Idioms for “wow” in British English

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Introduction

These phrases come from the British Bingo game

Saying “wow” (or “I won”)

have 100,000 percent of energy • going 100 miles-an-hour • 100 percent ding-dang sure • I gave 100% • 100%+ • my 11 minutes of vainglory • 11 out of 10 • 120 percent • 12th woman • everyone will have 15 minutes of fame • it's going to be like the 1920's: moonshine and sparkly dresses • a 2.0 version of myself • 2 4 6 8 who do we appreciate? • it's a 21-gun salute • 3, 2, 1 we have ignition • a 9 out of 10 day • all A grade • A-lister • A* quality • an A+ performance • an AAA pass • aargh • able to dig into my toolbox • I'll always be able to say I was there • an abomination • above board • abracadabra • absolute corker • absolute delight • an absolute dream world day • an absolute humdinger • I'm an absolute knob • absolute life-saver • absolute perfection • absolute star • an absolute stormer • an absolute whizz • absolute zingers • absolutely corking • absolutely devine • absolutely ecstatic • absolutely eternal • absolutely fabulous • absolutely here for it • to absolutely no one's surprise • absolutely nothing and no one is going to stop me • absolutely slams • absurdly talented, supremely flawed • abuzz • aces high • if you want to achieve big things you have to focus on the small things • we can achieve greatness • acing every test • acquitted myself well • get across the line • gets in on the act • an act cf kindness • maybe it's an act of God • got my act together • all action • get in on the action • actions speak louder than words • what the actual hell • add to my portfolio • added that bit of zip, zip • adding extra to ordinary • adds a little je ne sais quoi • adds an extra level of special • adds much needed levity • adds some pizazz • adds to a hugely impressive CV • it all adds up • adorable • adrenaline and confidence surges through every fibre of my frame • adrenaline fuelled • advantage me • not afraid to stick my foot in • after all the boxes have been ticked, dream up some new ones • after years of surviving on meat and potatoes • against-all-odds • against the run of play • coming of age • age is just a number • age proved to be no barrier • set the agenda • one for the ages • all agog • so agreeable • ahead of the game • ahead of the pack • ahead on points • we aim to please • aiming to push the boundaries • an air of confidence • aircooled • one for the album • comes alive • alive and kicking • gave my all • I like to do it all and have it all • I want it all • It's All. Just. So. Meta! • all's fair • all's well • all's well that ends well • allays any fears • allow it • an alpha dog • already pencilled in • alright, Jack • altruistic • amazeballs • have the ambition of a Roman emperor • keeping my ambitions in check • amen to that • that makes amends • won't go amiss • there's no amount of money or fame that will change my mind • amped up to the max • our angel without wings • animal instinct • an animated figure • one for the annals • annihilator • announced myself on the world stage • an answer to my prayers • answering the call • anything but a shrinking violet • anything but ordinary • I don't take anything for granted • I'll try anything once • go ape • I make no apology for that • the apotheosis of Bazball • is to be applauded • the apple of my eye • I appreciate the sentiment • much appreciated • approaching my final destination • couldn't be more apt • no argument • an army of fans • I've been around the block a bit • arrested our slump • the arresting opening • have arrived on the big stage at last • arriving with a hive's worth of buzz • art of the deal • artful dodger • ascended Mount Improbable • ascended the buzz staircase • in the ascendency • ascending another step of the ladder to sporting heaven • put aside my woes • who could ask for anything more? • asking the questions • assume control • assume the seat of power • there is no asterisk besides this glorious achievement • astonishing • astounded • ate, partied, bed • I'll atone for that now • attack, attack, attack • an all-out-attack-have-no-regrets-approach • with attitude to burn • keeps the audience on its toes • had the audience rolling in the aisles • not another autograph session • avada kedavra • like an avalanche • more than the average Joe • award yourself a smug smile at your neighbours • getting away with murder • awe inspiring • awesome, and then some • awesomesauce • awestruck • awoken a sleeping giant • babyface assassin • I'm back, although I never truly went away • back from the brink • back from the dead • back in business • back in my stride • back in the fast lane • back in the fold • back in the game • back in the hunt • back in the old routine • back in the race • back in the room • back in the swing • back into the groove • getting back into the swing of things • a back of an envelope project • back of the net • back off the floor • back on a firm footing • got back on my feet • back on terra firma • back on the prowl • back on the rails • take a back seat, superhero • come back stronger than ever • brings back the smiles • back to back winner • back to my best • back to my imperious best • it all goes back to Robin Hood • back to the future • back where I belong • back with a bing • back with a vengeance • back with the big boys • backed to the hilt • a backhanded compliment • backslaps all round • not backward at coming forward • some will be doing backward somersaults • bad ass • there's no such thing as bad publicity • come through bad times • in the bag • a bag of tricks • bagsy it's me • taken the bait • finding that balance again • balances the books • a balancing act • having a ball • on the ball • did make it to the ball • have the ball in our court • balling my eyes out • balls of steel • ballsy enough • bananas • band of brothers • like a band on the run • and the band plays on • bandwagon rolling along • go out with a bang • more bang for your buck • bang goes the theory • bang on • bang on the money • bang on trend • bang the drum for it • bang tidy • banged to rights • banging • been banging on the door for some time • keep banging that drum • she bangs • banishes the demons • keeps the bank account topped up • you can bank on that • banzai • bare easy • a bare knuckle ride • a bare-kunckle street brawl • bare our teeth • barely broke sweat • barely credible • more than you bargained for • that's barking • a barnstormer • baseline • trying to bash that door down • a basket case • basking in success • bat away • like a bat out of hell • batted away • batting above my average • the battle axe • battle-hardened • battle of wills • a battler extraordinaire • our battling qualities are undimmed • kept at bay • well I'll be • a beacon of hope • a beamer • beaming like a Cheshire cat • bearing my fangs • bears fruit • we can beat everyone on our day • the beat goes on • beat old foes • beat that • you can't beat the original • beat you in your own backyard • that takes some beating • like Beatlemania • beats the odds • beats to another drum • the beautiful game • you beauty • a thing of beauty • beauty in the beast • just because • becoming more comfortable in my own skin • put to bed any doubts • it gets us out of bed early • I don't get out of bed just to turn up. I'm here to win • bedding in • that's the bee's knees • made a beeline for it • beer today • bees are buzzing • all before teatime • not before time • before you can say 'Jack Robinson' • begin to stem the flow • beginner's luck • it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas • a behemoth • a come-from-behind victory • quite something to behold • not to belabour the obvious • have belief • I believe in affirmation and if you don't believe it you won't achieve it • I believe in it with every fibre of my being • I believe in miracles • I don't believe it • believe it or not • would you believe it? • I'm a believer • belle of the ball • bellicose • belligerent • bellissimo • all the bells and whistles • with bells on • the bells ring out • a bellwether • my belly is doing cartwheels • belly laugh • belt it out • a belter • sets a benchmark • bends it like Beckham • like Benjamin Button • doing what I do best • best bar none • on our best behaviour • all the best bits • best day ever • best days of my life • making the best fist of it • best foot forward • be the best I can be • sometimes the best ideas are the simple ones • best in show • best kept secret • I get the best lines • the best man wins • had the best night's sleep • the best of a bad situation • best of both worlds • best of British • best of class • the best of my generation • best of the best • best of the bunch • we're the best of the nation, the one per centres of our country • best of the rest • best on the planet • best one • my best shot • best thing since baked catfish • best thing since sliced bread • had the best time ever • be the best version of ourselves • being my best when my best is required • my best years are still to come • I'd bet my shirt on it • that's better • no better feeling • getting a better handle on it • getting the better of things • in a much better place • it doesn't get better than this • sometimes it's better to be lucky than good • it gets you between the ears • beyond compare • beyond excited • beyond happy • beyond my wildest dreams • going beyond techspectations • beyond the point of return • beyond the realm of everything I thought possible • beyond the stuff of dreams • bided my time • big and bigger • the big bahooey • big bang • a big bash • a big brouhaha • a big cheese • it's a big deal • big dog • big finish • a big fish in the pond • big games are for big players • something big has landed • big hearted • big hitter • the big hoorah • make a big impact • made such a big jump • a big moment • big money deal • go big or go home • big party on the cards • a big realisation for me • taking a big scalp • big signal-booster • big-sky thinking • a big song and dance about it • a big step in the right direction • a big tick for me • so big you can see it from space • we're going to need a bigger boat • that's bigger than big • bigger than God • things don't come much bigger than that • biggest 'doh' moment • the biggest name of all • the biggest of smiles • it's a biggie • biologists call it symbiosis • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? • bish bash bosh • would make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window • got the bit between my teeth • it is a bit nuts • bit of all right • bites back • bitten by the bug • I'm blagging it • blam • what a blast • a blast from the past • go out in a blaze of glory • blazing a trail • bless my soul • so blessed • blessed dream • a blessing in disguise • a blessing or a curse? • a blessing to me • blew away my rivals • blimey • blimey, O'Riley • blindingly obvious • I won't blink first • blistering • blistering barnacles • blitz through • blockbuster • blood, sweat and tears • a blood and guts performance • blood and thunder • bloody-minded • will bloody my kunckles • giving out a few bloody noses • coming into bloom • it just bloomed • bloomin' heck • bloomin' marvellous • blow by blow • blow me down • blow my own trumpet • I'm blown away • there she blows • blows away the doubters • blows it wide open • blows my mind • blows the doors off • out of the blue • blue chip • my blue-eyed boy • a blue riband event • blue sky thinking • blueprint for success • a blunt instrument • blushes are spared • on board • gets on the board • a boatload of fun for all of us • bob's your uncle • it bodes very well for us • bodes well for many years • an out-of-body experience • bog standard • bogeyman • there's no bogging me down • boing! boing! I bounced back • boisterous • bold and beautiful • bold as brass • bolsters the ranks • a bolt from the blue • a bona-fide new start • a bonanza • we have a bond that can never be broken • make no bones about it • bonkerooney • the boo boys stay silent • doing it by the book • one for the book • book-ends golden haul • book the hotel for next year's final • bookends all the good things • bookie's favourite • boom, got it • boom time is here again • Boom! Boom! • boomerang back • it is a boon • boosts belief • born ready • born to be wild • born to run • bosh • like a boss • bossed it • bossing it • gave it both barrels • both wows and worries humanity • no bother • bother • what a lot of bottle • you'd like to bottle these emotions • the bottom line • bottoms up • that puts the bounce back • bounce back • bounce back like a coiled spring • bouncing off the walls with joy • a boundless pleasure • in bouyant mood • a bow wave of momentum • bowled over • can't put me in a box • box clever • box of tricks • in a box seat • that boxes my socks • boy • a boy can dream • boy oh boy • Boy's Own stuff • boys are back in town • the boys done good • boys in the band • boys with their toys • I've bragging rights • brain-melting • brain of Britain • no-brainer • brava brava • only the brave • a brave new world • brave or stupid • braveheart • I took a bravery pill • the bravest of the brave • bravo • a bravura performance • breaches fortress • bread and butter • I want to break free • a break from tradition • break the stranglehold • break through walls and kick down doors • breaking new boundaries • breaking new ground • breaking news • breaking point • breaking ranks • breaking the boxes that we put ourselves in • breaking the glass ceiling • a breakout role • breaks resistance • breaks resolve • breaks the bank • breaks the ice • breaks the impasse • breaks the mould • breaks the spell • takes my breath away • a breath of fresh air • breathe a sigh of relief • breathed new life into it • breathing fire • breathing new life into it • gives me some breathing room • got some breathing space • breathless • breathtaking • it's a breeze • something brewing • brews up a quiet storm • a brief encounter with a true hero • all is bright • all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed • bright shining star • bright spark • that's a bright spot • bright spots amid the gloom • a bright start • one of the brighter lights on the stage • it was brill • brilliant • a brilliant tightrope walk across the wild side of life • brimful of derring-do • brimming with belief and fight • brimming with confidence • bring grist to the mill • bring home the trophy • bring joy to my heart • bring my experience to bear • bring on the big guns • bring to the boil • bring to the fore • a lot to bring to the table • brinkmanship • bristles with intent • Brit of grit • the British Messi • broad shoulders • a broadside • if it ain't broke, don't fix it • broke free from the shackles • broke my duck • broke the bridge • broke the deadlock • brushing aside • buccaneering • buckets of panache • bucks the trend • won't budge • in budget and always in style • is a building block • building bridges • we built this city • no bull • that takes the bull by the horns • bullish • bullseye • a bumper edition • bundle of joy • buoyed by an abundance of riches • buoyed by that • my burgeoning reputation • buried it • we buried them • that buries the hatchet • going for the burn • burning the candle at both ends • burnished my reputation • burst clear • bursting at the seams • bursting with pride • bursts onto the scene • they came to bury me • this is the business • business as usual • gets the business done • we're at the business end • there's no business like show business • a busman's holiday • busting a gut • busy bee • puts butter on the bread • really on the button • buy me vital time • buying time • the buzz is gathering at a rate of knots • by common consent, the finest performance • by eck • by fair means rather than foul • by George • by gum, chuck • by hook or by crook • by jove • by Jupiter • by the finest of margins • by the grace of God • by the seat of my pants • c'mon guys, it's just decent innit • like a caged tiger • a cagey affair • I'll have my cake and eat it • cakes all round • made the call • when they call action, it's like I've got some magical light inside me • calling a spade a spade • my calling card • calling time • calls for a conga • the calm before the storm • calm heads • a cameo • in the can • I will because I can • canary in the coalmine • do the cancan • like taking candy from a baby • a canny move • the cap fits • cap that • caped crusader • capital • captain fantastic • a captain gives others the wheel • captain sensible • captured the imagaination • captured the imagination of the nation • caramba • isn't the only card up my sleeve • I don't care what anyone says • my career could skyrocket • career defining • brings my career full circle • careful, we byte • a carnival atmosphere • carried aloft • sometimes I get carried away • carried the fight • carried the greater threat • carrying the torch • carved open • on the case • case closed, put your feet up • case in point • it was just a case of when • cashing in • cast-iron credentials • now cast my own shadow • casts a spell • that put the cat among the pigeons • put the cat among the pigeons • cat who got the cream • that's the cat's whiskers • a catalyst • catapulted to fame • catch me if you can • what's the catch? • in a category of one • cathartic • caught dead to rights • caught everyone a little off guard • cause for optimism • caused a riot • caused havoc all night • causes a few palpitations • causing a racket • causing a stir • cautiously optimistic • cavalier from start to finish • cavalry is on its way • I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Jerusalem, In England's green and pleasant land • you can't put a ceiling on us • celebrate with a scone with clotted cream • our celebration definitely won't be a cup of tea and a biscuit • celestial • cement my place • cemented my reputation • the centre of attention • centre of the universe • the centrepiece statement • it's certainly all go • certainly lived up to expectations • certainly passes the time • certainly value for money • a chain reaction • chalked up another victory • a challenge to my oven-readiness • champagne moment • champion • take my chance • chance of a lifetime • took their chances • taking no chances • chancing my arm • I wouldn't change a thing • a change for the better • wouldn't change it for the world • change maker • change of gear • change of plan • a change of tack • we can change on a dime • I've changed my tune • changed people's lives forever • changes the narrative • changing of the guard • changing tack • channel David Beckham • they'll chant your name • well in charge • a charm offensive • charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul • we chase the shadows of the shadows • cheats death • keeping in check • a checklist moment • a bit of cheer • cheers and tears • get the cheers in • cheers to that • more chemistry between us than Marie and Pierre Curie • cheque's in the post • takes the chequered flag • a cherry atop the cake • cherubic • chief conductor • like child's play • chimes in • chin chin • a chink of light • chinwag • a chip off the old block • it is about chipping away • chiselling the rough edges • I didn't choose bingo, it chose me • the chosen one • all I want for Christmas • like Christmas everyday • Christmas has come early • all my Christmases have come at once • chuckles abound • chuffed to bits • a cinch • claims the lion's share • don't clap, throw money • going like the clappers • class act • a class apart • in a class of my own • the class of the field • classic • classy • claws way back • clean as a whistle • clean bill of health • a clean break • a clean getaway • a clean sheet • a clean start • clean sweep • clean up • cleaned up my act • in the clear • all clear • clear and obvious • clear break • with a clear conscience • clear-cut • puts clear daylight between myself and my opponents • a clear-out • a clear vision • someone who clearly means what she says • clears the fog • clears the way • too clever by half • clever like that • clever Trevor • climbing my personal Mount Everest • clinched it • clinical • a close call • a close shave • too close to call • quite close to perfection • put the 'closed' sign up • closes the deal • closes the gap • this is the closest we'll get to what The Beatles experienced • closing the gap • a cloud burst • I'm on cloud nine • clouds parting • what the cluck? • like taking coals to Newcastle • the coast is clear • coasted to a win • cock-a-hoop • I'm a cock-eyed optimist • a cocktail of scars and celebrations • cocktails tonight • a cocoon and chrysalis moment • coining it • what a coinkydink • had the cojons to make big decisions • come in from the cold • collective elbow bump • colossal • a colossus of the game • colour me happy • colour me shocked • gives colour to the cheeks again • a comback worthy of Hollywood • combustible • so much more to come • comeback from oblivion • comeback kid • comeback kings • the comeback of all comebacks • cometh the hour, cometh the man • commanding victory • our commitment is never in doubt • the communion between players and fans is important • make compelling arguments • compelling show • no complacency from me • a complete 180 • a complete 360 • not a complete clown • a complete unknown • completed the demolition • completely done a U-turn • completes the set • composed • concerns were allayed • get the confetti • gives me confidence, more than any kind of swagger • a confidence boost • confidence trick • a conflation of the jazz and classical • conjured up one of my signature finishes • conquer demons • conquering hero • consider it done • consign defeat to history • the most consistent cog in the machine • a constant in an ever-changing world • consummate top order • in contention • no contest • I'll continue to do my talking on the pitch • continued to press my case • continued where I had left off • continuing to put in the miles • in control of our own destiny • controlled chaos • convincing • cook up another upset • cooking up a storm • now we're cooking with gas • if you have to try and be cool, you're not cool are you • as cool as Harry Styles • it's cool Britannia • cool doesn't even begin to cover it • how cool is that? • cool running • cooler and wiser heads prevail • the coolest cat • cor blimey • core belief • gets to the core of me'. • the corinthian thing to do • like a cornered lion • cornered the market • no corners were cut • a cornerstone • doesn't cost the earth • count my blessings • can't be counted out • coup de grace • a coupon-busting moment of local folklore • courage of my convictions • courtesy of the tooth fairy • cover star • covered some ground • covers all bases • the cowboy rides into town • crack open a bottle • crack open the champagne • cracked it • cracked the case • cracked the code • that cracked the nut • that's a cracker • cracker jack • a cracking performance • make it in cracking time • crackles with a genius it's hard to put your finger on • cranks up the dial to eleven • crash and burn • crash bang wallop • crazy • the Crazy Gang • how crazy is this? • cream of the crop • the cream will rise to the top • created a grin right across my face • creates an incredible legacy • creating a Super Bowl-style buzz • creating banner headlines • creating chances • not creating too many moving parts • a creative force • getting credit I deserve • all credit to the lads, they've put in an incredible shift • the credits roll • creme de la creme • on a crest of a wave • a cri de coeur • crikey • criminally good • cripes • the critics are raving about it • a crock of gold • the crossbar came to the rescue • crossed swords • something to crow about • as the crow flies • and the crowd goes wild • have the crowd in the palm of my hand • the crowd is on its feet • a crowd pleaser • the crown fits • crown jewel • a crown prince • crowned Godlike genius • crowned king • crowned the queen • crowning glory • it's a cruise • in cruise control • cruising • crumbs • I crushed it • And all should cry, Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair! • crystal clear • cue car-horn orchestra blaring out well into the early hours • cue rejoicing • cue the fireworks • cue the music • cult-hero • cup is still overflowing • my cup runneth over • cures hangover • curtain call • brought the curtain down • cushti • on the cusp • makes the cut • a cut above in a sea of mediocrity • I don't cut corners • cut from a different cloth • cuts it fine • that cuts the mustard • cuts through like a knife through butter • cuts through the noise • cutting edge • cutting right to the bone • a dab hand • I'm the daddy • Daisy pulls it off • did the damage • can't dampen joy • like Dan Dare • dance 'till dawn • a dance floor filler • dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee • got you dancing • there will be dancing in the streets • gets me dancing like nobody is watching, just make sure nobody is watzhing • dancing on top of bus shelters • everyone is dancing to my tune • dancing with joy • dancing with the devil • that's dandy • dang • danger man • to dare is to do • dare to dream • dared to believe • daring • a dark cloud looming • a dark horse • darn tootin • have my day • another day in the sun • a day like no other • a day to tell the children about • one day wonder • daydream believer • brings it out into the daylight • dazzling • a dead cert • dead clever • dead right • deadline day • deadly • deadly combination • a deal without the spiel • dece • gave a decent account of ourselves • the decibel level has just increased • decision made • if only every decision was this simple • the decisions we make come to define us • deck the halls • all decked out • I decked you • deconstructs it • a decorated team • a dedicated follower of no fashion • defiant • defied age and expectations • defies gravity • defies second-guessing • defies speculation over future • a defining moment • definitely come to the party • definitely tracking in the right direction • definitely would have headlined at Glastonbury • deft touch • defy the odds • defying gravity, don't bring me down • delays coronation • delectable • a delicious entree • like a delicious wedding cake • delighted to get through the door • delightful • a delightful aperitif before the banquet • delightful hi-jinx • delirious • delivering the goods • delivery man • in demand • demob-happy • demolish • not to be denied • the denouement • puts a dent in the universe • a bit of a departure • I deserve my chances • deserved the rapturous reception • deserves a pat on the back • deserves greater recognition • deserving of our victory • despatched in double-quick time • just desserts • it's all in the