A Dictionary of English Idioms Compiled by Heba Alkady

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    A Dictionary of English Idioms Compiled by Heba Alkady

    Salam alikum everybody,
    I ve complied an A-Z dictionary of English Idioms and I am gonna share it with u. Read twice and act wise!!!!



    A ~
    A bit much
    If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.
    A fool and his money are soon parted
    This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly.
    'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.
    A little bird told me
    If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can
    say that a little bird told them.
    A OK
    If things are A OK, they are absolutely fine.
    A poor man's something
    Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is
    not as good is a poor man's version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very
    funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.
    A1
    If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.
    Abide by a decision
    If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you
    might disagree with it.
    About face
    If someone changes their mind completely, this is an about face. It can be used
    when companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue.
    Above board
    If things are done above board, they are carried out in a legal and proper manner.
    Absence makes the heart grow fonder
    This idiom means that when people are apart, their love grows stronger.
    Achilles' heel
    A person's weak spot is their Achilles' heel.
    Acid test
    An acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or
    not.
    Across the board
    If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board.
    Against the Grain
    If doing something goes against the grain, you're unwilling to do it because it
    contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.
    Agony aunt
    An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having
    problems, especially personal ones.
    Ahead of the pack
    If you are ahead of the pack, you have made more progress than your rivals.
    Albatross around your neck
    An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something
    you did that stops you from being successful.
    All and sundry
    This idiom is a way of emphasising 'all', like saying 'each and every one'.
    All ears
    If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about
    something.
    All hell broke loose
    When all hell breaks loose, there is chaos, confusion and trouble.
    All over the place
    If something is completely disorganised or confused, it is all over the place.
    All over the shop
    If something is completely disorganised or confused, it is all over the shop.
    All skin and bone
    If a person is very underweight, they are all skin and bone, or bones.
    All talk and no trousers
    (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important
    things, but doesn't take any action.
    All the tea in China
    If someone won't do something for all the tea in China, they won't do it no matter
    how much money they are offered.
    Alter ego
    An alter ego is a very close and intimate friend. It is a Latin phrase that literally
    means 'other self'.
    Always a bridesmaid, never a bride
    If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their
    ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.
    Ambulance chaser
    A lawyer who encourages people who have been in accidents or become ill to sue
    for compensation is an ambulance chaser.
    Amen
    Some use 'Amen' or 'Amen to that' as a way of agreeing with something that has
    just been said.
    An old flame
    An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate,
    relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection.
    Ants in your pants
    If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something
    and can't keep still.
    Apple of your eye
    Something or,more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your'
    eye.
    Arm and a leg
    If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive.
    As a rule
    If you do something as a rule, then you usually do it.
    As cold as ice
    This idiom can be used to describe a person who does not show any emotion.
    As cool as a cucumber
    If someone is as cool as a cucumber, they don't get worried by anything.
    As mad as a hatter
    This simile means that someone is crazy or behaves very strangely. In the past
    many people who made hats went insane because they had a lot of contact with
    mercury.
    As neat as a new pin
    This idiom means tidy and clean.
    As one man
    If people do something as one man, then they do it at exactly the same time or in
    complete agreement.
    As the actress said to the bishop
    (UK) This idiom is used to highlight a sexual reference, deliberate or accidental.
    As the crow flies
    This idiom is used to describe the shortest possible distance between two places.
    At a loose end
    (UK) If you are at a loose end, you have spare time but don't know what to do
    with it.
    At death's door
    If someone looks as if they are at death's door, they look seriously unwell and
    might actually be dying.
    At loggerheads
    If people are at loggerheads, they are arguing and can't agree on anything.
    At loose ends
    (USA) If you are at a loose end, you have spare time but don't know what to do
    with it.
    At odds
    If you are at odds with someone, you cannot agree with them and argue.
    At sea
    If things are at sea, or all at sea, they are disorganized and chaotic.
    At the coalface
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