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See:- (an) accessory to (some crime)
- (as) bald as an eagle
- (as) bald as an egg
- (as) busy as a one-armed paperhanger (with an itch)
- (as) comfortable as an old shoe
- (as) common as an old shoe
- (as) drunk as an owl
- (as) dumb as an ox
- (as) slippery as an eel
- (as) stewed as an owl
- (as) straight as an arrow
- (as) strong as an oak
- (as) strong as an ox
- (as) sturdy as an oak
- (as) swift as an arrow
- (as) tough as an old boot
- (as) wise as an owl
- (feathered) oof-bird
- (go) suck a egg
- (old) battle-ax(e)
- (old) chestnut
- (old) geezer
- (old) warhorse
- (one) could sell snow to Eskimos
- (one) won't take no for an answer
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell freezers to Eskimos
- (the) best of (an odd number)
- (there's) no fool like an old fool
- 18-wheeler
- a (unit of time) or two
- a bad quarter of an hour
- a bit of
- a false friend is worse than an open enemy
- A for effort
- a hungry man is an angry man
- a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
- a means to an end
- a riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in an enigma
- a riddle wrapped in an enigma
- a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
- a Roland for an Oliver
- a soft touch
- a soft/an easy touch
- abandominium
- abbreviated piece of nothing
- abe
- able to make (something)
- able to make an event
- abortive action
- about face, to do an
- abrasive tone
- absent-minded professor
- abstract idea
- abuse of privileges
- accident of birth
- accident waiting to happen, an
- acclimate to
- acclimatize (someone or something) to (something)
- ace in the hole
- ace up (one's) sleeve
- Achilles' heel
- aching heart
- acid test
- acid trip
- acquired taste
- act like an angel
- act of Congress
- act of faith
- act of God
- active shooter
- acute observer
- Adam Henry
- Adam Tiler
- add on
- addle pate
- addle-plot
- addy
- adobe dollar
- adrenaline junkie
- adrenaline rush
- advance notice
- affable personality
- affinity for (someone or something)
- African golf ball
- African grape
- Afro
- afternoon farmer
- aggie
- a-ha moment
- a-hole
- air biscuit
- air guitar
- air hose
- air kiss
- air of (something)
- air of mystery
- air of pretension
- air of superiority
- air shot
- airball
- airhead
- albatross
- albatross (a)round (one's) neck
- albatross around one's neck, an
- all good things come to an end
- all good things must (come to an) end
- alley apple
- alley cat
- alligator
- all-nighter
- all-out war
- all-time high
- all-time low
- all-weather friend
- ally
- Alpha Charlie
- alpha male
- Alpha mom
- also-ran
- amber gambler
- ambulance chaser
- Ameche
- American icon
- amigo
- an about-face
- an accident waiting to happen
- an accident/a disaster waiting to happen
- an ace
- an Achilles heel
- an acquired taste
- an act of faith
- an act of God
- an act of war
- an admirable Crichton
- an aide-mémoire
- an Aladdin's cave
- an Aladdin's lamp
- an albatross around your neck
- an all-out effort
- an all-rounder
- an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
- an ambulance chaser
- an ant may well destroy a whole dam
- an apology for
- an apology for (something)
- an apology for something
- an apple a day
- an apple a day (keeps the doctor away)
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- an arm and a leg
- an armchair critic
- an armchair critic, traveller, etc.
- an armchair something
- an armchair traveler
- an army marches on its stomach
- an arrow in the quiver
- an article of faith
- an assumed name
- an atmosphere that you could cut with a knife
- an attack
- an attack of (some illness)
- an attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client
- an audience of one
- an awkward customer
- an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something)
- an ax(e) to grind
- an axe hanging over someone
- an axe hanging over something
- an eager beaver
- an eagle eye
- an earful
- an early bath
- an early bird
- an early riser
- an easy berth
- an easy touch
- an educated guess
- an elder statesman
- an elegant sufficiency
- an elephant never forgets
- an embarrassment of riches
- an empty nester
- an empty sack cannot stand upright
- an empty vessel makes the most noise
- an empty vessel makes the most sound
- an end in itself
- an end run
- an endangered species
- an Englishman's home is his castle
- an even break
- an exercise in (something)
- an exercise in futility
- an eye for an eye
- an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
- an eye for the main chance
- an eye on/for/to the main chance
- an honest broker
- an honest buck
- an honest day's pay
- an honest day's work
- an honest mistake
- an idle brain is the devil's workshop
- an idle mind is the devil's playground
- an idle mind is the devil's workshop
- an Indian giver
- an Indian summer
- an inside job
- an insult to one is an insult to all
- an iron curtain
- an iron fist
- an iron fist in a velvet glove
- an iron fist in the velvet glove
- an iron fist/hand
- an iron hand
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
- an itching palm
- an itchy palm
- an itchy trigger finger
- an ivory tower
- an object lesson
- an ocean of (something)
- an ocean of something
- an odd/a queer fish
- an offer (one) can't refuse
- an old bag
- an old bat
- an old chestnut
- an old dear
- an old flame
- an old fogey/fogy
- an old hand
- an old head on young shoulders
- an old maid
- an old man is twice a child
- an old one
- an old poacher makes the best gamekeeper
- an old shoe
- an old stick in the mud
- an old wives' tale
- an oldie but (a) goodie
- an open book
- an open book, he/she is (like an)
- an open invitation
- an open letter
- an open marriage
- an open mind
- an open question
- an open secret
- an open-and-shut case
- an ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
- an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
- an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- an ounce of sense
- an own goal
