as the crow flies
The shortest route be- tween two given places. The crow flies straight to its destination. Cp. BEE-LINE.
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as the day is long
Absolutely.
as the devil loves holy water
That is, not at all, holy water drives away the devil. The Latin proverb is, "Sicut sus amancmum amat" (as swine love marjoram).
as the gull flies
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the next girl
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the next guy
as much as anyone else
as the next person
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the old cock crows, so crows the young
Children often imitate their parents' behavior
as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
A person's development is influenced by their early experiences
as the wind blows
Changing one's opinion or behavior according to circumstances
as they come
without any prior preparation or expectation
As thin as Banbury cheese
In Marston's Jack Dt urn's Entertainment (1600) we read, "You are like a Banbury cheese, nothing but paring "; and Bardolph compares Slender to Banbury cheese (Merry Wives, i, 1).
As tight as Dick's hatband
The crown was too tight for hun to wear with safety.
as to something
regarding or concerning something
As true as Troilus
Troilus is meant by Shakespeare to be the type of constancy, and Cressida the type of female inconstancy.
as well
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as well as somebody
In addition to someone
as yet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as you go
done or dealt with at the same time as something else
as you know
Used to introduce a fact or situation that is already familiar
as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
You must accept the consequences of your actions
as you make your bed, so you will sleep on it
Your actions will have consequences that you will have to endure
as you sow, so shall you reap
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
as you sow, so you reap
You will be rewarded or punished according to your actions
Ascension Day
The school-children, accom- panied by the clergymen and parish officers, walked through their parish from end to end; the boys were switched with willow wands all along the lines of boundary, the idea being to teach them to know the bounds of their parish.
Ash Wednesday
The first Wednesday in Lent, so called from an ancient Roman Catholic custom of sprinkling on the heads of penitents who had confessed that day the ashes of the palms that were consecrated on the previous Palm Sunday which themselves had been consecrated at the altar. The custom, it is said, was introduced by Gregory the Great.
Ashke-Nazi
Ashkenazi.
ash’s
(John, LL.D.) New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols. 8vo. 1775.
Asia Minor
They belonged to the Rhodian school, and lived about 300 B.C. The group represents Dirce bound to the horns of a bull by Zethus and Amphion, for ill-using their mother. It was discovered in the Baths of Caracalla in 1546, and placed in the Farnese palace, in Rome. It is now at the Museo Nazionale, Naples.
asian contagion
Asian flu
ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer
Expect an absurd response to an absurd inquiry
ask a stupid question
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ask after
Inquire about someone's health or well-being
ask around
To inquire with multiple people to gather information
ask for it
Deserve or provoke something unpleasant
ask for something
Request or demand something
ask for the moon
To ask for something that is completely impossible to get
ask my arse
to express strong disagreement or refusal
Ask my companion if I be a thief
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
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
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
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