Catch Phrases

Phrases

• Am catching
• Any time, anywhere, acid indigestion can catch you out (Alka Selzer advertising slogan)
• Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
• Bag a bargain
• Bag and baggage
• Bag lady
• Bag of bones
• Bag of tricks
• Body bag
• Booby trap
• Brown bag lunch
• Buy one, get one free
• By hook or by crook
• Calgon, take me away! (Calgon advertising slogan)
• Can I Get A Witness? (Marvin Gaye song)
• Can of corn (A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch)
• Can't Get Enough of That Golden Crisp (Golden Crisp Cereals advertising slogan)
• Can't Get You Out of My Head (Kylie Minogue song)
• Can't get enough of this (Ford Cars advertising slogan)
• Captain Hook (Nickname of baseball manager George Anderson)
• Capture the imagination
• Carpe diem (latin expression meaning seize the day)
• Catch 22 (Joseph Heller book)
• Catch a case
• Catch a cold
• Catch a falling star
• Catch a wave
• Catch as catch can
• Catch fire
• Catch hell
• Catch of the day
• Catch on
• Catch our smile (PSA advertising slogan)
• Catch some rays
• Catch some zzzs
• Catch that Pepsi spirit. Drink it in, drink it in, drink it in (Pepsi advertising slogan)
• Catch you later
• Catch your breath
• Catch your death of cold
• Catch your eye
• Catches win matches
• 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
• Citizen's arrest
• Come And Get It (Badfinger song)
• Come and get it
• Come from behind
• Couldn't act his way out of a paper bag
• Death trap
• Did you get dressed in the dark?
• Dirt bag
• Does you does, or does you don't take Access? (Access Credit Card advertising slogan)
• Doggy bag
• Don't get a complex, get Amplex (Amplex Deodorant advertising slogan)
• Don't get a face on
• Don't get mad get even
• Don't get me started
• Don't get vexed, ask Teletext (Teletext advertising slogan)
• Don't get your balls in an uproar
• Don't get your knickers in a knot
• Don't get your knickers in a twist
• Don't get your tits in the wringer
• Don't get your wires crossed
• Don't take it lying down
• Don't take on so
• Double take
• Douche bag
• Every Breath You Take (The Police song)
• Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
• First catch your hare
• Flattery will get you everywhere
• Flattery will get you nowhere
• For mash get Smash (Cadbury's Smash advertising slogan)
• Fox trap
• From the get go
• Gas bag
• Get Back (The Beatles song)
• Get Buckets (Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis)
• Get N or get out (Nintendo 64 advertising slogan)
• Get Off My Cloud (Rolling Stones song)
• Get Rich quick (Kenco Really Rich Coffee advertising slogan)
• Get a bang out of something
• Get a can on
• Get a feel for
• Get a fix on
• Get a gold star (earn a merit point for doing well)
• Get a grip
• Get a handle on
• Get a kick out of it
• Get a legger on
• Get a life
• Get a little extra help (Halifax advertising slogan)
• Get a load of that
• Get a load on
• Get a move on
• Get a shift on
• Get a toehold
• Get a wiggle on
• Get a word in edgeways
• Get above yourself
• Get around to it
• Get at
• Get away from it all
• Get away with it
• Get away with murder
• Get away with you!
• Get away! (Lunn Polly advertising slogan)
• Get back at
• Get back on your feet
• Get back together
• Get back your oo with Typhoo (Typhoo Tea advertising slogan)
• Get behind in your work
• Get busy with the fizzy (Soda Stream advertising slogan)
• Get by
• Get carried away
• Get connected! (G4 advertising slogan)
• Get cracking
• Get down
• Get down Shep (A catchphrase from John Noakes On Blue Peter)
• Get down and dirty
• Get down and get funky
• Get down to brass tacks
• Get down to business
• Get down with the kids
• Get even
• Get fresh
• Get good wood on it
• Get hitched
• Get hold of the wrong end of the stick
• Get hooked on
• Get in on the act
• Get in on the ground floor
