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