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Common Phrases - Short Sayings and Witty Quotes
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This is the third of three pages of our common phrases, short sayings and witty quotes.
You have probably heard the majority of them as they are common phrases we all use.
It is fun to browse through the different sayings and quotes. There are almost 700 of them.
All of them are short sayings and are listed in alphabetic order among three pages.
Enjoy your free witty quotes!
nothing succeeds like a parrot with no teeth
now is the winter of our discontent
O ye of little faith
off the top of my head
off with his head
off your head
oil and water don't mix
old soldiers never die they just fade away
on bended knee
on the back foot
on the one hand
on the other hand
on the tip of my tongue
on your own head be it
once more unto the breach dear friends once more
one foot in the grave
one good turn deserves another
one in the eye
one toe over the line
only fools and horses work
open your big mouth
opportunity only knocks once
out of sight out of mind
out of the jaws of death
out of the mouths of babes
out of your head
out on your ear
over my dead body
pay lip service
paying an arm and a leg
peace be with you
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
physician heal thyself
point percy at the porcelain
pop your clogs
possession is nine tenths of the law
practice makes perfect
pressing the flesh
pride comes before a fall
procrastination is the thief of time
pull your hair out
pull yourself up by your bootstraps
punching above his weight
put words into someone's mouth
put your best foot forward
put your foot down
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth
put your head into the lion's mouth
put your head on the block
put your money where your mouth is
put your nose out of joint
put your nose to the grindstone
read the riot act
red sky at night shepherds' delight, red sky in the morning shepherds' warning
revenge is a dish best served cold
rhyme nor reason
ring out the old and ring in the new
roll off the tongue
Rome wasn't built in a day
rub someone's nose in it
rub your nose in it
rule of thumb
rule with an iron fist
sailing under false colors
seeing eye to eye
set your heart on something
set your teeth on edge
shaken not stirred
shall I compare thee to a summer's day
shoot your mouth off
shoot yourself in the foot
shove it down someone's throat
shuffle off this mortal coil
sick to the stomach
sink your teeth into it
skeleton in the closet
sleight of hand
slip of the tongue
smiling from ear to ear
smiling like a Cheshire cat
smooth runs the water where the brook is deep
sob your heart out
soft in the head
sold down the river
spare the rod and spoil the child
speak softly and carry a big stick
star crossed lovers
stick your neck out
sticks out like a sore thumb
still waters run deep
straight from the horse's mouth
straining at the leash
strong in the arm and thick in the head
stupid is as stupid does
such stuff as dreams are made on
take it on the chin
take the bit between your teeth
take the words out of my mouth
take your hand in marriage
talk is cheap
talking over your head
that which does not kill us makes us stronger
that's the short and the long of it
the apple of his eye
the blind leading the blind
the boy is father to the man
the bread of life
the business at hand
the cobbler always wears the worst shoes
the course of true love never did run smooth
the crack of dawn
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
the devil finds work for idle hands to do
the die has been cast
the early bird catches the worm
the ends justify the means
the exception which proves the rule
the fruits of your loins
the game is afoot
the game is up
the gospel truth
the hand is quicker than the eye
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
the head of the family
the heart has its reasons
the king is dead
the lady doth protest too much methinks
the live-long day
the long arm of the law
the love that dare not speak its name
the more things change the more they stay the same
the pen is mightier than sword
the powers that be
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
the quality of mercy is not strained
the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing
the root of the matter
the salt of the earth
the scales have fallen from my eyes
the shoe's on the other foot
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
the sun is over the yard arm
the truth shall set you free
the way of all flesh
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
the whole nine yards
the writing is on the wall
there are none so blind as those that will not see
there but for the grace of god go I
thereby hangs a tale
there's always more fish in the sea
there's a method to my madness
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there's no fool like an old fool
there's no place like home
there's no smoke without fire
there's no such thing as a free lunch
there's no such thing as bad publicity
there's no time like the present
there's none so deaf as they that will not hear
this is very midsummer madness
this neck of the woods
those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
thou shalt not kill
though this be madness yet there is method in it
three strikes and you are out
time and tide wait for no man
time is a great healer
to be or not to be that is the question
to cast the first stone
to err is human to forgive divine
to the victor goes the spoils
to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
tomorrow never comes
too many cooks spoil the broth
truth is stranger than fiction
turn a blind eye
turn the other cheek
turn up your nose
twisted around your little finger
two heads are better then one
two shakes of a lamb's tail
two wrongs don't make a right
uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
up to your neck in trouble
warms the cockles of my heart
wash your mouth out with soap
waste not want not
we have seen better days
we've arrived and to prove it we're here
what a piece of work
what god has joined together let no man put asunder
when it rains it pours
when the cat's away the mice will play
where there's a will there's a way
while you live tell truth and shame the devil
who let the dogs out
who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure
with a jaundiced eye
without a leg to stand on
woe is me
worrying never did anyone any good
you can't get blood out of a stone
you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't tell a book by its cover
youth is wasted on the young
you reap what you sow
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