i'll | |
| hit me (card games) |
| over my dead body |
ice | |
| cherrypicker (hockey) |
| put you at ease |
iceberg | |
| a drop in the bucket |
idea | |
| a common thread |
| a hit |
| a takeoff on |
| beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
| brain storm |
| expand your horizons |
| food for thought |
| fuck that noise [B] |
| get the point |
| haven't the foggiest |
| hit the nail on the head |
| in the gutter |
| new blood |
| new wave |
| not |
| old hat |
| sounding board |
| straw horse |
| stroke of genius |
| to hell with that [B] |
ideal | |
| Prince Charming |
identify | |
| keep them straight |
| make of it |
identity | |
| blow my cover |
idiom | |
| catch phrase |
| learn the lingo |
| say jump...how high |
idiot | |
| numbskull |
idiotic | |
| half-there |
idle | |
| collecting dust |
| lollygag |
| yada |
idolize | |
| look up to |
if | |
| according to Hoyle |
| all things being equal |
| be there or be square |
| check out |
| check over |
| check up on |
| claws are showing |
| damned if you do and damned if you don't |
| double or nothing |
| easy come, easy go |
| eat my hat/shirt |
| even a blind pig can find an acorn |
| familiarity breeds contempt |
| give you odds |
| he who hesitates is lost |
| heart is in the right place |
| hold your mouth the right way |
| if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it |
| if my memory serves me correctly |
| if the shoe fits, wear it |
| if you can't cut it, you can't stay |
| if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen |
| if you're not with us you're against us |
| in heaven's name |
| is you is, or is you ain't my baby |
| it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all |
| it's a matter of life and death |
| jump at the chance |
| know where we stand |
| know which side your bread is buttered on |
| leave well enough alone |
| like it or lump it |
| look down on |
| no news is good news |
| not for all the tea in China |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained |
| on approval |
| out of sight, out of mind |
| play dead |
| play dumb |
| shape up or ship out |
| should be so lucky |
| so help me |
| take a joke |
| talk about |
| the devil makes work for idle hands |
| the end justifies the means |
| the Lord helps those who help themselves |
| the more the merrier |
| there's no tomorrow |
| trial run |
| try it on |
| try that on for size |
| try your luck |
| up your sleeve |
| waste not, want not |
| watch your every move |
| what you don't know won't hurt you |
| won't see you stuck |
| wysiwyg |
| you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody |
| you snooze, you lose |
ignorance | |
| duh |
| go to hell in a handbasket |
ignorant | |
| as dumb as a sack of hammers |
| clueless |
| don't know your ass from a hole in the ground [B] |
| ignorance is bliss |
| the blind leading the blind |
ignore | |
| nothing to sneeze at |
| turn the other way |
ii | |
| baby boomer |
ill | |
| a bad taste in my mouth |
| as sick as a dog |
| catch your death |
| come down with |
| hangover |
| in sick bay |
| low |
| on my deathbed |
| on your deathbed |
| over the edge |
| shut-in |
| strung out |
| suffer a setback |
| turn your stomach |
| under the weather |
illegal | |
| brush with the law |
| junk |
| pusher |
| shoot up |
illegally | |
| bootleg |
| break and enter |
| dirty money |
| get a ticket |
| hot goods |
| on the sly |
illness | |
| a touch of |
| back on your feet |
| have an attack |
imagine | |
| capture the imagination |
| make believe |
| make up |
| mind boggling |
| seeing things |
| think outside the box |
| think up |
immature | |
| suck |
immediately | |
| at once |
| hit it off |
| on the heels |
| on the spot |
| on the spur of the moment |
| pronto |
| right away |
| then and there |
