Thursday 29 April 2010

gold

gold All that glitters is not gold.
gold (as) good as gold
gold good as gold
gold have a heart of gold
gold worth its weight in gold
gold a gold mine of information
golly by guess and by golly
gone all gone
gone come and gone
gone dead and gone
gone gone but not forgotten
gone gone goose
gone gone on
gone gone to meet one’s Maker.
gone gone with the wind
gone lost and gone forever
gone to hell and gone
goner a goner
good all in good time
good all to the good
good (all) well and good
good (as) good as done
good (as) good as gold
good as good as one’s word
good do someone’s heart good
good do someone a good turn
good do someone good
good for good
good for the good of someone or something
good get on the good side of someone
good get out while the getting is good
good get time off for good behavior
good give a good account of oneself
good give as good as one gets
good give someone a (good) dressing-down
good good and something
good good as done
good good as gold
good good enough for someone or something
good good-for-nothing
good good riddance (to bad rubbish)
good good to go
good have a good command of something
good have a good head on one’s shoulders
good have a (good) mind to do something
good have a good thing going
good (have) never had it so good
good in (all) good conscience
good in good condition
good in good faith
good in good hands
good in good repair
good in good shape
good in good spirits
good in good time
good in good (with someone)
good keep good time
good kiss something good-bye
good Life’s been good (to me).
good look good on paper
good make good as something
good make good (at something)
good make good money
good make good on something
good make good time
good make someone look good
good make something good
good never had it so good
good No news is good news.
good One good turn deserves another.
good on good terms (with someone)
good put in a good word (for someone)
good put something to (good) use
good run the good race
good show good faith
good show something to good advantage
good So far, so good.
good stand someone in good stead
good throw good money after bad
good too good to be true
good too much of a good thing
good turn something to good account
good up to no good
good well and good
good What’s the good of something?
good when one is good and ready
good Your guess is as good as mine.
good the good old days
goodness Honest to goodness.
goods get the goods on someone
goods sell someone a bill of goods
goof goof off
goose (as) silly as a goose
goose cook someone’s goose
goose get goose bumps
goose get goose pimples
goose give someone goose bumps
goose give someone goose pimples
goose gone goose
goose silly as a goose
goose someone’s goose is cooked
goose a wild-goose chase
gorge feel one’s gorge rise
gorge make someone’s gorge rise
gospel the gospel truth
got Cat got your tongue?
got Have I got something for you!

got You got me there.
gotten ill-gotten gains
government close enough for government work
gown cap and gown
gown town-and-gown
grab grab a bite (to eat)
grabs up for grabs
grace fall from grace
grace grace someone or something with one’s presence
grace saving grace
grace say grace
graced graced with something
graceful (as) graceful as a swan
graceful graceful as a swan
grade make the grade
grain go against the grain
grain take something with a grain of salt
grain a grain of truth
Grand (as) busy as Grand Central Station
Grand busy as Grand Central Station
grandmother teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs
granted take someone or something for granted
grasp get a grasp of something
grasp grasp at straws
grasp within someone’s grasp
grass let grass grow under one’s feet
grass a snake in the grass
grasshopper knee-high to a grasshopper
grate grate on someone(‘s nerves)
grave (as) quiet as the grave
grave (as) silent as the grave
grave carry a secret to one’s grave
grave carry a secret to the grave
grave dig one’s own grave
grave from the cradle to the grave
grave have one foot in the grave
grave quiet as the grave
grave roll (over) in one’s grave
grave silent as the grave
grave swear on one’s mother’s grave
grave take it to one’s grave
grave turn (over) in one’s grave
gravy ride the gravy train
gray get gray hair(s)
gray give someone gray hair(s)
gray gray area
gray gray matter
grease grease someone’s palm
grease use some elbow grease
greased (as) quick as greased lightning
greased like greased lightning
greased quick as greased lightning
great go great guns
great in great demand
great in great haste
great make a great show of something
great no great shakes
great set great store by someone or something
great take (great) pains (to do something)
great think a great deal of someone or something
great to a great extent
great a great deal
greatest the greatest thing since sliced bread
Greek Greek to me
Greek It’s (all) Greek to me.
green get the green light
green give someone the green light
green green around the gills
green green with envy
green have a green thumb
grief come to grief
grievances air one’s grievances
grin grin and bear it
grind grind to a halt
grind have an ax to grind (with someone)
grind the daily grind
grindstone keep one’s nose to the grindstone
grindstone put one’s nose to the grindstone
grip grip someone’s attention
grip lose one’s grip
grips come to grips with something
grist grist for someone’s mil l
grit grit one’s teeth
gritty get down to the nitty-gritty
groan groan under the burden of something
gross gross someone out
ground break ground (for something)
ground break new ground
ground cover a lot of ground
ground cut the ground out from under someone
ground drive something into the ground
ground from the ground up
ground get in (on the ground floor)
ground get one’s feet on the ground
ground get something off (the ground)
ground give ground
ground ground someone
ground have one’s ear to the ground
ground have one’s feet on the ground
ground hold one’s ground
ground keep one’s ear to the ground
ground keep one’s feet on the ground
ground lose ground
ground one’s old stamping ground
ground run something into the ground
ground stand one’s ground
grounded grounded in fact
grounds grounds for something
grow grow on someone
grow grow out of something
grow grow to do something
grow let grass grow under one’s feet
growing have growing pains
grudge bear a grudge (against someone)
grudge have a grudge (against someone)
grudge hold a grudge (against someone)
grudge nurse a grudge (against someone)
gruff (as) gruff as a bear
gruff gruff as a bear
grunt grunt work
guard catch one off one’s guard
guard catch someone off guard
guard guard against someone or something
guard on (one’s) guard

guess by guess and by golly
guess get another guess coming
guess hazard a guess
guess Your guess is as good as mine.
guessed never would have guessed
guest guest of honor
guilty find someone guilty
guinea serve as a guinea pig
gulp gulp for air
gum gum something up
gum gum up the works
gun beat the gun
gun fire a gun
gun give her the gun
gun give it the gun
gun gun for someone
gun jump the gun
gun pull a gun (on someone)
gun son of a gun
guns go great guns
guns stick to one’s guns
gut bust a gut (to do something)
gut gut feeling
gut gut reaction
gut gut response
gut my gut tells me (that) something is so
guts hate someone’s guts
gutter in the gutter
gyp gyp someone out of something

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