Fixed Phrases

Phrases

• All set
• Cast in stone
• Caught by the short and curlies
• Caught in the act
• Caught in two minds
• Caught like a rabbit in the headlights
• Caught napping
• Caught off base (A baseball expression meaning unawares or by surprise)
• Caught red-handed
• Caught short
• Caught the sun
• Caught up in the moment
• Caught up with
• Caught with your hand in the cookie jar
• Caught with your hand in the till
• Caught with your pants down
• Caught with your trousers down
• Dyed in the wool
• Face card (the jack queeen or king in a set of playing cards)
• Fit to be tied
• Game set and match
• Got your heart set on
• Hog tied
• Horsy set
• I wouldn't be caught dead
• It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
• My hands are tied
• No fixed abode
• On your mark, get set, go
• One hand tied behind your back
• Put-up job
• Ready set go
• Ready, get set, go

• Set Fire to the Rain (Adele song)
• Set a thief to catch a thief
• Set eyes on
• Set foot in
• Set forth
• Set great store by
• Set in concrete
• Set in motion
• Set in train
• Set of wheels
• Set sail
• Set straight
• Set the Thames on fire
• Set the record straight
• Set the stage
• Set the world on fire
• Set the world to rights
• Set tongues wagging
• Set your cap at
• Set your face against something
• Set your hair on fire
• Set your heart on something
• Set your mind at ease
• Set your sights on
• Set your stall out
• Set your teeth on edge
• Set yourself apart
• The rot has set in
• The stage is set
• The truth shall set you free
• This precious stone set in the silver sea, this sceptered isle
• Tied to his mother's apron strings
• Tongue tied