the charm
pour scorn on somebody/something
pour something into something
pour something ↔ out
Poussin, Nicolas
powder blue
powdered sugar
powder puff
powder room
powder your nose
Powell, Anthony
Powell, Colin
Powell, Enoch
Powell, Michael
power-assisted steering
power assisted steering
power base
power breakfast/lunch etc
power broker
power cut
power dressing
power drill
power failure
power-hungry/news-hungry etc
power line
power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc
power of attorney
power outage
power pack
power plant
power point
power politics
Powers, Austin
power something ↔ up
power station
power steering
power structure
power suit
power tool
power trip
practical certainty/disaster/sell-out etc
practical joke
practical nurse
practice makes perfect
practise what you preach
Prado, the
Prague spring, the
prairie dog
praise be!
Pratchett, Terry
prayer book
prayer mat
prayer wheel
praying mantis
preach to the converted/choir
Preakness, the
precious little/few
precious metal
precious stone
precipitate somebody into something
precision tool/instrument
predictive text
prefer charges
pregnant pause/silence
pregnant with something
premenstrual syndrome
premenstrual tension
Premier League, the
premium bond
premium price/rate
premium rate
premium rate number/line/service
prenuptial agreement
preparatory school
preparatory to something
prepare the way for
prepare the way for something
prepare the way for sth
prepare the way/ground for somebody/something
prepositional phrase
prep school
Pre school-topic
Prescott, John
prescriptive right
presence of mind
present arms
presentation copy
present company excepted
present participle
present perfect
present tense
present your apologies/compliments etc
present yourself
preservation order
preserve something in aspic
president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc
preside over something
Presiding Officer
Presley, Elvis
press agency
press agent
Press Association, the
press baron
press box
Pressburger, Emeric
press charges
Press Complaints Commission, the
press conference
press corps
press cutting
pressed for
pressed for time
press gallery
press-gang somebody into doing something
press home your advantage
press office
press on
press/push (all) the right buttons
press/push somebody's buttons
press/push the panic button
press release
press secretary
press somebody's hand/arm
press somebody/something into service
press something home
press stud
press the flesh
pressure cooker
pressure group
pressure point
pressure washer
presume on/upon somebody's friendship/generosity etc
pretty as a picture
pretty nearly
pretty well/much
prevailing wind
prevail on/upon somebody
Prevention of Terrorism Act, the
preventive detention
preventive medicine
Previn, André
previous to something
prey on somebody's mind
prey on somebody/something
price control
price fixing
price index
price list
price on somebody's head
price support
price tag
price war
price-wise/time-wise etc
price yourself out of the market
prickly heat
prickly pear
prick of conscience
prick somebody's conscience
prick sth↔ out
prick (up) its ears
prick (up) your ears
pride yourself on (doing) something
Priestley, J. B.
prima ballerina
prima donna
prima facie
primary care
primary colour
primary election
primary health care
primary school
primary source
primary stress
prime example
Prime Meridian
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's Question Time
prime mover
Prime Mover
prime number
prime rate
prime the pump
prime time
prince consort
Prince Edward Island
Prince of Darkness, the
Prince of Peace, the
Princes in the Tower, the
Princess Diana
Princess Royal, the
Princes Street
Princeton University
principal boy
printed circuit
printed matter
printing ink
printing press
print run
print something ↔ off/out
prior claim
prior to something
prior warning/notice
prise something out of somebody
prison camp
prisoner of conscience
prisoner of war
Prisoner of Zenda, The
prison/labour/detention etc camp
prison visitor
Pritchett, V. S.
Pritt Stick
private detective
private education
private enterprise
private eye
Private Finance Initiative
private income
private investigator
private joke
private law
private limited company
private medicine
private member
private member's bill
private parts
private patient
private practice
private school
private secretary
private sector
private soldier
private view
Privy Council
privy purse
Privy Seal, the
prix fixe
prize day
probation officer
problem child/family/drinker etc
problem page
pro bono
proceed against somebody
proceed from something
proceed to do something
proceed to something
process of elimination
procurator fiscal
prodigal son/daughter
production line
production number
productive of something
product placement
professional foul
Professional Golfers' Association of America
professional liar/complainer etc
professional person/man/woman etc
professional wrestling
profess your innocence
profit and loss account
profit margin
profit sharing
profits warning
pro forma
pro forma invoice
Profumo Scandal, the
programmed learning
Progressive Conservative Party, the
Progressive Party, the
progressive tax
Progressive Unionist Party, the
progress report
prog rock
projectile vomiting
project your voice
Prokofiev, Sergei
prolong the agony
promenade concert
promenade deck
Promised Land
Promise Keepers, the
promise somebody the moon/the earth
promissory note
Proms, the
Proops, Marjorie
propelling pencil
proper fraction
proper noun
proper to something
property developer
property/food/car etc porn
property porn
Prophets, the
proportional representation
propose a toast (to somebody)
propose a vote of thanks (to somebody)
Proposition 13
prop something ↔ up
pro rata
pros and cons
prospective employee/candidate/buyer etc
Prost, Alain
prostitute yourself
prostrate yourself
protective custody
pro tem
proudest moment/achievement/possession
Proulx, E. Annie
Proust, Marcel
prove a point
Provençale, Provençal
prove yourself
prove yourself/prove something (to somebody)
prove yourself (to be) something
provide against something
provide for somebody/something
provide that
proving ground
Provisional IRA, the
provisional licence
Provos, the
prussic acid
Pryor, Richard
pry something out of somebody/something
PSNI, the
psychological warfare
Psychology 101/Economics 101 etc
Psychology, psychiatry-topic
psych somebody up
psych somebody ↔ out
PT boat
public access channel
public-address system
public affairs
public appearance
public bar
public company
public convenience
public corporation
public defender
public domain
public enemy number one
public health
public holiday
public house
public housing
public image
public life
public limited company
public nuisance
public opinion
public ownership
Public Private Partnership
public property
public prosecutor
public relations
public school
public sector
public servant
public service
Public Service Agreement
public television
public transport
public utility
public works
publish and be damned
Puccini, Giacomo
Puck, Wolfgang
pudding basin
Puerto Rico
Puerto Vallarta
puffed up
puff pastry
puff something ↔ out
puff up
Puget Sound
Pulitzer Prize
pull ahead
pull apart
pull a punch
pull a stunt
pull at/on something
pull away
pull back
pull/bring somebody up short
pull down
pull-down menu
pull for somebody/something
pull/get your finger out
pull/haul yourself up by your bootstraps
pull in
pulling power
Pullman, Philip
pull off
pull on
pull on something
pull on sth
pull out
pull out all the stops
pull over
pull rank (on somebody)
pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces
pull somebody's leg
pull somebody's licence
pull something to bits
pull strings
pull tab
pull the curtains/blinds
pull the other one (it's got bells on)
pull the plug (on something)
pull the rug (out) from under somebody/sb's feet
pull the/somebody's strings
pull the wool over somebody's eyes
pull together
pull up
pull up stakes
pull up the drawbridge
pull your socks up
pull your weight
Pulp Fiction
pump iron
pump out
pump somebody full of something
pump something into somebody/something
pump something/somebody ↔ up
punch above your weight
Punch and Judy show
punch bowl
punched card
punch holes in somebody's argument/idea/plans etc
punch in
punch out
punch somebody's lights out
punch the air
punch the clock
punctuation mark
punish yourself
punitive taxes/price increases etc
Punjab, the
puppy fat
puppy love
pup tent
Purcell, Henry
purchase price
purchasing power
pure and simple
pure science/maths etc
Purple Heart
purple patch
purple prose/passage
purple with rage/purple in the face etc
pursuant to something
pursue the matter/argument/question etc
push ahead
push along
push buttons
push/grope/inch etc your way somewhere
push in
Pushkin, Aleksandr
push off
push on
push sb buttons
push somebody around
push somebody's buttons
push somebody/something aside
push somebody/something ↔ over
push something out of your mind
push something ↔ through
push technology
push the boat out
push the envelope
push the point
push/tip somebody over the brink
push your luck/push it
push yourself forward
Puskas, Ferenc
Puss in Boots
pussy willow
put about
put a construction on something
put a damper on something
put/add the finishing touches (to something)
put a different/new/fresh complexion on something
put a figure on it/give an exact figure
put a human face on something
put all your eggs in one basket
put a price on something
put a sock in it
put a spoke in somebody's wheel
put a stop/an end to something
put a stop to
put a stop to something
put a stop to sth
put a/the lid on something
put/bet/stake your shirt on something
put/bring something into effect
(put) daylight between yourself and somebody
put/dip a toe in the water
put down
put down roots
put flesh on something
put/force somebody on the defensive
put forth something
put/hold a gun to somebody's head
put in
put in a (good) word for somebody
put in an appearance/make an appearance
put into effect
put into practice
Putin, Vladimir
put in your two cents' worth
put it there
put/keep somebody in the picture
put/lay/set down a marker
put/lay your cards on the table
put/leave/set something to one side
put/leave something on the back burner
put/make a move on somebody
put mind at rest
put on a brave face/front
put one over on somebody
put on the dog
put on your thinking cap
put out
put out feelers
put paid to something
put/place a premium on something
put/place somebody on a pedestal
put/press/push the pedal to the metal
put/pump/pour money into something
put right
put sb mind at rest
put sb straight
put/set/get your (own) house in order
put/set pen to paper
put/set somebody's mind at rest
put/set the cat among the pigeons
put/set/turn your mind to something
put somebody down as something
put somebody down for something
put somebody in mind of somebody/something
put somebody in their place
put somebody off their stride
put somebody off their stroke
put somebody on a train/plane etc
put somebody on the spot
put somebody onto somebody/something
put somebody out to grass
put somebody's mind at rest
put somebody's nose out of joint
put somebody/something away
put somebody/something first
put somebody/something in the shade
put somebody/something off
put somebody/something on
put somebody/something through their paces
put somebody/something to shame
put somebody/something to sleep
put somebody/something to the test
put somebody/something ↔ forward
put somebody straight
put somebody straight/right
put somebody through the mill
put somebody to the sword
put somebody to trouble/inconvenience
put somebody under
put somebody up to something
put something at something
put something back
put something behind you
put something down to something
put something in cold storage
put something into action/effect/practice
put something into effect
put something into practice
put something into something
put something on the map
put something on the slate
put something right
put something/somebody out of their misery
put something/somebody out to pasture
put something straight
put something to bed
put something to (good) use
put something to rights
put something towards something
put something under the microscope
put something ↔ across
put something ↔ aside
put something ↔ by
put something ↔ over
put something ↔ together
put sth into effect
put/stick/get your oar in
put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it
put/stick your head above the parapet
put straight
put/take somebody over your knee
put the boot in
put the brakes on something
put the cart before the horse
put the clock back
put the clock(s) back/forward
put the fear of God into somebody
put the frighteners on somebody
put the kibosh on something
put the mockers on something
put the roses back in somebody's cheeks
put the skids under something
put the squeeze on somebody
put the whammy on somebody
put the wind up somebody/get the wind up
put through
put/throw a spanner in the works
put/tighten the screws on somebody
putting green
Puttnam, David
put/turn something to good account
put/turn the clock back
put two and two together
put two fingers up at somebody
put up
put up a good fight
put up a good/poor etc show
put-up job
put up with somebody/something
put words into somebody's mouth
put years on somebody/take years off somebody
put your back into it
put your face on
put your feelings/thoughts etc into words
put your feet up
put your finger on something
put your foot down
put your foot in it
put your head/neck on the block
put your heads together
put (your) money on something
put your money where your mouth is
put your shoulder to the wheel
putz around
Puzo, Mario
puzzle over something
puzzle something ↔ out
Pynchon, Thomas
pyramid scheme
pyramid selling
Pyramids, the
Pyramus and Thisbe
Pyrenees, the
Pyrrhic victory
Pétain, Marshal Henri
QE2, the
QR code
quad bike
quadratic equation
quake in your boots
quality assurance
quality control
quality newspapers/press etc
quality of life
quality time
quantitative easing
quantity surveyor
Quantocks, the
quantum computer
quantum leap
quantum mechanics
quantum theory
quarrel with something
quarry tile
quarter day
quarter note
quarter sessions
Quayle, Dan
queen bee
Queen Elizabeth Hall, the
Queen Elizabeth Islands, the
queen english
queen it over somebody
Queen Mab
Queen Mother
Queen of Hearts, the
Queen of Sheba, the
Queen of the May
Queen's Bench, the
Queensberry rules, the
Queen's Counsel
Queen's English
queens english
Queen's evidence
Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the
Queen's Park Rangers
Queen’s speech, the
queer bashing
queer in the head
queer somebody's pitch/queer the pitch for somebody
quench a fire/flames
quench your thirst
question mark
question master
Question of Sport, A
question tag
Question Time
quick fix
quid pro quo
quietly confident
Quilp, Daniel
Quindlen, Anna
quite a bit
quite a few
quite a few/a good few/not a few
quite a lot/bit/few
quite a something/quite some something
quite a/some time
quite/quite so
quite right
quite something
quite sth
Quonset hut
quotation mark
quote ... unquote
quoth I/he/she etc
Quran, the
rabbit on
rabbit punch
rabbit warren
Rabelais, François
Rabin, Yitzhak
race car
race meeting
race relations
Race Relations Act, the
Race relations-topic
race riot
race/work/battle against time
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Racine, Jean
racing car
Rackham, Arthur
rack something ↔ up
rack your brains
RAC, the
radar gun
radar trap
Radcliffe, Daniel
Radcliffe, Paula
radial tyre
radiation sickness
Radio 1
Radio 2
Radio 3
Radio 4
radioactive dating
radioactive waste
radio beacon
radiocarbon dating
radio-cassette player
Radio City Music Hall
radio telescope
Radio Times, The
radio wave
Radley, Boo
Rafsanjani, Hojatoleslam Ali Akbar Hashemi
RAF, the
rag doll
rage for something
Raggedy Ann
rag trade
railroad crossing
rail/road/telephone etc link
rail trail
Railway Children, The
railway line
railway station
rain boots
Rainbow Warrior
rain check
rain down
rain (down) blows/blows rain down
rain drop
rain forest
rain gauge
Rainier, Prince
rain of something
raise 2/4/10 etc to the power of 2/3/4 etc
raise a siege/embargo
raise a smile
raise eyebrows
raise hell
raise hell/Cain
raise its (ugly) head
raise/lower the tone (of something)
raise somebody's profile
raise/sound the alarm
raise the alarm
raise the bar
raise the roof
raise the spectre of something
raise your eyebrows
raise your glass
raise your voice
raison d'être
Rajneesh, Bagwan
Raj, the
rake over the past/old coals
rake something ↔ in
rake something ↔ up
rake your fingers (through something)
Raleigh, Sir Walter
rally around (somebody)
rallying cry
rallying point
Rambert Dance Company, the
ramble on
Ramblers' Association, the
ram down throat
ramp something ↔ up
Ramsay, Gordon
Ramsay Street
Ramsey, Sir Alf
ram something down somebody's throat
ram something home
ram sth down sb throat
ranch house
R and A, the
random access memory
Random House
range anxiety
Range Rover
range yourself with/against somebody/something
rank and file
Rank Group, the
Ransome, Arthur
Rantzen, Esther
Raphael, Sally Jessy
rapid transit system
rap sheet
rap somebody on/over the knuckles
raring to do something
raring to go
rash of something
raspberry ripple/chocolate ripple etc
Rasputin, Grigori
ratchet up
rate of exchange
rate of return
rate somebody's chances (of doing something)
Rather, Dan
rather than
rather you/him/her/them than me
rat race
rat run
rat somebody ↔ out
Rattigan, Sir Terence
rattle around
rattle on
Rattle, Sir Simon
rattle somebody's cage
rattle something ↔ off
rattle through
rattle up something
Rauschenberg, Robert
rave about/over something
Ravel, Maurice
rave reviews/notices/reports
raw deal
raw edge
Rawlings, Jerry
raw talent
Ray, James Earl
Ray, Man
Rayner, Claire
Ray, Satyajit
razor blade
razor-thin victory/margin
razor wire
RCA, the
RCM, the
reach a target/goal
reach for the stars
reach out to somebody
reach rock bottom
reach somebody's ears
react against something
read between the lines
Reader's Digest
read for
read for something
reading/printed etc matter
read my lips
read-only memory
read out
read/shout etc something out (loud)
read somebody's lips
read somebody's mind/thoughts
read somebody's palm
read (somebody) the riot act
read something as/for something
read something into something
read something ↔ back
read something ↔ out
read something ↔ through/over
read up on something
ready cooked/prepared etc
ready/fit for the knacker's yard
ready meal
ready money/cash
ready, steady, go!
Reagan, Ronald
real ale
real estate
real estate agent
realign yourself with somebody
Real IRA, the
reality check
reality TV
really and truly
Real Madrid
real property
reap a harvest
rear admiral
rear its ugly head
rearview mirror
reason something ↔ out
reason with somebody
reassert itself
reassert your authority/power/control
Rebel Without a Cause
rebound on/upon somebody
receding chin
receive an injury/blow
Received Pronunciation
reception centre
reception class
reception room
recharge your batteries
reckon on something
reckon something ↔ up
reckon without somebody/something
reckon with somebody/something
recommendation engine
reconcile somebody to something
recorded delivery
record player
recovery program
recovery room
recreational vehicle
recreation ground
recreation room
rec room
red alert
Red Army Faction, the
Red Army, the
Red Arrows, the
red as a beet
Red Baron, the
Red Berets, the
red blood cell
red-blooded male/Englishman/American etc
Red Brigades, the
Red Bull
red button
red card
Red China
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Devils, the
Redding, Otis
redeem a promise/pledge
redeem yourself
Red Ensign, the
red eye
red flag
Redford, Robert
red giant
Redgrave, Steve
Redgrave, Vanessa
Red Guard
red-headed/curly-headed etc
red herring
red-hot favourite
Red Indian
Red Leicester
red-letter day
red-light district
Red Light Green Light
Red List, the
red meat
Redmond, Phil
Red Nose Day
redouble your efforts
redound to somebody's credit/honour etc
red pepper
Red Riding Hood
Red River, the
Red Rum
Red Scare, the
Red Sea, the
Red Square
red tape
reduce somebody/something to something
redundancy pay
Reed International
Reed, Oliver
Reed, Sir Carol
reef knot
reek of something
reel somebody/something ↔ in
reel something ↔ off
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Reeve, Christopher
Reeves, Keanu
Reeves, Vic
reference book
reference library
reference point
refer to somebody/something
reflected glory
Reflecting Pool, the
reflect on/upon somebody/something
reflex action
Reform Club, the
reform school
refresher course
refresh somebody's drink
refresh somebody's memory
refried beans
regain your senses
regale somebody with something
Regency, the
Regent's Park
Regent Street
regime change
Registered Nurse
registered office
registered post
register office
registration number
registry office
regressive tax
regular army/troops/soldier
regular footed
Rehnquist, William H.
reigning champion
reign of terror
reign supreme
reinforced concrete
Reinhardt, Django
rein something ↔ in
reinvent the wheel
reinvent yourself
Reith lectures, the
Reith, Lord
rejoice in the name/title (of) something
relating to
relative clause
relatively speaking
relative pronoun
relative to something
relax your concentration/vigilance etc
relax your hold/grip
relay race
Reliant Robin
relief map
relief road
relieve somebody of something
relieve yourself
religious right
religious/sex maniac
rely on/upon somebody/something
remand centre
remand home
remedial course/class/teacher etc
remember me to somebody
Remembrance Day
remind somebody of somebody/something
reminiscent of something
remit something to somebody/something
remote access
remote control
remote interrogation
remote sensing
remote working
removal van
REM sleep
Renaissance art/furniture/architecture etc
Renaissance man
Rendell, Ruth
render something into English/Russian/Chinese etc
renege on an agreement/deal/promise etc
renew a book
Renoir, Auguste
Reno, Janet
rent at/for something
rent boy
rent control
rented accommodation/housing/apartment etc
rent rebate
rent strike
repair to something
repeat on somebody
repeat order/prescription
repetitive strain injury
repo man
report back
report card
reported speech
report sick
report to somebody
repose your trust/hope etc in somebody
reproach yourself
Republican Party, the
Republic of Ireland, the
research and development
reserve the right to do something
reserve (your) judgment (on something)
Reservoir Dogs
reset button/switch
reside in something/somebody
residence hall
residential care
residential course/school etc
residential home
residential treatment facility
resident physician
resign yourself to (doing) something
resolve (something) into something
resonant with something
resonate with something
resort to something
resounding success/victory/defeat etc
respite care
responsibility to somebody
responsible job/position
rest area
rest assured (that)
restaurant car
rest/breathe easy
rest easy
rest home
rest in peace
restless night
rest on/upon something
Restoration comedy
restore somebody to power/the throne
restraining order
restrictive clause
restrictive practices
restrict yourself/somebody to (doing) something
rest room
rest/sit on your laurels
rest stop
rest with somebody
rest your feet/legs/eyes etc
result in something
resume your seat/place/position
retail park
retail price index
retail therapy
retaining wall
retinal scanner
retirement home
retirement plan
retrace your steps/path/route etc
retreat into yourself/your shell/fantasy etc
retrieve a situation
return address
return a verdict
returning officer
return match
return the compliment
return to something
return visit
revel in something
Reverend Mother
Revere, Paul
reverse discrimination
reverse engineering
reverse gear
reverse order/situation/process etc
reverse snobbery
reverse the charges
reverse yourself
reversing light
revert to somebody/something
Revised Standard Version, the
Revised Version, the
revival meeting
Revolutionary War, the
revolve around somebody/something
revolving door
Reynard the Fox
Reynolds, R. J.
