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A Spoonful Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go
Down
( Julie Andrews song )
Above
stairs
And God said Let there be
light
And the was
light
Apples and pears ( Cockney rhyming slang for
stairs
)
As
light
as a feather
Ascend
to the throne
At the
drop
of a hat
Atishoo atishoo all
fall
down
Away go troubles
down
the drain ( Roto-Rooter advertising slogan )
Back
down
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came
down
upon her head ( The Beatles song lyric )
Batten
down
the hatches
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Bear
down
Bear
down
on
Bed
down
Below
stairs
Black Hawk
Down
( Ewan McGregor movie )
Blinded by the
light
Bob up and
down
Bogged
down
Boils
down
to
Bolt
down
Boogie on
down
Bow
down
before
Bread always falls butter side
down
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Breathing
down
your neck
Bring
down
Bring out your best ( Bud
Light
advertising slogan )
Bring something to
light
Bring the house
down
Bring to
light
Brought
down
Brought
down
to earth
Brought to
light
Buckle
down
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Burning
Down
The House ( Talking Heads song )
By the hairs on my chinny chin chin, I'll blow your house
down
C'mon Colman's,
light
my fire ( Colman's Mustard advertising slogan )
Calm
down
Calm down, calm
down
( A catchphrase from Harry Enfield In The Scousers )
Can't Slow
Down
( Lionel Richie album )
Castles made of sand
fall
into the sea eventually
Caught with your pants
down
Caught with your trousers
down
Charge of the
Light
Brigade ( British cavalry charge against Russian army in the Crimean War and title of a poem by Tennyson )
Chocolate
drop
Chow
down
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Chucking it
down
City of
light
Clamp
down
on
Climb the corporate
ladder
Coffee Crisp makes a nice
light
snack ( Coffee Crisp advertising slogan )
Cold
light
of day
Come On Baby
Light
My Fire ( The Doors song )
Come
down
hard on
Come
down
on someone like a ton of bricks
Come
down
to earth with a bump
Come
down
to the line
Come on
down
( A catchphrase from The Price Is Right )
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Come to
light
Cool
down
Couldn't put it
down
Cut someone
down
in their prime
Cut someone
down
to size
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow
down
Dial
down
( adjust a device to reduce sound or temperature )
Don't Let The Sun Go
Down
On Me ( Elton John song )
Don't kick a man when he's
down
Don't let the bastards grind you
down
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Don't take it lying
down
Doss
down
Double
down
Down
Under ( Nickname of Australia )
Down
among the dead men
Down
and out
Down
at heel
Down
boy
Down
came a blackbird and pecked off her nose ( line from nursery rhyme )
Down
for the count
Down
in the dumps
Down
in the mouth
Down
it in one
Down
memory lane
Down
on all fours
Down
on his luck
Down
pat
Down
south
Down
the drain
Down
the hatch
Down
the pan
Down
the tubes
Down
to earth
Down
to the ground
Down
to the last out ( A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance )
Down
to the pub for a quick one
Down
to the wire
Down
tools
Dress
down
Dress
down
Friday
Dressing
down
Drill
down
Drop
It Like It's Hot ( Snoop Dogg song )
Drop
a bombshell
Drop
a brick
Drop
a bundle
Drop
a clanger
Drop
a dime
Drop
a hint
Drop
a sprog
Drop
by
Drop
dead
Drop
dead gorgeous
Drop
dead list
Drop
down
dead
Drop
in on
Drop
in the bucket
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Drop
in the ocean
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Drop
it like a hot potato
Drop
like a stone
Drop
me a line
Drop
off
Drop
someone off
Drop
the Dead Donkey ( BBC comedy television series )
Drop
the ball
Drop
your aitches
Drop
your bundle
Drop
your cookies
Drop
your drawers
Drop
your guard
Drop
your pants
Dumbing
down
Dust
down
Everything but the kitchen
sink
Eye someone up and
down
Face
down
Fall
about laughing
Fall
about your ears
Fall
amongst friends
Fall
and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Fall
apart at the seams
Fall
asleep
Fall
back on
Fall
between the cracks
Fall
by the wayside
Fall
down
on the job
Fall
flat
Fall
flat on your face
Fall
foul of the law
Fall
from grace
Fall
guy
Fall
in
Fall
in love
Fall
into bad habits
Fall
into line
Fall
like a stone
Fall
off the radar
Fall
off the wagon
Fall
on deaf ears
Fall
on hard times
Fall
on stony ground
Fall
on your feet
Fall
on your sword
Fall
out
Fall
out of favour
Fall
out of love with
Fall
prey to
Fall
through
Fall
through the cracks
Falling
down
drunk
Fire
down
below
First
light
Flag
fall
( An Australian expression for a fixed starting fee, typically at the start of a taxi ride )
Flash crash ( the sudden
drop
in the Dow Jones Index in 2010 )
Garbage something
down
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 the
drop
on
Get the low
down
Get your head
down
Give it the green
light
Go
down
a storm
Go
down
fighting
Go
down
for the third time
Go
down
in flames
Go
down
on
Go
down
on bended knee
Go
down
the drain
Go
down
the tubes
Go
down
the wrong way
Go
down
to the wire
Go
down
with flying colours
Go
down
with the ship
Go out like a
light
( Go immediately to sleep )
Going
down
Going
down
the tubes
Good to the last
drop
( Maxwell House Coffee advertising slogan )
Got it
down
to a fine art
Guiding
light
Gun
down
Half
light
Hand me
down
Hands up if you use Right Guard, Hands
down
if you don't ( Right Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hard Rain's A Gonna
Fall
( Bob Dylan song )
Hard to pin
down
Have you got a
light
mac?
