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A drowning man
will
clutch at a straw
A
straight
fight
Accidents
will
happen
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Address
the ball ( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
Against your
will
Aim
high
All I know is what I read in the papers (
Will
Rogers quotation )
As
honest
as the day is long
As
straight
as a die
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As
straight
as an arrow
As the crow flies
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Bend to my
will
Blood
will
out
Boys
will
be boys
Brutally
honest
Build a better mousetrap and the world
will
beat a path to your door
Bum
steer
Business is like a car, it
will
not run by itself except downhill
Change of
address
Cooler heads
will
prevail
Damn
straight
Danger,
Will
Robinson ( A catchphrase from The Robot In Lost In Space )
Direct mail
Direct to your door
Earn an
honest
penny
Enjoyed for centuries
straight
( Wyborowa Vodka advertising slogan )
Even a worm
will
turn
Factory outlet ( a shop where goods are sold
directly
to the public by the manufacturer )
Factory shop ( a retail outlet where goods are sold
directly
to the public by the manufacturer )
Faith
will
move mountains
Flattery
will
get you everywhere
Flattery
will
get you nowhere
For the benefit of Mr.Kite there
will
be a show tonight on trampoline ( Beatles song lyric )
Free
will
Get it
straight
Get
straight
to the point
Get your facts
straight
Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It (
Will
Smith song )
Give a man enough rope and he
will
hang himself
Give it to me
straight
Go
directly
to jail, do not pass go
Go
straight
Go
straight
to the source
Have gun,
will
travel ( A catchphrase from TV series )
He
will
give the Devil his due
He
will
never play the piano again
Head on
Heads
will
roll
Honest
Abe ( Nickname of Abraham Lincoln )
Honest
Injun
Honest
broker
Honest
mistake
Honest
to God
Honest
to goodness
I
Will
Always Love You ( Whitney Houston song )
I
Will
Survive ( Gloria Gaynor song )
I
will
if you
will
I
will
make you fishers of men
I
will
wear my heart upon my sleeve
If I tell you I
will
have to shoot you
If anything can go wrong, it
will
If drafted, I
will
not run; if nominated, I
will
not accept; if elected, I
will
not serve
If you build it they
will
come
If you don't stand for something you
will
fall for anything ( Malcolm X quotation )
If you got the munchies, nothing else
will
do! ( Hostess potato chips advertising slogan )
If you keep late hours for Society's sake, Bromo-Seltzer
will
cure that headache ( Bromo-Seltzer advertising slogan )
If you lie down with dogs, you
will
get up with fleas
Ill
will
It
will
all end in tears
It
will
be all right on the night
It
will
blow over
It's a Skoda,
honest
( Skoda advertising slogan )
Keep a
straight
bat
Keep a
straight
face
Keep on the
straight
and narrow
Keep the shop and the shop
will
keep you
Last
will
and testament
Legal decent
honest
and truthful
Let your conscience be your
guide
Listen I
will
say zis only wunce ( A catchphrase from Allo Allo )
Live today. Tomorrow
will
cost more ( Pan-Am World Airways advertising slogan )
Living
will
Look after the pennies and the pounds
will
look after themselves
Love
will
find a way
Make a beeline for
Make an
honest
woman of
Murder
will
out
My Heart
Will
Go On ( Celine Dion song )
Never had it, never
will
( 7-Up advertising slogan )
Number 10 Downing Street (
address
of the British Prime Minister )
Only time
will
tell
Plain speaking
Please
address
the court
Poor but
honest
Put
straight
Rock a bye baby on the tree top, when the wind blows the cradle
will
rock ( line from nursery rhyme )
Set
straight
Set the record
straight
Shoot
straight
( to talk or deal honestly )
Smoke Craven 'A' -
will
not affect your throat ( Craven 'A' Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Some day my prince
will
come
Some day my prints
will
come
Steer
clear of
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words
will
never hurt me
Stop, or my mom
will
shoot ( line from Sylvestor Stallone movie )
Straight
and narrow
Straight
from the horse's mouth
Straight
from the shoulder
Straight
laced
Straight
off
Straight
sets
Straight
shooter
Straight
talking
Straight
to video
Straight
up
Take
aim
Take care of the pence and the pounds
will
take care of themselves
Take the lead
Tell me
straight
That and a nickel
will
get you a ride on the subway
The Active voice
The Hitchhiker's
Guide
to the Galaxy ( Douglas Adams book )
The Hypochondriac's
Guide
To Life And Death ( Gene Weingarten book )
The Revolution
Will
Not Be Televised ( Gil Scott-Heron song )
The Thrill ( Nickname of
Will
Clark )
The court
will
rise
The smallest worm
will
turn, being trodden on
The truth
will
out
There are none so blind as those that
will
not see
There
will
be an answer, let it be ( The Beatles song lyric )
There
will
be tears before bedtime
There's none so blind as those who
will
not see
There's none so deaf as they that
will
not hear
They
will
do anything
This one
will
run and run
This tape
will
self-destruct in five seconds ( A catchphrase from Mission Impossible )
This time next year we
will
be millionaires ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
Those who sleep with dogs
will
rise with fleas
Throw enough dirt and some
will
stick
Time
will
tell
Today something we do
will
touch your life ( Union Carbide and Carbon advertising slogan )
Tomorrow
will
be cancelled due to lack of interest
Tunnel vision
War room ( the place where war plans are
directed
)
We
Will
Rock You ( Queen song )
We
aim
to please
We
will
cross that bridge when we come to it
We
will
fight on the beaches
We
will
sell no wine before it is time ( Paul Masson Wines advertising slogan )
What
will
you do with all the money you save? ( Toyota advertising slogan )
Whatever
will
be
will
be
When better automobiles are built, Buick
will
build them ( Buick advertising slogan )
When the bough breaks the cradle
will
fall, and down
will
come baby, cradle and all ( line from nursery rhyme )
When the cat's away the mice
will
play
When the oak is before the ash, then you
will
only get a splash; when the ash
Where there's a
will
there's a way
Who
will
rid me of this troublesome priest?
Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow? ( Carole King song )
Will
do
Will
no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
Will
the real ... stand up? ( A catchphrase from To Tell The Truth )
Wind someone up ( deliberately draw attention to something that
will
create agitation )
With the best
will
in the world
Without us, some guys
will
starve ( Carl's Jr. advertising slogan )
You Can't Con An
Honest
John ( Mike Skinner - The Streets song )
You can't cheat an
honest
man