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• "I see," said the blind man
• (a little/bit) rough around the edges
• (a)round the bend
• (a)round the clock
• (a)round the corner
• (a/one's) place in the sun
• (all) great minds run in the same channel
• (all) the world over
• (as) black as the devil
• (as) black as the minister's coat
• (as) old as the hills
• (as) quiet as the grave
• (as) silent as the grave
• (deep) in the weeds
• (deep) into the weeds
• (do something) or get off the pot
• (if the) truth be known
• (if the) truth be told
• (lone) voice in the wilderness
• (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
• (one's) ass is on the line
• (one's) autumn years
• (one's) moment in the sun
• (one's) way out of a paper bag
• (some score) from the East German judge
• (special) snowflake
• (the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise
• (the) clock is ticking
• (the) Dunkirk spirit
• (the) elephant in the room
• (the) fact is
• (the) man/woman of the hour
• (the) next thing (one) knows
• (the) odd one out
• (the) woman of the moment
• (the/an/one's) artistic style
• 3-on-the-tree
• 4-on-the-floor
• a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)
• a babe in the woods
• a big fish
• a big fish in a small pond
• a bird in the hand
• a bit on the side
• a bite of the cherry
• a blast from the past
• a blot on the escutcheon
• a blot on the landscape
• a bolt from the blue
• a box on the ear
• A burnt child dreads the fire
• a camel's nose (under the tent)
• a chip off the old block
• a cloud on the horizon
• a cog in the machine
• a cuckoo in the nest
• a cut above the rest
• a devil of a time
• a diamond in the rough
• a dog in the manger
• a drop in the bucket
• a drop in the ocean
• a drug on the market
• a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
• a feast for the eyes
• a figment of imagination
• a firm hand on the tiller
• a flash in the pan
• a flutter in the dovecote
• a fly in the ointment
• a fly on the wall
• a hair in the butter
• a hole in the wall
• a Jack the Lad
• a kick at the can
• a kick at the cat
• a kick in the balls
• a kick in the butt
• a kick in the face
• a kick in the head
• a kick in the teeth
• a kick up the arse
• a knife in the back
• a leap in the dark
• a lick with the rough side of the tongue
• a line in the sand
• a man of the cloth
• a man of the world
• a man/woman of the people
• a meeting of the minds
• a night on the tiles
• a nip in the air
• a one-way ticket to (somewhere or something)
• a pain in the ass
• a pat on the back
• a piece of the action
• a piece of the pie
• a race against the clock
• a race against time
• a race against time clock
• a rap across the knuckles
• a rift in the lute
• a roll in the hay
• a rough diamond
• a shot across the bow
• a shot in the arm
• a shot in the dark
• a shot in the locker
• a sign of the times
• a skeleton in the/ closet
• a skeleton in the/ cupboard
• a slap in the face
• a slap on the back
• a slap on the wrist
• a slice of the cake
• a slip of the tongue
• a snake in the grass
• a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
• a stab in the back
• a stab in the dark
• a step in the right direction
• a stick-in-the-mud
• a sting in the tail
• a straw in the wind
• a thing of the past
• a tip of the hat
• a turn of the screw
• a turn-up for the book(s)
• a voice in the wilderness
• a woman's place is in the home
• a word to the wise
• a word to the wise is enough
• a/ place in the sun
• above and beyond
• above and beyond the call of duty
• above suspicion
• above the curve
• above the fray
• above the law
• above the salt
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• absent-minded professor
• according to (someone/something)
• ace in the hole
• achieve the impossible
• Achilles' heel
• acid test
• acknowledge (the) receipt of
• acknowledge the corn
• across the board
• across the pond
• act the fool
• act the goat
• add fuel to the fire
• add fuel to the flame(s)
• add fuel to the flames
• After a storm comes a calm
• after the dust has settled
• after the fact
• after the fashion of
• after the Lord Mayor's show
• after the party is over
• after the style of
• against the clock
• against the collar
• against the current
• against the grain
• against the law
• against the odds
• against the run of play
• against the stream
• ahead of the curve
• ahead of the game
• ahead of the pack
• aim for the sky
• aim for the stars
• Aim for the stars!
• ain't got the brains God gave a squirrel
• ain't got the sense God gave geese
• ain't it the truth
• Ain't it the truth?
