A
a bit much
a bridge too far
a cold day in July
a day late and a dollar short
a few sandwiches short of a picnic
a good deal
a great deal
a hair's breadth
a hundred and ten percent
a into g
a l'hora
a life of its own
a little bird told me
a little bit of bread and no cheese
a little from column A, a little from column B
a notch above
a quick drop and a sudden stop
a riddle wrapped up in an enigma
a Roland for an Oliver
a week from next Tuesday
a week is a long time in politics
a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Aaron's beard
abandon ship
abandon to
Abbot's Priory
able to get a word in edgewise
about that life
about time
about to
about turn
above and beyond
above and beyond the call of duty
above board
above one's bend
above the curve
above the law
above the salt
above water
abstract idea
abstract verb
abuse of distress
accident of birth
accident waiting to happen
according to
according to Hoyle
ace in the hole
ace up one's sleeve
acknowledge the corn
acquired taste
across the board
across the pond
act of Congress
act one's age
act out
act up
activist judge
activist justice
Adam Tiler
add fuel to the fire
add insult to injury
add oil
add up
admire to
after all
after one's own heart
after Saturday comes Sunday
after the fact
after the Lord Mayor's show
again and again
against all odds
against the clock
against the collar
against the grain
against the law
against the run of play
against the world
age before beauty
age out
agree to disagree
agree with
agreement in principle
aha moment
ahead of one's time
ahead of the curve
ahead of the game
aim at
aim to
air cell
air out
air rage
alarm bell
alarums and excursions
albatross
albatross around one's neck
albatross round one's neck
alive and kicking
all along
all and some
all and sundry
all at once
all bark and no bite
all bets are off
all dressed up and nowhere to go
all duck or no dinner
all ears
all eyes
all eyes and ears
all fur coat and no knickers
all hat and no cattle
all hell breaks loose
all hell broke loose
all holiday
all hollow
all in a day's work
all it's cracked up to be
all kidding aside
all kinds of
all mouth and no trousers
all mouth and trousers
all nations
all one's eggs in one basket
all one's life's worth
all out
all over
all over but the shouting
all over hell's half acre
all over the board
all over the map
all over the place
all over with
all rights reserved
all set
all sizzle and no steak
all talk and no cider
all that
all that jazz
all the marbles
all the rage
all the same
all the tea in China
all the way to Egery and back
all the while
all there
all things being equal
all things considered
all things to all people
all thumbs
all to smash
all told
all very well
all wet
all-a-mort
all-over oneself
allied arts
almighty dollar
along about
along the lines
also known as
alternative fact
aluminum shower
amateur hour
ambassador of Morocco
amber gambler
amber nectar
amen curler
American Dream
an apple a day
an axe to grind
an offer one can't refuse
anaconda mortgage
ancient history
and all
and all this
and be done with it
and change
and counting
and crap
and finally
and his mother
and how
and shit
and so forth
and so on
and the like
and then some
and whatnot
angel's advocate
angle for
angle for farthings
angle of attack
another nail in one's coffin
answer back
answer for
answer on a postcard
answer to
any more for any more
any nook or cranny
any old
any old nook or cranny
any old thing
any port in a storm
any way one slices it
anyone's guess
anything goes
ape leader
apothecary's Latin
apple of someone's eye
apples and oranges
apply oneself
apron string
apron-string hold
arch dell
arch doxy
are you blind
are you deaf
are your ears burning
area of influence
argue down
ark ruffian
arm and a leg
arm candy
arm to the teeth
arm up
arm's length
army volunteer
around Robin Hood's barn
around the clock
around the corner
around the Horn
arrive at
arse end of nowhere
arse over tip
arse over tit
arsy varsy
arsy versy
artful dodger
artist's conception
as a rule
as a whole
as all get-out
as best one can
as ever trod shoe-leather
as far as
as far as one knows
as heavy as a dead donkey
as I was saying
as if
as if there were no tomorrow
as in
as is
as it happens
as it is
as long as
as luck may have it
as luck would have it
as much
as of
as often as not
as soon as
as the crow flies
as the day is long
as the next girl
as the next guy
as the wind blows
as well
as well as
as yet
as you know
ask after
ask around
ask for
ask for it
ask for the moon
ask my arse
ask out
ask round
ask the question
asking for a friend
asleep at the switch
asphalt jungle
ass in a sling
ass over teakettle
ass-backwards
assault and battery
asspussy
assume the mantle
assume the position
at a canter
at a glance
at a loss
at a loss for words
at a moment's notice
at a pinch
at a stand
at all
at all hours
at arm's length
at bay
at best
at bottom
at cross-purposes
at death's door
at each other's throats
at first
at first blush
at full tilt
at heart
at home
at it
at large
at last
at latter Lammas
at long last
at loose ends
at odds
at once
at one's fingertips
at pains
at peace
at peace with
at places
at rest
at sea
at sixes and sevens
at stake
at that
at the best of times
at the coal face
at the end of one's tether
at the end of the day
at the feet of
at the helm
at the high port
at the mercy of
at the moment
at the ready
at the receiving end
at the top of one's voice
at the top of one's lungs
at the very least
at the wheel
at this point in time
at times
at variance
at will
at work
Athanasian wench
atomic cocktail
atta girl
attaboy
attagal
attagirl
attention whore
Attic salt
auld lang syne
Aunt Sally
autem bawler
autem cackler
autem dipper
autem diver
autem mort
autumn romance
avant la lettre
average bear
average joe
average up
avoid like the plague
away from home
away game
away with the fairies
awesome sauce
aye aye, sir
(source: en.wiktionary.org )
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