Rhesus factor
rhesus monkey
rhetorical question
rheumatic fever
rheumatoid arthritis
RH factor
Rhine, the
Rhine wine
Rhode Island
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhondda, the
Rhone, the
rhyming slang
rhythm and blues
rhythm method
rhythm section
ribbon development
rib cage
Rice Krispies
rice paddy
rice paper
rice pudding
Richard and Judy
Richard III, King
Richard II, King
Richard I, King
richly coloured
richly deserve
richly flavoured/scented
richly rewarding
Rich Tea
Richter scale
Richthofen, Baron von
rich world
rick your back/neck
riddled with holes
riddled with something
Ride a Cock-Horse
ride a punch/blow
Ride of the Valkyries, the
ride on somebody's shoulders/back
ride on something
ride roughshod over
ride/sit side-saddle
ride something ↔ out
ride up
ridge of high pressure
rid of
rid somebody/something of something
rife with something
rifle range
Rifles, The
rift valley
Rigg, Dame Diana
right along/through/around etc
right angle
right-angled triangle
(right/as if) on cue
right a wrong
righteous indignation/anger etc
(right) from the word go
right-hand drive
right-hand man
Right Honourable
right, left, and centre
right/left justified
rightly or wrongly
right now
right of abode
right of appeal
right of way
right on
Right Reverend
rights issue
right to life
right triangle
(right) under somebody's nose
right up/down somebody's alley
(right) up your street
right you are
rigor mortis
rig somebody ↔ out
rig something ↔ up
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the
ring a bell
Ring a ring o' roses
ring binder
ring finger
ring hollow
ring in
ring in your ears
ring off
ring out
ring road
ring round (somebody)
ringside seat
ring the changes
ring up
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande, the
Rio Summit, the
riot police
ripe old age
Ripken, Jr., Cal
rip on somebody/something
Ripper, the
ripple effect
rip somebody/something ↔ off
rip something/somebody to shreds
rip something ↔ apart
rip something ↔ up
rip through something
rip to pieces
rip to shreds
Rip van Winkle
rise above something
rise and shine
rise/come back/return from the dead
rise like a phoenix from the ashes
rise to something
rise to the bait
rise to the occasion/challenge
rising damp
risk averse
risk management
rite of passage
Ritz crackers
Ritz, the
Rivals, The
Rivera, Diego
river basin
river bed
Rivers, Joan
RMT, the
RNIB, the
RNLI, the
road atlas
road hog
road manager
road map
road map for peace, the
road pricing
road rage
road-rage/air-rage etc
road sign
road tax
road test
road to Damascus
road trip
road warrior
roar back
roaring drunk
roaring fire
Roaring Twenties, the
robber baron
Robin Hood tax
rob Peter to pay Paul
Rob Roy
rob somebody blind
rob somebody/something of something
rob the cradle
Rochester, Mrs
rock and roll
Rock Around the Clock
rock a trend/look etc
rock bottom
rock climbing
rocket science
rocket scientist
Rockettes, the
rock face
rock garden
Rockies, the
rocking chair
rocking horse
rock music
Rock of Gibraltar
rock pool
rock salt
rock somebody's world
rock the boat
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rocky Horror Show, The
Rocky Mountains
Roc, the
Rodeo Drive
roe deer
Roe v. Wade
Rogers, Buck
Rogers, Roy
Roget's Thesaurus
role model
role reversal
roll around
roller blind
roller coaster
roller skate
roll in
rolling pin
Rolling Rock
rolling stock
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stones, The
roll of honour
roll on
roll-on roll-off
roll on something
roll out
roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment
roll something ↔ back
roll something ↔ down
roll up
roll with the punches
roll your r's
Roman alphabet
Roman Catholic
Romance language
Roman Empire, the
Roman law
Roman nose
roman numeral
Romantic art/literature etc
romantic comedy
Romantic Movement, the
roman à clef
rom com
Romeo and Juliet
Rome wasn't built in a day
Rommel, Field Marshal
Romper Room
romp through something
Romulus and Remus
ronnie scott
Ronnie Scott's
Ronseal test
Ronstadt, Linda
rood screen
roof something ↔ in/over
room and board
room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre
rooming house
room service
room temperature
Room with a View, A
room with somebody
Rooney, Wayne
root and branch
root beer
root canal
root crop
rooted to the spot/floor/ground etc
root for somebody
root something ↔ out
root something ↔ up
roots reggae
root vegetable
rope ladder
rope somebody into something
rope something ↔ off
Rorschach test
Rose Bowl, the
rosebud mouth/lips
rose-coloured glasses
Rose d'Or, the
rose hip
Rosemary's Baby
Rose Parade, the
Roses, War of the
Rosetta Stone, the
rose window
Rosh Hashanah
Rosicrucians, the
Rosie the Riveter
Rotary Club, the
ROTC, the
Rothschild, N M
rot in hell/jail
rotten to the core
rough and ready
rough and tumble
rough diamond
rough it
rough justice
rough night
rough paper
Rough Riders, the
rough somebody ↔ up
rough something ↔ out
round about
roundly condemn/criticize etc
round of applause
round of sandwiches
round of something
round of toast
round on somebody
round robin
round somebody/something ↔ up
round something ↔ down
round something ↔ off
round something ↔ out
round the clock
round the twist
Rousseau, Henri
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Route 66
Route 66/54 etc
route march
Rove, Karl
roving reporter
row house
rowing boat
rowing machine
Rowling, J.K. (Joanne)
Rowntree Mackintosh
Royal Academy of Music, the
Royal Academy, the
Royal and Ancient, the
Royal Ascot
Royal Ballet, the
Royal Bank of Scotland, the
royal blue
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the
Royal College of Art, the
Royal College of Music, the
Royal College of Nursing, the
Royal Commission
Royal Court, the
Royal Doulton
Royal Enclosure, the
royal flush
Royal Green Jackets, the
Royal Greenwich Observatory, the
Royal Highness
Royal Horse Guards, the
Royal Mail, the
Royal Marines, the
Royal Mile, the
Royal Mint, the
Royal National Theatre, the
Royal Naval College, the
Royal Navy, the
Royal Opera House, the
Royal Pavilion, the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Royal Regiment of Scotland, the
Royal Scot, the
Royal Shakespeare Company, the
Royal Society, the
Royal Tournament, the
Royal Ulster Constabulary, the
Royal Variety Performance, the
Royal Worcester
Royal Yacht, the
RPO, the
RSA, the
RSC, the
RSPB, the
RSPCA, the
Rt Hon
Rt Rev
rub along
rubber band
rubber boot
rubber bullet
rubber chicken circuit
rubber dinghy
rubber plant
rubber stamp
rubbing alcohol
Rubens, Peter Paul
Rubik's Cube
rub off
rub salt into the wound
rub shoulders with somebody
rub somebody's nose in it/in the dirt
rub somebody up the wrong way
rub something/somebody ↔ down
rub something/somebody ↔ out
rub something ↔ in
Ruby, Jack
ruck up
RUC, the
Rudd, Kevin
rude awakening/shock
Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Rule Britannia
rule of thumb
rule somebody/something with a rod of iron
rule something/somebody ↔ out
rule the roost
rumble on
rumble strip
rummage sale
rumour/legend/word has it
rumourmonger/gloom-monger/doom-monger etc
rumours/accusations etc are flying
rump steak
rumpus room
rumpy pumpy
Rumsfeld, Donald
run a bath
run a check/test/experiment etc
run across somebody/something
run afoul of somebody/something
run after somebody/something
run along
run a mile
run amok
run a (red) light
run a risk
run around
run around after somebody
run around like a headless chicken
run around with somebody
run a temperature/fever
run away
run away with somebody/something
run before you can walk
run/cast your eye over something
run down
run drugs/guns
run/extend the (full) width of something
run for cover
run/go aground
run/go deep
run/go/drive etc like the clappers
run/go dry
run/go hell for leather
run high
run/hurt/fight etc like hell
run interference
run in the family
run into/hit the buffers
run into somebody/something
run its course
run late/early/on time
runner bean
running battle/joke
running commentary
running costs
running mate
running repairs
running sore
running time
running total
running water
run off
run off with somebody/something
run on
run-on sentence
run out
run out of steam
run out on somebody
run out the clock/kill the clock
run over
run past
run rate
run rife
run rings around somebody
run riot
run round
run somebody close
run somebody's life
run somebody/something to earth
run somebody/something to ground
run somebody/something ↔ in
run something by/past somebody
run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something
run the gauntlet
run through
run to fat
run to somebody/something
run up against
run up something
run wild
run with something
Runyon, Damon
run your eyes over/along etc something
Rupert Bear
rupture yourself
rural delivery
rush around
Rushdie, Salman
rush hour
Rushmore, Mount
rush/plunge headlong into something
rush something ↔ out
rush something ↔ through
rush to do something
Ruskin, John
Russell, Bertrand
Russell, Bill
Russell, Charles
Russell, Jane
Russell, Ken
Russian Orthodox Church, the
Russian Revolution, the
Russian roulette
Russo, Richard
rust away
Rust Belt, the
rustle something ↔ up
Rutherford, Dame Margaret
Rutherford, Ernest
Ryan, Meg
Ryan, Nolan
Ryder Cup, the
Ryder, Winona
Saatchi and Saatchi
Saatchi, Charles
Saatchi, Maurice
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
sack out
sack race
Sacks, Jonathan
sacred cow
sacrificial victim
Sadat, Anwar al-
sadder and/but wiser
saddle bag
saddle of lamb/hare/venison
saddle shoe
saddle somebody with something
saddle up
Sade, Marquis de
Sadie Hawkins Day
Sadler's Wells
safari park
safari suit/jacket
safe conduct
safe-deposit box
safe deposit box
safe haven
safe house
safe in the knowledge that ...
safe journey/arrival/return etc
safe passage
safe place
safe sex
safety belt
safety catch
safety curtain
safety-deposit box
safety glass
safety harness/helmet/glasses etc
safety lamp
safety match
safety net
safety officer
safety pin
safety razor
safety valve
Safire, William
Sagan, Carl
Sahara, the
sail close to the wind
sailing boat
sailing ship
sailor suit
sail through something
Sainsbury Wing, the
saint george
Saint George's
Saint Joan
Saint Laurent, Yves
Saint Leger
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Paul's Cathedral
saint peter
Saint Peter's
Saint Petersburg
Saint Peter's Square
Saint-Saëns, Camille
saint's day
Saint Swithin's Day
Saint Valentine's Day
Sakharov, Andrei
salad bar
salad cream
salad days
salad dressing
salami slicing
sales assistant
sales drive/campaign
sales pitch/talk
sales representative
sales slip
sales tax
Salinger, J.D.
Salisbury Plain
salivary gland
Salk, Jonas
Sally Army, the
sally forth
Salmond, Alex
salt cellar
Salt Lake City
salt shaker
salt something ↔ away
salt truck
salt water
Salvation Army
salve your conscience
salwar kameez
Samaritans, the
same as somebody
same difference
same here
same old same old
same-sex couple/relationship etc
same-sex marriage
Sampras, Pete
San Andreas fault, the
San Antonio
Sancho Panza
Sanctus, the
sand bar
Sandburg, Carl
sand dune
sand fly
Sand, George
San Diego
San Diego Chargers, the
Sandinistas, the
Sandown Park
sandwich board
sandwich course
sandwich generation
San Francisco
San Francisco Giants, the
Sanger, Margaret
sanitary pad
sanitation worker
San José
San Marino
San Quentin
San Salvador
sans serif
Santa Claus
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Trail, the
Santa Maria
Santa Monica
Santa's Grotto
Santiago de Compostela
Santo Domingo
Sara Lee
Sarandon, Susan
Saran Wrap
Sargent, John Singer
Sargent, Sir Malcom
Sarkozy, Nicolas
Sartre, Jean-Paul
sash window
Sassoon, Vidal
Satanic Verses, The
satellite dish
satellite television
saturated fat
saturate the market
saturation bombing
saturation point
Saturday Evening Post, The
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Live
Saturday night special
sauce boat
Saudi Arabia
Saunders, Ernest
Saunders, Jennifer
sausage dog
sausage meat
sausage roll
Savage, Lily
save face
save somebody from themselves
save somebody's skin/neck/bacon
save something for a rainy day
Save the Children
save the day
save your breath
Savile Row
Savile, Sir Jimmy
saving grace
savings account
savings and loan association
savings bank
savings bond
saviour sibling
savour of something
Savoy, the
saw at something
sawn-off shotgun
saw something ↔ off
saw something ↔ up
Sawyer, Tom
say a mouthful
say a word/say a few words
say cheese
Sayers, Dorothy L.
say hello
say no more
say something/tell somebody something to their face
say something to somebody's face
say/think/decide etc otherwise
say to face
say to yourself
say uncle
say what?
say what you like
say when
say your piece
sb heart misses a beat
scads of something
Scafell Pike
scalene triangle
scale something ↔ down/back
scale something ↔ up
Scales, Prunella
scale the heights
Scapa Flow
scare easily
scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody
scare somebody into something
scare somebody shitless
scare somebody/something ↔ off/away
scare something ↔ up
scare story
scare tactics
Scarfe, Gerald
Scargill, Arthur
Scarlatti, Domenico
scarlet fever
Scarlet Pimpernel, The
scarlet woman
Scarman Report, the
scatter cushion
Schama, Simon
Schiller, Friedrich von
Schindler's List
schlep around (something)
Schmeichel, Peter
Schmidt, Helmut
Schnabel, Artur
Schoenberg, Arnold
Scholes, Paul
school age
school board
schoolboy humour
School Certificate
school district
school friend
school governor
school night
school of thought
school run
school tie
Schroeder, Gerhard
Schubert, Franz
Schulz, Charles
Schumacher, Michael
Schumann, Robert
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Schweitzer, Albert
science fiction
Science Museum, the
science park
Scientific American
Scilly Isles, the
Scone, the Stone of
scoop neck
scoop something ↔ up
scoot over
scope somebody/something ↔ out
Scopes Trial, the
scorched earth policy
score draw
score off somebody
score points
scores of something
score something ↔ out/through
Scorsese, Martin
Scotch broth
Scotch egg
Scotch tape
scotch/vodka etc on the rocks
Scotland Office, the
Scotland Yard
Scots law
Scott, Captain Robert Falcon
Scott Dred
Scott, George C.
Scott-Heron, Gil
Scottish Borders
Scottish Highlands, the
Scottish Legal System, the
Scottish National Party
Scottish Office, the
Scottish Parliament, the
Scottish Play, the
Scottish Premier League, the
Scottish Qualifications Certificate, the
Scott, Ridley
Scott, Ronnie
Scott, Sir Peter
Scott, Sir Walter
Scout Association, the
Scout Network, the
scramble an egg
scrambled egg
scramble somebody's brains
scrape by
scrape home
scrape in
scrape something ↔ back
scrape something ↔ together/up
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
scrape through (something)
scrappage scheme
scrap paper
scratch around
scratch paper
scratch something ↔ out
scratch the surface
scratch your head
scream/yell bloody murder
Screen Actors' Guild, the
screen door
screen dump
screen goddess
screen printing
screen saver
screen something ↔ off
screen something ↔ out
screen test
screw around
screwball comedy
screwed up
screw top
screw up
screw you/him etc
scroll bar
scrubbing brush
scrub something ↔ out
Scrubs, The
scrub up
scrunch something ↔ up
scuba diving
scuff your feet/heels
Scully, Dana
sculpture park
Scylla and Charybdis
SDLP, the
SDP, the
sea air
sea anemone
sea breeze
sea captain
sea change
sea dog
Sea Empress, the
sea floor
seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail
Sea Harrier
Sea King
seal a deal/bargain/pact etc
sea lane
seal a victory/win/match
sea legs
sea level
sealing wax
sea lion
seal of approval
seal somebody's fate
seal something ↔ in
seal something ↔ off
Seaman, David
sea mile
sea mist
Sea of Marmara, the
sea of something
sea power
search engine
searching look/glance/gaze
search me!
search party
search something ↔ out
search warrant
Sears Tower
sea salt
seasonal affective disorder
season's greetings
season ticket
seat belt
seat of government/power
seat of learning
seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something)
sea urchin
Second Advent, the
secondary education/schooling/teaching etc
secondary modern
secondary school
secondary source
secondary stress
second base
second best
second chance
second childhood
second class
second-class citizen
second-class mail/post/stamp etc
second-class ticket/fare/compartment/cabin etc
Second Coming, the
second-degree burns
second-degree murder/assault/burglary etc
Second Gulf War
second hand
second home
second language
second lieutenant
Second Life
second name
second person
second screen
second screener
second sight
second wind
Second World War, the
secret agent
secretary general
Secretary of State
secret ballot
secret police
secret service
secret weapon
sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc
Section Eight
section something ↔ off
Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Securities and Investments Board, the
security blanket
security clearance
Security Council, the
security deposit
security guard
security light
security mom
security risk
security service
sedan chair
see about something
(see and) be seen
see around
see coming
seed capital
seed corn
seed itself
seed money
see double
seed pearl
seeds of something
see eye to eye
see/find out how the land lies
see/find out what somebody is (really) made of
see if I care!
see in
seeing as (how)
Seeing Eye dog
seeing is believing
seek (somebody's) advice/help/assistance etc
seek somebody/something ↔ out
seek your fortune
see Naples and die
seen one ... seen them all
see over something
see red
see somebody coming (a mile off)
see somebody right
see somebody/something out
see somebody/something ↔ off
see something against something
see something coming
see something for what it is
see something out of the corner of your eye
see something through a mist of tears
see stars
see the colour of somebody's money
see the error of your ways
see the last of somebody/something
see the light
see the light (of day)
see the light of day
see/think fit (to do something)
see through
see to somebody/something
see way clear to doing
see way clear to doing something
see way clear to doing sth
see what I mean?
see what somebody/something can do
see which way the wind is blowing
see you
see your way clear to doing
see your way clear (to doing something)
see your way clear to doing something
see your way (clear) to doing something
see your way clear to doing sth
Seine, the
Seinfeld, Jerry
seize a chance/an opportunity/the initiative
seize on/upon something
seize up
Select Committee
Seles, Monica
self-raising flour
self-rising flour
Self, Will
Selig, Allan H. (Bud)
sell-by date
Selleck, Tom
seller's market
Sellers, Peter
selling point
selling price
sell like hot cakes
sell out
sell somebody down the river
sell somebody/something short
sell something ↔ off
sell up
sell yourself
sell your soul (to the devil)
sell your vote
Selznick, David O.
semi-skimmed milk
send away for something
send/deliver something express
send down
send for somebody/something
send/give your love (to somebody),
send off
send out
send shivers/chills up (and down) your spine
send (somebody) a message/signal
send somebody off with a flea in their ear
(send somebody on) a fool's errand
send somebody packing
send somebody/something flying/sprawling/reeling etc
send somebody to Coventry
send somebody to sleep
send something/somebody ↔ in
send something/somebody ↔ up
send something ↔ on
send word
send your love/regards/best wishes etc
senile dementia
senior citizen
senior high school
senior moment
senior school
Senna, Ayrton
Sense and Sensibility
sense of community
sense of proportion
sense organ
sense/spirit of adventure
sentence adverb
sentry box
separate somebody/something ↔ out
separate the men from the boys
separate the sheep from the goats
separate the wheat from the chaff
sepia photograph/print
septic tank
Sequoia National Park
sergeant major
serial killer/murderer etc
serial killings/murders etc
serial monogamy
serial number
series of something
serious attention/consideration/thought
Serious Fraud Office, the
serious-minded/evil-minded etc
Serious Organised Crime Agency, the
Sermon on the Mount, the
servant of somebody/something
serve an apprenticeship
serve a summons/writ etc
serve its purpose
server farm
serve something ↔ out
serve something ↔ up
serve two/three/four etc (people)
service a debt/loan
service area
service charge
service club
service industry
service station
serving spoon/dish etc
Sesame Street
set about something/somebody
set against
set a record
set a trap
set book/text etc
set foot in something
set forth
set great/considerable etc store by something
set heart on
set in
set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something
set light to something
set mind at rest
set off
(set of) wheels
set on
set on somebody
set on/upon/against (doing) something
set out
set piece
set/put somebody's mind at rest
set/put somebody straight
set/put something in motion
set/put something to music
set/put the record straight
set/put the world to rights
set sail
set sb mind at rest
set sb straight
set (somebody) a goal
set somebody free/loose
set somebody's mind at rest
set somebody/something against somebody/something
set somebody/something apart
set somebody/something back
set somebody's teeth on edge
set somebody straight
set somebody straight/right
set something in train
set something/somebody ↔ down
set something ↔ aside
set square
set/start/keep the ball rolling
set straight
set the pace
set the scene
set the seal on something
set the stage for something
set the table
set the Thames on fire
set the trend
set the wheels in motion/set the wheels turning
set the world on fire/alight
set things aright
settle a score
settle a score/account
settle back
settle down
settle for something
settle in
settle on/upon somebody/something
settle up
set to
set to do something
set tongues wagging
set-top box
set up
set up house
set up shop
set your face against something
set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something
set your jaw
Seurat, Georges
Seven Deadly Sins, the
Seven Dwarfs, the
Seven Samurai, The
Seventh-Day Adventist
Seven Wonders of the World, the
Seven Years' War, the
severance pay/package
Severn Bridge, the
Severn, the
sewage works
sewing machine
sewing/quilting etc bee
sew something ↔ up
Sex and the City
sex appeal
sex bias
sex change
sex discrimination
Sex Discrimination Act, the
sex drive
sex education
sex industry
sex life
sex maniac
sex object
sex offender
sex organ
Sex Pistols, The
sex shop
sex something ↔ up
sex symbol
sex tourism
sex tourist
sex toy
sexual harassment
sexual intercourse
sexually transmitted disease
sexual orientation
sexual politics
sexual preference
sex worker
Seychelles, the
SFO, the
Shackleton, Ernest
shack up
shade into something
shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc
shades of somebody/something
shadow boxing
Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etc
shadow economy
shadows under your eyes
Shaffer, Sir Peter
Shaftesbury Avenue
shag carpet/rug
shaggy dog story
Shah Jahan
shake a leg
shake down
shake out
shake/rock the foundations of something
Shakers, the
shake somebody's confidence/beliefs etc
shake somebody's hand/shake hands with somebody
shake somebody/something ↔ off
shake somebody/something ↔ up
shake your fist (at somebody)
shake your head
shale gas
shall I/we ... ?
