against the grain »
Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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agree to disagree »
To tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
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all but »
nearly; except that
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all hat and no cattle »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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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 »
Very.
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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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all that jazz »
Everything else related to something; other similar things.
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all the marbles »
Everything; all that is to be had.
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all's well that ends well »
Problems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.
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am I right or am I right »
Rhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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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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and counting »
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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