Here is a list of idiomatic expressions beginning with the letter A.<\/p>\n
If something is a bit much or bit too much, it is unreasonable or unfair.<\/p>\n
\u2022 I think it is a bit too much to expect anyone to work 14 hours a day.
\n\u2022 \u2018Susie works three jobs in a day. Still she doesn\u2019t earn enough to support her family.\u2019 \u2018I think it is a bit too much.\u2019<\/p>\n
If something happens a day late and a dollar short, it is late and ill-planned.<\/p>\n
\u2022 John always turns up a day late and a dollar short. I don\u2019t know when he is going to get organized.<\/p>\n
This idiom is used to say that stupid people spend their money without thinking about it.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mark buys every new gadget that hits the market \u2013 but then a fool and his money are soon parted.<\/p>\n
If someone hasn\u2019t matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u2018Can you believe that he spent a month\u2019s salary on a designer suit?\u2019 \u2018Well, a fool at 40 is a fool forever.\u2019<\/p>\n
This idiom is used when you don\u2019t want to reveal the name of the person who told you something.<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u2018How did you find out it was our wedding anniversary?\u2019 \u2018A little bird told me.\u2019
\n\u2022 \u2018Thanks for your beautiful present. How did you know that I like pearls?\u2019 \u2018A little bird told me.\u2019<\/p>\n
When you are a lost ball in high weeds, you are completely lost.<\/p>\n
\u2022 I fired my secretary when I realized that she was a lost ball in high weeds. She didn\u2019t know anything about the job. She wasn\u2019t willing to learn either.<\/p>\n
This is an indirect way of asking somebody what they are thinking about.<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u2018You look really happy. A penny for your thoughts!\u2019 (= I will give you a penny if you tell me the reason for your happiness.)<\/p>\n
Money that you save is more valuable than the money that you spend.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mary invests every penny she makes. She knows that a penny saved is a penny earned.<\/p>\n
When something costs a pretty penny, it is every expensive.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Look at her diamond studded necklace. It must have cost her a pretty penny.
\n\u2022 Taking care of a fancy sports car can cost a pretty penny.<\/p>\n
If you are anxiously waiting for something to happen, it seems to take a very long time.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Why are you always sitting by that phone waiting for it to ring? Don\u2019t you know that a watched pot never boils?<\/p>\n
When you are about as useful as a chocolate teapot, you are totally useless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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