- an ugly duckling
- an unknown quantity
- an uphill battle
- an uphill fight
- an uphill job
- an uphill struggle
- an uphill struggle/battle/task
- an uphill task
- an/(one's) indoor voice
- an/(one's) inside voice
- an/(one's) ivory tower
- an/(one's) old flame
- an/(one's) outdoor voice
- an/(one's) outside voice
- an/somebody's Achilles' heel
- an/somebody's eagle eye
- an/that old chestnut
- an/the advantage over (someone or something)
- an/the edge on (someone or something)
- an/the edge over (someone or something)
- an/the olive branch
- anchor-clanker
- angel
- angel of mercy
- angle
- angler
- angry young man
- animal
- ankle biter
- answer on a postcard
- anti-vaxxer
- app
- apple
- apple a day
- apple of discord
- apple-knocker
- apple-polisher
- apron-string hold
- apron-string tenure
- arb
- arch cove
- arch dell
- arch doxy
- arch rogue
- ardent admirer
- area of influence
- argy-bargy
- Arianator
- arm and a leg
- armchair general
- armchair quarterback
- arms race
- arm-twister
- army brat
- arrow in the quiver
- artful dodger
- artificial language
- as an aside
- as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike
- as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike
- ash heap of history
- asking price
- ass man
- asshat
- at an early date
- at an end
- at an impasse
- at an unearthly hour
- at an unearthly/ungodly hour
- at an ungodly hour
- atomic wedgie
- attack dog
- attitude-adjuster
- Aunt Sally
- auspicious occasion
- autem bawler
- autem cackler
- autem cackletub
- autem dipper
- autem diver
- autem goggler
- avenue of escape
- avenue tank
- away game
- awkward age
- ax to grind, an
- bat an eye
- bat an eyelash
- bat an eyelid
- bat around
- be (as) drunk as an owl
- be (as) dumb as an ox
- be (as) stewed as an owl
- be (as) strong as an oak
- be (as) strong as an ox
- be (as) sturdy as an oak
- be (on) the right side of (an age)
- be (on) the wrong side of (some age)
- be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
- be a soft touch
- be a(n old) stick in the mud
- be a(n old) warhorse
- be an angel
- be an apology for (something)
- be an easy touch
- be an education for (one)
- be an education to (one)
- be an end in itself
- be an inspiration for (one)
- be an inspiration to (one)
- be an item
- be an old chestnut
- be an open book
- be an unknown quantity
- be an/the acid test
- be as slippery as an eel
- be at an end
- be in an interesting condition
- be in an/(one's) ivory tower
- be kicking at an open door
- be like an open book
- be on an emotional roller coaster
- be one egg short of an omelet
- be pushing (an age)
- be pushing at an open door
- be the tip of the iceberg
- be within an ace of (doing) (something)
- beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life
- become an end in itself
- best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray
- better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
- better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave
- blanch with (an emotion)
- blind with (something)
- blinded by (something)
- blink of an eye
- blush with (an emotion)
- boil with (an emotion)
- boot or an animal out
- boot out
- born to (be or do something)
- bounce an idea off (of) (one)
- bounce an idea off someone
- breast man
- bring (someone or something) back to life
- bring (something) to an end
- bring an amount of money in
- bring to a close
- bubble over with (something)
- burst with (an emotion)
- by an eyelash
- call an audible
- call off
- can talk the legs off an iron pot
- can't boil an egg
- carry (an amount of) weight
- carry an amount of weight
- cash in on opportunity
- cast an eye on (something)
- cast an eye on something
- cast an/(one's) eye over (something)
- cast your eye
- cast/run an eye/your eyes over something
- celebrate for an accomplishment
- chase (someone or something) in(to) (some place)
- chase in some place
- cock an ear at (someone or something)
- cock an ear/eye at somebody/something
- cock an eye at (someone or something)
- come down with (something)
- come out at
- come out at an amount
- come out to (something)
- come to a close
- come to an end
- come to an impasse
- come to an understanding
- come to an understanding with (one)
- come to an untimely end
- come within an ace of
- come within an ace of (something)
- come within an ace of something
- come within an inch of
- come within an inch of (something)
- come within an inch of doing
- come within an inch of doing something
- comfortable as an old shoe
- comfortable as an old shoe, as
- common as an old shoe
- confine (someone or something) to (someone or something)
- confine or an animal to
- confuse (someone or something) with (someone or something)
- confuse or an animal with
- cook up
- cop an attitude
- cost a bundle
- cost a pretty penny
- cost an arm and a leg
- cost an arm and a leg/a pretty penny, to
- cost/pay an arm and a leg
- couldn't organize an orgy in a brothel
- cram for an examination
- cram for an/the exam
- create an uproar
- cry an ocean
- cut a figure
- cut out to be (something)
- dance around
- dead in (someone's or something's) tracks
- dead in or an animal's tracks
- deaf as a post
- deaf as an adder
- declare an interest
- declare an/(one's) interest
- dig (oneself) an early grave
- dig (someone) an early grave
- do (one) an honor
- do (oneself or someone) an injury
- do (oneself or someone) an injustice
- do an about-face
- do an about-face on (something)
- do an errand
- do somebody an honour
- do somebody/yourself an injury
- do yourself an injury
- do yourself/somebody an injustice
- done and done
- don't get your bowels in an uproar
- Don't get your bowels in an uproar!
- down with (an illness)
- draw
- draw (someone or something) out of (someone or something)
- draw against (an amount of money)
- draw against an amount of money
- draw an inference
- dream up
- drive (one) to an early grave
- drive (oneself) to an early grave
- drive out
- drop an album
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