List of idioms start with A

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Idioms by alphabet

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  • All in your head

    Meaning : You have imagined it and it is not real

  • 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 untill a result is reached

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