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A little knowledge is a
dangerous
thing
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A little learning is a
dangerous
thing ( from a poem by Alexander Pope )
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A sure
sign
Abandon hope all ye who enter here (
warning
from Dante's Divine Comedy )
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Address the ball ( golfing term denoting
readiness
to play )
Advance
warning
Alarm
bells began to ring
All fired up and
ready
to go
All there ( clever or quick-witted )
Amped up ( excited and
ready
for action )
Are you
ready
for some football?
Armed and
dangerous
As
quick
as a flash
As
sharp
as a tack
At your wits' end
Bar
fly
Battle of
wits
Battle
ready
Be
prepared
Because you were born to
fly
( TAM Brazilian Airlines advertising slogan )
Better than a poke in the eye with a
sharp
stick
Born Under A Bad
Sign
( Cream song )
Born
ready
Born under a bad
sign
Cable
ready
Card
sharp
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Central heating for kids (
Ready
Brek porridge advertising slogan )
City Linking,
smart
thinking ( City Link advertising slogan )
Clear and present
danger
Collect your
wits
Combat
ready
Come
Fly
With Me ( Frank Sinatra song )
Cut to the
quick
Danger, Will Robinson ( A catchphrase from The Robot In Lost In Space )
Dangerous
Liaisons ( Glenn Close movie )
Don't close your eyes for a minute
Double
quick
Down to the pub for a
quick
one
Earth to mom
Err on the side of
caution
Evening person
Eyes in the back of your head
False
alarm
False jeopardy ( plot device in TV melodramas where
danger
is threatened only for it to be found to be a false
alarm
)
Fly
Me To The Moon ( Frank Sinatra song )
Fly
a kite
Fly
by night
Fly
by the seat of your pants
Fly
by wire
Fly
drive
Fly
in the face of the evidence
Fly
in the ointment
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Fly
now. Shovel later ( Eastern Airlines advertising slogan )
Fly
off the handle
Fly
off the shelves
Fly
on the wall
Fly
the American way ( American Airlines advertising slogan )
Fly
the coop
Fly
the flag ( British Airways advertising slogan )
Fly
the friendly skies ( United Airlines advertising slogan )
Fly
the nest
Get Rich
quick
( Kenco Really Rich Coffee advertising slogan )
Get
ready
to rumble ( prepare to fight or do battle )
Get rich
quick
Get your retaliation in first
Give me a
sign
Go
fly
a kite
Good and
ready
Half
awake
Have your
wits
about you
He Hate Me ( Nickname of American football player Rod
Smart
)
Heads up
Here's one I
prepared
earlier ( A catchphrase from Blue Peter )
I'm Margie.
Fly
me ( National Airlines advertising slogan )
I'm good enough, I'm
smart
enough, and doggone it, people like me! ( A catchphrase from Stuart Smiley In Saturday Night Live )
If God had meant us to
fly
he would have given us wings
If man were meant to fly, God would have lowered the fares ( American Coach Lines advertising slogan )
In
quick
succession
In
sharp
focus
Intruder alert
It's
Smart
to be Square ( British Satellite Broadcasting advertising slogan )
It's time to
fly
( United Airlines advertising slogan )
Jack be
nimble
Jack be
quick
( line from nursery rhyme )
Keep a weather eye open
Keep your eye on the ball
Keep your eyes on the prize
Keep your eyes peeled
Keep your finger on the pulse
Keep your
wits
about you
Kiss me
quick
Let
fly
Like a blue arsed
fly
Live by your
wits
Look
lively
Look
sharp
Look sharp, feel
sharp
( Gillette advertising slogan )
Mad, bad and
dangerous
to know
Make
ready
Make the feathers
fly
Mayday
mayday
Missed it by that much! ( A catchphrase from Get
Smart
)
Mongoose
Quick
Rick ( Nickname of Ricky Davis )
Morning person
Never misses a trick
Nick the
Quick
( Nickname of Nick Van Exel )
Oh, Max! ( A catchphrase from Get
Smart
)
On
dangerous
ground
On red alert
On the alert
On the ball
On the case
On the
fly
On your toes
One jump ahead of
One
smart
cookie
Open your eyes
Our entire economy is in
danger
Out of
danger
Oven
ready
Pigs might
fly
Pit your
wits
against
Primed and
ready
to go
Quick
and dirty
Quick
buck
Quick
change artist
Quick
off the mark
Quick
on the draw
Quick
one
Quick
smart
Quick
study
Quick
witted
Quick, Henry, the FLIT! ( Flit insecticide advertising slogan )
Radio
alarm
Razor
sharp
Ready
Teddy ( Little Richard song )
Ready
and waiting ( alert and
prepared
for action )
Ready
for the off
Ready
set go
Ready
steady go
Ready
to roll
Ready
when you are ( Delta Airlines advertising slogan )
Ready
willing and able
Ready, aye,
ready
( Camp Coffee advertising slogan )
Ready, get set, go
Red alert
Red sky in the morning, shepherds
warning
Rough and
ready
Scared out of your
wits
Sharp
as a tack
Sharp
eyed
Sharp
shooter
Sharp
tongue
Short
sharp
shock
Shovel
ready
( a building project in which all the preliminaries have been arranged )
Sign
of the times
Sign
off
Sign
on
Sign
on the dotted line
Sign
out
Sign
the pledge
Sign
up
Signal
to noise ratio
Singapore Girl, you're a great way to
fly
( Singapore Airlines advertising slogan )
Siren
voices
Sleep with one eye open
Sleepless
In Seattle ( Tom Hanks movie )
Slow slow
quick
quick
slow
Smart
Alec
Smart
arse
Smart
dust
Smart
money
Sorry about that, Chief. ( A catchphrase from Get
Smart
)
Sound the
alarm
Spanish
Fly
Spring into action
Stay ahead of the curve
Step up to the mark ( mark yourself
ready
to take responsibility )
Straighten up and
fly
right
Stranger
danger
Street
smart
Switched on
Tell tale
sign
That's the second biggest ... I've ever seen! ( A catchphrase from Get
Smart
)
The Esso
sign
means happy motoring ( Esso advertising slogan )
The
Sign
of the Four ( Sherlock Holmes story )
The fur began to
fly
The only way to
fly
( Western Airlines advertising slogan )
The
quick
brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Think fast
Think on your feet
Throw
caution
to the wind
Tip someone off
Tip someone the wink
Twas the night before Christmas - the children were dreaming of a Ford in their future - smart, swanky and gleaming ( Ford Cars advertising slogan )
Waiter, there's a
fly
in my soup
War footing (
preparedness
to fight a military campaign )
War game ( a simulation of war intended as
preparation
)
Warn
off
Warning
bell
Warning
signal
Watch the sparks
fly
We love to
fly
and it shows ( Delta AirLines advertising slogan )
Work hard.
Fly
right ( Continental Airlines advertising slogan )
Would you believe ... ( A catchphrase from Get
Smart
)
You and I were meant to
fly
( Air Canada advertising slogan )
You'll love the way we
fly
( Delta Airlines advertising slogan )