A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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[alive and kicking] {adj. phr.}
Very active; vigorous; full of energy.
Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking.
[alive with] {prep.}, {informal}
Crowded with; filled with.
The lake was alive with fish.
The stores were alive with people the Saturday before Christmas.
[all]
See:
[AFTER ALL],
[AND ALL],
[AT ALL],
[BEAT ALL] or [BEAT THE DUTCH],
[FOR ALL],
[FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH],
[FOR ALL ONE KNOWS],
[FOR ALL THE WORLD],
[FOR GOOD] also [FOR GOOD AND ALL],
[FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S HEART] or [WITH ALL ONE'S […]
[all along] or ( {informal}) [right along] {adv. phr.}
All the time; during the whole time.
I knew all along that we would win.
I knew right along that Jane would come.
[all at once] {adv. phr.}
1. At the same time; together.
The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, she could not understand them.
Bill can play the piano, sing, and lead his orchestra all at once.
2. […]
[all better] {adj. phr.}
Fully recovered; all well again; no longer painful. — Usually used to or by children.
"All better now," he kept repeating to the little girl.
[all but] {adv. phr.}
Very nearly; almost.
Crows all but destroyed a farmer's field of corn.
The hikers were exhausted and all but frozen when they were found.
[all ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Very eager to hear; very attentive. — Used in the predicate.
Go ahead with your story; we are all ears.
When John told about the circus, the boys were all ears.
[all eyes] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Wide-eyed with surprise or curiosity; watching very closely. — Used in the predicate.
At the circus the children were all eyes.
[all gone] {adj. phr.}
Used up; exhausted (said of supplies); done with; over with.
We used to travel a lot, but, alas, those days are all gone.