Function Phrases

Phrases

• Accidentally on purpose
• Affair of the heart
• Affair to remember
• As patient as Job
• Blow job
• Boob job
• Botched job
• Brand new ballgame (A baseball expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the game)
• Brewer's droop
• Brush back (A baseball expression meaning to subvert or threaten verbally)
• Can of corn (A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch)
• Carpe diem (latin expression meaning seize the day)
• Caught off base (A baseball expression meaning unawares or by surprise)
• Cleanup hitter (A baseball expression meaning a batter who comes in to solve a problem)
• Conectile dysfunction
• Daily grind (the daily routine of a dull or boring job)
• Doing a sterling job
• Don't give up the day job
• Down to the last out (A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance)
• Ducks on a pond (A baseball expression meaning having runners in scoring position)
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fall down on the job
• Fit for purpose
• Foot in the bucket (A baseball expression meaning to act timidly or cowardly)
• Form follows function
• General purpose
• Ground ball (A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment)
• Hand job
• Hatchet job
• Hazards of the job
• Heavy hitter (A baseball expression meaning a powerful or commanding person)
• Higher purpose
• Hold down a job
• I'm only doing my job
• If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
• Inside job
• It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it (A catchphrase from Nick Stone In Tightrope)
• It's a family affair

• Just the job
• Kick in
• Knock the cover off the ball (A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation)
• Lie down on the job
• Major league (A baseball expression meaning at the top rank)
• Make a good job of it
• Make the best of a bad job
• Ninth inning (A baseball expression meaning an event or process is near the end)
• No job too small
• Not fit for purpose
• On deck (A baseball expression meaning next in line)
• On the job
• On the job training
• Pitch a shutout (A baseball expression meaning not allowing an opponent any wins)
• Play hardball (A baseball expression meaning to be or act tough or aggressive)
• Play softball (A baseball expression meaning to ask easy questions)
• Put-up job
• Quality is job one (Ford Cars advertising slogan)
• Right off the bat (A baseball expression meaning immediately without delay)
• Role model
• Rush job
• Seriously though, he's doing a grand job (A catchphrase from David Frost)
• Snow job
• Strike out swinging (A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort)
• Swing by (slang expression meaning drop in for a visit)
• Swing for the fences (A baseball expression meaning try for a substantial gain)
• Take cuts at someone (A baseball expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation)
• The Italian Job (Michael Caine movie)
• The Thomas Crown Affair (Steve McQueen movie)
• The patience of Job
• The right man for the job
• The right tool for the job
• The right tools for the job
• The toughest job you'll ever love (United States Peace Corps advertising slogan)
• Throw a beanball (A baseball expression meaning to attack an opponent by aiming at their head)
• To make that tough job easier - you deserve M&M candy (M&Ms advertising slogan)
• Took the collar (A baseball expression meaning failing to get any hits)
• Wardrobe malfunction (when an item of clothing slips out of place to expose part of the body - typically a woman's breast)
• You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! (line from the Michael Caine movie The Italian Job)