details • detente • determined to go the distance • what the deuce • developed at supersonic speed • devil-may-care • diamonds can only be made under intense pressure • what the Dickens • Dickens of a win • dictate terms • can dictate the narrative • the die is cast • makes the difference • in a different league • a different level entirely • how difficult was that? • like digging up buried treasure • she digs and digs and digs • brings another dimension to it • I can dine out on this forever • a ding-dong battle • ding dong dandy • dining at the top table • one that does not disappoint • like discovering fire • dishing out the punishment • dishing the dirt • there is much to dislike for the jealous • dislodge you • dispatched • that's not to diss you • go the distance • puts some distance between us and the competition • isn't that divine • divine intervention • dizzying in its scope and brilliant in its execution • that'll have to do • that'll do • just what the doctor ordered • a doddle • dog days • that's the dog's • doggedly stuck to the task • the domino effect • this is how it should be done • well done, team • done a half-decent job • I've done an alright job • all done and dusted • a done deal • we have done enough • done it • done it all • been there, done it and wore the T-shirt • done more than enough • done our best to stay in the mindset • done properly • that's done right • done the heavy lifting • we have done this dance a few times • doo-bee-doo-bee-doo-ing • all doolally • door-busting • door's open • double down • do a double-take • double top • double whammy • doubters are silenced • doing it, not doubting it • the doves fly high • that's dowhill • I can take you down • goes down a storm • goes down a treat • how do I get down now? • got it down pat • down to a T • got it down to a tee • it's all downhill from here • that's downhill with the wind behind me • downright bonkers • doyen of players • the doyenne • dragged back from the edge of heaven • dragged out of the dark ages • dragged us back into the conversation • dragon slayer • drama with a capital 'D • draws an appreciative audience • don't ever not dream • keep my dream alive • if you don't dream big, you won't become big • like a dream come true • it's the dream I didn't have coming true • a dream isn't some sparkly diamond we get. Sometimes it's rough, it's not pretty • dream result • dream team • it's the dream ticket • still dreaming • in dreamland • dreams can come true • dressed to impress • drink it in • I'll drink to that • drinks are on me • driving force • drool-worthy • drop-dead stunning • dropped anchor • drove a horse and coaches through that • drum roll • drunk with power • not a dry eye in the house • duck and dive • like a duck to water • dummy run • I dunnit • dynamite • eager beaver • eagle eye • where eagles dare • early '90's bombast kind of thinh • the early bird catches the worm • an early Christmas present • made many of the early headlines • earn a crust • earn my spurs • earn my stripes • earned my keep • earned my key to the executive bathroom • earned us a legion of new fans • earns a reprieve • earns some Brownie points • my ears perked up • what on earth • how on Earth • feel the earth move • earth-shattering • the one thing I was put on earth to do • an earthquake • ease nerves • ease past • eases the pressure • it's not getting any easier • easing through the gears • easy, this lark • as easy as 1,2,3 • as easy as A B C • easy as cake • as easy as falling off a log • easy as pi • easy as pie • as easy as riding a bike • easy does it • easy money • easy on the eye • easy peasy • easy peasy, lemon squeezy • an easy rider • on easy street • easy to slot in • let them eat cake • eat them for breakfast • eat your heart out • ecky thump • like when your economy ticket gets bumped up to business • gives me the edge • edge it • edge-of-the-seat drama • edge of your sofa stuff • edge over line • eee by gum • it takes effort and it takes failure to become a success • with egg on their faces • El Clasico • like El Dorado • elated • I got my elbows out • electric • electrifying • in my element • elementary my dear Watson • elephants can dance • give 'em what they want • an embarrassment of riches • embracing my chance • get all emotional • kept emotional control • what an emotional rollercoaster • emotions running high • emphatic • an encyclopaedic knowledge • this is not an end, but a beginning • the be-all and end-all • the end is nigh • end odyssey on a high • the end of an era • end on a high note • end poor run • end slump • ended in dramatic fashion • endless sass and wit • ends drought • ends hoodoo • ends on a high • my most enduring work • energised • brings energy and lights up the room • England's beating heart • an engrossing game • I can't get enough • enraptured • ensures firecrackers • entente cordiale • entertaining the hoi polloi • enthralling • puts an entirely new complexion on it • make an entrance • another entry for my highlights reel • envelope-pushing • the envy of everyone • epic • epic win • had an epiphany • the epitome • epoch-defininng • epochal • equal to the task • maybe equalled, but never bettered • err on the side of caution • escapes from their grip • the establishment had their chance. Now it's our turn • et voila • etched my name into imortality • an eternal youngster • as the eulogies are written • euphoric • eureka • quite an event • eventually it clicked for me • eventually won through • evergreen • everyday amazing • it's not everyday you learn something new • given their everything • have everything at my fingertips • everything can be done in moderation • everything else is fluff • everything everywhere all at once • everything has come from this • everything is beautiful • everything was smooth sailing • everything's swell • everything's under control • gets me everytime • eww • exacted revenge • excellent application • the exception that proves the rule • exceptional • like an excitable puppy • I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control, and I think I like it • as excited as a child on Christmas morning • like excited little bunny rabbits • my exciting broken-field run ended with a fumble on the goal line • exclamation mark • exemplary • exhausting • an exhibition • exhilarating • the Exocet option • expand my repertoire • more expansive game • you expect the unexpected with us • expect this to run and run • no expense spared • experience in bagfuls • the kind of experience money can't buy • experienced campaigner • explode onto the global stage • explodes into life • explosive circumstances • expunges the taste of defeat • exquisite • extend my honeymoon • there's an extra frission • extra special • going the extra yard • extra! extra! • extraordinary • taking it to the extreme • exude confidence • exultant • eye candy • eye-catching • keeping an eye on the prize • eye-opener • eye-popping • eye-watering • my eyeballs certainly got a stretch • a bit eyeballs-out • my eyes are on stalks • eyes golden future • all eyes on me • fab • fab things • fabuloso • fabulous • in your face • my face fits • face of defiance • face saver • a face worth a millions words • I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way • factor 50 result • set fair • a fair crack of the whip • fair enough • it's fair game • fairly bullet-proof • my fairy godmother • a fairytale finish • keep faith • you've got to have faith • faith repaid in abundance • doesn't fall far from my tree • sometimes things just fall into place • like falling off a log • a false alarm • a false negative • familiarity breeds contempt • make my family proud • a famous victory • fan fave • well fancied • fancy footwork • fancy free • fancy that • the fandom feeding frenzy never let up • fanfare for the common man • the fanfare is not unmerited • the fans go wild • giving fans something special • fans' favourite • fantabulous • fantastic specimen • a fantastic use of my time • fantastica • fantastico • far better • far more brains than brawn • far out • so far so good • fast and furious • the fast and the curious • I couldn't get here fast enouth • a fast learner • faster, higher, stronger • our fate is in our hands • can't be faulted • finds favour • we don't fear anyone • fear replaced by fearlessness • everyone feared or followed them • fearsome • quite a feat • a feather in my cap • feather my nest • got my features twerking • a febrile atomsphere • I'll feed off it for the rest of my career • feeling a warm glow • got me feeling all nostalgic • feeling fruity • the feeling is good • feeling on top • make my feelings clear • it feels as if I'm waking up after a horrible dream • it still feels like a dream and I don't want to wake up • feels like a ton of bricks came off my back • feels like nothing that came before • feels like the closing of a circle • no need to get to your feet and applaud • keeping my feet firmly on the ground • feet-tappingly good • a feisty affair • I nearly fell through the floor • ferocious • fetch • feted • at fever pitch • having a field day • field of dreams • still in the fight • fight like I never fought before • the fight of our lives • fight to the finish • taking the fight to them • fighting fit • fighting like a lion • fighting my corner • fighting spirit • a fighting spirit that could single-handley win a war • fighting talk • fighting the system • we've had our fill • I want to fill that space, fill that potential • fills my boots • that fills my sails • it is final after final after final after final after final after final after final • final berth • a final bow • make final cut • the final hurdle • the final lap • the final piece in the jigsaw • the final piece of the puzzle • I have the final say • final touch • the final whistle • had the final word • finally coming out of my shell • not to put too fine a point on it • fine and dandy • a fine art • a fine display of artistic synergy • in fine fettle • in fine nick • fine up to a point • my finest hour • my finest role yet • finger-linkin good • put my finger on it • finger on my button • my fingerprints are all over this • having fingers in lots of different pies • we have got to finish it off • finish with a flourish • finishes the job • made it to the finishing line • finishing touch • fino alla prossima volta • fire and fury • fire in my belly • I have fire in my eyes • we all have a fire inside us • keeps the fire lit • fire starter • fired up • my firefighter act • came out firing • out of the firing line • firing on all cylinders • firing on all fronts • firm favourite • now that's a first • first among equals • first and foremost • first blood • first class • a first class drubbing • the first cuckoo of spring • the first mountain we climbed was Everest, it's only going to get flatter and better • first of many • first past the post • on the first rung • there's a first time for everything • first to the buzzer • like a fish to water • fit and firing • fit as a butcher's dogs • fit for a queen • fit for the purpose • fit to burst • fit to fly • comes in fits and starts • fits like a glove • fits like Cinderella's slipper • that fits the bill • a fitting end • a fitting farewell • a fitting send off • five card trick • five star tear-jerker • five stars • don't fix something if it's not broken • been a fixture • fizzed in • a fizzer • fizzing • flabbergasted • a flag-bearer for a new crop • a flag-waving Brit • a flair player • flash, brash • a flash of brilliance • flashpoint • going flat out • flattered by praise • flattered by the scoreline • if you've got it, flaunt it • flavour of the month • a flawed genius • flawless • fleet-footed • flew out of the traps • flexing muscle • a flicker of hope • flicks my switch • takes flight • take flight • flight of the imagination • flipped the script • flippin eck • flippin' amazing • like flipping pancakes with majestic grace • flirt with disaster • still floating • that floats my boat • a floor filler • floored • floored the throttle • flourishing • fluent • fluffing my feathers • a fluid outfit • no fluke • flushbunkingly gloriumptious • makes you want to fly • lets fly • fly • fly under the radar • flying blind • flying high • Flying Scotsman • flying solo • flying start • flying the flag • flying through the air with the greatest of ease • focus is key • focus on the next game • focused 110% • fog is clearing • fog of war clears • follow the leader • following a different soript • fond memories • foolproof • one foot and three toes in the final • have my foot in the door • will not take my foot off the accelerator • I won't take my foot off the gas • foot-stamping • not a foot wrong • football's coming home • give what for • a force of nature • a force that can't be denied • a force to be reckoned with • forced to bring on the heavy mob • at the forefront of my field • a foregone conclusion • the foremost • it's like a forest fire • forever forward • forever young • forging ahead • forgive my immodesty • forgotten how to lose • in-form • form counts for nothing • a formality • formidable • fortuitous • fortunate • forward thinking • somehow found a way to win • found fifth gear • found my bearings • found my rhythm • found my voice • found our banker • four quadrants • I'm in the frame • freaky freaky freaky freak • I'm free, my vision is clear, I can see • I get a free pass • given free rein • free-roaming • I'm just having a free swing at anything that comes my way • freestyling • fresh as a daisy • given a fresh lick of paint • fresh pickings • had fresher legs • frighten the pants off everyone • frighteningly good • frightfully good • no frills • there's more from where that came from • front and centre • on the front foot • front page • fruitful • brought to fruition • fuel to the fire • has my full attention • full-blooded • in full bloom • full bore • full disclosure • full English • in full flow • going full gun • a full head of steam • that's the full monty • full of attitude • full of beans • full of cheer • full of gumption • full of joy • full of life • full of unbridled joy • full on • the full package • a full peacock-tail display • at full-pelt • going the full reverb • full spec • full steam ahead • full stop, end of story • at full strength • at full stretch • in full swing • full theatrics mode • full throttle • at full tilt • full time • the full works • fully focused on the task at hand • fully invested • fully loaded • I'm a fully paid up member • fully prepared for that eventuality • could not have been more fulsome in praise • so much fun • such fun • fun and games • it's the most fun I've had for a long time • it's been fun while it lasted • funny as hell • it's funny how life turns out • a furore • further my claim • the fuse is getting closer to the dynamite • no fuss, no drama • the future has arrived • gadzooks • gain further kudos • gained an extra piquancy • gained immortality • galactico • gale force • galloped on • galvanised • gamble pays off • game, set and match • game-changer • game for a laugh • the only game in town • game on • game over • gangnam style • the gap is humongous • been a garden full of roses • garlanded with praise • garners praise • gasp • gathers pace • gazooks • all the gear in every idea • gee whizz • we just gel and go together • well-gelled • a generous helping • genesis • the genie is out of the bottle • genius • genius-tier • a gentle giant • gerrin there • as a gesture of goodwill • go-getter • one giant leap • makes the giant panda look positively commonplace • giant stride • giantkilling • going giddy • as giddy as a kipper • giddy with excitement • a gift from the gods • a gift from the heavans • gift of the gab • the gift that keeps on giving • gift wrapped • gift-wrapped • the gig is mine • gilding the lily • a gimlet eye • gimme, gimme • a gimme game • ginormous win • are you having a giraffe? • here comes the girl • this girl can • girl crazy • you get the gist • I have given all I have to give • so much more to give • I was glad • glad all over • my glass is always filled nearly to the top actually • I'm a glass-two-thirds-full person • glides through • really glistens • a glittering career • all that glitters • glitz and glam • glorious • gloriumptious • glorius absurdity • glory be • the glory I have long craved • puts the gloss on it • glowing reports • glowing with pride • goal • goals galore • the Goat (greatest off all time) • I'm gobsmacked • God-given gift • gods don't take curtain calls • the gods smile on me • a godsend • there she goes • gold at the end of the rainbow • like gold dust • gold plated • a gold rush • the gold standard • gold stars • a golden age • golden boy • golden day • a golden era • it's a golden flurry • golden generation • golden girl • golden legacy • golden nugget • golden oldie • a golden opportunity • golden ticket • the golden touch • golden wonder • goldmine • golly • golly gosh • going, going, gone • gone and done it • gone balls to the wall • gone big again • gone full cycle • gone full tonto • gone nutty • gone one better • gone out in style • gone out on a limb • gone out there and given it a good go • gone through hell • gonna be well pro now • all good • come good • it's all good • well good • so good • good, bad and ugly • when they are good, they are very very good • good as gold • good as hell • gave as good as I got • as good as it gets • gave as good as we got • I've got good butterflies about it • a good buzz • a good day in our history • one good deed leads to another • we've got good direction of travel • I've got a really good feeling • in good form • really good fun • good going • good golly, miss Molly • good gosh • good grief • in good heart • good heavens • so good I want to tell the whole group chat • made a really good impression • had a good innings • good is not good enough • how good is that? • that's a good job done • good Karma • it gave me a good laugh • for good measure • do you want the good news or the good news? • a good news story • good nose for it • a good omen • I'm in a good place • a good place to ply my trade • you can't keep a good player down for long • good progress • in good shape • good shout • in good spirits • in a good spot • good start • puts me in good stead • feel-good story • good stuff • more of a good thing • I only have good things to say about it • I'm here to have a good time not a long time • good times never seemed so good • keeps the good times rolling • always good to hear • too good to miss • good to stay in the rhythm • good un • been good value • it was good while it lasted • in good working order • a goodie • goodness • goodness gracious • goodness knows • goodness me • goody goody • goose is cooked • goose-pimply goodness • the goose that laid golden eggs • that gives me goosebumps • Gordon Bennett • gorgeous • gosh • gossamer-beautiful • gotcha • my goto choice • gourmet stuff • gr8 • grabbed by the scruff of the neck • grabs the moment with both hands • gracious • gracious in victory • grafted and grinded • a grand day out • grand finale • grandmaster • grandstand finish • grasped the nettle • grateful for small mercies • like greased lightning • greased the wheels • with great aplomb • great chutzpah • great escape • doing great guns • go to great lengths • we're in a great place now • a great powerhouse • great pretender • a great run • great Scott • gave us one of our great stories • making great strides • great stuff • how great was that • for the greater good • greater than the sum of the parts • the greatest show on earth • the greatest showman • one of the greats of the genre • gives green light • green-lit • green shoots of recovery • greeted by rapturous applause • on the grid • grieving over, time to go again • grind out victory • grinning from ear to ear • grinning like a lunatic • gripping • a gripping storyline • more about grit than attacking verve • gritty • groovy • groundbreaking • grow in stature • we grow old but we never grow up'  • growing old disgracefully • makes grown men dribble • given a guard of honour • have my guard up • brings guile • the guiltiest of guilty pleasures • gung-ho • gunning for • all guns blazing • gunslingers • got some gusto • gutsy • go-to guy • let's make a habit of it • hail Mary • hail to the king • not a hair out of place • hair raising • makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up • not half • doesn't half help • it ain't half hot • hall of fame • hallelujah • go hammer and toogs • hammering home • the Hand of God • hand on heart • have one hand on the trophy • hand over fist • handed the world on a plate • handle with kid gloves • hands me a lift • hands up in the air • a handy pointer • more than just a handyman • not hanging about • it nearly didn't happen at all • did that really happen? • happenstance • couldn't be happier • the happiest man alive • happiness in any language • always be happy, never satisfied • happy and glorious • happy as a sunbeam • happy as Larry • happy bunny • I'm a happy chappy • happy Christmas, war is over • happy clappy • happy days • happy days are here again • happy ending • happy ever after • happy I'm living rent-free in your head • so happy it hurts • a happy man • the happy one • in my happy place • in a happy place • a happy return to the fold • many happy returns • so happy to be back • happy to be in the hat • happy to keep the battle lines open • happy to lose my head • I'm in happy valley now • hard-fought • hard graft has paid off • hard-headed • hard to beat • doing it the hard way • hard work pays off • hardcore • hark the herald angel • no harm done • there's no harm in that • harmonises • Harry Houdini • hat-trick • hate to say I told you • really is a must-have • make hay while the sun shines • like a hazy dream • keep my head above water • a head for heights • head for the checkout • head girl • head held high • head honcho • my head is like a sponge and I will absorb everything • my head is still spinning • head over heels • a bit of a head scratcher • a head-slapper • makes my head spin • got my head together • head turner • I kept my head when all around were losing theirs • heading in the right direction • headline act • kept our heads • won't be getting out of our heads anytime soon • heads we win • headstrong • made more headway • a heady brew • heady cocktail • heady days • heals scar • heals the scar tissue of defeat • a healthy dose of good fortune • hear hear • can you hear me? • take heart • it gives me heart • from the heart • my heart is racing • heart-melting • at the heart of a world-class orchestra • heart of stone • my heart sings • my heart skipped a beat • heart warming • my heart was bursting • puts my heartache behind me • the heartbeat of the team • will be heartened • heartening • feel the heat • heat is off • heat was cranked up • like heaven on a fluffy cloud • like heaven on earth • heaven sent • heavens • heavens above • it's just so heavy • she ain't heavy • heavy-metal • a heavyweight battle • what the heck • one heck of a comeback • one heck of a journey • brought to heel • a well heeled hippy • the height of my ambition • at the height of my fame • at the height of my game • held in very high esteem • held nerve • held on with relative ease • held sway • held up our end of the bargain • been to hell and back • hell-bent • going hell for leather • hell froze over • hell of a finish • one hell of a ride • come hell or high water • to-hell-with-it attitude • hellbent • hellfire and brimstone • hello possible • a helping hand • helps move the ground a little • a helter-skelter classic • Her Majesty's pleasure • a Herculean effort • have-a-go hero • hero of the hour • hero-worship • not all heroes wear capes • heroic and historic • hey hey • hey presto • in my heyday • heyyy • hi five • a hidden gem • hidden in plain sight • it's not like I can hide behind a lamppost • you're on a hiding to nothing • going out on a high • on high alert • high and mighty • a high art • sets a high bar • high-calibre • high drama • high emotion • high-end finish • give me a high five • high flyer • takes the high ground • high hopes • high intensity • high-jinx • high octane performance • high performance, low maintenance • this is a high point but I hope it's not the highest point • taking the high road • in high spirits • high-tempo • my high water mark • it's about not getting too high with the highs or low with the lows • a higher calling • a higher power • the highest of highs • highly accomplished • highly commended • some hijinks • always hip • from the hip • hip hip hooray • historic moment • history beckons • history boys • history favours us • history made • history on our side • history repeats itself • hit full power • hit maker • it hit me full pelt in the face • hit my stride • hit parade • hit paydirt • hit the right beat • hit top gear • one hit wonder • all hits, no misses • hits all the right notes • hits dizzy heights • hits the front • hits the mark • hits the mark like a Tom Brady pass • hits the nail on the head • hits the right note • that hits the spot • hits top form • hits top speed • hits twaddle overload • hitting back • hitting new heights • hitting out • what ho • hocus pocus • hoist our flag up high • isn't just hokum • can't hold a candle to me • hold everything • I want to hold medals, I want to touch it. For me, it's podiums that matter • more than hold my own • hold on to your hats • we can hold our heads up high • hold the front page • hold the mail • no holding me back • holding up well • holds all the aces • holds all the cards • hole in one • holy cow • the holy grail • holy kryptonite • holy mackeral • holy moly • holy smoke • feel at home • have home advantage • home and dry • get home fires burning • home from home • on a home run • got home safe and sound • on the home straight • that brings home the bacon • on home turf • home with only a few layers of skin to spare • homework pays off • honest to God • an honourable mention • keeps them hooked • hooray • what a hoot • hop, skipped and jumped • hope not fear, light not darkness • hope to see the beers flying • keep hopes alive • hopes hanging by a string • hoping to put my name in lights • a one horse race • horsing around • hosanna • some like it hot • hot dog • hot foots it • hot hot • hot property • in the hot seat • hot-shot • hot streak • hot streak continues • hot stuff • a hot ticket • too hot to handle • hot to trot • hotly anticipated • hotshot • hotter than the sun • the hottest property • hottest tickets • in the house • brings the house down • like a house on fire • a household name • made me howl • howzat • huge • a huge influence • a huge lift • huge moment • a huge plus • hugely creditable • a hullabaloo • not human • from humble beginnings • one hundred and eighty • one hundred percent • that's all hunky dory • we hunt in packs • going through the hurdles • hurray • the hype is going to be stratospheric • hypnotically good • i'm all cut and thrust • an ice-breaker • ice with that • that's the icing on the cake • iconic status • you get the idea • so idiomatic • idiot savant • your ignorance is no defense • illustrious • imagine that • imbued with gravitas • immaculate • immensely gratifying • immortal • made an impact outside rarefied circle • so impactful • impeccable • impeccable timing • our imperial phrase • it's the most important least important thing • impose myself on the opposition from ball one • impossible is nothing • impossible to ignore • makes me impossible to overlook • impressed • making an impression • an improbable victory • you can't improve on perfection • I'm in • incendiary • won't give an inch • an inch away from being perfect • inch perfect • incomparably better • an incorrigible scamp • incredibly urgent • incroyable • indefatigable • indescribeable • an Indian summer • an industrious showing • as inevitable as pudding following the cheese and port • inked an early win into the calendar • inks deal • making inroads • it's insane • insanely great • an insatiable appetite to keep moving forward • on the inside track • inspiration strikes • inspired • an inspired choice • inspires wanderlust • Insta-overload • made me an Instagram star • an instant classic • an instant fix • instant gratification • instant hit • a bit intense • for all intensive purposes • for all intents and purposes • interstellar genius • an intriguing contest • intuitive improvisation is the secret of genius • invincible • the invincibles • involved in more great escapes than Harry Houdini • Irish eyes will be smiling • a will of iron • an iron fist • irons in the fire • ironside • irreplaceable • irrepressible • irrepressible joy • ISAWITFIRST • there you have it • that's more like it • make most of it • still got it • I like it • an itch I just had to scratch • itched that itch • Jack the lad • jackpot • that's our jam • jam today • jaw droping • all that jazz • jeepers creepers • jeez • a jewel • a jewel in the crown • jingle all the way • the jinx, it's all over • jive talking • just the job • just doing my job • job done • another job well done • jock • joie de vivre • joined at the hip • joined-up thinking • jolly hockey sticks • just jollying us along • jolted into action • just joshing • journey's end • what a joy • no joy in life is small • joy to the world • joyful and triumphant • joyous news • jubilation • juggernaut • jump start • jumped before I was pushed • jumpin' Jack Flash • jumping for joy • jumping in with both feet • jumping jelly beans • jumping on the bandwagon • jumping up on the chairs, demanding an immediate encore • a Jurassic Park-scale triumph • justice was done • more than justifies their faith • kapow • on an even keel • keen as mustard • keen to fill the void • ker-ching • what a kerfuffle • ketchup effect • key man • key players in the fight against global zombiefication • a key weapon in our armoury • kick ass with kindness • kicked back • kicked into touch • get my kicks • kickstart • it's like being a kid again • I kid you not • it's a kid's dream • kid's stuff • tha's kidding right? • the kids are alright • in for the kill • kill them with kindness • all killer and no filler • killer blow • making a killing • that kills two birds with one stone • one of a kind • I'm the king of the castle and you're the dirty rascal • king of the hill • king of the jungle • king of the singers • I'm the king of the world • the kiss of life • having a knees-up • knight in shining armour • knock me down with a feather • a knock-out line-up • knocked for six • knocked it flaming out of the ballpark • knocked it on the head • knocked me sideways • knocked off their pedestal • came a-knocking • I'll always be knocking on the door • knockout • we don't know how to quit • know it like the back of my hand • you know it make sense • know my onions • know my own mind • I know no boundaries • know the lay of the land • know the right button to hit • know the ropes • we just don't know when to give up • knowledge is power • really knows where that spot in my heart is • kooshty • la dolce vita • la forma a temporanea ma la classe e permanente • a labour of love • one of the Labours of Hercules • it lacks only party poppers • land-grab • it did not land in our laps • land knockout blow • land of hope and glory • landed a few punches • landmark moment • lands top honour • the landscape has changed • do a lap of honour • lapping it up • a large plus for us • larger than life • laser like focus • lashing home • last gasp victory • last grasp winner • a last hurrah • the last laugh • last man sitting • last of the big spenders • last of the summer wine • like finding that last remaining parking space • have the last word • late, late show • a late bloomer • late developer • late surge • late to the party • a laudable achievement • much-lauded • lauded by the cognoscente • a laugh a minute • laugh in the face of adversity • laugh out loud • I haven't laughed like this for ages • laughing all the way to the bank • a launch pad • a law unto myself • lay bogey to rest • lay it on the line • lay waste • lays down markers • lays down the law • lays the groundwork • Lazarus-style recovery • taking the lead • lead people down the garden path • lead the frontline • lead the line • lead you a merry dance • take me to your leader • leader of the pack • leading candidate • a leading contender • leading by example • leading from the front • a leading light • leading the pack • leads the way • in a league of my own • leagues apart • lean and mean • a leap of faith • leapfrogged • leaping around like a bloody idiot • leaping into history • coming on in leaps and bounds • sometimes you have to learn on the job • it has been a learning curve • the least we deserve • leave with head held high • leaves an indelible mark • leaves door ajar • leaves it late • leaves more than a fleeting impression • leaves no avenue unexplored • leaves the critics eating their words • leaving the best 'till last • left, right and centre • there's a lot left in these legs • left purring • where I left the paved surface • legend in the making • legit • got legs • had put in the legwork • like a leopard changing its spots • lethal • not one for letting the green grass grow • doing my level best • it's a leveller • levels the playing field • keep the levels up • levitating with excitement • quite liberating • license to thrill • I have this licked • licking my lips • gives lie to the idea • set for life • this is the life • makes life a little easier • life affirming • life and soul of the party • life at the top can be lonely • feel like I've got my life back • life changing • when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade • life imitating art • for the life in later life • life in the old boys yet • there's life in the old dog • life is full of surprises • life is really good • life is sweet • taking on a life of its own • a life well lived • one of life's over-achievers • a lifeline • a lifetime achievement award • we have lift off • lifted out of the doldrums • lifted the veil • lifts a black cloud • lifts crown • lifts doom and gloom • lifts the curse • lifts the lid • lifts us out of the mire • light as a feather • light at the end of the tunnel • light lies the crown • light on my feet • at light-speed • makes light work • light years ahead • light years ahead of my time • a lightbulb moment • with the lightest of touches • lightning in a bottle • a lightning rod • at lightning speed • lightning strikes twice • keeping the lights on • lights the way • lights up the stage • what's not to like • there's a lot to like • go out on a limb • in the limelight • get the limpet off the rock • limping over the line • the line between genius and reckless has been nigh on impossible to see with the human eye • in the line of fire • lion-heart • lion tamers • lions roar • lip-smacking • lisn op • could listen to that all day • so lit • lit the fuse • it's literally banger after banger after banger • I'm literally crying • that literally was my year • a little bit more in the tank • I've still got a little bit of a devil in me • taken a little bit of a punt • a little bit of relief off my shoulder • a little bit of special • a little bit of Zebedee in my step • a little bundle of energy • little gem • with a little help from my friends • I feel like I've been on a little holiday • little Miss Sunshine • a little more besides • it's not a little thing, it's everything • live a charmed life • like Live Aid • live at the Apollo level • live my dream • we live by the sword • live wire • lived dangerously • lived to tell the tale • lived up to my billing • lives up to the hype • livin' la vida loca • living dangerously • living like a king • living my best life • made a living out of making the impossible possible • living the dream • lke a cat on heat • lo and behold • locked horns • going loco in Acapulco • lofty ambitions • London's best • the lone ranger rides again • lonely the brave • It's been a long, cold, lonely winter, it feels like years since it's been here, here comes the sun • so long, suckers • the long and short of it • not by a long chalk • the long goodbye • in for the long haul • long live the fairytale • long may it continue • long overdue • a long shot • it has been a really long slog • we had a long think about it - maybe five seconds • the long wait is over • no longer against the ropes • made you look • lookin' good • you're looking at a champion • like looking at a diamond from a different angle • looking sharp • things are looking up • we are now looking up instead of over our shoulders • looks a real spark • looks drastic • looks rosier • looks well-organised • Lord of all he surveys • lording it up • I do not do losing • your loss is my gain • from lost cause to cause celebre • that's your lot • I've got the lot • it's a lottery win, it doesn't come around very often • loud and proud • this should be in the Louvre • what's not to love • all you need is love • a lot of love • love it • don't you just love it when a plan comes together • a love letter to the world • love me or lothe me • loved every minute • lovely • lovely jubbly • lovin' it • loving the show • low hanging fruit • luck of the draw • luck of the Irish • you need a bit of luck sometimes • more by luck than judgement • the luckiest man alive • maybe I just got lucky • in my lucky place • lucky streak • a luminary • my lunar landing • luscious • keeps machine rolling • mad for it • no mad Max • the maddest thing • there was no magic • could it be magic • a kind of magic • made of magic • magic • no magic formula • magic moment • magic numbers • magic spell • magical • magical vibes • a magician never reveals their secrets • magnanimous • a thing of magnificence • magnificent • magnificent rise through the ranks • magnifico • magnifique • my magnum opus • bit of a magpie • the main attraction • the main event • the main man • a mainstay • takes it mainstream • majestic • Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh! Make 'em roar, make 'em scream • no malarkey • less malarkey, more smarty • mamma mia • mammoth • gets his man • like a man against boys • a man can dream • a man can fly • a man for all occasions • man of steel • man-of-the-match • man-of-the-moment • like a man possessed • a man who can spot a winner • the man with a plan • managed to join the dots • managed to keep a poker face • does the manager know? • Manchester City, we're coming for you • manic • I manifested and it came true • manna from heaven • on manoeuvres • puts it on the map • marauded forward • march on • marching to a different tune • marching with pomp and vigour • make my mark • enough to mark me out from the crowd • a marriage made in heaven • the masked avenger • massif • took a massive hit • master craftsman • master of disguise • master of the universe • masterclass • masterful • mastermind • masterpiece • masterplan complete • masters at work • match-fit • match grinner • a match made in heaven • match winner • matchless • you do the maths • it's a matter of time • when it mattered most • maverick • max factor • maximalist • maximum gains • maximum reward • do a maximus • maxxed out • that was the making of me • no mean feat • mean machine • we have to make it mean something • means business • means everything to me • means nothing and everything all at the same time • it means the world • got your measure • that's meat and drink to me • meat and potatoes approach • the medal and bubbly at the finish helps • more than meets the eye • mega • megastar • mein Gott • meisterwerk • mellow • a melting point • memories are made of this • memories made • a memory that will last me a lifetime • menacing • on the mend • making do and mend • make do and mend • a mensch • a going-for-it mentality • mentality monsters • merciless march • mercury rising • making merry • mesmirising • the message is loud and clear • not messing about • meteoric • there's method in madness • the Midas touch • mighty fine • a Mike Tyson uppercut • mile high club • miles better attitude • a milestone • all milk and honey • all milk and roses • milked for all its worth • one in a million • a million percent • make mincemeat of you • mind blowing • the mind boggles • mind boggling • don't mind if I do • mind over matter • mini me marvel • with a minimum of fuss • mining a rich seam • making a mint • is mint • mint condition • no minus points • mirabile dictu • miracle man • miraculous • a miraculous conception • ain't misbehaving • put out of their misery • had misses as well as hits • the missing ingredient we were looking for • on a mission • mission accomplished • it's mission complete • mission critical • make no mistake • go misty-eyed • in the mix • a mixed blessing • mmm • all mod cons • like a modern Red Adair • a modicum of intelligence • got my mojo back • the moment British society and culture changed forever • moment in the sun • a moment that will go down in folklore • didn't give them a moment's rest • momentous • moments that matter • has the momentum of a runaway freight train • take the money and run • money for old rope • money in the bank • monk-like level of focus • a bit of monkey off the back • a monolithic talent • a monster effort • monumental • in the mood • the mood music is encouraging • a moonshot • a moral crusade • on my moral high-horse • the moral of the story • a moral victory • morale boosting • less is more • the mother of all upsets • the mother of all victories • mother of invention • mother-of-wins • we're really motoring now • the Mount Rushmore of the modern game • ain't no mountain high enough • my mountain top • a mouth-watering climax • making my move • could move mountains • move on up • moved to tears • mover and shaker • we've got the moves • just like the movies • moving and shaking • moving on up • I'm Mr Big now • Mr big time • Mr Dependable • Mr Incredible • Mr Motivator • Mr Muscle • Mr popular • all too much • muddling through • look mum, no hands • music to my ears • a mute point • I'm the MVP • brings me out of myself • gives myself a bit of leeway • like Mystic Meg • nailed the brief • nails my colours to the mast • naked ambition • making a name for myself • got my name on it • put my name on the honours board • got my name on the roll of honour • got my name written all over it • the name's Bond • narrative flipped • a narrow escape • have a nasty streak • the nation is gripped • nation's favourite • a nation's sweetheart • national treasure • I'm a natural • a natural fit • like finding a natural pearl in an oyster • a natural winner • naughty • naughty but nice • necessary but not sufficient • it's now neck-and-neck • I needed to make sure my mind was actually in the race • I needed two weeks to come down to earth again • a needle mover • needs must • don't have any negatives • got the neighbours staring • nerve-shredding • well I never • never a dull moment • never allowed to rest • can never be airbrushed from history • things will never be the same • it's like I've never been away • never been prouder • never-before-seen • we never crossed the line • never done things by halves • never fails to impress • never feels like a chore • never felt so satisfying • you've never had it so good • never less than open and honest • we never let our heads go • never lets me down • never lost faith • never lost will to win • I will never measure progress in inches • we have never seen a greater day than this • never settle for second best • never smiled so much • never tell me the odds • never tickle a sleeping dragon • a new breed • a new broom • a new captain at the helm • a new dawn • brings a new dimension • it's a new direction • a new era • my new fav • a new high • new kid on the block • new kids on the block • a new lease of life • the new normal • I need new pants after that • new rules Britannia • there's a new sheriff in town • takes us into new territory • a new world order • the next big thing • next rung on the ladder • for my next trick • well nice • gets me on the nice list • nice little earner • a nice one-two • that's got a nice ring to it • that's a nice way to make a living • nice work if you can get it • that'll do nicely • in the nick of time • nicking it • nicks it • nifty • nimble • nine days' wonder • to the nines • nip it in the butt • nixed the deal • nobody can take this away from me • nobody caught wind of it • nobody does it better • nobody's fool • gets the nod • a nod and a wink • none of it happened by accident, only by design • none shall sleep • normal service resumed • put our nose back in front • got my nose in front • put my nose to the grindstone • make something out of nothing • nothing but the best is good enough • nothing compares • I'm taking nothing for granted • nothing is better • nothing is enough • there is nothing left on my bucket list • nothing quite prepares you for this • nothing short of genius • nothing to it • nothing to separate contendors • nothing to sneeze at • it's all about the here and now • take a look at me now • came from nowhere • nudge nudge wink wink • nullified the threat • number one • still number one in my playbook • number one target • we've got the numbers • a by-numbers romp • the numbers tell a story • numero uno • you've got to nurture talent • nuts about it • really an occasion that deserves a crowd • ode to joy • let off • off and running • lets off fireworks • off like a laser-guided greyhound • really going off-piste • get off scot-free • got off scotch-free • got it off the ground • off the hook • off the leash • off the mark • off the scale • a bit off the spectrum • off to a flyer • off to a running start • going on the offensive • I don't often do boring • Oh, what a beautiful mornin' Oh, what a beautiful day, I've got a beautiful feelin' Everything's goin' my way • oh blow • oh boy • oh I say • oh look • oh lordy • my oh my • oh my chuffing days • oh my days • oh my giddy aunt • oh my goodness • oh my gosh • oh my word • oh the irony • oh what a wonderful feeling • oh yes, oh yes! • ohmigod • well-oiled machine • OKaaaaay • like okay • I'm not getting old, I'm just getting started • out with the old, in with the new • you are as old as you feel • the old brains trust • it's an old cliche • an old fossil • an old head on young shoulders • you just can't let the old man in • old pals act • like the oldem days • the oldest swingers • oldies but goldies • OMG • omnipotent • I've got it going on • got it all going on • a once-in-a-blue-moon-experience • once in a lifetime moment • once the lights go off, it's full on race mode • got it in one • it is the One • now I'm the one • this one's just giving it up • no one's story is ever written in full • the one and only • getting onside • onto something • oof • ooh ar • ooh la la • ooh missus • oouldn't ask for more • an open and shut case • it's open season • it opened my eyes • an opening gambit • opening salvo • like opening up a box • opens account • that opens the floodgates • operate to a different set of rules • came at an opportune moment • opportunity knocks • opposites attract • ordinary hero • no ordinary Joe • the original (and still the best) • like no other • making others bend to my will • keeps others in my rear-view mirror • an outbreak of commonsense • it came from outer space • outshine • outshone my nemesis • outside the box • an outsider • outstanding • over and done with • all over bar the singing • over before it started • over my glitch • all over by tea-time • I'm all over that • got over the hump • I'm over the moon • over-the-top • over with a whimper • get one over you • overcame adversity • overcame some wobbles • go into overdrive • an overnight star • I was not trying to overthink • ow-zat • made it my own • we own it • own the streets • take ownership of my game • sets the pace • put through my paces • among the pacesetters • packed to the gunnels • packed to the rafters • packing more oomph than your standard player • packs a punch • a page turns today • paid for the patio • paid in full • more than paid my dues • paid off handsomely • paid real dividends • getting paid to spill the tea • no pain no gain • pain relief • paint the town red • paints a rosy picture • paints another masterpiece • paints everything in real colours • might just pan out fine • puts it in the pantheon • that papers over the cracks • par excellence • par for the course • paradise found • paradisiacal • from a parallel universe • parked my tanks on your lawn • parking the bus • look the part • I feel a part of history • part of my DNA • it's all part of our story • feel part of the furniture • a parting shot • partner in crime • my party piece • all things come to pass • pass credibility test • pass the test with flying colours • no passion, no point • the past is a foreign country • past master • make a path as well trodden as this feel brand new • it's a patient game • gives me pause for thought • it's payback time • pays the rent • you pays your money and takes your choice • pazam! • I'm at peace, I feel this is my calling • peace reigns througout the land • a peach • in peak form • if not peak performance, it was not a bad impression • a pearl • two peas in a pod • peekaboo • peerless • the pendulum has swung in my favour • like Penelope Pitstop • pennies from heaven • the penny's dropped • pent-up emotions • some people are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them • people are going to eye-roll about me • not many people can pull off these moves • the people have spoken • people power strikes again • making people smile • one of the people that makes the earth better • people will remember where they were for a whole week • people will want to get their mitts on this • perennial favourite • perfect • perfect, just as it is • a perfect brew • in perfect concert • the perfect fillip • perfect fit • in perfect harmony • perfect in every way • perfect platform • the perfect riposte • perfect ten • perfect timing • perfect timing, flawless execution • went perfectly to script • perfecto • the performance cf my life • that performance will live long in the memory • we have performed CPR, open-heart surgery and stuck on go-faster stripes • period. End of story • a period of rest and recovery now awaits • the person nobody else wants to play against • keeping things in perspective • keep being a pest • for Pete's sake • petrifyingly good • phenomenal • the phone has been ringing off the hook • a photo finish • phwoar • pick of the bunch • pick of the crop • pick up where left off • picked up the slack • picking up any dropped balls • picks the wheat from the chaff • picture perfect • piece of cake • a piece of color in a sea of same-ness • a piece of history • I want a piece of the action • one of my go-to pieces • like the Pied Piper • can't be pigeon-holded • pigs can fly • piledriver • pin sharp • a pinch-me moment • I had to pinch myself • pinnacle of my career • piping hot • it piqued my interest • pitch battle • pitch perfect • pivotal moment • got some pizzazz • take my place among the stars • my place in history is secure • no place like home • take my place with the greats • going places • plain as a pikestaff • plain sailing • on another planet • the planets align • it's all planned out • planned to the ninth degree • plant a commemorative tree • plate-spinning dexterity • take the plaudits • play strong hand • there are those who play the game and those who change it • play the get-out-of-jail card • played a straight bat • played into my hands • I played it by ear • I played my best game • played my trump card • played the innings of his career • played with flaming eyed conviction • player • the player all others bow down to • a player no one wants to play • playing a new ball game • playing British Bulldog • playing catch-up • playing fast and loose • playing hardball • playing it close to my chest • playing it for laughs • playing like a dream • playing more than decent • playing by my own rules • playing on repeat until 2025 • playing the field • playing the long game • playing the percentages • playing through pain • playing to the crowd • playing to the gallery • this pleasant land • what a pleasant surprise • that please me no end • will please the purist • pleased as punch • pleased to draw a line under this • a pleasing thing • it's been a pleasure • plenty in reserve • plenty more of where that came from • plenty of substance beneath the hype • plenty to celebrate • plenty to relish • a plethora of riches • I will keep plodding along until I can't do anymore • ploughing ahead • pls like • plugging the leak • a plum role • plying my trade • poacher-in-chief • pocket rocket • poetic justice • now that's poetry • poetry in motion • that's on point • point made • I had a point to prove • pointing the way • a points machine • you don't poke a mad dog with a stick • in pole position • pomp and circumstance • pop goes the weasel • popped a pin in their bubble • pops the balloon • so popular, would have got a flypast • portrait of an artist at work • put positive spin on • how positively lovely • positively ripping • possesses too much firepower • post-gym smugness • poster girl • one for posterity • a pot of gold • a potboiler • potent • a potential banker • a potential bolter • took potshots • pounces • pour heart and soul into it • pow • power grab • power play • power to the people • powered past • so powerful, religious almost • powering through • a powerplay • practice makes perfect • practice what I preach • praise be • praise the Lord • praiseworthy • pre-eminent • a pre-emptive strike • preaching to the converted • a precarious point • precocious or what? • predictable in my unpredictable • at a premium • prescient • made my presence felt • in the presence of greatness • press home my advantage • pressed my suit • pressed the big red reset button • pressed the nuclear button • can take the pressure • pressure is a privilege • no pretence of socially distanced celebrations • pretender to the throne • pretty formidable • pretty hard shoes to fill • pretty meaty • pretty much all my boxes ticked in life • pretty much carte blanche • with a prevailing wind • you can't put a price on that • priceless • a priceless ruby in the sport's crown jewels • my pride and joy • takes pride of place • in my prime • prime suspect • prime time • prise open • takes no prisoners • another pristine outing • a privilege and honour • it's a privilege to be part of it • prize guy • prized pony • pro grade • a more proactive display • probably need to be scraped off the pavement later on • will probably spill my drink • probably the best thing that could have happened to me • no problem • problems surmounted • still processing my emotions • like a procession • prodigious talent • prodigiously gifted • produced our A-game • produced the goods • profoundly moving • the prognosis is good • progress my goals • quite prolific • come to prominence • promising • proof of concept • propels us forward • proper good • proper graft • a proper night out • properly touching • prosper mightily • that will do me proud • proud as a peacock • proud as punch • proud isn't the word • one of my proudest moments • I like to prove people wrong, I like to prove myself wrong • proved decisive • proved experience is an undervalued asset • proved the difference • proved the scourge • proved tough to break down • proved we are no mugs • proves a point • proves critics wrong • proves my worth • provided extra insurance • proving transformative • pugnacious • pukka • when I have to pull the chips out, everytime I've delivered • a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps mentality • pulled a fast one • pulled an all nighter • pulled myself together • pulled off a coup • pulling power • still pulls in the punters • pulls on the heartstrings • pulls strings • pulsating • on the pulse • pumped up • pumping iron • the punch line • punch the air • punch them in the mouth metaphorically • punching above my weight • punching heavy • being the puppet master rather than the puppet • just pure elation • pure gold • pure magnetism • pure velvet • a purple patch • push back the furniture • when push comes to shove • pushed my body to the limit • pushes a lot of our buttons • not just pushing the envelope but shredding it • I'm no pushover • I don't pussyfoot around • putting a rocket up them • really putting our backs into it • putting our money where our mouth is • like putty in my hands • pyrotechnics • pyrrhic victory • a quadruple whammy • it's about quality not quantity • quality shouldn't cost a fortune • had no qualms • a quantum leap • quell mutiny • quelle surprise • the quest is over • quick off the mark • quick on the draw • make quick work • quickest off the blocks • quickfire • quids in • not going quietly • quietly confident • all a quiver • like a rabbit out of a hat • going at it like rabbits • a race always ends with a sweaty brow • like a racehorse let out of the stables • racing ahead • a racing certainty • it's rad, it's extreme, and I'm buzzing on it • on the radar • radio silence • all the rage • a rags to riches story • a raiding party • a rainbow in the dark • all my rainbow on a stormy day • rainmaker • raise a mug • raise my game • raise my standard • raised the bar so high it needs a pilot's licence • raises eyebrows • raises the bar • raising my game • raising the roof • rallied gamely • ram-raider • rampaging • rampant • rams the record books down their throats • ran into danger instead of backing away from it • I ran the show • rapid fire • like raptors from Jurassic Park • rare • rare beast • a rare breed • a rare cachet • rarely shy with my opinion • ratcheting up the rhetoric • rather chuffed • rather lucked out • really rather special • rattles the cage • got a raucous reception • like a ravenous Orca in a sea of plankton • raving about it • raw • with a raw edge • raw passion • a ray of hope • a ray of sunshine • razor-sharp • razzle dazzle • all that razzmatazz • re-emboldened • re-invigorated • reach endzone • reach giddy heights • reached a tipping point • reached my destination • reached the zenith • reaching an inflection point • reaching for the ace up my sleeve • take it as read • you'll read about it in the late editions • read all about it • had not read the script • ready, set, go • not ready for swansong • not ready for the pipe and slippers yet • keeping it real • it's been real • real-bloke braggadocio • a real breakthrough moment • real champion • a real choker • a real curiousity • the real deal • a real diamond • a moment of real enlightenment • it's a real find • gave it a real go • a real looker • a real page-turner • a real pick-me-up • not real really • a real sea change • taken a real shine to it • has real star wattage • real teeth-gritting challenge • a real test of character • realise my true metier • I realised that being me is enough • my reality distortion field • like, for reals • you reap what you sow • reaps rewards • reasons to be cheerful • reasons to cheer • gives me reasons to smile • reasserting my superiority • rebel without a cause • rebounded from ignominy • received rave reviews • a recipe for success • much to recommend it • recommended by Which eight years running • record-breaker • my record speaks for itself • put the record straight • records are there to be broken • records could fall • recovery effort • like the Red Arrows • red hot • red letter day • this was red meat to me • redeem ourselves • redemption • a redemption of biblical proportions • redoubtable • that redreses the balance • redressed the imbalance • reduced the arrears • reeled in • reem • trying to refine my craft • reflected glory • it's something kind of refreshing • I refuse to be a slave to the system • I refuse to grow up and take life seriously • refuse to lose • refuse to rest on my laurels • refused to cave in • refusing to drive like a grandma • regain composure • regain swagger • regained control of proceedings • reignited our hopes • reigns surpreme • reined-in • take the reins • rejuvenated • relentless • made us relevant again • ever-reliable • relief all round • relief still palpable • relight that fire • remains a golden goose • remains the man to catch • remarkable • remarkable and unremarkable all at the same time • remember girl power? • if you can remember it, you weren't really there • remember my name • renaissance man • renowned • repaid a debt of gratitude • repaired some of the damage • repels a fightback • replused • represents a much sterner proposition • represents a new frontier • reputation blossoms • reputation counts for nothing • rescue mission • rescued from obscurity • resistance is futile • resolute • resolve tested • really resonates with me • a resounding success • the rest, as they say, is history • I rest my case • will have the rest on the run • restored a little pride • restored calm • restores parity • result • what a result • the result is everything • the result was better than the performance • the result was the only positive • the results are in • resurgent • a resurrection from the dead • return of the prodigal son • a return to form • a return to former glories • return to winning ways • returns with a bang • like a reunion • been a revelation • revenge is a dish best served cold • revenge is sweet • revenge mission • revenge with a capital R • revitalised • revived my fortunes • revved up • got the reward I deserve • just rewards • rewrite the history books • rewrites the script • rhapsody in blue • I got rhythm • I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man, Who could ask for anything more? • the rhythm section • rich pickings • in a rich vein • such a rich vein of form • richly deserved • getting rid of dead wood • ridding my own wave of confidence • it's been quite a ride • ride into the sunset • ride my positive wave • the ride of a lifetime • ridiculously talented • riding a wave of euphoria • riding high • riding out a storm • riding the wave • rifled home • it's only right and proper • right as rain • right at home • now in the right ball park • a right bobby dazzler • right call • the right decision in the grand scheme of things • in the right frame cf mind • right ingredients • a right laugh • making the right noise • getting in some right old tear-ups • right on • right on cue • all right on the night • right on the nose • right on track • there is no right or wrong way • on the right page • in the right place at the right time • the right prescription • on the right road • right said Fred • on the right side of history • the right stuff • right the ship • right the wrongs • trying to go right to the line and put my toe over it • quite right too • on the right track • right up my street • has to be right up there • ring the changes • a ringing endorsement • a riot of colour • let rip • rip-roaring • ripe for the plucking • at a ripe old age • on the rise • the rise and rise • rise to the occasion • always rises to the top • a rising star • no risk, no reward • risk taker • rispek • something of a rite of passage • puts on the Ritz • riveting • a riveting game • my road to Damascus moment • on the road to recovery • on the road to riches • roaring success • doing a roaring trade • roars back • rock and roll • rock on Tommy • rock solid • a rocket fired up anyone too comfortable • rocket fuel • rocking • rockstar • like Rocky Balboa • rode my luck • the role for which I was made • role reversal • I'm on a roll • that's how things roll • roll out the barrel • roll out the fanfare • rollicking • rolling in it • rolling it in • rolling on the floor laughing • it's a rolling situation • rolls back the years • a romp • romp away with a little gold statue • romped to a win • go through the roof • set room rocking • rootin' tootin • rope-a-dope tactics • puts the rose on the back of my cheeks • a rose-tinted view • rough diamond • all-round good guy • a round of applause • my most rounded performance • all rounder • doing the rounds • a rout • go Route One • like something out of 'Roy of the Rovers' • royal flush • we are royalty • royaly entertained • rub-a-dub-dub • getting the rub of the green • rubbing it in • in rude health • rugged resistance • rule-breaker • rule Britannia • our rule is no rules • rule nothing out and everything in • rule the manor • rule the roost • we rule the waves • rule the world • you can run but you can't hide • a run for your money • not run of the mill • run out winner • runaway success • in the running • made all the running • make the running • running a tight ship • running wild • runs amok • runs in my blood • runs riot • runs the rule over it • rush of blood • sabre-rattling • sacre bleu • saddles blazing • safe as houses • a safe bet • in safe hands • safe pair of hands • safe passage • no safety net • when all is said and done • who said chivalry is dead? • sailing away with it • saints alive • Saints go marching on • sale of the century • salt of the earth • salvage a point • salvaged from the scrapheap • salves the wound • I want more of the same • we're all on the same page • samurai spirit • a Santa Claus for all seasons • it's like Santa Claus is real • Santa's been kind • one of Santa's little helpers • sauntered to victory • savage • save my bacon • saved by the bell • saved the best till last • saves the day • saving face • the saving grace • saviour • saviour of the universe • savour the occasion • savvy • saw it in my stars • I say • can't say I didn't warn you • say no more • if I say so myself • just saying • really saying something • who says Christmas only comes once a year? • says it all, really • does what it says on the tin • scale new heights • if you are scared of your dreams, there is no point having them • scaredy cat • scarey • scenes of wild celebration • scent blood • schadenfreude • scintillating show • what a scoop • what a scorcher • got on the scoresheet • a screamer • screams winner • scrubbed the barnacles off the boat • scrubs up well • scrummy • scrumptious • seal of approval • sealed the deal • sealed with a kiss • seals safety • seals victory • tis the season to be merry • seasoned to perfection • we were out of our seats • second coming • second by second the crescendo rises • second to none • I feel like I've got a second wind in the sport • no secret recipe • the secret sauce • not-so-secret weapon • the secret's out • secure the perimeter, call for backup • secures my place with the elite club • must-see • see an upward swing • see bright side • I can see clearly now • some things you just have to see for yourself • if you weren't there to see it, you wouldn't believe it happened • see it to believe it • you should see me now • see my profile rocket • see the bigger picture • I can see the candle of hope • see the positives • can't see the wood from the trees • see you off • seeds have been sown • seeds of future greatness is there • seeing is believing • seemingly soars to heaven • the like of something you haven't seen before • seen-it-all • been there and seen it all before • seen the big light • it must be seen to be believed • sees the light of day • seismic fault lines • seize my chance • self-deprecating • no sell-by date • selling my soul • I'm not selling myself short • sends fans into delirium • sends shockwaves • sensational • somehow it all makes sense • a sense of occasion • the sense that everything comes from a good place • sensory overload, in the best way possible • sent in a tizz • sent into a flutter • sent into a frenzy • sent into raptures • serendipitous • serene progress • serial winner • serious mojo • a seriously, seriously big party • seriously good • served warning • serves notice • settle a score • settled right in and making some noise • I'm in seventh heaven • got it all sewn up • from shabby to chic • shackles are off • shaft of light • let's shake on it • got you shaking in your boots • it is shallow people who not judge by appearances • the Shangri-La • the shape of things to come • shaping up well • share spoils • sharp-as-a-tack • at the sharp end • a sharp inhalation of breath • sharp shooter • sharpish • shatters the illusion • sheds light on that • sheer excitement • sheer might • sheer will power • sheesh • came out of my shell • what a shenanigan • we shifted heaven and earth • shifts into gear • shines a light on that • shining a light in these dark times • a shining beacon • a shining example • the shining light • shiny happy people • my ship's come in • all shipshape • shiver my timbers • a shock of cataclysmic proportions • a shock wave • shocked the establishment • shocked to the core • what a shocker • the shoe's on the other foot • shone a light on • a shoo-in • shook off any rust • shoot from the hip • like shooting fish in a barrel • shooting star • he shoots • made it to the shore • short and sweet • gives it short shrift • the short story made long • a short-term fix • makes short work of it • make short work of it • a shot in the arm • a shot in the dark • shot my bolt • shouldering the burden • on the shoulders of giants • in with a shout • something to shout about • show a clean pair of heels • show me the money • show more endeavour • show my full hand • show my heart • show my true colours • show no mercy • a show of strength • show passion • want to show some pride • show steel • show stopping • show what a warrior is like • showbiz personified • showboating • showcased my strengths • showed glimpses of being back to my old self • showed great technique • showed my pedigree • showed them what they have been missing • showing no ill effects • the showing off must go on • showing signs of life • we've shown that together we're stronger than ever • showpiece • shows admirable restraint • shows fight • shows great character • shows how it's done • shows mettle • shows my class • shows my credentials • shows my hunger • shows my ruthless streak • shows that we have skin in the game • shows the way to the top • shows the years of dedication and hard work pay off • shows them what we're made of • shows what it means to me • shows who's boss • shrewd dude • not to be a shrinking violet • haven't shrunk to a challenge • shut down the comeback • shut up, close the door and call me Mary • put on a sick, sick show • kept my side of the bargain • keeps my side of the deal • a one-sided encounter • a sight for sore eyes • a sight worth seeing • in my sights • sign of the times • sign us up • signalled my intentions • signals intent • my signature dish • signed, sealed and delivered • signing off in style • silences packed house • silences retirement talk • silences the critics • silent assassin • silver bullet • a silver lining • silver service • it's a simple game complicated by idiots • simples • simply amazing and amazingly simple • haven't simply blended into the background • you simply can't go wrong with this • it simply does it • simply happy to take the glory • simply the best • since time immemorial • since when have we done logic? • sing hosannas • they'll sing songs about you • sing when you're winning • all singing, all dancing • singing a happy tune • sink teeth into it • we wouldn't sit back and be brow-beaten • made everyone sit up and take notice • sitting duck • sitting pretty • situation normal • six of the best • sizzler • that was skill • made it through by the skin of my teeth • didn't skip a beat • sky-high • the sky is the limit, but we could probably go further than that • sky-rocketing • slam dunk • slams the door • slashdotted • slays the giant • a sleeper hit • sleeping giant • not so sleepy • get a slice of the action • slick • couldn't let it slide • no slouch • slow and steady wins the race • 'slow down' is not in our vocabulary • more slugfest thani sweet and sciense • smacks upside the head • it's no small achievement • small and perfectly formed • small is beautiful • small margins sometimes equal big repercussions • small ripples can make big waves • one small step for man • where the smart money is • smart move • smarter than the average bear • smarty pants • smash-and-grab raid • a smash hit • smashed it • I smashed it • smashed the roadblock • smashing • smashing, plates smashing • smell blood • something to smile about • can smile again • that puts a smile on my face • all smiles • smiles better • smiling assassin • where there's smoke there's fire • smooth as an otter in a wet-suit • one smooth move • smooth operator • smooth passage • snatch a point • this will snatch Grammys • snatch win • snazzy • sneak past • not to be sneezsd at • if I can get a bit of a sniff, I'm usually all right • not to be sniffed at • from snores to roars • snow joke • it snowballed • soar to new highs • soaring Insta numbers • sock it to 'em • sofa so good • I am not going soft in my old age • I'm sold • soldiered on • solid as a rock • a solid bet • a solid choice • solved the equation • solves age-old problem • that's going some • really quite something • on song • this is our song • soothes nerves • I'm sorry, is this actually happening? • sorry, must dash • sorted • sorts this woman out from the boys • sound as a pound • a sound choice • sound judgement • sounds good • sounds like the easy life I'm after • southern comfort • those who sow the wind will reap the whirlwind • sows seeds of success • have it in spades • spares blushes • a spark has been lit • sparked into life • always want a few more sparklers, a few more rockets • sparkling performance • sparks fly • sparks interest • sparks pandemonium • sparky • nearly spat my tea out • speaks my language • speaks to the demons and determination in all of us • speaks volumes • something special • a special affinity for it • special brew • got special dispensation • the special one • has a special place in my heart • special sauce • my specialist subject • quite the spectacle • spectacular • speechless • need for speed • at the speed of light • speedster • spell-binding • the spice of life • spicing up the show • spiffing • spine-tingling • spiritual almost • make a splash • splend-iferous • spoiler alert • given the spoils • it spoke to me so deeply • sport is about emotion - winning, losing. It's love and hate and every emotion in between • the sport's answer to the Duracell bunny • gives us a sporting chance • the sporting equivalent of Superwoman • spot on • in the spotlight • spreading my tentacles • spreads like brushfire • puts a spring in my step • a springboard • sprinkles some magic dust • sprint finish • sprint out of the gate • a spur of the moment thing • squared our shoulders and led from the front • squarely in my sights • squeaks over the line • the squeaky wheel got the oil in the end • we are all stabbing in the dark • really stacking up • stairway to heaven • stakes my claim • a stalwart • stamp of approval • put my stamp on it • stamp their mark • a stampede • stamps authority • make a stand • stand head and shoulders above the rest • stand proud • stand shoulder to shoulder with the very best • I stand with you 110% • the standard bearer • not standard-issue • still standing • when you're standing on the diving tower without trunks, you'll take anything • no standing still • standing up to little Napoleons • a standout performance • stands and delivers • stands firm • stands out from the crowd • stands out from the pack • a star is born • my star is on the rise • star is rising • my star is still burning bright • star maker • star of the show • star prize • star quality • giving it a star rating • star turn • the star which shone the brightest of all • brings the stardust • stared in positive fashion • stark choice • all stars • stars align • the stars are shining brightly • stars in our eyes • starstruck • start at a canter • it's not where you start it's where you finish • everyone has to start somewhere • start spreadin' the news • started brightly • started like an express train • started to cause problems • just for starters • we are not starting already beaten • starting on the right foot • starting to find my feet • makes a statement • a statement of intent • my statistics make compelling reading • here to stay • let's have a stay-at-home street party • a stay of execution • stay on course • I'll stay until someone boots me out • staying power • staying the course • staying true to the brand proposition • stays ahead of the Joneses • steadfast • steady Eddie • steadying the ship • it's a steal • a steal of a deal • stealing a march • steals every scene she's in • steals the show • a stealthy 'late home from the pub approach' • steams in • stellar • a stellar cast • a step change • take step in my stride • step out of the shadow cast by you • another step up the mountain • stepped up my game • stepping out of the shadows • a stepping stone • stepping up • a sterling opportunity • sterling work • made of stern stuff • put on steroids • it's even Stevens • no need for a stewards' enquiry • stick my boot in • stick to the knitting • sticks out like a sore thumb • stir crazy • a stirring fightback • stirs the pot • stock rises • find my stock rising • stoic effort • I'm so stoked • stoked the fires • stokes the embers • stole the show • no stone left unturned • stone the crows • stonking win • stood the test of time • the only thing that can stop our hero is her own ennui • a one-stop shop • don't stop the music • stop the press • we can't stop until the final whistle goee • only we can stop us • I'll stop while I'm ahead • ain't no stopping us now • stops the rot • stops the traffic • storied careers • takes me by storm • storm has passed • stormed to victory • storming finish • that's my story and I'm sticking to it • the story is still unfurling • a story that is there to be written • keep on the straight and narrow • straight nines • that's straight on my TODO list • straight outta Crawley • straight sets • straight talking • no strange to sucess • stranger than fiction • street fighter • street smart • streets ahead • strength in numbers • going from strength to strength • strewth • strictly premier league • strike at the 11th hour • strike it rich • strike me pink • strike oil • we have the strikeforce to do the damage • strikes it lucky • that strikes the right chord • striking a blow • in striking distance • another string to my bow • string up the bunting • strips everything down to the bare essentials • stroke of luck • another stroll • still going strong • strong as a bull • have a strong jaw • only the strong survive • a strong track record • stroppy • struck a vein of gold • struck fear into my opponents • struck gold • strutting her stuff • stuck the boot in • stuck to the plan • stuck tough • the stuff dreams are made of • the stuff of life • the stuff you couldn't teach from a Powerpoint • stumble over the line • stumbles to stardom • stunned and amazed • stunner • stupendous • sublime • subsided • substance over style • success has been a long time coming • success is all the sweeter • our success is due to looking at problems the wrong way • success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm • a success story • want success yesterday • sucking it all in • sucks the poision out of the snakebite • suddenly the man to be shot at • made to suffer for my win • suffer with imposter syndrome • suffers no fools • that will suffice • sugar • sugar-coated • gives me that sugary endorphin rush • suits me down to the ground • it's a summation and a culmination • sumptuous • in the sun • sun shines on me • the sun's coming up • like a Sunday roast • it still hasn't really sunk in • on the sunnier side • one sunny day doesn't make a summer • sunny disposition • sunny side up • super dooper • super easy • super-excited • super happy • super-hot • super-massive • super stardom • super sub • super trouper • supercalifragilisticexpialidocious • superfaaaaast • superhero • superhuman • superlative • superstar • supported by a body of irrefutable evidence • a supreme achievement of mankind • supreme routine • take it when it comes for sure • as sure as day follows night • as sure as eggs are eggs • as sure as night follows day • a sure bet • sure-fire winner • sure-footed • makes sure good work does not go to waste • a sure hand at the tiller • I'm not sure these know how to