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Back out
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
Calgon,
take
me away! ( Calgon advertising slogan )
Cart away
Cast out
Clean
cut
boy
Clear the air
Cut
a cheque
Cut
a dash
Cut
a deal
Cut
a hog
Cut
a long story short
Cut
a rug
Cut
a wide swathe ( make a pompous display )
Cut
above the rest
Cut
and dried
Cut
and paste
Cut
and run
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Cut
and shut
Cut
and thrust
Cut
bait
Cut
corners
Cut
costs
Cut
from the same cloth
Cut
it fine
Cut
it out
Cut
loose
Cut
no ice
Cut
off at the knees
Cut
off without a penny
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Cut
out for
Cut
out the dead wood
Cut
prices to the bone
Cut
some slack
Cut
someone dead
Cut
someone down in their prime
Cut
someone down to size
Cut
the Gordian knot
Cut
the cackle
Cut
the cheese
Cut
the cord
Cut
the crap
Cut
the ground from under your feet
Cut
the mustard
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Cut
the umbilical cord
Cut
throat competition
Cut
through the red tape
Cut
to the chase
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Cut
to the quick
Cut
up about
Cut
up rough
Cut
your coat to suit your cloth
Cut
your losses
Cut
your own throat
Cut
your teeth
Director's
cut
Does you does, or does you don't
take
Access? ( Access Credit Card advertising slogan )
Don't
cut
off your nose to spite your face
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Don't
take
it lying down
Don't
take
on so
Double
take
Every Breath You
Take
( The Police song )
Every man for himself and the devil
take
the hindmost
Final
cut
First
cut
Fish or
cut
bait
Fish out
Get shot of
Get shut of
Give and
take
Give him an inch and he'll
take
a mile
Give or
take
Half
cut
Hard to
take
Have your work
cut
out for you
I Can't
Take
My Eyes Off You ( Muse song )
I'll
take
my hat off to you
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to
take
this anymore! ( line from the movie Network )
If that don't
take
the rag off the bush
It doesn't
take
a minute to bag it and bin it ( UK public advertisement advertising slogan )
It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it ( Maurice Switzer quotation )
It's how the smooth
take
the rough ( Range Rover advertising slogan )
Kick it into the long grass
Kick it into touch
Leave the gun,
take
the cannoli ( line from The Godfather )
Let me
take
you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let nature
take
its course
Let the train
take
the strain ( British Rail advertising slogan )
Like a chicken with its head
cut
off
Make the
cut
Measure twice,
cut
once
Miss the
cut
My stomach thinks my throat's been
cut
Not
cut
out for it
On the
take
Once
removed
Open the box ( A catchphrase from
Take
Your Pick )
Prime
cut
Rest up (
take
a break from one's arduous efforts )
Shoot the moon ( remove household goods by night to avoid paying rent )
Shut up and
take
my money ( A catchphrase from Futurama )
Sit up and
take
notice
Spit
take
( spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise )
Step up to the mark ( mark yourself ready to
take
responsibility )
Stop all the clocks,
cut
off the telephone ( from a poem by Auden )
Sweep aside
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
The Devil
take
the hindmost
The Devil
take
you
The Final
Cut
( Pink Floyd song )
The First
Cut
Is The Deepest ( Rod Stewart song )
The
cut
of your jib
The unkindest
cut
of all
To
cut
a long story short
Top people
take
the Times ( The Times advertising slogan )
Transport
of delight
Turf out
We'll
take
good care of you ( British Airways advertising slogan )
Weed out
Who will
rid
me of this troublesome priest?
Will no one
rid
me of this turbulent priest?
Wipe out
You can
take
that to the bank
You can't
take
it back, it's out there ( When Harry met Sally )
You can't
take
it with you
You could have
cut
the atmosphere with a knife
You pay your money and you
take
your choice
You
take
the high road: I'll
take
the low road
You'll never
take
me alive copper