Generic Clichés
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"a band of gypsies"
"a band of renegades"
"a barrel of laughs"
"a bird in the hand"
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
"a bolt from the blue"
"a broken heart is hard to mend"
"a broken record"
"a bucket full of something"
"a bushel and a peck"
"A cat has nine lives."
"A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link."
"A change is as good as a holiday"
"a charmed life"
"a Cheshire-cat smile"
"a chicken in every pot"
"a chink in the armor"
"a chip off the old block"
"a clean slate"
"a clean sweep"
"a close call"
"a cloud no bigger than a man's hand"
"a clouded crystal ball"
"a cock and bull story"
"a cold heart"
"A day late and a dollar short!"
"a diamond in the rough"
"A diamond is a girl's best friend."
"a distinction without a difference"
"a dog and pony show"
"a dog day afternoon"
"a dog in the manger"
"a drop in the bucket"
"a face only a mother could love"
"a fair shake"
"a far cry"
"a feather in his cap"
"A few fleas are good for the dog."
"a fine kettle of fish"
"a fine-tooth comb"
"a fish out of water"
"a flash in the pan"
"a force to be reckoned with"
"a foregone conclusion"
"a forlorn hope"
"a friend at court"
"A friend in need is a friend indeed."
"A friend in need is a pest."
"a frog in one's throat"
"a gala occasion"
"a golden opportunity that only comes by once in a lifetime"
"A good heart is hard to find."
"A good man is hard to find."
"a good soul"
"a good time was had by all"
"a grudge is harmful to the bearer"
"a hallow victory"
"a harried housewife"
"a heart as big as all outdoors"
"a hole big enough to drive a truck through"
"a hope and a prayer"
"a horse of a different color"
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse"
"a house as big as a barn"
"a kick in the butt"
"a legend in his own mind"
"a little bit pregnant"
"a long shot"
"a man after my own heart"
"a man among men"
"A man is his own island."
"a man of few words"
"a marriage made in heaven"
"a matter of life and death"
"a millstone around the neck"
"a mint of money"
"a miss is as good as a mile"
"A monkey in silk is a monkey no less."
"A mother's work is never done."
"A new broom sweeps clean."
"a night of passion"
"a no-win situation"
"A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse."
"a pain in the neck"
"a penny for your thoughts"
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
"A penny saved is a penny saved."
"a picture is worth a thousand words"
"a piece of cake"
"a piece of the action"
"a place in the sun"
"a play on words"
"a pocket full of something"
"A pound of bud is worth a year of love."
"a pound of flesh"
"a punch in the chops"
"a rolling stone gathers no moss"
"A rose by any other name is still a rose."
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
"A rotten apple spoils the barrel."
"a rubber check"
"a shot in the arm"
"a shot in the dark"
"a slap in the face"
"a slice of pie"
"a small circle of friends"
"a snare and a delusion"
"a solid head on his/her shoulders"
"a square peg in a round hole"
"A stitch in time save nine."
"a thing of beauty is a joy forever"
"a tough nut to crack"
"a walk is as good as a hit (baseball)"
"a watched pot never boils"
"a wet bird never flies at night"
"a whale of a good time"
"a whole new ball game"
"a whole new ball of wax"
"a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle"
"a word to the wise"
"a world of good"
"a young man's fancy"
"A-OK"
"abandon hope, all ye who enter here"
"able to leap tall buildings in a single bound"
"About as exciting as watching paint dry."
"above and beyond the call of duty"
"Absence is to love as wind is to fire, it extinguishes the small and kindles the great."
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
"according to Hoyle"
"ace in the hole"
"ace up his sleeve"
"Achilles heel"
"aching void"
"acid test"
"across the board"
"Act in haste, repent at leisure."
"act like a monkey in the zoo"
"act the fool"
"act your age"
"acted like a circus clown"
"actions speak louder than words"
"acts like he fell off a turnip truck"
"add insult to injury"
"afraid of his own shadow"
"after the rain comes a rainbow"
"against all hope"
"against all odds"
"against the grain"
"age gracefully"
"ain't that a bird"
"ain't that just the cat's pajamas"
"alas and alack"
"all and sundry"
"all cats are grey in the dark"
"all for one and one for all"
"All good deeds go unpunished."
"All good things come to those that wait."
"all Greek to me"
"all his dogs aren't barking"
"all his worldly goods"
"all in a day's work"
"all in the same boat"
"all over the place like a dogs breakfast"
"All play and no work makes Jack a poor boy."
"all sorts and conditions of men"
"all talk and no action"
"all that and a bag of chips"
"All that glitters is not gold."
"all the tea in China"
"all the time in the world"
"all thumbs"
"all to the good"
"all wet"
"all wool and a yard wide"
"all work and no play"
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
"All's fair in love and war."
"All's well that ends well."
"all-out war"
"alpha and omega"
"alphabet soup"
"Always look at the bright side of life."
"America, the melting pot of the world"
"America—love it or leave it."
"an accident waiting to happen"
"an albatross around the neck"
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
"An apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
"an attention span measured in micro seconds"
"An elephant never forgets."
"an eye for an eye"
"an old dog for a hard road"
"ancestral acres"
"and I don't mean maybe"
"and so to bed"
"and this above all, to thine own self be true"
"angel of death"
"Another day, another dollar."
"ants in his pants"
"Any old stocking can find a old shoe."
"any port in a storm"
"apple of discord"
"apple of his eye"
"apple-pie order"
"Are you a man or a mouse?"
"Are you hard of hearing?"
"arm's length"
"armed to the teeth"
"as American as apple pie"
"as big as a whale"
"as black as an ace of spades"
"as common as grandma at bingo"
"as common as turkey in Kentucky Fried Chicken"
"as confused as a cow knee deep in spring thaw"
"as cool as the other side of the pillow"
"as crooked as the bend in a river"
"as dead as dead can be"
"as deep as a dark blue lake"
"as every schoolboy knows"
"as fat as a pig"
"as fate would have it"
"as fun as watching grass grow"
"as helpful as a screen door on a submarine"
"as high as a kite"
"as innocent as a dirty hoof print in virgin snow"
"as interesting as two blind men having a conversation in sign language."
"as luck would have it"
"as lucky as a man in a women's prison with a fist full of pardons"
"as much use as a yard of pump water."
"as nervous as a pregnant possum"
"as off as a bucket of prawns in the midday sun"
"as old as dirt"
"as plain as black and white"
"as plain as the nose on your face"
"as popular as a red-haired step child"
"as screwed up as a football bat"
"as sharp as a cafeteria meatball"
"as slow as a pregnant nun going to confession"
"as slow as molasses in January"
"as solid as the ground we stand on"
"as sound as a drum"
"as the crow flies"
"as thick as a brick"
"as tight as cramp"
"as unavoidable as death and taxes"
"as useless as a hip pocket in a singlet"
"as welcome as a van load of Jehovah's Witnesses"
"as wise an owl"
"ask not want not"
"at death's door"
"at first blush"
"at his fingertips"
"at least it was a very interesting experience"
"at loggerheads"
"at long last"
"at loose ends"
"at the crack of dawn"
"at the drop of a hat"
"at the end of the day"
"at the tip of my tongue"
"at the tip of one's tongue"
"at this point in time"
"at wit's end"
"at your beck and call"
"avoid like the plague"
Total Clichés: 266
All Proverbs in Database: 2622
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