win a game, lads • it's a sure thing • he may not be sure what he wants, but he'll fight to the death for it • surefire • like surfing a massive wave • surge up the rankings • surpassed my expectations • comes as no surprise • surprise • what a surprise • to the surprise of nobody • surprise package • surpriziiiing • surreal • survival of the smartest • survives scare • my swansong • swashbuckling • swatted away • no sweat • made to sweat • sweat blood • the most sweet, saccharine • a sweet and exuberant moment of joy • sweet as pie • sweet dreams are made of this • sweet memories • sweet music • sweet sensation • sweet smell of success • sweet spot • sweet success • sweet taste of victory • the sweetest thing • all sweetness and light and lollipops and rainbows • swells hearts • swept all before them • swept the board • swim against the tide • things are going swimmingly • when he makes it swing, the Barmy Army sings • came out swinging • come out swinging • takes a swipe • switched on • like the sword of Democles • symbolic ascension to the top of the food chain • the symbolism will not be lost on anyone • in sync • ta da • have my tail up • tailormade for me • one take • have what it takes • a talent that comes along probably ever 10 years • a talisman • talk of the town • we talk the same language • now we're talking • talking a good game • talking about a revolution • everyone is talking about me • a talking point • the tallest trees catch the most wind • tally ho • no tame tribute act • tapping presistently brakes the stone • on target • a taste of the high life • a taste of things to come • tasty • quite a tasty palate • teach an old dog new tricks • have to teach you to suck eggs • teacup-dropping • Team Crazy • our team isn't just planning to make up the numbers • teams may be better than us but teams will not be braver than us • tear off a strip • always brings a tear to my eye • I tear up • I just teared up • tearing up the rulebook • tears of joy • that tears up the script • tech-tastic • tectonic plates shift • tee hee • don't tell anybody • tell me about it • tell me more, tell me more • tell you how good I am until the cows come home • telling it like it is • telling it straight • I'm telling my grandkids about this one • I'll keep going until somebody tells me to stop • with a temperature that never drops below gorgeous • a temporary respite • don't like tempting fate • ten feet tall • made it ten times better • going ten to the dozen • a terrific jumping-off point • that Test-match feeling • like texting a mate, the same time they text you • like texting a mate the same time they text you • thank the lucky stars • thank the stars • I can't thank you enough • thank you for the music • thanks for having me • thanks for the memories • and just like that • well, will you look at that? • theatre of dreams • we were there, we were there • got there • put it there • these players would have been a success even if they had lost • they're everywhere. Defying odds. Logic. Reason. The game changers • they're playing my tune • things come thick and fast • through thick and thin • thick as thieves • out of thin air • the thin end edge of the wedge • quite the thing • this is a thing • don't you think • you think I'm over-egging the pudding • I don't think I'm the finished product yet • they think it's all over • I didn't think there was life outside the M25 • third time's a charm • we got this • This Old Man, knick-knack paddy whack, give a dog a bone • like getting a thorn out of a finger • thoroughbreds • though provoking • makes it seem as though something's happening when it's not • it's the thought that counts • thought the world of • one out of a thousand • a thousand flowers blossom • like three aces all in one • three cheers • like a three-year-old on a sugar high • threw everything in plus kitchen and bathroom sinks • what a thrill • thrill of the race • thrilled • thrilled to bits • thriller • really thrilling • thrilling cavalry charge • thrilling escape act • thrills and spills • thriving • they can throw the handbags around as much as they like • throwing my weight around • thrown a lifeline • thumbs up • thumping win • thunderbirds are go • a thunderbolt • thundered in • to thunderous applause • thwapp • makes us tick • tick it off my wishlist • tick tick boom • ticked off my bucket list • just the ticket • tickety-boo • tickled pink • tickles my fancy • that ticks all the boxes • ticks all the boxes • tide will lift all the boats • tidings of comfort and joy • some tidy form • a tidy sum • tidy up • tier one status • got out of a really tight hole • keeping it all tight-knit • tightened my grip • Tik Tok famous • tilt at title • like tilting at windmills • it's my time • it gets me every time • all time best • time flies when you're having fun • I've got a lot of time for that • all-time great • my time has finally come • the time has flown by • the time is ripe • I had the time of my life • in our time of need • having the time to bed in • no time to shrink • time up • time well spent • could not have timed it better • a timeless classic • timely and timeless • times it right • the times they are a'changing • it's all in the timing • timing is everything • timing my run • that's the tip of an iceberg • tip top • tipped for the top • tipped the scales • tips the balance • titan • title scrap • titter ye not • you're toast • toast of the team • toast the occasion • today is my lucky day • today London, tomorrow the world • like a toddler on too much sugar • going toe to toe • it's coming together • told you so • not tomorrow. Today • ton up • sets the tone • sets tongues wagging • a tonic • have the tools for the jobs • came out on top • a top, top player • top banana • top billing • top boys • top brass • top bulls • top cat • top class • top dog • top dollar • top drawer • top echelon • top end • top flight • top marks • top notch • top o' the morning • top of the class • top of the foodchain • top of the heap • top of the league • top of the medal table • top of the pack • top of the pile • at the top of the tree • on top of the world • top spot • top table • you can't top that • top trumps • top whack • toppled • quite toppy • that's the tops • tops off revival • tops the bill • such a torch bearer • tore up the rules • like a tornado, everything happening at once • tortured genius • a Torvill and Dean type of partnership • tossing the formbook aside • a totally assured performance • totally memorable • find my touch • a touch • touch of class • a touch of pragmatism • makes me feel I can touch the stars • can't touch this • touchdown • touche • I'm most touched • tough as nails • tough as old boots • tough at the top • tough bananas • a tough call • a tough cookie • tough dusters • a tough sell • tough t**ties • tough talk • a tour de force • I'm not here to be a tourist • tower of strength • towering performance • towers above them all • go to town on it • got out of traffic • trailblazer • the train keeps rolling • keeps the train on the tracks • a transformation • one to treasure • treasure trove • what a treat • treble-top • trend-setter • trepidation replaced by exhiliration • tres bien • trial of strength • a tribute to the indomitable nature of the human spirit • does the trick • tricks of the trade • have a few tricks up my sleeve • a tricky ascent • if I tried, I couldn't have dreamt of anythkng better • tried-and-tested • tried and tested • tried and trusted formula • trigger happy • all the trimmings • triple A rated • a triumph • triumphed through adversity • no trivial pursuit • a trophy for the mantlepiece • trophy hunter • true ghostbusters • true giant of the game • true grit • a true leader of women • a true marvel • truly, madly, deeply • truly channeling the divine • something truly is afoot • truly revolutionary • trump that • don't like the truth to get in the way of a good story • a truth universally acknowledged • a tug on the heart strings • a tumultuous day • in tune • keeps us tuning in • turbo-boost • turbo-charged • puts a turbulent year to bed • like a turkey shoot • turn a decent profit • what a turn around • turn on the style • all we've got to do is turn up • a turnaround • turned a corner • turned a group of individuals into a team • turned a page • turned into a prince • turned it into an art form • well turned out • turned over a new leaf • turned the tables • turning back time • turning it on its head • turning point • turns back the clock • turns jeers into cheers • turns on the charm • turns science fiction into reality • turns the screw • turns the tide of history • turns to gold • always turns up for the big occasion • it's all about who turns up on the day • turns up the heat • tut tut, oh, I say • twinkle in my eye • twinkle-toed • do the twist • twist and shout • twist in the tale • twists the knife • what u gonna do? • the ugly duckling turns into a swan • uh-mazing • uh oh • the ultimate accolade • ultimate test • umwavering in our support • unable to lay a glove on me • gives unalloyed pleasure • unassailable • the unbearable weight of massive talent • unblinkered thinking • unbreakable spirit keeps the flame burning • where there was uncertainty. there is certainty • undaunted • under the microscope • kept under wraps • we're so underrated • not undersell the occasion, not overplay it in our minds • so understated • the understatement cf the year • unequalled • unerring • unflappable • unflinching • unforgettable • unforgettable journey • unheralded • univeral credit due • to universal acclaim • unlikely hero • unlikely lads • an unlikely victory • an unlikely win • an unmatched magician • unmissable • unparalleled • unperturbed • unprecedented • unquestioning fervour of zealots • just unreal • unscathed • unstoppable • unsung hero • the unsung hero's unsung hero • untameable • untouchable • untroubled • the unvarnished truth • on the up • going up • up, up, and away • they don't like it up 'em • takes it up a notch • up-and-at-'em • keeping up appearances • make up for lost time • up for the challenge • up for the fun of the fair • made up ground • going up in the world • go up like a rocket, come down like a feather • up my alley • more up my sleeve • comes up roses • it's come up rosy • keeping up the good fight • won't be making up the numbers • up to my old tricks • up to speed • comes up trumps • one-upmanship • won't be put upon • upped my game • get the upper hand • upsets the odds • upsets the old order • an uptick in performance • on an upward trajectory • upwardly mobile • we gave ur all • urban legend • look at us • useful idiot • ushers in a new day • the usual order of play has been ripped up • the usual suspects • usurps • like V.E. day • va-va-voom • a valiant attempt • value-phoria • vamos • at the vanguard • vaulting ambition • a verbal denial-of-service attack • a veritable feast • vertiginous • will always be very, very close to my heart • the very best • make very good bedfellows • I am very partial to that • very plumptious • a very slick operating system • vibrant • a victory-at-all-costs mentality • victory came at a cost • a victory for good over evil • a victory for optimism over cynicism • a victory for taking a road trip over parking the bus • victory is assured • was victory ordained from above or merely a coincidence? • victory streak • such vim and panache • vindicated • vindication • vintage • a vintage year • I'm not doing a violin thing but I'm proud of me • it'll go viral • a virtouso display • virtually unplayable • a virtuoso display • a virtuous circle • another visit to the winner's enclosure • viva viva • finding my voice • got my voice back • volte-face • gets our vote • a vote of confidence • vying for the top • I wait for no man • one must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been • I can walk 500 miles • like a walk in the park • like walking a tightrope, and somebody gives it a really good shake now and again • like walking a tightrope made of thread • like walking a tightrope without a net • like walking on air • walking the red carpet • a walkover • walks a tightrope • walks her talk • if it walks like a duck • wall-to-wall boogeing • wallop • waltz to the title • what I really, really want • what more could you want? • all I ever wanted • wanted man • a war horse • a warm-up act • warming to the task • really warms my heart • warms the cockles • you were warned • warning klaxon! • warning shot • on the warpath • I have not wasted my life • one to watch • watch this space • there must be something in the water • a water-cooler expert • as water is to a desert wanderer • like water off a duck's back • a water-tight and robust outfit • watershed moment • wave the checkered flag • wavering at nothing • making waves • wax lyrical • going all the way • I wouldn't have it any other way • set on our way • well on my way • no way, yes way • way better • the only way I know how • got my way in a roundabout fashion • the only way is up • way more wow • that's the way to do it • way to go • there's more than one way to skin a cat • this is the way to Wembley • one way traffic • no two ways about that • a wealth of experience • wear my heart on my sleeve • what's a weekend? • I feel a certain weight of responsibility • a weight off my mind • a weight off my shoulders • wel api • went down well • well well well • gave it the welly required • wer are not going for a jolly-up or a good time • that's how the West was won • having a whale of a time • wham bam • for whatever one sows, that will he also reaps • the wheel of fortune favours us • wheeling and dealing • wheels away • whew • whey-hey • whip-smart • whipped myself into shape • whipping up a storm • a whirlwind • whisky galore • white hot • a white knuckle ride • white tiger • whizz-bang • whizzo • whoa • come on, come all. Whoever wants it can get it • whole again • the whole ballyhoo • doing the whole banana • the whole caboodle • a whole different kettle of fish • going the whole hog • a whole lotta bottle • a whole new ball game • the whole package • the whole shebang • put in a wholehearted effort • whoop • whoop-de-doo • whoopee • whoops, hollers and a standing ovation • whoops a daisy • whoosh • what a whopper • whopping • why-aye do • why I get up in the morning • wide awake • wide-eyed • wields a big stick • gets wiggle room • wild applause • wild card • wild lion • wild one • a wild ride • wilder than my wildest dreams • make of that what you will • a must-win • win by a mile • want to win dearly • in win mode • win on points • win ugly • that's a win-win • wind, rain, shine, we've been on the paddock doing the hard work • the wind is changing • a window of opportunity • winds of change • winging it • everyone's a winner • winner • winner by a whisker • a winner with fans • winners all round • winning at all costs • that winning feeling • a winning formula • winning habit • winning hands down • a winning machine • winning pretty and ugly • like winning the lottery • it's wins-day • wins the day • wins the golden boot • wiped the floor with my opponents • a wise move • something to wish for • within reach • within spitting distance • within striking distance • within touching distance • without a hitch • without batting an eye • without compromise • without jumping through more hoops • wizard • the wizard of Oz • woah! • keep the wolf from the door • where the woman wears the trousers • won by a landslide • we haven't won anything yet • I won fair and square • won the mental battle • a thing of wonder • wonder boy • wonder strike • the wonder stuff • wondercrump • some kind of wonderful • the wonderful everyday • most wonderful force for good • it's a wonderful life • puts me in wonderland • woo hoo • a bit woo woo • woohoo • woooh • woosh • my word • the word is out • words can't do it justice • words fail me • made to work • work myself to the bone • a work of art • worked a charm • worked its magic • we worked our socks off • worked ourselves into a position of promise • out-worked rivals • I've worked tirelessly • working our nuts off • working up a sweat • workmanlike rather than flowing • works the angles • works wonders • out of this world • take on the world • sets the world ablaze • sets the world alight • this is my world and you're living in it • world beater • world beating • world class • world domination • world famous • a world first • the world is not enough for me • does a world of good • sets the world on fire • the worm has turned • that's one less thing to worry about • worse kept secret of success • the worst is behind me • worth a bit of a tootle, if not a full-on fanfare • worth a fist-bump • worth every penny • because it's worth it • worth shelling out for • worth staying in for • that was worth staying up for • worth the risk • worth trumpeting about • a worthy winner • like wow • such a wow • wow • wowee • wowzat • wowzers • that's a wrap • got it all wrapped up • wrestle • wrestle control • write another famous chapter • write my name into the history books • they don't write them like that anymore • it was written in the stars, wasn't it? • written off by all around them • can do no wrong • wunderbar • got the X factor • y-e-e-e-s • yaaay • yabba dabba doo • yahoo • yankee doodle dandy • yay • ye Gods • ye-ha • no more years of hurt • yelped so loud that is set the dog off • yes, it really happened • yesssssssssss We can dare to hope again • not yet ready to blow the final whistle • yipee • yipes • yippee yay • this one is for you • young guns • in the youth of old age • youthful exuberance • a youthful ingenue • youthful promise • yummy • zero sugar, real magic • zip-a-dee doo-dah • zoink • zoo-wee mama

Replying to someone saying “wow”, (or saying “we lost”)

#delete • 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 • do not adjust your set • 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 • I could not agree more • 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' • you're not Alexander the Great • 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 • an arid period • 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 • this is awkward • 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 • beside ourselves • 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 sides 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 • brimming with maturity far beyond your years • 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 long shadow • 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 • doesn't have to define you • 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 • I digress • 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 • you're doing yourself 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 • a dying breed • 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 • economical with the truth • 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 • ends badly • 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 • everything's ruined • 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 • I don't fancy my chances • 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 you • 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 down • 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 • everyone's flying off their heads • 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 • fresh hell • 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 • just a gimmick • you go girl • it's this kind of thing that makes me glad to be semi-conscious • I'm glad to hear it • 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 • God only knows • 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 • I heartily recommend you • 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 hunter becomes the hunted • 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 • inglorious • 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 • jelly-legged • 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 • don't judge me • 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 • ladies and gentlemen, give it up • 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 • get a life • 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 • marches to the top of the hill and then marches down again • got my marching orders • having a 'mare • 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 • have this one on me • 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 • didn't get the memo • 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 • I've messed up • 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 • you can move mountains by whispering at them • 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 • some things never change • 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 • nothing new there • is nothing sacred? • nothing short of scandalous • nothing surprises me anymore • nothing to be scared of • nothing to do, nowhere to go • 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 • objection, your honour • obliterated • oblivious • 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 • that's old news • 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 • having a bit of an ordeal • 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 • overshadowed • 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 • a paper tiger • 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 • how it all played out • 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 • please don't get me started • 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 poisined apple • a poisoned chalice • poisonous • like a poke of a stick in the eye • pole-axed • poles apart • in your pomp • poody • 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 • it can be pretty wild out there • 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 • 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 • can I get a refill please? • 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 • remember when you thought fish had fingers • 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 • retreated into my shell • 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 • you're right where you should be • 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 • someone run me a bath • 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 • shameless • 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 • that's show business • 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 • do you want to sit down? I can confirm you have won a million pounds • 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 • you'll be talking about that years later • 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 • tormented soul • 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 player • total rhubarb • a total turkey • totally played • out of touch • touch and go • when the going gets tough, the tough get going • 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 • a tough watch • 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 • a trial run • 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 • the ultimate supporting act • 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 • an understable mistake • didn't understand the assignment • underwhelming • come undone • unenviable position • unfashional to the Parisian chattering classes • 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 • you're all up-to-date • 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 • take a victory lap • 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 • washed out • 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 • the way it was • 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 • wilting in the heat • 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 • I wonder if it's too late to go on a gap year? • 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 • are we there yet, dad? • 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 • I've got 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

Saying “get ready”

