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Access
takes
the waiting out of wanting ( Access Credit Card advertising slogan )
Aim
high
Any time, anywhere, acid indigestion can
catch
you out ( Alka Selzer advertising slogan )
As easy as
taking
candy from a baby
Ask a silly question and you'll
get
a silly answer
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Ask and you shall
receive
Assume
nothing
Be yourself; everyone else is already
taken
( Oscar Wilde quotation )
Beg, borrow or
steal
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and
remove
all doubt
Bread wi' nowt
taken
out ( Allinson's Bread advertising slogan )
Buy one,
get
one free
Calgon, take me away! ( Calgon advertising slogan )
Can I
Get
A Witness? ( Marvin Gaye song )
Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to
catch
)
Can't
Get
Enough of That Golden Crisp ( Golden Crisp Cereals advertising slogan )
Can't
Get
You Out of My Head ( Kylie Minogue song )
Can't
get
enough of this ( Ford Cars advertising slogan )
Can't
win
for losing
Capture
the imagination
Carpe diem ( latin expression meaning
seize
the day )
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Carry coals to Newcastle
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Catch
22 ( Joseph Heller book )
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Catch
a case
Catch
a cold
Catch
a falling star
Catch
a wave
Catch
as
catch
can
Catch
fire
Catch
hell
Catch
of the day
Catch
on
Catch
our smile ( PSA advertising slogan )
Catch
some rays
Catch
some zzzs
Catch
that Pepsi spirit. Drink it in, drink it in, drink it in ( Pepsi advertising slogan )
Catch
you later
Catch
your breath
Catch
your death of cold
Catch
your eye
Catches
win
matches
Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat ( proverbial saying )
Come And
Get
It ( Badfinger song )
Come and
get
it
Did you
get
dressed in the dark?
Does you does, or does you don't take Access? ( Access Credit Card advertising slogan )
Don't
get
a complex,
get
Amplex ( Amplex Deodorant advertising slogan )
Don't
get
a face on
Don't
get
mad
get
even
Don't
get
me started
Don't
get
vexed, ask Teletext ( Teletext advertising slogan )
Don't
get
your balls in an uproar
Don't
get
your knickers in a knot
Don't
get
your knickers in a twist
Don't
get
your tits in the wringer
Don't
get
your wires crossed
Don't take it lying down
Don't take on so
Double take
Due a
win
Every Breath You Take ( The Police song )
Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
Face
lift
Fetch
and carry
First
catch
your hare
Flattery will
get
you everywhere
Flattery will
get
you nowhere
For mash
get
Smash ( Cadbury's Smash advertising slogan )
From the
get
go
Genius is an infinite capacity for
taking
pains ( Thomas Carlyle quotation )
Gentlemen please
lift
the seat
Get
Back ( The Beatles song )
Get
Buckets ( Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis )
Get
N or
get
out ( Nintendo 64 advertising slogan )
Get
Off My Cloud ( Rolling Stones song )
Get
Rich quick ( Kenco Really Rich Coffee advertising slogan )
Get
a bang out of something
Get
a can on
Get
a feel for
Get
a fix on
Get
a gold star ( earn a merit point for doing well )
Get
a grip
Get
a handle on
Get
a kick out of it
Get
a legger on
Get
a life
Get
a little extra help ( Halifax advertising slogan )
Get
a load of that
Get
a load on
Get
a move on
Get
a shift on
Get
a toehold
Get
a wiggle on
Get
a word in edgeways
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Get
above yourself
Get
around to it
Get
at
Get
away from it all
Get
away with it
Get
away with murder
Get
away with you!
