Idioms study.docx
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Abitmuch
Ifsomethingisexcessiveorannoying,itisabitmuch.
Achainisnostrongerthanitsweakestlink
Thismeansthatprocesses,organisations,etc,arevulnerablebecausetheweakestpersonorpartcanalwaysdamageorbreakthem.
Adaylateandadollarshort
(USA)Ifsomethingisadaylateandadollarshort,itistoolittle,toolate.
Afoolandhismoneyaresoonparted
Thisidiommeansthatpeoplewhoaren'tcarefulwiththeirmoneyspenditquickly.'Afoolandhismoneyareeasilyparted'isanalternativeformoftheidiom.
Afoolat40isafoolforever
Ifsomeonehasn'tmaturedbythetimetheyreachforty,theyneverwill.
Ahitchinyourgiddy-up
Ifyouhaveahitchinyourgiddy-up,you'renotfeelingwell.('Ahitchinyourgittie-up'isalsoused.)
Alickandapromise
Ifyougivesomethingalickandapromise,youdoithurriedly,mostoftenincompletely,intendingtoreturntoitlater.
Alittlebirdtoldme
Ifsomeonedoesn'twanttosaywheretheygotsomeinformationfrom,theycansaythatalittlebirdtoldthem.
Alittlelearningisadangerousthing
Asmallamountofknowledgecancausepeopletothinktheyaremoreexpertthantheyreallyare.eg.hesaidhe'ddoneacourseonhomeelectrics,butwhenhetriedtomendmytablelamp,hefusedallthelights!
Ithinkalittlelearningisadangerousthing
Alongrowtohoe
Somethingthatisalongrowtohoeisadifficulttaskthattakesalongtime.
Alostballinthehighweeds
Alostballinthehighweedsissomeonewhodoesnotknowwhattheyaredoing,wheretheyareorhowtodosomething.
AmonthofSundays
AmonthofSundaysisalongperiodoftime:
Ihaven'tseenherinamonthofSundays.
AOK
IfthingsareAOK,theyareabsolutelyfine.
Apennyforyourthoughts
Thisidiomisusedasawayofaskingsomeonewhattheyarethinkingabout.
Apennysavedisapennyearned
Thismeansthatweshouldn'tspendorwastemoney,buttrytosaveit.
Apictureisworthathousandwords
Apicturecanoftengetamessageacrossmuchbetterthanthebestverbaldescription.
Apoorman'ssomething
Somethingorsomeonethatcanbecomparedtosomethingorsomeoneelse,butisnotasgoodisapoorman'sversion;awriterwhouseslotsofpunsbutisn'tveryfunnywouldbeapoorman'sOscarWilde.
Aprettypenny
Ifsomethingcostsaprettypenny,itisveryexpensive.
Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved
Ifyoutalkaboutyourproblems,itwillmakeyoufeelbetter.
Arisingtideliftsallboats
Thisidiom,coinedbyJohnFKennedy,describestheideathatwhenaneconomyisperformingwell,allpeoplewillbenefitfromit.
Arollingstonegathersnomoss
Peoplesaythistomeanthatthatanambitiouspersonismoresuccessfulthanapersonnottryingtoachieveanything.Originallyitmeanttheoppositeandwascriticalofpeopletryingtogetahead.
Asliceoffacutloafisnevermissed
Usedcolloquiallytodescribehavingsexualintercoursewithsomeonewhoisnotavirgin,especiallywhentheyareinarelationship.Theanalogyreferstoaloafofbread;itisnotreadilyapparent,oncetheendhasbeenremoved,exactlyhowmanysliceshavebeentaken.('Younevermissaslicefromacutloaf'isalsoused.)
Asteal
Ifsomethingisasteal,itcostsmuchlessthanitisreallyworth.
Astilltonguekeepsawisehead
Wisepeopledon'ttalkmuch.
Awatchedpotneverboils
Somethingsworkoutintheirowntime,sobeingimpatientandconstantlycheckingwilljustmakethingsseemlonger.
A1
IfsomethingisA1,itistheverybestorfinest.
Abidebyadecision
Ifyouabidebyadecision,youacceptitandcomplywithit,eventhoughyoumightdisagreewithit.
Abjectlesson
(India)Anabjectlessonservesasawarningtoothers.(InsomevarietiesofEnglish'objectlesson'isused.)
Aboutasusefulasachocolateteapot
Someoneorsomethingthatisofnopracticaluseisaboutasusefulasachocolateteapot.
Aboutface
Ifsomeonechangestheirmindcompletely,thisisanaboutface.Itcanbeusedwhencompanies,governments,etc,changetheirpositiononanissue.
Aboveboard
Ifthingsaredoneaboveboard,theyarecarriedoutinalegalandpropermanner.
Abovepar
Betterthanaverageornormal
Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder
Thisidiommeansthatwhenpeopleareapart,theirlovegrowsstronger.
Accidentwaitingtohappen
Ifsomethingisanaccidentwaitingtohappen,there'sdefinitelygoingtobeanaccidentorit'sboundtogowrong.('Disasterwaitingtohappen'isalsoused.)
Aceinthehole
Anaceintheholeissomethingotherpeoplearenotawareofthatcanbeusedtoyouradvantagewhenthetimeisright.
Aceupyoursleeve
Ifyouhaveanaceupyoursleeve,youhavesomethingthatwillgiveyouanadvantagethatotherpeopledon'tknowabout.
Achilles'heel
Aperson'sweakspotistheirAchilles'heel.
