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- (a) method in (one's) madness
- (a) method to (one's) madness
- (as) black as (one's) hat
- (in) up to (one's) elbows
- (in) up to (one's) eye(ball)s
- (it's/it was) (one's) pleasure
- (just/right) up (one's) street
- (one had) better get on (one's) horse
- (one) can hardly believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can scarcely believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can't believe (one's) ears
- (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
- (one) has made (one's) bed
- (one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- (one's) (own) flesh and blood
- (one's) (true) stripes
- (one's) all
- (one's) applecart
- (one's) ass is on the line
- (one's) ass off
- (one's) autumn years
- (one's) back is turned
- (one's) back is up
- (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
- (one's) best bib and tucker
- (one's) better half
- (one's) better nature
- (one's) blood is up
- (one's) blood runs cold
- (one's) butt is on the line
- (one's) cake is dough
- (one's) conscience is clean
- (one's) conscience is clear
- (one's) considered opinion
- (one's) daily bread
- (one's) day in court
- (one's) day on a plate
- (one's) dogs are barking
- (one's) door is always open
- (one's) ears are burning
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) belly
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach
- (one's) eyes are out on stalks
- (one's) eyes are popping out of (one's) head
- (one's) eyes pop out of (one's) head
- (one's) face doesn't fit
- (one's) face fits
- (one's) face is a picture
- (one's) face is like thunder
- (one's) fair share (of something)
- (one's) final resting place
- (one's) finest hour
- (one's) finger on the pulse
- (one's) fingers itch
- (one's) game
- (one's) good deed for the day
- (one's) good deed of the day
- (one's) gorge rises (at something)
- (one's) guts out
- (one's) hackles rise
- (one's) hair stands on end
- (one's) hands are clean
- (one's) hands are full
- (one's) head off
- (one's) head on a plate/platter
- (one's) heart bleeds for (someone)
- (one's) heart is in (one's) boots
- (one's) heart is in the right place
- (one's) heart isn't in it
- (one's) heart leaps
- (one's) heart misses a beat
- (one's) heart of hearts
- (one's) heart out
- (one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots
- (one's) heart skips a beat
- (one's) heart's desire
- (one's) jaw drops
- (one's) jig is up
- (one's) knees are knocking
- (one's) knees are shaking
- (one's) last gasp
- (one's) line of country
- (one's) lips are sealed
- (one's) little finger told (one) that
- (one's) long home
- (one's) lord and master
- (one's) lucky day
- (one's) marching orders
- (one's) marching papers
- (one's) mask slips
- (one's) moment in the sun
- (one's) name is mud
- (one's) nerves are shot
- (one's) next of kin
- (one's) number comes up
- (one's) old stamping ground
- (one's) old stomping ground
- (one's) opposite number
- (one's) other half
- (one's) own man/woman/person
- (one's) own person
- (one's) star is rising
- (one's) sun has set
- (one's) Sunday best
- (one's) Sunday finest
- (one's) tongue is hanging out
- (one's) true color(s)
- (one's) true colours
- (one's) tuppence (worth)
- (one's) two cents' worth
- (one's) two pennies (worth)
- (one's) two penn'orth
- (one's) twopence (worth)
- (one's) Venus turns out a whelp
- (one's) way out of a paper bag
- (one's) whole world came crashing down around (one)
- (one's) whole world was turned upside down
- (one's) word (of honor)
- (one's) word is (one's) bond
- (one's) word is law
- (one's) writ runs
- (one's)/the best bet
- (right) under (one's) (very) nose
- (right) up (one's) alley
- (someone's or something's) days are numbered
- (someone's) ears are flapping
- (someone's) native soil
- (someone's) take on (something)
- (with) (one's) eyes glued to (something)
- a bad carpenter blames his tools
- a bad taste in (one's)/the mouth
- a bad workman always blames his tools
- a bad workman blames his tools
- a bee in (one's) bonnet
- a bit beyond (one's) ken
- a black mark beside (one's) name
- a blot on (one's) escutcheon
- a change in (one's) stripes
- a chip on (one's) shoulder
- a crick in (one's) back
- a crick in (one's) neck
- a dose of (one's) own medicine
- a feather in (one's) cap
- a flea in (one's) ear
- a fool and his money are soon parted
- a frog in (one's) throat
- A growing youth has a wolf in his belly
- a legend in (one's) own lifetime
- a legend in (one's) own lunchtime
- a legend in (one's) own mind
- a legend in (one's) own time
- a leopard can't change his spots
- a leopard can't change its spots
- a load off (one's) feet
- a load off (one's) mind
- a lot on (one's) plate
- a man after (one's) own heart
- a man of his word
- a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
- a monkey on (one's) back
- a notch in (someone's) bedpost
