Phrases and Idioms

Phrases and Idioms

All at once - suddenly 
All but - nearly, almost
All one - just the same
All over- undone or dead
All the Same - no differences
Anything but - far from
All a Discount - poorly esteemed
At all events - whatever may happen
At all hazards - in spite of all difficulties
At a low ebb - decreasing
At a pinch - in case of emergency
At cross purposes - misunderstanding each other
At ease - easily
At home - Comfortable
At finger ends - well memorized
At wit's end - perplexed
At times - occasionally
Bad blood - ill feeling
Read between the lines - find out the secret meaning
Body and Soul - Wholly, Entirely
But of - without
Black tidings - sad news
Black art - magic used for evil purposes
Black comedy - Comedy with a tragic element
Black leg - the person who offers to work when others regular workers are on strike
Black Sheep - good for nothing person
By a long Chalk - majority
By fits and starts - Impossibly and irregularly
By Fair means or foul - By hook or by crook
By far / By long odds - Without fail
Day in, Day out - Day and Night
Down in the mouth - Out of spirits
Ever soon - Often
Fear and square - Honest
Few and Far between - Rare
For good - Forever
Hate and front - The main partv
Hand in globe - Very intimate
From Time in memorial - From very ancient times
High and dry - Abandoned
Whole and corner - Secret
In a body - Together
In deep Water - Great difficulties
Ins and Outs - full details
In black and white - In writing
In fine - In short
In once element - In congenial position
In round numbers - Roughly
In the red - In debt
Lock stock and barrel - entirely