phrase thesaurus

A list of phrases containing the word "only"...


  • A chain is only as strong as its weakest link ( the meaning and origin of this phrase... )
  • A woman is only a woman but a good cigar is a smoke
  • Beauty is only skin deep ( the meaning and origin of this phrase... )
  • Does she or doesn't she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure ( Clairol advertising slogan )
  • Don't vote; it only encourages them ( Anarchist political slogan )
  • Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes ( Ben Jonson poem and Victorian song )
  • Face that only a mother could love
  • False jeopardy ( plot device in TV melodramas where danger is threatened only for it to be found to be a false alarm )
  • First World problem ( a relatively trivial problem only affecting the affluent )
  • For Your Eyes Only ( James Bond movie Roger Moore )
  • For your eyes only
  • God Only Knows ( Beach Boys song )
  • I am the only gay in the village ( A catchphrase from Little Britain )
  • I'm Only Sleeping ( The Beatles song )
  • I'm only doing my job
  • I'm only here for the beer ( Double Diamond advertising slogan )
  • I'm only human
  • If I've only one life, let me live it as a blonde! ( Clairol Hair Colouring advertising slogan )
  • If all the world were Jell-O, And whipped cream filled the sea, Then the only spoon from here to the moon Would have to belong to me ( Jell-O Gelatin Dessert advertising slogan )
  • If only
  • If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
  • In name only
  • It can only be Heineken ( Heineken advertising slogan )
  • It only hurts when I laugh
  • It takes 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to wear it
  • It's Only Rock And Roll, But I Like It ( Rolling Stones song )
  • It's only a game
  • It's only natural
  • Just like a chocolate milkshake, only crunchy ( Coco Pops advertising slogan )
  • Listen I will say zis only wunce ( A catchphrase from Allo Allo )
  • Lovely jubbly ( A catchphrase from Only Fools and Horses )
  • Not the only pebble on the beach
  • Now There is only one Mars ( Mars Chocolate advertising slogan )
  • Only 1 out of 25 men is color blind. The other 24 just dress that way ( Mohara Suits advertising slogan )
  • Only A Pawn In Their Game ( Bob Dylan song )
  • Only Fools and Horses
  • Only Girl In the World ( Rihanna song )
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart ( Neil Young song )
  • Only Nixon could go to China
  • Only Smarties have the answer ( Smarties advertising slogan )
  • Only a matter of time
  • Only connect
  • Only fools and horses work
  • Only game in town
  • Only half there
  • Only human
  • Only in America
  • Only in a Jeep ( Jeep advertising slogan )
  • Only the best for the Captain's table ( Birdseye advertising slogan )
  • Only the brave deserve the fair and the fair deserve JAEGER ( Jaeger Sportswear advertising slogan )
  • Only time will tell
  • Only you can prevent forest fires ( United States Forest Service advertising slogan )
  • Opportunity only knocks once
  • Oranges are not the only fruit
  • Standing room only
  • The Only Way Is Essex ( British reality television series )
  • The one and only Wonderbra ( Wonderbra advertising slogan )
  • The one and only cereal that comes in the shape of animals ( Crispy Critters advertising slogan )
  • The only 'sauce' I dare give Father ( Burma Sauce advertising slogan )
  • The only constant is change
  • The only good Indian is a dead Indian
  • The only show in town
  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself ( Political slogan )
  • The only way to fly ( Western Airlines advertising slogan )
  • There's only one
  • They also serve who only stand and wait ( from a poem by Milton )
  • This time next year we will be millionaires ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
  • Ugly is only skin-deep ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
  • When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash
  • Why do only fools and horses work?
  • You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine ( Johnny Cash song )
  • You Only Live Twice ( James Bond movie Sean Connery )
  • You know it makes sense ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
  • You only get one chance to make a first impression
  • You only hurt the one you love
  • You only live once
  • You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ( Mae West quotation )
  • You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! ( line from the Michael Caine movie The Italian Job )
  • You're only young once
  • Young and sweet, only seventeen ( ABBA lyric )

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