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- Bread and butter
  10 June 2014
- In the picture
  5 June 2014
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  3 June 2014

2014 Phrases

- Wash your hands
  29 May 2014
- What's up?
  27 May 2014
- With bare hands
  22 May 2014
- In the hole
  20 May 2014
- The writing is on the wall
  15 May 2014
- Turn to jelly
  13 May 2014
- A tough nut to crack
  8 May 2014
- Tighten your belt
  6 May 2014
- Donkey work
  1 May 2014
- Stick your neck out
  29 April 2014
- Play your cards right
  24 April 2014
- Busy bee
  17 April 2014
- Go under the knife
  15 April 2014
- Two-faced
  10 April 2014
- Spill the beans
  8 April 2014
- To gamble on something
  3 April 2014
- To clam up
  1 April 2014
- A piece of cake
  27 March 2014
- In the red
  20 March 2014
- Push the boat out
  18 March 2014
- Just the ticket
  13 March 2014
- Say cheese!
  11 March 2014
- Feeling blue
  6 March 2014
- The cat's whiskers
  4 March 2014
- Crack on
  27 February 2014
- Keyed up
  25 February 2014
- Scraping the barrel
  20 February 2014
- Junk mail
  18 February 2014
- A grey area
  13 February 2014
- To dawn on
  11 February 2014
- Sour grapes
  6 February 2014
- Under the table
  4 February 2014
- Hold the fort
  30 January 2014
- Horse around
  28 January 2014
- To chicken out
  23 January 2014
- Child's play
  21 January 2014
- Wise old owl
  16 January 2014
- Catty
  14 January 2014
- Stand tall
  9 January 2014
- Cheap as chips
  7 January 2014
- Ducks in a row
  2 January 2014

2013 Phrases

- The sands of time
  31 December 2013
- Live in the present
  24 December 2013
- One in the eye
  19 December 2013
- Get your skates on!
  17 December 2013
- To tower over
  12 December 2013
- To branch out
  10 December 2013
- Ask for the moon
  5 December 2013
- Sunny-side up
  3 December 2013
- In safe hands
  28 November 2013
- To file away
  26 November 2013
- To flag up
  21 November 2013
- Top of the heap
  19 October 2013
- Hold your tongue
  14 November 2013
- Black and white
  12 November 2013
- Under a cloud
  7 November 2013
- In a spin
  5 November 2013
- Come out in the wash
  31 October 2013
- The bare bones
  29 October 2013
- It never rains but it pours
  24 October 2013
- A pillar of society
  22 October 2013
- Chasing your tail
  17 October 2013
- Putting out fires
  15 October 2013
- Ride a wave
  10 October 2013
- Blow your own trumpet
  8 October 2013
- Get a load of this!
  3 October 2013
- Full of hot air
  1 October 2013
- In a nutshell
  26 September 2013
- To flock to
  24 September 2013
- To toy with
  19 September 2013
- At liberty
  17 September 2013
- A whale of a time
  12 September 2013
- The icing on the cake
  10 September 2013
- Put your feet up
  5 September 2013
- To take the bull by the horns
  3 September 2013
- Two heads are better than one
  29 August 2013
- To squirrel something away
  27 August 2013
- Get off your high horse
  22 August 2013
- Plenty more fish in the sea
  20 August 2013
- With flying colours
  15 August 2013
- Two wheels are better than four
  13 August 2013
- To keep your head above water
  8 August 2013
- In the pink
  6 August 2013
- To give someone some lip
  1 August 2013
- To fly off the handle
  30 July 2013
- A load of rubbish
  25 July 2013
- Culture vulture
  23 July 2013
- To look someone in the eye
  18 July 2013
- To make a beeline for
  16 July 2013
- All the colours of the rainbow
  11 July 2013
- A sharp tongue
  9 July 2013
- Playing with fire
  4 July 2013
- To fly the nest
  2 July 2013
- A balancing act
  27 June 2013
- To have a big mouth
  25 June 2013
- A big deal
  20 June 2013
- A big fish in a small pond
  18 June 2013
- A yellow streak
  13 June 2013
- Duck!
  11 June 2013
- To get a handle on something
  6 June 2013
- To make a comeback
  4 June 2013
- Drive someone round the bend
  30 May 2013
- The big cheese
  28 May 2013
- In the palm of my hand
  23 May 2013
- Money doesn't grow on trees
  21 May 2013
- The spitting image
  16 May 2013
- Bring someone back down to earth
  14 May 2013
- The hairdryer treatment
  9 May 2013
- A splash of colour
  7 May 2013
- Like a ton of bricks
  2 May 2013
- To have a bee in your bonnet
  30 April 2013
- It's in her genes
  25 April 2013
- Bear with me
  23 April 2013
- Set tongues wagging
  18 April 2013
- Worth its weight in gold
  16 April 2013
- Spice up
  11 April 2013
- You're toast
  9 April 2013
- It's just not cricket
  4 April 2013
- Go it alone
  2 April 2013
- The tail end
  28 March 2013
- Break the ice
  26 March 2013
- Chasing rainbows
  21 March 2013
- To pop your head out
  19 March 2013
- Crowd pleaser
  14 March 2013
- A flash of inspiration
  12 March 2013
- Put on a brave face
  7 March 2013
- On a slippery slope
  5 March 2013
- A fish out of water
  28 February 2013
- Crowd pleaser
  26 February 2013
- To set the wheels in motion
  21 February 2013
- Blue in the face
  19 February 2013
- A heart of gold
  14 February 2013
- As flat as a pancake
  12 February 2013
- Dead as a dodo
  7 February 2013
- Odd man out
  5 February 2013
- Old head on young shoulders
  31 January 2013
- Checkmate
  29 January 2013
- Like watching paint dry
  24 January 2013
- Full steam ahead
  22 January 2013
- Dressed like a dog's dinner
  17 January 2013
- To add fuel to the fire
  15 January 2013
- A long shot
  10 January 2013
- Sky-high
  8 January 2013
- On the nose
  3 January 2013
- New Year's resolution
  2 January 2013

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