shall I/we say
shallow breathing
shalwar kameez
shame on you/him/them etc
shame somebody into doing something
Shankar, Ravi
Shankill Road, the
Shankly, Bill
Shannon, the
shape up
share and share alike
share index
share in something
share your life with somebody
Sharif, Omar
Sharp, Becky
Sharp, Cecil
sharp left/right
sharp practice
sharp shooter
sharp tongue
sharp-tongued/silver-tongued etc
sharp wind/frost
Shatner, William
shatter the silence/peace
shave something ↔ off
shaving brush
shaving cream
Shaw, Artie
Shaw, George Bernard
Shaw, Sandie
shea butter
Shearer, Alan
shear off
Shea Stadium
sheath knife
shed blood
shed light
shedloads of something
shed tears
Sheen, Martin
sheer luck/happiness/stupidity etc
sheet lightning
sheet metal
sheet music
Sheikh Mohammed
shelf life
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
shell game
shell out (something)
shell shock
shell suit
sheltered accommodation/housing
Shepard, Alan
Shepherd Market
shepherd's pie
sheriff court
Sheriff of Nottingham, the
Sherman Tank
Sherwood Forest
she's/he's family
Shetland Islands, the
Shetland pony
Shetty, Shilpa
Shields, Carol
shift key
shift/move your arse
shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody)
Shih Tzu
Shinawatra, Thaksin
shine through
shining example
shinny up/down
shin up/down
shipping forecast
shipping lane
ship's chandler
shire horse
Shirley Temple
shirt tail
shish kebab
shit happens
shit yourself
shock absorber
shock and awe
shock/curiosity/novelty etc value
shocking pink
shock jock
shock of hair
shock tactics
shock treatment
shock troops
shock wave
Shoemaker, Willie
shoestring organization/operation etc
shoot craps
shoot for/at something
shoot from the hip
shoot hoops/baskets
shooting gallery
shooting match
shooting star
shooting stick
shoot it out (with somebody)
shoot off
shoot pool
shoot questions at somebody
shoot somebody a look/glance
shoot somebody/something ↔ down
shoot the bull/breeze
shoot the rapids
shoot through
shoot to fame/stardom/prominence
shoot to number one/to the top of the charts etc
shoot up
shoot your load
shoot your mouth off
shoot yourself in the foot
shop around
shop assistant
shop floor
shop front
shopping bag
shopping basket
shopping cart
shopping centre
shopping list
shopping mall
shopping/pedestrian precinct
shopping precinct
shopping trolley
shop steward
shop talk
shore something ↔ up
short back and sides
short circuit
Short, Clare
shortcrust pastry
short cut
shorthand typist
short list
short notice
short of
short of (doing) something
short of something
short of sth
short-order cook
short-range plan/goal/forecast etc
short selling
short story
short time
short wave
Shostakovich, Dimitri
shotgun wedding
shot put
shoulder arms
shoulder bag
shoulder blade
shoulder-length/knee-length etc
shoulder pad
shoulder strap
shoulder the responsibility/duty/cost/burden etc
shoulder to shoulder
shoulder your way through/into etc
should/ought really
shouting match
shout in pain/anger/frustration etc
shout out
shout somebody ↔ down
shout something from the rooftops
shout something out
shout something ↔ out
shout sth out
shovel something into/onto something
shove off
shove up/over
show a leg!
show and tell
show business
shower cap
shower gel
show house
show jumping
show me the money
show off
show of hands
show pony
show/see somebody to the door
show (somebody) a clean pair of heels
show somebody around (something)
show somebody in a good/bad etc light
show somebody over something
show somebody the door
show (somebody) who's boss
show something to (good/great) advantage
show the way
show trial
show up
show willing
show your face
show your hand
Shredded Wheat
shred of something
shrimp cocktail
shrink from something
shrinking violet
Shriver, Maria
Shrove Tuesday
shrug something ↔ off
shuck something ↔ off
shudder at something
shuffle your feet
Shula, Don
shut/close the door on something
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
shut down
shut ears to
shut ears to something
shut ears to sth
Shute, Nevil
shut eyes to
shut eyes to something
shut eyes to sth
shut in
shut off
shut out
shut somebody in (something)
shut somebody/something ↔ away
shut something in the door/drawer etc
shuttle diplomacy
shut trap
shut up
shut up shop
shut your ears to
shut your ears to something
shut your ears to sth
shut your eyes/ears to something
shut your eyes to
shut your eyes to something
shut your eyes to sth
shut your mouth/face/trap!
shut your trap
shut your trap!
shy away from something
Siamese cat
Siamese twin
Sibelius, Jean
sibling rivalry
SIB, the
Sichuan Earthquake, the
sick as a parrot
sick at heart
sick building syndrome
sickening thud/crash/sound etc
sicken of something
sick leave
sickle-cell anaemia
sickness benefit
sick note
sick pay
sick something ↔ up
side benefit
side by side
side dish
side effect
side issue
sidelong look/glance
side order
side road
sidestep a problem/issue/question
side street
side-view mirror
Siegel, Bugsy
siege mentality
Siege of Sidney Street, the
Siegfried Line, the
Sierra Club, the
Sierra Leone
Sierra Madre, the
Sierra Nevada, the
sift something ↔ out
sigh for something
sight unseen
sign a bill/legislation/agreement into law
signal box
sign an agreement/contract/treaty etc
signature tune
signet ring
sign for something
significant figure
significant other
sign in
sign language
sign off
sign of life
sign of the times
sign on
sign on the dotted line
sign out
sign something ↔ away
sign something ↔ over
sign up
Sihanouk, King Norodom
Sikes, Bill
silence/a hush/sadness etc falls
Silence of the Lambs, The
silent majority
Silent Night
silent partner
silicon chip
silicone implant
Silicon Glen
Silicon Valley
Silk Cut
Silk Road, the
silk screen
Sills, Beverly
silly billy
silly season
silt up
silver anniversary
silver birch
silver bullet
silver dollar
silver foil
silver jubilee
silver medal
silver paper
silver plate
silver screen
Silvers, Phil
silver surfer
silver tongue
silver wedding anniversary
Sim card
Simenon, Georges
simmer down
simnel cake
Simon and Garfunkel
Simone, Nina
Simon, Neil
Simon, Paul
simple fracture
simple interest
Simple Simon
Simply Red
Simpson, O.J.
Simpsons, The
Simpson, Wallis
Sinatra, Frank
sin bin
(since somebody was) in short pants
since when?
since when
since when ...?
Sinclair C5
Sinclair, Sir Clive
Sinclair, Upton
Sinden, Sir Donald
sine qua non
sing a different tune
sing along
Sing a song of sixpence
Singer, Isaac Bashevis
singing from the same hymn book
singing from the same hymn sheet
Singin' in the Rain
single bed/room etc
single combat
single cream
single currency
single figures
single file
single honours
single market
singleness of purpose
single parent
single-sex school/college etc
single somebody/something ↔ out
single track road
sing out
sing/shout at the top of your voice
Sing Sing
sing somebody's praises
sing up
sink estate/school
sink in
sinking feeling
sinking fund
sink or swim
sink so low
sink without trace
sink your differences
Sinn Féin
sipping lid
siren voices/song/call
Sirhan Sirhan
sister paper/publication/company etc
Sistine Chapel, the
Sisulu, Walter
sit around
sit back
sit/be on the fence
sit by
sit down
sit-down strike/protest
sit in
sit in for somebody
sit in judgment (on/over somebody)
sit/lie/lean back
sit on something
sit on the fence
sit on your hands
sit something ↔ out
sit/stand bolt upright
sit through something
sit tight
Sitting Bull
sitting duck
sitting member
sitting room
sitting tenant
situation comedy
sit up
SI unit
Six Feet Under
six figures/digits
six-footer/eighteen-footer etc
Six Nations Championship, the
sixteenth note
sixth form
sixth form college
sixth former
sixth sense
Sixty Minutes
sixty something/John something etc
size somebody/something ↔ up
size zero
skate over/around something
skating on thin ice
skating rink
skeet shooting
skeeve somebody out
skeleton key
skeleton staff/crew/service etc
sketch in ↔ something
ski boot
ski cross
skid mark
skid row
ski jump
ski lift
skimmed milk
skim somebody/something ↔ off
skim stones/pebbles etc
skin and bone
skin graft
Skinner, B.F.
skin somebody alive
skin up
ski pants
skip a year/grade
skip it!
ski plane
skip off
ski pole
skipping rope
skip rocks/stones
skip town/skip the country
skirting board
ski run
ski slope
skull and crossbones
skull cap
sky marshal
Sky Tower
Sky TV
Skywalker, Luke
slab of cake/chocolate/meat etc
slag heap
slag somebody ↔ off
slake a desire/craving etc
slake your thirst
slam dunk
slam on the brakes
slam the door in somebody's face
slanging match
slap bang
slap somebody down
slap somebody on the back
slap something ↔ on
slap-up meal/dinner etc
slasher film/movie etc
slash your wrists
slate blue/grey
Slaughter of the Innocents, the
slave driver
slave labour
SLD, the
sleep around
sleep deeply
sleep heavily
sleep in
sleeping bag
Sleeping Beauty
sleeping car
sleeping/dining/buffet car
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping policeman
sleeping sickness
sleep on it
sleep over
sleep rough
sleep something ↔ off
sleep through
sleep tight
sleep together
sleep two/four/six etc
sleep with somebody
sleight of hand
S level
sliced bread
slice/share/piece of the pie
slice something ↔ off
slick something ↔ down/back
slide projector
slide rule
sliding door
sliding scale
slim down
Slim Fast
slings and arrows
sling your hook
slip a disc
slip away
slip case
slip of the tongue
slip of the tongue/pen
slip one over on somebody
slip out
slipped disc
slip road
slip something ↔ in
slip through the net
slip up
slip your mind/memory
Sloane Ranger
Sloane Square
slob around/out
slobber over somebody/something
Slob, Wayne and Waynetta
sloe gin
slog it out
slop around/about
slope off
slop out
sloppy joe
slot in
slot machine
slotted spoon
Slough of Despond, the
slough something ↔ off
Slovo, Joe
slow down
slow food
slow handclap
slow lane
slowly but surely
slow motion
slow off the mark
slow on the uptake
slug it out
slumber party
slum it/be slumming
slummy mummy
slush fund
sly smile/glance/wink etc
smack of something
smack somebody up
smack your lips
small ad
small arms
small business/firm/farmer etc
small change
small claims court
small fry
small intestine
small office/home office
small print
small screen
small talk
small-time crook/gangster etc
smart alec
smart arse
smart bomb
smart card
smart drug
smarten something ↔ up
smart off
smash-and-grab raid/attack etc
smash a record
smash/blow etc something to smithereens
smash hit
smash/rip/tear something to pieces
smash something ↔ down
smash something ↔ in
smash something ↔ up
smear campaign
smear test
smell a rat
smelling salts
smell something ↔ out
smell trouble/danger etc
smell wrong/fishy/odd etc
smile/grin broadly
smile/grin etc from ear to ear
Smith, Adam
Smith and Wesson
Smith, Bessie
Smith, Dame Maggie
Smith, Delia
Smith, Iain Duncan
Smith, Ian
Smith, John
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Ozzie
Smith, Paul
Smithsonian Institution, the
Smith Square
Smiths, The
Smith, Will
Smith, Winston
Smith, Zadie
smitten with/by something
smoke alarm
smoke bomb
smoke detector
smoked glass
smoked salmon/bacon/sausage etc
smoke-filled room
smoke-free environment/zone etc
smokeless coal/fuel
smokeless tobacco
smoke like a chimney
smoke signal
smoke somebody/something ↔ out
smokestack industry
Smokey the Bear
smoking gun
smoking jacket
smoking room
Smoky Mountains, the
smooth something ↔ away
smooth something ↔ out
smooth something ↔ over
smooth-textured/coarse-textured/fine-textured etc
smooth the way/path for something
smother somebody with kisses
snack bar
snagging list
snail mail
snake charmer
snake eyes
snake oil
snake oil salesman/peddler
Snakes and Ladders
snap election
snap judgment/decision
snap on
snap on/off
snap out of something
snap somebody/something ↔ up
snap to attention
snap to it
snap your fingers
snare drum
snatch at something
snatch squad
sneak a look/glance/peek
sneak on somebody
sneak preview
sneak up
sniff at something
sniffer dog
sniff something ↔ out
snob value/appeal
snooker/billiard/ping-pong etc table
snooze button
snowball effect
snow blindness
snowboard cross
snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc
snow-capped, white-capped etc
snow chains
snow-clad/ivy-clad etc
snow cone
snow day
Snowdon, Lord
snow globe
snow/ice field
snow job
Snow, Jon
snow line
snow pea
snow plough
snow route
snow tire
snub nose
snub-nosed pistol/revolver etc
snuff it
snuff something/somebody ↔ out
Snyder, Ruth
soak something ↔ up
Soap, Joe
soap opera
soap powder
so/as far as I am aware
so as to do something
so be it
Sobers, Sir Gary
sober up
sobriety checkpoint
sob story
soccer mom
Social and Liberal Democrats, the
social audit
Social Chapter, the
social climber
social club
social conscience
social contract
social democracy
Social Democrat and Labour Party, the
Social Democratic Party, the
social engineering
social exclusion
social fund
social gaming
social housing
Socialist Workers Party, the
socialized medicine
social/legal/political etc framework
social media
social networking
social networking site
social/personal/sex etc life
social science
social security
Social Security
Social Security Number
social service
social services
social sharing
social studies
social work
social worker
Society of Friends, the
Society of Jesus, the
sock it to somebody
sock puppet
sock something ↔ away
soda fountain
sod all
soda pop
soda siphon
soda water
Soderbergh, Steven
sod it/that
sodium bicarbonate
sodium chloride
sod off
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sod's law
sofa bed
so far
so far so good
sofa surfing
soft copy
soft currency
soft drink
soft drug
soften/cushion the blow
soften somebody/something ↔ up
soft focus
soft fruit
soft furnishings
soft in the head
soft landing
soft loan/credit
softly-softly approach
softly spoken
soft money
soft palate
soft porn
soft sell
soft shoulder
soft synth
soft target
soft toy
Soham Murders, the
so help me (God)
Soil Association, the
solar cell
solar farm
solar panel
solar plexus
solar system
solar year
soldering iron
soldier of fortune
soldier on
sold out
solemnize a marriage
Solent, the
solicitor general
solid fuel
solitary confinement
Solomon Islands, the
so long
so long!
solvent abuse
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander
some 500 people/50%/£100 etc
somebody always was lucky/untidy etc
somebody and company
somebody bought it
somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something
somebody can breathe easy/easily
somebody can/could do something for England
somebody can do something in their sleep
somebody can do something standing on their head
somebody can ill afford (to do) something
somebody can keep something
somebody cannot but do something
somebody can sleep easy
somebody can stick something
somebody can stuff something
somebody can't abide somebody/something
somebody can take a joke
somebody can take it or leave it
somebody can't/couldn't be bothered (to do something)
somebody can't do something to save his/her life
somebody can't get it into their (thick) skull
somebody can't have it both ways
somebody can't help (doing) something
somebody can't help noticing something
somebody can't wait/can hardly wait
somebody can whistle for something
somebody could do worse than do something
somebody could have sworn (that) ...
somebody couldn't care less
somebody deserves a medal
somebody doesn't do nice/funny/sensible etc
somebody doesn't have much meat on him/her
somebody got game
somebody had better/best do something
somebody had (got) it coming
somebody has arrived
somebody has been had
somebody has decided to honour us with their presence
somebody has learned their lesson
somebody hasn't heard the last of somebody/something
somebody has paid their debt to society
somebody has their own life to lead
somebody has to pinch themselves
somebody is a fast worker
somebody is a (good) laugh
somebody is all wet
somebody is golden
somebody is (great/good) fun
somebody is helping the police with their enquiries
somebody is jamming
somebody is just fooling
somebody is (living) on another planet/what planet is somebody on?
somebody is no spring chicken
somebody is not getting any younger
somebody is not long for this world
somebody is not shy about (doing) something
somebody is not too swift
somebody is only human
somebody is (so) up himself/herself etc
somebody is up to their (old) tricks
somebody knows best
somebody may be pardoned for doing something
somebody only has himself/herself to blame
somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time
somebody's affections
somebody's aim is true
somebody's alma mater
somebody's alter ego
somebody's answer to something
somebody's bark is worse than their bite
somebody's bete noire
somebody's betrothed
somebody's blood freezes
somebody's blood is up
somebody's card is marked
somebody's cast of mind
somebody's chances
somebody's chickens come home to roost
somebody's chickens have come home to roost
somebody's clutches
somebody's coffers
somebody's concern
somebody's countryman
somebody's days
somebody's declining years
somebody's doppelganger
somebody's double
somebody's dulcet tones
somebody's ears are burning
somebody's ears are flapping
somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full
somebody's elders (and betters)
somebody's energies
somebody's estranged husband/wife
somebody's eyes are out on stalks
somebody's eyes/gaze settles on somebody/something
somebody's eyes popped (out of their head)
somebody's face doesn't fit
somebody's favourite tipple
somebody's fellows
somebody's finest hour
somebody's game
somebody's going to love something
somebody's good offices
somebody's good offices/the good offices of somebody
somebody's hackles rise
somebody's hand (in marriage)
somebody's handiwork
somebody's hands are tied
somebody's head is spinning
somebody's heart goes out to somebody
somebody's heart is in the right place
somebody's heart isn't in it
somebody's heart leaps
somebody's heart misses a beat
somebody's heart misses/skips a beat
somebody's heart sinks
somebody's hide
somebody's humble abode
somebody's idea of a joke
somebody's inner voice
somebody's inside/insides
somebody's jaw dropped
somebody's keep
somebody's kind of person/thing/place etc
somebody's labours
somebody's life flashes before their eyes
somebody's likes and dislikes
somebody's line manager
somebody's lord and master
somebody's make-up
somebody's memory
somebody's memory is playing tricks on them
somebody's mind goes blank
somebody's mind is not on something
somebody's mind is racing
somebody's mind is wandering
somebody's mind wanders
somebody's mortal remains
somebody's movements
somebody's name is mud
somebody's namesake
somebody's native soil
somebody's number comes up
somebody's number is up
somebody's old lady
somebody's old woman
somebody/something apart
somebody/something bites
somebody/something can't compete with somebody/something
somebody/something could stand something
somebody/something excepted
somebody/something gets my vote
somebody/something happens to be something
somebody/something has had it
somebody/something has yet to do something
somebody/something is here to do something
somebody/something is not all that
somebody/something is not known to be something
somebody/something is the exception that proves the rule
somebody/something is to blame (for something)
somebody/something/it won't be long
somebody/something makes my flesh creep
somebody/something of note
somebody/something rocks
somebody/something rules
somebody/something's former self
somebody's opposite number
somebody's part in something
somebody's patch
somebody's paths cross
somebody's people
somebody's post
somebody's pride and joy
somebody's roots
somebody's safety
somebody's say-so
somebody's scalp
somebody's schooldays
somebody's sense of self
somebody's shadow
somebody's shout
somebody's side of a deal/bargain
somebody's/something's claim to fame
somebody's/something's day
somebody's/something's days are numbered
somebody's/something's last gasp
somebody's/something's sphere of influence
somebody's/something's stablemate
somebody's spiritual home
somebody's stamping ground
somebody's stock is high/low
somebody's stomping ground
somebody's strong suit
somebody's studies
somebody's stuff
somebody's susceptibilities
somebody's system
somebody's take (on something)
somebody started it!
somebody's temperature
somebody's time in/at/as something
somebody's too good for somebody
somebody's trail/scent is cold
somebody's understanding (of something)
somebody's universe
somebody's voice shakes
somebody's waters break
somebody's word is law
somebody's words
somebody's worst fears were realized
somebody's your man
somebody tells me (that)
somebody the Younger
somebody was all ...
somebody was (just) minding their own business
somebody was never meant for something/to be something
somebody will be laughing on the other side of their face
somebody will be the death of me
somebody will live to regret it
somebody will murder you
somebody will never hear the last of something
somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry
somebody will not go near somebody/something
somebody will not rest until ...
somebody will/would/should etc go far
somebody won't thank you (for doing something)
somebody would do well to do something
somebody would give their eye teeth for something
somebody would give their right arm to do something
somebody would give the world to do something
somebody would (just) as soon
somebody wouldn't hurt/harm a fly
somebody would sooner do something (than)
somebody would turn in their grave
somebody wrote the book on something
some friend you are/some help she was etc
Some Like It Hot
some little/few something
some more
some people have all the luck
Somerset House
Somerset Maugham, W.
something about somebody/something
something/anything/what happens to somebody/something
something can/can't wait
something can't be bad
something concentrates the mind
something doesn't bear repeating
something doesn't bear thinking about
something doesn't/can't compare (with something)
something doesn't/won't wash (with somebody)
something expresses itself
something fierce
something has much/little/nothing to recommend it
something has somebody's name on it
(something) in the neighbourhood of £500/30% etc
something is a dirty word
something is a gleam in somebody's eye
something is a go
something is (a) no go
something is as American as apple pie
something is a two-way street
something is child's play
something is in the wind
something is in the works/pipeline
something is just one of those things
something is (like) a religion
something is like herding cats
something is like pulling teeth
something is loaded against somebody/something
something is no joke
something is not a bed of roses
something is not all/everything it's cracked up to be
something is not an exact science
something is not brain surgery
something is not for somebody
something is not for the faint-hearted
something is not rocket science
something is not to be missed
something is of the essence
something is only skin deep
something is small potatoes
something is somebody's middle name
something is the new ...
