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1. A beehive : a busy place
2. A bone to pick : a matter of dispute that must be
dicussed
3. A cakewalk : an easy task
4. A chill to the heart : outmost fear
5. A closed fisted person : miser,parsimonious
6. A dime a dozen : simple,common,easy to get and of little value
7. A flash in the pan : sudden success
8. A flying visit : vist for a small time
9. A golden mean : middle passage b/w the extremes
10. A herculean task : a difficult task
11. A nine days wonder : chaar din ki chandni
( excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten)
12. A penelopes web : never ending
13. A sore point : issue causing sadness or shame
14. A square deal : honest and straight forward
15. A standing joke : issue of laughter
16. About face/turn : causing change by ones views
17. Above board : honest and straightforward
18. Above par : above simplicity
19. Ace up ones sleeve:secret knowledge or a secret skill that will
give you an advantage
20. Achilles heel : a small problem or weakness in a person or
system that can result in failure
21. Acid test : difficult test
22. Add fuel to fire : to make the matter worse
23. Add insult to injury: to make the matter worse
24. Alive and kicking : healthy and strong
25. All and sundry : all people
26. All ears : eager to listen
27. All greek : unknown
28. All moonshine : superficial topic/talk
29. All ones might and main : full strength
30. All thumbs : very awkward with your hands
31. Alma mater : school college or university where you studied
32. Alter ego : close friend
33. An eye for an eye : tit for tat
34. Apple of discord : cause of quarrel
35. Apple of ones eye : favorite
36. Apple pie order : perfect order
37. Armchair critic : is a person who knows or pretends to know a lot about
something in theory rather than practice
38. Armed to the teeths : full of amunations
39. Around the clock : 24*7
40. Arrow in the quiver : a strategy or option that could be used to achieve your
objective
41. As draft as a bush : to be very silly
42. As the crow flies : in straight direction
43. At a loss : totally confused, unable to decide
44. At arms length : to keep a distance
45. At cross purposes :in fight because of conflicting thoughts, conflicting
intentions
46. At daggers drawn : state of extreme unfriendliness and do not trust each
other,bitter enmity
47. At large : absconding person
48. At loggerheads : state of extreme unfriendliness and do not trust each other,
to be at strife, lack of harmony
49. At odds : in difference of thoughts ,in disputes
50. At random : aimlessly
51. At sea : confused
52. At snails pace : with slow speed
53. At the drop of the hat : instantly without any delay
54. At the end of your tether : endurance point
55. At ones wits end : confused, perplexed
56. Avg itself out : make balance
57. Awe inspiring : breathtaking, amazing,
58. Axe to grind : to have a problem with something or someone.
59. At the spur of the moment : without delay
60. All in all : most important
61. At close quarters : close examinations
62. Apple pie order : perfect order
63. Above all : before everything else
64. As fit as fiddle : strong and healthy
65. At random : aimlessly
66. At loose end : unoccupied, idle
67. At the bottom of : to be mainly responsible for
68. At six and seven : in disorder
69. Assume airs : to pretend superiority
70. Argus ayed : careful,observant
71. At stones throw : very close
72. A hot potato : speak of n issue which many people are talking
about and which is usually disputed
73. A penny for your thoughts: a way of asking what some1 is
thinking
74. Actions speak louder than words: ppl intentions can be judged
better by what they do than what they say
75. An arm and a leg : very expensive or costly.a large amount of
money
76. A flight of fancy : an idea that is out of touch with reality or
possibility
77. A fly in the ointment : a small thing that spoils ones
enjoyment of something
78. A foot in the door : an opening or opening or opportunity to do
something
79. A nail in coffin : someth that will harm some1
80. A rolling stone : a person who does not live or work in one
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