He huffed and he puffed and he blew their house
down
He's got a yellow streak
down
his back
Hide from the
light
Hide your
light
under a bushel
Hoe
down
Hold
down
a job
Hold it up to the light, not a stain and shining
light
( Surf Washing Powder advertising slogan )
Hose
down
Hunker
down
Hunt
down
Hurry on
down
to Hardee's ( Rolaids advertising slogan )
I get knocked down, but I get up again ( Chumbawumba song )
I'd rather
light
a candle than curse the dark
I'll go to the foot of our
stairs
I'm
Down
( Beatles song )
If you don't stand for something you will
fall
for anything ( Malcolm X quotation )
If you lie
down
with dogs, you will get up with fleas
In
decline
In the clear
light
of day
In the
light
of
In the
light
of experience
Into every life a little rain must
fall
It all boils
down
to this
It went
down
the wrong way
It won't let you
down
( Sure anti-perspirant advertising slogan )
It's better to
light
a candle than curse the darkness
Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout,
down
came the rain and washed the spider out ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jack fell
down
and broke his crown ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jot
down
Jump
down
my throat
Jumping up and
down
with annoyance
Keep it
down
Keep your head
down
Kick a man when he's
down
Kick the can further
down
the road
Kicking dead whales
down
the beach
Kip
down
Kitchen
sink
drama
Knock
down
drag out
Knuckle
down
to
Lay
down
roots
Lay
down
rubber
Lay
down
your arms
Lay
down
your life
Lay the law
down
Leading
light
Let
down
Let it
drop
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let not the sun go
down
on your wrath
Let the chips
fall
where they may
Let the side
down
Let there be
light
Let your hair
down
Levelling
down
Lie
down
on the job
Lie
down
with dogs: get up with fleas
Light
My Fire ( The Doors song )
Light
a fire under him
Light
a fire under some
Light
and shade
Light
at the end of the tunnel
Light
duties
Light
entertainment
Light
fingered
Light
hearted
Light
in the loafers
Light
lunch
Light
on your feet
Light
reading
Light
relief
Light
the blue touch paper and retire
Light
the fuse
Light
touch
Light
up
Light
upon
Light
years apart
London bridge is falling
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Look
down
on
Look
down
your nose
Look someone up and
down
Loose lips
sink
ships ( World War II advertising slogan )
Lose hands
down
Make
light
of
Make
light
work of
Many hands make
light
work
Mark
down
Mister Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall! ( A slogan from President Reagan )
Mow
down
Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall ( Political slogan )
Nail
down
Narrow
down
Never kick a dog when he's
down
Not too heavy, not too light, its just right! ( Kelloggs advertising slogan )
On lock
down
One fall, two submissions or a knockout
Out like a
light
Pace up and
down
Paradise By The Dashboard
Light
( Meatloaf song )
Park yourself
down
Party
down
Pass
down
Pipe
down
Pride comes before a
fall
Put someone
down
Put the hammer
down
Put your foot
down
Rage, rage, against the dying of the
light
Ray Of
Light
( Madonna album )
Ray of
light
Red
Light
Curt ( Nickname of Curt Schilling )
Red
light
district
Ride the
light
( Qwest advertising slogan )
Riding for a
fall
Ring aring of roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all
fall
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Ring
down
the curtain
Round
down
Scroll
down
See the face you love
light
up with Terry's All Gold ( Terrys Chocolates advertising slogan )
See things in a different
light
Send
down
Shake
down
Shed
light
on the matter
Shoot
down
in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot him
down
in flames
Shop 'till you
drop
Shove it
down
someone's throat
Show
down
Sink
estate
Sink
like a stone
Sink
or swim
Sink
without trace
Sink
your teeth into it
Sold
down
the river
Splash
down
Spring forward,
Fall
back
Stand
down
Step
down
Stop
drop
and roll
Strike a
light
Suits you
down
to a tee
Suits you
down
to the ground
Sweetness and
light
Swing by ( slang expression meaning
drop
in for a visit )
Take a
fall
for
Take
down
a peg or two
Take the
plunge
Talk
down
to
Teeming
down
with rain
The bigger they are the harder they
fall
The bread always falls buttered side
down
The chips are
down
The fruit does not
fall
far from the tree
The
light
at the end of the tunnel may just be a train coming the other way
The
light
of day
The
light
of my life
The lion may lie
down
with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The low
down
The rise and
fall
of the Roman Empire
They danced by the
light
of the moon ( line from nursery rhyme )
Things
fall
apart; the centre cannot hold ( from a poem by Yeats )
Throw
down
the gauntlet
Thumbs
down
Thunder from
Down
Under ( Nickname of Konstantin Kostya Tszyu )
Top
down
Trade
down
Travel
light
Trick of the
light
Trip the
light
fantastic
Turn on, tune in,
drop
out ( A catchphrase from Timothy Leary )
Turn that frown upside
down
United we stand divided we
fall
Up and
down
like a bride's nightie
Up and
down
like a whore's drawers
Up and
down
like the Ottoman Empire ( line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Up and
down
the city road
Up hill and
down
dale
Waiting for the other shoe to
drop
Water
down
Water water everywhere and not a
drop
to drink
Watership
Down
( Richard Adams book )
We'll leave the
light
on for you ( Motel 6 advertising slogan )
Well blow me
down
Went
down
like a lead balloon
What goes up must come
down
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, and
down
will come baby, cradle and all ( line from nursery rhyme )
When the chips are
down
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie
down
until it goes away ( Robert Maynard Hutchins quotation )
Winning hands
down
Wolf
down
Won't make a pom tiddly ( Swan
Light
advertising slogan )
You can't keep a good man
down
You could have heard a pin
drop
You could have knocked me
down
with a feather
You
light
up my life
You shop, we
drop
( Tesco home delivery advertising slogan )
Your choice
down
at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe ( Wendy Burgers advertising slogan )