Quart into a pint pot
(UK) If you try to put or get a quart into a pint pot, you try to put too much in a
small space. (1 quart = 2 pints)
(UK) If you try to put or get a quart into a pint pot, you try to put too much in a
small space. (1 quart = 2 pints)
Queen bee
The queen bee is a woman who holds the most important position in a place.
The queen bee is a woman who holds the most important position in a place.
Queen of Hearts
A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts.
A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts.
Queer fish
(UK) A strange person is a queer fish.
(UK) A strange person is a queer fish.
Queer Street
If someone is in a lot of trouble, especially financial, they are in Queer Street.
If someone is in a lot of trouble, especially financial, they are in Queer Street.
Queer your pitch
If someone queers your pitch, they interfere in your affairs and spoil things.
If someone queers your pitch, they interfere in your affairs and spoil things.
Question of time
If something's a question of time, it's certain to happen, though we don't know
exactly when.
If something's a question of time, it's certain to happen, though we don't know
exactly when.
Queue jumping
Someone who goes to the front of a queue instead of waiting is jumping the
queue.
Someone who goes to the front of a queue instead of waiting is jumping the
queue.
Quick as a flash
If something happens quick as a flash, it happens very fast indeed.
If something happens quick as a flash, it happens very fast indeed.
Quick buck
If you make some money easily, you make a quick buck.
If you make some money easily, you make a quick buck.
Quick fix
A quick fix is an easy solution, especially one that will not last.
A quick fix is an easy solution, especially one that will not last.
Quick off the mark
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do
something new.
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do
something new.
Quick on the trigger
Someone who is quick on the trigger acts or responds quickly.
Someone who is quick on the trigger acts or responds quickly.
Quids in
(UK) If somebody is quids in, they stand to make a lot of money from something.
(UK) If somebody is quids in, they stand to make a lot of money from something.
Quiet as a cat
If somebody is as quiet as a cat they make as little noise as possible and try to
be unnoticeable.
If somebody is as quiet as a cat they make as little noise as possible and try to
be unnoticeable.
Quiet as a mouse
If someone's as quiet as a mouse, they make absolutely no noise.
If someone's as quiet as a mouse, they make absolutely no noise.
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