Every saying, A to Z
All 251 sayings and the story behind each one. “A”, “An” and “The” don’t count, so A Hat Trick is under H.
A9 sayings
B20 sayings
- Back to the Drawing Board
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree
- Batten Down the Hatches
- Bells and Whistles
- Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
- The Big Cheese
- A Blessing in Disguise
- Blow the Whistle
- A Bolt From the Blue
- Born With a Silver Spoon
- The Bottom Line
- Break a Leg
- Break the Ice
- Bring Home the Bacon
- Burn the Midnight Oil
- Busy as a Bee
- By and Large
- By Hook or by Crook
- By the Book
- By the Seat of Your Pants
C14 sayings
D10 sayings
E6 sayings
F8 sayings
G6 sayings
H11 sayings
I9 sayings
J2 sayings
K5 sayings
L8 sayings
M10 sayings
N8 sayings
O12 sayings
P15 sayings
- Par for the Course
- Part and Parcel
- Pass With Flying Colors
- The Pecking Order
- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
- A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
- Piece of Cake
- Play It by Ear
- The Proof Is in the Pudding
- Pros and Cons
- Pull Out All the Stops
- Pull Strings
- Push the Envelope
- Put on Your Thinking Cap
- Put Two and Two Together
R15 sayings
S30 sayings
- Safe and Sound
- Safety First
- Say Please
- Say the Magic Word
- Say What You Mean
- Second to None
- See You Later Alligator
- Seize the Day
- Sell Like Hot Cakes
- Shake a Leg
- Shed Crocodile Tears
- Short and Sweet
- The Show Must Go On
- Signed Sealed and Delivered
- Silence Is Golden
- Skating on Thin Ice
- Sleep Tight
- Slow and Steady Wins the Race
- Smart as a Whip
- Smooth Sailing
- So Far So Good
- Sour Grapes
- Spell It Out
- Split Hairs
- Start From Scratch
- Stay the Course
- Steal My Thunder
- Stick in the Mud
- Sticks and Stones
- Stop Look and Listen
T23 sayings
- Take a Back Seat
- Take a Rain Check
- Take It With a Grain of Salt
- Take the Plunge
- Talk of the Town
- Tempest in a Teapot
- That Takes the Cake
- This Too Shall Pass
- Through the Grapevine
- Tie the Knot
- Till the Cows Come Home
- Time Flies
- Time Is Money
- Time Is of the Essence
- Tip of the Iceberg
- Toe the Line
- Tongue in Cheek
- Too Much of a Good Thing
- Touch Base
- Try Try Again
- Turn Over a New Leaf
- Turn the Tables
- Two Peas in a Pod
U4 sayings
W22 sayings
- Waiting in the Wings
- Walk on Eggshells
- Walls Have Ears
- Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve
- Wet Behind the Ears
- What the Dickens
- What You See Is What You Get
- When in Doubt
- When in Rome
- When It Rains It Pours
- When Pigs Fly
- A White Elephant
- White Lie
- A Wild Goose Chase
- Win Hands Down
- Wise as an Owl
- With Bated Breath
- With Bells On
- Word for Word
- A Word to the Wise
- Works Like a Charm
- The World Is Your Oyster