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a-ok
	A-OK
about
	about time
	crazy about
	don't know the first thing about it
	go on about
	how about that
	just about
	mad about
	make no bones about it
	no bones about it
	nothing to write home about
	nuts about
	on about
	put out about
	see a man about a dog
	set about
	talk about
	there's no two ways about it
	turn about is fair play
	wild about
above
	a cut above
	above and beyond the call of duty
	above board
	above the law
	cut above
	keep your head above water
abreast
	stay abreast
	two abreast
absence
	absence makes the heart grow fonder
according
	according to Hoyle
account
	account for
	call into account
	pad an expense account
ace
	ace in the hole
	an ace up your sleeve
achilles
	Achilles heel
acid
	acid test
	the acid test
acorn
	even a blind pig can find an acorn
acre
	all over hell's half acre
	hell's half acre [B]
across
	across the board
	come across
	come across [B]
	run across
act
	a tough act to follow
	act out
	act up
	caught in the act
	class act
	clean up your act
	get your act together
	tough act to follow
action
	a piece of the action
	actions speak louder than words
	all talk and no action
	take action
activity
	a beehive of activity
	beehive of activity
ad
	ad lib (ad libitum)
adam
	don't know him from Adam
add
	add fuel to the fire
	add insult to injury
	doesn't add up
advances
	make advances
advantage
	take advantage of
affair
	have an affair
afraid
	afraid so
	I'm afraid so
afro
	slap my afro / slap my fro
after
	after all
	fish and company stink after three days
	get after
	look after
	take after
	throw good money after bad
afternoon
	good afternoon
again
	at it again
	come again
	everything old is new again
	how's that again
	run it by me again
	time and again
against
	against all odds
	against the grain
	beat your head against a stone wall
	dead set against
	go against the grain
	if you're not with us you're against us
	knock against
	raise your hand against
	the knock against
	up against
	up against it
age
	a coon's age
	a dog's age
	age before beauty
	age of majority
	at the ripe old age
	come of age
	coon's age
	dog's age
	for a dog's age
	golden age
	in a coon's age
	tender age of
	the age of majority
	the tender age of
agenda
	hidden agenda
agreement
	in agreement
ahead
	ahead of the curve
	ahead of the game
	full steam ahead
	get ahead
	quit while you're ahead
ain't
	ain't
	ain't half-bad
	is you is, or is you ain't my baby
	it ain't over till it's over
	it ain't over till the fat lady sings
air
	a breath of fresh air
	air rage
	air was blue
	breath of fresh air
	clear the air
	hot air
	into thin air
	put on airs
	the air was blue
	turn the air blue
	up in the air
airhead
	airhead
	an airhead
airy-fairy
	airy-fairy
aisles
	rolling in the aisles
aka
	a.k.a. (aka)
alcohol
	under the influence of alcohol
alive
	come alive
	stay alive
all
	after all
	against all odds
	all around Robin Hood's barn
	all decked out
	all ears
	all eyes
	all fired up
	all get-out
	all goes well
	all hat and no cattle
	all hell broke loose
	all his marbles
	all in
	all in a day's work
	all in all
	all it's cracked up to be
	all joking aside
	all over but the shouting
	all over hell's half acre
	all set
	all she wrote
	all shook up
	all show
	all spruced up
	all talk and no action
	all teed up
	all that jazz
	all the bells and whistles
	all the livelong day
	all the marbles
	all the tea in China
	all the way to Egery and back
	all the world's a stage
	all things being equal
	all things to all people
	all thumbs
	all walks of life
	all washed up
	all wet
	all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
	all your eggs in one basket
	all's fair in love and war
	all's well that ends well
	as all get-out
	at all
	bugger all [B]
	by all means
	don't put all your eggs in one basket
	done it all
	for all the tea in China
	fuck all
	give it all you've got
	go all the way (sex)
	go all the way (sports)
	hit on all cylinders
	if that doesn't beat all
	it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
	it's all over but the crying
	it's all over but the shouting
	jack of all trades
	let it all hang out
	life is not all guns and roses
	love conquers all
	money is the root of all evil
	not all it's cracked up...
	not all there
	not at all
	not for all the tea in China
	on all fours
	play it for all it's worth
	pull out all the stops
	put all your eggs in...
	take you for all you've got
	tell all
	that's all she wrote
	winner take all
	with all my heart
	written all over your face
all-out
	all-out
	go all-out
alley
	up your alley
alone
	leave well enough alone
along
	along for the ride
	along those lines
	get along
	go along for the ride
	go along with
	how are you getting along
	play along
	read along
	string along
always
	first pancake is always spoiled
	the customer is always right
	the first pancake is always spoiled
amends
	make amends
american
	American as apple pie
	as American as apple pie
amuck
	run amuck
anal
	anal retentive
anchor
	anchor you
angels
	angels fear to tread
	where angels fear to tread
another
	another nail in your coffin
	one man's garbage is another man's art
	one man's meat is another man's poison
	tell me another one
answer
	a pat answer
	pat answer
ante
	ante up
	up the ante
any
	any old thing
	any way you slice it
	any word
	by any means
	by any stretch...
	don't give me any of your lip
	go to any trouble
	go to great lengths/ go to any lengths
	in any way, shape or form
	not by any stretch of the imagination
anybody
	you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody
anything
	anything goes
	game for anything
apart
	fall apart (at the seams)
	tear me apart
	worlds apart
ape
	go ape
appears
	it appears to me
appetite
	lose your appetite
	whet your appetite
apple
	American as apple pie
	an apple a day keeps the doctor away
	apple a day...
	apple of his eye
	as American as apple pie
	bad apple
	Big Apple
	how do you like them apples
	motherhood and apple pie
	road apple
	shit fire and apple butter
	the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
	the apple of his eye
	The Big Apple
	upset the apple cart
apple-pie
	apple-pie order
approval
	on approval
apron
	tied to your mother's apron strings
are
	you're not kidding/ you aren't kidding
area
	grey area
argyle
	God bless the Duke of Argyle
arm
	a babe in arms
	a good arm
	a shot in the arm
	babe in arms
	cost an arm and a leg
	give an arm and a leg
	give my right arm
	good arm
	lay down your arms
	long arm of the law
	shot in the arm
	the long arm of the law
	throw down your arms
	twist my arm
	up in arms
armed
	armed to the teeth
around
	all around Robin Hood's barn
	around Robin Hood's barn
	around the bend
	around the clock
	beat around the bush
	been around
	bomb around
	circles around you
	come around
	drive around
	fart around [B]
	find a way around
	fool around
	get around
	get around it
	get around to
	get your mind around
	go around the bend
	go around with
	hang around
	horse around
	jack me around
	jerk me around
	joke around
	kicking around
	knock around with
	know your way around
	pass around
	play around
	pussyfoot around
	roll around
	run circles around you
	show you around
	sleep around [B]
	tear around
	the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
	throw your weight around
	tool around
	toss it around
	turn you around
	wait around
	what goes around comes around
	wrap around his finger
	wrap your mind around
arrest
	under arrest
art
	one man's garbage is another man's art
	state of the art
	work of art
aside
	all joking aside
	joking aside
	step aside
ask
	ask for it
	ask for the moon
asked
	no questions asked
asking
	asking price
asleep
	asleep at the switch
	fall asleep
	sound asleep
ass
	a horse's ass [B]
	a pain in the ass [B]
	a piece of ass [B]
	ass
	ass [B]
	ass into gear
	ass on the line
	ass over teakettle
	better than a kick in the ass [B]
	burn your ass [B]
	cat's ass
	cover your ass [B]
	don't know your ass from a hole in the ground [B]
	haul ass [B]
	horse shoes up his ass [B]
	horse's ass [B]
	in a pig's ass [B]
	jive ass [B]
	kick ass [B]
	kick ass
	kick some ass
	kiss ass [B]
	lard butt/lard ass [B]
	look up a dead horse's ass [B]
	move your ass
	my ass
	on your ass [B]
	pain in the ass [B]
	pedal her ass [B]
	piano tied to your ass [B]
	piece of ass [B]
	stick it up your ass [B]
	the cat's ass [B]
	tits and ass (T & A) [B]
	whup your ass
	work your ass off [B]
assassination
	character assassination
assured
	rest assured
astray
	the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
at
	a bit at sea
	an old hand at
	asleep at the switch
	at a glance
	at a good clip
	at a loss for words
	at a moment's notice
	at all
	at bay
	at death's door
	at ease
	at face value
	at fault
	at first glance
	at first light
	at heart
	at it again
	at least
	at liberty
	at loggerheads
	at loose ends
	at my wits' end
	at odds
	at one fell swoop
	at once
	at one time
	at peace
	at rest
	at sixes and sevens
	at stake
	at the crack of dawn
	at the drop of a hat
	at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
	at the hands of
	at the ripe old age
	at the top of her game
	at the top of his voice
	at the wheel
	at this point in time
	at will
	at your beck and call
	at your fingertips
	back at it
	back at ya
	best interests at heart
	catch you at a bad time
	charity begins at home
	chomping at the bit
	fall apart (at the seams)
	first crack at
	get a shot at
	get at
	get at it
	get back at
	go at a good clip
	hard at it
	have a shot at
	have at me
	it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
	jump at the chance
	kick at the cat
	light at the end of the tunnel
	look down your nose at
	love at first sight
	make yourself at home
	more than you can shake a stick at
	not at all
	nothing to sneeze at
	one at a time
	pluck at the heart strings
	point a finger at
	poke fun at
	put you at ease
	run off at the mouth
	set your mind at ease
	shake a stick at
	sick at heart
	snap at
	stop at nothing
	take a poke at
	the wolf is at the door
	throw the book at
	throw yourself at him
	tip the scales at
	try your hand at
	turn up your nose at
	weigh in at
	where it's at
	young at heart
attaboy
	attaboy (that a boy)
attack
	have an attack
	two-fisted attack
attagirl
	attagirl (that a girl)
attention
	call attention to
	draw attention to
	draw it to my attention
	get your attention
	pay attention
attitude
	an attitude
authority
	line of authority
awake
	stay awake
	wide awake
away
	an apple a day keeps the doctor away
	away out
	away out of line
	away to the races
	blow them away
	blow you away
	break away
	do away with
	don't go away mad; just go away
	fire away
	get away with
	get carried away
	pass away
	piss away [B]
	plug away
	put away
	put you away
	right away
	salt away
	slip away
	slug away
	spirit away
	squirrel away
	stand away
	straight away
	talk away
	the one that got away
	throw away
	way out (away out)
	way out of line (away out of line)
	win going away
awesome
	awesome
	totally awesome
awful
	god awful
axe
	an axe to grind
	axe to grind
	give you the axe
axed
	get axed

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