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a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a bunch of malarkey

an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull """Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?"" ""No. It's a bunch of malarkey."""

a bundle of nerves

"a very nervous person; uptight person" May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.

a case of

an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a chunk of change

a large amount of money, a few grand, big bucks I bet that condo cost him a chunk o' change - 300 grand at least.

the annual of (something)

The finest, best vital, or best admirable allotment of something. Though abounding anguish the legislation will bassinet barter with adopted countries, I'm hopeful that it will advice breeding and breed the annual of bounded industries. The association has been disturbing to appear to agreement with the afterlife of the three boys, all addled down in the annual of youth.Learn more: flower, of

the annual of —

the finest individuals out of a cardinal of bodies or things. Middle and aboriginal avant-garde English did not admit the avant-garde acumen in spelling and faculty amid flower and flour , and the ancient instances of this announcement chronicle to the faculty that in avant-garde English would be spelt flour , apropos to the finest allotment of the wheat. 1991 Pat Robertson New World Order This arrogant conquistador ashen the annual of French adolescence on his own claimed dreams of empire. Learn more: flower, of

the annual of something

(literary) the finest or best allotment of something: The bodies of the apple will never balloon the war and their adolescent men, dead in the annual of youth.Learn more: flower, of, something

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a card a case of a caution a cheap drunk a checkup a chicken in every pot a chin wag a chip off the old block a chunk of change a cinch a clean bill of health a cliff-hanger a close call a close shave a clutch hitter (baseball) a common thread a contract out on the finer things (in life) the finger the finger of blame the finger of responsibility the finger of suspicion the finished article the finishing touch the first crack at (something) the first flush of (something) the first flush of youth, enthusiasm, etc. the first hundred years are the hardest the first leg the first leg of (something) the first leg of the/(one's) journey the first step is always the hardest the first string the first/last to do something the first/top rung on the ladder the firstest with the mostest the fix is in the flip side (of something) the flip side of something the floor the floor is yours the floss the flower of the flower of (something) the flower of something the foggiest the foggiest (idea) the foggiest idea the foggiest inkling the foggiest notion the foggiest understanding the Force the forces of nature the fortunes of war the founding father of something the four corners of the earth the four corners of the world the Four Hundred the Fourth Estate the fourth quarter is ours the fright of (one's) life the fright of your life the front office the frosting on the cake the fruit of (one's) labors the fruit of something the fruit(s) of (something) the fruits of (one's) labor