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A
change
is as good as a rest
A class
act
A leopard cannot
change
its spots
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A
move
in the right direction
A welcome
change
Act
of God
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Act
out
Act
the fool
Act
the giddy goat
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Act
the part
Act
up
Act
white
Act
your age
Anybody's
guess
Assume nothing
Balancing
act
Be the
change
that you wish to see in the world ( Mahatma Gandhi quotation )
Believe
it or not
Believe
you me
Bold
move
Bust a
move
( dance in a stylish way )
By George, I
think
she's got it
By
guess
and by golly
Calgon,
take
me away! ( Calgon advertising slogan )
Can you
believe
it?
Career limiting
move
Carpe diem ( latin expression meaning
seize
the day )
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Caught in the
act
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my
sham
friends! ( line from the movie 25th Hour )
Change
for the better
Change
hands
Change
has come to America
Change
into your brown trousers
Change
of address
Change
of habit
Change
of heart
Change
of life
Change
of pace
Change
of scene ( A new location and way of thinking )
Change
the channel
Change
the subject
Change
your mind
Change
your spots
Change
your tune
Change
your ways
Chop and
change
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Christmas is a time to
believe
in things you can't see ( 3M Company Scotch Tape advertising slogan )
Chump
change
Chunk of
change
Class
act
Clean up your
act
Climate
change
Close your eyes and
think
of England
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Come to the Central Park Zoo Cafeteria. Let the animals watch you eat for a
change
( Central Park Zoo advertising slogan )
Come to
think
of it
Couldn't
act
his way out of a paper bag
Did the earth
move
for you
Do Ya
Think
I'm Sexy? ( Rod Stewart song )
Do You
Believe
In Magic? ( The Lovin' Spoonful song )
Do a disappearing
act
Doctor Livingstone I presume?
Does you does, or does you don't
take
Access? ( Access Credit Card advertising slogan )
Don't
Think
Twice It's Alright ( Bob Dylan song )
Don't
believe
everything that's written in the newspapers
Don't
believe
everything you hear
Don't
change
horses in midstream
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Don't
take
it lying down
Don't
take
on so
Double
act
Double
take
Every Breath You
Take
( The Police song )
Every man for himself and the devil
take
the hindmost
Expect
the unexpected
Faith will
move
mountains
First
strike
Foot in the bucket ( A baseball expression meaning to
act
timidly or cowardly )
Get a
move
on
Get in on the
act
Get no
change
out of someone
Get your
act
together
Give and
take
Give him an inch and he'll
take
a mile
Give or
take
Go out on
strike
( Withdraw one's labour and leave one's place of work )
Great minds
think
alike
Green shoots of
change
Guards,
seize
him
Guess
Who's Coming To Dinner? ( Sidney Poitier / Spencer Tracy movie )
Guess
what?
Hard
act
to follow
Hard to
take
Have a
guess
Hazard a
guess
High wire
act
Human Rights
Act
I
Believe
In Miracles ( Jackson Sisters song )
I Can't
Take
My Eyes Off You ( Muse song )
I
Guess
That's Why They Call It The Blues ( Elton John song )
I Like To
Move
It ( Reel 2 Reel song )
I
Think
I Love You ( The Partridge Family song )
I
believe
in angels, something good in everything I see ( ABBA lyric )
I can't
believe
I ate the whole thing ( Alka Seltzer advertising slogan )
I can't
believe
my eyes
I can't hear myself
think
I couldn't
believe
it
I don't
believe
it ( A catchphrase from Victor Meldrew, One Foot In The Grave )
I
think
that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree, Kilmer )
I
think
therefore I am ( philosophical comment by Rene Descartes )
I think, therefore IBM ( IBM advertising slogan )
I'll
believe
you, thousands wouldn't
I'll
take
my hat off to you
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to
take
this anymore! ( line from the movie Network )
If that don't
take
the rag off the bush
If you
change
your mind, I'm the first in line ( ABBA lyric )
If you
think
that you have another
think
coming
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In on the
act
It doesn't
take
a minute to bag it and bin it ( UK public advertisement advertising slogan )
It makes you
think
It's how the smooth
