Idioms beginning with A
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Meaning: A good final result makes the earlier problems unimportant.
Example: After days of stressful revisions, the book launch was a success—all's well that ends well. Read more ➺
Meaning: To listen with very strong interest to everything someone says.
Example: The students hung on every word as the coach explained the winning plan. Read more ➺
Meaning: Completely confused, puzzled or out of ideas about what to do next.
Example: After trying every possible way to fix the computer, he was at one's wits' end. Read more ➺
Meaning: Used to ask if someone is acting crazy, irrational, or unreasonable.
Example: He wants to drive through a snowstorm just for fun—are you nuts? Read more ➺
Meaning: A confident, energetic way of working or pushing to get ahead—working fast and hard to make things happen.
Example: She showed real American hustle at the street fair, setting up two booths and selling out before lunch. Read more ➺
Meaning: An outcome that is certain to happen; inevitable result.
Example: Because the team had won every match, the championship was a foregone conclusion before the final game began. Read more ➺
Meaning: Not caught; free (used for criminals, dangerous animals, or fugitives).
Example: The thief is still at large, and police are searching the city. Read more ➺
Meaning: A sudden and complete change in opinion, behavior, or direction.
Example: After months of defending the plan, the director made an about-face and rejected it completely. Read more ➺
Meaning: Extremely eager and excited, often with curiosity or suspense.
Example: The children were all agog to hear the magician reveal his next trick. Read more ➺
Meaning: In a disorganized or messy manner.
Example: His desk was all over the place, with papers, books, and pens strewn everywhere, making it hard to work. Read more ➺
