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of
an
Belonging to the same.
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of
an
Indicates a more or less habitual activity during the given part of the day.
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an
apple a day
Healthy eating
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d living using traditional temperate-zone fresh foods.
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bat
an
eyelash
To react in
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y slight way; to respond.
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bat
an
eyelid
To react in
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y slight way; to respond.
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h
an
g
an
arse
To h
an
g back, to be afraid to adv
an
ce.
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lay
an
egg
To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
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lay
an
egg
To produce
an
egg.
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an
axe to grind
A griev
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ce, with implications of confrontation.
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blink of
an
eye
A very short period of time; quickly.
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give somebody
an
earful
To shout very loudly at someone.
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have
an
eye for
To have good taste; to have the ability to discriminate or identify quality.
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keep
an
eye on
To watch
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d pay attention to.
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keep
an
eye open
To maintain vigil
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ce for a possibly d
an
gerous situation.
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keep
an
eye open
To maintain vigil
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ce for someone or something.
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keep
an
eye out
To watch for, look for, or search for.
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keep
an
eye peeled
To look out attentively.
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make
an
example of
He made
an
example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.
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make
an
example of
To punish someone so as to be a warning to others.
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make
an
honest wom
an
Especially if she is having a sexual relationship.
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on
an
irregular basis
Irregularly, occurring in irregular time intervals or patterns.
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pull
an
all-nighter
Work diligently throughout the night.
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put
an
end to
To terminate or abolish something.
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reach
an
early grave
To be sentenced to death before the age of 18.
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reach
an
early grave
To die young. To die before the age of 80.
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reach
an
early grave
To resign near the start for good.
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slippery as
an
eel
So crafty, or cunning that they c
an
not be caught by the police, although it is known that they are acting illegally.
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slippery as
an
eel
So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's h
an
ds.
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talk like
an
apothecary
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity
an
d affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are ped
an
tic in their l
an
guage.
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within
an
ace of
Very near; on the point of.
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an
offer one c
an
't refuse
An
offer from one side in
an
y tr
an
saction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guar
an
teed to accept.
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an
offer one c
an
't refuse
An
offer from one side in
an
y tr
an
saction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guar
an
teed to accept.
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every rule has
an
exception
Alternative form of there is
an
exception to every rule.
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have
an
axe to grind
To have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.
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make
an
exhibition of oneself
She had far too much to drink
an
d made
an
exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.
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make
an
exhibition of oneself
To embarrass oneself or others in public.
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no m
an
is
an
isl
an
d
All people are connected to other people
an
d dependent on other people.1623, John Donne,
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rule with
an
iron fist
To rule with absolute authority or to the detriment of the people. To rule tyr
an
nically.
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a riddle wrapped up in
an
enigma
Something very mysterious
an
d hidden.
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an
englishm
an
's home is his castle
(UK) a proverbial expression of personal privacy
an
d security
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in the twinkling of
an
eye
Circa 1598, William Shakespeare, "The Merch
an
t Of Venice".
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in the twinkling of
an
eye
Immediately; inst
an
t
an
eously.
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all good things come to
an
end
Nothing lasts forever.
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an
apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apples are healthy
an
d stave off illness.Eat healthy
an
d you won't get sick.
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better
an
egg today th
an
a hen tomorrow
It is better to have a sure thing now th
an
a possibility of more later.
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there is
an
exception to every rule
Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect
an
d unusable.
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success has m
an
y fathers, failure is
an
orph
an
M
an
y will seek credit for success, few will accept responsibility for failure.
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you c
an
't make
an
omelette without breaking eggs
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable
an
d necessary that something should be destroyed.
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you c
an
't teach
an
old dog new tricks
It is impossible, or almost impossible, to ch
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ge people's habits or traits or mindset.
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it's
an
ill wind that blows nobody
an
y good
There is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.
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