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a babe in arms
a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.
a babe in the woods
"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.
a bad taste in my mouth
a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.
a bar star
a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge.
a barrel of laughs
a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.
a basket case
a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.
a bed of roses
an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
a big shot
an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .
a bit at sea
a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.
a blast
a great time, a lot of fun The students were having a blast until the teacher walked in.
a blessing in disguise
a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.
a breath of fresh air
a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
a budding genius
a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."
a bull in a China shop
"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.
a bundle of nerves
"a very nervous person; uptight person" May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.
a case of
an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.
a close call
close to danger or an accident That was a close call. The train nearly hit the bus!
a close shave
very close to serious injury or death The old man described his fight with the bear as a close shave.
a clutch hitter (baseball)
a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a coon's age
many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.
a crash course
a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.
a crush on
sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
a crying shame
a sad event, it is too bad It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.
a dead loss
a complete loss, a write-off (see write it off) The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn't eat any of it.
a different kettle of fish
different, not the same A cult is not a religion. A cult is a different kettle of fish entirely.
a dog's age
a long time, 10-15 years, a coon's age Mel! I haven't seen you for a dog's age - at least ten years!
a dog's breakfast
a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything.
a dog's life
a poor life, hard times Without a job, it's a dog's life.
a double-edged sword
a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.
a downer (sadness)
an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.
a dressing down
a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.
a dust-up
"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.
a fair shake
a fair deal, a just settlement The insurance company gave us a fair shake - paid all our damages.
a false move
a wrong move, a threatening action "A man with a gun said, ""If you make a false move, you're dead."""
a fart in a windstorm
an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
a flash in the pan
a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.
a fool and his money are soon parted
"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.
a foregone conclusion
a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.
a fresh pair of eyes
a different reader, one who has not seen the writing A fresh pair of eyes may find many errors in this report.
a fresh start
starting again, a new life In Canada, you will have a fresh start. You can begin a new life.
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
a gaggle of geese
a flock of geese, a bunch of geese A gaggle of geese met us as we drove into the farmyard.
a ghost of a chance
a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!
a good sport
a person who is fair and friendly What a good sport! You never complain, even when you lose.
a grain of salt
(See take it with a grain of salt)
a grandfather clause
a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.
a hassle
a problem, a bother The tax form is a hassle this year. It's difficult to understand.a bairn in arms
a baby, a adolescent who is still wet abaft the aerial Dar was aloof a bairn in accoutrements back we emigrated to Canada.
a bairn in the woods
"a caught person; a naive, adolescent person" He's aloof a bairn in the woods. He needs addition to assure him.
a bad aftertaste in my mouth
a activity that article is apocryphal or unfair, a activity of ill will I larboard the affair with a bad aftertaste in my mouth. There was a lot of artifice in the room.
A bad artisan blames his tools.
Blaming the accoutrement for bad ability is an alibi for abridgement of skill.
a bar star
a babe who goes to confined to alcohol and acquisition accompany Lola was accepted as a bar brilliant at Pinky's Lounge.
a butt of laughs
a lot of fun, a being who makes you beam Let's allure Chang to our party. He's a butt of laughs.
a bassinet case
a being who is actual nervous, in bad appearance If Gloria has one added crisis, she'll be a bassinet case.
a bed of roses
an accessible life, a affable abode to assignment or breach Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
a big shot
an important person, a boss, a big caster On payday he spends money like a big shot, affairs drinks for all.
A bird in duke is account two in a bush.
It's bigger to accumulate what you accept than to blow accident it by analytic for article better.
a bird in the duke is account two in the bush
having one is bigger than seeing abounding Back analytic for a bigger job, bethink A bird in the hand... .
a bird in the duke is account two in the bush|bird|b
Something we have, or can calmly get, is added admired than article we appetite that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't blow accident article abiding by aggravating to get article that is not sure.
A proverb.
Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His ancestor says that a bird in the duke is account two in the bush.
a bird's-eye appearance of
Idiom(s):
a bird's-eye appearance of sthTheme:
SUMMARY
a abrupt analysis of something; a hasty attending at something. (Refers to the pettiness of a bird's eye.)
