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• (a) quarter of (a given hour in time)
• (Holy) Mother of God
• (one's) bag of tricks
• (one's) heart of hearts
• (one's) way out of a paper bag
• (straight) out of central casting
• (the) man/woman of the hour
• (the) woman of the moment
• 15 minutes of fame
• a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)
• a bag of bones
• a baptism by fire
• a battle of nerves
• a battle of wills
• a battle of wits
• a beast of burden
• a bed of roses
• a bit of a stretch
• a bit of all right
• a bit of fluff
• a bit of how's your father
• a bit of rough
• a bit out of it
• a bite of the cherry
• a bolt from the blue
• a bone of contention
• a breath of fresh air
• a bunch of baloney
• a bunch of malarkey
• a bundle of joy
• a can of worms
• a capful of wind
• a change of heart
• a change of pace
• a change of tack
• a chunk of change
• a clean bill of health
• a cold piece of work
• a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
• a devil of a time
• a different ball of wax
• a dose of (one's) own medicine
• a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
• a fact of life
• a fat lot of good
• a few bricks shy of a load
• a few fries short of a Happy Meal
• a few sandwiches short of a picnic
• a figment of imagination
• a figure of fun
• a fine kettle of fish
• a fine state of affairs
• a fish out of water
• a flight of fancy
• a frame of mind
• a free bit of advice
• a game of musical chairs
• a ghost of a chance
• a grain of truth
• a hair out of place
• a head of steam
• a heart of gold
• a heart of stone
• a heck of a
• a heck of a lot of
• a hell of a
• a hell of a lot of
• a hell of a mess
• a hill of beans
• a horse of another
• a horse of another color
• a horse of another different color
• a house of cards
• a jack of all trades
• a Jill of all trades is a master of none
• a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
• a kernel of truth
• a kind of
• a kind of (something)
• a labor of love
• a labour of love
• a lash of scorpions
• a lick with the rough side of the tongue
• a life of its own
• a little bit of bread and no cheese
• a load of
• a load of baloney
• a load of bunk
• a load of crap
• a lot of baloney
• a lot of bunk
• a lot of malarkey
• a lot of moola
• a lot of pluck
• a man of few words
• a man of God
• a man of his word
• a man of letters
• a man of many parts
• a man of means
• a man of my kidney
• a man of straw
• a man of the cloth
• a man of the world
• a man/woman of the people
• a matter of
• a matter of form
• a matter of life and death
• a matter of life or death
• a matter of opinion
• a matter of record
• a matter of time
• a meeting of minds
• a meeting of the minds
• a merchant of doom
• a mess of
• a mind of its own
• a mind of own
• a mine of information
• a month of Sundays
• a mother lode of
• a mouth full of South
• a new lease of life
• a new lease on life
• a number of
• a pack of lies
• a pearl of wisdom
• a piece of cake
• a piece of mind
• a piece of the action
• a piece of the pie
• a piece of work
• a pillar of strength
• a port of call
• a prophet of doom
• a question of time
• a ray of sunshine
• a reign of terror
• a rite of passage
• a rule of thumb
• a rush of blood
• a sad state (of affairs)
• a sad state of affairs
• a safe pair of hands
• a sandwich shy of a picnic
• a shadow of (one's) former self
• a shadow of former self
• a sign of the times
• a slice of life
• a slice of the cake
• a slip of the tongue
• a soldier of fortune
• a son of a bitch
• a son of a gun
• a sorry state (of affairs)
• a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
• a sticky situation
• a stroke of luck
• a sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
• a sword of Damocles hangs over head
• a tall drink of water
• a taste of (one's) own medicine
• a taste of own medicine
• A thing of beauty is a joy forever
• a thing of the past
• a tip of the hat
• a train of thought
• a turn of phrase
• a turn of the screw
• a walk of life
• a war of nerves
• a war of words
• a waste of breath
• a waste of energy
• a way of life
• a whale of a
• a whale of a (good) time
• a whale of a [bill etc.]
• a whale of a [job etc.]