something is the new rock 'n' roll
something is up
something is wearing thin
something is (well) worth waiting for
something is written in the stars
something like
something like 100/2,000 etc
something must not go any further
something of a shock/surprise etc
something of five/many etc years' standing
something of the/that kind
something on steroids
something presents itself
something/somebody has their uses
something/someone/somewhere etc or other
something sucks
something suggests itself
something that would make somebody blush
something to eat/drink/read/do etc
something was meant to be/happen
something will go down in history
something will run and run
something won't/doesn't hurt
something would not come/go amiss
somewhere along the line
somewhere around/between etc
(somewhere) in the region of something
Somme, the
Somoza, Anastasio
so much for
so much for somebody/something
so much for something
so much for sth
so much the better
Sondheim, Stephen
so near and yet so far
son et lumière
Song of Solomon, the
Songs of Praise
sonic boom
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonny Jim
son of a bitch
son of a gun
Son of God
Sons and Lovers
Sons of Liberty, the
Sontag, Susan
sooner or later
Sooty and Sweep
Sopranos, The
sop something ↔ up
Sorbonne, the
Sorcerer's Apprentice, the
sore loser
sore point/spot/subject (with somebody)
Soros, George
sorry/I'm sorry
sorry to bother you
sorting office
sort of
sort of thing
sort something/somebody ↔ out
sort through something
so she is/so there are etc
So Solid Crew
so there!
so to speak
sotto voce
soul food
soul jazz
soul mate
soul music
soul patch
Sound and the Fury, The
sound asleep
sound barrier
sound bite
sound check
sound effects
sounding board
soundly defeated/beaten/thrashed
sound off
Sound of Music, The
sound somebody/something ↔ out
sound system
sound wave
soup/dish/fish etc of the day
soup kitchen
soup something ↔ up
soup spoon
source code
sour cream
sour grapes
South Africa
South African
South America
South Australia
South Bank, the
South Carolina
South Circular, the
South Dakota
South Downs, the
Southeast Asia
South East, the
Southend on Sea
Southern Alps, the
Southern Baptist
Southern belle
Southern Comfort
southern hemisphere
Southern Ireland
Southern Lights
Southern States, the
Southey, Robert
South Georgia
South Glamorgan
South Island, the
South Kensington
South of France
South Pacific
South Park
South Pole
South Sea Bubble, the
South Seas, the
South Wales
South Yorkshire
souvenir/autograph/bargain etc hunter
Soviet bloc, the
Soviet Union, the
so what?
sow your wild oats
soya bean
soy sauce
space bar
space cadet
space capsule
spaced out
Space Invaders
Spacek, Sissy
Space Needle, the
space probe
space shuttle
space station
space tourist
Spacey, Kevin
Spaghetti Junction
spaghetti western
Spanish-American War, the
Spanish Civil War, the
Spanish Main, the
Spanish Steps
spanking clean
spanking new
spare a glance
spare a thought for somebody
spare change
spare key/battery/clothes etc
spare no expense/effort
spare part
Spare Rib
spare ribs
spare room
spare somebody
spare somebody's blushes
spare somebody's feelings
spare time/moment/hour etc
spare tyre
sparking plug
Spark, Muriel
spark of interest/excitement/anger etc
spark plug
spark somebody's interest/hope/curiosity etc
sparring partner
spasm of grief/laughter/coughing etc
spate of something
speak/ask/answer etc directly
Speaker of the House
Speaker's Corner
speak for
speak in tongues
speak of something
speak of the devil
speak out
speak out of turn
speak/talk out of turn
speak the Queen's English
speak the same language
speak/think well of somebody
speak to somebody/something
speak up
speak volumes (about/for something)
speak with authority
speak with forked tongue
speak with one voice
speak your mind
special agent
Special Branch
special constable
special delivery
special education
special effect
special forces
special interest group
special interests
special licence
special measures
special needs
special offer
Special Olympics, the
special pleading
special prosecutor
special school
specific gravity
specific to something
spectator sport
speech day
speech impediment
speech marks
speech recognition
speech synthesizer
speech therapy
speed bump
speed by
speed camera
speed dating
speed dial
speed limit
speed reading
speed skating
speed/traffic humps
speed trap
speed up
spell checker
spell/grammar checker
spelling bee
spell something ↔ out
spell trouble/disaster/danger etc
Spence, Sir Basil
spend a penny
spending money
spend the night with somebody/spend the night together
Spenser, Edmund
sperm bank
sperm count
sperm whale
Sperry, Elmer Ambrose
Spice Girls, The
spick and span
spike heels
spike somebody's guns
spill blood
spill into/onto something
spill over
spill the beans
spill your guts
spina bifida
spinal column
spinal cord
Spinal Tap
spin a tale/story/yarn
spin doctor
spin like a top
spinning wheel
spin off
spin out
spin your wheels
spiral notebook
spiral staircase
spirit level
Spirit of St. Louis, The
spirit somebody/something away/off
spit and polish
spit it out
spit the dummy
spitting image
spit up
splash guard
splash of colour
splash out (something)
splinter group
split ends
split hairs
split infinitive
split off
split on somebody
split personality
split screen
split second
split shift
split something two/three etc ways
split the difference
split ticket
splitting headache
split up
split your sides
Spock, Dr Benjamin
Spock, Mr
spoil somebody rotten
spoken English/language etc
sponge bag
sponge cake
sponge pudding
sponsored walk/swim etc
spontaneous combustion
sport coat
Sport First
sporting chance (of doing something)
Sporting Life, The
sport jacket
sports bra
sports car
sports centre
sports coat
sports day
sport shirt
Sports Illustrated
sports jacket
sports shirt
sport-utility vehicle
spot betting
spot check
spot fixing
spots of rain
spotted dick
spout of water/blood etc
spray can
spray gun
spray paint
spray somebody/something with bullets
spray tan
spread betting
spread of land/water
spread out
spread seeds/manure/fertilizer
spread your wings
spring a leak
spring a surprise
spring a trap
Spring Bank Holiday
spring break
spring chicken
spring fever
spring for something
spring from something
spring into action
spring into existence/being
spring in your step
spring onion
spring roll
spring something on somebody
spring tide
spring to attention
spring to mind
spring to somebody's defence
spring to (somebody's) mind
spring training
spring up
springy step/walk
spruce up
spy on somebody
spy something ↔ out
Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The
SQC, the
squad car
squadron leader
square bracket
square dance
square deal
square knot
square meal
square metre/mile etc
square mile
Square Mile, the
square off
square one
square root
square something ↔ away
square the circle
square up
square with
square your shoulders
squash up
squeaky clean
squeezed middle
squeeze of lemon/lime etc
squeeze somebody/something ↔ in
squeeze something ↔ out
squeeze up
squeeze your eyes shut
squirrel something ↔ away
squirt gun
Sri Lanka
stab at (doing) something
stab in the back
stable boy
stable girl
stab of pain/disappointment/fear etc
stab somebody in the back
stack the cards
stack up
staff nurse
staff officer
staff sergeant
stage a comeback
stage a comeback/recovery etc
stage direction
stage door
stage fright
stage left
stage manager
stage name
stage right
stage whisper
staging area
staging post
stag night
stag party
stained glass
stainless steel
stain on somebody's character/name/reputation etc
stain somebody's name/honour/reputation etc
stakeholder economy
stake (out) a claim
stake something ↔ out
stake your claim (for something)
stalking horse
stalwart supporter/ally etc
Stamford Bridge
Stamp Act, the
stamp collecting
stamp duty
stamped addressed envelope
stamping ground
stamp on somebody/something
stamp somebody as something
stamp something ↔ out
stand accused (of something)
stand a chance/hope (of doing something)
stand against somebody/something
stand alone
standard deviation
Standard grade
standard lamp
standard of living
Standard Oil
standard time
stand around
stand at attention
(stand) at ease
stand bail
stand by
standby time
stand down
stand easy
stand firm/stand fast
stand for something
stand guard (over somebody/something)
stand/hold firm
stand in
Standing Committee
standing joke
standing order
standing room
stand in line
stand in somebody's way
stand on your dignity
stand on your head/hands
stand on your own (two) feet
stand or fall by/on something
stand out
stand out against something
stand over somebody
stand pat
St Andrews
stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead
stand somebody a drink/meal etc
stand still
stand surety (for somebody)
stand tall
stand to
stand to/at attention
stand to attention
stand to do something
stand trial
stand up
stand up for somebody/something
stand up to somebody/something
Stanislavsky, Constantin
Stanley Cup, the
Stanley knife
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
staple diet
staple gun
star anise
star chamber
stare somebody out
star jump
stark naked
stark raving bonkers
stark raving mad
(stark) raving mad/bonkers
Star of Bethlehem, the
Star of David
Starr Report, the
Stars and Bars, the
Stars and Stripes, the
Starship Enterprise
star sign
Stars in their Eyes
Starsky and Hutch
Star-Spangled Banner, the
start a family
start afresh/anew
start back
start/begin anew
starter home
starter motor
starter pack
start from scratch/zero
start/get off on the wrong/right foot
start in
starting blocks
starting gate
starting line
starting point
starting price
start off
start on somebody/something
start out
start over
Star Trek
start something/anything
start/stop the clock
start up
star turn
start young
starvation diet
starvation wages
starve somebody/something of something
starve somebody ↔ out
Star Wars
state attorney
state benefit
state court
State Department
state/frame of mind
state line
stately home
Staten Island
state of affairs
state of emergency
State of the Union address, the
State Opening of Parliament, the
state park
State Registered Nurse
state school
State Second Pension, the
State's evidence
States, the
state the obvious
state trooper
state university
static electricity
station break
station house
station master
stations of the Cross, the
station wagon
statistical quality control
Statue of Liberty, the
status quo
status symbol
statute book
statute law
statute of limitations
statutory offence
statutory rape
stave something ↔ in
stave something ↔ off
stay after (school)
stay an order/ruling/execution etc
stay in
staying power
stay on
stay out
stay put
stay somebody's hand
stay the course
stay tuned
stay up
St Bernard
STB, the
Steadman, Alison
steady boyfriend/girlfriend
steady job/work/income
steady on!
steady relationship
steady state theory
steak tartare
steal a kiss
steal a look/glance etc
steal a march on somebody
steal somebody's heart
steal somebody's thunder
steal the show/limelight/scene
stealth tax
steam ahead
steam clean
steam iron
steam room
steam shovel
steam something ↔ open/off
steam up
Steed, John
steel band
Steel, Danielle
steel drum
Steele, Sir Richard
steel guitar
steel mill
steel wool
steel yourself
steer a course
steer clear
steering committee
steering wheel
Steffens, Lincoln
Steinbeck, John
Steinbrenner, George
Steinem, Gloria
Steiner, Rudolf
Stein, Gertrude
Stein, Jock
Stein, Rick
Stella Artois
stem cell
stem from something
Sten gun
step aerobics
step change
step down
Stepford Wives, The
step forward
Stephenson, George
Stephenson, Robert
step in
step into/fill somebody's shoes
step into something
step into the breach
step on it
step on somebody's toes
step out
step out of line
stepping stones
Steptoe and Son
step up
Stern, David
Sterne, Laurence
Stern, Howard
Stern, Isaac
Stevens, Cat
Stevenson, Adlai
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stevens Report, the
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stevens, Wallace
Stewart, Alec
Stewart, James
Stewart, Rod
St Helens, Mount
sth like
stick around
stick at something
stick by somebody/something
sticker price
stick figure
sticking point
stick in mind
stick in sb throat
stick insect
stick in somebody's throat
stick in somebody's throat/gullet
stick in throat
stick man
stick out
stick out for something
stick out/stand out a mile
stick/poke your nose into something
stick/put etc the knife in/into someone
stick shift
stick/stand out like a sore thumb
stick/stay in somebody's mind
stick together
stick to somebody's ribs
stick to something
stick up
stick up for somebody
stick with something/somebody
sticky note
stiff drink/whisky etc
stiff upper lip
stiff wind/breeze
Stiller, Ben
still life
still more/further/another/other
still waters run deep
stinging attack/report/letter etc
stinging nettle
sting somebody for something
stink bomb
stinking drunk
stinking letter
stinking rich
stink something ↔ out
stipendiary magistrate
stirrup pants
stir somebody/something ↔ up
stitch somebody/something ↔ up
stitch something ↔ together
St Ives
St James's Palace
St James's Park
St John Ambulance
St Katharine's Dock
St Kilda
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lawrence River, the
St Lawrence Seaway, the
St Leger, the
St. Louis
St Lucia
St Martin-in-the-Fields
St Michael
St Moritz
Stobart, Eddie
stock car
stock certificate
stock company
stock cube
stock excuse/question/remark etc
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
stock index
stocking filler
stocking mask
stock item/size
stock market
stock of jokes/knowledge/courage etc
stock option
Stockton, John
stock up
Stoke Mandeville
Stoker, Bram
Stokowski, Leopold
stomach pump
stomach upset
stomping ground
Stone Age
stone circle
stone-cold sober
stone dead
stone deaf
stone faced
Stone of Scone, the
Stone, Oliver
Stone, Sharon
stone somebody to death
stone the crows!
stony faced
stoop to something
stop back
stop by (something)
Stopes, Marie
stop-go approach/policies etc
stop/halt (dead) in your tracks
stop in
stop-loss order
stop off
stop out
stop over
Stoppard, Sir Tom
stopping distance
stopping train
stop press
stop short
stop short of doing
stop short of doing something
stop short of (doing) something
stop short of doing sth
stop up
storage heater
store brand
store card
store detective
storefront church/law office/school etc
storehouse of information/memories etc
store up trouble/problems etc
storm cellar
storm cloud
storm door
storm drain
storm lantern
storm window
storybook ending/romance etc
story line
Stowe, Harriet Beecher
St Pancras
St Paul
St Petersburg
Strachey, Lytton
straight arrow
straight away
straighten out
straighten up
straight face
straight from the shoulder
straight man
(straight/right) from the horse's mouth
straight shooter
straight/stiff as a ramrod
straight ticket
straight up
strain every nerve
strains of something
Strait of Magellan, the
strange bedfellows
strangely/oddly/curiously etc enough
Strangers' Gallery, the
strangled cry/gasp/voice etc
strapless dress/gown/bra
strapped (for cash)
Strasberg, Lee
Strategic Defense Initiative, the
Strauss, Johann
Strauss, Richard
Stravinsky, Igor
strawberry blonde
strawberry-flavoured/chocolate-flavoured etc
straw in the wind
straw man
straw poll
streak of lightning/fire/light etc
streaky bacon
streaming media
stream of consciousness
Streep, Meryl
Streetcar Named Desire, A
street children
street cred
Street Fighter
street people
Street-Porter, Janet
streets ahead (of somebody/something)
street value
Streisand, Barbra
strep throat
stress mark
stress somebody out
stretch limo
stretch mark
stretch out
stretch the truth/facts
stretch your legs
strewn with something
Strictly Come Dancing
strictly speaking
strike a balance (between something)
strike a bargain/deal
strike a blow for somebody/something
strike a chord
strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note
strike a match
strike a pose/attitude
strike back
strike gold
strike gold/oil etc
strike home
strike it lucky
strike it rich
strike on/upon something
strike out
strike pay
strike somebody as (being) something
strike somebody dead
strike somebody/something ↔ off
strike somebody ↔ down
strike terror/fear into somebody's heart
strike/touch a chord (with somebody)
strike up
strike while the iron is hot
string along
string bean
stringed instrument
Stringfellow, Peter
string of pearls/lights/beads etc
string somebody ↔ up
string something ↔ out
string something ↔ together
string theory
string tie
strip cartoon
strip club
strip joint
strip light
strip lighting
strip mall
strip mine
strip poker
strip search
strip show
strip somebody of something
strip something ↔ away
strobe light
stroke of genius/inspiration etc
stroke of lightning
stroke of luck/fortune
stroke somebody's ego
strong accent
strong-arm tactics/methods etc
strong language
strong-limbed/long-limbed etc
strong nose/chin/features
strong wind/current/tide
structural engineer
structured reality
struggle on
strung out
strut your stuff
St Thomas
St Trinian’s
St Tropez
Stuart, Charles Edward
Stuart, Gilbert
Stuart, James Edward
Stuart, Mary
stubborn resistance/refusal/determination etc
Stubbs, George
stub something ↔ out
stub your toe
stuck with
student body
student government
student loan
student teaching
student union
studio audience
stud muffin
study hall
stuffed animal
stuffed shirt
stuff it
stuff yourself
stumble on/across/upon something
stumbling block
stump speech/speaker
stump up (something)
stun gun
stunt man
stunt woman
stupid with cold/sleep/shock etc
Stuyvesant, Peter
St Vincent and the Grenadines
style it out
style-setter/trend-setter/standard-setter etc
style sheet
style yourself something
styling products/mousse/spray etc
Styron, William
Styx, the
Subic Bay
subject matter
subject somebody/something to something
subject to
subject to contract
sub judice
submachine gun
submarine sandwich
submerge yourself in something
subordinate clause
sub-post office
subscribe to something
subsistence allowance/payment etc
subsistence farming/agriculture etc
substance abuse
substitute teacher
success story
such and such
such as
sucker punch
sucker somebody into something
suck it and see
suck up
sudden death
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
sue for peace
Suez Canal, the
Suez Crisis, the
suffice (it) to say (that)
sugar beet
Sugar Bowl, the
sugar cube
sugar daddy
Sugar Loaf Mountain
sugar lump
sugar/sweeten the pill
suggestion engine
Suharto, T. N. J.
suicide attack/mission/bombing etc
suicide bomber
suicide by cop
suicide pact
suicide tourism
suitably dressed/prepared/equipped etc
suit somebody's book
suit yourself
Sukarno, Achmad
Suleiman I
sulfur dioxide
sulfuric acid
Sullivan, Ed
Sullivan, John L
Sullivan, Louis Henry
Sullivan, Sir Arthur
sulphur dioxide
sulphuric acid
Sultan of Brunei, the
summa cum laude
Summer Bank Holiday, the
summer camp
Summer, Donna
summer holidays
summer pudding
summer school
summer solstice
summer vacation
summon a meeting/conference etc
summon up ↔ something
sum total
sum up
Sunbelt, the
sun cream
Sunday best
Sunday driver
Sunday Express, The
Sunday joint
Sunday lunch
Sunday Mirror, The
Sunday paper
Sunday Post, The
Sunday roast
Sunday school
Sunday Sport, The
Sunday Telegraph, The
Sunday Times, The
sun god
sun hat
sunken cheeks/eyes etc
sun lounge
sun lounger
Sun Microsystems
Sunna, the
sunny/bright intervals
sunny-side up
sun porch
Sun reader
sunrise industry
Sunset Boulevard
sunset industry
suntan lotion
Sun, The
Sun Yat Sen
sun yourself
superannuation scheme
Super Bowl, the
Superior, Lake
super power
Super Tuesday
supply and demand
supply line
supply ship/convoy/route etc
supply-side economics
supply teacher
support a habit
support group
supporting part/role/actor etc
supporting wall/beam etc
Supreme Being
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice
Supremes, The
sure as hell
sure enough
surely not
sure of yourself
sure thing
surface area
surface mail
surface tension
surface-to-air missile
surface-to-surface missile
Surface Transportation Board, the
surf the Net/Internet
Surgeon General
surgical spirit
surgical stocking/collar etc
surgical strike
surprised/angry/pleased etc isn't the word for it
surprise guest/visitor etc
surrender to something
surrogate mother
surround yourself with somebody/something
survey course
survival kit
survival of the fittest
Susann, Jacqueline
susceptible of something
suspected burglar/terrorist/spy etc
suspend disbelief
suspended animation
suspended sentence
suspender belt
suspend judgment
suspension bridge
Sutcliffe, Peter
Sutherland, Donald
Sutherland, Graham
Sutherland, Joan
Sutherland, Keifer
Sutter's Mill
Sutton Hoo
Suwannee, the
Suzuki method, the
swaddling clothes
Swaggart, Jimmy
Swallows and Amazons
swallow somebody/something ↔ up
swallow your pride
Swanee, the
Swan Lake
Swanson, Gloria
swap meet
swap places
swarm with somebody/something
SWAT team
swear by something
swear like a trooper
swear sb to secrecy
swear somebody to secrecy
swear somebody to secrecy/silence
swear somebody ↔ in
swear to secrecy
swear word
sweat blood
sweated labour
sweat gland
sweat something ↔ off
sweat something ↔ out
sweat suit
Sweeney, the
Sweeney Todd
sweep/brush something under the carpet
sweeping statement/generalization
sweeping victory
sweep somebody along
sweep somebody off their feet
sweep somebody/something away
sweep something ↔ aside
sweep the board
sweep up
sweetened condensed milk
sweet FA
sweet gum
sweetheart deal
sweetie pie
sweet nothings
sweet pea
sweet pepper
sweet potato
sweet roll
sweet-spirited/tough-spirited/rebellious-spirited etc
sweet william
swell with pride/anger etc
Swift, Graham
Swift, Jonathan
swim against the tide/current etc
swimming bath
swimming cap
swimming costume
swimming pool
swimming suit
swimming trunks
Swinburne, Algernon
swine flu
swing around/round
swing both ways
swing bridge
swing by (something)
swing door
swingeing cuts
swinging door
swinging sixties
swing into action
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
swings and roundabouts
swing set
swing shift
swing the lead
swipe card
Swiss ball
Swiss chard
Swiss Family Robinson, the
Swiss Guard, the
Swiss roll
Swiss steak
Switch card
switch off
switch on
switch over
swivel chair
swizzle stick
sword dance
sworn enemies
sworn statement/evidence/testimony etc
swot up
Syal, Meera
sympathetic figure/character
synchronized swimming
synchronize your watches
Synge, J. M.