immigrants | |
| Cabbagetown |
immoral | |
| dirty dog/dirty rat |
| slimebucket [B] |
immortal | |
| tempt fate |
implied | |
| read between the lines |
implies | |
| name-dropper |
imply | |
| get at |
impolite | |
| cheeky |
| lippy |
| off color |
| sassy |
| shirty |
importance | |
| ego trip |
important | |
| a big shot |
| a big wig |
| a question of |
| all hat and no cattle |
| all's well that ends well |
| an ace up your sleeve |
| big deal |
| big hairy deal |
| big shot |
| big wigs |
| bigger fish to fry |
| come to the point |
| cut you down to size |
| don't know which side your bread is buttered on |
| downplay |
| first and foremost |
| get to the point |
| go by the boards |
| hold it |
| in his blood |
| it don't make no nevermind |
| it's not a question of |
| it's not what you know, it's who you know |
| last but not least |
| make a federal case of it |
| on the back burner |
| onto something |
| out of context |
| play it up |
| pop the question |
| soft pedal |
| the key to success |
| the moment of truth |
| the nitty-gritty |
| time is of the essence |
| VIP |
| where it's at |
| x marks the spot |
impose | |
| there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so |
impossible | |
| beat your head against a stone wall |
| chasing rainbows |
| get blood from a stone |
impractical | |
| airy-fairy |
impress | |
| dude |
| sweep you off your feet |
| throw yourself at him |
impressed | |
| by golly |
| full of herself |
impresses | |
| strike me |
impression | |
| a new broom sweeps clean |
| it strikes me |
| smoke and mirrors |
improbable | |
| not likely |
improve | |
| build a better mousetrap |
| change for the better |
| doctor it/doctor it up |
| get the wrinkles out |
| gild the lily |
| have to go some |
| make it better |
| no pain, no gain |
| pick up |
| pull up your socks |
| shape up |
| shape up or ship out |
| top that |
| tune up |
| whet your appetite |
| whip you into shape |
| you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear |
improving | |
| on the road |
improvise | |
| ad lib (ad libitum) |
| blow snakes (music) |
| jury-rig |
| play it by ear |
| wing it |
impulsively | |
| on the spur of the moment |
in | |
| a basket case |
| a bull in a china shop |
| a dead heat |
| a falling out |
| a hard day |
| a hot hand |
| a lift |
| a little steep |
| a losing streak |
| a lucky streak |
| a man's home is his castle |
| a pain in the butt |
| a quick study |
| a raw deal |
| a royal pain |
| add insult to injury |
| airy-fairy |
| all in |
| all spruced up |
| all washed up |
| all's fair in love and war |
| along those lines |
| an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure |
| ante up |
| as a matter of fact |
| as new |
| as plain as day |
| as sick as a dog |
| as slow as a dead snail |
| at all |
| at heart |
| at odds |
| at one time |
| at sixes and sevens |
| back up |
| back yourself into a corner |
| backroom boys |
| bag lady |
| bag some rays |
| bar hop |
| bark up the wrong tree |
| bat her eyes |
| beat up on |
| beater |
| been had |
| before you can say Jack Robinson |
| behind bars |
| behind the eight ball |
| being there |
| best interests at heart |
| better off |
| between a rock and a hard place |
| between the devil and the deep blue sea |
| big boys |
| Bigfoot |
| binner |
| birthday suit |
| Black Friday |
| bottle man |
| bottle up |
| branch office |
| buckstop (military) |
| bump and grind |
| burned |
| buy up |
| by no means |
| by the way |
| Cabbagetown |
| call a spade a spade |
| call into account |
| Canada goose |
| carry a tune |
| cash on the line |
| cast your vote |
| caught flatfooted |
| caught red-handed |
| caught with his pants down |
| chain of command |
| charity begins at home |
| charley horse |
| check over |
| chip on his shoulder |
