Found 1,088 phrases starting with A:

a brand new me	a 'lotta baloney'	a bad carpenter bla…
a bad penny always …	a bad penny always …	a bad workman alway…
a bean counter	a bed of nails	a big blow hard
a bird in the hand …	a bird may love a f…	a bird of ill-omen
a bird of passage	a bit iffy	a bit much
a bleeding heart	a blessing and a cu…	a blind squirrel fi…
a boon and a bane	a boon or a bane	a breeze
a bridge too far	a bright future	a camel is a horse …
a camel is a horse …	a carpet-bagger	a cat can look at a…
a cat in gloves cat…	a cat may look at a…	a cauliflower ear
a chain is only as …	a chip on your shou…	a closed mouth gath…
a cloud of uncertai…	a codpiece for the …	a cold day in hell
a cold day in July	a conniption fit	a cut above
a cut below	a cut dog ain't got…	a dark horse
a day late and a do…	a day late and a do…	a devil-may-care at…
a different ballpark	a dime a dozen	a dime's worth
a drop in the bucket	a drop in the ocean	a drowning man will…
a dumb priest never…	a fair season	a few bulbs short o…
a few sandwiches sh…	a flag should norma…	a fly by night
a fly in the ointme…	a fool and his mone…	a fools' paradise
a force for good	a force of ha it	a force to reckon w…
a fresh fucked fox …	a friend in need is…	a gentleman and a s…
a goal without a pl…	a golden key can op…	a good beginning ma…
a good deal	a good deal	a good man is hard …
a good voice to beg…	a goose has wandere…	a great deal
a hail mary	a hair's breadth	a hit dog will holla
a hornet's nes…	a horny handed son …	a hot potato
a hot potato	a house divided aga…	a house is not a ho…
a hundred and ten p…	a hundred and ten p…	a into g
a journey of a thou…	a la carte	a leopard cannot ch…
a lie comes back so…	a lie has no legs	a life of its own
a lifeboat	a lifestyle overhaul	a little bird told …
a little bit of bre…	a little from colum…	a little knowledge …
a load of old codsw…	a load of shit	a lot
a lot	a lot	a lot
a lot of malarkey	a magician never re…	a magician never re…
a man hasn’t lost w…	a man is known by t…	a man's home is his…
a man/woman after y…	a million times	a miss is as good a…
a morning bird	a needle in a hayst…	a new broom sweeps …
a nod is as good as…	a notch above	a number of
a page turner	a party animal	a penny saved is a …
a penny saved is a …	a pick-up	a picture is worth …
a picture paints a …	a pig might have a …	a pint’s a pound th…
a plain jane	a pull of the hair …	a purple patch
a pyrrhic victory	a question of	a quick drop and a …
a real hotdogger	a real knock out!	a riddle wrapped up…
a rising tide lifts…	a risk taker	a Roland for an Oli…
a rolling stone gat…	a scholar and a gen…	a seat of learning
a sense of belonging	a shit load	a short drop and a …
a side glance!	a sideways approach	a silver lining is …
a smoke screen	a spoonful of sugar…	a stich in time sav…
a stitch in time sa…	a stopped clock is …	a stormy petrel
a story written is …	a tear jerker	a thing of beauty i…
a Tinkers Damn	a vicious circle	a watched kettle ne…
a watched pot never…	a week from next Tu…	a week from next Tu…
a week is a long ti…	a whopper	a whopper-dooper
a wild goose never …	a wrench in the wor…	a.o.b.
