Alphabetical idioms - lists A : list A1 : abbreviated piece of nothing → (hold all the) aces list A2 : achilles heel → alarm bells list A3 : all along → all the rage list A4 : all sizzle and no steak → apple of your eye list A5 : (upset the) applecart → at all costs list A6 : at this stage of the game → (have an) axe to grind Alphabetical idioms - lists B : list B1 : (leave someone holding the) baby → in bad shape list B2 : badger someone → whole new ball game list B3 : ballpark figure → battle lines are drawn list B4 : battle of wills → beat a dead horse list B5 : beat a hasty retreat → before your very eyes list B6 : beggar cant be choosers → beside yourself list B7 : best bet → beyond any reasonable doubt list B8 : beyond ones wildest dreams → bite the bullet list B9 : bite the dust → blamestorming list B10 : blank cheque → blow away the cobwebs list B11 : blow a fuse → above board list B12 : in the same boat → bored to tears list B13 : born with silver spoon in your mouth → all brawn no brain list B14 : know which side your bread is buttered → a breeze list B15 : bricks and mortar/bricks and clicks → pass the buck list B16 : kick the bucket → burning question list B17 : bury your head in the sand → by degrees Alphabetical idioms - lists C : list C1 : (in) cahoots with → burn the candle at both ends list C2 : (paddle ones own) canoe → carrot and stick list C3 : carry the can → fat cat list C4 : cat nap → catch as catch can list C5 : caught in the crossfire → change the face of list C6 : change of heart → chicken out list C7 : chickens come home to roost → chips are down list C8 : (as useful as a) chocolate teapot → clip someones wings list C9 : clock in/out → cold calls list C10 : cold turkey → come to grips list C11 : come to a head → common ground list C12 : common knowledge → couch potato list C13 : cough up → cream of the crop list C14 : cream rises to the top → at cross purposes list C15 : cross the Rubicon → a cut above list C16 : cut both ways → cut it fine list C17 : cut it out → cutting edge Alphabetical idioms - lists D : list D1 : dab hand at something → dead in the water list D2 : dead loss → (like a) deer caught in the headlights list D3 : (by) degrees → dice are loaded list D4 : dice with death → disappear into thin air list D5 : disaster written all over → dog-eat-dog list D6 : dog and pony show → (in the) doghouse list D7 : (in the) doldrums → down in the mouth list D8 : down payment → dressed to kill list D9 : dressed up to the nines → dry (or dummy) run list D10 :sitting duck → dying for Alphabetical idioms - lists E : list E1 : eager beaver → eat crow list E2 : eat dirt → (walk on) eggshells list E3 : ego trip → even keel list E4 : even the score → eagle eyes list E5 : eyes in the back of your head → eyes on stalks Alphabetical idioms - lists F : list F1 : face like a bulldog → facts speak for themselves list F2 : fair and square → fall on deaf ears list F3 : fall on sword → fat cat list F4 : fat chance → feet of clay list F5 : (back on your) feet → (play second) fiddle list F6 : fiddling while Rome burns → finger in every pie list F7 : put a finger on → in the first place list F8 : (of the) first water → fit for purpose list F9 : fit to be tied → fly-by-night list F10 : fly by seat of ones pants → (on a) fools errand list F11 : fools paradise → forewarned is forearmed list F12 : forty winks → freudian slip) list F13 : friends in high places → fur coat Alphabetical idioms - lists G : list G1 : gab of the gab → get cracking list G2 : get down to brass tacks → get off the hook list G3 : get on your high horse → get your skates on list G4 : get to bottom → give run-around list G5 : give the shirt off ones back → go against the tide list G6 : go all out → go hand in hand list G7 : go haywire → go postal list G8 : go to hell in a handcart → gone with the wind list G9 : good as gold →green fingers list G10 : green light → gutter press Alphabetical idioms - lists H : list H1 : (old) habits die hard → half a mind list H2 : hammer home → hands tied list H3 : (wash your) hands of → happy as Larry list H4 : happy-go-lucky→ have you gone out of your mind? list H5 : have kittens → hear through grapevine list H6 : hearts content → heebie jeebies list H7 : hell broke loose → hidden agenda list H8 : high and dry → hit panic button list H9 : hit the road → (not) hold water list H10 : holier-than-thou → horns of a dilemma list H11 : horse of a different colour → (not give) house room list H12 : (on the) house → hustle and bustle Alphabetical idioms - lists I : list I1 : break the ice → in essence list I2 : in the first place → in retrospect list I3 : in safe hands → be an item Alphabetical idioms - lists J : list J1 : jack of all trades → jump the gun list J2 : jump for joy → just the ticket Alphabetical idioms - lists K : list K1 : kangaroo court → keep your nose to the grindstone list K2 : keep your options open → kick yourself list K3 : a kickback → kowtow to someone Alphabetical idioms - lists L : list L1 : labour of love → laugh all the way list L2 : laugh off → leave high and dry list L3 : leave no stone unturned → let bygones be bygones list L4 : let me bounce this off you → keep a lid on list L5 : lie in → see in new light list L6 : (shed) light → lipstick on a pig list L7 : live beyond your means → (a) load off your mind list L8 : loan shark → look the picture of health) list L9 : look a sight → at a loss Alphabetical idioms - lists M : list M1 : mad as a hatter →make an exhibition of list M2 : make flesh crawl → make nothing of list M3 : (cant) make an omelette → (find your) match list M4 : matter of time → middle of nowhere list M5 : (smack dab in the) middle → mind your Ps and Qs list M6 : (in ones) minds eye → money for old rope list M7 : money doesnt grow → (once in blue) moon list M8 : reach for the moon → move heaven and earth list M9 : move in the same circles → my way or the highway Alphabetical idioms - lists N : list N1 : nailing jelly to the wall → nest egg list N2 : never a dull moment → night owl list N3 : nine-day wonder→ no hard feelings list N4 : no holds barred → not give the time of day list N5 : not in the same league → nuts and bolts Alphabetical idioms - lists O : list O1 : odds and ends → cant make an omelette list O2 : on the cards → one good turn list O3 : one hand washes the other → open secret list O4 : open-and-shut case → out on a limb list O5 : out to lunch → over and done with list O6 : over the hill → world is your oyster Alphabetical idioms - lists P : list P1 : put through paces → paper tiger list P2 : paper trail → not a patch on list P3 : pay dearly for → penny drops list P4 : in for a penny → no picnic) list P5 : picture of health → pillar to post list P6 : (at a) pinch → play with fire list P7 : play footsie → pleased as punch list P8 : pluck out of the air→ politically correct list P9 : pop ones clogs → pour ones heart out list P10 : power behind the throne → (a) proper do list P11 : proud as a peacock → push ones luck list P12 : if push comes to shove → put ones house in order list P13 : put in ones place → Pyrrhic victory Alphabetical idioms - lists Q : list Q : quaking in ones boots → quiet as a mouse Alphabetical idioms - lists R : list R1 : race against time → rake in the money list R2 : ram down someones throat → rear its ugly head list R3 : recharge ones batteries → refresh someones memory list R4 : regain ones composure → (a) rip-off list R5 : ripple effect → (when in) Rome do as the Romans list R6 : (go through the) roof → (bend the) rules list R7 : run down → (in a) rut Alphabetical idioms - lists S : list S1 : (get the) sack → (in the) same boat list S2 : (by the) same token → scales fall from your eyes list S3 : scarce as hens teeth → sea legs list S4 : seal of approval → seen better days list S5 : sell down the river → settle a score list S6 : shake like a leaf → ship has sailed list S7 : ships that pass in the night → short end of the stick list S8 : short fuse → shrug something off list S9 : shut the stable door when horse ... → simplicity itself list S10 : since time immemorial → skeleton staff list S11 : skin a cat → slice of the cake list S12 : sling mud → (a) smash hit list S13 : smoke like a chimney → sneak preview list S14 : (not to be) sneezed at → spanner in the works list S15 : (go) spare → spin a yarn list S16 : spinach cinema → (no) spring chicken list S17 : (on the) spur of the moment → starter marriage list S18 : state of the art → step on someones toes list S19 : step out of line → sticky fingers list S20 : (on a) sticky wicket → (a) storm is brewing list S21 : (a) storm in a teacup → stretch the truth list S22 : (in) strict confidence → stubborn as a mule list S23 : stuck in time warp → sweet nothings list S24 : sweet tooth → (all) systems go Alphabetical idioms - lists T : list T1 : tail wagging the dog → take with a grain of salt list T2 : take the law into your own hands → take the rough with the smooth list T3 : take shape → take stock list T4 : take to the cleaners → (run a) taut ship list T5 : (not for all the) tea in China → text-walking list T6 : thank ones lucky stars - thick as thieves list T7 : through thick and thin → thrilled to bits list T8 : (at each others) throats → (rule of) thumb list T9 : (all) thumbs → time after time list T10 : (for the) time being → toing and froing list T11 : token gesture → toot your own horn list T12 : (fight) tooth and nail → toy with an idea list T13 : trade secret → tunnel vision list T14 : turkeys voting for Christmas → (in the) twinkling of an eye list T15 : twist someones arm → put two and two together Alphabetical idioms - lists U : list U1 : ugly as sin → up in arms list U2 : up in the air → useful as chocolate teapot Alphabetical idioms - lists V : list V1 : vanish into thin air → vote with ones feet Alphabetical idioms - lists W : list W1 : on the wagon → walk a tightrope list W2 : walking on air → wax lyrical list W3 : ways and means → wet blanket list W4 : whale of a time→ white lie list W5 : whiz kid → get wind of) list W6 : (know) which way wind blows → wise after the event list W7 : wise up to → cant see the wood for the trees list W8 : touch wood → work like a charm list W9 : work to rule → best of both worlds list W10 :worlds apart → written all over your face Alphabetical idioms - lists X-Y-Z : list X-Y-Z : xerox subsidy → zero tolerance
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:36:21 +0000
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