Get
away! ( Lunn Polly advertising slogan )
Get
back at
Get
back on your feet
Get
back together
Get
back your oo with Typhoo ( Typhoo Tea advertising slogan )
Get
behind in your work
Get
busy with the fizzy ( Soda Stream advertising slogan )
Get
by
Get
carried away
Get
connected! ( G4 advertising slogan )
Get
cracking
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
even
Get
fresh
Get
good wood on it
Get
hitched
Get
hold of the wrong end of the stick
Get
hooked on
Get
in on the act
Get
in on the ground floor
Get
in shape
Get
in your hair
Get
into a scrape
Get
into bed with
Get
into deep water
Get
into gear
Get
into hot water
Get
into shape
Get
into someone's pants
Get
into the habit
Get
into the swing of it
Get
into your stride
Get
it in the neck
Get
it into your head
Get
it off your chest
Get
it on
Get
it out of your system
Get
it straight
Get
it together
Get
it up
Get
knotted
Get
laid
Get
loaded
Get
lost
Get
more ( T-Mobile advertising slogan )
Get
my drift
Get
naked
Get
no change out of someone
Get
nowhere fast
Get
off lightly
Get
off my back
Get
off my case
Get
off my tail
Get
off on the right foot
Get
off on the wrong foot
Get
off the dime
Get
off the ground
Get
off the mark
Get
off to a bad start
Get
off to a flying start
Get
off with
Get
off your arse
Get
off your bike
Get
off your high horse
Get
on in life
Get
on like a house on fire
Get
on with it
Get
on your hind legs
Get
on your nerves
Get
out of hand
Get
out of jail free
Get
out of jail free card ( a means of avoiding justice - from the eponymous card in the Monopoly boardgame )
Get
out of my face
Get
out of my hair
Get
out of that ( A catchphrase from Eric Morecambe )
Get
out of the wrong side of the bed
Get
out there ( Royal Caribbean cruise lines advertising slogan )
Get
over it
Get
over yourself
Get
ready to rumble ( prepare to fight or do battle )
Get
real
Get
religion
Get
rich quick
Get
round the table
Get
shot of
Get
shut of
Get
some shuteye
Get
straight to the point
Get
stuck in
Get
stuffed
Get
stupid
Get
the Abbey habit ( Abbey National advertising slogan )
Get
the ball rolling
Get
the better of
Get
the bit between your teeth
Get
the chop
Get
the creative juices flowing
Get
the drift
Get
the drop on
Get
the feel of
Get
the hang of it
Get
the hell out of Dodge
Get
the jump on
Get
the lead out
Get
the low down
Get
the message
Get
the monkey off my back
Get
the needle
Get
the picture
Get
the point
Get
the push
Get
the sack
Get
the scoop
Get
the show on the road
Get
the upper hand
Get
thee behind me Satan
Get
thee to a nunnery
Get
to first base
Get
to first base with
Get
to grips with
Get
to second base
Get
to the bottom of
Get
to the end of your tether
Get
to the heart of the matter
Get
under way
Get
under your feet
Get
under your skin
Get
up and go
Get
up steam
Get
up to speed
Get
up your nose
Get
used to it
Get
weaving
Get
well soon
Get
while the getting's good
Get
while the going is good
Get
wind of
Get
with it
Get
with the program
Get
your act together
Get
your ass into gear
Get
your ass over here
Get
your coat
Get
your coat, you've pulled
Get
your ducks in a row
Get
your end away
Get
your eye in
Get
your facts straight
Get
your family into Shape, without them even noticing ( St. Ivel Yogurt advertising slogan )
Get
your feet under the table
Get
your feet wet
Get
your fingers burnt
Get
your foot in the door
Get
your hands dirty
Get
your head around something
Get
your head down
Get
your head together
Get
your hooks into something
Get
your kit off
Get
your leg over
Get
your lumps
Get
your marching orders
Get
your message across
Get
your money's worth
Get
your monkey up
Get
your paws on it
Get
your retaliation in first
Get
your rocks off
Get
your shit together
Get
your skates on
Get
your smile on ( Lay's potato chips advertising slogan )
Get
your tanks off my lawn
Get
your teeth into
Get
your ticket punched
Get
your toe in the door
Get
your way
Give and take
Give him an inch and he'll take a mile
Give or take
Got To
Get
