Terrifically big list of A clichés

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Abandon ship

About face

Above board

Above and beyond the call of duty

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

Ace in the hole

Ace up his sleeve

Achilles heel

Acid test

Acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree, The

Actions speak louder than words

After my own heart

Ah, be young and foolish…

Airing dirty laundry

All bent out of shape

All bets are off

All dressed up and nowhere to go

All ears

All for one, and one for all

All hands on deck

All hands to the pump

All heck (hell) breaks loose

All in a day’s work

All in due time

All lit up like a Christmas tree

All over the map

All paled in comparison

All talk and no action

All that glitters is not gold

All that jazz

All the bits and pieces

All thumbs

All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy

All’s fair in love and war

All’s well that ends well

Already got one paw on the chicken coop

Altitude is determined by attitude

Always a bridesmaid, never the bride

Always look on the bright side

Am I my brother’s keeper?  Bible

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

An arm and a leg

An  E ticket ride

An idle mind is the devil’s playground

An oldie, but a goodie

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Another day another dollar

Another nail in the coffin

Ants in his pants

Any friend of yours is a friend of mine.

Any port in a storm

Anyhoo

Anything goes

Apple of my eye

Are you a man or a mouse?

Are you fair dinkum?  Australia

Armed to the teeth

Around the horn

As all get out

As beautiful as the day is long

As dense as a London fog

As far as the eye can see

As good as gold

As honest as the day is long

As horny as a three balled tomcat

As if!!

As luck would have it

As many Chins as a Chinese phone book

As plain as the nose on your face

As snug as a bug in a rug be

As tender as a mother’s heart

As the crow flies

As useful as a lead balloon

As useful as tits on a bull

As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party

As ye sow, so shall ye reap

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies

Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country

Asleep at the wheel

Ass backwards

Ass over tea kettle

At the crack of dawn

At the drop of a hat

At the eleventh (11th) hour

At the end of my rope

At the end of the day…

At the end of the pecking order

At the last minute

At wits’ end

Atta (That’s a) boy

Atta girl

Axe to grind

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