Idioms Beginning With: 'A'

• A barking dog seldom bites
• A bit much
• A bridge too far
• A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
• A day late and a dollar short
• A fool and his money are soon parted
• A fool at 40 is a fool forever
• A fresh pair of eyes
• A hitch in your giddy-up
• A leap in the dark
• A lick and a promise
• A light purse is a heavy curse
• A List
• A little bird told me
• A little learning is a dangerous thing
• A long row to hoe
• A lost ball in the high weeds
• A lot on my plate
• A month of Sundays
• A OK
• A penny for your thoughts
• A penny saved is a penny earned
• A picture is worth a thousand words
• A poor man's something
• A pretty penny
• A problem shared is a problem halved
• A rising tide lifts all boats
• A rolling stone gathers no moss
• A shallow brook babbles the loudest
• A slice off a cut loaf is never missed
• A steal
• A still tongue keeps a wise head
• A textbook case
• A tumbleweed moment
• A watched pot never boils
• A1
• ABC
• Abide by a decision
• Abject lesson
• About as useful as a chocolate teapot
• About face
• Above and beyond
• Above board
• Above par
• Above the fold
• Above the salt
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• Accident waiting to happen
• Ace in the hole
• Ace up your sleeve

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