Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: Sir James Paul McCartney

Yee yee! We've found 14 phrases and idioms matching Sir James Paul McCartney.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
aye aye, sirThe correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
attacher Pierre avec Paulto fasten a button in the wrong buttonholeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
décoiffer (découvrir) st. pierre pour coiffer st. paulTo rob Peter to pay Paul.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il doit au tiers et au quart (à jean et à paul)He owes money to everybody.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
rob peter to pay paulTo solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
stand stock stillPaul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

(2.33 / 3 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)
it's not the whistle that pulls the trainBoasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
manoeuvre the apostlesTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
patience of jobFrom the Bible, James Ch.5 V.11.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Rococo Gaëficol t'estimeMoyen mnémotechnique pour se souvenir de l'ordre des premières lettres de Paul de Tarse dans le Nouveau Testament.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

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

Alternative searches for Sir James Paul McCartney:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
A watched _____ never boils.
A kettle
B pan
C pot
D turkey

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