You Into My Life ( The Beatles song )
Got what it
takes
Grasp
the nettle
Guards,
seize
him
Hard to take
Heads I win, tails you lose
Help yourself ( invitation to take goods without payment )
How To
Win
Friends And Influence People ( Dale Carnegie book )
I Can't
Get
No Satisfaction ( Rolling Stones song )
I Can't Take My Eyes Off You ( Muse song )
I
Capture
The Castle ( Dodie Smith book )
I
Get
Around ( Beach Boys song )
I didn't
get
where I am today ( A catchphrase from Martin Clunes In Reggie Perrin )
I
get
knocked down, but I
get
up again ( Chumbawumba song )
I
get
no respect, I tell ya ( A catchphrase from Rodney Dangerfield In Comedy Monologue )
I
took
my harp to the party but no one asked me to play
I'll
Get
By With Little Help From My Friends ( The Beatles song )
I'll take my hat off to you
I'm A Celebrity
Get
Me Out Of Here ( Reality TV show )
I'm a celebrity
get
me out of here
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! ( line from the movie Network )
I've fallen and I can't
get
up! ( LifeCall Personal Emergency Response Systems advertising slogan )
If enough people would stop smoking and start drinking, we could
get
out of ashtrays and into vermouth ( Cinzano advertising slogan )
If it doesn't
get
all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face ( Carl's Jr advertising slogan )
If that don't take the rag off the bush
If the sky falls we shall
catch
larks
If you can't stand the heat,
get
out of the kitchen ( A catchphrase from Harry S Truman )
If you don't
get
it, you don't
get
it ( The Washington Post advertising slogan )
If you lie down with dogs, you will
get
up with fleas
If you pay peanuts, you
get
monkeys
If you vote for Goldwater, you'll
get
a war in Vietnam ( Political slogan )
If you want to
get
ahead,
get
a hat ( Hat Council advertising slogan )
It
Takes
People Like You To Make People Like Me ( Buck Owens song )
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
takes
40 dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to wear it
It
takes
AGES to be as good as SEGA ( SEGA Saturn Console advertising slogan )
It
takes
a licking and keeps on ticking ( Timex Corporation advertising slogan )
It
takes
a thief to
catch
a thief
It
takes
a tough man to make a tender chicken ( Perdue Farms advertising slogan )
It
takes
all sorts to make a world
It
takes
one to know one
It
takes
two hands to hold a Whopper ( Burger King advertising slogan )
It
takes
two to tango
It
takes
your breath away
It's a
steal
It's better to give than to
receive
It's how the smooth take the rough ( Range Rover advertising slogan )
It's not the winning that counts, it's the
taking
part
It's not whether you
win
or lose, it's how you play the game
It's so big, you've gotta grin to
get
it in ( Wagon Wheels advertising slogan )
Jack and Jill went up the hill to
fetch
a pail of water ( line from nursery rhyme )
Just because you are paranoid it doesn't mean that they aren't out to
get
you
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 )
Let's
Get
It On ( Marvin Gaye song )
Let's
get
busy
Let's
get
out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini
Let's
get
physical
Lie down with dogs:
get
up with fleas
Lift
off
Lift
the lid off
Lift
the veil
Lift
up your hearts
Lift
your game
Lift
your spirits
Missed it by that much! ( A catchphrase from
Get
Smart )
Must
win
game
Nice work if you can
get
it
No win, no fee
Northern Exposure (
Rob
Morrow movie )
Nothing is real and nothing to
get
hung about ( The Beatles song lyric )
Oh, Max! ( A catchphrase from
Get
Smart )
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to
get
her poor doggie a bone ( line from nursery rhyme )
On the take
On your mark,
get
set, go
Open the box ( A catchphrase from Take Your Pick )
Out to
get
you
Piss or
get
off the pot
Play
catch
up
Play hard to
get
Play to
win
Prize
catch
Ready,
get
set, go
Regulatory
capture
Rest up ( take a break from one's arduous efforts )
Rob
Peter to pay Paul
Rob
Roy ( Nickname of Robert MacGregor )
Rob