• Get in shape
• Get in your hair
• Get into a scrape
• Get into bed with
• Get into deep water
• Get into gear
• Get into hot water
• Get into shape
• Get into someone's pants
• Get into the habit
• Get into the swing of it
• Get into your stride
• Get it in the neck
• Get it into your head
• Get it off your chest
• Get it on
• Get it out of your system
• Get it straight
• Get it together
• Get it up
• Get knotted
• Get laid
• Get loaded
• Get lost
• Get more (T-Mobile advertising slogan)
• Get my drift
• Get naked
• Get no change out of someone
• Get nowhere fast
• Get off lightly
• Get off my back
• Get off my case
• Get off my tail
• Get off on the right foot
• Get off on the wrong foot
• Get off the dime
• Get off the ground
• Get off the mark
• Get off to a bad start
• Get off to a flying start
• Get off with
• Get off your arse
• Get off your bike
• Get off your high horse
• Get on in life
• Get on like a house on fire
• Get on with it
• Get on your hind legs
• Get on your nerves
• Get out of hand
• Get out of jail free
• Get out of jail free card (a means of avoiding justice - from the eponymous card in the Monopoly boardgame)
• Get out of my face
• Get out of my hair
• Get out of that (A catchphrase from Eric Morecambe)
• Get out of the wrong side of the bed
• Get out there (Royal Caribbean cruise lines advertising slogan)
• Get over it
• Get over yourself
• Get ready to rumble (prepare to fight or do battle)
• Get real
• Get religion
• Get rich quick
• Get round the table
• Get shot of
• Get shut of
• Get some shuteye
• Get straight to the point
• Get stuck in
• Get stuffed
• Get stupid
• Get the Abbey habit (Abbey National advertising slogan)
• Get the ball rolling
• Get the better of
• Get the bit between your teeth
• Get the chop
• Get the creative juices flowing
• Get the drift
• Get the drop on
• Get the feel of
• Get the hang of it
• Get the hell out of Dodge
• Get the jump on
• Get the lead out
• Get the low down
• Get the message
• Get the monkey off my back
• Get the needle
• Get the picture
• Get the point
• Get the push
• Get the sack
• Get the scoop
• Get the show on the road
• Get the upper hand
• Get thee behind me Satan
• Get thee to a nunnery
• Get to first base
• Get to first base with
• Get to grips with
• Get to second base
• Get to the bottom of
• Get to the end of your tether
• Get to the heart of the matter
• Get under way
• Get under your feet
• Get under your skin
• Get up and go
• Get up steam
• Get up to speed
• Get up your nose
• Get used to it
• Get weaving
• Get well soon
• Get while the getting's good
• Get while the going is good
• Get wind of
• Get with it
• Get with the program
• Get your act together
• Get your ass into gear
• Get your ass over here
• Get your coat
• Get your coat, you've pulled
• Get your ducks in a row
• Get your end away
• Get your eye in
• Get your facts straight
• Get your family into Shape, without them even noticing (St. Ivel Yogurt advertising slogan)
• Get your feet under the table
• Get your feet wet
• Get your fingers burnt
• Get your foot in the door
• Get your hands dirty
• Get your head around something
• Get your head down
• Get your head together
• Get your hooks into something
• Get your kit off
• Get your leg over
• Get your lumps
• Get your marching orders
• Get your message across
• Get your money's worth
• Get your monkey up
• Get your paws on it
• Get your retaliation in first
• Get your rocks off
• Get your shit together
• Get your skates on
• Get your smile on (Lay's potato chips advertising slogan)
• Get your tanks off my lawn
• Get your teeth into
• Get your ticket punched
• Get your toe in the door
• Get your way
• Give and take
• Give him an inch and he'll take a mile
• Give or take
• Good hands
• Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles song)
• Grasp the nettle
• Grid lock