system administrator
systems analyst
system tray
São Paulo
São Tomé and Príncipe
tab key
table a
table dancing
table d'hôte
table football
table lamp
table linen
table manners
table mat
Table Mountain
table tennis
table-top experiment
tabletop sale
table wine
tabula rasa
tack something ↔ on
Taco Bell
tactical voting
tactical weapon/missile
Taft, William Howard
tag along
tag cloud
Tagliabue, Paul
tag on
Tagore, Rabindranath
tag question
T'ai Chi
tail away
tail back
tailgate party
tail light
tail off
Taj Mahal, the
take a back seat
take a back seat (to somebody/something)
take a bath
take a beating
take a bend/fence/corner etc
take a bit of doing/explaining etc
take account of something
take a chance
take a dim view of something
take a dump
take advantage of
take advantage of somebody
take advantage of something (to do something)
take a firm stand/line
take after somebody
take against somebody/something
take a haircut
take a hammering/be given a hammering
take a hike
take a hit
take aim
take aim at somebody/something
take a knock
take a leaf out of somebody's book
take a left
take a liking to somebody/something
take a (long) hard look at something/somebody
take a lot out of you/take it out of you
take a pew
take a pop at somebody
take a pot shot at somebody/something
take a pounding
take a rain check (on something)
take a running jump
take a shine to somebody
take a turn for the worse
take a turn in/on etc something
take away from something
take a whiz
take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)
take/bring somebody/something along
take by surprise
take care
take care of somebody/something
take care over/with something
take/catch somebody by surprise
take/catch somebody unawares
take/claim/seize the moral high ground
take cognizance of something
take delight in (doing) something
take delivery of something
take/draw somebody to one side
take each day as it comes
take effect
take evasive action
take exception to something
take five
take form
take fright
take/go to (great) pains to do something
take/hand over the reins
take/have a leak
take/have/play no part in something
take-home pay
take home £120 per week/$600 a month etc
take issue with somebody/something
take it as read (that)
take it easy
take it for granted (that)
take it upon/on yourself to do something
take/keep/get somebody's mind off something
take leave of somebody/take your leave
take leave of your senses
take liberties with somebody/something
take matters into your own hands
taken aback
take/need a cold shower
take note (of something)
take off
take offence (at something)
take on
take on/assume/wear the mantle of something
take out
take over
take part
take place
take pot luck
take pride in your work/appearance etc
take/put up with shit (from somebody)
take/quote something out of context
take root
take sb by surprise
take second place (to somebody/something)
take shape
take sides
take some beating
take somebody by surprise
take somebody for a ride
take somebody into your confidence
take somebody out of themselves
take somebody's breath away
take somebody's name in vain
take somebody/something apart
take somebody/something by surprise
take somebody/something (for example)
take somebody/something for granted
take somebody/something literally
take somebody/something seriously
take somebody/something ↔ away
take somebody/something ↔ back
take somebody/something ↔ in
take somebody/something ↔ on
take somebody/something ↔ out
take somebody's part
take somebody to the cleaner's
take somebody to your heart
take somebody under your wing
take somebody up on something
take some doing
take someone to task
take something amiss
take something as a compliment
take something as given
take something as it comes
take something as read
take something at face value
take something downmarket
take something further
take something hard
take something in good part
take something into consideration
take something in tow
take something in your stride
take something on board
take something on the chin
take something on trust
take something out on somebody
take something personally
take something the wrong way
take something to bits/pieces
take something to heart
take something with a pinch/grain of salt
take something with a pinch of salt
take something ↔ down
take somewhere by storm
take sth with a pinch of salt
take stock (of something)
Take That
take the biscuit
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the easy way out
take the edge off something
take the floor
take the helm
take the law into your own hands
take the lead (in doing something)
take the lid off something
take the long view (of something)
take the mickey (out of somebody)
take the (moral) high road
take the piss (out of somebody/something)
take the place of somebody/something
take the plunge
take the rap (for something)
take the red eye
take the rough with the smooth
take the veil
take the waters
take the weight off your feet
take the wind out of somebody's sails
take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth
take the wraps off something
take time out (to do something)
take to heart
take to somebody/something
take to something like a duck to water
take to your heels
take/treat/approach something lightly
take turns
take umbrage (at something)
take up
take up/pick up the slack
take up residence
take up the cudgels (on behalf of somebody/something)
take up with somebody/something
take wing
take with a pinch of salt
take your cue from somebody
take your lumps
take your medicine (like a man)
take your places
take your time
taking one thing with another
Talbot, William Henry Fox
talcum powder
talent scout
Tale of a Tub, A
Tale of Two Cities, A
tale of woe
talk a blue streak
talk about lazy/cheap/hungry etc
talk around/round
talk back
talk/buy etc your way into/past etc something/somebody
talk dirty
talk dirty (to somebody)
talk down to somebody
talking book
talking head
talking of/about something
talking point
talking shop
talk in riddles
talk is cheap
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk posh
talk radio
talk sense
talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc
talk shop
talk show
talk smack
talk somebody into something
talk somebody out of something
talk somebody's ear off
talk somebody/something ↔ down
talk (some) sense into somebody
talk something ↔ out
talk something ↔ over
talk something ↔ up
talk/speak in riddles
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
talk the talk
talk through something
talk time
talk to something
talk to the hand
talk tough (on something)
talk to yourself
talk trash
talk turkey
talk your way out of something
tall poppy syndrome
tall ship
tall story/tale
Tambo, Oliver
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Tigers, the
Taming of the Shrew, The
Tam O'Shanter
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the
tamper with something
Tandy, Jessica
Tanganyika, Lake
tangible assets/property
tanked up
tank top
tank up
Taoiseach, the
tap dancing
tape deck
tape measure
tape record
tape recorder
tape recording
taper off
tap something ↔ in
tap something ↔ out
tap water
tar and feather
Tarantino, Quentin
Tardis, the
target audience/group/area etc
target language
Tarrant, Chris
tar sands
tartare sauce
tartaric acid
tart reply/remark etc
tart something ↔ up
Tartt, Donna
task force
taste bud
taste success/freedom/victory etc
Tate and Lyle
Tate Britain
Tate, Catherine
Tate Gallery, the
Tate, Jeffrey
Tate Modern, the
Tati, Jacques
tattoo parlour
Tatum, Art
tax avoidance
tax bracket
tax break
tax collector
tax disc
tax dodge
tax evasion
tax exempt
tax exile
tax/fare dodger
tax haven
tax inspector
taxi rank
tax refund
tax relief
tax return
tax shelter
tax somebody with something
tax year
Taylor, A J P
Taylor, Damilola
Taylor, Elizabeth
Taylor, Graham
Taylor, Lawrence
Taylor, Phil
Taylor, Zachary
t bill
T-bone steak
TCCB, the
T cell
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
tea and sympathy
tea break
tea caddy
teacher's pet
tea chest
teaching assistant
teaching hospital
teach/show somebody a trick or two
teach somebody a lesson
teach your grandmother (to suck eggs)
tea cloth
tea cosy
teacup dog/pig/cat etc
tea garden
tea leaves
team/community/public etc spirit
team player
team spirit
Teamsters, the
team up
tea party
Tea Party movement
tear at somebody/something
tear gas
tearing hair out
tearing your hair out
tear into somebody/something
tear loose
tear/rip something to shreds
tear sb to pieces
tear somebody away
tear somebody limb from limb
tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody
tear somebody's heart (out)/tear at somebody's heart
tear somebody/something apart
tear somebody/something to shreds/pieces
tear somebody to pieces
tear something to pieces
tear something to shreds
tear something ↔ down
tear something ↔ off
tear something ↔ up
tears spring to/into somebody's eyes
tear sth to pieces
tear sth to shreds
tear to pieces
tear to shreds
tear up
teaser ad
tea service
tease something ↔ out
tea shop
tea towel
tea tree oil
tea urn
Tebbit, Norman
tech down
technical college
technically possible/difficult/feasible etc
technical problem/hitch
technical support
teddy bear
Teddy Bears' Picnic, the
teddy boy
teed off
teem down
teem with somebody/something
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Pop
teeny weeny
tee off
tee shirt
teething troubles
Tehran, Teheran
Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri
Telecom Tower, the
telegraph pole
telephone banking
telephone book
telephone booth
telephone box
telephone call
telephone directory
telephone exchange
telephone number
telephone pole
telephoto lens
television licence
television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend
tell against somebody
tell it like it is
tell me
tell me about it
tell me another (one)
tell of somebody/something
tell on somebody
tell somebody flat
tell somebody's fortune
tell somebody/something apart
tell somebody where to go/where to get off
tell somebody ↔ off
tell tales
telltale signs/marks etc
tell that to the Marines
tell the time
Tell, William
tell yourself something
temperate climate/zone/region etc
temperate zone
Temptations, The
tempt fate
tenant farmer
ten a penny
Ten Commandments, the
ten days hence/five months hence etc
Ten Days that Shook the World
tend bar
tender age
Tender Is The Night
tender loving care
tend to do something
tend towards something
ten-gallon hat
Ten Green Bottles
ten minutes' worth/a week's worth etc of something
tennis court
tennis elbow
tennis/golf/swimming etc professional
tennis shoe
Ten O'Clock News, the
tenpin bowling
ten pounds' worth/$500 worth etc of something
tensed up
tensile strength
tent city
ten to one
Tenzing, Norgay
Terfel, Bryn
Terkel, Studs
Terminal 5
terminator gene
terminator seed
Terminator, The
term limit
term paper
terms of reference
terraced house
terra firma
Terrence Higgins Trust, the
terrestrial TV/broadcasting/channels etc
Territorial Army, the
territorial waters
tertiary education
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Test Act, the
Test and County Cricket Board
test ban
test card
test case
test certificate
test drive
TES, the
testing ground
test match
test pilot
test run
test the water/waters
test tube
test-tube baby
Texas Rangers, the
text message
textured vegetable protein
Textures, sounds-topic
TGWU, the
Thackeray, William Makepeace
Thames, the
Thames Valley, the
thank God/goodness/heavens
thanks a lot
thanks to somebody/something
thank you
thank-you letter/note/card
thank your lucky stars
Thatcher, Margaret
that does it!
that does it
that figures/(it) figures
that is not an option
that is not to say
that is to say
that is (to say)
that'll be the day
that'll do!
that'll learn sb!
that'll teach you (to do something)
that makes two of us
that's about it/all
that's about the size of it
that's a good girl/that's a clever dog etc
(that's a) good idea/point/question
that's a good one
that's a good question
(that's a) good question!
that's a laugh
that's all I need/that's just what I didn't need
that's all she wrote
that's better
that's for you
that's good
that should do it
that's how I roll/it's how I roll
that's it
that's/it's all well and good
(that's/it's) always the way!
that's/it's not good enough
that's/it's Psychology 101/Marketing 101 etc
that's/it's somebody's lookout
that's/it's somebody's loss
that's (just) the way something/somebody is/that's (just) the way something goes
that's life
that's life/men/politics etc (for you)
that's more like it/this is more like it
that's news to me!
that's not saying much
that's not the whole story
that's quite all right
that's rich (coming from him/you etc)
that's right
that's somebody all over
that's something
that's that
that's the idea
that's/there's an idea
that's/there's somebody/something for you!
that's the spirit
that's the story of my life
that's the way
that's the way the cookie crumbles
that's torn it!
that's what I mean
that's what you/they etc think!
that's your/his etc problem
that will do nicely
that would be telling
that would/will never do
Thaw, John
thaw out
the 100-metres/400-metres hurdles
the 10-second/40% etc barrier
the 411 on something
the (9 o'clock) watershed
the AA
the AAA
the ABA
the ABC of something
the Abdication
the able-bodied
the above
the absurd
the Absurd
the accent is on something
the accused
the acid test
the ACLU
the acme of something
the Acropolis
the ACT
the action
the active
the Act of Union
the actor/issue/crime etc du jour
the actual something
the Adam Smith Institute
the Addams Family
the Adirondacks
the Admiral's Cup
the Admiralty
the Adriatic Sea
the advent of something
the Advertising Standards Authority
the Aegean Sea
The Aeneid
the AFC
the aforementioned
the Aga Khan
the aged
the age of consent
the Age of Enlightenment
the Age of Reason
the AIM
the air
the airwaves
the Alamo
the Aleutian Islands
the Alexander technique
the Algarve
the Algonquin Hotel
the Algonquin Round Table
the Alhambra
the A-list
the All Blacks
the all clear
the Allegheny Mountains
the Allies
the Almighty/Almighty God/Almighty Father
the alpha and omega
the Alternative Vote
the Amateur Athletic Association
the Amateur Athletic Association of England
the/a mean between something and something
the American Association of Retired Persons
the American Automobile Association
the/an anatomy of something
the ancients
the animal/plant/mineral kingdom
the/an incarnation of something
the/an obvious choice
the Antarctic
the Antarctic Circle
the Apache
the apocalypse
the Appian Way
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
the approach of something
the Arab Spring
the Aral Sea
the Arapaho
the architect of something
the Arctic Circle
the Ark
the armed forces
the armpit of something
the army
the arrival of something
the artillery
the arts
the ASA
the Ascension
the Association of British Travel Agents
the assured
the atmosphere
the authorities
the avant-garde
the axe
the backbenches
the backbone of something
the back of beyond
the balance
the balance of evidence/probability etc
the ballet rambert
the ball is in somebody's court
the ball of the foot/hand
the balloon goes up
the ballot
the ballot box
the Baltic Sea
the bank of Mum and Dad
the Bard
the bare bones
the bare facts
the Barents Sea
the baroque
the battle of the bulge
the battle of the sexes
the Battle of Waterloo
the beak
the be-all and end-all
the beast in somebody
the beauty of something
the Bedouin
the beginning of the end
the bench
the bends
the bereaved
the best
the best/better part of something
the best/biggest etc ... of all time
the best/biggest etc ... this side of something
the best/biggest/fastest etc possible
the best/greatest thing since sliced bread
the best medicine
the best of a bad lot/bunch
the best of both worlds
the best of something
the best/pick of the bunch
the better
the beyond
the big bang theory
the Big Dipper
the big enchilada
the biggest/best/nicest etc something going
the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth
the biggest/worst etc (something) yet
the big screen
the big society
the big time
the (big) wide world
the bill
the binary system
the birch
the bird has flown
the birds and the bees
the black/female/Russian etc experience
the Blackfoot
the blacktop
the blahs
the blind leading the blind
the block
the blue
the blues
the blushing bride
the bnp
the boards
the boil
the bomb
the boob tube
the boogaloo
the boondocks
the boot
the boot is on the other foot
the bosom of the family/the Church etc
the bottle
the bottom
the bottom drops/falls out of the market
the bottom line
the bottom of a road/garden etc
the bottom of the pile
the bourgeoisie
the bowels of something
the box
the boys
the boys in blue
the brain drain
the brass
the breadline
the break of day
the bridge of your nose
the bright lights
the brink of
the briny
the British
the broad jump
the Bronze Age
the brow of a hill
the bubble bursts
the buck stops here
the bulk (of something)
the burbs
the burden of proof
the burn
the bush
the business end (of something)
the butcher's
the butterfly
the buzz
the call of nature
the call of something
the calm before the storm
the can
the casting couch
the cat's whiskers/pyjamas
the catwalk
the centre
the chair
the chance/experience etc of a lifetime
the channel
the Charleston
the charts
the chattering classes
the Cherokee
the Cheyenne
the Chief Executive
the Chief Rabbi
the Chief Whip
the Chilcot Inquiry
the Chilterns
the Chinese
the Chippewa
the chop
the chops
the chosen few
the Christian era
the Church of England
the Church of Scotland
the cinema
the citadel of something
the Civil List
the civil service
the clap
the cleaner's
the clergy
the click of a mouse
the clock
the clock is ticking
the clocks go back/forward
the cloud
the Coastguard
the coast is clear
the C of E
the cognoscenti
the Cold War
the collywobbles
the colour/blood drains from somebody's face/cheeks
the Comanche
the coming of something/somebody
the commission
the common/general good
the common good
the Common Market
the commonplace
the Commons
the Commonwealth
the community
the comparative
the compliments of the season
the Continent
the contrary
(the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom
the converse
the cool
the cooler
the cosmos
the cost of living
the Cote d'A·zur
the country
the covers
the crack of dawn
the cradle of something
the crapper
the crawl
the cream of something
the Creation
the Creator
the credits
the Cree
the Creed
the Creek
the critical list
the crook of your arm
the Crow
the crowd
the Crown
the crown jewels
the Crucifixion
the crunch
the crux
the cube of something
the Cubs
the Cub Scouts
the culmination of something
the cupboard is bare
the curse
the cut and thrust of something
the cutting edge (of something)
the c-word
the Côte d'A·zur
the daddy/your daddy
the damage is done
the damned
the dark
the Dark Ages
the darling of something
the dawn chorus
the dawn of civilization/time etc
the day of judgment
the day of reckoning
the day/week etc after next
the day/week/month etc before
the day/week/year etc before last
the dead
the dead hand of something
the dead of night/winter
the deaf
the dear departed
the death of something
the deceased
the deep
the demon drink
the depths
the depths of
the depths of something
the depths of the ocean/countryside/forest etc
the depths of winter
the devil
the devil/hell to pay
the devil is in the detail
the devil makes/finds work for idle hands
the Diaspora
the diatonic scale
the dice are loaded
the dice/odds are loaded against somebody/something
the die is cast
the digerati
the digestive/reproductive/urinary etc tract
the dinner table
the Diplomatic Service
the disabled
the disadvantaged
the discus
the dishes
the dispatch box
the dispossessed
the dizzy heights (of something)
the dnb
the dock
the docks
the dodgems
the dogs
the dole
the dole queue/dole queues
the dollar
the done thing
the doomsday book
the door is open
the dope (on somebody/something)
the Dow Jones Index
the downs
the downside
the downstairs
the DPP
the draft
the dregs of society/humanity
the drift (of something)
the drill
the drink
the drum of something
the DTI
the DT's
the dubious honour/distinction/pleasure (of doing something)
the Duchess of Cambridge
the Duke of Cambridge
the duke of edinburgh
the Dutch
the dying
the early bird catches the worm
the early hours
the east
the East
the East Coast
the East End
the eastern bloc
the east side
the eco
the eighties
the elderly
the Electoral College
the elements
the elements of something
the elephant in the (living) room
the eleventh hour
the Elks
the embodiment of something
the end of rope
the end of the road/line
the end of your rope
the end of your tether/rope
the enemy within
the English
the Enlightenment
the eno
the entirety of something
the environment
the epa
the epitome of something
the equator
the essentials
the establishment
the ether
the Eucharist
the evil eye
the evil hour/day etc
the exact colour/moment/type etc
the exact opposite (of somebody/something)
the Exchequer
the executive
the exercise of something
the FA
the fabric of something
the face of something
the facilities
the fact (of the matter) is
the fact of the matter is
the factory floor
the fact remains
the facts of life
the facts speak for themselves
the fact (that)
the fair sex
the faithful
the Fall
the fallen
the FAO
the far
the Far East
the far left/right
the far north/south etc
the faroe islands
the faroes
the far side
the far side/end/corner etc
the fast lane
the father of something
the fat is in the fire
the fco
the fed
the feeling is mutual
the festive season/period/holiday
the field
the field (of battle)
the fifties
the filth
the final shakedown
the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice
the fine arts
the finishing line
the firmament
the first
the First
the first family
the first floor
the first flush of something
the first flush of youth/manhood
the first I knew/heard
the first lady
the first person
the First World
the First World War
the fixings
the flag
the flat of somebody's hand/a knife/a sword etc
the flesh
the flick of a switch
the flicks
the floor
the flowering of something
the flower of something
the fold
the following
the following afternoon/month/page/chapter etc
the following example/way etc
the food chain
the foot
the foot of something
the force
the forces of good/evil etc
the foregoing (something)
the foreground
the foreign and commonwealth office
the former
the forties
the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc
the four corners of the Earth/world
the fourth dimension
the fourth estate
the Franciscans
the fray
the frb
the French
the French Antilles
the French/Italian/English Riviera
the front
the frontier
the frontiers of knowledge/physics etc
the fruit(s) of something
the fruits of the earth
the FTSE Index
the fuck
the fuel poor
the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
the full measure of something
the full monty
the fundamentals (of something)
the funnies
the fur flies
the future
the future perfect
the fuzz
the G8
the Galaxy
the game's up
the garden of eden
the gas
the generality of something
the general public
the general staff
the gents
the genuine article
the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc
the Gestapo
the ghost of a smile/sound etc
the gift of the gab
the girls
the gist
the glare of publicity/the media/public scrutiny etc
the glass
the glasshouse
the gloaming
the globe
the gloves are off
the godfather of something
the Godhead
the gods
the God squad
the going
the going rate/price/salary etc
the golden gate
the gold standard
the Good Book
the good book
the good life
the good old days
the good old days/the bad old days
the (good ol') U.S. of A.
the goosestep
the Goths
the Graces
the grandaddy of something
the Grand Old Man of something
the grand tour
the grass
the grass is greener (on the other side)
the grass roots
the grave
the gravy train
the greasy pole
the great and the good
the great apes
the great bear
the great divide
the greater good
the greater/major part of something
the great outdoors
the great unwashed
the Great Western
the green-eyed monster
the greening of somebody/something
the green jackets
the green room
the green stuff
the greying of something
the grey pound
the Grinch
the gripes
the grotesque
the groves of Academe
the guilty party
the Gulf Stream
the gutter
the gutter press
the hairdresser's
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
the half of it
the halfway mark
the handicapped
the hard left/right
the hard of hearing
the have-nots
the haves
the headlines
the heartbeat of something
the heartland
the hearts and minds of somebody
the heat
the heavens
the heavens opened
the height of
the height of something
the help
the herald
the herald tribune
the herd
the hereafter
the here and now
the higher/lower reaches of something
the high jump
the Highlands
the high seas
the high street
the Hill
the history books
the hit parade
the holiday season
the Holocaust
the Holy Grail
the Holy of Holies
the holy trinity
the home/final stretch
the homeless
the home of something
the Honourable Gentleman/the Honourable Lady/my Honourable Friend/the Honourable Member
the honours are even
the Hopi
the horizon
the horizontal
the horror of something
the horses
the Host
the hotel/tourist etc trade
the House of Commons
the House of Lords
the House of Representatives
the human condition
the human race
the Hun
the hungry
the Huns
the hustings
the icc
the ice
the icing on the cake
the idea!
