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1.

All in all

2. All and sundry

3. Again and again

4. Above board

5. At a loss

6. At any rate

7. At the risk of

8. A laughing stock

9. An open secret

10. At the point of

11. An apple of discord

12. Apple of ones eye

13. Above all

14. As long as

15. At an arms length

16. At the eleventh hour

17. At sixes and seven

18. At home in

19. Abide by

20. Abstain from

21. Anxious about

22. Ashamed of

23. Assured of

24. Authority for

25. Avail of

26. Aware of

27. At dagger drawn

28. Bone of contention

29. Bad tongue

30. Bad blood


31. Better half

32. Black sheep

33. Bosom friend

34. Broad day light

35. By and by

36. By heart

37. Bag and Baggage

38. By fits and starts

39. By hook or by crook

40. By leaps and bounds

41. Bed of roses

42. Birds eye view

43. Beat about the bush

44. Back out of

45. Bear in mind

46. Break the ice

47. Break the news

48. Bring to book

49. Bring to light

50. Burn the midnight oil

51. Bury the hatchet

52. Blow ones trumpet

53. By dint of

54. By means of

55. By virtue of

56. Blue blood

57. Build castle in the air

58. Bolt from the blue

59. Burning question

60. Bring out


61. Burn ones finger

62. Break out

63. Break up

64. Beyond all question

65. Break down

66. Break open

67. Bring up

68. Bring out

69. Capital punishment

70. Chicken hearted

71. Cold blood

72. Cold reception

73. Crocodile tears

74. Call a spade a spade

75. Carry the day

76. Carry weight

77. Call names

78. Catch at a straw

79. Catch red handed

80. Come out with flying colors

81. Come to grief

82. Come short of

83. Cry over split milk

84. Cut both ways

85. Come of

86. Come off

87. Come of

88. Come across

89. Come about


90. Come down

91. Come by

92. Come true

93. Come around

94. Commence on

95. Conscious of

96. Cure of

97. Content with

98. Cry for the moon

99. Crying need

100. Cross the floor

101. Cock and bull story

102. Carry into effect

103. Come to blows

104. Come to pass

105. Call off

106. Call on

107. Call upon

108. Call at

109. Call out

110. Call for

111. Call in

112. Call up

113. Call to account

114. Call in question

115. Come round

116. Cut off

117. Cry out

118. Carry out

119. Carry away


120. Cry up

121. For the sake of

122. For the purpose of

123. For want of

124. Far and wide

125. For good

126. From time to time

127. Fair and square

128. First and foremast

129. Few and far between

130. Fight tooth and nail

131. Find fault with

132. From bad to worse

133. Fond of

134. From hand to mouth

135. From top to bottom

136. Free and easy

137. Far cry

138. Fair play

139. Fools paradise

140. Fire and fury

141. Fair sex

142. Fair weather friend

143. Fight to the death

144. Flesh and blood

145. Flog a dead horse

146. Fish out of water

147. Fall flat

148. Fall off

149. Fall away


150. Fall in

151. Fall over

152. Fall back

153. Fall through

154. Fall out

155. Fall back upon

156. Fall back on

157. Fight shy of

158. Fall to ground

159. Fall to earth

160. Fall a prey to

161. Fall a victim to

162. Fall a short of

163. Fall out with

164. To fall in with

165. Feel like a fish out of water

166. Fish in the trouble water

167. Feel small

168. Feel lost

169. Follow the foot steps

170. Follow suit

171. Give in

172. Give out

173. Give up

174. Give away

175. Give forth

176. Give off

177. Give over

178. Give rise to

179. Give ear to


180. Give a good account

181. Give oneself air

182. Give a false coloring to

183. Give one a wide birth

184. Give a loose rein

185. Get rid of

186. Get into hot water

187. Get the better of

188. Get on with

189. Get away with

190. Get up

191. Get over

192. Get at

193. Go through fire and water

194. Go a long way

195. Go back on

196. Go hand in hand

197. Go to dogs

198. Go to law

199. Go without saying

200. Go in for

201. Go after

202. Go off

203. Go through

204. Go up

205. Go on

206. Go mad

207. Go down

208. Go ahead

209. Go into
210. Go over

211. Go about

212. Good for nothing

213. Gain ground

214. Grind ones own axe

215. Golden age

216. Golden rule

217. Hand in glove

218. Hue and cry

219. Hard and fast

220. Have a mind

221. Have at ones finger ends

222. Hit the nail on the head

223. Hold out to last

224. In hot waste

225. Hard nut to crack

226. Hot water

227. Hand to hand

228. Heart and soul

229. Here and there

230. Hold the clock back

231. High time

232. To have the lions share

233. In high spirits

234. Jack of all trades

235. In full swing

236. In the nick of time

237. In a nut-shell

