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ALPHABETICAL LIST
OF ALL THE IDIOMS
IN THIS DICTIONARY


-A-
ace (v)
actions speak louder than words
add fuel to the fire
afraid of one's own shadow
ages
all ears
all of a sudden
all right
all that
all thumbs
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy
and then some
antsy
apple of one's eye
armed to the teeth
as a rule
as easy as pie
at 8 sharp
at all times
at first
at the eleventh hour
at the end of one's rope
at the last minute

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-B-
back and forth
back to the drawing board
back to the salt mines
bad-mouth (verb)
(one's) bark is worse than one's bite
bark up the wrong tree
be a piece of cake
be used to
beat (adj.)
beat around the bush
beat one's brains out
beats me
before long
behind the 8-ball
believe it or not
bend over backwards
bent out of shape
bite off more than one can chew
bite the bullet
bite the dust
blabbermouth
black sheep
blow (one's) stack
blow one's top
blue
boob tube
bookworm
boom box
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
bottom line
brainstorm
break a leg!
break someone's heart
break the ice
breath of fresh air
bring home the bacon
broke
brush up on
buck(s)
bug (verb)
bull-headed
bum ticker
bum's rush
bundle
burn the midnight oil
bury the hatchet
bushed
butt in
by hook or by crook
by one's self
by the skin of one's teeth
by the way

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-C-
call it a day
call it quits
can't believe (one's) eyes
can't make heads or tails of something
cat got your tongue?
catch forty winks
catch on
catch one's eye
catch some Zs
caught short
change one's mind
chicken
chip off the old block
chips are down
chow
chow down
cinch
clear up
clip joint
close call
cock-and-bull story
come across as
come on
come through with flying colors
cool (adj.)
cool it!
cope with
copycat
cost (someone) an arm and a leg
couch potato
cough up
count on someone
cover a lot of ground
cram
crash course
cream of the crop
cross one's heart
cut class
cut corners
cut it out!
cut-and-dried

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-D-
devil's advocate
dicey
die away
different strokes for different folks
dish it out
ditch class
do a bang-up job
do without
don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they're hatched).
down in the dumps
drag one's feet
dressed to kill
dressed to the nines
drop someone a line

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-E-
eager beaver
early bird catches the worm
early bird special
easy does it!
eat one's words
egghead
elbow grease
every other _____
eyes are bigger than one's stomach

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-F-
face the music
face-to-face
fade away
fall in love
far-fetched
fed up with
feed someone a line
feel blue
feel free to
feel like
feel like a million bucks
feel sorry for
fender-bender
find one's way around
fire someone
fishy
fit as a fiddle
old flame
foot the bill
for a song
for ages
for good
fork over
free-for-all
from scratch

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-G-
get (one's) wires crossed
get a kick out of something
get a move on
get away clean
get bombed
get cold feet
get down to brass tacks
get going
get in one's hair
get in touch with
get it
get lost
get off one's back
get on (one's) nerves
get on the ball
get out of hand
get over someone/something
get real!
get the ax
get the ball rolling
get up and go
get up on the wrong side of the bed
gift of gab
give (one) a hand
give it one's best shot
give someone piece of mind
give someone the slip
go against one's grain
go fly a kite
go to bat for someone
go to pieces
go to the dogs
go with the flow
go-getter
grab a bite
grease monkey
green
guess so

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-H-
hang out with
hard feelings
hard nut to crack
hard-headed
has-been
hassle (n)
hassle (v)
have (one's) hands full
have (something) down pat
have a ball
have a bone to pick with someone
have a lump in one's throat
have an ax to grind
have someone wrapped around your little finger
head honcho
heart-to-heart talk
high and low
high off the hog
hit
hit it off
hit the books
hit the bottle
hit the ceiling
hit the hay
hit the sack
hold one's tongue
hold your horses
horse around
horse of a different color
hot air
hot under the collar
how come?
hustler

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-I-
if I had my druthers
if the shoe fits, wear it
ill at ease
in a jam
in advance
in and out
in charge of
in fact
in hot water
in hot water
in other words
in over one's head
in stitches
in stock
in the black
in the family way
in the hole
in the mood
in the nick of time
in the red
in the same boat
in the swing of things
in time
inside out
it's a zoo out there

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-J-
jack-of-all-trades
jump all over (one)
jump down one's throat
jump the gun
jump to conclusions
junk mail