a/the picture of he…	aaby	Aaron's beard
Aaron's beard	Aaron's beard	Aaron's beard
Aaron's beard	Aaron's beard	Abbot's Priory
ABC	ABC	ABC
ABC	ABC	ABC
abide by	abide by	abide with
able for	able seaman	able to get a word …
abominable snowman	abound in	abound with
about home	about time	about time
about to	about turn	about turn
about us	above and beyond	above and beyond th…
above board	above one's bend	above one's station
above par	above par	above par
above the curve	above the fold	above the law
above the salt	above water	absence makes the h…
absent minded	absente reo	absolutely taxing
absorb oneself in	absque hoc	absque impetitione …
abstemious in	abstract away	abstract away
abstract idea	abstract idea	abstract nonsense
abstract verb	abstract verb	abuse of distress
abut on	academy award	accident of birth
accident waiting to…	accidentally on pur…	according to
according to	according to	according to
according to	according to Cocker	according to hoyle
account for	account of	account to
accredit with	ACDNR	ace in the hole
ace into	ace of spades	ace out
ace out	ace up one's sleeve	Ace up Your Sleeve
aces in my book	ache for	achilles' heel
acid drop	acid test	acid test
ack ack	acknowledge the corn	acquired taste
acquired taste	across the board	across the board
across the pond	act as tourch bearer	act in
act like a bull in …	act of Congress	act on
act one's age	act out	act out
act up	act up	act up to
act upon	acting funny	actions speak loude…
activist judge	activist justice	actors more & s…
acts of violence	ad fontes	ad infinitum
ad infinitum	ad nauseam	ad valorem
Adam and Eve not Ad…	Adam Tiler	adams ale
add fuel to fire	add fuel to the fire	Add Fuel to the Fire
add insult to injury	add oil	add on
add up	add up	add up
add up to	add-on	adding machine
addle pate	adds up	adhoc
admiral of the blue	admire to	adopt a positive ag…
adopt out	adopt out	adrenaline junkie
adroit	AFAIAC	AFAICMO
AFAICS	AFAICT	AFAIR
AFAIR	AFAIU	AFAIUI
AFFORDABLE UTILITY …	Afraid of Your Own …	after all
after all	after all is said a…	after one's own hea…
after Saturday come…	after Saturday come…	after the fact
after the jump	after the Lord Mayo…	after you
after you, Alphonse	again and again	against all odds
against the clock	against the clock	against the collar
against the grain	against the grain	against the grain
against the law	against the law	against the run of …
against the world	age before beauty	age out
age out	agree to disagree	agree with
agree with	agreement in princi…	aha moment
ahead of one's time	ahead of the curve	ahead of the curve
ahead of the curve	ahead of the game	AICMFP
aide-de-camp	aim at	aim to
aim to	ain't that som…	ain't no hill for a…
ain't no mountain h…	AINEC	air bag
air bed	air commodore	air one's dirty lau…
air out	air out	air rage
Air Your Dirty Laun…	airmail	airmail
airmail	airmail	airs and graces
AITYD	AKICIF	al-fresco
alarm bell	alarm bell	alarums and excursi…
alarums and excursi…	albatross	albatross
albatross	albatross around on…	Albatross Around Yo…
albatross round one…	ale post	alive and kicking
all aboard	all along	all and some
all and sundry	all and sundry	all at once
all at once	all bark and no bite	all bets are off
all but	all but	all cats are gray a…
all cats are gray i…	all cats are grey a…	all cats are grey b…
all cats are grey i…	all clear	all correct
all correct	all dressed	all dressed up and …
all duck or no dinn…	all ears	all ears
All Ears	all eyes	all eyes
all eyes	all eyes and ears	all fired up
all for naught	all fur coat and no…	all good
all good things com…	all hands on deck!	all hat and no catt…
all hat, no cattle	all hell breaks loo…	all hell broke loose
all holiday	all hollow	all hollow
all important	all in	all in
all in a day's work	all in all	all in all
all it's cracked up…	all kidding aside	all mouth and no tr…
all mouth and trous…	all nations	all of a sudden
all of a sudden	all of one's taste …	all of the sudden
all one's eggs in o…	all one's eggs in o…	all one's life's wo…
all one's taste is …	all out	all out
all over	all over but the sh…	all over grumble
all over grumble	all over hell's hal…	all over oneself
all over the board	all over the map	all over the place
all over the place	all over the place …	all over the shop
all over with	all piss and wind l…	all right, my lover
all rights reserved	all roads lead to r…	all rounder
all set	all sixes and nines	all sizzle and no s…
