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aww yeah
an exclamation of excitement or joy
ax
Alternative form of ask.
axe
Alternative form of ask.
ayo chill
Used to tell someone to calm down or stop doing something unexpected, shocking, or inappropriate.
Ayrton Senna
Tenner (ten pound note)
azalean
A fan of the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
azn
Asian (often associated with Asian pride).
azz
ass; backside
azzhoe
Pronunciation spelling of asshole.
azzhole
Pronunciation spelling of asshole.
a 1
First-rate, the very best; "she’s a prime girl, she is; she is A 1."—Sam Slick. The highest classification of ships at Lloyd’s; common term in the United States; also at Liverpool and other English seaports. Another, even more intensitive form is "first-class, letter A, No. 1." Some people choose to say A I, for no reason, however, beyond that of being different from others.
a bad excuse is better than none
Any explanation is more acceptable than no explanation at all
a bad job
An unfortunate happening; a bad speculation.
a bad lot
A person of bad moral character, or one commercially unsound. Also a com- mercial project or stock of worthless value. Perhaps from auctioneering slang, meaning a lot which no one will bid for.
a bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
a bad shot
A wrong guess, A sporting phrase; a bad shot is one which doesiiot bring down the bird shot at, one that misses the mark.
a bad workman blames his tools
Incompetent people blame external factors for their mistakes
a bad workman quarrels with his tools
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
a bag of bones
Very emaciated ; generally "A mere bag of bones.
a ball of fortune
One tossed like a ball, from pillar to post; one who has experienced many vicissitudes of fortune.
a bed of thorns
A situation of great anxiety and apprehension. In the twinkling of a bed-post or bed-staff.
a beggar can never be bankrupt
Someone with nothing to lose has nothing to fear
a bellyful is one of meat, drink, or sorrow
Enough of something, especially something unpleasant, to last a lifetime
a big bug
A person of importance — especially in his own eyes; a swell; a pompous or conceited man. There is an old adjective bug, meaning pompous, proud.
a bigwig
A magnate; in allusion to the large wigs that in the 17th and 18th centuries encumbered the head and shoulders of the aristocracy of England and France. They are still worn by the Lord Chancellor, judges, and barristers; bishops used to wear them in the House of Lords till 1880.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Something already possessed is more valuable than something potential
a bird of ill-omen
A person who is regarded as unlucky; one who is in the habit of bringing ill news. The phrase dates from the time of augury (g.v.) in Greece and Rome, and even to-day many look upon owls, crows, and ravens as unlucky birds, swallows and storks as lucky ones.
a bird of passage
A person who shifts from place to place; a temporary visitant, like a cuckoo, the swallow, starling, etc.
a bit
somewhat or to a small extent
a bit more
a small amount additional
a bit of something
a small amount or part of something
a blessing and a curse
Something that has both positive and negative effects
a blood horse
A thoroughbred; a horse of good parentage or stock.
a blow out
A "tuck in," or feast which swells out the paunch. Also applied to the sudden flattening of a pneumatic tyre when the inner tube is punctured.
a blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
a board
A council which sits at a board or table; as "Board of Directors," "Board of Guardians," "School Board," "Board of Trade," etc.
a bob wig
A wig in which the bottom locks are turned up into bobs or short curls.
a bolt from the blue
A sudden and wholly unexpected catastrophe or event, like a "thunderbolt" from the blue sky, or flash of lightning without warning and wholly un- expected. Here "bolt" is used for lightning, though, of course, in strict language, a meteorite, not a flash of lightning, is a thunderbolt.
a bone of contention
A disputed point; a point not yet settled. The metaphor is taken from two dogs fighting for a bone.
a book is a friend
A book can be a constant and reliable companion
a boon and a bane
Something that is both beneficial and harmful
a brain-storm
A sudden and violent up- heaval in the brain, causing temporary loss of control, or even madness. Nerve-storm is used in much the same way of the nerves.
a brazen bull
An instrument of torture. See PHALARIS. He may bear a bull that hath borne a calf (Erasmus: Proverbs) — "He that accustometh hym-selfe to lytle thynges, by lytle and lytle shal be able to go a waye with greater thynges'* (Ta verner).
a brazen face
A bold, defiant look. See BRAZEN-FACED, and cp. BRASS.
a bridge too far
An objective that is impractical or unrealistic to achieve
a bridled bear
A young nobleman under the control of a travelling tutor. See BEAR- LEADER.
a broken watch is right two times a day
Something that is normally incorrect can still be right occasionally
a buck of the first head
One who in debauchery surpasses the rest of his companions, a blood or choice spirit. There are in London divers lodges or societies of Bucks, formed in imitation of the Free Masons: one was held at the Rose, in Monkwell-street, about the year 1705. The president is styled the Grand Buck. A buck sometimes signifies a cuckold.
a budget of news
A bagful of news, a large stock of news.
A bull ID a china shop
A maladroit hand interfering with a delicate business; one who produces reckless destruction.
a bully is always a coward
Someone who intimidates others is often afraid to stand up for themselves
A call of the House
An imperative sum- mons sent to every Member of Parliament to attend. This is done when the sense of the whole House is required.
a call on shareholders
A demand to pay the balance of money due for shares allotted in a company, or a part thereof.
A call to the Bar
The admission of a law student to the privileges of a barrister. See BAR.
a call to the pastorate
An invitation to a minister by the members of a Presbyterian or Nonconformist church to preside over a certain congregation.
a call-box
A public telephone booth. Call day, or call night. The name given at the Inns of Court to the dates on which students are called to the Bar.
a call-boy
A boy employed in theatres to "call" or summon actors, when it is time for them to make their appearance on the stage.
A Calvary
A representation of the suc- cessive scenes of the Passion of Christ in a series of pictures, etc., in a church. The shrine containing the representations.
A Calvary cross
A Latin cross mounted on three steps (or grises).