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Ants in yo ur p ants
If so me o ne has ants in the ir p ants, the y are ag itate d o r e xcite d ab o ut so me thing and can't ke e p still.
Any p o rt in a sto rm
This me ans that in an e me rg e ncy any so lutio n will d o , e ve n o ne that wo uld no rmally b e unacce p tab le .
Any To m, Dick o r Harry
If so me thing co uld b e d o ne b y any To m, Dick o r Harry, it co uld b e d o ne b y ab so lute ly anyo ne .
Ap p le o f yo ur e ye
So me thing o r, mo re o fte n, so me o ne that is ve ry sp e cial to yo u is the 'ap p le o f yo ur' e ye .
Ap p le p ie o rd e r
Eve rything is in p e rfe ct o rd e r and tid y if it is in ap p le p ie o rd e r.
Ap p le s and o rang e s
'Ap p le s and o rang e s' use d whe n p e o p le co mp are o r d e scrib e two to tally d iffe re nt thing s. ('Ap p le s to o rang e s' is also use d .)
Ap p le s fo r ap p le s
An ap p le s fo r ap p le s co mp ariso n is a co mp ariso n b e twe e n re late d o r similar thing s. ('Ap p le s to ap p le s' is also use d .)
Ap ro n string s
A man who is tie d to a wo man's ap ro n string s is e xce ssive ly d e p e nd e nt o n he r, e sp e cially whe n it is his mo the r's ap ro n string s.
Arg ue the to ss
(UK) If yo u arg ue the to ss, yo u re fuse to acce p t a d e cisio n and arg ue ab o ut it.
Arm and a le g
If so me thing co sts an arm and a le g , it is ve ry e xp e nsive .
Armchair critic
An armchair critic is so me o ne who o ffe rs ad vice b ut ne ve r sho ws that the y co uld actually d o any b e tte r.
Armchair q uarte rb ack
(USA) An armchair q uarte rb ack is so me o ne who o ffe rs ad vice , e sp e cially ab o ut fo o tb all, b ut ne ve r sho ws that the y co uld actually
d o any b e tte r.
Arme d to the te e th
If p e o p le are arme d to the te e th, the y have lo ts o f we ap o ns.
Aro und the clo ck
If so me thing is o p e n aro und the clo ck, it is o p e n 24 ho urs a d ay. Fo r e xamp le , an airp o rt is o p e n aro und the clo ck.
Arro w in the q uive r
An arro w in the q uive r is a strate g y o r o p tio n that co uld b e use d to achie ve yo ur o b je ctive .
As a rule
If yo u d o so me thing as a rule , the n yo u usually d o it.
As co ld as ice
This id io m can b e use d to d e scrib e a p e rso n who d o e s no t sho w any e mo tio n.
As co ld as sto ne
If so me thing is as co ld as sto ne , it is ve ry co ld . If a p e rso n is as co ld as sto ne , the y are une mo tio nal.
As co o l as a cucumb e r
If so me o ne is as co o l as a cucumb e r, the y d o n't g e t wo rrie d b y anything .
As g o o d as ne w
If so me thing has b e e n use d b ut is still in e xtre me ly g o o d co nd itio n, it is as g o o d as ne w.
As mad as a hatte r
This simile me ans that so me o ne is crazy o r b e have s ve ry strang e ly. In the p ast many p e o p le who mad e hats we nt insane
b e cause the y had a lo t o f co ntact with me rcury.
As mad as a wro ng ly sho t ho g
(USA) If so me o ne is as mad as a wro ng ly sho t ho g , the y are ve ry ang ry. (Same as, Ang ry as a b e ar o r Ang ry as a b ull).
As much use as a cho co late fire -g uard
A fire -g uard is use d in fro nt o f a fire p lace fo r safe ty. A cho co late fire -g uard is o f no use . An alte rnative to 'As much use as a
cho co late te ap o t'.
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Ple ase No te
Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can
o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e .
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