| chockablock |
| chuck it |
| clued in |
| clunker |
| cold comfort |
| come of age |
| come onto |
| come to a head |
| cotton to that |
| crash a party |
| cruise |
| curl up with a good book |
| cut a fine figure |
| cut off |
| cut you to ribbons |
| damaged goods |
| dead duck |
| dead to the world |
| deep six |
| didn't have a stitch of clothes on |
| die for |
| do a 180 |
| do a dime |
| do a number on |
| do the honors |
| do time |
| dog tired |
| dolled up |
| don't know whether you're coming or going |
| don't put all your eggs in one basket |
| done in |
| Donnybrook |
| doo-doo |
| double take |
| down in the dumps |
| down the line |
| down the road |
| drag queen |
| dress down |
| dress up |
| dressed fit to kill |
| dressed to the nines |
| drop-in |
| drop like flies |
| drum up |
| Dumpster diving |
| ears are burning |
| eat up |
| elbow room |
| fall for |
| falling in love |
| fat cat |
| faze me |
| fence sitter |
| fill in |
| fill out |
| fill your face |
| filthy rich |
| first down/first and ten |
| first hand |
| fit as a fiddle |
| for a dog's age |
| for dear life |
| for the life of me |
| frazzled |
| freeze wages |
| from time to time |
| garage kept |
| Generation X |
| get caught |
| get fresh |
| get in deeper |
| get in my face |
| get it on |
| get screwed |
| get with it |
| give him the evil eye |
| glued to the set |
| go for a spin |
| go in circles |
| go into detail |
| go to bat for |
| go up in smoke |
| gone to pot |
| gone to the dogs |
| got my eye on |
| granola |
| grounded |
| hale and hearty |
| hand in |
| hands are tied |
| happy motoring |
| hard up |
| hat trick |
| have a flat |
| hazard a guess |
| head over heels |
| help yourself |
| heyday |
| high on the hog |
| hightail it |
| hip hop (generation) |
| hit and run (baseball) |
| hit and run (traffic) |
| hit on |
| hit the brakes |
| hit the bricks |
| hit town |
| hold up |
| hole in one (golf) |
| honestly |
| hood |
| horn in |
| in a bit |
| in a coon's age |
| in a family way |
| in a fix |
| in a flap |
| in a flash |
| in a funk |
| in a jam |
| in a jiffy |
| in a pickle |
| in a pinch |
| in a sec |
| in a snit |
| in a split second |
| in a stew |
| in a tight spot |
| in a tizzy |
| in any way, shape or form |
| in black and white |
| in charge |
| in control |
| in deep doo-doo [B] |
| in deep shit [B] |
| in deep trouble |
| in dire straits |
| in his blood |
| in hock |
| in hot water |
| in love |
| in mind |
| in mint condition |
| in no time |
| in one fell swoop |
| in place |
| in plain view |
| in seventh heaven |
| in step |
| in store for |
| in the back of my mind |
| in the black |
| in the boonies |
| in the clink |
| in the drink |
| in the driver's seat |
| in the hole |
| in the know |
| in the lap of luxury |
| in the least |
| in the Monford lane |
| in the nick of time |
| in the nude |
| in the pipe five by five |
| in the slammer |
| in the tank |
| in the throes |
| in the wink of an eye |
| in the works |
| in these parts |
| in touch |
| in tough |
| in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) |
| in writing |
| in your face |
| in your mind's eye |
| into fitness/dancing etc. |
| it goes with the territory |
| it's a whole nother world out there |
| it's a whole other world out there |
| jam |
| jump queue |
| junk it |
| just in time |
| keep in line |
| keep out |
| keep the faith |
| keep your shirt on |
| kill for |
| kill time |
| kiss curls (hair style) |
| kiss of death |
| knock up [B] |
| knock you down a peg |
| know the score |
| last call |
| leaf out |
| left, right and center |
| letter-perfect |
| life in the fast lane |
| lifer |
| like a chicken on a June bug |
| line of authority |
| live on the edge |
| lock you up |
| look up/look it up |
| lose favor |