- a notch in (someone's) belt
- a notch on (someone's) bedpost
- a notch on (someone's) belt
- a poor craftsman blames his tools
- a price on (one's) head
- a serpent in (one's) bosom
- a shadow of (one's) former self
- a shiver down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran up (one's) spine
- a shiver went down (one's) spine
- a shiver went up (one's) spine
- a snake in (one's) bosom
- a spring in (one's) step
- a sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
- a taste of (one's) own medicine
- a viper in (one's) bosom
- a weight off (one's) mind
- a woman after (one's) own heart
- a word in (one's) ear
- a/(one's) place in the sun
- able to do (something) standing on (one's) head
- about (one's) business
- about (one's) ears
- about (one's) person
- above (one's) bend
- above (one's) head
- above (one's) huckleberry
- above (one's) pay grade
- above (one's) paycheck
- accommodate (someone's) wishes
- according to (one's) own lights
- ace up (one's) sleeve
- act (one's) age
- add (one's) two penn'orth
- affix (one's) signature to
- afraid of (one's) own shadow
- after (one's) blood
- after (one's) own heart
- against (one's) better judgment
- against (one's) principles
- against (one's) will
- ahead of (one's/its) time
- ahead of (someone or something's) time
- air (one's) belly
- air (one's) dirty laundry in public
- air (one's) dirty linen in public
- air (one's) grievances
- air (one's) lungs
- air (one's) opinion
- air (one's) paunch
- air (one's) pores
- albatross (a)round (one's) neck
- all (one's) eggs in one basket
- all (one's) geese are swans
- all (one's) life is worth
- all (one's) life's worth
- all by (one's) lonesome
- all in (one's) head
- all in (one's) mind
- all is fish that comes to his net
- all over (one's) face
- an Englishman's home is his castle
- an/(one's) ivory tower
- an/(one's) old flame
- and his mother
- angle
- another nail in (one's) coffin
- another string to (one's) bow
- answer (one's) purpose
- ants in the/(one's) pants
- any (one) worth (one's) salt
- anyone in their right mind
- ape (someone's) behavior
- argue (one's) way out (of)
- around (one's) ears
- as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
- as far as the eye can see
- as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
- as good as (one's) word
- as if (one's) life depends on it
- as if the sun shines out (someone's) backside
- as long as (one's) arm
- as much as (one's) life is worth
- ask (someone) for (one's) hand
- at (one's) beck and call
- at (one's) best
- at (one's) command
- at (one's) convenience
- at (one's) discretion
- at (one's) disposal
- at (one's) doorstep
- at (one's) earliest convenience
- at (one's) ease
- at (one's) elbow
- at (one's) expense
- at (one's) feet
- at (one's) fingertips
- at (one's) heels
- at (one's) knee
- at (one's) leisure
- at (one's) mother's knee
- at (one's) own game
- at (one's) own peril
- at (one's) own risk
- at (one's) pleasure
- at (one's) service
- at (one's) suggestion
- at (one's) time of life
- at (one's) wit's end
- at (someone's) behest
- at (someone's) mercy
- at (someone's) request
- at best
- at Her Majesty's pleasure
- at leisure
- at the back of (one's) mind
- at the end of (one's) fingertips
- at the end of (one's) rope
- at the end of (one's) tether
- 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 worst
- away from (one's) desk
- back in (one's) box
- back of (one's) hand
- back on (one's) feet
- bag of tricks
- balls of the/(one's) feet
- bane of (one's) existence
- bang (one's) head against a brick wall
- bang (one's) head against a wall
- bang for (one's)/the buck
- bare (one's) breast
- bare (one's) heart
- bare (one's) soul
- bare (one's) teeth
- base (one's) opinion on
- bash (someone's) brains in
- bat (one's) eyelashes
- bat (one's) eyes
- bawl (one's) eyes out
- be (down) on (one's) uppers
- be (flat) on (one's) back
- be (just/right) up (one's) street
- be (not) (one's) bag
- be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
- be (not) (one's) department
- be (not) (one's) style
- be (not) (one's) type
- be (one's) (own) lookout
- be (one's) baby
- be (one's) for the asking
- be (one's) for the taking
- be (one's) last resort
- be (one's) life
- be (one's) man/woman
- be (one's) middle name
- be (one's) own man/woman/person
- be (one's) own master
- be (one's) own worst enemy
- be (one's) pigeon
- be (one's) place (to do something)
- be (one's) spiritual home
- be (one's) strong point
- be (one's)/the main squeeze
- be (right) up (one's) arse
- be (sitting) on (one's) tail
- be (someone's) call
- be (someone's) funeral
- be (someone's) huckleberry
- be (someone's) strong suit
- be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
- be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
- be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
- be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self