238. In black and white

239. In vain
240. In spite of

241. In quest of

242. In lieu of

243. In that

244. In the seventh heaven

245. In ones cup

246. In due time

247. In the air

248. In fools paradise

249. Ins and outs

250. In the long run

251. In accordance with

252. In the course of

253. In the teeth of

254. In view of

255. In the same boat

256. To be in persons good book

257. In no time

258. In round numbers

259. In a body

260. In the face of

261. In the heart of

262. Instead of

263. Every inch

264. In camera

265. Kith and kin

266. Keep in the dark

267. Keep pace with

268. Keep an eye on

269. Keep at an arms length


270. Keep back

271. Keep good

272. Keep body and soul together

273. Keep the pot boiling

274. Keep up appearances

275. Keep up

276. Keep good hours

277. Lose temper

278. Lions share

279. Lay by

280. Lose ones head

281. Long and short

282. Life and soul

283. Lay down arms

284. Lead a cat and dog life

285. Look after

286. Look for

287. Look down upon

288. Look forward to

289. Look up

290. Look into

291. Lay down

292. Man of letters

293. Man of parts

294. Man in the street

295. Make up for

296. Mind ones own business

297. More or less

298. Move heavens and earth

299. Make headway


300. Make over

301. Make out

302. Make away

303. Make of

304. Make for

305. Make merry

306. Make a mountain out of molehill

307. Make both end meet

308. Make up ones mind

309. Make ones mark

310. Make a mess

311. Make neither head nor tail of

312. Make the most of

313. Make fun of

314. Make good

315. Make amends for

316. Make the mouth water

317. Nip in the bud

318. Null and void

319. Neither head nor tail

320. Once for all

321. On and on

322. Out and out

323. Over and above

324. Over head and ears

325. Over and over

326. Overnight

327. Once in a blue moon

328. Odds and ends


329. On his own accord

330. On the occasion of

331. On the contrary

332. On the horns of dilemma

333. On the whole

334. On account of

335. On the ground of

336. On the point of

337. On the verge of

338. On behalf of

339. On top of

340. On the spur of moment

341. On the score of

342. Of no account

343. Of no avail

344. Off the track

345. Off and on

346. Off hand

347. Oily tongue

348. Out of date

349. Out of pocket

350. Out of question

351. Out of gear

352. On ones last legs

353. Part and parcel

354. Poison ones ear

355. Poke ones nose

356. Put up with

357. Put off

358. Put on
359. Put down

360. Put up

361. Put out

362. Put by

363. Put to death

364. Put an end

365. Put into practice

366. Put in a nutshell

367. Put the screw on one

368. Pull down

369. Pull up

370. Pull through

371. Pull together

372. Pull ones leg

373. Play a double game

374. Play with fire

375. Play ducks and drakes

376. Play ones trump card

377. Play truant

378. Put a spoke in anothers wheel

379. Play ones false

380. Pay back in ones own coin

381. Pass away

382. Pass through

383. Pocket an insult

384. Pick quarrel with

385. Pick out

386. Partial to

387. Passion for

388. Past master


389. Root and branch

390. Read b/w the lines

391. Run a risk

392. Run short of

393. Rainy day

394. See eye to eye

395. Storm in tea cup

396. Shed crocodile tears

397. Speak volumes

398. Stand on ceremony

399. Standby

400. Stands one ground

401. Stand for

402. Stand in good stead

403. Stand in ones way

404. Spread like wild fire

405. Safe and sound

406. Sum and substance

407. Strain ones nerve

408. Snake in the grass

409. Strike while the iron is hot

410. Set in

411. Set out

412. Set up

413. Set off

414. Set about

415. Set apart

416. Set aside

417. Set on fire

418. Set at defiance


419. See to

420. See through

421. See off

422. Silver spoon in ones mouth

423. Through and through

424. Through thick and thin

425. Through mud at

426. Talk tall

427. Talk of town

428. Take in

429. Take out

430. Take up

431. Take down

432. Take on

433. Take to

434. Take off

435. Take over

436. Take from

437. Take for

438. Take after

439. Take apart

440. Take place

441. Take aback

442. Take into account

443. Take to task

444. Take ill

445. Take to ones heel

446. Take a leap in the dark

447. Take leave of

448. Take offence


449. Take a leaf out of ones book

450. Take to heart

451. Take side

452. Turn down

453. Turn up

454. Turn to

455. Turn in

456. Turn off

457. Turn against

458. Turn the tables

459. Turn over a new leaf

460. Turn a deaf ear to

461. Turn the corner

462. Turn ones head

463. With one voice

464. Without fail

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