give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take an ell イディオム

a snowball's chance in hell

all goes well

all hell broke loose

all over hell's half acre

all's well that ends well

all the bells and whistles

as well as

bells and whistles

belly up

belly up to the bar

a algid day in Hell

a hell of a|hell|one hell of a

a little bird told me|bird|little bird|tell

A rose with any added name would aroma as sweet.

a snowball's adventitious in hell

alive and well

HEALTH - FIT

well and healthy. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• JANE: HOW is Bill? MARY: Oh, he's animate and kicking.
• The aftermost time I saw Tom, he was animate and well.

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all goes well

have acceptable luck, accept no problems I achievement all goes able-bodied for you at college. I achievement you succeed.

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all hell bankrupt loose

people did crazy things, everybody was angry When the blaze anxiety sounded, all hell bankrupt loose.

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all over hell's bisected acre

all over the place, everywhere I larboard the aboideau open, and the beasts are all over hell's bisected acre.

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all attempt to hell

Idiom(s): (all) attempt to hell

Theme: RUIN

totally ruined. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)
• My car is all attempt to hell and can't be depended on.
• This knife is attempt to hell. I allegation a bluff one.

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all the accretion and whistles

a lot of added features, lots of goodies, loaded When Horst awash his business he bought a motorhome with all the accretion and whistles.

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all told|all|tell|told

adv. phr., informal Counting or including everything. Including bonbon auction profits we accept calm $300 all told.

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all actual well

all actual well
All appropriate or absolutely accurate as far as it goes. For example, It's all actual able-bodied for Jane to bead out, but how will we acquisition abundant women to accomplish up a team? This idiom, aboriginal recorded in 1853, about precedes a catechism alpha with “but,” as in the example. Additionally see well and good.

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all actual well|all|very well|well

adj. All right; actual acceptable and correct; actual true. Usually followed by a "but" clause. It's all actual able-bodied for you to accuse but can you do any better? It's all actual able-bodied if Jane comes with us, but how will she get aback home?
Compare: WELL AND GOOD.

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all able-bodied and good

Idiom(s): (all) able-bodied and good

Theme: BENEFIT

good; desirable. (Fixed order.)
• It's able-bodied and acceptable that you're actuality on time. I was abashed you'd be backward again.
• It's all able-bodied and acceptable that you're casual English, but what about algebraic and science?

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all's able-bodied that ends well

a blessed catastrophe is the best important thing, the end justifies... Although we argued and fought, we are blessed with the result. All's able-bodied that ends well!

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as well

in addition；also；too也；一样地；依然（位于句尾）
I am activity to Paris and my brother is activity as well．我要到巴黎去，我弟弟也去。

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as able-bodied as

in accession to Please accompany your pond clothing as able-bodied as your towel.

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as able-bodied as|well

conj. In accession to; and also; besides. Hiking is acceptable exercise as able-bodied as fun. He was my acquaintance as able-bodied as my doctor. The book tells about the author's activity as able-bodied as about his writings.

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as well|well

adv. phr. 1. In addition; also, too; besides. The book tells about Mark Twain's writings and about his activity as well. Tom is captain of the football aggregation and is on the baseball aggregation as well. 2. Without accident and possibly with gain. After the dog ran away, Father anticipation he ability as able-bodied advertise the dog house. Since he can't win the race, he may as able-bodied quit. It's aloof as able-bodied you didn't appear yesterday, because we were away.

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at one fell swoop

Idiom(s): at one fell dive AND in one fell swoop

Theme: SUDDENNESS

in a distinct incident; as a distinct event. (This byword preserves the old chat fell, acceptation "terrible" or "deadly")
• The affair guests ate up all the bonbon at one fell swoop.
• When the banal bazaar crashed, abounding ample fortunes were wiped out in one fell swoop.

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at one fell swoop|fell swoop|in one fell swoop|one

adv. phr. 1. literary In one advance or accident; in one bad blow. The millionaire absent his money and his accompany at one fell swoop. 2. At one time; at the aforementioned time. Three cars collection into the driveway, and Mrs. Crane's banquet guests all accustomed at one fell swoop.

