Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: one strike and you're out Page #110

Yee yee! We've found 9,527 phrases and idioms matching one strike and you're out.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
ça y estthere we go, there you go, there you have it, that's it, etc.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ça, c'est de bonne guerreHe has only used fair means to defend himself (or, attack you); He has acted within his rights, you cannot complain.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
café para todosone size fits all; everyone should be treated exactly the sameRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cala-te, bocaSaid when one is making a malicious statement or badmouthing someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
calamitatibus defungito come to the end of one's troubles.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
call it a nightTo cease what one has been doing for the night.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cambio y cortoover and outRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cambio y fueraover and outRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
capitis or capite damnare aliquemto condemn some one to death.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
captain of industryA prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caput aperire (opp. operire)to uncover one's head.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caput demittereto bow one's head.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carb upTo consume a large amount of carbohydrates, ostensibly for energy; generally a practice of athletes, especially runners and swimmers.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carry forwardThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carry oneselfTo behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carry oneselfTo move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carry overThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carum atque iucundum esse alicuito be dear to some one.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carum esse alicuito be dear to some one.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cash on the barrelheadMoney in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cask wineWine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
casser du sucre sur la tête de quelqu'un (pop.)To speak ill of any one in his absence.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
casser le nez à quelqu'un à coups d'encensoirTo flatter some one fulsomely to his face. Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
castra metari (B. C. 3. 13)to mark out a camp.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat got someone's tongueWhy are you not saying anything?.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Cat Got Your TongueTo not answer any query, to stop saying anything if one ask somethingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat that ate the canaryA person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's pajamasA highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's clawUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's meowA highly sought-after and fancy example of something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
catbird seatExpression used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caucus raceA political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caught in the actTo be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
causā or lite cadere (owing to some informality)to lose one's case.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
causae rerum et consecutionescause and effect.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
causam alicuius defendereto conduct some one's defence in a case.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
causam or litem amittere, perdereto lose one's case.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
CAVOKAcronym of Ceiling and visibility OK., sometimes alternatively interpreted as "Clouds and Visibility OK", a weather status report for pilots when visibility is at least 10 kilometres, there are no clouds below 5000 feet or minimum sector altitude, and there is no current or forecast significant weather such as precipitation.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for one strike and you're out:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Into the ____ den.
A giraffe's
B lion's
C badger's
D toddler's

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NEW