add up »
To take a sum.
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add up »
To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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albatross »
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
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all hell breaks loose »
Vi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.
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all kidding aside »
Used to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.
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all over the place »
Everywhere, especially chaotically or in such a way as to make a mess.
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all roads lead to Rome »
different paths can take one to the same goal
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all talk and no action »
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
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all wet »
Thoroughly soaked; drenched.
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all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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allow for »
To take into account when making plans.
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apple does not fall far from the tree »
A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient
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ask for »
make a request
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ass over teakettle »
Frantically.
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ass over teakettle »
Tumbling upside down.
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