• a wink of sleep
• a woman of her word
• a world of difference
• abbreviated piece of nothing
• above and beyond
• above and beyond the call of duty
• abreast of
• absolve (one) of
• absolve from
• abuse of distress
• abuse of privileges
• accident of birth
• accuse (one) of
• accuse of
• acknowledge (the) receipt of
• acknowledge receipt of
• acquit (one) of
• acquit of
• act of congress
• act of faith
• act of God
• admit of
• advise (one) of
• advise of
• afraid of (one's) own shadow
• afraid of one's own shadow
• afraid of own shadow
• after the fashion of
• after the style of
• against the run of play
• age before beauty
• age of consent
• ahead of
• ahead of (one's/its) time
• ahead of one's time
• ahead of schedule
• ahead of the curve
• ahead of the game
• ahead of the pack
• ahead of time
• ain't got a grain of sense
• ain't got a lick of sense
• air of pretension
• all hours
• all hours (of the day and night)
• all kinds of
• all manner of
• all of
• all of a dither
• all of a size
• all of a sudden
• all of the above
• all over creation
• all over Hell and half of Georgia
• all the best
• all the tea in China
• all walks of life
• all y'all
• all y'all's
• allow of
• along the lines of
• along the lines of (something)
• alongside of
• Ambassador of Morocco
• amount to a hill of beans
• an act of faith
• an act of God
• an act of war
• an article of faith
• an attack of
• an embarrassment of riches
• angel dust
• angle of attack
• another coat of paint
• another pair of eyes
• another peep out of you
• answer the call of nature
• answer to the description (of)
• answer to the description of
• answer to the name (of)
• any day
• Any friend of
• any friend of (someone's) (is a friend of mine)
• any number of
• anything of the kind
• appear before
• appear under the name (of)
• appear under the name of
• apple of
• apple of discord
• apple of eye
• apple of my eye
• apple of one's eye
• apprise (one) of
• apprise of
• approve of
• apropos of
• area of influence
• argue (one's) way out (of)
• argue way out of
• arguing for the sake of arguing
• arise from
• arrive (somewhere) (up)on the stroke of
• arrive on the stroke of some time
• arse end of nowhere
• as a matter of course
• as a matter of fact
• as a result of (something)
• as a token of (something)
• as far as anyone knows
• as far as is concerned
• as if the sun shines out (someone's) backside
• as of
• ask (something) of
• ask of
• ass end of nowhere
• assure (one) of
• assure of
• at a rate of knots
• at all hours (of the day and night)
• at the back of (one's) mind
• at the back of beyond
• at the back of mind
• at the best of times
• at the bottom of the food chain
• at the bottom of the heap
• at the bottom of the hour
• at the bottom of the ladder
• at the crack of dawn
• at the drop of a hat
• at the end of (one's) fingertips
• at the end of (one's) tether
• at the end of nowhere
• at the end of rope
• at the end of the day
• at the end of the line
• at the expense of
• at the feet of
• at the hand of
• at the hands of
• at the height of
• at the instance of
• at the mercy of
• at the point of
• at the rear of
• at the summit of (one's) success
• at the top of (one's) game
• at the top of (one's) lungs
• at the top of (one's) voice
• at the top of (the/one's) agenda
• at the top of game
• at the top of lungs
• at the top of one's lungs
• at the top of the food chain
• at the top of the hour
• at the top of the ladder
• at the top of the/ agenda
• at the top of voice
• at the zenith of
• at this stage
• at this stage (of the game)
• at this stage of the game
• attack is the best form of defense
• avail (oneself) of
• avail of
• avail oneself of
• avenue of escape
• back of
• back of (one's) hand
• back of (the) beyond
• back of beyond
• back of one's hand
• back of one's mind
• back of the beyond
• back of the black stump
• back out
• back out (of something)
• back out of
• back-of-the-envelope calculation
• bag ass out of somewhere
• bag of bones
• bag of tricks
• bag of wind
• bail (one) out of jail
• bail out of jail
• balk at the idea (of something)
• ball of fire
• ballpark figure
• balls of (the/one's) feet
• balls of feet
• Banbury story of a cock and a bull
• bane of (one's) existence
• baptism by fire
• baptism of fire
• barrage of criticism
• barrel ass out of somewhere
• barrel of fun
• barrel of laughs
• barrel of monkeys
• barrel out (of)
• batting on a sticky wicket
• battle of the bulge
• be (a/the) model of
• be (all) of a piece
• be (all) part of life's rich pageant
• be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
• be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log
• be (not) out of the woods
• be (of) no use to man or beast
• be (sitting) on top of the world
• be [glad etc.] to see the back of
• be a barrel of laughs
• be a bed of nails
• be a bundle of laughs
• be a bundle of nerves
• be a card-carrying member (of something)
• be a chapter of accidents
• be a crock of shit
• be a different kettle of fish
• be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
• be a figment of imagination
• be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
• be a fine figure of a man
• be a fully paid-up member of
• be a game of two halves
• be a matter of opinion
• be a matter of record
• be a model of
• be a nasty piece of work
• be a piece of cake
• be a sign of the times
• be a thing of the past
• be a waste of space
• be a whole other kettle of fish
• be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
• be afraid of own shadow
• be ahead of the game
• be ahead of the pack
• be along the lines of (something)
• be another different kettle of fish
• be another of life's great mysteries
• be at the bottom of
• be at the bottom of (something)
• be at the end of (one's) rope
• be at the end of tether
• be at the mercy of
• be at the mercy of (something)
• be big of
• be big of (one)
• be cocksure of (oneself)
• be comprised of
• be cup of tea
• be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
• be down on like a ton of bricks
• be for
• be fresh from
• be fresh out of
• be full of
• be full of (oneself)
• be full of beans
• be full of bull
• be full of crap
• be full of holes
• be full of piss and vinegar
• be full of the joys of spring
• be glad to see the back of (someone)
• be in (a bit of) a jam
• be in a spot of bother
• be in a sticky situation
• be in a transport of delight
• be in aid of
• be in another world
• be in the eye of the storm
• be in the first flush of
• be in the grip of
• be in the Land of Nod
• be in the land of the living
• be in the lap of the gods
• be in the swim (of things)
• be in the thick of
• be in the thick of it
• be in the thick of things
• be in the throes of
• be in two minds
• be knocked out of the box
• be laughing on the other side of face
• be like a fish out of water
• be made of sterner stuff
• be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
• be much of a muchness
• be no ball of fire
• be no bed of roses
• be no question of (doing) (something)
• be not (one's) cup of tea
• be not a bed of roses
• be not having any (of it)
• be not short of a penny (or two)
• be nothing short of (something)
• be nothing short of [astonishing etc.]
• be of (one's) own making
• be of a piece
• be of like mind
• be of no account
• be of one mind
• be of own making
• be of service
• be of sound mind
• be of the essence
• be of two minds
• be of unsound mind
• be off the blocks
• be on the brink of
• be on the crest of a wave
• be on the edge of (something)
• be on the horns of a dilemma
• be on the lines of (something)
• be on the side of the angels
• be on the threshold of
• be on the threshold of (something)
• be on the tip of (one's) tongue
• be on the tip of tongue