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A Spoonful Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go
Down
( Julie Andrews song )
A
bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush
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A feather in your cap
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A little
bird
told me
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A marvellous
bird
is the pelican, its beak holds more than its belly can
A slip of the
pen
All
fur
coat and no knickers
And Your
Bird
Can Sing ( Beatles song )
As free as a
bird
As light as a feather
As proud as a
peacock
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
Big
Bird
( Nickname of Joel Garner - Barbados and West Indies cricketer )
Bird
Man ( Nickname of basketball player Chris Andersen )
Bird
brained
Bird
dog
Bird
of passage
Bird's eye view
Birds of a Feather ( BBC comedy television series )
Birds of a feather flock together
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Black Hawk
Down
( Ewan McGregor movie )
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 the house
down
Brought
down
Brought
down
to earth
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
Calm
down
Calm down, calm
down
( A catchphrase from Harry Enfield In The Scousers )
Can't Slow
Down
( Lionel Richie album )
Caught with your pants
down
Caught with your trousers
down
Chow
down
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Chucking it
down
Clamp
down
on
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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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 )
Dip your
pen
in gall
Do
bird
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
down
dead
Dumbing
down
Dust
down
Early
bird
Eat like a
bird
Eye someone up and
down
Face
down
Fall
down
on the job
Falling
down
drunk
Feather in your cap
Feather your nest
Fine feathered
Fire
down
below
Flip someone the
bird
Flip the
bird
Free As A
Bird
( Beatles song )
Game
bird
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 low
down
Get your head
down
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
Going
down
Going
down
the tubes
Got it
down
to a fine art
Gun
down
Hand me
down
Hands up if you use Right Guard, Hands
down
if you don't ( Right Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hard to pin
down
Have a
bird
He huffed and he puffed and he blew their house
down
He's got a yellow streak
down
his back
Hoe
down
Hold
down
a job
Horse
Feathers
( Marx Brothers movie )
Horse
feathers
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'm
Down
( Beatles song )
If you lie
down
with dogs, you will get up with fleas
In full feather
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's Superman? ( A catchphrase from Superman )
It all boils
down
to this
It takes 40 dumb animals to make a
fur
coat, but only one to wear it
It went
down
the wrong way
It won't let you
down
( Sure anti-perspirant advertising slogan )
It's the early
bird
that gets the worm
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 )
Jail
bird
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
Knock
down
drag out
Knuckle
down
to
Larry Legend ( Nickname of Larry
Bird
)
Lay
down
roots
Lay
down
rubber
Lay
down
your arms
Lay
down
your life
Lay the law
down
Let
down
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 side
down
Let your hair
down
Levelling
down
Lie
down
on the job
Lie
down
with dogs: get up with fleas
London bridge is falling
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Look
down
on
Look
down
your nose
Look someone up and
down
Lose hands
down
Make the
feathers
fly
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
Nom de
plume
Norwegian Wood - This
Bird
Has Flown ( Beatles song )
On lock
down
Our feathered friends
Pace up and
down
Park yourself
down
Party
down
Pass
down
Pen
and ink ( Cockney rhyming slang for stink )
Pipe
down
Poison
pen
letter
Put
pen
to paper
Put someone
down
Put the hammer
down
Put your foot
down
Rare
bird
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
Send
down
Shake
down
Shoot
down
in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot him
down
in flames
Shove it
down
someone's throat
Show
down
Show the white feather
Sing like a
bird
Sold
down
the river
Spitting
feathers
Splash
down
Stand
down
Step
down
Suits you
down
to a tee
Suits you
down
to the ground
Take
down
a peg or two
Talk
down
to
Teeming
down
with rain
That
bird
has flown
The Basketball Jesus ( Nickname of Larry
Bird
)
The
Bird
Man of Alcatraz ( Nickname of Robert Stroud )
The Great
Bird
of the Galaxy ( Nickname of writer Gene Roddenberry )
The Hick from French Lick ( Nickname of Larry
Bird
)
The
bird
has flown
The bread always falls buttered side
down
The chips are
down
The early
bird
catches the worm
The
fur
began to fly
The lion may lie
down
with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The low
down
The
pen
is mightier than sword
They're waffly versatile ( Bird's Eye Potato Waffles advertising slogan )
Throw
down
the gauntlet
Thumbs
down
Thunder from
Down
Under ( Nickname of Konstantin Kostya Tszyu )
Top
down
Trade
down
Turn that frown upside
down
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
War eagle ( the golden eagle - used by Native Americans to make headdresses )
Water
down
Watership
Down
( Richard Adams book )
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
You can't keep a good man
down
You could have knocked me
down
with a feather
Your choice
down
at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe ( Wendy Burgers advertising slogan )