• alert the public
• all (the) one
• all along the line
• all cats are gray in the dark
• all for
• all for the best
• all hands and the cook
• all hands on deck
• all hands to the pumps
• all hours
• all hours (of the day and night)
• all in a day's work
• all of the above
• all over but the shouting
• all over the board
• all over the earth
• all over the map
• all over the place
• all quiet on the Potomac
• all quiet on the Western Front
• all the
• all the best
• all the better
• all the difference in the world
• all the feels
• all the livelong day
• all the marbles
• all the more reason for
• all the more reason to
• all the rage
• all the same
• all the tea in China
• all the thing
• all the time
• all the time in the world
• all the way
• all the way down the line
• all the way live
• all the way to Egery and back
• all the world's a stage
• all the worse for wear
• all to the good
• along for the ride
• along the beaten track
• along the line
• along the lines
• along the lines of
• along the lines of (something)
• along the way
• alpha and omega
• alternative right
• alt-right
• always the bridesmaid, never the bride
• amber gambler
• ambulance chaser
• amount to the same thing
• an ace in the hole
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• an old hand
• an own goal
• an/(one's) ivory tower
• an/the olive branch
• and hang the cost
• and the like
• another county heard from
• another lie nailed to the counter
• another nail in the coffin
• answer the bell
• answer the call
• answer the call of nature
• answer the door
• answer to the description (of)
• answer to the description of
• answer to the name
• answer to the name (of)
• ants in (the/one's) pants
• any day
• anything of the kind
• appear before
• appear under the name (of)
• appear under the name of
• apple a day
• apple does not fall far from the tree
• apple never falls far from the tree
• apple polisher
• apron strings
• argue the point
• argue the toss
• arguing for the sake of arguing
• arm to the teeth
• armed to the teeth
• around the bend
• around the block
• around the clock
• around the corner
• around the horn
• arrive (somewhere) (up)on the stroke of
• arrive (up)on the scene
• arrive on the scene
• arrive on the stroke of some time
• artificial language
• as far as anyone knows
• as far as is concerned
• as far as the eye can see
• as if (one) owns the place
• as if own the place
• as if the sun shines out (someone's) backside
• as old as the hills
• as the actress said to the bishop
• As the actress said to the bishop...
• as the actress said to the pope
• as the crow flies
• as the day is long
• as the next girl
• as the next guy
• as the spirit moves
• as the spirit moves (one)
• as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
• as the white on rice
• as the wind blows
• ask for the moon
• asking price
• asleep at the switch
• asleep at the wheel
• ass is on the line
• assault the ear
• assume the mantle
• assume the position
• at all hours (of the day and night)
• at best
• at least
• at most
• at present
• at the
• at the (very) outside
• at the appointed time
• 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 chalkface
• at the coalface
• at the crack of dawn
• at the crossroads
• at the cutting edge
• at the dot
• at the double
• at the drop of a hat
• at the eleventh hour
• 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 forefront
• at the hand of
• at the hands of
• at the height of
• at the helm
• at the high port
• at the instance of
• at the last gasp
• at the last minute
• at the latest
• at the least
• at the mercy of
• at the moment
• at the most
• at the outset
• at the outside
• at the point of
• at the present time
• at the ready
• at the rear of
• at the receiving end
• at the same time
• 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 very least
• at the very worst
• at the wheel
• at the worst
• at the zenith of
• at this stage
• at this stage (of the game)
• at this stage of the game
• at worst
• attaboy
• attack is the best form of defense
• attagal
• attagirl
• avenue of escape
• avoid (someone or something) like the plague
• avoid like the plague
• away with the fairies
• babe in arms
• babe in the woods
• back in the day
• back in the game
• back in the saddle
• back in(to) (the) harness
• back of
• back of (the) beyond
• back of one's hand
• back of the beyond
• back of the black stump
• back order
• back the wrong horse
• back to the drawing board
• back to the salt mines
• back to the wall
• back up
• back-of-the-envelope calculation
• bad hair day
• bad to the bone
• bait and switch
• bake the tube steak
• balance the accounts
• balance the books
• balance wheel
• balk at the idea (of something)
• ball of fire
• ball the jack
• balling the jack
• balloon goes up, the
• ballpark figure
• ball's in your court, the
• balls of (the/one's) feet
• balls to the wall
• bang for (one's/the) buck
• bang for the
• bang for the buck
• bang in the arm
• bang the drum
• bank account
• baptism of fire
• bark at the moon
• bark up the wrong tree
• barking up the wrong tree
• barmy on the crumpet
• bash the bishop
• bat for the other side
• bat for the other team
• bat the breeze
• bats
• batten down the hatches
• battle of the bulge
• be (a bit) on the expensive side
• be (a bit) on the heavy side
• be (a bit) on the large side
• be (a/the) model of
• be (as) old as the hills
• be (as) pure as the driven snow
• be (as) silent as the grave
• be (not) out of the woods
• be (one's) for the asking
• be (one's) for the taking
• be (one's/the) main squeeze
• be (out) on the piss
• be (out) on the razzle
• be (right) on the money
• be (sitting) in the catbird seat
• be (sitting) on top of the world
• be (strictly) for the birds
• be (the) bomb
• be (the) devil's advocate
• be [glad etc.] to see the back of
• be a (something) in the making
• be a [athlete etc.] in the making
• be a [crisis etc.] in the making
• be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
• be a figment of imagination
• be a model of
• be a pain in the arse
• be a pain in the neck
• be a sign of the times
• be a thing of the past
• be ahead of the game
• be ahead of the pack
• be all (the) one (to someone)
• be all in (one's/the) mind
• be all in the/ mind
• be all over the shop
• be all the rage
• be along the lines of (something)
• be armed to the teeth
• be as honest as the day
• be as honest as the day is long
• be as old as the hills
• be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
• be as plain as the nose on your face
• be as pure as the driven snow
• be as silent as the grave
• be asleep at the switch
• be asleep at the wheel
• be at peace with the world
• 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 helm