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Any
which
way
Baby brain ( forgetfulness caused by lack of sleep when caring for a newborn )
Beauty contest ( a political contest in
which
the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy )
Beauty parade ( a political contest in
which
the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy )
Brand new ballgame ( A baseball expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the game )
Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a ball
which
is easy to catch )
Court of last resort ( a legal court from
which
no further appeals may be made )
Don't kick a man when he's down
Don't know
which
way to look
Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a
while
Every
Which
Way But Loose ( Clint Eastwood movie )
Fiddling
while
Rome burns
Figure painting ( a form of painting in
which
the human body is the subject )
Gather ye rosebuds
while
ye may
Get
while
the getting's good
Get
while
the going is good
Going going gone ( A baseball expression by
which
an announcer describes a home run that is heading over the fence )
Good Americans when they die go to Paris
Hear what you like, when you like ( Rex Records advertising slogan )
High season ( the most popular time to visit a resort or attraction - when prices are highest )
High ticket item ( a consumer good that would constitute a major expense when bought )
I coulda been a contender, instead of a bum,
which
is what I am ( On The Waterfront )
I'll have what she's having ( A catchphrase from When Harry Met Sally )
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens ( Woody Allen quotation )
I've been cheated by you since I don't know when ( ABBA lyric )
If you can keep your head when all about you ( from a poem by Kipling )
In days of old when knights were bold
Is this a dagger
which
I see before me?
It cleans your breath
while
it cleans your teeth ( Colgate Toothpaste advertising slogan )
It only hurts when I laugh
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in water ( Jaws II advertising tagline )
Kick a man when he's down
Know
which
end is up
Know
which
side your bread is buttered
Landscape painting ( a form of painting in
which
the natural world is the subject )
Life is what happens to you
while
you're busy making other plans ( John Lennon quotation )
Life is what happens
while
you are busy doing other things
Look your best
while
you wear our least ( Jockey Shorts advertising slogan )
Make hay
while
the sun shines
My heart went boom when I crossed that room ( Beatles song lyric )
Needs must when the Devil drives
Never kick a dog when he's down
Nine
While
Nine ( The Sisters Of Mercy song )
Nine
while
nine
Nobody loves a fairy when she's forty
Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a Snickers ( Snickers advertising slogan )
Not the ill wind
which
blows no man to good
(
the meaning and origin of this phrase...
)
Once in a
while
One instinctively knows when something is right ( Croft Original Sherry advertising slogan )
Portrait painting ( a form of painting in
which
the human face is the subject )
Quit
while
you're ahead
Ready when you are ( Delta Airlines advertising slogan )
Remember when?
Rock a bye baby on the tree top, when the wind blows the cradle will rock ( line from nursery rhyme )
Rubber chicken curcuit ( a speaking or fundraising event at
which
poor quality meat is served )
Say when
See
which
way the cat jumps
Shot
while
trying to escape
Shovel ready ( a building project in
which
all the preliminaries have been arranged )
Since when I have used no other ( Pears' Soap advertising slogan )
Slippery when wet
Speak when you are spoken to
Still life ( a form of painting in
which
inanimate objects are the subject )
Strike out swinging ( A baseball expression meaning to fail
while
giving it your best effort )
Strike
while
the iron is hot
Success has many fathers,
while
failure is an orphan
Sweet as the moment when the pod went 'pop' ( Birds Eye Peas advertising slogan )
That
which
does not kill us makes us stronger ( Friedrich Nietzsche quotation )
The Great
Wen
( Nickname of London England )
The empire on
which
the sun never sets
The exception
which
proves the rule
Time flies when you are having fun