a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush »
It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.
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a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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a dime's worth »
An insignificant amount.
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a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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a gentleman and a scholar »
An admirable person.
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a golden key can open any door »
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
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a great deal »
Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.
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a house is not a home »
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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a into g »
Ass into gear.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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a leopard cannot change its spots »
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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a life of its own »
An independent existence with some characteristics of life.
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a new broom sweeps clean »
New management will often make radical changes.
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a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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