a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
|
a day late and a dollar short »
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
|
a golden key can open any door »
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
|
a rolling stone gathers no moss »
A person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.
|
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
|
air out »
To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
|
albatross »
A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.
|
all over »
Done; finished; complete.
|
all talk and no action »
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
|
all's well that ends well »
Problems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.
|
all-a-mort »
Sad; at death's door.
|
almighty dollar »
The dollar, satirically characterized as a being a god.
|
almost doesn't count »
Near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness).
|
an apple a day keeps the doctor away »
Apples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.
|
angle for farthings »
To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
|
| Search from any page on the Web with Abbreviations.com AutoSearch. It's free! |
