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A fine
line
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
single
step
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat ( A
line
from Monty Python's Flying Circus )
All aboard the Skylark ( A
line
from Noah and Nelly )
All men are cremated equal ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Axe to
grind
Biting the hand that feeds IT ( The
Register
advertising slogan )
Black
list
Blessed are the cheese makers (
line
from Monty Python's Life of Brian )
Body mass index
Brighton
line
( Bingo call for number fifty nine )
Bump and
grind
Cake or death (
line
from Eddie Izzard comedy )
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends! (
line
from the movie 25th Hour )
Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Code monkey ( slang term for a
computer
programmer )
Come down to the
line
Come into
line
Computer
assisted
Computer
nerd
Computer
says no ( A catchphrase from Little Britain )
Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions ( Spike Milligan
line
)
Cross the
line
Daily
grind
( the daily routine of a dull or boring job )
Do a
line
Don't let the bastards
grind
you down
(
the meaning and origin of this phrase...
)
Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars (
line
from the movie Now, Voyager )
Draw a
line
in the sand
Draw the
line
Drop dead
list
Drop me a
line
Dude, you're gettin' a Dell! ( Dell
Computer
advertising slogan )
Easy as Dell ( Dell
Computer
advertising slogan )
Eight maids a-milking (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Eleven pipers piping (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
End of the
line
Every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings (
line
from It's A Wonderful Life )
Everything is easier on a Mac ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Fall into
line
Five golden rings (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Flash crash ( the sudden drop in the Dow Jones index in 2010 )
For the rest of us ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Four calling birds (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Front
line
Get busy living, or get busy dying (
line
from the movie The Shawshank Redemption )
Getting there is half the fun ( Cunard
Line
advertising slogan )
Go, and never darken my towels again ( Groucho Marx
line
)
Grind
to a halt
Hand a
line
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy (
line
from the movie Life of Brian )
Hit
list
Hold the
line
Hook
line
and sinker
I Walk The
Line
( Johnny Cash song )
I can see you standing over a hot stove, but I can't see the stove ( Groucho Marx
line
)
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception ( Groucho Marx
line
)
I told you I was ill ( Spike Milligan
line
inscribed on his gravestone )
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! (
line
from the movie Network )
I've got a little
list
If you change your mind, I'm the first in
line
( ABBA lyric )
If you want to impress someone, put him on your Black
list
( Johnny Walker Black Whiskey advertising slogan )
In
line
for
In the
line
of duty
In the
line
of fire
Indian file
Infamy Infamy! They've all got it in for me! ( Kenneth Williams
line
in Carry On Cleo )
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a
single
man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife ( the opening
line
of Pride and Prejudice )
Jump the
line
Jump the
queue
Keep in
line
Laundry
list
Lay it on the
line
Leave the gun, take the cannoli (
line
from The Godfather )
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon ( Woody Allen
line
)
Line
abreast
Line
astern
Line
is full of misery and lonliness and it's over much too soon ( Woody Allen
line
)
Line
of attack
Line
of least resistance
Line
of sight
Line
of work
Line
your pockets
Mama always said that life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get (
line
from the movie Forrest Gump )
Mendoza
line
( A baseball expression denoting a
line
marking a very poor performance )
Multimedia you can use ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else ( Woody Allen
line
)
Next in
line
to the throne
Nine ladies dancing (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Nudge nudge, wink wink ( A
line
from Monty Python's Flying Circus )
Off
line
On deck ( A baseball expression meaning next in
line
)
On the critical
list
On the sick
list
One by one
One toe over the
line
Out of
line
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read ( Groucho Marx
line
)
Party
line
Picket
line
Please hold the
line
Power is Macintosh ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Rank and file
Rip mix burn ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Run Forrest, Run! (
line
from the movie Forrest Gump )
Schindler's
List
( Steven Spielberg movie )
Scotch and the
Single
Girl ( J&B Scotch advertising slogan )
Seven swans a-swimming (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Shoot someone a
line
Short
list
Sign on the dotted
line
Single
Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) ( Beyonce song )
Single
file
Single
out
Single
point of contact
Single
sign-on
Six geese a-laying (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Starting
line
up
Step out of
line
Stop, or my mom will shoot (
line
from Sylvestor Stallone movie )
Take a hard
line
Ten lords a-leaping (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
The bottom
line
The bottom
line
is the bottom
line
is the bottom
line
The
document
company ( Xerox advertising slogan )
The finishing
line
The lion may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen
line
)
The longest journey starts with a
single
step
The network is the
computer
( Sun Microsystems advertising slogan )
The power to be your best ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
The thin red
line
The valley of the shadow of death (
line
from the Psalm 23 )
These go to eleven (
line
from the movie This Is Spinal Tap )
Think different ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Think outside the box ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
This
line
of business
This
line
of country
Three French hens (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Three
line
whip
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana ( Groucho Marx
line
)
To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! (
line
from the movie A Fish Called Wanda )
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a
computer
To infinty and beyond (
line
from the movie Toy Story )
Toe the
line
Tonight's top ten
list
( A catchphrase from David Letterman In The Late Show )
Treading a fine
line
Twelve drummers drumming (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Two turtle doves (
line
from A Partridge In A Pear Tree )
Up and down like the Ottoman Empire (
line
from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Wait in
line
We are going to need considerably bigger buns (
line
from Calendar Girls )
Well, nobody's perfect (
line
from the movie Some Like It Hot )
What we have here is a failure to communicate (
line
from Cool Hand Luke )
When sorrows come, they come not
single
spies, but in battalions
Wolfman Jack ( Pseudonym of
disk
jockey Robert Weston Smith )
You can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff ( Groucho Marx
line
)
You say you want a revolution (
Line
from Beatles song )
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! (
line
from the Michael Caine movie The Italian Job )