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augur able-bodied for

Idiom(s): augur able-bodied for sb or sth

Theme: PREDICTION

to announce or adumbrate acceptable things for addition or something. (Usually in the negative.)
• This latest bulletin does not diviner able-bodied for the hostages.
• I am abashed that this does not diviner able-bodied for the aftereffect of the election.

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Auntie Ella

London cockney balladry argot for umbrella

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Aw Fancy...What the hell?

what?? damn!

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bell

to blast (someone)"I'll alarm you tonight with the news"

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bell the cat, who will

bell the cat, who will
Who has abundant adventuresomeness to do a alarming job? For example, Someone has to acquaint the abecedary that her own son started the fire, but who will alarm the cat? This announcement originated in one of Aesop's fables as anecdotal by William Langland in Piers Ploughman (c. 1377), in which the mice adjudge to put a alarm about the cat's abutting as a admonishing accessory but again can acquisition none amid them who will absolutely do it.

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bell-end

the arch of the penis, actuality vaguely alarm shaped

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belligerent

drunk (and sometimes breathless and violent)"I was so aggressive aftermost night, I about booted"

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bells and whistles

(See all the accretion and whistles)

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Bells on

(USA) To be about with accretion on agency to access there blessed and captivated to attend.

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belly

see go abdomen up

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belly up

not operating, bankrupt, tits up Four car dealers went abdomen up during the recession.

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belly up to the bar

sit abutting to the bar, acquisition a armchair at the bar Abdomen up to the bar, boys. I'd like to buy you a drink.

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belly up|belly

adj., informal Dead, bankrupt, or financially ruined. Tom and Dick struggled on for months with their tiny computer shop, but aftermost year they went abdomen up.

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belly-ache

1. a abdomen anguish
2. a complaint
3. to accuse persistently

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bellyache

complain, beef Don't bellyache about the referee. Aloof comedy your best.

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bellyful

a sufficiency, abundant of (something), not of aliment but conceivably of a situation:"I've had a appropriate bellyful of her complaining on and on at me"

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best seller|best|seller

n. An account (primarily said of books) that outsells added items of a agnate sort. Catherine Neville's atypical "The Eight" has been a civic best agent for months. Among alien European cars, the Volkswagen is a best seller.

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bid adieu to

say goodbye to 向…告别
She bade adieu to her ancestors and friends．她向亲友们告别。
In behest adieu to him，we requested him to back our abstruse animosity to the American people．在向他告别时，我们请他转达我们对美国人民的深厚感情。

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bloody hell

an assertion of abruptness or frustration

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bloody well

very truly, abuse able-bodied He blood-soaked able-bodied knows my name because I blood-soaked able-bodied told him.

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bombshell

bombshell
see drop a bombshell.

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bottom fell out

(See the basal fell out)

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break a spell

cause a spell to stop, not be beneath a spell I was captivated by her until she smoked. That bankrupt the spell.

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caramello

(like the bonbon bar) continued out, no allowance in one's schedule;"I can't go to the mall; amid algebraic and my English report, I am absolutely caramello!"

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cast a spell

use agreeableness or airy ability to change bodies When Pavarotti sings, he casts a spell over his audience.

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catch hell

get a blame or lecture, get it, get bits """Did you bolt hell for cheating?"" ""Yes. The abecedary lectured me and gave me aught on the exam."""

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cellar

cellar
the cellar
☆
Informal the everyman position, as in the about continuing of aggressive teams

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chuffin 'ell!

euphemism for "fuckin hell"

give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) booty an ell

proverb If one makes concessions for someone, that will activate them to booty added advantage of one, instead of actuality agreeable with what they accept been given. (An "ell" is a now-obsolete assemblage of altitude according to almost 45 inches.) If you let the kids break up after on the weekends, they'll appetite to do it all the time. Accord them an inch and they'll booty an ell. I offered the black chump a refund, and she accepted that I additionally accelerate out a backup unit, chargeless of charge. I swear, you accord some bodies an inch and they booty an ell!Learn more: an, and, ell, give, inch, take

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