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give yourself 10 points
the 2 minute warning
2 wrongs don't make a right
5 - 1 down at half time
an aberration
abhorrent
abject
not able to pull my weight
abominable
not what we are about
in absentia
absolute bobbins
absolute credit to yourself
absolute legend
an absolute monster
absolute rubbish
absolute stinker
at the absolute wire
absolutely apes***
absolutely atrocious
absolutely frothing
absolutely no recriminations
I'm absolutely not here for it
an abundance of caution
abysmal
accident prone
not so accommodating
there's an accusing set of eyes
you ace'd it
my Achille's heel
an acquired taste
acting fast doesn't mean acting fast and loose
acting up
out of action
we need action not words
adds insult to injury
adds to problems
adds to the intrigue
it's adios to the spoils
there's a lot to admire about that
you have to admire her
much ado about nothing
get taken advantage of
we're not afraid of the darkness, it's what the darkness conceals that frightens us
after a fashion
not again
don't ever do that again
is against the grain for me
wouldn't be against you doing it again
aghast
agonising
agony
it doesn't agree with me
get ahead of myself
you're ahead of the curve
ailing
sets the alarm bells ringing
alas
alas it was not to be
a bit of an albatross
Alexa, play 'Let it Go'
the aliens will be turning up soon
allows more swill to be put in the trough
given an almighty scare
almost a badge of honour
it's almost entertaining
also-rans
I am who I am
amateur hour
amazing disgrace
ambushed
ambushed by cake
amid a flurry of mealy mouthed apologies
we are not amused
anarchy! chaos!
anathema to me
anger erupts
one angry man
angst
annus horribilis
you have a lot to answer for
we want answers
had no answers
an anti-climax
if there's anyone here I haven't insulted, I do beg his pardon
I'm not going anywhere
an apocalypse is coming
apoplectic
I appear, I deceive, I leave
like apples and oranges
I appreciate what you're saying
architects of our own downfall
it's arduous
arduous
need an arm over my shoulder
arm wrestle
I'll arm-wrestle for it
arm wrestling
keep you at arm's length
armageddon
it will take an army of tanks to get me out
what goes around, comes around
ashamed
I won't ask for seconds
asking for trouble
like asking the arsonist to put out the fire they created
asleep at the wheel
asleep on the beat
we got our asses kicked
an atmosphere of despondence
attempt to rebuild
attritional
au contraire
not au fait with that
you have the audacity to say that
the audience is always right
not an auspicious start
my authority is now totally shot
look to avenge my defeat
we averted nuclear war
avoid it like the plague
it could and should have been avoided
aw snap
more awake to danger
awash with crystal-ball gazing
the one that got away
not going away anytime soon
the awkward squad
went awry
aww shucks
I've no axe to grind
axed
the axeman cometh
B.O.T.A. Baddest of them all
doing b*gger all
it's baby steps
on my back
put on the back burner
on my back foot
back me or sack me
just want to get back on the horse
have to back-pedal
back to basics
keeps coming back to bite me
back to earth with a bump
it may come back to haunt you in the future
back to square one
back to the drawing board
no backbone
backed myself into a corner
really backfired
backs to the wall
backslapping smugness
took a backward step
we are going backwards instead of forward
a backwater
well bad
a bad attitude
there is no bad blood
no bad blood
bad day at the office
like a bad dream
bad light ends play
bad loser
going through a bad patch
get a bad press
bad to worse
you're a badass
baffled
my bags are packed
bah humbug
I'm bailing out
balderdash
go ballistic
what a balls-up
a balls up
baloney
bamboozled
banana skin
that's bang out of order
banged out
like banging my head against a brick wall
banished from the kingdom
a baptism of fire
like a bar brawl
barbarians at the gate
that's bare annoying
bare-faced cheek
that's bare funny
barely bat an eyelid
barely got a look in
barking up the wrong tree
barrel of laughs
barren run
it puts barriers up
a few bars of the Benny Hill theme tune away from utter farce
basement boys
bats in the belfry
battery critical
battle scarred
battle weary
made me bawl my eyes out
baying for blood
beam me up, Scotty
bear the brunt
doesn't bear thinking about
you're being beastly
well beat
if you can't beat them, join them
beaten by a length
beaten all ends up
keep beating myself up
beauty is only skin deep
you make your bed, you lie in it
a bed of nails
no bed of roses
bedazzled
bedlam
have a bee in their bonnet
no beef with you
befuddled
I beg to differ
began wiht plenty of purpose
beggars belief
beggars cannot be choosers
could this be the beginning of the end
beginning to test my patience'.
there's no beginning to your talent
I don't begrudge it at all
won't begrudge you an open-top bus ride
behaving like a creep
he's behind you
beleaguered
beleagured
don't believe the hype
I believe we'll win or learn, today was definitely a lot to learn
I believed implicitly this was a work event
things went belly-up
had a bellyful
below mediocre
below my best
below par
bemused
it's not going to benefit anyone
give you the benefit of the doubt
bereft of ideas
I'm beside myself
besmirch my reputation
you're the best
best days lie ahead
best forgotten
my best friend and worst enemy
best glossed over
best in chump-ions league
the best laid plans go badly wrong
not the best look
it is not the best moment for the planet
best of enemies
not the best of friends
the best of intentions
it is the best of times and the worst of times
the best team lost
best to let the dust settle
I'll do my best to rectify matters
the best worst thing that ever could have happened
my bete noire
this is a betrayal
things can only get better
must do better
could do better
better luck next time
better safe than sorry
we are better than this
better the devil you know
it's better to give than receive
between a rock and a hard place
beware prophets bearing gifts
not beyond reproach
beyond satire
beyond the cringe
it's beyond the pale
not beyond the realms of possibility
biding my time
this isn't big and it's not clever
we've really taken a big battering
a big blow
like a big boxing bout but at two different weight divisions
we put on our big-boy pants and get on with it
big boys don't cry
a big F for fiasco
a big fat zero
too big for my boots
you have a big future ahead of you
big girls don't cry
taken a big hit
it is a big league for big boys
maybe one big leap will come and we'll be right there
a big let down
a big miss
big name casualties
big test
in big trouble
I've got bigger fish to fry
the biggest abdication of leadership
I'm your biggest cheerleader
on your bike
quite the Billy-no-mates
binned
bird brain
that's for the birds
bit me in the arse
bit of an inferiority complex
bit off more than I can chew
don't bite the hand that feeds you
bites the dust
biting my time
I'm in bits
a bitter blow
bitter end
a bitter pill to swallow
bittersweet
the black arts
black clouds gather
given a black eye
black sheep
black swan events happen
I blame the parents
they would blame the weather on me of they could
I don't blame you
what the blazes
bleak times
blech, that's awful
a blemish on my record
bles yu
blighted
won't make a blind bit of difference
blinded by the light
blindsided
on the blink
a blip
there will be blood
that makes my blood boil
blood-letting
we have blood on our hands
bloodbath
bloodied, but unbowed
bloodied and bruised
a blooper
a blot on the copybook
a blot on the landscape
blown a gasket
blown away with such relish
blown hot and cold
blown it
blown off course
blown out of proportion
blown out of the water
blown up disastrously
blows a fuse
blows a huge hole in my hopes
that blows my chances
that blows your socks off
a blubbery mess
gives us the blues
blunder costs dear
blunderland
blunt-edge trauma
bit of a blur
like a boat without a rudder
doesn't bode well
bodged it
a body blow
you have to put your body on the line
bodyblow
bogged down
boiling over
bombshell
like a Bond villain
bone up and persevere
boneheader
bonkers
boo hoo
boo if you want
boo! Hiss!
boo! hiss!
boom and bust
going 'boom bang-a-bang'
given the boot
borderline cheating
what a bore
a bore draw
boring drivel
on borrowed time
botched
it gives us both nightmares and dreams
you get both siders of the coin
doesn't bother me in the slightest
bottle it
bottled off stage
bottom of the heap
there's bound to be hiccups along the way
you bounder
the bovver boys are back
take a bow
not a bowl of cherries
bows out
you're box office
like a boxer hanging on the ropes, conceding one hit after another
like the boy that cried wolf
boys will be boys
no-one likes a bragger
brain fart
brainless
put the brake on
you are going to need a brand new pen to sign all the contracts waiting for you
some brass neck
brassed off
put a brave face on
give me a break
breaks hearts
breathing down my neck
always the bridesmaid, never the bride
a bridge too far
bring in some reinforcements
we will have to bring our A-game
Brits behaving badly
broke ground that should remain unbroken
bruised and battered
bruising defeat
a brush off
give a brush-off to that
brushed aside
brutal reality
brutally exposed
I'll have to buck my ideas up
the buck stops here
buckle in the heat of the limelight
buckling under the pressure
I'm a buffoon
I was not built for this
like a bull in a china shop
no one is bulletproof, no one is indispensible
bum deal
it's a bum rap
bummer
bumps along the road
bun
a bun fight
a bit of a bungle
the bunker is collapsing
burdened by the weight of expectations
buried head in the sand
burn the boats
burned a few bridges
burned brightly before fading into obscurity
really burnt
burst the bubble
won't bury them alive
like buses, both errors came along at once
bust my a**
a bust up
busted
a busted flush
Buster Keaton has nothing on me
butt of all jokes
butterfingers
a butterfly stitch on a gaping wound
I'll button my lip
I can't buy that
buzz off
c'est la vie
cack-handed
a cacophony of boos
a cad and a bounder
calamitous blunder
calamity
call 999
call a halt
call for clarity
I'll call it a day
call it quits
somebody call maintenance
call the cops
call the midwife
call the sheriff, let's shut this place down
the call was out
calling last orders
calls for a united front
calls for some rabble rousing
keep calm and carry on
calm yourself
my campaign has flatlined
cancel Christmas
cancelled
you cannont be serious
I just cannot catch a break
cannot hide my disappointment
capitulated
captain chaos
Captain Crasheroony Snoozefest
car crash
you're such a card
a cardinal sin
keeping my cards close to my chest
my career is being flushed down the toilet
be careful what you wish for
carnage
carry me home
carry on regardless
I'll carry the can
cartoon villain
I'll keep making my case
no case for the defence
a case of after the Lord Mayor's show
a case of mutually assured destruction
a case of one step forward, two steps back
another case of what could have been
cast into outer darkness
cast into the wilderness
casts a cloud
casts a pall over it
casts a shadow
that lets the cat out of the bag
catastrophe
catastrophic
still to catch fire
caught cold
caught flat-footed
caught in the crossfire
caught napping
caught offside
caught on the hop
caught short
no cause for alarm
cause for concern
caused ructions
causing London fog
causing us to have kittens
a cautionary tale
to my chagrin
chalk-and-cheese rivalry
not always champagne and roses
put the champagne on ice
champs to chumps
a chance gone begging
not a chance in hell
is there any chance none of you saw that?