take
the rough ( Range Rover advertising slogan )
It's later then you
think
It's not what you
think
Just lucky, I
guess
Land of make
believe
Leave the gun,
take
the cannoli ( line from The Godfather )
Let me
take
you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let nature
take
its course
Let the train
take
the strain ( British Rail advertising slogan )
Lie back and
think
of England
Loose
change
Lucky
Strike
means finer tobacco ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Make a
move
on
Make
believe
Make your
move
Move
It On Over ( Hank Williams song )
Move
On Up a Little Higher ( Mahalia Jackson song )
Move
heaven and earth
Move
in the best circles
Move
over
Move
right along
Move
with the times
No throat irritation - no cough ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Nothing's Gonna
Change
My World ( The Beatles song )
On the
move
On the
take
Once a cheater, always a cheater ( the notion that cheats never
change
their ways )
Open the box ( A catchphrase from
Take
Your Pick )
Pepsi - for those who
think
young ( Pepsi advertising slogan )
Phone it in ( perform an
act
in an uncommitted disinterested manner )
Play hardball ( A baseball expression meaning to be or
act
tough or aggressive )
Pre-emptive
strike
Put on an
act
Quick
change
artist
Random
act
of kindness
Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Read the riot
act
Regime
change
Rest up (
take
a break from one's arduous efforts )
Sea
change
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Seize
him
Seize
the day
Short
change
Shut up and
take
my money ( A catchphrase from Futurama )
Sister
Act
( Whoopie Goldberg movie )
Sit up and
take
notice
Smooth
move
So round, so firm, so fully packed ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Spit
take
( spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise )
Step
change
Step up to the mark ( mark yourself ready to
take
responsibility )
Strike
Up The Band ( George Gershwin composition )
Strike
a balance
Strike
a chord with
Strike
a deal ( or bargain )
Strike
a light
Strike
a pose
Strike
beard
Strike
it rich
Strike
lucky
Strike
me pink
Strike
out swinging ( A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort )
Strike
up the band
Strike
while the iron is hot
Suck it up ( accept a bad situation and
move
on )
Take
A Walk On The Wild Side ( Lou Reed song )
Take
Five ( Dave Brubeck tune )
Take
On Me ( a-ha song )
Take
The A Train ( Duke Ellington tune )
Take
These Chains From My Heart ( Ray Charles song )
Take
a Mulligan
Take
a Thomas Cook at our prices! ( Thomas Cook Travel advertising slogan )
Take
a back seat
Take
a bath
Take
a bath in the dark tonight and let the water make love to your skin ( Lavin Perfumes & Soaps advertising slogan )
Take
a beating
Take
a bite out of crime
Take
a bite out of crime! ( National Crime Prevention Council advertising slogan )
Take
a bite out of something
Take
a blue pencil to
Take
a bow
Take
a breather
Take
a butchers ( Cockney rhyming slang for look )
Take
a chance on me ( ABBA lyric )
Take
a chill pill
Take
a cold hard look
Take
a dip
Take
a fall for
Take
a few deep breaths
Take
a flier
Take
a gamble
Take
a gander
Take
a hammering
Take
a hard line
Take
a healthy interest
Take
a hike
Take
a long walk off a short pier
Take
a long walk off a short plank
Take
a moment
Take
a pew
Take
a pop at
Take
a pot shot at
Take
a powder
Take
a raincheck
Take
a running jump
Take
a seat
Take
a shine to
Take
a stab at
Take
a stand
Take
a swing at
Take
a turn for the worse
Take
account of
Take
advantage of
Take
after
Take
aim
Take
apart
Take
care of
Take
care of the pence and the pounds will
take
care of themselves
Take
centre stage
Take
charge
Take
courage ( Courage Beer advertising slogan )
Take
cuts at someone ( A baseball expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation )
Take
down a peg or two
Take
five
Take
flight
Take
for granted
Take
fright
Take
home pay
Take
in your stride
Take
issue with
Take
it as read
Take
it as you find it
Take
it easy
Take
it for a spin
Take
it from the top
Take
it in good part
Take
it into your head
Take
it like a man
Take
it offline
Take
it on the chin
Take
it on the lam
Take
it or leave it
Take
it outside
Take
it to heart
Take
it to the mattresses
Take
it to the next level
Take
it up a gear
Take
it up a notch
Take
it with a grain of salt
Take
leave of your senses
Take
liberties
