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Idioms

A little bird told me

If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.

 

A penny for your thoughts

This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.

 

A penny saved is a penny earned

This means that we shouldn't spend or waste money, but try to save it.

 

A pretty penny

If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.

 

Accident waiting to happen

If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong.('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)

 

Add fuel to the fire

If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse.

 

Ahead of the pack

If you are ahead of the pack, you have made more progress than your rivals.

 

Albatross around your neck

An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.

 

Alike as two peas

 If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical.

 

All along

If you have known or suspected something all along, then you have felt this from the beginning.

 

All ears

If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.

 

All fingers and thumbs

If you're all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.'All thumbs' is an alternative form of the idiom.

 

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