all sizzle and no s…	all smoke and no fi…	all students take c…
all systems go	all talk and no act…	all talk and no cid…
all that	all that and a bag …	all that glisters i…
all that glitters i…	All that Glitters i…	all that jazz
all the marbles	all the rage	all the same
all the tea in china	all the time	all the time
all the way to eger…	all the while	all the world's a s…
all there	all there	all things being eq…
all things come to …	all things consider…	all things to all p…
all thumbs	All Thumbs	all to smash
all to the better	all told	all very well
all very well	all walks of life	all washed-up
all well and good	all wet	all wet
all wool and a yard…	all work and no pla…	all y'all
all y'all's	all your base are b…	all's fair in love …
all's one	all's well that end…	all-a-mort
all-a-mort	all-conquering	all-out brawl
all-over oneself	alles anderes ist M…	allow for
alma mater	almighty dollar	almost doesn't count
almost went into a …	alone in a crowd	along about
along the lines	alright me babber	alright me lover
alright my babber	alright my lover	also known as
also ran	Also-Ran	alternative facts
aluminum shower	aluminum shower	aluminum shower
aluminum shower	always a bridesmaid…	always be yourself
always late and a p…	always the bridesma…	am I right
am i right or am i …	am I under arrest	am scray
amana amana	amateur hour	ambassador of Moroc…
amber gambler	amber nectar	amen curler
American as apple p…	American Dream	American Dream
an apple a day keep…	an apple for the te…	an army marches on …
an awesome teacher	an axe to grind	an englishman's hom…
an explosion of fla…	an insult to one is…	an offer one can't …
an offer one can't …	an old fuddy, duddy	an ounce of prevent…
an umbrella policy	anaconda mortgage	analysis paralysis
ancient history	ancient history	and all
and all	and all	and all that
and all the rest of…	and all this	and be done with it
and change	and counting	and crap
and don't play one …	and finally	and his mother
and how	and shit	and so forth
and so on	and that	and that
and the horse you r…	and the horse you r…	and the like
and then some	and then there were…	and whatnot
and your little dog…	angapooay problema	angel passes
angel's advocate	angle for	angle for farthings
angle of attack	angle of attack	angle of attack
ankle socks	another country hea…	another day, anothe…
another nail in one…	another one in the …	another string to o…
answer back	answer back	answer back
answer for	answer for	answer for!
answer on a postcard	answer to	answer to
answer to	answer to	ante in
ante up	ante up	ants in my pants
ants in one's pants	ants in one's pants	Ants in Your Pants
any fule kno	any more for any mo…	any nook or cranny
any old	any old	any old nook or cra…
any old thing	any other business	any port in a storm
any press is good p…	any time now	any time soon
any way one slices …	anybody who is anyb…	anyone can make art…
anyone's guess	anything goes	anything goes
AOB	AOB	apa sâmbetei
apa sâmbetei	APDTA	APDTA
APDTA	ape leader	apothecary's Latin
Appendix:Glossary o…	Appendix:Glossary o…	Appendix:Glossary o…
Appendix:Glossary o…	Appendix:Glossary o…	Appendix:Harry Pott…
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Appendix:Snowclones…	Appendix:Snowclones…	Appendix:Snowclones…
Appendix:Snowclones…	Appendix:Star Wars/…	apple does not fall…
apple does not fall…	apple does not fall…	apple dumplin shop
apple never falls f…	apple of somebody's…	apple of someone's …
Apple of Your Eye	apples and oranges	apply oneself
april showers bring…	apron string	apron string
apron string hold	apron-string hold	apropos of nothing
apropos of nothing	arc up	arch dell
arch doxy	are you a man or a …	are you allergic to…
are you blind	are you blind	are you deaf
are you deaf	are you doing anyth…	are you feeling bet…
are you for real?	are you married	are you OK
are you religious	are you single	are you taking any …
are you taking any …	are your ears burni…	area of influence
area of influence	ARF	ARF
argle-bargle morble…	argue down	argue down
argue down	argue down	argue out
argue round and rou…	ark at ee	ark at ee
ark ruffian	arm and a leg	arm candy
arm to the teeth	arm up	arm's length
arm's length	arm's length	armchair quarterback
armed forces	armoured car	army volunteer
around robin hood's…	around robin hood's…	around the bend
around the clock	around the corner	around the Horn
around the Horn	around the horn	arrive at
arrows in your quiv…	arse about	arse about
