Category: idiom (2989 terms)
- about time
- above and beyond
- above board
- above par
- above the fray
- above the rim
- act one's age
- a damn sight
- a day late and a dollar short
- add fuel to the fire
- after all
- after one's own heart
- against the grain
- ahead of the curve
- air out
- alarums and excursions
- all along
- all at once
- all bark and no bite
- all bets are off
- all ears
- all eyes
- all for
- all hands on deck
- all in
- all in good time
- all one's eggs in one basket
- all out
- all over
- all over the map
- all over the place
- all set
- all sixes and nines
- all that
- all there
- all the same
- all the way
- all things considered
- all to smash
- all very well
- all wet
- a magician never reveals his secrets
- amateur hour
- ancient history
- and all
- and a partridge in a pear tree
- and change
- another day in paradise
- answer on a postcard
- ants in one's pants
- apple cart
- apples and oranges
- apron string
- are you deaf
- armchair quarterback
- arm's length
- around the clock
- around the corner
- arse about face
- artful dodger
- as far as
- as good as
- as hell
- as if
- as it were
- ask for it
- ask round
- as one
- as she is spoke
- ass over teacups
- ass over teakettle
- ass over tin cups
- assume the position
- assuming the mantle
- as well
- as you were
- at a discount
- at a distance
- at a loss
- at a pinch
- at a premium
- at a price
- at arm's length
- at a stand
- at bay
- at heart
- at it
- at last
- at liberty
- at loose ends
- at one
- at one blast
- at one stroke
- at peace with
- at play
- at sea
- at sixes and sevens
- at someone's door
- at someone's service
- at that
- at the door
- at the double
- at the expense of
- at the feet of
- at the first brunt
- at the wheel
- at will
- away with the fairies
- ax to grind
- baby pants
- baby up
- back and fill
- back burner
- back down
- back in the game
- back of one's hand
- back of one's mind
- back seat
- back to basics
- back to front
- back to square one
- bad actor
- bad blood
- bad business
- bad egg
- bad hair day
- bad light
- bad penny
- bad sign
- bad taste in one's mouth
- bag and baggage
- bag of shells
- bag of tricks
- baker's dozen
- balancing act
- ball game
- balls to the wall
- banana nose
- banana peel
- banana skin
- bang away
- bang down the door
- bang out
- bang to rights
- baptism of fire
- bare all
- bare one's breast
- bare one's teeth
- bar sinister
- bash into shape
- bat a thousand
- bat for both sides
- bear down
- bear fruit
- be around
- bear up
- beast of burden
- beat around the bush
- beat down
- beat feet
- beat hollow
- beating heart
- beat it
- beat off
- beat one's swords into ploughshares
- beat someone's time
- beat the clock
- beat the daylights out of
- beat the poop out of
- beat the shit out of
- beat the stuffing out of
- beat to a pulp
- beat up on
- beat with the ugly stick
- bed of nails
- beer muscles
- before someone's time
- beg to differ
- behind closed doors
- behind the curtain
- behind the curve
- behind the scenes
- behind the wheel
- be left at the post
- bell cow
- belly up
- below the belt
- bend over
- bend over backwards
- bend someone's ear
- bend the knee
- be not to know
- bent as a nine-bob note
- be oneself
- beside the point
- be someone's to lose
- best of
- be supposed to