| lousy |
| love is blind |
| lump together |
| lush |
| make a clean sweep |
| make friends |
| make love |
| make yourself at home |
| moonlighting |
| musical chairs |
| naked as a jay bird |
| name is cleared |
| neck of the woods |
| new kid on the block |
| none the worse for wear |
| not for all the tea in China |
| nuke |
| off key (music) |
| old money |
| on a lark |
| on a pedestal |
| on a silver platter |
| on an empty stomach |
| on deck |
| on good terms |
| on my best behavior |
| on my good side |
| on parade |
| on the edge of your seat |
| on the loose |
| on the shit list [B] |
| on the side |
| on the stand |
| on the throne |
| on the wing |
| on thin ice |
| on track |
| on trial |
| once in a blue moon |
| open to criticism |
| out in the cold |
| out of harm's way |
| out of place |
| out of sorts |
| out of the loop |
| out of the woods |
| out of touch |
| out of tune (music) |
| out on a limb |
| paint a picture |
| paint with the same brush |
| pair off/pair up |
| parachute |
| part company |
| pass around |
| pell-mell |
| penny wise, dollar dumb |
| pick you up |
| pipe dream |
| plain as day |
| play a bit-part |
| play my cards right |
| pokey |
| pop in |
| pub crawl |
| pull the pin |
| pull the plug |
| pull up stakes |
| pushing up daisies |
| put a different slant on it |
| put down roots |
| put stock in |
| put the right spin on it |
| put to bed (print media) |
| rat race |
| rearend |
| rest his soul (God rest his soul) |
| right before my eyes |
| roll out the red carpet |
| run down |
| run for office |
| Sasquatch |
| seen better days |
| sell the farm |
| settle down |
| settle in |
| shellack |
| shit myself [B] |
| shit or get off the pot |
| shoot-up |
| shop-floor struggle |
| shutout (sports) |
| sign in |
| sing his praises |
| sit the fence |
| sitting pretty |
| skinny dip |
| sleep in |
| smack dab in the middle |
| smithwright it |
| snap at |
| sold on |
| something smells |
| spend time |
| spike a drink |
| split second |
| squirrel away |
| stand for |
| stay alive |
| step on your dick |
| stick it out |
| stick to it |
| strip |
| strip mall |
| sucked in |
| swear by |
| tail between his legs |
| tailgate |
| take a poke at |
| take a round out of |
| take a shine to |
| take action |
| take by storm |
| take charge |
| take sides |
| take the stand |
| take up the slack |
| take your seat |
| taken for a ride |
| talk to the hand |
| The Big O |
| the dying seconds |
| the eye of a needle |
| the fickle finger of fate |
| the fifth column |
| The Group of Seven |
| the last word |
| the life of Riley |
| the past is slipping by without a trace |
| the pit of my stomach |
| the point of no return |
| the powers that be |
| The Rock |
| the runt of the litter |
| there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so |
| think outside the box |
| think through |
| throw a monkey wrench into the works |
| throw away |
| throw out |
| tip the scales at |
| to boot |
| toast |
| touch base |
| touched in the head |
| trash the place |
| turn in |
| two cents' worth |
| typo |
| under my nose |
| under my skin |
| under oath |
| under the wire |
| up shit creek [B] |
| up the creek |
| up the stump [B] |
| wait on customers |
| walk up |
| washed up |
| weak-kneed |
| wet the bed |
| what's new |
| whip you |
| whup you |
| why in the name of... |
| wino |
| with his tail between his legs |
| with it |
| woozy |
| work the room |
| world beater |
| World Wide Web (www) |
| write up |
| written in stone |
| you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody |
| your own worst enemy |
| zap |
in-crowd | |
| in the loop |
inappropriate | |
| way out of line (away out of line) |
inch | |
| pinch an inch |
incidentally | |
| by the way |
include | |
| big-sky thinking |
| come to |