we have to take our chances
chances are virtually zero
chances were few and far between
all change
some things don't change
things can change
change a fuse or put a penny in the meter
a change is gonna come
changes must be made somewhere, somehow
changes nothing
chaos doesn't come close
chaos reigns
it is not chapter and verse
that chapter of my life is closed
just character building
charlatan
chasing other dreams
chastening experience
have to have a chat with myself
che sacrilegio
check-mated
in checkmate
what a cheek
cheeky monkey
I won't be cheering for it
cheesed off
chequered time
cherry picker
chew it over
something to chew on
the chickens have come home to roost
chief tormentor
how childish
chill blast of reality
chill out
take it on the chin
have to put my chin up
every choice is a loss
will have some choice words
chokes on stage
all that chopping and changing
choppy waters
chucked overboard
chucking me on the railway tracks
chump
circle the wagons
a clarion call
a class A circus
trying to claw my way back into the game
I want to clean up the mess
a clear and present danger
clear as mud
a clear case of reductio ad absurdum
clearly an ass
not so clever
clever
clever clogs
clickbait
we're not only climbing mountains now, we're building them
clinging on
clipped my wings
clobbered
sets the clock back
not even close
so close and yet so far
close but no cigar
in cloud cuckoo land
cloud on the horizon
like clouds without rain
a clown in charge of a circus
clowns
the clowns have esacaped the circus
clueless
clutching at straws
I'll get my coat
cock and bull story
a code red warning
codswallop
more coffees for me
out in the cold
cold comfort
got cold feet
given the cold shoulder
going cold turkey
collapse
collateral damange
on collision course
got the collywobbles
the comeback will be greater than the setback
quite the comedown
a comedy of errors
got my comeuppance
common as muck
a bit complacent
no complaints
complete idiots
complete lottery
a complete non-issue
complete surrender
completely reprehensible
it's complicated
computer says no
not conducive to the atmosphere
I am conflicted
confounded
confused messages
congrats
congratulations
you can't connect the dots going forward, you can only connect going back
conned
consider a course correction
I'll consider my future
consigned to the dustbin of history
took some consolation
a conspicuous failure
a constant battle
a constitutional crisis
made a contest of it
continually chasing my tail
contrasting fortunes
some contretemps
Control-Alt-Delete
a conundrum
a convenient fiction
that's how the cookie crumbles
cool your boots
a cop-out
cornered
that's going to cost a pretty penny
might be costly
coulda woulda shoulda
keeping my counsel
out for the count
don't count your chickens
will not countenance playing like that
counting the cost
counts for little
the coward's way out
cowerin timorous beastie
I won't crack the whip
cracking under pressure
the cracks begin to show
crafty so-and-so
won't let it cramp my style
who gives a crap
crash landing
crash out
crass
it makes me want to crawl under a rock
crazy, crazy low
still crazy after all these years
cream-crackered
a creativity problem
credit
give credit where it's due
crest-fallen
that's not cricket
crime sometimes does pay
it's criminal
cringeworthy
crisis-hit club
crisis? what crisis?
criticised from North to South Pole
came a cropper
at cross purposes
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it
a cross to bear
in the crosshairs once more
at a crossroads
my crown slipped
cruel blow
it's a cruel world
crumbs from the table
crush my dreams
crushing loss
cry blue murder
don't cry for me
cry foul
cry me a river
don't cry over spilt milk
a crying game
for crying out loud
a crying shame
a bit like a cuckoo entering the nest
cue the backlash
a cul-de-sac
culpable
not my cup of tea
curious and curiouser
curse strikes again
and the curtain slowly falls
curtains for us
a curve ball
cut a frustrated figure
cut adrift
cut an agitated figure
cut down a peg
cut down to size
does not cut it
have to cut my cloth accrdingly
cut short
cut-throat
cut to ribbons
cut to shreds
cut your coat according to your cloth
cuts both ways
that cuts no ice
like cycling uphill with square wheels
a cynical case of rinse and repeat
no d***heads
dad's army
it's daft
a dagger through the heart
giving you daggers
dallied
damage done
damaged goods
dammed if I do, dammed if I don't
dammit
I don't give a damn
a damp squib
a damp squid
puts a dampener on proceedings
damsel in distress
a damsel in distress
will not be dancing around the Christmas tree with delight
dangerous as hell
a dark day
I am going dark for a bit
went into a dark hole
in a dark place
dark side of the moon
really dark times
a dark underbelly
it is darkest before the dawn
the darkest hour
darn
dashes hopes
just isn't my day
had my day
I'm taking it a day at a time
I'll take it day by day
my day will come
daylight robbery
my days are numbered
dazed and confused
I'm dead
dead and buried
dead cat bounce
dead in the water
dead man walking
a dead rubber
not dead yet
a deafening silence
might be a deal-breaker
wasn't dealt the greatest of hands
death by brownie
a death spiral
in its death throes
debilitating
decidely dicey
decimated
decks stacked against me
declare an emergency
ever-decreasing circles
deep panned
in deep trouble
in deep water
deepens woes
every defeat should be viewed as a crisis
defeatist
defending the indefensible
getting defensive
defiance
defies logic
definitely going on the grid
it was definitely heart in the mouth
the definition of missable
deflated
deflating
dejected
delusions of grandeur
my demise has been greatly exaggerated
demoralising
in denial
denigrating the game
puts a dent in it
dents hopes
deny them the oxygen of publicity
depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!
that's not my department
derailed
a dereliction of duty
derided
a dertrimental impact
desecration
you deserve a medal
you deserve your moment in the spotlight
we got what we deserved
deserved more time
everyone deserves a second chance
it's despair for us
desperados
desperate Dan
in our desperate hour of need
things are desperate not serious
desperate times call for desperate measures
despicable
destiny had other plans
dethroned
devastated
devastating
what the devil
the devil is in the detail
devine retribution
diametrically opposed
not a dicky bird
diddums
died on my arse
what difference does it make?
will be a different animal next time
that's different gravy
still difficult now to process
as difficult to fathom as the Eurovision Song Contest
difficult to gauge the reaction
I'll dig in my heels
dignified to the end
dignity is parked at the door
a dilemma
take a dim view
one dimensional
dimwit
dire consequences
in dire straits
a dirge
dirty, rotten scoundrel
disappeared from the radar screen
disappearing act
disappearing up its own fundament
disaster zone
disasterclass
disco diva
discombobulating
I've disgraced myself
disgruntled
disgusting
disjointed
dismal
dismantled
a dismantling
dispiriting
my displeasure is clear
disquiet emerging
a bit disrespectful
don't diss me
dissension grows louder
doing a disservice
distraught
ditched
ditherer-in-chief
divides opinion
divorced from reality
dizzy heights and crushing lows
have it all to do
just too much to do
no can do
in the dock
is there a doctor in the house?