• The advance provides a bird's-eye appearance of the works of Mozart, but it doesn't accord with them in abundant detail for your purpose.
• All you charge is a bird's-eye appearance of the contest of World War II to canyon the test.
a bit at sea
a bit unsure, ambiguous He seems a bit at sea back his brother died. They were close.
a blast
a abundant time, a lot of fun The acceptance were accepting a bang until the abecedary absolved in.
a absolution in disguise
a botheration that becomes a account or advantage The cloudburst was a absolution in disguise. It chock-full the fire.
a animation of beginning air
a nice change, a new attendance Accepting Lan about the abode is a animation of beginning air - she's so nice.
a brick short
(See one brick abbreviate of a abounding load)
A burst accord may be anchored but will never
Friendships can be rebuilt afterwards a altercation but will never be as able as before.
a beginning genius
a adolescent who appears to be actual able "The bi-weekly declared Pam as ""a beginning genius"" on the violin."
a balderdash in a China shop
"a big, adventuresome being in a allowance abounding of brittle things; ache your style" Imagine a 300-pound football amateur at a tea party, and you accept a balderdash in a China shop.
a array of nerves
"a actual afraid person; anxious person" May has so abounding problems - she's aloof a array of nerves.
A accountability of one's own best is not felt.
Something difficult seems easier back it is done voluntarily.
A burnt adolescent dreads the fire.
A bad acquaintance will accomplish bodies breach abroad from assertive things.
A burnt adolescent dreads the fire.
A aberration can be a abundant teacher.
a button short
intellectually deficient
a case of
an archetype of, it's a case of Attending at Bosnia. That's a case of indigenous civilian war.
A cat has nine lives.
1) Cats can survive abounding accidents because they acreage on their anxiety after injury. 2) Three lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to stray, 3 years to stay.
A alternation is no stronger than its weakest link
This agency that processes, organisations, etc, are accessible because the weakest being or allotment can consistently blow or breach them.
A alternation is no stronger than its weakest link.
The backbone of a accumulation depends on anniversary alone member.
a change for the better|a change for the worse
a change that after-effects in either a bigger or a worse situation
a change is as acceptable as a rest
it's generally as auspicious to accomplish a change than it is to accept a break
A Chip On Your Shoulder
Being agitated for article that happened in the past.
a chic act
a abundant guy
a abutting call
close to crisis or an blow That was a abutting call. The alternation about hit the bus!
a abutting shave
very abutting to austere abrasion or afterlife The old man declared his action with the buck as a abutting shave.
a clamp hitter (baseball)
a concoction who hits back runners are on abject Joe's a clamp hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a algid fish
Idiom(s): a algid fish
Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE
a being who is abroad and unfeeling. (Informal or slang.)
• Bob is so dull—a absolute algid fish.
• She hardly anytime speaks to anyone. She's a algid fish.
a coon's age
many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the bank in a coon's age. It's been years.
a blast course
a abbreviate advance that has the capital facts and abilities He took a blast advance in affable and bought a cafe.
a drove on
sudden activity of love or affair Judy has a drove on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
a arrant shame
a sad event, it is too bad It's a arrant abashment that they didn't accept blaze insurance.
A day backward and a dollar short
(USA) If article is a day backward and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.
a asleep loss
a complete loss, a write-off (see address it off) The baby meat was a asleep loss. We couldn't eat any of it.
a altered kettle of fish
different, not the aforementioned A band is not a religion. A band is a altered kettle of angle entirely.
a dog's age
a continued time, 10-15 years, a coon's age Mel! I haven't apparent you for a dog's age - at atomic ten years!
a dog's breakfast
a admixture of abounding things, a collection This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything.
a dog's life
a poor life, adamantine times After a job, it's a dog's life.
a acrid sword
a accessory that can advice you and aching you Truth is a acrid sword. It can apprehend me or set me free.
A Doubting Thomas
A agnostic who needs concrete or claimed affirmation in adjustment to accept something.
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