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A little bird
told
me
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Actions
speak
louder than words
All over the
show
Am I bovvered? ( A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate
Show
)
America's Oldest Living Teenager ( Nickname of game
show
host Dick Clark )
America's story
teller
( Kodak advertising slogan )
Apple pie
order
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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As I Lay Dying (
William
Faulkner book )
Atilla of the American Continent ( Nickname of General
William
Sherman )
Bang out of
order
Bat Masterson ( Nickname of American western character
William
Barclay Masterson )
Before you could
say
Jack Robinson
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Before you could
say
knife
Best in
show
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to
speak
and remove all doubt
Billy The Kid ( Nickname of Henry McCarty aka
William
Bonney )
Boutros Boutros Ghali ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Buffalo Bill ( Nickname of
William
Cody )
Built to
order
Can you tell Stork from butter? ( Stork Margarine advertising slogan )
Can you tell what it is yet? ( A catchphrase from Rolf Harris )
Cattle
show
Chain of
command
Children and fools tell the truth
Command
and control
Command
central
Congratulations are in
order
Covers a multitude of Chins ( William's Shaving Cream advertising slogan )
Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) ( Soulja Boy Tell 'Em song )
Dead men tell no tales
Death is nature's way of
telling
you to slow down
Did Somebody
Say
McDonald's? ( McDonald's advertising slogan )
Do as I
say
not as I do
Does my bum look big in this? ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Dog and pony
show
Don't piss in my pocket and tell me it's raining
Don't
say
brown -
say
Hovis ( Hovis Bread advertising slogan )
Enjoy the
Show
( E! Entertainment Television advertising slogan )
Even your best friend won't tell you ( Lifebuoy Soap advertising slogan )
Even your best friends won't tell you ( Listerine Mouthwash advertising slogan )
Every picture
tells
a story ( Doanes Backache Kidney Pills advertising slogan )
Explain
away
Expose
oneself
Father Knows Best ( American TV
Show
)
For the benefit of Mr.Kite there will be a
show
tonight on trampoline ( Beatles song lyric )
Gagging
order
Get the
show
on the road
Get your message across
Give the
show
away
Go public
Go tell your mother she wants you
Hate watch ( viewing a television programme in
order
to mock it )
Have a
say
in
Have the final
say
Have your
say
He understands every word I
say
to him
He's fallen in the water ( A catchphrase from The Goon
Show
)
Hear no evil,
speak
no evil, see no evil
Hear tell of
Heeere's Johnny ( A catchphrase from Johnny Carson
Show
)
Hey there, Boo Boo! ( A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear
Show
)
Hit the bricks ( a cursory slang term
telling
someone to leave )
Holy mackerel! ( A catchphrase from Kingfish In Amos 'N' Andy
Show
)
How very dare you ( A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate
Show
)
I
Say
A Little Prayer ( Aretha Franklin song )
I cannot tell a lie
I
declare
I don't have to
show
you any stinking badges ( The Treasure of the Sierra Madre )
I don't want to
say
I
told
you so, but I
told
you so
I get no respect, I tell ya ( A catchphrase from Rodney Dangerfield In Comedy Monologue )
I have nothing to
declare
but my genius ( Oscar Wilde quotation )
I hear what you
say
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me ( The Beatles song lyric )
I refuse to
reveal
my sources
I swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
I tell a lie
I
told
you I was ill ( Spike Milligan line inscribed on his gravestone )
I was very very drunk ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here ( Reality TV
show
)
I'm a little bit wooooor, a little bit waaaaaaaaaayy, I'm a geezer! ( A catchphrase from Chris The Crafty Cockney In The Fast
Show
)
I'm going to tell on you
I'm smarter than the average bear! ( A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear
Show
)
If I tell you I will have to shoot you
If I tell you, I'll have to kill you
If I've
told
you once, I've
told
you a thousand times
If you can't
explain
it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself ( Albert Einstein quotation )
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything ( Mark Twain quotation )
In short
order
In the
order
of
Just
say
no ( A catchphrase from Nancy Reagan )
Just
say
the word
Keep the
show
on the road
Kiss Me Thru the Phone ( Soulja Boy Tell 'Em song )
Kiss and tell
Law and
order
Let on
Let's do the
show
right here
Listen I will
say
zis only wunce ( A catchphrase from Allo Allo )
Live to tell the tale
Lord Haw-Haw ( Nickname of
William
Joyce )
Love means never having to
say
you're sorry ( Love Story )
Madman Muntz ( Nickname of Earl
William
Muntz )
Mail
order
bride
Needless to
say
Never Can
Say
Goodbye ( The Jackson 5 song )
Never
say
die
Never
say
never
Never
say
never again
Never
speak
ill of the dead
Never tell tales out of school
Nobody can
say
