a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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abide by »
To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.
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abound in »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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abound with »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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about time »
Far past the desired time.
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abstract nonsense »
Details which involve diagram chasing.
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accident of birth »
Reference to the fact that various benefits or detriments to the life of a person arise from the circumstances into which that person was born, these being entirely beyond his control.
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according to »
According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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according to »
Based on what is said or stated.
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according to »
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. - Thomas Sprat.
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act on »
To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
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ad fontes »
Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.
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add up »
To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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admiral of the blue »
A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly the custom among men of that vocation.
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after all »
In the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.
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