ask no questions and hear no lies
It's best not to inquire about something if you don't want to hear an unpleasant truth
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Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. (John F. Kennedy)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
ask round
To ask several people for information or advice
askar
Police.
asking for a friend
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
asleep at the switch
Not paying attention to responsibilities or duties
asmodeus flight
Don Cleofas, catching hold of his companion's cloak, is perched on the steeple of St. Salvador. Here the foul fiend stretches out his hand, and the roofs of all the houses open in a moment, to show the Don what is going on privately in each respective dwelling.
asnooze
asleep
asphalt jungle
A city or urban area, especially one that is crowded and harsh
ass eating
Anilingus.
ass over teakettle
to fall or move headfirst in a clumsy or hurried manner
ass's bridge
See PONS ASINORUM. Well, well! honey is not for the ass's mouth. Persuasion will not persuade fools. The gentlest words will not divert the anger of the unreasonable.
ass-licking
Sycophancy.
assault and battery
Physical attack on someone
Assaye Regiment
See REGIMENTAL NICK- NAMES. Assemblage, Nouns of. Long custom .and technical usage have ascribed certain words to assemblages of animals, things, or persons.
asscheek
A buttock.
asscunt
Anus
assets and liabilities
Positive and negative aspects of a situation or decision
associated with doing something
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
associated with something
connected or linked to something
Association Cup
This is the trophy competed for annually by football clubs playing the
asstunnel
Rectum.
assume room temperature
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
assume the mantle
Take on a role or responsibility, especially a prestigious or important one
assume the position
to get into a position for a police search
Astral Body
In tlieosophical parlance, the phantasmal or spiritual appearance of the physical human form, that is existent both before and after the death of the material body, though during life it is not usually separated from it; also the "kamarupa" or body of desires, which retains a finite life in the astral world after bodily death.
astral spirits
The spirits of the dead that occupy the stars and the stellar regions, or astral world.
at a canter
Easily.
at a distance
Not in close proximity or relationship
at a draught
To drink entirely at one time
at a glance
Easily seen or understood immediately
at a loose end
Without employment, or uncertain what to do next. Having a tile loose. See TILE.
at a loss
Uncertain about what to do or say
at a loss for words
Unable to express oneself due to shock or confusion
at a moment's notice
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
at a pin's fee
At an extremely low estimate; valueless. I do not set my life at a pin's fee.
at a pinch
used to describe something that can be done if absolutely necessary
at a pinch
In an urgent case; if hard pressed. There are things that one cannot do in the ordinary way, but that one may manage "at a pinch.
at a round pace
Briskly, rapidly, smartly. He cried again, "To the wilds!" and Enid leading down the tracks . . . Round was their pace at first, but slacken' d soon. TENNYSON: Enid and Geraint, 28.
at a stand
not progressing or making progress
at all
to any extent or degree
at all events
Regardless of what happens
at all hands
by everyone or in all ways
at all hours
at any time of day or night
at any given moment
at any point in time
at arm's length
to keep someone or something at a distance
at arm's length
At a good distance ; hence, with avoidance of familiarity,
at bay
to keep something or someone under control
at bottom
essentially or fundamentally
at bottom
Radically, fundamentally: as, the young prodigal lived a riotous life, but was good at bottom, or below the surface.
at cross-purposes
Working against each other's goals
at death's door
Very ill or close to dying
at death's door
On the point of death; very dangerously ill. Black death. See BLACK.
at each other's throats
Fiercely arguing or fighting with each other
at fault
Not on the right track. Hounds are at fault when the fox has jumped upon a wall, crossed a river, cut through a flock of sheep, or doubled like a hare, because the scent, i.e. the track, is broken.
at first
Initially, at the beginning of a process or situation
at first blush
Initially, or at first impression
at first hand
By one's own knowledge or personal observation. First-chop. See CHOP.
at full tilt
With maximum energy or effort
at hand
Conveniently near. "Near at hand," quite close by.
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