Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: match made in heaven Page #3

Yee yee! We've found 289 phrases and idioms matching match made in heaven.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
aluminum showerAn event at which people give household items made of aluminum to the war effort.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
après la lettreLettered. "Épreuve, gravure après la lettre": a print made after the caption is addedRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
as the case may beAs is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Asia populi Romani facta estAsia was made subject to Rome.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
aux pauvres la besaceThe back is made for the burden.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
basket caseOne made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bathtub ginGin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
believe it or notAn expression made famous by Ripley in his news column featuring difficult to believe facts, events, situations, people, truisms.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
body EnglishA body motion made to coax an object already propelled go in a desired direction. For example, a nervous leaning or twisting movement while playing sports such as golf or bowling, to "persuade" the ball to go in a desired direction.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bogged downStuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
break the moldTo make it impossible for an identical copy to be made.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
brick houseUsed other than as an idiom: A house or type of construction made of bricks or blockss of masonry.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est un homme comme il n'y en a pointHe is a man who has not his match; There is no equal to him.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est un parti prisHis mind is made up; It is a foregone conclusion.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
carried awayMade excessively emotional or excited.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ce coup l'a fait saigner du nezThat blow made his nose bleed.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cet homme n'a pas son pendant (or, pareil)That man has not his match.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
chopped liverA Jewish food made by frying liver and onions in schmaltz.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
condicio (uxoria) (Phil. 2. 38. 99)a match.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
consist ofTo be composed or made up of something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
copper-bottomedHaving lower parts made of or covered by copper.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
count outTo determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
dei propitii (opp. irati)the favour of heaven.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
deus mundum aedificavit, fabricatus est, effecit (not creavit)God made the world.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
di prohibeant, di meliora!heaven forfend!Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
die Sonne geht aufremark made when a particularly pleasant person appearsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
enfin de compte(lit.) When the addition is made; (fig.) When all is told; When all is said and done.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
être aux angesTo be delighted, in raptures, in the seventh heaven.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
être cousu d'argentTo be made of money; To be rolling in riches.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
être le fils de ses œuvresTo be a self-made man.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
far postThe goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
feed the dragonTo buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China.".Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fingernails on a chalkboarda phrase used to liken the sharp or shrill sound that is made when fingernails are scratched across a chalkboard to something that sounds sharp or shrill like thatRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
for my moneyUsed to mark a statement made by the speaker as an opinion or something not known with certainty.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

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

Alternative searches for match made in heaven:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy ____.
A dog
B cow
C pig
D horse

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