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-K-
keep (stay) in touch
keep a stiff upper lip
keep an eye on
keep an eye out for
keep in touch
keep one's chin up
keep one's fingers crossed
keep one's head above water
keep one's nose to the grindstone
keep something under one's hat
keyed up
kick in the head
kick in the pants
kick the bucket
kick up one's heels
kid (n)
kid (v)
kind of / kinda
klutz
klutzy
knock (one) for a loop
knock one's socks off
knockout
know something backwards and forward
know something inside out
know the ropes
know-it-all

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-L-
last resort
lead the way
leave someone high and dry
leave well enough alone
a lemon
lend someone a hand
let (one) know
let sleeping dogs lie.
let the cat out of the bag
let-down
liable to
light at the end of the tunnel
little white lie
live and let live.
live from hand to mouth
lose one's shirt
lose one's temper
lose track of
lousy
low blow
lowdown

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-M-
macho
made (one’s) bed; now let (one) sleep on it.
make a beeline for
make a left/make a right
make a mountain out of a mole hill
make a note of
make a splash
make believe
make ends meet
make fun of (one)
make one's mouth water
make oneself at home
make sure
make up one's mind
mind one's P's and Q's
money talks
much ado about nothing
mudslinger
mudslinging

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-N-
nest egg
nightcap
no ifs, ands, or buts about it
no matter what
no way!
no wonder
nosh
not all there
not have a leg to stand on
Not in this lifetime!
Not on your life!
now and then
nuke
nuts

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-O-
OK
on (one’s) behalf
on (one’s) last legs
on a shoestring
on behalf of (one)
on ice
on the cutting edge
on the dot
on the go
on the house
on the level
on the line
on the Q.T.
on the road
on the rocks
on the tip of (one's) tongue
on time
once in a while
one at a time
one for the books
or so
out of the question
out of the woods
out on a limb
out-of-date
(be) over
over (one's) head

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-P-
paint the town red
pass away
pass the buck
pay (one) a visit
pay an arm and leg
pay attention to
pay the piper
pay through the nose
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
pep talk
phat
piece of cake
pill
plastic
play it by ear
poke fun at
pooped (adj.)
pop quiz
pound the pavement
pretty (adv.)
pull (one's) leg
pull (oneself) together
pull an all-nighter
pull strings
put all one's eggs into one basket
put on airs
put one's money where one's mouth is
put two and two together
put up with
put yourself out

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-Q-
quack
quick study
quit while you’re ahead
quite a few

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-R-
R and R
race against time
rain cats and dogs
rain or shine
raincheck
raise a stink
raising cain
rake it in
rat race
raw deal
read someone's mind
the real McCoy
red tape
right away
rip off
road hog
rub someone the wrong way
run out of
run-down

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-S-
savvy
scam
scatterbrained
schmooze
scratch (one's) back
see a man about a horse
see eye to eye
see someone about
sell (one) down the river
settle the score
seventh Heaven
shake a leg!
shape up or ship out!
shoot off (one's) mouth
shoot the breeze
shop around
show off
show someone around
sick of
sitting pretty
six of one, half dozen of the other
skip
skip out
sky-high
sleep on it
sling mud
smell a rat
snap
snow job
song and dance
sooner or later
sore loser
sort of
so-so
sourpuss
spend time
spill the beans
spine-chilling
splurge
spread oneself too thin
spruce up
start out
state-of-the-art
stay in touch
step on it!
stick one's neck out
stick to one's guns
stick-in-the-mud
stone's throw
straight from the horse's mouth
straw that broke the camel's back
string someone along
stuffed shirt
sweet tooth
swelled head

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-T-
take advantage of
take after
take it easy
take the bull by the horns
talk (one's) head off
talk through (one's) hat
tell a white lie
that makes two of us
there, there.
through the grapevine
tick someone off
tight-fisted
tightwad
to tell you the truth
tongue-in-cheek
toot (one's) own horn
topsy-turvy
toss something
tough
tricky
turn someone down
turn the tables
twiddle one's thumbs
two-faced

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-U-
under one's breath
under the circumstances
under the weather
until you're blue in the face
up and running
up one's sleeve
up to you
update (v)
upside down
up-to-date (adj)
use (one’s) noodle
used to

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-W-
warts-and-all (adj)
was my face red!
way ahead of
wear out (one's) welcome
well-off (adj)
wet (one’s) whistle
wet behind the ears
wet blanket
What for?
what on earth
whatever
What's up?
when the cat's away, the mice will play
white lie
win by a mile
wishy-washy
with a grain of salt
with bells on

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-Y-
yes-man
You don't say!
You must be kidding!
yucky
yummy

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-Z-
Z’s
zilch
Zip your lip!

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