it's a 2 man job  24 hours to save the world  abandon hope all ye who enter here  abide with me  all aboard  go above and beyond  absolutely everything is standard  absolutely gagging for a game  I'm going to be absolutely glued  accept no substitute  access all areas  the acid test  act well your part; there all the honour lies  action = life  do not adjust your set  advance booking required  our most advanced version of the game has landed  adventure before dementia  adventure is included  the adventure starts here  don't be afraid  what would you do if you weren't afraid?  let's do it all again  against the clock  something for all the ages  go ahead  ahoy, me hearties  ahoy and avast  if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time  aim for the sky  aim for world fame  aim high  on the air  alight here  go well, one and all  allez, allez, allez  go along for the ride  it'll be alright on the night  be amazed, be moved, be there  amazing starts here  make America great again  you're amongst friends  the only thing you can do is to be here now and present  everyone, I have an announcement  no annual price rise, no contract  anything can happen  anything goes  anything is possible  anytime is a good time  anytime's the right time  be there or be aquare  our armchair adventure  just around the corner  no ask is too big  some assembly required  assume the lotus position  assume the mantle  the atmosphere is electric  go on the attack  attention please  can I have your attention?  all the attractions are free  available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs and wakes  avast me hearties  avengers, assemble!  let's be 'avin' you  to avoid seasickness, look at the horizon  be awesome  awesome is for everyone  we've got your back  back at the wheel  back in the day  back in the real world  back in the saddle  put your back into it  back on stage  back to the grindstone  back to the here and now  no baggage, no history, no fear  we're having a bake off  get the ball over the line  let's get the ball rolling  make out like a bandit  bang the gong  set the bar low  barriers are there to be knocked down in life  go into bat  batten down the hatches  let battle commence  battle lines are drawn  battle of Britain  a battle royal  battle stations  let's do the beach  don't beat around the bush  beat the crowd  beat the street  we won't be beaten on price  something beautiful is happening  it's all a beautiful mess, embrace it  beaver away  get bedded in  it's beer o'clock  it's beer time  get a couple of beers - Dutch courage  get the beers in  before social media and mobile phones changed everything forever  look before you leap  let's begin at the beginning  about to begin the opening ceremony  beginners welcome  the beginning is a very good place to start  go behind enemy lines  get behind it  all the best  only the best  best bib and tucker  it's the best decision you're yet to make  the best game you won't have heard of  the best is yet to come  best of luck  now at our best price  best served shared  be the best version of you  best wishes from all of us here  bets are off  you have no better incentive  you'd better shape up  a big ask  big brother is watching  big budget, big stars, big expectations  a big clash of styles  go big game hunting  big love to our players  the big man is about to sing  the big match  the big reveal  it's big shoes to fill  big timers and mis-timers, play it your way  the biggest game is inside your head  all the biggest names are here  bingo but louder  this is bingo but not as we know it  bish bosh, less dosh  another bite at the cherry  black box fitted  a blank canvas  blink and you'll miss it  block all exits  a Blockbuster game in the age of Netflix  blow away the cobwebs  blow that horn, daddio  bolder not older  boldly going where no one has gone before  to boldy go  bon voyage  bonne chance  there's no booking fee  you were born for this  you're the boss  be the boss  boss it  brace yourself  take the brakes off  it's make or break  break a leg  break a sweat  it won't break the bank  break the glass in emergency  break the ice  bring it on  bring me sunshine, in your smile; bring me laughter, all the while  bring me to life  bring on tomorrow  bring the zing  bring your A game  bring your own booze  let's get Britain moving  the British are coming  a British cultural institution  go for broke  brush up your manners  buckle up  if you build, they will come  build back better  build the suspense  you're in the building  bums on seats  any other business  butterfiles in my stomach  by all means do  by royal appointment  bye bye boring, hello exploring  c'mon, grab your coat  cabin crew, prepare for landing  your call is important to us  call of duty  you call the shots  call the tune  a call to arms for our time  calling all units  cancel anytime  cannons at the ready  this is your captain speaking  cards on the table  take care  careless talk costs lives  the carrot is there for everyone  you carry the hopes of a nation  a cast of thousands  cast your net wide  when the cat's away the mice will play  if you want a catch, try the fish aisle  catch 'em whilst they're fresh  catch them before Hollywood snaps them up  the thing that causes the rumbles and makes your tummy go funny  challenge your limits  challenged to a duel  champing at the bit  where there's a chance, there's always a chance  you only get one chance to make a first impression  a chance to shine  all change  be the change  change the way you see the world  you can check out, but you can never leave  check this out  cheer we go  like cheering on the Eggheads against the underdogs  cherish every second  try to cherish this experience  go out, chest out  chewing the fat  child on board  make some ching ching  chips are down  chocks away  chomping at the bit  chop, chop, hurry  it's chucking out time  clash of icons  clash of the titans  keep it clean  clear the decks  clear your throats and stand by  climb aboard my magic carpet  climb every mountain, ford every stream  clock is ticking  the clue is int the name  it's a coach party today  coffee stop  get your cogs going  let's get comfy  get the competitive juices going  complete with video-game dinky donks  now for something completely different  your computer just got better  it's your concert platform  no conferring  everyone may contribute their own small grain of sand, their own small gesture of love  take control  take the controls  what's cooking?  I'm in your corner  won't cost an arm and a leg  make it count  courage, honour, pride  it's about being courageous  crack on  go crackers  let's get cracking  crank it up  crank up the volume  cross the t's and dot the i's  crunch time  cry 'God for Harry, England and St George'  I have a cunning plan  we the curious  curtain up  cut the crap  cut the ribbon  cut to the chase  D Day  daggers drawn  shall we dance  dance like never before  you dancin'?  dare to leap  dare to win  one dark and stormy night  a date with destiny  take on the day  make the day count  for one day only  dazzling projections and gorgeous costumes  let the debate begin  decision day  take a deep breath  deep deep concern  take a deep-dive  demands your undivided attention  in the departure lounge  destiny in your own hands  it's do or die  one to die for  make it or die trying  be the difference  dig deep  dig for victory  dig your feet in  let's not dily daly  come dine with me  dinner is served  let's get dirty  no dish, no box, no fuss  less distraction, more action  no dither, no delay  dive in head first  divide and rule  it's doable  the doctor will see you now  get it done and then get it good  my door is always open  the doors are ready to swing open  a doorway to cultural enrichment and person insigt  a doorway to personal insight and cultural enrichment  on the double  if you go down into the woods today  down the hatch  get down to the nitty gritty  down to work  into the dragon's den  here be dragons  the drama everyone's talking about  drama from first note to the last  dream big  dream big, play small  dream on  any dream will do  dreams can come true. But not the one where you're abducted by aliens  dreams can come true. But not the one where you're naked at work  this is not a drill  get the drinks in  the drive to win is like fire. It can keep you warm, but it can also burn you down  you're in the driving seat  drop everything  get your ducks in a row  my dulcet tones  another eagerly awaited showdown  one of the most eagerly awaited tear-ups  I'm all ears  keep your ears peeled  take it easy  wasn't easy, we got there in the end  there's no easy way to say this  go get 'em  embark on a bright new future  set the embers glowing  embrace your inner Yorkshire  emotions simmer just beneath the surface  empires may crumble and governments may fall but we carry on  en garde  engines running  England expects  entering that element of the unknown  let me entertain you  entertains rather than drains  the entrails have been consulted  an epic adventure from yoor sofa  escape the ordinary  et maintenant  et viola  something for everyone  give it everything  everything is new  everything must go  everything or nothing at all  do no evil  an example to us all  excitement is on the cards  excursion buses stop here  just the excuse I need  no excuses  exercise caution - take it for a walk twice a day  expect fireworks  expectations are high  we are expecting big things  experience amazing  no experience necessary  for an experience that will stay with you forever  express yourself  go the extra mile  we're into extra time  extraordinary starts now  eyes forward  the eyes of the world are on us  keep your eyes peeled  let's face the music and dance  failure is not an option  not for the faint hearted  set fair  fake it, 'til you make it  a fanfare please  it's fast or last and we don't do last  fasten your seatbelts  I'm the fat controller  fate is in your own hands  have no fear  feel the fear and do it anyway  what you fear most is what makes you most alive  fear not, we'll be there to support you every step of the way  if you fear the unknown, then you fear life itself  feast your eyes  feathers will fly  feed your wonderlust  feeling lucky, punk?  are you feeling lucky?  feeling naughty?  get your feet under the desk  get your feet wet  fight like animals  you have a fight on your hands  fight then on the beaches  come out fighting  a fighting chance  a final shot  a finale to sever nerves  the finalissima  fingers crossed  fingers on buzzers  let's finish this  fire it up  fire up the engines  like that first day back at school feeling  first things first  fit for royalty  the flag has gone up  take a flight of fantasy  fling open the windows  take the floor  fly me to the moon  come fly with me  focus on the job in hand  focus on the now  follow the beat  follow your dreams  follow your nose  no more fooling around  foot down  may the force be with  forewarned is forearmed  don't forget the cucumber sandwiches  form an orderly queue  go forth and conquer  fortune favours the brave  something of a free hit  there's no such thing as a free lunch  make a fresh start  there's a fridge magnet up for grabs  keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer  would you like fries with that?  fudge it  full throttle  full Zoom ahead  just for fun  it's fun, fun, fun  fun for all the family  when the fun stops, stop  the future is bright  go gal  this is not a game  get in the game  this is more than a game, this is a pilgrimage  each game a cup final  every game live  it's game time  let the games begin  take a gander at this  the gang's all here  let's have a gas  gather the gals  get in gear for the long road ahead  geed up for a fight  of its generation, for all generations  go-getters, time to go get  giddy up  gird your loins  girls just wanna have fun  let girls play  get your gladrags on  go for glory  glory awaits  glory calls, destiny backons  the gloves are off  give it a go  here we go  go, go, go  the get-go  get set go  God willing  godspeed  let's get going  a golden opportunity to add to your bulging trophy cabinet  Goliath vs Goliath  be good  be a good egg  it's no good getting on the team bus if you don't believe or have confidence  every good idea starts with a blank page  now for the good news  good old-fashioned service with a smile  on the good ship  good things come to those that wait  good things happen every time you play  good to go  it's good to talk  goodbye gravity  goodbye serious  gooooo  grab and go  grab it by the coconuts  grab it by the scruff of the neck  grab it with both hands  grab life by the gigabits  grab the arm of your chair  grab your goggles, slip on a lab coat  grabs your attention from the beginning and never lets go  the grand depart  grasp the enormity of your chance  keep on the grass  one great big adventure for all the family  great expectations  great moments are the work of many  great oaks from little acorns grow  the greatest show at home  you're greedy for it  groundhog day  a grudge match  no half measures  get half price for the rest of the year  the hand of the future beckons us all forward  can you handle this?  hands dealt  let's get our hands dirty  it's in your hands now  in the hands of the gods  all hands to the pump  hang in there  get the hang of it  hang on to your seat  no hanky panky  make it happen  this is happening  happy in party central  more than happy to oblige  I'm so happy to stop with you guys  no hard and fast rules  go hard or go home  keep your head down  head for the hills  get a head start  going head-to-head  give us the heads up  let the healing begin  comes with a health warning  hear ye, hear ye  you heard it here first  a hearts and minds battle  things could get heated  a hefty shove-off from the bank  hello tomorrow  I'm at the helm  here to help  every hero has to start somewhere  the highlight of the game is when it ends  hippies use side door  more history to make  hit fast forward  hit refresh  hit reset  hit the ground running  hit the road  we're having a hoedown  do the hokey cokey  don't hold back  hold fire on that remortgage application  hold my beer  hold nothing back  hold on for dear life  hold on tight  hold on to your butts  hold the hand rail  hold the mayo  no holds barred  a homage-paying remake  I'll be doing the honours for the next few minutes  hop on  hop to it  hope for the best  hope springs eternal  hope this helps  all our hopes and fears  hoppity hop  no horse-play  from the horse's mouth  your host with the most  hosting the great and good of the game  hot off the press  in the hot-seat  things are hotting up  it's hotting up  get out of the house  it's a huge gamble  hunker down  go hunting for gold  I'll have to hurry you  this is going to hurt  this will hurt  no if's, no but's, no maybe's  go all in  incredible is in reach  this may induce drowsiness  indulge me  to infinity and beyond  the intermission is over  an invitation to dance  you're invited  you are not an island - you are part of something far far bigger  issue a rallying cry  just do it  make the most of it  we're on it  let's get to it  you can do it  jam-packed to bursting  the job I always coveted  in every job that must be done there is an element of fun  I have a job to do  no job too big or too small  join our congregation  join the adventure  join the conversation  join the crew  join the movement  join the quiet revolution  joking aside  it's about the journey, not the destination  let the journey begin  a journey into space and time  a journey shared  a joy to be with you  judgement day  no judgements here  go for the jugular  kick on  it's all kicking off  not just for kids  go for the kill  it won't kill you  killer twists, heroes to believe in  will keep kitty entertained for hours  knock, knock, who's there?  knock yourself out  be in the know  know the score  you won't know what hit you  you know you deserve it  knuckle down and get on with it  into the labyrinth  ladies and gentlemen, and everyone in-between  ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, kings and queens  ladies first  it's Ladies' Day  lambs to the slaughter  give it large  one last dance to go  a last ditch attempt  one last flip of the coin  one last push  one last shot  a last throw of the dice  will have you laughing in the aisles  I'll lay out my wares  lead the charge  lean in  lean into this beautiful piece  leap at the opportunity  take a leap in the dark  leap into action  we won't leave anyone behind  take it or leave it  leave no stones unturned  leave your inhibitions at the door  don't get left behind  the legend, boldy re-imagined  enjoy it at your leisure  do more not less  take it to another level  a level playing field  take the lid off  would I lie to your  life is a cabaret, old chum  life's short: make a fool of yourself as much as possible  lift the bonnet  let there be light  light my fire  light sabers at the ready  light the blue touch paper  lights, camera, action  it's lights out  limber up  the lines are open  into the lion's den  listen up  a litmus test  every little helps  little margin for error  a little of what you fancy does you good  little things can make all the difference  live and upfront  live at the London Palladium  I'm live in the studio  live large  live life on the edge  live life to the max  live life without boundaries  live on stage  it's only live once  you only live once  live your life like you're going to die young  live your life like you're on the run  look lively  there's loads more  lock, stock and two smoking barrels  lock up your daughters  let's do London  London's calling  no need for a long drive home  long have I waited  long story short  a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away  bit of a longshot  no looking back  it's not all about looks  loose lips sink ships  we like it loud  it won't be a love affair  a no-love-lost showdown  make love not war  for the love of the game  you're going to love this  try your luck  don't lull now  more magic  the magic begins  there's magic in the air  there's magic inside  my maiden voyage  you have mail  mamma mia, here we go again  man the ramparts  one man's selfless journey from couch to kitchen  marks, set, go  massively high stakes  it's match point  a matter of life and death  take matters into your own hands  maximum pressure  come with me to meet the wizard  two men fighting over a comb can be entertaining  so here it is merry Christmas  this is a message from the government  middle please umpire  do something mighty  your mileage may vary  mind the gap  make mine a double  one minute to midnight  misadventures from your sofa  don't miss a beat  on a mission to set the world to rights  in the mix  mix things up  a mobile version of the Royal Variety Show  mobiles are set aside, television goes off, and everything stops  this is the moment  your moment is made  the moment of truth  this is the moment we've all been training for  it's not just about the money  I'm in the mood for dancing  it is a moral crusade, or it is nothing  it's your move  move fast and break things  be moved  get moving  here's mud in your eye  get your name out there  a nation expects  a nation of milky tea drinkers  where the nation plays  put your necks on the line  needs no further introduction  never climb a mountain wearing dancing shoes  as you've never heard it before  never lose sight of your dreams  never say never  it's never too late to be a hero  you'll never walk alone  I'm new, please be nice to me  out with the new and in with the old  new balls please  new season, new beginning  next goal wins  go next level  next on the jukebox  next stop  nice to see you, to see you nice  a night with the stars  nobody's going to give it to you  make some noise  enough of the nonsense  no nonsense  normal service resumes  nostalgia alert  all or nothing  we come with nothing and can leave with everything  nothing comes free  nothing is set in stone  nothing to lose  nothing ventured, nothing gained  nothing you can't conquer  nothing's off limits  your numbers make amazing happen  an oasis of calm  make an occasion  and we're off  set off on the best possible note  we are oh so ready  in with the old  for old times sake  let's get it on  once again this vast nation will come to a standstill  once more unto the breach dear friends  once upon a time  take one  one for all and all for one  onwards and upwards  open as unusual  open for business  let's open proceedings  open sesame  open the shop  all options on the table  keep all options open  order, order  go all out  this gets an outing  take over the mike  it ain't over till the fat lady sings  over to you  pack the tissues, bucko, you're on a one-way ticker to Tear Town  pack your bags  it's a paella and pizza night  parents, look away  be a part of it all  all part of the service  party hard  party like it's 1999  party like it's plan B  let's get this party started  party time  no need to pay a fortune for a programme  enjoy now, pay later  if you're not paying for it, you are the product  give peace a chance  in for a penny, in for a pound  people may doubt you but you can do it  it's a people thing  the perfect game about everything and nothing  when is the perfect moment? that moment is now  it's the perfect pairing for moments worth sharing  the perfect ride guaranteed  performing with a live orchestra  phones off, laptops closed  I can't pick a winner  pick up the baton  pick up the pace  let's put you in the picture  the pictures are always better on the radio  more pilgrimage than mere visit  might need to have a pint of tea to get going  pistols at dawn  pit your wits  pitch in  pith helmet and butterfly net not required  plan for the worst, hope for the best  plate it up  come out and play  play at full blast  all to play for  play has no limits  play it again Sam  play it like it's 1am at Fabric  play like life depends on it  play like the world depends on it  play offense  play us out boys  it's who you play with  play your cards right  more playing, less paying  playtime's over  please be kind  please do not disturb  please sir, I want some more  pleased to be of service  a pleasure and a privilege to be with you  it's a pleasure to keep you company  get with the plot  the plot is thinner than bad soup  pluck up courage  take the plunge  plutonium-level high risk  on the podium  pop corn at the ready  a popcorn game with a brain  keep the positive energy  so many possibilities  what could possibly go wrong?  no need to post puppy videos  pound out that PB  pour yourself a cup of ambition  more power to your elbow  power up  pray silence, please  prep your tech  prepare for impact  prepare for take-off  prepare for turbulence  prepare to bite your nails  prepare to run the gauntlet  prepare to stomp your feet  prepare to suspend disbelief  here's one I prepared earlier  present and correct  press play  let the presses roll  no pressure  pressure is for tyres  the pressure is turned right up to the max  take the pressure off your wallet  the price is right  at prices you won't lose sleep over  prick up your ears  primed and ready  you can probably guess where I'm going with this  proceed with caution  project freedom  I can't promise to play Santa  as promised from the outset  this is not a prototype  we'll do you proud  you have it all to prove  don't pull any punches  pull out all the stops  pulse racing  pump up the volume  keep your purse happy  no quarter given  no need to queue at the bar  no need to queue for interval drinks  quit talking and start doing  a race against time  the race is on  the race to save the world  a race to the finish line  a race to the top  the only race where the finishing line catches you  racing you  into the raging sea  let it rain  come out of the rain  come rain or shine  raise hell  raise the barometer  raise the portcullis  raise the stakes  raise the temperature a bit  ramp it up  raring to go  reach for the stars  reach for the stars, you might get the moon  read my lips  always read the label  don't read too much, do what you do  ready, steady, go  ready and waiting  ready for kick off  ready for the big time  all set, we're ready for the off  get ready for war  ready or not, here I come  are you ready to be moved?  ready to rock and roll  ready to rumble  ready to take aim  ready to trip the light fantastic  ready when you are  ready whenever you are  a real crucible for talent  find your rebel yell  I cannot recommend it too highly  let's reconvene  red, amber, go  red alert  no referee, no game  release the lion from its cage  relishing the prospect  relive the glory days  relive the good old days  with renewed vigour  your reputation is on the line  I don't take requests  can't resist a challenge  resume hostilities  rev it up  rewrite the rules  let's ride  let it ride  I'll be riding shotgun, but there's room on top  right, you girls ready?  right here, right now  do the right thing  get right up close  let it rip  rip up the rule book  all rise  rise and shine  rise to the challenge  the road is clear  the road is wide open  the road to freedom is never an easy one  road to the stars  we're going on a road trip  let's rock and roll  rock around the clock  rock on  rock on, binge on, game on  we will rock you  get on the rocket ship  roll the window down  roll up, roll up  roll up your sleeves  roll with it  keep rolling  a Rolls-Royce of a revival  no room for error  room service  be in the room where it happens  I'm rooting for you  let's go round again  round up the troops  let the rubber hit the road  it would be rude not to  no more rules  run into the fear of what the game is  run like the wind  run with it  keep on running  take a running jump  saddle up  safely does it  go safely everyone  safety first  safety measures are set  the only thing that can be said with any certainty is that absolutely nothing is or can be certain  we set sail  everyone's in the same boat  give same-old a shakeup  Santa stop here  savour every note  say cheese  don't say I don't do anything for you  don't say I don't spoil you  you can't say I don't treat you  say it loud  say when  they say: the more you put in, the more you get out  who says you can't?  school's out  the score is empty, you fill it with notes  scrub up  scrum on down  search for the hero inside yourself  take your seats  where the seats are always comfortable  make every second count  seconds out, round one  I'll let you into a secret  the secret of getting ahead is to get started  secure your ticket now  let's see how it all plays out  if you can't see it, you can't be it  there's more to see than can ever be seen  you ain't seen nothing yet, folks  as seen on tv  seize the day  seize the initiative  seize the moment  seize the opportunity with both hands  don't sell out  at your service  we're in session  setting the scene  let's settle this  shake a leg  shake it baby  come as you are - all shapes and sizes  sharpen their claws  shine on  a ship is safe in a harbour, but that's not what ships are for  shoot for the moon  shoot for the stars'   another shot at silverware  put your shoulder behind the wheel  don't all shout at once  shouting at the television is not enough  put on a show  the show goes on  the show has started  the show must go on  show no fear  show reels and audition tapes at the ready  show us your moves  show your support  showdown  showtime  set our sights  singalong optional  are we all singing from the same hymn book?  single but ready to mingle  sink or swim  sit int the passenger seat  don't sit on the fence  don't sit on your hands  sit tight  are you sitting comfortably?  skate where the puck's going, not where it's been  get your skates on  what's the skinny?  