Acidtest
Anacidtestissomethingthatproveswhethersomethingisgood,effective,etc,ornot.
Acrosstheboard
Ifsomethingappliestoeverybody,itappliesacrosstheboard.
Acrosstheditch
(NZ)ThisidiommeansontheothersideoftheTasmanSea,usedtorefertoAustraliaorNewZealanddependingonthespeaker'slocation.
Acrossthepond
(UK)ThisidiommeansontheothersideoftheAtlanticOcean,usedtorefertotheUSortheUKdependingonthespeaker'slocation.
ActofGod
AnactofGodissomethinglikeanearthquakeorfloodsthathumanbeingscannotpreventorcontrol.
Actofwar
Anactofwarisaactionthatiseitherintendedtostartawarorthatisinterpretedasbeingsufficientcauseforawar.
Actionsspeaklouderthanwords
Thisidiommeansthatwhatpeopleactuallydoismoreimportantthanwhattheysay-peoplecanpromisethingsbutthenfailtodeliver.
Adam'sapple
TheAdam'sappleisabulgeinthethroat,mostlyseeninmen.
Addfueltothefire
Ifpeopleaddfueltothefire,theymakeabadsituationworse.
Addinsulttoinjury
Whenpeopleaddinsulttoinjury,theymakeabadsituationevenworse.
Afteryourownheart
Apersonafteryourownheartthinksthesamewayasyou.
Againsttheclock
Ifyoudosomethingagainsttheclock,youarerushedandhaveverylittletimetodoit.
Againstthegrain
Ifdoingsomethinggoesagainstthegrain,you'reunwillingtodoitbecauseitcontradictswhatyoubelievein,butyouhavenorealchoice.
Agebeforebeauty
Whenthisidiomisused,itisawayofallowinganolderpersontodosomethingfirst,thoughofteninaslightlysarcasticway.
Agonyaunt
Anagonyauntisanewspapercolumnistwhogivesadvicetopeoplehavingproblems,especiallypersonalones.
Aheadofthecurve
Similartoaheadofthepack,aheadofthecurveliterallyreferstoyourpositiononthestatisticalbellcurve,wherethetopofthecurverepresentsthemedian,averageresult.Bybeingaheadofthecurveyourepresentthetoppercentileofresultsthateitherhastheadvancedskillsorunderstandingthatsetsyouapart.
Aheadofthepack
Ifyouareaheadofthepack,youhavemademoreprogressthanyourrivals.
Aheadoftime
Ifsomethinghappensaheadoftime,ithappensearlyorbeforethesettime.
Airyourdirtylaundryinpublic
Ifyouairyourdirtylaundryinpublic,yourevealaspectsofyourprivatelifethatshouldreallyremainprivate,bytellingasecret,arguinginpublic,etc.
Albatrossaroundyourneck
Analbatrossaround,orround,yourneckisaproblemresultingfromsomethingyoudidthatstopsyoufrombeingsuccessful.
Alikeastwopeas
Ifpeopleorthingsareasalikeastwopeas,theyareidentical.
Aliveandkicking
Ifsomethingisactiveanddoingwell,itisaliveandkicking.(Itcanbeusedforpeopletoo.)
Allalong
Ifyouhaveknownorsuspectedsomethingallalong,thenyouhavefeltthisfromthebeginning.
Allandsundry
Thisidiomisawayofemphasising'all',likesaying'eachandeveryone'.
Allbarkandnobite
Whensomeonetalkstoughbutreallyisn't,theyareallbarkandnobite.
Allbetsareoff
(USA)Ifallbetsareoff,thenagreementsthathavebeenmadenolongerapply.
Alldressedupandnowheretogo
You'repreparedforsomethingthatisn'tgoingtohappen.
Allears
Ifsomeonesaysthey'reallears,theyareveryinterestedinhearingaboutsomething.
Alleyesonme
Ifalleyesareonsomeone,theneveryoneispayingattentiontothem.
Allfingersandthumbs
Ifyou'reallfingersandthumbs,youaretooexcitedorclumsytodosomethingproperlythatrequiresmanualdexterity.'Allthumbs'isanalternativeformoftheidiom.
Allhat,nocattle
(USA)Whensomeonetalksbig,butcannotbackitup,theyareallhat,nocattle.('Bighat,nocattle'isalsoused.)
Allheart
Someonewhoisallheartisverykindandgenerous.
Allhellbrokeloose
Whenallhellbreaksloose,thereischaos,confusionandtrouble.
Allinaday'swork
Ifsomethingisallinaday'swork,itisnothingspecial.
Allinyourhead
Ifsomethingisallinyourhead,youhaveimagineditanditisnotreal.
Allmodcons
Ifsomethinghasallmodcons,ithasallthebestandmostdesirablefeatures.Itisanabbreviationof'modernconvenience'thatwasusedinhouseadverts.
Allmouthandtrousers
(UK)Someonewho'sallmouthandtrouserstalksorboastsalotbutdoesn'tdeliver.'Allmouthandnotrousers'isalsoused,thoughthisisacorruptionoftheoriginal.
AllmyeyeandPeggyMartin
(UK)AnidiomthatappearstohavegoneoutofusebutwasprevalentintheEnglishnorthMidlandsofStaffordshire,CheshireandDerbyshirefromatleasttheturnofthe20thcenturyuntiltheearly1950sorso.Theidiom'smeaningisliterallysomethingsaidorwrittenthatisunbelievable,rumor,overembellished,theresultofmaliciousvillagegossipetc.
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