the dog ate it
the dog ate my homework
like a dog chasing its tail
it's a dog-eat-dog world
in the dog house
that dog is not going to hunt
a dog's breakfast
what a dog's dinner
it's a dog's life
wasn't much of a dogfight
dogged resistance
doggerel
going to the dogs
you are a doll
should have done better
done more backflips than Simone Biles
done sweet FA
done up like a kipper
I'm not done yet
a doofus
we're doomed
doomsday scenario
doomsters and gloomsters
one door closes and another opens up
doors slam in my face
still is a doozy
I feel like a dope
I'm a dork
a double-edged sword
double fault
it's double standards
double trouble
if in doubt, wash your hair
doubted myself
doubting Thomas
dour game
going down
out but not down
going down a dead end
takes me down a peg
down and out
goes down fighting
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
going down like nine pins
down on my luck
down the pan
go down the Swanee
put it down to experience
down to the bare bones
down to the wire
did not go down well with the traditionalists
will not go down without a fight
downbeat
downcast
a bit of a downer
will not get downhearted
downtrodden
downward spiral
a drab game
dragged from pillar to post
dragged kicking and screaming
dragged myself into the mud
dragging my feet
dragging my heels
drags as all down
need to drain the swamp
draining the joy from the game
dramatic dip in form
we've got to draw a line in the sand
draw a veil over that
drawing a blank
won't be drawn into mind games
dreadful
can still dream
dream over
dreams can't be bought
dreams shattered
all dressed up with nowhere to go
drew the short straw
you drive me spare
driven to despair
driven to distraction
drives me mad
it's driving me nuts
driving us all down a never-ending one-way street
a drop in the ocean
dropped a clanger
dropped batons, disqualifications and red flags
dropped me right in it
dropped the ball
dropped the disco ball
dropping like flies
some of the dross being served up
drove through a red light
drowning in our own complexity
drowning my sorrows
dry-as-dust
in a dry spell
dry your eyes
duck and cover
ducking the issue
a dud
that's duff
duffer
a duffus
dug myself into a deeper hole
dull and dreary
dull as dishwater
dumb and dumber
dumbfounded
dumbing down
dumbstruck
dumped on from a great height
dumped out
duplicitous
dust myself off
dyed-in-the-wool
dystopian
it's early days
early doors
an early exit
an early finish
you've earned it
my ears are burning
easier said than done
it would be easier to get rocking horse poo
not so easy
easy come, easy go
easy for us to drop our heads
only ever easy in theory
as easy on the eye as seeing your grandparents French kiss
not an easy ride
it's too easy to put two and two together and make five
an easy touch
I'll eat a little humble pie
I'll eat my words
ebbed and flowed
eclipses me
it's been an education for all of us
eek
will take quite a lot of effort to mend fences
don't put all your eggs in one basket
an ego thing
give it the elbow
so electrifying and so nauseating all at the same time
the elephant in the room
another elephant in the room
an elephant trap
an embarrassment
embattled
emotionally draining
came and emptied the tanks
empty gesture
less than enamoured
encore
coming to an end
it's not the be all and end all
there's no end in sight
the end is near
it's the end of a chapter but not the book
at the end of my tether
end of the road
at the other end of the spectrum
end of the world
end of the world as we know it
end up as an 'Also Starring' in the end credits
it all ends in tears
ends not with a roar but a squeak
enfant terrible
engage brain before opening mouth
engage panic mode
an enigma never really unlocked
enough is enough
entering the twilight of my career
entering unchartered territory
it doesn't entirely fly
like an episode of Wacky Races
erred on the side of caution
error-strewn
made an escape goat
et tu Brute
to your eternal credit
I'm an eternal optimist
everybody knows what I am capable of
everyday is a winding road
I gave everything
we did everything but scored
you have been everything I thought you would be and more
not everything is golden
everything is missing
everything that could go wrong did go wrong
everything that is wrong in modern day society
still everything to play for
you want everything under the sun
everything went out of the window
not exactly a barrel of laughs
exasperated
you've excelled yourself
there's more excitement in Morecombe on a Friday night
no excuses, nip it in the bud
made my excuses and left
exhaled like punctured balloons
exhibit A, the main offenders
an existential crisis
get exit done
exit stage left
don't expect hearts and flowers
we experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly
I've got some explaining to do
exposed soft underbelly
an expression of great remorse
an extinction-level event
extremely regrettable
in the eye of the storm
many would give their eye teeth to achieve that
my eyebrows did raise a full quarter inch
eyeing a rematch
took my eyes off the ball
I went into this with my eyes open
I could do it with my eyes shut
maybe we all need to get our eyes tested
went into it with my eyes wide open
it's an 'F' for failed
facade crumbles
face day of reckoning
face harsh questions
face it with some trepidation
face the devil of a job
face the wrath of
face up to hard truths
face up to ugly truth
facing a tide of criticism
facing my Waterloo
we're facing the biggest challenge of my generation
a fading star
they want us to fail
fail fast, learn quick
fail my audition
would fail to pull the skin off a rice pudding
failed to clear my lines
failed to get the blood flowing
failed to make the grade
failed to turn up
failing time and again to lance that boil
failing to get to the bottom of it
fails to take off
failure to add up to the sum of our parts
failures of leadership
faint hopes all but extinguished
have faint praise
a fair amount of rough and tumble
a fair cop
fair play
there are no fairtytales in sport
keep the faith
fake news
fall apart
it's not how you fall down, it's how you get up
fall down the rabbit hole
fall flat on my face
fall from grace
the fall guy
fall like dominoes
the fall of an icon
fall off the wagon
fall on my sword
fallen angel
fallen at the first fence
fallen at the last hurdle
fallen giants
fallen idol
fallen off my bike
fallen on deaf ears
like falling off a cliff-face
falling star
falling by the wayside
falling through the cracks
a fallow period
falls away
falls foul
falls into the 'click to skip' category
falls short
false dawn
a false economy
a false start
faltering
familiarity breedes contempt
famous last words
famously hard to impress
fans the flames
you'll go far
so far, so bad
far-fetched
far from blameless
far from convincing
far from my best
far from perfect
far from the promised land
far past my pay grade
they've been so far past the line, the line is a dot to them
what a farce
farcical
a farrago
not so fast
you're fast kid
fat chance
the fat is in the fire
that's a fat lot of good to me
a fat waste of space
Father Time hasn't been kind
a faux pas
this isn't doing me any favours
not fazed
fear and loathing
I fear we have not heard the last of him
feast like gremlins after midnight
fed up to the teeth
don't feed the beast
don't feed the trolls
feeding on a carcass that doesn't have much meat left on it
feeling blue
feeling flushed
feeling like I'd had my stomach ripped out
a feeling of deja vu
feeling sick to the stomach
feeling some niggles
feeling sorry for myself
feeling the chill
feeling the pinch
feeling the strain
not feeling worthy
feels like my powers have gone away
feels like the last days of Rome
feels like the Titanic going down
feels like the whole world has fallen in
feels very close to the bone
I need to be two feet into this or two feet out
fell hook, line and sinker
fell like a pack of cards
felt ungrateful
femme-fatale
a Fiat Panda to a Ferrari
fickle
fiddlesticks
I don't give a fig
like 'Fight Club'
we'll fight fire with fire
we have to fight tooth and nail
fighting a losing battle
fighting a rearguard action
fighting for our futures
fighting like rats in a sack
don't give two figs
you've had your fill
final blow
the final brain cell has finally shrivelled and died
the final straw
another fine mess
finger of blame
finger pointing has just begun
got my fingers burnt
fini
to finish first, first you have to finish
we're not the finished article
I'm not finished yet
finito
you're on fire
firing blanks all round
if at first you don't succeed, try try again
like a fish out of water
a fish rots from the head dowen
fisticuffs
take five
I'll fix it pronto
fizzled out
a flaccid performance
flagging spirits
keep the flak flying
I am such a flake
in a flap
flapping with all the conviction of a damp tea towel
a flash in the pan
flashy
flat as a pancake
flatlining
flattered to deceive
flipping everyone's circuit breakers
flirted with special without ever coming close to wooing it into bed
you're flogging a dead horse
a flop
it's all flotsam and jetsam
flown into a storm
flown the nest
fluctuating fortunes
fluff my lines
flummoxed
flushed down the drain
flustered
like a fly in the ointment
flying close to the sun
foiled again
folded like a deckchair
not just follow like sheep
following the herd
a food fight
food for thought
no fool like an old fool
more fool me
fool us once shame on you - fool us twice shame on us
a fool's errand
fool's gold
foolhardy
foolish in the extreme
taking us for fools
well, I'll go to the foot of the stairs
this is not a football competition
a two footed tackle
just a footnote in history
forbidden fruit
the Force is weak with me
forced to admit defeat
forced us to think on our feet
forces of darkness
forgive and forget
forgotten man
forgotten men
not forgotten we are in the entertainment business
forlorn
you've got form
out-of-form
my form has cratered
not my forte
we did not have fortune on our side
fortune was against me
forwards going backwards
foul up
found wanting
must not let the fox into the hen house
out-foxed
fragile
frankly my dear, I don't give a damn
feel a bit of a fraud
fraught with danger
frayed fingernails
freak-out
went into freefall
need fresh blood
fresh blow
fretful
I no friends
given a fright
fright night
you put the frighteners on
frightens the living daylights out of me
a fringe figure
frit
we have to front up
a frosty reply
as frothy as a cappuccino
frozen out
frustrating stop-starty period
out of the frying pan and into the fire
full amateurs
do a full-bodied cringe
the full gamut of emotions
full marks
you're full of it
full of praise
full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing
doesn't always give the full picture
full respect
I'll have a full stop at the end of that
I'm fully present
fumbling around in the dark
that's not fun
fun's over
a funeral march
not funny
it's a funny old game
funny old world
not fussed
you're the future, kid
I was the future once
gaffe
galling
if you're not really in the game, they will eat you
a game attempt
the game is up
it's a game of bingo not the Hunger Games
it's a game of groans
it's a game of two halves
the game that goes wrong
a gang of reprobates
garbage in, garbage out
I feel like a gatecrasher at my own party
gazumped
all gear, no idea
we will have to gear up, tool up
another couple of gears for me to go into
I could not have been more generous
a genius of her own making
gives what he gets
ghastly
a ghost from the past
look of the ghost of Christmas past
a ghost ship drifting
got a ghost to expel
it's a ghost town
like a giant pointless bollard you see around a deserted motorway
gibberish
gifted it to you
the gig is up
you go girl
it's this kind of thing that makes me glad to be semi-conscious
isn't all glam and glitz
a glass half-full
a glimmer of hope
all that glistens is not gold
gloomy tunes
not some glorified school sports day
takes the gloss off
gloss over it this time
we'll gloss over that
gloves back on, keep fighting and go again
glum and glummer
glumming home
a glutton for punishment
no go
got my goat
gobbledygook
God bless
god forbid
what in God's name
how the gods fail
the gods were against us
and so it goes
the golf course beckons
going, going, gone
now it's all gone, and we know it's not fun
gone AWOL
gone beyond parody
gone down with the ship
I've gone ga-ga
all gone haywire
gone in a flash
gone off the boil
gone OTT
gone pear shaped
gone potty
it's all gone skew whiff
not gone to plan
it's all gone to pot
gone with the wind
who you gonna call?
I'm not gonna cry myself a sob story
that's all well and good
good 4 U
good call
you're a good egg
just not good enough
good for you
you're doing a good job
not a good look
good move
a good mug of tea in the hand is worth any number of wins in the bush
good-natured booing
good on you, mate
good riddance
good sport
one can have too much of a good thing
all good things come to an end
too good to be true
do-gooder
for goodness sake
it's goodnight from me
goody two shoes
I'm such a goof
we're goosed then
you gorra laff
don't take that as gospel
you gotta take some swings and misses
grab it from the magic money tree
grab your pitchforks
grand larceny
you're grandstanding
taken for granted
put me out to grass
grass could be greener
the grass is always greener on the other side
a grave error
a graveyard
a great flouncer
not a great look
the great Might-Have-Been
no great shakes
great train robbery
greatest days in rear-view mirror
greedy pigs
all Greek to me
green with envy
greeted by a cavalcade of boos
the gremlins are doing their nasty work today
it's a grey day
grim
a grim foreshadowing of struggles to come
a grim portent of what's to come
grin and bear it
I'm not the Grinch
grinch spoils party
come to a grinding halt
get a grip
gripped by the orthodoxy of managed decline
groans and gasps
groggy
gross
grotesque
ground control to Major Tom
ground down
ground into the dust
a ground-swallow-me-up moment
ground to a halt
have some ground to make up
grounded
that's grounds for divorce
in the group of death
a grovelling apology
grow up
grown men were in tears
no grudge
grudging respect
gruelling
gruesome
mustn't grumble
let my guard down
less guillotine, more death by a thousand tiny cuts
not guilty, your honour
guilty as charged
a gulf in class
gullible fool
gulps
gunning for it
the guns have fallen silent
gut-wrenching
gutted
not me guv
not guys you want to be in the trenches with
giving me a lot of gyp
hacked off
all hail
keep your hair on
makes my hair stand on end
a hair's breadth from winning
a hairball
a hairy moment
half-arsed
half-baked
half-cocked
a half-hearted approach
half the suitcases packed
halfway bad or halfway good?
