all over grumble »
Unsatisfactory.
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all the rage »
Very fashionable and popular, like a craze.
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all things being equal »
Without considering or being affected by external factors.
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all very well »
True, as far as it goes.
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all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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all's fair in love and war »
unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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angle for farthings »
To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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another nail in one's coffin »
One in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.
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apple does not fall far from the stem »
Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.
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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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apple does not fall far from the trunk »
Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.
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apple never falls far from the tree »
Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.
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apple of somebody's eye »
A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.
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arse about face »
Something that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
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