the idle rich
the imperfect
the impossible
the Incas, the Inca
the in-crowd
the incumbent president/priest/government etc
the Indian Premier League
the inevitable
the infirm
the information superhighway
the initiative
the injured
the injured party
the Inland Revenue
the Inquisition
the ins
the ins and outs of something
the insane
the inside
the inside lane
the instant (that)
the insured
the intelligentsia
the interior
the Internationale
the Internet
the interrogative
the intervening years/months/period etc
the intricacies of something
the Inuit
The Invisible Man
the invocation
the ionosphere
the IRA
the Iraq War
the Irish
the Iron Age
the Iroquois
the isle of man
the Japanese
the Jasmine Revolution
the javelin
the jaws of death/defeat/despair etc
the Jaws of Life
the jet set
the jewel in the crown
the job/labour market
the jobless
the joker in the pack
the joke's on somebody
the judicature
the judiciary
the jury is (still) out on something
the Kariba Dam
the key
the KGB
the kind
the kingdom of heaven/God
the king of something
the King's English
the Kirk
the kiss of death
the KISS principle
the knives are out (for somebody)
the koran
the labour movement
the ladies
the lads
the lady of the house
the laity
the land
the land of milk and honey
the land of nod
the larger issues/question/problem/picture
the last
the last but one/the next but two etc
the last/final word
the last I heard
the last judgment
the last minute
the last minute/moment
the last moment
the last of something
the last person/thing
the last post
the last rites
the last straw
the last thing
the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc
the latest
the latter
the law
the law of averages
the law of moses
the law of the jungle
the lay of something
the lay of the land
the lead
the least
the least of somebody's worries/problems/troubles/concerns
the lees
the left
the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing
the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
the left/somebody's left
the left/the Left
the/le mot juste
the length and breadth of the area/country/land etc
the lesser of two evils
the less fortunate
the letter of the law
the lexicon
the lie of the land
the life and soul of the party
the light of somebody's life
the like of somebody/something
the likes of somebody/something
the limbo
the linchpin of something
the line/path of least resistance
the links
the lion's den
the lion's share (of something)
the literati
the little people
the little/small matter of something
the little woman
the Liturgy
the living
the living end
Thelma and Louise
the London Eye
the london palladium
the lonely
the long and (the) short of it
the long arm of somebody/something
the long jump
the Lords
the Lord's Prayer
the lost-and-found
the lot
the lowdown (on something/somebody)
the lower orders
the lowest common denominator
the lowest of the low
the lpo
the lso
the luck of the draw
the lull before the storm
the lunatic fringe
the Madonna
the Mafia
the Magi
the magic word
the magistracy
the mail
the main drag
the mainland
the mainspring of something
the mainstay of something
the mainstream
the main thing
the Major Leagues
the majors
the Maltese
the man
the man in the street
the man of the house
the man of the moment/hour/year
the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo
the man/woman in the street
the many
the march of time/history/progress etc
the Mariana Trench
the Marine Corps
the market
the marketplace
the Marseillaise
the Masai
the masses
the mass media
the mass of people/the population/workers etc
the material world
the Maya
the mean
the means of production
the meat and potatoes
the mechanics of (doing) something
the Med
the media
the meeting
theme music/song/tune
theme park
theme party
the meridian
the meritocracy
the Mersey
the Messiah
the met
the metric system
the Michael Jacksons/Mother Teresas/Microsofts etc of this world
the Midas touch
the middle
the Middle Ages
the middle distance
the Middle East
the Middle West
the Midlands
the midnight sun
the Midwest
the mile
the military
the military police
the milk of human kindness
the milk round
the ministry
the Minor Leagues
the minors
the minute (that) somebody does something
the mire
the mirror
the Miskito
the missing link
the missionary position
the Mississippi
the Missouri
the m'naghten rules
the Mob
the mob
the Mohawk
the moment of truth
the moment (that) somebody does something
the monarchy
the money
the moon/the Moon
the more the merrier
the more ..., the more/the less ...
the morrow
the mother of something
the mount of olives
the movies
the moving spirit
the mullet strategy
the multitude(s)
the munchies
the naked eye
the name/date/title etc escapes somebody
the name of the game
then and there
the nanny state
the National Curriculum
the National Grid
the National Guard
the Nativity
the natural/animal/plant world
the naughty step
the Navajo
the Near East
the nearest thing/equivalent to something
the neighbourhood
the Net
the Netherlands Antilles
the new
(the) New Age
the new rich
the news
the New Testament
the New World
the new year
the next best thing
the next life
the next minute
the next thing I/she etc knew
the next to last
the nick
the Niger
the nineteenth hole
the nineties
the nitty-gritty
the nobility
the norm
the northern hemisphere
the North Pole
the northwest
the noughties
then/there again
the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc
the numbers
the nuts and bolts of something
the N-word
the obverse
the obvious thing (to do)
the Occident
the occult
the ocean
the odd man/one out
the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc
the odds
the odds/cards are stacked against somebody
the OECD
the of choice
the off
the offending ...
the off-season
the offside
the old bill
the old-boy network
the old country
the old days
the oldest profession
the old guard
the old school tie
the Old Testament
the Old World
theological college
the one about ...
the one(s) who/that
the only game in town
the only problem is
the (only) problem is (that) ...
the only thing/problem is ...
the onset of something
the onslaught of something
the open
the open air
the opening up of something
the operative word
the opposite sex
the opposition
the order of the garter
the order of things
the Orient
the other day/morning/week etc
the other/opposite side of the coin
the other way around/round
the other woman
the outback
the outfield
the outright winner/victor
the outside
the outside lane
the outside world
the Oval Office
the Pacific Ring of Fire
the pageant of something
the pain barrier
the pair of you/them
the Paiute
the Palace
the pampas
the Pantheon
the papacy
the paranormal
the park
the passage of time
the passing of time/the years
the Passion
the passive
the past
the patience of a saint
the patter of tiny feet
the Pawnee
the pearly gates
the peasantry
the peerage
the pendulum
the pennant
the penny (has) dropped
the percussion (section)
the perfect
the perfect crime
the performing arts
the periodic table
the personals
the personification of something
the Pharisees
the pick of something
the Picts
the Pied Piper (of Hamelin)
the Pilgrim Fathers
the Pill/the pill
the Pima
the pits
the planet
the ... Plate
the plot thickens
the pluperfect
the point
the point of no return
the Pole Star
the pole vault
the police
the Polish
the political/international/public etc arena
the political/social landscape
the polls
the pools
the poor man's
the poor man's somebody
the poor man's something
the population/public/society/world etc at large
the Portuguese
the post
the Post Office
the pot
the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow)
the poverty line
the poverty trap
the power behind the throne
the powers of good/evil/darkness
the powers that be
the pox
the present
the present day
the present perfect
the present tense
the preterite
the previous day/chapter/owner etc
the pride of something
the priesthood
the primordial soup
the primrose path
the prince of something/a prince among something
the prince of wales
the Principality
the private sector
the Privy Council
the privy purse
the proceedings
the product of something
the proletariat
the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)
the Prophet
the Prophets
the proprieties
the prosecution
the proverbial something
the provinces
the psychological moment
the public
the public eye
the public highway
the public sector
the Pueblo
the purse strings
the queen of something
the quick
the quick and the dead
the quintessence of something
the quran
the qur'an
the rabbinate
the races
the rack
the rag trade
the rains
the r and a
the rank and file
the ranks
the rape of something
the ratings
the rat race
the ravages of something
the rca
the rcm
the readies
the real McCoy
the real world
there and then
the rear
there are no easy answers
there are no flies on somebody
(there are) no two ways about it
there are plenty more fish in the sea
there/bang goes something
there but for the grace of God (go I)
the recesses of something
the record books
the Red Crescent
the Red Cross
the Redeemer
the Reformation
the regions
there goes
there goes something
there goes something/somebody
there goes sth
therein lies something
there is
there is a God!
there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something
there is/are
there is/exists/remains etc
there is little/nothing to choose between something
there is no call for something
there is no excuse for something
there is no love lost between somebody and somebody
there is no mistaking somebody/something
there is no percentage in doing something
there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something
there is no sign of somebody/something
there is no telling
there is not much in it
there isn't much call for something
there is safety in numbers
there it is
there it is/there they are etc
there it is/there you are/there you go
there I was/there they were etc
the religious right
There'll always be an England
there'll be hell to pay
the remainder
the remission of sins
the Renaissance
there ought to be a law against something
there's a good boy/clever dog etc
there's a/no future in something
the reserve
the reserves
there's for you
there's/here's the rub
the resistance
there's life in the old dog yet
(there's) many a true word spoken in jest
there's method in/to somebody's madness
there's money (to be made) in something
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there's more to somebody/something than meets the eye
there's no comparison
there's no danger of something
there's no denying (that/something)
there's no doing something
there's no escaping (the fact)
there's no free lunch
there's no harm in doing something/it does no harm to do something
there's no holding somebody (back)
(there's) no hurry
there's no knowing
there's no law against something
there's no need (for somebody) to do something
there's no smoke without fire
there's no such person/thing etc as somebody/something
there's no such thing as a free lunch
there's no (such thing as a) free lunch
there's no telling what/how etc
there's not enough room to swing a cat
there's nothing for it but to do something
there's nothing in/to something
there's nothing like
there's nothing like something
(there's) nothing to it
there's no time to lose
there's one born every minute
there's only one thing for it
there's room for improvement
there's something for you
there's something in/to something
there's sth for you
the rest
the Restoration
the retail price index
there, there!
the retiring president/manager/director etc
the reverse
the reverse side
there you are
there you are/there you go
there you go
there you go/she goes etc (again)
the Richter scale
the rich world
the right
the rights and wrongs of something
the right/somebody's right
the right/the Right
the rigours of something
the rising generation
the riverside
the roadside
the road to something
the rockies
the Rock of Gibraltar
the Rocky Mountains
the Rolls-Royce of something
the Roman alphabet
the Ronseal test
the roof falls/caves in
the roof of somebody's mouth
the ropes
the rosary/the Rosary
the rough
the royal albert hall
the Royal Albert Hall
the royal british legion
the royal festival hall
the royal national theatre
the royal 'we'
the ruck
the ruins of something
the rule of law
the rules of natural justice
the rumour mill
the running of something
the running order
the run of something
the runs
the run-up to something
the rush
the Sabbath
the sack
the sack of something
the Sacrament
the salt of the earth
the Salvation Army
the same
the same again
(the) same again
the same (as)
the same old story/excuse etc
the sanctity of life/marriage etc
the sands of time
the SAS
the scales fell from somebody's eyes
the scenic route
the school/academic year
the scientific method
the Scottish National Party
the scrubs
the sdlp
the sdp
the seabed
the sea floor
the seas
the seashore
the seaside
the season
the season of goodwill
these/British/our etc shores
the second advent
the Second Gulf War
the second world war
the secret
the secret police
the secret service
the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc
these four walls
the Seminole
the Senate
the services
these things happen
the set of somebody's face/jaw/shoulders etc
the setting of the sun
the seventies
the seven year itch
the shackles of something
the shakes
the shallows
the Shawnee
the sheer weight/size etc
the Shia
the shires
the shit hits the fan
the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody's life
the Shoshone
the sick
the sign of the Cross
the silent majority
the silly season
the silver screen
the simple life
the sinews of something
the single biggest/greatest etc
the single market
the singular
the Sioux
the Sirens
the sixties
the skirts of a forest/hill/village etc
the sky's the limit
the slammer
the small/fine print
the small hours
the small of your back
the small screen
the smart money is on somebody/something
the Smoke
the snow line
the SNP
the social
the soil
the/somebody's Saviour
the/somebody's unconscious
the something of choice
the something of your choice
the something/somebody from hell
the Son
the Son of God
the sooner ( ... ) the better
the sooner the better/the bigger the better etc
the sooner ... the sooner
the sound barrier
the south
the southeast
the southern hemisphere
the Southern Lights
the South of France
the South Pole
the southwest
the Spanish
the Speaker
the Speaker of the House
the spectre of something
the Spirit
the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)
the spoken word
the spotlight
the squeamish
the squeezed middle
the stacks
the staff of life
the stage
the stake
the stalls
the stamp of something
the stand
the standard
the stands
the stars
the start
the State Department
the state of play
the States
the status of something
the status quo
THES, The
the sth of choice
the still of the night/evening etc
the stocks
the Stone Age
the stone of scone
the straight and narrow
the stratosphere
the streets
the streets are paved with gold
the stress/accent/beat falls on something
the subcontinent
the sublime
the sum assured
the summit of something
the sum of something
the sum total
the sun
the sun/the Sun
the superlative
the supernatural
the surface
the swanee
the sweat of somebody's brow
the Swedish
the sweep of something
the sweeps
the swinging sixties
the Swiss
the system
the Tabernacle
the tail end of something
the Talmud
the tape
the tarmac
the tate
the taxman
the teaching/scientific/criminal etc fraternity
the Tea Party movement
the telegraph
the telephone
the tennis/lecture/cabaret etc circuit
the tenor of something
the terraces
the text of something
the thin end of the wedge
the thing
the thing about/with somebody/something
the thing is
the thinking man's/woman's etc something
the third person
the Third Reich
the third sector
the Third World
the thousand and one nights
the three kings
the three Rs
the thrill of the chase/hunt
the throne
the thumbs up/down
the Tiber
the tide
the time is ripe (for something)
the tip of the iceberg
the Tlingit
the ... to end all ...
the toils of something
the tooth fairy
the top
the top and bottom of it
the top of the milk
the top of the pile
the top of the table
the Tote
the tower
the town
the trade
the tramp of feet/boots
the Treasury (Department)
the trenches
the Trinity
the Trocadero
the Trojan Horse
the tropics
the trots
the truth
the truth/fact of the matter is (that)
the truth will out
the tube
the turf
the Turner Prize
the turn of the century/year
the twenties
the twist
the twitterati
the UKBA
the ultimate in something
the UN
the unacknowledged leader/authority etc
the uncrowned king/queen of something
the Underground
the underneath
the underside (of something)
the undersigned
the Underworld
the unemployed
the uninitiated
the Union
the United Nations
the universe
the university of london
the unknown
the unthinkable
the unwary
the upshot (of something)
the upstairs
the use of something
the usual
the usual/normal/general run of something
the usual suspects
the Ute
the utmost importance/respect/care etc
the vanguard
the vanity of something
the vast majority (of something)
the Vatican
the veil
the veldt
the Venerable ...
the ... version of something
the vertical
the (very) stuff of dreams/life/politics
the Vietnamese
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
the village
the villain of the piece
the virgin birth
the Virgin Mary
the voice
the voice of reason/experience etc
the vote
the ... vote
the War in Iraq
the warm
the warp
the waterline
the waves
the way I see it
the way of the world
the weaker sex
the weak/weakest link
the wealthy
the weather
the Web
the weed
the wee small hours
the wee (small) hours
the weft
the welfare state
the well-to-do
the Welsh
the west
the West
the West Coast
the West Country
the West End
the Western Hemisphere
the western isles
the wet
the wheel of fortune/life/time etc
the wheels come off something
the wheels of something
the wherewithal to do something
the White House
the White Pages
the whole ball of wax
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole kit and caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole of something
the whole point (of something)
the whole shebang
the whole shooting match
the whys and (the) wherefores
the wider context/issues/picture etc
the wilds of Africa/Alaska etc
the willies
the wind drops
the winds/the wind section
the wings
the winter solstice
the witching hour
the woman/man/girl etc in your life
the women's movement
(the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in somebody's vocabulary
the Word (of God)
the words
the workers
the workings
the works
the world
the world and his wife
the world is your oyster
the worm turns
the worried well
the worse for wear
the worst
the worst of something
the wounded
the wow factor
the writing is on the wall
the written word
the wrong way up
the Yangtze
the year dot
the year/week etc ending something
(the) Yellow Pages
the yen
the YMCA
the yoke of something
the young
the/your last penny
the/your mind boggles,
they say/think etc
the YWCA
the zodiac
the Zuni
thick and fast
thickly populated/wooded etc
Things Fall Apart
think again
think aloud
think back
think badly of
think better of it
think big
think for yourself
think highly of somebody/something
think nothing of doing something
think nothing of something
think of/about doing something
think of somebody/something
think on your feet
think outside the box
think positive/positively
think/say etc as much
think/see straight
think something ↔ out
think something ↔ over
think something ↔ through
think something ↔ up
think/speak ill of somebody
think straight
think tank
think that the world owes you a living
think (that) the world revolves around you
think the best/worst of somebody
think the world of
think the world of sb
think the world of somebody
think the world owes you a living
think to do something
think twice
think you're it
thinly disguised/veiled
thin the ranks
third class
third degree
third-degree burn
third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc
Third Man, The
third party
third party insurance/cover/policy
third person
Third Reading
Third Reich, the
third sector
third time lucky
Third Way
Third World
thirst for/after something
Thirteenth Amendment, the
Thirty-nine Articles, the
Thirty Year Rule, the
Thirty Years' War, the
this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England
this house
this instant
this is it
this is the life
This is Your Life
This Life
this means war
this minute
this side of
this side of Christmas/midnight etc
this, that, and the other
this/that leads (me) to something
this/that puppy
Thomas Cook
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomson Holidays
Thomson Local, the
those who
thou art
thou canst
thou couldst
thou didst
Thought Police, the
thou hast
thou mayest
thou mayst
Thousand and One Nights, the
thou shalt
thou wast
thou wert
thou wilt
thrash something ↔ out
threadbare excuse/argument/joke etc
Threadneedle Street
thread your way through/into etc something
Three Blind Mice
three cheers for sb!
three-cornered contest/fight
three-day event
three goals/£200 etc to the good
Three Kings, the
three-legged race
three-line whip
Three Little Pigs, The
Three Men in a Boat
Three Mile Island
three minutes/ten seconds etc flat
Three Musketeers
threepenny bit
Threepenny Opera, The
three-piece suit
three-piece suite
three-point turn
three-ring circus
three Rs
Three Stooges, the
Three Tenors, the
three weeks/two years etc now
Three Wise Men, the
Three Wise Monkeys, the
three years/five times etc running
threshing machine
thrift shop
thrills and spills
thrill to something
thrive on something
throttle back
through and through
through no fault of her/my etc own
through road
Through the Looking-Glass
through thick and thin
through to London/Paris etc
through train
throw a
throw a fit
throw a fit/tantrum
throw a light/shadow
throw a match/game/fight
throw a (monkey) wrench in something
throw a party
throw a pot
throw a punch
throw a question/remark etc (at somebody)
throw a switch/handle/lever
throwaway remark/line/comment etc
throwaway society
throw a wobbly
throw/cast caution to the winds
throw caution to the winds
throw caution to the wind(s)
throw dice/a six/a four etc
throw doubt on something
throw down the gauntlet
throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something
throw in your hand
throw light on
throw money at something
throw pillow
throw/put somebody off the scent
throw shapes
throw/shed/cast light on something
throw somebody a curve
throw somebody a look/glance/smile etc
throw somebody in/into prison/jail
throw somebody out of work/office etc
throw somebody/something into confusion/chaos/disarray etc
throw somebody/something ↔ off
throw somebody/something ↔ out
throw somebody/something ↔ together
throw somebody ↔ over
throw something (back) in somebody's face
throw something into high relief
throw something open
throw something overboard
throw something ↔ away
throw something ↔ in
throw something ↔ on
throw suspicion on somebody
throw the baby out with the bath water
throw the book at somebody
throw/toss your hat into the ring
throw up
throw up your hands (in horror/dismay etc)
throw weight around
throw yourself at
throw yourself into
throw yourself on somebody's mercy
throw your voice
throw your weight about/around
throw your weight around
throw your weight behind somebody/something
thrust something upon/on somebody
thrust something ↔ aside
thumb a lift
thumb drive
thumb index
thumbnail sketch/portrait
thumb through something
thumb your nose at somebody/something
thumping headache
Thunderer, The
thus far
Tia Maria
tick all the right boxes
tick away/by/past
ticked off
ticker tape
ticker tape parade
ticket to success/fame/stardom etc
ticket tout
ticking off
tickle somebody's fancy
tick over
tick somebody/something ↔ off
tidal wave
tide pool
tide somebody over (something)
tidy something ↔ away
tie/bind somebody hand and foot
tied cottage
tied house
tied to
tied to something
tied to sth
tie in with something
tie one on
Tierra del Fuego
tie somebody down
tie the knot
tie up
tie yourself (up) in knots
Tiffany glass
tiger mother
tighten the screws on
tighten the screws on sb
tighten the screws on somebody
tighten the screws (on somebody)
tighten your belt
tighten your grip/hold on something
tightly/loosely/densely packed
tight spot
Tigris, the
till the cows come home
till/until Doomsday
tilt at somebody/something
time after time/time and time again
time and a half
time and motion study
time and time again
time bomb
time capsule
time card
time clock
time delay
time flies
time frame
time hangs/lies heavy on your hands
time is a great healer/heals all wounds
time is money
time is on your side
time lag
time lapse
time limit
time machine
time marches on
time/money/energy waster
time off
time of life
time of the month
time out
time out of mind
Times Education Supplement, The
time sheet
Times Higher Education Supplement, The
time signal
time signature
Times Literary Supplement, The
time span
Times Square
times table
time switch
time travel
time warp
time was (when)
time zone
tingle with excitement/fear/anticipation etc
Tin Man, the
tin opener
Tin Pan Alley
tin whistle
Tiny Tim
tip over
Tippett, Sir Michael
tipping point
tip sheet
tip somebody the wink
tip somebody ↔ off
tip/swing the balance
tip the balance
tip the balance/scales
tip the scales at something
tiptoe around (something)
tip up
tip your hat/cap (to somebody)
tired of (doing) something
tire of somebody/something
tire somebody ↔ out
Tirol, the
Titans, the
titbit of information/gossip/news etc
Titchmarsh, Alan
tit for tat
Titicaca, Lake
title bar
title deed
title holder
title page
title role
title track
Tito, Marshal Josip Broz
titular head/leader/monarch etc
Titus Andronicus
Titus Groan
TLS, the
to add insult to injury
to a degree
to a greater or lesser extent
to all intents and purposes
to a man/to the last man
to and fro
to a nicety
toasting fork
to a T/tee
to be
to beat the band
to be continued
to be exact
to be fair
to be frank
to begin with
to be honest (with you)
to be on the safe side
to be sure
to bits
to boot
to cap it all (off)
to coin a phrase
Tocqueville, Alexis de
to cut a long story short
to date
to death
to die for
to do
to-do list
toe the line
to ... extent
to extremes
toffee apple
together with something/somebody
toggle switch
to go
to good/great/no etc effect
to hand
to hell with somebody/something
to his/her fingertips
toilet bag
toilet paper
toilet roll
toilet water
toing and froing
to/in my mind
token woman/black etc
To Kill a Mockingbird
tolerance zone
Tolkien, J.R.R.
toll bridge
toll plaza
toll road
Tolpuddle Martyrs
Tolstoy, Count Leo
Tom and Jerry
Tomb of the Unknowns, the
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tomlin, Lily
Tomlinson, Ricky
tommy gun
Tom Thumb
to name but a few
to name but a few/a handful/three etc
to name/mention but a few
tone in
tone language
tone poem
tone something ↔ down
tongue and groove
tongue depressor
tongue twister
Tonight Show, The
toning tables
to no purpose
tons of something
Tony Award
too bad
too clever by half
too clever/rich/good etc by half
too close for comfort
too close/near for comfort
to/of no avail
too good to be true/to last
too late
tooled up
too little, too late
tool kit
tool shed
tool up
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many cooks (spoil the broth)
too much information!
too nice/clever etc for your own good
too silly/complicated/ridiculous etc for words
too soon
tooth fairy
tooth powder
toothy smile/grin
Tootsie Roll
top and tail
top an offer/a bid etc
top banana
top brass
top copy
top dog
top dollar
top gear
top hat
top left/right/centre
Top of the Pops
top out
top priority
top round
top something/somebody ↔ up
top something ↔ off
top speed
top table
Top Ten, the
top that
top-up card
to put it mildly
top yourself
Torah, the
torch song
Torquemada, Tomás de
torrential rain
Torrey Canyon, the
tortilla chip
Tortoise and the Hare, the
Torvalds, Linus
Torvill and Dean
Tory Party, the
to say nothing of something
to say the least
Toscanini, Arturo
to see the back of
to see the back of sb
to see the back of somebody
to see the back of something
to see the back of sth
to somebody's ears
to somebody's satisfaction
toss and turn
toss a pancake
toss/flip a coin
toss off
toss something/somebody ↔ out
toss your head/hair
to start with
total number/amount/cost etc
total something ↔ up
... to taste
tote bag
to tell (you) the truth
totem pole
to the accompaniment of something
to the bad
to the best of ability
to the best of your ability
to the best of your knowledge/belief/ability etc
to the bitter end
to the core
to the death
to the end of time
to the fore
to the forefront of
to the full
to the good
to the (greater) glory of somebody/something
to the hilt
to the last
to the letter
to the max
to the nearest £10/hundred etc
to the nth degree
to the point
to the prejudice of something
to the purpose
to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc
to the untrained eye/ear
to think (that) ... !
to this/that/the effect
to top it all
tot something ↔ up
Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Hotspur
touch a raw nerve
touch base (with somebody)
touch bottom
touch down
touch football
touch/hit a (raw) nerve
touch/hit a raw nerve
touch on/upon something
touch screen
touch somebody for something
touch somebody/something ↔ up
touch something to something
touch something ↔ off
Touch-Tone phone
touch wood
touch your toes
touchy subject/question etc
tough/hard nut
tough love
tough luck
tough luck!
tough shit!
tough/smart cookie
tough something ↔ out
tough!/that's tough!