hammer blow
hammered
like on a hamster wheel
we're hamstrung
you've got to hand it to you
do not hand out success like lollipops
with one hand tied behing my back
do you need a hand?
handbagged
handbags at dawn
handed a harsh lesson
handle with care
it's out of my hands
we've all got our hands full
hands it to them on a platter
hands off
all hands on deck
we can go hang
hang fire
should hang our heads in shame
hang up my gloves
hanging by a thread
hanging in the balance
I've been hanging off the edge of a cliff for forty years
hankies at the ready
hapless
it couldn't happen to a nicer person
not a happy camper
happy now?
a hard act to follow
a hard ask
feel hard done by
no hard feelings
no hard feelings for 400 yards
hard going
hard knock
hard lessons to learn
a hard luck story
a hard man to please
hard times are here
hard to be all things to all people
hard to get my head around
hard to stomach
a hard winter ahead
now the hard work begins
must try harder
the harder they fall
hardly fitting the script
hardly pulled up trees
does more harm than good
harramphing
a harrowing experience
harsh reality
hasta la vista
had a hatful of chances
hats off to you
haunting failures
comes to a head
need to have my head examined
head for the exit
you're doing my head in
head is in the clouds' 
bit of a head-on collision
headache for me
made into a headbutt or worse
heading for a fall
made the headlines for all the wrong reasons
heads are rolling
heads have dropped
have our heads in our hands
put our heads on the block
heaps pressure on
hear a pin drop
I hear what you're saying
I hear you
it's about not taking things too much to heart
a heart-in-the-throat situation
your heart is certainly in the right place
heart-rending
heart-stopping
heart-wrenching
heartbreaking
the heat is on
heaven forbid
heaven help
heavy artillery is needed
heavy demands
a heavy price to pay
made heavy weather of it
what the heck is going on?
got the heckles up
that gives me the heebie-jeebies
a heinous crime
a heist
held at a red light
being held to a higher standard
held to ransom
what the hell
go to hell
all hell breaks loose
going to hell in a handbasket
to hell with it
hellishly tough
my hellraising days are over
we need all the help we can get
when other helpers fail and comforts flee. Help the helpless, oh, abide with me
helpless
look here
get me out of here
from hero to zero
hero turned villain
heroics in vain
hesitant
not hewn from the same unrelenting rock
what the hey
hey dude
hey-ho
hey ho
hic!
you can't hide behind a rock and pretend it's not happening
hide my light under a bushel
have the hide of a rhino
another hiding
there's no hiding place
high and dry
it's not all high-fives and fist pumps
high voltage
hightailing it in the other direction
a highway to nowhere
it's hilarious
a hill start
give him a bit of space afterwards, you want to let people go through their own thoughts
I've taken the hint
can't take a hint
hit a bit of a flat patch
we've hit a brick wall
hit a bum note
hit a rough patch
like being hit by a truck
hit and miss
hit bump in the road
hit for six
hit like a ton of bricks
hit the rocks
I'm going to hit the roof
hit the skids
hit the wrong note
hits boiling point
hits different
hits the buffers
hits the deck
hitting the wall
hogs limelight
hogwash
hoist with his own petard
couldn't even hold down the day job
hold fire
I won't hold it against you
hold it right there
put on hold pending better conditions
hold steady
hold up
don't hold your breath
hold your horses
hold your nose
holds a gun to my head
get in the hole
if you're in a hole, stop digging
we're in a hole now
holed under the waterline
holed up in my bunker
no holiday
a holiday from reality
holier-than-thou
a hollow victory
like a Hollywood disaster movie
a Hollywood horror story
don't try this at home
no home comforts
the honeymoon is over
a honour to be there
honourable discharge
an honourable man in dishonourable times
a bit of a hoo-ha
hoodwinked
I don't give two hoots
hope for a speedy recovery
hope is the last thing ever lost
hope some semblance of normality will resume
I hope the haters find a convenient rock to crawl under
to go from hopeful to helpless so quickly was chilling
hopeless
keep our hopes alive
hopes dashed
hopes snuffed out
hopes stutter
hoping to pull something out of the bag
hopping mad
a hornet's nest
horrendous blunder
like a horrible onion. You start peeling it back and you cry more and more
horror show
the horse has long bolted
you can take a horse to water, but you oan't make it drink
horses for courses
a hostage to fortune
hot and bothered
hot on your heels
a hot potato
in hot water
on the house
Houston, we have a problem
a howler
howls of protest
more huff than puff
huffed and puffed
huge chasm opens up
a huge twat
hugely admired from afar
what a hullaballoo
we're human beings at the end of the day
we were humbled
humbling
humiliated
got the hump
hung out to dry
hungover games
the hurt goes on
hurt us big time
hype train at a stop
put on ice
they are idioms. No brains. Empty brains
a bit iffy
ignominious
ignorance is bliss
just ignore her
ill-considered
an ill-fitting end
ill-gotten gains
ill-starred
ill wind blows no good
like an immature little child
you have to look at what is immediately in front of you
the impact of increased headwinds
imploded
an impossible and odious position
it's impossible to get the lid on
imposter
less than impressed
impressive
need to improve, and fast
didn't get a look-in
inauspicious
incandescent with rage
takes incompetence to a whole new level
incomprehensible
an incy wincy bit fast
inept
the inevitable growing pains
inexplicable
inexplicably downing tools
not infallible
infamous
infamous dropper of verbal napalm strikes
infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me
inflicted more self-harm
my influence is waning
like an ingrown toenail
feel so insignificant
insipid
about as inspirational as a leaky bucket
instantly forgettable
instrumental in my downfall
an insult to my dignity
insulting people's intelligence
my integrity is beyond question
intergalactic incompetence
not invited to the dance
not invited to the party
the IQ of a turnip
irks me
irredeemable
irresponsible crusty
that is just how it is
it is what it is
you have to take it as you find it
get itchy feet
jack of all trades and master of none
jaded
jam tomorrow
jank
a jarring end
jaw dropped to the floor
je ne regrette rien
not jealous at all
Jekyll and Hyde
in jeopardy
jettisoned
jinxed
get jitters
a job and a half
the job's yours, see you on Monday
you're just a Johnny-come-lately
what a joke
no joke
the joke's on me
you're joking
it's not going to make a jot of difference
the journey is the reward
a journeyman
no joy
a joy to watch you
joyless
a juddering halt
you can't judge a book by its cover
a judo move
go jump in a lake
jump ship
you jumped the gun
I'm not jumping out of the bath to watch that
it's a jungle out there
the jury is out
the jury will remain out until the road closures are announced for the victory parade
like Keystone Cops
not put the kibosh on it
a kick in the b-s
a kick in the proverbials
a kick in the teeth
couldn't kick snow off a rope
I need a kick up the bum
you kicked me when I was down
kicked my butt
kicked on rather than wilted
kicked out
got a kicking
just kicking the can further down the road
no kidding
who are you kidding
all the kids are bummed out
the kids are running rings around me
it nearly killed me
killjoy
out of kilter
kiss and make up
kiss it goodbye
the kiss of death
a kite blowing in a hurricane
a klutz
I'm knackered
brought to my knees
don't get your knickers in a twist
on a knife edge
like taking a knife to a gun-fight
the knives are out
the knives will be sharpened
a knockback
knocked a shade off track
knocked for a loop
knocked off my perch
knocked the stuffing out of me
I don't know how you sleep at night
all I know is that I don't know anything
know-it-all
know nothing
you know nothing, you know everything
seem to know nowt about owt
you don't know the half of it
I do not know what the future holds for me
we don't know what we're doing
I didn't even know where to run
well, what do we know?
KO'd
la tragedia
too laborious
lack a winning mentality
lack belief
lack of a killer instinct
a lack of acuity
a lack of ambition
a lack of conviction
no lack of endeavor
a lack of fire
lack of invention
lack of muscle
lacked clout
lacked the nous
lacking Blitz spirit
lacking in desire
lacklustre
lacks a dash of brimstone
lacks bite
lacks its usual flavour
lacks sparkle
you have lady luck on your side
a bit lah de dah
laid low
lame
lame duck
let me lament my cruel fate
lamentable
much lamented
landed badly
it was one lap too many
taken with a large pinch of salt
largely damage limitation
the lark descends
we're in the last chance saloon
last effort felt 'Mickey Mouse'
the last line of defense
last man standing
the last nail in the coffin
will the last person to leave please turn the lights off
last roll of the dice? this is not a game of snakes and ladders
last waltz
made a late call
a bit late to the game
the latest misfire
latest twist in this saga
you have to laugh
you've got to be having a laugh
laugh now, cry later
if you don't laugh you'll cry
with a laughing and and a crying eye
no laughing matter
laughing stock
the law of diminishing returns
lax
lay off
went down like a lead balloon
could take a leaf out of your book
a leaky start
a lean patch
learn some home truths
learn that at our peril
learn the hard way
we're going to have to learn to live with it
I've learned to embrace it
it's about taking the learning
learning on the job the hard way
leave means leave
leaves hopes up in the air
leaves me blanked
leaves plenty of room for doubt
leaves us flailing
leaves us sweating
leaving wounds that are just too deep to fully heal
led on a song and dance
left a sour taste in the mouth
left empty-handed
left floundering
left for dust
left fuming
left in a spin
left in little doubt as to the eize of the task ahead
left in the lurch
left little to the imagination
left me a sense of grief
left mentally drained
left myself open to question
left on the shelf
left shaking my head in disbelief
left shouting from the sidelines
we have left the building
left by the side of the road
left to kick our heels
left to pick up the pieces
left trailing in your wake
left us on tenderhooks
left us on tenterhooks
left with his tail between his legs
haven't got a leg to stand on
give you a leg up
like a lemon
a lesson to us all
lethargic
keep a level head
level not so high
level pegging
a bit of a liability
liar! liar! pants on fire!