the sky's the limit  sleep when you're dead  sleepers awake  slide out of snooze mode  no taking it slow  slug it out  you snooze, you lose  let's get social  get your socks on  put the sofa against the door  have a sofa fest  coming to a sofa near you  let's get this soiree started  I'll be your soloist tonight  be someone  someone's woe must go  somewhere over the rainbow, way up high  go on my son  the sooner you're better, the better  a spectacle far beyond your imagination  speculate to accumulate  no speed limits  spill the beans  take it for a spin  splash the cash  go on, spoil yourself rotten  we don't sponsor football teams  this isn't just sport, this is everything  where sport and history collide  put on the spot  spread a little magic  spread your wings  spring into action  spurred into action  be there or be square  square the circle  squash that sombero  set the stage  your stage-side table is waiting  the stakes could not be higher  I'll set out my stall  stand and deliver  stand clear of the doors please  don't stand on ceremony  standby  start a new chapter  start from scratch  let's start over  start the final countdown  we'll start where we left off  your starter for ten  starting a revolution  starting as I mean to go on  starting from ground zero  starting orders  the starting pistol fires  starting the party  starts drumbeat  it starts with you  the status quo is not an option  stay alert  stay alert, protect cake, save loaves  you stay classy, San Diego  stay exactly where you are  do stay seated  stay tuned  you might want to step back from your speaker or remove your headphones  step forward  step into the ring  step on the gas  step to it  step up a gear  step up to the mark  step up to the plate  stepping on out  stick around  stick or twist  stick your head above the parapet  there's a sticker up for grabs  if you've got the stomach for it  what's stopping you?  let the storm rage on  story time  let's get straight down to business  straight to the point  straining at the leash  a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet  strap yourself in  don't stray far  stream fearless entertainment  now streaming  stress less  strike up the band  strike while the iron is hot  no strings attached  it's sudden death  a sudden-death decider  no sudden moves  sun's out, fun's out  put on your Sunday best  let the sunshine in  superheroes work here  surf's up  surrender to the chaos and see what's on the other side  the suspense is terrible  switch on  sworn to secrecy  synchronise our watches  all systems are go  all systems go  yours for the taking  let's talk shop  talk the talk, walk the walk  all tall tales and chit chat welcome  things are about to get tasty  tax those grey cells  don't tear the pants out of it  tee off  tee up  it will not be televised  ten years in the making  tension's building  the test of all tests  testing one two one two  thank you ladies and gentlemen, first frame  thank you so much for keeping me company  thanks for being with me  there will be some theatre  go for them  put theory into practice  get in there  put yourself out there  get out there  will they, won't they  when they're gone, they're gone  be in the thick of it  do your thing  think beyond the horizon  think big  think bigger than results  I think it might get ugly  think like a chess grandmaster  think outside the box  don't think twice  get your thinking cap on  let's do this  so it's come to this  the thrill is in the find  thrillseeker  throw caution to the wind  throw everything at it  a ticket to paradise  a ticket to ride  tickets are free to everyone  tickets are free to everyone and include all the attractions  tickets please  tickle your pickle  we may be some time  this is your time, your moment, your now  time and tide wait for no-one  it's time for a workout  it's time for extraordinary escapades  time for new horizons  the time for promises is over  the time has come to start counting down  time is money  time is of the essence  time is of the utmost essence  time is running out  time is very short  have the time of your life  a time to be bold  it's time to break the taboos  time to finish the job  time to get off that sofa and grab a bucket of popcorn  time to get suited and booted  it's time to give back  no time to lose  it's time to play  time to pull the trigger  time to sober up  time to weigh anchor  time waits for no man  time's ticking  tinkle the ivories  tissues at the ready  the title is up for grabs  all together, all for free  all together now  together we can  together we thrive  where tomorrow begins today  it's going to be a top night with plenty of bants  touch wood  trainers on, let's go  all of your training has led to this  tread carefully  a treasure hunt  go on, treat yourself  I have treats instore  no tricks, just treats  a trip back in time  trot on  I trust all is well  trust your gut feeling  the truth will set you free  give it a try  tuck in  tune in  turn on, boot up, jack in  turn up the volume  made in the UK. Sold to the world  the ultimate line-up  the ultimate one-stop-shop  under new management  under the microscope  let's get underway  let's get underway without fanfare  unfollow the rules  be unforgettable  an unknown quantity  unleash your inner hero  unleash your voom  unlock your potential  unwind your body clock  no let up  get up, stand up  get up and running  get up close and personal  are you up for it?  up for laughs  up for the fight  up sticks  up the ante  let's up the pace  up the tempo  up tools  up your street cred  use it or lose it  use some elbow grease  use your loaf  with all the usual banter  the usual hive of activity  variety is the spice of life  venture forth  venture from your lair  a voyage cf discovery  the wait is over  wait with bated breath  waiting in the wings  it waits for no one  wake up at the back there  another walk down memory lane  walk on the wild side  walk the walk  let's waltz  don't go wandering off  I wanna dance with somebody  make it what you want  who wants to be a millionaire?  going to war  on a war-footing  get warmed up  you have been warned  watch the birdie  watch us revolutionise social  watch your step  do it like everyone's watching  where there's a will, there's a way  it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it  way to go  who is the weakest link?  take the week off  have you had your Weetabix?  put out the welcome mat  just wha the world doesn't need  whatever it takes  out now, from wherever they are sold  whet the whistle  whet your appetite  which way now?  take it for a whirl  who's in?  whole world watching  why not dream?  why wouldn't you?  all on a no win, no fee basis  it's win or bust  if you win this on home soil you could get a kinghthood  wind up the gramophone  wine, women and song  it's wine o'clock  on a wing and a prayer  winner takes all  wipe the slate clean  your wish is my command  wish upon a star  without more ado  you'll need your wits about you  my word is my bond  let's go to work  work on your focus and reaction times  the world is your oyster  all the world's a stage  go on, what's the worst that could happen?  worth a dabble  worth a flutter  well worth a look  worth a punt  worth the entry fee  worth the wait  take the wraps off  write your own story  no wrong answers  yes you can  yesterday's home runs don't win today's games  it could be you  let's be having you  be young, scrappy and hungry  young man, there's a place you can go, young man, when you're short on your dough  give youth a chance  give it some zazz

Saying “relax”

don't go 100 miles-an-hour. Relax  giving 24 hours of daylight. Relax  enjoy 5 minutes of bliss  like an 80s aerobics workout. Relax  A little peace of heaven. Relax  achieve whole harmony  acting mindlessly rather than mindfully? Relax  add a don't to the to-do list. Relax  add a little sparkle to your day. Relax  add a touch of colour and relax  add lustre to this day. Relax  after a turbulent day, relax  feel like after a yoga class  go after the slow-burn and relax  you should look after yourself more. Relax  allow your mind to return to the cradle and relax  allow yourself time to feel all your feeling. Relax  I for one am checking out. Relax  ama-Zen. Relax  amble in and relax  an amusing trip to planet silly. Relax  annoyed by your neighbour's yappy dog? Relax  an antidote to life at the coal-face? Relax  be the antithesis of a healthy living warrior. Relax  a kind of arm around your shoulders. Relax  armchair explorer? Relax  aspiring yogi? Relax  attack the day. Relax  get away  get away from it all  get away from the madding crowd  take away the stresses and strains of the day  back in calmer water. Relax  we'll get you back on the road. Relax  get back under the duvet and relax  let's back up a moment. Relax  a bad headspace to be in? Relax  bad sleep hygiene? Relax  get the balance right. Relax  a balm for uncertain times. Relax  balm to the soul. Relax  banish any negative thoughts  banish the bah humbug  banish the blues  banish the cares and toils  barely afloat in an ocean of anxiety? Relax  bask in the sunshine  do battle with your inner saboteur. Relax  beach, eat, drink, dance, repeat. Relax  beat a retreat  beats baking another loaf of sourdough. Relax  take a beau tox. Relax  how beautify it is to do nothing and rest afterwards. Relax  and so to bed. Relax  bed down and relax  be in the best head space. Relax  the best holiday you've never taken. Relax  you'll feel better for it. Relax  get into a better frame of mind. Relax  better health let's do this. Relax  better sleep starts here. Relax  better times ahead. Relax  a better work-life balance without standing on one leg. Relax  beyond blue? Relax  go beyond the familiar  big yourself up. Relax  bigger than you. Find meaning in a messy world. Relax  binge viewing? Relax  be a bit silly for silly's sake. Relax  blah, blah, blah. Relax  enjoy a moment of bliss  bliss out and relax  enjoy some blissful peace  blow away the morning dew  blow the budget. Relax  for a blues busting boost, relax  give your body a chance to breathe. Relax  find a bolt hole. Relax  bored s***less? Relax  born mild. Relax  a boss who sends emails over the weekend? Relax  don't bottle it up. Relax  enjoy some bottled sunshine  don't box yourself in. Relax  your brain is in for a treat. Relax  brain orgasm? Relax  brain overload? Relax  brain rot? Relax  give yourself brain space. Relax  put the brakes on. Relax  like a brand new day. Relax  have a break  take a break  break away from the routine. Relax  take a break from hostilities  take a break from the rodeo of life. Relax  break out tiddlywinks and relax  break the cycle. Relax  enjoy a break without breaking the bank. Relax  need a break? Relax  at breaking point? Relax  enjoy a breath of fresh air  breathe deep and relax  breathe easy and relax  breathe out  breathe slow and relax  take a breather  create some breathing space. Relax  like a bright, bright sun-shiny day. Relax  all things bright and beautiful. Relax  look on the bright side  brighten the darkness  brighten up your day  brighten your mood  make things brighter. Relax  brighter times are on the horizon. Relax  bring coherence to the incoherent. Relax  bring colour back to your life  bring logic to the illogical. Relax  bring order to chaos. Relax  bring out the best in yourself. Relax  bring out your best self. Relax  bring peace to your soul and relax  bring some therapy to your corner of the planet. Relax  bring the pace down to a slow glide  the bringer of peace. Relax  bringing a little sunshine in the rain. Relax  bringing the sun out. Relax  broken down in sideways rain? Relax  budgets, tariffs, taxes, doom and gloom. Relax  with built-in social distancing, relax  been a bit of a bumpy day? Relax  burning the midnight oil? Relax  like when the bus arrives just before it starts to rain. Relax  got busy-itis? Relax  let busy take a backseat. Relax  just go with the buzz. Relax  California dreaming. Relax  find your calm  keep calm, drink tea  calm, exhale. Relax  keep calm and carry on  be calm as a courgette  calm down  like a calm mill pond. Relax  calm the mind and soul  enjoy a calming distraction  relax with a capital R  go carbon-neutral and relax  let all your cares melt away  keep things casual. Relax  catch your breath  celebrate life  a chance to reset. Relax  change tack. Relax  change your mind, not your sneakers. Relax  the chaos of weekday mornings? Relax  get charged up in 5 minutes. Relax  chasing rainbows? Relax  like a cheeky midnight snack. Relax  someone to cheer you on when you are feeling down and out. Relax  cheer yourself up  cheer yourself up and relax  a cheering thought. Relax  cherish the small things and relax  chill  chill out  take a chill pill. Relax  chillax  at our most chilled. Relax  keep a chilled head. Relax  so chilled out, we are horizontal. Relax  keep your chin up. Relax  enjoy a chinwag. Relax  feel chipper. Relax  choose brighter. Relax  clear away the clouds  keep a clear head  clear out the clutter and relax  clear the air  if you're climbing the walls then relax  clock off for the moment. Relax  clock-watching? Relax  close your eyes, clear your mind, try to visualise nothing. Relax  create a cocoon cf calm. Relax  come in from the cold  it's cold cutside, come on in. Relax  in need of a cold shower? Relax  go cold turkey. Relax  collapsed in sunbeams. Relax  color-coordinating your bookshelves? Relax  what color socks do bears wear? None, because they have bear feet. Relax  colour me happy. Relax  colour your senses and relax  take comfort  comfort and joy abound  like a comfort blanket, relax  relax in the comfort of your own home  enjoy the comfort zone  as comforting as a cup of hot tea or a bacon sandwich - relax  find your comfy spot and settle in. Relax  commutes with no personal space? Relax  complete peace of mind  now for something completely different. Relax  connect on a deeper level. Relax  contemplate life's big questions  enjoy a moment of contemplation  continue the bliss and relax  set the control for a relaxing time  set the controls to complete calm and relax  cooking comfort food  keep your cool  enjoy a moment of cool  cool, calm and collected? Relax  be cool as a cucumber  cool down  be cool like Fonzie  cool off  cool your jets. Relax  cosier than a pixie's pocket. Relax  as cosy as chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Relax  cosy up and relax  cozy up  if you're cramming when you want to be jamming. Relax  cruise into the sunset  now at cruising altitude. Relax  get your culture fix. Relax  cuppa on, biscuit tin lid off. Relax  curl up into a ball and relax  cut loose  cut some slack  cut the drama. Relax  dance through life  in danger of floating away, believing the hype? Relax  dare to be yourself. Relax  make your day. Relax  every day better. Relax  let the day go  keep the day going. Relax  if the day has thrown a curve ball. Relax  where every day is a Sunday. Relax  when your day is done, relax  make your day merry and bright  put the day to bed. Relax  if it's been one of those days, relax  days are long and years are short? Relax  de-fuzz and relax  de-stress  debrief and relax  decenter and relax  decidedly good for your sanity. Relax  decompress and relax  decouple from the stresses of the day. Relax  deep down happy? Relax  delivery driver who can't seem to find your house? Relax  make a dent in the sofa. Relax  you deserve every happiness in the world. Relax  designed to help the day fly by. Relax  destination fun. Relax  take a detour. Relax  detox  detox and retox  dilly ding, dilly dong. Relax  dim the lights and relax  disconnected or too connected? Relax  discover your inner light. Relax  discover your inner Santa. Relax  dismount your trusty steed and relax  disover new elements of yourself and relax  dissolve yourself and relax  dive deeper. Relax  a doctor a day keeps the normal away. Relax  dodging downpours, battling wild winds? Relax  a dog who barks at 5am every morning? Relax  donnez-tu un break. Relax  doodle away  take things down a gear  take things down a notch  down tools and relax  enjoy some downtime  no drama just Karma  a dreamer who believes in the Loch Ness monster? Relax  drift off and relax  drift through and relax  driven mad? Relax  let's dunk in. Relax  let the dust settle  enjoy an early pint and relax  ease away the stresses of the day  ease away your cares  ease off  ease off the cares of the day  ease the strain  ease the tension  ease through and relax  at ease! Relax  take it easy  be easy  go easy, please. Relax  easy as a Sunday morning. Relax  well easy wellness. Relax  eat, drink and be merry. Relax  eat pray love. Relax  take the edge off things. Relax  on the edge? Relax  you are not an egg, you should not be put in a box. Relax  elevate yourself above everyday existence  find the elixir of life. Relax  embrace it, face it, escape it. Relax  embrace the art of doing less. Relax  emotionally coasting? Relax  let the emotions out. Relax  at the end of play, relax  endless sunshine. Infinite possibilities. Relax  enroute to normal. Relax  ensure a soft landing. Relax  let us envelop you in a great big hug. Relax  relax and escape  the escape committee is convened. Relax  escape the news cycle. Relax  escape the noise. Relax  escapism squared. Relax  an everyday getaway. Relax  don't let everything fall apart. Relax  let everything go  make everything seem more doable. Relax  everything stops. Relax  everything will work out just fine. Relax  everything's all right. Relax  evoke the British bulldog spirit  if it didn't exist, it wouldn't be necessary to invent it. Relax  an existential project. Relax  do you experience regular anxiety? Relax  explore more colours and textures and grow as a human being. Relax  take an extended hiatus. Relax  extract yourself from those mind-forg'd manacles. Relax  in the eye of a paperwork storm. Relax  let's face the lag. Relax  do a factory reset. Relax  always set fair. Relax  has your family a history of heart conditions? Relax  fancy a biscuit? Relax  do the Fandango and relax  far more effective than any cup of coffee. Relax  feeling fine, glass of wine. Relax  feeling insecure? Relax  feeling it not filming it. Relax  feeling spaced out? Relax  feeling washed out? Relax  if you're not feeling your best, or worried about something, relax  in your feelings? Relax  get your feet back on the ground. Relax  put your feet up  if you need a fillip, relax  first gear for miles down the motorway? Relax  fists clenched in frustration? Relax  take five  enjoy five minutes of mindfulness  if you're flagging, relax  float on by and relax  float through the day, like on a gentle breeze. Relax  flop into your armchair. Relax  go with the flow and relax  get into 'flow'  flowing like a cool stream on a hot day. Relax  fly into the sunset, relaxing  fly solo and relax  focus on the moment and relax  food for your soul. Relax  take your foot off the accelerator and relax  forget the ups and downs of the day  forget the worries of the world  don't forget to breathe. Relax  forget your cares  take forty winks. Relax  Frankie say relax  frazzled your brain? Relax  frazzled? Relax  let your freak flag fly. Relax  don't freak out. Relax  feel free and easy  free of gymtimidation. Relax  free your mind. Relax  try a less frenetic way. Relax  feel fresh. Relax  let some fresh air into that stuffy room. Relax  less than fresh? Time for a pitstop. Relax  freshen up and relax  fresher than an Arctic skinny dip. Relax  get some fuel for the tank. Relax  had a full day? Relax  be full of good cheer. Relax  it's fun, if you can stomach all the cheese. Relax  gambol along  like a gaming injection of vitamin D. Relax  take some gardening leave and relax  gaze, consider, contemplate. Relax  gaze into your infinity mirror and relax  geek out. Relax  generate that Friday feeling  as gentle as a lamb with mint sauce. Relax  go gentle into that good night. Relax  enjoy a gentle massage  enjoy the gentle touch. Relax  go gently and relax  go glam. Relax  like a glass half full. Relax  glide through still waters  glide through the next five minutes  get your glow on. Relax  glued to your screen? Relax  let go  let it go  go into goblin mode. Relax  feel like you've gone on holiday. Relax  let's feel good. Relax  feel good as new. Relax  a good book and a glass of something lovely. Relax  get the feel-good factor. Relax  good for the soul. Relax  you're in good hands, relax  so feel-good it should be dispensed as an NHS booster. Relax  in need of a good rest? Relax  good vibes only. Relax  good vibrations. Relax  grab a box of chocolates and relax  grab life with both hands. Relax  grab some Stella and Walkers crips and relax  grab the picnic blanket. Relax  such a great decompress. Relax  the grey matter is turning to mush? Relax  go to ground. Relax  ground yourself  we will grow again. Relax  grow slow. Relax  take the grumbles out and relax  guaranteed to leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. Relax  let your hair down  halfway horizontal? Relax  put the handbrake on  hang loose  hang ten and relax  a happier new you. Relax  happiness does not wait. Relax  find happiness in simple things. Relax  happiness is an extra five minutes? Relax  find your happy  if you're happy, clap your hands. Relax  be happy and relax  happy Hammock Day. Relax  feel happy inside  happy is the man who can forget what he cannot change. Relax  hark back to when stuff was less serious. Relax  harmonise your rhythm with your inner balance. Relax  let harmony prevail  get out of your head and into your life. Relax  keep your head and relax  need some head-scratching and reflection? Relax  get your head straight. Relax  head to the land of dreams. Relax  our health is our wealth. Relax  health isn't confined to your medicine cabinet. Relax  health isn't for a rainy day, it's now. Relax  want to be healthier and less stressed? Relax  really hear yourself. Relax  if the heat is too much, relax  heavy is the head. Relax  hello sunshine. Relax  something to help the medicine go down. Relax  need help with your dream of 8 hours sleep a night every night? Relax  help work off the day's travails. Relax  hibernate away and relax  like an Himalayan yoga retreat. Relax  hit a wall? Relax  hit the mute button and relax  hit the pause button  hit the power-down switch  hit the sack and relax  hit the sofa. Relax  hold hands and sing Kumbaya. Relax  don't hold it all in. Relax  let us hold your hand. Relax  so you've been holed up for a while, relax  make yourself at home  enjoy some home comforts. Relax  your home from home. Relax  home is where the heart is. Relax  give it a few hours. touch grass and breathe and let it go by. Relax  how's the low-carb ultra-marathon training goind? Relax  a hug for us all. Relax  hug life  get some hug therapy. Relax  hunched over a desk with a meal deal? Relax  hunker down  put hurry on hold. Relax  a hymn to togetherness. Relax  be ice-cool and relax  the ice for the spice. Relax  If you're not confused, you're not thinking straight. Relax  ignore negativity  are you important? Relax  improve life's terms and conditions. Relax  take it all in  indulge in some me-time  indulge yourself  as indulgent as a bathtub of Baileys. Relax  find your inner clown. Relax  find inner harmony. Relax  find inner peace  find your inner strength. Relax  just an innocent time. Relax  make inside feel better  let us inspire you. Relax  an interative ecspe rrom. Relax  don't look inwards. Look outwards. Relax  iron those worry lines out of your forehead. Relax  jazz things up. Relax  join the Good Times tour. Relax  join the great getaway. Relax  join the New Hope Club. Relax  join the sing-a-long. Relax  try JOMO, Joy of Missing Out. Relax  take a journey from darkness to light. Relax  juggling a lot? Relax  set the juice loose. Relax  kayak in a wave of syrupy sentimentality. Relax  keep an even keel  put the kettle on and relax  kick back and relax  be kind to yourself. Relax  less is more, unless it's kindness or sleep. Relax  did you know yoga shrinks the brain areas involved in fear and anxiety? Relax  go large. Relax  like a large delicious slice of cake. Relax  enjoy the last of the summer wine  make later life the time of your life. Relax  laugh it off and relax  laughing together is life. Relax  you have to lead with happiness. Relax  learn to laugh in the darkness. Relax  leave your busy day behind  leave your cares behind and relax  leave your woke-ometer behind and relax  take things leisurely  level up and relax  levitate and relax  lie down and relax  you only get one life. Relax  put life back into later life. Relax  get your life back on track. Relax  the life begins again tour. Relax  life doesn't wait and neither should you. Relax  let life flow. Relax  life is for living. Relax  life is good. Relax  life is longer than you think. Relax  life is too short. Relax  life isn't a dress rehearsal. Relax  like a life raft keeping you afloat. Relax  keep life simples. Relax  make your life tapestry a bit richer. Relax  life's a beach  life's better when you relax  one of life's simple pleasures. Relax  don't lift a finger. Relax  lift the heart and relax  lift your mood  lift your spirits  lift yourself out of your melancholy. Relax  light a fire under you  there's light about to shine through all the dark clouds. Relax  a light for the world. Relax  enjoy some light-hearted relief  light the candles and relax  lighten the load. Relax  lighten the mood  lighten up  everyone has a limit. Relax  feel a little bit more you. Relax  be a little brighter inside  how about a little jollity? Relax  enjoy a little light relief  little moments that matter. Relax  get a little shut-eye. Relax  every little thing is gonna be all right. Relax  little things make big days. Relax  it's the little things that make the world go round. Relax  need a little Zen? Relax  live bolder, live better. Relax  live for art. Relax  live for today. Relax  live happy. Relax  live happy. Relax  live in the moment. Relax  when you live in the present, the sun is never far away. Relax  live in the present and relax  live it up. Relax  live life in the slow lane. Relax  live life living. Relax  live life on a shoe-string. Relax  live the life of Riley. Relax  you only live twice. Relax  live your best life. Relax  live your best possible life. Relax  well, do you want to live? Relax  take a load off. Relax  your local energy provider. Relax  lonely as a cloud? Relax  are you lonesome tonight? Relax  for long days and long nights, relax  like looking at a cow for 5 minutes. Relax  looking to kill some time? Relax  keep in the loop and relax  if you're at a loose end, relax  loosen up  lose yourself  lose yourself in the moment. Relax  lost in the woods? Relax  feel the love  you've loved, laughed, partied and even pilateed. Relax  something low and slow. Relax  go low key  lower your blood pressure. Relax  enjoy a lullaby relaxing  luxuriate  luxuriate and relax  you've got to be your main priority. Relax  a manifesto for misfits. Relax  marinate in the good feeling  get match-ready. Relax  relax to the max  max-out  go for maximum headroom. Relax  meander along and relax  enjoy a moment of meditation  meet the moment. Relax  mellow out  this will have you on the mend. Relax  take a mental break  mentally dance around the room. Relax  mentally disconnect and relax  let your mind go for a wander  every mind matters, so relax  take your mind off your woes. Relax  mindful strolling not mindless trolling. Relax  mindfulness on your mind? Relax  mine's milk no sugar. Relax  keep yourself out of mischief. Relax  enjoy some mischief. Relax  miserablist? Relax  is your mojo a no-show? Relax  be in the moment. Relax  the moment is now. Relax  relax (or your money back)  money can't buy happiness. Relax  mooch around and relax  your go-to mood booster. Relax  keep your morale up  has your motivation gone into hibernation? Relax  get your motor running  give your motor the once over. Relax  don't move a muscle. Relax  Move the body, move the mind, move the soul. Relax  Mr Happy, spreading smiles. Relax  if ever we needed it. Relax  everyone needs a bit of nurturing right now. Relax  let go of negative energy and relax  are you of a nervous disposition? Relax  never give up, rise up  find your new different. Relax  try making some new friends or just relax  get a new lease