We've found 201 phrases for ALI (0.131 seconds):

a cut above »    Superior to; of a higher quality than.

a cut below »    Inferior to; of a lower quality than.

a notch above »    Superior to; of a higher quality than.

a picture paints a thousand words »    A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!

absence makes the heart grow fonder »    When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.

acid test »    A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something.

amateur hour »    A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.

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

asphalt jungle »    A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.

avoir du pois lay »    Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.

bawdy basket »    The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.

be around »    To be alive, existent, or present.

be on to »    To figure out; to realize the truth.

beyond the pale »    Describing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.

big gun »    A large-caliber artillery piece.

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