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
tour de force
Tour de France, the
Tourette's syndrome
tourist class
tourist office
tourist trap
tour of duty
tour of inspection
tour operator
Toussaint l'Ouverture
towaway zone
towel rail
tower block
Tower Bridge
Tower of Babel, the
Tower of London, the
tower of strength
to whom it may concern
to wit
town and gown
town centre
town clerk
town council
town crier
town hall
town meeting
Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, the
town planning
Townshend, Pete
toxic debt/loan/asset
toxic shock syndrome
toxic waste
toy boy
to your dying day
toy with somebody/something
trace a call
trace element
Tracey, Stan
tracing paper
track and field
tracker dog
track event
tracking station
track meet
track record
track somebody/something ↔ down
Tracy, Spencer
trade at something
trade balance
trade deficit
Trade Descriptions Act, the
trade discount
trade down
trade fair
trade gap
trade insults/blows etc
trade name
trade on/upon something
trade price
trade route
trade school
trade secret
trade show
trade something ↔ in
trade something ↔ off
Trades Union Congress, the
trade surplus
trade union
trade up
trade wind
trading estate
trading partner
trading post
Trafalgar, Cape
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar, the Battle of
traffic calming
traffic circle
traffic cone
traffic cop
traffic court
traffic in something
traffic island
traffic jam
traffic lights
traffic school
traffic warden
trail away/off
trailer park
trailer trash
Trail of Tears, the
Training and Enterprise Council, the
training college
training wheel
train of thought
train set
train spotter
train station
trample somebody/something underfoot
Trans-Am Championship, the
Transamerica Building, the
transcendental meditation
transfer fee
transfer list
transfer of power
transfer power/responsibility/control (to somebody)
transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc
transistor radio
transit camp
transitional government
transit lounge
transit visa
trans person
Transport and General Workers' Union, the
transport cafe
Transport for London
transport plane
transport ship
Trans-Siberian Railway, the
Transvaal, the
trash can
trash compactor
trash talking
travel agency
travel agent
travel bureau
traveller's cheque
travelling companion
travelling expenses
travelling musician/circus/exhibition etc
travelling people/folk
travelling rug/clock etc
travelling salesman
travel sickness
travel well
Travolta, John
tray bake
tread a path
tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc
tread on somebody's toes
tread the boards
tread water
treasure chest
treasure hunt
Treasure Island
treasure trove
Treasury Bench, the
Treasury bill
treat somebody like shit
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the
Treaty of Rome, the
Treaty of Versailles, the
treble clef
tree line
Tree of Knowledge, the
tree surgery
trench coat
trench warfare
trending topic
Trent Bridge
Trent, the
trespass on something
trestle table
Trevi Fountain
Trevithick, Richard
trial balloon
trial run
tribute band
trickle down
trickle-down effect
trickle up
trick or treat
trick photography
Trident missile/submarine
tried and tested/trusted/true
trifle with somebody/something
trigger man
Trimble, David
trim down
trim something ↔ back
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinity House
Trinity Mirror plc
Trinity term
Trinny and Susannah
trip hop
triple A
Triple Crown, the
triple-dip recession
triple jump
trip off the tongue
trip/roll off the tongue
trip the light fantastic
trip up
Tristan and Isolde
Tristan da Cunha
Tristram Shandy
Trivial Pursuit
Troilus and Cressida
Trojan Horse
Trojan War, the
Trollope, Anthony
troop carrier
Trooping the Colour
troop movement/withdrawal etc
trophy property/artwork/client etc
trophy wife
Trossachs, the
Trotsky, Leon
trot something ↔ out
troubled waters
trouble spot
Troubles, the
trouble with a capital T, fast with a capital F etc
trouser press
trouser suit
troy weight
Trucial States, the
truck farm
truck stop
Trudeau, Garry
True Confessions
true love
true north
true to form/type
true to life/true-to-life
true to your word/principles etc
Truffaut, François
Truman, Harry S.
trump/best/strongest card
trump card
Trump, Donald
trump something ↔ up
trunk call
trunk road
Trustee Savings Bank, the
trust fund
trust in something/somebody
trust somebody with something
trust to something
trust you/him/them etc (to do something)!
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the
truth drug
Truth, Sojourner
try for something
try hand at
try hand at something
try hand at sth
try it on (with somebody)
try luck
try out for something
try somebody's patience
try something ↔ on
try something ↔ out
try your hand at
try your hand at (doing) something
try your hand at something
try your hand at sth
Tsang, Donald
tsetse fly
tsk tsk
TT, the
tube sock
tube top
tub of lard
tucker somebody out
tuck in
tuck somebody ↔ up
tuck something ↔ away
TUC, the
Tudors, the
tug at heartstrings
tug at sb heartstrings
tug at somebody's heart/heartstrings
tug at somebody's heartstrings
tug of love
tug/tear/pull at somebody's heartstrings
tug/touch your forelock
Tuileries, the
Tull, Jethro
tumble dryer
Tunbridge Wells
tune in
tune out
tune up
Tung Chee-Hwa
tuning fork
tuning peg
tunnel vision
turf accountant
turf somebody ↔ out
Turgenev, Ivan
Turing, Alan
Turin Shroud, the
Turkish bath
Turkish coffee
Turkish delight
Turks and Caicos Islands, the
turn a blind eye (to something)
turnabout is fair play
turn a deaf ear (to something)
turn a phrase
turn a profit
turn a room/building etc inside out
turn around
turn away
turn back
turn/beat swords into ploughshares
Turner, Anthea
Turner Broadcasting System, the
Turner, J.M.W.
Turner, Kathleen
Turner, Lana
Turner, Nat
Turner Prize
Turner, Ted
Turner, Tina
turn full circle
turn/go to mush
turn in
turning circle
turning point
turn King's evidence
turn off
turn of mind
turn of phrase
turn of speed
Turn of the Screw, The
turn on
turn on the waterworks
turn out
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn Queen's evidence
turn round
turn signal
turn (somebody) against somebody/something
turn somebody's head
turn (somebody/something) into something
turn somebody/something ↔ down
turn something inside out
turn something upside down
turn/spin on your heel
turn/stand something on its head
turn State's evidence
turn tail
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the tables (on somebody)
turn to somebody/something
turn traitor
turn turtle
turn up
turn up like a bad penny
turn upon somebody/something
turn your ankle
turn your back (on somebody/something)
turn your hand to (doing) something
turn your nose up (at something)
turn your stomach
Turpin, Dick
Tuskegee Institute, the
Tussaud, Madame
tutti frutti
Tutu, Desmond
TV dinner
TV Guide
TV Times
Twain, Mark
Twain, Shania
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Twelfth Night
Twelve Step
twenty-four hour clock
twenty-four seven
twenty questions
Twenty-Third Psalm, the
twenty-twenty hindsight
twenty-twenty vision
twice over/three times over etc
twiddle your thumbs
twilight world
Twilight Zone, the
twin bed
Twin Cities, the
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
twin room/bedroom
Twin Towers, the
twin town
twist and turn
twist somebody's arm
twist/turn the knife (in the wound)
twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger
twist your ankle/wrist/knee
Twitter storm
two can play at that game
two cents (worth)
Two Dogs
two-headed/three-headed etc
two heads are better than one
two-percent milk
two points/five seconds etc adrift (of somebody)
two's company, three's a crowd
two sides of the same coin
two-storied/five storied etc
Two Thousand Guineas, the
two/three etc deep
two/three etc doors away/down/up
two/three etc of a kind
two/three strikes against somebody/something
two-up, two-down
two-way mirror
two-way street
two weeks/a month etc short of something
two wrongs don't make a right
Tyler, John
Tyler, Liv
Tyler, Wat
Tyndale, William
Tyne and Wear
Tyne, the
Typhoid Mary
typing pool
tyranny of the majority
Tyrol, the
Tyson, Mike
tzetze fly
UC Berkeley
Uchida, Yoshiko
UDR, the
UEFA Cup, the
Ugly American, the
Ugly Betty
ugly duckling
Ugly Sisters, the
uh huh
UHT milk
UK Border Agency
UK Intellectual Property Office, the
UK-IPO, the
UK, the
Ulster Defence Association
Ulster Defence Regiment, the
Ulster Democratic Unionist Party, the
Ulster Unionists, the
Ulster Volunteer Force
ulterior motive/purpose etc
ultimate fighting
um and ah
umbilical cord
umbrella organization/group/agency etc
umbrella term/word/title etc
unaccompanied by something
unaccounted for
unaccustomed to (doing) something
unbeknown to somebody
unburden yourself (to somebody)
uncalled for
uncared for
uncharted/troubled/murky waters
uncharted waters/territory/area etc
Uncle Remus
Uncle Sam
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom Cobbleigh
unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc
under a cloud (of suspicion)
under canvas
under ... conditions/circumstances
under cover
underdeveloped country/region etc
under false pretences
underfloor heating
under/given the circumstances
under glass
Underground Railroad, the
under lock and key
underlying cause/principle/problem etc
Under Milk Wood
under no circumstances
under offer
under/on false pretences
under/on tow
under plain cover/under separate cover
under sail
under somebody's roof
under somebody's watchful eye
understand something to be/mean something
undertake to do something
under the aegis of somebody/something
under the auspices of somebody/something
under the banner of something
under the cosh
under the counter
under (the) cover of darkness/night
under the heel of somebody/something
under the influence (of alcohol/drink/drugs etc)
under the inspiration of somebody
under the knife
under the plough
under the same roof/under one roof
under the table
under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of somebody
under the weather
under your breath
under your own steam
unearned income
unearthly hour/time etc
unemployment benefit
unfinished business
unfit for human habitation
unheard of
unholy amusement/delight/pleasure
Unification Church, the
uninterrupted view
uninviting prospect
Union Carbide
Union Jack
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the
Union Station
union suit
unique to somebody/something
Unitas, Johnny
United Arab Emirates, the
United Artists
United Farm Workers
United Kingdom, the
United Nations
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
United Negro College Fund
United Reformed Church
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
United States of America, the
United Way
unit price
unit trust
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
universal joint
Universal Product Code
University Challenge
university-educated/well educated/privately educated etc
University of London, the
Unknown Soldier, the
unknown to somebody
unlock the secrets/mysteries of something
UNO, the
UN peacekeeping force
unprepared to do something
unprotected sex
UN resolution
unsafe sex
unseasonably warm/cold/hot etc
UN Security Council, the
UN-sponsored/US-sponsored/government-sponsored etc
unsure of yourself
UN, the
until further notice
until/till you drop
unused to (doing) something
unusually high/large/quiet etc
up against something/somebody
up and do something
up and down
Upanishads, the
Updike, John
up for something
up front
upgrade your skills
up north
(Upon) my word!
upper case
upper class
upper crust
Upper East Side
Upper House
upper school
Upper Volta
Upper West Side
up/raise the ante
upright piano
ups and downs
upset stomach
upset the apple cart
upset your stomach
upside down
upside the head/face etc
Upstairs, Downstairs
up sticks
up the spout
up the wall
up the workers!/up the reds! etc
up to
up to a point
up to scratch
up to snuff
up to something
up to speed
up to the/your eyeballs in something
upwardly mobile
up yours!
Urals, the
urban myth
Urban Programme, the
urban renewal
urban sprawl
urge somebody ↔ on
Uris, Leon
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
USA, the
USA Today
USB drive
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
used cars/clothes etc
used to
user fee
user-friendly/customer-friendly etc
user group
user interface
user name
use something ↔ up
use/try every trick in the book
use/turn something to your/good advantage
use/wield the big stick
use your imagination
use your loaf
US Geological Survey
usher something ↔ in
USIA, the
US Masters Tournament, the
U.S. of A.
US Open, the
US Robotics
USSR, the
Uther Pendragon
utility pole
utility room
vacant expression/look/stare etc
vacant possession
vacuum cleaner
vacuum flask
vacuum tube
vain threat/promise etc
Valance, Holly
valentine day
Valentine's Day
valentines day
Valentino, Rudolph
valet parking
valid reason/argument/criticism etc
Valjean, Jean
Valley Forge
value-added tax
value judgment
vampire bat
Vanbrugh, Sir John
Van Buren, Abigail
Van Buren, Martin
Van Cleef, Lee
Van Gogh, Vincent
Van Helsing, Professor Abraham
vanishingly small/improbable
vanishing point
vanity case
Vanity Fair
vanity plate
vanity press
vanity sizing
vanity table
vantage point
vapour trail
varicose veins
Variety Club of Great Britain, the
variety is the spice of life
variety show
variety store
Varsity Match, the
vary/change etc from something to something
Vassar College
Vatican City
Vatican Council, the
Vaughan, Frankie
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
vaulting ambition
V-E Day
Vegas, Johnny
vegetable/nut etc cutlet
veg out
veil of
veil of mist/cloud/smoke etc
veil of secrecy/deceit/silence etc
Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Venables, Terry
vending machine
venereal disease
Venetian blind
Venn diagram
Ventura, Jesse
venture capital
venture into something
venture on/upon something
Venture Scouts, the
Venus de Milo, the
verbal/linguistic gymnastics
Verdi, Giuseppe
verge on/upon something
Verlaine, Paul
Vermeer, Jan
Verne, Jules
Versace, Gianni
vertical expansion
vertical farming
vertical portal
vert ramp
very funny!
very good
very much so
Very Reverend
very well
Vespucci, Amerigo
vested interest
vested interests
vest something in somebody
veteran car
Veterans Affairs, the
Veterans Association
Veterans Day
Veterans of Foreign Wars
veterinary surgeon
Vettel, Sebastian
vexed question/issue/problem etc
vice-president/chairman etc
Vice Squad, the
vice versa
vicious circle
Victoria and Albert Museum, the
Victoria Cross
Victoria Day
Victoria Falls
Victoria, Lake
Victoria, Queen
Victory, HMS
Victory V
video arcade
video blogging
video camera
video cassette
video cassette recorder
video conferencing
video diary
video game
video jockey
video nasty
video recorder
video snacking
Viet Cong, the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam War, the
village green
village idiot
Village Voice, The
Villa, Pancho
vintage car
vintage year
violent film/play/drama
violent headache/fit etc
viral marketing
virgin birth
virginia creeper
Virginia Tech Massacre, the
Virgin Islands, the
virgin land/forest/soil/snow etc
Virgin Mary, the
Virgin Queen, the
virgin territory
virtual memory
virtual office
virtual reality
Visa card
visiting card
visiting hours
visiting professor
visitor centre
visit something on somebody/something
visual aid
visual arts
visual display unit
visually impaired
visually/physically/mentally etc challenged
vital organ
vital signs
vital statistics
Vivaldi, Antonio
viva voce
vivid imagination
V-J Day
VoA, the
vocal cords
voice box
Voice of America, the
voice print
void of something
Voight, Jon
Volga, the
Voluntary Euthanasia Society, the
Voluntary Service Overseas
Volunteers of America
Von Braun, Wernher
von Bülow, Claus
Vonnegut, Kurt
von Trier, Lars
voodoo economics
vote of censure
vote of confidence
vote of no confidence
vote of no-confidence/no-confidence vote/motion of no-confidence etc
vote of thanks
voter apathy
vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc
vote somebody ↔ in
vote somebody ↔ out
vote something a success/the best etc
vote something ↔ down
vote something ↔ through
vote with your feet
vote with your wallet
voting booth
voting machine
vouch for somebody/something
vox pop
voyage of discovery
V sign
vulgar fraction
Vulgar Latin
Vulgate, the
wade in
wade through something
Wade, Virginia
wading pool
wad something ↔ up
waffle iron
wage claim
wage freeze
Wagner, Honus
Wagner, Richard
wagon train
waifs and strays
Wailing Wall, the
wait a minute
wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute
wait a minute/second/moment etc
wait and see
wait around
wait behind
Waite, Terry
wait for it
wait in
Waiting for Godot
waiting in the wings
waiting list
(waiting/lurking) in the wings
waiting room
wait on somebody/something
wait something ↔ out
wait tables
wait until/till ...
wait up
wait your turn
wake-up call
wake up to something
waking hours/life/day etc
Walden Pond
Waldheim, Kurt
Waldorf-Astoria, the
Walesa, Lech
Wales Office, the
Wales, the Prince of
walk a tightrope
walk away
walk away with something
Walken, Christopher
Walker, Alice
Walker Cup, the
walk free
walk-in business/clinic/centre etc
walking bus
walking dictionary/encyclopedia
walking disaster (area)
walking on air
walking papers
walking stick
walk in on somebody
walk into something
walk it
walk off
walk off with something
walk of life
walk on eggshells
walk out
walk out on something
walk over somebody
walk/ride etc abreast
walk somebody off their feet
walk tall
walk the beat
walk the plank
walk the streets
walk the walk
Wallabies, the
Wallace and Gromit
Wallace, Edgar
Wallace, Mike
Wallace, Sir William
walled garden/city/town etc
Waller, Fats
Waller, Robert James
Walliams, David
Wallis, Sir Barnes
wall of fire/water etc
wall of silence/secrecy
wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc
wall painting
walls have ears
wall somebody/something ↔ up
wall something ↔ in
wall something ↔ off
Wall Street
Wall Street Crash, the
Wall Street Journal, The
Walpole, Sir Robert
Walt Disney World
Walters, Barbara
Walters, Julie
Walton, Bill
Waltons, The
Waltzing Matilda
waltz off with something
waltz through something
Wang, Vera
want ad
want a word
want for something
want in
want no part of something
want out
want rid of somebody/something
War and Peace
War between the States, the
war chest
war crime
war cry
war dance
Ward Howe, Julia
wardrobe malfunction
ward something ↔ off
war effort
warehouse store
war game
Warhol, Andy
War in Iraq
warm as toast
war memorial
warm front
warming pan
warm the cockles of somebody's heart
warm to somebody/something
warm up
Warner Bros
Warne, Shane
warning bell/bells
warn off
warn (somebody) against something
warn somebody ↔ away
War of 1812, the
war of attrition
War of Independence, the
war of nerves
War of the Worlds, The
war of words
War on Terrorism
war paint
warrant card
warrant officer
Warren Report, the
Warsaw Ghetto, the
Warsaw Pact, the
Warshawski, V.I.