• Guards, seize him
• Half in the bag
• Hard to take
• Honey trap
• Hook line and sinker
• Hook up with
• I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones song)
• I Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Muse song)
• I Capture The Castle (Dodie Smith book)
• I Get Around (Beach Boys song)
• I arrest you in the name of the law
• I didn't get where I am today (A catchphrase from Martin Clunes In Reggie Perrin)
• I get knocked down, but I get up again (Chumbawumba song)
• I get no respect, I tell ya (A catchphrase from Rodney Dangerfield In Comedy Monologue)
• I wouldn't be caught dead
• I'll Get By With Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles song)
• I'll take my hat off to you
• I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Reality TV show)
• I'm a celebrity get me out of here
• I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! (line from the movie Network)
• I've fallen and I can't get up! (LifeCall Personal Emergency Response Systems advertising slogan)
• If enough people would stop smoking and start drinking, we could get out of ashtrays and into vermouth (Cinzano advertising slogan)
• If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face (Carl's Jr advertising slogan)
• If that don't take the rag off the bush
• If the sky falls we shall catch larks
• If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen (A catchphrase from Harry S Truman)
• If you don't get it, you don't get it (The Washington Post advertising slogan)
• If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
• If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
• If you vote for Goldwater, you'll get a war in Vietnam (Political slogan)
• If you want to get ahead, get a hat (Hat Council advertising slogan)
• It doesn't take a minute to bag it and bin it (UK public advertisement advertising slogan)
• It takes a thief to catch a thief
• It's how the smooth take the rough (Range Rover advertising slogan)
• It's in the bag
• It's not my bag
• It's so big, you've gotta grin to get it in (Wagon Wheels advertising slogan)
• Just because you are paranoid it doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you
• Keep your trap shut
• Leave the gun, take the cannoli (line from The Godfather)
• Left Hook (Nickname of Jeff Lacy)
• Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields (Beatles song lyric)
• Let nature take its course
• Let off the hook
• Let the cat out of the bag
• Let the train take the strain (British Rail advertising slogan)
• Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye song)
• Let's get busy
• Let's get out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini
• Let's get physical
• Lie down with dogs: get up with fleas
• Lock and load
• Lock him up and throw away the key
• Lock horns with
• Lock stock and barrel
• Lock up your daughters
• Missed it by that much! (A catchphrase from Get Smart)
• Mixed bag
• Nice work if you can get it
• Nickel bag
• Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about (The Beatles song lyric)
• Off the hook
• Oh, Max! (A catchphrase from Get Smart)
• Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor doggie a bone (line from nursery rhyme)
• On lock down
• On the take
• On your mark, get set, go
• Open the box (A catchphrase from Take Your Pick)
• Out to get you
• Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (James Brown song)
• Piss or get off the pot
• Play catch up
• Play catchup
• Play hard to get
• Pony and trap (Cockney rhyming slang for crap)
• Prize catch
• Ready, get set, go
• Regulatory capture
• Resisting arrest
• Rest up (take a break from one's arduous efforts)
• Ring off the hook
• Rope in
• Seize him
• Seize the day
• Set a thief to catch a thief
• Shit or get off the pot
• Shut up and take my money (A catchphrase from Futurama)
• Shut your trap
• Sit up and take notice
• Sling your hook
• Softly, softly, catchee monkey
• Sorry about that, Chief. (A catchphrase from Get Smart)
• Spit take (spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise)
• Sprat to catch a mackerel
• Stay contented, get Radio Rented (Radio Rentals advertising slogan)
• Step up to the mark (mark yourself ready to take responsibility)
• Stop the world I want to get off
• Strap on the feed bag
• 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
• Tell someone where to get off
• That and a nickel will get you a ride on the subway
• That's the second biggest ... I've ever seen! (A catchphrase from Get Smart)
• The Catcher in the Rye (J D Salinger book)
• The Devil take the hindmost
• The Devil take you
• The Parent Trap (Hayley Mills movie)
• The Rape Of The Lock (Alexander Pope book)
• The Tender Trap (Frank Sinatra movie)
• The best a man can get (Gillette advertising slogan)
• The best way to get music out of your system (Philips advertising slogan)
• The early bird catches the worm
• The lion may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep (Woody Allen line)
• The more you get the more you want
• The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
• Thousands of possibilities, get yours (Best Buy advertising slogan)
• To get one's back up
• Took the collar (A baseball expression meaning failing to get any hits)
• Top people take the Times (The Times advertising slogan)
• Tourist trap
• Trap and ball (children's ball game)
• Under lock and key
• We'll take good care of you (British Airways advertising slogan)
• What You Want is What You Get (McDonald's advertising slogan)
• What you see is what you get
• What's the catch?
• When the going gets tough, the tough get going (A catchphrase from Joseph Kennedy)
• When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash
• Where's the catch?
• Would not get out of bed for
• Would you believe ... (A catchphrase from Get Smart)
• You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stone song)
• You can always get it at the Co-op (Co-op advertising slogan)
• You can take that to the bank
• You can't get blood out of a stone
• You can't get there from here
• You can't take it back, it's out there (When Harry met Sally)
• You can't take it with you
• You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
• You couldn't catch a monkey with a shotgun and a sack
• You don't get a second chance at a first impression
• You get a big delight in every bite of Hostess snacks (Hostess advertising slogan)
• You get what you pay for
• You keep all your money in a big brown bag inside a zoo (Beatles song lyric)
• You only get one chance to make a first impression
• You pay your money and you take your choice
• You take the high road: I'll take the low road
• You'll get shot
• You'll get square eyes
• You'll never take me alive copper

Related

• Any time, anywhere, acid indigestion can catch you out (Alka Selzer advertising slogan)
• Can of corn (A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch)
• Catch 22 (Joseph Heller book)
• Catch a case
• Catch a cold
• Catch a falling star
• Catch a wave
• Catch as catch can
• Catch fire
• Catch hell
• Catch of the day
• Catch on
• Catch our smile (PSA advertising slogan)
• Catch some rays
• Catch some zzzs
• Catch that Pepsi spirit. Drink it in, drink it in, drink it in (Pepsi advertising slogan)
• Catch you later
• Catch your breath
• Catch your death of cold
• Catch your eye
• First catch your hare
• If the sky falls we shall catch larks
• It takes a thief to catch a thief
• Play catch up
• Prize catch
• Set a thief to catch a thief
• Sprat to catch a mackerel
• What's the catch?
• Where's the catch?
• You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
• You couldn't catch a monkey with a shotgun and a sack