all cats are gray at night »
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all cats are grey at night »
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all fired up »
Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.
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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 in a day's work »
A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.
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all right, my lover »
An informal affectionate greeting.
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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 very well »
All right, to a certain extent.
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almighty dollar »
The dollar, satirically characterized as a being a god.
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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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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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arm and a leg »
A relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.
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as the crow flies »
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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at all »
Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero; to the slightest degree, in any way, somewhat, rather.
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