licking my wounds
keep a lid on it
there lies the rub
life always happens, all at the same time
life at the bottom
life is ups and downs and this was more down than up
life isn't all beer and skittles
life by misadventure
a life not fully lived
made life uncomfortable
life's hard
must lift us out of our stupor
lifted my foot off the pedal
not taking it lightly
lights a fire under us
lightweight
a likely tale lad
limited options
it's not all limousines amd five-star hotel suites
a limp display
we limp from crisis to crisis
limping badly
limping on both feet
out of line
having to do lines after class
won't linger long in the memory
lions led by donkeys
like lipstick on a pig
not listening to reason
listless
a litany of errors
too little, too late
a little bit jammy
feel a little bit long in the tooth
little Britain
a little fishy
a little hot under the collar
maybe this is a little jolt that we can't get ahead of ourselves
a little presumptuous
little room for manoeuvre
a little the worst for wear
you live and learn
if you live by it, you'll get burned by it
if you live by the sword, you've got to be willing to die by it
how do you live with yourself?
they may take our lives but they will never take our freedom
livid
living in a fool's paradise
living like a vampire
living my worst life
living off scraps
a load of all cobbles
a load of hot air
got loads of legal votes. Bad things happended which our observers were not allowed to see
like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
at loggerheads
London Bridge is falling down
a lonely symphony
a long and winding road
for as long as it takes
long been a mystery why
it's going to be a long day
need to take a long look in the mirror
one long misery fest
been so long on the backfoot, I walk with a limp
a long way back
a long way short of where we need to be
looked ponderous
all looked rosy
someone I always looked up to
looking askance
looking for a reaction
not looking good
looking grim
looking over my shoulder all the time
I'm not somebody who looks around the corner for the cavalry, we have go to get on with it
looms large
we're out of the loop here
a loose cannon
Lord knows
don't lose heart
lose my rag
loses crown
I'm losing it
I'm losing my grip
on a losing streak
losing together, winning together
at a loss
loss of momentum
a loss of moral compass
all is not lost
get lost
a lost cause
lost deposit
lost fear factor
lost for words
lost in space
lost in the crowd
lost in thought
lost in translation
I lost it
lost its lustre
lost my get-up-and-go
lost my halo
lost my marbles
lost my way
lost our heads
lost our weather vane
lost the dressing room
lost the impetus
lost the plot
lousy, man
a love-hate relationship
love it or loathe it
a low blow
low life individuals
take the low road
we mustn't lower our guard
at lowest ebb
lowest of the lows
my lowest point
lowly
luck runs out
your luck's in
lucky beggar
lucky devil
lucky for some
lucky you
ludicrous
with a lump in my throat
we were lumpen
some lumpiness and bumpiness is to be expected
the lunatics are taking over the asylum
out to lunch
don't take it lying down
mad as hell
it's a mad world
how maddening
you're made
maelstrom
maestro
magic goes wrong
you've got the magic touch
no magic wand
a major bone of contention
it's a major boo-boo
makeshift
malaise is spreading
what a malarkey
a man has to know his limitations
man overboard
man up and get on with it
a man who is tired of London, is tired of life
need to manage 'hard' better
this has been manipulated, man
a marathon not a sprint
got my marching orders
having a 'mare
marhes to the top of the hill and then marches down again
the Marmite game
the mask has slipped
your mastery of the darker arts
no match for me
a match made in hell
a matter of deep regret
what does it matter?
matters not a jot
maximum respect
be that as it may
mayday, mayday
mayhem
a 'me me me' attitude
what do you mean 'stop digging'?
just wasn't meant to be
you seem to be measuring up the curtains
you always meet twice in life
in a melancholy mood
a melee
meltdown
we're nearly men
when men perceive themselves to be gods, they turn into beasts
have mercy on us
mere triffles
a mere whippersnapper
not the merest hint of a chip on my shoulder
I find merit in that
like a merry-go-round
what a mess
messed up big time
messes with my head
met my match
it's too meta for us
a metaphorical shrug of the shoulders
a Mexican standoff
you're taking the mick
a mickey-take
feel miffed
how the mighty have fallen
from mild to wild
there's miles on the clock
milking the system
been through the mill a bit
a million miles off
not in a million years
a millstone
all in the mind
mind will have to rule heart
it's a minefield
I'm the Ministry Of No Fun
minnows
minor quibble
minus nul points
need a miracle
I'm not a miracle worker
mischief maker
miscued
miserable failure
misfiring
misguided
a mishap
missed a trick
missed an open goal
a missed chance
missed gilt-edged chances
missed opportunities are better than not contending
missed opportunity
missed the boat
missed the bus
missed the cut
misses the point
went missing
missing in action
mission impossible
mistakes, I've made a few
mistakes happen
there are no mistakes in life, only lessons
a mixed bag
mixed emotions
mixed messages
a mixed picture
mixed success
won't go moaning and groaning
mock-heroic
made a mockery of
a modern day version of Scrooge
a modern King Canute
the moment has finally come to seek professional help
we all have moments of self-doubt
mon Dieu
you're in the money
money down the drain
money talks
monkey business
I don't give a monkey's
no monkeying around
from monsters to midgets
monstrous
a moot point
moral dilemma
morally bankrupt
morally indefensible
can't do any more
you really should get out more
more's the pity
moribund
morning-after regret
mortified
mortifying
going through the motions
making a mountain out of a molehill
have a mountain to climb
a mountainous task
all mouth and no trousers
move along please
move hastily on
we need to move on as our boat sailed a long time ago
I'm going to move to Mongolia and live my life as a goat farmer
we have to move with the times
moved the goalposts
mud-slinging
that muddies the waters
we'll muddle through
muddying the waters
mull it over
mum's the word
mumbo jumbo
what a muppet
it's a murky business
you're on mute
muuuuuum
find myself in a real funk
only got myself to blame
doesn't quite have the mystique that it used to
naa then
nagging doubt
nail-biting
you nailed it
naive
no names, no pack-drill
nasty gal
a nasty piece of work
a national scandal
natives are getting restless
naturally jar
that's the nature of the beast
came to naught
you're on my naughty list
on the naughty step
too much navel-gazing
naysayer
ne'er-do-well
so near, yet so far
a near death experience
near to the knuckle
gets it in the neck
needlessly conceded
negatively impacted
nein, nein, nein
is neither here nor there
neither side has covered itself in glory
not on your nelly
not on your Nelly
a nerve-jangler
nerve-racking
nerve-wraching
never
never a rose without a thorn
it'll never catch on
never fear
was never going to end well
we've never had it so bad
I should never have touched it with a barge pole
never kick the hornet's nest
you never learn as much from a good gig as a bad gig
it was never meant to be taken seriously
you never miss your water till your well runs dry
it never rains but it pours
I never said it would be easy
never say die
we never seem to make life easy for ourselves
I will never work in television again
new low
no new messiah is to be found
a new one on me
it's news to me
next man up
next slide please
a nice guy who played too much American football without a helmet on
nice one
night to forget
nightmare
nightmare before Christmas
nincompoop
njoy
noble intentions
nobody cares till everybogy cares
nobody say a word to anybody
nobody wants to touch it with a 10 feet pole
nobody's perfect
non-plussed
a non-point activity
a non-starter
a nonce
I'm having none of it
nonplussed
a nonsense
noooooooo
put my nose out of joint
taken a nosedive
noses put out
I have nothing but admiration
got nothing for my troubles
nothing has gone well
nothing is off the table
nothing lasts forever
I had nothing left to give
is nothing sacred?
nothing short of scandalous
nothing surprises me anymore
nothing to be scared of
nothing to gain, everyting to lose
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to lose. I have everything to gain
nothing to report
nothing to see here
nothing to write home about
nothing's up, nothing's concerning me. I'm playing with a smile on my face
do not enjoy the notoriety
nous is thin on the ground
going nowhere
nowhere in sight
nowhere to hide
nul points
a numb feeling
this is it, my number is up
numbers do not lie. We've had difficulties
the numbers don't add up
it's a numbers game
numbers game doesn't add up
what a numpty
nutmegged
nuts and bolts need to be tightened
obdurate
obliterated
obnoxious
observers were not allowed into the counting rooms. We won
like an obstacle course
this has obviously not been ideal
odd one out
odds are stacked against us
a one-off
off-colour
an off day
went off in a huff
come off it
off key
off-kilter
I need to get off my rear
put me off my stride
an off-night
must take off our blinkers
off-putting
went off-script
off target
I'm off the case
like you're off the charts
you're off the Christmas card and present list
takes it off the menu
off the pace
off the rails
off the top of my head
off with his head
get off your high horse
you're off your trolley
no offense
offer an olive branch
like someone offering you a million pounds but shooting you soon after
less is often better than more
oh brother
oh dear, oh dear, oh dear
oh oh no
oi oi
no oil painting
it's OK to come out from behind the sofa
an old adeversary
that old chestnut
old enemies, new tricks
the old guard is coming to an end
older and wiser
ominous signs
omnishambles
you're having me on
once bitten, twice shy
onslaught
the onus is on me
oochya
open outrage
like an open wound
that opens a can of worms
that opens Pandora's box
optimism in the extreme
an orchard of bad apples
out of order
you make us look ordinary
ossify
at each other's throats
going where others have gone
ouch
it ought not to be allowed
we only have ourselves to blame
all but out
taken out
outclassed
outers
outfought and out-thought
outgunned
the outlook is bleak
outlook is cloudy
outmuscled
outplayed and outfought
this is outrageous
let's take this outside
outside my comfort zone
I'm outta here
you have me over a barrel
over and out
get over it
over my dead body
in over my head
over the hill
all over the place
all over the shop
it isn't over till it's over
not over yet
get over yourself
overhauled
overly harsh
overstayed my welcome
overstepped the mark
overwhelmed
overworked and underpaid
you owe us, big time
we all owe you a debt
an own goal
my own harshest critic
put our own house in order
not having it all my own way
my own worst enemy
taking the 'p'
taking the p***
a p***-take
go pack
I'm not packing it in
I've paid good money
I feel the pain
a pain in the neck
a painful experience
painted into a corner
not all your paintings are perfect
what a palaver
a pale imitation
a pale shadow cf myself
pales in comparison
a pandemic of apathy
pandemonium
don't panic
panic stations
panned by critics
panto villain
a bit of a pantomime
a pantomime villain
we are pants dowm by the ankles