Take
liberties with
Take
me out to the ball game
Take
me to the river
Take
me to your leader
Take
no prisoners
Take
note of
Take
one day at a time
Take
one for the team
Take
shape
Take
someone out
Take
someone to law
Take
someone to one side
Take
someone to task
Take
someone to the woodshed
Take
someone's word for it
Take
something on board
Take
steps
Take
stock
Take
the Michael
Take
the air
Take
the bait
Take
the biscuit
Take
the bit between your teeth
Take
the bread out of someone's mouth
Take
the bull by the horns
Take
the chequered flag
Take
the count
Take
the easy way out
Take
the edge off
Take
the field ( begin a sporting event or a military campaign )
Take
the good with the bad
Take
the king's shilling
Take
the law into your own hands
Take
the lead
Take
the mickey
Take
the money and run
Take
the money, open the box
Take
the piss
Take
the pledge
Take
the plunge
Take
the rap
Take
the rough with the smooth
Take
the shilling
Take
the shirt off your back
Take
the town by storm
Take
the veil
Take
the weight off your feet
Take
the wind out of my sails
Take
the words out of my mouth
Take
time out
Take
to the boats
Take
to the hills
Take
to your bed
Take
two aspirin and call me in the morning
Take
umbrage
Take
under your wing
Take
up residence
Take
up the cudgels for
Take
up the slack
Take
up your bed and walk
Take
with a grain of salt
Take
with a pinch of salt
Take
your breath away
Take
your cue
Take
your groceries for a swim
Take
your hand in marriage
Take
your hat off to
Take
your heels
Take
your life
Take
your life in your hands
Take
your lumps
Take
your mind of it
Take
your pick
Take
your pleasure where you can find it
The Devil
take
the hindmost
The Devil
take
you
The
act
you've known for all these years ( Beatles song lyric )
The cat who doesn't
act
finicky soon loses control of his owner ( 9 Lives Cat Food advertising slogan )
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The only constant is
change
The wind of
change
is blowing through this continent
There's never a rough puff in a lucky ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
They
think
its all over: it is now
They're toasted ( Lucky
Strike
Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Think
aloud
Think
big
Think
different ( Apple Computer advertising slogan )
Think
fast
Think
global,
act
local
Think
globally,
act
locally ( Friends of the Earth advertising slogan )
Think
it over
Think
it through
Think
nothing of it
Think
on your feet
Think
once,
think
twice,
think
bike ( UK Public Information Film advertising slogan )
Think
outside the box ( Apple Computer advertising slogan )
Think
outside the bun ( Taco Bell advertising slogan )
Think
pink ( The Pink Panther advertising slogan )
Think
small ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
Think
the unthinkable
Think
the world of
Think
twice
Think
what we can do for you ( Bank of America advertising slogan )
Think. Feel. Drive ( Subaru advertising slogan )
To assume makes an ass out of u and me
Top people
take
the Times ( The Times advertising slogan )
Triple play ( A baseball expression denoting the
act
of making three outs during the same play )
We really
move
our tail for you ( Continental Airlines advertising slogan )
We'll
take
good care of you ( British Airways advertising slogan )
What a refreshing
change
( Woodpecker cider advertising slogan )
What would you
think
if I sang out of tune ( The Beatles song lyric )
Whatever it is I
think
I see becomes a Tootsie Roll to me! ( Tootsie Rolls advertising slogan )
When you come to
think
of it
Whether you
think
you can, or you
think
you can't, you're right ( Henry Ford quotation )
Why don't you say what you really think?
Wind of
Change
( Scorpions song )
Woolly Bully ( Sam The
Sham
and The Pharaohs song )
Would you Adam and Eve it? ( Cockney rhyming slang for would you
believe
it? )
Would you
believe
... ( A catchphrase from Get Smart )
Would you
believe
it?
You are now free to
move
about the country ( Southwest Airlines advertising slogan )
You better
believe
it
You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her
think
You can
take
that to the bank
You can't
take
it back, it's out there ( When Harry met Sally )
You can't
take
it with you
You pay your money and you
take
your choice
You
take
the high road: I'll
take
the low road
You'll never
take
me alive copper
Your
guess
is as good as mine