of life  next stop a brighter day  next stop: cocktails at the pool. Relax  like a nice, well-worn pair of tweed slippers. Relax  have a nice day. Relax  for a night in that feels like a night out, relax  relax and nod off  if it's non-essential, it's essential. Relax  normal is boring. Relax  nurture your soul. Relax  enjoy an oasis of calm  go off-road and relax  let off steam  go off the chain. Relax  get things off your chest. Relax  out of office? Relax  it is OK not to be OK. Relax  put the omph back in your life  overscheduled? Relax  an overture to the land of smiles. Relax  be your own best friend. Relax  make your own magic. Relax  go on your own personal, rent-free holiday in your mind. Relax  take the pace down another notch  take a page from the wellness playbook. Relax  panto ain't just for Christmas. Relax  let's park that for a minute. Relax  relax the parts other games don't get to  give yourself a pat on the back. Relax  go the path less trodden  be patient. Ride the wave. Relax  peace and love. Relax  find peace in your heart  peace of mind comes as standard  peace out  it's peaceful here. Relax  penchant for a lie-in? Relax  people not stacking the dishwasher properly? Relax  put some pep in your step  need pepping up? Relax  find the perfect antidote  perfect escapism  perfect your downward dog. Relax  feel the perfect zeitgeist  like a personal spa day. Relax  persuade yourself the world is a gentler, kinder place. Relax  put your phone on mute and relax  get a pick-me-up  a piece of ancient stillness. Relax  pig out. Relax  piles of paperwork? Relax  it's Pimm's o'clock. Relax  take yourself to another place  a place to think. Relax  like playing a didgeridoo. Relax  do as you please. Relax  plump it up and relax  polls, tax rises, EU, doom and gloom. Relax  like a positive jab in the arm. Relax  feel positive vibes  like pottering around the garden. Relax  pour oil on troubled waters  pour yourself a cup of something delicious and relax  pour yourself something cold and relax  pour yourself something lovely and relax  do yourself the power of good. Relax  give power to yourself. Relax  power up. Relax  enjoy some powerful medicine for your spirit and soul  prenez un grip. Relax  prepare to hit the Land of Nod. Relax  press the escape key  press the relax button to the max  no problem. Relax  get proper relaxed  provide refreshment to the soul. Relax  pull down the shutters and relax  pull in and relax  pull the plug. Relax  let us pull you into our magic circle. Relax  purge the poison. Relax  purveyors of humble elixir. Relax  a quantum of solace. Relax  quick or nothing dinners? Relax  find your quiet. Relax  all is quiet and still. Relax  enjoy some quiet contemplation  quieten your mind  raise a smile. Relax  raise a toast to yourself and relax  a ray of light. Relax  re-balance yourself  re-centre your focus  re-energise and relax  re-inspire and relax  re-vitalize yourself  reach a happy place. Relax  ready to walk out on your life? Relax  be your real self. Relax  take yourself to another realm  reboot and relax  recalibrate and relax  recharge and relax  recharge your batteries and relax  reclaim your life. Relax  recline and relax  reconnect with who you are. Relax  need some recovery time? Relax  rediscover your spirit of adventure. Relax  from reeling to healing. Relax  how refereshing! Relax  refocus and relax  refuel and relax  regain a sunny outlook  regroup  Relation is the only item on the agenda, so relax  relax  be still and relax  be all you can be. Relax  too much is too much. Relax  let it out. Relax  there's only one you. Relax  we are more than one. Relax  just do you. Relax  as out-there as it gets. Relax  do something for you. Relax  find your you. Relax  all will be well. Relax  relax? There's a book for that or just relax  have a relaxed lounge-about  release starts here. Relax  release the wiggle. Relax  remain calm. Relax  remember, tomorrow will be a good day, so relax  renewed, restored and re-invigorated. Relax  reprogramme yourself. Relax  reset nirvana. Relax  respect your sweat. Relax  enjoy a moment of respite  rest and recup. Relax  rest assured. Relax  rest easy  rest easy. Relax  rest gently  take the rest of the day off and relax  rest up  rest your cerebral cortex  restful and gentle. Relax  take a restorative break  restore elegance and purpose to the bleakest day. Relax  restore your equilibrium  restore your spirits  restore your zen  if you're revising when you want to be socialising. Relax  revive your senses  revivfy and relax  get revved up. Relax  reward your BBQ's patience. Relax  rewild yourself. Relax  rewire your brain and relax  ride out the storm  go out in the right kind of fettle  keep the right side of cynical. Relax  we're right there with you. Relax  find the right vibes  all will be right with the world. Relax  go the road less travelled  roll back the years  roll out the yoga mat and relax  room to bloom. Relax  had a rubbish day?  rummage through the cupboards for a biscuit and relax  run a hot bath and relax  if you've been run off your feet, relax  go for a run? Just relax  running on low. Relax  don't be in a rush, relax  you don't have to rush around at 100mph. Relax  don't rush your fences, relax  take a sabbatical. Relax  find safe harbout. Relax  a safe haven in difficult times. Relax  create that safe space. Relax  salaam. Relax  find sanctuary  create a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the world. Relax  keep your sanity in a crazy world. Relax  satisfy your wonderlust  say cheese. Relax  take the scenic route. Relax  schmooz and relax  score Zen out of Zen. Relax  go in search of yourself. Relax  had your seaside chips stolen by a pigeon? Relax  tis the season to be jolly. Relax  enjoy a second life  a kind of secret indulgence. Relax  see a fresh take on life  can't see a way forward? Relax  see a whole new world  I can see clearly now. Relax  see life with rose-coloured spectacles. Relax  see the big picture. Relax  see the light. Relax  seek out something different  seek refuge and relax  seeking a better work/life balance? Relax  seize the day. Relax  it's all about self-care and self-love. Relax  try to be more selfish. Relax  send yourself off to the land of Nod. Relax  make it make sense. Relax  find yourself in every sense. Relax  let us serenade you. Relax  make serene progress  let serenity wash over you  serve with a cuppa and crumpet. Relax  settle back and leave the rest to me. Relax  settle back and relax  settle in and relax  settle into a comfy chair and relax  shalom. Relax  share the love. Relax  let it shine. Relax  shine brightly  a shipping forecast for the metaphorically lost at sea. Relax  shoes off, laptop down. Relax  on a short fuse? Relax  show your glow. Relax  show yourself some love  get some shut-eye. Relax  shut off the negative voices and relax  simmer down and relax  simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Relax  simply be  sit back and relax  sit this round out. Relax  sitting in the pouring rain with soggy chips and mayonnaise? Relax  skip along like a carefree child. Relax  slay the beast of boredom  Sleep, sleep, sleep, He lies in slumber deep. Relax  sleep baby sleep. Relax  because your sleep matters. Relax  sleep on it. Relax  sleep tight. Relax  sleepy-head? Relax  sling a hammock and swing in it. Relax  go slow, go happy. Relax  slow down and be here now. Relax  slow down and relax  slow down the pace to a decadent amble and relax  slow is good  like a slow kitchen disco. Relax  slow right down  enjoy a slower pace of life. Relax  a slump in your energy level?. Relax  slump on the sofa and relax  small talk saves lives. Relax  give us a smile love. Relax  get a smile makeover. Relax  take your smile off pause  put a smile on your face  feel smiles better  keep smiling  when you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Relax  keep on smiling and the whole world smiles with you. Relax  enjoy a smooth landing. Relax  smooth off any rough edges and relax  smooth out those wrinkles. Relax  smooth the path ahead and relax  smooth your way and relax  as snug as a bug in a rug. Relax  snuggle up  like a soft cushion, relax  soft pedal and relax  softly, softly. Relax  find solace  solace for the soul. Relax  somersault right back up  soothe your brow  soothe your shattered nerves  like a soothing root-centric broth. Relax  enjoy a soothing sojourn  just sort of freewheel. Relax  sort your head out. Relax  sound mind, sound body. Relax  soup for the soul. Relax  a source cf calm. Relax  space to breathe. Relax  no spandex required. Relax  spend a little less time in stress-ville  spend a restorative 5 minutes  spend quality time. Relax  spend some quality time relaxing  spend time doing diddly squat. Relax  spice up your mood  keep yourself spiced up  spinning plates? Relax  keep your spirits up  spoil yourself. Relax  like spotting the last parking space. Relax  spread the love  spread the warmth. Relax  spread your wings and relax  keep spreading joy. Relax  put a spring in your step  spruce things up. Relax  stand easy. Relax  start charging your batteries  stay appy at home. Relax  stay focused  stay grounded. Relax  stay off Instagram for a bit. Relax  stay positive  stay sane when the world has gone mad. Relax  stay up all night  it's staycation season. Relax  going all out at staying in. Relax  staying in is the new going out. Relax  like a steaming hot chocolate on a chilly day. Relax  step back for a few minutes. Relax  go one step beyond  this will have you in stitches. Relax  relax and take stock  stop being fizzy busy  stop the clock. Relax  stop trying to cram 100 things into one day. Relax  keep on the straight and narrow. Relax  strapped for cash? Relax  try a stress-buster  stress headache is gone, frown lines have faded. Relax  take your stress levels down  don't stress too hard. Relax  a stroll for the soul  just kind of let stuff happen. Relax  do you suffer from high blood pressure? Relax  don't suffer in silence. Relax  we're all going for a summer holiday. Relax  like a summer's day. Relax  summer's saved. Relax  here comes the sun. Relax  the sun bursts through. Relax  let the sun shine. Relax  sun's out! Relax  sunlit upland pastures ahead. Relax  it's always sunny here. Relax  support your local endorphin dealer. Relax  not sure where your head is at? Relax  take a surprise vay-cay. Relax  no surprises. Relax  surround yourself in a warm glow. Relax  suspend the mayhem. Relax  with something sustaining in hand, relax  sustenance is on the way. Relax  swan around  swap the spa for a spar. Relax  swap your lounge for a lounger  enjoy a moment of sweet Karma  enjoy a sweet lullaby  for a sweeter everyday, relax  swiped out? Relax  switch off all the alerts and relax  switch off before take-off. Relax  switch your mindset and relax  tail up. Relax  talk less, smile more. Relax  taxes and tariffs on anything and everything? Relax  enjoy some tea and sympathy  been tearing up the dancefloor? Relax  from the tempest into the sunshine  Tempted to put your hands over your ears and go 'la la la I can't hear you' until it's all over? Relax  take ten  ten bells and all is well. Relax  think happy thoughts. Relax  think inside the box. Relax  think of higher things and relax  think outside the box  think positive and life longer. Relax  think Vivaldi is a supermarket? Relax  be out of your thoughts for a while. Relax  throw away your anxieties  keep things ticking over. Relax  enjoy some me time  time for a sharp Brexit? Relax  time for another hot chocolate or herbal tea. Relax  time for bed. Relax  too much time on your hands? Relax  take time out  like time slows down. Relax  take the time to check in with yourself. Relax  it's time to get busy doing a little less. Relax  time to get smooth  it's time to monotask. Relax  time to reflect. Relax  it's time to revive  take time to smell the roses. Relax  it's time to take a new path. Relax  in need of you-time? Relax  tired of feeling tired? Relax  enjoy some TLC  like a toasty bubble-bath. Relax  here's to today. Relax  if today has managed to run off with you, relax  a todo list as long as your arm? Relax  just the tonic. Relax  tootle along and relax  top up your glass and relax  enjoy total tranquillity  get in touch with your inner cowboy. Yee-ha. Relax  get in touch with your inner kid. Relax  until you can touch your elbows with your feet. Relax  when the going gets tough, have a nap. Relax  transcend boundaries. Relax  let me transport you to a better place  transport yourself elsewhere  be transported back in time. Relax  tread lightly. Relax  have you tried drinking camomile tea? Relax  take a trip down memory lane. Relax  let your troubles float away like helium-filled balloons. Relax  make your troubles seem so far away. Relax  tune into your senses and relax  tune out, relax  tune to the deep and ever-present beauty in ourselves  turn grey days blue  turn it up to the max. Relax  turn on cruise control  turn the outside world turn. Relax  turn the thermostat to cool and relax  turn up the sunshine  turn up the sunshine. Relax  turns out there is such a thing as a free lunch. Relax  make the TV redundant. Relax  unbox yourself. Relax  uncork the summer  under stress and overwhelmed? Relax  unfunk yourself  unhappy with your work-life ratio? Relax  unleash the power within. Relax  unwind  unwind with a capital U  let up  come up for air  set up in style. Relax  get up to speed at speed. Relax  up with joy and down with the drab. Relax  keep up with the speed of life. Relax  uplift and inspire. Relax  feel uplifted. Relax  take an uplifting, transformative journey of a lifetime. Relax  look at the upside and relax  vitamin H (holiday) deficiency? Relax  wake me up if I snore. Relax  like waking up for work and realising it's a saturday. Relax  walk a different path. Relax  take a walk to the paradise garden  go walkabout. Relax  walking on custard? Relax  wallow for a while  not all those who wander are lost. Relax  feel warm inside and relax  warm the cockles of your heart and relax  warm the soul  warm yourself from the inside  warms you through like putting the radiators on. Relax  watch the world go by  like watching paint dry. Relax  like watching the sun go down. Relax  still waters run deep. Relax  enjoy a wave of positivity  enjoy something on your wavelength  wear life lightly. Relax  when the weather outside is frightful. Relax  weather that blows your umbrella inside out?. Relax  take the weight off your feet. Relax  be a wellness warrior. Relax  WFH fatigue? Relax  whatever life throws your way, relax  whenever you lay your head. Relax  whip up some guacamole and relax  make yourself whole again. Relax  why do ordinary? Relax  put a wiggle in your stride and relax  wind down  wind down, the time is now. Relax  relax in the wind-down zone  may the winds be gentle. Relax  woke it up, baby. Relax  a word to the wise. Relax  work off the day's malaise  feel a world away. Relax  a world away. Relax  in a world of days that blend together, relax  world off, coffee on. Relax  if the world seems to be shifting off its axis then relax  in a world where digital bin juice threatens to overwhelm us, relax  in a world where you can be anything, be kind. Relax  if the world's a little blurry, relax  don't worry, be happy. Relax  don't worry. Relax  worse for wear? Relax  have you got the wow-factor? Relax  wrap up warm and relax  enjoy wraparound warmness  be at one with yourself  find your Zen  all Zen and liberated? Relax  put it to the zest. Relax  get in the zone  zone in internally. Relax  zone out  zoom out and step into radical self-acceptance. Relax  are you Zoom'd out? Relax  zzz-zero in on some shut-eye. Relax

Saying “join in”

absence makes the heart grow fonder  we'll accommodate your every whim  admission is free  get in ahead of the herd  everyone is an alien somewhere  I won't take no for an answer  answered a siren call from a mermaid  we're not going anywhere without you, pal  back at your old stomping ground  come back better  back for good  you're back in town  back to blighty  if you can't beat em, join em  this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship  the best part about leaving is coming back  best seat in the house reserved for you  best seats in the house  better late than never  it's better to wear out than rust out  between you and me  bidding you welcome  birds of a feather, flock together  book your table now  it's you, me and a few candles  check your brain at the door  all we want for Christmas is you  compliments of the season  let me congratulate you on your good taste  a cordial welcome  croeso  have a day pass  don't delay  dip your toe in the water  I'll be your drafting buddy  enrol now  enter if you dare  enter the destroyet  entrance is free  in esteemed company  everybody hates FOMO  if you're not there, you don't exist  there's no expiry date on having fun  do yourself a favour  felicitations and unalloyed joy to you  take that first step  you'll fit in perfectly  I've got front-row tickets  g'day mate  here's the good professor  good to have your company  good to see you  so good to Zoom you  a goodly welcome  grown ups go free  be our guest  guten tag  hello stranger  a hero's welcome  hola  hop on board  I hope I find you fit and well  I do hope the day has been kind to you  hope the world is treating you well  hope you're holding up well  howdo  howdy doody  howdy partner  hurry up slowcoach  come on in  join our shindig  join the anti social club  join the cast  join the club  join the queue  join the wolf pack  join the world tour  you be the judge  jump the queue  go on, you know you want to  a late appearance at the party  London calling  take London head on  long time no see  looking to climb the greasy pole?  you're looking well  lovely to have the pleasure of your company  give us the lowdown  lured out of retirement  you'd be mad not to  it's a two man job  a marquee move  the more the merrier  don't miss out  don't miss out on all the fun  miss this and miss out  not to be missed  we've missed you  all that's missing is you  now or never  never too late  just enjoy the occasion  what's occuring?  an offer you can't refuse  come on over  be part of the conversation  passport not required  we come in peace  take a pew  take your place in the great circle of life  you haven't got plans, have you?  when more of us play, all of us win  play me and save me from extinction  not played? you haven't lived  there is a player in everyone  please be seated  so pleased you're with me  princess on board  pull up a chair  let's get reaquainted  a recent convert to the cause  let's renew our aquaintance  you do you and we'll do the rest  return to the crease  return to the fray  right on time  rise and shine  roll out the red carpet  a rousing reception  wouldn't be the same without you  come and say g'day  come and say hello  get your sea legs  I've been keeping the seat warm  take the shilling  give it a shot  don't be shy  you've been sorely missed  sorry mate, we're at capacity - try the ministry of sound  don't stand on the sidelines  step inside  step into the hot seat  test the lie of the land  test the water  thank you for stopping by  thank you so much for having me over  thanks for accepting my invitation  thanks for hanging out with me  thanks for spending time with me  thanks for swelling our ranks  thanks for swelling the gallery  throw your hat into the ring  we've got you a ticket and saved you a seat  a ticket reserved for you  no time like the present  the time will fly  you're in for a treat  that when you turn'd and smiled at me, a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square  I'll be very honoured if you will join us  walk-ins welcome  the warmest of welcomes  wassup bud  everyone's welcome  welcome along  welcome home  welcome on board  welcome to the fun factory  welcome to the silly squad  welcome you with open arms  whadup  you've got to be in it, to win it  to win the lottery, you've got to buy a ticket  we can't do what we do without you  it'll be worth your while  wotcher  just for you

Synonyms for “eccentric”

100% reusable  AC/DC kind of  adventurous  going-against-the-ordinary  agreeably-disagreeable  airy-fairy  alternative  ambitious-if-linear  ambling  anodyne  antidiluvian  antiquated  anything-can-happen  apposite  archaic  argy-bargy  arse-about-face  arty-farty  'audio-visual-extravaganza' of a  august  authentic  avant-garde  avuncular  b-side  back-from-the-dead  back-to-front  baffling  all-the-bally-hoo  bargain-bucket  barking-mad  barmpot  barmy  befuddled  beguiling  big-burly  bijou  'bit-of-an-outlier' of a  bit-out-there  bizarre  bland  blighty  bling-on-a-budget  boho  bold and brassy  bolshy  bombastic  both-unsentimental-and-sentimental  boundary-pushing  boutique  bracingly sensible  brainless-but-never-boring  break-out  breathlessly-supercharged  bright and airy  built-different  bumbling  cantankerous  captivating  celebrated  charismatic  on-the-cheap  cheap-as-chips  cheeky-chappy  cheesy  chichi  chintzy  chippy  chocolate-teapot kind of  chummy  clunky  cobbled-together  cocksure  coded-while-on-mushrooms  color-saturated  colourful  comely  completely off-beam  convivial  convoluted  crack-brained  created-on-a-shoestring  cringey  crotchety  cult-classic of a  culture-vulture  cultured  curious  curmudgeonly  daffy  daft  daft-as-a-brush  dastardly  as-out-of-date-as-VHS  dead-posh-and-really-classy  debauched  decadent  deep-and-meaningful  delusional  demure  diabolical  dicey  diddly-squat  diffuse  digitally reimagined  ding-a-ling  dinosaur-mad  disjointed  disreputable  dissolute  ditzy  diverting  doddery old  dodgy  dopey  double Dutch  down-tempo  down-to-earth  dreamed-up-over-a-few-beers  dreamy  dress-down  drippy-hippy  droll  drunken  dry-as-dust  dysfunctional  easy-going  easy-rolling  eccentric-with-a-capital-X  eclectic  edifying  elliptical  emotive  enigmatic  erratic  esoteric  ethereal  evergeen  evocative  exotic  'expresso-in-a-tea-bag' kind of  nearly-famous  famously-cryptic  fandango  far-out  'fascinating-juxtaposition' of a  favoured-by-collectors  no-fear  feisty  fiendish  fiffle-faffle  finicky  fish-out-of-water  flabby  flaky  flamboyant  flat-earth kind of  flimflam  flimsy  flippant  fluorescent  folksy  free-range  free-spirited  free-wheeling-and-high-living  frivolous  fruity  fuddy-duddy  funkapolitan  funky  fuzzy  gadfly-like  gauche  genre-busting  genre-defining  gizzled  glitchy  glitzy  goind-against-the-ordinary  goobledygook  goofball  goofy  gormless  grandiose  grittily impassioned  groan-up  grubby  grumpy  'guilty-pleasure' of a  hackneyed  halcyon  hamfisted  hammy  hand-picked  hang-dog  happy-go-lucky  hastily-arranged  haunting  hedonistic  helter-skelter  higgledy-piggledy  highbrow  highfalutin  hippy-dippy  hit-and-miss  hodge-podge of a  hokey  hugely-influential  humdinger of a  humdrum  hyperbolic  idiosyncratic  iffy  impertinent  implausible  impromptu  improvised  incy-wincy  ineffable  infectious  ingenious  inimitable  inside-out  intoxicating  intrepid  irreverent  jam-packed  jamboree of a  jaunty  Jekyll-and-Hyde  jovial  joyfully lo-fi  jumble of a  kaleidoscopic  for-kids-of-all-ages  kiss-me-quick  kooky  lackadaisical  lacklustre  laconic  landguid  languorous  larkabout  larky  so-last-season  left-field  liberating  lo-fi  long-listed-for-the-Booker-prize  loony-toony  loopy  loquacious  louche  loveable  lovey-dovey  low-jeopardy  low-key-raver of a  ludicrous  lugubrious  Machiavellian  mad-as-a-Hatter  mad-bad-and-dangerous  madcap  maddening  magic-mushroom-y  'magical-mystery tour' of a  majesterial  makeweight  much-maligned  mathemagical  maudlin  mazy  meandering  measly  melodramatic  mesmerising  miasma of a  mild-mannered  mind-bending  in-a-minority-of-one  mischievous  mish-mash of a  money-no-object  morally-ambiguous  motley  mousy  much-of-a-muchness  multi-dimensional  namby-pamby  natty  newfangled  niche  niggly  non-conformist  non-descript  nonchalant  nostalgic  novelty  nuanced  will-o'-the-wisp  obscure  obstreperous  obtuse  odd-fish  oddball  oddly-moreish  off-beat  off-centre  off-grid  off-the-beaten-track  off-the-chart  off-the-cuff  off-the-top-of-my-head  off-the-wall  old-banger  old-crusty  old fogyish  old-school  old school  something-old-something-new-something-borrowed-something-blue  less ordinary  otherworldly  outdated  outlandish  outlier-of-a  outre  pancake-thin  parochial  pastiche of a  patchy-curio of a  pell-mell  perilous  pesky  pettifogging  picturesque  pioneering  piquant  planet-friendly  plucky  poignant  popcorn  pot-pourri of a  pretty spicy  not-for-profit  profound  psychedelic  pudgy  punchdrunk  puzzling  quaint  questionable  quiescent  quietly affecting  quintessentially British  quirky  quixotic  ragamuffin of a  ragbag of a  ragtag  rambling  rambunctious  rare-air  rather-last-gen  raunchy  raved-about  raw-and-honest  re-invented  redefines-bingo  reimagined  retro  retro-futurist  retro-glam  ribtickler of a  get-rich-quick  risque  ropy  rough-hewn  roughshod  well-rounded  rowdy  rum  rumbunctious  rumpled  'salt & vinegar flavoured cheese & onion' kind of  salubrious  samey  scatty  schlocky  schmaltzy  scruffy  scurrilous  sedate  self-depreciating  self-indulgent  self-sabotaging  shabby  simply-complicated  simply next-gen  singular  one-size-fits-all  sketchy  skinflint's  slighly-out-of-wack  slightly-deranged  slightly-kitsch  slightly mad  slightly miscast  sloppy  slovenly  smorgasbord of a  smug  snarky  snoozefest of a  somewhat nebulous  somnambulant  soporific  soppy  souped-up  spiffy  spiky  spooky  sprawling  not-stereotypical  stripped-back  subversive  super-fun  super organic  supercilious  superficial  superfluous  supremely atmospheric  sweet-and-sour  sweet-natured  tacky  tantalising  tawdry  technicolor  techno-Zen  ten-a-penny  tetchy  thrown-together  tongue-in-cheek  totally nonlinear  totally-rad  tragicomic  transcendental  on-trend  tricksy  so-trippy  true-original  tumultous  twee  ultra-trad  un-eager-to-please  unassuming  unbeatably-priced  uncomplicated  understated  unedifying  uneven  unfashionable  unflappable  unhinged  unhurried  unique  as-unique-as-you-are  unreasonably reasonable  unusual  up-and-coming  upcycled  upper-crust  uptempo  vacuous  vaudeville  venerable  veritable  vintage  visually-challenging  vividly-coloured  vulgar  wackadoodle  wacko  wacky  wannabe  warts-and-all  watered-down  way-out  weather-beaten  weird  weird and wonderful  wet-lettuce  whimsical  whirligig  wholesome  wibbly-wobbly  wild-child  willy-nilly  wishy-washy  wizened  wonky  yawn-fest of a  what-have-you  z-list  zany  zig-a-zag-ahh