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Idioms in Alphabetical Order

Idioms in Alphabetical Order

A

a blessing in disguise | a foregone conclusion | (as) blind as a bat | at a (single) glance | at your earliest convenience

B

be (dead) set against | behind bars | blot one's copybook | break even | burn the midnight oil | by degrees

C

come out of the closet | compare notes (with) (on)

D

doubting Thomas

E

eyeball to eyeball (with)

F

feel/go hot and cold (all over) | first and foremost | fly off the handle | for keeps | forty winks

G

go downhill | grease somebody's palm

H

hot under the collar

I

in a row | in a word

J

jump the gun

K

keep up with the Joneses

L

lay down the law | let the cat out of the bag

M

make sense

N

not in the least | number one

O

on cloud nine | out of the blue

P

pay through the nose (for) | prefer/press charges (of) (against)

Q

quite a few

R

rhyme or reason

S

see red | straight from the shoulder

T

the gift of the gab | tighten one's belt | toss and turn | turn over a new leaf

U

under the weather | ups and downs

V

vicious circle

W

wave a magic wand

Y

year after year

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