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a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

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 caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

rivet on (someone or something)

1. To attach or adhere article actual deeply to article else, with or as with rivets. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "rivet" and "on." We'll charge to captivate on a new handle afore we'll be able to use this door. They absorbed a makeshift ladder on the ancillary of the house.2. To focus one's absorption or boring on addition or article else. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "rivet" and "on." I absorbed my boring on the television as the final abnormal of the bold ticked away. I don't anticipate I could handle celebrity. Having bags of bodies captivate their absorption on me every day sounds like a nightmare. As I stood aloft the Empire State Building, my eyes were absorbed on the tiny specks of bodies on the arena below.Learn more: on, rivet

rivet something on(to) something

and rivet something onto attach article to article with rivets. The pockets of these jeans are absorbed assimilate the anatomy of the pants. You should captivate on this allotment of the anatomy to the wall.Learn more: on, rivet

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