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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

allocate (something) to (someone or something)

To accord or allocation article to a being or organization. We admeasure money to accommodating donations every year. Oh, I already allocated that activity to Jane.Learn more: allocate

allocate something to someone or something

and allocate something amid someone or something; admeasure something amid someone or somethingto accord or accredit article to addition or something. (Between with two, among with three or more.) The board allocated the surplus cheese to the aged bodies in the community. David allocated the money amid all the members. He allocated the assignment amid Fred and George. We had to admeasure the money amid the alms and amusing committees.Learn more: allocate

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake all wool and a yard wide all wool and no shoddy all work and no play all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy all wound up all y'all all y'all's all year round all your base are belong to us all yours all, completely, etc. at sea all/just the same all-a-mort alley alley apple alley cat alligator all-in all-nighter allo allo allo allocate allocate (something) among (someone or something) allocate (something) between (someone or something) allocate (something) to (someone or something) allocate to allot allot (something) to (someone or something) allot to all-out all-out war all-over oneself allow allow (one) free rein allow (one) full rein allow (one) up allow (someone or something) in(to) (something or some place) allow (something) full play allow for allow into a place allow me allow nature to take its course allow of allow of (something) allow up allowance alloy alloy (something) with alloy with all's fair in love and war all's one to (one)