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 journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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a picture is worth a thousand words »
Alternative form of a picture paints a thousand words.
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a pull of the hair for being unfair »
The general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".
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a watched kettle never boils »
Alternative form of a watched pot never boils.
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about turn »
A complete change of opinion, direction, etc.
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about turn »
An about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.
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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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acknowledge the corn »
To cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
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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 at once »
Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
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all nations »
A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.
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all over the board »
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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all over the place »
Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern.
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