A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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Contents of A:
[arm]
See:
[GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM],
[KEEP AT A DISTANCE] or [KEEP AT ARM'S LENGTH],
[SHOT IN THE ARM],
[TAKE UP ARMS],
[TWIST ONE'S ARM],
[UP IN ARMS],
[WITH OPEN ARMS],
[COST AN ARM AND A LEG].
[arm and a leg] {n.}, {slang}
An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn't really worth it.
It's true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg.
[arm in arm] {adv. phr.}
With your arm under or around another person's arm, especially in close comradeship or friendship.
Sally and Joan were laughing and joking together as they walked arm in arm down the street.
* /When they arrived at the […]
[armed to the teeth] {adj. phr.}
Having all needed weapons; fully armed.
The paratroopers were armed to the teeth.
[around the clock] also [the clock around] {adv. phr.}
For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night.
The factory operated around the clock until the order was filled.
He studied around the clock for his history exam.
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[around the corner] {adv. phr.}
Soon to come or happen; close by; near at hand.
The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
[as]
See: [FOR AS MUCH AS], [IN AS MUCH AS].
[as --- as ---]
- Used with an adjective or adverb in a comparison or with the effect of a superlative.
John is as tall as his father now.
I didn't do as badly today as I did yesterday.
* /John's father gave him a hard job and told him to do […]