April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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apron string hold »
An estate held by a man during his wife's life.
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are your ears burning »
Said of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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arm candy »
An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.
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arm's length »
Barely within reach.
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arm's length »
Distant, detached.
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arm's length »
Independent, but related.
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around Robin Hood's barn »
The long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route.
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around the clock »
All the time or seemingly all the time; constantly.
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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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arse over tit »
Tumbling; falling; upside-down; unstable or unbalanced.
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arsy varsey »
Tumbling upside down; head over heels.
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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly »
Foolish people repeatedly do foolish things.
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as if »
As though; in a manner suggesting.
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