keep your pants on
a paper-thin line-up
paralysis through analysis
pariah
that's part and parcel of playing
if you want to be part of the circus, you have to put up with the clowns
a particular Achilles heel
a particular lowlight
parts that refuse to click
we've had the party. Now it's time for the hangover
the party is over
party pooper
the party's over
this too shall pass
pass me the Xanax
didn't pass muster
I'll pass the buck
it doesn't pass the sniff test
passe
passes into the memory
passive
it's in the past, it already happened
well past my best
well past my prime
past my sell-by-date
patchy at best
pathetic
patience is a virtue
would try the patience of Job
the patience of the boardroom will run out
patsy
make me pay
pay a high price
you get what you pay for
pay for wasted chances
I'll pay the penalty
pay ultimate price
paying our direspects
there is no peace in the world
maybe I peaked too early
peaked too soon
pegged back
if I had a penny for every time I said that
give people an inch and they'll take a mile
people are going to be jumping out of windows
people are trying to make up stories for clicks
some people have too much time on their hands
we want people to be queuing up outside
we want people to bring their friends and they want to stay and come back for more
all your perfect imperfections
a perfect soap opera
the perfect storm
perfidious Albion
in peril
a perilous moment
a permacrisis
petered out
petulant
phone home
phoney
something of a phoney war
more pick 'n' mix than a full meal
like picking out the brightest part of the sun
what a pickle
a picture of inconsistency
pie in the sky
went to pieces
made a pig's ear of that
a pig's tail of a game
piggy in the middle
piles more misery on
piles on the agony
piles on the pain
piles on the pressure
been pilloried
at a pinch point
this ping-pong approach
I've just been on pins and needles
pipe down
a pipe dream that was doomed from the start
a pipedream
pipped to the post
pipsqueak
pistol whipped
we were not even on the pitch
pitiful
the pits
this is no place for a child
try plan B
we have to plant the trees, plant the seeds
a lot on my plate
plausibly deniable
have to play a waiting game
won't play ball
play second fiddle
well played
you've played a blinder
played like donkeys
players are not robots
you're one of those players I hate to love
playing a bit of a supporting role
playing a bit-part
playing a cat and mouse game
I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order
playing Russian roulette
playing silly buggers
playing whack-a-mole
you're playing with fire
PlayStation set to be the only action for me
you can't please everyone
can't please everyone all the time
my pleasure
still have plenty to play for
plenty to ponder
just a plodder
the plot thickens
we just have to keep ploughing our furrow
plucking ideas out of thin air
keep pluggin away
went down the plughole with a good gurgle
plumb depths
plummeted like a stone
plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose
two plus two makes five
out of pocket
no one has ever been as poetic in failure
at the point of no return
point taken
we're not pointing fingers
a pointless exercise
a poisened apple
a poisoned chalice
poisonous
like a poke of a stick in the eye
pole-axed
poles apart
in your pomp
poppycock
poses a difficult quandary
poses threat
don't possess unshakeable self-belief
pour me a whisky
pours oil on the fire
I'll keep my powder dry
all the power, none of the responsibility
powerless
a PR nightmare
a few prangs, perhaps, but car crash? Never
a prat of the highest order
pray that your gain isn't entirely our loss
precious little room for sentiment
precious little wriggle room
prefer to focus on the positives
premature
prepare to shoulder your share of the bargain
no one can prepare you for it
preposterous
I'm prepping
that's your prerogative
I am with you at the present... but soon I shall not be. I am not coming to the Shire... my time is over. It is no longer my task to set things to rights, nor to help folk to do so
press the panic button
pressure is on
not pretty
pretty fraught
pretty peeved
pretty ropey
it's pretty shoestring stuff
prickly
pride comes before a fall
just primadonnas anyway
a primal scream
a prince of darkness
try to get priorities right
you're a pro
I'm probably too old to change now
problematic
problems mount
professional moaners
what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?
Project Fear
prolonging the agony
promised the world and everything to everyone
promising the moon but delivering nothing but hard cheese
the proof is in the pudding
we have our 'pros' too
you did us proud
proud to be bottom of the list again
much to prove
proved a mirage
proved I'm human after all
proved my undoing
proves elusive
it proves we are only human
provided precious little incident
provides a sterner test
a psychological blow
a public relations disaster
puerile
all out of puff
I need to pull my finger out
need to pull our socks up
pull the other one
come on, pull the other one
pulled the wool over my eyes
pulling my hair out
like pulling teeth
pulls rug from under me
pulls the plug
pulse point
pummelled
a bit of a pumping
punch drunk
like a punch on the nose
like a punch to the guts
a punch up
we got punished
the punishment far outweighs the crime
pure self-destruct
in purgatory
pushed to the wall
pushed towards the exit door
pushed you all the way
you're pushing the boat out
a putrid performance
like putting the cart before the horse
pygmies
a quagmire
quaking in my boots
in a quandary
queer as folk
questions must be asked
many questions still remain
more questions than answers
have questions to answer
no quibbles, no ifs, no buts, no excuses
quick, send in the clowns
like quicksand
quiet apocalypse
quietly shunted into the long grass
quirk of fate
not a quitter
raargh
we're not even in the race, we're not a horse, we're a pony
my race is run
a race to the bottom
the race was mine to lose
we weren't at the races
on the rack
go to rack and ruin
I'm going to rage
rage against the machine
rage and anger
rain stops play
rains on the parade
I'll raise a glass to you
ramshackle
ran ourselves into the ground
rancid
rank and rotten
rapscallion
rarely seen getting out of second gear
I don't give a rat's ass
rather forgettable
I'd rather watch paint dry
like rats deserting a sinking ship
rattled
raucous squakus
raw and chaotic
a raw deal
out of reach
reached a nadir
read the riot act
ready to hit the ground from day one
I'm ready to take the bullets
get real
a real gut punch
a real handful
a real inspiration
a real low point
a real mauling
a real menace
we've had a real rough trot
will the real you stand up
reality check
every reason to feel aggrieved
recalibrate your expectations
a recipe for disaster
reckless
a recurring nightmare
red card
red faces all round
a red flag
a red herring
red mist descends
need to rediscover the eye of the tiger
reduced even the hardiest among us to a blubbering wreck
reduced to a mumbling wreck
reduced to rubble
reeling
referee, blow your whistle
refusenik
just refuses to die
have regressed
our regret only lasted as long as it took to get out of the headmaster's study
no regrets
so many regrets
I don't do regrets
regrets, I have a few
a regular bugbear
reign over
relegated to being no more than a bystander
relieve me of my duty
must reload my ammo
remain grounded
I remain philosophical
remain upbeat
remains a sore point
reopen old wounds
repeated blow-ups
repeats the tired formula
reported for careless driving
reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
my reputation has been damaged beyond repair
requires addressing and redressing
to the rescue
someone, reset her password please
resigned to my fate
respect
take the rest of the day off
the rest of us get naff all
in retreat
return to the bad old days
revelling in my demise
reversal of fortunes
reverse-Midas touch
reverted to type
the reviews have been mixed
a revolving door
not any rhyme or reason
that's a bit rich
take for a ride
we can ride this out
ride your luck
rides on my coat-tails
it's just ridiculous
a ridiculous distraction
riding roughshod
riff-raff
we need to right a few wrongs now
you've got the right idea
made a right meal of it
put me right off my stroke
in a right old state
keep right on to the end of the road
did not give us quite the right optics
right out of luck
I look a right plonker
the right to be wrong
gets right up my nose
ring rusty
put me through the ringer
rings a little hollow
ripped to shreds
the road I might have taken
road to hell
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
on the road to ruin
roadworks ahead
robbed
like robbing Peter to pay Paul
rock bottom
don't rock the boat
rocked
it's not rocket science
like one of those rockets that has fulfilled its function and will now be gently re-entering the atmsphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific
on rocky ground
a rocky ride
rocky road
rocky spell
make a rod for my own back
roger and out
you roll with the punches
rolled over
Rome wasn't built in a day
a rookie mistake
no room at the inn
room to improve
on the ropes
the rot has set in
rotten apple
rotten to a core
you rotter
rough justice
a rough ride
take the rough with the smooth
we're going round in circles
going round the houses
roundly booed
row back
a royal pain in the proverbial
you're rubbernecking
rubbing me up the wrong way
rubbing our eyes in disbelief
you're rubbing our noses in it
rubs salt in the wounds
rudderless
a rude awakening
rue another exit
rue missed chances
rue missed opportunity
that's ruffled some feathers
in ruins
one rule for them and another rule for us
don't rule me out
rules are not so much being bent as reimagined entirely
a rum business
a rum do
that's rummy
you can't run a bulldozer over that
run aground
run for cover
run for the hills
run for the lifeboats
run into a ruckus
run its course
run out of gas
run out of legs
run out of road
run out of rope
run out of steam
run ragged
always run the manual
just run under my bed
given a runaround
does a runner
we're all running around like headless chicken
running into trouble
a running joke
running me into the ground
running on empty
running on fumes
running on half-empty
running out of ideas
running out of time
running scared
a running sore
the runt of the litter
rusty
a s*** show
sack the board
a sackable offence
we're getting sacked in the morning
sacrificial lamb
sacrilege
sad farewell
a sad indictment of society
sad times
no one is safe
who said life was fair
we salute you
much of the same
same old story
not quite on the same wavelength
the sands of time are running out
sanguine about it
ain't getting no satisfaction
I don't give a sausage
I need saving from myself
and so say all of us
they say that nice guys finish last
I wouldn't say we're in a hole. It's a little bump
they say you can't buy happiness
I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet
you scallywag
scamper down a rabbit hole
what a scandal
does me scant justice
made a scapegoat
given a scare
scaredy-cat
scares the bejesus out of me
scarred for life
the scars will run deep
scary stuff
a scattergun approach
schemer
school of hard knocks
schoolboy errors
keep schtum, hoping it will all blow over
scrap it
on the scrapheap
scrappy
scratch my head
a few scratches, if not a full-on bloody nose
scratches the surface
sometimes I just want to scream
screwed down
screwed up
I'm scuppered
all at sea
still searching for answers
