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Idioms beginning with "A"
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[any old how] / [any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way.
"John," the teacher said, "you can't just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions!"
[any port in a storm]
Any help is welcome in an emergency. — A proverb.
The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm.
[anything but] {adv. phr.}
Quite the opposite of; far from being.
I don't mean he's lazy — anything but!
The boys knew they had broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office.
[anything like] or [anywhere near] {adv.}
Nearly. — Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms "nothing like" or "nowhere near".
It's not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday.
* /Do you think […]
[apart from] or [aside from] {prep. phr.}
Beside or besides; in addition to.
The children hardly see anyone, apart from their parents.
Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
Syn.: [EXCEPT FOR], [OUTSIDE OF].