Fileplanet (IGN Entertainment)
The Book of Cliches illustrates the most overused phrases. Some people love cliches (probably because there are cliche), while others try to avoid them. Use list of chapters above to display other cliches.
CHAPTER I
I always do things like this
I always knew that this could happen
I am better off alone
I am looking for something, this is my way to find it
I am my own redeemer
I am trying to escape from something, I think that I am just not ready to face it
I beg to differ
I bought it for a song
I busted my hump
I can dream, can't I?
I can't change the past
I can't stand it
I can't tell you what a pleasure its been
I could eat a horse
I could whip you with one arm tied behind my back
I did it my way
I didn't come down the clyde in a banana boat
I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition
I don't give a ****! You're the one who has to look at me
I feel it in my bones
I got hosed
I guess I just have to accept it
I guess that was it
I hate to say this, but...
I have a bone to pick with you
I have an ax to grind
I have no bones about that
I have other qualities
I have to face my fear
I haven't a clue
I haven't the foggiest
I just followed my intuition
I love being free, it's the best way to be
I need that like a hole in the head
I need that like a moose needs a hat rack
I never met a man (horse, etc.) I didn't like
I ought to tan your hide
I put two and two together
I quit smoking cold turkey
I smell a rat
I take the challenge
I trust him as far as I can throw him
I used to think I had it bad because I had no shoes, then I met a man with no feet
I was roped into it
I wasn't born yesterday
I will always remember you
I will survive
I wouldn't do that for all the tea in china
I'd bet my bottom dollar
I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy
I'll be a monkey's Uncle
I'll be damned
I'll be the judge of that, thank you
I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts
I'll fix your little red wagon
I'll leave you with something to chew on
I'll procrastinate later
I'll punch his lights out
I'll see you in hell
I'm going bananas
I'm gonna clean your clock
I'm gonna lay down the law
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm in hog heaven
I'm insurance poor
I'm not a rocket scientist
I'm not getting any younger
I'm not ugly, I'm visually challenging
I'm okay, you're okay
I'm on a roll
I'm only human
I've been had
I've got a good memory, but it's short
I've got a monkey on my back
I've got other fish to fry
Ice cold
Icy blue
Icy blue eyes
Idle chit-chat
Idle hands are the devil's workshop
If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?
If all else fails, manipulate the data
If anything can go wrong it will (murphy's law)
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
If at first you don't succeed, redefine success
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again
If dumb were dirt, he would be about an acre
If everybody else jumped off a bridge, would you?
If God had meant for man to fly, he would've given us wings
If he has his way
If his word were a bridge - you'd be afraid to cross
If i had a dime for every...
If i had a nickel for every time he _______, I'd be a millionaire
If i were in his shoes
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it doesn't come naturally, leave it
If it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it must be a duck
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
If it's not one thing it's another
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right
If looks could kill
If nothing else, I can always serve as a bad example
If shit were concrete, you would be i80
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain
If the shoe fits, wear it
If wishes were horses then beggars would ride
If you always do what you always have done, you'll only have what you have now
If you can't beat'em, join'em
If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit
If you can't enjoy your company, how could anyone else?
If you can't find it, grind it
If you can't kill the king then don't wound him
If you can't see the bottom, don't put your foot in the water.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen
If you can't walk the walk, don't talk the talk
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
If you had time to do it twice, you had time to do it right the first time
If you love something set it free
If you play your cards right
If you were any closer, it would bite you
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem
If you've seen one you've seen 'em all
If your foresight was as good as your hindsight, we would be better by a far sight
Ignorance is bliss
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Importance is always relative
In a flash
In a jiffy
In a new york minute
In a nutshell
In a pig's eye
In any way, shape or form
In bed with one's boots on
In deep shit
In every life a little rain must fall
In for a fleecing
In for a penny, in for a pound
In for the long haul
In full cry
In one ear and out the other
In over your head
In seventh heaven
In still weather everyone is a good sailor.
In the back of my mind
In the ballpark
In the black
In the buff
In the doghouse
In the money
In the nick of time
In the red
In the wake of
In what has become
Indecision is the key to flexibility
Inexorably drawn
Influence peddling
Innocent as the day he was born
Intents and purposes
Is a frogs ass water tight?
Is nothing sacred?
Is that a mouse in your pocket or are you just happy to see me
Is the glass half-empty or half-full
Is the Pope Catholic?
Is the Pope Polish?
Isn't that special
It ain't over till it's over
It ain't over till the fat lady sings
It all boils down to this
It beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
It beats being beat in the butt with a dead rabbit
It beats picking cotton
It could be worse
It happens to the best
It has to get worse, before it gets better
It is a good experience, it makes me stronger
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all
It is my life
It is my mess, and finally I got something for myself
It is the inside that really matters
It isn't all sweetness and light
It just goes to show
It keeps me from the street
It probably prevented something worse happening
It seemed like a good idea at the time
It sounds like a thrashing machine
It stands to reason
It takes all kinds
It takes two to tango
It took my breath away
It was a dark and stormy night
It was a piece of cake
It was a white-knuckle ride
It was an ill-fated idea
It will be a cold day in hell
It will be good for something
It will be worse
It would not be fun when life is so easy
It'll feel better when it stops hurting
It's a cakewalk
It's a catch 22
It's a dog-eat-dog world
It's a freckle past a hair
It's a jungle out there
It's a long shot
It's a new life every day
It's a one-horse town
It's a sure thing
It's all cut and dried
It's all Greek to me
It's all in your head
It's all topsy turvy
It's always darkest before the dawn
It's an ill wind that blows no good
It's autumn in her mouth and all her tongue can do is rustle
It's been a pleasure
It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
It's cutting edge
It's darkest just before the dawn
It's gone tits up
It's got a great beat, but you can't dance to it
It's just one of those days, I guess
It's like deja vu all over again
It's like trying to nail porridge to the wall
It's neck and neck
It's never too late to learn
It's not all it's cracked up to be
It's not over till it's over
It's not the hate, it's the stupidity.
It's not the heat, it's the humidity
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
It's not written in stone
It's nothing earth-shattering
It's on the tip on my tongue
It's only a matter of time
It's only fear that makes you run
It's only fear that makes you stay
It's raining cats and dogs
It's so hot I'm sweatin' pickles
Its a dog's life
Its like my daddy used to say

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