second banana
second best in all departments
second-rate
secrets unravel
you can't be what you can't see
won't ever see eye to eye
see if we can get another goal and nick it
I see myself more out than in
see red
a see-saw game
see the error of my ways
can see the funny side
can see the upside
see you in court
see you oh the other side
we're seeing the same old hand-wringing and excuses
like seen a ghost
seen everything life can throw at you
seen it all and wished I hadn't
seen the quality control drop
seething
a self-confessed control freak
self-inflicted wounds
don't be selfish
everyone has a sell-by date
send back to earth
send out an SOS
send them to Coventry
sending me round the bend
sends me into a tailspin
sends me round the twist
sends shivers down my spine
it'll all make sense in the end
a sense of pessimism growing among the fanbase
a sense of prolonging the inevitable
sent into exile
sent packing
sent to the sin bin
sent to war with no gun
you serpents of doom
settle down
a seven-layer taco dip of hell
a sh*t show
shabby
puts me in the shade
got shafted
more than you can shake a stick at
shake our heads in despair
shaken and stirred
shaken up
shaky
on shaky foundations
on shaky ground
shambles
this isn't a shambles, it's so much worse
shambolic
puts me to shame
you have no shame
shame on you
shameful
sharks are circling
not the sharpest tool in the box
shedding a tear
shedding crocodile tears
a sheep in sheep's clothing
sheepish
sheer folly
shell-shocked
shellacked
let's just shelve that
shenanigans
on shifting sands
the shine has rather gone off
that ship has sailed
the ship is listing
being shirty
shock, horror
shock and awe
a shock to the system
shoddy
go on, shoo, go on
all shook up
shooting from the lip
shooting the messenger, can never destroy the message
short-changed
the short end of the stick
short of ideas
well short of what is required
short on laughs
short shelf life
shortchanges everyone
shot ourselves in the foot
shot to pieces
shoulders blame
still in with a shout
shout it from the roof
shout-outs to you
given the shove
no show
show tough love
show your workings
what a shower
shown the exit door
showoff
shows lack of respect
shows utter contempt
shrouded in mystery
shuddering at the prospect
came to a shuddering halt
have to shuffle my pack
shut the door
shutting up shop
sick and tired
sick as a dog
sick as a parrot
a sick bucket
sickening
sidelined
there are always two sides to every story
a siege mentality
out of sight, out of mind
I got what I signed up for
the silence is deafening
silence is golden
silence speaks louder than words
given the silent treatment
can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
it's a silly game isn't it
silly rabbit
silly sausage
simmers but never boils
simply have to deal with it
it's a sin
sing your praises
we'll sink like stones
sink to new depths
sinking feeling
a siren song
makes the siren sound
a Sisyphean task
something doesn't quite sit right
sitting this one out
all sixes and sevens
there is no one-size-fits-all response
size may not be everything
I skedaddled my arse straight out of there
skeletons hiding in the cupboard
put skids under
skittled
skiving off
skulduggery
my sky fell in around me
slackers
slammed from all corners
slap across the chops
a slap in the face
slapdash
slapstick
slated by the critics
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
I could do it in my sleep
sleep on it
let sleeping dogs lie
will give me sleepless nights
sleepwalking to disaster
slight bewilderment
want to sling my bloody hook
let it slip
given the slip
let slip a lead
there's many a slip between cup and lip
slipped down the pecking order
slipped from my grasp
on slippery ground
it's a slippery slope we're on
slipping out of my fingers
sloooow
sloppy finish
on a go-slow
bit of a slow burner
slow hand clap
slow starter
slugging it out
sluggish
slumming it
small change
small fry
small potatoes
smart-aleck
out-smarted
still smarting
smarty
smashed into smithereens
I'll keep smashing away
I smell a rat
need smelling salts
smile is wearing a bit thin
it's not all smiles and roses
just smoke and mirrors
we were smoked
smoking ruin
snafu
at snail's pace
you snake
snake oil
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
snookered
a snoozefest
there's a snowball's chance in the Amazon
quite sobering
makes for sobering reading
a sobering thought
social media is awash with condemnation
put a sock in it
sod it
sod's law
soft centre
soft-pedalling
a soft touch
sold down the river
been sold short
you've sold your soul to the devil
something's got to give
somewhat laboured performance
going for a song
will soon be cast aside
soon unravelled
soooo 2018
sore loser
sorry, not sorry
sorry, we haven't a clue
sorry after the event
can't feel sorry for ourselves
I am sorry for the pain I have caused
a sorry saga
a sorry state of affairs
sorry sweetie
so sorry to hear that
it's all sort of in one ear, out the other
sort ourselves out
out of sorts
the souffle hasn't risen
soul destroying
soul searching
sounded the death knell
sounding like a broken record
in the soup
sour grapes
it's going south
sow seeds of doubt
space oddity
spanked
have to find a spark again
speak for yourself
can't speak too highly of you
speaks like a man whose suitcase is never fully packed
need to go to Specsavers
spectre looms large
a spectre of my former self
we are a spent force
spilt the milk
spinning out of control
spiral out of control
that's the spirit
spirits in danger of sinking
spitting bullets
spitting mad
spluttered and stuttered
don't spoil it for others
spoiled cry babies
spoiling tactics
spoils the party
spoilt rotten
spooked
it's sport. This is not a movie. The script is not written
spot of bother
no spring chicken
spurns a golden chance
squandered an excellent chance
a square peg for this round hole
squeaky bum time
squeezed out
squirming
stage fright
as stale as a smoker's curtains
as stale as last night's ale
stalled
I didn't stand a chance
stand tall
can't stand the heat? Stay out of the kitchen
we have to stand up and be counted
I could do that standing on my head
standing on the brink of a precipice
star comes crashing down to earth
staring at the screen with furrowed brow
staring down the barrel of a gun
staring into the abyss
stark reality
don't start a blame game
if you start at the top, there's only one way to go
we didn't start the fire
in a state of flux
stating the bleeding obvious
our status here is undiminished
should we stay or should we go
stay tight-lipped
steady
steady now
steady on
steady on, old bean
don't steal my dreams
steals my crown
steamrollered
steered the ship onto the rocks
can't stem the tide
do you want to step outside?
a step too far
always two steps forward and one step back
it's a stich-up
stick 2 fingers up
I'll stick to my guns
sticking my two pennies in
a sticking plaster on the same old weeping wound
sticks and stones
really sticks in my craw
sticks in your mind like a splinter under your fingernail
a sticky situation
you're on a sticky wicket
all stiff upper lip
stiffens my resolve
stifling play
sting in the tail
stings like wasps concealed in strawberry jam
stinks you pretty hard
it's a stitch-up
taking stock
stodgy affair
stole my thunder
makes my stomach churn
can't stomach it
stomach turning
stone cold
a stony silence
been stood down
I should have stood my ground
stop, police!
you will stop at nothing
stop being a mean
stop playing games
stop playing the clown
stop seeing everything in black and white
stop thief
stopped me in my tracks
storm brewing
storm clouds gather
storm in a teacup
storm in the kitchen
go straight to jail
strange times
stranger things have happened
the straw that broke the camel's back
less street-righting man and more sofa-fighting man
need to be more street-wise
give me strength
strength through adversity
stretches credulity to breaking point
stricken
striken
no stroll on the beach
strong arm tactics
will make me a stronger person
in a strop
struck the woodwork
struggled for fluency
struggled to gain a foothold
struggling to gain traction
stuck in a groove
stuck in a rut
stuck in a thicket
stuck in first gear
stuck in harm's way
stuck in limbo
stuck in neutral
stuck in red zone
stuck in the mud
stuff and nonsense
stuff it
a stuffing
stumped
stung into action
stunned into silence
stupefying
I like your style
style over substance
sub-standard
subdued
subpar
not so subtle
I don't do subtle
as subtle as a brick
as subtle as a sledgehammer
success has many fathers but failure is an orphan
success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts
might succumb
succumbing to a fear of missing out
sucked into trouble
sucker for punishment
a sucker punch
this sucks
suffer at the hands of it
suffer burn-out
don't suffer in silence
not suitable for family viewing
I'm not a sulker
sully my reputation
don't let the sun go down on me
the sun has passed midday
you can't enjoy the sun if there is no rain
sun sets on it
sunk
sunk under the parapet
sunk without a trace
ain't no sunshine
not all sunshine and roses
super envious
not super positive
super unfortunate
I'm sure it will get better, it can't get any worse
surely some mistake?
surely you jest
surface tension
surplus to requirements
I'm not surprised by anything you do anymore
like being surprised by Christmas
surrendered in meek fashtion
a bit suspect
I suspect foul play
suspected of all, loved by none
a lot to swallow
one swallow doesn't make a summer
swallow our pride
sweaty palms
not so sweet
swept aside
swept under the carpet
I can't swim
just keep swimming
swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home
swings and roundabouts
put to the sword
a sword of Damocles
sympathy is int short supply
the tail wagging the dog
that take's the biscuit
a tale of anguish
what a talent you are
tales of the unexpected
we need to talk
all talk, little action
I talk a different game than I play
talk is cheap
talkers not doers
a tall order
don't be a tall poppy
there's too much tall poppy syndrome in that
a tame end
what a tangled web we weave
it takes two to tango
it's tanking
I have a target on my back
what in tarnation
tarnish my reputation
tarnished
tarring us all with the same brush
taken to task
wasn't to everyone's taste
a taste of our own medicine
in tatters
taxi!
all out at tea
I would not want that for all the tea in China
the tea leaves are not well arranged
more tea vicar
they don't teach this at school
a teachable moment
teacher's pet
can't be a team that has a day off
another tearful exit
tearing our hair out
there will be tears before bed-time
no tears were shed
don't tease me
you're a teddy-bear inside
teetering on the edge
teething problems
doesn't tell the whole story
I'm telling my parents
I'm telling my whole class
temper, temper
temper expectations slightly
tempted to jack it in
ten-a-penny
tense times
a tentative start
tenuous at best
a tepid performance
the terminus point
terrible
we are terribly disillusioned
terrified of my own shadow
it comes with the territory
terrorised
testing times
a thankless task
thanks but no thanks
thanks for nothing
how does she do that
did I not like that
theatre of nothing
not my theatre of operations
don't go there
we've all been there
these challenges aren't going anywhere soon
these trying times
on thin ice
thin on the ground
quite thin stuff
and another thing
I think I cared too much
you think I'd crumble, you'd think I'd lay down and die?