| leave out |
| paint with the same brush |
| stretch the truth |
| the lap of luxury |
included | |
| fall through the cracks |
| on the bubble |
| out in the cold |
| out of the loop |
| thrown in |
including | |
| bar none |
| the whole nine yards |
income | |
| DINKS |
| write it off |
incompetent | |
| the blind leading the blind |
incomplete | |
| half-assed [B] |
inconvenient | |
| catch you at a bad time |
increase | |
| beef it up |
| build up |
| freeze wages |
| hop up |
| pick up |
| rack up |
| run up |
| tweak |
| up the ante |
increasing | |
| on the rise |
independent | |
| fend for yourself |
| his own man |
| mind of his own |
| on your own |
| paddle your own canoe |
| strike out on your own |
indicate | |
| point out |
indirect | |
| all around Robin Hood's barn |
| all the way to Egery and back |
| the runaround |
indirectly | |
| put out feelers |
individual | |
| paddle your own canoe |
industry | |
| oilpatch |
inebriated | |
| loaded |
ineffectual | |
| lame duck |
infected | |
| fall ill |
inferior | |
| a notch below |
| show you up |
inflecting | |
| uptalk |
influence | |
| carry weight |
| come into play |
| tip the scales |
inform | |
| keep you posted |
informal | |
| jam session |
informally | |
| dress down |
information | |
| backup |
| brain traffic |
| cascade (business) |
| deep, dark secret |
| flesh out |
| handout |
| in the loop |
| it's not a state secret |
| led to believe |
| mouth off |
| no truth to it |
| onto something |
| public property |
| sell out |
| throw some light on |
| top secret |
informed | |
| clueless |
| in the dark |
| in the know |
| on top of |
| the last word |
| up on |
| with it |
ingredients | |
| has the makings |
inhale | |
| wolf down |
inherit | |
| come into |
inheritance | |
| old money |
inherited | |
| new money |
initiation | |
| baptism by fire |
inject | |
| shoot up |
injure | |
| beat up |
| beat up on |
| pull a muscle |
injured | |
| a fat lip |
| fat lip |
| get yours |
| laid up |
| suffer a setback |
| wasted |
injuries | |
| take your lumps |
injury | |
| a close shave |
| black eye |
| break your fall |
| dodge a bullet |
| on the limp |
| rub salt in the wound |
| take a bullet |
innocence | |
| butter wouldn't melt in his mouth |
innocent | |
| a wolf in sheep's clothing |
| squeaky clean |
| take it out on |
innovate | |
| push the envelope |
inquire | |
| check it out |
insane | |
| around the bend |
| bonkers |
| drive me batty |
| drive me to the edge |
| go berserk |
| go mad |
| go nuts |
inside | |
| cabin fever |
| cocoon |
| fifth column |
| hotdog |
| inside information |
| inside joke |
insignificant | |
| small potatoes |
insist | |
| corner you |
inspect | |
| spotcheck |
| walk-through |
inspection | |
| shipshape |
inspiration | |
| cook |
inspire | |
| turn your crank |
instant | |
| quick and dirty |
instead | |
| cry over spilt milk |
| fart around [B] |
| fish or cut bait |
| put up or shut up |
| zig when you should zag |
instinct | |
| go for the jugular |
instrument | |
| idiot lights |
insufficient | |
| a sick building |
insult | |
| catcall |
| cross someone |
| dis/diss |
| get back at |
| laugh it off |
| mudsling |
| rub salt in the wound |
| slam |
| take a shot |
| throw insults |
| trade insults |
insulted | |
| no offense, but... |
insurance | |
| pogey |
intelligence | |
| grey matter |
| sharpen up |
| smarts |
intelligent | |
| a budding genius |
| a lot on the ball |
| brain drain |
| bright |
| more money than brains |
| nobody's fool |
| on the ball |
| sharp |
| stroke of genius |
| swift |
| what a brain |
intentional | |
| on purpose |
intentionally | |
| weasel word |
intentions | |
| mean well |
| the road to hell is paved with good intentions |
intercourse | |
| a piece of ass [B] |
| go all the way (sex) |
