Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: in the wrong place at the wrong time Page #9

Yee yee! We've found 1,303 phrases and idioms matching in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
slip under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
blue moonA long time.Rate it:

(3.67 / 3 votes)
and shitUsed after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
look aroundTo search a place.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
put forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
put the cart before the horseTo put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
sally forth!An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
sneak offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
been there, done thatAn assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.Rate it:

(3.33 / 3 votes)
Happy RamadanAn expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time during the holiday.Rate it:

(3.33 / 6 votes)
non - aphabetical orderTo place words in Z-A AlphabeticalRate it:

(3.33 / 3 votes)
eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

(3.25 / 4 votes)
take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

(3.25 / 4 votes)
ancient historyThat which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
between scylla and charybdisSimilar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
bring aboutTo cause to take place.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
every dog has its dayEveryone has a time of success and satisfaction.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
fiddle aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

(3.00 / 4 votes)
hang inTo remain in a particular place or status.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
have legsTo have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
have one's hand in the tillTo embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
hold overSomething left from an earlier time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
move outTo vacate one's place of residence.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
nine times out of tenvery often, mostly, most of the timeRate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
not here to fuck spidersUsed to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
put upTo place in a high location.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
run onTo continue talking for a long time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
take a picture, it will last longeran ironic statement said after being stared at for a long time.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
the streets are paved with goldUsed to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)

We need you!

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

Alternative searches for in the wrong place at the wrong time:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
A bird in the hand is worth two in the ________.
A feather
B tree
C air
D bush

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