I think I'm going to cry
I'll have to think long and hard
if you think that's the answer then you haven't understood the question
I think the best thing is a few weeks in the sun on a beach
I don't think the nosebleed is coming just yet
I think the sun is trying to poke through
we have to think this is the start of something great
I think we all learnt something today
who do you think you are?
when you think you've exhausted all possibilities, remember this, you haven't
I can't go on like this
a thorn in my side
thou doth protest too much
I feel as though I am sitting alone in a field of tumbleweed
thought I had seen just about everything
just when I thought things could not get worse
a thrashing
I need to thread the eye of a needle with the lights off
threadbare
throw a cartwheel
throw away golden chance
throw cold water on it
throw in the sponge
I'll throw in the towel
throw me a bone
they did not just throw me under the bus, they reversed the bus back over me
don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
throw the kitchen sink at it
throwaway moment
throwing a wobbly
throwing away money like confetti at a funeral
like throwing good money after bad
throwing my toys out of the pram
you're throwing shade
throwing teacups at dressing room walls
they are throwing us around like a used doll
you've thrown down the gauntlet
thrown in at the deep end
thrown off balance
thrown off the scent
thrown out of whack
thrown to the lions
thrown to the wolves
thrown under the bus
throws a spanner in the works
throws logic to the floor
throws me into a tizzy
thrust on the horns of several problems
thumped
thwarted
tied myself up in knots
time changes everything
time for a cuppa
it will take time for us to gel
it's time for you to wind your neck in
time has blunted our bite
my all-time hero
time is a healer
time is not on my side
time is running out
it's time to bail out
Time to be rrank
time to draw stumps
no time to dwell on it
it's not the time to lose your nerve
it's time to pull together
time to reflect
time to say goodbye
it's time to wake up from that slumber
a timely reminder
a timely side-eye
timeout
a tinge of disappointment
tinkering around the edges
tip our hats
tired excuses
a bit tiresome
here today, gone tomorrow
toe-curling
you toe rag
went toe-to-toe with you
makes my toes curl
we're in this together
toil and trouble
toiled for scant reward
well told off
takes its toll
tomfoolery
tommorrow the sun will shine whether we lose or win
tone deaf
tongue-tied
toothless
you can't put toothpaste back in the tube
top of my bucket list is to make a bucket list
you're top of the pops
at the top of your game
topped and tailed
all topsy-turvy
it tore me up inside
tore up the handbook and flushed every page down the toilet
torn apart
torpedo's it
having a torrid time
we're a tortoise not a rabbit
tosh
I don't give a toss
like tossing a coin
tossing grenades into news cycles
a total betrayl of trust
made a total bollocks of it
total rhubarb
a total turkey
out of touch
touch and go
a tough act to follow
a tough ask
a tough day at the office
had a tough examination
a tough gig
tough going
tough it out
tough luck
a tough nut to crack
a tough proposition
tough times don't last, tough people do
much tougher tests ahead
toxic
it's a toy-eat-toy world
trade blows
I traded a Ferrari for a Twingo
I traded a Rolex for a Casio
much traduced
trail has gone cold
train wreck
trampled all over
the trap door swings open
I got trapped in that fear mode
trash talk
travelling in the wrong diredction
a travesty
my in-tray is packed
such a treacherous time
feel like I'm treading water
treat triumph and disaster as two impostors
treated like second-class citizens
like a tree falling in the forest
trials and tribulations
you're a one-trick pony
trickery
ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
tried to re-invent the wheel
we tried to squeeze the lemon as much as we possibly can to get every single drop
have we tried turning it off and on again?
a trifle
a trip hazard
trip myself up
there is triumph and there is heartache
trouble and strife
trouble at mill
trouble at sea
trouble flares
there's trouble in paradise
trouble in toyland
troubled waters
a troublesome time
trounced
what a trouper
a bit of a trudge
true Brit
truly shocking
in you we trust. Now. Then. Forever
the truth will out
didn't even try
tsk tsk
tucked up good and proper
take a tumble
tunnel vision
I don't give a tuppenny damn
turgid game
turmoil
a turn for the worse
take a turn for the worst
may turn out to be a bullet dodged
turn the other cheek
like trying to turn the QE2
want to turn the situation around
turned a blind eye
turning in her grave
turns me into a martyr
turns my mood murderous
turns sour
turns the air blue
that turns the lights out
'twas ever thus
in the twilight zone
twists and turns
more twists and turns than a giant pretzel
more twists than your yoga workout
like a twitching zombie
the tyres were finally let down
the ultimate mug's game
take umbrage
umming and aahing
unable to turn that early impetus into victory
unbelieveable
in unchartered waters
uncomfortable truth
unconscionable
unconvincing
uncool
under a cloud
under false pretences
under fire
under heavy fire
taken under my wing
under no illusions
come under scrutiny
under siege
under the pump
under the weather
under threat
underachieving fancy dans
undercooked
I won't undergo a psychological transformation
didn't understand the assignment
underwhelming
come undone
unenviable position
unfathomable
unfazed
I've got unfinished business
an unforced error
unforgivable
an unfunny joke
the unhappiest of hunting grounds
unhappy to see you again
unholy mess
unimpressed
united we stand
is unlikely to be enough
unlikely to convert the unconverted
unlucky things
unmitigated disaster
has not been an unqualified success
unseemly exit
unsettling
as unsettling as a dog in a tutu
unspeakable
come unstuck
unsustainable
unthank you
unthinkable
you couldn't make it up
no let-up
we gave up
give it up
up a creek without a paddle
up against it
an up-and-down player
has me up in arms
up in flames
up in smoke
still up in the air
what goes up must come down
not up my own bottom enough
I gave up on landing a triple salchow ages ago
put up or shut up
come up short
a set-up that stinks
don't give up the day job
gives up the ghost
keep up the good work
up the spout
have some making up to do
not up to scratch
not up to standard
not up to the job
like being two-one up with 10 minutes left to play and subbing your best defender
we can't keep up with the Kardashians
up your game
upended everything
an uphill battle
we shall not look upon your like again
upped the anxiety levels
we've had our ups and downs
upset the apple cart
upstaged
upstart
not uptight about it
use it as fuel to improve
more than useless
the usual saccharine fluff
utter bilge
an utter disgrace
utter piffle
what utter rot
utterly unacceptable
you are so vain
valedictory
no more valid than the football predictions of Paul the Octopus
vandalism
a vanity project
vanquished
vapid
vary, vary injurious
veering off course
vented my fury
vepid
very, very well deserved
a very British scandal
very grounding
there are some very hard yards to come
very peculiar
very upside down
a victim of my own success
video nasty
all vigour, no rigour
this is a violation
violins, please
visceral
visibly ill at ease
voting with their feet
the vultures are circling
wag an accusing finger
wait up
waiting for the tide to turn
wake up
need to wake up and smell the coffee
a wake up call
wake up with a cold sweat in the night
waking nightmare
no walk in the park
walk on by
walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone
like walking on eggshells
I feel a bit of a wally
on the wane
wanted to prove you're down with the kids
don't need a warm, fuzzy cuddle
warning signs begin to flash
won't wash
wash my hands of the affair
all washed up
a washout
what a waste
I will not waste any more negative energy
waste of energy
what a waste of money
wasted
wasteful
wasting away
watching from behind the sofa
like watching the Cybermen on Doctor Who
water under the bridge
wave the white flag
like waving a red flag in front of a bull's face
it doesn't have to be this way
do it your way
the only way is exit
it's your way or the highway
on our way out
it's a two-way street
no way through
I like the way you move
wayward
go weak at the knees
weak sauce
wears the badge of 'yo-yo'
we can weather the storm
weighed down
weighing up my options
you're welcome
all is not well
wet behind the ears
wet noodle approach
whacked
I don't give a what
whatever
whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger
whatever happens, happens
out of my wheelhouse
wheels are coming off
the whiff of cordite
whingeing poms
whipping boy
the whisle has blown
go whistle
white as a sheet
a whitewash
who's that tripping over my bridge?
whodunnit?
for whom the bell tolls
why so serious?
why the long face?
something wicked this way comes
wide boys
wide of the mark
like the wild west
the wilderness year
gives me the willies
willingly start an argument in an empty room
some you win, some you lose
won't win any Miss Originality contests
a no win situation
you win some, you lose some
you can't win them all
takes the wind out of my sails
a wind-up, right?
puts the wind up me
out on a wing
it's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts
a winter cf discontent looms
a wipeout
wipes the smile off my face
wisdom is being questioned
it's not wise to fall out with someone who knows where the bodies are buried
I wish I had more time
wish we weren't here
wishful thinking
we have to look within ourselves and not over our shoulder
like going into a witness protection programme
at my wits' end
out-witted
a wobbly start
woeful
woefully short of options
woes were compounded
that's woken me up
a women's work is never done
you won the war, now you must win the peace
made me wonder when the locusts would arrive
wooden spoon
not out of the woods yet
a word of caution
took the words right out of my mouth
that won't work
have our work cut out
made to work hard
a work in progress
the work of the devil
have work to do
we are working on trying to turn each screw
we're still working through that one
what in the world
the world at your feet
just what is the world coming to?
a world gone mad
the world turned upside down
worlds apart
worlds collide
worn to a thread
not worried but wearied
do we look worried? We don't
no worries
if you worry you die. And if you don't worry, you die anyway... So why worry?
like worrying about overpopulation on Mars
could do a lot worse
I've had worse days than that
they don't worship at my altar
the worst is still to come
my worst nightmare
worst things happen at sea
because you're worth it
not worth the paper it's written on
worth your weight in gold
a bit worthy
a wounded animal
a wounded opponent
the wounds are raw, it will take time for the scars to heal
still wrapping my head around it
wrecked it
like a wrecking ball
wrestled to the floor
a wretched run
no wriggle room
put through the wringer
you write me off at your peril
don't write me off yet
a bit of a write-off
the writing is on the wall
you couldn't have written it
don't get me wrong
a wrong 'un
at the wrong end of a couple of results
wrong end of the stick
wrong-footed
WTF?
an Xmas stuffing
yar, big up
give you a yard, you take a mile
yawning gaps
it's not the years, it's the mileage
a yellow card for you
yesterday's man
we're not there yet
a bit much and yet not enough
a yo-yo team
here's to you
there's not going to be another one like you
youdunnit
when we were young
we were young and stupid
it's a young man's game
young offenders
yuck
zero, zilch, nada
we didn't have a zip about us
zonked
a Zucherpunch
zut alors