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Common Phrases - Short Sayings and Witty Quotes
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This is the first 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!
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
a change is as good as a rest
a countenance more in sorrow than in anger
a diamond is forever
a dish fit for the gods
a drop in the bucket
a finger in many pies
a fool and his money are soon parted
a foot in the door
a friend in need is a friend indeed
a good beginning makes a good ending
a good head on his shoulders
a good man is hard to find
a hard man is good to find
a head for figures
a head for heights
a head like a sieve
a healthy mind in a healthy body
a heart of gold
a heart to heart talk
a heart-warming experience
a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse
a house divided against itself cannot stand
a house is not a home
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
a kick in the teeth
a leopard cannot change its spots
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
a little of what you fancy does you good
a man after his own heart
a man's got to do what a man's got to do
a miss is as good as a mile
a multitude of sins
a new broom sweeps clean
a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
a nose for crime
a nose for trouble
a pain in the ass
a penny saved is a penny earned
a person is known by the company he keeps
a picture paints a thousand words
a place for everything and everything in its place
a plague on both your houses
a price on his head
a problem shared is a problem halved
a prophet is not recognized in his own land
a rolling stone gathers no moss
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
a shot in the arm
a shot in the dark
a smack on the wrist
a small step for man a giant leap for mankind
a stitch in time saves nine
a strong stomach
a thing of beauty is a joy forever
a thorn in the flesh
a volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
a watched pot never boils
a well turned calf
a woman's place is in the home
a woman's work is never done
above my head
absence makes the heart grow fonder
absolute power corrupts absolutely
actions speak louder than words
after your own heart
age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety
all corners of the world
all good things come to he who waits
all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
all mouth and trousers
all present and correct
all that glisters is not gold
all the world loves a lover
all things must pass
all things to all men
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
all you need is love
all's fair in love and war
all's well that ends well
always have your nose in a book
am I my brother's keeper
an affair of the heart
an albatross round his neck
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
an army marches on its stomach
an ear bashing
an ear for music
an Englishman's home is his castle
an eye for a bargain
an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth
an ill-favored thing sir but mine own
an iron fist in velvet glove
an old head on young shoulders
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
and thereby hangs a tale
arm in arm
armed to the teeth
as bald as a coot
as cold as a well digger's ass
as cold as any stone
as crooked as a dog's hind leg
as far as the eye can see
as good luck would have it
as long as my arm
as merry as the day is long
as old as Methuselah
as old as the hills
as plain as the nose on your face
as pleased as punch
as pure as snow
as pure as the driven snow
as scarce as hen's teeth
as stiff as a poker
as the saying goes
as useless as tits on a boar
as you sow so shall you reap
ashes to ashes dust to dust
ask no questions and hear no lies
at one fell swoop
at the end of his tether
attack is the best form of defense
bad hair day
banging your head against a brick wall
bare one's teeth
barking dogs seldom bite
be it on your head
be still my quiet heart
bear arms
beast with two backs
beat swords into ploughshares
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty is only skin deep
beggars can't be choosers
behind every great man there's a great woman
bend your ear
better late than never
better safe than sorry
better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
better the devil you know than the devil you don't
better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
between two stools
beware of Greeks bearing gifts
beware the ides of march
bird's eye view
birds of a feather flock together
bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds you
bite your head off
bite your lip
bite your tongue
blast from the past
blessed are the peacemakers
blood is thicker than water
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
bound hand and foot
boys will be boys
bring to a head
brothers in arms
bury your head in the sand
butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
butterflies in my stomach
button your lip
by the hairs on my chinny chin chin
by the skin of your teeth
by the sweat of his brow
can't make heads or tails of it
can't see beyond the end of your nose
cap in hand
case the joint
cast an eye over
caught with your hand in the till
caught with your hand in the cookie jar
change of heart
change your spots
charity begins at home
cheek by jowl
chip on his shoulder
cleanliness is next to godliness
coat of many colors
coin a phrase
cold hands warm heart
come the three corners of the world in arms
come what come may
comparisons are odorous
condemned out of hand
cost an arm and a leg
count you blessings
countenance more in sorrow than in anger
cross my heart and hope to die
cross my palm with silver
cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
cry your heart out
cut off your nose to spite your face
cut throat competition
cut your coat to suit your cloth
dancing cheek to cheek
dead as a doornail
dead from the neck up
discretion is the better part of valor
do as you would be done by
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
does a bear crap in the woods
doesn't know his ass from his elbow
doesn't know his ass from from a hole in the ground
don't bite the hand that feeds you
don't bother your pretty little head about it
don't burn your bridges behind you
don't change horses in midstream
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
don't cross the bridge till you come to it
don't keep a dog and bark yourself
don't let the bastards grind you down
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
don't put all your eggs in one basket
don't put new wine into old bottles
don't rock the boat
don't spoil the ship
don't try to walk before you can crawl
don't upset the apple-cart
doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
down in the mouth
easy come easy go
eat drink and be merry
eat your heart out
eaten out of house and home
eating out of someone's hand
enough is as good as a feast
enough is enough
even at the turning of the tide
every dark cloud has a silver lining
every dog has his day
every man has his price
every stick has two ends
everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
extend the hand of friendship
eyes in the back of your head
failing to plan is planning to fail
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