Wars of the Roses, the
warts and all
war widow
war zone
washboard stomach
washing day
washing line
washing machine
washing powder
washing soda
Washington, Booker T.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, Denzel
Washington, George
Washington Monument, the
Washington Post, The
Washington State
washing-up liquid
wash off
wash out
wash over somebody
wash something ↔ away
wash something ↔ down
wash up
wash well
wash your dirty linen/laundry
wash your hands of something
wash your mouth out!
waste away
waste disposal
wasted journey/trip/effort etc
waste ground
Waste Land, The
waste no time (in) doing something
waste not, want not
waste paper
wastepaper basket
waste product
waste your breath
wasting asset
wasting disease/illness
was/were to do something
watching brief
watch it
watch list
watch out
watch (out) for something
watch over somebody
watch somebody like a hawk
watch the clock
watch the time
watch the world go by
watch this space
watch your back
watch your step
Water Babies, The
water bird
water biscuit
water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc
water bottle
water boy
water buffalo
water bug
water butt
water cannon
water chestnut
water closet
water cooler
water cooler gossip
watered silk
waterfall cardigan
water feature
water footprint
Waterford crystal
water fountain
water ice
watering can
watering hole
watering place
water jump
water lily
water main
water meadow
water meter
water on the brain/knee
water park
water pipe
water pistol
water polo
water power
water rat
water resistant
water skiing
water slide
water softener
water something ↔ down
water sports
water stress
water table
water tower
water vapour
water vole
Watling Street
wave a magic wand
wave and pay
Waverley Novels
wave somebody off
wave somebody/something ↔ down
wave something goodbye/wave goodbye to something
wave something ↔ aside
wax and wane
waxed paper
wax lyrical
Wax, Ruby
wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc
way around/round/up
Wayne and Waynetta
Wayne, John
Wayne's World
way of life
way out
Ways and Means Committee
way station
way to go!
WBA, the
WBC, the
WBO, the
weak at the knees
weak consonant/syllable
weaker sex
weak moment
weak points/spots
weak spot
weak verb
we all make mistakes
wean somebody off/from something
weapon dog
weapons inspector
weapons of mass destruction
wear away
wear down
wear off
wear on
wear out
wear sackcloth and ashes
wear the trousers
wear well
wear your heart on your sleeve
weasel out
weasel word
WEA, the
weather girl
weather the storm
weather vane
Weaver, Sigourney
weave your magic/weave a spell
Web 2.0
web address
web browser
web crawler
web designer
web ring
website address
Webster, Daniel
Webster, Noah
web traffic
wedded bliss
wedding chapel
wedding dress
wedding list
Wedding March, the
wedding ring
wedding vows
wedge heels
wedge something open/shut
weed somebody/something ↔ out
Weed Whacker
Wee Frees, the
week after week
weekend warrior
weep buckets
weeping willow/birch etc
Wee Willie Winkie
weigh anchor
weigh a ton
weigh in
weigh on somebody/something
weigh somebody down
weigh somebody/something ↔ up
weigh something ↔ out
weight of something
weight training
Weight Watchers
weigh your words
Weimar Republic, the
weird somebody out
Weissmuller, Johnny
Welch, Raquel
welcome/greet somebody/something with open arms
welcome wagon
Weldon, Fay
welfare state
Welk, Lawrence
well and truly
well/badly/carefully etc organized
well connected
well disposed
well done!/well played!
well-grounded in something
well-mannered/bad-mannered etc
We'll Meet Again
well now
Well of Loneliness, The
well said!
Wells Fargo
Wells, H.G.
well thought of
well-trodden path/track/route etc
(well, ) what do you know?
Welsh Assembly, the
Welsh dresser
Welsh, Irvine
Welsh Nationalist Party, the
Welsh Office, the
Welsh rarebit
wendy house
wend your way
Wenger, Arsène
Wenner, Jann
We Plough the Fields and Scatter
we're not in Kansas anymore
we're/you're talking £500/three days etc
We Shall Overcome
Wesley, John
West Bank, the
West Coast
West Country
West End
Western Australia
Western Conference, the
Western Europe
Western Front, the
Western Hemisphere
Western Isles, the
western medicine
Western Sahara
Western Samoa
West, Fred
West Germany
West Glamorgan
West Ham
Westheimer, Doctor Ruth
West Indies, the
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Cathedral
West Point
West Side Story
West Sussex
West Virginia
West Wing, The
Westwood, Vivienne
West Yorkshire
wet bar
wet behind the ears
wet blanket
wet dream
wet fish
We Three Kings
wet nurse
wet suit
wet through/cooked through etc
wetting agent
wetting solution
whacked out
whacking great
whale into/on somebody/something
Wharton, Edith
what about
what about ...?
what ails something
what are we waiting for?
What are you drinking?
what are you like!
what are you talking about?
what are you waiting for?
what became of ... ? whatever will become of ... ?
what can/do you expect?
what can I do you for?
what does it matter?
what does somebody care?
what does somebody know?
what do you mean ...?
what do you say?
what do you want?
what else can somebody do/say?
whatever floats your boat
whatever happened to somebody/sth?
whatever/wherever/anything etc you like
whatever you do
whatever you say
whatever you say/think/want
what have you got to say for yourself?
what/how about somebody/something
what/how etc the deuce ...?
what/how/where/who in God's name
what/how/why etc in heaven's name
what/how/why/where etc the hell?
what if ...?
what is it now?/now what?
what is somebody/something doing?
what is somebody/something like?
what is somebody trying to prove?
what little
what makes somebody tick
what manner of ...?
What Not to Wear
what possessed somebody (to do something)?
What price fame/glory etc?
what's (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry?
what's biting you/her etc?
what's doing ...?
what's eating sb?
what's her/your etc game?
what's his face/what's her face
what's his/her/its name
what should I see but something/who should appear but somebody etc
what's it to you?
what's it worth (to you)?
What's My Line
what's new?
what's not to like/love?
what somebody says goes
what somebody will do for something
What's On
what sort of ... ?
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
what's somebody on?
what's that supposed to mean?
what's that when it's at home?
what's the betting
what's the big idea?
what's the damage?
what's the deal?
what's the good of ...?/what good is ...?
what's the matter?/something's the matter/nothing's the matter etc
what's the meaning of this?
what's the use (of something)
what's this in aid of?
what's what
what's with sb?
what's with sth?
What's your/his etc problem?
what's your poison?
what the blazes/who the blazes etc
what the heck
what the hell
what the hell!
what was all that about?
what/who/where the dickens ...?
what/who/why etc the devil?
what/why/how etc on earth ...?
what with one thing and another
what with something
wheel and deal
wheel clamp
wheelie bin
wheeling and dealing
wheel somebody/something ↔ in/out
wheels within wheels
when all's said and done
when/as the spirit moves you
When Harry Met Sally
when hell freezes over
when/if it comes to the point
when/if push comes to shove
when/if the need arises
When in Rome (, do as the Romans do)
when the cat's away (the mice will play)
when the chips are down
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
when the mood takes you
when the smoke clears
when/while somebody's back is turned
where does somebody/something go from here?
where do you draw the line?
where somebody stands
where's the beef?
where there's a will there's a way
wherever that is/may be
(whether you) like it or not
whet somebody's appetite (for something)
which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Whicker, Alan
while at it
while away the hours/evening/days etc
while I'm at it
while I'm/you're etc at/about it
while I'm/you're etc at it
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
while the going's good
while you're about it
while you're at it
whipped cream
whipping boy
whipping cream
whip somebody/something ↔ up
whip through something
whisk broom
whispering campaign
Whistler, James McNeill
whistle-stop tour/trip
Whitaker's Almanack
white blood cell
white Christmas
white cliffs of Dover, the
white-coated/fur-coated etc
white-collar crime
white corpuscle
white dwarf
white elephant
white flag
white flight
white flour
white goods
White Hart Lane
white-hat hacker
white heat
white horses
White House
white knight
white lie
white lightning
white magic
white meat
White Nile, the
white noise
White Pages
White Paper
white pepper
White Rabbit, the
whiter than white
white sauce
white something ↔ out
white spirit
white supremacist
white trash
white van man
white wedding
Whit Monday
whittle away
Whitworth, Kathy
who can say?
who cares?
whoever he/she is
who is somebody to do sth?
whole lot
whole note
whole number
whole wheat
who needs it/them?
whoopee cushion
whoopie pie
whooping cough
whoop it up
who says?
who's counting?
who shall remain nameless
who's who
who wants ...?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
who/what etc do you think?
who would have dreamt that ...?
who would have thought?
who’s who
why doesn't somebody do sth?
why/how/who etc indeed?
(why) must you ...?
why not?
why oh why ...?
why sb?
Wibbly Wobbly Bridge, the
Wicked Witch of the West, the
wicket gate
wicket keeper
wide-angle lens
wide boy
widely read
wide of the mark
wide open
wide open/awake/apart
Widow Twankey
wield power/influence/authority etc
wife beater
wife/child beater
Wife of Bath, the
Wife Swap
wiggle room
Wightman Cup, the
wild boar
wild card
wildcat strike
wilderness area
wild goose chase
wild horses would/could not ...
wild rice
Wild West, the
wilful damage/disobedience/exaggeration etc
William Hill
William I
William III
William II, King
William of Orange, King
Williams Sisters
William the Conqueror
willing helper/volunteer/partner etc
Willis, Bruce
will o' the wisp
will/would have none of something
will/would stop at nothing (to do something)
Wilson, Harold
Wilson, Woodrow
wimp out
Wimsey, Lord Peter
win/collect/take etc the wooden spoon
wind/air/water resistance
wind breaker
wind chill
wind chimes
wind down
windfall tax
wind farm
winding sheet
wind instrument
Wind in the Willows, The
window box
window cleaner
window dresser
window dressing
window seat
window shade
windscreen wiper
windshield wiper
winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc
Windsor Castle
Windsor Great Park
Windsors, the
wind tunnel
wind turbine
wind up
Windward Islands, the
Wind, water, sun-topic
Windy City, the
wine and dine somebody
wine bar
wine cellar
wine/coal/timber etc merchant
wine cooler
wine/film/opera etc buff
wine glass
wine/milk etc lake
wine tasting
wine vinegar
wing chair
wing collar
wing commander
Winger, Debra
wing it
wing its/their way
wing mirror
wing nut
wink at something
winkle somebody/something ↔ out
win/lose by a whisker
winning combination
winning post
winnow somebody/something ↔ out
win or lose
win out
win somebody/something ↔ back
win somebody ↔ over
win (something)/beat somebody fair and square
winter solstice
winter sports
Winter's Tale, The
win the day
win through
wiped out
wipe out
wipe something from your mind/memory
wipe something off something
wipe something off the face of the earth/wipe something off the map
wipe something ↔ away
wipe something ↔ down
wipe something ↔ up
wipe the floor with somebody
wipe the slate clean
wipe the smile/grin off somebody's face
wire cutters
wireless communications
wireless networking
wire netting
wire wool
Wirral, the
wisdom tooth
Wise, Ernie
wise guy
wise up
wise/wily/funny/weird etc old bird
wishful thinking
wishing well
wish list
wish somebody (the best of) luck
wish something ↔ away
witching hour
with a bang
with a difference
with a flourish
with (a) good/bad grace
with a heavy heart
with a jump
with (all) due respect
with all due respect
with all guns blazing
with all the trimmings
with all your heart
with an eye to (doing) something
with (any) luck/with a bit of luck
with aplomb
(with) arms akimbo
with/at a stroke of the pen
with/at the touch of a button/key
with a vengeance
with a view to (doing) something
with a will
with bated breath
with (brass) knobs on
with clockwork precision/accuracy
with dispatch
withdrawal symptoms
withdraw/retreat in good order
with due respect
with ease
wither on the vine
with every fibre of your being
with feeling
with flying colours
with full military honours
with gay abandon
with gusto
withholding tax
with immediate effect/with effect from
within an ace of (doing) something
within earshot
within (easy) reach of something
within/in sight of something
within limits
within minutes
within/outside the purview of somebody/something
within reason
with/in regard to something
within the realms of possibility
within two feet/ten years etc either way
with it
with/knowing somebody's luck
(with) legs akimbo
with luck
with malice aforethought
with menaces
with military precision
with one accord
with open arms
without/beyond a shadow of a doubt
without cease
without ceremony
without doubt
without fail
without fear or favour
without let or hindrance
without missing a beat
without more/further ado
without prejudice (to something)
without question
without reply
without (saying) a word
without so much as a by your leave
without wanting/wishing to do something
with pinpoint accuracy
with respect to something
with somebody/something in mind
with that
with the benefit of hindsight/experience
with the best of intentions/for the best of reasons
with the best will in the world
with the compliments of somebody/with our compliments
with (the greatest) respect/with (all) due respect
with the touch of a button
with time/given time
with time to spare
with your bare hands
with your eyes open
with your last/dying breath
with your nose in the air
with your own fair hands
with your tail between your legs
with (your) tongue in (your) cheek
witness box
witness something
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
WNBA, the
woe betide somebody
woe is me
Wogan, Terry
Wolfe, General James
Wolfe, Tom
wolf whistle
Wollstonecraft, Mary
Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas
woman/lady/girl of easy virtue
woman/man etc of independent means
woman/man with a mission
Woman's Hour
Woman's Own
Women in Love
women's lib
women's movement
women's room
women's studies
Women’s Institute, the
wonders will never cease
won't/can't have something
won't take no for an answer
won't/wouldn't hear of it
wooden spoon
wood pulp
Wookey Hole
Worcester sauce
word blindness
word cloud
word for word
word processor
words fail me
Wordsworth, William
work around somebody/something
work around to something
work a treat
work a trend/look etc
work at something
Work-based Learning for Adults
work butt off
work/drive/run yourself into the ground
worked up
work/effort etc involved in doing something
Workers' Educational Association
work ethic
work experience
working breakfast/lunch/dinner
working capital
working class
working clothes
working conditions/environment etc
working day
working definition/theory/title
working families tax credit
working girl
working group
working hours/day/week
working life
working majority
working memory
working model
working papers
working parts
working party
working practices/methods
working relationship
working stiff
Working Tax Credit
work it/things
work-life balance
work like a charm
work like a Trojan
work like magic
work like magic/work like a charm
work of art
work on somebody/something
work on the principle/assumption/basis etc that
work out
work/perform miracles
work permit
work/play etc your butt off
work release
work/run/go like stink
work somebody hard
work somebody over
work somebody/something in
work something ↔ off
work/sweat your guts out
work the door
work the system
work through
work to rule
work unsocial hours
work up
work up to something
work way through
work/weave your magic
work your butt/ass/arse off
work your butt off
work your fingers to the bone
work yourself into a frenzy/panic/state etc
World Almanac
World Bank, the
World Council of Churches, the
World Cup, the
World English
World Health Organization, the
worldly goods/possessions
world music
world power
world record
World Series, the
World Service, the
World Trade Center, the
World Trade Organization, the
world view
World Wide Fund for Nature, the
worm something out of somebody
Wormwood Scrubs
worm your way into
worm (your way) into/through etc something
worm your way out of (doing) something
worn out
worry at something
worry beads
worse luck
worse off
worship the ground somebody walks on
worst of all
worth his/her salt
worth something
worth sth
worthy/deserving of note
worthy of
worth your/its etc weight in gold
would-be actor/murderer etc
would/could kill for something
would/do you mind ...?
would give anything/a lot/your right arm etc for something
would it be possible (for somebody) to do sth?
would just as soon
would like
would not
wouldn't dream of (doing) something
wouldn't say boo to a goose
wouldn't wish something on/upon somebody
wouldn't you know (it)
wouldn't you say?
would rather
would rather/would sooner ... than
would that ...
would you be good enough to do sth
would you be good enough to do sth?
would you be kind enough to do something/be so kind as to do something
would you be kind enough to do sth
would you believe it!
would you care to do sth?
Wounded Knee, Battle of
wound up
Wozniak, Steve
WRAC, the
WRAF, the
wraparound care
wrapping paper
wrap somebody (up) in cotton wool
wrap up
wrap up warm
wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something)
wreak revenge/vengeance (on somebody)
wrecking ball
wrecking crew
wrench yourself away/free
Wren, Sir Christopher
wrestle with something
wriggle out of something
Wright Brothers, the
wringing wet
wring somebody's hand
wring something's neck
wring your hands
write away for something
write back
write in
write off
writer's block
writer's cramp
write somebody/something ↔ out
write something into something
write something ↔ down
write something ↔ up
writing desk
writing paper
writ large
written test/exam
WRNS, the
wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc
wrought iron
WRVS, the
WTO, the
Wuthering Heights
WWF, the
X chromosome
X Factor
X-Files, The
X marks the spot
X number of people/things
X something ↔ out
yada yada yada
Yale lock
Yankee Doodle
Yankee Stadium
yard sale
yarn bombing
Yassin, Sheikh Ahmed
yawning gap/gulf/chasm (between something)
Y chromosome
Yeager, Charles (Chuck)
year after year
year by year
year on year
yeast extract
yeast infection
Yeats, W.B.
Ye cannot serve God and Mammon
yellow card
yellow fever
yellow line
Yellow Pages
Yellow River, the
Yellow Sea, the
Yellowstone National Park, the
Yeltsin, Boris
yes and no
yes, but ...
yesterday's news
yes, yes
YHA, the
yield something ↔ up
yield to something
yin and yang
Yogi Bear
Yom Kippur
Yorkshire Moors, the
Yorkshire pudding
Yorkshire Ripper, the
Yorkshire terrier
Yosemite National Park
you are/he is a one
you are what you eat
you bet!
you (can) bet your life/your bottom dollar
you can/can't imagine something
you can say that again!
you can't be too careful
you can tell him/her etc from me
you can't go wrong (with something)
you can't have it both ways
you can't hear yourself think
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
you can't mistake somebody/something
you can't say fairer than that
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't win
you can't win them all
you could cut the atmosphere/air/tension with a knife
you could cut the atmosphere with a knife
you could have fooled me
you could hear a pin drop
you da man!
you'd better believe it!
you don't know
you don't know when you're well-off
you don't say!
you get something
(you) go, girl!
you had me worried
you have me there
you have no idea (how/what etc)
you haven't lived (if/until ...)
you have to hand it to somebody
you have to laugh
you/he etc alone
you know
you know/do you know
you know who/what
you live and learn
you'll be sorry
you'll catch your death (of cold)
You'll Never Walk Alone
you'll only
you'll thank me
you'll/you'd be lucky!
(you) mark my words!
you name it (they've got it)!
you need only do something/all you need do is ...
you never can tell/you can never tell
you never know
Young, Andrew (Jackson) Jr
young at heart
young blood
Young, Cy
young gun/Turk
young lady/man
young offender
Young Pretender, the
Young, Will
you only have to read/look at/listen to etc something
your best bet
your best bib and tucker
your better half/other half
your betters
your bounden duty
your courage/will/nerve fails (you)
your dignity
your due
you reap what you sow
you're a star!/what a star!
you're joking/you must be joking
you're not wrong
you're on
you're telling me
you're welcome
your eyes water
your front
your good deed for the day
your guess is as good as mine
your heart's desire/everything your heart could desire
your heart sinks
your heart/stomach lurches
your/her etc senses
Your/Her/His Highness
Your/Her/His Majesty
your/her ladyship
your/her/my etc Sunday best
Your/His Eminence
Your/His etc Grace
Your/His/Her Excellency
Your/His/Her Honour
your/his/her Royal Highness
Your/His Holiness
your/his lordship
Your/His Worship
your humble servant
your man
your obedient servant
your own flesh and blood
your own man
your own woman
Yours ever/Ever yours
Yours faithfully
your/somebody's bread and butter
yours sincerely
yours truly
Yours truly/Yours
your Sunday best
your time
your true colours
your very own
your wish is my command
your word of honour
your/yer man
you said it!
you saved my life
you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours
you should have seen/heard something
youth club
youth culture
youth hostel
youth hostelling
you've got me (there)
you've got me there
you've made your bed and you must lie on it
you watch
(you) watch your mouth
you what?
you will be delighted/pleased etc to know (that)
you win
you wish!
you won't catch me doing something
you would be well-advised to do something
you would be well/ill advised to do something
you would have thought (that)
yo-yo dieting
Y, the
Yukon, the
yule log
yummy mummy
Zambezi, the
zebra crossing
zero carbon
zero hour
zero in on somebody/something
zero-sum game
zero tolerance
Zimmer frame
zip code
zip file
zip it/zip your lip
zip tie
zip up
zip wire
Zodiac Killer, the
zone out
zoological garden
zoom in
zoom lens
zoom out
zoot suit
Zuni, Zuñi
£3/$50 etc a go
à la
à la carte
à la mode
abdicate (your) responsibility
accidents (will) happen
a (cold) sweat
a (good) catch
(all) square
Amin (Dada), Idi
and (all) that
as (of) yet
a (tight) squeeze
at (long) last
at (the) most
at (the) worst
at (your) leisure
(be) careful!
believe (you) me
(be) quiet!
be (really/quite) something
break (somebody's) serve
break (your) stride
buy (somebody) time
cold (hard) cash
come (now)
Coolidge, (John) Calvin
crease (somebody) up
crunch (the) numbers
deep (fat) fryer
don't (you) start!
draw (somebody's) attention
fork (off) left/right
Fraser, (Mad) Frankie
get (somebody) somewhere/anywhere/nowhere
get (something) rolling
give (somebody) head
God (only) knows
goodness (only) knows
go (to) bye-byes
grand (old) age
(have) patience
heaven (only) knows
hold (your) fire
in (actual) fact
in (full) bloom
in (full) blossom
in (full) colour
in (good) trim
in (your) shirtsleeves
(I) quote
jack (shit)
(just) think
kiss (somebody's) ass
let (something ↔) loose
Lord (only) knows
make/grab (the) headlines
marry (into) money
meet (something) head-on
mellow (somebody) out
mend (your) fences
my (good) man
(my) love
(my) sweet
next (please)
not (even) blink
on (my) tippytoes
on (the) television
plop (yourself) down
plump (yourself) down
plunk (yourself) down
pull (somebody) through
push (somebody's) buttons
ring (somebody) back
roll (somebody) over
(say) cheese!
somebody's (main) squeeze
so (that)
(stomach) cramps
stretch (somebody's) patience/credulity
suppose/supposing (that)
take (a) hold
take (holy) orders
that's (past/ancient) history
that's (quite) enough
the (Great) Depression
the (great) outdoors
(the) humanities
the (latest) thing
the (old) bill
the (privileged/chosen) few
the (whole) works
turn (people's) heads
what (...) for?
what's (all) this?
(widow's) weeds
wig (somebody) out
your (fair) share
(yours) sincerely
get on with (something or someone)
self-flagellation
feebleminded
by design
tickled pink