no to the honey nut Os in Honey Nut Cheerios ( Cheerios Cereals advertising slogan )
Not to
speak
of
Nothing to
declare
On
show
One-man
show
Only time will tell
Oranges and lemons
say
the bells of Saint Clements ( line from nursery rhyme )
Order
about
Order
in the court
Order
of magnitude
Order
order
Order
up
Out of
order
Pecking
order
Peep
show
Pray tell
Put your house in
order
Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel ( A catchphrase from Batman TV
show
)
Saviour sibling ( a child born in
order
to provide a transplant for another with a fatal disease )
Say
It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud ( James Brown song )
Say
a few words
Say
cheese
Say
goodnight Dick ( A catchphrase from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In )
Say
goodnight Gracie ( A catchphrase from George Burns )
Say
it ain't so, Joe ( A baseball expression denoting disbelief )
Say
it loud and
say
it proud
Say
it with flowers ( Interflora advertising slogan )
Say
it, don't spray it
Say
kids, what time is it? ( A catchphrase from Howdy Doody
Show
)
Say
the magic word and win $100 dollars ( A catchphrase from Groucho Marx In You Bet Your Life )
Say
uncle
Say
what you mean and mean what you
say
Say
what you see ( A catchphrase from Catchphrase )
Say
when
Say
your piece
Say
your prayers
See no evil, hear no evil
speak
no evil
Seven for a secret, never to be
told
( Magpie nursery rhyme )
Shirtsleeve
order
Show
a clean pair of heels
Show
a leg
Show
a little leg
Show
and tell
Show
down
Show
me the money ( A catchphrase from Jerry Maguire )
Show
me the spot ( Abraham Lincoln quotation )
Show
no quarter
Show
of hands
Show
off
Show
pony
Show
some appreciation
Show
the door
Show
the flag
Show
the ropes
Show
the white feather
Show
up
Show
your hand
Show
your true colours
Show's over folks
Side
order
So no one
told
you life was gonna be this way
So to
speak
Speak
as you find
Speak
for yourself
Speak
in tongues
Speak
of the devil
Speak
softly and carry a big stick
Speak
the same language
Speak
when you are spoken to
Speak
your mind
Speak
your piece
Spread the word
Steal the
show
Stop the
show
Suit you, sir ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Surf
report
Talk out of school
Tall
order
Tell Laura I Love Her ( Ricky Valance song )
Tell it like it is
Tell it to the Marines
Tell me about it
Tell me honestly
Tell me straight
Tell me the worst doctor
Tell someone where to get off
Tell tale sign
Tell tales out of school
Tell the truth and shame the Devil
Tell them about the honey, mummy ( Sugar Puffs advertising slogan )
Tell your fortune
Telling
bone
That woman speaks eight languages and can't
say
no in any of them
That would be
telling
The Amazing Race ( US TV
show
)
The Bard of Avon ( Nickname of
William
Shakespeare )
The Best Years Of Our Lives (
William
Wyler movie )
The Big Bad ( Nickname of
William
the Bloody ( James Marsters ) )
The Fridge ( Nickname of
William
Perry )
The Greatest
Show
on Earth ( Barnum & Bailey Circus advertising slogan )
The Greatest Story Ever
Told
( Charlton Heston movie )
The Last Picture
Show
( Jeff Bridges movie )
The Potato Man ( Nickname of Frank
William
Tucker ( David Proval ) )
The Refrigerator ( Nickname of
William
Perry )
The
Say
Hey Kid ( Nickname of Willie Mays )
The
Show
( Nickname of Harold Arceneaux )
The
Show
Business Capital Of The World ( Nickname of Hollywood California )
The Smartest Dumbbell in the History of
Show
Business ( Nickname of comedienne Gracie Allen )
The Swan of Avon ( Nickname of
William
Shakespeare )
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Truman
Show
( Jim Carey movie )
The bank that likes to
say
Yes ( Trustee Savings Bank advertising slogan )
The love that dare not
speak
its name
The only
show
in town
The
order
of the boot
The
order
of the day
The
show
must go on
There's No Business Like
Show
Business ( Judy Garland song )
There's no
telling
This above all: to thine own self be true (
William
Shakespeare )
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to
repeat
it
Time to
Say
Goodbye ( Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman song )
Time will tell
Tip someone off
Tip someone the wink
Tonight's top ten list ( A catchphrase from David Letterman In The Late
Show
)
Vanity Fair (
William
Makepeace Thackeray book )
Wardrobe malfunction ( when an item of clothing slips out of place to
expose
part of the body - typically a woman's breast )
We report, you decide ( FOX News advertising slogan )
What I tell you three times is true
What we have here is a failure to
communicate
( line from Cool Hand Luke )
When you
say
Budweiser, you've said it all ( Budweiser Beer advertising slogan )
Which was nice ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
While you live, tell truth and shame the Devil!
White man
speak
with forked tongue
Why don't we do the
show
right here?
Why don't you
say
what you really think?
Will the real ... stand up? ( A catchphrase from To Tell The Truth )
Wouldn't
say
boo to a goose
You Never Can Tell ( Chuck Berry song )
You aren't obliged to
say
anything
You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
You never can tell
You
say
you want a revolution ( Line from Beatles song )
You're
telling
me