a cat can look at a king »
Alternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer,
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a cat may look at a king »
Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
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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 broke loose »
A great disaster happened or chaos ensued.
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all holiday »
A saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to/.
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all that glitters is not gold »
Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.
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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 it »
To provoke an unwanted action.
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back onto »
To overlook something from the rear.
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bad joke »
A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.
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balance the books »
To add up all the debits and credits.
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balance the books »
To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.
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banyan day »
In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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