A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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[all wet] {adj.}, {slang}
Entirely confused or wrong; mistaken.
When the Wright brothers said they could build a flying machine, people thought they were all wet.
If you think I like baseball, you're all wet.
Compare: [OFF ONE'S ROCKER].
[all wool and a yard wide] {adj. phr.}
Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted.
He's a wonderful brother — all wool and a yard wide.
[all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy]
Too much hard work without time out for play or enjoyment is not good for anyone. — A proverb.
* /Bill's mother told him to stop studying and to go out and play, because all work and no play makes Jack a […]
[all year round] {adv. phr.}
Always; all the time; throughout all seasons of the year.
In California the sun shines all year round.
[all-out effort] {n.}
A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem.
The President is making an all-out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care.
[all-out war] {n.}
Total war including civilian casualties as opposed to a war that is limited only to armies.
Hitler was waging an all-out war when he invaded Poland.
[alley cat] {n.}, {slang}
1. A stray cat.
2. A person (usually a female) of rather easy-going, or actually loose sexual morals; a promiscuous person.
You'll have no problem dating her; she's a regular alley cat.
[allow for] {v.}
To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit.
She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem.
Democracy allows for many differences of opinion.