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Answers to the Well Known Sayings Competition May 2009
1 HUNG DRAWN AND QUARTERED
2 AGREE TO DISAGREE
3 ACROSS THE BOARD
4 LEARN THE ROPES
5 THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND
6 NEITHER A BORROWER OR A LENDER BE
7 THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG
8 GRINNING LIKE A CHESHIRE CAT
9 LIVING ON BORROWED TIME
10 FALL ON YOUR SWORD
11 BUN IN THE OVEN
12 DAVY JONES' LOCKER
13 MUM'S THE WORD
14 AS DEAD AS A DODO
15 KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
16 DON'T LOOK A GIFTHORSE IN THE MOUTH
17 COLD TURKEY
18 HANDBAGS AT TEN PACES
19 KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
20 HEAVENS TO MURGATROYD
21 KNOW YOUR ONIONS
22 BLAST FROM THE PAST
23 PIE IN THE SKY
24 THE BUCK STOPS HERE
25 A SHOT IN THE DARK
26 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
27 FAST AND LOOSE
28 HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
29 RULE OF THUMB
30 AS OLD AS THE HILLS
31 TIE THE KNOT
32 ON THE WAGON
33 WARTS AND ALL
34 I HAVE NOTHING TO DECLARE BUT MY GENIUS
35 MAKE A BEE-LINE FOR
36 AS FIT AS A FIDDLE
37 A DISH FIT FOR THE GODS
38 DARK HORSE
39 WENT DOWN LIKE A LEAD BALLOON
40 NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
41 NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET
42 PLAY IT BY EAR
43 ACID TEST
44 RUN OUT OF STEAM
45 LIFE OF RILEY
46 SEA CHANGE
47 LOSE YOUR MARBLES
48 POUND OF FLESH
49 QUEER THE PITCH
50 CASH ON THE NAIL
51 AN ARM AND A LEG
52 MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE
53 THE BIG APPLE
54 ONE OVER THE EIGHT
55 JUST DESSERTS
56 NOT WORTH THE CANDLE
57 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
58 CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
59 LEFT HAND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT HAND IS DOING
60 THE THIORD DEGREE
61 STONE'S THROW
62 IN A PICKLE
63 FACE THE MUSIC
64 HAND OVER FIST
65 EXCUSE MY FRENCH
66 CLOSE YOUR EYES AND THINK OF ENGLAND
67 RING THE CHANGES
68 JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON
69 PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS
70 YOUR NAME IS MUD
71 KNEE-JERK REACTION
72 RUN OF THE MILL
73 NO REST FOR THE WICKED
74 A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
75 A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH
76 KEEN AS MUSTARD
77 WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUE SLEEVE
78 JOINED AT THE HIP
79 I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE
80 BETWEEN TWO STOOLS
81 BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
82 JUMP THE GUN
83 FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
84 YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK
85 CALL A SPADE A SPADE
86 THE YEAR DOT
87 EATEN OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME
88 HEAD OVER HEELS
89 WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
90 IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN
91 PIECE OF CAKE
92 ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
93 SPEND A PENNY
94 SON OF A GUN
95 I'LL GO TO THE FOOT OF OUR STAIRS
96 MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
97 BASSKET CASE
98 KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS
99 OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES AND SUCKLINGS
100 ON A HIDING TO NOTHING

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