someone blind
Robo Sack ( Nickname of
Rob
Johnson )
Say the magic word and
win
$100 dollars ( A catchphrase from Groucho Marx In You Bet Your Life )
Seize
him
Seize
the day
Set a thief to
catch
a thief
Shit or
get
off the pot
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
Some you win: some you lose
Sorry about that, Chief. ( A catchphrase from
Get
Smart )
Spit take ( spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise )
Sprat to
catch
a mackerel
Stay contented,
get
Radio Rented ( Radio Rentals advertising slogan )
Steal
a glance
Steal
a kiss
Steal
a march
Steal
someone's heart
Steal
someone's thunder
Steal
the scene
Steal
the show
Steal
third base
Step up to the mark ( mark yourself ready to take responsibility )
Stop the world I want to
get
off
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
Taken
aback
Taken
for a ride
Taken
to the cleaners
Takes
the 'ouch' out of grouch ( 7-Up advertising slogan )
Takes
the cake
Taking
care of business
Tell someone where to
get
off
Ten summersets he'll
undertake
on solid ground ( Beatles song lyric )
That and a nickel will
get
you a ride on the subway
That just about
takes
the biscuit
That's the second biggest ... I've ever seen! ( A catchphrase from
Get
Smart )
The Devil take the hindmost
The Devil take you
The Road Not
Taken
( Robert Frost poem )
The best a man can
get
( Gillette advertising slogan )
The best way to
get
music out of your system ( Philips advertising slogan )
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible
takes
a little longer
The future
takes
VISA ( VISA advertising slogan )
The lion may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't
get
much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The more you
get
the more you want
The rich
get
richer and the poor
get
poorer
The winner
takes
it all, the loser standing small ( ABBA lyric )
Thousands of possibilities,
get
yours ( Best Buy advertising slogan )
To
assume
makes an ass out of u and me
To
get
one's back up
Took
the collar ( A baseball expression meaning failing to
get
any hits )
Top people take the Times ( The Times advertising slogan )
War zone ( the area that a war has
taken
place )
We
aim
to please
We have
lift
off
We
rob
banks ( Bonnie and Clyde )
We'll take good care of you ( British Airways advertising slogan )
What You Want is What You
Get
( McDonald's advertising slogan )
What you see is what you
get
What's the catch?
When the going gets tough, the tough
get
going ( A catchphrase from Joseph Kennedy )
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only
get
a splash; when the ash
Where's the catch?
Win
big
Win
by a head
Win
by a mile
Win
by a neck
Win
by a nose
Win
faster ( One Brand Group advertising slogan )
Win
friends and influence people
Win
lose or draw
Win
on points
Win
over
Win
some, lose some
Win
the day
Win
the wooden spoon
Win
win
situation
Win
your spurs
Winner
takes
all
Would not
get
out of bed for
Would you believe ... ( A catchphrase from
Get
Smart )
You Can't Always
Get
What You Want ( The Rolling Stone song )
You
Took
The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, It Must Have Been Whilst You Were Kissing Me ( Meatloaf song )
You can always
get
it at the Co-op ( Co-op advertising slogan )
You can take that to the bank
You can't
get
blood out of a stone
You can't
get
there from here
You can't take it back, it's out there ( When Harry met Sally )
You can't take it with you
You can't
win
them all
You
catch
more flies with honey than with vinegar
You couldn't
catch
a monkey with a shotgun and a sack
You don't
get
a second chance at a first impression
You
get
a big delight in every bite of Hostess snacks ( Hostess advertising slogan )
You
get
what you pay for
You have to be in it to
win
it
You only
get
one chance to make a first impression
You pay your money and you take your choice
You take the high road: I'll take the low road
You
win
some: you lose some
You'll
get
shot
You'll
get
square eyes
You'll never take me alive copper