172 Idioms Beginning With 'A'
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- A bit much
- If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.
- A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
- This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.
- A day late and a dollar short
- (USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.
- 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 fool at 40 is a fool forever
- If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.
- A hitch in your giddy-up
- If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well. ('A hitch in your gittie-up' is also used.)
- A lick and a promise
- If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.
- 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 little learning is a dangerous thing
- A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he'd done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing
- A long row to hoe
- Something that is a long row to hoe is a difficult task that takes a long time.
- A lost ball in the high weeds
- A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what they are doing, where they are or how to do something.
- A month of Sundays
- A month of Sundays is a long period of time: I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays.
- A OK
- If things are A OK, they are absolutely fine.
- A penny for your thoughts
- This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
- A penny saved is a penny earned
- This means that we shouldn't spend or waste money, but try to save it.
- A picture is worth a thousand words
- A picture can often get a message across much better than the best verbal description.
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