Phrazle Answer Archive

Pass With Flying Colors

To succeed brilliantly, as on an exam or other test

Give the Green Light

Approve something; allow something to proceed

Shape Up or Ship Out

Behave properly or leave the organization

Take it with a grain of Salt

If you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it.

Go Down in Flames

Fail in a spectacular way

Six Ways to Sunday

In every possible way

In the Cards

Likely; likely to occur

Pushing Up Daisies

Dead

Under Wraps

Temporarily hidden, secret

Get the Picture

Understand what’s happening

Hang It Up

To retire, to end an activity one has pursued for a long time

Take a Rain Check

Decline an invitation but suggest that you’ll accept it at a later time.

Run the Table

Win every game or contest

Stem the Tide

To stop or control the growth of something, usually something unpleasant.

Let My Hair Down

To relax and enjoy themselves.

Be A Peach

Someone or something that is extremely good, impressive, or attractive

Up in Arms

Angry, protesting (usually said of a group)

Beat Me to the Punch

Do something before or faster than someone else

Pay an Arm and a Leg

A very high cost

All The Same

Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.

A Life Of Its Own

An independent existence

Lipstick on a Pig

Make cosmetic changes to something bad

Get the Ball Rolling

Do something to begin a process

Sleep with the Fishes

Dead, often by murder

Blue Blood

Person of aristocratic background

Back on My Feet

Physically healthy again

A Million and One

Very many

Pull Some Strings

Use influence that’s based on personal connections

Come Hell or High Water

No matter what happens

A Sitting Duck

A person or object in a vulnerable position that is easy to attack or injure.

Swing for the Fences

Attempt to achieve the largest accomplishment possible

Sleeping Like a Baby

To experience a very deep and restful sleep; to sleep soundly

Point the Finger

At Blame (someone)

About Time

Far past the desired time

Throw the Fight

Intentionally lose a contest, usually in collusion with gamblers

Heard it Through the Grapevine

To learn something via gossip

A Sight for Sore Eyes

A sight that makes you happy

Dog Days of the Summer

The hottest day of summer

Go Off the Deep End

To unexpectedly become very angry, especially without a good reason

Dry Run

A practice execution of a procedure

The Story Has Legs

People are continuing to pay attention to the story.

Take the Edge Off

To slightly improve something negative

Throw Caution to the Wind

To act in a daring way, without forethought

A Match Made in Heaven

A relationship in which the two people are great together, because they complement each other so well

Fishing for Compliments

Try to manipulate people into praising you

Freudian Slip

Accidental use of an incorrect word; a revealing slip of the tongue

A Piece of Cake

Very easily done

A Chip off the Old Block

Someone who resembles a direct ancestor, usually the father