arse about	arse about face	arse around
arse end of nowhere	arse has gone clean…	arse has gone out o…
arse has gone right…	arse is clean out o…	arse is gone right …
arse is out of 'er	arse is right out o…	arse over tip
arse over tit	arsy varsey	arsy varsy
arsy versy	art class	art college
art imitates life	art school	artful dodger
artful dodger	as a dog returns to…	as a rule
as a rule	as a whole	as above, so below
as agile as a monkey	as agile as a monkey	as all get-out
as best one can	as brown as a berry	as close as an oyst…
as cross as two sti…	as English as apple…	as ever
as ever trod shoe-l…	as far as	as far as
as far as	as far as one knows	as fine as Dick's h…
as for	as good as	as good as it gets
as good as one's wo…	as happy as a lark	as hard as a rock
as hungry as a hunt…	as I was saying	as if
as if	as if there is no t…	as if there was no …
as if there were no…	as in	as in
as is	as it happens	as it is
as it is	as it is	as large as life
as light as a feath…	as like as not	as long as
as long as	as long as	as loud as thunder
as luck may have it	as luck would have …	as much
as much	as much	as much
as much use as a ch…	as much use as a ch…	as of
as of late	as often as not	as one does
as queer as Dick's …	as she's as co…	as sly as a fox
as soon as	as soon as	as soon as
as the actress said…	as the case may be	as the crow flies
As the Crow Flies	as the day is long	as the fella said
as the fella says	as the next girl	as the next guy
as the saying goes	as the twig is bent…	as the wind blows
as they say	as tight as Dick's …	as to
as true as a toucher	as well	as well
as well as	as well as	as well as
as white as a sheet	as yet	as yet
as you do	as you know	as you sow, so shal…
asaltacunas	asf	ash wednesday
ashes to ashes, dus…	ask after	ask around
ask for	ask for	ask for
ask for	ask for it	ask for the moon
ask in	ask me one on sport	ask my arse
ask out	ask round	ask round
ask the question	ask the question	asking for a friend
asking for a friend	asleep at the switch	Asleep at the Switch
asleep at the wheel	asphalt jungle	asposta
ass into gear	ass over teakettle	ass over teakettle
ass-backwards	ass-backwards	ass-backwards
ass-backwards	assault and battery	assembly line
asspussy	assume the mantle	assume the position
assume the position	at a canter	at a glance
at a loss	at a loss for words	at a moment's notice
at a pinch	at a pinch	at a stand
at all	at all hours	at arm's length
at arm's length	at bay	at bay
at best	at bottom	at cross purposes
at cross-purposes	at death's door	at each other's thr…
at ease with nudity	at first	at first blush
at full tilt	at hand	at hand
at hand	at heart	at home
at home	at home	at it
at it	at large	at large
at large	at last	at last
at latter lammas	at loggerheads	at long last
at loose ends	at odds	at odds
at once	at once	at one with
at one's beck and c…	at one's fingertips	at pains
at peace	at peace	at peace with
at peace with	at places	at rest
at risk	at sea	at sea
at sixes and sevens	at sixes and sevens	at sixes and sevens
at someone's dispos…	at stake	at that
at that	at the best of times	at the coal face
at the disposal of	at the drop of a hat	At The Drop of a Hat
at the end of one's…	at the end of one's…	at the end of one's…
at the end of the d…	at the end of the d…	at the end of the r…
at the end of the r…	At the End of Your …	at the feet of
at the feet of	at the helm	at the high port
at the high port	at the mercy of	at the moment
at the momont	at the push of a bu…	at the ready
at the receiving end	at the top of one's…	at the top of one's…
at the very least	at the wheel	at the wheel
at this point in ti…	at times	at variance
at will	at work	at work
Athanasian wench	atom bomb	atomic cocktail
atomic cocktail	atta girl	attaboy
attaboy	attack is the best …	attagal
attend to	attend to	attention whore
attention whore	attic salt	au fait
auction off	audi alteram partem	auld lang syne
aunt flo	aunt fucker	aunt fucker
aunt sally	autem bawler	autem cackler
autem dipper	autem diver	autem gogler
autem mort	autem quaver	auto fill form
autumn romance	avant la lettre	avast there!
average bear	average joe	average out
average up	avoid like the plag…	avoir du pois lay
aw14	await prince charmi…	AWALT
away game	away with the fairi…	awesome possum
awesome sauce	awesome sauce	awesome sauce
ax to grind	ay up me duck	AYBABTU
aye aye, sir	AYT

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