| go downtown [B] |
| have nookie |
| have sex |
| make love |
| nookie [B] |
| poontang [B] |
| saw off a chunk [B] |
interest | |
| bitten by the same bug |
| dampen your spirits |
| drum up |
| float your boat |
| give a hoot |
| give a shit [B] |
| give her the eye |
| jazz up |
| perk up |
| second nature |
| strike your fancy |
| take a shine to |
| throw cold water on |
| turn your crank |
| up your alley |
interested | |
| don't give a damn [B] |
| glued to the set |
| got my eye on |
| gung ho |
| on the edge of your seat |
| sick of |
| talk to the hand |
| tired of |
interesting | |
| a yawner |
| by gosh |
| food for thought |
| how about that |
| it's been a slice (of life) |
| variety is the spice of life |
interfere | |
| horn in |
| play havoc with |
internet | |
| electronic superhighway |
| Net surfer |
| Netwar |
| surf the Net |
| World Wide Web (www) |
interrupt | |
| butt in |
| cut off |
| hear me out |
intersection | |
| kitty-corner |
| run a red light |
intimate | |
| lovelife |
intimately | |
| pet |
intimidate | |
| buffalo |
| Gang of Four |
into | |
| account for |
| boarding (hockey) |
| born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
| bump into |
| come onside |
| cut off |
| dasein |
| down the hatch |
| get burned |
| get laid [B] |
| get your tits in a wringer |
| give you hell [B] |
| go off half-cocked |
| hole in one (golf) |
| into the tank |
| look up a dead horse's ass [B] |
| Lovers' Leap |
| monkeywrenching |
| offside (hockey) |
| over the hump |
| play into his hand |
| realize your potential |
| ream out |
| rearend |
| rope into |
| round up |
| run across |
| run into |
| spirit away |
| turn into |
| turn yourself in |
intolerant | |
| a redneck |
intoxicated | |
| buzzed |
| catch a buzz |
| corked |
| pie-eyed |
introduce | |
| bring up |
introduction | |
| baptism by fire |
| out of nowhere |
intrude | |
| butt in |
| horn in |
inuit | |
| chimo |
invaluable | |
| worth their weight in gold |
invent | |
| necessity is the mother of invention |
invention | |
| make your mark |
inventory | |
| buy out |
invest | |
| don't put all your eggs in one basket |
| get in on the ground floor |
| sell the farm |
invested | |
| laundered money |
| lose your shirt |
investigate | |
| look into |
investing | |
| in the hole |
investment | |
| a golden opportunity |
| all your eggs in one basket |
investors | |
| movers and shakers |
invitation | |
| come-on |
invite | |
| ask for it |
| don't borrow trouble |
| have you over |
| leave out in the cold |
| leave the door open |
| more than welcome |
| phone-in |
| throw a party |
invited | |
| black-listed |
| out in the cold |
| wall flower |
inviting | |
| cruising for a bruising |
| death wish |
involved | |
| burned |
| caught up |
| hood |
| into fitness/dancing etc. |
| jump in with both feet |
| name is cleared |
| wash your hands of it |
involves | |
| come to |
involving | |
| Donnybrook |
irish | |
| the luck of the Irish |
irk | |
| set your teeth on edge |
iron | |
| you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear |
irrational | |
| crack under the strain |
| hairbrain |
irrelevant | |
| beside the point |
irritate | |
| a thorn in my side |
| bug (someone) |
| burn your ass [B] |
| get on my nerves |
| rub the wrong way |
| set your teeth on edge |
| stick in my craw |
irritation | |
| a royal pain |
is | |
| ain't |
| clouds on the horizon |
island | |
| The Rock |
issue | |
| a horse of a different color |
| a question of |
| big hairy deal |
| can of worms |
| political football |
| red herring |
| the crux of the matter |
item | |
| a duke's mixture |
| a hot ticket |
| a must |
| hot goods |
| loss leader |
| set your price |
itself | |
| there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so |
itsy-bitsy | |
| teeny-weeny |