All In The Same Boat
Meaning : When everyone is facing the same challenges
All moonshine
Meaning : Total lies
All of a sudden
Meaning : Suddenly
All one
Meaning : Just the same
All right
Meaning : Expression of reluctant agreement
All skin and bone
Meaning : Underweight
All the rage
Meaning : Famous
All thumbs/all fingers and thumbs
Meaning : If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are awkward and clumsy and do things incorrectly.
All too common
Meaning : Routine thing
Allow for something
Meaning : Make concession for
Alma Mater
Meaning : Institution where one got his maximum education
Alpha and omega
Meaning : Starting and end
Ambulance chaser
Meaning : This terms refers to a lawyer who finds work by persuading people injured in accidents to claim money from the person who caused the accident.
An apple of discovered
Meaning : Cause of fight
an apple of one's eyes
Meaning : Lovable
An Arm And A Leg
Meaning : Very expensive. A large amount of money
An ass in lion's skin
Meaning : Pretender
An Axe To Grind
Meaning : To have a dispute with someone
An eager beaver
Meaning : The term eager beaver refers to a person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous.
An early bird
Meaning : A person who mgets up early every morning
An egghead
Meaning : A very intelligent person
An eye wash
Meaning : Pretention
An honest penny
Meaning : A small sum of money honestly earned
An iron hand
Meaning : Brutely
An old boy/girl
Meaning : A former member of particular school
An old hand
Meaning : A person with a great deal of practice
An old maid
Meaning : A women who is not married and who is no longer young
An old salt
Meaning : An experienced sailor
An open question
Meaning : A matter for discussion which is still without answer
An open secret
Meaning : Known to everybody
An ugly customer
Meaning : A formidable person to deal with
An untimely end
Meaning : Premature death
Angle for something
Meaning : To try and get a response
Animal spirits
Meaning : Full of vigor
Answer back
Meaning : Argument
Answer for
Meaning : If someone has to answer for something, they have to accept responsibility for their actions.
Answer for something
Meaning : Take the blame
Answer one's purpose
Meaning : To serve a purpose
Ante up
Meaning : Pay, produce a necessary amount of money
Ants in one's pants
Meaning : People who have ants in their pants are very restless or excited about something
Antsy
Meaning : Restless
Any port in a storm
Meaning : When you have no choice, any port in a storm refers to a solution you accept, which in normal circumstances you would find unacceptable.
Apple is discord
Meaning : Cause of quarrel, A bone of contention.
Apple of discord
Meaning : Root cause of fight
Apple of My Eye
Meaning : Someone who is cherished above all others
Apple of one’s eye
Meaning : Very dear
Apple pie order
Meaning : In perfect order
Apron strings
Meaning : If one person is tied to another's apron strings, they remain dependent at an age when they should be independent.
Argue someone down
Meaning : Bring the silence through strong argument
Argue someone out
Meaning : Argue until a result is reached
Argue the toss
Meaning : If you argue the toss, you dispute a decision or choice which has already been made.
Arm and a leg
Meaning : It is very expensive
Arm of the law
Meaning : This expression refers to the extent to which the authority or power of the law extends.
Armchair critic
Meaning : An armchair critic is someone who gives advice based on theory rather than practice.
Armed to the teeth
Meaning : Fully Loaded
As a rule
Meaning : Usually
As easy as pie
Meaning : Very easy
As good as
Meaning : Practically
As good as gold
Meaning : Very good
As good as his word
Meaning : kept his promise
As High As A Kite
Meaning : Anything that is high up in the sky
As the crow flies
Meaning : In the straight line
Ask after someone
Meaning : Inquire about someone's well being
Ask someone out
Meaning : Invite someone to go out for a meal
Asking for trouble
Meaning : Someone who is asking for trouble is behaving stupidly and is likely to have problems.
Asleep at the wheel
Meaning : Taking responsibilities very carefully
At a discount
Meaning : Not in worth
At a loss
Meaning : Sell something and lose money
At a low ebb
Meaning : In a declining state
At a pinch
Meaning : hardly
At a stone's throw
Meaning : Very near
At a stretch
Meaning : Continuously
At all costs
Meaning : At any expense of time, effort or money
At all events
Meaning : At any cost
At all times
Meaning : Always
At an arm's length
Meaning : At a distance
At any cost
Meaning : Compulsorily
At bay
Meaning : Keeping away
At cross-purposes
Meaning : Misunderstand each other
At daggers drawn
Meaning : Enemy
At discretion
Meaning : Unconditionally
At hand
Meaning : Near
At his wit's end
Meaning : Quite puzzled, at a complete loss how to act
At home in
Meaning : Good knowledge
At issue
Meaning : In dispute
At large
Meaning : Run away
At logger head
Meaning : Enemies
At logger heads
Meaning : To Fight
At one
Meaning : Of the same opinion
At one's elbow
Meaning : Close at hand
At one's finger tips or ends
Meaning : To be expert in
At one’s beck and call
Meaning : Ready to serve
At one’s wit’s end
Meaning : Confused
At ones own wit
Meaning : Self wish
At par
Meaning : Equal to
At random
Meaning : Haphazard ,without aim or purpose
At sea
Meaning : Confused, Weak
At sixes and sevens
Meaning : Scattered
At someone's beck and call
Meaning : If a person is at somebody's beck and call, they are always ready to do things for them or obey orders to please them
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