A list of 99 words by palooka.
- deep-six appears on 5 other lists and has 1 comment
- jump the gun appears on 2 other lists
- play hardball
- race against time
- slam dunk appears on 5 other lists
- blind-sided appears on 1 other list
- rock the boat appears on 1 other list
- cold hard cash appears on 1 other list
- gravy train appears on 4 other lists and has 3 comments
- monkey business appears on 9 other lists and has 1 comment
- smell a rat appears on 2 other lists and has 1 comment
- bang for the buck
- bean counters
- piece of the action
- sweetheart deal
- go bonkers appears on 1 other list
- gunboat diplomacy appears on 1 other list
- rue the day
- herding cats appears on 4 other lists and has 1 comment
- dire straits appears on 2 other lists
- an iron fist
- in cahoots appears on 3 other lists and has 6 comments
- jockey for position appears on 1 other list
- fine kettle of fish appears on 1 other list and has 1 comment
- kiss of death appears on 4 other lists and has 1 comment
- moot point appears on 2 other lists
- lion's share appears on 5 other lists and has 4 comments
- one-trick pony appears on 5 other lists and has 1 comment
- paper tiger appears on 12 other lists and has 3 comments
- rack and ruin appears on 7 other lists
- pecking order appears on 5 other lists
- playing with fire appears on 1 other list
- shotgun marriage
- squeaky clean appears on 2 other lists
- third rail appears on 1 other list and has 1 comment
- ride roughshod appears on 1 other list
- ugly duckling appears on 4 other lists
- ruffled feathers
- ants in their pants has 1 comment
- warts and all has 4 comments
- dead in the water appears on 2 other lists
- ducks in a row appears on 3 other lists
- basket case appears on 5 other lists and has 3 comments
- sabre rattling
- puppy love appears on 7 other lists and has 1 comment
- ass is grass
- give a rat's ass has 2 comments
- haul ass appears on 1 other list and has 1 comment
- rock and a hard place
- gentleman-friend appears on 3 other lists
- ear-splitting
- trash talking appears on 1 other list
- peanut gallery appears on 3 other lists
- slip of the tongue appears on 3 other lists
- dead heat appears on 2 other lists
- method to my madness
- preaching to the choir
- devil is in the details.
- dead ringer appears on 4 other lists
- loose cannon appears on 7 other lists and has 9 comments
- spitting image
- keyed up appears on 1 other list
- super size me
- face for radio
- slacking appears on 1 other list
- on the tit
- slaphappy appears on 8 other lists and has 2 comments
- sourpuss appears on 10 other lists and has 1 comment
- off-the-rack appears on 2 other lists
- at your fingertips
- best of breed appears on 3 other lists
- cube farm appears on 4 other lists
- exit strategy appears on 2 other lists
- foreseeable future appears on 1 other list
- group think appears on 1 other list
- mandatory fun
- sweet spot appears on 7 other lists and has 1 comment
- typhoid mary appears on 4 other lists and has 1 comment
- calamity jane appears on 2 other lists
- girl friday appears on 2 other lists
- weasel words appears on 1 other list and has 1 comment
- psychobabblers
- devil-may-care appears on 8 other lists
- striking distance appears on 1 other list
- bottom-feeder appears on 2 other lists
- a train wreck
- cracks me up
- problem child
- doohickies
- pussyfooting appears on 2 other lists
- blackballed appears on 1 other list
- thank you for nothing
- the sky's the limit
- mum's the word appears on 2 other lists
- no love lost appears on 2 other lists
- tilting at windmills appears on 5 other lists and has 3 comments
- smarter than the average bear appears on 8 other lists and has 22 comments
- let's blow this popsicle stand! appears on 1 other list and has 3 comments
- bill and coo appears on 5 other lists and has 19 comments
palooka Thank you for thank you for nothing Oroboros. Good ones all! Feb 3, 2008
oroboros Palooka: I just finished a NYT's crossword with the theme "Novel Expressions". Thus I learned that the following phrases appear in Don Quixote:
1. smell a rat
2. thank you for nothing
3. give the devil his due
4. mum's the word
5. the sky's the limit
6. stone's throw
7. no love lost Feb 1, 2008
palooka It worked! Thanks reesetee! Feb 24, 2007
reesetee Maybe just "a rock and a hard place"? (I tried using the ampersand but it's a Wordie no-no.) Great list, by the way! Feb 24, 2007
palooka Good one reesetee - it's just a bit long, causing the links to go to two lines. Feb 24, 2007
reesetee Between a rock and a hard place? Feb 24, 2007