- be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
- be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon
- be a load off (one's) mind
- be a man/woman of his/her word
- be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self
- be a thorn in (one's) flesh
- be a thorn in (someone's) side
- be a weight off (one's) mind
- be a weight off (one's) shoulders
- be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
- be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
- be after (one's) blood
- be ahead of (someone or something's) time
- be all in (one's)/the mind
- be as good as (one's) word
- be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
- be at (one's) beck and call
- be at (one's) command
- be at (one's) disposal
- be at (one's) service
- be at (one's) wit's end
- be at the end of (one's) rope
- be at the end of (one's) tether
- be banging (one's) head against a brick wall
- be baying for blood
- be before (one's) time
- be beyond (one's) ken
- be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- be breathing down (one's) neck
- be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
- be caught off (one's) guard
- be caught with (one's) pants down
- be caught with (one's) trousers down
- be chasing (one's) (own) tail
- be close to (one's) heart
- be conspicuous by (one's) absence
- be cutting (one's) own throat
- be dead on (one's) feet
- be down on (one's) luck
- be dragging (one's) feet
- be eating (someone's) dust
- be engraved in (one's) memory
- be engraved in (one's) mind
- be engraved on (one's) heart
- be etched on (one's) heart
- be etched on (one's) memory
- be etched on (one's) mind
- be fighting for (one's/its) life
- be flesh and blood
- be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
- be frightened out of your wits
- be gathered to (one's) fathers
- be good with (one's) hands
- be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
- be hanging over (one's) head
- be hitting (one's) head against a (brick) wall
- be hoist by (one's) own petard
- be holding (one's) breath
- be in (one's) altitudes
- be in (one's) blood
- be in (one's) confidence
- be in (one's) cups
- be in (one's) debt
- be in (one's) dotage
- be in (one's) element
- be in (one's) face
- be in (one's) good books
- be in (one's) good graces
- be in (one's) hands
- be in (one's) light
- be in (one's) pocket
- be in (someone's) bad books
- be in (someone's) black books
- be in (someone's) shoes
- be in a class of (one's)/its own
- be in a world of (one's) own
- be in advance of (one's) time
- be in fear of (one's) life
- be in line
- be in over (one's) head
- be laughing (one's) head off
- be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
- be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
- be laughing up (one's) sleeve
- be left to (one's) own devices
- be left to (one's) own resources
- be licking (one's) lips
- be light on (one's) feet
- be looking over (one's) shoulder
- be music to (one's) ears
- be near to (one's) heart
- be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
- be no skin off (one's) nose
- be none of (one's) business
- be not (one's) bag
- be not (one's) cup of tea
- be not (one's) day
- be not (one's) problem
- be of (one's) own making
- be off (one's) chump
- be off (one's) dot
- be off (one's) food
- be off (one's) guard
- be off (one's) nut
- be off (one's) rocker
- be off (one's) trolley
- be on (its/one's) last legs
- be on (one's) (own) head
- be on (one's) ass
- be on (one's) back
- be on (one's) best behavior
- be on (one's) case
- be on (one's) conscience
- be on (one's) good behavior
- be on (one's) high horse
- be on (one's) mettle
- be on (one's) pat
- be on (one's) Pat Malone
- be on (one's) shit list
- be on (one's) shoulder
- be on (one's) side
- be on (one's) soapbox
- be on (one's) tod
- be on guard
- be on the tip of (one's) tongue
- be out for/after (one's) scalp
- be out of (one's) brain
- be out of (one's) depth
- be out of (one's) element
- be out of (one's) face
- be out of (one's) hair
- be out of (one's) hands
- be out of (one's) head
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of (one's) mind
- be out of (one's) mind with (something)
- be out of (one's) shell
- be out of (one's) skull
- be out of (one's) tree
- be out of line
- be out of the way
- be out on (one's) ear
- be out on (one's) feet
- be past (someone's or something's) best
- be past the/(one's) sell-by date
- be put in (one's) place
- be putty in (one's) hands
- be quaking in (one's) boots
- be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
- be run off (one's) feet
- be rushed off (one's) feet
- be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
- be scratching (one's) head
- be set in (one's) ways
- be shaking in (one's) boots
- be shaking in (one's) shoes
- be shouting (one's) head off
- be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth