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Quart into a pint pot 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
Queen of hearts A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts
Queer fish A strange person is a queer fish
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
Question of time 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
Quick as a flash 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
Quick fix 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
Quids in If somebody is quids in, they stand to make a lot of money from something
Quiet as a mouse If someone's as quiet as a mouse, they make absolutely no noise
Quiet before the storm When you know that something is about to go horribly wrong, but hasn't just yet, then you are in the quiet before the storm